SGI® InfiniteStorage Appliance Manager User's Guide

Document Number: 007 -4699-010

Front Matter

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Table of Contents

New Features in This Guide

About This Guide
Related Publications
Obtaining Publications
Conventions
Reader Comments
Appliance Manager Comments

1. Overview
System Management and Monitoring with Appliance Manager
Appliance Manager Interface
XVM Snapshots
DMF and Appliance Manager
Licensing Requirements

2. Initial System Setup
Accessing the Setup Wizard
Using the Setup Wizard to Configure the System
Customizing Your Installation

3. Server Configuration and Management
Network Interface Configuration
Storage Configuration
DMF Configuration
User and Group Configuration
NFS Configuration
CIFS Configuration
CXFS Configuration
NDMP Configuration
SNMP Configuration
Global Configuration
Operations

4. Performance Monitoring
Metrics Collected
System Summary
System Alerts
Resources
Services
Clients

5. Troubleshooting
Forgotten Password or Corrupt Password File
The archives Directory is Too Large
Unconfigured Storage Arrays are Discovered
Filesystem Creation Warning Messages
Power Outage and iSCSI
Users and Groups Not Visible
CXFS Status is Incorrect
CXFS Client Stuck on Filesystems Mount
Appliance Manager is Inaccessible when the System Must Be Rebooted
Appliance Manager is Inaccessible due to Network Configuration Issues
Reporting Problems to SGI

A. How Appliance Manager Configures Filesystems
Filesystem Creation Goals
Disk Striping
Filesystem Configuration Factors
Disk Allocation
Multi-Array Filesystems
Hot Spare Assignment
Changing from SGIRDAC to SGIAVT Mode

B. How Appliance Manager Configures the CXFS Cluster
Changing the Network Configuration
Cluster Connection Issues

C. Reinstalling Appliance Manager After the Network is Configured

D. SGI NEXIS System Reset DVD
When to Use the SGI NEXIS System Reset DVD
Resetting to the Factory Default Image after Severe Failure

Glossary

Index