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Sun StorageTektrademark 5800 System Administration Guide

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Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

1. Using the Administrative Interfaces

About Administrative Interfaces

Hive-Level and Cell-Level Functions

Using the CLI

Logging In To the CLI

Logging Out of the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create and Execute a Script for CLI Commands

Getting Help on CLI Commands

Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Launch the GUI From a Browser

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set MIME Associations for the Browser

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Launch the GUI From the Command Line

Getting Help on the GUI

Logging Out of the GUI

Multiple Users Accessing the CLI or GUI

Task Overview

2. Configuring System Access Parameters

About System Access

Administrative IP Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Administrative IP Address Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Administrative IP Address Using the GUI

Data IP Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Data IP Address Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Data IP Address Using the GUI

Service Node IP Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Service Node IP Address Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Service Node IP Address Using the GUI

The Gateway

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Gateway Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Gateway Using the GUI

Administrative Password

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Administrative Password Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Administrative Password Using the GUI

The Public Key

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Public Key Using the CLI

Configuring a Public Key Using the GUI

Authorized Subnetworks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Authorized Subnetworks Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Authorized Subnetworks Using the GUI

3. Configuring Network Parameters

About Network Parameters

NTP Servers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an NTP Server Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an NTP Server Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Check the System Time Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Check the System Time Using the GUI

DNS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure DNS Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure DNS Using the GUI

4. Managing System Hardware and Data

Starting and Stopping System Components

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Shut Down a Cell Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Shut Down a Cell Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reboot a Cell Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reboot a Cell Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Power Up a Cell

System Performance and Capacity Impact After Disks or Nodes are Offline

Recovering From a Power Failure

Data Availability After Power Loss

Deleting All Data From the System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete All Data Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete All Data Using the GUI

5. Configuring System Notifications and Registering Hardware

Configuring System Notifications

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Email Notifications Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Email Notifications Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an External Log Host Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an External Log Host Using the GUI

Registering Hardware With Sun

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Register the Hardware

Sending System Information to Sun

logdump Command

6. Configuring Metadata and Virtual File System Views

The Metadata Schema

Metadata Schema File

Schema File Structure

Schema File DTD

Example Schema File

Metadata

System Metadata

Extended Metadata

Metadata Types

Namespaces

Writable and Extensible Namespaces

Reserved Namespaces

The system Namespace

The filesystem Namespace

Fully Qualified Names

Planning Namespaces

Tables and Columns

Table Example

The length Attribute for Fields

Planning Tables

Planning Table Rows

Planning Table Rows Example

Planning Tables Checklist

Indexes

Planning Indexes

Planning Indexes Examples

Excluding Attributes From Indexes and Queries

Planning Tables and Indexes Checklist

Virtual File System Views

WebDAV

Using WebDAV to Browse Virtual File System Views

WebDAV Example

Metadata Attributes and WebDAV Properties

Including Additional File Attributes in Virtual Views

Directory Structure in a Virtual File System View

Virtual File System Views in the Schema File

Summary of Metadata Schema Elements

Configuring the Metadata Schema Using the CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Modify the Schema File Using the CLI

Configuring the Metadata Schema Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Current Metadata Schema

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Fields in a Namespace

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Fields in a Table

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change the Metadata Schema

Creating Namespaces

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create Namespaces

Creating Tables

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create Tables

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Fields to an Existing Namespace

Configuring Virtual File System Views Using the GUI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Current Virtual File System Views

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Fields in a View

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create New Virtual File System Views

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Preview Virtual File System Views

7. Monitoring the System Using the CLI

Obtaining System Status

Displaying Performance Statistics

Viewing the System Software Version

Obtaining FRU Listings

Obtaining Disk Status

Obtaining Voltage, Temperature, and Fan Speed Data

8. Monitoring the 5800 System Using the GUI

Monitoring the System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display Failed Components

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the System Space Usage

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display System Performance Statistics

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Environmental Status

Monitoring Cells

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the System Software Version on a Cell

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Nodes in a Cell

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Disks in a Cell

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Cell IP Addresses

Monitoring Nodes and Disks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the FRU ID of a Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display Node Space Usage

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Node Status

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display the Disks in a Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display Disk Statistics

9. Implementing Disaster Recovery

About the 5800 System Implementation of NDMP

Using NetVault to Implement Disaster Recovery

Checking NDMP Status

General Guidelines for Backing Up Data

General Guidelines for Restoring Data

A. Reference: CLI Commands

alertcfg

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

cellcfg

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

copyright

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

date

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

df

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

help

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

hiveadm -s|--status

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

hivecfg

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

hwstat

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

logdump

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

logout

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

mdconfig

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

passwd

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

perfstats

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

reboot

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

sensors

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

shutdown

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

sysstat

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

version

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

wipe

Description

Syntax

Options

Examples

Glossary

Index