NexentaStor User Guide 4.0.4 Date: June, 2015 Subject: NexentaStor User Guide Software: NexentaStor Software Version: 4.0.4 Part Number: 3000-nxs-4.0.4 000057-B Copyright © 2015 Nexenta Systems, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.nexenta.com NexentaStor User Guide Copyright © 2015 Nexenta SystemsTM, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Notice: No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or stored in a database or retrieval system for any purpose, without the express written permission of Nexenta Systems (hereinafter referred to as “Nexenta”). Nexenta reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use. Nexenta products and services only can be ordered under the terms and conditions of Nexenta Systems’ applicable agreements. All of the features described in this document may not be available currently. Refer to the latest product announcement or contact your local Nexenta Systems sales office for information on feature and product availability. This document includes the latest information available at the time of publication. Nexenta, NexentaStor, NexentaEdge, and NexentaConnect are registered trademarks of Nexenta Systems in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, and company names in this document are properties of their respective owners. Product Versions Applicable to this Documentation: Product Versions supported NexentaStorTM 4.0.4 Copyright © 2015 Nexenta Systems, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii www.nexenta.com NexentaStor User Guide Contents Preface . xv 1 Introduction . .1 About NexentaStor . .1 About NexentaStor Components . .2 Using Plugins . .2 2 Planning Your NexentaStor Environment . .3 About Planning Your NexentaStor Environment . .3 Analyze Your Storage Requirements . .3 About Redundancy Groups . .5 About Device Types . .6 3 Using NexentaStor . .7 Using the Nexenta Management View (NMV) . .7 Starting NMV . .7 Logging In to NMV . .8 Logging Out of NMV . .8 Exiting NMV . .9 Refreshing the NMV Display . .9 Getting Help . .9 Using the Nexenta Management Console (NMC) . .9 Logging In to NMC . .9 Logging Out of Local or Remote NMC . .10 Displaying the NMV URL . .10 Using Expert Mode . .11 Navigating in NMC . .11 Showing Available Commands and Options . .11 Selecting Multiple Options . .13 Displaying NMC Help . .14 Reference List of NMC Help Commands . .14 Copyright © 2015 Nexenta Systems, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED iii www.nexenta.com NexentaStor User Guide About the Default User Accounts . .15 Default Account User Names and Passwords . .16 Changing the Default Passwords . .16 Scripting . .17 Rebooting or Powering Off the Appliance . .17 Modifying NexentaStor Configuration Settings . .18 Changing Settings Manually . .18 Changing Settings Using NMV Wizards . .18 Setting Up the Mailer . .19 Restarting Standard NexentaStor Services . .21 Enabling Kerberos Authentication for SSH . .22 Restarting the Nexenta Management Server . .22 Configuring NexentaStor as Kerberos Client . .23 Configuring NexentaStor as Kerberos Client for KDC in Non-Interactive Mode . .23 Configuring NexentaStor as Kerberos Client for NFS with Microsoft Active Directory as KDC Server . .25 Validating the Keytab . .26 4 Managing Volumes . .28 About Volume Management . .28 Main Tasks in Using Volumes . .29 Creating a Volume . .29 Failure Domain . .33 Creating a Volume in Manual Mode . .34 Viewing the Status of Data Volumes . .35 Growing a Volume . .36 Attaching a New Disk to a Volume . .36 Additional Volume Tasks . .37 Displaying Volume Properties . .37 Editing Volume Properties . .38 Detaching a Disk in a Mirror . .42 Removing a Device from a Volume . .43 Replacing a Device in a Pool . .44 Setting a Device in a Pool to Offline . .45 Copyright © 2015 Nexenta Systems, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED iv www.nexenta.com NexentaStor User Guide Setting a Device in a Pool to Online . .45 Remounting a Volume . .46 Deleting a Volume . ..