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Sun StorageTek 5800 System Administration Guide

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Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Sun StorageTek 5800 System Overview

Product Overview

Clustered Design

Sun StorageTek 5800 System Cell

Hardware Overview

Serviceability

Software Overview

Metadata

Data and Administrative System Access

Data Access in Sun StorageTek 5800 System Storage

APIs

File System Views

Data Reliability and Availability

Placement Algorithms

Stored Data Object Fragment Placement

Node Failure and Recovery

2. Customizing the Configuration

Setting Network Configuration Parameters

Configuring an SMTP Server

Configuring a Gateway

Configuring External NTP Servers

Configuring an External Log Host

Configuring Authorized Clients

Configuring the Alert Subsystem

Setting External Virtual IP Addresses

3. Monitoring the System

Obtaining System Version and Status

Viewing the System Software Version

Obtaining FRU Listings

Getting Disk Status

Obtaining SMTP Email Alerts

4. Configuring Metadata and File System Views

Understanding Metadata and the System Schema

Relational Metadata

Metadata Structure and the Schema

Metadata Configuration and the XML File Structure

Fully-Qualified Names

DNS Namespaces

Reserved Domains

Schema Definition

Upgrading the Schema Configuration

Understanding File System Principles

Using WebDAV for File Browsing

Metadata Attributes and WebDAV Properties

Virtual View Definition

5. Administering the System

Managing Passwords or Public Keys

Changing the System Password

Configuring a Public Key

Executing a Script

Powering Up the System

Shutting Down the System

Rebooting the System

Recovering From a Power Failure

Upgrading the System

Wiping Data From the System

A. CLI Command Reference

alertcfg

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

df

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

help

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

hwcfg

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

hwstat

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

ifconfig

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

license

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

logout

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

mdconfig

Description

Syntax

Options

Example

netcfg

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

passwd

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

reboot

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

shutdown

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

sysstat

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

upgrade

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

version

Description

Syntax

Options

Example.

wipe

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

Glossary

Index