NIS servers

Virtual Storage Platform One File Administrator User Guide

Version: 1.7.x
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-24VSP1F003-09
ft:lastEdition: 2026-04-07

Overview
Introduction to the File Administrator GUI
Navigating the Welcome page
Navigating the GUI
Workflow for setting up File Administrator
Monitoring system health
Critical Nodes panel
Cluster Nodes panel
Network Interfaces panel
Clients panel
File Storage Pools panel
File Systems panel
Quotas panel
Block Storage Pools panel
Quick actions
Monitoring system performance
Node Performance panel
File System Performance panel
Monitoring capacity usage
File Storage Pools panel
Block Storage Pools panel
File Systems panel
Total File Pools Usage panel
Quotas panels
Storage provisioning
System drives
System Drive details
Enabling a system drive
Filter for system drives
Storage Pools
Storage pool chunks
Creating a storage pool
Creating an untiered storage pool
Creating a tiered storage pool
Denying access to a storage pool
Expanding a storage pool
Expanding an untiered storage pool
Expanding a tiered storage pool
Editing storage pool information
Deleting a storage pool
Enterprise Virtual Servers
Creating an EVS
Changing the EVS security context to individual
Adding a file system to an EVS
Modifying an EVS
Changing the preferred node for an EVS
Changing the preferred to the current node for a single EVS
Changing the preferred node to a selected node for a single EVS
Changing the preferred node to the current node for all EVS instances
Migrating an EVS to another node
Migrating a single EVS to the preferred node
Migrating all EVS instances to the preferred node
Migrating a single EVS to a selected node
Deleting an EVS
Enabling an EVS
Disabling an EVS
File systems
File system access protocols
Creating a file system
Configuring a file system
Formatting a file system
Mounting a file system
Expanding a file system
Expanding the file system using an untiered storage pool
Expanding the file system using a tiered storage pool
Unmounting a file system
Deleting a file system
Relocating a file system to another EVS
Setting the user default quota on a file system
Setting the group default quota on a file system
Virtual volumes
Creating a virtual volume
Modifying a virtual volume
Deleting a virtual volume
Quotas on virtual volumes
Modifying the user default quota on a virtual volume
Modifying the group default quota on a virtual volume
Quotas
Adding a quota
Modifying a quota
Deleting a quota
NFS exports
Supported clients and protocols
Sharing resources with NFS clients
Set the NFS version
Creating an NFS export
Additional information about adding an NFS export
Modifying NFS export information
Deleting an NFS export
SMB shares
Creating an SMB share
Additional information about creating an SMB share
Modifying SMB share information
Deleting an SMB share
Controlling access to shares using permissions
Adding or changing SMB share access permissions
iSCSI Logical Units
Logical unit security
Concurrent access to logical units
Taking snapshots of logical units
Volume full conditions
Adding an iSCSI logical unit
Modifying an iSCSI logical unit
Deleting an iSCSI logical unit
Data management
Protection
Snapshots
File system snapshots
Creating a snapshot
Managing a snapshot
Deleting a snapshot
Rolling back a file system from a snapshot
Rolling back a file system
Rolling back and promoting a file system
Rolling back and demoting a file system
Managing file system rollback reports
Viewing a file system rollback report
Downloading a file system rollback report
Deleting a file system rollback report
Managing snapshot rules
Creating a snapshot rule
Editing a snapshot rule
Deleting a snapshot rule
Snapshot schedules
Creating the snapshot rule schedule
Editing the snapshot rule schedule
Deleting the snapshot rule schedule
Replication
Replication policies and schedules
Setting the source server listening port for object replication
Adding a file replication policy
Additional information about creating file replication policy
Adding an object replication policy
Additional information about creating object replication policy
Transferring primary access
Additional information about transferring primary access
Modifying an object replication policy
Modifying a file replication policy
Modifying a replication schedule
Deleting a replication policy
File replication rules
Adding a file replication rule
Additional information about creating a file replication rule
Modifying a file replication rule
Deleting a file replication rule
Replication reports
Viewing the object replication report
Viewing a file replication report
Viewing a transfer primary access report
NDMP configuration
Configuring NDMP information
Enabling and disabling NDMP services
Configuring NDMP devices
Allowing access to NDMP devices
Changing NDMP device assignment
Removing or denying access to NDMP devices
Virus scanning
Enabling virus scanning on the VSP One File server
Adding a virus scan engine
Enabling a virus scan engine
Disabling a virus scan engine
Forcing files to be rescanned
Modifying a virus scan engine
Deleting a virus scan engine
Mobility
Migrating data to cloud
Workflow for migrating the data
Requirements for migrating the data
Cloud accounts
Adding a cloud account
Modifying cloud account information
Deleting a cloud account
Cloud destinations
Adding a cloud destination
Modifying cloud destination information
Deleting the cloud destination
Data migration paths
Adding an on-premises data migration path
Adding a cloud path
Deleting data migration paths
Data migration rules
Adding a data migration rule by definition
Adding data migration rule by template
Modifying data migration rule information
Data migration policies and schedules
Adding a data migration policy
Viewing and modifying data migration policy
Modifying data migration schedule
Viewing and downloading the data migration status report
System configuration
System
Configuring servers and nodes
Managing servers
Changing the server name
Cloning settings for a server
Rebooting a server
Shutting down a server
Managing nodes
Viewing or changing a quorum device
Adding a node to a cluster
Upgrading a single node to a cluster
Removing a node from a cluster
Migrating an EVS within a cluster
Viewing nodes
Rebooting a node
Shutting down a node
Monitoring node performance
Storage Pools panel
Ports panel
Enterprise Virtual Servers panel
Chassis panel
Compliance panel
Service Time Latency panel
Power Consumption panel
Temperature panel
Managing block storage systems
Registering a block storage system
Modifying a block storage system
Deleting a block storage system
Managing firmware
Uploading a firmware package
Viewing firmware packages
Setting a firmware package as the default
Removing a firmware package
Registering the license
Viewing license information
Server
Management access
Configuring SSC access
Configuring VSS access
Configuring REST API access
Configuring SNMP access
Creating a VSP One File server user
Modifying a VSP One File server user login password
Deleting a VSP One File server user
Server settings
Modifying the server identification
Modifying the server date and time
Enabling server time protection
Disabling server time protection
Resetting time across all server nodes
Modifying the server login security banner
Viewing the server version information
Reviewing the Fibre Channel report
Backing up and restoring the VSP One File server configuration
Backing up the VSP One File server configuration manually
Viewing the VSP One File server configuration backup history
Downloading the VSP One File server configuration backup file
Restoring the VSP One File server configuration
Deleting the VSP One File server configuration backup file
Using SMB for Windows file access
SMB protocol support
SMB requirements
Supported SMB versions
Supported SMB3 functionality for Hyper-V
SMB3 Multichannel support
SMB3 Encryption support
Configuring SMB security
Setting up SMB
Viewing SMB setup information
Deleting SMB server names
Configuring iSCSI
iSCSI targets
Adding an iSCSI domain to an EVS
Adding an iSCSI target
Modifying the properties of an iSCSI target
Deleting an iSCSI target
Generating a new globally unique name for an iSCSI target
iSNS servers
Adding an iSNS server
Deleting an iSNS server
Initiator authentication
Adding initiator authentication
Deleting an initiator authentication
Configuring FTP
Configuring FTP preferences
Adding an FTP user
Importing FTP users
Modifying FTP users
Deleting an FTP user
File Services
Enabling file services
User mappings and group mappings
Adding user or group mappings
Importing user or group mappings
Modifying user or group mappings
Deleting user or group mappings
Domain mappings
Creating a domain mapping
Modifying a domain mapping
Deleting a domain mapping
Local groups
Adding a local group or local group members
Deleting a local group or local group members
File System Audit Policies
Modifying audit log consolidated cache configuration
Adding a file system audit policy
Disabling a file system audit policy
Enabling a file system audit policy
Enabling audit log consolidated cache
Disabling audit log consolidated cache
Modifying a file system audit policy
Deleting a file system audit policy
Security modes
Switching the file system security mode for EVS
Cluster name space
Creating a CNS root directory
Creating CNS subdirectories
Creating a CNS file system link
Renaming a CNS subdirectory
Moving a CNS directory
Modifying a CNS file system link
Deleting a CNS file system link
Deleting a CNS directory
Deleting a cluster name space
Event notification setup
Setting up email alerts
Adding an email profile
Modifying an email profile
Deleting an email profile
Setting up SNMP traps
Adding SNMP trap recipients
Deleting SNMP trap recipients
Setting up syslog alerts
Adding syslog alerts server
Deleting syslog alerts server
Sending test notification
Reports
Generating a report
Viewing reports
Viewing report details
Adding a custom report
Scheduling a report
Downloading a report
Network management
IP addresses
Viewing IP addresses
Adding an IP address
Modifying an IP address
Removing an IP address
Advanced IP settings
Viewing global IP settings
Modifying global IP settings
Resetting global IP settings to default
Modifying global IP settings for a port
Resetting global IP settings for a port
Link aggregations
Viewing link aggregations
Adding a link aggregation
Additional information about adding a link aggregation
Modifying a link aggregation
Removing a link aggregation
IP routes
Viewing IP routes
Adding an IP route
Removing an IP route
Name and directory services
Modifying the DNS or WINS name service
Modifying the name service order
Directory services
Switching between NIS and LDAP directory services
Enabling NIS and LDAP directory services
Disabling NIS and LDAP directory services
LDAP servers
Modifying the LDAP configuration settings
Adding an LDAP server
Modifying an LDAP server
Removing an LDAP server
NIS servers
Modifying the NIS configuration settings
Adding a NIS server
Modifying a NIS server
Removing a NIS server
Logs
Downloading diagnostic logs
Event logs
Displaying and filtering event logs
FTP audit logging
Enabling and configuring FTP audit logging
Performance Information Report
Generating a Performance Information Report
Downloading a Performance Information Report
Editing a Performance Information Report
Deleting a Performance Information Report
Deleting a Performance Information Report schedule
Guidelines for entering values in the Access Configuration box
IP address and domain specification
IP address export qualifiers
Specifying clients by name

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