Table of Contents

PS Series Group Administration

Welcome To Group Manager GUI Help

Audience

Organization

Conventions

Documentation

Technical Support and Customer Service

Contacting Dell

Online Services

Introduction

Storage Solutions for All Enterprises

PS Series Groups

High-End Features in an Affordable iSCSI SAN

Modular Hardware

Seamless Online Scalability

Interoperability

Easy Setup and Management

Automatic SAN Operation

Robust Security for Group Administration

Robust Security for Data Access

Advanced Functionality at No Extra Cost

Host Integration Tools

Getting Started

Essential Setup Steps

Configuring an Array and Creating a Group

Adding Members to an Existing Group

Using the Group Manager Graphical User Interface

Controlling Group Manager GUI Operation

Securing GUI Access

Setting GUI User Preferences

General Policies

Communication Policies

Alarm Policies

Data Validation and Debugging Policies

Obtaining Online Help

Running the GUI on a Local System

Using the Group Manager Command Line Interface

Where to Go Next

Group Customization

Displaying the Group Configuration and Status

Modifying the Group Network Configuration

Modifying the Date, Time, and Time Zone

Controlling GUI and CLI Management Access

Managing Group Administration Accounts

Using Local Administration Accounts

Using External RADIUS Accounts

Setting Up External RADIUS Authentication Servers

Configuring RADIUS Authentication Servers

Configuring RADIUS Accounting Servers

Setting Up Event Notification

Configuring E-Mail Event Notification

Configuring E-Mail Home Notification

Configuring Syslog Event Notification

Displaying Live Informational Messages

Using CHAP to Control iSCSI Access to Volumes

Using Local CHAP Accounts for Initiator Authentication

Using External RADIUS Servers for Initiator Authentication

Configuring Target Authentication

Using iSNS for iSCSI Device Management

Using SNMP to Monitor a Group

Configuring SNMP Read-Only Access

Sending SNMP Traps to a Destination

Modifying Access Controls for Windows Services

Modifying the Group-Wide Volume Settings

Controlling Performance Load Balancing

Preventing Member Firmware Downgrades

Storage Pool Management

Using Storage Pools to Separate SAN Storage

Planning Storage Pools

Creating a Storage Pool

Displaying Storage Pool Configuration and Status

Modifying a Storage Pool Name or Description

Merging Storage Pools

Deleting a Storage Pool

Volume Management

Introduction to Volumes

Creating Volumes

Understanding Thin Provisioning

Displaying Volume Status and Configuration

Managing Volume Collections

Creating a Volume Collection

Displaying Volume Collection Status

Modifying a Volume Collection

Deleting a Volume Collection

Managing Access Controls for Volumes and Snapshots

Creating Access Control Records

Displaying Access Control Records

Modifying an Access Control Record

Deleting an Access Control Record

Connecting Hosts to Volumes and Snapshots

Modifying Volume Settings

Moving a Volume Across Pools

Increasing the Size of a Volume

Decreasing the Size of a Volume

Modifying a Volume Name, Description, and Alias

Enabling and Disabling Thin Provisioning

Setting a Volume RAID Preference

Binding a Volume to a Specific Member

Cloning Volumes

Managing Schedules for Snapshots and Replicas

Setting a Volume Offline or Online

Setting Volume Permission

Deleting Volumes

Handling Lost Blocks

Snapshot Management

Introduction to Snapshots

Modifying Snapshot Settings

Creating Snapshots

Displaying Snapshot Configuration and Status

Setting a Snapshot Online or Offline

Setting Snapshot Permission

Modifying a Snapshot Name, Description, and Alias

Scheduling Snapshots

Restoring a Volume from a Snapshot

Cloning a Snapshot

Deleting a Snapshot

Managing Snapshot Collections

Creating a Snapshot Collection

Creating a Custom Snapshot Collection

Displaying Snapshot Collection Status

Modifying a Snapshot Collection

Deleting a Snapshot Collection

Basic Replication

Introduction to Replication

Replication Configurations

Understanding Replication Space Requirements

Sizing Delegated Space and the Replica Reserve

Sizing the Local Replication Reserve

Steps for Replicating Volumes

Managing Replication Partners

Replication Partner Requirements

Configuring Replication Partners

Modifying a Replication Partner

Deleting a Replication Partner

Configuring a Volume or Volume Collection for Replication

Disabling Replication on a Volume or Volume Collection

Creating Replicas

Scheduling Replication

Displaying Replication Status

Understanding Replication Status

Displaying the Replication Configuration for a Volume

Displaying Replica Collections

Displaying Replication Activity Between Partners

Displaying Outbound Replication Status

Displaying Inbound Replication Status

Pausing and Resuming Replication

Cancelling an In-Progress Replication

Cloning an Inbound Replica

Deleting Replicas and Replica Sets

Deleting Outbound Replicas

Deleting Inbound Replicas

Deleting a Replica Collection

Advanced Replication

Performing Manual Transfer Replication

Installing the Manual Transfer Utility

Using the Manual Transfer Utility GUI

Creating Transfer Files Using the GUI

Loading Transfer Files Using the GUI

Managing Completed Operations Using the GUI

Using the Manual Transfer Utility CLI

Creating Transfer Files Using the CLI

Creating Additional Transfer Files Using the CLI

Loading Transfer Files Using the CLI

Recovering Data on the Secondary Group

Procedures for Recovering Data

Steps for Hosting a Volume for Backup Purposes

Steps for Failback

Steps for Switching Roles in a Replication Configuration

Temporarily Promoting an Inbound Replica Set to a Recovery Volume

Demoting a Recovery Volume to an Inbound Replica Set

Making an Inbound Replica Set Promotion Permanent

Permanently Promoting an Inbound Replica Set to a Volume

Demoting a Volume to a Failback Replica Set

Promoting a Failback Replica Set to a Volume

Changing the Pool for a Failback Replica Set

Making a Volume Demotion Permanent

Member Management

Introduction to Member RAID Policies

Setting the RAID Policy and Pool for a New Member

Displaying Member Configuration and Status

Managing the Disk Array

Displaying the Disk Configuration

Changing the Member RAID Policy

Installing and Removing Disks

Handling Failed Disks

Managing the Member Network Configuration

Configuring a Network Interface

Displaying Network Interface Status

Enabling or Disabling a Network Interface

Deconfiguring a Network Interface

Modifying the Default Gateway

Managing Control Modules

Displaying Control Module Status

Setting Control Module Cache Modes

Handling Failed Control Modules

Moving a Member Across Pools

Modifying a Member Name and Description

Modifying the Group Membership Password

Removing a Member from a Group

Using LEDs to Identify a Member

Displaying Member Enclosure Status

Displaying Member Connections

Obtaining Member Service Information

Diagnosing Problems

Monitoring Events

Displaying Events

Accessing the Event Log File on a Remote System

Accessing Events Sent to an E-Mail Address

Examining SNMP Traps

Monitoring Alarms and Action Items

Monitoring the Group

Using the Group Monitoring Windows

Displaying iSCSI Connections

Displaying Schedules

Displaying Replication Information

Displaying Login Information

Displaying Member and Volume Moving Operations

Monitoring Space

Monitoring Replication

Monitoring Volumes and Snapshots

Monitoring Hardware

Monitoring Performance Statistics

Using MRTG to Monitor I/O and Performance

Glossary

Legal Notices

PS Series CLI Reference

Welcome to Group Manager CLI Help

Audience

Organization

Conventions

Documentation

Technical Support and Customer Service

Contacting Dell

Online Services

Introduction to the CLI

Accessing the CLI

Command Types

Using the CLI in Scripts

Getting Help on the CLI

Entering CLI Commands

Group Management Commands

account

account create

account delete

account select

account show

alerts

alerts select

alerts show

chapuser

chapuser create

chapuser delete

chapuser rename

chapuser select

chapuser show

collection

collection create

collection delete

collection rename

collection select

collection select add

collection select delete

collection select replication

collection select replication create-repcol

collection select replication disable

collection select replication enable

collection select replication select show

collection select replication show

collection select schedule

collection select schedule create

collection select schedule delete

collection select schedule rename

collection select schedule select

collection select schedule show

collection select show

collection show

grpparams

grpparams cliaccess-ssh

grpparams cliaccess-telnet

grpparams conn-balancing

grpparams date

grpparams def-iscsi-alias

grpparams def-language

grpparams def-snap-depletion

grpparams def-snap-reserve

grpparams def-snap-warn

grpparams def-thin-growth-max

grpparams def-thin-growth-warn

grpparams description

grpparams disallow-downgrades

grpparams discovery-use-chap

grpparams email-contact

grpparams email-from

grpparams email-list

grpparams email-notify

grpparams group-ipaddress

grpparams info-messages

grpparams iscsi-local-auth

grpparams iscsi-radius-auth

grpparams isns-server-list

grpparams location

grpparams login-radius-acct

grpparams login-radius-attr

grpparams login-radius-auth

grpparams name

grpparams ntp-server-list

grpparams passwd

grpparams perf-balancing

grpparams radius-acct-list

grpparams radius-acct-retries

grpparams radius-acct-secrets

grpparams radius-acct-timeout

grpparams radius-auth-list

grpparams radius-auth-retries

grpparams radius-auth-secrets

grpparams radius-auth-timeout

grpparams show

grpparams smtp-server-list

grpparams snmp

grpparams syslog-notify

grpparams syslog-server-list

grpparams target-auth-password

grpparams target-auth-username

grpparams time

grpparams timezone

grpparams vss-vds

grpparams webaccess

grpparams webaccess-noencrypt

member

member delete

member rename

member select

member select disk select clear-label

member select disk select show

member select disk show

member select eth select

member select eth select show

member select eth show

member select show

member show

mrtg-config

partner

partner create

partner delete

partner rename

partner select

partner select failback-replicaset

partner select failback-replicaset select

partner select failback-replicaset select cancel-operation

partner select failback-replicaset select delete-failback

partner select failback-replicaset select pool

partner select failback-replicaset select promote

partner select failback-replicaset select show

partner select inbound-pause

partner select inbound-repcol

partner select inbound-repcolset

partner select inbound-replicaset

partner select inbound-replicaset delete

partner select inbound-replicaset select

partner select inbound-replicaset select access

partner select inbound-replicaset select access create

partner select inbound-replicaset select access delete

partner select inbound-replicaset select access select

partner select inbound-replicaset select clone

partner select inbound-replicaset select delete

partner select inbound-replicaset select first-manual-xfer

partner select inbound-replicaset select promote

partner select inbound-replicaset select show

partner select inbound-replicaset show

partner select inbound-resume

partner select outbound-pause

partner select outbound-repcol

partner select outbound-repcolset

partner select outbound-replicaset

partner select outbound-replicaset delete

partner select outbound-replicaset select

partner select outbound-replicaset select delete

partner select outbound-replicaset select show

partner select outbound-replicaset show

partner select outbound-resume

partner select show

partner show

pool

pool create

pool delete

pool merge

pool rename

pool select

pool show

save-config

show

show account

show alerts

show chapuser

show collections

show grpparams

show member

show partners

show pool

show recentevents

show snapcol

show usersessions

show volume

snapcol

snapcol create

snapcol delete

snapcol rename

snapcol select

snapcol show

volume

volume create

volume delete

volume rename

volume select

volume select access

volume select access create

volume select access delete

volume select access select

volume select access show

volume select clone

volume select delete-failback

volume select replication

volume select replication cancel

volume select replication create-replica

volume select replication demote

volume select replication disable

volume select replication enable

volume select replication pause

volume select replication resume

volume select replication select

volume select replication show

volume select schedule

volume select schedule create

volume select schedule delete

volume select schedule rename

volume select schedule select

volume select schedule show

volume select show

volume select shrink

volume select size

volume select snapshot

volume select snapshot create-now

volume select snapshot delete

volume select snapshot rename

volume select snapshot select

volume select snapshot select clone

volume select snapshot select restore

volume select snapshot select show

volume select snapshot show

volume show

Array Management Commands

Running Array Management Commands

clearlostdata

diag

ping

reset

restart

shutdown

update

Global Commands

alias

clear

cli-settings

exec

exit

help

history

logout

stty

tree

whoami

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