VAST Cluster 3.6 Administrator's Guide

Upgrading

• Upgrading to VAST Cluster 3.6

Get Started

• Quick Start Configuration Guide
• Managing VAST Cluster Passwords

Using the VAST Web UI

• Using the VAST Web UI
• Connecting to the VAST Web UI 
• Installing an SSL Certificate
• VAST Web UI Basics
• Changing Units of Measurement

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The VAST CLI

• The VAST CLI
• Connecting to the VAST CLI
• VAST CLI Command Syntax
• Getting Syntax Help
• VAST CLI Running Options

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Monitoring

• Dashboard
• Top Actors
• Activities

Analytics

• Analytics
• Monitoring Analytics in the VAST Web UI
• Monitoring Analytics from the Vast Management CLI

Alarms and Events

• Alarms and Events
• Overview of Alarms and Events
• Event Types
• Managing Alarms and Events from the VAST Web UI
• Sending Alarms to a Syslog Server

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Configuring Network Access

• Configuring Network Access
• DNS-Based Load Balancing
• Managing Virtual IP Pools from the VAST Web UI
• Tagging VIP Pools with VLANs
• Managing Network Access via VAST CLI

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Managing Views

• Managing Views
• Introduction to Views
• Displaying Views and View Policies
• Enabling Multiprotocol Access (NFS + SMB)
• Enabling SMB Access

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NFS Features

• NFS Features
• Trash Folder (for Rapid Parallel File Deletion)
• Managing NLM Locks
• Enabling NSM Monitoring
• Configuring Linux Server Machines as NFSoRDMA Clients

SMB Features

• SMB Features
• ADS
• Authentication by Kerberos, NTLM

Using S3 Storage

• Using S3 Storage
• S3 Overview
• First Steps to Working with S3
• Installing an SSL Certificate
• S3 Access Control Lists (ACLs)

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Connecting to Authorization Providers

• Connecting to Authorization Providers
• Overview of Authorization Providers
• Connecting to an LDAP Server
• Connecting to NIS (Network Information Service)
• Joining Active Directory (AD)

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Managing Users

• Managing Users
• Understanding User Management and Authorization in VAST Cluster 3.4
• Viewing Users
• Managing Local Users
• Managing Local Groups

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Managing Quotas

• Managing Quotas
• Quotas
• Manage Quotas via VAST Web UI
• Manage Quotas via CLI

Data Protection

• Data Protection
• Managing Protection Policies
• Managing Protected Paths
• Data Protection Glossary of Terms

Snapshots and Local Backup

• Snapshots
• Configuration Workflow for Scheduling Snapshots
• Managing Snapshots
• Restoring a File or Directory

Backup to S3

• Backup to S3 Overview
• Configuration Workflow for Backup to S3
• Managing S3 Replication Peers
• Monitoring Restore Points
• Restoring Files from S3 Backup

Native Replication

• Native Replication
• Configuring Native Replication
• Managing Replication Peers
• Monitoring Native Replication
• Protected Path Analytics

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Failover to a Native Replication Peer

• Failover Capabilities and Scenarios
• Performing Failover and Failback
• Aborting Failover
• Deploying a Failed Over Replication Peer as a Working Cluster

Managing VMS Permissions

• Managing VMS Permissions
• Managing Management Users
• Managing Roles

VAST Cluster Support

• VAST Cluster Support
• Contacting Support
• Configuring Call Home Settings
• Sending a Support Bundle from the VAST Web UI
• Creating a Support Bundle via CLI

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Licensing

• Overview
• Viewing License Information
• Obtaining a License
• Installing a license
• Replacing or Upgrading a license

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Managing Hardware

• Identifying Hardware with Remote LED Control
• DBox Status LEDs

Data Encryption

• Data Encryption

CLI Command Reference

• CLI Command Reference
• activedirectory create
• activedirectory delete
• activedirectory list
• activedirectory modify

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