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EMC Corporation Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748-9103 1-508-435-1000 In North America 1-866-464-7381 www.EMC.com 2 EMC Data Domain Operating System 5.5 Administration Guide CONTENTS Preface 13 Chapter 1 Introducing the EMC Data Domain System 17 Revision History.......................................................................................... 18 About EMC Data Domain Systems.............................................................. 19 EMC Data Domain System Features...........................................................20 Data Integrity................................................................................ 20 Data Compression......................................................................... 20 Restore Operations........................................................................ 21 EMC Data Domain Replicator......................................................... 21 Multipath and Load Balancing........................................................ 21 System Access...............................................................................21 Licensed Features..........................................................................22 How EMC Data Domain Systems Integrate into the Storage Environment.... 23 Chapter 2 Getting Started 25 About DD System Manager........................................................................ 26 Using DD System Manager.........................................................................26 Logging In and Out of DD System Manager................................... 26 About the DD System Manager Interface...................................... 27 Configuring the System with the Configuration Wizard..............................29 View Installed Licenses.................................................................. 30 Add License Key Options............................................................... 30 General Network Settings............................................................. 30 Interface Network Settings............................................................ 31 DNS Network Settings...................................................................31 Administrator System Settings...................................................... 32 Email System Settings...................................................................33 CIFS Protocol Authentication........................................................ 33 CIFS Protocol Share...................................................................... 34 NFS Protocol Export..................................................................... 34 DD Boost Protocol - Storage Unit..................................................34 DD Boost Protocol - Fibre Channel................................................35 VTL Protocol - Library................................................................... 36 VTL Protocol - Access Group.........................................................37 Using the CLI..............................................................................................37 Logging into the System Using the CLI..........................................37 Finding Online Help for CLI Commands..........................................38 Chapter 3 Managing Data Domain Systems 39 About Managing Data Domain Systems......................................................40 Managing System Availability......................................................................41 Adding a system to DD System Manager........................................41 Removing a System from DD System Manager............................. 42 Rebooting a System.......................................................................42 Powering a Data Domain System On or Off .................................. 42 Managing System Upgrades....................................................................... 43 EMC Data Domain Operating System 5.5 Administration Guide 3 CONTENTS Viewing Upgrade Packages on the System.................................... 43 Obtaining and Verifying Upgrade Packages................................... 43 Upgrading a Data Domain System................................................. 45 Removing an Upgrade Package..................................................... 46 Managing System Licenses........................................................................ 46 Managing System Storage..........................................................................47 Viewing System Storage Information.............................................47 Physically Locating a Disk.............................................................. 51 Configuring Storage.......................................................................51 Managing Network Connections.................................................................52 Configuring Network Interfaces ....................................................52 Configuring Network Settings....................................................... 69 Configuring Routes........................................................................ 72 Managing Access to the System.................................................................75 Managing Administrator Access.....................................................75 Managing Local User Access to the System.................................. 84 Managing Active Directory, Kerberos, Workgroup, and NIS Authentication............................................................................... 92 Managing the System Passphrase................................................. 98 Managing General Configuration Settings.................................................. 99 Configuring Mail Server Settings...................................................99 Working with Time and Date Settings............................................99 Working with System Properties..................................................100 Working with SNMP..................................................................... 101 Managing Reporting and Logging..............................................................109 Managing Alert Reporting............................................................ 109 Managing Autosupport Reporting................................................. 114 Managing Support Bundles........................................................... 115 Managing Log Files....................................................................... 116 Managing Remote System Power with IPMI............................................. 120 IPMI and SOL limitations...............................................................121 IPMI and SOL Terminology...........................................................122 Adding and Deleting IPMI Users with DD System Manager.......... 123 Changing an IPMI User Password.................................................123 Configuring an IPMI Port on a Managed System.......................... 124 Preparing for Remote Power Management and Console Monitoring with the CLI................................................................................. 125 Managing Power with DD System Manager................................. 126 Managing Power with the CLI...................................................... 128 Chapter 4 Monitoring Data Domain Systems 129 About Monitoring Data Domain Systems...................................................130 Monitoring Using the DD Network Summary.............................................130 Viewing the DD Network Status...................................................130 Monitoring a Single System.......................................................................132 Viewing the System Status Summary...........................................132 Viewing System Details................................................................ 133 About the Fibre Channel View................................................................... 133 About the Physical Resources View..............................................133 About the Access Groups View.................................................... 134 Monitoring Chassis Status........................................................................ 134 Fans ............................................................................................ 135 Temperature................................................................................ 135 Power Supply............................................................................... 136 PCI Slots...................................................................................... 136 4 EMC Data Domain Operating System 5.5 Administration Guide