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A00 Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................11 Terms Used In The Document................................................................................................................................11 Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Architecture................................................................................................................12 Key Features ....................................................................................................................................................13 NAS Cluster Solution Views.............................................................................................................................14 System Components...............................................................................................................................................14 NAS Appliance.................................................................................................................................................14 Storage Arrays.................................................................................................................................................15 SAN Network...................................................................................................................................................15 Interconnect Network......................................................................................................................................15 LAN Or Client Network.....................................................................................................................................15 Other Information You May Need...........................................................................................................................16 2 Monitoring The FluidFS NAS Solution...................................................................................17 Dashboard..............................................................................................................................................................17 Status...............................................................................................................................................................17 Capacity ...........................................................................................................................................................17 Current Performance........................................................................................................................................17 Recent Performance........................................................................................................................................18 Load Balancing.................................................................................................................................................18 Events Viewer.........................................................................................................................................................18 Viewing Events In The Event Viewer................................................................................................................18 Network Performance............................................................................................................................................18 Load Balancing.......................................................................................................................................................19 Viewing Load Balancing Over Time.................................................................................................................19 Client Connections...........................................................................................................................................19 Managing CIFS Connections............................................................................................................................21 Hardware................................................................................................................................................................21 Viewing System Validation Status...................................................................................................................21 Viewing Detailed Component Status................................................................................................................21 Capacity..................................................................................................................................................................22 Viewing Space Utilized.....................................................................................................................................22 Viewing Quota Usage.......................................................................................................................................22 Replication..............................................................................................................................................................22 NDMP.....................................................................................................................................................................23 3 Using Volumes Shares And Quotas.......................................................................................25 NAS Volumes..........................................................................................................................................................25 Usage Considerations......................................................................................................................................25 Solution 1..........................................................................................................................................................26 Solution 2..........................................................................................................................................................26 Solution 3..........................................................................................................................................................27 Managing NAS Volumes..................................................................................................................................27 Adding A NAS Volume......................................................................................................................................27 Modifying A NAS Volume ................................................................................................................................27 Removing A NAS Volume.................................................................................................................................28 Shares And Exports................................................................................................................................................28 Managing NFS Exports...........................................................................................................................................28 Adding An NFS Export To The NAS Cluster Solution.......................................................................................28 Modifying An NFS Export.................................................................................................................................29 Removing An NFS Export.................................................................................................................................29