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Cisco UCS Director manages, monitors, and does reporting for the EMC Isilon system. Data is collected through the Isilon cluster platform and namespace REST API, which is connected to Cisco UCS Director through HTTP or HTTPS. This data is parsed and bound to the output as Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs), and these objects are distributed throughout the pod.
Cisco UCS Director tests the connection to the EMC Isilon storage system. If that test is successful, it adds the Isilon account and discovers all infrastructure elements in the storage system that are associated with that account. This discovery process and inventory collection cycle takes few minutes to complete.
Storage pool tiers are collections of node pools that you group to optimize storage according to need, such as a mission-critical high-speed tier that is best suited to data archiving. You can organize storage pool tiers, into logical groupings by creating policies that store or move files among these groups automatically, based on a specified criteria.
The following storage pool tiers can be created for specific purposes. Older nodes can be reduced in numerical quantity and new nodes can be added as a new tier in the same cluster.
Storage Pool Tier | Description |
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EMC Isilon S-Series |
This platform has Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) for intensive applications which process large volumes of data and devote most of their processing time to input/output (I/O) and manipulation of data. An EMC Isilon S-Series performance tier can be combined with an archive tier (EMC Isilon NL-Series) in the same cluster. An EMC Isilon S-Series with Solid State Drives (SSDs) latency tier of can be added for latency-sensitive data must meet certain time constraints in order to be acceptable to a user. |
EMC Isilon X-Series |
This platform is used for high concurrent and sequential throughput workflows. |
EMC Isilon NL-Series |
This platform is used for cost-effective, scalable near line (NL) on-site storage of data on removable media. |
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the storage pool tier. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click Storage Pool Tiers. |
Step 7 | Click Create. |
Step 8 | On the Create Storage Pool Tier screen, enter a unique name for the storage pool tier and click Submit.
These node pools are grouped to optimize storage according to need. |
Storage node pools are sets of physical nodes that are grouped by their equivalence class to optimize reliability and requested data protection settings. The OneFS operating system creates node pools automatically when you install the system and whenever you add or remove nodes. The automatic creation of node pools is referred to as automated provisioning.
You can organize storage node pools into logical groupings and create policies that store or move files among these nodes automatically, based on a specified criteria.
You can use a node pool to group equivalence-class nodes.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the node pool. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click Node Pools. | ||||||
Step 7 | Click Create. | ||||||
Step 8 | On the Create Node Pool screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
The Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol is a network file sharing protocol that was implemented by Microsoft for Windows. SMB shares provide Windows clients network access to file system resources on the cluster.
You can grant permissions to users and groups to carry out operations such as reading, writing, and setting access permissions on SMB shares.
The /ifs directory is configured as an SMB share and is enabled by default. OneFS supports both user and anonymous security modes. If the user security mode is enabled, users who connect to a share from an SMB client must provide a valid username with proper credentials.
The SMB protocol uses security identifiers (SIDs) for authorization data. All identities are converted to SIDs during retrieval and are converted back to their on-disk representation before they are stored on the cluster.
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Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the SMB share. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click SMB Shares. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||
Step 8 | On the Create SMB Share screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | On the Create SMB Share screen, expand the User/Group Mapping field if you want to restrict access to the SMB share. | ||||||||||||||
Step 10 | On the Add Entry to User/Group Mapping screen, complete the following fields and then click Submit:
The user/group mappings display in the User/Group Mapping table on the Create SMB Share screen. | ||||||||||||||
Step 11 | Click Submit. |
Network File System (NFS) exports provide UNIX clients with network access to file system resources on the cluster.
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Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the NFS export. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click NFS Exports. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 8 | On the Create NFS Export screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to view the datastores. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click Datastores.
You can view information about each Network File System (NFS) datastore, including the datastore name, its NFS export path, ESXi host, NFS remote host, capacity, and free space. |
Storage quotas contain a set of resources and provide an accounting of each resource type for that set. You can use quotas ao manage storage in the following ways:
Monitor disk storage.
Define criteria to track or limit the amount of storage a user, group, or project uses.
Write notification rules to trigger an action according to event thresholds. A rule can specify a schedule for executing an action or immediate notification of certain state transitions. When an event occurs, a notification trigger can execute one or more actions, such as sending an email or sending a cluster alert to the interface.
Quota types, also known as quota domains, are used to organize storage quotas. Each quota type is defined by a directory or an entity, which encapsulate the files and subdirectories to be tracked. The following identifiers are used to describe quota types:
The directory where the quota is located
The quota entity
The snapshots that are to be tracked against the quota limit, if any
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Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the quota. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Quotas. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||
Step 8 | On the Create Quota screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
All manually generated quota reports are stored in the directory on /ifs that you configured in the quota report settings. For information about how to specify that directory or to set up scheduled quota reports, see Updating Quota Report Settings.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the quota report. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click Quota Reports. |
Step 7 | From the More Actions drop-down list, choose Create. |
Step 8 | Click Submit. |
The quota report settings allow you to configure the following:
Manual reports—Directory where manual reports are stored and the maximum number of reports to be retained.
Scheduled reports—Schedule that determines when the reports are run, the directory where the reports are stored, and the maximum number of reports to be retained.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to update the quota report settings. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click the Quota Report Settings tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click Modify. | ||||||||||||
Step 8 | In the
Modify
Quota Report Settings dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
The Isilon One FS cluster creates a single namespace and file system that is distributed across all nodes in the cluster and is accessible by clients connecting to any node in the cluster. You can assign a name to a namespace access point and the path to its file system.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to configure the namespace access point. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click the Namespace tab. | ||||||
Step 7 | Click Create. | ||||||
Step 8 | On the Create Namespace Access Point screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
An access zone is a context that is set up through the EMC Isilon CLI to control access to the EMC Isilon cluster based on an incoming IP address. Access zones are used to define a list of authentication providers that apply only in the context of these zones.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to view the access zones. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click Access Zones.
You can view all of the available information about the access zones, including the name, whether it's built-in, the SMB share use, authentication providers, system providers, and NetBIOS name. |
You can take snapshots of specific data on the Isilon cluster. This data can also be backed up automatically and as frequently as required to meet your recovery point objectives. You can easily move directories, assign resources, and change directory names.
You can take up to 1,024 snapshots per directory to provide scalability and data protection in a large data environment.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the NFS export. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Snapshots. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||
Step 8 | On the Create Snapshot screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click
Submit.
The snapshot is created and appears in the list of snapshots. |
You must create snapshot schedules in EMC Isilon. You can view only the details of the available snapshot schedules in Cisco UCS Director.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to create the NFS export. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click Snapshot Schedules.
You can view all of the available information about snapshot schedules, including the snapshot name, pattern, path, expiration, description, next run, and next scheduled snapshot. |
System jobs are maintenance functions that use system resources and can take several hours to complete. These jobs can include running a virus scan, monitoring and optimizing performance, detecting and mitigating drive and node failures, and freeing up available space. Some system jobs may run at scheduled intervals or they may be configured to only run when you manually start them.
Cisco UCS Director enables you to do the following with system jobs:
Collect the available system jobs when you collect inventory from the EMC Isilon cluster
View the available system jobs
Manually run a system job
View the details of system job policies
View the details of system job reports
A complete list of sytem jobs is available in your EMC Isilon documentation.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to run the system job. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click System Jobs. | ||||||
Step 7 | Click the row with the system job that you want to run and then click Start. | ||||||
Step 8 | On the Start System Job screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to run the system job. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | To view a summary of information about active jobs on the Isilon cluster, click Job Summary. |
Step 7 | To refresh the information available about active jobs, click Collect Inventory. |
You can only modify an active running job. After the active job is complete, the job summary might not have any data and you cannot modify the job.
Step 1 | Choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to modify the system job. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click View Details. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Job Summary. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | Click the row with the job that you want to modify and click Modify. | ||||||||||
Step 8 | On the Modify Active Job screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. |
You can view all of the available information about the report, including the snapshot name, pattern, path, expiration, description, next run, and next snapshot.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to view the system job results. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click System Job Reports. |
Step 7 | Choose a report and click View Details to see the logged results of the system job. |
You can use data deduplication to maximize storage efficiency by scanning the cluster for identical blocks and then eliminating the duplicates, which decreases the amount of physical storage required.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to view the deduplication results. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click Deduplication. |
Step 7 | Choose a deduplication report and click View Details to see the logged results of the deduplication report. |
For more infomration about system tasks, see the Cisco UCS Director Administration Guide.
Step 1 | Choose . |
Step 2 | On the Storage page, choose the pod. |
Step 3 | On the Storage page, click Storage Accounts. |
Step 4 | Click the row with the EMC Isilon account where you want to manage the system tasks. |
Step 5 | Click View Details. |
Step 6 | Click System Tasks. |
Step 7 | Click the row with the system task and click one of the following:
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