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You can manage, monitor, and configure reporting for the EMC Isilon system in Cisco UCS Director.
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:
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.
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. |
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. |
A tier is a user-defined collection of node pools that you can specify as a storage pool for files. A node pool can belong to only one tier. Use the following steps to create a storage pool tier.
Node pools are sets of physical nodes that are grouped by their equivalence class to optimize reliability and requested data protection settings. 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 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click the Node Pools tab. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
Node Pool dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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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.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the SMB Shares tab. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
SMB Share dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click the User/Group Mapping plus (+) icon to add an entry. | ||||||||||||||
Step 9 | In the
Add Entry
to User/Group Mapping dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 10 | Click
Submit.
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Network File System (NFS) exports provide UNIX clients network access to file system resources on the cluster.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the NFS Exports tab. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
NFS Export dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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Monitor disk storage.
Define a criteria that tracks or limits 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.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the Quotas tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
Quota dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage pane, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | Under the Default Pod icon, click the icon for the Isilon server. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Quota Report Settings tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Modify. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | In the
Modify
Quota Report Settings dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||
Step 2 | On theStorage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||
Step 5 | Click the Groups tab. | ||||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
Group dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Storage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the Users tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
User dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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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 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On theStorage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click the Namespace tab. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
Namespace Access Point dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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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.
Snapshots of specific data can be taken 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. Up to 1,024 snapshots can be taken per directory to provide scalability and data protection in a large data environment.
You can create a data snapshot on the EMC Isilon cluster for your recovery point needs.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | On theStorage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the Snapshots tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Create. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Create
Snapshot dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click
Submit.
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Step 9 | (Optional) Click the Snapshots Schedules tab if you want to view snapshot schedules. |
You can run system jobs, such as running an antivirus scan, on the Isilon cluster.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | On theStorage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click the System Jobs tab. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click a pre-defined system job from the list and click Start. | ||||||
Step 7 | In the
Start
System dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | On theStorage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | (Optional) If you want to see job summary information for job types on the Isilon cluster, click the Job Summary tab. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Collect Inventory to obtain the status and inventory information for all active job types. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | (Optional) If you want to modify an active job, click Modify. | ||||||||||
Step 8 | In the
Modify
Active Job dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||
Step 10 | (Optional) If you want to see job report results, click the System Job Reports tab. | ||||||||||
Step 11 | Choose a report and click View Details. |
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 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | On theStorage pane, navigate to the pod with the Isilon account. |
Step 3 | Click the pod icon arrow to navigate to the Isilon server icon. |
Step 4 | Click the Isilon server icon. |
Step 5 | (Optional) If you want to see deduplication job reports, click the Deduplication tab. |
Step 6 | Choose a report and click View Details. |
You can show each Network File System (NFS) datastore, with its NFS export path, ESXi host, NFS remote host, and capacity information.