3.7.1 Create a Vault Template

A vault template is a named collection of file storage attribute settings defined at the vault level and used when creating new files in the vault. By using vault templates, you can manage file storage attributes automatically and consistently across the vault. A vault template overrides the settings in the corresponding cluster template.

• To create a vault template that is associated with a file type, use the ESCLI mktemplate command with the --vault and --file-type options and specify the file storage attribute settings:

  • --media-type: Specifies the physical media type used to store the file. Exascale uses this attribute to place the file in a storage pool that utilizes the specified media type. Possible values are:

    • HC: Identifies high capacity storage, using hard disk drives (HDDs) on high-performance Exadata storage servers.

    • EF: Identifies extreme flash storage, using low-latency, high-throughput flash devices.

  • --redundancy: Specifies the number of data copies that are maintained. Currently, the only permitted value is:

    • high: Indicates three mirrored copies of the file data.

  • --content-type: Specifies the type of content in the file. Exascale internally uses this attribute to place file extents on physically separate devices in a manner that maximizes availability in the event of a failure. Possible values are:

    • DATA: Principally associated with user data.

    • RECO: Primarily for data used in backup and recovery operations.

  The command syntax is:

  @> mktemplate --vault vault-name --file-type file-type --content-type content-type --media-type media-type --redundancy redundancy

• To create a user-defined vault template, use the mktemplate command with the --vault and --name options and specify the file storage attribute settings. The command syntax is:

  @> mktemplate --vault vault-name --name template-name --content-type content-type --media-type media-type --redundancy redundancy