® XenData Cloud File Gateway User Manual Version 7.05.3265.0 Last Updated: January 17, 2020 Table of Contents 2 1 About the Software 6 2 Introduction 8 2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Writing Files to the System ................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Reading Files from the System ............................................................................................ 12 2.4 Synchronizing and Importing Files Written to Object Storage by Another System ................................................................................................................................... 12 2.5 CFG Functionality Overview ................................................................................................ 13 3 File Operations, Security and Connectivity 15 3.1 Supported File and Folder Operations ............................................................................... 16 3.2 Folder Rename - An Unsupported Operation ................................................................... 16 3.3 About Sparse Files and the Offline Attribute .................................................................... 16 3.4 Handling of Alternate Data Streams .................................................................................. 17 3.5 Supported Network Protocols ........................................................................................... 18 3.6 Cloud Gateway Free Space Reporting ................................................................................ 18 3.7 File Security .......................................................................................................................... 18 4 Concepts 19 4.1 About File Groups ................................................................................................................ 20 4.2 About Objects, Volumes and Volume Sets ........................................................................ 20 4.3 About Volume Catalogs ....................................................................................................... 20 4.4 About Volume Finalization .................................................................................................. 21 4.5 About Pending Write Mode ............................................................................................... 21 5 Administering the System 22 5.1 Cloud Gateway Management Console ............................................................................... 23 5.2 Azure Storage Accounts ...................................................................................................... 24 5.2.1 Adding Azure Storage Account Access ........................................................................... 24 5.2.2 Adding Azure Key Vault Access ...................................................................................... 26 5.2.3 Configuring a Storage Account ....................................................................................... 27 5.3 Amazon S3 Endpoints .......................................................................................................... 28 5.3.1 Adding Amazon S3 Account Access ................................................................................ 28 5.3.2 Configuring an Amazon S3 Account ............................................................................... 29 5.4 Wasabi S3 Endpoints ........................................................................................................... 30 5.4.1 Adding Wasabi S3 Account Access ................................................................................ 30 XenData Cloud File Gateway 7.05.3265.0 Table of Contents 3 5.4.2 Configuring a Wasabi S3 Account .................................................................................. 31 5.5 Configuring Generic S3 Endpoints ...................................................................................... 32 5.5.1 Adding Generic S3 Account Access ................................................................................ 32 5.5.2 Configuring a Generic S3 Account .................................................................................. 33 5.6 Volume Sets .......................................................................................................................... 34 5.6.1 Creating a New Volume Set ........................................................................................... 35 5.6.2 Renaming a Volume Set ................................................................................................. 35 5.6.3 Configuring a Volume Set for Cloud Storage .................................................................. 35 5.6.4 Scanning for Object Storage Containers Created by Other Systems ............................. 37 5.6.5 Adding a Volume ............................................................................................................ 38 5.6.6 Deleting a Volume Set .................................................................................................... 38 5.6.7 Deleting a Volume .......................................................................................................... 39 5.6.8 Rebuilding Volume Contents Catalogs .......................................................................... 39 5.6.9 Import Folder Structure ................................................................................................... 39 5.6.10 Import Data .................................................................................................................... 40 5.6.11 Obtaining Volume Statistics ........................................................................................... 40 5.6.12 Write Protecting a Volume ............................................................................................. 41 5.6.13 Finalizing Volumes ......................................................................................................... 42 5.7 File Groups ............................................................................................................................ 42 5.7.1 Creating a New File Group ............................................................................................. 42 5.7.2 Renaming a File Group ................................................................................................... 43 5.7.3 Changing the Order of File Groups ................................................................................ 43 5.7.4 Allocating Files to a File Group ...................................................................................... 43 5.7.5 Selecting a Volume Set for a File Group ......................................................................... 45 5.7.6 Selecting Disk Retention Rules ...................................................................................... 45 5.7.7 Changing Disk Retention Rules ...................................................................................... 47 5.7.8 File Group Advanced Options ......................................................................................... 47 6 File Explorer Extensions 50 6.1 Flushing of Files and Folders ............................................................................................... 51 6.2 Pre-fetching of Files and Folders ........................................................................................ 51 6.3 Smart Copy and Paste ......................................................................................................... 52 6.4 Enhanced Properties ........................................................................................................... 53 6.5 Volume View ......................................................................................................................... 53 6.6 History Explorer for Cloud File Gateway ............................................................................ 53 7 Metadata Backup 54 7.1 Starting Metadata Backup .................................................................................................. 55 7.2 Selecting Backup or Restore ............................................................................................... 55 XenData Cloud File Gateway 7.05.3265.0 Table of Contents 4 7.3 Making a Predefined Backup .............................................................................................. 55 7.4 Making a Custom Backup .................................................................................................... 58 7.5 Restoring a Backup .............................................................................................................. 62 8 Scheduler 66 8.1 Starting the Scheduler ........................................................................................................ 67 8.2 Adding a Task ....................................................................................................................... 67 8.3 The Scheduler Status Display .............................................................................................. 68 8.4 Editing and Deleting Tasks .................................................................................................. 69 8.5 Starting and Stopping Tasks ............................................................................................... 70 8.6 Scheduling Metadata Backup