Dell EMC Data Domain® Operating System

Version 6.2

Administration Guide
302-005-407
REV. 04
March 2020
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CONTENTS

Preface 15

Chapter 1 Data Domain System Features and Integration 19

Revision history................................................................................................ 20
Data Domain system overview.......................................................................... 20
Data Domain system features............................................................................ 21
Data integrity........................................................................................21
Data deduplication............................................................................... 22
Restore operations...............................................................................22
Data Domain Replicator........................................................................22
Multipath and load balancing................................................................22
High Availability....................................................................................23
Random I/O handling........................................................................... 24
System administrator access............................................................... 24
Licensed features.................................................................................25
Storage environment integration...................................................................... 26

Chapter 2 Getting Started 29

Dell EMC Data Domain System Manager overview........................................... 30
Logging in and out of DD System Manager....................................................... 30
Logging in using a certificate............................................................... 32
Logging in using single sign-on (SSO)..................................................32
The DD System Manager interface................................................................... 33
Page elements..................................................................................... 33
Banner................................................................................................. 33
Navigation panel...................................................................................34
Information panel................................................................................. 34
Footer.................................................................................................. 34
Help buttons........................................................................................ 35
End User License Agreement............................................................... 35
Configuring the system with the configuration wizard...................................... 35
License page........................................................................................ 35
Network............................................................................................... 36
File System.......................................................................................... 38
System Settings...................................................................................42
DD Boost protocol................................................................................43
CIFS protocol.......................................................................................45
NFS protocol........................................................................................46
DD VTL protocol.................................................................................. 46
Data Domain Command Line Interface.............................................................. 48
Logging into the CLI..........................................................................................48
CLI online help guidelines.................................................................................. 49

Chapter 3 Managing Data Domain Systems 51

System management overview......................................................................... 52
HA system management overview....................................................... 52
HA system planned maintenance......................................................... 52
Rebooting a system.......................................................................................... 53

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Powering a system on or off ............................................................................ 53

Power a system on...............................................................................54
System upgrade management.......................................................................... 55
Pre-upgrade checklists and overview...................................................55
Viewing upgrade packages on the system............................................60
Obtaining and verifying upgrade packages...........................................60
Upgrading a Data Domain system......................................................... 61
Removing an upgrade package.............................................................63
Managing electronic licenses............................................................................ 63
HA system license management...........................................................63
System storage management............................................................................63
Viewing system storage information.................................................... 64
Physically locating an enclosure........................................................... 69
Physically locating a disk......................................................................69
Configuring storage............................................................................. 69
DD3300 capacity expansion................................................................. 70
Fail and unfail disks............................................................................... 71
Network connection management.....................................................................72
HA system network connection management...................................... 72
Network interface management........................................................... 72
General network settings management................................................ 86
Network route management................................................................ 89
System passphrase management......................................................................92
Setting the system passphrase............................................................ 92
Changing the system passphrase......................................................... 93
System access management.............................................................................93
Role-based access control................................................................... 94
Access management for IP protocols...................................................95
Local user account management......................................................... 101
Directory user and group management............................................... 108
Diagnosing authentication issues........................................................ 124
Change system authentication method...............................................124
Configuring mail server settings...................................................................... 125
Managing time and date settings.....................................................................126
Managing system properties............................................................................127
SNMP management.........................................................................................127
Viewing SNMP status and configuration.............................................128
Enabling and disabling SNMP............................................................. 129
Downloading the SNMP MIB.............................................................. 129
Configuring SNMP properties.............................................................130
SNMP V3 user management...............................................................130
SNMP V2C community management..................................................132
SNMP trap host management............................................................ 134
Autosupport report management.....................................................................135
HA system autosupport and support bundle manageability.................135
Enabling and disabling autosupport reporting to Data Domain............ 136
Reviewing generated autosupport reports.......................................... 136
Configuring the autosupport mailing list............................................. 136
Verifying the Data Domain is able to send ASUP and alert emails to
external recipients.............................................................................. 137
Support bundle management...........................................................................138
Generating a support bundle...............................................................139
Viewing the support bundles list......................................................... 139
Coredump management.................................................................................. 139
Alert notification management........................................................................ 140
HA system alert notification management.......................................... 140

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Viewing the notification group list....................................................... 141

Creating a notification group.............................................................. 142
Managing the subscriber list for a group.............................................143
Modifying a notification group............................................................ 143
Deleting a notification group...............................................................144
Resetting the notification group configuration....................................144
Configuring the daily summary schedule and distribution list.............. 145
Enabling and disabling alert notification to Data Domain.....................146
Testing the alerts email feature.......................................................... 146
Support delivery management......................................................................... 147
Selecting standard email delivery to Data Domain...............................147
Selecting and configuring Secure Remote Services delivery...............148
Testing ConnectEMC operation..........................................................149
Log file management....................................................................................... 149
Viewing log files in DD System Manager............................................. 150
Displaying a log file in the CLI............................................................. 150
Learning more about log messages......................................................151
Saving a copy of log files.................................................................... 152
Log message transmission to remote systems.................................... 152
Remote system power management with IPMI................................................154
IPMI and SOL limitations.................................................................... 154
Adding and deleting IPMI users with DD System Manager..................155
Changing an IPMI user password........................................................155
Configuring an IPMI port.................................................................... 155
Preparing for remote power management and console monitoring with
the CLI................................................................................................157
Managing power with DD System Manager........................................ 158
Managing power with the CLI............................................................. 158

Chapter 4 Monitoring Data Domain Systems 161

Viewing individual system status and identity information............................... 162
Dashboard Alerts area.........................................................................162
Dashboard File System area................................................................163
Dashboard Services area.................................................................... 163
Dashboard HA Readiness area............................................................ 164
Dashboard Hardware area.................................................................. 164
Maintenance System area.................................................................. 164
Health Alerts panel.......................................................................................... 165
Viewing and clearing current alerts..................................................................165
Current Alerts tab...............................................................................165
Viewing the alerts history................................................................................ 166
Alerts History tab................................................................................167
Viewing hardware component status............................................................... 167
Fan status...........................................................................................168
Temperature status............................................................................ 168
Management panel status...................................................................169
SSD status (DD6300 only)................................................................. 169
Power supply status........................................................................... 169
PCI slot status.................................................................................... 170
NVRAM status.................................................................................... 170
Viewing system statistics................................................................................. 171
Performance statistics graphs.............................................................171
Viewing active users........................................................................................ 172
History report management............................................................................. 172
Types of reports................................................................................. 173

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Viewing the Task Log.......................................................................................176

Viewing the system High Availability status..................................................... 177
High Availability status........................................................................178

Chapter 5 File System 181

File system overview....................................................................................... 182
How the file system stores data..........................................................182
How the file system reports space usage............................................182
How the file system uses compression .............................................. 182
How the file system implements data integrity................................... 183
How the file system reclaims storage space with file system cleaning....
184
Supported interfaces ......................................................................... 185
Supported backup software................................................................185
Data streams sent to a Data Domain system ......................................185
File system limitations.........................................................................188
Monitoring file system usage........................................................................... 189
Accessing the file system view........................................................... 189
Managing file system operations..................................................................... 196
Performing basic operations............................................................... 197
Performing cleaning............................................................................199
Performing sanitization.......................................................................201
Modifying basic settings.................................................................... 202
Fast copy operations.......................................................................................204
Performing a fast copy operation.......................................................204

Chapter 6 MTrees 207

MTrees overview............................................................................................ 208
MTree limits....................................................................................... 208
Quotas............................................................................................... 208
About the MTree panel...................................................................... 209
About the summary view....................................................................209
About the space usage view (MTrees)................................................214
About the daily written view (MTrees)............................................... 215
Monitoring MTree usage................................................................................. 215
Understanding physical capacity measurement.................................. 216
Managing MTree operations............................................................................ 219
Creating an MTree..............................................................................219
Configure and enable/disable MTree quotas...................................... 220
Deleting an MTree.............................................................................. 221
Undeleting an MTree.......................................................................... 221
Renaming an MTree............................................................................221

Chapter 7 Snapshots 223

Snapshots overview........................................................................................ 224
Monitoring snapshots and their schedules...................................................... 224
About the snapshots view.................................................................. 224
Managing snapshots....................................................................................... 226
Creating a snapshot........................................................................... 226
Modifying a snapshot expiration date.................................................226
Renaming a snapshot......................................................................... 227
Expiring a snapshot............................................................................ 227
Managing snapshot schedules.........................................................................227
Creating a snapshot schedule............................................................ 228

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Modifying a snapshot schedule.......................................................... 229

Deleting a snapshot schedule............................................................. 229
Recover data from a snapshot........................................................................ 229

Chapter 8 CIFS 231

CIFS overview.................................................................................................232
Configuring SMB signing.................................................................................232
Performing CIFS setup....................................................................................233
HA systems and CIFS.........................................................................233
Preparing clients for access to Data Domain systems........................ 233
Enabling CIFS services....................................................................... 233
Naming the CIFS server..................................................................... 234
Setting authentication parameters.....................................................234
Disabling CIFS services...................................................................... 235
Working with shares....................................................................................... 235
Creating shares on the Data Domain system...................................... 235
Modifying a share on a Data Domain system...................................... 237
Creating a share from an existing share............................................. 238
Disabling a share on a Data Domain system........................................238
Enabling a share on a Data Domain system........................................ 238
Deleting a share on a Data Domain system......................................... 238
Performing MMC administration........................................................ 239
Connecting to a Data Domain system from a CIFS client................... 239
Displaying CIFS information ............................................................... 241
Managing access control................................................................................. 241
Accessing shares from a Windows client............................................ 241
Providing domain users administrative access.................................... 241
Allowing administrative access to a Data Domain system for domain
users.................................................................................................. 242
Restricting administrative access from Windows............................... 242
File access..........................................................................................242
Monitoring CIFS operation..............................................................................245
Displaying CIFS status....................................................................... 245
Display CIFS configuration................................................................. 246
Displaying CIFS statistics................................................................... 248
Performing CIFS troubleshooting....................................................................248
Displaying clients current activity.......................................................248
Setting the maximum open files on a connection............................... 249
Data Domain system clock................................................................. 250
Synchronizing from a Windows domain controller..............................250
Synchronize from an NTP server....................................................... 250

Chapter 9 NFS 251

NFS overview................................................................................................. 252
HA systems and NFS......................................................................... 252
Managing NFS client access to the Data Domain system................................253
Enabling NFS services........................................................................253
Disabling NFS services....................................................................... 253
Creating an export............................................................................. 253
Modifying an export........................................................................... 254
Creating an export from an existing export........................................ 255
Deleting an export..............................................................................256
Displaying NFS information.............................................................................256
Viewing NFS status............................................................................256

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Viewing NFS exports..........................................................................256

Viewing active NFS clients................................................................. 257
Integrating a DDR into a Kerberos domain.......................................................257
Add and delete KDC servers after initial configuration.................................... 258

Chapter 10 NFSv4 261

Introduction to NFSv4.................................................................................... 262
NFSv4 compared to NFSv3 on Data Domain systems........................ 262
NFSv4 ports.......................................................................................263
ID Mapping Overview......................................................................................263
External formats............................................................................................. 263
Standard identifier formats................................................................ 263
ACE extended identifiers....................................................................264
Alternative formats............................................................................ 264
Internal Identifier Formats...............................................................................264
When ID mapping occurs................................................................................ 264
Input mapping.................................................................................... 265
Output mapping................................................................................. 265
Credential mapping............................................................................ 265
NFSv4 and CIFS/SMB Interoperability........................................................... 266
CIFS/SMB Active Directory Integration.............................................266
Default DACL for NFSv4.................................................................... 266
System Default SIDs.......................................................................... 266
Common identifiers in NFSv4 ACLs and SIDs..................................... 267
NFS Referrals................................................................................................. 267
Referral Locations.............................................................................. 267
Referral location names......................................................................267
Referrals and Scaleout Systems.........................................................268
NFSv4 and High Availability............................................................................ 268
NFSv4 Global Namespaces............................................................................. 268
NFSv4 global namespaces and NFSv3 submounts............................. 269
NFSv4 Configuration...................................................................................... 269
Enabling the NFSv4 Server................................................................ 270
Setting the default server to include NFSv4.......................................270
Updating existing exports...................................................................270
Kerberos and NFSv4........................................................................................271
Configuring Kerberos with a Linux-Based KDC................................... 271
Configuring the Data Domain System to Use Kerberos Authentication....
272
Configuring Clients.............................................................................273
Enabling Active Directory................................................................................273
Configuring Active Directory.............................................................. 274
Configuring clients on Active Directory.............................................. 274

Chapter 11 Storage Migration 275

Storage migration overview............................................................................ 276
Migration planning considerations...................................................................276
DS60 shelf considerations.................................................................. 277
Viewing migration status................................................................................. 278
Evaluating migration readiness........................................................................278
Migrating storage using DD System Manager................................................. 279
Storage migration dialog descriptions............................................................. 279
Select a Task dialog........................................................................... 280
Select Existing Enclosures dialog....................................................... 280

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Select New Enclosures dialog............................................................ 280

Review Migration Plan dialog............................................................. 280
Verify Migration Preconditions dialog................................................ 280
Migration progress dialogs..................................................................281
Migrating storage using the CLI...................................................................... 282
CLI storage migration example........................................................................283

Chapter 12 Metadata on Flash 289

Overview of Metadata on Flash (MDoF) ........................................................ 290
MDoF licensing and capacity.......................................................................... 290
SSD cache tier.................................................................................................291
MDoF SSD cache tier - system management ................................................. 291
Managing the SSD cache tier.............................................................292
SSD alerts.......................................................................................................295

Chapter 13 SCSI Target 297

SCSI Target overview..................................................................................... 298
Fibre Channel view..........................................................................................299
Enabling NPIV.................................................................................... 299
Disabling NPIV.................................................................................... 301
Resources tab.................................................................................... 302
Access Groups tab............................................................................. 308
Differences in FC link monitoring among DD OS versions............................... 308

Chapter 14 Working with DD Boost 311

About Data Domain Boost................................................................................312
Managing DD Boost with DD System Manager................................................ 312
Specifying DD Boost user names........................................................ 313
Changing DD Boost user passwords................................................... 313
Removing a DD Boost user name........................................................ 314
Enabling DD Boost.............................................................................. 314
Configuring Kerberos.......................................................................... 314
Disabling DD Boost............................................................................. 315
Viewing DD Boost storage units..........................................................315
Creating a storage unit....................................................................... 316
Viewing storage unit information........................................................ 317
Modifying a storage unit..................................................................... 319
Renaming a storage unit.....................................................................320
Deleting a storage unit........................................................................ 321
Undeleting a storage unit.................................................................... 321
Selecting DD Boost options................................................................ 321
Managing certificates for DD Boost................................................... 323
Managing DD Boost client access and encryption.............................. 324
About interface groups................................................................................... 326
Interfaces...........................................................................................327
Clients................................................................................................ 327
Creating interface groups.................................................................. 328
Enabling and disabling interface groups............................................. 329
Modifying an interface group's name and interfaces.......................... 329
Deleting an interface group................................................................ 329
Adding a client to an interface group..................................................330
Modifying a client's name or interface group..................................... 330
Deleting a client from the interface group...........................................331
Using interface groups for Managed File Replication (MFR)...............331

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Destroying DD Boost.......................................................................................333
Configuring DD Boost-over-Fibre Channel...................................................... 333
Enabling DD Boost users.................................................................... 333
Configuring DD Boost........................................................................ 334
Verifying connectivity and creating access groups.............................335
Using DD Boost on HA systems.......................................................................337
About the DD Boost tabs.................................................................................337
Settings............................................................................................. 338
Active Connections............................................................................ 338
IP Network.........................................................................................339
Fibre Channel..................................................................................... 339
Storage Units..................................................................................... 339

Chapter 15 DD Virtual Tape Library 343

DD Virtual Tape Library overview.................................................................... 344
Planning a DD VTL.......................................................................................... 344
DD VTL limits..................................................................................... 345
Number of drives supported by a DD VTL.......................................... 348
Tape barcodes................................................................................... 349
LTO tape drive compatibility.............................................................. 350
Setting up a DD VTL.......................................................................... 350
HA systems and DD VTL.................................................................... 350
DD VTL tape out to cloud................................................................... 351
Managing a DD VTL......................................................................................... 351
Enabling DD VTL................................................................................ 352
Disabling DD VTL............................................................................... 353
DD VTL option defaults...................................................................... 353
Configuring DD VTL default options...................................................354
Working with libraries..................................................................................... 355
Creating libraries................................................................................355
Deleting libraries................................................................................ 357
Searching for tapes............................................................................358
Working with a selected library....................................................................... 358
Creating tapes................................................................................... 359
Deleting tapes.................................................................................... 360
Importing tapes.................................................................................. 361
Exporting tapes..................................................................................362
Moving tapes between devices within a library.................................. 363
Adding slots....................................................................................... 364
Deleting slots..................................................................................... 365
Adding CAPs...................................................................................... 365
Deleting CAPs.................................................................................... 365
Viewing changer information...........................................................................366
Working with drives........................................................................................ 366
Creating drives................................................................................... 367
Deleting drives................................................................................... 368
Working with a selected drive......................................................................... 368
Working with tapes......................................................................................... 369
Changing a tape's write or retention lock state.................................. 370
Working with the vault.................................................................................... 370
Working with the cloud-based vault.................................................................371
Prepare the VTL pool for data movement...........................................372
Remove tapes from the backup application inventory........................ 373
Select tape volumes for data movement............................................ 373
Restore data held in the cloud............................................................376

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Manually recall a tape volume from cloud storage.............................. 376

Working with access groups............................................................................377
Creating an access group................................................................... 378
Deleting an access group.................................................................... 381
Working with a selected access group.............................................................381
Selecting endpoints for a device........................................................ 382
Configuring the NDMP device TapeServer group...............................382
Working with resources.................................................................................. 383
Working with initiators....................................................................... 384
Working with endpoints..................................................................... 385
Working with a selected endpoint...................................................... 386
Working with pools......................................................................................... 388
Creating pools....................................................................................389
Deleting pools.................................................................................... 390
Working with a selected pool.......................................................................... 390
Converting a directory pool to an MTree pool ................................... 392
Moving tapes between pools..............................................................393
Copying tapes between pools............................................................ 394
Renaming pools..................................................................................395

Chapter 16 DD Replicator 397

DD Replicator overview...................................................................................398
Prerequisites for replication configuration...................................................... 399
Replication version compatibility.....................................................................402
Replication types............................................................................................ 406
Managed file replication .................................................................... 407
Directory replication...........................................................................407
MTree replication...............................................................................408
Collection replication ......................................................................... 410
Using DD Encryption with DD Replicator..........................................................411
Replication topologies......................................................................................412
One-to-one replication........................................................................414
Bi-directional replication..................................................................... 414
One-to-many replication.....................................................................415
Many-to-one replication..................................................................... 415
Cascaded replication.......................................................................... 416
Managing replication........................................................................................417
Replication status............................................................................... 418
Summary view.................................................................................... 418
DD Boost view....................................................................................428
Performance view.............................................................................. 429
Advanced Settings view..................................................................... 429
Monitoring replication .................................................................................... 432
Viewing estimated completion time for backup jobs........................... 432
Checking replication context performance.........................................433
Tracking status of a replication process............................................. 433
Replication lag....................................................................................433
Replication with HA.........................................................................................433
Replicating a system with quotas to one without............................................ 434
Replication Scaling Context ........................................................................... 434
Directory-to-MTree replication migration....................................................... 434
Performing migration from directory replication to MTree replication435
Viewing directory-to-MTree migration progress................................ 436
Checking the status of directory-to-MTree replication migration...... 436
Aborting D2M replication ...................................................................437

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Troubleshooting D2M.........................................................................437
Additional D2M troubleshooting......................................................... 438
Using collection replication for disaster recovery with SMT............................439

Chapter 17 DD Secure Multitenancy 441

Data Domain Secure Multi-tenancy overview..................................................442
SMT architecture basics.................................................................... 442
Terminology used in Secure Multi-Tenancy (SMT)............................ 442
Control path and network isolation.....................................................443
Understanding RBAC in SMT............................................................. 444
Provisioning a Tenant Unit.............................................................................. 445
Enabling Tenant Self-Service mode................................................................ 449
Data access by protocol..................................................................................449
Multi-User DD Boost and Storage Units in SMT.................................449
Configuring access for CIFS.............................................................. 450
Configuring NFS access.....................................................................450
Configuring access for DD VTL.......................................................... 450
Using DD VTL NDMP TapeServer ......................................................451
Data management operations.......................................................................... 451
Collecting performance statistics....................................................... 451
Modifying quotas................................................................................ 451
SMT and replication........................................................................... 452
SMT Tenant alerts............................................................................. 453
Managing snapshots.......................................................................... 453
Performing a file system Fast Copy................................................... 454

Chapter 18 DD Cloud Tier 455

DD Cloud Tier overview.................................................................................. 456
Supported platforms.......................................................................... 456
DD Cloud Tier performance................................................................458
Configuring Cloud Tier.................................................................................... 459
Configuring storage for DD Cloud Tier............................................... 459
Configuring cloud units................................................................................... 460
Firewall and proxy settings.................................................................460
Importing CA certificates....................................................................461
Adding a cloud unit for Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)..........................462
Adding a cloud unit for Alibaba........................................................... 463
Adding a cloud unit for Amazon Web Services S3.............................. 465
Adding a cloud unit for Azure............................................................. 466
Adding a cloud unit for Google Cloud Provider................................... 467
Adding an S3 Flexible provider cloud unit........................................... 468
Modifying a cloud unit or cloud profile............................................... 469
Deleting a cloud unit...........................................................................470
Data movement............................................................................................... 471
Adding data movement policies to MTrees......................................... 471
Moving data manually.........................................................................472
Moving data automatically..................................................................472
Recalling a file from the Cloud Tier.....................................................473
Using the CLI to recall a file from the cloud tier................................. 473
Direct restore from the cloud tier.......................................................475
Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure DD Cloud Tier............. 475
Configuring encryption for DD cloud units...................................................... 479
Information needed in the event of system loss.............................................. 479
Using DD Replicator with Cloud Tier............................................................... 479

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Using DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with Cloud Tier...................................... 480

Displaying capacity consumption charts for DD Cloud Tier............................. 480
DD Cloud Tier logs........................................................................................... 481
Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to remove DD Cloud Tier................. 481

Chapter 19 DD Extended Retention 483

DD Extended Retention overview................................................................... 484
Supported protocols in DD Extended Retention..............................................485
High Availability and Extended Retention........................................................486
Using DD Replicator with DD Extended Retention.......................................... 486
Collection replication with DD Extended Retention............................ 486
Directory replication with DD Extended Retention............................. 486
MTree replication with DD Extended Retention................................. 486
Managed file replication with DD Extended Retention........................487
Hardware and licensing for DD Extended Retention........................................ 487
Hardware supported for DD Extended Retention............................... 487
Licensing for DD Extended Retention................................................ 490
Adding shelf capacity licenses for DD Extended Retention................ 490
Configuring storage for DD Extended Retention.................................491
Customer-provided infrastructure for DD Extended Retention...........491
Managing DD Extended Retention.................................................................. 492
Enabling DD systems for DD Extended Retention.............................. 492
Creating a two-tiered file system for DD Extended Retention............493
File system panel for DD Extended Retention.................................... 494
File system tabs for DD Extended Retention......................................496
Upgrades and recovery with DD Extended Retention...................................... 501
Upgrading to DD OS 5.7 with DD Extended Retention........................501
Upgrading hardware with DD Extended Retention..............................501
Recovering a DD Extended Retention-enabled system...................... 502
Migrate data from Archive Tier to DD Cloud Tier............................................ 502
Capacity planning...............................................................................503
Stop data movement to the Archive Tier........................................... 505
Check file locations............................................................................506
Apply the Data Domain replication license..........................................506
Initiate replication from source system to target system....................507
Monitor replication progress.............................................................. 509
Confirm replication initialization is complete or in-synch....................509
Break the replication context............................................................. 509
Repurpose the source system............................................................ 510
Configure DD Cloud Tier on the target system.................................... 511

Chapter 20 DD Retention Lock 515

DD Retention Lock overview........................................................................... 516
DD Retention Lock protocol................................................................517
DD Retention Lock flow...................................................................... 517
Automatic retention lock.....................................................................517
Supported data access protocols.................................................................... 518
Enabling DD Retention Lock on an MTree....................................................... 519
Enabling DD Retention Lock Governance on an MTree.......................519
Enabling DD Retention Lock Compliance on an MTree....................... 521
Client-Side Retention Lock file control........................................................... 522
Setting Retention Locking on a file.................................................... 523
Extending Retention Locking on a file................................................ 525
Identifying a Retention-Locked file.................................................... 526

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Specifying a directory and touching only those files.......................... 526

Reading a list of files and touching only those files............................ 526
Deleting or expiring a file....................................................................526
Using ctime or mtime on Retention-Locked files................................ 527
System behavior with DD Retention Lock....................................................... 527
DD Retention Lock governance.......................................................... 527
DD Retention Lock compliance.......................................................... 529

Chapter 21 DD Encryption 539

DD encryption overview..................................................................................540
Configuring encryption................................................................................... 540
About key management................................................................................... 541
Rectifying lost or corrupted keys....................................................... 542
Key manager support......................................................................... 542
Working with the RSA DPM Key Manager......................................... 542
Working with the Embedded Key Manager........................................ 545
Working with KeySecure Key Manager.............................................. 546
Using DD System Manager to set up and manage the KeySecure Key
Manager.............................................................................................546
Using the Data Domain CLI to manage the KeySecure Key Manager. 548
How the cleaning operation works..................................................... 552
Key manager setup......................................................................................... 552
RSA DPM Key Manager encryption setup..........................................552
Setting up KMIP key manager............................................................554
Changing key managers after setup................................................................556
Managing certificates for RSA Key Manager......................................557
Checking settings for encryption of data at rest.............................................558
Enabling and disabling encryption of data at rest............................................ 558
Enabling encryption of data at rest.................................................... 558
Disabling encryption of data at rest................................................... 558
Locking and unlocking the file system.............................................................559
Locking the file system...................................................................... 559
Unlocking the file system................................................................... 560
Changing the encryption algorithm.................................................... 560

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Preface

As part of an effort to improve its product lines, Data Domain periodically releases revisions of its
software and hardware. Therefore, some functions described in this document might not be
supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product release notes
provide the most up-to-date information on product features, software updates, software
compatibility guides, and information about Data Domain products, licensing, and service.
Contact your technical support professional if a product does not function properly or does not
function as described in this document.
Note: This document was accurate at publication time. Go to Online Support (https://
support.emc.com) to ensure that you are using the latest version of this document.
Purpose
This guide explains how to manage the Data Domain® systems with an emphasis on procedures
using the Data Domain System Manager (DD System Manager), a browser-based graphical user
interface (GUI). If an important administrative task is not supported in DD System Manager, the
Command Line Interface (CLI) commands are described.
Note:
l DD System Manager was formerly known as the Enterprise Manager.
l In some cases, a CLI command may offer more options than those offered by the
corresponding DD System Manager feature. See the Data Domain Operating System
Command Reference Guide for a complete description of a command and its options.
Audience
This guide is for system administrators who are familiar with standard backup software packages
and general backup administration.
Related documentation
The following Data Domain system documents provide additional information:
l Installation and setup guide for your system, for example, Data Domain DD9300 System
Installation Guide
l Data Domain Hardware Features and Specifications Guide
l Data Domain Operating System USB Installation Guide
l Data Domain Operating System DVD Installation Guide
l Data Domain Operating System Release Notes
l Data Domain Operating System Initial Configuration Guide
l Data Domain Security Configuration Guide
l Data Domain Operating System High Availability White Paper
l Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide
l Data Domain Operating System MIB Quick Reference
l Data Domain Operating System Offline Diagnostics Suite User's Guide
l Field replacement guides for your system components, for example, Field Replacement Guide,
Data Domain DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 Systems, IO Module and Management Module
Replacement or Upgrade

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l Data Domain, System Controller Upgrade Guide

l Data Domain Expansion Shelf, Hardware Guide (for shelf model ES30/FS15, or DS60)
l Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide
l Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide
l Data Domain Boost for Oracle Recovery Manager Administration Guide
l Statement of Volatility for the Data Domain DD2500 System
l Statement of Volatility for the Data Domain DD4200, DD4500, or DD7200 System
l Statement of Volatility for the Data Domain DD6300, DD6800, or DD9300 System
l Statement of Volatility for the Data Domain DD9500 or DD9800 System
If you have the optional RSA Data Protection (DPM) Key Manager, see the latest version of the
RSA Data Protection Manager Server Administrator's Guide, available with the RSA Key Manager
product.
Special notice conventions used in this document
Data Domain uses the following conventions for special notices:
NOTICE A notice identifies content that warns of a potential business or data loss.

Note: A note identifies information that is incidental, but not essential, to the topic. Notes can
provide an explanation, a comment, reinforcement of a point in the text, or just a related point.
Typographical conventions
Data Domain uses the following type style conventions in this document:

Table 1 Typography

Bold Indicates interface element names, such as names of windows, dialog

boxes, buttons, fields, tab names, key names, and menu paths (what
the user specifically selects or clicks)

Italic Highlights publication titles listed in text

Monospace Indicates system information, such as:
l System code
l System output, such as an error message or script
l Pathnames, filenames, prompts, and syntax
l Commands and options

Monospace italic Highlights a variable name that must be replaced with a variable
value
Monospace bold Indicates text for user input

[] Square brackets enclose optional values

| Vertical bar indicates alternate selections—the bar means “or”

{} Braces enclose content that the user must specify, such as x or y or

z

... Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the example

Where to get help

Data Domain support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows:

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Product information
For documentation, release notes, software updates, or information about Data Domain
products, go to Online Support at https://support.emc.com.

Technical support
Go to Online Support and click Service Center. You will see several options for contacting
Technical Support. Note that to open a service request, you must have a valid support
agreement. Contact your sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support
agreement or with questions about your account.

Your comments
Your suggestions will help us continue to improve the accuracy, organization, and overall quality of
the user publications. Send your opinions of this document to: [email protected].

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Data Domain System Features and Integration

This chapter includes:

l Revision history.....................................................................................................................20
l Data Domain system overview...............................................................................................20
l Data Domain system features................................................................................................ 21
l Storage environment integration...........................................................................................26

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Revision history
The revision history lists the major changes to this document to support DD OS Release 6.2.

Table 2 Document revision history

Revision Date Description

04 (6.2.0) March 2020 This revision includes the following corrections and
clarifications:
l Removed an unsupported US location for configuring
a cloud unit for Google.
l Add the CLI steps to register the system with an
ESRS gateway.
l Added additional information about snapshot
retention after breaking an MTree replication
context.
l Added additional information about licensing
requirements for storage migration.

03 (6.2.0) April 2019 This revision includes information about the Automatic
Retention Lock feature.

02 (6.2.0) February 2019 This revision includes information about the Single Sign-
On (SSO) feature, and corrections to the steam counts
for DD2200 system with 8 GB of memory .

01 (6.2.0) December 2018 This revision includes information about these new
features:
l Configuring mail server credentials as part of the DD
SM Configuration Wizard.
l DD300 8 TB to 16 TB capacity expansion.
l Secure LDAP authentication.
l Active Directory connection diagnosis tool.
l Saving coredump files to a USB drive.
l SMB Change Notify.
l Trusted Domain offline access.
l DD Cloud Tier support for Alibaba and Google Cloud
Platform cloud providers.

Data Domain system overview

Data Domain systems are disk-based inline deduplication appliances that provide data protection
and disaster recovery (DR) in the enterprise environment.
All systems run the Data Domain Operating System (DD OS), which provides both a command-line
interface (CLI) for performing all system operations, and the Data Domain System Manager (DD
System Manager) graphical user interface (GUI) for configuration, management, and monitoring.

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Note: DD System Manager was formerly known as the Enterprise Manager.

Systems consist of appliances that vary in storage capacity and data throughput. Systems are
typically configured with expansion enclosures that add storage space.

Data Domain system features

Data Domain system features ensure data integrity, reliable restoration, efficient resource usage,
and ease of management. Licensed features allow you to scale the system feature set to match
your needs and budget.

Data integrity
The DD OS Data Invulnerability Architecture™ protects against data loss from hardware and
software failures.
l When writing to disk, the DD OS creates and stores checksums and self-describing metadata
for all data received. After writing the data to disk, the DD OS then recomputes and verifies
the checksums and metadata.
l An append-only write policy guards against overwriting valid data.
l After a backup completes, a validation process examines what was written to disk and verifies
that all file segments are logically correct within the file system and that the data is identical
before and after writing to disk.
l In the background, the online verify operation continuously checks that data on the disks is
correct and unchanged since the earlier validation process.
l Storage in most Data Domain systems is set up in a double parity RAID 6 configuration (two
parity drives). Additionally, most configurations include a hot spare in each enclosure, except
the DD1xx series systems, which use eight disks. Each parity stripe uses block checksums to
ensure that data is correct. Checksums are constantly used during the online verify operation
and while data is read from the Data Domain system. With double parity, the system can fix
simultaneous errors on as many as two disks.
l To keep data synchronized during a hardware or power failure, the Data Domain system uses
NVRAM (non-volatile RAM) to track outstanding I/O operations. An NVRAM card with fully
charged batteries (the typical state) can retain data for a period of hours, which is determined
by the hardware in use.
l When reading data back on a restore operation, the DD OS uses multiple layers of consistency
checks to verify that restored data is correct.
l When writing to SSD cache, the DD OS:
n Creates an SL checksum for every record stored in the cache to detect corruption to cache
data. This checksum is validated for every cache read.
n Treats corruption to cache data as a cache miss and does not result in data loss. Therefore
cache clients cannot store the latest copy of the data without some other backup
mechanism such as NVRAM or HDD.
n Removes the need for inline verification of cache writes, as cache clients can detect and
handle misdirected or lost writes. This also saves I/O bandwidth.
n Removes the need for SSD scrubbing of the the file system is, as the data in the cache
keeps changing frequently and is already scrubbed by SAS Background Media Scan (BMS).

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Data deduplication
DD OS data deduplication identifies redundant data during each backup and stores unique data just
once.
The storage of unique data is invisible to backup software and independent of data format. Data
can be structured, such as databases, or unstructured, such as text files. Data can derive from file
systems or from raw volumes.
Typical deduplication ratios are 20-to-1, on average, over many weeks. This ratio assumes there
are weekly full backups and daily incremental backups. A backup that includes many duplicate or
similar files (files copied several times with minor changes) benefits the most from deduplication.
Depending on backup volume, size, retention period, and rate of change, the amount of
deduplication can vary. The best deduplication happens with backup volume sizes of at least
10 MiB (MiB is the base 2 equivalent of MB).
To take full advantage of multiple Data Domain systems, a site with more than one Data Domain
system must consistently backup the same client system or set of data to the same Data Domain
system. For example, if a full back up of all sales data goes to Data Domain system A, maximum
deduplication is achieved when the incremental backups and future full backups for sales data also
go to Data Domain system A.

Restore operations
File restore operations create little or no contention with backup or other restore operations.
When backing up to disks on a Data Domain system, incremental backups are always reliable and
can be easily accessed. With tape backups, a restore operation may rely on multiple tapes holding
incremental backups. Also, the more incremental backups a site stores on multiple tapes, the more
time-consuming and risky the restore process. One bad tape can kill the restore.
Using a Data Domain system, you can perform full backups more frequently without the penalty of
storing redundant data. Unlike tape drive backups, multiple processes can access a Data Domain
system simultaneously. A Data Domain system allows your site to offer safe, user-driven, single-file
restore operations.

Data Domain Replicator

The Data Domain Replicator sets up and manages the replication of backup data between two Data
Domain systems.
A DD Replicator pair consists of a source and a destination system and replicates a complete data
set or directory from the source system to the destination system. An individual Data Domain
system can be a part of multiple replication pairs and can serve as a source for one or more pairs
and a destination for one or more pairs. After replication is started, the source system
automatically sends any new backup data to the destination system.

Multipath and load balancing

In a Fibre Channel multipath configuration, multiple paths are established between a Data Domain
system and a backup server or backup destination array. When multiple paths are present, the
system automatically balances the backup load between the available paths.
At least two HBA ports are required to create a multipath configuration. When connected to a
backup server, each of the HBA ports on the multipath is connected to a separate port on the
backup server.

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High Availability
The High Availability (HA) feature lets you configure two Data Domain systems as an Active-
Standby pair, providing redundancy in the event of a system failure. HA keeps the active and
standby systems in sync, so that if the active node were to fail due to hardware or software issues,
the standby node can take over services and continue where the failing node left off.
The HA feature:
l Supports failover of backup, restore, replication and management services in a two-node
system. Automatic failover requires no user intervention.
l Provides a fully redundant design with no single point of failure within the system when
configured as recommended.
l Provides an Active-Standby system with no loss of performance on failover.
l Provides failover within 10 minutes for most operations. CIFS, DD VTL, and NDMP must be
restarted manually.
Note: Recovery of DD Boost applications may take longer than 10 minutes, because Boost
application recovery cannot begin until the DD server failover is complete. In addition,
Boost application recovery cannot start until the application invokes the Boost library.
Similarly, NFS may require additional time to recover.
l Supports ease of management and configuration through DD OS CLIs.
l Provides alerts for malfunctioning hardware.
l Preserves single-node performance and scalability within an HA configuration in both normal
and degraded mode.
l Supports the same feature set as stand-alone DD systems.
Note: DD Extended Retention and vDisk are not supported.

l Supports systems with all SAS drives. This includes legacy systems upgraded to systems with
all SAS drives.
Note: The Hardware Overview and Installation Guides for the Data Domain systems that
support HA describes how to install a new HA system. The Data Domain Single Node to HA
Upgrade describes how to upgrade an existing system to an HA pair.
l Does not impact the ability to scale the product.
l Supports nondisruptive software updates.
HA is supported on the following Data Domain systems:
l DD6800
l DD9300
l DD9500
l DD9800

HA architecture
HA functionality is available for both IP and FC connections. Both nodes must have access to the
same IP networks, FC SANs, and hosts in order to achieve high availability for the environment.
Over IP networks, HA uses a floating IP address to provide data access to the Data Domain HA pair
regardless of which physical node is the active node.
Over FC SANs, HA uses NPIV to move the FC WWNs between nodes, allowing the FC initiators to
re-establish connections after a failover.
Figure 1 on page 24 shows the HA architecture.

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Figure 1 HA architecture

Random I/O handling

The random I/O optimizations included in DD OS provide improved performance for applications
and use cases that generate larger amounts of random read and write operations than sequential
read and write operations.
DD OS is optimized to handle workloads that consists of random read and write operations, such
as virtual machine instant access and instant restore, and incremental forever backups generated
by applications such as Avamar. These optimizations:
l Improve random read and random write latencies.
l Improve user IOPS with smaller read sizes.
l Support concurrent I/O operations within a single stream.
l Provide peak read and write throughput with smaller streams.
Note: The maximum random I/O stream count is limited to the maximum restore stream
count of a Data Domain system.
The random I/O enhancements allow the Data Domain system to support instant access/instant
restore functionality for backup applications such as Avamar and Networker.

System administrator access

System administrators can access the system for configuration and management using a command
line interface or a graphical user interface.
l DD OS CLI—A command-line interface that is available through a serial console or through
Ethernet connections using SSH or Telnet. CLI commands enable initial system configuration,
changes to individual system settings, and display of system operation status.
l DD System Manager—A browser-based graphical user interface that is available through
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configuration changes after initial configuration, display system and component status, and
generate reports and charts.
Note: Some systems support access using a keyboard and monitor attached directly to the
system.

Licensed features
Feature licenses allow you to purchase only those features you intend to use. Some examples of
features that require licenses are DD Extended Retention, DD Boost, and storage capacity
increases.
Consult with your sales representative for information on purchasing licensed features.

Table 3 Features requiring licenses

Feature Name License Name in Description

Software

Data Domain ARCHIVESTORE Licenses Data Domain systems for archive use,
ArchiveStore such as file and email archiving, file tiering, and
content and database archiving.

Data Domain Boost DDBOOST Enables the use of a Data Domain system with
the following applications: Avamar, NetWorker,
Oracle RMAN, Quest vRanger, Symantec Veritas
NetBackup (NBU), and Backup Exec. The
managed file replication (MFR) feature of DD
Boost also requires the DD Replicator license.

Data Domain Capacity CONTROLLER- Enables an on-demand capacity increase for 4 TB

on Demand COD DD2200 systems to 7.5 TB or 13.18 TB. An
increase to 13.18 TB also requires the
EXPANDED-STORAGE license.

Data Domain Cloud CLOUDTIER- Enables a Data Domain system to move data from
Tier CAPACITY the active tier to low-cost, high-capacity object
storage in the public, private, or hybrid cloud for
long-term retention.

Data Domain ENCRYPTION Allows data on system drives or external storage

Encryption to be encrypted while being saved and locked
when moving the system to another location.

Data Domain EXPANDED- Allows Data Domain system storage to be

Expansion Storage STORAGE expanded beyond the level provided in the base
system.

Data Domain EXTENDED- Licenses the DD Extended Retention storage

Extended Retention RETENTION feature.
(formerly DD
Archiver)

Data Domain I/OS I/OS An I/OS license is required when DD VTL is used
(for IBM i operating to backup systems in the IBM i operating
environments) environment. Apply this license before adding
virtual tape drives to libraries.

Data Domain REPLICATION Adds DD Replicator for replication of data from

Replicator one Data Domain system to another. A license is
required on each system.

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Table 3 Features requiring licenses (continued)

Feature Name License Name in Description

Software

Data Domain RETENTION- Meets the strictest data retention requirements

Retention Lock LOCK- from regulatory standards such as SEC17a-4.
Compliance Edition COMPLIANCE

Data Domain RETENTION- Protects selected files from modification and

Retention Lock LOCK- deletion before a specified retention period
Governance Edition GOVERNANCE expires.

Data Domain Shelf CAPACITY- Enables a Data Domain system to expand the
Capacity-Active Tier ACTIVE active tier storage capacity to an additional
enclosure or a disk pack within an enclosure.

Data Domain Shelf CAPACITY- Enables a Data Domain system to expand the
Capacity-Archive Tier ARCHIVE archive tier storage capacity to an additional
enclosure or a disk pack within an enclosure.

Data Domain Storage STORAGE- Enables migration of data from one enclosure to
Migration MIGRATION-FOR- another to support replacement of older, lower-
DATADOMAIN- capacity enclosures.
SYSTEMS

Data Domain Virtual VTL Enables the use of a Data Domain system as a
Tape Library (DD virtual tape library over a Fibre Channel network.
VTL) This license also enables the NDMP Tape Server
feature, which previously required a separate
license.

High Availability HA-ACTIVE- Enables the High Availability feature in an Active-

PASSIVE Standby configuration. You only need to purchase
one HA license; the license runs on the active
node and is mirrored to the standby node.

Storage environment integration

Data Domain systems integrate easily into existing data centers.
l All Data Domain systems can be configured as storage destinations for leading backup and
archiving applications using NFS, CIFS, DD Boost, or DD VTL protocols.
l Search for compatibility documents at https://support.emc.com for information on the
applications that work with the different configurations.
l Multiple backup servers can share one Data Domain system.
l One Data Domain system can handle multiple simultaneous backup and restore operations.
l Multiple Data Domain systems can be connected to one or more backup servers.
For use as a backup destination, a Data Domain system can be configured either as a disk storage
unit with a file system that is accessed through an Ethernet connection or as a virtual tape library
that is accessed through a Fibre Channel connection. The DD VTL feature enables Data Domain
systems to be integrated into environments where backup software is already configured for tape
backups, minimizing disruption.
Configuration is performed both in the DD OS, as described in the relevant sections of this guide,
and in the backup application, as described in the backup application’s administrator guides and in
Data Domain application-related guides and tech notes.

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All backup applications can access a Data Domain system as either an NFS or a CIFS file system on
the Data Domain disk device.
The following figure shows a Data Domain system integrated into an existing basic backup
configuration.
Figure 2 Data Domain system integrated into a storage environment

1. Primary storage
2. Ethernet
3. Backup server
4. SCSI/Fibre Channel
5. Gigabit Ethernet or Fibre Channel
6. Tape system
7. Data Domain system
8. Management
9. NFS/CIFS/DD VTL/DD Boost
10. Data Verification
11. File system
12. Global deduplication and compression
13. RAID

As shown in Figure 2 on page 27, data flows to a Data Domain system through an Ethernet or Fibre
Channel connection. Immediately, the data verification processes begin and are continued while
the data resides on the Data Domain system. In the file system, the DD OS Global Compression™

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algorithms dedupe and compress the data for storage. Data is then sent to the disk RAID
subsystem. When a restore operation is required, data is retrieved from Data Domain storage,
decompressed, verified for consistency, and transferred via Ethernet to the backup servers using
Ethernet (for NFS, CIFS, DD Boost), or using Fiber Channel (for DD VTL and DD Boost).
The DD OS accommodates relatively large streams of sequential data from backup software and is
optimized for high throughput, continuous data verification, and high compression. It also
accommodates the large numbers of smaller files in nearline storage (DD ArchiveStore).
Data Domain system performance is best when storing data from applications that are not
specifically backup software under the following circumstances.
l Data is sent to the Data Domain system as sequential writes (no overwrites).
l Data is neither compressed nor encrypted before being sent to the Data Domain system.

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Getting Started

This chapter includes:

l Dell EMC Data Domain System Manager overview................................................................30

l Logging in and out of DD System Manager............................................................................30
l The DD System Manager interface........................................................................................33
l Configuring the system with the configuration wizard.......................................................... 35
l Data Domain Command Line Interface.................................................................................. 48
l Logging into the CLI.............................................................................................................. 48
l CLI online help guidelines...................................................................................................... 49

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Dell EMC Data Domain System Manager overview

DD System Manager is a browser-based user interface, available through Ethernet connections,
for managing a single system from any location. DD System Manager provides a single,
consolidated management interface that enables for configuration and monitoring of many system
features and system settings.
Note: Data Domain Management Center enables you to manage multiple systems from a single
browser window.
DD System Manager provides real-time graphs and tables that enable you to monitor the status of
system hardware components and configured features.
Additionally, a command set that performs all system functions is available to users at the
command-line interface (CLI). Commands configure system settings and provide displays of
system hardware status, feature configuration, and operation.
The command-line interface is available through a serial console or through an Ethernet
connection using SSH or Telnet.
Note: Some systems support access using a keyboard and monitor attached directly to the
system.
DD OS Software Versions
DD OS software releases have three public statuses, indicating the number of installed systems
running the version.
l General Availability releases have completed Data Domain Internal QA Testing and are
available for installation in production environments.
l Directed Availability - Controlled (Directed Availability) releases are carefully controlled
access releases, directed to a small number of installations. Customers may request to be
qualified for access to these releases.
l Target Code - It is recommended that all systems upgrade to the Data Domain OS target code
within a release family as soon as practical.
Note: There is only one Target Code release in a given family. Target Code releases have
met the installation and run-time hours and quality metrics to indicate that they are stable
and have no problems that would affect most customers. For some families, there may be
no target code identified, due to limited customer uptake, quality issues, or other
considerations.
Upgrading between families may have product compatibility considerations, and a careful review of
product compatibility should precede any upgrade to a new release family.

Logging in and out of DD System Manager

Use a browser to log in to DD System Manager.
About this task
When connecting to DD System Manager from a web browser, all HTTP connections will
automatically redirect to HTTPS.
Procedure
1. Open a web browser and enter the IP address or hostname to connect to DD System
Manager. It must be:
l A fully qualified domain name (for example, http://dd01.emc.com)

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l A hostname (http://dd01)
l An IP address (http://10.5.50.5)
Note: DD System Manager uses HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443. If your Data
Domain system is behind a firewall, you may need to enable port 80 if using HTTP, or
port 443 if using HTTPS to reach the system. The port numbers can be easily changed if
security requirements dictate.

Note: If the Data Domain System Manager is unable to launch from any web browser,
the displayed error message is "The GUI Service is temporarily unavailable. Please
refresh your browser. If the problem persists, please contact Data Domain support for
assistance." SSH can be used to login to the Data Domain system and can run all
commands.
If you have not upgraded the DD OS but still encounter this GUI error, use the following
procedure:
a. Close the web browser session on the Data Domain system with the reported error.
b. Run these commands in sequence:
l adminaccess disable http
l adminaccess disable https
l adminaccess enable http
l adminaccess enable https
c. Wait 5 minutes to allow the http and https services to start completely.
d. Open a web browser, and connect to Data Domain System Manager.
If you see this GUI issue after a DD OS upgrade, use the following procedure:
a. Close the web browser session on the Data Domain system with the reported error.
b. Run these commands in sequence:
l adminaccess disable http
l adminaccess disable https
l adminaccess certificate generate self-signed-cert
l adminaccess enable http
l adminaccess enable https
a. Wait 5 minutes to allow the http and https services to start completely.
b. Open a web browser, and connect to Data Domain System Manager.

2. For HTTPS secure login, click Secure Login.

Secure login with HTTPS requires a digital certificate to validate the identity of the DD OS
system and to support bi-directional encryption between DD System Manager and a
browser. DD OS includes a self-signed certificate, and DD OS allows you to import your own
certificate.
3. Enter your assigned username and password.
Note: The initial username is sysadmin and the initial password is the system serial
number. For information about setting up a new system, see the Data Domain Operating
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4. Click Log In.

If this is the first time you have logged in, the Home view is displayed in the Information
panel.
Note: If you enter an incorrect password 4 consecutive times, the system locks out the
specified username for 120 seconds. The login count and lockout period are configurable
and might be different on your system.
Note: If this is the first time you are logging in, you might be required to change your
password. If the system administrator has configured your username to require a
password change, you must change the password before gaining access to DD System
Manager.
5. To log out, click the log out button in the DD System Manager banner.
When you log out, the system displays the log in page with a message that your log out is
complete.

Logging in using a certificate

As an alternative to logging in using a username and password, you can log in to DD System
Manager with a certificate issued by a Certificate Authority (CA).
About this task
To log in using a certificate, you must have authorization privileges on the Data Domain system,
and the Data Domain system must trust the CA certificate. Your username must be specified in the
common-name field in the certificate.
Procedure
1. Ensure that you have a user account on the Data Domain system.
You can be either a local user or a name service user (NIS/AD). For a name service user,
your group-to-role mapping must be configured on the Data Domain system.
2. Use the following CLI command to import the public key from the CA that issued the
certificate: adminaccess certificate import ca application login-auth.

3. Load the certificate in PKCS12 format in your browser.

Once the CA certificate is trusted by the Data Domain system, a Log in with certificate link
is visible on the HTTPS login screen.
4. Click Log in with certificate and choose the certificate from the list of certificates
prompted by the browser.
Results
The Data Domain system validates the user certificate against the trust store. Based on
authorization privileges associated with your account, a System Manager session is created for
you.

Logging in using single sign-on (SSO)

As an alternative to logging in using a local username and password, you can log in to DD System
Manager with a username and password from a supported SSO provider .
Before you begin
To log in using SSO, SSO must be enabled and the Data Domain system must be registered with an
SSO provider.

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About this task

Configuring SSO authentication on page 122 describes how to enable SSO authentication and
register the Data Domain system with the SSO provider.
Procedure
1. At the login screen, click Log in with Data Protection Central.
2. Log in with the Data Protection Central username and password.

The DD System Manager interface

The DD System Manager interface provides common elements on most pages that enable you to
navigate through the configuration and display options and display context sensitive help.

Page elements
The primary page elements are the banner, the navigation panel, the information panels, and
footer.
Figure 3 DD System Manager page components

1. Banner
2. Navigation panel
3. Information panels
4. Footer

Banner
The DD System Manager banner displays the program name and buttons for Refresh, Log Out,
and Help.

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Navigation panel
The Navigation panel displays the highest level menu selections that you can use to identify the
system component or task that you want to manage.
The Navigation panel displays the top two levels of the navigation system. Click any top level title
to display the second level titles. Tabs and menus in the Information panel provide additional
navigation controls.

Information panel
The Information panel displays information and controls related to the selected item in the
Navigation panel. The information panel is where you find system status information and configure
a system.
Depending on the feature or task selected in the Navigation panel, the Information panel may
display a tab bar, topic areas, table view controls, and the More Tasks menu.
Tab bar
Tabs provide access to different aspects of the topic selected in the Navigation panel.
Topic areas
Topic areas divide the Information panel into sections that represent different aspects of the topic
selected in the Navigation panel or parent tab.
For high-availability (HA) systems, the HA Readiness tab on the System Manager dashboard
indicates whether the HA system is ready to fail over from the active node to the standby node.
You can click on HA Readiness to navigate to the High Availability section under HEALTH.
Working with table view options
Many of the views with tables of items contain controls for filtering, navigating, and sorting the
information in the table.
How to use common table controls:
l Click the diamond icon in a column heading to reverse the sort order of items in the column.
l Click the < and > arrows at the bottom right of the view to move forward or backward through
the pages. To skip to the beginning of a sequence of pages, click |<. To skip to the end, click
>|.
l Use the scroll bar to view all items in a table.
l Enter text in the Filter By box to search for or prioritize the listing of those items.
l Click Update to refresh the list.
l Click Reset to return to the default listing.
More Tasks menu
Some pages provide a More Tasks menu at the top right of the view that contains commands
related to the current view.

Footer
The DD System Manager footer displays important information about the management session.
The banner lists the following information.
l System hostname.

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l DD OS version
l Selected system model number.
l User name and role for the current logged in user.

Help buttons
Help buttons display a ? and appear in the banner, in the title of many areas of the Information
panel, and in many dialogs. Click the help button to display a help window related to the current
feature you are using.
The help window provides a contents button and navigation button above the help. Click the
contents button to display the guide contents and a search button that you can use to search the
help. Use the directional arrow buttons to page through the help topics in sequential order.

End User License Agreement

To view the End User License Agreement (EULA), select Maintenance > System > View EULA.

Configuring the system with the configuration wizard

There are two wizards, a DD System Manager configuration wizard and a Command Line Interface
(CLI) configuration wizard. The configuration wizards guide you through a simplified configuration
of your system to get your system operating quickly.
About this task
After you complete the basic configuration with a wizard, you can use additional configuration
controls in DD System Manager and the CLI to further configure your system.
Note: The following procedure describes how to start and run the DD System Manager
configuration wizard after the initial configuration of your system. For instructions on running
the configuration wizards at system startup, see the Data Domain Operating System Initial
Configuration Guide.
Note: If you want to configure your system for high availability (HA), you must perform this
operation using the CLI Configuration Wizard. For more information, see the Data Domain
DD9500/DD9800 Hardware Overview and Installation Guide and the Data Domain Operating
System Initial Configuration Guide.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > System > Configure System.
2. Use the controls at the bottom of the Configuration Wizard dialog to select which features
you want to configure and to advance through the wizard. To display help for a feature, click
the help icon (question mark) in the lower left corner of the dialog.

License page
The License page displays all installed licenses. Click Yes to add, modify, or delete a license, or
click No to skip license installation.

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License Configuration
The Licenses Configuration section allows you add, modify or delete licenses from a license file.
Data Domain Operating System 6.0 and later supports ELMS licensing, which allows you to include
multiple features in a single license file upload.
When using the Configuration Wizard on a system without any licenses configured on it, select the
license type from the drop-down, and click the ... button. Browse to the directory where the
license file resides, and select it for upload to the system.

Table 4 License Configuration page values

Item Description

Add Licenses Select this option to add licenses from a license file.
Replace Licenses If licenses are already configured the Add Licenses selection
changes to Replace Licenses. Select this option to replace
the licenses already added.

Delete Licenses Select this option to delete licenses already configured on the
system.

Network
The Network section allows you to configure the network settings. Click Yes to configure the
network settings, or click No to skip network configuration.

Network General page

The General page allows you to configure network settings that define how the system
participates in an IP network.
To configure these network settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Hardware >
Ethernet.

Table 5 General page settings

Item Description

Obtain Settings using DHCP Select this option to specify that the system collect network
settings from a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)
server. When you configure the network interfaces, at least
one of the interfaces must be configured to use DHCP.

Manually Configure Select this option to use the network settings defined in the
Settings area of this page.

Host Name Specifies the network hostname for this system.

Note: If you choose to obtain the network settings
through DHCP, you can manually configure the hostname
at Hardware > Ethernet > Settings or with the net
set hostname command. You must manually configure
the host name when using DHCP over IPv6.

Domain Name Specifies the network domain to which this system belongs.

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Table 5 General page settings (continued)

Item Description

Default IPv4 Gateway Specifies the IPv4 address of the gateway to which the
system will forward network requests when there is no route
entry for the destination system.

Default IPv6 Gateway Specifies the IPv6 address of the gateway to which the
system will forward network requests when there is no route
entry for the destination system.

Network Interfaces page

The Interfaces page allows you to configure network settings that define how each interface
participates in an IP network.
To Configure these network settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Hardware >
Ethernet > Interfaces.

Table 6 Interfaces page settings

Item Description

Interface Lists the interfaces available on your system.

Enabled Shows whether each interface is enabled (checkbox

selected) or disabled (not selected). Click the checkbox to
toggle the interface between the enabled and disabled states.

DHCP Shows the current Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)

configuration for each interface. Select v4 for IPv4 DHCP
connections, v6 for IPv6 connections, or no to disable DHCP.

IP Address Specifies an IPv4 or IPv6 address for this system. To

configure the IP address, you must set DHCP to No.
Note: DD140, DD160, DD610, DD620, and DD630 systems
do not support IPv6 on interface eth0a (eth0 on systems
that use legacy port names) or on any VLANs created on
that interface.

Netmask Specifies the network mask for this system. To configure the
network mask, you must set DHCP to No.

Link Displays whether the Ethernet link is active (Yes) or not (No).

Network DNS page

The DNS page allows you to configure how the system obtains IP addresses for DNS servers in a
Domain Name System (DNS).
To Configure these network settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Hardware >
Ethernet > Settings.

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Table 7 DNS page settings

Item Description

Obtain DNS using DHCP. Select this option to specify that the system collect DNS IP
addresses from a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)
server. When you configure the network interfaces, at least
one of the interfaces must be configured to use DHCP.

Manually configure DNS list. Select this option when you want to manually enter DNS
server IP addresses.

Add (+) button Click this button to display a dialog in which you can add a
DNS IP address to the DNS IP Address list. You must select
Manually configure DNS list before you can add or delete
DNS IP addresses.

Delete (X) button Click this button to delete a DNS IP address from the DNS IP
Address list. You must select the IP address to delete before
this button is enabled. You must also select Manually
configure DNS list before you can add or delete DNS IP
addresses.

IP Address Checkboxes Select a checkbox for a DNS IP address that you want to
delete. Select the DNS IP Address checkbox when you want
to delete all IP addresses. You must select Manually
configure DNS list before you can add or delete DNS IP
addresses.

File System
The File System section allows you to configure Active and Cloud Tier storage. Each has a
separate wizard page. You can also create the File System within this section. The configuration
pages cannot be accessed if the file system is already created.
Anytime you display the File System section when the File System has not been created, the
system displays an error message. Continue with the procedure to create the file system.

Configure storage tier pages

The configure storage tier pages allow you to configure storage for each licensed tier on the
system, Active Tier, Archive Tier, and DD Cloud Tier. Each tier has a separate wizard page. The
storage tier configuration pages cannot be accessed if the file system is already created.
Configure Active Tier
The Configure Active Tier section allows you to configure the Active Storage Tier devices. The
Active Tier is where back up data resides. To add storage to the Active Tier, select one or more
devices and add them to the tier. You can add storage devices up to the capacity licenses installed.
The DD3300 system requires 4 TB devices for the Active Tier.

Table 8 Addable Storage

Item Description

ID (Device in DD VE) The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.
l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure
Slot, or Enclosure Pack for DS60 shelves)

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Table 8 Addable Storage (continued)

Item Description

l A device number for a logical device such as those used by

DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Model The type of disk shelf. This does not apply to DD VE instances.

Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.
Disk Size (Size in DD VE) The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

License Needed The licensed capacity required to add the storage to the tier.

Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DD
VE instances.

Type SCSI. This only applies to DD VE instances.

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Table 9 Active Tier values

Item Description

ID (Device in DD VE) The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.
l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure
Slot, or Enclosure Pack for DS60 shelves). This does not
apply to DD VE instances.
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Model The type of disk shelf. This does not apply to DD VE instances.

Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Disk Size (Size in DD VE) The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

License Used The licensed capacity consumed by the storage.

Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DD
VE instances.

Configured New or existing storage. This does not apply to DD VE

instances.

Type SCSI. This only applies to DD VE instances.

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Table 9 Active Tier values (continued)

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Configure Archive Tier

The Configure Archive Tier section allows you to configure the Archive Storage Tier devices. The
Archive Tier is where data archived with the DD Extended Retention feature resides. To add
storage to the Archive Tier, select one or more devices and add them to the tier. You can add
storage devices up to the capacity licenses installed.
Archive Tier storage is not available on the DD3300 system, or on DD VE instances.

Table 10 Addable Storage

Item Description

ID The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.

l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure
Slot, or Enclosure Pack for DS60 shelves)
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN.

Model The type of disk shelf.

Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN.

Disk Size (Size in DD VE) The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

License Needed The licensed capacity required to add the storage to the tier.

Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN.

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Table 11 Archive Tier values

Item Description

ID The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.

l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure
Slot, or Enclosure Pack for DS60 shelves). This does not
apply to DD VE instances.
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN.

Model The type of disk shelf.

Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN.

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Table 11 Archive Tier values (continued)

Item Description

Disk Size (Size in DD VE) The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

License Used The licensed capacity consumed by the storage.

Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN.

Configured New or existing storage.

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Configure Cloud Tier

The Configure Cloud Tier section allows you to configure the Cloud Storage Tier devices. To add
storage to the Cloud Tier, select one or more devices and add them to the tier. You can add
storage devices up to the capacity licenses installed.
The DD3300 system requires 1 TB devices for DD Cloud Tier.

Table 12 Addable Storage

Item Description

ID (Device in DD VE) The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.
l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure
Slot, or Enclosure Pack for DS60 shelves)
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Model The type of disk shelf. This does not apply to DD VE instances.

Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Disk Size (Size in DD VE) The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

License Needed The licensed capacity required to add the storage to the tier.

Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DD
VE instances.

Type SCSI. This only applies to DD VE instances.

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Table 13 Cloud Tier values

Item Description

ID (Device in DD VE) The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.

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Table 13 Cloud Tier values (continued)

Item Description

l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure

Slot, or Enclosure Pack for DS60 shelves). This does not
apply to DD VE instances.
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Model The type of disk shelf. This does not apply to DD VE instances.
Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not
apply to DD VE instances.

Disk Size (Size in DD VE) The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

License Used The licensed capacity consumed by the storage.

Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DD
VE instances.

Configured New or existing storage. This does not apply to DD VE

instances.

Type SCSI. This only applies to DD VE instances.

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Create File System page

The Create File System page displays the allowed size of each storage tier in the file system, and
allows you to automatically enable the file system after it is created.

System Settings
The System Settings section allows you to configure system passwords, and email settings. Click
Yes to configure the system settings, or click No to skip system settings configuration.

System Settings Administrator page

The Administrator page allows you to configure the administrator password and how the system
communicates with the administrator.

Table 14 Administrator page settings

Item Description

User Name The default administrator name is sysadmin. The sysadmin

user cannot be renamed or deleted.

Old Password Type the old password for sysadmin.

New Password Type the new password for sysadmin.

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Table 14 Administrator page settings (continued)

Item Description

Verify New Password Retype the new password for sysadmin.

Admin Email Specify the email address to which DD System Manager

sends alert and autosupport email messages.

Send Alert Notification Emails Check to configure DD System Manager to send alert
to this address notifications to the Admin email address as alert events
occur.

Send Daily Alert Summary Check to configure DD System Manager to send alert
Emails to this address summaries to the Admin email address at the end of each day.

Send Autosupport Emails to Check to configure DD System Manager to send the Admin
this address user autosupport emails, which are daily reports that
document system activity and status.

System Settings Email/Location page

The Email/Location page allows you to configure the mail server name, control what system
information is sent to Data Domain, and specify a location name to identify your system.

Table 15 Email/Location page settings

Item Description

Mail Server Specify the name of the mail server that manages emails to
and from the system.

Credentials Select whether or not to require credentials for the mail

server.

User Name If credentials are enabled, specify the mail server username.

Password If credentials are enabled, specify the mail server password.

Send Alert Notification Emails Check to configure DD System Manager to send alert
to Data Domain notification emails to Data Domain.

Send Vendor Support Check to configure DD System Manager to send vendor

Notification Emails to Data support notification emails to Data Domain.
Domain

Location Use this optional attribute as needed to record the location of

your system. If you specify a location, this information is
stored as the SNMP system location.

DD Boost protocol
The DD Boost settings section allows you to configure the DD Boost protocol settings. Click Yes
to configure the DD Boost Protocol settings, or click No to skip DD Boost configuration.

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DD Boost Protocol Storage Unit page

The Storage Unit page allows you to configure DD Boost storage units.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Protocols > DD Boost >
Storage Units > + (plus sign) to add a storage unit, the pencil to modify a storage unit, or X to
delete a storage unit.

Table 16 Storage Unit page settings

Item Description

Storage Unit The name of your DD Boost Storage Unit. You may optionally
change this name.

User For the default DD Boost user, either select an existing user,
or select Create a new Local User, and enter their User name,
Password, and Management Role. This role can be one of the
following:
l Admin role: Lets you configure and monitor the entire
Data Domain system.
l User role: Lets you monitor Data Domain systems and
change your own password.
l Security role: In addition to user role privileges, lets you
set up security-officer configurations and manage other
security-officer operators.
l Backup-operator role: In addition to user role privileges,
lets you create snapshots, import and export tapes to, or
move tapes within a DD VTL.
l None role: Intended only for DD Boost authentication, so
you cannot monitor or configure a Data Domain system.
None is also the parent role for the SMT tenant-admin
and tenant-user roles. None is also the preferred user
type for DD Boost storage owners. Creating a new local
user here only allows that user to have the "none" role.

DD Boost Protocol Fibre Channel page

The Fibre Channel page allows you to configure DD Boost Access Groups over Fibre Channel.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Protocols > DD Boost >
Fibre Channel > + (plus sign) to add an access group, the pencil to modify an access group, or X
to delete an access group.

Table 17 Fibre Channel page settings

Item Description

Configure DD Boost over Fibre Select the checkbox if you want to configure DD Boost over
Channel Fibre Channel.

Group Name (1-128 Chars) Create an Access Group. Enter a unique name. Duplicate
access groups are not supported.

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Table 17 Fibre Channel page settings (continued)

Item Description

Initiators Select one or more initiators. Optionally, replace the initiator

name by entering a new one. An initiator is a backup client
that connects to the system to read and write data using the
FC (Fibre Channel) protocol. A specific initiator can support
DD Boost over FC or DD VTL, but not both.

Devices The devices to be used are listed. They are available on all
endpoints. An endpoint is the logical target on the Data
Domain system to which the initiator connects.

CIFS protocol
The CIFS Protocol settings section allows you to configure the CIFS protocol settings. Click Yes
to configure the CIFS protocol settings, or click No to skip CIFS configuration.
Data Domain systems use the term MTree to describe directories. When you configure a directory
path, DD OS creates an MTree where the data will reside.

CIFS Protocol Authentication page

The Authentication page enables you to configure Active Directory and Workgroup for your
system.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Administration > Access >
Authentication.

Table 18 Authentication page settings

Item Description

Active Directory/Kerberos Expand this panel to enable, disable, and configure Active
Authentication Directory Kerberos authentication.

Workgroup Authentication Expand this panel to configure Workgroup authentication.

LDAP Authentication Expand this panel to configure LDAP authentication.

NIS Authentication Expand this panel to configure NIS authentication.

CIFS Protocol Share page

The Share page enables you to configure a CIFS protocol share name and a directory path for your
system.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Protocols > CIFS >
Shares > Create.

Table 19 Share page settings

Item Description

Share Name Enter a share name for the system.

Directory Path Enter a directory path for the system.

Add (+) button Click + to enter a system client, user, or group.

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Table 19 Share page settings (continued)

Item Description

Pencil icon Modify a client, user, or group.

Delete (X) button Click X to delete a selected client, user. or group.

NFS protocol
The NFS Protocol settings section allows you to configure the NFS protocol settings. Click Yes to
configure the NFS protocol settings, or click No to skip NFS configuration.
Data Domain systems use the term MTree to describe directories. When you configure a directory
path, DD OS creates an MTree where the data will reside.

NFS Protocol Export page

The Export page enables you to configure an NFS protocol export directory path, network clients,
and NFSv4 referrals.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select Protocols > NFS > Create.

Table 20 Export page settings

Item Description

Directory Path Enter a pathname for the export.

Add (+) button Click + to enter a system client or NFSv4 referral.

Pencil icon Modify a client or NFSv4 referral.

Delete (X) button Click X to delete a selected client or NFSv4 referral.

DD VTL protocol
The DD VTL Protocol settings section allows you to configure the Data Domain Virtual Tape
Library settings. Click Yes to configure the DD VTL settings, or click No to skip DD VTL
configuration.

VTL Protocol Library page

The Library page allows you to configure the DD VTL protocol settings for a library.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select PROTOCOLS > VTL >
Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > More Tasks > Library > Create

Table 21 Library page settings

Item Description

Library Name Enter a name of from 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters.

Number of Drives Number of supported tape drives.

Drive Model Select the desired model from the drop-down list:
l IBM-LTO-1
l IBM-LTO-2

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Table 21 Library page settings (continued)

Item Description

l IBM-LTO-3
l IBM-LTO-4
l IBM-LTO-5 (default)
l HP-LTO-3
l HP-LTO-4

Number of Slots Enter the number of slots per library:

l Up to 32,000 slots per library
l Up to 64,000 slots per system
l This should be equal to, or greater than, the number of drives.

Number of CAPs (Optional) Enter the number of cartridge access ports (CAPs):
l Up to 100 CAPs per library
l Up to 1000 CAPs per system

Changer Model Name Select the desired model from the drop-down list:
l L180 (default)
l RESTORER-L180
l TS3500
l I2000
l I6000
l DDVTL

Starting Barcode Enter the desired barcode for the first tape, in the format
A990000LA.

Tape Capacity (Optional) Enter the tape capacity. If not specified, the capacity is
derived from the last character of the barcode.

VTL Protocol Access Group page

The Access Group page allows you to configure DD VTL protocol settings for an access group.
To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select PROTOCOLS > VTL >
Access Groups > Groups > More Tasks > Group > Create.

Table 22 Access Group page settings

Item Description

Group Name Enter a unique name of from 1 - 128 characters. Duplicate access groups
are not supported.

Initiators Select one or more initiators. Optionally, replace the initiator name by
entering a new one. An initiator is a backup client that connects to a
system to read and write data using the Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. A
specific initiator can support DD Boost over FC or DD VTL, but not both.

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Table 22 Access Group page settings (continued)

Item Description

Devices The devices (drives and changer) to be used are listed. These are
available on all endpoints. An endpoint is the logical target on the Data
Domain system to which the initiator connects.

Data Domain Command Line Interface

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text driven interface that can be used instead of or in
addition to DD System Manager. Most management tasks can be performed in DD System
Manager or with the CLI. In some cases, the CLI offers configuration options and reports that are
not yet supported in DD System Manager.
Any Data Domain system command that accepts a list, such as a list of IP addresses, accepts
entries separated by commas, by spaces, or both.
The Tab key can be used to do the following.
l Complete a command entry when that entry is unique. Tab completion is supported for all
keywords. For example, entering syst Tab shTab st Tab displays the command system
show stats.
l Show the next available option, if you do not enter any characters before pressing the Tab key.
l Show partial matched tokens or complete a unique entry, if you enter characters before
pressing the Tab key.
The Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide provides information for each of the
CLI commands. Online help is available and provides the complete syntax for each command.

Logging into the CLI

You can access the CLI using a direct connection to the system or using an Ethernet connection
through SSH or Telenet.
Before you begin
To use the CLI, you must establish a local or remote connection to the system using one of the
following methods.
l If you are connecting through a serial console port on the system, connect a terminal console
to the port and use the communication settings: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop
bit.
l If the system provides keyboard and monitor ports, connect a keyboard and monitor to those
ports.
l If you are connecting through Ethernet, connect a computer with SSH or Telnet client
software to an Ethernet network that can communicate with the system.
Procedure
1. If you are using an SSH or Telnet connection to access the CLI, start the SSH or Telnet
client and specify the IP address or host name of the system.
For information on initiating the connection, see the documentation for the client software.
The system prompts you for your username.
2. When prompted, enter your system username.

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3. When prompted, enter your system password.

The following example shows SSH login to a system named mysystem using SSH
client software.

# ssh -l sysadmin mysystem.mydomain.com

Data Domain OS 5.6.0.0-19899
Password:

CLI online help guidelines

The CLI displays two types of help, syntax-only help and command-description help that includes
the command syntax. Both types of help offer features that allow you reduce the time it takes to
find the information you need.
The following guidelines describe how to use syntax-only help.
l To list the top-level CLI commands, enter a question mark (?), or type the command help at
the prompt.
l To list all forms of a top-level command, enter the command with no options at the prompt or
enter command ?.
l To list all commands that use a specific keyword, enter help keyword or ? keyword.
For example, ? password displays all Data Domain system commands that use the password
argument.
The following guidelines describe how to use command-description help.
l To list the top-level CLI commands, enter a question mark (?), or type the command help at
the prompt.
l To list all forms of a top-level command with an introduction, enter help command or ?
command.
l The end of each help description is marked END. Press Enter to return to the CLI prompt.
l When the complete help description does not fit in the display, the colon prompt (:) appears at
the bottom of the display. The following guidelines describe what you can do when this prompt
appears.
n To move through the help display, use the up and down arrow keys.
n To quit the current help display and return to the CLI prompt, press q.
n To display help for navigating the help display, press h.
n To search for text in the help display, enter a slash character (/) followed by a pattern to
use as search criteria and press Enter. Matches are highlighted.

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Managing Data Domain Systems

This chapter includes:

l System management overview..............................................................................................52

l Rebooting a system...............................................................................................................53
l Powering a system on or off .................................................................................................53
l System upgrade management............................................................................................... 55
l Managing electronic licenses.................................................................................................63
l System storage management................................................................................................ 63
l Network connection management......................................................................................... 72
l System passphrase management.......................................................................................... 92
l System access management................................................................................................. 93
l Configuring mail server settings...........................................................................................125
l Managing time and date settings......................................................................................... 126
l Managing system properties................................................................................................ 127
l SNMP management............................................................................................................. 127
l Autosupport report management......................................................................................... 135
l Support bundle management............................................................................................... 138
l Coredump management....................................................................................................... 139
l Alert notification management............................................................................................. 140
l Support delivery management..............................................................................................147
l Log file management............................................................................................................149
l Remote system power management with IPMI.................................................................... 154

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System management overview

DD System Manager allows you to manage the system on which DD System Manager is installed.
To support replication, DD System Manager supports the addition of systems running the previous
two versions, the current version and the next two versions as they become available. DD System
Manager supports the addition of systems up to two releases back as replication targets. The DD
OS 6.2 release includes DD OS 6.1 and DD OS 6.0.
Note: When processing a heavy load, a system might be less responsive than normal. In this
case, management commands issued from either DD System Manager or the CLI might take
longer to complete. When the duration exceeds allowed limits, a timeout error is returned,
even if the operation completed.
The following table lists the recommendations for the maximum number of user sessions supported
by DD System Manager:

Table 23 Maximum number of users supported by DD System Manager

System Model Maximum Active Users Maximum Logged In

Users

4 GB modelsa 5 10

8 GB modelsb 10 15

16 GB and greater modelsc 10 20

a. Includes DD140 and DD2200 (4 TB)

b. Includes DD610 and DD630
c. Includes DD670, DD860, DD890, DD990, DD2200 (>7.5TB), DD4200, DD4500, DD6300,
DD6800, DD7200, DD9300, DD9500, and DD9800

Note: Initial HA system set-up cannot be configured from the DD System Manager, but the
status of a configured HA system can be viewed from DD System Manager.

HA system management overview

The HA relationship between the two nodes, one active and one standby, is setup through DDSH
CLIs.
Initial set-up can be run on either of the two nodes but only one at a time. It is a precondition of HA
that the system interconnect and identical hardware is setup on both nodes first.
Note: Both DDRs are required to have identical hardware which will be validated during setup
and system boot-up.
If set-up is from a fresh install of systems, the ha create command needs to be run on the node
with the license installed. If setup is from an existing system and a new fresh install system
(upgrade), then it should be run from the existing system.

HA system planned maintenance

The HA architecture provides a rolling upgrade, which reduces maintenance downtime for a DD OS
upgrade.
With a rolling upgrade, the HA nodes are upgraded one by one, coordinately and automatically. The
standby node is rebooted and upgraded first. The newly upgraded node then takes over the active
role through an HA failover. After the failover, the second node is rebooted and assumes the role
of the standby node after the upgrade.

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System upgrade operations that require data conversion cannot start until both systems are
upgraded to the same level and HA state is fully restored.

Rebooting a system
Reboot a system when a configuration change, such as changing the time zone, requires that you
reboot the system.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > System > Reboot System.
2. Click OK to confirm.

Powering a system on or off

When powering a system off and on, it is important that you follow the proper procedure to
preserve the file system and configuration integrity.
About this task
Do not use the chassis power switch to power off the system. Doing so prevents remote power
control using IPMI. Use the system poweroff command instead. The system poweroff
command shuts down the system and turns off the power.
The IMPI Remote System Power Down feature does not perform an orderly shutdown of the DD
OS. Use this feature only if the system poweroff command is unsuccessful.
For HA systems, a connection to both nodes is required.
Complete the following steps to power off a Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Verify that I/O on the system is stopped.
Run the following commands:
l cifs show active
l nfs show active
l system show stats view sysstat interval 2
l system show perf

2. For HA systems, verify the health of the HA configuration.

Run the following command:
ha status
HA System Name: apollo-ha3a.emc.com
HA System Status: highly available
Node Name Node ID Role HA State
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
apollo-ha3a-p0.emc.com 0 active online
apollo-ha3a-p1.emc.com 1 standby online
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------

Note: This output sample is from a healthy system. If the system is being shut down to
replace a failed component, the HA System Status will be degraded, and one or both
nodes will show offline for the HA State.

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3. Run the alerts show current command. For HA pairs, run the command on the active
node first, and then the standby node.
4. For HA systems, run the ha offline command if the system is in a highly available state
with both nodes online. Skip this step if the HA status is degraded.
5. Run the system poweroff command. For HA pairs, run the command on the active node
first, and then the standby node.
# system poweroff

Continue? (yes|no|?) [no]: yes

This command automatically performs an orderly shut down of DD OS processes and is

available to administrative users only.
6. Remove the power cords from the power supplies on the controller or controllers.
7. Verify the blue power LED is off on the controller or controllers to confirm that the system
is powered down.
Once the controller is powered off, switch off any external expansion shelves (ES30, DS60,
FS15).

Power a system on
About this task
Restore power to the Data Domain system when the system downtime is complete.
Procedure
1. Power on any expansion shelves before powering on the Data Domain controller. Wait
approximately three minutes after all expansion shelves are turned on.
Note: A controller is the chassis and any internal storage. A Data Domain system refers
to the controller and any optional external storage.

2. Plug in the power cord for your controller, and if there is a power button on the controller,
press the power button (as shown in the Installation and Setup Guide for your Data Domain
system). For HA systems, power on the active node first, and then the standby node.
Note: Some Data Domain appliances do not have a traditional power button, and are
designed to be "always on", and will power up as soon as AC power is applied.

3. For HA systems, verify the health of the HA configuration.

Run the following command:
ha status
HA System Name: apollo-ha3a.emc.com
HA System Status: highly available
Node Name Node ID Role HA State
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
apollo-ha3a-p0.emc.com 0 active online
apollo-ha3a-p1.emc.com 1 standby offline
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
4. For HA systems, if one of the nodes displays as offline, run the ha online command on
that node to restore the HA configuration.
5. Verify the Data Domain is fully booted and the operating system is running. This can be done
with the system console or from a SSH session to the Data Domain system. The system is
up when you can log into the system.

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6. Run the alerts show current command. For HA pairs, run the command on the active
node first, and then the standby node.

System upgrade management

To upgrade a DD OS system, you must verify that there is sufficient room for the new software on
the target system, transfer the software to the system to be upgraded, and then start the
upgrade. For an HA system, transfer the software to the active node and start the upgrade from
the active node.
For HA systems, use the floating IP address to access DD System Manager to perform software
upgrades.
If the system uses MD5-signed certificates, regenerate the certificates with a stronger hash
algorithm during the upgrade process.
Minimally disruptive upgrade
The minimally disruptive upgrade (MDU) feature lets you upgrade specific software components or
apply bug fixes without needing to perform a system reboot. Only those services that depend on
the component being upgraded are disrupted, so the MDU feature can prevent significant
downtime during certain software upgrades.
Not all software components qualify for a minimally disruptive upgrade; such components must be
upgraded as part of a regular DD OS system software upgrade. A DD OS software upgrade uses a
large RPM (upgrade bundle), which performs upgrade actions for all of the components of DD OS.
MDU uses smaller component bundles, which upgrade specific software components individually.
RPM signature verification
RPM signature verification validates Data Domain RPMs that you download for upgrade. If the
RPM has not been tampered with, the digital signature is valid and you can use the RPM as usual.
If the RPM has been tampered with, the corruption invalidates the digital signature, and the RPM
is rejected by DD OS. An appropriate error message is displayed.
Support software
DD OS 6.1 introduces a type of software package called support software. Support software is
provided by Data Domain Support Engineering to address specific issues. By default, the Data
Domain system does not allow support software to be installed on the system. Contact Support for
more information about support software.

Pre-upgrade checklists and overview

Before performing any DD OS upgrade, you should review the items in these checklists before
proceeding. Doing so can simplify the upgrade process and ward off potential difficulties.

Pre-upgrade manual tasks

CAUTION Failure to perform the tasks in this section may result in an upgrade failure.

These are tasks that you should plan to do prior to the upgrade. These tasks are not performed
automatically by any process.
1. Reboot the Data Domain system. For HA systems, follow the reboot instructions described in
Upgrade considerations for HA systems on page 57 after performing the rest of the checks in
this section.
2. Check for current alerts; this can reveal many such disk and other hardware failures that
should be addressed prior to upgrading:

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# alert show current

3. Check that registry settings for config.net.*, crontab, and those related to networking
are valid.
For example, use the reg show config.net operation, and check to see whether
noauto.enabled, noauto.speed, and noauto.full_duplex are appropriately set. This
will allow the network to negotiate speed. Also check to see whether .use_dhcp=true,
because this will allow quick setup of not only the IP address and netmask, but also the
gateway.
This check is important because if these elements are mis-configured, rebooting may cause the
network to be unavailable.
4. Check whether all network interfaces are up and have appropriate IP addresses, and check
whether the Data Domain system is accessible via the Data Domain System Manager or any
other client used:
# net show
5. Check the disk states, and do not perform the upgrade if the Data Domain system is low on
spares or has disks that show in the absent, failed, or reconstructing states:

# disk show state

# disk show reliability-data

6. Check the disk reliability, and replace any disks that have more than 50 reallocated sectors:

# disk show reliability-data

7. Check the enclosure status:
# enclosure show all
It should say “OK” for all devices.
8. Check whether the enclosure topology is correct:
# enclosure show topology
Also check whether any error appears with an asterisk (*) next to the enc.ctrl.port field. Also
check the Error Message field for any errors such as "A possible problem was
detected for this shelf controller or the cable connected to it."
9. Check that the device port mapping is correct:
# system show hardware
10. Check the link speed for connected ports:
# system show ports
11. Check the status of the file system to determine that file system is enabled and running
normally:
# filesys status
12. Check if file system cleaning is running, and if so, stop it:
# filesys clean status
# filesys clean stop
13. If replication is enabled, check its status:
# replication status
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# cluster show config

15. For a system enabled with DD Cloud Tier, ensure there is no data movement:
# data-movement status
# data-movement stop all
16. Check if cloud cleaning is running, and if so, stop it:
# cloud clean status
# cloud clean stop
17. Check if any backup and restore activity is in progress, and if so, stop it:
# system show stats
18. Check kern.info log, and if you notice frequent failures in hardware, contact Data Domain
Support to inspect your system before you perform the upgrade.
# log view debug/platform/kern.info
19. Run an Autosupport Report just prior to performing the DD OS upgrade to determine whether
any remaining issues need to be addressed:
# autosupport send <your_email_address>

Upgrade considerations for HA systems

HA systems require some unique steps before initiating the upgrade operation, and one unique
post-check after the upgrade is complete.
CAUTION Perform the manual checks described in Pre-upgrade manual tasks on page 55
before rebooting the HA system.
When upgrading an HA system, upload the upgrade RPM package to the active node.
1. The HA system must be in a highly available state, with both nodes online before performing
the DD OS upgrade. Run the ha status command to verify the HA system state.
# ha status
HA System Name: apollo-ha3a.emc.com
HA System Status: highly available
Node Name Node ID Role HA State
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
apollo-ha3a-p0.emc.com 0 active online
apollo-ha3a-p1.emc.com 1 standby online
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
2. Reboot the standby node (node 1).
3. Run the ha status command to verify the HA system status displays as highly
available after the standby node reboots.
4. Run the ha failover command to initiate a failover from the active node to the standby
node.
5. Run the ha status command to verify node 1 is the active node and node 0 is the standby
node.
# ha status
HA System Name: apollo-ha3a.emc.com
HA System Status: highly available
Node Name Node ID Role HA State
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
apollo-ha3a-p0.emc.com 0 standby online
apollo-ha3a-p1.emc.com 1 active online
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
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7. Run the ha status command to verify the HA system status displays as highly
available after the standby node reboots.
8. Run the ha failover command to initiate a failover from the active node to the standby
node.
9. Run the ha status command to verify the node 0 is the active node and node 1 is the
standby node.
# ha status
HA System Name: apollo-ha3a.emc.com
HA System Status: highly available
Node Name Node ID Role HA State
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
apollo-ha3a-p0.emc.com 0 active online
apollo-ha3a-p1.emc.com 1 standby online
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------
Initiate the upgrade from the active node. DD OS automatically recognizes the HA system and
performs the upgrade procedure on both nodes. The HA upgrade runs in the following sequence:
1. The standby node is upgraded first, then reboots.
2. After the reboot is complete, the HA system initiates a failover and the standby node takes
over as the active node.
3. The original active node is upgraded, then reboots and remains as the standby node.
After both nodes are upgraded, the system does not perform another failover to return the nodes
to their original configuration.
After the upgrade procedure is complete, run the ha status command again to verify that the
system is in a highly available state, and both nodes are online.
Optionally run the ha failover command to return the nodes to the roles they were in before
the upgrade.

Automatic tasks performed prior to the upgrade

Understanding these aspects of a DD OS upgrade assures a smoother process.
The version of DD OS on your Data Domain system prior to upgrading performs these tasks:
1. Determine whether replication initialization is in progress. If it is, the upgrade does not
proceed.
2. Inspect all the digests and signatures contained in .rpm file to ensure the integrity and origin of
the package. If the signature is not valid, the upgrade does not proceed.
3. Determine whether the upgrade from the old version of DD OS to the new one is permissible.
Data Domain systems running DD OS 5.7.x or 6.0.x can upgrade directly to 6.1. This restriction
is due to the RPM signing. An upgrade is not generally permitted under these circumstances:
a. The upgrade is between the same versions, such as from 6.0.0.1 to 6.0.0.4. (This can be
overridden in some specific circumstances; consult your Data Domain support
representative for further details.)
b. The upgrade is backward, such as from 6.0 to 5.7.
c. The upgrade exceeds two feature families, such as from 5.5 to 6.0.
4. Determine whether any NFS mount points are unknown. If any NFS mount points are unknown,
the upgrade does not proceed.
5. Determine whether the previous upgrade, if any, completed successfully. If the previous
upgrade was unsuccessful or did not complete, the current upgrade does not proceed.

Automatic tasks performed by the upgrade script (in the .rpm file) prior to upgrade
These tests precede the actual upgrade process on the Data Domain system:

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1. Determine whether two different kinds of NVRAM cards are present.

2. Check the /ddr partition and / (root) partition sizes for space utilization.
3. Check the OST version.
4. Determine whether the RAID metagroup is assembled. If it is not assembled, the upgrade
process does not begin.
5. Determine available space for the file system.
6. Determine whether sufficient space is available for the upgrade.
7. Check the VTL version, if VTL is present.
8. Determine whether the file system is enabled, and if it is not enabled, enable it.
9. Determine whether VTL is enabled.
10. Check the VTL pools to insure that they can be converted to MTrees.
11. Determine whether sufficient VTL space is available.
12. Insure that the numbers of MTrees and VTL pools do not exceed 100. (This check enforced
from DD OS version 5.0 onward.)
13. Determine whether all dg0 disks are located on head unit. If not, the upgrade process does not
begin, and the problem must be addressed.
14. Check if ConnectEMC has been configured. If it is, a warning message is displayed informing
the customer to reconfigure ConnectEMC after the upgrade.
In addition to these checks, the system determines whether the file system can be shutdown
cleanly and without problems. If the file system cannot be shut down in a clean manner, the
upgrade process will stop.

Conditions that prevent the upgrade process

Several conditions can cause the upgrade process to be stopped:
l The Data Domain system is not in a functional state. For example:
n Storage is functionally deficient, such as an enclosure is missing.
n The file system did not shutdown cleanly, resulting in a core dump.
n The previous upgrade did not complete correctly.
l Space usage is problematic. For example:
n The / (root) or /ddr partition is full with log files, core dumps, and so forth.
n Insufficient storage space is available to perform the data upgrade.
l The Data Domain system is not configured correctly. For example, NFS mount points were
manually created under root.
l Storage unit names fail to be converted to MTree names. In order to convert to MTree names,
the storage unit names must contain only upper and lower case letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9),
and underscore (_) and be no longer than 50 characters.
The goal of checking these conditions is to prevent any problematic upgrades or file system
anomalies to occur or propagate. The conditions are also applied in upgrades involving source and
destination partner systems in replication. A failed upgrade or file system anomaly on a Data
Domain system serving as a replication source causes no corruption in the file system on a Data
Domain system serving as a replication destination.

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Viewing upgrade packages on the system

DD System Manager allows you to view and manage up to five upgrade packages on a system.
Before you can upgrade a system, you must download an upgrade package from the Online
Support site to a local computer, and then upload it to the target system.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > System.
2. Optionally, select an upgrade package and click View Checksum to display the MD5 and
SHA256 checksums of the upgrade package.
Results
For every package stored on the system, DD System Manager displays the filename, file size, and
last modified date in the list titled: Upgrade Packages Available on Data Domain System.

Obtaining and verifying upgrade packages

You can use DD System Manager to locate upgrade package files on the Data Domain Support
Web site and upload copies of those files to a system.
About this task
Note: You can use FTP or NFS to copy an upgrade package to a system. DD System Manager
is limited to managing 5 system upgrade packages, but there are no restrictions, other than
space limitations, when you manage the files directly in the /ddvar/releases directory.
FTP is disabled by default. To use NFS, /ddvar needs to be exported and mounted from an
external host).
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > System.
2. To obtain an upgrade package, click the EMC Online Support link, click Downloads, and use
the search function to locate the package recommended for your system by Support
personnel. Save the upgrade package to the local computer.
3. Verify that there are no more than four packages listed in the Upgrade Packages Available
on Data Domain System list.
DD System Manager can manage up to five upgrade packages. If five packages appear in
the list, remove at least one package before uploading the new package.
4. Click Upload Upgrade Package to initiate the transfer of the upgrade package to the
system.
5. In the Upload Upgrade Package dialog, click Browse to open the Choose File to Upload
dialog. Navigate to the folder with the downloaded file, select the file, and click Open.
6. Click OK.
An upload progress dialog appears. Upon successful completion of the upload, the download
file (with a .rpm extension) appears in the list titled: Upgrade Packages Available on Data
Domain System.

7. To verify the upgrade package integrity, click View Checksum and compare the calculated
checksum displayed in the dialog to the authoritative checksum on the Online Support site.
8. To manually initiate an upgrade precheck, select an upgrade package and click Upgrade
Precheck.

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Upgrading a Data Domain system

When an upgrade package file is present on a system, you can use DD System Manager to perform
an upgrade using that upgrade package.
Before you begin
Read the DD OS Release Notes for the complete upgrade instructions and coverage of all the
issues that can impact the upgrade.
About this task
The procedure that follows describes how to initiate an upgrade using DD System Manager. Log
out of any Data Domain CLI sessions on the system where the upgrade is to be performed before
using DD System Manager to upgrade the system.
Note: Upgrade package files use the .rpm file extension. This topic assumes that you are
updating only DD OS. If you make hardware changes, such as adding, swapping, or moving
interface cards, you must update the DD OS configuration to correspond with the hardware
changes.
Procedure
1. Log into DD System Manager on the system where the upgrade is to be performed.
Note: As recommended in the Release Notes, reboot the Data Domain system before
upgrading to verify that the hardware is in a clean state. If any issues are discovered
during the reboot, resolve those issues before starting the upgrade. For an MDU
upgrade, a reboot may not be needed.

2. Select Data Management > File System, and verify that the file system is enabled and
running.
3. Select Maintenance > System.
4. From the Upgrade Packages Available on Data Domain System list, select the package to
use for the upgrade.
Note: You must select an upgrade package for a newer version of DD OS. DD OS does
not support downgrades to previous versions.

5. Click Perform System Upgrade.

The System Upgrade dialog appears and displays information about the upgrade and a list of
users who are currently logged in to the system to be upgraded.

6. Verify the version of the upgrade package, and click OK to continue with the upgrade.
The System Upgrade dialog displays the upgrade status and the time remaining.
When upgrading the system, you must wait for the upgrade to complete before using DD
System Manager to manage the system. If the system restarts, the upgrade might continue
after the restart, and DD System Manager displays the upgrade status after login. If
possible, keep the System Upgrade progress dialog open until the upgrade completes or the
system powers off. When upgrading DD OS Release 5.5 or later to a newer version, and if
the system upgrade does not require a power off, a Login link appears when the upgrade is
complete.
Note: To view the status of an upgrade using the CLI, enter the system upgrade
status command. Log messages for the upgrade are stored in /ddvar/log/debug/

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platform/upgrade-error.log and /ddvar/log/debug/platform/upgrade-

info.log.

7. If the system powers down, you must remove AC power from the system to clear the prior
configuration. Unplug all of the power cables for 30 seconds and then plug them back in.
The system powers on and reboots.
8. If the system does not automatically power on and there is a power button on the front
panel, press the button.
After you finish
The following requirements may apply after completing an upgrade.
l For environments that use self-signed SHA-256 certificates, the certificates must be
regenerated manually after the upgrade process is complete, an trust must be re-established
with external systems that connect to the Data Domain system.
1. Run the adminaccess certificate generate self-signed-cert regenerate-ca
command to regenerate the self-signed CA and host certificates. Regenerating the
certificates breaks existing trust relationships with external systems.
2. Run the adminaccess trust add host hostname type mutual command to reestablish
mutual trust between the Data Domain system and the external system.
l If the system shows existing or configured FC ports with missing WWPN or WWNN
information, or reports that no FC host bus adapter (HBA) driver is installed, run the
scsitarget endpoint enable all command.

Replication notes
With collection replication, no files are visible on the destination Data Domain system if replication
was not finished before starting the upgrade. After the upgrade, wait until replication completes to
see files on the destination.

ConnectEMC notes
In this release, ConnectEMC has been changed to support the Secure Remote Service Virtual
Edition (Secure Remote Services VE) gateway. This change requires a reconfiguration of the Data
Domain system to ConnectEMC after the upgrade.
Note: ConnectEMC only works with Service Remote Services VE (V3) and can not send emails
with older versions of Service Remote Services or on it s own. If ConnectEMC has been used
with previous releases of DD OS (e.g., 5.7 or 5.6), the Service Remote Services VE server
configuration will need to be re-entered as it was removed during the upgrade process due to
the to technology upgrade.
Note: If an older Service Remote Services gateway is being used, the Service Remote Services
VE gateway will need to be implemented to allow for secure communications.
During the upgrade, if ConnectEMC is detected as configured, the existing configuration will be
removed. In addition, if the support notification method is configured as ConnectEMC to send
event messages to the company, it will switch to email. After the upgrade, you can reconfigure the
ConnectEMC with new ConnectEMC command: support connectemc device register.
After ConnectEMC is configured, enable ConnectEMC with support notification method
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Removing an upgrade package

A maximum of five upgrade packages can be uploaded to a system with DD System Manager. If
the system you are upgrading contains five upgrade packages, you must remove at least one
package before you can upgrade the system.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > System.
2. From the list titled Upgrade Packages Available on Data Domain System, select the package
to remove. One package can be removed at a time.
3. Click Remove Upgrade Package.

Managing electronic licenses

Add and delete electronic licenses from the Data Domain system. Refer to the applicable Data
Domain Operating System Release Notes for the most up-to-date information on product features,
software updates, software compatibility guides, and information about products, licensing, and
service.

HA system license management

HA is a licensed feature, and the system licensing key is registered by following the same steps to
add any other license to the DD system.
A system will be configured as Active-Standby, where one node is designated "standby." Only one
set of licenses will be required rather than needing individual licenses for each node. During
failover, the licenses on one node will failover to the other node.

System storage management

System storage management features enable you to view the status and configuration of your
storage space, flash a disk LED to facilitate disk identification, and change the storage
configuration.
Note: All storage that is connected or used by the two-node Active-Standby HA system can be
viewed as a single system.
Using the CLI to calculate usable storage space
The following values are required to calculate the usable storage on a Data Domain system after
accounting for RAID overhead:
l N= Number of disks in use in the disk group (dg).
l C = Capacity of each disk after formatting.
l R = 2 (Number of disks used for RAID 6 parity)
This calculation does not work for Cache Tier storage, because the Cache Tier disks are not RAID
protected.
Run the storage show all command to get the values for N and C.

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Figure 4 Example of storage show all command

In this example there are 14 disks in use in dg2 and each disk has a capacity of 2.7 TiB, therefore
N=14 and C= 2.7 TiB
Use the formula (N-R) x C to get the usable capacity. In this example, the equation is (14-2) x 2.7
TiB.
12 x 2.7 TiB = 32.4 TiB, or 35.6 TB.
Note: The calculated value may not match exactly with the output of the storage show
all command due to the way the capacity values are rounded for display. The disk show
hardware command displays the disk capacity with additional decimal places.

Viewing system storage information

The storage status area shows the current status of the storage, such as Operational or Non-
Operational, and the storage migration status. Below the Status area are tabs that organize how
the storage inventory is presented.
Procedure
1. To display the storage status, select Hardware > Storage.
2. If an alerts link appears after the storage status, click the link to view the storage alerts.
3. If the Storage Migration Status is Not licensed, you can click Add License to add the license
for this feature.

Overview tab
The Overview tab displays information for all disks in the Data Domain system organized by type.
The categories that display are dependent on the type of storage configuration in use.
The Overview tab lists the discovered storage in one or more of the following sections.
l Active Tier
Disks in the Active Tier are currently marked as usable by the file system. Disks are listed in
two tables, Disks in Use and Disks Not in Use.
l Retention Tier
If the optional Data Domain Extended Retention (formerly DD Archiver) license is installed, this
section shows the disks that are configured for DD Extended Retention storage. Disks are
listed in two tables, Disks in Use and Disks Not in Use.
l Cache Tier
SSDs in the Cache Tier are used for caching metadata. The SSDs are not usable by the file
system. Disks are listed in two tables, Disks in Use and Disks Not in Use.
l Cloud Tier

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Disks in the Cloud Tier are used to store the metadata for data that resides in cloud storage.
The disks are not usable by the file system. Disks are listed in two tables, Disks in Use and
Disks Not in Use.
l Addable Storage
For systems with optional enclosures, this section shows the disks and enclosures that can be
added to the system.
l Failed/Foreign/Absent Disks (Excluding Systems Disks)
Shows the disks that are in a failed state; these cannot be added to the system Active or
Retention tiers.
l Systems Disks
Shows the disks where the DD OS resides when the Data Domain controller does not contain
data storage disks.
l Migration History
Shows the history of migrations.
Each section heading displays a summary of the storage configured for that section. The summary
shows tallies for the total number of disks, disks in use, spare disks, reconstructing spare disks,
available disks, and known disks.
Click a section plus (+) button to display detailed information, or click the minus (-) button to hide
the detailed information.

Table 24 Disks In Use column label descriptions

Item Description

Disk Group The name of the disk group that was created by the file
system (for example, dg1).

State The status of the disk (for example Normal, Warning).

Disks Reconstructing The disks that are undergoing reconstruction, by disk ID (for
example, 1.11).

Total Disks The total number of usable disks (for example, 14).

Disks The disk IDs of the usable disks (for example, 2.1-2.14).

Size The size of the disk group (for example, 25.47 TiB).

Table 25 Disks Not In Use column label descriptions

Item Description

Disk The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.

l The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure
Slot)
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk
l A LUN

Slot The enclosure where the disk is located.

Pack The disk pack, 1-4, within the enclosure where the disk is
located. This value will only be 2-4 for DS60 expansion
shelves.

State The status of the disk, for example In Use, Available, Spare.

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Table 25 Disks Not In Use column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Size The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

Type The disk connectivity and type (For example, SAS).

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Enclosures tab
The Enclosures tab displays a table summarizing the details of the enclosures connected to the
system.
The Enclosures tab provides the following details.

Table 26 Enclosures tab column label descriptions

Item Description

Enclosure The enclosure number. Enclosure 1 is the head unit.

Serial Number The enclosure serial number.

Disks The disks contained in the enclosure, in the format

<Enclosure-number>.1-<Enclosure-number>.<N>.
Model The enclosure model. For enclosure 1, the model is Head Unit.

Disk Count The number of disks in the enclosure.

Disk Size The data storage capacity of the disk when used in a Data
Domain system.a

Failed Disks The failed disks in the enclosure.

Temperature Status The temperature status of the enclosure.

a. The Data Domain convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 230 bytes,
giving a different disk capacity than the manufacturer’s rating.

Disks tab
The Disks tab displays information on each of the system disks. You can filter the disks viewed to
display all disks, disks in a specific tier, or disks in a specific group.
The Disk State table displays a summary status table showing the state of all system disks.

Table 27 Disks State table column label descriptions

Item Description

Total The total number of inventoried disks in the Data Domain

system.

In Use The number of disks currently in use by the file system.

Spare The number of spare disks (available to replace failed disks).

Spare (reconstructing) The number of disks that are in the process of data
reconstruction (spare disks replacing failed disks).

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Table 27 Disks State table column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Available The number of disks that are available for allocation to an

Active or DD Extended Retention storage tier.

Known The number of known unallocated disks.

Unknown The number of unknown unallocated disks.

Failed The number of failed disks.

Foreign The number of foreign disks.

Absent The number of absent disks.

Migrating The number of disks serving as the source of a storage

migration.

Destination The number of disks serving as the destination of a storage

migration.

Powered Off The number of disks not powered on.

Not Installed The number of empty disk slots that the system can detect.

The Disks table displays specific information about each disk installed in the system.

Table 28 Disks table column label descriptions

Item Description

Disk The disk identifier, which can be:

l The enclosure and disk number (in the form
Enclosure.Slot).
l A device number for a logical device such as those used by
DD VTL and vDisk..
l A LUN.

Size The size of the disk.

Slot The enclosure where the disk is located.

Pack The disk pack, 1-4, within the enclosure where the disk is
located. This value will only be 2-4 for DS60 expansion
shelves.

State The status of the disk, which can be one of the following.
l Absent. No disk is installed in the indicated location.
l Available. An available disk is allocated to the active or
retention tier, but it is not currently in use.
l Copy Recovery. The disk has a high error rate but is not
failed. RAID is currently copying the contents onto a spare
drive and will fail the drive once the copy reconstruction is
complete.
l Destination. The disk is in use as the destination for
storage migration.
l Error. The disk has a high error rate but is not failed. The
disk is in the queue for copy reconstruction. The state will
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Table 28 Disks table column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

change to Copy Recovery when copy reconstruction

begins.
l Foreign. The disk has been assigned to a tier, but the disk
data indicates the disk may be owned by another system.
l In-Use. The disk is being used for backup data storage.
l Known. The disk is a supported disk that is ready for
allocation.
l Migrating. The disk is in use as the source for storage
migration.
l Powered Off. The disk power has been removed by
Support.
l Reconstruction. The disk is reconstructing in response to
a disk fail command or by direction from RAID/SSM.
l Spare. The disk is available for use as a spare.
l System. System disks store DD OS and system data. No
backup data is stored on system disks.
l Unknown. An unknown disk is not allocated to the active
or retention tier. It might have been failed administratively
or by the RAID system.

Manufacturer/Model The manufacturer’s model designation. The display may

include a model ID or RAID type or other information
depending on the vendor string sent by the storage array.

Firmware The firmware level used by the third-party physical-disk

storage controller.

Serial Number The manufacturer’s serial number for the disk.

Disk Life Used The percentage of an SSD's rated life span consumed.

Type The disk connectivity and type (For example, SAS).

Reconstruction tab
The Reconstruction tab displays a table that provides additional information on reconstructing
disks.
The following table describes the entries in the Reconstructing table.

Table 29 Reconstruction table column label descriptions

Item Description

Disk Identifies disks that are being reconstructed. Disk labels are of
the format enclosure.disk. Enclosure 1 is the Data Domain
system, and external shelves start numbering with enclosure 2.
For example, the label 3.4 is the fourth disk in the second
shelf.

Disk Group Shows the RAID group (dg#) for the reconstructing disk.

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Table 29 Reconstruction table column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Tier The name of the tier where the failed disk is being
reconstructed.

Time Remaining The amount of time before the reconstruction is complete.

Percentage Complete The percentage of reconstruction that is complete.

When a spare disk is available, the file system automatically replaces a failed disk with a spare and
begins the reconstruction process to integrate the spare into the RAID disk group. The disk use
displays Spare and the status becomes Reconstructing. Reconstruction is performed on one
disk at a time.

Physically locating an enclosure

If you have trouble determining which physical enclosure corresponds to an enclosure displayed in
DD System Manager, you can use the CLI beacon feature to flash the enclosure IDENT LEDs and
all the disk LEDs that indicate normal operation.
Procedure
1. Establish a CLI session with the system.
2. Type enclosure beacon enclosure.
3. Press Ctrl-C to stop the LED flashing.

Physically locating a disk

If you have trouble determining which physical disk corresponds to a disk displayed in DD System
Manager, you can use the beacon feature to flash an LED on the physical disk.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Storage > Disks.
2. Select a disk from the Disks table and click Beacon.
Note: You can select one disk at a time.

The Beaconing Disk dialog box appears, and the LED light on the disk begins flashing.

3. Click Stop to stop the LED beaconing.

Configuring storage
Storage configuration features allow you to add and remove storage expansion enclosures from
the active, retention, and cloud tiers. Storage in an expansion enclosure (which is sometimes called
an expansion shelf) is not available for use until it is added to a tier.
About this task
Note: Additional storage requires the appropriate license or licenses and sufficient memory to
support the new storage capacity. Error messages display if more licenses or memory is
needed.
DD6300 systems support the option to use ES30 enclosures with 4 TB drives ( 43.6 TiB) at 50%
utilization (21.8 TiB) in the active tier if the available licensed capacity is exactly 21.8 TiB. The
following guidelines apply to using partial capacity shelves.

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l No other enclosure types or drive sizes are supported for use at partial capacity.
l A partial shelf can only exist in the Active tier.
l Only one partial ES30 can exist in the Active tier.
l Once a partial shelf exists in a tier, no additional ES30s can be configured in that tier until the
partial shelf is added at full capacity.
Note: This requires licensing enough additional capacity to use the remaining 21.8 TiB of
the partial shelf.
l If the available capacity exceeds 21.8 TB, a partial shelf cannot be added.
l Deleting a 21 TiB license will not automatically convert a fully-used shelf to a partial shelf. The
shelf must be removed, and added back as a partial shelf.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Storage > Overview.
2. Expand the dialog for one of the available storage tiers:
l Active Tier
l Extended Retention Tier
l Cache Tier
l Cloud Tier

3. Click Configure.
4. In the Configure Storage dialog, select the storage to be added from the Addable Storage
list.
5. In the Configure list, select either Active Tier or Retention Tier.
The maximum amount of storage that can be added to the active tier depends on the DD
controller used.
Note: The licensed capacity bar shows the portion of licensed capacity (used and
remaining) for the installed enclosures.

6. Select the checkbox for the Shelf to be added.

7. Click the Add to Tier button.
8. Click OK to add the storage.
Note: To remove an added shelf, select it in the Tier Configuration list, click Remove
from Configuration, and click OK.

DD3300 capacity expansion

The DD3300 system is available in three different capacity configurations. Capacity expansions
from one configuration to another are supported.
The DD3300 system is available in the following capacity configurations:
l 4 TB
l 8 TB
l 16 TB
l 32 TB
The following upgrade considerations apply:

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l A 4 TB system can be upgraded to 16 TB.

l An 8 TB can be upgraded to 16 TB, and from 16 TB to 32 TB.
l A 16 TB system can be upgraded to 32 TB.
l There is no upgrade path from 4 TB to 32 TB.
Select Maintenance > System to access information about capacity expansion, and to initiate the
capacity expansion process.
The capacity expansion is a one-time process. The Capacity Expansion History pane displays
whether the system has already been expanded. If the system has not been expanded, click the
Capacity Expand button to initiate the capacity expansion.
All capacity expansions require the installation of additional disks and memory in the system. Do
not attempt to expand the capacity until the hardware upgrades are complete. The following table
lists the hardware upgrade requirements for capacity expansion.

Table 30 DD3300 upgrade requirements for capacity expansion

Capacity Additional memory Additional HDDs Additional SSD

expansion

4 TB to 16 TB 32 GB 6 x 4 TB HDDs 1 x 480 GB SSD

8 TB to 16 TB 8 TB to 16 TB expansion requires licensing and configuration changes

only. No hardware upgrades are required.

16 TB to 32 TB 16 GB 6 x 4 TB HDDs N/A

The Data Domain DD3300 Field Replacement and Upgrade Guide provides detailed instructions for
expanding system capacity.

Capacity Expand
Select the target capacity from the Select Capacity drop-down list. A capacity expansion can be
prevented by insufficient memory, insufficient physical capacity (HDDs), the system has already
been expanded, or the target for capacity expansion is not supported. If the capacity expansion
cannot be completed, the reason will display here.

Capacity expansion history

The Capactiy Expansion History table displays details about the capacity of the system. The table
provides the capacity of the system when the software was first installed, the date of the initial
software installation. If the capacity was expanded, the table also provides the expanded capacity,
and the date the expansion was performed.

Fail and unfail disks

Disk fail functionality allows you to manually set a disk to a failed state to force reconstruction of
the data stored on the disk. Disk unfail functionality allows you to take a disk in a failed state and
return it to operation

Fail a disk
Fail a disk and force reconstruction. Select Hardware > Storage > Disks > Fail.
Select a disk from the table and click Fail.

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Unfail a disk
Make a disk previously marked Failed or Foreign usable to the system. Select Hardware >
Storage > Disks > Unfail.
Select a disk from the table and click Unfail.

Network connection management

Network connection management features allow you view and configure network interfaces,
general network settings, and network routes.

HA system network connection management

The HA system relies on two different types of IP addresses, fixed and floating. Each type has
specific behaviors and limitations.
On an HA system, Fixed IP addresses:
l Are used for node management via the CLI
l Are attached ("fixed") to the node
l Can be static or DHCP, IPv6 SLAAC
l Configuration is done on the specific node with the optional type fixed argument
Note: All filesystem access should be through a floating IP.

Floating IP addresses only exist in the two-node HA system; during failover, the IP address "float"
to the new active node and are:
l Only configured on the active node
l Used for filesystem access and most configuration
l Can only be static
l Configuration requires the type floating argument

Network interface management

Network interface management features allow you to manage the physical interfaces that connect
the system to a network and create logical interfaces to support link aggregation, load balancing,
and link or node failover.

Viewing interface information

The Interfaces tab allows you to manage physical and virtual interfaces, VLANs, DHCP, DDNS, and
IP addresses and aliases.
About this task
Consider the following guidelines when managing IPv6 interfaces.
l The command-line interface (CLI) supports IPv6 for basic Data Domain network and
replication commands, but not for backup and DD Extended Retention (archive) commands.
CLI commands manage the IPv6 addresses. You can view IPv6 addresses using the DD System
Manager, but you cannot manage IPv6 with the DD System Manager.
l Collection, directory, and MTree replication are supported over IPv6 networks, which allows
you to take advantage of the IPv6 address space. Simultaneous replication over IPv6 and IPv4
networks is also supported, as is Managed File Replication using DD Boost.

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l There are some restrictions for interfaces with IPv6 addresses. For example, the minimum
MTU is 1280. If you try to set the MTU lower than 1280 on an interface with an IPv6 address,
an error message appears and the interface is removed from service. An IPv6 address can
affect an interface even though it is on a VLAN attached to the interface and not directly on
the interface.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
The following table describes the information on the Interfaces tab.

Table 31 Interface tab label descriptions

Item Description

Interface The name of each interface associated with the selected system.
Enabled Whether the interface is enabled.
l Select Yes to enable the interface and connect it to the network.
l Select No to disable the interface and disconnect it from the
network.

DHCP Indicates if the interface is configured manually (no), by a DHCP

(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) IPv4 server (v4), or by a
DHCP IPv6 server (v6).

IP Address IP address associated with the interface. The address used by the
network to identify the interface. If the interface is configured
through DHCP, an asterisk appears after this value.

Netmask Netmask associated with the interface. Uses the standard IP

network mask format. If the interface is configured through DHCP,
an asterisk appears after this value.

Link Whether the Ethernet connection is active (Yes/No).

Address Type On an HA system, the Address Type indicates Fixed, Floating, or

Interconnect.

Additional Info Additional settings for the interface. For example, the bonding
mode.

IPMI interfaces Displays Yes or No and indicates if IPMI health monitoring and power
configured management is configured for the interface.

2. To filter the interface list by interface name, enter a value in the Interface Name field and
click Update.
Filters support wildcards, such as eth*, veth*, or eth0*

3. To filter the interface list by interface type, select a value from the Interface Type menu and
click Update.
On an HA system, there is a filter dropdown to filter by IP Address Type (Fixed, Floating, or
Interconnect).
4. To return the interfaces table to the default listing, click Reset.
5. Select an interface in the table to populate the Interface Details area.

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Table 32 Interface Details label descriptions

Item Description

Auto-generated Displays the automatically generated IPv6 addresses for the

Addresses selected interface.

Auto Negotiate When this feature displays Enabled, the interface automatically
negotiates Speed and Duplex settings. When this feature displays
Disabled, then Speed and Duplex values must be set manually.
Cable Shows whether the interface is Copper or Fiber.
Note: Some interfaces must be up before the cable status is
valid.

Duplex Used in conjunction with the Speed value to set the data transfer
protocol. Options are Unknown, Full, Half.

Hardware Address The MAC address of the selected interface. For example,
00:02:b3:b0:8a:d2.

Interface Name Name of the selected interface.

Latent Fault Detection The LFD field has a View Configuration link, displaying a
(LFD) - HA systems pop-up that lists LFD addresses and interfaces.
only

Maximum Transfer Unit MTU value assigned to the interface.

(MTU)

Speed Used in conjunction with the Duplex value to set the rate of data
transfer. Options are Unknown, 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1000 Mb/s, 10
Gb/s.
Note: Auto-negotiated interfaces must be set up before speed,
duplex, and supported speed are visible.

Supported Speeds Lists all of the speeds that the interface can use.

6. To view IPMI interface configuration and management options, click View IPMI Interfaces.
This link displays the Maintenance > IPMI information.

Physical interface names and limitations

The format of physical interface names varies on different Data Domain systems and option cards,
and limitations apply to some interfaces.
l For most systems the physical interface name format is ethxy, where x is the slot number for
an on-board port or an option card and y is an alphanumeric string. For example, eth0a.
l For most on-board NIC vertical interfaces, the top interface is named eth0a and the bottom
interface is eth0b.
l For most on-board NIC horizontal interfaces, the left interface as viewed from the rear, is
named eth0a and the right is named eth0b.
l DD990 systems provide four on-board interfaces: two on the top and two on the bottom. The
top-left interface is eth0a, the top-right is eth0b, the bottom-left is eth0c, and the bottom-
right is eth0d.
l DD2200 systems provide four on-board 1G Base-T NIC ports: ethMa (top left), ethMb (top
right), ethMc (bottom left), and ethMd (bottom right).

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l DD2500 systems provide six on-board interfaces. The four on-board 1G Base-T NIC ports are
ethMa (top left), ethMb (top right), ethMc (bottom left), and ethMd (bottom right). The two
on-board 10G Base-T NIC ports are ethMe (top) and ethMf (bottom).
l DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 systems provide one on-board Ethernet port, which is ethMa.
l For systems ranging between DD140 and DD990, the physical interface names for I/O modules
start at the top of the module or at the left side. The first interface is ethxa, the next is ethxb,
the next is ethxc, and so forth.
l The port numbers on the horizontal DD2500 I/O modules are labeled in sequence from the end
opposite the module handle (left side). The first port is labeled 0 and corresponds to physical
interface name ethxa, the next is 1/ethxb, the next is 2/ethxc, and so forth.
l The port numbers on the vertical DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 I/O modules are labeled in
sequence from the end opposite the module handle (bottom). The first port is labeled 0 and
corresponds to physical interface name ethxa, the next is 1/ethxb, the next is 2/ethxc, and so
forth.

General interface configuration guidelines

Review the general interface configuration guidelines before configuring system interfaces.
l When supporting both backup and replication traffic, if possible, use different interfaces for
each traffic type so that neither traffic type impacts the other.
l When replication traffic is expected to be less than 1 Gb/s, if possible, do not use 10 GbE
interfaces for replication traffic because 10 GbE interfaces are optimized for faster traffic.
l If a Data Domain service uses a non-standard port and the user wants to upgrade to DD OS
6.0, or the user wants to change a service to use a non-standard port on a DD OS 6.0 system,
add a net filter function for all the clients using that service to allow the client IP addresses to
use the new port.
l On DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 systems that use IPMI, if possible, reserve interface ethMa
for IPMI traffic and system management traffic (using protocols such as HTTP, Telnet, and
SSH). Backup data traffic should be directed to other interfaces.

Configuring physical interfaces

You must configure at least one physical interface before the system can connect to a network.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. Select an interface to configure.
Note: DD140, DD160, DD610, DD620, and DD630 systems do not support IPv6 on
interface eth0a (eth0 on systems that use legacy port names) or on any VLANs created
on that interface.

3. Click Configure.
4. In the Configure Interface dialog, determine how the interface IP address is to be set:
Note: On an HA system, the Configure Interface dialog has a field for whether or not to
designate the Floating IP (Yes/No). Selecting Yes the Manually Configure IP
Address radio button is auto-selected; Floating IP interfaces can only be manually
configured.
l Use DHCP to assign the IP address—in the IP Settings area, select Obtain IP Address
using DHCP and select either DHCPv4 for IPv4 access or DHCPv6 for IPv6 access.
Setting a physical interface to use DHCP automatically enables the interface.

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Note: If you choose to obtain the network settings through DHCP, you can manually
configure the hostname at Hardware > Ethernet > Settings or with the net set
hostname command. You must manually configure the host name when using DHCP
over IPv6.
l Specify IP Settings manually—in the IP Settings area, select Manually configure IP
Address.
The IP Address and Netmask fields become active.

5. If you chose to manually enter the IP address, enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address. If you entered
an IPv4 address, enter a netmask address.
Note: You can assign just one IP address to an interface with this procedure. If you
assign another IP address, the new address replaces the old address. To attach an
additional IP address to an interface, create an IP alias.

6. Specify Speed/Duplex settings.

The combination of speed and duplex settings define the rate of data transfer through the
interface. Select one of these options:
l Autonegotiate Speed/Duplex — Select this option to allow the network interface card
to autonegotiate the line speed and duplex setting for an interface. Autonegotiation is
not supported on the following DD2500, DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 I/O modules:
n Dual Port 10GbE SR Optical with LC connectors (using SFPs)
n Dual Port 10GbE Direct Attach Copper (SFP+ cables)
n Quad port 2 port 1GbE Copper (RJ45) /2 port 1GbE SR Optical
l Manually configure Speed/Duplex — Select this option to manually set an interface
data transfer rate. Select the speed and duplex from the menus.
n Duplex options are half-duplex, full-duplex, and unknown.
n Speed options listed are limited to the capabilities of the hardware device. Options
are 10 Mb, 100 Mb, 1000 Mb (1 Gb), 10 Gb, and unknown. The 10G Base-T hardware
supports only the 100 Mb, 1000 Mb and 10 Gb settings.
n Half-duplex is only available for 10 Mb and 100 Mb speeds.
n 1000 Mb and 10 Gb line speeds require full-duplex.
n On DD2500, DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 10GbE I/O modules, copper interfaces
support only the 10 Gb speed setting.
n The default setting for 10G Base-T interfaces is Autonegotiate Speed/Duplex. If you
manually set the speed to 1000 Mb or 10 Gb, you must set the Duplex setting to Full.

7. Specify the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) size for the physical (Ethernet) interface.
Do the following:
l Click the Default button to return the setting to the default value.
l Ensure that all of your network components support the size set with this option.

8. Optionally, select Dynamic DNS Registration.

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a protocol that registers local IP addresses on a Domain Name
System (DNS) server. In this release, DD System Manager supports Windows mode DDNS.
To use UNIX mode DDNS, use the net ddns CLI command.
The DDNS must be registered to enable this option.

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Note: This option disables DHCP for this interface.

9. Click Next.
The Configure Interface Settings summary page appears. The values listed reflect the new
system and interface state, which are applied after you click Finish.

10. Click Finish and OK.

MTU size values

The MTU size must be set properly to optimize the performance of a network connection. An
incorrect MTU size can negatively affect interface performance.
Supported values for setting the maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) size for the physical (Ethernet)
interface range from 350 to 9000. For 100 Base-T and gigabit networks, 1500 is the standard
default.
Note: The minimum MTU for IPv6 interfaces is 1280. The interface fails if you try to set the
MTU lower than 1280.

Moving a static IP address

A specific static IP address must be assigned to only one interface on a system. A static IP address
must be properly removed from an interface before it is configured on another interface.
Procedure
1. If the interface that hosts the static IP address is part of a DD Boost interface group,
remove the interface from that group.
2. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
3. Remove the static IP address that you want to move.
a. Select the interface that is currently using the IP address you want to move.
b. In the Enabled column, select No to disable the interface.
c. Click Configure.
d. Set the IP Address to 0.
Note: Set the IP address to 0 when there is no other IP address to assign to the
interface. The same IP address must not be assigned to multiple interfaces.

e. Click Next, and click Finish.

4. Add the removed static IP address to another interface.
a. Select the interface to which you want to move the IP address.
b. In the Enabled column, select No to disable the interface.
c. Click Configure.
d. Set the IP Address to the match the static IP address you removed.
e. Click Next, and click Finish.
f. In the Enabled column, select Yes to enable the updated interface.

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Virtual interface configuration guidelines

Virtual interface configuration guidelines apply to failover and aggregate virtual interfaces. There
are additional guidelines that apply to either failover or aggregate interfaces but not both.
l The virtual-name must be in the form vethx where x is a number. The recommended maximum
number is 99 because of name size limitations.
l You can create as many virtual interfaces as there are physical interfaces.
l Each interface used in a virtual interface must first be disabled. An interface that is part of a
virtual interface is seen as disabled for other network configuration options.
l After a virtual interface is destroyed, the physical interfaces associated with it remain disabled.
You must manually re-enable the physical interfaces.
l The number and type of cards installed determines the number of Ethernet ports available.
l Each physical interface can belong to one virtual interface.
l A system can support multiple mixed failover and aggregation virtual interfaces, subject to the
restrictions above.
l Virtual interfaces must be created from identical physical interfaces. For example, all copper,
all optical, all 1 Gb, or all 10 Gb. However, 1 Gb interfaces support bonding a mix of copper and
optical interfaces. This applies to virtual interfaces across different cards with identical
physical interfaces, except for Chelsio cards. For Chelsio cards, only failover is supported, and
that is only across interfaces on the same card.
l Failover and aggregate links improve network performance and resiliency by using two or more
network interfaces in parallel, thus increasing the link speed for aggregated links and reliability
over that of a single interface.
l Remove functionality is available using the Configure button. Click a virtual interface in the list
of interfaces on the Interfaces tab and click Configure. From the list of interfaces in the dialog
box, clear the checkbox for the interface to remove it from bonding (failover or aggregate),
and click Next.
l For a bonded interface, the bonded interface is created with remaining slaves if the hardware
for a slave interface fails. If no slaves, the bonded interface id created with no slaves. This
slave hardware failure will generate managed alerts, one per failed slave.
Note: The alert for a failed slave disappears after the failed slave is removed from the
system. If new hardware is installed, the alerts disappear and the bonded interface uses
the new slave interface after the reboot.
l On DD3300, DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 systems, the ethMa interface does not support
failover or link aggregation.

Guidelines for configuring a virtual interface for link aggregation

Link aggregation provides improved network performance and resiliency by using one or more
network interfaces in parallel, thus increasing the link speed and reliability over that of a single
interface. These guidelines are provided to help you optimize your use of link aggregation.
l Changes to disabled Ethernet interfaces flush the routing table. It is recommended that you
make interface changes only during scheduled maintenance downtime. Afterwards, reconfigure
the routing rules and gateways.
l Enable aggregation on an existing virtual interface by specifying the physical interfaces and
mode and giving it an IP address.
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l 1 GbE and 10 GbE interfaces cannot be aggregated together.

l Copper and optical interfaces cannot be aggregated together.
l On DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 systems, the ethMA interface does not support link
aggregation.

Guidelines for configuring a virtual interface for failover

Link failover provides improved network stability and performance by identifying backup interfaces
that can support network traffic when the primary interface is not operating. These guidelines are
provided to help you optimize your use of link failover.
l A primary interface must be part of the failover. If a primary interface removal is attempted
from a failover, an error message appears.
l When a primary interface is used in a failover configuration, it must be explicitly specified and
must also be a bonded interface to the virtual interface. If the primary interface goes down and
multiple interfaces are still available, the next interface is randomly selected.
l All interfaces in a virtual interface must be on the same physical network. Network switches
used by a virtual interface must be on the same physical network.
l The recommended number of physical interfaces for failover is greater than one. You can,
however, configure one primary interface and one or more failover interfaces, except with the
following:
n 10 Gb CX4 Ethernet card, which are restricted to one primary interface and one failover
interface from the same card, and
n 10 Gb single-port optical Ethernet cards, which cannot be used.
l On DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 systems, the ethMA interface does not support link
failover.

Virtual interface creation

Create a virtual interface to support link aggregation or failover. The virtual interface serves as a
container for the links to be aggregated or associated for failover.

Creating a virtual interface for link aggregation

Create a virtual interface for link aggregation to serve as a container to associate the links that
participate in aggregation.
About this task
A link aggregation interface must specify a link bonding mode and may require a hash selection.
For example, you might enable link aggregation on virtual interface veth1 to physical interfaces
eth1 and eth2 in mode LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) and hash XOR-L2L3.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. In the Interfaces table, disable the physical interface where the virtual interface is to be
added by clicking No in the Enabled column.
3. From the Create menu, select Virtual Interface.
4. In the Create Virtual Interface dialog, specify a virtual interface name in the veth box.
Enter a virtual interface name in the form vethx, where x is a unique ID (typically one or two
digits). A typical full virtual interface name with VLAN and IP Alias is veth56.3999:199. The
maximum length of the full name is 15 characters. Special characters are not allowed.
Numbers must be between 0 and 4094, inclusively.

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5. In the Bonding Type list, select Aggregate.

Note: Registry settings can be different from the bonding configuration. When
interfaces are added to the virtual interface, the information is not sent to the bonding
module until the virtual interface is given an IP address and brought up. Until that time
the registry and the bonding driver configuration are different.

6. In the Mode list, select a bonding mode.

Specify the mode that is compatible with the requirements of the system to which the
interfaces are directly attached.
l Round-robin
Transmit packets in sequential order from the first available link through the last in the
aggregated group.
l Balanced
Data is sent over interfaces as determined by the hash method selected. This requires
the associated interfaces on the switch to be grouped into an Ether channel (trunk) and
given a hash via the Load Balance parameter.
l LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol is similar to Balanced, except that it uses a control
protocol that communicates to the other end and coordinates which links within the
bond are available for use. LACP provides a kind of heartbeat failover and must be
configured at both ends of the link.

7. If you selected Balanced or LACP mode, specify a bonding hash type in the Hash list.
Options are: XOR-L2, XOR-L2L3, or XOR-L3L4.
XOR-L2 transmits through a bonded interface with an XOR hash of Layer 2 (inbound and
outbound MAC addresses).
XOR-L2L3 transmits through a bonded interface with an XOR hash of Layer 2 (inbound and
outbound MAC addresses) and Layer 3 (inbound and outbound IP addresses).
XOR-L3L4 transmits through a bonded interface with an XOR hash of Layer 3 (inbound and
outbound IP addresses) and Layer 4 (inbound and outbound ports).

8. To select an interface to add to the aggregate configuration, select the checkbox that
corresponds to the interface, and then click Next.
The Create virtual interface veth_name dialog appears.
9. Enter an IP address, or enter 0 to specify no IP address.
10. Enter a netmask address or prefix.
11. Specify Speed/Duplex options.
The combination of speed and duplex settings define the rate of data transfer through the
interface. Select either:
l Autonegotiate Speed/Duplex
Select this option to allow the network interface card to autonegotiate the line speed and
duplex setting for an interface.
l Manually configure Speed/Duplex
Select this option to manually set an interface data transfer rate.
n Duplex options are half-duplex or full-duplex.
n Speed options listed are limited to the capabilities of the hardware device. Options
are 10 Mb, 100 Mb, 1000 Mb, and 10 Gb.

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n Half-duplex is only available for 10 Mb and 100 Mb speeds.

n 1000 Mb and 10 Gb line speeds require full-duplex.
n Optical interfaces require the Autonegotiate option.
n The 10 GbE copper NIC default is 10 Gb. If a copper interface is set to 1000 Mb or 10
Gb line speed, duplex must be full-duplex.

12. Specify the MTU setting.

l To select the default value (1500), click Default.
l To select a different setting, enter the setting in the MTU box. Ensure that all of your
network components support the size set with this option.

13. Optionally, select Dynamic DNS Registration option.

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a protocol that registers local IP addresses on a Domain Name
System (DNS) server. In this release, DD System Manager supports Windows mode DDNS.
To use UNIX mode DDNS, use the net ddns CLI command.
The DDNS must be registered to enable this option.

14. Click Next.

The Configure Interface Settings summary page appears. The values listed reflect the new
system and interface state.

15. Click Finish and OK.

Creating a virtual interface for link failover

Create a virtual interface for link failover to serve as a container to associate the links that will
participate in failover.
About this task
The failover-enabled virtual interface represents a group of secondary interfaces, one of which can
be specified as the primary. The system makes the primary interface the active interface whenever
the primary interface is operational. A configurable Down Delay failover option allows you to
configure a failover delay in 900 millisecond intervals. The failover delay guards against multiple
failovers when a network is unstable.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. In the interfaces table, disable the physical interface to which the virtual interface is to be
added by clicking No in the Enabled column.
3. From the Create menu, select Virtual Interface.
4. In the Create Virtual Interface dialog, specify a virtual interface name in the veth box.
Enter a virtual interface name in the form vethx, where x is a unique ID (typically one or
two digits). A typical full virtual interface name with VLAN and IP Alias is veth56.3999:199.
The maximum length of the full name is 15 characters. Special characters are not allowed.
Numbers must be between 0 and 4094, inclusively.

5. In the Bonding Type list, select Failover.

6. Select an interface to add to the failover configuration, and click Next. Virtual aggregate
interfaces can be used for failover.
The Create virtual interface veth_name dialog appears.

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7. Enter an IP address, or enter 0 to specify no IP address.

8. Enter a netmask or prefix.
9. Specify the Speed/Duplex options.
The combination of speed and duplex settings defines the rate of data transfer through the
interface.
l Select Autonegotiate Speed/Duplex to allow the network interface card to
autonegotiate the line speed and duplex setting for an interface.
l Select Manually configure Speed/Duplex to manually set an interface data-transfer
rate.
n Duplex options are either half duplex or full duplex.
n Speed options listed are limited to the capabilities of the hardware device. Options
are 10 Mb, 100 Mb, 1000 Mb, and 10 Gb.
n Half-duplex is available for 10 Mb and 100 Mb speeds only.
n 1000 Mb and 10 Gb line speeds require full-duplex.
n Optical interfaces require the Autonegotiate option.
n The copper interface default is 10 Gb. If a copper interface is set to 1000 Gb or 10 Gb
line speed, the duplex must be full-duplex.

10. Specify MTU setting.

l To select the default value (1500), click Default.
l To select a different setting, enter the setting in the MTU box. Ensure that all of your
network path components support the size set with this option.

11. Optionally, select Dynamic DNS Registration option.

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a protocol that registers local IP addresses on a Domain Name
System (DNS) server. In this release, DD System Manager supports Windows mode DDNS.
To use UNIX mode DDNS, use the net ddns CLI command.
The DDNS must be registered to enable this option.

Note: This option disables DHCP for this interface.

12. Click Next.

The Configure Interface Settings summary page appears. The values listed reflect the new
system and interface state.

13. Complete the Interface, click Finish and OK.

Modifying a virtual interface

After you create a virtual interface, you can update the settings to respond to network changes or
resolve issues.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. In the Interfaces column, select the interface and disable the virtual interface by clicking No
in the Enabled column. Click OK in the warning dialog.
3. In the Interfaces column, select the interface and click Configure.

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4. In the Configure Virtual Interface dialog, change the settings.

5. Click Next and Finish.

Configuring a VLAN
Create a new VLAN interface from either a physical interface or a virtual interface.
About this task
The recommended total VLAN count is 80. You can create up to 100 interfaces (minus the number
of aliases, physical and virtual interfaces) before the system prevents you from creating any more.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. In the interfaces table, select the interface to which you want to add the VLAN.
The interface you select must be configured with an IP address before you can add a VLAN.
3. Click Create and selectVLAN.
4. In the Create VLAN dialog box, specify a VLAN ID by entering a number in the VLAN Id box.
The range of a VLAN ID is between 1 and 4094 inclusive.

5. Enter an IP address, or enter 0 to specify no IP address.

The Internet Protocol (IP) address is the numerical label assigned to the interface. For
example, 192.168.10.23.

6. Enter a netmask or prefix.

7. Specify the MTU setting.
The VLAN MTU must be less than or equal to the MTU defined for the physical or virtual
interface to which it is assigned. If the MTU defined for the supporting physical or virtual
interface is reduced below the configured VLAN value, the VLAN value is automatically
reduced to match the supporting interface. If the MTU value for the supporting interface is
increased above the configured VLAN value, the VLAN value is unchanged.
l To select the default value (1500), click Default.
l To select a different setting, enter the setting in the MTU box. DD System Manager does
not accept an MTU size that is larger than that defined for the physical or virtual
interface to which the VLAN is assigned.

8. Specify Dynamic DNS Registration option.

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a protocol that registers local IP addresses on a Domain Name
System (DNS) server. In this release, DD System Manager supports Windows mode DDNS.
To use UNIX mode DDNS, use the net ddns CLI command.
The DDNS must be registered to enable this option.

9. Click Next.
The Create VLAN summary page appears.

10. Review the configuration settings, click Finish, and click OK.

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Modifying a VLAN interface

After you create a VLAN interface, you can update the settings to respond to network changes or
resolve issues.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. In the Interfaces column, select the checkbox of the interface and disable the VLAN
interface by clicking No in the Enabled column. Click OK in the warning dialog box.
3. In the Interfaces column, select the checkbox of the interface and click Configure.
4. In the Configure VLAN Interface dialog, change the settings.
5. Click Next and Finish.

Configuring an IP alias
An IP alias assigns an additional IP address to a physical interface, a virtual interface, or a VLAN.
About this task
The recommended total number of IP aliases, VLAN, physical, and virtual interfaces that can exist
on the system is 80. Although up to 100 interfaces are supported, as the maximum number is
approached, you might notice slowness in the display.
Note: When using a Data Domain HA system, if a user is created and logins to the standby
node without logging into the active node first, the user will not have a default alias to use.
Therefore, in order to use aliases on the standby node, the user should login to the active node
first.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. Click Create, and select IP Alias.
The Create IP Alias dialog appears.

3. Specify an IP alias ID by entering a number in the IP ALIAS Id box.

The range is 1 to 4094 inclusive.

4. Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address.

5. If you entered an IPv4 address, enter a netmask address.
6. Specify Dynamic DNS Registration option.
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a protocol that registers local IP addresses on a Domain Name
System (DNS) server. In this release, DD System Manager supports Windows mode DDNS.
To use UNIX mode DDNS, use the net ddns CLI command.
The DDNS must be registered to enable this option.

7. Click Next.
The Create IP Alias summary page appears.

8. Review the configuration settings, click Finish, and OK.

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Modifying an IP alias interface

After you create an IP alias, you can update the settings to respond to network changes or resolve
issues.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. In the Interfaces column, select the checkbox of the interface and disable the IP alias
interface by clicking No in the Enabled column. Click OK in the warning dialog box.
3. In the Interfaces column, select the checkbox of the interface and click Configure.
4. In the Configure IP Alias dialog box, change the settings as described in the procedure for
creating an IP Alias.
5. Click Next and Finish.

Registering interfaces with DDNS

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a protocol that registers local IP addresses on a Domain Name System
(DNS) server.
About this task
In this release, DD System Manager supports Windows mode DDNS. To use UNIX mode DDNS,
use the net ddns CLI command. You can do the following.
l Manually register (add) configured interfaces to the DDNS registration list.
l Remove interfaces from the DDNS registration list.
l Enable or disable DNS updates.
l Display whether DDNS registration is enabled or not.
l Display interfaces in the DDNS registration list.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces > DDNS Registration.
2. In the DDNS Windows Mode Registration dialog, click Add to add an interface to the DDNS.
The Add Interface dialog box appears.

a. Enter a name in the Interface field.

b. Click OK.
3. Optionally, to remove an interface from the DDNS:
a. Select the interface to remove, and click Remove.
b. In the Confirm Remove dialog box, click OK.
4. Specify the DDNS Status.
l Select Enable to enable updates for all interfaces already registered.
l Click Default to select the default settings for DDNS updates.
l Clear Enable to disable DDNS updates for the registered interfaces.

5. To complete the DDNS registration, click OK.

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Destroying an interface
You can use DD System Manager to destroy or delete virtual, VLAN, and IP alias interfaces.
About this task
When a virtual interface is destroyed, the system deletes the virtual interface, releases its bonded
physical interface, and deletes any VLANs or aliases attached to the virtual interface. When you
delete a VLAN interface, the OS deletes the VLAN and any IP alias interfaces that are created
under it. When you destroy an IP alias, the OS deletes only that alias interface.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces.
2. Click the box next to each interface you want to destroy (Virtual or VLAN or IP Alias).
3. Click Destroy.
4. Click OK to confirm.

Viewing an interface hierarchy in the tree view

The Tree View dialog displays the association between physical and virtual interfaces.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces > Tree View.
2. In the Tree View dialog box, click the plus or minus boxes to expand or contract the tree
view that shows the hierarchy.
3. Click Close to exit this view.

General network settings management

The configuration settings for hostname, domain name, search domains, host mapping, and DNS
list are managed together on the Settings tab.

Viewing network settings information

The Settings tab displays the current configuration for the hostname, domain name, search
domains, host mapping, and DNS.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Settings.
Results
The Settings tab displays the following information.
Host Settings
Host Name
The hostname of the selected system.

Domain Name
The fully qualified domain name associated with the selected system.

Search Domain List

Search Domain
A list of search domains that the selected system uses. The system applies the search
domain as a suffix to the hostname.

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Hosts Mapping
IP Address
IP address of the host to resolve.

Host Name
Hostnames associated with the IP address.

DNS List
DNS IP Address
Current DNS IP addresses associated with the selected system. An asterisk (*) indicates
that the IP addresses were assigned through DHCP.

Setting the DD System Manager hostname

You can configure the DD System Manager hostname and domain name manually, or you can
configure DD OS to automatically receive the host and domain names from a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
About this task
One advantage to manually configuring the host and domain names is that you remove the
dependency on the DHCP server and the interface leading to the DHCP server. To minimize the
risk of service interruption, if possible, manually configure the host and domain names.
When configuring the hostname and domain name, consider the following guidelines.
l Do not include an underscore in the hostname; it is incompatible with some browsers.
l Replication and CIFS authentication must be reconfigured after you change the names.
l If a system was previously added without a fully qualified name (no domain name), a domain
name change requires that you remove and add the affected system or update the Search
Domain List to include the new domain name.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Settings.
2. Click Edit in the Host Settings area. The Configure Host dialog appears.
3. To manually configure the host and domain names:
a. Select Manually configure host.
b. Enter a hostname in the Host Name box.
For example, id##.yourcompany.com
c. Enter a domain name in the Domain Name box.
This is the domain name associated with your Data Domain system and, usually, your
company’s domain name. For example, yourcompany.com

d. Click OK.
The system displays progress messages as the changes are applied.
4. To obtain the host and domain names from a DHCP server, select Obtain Settings using
DHCP and click OK.
At least one interface must be configured to use DHCP.

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Managing the domain search list

Use the domain search list to define which domains the system can search.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Settings.
2. Click Edit in the Search Domain List area.
3. To add a search domain using the Configure Search Domains dialog:
a. Click Add (+).
b. In the Add Search Domain dialog, enter a name in the Search Domain box.
For example, id##.yourcompany.com
c. Click OK.
The system adds the new domain to the list of searchable domains.
d. Click OK to apply changes and return to the Settings view.
4. To remove a search domain using the Configure Search Domains dialog:
a. Select the search domain to remove.
b. Click Delete (X).
The system removes the selected domain from the list of searchable domains.
c. Click OK to apply changes and return to the Settings view.

Adding and deleting host maps

A host map links an IP address to a hostname, so that either the IP address or the hostname can
be used to specify the host.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Settings.
2. To add a host map, do the following.
a. In the Hosts Mapping area, click Add.
b. In the Add Hosts dialog, enter the IP address of the host in the IP Address box.
c. Click Add (+).
d. In the Add Host dialog, enter a hostname, such as id##.yourcompany.com, in the Host
Name box.
e. Click OK to add the new hostname to the Host Name list.
f. Click OK to return to the Settings tab.
3. To delete a host map, do the following.
a. In the Hosts Mapping area, select the host mapping to delete.
b. Click Delete (X).

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Configuring DNS IP addresses

DNS IP addresses specify the DNS servers the system can use to get IP addresses for host names
that are not in the host mapping table.
About this task
You can configure the DNS IP addresses manually, or you can configure DD OS to automatically
receive IP addresses from a DHCP server. One advantage to manually configuring DNS IP
addresses is that you remove the dependency on the DHCP server and the interface leading to the
DHCP server. To minimize the risk of service interruption, EMC recommends that you manually
configure the DNS IP addresses.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Settings.
2. Click Edit in the DNS List area.
3. To manually add a DNS IP address:
a. Select Manually configure DNS list.
The DNS IP address checkboxes become active.
b. Click Add (+).
c. In the Add DNS dialog box, enter the DNS IP address to add.
d. Click OK.
The system adds the new IP address to the list of DNS IP addresses.
e. Click OK to apply the changes.
4. To delete a DNS IP address from the list:
a. Select Manually configure DNS list.
The DNS IP address checkboxes become active.
b. Select the DNS IP address to delete and click Delete (X).
The system removes the IP address from the list of DNS IP addresses.
c. Click OK to apply the changes.
5. To obtain DNS addresses from a DHCP server, select Obtain DNS using DHCP and click
OK.
At least one interface must be configured to use DHCP.

Network route management

Routes determine the path taken to transfer data to and from the localhost (the Data Domain
system) to another network or host.
Data Domain systems do not generate or respond to any of the network routing management
protocols (RIP, EGRP/EIGRP, and BGP). The only routing implemented on a Data Domain system
is IPv4 policy-based routing, which allows only one route to a default gateway per routing table.
There can be multiple route tables and multiple default gateways. A routing table is created for
each address that has the same subnet as a default gateway. The routing rules send the packets
with the source IP address that matches the IP address used to create the table to that routing
table. All other packets that do not have source IP addresses that match a routing table are sent to
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Within each routing table, static routes can be added, but because source routing is used to get
packets to the table, the only static routes that will work are static routes that use the interface
that has the source address of each table. Otherwise it needs to be put into the main table.
Other than the IPv4 source routing done to these other routing tables, Data Domain systems use
source-based routing for the main routing IPv4 and IPv6 tables, which means that outbound
network packets that match the subnet of multiple interfaces are routed only over the physical
interface whose IP address matches the source IP address of the packets, which is where they
originated.
For IPv6, set static routes when multiple interfaces contain the same IPv6 subnets, and the
connections are being made to IPv6 addresses with this subnet. Normally, static routes are not
needed with IPv4 addresses with the same subnet, such as for backups. There are cases in which
static addresses may be required to allow connections to work, such as connections from the Data
Domain system to remote systems.
Static routes can be added and deleted from individual routing tables by adding or deleting the
table from the route specification. This provides the rules to direct packets with specific source
addresses through specific route tables. If a static route is required for packets with those source
addresses, the routes must be added the specific table where the IP address is routed.
Note: Routing for connections initiated from the Data Domain system, such as for replication,
depends on the source address used for interfaces on the same subnet. To force traffic for a
specific interface to a specific destination (even if that interface is on the same subnet as
other interfaces), configure a static routing entry between the two systems: this static routing
overrides source routing. This is not needed if the source address is IPv4 and has a default
gateway associated with it. In that case, the source routing is already handled via its own
routing table.

Viewing route information

The Routes tab displays the default gateways, static routes, and dynamic routes.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Routes.
Results
The Static Routes area lists the route specification used to configure each static route. The
Dynamic Routes table lists information for each of the dynamically assigned routes.

Table 33 Dynamic Routes column label descriptions

Item Description

Destination The destination host/network where the network traffic (data) is sent.

Gateway The address of the router in the DD network, or 0.0.0.0 if no gateway is

set.

Genmask The netmask for the destination net. Set to 255.255.255.255 for a host
destination and 0.0.0.0 for the default route.

Flags Possible flags include: U—Route is up, H—Target is a host, G —Use

gateway, R —Reinstate route for dynamic routing, D—Dynamically
installed by daemon or redirect, M —Modified from routing daemon or
redirect, A —Installed by addrconf, C —Cache entry, and ! —Reject
route.

Metric The distance to the target (usually counted in hops). Not used by the
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Table 33 Dynamic Routes column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

MTU Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) size for the physical (Ethernet)
interface.

Window Default window size for TCP connections over this route.
IRTT Initial RTT (Round Trip Time) used by the kernel to estimate the best
TCP protocol parameters without waiting on possibly slow answers.

Interface Interface name associated with the routing interface.

Setting the default gateway

You can configure the default gateway manually, or you can configure DD OS to automatically
receive the default gateway IP addresses from a DHCP server.
About this task
One advantage to manually configuring the default gateway is that you remove the dependency on
the DHCP server and the interface leading to the DHCP server. To minimize the risk of service
interruption, if possible, manually configure the default gateway IP address.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Routes.
2. Click Edit next to the default gateway type (IPv4 or IPv6) you want to configure.
3. To manually configure the default gateway address:
a. Select Manually Configure.
b. Enter the gateway address in the Gateway box.
c. Click OK.
4. To obtain the default gateway address from a DHCP server, select Use DHCP value and
click OK.
At least one interface must be configured to use DHCP.

Creating static routes

Static routes define destination hosts or networks that they system can communicate with.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Routes.
2. Click Create in the Static Routes area.
3. In the Create Routes dialog, select the interface you want to host the static route, and click
Next.
4. Specify the Destination.
l To specify a destination network, select Network and enter the network address and
netmask for the destination network.
l To specify a destination host, select Host and enter the hostname or IP address of the
destination host.

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a. Select Specify a gateway for this route.

b. Enter the gateway address in the Gateway box.
6. Review the configuration and click Next.
The create routes Summary page appears.

7. Click Finish.
8. After the process is completed, click OK.
The new route specification is listed in the Route Spec list.

Deleting static routes

Delete a static route when you no longer want the system to communicate with a destination host
or network.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Ethernet > Routes.
2. Select the Route Spec of the route specification to delete.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click Delete to confirm and then click Close.
The selected route specification is removed from the Route Spec list.

System passphrase management

The system passphrase is a key that allows a Data Domain system to be transported with
encryption keys on the system. The encryption keys protect the data and the system passphrase
protects the encryption keys.
The system passphrase is a human-readable (understandable) key (like a smart card) which is used
to generate a machine usable AES 256 encryption key. If the system is stolen in transit, an
attacker cannot easily recover the data; at most, they can recover the encrypted user data and the
encrypted keys.
The passphrase is stored internally on a hidden part the Data Domain storage subsystem. This
allows the Data Domain system to boot and continue servicing data access without any
administrator intervention.

Setting the system passphrase

The system passphrase must be set before the system can support data encryption or request
digital certificates.
Before you begin
No minimum system passphrase length is configured when DD OS is installed, but the CLI provides
a command to set a minimum length. To determine if a minimum length is configured for the
passphrase, enter the system passphrase option show CLI command.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
If the system passphrase is not set, the Set Passphrase button appears in the Passphrase
area. If a system passphrase is configured, the Change Passphrase button appears, and
your only option is to change the passphrase.

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2. Click the Set Passphrase button.

The Set Passphrase dialog appears.

3. Enter the system passphrase in the boxes and click Next.

If a minimum length is configured for the system passphrase, the passphrase you enter must
contain the minimum number of characters.

Results
The system passphrase is set and the Change Passphrase button replaces the Set Passphrase
button.

Changing the system passphrase

The administrator can change the passphrase without having to manipulate the actual encryption
keys. Changing the passphrase indirectly changes the encryption of the keys, but does not affect
user data or the underlying encryption key.
About this task
Changing the passphrase requires two-user authentication to protect against data shredding.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. To change the system passphrase, click Change Passphrase.
The Change Passphrase dialog appears.
Note: The file system must be disabled to change the passphrase. If the file system is
running, you are prompted to disable it.

3. In the text fields, provide:

l The user name and password of a Security Officer account (an authorized user in the
Security User group on that Data Domain system).
l The current passphrase when changing the passphrase.
l The new passphrase, which must contain the minimum number of characters configured
with the system passphrase option set min-length command.

4. Click the checkbox for Enable file system now.

5. Click OK.
NOTICE Be sure to take care of the passphrase. If the passphrase is lost, you can never
unlock the file system and access the data; the data is irrevocably lost.

System access management

System access management features allow you to control system access to users in a local
database or in a network directory. Additional controls define different access levels and control
which protocols can access the system.

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Role-based access control

Role-based access control (RBAC) is an authentication policy that controls which DD System
Manager controls and CLI commands a user can access on a system.
For example, users who are assigned the admin role can configure and monitor an entire system,
while users who are assigned the user role are limited to monitoring a system. When logged into
DD System Manager, users see only the program features that they are permitted to use based on
the role assigned to the user. The following roles are available for administering and managing the
DD OS.
admin
An admin role user can configure and monitor the entire Data Domain system. Most
configuration features and commands are available only to admin role users. However, some
features and commands require the approval of a security role user before a task is
completed.

limited-admin
The limited-admin role can configure and monitor the Data Domain system with some
limitations. Users who are assigned this role cannot perform data deletion operations, edit the
registry, or enter bash or SE mode.
user
The user role enables users to monitor systems and change their own password. Users who
are assigned the user management role can view system status, but they cannot change the
system configuration.

security (security officer)

A security role user, who may be referred to as a security officer, can manage other security
officers, authorize procedures that require security officer approval, and perform all tasks
supported for user-role users.
The security role is provided to comply with the Write Once Read-Many (WORM) regulation.
This regulation requires electronically stored corporate data be kept in an unaltered, original
state for purposes such as eDiscovery. Data Domain added auditing and logging capabilities to
enhance this feature. As a result of compliance regulations, most command options for
administering sensitive operations, such as DD Encryption, DD Retention Lock Compliance,
and archiving now require security officer approval.
In a typical scenario, an admin role user issues a command and, if security officer approval is
required, the system displays a prompt for approval. To proceed with the original task, the
security officer must enter his or her username and password on the same console at which
the command was run. If the system recognizes the security officer credentials, the
procedure is authorized. If not, a security alert is generated.
The following are some guidelines that apply to security-role users:
l Only the sysadmin user (the default user created during the DD OS installation) can create
the first security officer, after which the privilege to create security officers is removed
from the sysadmin user.
l After the first security officer is created, only security officers can create other security
officers.
l Creating a security officer does not enable the authorization policy. To enable the
authorization policy, a security officer must log in and enable the authorization policy.
l Separation of privilege and duty apply. admin role users cannot perform security officer
tasks, and security officers cannot perform system configuration tasks.

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l During an upgrade, if the system configuration contains security officers, a sec-off-

defaults permission is created that includes a list of all current security officers.

backup-operator
A backup-operator role user can perform all tasks permitted for user role users, create
snapshots for MTrees, import, export, and move tapes between elements in a virtual tape
library, and copy tapes across pools.
A backup-operator role user can also add and delete SSH public keys for non-password-
required log ins. (This function is used mostly for automated scripting.) He or she can add,
delete, reset and view CLI command aliases, synchronize modified files, and wait for
replication to complete on the destination system.

none
The none role is for DD Boost authentication and tenant-unit users only. A none role user can
log in to a Data Domain system and can change his or her password, but cannot monitor,
manage, or configure the primary system. When the primary system is partitioned into tenant
units, either the tenant-admin or the tenant-user role is used to define a user's role with
respect to a specific tenant unit. The tenant user is first assigned the none role to minimize
access to the primary system, and then either the tenant-admin or the tenant-user role is
appended to that user.
tenant-admin
A tenant-admin role can be appended to the other (non-tenant) roles when the Secure Multi-
Tenancy (SMT) feature is enabled. A tenant-admin user can configure and monitor a specific
tenant unit.

tenant-user
A tenant-user role can be appended to the other (non-tenant) roles when the SMT feature is
enabled. The tenant-user role enables a user to monitor a specific tenant unit and change the
user password. Users who are assigned the tenant-user management role can view tenant unit
status, but they cannot change the tenant unit configuration.

Access management for IP protocols

This feature manages system access for the FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SCP, and Telnet
protocols.

Viewing the IP services configuration

The Administrator Access tab displays the configuration status for the IP protocols that can be
used to access the system. FTP and FTPS are the only protocols that are restricted to
administrators.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
Results
The Access Management page displays the Administrator Access, Local Users, Authentication, and
Active Users tabs.

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Table 34 Administrator Access tab information

Item Description

Passphrase If no passphrase is set, the Set Passphrase button appears. If a

passphrase is set, the Change Passphrase button appears.

Services The name of a service/protocol that can access the system.

Enabled (Yes/No) The status of the service. If the service is disabled, enable it by
selecting it in the list and clicking Configure. Fill out the General
tab of the dialog box. If the service is enabled, modify its settings
by selecting it in the list and clicking Configure. Edit the settings in
the General tab of the dialog box.

Allowed Hosts The host or hosts that can access the service.
Service Options The port or session timeout value for the service selected in the
list.

FTP/FTPS Only the session timeout can be set.

HTTP port The port number opened for the HTTP protocol (port 80, by
default).

HTTPS port The port number opened for the HTTPS protocol (port 443, by
default).

SSH/SCP port The port number opened for the SSH/SCP protocol (port 22, by
default).

Telnet No port number can be set.

Session Timeout The amount of inactive time allowed before a connection closes.
The default is Infinite, that is, the connection does not close. If
possible, set a session timeout maximum of five minutes. Use the
Advanced tab of the dialog box to set a timeout in seconds.

Managing FTP access

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows administrators to access files on the Data Domain system.
About this task
You can enable either FTP or FTPS access to users who are assigned the admin management role.
FTP access allows admin user names and passwords to cross the network in clear text, making
FTP an insecure access method. FTPS is recommended as a secure access method. When you
enable either FTP or FTPS access, the other access method is disabled.
Note: Only users who are assigned the admin management role are permitted to access the
system using FTP
Note: LFTP clients that connect to a Data Domain system via FTPS or FTP are disconnected
after reaching a set timeout limit. However the LFTP client uses its cached username and
password to reconnect after the timeout while you are running any command.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. Select FTP and click Configure.
3. To manage FTP access and which hosts can connect, select the General tab and do the
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a. To enable FTP access, select Allow FTP Access.

b. To enable all hosts to connect, select Allow all hosts to connect.
c. To restrict access to select hosts, select Limit Access to the following systems, and
modify the Allowed Hosts list.
Note: You can identify a host using a fully qualified hostname, an IPv4 address, or an
IPv6 address.
l To add a host, click Add (+). Enter the host identification and click OK.
l To modify a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Edit (pencil). Change
the host ID and click OK.
l To remove a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Delete (X).

4. To set a session timeout, select the Advanced tab, and enter the timeout value in seconds.
Note: The session timeout default is Infinite, that is, the connection does not close.

5. Click OK.
If FTPS is enabled, a warning message appears with a prompt to click OK to proceed.

Managing FTPS access

The FTP Secure (FTPS) protocol allows administrators to access files on the Data Domain system.
About this task
FTPS provides additional security over using FTP, such as support for the Transport Layer
Security (TLS) and for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocols. Consider the
following guidelines when using FTPS.
l Only users who are assigned the admin management role are permitted to access the system
using FTPS.
l When you enable FTPS access, FTP access is disabled.
l FTPS does not show up as a service for DD systems that run DD OS 5.2, managed from a DD
system running DD OS 5.3 or later.
l When you issue the get command, the fatal error message SSL_read: wrong version
number lftp appears if matching versions of SSL are not installed on the Data Domain
system and compiled on the LFTP client . As a workaround, attempt to re-issue the get
command on the same file.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. Select FTPS and click Configure.
3. To manage FTPS access and which hosts can connect, select the General tab and do the
following:
a. To enable FTPS access, select Allow FTPS Access.
b. To enable all hosts to connect, select Allow all hosts to connect.
c. To restrict access to select hosts, select Limit Access to the following systems, and
modify the hosts list.
Note: You can identify a host using a fully qualified hostname, an IPv4 address, or an
IPv6 address.

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l To add a host, click Add (+). Enter the host identification and click OK.
l To modify a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Edit (pencil). Change
the host ID and click OK.
l To remove a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Delete (X).

4. To set a session timeout, select the Advanced tab and enter the timeout value in seconds.
Note: The session timeout default is Infinite, that is, the connection does not close.

5. Click OK. If FTP is enabled, a warning message appears and prompts you to click OK to
proceed.

Managing HTTP and HTTPS access

HTTP or HTTPS access is required to support browser access to DD System Manager.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. Select HTTP or HTTPS and click Configure.
The Configure HTTP/HTTPS Access dialog appears and displays tabs for general
configuration, advanced configuration, and certificate management.
3. To manage the access method and which hosts can connect, select the General tab and do
the following:
a. Select the checkboxes for the access methods you want to allow.
b. To enable all hosts to connect, select Allow all hosts to connect.
c. To restrict access to select hosts, select Limit Access to the following systems, and
modify the host list.
Note: You can identify a host using a fully qualified hostname, an IPv4 address, or an
IPv6 address.
l To add a host, click Add (+). Enter the host identification and click OK.
l To modify a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Edit (pencil). Change
the host ID and click OK.
l To remove a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Delete (X).

4. To configure system ports and session timeout values, select the Advanced tab, and
complete the form.
l In the HTTP Port box, enter the port number. Port 80 is assigned by default.
l In the HTTPS Port box, enter the number. Port 443 is assigned by default.
l In the Session Timeout box, enter the interval in seconds that must elapse before a
connection closes. The minimum is 60 seconds and the maximum is 31536000 seconds
(one year).

Note: The session timeout default is 10,800 seconds.

5. Click OK.

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Managing host certificates for HTTP and HTTPS

A host certificate allows browsers to verify the identity of the system when establishing
management sessions.

Requesting a host certificate for HTTP and HTTPS

You can use DD System Manager to generate a host certificate request, which you can then
forward to a Certificate Authority (CA).
About this task
Note: You must configure a system passphrase (system passphrase set) before you can
generate a CSR.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. In the Services area, select HTTP or HTTPSand click Configure.
3. Select the Certificate tab.
4. Click Add.
A dialog appears for the protocol you selected earlier in this procedure.

5. Click Generate the CSR for this Data Domain system.

The dialog expands to display a CSR form.
Note: DD OS supports one active CSR at a time. After a CSR is generated, the
Generate the CSR for this Data Domain system link is replaced with the Download
the CSR for this Data Domain system link. To delete a CSR, use the adminaccess
certificate cert-signing-request delete CLI command.
6. Complete the CSR form and click Generate and download a CSR.
The CSR file is saved at the following path: /ddvar/certificates/
CertificateSigningRequest.csr. Use SCP, FTP or FTPS to transfer the CSR file
from the system to a computer from which you can send the CSR to a CA.

Adding a host certificate for HTTP and HTTPS

You can use DD System Manager to add a host certificate to the system.
Procedure
1. If you did not requested a host certificate, request a host certificate from a certificate
authority.
2. When you receive a host certificate, copy or move it to the computer from which you run
DD Service Manager.
3. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
4. In the Services area, select HTTP or HTTPS and click Configure.
5. Select the Certificate tab.
6. Click Add.
A dialog appears for the protocol you selected earlier in this procedure.

7. To add a host certificate enclosed in a .p12 file, do the following:

a. Select I want to upload the certificate as a .p12 file.

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b. Type the password in the Password box.

c. Click Browse and select the host certificate file to upload to the system.
d. Click Add.
8. To add a host certificate enclosed in a .pem file, do the following:
a. Select I want to upload the public key as a .pem file and use a generated private key.
b. Click Browse and select the host certificate file to upload to the system.
c. Click Add.

Deleting a host certificate for HTTP and HTTPS

DD OS supports one host certificate for HTTP and HTTPS. If the system is currently using a host
certificate and you want to use a different host certificate, you must delete the current certificate
before adding the new certificate.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. In the Services area, select HTTP or HTTPS and click Configure.
3. Select the Certificate tab.
4. Select the certificate you want to delete.
5. Click Delete, and click OK.

Managing SSH and SCP access

SSH is a secure protocol that enables network access to the system CLI, with or without SCP
(secure copy). You can use DD System Manager to enable system access using the SSH protocol.
SCP requires SSH, so when SSH is disabled, SCP is automatically disabled.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. Select SSH or SCP and click Configure.
3. To manage the access method and which hosts can connect, select the General tab.
a. Select the checkboxes for the access methods you want to allow.
b. To enable all hosts to connect, select Allow all hosts to connect.
c. To restrict access to select hosts, select Limit Access to the following systems, and
modify the host list.
Note: You can identify a host using a fully qualified hostname, an IPv4 address, or an
IPv6 address.
l To add a host, click Add (+). Enter the host identification and click OK.
l To modify a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Edit (pencil). Change
the host ID and click OK.
l To remove a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Delete (X).

4. To configure system ports and session timeout values, click the Advanced tab.
l In the SSH/SCP Port text entry box, enter the port number. Port 22 is assigned by
default.
l In the Session Timeout box, enter the interval in seconds that must elapse before
connection closes.

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Note: The session timeout default is Infinite, that is, the connection does not close.

Note: Click Default to revert to the default value.

5. Click OK.

Managing Telnet access

Telnet is an insecure protocol that enables network access to the system CLI.
About this task
Note: Telnet access allows user names and passwords to cross the network in clear text,
making Telnet an insecure access method.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Administrator Access.
2. Select Telnet and click Configure.
3. To manage Telnet access and which hosts can connect, select the General tab.
a. To enable Telnet access, select Allow Telnet Access.
b. To enable all hosts to connect, select Allow all hosts to connect.
c. To restrict access to select hosts, select Limit Access to the following systems, and
modify the host list.
Note: You can identify a host using a fully qualified hostname, an IPv4 address, or an
IPv6 address.
l To add a host, click Add (+). Enter the host identification and click OK.
l To modify a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Edit (pencil). Change
the host ID and click OK.
l To remove a host ID, select the host in the Hosts list and click Delete (X).

4. To set a session timeout, select the Advanced tab and enter the timeout value in seconds.
Note: The session timeout default is Infinite, that is, the connection does not close.

5. Click OK.

Local user account management

A local user is a user account (user name and password) that is configured on the Data Domain
system instead of being defined in a Windows Active Directory, Windows Workgroup, or NIS
directory.
After a trusted domain is configured, users who belong to that domain will be able to log into the
Data Domain system even if that trusted domain is offline.

UID conflicts: local user and NIS user accounts

When you set up a Data Domain system in an NIS environment, be aware of potential UID conflicts
between local and NIS user accounts.
Local user accounts on a Data Domain system start with a UID of 500. To avoid conflicts, consider
the size of potential local accounts when you define allowable UID ranges for NIS users.

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Viewing local user information

Local users are user accounts that are defined on the system, rather than in Active Directory, a
Workgroup, or UNIX. You can display the local user's username, management role, login status,
and target disable date. You can also display the user's password controls and the tenant units the
user can access.
About this task
Note: The user-authentication module uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). To ensure that user
accounts and passwords expire correctly, configure settings to use the GMT that corresponds
to the target local time.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Local Users .
The Local Users view appears and shows the Local Users table and the Detailed Information
area.

Table 35 Local user list column label descriptions

Item Description

Name The user ID, as added to the system.

Management Role The role displayed is admin, user, security, backup-operator, or

none. In this table, Tenant user roles are displayed as none. To see
an assigned tenant role, select the user and view the role in the
Detailed Information area.

Status l Active—User access to the account is permitted.

l Disabled—User access to the account is denied because the
account is administratively disabled, the current date is beyond
the account expiration date, or a locked account’s password
requires renewal.
l Locked—User access is denied because the password expired.

Disable Date The date the account is set to be disabled.

Last Login From The location where the user last logged in.

Last Login Time The time the user last logged in.

Note: User accounts configured with the admin or security officer roles can view all
users. Users with other roles can view only their own user accounts.

2. Select the user you want to view from the list of users.
Information about the selected user displays in the Detailed Information area.

Table 36 Detailed User Information, Row Label Descriptions

Item Description

Password Last Changed The date the password was last changed.

Minimum Days Between The minimum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. Default is 0.

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Table 36 Detailed User Information, Row Label Descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Maximum Days Between The maximum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. Default is 90.

Warn Days Before Expire The number of days to warn the users before their password
expires. Default is 7.
Disable Days After Expire The number of days after a password expires to disable the user
account. Default is Never.
Note: The default values are the initial default password policy values. A system
administrator (admin role) can change them by selecting More Tasks > Change Login
Options.

Creating local users

Create local users when you want to manage access on the local system instead of through an
external directory. Data Domain systems support a maximum of 500 local user accounts.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Local Users.
The Local Users view appears.

2. Click Create to create a new user.

The Create User dialog appears.

3. Enter user information in the General Tab.

Table 37 Create User dialog, general controls

Item Description

User The user ID or name.

Password The user password. Set a default password, and the user can
change it later.

Verify Password The user password, again.

Management Role The role assigned to the user, which can be admin, user, security,
backup-operator, or none. .
Note: Only the sysadmin user (the default user created during
the DD OS installation) can create the first security-role user.
After the first security-role user is created, only security-role
users can create other security-role users.

Force Password Change Select this checkbox to require that the user change the password
during the first login when logging in to DD System Manager or to
the CLI with SSH or Telnet.

The default value for the minimum length of a password is 6 characters. The default value
for the minimum number of character classes required for a user password is 1. Allowable
character classes include:
l Lowercase letters (a-z)

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l Uppercase letters (A-Z)

l Numbers (0-9)
l Special Characters ($, %, #, +, and so on)
Note: Sysadmin is the default admin-role user and cannot be deleted or modified.

4. To manage password and account expiration, select the Advanced tab and use the controls
described in the following table.

Table 38 Create User dialog, advanced controls

Item Description

Minimum Days Between The minimum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. Default is 0.
Maximum Days Between The maximum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. Default is 90.

Warn Days Before Expire The number of days to warn the users before their password
expires. Default is 7.

Disable Days After Expire The number of days after a password expires to disable the user
account. Default is Never.

Disable account on the Check this box and enter a date (mm/dd/yyyy) when you want to
following date disable this account. Also, you can click the calendar to select a
date.

5. Click OK.
Note: Note: The default password policy can change if an admin-role user changes them
(More Tasks > Change Login Options). The default values are the initial default
password policy values.

Modifying a local user profile

After you create a user, you can use DD System Manager to modify the user configuration.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Local Users.
The Local Users view appears.

2. Click a user name from the list.

3. Click Modify to make changes to a user account.
The Modify User dialog box appears.
4. Update the information on the General tab.
Note: If SMT is enabled and a role change is requested from none to any other role, the
change is accepted only if the user is not assigned to a tenant-unit as a management-
user, is not a DD Boost user with its default-tenant-unit set, and is not the owner of a
storage-unit that is assigned to a tenant-unit.
Note: To change the role for a DD Boost user that does not own any storage units,
unassign it as a DD Boost user, change the user role, and re- assign it as a DD Boost
user again.

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Table 39 Modify User dialog, general controls

Item Description

User The user ID or name.

Role Select the role from the list.

5. Update the information on the Advanced tab.

Table 40 Modify User dialog, advanced controls

Item Description

Minimum Days Between The minimum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. Default is 0.
Maximum Days Between The maximum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. Default is 90.

Warn Days Before Expire The number of days to warn the users before their password
expires. Default is 7.

Disable Days After Expire The number of days after a password expires to disable the user
account. Default is Never.

6. Click OK.

Deleting a local user

You can delete certain users based on your user role. If one of the selected users cannot be
deleted, the Delete button is disabled.
About this task
The sysadmin user cannot be deleted. Admin users cannot delete security officers. Only security
officers can delete, enable, and disable other security officers.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Local Users.
The Local Users view appears.

2. Click one or more user names from the list.

3. Click Delete to delete the user accounts.
The Delete User dialog box appears.

4. Click OK and Close.

Enabling and disabling local users

Admin users can enable or disable all users except the sysadmin user and users with the security
role. The sysadmin user cannot be disabled. Only Security officers can enable or disable other
security officers.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Local Users.
The Local Users view appears.

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2. Click one or more user names from the list.

3. Click either Enable or Disable to enable or disable user accounts.
The Enable or Disable User dialog box appears.

4. Click OK and Close.

Enabling security authorization

You can use the Data Domain system command-line interface (CLI) to enable and disable the
security authorization policy.
About this task
For information on the commands used in this procedure, see the Data Domain Operating System
Command Reference Guide.
Note: The DD Retention Lock Compliance license must be installed. You are not permitted to
disable the authorization policy on DD Retention Lock Compliance systems.
Procedure
1. Log into the CLI using a security officer username and password.
2. To enable the security officer authorization policy, enter: # authorization policy set
security-officer enabled

Changing user passwords

After you create a user, you can use DD System Manager to change the user's password.
Individual users can also change their own passwords.
Procedure
1. Click Administration > Access > Local Users.
The Local Users view is displayed.

2. Click a username from the list.

3. To change the user password, click Change Password.
The Change Password dialog box is displayed.

4. Enter the old password into the Old Password box.

5. Enter the new password into the New Password box.
6. Enter the new password again into Verify New Password box.
7. Click OK.
Only users with an "admin" role may change the password of other users. The administrator
can change the password of other users from the CLI by running the user change
password [<user>] command.
Note: For security reasons, users with an "admin" role cannot change other "admin"
users' passwords. If an "admin" user password needs to be changed by logging in as
another user, contact DELL-EMC Support by creating a Support Request or chat
request for assistance.

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Modifying the password policy and login controls

The password policy and login controls define login requirements for all users. Administrators can
specify how often a password must be changed, what is required to create a valid password, and
how the system responds to invalid login attempts.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access.
2. Select More Tasks > Change Login Options.
The Change Login Options dialog appears.

3. Specify the new configuration in the boxes for each option. To select the default value, click
Default next to the appropriate option.
4. Click OK to save the password settings.

Change Login Options dialog

Use this dialog to set the password policy and specify the maximum login attempts and lockout
period.

Table 41 Change Login Options dialog controls

Item Description

Minimum Days Between The minimum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. This value must be less than the Maximum Days
Between Change value minus the Warn Days Before Expire value.
The default setting is 0.

Maximum Days Between The maximum number of days between password changes that you
Change allow a user. The minimum value is 1. The default value is 90.

Warn Days Before Expire The number of days to warn the users before their password
expires. This value must be less than the Maximum Days Between
Change value minus the Minimum Days Between Change value.
The default setting is 7.

Disable Days After Expire The system disables a user account after password expiration
according to the number of days specified with this option. Valid
entries are never or number greater than or equal to 0. The default
setting is never.

Minimum Length of The minimum password length required. Default is 6.

Password

Minimum Number of The minimum number of character classes required for a user
Character Classes password. Default is 1. Character classes include:
l Lowercase letters (a-z)
l Uppercase letters (A-Z)
l Numbers (0-9)
l Special Characters ($, %, #, +, and so on)

Lowercase Character Enable or disable the requirement for at least one lowercase
Requirement character. The default setting is disabled.

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Item Description

Uppercase Character Enable or disable the requirement for at least one uppercase
Requirement character. The default setting is disabled.

One Digit Requirement Enable or disable the requirement for at least one numerical
character. The default setting is disabled.

Special Character Enable or disable the requirement for at least one special character.
Requirement The default setting is disabled.

Max Consecutive Enable or disable the requirement for a maximum of three repeated
Character Requirement characters. The default setting is disabled.

Number of Previous Specify the number of remembered passwords. The range is 0 to

Passwords to Block 24, and the default settings is 1.
Note: If this setting is reduced, the remembered password list
remains unchanged until the next time the password is
changed. For example, if this setting is changed from 4 to 3,
the last four passwords are remembered until the next time the
password is changed.

Maximum login attempts Specifies the maximum number of login attempts before a
mandatory lock is applied to a user account. This limit applies to all
user accounts, including sysadmin. A locked user cannot log in
while the account is locked. The range is 4 to 10, and the default
value is 4.

Unlock timeout Specifies how long a user account is locked after the maximum
(seconds) number of login attempts. When the configured unlock timeout is
reached, a user can attempt login. The range is 120 to 600 seconds,
and the default period is 120 seconds.

Maximum active logins Specifies the maximum number of active logins to allow. The
default value is 100.

Directory user and group management

You can use DD System Manager to manage access to the system for users and groups in
Windows Active Directory, Windows Workgroup, and NIS. Kerberos authentication is an option for
CIFS and NFS clients.

Viewing Active Directory and Kerberos information

The Active Directory Kerberos configuration determines the methods CIFS and NFS clients use to
authenticate. The Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel displays this configuration.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
2. Expand the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel.

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Table 42 Active Directory/ Kerberos Authentication label descriptions

Item Description

Mode The type of authentication mode. In Windows/Active Directory

mode, CIFS clients use Active Directory and Kerberos
authentication, and NFS clients use Kerberos authentication. In
Unix mode, CIFS clients use Workgroup authentication (without
Kerberos), and NFS clients use Kerberos authentication. In
Disabled mode, Kerberos authentication is disabled and CIFS
clients use Workgroup authentication.

Realm The realm name of the Workgroup or Active Directory.

DDNS Whether or not the Dynamic Domain Name System is enabled.

Domain Controllers The name of the domain controller for the Workgroup or Active
Directory.

Organizational Unit The name of the organizations unit for the Workgroup or Active
Directory.

CIFS Server Name The name of the CIFS server in use (Windows mode only).

WINS Server The name of the WINS server in use (Windows mode only).

Short Domain Name An abbreviated name for the domain.

NTP Enabled/Disabled (UNIX mode only)

NIS Enabled/Disabled (UNIX mode only)

Key Distribution Centers Hostname(s) or IP(s) of KDC in use (UNIX mode only)

Active Directory Enabled/Disabled: Click to Enable or disable administrative access

Administrative Access for Active Directory (Windows) groups.

Table 43 Active Directory administrative groups and roles

Item Description

Windows Group The name of the Windows group.

Management Role The role of the group (admin, user, and so on)

Configuring Active Directory and Kerberos authentication

Configuring Active Directory authentication makes the Data Domain system part of a Windows
Active Directory realm. CIFS clients and NFS clients use Kerberos authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel.

3. Click Configure... next to Mode to start the configuration wizard.
The Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication dialog appears.
4. Select Windows/Active Directory and click Next.
5. Enter the full realm name for the system (for example: domain1.local), the user name, and
password for the Data Domain system. Then click Next.

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Note: Use the complete realm name. Ensure that the user is assigned sufficient
privileges to join the system to the domain. The user name and password must be
compatible with Microsoft requirements for the Active Directory domain. This user must
also be assigned permission to create accounts in this domain.

6. Select the default CIFS server name, or select Manual and enter a CIFS server name.
7. To select domain controllers, select Automatically assign, or select Manual and enter up to
three domain controller names.
You can enter fully qualified domain names, hostnames, or IP (IPv4 or IPv6) addresses.
8. To select an organizational unit, select Use default Computers, or select Manual and enter
an organization unit name.
Note: The account is moved to the new organizational unit.

9. Click Next.
The Summary page for the configuration appears.
10. Click Finish.
The system displays the configuration information in the Authentication view.
11. To enable administrative access, click Enable to the right of Active Directory
Administrative Access.

Authentication mode selections

The authentication mode selection determines how CIFS and NFS clients authenticate using
supported combinations of Active Directory, Workgroup, and Kerberos authentication.
About this task
DD OS supports the following authentication options.
l Disabled: Kerberos authentication is disabled for CIFS and NFS clients. CIFS clients use
Workgroup authentication.
l Windows/Active Directory: Kerberos authentication is enabled for CIFS and NFS clients. CIFS
clients use Active Directory authentication.
l Unix: Kerberos authentication is enabled for only NFS clients. CIFS clients use Workgroup
authentication.

Managing administrative groups for Active Directory

You can use the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel to create, modify, and delete
Active Directory (Windows) groups and assign management roles (admin, backup-operator, and so
on) to those groups.
To prepare for managing groups, select Administration > Access > Authentication , expand the
Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel, and click the Active Directory Administrative
Access Enable button.

Creating administrative groups for Active Directory

Create an administrative group when you want to assign a management role to all the users
configured in an Active Directory group.
Before you begin
Enable Active Directory Administrative Access on the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication
panel in the Administration > Access > Authentication page.

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Procedure
1. Click Create....
2. Enter the domain and group name separated by a backslash. For example: domainname
\groupname.
3. Select the management role for the group from the drop-down menu.
4. Click OK.

Modifying administrative groups for Active Directory

Modify an administrative group when you want to change the administrative group name or
management role configured for an Active Directory group.
Before you begin
Enable Active Directory Administrative Access on the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication
panel in the Administration > Access > Authentication page.
Procedure
1. Select a group to modify under the Active Directory Administrative Access heading.
2. Click Modify....
3. Modify the domain and group name. These names are separated by a backslash. For
example: domainname\groupname.
4. Modify the management role for the group by selecting a different role from the drop-down
menu.

Deleting administrative groups for Active Directory

Delete an administrative group when you want to terminate system access for all the users
configured in an Active Directory group.
Before you begin
Enable Active Directory Administrative Access on the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication
panel in the Administration > Access > Authentication page.
Procedure
1. Select a group to delete under the Active Directory Administrative Access heading.
2. Click Delete.

Configuring UNIX Kerberos authentication

Configuring UNIX Kerberos authentication enables NFS clients to use Kerberos authentication.
CIFS clients use Workgroup authentication.
Before you begin
NIS must be running for UNIX-mode Kerberos authentication to function. For instructions about
enabling Kerberos, see the section regarding enabling NIS services.
About this task
Configuring Kerberos for UNIX enables NFS clients to use Kerberos authentication. CIFS clients
use Workgroup authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

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2. Expand the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel.

3. Click Configure... next to Mode to start the configuration wizard.
The Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication dialog appears.
4. Select Unix and click Next.
5. Enter the realm name (for example: domain1.local), and up to three host names or IP
addresses (IPv4 or IPv6) for key distribution centers (KDCs).
6. Optionally, click Browse to upload a keytab file, and click Next.
The Summary page for the configuration appears.
Note: Keytab files are generated on the authentication servers (KDCs) and contain a
shared secret between the KDC server and the DDR.
NOTICE A keytab file must be uploaded and imported for Kerberos authentication to
operate correctly.
7. Click Finish.
The system displays the configuration information in the Active Directory/Kerberos
Authentication panel.

Disabling Kerberos authentication

Disabling Kerberos authentication prevents CIFS and NFS clients from using Kerberos
authentication. CIFS clients use Workgroup authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access Management > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel.

3. Click Configure... next to Mode to start the configuration wizard.
The Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication dialog appears.
4. Select Disabled and click Next.
The system displays a summary page with changes appearing in bold text.
5. Click Finish.
The system displays Disabled next to Mode in the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication
panel.

Viewing Workgroup authentication information

Use the Workgroup Authentication panel to view Workgroup configuration information.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
2. Expand the Workgroup Authentication panel.

Table 44 Workgroup Authentication label descriptions

Item Description

Mode The type of authentication mode (Workgroup or Active Directory).

Workgroup name The specified workgroup

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Table 44 Workgroup Authentication label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

CIFS Server Name The name of the CIFS server in use.

WINS Server The name of the WINS server in use.

Configuring workgroup authentication parameters

Workgroup authentication parameters allow you to configure a Workgroup name and CIFS server
name.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the Workgroup Authentication panel.

3. Click Configure.
The Workgroup Authentication dialog appears.

4. For Workgroup Name, select Manual and enter a workgroup name to join, or use the
default.
The Workgroup mode joins a Data Domain system to a workgroup domain.

5. For CIFS Server Name, select Manual and enter a server name (the DDR), or use the
default.
6. Click OK.

Viewing LDAP authentication information

The LDAP Authentication panel displays the LDAP configuration parameters and whether LDAP
authentication is enabled or disabled.
About this task
Enabling LDAP allows you to use an existing OpenLDAP server or deployment with the Data
Domain system for system-level user authentication, NFSv4 ID mapping, NFSv3 Kerberos with
LDAP, or NFSv4 Kerberos with LDAP.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the LDAP Authentication panel.

Results

Table 45 LDAP Authentication panel items

Item Description

LDAP Status Enabled or Disabled.

Base Suffix LDAP base suffix.

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Table 45 LDAP Authentication panel items (continued)

Item Description

Bind DN Account name associated with the LDAP server.

SSL Enabled or Disabled.

Server Authentication server(s).

LDAP Group The name of the LDAP group.

Management Role The role of the group (admin, user, and so on).

Enabling and disabling LDAP authentication

Use the LDAP authentication panel to enable, disable, or reset LDAP authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the LDAP authentication panel.

3. Click Enable next to LDAP Status to enable or Disable to disable LDAP Authentication.
The Enable or Disable LDAP authentication dialog box appears.
Note: An LDAP server must exist before enabling LDAP authentication.

4. Click OK.

Resetting LDAP authentication.

The Reset button disables LDAP authentication and clears the LDAP configuration information.

Configuring LDAP authentication

Use the LDAP authentication panel to configure LDAP authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the LDAP Authentication panel.

3. Click Configure.
The Configure LDAP Authentication dialog box appears.

4. Specify the base suffix in the Base Suffix field.

5. Specify the account name to associate with the LDAP server in the Bind DN field.
6. Specify the password for the Bind DN account in the Bind Password field.
7. Optionally select Enable SSL.
8. Optionally select Demand server certificate to require the Data Domain system to import a
CA certificate from the LDAP server.
9. Click OK.

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10. If necessary at a later time, click Reset to return the LDAP configuration to its default
values.

Specifying LDAP authentication servers

Use the LDAP authentication panel to specify LDAP authentication servers.
Before you begin
LDAP authentication must be disabled before configuring an LDAP server.
About this task
Note: DD SM performance when logging in with LDAP will decrease as the number of hops
between the Data Domain System and the LDAP server increaes.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the LDAP authentication panel.

3. Click the + button to add a server.
4. Specify the LDAP server in one of the following formats:
l IPv4 address—10.26.16.250
l IPv6 address—[::ffff:9.53.96.21]
l Hostname—myldapserver

5. Click OK.

Configuring LDAP groups

Use the LDAP authentication panel to configure LDAP groups.
About this task
LDAP group configuration only applies when using LDAP for user authentication on the Data
Domain system.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the LDAP authentication panel.

3. Configure the LDAP groups in the LDAP Group table.
l To add an LDAP group, click Add (+), enter the LDAP group name and role, and clickOK.
l To modify an LDAP group, select the checkbox of the group name in the LDAP group list
and click Edit (pencil). Change the LDAP group name and click OK.
l To remove an LDAP group, select the LDAP group in the list and click Delete (X).

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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure LDAP authentication

You can use the Data Domain Command Line Interface to configure an existing OpenLDAP server
or deployment with a Data Domain system for system-level user authentication, NFSv4 ID
mapping, NFSv3 Kerberos with LDAP, or NFSv4 Kerberos with LDAP.

Configure LDAP servers

You can configure one or more LDAP servers at the same time.
About this task
Note: LDAP must be disabled when making any changes to the configuration.

Specify the LDAP server in one of the following formats:

l IPv4 address—10.<A>.<B>.<C>
l IPv4 address with port number—10.<A>.<B>.<C>:400
l IPv6 address—[::ffff:9.53.96.21]
l IPv6 address with port number—[::ffff:9.53.96.21]:400
l Hostname—myldapserver
l Hostname with port number—myldapserver:400
When configuring multiple servers:
l Separate each server with a space.
l The first server listed when using the authentication ldap servers add command
becomes the primary server.
l If any of the servers cannot be configured, the command fails for all servers listed.
Procedure
1. Add one or more LDAP servers by using the authentication ldap servers add
command:
# authentication ldap servers add 10.A.B.C 10.X.Y.Z:400
LDAP server(s) added
LDAP Server(s): 2
# IP Address/Hostname
--- ---------------------
1. 10.A.B.C (primary)
2. 10.X.Y.Z:400
--- ---------------------

2. Remove one or more LDAP servers by using the authentication ldap servers del
command:
# authentication ldap servers del 10.X.Y.Z:400
LDAP server(s) deleted.
LDAP Servers: 1
# Server
- ------------ ---------
1 10.A.B.C (primary)
- ------------ ---------

3. Remove all LDAP servers by using the authentication ldap servers reset
command:
# authentication ldap servers reset
LDAP server list reset to empty.

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Configure the LDAP base suffix

The base suffix is the base DN for search and is where the LDAP directory begins searching.
Procedure
1. Set the LDAP base suffix by using the authentication ldap base set command:
# authentication ldap base set "dc=anvil,dc=team"
LDAP base-suffix set to "dc=anvil,dc=team".

2. Reset the LDAP base suffix by using the authentication ldap base reset
command:
# authentication ldap base reset
LDAP base-suffix reset to empty.

Configure LDAP client authentication

Configure the account (Bind DN) and password (Bind PW) that is used to authenticate with the
LDAP server and make queries.
About this task
You should always configure the Bind DN and password. Normally, LDAP servers require
authenticated bind by default. If client-auth is not set, anonymous access is requested,
providing no name or password. The output of authentication ldap show is as follows:
# authentication ldap show
LDAP configuration
Enabled: yes (*)
Base-suffix: dc=u2,dc=team
Binddn: (anonymous)
Server(s): 1
# Server
- ------------- ---------
1 10.207.86.160 (primary)
- ------------- ---------

Secure LDAP configuration

SSL Enabled: no
SSL Method: off
tls_reqcert: demand

(*) Requires a filesystem restart for the configuration to take effect.

If binddn is set using client-auth CLI, but bindpw is not provided, unauthenticated access is
requested.
# authentication ldap client-auth set binddn "cn=Manager,dc=u2,dc=team"
Enter bindpw:
** Bindpw is not provided. Unauthenticated access would be requested.
LDAP client authentication binddn set to "cn=Manager,dc=u2,dc=team".

Procedure
1. Set the Bind DN and password by using the authentication ldap client-auth set
binddn command:
# authentication ldap client-auth set binddn
"cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=anvil,dc=team"
Enter bindpw:
LDAP client authentication binddn set to
"cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=anvil,dc=team".

2. Reset the Bind DN and password by using the authentication ldap client-auth
reset command:

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# authentication ldap client-auth reset

LDAP client authentication configuration reset to empty.

Enable LDAP
Before you begin
An LDAP configuration must exist before enabling LDAP. Additionally, you must disable NIS,
ensure that the LDAP server is reachable, and be able to query the root DSE of the LDAP server.
Procedure
1. Enable LDAP by using the authentication ldap enable command:
# authentication ldap enable

The details of the LDAP configuration are displayed for you to confirm before continuing. To
continue, type yes and restart the file system for LDAP configuration to take effect.
2. View the current LDAP configuration by using the authentication ldap show
command:
# authentication ldap show
LDAP configuration
Enabled: no
Base-suffix: dc=anvil,dc=team
Binddn: cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=anvil,dc=team
Server(s): 2
# Server
- ---------------- ---------
1 10.26.16.250 (primary)
2 10.26.16.251:400
- ---------------- ---------

Secure LDAP configuration

SSL Enabled: no
SSL Method: off
tls_reqcert: demand

Basic LDAP and secure LDAP configuration details are displayed.

3. View the current LDAP status by using the authentication ldap status command:
# authentication ldap status

The LDAP status is displayed. If the LDAP status is not good, the problem is identified in the
output. For example:
# authentication ldap status
Status: invalid credentials

or
# authentication ldap status
Status: invalid DN syntax
4. Disable LDAP by using the authentication ldap disable command:
# authentication ldap disable
LDAP is disabled.

Enable secure LDAP

You can configure DDR to use secure LDAP by enabling SSL.
Before you begin
If there is no LDAP CA certificate and tls_reqcert is set to demand, the operation fails. Import
an LDAP CA certificate and try again.

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If tls_reqcert is set to never, an LDAP CA certificate is not required. For more information,
see Configure LDAP server certificate verification with imported CA certificates on page 119.
Procedure
1. Enable SSL by using the authentication ldap ssl enable command:
# authentication ldap ssl enable
Secure LDAP is enabled with ‘ldaps’ method.

The default method is secure LDAP, or ldaps. You can specify other methods, such as TLS:
# authentication ldap ssl enable method start_tls
Secure LDAP is enabled with ‘start_tls’ method.

2. Disable SSL by using the authentication ldap ssl disable command:

# authentication ldap ssl disable
Secure LDAP is disabled.

Configure LDAP server certificate verification with imported CA certificates

You can change the TLS request certificate behavior.
Procedure
1. Change the TLS request certificate behavior by using the authentication ldap ssl
set tls_reqcert command.
Do not verify the certificate:
# authentication ldap ssl set tls_reqcert never
“tls_reqcert” set to "never". LDAP server certificate will not be
verified.

Verify the certificate:

# authentication ldap ssl set tls_reqcert demand
“tls_reqcert” set to "demand". LDAP server certificate will be verified.

2. Reset the TLS request certificate behavior by using the authentication ldap ssl
reset tls_reqcert command. The default behavior is demand:
# authentication ldap ssl reset tls_reqcert
tls_reqcert has been set to "demand". LDAP Server certificate will be
verified with imported CA certificate.Use "adminaccess" CLI to import the
CA certificate.

Manage CA certificates for LDAP

You can import or delete certificates and show current certificate information.
Procedure
1. Import a CA certificate for LDAP server certificate verification by using the adminaccess
certificate import command.
Specify ldap for ca application:
# adminaccess certificate import{host application {all | aws-federal |
ddboost | https| keysecure | rkm | <application-list>}| ca application
{ ldap }} [file <file-name>] Import host or ca certificate

2. Delete a CA certificate for LDAP server certificate verification by using the adminaccess
certificate delete command.
Specify ldap for application:

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# adminaccess certificate delete

{ subject <subject-name> | fingerprint <fingerprint>}
[application { ldap }]

Specify ldap for imported-ca application:

# adminaccess certificate delete
{ imported-host application { all | aws-federal | ddboost | https
| keysecure | rkm | <application-list>}
| imported-ca application { ldap }}

3. Show current CA certificate information for LDAP server certificate verification by using the
adminaccess certificate show command:
# adminaccess certificate show imported-ca ldap

Viewing NIS authentication information

The NIS Authentication panel displays the NIS configuration parameters and whether NIS
authentication is enabled or disabled.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the NIS Authentication panel.

Results

Table 46 NIS Authentication panel items

Item Description

NIS Status Enabled or Disabled.

Domain Name The name of the domain for this service.

Server Authentication server(s).

NIS Group The name of the NIS group.

Management Role The role of the group (admin, user, and so on).

Enabling and disabling NIS authentication

Use the NIS Authentication panel to enable and disable NIS authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the NIS Authentication panel.

3. Click Enable next to NIS Status to enable or Disable to disable NIS Authentication.
The Enable or Disable NIS dialog box appears.

4. Click OK.

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Configuring the NIS domain name

Use the NIS Authentication panel to configure the NIS domain name.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the NIS Authentication panel.

3. Click Edit next to Domain Name to edit the NIS domain name.
The Configure NIS Domain Name dialog box appears.

4. Enter the domain name in the Domain Name box.

5. Click OK.

Specifying NIS authentication servers

Use the NIS Authentication panel to specify NIS authentication servers.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the NIS Authentication panel.

3. Below Domain Name, select one of the following:
l Obtain NIS Servers from DHCP The system automatically obtains NIS servers using
DHCP
l Manually Configure Use the following procedures to manually configure NIS servers.

l To add an authentication server, click Add (+) in the server table, enter the server name,
and click OK.
l To modify an authentication server, select the authentication server name and click the
edit icon (pencil). Change the server name, and click OK.
l To remove an authentication server name, select a server, click the X icon, and click OK.
4. Click OK.

Configuring NIS groups

Use the NIS Authentication panel to configure NIS groups.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the NIS Authentication panel.

3. Configure the NIS groups in the NIS Group table.
l To add a NIS group, click Add (+), enter the NIS group name and role, and click Validate.
Click OK to exit the add NIS group dialog box. Click OK again to exit the Configure
Allowed NIS Groups dialog box.

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l To modify an NIS group, select the checkbox of the NIS group name in the NIS group list
and click Edit (pencil). Change the NIS group name, and click OK.
l To remove an NIS group name, select the NIS group in the list and click Delete X.

4. Click OK.

Configuring SSO authentication

The Single Sign-On (SSO) panel displays the SSO configuration parameters and whether SSO is
enabled or disabled. Configuring SSO requires action on both the Data Domain system and the
SSO provider. SSO is supported on physical Data Domain systems, and locally installed DD VE
instances. Cloud-based DD VE instances are not supported.
About this task
SSO allows you to register a Data Domain system with a supported SSO provider to use the SSO
provider credentials for system-level user authentication. Logging in using single sign-on (SSO) on
page 32 describes how to log in using SSO after SSO is configured, an SSO user group is created,
and SSO is enabled.
Note: Data Protection Central (DPC) is the only supported SSO provider. DPC version 19.1 is
required to use SSO.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel.

Results

Table 47 Single Sign-On (SSO) panel items

Item Description

Single Sign-On Status Enabled or Disabled.

Provider The name of the SSO provider.

Provider Status Online or Offline.

Client Name The IP address of the SSO client.

Host Name The hostname of the SSO client.

User Group The name of a user group configured to allow SSO provider users
to access the Data Domain system.
Note: At least one user group is required to use SSO.

Domain Name The domain name associated with a user group

Management Role The level of management privileges associated with a user group.

Registering the Data Domain system in Data Protection Central (DPC)

About this task
Complete the following steps to register the Data Domains system in DPC.
Procedure
1. Log in to the DPC and navigate to the System Management.

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2. Add the Data Domain system to DPC.

Note: DPC requires sysadmin credentials for the Data Domain system.

3. Refresh the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel in DD SM to confirm that the Data Domain system
is registered with DPC.

Enabling and disabling SSO

Use the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel to enable or disable SSO.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel.

3. Click Enable next to Single Sign-On Status to enable or Disable to disable SSO.
The Enable or Disable SSO dialog box appears.

4. Click OK.

Configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) groups

Use the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel to configure SSO user groups.
About this task
At least one SSO user group is required to use SSO functionality.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication.
The Authentication view appears.

2. Expand the Single Sign-On (SSO) panel.

3. Configure the SSO user groups in the table.
l To add an SSO user group, click Add (+), enter the SSO user group name and domain
name, select the management role, and clickOK.
Note: Admin users can set a group management role to user, admin, backup-
operator, or limited-admin. Limited-admin users can set a group management role to
user or backup operator.
Note: If a group name belongs to multiple domains, set up the same group name with
all domain names on the Data Domain system with the desired role, or make sure the
domain name the user will log in with is configured on Data Domain system with the
desired role. This is important for Active Directory configurations with child or sub
domains.
l To modify an SSO user group, select the checkbox of the group name in the SSO group
list and click Edit (pencil). Change the management role and click OK.
l To remove an SSO user group, select the group in the list and click Delete (X).

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Diagnosing authentication issues

Data Domain Operating System provides the ability to diagnose authentication issues for Active
Directory from within the Data Domain System Manager interface.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Authentication
2. Expand the Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication panel.
3. Click Diagnose.
4. Select an issue to investigate, and click Diagnose.
5. Provide the requested information.
To diagnose issues logging in as an Active Directory user, provide:
l Active Directory server IP address
l Active Directory server FQDN
l Active Directory service username
Note: The Active Directory user account specified here requires the following
privileges:
n Read-only access to the base DN identified by the domain name.
n Read-only access to query attributes of all users in the base DN.
n Read-only access to query attributes of the machine account for the Data Domain
system.
l Active Directory service password
l Data Domain username experiencing login failure

To diagnose issues joining the Data Domain system to an active Directory Domain, provide:
l Active Directory server IP address
l Active Directory server FQDN
l Active Directory service username
l Active Directory service password

6. Click Diagnose.
7. View the report.
l Click View Report to view the report online. Each item in the Action Items table can be
clicked for additional details.
l Click Download to download a copy of the report.
8. Review and implement the suggested fixes for the issue, and retry the operation.

Change system authentication method

The Data Domain system supports password-based authentication, or certificate-based
authentication. Password-based authentication is the default method.
Before you begin
Certificate-based authentication requires SSH keys and CA certificates are imported to allow
users to authenticate with the system when password-based authentication is disabled.

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About this task

Complete the following steps to change the system authentication method from password-based
authentication to certificate-based authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access.
The Access Management view appears.
2. Click Manage CA Certificates.
3. Click Add to create a new certificate.
4. Add the certificate.
l Select I want to upload the certificate as a .pem file and click Choose File to select
the certificate file and upload it to the system.
l Select I want to copy and paste the certificate text to copy and paste the certificate
text into the text field.
5. Click Add.
6. Select More Tasks > Change Login Options.
7. In the Password Based Login drop-down menu, select Disable.
Note: The drop-down menu is disabled if the required SSH keys and CA certificates are
not configured on the system

8. Click OK.
If a security policy is configured, the system prompts for security officer credentials.
Provide the credentials and click OK.

Reset the system authentication method to password-based authentication.

About this task
Complete the following steps to change the system authentication method from certificate-based
authentication to password-based authentication.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access.
The Access Management view appears.
2. Select More Tasks > Change Login Options.
3. In the Password Based Login drop-down menu, select Enable.
4. Click OK.
If a security policy is configured, the system prompts for security officer credentials.
Provide the credentials and click OK.

Configuring mail server settings

The Mail Server tab allows you to specify the mail server to which DD OS sends email reports.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > Mail Server.

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2. Select More Tasks > Set Mail Server.

The Set Mail Server dialog box appears.

3. Specify the name of the mail server in the Mail Server field.
4. Use the Credentials button to enable or disable the use of credentials for the mail server.
5. If credentials are enabled, specify the mail server username in the User Name field.
6. If credentials are enabled, specify the mail server password in the Password field.
7. Click Set.
8. Optionally use the CLI to verify and troubleshoot the mail server configuration.
a. Run the config show mailserver command to verify the mail server is configured.
b. Run the net ping <mailserver-hostname> count 4 command to ping the mail server.
c. If the mail server is not configured correctly, run the config set mailserver
<mailserver-hostname> command to set the mail server, and attempt to ping it again.

d. Run the net show dns command to verify the DNS server is configured.
e. Run the net ping <DNS-hostname> count 4 command to ping the DNS server.
f. If the DNS server is not configured correctly, run the config set dns <dns-IP>
command to set the DNS server, and attempt to ping it again.
g. Optionally run the net hosts add <IP-address> <hostname> command to add the
mail server IP address and hostname to the Data Domain hosts file for local resolving.
h. Run the net ping <mailserver-hostname> count 4 command to ping the mail server.

Managing time and date settings

The Time and Date Settings tab allows you to view and configure the system time and date or
configure the Network Time Protocol to set the time and date.
Procedure
1. To view the current time and date configuration, select Administration > Settings > Time
and Date Settings.
The Time and Date Settings page presents the current system date and time, shows
whether NTP is enabled or not, and lists the IP addresses or hostnames of configured NTP
servers.

2. To change the configuration, select More Tasks > Configure Time Settings.
The Configure Time Settings dialog appears.

3. In the Time Zone dropdown list, select the time zone where the Data Domain system
resides.
4. To manually set the time and date, select None, type the date in the Date box, and select
the time in the Time dropdown lists.
5. To use NTP to synchronize the time, select NTP and set how the NTP server is accessed.
l To use DHCP to automatically select a server, select Obtain NTP Servers using DHCP.
l To configure an NTP server IP address, select Manually Configure, add the IP address
of the server, and click OK.

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Note: Using time synchronization from an Active Directory domain controller might
cause excessive time changes on the system if both NTP and the domain controller are
modifying the time.

6. Click OK.
7. If you changed the time zone, you must reboot the system.
a. Select Maintenance > System.
b. From the More Tasks menu, select Reboot System.
c. Click OK to confirm.

Managing system properties

The System Properties tab allows you to view and configure system properties that identify the
managed system location, administrator email address, and host name.
Procedure
1. To view the current configuration, select Administration > Settings > System Properties.
The System Properties tab displays the system location, the administrator email address,
and the administrator hostname.

2. To change the configuration, select More Tasks > Set System Properties.
The Set System Properties dialog box appears.

3. In the Location box, enter information about where the Data Domain system is located.
4. In the Admin Email box, enter the email address of the system administrator.
5. In the Admin Host box, enter the name of the administration server.
6. Click OK.

SNMP management
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard protocol for exchanging
network management information, and is a part of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. SNMP provides a tool for network administrators to manage and
monitor network-attached devices, such as Data Domain systems, for conditions that warrant
administrator attention.
To monitor Data Domain systems using SNMP, you will need to install the Data Domain MIB in your
SNMP Management system. DD OS also supports the standard MIB-II so you can also query MIB-II
statistics for general data such as network statistics. For full coverage of available data you should
utilize both the Data Domain MIB and the standard MIB-II MIB.
The Data Domain system SNMP agent accepts queries for Data Domain-specific information from
management systems using SNMP v1, v2c, and v3. SNMP V3 provides a greater degree of security
than v2c and v1 by replacing cleartext community strings (used for authentication) with user-
based authentication using either MD5 or SHA1. Also, SNMP v3 user authentication packets can
be encrypted and their integrity verified with either DES or AES.
Data Domain systems can send SNMP traps (which are alert messages) using SNMP v2c and
SNMP v3. Because SNMP v1 traps are not supported, if possible, use SNMP v2c or v3.
The default port that is open when SNMP is enabled is port 161. Traps are sent out through port
162.

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l The Data Domain Operating System Initial Configuration Guide describes how to set up the Data
Domain system to use SNMP monitoring.
l The Data Domain Operating System MIB Quick Reference describes the full set of MIB
parameters included in the Data Domain MIB branch.

Viewing SNMP status and configuration

The SNMP tab displays the current SNMP status and configuration.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
The SNMP view shows the SNMP status, SNMP properties, SNMP V3 configuration, and
SNMP V2C configuration.

SNMP tab labels

The SNMP tab labels identify the overall SNMP status, SNMP property values, and the
configurations for SNMPv3 and SNMPv2.
Status
The Status area displays the operational status of the SNMP agent on the system, which is either
Enabled or Disabled.
SNMP Properties

Table 48 SNMP Properties descriptions

Item Description

SNMP System Location The location of the Data Domain system being monitored.

SNMP System Contact The person designated as the person to contact for the Data
Domain system administration.

SNMP System Notes (Optional) Additional SNMP configuration data.

SNMP Engine ID A unique hexadecimal identifier for the Data Domain system.

SNMP V3 Configuration

Table 49 SNMP Users column descriptions

Item Description

Name The name of the user on the SNMP manager with access to the
agent for the Data Domain system.

Access The access permissions for the SNMP user, which can be Read-
only or Read-write.

Authentication Protocols The Authentication Protocol used to validate the SNMP user,
which can be MD5, SHA1, or None.

Privacy Protocol The encryption protocol used during the SNMP user
authentication, which can be AES, DES, or None.

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Table 50 Trap Hosts column descriptions

Item Description

Host The IP address or domain name of the SNMP management host.

Port The port used for SNMP trap communication with the host. For
example, 162 is the default.
User The user on the trap host authenticated to access the Data
Domain SNMP information.

SNMP V2C Configuration

Table 51 Communities column descriptions

Item Description

Community The name of the community. For example, public, private, or

localCommunity.

Access The access permission assigned, which can be Read-only or

Read-write.

Hosts The hosts in this community.

Table 52 Trap Hosts column descriptions

Item Description

Host The systems designated to receive SNMP traps generated by

the Data Domain system. If this parameter is set, systems
receive alert messages, even if the SNMP agent is disabled.

Port The port used for SNMP trap communication with the host. For
example, 162 is the default.

Community The name of the community. For example, public, private, or

localCommunity.

Enabling and disabling SNMP

Use the SNMP tab to enable of disable SNMP.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the Status area, click Enable or Disable.

Downloading the SNMP MIB

Use the SNMP tab to download the SNMP MIB.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. Click Download MIB file.
3. In the Opening DATA_DOMAIN.mib dialog box, select Open.

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4. Click Browse and select a browser to view the MIB in a browser window.
Note: If using the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, enable Automatic prompting for
file download.

5. Save the MIB or exit the browser.

Configuring SNMP properties

Use the SNMP tab to configure the text entries for system location and system contact.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP Properties area, click Configure.
The SNMP Configuration dialog box appears.

3. In the text fields, specify the following information: and/or an

l SNMP System Location: A description of where the Data Domain system is located.
l SNMP System Contact: The email address of the system administrator for the Data
Domain system.
l SNMP System Notes: (Optional) Additional SNMP configuration information.
l SNMP Engine ID: A unique identifier for the SNMP entity. The engine ID must be 5-34
hexadecimal characters (SNMPv3 only).
Note: The system displays an error if the SNMP engine ID does not meet the length
requirements, or uses invalid characters.

4. Click OK.

SNMP V3 user management

Use the SNMP tab to create, modify, and delete SNMPv3 users and trap hosts.

Creating SNMP V3 users

When you create SNMPv3 users, you define a username, specify either read-only or read-write
access, and select an authentication protocol.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP Users area, click Create.
The Create SNMP User dialog box appears.

3. In the Name text field, enter the name of the user for whom you want to grant access to the
Data Domain system agent. The name must be a minimum of eight characters.
4. Select either read-only or read-write access for this user.
5. To authenticate the user, select Authentication.
a. Select either the MD5 or the SHA1 protocol.
b. Enter the authentication key in the Key text field.
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d. Select either the AES or the DES protocol.

e. Enter the encryption key in the Key text field.
6. Click OK.
The newly added user account appears in the SNMP Users table.

Modifying SNMP V3 users

You can modify the access level (read-only or read-write) and authentication protocol for existing
SNMPv3 users.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP Users area, select a checkbox for the user and click Modify.
The Modify SNMP User dialog box appears. Add or change any of the following settings.

3. Select either read-only or read-write access for this user.

4. To authenticate the user, select Authentication.
a. Select either the MD5 or the SHA1 protocol.
b. Enter the authentication key in the Key text field.
c. To provide encryption to the authentication session, select Privacy.
d. Select either the AES or the DES protocol.
e. Enter the encryption key in the Key text field.
5. Click OK.
The new settings for this user account appear in the SNMP Users table.

Removing SNMP V3 users

Use the SNMP tab to delete existing SNMPv3 users.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP Users area, select a checkbox for the user and click Delete.
The Delete SNMP User dialog box appears.

Note: If the Delete button is disabled, the selected user is being used by one or more
trap hosts. Delete the trap hosts and then delete the user.

3. Verify the user name to be deleted and click OK.

4. In the Delete SNMP User Status dialog box, click Close.
The user account is removed from the SNMP Users table.

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SNMP V2C community management

Define SNMP v2c communities (which serve as passwords) to control management system access
to the Data Domain system. To restrict access to specific hosts that use the specified community,
assign the hosts to the community.
Note: The SNMP V2c Community string is a sent in cleartext and is very easy to intercept. If
this occurs, the interceptor can retrieve information from devices on your network, modify
their configuration, and possibly shut them down. SNMP V3 provides authentication and
encryption features to prevent interception.
Note: SNMP community definitions do not enable the transmission of SNMP traps to a
management station. You must define trap hosts to enable trap submission to management
stations.

Creating SNMP V2C communities

Create communities to restrict access to the DDR system or for use in sending traps to a trap
host. You must create a community and assign it to a host before you can select that community
for use with the trap host.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the Communities area, click Create.
The Create SNMP V2C Community dialog box appears.

3. In the Community box, enter the name of a community for whom you want to grant access
to the Data Domain system agent.
4. Select either read-only or read-write access for this community.
5. If you want to associate the community to one or more hosts, add the hosts as follows:
a. Click + to add a host.
The Host dialog box appears.
b. In the Host text field, enter the IP address or domain name of the host.
c. Click OK.
The Host is added to the host list.
6. Click OK.
The new community entry appears in the Communities table and lists the selected hosts.

Modifying SNMP V2C Communities

Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the Communities area, select the checkbox for the community and click Modify.
The Modify SNMP V2C Community dialog box appears.

3. To change the access mode for this community, select either read-only or read-write
access.

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Note: The Access buttons for the selected community are disabled when a trap host on
the same system is configured as part of that community. To modify the access setting,
delete the trap host and add it back after the community is modified.

4. To add one or more hosts to this community, do the following:

a. Click + to add a host.
The Host dialog box appears.
b. In the Host text field, enter the IP address or domain name of the host.
c. Click OK.
The Host is added to the host list.
5. To delete one or more hosts from the host list, do the following:
Note: DD System Manager does not allow you to delete a host when a trap host on the
same system is configured as part of that community. To delete a trap host from a
community, delete the trap host and add it back after the community is modified.
Note: The Access buttons for the selected community are not disabled when the trap
host uses an IPv6 address and the system is managed by an earlier DD OS version that
does not support IPv6. If possible, always select a management system that uses the
same or a newer DD OS version than the systems it manages.

a. Select the checkbox for each host or click the Host check box in the table head to select
all listed hosts.
b. Click the delete button (X).
6. To edit a host name, do the following:
a. Select the checkbox for the host.
b. Click the edit button (pencil icon).
c. Edit the host name.
d. Click OK.
7. Click OK.
The modified community entry appears in the Communities table.

Deleting SNMP V2C communities

Use the SNMP tab to delete existing SNMPv2 communities.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the Communities area, select a checkbox for the community and click Delete.
The Delete SNMP V2C Communities dialog box appears.

Note: If the Delete button is disabled, the selected community is being used by one or
more trap hosts. Delete the trap hosts and then delete the community.

3. Verify the community name to be deleted and click OK.

4. In the Delete SNMP V2C Communities Status dialog box, click Close. The community entry
is removed from the Communities table.

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SNMP trap host management

Trap host definitions enable Data Domain systems to send alert messages in SNMP trap messages
to an SNMP management station.

Creating SNMP V3 and V2C trap hosts

Trap host definitions identify remote hosts that receive SNMP trap messages from the system.
Before you begin
If you plan to assign an existing SNMP v2c community to a trap host, you must first use the
Communities area to assign the trap host to the community.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP V3 Trap Hosts or SNMP V2C Trap Hosts area, click Create.
The Create SNMP [V3 or V2C] Trap Hosts dialog appears.

3. In the Host box, enter the IP address or domain name of the SNMP Host to receive traps.
4. In the Port box, enter the port number for sending traps (port 162 is a common port).
5. Select the user (SNMP V3) or the community (SNMP V2C) from the drop-down menu.
Note: The Community list displays only those communities to which the trap host is
already assigned.

6. To create a new community, do the following:

a. Select Create New Community in the Community drop-down menu.
b. Enter the name for the new community in the Community box.
c. Select the Access type.
d. Click the add (+) button.
e. Enter the trap host name.
f. Click OK.
g. Click OK.
7. Click OK.

Modifying SNMP V3 and V2C trap hosts

You can modify the port number and community selection for existing trap host configurations.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP V3 Trap Hosts or SNMP V2C Trap Hosts area, select a Trap Host entry, and
click Modify.
The Modify SNMP [V3 or V2C] Trap Hosts dialog box appears.

3. To modify the port number, enter a new port number in the Port box (port 162 is a common
port).
4. Select the user (SNMP V3) or the community (SNMP V2C) from the drop-down menu.

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Note: The Community list displays only those communities to which the trap host is
already assigned.

5. To create a new community, do the following:

a. Select Create New Community in the Community drop-down menu.
b. Enter the name for the new community in the Community box.
c. Select the Access type.
d. Click the add (+) button.
e. Enter the trap host name.
f. Click OK.
g. Click OK.
6. Click OK.

Removing SNMP V3 and V2C trap hosts

Use the SNMP tab to delete existing trap host configurations.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Settings > SNMP.
2. In the Trap Hosts area (either for V3 or V2C, select a checkbox for the trap host and click
Delete.
The Delete SNMP [V3 or V2C] Trap Hosts dialog box appears.

3. Verify the host name to be deleted and click OK.

4. In the Delete SNMP [V3 or V2C] Trap Hosts Status dialog box, click Close.
The trap host entry is removed from the Trap Hosts table.

Autosupport report management

The Autosupport feature generates a report called an ASUP. The ASUP shows system
identification information, consolidated output from a number of Data Domain system commands,
and entries from various log files. Extensive and detailed internal statistics appear at the end of the
report. This report is designed to aid Data Domain Support in debugging system problems.
An ASUP is generated every time the file system is started, which is usually once per day.
However, the file system can be started more than once in a day.
You can configure email addresses to receive the daily ASUP reports, and you can enable or
disable sending of these reports to Data Domain. The default time for sending the daily ASUP is
06.00 a.m, and it is configurable. When sending ASUPs to Data Domain, you have the option to
select the legacy unsecure method or the ConnectEMC method, which encrypts the information
before transmission.

HA system autosupport and support bundle manageability

Configuration is done on the active node and mirrored to the standby node; therefore, the same
configuration is on both nodes, but there is not a consolidated ASUP and support bundle.
Autosupport and support bundle on the active node also includes filesystem, replication, protocol,
and full HA information in addition to local node information. Autosupport and support bundle on
the standby node only have local node information plus some HA information (configuration and
status), but no filesystem/replication/protocol information. The autosupports and support bundles

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from both the nodes will be needed to debug issues related to HA system status (filesystem,
replication, protocols, and HA configuration).

Enabling and disabling autosupport reporting to Data Domain

You can enable or disable autosupport reporting to Data Domain without affecting whether or not
alerts are sent to Data Domain.
Procedure
1. To view the autosupport reporting status, select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
The autosupport reporting status is highlighted next to the Scheduled autosupport label in
the Support area. Depending on the current configuration, either an Enable or a Disable
button appears in the Scheduled autosupport row.
2. To enable autosupport reporting to Data Domain, click Enable in the Scheduled autosupport
row.
3. To disable autosupport reporting to Domain, click Disable in the Scheduled autosupport
row.

Reviewing generated autosupport reports

Review autosupport reports to view system statistics and configuration information captured in
the past. The system stores a maximum of 14 autosupport reports.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
The Autosupport Reports page shows the autosupport report file name and file size, and the
date the report was generated. Reports are automatically named. The most current report is
autosupport, the previous day is autosupport.1, and the number increments as the reports
move back in time.

CLI equivalent

# autosupport show history

2. Click the file name link to view the report using a text editor. If doing so is required by your
browser, download the file first.

Configuring the autosupport mailing list

Autosupport mailing list subscribers receive autosupport messages through email. Use the
Autosupport tab to add, modify, and delete subscribers.
About this task
Autosupport emails are sent through the configured mail server to all subscribers in the
autosupport email list. After you configure the mail server and autosupport email list, it is a good
practice to test the setup to ensure that autosupport messages reach the intended destinations.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
2. Click Configure.
The Configure Autosupport Subscribers dialog box appears.

3. To add a subscriber, do the following.

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a. Click Add (+).

The Email dialog box appears.
b. Enter the recipients email address in the Email box.
c. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# autosupport add asup-detailed emails [email protected]

# autosupport add alert-summary emails [email protected]

4. To delete a subscriber, do the following.

a. In the Configure Autosupport Subscribers dialog box, select the subscriber to delete.
b. Click Delete (X).
CLI equivalent

# autosupport del asup-detailed emails [email protected]

# autosupport del alert-summary emails [email protected]

5. To modify a subscriber email address, do the following.

a. In the Configure Autosupport Subscribers dialog box, select the subscriber name to edit.
b. Click Modify (pencil icon).
The Email dialog box appears.
c. Modify the email address as needed.
d. Click OK.
6. Click OK to close the Configure Autosupport Subscribers dialog box.
The revised autosupport email list appears in the Autosupport Mailing List area.

Verifying the Data Domain is able to send ASUP and alert emails to external
recipients
Confirm that external email recipients can receive the autosupport (ASUP) and alert emails you
send from your Data Domain device.
About this task
Verify autosupport (ASUP) is getting relayed by the exchange server.
Procedure
1. Check if ASUPs can be sent to a local email address, an email address on the same Mail
Server.
# autosupport send [internal-email-addr]

2. Check if ASUPs can be sent to an email address outside the local mail server.
# autosupport send [external email-addr]

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3. If the email does not get to the external email address on the mail server, you may receive
an error such as:

**** Unable to send message: (errno 51: Unrecoverable errors from server--
giving up)

In this case, it is likely that forwarding will need to be enabled for the Data Domain System
on the local mail server by using the steps outlined in the KB article Configure Email Relay on
MS Exchange, available at https://support.emc.com/kb/181900.
4. If the ASUP can be sent to an external email address, but is not getting to the Data Domain,
there may be an issue with the firewall configuration or spam filters.
5. If ASUP alerts are getting to the Data Domain, but they are not causing a case to be
created, it may be due to invalid characters in the subject or body of the alert email. To
verify,
a. Look in a current autosupport and check the HOSTNAME , SYSTEM_ID , and LOCATION
for single quotes or apostrophes. This is an invalid character and must be removed in DD
OS versions 4.9.2.0 and early.
Example:

========== GENERAL INFO ==========

GENERATED_ON=Thu Apr 28 06:54:55 PDT 2011

VERSION=Data Domain OS 4.9.2.6-226914

SYSTEM_ID=7FP5105000

MODEL_NO=DD510
HOSTNAME=system.datadomain.com

LOCATION=123 O Malley Lane

b. Remove any invalid characters from the system HOSTNAME and/or LOCATION. The
commands are
net set hostname <host>

config set location "location"

c. Test the new setting by simulating an alert. The easiest way is to manually fail a spare
disk drive, verify the alert sent, and immediately unfail the same drive to return it to
spare state.

Support bundle management

A support bundle is a file that contains system configuration and operation information. It is a good
practice to generate a support bundle before a software upgrade or a system topology change
(such as a controller upgrade).
Data Domain Support often requests a support bundle when providing assistance.
The KB article How to collect/upload a support bundle (SUB) from a Data Domain Restorer (DDR),
available at https://support.emc.com/kb/180563, provides additional information about working
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Generating a support bundle

When troubleshooting problems, Data Domain Customer Support may ask for a support bundle,
which is a tar-g-zipped selection of log files with a README file that includes identifying
autosupport headers.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Support > Support Bundles.
2. Click Generate Support Bundle.
Note: The system supports a maximum of five support bundles. If you attempt to
generate an sixth support bundle, the system automatically deletes the oldest support
bundle. You can also delete support bundles using the CLI command support bundle
delete.
Also, if you generate a support bundle on a upgraded system that contains a support bundle
named using the old format, support-bundle.tar.gz, that file is renamed to use the
newer name format.

3. Email the file to customer support at [email protected].

Note: If the bundle is too large to be emailed, use the online support site to upload the
bundle. (Go to https://support.emc.com.)

Viewing the support bundles list

Use the Support Bundles tab to view the support bundle files on the system.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Support > Support Bundles.
The Support Bundles list appears.
Listed are the support bundle file name, file size, and date the bundle was generated.
Bundles are automatically named hostname-support-bundle-datestamp.tar.gz. An
example filename is localhost-support-bundle-1127103633.tar.gz, which
indicates that the support bundle was created on the localhost system on November 27th at
10:36:33.

2. Click the file name link and select a gz/tar decompression tool to view the ASCII contents of
the bundle.

Coredump management
When DD OS crashes due to a coredump, a core file describing the problem is created in the /
ddvar/core directory. This file may be large, and difficult to copy off the Data Domain system.
If the core file cannot be copied off the Data Domain system because it is too large, run the
support coredump split <filename> by <n> {MiB|GiB} command, where:
l <filename> is the name of the core file in the /ddvar/core directory
l <n> is the number of smaller chunks to break the core file into
Note: A single core file can be broken down into a maximum of 20 chunks. The command
will fail with an error if the specified size would result in more than 20 chunks.
For example, splitting a 42.1 MB core file named cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767 into 10 MB
chunks would result in five chunks.

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# support coredump split cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767 10 MiB

cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767 will be split into 5 chunks.
Splitting...

The md5 and split chunks of cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767:

File Size Time Created
-------------------------------- -------- ------------------------
cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767_5_01 10.0 MiB Mon Feb 5 11:50:57 2018
cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767_5_02 10.0 MiB Mon Feb 5 11:50:57 2018
cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767_5_03 10.0 MiB Mon Feb 5 11:50:57 2018
cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767_5_04 10.0 MiB Mon Feb 5 11:50:57 2018
cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767_5_05 2.1 MiB Mon Feb 5 11:50:57 2018
cpmdb.core.19297.1517443767.md5 0 MiB Mon Feb 5 11:50:58 2018
-------------------------------- -------- ------------------------
Download the files as soon as possible. Otherwise they will be automatically delete in 48 hours.

Run the support coredump save <file-list> command to save specified coredump files to a
USB drive.

Alert notification management

The alert feature generates event and summary reports that can be distributed to configurable
email lists and to Data Domain.
Event reports are sent immediately and provide detailed information on a system event. The
distribution lists for event alerts are called notification groups. You can configure a notification
group to include one or more email addresses, and you can configure the types and severity level
of the event reports sent to those addresses. For example, you might configure one notification
group for individuals who need to know about critical events and another group for those who
monitor less critical events. Another option is to configure groups for different technologies. For
example, you might configure one notification group to receive email messages about all network
events and another group to receive messages about storage issues.
Summary reports are sent daily and provide a summary of the events that occurred during the last
24 hours. Summary reports do not include all the information that is provided in event reports. The
default generation time for the daily report is 08.00 a.m, and it can be changed. Summary reports
are sent using a dedicated email list that is separate from the event notification groups.
You can enable or disable alert distribution to Data Domain. When sending reports to Data Domain,
you have the option to select the legacy unsecure method or Secure Remote Services for secure
transmissions.

HA system alert notification management

The alert feature on an HA system generates event and summary report like a non-HA system but
how the HA system manages these alerts is different due to the two node system set-up.
Initial alert configuration is completed on the active node and mirrored to the stand-by (i.e., same
configuration on both nodes). Local and AM-Alerts are emailed according to the notification
settings and include information indicating they are from an HA system and from which node, the
active or standby, that generated the alerts.
If there are active alerts on the file system, replication, or protocols when a failover occurs, these
active alerts continue to show on the new active node after failover if the alert conditions have not
cleared up.
Historical alerts on the filesystem, replication, and protocols stay with the node where they
originated rather than failing over together with the filesystem on a failover. This means the CLIs
on the active node will not present a complete/continuous view of historical alerts for filesystem,
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During a failover, local historical alerts stay with the node from which they were generated;
however, the historical alerts for the filesystem, replication, and protocols (generally called "logical
alerts") fail over together with the filesystem.
Note: The Health > High Availability panel displays only alerts that are HA-related. Those
alerts can be filtered by major HA component, such as HA Manager, Node, Interconnect,
Storage, and SAS connection.

Viewing the notification group list

A notification group defines a set of alert types (classes) and a group of email addresses (for
subscribers). Whenever the system generates an alert type selected in a notification list, that alert
is sent to the list subscribers.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list show

2. To limit (filter) the entries in the Group Name list, type a group name in the Group Name
box or a subscriber email in the Alert Email box, and click Update.
Note: Click Reset to display all configured groups.

3. To display detailed information for a group, select the group in the Group Name list.

Notification tab
The Notification tab allows you to configure groups of email address that receive system alerts for
the alert types and severity levels you select.

Table 53 Group Name list, column label descriptions

Item Description

Group Name The configured name for the group.

Classes The number of alert classes that are reported to the group.

Subscribers The number of subscribers who are configured to receive

notifications through email.

Table 54 Detailed Information, label descriptions

Item Description

Class A service or subsystem that can forward alerts. The listed classes
are those for which the notification group receives alerts.

Severity The severity level that triggers an email to the notification group. All
alerts at the specified severity level and above are sent to the
notification group.

Subscribers The subscribers area displays a list of all email addresses configured
for the notification group.

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Table 55 Notification tab controls

Control Description

Add button Click the Add button to begin creating a

notification group.

Class Attributes Configure button Click this Configure button to change the
classes and severity levels that generate
alerts for the selected notification group.

Delete button Click the Delete button to delete the selected

notification group.

Filter By: Alert Email box Enter text in this box to limit the group name
list entries to groups that include an email
address that contains the specified text.

Filter By: Group Name box Enter text in this box to limit the group name
list entries to group names that contain the
specified text.

Modify button Click the Modify button to modify the

configuration for the selected notification
group.

Reset button Click this button to remove any entries in the

Filter By boxes and display all group names.

Subscribers Configure button Click this Configure button to change the

email list for the selected notification group.

Update button Click this button to update the group name

list after you enter text in a filter box.

Creating a notification group

Use the Notification tab to add notification groups and select the severity level for each group.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.
2. Click Add.
The Add Group dialog box appears.

3. Type the group name in the Group Name box.

4. Select the checkbox of one or more alert classes of which to be notified.
5. To change the default severity level (Warning) for a class, select another level in the
associated list box.
The severity levels are listed in ascending severity level. Emergency is the highest severity
level.
6. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list create eng_grp class hardwareFailure

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Managing the subscriber list for a group

Use the Notification tab to add, modify, or delete email addresses from a notification group
subscriber list.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.
2. Select the checkbox of a group in the Notifications group list, and do one of the following.
l Click Modify and select Subscribers.
l Click Configure in the Subscribers list.
3. To add a subscriber to the group, do the following.
a. Click the + icon.
The Email Address dialog box appears.

b. Enter the email address of a subscriber.

c. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list add eng_lab emails

[email protected],[email protected]

4. To modify an email address, do the following.

a. Click the checkbox of the email address in the Subscriber Email list.
b. Click the pencil icon.
c. Edit the email address in the Email Address dialog box.
d. Click OK.
5. To delete an email address, click the checkbox of the email address in the Subscriber Email
list and click the X icon.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list del eng_lab emails [email protected]

6. Click Finish or OK.

Modifying a notification group

Use the Notification table to modify the attribute classes in an existing group.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.
2. Select the checkbox of the group to modify in the group list.
3. To modify the class attributes for a group, do the following.
a. Click Configure in the Class Attributes area.
The Edit Group dialog box appears.
b. Select (or clear) the checkbox of one or more class attributes.

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c. To change the severity level for a class attribute, select a level from the corresponding
list box.
d. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list add eng_lab class cloud severity warning

# alerts notify-list del eng_lab class cloud severity notice

4. To modify the subscriber list for a group, do the following.

a. Click Configure in the Subscribers area.
The Edit Subscribers dialog box appears.
b. To delete subscribers from the group list, select the checkboxes of subscribers to delete
and click the Delete icon (X).
c. To add a subscriber, click the Add icon (+), type a subscriber email address, and click
OK.
d. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list add eng_lab emails

[email protected],[email protected]
# alerts notify-list del eng_lab emails [email protected]

5. Click OK.

Deleting a notification group

Use the Notification tab to delete one or more existing notification groups.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.
2. Select one or more checkboxes of groups in the Notifications group list, and click Delete.
The Delete Group dialog box appears.

3. Verify the deletion and click OK.

CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list destroy eng_grp

Resetting the notification group configuration

Use the Notification tab to remove all notification groups added and to remove any changes made
to the Default group.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.
2. Select More Tasks > Reset Notification Groups.
3. In the Reset Notification Groups dialog box, click Yes in the verification dialog.
CLI equivalent

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# alerts notify-list reset

Configuring the daily summary schedule and distribution list

Every day, each managed system sends a Daily Alert Summary email to the subscribers configured
for the alertssummary.list email group. The Daily Alert Summary email contains current and
historical alerts showing messages about non-critical hardware situations and disk space usage
numbers that you might want to address soon.
About this task
A fan failure is an example of a noncritical issue that you might want to address as soon as is
reasonably possible. When Support receives the failure notification, they contact you to arrange
for component replacement.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Alerts > Daily Alert Summary.
2. If the default deliver time of 8 AM is not acceptable, do the following.
a. Click Schedule.
The Schedule Alert Summary dialog box appears.

b. Use the list boxes to select the hour, minute, and either AM or PM for the summary
report.
c. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# autosupport set schedule alert-summary daily 1400

3. To configure the daily alert subscriber list, do the following.

a. Click Configure.
The Daily Alert Summary Mailing List dialog box appears.

b. Modify the daily alert subscriber list as follows.

l To add a subscriber, click the + icon, type the email address, and click OK.
CLI equivalent

# autosupport add alert-summary emails [email protected]

l To modify an email address, select the checkbox for the subscriber, click the pencil
icon, edit the email address, and click OK.
l To delete an email address, select the checkbox for the subscriber and click X.
CLI equivalent

# autosupport del alert-summary emails [email protected]

c. Click Finish.

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Daily Alert Summary tab

The Daily Alert Summary tab allows you to configure an email list of those who want to receive a
summary of all system alerts once each day. The people on this list do not receive individual alerts
unless they are also added to a notification group.

Table 56 Daily Alert Summary, label descriptions

Item Description

Delivery Time The delivery time shows the configured time for daily emails.

Email List This list displays the email addresses of those who receive the daily
emails.

Table 57 Daily Alert Summary tab controls

Control Description

Configure button Click the Configure button to edit the

subscriber email list.

Schedule button Click the Schedule button to configure the

time that the daily report is sent.

Enabling and disabling alert notification to Data Domain

You can enable or disable alert notification to Data Domain without affecting whether or not
autosupport reports are sent to Data Domain.
Procedure
1. To view the alert reporting status, select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
The alert notification status is highlighted in green next to the Real-time alert label in the
Support area. Depending on the current configuration, either an Enable or a Disable button
appears in the Real-time alert row.
2. To enable alert reporting to Data Domain, click Enable in the Real-time alert row.
3. To disable alert reporting to Data Domain, click Disable in the Real-time alert row.

Testing the alerts email feature

Use the Notification tab to send a test email to select notification groups or email addresses. This
feature allows you to determine if the system is configured correctly to send alert messages.
Procedure
1. To control whether or not a test alert is sent to Data Domain, do the following.
a. Select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
b. In the Alert Support area, click Enable or Disable to control whether or not the test
email is sent .
You cannot change the email address.

2. Select Health > Alerts > Notification.

3. Select More Tasks > Send Test Alert.
The Send Test Alert dialog box appears.

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4. In the Notification Groups list, select groups to receive the test email and click Next.
5. Optionally, add additional email addresses to receive the email.
6. Click Send Now and OK.
CLI equivalent

# alerts notify-list test [email protected]

7. If you disabled sending of the test alert to Data Domain and you want to enable this feature
now, do the following.
a. Select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
b. In the Alert Support area, click Enable .
Results
To test newly added alerts emails for mailer problems, enter: autosupport test email email-
addr
For example, after adding the email address [email protected] to the list, check the
address with the command: autosupport test email [email protected]

Support delivery management

Delivery management defines how alerts and autosupport reports are sent to Data Domain. By
default, alerts and autosupport reports are sent to Data Domain Customer Support using the
standard (unsecure) email. The ConnectEMC method sends messages in a secure format through
the Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition (VE) gateway.
When the ConnectEMC method is used with a Secure Remote Services gateway, one benefit is
that one gateway can forward messages from multiple systems, and this allows you to configure
network security for only the Secure Remote Services gateway instead of for multiple systems.
Also, a usage intelligence report is generated and sent if electronic licenses are adopted.
When configuring a Secure Remote Services gateway, the Data Domain system supports
registering multiple gateways to provide redundancy.

Selecting standard email delivery to Data Domain

When you select the standard (non-secure) email delivery method, this method applies to both
alert and autosupport reporting.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
2. Click Configure in the Channel row in the Support area.
The Configure EMC Support Delivery dialog appears. The delivery method is displayed after
the Channel label in the Support area.
3. In the Channel list box, select Email to datadomain.com.
4. Click OK.
CLI equivalent

# support notification method set email

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Selecting and configuring Secure Remote Services delivery

Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition (VE) Gateway provides automated connect home and
remote support activities through an IP-based solution that is enhanced by a comprehensive
security system.
About this task
An on-premise Secure Remote Services version 3 gateway provides the ability to monitor both on-
premise protection systems and DDVE instances, and cloud-based DDVE instances.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Support > Autosupport.
2. Click Configure in the Channel row in the Support area.
The Configure Dell EMC Support Delivery dialog box appears. The delivery method is
displayed after the Channel label in the Support area.
3. In the Channel list box, select Secure Remote Services.
4. Type the gateway hostname and select the local IP address for the system.
5. Click OK.
6. Type the service link username and password.
7. Click Register.
Secure Remote Services details are displayed in the Autosupport panel.

CLI equivalent
Procedure
1. To set up the administrator email, enter:
# config set admin-email [email protected]
The Admin Email is: [email protected]
2. To register the system to the ESRS-gateway (Secure Remote Services), enter:

# support connectemc device register ipaddr esrs-gateway [host-list] [ha-peer ipaddr]

CAUTION When configuring Secure Remove Services delivery on an HA pair:

l The ha-peer parameter is required when configuring Secure Remote Services on
HA pairs to register both nodes.
l The customer must provide Service Link credentials to run the support
connectemc device register command on an HA pair, because attempting to
register the HA pair as a user will fail and cause the RSA key token to become out of
synch.

3. To enable the sending of autosupports, enter:

# support notification enable all
Enabled sending autosupport and alerts to EMC.
4. To set the notification method to ConnectEMC, enter:
# support notification method set connectemc
Support notification method set to "connectemc".
5. To show the notification setup, enter:
# support notification show all
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alerts enabled ftp://111.111.11.111:11
autosupport enabled ftp://111.111.11.111:11
------------ ------- -----------------------
6. To show the notification setup, enter:
# support connectemc config show
ConnectEMC configuration:
ESRS gateway IP/hostname: esrs-gateway.datadomain.com
Registered device IP(s) 10.25.246.70

Testing ConnectEMC operation

A CLI command allows you to test ConnectEMC operation by sending a test message to Support
through the Secure Remote Services gateway.
Procedure
1. To test ConnectEMC operation, use the CLI.
#support connectemc test
Sending test message through ConnectEMC...
Test message successfully sent through ConnectEMC.

Log file management

The Data Domain system maintains a set of log files, which can be bundled and sent to Support to
assist in troubleshooting any system issues that may arise. Log files cannot be modified or deleted
by any user with DD System Manager, but they can be copied from the log directory and managed
off of the system.
Note: Log messages on an HA system are preserved on the node where the log file originated.

Log files are rotated weekly. Every Sunday at 0:45 a.m., the system automatically opens new log
files for the existing logs and renames the previous files with appended numbers. For example,
after the first week of operation, the previous week messages file is renamed messages.1, and
new messages are stored in a new messages file. Each numbered file is rolled to the next number
each week. For example, after the second week, the file messages.1 is rolled to messages.2. If
a messages.2 file already existed, it rolls to messages.3. At the end of the retention period
(shown in the table below, the expired log is deleted. For example, an existing messages.9 file is
deleted when messages.8 rolls to messages.9.
The audit.log does not rotate on a weekly basis. Instead, it rotates when the file reaches 70 MB
in size.
Except as noted in this topic, the log files are stored in /ddvar/log.
Note: Files in the /ddvar directory can be deleted using Linux commands if the Linux user is
assigned write permission for that directory.
The set of log files on each system is determined by the features configured on the system and the
events that occur. The following table describes the log files that the system can generate.

Table 58 System log files

Log File Description Retention

Period

audit.log Messages about user log-in events. 15 weeks

cifs.log Log messages from the CIFS subsystem are logged only in 10 weeks
debug/cifs/cifs.log. Size limit of 50 MiB.

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Table 58 System log files (continued)

Log File Description Retention

Period

messages Messages about general system events, including commands 9 weeks

executed.

secure.log Messages regarding user events such as successful and 9 weeks

failed logins, user additions and deletions, and password
changes. Only Admin role users can view this file.

space.log Messages about disk space usage by system components, A single file is
and messages from the clean process. A space use message kept
is generated every hour. Each time the clean process runs, it permanently.
creates approximately 100 messages. All messages are in There is no
comma-separated-value format with tags you can use to log file
separate the disk space messages from the clean process rotation for
messages. You can use third-party software to analyze either this log.
set of messages. The log file uses the following tags.
l CLEAN for data lines from clean operations.
l CLEAN_HEADER for lines that contain headers for the
clean operations data lines.
l SPACE for disk space data lines.
l SPACE_HEADER for lines that contain headers for the
disk space data lines.

Viewing log files in DD System Manager

Use the Logs tab to view and open the system log files in DD System Manager.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > Logs.
The Logs list displays log file names and the size and generation date for each log file.

2. Click a log file name to view its contents. You may be prompted to select an application,
such as Notepad.exe, to open the file.

Displaying a log file in the CLI

Use the log view command to view a log file in the CLI.
Procedure
1. To view a log file in the CLI, use the log view command.
With no argument, the command displays the current messages file.
2. When viewing the log, use the up and down arrows to scroll through the file; use the q key
to quit; and enter a slash character (/) and a pattern to search through the file.

The display of the messages file is similar to the following. The last message in the
example is an hourly system status message that the Data Domain system generates
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operations, and the amount of disk space used for data storage (%). The hourly
messages go to the system log and to the serial console if one is attached.

# log view
Jun 27 12:11:33 localhost rpc.mountd: authenticated unmount
request from perfsun-g.emc.com:668 for /ddr/col1/segfs (/ddr/
col1/segfs)

Jun 27 12:28:54 localhost sshd(pam_unix)[998]: session opened

for user jsmith10 by (uid=0)

Jun 27 13:00:00 localhost logger: at 1:00pm up 3 days, 3:42,

52324 NFS ops, 84763 GiB data col. (1%)

Note: GiB = Gibibytes = the binary equivalent of Gigabytes.

Learning more about log messages

Look up error messages in the Error Message Catalog for your DD OS version.
About this task
In the log file is text similar to the following.

Jan 31 10:28:11 syrah19 bootbin: NOTICE: MSG-SMTOOL-00006: No

replication throttle schedules found: setting throttle to unlimited.
The components of the message are as follows.

DateTime Host Process [PID]: Severity: MSG-Module-MessageID: Message

Severity levels, in descending order, are: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info,
Debug.
Procedure
1. Go to the Online Support website at https://support.emc.com, enter Error Message
Catalog in the search box, and click the search button.
2. In the results list, locate the catalog for your system and click on the link.
3. User your browser search tool to search for a unique text string in the message.
The error message description looks similar to the following display.

ID: MSG-SMTOOL-00006 - Severity: NOTICE - Audience: customer

Message: No replication throttle schedules found: setting throttle

to unlimited.

Description: The restorer cannot find a replication throttle

schedule. Replication is running with throttle set to unlimited.

Action: To set a replication throttle schedule, run the

replication throttle add command.

4. To resolve an issue, do the recommended action.

Based on the example message description, one could run the replication throttle
add command to set the throttle.

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Saving a copy of log files

Save log file copies to another device when you want to archive those files.
About this task
Use NFS, CIFS mount, or FTP to copy the files to another machine. If using CIFS or NFS, mount /
ddvar to your desktop and copy the files from the mount point. The following procedure describes
how to use FTP to move files to another machine.
Procedure
1. On the Data Domain system, use the adminaccess show ftp command to see whether
FTP service is enabled. If the service is disabled, use the command adminaccess
enable ftp.
2. On the Data Domain system, use the adminaccess show ftp command to see that the
FTP access list includes the IP address of your remote machine. If the address is not in the
list, use the command adminaccess add ftp ipaddr.
3. On the remote machine, open a web browser.
4. In the Address box at the top of the web browser, use FTP to access the Data Domain
system as shown in the following example.
ftp://Data Domain system_name.yourcompany.com/

Note: Some web browsers do not automatically ask for a login if a machine does not
accept anonymous logins. In that case, add a user name and password to the FTP line.
For example: ftp://sysadmin:your-pw@Data Domain
system_name.yourcompany.com/

5. At the login pop-up, log into the Data Domain system as user sysadmin.
6. On the Data Domain system, you are in the directory just above the log directory. Open the
log directory to list the messages files.
7. Copy the file that you want to save. Right-click the file icon and select Copy To Folder from
the menu. Choose a location for the file copy.
8. If you want the FTP service disabled on the Data Domain system, after completing the file
copy, use SSH to log into the Data Domain system as sysadmin and invoke the command
adminaccess disable ftp.

Log message transmission to remote systems

Some log messages can be sent from the Data Domain system to other systems. DD OS uses
syslog to publish log messages to remote systems.
A Data Domain system exports the following facility.priority selectors for log files. For information
on managing the selectors and receiving messages on a third-party system, see your vendor-
supplied documentation for the receiving system.
l *.notice—Sends all messages at the notice priority and higher.
l *.alert—Sends all messages at the alert priority and higher (alerts are included in *.notice).
l kern.*—Sends all kernel messages (kern.info log files).
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Viewing the log file transmission configuration

Use the log host show CLI command to view whether log file transmission is enabled and which
hosts receive log files.
Procedure
1. To display the configuration, enter the log host show command.

# log host show

Remote logging is enabled.
Remote logging hosts
log-server

Enabling and disabling log message transmission

You must use CLI commands to enable or disable log message transmission.
Procedure
1. To enable sending log messages to other systems, use the log host enable command.
2. To disable sending log messages to other systems, use the log host disable command.

Adding or removing a receiver host

You must use CLI commands to add or remove a receiver host.
Procedure
1. To add a system to the list that receives Data Domain system log messages, use the log
host add command.
2. To remove a system from the list that receives system log messages, use the command:
log host del.

The following command adds the system named log-server to the hosts that receive
log messages.

log host add log-server

The following command removes the system named log-server from the hosts that
receive log messages.

log host del log-server

The following command disables the sending of logs and clears the list of destination
hostnames..

log host reset

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Remote system power management with IPMI

Select DD systems support remote power management using the Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI), and they support remote monitoring of the boot sequence using Serial over LAN
(SOL).
IPMI power management takes place between an IPMI initiator and an IPMI remote host. The IPMI
initiator is the host that controls power on the remote host. To support remote power
management from an initiator, the remote host must be configured with an IPMI username and
password. The initiator must provide this username and password when attempting to manage
power on a remote host.
IPMI runs independently of DD OS and allows an IPMI user to manage system power as long as the
remote system is connected to a power source and a network. An IP network connection is
required between an initiator and a remote system. When properly configured and connected, IPMI
management eliminates the need to be physically present to power on or power off a remote
system.
You can use both DD System Manager and the CLI to configure IPMI users on a remote system.
After you configure IPMI on a remote system, you can use IPMI initiator features on another
system to log in and manage power.
Note: If a system cannot support IPMI due to hardware or software limitations, DD System
Manager displays a notification message when attempting to navigate to a configuration page.
SOL is used to view the boot sequence after a power cycle on a remote system. SOL enables text
console data that is normally sent to a serial port or to a directly attached console to be sent over a
LAN and displayed by a management host.
The DD OS CLI allows you to configure a remote system for SOL and view the remote console
output. This feature is supported only in the CLI.
NOTICE IPMI power removal is provided for emergency situations during which attempts to
shut down power using DD OS commands fail. IPMI power removal simply removes power to
the system, it does not perform an orderly shutdown of the DD OS file system. The proper way
to remove and reapply power is to use the DD OS system reboot command. The proper
way to remove system power is to use the DD OS system poweroff command and wait for
the command to properly shut down the file system.

IPMI and SOL limitations

IPMI and SOL support is limited on some Data Domain systems.
l IPMI is supported on all systems supported by this release except the following systems:
DD140, DD610, and DD630.
l IPMI user support varies as follows.
n Model DD990: Maximum user IDs = 15. Three default users (NULL, anonymous, root).
Maximum user IDs available = 12.
n Models DD640, DD4200, DD4500, DD7200, and DD9500: Maximum user IDs = 10. Two
default users (NULL, root). Maximum user IDs available = 8.
l SOL is supported on the following systems: DD160, DD620, DD640, DD670, DD860, DD890,
DD990, DD2200, DD2500 (requires DD OS 5.4.0.6 or later), DD4200, DD4500, DD7200, and
DD9500.
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Adding and deleting IPMI users with DD System Manager

Each system contains its own list of configured IPMI users, which is used to control access to local
power management features. Another system operating as an IPMI initiator can manage remote
system power only after providing a valid username and password.
About this task
To give an IPMI user the authority to manage power on multiple remote systems, you must add
that user to each of the remote systems.
Note: The IPMI user list for each remote system is separate from the DD System Manager lists
for administrator access and local users. Administrators and local users do not inherit any
authorization for IPMI power management.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > IPMI.
2. To add a user, complete the following steps.
a. Above the IPMI Users table, click Add.
b. In the Add User dialog box, type the user name (16 or less characters) and password in
the appropriate boxes (reenter the password in the Verify Password box).
c. Click Create.
The user entry appears in the IPMI Users table.

3. To delete a user, complete the following steps.

a. In the IPMI Users list, select a user and click Delete.
b. In the Delete User dialog box, click OK to verify user deletion.

Changing an IPMI user password

Change the IPMI user password to prevent use of the old password for power management.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > IPMI.
2. In the IPMI Users table, select a user, and click Change Password.
3. In the Change Password dialog box, type the password in the appropriate text box and
reenter the password in the Verify Password box.
4. Click Update.

Configuring an IPMI port

When you configure an IPMI port for a system, you select the port from a network ports list and
specify the IP configuration parameters for that port. The selection of IPMI ports displayed is
determined by the Data Domain system model.
About this task
Some systems support one or more dedicated ports, which can be used only for IPMI traffic. Other
systems support ports that can be used for both IPMI traffic and all IP traffic supported by the
physical interfaces in the Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces view. Shared ports are not provided
on systems that provide dedicated IPMI ports.
The port names in the IPMI Network Ports list use the prefix bmc, which represents baseboard
management controller. To determine if a port is a dedicated port or shared port, compare the rest

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of the port name with the ports in the network interface list. If the rest of the IPMI port name
matches an interface in the network interface list, the port is a shared port. If the rest of the IPMI
port name is different from the names in the network interface list, the port is a dedicated IPMI
port.
Note: DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 systems are an exception to the naming ruled described
earlier. On these systems, IPMI port, bmc0a, corresponds to shared port ethMa in the network
interface list. If possible, reserve the shared port ethMa for IPMI traffic and system
management traffic (using protocols such as HTTP, Telnet, and SSH). Backup data traffic
should be directed to other ports.
When IPMI and nonIPMI IP traffic share an Ethernet port, if possible, do not use the link
aggregation feature on the shared interface because link state changes can interfere with IPMI
connectivity.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > IPMI.
The IPMI Configuration area shows the IPMI configuration for the managed system. The
Network Ports table lists the ports on which IPMI can be enabled and configured. The IPMI
Users table lists the IPMI users who can access the managed system.

Table 59 Network Ports list column descriptions

Item Description

Port The logical name for a port that supports IPMI communications.

Enabled Whether the port is enabled for IPMI (Yes or No).

DHCP Whether the port uses DHCP to set its IP address (Yes or No).

MAC Address The hardware MAC address for the port.

IP Address The port IP address.

Netmask The subnet mask for the port.

Gateway The gateway IP address for the port.

Table 60 IPMI Users list column descriptions

Item Description

User Name The name of a user with authority to power manage the remote
system.

2. In the Network Ports table, select a port to configure.

Note: If the IPMI port also supports IP traffic (for administrator access or backup
traffic), the interface port must be enabled before you configure IPMI.

3. Above the Network Ports table, click Configure.

The Configure Port dialog box appears.

4. Choose how network address information is assigned.

l To collect the IP address, netmask, and gateway configuration from a DHCP server,
select Dynamic (DHCP).
l To manually define the network configuration, select Static (Manual) and enter the IP
address, netmask, and gateway address.

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5. Enable a disabled IPMI network port by selecting the network port in the Network Ports
table, and clicking Enable.
6. Disable a disabled IPMI network port by selecting the network port in the Network Ports
table, and clicking Disable.
7. Click Apply.

Preparing for remote power management and console monitoring with the CLI
Remote console monitoring uses the Serial Over Lan (SOL) feature to enable viewing of text-
based console output without a serial server. You must use the CLI to set up a system for remote
power management and console monitoring.
About this task
Remote console monitoring is typically used in combination with the ipmi remote power
cycle command to view the remote system’s boot sequence. This procedure should be used on
every system for which you might want to remotely view the console during the boot sequence.
Procedure
1. Connect the console to the system directly or remotely.
l Use the following connectors for a direct connection.
n DIN-type connectors for a PS/2 keyboard
n USB-A receptacle port for a USB keyboard
n DB15 female connector for a VGA monitor
Note: Systems DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 do not support direct connection,
including KVM.
l For a serial connection, use a standard DB9 male or micro-DB9 female connector.
Systems DD4200, DD4500, and DD7200 provide a female micro-DB9 connector. A null
modem cable with male micro-DB9 and standard female DB9 connectors is included for a
typical laptop connection.
l For a remote IPMI/SOL connection, use the appropriate RJ45 receptacle as follows.
n For DD990 systems, use default port eth0d.
n For other systems, use the maintenance or service port. For port locations, refer to
the system documentation, such as a hardware overview or installation and setup
guide.

2. To support remote console monitoring, use the default BIOS settings.

3. To display the IPMI port name, enter ipmi show config.
4. To enable IPMI, enter ipmi enable {port | all}.
5. To configure the IPMI port, enter ipmi config port { dhcp | ipaddress ipaddr
netmask mask gateway ipaddr }.
Note: If the IPMI port also supports IP traffic (for administrator access or backup
traffic), the interface port must be enabled with the net enable command before you
configure IPMI.

6. If this is the first time using IPMI, run ipmi user reset to clear IPMI users that may be
out of synch between two ports, and to disable default users.
7. To add a new IPMI user, enter ipmi user add user.

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8. To set up SOL, do the following:

a. Enter system option set console lan.
b. When prompted, enter y to reboot the system.

Managing power with DD System Manager

After IPMI is properly set up on a remote system, you can use DD System Manager as an IPMI
initiator to log into the remote system, view the power status, and change the power status.
Procedure
1. Select Maintenance > IPMI.
2. Click Login to Remote System.
The IPMI Power Management dialog box appears.

3. Enter the remote system IPMI IP address or hostname and the IPMI username and
password, then click Connect.
4. View the IPMI status.
The IPMI Power Management dialog box appears and shows the target system identification
and the current power status. The Status area always shows the current status.
Note: The Refresh icon (the blue arrows) next to the status can be used to refresh the
configuration status (for example, if the IPMI IP address or user configuration were
changed within the last 15 minutes using the CLI commands).

5. To change the IPMI power status, click the appropriate button.

l Power Up—Appears when the remote system is powered off. Click this button to power
up the remote system.
l Power Down—Appears when the remote system is powered on. Click this button to
power down the remote system.
l Power Cycle—Appears when the remote system is powered on. Click this button to
power cycle the remote system.
l Manage Another System—Click this button to log into another remote system for IPMI
power management.
l Done—Click to close the IPMI Power Management dialog box.
NOTICE The IPMI Power Down feature does not perform an orderly shutdown of the DD
OS. This option can be used if the DD OS hangs and cannot be used to gracefully
shutdown a system.

Managing power with the CLI

You can manage power on a remote system and start remote console monitoring using the CLI.
About this task
Note: The remote system must be properly set up before you can manage power or monitor
the system.
Procedure
1. Establish a CLI session on the system from which you want to monitor a remote system.
2. To manage power on the remote system, enter ipmi remote power {on | off |
cycle | status} ipmi-target <ipaddr | hostname> user user.

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3. To begin remote console monitoring, enter ipmi remote console ipmi-target

<ipaddr | hostname> user user.
Note: The user name is an IPMI user name defined for IPMI on the remote system. DD
OS user names are not automatically supported by IPMI.

4. To disconnect from a remote console monitoring session and return to the command line,
enter the at symbol (@).
5. To terminate remote console monitoring, enter the tilde symbol (~).

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Monitoring Data Domain Systems

This chapter includes:

l Viewing individual system status and identity information....................................................162

l Health Alerts panel...............................................................................................................165
l Viewing and clearing current alerts...................................................................................... 165
l Viewing the alerts history.....................................................................................................166
l Viewing hardware component status....................................................................................167
l Viewing system statistics......................................................................................................171
l Viewing active users.............................................................................................................172
l History report management................................................................................................. 172
l Viewing the Task Log........................................................................................................... 176
l Viewing the system High Availability status..........................................................................177

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Viewing individual system status and identity information

The Dashboard area displays summary information and status for alerts, the file system, licensed
services, and hardware enclosures. The Maintenance area displays additional system information,
including the system uptime and system and chassis serial numbers.
About this task
The system name, software version, and user information appear in the footer at all times.
Procedure
1. To view system dashboard, select Home > Dashboard.
Figure 5 System dashboard

2. To view the system uptime and identity information, select Maintenance > System.
The system uptime and identification information appears in the System area.

Dashboard Alerts area

The Dashboard Alerts area shows the count, type, and the text of the most recent alerts in the
system for each subsystem (hardware, replication, file system, and others). Click anywhere in the
alerts area to display more information on the current alerts.

Table 61 Dashboard Alerts column descriptions

Column Description

Count A count of the current alerts for the

subsystem type specified in the adjacent
column. The background color indicates the
severity of the alert.

Type The subsystem that generated the alert.

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Table 61 Dashboard Alerts column descriptions (continued)

Column Description

Most recent alerts The text of the most recent alert for the
subsystem type specified in the adjacent
column

Dashboard File System area

The Dashboard File System area displays statistics for the entire file system. Click anywhere in the
File System area to display more information.

Table 62 File System area label descriptions

Column Description

Status The current status of the file system.

X.Xx The average compression reduction factor for

the file system.

Used The total file system space being used.

Data Written: Pre-compression The data quantity received by the system

prior to compression.

Data Written: Post-compression The data quantity stored on the system after
compression.

Dashboard Services area

The Dashboard Services area displays the status of the replication, DD VTL, CIFS, NFS, DD Boost,
and vDisk services. Click on a service to display detailed information about that service.

Table 63 Services area column descriptions

Column Description

Left column The left column lists the services that may be
used on the system. These service can include
replication, DD VTL, CIFS, NFS, DD Boost,
vDisk.

Right column The right column shows the operational status

of the service. For most services, the status is
enabled, disabled, or not licensed. The
replication service row displays the number of
replication contexts that are in normal,
warning, and error states. A color coded box
displays green for normal operation, yellow for
warning situations, or red when errors are
present).

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Dashboard HA Readiness area

In high-availability (HA) systems, the HA panel indicates whether the system can fail over from the
active node to the standby node if necessary.
You can click on the HA panel to navigate to the High Availability section under HEALTH.

Dashboard Hardware area

The Dashboard Hardware area displays the status of the system enclosures and drives. Click
anywhere in the Hardware area to display more information on these components.

Table 64 Hardware area label descriptions

Label Description

Enclosures The enclosure icons display the number of

enclosures operating in the normal (green
checkmark) and degraded (red X) states.

Storage The storage icons display the number of disk

drives operating in the normal (green
checkmark), spare (green +), or failed (red X)
state.

Maintenance System area

The Maintenance System area displays the system model number, DD OS version, system uptime,
and system and chassis serial numbers.

Table 65 System area label descriptions

Label Description

Model Number The model number is the number assigned to

the Data Domain system.

Version The version is the DD OS version and build

number of the software running on the
system.

System Uptime The system uptime displays how long the

system has been running since the last system
start. The time in parenthesis indicates when
the system uptime was last updated.

System Serial No. The system serial number is the serial number
assigned to the system. On newer systems,
such as DD4500 and DD7200, the system
serial number is independent of the chassis
serial number and remains the same during
many types of maintenance events, including
chassis replacements. On legacy systems,
such as DD990 and earlier, the system serial
number is set to the chassis serial number.

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Table 65 System area label descriptions (continued)

Label Description

Chassis Serial No. The chassis serial number is the serial number
on the current system chassis.

Health Alerts panel

Alerts are messages from system services and subsystems that report system events. The Health
> Alerts panel displays tabs that allow you to view current and non-current alerts, the configured
alert notification groups, and the configuration for those who want to receive daily alert summary
reports.
Alerts are also sent as SNMP traps. See the MIB Quick Reference Guide or the SNMP MIB for the
full list of traps.

Viewing and clearing current alerts

The Current Alerts tab displays a list of all the current alerts and can display detailed information
for a selected alert. An alert is automatically removed from the Current Alerts list when the
underlying situation is corrected or when manually cleared.
Procedure
1. To view all of the current alerts, select Health > Alerts > Current Alerts.
2. To limit the number of entries in the current alert list, do the following.
a. In the Filter By area, select a Severity and Class to expose only alerts that pertain to
those choices.
b. Click Update.
All alerts not matching the Severity and Class are removed from the list.

3. To display additional information for a specific alert in the Details area, click the alert in the
list.
4. To clear an alert, select the alert checkbox in the list and click Clear.
A cleared alert no longer appears in the current alerts list, but it can be found in the alerts
history list.

5. To remove filtering and return to the full listing of current alerts, click Reset.

Current Alerts tab

The Current Alerts tab displays a list of alerts and detailed information about a selected alert.

Table 66 Alerts list, column label descriptions

Item Description

Message The alert message text.

Severity The level of seriousness of the alert. For example, warning, critical,
info, or emergency.

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Table 66 Alerts list, column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Date The time and date the alert occurred.

Class The subsystem where the alert occurred.

Object The physical component where the alert is occurring.

Table 67 Details area, row label descriptions

Item Description

Name A textual identifier for the alert.

Message The alert message text.

Severity The level of seriousness of the alert. For example, warning, critical,
info, emergency.

Class The subsystem and device where the alert occurred.

Date The time and date the alert occurred.

Object ID The physical component where the alert is occurring.

Event ID An event identifier.

Tenant Units Lists affected tenant units.

Description More descriptive information about the alert.

Action A suggestion to remedy the alert.

Object Info Additional information about the affected object.

SNMP OID SNMP object ID.

Viewing the alerts history

The Alerts History tab displays a list of all the cleared alerts and can display detailed information
for a selected alert.
Procedure
1. To view all of the alerts history, select Health > Alerts > Alerts History.
2. To limit the number of entries in the current alert list, do the following.
a. In the Filter By area, select a Severity and Class to expose only alerts that pertain to
those choices.
b. Click Update.
All alerts not matching the Severity and Class are removed from the list.

3. To display additional information for a specific alert in the Details area, click the alert in the
list.
4. To remove filtering and return to the full listing of cleared alerts, click Reset.

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Alerts History tab

The Alerts History tab displays a list of cleared alerts and details about a selected alert.

Table 68 Alerts list, column label descriptions

Item Description

Message The alert message text.

Severity The level of seriousness of the alert. For example, warning, critical,
info, or emergency.

Date The time and date the alert occurred.

Class The subsystem where the alert occurred.

Object The physical component where the alert is occurring.

Status Whether the status is posted or cleared. A posted alert is not

cleared.

Table 69 Details area, row label descriptions

Item Description

Name A textual identifier for the alert.

Message The alert message text.

Severity The level of seriousness of the alert. For example, warning, critical,
info, emergency,

Class The subsystem and device where the alert occurred.

Date The time and date the alert occurred.

Object ID The physical component where the alert is occurring.

Event ID An event identifier.

Tenant Units Lists affected tenant units.

Additional Information More descriptive information about the alert.

Status Whether the status is posted or cleared. A posted alert is not

cleared.

Description More descriptive information about the alert.

Action A suggestion to remedy the alert.

Viewing hardware component status

The Hardware Chassis panel displays a block drawing of each enclosure in a system, including the
chassis serial number and the enclosure status. Within each block drawing are the enclosure
components, such as disks, fans, power supplies, NVRAM, CPUs, and memory. The components
that appear depend upon the system model.
About this task
On systems running DD OS 5.5.1 and later, the system serial number is also displayed. On newer
systems, such as DD4500 and DD7200, the system serial number is independent of the chassis

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serial number and remains the same during many types of maintenance events, including chassis
replacements. On legacy systems, such as DD990 and earlier, the system serial number is set to
the chassis serial number.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Chassis.
The Chassis view shows the system enclosures. Enclosure 1 is the system controller, and the
rest of the enclosures appear below Enclosure 1.
Components with problems show yellow (warning) or red (error); otherwise, the component
displays OK.

2. Hover the cursor over a component to see detailed status.

Fan status
Fans are numbered and correspond to their location in the chassis. Hover over a system fan to
display a tooltip for that device.

Table 70 Fan tooltip, column label descriptions

Item Description

Description The name of the fan.

Level The current operating speed range (Low, Medium, High). The
operating speed changes depending on the temperature inside
the chassis.

Status The health of the fan.

Temperature status
Data Domain systems and some components are configured to operate within a specific
temperature range, which is defined by a temperature profile that is not configurable. Hover over
the Temperature box to display the temperature tooltip.

Table 71 Temperature tooltip, column label descriptions

Item Description

Description The location within the chassis being measured. The components
listed depend on the model and are often shown as abbreviations.
Some examples are:
l CPU 0 Temp (Central Processing Unit)
l MLB Temp 1 (main logic board)
l BP middle temp (backplane)
l LP temp (low profile of I/O riser FRU)
l FHFL temp (full height full length of I/O riser FRU)
l FP temp (front panel)

C/F The C/F column displays temperature in degrees Celsius and

Fahrenheit. When the description for a CPU specifies relative
(CPU n Relative), this column displays the number of degrees

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Table 71 Temperature tooltip, column label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

that each CPU is below the maximum allowable temperature and

the actual temperature for the interior of the chassis (chassis
ambient).

Status Shows the temperature status:

l OK—The temperature is acceptable
l Critical—The temperature is higher than the shutdown
temperature.
l Warning—The temperature is higher than the warning
temperature (but lower than the shutdown temperature).
l Dash (-) —No temperature thresholds are configured for this
component, so there is no status to report.

Management panel status

DD6300, DD6800, and DD9300 systems have a fixed management panel with an Ethernet port for
the management network on the rear of the chassis. Hover over the Ethernet port to display a
tooltip.

Table 72 Management panel tooltip, column label descriptions

Item Description

Description The type of NIC installed in the management panel.

Vendor The manufacturer of the management NIC.

Ports The name of the management network (Ma).

SSD status (DD6300 only)

The DD6300 supports up to two SSDs in slots on the rear of the chassis. The SSD slots are
numbered and correspond to their location in the chassis. Hover over an SSD to display a tooltip
for that device.

Table 73 SSD tooltip, column label descriptions

Item Description

Description The name of the SSD.

Status The state of the SSD.

Life Used The percentage of the rated operating life the SSD has used.

Power supply status

The tooltip shows the status of the power supply (OK or DEGRADED if a power supply is absent or
failed). You can also look at the back panel of the enclosure and check the LED for each power
supply to identify those that need replacing.

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PCI slot status

The PCI slots shown in the chassis view indicate the number of PCI slots and the numbers of each
slot. Tooltips provide component status for each card in a PCI slot. For example, the tooltip for one
NVRAM card model displays the memory size, temperature data, and battery levels.

NVRAM status
Hover over NVRAM to display information about the Non-Volatile RAM, batteries, and other
components.

Table 74 NVRAM tooltip, dolumn label descriptions

Item Description

Component The items in the component list depend on the NVRAM installed
in the system and can include the following items.
l Firmware version
l Memory size
l Error counts
l Flash controller error counts
l Board temperature
l CPU temperature
l Battery number (The number of batteries depends on the
system type.)
l Current slot number for NVRAM

C/F Displays the temperature for select components in the Celsius/

Fahrenheit format.

Value Values are provided for select components and describe the
following.
l Firmware version number
l Memory size value in the displayed units
l Error counts for memory, PCI, and controller
l Flash controller error counts sorted in the following groups:
configuration errors (Cfg Err), panic conditions (Panic), Bus
Hang, bad block warnings (Bad Blk Warn), backup errors
(Bkup Err), and restore errors (Rstr Err)
l Battery information, such percent charged and status
(enabled or disabled)

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Viewing system statistics

The Realtime Charts panel displays up to seven graphs that show real-time subsystem
performance statistics, such as CPU usage and disk traffic.
Procedure
1. Select Home > Realtime Charts.
The Performance Graphs area displays the currently selected graphs.
2. To change the selection of graphs to display, select and clear the checkboxes for graphs in
the list box.
3. To view specific data-point information, hover over a graph point.
4. When a graph contains multiple data, you can use the checkboxes in the upper-right corner
of the graph to select what to display. For example, if Read is not selected in the upper right
of the disk activity graph, only write data is graphed.
Results
Each graph shows usage over the last 200 seconds. Click Pause to temporarily stop the display.
Click Resume to restart it and show points missed during the pause.

Performance statistics graphs

The performance statistics graphs display statistics for key system components and features.

DD Boost Active Connections

The DD Boost Active Connections graph displays the number of active DD Boost connections
for each of the past 200 seconds. Separate lines within the graph display counts for Read
(recovery) connections and Write (backup) connections.

DD Boost Data Throughput

The DD Boost Data Throughput graph displays the bytes/second transferred for each of the
past 200 seconds. Separate lines within the graph display the rates for data read from the
system by DD Boost clients and data written to the system by DD Boost clients.

Disk
The Disk graph displays the amount of data in the appropriate unit of measurement based on
the data received, such as KiB or MiB per second, going to and from all disks in the system.

File System Operations

The File System Operations graph displays the number of operations per second that occurred
for each of the past 200 seconds. Separate lines within the graph display the NFS and CIFS
operations per second.

Network
The Network graph displays the amount of data in the appropriate unit of measurement based
on the data received, such as KiB or MiB per second, that passes through each Ethernet
connection. One line appears for each Ethernet port.

Recent CPU Usage

The Recent CPU Usage graph displays the percentage of CPU usage for each of the past 200
seconds.

Replication (DD Replicator must be licensed)

The Replication graph displays the amount of replication data traveling over the network for
each of the last 200 seconds. Separate lines display the In and Out data as follows:

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l In: The total number of units of measurement, such as kilobytes per second, received by
this side from the other side of the DD Replicator pair. For the destination, the value
includes backup data, replication overhead, and network overhead. For the source, the
value includes replication overhead and network overhead.
l Out: The total number of units of measurement, such as kilobytes per second, sent by this
side to the other side of the DD Replicator pair. For the source, the value includes backup
data, replication overhead, and network overhead. For the destination, the value includes
replication and network overhead.

Viewing active users

The Active Users tab displays the names of users who are logged into the system and statistics
about the current user sessions.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Access > Active Users.
The Active Users list appears and displays information for each user.

Table 75 Active Users list, column label descriptions

Item Description

Name User name of the logged-in user.

Idle Time since last activity of user.

Last Login From System from which the user logged in.

Last Login Time Datestamp of when user logged in.

TTY Terminal notation for login. GUI appears for DD System

Manager users.

Note: To manage local users, click Go to Local Users.

History report management

DD System Manager enables you to generate reports to track space usage on a Data Domain
system for up to the previous two years. You can also generate reports to help understand
replication progress, and view daily and cumulative reports on the file system.
The Reports view is divided into two sections. The upper section lets you create the various types
of reports. The lower section lets you view and manage saved reports.
Reports display in a table format, and as charts, depending on the type of report. You can select a
report for a specific Data Domain system and provide a specific time period.
The reports display historical data, not real-time data. After the report is generated, the charts
remain static and do not update. Examples of the types of information you can get from the
reports include:
l The amount of data that was backed up to the system and the amount of de-duplication that
was achieved
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l Backup and compression utilization based on selected intervals

l Historical cleaning performance, including duration of cleaning cycle, amount of space that can
be cleaned, and amount of space that was reclaimed
l Amount of WAN bandwidth used by replication, for source and destination, and if bandwidth is
sufficient to meet replication requirements
l System performance and resource utilization

Types of reports
The New Report area lists the types of reports you can generate on your system.
Note: Replication reports can only be created if the system contains a replication license and a
valid replication context is configured.

File System Cumulative Space Usage report

The File System Cumulative Space Usage Report displays 3 charts that detail space usage on the
system during the specified duration. This report is used to analyze how much data is backed up,
the amount of deduplication performed, and how much space is consumed.

Table 76 File System—Usage chart label descriptions

Item Description

Data Written (GiB) The amount of data written before compression. This is
indicated by a purple shaded area on the report.

Time The timeline for data that was written. The time displayed on
this report changes based upon the Duration selection when
the chart was created.

Total Compression Factor The total compression factor reports the compression ratio.

Table 77 File System—Consumption chart label descriptions

Item Description

Used (GiB) The amount of space used after compression.

Time The date the data was written. The time displayed on this
report changes based upon the Duration selection when the
chart was created.

Used (Post Comp) The amount of storage used after compression.

Usage Trend The dotted black line shows the storage usage trend. When
the line reaches the red line at the top, the storage is almost
full.

Capacity The total capacity on a Data Domain system.

Cleaning Cleaning is the Cleaning cycle (start and end time for each
cleaning cycle). Administrators can use this information to
choose the best time for space cleaning the best throttle
setting.

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Table 78 File System Weekly Cumulative Capacity chart label descriptions

Item Description

Date (or Time for 24 hour The last day of each week, based on the criteria set for the
report) report. In reports, a 24-hour period ranges from noon-to-
noon.

Data Written (Pre-Comp) The cumulative data written before compression for the
specified time period.
Used (Post-Comp) The cumulative data written after compression for the
specified time period.

Compression Factor The total compression factor. This is indicated by a black line
on the report.

File System Daily Space Usage report

The File System Daily Space Usage report displays five charts that detail space usage during the
specified duration. This report is used to analyze daily activities.

Table 79 File System Daily Space Usage chart label descriptions

Item Description

Space Used (GiB) The amount of space used. Post-comp is red shaded area.
Pre-Comp is purple shaded area.

Time The date the data was written.

Compression Factor The total compression factor. This is indicated by a black

square on the report.

Table 80 File System Daily Capacity Utilization chart label descriptions

Item Description

Date The date the data was written.

Data Written (Pre-Comp) The amount of data written pre-compression.

Used (Post-Comp) The amount of storage used after compression.

Total Compression Factor The total compression factor.

Table 81 File System Weekly Capacity Utilization chart label descriptions

Item Description

Start Date The first day of the week for this summary.

End Date The last day of the week for this summary.

Available Total amount of storage available.

Consumed Total amount of storage used.

Data (Post -Comp) The cumulative data written before compression for the
specified time period.

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Table 81 File System Weekly Capacity Utilization chart label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Replication (Post-Comp) The cumulative data written after compression for the
specified time period.

Overhead Extra space used for non-data storage.

Reclaimed by Cleaning The total space reclaimed after cleaning.

Table 82 File System Compression Summary chart label descriptions

Item Description

Time The period of data collection for this report.

Data Written (Pre-Comp) The amount of data written pre-compression.

Used (Post-Comp) The amount of storage used after compression.

Total Compression Factor The total compression factor.

Table 83 File System Cleaning Activity chart label descriptions

Item Description

Start Time The time the cleaning activity started.

End Time The time the cleaning activity finished.

Duration (Hours) The total time required for cleaning in hours.

Space Reclaimed The space reclaimed in Gibibytes (GiB).

Replication Status report

The Replication Status report displays three charts that provide the status of the current
replication job running on the system. This report is used to provide a snapshot of what is
happening for all replication contexts to help understand the overall replication status on a Data
Domain System.

Table 84 Replication Context Summary chart label descriptions

Item Description

ID The Replication Context identification.

Source Source system name.

Destination Destination system name.

Type Type of replication context: MTree, Directory, Collection, or

Pool.

Status Replication status types include: Error, Normal.

Sync as of Time Time and date stamp of last sync.

Estimated Completion The estimated time the replication should be complete.

Pre-Comp Remaining The amount of pre-compressed data to be replicated. This

only applies to Collection type.

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Table 84 Replication Context Summary chart label descriptions (continued)

Item Description

Post-Comp Remaining The amount of post-compressed data to be replicated. This

only applies to Directory and Pool types.

Table 85 Replication Context Error Status chart label descriptions

Item Description

ID The Replication Context identification.

Source Source system name.

Destination Destination system name.

Type Replication context type: Directory or Pool.

Status Replication status types include: Error, Normal, and Warning.

Description Description of the error.

Table 86 Replication Destination Space Availability chart label descriptions

Item Description

Destination Destination system name.

Space Availability (GiB) Total amount of storage available.

Replication Summary report

The Replication Summary report provides performance information about a system’s overall
network in-and-out usage for replication, as well as per context levels over a specified duration.
You select the contexts to be analyzed from a list.

Table 87 Replication Summary report label descriptions

Item Description

Network In (MiB) The amount of data entering the system. Network In is

indicated by a thin green line.

Network Out (MiB) The amount of data sent from the system. Network Out is
indicated by a thick orange line.

Time The date on which the data was written.

Pre-Comp Remaining (MiB) The amount of pre-compressed data to be replicated. Pre-

Comp Remaining is indicated by a blue line.

Viewing the Task Log

The Task Log displays a list of currently running jobs, such as, replication or system upgrades. DD
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initiated on a remote system, the progress of that task is tracked in the management station task
log, not in the remote system task log.
Procedure
1. Select Health > Jobs.
The Tasks view appears.

2. Select a filter by which to display the Task Log from the Filter By list box. You can select All,
In Progress, Failed, or Completed.
The Tasks view displays the status of all tasks based on the filter you select and refreshes
every 60 seconds.

3. To manually refresh the Tasks list, do either of the following.

l Click Update to update the task log.
l Click Reset to display all tasks and remove any filters that were set.

4. To display detailed information about a task, select the task in the task list.

Table 88 Detailed Information, label descriptions

Item Description

System The system name.

Task Description A description of the task.

Status The status of the task (completed, failed, or in progress).

Start Time The date and time the task started.

End Time The date and time the task ended.

Error Message An applicable error message, if any.

Viewing the system High Availability status

You can use the High Availability panel to see detailed information about the HA status of the
system and whether the system can perform failover if necessary.
Procedure
1. Select Health > High Availability on the DD System Manager.
The Health High Availability screen appears.
A green check mark indicates the system is operating normally and ready for failover.
The screen shows the active node, which is typically Node 0.
2. Hover the cursor over a node to see its status.
The node is highlighted in blue if it is active.
3. Click the drop-down menu in the banner if you want to change the view from the active
node to the standby node, which is typically Node 1.

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High Availability status

The Health High Availability (HA) view informs you about the system status using a diagram of
the nodes and their connected storage. In addition, you can also see any current alerts as well as
detailed information about the system.
You can determine if the active node and the storage are operational by hovering the cursor over
them. Each is highlighted in blue when operating normally. The standby node should appear gray.
You can also filter the alerts table by clicking on a component. Only alerts related to the selected
components will be displayed.
Figure 6 Health/High Availability indicators

Table 89 High Availability indicators

Item Description

HA System bar Displays a green check mark when the system

is operating normally and ready for failover.

Failover to Node 0 Allows you to manually fail over to the

standby node.

Take Node 1 Offline Allows you to take the active node offline if
necessary.

System Information Lists the Data Domain system model, the

system type, the version of the Data Domain
operating system version in use, and the
applied HA license.

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Table 89 High Availability indicators (continued)

Item Description

HA Manager Displays the nodes, their attached storage,

the HA interconnect, and the cabling.

Severity Indicates the severity of any alerts that could

impact the system's HA status.

Component Indicates which component is affected.

Class Indicates the class of the alert received such

as hardware, environment, and others.

Post Time Indicates the time and date the alert was
posted.

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File System

This chapter includes:

l File system overview............................................................................................................182

l Monitoring file system usage............................................................................................... 189
l Managing file system operations..........................................................................................196
l Fast copy operations........................................................................................................... 204

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File system overview

Learn how to use the file system.

How the file system stores data

Data Domain storage capacity is best managed by keeping multiple backups and 20% empty space
to accommodate backups until the next cleaning. Space use is primarily affected by the size and
compressibility of data, and the retention period.
A Data Domain system is designed as a very reliable online system for backups and archive data. As
new backups are added to the system, old backups are aged out. Such removals are normally done
under the control of backup or archive software based on the configured retention period.
When backup software expires or deletes an old backup from a Data Domain system, the space on
the Data Domain system becomes available only after the Data Domain system cleans the data of
the expired backups from disk. A good way to manage space on a Data Domain system is to retain
as many online backups as possible with some empty space (about 20% of total space available) to
comfortably accommodate backups until the next scheduled cleaning, which runs once a week by
default.
Some storage capacity is used by Data Domain systems for internal indexes and other metadata.
The amount of storage used over time for metadata depends on the type of data stored and the
sizes of the stored files. With two otherwise identical systems, one system may, over time, reserve
more space for metadata and have less space for actual backup data than the other if different
data sets are sent to each system.
Space utilization on a Data Domain system is primarily affected by:
l The size and compressibility of the backup data.
l The retention period specified in the backup software.
High levels of compression result when backing up datasets with many duplicates and retaining
them for long periods of time.

How the file system reports space usage

All DD System Manager windows and system commands display storage capacity using base 2
calculations. For example, a command that displays 1 GiB of disk space as used reports 230 bytes =
1,073,741,824 bytes.
l 1 KiB = 210 = 1024 bytes
l 1 MiB = 220 = 1,048,576 bytes
l 1 GiB = 230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes
l 1 TiB = 240 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes

How the file system uses compression

The file system uses compression to optimize available disk space when storing data, so disk space
is calculated two ways: physical and logical. (See the section regarding types of compression.)
Physical space is the actual disk space used on the Data Domain system. Logical space is the
amount of uncompressed data written to the system.
The file system space reporting tools (DD System Manager graphs and filesys show space
command, or the alias df) show both physical and logical space. These tools also report the size
and amounts of used and available space.

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When a Data Domain system is mounted, the usual tools for displaying a file system’s physical use
of space can be used.
The Data Domain system generates warning messages as the file system reaches 90%, 95%, and
100% of capacity. The following information about data compression gives guidelines for disk use
over time.
The amount of disk space used over time by a Data Domain system depends on:
l The size of the initial full backup.
l The number of additional backups (incremental and full) retained over time.
l The rate of growth of the backup dataset.
l The change rate of data.
For data sets with typical rates of change and growth, data compression generally matches the
following guidelines:
l For the first full backup to a Data Domain system, the compression factor is generally 3:1.
l Each incremental backup to the initial full backup has a compression factor generally in the
range of 6:1.
l The next full backup has a compression factor of about 60:1.
Over time, with a schedule of weekly full and daily incremental backups, the aggregate
compression factor for all the data is about 20:1. The compression factor is lower for incremental-
only data or for backups with less duplicate data. Compression is higher when all backups are full
backups.

Types of compression
Data Domain compresses data at two levels: global and local. Global compression compares
received data to data already stored on disks. Duplicate data does not need to be stored again,
while data that is new is locally compressed before being written to disk.
Local Compression
A Data Domain system uses a local compression algorithm developed specifically to maximize
throughput as data is written to disk. The default algorithm (lz) allows shorter backup windows for
backup jobs but uses more space. Two other types of local compression are available, gzfast and
gz. Both provide increased compression over lz, but at the cost of additional CPU load. Local
compression options provide a trade-off between slower performance and space usage. It is also
possible to turn off local compression. To change compression, see Changing local compression on
page 202.
After you change the compression, all new writes use the new compression type. Existing data is
converted to the new compression type during cleaning. It takes several rounds of cleaning to
recompress all of the data that existed before the compression change.
The initial cleaning after the compression change might take longer than usual. Whenever you
change the compression type, carefully monitor the system for a week or two to verify that it is
working properly.

How the file system implements data integrity

Multiple layers of data verification are performed by the DD OS file system on data received from
backup applications to ensure that data is written correctly to the Data Domain system disks. This
ensures the data can be retrieved without error.
The DD OS is purpose-built for data protection and it is architecturally designed for data
invulnerability. There are four critical areas of focus, described in the following sections.

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End-to-end verification
End-to-end checks protect all file system data and metadata. As data comes into the system, a
strong checksum is computed. The data is deduplicated and stored in the file system. After all data
is flushed to disk, it is read back, and re-checksummed. The checksums are compared to verify
that both the data and the file system metadata are stored correctly.

Fault avoidance and containment

Data Domain uses a log-structured file system that never overwrites or updates existing data. New
data is always written in new containers and appended to existing old containers. The old
containers and references remain in place and are safe even in the face of software bugs or
hardware faults that may occur when storing new backups.

Continuous fault detection and healing

Continuous fault detection and healing protects against storage system faults. The system
periodically rechecks the integrity of the RAID stripes, and uses the redundancy of the RAID
system to heal any faults. During a read, data integrity is re-verified and any errors are healed on
the fly.

File system recoverability

Data is written in a self-describing format. The file system can be re-created, if necessary, by
scanning the log and rebuilding it from the metadata stored with the data.

How the file system reclaims storage space with file system cleaning
When your backup application (such as NetBackup or NetWorker) expires data, the data is marked
by the Data Domain system for deletion. However, the data is not deleted immediately; it is
removed during a cleaning operation.
l During the cleaning operation, the file system is available for all normal operations including
backup (write) and restore (read).
l Although cleaning uses a significant amount of system resources, cleaning is self-throttling and
gives up system resources in the presence of user traffic.
l Data Domain recommends running a cleaning operation after the first full backup to a Data
Domain system. The initial local compression on a full backup is generally a factor of 1.5 to 2.5.
An immediate cleaning operation gives additional compression by another factor of 1.15 to 1.2
and reclaims a corresponding amount of disk space.
l When the cleaning operation finishes, a message is sent to the system log giving the
percentage of storage space that was reclaimed.
A default schedule runs the cleaning operation every Tuesday at 6 a.m. (tue 0600). You can
change the schedule or you can run the operation manually (see the section regarding modifying a
cleaning schedule).
Data Domain recommends running the cleaning operation once a week.
Any operation that disables the file system, or shuts down a Data Domain system during a cleaning
operation (such as a system power-off or reboot) aborts the cleaning operation. The cleaning
operation does not immediately restart when the system restarts. You can manually restart the
cleaning operation or wait until the next scheduled cleaning operation.
With collection replication, data in a replication context on the source system that has not been
replicated cannot be processed for file system cleaning. If file system cleaning is not able to
complete because the source and destination systems are out of synch, the system reports the
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the cleaning operation. If collection replication is disabled, the amount of data that cannot be
processed for file system cleaning increases because the replication source and destination
systems remain out of synch. The KB article Data Domain: An overview of Data Domain File System
(DDFS) clean/garbage collection (GC) phases, available from the Online Support site at https://
support.emc.com provides additional information.
With MTree replication, If a file is created and deleted while a snapshot is being replicated, then
the next snapshot will not have any information about this file, and the system will not replicate
any content associated with this file. Directory replication will replicate both the create and delete,
even though they happen close to each other.
With the replication log that directory replication uses, operations like deletions, renaming, and so
on, execute as a single stream. This can reduce the replication throughput. The use of snapshots
by MTree replication avoids this problem.

Supported interfaces
Interfaces supported by the file system.
l NFS
l CIFS
l DD Boost
l DD VTL

Supported backup software

Guidance for setting up backup software and backup servers to use with a Data Domain systems is
available at support.emc.com.

Data streams sent to a Data Domain system

For optimal performance, Data Domain recommends limits on simultaneous streams between Data
Domain systems and your backup servers.
A data stream, in the context of the following table, refers to a large byte stream associated with
sequential file access, such as a write stream to a backup file or a read stream from a restore
image. A Replication source or destination stream refers to a directory replication operation or a
DD Boost file replication stream associated with a file replication operation.

Table 90 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system

Model RAM/ Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

NVRAM write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD140, 4 GB or 6 16 4 15 20 w<= 16 ; r<= 4 ReplSrc<=15;

DD160, DD610 GB / 0.5 GB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=16; w+r+ReplSrc
<=16;Total<=20

DD620, 8 GB / 0.5 GB 20 16 20 20 w<=20; r<=16; ReplSrc<=30;

DD630, or 1 GB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
DD640 +w<=20; Total<=30

DD640, 16 GB or 20 90 30 60 90 w<=90; r<=30; ReplSrc<=60;

DD670 GB / 1 GB ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

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Table 90 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

NVRAM write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD670, 36 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<=90; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

DD860 ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD860 72 GBb / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<=90; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD890 96 GB / 2 GB 180 50 90 180 w<=180; r<=50; ReplSrc

<=90;ReplDest<=180;
ReplDest+w<=180; Total<=180

DD990 128 or 256 540 150 270 540 w<=540; r<=150;

GBb / 4 GB ReplSrc<=270;
ReplDest<=540; ReplDest
+w<=540; Total<=540

DD2200 8 GB 35 6 18 20 w<=35; r<=6; ReplSrc<=18;

ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=35; Total<=35

DD2200 16 GB 60 16 30 60 w<=60; r<=16; ReplSrc<=30;

ReplDest<=60; ReplDest
+w<=60; Total<=60

DD2500 32 or 64 GB / 180 50 90 180 w<=180; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

2 GB ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; Total<=180

DD4200 128 GBb / 4 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75;

GB ReplSrc<=150;
ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD4500 192 GBb / 4 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75;

GB ReplSrc<=150;
ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD7200 128 or 256 540 150 270 540 w<=540; r<=150;

GBb / 4 GB ReplSrc<=270;
ReplDest<=540; ReplDest
+w<=540; Total<=540

DD9500 256/512 GB 1885 300 540 1080 w<=1885; r<=300;

ReplSrc<=540;
ReplDest<=1080; ReplDest
+w<=1080; Total<=1885

DD9800 256/768 GB 1885 300 540 1080 w<=1885; r<=300;

ReplSrc<=540;
ReplDest<=1080; ReplDest
+w<=1080; Total<=1885

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Table 90 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

NVRAM write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD6300 48/96 GB 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75;

ReplSrc<=150;
ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD6800 192 GB 400 110 220 400 w<=400; r<=110;

ReplSrc<=220;
ReplDest<=400; ReplDest
+w<=400; Total<=400

DD9300 192/384 GB 800 220 440 800 w<=800; r<=220;

ReplSrc<=440;
ReplDest<=800; ReplDest
+w<=800; Total<=800

DD VE 8 TB 8 GB / 512 20 16 20 20 w<= 20 ; r<= 16 ReplSrc<=20;

MB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=20; w+r+ReplSrc
<=20;Total<=20

DD VE 16 TB 16 GB / 512 45 30 45 45 w<= 45 ; r<= 30 ReplSrc<=45;

MB or 24 GB / ReplDest<=45; ReplDest
1 GB +w<=45; w+r+ReplSrc
<=45;Total<=45

DD VE 32 TB 24 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 48 TB 36 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 64 TB 48 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 96 TB 64 GB / 2 GB 180 50 90 180 w<= 180 ; r<= 50

ReplSrc<=90; ReplDest<=180;
ReplDest+w<=180; w+r
+ReplSrc <=180;Total<=180

DD3300 4 TB 12 GB (virtual 20 16 30 20 w<= 20 ; r<= 16 ReplSrc<=30;

memory) / ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
512 MB +w<=20; w+r+ReplSrc
<=30;Total<=30

DD3300 8 TB 32 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

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Table 90 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

NVRAM write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD3300 16 TB 32 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD3300 32 TB 46 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=140

a. DirRepl, OptDup, MTreeRepl streams

b. The Data Domain Extended Retention software option is available only for these devices with extended (maximum)
memory

File system limitations

File system limitations, including: limits on the number of files, the battery, and so on.

Limits on number of files in a Data Domain system

Consequences and considerations of storing more than 1 billion files.
Data Domain recommends storing no more than 1 billion files on a system. Storing a larger number
of files can adversely affect the performance and the length of cleaning, and some processes, such
as file system cleaning, may run much longer with a very large number of files. For example, the
enumeration phase of cleaning may take from a few minutes to several hours depending upon the
number of files in the system.
Note: The overall performance for the Data Domain system will fall to unacceptable levels if
the system is required to support the maximum file amount and the workload from the client
machines is not carefully controlled.
When the file system passes the billion file limit, several processes or operations might be
adversely affected, for example:
l Cleaning may take a very long time to complete, perhaps several days.
l AutoSupport operations may take more time.
l Any process or command that needs to enumerate all the files.
If there are many small files, other considerations arise:
l The number of separate files that can be created per second, (even if the files are very small)
may be more of a limitation than the number of MB/s that can be moved into a Data Domain
system. When files are large, the file creation rate is not significant, but when files are small,
the file creation rate dominates and may become a factor. The file creation rate is about 100 to
200 files per second depending upon the number of MTrees and CIFS connections. This rate
should be taken into account during system sizing when a bulk ingest of a large number of files
is needed by a customer environment.
l File access latencies are affected by the number of files in a directory. To the extent possible,
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slower responses to metadata operations such as listing the files in the directory and opening
or creating a file.

Limits on the battery

For systems that use NVRAM, the operating system creates a low battery alert if the battery
charge falls below 80% capacity, and the file system is disabled.
NOTICE The Data Domain DD2200 system does not use NVRAM so firmware calculations
decide whether the battery charge is sufficient to save the data and disable the file system if
there is a loss of AC power.

Maximum number of supported inodes

An NFS or CIFS client request causes a Data Domain system to report a capacity of about two
billion inodes (files and directories). A Data Domain system can exceed that number, but the
reporting on the client may be incorrect.

Maximum path name length

The maximum length of a full path name (including the characters in /data/col1/backup) is 61
characters. The maximum length of a symbolic link is also 61 characters.

Limited access during HA failover

Access to files may be interrupted for up to 10 minutes during failover on High Availability systems.
(DD Boost and NFS require additional time.)

Monitoring file system usage

View real-time data storage statistics.
The File System view has tabs and controls that provide access to real-time data storage
statistics, cloud unit information, encryption information, and graphs of space usage amounts,
consumption factors, and data written trends. There are also controls for managing file system
cleaning, expansion, copying, and destruction.

Accessing the file system view

This section describes the file system functionality.
Procedure
l Select Data Management > File System.

About the File System Status panel

Display the status of file system services.
To access the File System Status panel, click Data Management > File System > Show Status of
File System Services.
File System
The File System field contains an Enable/Disable link and shows the working state of the file
system:
l Enabled and running—and the latest consecutive length of time the file system has been
enabled and running.
l Disabled and shutdown.

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l Enabling and disabling—in the process of becoming enabled or disabled.

l Destroyed—if the file system is deleted.
l Error—if there is an error condition, such as a problem initializing the file system.
Cloud File Recall
The Cloud File Recall field contains a Recall link to initiate a file recall from the Cloud Tier. A
Details link is available if any active recalls are underway. For more information, see the "Recalling
a File from the Cloud Tier" topic.
Physical Capacity Measurement
The Physical Capacity Measurement field contains an Enable button when physical capacity
measurement status is disabled. When enabled, the system displays Disable and View buttons.
Click View to see currently running physical capacity measurements: MTree, priority, submit time,
start time, and duration.
Data Movement
The Data Movement field contains Start/Stop buttons and shows the date the last data
movement operation finished, the number of files copied, and the amount of data copied. The
system displays a Start button when the data movement operation is available, and a Stop when a
data movement operation is running.
Active Tier Cleaning
The Active Tier Cleaning field contains a Start/Stop button and shows the date the last cleaning
operation occurred, or the current cleaning status if the cleaning operation is currently running.
For example:

Cleaning finished at 2009/01/13 06:00:43

or, if the file system is disabled, shows:

Unavailable

Cloud Tier Cleaning

The Cloud Tier Cleaning field contains a Start/Stop button and shows the date the last cleaning
operation occurred, or the current cleaning status if the cleaning operation is currently running.
For example:

Cleaning finished at 2009/01/13 06:00:43

or, if the file system is disabled, shows:

Unavailable

About the Summary tab

Click the Summary tab to show space usage statistics for the active and cloud tiers and to access
controls for viewing file system status, configuring file system settings, performing a Fast Copy
operation, expand capacity, and destroy the file system.
For each tier, space usage statistics include:
l Size—The amount of total physical disk space available for data.
l Used—the actual physical space used for compressed data. Warning messages go to the
system log and an email alert is generated when the use reaches 90%, 95%, and 100%. At
100%, the Data Domain system accepts no more data from backup servers.
If the Used amount is always high, check the cleaning schedule to see how often the cleaning
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operation more often. Also consider reducing the data retention period or splitting off a portion
of the backup data to another Data Domain system.
l Available (GiB)—The total amount of space available for data storage. This figure can change
because an internal index may expand as the Data Domain system fills with data. The index
expansion takes space from the Avail GiB amount.
l Pre-Compression (GiB)—Data written before compression.
l Total Compression Factor (Reduction %)—Pre-Comp / Post-Comp.
l Cleanable (GiB)—The amount of space that could be reclaimed if a cleaning were run.
For Cloud Tier, the Cloud File Recall field contains a Recall link to initiate a file recall from the
Cloud Tier. A Details link is available if any active recalls are underway. For more information, see
the "Recalling a File from the Cloud Tier" topic.
Separate panels provide the following statistics for the last 24 hours for each tier:
l Pre-Compression (GiB)—Data written before compression.
l Post-Compression (GiB)—Storage used after compression.
l Global Compression Factor—(Pre-Compression / (Size after global compression).
l Local Compression Factor—(Size after global compression) / Post-Compression).
l Total Compression Factor (Reduction %)—[(Pre-Comp - Post-Comp) / Pre-Comp] * 100.

About file system settings

Display and change system options as well as the current cleaning schedule.
To access the File System Settings dialog, click Data Management > File System > Settings.

Table 91 General settings

General settings Description

Local Compression Type The type of local compression in use.

l See the section regarding types of compression for an
overview.
l See the section regarding changing local compression

Cloud Tier Local Comp The type of compression in use for the cloud tier.
l See the section regarding types of compression for an
overview.
l See the section regarding changing local compression

Report Replica as Writable How applications see a replica.

l See the section regarding changing read-only settings

Staging Reserve Manage disk staging.

l See the section regarding working with disk staging
l See the section regarding configuring disk staging

Marker Type Backup software markers (tape markers, tag headers, or other
names are used) in data streams. See the section regarding
tape marker settings

Throttle See the section regarding setting the physical capacity

measurement throttle.

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Table 91 General settings (continued)

General settings Description

Cache Physical Capacity Cache initialization cleans up the caches and

enhances the measuring speed.

You can adjust the workload balance of the file system to increase performance based on your
usage.
Table 92 Workload Balance settings

Workload Balance settings Description

Random workloads (%) Instant access and restores perform better using random
workloads.
Sequential workloads (%) Traditional backups and restores perform better with sequential
workloads.

Table 93 Data Movement settings

Data movement policy Description

settings

File Age Threshold When data movement starts, all files that have not been
modified for the specified threshold number of days will be
moved from the active to the retention tier.

Schedule Days and times data is moved.

Throttle The percentage of available resources the system uses for data
movement. A throttle value of 100% is the default throttle and
means that data movement will not be throttled.

Table 94 Cleaning settings

Cleaning schedule settings Description

Time The date time cleaning operations run.

l See the section regarding modifying a cleaning schedule

Throttle The system resources allocation.

l See the section regarding throttling the cleaning operation

About the Cloud Units tab

Display summary information for cloud units, add and modify cloud units, and manage certificates.
The Cloud Units tab on the File System page is shown only when the optional DD Cloud Tier license
is enabled. This view lists summary information (status, network bandwidth, read access, local
compression, data movement and data status) the name of the cloud provider, the used capacity,
and the licensed capacity. Controls are provided for editing the cloud unit, managing certificates,
and adding a new cloud unit.

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About the Retention Units tab

Display the retention unit and its state, status, and size.
The Retention Units tab on the File System page is shown only when the optional DD Extended
Retention license is enabled. This view lists the retention unit and shows its state (new, sealed, or
target), its status (disabled or ready), and its size. If the unit has been sealed, meaning no more
data can be added, the date that it was sealed is given.
Select the diamond symbol to the right of a column heading to sort the order of the values in
reverse.

About the DD Encryption tab

Display encryption status, progress, algorithms, and so on.

Table 95 DD Encryption settings

Setting Description

DD System Status can be one of the following:

l Not licensed—No other information provided.
l Not configured—Encryption is licensed but not configured.
l Enabled—Encryption is enabled and running.
l Disabled—Encryption is disabled.

Active Tier View encryption status for the active tier:

l Enabled—Encryption is enabled and running.
l Disabled—Encryption is disabled.

Cloud Unit View encryption status per cloud unit:

l Enabled—Encryption is enabled and running.
l Disabled—Encryption is disabled.

Encryption Progress View encryption status details for the active tier regarding the
application of changes and re-encryption of data. Status can be
one of the following:
l None
l Pending
l Running
l Done
Click View Details to display the Encryption Status Details dialog
that includes the following information for the Active Tier:
l Type (Example: Apply Changes when encryption has already
been initiated, or Re-encryption when encryption is a result of
compromised data-perhaps a previously destroyed key.)
l Status (Example: Pending)
l Details: (Example: Requested on December xx/xx/xx and will
take after the next system clean).

Encryption Algorithm The algorithm used to encrypt the data:

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Table 95 DD Encryption settings (continued)

Setting Description

l AES 256-bit (CBC) (default)

l AES 256-bit (GCM) (more secure but slower)
l AES 128-bit (CBC) (not as secure as 256-bit)
l AES 128-bit (GCM) (not as secure as 256-bit)
See Changing the Encryption Algorithm for details.
Encryption Passphrase When configured, shows as “*****.” To change the passphrase,
see Managing the System Passphrase.

File System Lock

Status The File System Lock status is either:
l Unlocked—The feature is not enabled.
l Locked—The feature is enabled.

Key Management

Key Manager Either the internal Data Domain Embedded Key Manager or the
optional RSA Data Protection Manager (DPM) Key Manager. Click
Configure to switch between key managers (if both are
configured), or to modify Key Manager options.

Server The name of the RSA Key Manager Server.

Server Status Online or offline, or the error messages returned by the RSA Key
Manager Server.

Key Class A specialized type of security class used by the optional RSA Data
Protection Manager (DPM) Key Manager that groups
crytopgraphic keys with similar characteristics. The Data Domain
system retrieves a key from the RSA server by key class. A key
class to be set up to either return the current key, or to generate a
new key each time.
Note: The Data Domain system supports only key classes
configured to return the current key.

Port The port number of the RSA server.

FIPS mode Whether or not the imported host certificate is FIPS compliant. The
default mode is enabled.

Encryption Keys Lists keys by ID numbers. Shows when a key was created, how long
it is valid, its type (RSA DPM Key Manager or the Data Domain
internal key), its state (see Working with the RSA DPM Key
Manager, DPM Encryption Key States Supported by Data Domain),
and the amount of the data encrypted with the key. The system
displays the last updated time for key information above the right
column. Selected keys in the list can be:
l Synchronized so the list shows new keys added to the RSA
server (but are not usable until the file system is restarted).
l Deleted.

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Table 95 DD Encryption settings (continued)

Setting Description

l Destroyed.

About the space usage view (file system)

Display a visual (but static) representation of data use for the file system at certain points in time.
Click Data Management > File System > Charts. Select Space Usage from the Chart drop-down
list.
Click a point on a graph line to display data at that point. The lines of the graph denote
measurements for:
l Pre-comp Written—The total amount of data sent to the MTree by backup servers. Pre-
compressed data on an MTree is what a backup server sees as the total uncompressed data
held by an MTree-as-storage-unit, shown with the Space Used (left) vertical axis of the graph.
l Post-comp Used—The total amount of disk storage in use on the MTree, shown with the
Space Used (left) vertical axis of the graph.
l Comp Factor—The amount of compression the Data Domain system has performed with the
data it received (compression ratio), shown with the Compression Factor (right) vertical axis
of the graph.
Checking Historical Space Usage
On the Space Usage graph, clicking a Date Range (that is, 1w, 1m, 3m,1y, or All) above the graph
lets you change the number of days of data shown on the graph, from one week to all.

About the consumption view

Display space used over time, in relation to total system capacity.
Click Data Management > File System > Charts. Select Consumption from the Chart drop-down
list.
Click a point on a graph line to display data at that point. The lines of the graph denote
measurements for:
l Capacity—The total amount of disk storage available for data on the Data Domain system. The
amount is shown with the Space Used (left) vertical axis of the graph. Clicking the Capacity
checkbox toggles this line on and off.
l Post-comp—The total amount of disk storage in use on the Data Domain system. Shown with
the Space Used (left) vertical axis of the graph.
l Comp Factor—The amount of compression the Data Domain system has performed with the
data it received (compression ratio). Shown with the Compression Factor (right) vertical axis
of the graph.
l Cleaning—A grey diamond is displayed on the chart each time a file system cleaning operation
was started.
l Data Movement—The amount of disk space moved to the archiving storage area (if the
Archive license is enabled).
Checking Historical Consumption Usage
On the Consumption graph, clicking a Date Range (that is, 1w, 1m, 3m,1y, or All) above the graph
lets you change the number of days of data shown on the graph, from one week to all.

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About the daily written view (file system)

Display the flow of data over time. The data amounts are shown over time for pre- and post-
compression amounts.
Click Data Management > File System > Charts. Select Daily Written from the Chart drop-down
list.
Click a point on a graph line to display a box with data at that point. The lines on the graph denote
measurements for:
l Pre-Comp Written—The total amount of data written to the file system by backup servers.
Pre-compressed data on the file system is what a backup server sees as the total
uncompressed data held by the file system.
l Post-Comp Written—The total amount of data written to the file system after compression
has been performed, as shown in GiBs.
l Total Comp Factor—The total amount of compression the Data Domain system has performed
with the data it received (compression ratio), shown with the Total Compression Factor (right)
vertical axis of the graph.
Checking Historical Written Data
On the Daily Written graph, clicking a Date Range (that is, 1w, 1m, 3m,1y, or All) above the graph
lets you change the number of days of data shown on the graph, from one week to all.

When the file system is full or nearly full

Data Domain systems have three progressive levels of being full. As each level is reached, more
operations are progressively disallowed. At each level, deleting data and then performing a file
system cleaning operation makes disk space available.
Note: The process of deleting files and removing snapshots does not immediately reclaim disk
space, the next cleaning operation reclaims the space.
l Level 1—At the first level of fullness, no more new data can be written to the file system. An
informative out of space alert is generated.
Remedy—Delete unneeded datasets, reduce the retention period, delete snapshots, and
perform a file system cleaning operation.
l Level 2—At the second level of fullness, files cannot be deleted. This is because deleting files
also require free space but the system has so little free space available that it cannot even
delete files.
Remedy—Expire snapshots and perform a file system cleaning operation.
l Level 3—At the third and final level of fullness, attempts to expire snapshots, delete files, or
write new data fail.
Remedy—Perform a file system cleaning operation to free enough space to at least delete
some files or expire some snapshots and then rerun cleaning.

Monitor the space usage with email alerts

Alerts are generated when the file system is at 90%, 95%, and 100% full. To send these alerts, add
the user to the alert emailing list.
Note: To join the alert email list, see Viewing and Clearing Alerts.

Managing file system operations

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Performing basic operations

Basic file system operations include enabling and disabling the file system, and in the rare
occasion, destroying a file system.

Creating the file system

Create a file system from the Data Management > File System page using the Summary tab.
About this task
There are three reasons to create a file system:
l For a new Data Domain system.
l When a system is started after a clean installation.
l After a file system has been destroyed.
To create the file system:
Procedure
1. Verify that storage has been installed and configured (see the section on viewing system
storage information for more information). If the system does not meet this prerequisite, a
warning message is displayed. Install and configure the storage before attempting to create
the file system.
2. Select Data Management > File System > Summary > Create.
The File System Create Wizard is launched. Follow the instructions provided.

Enabling or disabling the file system

The option to enable or disable the file system is dependent on the current state of the file system
—if its enabled, you can disable it and vice versa.
About this task
l Enabling the file system allows Data Domain system operations to begin. This ability is available
to administrative users only.
l Disabling the file system halts all Data Domain system operations, including cleaning. This
ability is available to administrative users only.
CAUTION Disabling the file system when a backup application is sending data to the system
can cause the backup process to fail. Some backup software applications are able to recover
by restarting where they left off when they are able to successfully resume copying files;
others might fail, leaving the user with an incomplete backup.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary.
2. For File System, click Enable or Disable.
3. On the confirmation dialog, click Close.

Expanding the file system

You might need to expand the size of a file system if the suggestions given in "When the File
System Is Full or Nearly Full" do not clear enough space for normal operations.
About this task
A file system may not be expandable, however, for these reasons:

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l The file system is not enabled.

l There are no unused disks or enclosures in the Active, Retention, or Cloud tiers.
l An expanded storage license is not installed.
l There are not enough capacity licenses installed.
DD6300 systems support the option to use ES30 enclosures with 4 TB drives ( 43.6 TiB) at 50%
utilization (21.8 TiB) in the active tier if the available licensed capacity is exactly 21.8 TiB. The
following guidelines apply to using partial capacity shelves.
l No other enclosure types or drive sizes are supported for use at partial capacity.
l A partial shelf can only exist in the Active tier.
l Only one partial ES30 can exist in the Active tier.
l Once a partial shelf exists in a tier, no additional ES30s can be configured in that tier until the
partial shelf is added at full capacity.
Note: This requires licensing enough additional capacity to use the remaining 21.8 TiB of
the partial shelf.
l If the available capacity exceeds 21.8 TB, a partial shelf cannot be added.
l Deleting a 21 TiB license will not automatically convert a fully-used shelf to a partial shelf. The
shelf must be removed, and added back as a partial shelf.
To expand the file system:
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Expand Capacity.
The Expand File System Capacity wizard is launched. The Storage Tier drop-down list
always contains Active Tier, and it may contain either Extended Retention Tier or Cloud Tier
as a secondary choice. The wizard displays the current capacity of the file system for each
tier as well as how much additional storage space is available for expansion.
Note: File system capacity can be expanded only if the physical disks are installed on the
system and file system is enabled.

2. From the Storage Tier drop-down list, select a tier.

3. In the Addable Storage area, select the storage devices to use and click Add to Tier.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard. When the confirmation page is displayed, click Close.

Destroying the file system

Destroying the file system should be done only under the direction of Customer Support. This
action deletes all data in the file system, including virtual tapes. Deleted data is not recoverable.
This operation also removes Replication configuration settings.
About this task
This operation is used when it is necessary to clean out existing data, to create a new collection
replication destination, or to replace a collection source, or for security reasons because the
system is being removed from operation.
CAUTION The optional Write zeros to disk operation writes zeros to all file system disks,
effectively removing all traces of data. If the Data Domain system contains a large amount of
data, this operation can take many hours, or a day, to complete.
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Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Summary > Destroy.
2. In the Destroy File System dialog box, enter the sysadmin password (it is the only accepted
password).
3. Optionally, click the checkbox for Write zeros to disk to completely remove data.
4. Click OK.

Performing cleaning
This section provides information about cleaning and describes how to start, stop, and modify
cleaning schedules.
DD OS attempts to maintain a counter called 'Cleanable GiB' for the active tier. This number is an
estimation of how much physical (postcomp) space could potentially be reclaimed in the active tier
by running clean/garbage collection. This counter is shown using the filesys show space and
df commands.
Active Tier:
Resource Size GiB Used GiB Avail GiB Use% Cleanable GiB*
---------------- -------- --------- --------- ----
--------------
/data: pre-comp - 7259347.5 - - -
/data: post-comp 304690.8 251252.4 53438.5 82% 51616.1 <=== NOTE
/ddvar 29.5 12.5 15.6 44% -
---------------- -------- --------- --------- ----
--------------

Run active tier clean if either:

l The value for 'Cleanable GiB' is large
l DDFS has become 100% full (and is therefore read-only)
Clean may not reclaim all potential space in a single run. On Data Domain systems containing very
large datasets, clean works against the portion of the file system containing the most superfluous
data and may need to be run multiple times before all potential space is reclaimed.

Starting cleaning
To immediately start a cleaning operation.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Settings > Cleaning.
The Cleaning tab of the File System Setting dialog displays the configurable settings for
each tier.
2. For the active tier:
a. In the Throttle % text box, enter a system throttle amount. This is the percentage of
CPU usage dedicated to cleaning. The default is 50 percent.
b. In the Frequency drop-down list, select one of these frequencies: Never, Daily, Weekly,
Biweekly, and Monthly. The default is Weekly.
c. For At, configure a specific time.
d. For On, select a day of the week.
3. For the cloud tier:
a. In the Throttle % text box, enter a system throttle amount. This is the percentage of
CPU usage dedicated to cleaning. The default is 50 percent.

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b. In the Frequency drop-down list, select one of these frequencies: Never, After every 'N'
Active Tier cleans.
Note: If a cloud unit is inaccessible when cloud tier cleaning runs, the cloud unit is
skipped in that run. Cleaning on that cloud unit occurs in the next run if the cloud
unit becomes available. The cleaning schedule determines the duration between two
runs. If the cloud unit becomes available and you cannot wait for the next scheduled
run, you can start cleaning manually.

4. Click Save.
Note:
To start the cleaning operation using the CLI, use the filesys clean start
command.
# filesys clean start
Cleaning started. Use 'filesys clean watch' to monitor progress.

To confirm that cleaning is in progress, use the filesys status command.

# filesys status
The filesystem is enabled and running.
Cleaning started at 2017/05/19 18:05:58: phase 1 of 12 (pre-merge)
50.6% complete, 64942 GiB free; time: phase 0:01:05, total 0:01:05

If cleaning is already running, the following message is displayed when it is attempted to

be started.
**** Cleaning already in progress. Use 'filesys clean watch' to monitor
progress.

Note: If clean is not able to start, contact the contracted support provider for further
assistance. This issue may indicate that the system has encountered a missing
segment error, causing clean to be disabled.

Scheduling or stopping cleaning

To immediately stop or schedule a cleaning operation.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Settings > Cleaning.
The Cleaning tab of the File System Setting dialog displays the configurable settings for
each tier.
2. For the active tier:
a. In the Frequency drop-down list, select wanted frequency.
3. For the cloud tier:
a. In the Frequency drop-down list, select wanted frequency.
4. Click Save.
Note: The CLI can be used to check that a clean schedule has been set.
# filesys clean show schedule

If necessary, set an active tier clean schedule. The following example sets cleaning to
run every Tuesday at 6 AM:
# filesys clean set schedule Tue 0600
Filesystem cleaning is scheduled to run "Tue" at "0600".

On systems that are configured with Extended Retention (ER), clean may be configured
to run after data movement completes and may not have its own separate schedule.

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Performing sanitization
To comply with government guidelines, system sanitization, also called data shredding, must be
performed when classified or sensitive data is written to any system that is not approved to store
such data.
When an incident occurs, the system administrator must take immediate action to thoroughly
eradicate the data that was accidentally written. The goal is to effectively restore the storage
device to a state as if the event never occurred. If the data leakage is with sensitive data, the
entire storage will need to be sanitized using Data Domain Professional Services' Secure Data
erasure practice.
The Data Domain sanitization command exists to enable the administrator to delete files at the
logical level, whether a backup set or individual files. Deleting a file in most file systems consists of
just flagging the file or deleting references to the data on disk, freeing up the physical space to be
consumed at a later time. However, this simple action introduces the problem of leaving behind a
residual representation of underlying data physically on disks. Deduplicated storage environments
are not immune to this problem.
Shredding data in a system implies eliminating the residual representation of that data and thus the
possibility that the file may be accessible after it has been shredded. Data Domain's sanitization
approach ensures is compliant with the 2007 versions of Department of Defense (DoD) 5220.22 of
the following specifications:
l US Department of Defense 5220.22-M Clearing and Sanitization Matrix
l National Institute of Systems and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-88 Guidelines for
Media Sanitization

Sanitizing deduplicated data

Data Domain systems sanitize data in place, in its native deduplicated state.
Deduplication storage systems extract common data patterns from files sent to the system and
store only unique copies of these patterns, referencing all the redundant instances. Because these
data patterns or segments may potentially be shared among many files in the system, the
sanitization process must first determine whether each of the segments of the contaminated file
are shared with a clean file and then erase only those segments that are not shared, along with any
contaminated metadata.
All storage tiers, caches, unused capacity, and free space are cleared so that every copy of every
segment that belongs exclusively to the deleted files is eradicated. The system reclaims and
overwrites all of the storage occupied by these segments to effectively restore the storage device
to a state as if the contaminated files never existed in that system.

Sanitization level 1: data clearing or shredding

If the data you need to remove is unclassified, as defined in the "US Department of Defense
5220.22-M Clearing and Sanitization Matrix," Level 1 sanitization can be used to overwrite the
affected storage once. This provides the basis for handling most data shredding and system
sanitization cases.
About this task
The Data Domain system sanitization feature ensures that every copy of every segment that
belongs only to erased files is overwritten using a single-pass zerotization mechanism. Clean data
in the system being sanitized is online and available to users.
Procedure
1. Delete the contaminated files or backups through the backup software or corresponding
client. In the case of backups, be sure to manage the backup software appropriately to

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ensure that related files on that image are reconciled, catalog records are managed as
required, and so forth.
2. Run the system sanitize start command on the contaminated Data Domain system
to cause all previously used space in it to be overwritten once (see the figure below).
3. Wait for the affected system to be sanitized. Sanitization can be monitored by using the
system sanitize watch command.
If the affected Data Domain system has replication enabled, all the systems containing
replicas need to be processed in a similar manner. Depending on how much data exists in the
system and how it is distributed, the system sanitize command could take some time.
However, during this time, all clean data in the system is available to users.

Sanitization level 2: full system sanitization

If the data you need to remove is classified, as defined in the "US Department of Defense
5220.22-M Clearing and Sanitization Matrix," Level 2 sanitization, or full system sanitization, is
now required.
About this task
Data Domain recommends Blancco for multi-pass overwrites with any overwrite pattern and a
certificate. This provides the basis for handling universal Department of Defense requirements
where complete system sanitization is required. For more information, go to:
https://www.emc.com/auth/rcoll/servicekitdocument/cp_datadomaindataerase_psbasddde.pdf

Modifying basic settings

Change the type of compression used, marker types, Replica write status, and Staging Reserve
percentage, as described in this section.

Changing local compression

Use the General tab of the File System Settings dialog to configure the local compression type.
About this task
Note: Do not change the type of local compression unless it is necessary.

Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Settings > General.
2. From the Local Compression Type drop-down list, select a compression type.

Table 96 Compression type

Option Description

NONE Do not compress data.

LZ The default algorithm that gives the best throughput. Data Domain
recommends the lz option.

GZFAST A zip-style compression that uses less space for compressed data, but more
CPU cycles (twice as much as lz). Gzfast is the recommended alternative
for sites that want more compression at the cost of lower performance.

GZ A zip-style compression that uses the least amount of space for data
storage (10% to 20% less than lz on average; however, some datasets get

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Table 96 Compression type (continued)

Option Description

much higher compression). This also uses the most CPU cycles (up to five
times as much as lz). The gz compression type is commonly used for
nearline storage applications in which performance requirements are low.

3. Click Save.

Changing read-only settings

Change the replica to writable. Some backup applications must see the replica as writable to do a
restore or vault operation from the replica.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Settings > General.
2. In the Report Replica as Writable area, toggle between Disabled and Enabled as
appropriate.
3. Click Save.

Working with disk staging

Disk staging enables a Data Domain system to serve as a staging device, where the system is
viewed as a basic disk via a CIFS share or NFS mount point.
Disk staging can be used in conjunction with your backup software, such as NetWorker and
Symantec’s NetBackup (NBU), it does not require a license, and is disabled by default.
Note: The DD VTL feature is not required or supported when the Data Domain system is used
as a Disk Staging device.
The reason that some backup applications use disk staging devices is to enable tape drives to
stream continuously. After the data is copied to tape, it is retained on disk for as long as space is
available. Should a restore be needed from a recent backup, more than likely the data is still on disk
and can be restored from it more conveniently than from tape. When the disk fills up, old backups
can be deleted to make space. This delete-on-demand policy maximizes the use of the disk.
In normal operation, the Data Domain System does not reclaim space from deleted files until a
cleaning operation is done. This is not compatible with backup software that operates in a staging
mode, which expects space to be reclaimed when files are deleted. When you configure disk
staging, you reserve a percentage of the total space—typically 20 to 30 percent—in order to
allow the system to simulate the immediate freeing of space.
The amount of available space is reduced by the amount of the staging reserve. When the amount
of data stored uses all of the available space, the system is full. However, whenever a file is
deleted, the system estimates the amount of space that will be recovered by cleaning and borrows
from the staging reserve to increase the available space by that amount. When a cleaning
operation runs, the space is actually recovered and the reserve restored to its initial size. Since the
amount of space made available by deleting files is only an estimate, the actual space reclaimed by
cleaning may not match the estimate. The goal of disk staging is to configure enough reserve so
that you do not run out before cleaning is scheduled to run.

Configuring disk staging

Enable disk staging and specify the staging reserve percentage.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Settings > General.

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2. In the Staging Reserve area, toggle between Disabled and Enabled as appropriate.
3. If Staging Reserve is enabled, enter a value in the % of Total Space box.
This value represents the percentage of the total disk space to be reserved for disk staging,
typically 20 to 30%.
4. Click Save.

Tape marker settings

Backup software from some vendors insert markers (tape markers, tag headers, or other names
are used) in all data streams (both file system and DD VTL backups) sent to a Data Domain
system.
Markers can significantly degrade data compression on a Data Domain system. As such, the
default marker type auto is set and cannot be changed by the user. If this setting is not compatible
with your backup software, contact your contracted support provider.
Note: For information about how applications work in a Data Domain environment, see How
EMC Data Domain Systems Integrate into the Storage Environment. You can use these matrices
and integration guides to troubleshoot vendor-related issues.

SSD Random workload share

The value for the threshold at which to cap random I/O on the Data Domain system can be
adjusted from the default value to accommodate changing requirements and I/O patterns.
By default, the Data Domain system sets the SSD random workload share at 40%. This value can
be adjusted up or down as needed. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary >
Settings > Workload Balance, and adjust the slider.
Click Save.

Fast copy operations

A fast copy operation clones files and directory trees of a source directory to a target directory on
a Data Domain system.
The force option allows the destination directory to be overwritten if it exists. Executing the fast
copy operation displays a progress status dialog box.
Note: A fast copy operation makes the destination equal to the source, but not at a specific
time. There are no guarantees that the two are or were ever equal if you change either folder
during this operation.

Performing a fast copy operation

Copy a file or directory tree from a Data Domain system source directory to another destination on
the Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > File System > Summary > Fast Copy.
The Fast Copy dialog is displayed.
2. In the Source text box, enter the pathname of the directory where the data to be copied
resides. For example, /data/col1/backup/.snapshot/snapshot-name/dir1.
Note: col1 uses a lower case L followed by the number 1.

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3. In the Destination text box, enter the pathname of the directory where the data will be
copied to. For example, /data/col1/backup/dir2. This destination directory must be
empty, or the operation fails.
l If the Destination directory exists, click the checkbox Overwrite existing destination if
it exists.

4. Click OK.
5. In the progress dialog box that appears, click Close to exit.

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MTrees

This chapter includes:

l MTrees overview.................................................................................................................208
l Monitoring MTree usage...................................................................................................... 215
l Managing MTree operations................................................................................................ 219

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MTrees overview
An MTree is a logical partition of the file system.
You can use MTrees in the following ways: for DD Boost storage units, DD VTL pools, or an NFS/
CIFS share. MTrees allow granular management of snapshots, quotas, and DD Retention Lock. For
systems that have DD Extended Retention and granular management of data migration policies
from Active Tier to Retention Tier, MTree operations can be performed on a specific MTree as
opposed to the entire file system.
Note:
There can be up to the maximum configurable MTrees designated for MTree replication
contexts.
Do not place user files in the top-level directory of an MTree.

MTree limits
MTree limits for Data Domain systems

Table 97 Supported MTrees

Data Domain System DD OS Supported Supported concurrently

Version configurable MTrees active MTrees

DD9800 6.0 and 256 256

later

DD9500 5.7 and later 256 256

DD6800, DD9300 6.0 and 128 128

later

DD6300 6.0 and 100 32

later

DD990, DD4200, 5.7 and later 128 128

DD4500, DD7200

All other DD systems 5.7 and later 100 Up to 32 based on the model

DD9500 5.6 100 64

DD990, DD890 5.3 and 100 Up to 32 based on the model

later

DD7200, DD4500, 5.4 and 100 Up to 32 based on the model

DD4200 later

All other DD systems 5.2 and 100 Up to 14 based on the model

later

Quotas
MTree quotas apply only to the logical data written to the MTree.
An administrator can set the storage space restriction for an MTree, Storage Unit, or DD VTL pool
to prevent it from consuming excess space. There are two kinds of quota limits: hard limits and
soft limits. You can set either a soft or hard limit or both a soft and hard limit. Both values must be
integers, and the soft value must be less than the hard value.

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When a soft limit is set, an alert is sent when the MTree size exceeds the limit, but data can still be
written to it. When a hard limit is set, data cannot be written to the MTree when the hard limit is
reached. Therefore, all write operations fail until data is deleted from the MTree.
See Configure MTree quotas on page 220 for more information.

Quota enforcement
Enable or disable quota enforcement.

About the MTree panel

Lists all the active MTrees on the system and shows real-time data storage statistics. Information
in the overview area is helpful in visualizing space usage trends.
Select Data Management > MTree.
l Select a checkbox of an MTree in the list to display details and perform configuration in the
Summary view.
l Enter text (wildcards are supported) in the Filter By MTree Name field and click Update to list
specific MTree names in the list.
l Delete filter text and click Reset to return to the default list.

Table 98 MTree overview information

Item Description

MTree Name The pathname of the MTree.

Quota Hard Limit Percentage of hard limit quota used.

Last 24 Hr Pre-Comp (pre- Amount of raw data from the backup application that has been
compression) written in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 Hr Post-Comp Amount of storage used after compression in the last 24 hours.
(post-compression)

Last 24 hr Comp Ratio The compression ratio for the last 24 hours.

Weekly Avg Post-Comp Average amount of compressed storage used in the last five
weeks.

Last Week Post-Comp Average amount of compressed storage used in the last seven
days.

Weekly Avg Comp Ratio The average compression ratio for the last five weeks.

Last Week Comp Ratio The average compression ratio for the last seven days.

About the summary view

View important file system statistics.

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View detail information

Select an MTree to view information.

Table 99 MTree detail information for a selected MTree

Item Description

Full Path The pathname of the MTree.

Pre-Comp Used The current amount of raw data from the backup application
that has been written to the MTree.

Status The status of the MTree (combinations are supported). Status

can be:
l D: Deleted
l RO: Read-only
l RW: Read/write
l RD: Replication destination
l RLCE: DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled
l RLCD: DD Retention Lock Compliance disabled
l RLGE: DD Retention Lock Governance enabled
l RLGD: DD Retention Lock Governance disabled

Quota

Quota Enforcement Enabled or Disabled.

Pre-Comp Soft Limit Current value. Click Configure to revise the quota limits.

Pre-Comp Hard Limit Current value. Click Configure to revise the quota limits.

Quota Summary Percentage of Hard Limit used.

Protocols

CIFS Shared The CIFS share status. Status can be:

l Yes—The MTree or its parent directory is shared.
l Partial—The subdirectory under this MTree is shared.
l No—This MTree and its parent or subdirectory are not
shared.
Click the CIFS link to go to the CIFS view.

NFS Exported The NFS export status. Status can be:

l Yes—The MTree or its parent directory is exported.
l Partial—The subdirectory under this MTree is exported.
l No—This MTree and its parent or subdirectory are not
exported.
Click the NFS link to go to the NFS view.

DD Boost Storage Unit The DD Boost export status. Status can be:
l Yes—The MTree is exported.
l No—This MTree is not exported.

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Table 99 MTree detail information for a selected MTree (continued)

Item Description

l Unknown—There is no information.
Click the DD Boost link to go to the DD Boost view.
DD VTL Pool VTL pool report status. Status can be:
l Yes— The MTree is a DD VTL MTree pool.
l No— The MTree is not a DD VTL MTree pool.
l Unknown— There is no information.

vDisk Pool vDisk report status. Status can be:

l Unknown— vDisk service is not enabled.
l No— vDisk service is enabled but the MTree is not a vDisk
pool.
l Yes— vDisk service is enabled and the MTree is a vDisk
pool.

Physical Capacity
Measurements

Used (Post-Comp) MTree space that is used after compressed data has been
ingested.

Compression Global Comp-factor.

Last Measurement Time Last time the system measured the MTree.

Schedules Number of schedules assigned.

Click Assign to view and assign schedules to the MTree.

l Name: The schedule name.
l Status: Enabled or Disabled
l Priority:
n Normal— Submits a measurement task to the
processing queue.
n Urgent— Submits a measurement task to the front of
the processing queue.
l Schedule: Time the task runs.
l MTree Assignments: Number of MTrees the schedule is
assigned to.

Submitted Measurements Displays the post compression status for the MTree.

Click Measure Now to submit a manual post compression job

for the MTree and select a priority for the job.
l 0— No measurement job submitted.
l 1— 1 measurement job running.
l 2— 2 measurement jobs running.

Snapshots Displays these statistics:

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Table 99 MTree detail information for a selected MTree (continued)

Item Description

l Total Snapshots
l Expired
l Unexpired
l Oldest Snapshot
l Newest Snapshot
l Next Scheduled
l Assigned Snapshot Schedules
Click Total Snapshots to go to the Data Management >
Snapshots view.
Click Assign Schedules to configure snapshot schedules.

View MTree replication information

Display MTree replication configuration.
If the selected MTree is configured for replication, summary information about the configuration
displays in this area. Otherwise, this area displays No Record Found.
l Click the Replication link to go to the Replication page for configuration and to see additional
details.

Table 100 MTree replication information

Item Description

Source The source MTree pathname.

Destination The destination MTree pathname.

Status The status of the MTree replication pair. Status can be Normal,
Error, or Warning.

Sync As Of The last day and time the replication pair was synchronized.

View MTree snapshot information

If the selected MTree is configured for snapshots, summary information about the snapshot
configuration displays.
l Click the Snapshots link to go to the Snapshots page to perform configuration or to see
additional details.
l Click Assign Schedules to assign a snapshot schedule to the selected MTree. Select the
schedule’s checkbox, and then click OK and Close. To create a snapshot schedule, click
Create Snapshot Schedule (see the section about creating a snapshot schedule for
instructions).

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Table 101 MTree snapshot information

Item Description

Total Snapshots The total number of snapshots created for this MTree. A total
of 750 snapshots can be created for each MTree.

Expired The number of snapshots in this MTree that have been marked
for deletion, but have not been removed with the clean
operation as yet.

Unexpired The number of snapshots in this MTree that are marked for
keeping.

Oldest Snapshot The date of the oldest snapshot for this MTree.

Newest Snapshot The date of the newest snapshot for this MTree.
Next Scheduled The date of the next scheduled snapshot.

Assigned Snapshot The name of the snapshot schedule assigned to this MTree.
Schedules

View MTree retention lock information

If the selected MTree is configured for one of the DD Retention Lock software options, summary
information about the DD Retention Lock configuration displays.
Note: For information on how to manage DD Retention Lock for an MTree, see the section
about working with DD Retention Lock.

Table 102 DD Retention Lock information

Item Description

Status Indicates whether DD Retention Lock is enabled or disabled.

Mode Indicates whether the MTree is configured for DD Retention

Lock Compliance or DD Retention Lock Governance.

Use Indicates the use of the MTree.

Retention period min Indicates the minimum DD Retention Lock time period.

Retention period max Indicates the maximum DD Retention Lock time period.

Enabling and managing DD Retention Lock settings

Use the DD Retention Lock area of the GUI to modify retention lock periods.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > Summary.
2. In the Retention Lock area, click Edit.
3. In the Modify Retention Lock dialog box, select Enable to enable DD Retention Lock on the
Data Domain system.
4. Modify the retention lock values:
a. In the Use drop-down list, select Manual or Automatic.
l For manual retention lock, to change the minimum or maximum retention period for
the MTree:

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a. Type a number for the interval in the text box (for example, 5 or 14).
b. From the drop-down list, select an interval (minutes, hours, days, years).
Note: Specifying a minimum retention period of less than 12 hours, or a
maximum retention period longer than 70 years, results in an error.

l For automatic retention lock, to change the minimum, maximum, or automatic

retention period, or the automatic lock delay for the MTree:
a. Type a number for the interval in the text box (for example, 5 or 14).
b. From the drop-down list, select an interval (minutes, hours, days, years).
Note: Specifying a minimum retention period of less than 12 hours, a maximum
retention period longer than 70 years, an automatic retention period that does
not fall between the minimum and maximum values, or an automatic lock delay
less than 5 minutes or more than 7 days results in an error.
Note: If a file is modified before the automatic lock delay has elapsed, the lock
delay time starts over when the file modification is complete. For example, if
the lock delay is 120 minutes and the file is modified after 60 minutes, the lock
delay will start again at 120 minutes after the file is modified.

b. Click OK to save the settings.

Results
After you close the Modify Retention Lock dialog box, updated MTree information is displayed in
the DD Retention Lock summary area.

About the space usage view (MTrees)

Display a visual representation of data usage for an MTree at certain points in time.
Select Data Management > MTree > Space Usage.
l Click a point on a graph line to display a box with data at that point.
l Click Print (at the bottom on the graph) to open the standard Print dialog box.
l Click Show in new window to display the graph in a new browser window.
The lines of the graph denote measurement for:
l Pre-comp Written—The total amount of data sent to the MTree by backup servers. Pre-
compressed data on an MTree is what a backup server sees as the total uncompressed data
held by an MTree-as-storage-unit, shown with the Space Used (left) vertical axis of the graph.
l Post-comp Used—The total amount of storage space consumed on the MTree after
compression, shown with the Space Used (left) vertical axis of the graph.
l Comp Factor—The compression ratio of the data stored on the MTree, shown with the Comp
Factor (right) vertical axis of the graph.
Note: For the MTrees Space Usage view, the system displays only pre-compressed
information. Data can be shared between MTrees so compressed usage for a single MTree
cannot be provided.
Checking Historical Space Usage
On the Space Usage graph, clicking an interval (that is, 1w, 1m, 3m, or 1y) on the Duration line
above the graph allows you to change the number of days of data shown on the graph, from 7 to
120 days.
To see space usage for intervals over 120 days, issue the following command:

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# filesys show compression [summary | daily | daily-detailed] {[last n {hours |

days | weeks | months}] | [start date [end date]]}

About the daily written view (MTrees)

Display the flow of data over the last 24 hours. Data amounts are shown over time for pre- and
post-compression.
It also provides totals for global and local compression amounts, and pre-compression and post-
compression amounts.
l Click a point on a graph line to display a box with data at that point.
l Click Print (at the bottom on the graph) to open the standard Print dialog box.
l Click Show in new window to display the graph in a new browser window.
The lines on the graph denote measurements for:
l Pre-Comp Written—The total amount of data written to the MTree by backup servers. Pre-
compressed data on an MTree is what a backup server sees as the total uncompressed data
held by an MTree -as-storage-unit.
l Post-Comp Written—The total amount of data written to the MTree after compression has
been performed, as shown in GiBs.
l Total Comp Factor—The total amount of compression the Data Domain system has performed
with the data it received (compression ratio), shown with the Total Compression Factor (right)
vertical axis of the graph.
Checking Historical Written Data
On the Daily Written graph, clicking an interval (that is, 7d, 30d, 60d, or 120d) on the Duration line
above the graph allows you to change the number of days of data shown on the graph, from 7 to
120 days.
Below the Daily Written graph, the following totals display for the current duration value:
l Pre-Comp Written
l Post-Comp Written
l Global-Comp Factor
l Local-Comp Factor
l Total-Comp Factor

Monitoring MTree usage

Display space usage and data written trends for an MTree.
Procedure
l Select Data Management > MTree.
The MTree view shows a list of configured MTrees, and when selected in the list, details of the
MTree are shown in the Summary tab. The Space Usage and Daily Written tabs show graphs
that visually display space usage amounts and data written trends for a selected MTree. The
view also contains options that allow MTree configuration for CIFS, NFS, and DD Boost, as well
as sections for managing snapshots and DD Retention Lock for an MTree.
The MTree view has an MTree overview panel and three tabs which are described in detail in
these sections.
n About the MTree panel on page 209

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n About the summary view on page 209

n About the space usage view (MTrees) on page 214
n About the daily written view (MTrees) on page 215
Note: Physical capacity measurement (PCM) provides space usage information for
MTrees. For more information about PCM, see the section regarding understanding
physical capacity measurement.

Understanding physical capacity measurement

Physical capacity measurement (PCM) provides space usage information for a sub-set of storage
space. From the DD System Manager, PCM provides space usage information for MTrees, but
from the command line interface you can view space usage information for MTrees, tenants,
tenant units, and pathsets.
Once a path is selected for PCM, all paths underneath it are automatically included. Do not select a
child path after its parent path is already selected. For example, if /data/col1/mtree3 is
selected, do not select any subdirectories under mtree3.
The Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide provides more information about
using PCM from the command line.

Enabling, disabling, and viewing physical capacity measurement

Physical capacity measurement provides space usage information for an MTree.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Summary.
The system displays the Summary tab in the File System panel.
2. Click ^ in the bottom-right corner to view the status panel.
3. Click Enable to the right of Physical Capacity Measurement Status to enable PCM.
4. Click Details to the right of Physical Capacity Measurement Status to view currently
running PCM jobs.
l MTree: The MTree that PCM is measuring.
l Priority: The priority (normal or urgent) for the task.
l Submit Time: The time the task was requested.
l Duration: The length of time PCM ran to accomplish of the task.
5. Click Disable to the right of Physical Capacity Measurement Status to disable PCM and
cancel all currently running PCM jobs.

Initializing physical capacity measurement

Physical capacity measurement (PCM) initialization is a one-time action that can take place only if
PCM is enabled and the cache has not been initialized. It cleans the caches and enhances
measuring speed. During the initialization process, you can still manage and run PCM jobs.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Configuration.
2. Click Initialize under Physical Capacity Measurement to the right of Cache.
3. Click Yes.

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Managing physical capacity measurement schedules

Create, edit, delete, and view physical capacity measurement schedules. This dialog only displays
schedules created for MTrees and schedules that currently have no assignments.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > Manage Schedules.
l Click Add (+) to create a schedule.
l Select a schedule and click Modify (pencil) to edit the schedule.
l Select a schedule and click Delete (X) to delete a schedule.
2. Optionally, click the heading names to sort by schedule: Name, Status (Enabled or
Disabled) Priority (Urgent or Normal), Schedule (schedule timing), and MTree
Assignments (the number of MTrees the schedule is assigned to).

Creating physical capacity measurement schedules

Create physical capacity measurement schedules and assign them to MTrees.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > Manage Schedules.
2. Click Add (+) to create a schedule.
3. Enter the name of the schedule.
4. Select the status:
l Normal: Submits a measurement task to the processing queue.
l Urgent: Submits a measurement task to the front of the processing queue.

5. Select how often the schedule triggers a measurement occurrence: every Day, Week, or
Month.
l For Day, select the time.
l For Week, select the time and day of the week.
l For Month, select the time, and days during the month.

6. Select MTree assignments for the schedule (the MTrees that the schedule will apply to):
7. Click Create.
8. Optionally, click on the heading names to sort by schedule: Name, Status (Enabled or
Disabled) Priority (Urgent or Normal), Schedule (schedule timing), and MTree
Assignments (the number of MTrees the schedule is assigned to).

Editing physical capacity measurement schedules

Edit a physical capacity measurement schedule.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > Manage Schedules.
2. Select a schedule and click Modify (pencil).
3. Modify the schedule and click Save.
Schedule options are described in the Creating physical capacity measurement schedules
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4. Optionally, click the heading names to sort by schedule: Name, Status (Enabled or
Disabled) Priority (Urgent or Normal), Schedule (schedule timing), and MTree
Assignments (the number of MTrees the schedule is assigned to).

Assigning physical capacity measurement schedules to an MTree

Attach schedules to an MTree.
Before you begin
Physical capacity measurement (PCM) schedules must be created.
About this task
Note: Administrators can assign up to three PCM schedules to an MTree.

Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > Summary.
2. Select MTrees to assign schedules to.
3. Scroll down to the Physical Capacity Measurements area and click Assign to the right of
Schedules.
4. Select schedules to assign to the MTree and click Assign.

Starting physical capacity measurement immediately

Start the measurement process as soon as possible.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > Summary.
2. Scroll down to the Physical Capacity Measurements area and click Measure Now to the
right of Submitted Measurements.
3. Select Normal (Submits a measurement task to the processing queue), or Urgent (Submits
a measurement task to the front of the processing queue).
4. Click Submit.

Setting the physical capacity measurement throttle

Set the percentage of system resources that are dedicated to physical capacity measurement.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Settings.
2. In the Physical Capacity Measurement area, click Edit to the left of Throttle.
3.
Option Description
Click Default Enters the 20% system default.
Type throttle percent The percentage of system resources that are dedicated to physical
capacity measurement.

4. Click Save.

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Managing MTree operations

This section describes MTree creation, configuration, how to enable and disable MTree quotas,
and so on.

Creating an MTree
An MTree is a logical partition of the file system. Use MTrees in for DD Boost storage units, DD
VTL pools, or an NFS/CIFS share.
About this task
MTrees are created in the area /data/col1/mtree_name.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree.
2. In the MTree overview area, click Create.
3. Enter the name of the MTree in the MTree Name text box. MTree names can be up to 50
characters. The following characters are acceptable:
l Upper- and lower-case alphabetical characters: A-Z, a-z
l Numbers: 0-9
l Embedded space
l comma (,)
l period (.), as long as it does not precede the name.
l explanation mark (!)
l number sign (#)
l dollar sign ($)
l per cent sign (%)
l plus sign (+)
l at sign (@)
l equal sign (=)
l ampersand (&)
l semi-colon (;)
l parenthesis [(and)]
l square brackets ([and])
l curly brackets ({and})
l caret (^)
l tilde (~)
l apostrophe (unslanted single quotation mark)
l single slanted quotation mark (‘)

4. Set storage space restrictions for the MTree to prevent it from consuming excessive space.
Enter a soft or hard limit quota setting, or both. With a soft limit, an alert is sent when the
MTree size exceeds the limit, but data can still be written to the MTree. Data cannot be
written to the MTree when the hard limit is reached.

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Note: The quota limits are pre-compressed values.

To set quota limits for the MTree, select Set to Specific value and enter the value.
Select the unit of measurement: MiB, GiB, TiB, or PiB.

Note: When setting both soft and hard limits, a quota’s soft limit cannot exceed the
quota’s hard limit.

5. Click OK.
The new MTree displays in the MTree table.

Note: You may need to expand the width of the MTree Name column to see the entire
pathname.

Configure and enable/disable MTree quotas

Set the storage space restriction for an MTree, Storage Unit, or DD VTL pool.
The Data Management > Quota page shows the administrator how many MTrees have no soft or
hard quotas set. For MTrees with quotas set, the page shows the percentage of pre-compressed
soft and hard limits used.
Consider the following information when managing quotas.
l MTree quotas apply to ingest operations. These quotas can be applied to data on systems that
have the DD Extended Retention software, regardless of which tier it resides on, as well as DD
VTL, DD Boost, CIFS, and NFS.
l Snapshots are not counted.
l Quotas cannot be set on the /data/col1/backup directory.
l The maximum quota value allowed is 4096 PiB.

Configure MTree quotas

Use the MTree tab or the Quota tab to configure MTree quotas.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select one of the following menu paths:
l Select Data Management > MTree.
l Select Data Management > Quota.
2. Select only one MTree in the MTree tab, or one or more MTrees in the Quota tab.
Note: Quotas cannot be set on the /data/col1/backup directory.

3. In the MTree tab, click the Summary tab, and then click the Configure button in the Quota
area.
4. In the Quota tab, click the Configure Quota button.

Configuring MTree quotas

Enter values for hard and soft quotas and select the unit of measurement.
Procedure
1. In the Configure Quota for MTrees dialog box, enter values for hard and soft quotas and
select the unit of measurement: MiB, GiB, TiB, or PiB.

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2. Click OK.

Deleting an MTree
Removes the MTree from the MTree table. The MTree data is deleted at the next cleaning.
About this task
Note: Because the MTree and its associated data are not removed until file cleaning is run, you
cannot create a new MTree with the same name as a deleted MTree until the deleted MTree is
completely removed from the file system by the cleaning operation.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree.
2. Select an MTree.
3. In the MTree overview area, click Delete.
4. Click OK at the Warning dialog box.
5. Click Close in the Delete MTree Status dialog box after viewing the progress.

Undeleting an MTree
Undelete retrieves a deleted MTree and its data and places it back in the MTree table.
About this task
An undelete of an MTree retrieves a deleted MTree and its data and places it back in the MTree
table.
An undelete is possible only if file cleaning has not been run after the MTree was marked for
deletion.
Note: You can also use this procedure to undelete a storage unit.

Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree > More Tasks > Undelete.
2. Select the checkboxes of the MTrees you wish to bring back and click OK.
3. Click Close in the Undelete MTree Status dialog box after viewing the progress.
The recovered MTree displays in the MTree table.

Renaming an MTree
Use the Data Management MTree GUI to rename MTrees.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree.
2. Select an MTree in the MTree table.
3. Select the Summary tab.
4. In the Detailed Information overview area, click Rename.
5. Enter the name of the MTree in the New MTree Name text box.
See the section about creating an MTree for a list of allowed characters.

6. Click OK.

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Snapshots

This chapter includes:

l Snapshots overview............................................................................................................ 224

l Monitoring snapshots and their schedules...........................................................................224
l Managing snapshots............................................................................................................226
l Managing snapshot schedules............................................................................................. 227
l Recover data from a snapshot.............................................................................................229

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Snapshots overview
This chapter describes how to use the snapshot feature with MTrees.
A snapshot saves a read-only copy (called a snapshot) of a designated MTree at a specific time.
You can use a snapshot as a restore point, and you can manage MTree snapshots and schedules
and display information about the status of existing snapshots.
Note: Snapshots created on the source Data Domain system are replicated to the destination
with collection and MTree replication. It is not possible to create snapshots on a Data Domain
system that is a replica for collection replication. It is also not possible to create a snapshot on
the destination MTree of MTree replication. Directory replication does not replicate the
snapshots, and it requires you to create snapshots separately on the destination system.
Snapshots for the MTree named backup are created in the system directory /data/col1/
backup/.snapshot. Each directory under /data/col1/backup also has a .snapshot
directory with the name of each snapshot that includes the directory. Each MTree has the same
type of structure, so an MTree named SantaClara would have a system directory /data/col1/
SantaClara/.snapshot, and each subdirectory in /data/col1/SantaClara would have
a .snapshot directory as well.
Note: The .snapshot directory is not visible if only /data is mounted. When the MTree itself
is mounted, the .snapshot directory is visible.
An expired snapshot remains available until the next file system cleaning operation.
The maximum number of snapshots allowed per MTree is 750. Warnings are sent when the number
of snapshots per MTree reaches 90% of the maximum allowed number (from 675 to 749
snapshots), and an alert is generated when the maximum number is reached. To clear the warning,
expire snapshots and then run the file system cleaning operation.
Note: To identify an MTree that is nearing the maximum number of snapshots, check the
Snapshots panel of the MTree page regarding viewing MTree snapshot information.
Snapshot retention for an MTree does not take any extra space, but if a snapshot exists and the
original file is no longer there, the space cannot be reclaimed.
Note: Snapshots and CIFS Protocol: As of DD OS 5.0, the .snapshot directory is no longer
visible in the directory listing in Windows Explorer or DOS CMD shell. You can access
the .snapshot directory by entering its name in the Windows Explorer address bar or the
DOS CMD shell. For example, \\dd\backup\.snapshot or Z:\.snapshot when Z: is
mapped as \\dd\backup).

Monitoring snapshots and their schedules

This section provides detailed and summary information about the status of snapshots and
snapshot schedules.

About the snapshots view

The topics in this section describe the Snapshot view.

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Snapshots overview panel

View the total number of snapshots, the number of expired snapshots, unexpired snapshots, and
the time of the next cleaning.
Select Data Management > Snapshots.

Table 103 Snapshot overview panel information

Field Description

Total Snapshots (Across The total number of snapshots, active and expired, on all MTrees
all MTrees) in the system.

Expired The number of snapshots that have been marked for deletion, but
have not been removed with the cleaning operation as yet.
Unexpired The number of snapshots that are marked for keeping.

Next file system clean The date the next scheduled file system cleaning operation will be
scheduled performed.

Snapshots view
View snapshot information by name, by MTree, creation time, whether it is active, and when it
expires.
The Snapshots tab displays a list of snapshots and lists the following information.

Table 104 Snapshot information

Field Description

Selected Mtree A drop-down list that selects the MTree the snapshot operates on.

Filter By Items to search for in the list of snapshots that display. Options
are:
l Name—Name of the snapshot (wildcards are accepted).
l Year—Drop-down list to select the year.

Name The name of the snapshot image.

Creation Time The date the snapshot was created.

Expires On The date the snapshot expires.

Status The status of the snapshot, which can be Expired or blank if the
snapshot is active.

Schedules view
View the days snapshots will be taken, the times, the time they will be retained, and the naming
convention.

Table 105 Snapshot schedule information

Field Description

Name The name of the snapshot schedule.

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Table 105 Snapshot schedule information (continued)

Field Description

Days The days the snapshots will be taken.

Times The time of day the snapshots will be taken.

Retention Period The amount of time the snapshot will be retained.

Snapshot Name Pattern A string of characters and variables that translate into a snapshot
name (for example, scheduled-%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M, which
translates to “scheduled-2010-04-12-17-33”).

1. Select a schedule in the Schedules tab. The Detailed Information area appears listing the
MTrees that share the same schedule with the selected MTree.
2. Click the Add/Remove button to add or remove MTrees from schedule list.

Managing snapshots
This section describes how to manage snapshots.

Creating a snapshot
Create a snapshot when an unscheduled snapshot is required.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > Snapshots to open the Snapshots view.
2. In the Snapshots view, click Create.
3. In the Name text field, enter the name of the snapshot.
4. In the MTree(s) area, select a checkbox of one or more MTrees in the Available MTrees
panel and click Add.
5. In the Expiration area, select one of these expiration options:
a. Never Expire.
b. Enter a number for the In text field, and select Days, Weeks, Month, or Years from the
drop-down list. The snapshot will be retained until the same time of day as when it is
created.
c. Enter a date (using the formatmm/dd/yyyy) in the On text field, or click Calendar and
click a date. The snapshot will be retained until midnight (00:00, the first minute of the
day) of the given date.
6. Click OK and Close.

Modifying a snapshot expiration date

Modify snapshot expiration dates to remove them or extent their life for auditing or compliance.
Procedure
1. Select Data ManagementSnapshots to open the Snapshots view.
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Note: More than one snapshot can be selected by clicking additional checkboxes.

3. In the Expiration area, select one of the following for the expiration date:
a. Never Expire.
b. In the In text field, enter a number and select Days, Weeks, Month, or Years from the
drop-down list. The snapshot will be retained until the same time of day as when it is
created.
c. In the On text field, enter a date (using the format mm/dd/yyyy) or click Calendar and
click a date. The snapshot will be retained until midnight (00:00, the first minute of the
day) of the given date.
4. Click OK.

Renaming a snapshot
Use the Snapshot tab to rename a snapshot.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > Snapshots to open the Snapshots view.
2. Select the checkbox of the snapshot entry in the list and click Rename.
3. In the Name text field, enter a new name.
4. Click OK.

Expiring a snapshot
Snapshots cannot be deleted. To release disk space, expire snapshots and they will be deleted in
the next cleaning cycle after the expiry date.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > Snapshots to open the Snapshots view.
2. Click the checkbox next to snapshot entry in the list and click Expire.
Note: More than one snapshot can be selected by selecting additional checkboxes.
The snapshot is marked as Expired in the Status column and will be deleted at the next
cleaning operation.

Managing snapshot schedules

Set up and manage a series of snapshots that will be automatically taken at regular intervals (a
snapshot schedule).
Multiple snapshot schedules can be active at the same time.
Note: If multiple snapshots with the same name are scheduled to occur at the same time, only
one is retained. Which one is retained is indeterminate, thus only one of the snapshots with
that name should be scheduled for a given time.

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Creating a snapshot schedule

Create a weekly or monthly snapshot schedule using the Data Management GUI.
Procedure
1. Select Data Managment > Snapshots > Schedules to open the Schedules view.
2. Click Create.
3. In the Name text field, enter the name of the schedule.
4. In the Snapshot Name Pattern text box, enter a name pattern.
Enter a string of characters and variables that translates to a snapshot name (for example,
scheduled-%Y-%m-%d-%H-%m, translates to "scheduled-2012-04-12-17-33"). Use alphabetic
characters, numbers, _, -, and variables that translate into current values.

5. Click Validate Pattern & Update Sample.

6. Click Next.
7. Select the date when the schedule will be executed:
a. Weekly—Click checkboxes next to the days of the week or select Every Day.
b. Monthly—Click the Selected Days option and click the dates on the calendar, or select
the Last Day of the Month option.
c. Click Next.
8. Select the time of day when the schedule will be executed:
a. At Specific Times—Click Add and in the Time dialog that appears, enter the time in the
format hh:mm, and click OK.
b. In Intervals—Click the drop-down arrows to select the start and end time hh:mm and AM
or PM. Click the Interval drop-down arrows to select a number and then the hours or
minutes of the interval.
c. Click Next.
9. In the Retention Period text entry field, enter a number and click the drop-down arrow to
select days, months, or years, and click Next.
Schedules must explicitly specify a retention time.

10. Review the parameters in the schedule summary and click Finish to complete the schedule
or Back to change any entries.
11. If an MTree is not associated with the schedule, a warning dialog box asks if you would like
to add an MTree to the schedule. Click OK to continue (or Cancel to exit).
12. To assign an MTree to the schedule, in the MTree area, click the checkbox of one or more
MTrees in the Available MTrees panel, then click Add and OK.

Naming conventions for snapshots created by a schedule

The naming convention for scheduled snapshots is the word scheduled followed by the date when
the snapshot is to occur, in the format scheduled-yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm. For example,
scheduled-2009-04-27-13-30.
The name “mon_thurs” is the name of a snapshot schedule. Snapshots generated by that schedule
might have the names scheduled-2008-03-24-20-00, scheduled-2008-03-25-20-00,
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Modifying a snapshot schedule

Change the snapshot schedule name, date, and retention period.
Procedure
1. In the schedule list, select the schedule and click Modify.
2. In the Name text field, enter the name of the schedule and click Next.
Use alphanumeric characters, and the _ and -.

3. Select the date when the schedule is to be executed:

a. Weekly—Click checkboxes next to the days of the week or select Every Day.
b. Monthly—Click the Selected Days option and click the dates on the calendar, or select
the Last Day of the Month option.
c. Click Next.
4. Select the time of day when the schedule is to be executed:
a. At Specific Times—Click the checkbox of the scheduled time in the Times list and click
Edit. In the Times dialog that appears, enter a new time in the format hh:mm, and click
OK. Or click Delete to remove the scheduled time.
b. In Intervals—Click the drop-down arrows to select the start and end time hh:mm and AM
or PM. Click the Interval drop-down arrows to select a number and then the hours or
minutes of the interval.
c. Click Next.
5. In the Retention Period text entry field, enter a number and click the drop-down arrow to
select days, months, or years, and click Next.
6. Review the parameters in the schedule summary and click Finish to complete the schedule
or Back to change any entries.

Deleting a snapshot schedule

Delete a snapshot schedule from the schedule list.
Procedure
1. In the schedule list, click the checkbox to select the schedule and click Delete.
2. In the verification dialog box, click OK and then Close.

Recover data from a snapshot

Use the fastcopy operation to retrieve data stored in a snapshot. See the section regarding fast
copy operations.

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CIFS

This chapter includes:

l CIFS overview..................................................................................................................... 232

l Configuring SMB signing..................................................................................................... 232
l Performing CIFS setup........................................................................................................ 233
l Working with shares............................................................................................................ 235
l Managing access control......................................................................................................241
l Monitoring CIFS operation.................................................................................................. 245
l Performing CIFS troubleshooting........................................................................................ 248

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CIFS overview
Common Internet File System (CIFS) clients can have access to the system directories on the
Data Domain system.
l The /data/col1/backup directory is the destination directory for compressed backup
server data.
l The /ddvar/core directory contains Data Domain System core and log files (remove old logs
and core files to free space in this area).
Note: You can also delete core files from the /ddvar or the /ddvar/ext directory if it
exists.
Clients, such as backup servers that perform backup and restore operations with a Data Domain
System, at the least, need access to the /data/col1/backup directory. Clients that have
administrative access need to be able to access the /ddvar/core directory to retrieve core and
log files.
As part of the initial Data Domain system configuration, CIFS clients were configured to access
these directories. This chapter describes how to modify these settings and how to manage data
access using the Data DD Manager and the cifs command.
Note:
l The DD System Manager Protocols > CIFS page allows you to perform major CIFS
operations such as enabling and disabling CIFS, setting authentication, managing shares,
and viewing configuration and share information.
l The cifs command contains all the options to manage CIFS backup and restores between
Windows clients and Data Domain systems, and to display CIFS statistics and status. For
complete information about the cifs command, see the Data Domain Operating System
Command Reference Guide.
l For information about the initial system configuration, see the Data Domain Operating
System Initial Configuration Guide.
l For information about setting up clients to use the Data Domain system as a server, see
the related tuning guide, such as the CIFS Tuning Guide, which is available from the
support.emc.com web site. Search for the complete name of the document using the
Search field.

Configuring SMB signing

On a DD OS version that supports it, you can configure the SMB signing feature using the CIFS
option called server signing.
This feature is disabled by default because it degrades performance. When enabled, SMB signing
can cause a 29 percent (reads) to 50 percent (writes) throughput performance drop, although
individual system performance will vary. There are three possible values for SMB signing: disabled,
auto and mandatory:
l When SMB signing is set to disabled, SMB signing is disabled, this is the default.
l When SMB signing is set to required, SMB signing is required, and both computers in the SMB
connection must have SMB signing enabled.
SMB Signing CLI Commands
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Sets server signing to required.

cifs option reset "server-signing"
Resets server signing to the default (disabled).
As a best practice, whenever you change the SMB signing options, disable and then enable
(restart) CIFS service using the following CLI commands:
cifs disable
cifs enable
The DD System Manager interface displays whether the SMB signing option is disabled or set to
auto or mandatory. To view this setting in the interface, navigate to: Protocols > CIFS >
Configuration tab. In the Options area, the value for the SMB signing option will be disabled, auto
or mandatory reflecting the value set using the CLI commands.

Performing CIFS setup

This section contains instructions about enabling CIFS services, naming the CIFS server, and so
on.

HA systems and CIFS

HA systems are compatible with CIFS; however, if a CIFS job is in progress during a failover, the
job will need to be restarted.
"/ddvar is an ext3 file system, and cannot be shared like a normal MTree-based share. The
information in /ddvar will become stale when the active node fails over to the standby node
because the filehandles are different on the two nodes. If /ddvar is mounted to access log files or
upgrade the system, unmount and remount /ddvar if a failover has occurred since the last time /
ddvar was mounted."

Preparing clients for access to Data Domain systems

Find documentation online.
Procedure
1. Log into the Online Support (support.emc.com) web site.
2. In the Search field, enter the name of the document that you are looking for.
3. Select the appropriate document, such as the CIFS and Data Domain Systems Tech Note.
4. Follow the instructions in the document.

Enabling CIFS services

Enable the client to access the system using the CIFS protocol.
About this task
After configuring a client for access to Data Domain systems, enable CIFS services, which allows
the client to access the system using the CIFS protocol.
Procedure
1. For the Data Domain system that is selected in the DD System Manager Navigation tree,
click Protocols > CIFS.
2. In the CIFS Status area, click Enable.

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Naming the CIFS server

The hostname for the Data Domain system that serves as the CIFS server is set during the
system’s initial configuration.
To change a CIFS server name, see the procedures in the section regarding setting authentication
parameters.
A Data Domain system’s hostname should match the name assigned to its IP address, or
addresses, in the DNS table. Otherwise authentication, as well as attempts to join a domain, can
fail. If you need to change the Data Domain system’s hostname, use the net set hostname
command, and also modify the system’s entry in the DNS table.
When the Data Domain system acts as a CIFS server, it takes the hostname of the system. For
compatibility purposes, it also creates a NetBIOS name. The NetBIOS name is the first component
of the hostname in all uppercase letters. For example, the hostname jp9.oasis.local is
truncated to the NetBIOS name JP9. The CIFS server responds to both names.
You can have the CIFS server respond to different names at the NetBIOS levels by changing the
NetBIOS hostname.

Changing the NetBIOS hostname

Change the NetBIOS hostname with the CLI.
Procedure
1. Display the current NetBIOS name by entering:
# cifs show config
2. Use the
cifs set nb-hostname nb-hostname
command.

Setting authentication parameters

Set the Data Domain authentication parameters for working with CIFS.
Click the Configure link in to the left of the Authentication label in the Configuration tab. The
system will navigate to the Administration > Access > Authentication tab where you can
configure authentication for Active Directory, Kerberos, Workgroups, and NIS.

Setting CIFS options

View CIFS configuration, restrict anonymous connections.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > CIFS > Configuration.
2. In the Options area, click Configure Options.
3. To restrict anonymous connections, click the checkbox of the Enable option in the Restrict
Anonymous Connections area.
4. In the Log Level area, click the drop-down list to select the level number.
The level is an integer from 1 (one) to 5 (five). One is the default system level that sends the
least-detailed level of CIFS-related log messages, five results in the most detail. Log
messages are stored in the file /ddvar/log/debug/cifs/cifs.log.

Note: A log level of 5 degrades system performance. Click the Default in the Log Level
area after debugging an issue. This sets the level back to 1.

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5. In the Server Signing area, select:

l Enabled to enable server signing
l Disabled to disable server signing
l Required when server signing is required

Disabling CIFS services

Prevent clients from accessing the Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > CIFS.
2. In the Status area, click Disable.
3. Click OK.
Even after disabling CIFS access, CIFS authentication services continue to run on the Data
Domain system. This continuation is required to authenticate active directory domain users
for management access.

Working with shares

To share data, create shares on the Data Domain system.
Shares are administered on the Data Domain system and the CIFS systems.

Creating shares on the Data Domain system

When creating shares, you have to assign client access to each directory separately and remove
access from each directory separately. For example, a client can be removed from /ddvar and
still have access to /data/col1/backup
About this task
A Data Domain system supports a maximum number of 3000 CIFS shares,1 and 600 simultaneous
connections are allowed. However, the maximum number of connections that are supported is
based on system memory. See the section regarding setting the maximum open files on a
connection for more information.
Note: If Replication is to be implemented, a Data Domain system can receive backups from
both CIFS clients and NFS clients as long as separate directories are used for each. Do not mix
CIFS and NFS data in the same directory.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > CIFS tabs to go to the CIFS view.
2. Ensure that authentication has been configured, as described in the section regarding
setting authentication parameters.
3. On the CIFS client, set shared directory permissions or security options.
4. On the CIFS view, click the Shares tab.
5. Click Create.
6. In the Create Shares dialog box, enter the following information:

1. May be affected by hardware limitations.

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Table 106 Shares dialog box information

Item Description

Share Name A descriptive name for the share.

Directory Path The path to the target directory (for example, /data/col1/
backup/dir1).
Note: col1 uses the lower case letter L followed by the
number 1.

Comment A descriptive comment about the share.

Note: The share name can be a maximum of 80 characters and cannot contain the
following characters: \ / : * ? " < > | + [ ] ; , = or extended ASCII characters.

7. Add a client by clicking Add (+) in the Clients area. The Client dialog box is displayed. Enter
the name of the client in the Client text box and click OK.
Consider the following when entering the client name.
l No blanks or tabs (white space) characters are enabled.
l It is not recommended to use both an asterisk (*) and individual client name or IP
address for a given share. When an asterisk (*) is present, any other client entries for
that share are not used.
l It is not required to use both client name and client IP address for the same client on a
given share. Use client names when the client names are defined in the DNS table.
l To make share available to all clients, specify an asterisk (*) as the client. All users in the
client list can access the share, unless one or more user names are specified, in which
case only the listed names can access the share.
Repeat this step for each client that you need to configure.

8. In the Max Connections area, select the text box and enter the maximum number of
connections to the share that are enabled at one time. The default value of zero (also
settable through the Unlimited button) enforces no limit on the number of connections.
9. Click OK.
The newly created share is displayed at the end of the list of shares, which are located in the
center of the Shares panel.

CLI equivalent
Procedure
1. Run the cifs status command to verify that CIFS is enabled.
2. Run the filesys status command to verify that file system is enabled.
3. Run the hostname command to determine the system hostname.
4. Create the CIFS share.
cifs share create <share> path <path> {max-connections <max
connections> | clients <clients> | users <users> | comment
<comment>}
# cifs share create backup path /backup

5. Grant client access to the share.

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cifs share modify <share> {max-connections <max connections> |

clients <clients> | browsing {enabled | disabled} | writeable
{enabled | disabled} | users <users> | comment <comment>}
# cifs share modify backup clients
"srvr24.yourdomain.com,srvr24,10.24.160.116

6. Optionally make the share visible.

cifs share <share> browsing enabled
# cifs share backup browsing enabled

7. Optionally make the share writeable.

cifs share <share> writeable enabled
# cifs share backup writeable enabled

8. From the Windows system, select Start > Run, and type the hostname and directory of the
CIFS share.
\\<DDhostname>.<DDdomain.com>\<sharename>

9. If there are problems connecting to the CIFS share, run the cifs share show command
to verify the status of the share.
The warning WARNING: The share path does not exist! is displayed if the share
does not exist or was misspelled on creation.
# cifs share show
--------------- share backup ---------------

enabled: yes
path: /backup

10. If the CIFS share is still not accessible, verify that all client information is in the access list,
and all network connections are functional.

Modifying a share on a Data Domain system

Change share information and connections.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > CIFS > Shares to navigate to the CIFS view, Shares tab.
2. Click the checkbox next the share that you wish to modify in the Share Name list.
3. Click Modify.
4. Modify share information:
a. To change the comment, enter new text in the Comment text field.
b. To modify a User or Group names, in the User/Group list, click the checkbox of the user
or group and click Edit (pencil icon) or Delete (X). To add a user or group, click (+), and
in the User/Group dialog box select the Type for User or Group, and enter the user or
group name.
c. To modify a client name, in the Client list click the checkbox of the client and click Edit
(pencil icon) or Delete (X). To add a client, click the Add (+) and add the name in the
Client dialog box.

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Note: To make the share available to all clients, specify an asterisk (*) as the client.
All users in the client list can access the share, unless one or more user names are
specified, in which case only the listed names can access the share.

d. Click OK.
5. In the Max Connections area, in the text box, change the maximum number of connections
to the share that are allowed at one time. Or select Unlimited to enforce no limit on the
number of connections.
6. Click OK.

Creating a share from an existing share

Create a share from an existing share and modify the new share if necessary.
About this task
Note: User permissions from the existing share are carried over to the new share.

Procedure
1. In the CIFS Shares tab, click the checkbox for the share you wish to use as the source.
2. Click Create From.
3. Modify the share information, as described in the section about modifying a share on a Data
Domain system.

Disabling a share on a Data Domain system

Disable one or more existing shares.
Procedure
1. In the Shares tab, click the checkbox of the share you wish to disable in the Share Name list.
2. Click Disable.
3. Click Close.

Enabling a share on a Data Domain system

Enable one or more existing shares.
Procedure
1. In the Shares tab, click the checkbox of the shares you wish to enable in the Share Name
list.
2. Click Enable.
3. Click Close.

Deleting a share on a Data Domain system

Delete one or more existing shares.
Procedure
1. In the Shares tab, click the checkbox of the shares you wish to delete in the Share Name
list.
2. Click Delete.
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3. Click OK.
The shares are removed.

Performing MMC administration

Use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) for administration.
DD OS supports these MMC features:
l Share management, except for browsing when adding a share, or the changing of the offline
settings default, which is a manual procedure.
l Session management.
l Open file management, except for deleting files.

Connecting to a Data Domain system from a CIFS client

Use CIFS to connect to a Data Domain system and create a read-only backup subfolder.
Procedure
1. On the Data Domain system CIFS page, verify that CIFS Status shows that CIFS is enabled
and running.
2. In the Control Panel, open Administrative Tools and select Computer Management.
3. In the Computer Management dialog box, right-click Computer Management (Local) and
select Connect to another computer from the menu.
4. In the Select Computer dialog box, select Another computer and enter the name or IP
address for the Data Domain system.
5. Create a \backup subfolder as read-only. For more information, see the section on creating
a /data/col1/backup subfolder as read-only.
Figure 7 Computer Management dialog box

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Creating a \data\col1\backup subfolder as read-only

Enter a path, share name, and select permissions.
Procedure
1. In the Control Panel, open Administrative Tools and select Computer Management.
2. Right-click Shares in the Shared Folders directory.
3. Select New File Share from the menu.
The Create a Shared Folder wizard opens. The computer name should be the name or IP
address of the Data Domain system.

4. Enter the path for the Folder to share, for example, enter C:\data\col1\backup
\newshare.
5. Enter the Share name, for example, enter newshare. Click Next.
6. For the Share Folder Permissions, selected Administrators have full access. Other users
have read-only access. Click Next.
Figure 8 Completing the Create a Shared Folder Wizard

7. The Completing dialog shows that you have successfully shared the folder with all Microsoft
Windows clients in the network. Click Finish.
The newly created shared folder is listed in the Computer Management dialog box.

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Displaying CIFS information

Display information about shared folders, sessions, and open files.
Procedure
1. In the Control Panel, open Administrative Tools and select Computer Management.
2. Select one of the Shared Folders (Shares, Sessions, or Open Files) in the System Tools
directory.
Information about shared folders, sessions, and open files is shown in the right panel.

Managing access control

Access shared from a Windows client, provide administrative access, and allow access from
trusted domain users.

Accessing shares from a Windows client

Use the command line to map a share.
Procedure
l From the Windows client use this DOS command:
net use drive: backup-location

For example, enter:

# \\dd02\backup /USER:dd02\backup22
This command maps the backup share from Data Domain system dd02 to drive H on
the Windows system and gives the user named backup22 access to the \\DD_sys
\backup directory.

DD OS supports the SMB Change Notify functionality. This improves CIFS

performance on the Windows client by allowing the CIFS server to automatically notify
the Windows client about changes on the CIFS share, and eliminate the need for the
client to poll the Data Domain system to look for changes to the share.

Providing domain users administrative access

Use the command line to add CIFS and include the domain name in the ssh instruction.
Procedure
l Enter: adminaccess authentication add cifs
The SSH, Telnet, or FTP command that accesses the Data Domain system must include, in
double quotation marks, the domain name, a backslash, and the user name. For example:
C:> ssh "domain2\djones" @dd22

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Allowing administrative access to a Data Domain system for domain users

Use the command line to map a DD system default group number, and then enable CIFS
administrative access.
Procedure
1. To map a Data Domain System default group number to a Windows group name that differs
from the default group name, use the
cifs option set "dd admin group2" ["windows grp-name"]
command.
The Windows group name is a group (based on one of the user roles—admin, user, or back-
up operator) that exists on a Windows domain controller, and you can have up to 50 groups
(dd admin group1 to dd admin group50).
Note: For a description of DD OS user roles and Windows groups, see the section about
managing Data Domain systems.

2. Enable CIFS administrative access by entering:

adminaccess authentication add cifs
l The default Data Domain System group dd admin group1 is mapped to the Windows
group Domain Admins.
l You can map the default Data Domain System group dd admin group2 to a Windows
group named Data Domain that you create on a Windows domain controller.
l Access is available through SSH, Telnet, FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
l After setting up administrative access to the Data Domain system from the Windows
group Data Domain, you must enable CIFS administrative access using the
adminaccess command.

Restricting administrative access from Windows

Use the command line to prohibit access to users without a DD account.
Procedure
l Enter: adminaccess authentication del cifs
This command prohibits Windows users access to the Data Domain system if they do not have
an account on the Data Domain system.

File access
This sections contains information about ACLs, setting DACL and SACL permissions using
Windows Explorer, and so on.

NT access control lists

Access control lists (ACLs) are enabled by default on the Data Domain system.
CAUTION Data Domain recommends that you do not disable NTFS ACLs once they have been
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Default ACL Permissions

The default permissions, which are assigned to new objects created through the CIFS protocol
when ACLs are enabled, depend on the status of the parent directory. There are three different
possibilities:
l The parent directory has no ACL because it was created through NFS protocol.
l The parent directory has an inheritable ACL, either because it was created through the CIFS
protocol or because ACL had been explicitly set. The inherited ACL is set on new objects.
l The parent directory has an ACL, but it is not inheritable. The permissions are as follows:

Table 107 Permissions

Type Name Permission Apply To

Allow SYSTEM Full control This folder only

Allow CREATOR OWNER Full control This folder only

Note: CREATOR OWNER is replaced by the user creating the file/folder for normal users and
by Administrators for administrative users.
Permissions for a New Object when the Parent Directory Has No ACL
The permissions are as follows:
l BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F
l NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F
l CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F
l BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)R
l BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(special access:)FILE_APPEND_DATA
l BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(IO)(special access:)FILE_WRITE_DATA
l Everyone:(OI)(CI)R
These permissions are described in more detail as follows:

Table 108 Permissions Detail

Type Name Permission Apply To

Allow Administrators Full control This folder, subfolders, and

files

Allow SYSTEM Full control This folder, subfolders, and

files

Allow CREATOR OWNER Full control Subfolders and files only

Allow Users Read & execute This folder, subfolders, and

files

Allow Users Create subfolders This folder and subfolders

only

Allow Users Create files Subfolders only

Allow Everyone Read & execute This folder, subfolders, and

files

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Setting ACL Permissions and Security

Windows-based backup and restore tools such as NetBackup can be used to back up DACL- and
SACL-protected files to the Data Domain system, and to restore them from the Data Domain
system.
Granular and Complex Permissions (DACL)
You can set granular and complex permissions (DACL) on any file or folder object within the file
system, either through using Windows commands such as cacls, xcacls, xcopy and scopy, or
through the CIFS protocol using the Windows Explorer GUI.
Audit ACL (SACL)
You can set audit ACL (SACL) on any object in the file system, either through commands or
through the CIFS protocol using the Windows Explorer GUI.

Setting DACL permissions using the Windows Explorer

Use Explorer properties settings to select DACL permissions.
Procedure
1. Right-click the file or folder and select Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Security tab.
3. Select the group or user name, such as Administrators, from the list. The permissions
appear, in this case for Administrators, Full Control.
4. Click the Advanced button, which enables you to set special permissions.
5. In the Advanced Security Settings for ACL dialog box, click the Permissions tab.
6. Select the permission entry in the list.
7. To view more information about a permission entry, select the entry and click Edit.
8. Select the Inherit from parent option to have the permissions of parent entries inherited by
their child objects, and click OK.

Setting SACL permissions using the Windows Explorer

Use Explorer properties settings to select SACL permissions.
Procedure
1. Right-click the file or folder and select Properties from the menu.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Security tab.
3. Select the group or user name, such as Administrators, from the list, which displays its
permissions, in this case, Full Control.
4. Click the Advanced button, which enables you to set special permissions.
5. In the Advanced Security Settings for ACL dialog box, click the Auditing tab.
6. Select the auditing entry in the list.
7. To view more information about special auditing entries, select the entry and click Edit.
8. Select the Inherit from parent option to have the permissions of parent entries inherited by
their child objects, and click OK.

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Viewing or changing the current owner security ID (owner SID)

Use the Advanced Security Settings for ACL dialog box.
Procedure
1. In the Advanced Security Settings for ACL dialog box, click the Owner tab.
2. To change the owner, select a name from the Change owner list, and click OK.

Controlling ID account mapping

The CIFS option idmap-type controls ID account mapping behavior.
This option has two values: rid (the default) and none. When the option is set to rid, the ID-to-id
mapping is performed internally. When the option is set to none, all CIFS users are mapped to a
local UNIX user named “cifsuser” belonging to the local UNIX group users.
Consider the following information while managing this option.
l CIFS must be disabled to set this option. If CIFS is running, disable CIFS services.
l The idmap-type can be set to none only when ACL support is enabled.
l Whenever the idmap type is changed, a file system metadata conversion might be required for
correct file access. Without any conversion, the user might not be able to access the data. To
convert the metadata, consult your contracted support provider.

Monitoring CIFS operation

Monitoring CIFS Operation topics.

Displaying CIFS status

View and enable/disable CIFS status.
Procedure
1. In the DD System Manager, select Protocols > CIFS.
l Status is either enabled and running, or disabled but CIFS authentication is running.
To enable CIFS, see the section regarding enabling CIFS services. To disable CIFS, see
the section regarding disabling CIFS services.
l Connections lists the tally of open connections and open files.

Table 109 Connections Details information

Item Description

Open Connections Open CIFS connections

Connection Limit Maximum allowed connections

Open Files Current open files

Max Open Files Maximum number of open files on a Data Domain system

2. Click Connection Details to see more connection information.

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Table 110 Connections Details information

Item Description

Sessions Active CIFS sessions

Computer IP address or computer name connected with DDR for the

session

User User operating the computer connected with the DDR

Open Files Number of open files for each session

Connection Time Connection length in minutes

User Domain name of computer

Mode File permissions

Locks Number of locks on the file

Files File location

Display CIFS configuration

This section displays CIFS Configuration.

Authentication configuration
The information in the Authentication panel changes, depending on the type of authentication that
is configured.
Click the Configure link in to the left of the Authentication label in the Configuration tab. The
system will navigate to the Administration > Access > Authentication page where you can
configure authentication for Active Directory, Kerberos, Workgroups, and NIS.
Active directory configuration

Table 111 Active directory configuration information

Item Description

Mode The Active Directory mode displays.

Realm The configured realm displays.

DDNS The status of the DDNS Server displays: either enabled or

disabled.

Domain Controllers The name of the configured domain controllers display or a * if

all controllers are permitted.

Organizational Unit The name of the configured organizational units displays.

CIFS Server Name The name of the configured CIFS server displays.

WINS Server Name The name of the configured WINS server displays.

Short Domain Name The short domain name displays.

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Workgroup configuration

Table 112 Workgroup configuration authentication information

Item Description

Mode The Workgroup mode displays.

Workgroup Name The configured workgroup name displays.

DDNS The status of the DDNS Server displays: either enabled or

disabled.

CIFS Server Name The name of the configured CIFS server displays.

WINS Server Name The name of the configured WINS server displays.

Display shares information

This section displays shares information.

Viewing configured shares

View the list of configured shares.

Table 113 Configured shares information

Item Description

Share Name The name of the share (for example, share1).

Share Status The status of the share: either enabled or disabled.

Directory Path The directory path to the share (for example, /data/col1/
backup/dir1).
Note: col1 uses the lower case letter L followed by the
number 1.

Directory Path Status The status of the directory path.

l To list information about a specific share, enter the share name in the Filter by Share Name
text box and click Update.
l Click Update to return to the default list.
l To page through the list of shares, click the < and > arrows at the bottom right of the view to
page forward or backward. To skip to the beginning of the list, click |< and to skip to the end,
click >|.
l Click the Items per Page drop-down arrow to change the number of share entries listed on a
page. Choices are 15, 30, or 45 entries.

Viewing detailed share information

Display detailed information about a share by clicking a share name in the share list.

Table 114 Share information

Item Description

Share Name The name of the share (for example, share1).

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Table 114 Share information (continued)

Item Description

Directory Path The directory path to the share (for example, /data/col1/
backup/dir1).
Note: col1 uses the lower case letter L followed by the
number 1.

Directory Path Status Indicates whether the configured directory path exists on the
DDR. Possible values are Path Exists or Path Does Not Exist,
the later indicating an incorrect or incomplete CIFS
configuration.

Max Connections The maximum number of connections allowed to the share at

one time. The default value is Unlimited.
Comment The comment that was configured when the share was
created.

Share Status The status of the share: either enabled or disabled.

l The Clients area lists the clients that are configured to access the share, along with a client
tally beneath the list.
l The User/Groups area lists the names and type of users or groups that are configured to
access the share, along with a user or group tally beneath the list.
l The Options area lists the name and value of configured options.

Displaying CIFS statistics

Use the command line to display CIFS statistics.
Procedure
l Enter: cifs show detailed-stats
The output shows number of various SMB requests received and the time taken to process
them.

Performing CIFS troubleshooting

This section provides basic troubleshooting procedures.
Note: The cifs troubleshooting commands provide detailed information about CIFS
users and groups.

Displaying clients current activity

Use the command line to display CIFS sessions and open files information.
Procedure
l Enter: cifs show active

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Results

Table 115 Sessions

Computer User Open Connect Idle time

files time (sec) (sec)

::ffff:10.25.132. ddve-25179109\sysadmin 1 92 0
84

Table 116 Open files

User Mode Locks File

ddve-25179109\sysadmin 1 0 C:\data\col1\backup

Setting the maximum open files on a connection

Use the command line to set the maximum number of files that can be open concurrently.
Procedure
l Enter: cifs option set max-global-open-files value.
The value for the maximum global open files can be between 1 and the open files maximum
limit. The maximum limit is based on the DDR system memory. For systems with greater than
12 GB, the maximum open files limit is 30,000. For systems with less than or equal to 12 GB,
the maximum open files limit is 10,000.

Table 117 Connection and maximum open file limits

DDR Models Memory Connection Limit Open File Maximum Limit

DD620, DD630, DD640 8 GB 300 10,000

DD640 16 GB 600 30,000

DD640 20 GB 600 30,000

DD860 36 GB 600 30,000

DD860, DD860ArT 72 GB 600 30,000

96 GB 600 30,000

128 GB 600 30,000

256 GB 600 30,000

Note: The system has a maximum limit of 600 CIFS connections and 250,000 open files.
However, if the system runs out of open files, the number of files can be increased.
Note: File access latencies are affected by the number of files in a directory. To the extent
possible, we recommend directory sizes of less than 250,000. Larger directory sizes might
experience slower responses to metadata operations such as listing the files in the
directory and opening or creating a file.

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Data Domain system clock

When using active directory mode for CIFS access, the Data Domain System clock time can differ
by no more than five minutes from that of the domain controller.
The DD System Manager, Administration > Settings > Time and Date Settings tab synchronizes
the clock with a time server.
Because the Windows domain controller obtains the time from an external source, NTP must be
configured. See the Microsoft documentation on how to configure NTP for the Windows operating
system version or service pack that is running on your domain controller.
In active directory authentication mode, the Data Domain system periodically synchronizes the
clock with a Windows Active Directory Domain Controller.

Synchronizing from a Windows domain controller

Use the command line on a Windows domain controller to synchronize with an NTP server.
About this task
Note: This example is for Windows 2003 SP1; substitute your domain server for the NTP
server’s name (ntpservername).
Procedure
1. On the Windows system, enter commands similar to the following:
C:\>w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist: ntp-server-name
C:\>w32tm /config /update C:\>w32tm /resync
2. After NTP is configured on the domain controller, configure the time server synchronization,
as described in the section about working with time and date settings.

Synchronize from an NTP server

Configure the time server synchronization, as described in the section regarding working with time
and date settings.

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NFS

This chapter includes:

l NFS overview...................................................................................................................... 252

l Managing NFS client access to the Data Domain system.................................................... 253
l Displaying NFS information................................................................................................. 256
l Integrating a DDR into a Kerberos domain........................................................................... 257
l Add and delete KDC servers after initial configuration.........................................................258

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NFS overview
Network File System (NFS) clients can have access to the system directories or MTrees on the
Data Domain system.
l The/backup directory is the default destination for non-MTree compressed backup server
data.
l The /data/col1/backup path is the root destination when using MTrees for compressed
backup server data.
l The /ddvar/core directory contains Data Domain System core and log files (remove old logs
and core files to free space in this area).
Note: On Data Domain systems, the /ddvar/core is on a separate partition. If you
mount /ddvar only, you will not be able to navigate to /ddvar/core from the /ddvar
mountpoint.
Clients, such as backup servers that perform backup and restore operations with a Data Domain
System, need access to the /backup or /data/col1/backup areas. Clients that have
administrative access need to be able to access the /ddvar/core directory to retrieve core and
log files.
As part of the initial Data Domain system configuration, NFS clients were configured to access
these areas. This chapter describes how to modify these settings and how to manage data access.
Note:
l For information about the initial system configuration, see the Data Domain Operating
System Initial Configuration Guide.
l The nfs command manages backups and restores between NFS clients and Data Domain
systems, and it displays NFS statistics and status. For complete information about the nfs
command, see the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.
l For information about setting up third-party clients to use the Data Domain system as a
server, see the related tuning guide, such as the Solaris System Tuning, which is available
from the Data Domain support web site. From the Documentation > Integration
Documentation page, select the vendor from the list and click OK. Select the tuning guide
from the list.

HA systems and NFS

HA systems are compatible with NFS. If a NFS job is in progress during a failover, the job will not
need to be restarted.
Note: /ddvar is an ext3 file system, and cannot be shared like a normal MTree-based share.
The information in /ddvar will become stale when the active node fails over to the standby
node because the filehandles are different on the two nodes. If /ddvar is mounted to access
log files or upgrade the system, unmount and remount /ddvar if a failover has occurred since
the last time /ddvar was mounted.
To create valid NFS exports that will failover with HA, the export needs to be created from the
Active HA node, and generally shared over the failover network interfaces.

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Managing NFS client access to the Data Domain system

The topics in this section describe how to manage NFS client access to a Data Domain System.
The KB article NFS Best Practices for Data Domain and client OS, available at https://
support.emc.com/kb/180552, provides additional information about best practices for NFS.

Enabling NFS services

Enable NFS services to allow the client to access the system using the NFS protocol.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > NFS.
The NFS view opens displaying the Exports tab.

2. Click Enable.

Disabling NFS services

Disable NFS services to prevent the client access to the system using the NFS protocol.
Procedure
1. Select the Protocols > NFS tabs.
The NFS view opens displaying the Exports tab.

2. Click Disable.

Creating an export
You can use Data Domain System Manager’s Create button on the NFS view or use the
Configuration Wizard to specify the NFS clients that can access the /backup, /data/col1/
backup,/ddvar, /ddvar/core areas, or the/ddvar/ext area if it exists.
About this task
A Data Domain system supports a maximum of 2048 exports2, with the number of connections
scaling in accordance with system memory.
Note: You have to assign client access to each export separately and remove access from each
export separately. For example, a client can be removed from /ddvar and still have access
to /data/col1/backup.
CAUTION If Replication is to be implemented, a single destination Data Domain system can
receive backups from both CIFS clients and NFS clients as long as separate directories or
MTrees are used for each. Do not mix CIFS and NFS data in the same area.
Procedure
1. Select ProtocolsNFS.
The NFS view opens displaying the Exports tab.

2. Click Create.
3. Enter the pathname in the Directory Path text box (for example, /data/col1/backup/
dir1).

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Note: col1 uses the lower-case letter L followed by the number 1.

4. In the Clients area, select an existing client or click the + icon to create a client.
The Client dialog box is displayed.

a. Enter a server name in the text box.

Enter fully qualified domain names, hostnames, or IP addresses. A single asterisk (*) as a
wild card indicates that all backup servers are to be used as clients.
Note: Clients given access to the /data/col1/backup directory have access to
the entire directory. A client given access to a subdirectory of /data/col1/
backup has access only to that subdirectory.
l A client can be a fully-qualified domain hostname, an IPv4 or IPv6 IP address, an IPv4
address with either a netmask or prefix length, an IPv6 address with prefix length, an
NIS netgroup name with the prefix @, or an asterisk (*) wildcard with a domain name,
such as *.yourcompany.com.
l A client added to a subdirectory under /data/col1/backup has access only to that
subdirectory.
l Enter an asterisk (*) as the client list to give access to all clients on the network.

b. Select the checkboxes of the NFS options for the client.

General:
l Read-only permission (ro).
l Allow connections from ports below 1024 (secure) (default).

Anonymous UID/GID:
l Map requests from UID (user identifier) or GID (group identifier) 0 to the anonymous
UID/GID (root _squash).
l Map all user requests to the anonymous UID/GID (all _squash).
l Use Default Anonymous UID/GID.

Allowed Kerberos Authentication Modes:

l Unauthenticated connections (sec=sys). Select to not use authentication.
l Authenticated Connections (sec=krb5).
Note: Integrity and Privacy are supported, although they might slow performance
considerably.

c. Click OK.
5. Click OK to create the export.

Modifying an export
Change the directory path, domain name, and other options using the GUI.
Procedure
1. SelectProtocols > NFS.
The NFS view opens displaying the Exports tab.

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2. Click the checkbox of an export in the NFS Exports table.

3. Click Modify.
4. Modify the pathname in the Directory Path text box.
5. In the Clients area, select another client and click the pencil icon (modify), or click the +
icon to create a client.
a. Enter a server name in the Client text box.
Enter fully qualified domain names, hostnames, or IP addresses. A single asterisk (*) as a
wild card indicates that all backup servers are to be used as clients.
Note: Clients given access to the /data/col1/backup directory have access to
the entire directory. A client given access to a subdirectory of /data/col1/
backup has access only to that subdirectory.
l A client can be a fully-qualified domain hostname, an IPv4 or IPv6 IP address, an IPv4
address with either a netmask or prefix length, an IPv6 address with prefix length, an
NIS netgroup name with the prefix @, or an asterisk (*) wildcard with a domain name,
such as *.yourcompany.com.
A client added to a subdirectory under /data/col1/backup has access only to that
subdirectory.
l Enter an asterisk (*) as the client list to give access to all clients on the network.

b. Select the checkboxes of the NFS options for the client.

General:
l Read-only permission (ro).
l Allow connections from ports below 1024 (secure) (default).

Anonymous UID/GID:
l Map requests from UID (user identifier) or GID (group identifier) 0 to the anonymous
UID/GID (root _squash).
l Map all user requests to the anonymous UID/GID (all _squash).
l Use Default Anonymous UID/GID.

Allowed Kerberos Authentication Modes:

l Unauthenticated connections (sec=sys). Select to not use authentication.
l Authenticated Connections (sec=krb5).
Note: Integrity and Privacy are not supported.

c. Click OK.
6. Click OK to modify the export.

Creating an export from an existing export

Create an export from an existing export and then modify it as needed.
Procedure
1. In the NFS Exports tab, click the checkbox of the export you wish to use as the source.
2. Click Create From.

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3. Modify the export information, as described in section about modifying an export.

Deleting an export
Delete an export from the NFS Exports tab.
Procedure
1. In the NFS Exports tab, click the checkbox of the export you wish to delete.
2. Click Delete.
3. Click OK and Close to delete the export.

Displaying NFS information

The topics in this section describe how to use the DD System Manager to monitor NFS client
status and NFS configuration.

Viewing NFS status

Display whether NFS is active and Kerberos is enabled.
Procedure
l Click Protocols > NFS.
The top panel shows the operational status of NFS; for example, whether NFS is currently
active and running, and whether Kerberos mode is enabled.
Note: Click Configure to view the Administration > Access > Authentication tab where
you can configure Kerberos authentication.

Viewing NFS exports

See the list of clients allowed to access the Data Domain System.
Procedure
1. Click Protocols > NFS.
The Exports view shows a table of NFS exports that are configured for Data Domain System
and the mount path, status, and NFS options for each export.

2. Click an export in the table to populate the Detailed Information area, below the Exports
table.
In addition to the export’s directory path, configured options, and status, the system
displays a list of clients.
Use the Filter By text box to sort by mount path.
Click Update for the system to refresh the table and use the filters supplied.
Click Reset for the system to clear the Path and Client filters.

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Viewing active NFS clients

Display all clients that have been connected in the past 15 minutes and their mount path.
Procedure
l Select the Protocols > NFS > Active Clients tab.
The Active Clients view displays, showing all clients that have been connected in the past 15
minutes and their mount path.
Use the Filter By text boxes to sort by mount path and client name.
Click Update for the system to refresh the table and use the filters supplied.
Click Reset for the system to clear the Path and Client filters.

Integrating a DDR into a Kerberos domain

Set the domain name, the host name, and the DNS server for the DDR.
About this task
Enable the DDR to use the authentication server as a Key Distribution Center (for UNIX) and as a
Distribution Center (for Windows Active Directory).
CAUTION The examples provided in this description are specific to the operating system (OS)
used to develop this exercise. You must use commands specific to your OS.
Note: For UNIX Kerberos mode, a keytab file must be transferred from the Key Distribution
Center (KDC) server, where it is generated, to the DDR. If you are using more than one DDR,
each DDR requires a separate keytab file. The keytab file contains a shared secret between the
KDC server and the DDR.
Note: When using a UNIX KDC, the DNS server does not have to be the KDC server, it can be
a separate server.
Procedure
1. Set the host name and the domain name for the DDR, using DDR commands.
net set hostname <host>
net set {domainname <local-domain-name>}
Note: The host name is the name of the DDR.

2. Configure NFS principal (node) for the DDR on the Key Distribution Center (KDC).
Example:
addprinc nfs/hostname@realm
Note: Hostname is the name for the DDR.

3. Verify that there are nfs entries added as principals on the KDC.
Example:
listprincs
nfs/hostname@realm

4. Add the DDR principal into a keytab file.

Example:

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ktadd <keytab_file> nfs/hostname@realm

5. Verify that there is an nfs keytab file configured on the KDC.

Example:
klist -k <keytab_file>
Note: The <keytab_file> is the keytab file used to configure keys in a previous step.

6. Copy the keytab file from the location where the keys for NFS DDR are generated to the
DDR in the /ddvar/ directory.

Table 118 Keytab destination

Copy file from: Copy file to:

<keytab_file> (The keytab file configured in a /ddvar/

previous step.)

7. Set the realm on the DDR, using the following DDR command:
authentication kerberos set realm <home realm> kdc-type <unix, windows.>
kdcs <IP address of server>

8. When the kdc-type is UNIX, import the keytab file from /ddvar/ to /ddr/etc/, where the
Kerberos configuration file expects it. Use the following DDR command to copy the file:
authentication kerberos keytab import
NOTICE This step is required only when the kdc-type is UNIX.

Kerberos setup is now complete.

9. To add a NFS mount point to use Kerberos, use the nfs add command.
See the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide for more information.
10. Add host, NFS and relevant user principals for each NFS client on the Key Distribution
Center (KDC).
Example: listprincs
host/hostname@realm
nfs/hostname@realm
root/hostname@realm

11. For each NFS client, import all its principals into a keytab file on the client.
Example:
ktadd -k <keytab_file> host/hostname@realm
ktadd -k <keytab_file> nfs/hostname@realm

Add and delete KDC servers after initial configuration

After you have integrated a DDR into a Kerberos domain, and thereby enabled the DDR to use the
authentication server as a Key Distribution Center (for UNIX) and as a Distribution Center (for
Windows Active Directory), you can use the following procedure to add or delete KDC servers.
Procedure
1. Join the DDR to a Windows Active Directory (AD) server or a UNIX Key Distribution Center
(KDC).

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authentication kerberos set realm <home-realm> kdc-type {windows [kdcs

<kdc-list>] | unix kdcs <kdc-list>}

Example: authentication kerberos set realm krb5.test kdc-type unix kdcs

nfskrb-kdc.krb5.test

This command joins the system to the krb5.test realm and enables Kerberos authentication
for NFS clients.
Note: A keytab generated on this KDC must exist on the DDR to authenticate using
Kerberos.
2. Verify the Kerberos authentication configuration.
authentication kerberos show config
Home Realm: krb5.test
KDC List: nfskrb-kdc.krb5.test
KDC Type: unix

3. Add a second KDC server.

authentication kerberos set realm <home-realm> kdc-type {windows [kdcs
<kdc-list>] | unix kdcs <kdc-list>}

Example: authentication kerberos set realm krb5.test kdc-type unix kdcs

ostqa-sparc2.krb5.test nfskrb-kdc.krb5.test
Note: A keytab generated on this KDC must exist on the DDR to authenticate using
Kerberos.

4. Verify that two KDC servers are added.

authentication kerberos show config
Home Realm: krb5.test
KDC List: ostqa-sparc2.krb5.test, nfskrb-kdc.krb5.test
KDC Type: unix

5. Display the value for the Kerberos configuration key.

reg show config.keberos
config.kerberos.home_realm = krb5.test
config.kerberos.home_realm.kdc1 = ostqa-sparc2.krb5.test
config.kerberos.home_realm.kdc2 = nfskrb-kdc.krb5.test
config.kerberos.kdc_count = 2
config.kerberos.kdc_type = unix
6. Delete a KDC server.
Delete a KDC server by using the authentication kerberos set realm <home-realm>
kdc-type {windows [kdcs <kdc-list>] | unix kdcs <kdc-list>} command without
listing the KDC server that you want to delete. For example, if the existing KDC servers are
kdc1, kdc2, and kdc3, and you want to remove kdc2 from the realm, you could use the
following example:

authentication kerberos set realm <realm-name> kdc-type <kdc_type> kdcs

kdc1,kdc3

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NFSv4

This chapter includes:

l Introduction to NFSv4.........................................................................................................262
l ID Mapping Overview.......................................................................................................... 263
l External formats..................................................................................................................263
l Internal Identifier Formats................................................................................................... 264
l When ID mapping occurs.....................................................................................................264
l NFSv4 and CIFS/SMB Interoperability................................................................................266
l NFS Referrals......................................................................................................................267
l NFSv4 and High Availability.................................................................................................268
l NFSv4 Global Namespaces..................................................................................................268
l NFSv4 Configuration...........................................................................................................269
l Kerberos and NFSv4............................................................................................................ 271
l Enabling Active Directory.................................................................................................... 273

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Introduction to NFSv4
Because NFS clients are increasingly using NFSv4.x as the default NFS protocol level, Data
Domain systems can now employ NFSv4 instead of requiring the client to work in a backwards-
compatibility mode.
In Data Domain systems, clients can work in mixed environments in which NFSv4 and NFSv3 must
be able to access the same NFS exports.
The Data Domain NFS server can be configured to support NFSv4 and NFSv3, depending on site
requirements. You can make each NFS export available to only NFSv4 clients, only NFSv3 clients,
or both.
Several factors might affect whether you choose NFSv4 or NFSv3:
l NFS client support
Some NFS clients may support only NFSv3 or NFSv4, or may operate better with one version.
l Operational requirements
An enterprise might be strictly standardized to use either NFSv4 or NFSv3.
l Security
If you require greater security, NFSv4 provides a greater security level than NFSv3, including
ACL and extended owner and group configuration.
l Feature requirements
If you need byte-range locking or UTF-8 files, you should choose NFSv4.
l NFSv3 submounts
If your existing configuration uses NFSv3 submounts, NFSv3 might be the appropriate choice.

NFSv4 compared to NFSv3 on Data Domain systems

NFSv4 provides enhanced functionality and features compared to NFSv3.
The following table compares NFSv3 features to those for NFSv4.

Table 119 NFSv4 compared to NFSv3

Feature NFSv3 NFSv4

Standards-based Network Filesystem Yes Yes

Kerberos support Yes Yes

Kerberos with LDAP Yes Yes

Quota reporting Yes Yes

Multiple exports with client-based access lists Yes Yes

ID mapping Yes Yes

UTF-8 character support No Yes

File/directory-based Access Control Lists (ACL) No Yes

Extended owner/group (OWNER@) No Yes

File share locking No Yes

Byte range locking No Yes

DD-CIFS integration (locking, ACL, AD) No Yes

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Table 119 NFSv4 compared to NFSv3 (continued)

Feature NFSv3 NFSv4

Stateful file opens and recovery No Yes

Global namespace and pseudoFS No Yes

Multi-system namespace using referrals No Yes

NFSv4 ports
You can enable or disable NFSv4 and NFSv3 independently. In addition, you can move NFS
versions to different ports; both versions do not need to occupy the same port.
With NFSv4, you do not need to restart the Data Domain file system if you change ports. Only an
NFS restart is required in such instances.
Like NFSv3, NFSv4 runs on Port 2049 as the default if it is enabled.
NFSv4 does not use portmapper (Port 111) or mountd (Port 2052).

ID Mapping Overview
NFSv4 identifies owners and groups by a common external format, such as [email protected].
These common formats are known as identifiers, or IDs.
Identifiers are stored within an NFS server and use internal representations such as ID 12345 or ID
S-123-33-667-2. The conversion between internal and external identifiers is known as ID mapping.
Identifiers are associated with the following:
l Owners of files and directories
l Owner groups of files and directories
l Entries in Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Data Domain systems use a common internal format for NFS and CIFS/SMB protocols, which
allows files and directories to be shared between NFS and CIFS/SMB. Each protocol converts the
internal format to its own external format with its own ID mapping.

External formats
The external format for NFSv4 identifiers follows NFSv4 standards (for example, RFC-7530 for
NFSv4.0). In addition, supplemental formats are supported for interoperability.

Standard identifier formats

Standard external identifiers for NFSv4 have the format identifier@domain. This identifier is
used for NFSv4 owners, owner-groups, and access control entries (ACEs). The domain must
match the configured NFSv4 domain that was set using the nfs option command.
The following CLI example sets the NFSv4 domain to mycorp.com for the Data Domain NFS
server:
nfs option set nfs4-domain mycorp.com

See client-specific documentation you have for setting the client NFS domain. Depending on the
operating system, you might need to update a configuration file (for example, /etc/
idmapd.conf) or use a client administrative tool.

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Note: If you do not set the default value, it will follow the DNS name for the Data Domain
system.
Note: The filesystem must be restarted after changing the DNS domain for the nfs4-domain to
automatically update.

ACE extended identifiers

For ACL ACE entries, Data Domain NFS servers also support the following standard NFSv4 ACE
extended identifiers defined by the NFSv4 RFC:
l OWNER@, The current owner of the file or directory
l GROUP@, the current owner group of the file or directory.
l The special identifiers INTERACTIVE@, NETWORK@, DIALUP@, BATCH@, ANONYMOUS@,
AUTHENTICATED@, SERVICE@.

Alternative formats
To allow interoperability, NFSv4 servers on Data Domain systems support some alternative
identifier formats for input and output.
l Numeric identifiers; for example, “12345”.
l Windows compatible Security identifiers (SIDs) expressed as “S-NNN-NNN-…”
See the sections on input mapping and output mapping for more information about restrictions to
these formats.

Internal Identifier Formats

The Data Domain filesystem stores identifiers with each object (file or directory) in the filesystem.
All objects have a numeric user ID (UID) and group ID (GID). These, along with a set of mode bits,
allow for traditional UNIX/Linux identification and access controls.
Objects created by the CIFS/SMB protocol, or by the NFSv4 protocol when NFSv4 ACLs are
enabled, also have an extended security descriptor (SD). Each SD contains the following:
l An owner security identifier (SID)
l An owner group SID
l A discretionary ACL (DACL)
l (Optional) A system ACL (SACL)
Each SID contains a relative ID (RID) and a distinct domain in a similar manner to Windows SIDs.
See the section on NFSv4 and CIFS interoperability for more information on SIDs and the mapping
of SIDs.

When ID mapping occurs

The Data Domain NFSv4 server performs mapping in the following circumstances:
l Input mapping
The Data Domain NFS server receives an identifier from an NFSv4 client. See Input mapping
on page 265.
l Output mapping:
An identifier is sent from the Data Domain NFS server to the NFSv4 client. See Output
mapping on page 265.

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l Credential mapping
The RPC client credentials are mapped to an internal identity for access control and other
operations. See Credential mapping on page 265.

Input mapping
Input mapping occurs when an NFSv4 client sends an identifier to the Data Domain NFSv4 server -
setting up the owner or owner-group of a file, for example. Input mapping is distinct from
credential mapping. For more information on credential mapping, see xxxx
Standard format identifiers such as [email protected] are converted into an internal UID/GID
based on the configured conversion rules. If NFSv4 ACLs are enabled, a SID will also be generated,
based on the configured conversion rules.
Numeric identifiers (for example, “12345”) are directly converted into corresponding UID/GIDs if
the client is not using Kerberos authentication. If Kerberos is being used, an error will be generated
as recommended by the NFSv4 standard. If NFSv4 ACLs are enabled, a SID will be generated
based on the conversion rules.
Windows SIDs (for example, “S-NNN-NNN-…”) are validated and directly converted into the
corresponding SIDs. A UID/GID will be generated based on the conversion rules.

Output mapping
Output mapping occurs when the NFSv4 server sends an identifier to the NFSv4 client; for
example, if the server returns the owner or owner-group of a file.
1. If configured, the output might be the numeric ID.
This can be useful for NFSv4 clients that are not configured for ID mapping (for example, some
Linux clients).
2. Mapping is attempted using the configured mapping services, (for example, NIS or Active
Directory).
3. The output is a numeric ID or SID string if mapping fails and the configuration is allowed.
4. Otherwise, nobody is returned.
The nfs option nfs4-idmap-out-numeric configures the mapping on output:
l If nfs option nfs4-idmap-out-numeric is set to map-first, mapping will be attempted. On
error, a numeric string is output if allowed. This is the default.
l If nfs option nfs4-idmap-out-numeric is set to always, output will always be a numeric
string if allowed.
l If nfs option nfs4-idmap-out-numeric is set to never, mapping will be attempted. On
error, nobody@nfs4-domain is the output.
If the RPC connection uses GSS/Kerberos, a numeric string is never allowed and
nobody@nfs4-domain is the output.
The following example configures the Data Domain NFS server to always attempt to output a
numeric string on output. For Kerberos the name nobody is returned:
nfs option set nfs4-idmap-out-numeric always

Credential mapping
The NFSv4 server provides credentials for the NFSv4 client.
These credentials perform the following functions:
l Determine the access policy for the operation; for example, the ability to read a file.
l Determine the default owner and owner-group for new files and directories.

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Credentials sent from the client may be [email protected], or system credentials such as
UID=1000, GID=2000. System credentials specify a UID/GID along with auxiliary group IDs.
If NFSv4 ACLs are disabled, then the UID/GID and auxiliary group IDs are used for the credentials.
If NFSv4 ACLs are enabled, then the configured mapping services are used to build an extended
security descriptor for the credentials:
l SIDs for the owner, owner-group, and auxiliary group mapped and added to the Security
Descriptor (SD).
l Credential privileges, if any, are added to the SD.

NFSv4 and CIFS/SMB Interoperability

The security descriptors used by NFSv4 and CIFS are similar from an ID mapping perspective,
although there are differences.
You should be aware of the following to ensure for optimal interoperability:
l Active Directory should be configured for both CIFS and NFSv4, and the NFS ID mapper
should be configured to use Active Directory for ID mapping.
l If you are using CIFS ACLs extensively, you can usually improve compatibility by also enabling
NFSv4 ACLs.
n Enabling NFSv4 ACLs allows NFSv4 credentials to be mapped to the appropriate SID when
evaluating DACL access.
l The CIFS server receives credentials from the CIFS client, including default ACL and user
privileges.
n In contrast, the NFSv4 server receives a more limited set of credentials, and constructs
credentials at runtime using its ID mapper. Because of this, the filesystem might see
different credentials.

CIFS/SMB Active Directory Integration

The Data Domain NFSv4 server can be configured to use the Windows Active Directory
configuration that is set with the Data Domain CIFS server.
The Data Domain system is mapped to use Active Directory if possible. This functionality is
disabled by default, but you can enable it using the following command:
nfs option set nfs4-idmap-active-directory enabled

Default DACL for NFSv4

NFSv4 sets a different default DACL (discretionary access control list) than the default DACL
supplied by CIFS.
Only OWNER@, GROUP@ and EVERYONE@ are defined in the default NFSv4 DACL. You can use
ACL inheritance to automatically add CIFS-significant ACEs by default if appropriate.

System Default SIDs

Files and directories created by NFSv3, and NFSv4 without ACLs, use the default system domain,
sometimes referred to as the default UNIX domain:
l User SIDs in the system domain have format S-1-22-1-N, where N is the UID.
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For example, a user with UID 1234 would have an owner SID of S-1-22-1-1234.

Common identifiers in NFSv4 ACLs and SIDs

The EVERYONE@ identifier and other special identifiers (such as BATCH@, for example) in
NFSv4 ACLs use the equivalent CIFS SIDS and are compatible.
The OWNER@ and GROUP@ identifiers have no direct correspondence in CIFS; they appear as
the current owner and current owner-group of the file or directory.

NFS Referrals
The referral feature allows an NFSv4 client to access an export (or filesystem) in one or multiple
locations. Locations can be on the same NFS server or on different NFS servers, and use either
the same or different path to reach the export.
Because referrals are an NFSv4 feature, they apply only to NFSv4 mounts.
Referrals can be made to any server that uses NFSv4 or later, including the following:
l A Data Domain system running NFS with NFSv4 enabled
l Other servers that support NFSv4 including Linux servers, NAS appliances, and VNX systems.
A referral can use an NFS export point with or without a current underlying path in the Data
Domain filesystem.
NFS exports with referrals can be mounted through NFSv3, but NFSv3 clients will not be
redirected since referrals are a NFSv4 feature. This characteristic is useful in scaleout systems to
allow exports to be redirected at a file-management level.

Referral Locations
NFSv4 referrals always have one or more locations.
These locations consist of the following:
l A path on a remote NFS server to the referred filesystem.
l One or more server network addresses that allow the client to reach the remote NFS server.
Typically when multiple server addresses are associated with the same location, those addresses
are found on the same NFS server.

Referral location names

You can name each referral location within an NFS export. You can use the name to access the
referral as well as to modify or delete it.
A referral name can contain a maximum of 80 characters from the following character sets:
l a-z
l A-Z
l 0-9
l "."
l ","
l "_"
l "-"

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Note: You can include spaces as long as those spaces are embedded within the name. If you
use embedded spaces, you must enclose the entire name in double quotes.
Names that begin with "." are reserved for automatic creation by the Data Domain system. You
can delete these names but you cannot create or modify them using the command line interface
(CLI) or system management services (SMS).

Referrals and Scaleout Systems

NFSv4 referrals and locations can better enable access if you are scaling out your Data Domain
systems
Because your Data Domain system might or might not already contain a global namespace, the
following two scenarios describe how you might use NFSv4 referrals:
l Your Data Domain system does not contain a global namespace.
n You can use NFSv4 referrals to build that global namespace. System administrators can
build these global namespaces, or you can use smart system manager (SM) element
building referrals as necessary.
l Your Data Domain system already has a global namespace.
n If your system has a global namespace with MTrees placed in specific nodes, NFS referrals
can be created to redirect access to those MTrees to the nodes added to the scaled-out
system. You can create these referrals or have them performed automatically within NFS if
the necessary SM or file manager (FM) information is available.
See the Data Domain Operating System Administration Guide for more information about
MTrees.

NFSv4 and High Availability

With NFSv4, protocol exports (for example, /data/col1/<mtree> are mirrored in a High
Availability (HA) setup. However, configuration exports such as /ddvar are not mirrored.
The /ddvar filesystem is unique to each node of an HA pair. As a result, /ddvar exports and their
associated client access lists are not mirrored to the standby node in an HA environment.
The information in /ddvar becomes stale when the active node fails over to the standby node.
Any client permissions granted to /ddvar on the original active node must be recreated on the
newly active node after a failover occurs.
You must also add any additional /ddvar exports and their clients (for example, /ddvar/core)
that were created on the original active node to the newly active node after a failover occurs.
Finally, any desired /ddvar exports must be unmounted from the client and then remounted after
a failover occurs.

NFSv4 Global Namespaces

The NFSv4 server provides a virtual directory tree known as a PseudoFS to connect NFS exports
into a searchable set of paths.
The use of a PseudoFS distinguishes NFSv4 from NFSv3, which uses the MOUNTD auxiliary
protocol.
In most configurations, the change from NFSv3 MOUNTD to NFSv4 global namespace is
transparent and handled automatically by the NFSv4 client and server.

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NFSv4 global namespaces and NFSv3 submounts

If you use NFSv3 export submounts, the global namespaces characteristic of NFSv4 might prevent
submounts from being seen on the NFSv4 mount.

Example 1 NFSv3 main exports and submount exports

If NFSv3 has a main export and a submount export, these exports might use the same
NFSv3 clients yet have different levels of access:

Table 120 NFSv3 main exports and submount exports

Expo Path Client Opti

rt ons

Mt1 /data/col1/mt1 client1.example.com ro

Mt1- /data/col1/mt1/subdir client1.example.com rw

sub

In the previous table, the following applies to NFSv3:

l If client1.example.com mounts /data/col1/mt1, the client gets read-only access.

l If client1.example.com mounts /data/col1/mt1/subdir, the client gets read-write
access.

NFSv4 operates in the same manner in regard to highest-level export paths. For
NFSv4, client1.example.com navigates the NFSv4 PseudoFS until it reaches the
highest-level export path, /data/col1/mt1, where it gets read-only access.

However, because the export has been selected, the submount export (Mt1-sub) is
not part of the PseudoFS for the client and read-write access is not given.

Best practice
If your system uses NFSv3 exports submounts to give the client read-write access based on the
mount path, you must consider this before using NFSv4 with these submount exports.
With NFSv4, each client has an individual PseudoFS.

Table 121 NFSv3 submount exports

Export Path Client Options

Mt1 /data/col1/mt1 client1.example.com ro

Mt1-sub /data/col1/mt1/subdir client2.example.com rw

NFSv4 Configuration
The default Data Domain system configuration only enables NFSv3. To use NFSv4, you must first
enable the NFSv4 server.

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Enabling the NFSv4 Server

Procedure
1. Enter nfs enable version 4 to enable NFSv4:
# nfs enable version 4
NFS server version(s) 3:4 enabled.

2. (Optional) If you want to disable NFSv3, enter nfs disable version 3.

# nfs disable version 3
NFS server version(s) 3 disabled.
NFS server version(s) 4 enabled.

After you finish

After the NFSv4 server is enabled, you might need to perform additional NFS configuration tasks
specifically for your site. These tasks can include performing the following actions on the Data
Domain system:
l Setting the NFSv4 domain
l Configuring NFSv4 ID mapping
l Configuring ACL (Access Control Lists)

Setting the default server to include NFSv4

About this task
The Data Domain NFS command option default-server-version controls which NFS version is
enabled when you enter the nfs enable command without specifying a version.
Procedure
1. Enter the nfs option set default-server-version 3:4 command:
# nfs option set default-server-version 3:4
NFS option 'default-server-version' set to '3:4'.

Updating existing exports

You can update existing exports to change the NFS version used by your Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Enter the nfs export modify all command:
# nfs export modify all clients all options version=version number

To ensure all existing clients have either version 3, 4, or both, you can modify the NFS
version to the appropriate string. The following example shows NFS modified to include
versions 3 and 4:
#nfs export modify all clients all options version=3:4

For more information about the nfs export command, see the Data Domain Operating
System Command Reference Guide for more information.

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Kerberos and NFSv4

Both NFSv4 and NFSv3 use the Kerberos authentication mechanism to secure user credentials.
Kerberos prevents user credentials from being spoofed in NFS packets and protects them from
tampering en route to the Data Domain system.
There are distinct types of Kerberos over NFS:
l Kerberos 5 (sec=krb5)
Use Kerberos for user credentials.
l Kerberos 5 with integrity (sec=krb5i)
Use Kerberos and check the integrity of the NFS payload using an encrypted checksum.
l Kerberos 5 with security (sec=krb5p)
Use Kerberos 5 with integrity and encrypt the entire NFS payload.
Note: krb5i and krb5p can both cause performance degradation due to additional
computational overhead on both the NFS client and the Data Domain system.
Figure 9 Active Directory Configuration

You employ existing commands that are used for NFSv3 when configuring your system for
Kerberos. See the nfsv3 chapter of the Data Domain Command Reference Guide for more
information.

Configuring Kerberos with a Linux-Based KDC

Before you begin
You should ensure that all your systems can access the Key Distribution Center (KDC).
If the systems cannot reach the KDC, check the domain name system (DNS) settings.

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About this task

The following steps allow you to create keytab files for the client and the Data Domain system:
l In Steps 1-3, you create the keytab file for the Data Domain system.
l In Steps 4-5, you create the keytab file for the client.
Procedure
1. Create the nfs/<ddr_dns_name>@<realm> service principal.
kadmin.local: addprinc -randkey nfs/ddr12345.<domain-name>@<domain-name>

2. Export nfs/<ddr_dns_name>@<realm> to a keytab file.

kadmin.local: ktadd –k /tmp/ddr.keytab nfs/[email protected]

3. Copy the keytab file to the Data Domain system at the following location:

/ddr/var/krb5.keytab

4. Create one of the following principals for the client and export that principal to the keytab
file:
nfs/<client_dns_name>@<REALM>
root/<client_dns_name>@<REALM>

5. Copy the keytab file to the client at the following location:

/etc/krb5.keytab

Note: It is recommended that you use an NTP server to keep the time synchronized on
all entities.

Configuring the Data Domain System to Use Kerberos Authentication

Procedure
1. Configure the KDC and Kerberos realm on the Data Domain system by using the
authentication command:
# authentication kerberos set realm <realm> kdc-type unix kdcs <kdc-
server>

2. Import the keytab file:

# authentication kerberos keytab import

3. (Optional) Configure the NIS server by entering the following commands:

# authentication nis servers add <server>
# authentication nis domain set <domain-name>
# authentication nis enable
# filesys restart

4. (Optional) Make the nfs4-domain the same as the Kerberos realm using the nfs option
command:
nfs option set nfs4-domain <kerberos-realm>

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5. Add a client to an existing export by adding sec=krb5 to the nfs export add command:
nfs export add <export-name> clients * options version=4,sec=krb5

Configuring Clients
Procedure
1. Configure the DNS server and verify that forward and reverse lookups are working.
2. Configure the KDC and Kerberos realm by editing the /etc/krb5.conf configuration file.
You might need to perform this step based on the client operating system you are using.
3. Configure NIS or another external name mapping service.
4. (Optional) Edit the /etc/idmapd.conf file to ensure it is the same as the Kerberos realm.
You might need to perform this step based on the client operating system you are using.
5. Verify the keytab file /etc/krb5.keytab contains an entry for the nfs/ service principal or
the root/ principal.
[root@fc22 ~]# klist -k
Keytab name: FILE:/etc/krb5.keytab
KVNO Principal
----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 nfs/fc22.domain-name@domain-name
6. Mount the export using the sec=krb5 option.
[root@fc22 ~]# mount ddr12345.<domain-name>:/data/col1/mtree1 /mnt/nfs4 –
o sec=krb5,vers=4

Enabling Active Directory

About this task
Configuring Active Directory authentication makes the Data Domain system part of a Windows
Active Directory realm. CIFS clients and NFS clients use Kerberos authentication.
Procedure
1. Join an active directory realm using the cifs set command:
# cifs set authentication active-directory <realm>

Kerberos is automatically set up on the Data Domain system. the required nfs/ service
principal is automatically created on the KDC.
2. Configure NIS using the authentication nis command:
# authentication nis servers add <windows-ad-server>
# authentication nis domain set <ad-realm>
# authentication nis enable

3. Configure CIFS to use NSS for ID mapping by using cifs commands:

# cifs disable
# cifs option set idmap-type nss
# cifs enable
# filesys restart

4. Set the nfs4-domain to be the same as the Active Directory realm:

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# nfs option set nfs4-domain <ad-realm>

5. Enable Active Directory for NFSv4 id mapping by using the nfs command:
# nfs option set nfs4-idmap-active-directory enabled

Configuring Active Directory

Procedure
1. Install the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role on the Windows server.
2. Install the Identity Management for UNIX components.
C:\Windows\system32>Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /
featurename:adminui /all
C:\Windows\system32>Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:nis /all

3. Verify the NIS domain is configured on the server.

C:\Windows\system32>nisadmin
The following are the settings on localhost

Push Interval : 1 days

Logging Mode : Normal

NIS Domains
NIS Domain in AD Master server NIS Domain in UNIX
---------------- ------------- ----------------
corp win-ad-server corp

4. Assign AD users and groups UNIX UID/GIDs for the NFSv4 server.
a. Go to Server Manager > Tools > Active Directory.
b. Open the Properties for an AD user or group.
c. Under the UNIX Atributes tab, fill in the NIS domain, UID, and Primary GID fields.

Configuring clients on Active Directory

Procedure
1. Create a new AD user on the AD server to represent the NFS client's service principal.
2. Create the nfs/ service principal for the NFS client.
> ktpass -princ nfs/<client_dns_name>@<REALM> -mapuser nfsuser -pass ****
-out nfsclient.keytab
/crytp rc4-hmac-nt /ptype KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL

3. (Optional) Copy the keytab file to /etc/krb5.keytab on the client.

The need to perform this step depends on which client OS you are using.

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Storage Migration

This chapter includes:

l Storage migration overview.................................................................................................276

l Migration planning considerations....................................................................................... 276
l Viewing migration status..................................................................................................... 278
l Evaluating migration readiness............................................................................................ 278
l Migrating storage using DD System Manager......................................................................279
l Storage migration dialog descriptions..................................................................................279
l Migrating storage using the CLI.......................................................................................... 282
l CLI storage migration example............................................................................................ 283

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Storage migration overview

Storage migration supports the replacement of existing storage enclosures with new enclosures
that may offer higher performance, higher capacity, and a smaller footprint.
After new enclosures are installed, you can migrate the data from the older enclosures to the new
enclosures while the system continues to support other processes such as data access, expansion,
cleaning, and replication. The storage migration does require system resources, but you can
control this with throttle settings that give the migration a relatively higher or lower priority. You
can also suspend a migration to make more resources available to other processes, then resume
the migration when resource demand is lower.
During the migration, the system uses data on the source and destination enclosures. New data is
written to the new enclosures. Non-migrated data is updated on the source enclosures, and
migrated data is updated on the destination enclosures. If the migration is interrupted, the
migration can resume migrating blocks that have not been marked as migrated.
During the migration, each block of data is copied and verified, the source block is freed and
marked as migrated, and the system index is updated to use the new location. New data that was
destined to land in the source block will now be redirected to destination block. All new data block
allocations that would have been allocated from source are allocated from the destination.
The Migration copy process is done at the shelf level, not the logical data level, so all disk sectors
on the source shelf are accessed and copied over regardless of whether there is data on them.
Therefore, the Storage Migration Utility cannot be used to shrink a logical data footprint.
Note: Because the data set is divided between the source and destination enclosures during
migration, you cannot halt a migration and resume use of only the source enclosures. Once
started, the migration must complete. If a failure, such as a faulty disk drive, interrupts the
migration, address the issue and resume the migration.
Depending on the amount of data to migrate and the throttle settings selected, a storage migration
can take days or weeks. When all data is migrated, the finalize process, which must be manually
initiated using the storage migration finalize command, restarts the filesystem. During
the restart, the source enclosures are removed from the system configuration and the destination
enclosures become part of the filesystem. When the finalize process is complete, the source
enclosures can be removed from the system.
After a storage migration, the disk shelf numbers reported by DD OS might not be sequential. This
is because shelf numbering is tied to the serial number of each individual disk shelf. KB article
499019, Data Domain: Storage enclosure numbering is not sequential, available on https://
support.emc.com, provides additional details. In DD OS version 5.7.3.0 and later, the enclosure
show persistent-id command described in the KB article requires administrator access, not
SE access.

Migration planning considerations

Consider the following guidelines before starting a storage migration.
l Storage migration requires a single-use license and operates on system models supported by
DD OS version 5.7 or later.
Note: Multiple storage migration operations require multiple licenses. However, multiple
source enclosures can be migrated to multiple destination enclosures during a single
operation.
l Two licenses are required for storage migration:
n The storage migration feature license

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n The capacity and shelf type license for the destination enclosures
l Storage migration is based on capacity, not enclosure count. Therefore:
n One source enclosure can be migrated to one destination enclosure.
n One source enclosure can be migrated to multiple destination enclosures.
n Multiple source enclosures can be migrated to one destination enclosure.
n Multiple source enclosures can be migrated to multiple destination enclosures.
l The storage migration licensing process consists of:
1. Updating the elicense installed on the system with the storage migration feature license and
the capacity and shelf type license for the destination enclosures before running the
migration operation.
2. Updating the elicense installed on the system to remove the original capacity and shelf type
license and the storage migration feature license after the migration operation is complete.
l The destination enclosures must:
n Be unassigned shelves with the drives in an unused state.
n Be licensed for sufficient capacity to receive the data from the source enclosures, with the
license installed on the system
n Be supported on the DD system model.
n Contain at least as much usable capacity as the enclosures they are replacing.
Note: It is not possible to determine the utilization of the source shelf. The system
performs all calculations based on the capacity of the shelf.
l The DD system model must have sufficient memory to support the active tier storage capacity
of the new enclosures.
l Data migration is not supported for disks in the system controller.
l CAUTION Do not upgrade DD OS until the in-progress storage migration is complete.

l Storage migration cannot start when the file system is disabled or while a DD OS upgrade is in
progress, another migration is in progress, or a RAID reconstruction is in progress.
Note: If a storage migration is in progress, a new storage migration license is required to
start a new storage migration operation after the in-progress migration completes. The
presence or absence of a storage migration license is reported as part of the upgrade
precheck.
l All specified source enclosures must be in the same tier (active or archive).
l There can be only one disk group in each source enclosure, and all disks in the disk group must
be installed in within the same enclosure.
l All disks in each destination enclosure must be of the same type (for example, all SATA or all
SAS).
l After migration begins, the destination enclosures cannot be removed.
l Source enclosures cannot be removed until migration is complete and finalized.
l The storage migration duration depends on the system resources (which differ for different
system models), the availability of system resources, and the data quantity to migrate. Storage
migration can take days or weeks to complete.

DS60 shelf considerations

The DS60 dense shelf can hold 60 disks, allowing the customer to use the full amount of space in
the rack. The drives are accessed from the top of the shelf, by extending the shelf from the

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cabinet. Due to the weight of the shelves, approximately 225 lbs when fully loaded, read this
section before proceeding with a storage migration to DS60 shelves.
Be aware of the following considerations when working with the DS60 shelf:
CAUTION
l Loading shelves at the top of the rack may cause the shelf to tip over.
l Validate that the floor can support the total weight of the DS60 shelves.
l Validate that the racks can provide enough power to the DS60 shelves.
l When adding more than five DS60s in the first rack, or more than six DS60s in the second
rack, stabilizer bars and a ladder are required to maintain the DS60 shelves.

Viewing migration status

DD System Manager provides two ways to view storage migration status.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Storage.
In the Storage area, review the Storage Migration Status line. If the status is Not Licensed,
you must add a license before using any storage migration features. If the storage migration
license is installed, the status can be one of the following: None, Starting, Migrating, Paused
by User, Paused by System, Copy Completed - Pending Finalization, Finalizing, Failed during
Copy, or Failed during Finalize.
2. If a storage migration is in progress, click View Storage Migration to view the progress
dialogs.
Note: The migration status shows the percentage of blocks transferred. In a system
with many free blocks, the free blocks are not migrated, but they are included in the
progress indication. In this situation, the progress indication will climb quickly and then
slow when the data migration starts.

3. When a storage migration is in progress, you can also view the status by selecting Health >
Jobs.

Evaluating migration readiness

You can use the system to evaluate storage migration readiness without committing to start the
migration.
Procedure
1. Install the destination enclosures using the instructions in the product installation guides.
2. Select Administration > Licenses and verify that the storage migration license is installed.
3. If the storage migration license is not installed, click Add Licenses and add the license.
4. Select Hardware > Storage, then click Migrate Data.

5. In the Select a Task dialog, select Estimate, then click Next.

6. In the Select Existing Enclosures dialog, use the checkboxes to select each of the source
enclosures for the storage migration, then click Next.
7. In the Select New Enclosures dialog, use the checkboxes to select each of the destination
enclosures for the storage migration, then click Next.

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The Add Licenses button allows you to add storage licenses for the new enclosures as
needed, without interrupting the current task.

8. In the Review Migration Plan dialog, review the estimated migration schedule, then click
Next.
9. Review the precheck results in the Verify Migration Preconditions dialog, then click Close.
Results
If any of the precheck tests fail, resolve the issue before you start the migration.

Migrating storage using DD System Manager

The storage migration process evaluates system readiness, prompts you to confirm that you want
to start the migration, migrates the data, and then prompts you to finalize the process.
Procedure
1. Install the destination enclosures using the instructions in the product installation guides.
2. Select Administration > Licenses and verify that the storage migration license is installed.
3. If the storage migration license is not installed, click Add Licenses and add the license.
4. Select Hardware > Storage, then click Migrate Data.

5. In the Select a Task dialog, select Migrate, then click Next.

6. In the Select Existing Enclosures dialog, use the checkboxes to select each of the source
enclosures for the storage migration, then click Next.
7. In the Select New Enclosures dialog, use the checkboxes to select each of the destination
enclosures for the storage migration, then click Next.
The Add Licenses button allows you to add storage licenses for the new enclosures as
needed, without interrupting the current task.

8. In the Review Migration Plan dialog, review the estimated migration schedule, then click
Start.
9. In the Start Migration dialog, click Start.
The Migrate dialog appears and updates during the three phases of the migration: Starting
Migration, Migration in Progress, and Copy Complete.

10. When the Migrate dialog title displays Copy Complete and a filesystem restart is acceptable,
click Finalize.
Note: This task restarts the filesystem and typically takes 10 to 15 minutes. The system
is unavailable during this time.

Results
When the migration finalize task is complete, the system is using the destination enclosures and
the source enclosures can be removed.

Storage migration dialog descriptions

The DD System Manager dialog descriptions provide additional information on storage migration.
This information is also available by clicking the help icon in the dialogs.

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Select a Task dialog

The configuration in this dialog determines whether the system will evaluate storage migration
readiness and stop, or evaluate readiness and begin storage migration.
Select Estimate to evaluate system readiness and stop.
Select Migrate to start migration after the system evaluation. Between the system evaluation and
the start of the migration, a dialog prompts you to confirm or cancel the storage migration.

Select Existing Enclosures dialog

The configuration in this dialog selects either the active or the retention tier and the source
enclosures for the migration.
If the DD Extended Retention feature is installed, use the list box to select either the Active Tier
or Retention Tier. The list box does not appear when DD Extended Retention is not installed.
The Existing Enclosures list displays the enclosures that are eligible for storage migration. Select
the checkbox for each of the enclosures to migrate. Click Next when you are ready to continue.

Select New Enclosures dialog

The configuration in this dialog selects the destination enclosures for the migration. This dialog
also displays the storage license status and an Add Licenses button.
The Available Enclosures list displays the enclosures that are eligible destinations for storage
migration. Select the checkbox for each of the desired destination enclosures.
The license status bar represents all of the storage licenses installed on the system. The green
portion represents licenses that are in use, and the and clear portion represents the licensed
storage capacity available for destination enclosures. If you need to install additional licenses to
support the selected destination controllers, click Add Licenses.
Click Next when you are ready to continue.

Review Migration Plan dialog

This dialog presents an estimate of the storage migration duration, organized according to the
three stages of storage migration.
Stage 1 of the storage migration runs a series of tests to verify that the system is ready for the
migration. The test results appear in the Verify Migration Preconditions dialog.
During Stage 2, the data is copied from the source enclosures to the destination enclosures. When
a large amount of data is present, the copy can take days or weeks to complete because the copy
takes place in the background, while the system continues to serve backup clients. A setting in the
Migration in Progress dialog allows you to change the migration priority, which can speed up or
slow down the migration.
Stage 3, which is manually initiated from the Copy Complete dialog, updates the system
configuration to use the destination enclosures and removes the configuration for the source
controllers. During this stage, the file system is restarted and the system is unavailable to backup
clients.

Verify Migration Preconditions dialog

This dialog displays the results of the tests that execute before the migration starts.
The following list shows the test sequence and provides additional information on each of the
tests.

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P1. This system's platform is supported.

Older DD system models do not support storage migration.

P2. A storage migration license is available.

A storage migration license is required.

P3. No other migration is currently running.

A previous storage migration must complete before you can start another.

P4. The current migration request is the same as the interrupted migration request.
Resume and complete the interrupted migration.

P5. Check the disk group layout on the existing enclosures.

Storage migration requires that each source enclosure contain only one disk group, and all the
disks in the group must be in that enclosure.

P6. Verify the final system capacity.

The total system capacity after migration and the removal of the source enclosures must not
exceed the capacity supported by the DD system model.

P7. Verify the replacement enclosures' capacity.

The usable capacity of the destination enclosures must be greater than that of the source
enclosures.

P8. Source enclosures are in the same active tier or retention unit.
The system supports storage migration from either the active tier or the retention tier. It does
not support migration of data from both tiers at the same time.

P9. Source enclosures are not part of the head unit.

Although the system controller is listed as an enclosure in the CLI, storage migration does not
support migration from disks installed in the system controller.

P10. Replacement enclosures are addable to storage.

All disks in each destination enclosure must be of the same type (for example, all SATA or all
SAS).

P11. No RAID reconstruction is occurring in the source controllers.

Storage migration cannot start while a RAID reconstruction is in progress.

P12. Source shelf belongs to a supported tier.

The source disk enclosure must be part of a tier supported on the migration destination.

Migration progress dialogs

This series of dialogs presents the storage migration status and the controls that apply at each
stage.
Migrate - Starting Migration
During the first stage, the progress is shown on the progress bar and no controls are available.
Migrate - Migration in Progress
During the second stage, data is copied from the source enclosures to the destination enclosures
and the progress is shown on the progress bar. Because the data copy can take days or weeks to
complete, controls are provided so that you can manage the resources used during migration and
suspend migration when resources are needed for other processes.

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You can click Pause to suspend the migration and later click Resume to continue the migration.
The Low, Medium, and High buttons define throttle settings for storage migration resource
demands. A low throttle setting gives storage migration a lower resource priority, which results in a
slower migration and requires fewer system resources. Conversely, A high throttle setting gives
storage migration a higher resource priority, which results in a faster migration and requires more
system resources. The medium setting selects an intermediate priority.
You do not have to leave this dialog open for the duration of the migration. To check the status of
the migration after closing this dialog, select Hardware > Storage and view the migration status.
To return to this dialog from the Hardware/Storage page, click Manage Migration. The migration
progress can also be viewed by selecting Health > Jobs.
Migrate - Copy Complete
When the copy is complete, the migration process waits for you to click Finalize. During this final
stage, , which takes 10 to 15 minutes, the filesystem is restarted and the system is not available. It
is a good practice to start this stage during a maintenance window or a period of low system
activity.

Migrating storage using the CLI

About this task
A migration simply requires moving all of the allocated blocks from the blocksets formatted over
source DGs (e.g., source blocksets) to the blocksets formatted over destination DGs (e.g.,
destination blocksets). Once all of the allocated blocks have been moved from the source
blocksets, those blocksets can be removed from the file system, their disks can be removed from
their storage tier, and the physical disks and enclosures can be removed from the DDR.
Note: The preparation of new enclosures for storage migration is managed by the storage
migration process. Do not prepare destination enclosures as you would for an enclosure
addition. For example, use of the filesys expand command is appropriate for an enclosure
addition, but this command prevents enclosures from being used as storage migration
destinations.
A DS60 disk shelf contains four disk packs, of 15 disks each. When a DS60 shelf is the migration
source or destination, the disk packs are referenced as enclosure:pack. In this example, the
source is enclosure 7, pack 2 (7:2), and the destination is enclosure 7, pack 4 (7:4).
Procedure
1. Install the destination enclosures using the instructions in the product installation guides.
2. Check to see if the storage migration feature license is installed.
# elicense show
3. If the license is not installed, update the elicense to add the storage migration feature
license
# elicense update
4. View the disk states for the source and destination disks.
# disk show state

The source disks should be in the active state, and the destination disks should be in the
unknown state.
5. Run the storage migration precheck command to determine if the system is ready for the
migration.
# storage migration precheck source-enclosures 7:2 destination-enclosures
7:4

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6. View the migration throttle setting.

storage migration option show throttle

7. When the system is ready, begin the storage migration.

# storage migration start source-enclosures 7:2 destination-enclosures 7:4

8. Optionally, view the disk states for the source and destination disks during the migration.
# disk show state

During the migration, the source disks should be in the migrating state, and the destination
disks should be in the destination state.
9. Review the migration status as needed.
# storage migration status

10. View the disk states for the source and destination disks.
# disk show state

During the migration, the source disks should be in the migrating state, and the destination
disks should be in the destination state.
11. When the migration is complete, update the configuration to use the destination enclosures.
Note: This task restarts the file system and typically takes 10 to 15 minutes. The system
is unavailable during this time.
storage migration finalize

12. If you want to remove all data from each of the source enclosures, remove the data now.
storage sanitize start enclosure <enclosure-id>[:<pack-id>]

Note: The storage sanitize command does not produce a certified data erasure. Data
Domain offers certified data erasure as a service. For more information, contact your
Data Domain representative.

13. View the disk states for the source and destination disks.
# disk show state

After the migration, the source disks should be in the unknown state, and the destination
disks should be in the active state.
Results
When the migration finalize task is complete, the system is using the destination storage and the
source storage can be removed.

CLI storage migration example

elicense show
# elicense show
Feature licenses:
## Feature Count Mode Expiration Date
-- ----------- ----- --------------- ---------------
1 REPLICATION 1 permanent (int) n/a
2 VTL 1 permanent (int) n/a
-- ----------- ----- --------------- ---------------

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elicense update
# elicense update mylicense.lic
New licenses: Storage Migration
Feature licenses:
## Feature Count Mode Expiration Date
-- ----------- ----- --------------- ---------------
1 REPLICATION 1 permanent (int) n/a
2 VTL 1 permanent (int) n/a
3 Storage Migration 1 permanent (int)
-- ----------- ----- --------------- ---------------
** This will replace all existing Data Domain licenses on the system with the above EMC ELMS
licenses.
Do you want to proceed? (yes|no) [yes]: yes
eLicense(s) updated.

disk show state

Figure 10 disk show state

storage migration precheck

#storage migration precheck source-enclosures 2 destination-enclosures 11

Source enclosures:
Disks Count Disk Disk Enclosure Enclosure
Group Size Model Serial No.
-------- ----- ----- ---------- --------- --------------
2.1-2.15 15 dg1 1.81 TiB ES30 APM00111103820
-------- ----- ----- ---------- --------- --------------
Total source disk size: 27.29 TiB

Destination enclosures:
Disks Count Disk Disk Enclosure Enclosure
Group Size Model Serial No.
---------- ----- ------- -------- --------- --------------
11.1-11.15 15 unknown 931.51 GiB ES30 APM00111103840
---------- ----- ------- -------- --------- --------------
Total destination disk size: 13.64 TiB

1 "Verifying platform support................................................PASS"

2 "Verifying valid storage migration license exists..........................PASS"
3 "Verifying no other migration is running...................................PASS"
4 "Verifying request matches interrupted migration...........................PASS"
5 "Verifying data layout on the source shelves...............................PASS"

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6 "Verifying final system capacity...........................................PASS"

7 "Verifying destination capacity............................................PASS"
8 "Verifying source shelves belong to same tier..............................PASS"
9 "Verifying enclosure 1 is not used as source...............................PASS"
10 "Verifying destination shelves are addable to storage......................PASS"
11 "Verifying no RAID reconstruction is going on in source shelves............PASS"
Migration pre-check PASSED

Expected time to migrate data: 8 hrs 33 min

storage migration show history

Figure 11 storage migration show history

storage migration start

#storage migration start source-enclosures 2 destination-enclosures 11

Source enclosures:
Disks Count Disk Disk Enclosure Enclosure
Group Size Model Serial No.
-------- ----- ----- ---------- --------- --------------
2.1-2.15 15 dg1 1.81 TiB ES30 APM00111103820
-------- ----- ----- ---------- --------- --------------
Total source disk size: 27.29 TiB

Destination enclosures:
Disks Count Disk Disk Enclosure Enclosure
Group Size Model Serial No.
---------- ----- ------- -------- --------- --------------
11.1-11.15 15 unknown 931.51 GiB ES30 APM00111103840
---------- ----- ------- -------- --------- --------------
Total destination disk size: 13.64 TiB

Expected time to migrate data: 84 hrs 40 min

** Storage migration once started cannot be aborted.

Existing data on the destination shelves will be overwritten.
Do you want to continue with the migration? (yes|no) [no]: yes

Performing migration pre-check:

1 Verifying platform support................................................PASS
2 Verifying valid storage migration license exists..........................PASS
3 Verifying no other migration is running...................................PASS
4 Verifying request matches interrupted migration...........................PASS
5 Verifying data layout on the source shelves...............................PASS
6 Verifying final system capacity...........................................PASS
7 Verifying destination capacity............................................PASS
8 Verifying source shelves belong to same tier..............................PASS
9 Verifying enclosure 1 is not used as source...............................PASS
10 Verifying destination shelves are addable to storage......................PASS
11 Verifying no RAID reconstruction is going on in source shelves............PASS

Migration pre-check PASSED

Storage migration will reserve space in the filesystem to migrate data.

Space reservation may add up to an hour or more based on system resources.

Storage migration process initiated.

Check storage migration status to monitor progress.

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Figure 12 storage migration status

disk show state, migration in progress

Figure 13 disk show state, migration in progress

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storage migration finalize

Figure 14 storage migration finalize

disk show state, migration complete

Figure 15 disk show state, migration complete

Note: Currently storage migration is only supported on the active node. Storage migration is
not supported on the standby node of an HA cluster.

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Metadata on Flash

This chapter includes:

l Overview of Metadata on Flash (MDoF) ............................................................................ 290

l MDoF licensing and capacity............................................................................................... 290
l SSD cache tier..................................................................................................................... 291
l MDoF SSD cache tier - system management ...................................................................... 291
l SSD alerts........................................................................................................................... 295

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Overview of Metadata on Flash (MDoF)

MDoF creates caches for file system metadata using flash technologies. The SSD Cache is a low
latency, high input/output operations per second (IOPS) cache to accelerate metadata and data
access.
Note: The minimum software version required is DD OS 6.0.

Caching the file system metadata on SSDs improves I/O performance for both traditional and
random workloads.
For traditional workloads, offloading random access to metadata from HDDs to SSDs allows the
hard drives to accommodate streaming write and read requests.
For random workloads, SSD cache provides low latency metadata operations, which allows the
HDDs to serve data requests instead of cache requests.
Read cache on SSD improves random read performance by caching frequently accessed data.
Writing data to NVRAM combined with low latency metadata operations to drain the NVRAM
faster improve random write latency. The absence of cache does not prevent file system
operation, it only impacts file system performance.
When the cache tier is first created, a file system restart is only required if the cache tier is being
added after the file system is running. For new systems that come with cache tier disks, no file
system restart is required if the cache tier is created before enabling the file system for the first
time. Additional cache can be added to a live system, without the need to disable and enable the
file system.
Note: DD9500 systems that were upgraded from DD OS 5.7 to DD OS 6.0 require a one-time
file system restart after creating the cache tier for the first time.
One specific condition with regard to SSDs is when the number of spare blocks remaining gets
close to zero, the SSD enters a read only condition. When a read only condition occurs, DD OS
treats the drive as read-only cache and sends an alert.
MDoF is supported on the following Data Domain systems:
l DD6300
l DD6800
l DD9300
l DD9500
l DD9800
l DD VE instances, including DD3300 systems, in capacity configurations of 16 TB and higher
(SSD Cache Tier for DD VE)

MDoF licensing and capacity

A license enabled through ELMS is necessary for using the MDoF feature; the SSD Cache license
will not be enabled by default.
The following table describes the various SSD capacity licenses and the SSD capacities for the
given system:

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Table 122 SSD capacity licenses per system

Model Memory Number of SSDs SSD capacity

DD6300 48 GB (Base) 1 800 GB

96 GB (Expanded) 2 1600 GB

DD6800 192 GB (Base) 2 1600 GB

192 GB (Expanded) 4 3200 GB

DD9300 192 GB (Base) 5 4000 GB

384 GB (Expanded) 8 6400 GB

DD9500 256 GB (Base) 8 6400 GB

512 GB (Expanded) 15 12000 GB

DD9800 256 GB (Base) 8 6400 GB

768 GB (Expanded) 15 12000 GB

SSD Cache Tier for DD VE

DD VE instances and DD3300 systems do not require a license for the SSD Cache Tier. The
maximum supported SSD capacity is 1% of the Active Tier capacity.
The following table describes the various SSD capacity licenses and the SSD capacities for the
given system:

Table 123 DD VE and DD3300 SSD capacity

Capacity configuration Maximum SSD capacity

DD VE 16 TB 160 GB

DD VE 32 TB 320 GB

DD VE 48 TB 480 GB

DD VE 64 TB 640 GB

DD VE 96 TB 960 GB

DD3300 8 TB 160 GB

DD3300 16 TB 160 GB

DD3300 32 TB 320 GB

SSD cache tier

The SSD cache tier provides the SSD cache storage for the file system. The file system draws the
required storage from the SSD cache tier without active intervention from the user.

MDoF SSD cache tier - system management

Be aware of the following considerations for SSD cache:

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l When SSDs are deployed within a controller, those SSDs are treated as internal root drives.
They display as enclosure 1 in the output of the storage show all command.
l Manage individual SSDs with the disk command the same way HDDs are managed.
l Run the storage add command to add an individual SSD or SSD enclosure to the SSD cache
tier.
l The SSD cache tier space does not need to be managed. The file system draws the required
storage from the SSD cache tier and shares it among its clients.
l The filesys create command creates an SSD volume if SSDs are available in the system.
Note: If SSDs are added to the system later, the system should automatically create the
SSD volume and notify the file system. SSD Cache Manager notifies its registered clients
so they can create their cache objects.
l If the SSD volume contains only one active drive, the last drive to go offline will come back
online if the active drive is removed from the system.
The next section describes how to manage the SSD cache tier from Data Domain System
Manager, and with the DD OS CLI.

Managing the SSD cache tier

Storage configuration features allow you to add and remove storage from the SSD cache tier.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Storage > Overview.
2. Expand the Cache Tier dialog.
3. Click Configure.
The maximum amount of storage that can be added to the active tier depends on the DD
controller used.
Note: The licensed capacity bar shows the portion of licensed capacity (used and
remaining) for the installed enclosures.

4. Select the checkbox for the Shelf to be added.

5. Click the Add to Tier button.
6. Click OK to add the storage.
Note: To remove an added shelf, select it in the Tier Configuration list, click Remove
from Configuration, and click OK.

CLI Equivalent
When the cache tier SSDs are installed in the head unit:
a. Add the SSDs to the cache tier.
# storage add disks 1.13,1.14 tier cache
Checking storage requirements...done
Adding disk 1.13 to the cache tier...done

Updating system information...done

Disk 1.13 successfully added to the cache tier.

Checking storage requirements...

done
Adding disk 1.14 to the cache tier...done

Updating system information...done

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Disk 1.14 successfully added to the cache tier.

b. Verify the state of the newly added SSDs.
# disk show state
Enclosure Disk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
--------- ----------------------------------------------
1 . . . . s . . s s s s s v v
2 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
3 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
--------- ----------------------------------------------

Legend State Count

------ --------------- -----
. In Use Disks 6
s Spare Disks 6
v Available Disks 2
U Unknown Disks 30
------ --------------- -----
Total 44 disks

When the cache tier SSDs are installed in an external shelf:

a. Verify the system recognizes the SSD shelf. In the example below, the SSD shelf is
enclosure 2.
# disk show state
Enclosure Disk
Row(disk-id) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
--------- ----------------------------------------------
1 . . . .
2 U U U U U U U U - - - - - - -
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
5 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
6 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
7 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
8 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
9 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
10 |--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Pack 1 | Pack 2 | Pack 3 | Pack 4 |
E(49-60) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
D(37-48) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
C(25-36) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
B(13-24) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
A( 1-12) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
11 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
12 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
13 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------- ----------------------------------------------

Legend State Count

------ ------------------ -----
. In Use Disks 32
v Available Disks 182
U Unknown Disks 8
- Not Installed Disks 7
------ ------------------- -----
Total 222 disks
b. Identify the shelf ID of the SSD shelf. SSDs will display as SAS-SSD or SATA-SSD in the
Type column.
# disk show hardware

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c. Add the SSD shelf to the cache tier

# storage add enclosure 2 tier cache

Checking storage requirements...done

Adding enclosure 2 to the cache tier...Enclosure 2 successfully added
to the cache tier.

Updating system information...done

Successfully added: 2 done

d. Verify the state of the newly added SSDs.
# disk show state
Enclosure Disk
Row(disk-id) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
--------- ----------------------------------------------
1 . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . - - - - - - -
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
5 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
6 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
7 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
8 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
9 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
10 |--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Pack 1 | Pack 2 | Pack 3 | Pack 4 |
E(49-60) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
D(37-48) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
C(25-36) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
B(13-24) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
A( 1-12) |v v v |v v v |v v v |v v v |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
11 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
12 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
13 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------- ----------------------------------------------

Legend State Count

------ ------------------ -----
. In Use Disks 32
v Available Disks 182
U Unknown Disks 8
- Not Installed Disks 7
------ ------------------- -----
Total 222 disks
To remove a controller-mounted SSD from the cache tier:
# storage remove disk 1.13

Removing disk 1.13...done

Updating system information...done

Disk 1.13 successfully removed.

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To remove an SSD shelf from the system:

# storage remove enclosure 2

Removing enclosure 2...Enclosure 2 successfully removed.

Updating system information...done

Successfuly removed: 2 done

SSD alerts
There are three alerts specific to the SSD cache tier.
The SSD cahce tier alerts are:
l Licensing
If the file system is enabled and less physical cache capacity present than what the license
permits is configured, an alert is generated with the current SSD capacity present, and the
capacity license. This alert is classified as a warning alert. The absence of cache does not
prevent file system operation, it only impacts file system performance. Additional cache can be
added to a live system, without the need to disable and enable the file system.
l Read only condition
When the number of spare blocks remaining gets close to zero, the SSD enters a read only
condition. When a read only condition occurs, DD OS treats the drive as read-only cache.
Alert EVT-STORAGE-00001 displays when the SSD is in a read-only state and should be
replaced.
l SSD end of life
When an SSD reaches the end of its lifespan, the system generates a hardware failure alert
identifying the location of the SSD within the SSD shelf. This alert is classified as a critical
alert.
Alert EVT-STORAGE-00016 displays when the EOL counter reaches 98. The drive is failed
proactively when the EOL counter reaches 99.

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SCSI Target

This chapter includes:

l SCSI Target overview..........................................................................................................298

l Fibre Channel view.............................................................................................................. 299
l Differences in FC link monitoring among DD OS versions....................................................308

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SCSI Target overview

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) Target is a unified management daemon for all SCSI
services and transports. SCSI Target supports DD VTL (Virtual Tape Library), DD Boost over FC
(Fibre Channel), and vDisk/ProtectPoint Block Services, as well as anything that has a target LUN
(logical unit number) on a DD system.
SCSI Target Services and Transports
The SCSI Target daemon starts when FC ports are present or DD VTL is licensed. It provides
unified management for all SCSI Target services and transports.
l A service is anything that has a target LUN on a DD system that uses SCSI Target commands,
such as DD VTL (tape drives and changers), DD Boost over FC (processor devices), or vDisk
(Virtual Disk Device).
l A transport enables devices to become visible to initiators.
l An initiator is a backup client that connects to a system to read and write data using the FC
protocol. A specific initiator can support DD Boost over FC, vDisk, or DD VTL, but not all three.
l Devices are visible on a SAN (storage area network) through physical ports. Host initiators
communicate with the DD system through the SAN.
l Access groups manage access between devices and initiators.
l An endpoint is the logical target on a DD system to which an initiator connects. You can
disable, enable, and rename endpoints. To delete endpoints, the associated transport hardware
must no longer exist. Endpoints are automatically discovered and created when a new
transport connection occurs. Endpoints have the following attributes: port topology, FCP2-
RETRY status, WWPN, and WWNN.
l NPIV (N_port ID Virtualization) is an FC feature that lets multiple endpoints share a single
physical port. NPIV eases hardware requirements and provides failover capabilities.
l In DD OS 6.0, users can specify the sequence of secondary system addresses for failover. For
example, if the system specifies 0a, 0b, 1a, 1b and the user specifies 1b, 1a, 0a, 0b , the user-
specified sequence is used for failover. The scsitarget endpoint show detailed
command displays the user-specified sequence.
Note the following exceptions:
l DD Boost can service both FC and IP clients simultaneously; however, both transports cannot
share the same initiator.
l Only one initiator should be present per access group. Each access group is assigned a type
(DD VTL, vDisk/ProtectPoint Block Services, or DD Boost over FC).
SCSI Target Architectures - Supported and Unsupported
SCSI Target supports the following architectures:
l DD VTL plus DD Boost over FC from different initiators: Two different initiators (on the
same or different clients) may access a DD system using DD VTL and DD Boost over FC,
through the same or different DD system target endpoints.
l DD VTL plus DD Boost over FC from one initiator to two different DD systems: A single
initiator may access two different DD systems using any service.
SCSI Target does not support the following architecture:
l DD VTL plus DD Boost over FC from one initiator to the same DD system: A single initiator
may not access the same DD system through different services.
Thin Protocol

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The thin protocol is a lightweight daemon for VDisk and DD VTL that responds to SCSI commands
when the primary protocol can't. For Fibre Channel environments with multiple protocols, thin
protocol:
l Prevents initiator hangs
l Prevents unnecessary initiator aborts
l Prevents initiator devices from disappearing
l Supports a standby mode
l Supports fast and early discoverable devices
l Enhances protocol HA behavior
l Doesn't require fast registry access
For More Information about DD Boost and the scscitarget Command (CLI)
For more information about using DD Boost through the DD System Manager, see the related
chapter in this book. For other types of information about DD Boost, see the Data Domain Boost for
OpenStorage Administration Guide.
This chapter focuses on using SCSI Target through the DD System Manager. After you have
become familiar with basic tasks, the scscitarget command in the Data Domain Operating
System Command Reference Guide provides more advanced management tasks.
When there is heavy DD VTL traffic, avoid running the scsitarget group use command,
which switches the in-use endpoint lists for one or more SCSI Target or vdisk devices in a group
between primary and secondary endpoint lists.

Fibre Channel view

The Fibre Channel view displays the current status of whether Fibre Channel and/or NPIV is
enabled. It also displays two tabs: Resources and Access Groups. Resources include ports,
endpoints, and initiators. An access group holds a collection of initiator WWPNs (worldwide port
names) or aliases and the drives and changers they are allowed to access.

Enabling NPIV
NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization), is a Fibre Channel feature in which multiple endpoints can share a
single physical port. NPIV eases hardware requirements and provides endpoint failover/failback
capabilities. NPIV is not configured by default; you must enable it.
About this task
Note: NPIV is enabled by default in HA configuration.

NPIV provides simplified multiple-system consolidation:

l NPIV is an ANSI T11 standard that allows a single HBA physical port to register with a Fibre
Channel fabic using multiple WWPNs
l The virtual and physical ports have the same port properties and behave exactly the same.
l There may be m:1 relationships between the endpoints and the port, that is, multiple endpoints
can share the same physical port.
Specifically, enabling NPIV enables the following features:
l Multiple endpoints are allowed per physical port, each using a virtual (NPIV) port. The base
port is a placeholder for the physical port and is not associated with an endpoint.
l Endpoint failover/failback is automatically enabled when using NPIV.

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Note: After NPIV is enabled, the "Secondary System Address" must be specified at each
of the endpoints. If not, endpoint failover will not occur.
l Multiple DD systems can be consolidated into a single DD system, however, the number of
HBAs remains the same on the single DD system.
l The endpoint failover is triggered when FC-SSM detects when a port goes from online to
offline. In the case where the physical port is offline before scsitarget is enabled and the port is
still offline after scsitarget is enabled, a endpoint failover is not possible because FC-SSM does
not generate a port offline event. If the port comes back online and auto-failback is enabled,
any failed over endpoints that use that port as a primary port will fail-back to the primary port.
The Data Domain HA features requires NPIV to move WWNs between the nodes of an HA pair
during the failover process.
Note: Before enabling NPIV, the following conditions must be met:
l The DD system must be running DD OS 5.7.
l All ports must be connected to 4Gb, 8Gb, and 16 Gb Fibre Channel HBA and SLIC.
l The DD system ID must be valid, that is, it must not be 0.
In addition, port topologies and port names will be reviewed and may prevent NPIV from being
enabled:
l NPIV is allowed if the topology for all ports is loop-preferred.
l NPIV is allowed if the topology for some of the ports is loop-preferred; however, NPIV
must be disabled for ports that are loop-only, or you must reconfigure the topology to
loop-preferred for proper functionality.
l NPIV is not allowed if none of the ports has a topology of loop-preferred.
l If port names are present in access groups, the port names are replaced with their
associated endpoint names.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel.
2. Next to NPIV: Disabled, select Enable.
3. In the Enable NPIV dialog, you will be warned that all Fibre Channel ports must be disabled
before NPIV can be enabled. If you are sure that you want to do this, select Yes.

CLI Equivalent
a. Make sure (global) NPIV is enabled.
# scsitarget transport option show npiv
SCSI Target Transport Options
Option Value
------ --------
npiv disabled
------ --------
b. If NPIV is disabled, then enable it. You must first disable all ports.
# scsitarget port disable all
All ports successfully disabled.
# scsitarget transport option set npiv enabled
Enabling FiberChannel NPIV mode may require SAN zoning to
be changed to configure both base port and NPIV WWPNs.
Any FiberChannel port names used in the access groups will
be converted to their corresponding endpoint names in order
to prevent ambiguity.
Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [no]:

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c. Re-enable the disabled ports.

# scsitarget port enable all
All ports successfully enabled.
d. Make sure the physical ports have an NPIV setting of “auto”.
# scsitarget port show detailed 0a
System Address: 0a
Enabled: Yes
Status: Online
Transport: FibreChannel
Operational Status: Normal
FC NPIV: Enabled (auto)
.
.
.
e. Create a new endpoint using the primary and secondary ports you have selected.
# scsitarget endpoint add test0a0b system-address 0a
primary-system-address 0a secondary-system-address 0b

Note that the endpoint is disabled by default, so enable it.

# scsitarget endpoint enable test0a0b

Then display the endpoint information.

# scsitarget endpoint show detailed test0a0b
Endpoint: test0a0b
Current System Address: 0b
Primary System Address: 0a
Secondary System Address: 0b
Enabled: Yes
Status: Online
Transport: FibreChannel
FC WWNN: 50:02:18:80:08:a0:00:91
FC WWPN: 50:02:18:84:08:b6:00:91
f. Zone a host system to the auto-generated WWPN of the newly created endpoint.
g. Create a DD VTL, vDisk, or DD Boost over Fibre Channel (DFC) device, and make this
device available on the host system.
h. Ensure that the DD device chosen can be accessed on the host (read and/or written).
i. Test the endpoint failover by using the “secondary” option to move the endpoint to the
SSA (secondary system address).
# scsitarget endpoint use test0a0b secondary
j. Ensure that the DD device chosen can still be accessed on the host (read and/or
written). Test the failback by using the “primary” option to move the endpoint back to
the PSA (primary system address).
# scsitarget endpoint use test0a0b primary
k. Ensure that the DD device chosen can still be accessed on the host (read and/or
written).

Disabling NPIV
Before you can disable NPIV, you must not have any ports with multiple endpoints.
About this task
Note: NPIV is required for HA configuration. It is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.

Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel.

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2. Next to NPIV: Enabled, select Disable.

3. In the Disable NPIV dialog, review any messages about correcting the configuration, and
when ready, select OK.

Resources tab
The Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources tab displays information about ports, endpoints, and
initiators.

Table 124 Ports

Item Description

System Address System address for port

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node

Enabled Port operational status; either Enabled or Disabled.

NPIV NPIV status; either Enabled or Disabled.

Link Status Link status: either Online or Offline; that is, whether or not
the port is up and capable of handling traffic.

Operation Status Operation status: either Normal or Marginal.

# of Endpoints Number of endpoints associated with this port.

Table 125 Endpoints

Item Description

Name Name of endpoint.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node

System Address System address of endpoint.

Enabled Port operational state; either Enabled or Disabled.

Link Status Either Online or Offline; that is, whether or not the port is up
and capable of handling traffic.

Table 126 Initiators

Item Description

Name Name of initiator.

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Item Description

Service Service support by the initiator, which is either DD VTL, DD

Boost, or vDisk.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

Vendor Name Initiator's model.

Online Endpoints Endpoints seen by this initiator. Displays none or offline
if the initiator is not available.

Configuring a port
Ports are discovered, and a single endpoint is automatically created for each port, at startup.
About this task
The properties of the base port depend on whether NPIV is enabled:
l In non-NPIV mode, ports use the same properties as the endpoint, that is, the WWPN for the
base port and the endpoint are the same.
l In NPIV mode, the base port properties are derived from default values, that is, a new WWPN
is generated for the base port and is preserved to allow consistent switching between NPIV
modes. Also, NPIV mode provides the ability to support multiple endpoints per port.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Under Ports, select an port, and then select Modify (pencil).
3. In the Configure Port dialog, select whether to automatically enable or disable NPIV for this
port.
4. For Topology, select Loop Preferred, Loop Only, Point to Point, or Default.
5. For Speed, select 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps, or auto.
6. Select OK.

Enabling a port
Ports must be enabled before they can be used.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Ports > Enable. If all ports are already enabled, a message to that
effect is displayed.
3. In the Enable Ports dialog, select one or more ports from the list, and select Next.
4. After the confirmation, select Next to complete the task.

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Disabling a port
You can simply disable a port (or ports), or you can chose to failover all endpoints on the port (or
ports) to another port.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Ports > Disable.
3. In the Disable Ports dialog, select one or more ports from the list, and select Next.
4. In the confirmation dialog, you can continue with simply disabling the port, or you can chose
to failover all endpoints on the ports to another port.

Adding an endpoint
An endpoint is a virtual object that is mapped to a underlying virtual port. In non-NPIV mode (not
available on HA configuration), only a single endpoint is allowed per physical port, and the base
port is used to configure that endpoint to the fabric. When NPIV is enabled, multiple endpoints are
allowed per physical port, each using a virtual (NPIV) port, and endpoint failover/failback is
enabled.
About this task
Note: Non-NPIV mode is not available on HA configurations. NPIV is enabled by default and
cannot be disabled.
Note: In NPIV mode, endpoints:
l have a primary system address.
l may have zero or more secondary system addresses.
l are all candidates for failover to an alternate system address on failure of a port; however,
failover to a marginal port is not supported.
l may be failed back to use their primary port when the port comes back up online.
Note: When using NPIV, it is recommended that you use only one protocol (that is, DD VTL
Fibre Channel, DD Boost-over-Fibre Channel, or vDisk Fibre Channel) per endpoint. For
failover configurations, secondary endpoints should also be configured to have the same
protocol as the primary.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Under Endpoints, select Add (+ sign).
3. In the Add Endpoint dialog, enter a Name for the endpoint (from 1 to 128 characters). The
field cannot be empty or be the word “all,” and cannot contain the characters asterisk (*),
question mark (?), front or back slashes (/, \), or right or left parentheses [(,)].
4. For Endpoint Status, select Enabled or Disabled.
5. If NPIV is enabled, for Primary system address, select from the drop-down list. The primary
system address must be different from any secondary system address.
6. If NPIV is enabled, for Fails over to secondary system addresses, check the appropriate box
next to the secondary system address.
7. Select OK.

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Configuring an endpoint
After you have added an endpoint, you can modify it using the Configure Endpoint dialog.
About this task
Note: When using NPIV, it is recommended that you use only one protocol (that is, DD VTL
Fibre Channel, DD Boost-over-Fibre Channel, or vDisk Fibre Channel) per endpoint. For
failover configurations, secondary endpoints should also be configured to have the same
protocol as the primary.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Under Endpoints, select an endpoint, and then select Modify (pencil).
3. In the Configure Endpoint dialog, enter a Name for the endpoint (from 1 to 128 characters).
The field cannot be empty or be the word “all,” and cannot contain the characters asterisk
(*), question mark (?), front or back slashes (/, \), or right or left parentheses [(,)].
4. For Endpoint Status, select Enabled or Disabled.
5. For Primary system address, select from the drop-down list. The primary system address
must be different from any secondary system address.
6. For Fails over to secondary system addresses, check the appropriate box next to the
secondary system address.
7. Select OK.

Modifying an endpoint's system address

You can modify the active system address for a SCSI Target endpoint using the scsitarget
endpoint modify command option. This is useful if the endpoint is associated with a system
address that no longer exists, for example after a controller upgrade or when a controller HBA
(host bus adapter) has been moved. When the system address for an endpoint is modified, all
properties of the endpoint, including WWPN and WWNN (worldwide port and node names,
respectively), if any, are preserved and are used with the new system address.
About this task
In the following example, endpoint ep-1 was assigned to system address 5a, but this system
address is no longer valid. A new controller HBA was added at system address 10a. The SCSI
Target subsystem automatically created a new endpoint, ep-new, for the newly discovered system
address. Because only a single endpoint can be associated with a given system address, ep-new
must be deleted, and then ep-1 must be assigned to system address 10a.
Note: It may take some time for the modified endpoint to come online, depending on the SAN
environment, since the WWPN and WWNN have moved to a different system address. You
may also need to update SAN zoning to reflect the new configuration.
Procedure
1. Show all endpoints to verify the endpoints to be changed:
# scsitarget endpoint show list
2. Disable all endpoints:
# scsitarget endpoint disable all
3. Delete the new, unnecessary endpoint, ep-new:
# scsitarget endpoint del ep-new

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4. Modify the endpoint you want to use, ep-1, by assigning it the new system address 10a:
# scsitarget endpoint modify ep-1 system-address 10a
5. Enable all endpoints:
# scsitarget endpoint enable all

Enabling an endpoint
Enabling an endpoint enables the port only if it is currently disabled, that is, you are in non-NPIV
mode.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Endpoints > Enable. If all endpoints are already enabled, a message to
that effect is displayed.
3. In the Enable Endpoints dialog, select one or more endpoints from the list, and select Next.
4. After the confirmation, select Next to complete the task.

Disabling an endpoint
Disabling an endpoint does not disable the associated port, unless all endpoints using the port are
disabled, that is, you are in non- NPIV mode.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Endpoints > Disable.
3. In the Disable Endpoints dialog, select one or more endpoints from the list, and select Next.
If an endpoint is in use, you are warned that disabling it might disrupt the system.
4. Select Next to complete the task.

Deleting an endpoint
You may want to delete an endpoint if the underlying hardware is no longer available. However, if
the underlying hardware is still present, or becomes available, a new endpoint for the hardware is
discovered automatically and configured based on default values.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Endpoints > Delete.
3. In the Delete Endpoints dialog, select one or more endpoints from the list, and select Next.
If an endpoint is in use, you are warned that deleting it might disrupt the system.
4. Select Next to complete the task.

Adding an initiator
Add initiators to provide backup clients to connect to the system to read and write data using the
FC (Fibre Channel) protocol. A specific initiator can support DD Boost over FC, or DD VTL, but not
both. A maximum of 1024 initiators can be configured for a DD system.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Under Initiators, select Add (+ sign)

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3. In the Add Initiator dialog, enter the port’s unique WWPN in the specified format.
4. Enter a Name for the initiator.
5. Select the Address Method: Auto is used for standard addressing, and VSA (Volume Set
Addressing) is used primarily for addressing virtual buses, targets, and LUNs.
6. Select OK.

CLI Equivalent

# scsitarget group add My_Group initiator My_Initiator

Modifying or deleting an initiator

Before you can delete an initiator, it must be offline and not attached to any group. Otherwise, you
will get an error message, and the initiator will not be deleted. You must delete all initiators in an
access group before you can delete the access group. If an initiator remains visible, it may be
automatically rediscovered.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Under Initiators, select one of the initiators. If you want to delete it, select Delete (X). If you
want to modify it, select Modify (pencil) to display the Modify Initiator dialog.
3. Change the initiator’s Name and/or Address Method [Auto is used for standard addressing,
and VSA (Volume Set Addressing) is used primarily for addressing virtual buses, targets, and
LUNs.]
4. Select OK.

Recommendation to Set Initiator Aliases - CLI only

It is strongly recommended that Initiator aliases be set to reduce confusion and human error
during the configuration process.
# vtl initiator set alias NewAliasName wwpn 21:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0b:e8
# vtl initiator show
Initiator Group Status WWNN WWPN Port
--------- ------- ------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ---
NewVTL aussie1 Online 20:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0b:e8 21:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0b:e8 6a
Offline 20:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0b:e8 21:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0b:e8 6b

Initiator Symbolic Port Name Address Method

--------- ------------------ --------------
NewVTL auto
--------- ------------------ --------------

Setting a hard address (loop ID)

Some backup software requires that all private-loop targets have a hard address (loop ID) that
does not conflict with another node. The range for a loop ID is from 0 to 125.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Set Loop ID.
3. In the Set Loop ID dialog, enter the loop ID (from 0 to 125), and select OK.

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Setting failover options

You can set options for automatic failover and failback when NPIV is enabled.
About this task
Here is the expected behavior for Fibre Channel port failover, by application:
l DD Boost-over-Fibre Channel operation is expected to continue without user intervention
when the Fibre Channel endpoints failover.
l DD VTL Fibre Channel operation is expected to be interrupted when the DD VTL Fibre Channel
endpoints failover. You may need to perform discovery (that is, operating system discovery
and configuration of DD VTL devices) on the initiators using the affected Fibre Channel
endpoint. You should expect to re-start active backup and restore operations.
l vDisk Fibre Channel operation is expected to continue without user intervention when the
Fibre Channel endpoints failover.
Automatic failback is not guaranteed if all ports are disabled and then subsequently enabled (which
could be triggered by the administrator), as the order in which ports get enabled is unspecified.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources.
2. Select More Tasks > Set Failover Options.
3. In the Set Failover Options dialog, enter the Failover and Failback Delay (in seconds) and
whether to enable Automatic Failback, and select OK.

Access Groups tab

The Hardware > Fibre Channel > Access Groups tab provides information about DD Boost and
DD VTL access groups. Selecting the link to View DD Boost Groups or View VTL Groups takes you
to the DD Boost or DD VTL pages.

Table 127 Access Groups

Item Description

Group Name Name of access group.

Service Service for this access group: either DD Boost or DD VTL.

Endpoints Endpoints associated with this access group.

Initiators Initiators associated with this access group.

Number of Devices Number of devices associated with this access group.

Differences in FC link monitoring among DD OS versions

Different releases of DD OS handle FC (Fibre Channel) Link Monitoring in different ways.
DD OS 5.3 and later
Port monitoring detects an FC port at system startup and raises an alert if the port is enabled and
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DD OS 5.1 up to 5.3
If a port is offline, an alert notifies you that the link is down. This alert is managed, which means it
stays active until cleared. This occurs when the DD VTL FC port is online or disabled. If the port is
not in use, disable it unless it needs to be monitored.
DD OS 5.0 up to 5.1
If a port is offline, an alert notifies you that the link is down. The alert is not managed, which means
it does not stay active and does not appear in the current alerts list. When the port is online, an
alert notifies you that the link is up. If the port is not in use, disable it unless it needs to be
monitored.
DD OS 4.9 up to 5.0
An FC port must be included in a DD VTL group to be monitored.

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Working with DD Boost

This chapter includes:

l About Data Domain Boost.................................................................................................... 312

l Managing DD Boost with DD System Manager.................................................................... 312
l About interface groups........................................................................................................326
l Destroying DD Boost........................................................................................................... 333
l Configuring DD Boost-over-Fibre Channel.......................................................................... 333
l Using DD Boost on HA systems........................................................................................... 337
l About the DD Boost tabs..................................................................................................... 337

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About Data Domain Boost

Data Domain Boost (DD Boost) provides advanced integration with backup and enterprise
applications for increased performance and ease of use. DD Boost distributes parts of the
deduplication process to the backup server or application clients, enabling client-side deduplication
for faster, more efficient backup and recovery.
DD Boost is an optional product that requires a separate license to operate on the Data Domain
system. You can purchase a DD Boost software license key for a Data Domain system directly from
Data Domain.
Note: A special license, BLOCK-SERVICES-PROTECTPOINT, is available to enable clients
using ProtectPoint block services to have DD Boost functionality without a DD Boost license. If
DD Boost is enabled for ProtectPoint clients only—that is, if only the BLOCK-SERVICES-
PROTECTPOINT license is installed—the license status indicates that DD Boost is enabled for
ProtectPoint only.
There are two components to DD Boost: one component that runs on the backup server and
another that runs on the Data Domain system.
l In the context of the NetWorker backup application, Avamar backup application and other
DDBoost partner backup applications, the component that runs on the backup server (DD
Boost libraries) is integrated into the particular backup application.
l In the context of Symantec backup applications (NetBackup and Backup Exec) and the Oracle
RMAN plug-in, you need to download an appropriate version of the DD Boost plugin that is
installed on each media server. The DD Boost plugin includes the DD Boost libraries for
integrating with the DD Boost server running on the Data Domain system.
The backup application (for example, Avamar, NetWorker, NetBackup, or Backup Exec) sets
policies that control when backups and duplications occur. Administrators manage backup,
duplication, and restores from a single console and can use all of the features of DD Boost,
including WAN-efficient replicator software. The application manages all files (collections of data)
in the catalog, even those created by the Data Domain system.
In the Data Domain system, storage units that you create are exposed to backup applications that
use the DD Boost protocol. For Symantec applications, storage units are viewed as disk pools. For
Networker, storage units are viewed as logical storage units (LSUs). A storage unit is an MTree;
therefore, it supports MTree quota settings. (Do not create an MTree in place of a storage unit.)
This chapter does not contain installation instructions; refer to the documentation for the product
you want to install. For example, for information about setting up DD Boost with Symantec backup
applications (NetBackup and Backup Exec), see the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage
Administration Guide. For information on setting up DD Boost with any other application, see the
application-specific documentation.
Additional information about configuring and managing DD Boost on the Data Domain system can
also be found in the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide (for NetBackup and
Backup Exec) and the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide (for other
backup applications).

Managing DD Boost with DD System Manager

Access the DD Boost view in DD System Manager.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System. Verify that the file system is enabled and running
by checking its state.

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2. Select Protocols > DD Boost.

If you go to the DD Boost page without a license, the Status states that DD Boost is not
licensed. Click Add License and enter a valid license in the Add License Key dialog box.
Note: A special license, BLOCK-SERVICES-PROTECTPOINT, is available to enable
clients using ProtectPoint block services to have DD Boost functionality without a DD
Boost license. If DD Boost is enabled for ProtectPoint clients only—that is, if only the
BLOCK-SERVICES-PROTECTPOINT license is installed—the license status indicates
that DD Boost is enabled for ProtectPoint only.
Use the DD Boost tabs—Settings, Active Connections, IP Network, Fibre Channel, and
Storage Units—to manage DD Boost.

Specifying DD Boost user names

A DD Boost user is also a DD OS user. Specify a DD Boost user either by selecting an existing DD
OS user name or by creating a new DD OS user name and making that name a DD Boost user.
About this task
Backup applications use the DD Boost user name and password to connect to the Data Domain
system. You must configure these credentials on each backup server that connects to this system.
The Data Domain system supports multiple DD Boost users. For complete information about
setting up DD Boost with Symantec NetBackup and Backup Exec, see the Data Domain Boost for
OpenStorage Administration Guide. For information on setting up DD Boost with other applications,
see the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide and the application-specific
documentation.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost.
2. Select Add (+) above the Users with DD Boost Access list.
The Add User dialog appears.

3. To select an existing user, select the user name in the drop-down list.
If possible, select a user name with management role privileges set to none.

4. To create and select a new user, select Create a new Local User and do the following:
a. Enter the new user name in the User field.
The user must be configured in the backup application to connect to the Data Domain
system.

b. Enter the password twice in the appropriate fields.

5. Click Add.

Changing DD Boost user passwords

Change a DD Boost user password.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. Select a user in the Users with DD Boost Access list.
3. Click the Edit button (pencil icon) above the DD Boost user list.
The Change Password dialog appears.

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4. Enter the password twice in the appropriate boxes.

5. Click Change.

Removing a DD Boost user name

Remove a user from the DD Boost access list.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. Select the user in the Users with DD Boost Access list that needs to be removed.
3. Click Remove (X) above the DD Boost user list.
The Remove User dialog appears.

4. Click Remove.
After removal, the user remains in the DD OS access list.

Enabling DD Boost
Use the DD Boost Settings tab to enable DD Boost and to select or add a DD Boost user.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost.
2. Click Enable in the DD Boost Status area.
The Enable DD Boost dialog box is displayed.

3. Select an existing user name from the menu, or add a new user by supplying the name,
password, and role.

Configuring Kerberos
You can configure Kerberos by using the DD Boost Settings tab.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. Click Configure in the Kerberos Mode status area.
The Authentication tab under Administration > Access is displayed.
Note: You can also enable Kerberos by going directly to Authentication under
Administration > Access in System Manager.
3. Under Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication, click Configure.
The Active Directory/Kerberos Authentication dialog box is displayed.
Choose the type of Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) you want to use:
l Disabled
Note: If you select Disabled, NFS clients do not use Kerberos authentication. CIFS
clients use Workgroup authentication.
l Windows/Active Directory
Note: Enter the Realm Name, Under Name, and Password for Active Directory
authentication.
l Unix

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a. Enter the Realm Name, the IP Address/Host Names of one to three KDC servers.
b. Upload the keytab file from one of the KDC servers.

Disabling DD Boost
Disabling DD Boost drops all active connections to the backup server. When you disable or destroy
DD Boost, the DD Boost FC service is also disabled.
Before you begin
Ensure there are no jobs running from your backup application before disabling.
About this task
Note: File replication started by DD Boost between two Data Domain restores is not canceled.

Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost.
2. Click Disable in the DD Boost Status area.
3. Click OK in the Disable DD Boost confirmation dialog box.

Viewing DD Boost storage units

Access the Storage Units tab to view and manage DD Boost storage units.
The DD Boost Storage Unit tab:
l Lists the storage units and provides the following information for each storage unit:

Table 128 Storage unit information

Item Description

Storage Unit The name of the storage unit.

User The DD Boost user owning the storage unit.

Quota Hard Limit The percentage of hard limit quota used.

Last 24 hr Pre-Comp The amount of raw data from the backup application that has
been written in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hr Post-Comp The amount of storage used after compression in the last 24
hours.

Last 24 hr Comp Ratio The compression ratio for the last 24 hours.

Weekly Avg Post-Comp The average amount of compressed storage used in the last
five weeks.

Last Week Post-Comp The average amount of compressed storage used in the last
seven days.

Weekly Avg Comp Ratio The average compression ratio for the last five weeks.

Last Week Comp Ratio The average compression ratio for the last seven days.

l Allows you to create, modify, and delete storage units.

l Displays four related tabs for a storage unit selected from the list: Storage Unit, Space Usage,
Daily Written, and Data Movement.

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Note: The Data Movement tab is available only if an optional Data Domain Extended
Retention (formerly DD Archiver) or Data Domain Cloud Tier (DD Cloud Tier) license is
installed.
l Takes you to Replication > On-Demand > File Replication when you click the View DD Boost
Replications link.
Note: A DD Replicator license is required for DD Boost to display tabs other than the File
Replication tab.

Creating a storage unit

You must create at least one storage unit on the Data Domain system, and a DD Boost user must
be assigned to that storage unit. Use the Storage Units tab to create a storage unit.
About this task
Each storage unit is a top-level subdirectory of the /data/col1 directory; there is no hierarchy
among storage units.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Storage Units.
2. Click Create (+).
The Create Storage Unit dialog box is displayed.

3. Enter the storage unit name in the Name box.

Each storage unit name must be unique. Storage unit names can be up to 50 characters.
The following characters are acceptable:
l upper- and lower-case alphabetical characters: A-Z, a-z
l numbers: 0-9
l embedded space
Note: The storage-unit name must be enclosed in double quotes (") if the name has
an embedded space.
l comma (,)
l period (.), as long as it does not precede the name
l exclamation mark (!)
l number sign (#)
l dollar sign ($)
l per cent sign (%)
l plus sign (+)
l at sign (@)
l equal sign (=)
l ampersand (&)
l semi-colon (;)
l parenthesis [(and)]
l square brackets ([and])
l curly brackets ({and})
l caret (^)

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l tilde (~)
l apostrophe (unslanted single quotation mark)
l single slanted quotation mark (')
l minus sign (-)
l underscore (_)

4. To select an existing username that will have access to this storage unit, select the user
name in the dropdown list.
If possible, select a username with management role privileges set to none.

5. To create and select a new username that will have access to this storage unit, select
Create a new Local User and:
a. Enter the new user name in the User box.
The user must be configured in the backup application to connect to the Data Domain
system.

b. Enter the password twice in the appropriate boxes.

6. To set storage space restrictions to prevent a storage unit from consuming excess space:
enter either a soft or hard limit quota setting, or both a hard and soft limit. With a soft limit
an alert is sent when the storage unit size exceeds the limit, but data can still be written to
it. Data cannot be written to the storage unit when the hard limit is reached.
Note: Quota limits are pre-compressed values. To set quota limits, select Set to
Specific Value and enter the value. Select the unit of measurement: MiB, GiB, TiB, or
PiB.

Note: When setting both soft and hard limits, a quota’s soft limit cannot exceed the
quota’s hard limit.

7. Click Create.
8. Repeat the above steps for each Data Domain Boost-enabled system.

Viewing storage unit information

From the DD Boost Storage Units tab, you can select a storage unit and access the Storage Unit,
Space Usage, Daily Written, and Data Movement tabs for the selected storage unit.
Storage Unit tab
The Storage Unit tab shows detailed information for a selected storage unit in its Summary and
Quota panels. The Snapshot panel shows snapshot details, allows you to create new snapshots and
schedules, and provides a link to the Data Management > Snapshots tab.
l The Summary panel shows summarized information for the selected storage unit.
Table 129 Summary panel

Summary item Description

Total Files The total number of file images on the storage unit. For
compression details that you can download to a log file, click
the Download Compression Details link. The generation can

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Table 129 Summary panel (continued)

Summary item Description

take up to several minutes. After it has completed, click

Download.

Full Path /data/col1/filename

Status R: read; W: write; Q: quota defined

Pre-Comp Used The amount of pre-compressed storage already used.

l The Quota panel shows quota information for the selected storage unit.
Table 130 Quota panel

Quota item Description

Quota Enforcement Enabled or disable. Clicking Quota takes you to the Data
Management > Quota tab where you can configure quotas.

Pre-Comp Soft Limit Current value of soft quota set for the storage unit.

Pre-Comp Hard Limit Current value of hard quota set for the storage unit.

Quota Summary Percentage of Hard Limit used.

To modify the pre-comp soft and hard limits shown in the tab:
1. Click the Quota link in the Quota panel.
2. In the Configure Quota dialog box, enter values for hard and soft quotas and select the unit
of measurement: MiB, GiB, TiB, or PiB. Click OK.
l Snapshots
The Snapshots panel shows information about the storage unit’s snapshots.

Table 131 Snapshots panel

Item Description

Total Snapshots The total number of snapshots created for this MTree. A total
of 750 snapshots can be created for each MTree.

Expired The number of snapshots in this MTree that have been marked
for deletion, but have not been removed with the clean
operation as yet.

Unexpired The number of snapshots in this MTree that are marked for
keeping.

Oldest Snapshot The date of the oldest snapshot for this MTree.

Newest Snapshot The date of the newest snapshot for this MTree.

Next Scheduled The date of the next scheduled snapshot.

Assigned Snapshot The name of the snapshot schedule assigned to this MTree.
Schedules

Using the Snapshots panel, you can:

n Assign a snapshot schedule to a selected storage unit: Click Assign Schedules. Select the
schedule’s checkbox; click OK and Close.

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n Create a new schedule: Click Assign Snapshot Schedules > Create Snapshot Schedule.
Enter the new schedule’s name.
Note: The snapshot name can be composed only of letters, numbers, _, -, %d (numeric
day of the month: 01-31), %a (abbreviated weekday name), %m (numeric month of the
year: 01-12), %b (abbreviated month name), %y (year, two digits), %Y (year, four digits),
%H (hour: 00-23), and %M (minute: 00-59), following the pattern shown in the dialog
box. Enter the new pattern and click Validate Pattern & Update Sample. Click Next.
– Select when the schedule is to be executed: weekly, every day (or selected days),
monthly on specific days that you select by clicking that date in the calendar, or on
the last day of the month. Click Next.
– Enter the times of the day when the schedule is to be executed: Either select At
Specific Times or In Intervals. If you select a specific time, select the time from the
list. Click Add (+) to add a time (24-hour format). For intervals, select In Intervals
and set the start and end times and how often (Every), such as every eight hours.
Click Next.
– Enter the retention period for the snapshots in days, months, or years. Click Next.
– Review the Summary of your configuration. Click Back to edit any of the values.
Click Finish to create the schedule.
n Click the Snapshots link to go to the Data Management > Snapshots tab.
Space Usage tab
The Space Usage tab graph displays a visual representation of data usage for the storage unit over
time.
l Click a point on a graph line to display a box with data at that point.
l Click Print (at the bottom on the graph) to open the standard Print dialog box.
l Click Show in new window to display the graph in a new browser window.
There are two types of graph data displayed: Logical Space Used (Pre-Compression) and Physical
Capacity Used (Post-Compression).
Daily Written tab
The Daily Written view contains a graph that displays a visual representation of data that is written
daily to the system over a period of time, selectable from 7 to 120 days. The data amounts are
shown over time for pre- and post-compression amounts.
Data Movement tab
A graph in the same format as the Daily Written graph that shows the amount of disk space moved
to the DD Extended Retention storage area (if the DD Extended Retention license is enabled).

Modifying a storage unit

Use the Modify Storage Unit dialog to rename a storage unit, select a different existing user,
create and select a new user, and edit quota settings.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Storage Units.
2. In the Storage Unit list, select the storage unit to modify.
3. Click the pencil icon.
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4. To rename the storage unit, edit the text in the Name field.
5. To select a different existing user, select the user name in the drop-down list.
If possible, select a username with management role privileges set to none.

6. To create and select a new user, select Create a new Local User and do the following:
a. Enter the new user name in the User box.
The user must be configured in the backup application to connect to the Data Domain
system.

b. Enter the password twice in the appropriate boxes.

7. Edit the Quota Settings as needed.
To set storage space restrictions to prevent a storage unit from consuming excess space:
enter either a soft or hard limit quota setting, or both a hard and soft limit. With a soft limit
an alert is sent when the storage unit size exceeds the limit, but data can still be written to
it. Data cannot be written to the storage unit when the hard limit is reached.
Note: Quota limits are pre-compressed values. To set quota limits, select Set to
Specific Value and enter the value. Select the unit of measurement: MiB, GiB, TiB, or
PiB.

Note: When setting both soft and hard limits, a quota’s soft limit cannot exceed the
quota’s hard limit.

8. Click Modify.

Renaming a storage unit

Use the Modify Storage Unit dialog to rename a storage unit.
About this task
Renaming a storage unit changes the name of the storage unit while retaining its:
l Username ownership
l Stream limit configuration
l Capacity quota configuration and physical reported size
l AIR association on the local Data Domain system
Procedure
1. Go to Protocols > DD Boost > Storage Units.
2. In the Storage Unit list, select the storage unit to rename.
3. Click the pencil icon.
The Modify Storage Unit dialog appears.

4. Edit the text in the Name field.

5. Click Modify.

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Deleting a storage unit

Use the Storage Units tab to delete a storage unit from your Data Domain system. Deleting a
storage unit removes the storage unit, as well as any images contained in the storage unit, from
your Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Storage Units.
2. Select the storage unit to be deleted from the list.
3. Click Delete (X).
4. Click OK.
Results
The storage unit is removed from your Data Domain system. You must also manually remove the
corresponding backup application catalog entries.

Undeleting a storage unit

Use the Storage Units tab to undelete a storage unit.
About this task
Undeleting a storage unit recovers a previously deleted storage unit, including its:
l Username ownership
l Stream limit configuration
l Capacity quota configuration and physical reported size
l AIR association on the local Data Domain system
Note: Deleted storage units are available until the next filesys clean command is run.

Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Storage Units > More Tasks > Undelete Storage Unit....
2. In the Undelete Storage Units dialog box, select the storage unit(s) that you want to
undelete.
3. Click OK.

Selecting DD Boost options

Use the Set DD Boost Options dialog to specify settings for distributed segment processing, virtual
synthetics, low bandwidth optimization for file replication, file replication encryption, and file
replication network preference (IPv4 or IPv6).
Procedure
1. To display the DD Boost option settings, select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings >
Advanced Options.
2. To change the settings, select More Tasks > Set Options.
The Set DD Boost Options dialog appears.

3. Select any option to be enabled.

4. Deselect any option to be disabled.
To deselect a File Replication Network Preference option, select the other option.

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5. Set the DD Boost security options.

a. Select the Authentication Mode:
l None
l Two-way
l Two-way Password

b. Select the Encryption Strength:

l None
l Medium
l High

The Data Domain system compares the global authentication mode and encryption strength
against the per-client authentication mode and encryption strength to calculate the
effective authentication mode and authentication encryption strength. The system does not
use the highest authentication mode from one entry, and the highest encryption settings
from a different entry. The effective authentication mode and encryption strength come
from the single entry that provides the highest authentication mode.
6. Click OK.
Note: You can also manage distributed segment processing via the ddboost option
commands, which are described in detail in the Data Domain Operating System Command
Reference Guide.

Distributed segment processing

Distributed segment processing increases backup throughput in almost all cases by eliminating
duplicate data transmission between the media server and the Data Domain system.
You can manage distributed segment processing via the ddboost option commands, which are
described in detail in the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.
Note: Distributed segment processing is enabled by default with Data Domain Extended
Retention (formerly Data Domain Archiver) configurations and cannot be disabled.

Virtual synthetics
A virtual synthetic full backup is the combination of the last full (synthetic or full) backup and all
subsequent incremental backups. Virtual synthetics are enabled by default.

Low-bandwidth optimization
If you use file replication over a low-bandwidth network (WAN), you can increase replication speed
by using low bandwidth optimization. This feature provides additional compression during data
transfer. Low bandwidth compression is available to Data Domain systems with an installed
Replication license.
Low-bandwidth optimization, which is disabled by default, is designed for use on networks with
less than 6 Mbps aggregate bandwidth. Do not use this option if maximum file system write
performance is required.
Note: You can also manage low bandwidth optimization via the ddboost file-
replication commands, which are described in detail in the Data Domain Operating System
Command Reference Guide.

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File replication encryption

You can encrypt the data replication stream by enabling the DD Boost file replication encryption
option.
Note: If DD Boost file replication encryption is used on systems without the Data at Rest
option, it must be set to on for both the source and destination systems.
Managed file replication TCP port setting
For DD Boost managed file replication, use the same global listen port on both the source and
target Data Domain systems. To set the listen port, use the replication option command as
described in the Data Domain Operating Sysem Command Reference Guide.

File replication network preference

Use this option to set the preferred network type for DD Boost file replication to either IPv4 or
IPv6.

Managing certificates for DD Boost

A host certificate allows DD Boost client programs to verify the identity of the system when
establishing a connection. CA certificates identify certificate authorities that should be trusted by
the system. The topics in this section describe how to manage host and CA certificates for DD
Boost.

Adding a host certificate for DD Boost

Add a host certificate to your system. DD OS supports one host certificate for DD Boost.
Procedure
1. If you have not yet requested a host certificate, request one from a trusted CA.
2. When you have received a host certificate, copy or move it to the computer from which you
run DD Service Manager.
3. Start DD System Manager on the system to which you want to add a host certificate.
Note: DD System Manager supports certificate management only on the management
system (which is the system running DD System Manager).

4. Select Protocols > DD Boost > More Tasks > Manage Certificates....
Note: If you try to remotely manage certificates on a managed system, DD System
Manager displays an information message at the top of the certificate management
dialog. To manage certificates for a system, you must start DD System Manager on that
system.

5. In the Host Certificate area, click Add.

6. To add a host certificate enclosed in a .p12 file, do the following:
a. Select I want to upload the certificate as a .p12 file.
b. Type the password in the Password box.
c. Click Browse and select the host certificate file to upload to the system.
d. Click Add.
7. To add a host certificate enclosed in a .pem file, do the following:

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a. Select I want to upload the public key as a .pem file and use a generated private key.
b. Click Browse and select the host certificate file to upload to the system.
c. Click Add.

Adding CA certificates for DD Boost

Add a certificate for a trusted CA to your system. DD OS supports multiple certificates for trusted
CAs.
Procedure
1. Obtain a certificate for the trusted CA.
2. Copy or move the trusted CA certificate to the computer from which you run DD Service
Manager.
3. Start DD System Manager on the system to which you want to add the CA certificate.
Note: DD System Manager supports certificate management only on the management
system (which is the system running DD System Manager).

4. Select Protocols > DD Boost > More Tasks > Manage Certificates....
Note: If you try to remotely manage certificates on a managed system, DD System
Manager displays an information message at the top of the certificate management
dialog. To manage certificates for a system, you must start DD System Manager on that
system.

5. In the CA Certificates area, click Add.

The Add CA Certificate for DD Boost dialog appears.

6. To add a CA certificate enclosed in a .pem file, do the following:

a. Select I want to upload the certificate as a .pem file.
b. Click Browse, select the host certificate file to upload to the system, and click Open.
c. Click Add.
7. To add a CA certificate using copy and paste, do the following:
a. Copy the certificate text to the clipboard using the controls in your operating system.
b. Select I want to copy and paste the certificate text.
c. Paste the certificate text in the box below the copy and paste selection.
d. Click Add.

Managing DD Boost client access and encryption

Use the DD Boost Settings tab to configure which specific clients, or set of clients, can establish a
DD Boost connection with the Data Domain System and whether or not the client will use
encryption. By default, the system is configured to allow all clients to have access, with no
encryption.
Note: Enabling in-flight encryption will impact system performance.

Note: DD Boost offers global authentication and encryption options to defend your system
against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. You specify authentication and encryption settings
using the GUI, or CLI commands on the Data Domain system. For details, see the Data Domain

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Boost for OpenStorage 3.4 Administration Guide, and Adding a DD Boost client on page 325 or
the Data Domain 6.1 Command Reference Guide.

Adding a DD Boost client

Create an allowed DD Boost client and specify whether the client will use encryption.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. In the Allowed Clients section, click Create (+).
The Add Allowed Client dialog appears.

3. Enter the hostname of the client.

This can be a fully-qualified domain name (e.g. host1.emc.com) or a hostname with a
wildcard (e.g. *.emc.com).

4. Select the Encryption Strength.

The options are None (no encryption), Medium (AES128-SHA1), or High (AES256-SHA1).

5. Select the Authentication Mode.

The options are One Way, Two Way, Two Way Password, or Anonymous.

6. Click OK.

Modifying a DD Boost client

Change the name, encryption strength, and authentication mode of an allowed DD Boost client.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. In the Allowed Clients list, select the client to modify.
3. Click the Edit button, which displays a pencil icon.
The Modify Allowed Client dialog appears.

4. To change the name of a client, edit the Client text.

5. To change the Encryption Strength, select the option.
The options are None (no encryption), Medium (AES128-SHA1), or High (AES256-SHA1).

6. To change the Authentication Mode, select the option.

The options are One Way, Two Way, or Anonymous.

7. Click OK.

Removing a DD Boost client

Delete an allowed DD Boost client.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. Select the client from the list.
3. Click Delete (X).
The Delete Allowed Clients dialog appears.

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4. Confirm and select the client name. Click OK.

About interface groups

This feature lets you combine multiple Ethernet links into a group and register only one interface
on the Data Domain system with the backup application. The DD Boost Library negotiates with the
Data Domain system to obtain the best interface to send data. Load balancing provides higher
physical throughput to the Data Domain system.
Configuring an interface group creates a private network within the Data Domain system,
comprised of the IP addresses designated as a group. Clients are assigned to a single group, and
the group interface uses load balancing to improve data transfer performance and increase
reliability.
For example, in the Symantec NetBackup environment, media server clients use a single public
network IP address to access the Data Domain system. All communication with the Data Domain
system is initiated via this administered IP connection, which is configured on the NetBackup
server.
If an interface group is configured, when the Data Domain system receives data from the media
server clients, the data transfer is load-balanced and distributed on all the interfaces in the group,
providing higher input/output throughput, especially for customers who use multiple 1 GigE
connections.
The data transfer is load-balanced based on the number of connections outstanding on the
interfaces. Only connections for backup and restore jobs are load-balanced. Check the Active
Connections for more information on the number of outstanding connections on the interfaces in a
group.
Should an interface in the group fail, all the in-flight jobs to that interface are automatically
resumed on healthy operational links (unbeknownst to the backup applications). Any jobs that are
started subsequent to the failure are also routed to a healthy interface in the group. If the group is
disabled or an attempt to recover on an alternate interface fails, the administered IP is used for
recovery. Failure in one group will not utilize interfaces from another group.
Consider the following information when managing interface groups.
l The IP address must be configured on the Data Domain system, and its interface enabled. To
check the interface configuration, select Hardware > Ethernet > Interfaces page, and check
for free ports. See the net chapter of the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference
Guide or the Data Domain Operating System Initial Configuration Guide for information about
configuring an IP address for an interface.
l You can use the ifgroup commands to manage interface groups; these commands are
described in detail in the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.
l Interface groups provide full support for static IPv6 addresses, providing the same capabilities
for IPv6 as for IPv4. Concurrent IPv4 and IPv6 client connections are allowed. A client
connected with IPv6 sees IPv6 ifgroup interfaces only. A client connected with IPv4 sees IPv4
ifgroup interfaces only. Individual ifgroups include all IPv4 addresses or all IPv6 addresses. For
details, see the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide or the Data
Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide.
l Configured interfaces are listed in Active Connections, on the lower portion of the Activities
page.
Note: See Using DD Boost on HA systems on page 337 for important information about using
interface groups with HA systems.
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Interfaces
IFGROUP supports physical and virtual interfaces.
An IFGROUP interface is a member of a single IFGROUP <group-name> and may consist of:
l Physical interface such as eth0a
l Virtual interface, created for link failover or link aggregation, such as veth1
l Virtual alias interface such as eth0a:2 or veth1:2
l Virtual VLAN interface such as eth0a.1 or veth1.1
l Within an IFGROUP <group-name>, all interfaces must be on unique interfaces (Ethernet,
virtual Ethernet) to ensure failover in the event of network error.
IFGROUP provides full support for static IPv6 addresses, providing the same capabilities for IPv6
as for IPv4. Concurrent IPv4 and IPv6 client connections are allowed. A client connected with IPv6
sees IPv6 IFGROUP interfaces only. A client connected with IPv4 sees IPv4 IFGROUP interfaces
only. Individual IFGROUPs include all IPv4 addresses or all IPv6 addresses.
For more information, see the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide or the
Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide.

Interface enforcement
IFGROUP lets you enforce private network connectivity, ensuring that a failed job does not
reconnect on the public network after network errors.
When interface enforcement is enabled, a failed job can only retry on an alternative private
network IP address. Interface enforcement is only available for clients that use IFGROUP
interfaces.
Interface enforcement is off (FALSE) by default. To enable interface enforcement, you must add
the following setting to the system registry:
system.ENFORCE_IFGROUP_RW=TRUE
After you've made this entry in the registry, you must do a filesys restart for the setting to
take effect.
For more information, see the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide or the
Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide.

Clients
IFGROUP supports various naming formats for clients. Client selection is based on a specified
order of precedence.
An IFGROUP client is a member of a single ifgroup <group-name> and may consist of:
l A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) such as ddboost.datadomain.com
l A partial host, allowing search on the first n characters of the hostname. For example, when
n=3, valid formats are rtp_.*emc.com and dur_.*emc.com. Five different values of n (1-5)
are supported.
l Wild cards such as *.datadomain.com or “*”
l A short name for the client, such as ddboost
l Client public IP range, such as 128.5.20.0/24
Prior to write or read processing, the client requests an IFGROUP IP address from the server. To
select the client IFGROUP association, the client information is evaluated according to the
following order of precedence.

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1. IP address of the connected Data Domain system. If there is already an active connection
between the client and the Data Domain system, and the connection exists on the interface in
the IFGROUP, then the IFGROUP interfaces are made available for the client.
2. Connected client IP range. An IP mask check is done against the client source IP; if the client's
source IP address matches the mask in the IFGROUP clients list, then the IFGROUP interfaces
are made available for the client.
l For IPv4, you can select five different range masks, based on network.
l For IPv6, fixed masks /64, /112, and /128 are available.
This host-range check is useful for separate VLANs with many clients where there isn't a
unique partial hostname (domain).
3. Client Name: abc-11.d1.com
4. Client Domain Name: *.d1.com
5. All Clients: *
For more information, see the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide.

Creating interface groups

Use the IP Network tab to create interface groups and to add interfaces and clients to the groups.
About this task
Multiple interface groups improve the efficiency of DD Boost by allowing you to:
l Configure DD Boost to use specific interfaces configured into groups.
l Assign clients to one of those interface groups.
l Monitor which interfaces are active with DD Boost clients.
Create interface groups first, and then add clients (as new media servers become available) to an
interface group.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Interface Groups section, click Add (+).
3. Enter the interface group name.
4. Select one or more interfaces. A maximum of 32 interfaces can be configured.
Note: Depending upon aliasing configurations, some interfaces may not be selectable if
they are sharing a physical interface with another interface in the same group. This is
because each interface within the group must be on a different physical interface to
ensure fail-over recovery.

5. Click OK.
6. In the Configured Clients section, click Add (+).
7. Enter a fully qualified client name or *.mydomain.com.
Note: The * client is initially available to the default group. The * client may only be a
member of one ifgroup.

8. Select a previously configured interface group, and click OK.

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Enabling and disabling interface groups

Use the IP Network tab to enable and disable interface groups.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Interface Groups section, select the interface group in the list.
Note: If the interface group does not have both clients and interfaces assigned, you
cannot enable the group.

3. Click Edit (pencil).

4. Click Enabled to enable the interface group; clear the checkbox to disable.
5. Click OK.

Modifying an interface group's name and interfaces

Use the IP Network tab to change an interface group's name and the interfaces associated with
the group.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Interface Groups section, select the interface group in the list.
3. Click Edit (pencil).
4. Retype the name to modify the name.
The group name must be one to 24 characters long and contain only letters, numbers,
underscores, and dashes. It cannot be the same as any other group name and cannot be
“default”, “yes”, “no”, or “all.”

5. Select or deselect client interfaces in the Interfaces list.

Note: If you remove all interfaces from the group, it will be automatically disabled.

6. Click OK.

Deleting an interface group

Use the IP Network tab to delete an interface group. Deleting an interface group deletes all
interfaces and clients associated with the group.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Interface Groups section, select the interface group in the list. The default group
cannot be deleted.
3. Click Delete (X).
4. Confirm the deletion.

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Adding a client to an interface group

Use the IP Network tab to add clients to interface groups.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Configured Clients section, click Add (+).
3. Enter a name for the client.
Client names must be unique and may consist of:
l FQDN
l *.domain
l Client public IP range:
n For IPv4, xx.xx.xx.0/24 provides a 24-bit mask against the connecting IP.
The /24 represents what bits are masked when the client's source IP address is
evaluated for access to the IFGROUP.
n For IPv6, xxxx::0/112 provides a 112-bit mask against the connecting IP. The /112
represents what bits are masked when the client's source IP address is evaluated for
access to the IFGROUP.
Client names have a maximum length of 128 characters.
4. Select a previously configured interface group, and click OK.

Modifying a client's name or interface group

Use the IP Network tab to change a client's name or interface group.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Configured Clients section, select the client.
3. Click Edit (pencil).
4. Type a new client name.
Client names must be unique and may consist of:
l FQDN
l *.domain
l Client public IP range:
n For IPv4, xx.xx.xx.0/24 provides a 24-bit mask against the connecting IP.
The /24 represents what bits are masked when the client's source IP address is
evaluated for access to the IFGROUP.
n For IPv6, xxxx::0/112 provides a 112-bit mask against the connecting IP. The /112
represents what bits are masked when the client's source IP address is evaluated for
access to the IFGROUP.
Client names have a maximum length of 128 characters.
5. Select a new interface group from the menu.
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6. Click OK.

Deleting a client from the interface group

Use the IP Network tab to delete a client from an interface group.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Configured Clients section, select the client.
3. Click Delete (X).
Note: If the interface group to which the client belongs has no other clients, the
interface group is disabled.

4. Confirm the deletion.

Using interface groups for Managed File Replication (MFR)

Interface groups can be used to control the interfaces used for DD Boost MFR, to direct the
replication connection over a specific network, and to use multiple network interfaces with high
bandwidth and reliability for failover conditions. All Data Domain IP types are supported—IPv4 or
IPv6, Alias IP/VLAN IP, and LACP/failover aggregation.
Note: Interface groups used for replication are different from the interface groups previously
explained and are supported for DD Boost Managed File Replication (MFR) only. For detailed
information about using interface groups for MFR, see the Data Domain Boost for Partner
Integration Administration Guide or the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide.
Without the use of interface groups, configuration for replication requires several steps:
1. Adding an entry in the /etc/hosts file on the source Data Domain system for the target Data
Domain system and hard coding one of the private LAN network interfaces as the destination
IP address.
2. Adding a route on the source Data Domain system to the target Data Domain system
specifying a physical or virtual port on the source Data Domain system to the remote
destination IP address.
3. Configuring LACP through the network on all switches between the Data Domain systems for
load balancing and failover.
4. Requiring different applications to use different names for the target Data Domain system to
avoid naming conflicts in the /etc/hosts file.
Using interface groups for replication simplifies this configuration through the use of the DD OS
System Manager or DD OS CLI commands. Using interface groups to configure the replication
path lets you:
l Redirect a hostname-resolved IP address away from the public network, using another private
Data Domain system IP address.
l Identify an interface group based on configured selection criteria, providing a single interface
group where all the interfaces are reachable from the target Data Domain system.
l Select a private network interface from a list of interfaces belonging to a group, ensuring that
the interface is healthy.
l Provide load balancing across multiple Data Domain interfaces within the same private
network.
l Provide a failover interface for recovery for the interfaces of the interface group.

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l Provide host failover if configured on the source Data Domain system.

l Use Network Address Translation (NAT)
The selection order for determining an interface group match for file replication is:
1. Local MTree (storage-unit) path and a specific remote Data Domain hostname
2. Local MTree (storage-unit) path with any remote Data Domain hostname
3. Any MTree (storage-unit) path with a specific Data Domain hostname
The same MTree can appear in multiple interface groups only if it has a different Data Domain
hostname. The same Data Domain hostname can appear in multiple interface groups only if it has a
different MTree path. The remote hostname is expected to be an FQDN, such as
dd890-1.emc.com.
The interface group selection is performed locally on both the source Data Domain system and the
target Data Domain system, independent of each other. For a WAN replication network, only the
remote interface group needs to be configured since the source IP address corresponds to the
gateway for the remote IP address.

Adding a replication path to an interface group

Use the IP Network tab to add replication paths to interface groups.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Configured Replication Paths section, click Add (+).
3. Enter values for MTree and/or Remote Host.
4. Select a previously configured interface group, and click OK.

Modifying a replication path for an interface group

Use the IP Network tab to modify replication paths for interface groups.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Configured Replication Paths section, select the replication path.
3. Click Edit (pencil).
4. Modify any or all values for MTree, Remote Host, or Interface Group.
5. Click OK.

Deleting a replication path for an interface group

Use the IP Network tab to delete replication paths for interface groups.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > IP Network.
2. In the Configured Replication Paths section, select the replication path.
3. Click Delete (X).
4. In the Delete Replication Path(s) dialog, click OK.

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Destroying DD Boost
Use this option to permanently remove all of the data (images) contained in the storage units.
When you disable or destroy DD Boost, the DD Boost FC service is also disabled. Only an
administrative user can destroy DD Boost.
Procedure
1. Manually remove (expire) the corresponding backup application catalog entries.
Note: If multiple backup applications are using the same Data Domain system, then
remove all entries from each of those applications’ catalogs.

2. Select Protocols > DD Boost > More Tasks > Destroy DD Boost....
3. Enter your administrative credentials when prompted.
4. Click OK.

Configuring DD Boost-over-Fibre Channel

In earlier versions of DD OS, all communication between the DD Boost Library and any Data
Domain system was performed using IP networking. DD OS now offers Fibre Channel as an
alternative transport mechanism for communication between the DD Boost Library and the Data
Domain system.
Note: Windows, Linux, HP-UX (64-bit Itanium architecture), AIX, and Solaris client
environments are supported.

Enabling DD Boost users

Before you can configure the DD Boost-over-FC service on a Data Domain system, you must add
one or more DD Boost users and enable DD Boost.
Before you begin
l Log in to DD System Manager. For instructions, see “Logging In and Out of DD System
Manager.”
CLI equivalent
login as: sysadmin
Data Domain OS 5.7.x.x-12345
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password:
l If you are using the CLI, ensure that the SCSI target daemon is enabled:
# scsitarget enable
Please wait ...
SCSI Target subsystem is enabled.

Note: If you are using DD System Manager, the SCSI target daemon is automatically
enabled when you enable the DD Boost-over-FC service (later in this procedure).
l Verify that the DD Boost license is installed. In DD System Manager, select Protocols > DD
Boost > Settings. If the Status indicates that DD Boost is not licensed, click Add License and
enter a valid license in the Add License Key dialog box.
CLI equivalents
# license show
# license add license-code

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Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Settings.
2. In the Users with DD Boost Access section, specify one or more DD Boost user names.
A DD Boost user is also a DD OS user. When specifying a DD Boost user name, you can
select an existing DD OS user name, or you can create a new DD OS user name and make
that name a DD Boost user. This release supports multiple DD Boost users. For detailed
instructions, see “Specifying DD Boost User Names.”

CLI equivalents

# user add username [password password]

# ddboost set user-name exampleuser

3. Click Enable to enable DD Boost.

CLI equivalent

# ddboost enable
Starting DDBOOST, please wait...............
DDBOOST is enabled.

Results
You are now ready to configure the DD Boost-over-FC service on the Data Domain system.

Configuring DD Boost
After you have added user(s) and enabled DD Boost, you need to enable the Fibre Channel option
and specify the DD Boost Fibre Channel server name. Depending on your application, you may also
need to create one or more storage units and install the DD Boost API/plug-in on media servers
that will access the Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Fibre Channel.
2. Click Enable to enable Fibre Channel transport.
CLI equivalent

# ddboost option set fc enabled

Please wait...
DD Boost option "FC" set to enabled.

3. To change the DD Boost Fibre Channel server name from the default (hostname), click Edit,
enter a new server name, and click OK.
CLI equivalent

# ddboost fc dfc-server-name set DFC-ddbeta2

DDBoost dfc-server-name is set to "DFC-ddbeta2" for DDBoost FC.
Configure clients to use "DFC-DFC-ddbeta2" for DDBoost FC.

4. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Storage Units to create a storage unit (if not already
created by the application).
You must create at least one storage unit on the Data Domain system, and a DD Boost user
must be assigned to that storage unit. For detailed instructions, see “Creating a Storage
Unit.”

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CLI equivalent

# ddboost storage-unit create storage_unit_name-su

5. Install the DD Boost API/plug-in (if necessary, based on the application).

The DD Boost OpenStorage plug-in software must be installed on NetBackup media servers
that need to access the Data Domain system. This plug-in includes the required DD Boost
Library that integrates with the Data Domain system. For detailed installation and
configuration instructions, see the Data Domain Boost for Partner Integration Administration
Guide or the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide.

Results
You are now ready to verify connectivity and create access groups.

Verifying connectivity and creating access groups

Go to Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources to manage initiators and endpoints for access
points. Go to Protocols > DD Boost > Fibre Channel to create and manage DD Boost-over-FC
access groups.
About this task
Note: Avoid making access group changes on a Data Domain system during active backup or
restore jobs. A change may cause an active job to fail. The impact of changes during active
jobs depends on a combination of backup software and host configurations.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Fibre Channel > Resources > Initiators to verify that initiators are
present.
It is recommended that you assign aliases to initiators to reduce confusion during the
configuration process.

CLI equivalent
# scsitarget initiator show list
Initiator System Address Group Service
------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------
initiator-1 21:00:00:24:ff:31:b7:16 n/a n/a
initiator-2 21:00:00:24:ff:31:b8:32 n/a n/a
initiator-3 25:00:00:21:88:00:73:ee n/a n/a
initiator-4 50:06:01:6d:3c:e0:68:14 n/a n/a
initiator-5 50:06:01:6a:46:e0:55:9a n/a n/a
initiator-6 21:00:00:24:ff:31:b7:17 n/a n/a
initiator-7 21:00:00:24:ff:31:b8:33 n/a n/a
initiator-8 25:10:00:21:88:00:73:ee n/a n/a
initiator-9 50:06:01:6c:3c:e0:68:14 n/a n/a
initiator-10 50:06:01:6b:46:e0:55:9a n/a n/a
tsm6_p23 21:00:00:24:ff:31:ce:f8 SetUp_Test VTL
------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------

2. To assign an alias to an initiator, select one of the initiators and click the pencil (edit) icon.
In the Name field of the Modify Initiator dialog, enter the alias and click OK.
CLI equivalents
# scsitarget initiator rename initiator-1 initiator-renamed
Initiator 'initiator-1' successfully renamed.
# scsitarget initiator show list
Initiator System Address Group Service
----------------- ----------------------- ---------- -------
initiator-2 21:00:00:24:ff:31:b8:32 n/a n/a

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initiator-renamed 21:00:00:24:ff:31:b7:16 n/a n/a

----------------- ----------------------- ---------- -------

3. On the Resources tab, verify that endpoints are present and enabled.
CLI equivalent
# scsitarget endpoint show list
------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ------
endpoint-fc-0 5a FibreChannel Yes Online
endpoint-fc-1 5b FibreChannel Yes Online
------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ------

4. Go to Protocols > DD Boost > Fibre Channel.

5. In the DD Boost Access Groups area, click the + icon to add an access group.
6. Enter a unique name for the access group. Duplicate names are not supported.
CLI equivalent
# ddboost fc group create test-dfc-group
DDBoost FC Group "test-dfc-group" successfully created.

7. Select one or more initiators. Optionally, replace the initiator name by entering a new one.
Click Next.
CLI equivalent
#ddboost fc group add test-dfc-group initiator initiator-5
Initiator(s) "initiator-5" added to group "test-dfc-group".

An initiator is a port on an HBA attached to a backup client that connects to the system for
the purpose of reading and writing data using the Fibre Channel protocol. The WWPN is the
unique World-Wide Port Name of the Fibre Channel port in the media server.
8. Specify the number of DD Boost devices to be used by the group. This number determines
which devices the initiator can discover and, therefore, the number of I/O paths to the Data
Domain system. The default is one, the minimum is one, and the maximum is 64.
CLI equivalent
# ddboost fc group modify Test device-set count 5
Added 3 devices.

See the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide for the recommended value
for different clients.
9. Indicate which endpoints to include in the group: all, none, or select from the list of
endpoints. Click Next.
CLI equivalents
# scsitarget group add Test device ddboost-dev8 primary-endpoint all
secondary-endpoint all
Device 'ddboost-dev8' successfully added to group.
# scsitarget group add Test device ddboost-dev8 primary-endpoint
endpoint-fc-1 secondary-endpoint fc-port-0
Device 'ddboost-dev8' is already in group 'Test'.

When presenting LUNs via attached FC ports on HBAs, ports can be designated as primary,
secondary or none. A primary port for a set of LUNs is the port that is currently advertizing
those LUNs to a fabric. A secondary port is a port that will broadcast a set of LUNs in the
event of primary path failure (this requires manual intervention). A setting of none is used in
the case where you do not wish to advertize selected LUNs. The presentation of LUNs is
dependent upon the SAN topology.

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10. Review the Summary and make any modifications. Click Finish to create the access group,
which is displayed in the DD Boost Access Groups list.
CLI equivalent
# scsitarget group show detailed

Note: To change settings for an existing access group, select it from the list and click
the pencil icon (Modify).

Deleting access groups

Use the Fibre Channel tab to delete access groups.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD Boost > Fibre Channel.
2. Select the group to be deleted from the DD Boost Access Groups list.
Note: You cannot delete a group that has initiators assigned to it. Edit the group to
remove the initiators first.

3. Click Delete (X).

Using DD Boost on HA systems

HA provides seamless failover of any application using DD Boost—that is, any backup or restore
operation continues with no manual intervention required. All other DD Boost user scenarios are
supported on HA systems as well, including managed file replication (MFR), distributed segment
processing (DSP), filecopy, and dynamic interface groups (DIG).
Note these special considerations for using DD Boost on HA systems:
l On HA-enabled Data Domain systems, failovers of the DD server occur in less than 10 minutes.
However, recovery of DD Boost applications may take longer than this, because Boost
application recovery cannot begin until the DD server failover is complete. In addition, Boost
application recovery cannot start until the application invokes the Boost library.
l DD Boost on HA systems requires that the Boost applications be using Boost HA libraries;
applications using non-HA Boost libraries do not see seamless failover.
l MFR will fail over seamlessly when both the source and destination systems are HA-enabled.
MFR is also supported on partial HA configurations (that is, when either the source or
destination system is enabled, but not both) when the failure occurs on the HA-enabled
system. For more information, see the DD Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide or the DD
Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide.
l Dynamic interface groups should not include IP addresses associated with the direct
interconnection between the active and standby Data Domain systems.
l DD Boost clients must be configured to use floating IP addresses.

About the DD Boost tabs

Learn to use the DD Boost tabs in DD System Manager.

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Settings
Use the Settings tab to enable or disable DD Boost, select clients and users, and specify advanced
options.
The Settings tab shows the DD Boost status (Enabled or Disabled). Use the Status button to
switch between Enabled or Disabled.
Under Allowed Clients, select the clients that are to have access to the system. Use the Add,
Modify, and Delete buttons to manage the list of clients.
Under Users with DD Boost Access, select the users that are to have DD Boost access. Use the
Add, Change Password, and Remove buttons to manage the list of users.
Expand Advanced Options to see which advanced options are enabled. Go to More Tasks > Set
Options to reset these options.

Active Connections
Use the Active Connections tab to see information about clients, interfaces, and outbound files.

Table 132 Connected client information

Item Description

Client The name of the connected client.

Idle Whether the client is idle (Yes) or not (No).

Plug-In Version The DD Boost plug-in version installed, such as 2.2.1.1.

OS Version The operating system version installed, such as Linux 2.6.1

7-1.2142_FC4smp x86_64.

Application Version The backup application version installed, such as NetBackup

6.5.6.

Encrypted Whether the connection is encrypted (Yes) or not (No).

DSP Whether or not the connection is using Distributed Segment

Processing (DSP) or not.

Transport Type of transport being used, such as IPv4, IPv6 or DFC

(Fibre Channel).

Table 133 Configured interface connection information

Item Description

Interface The IP address of the interface.

Interface Group One of the following:

l The name of the interface group.
l None, if not a member of one.

Backup The number of active backup connections.

Restore The number of active restore connections.

Replication The number of active replication connections.

Synthetic The number of synthetic backups.

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Table 133 Configured interface connection information (continued)

Item Description

Total The total number of connections for the interface.

Table 134 Outbound file replication information

Outbound files item Description

File Name The name of the outgoing image file.

Target Host The name of the host receiving the file.

Logical Bytes to Transfer The number of logical bytes to be transferred.

Logical Bytes Transferred The number of logical bytes already transferred.

Low Bandwidth Optimization The number of low-bandwidth bytes already transferred.

IP Network
The IP Network tab lists configured interface groups. Details include whether or not a group is
enabled and any configured client interfaces. Administrators can use the Interface Group menu to
view which clients are associated with an interface group.

Fibre Channel
The Fibre Channel tab lists configured DD Boost access groups. Use the Fibre Channel tab to
create and delete access groups and to configure initiators, devices, and endpoints for DD Boost
access groups.

Storage Units
Use the Storage Units tab to view, create, modify, and delete storage units.

Table 135 Storage Units tab

Item Description

Storage Units

View DD Boost Replications View DD Boost replication contexts.

Storage Unit The name of the storage unit.

User Username associated with the storage unit.

Quota Hard Limit The hard quota set for the storage unit.

Last 24hr Pre-Comp The amount of data written to the storage unit in the last 24
hours, before compression.

Last 24hr Post-Comp The amount of data written to the storage unit in the last 24
hours, after compression.

Last 24hr Comp Ratio Compression ratio of the data written to the storage unit in
the last 24 hours.

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Table 135 Storage Units tab (continued)

Item Description

Weekly Avg Post-Comp Average amount of data written to the storage unit each
week, after compression.

Last Week Post-Comp Amount of data written to the storage unit in the last week,
after compression.
Weekly Avg Comp Ratio Average compression ratio of data written to the storage
unit each week.

Last Week Comp Ratio Compression ratio of the data written to the storage unit in
the last week.

Select a storage unit to see detailed information about it. Detailed information is available on three
tabs:
l Storage Unit tab
Table 136 Storage unit details: Storage Unit tab

Item Description

Total Files The total number of file images on the storage unit.

Full Path The full path of the storage unit.

Status The current status of the storage unit (combinations are

supported). Status can be:
n D—Deleted
n RO—Read-only
n RW—Read/write
n RD—Replication destination
n RLE—DD Retention lock enabled
n RLD—DD Retention lock disabled

Pre-Comp Used The amount of pre-compressed storage already used.

Used (Post-Comp) The total size after compression of the files in the storage
unit.

Compression The compression ratio achieved on the files.

Schedules The number of physical capacity mesaurement schedules

assigned to the storage unit.

Submitted Measurements The number of times the physical capacity of the storage
unit has been measured.

Quota Enforcement Click Quota to go to the Data Management Quota page,

which lists hard and soft quota values/percentage used by
MTrees.

Pre-Comp Soft Limit Current value of soft quota set for the storage unit.

Pre-Comp Hard Limit Current value of hard quota set for the storage unit.

Quota Summary Percentage of Hard Limit used.

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Table 136 Storage unit details: Storage Unit tab (continued)

Item Description

Total Snapshots Total number of snapshots of the storage unit.

Expired Number of expired snapshots of the storage unit.

Unexpired Number of unexpired snapshots of the storage unit.

Oldest Snapshot The oldest snapshot of the storage unit.

Newest Snapshot The newest snapshot of the storage unit.

Next Scheduled The next scheduled snapshot of the storage unit.

Assigned Snapshot Schedules The snapshot schedules assigned to the storage unit.

l Space Usage tab: Displays a graph showing pre-compression bytes used, post-compression
bytes used, and compression factor.
l Daily Written tab: Displays a graph showing pre-compression bytes written, post-compression
bytes written, and total compression factor.

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DD Virtual Tape Library

This chapter includes:

l DD Virtual Tape Library overview........................................................................................ 344

l Planning a DD VTL...............................................................................................................344
l Managing a DD VTL............................................................................................................. 351
l Working with libraries..........................................................................................................355
l Working with a selected library........................................................................................... 358
l Viewing changer information............................................................................................... 366
l Working with drives.............................................................................................................366
l Working with a selected drive..............................................................................................368
l Working with tapes............................................................................................................. 369
l Working with the vault........................................................................................................ 370
l Working with the cloud-based vault..................................................................................... 371
l Working with access groups................................................................................................ 377
l Working with a selected access group................................................................................. 381
l Working with resources.......................................................................................................383
l Working with pools.............................................................................................................. 388
l Working with a selected pool...............................................................................................390

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DD Virtual Tape Library overview

Data Domain Virtual Tape Library (DD VTL) is a disk-based backup system that emulates the use
of physical tapes. It enables backup applications to connect to and manage DD system storage
using functionality almost identical to a physical tape library.
Virtual tape drives are accessible to backup software in the same way as physical tape drives. After
you create these drives in a DD VTL, they appear to the backup software as SCSI tape drives. The
DD VTL, itself, appears to the backup software as a SCSI robotic device accessed through
standard driver interfaces. However, the backup software (not the DD system that is configured
as a DD VTL) manages the movement of the media changer and backup images.
The following terms have special meaning when used with DD VTL:
l Library: A library emulates a physical tape library with drives, changer, CAPs (cartridge access
ports), and slots (cartridge slots).
l Tape: A tape is represented as a file. Tapes can be imported from the vault to a library. Tapes
can be exported from a library to the vault. Tapes can be moved within a library across drives,
slots, and CAPs.
l Pool: A pool is a collection of tapes that maps to a directory on the file system. Pools are used
to replicate tapes to a destination. By default, pools are created as MTree pools unless you
specify them as directory pools when they are created. You can convert directory-based pools
to MTree-based pools to take advantage of the greater functionality of MTrees.
l Vault: The vault holds tapes not being used by any library. Tapes reside in either a library or the
vault.
DD VTL has been tested with, and is supported by, specific backup software and hardware
configurations. For more information, see the appropriate Backup Compatibility Guide on the Online
Support Site.
DD VTL supports simultaneous use of the tape library and file system (NFS/CIFS/DD Boost)
interfaces.
When DR (disaster recovery) is needed, pools and tapes can be replicated to a remote DD system
using the DD Replicator.
To protect data on tapes from modification, tapes can be locked using DD Retention Lock
Governance software.
Note: At present, for 16 Gb/s, Data Domain supports fabric and point-to-point topologies.
Other topologies will present issues.
The KB article Data Domain: VTL Best Practices Guide, available at https://support.emc.com/kb/
180591, provides additional information about best practices for DD VTL.

Planning a DD VTL
The DD VTL (Virtual Tape Library) feature has very specific requirements, such as proper
licensing, interface cards, user permissions, etc. These requirements are listed here, complete with
details and recommendations.
l An appropriate DD VTL license.
n DD VTL is a licensed feature, and you must use NDMP (Network Data Management
Protocol) over IP (Internet Protocol) or DD VTL directly over FC (Fibre Channel).
n An additional license is required for IBM i systems – the I/OS license.
n Adding a DD VTL license through the DD System Manager automatically disables and
enables the DD VTL feature.

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l An installed FC interface card or DD VTL configured to use NDMP.

n If the DD VTL communication between a backup server and a DD system is through an FC
interface, the DD system must have an FC interface card installed. Notice that whenever an
FC interface card is removed from (or changed within) a DD system, any DD VTL
configuration associated with that card must be updated.
n If the DD VTL communication between a backup server and a DD system is through NDMP,
no FC interface card is required. However, you must configure the TapeServer access
group. Also, when using NDMP, all initiator and port functionality does not apply.
n The net filter must be configured to allow the NDMP client to send information to the DD
system. Run the net filter add operation allow clients <client-IP-address>
command to allow access for the NDMP client.
– For added security, run the net filter add operation allow clients <client-
IP-address> interfaces <DD-interface-IP-address> command.
– Add the seq-id 1 option to the command to enforce this rule before any other net filter
rules.
l A backup software minimum record (block) size.
n If possible, set backup software to use a minimum record (block) size of 64 KiB or larger.
Larger sizes usually give faster performance and better data compression.
n Depending on your backup application, if you change the size after the initial configuration,
data written with the original size might become unreadable.
l Appropriate user access to the system.
n For basic tape operations and monitoring, only a user login is required.
n To enable and configure DD VTL services and perform other configuration tasks, a
sysadmin login is required.

DD VTL limits
Before setting up or using a DD VTL, review these limits on size, slots, etc.
l I/O Size – The maximum supported I/O size for any DD system using DD VTL is 1 MB.
l Libraries – DD VTL supports a maximum of 64 libraries per DD system (that is, 64 DD VTL
instances on each DD system).
l Initiators – DD VTL supports a maximum of 1024 initiators or WWPNs (world-wide port names)
per DD system.
l Tape Drives – Information about tape drives is presented in the next section.
l Data Streams – Information about data streams is presented in the following table.
Table 137 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD140, DD160, 4 GB or 6 GB / 16 4 15 20 w<= 16 ; r<= 4 ReplSrc<=15;

DD610 0.5 GB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=16; w+r+ReplSrc
<=16;Total<=20

DD620, 8 GB / 0.5 GB 20 16 20 20 w<=20; r<=16; ReplSrc<=30;

DD630, DD640 or 1 GB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=20; Total<=30

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Table 137 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD640, DD670 16 GB or 20 90 30 60 90 w<=90; r<=30; ReplSrc<=60;

GB / 1 GB ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD670, DD860 36 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<=90; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD860 72 GBb / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<=90; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD890 96 GB / 2 GB 180 50 90 180 w<=180; r<=50; ReplSrc

<=90;ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; Total<=180

DD990 128 or 256 540 150 270 540 w<=540; r<=150;

GBb / 4 GB ReplSrc<=270; ReplDest<=540;
ReplDest+w<=540; Total<=540

DD2200 8 GB 35 6 18 20 w<=35; r<=6; ReplSrc<=18;

ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=35; Total<=35

DD2200 16 GB 60 16 30 60 w<=60; r<=16; ReplSrc<=30;

ReplDest<=60; ReplDest
+w<=60; Total<=60

DD2500 32 or 64 GB / 180 50 90 180 w<=180; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

2 GB ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; Total<=180

DD4200 128 GBb / 4 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75; ReplSrc<=150;

GB ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD4500 192 GBb / 4 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75; ReplSrc<=150;

GB ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD7200 128 or 256 540 150 270 540 w<=540; r<=150;

GBb / 4 GB ReplSrc<=270; ReplDest<=540;
ReplDest+w<=540; Total<=540

DD9500 256/512 GB 1885 300 540 1080 w<=1885; r<=300;

ReplSrc<=540;
ReplDest<=1080; ReplDest
+w<=1080; Total<=1885

DD9800 256/768 GB 1885 300 540 1080 w<=1885; r<=300;

ReplSrc<=540;
ReplDest<=1080; ReplDest
+w<=1080; Total<=1885

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Table 137 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD6300 48/96 GB 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75; ReplSrc<=150;

ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD6800 192 GB 400 110 220 400 w<=400; r<=110; ReplSrc<=220;

ReplDest<=400; ReplDest
+w<=400; Total<=400

DD9300 192/384 GB 800 220 440 800 w<=800; r<=220;

ReplSrc<=440; ReplDest<=800;
ReplDest+w<=800; Total<=800

DD VE 8 TB 8 GB / 512 MB 20 16 20 20 w<= 20 ; r<= 16 ReplSrc<=20;

ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=20; w+r+ReplSrc
<=20;Total<=20

DD VE 16 TB 16 GB / 512 45 30 45 45 w<= 45 ; r<= 30 ReplSrc<=45;

MB or 24 GB / ReplDest<=45; ReplDest
1 GB +w<=45; w+r+ReplSrc
<=45;Total<=45

DD VE 32 TB 24 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 48 TB 36 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 64 TB 48 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 96 TB 64 GB / 2 GB 180 50 90 180 w<= 180 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; w+r+ReplSrc
<=180;Total<=180

DD3300 4 TB 12 GB (virtual 20 16 30 20 w<= 20 ; r<= 16 ReplSrc<=30;

memory) / 512 ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
MB +w<=20; w+r+ReplSrc
<=30;Total<=30

DD3300 8 TB 32 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD3300 16 TB 32 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB

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Table 137 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD3300 32 TB 46 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=140

a. DirRepl, OptDup, MTreeRepl streams

b. The Data Domain Extended Retention software option is available only for these devices with extended (maximum)
memory

l Slots – DD VTL supports a maximum of:

n 32,000 slots per library
n 64,000 slots per DD system
The DD system automatically adds slots to keep the number of slots equal to, or greater than,
the number of drives.
Note: Some device drivers (for example, IBM AIX atape device drivers) limit library
configurations to specific drive/slot limits, which may be less than what the DD system
supports. Backup applications, and drives used by those applications, may be affected by
this limitation.
l CAPs (cartridge access ports) – DD VTL supports a maximum of:
n 100 CAPs per library
n 1000 CAPs per DD system

Number of drives supported by a DD VTL

The maximum number of drives supported by a DD VTL depends on the number of CPU cores and
the amount of memory installed (both RAM and NVRAM, if applicable) on a DD system.
Note: There are no references to model numbers in this table because there are many
combinations of CPU cores and memories for each model, and the number of supported drives
depends only on the CPU cores and memories – not on the particular model, itself.

Table 138 Number of drives supported by a DD VTL

Number of CPU RAM (in GB) NVRAM (in Maximum number of supported
cores GB) drives

Fewer than 32 4 or less NA 64

More than 4, up NA 128

to 38

More than 38, up NA 256

to 128

More than 128 NA 540

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Table 138 Number of drives supported by a DD VTL (continued)

Number of CPU RAM (in GB) NVRAM (in Maximum number of supported
cores GB) drives

32 to 39 Up to 128 Less than 4 270

Up to 128 4 or more 540

More than 128 NA 540

40 to 59 NA NA 540

60 or more NA NA 1080

Tape barcodes
When you create a tape, you must assign a unique barcode (never duplicate barcodes as this can
cause unpredictable behavior). Each barcode consists of eight characters: the first six are
numbers or uppercase letters (0-9, A-Z), and the last two are the tape code for the supported
tape type, as shown in the following table.
Note: Although a DD VTL barcode consists of eight characters, either six or eight characters
may be transmitted to a backup application, depending on the changer type.

Table 139 Tape Codes by Tape Type

Tape Type Default Capacity (unless Tape Code

noted)

LTO-1 100 GiB L1

LTO-1 50 GiB (non-default) LAa

LTO-1 30 GiB (non-default) LB

LTO-1 10 GiB (non-default) LC

LTO-2 200 GiB L2

LTO-3 400 GiB L3

LTO-4 800 GiB L4

LTO-5 (default) 1.5 TiB L5

a. For TSM, use the L2 tape code if the LA code is ignored.

For multiple tape libraries, barcodes are automatically incremented, if the sixth character (just
before the "L") is a number. If an overflow occurs (9 to 0), numbering moves one position to the
left. If the next character to increment is a letter, incrementation stops. Here are a few sample
barcodes and how each will be incremented:
l 000000L1 creates tapes of 100 GiB capacity and can accept a count of up to 100,000 tapes
(from 000000 to 99999).
l AA0000LA creates tapes of 50 GiB capacity and can accept a count of up to 10,000 tapes
(from 0000 to 9999).
l AAAA00LB creates tapes of 30GiB capacity and can accept a count of up to 100 tapes (from
00 to 99).
l AAAAAALC creates one tape of 10 GiB capacity. Only one tape can be created with this name.

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l AAA350L1 creates tapes of 100 GiB capacity and can accept a count of up to 650 tapes (from
350 to 999).
l 000AAALA creates one tape of 50 GiB capacity. Only one tape can be created with this name.
l 5M7Q3KLB creates one tape of 30 GiB capacity. Only one tape can be created with this name.

LTO tape drive compatibility

You may have different generations of LTO (Linear Tape-Open) technology in your setup; the
compatibility between these generations is presented in tabular form.
In this table:
l RW = read and write compatible
l R = read-only compatible
l — = not compatible

Table 140 LTO tape drive compatibility

tape format LTO-5 drive LTO-4 drive LTO-3 drive LTO-2 drive LTO-1 drive

LTO-5 tape RW — — — —

LTO-4 tape RW RW — — —

LTO-3 tape R RW RW — —

LTO-2 tape — R RW RW —

LTO-1 tape — — R RW RW

Setting up a DD VTL
To set up a simple DD VTL, use the Configuration Wizard, which is described in the Getting
Started chapter.
Similar documentation is available in the Data Domain Operating System Initial Configuration Guide.
Then, continue with the following topics to enable the DD VTL, create libraries, and create and
import tapes.
Note: If the deployment environment includes an AS400 system as a DD VTL client, refer to
Configuring DD VTL default options on page 354 to configure the serial number prefix for VTL
changers and drives before configuring the DD VTL relationship between the Data Domain
system and the AS400 client system.

HA systems and DD VTL

HA systems are compatible with DD VTL; however, if a DD VTL job is in progress during a failover,
the job will need to be restarted manually after the failover is complete.
The Data Domain Operating System Backup Compatibility Guide provides additional details about the
HBA, switch, firmware, and driver requirements for using DD VTL in an HA environment.

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DD VTL tape out to cloud

DD VTL supports storing the VTL vault on DD Cloud Tier storage. To use this functionality, the
Data Domain system must be a supported Cloud Tier configuration, and have a Cloud Tier license
in addition to the VTL license.
Configure and license the DD Cloud Tier storage before configuring DD VTL to use cloud storage
for the vault. DD Cloud Tier on page 455 provides additional information about the requirements
for DD Cloud Tier, and how to configure DD Cloud Tier.
The FC and network interface requirements for VTL are the same for both cloud-based and local
vault storage. DD VTL does not require special configuration to use cloud storage for the vault.
When configuring the DD VTL, select the cloud storage as the vault location. However, when
working with a cloud-based vault, there are some data management options that are unique to the
cloud-based vault. Working with the cloud-based vault on page 371 provides more information.

Managing a DD VTL
You can manage a DD VTL using the Data Domain System Manager (DD System Manager) or the
Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) Command Line Interface (CLI). After you login, you can
check the status of your DD VTL process, check your license information, and review and
configure options.
Logging In
To use a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage your DD Virtual Tape Library (DD VTL), log in to
the DD System Manager.
CLI Equivalent
You can also log in at the CLI:
login as: sysadmin
Data Domain OS
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password:

Enabling SCSI Target Daemon (CLI only)

If you do log in from the CLI, you must enable the scsitarget daemon (the Fibre Channel service).
This daemon is enabled during the DD VTL or DD Boost-FC enable selections in DD System
Manager. In the CLI, these processes need to be enabled separately.
# scsitarget enable
Please wait ...
SCSI Target subsystem is enabled.

Accessing DD VTL
From the menu at the left of the DD System Manager, select Protocols > VTL.
Status
In the Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service area, you can see the status of your DD VTL process
is displayed at the top, for example, Enabled: Running. The first part of the status will be Enabled
(on) or Disabled (off). The second part will be one of the following process states.

Table 141 DD VTL process states

State Description

Running DD VTL process is enabled and active (shown in green).

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Table 141 DD VTL process states (continued)

State Description

Starting DD VTL process is starting.

Stopping DD VTL process is being shut down.

Stopped DD VTL process is disabled (shown in red).

Timing out DD VTL process crashed and is attempting an automatic
restart.

Stuck After several failed automatic restarts, the DD VTL process is

unable to shut down normally, so an attempt is being made to
kill it.

DD VTL License
The VTL License line tells you whether your DD VTL license has been applied. If it says Unlicensed,
select Add License. Enter your license key in the Add License Key dialog. Select Next and OK.
Note: All license information should have been populated as part of the factory configuration
process; however, if DD VTL was purchased later, the DD VTL license key may not have been
available at that time.
CLI Equivalent
You can also verify that the DD VTL license has been installed at the CLI:
# elicense show
## License Key Feature
-- ------------------- -----------
1 DEFA-EFCD-FCDE-CDEF Replication
2 EFCD-FCDE-CDEF-DEFA VTL
-- ------------------- -----------

If the license is not present, each unit comes with documentation – a quick install card – which will
show the licenses that have been purchased. Enter one of the following commands to populate the
license key.
# license add <license-code>
# elicense update <license-file>

I/OS License (for IBM i users)

For customers of IBM i, the I/OS License line tells you whether your I/OS license has been applied.
If it says Unlicensed, select Add License. You must enter a valid I/OS license in either of these
formats: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX or XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. Your I/OS license must be
installed before creating a library and drives to be used on an IBM i system. Select Next and OK.

Enabling DD VTL
Enabling DD VTL broadcasts the WWN of the Data Domain HBA to customer fabric and enables all
libraries and library drives. If a forwarding plan is required in the form of change control processes,
this process should be enabled to facilitate zoning.
Procedure
1. Make sure that you have a DD VTL license and that the file system is enabled.
2. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service.
3. To the right of the Status area, select Enable.

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4. In the Enable Service dialog, select OK.

5. After DD VTL has been enabled, note that Status will change to Enabled: Running in green.
Also note that the configured DD VTL options are displayed in the Option Defaults area.

CLI Equivalent
# vtl enable
Starting VTL, please wait ...
VTL is enabled.

Disabling DD VTL
Disabling DD VTL closes all libraries and shuts down the DD VTL process.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service.
2. To the right of the Status area, select Disable.
3. In the Disable Service dialog, select OK.
4. After DD VTL has been disabled, notice that the Status has changed to Disabled: Stopped
in red.

CLI Equivalent
# vtl disable

DD VTL option defaults

The Option Default area of the VTL Service page displays the current settings for default DD VTL
options (auto-eject, auto-offline, and barcode-length) that you can configure.
In the Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service area, the current default options for your DD VTL are
displayed. Select Configure to change any of these values.

Table 142 Option Defaults

Item Description

Property Lists the configured options:

l auto-eject
l auto-offline
l barcode-length

Value Provides the value for each configured option:

l auto-eject: default (disabled), enabled, or disabled
l auto-offline: default (disabled), enabled, or disabled
l barcode-length: default (8), 6, or 8

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Configuring DD VTL default options

You can configure DD VTL default options when you add a license, create a library, or any time
thereafter.
About this task
Note: DD VTLs are assigned global options, by default, and those options are updated
whenever global options change, unless you change them manually using this method.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service.
2. In the Option Defaults area, select Configure. In the Configure Default Options dialog,
change any or all of the default options.

Table 143 DD VTL default options

Option Values Notes

auto-eject default (disabled), enable, or Enabling auto-eject causes

disable any tape put into a CAP
(cartridge access port) to
automatically move to the
virtual vault, unless:
l the tape came from the
vault, in which case the
tape stays in the CAP.
l an
ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVA
L command with a 0 value
(false) has been issued to
the library to prevent the
removal of the medium
from the CAP to the
outside world.

auto-offline default (disabled), enable, or Enabling auto-offline takes a

disable drive offline automatically
before a tape move operation
is performed.

barcode-length default (8), 6 or 8 Although a DD VTL barcode

[automatically set to 6 for consists of 8 characters,
L180, RESTORER-L180, and either 6 or 8 characters may
DDVTL changer models] be transmitted to a backup
application, depending on the
changer type.

3. Select OK.
4. Or to disable all of these service options, select Reset to Factory, and the values will be
immediately reset to factory defaults.
After you finish
If the DD VTL environment contains an AS400 as a DD VTL client, configure the DD VTL option for
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required to avoid duplicate serial numbers when there are multiple Data Domain systems using DD
VTL. The serial-number-prefix value must:
l Be a unique six digit value such that no other DD VTL on any Data Domain system in the
environment has the same prefix number
l Not end with a zero
Configure this value only once during the deployment of the Data Domain system and the
configuration of DD VTL. It will persist with any future DD OS upgrades on the system. Setting this
value does not require a DD VTL service restart. Any DD VTL library created after setting this value
will use the new prefix for the serial number.
CLI equivalent
# vtl option set serial-number-prefix value
# vtl option show serial-number-prefix

Working with libraries

A library emulates a physical tape library with drives, changer, CAPs (cartridge access ports), and
slots (cartridge slots). Selecting Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries displays
detailed information for all configured libraries.

Table 144 Library information

Item Description

Name The name of a configured library.

Drives The number of drives configured in the library.

Slots The number of slots configured in the library.

CAPs The number of CAPs (cartridge access ports) configured in

the library.

From the More Tasks menu, you can create and delete libraries, as well as search for tapes.

Creating libraries
DD VTL supports a maximum of 64 libraries per system, that is, 64 concurrently active virtual tape
library instances on each DD system.
Before you begin
If the deployment environment includes an AS400 system as a DD VTL client, refer to Configuring
DD VTL default options on page 354 to configure the serial number prefix for VTL changers and
drives before creating the DD VTL library and configuring the DD VTL relationship between the
Data Domain system and the AS400 client system.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries.
2. Select More Tasks > Library > Create
3. In the Create Library dialog, enter the following information:

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Table 145 Create Library dialog

Field User input

Library Name Enter a name of from 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters.

Number of Drives Enter the number of drives (from 1 to 98 (see Note). The
number of drives to be created will correspond to the number of
data streams that will write to a library.
Note: The maximum number of drives supported by a DD
VTL depends on the number of CPU cores and the amount
of memory installed (both RAM and NVRAM, if applicable)
on a DD system.

Drive Model Select the desired model from the drop-down list:
l IBM-LTO-1
l IBM-LTO-2
l IBM-LTO-3
l IBM-LTO-4
l IBM-LTO-5 (default)
l HP-LTO-3
l HP-LTO-4
Do not mix drive types, or media types, in the same library. This
can cause unexpected results and/or errors in the backup
operation.

Number of Slots Enter the number of slots in the library. Here are some things to
consider:
l The number of slots must be equal to or greater than the
number of drives.
l You can have up to 32,000 slots per individual library
l You can have up to 64,000 slots per system.
l Try to have enough slots so tapes remain in the DD VTL and
never need to be exported to a vault – to avoid reconfiguring
the DD VTL and to ease management overhead.
l Consider any applications that are licensed by the number of
slots.
As an example, for a standard 100-GB cartridge on a DD580,
you might configure 5000 slots. This would be enough to hold
up tp 500 TB (assuming reasonably compressible data).

Number of CAPs (Optional) Enter the number of cartridge access ports (CAPs).
l You can have up to 100 CAPs per library.
l You can have up to 1000 CAPs per system.
Check your particular backup software application
documentation on the Online Support Site for guidance.

Changer Model Name Select the desired model from the drop-down list:
l L180 (default)

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Table 145 Create Library dialog (continued)

Field User input

l RESTORER-L180
l TS3500
l I2000
l I6000
l DDVTL
Check your particular backup software application
documentation on the Online Support Site for guidance. Also
refer to the DD VTL support matrix to see the compatibility of
emulated libraries to supported software.
Options

auto-eject default (disabled), enable, disable

auto-offline default (disabled), enable, disable

barcode-length default (8), 6, 8 [automatically set to 6 for L180, RESTORER-

L180, and DDVTL changer models]

4. Select OK.
After the Create Library status dialog shows Completed, select OK.
The new library appears under the Libraries icon in the VTL Service tree, and the options
you have configured appear as icons under the library. Selecting the library displays details
about the library in the Information Panel.
Note that access to VTLs and drives is managed with Access Groups.

CLI Equivalent
# vtl add NewVTL model L180 slots 50 caps 5
This adds the VTL library, NewVTL. Use 'vtl show config NewVTL' to view
it.

# vtl drive add NewVTL count 4 model IBM-LTO-3

This adds 4 IBM-LTO-3 drives to the VTL library, NewVTL.

Deleting libraries
When a tape is in a drive within a library, and that library is deleted, the tape is moved to the vault.
However, the tape's pool does not change.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries.
2. Select More Tasks > Library > Delete.
3. In the Delete Libraries dialog, select or confirm the checkbox of the items to delete:
l The name of each library, or
l Library Names, to delete all libraries

4. Select Next.

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5. Verify the libraries to delete, and select Submit in the confirmation dialogs.
6. After the Delete Libraries Status dialog shows Completed, select Close. The selected
libraries are deleted from the DD VTL.

CLI Equivalent
# vtl del OldVTL

Searching for tapes

You can use a variety of criteria – location, pool, and/or barcode – to search for a tape.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries or Pools.
2. Select the area to search (library, vault, pool).
3. Select More Tasks > Tapes > Search.
4. In the Search Tapes dialog, enter information about the tape(s) you want to find.

Table 146 Search Tapes dialog

Field User input

Location Specify a location, or leave the default (All).

Pool Select the name of the pool in which to search for the tape. If no pools have
been created, use the Default pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode. or leave the default (*) to return a group of tapes.
Barcode allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single character
and * matches 0 or more characters.

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be returned to you. If you
leave this blank, the barcode default (*) is used.

5. Select Search.

Working with a selected library

Selecting Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library displays detailed information
for a selected library.

Table 147 Devices

Item Description

Device The elements in the library, such a drives, slots, and CAPs
(cartridge access ports).

Loaded The number of devices with media loaded.

Empty The number of devices with no media loaded.

Total The total number of loaded and empty devices.

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Table 148 Options

Property Value

auto-eject enabled or disabled

auto-offline enabled or disabled

barcode-length 6 or 8

Table 149 Tapes

Item Description

Pool The name of the pool where the tapes are located.
Tape Count The number of tapes in that pool.

Capacity The total configured data capacity of the tapes in that pool, in
GiB (Gibibytes, the base-2 equivalent of GB, Gigabytes).

Used The amount of space used on the virtual tapes in that pool.

Average Compression The average amount of compression achieved on the data on

the tapes in that pool.

From the More Tasks menu, you can delete, rename, or set options for a library; create, delete,
import, export, or move tapes; and add or delete slots and CAPs.

Creating tapes
You can create tapes in either a library or a pool. If initiated from a pool, the system first creates
the tapes, then imports them to the library.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library or Vault or Pools > Pools
> pool.
2. Select More Tasks > Tapes > Create.
3. In the Create Tapes dialog, enter the following information about the tape:

Table 150 Create Tapes dialog

Field User input

Library (if initiated If a drop-down menu is enabled, select the library or leave the default
from a library) selection.

Pool Name Select the name of the pool in which the tape will reside, from the drop-
down list. If no pools have been created, use the Default pool.

Number of Tapes For a library, select from 1 to 20. For a pool, select from 1 to 100,000, or
leave the default (20). [Although the number of supported tapes is
unlimited, you can create no more than 100,000 tapes at a time.]

Starting Barcode Enter the initial barcode number (using the format A99000LA).

Tape Capacity (optional) Specify the number of GiBs from 1 to 4000 for each tape (this
setting overrides the barcode capacity setting). For efficient use of disk
space, use 100 GiB or fewer.

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4. Select OK and Close.

CLI Equivalent

# vtl tape add A00000L1 capacity 100 count 5 pool VTL_Pool

... added 5 tape(s)...

Note: You must auto-increment tape volume names in base10 format.

Deleting tapes
You can delete tapes from either a library or a pool. If initiated from a library, the system first
exports the tapes, then deletes them. The tapes must be in the vault, not in a library. On a
Replication destination DD system, deleting a tape is not permitted.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library or Vault or Pools > Pools
> pool.
2. Select More Tasks > Tapes > Delete.
3. In the Delete Tapes dialog, enter search information about the tapes to delete, and select
Search:

Table 151 Delete Tapes dialog

Field User input

Location If there is a drop-down list, select a library, or leave the default Vault selection.

Pool Select the name of the pool in which to search for the tape. If no pools have
been created, use the Default pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode, or leave the default (*) to search for a group of
tapes. Barcode allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single
character and * matches 0 or more characters.

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be returned to you. If you
leave this blank, the barcode default (*) is used.

Tapes Per Select the maximum number of tapes to display per page – possible values are
Page 15, 30, and 45.

Select all Select the Select All Pages checkbox to select all tapes returned by the search
pages query.

Items Shows the number of tapes selected across multiple pages – updated
Selected automatically for each tape selection.

4. Select the checkbox of the tape that should be deleted or the checkbox on the heading
column to delete all tapes, and select Next.
5. Select Submit in the confirmation window, and select Close.
Note: After a tape is removed, the physical disk space used for the tape is not reclaimed
until after a file system cleaning operation.

CLI Equivalent

# vtl tape del barcode [count count] [pool pool]

For example:

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# vtl tape del A00000L1

Note: You can act on ranges; however, if there is a missing tape in the range, the action
will stop.

Importing tapes
Importing a tape means that an existing tape will be moved from the vault to a library slot, drive, or
cartridge access port (CAP).
About this task
The number of tapes you can import at one time is limited by the number of empty slots in the
library, that is, you cannot import more tapes than the number of currently empty slots.
To view the available slots for a library, select the library from the stack menu. The information
panel for the library shows the count in the Empty column.
l If a tape is in a drive, and the tape origin is known to be a slot, a slot is reserved.
l If a tape is in a drive, and the tape origin is unknown (slot or CAP), a slot is reserved.
l If a tape is in a drive, and the tape origin is known to be a CAP, a slot is not reserved. (The tape
returns to the CAP when removed from the drive.)
l To move a tape to a drive, see the section on moving tapes, which follows.
Procedure
1. You can import tapes using either step a. or step b.
a. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library. Then, select More
Tasks > Tapes > Import. In the Import Tapes dialog, enter search information about the
tapes to import, and select Search:

Table 152 Import Tapes dialog

Field User input

Location If there is a drop-down list, select the location of the tape, or leave the default of
Vault.

Pool Select the name of the pool in which to search for the tape. If no pools have been
created, use the Default pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode. or leave the default (*) to return a group of tapes.
Barcode allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single character and *
matches 0 or more characters.

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be returned to you. If you leave
this blank, the barcode default (*) is used.

Select Select the destination device where the tape will be imported. Possible values are
Destination > Drive, CAP, and Slot.
Device

Tapes Per Select the maximum number of tapes to display per page. Possible values are 15,
Page 30, and 45.

Items Shows the number of tapes selected across multiple pages – updated
Selected automatically for each tape selection.
Based on the previous conditions, a default set of tapes is searched to select the tapes
to import. If pool, barcode, or count is changed, select Search to update the set of tapes
available from which to choose.

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b. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries> library > Changer > Drives >
drive > Tapes. Select tapes to import by selecting the checkbox next to:
l An individual tape, or
l The Barcode column to select all tapes on the current page, or
l The Select all pages checkbox to select all tapes returned by the search query.
Only tapes showing Vault in the Location can be imported.
Select Import from Vault. This button is disabled by default and enabled only if all of the
selected tapes are from the Vault.

2. From the Import Tapes: library view, verify the summary information and the tape list, and
select OK.
3. Select Close in the status window.

CLI Equivalent

# vtl tape show pool VTL_Pool

Processing tapes....
Barcode Pool Location State Size Used (%) Comp ModTime
-------- -------- -------- ----- ------- --------------- ---- -------------------
A00000L3 VTL_Pool vault RW 100 GiB 0.0 GiB (0.00%) 0x 2010/07/16 09:50:41
A00001L3 VTL_Pool vault RW 100 GiB 0.0 GiB (0.00%) 0x 2010/07/16 09:50:41
A00002L3 VTL_Pool vault RW 100 GiB 0.0 GiB (0.00%) 0x 2010/07/16 09:50:41
A00003L3 VTL_Pool vault RW 100 GiB 0.0 GiB (0.00%) 0x 2010/07/16 09:50:41
A00004L3 VTL_Pool vault RW 100 GiB 0.0 GiB (0.00%) 0x 2010/07/16 09:50:41
-------- -------- -------- ----- ------- --------------- ---- -------------------
VTL Tape Summary
----------------
Total number of tapes: 5
Total pools: 1
Total size of tapes: 500 GiB
Total space used by tapes: 0.0 GiB
Average Compression: 0.0x

# vtl import NewVTL barcode A00000L3 count 5 pool VTL_Pool

... imported 5 tape(s)...

# vtl tape show pool VTL_Pool

Processing tapes....

VTL Tape Summary

----------------
Total number of tapes: 5
Total pools: 1
Total size of tapes: 500 GiB
Total space used by tapes: 0.0 GiB
Average Compression: 0.0x

Exporting tapes
Exporting a tape removes that tape from a slot, drive, or cartridge-access port (CAP) and sends it
to the vault.
Procedure
1. You can export tapes using either step a. or step b.
a. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library. Then, select More
Tasks > Tapes > Export. In the Export Tapes dialog, enter search information about the
tapes to export, and select Search:

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Table 153 Export Tapes dialog

Field User input

Location If there is a drop-down list, select the name of the library where the tape is located,
or leave the selected library.

Pool Select the name of the pool in which to search for the tape. If no pools have been
created, use the Default pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode. or leave the default (*) to return a group of tapes. Barcode
allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single character and * matches 0
or more characters.

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be returned to you. If you leave this
blank, the barcode default (*) is used.
Tapes Per Select the maximum number of tapes to display per page. Possible values are 15, 30,
Page and 45.

Select all Select the Select All Pages checkbox to select all tapes returned by the search
pages query.

Items Shows the number of tapes selected across multiple pages – updated automatically
Selected for each tape selection.

b. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries> library > Changer > Drives >
drive > Tapes. Select tapes to export by selecting the checkbox next to:
l An individual tape, or
l The Barcode column to select all tapes on the current page, or
l The Select all pages checkbox to select all tapes returned by the search query.
Only tapes with a library name in the Location column can be exported.
Select Export from Library. This button is disabled by default and enabled only if all of
the selected tapes have a library name in the Location column.

2. From the Export Tapes: library view, verify the summary information and the tape list, and
select OK.
3. Select Close in the status window.
CLI Equivalent

# vtl export NewVTL cap address 1 count 4

... exported 4 tape(s)...

Moving tapes between devices within a library

Tapes can be moved between physical devices within a library to mimic backup software
procedures for physical tape libraries (which move a tape in a library from a slot to a drive, a slot to
a CAP, a CAP to a drive, and the reverse). In a physical tape library, backup software never moves
a tape outside the library. Therefore, the destination library cannot change and is shown only for
clarification.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library.
Note that when started from a library, the Tapes panel allows tapes to be moved only
between devices.

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2. Select More Tasks > Tapes > Move.

Note that when started from a library, the Tapes panel allows tapes to be moved only
between devices.

3. In the Move Tape dialog, enter search information about the tapes to move, and select
Search:

Table 154 Move Tape dialog

Field User input

Location Location cannot be changed.

Pool Select a pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode. or leave the default (*) to return a group of tapes.
Barcode allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single character and
* matches 0 or more characters.

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be returned to you. If you leave
this blank, the barcode default (*) is used.

Tapes Per Select the maximum number of tapes to display per page. Possible values are 15,
Page 30, and 45.

Items Shows the number of tapes selected across multiple pages – updated
Selected automatically for each tape selection.

4. From the search results list, select the tape or tapes to move.
5. Do one of the following:
a. Select the device from the Device list (for example, a slot, drive, or CAP), and enter a
starting address using sequential numbers for the second and subsequent tapes. For
each tape to be moved, if the specified address is occupied, the next available address is
used.
b. Leave the address blank if the tape in a drive originally came from a slot and is to be
returned to that slot; or if the tape is to be moved to the next available slot.
6. Select Next.
7. In the Move Tape dialog, verify the summary information and the tape listing, and select
Submit.
8. Select Close in the status window.

Adding slots
You can add slots from a configured library to change the number of storage elements.
About this task
Note: Some backup applications do not automatically recognize that slots have been added to
a DD VTL. See your application documentation for information on how to configure the
application to recognize this type of change.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library.
2. Select More Tasks > Slots > Add.

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3. In the Add Slots dialog, enter the Number of Slots to add. The total number of slots in a
library, or in all libraries on a system, cannot exceed 32,000 for a library and 64,000 for a
system.
4. Select OK and Close when the status shows Completed.

Deleting slots
You can delete slots from a configured library to change the number of storage elements.
About this task
Note: Some backup applications do not automatically recognize that slots have been deleted
from a DD VTL. See your application documentation for information on how to configure the
application to recognize this type of change.
Procedure
1. If the slot that you want to delete contains cartridges, move those cartridges to the vault.
The system will delete only empty, uncommitted slots.
2. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library.
3. Select More Tasks > Slots > Delete.
4. In the Delete Slots dialog, enter the Number of Slots to delete.
5. Select OK and Close when the status shows Completed.

Adding CAPs
You can add CAPs (cartridge access ports) from a configured library to change the number of
storage elements.
About this task
Note: CAPs are used by a limited number of backup applications. See your application
documentation to ensure that CAPs are supported.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library.
2. Select More Tasks > CAPs > Add.
3. In the Add CAPs dialog, enter the Number of CAPs to add. You can add from 1 to 100 CAPs
per library and from 1 to 1,000 CAPs per system.
4. Select OK and Close when the status shows Completed.

Deleting CAPs
You can delete CAPs (cartridge access ports) from a configured library to change the number of
storage elements.
About this task
Note: Some backup applications do not automatically recognize that CAPs have been deleted
from a DD VTL. See your application documentation for information on how to configure the
application to recognize this type of change.
Procedure
1. If the CAP that you want to delete contains cartridges, move those cartridges to the vault,
or this will be done automatically.

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2. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library.
3. Select More Tasks > CAPs > Delete.
4. In the Delete CAPs dialog, enter the Number of CAPs to delete. You can delete a maximum
of 100 CAPs per library or 1000 CAPs per system.
5. Select OK and Close when the status shows Completed.

Viewing changer information

There can be only one changer per DD VTL. The changer model you select depends on your
specific configuration.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries .
2. Select a specific library.
3. If not expanded, select the plus sign (+) on the left to open the library, and select a Changer
element to display the Changer information panel, which provides the following information.

Table 155 Changer information panel

Item Description

Vendor The name of the vendor who manufactured the changer

Product The model name

Revision The revision level

Serial Number The changer serial number

Working with drives

Selecting Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library > Drives displays detailed
information for all drives for a selected library.
About this task

Table 156 Drives information panel

Column Description

Drive The list of drives by name, where name is “Drive #” and # is a number between 1
and n representing the address or location of the drive in the list of drives.

Vendor The manufacturer or vendor of the drive, for example, IBM.

Product The product name of the drive, for example, ULTRIUM-TD5.

Revision The revision number of the drive product.

Serial The serial number of the drive product.

Number

Status Whether the drive is Empty, Open, Locked, or Loaded. A tape must be present for
the drive to be locked or loaded.

Tape The barcode of the tape in the drive (if any).

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Table 156 Drives information panel (continued)

Column Description

Pool The pool of the tape in the drive (if any).

Tape and library drivers – To work with drives, you must use the tape and library drivers supplied
by your backup software vendor that support the IBM LTO-1, IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3, IBM LTO-4,
IBM LTO-5 (default), HP-LTO-3, or HP-LTO-4 drives and the StorageTek L180 (default),
RESTORER-L180, IBM TS3500, I2000, I6000, or DDVTL libraries. For more information, see the
Application Compatibility Matrices and Integration Guides for your vendors. When configuring drives,
also keep in mind the limits on backup data streams, which are determined by the platform in use.
LTO drive capacities – Because the DD system treats LTO drives as virtual drives, you can set a
maximum capacity to 4 TiB (4000 GiB) for each drive type. The default capacities for each LTO
drive type are as follows:
l LTO-1 drive: 100 GiB
l LTO-2 drive: 200 GiB
l LTO-3 drive: 400 GiB
l LTO-4 drive: 800 GiB
l LTO-5 drive: 1.5 TiB
Migrating LTO-1 tapes – You can migrate tapes from existing LTO-1 type VTLs to VTLs that
include other supported LTO-type tapes and drives. The migration options are different for each
backup application, so follow the instructions in the LTO tape migration guide specific to your
application. To find the appropriate guide, go to the Online Support Site, and in the search text
box, type in LTO Tape Migration for VTLs.
Tape full: Early warning – You will receive a warning when the remaining tape space is almost
completely full, that is, greater than 99.9, but less than 100 percent. The application can continue
writing until the end of the tape to reach 100 percent capacity. The last write, however, is not
recoverable.
From the More Tasks menu, you can create or delete a drive.

Creating drives
See the Number of drives supported by a DD VTL section to determine the maximum number of
drives supported for your particular DD VTL.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library> Changer > Drives.
2. Select More Tasks > Drives > Create.
3. In the Create Drive dialog, enter the following information:

Table 157 Create Drive dialog

Field User input

Location Select a library name, or leave the name selected.

Number of See the table in the Number of Drives Supported by a DD VTL section, earlier
Drives in this chapter.

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Table 157 Create Drive dialog (continued)

Field User input

Model Name Select the model from the drop-down list. If another drive already exists, this
option is inactive, and the existing drive type must be used. You cannot mix
drive types in the same library.
l IBM-LTO-1
l IBM-LTO-2
l IBM-LTO-3
l IBM-LTO-4
l IBM-LTO-5 (default)
l HP-LTO-3
l HP-LTO-4

4. Select OK, and when the status shows Completed, select OK.
The added drive appears in the Drives list.

Deleting drives
A drive must be empty before it can be deleted.
Procedure
1. If there is a tape in the drive that you want to delete, remove the tape.
2. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library > Changer > Drives.
3. Select More Tasks > Drives > Delete.
4. In the Delete Drives dialog, select the checkboxes of the drives to delete, or select the Drive
checkbox to delete all drives.
5. Select Next, and after verifying that the correct drive(s) has been selected for deletion,
select Submit.
6. When the Delete Drive Status dialog shows Completed, select Close.
The drive will have been removed from the Drives list.

Working with a selected drive

Selecting Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library > Drives > drive displays
detailed information for a selected drive.

Table 158 Drive Tab

Column Description

Drive The list of drives by name, where name is “Drive #” and

# is a number between 1 and n representing the address
or location of the drive in the list of drives.

Vendor The manufacturer or vendor of the drive, for example,

IBM.

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Table 158 Drive Tab (continued)

Column Description

Product The product name of the drive, for example, ULTRIUM-

TD5.

Revision The revision number of the drive product.

Serial Number The serial number of the drive product.

Status Whether the drive is Empty, Open, Locked, or Loaded. A

tape must be present for the drive to be locked or
loaded.

Tape The barcode of the tape in the drive (if any).

Pool The pool of the tape in the drive (if any).

Table 159 Statistics Tab

Column Description

Endpoint The specific name of the endpoint.

Ops/s The operations per second.

Read KiB/s The speed of reads in KiB per second.

Write KiB/s The speed of writes in KiB per second.

From the More Tasks menu, you can delete the drive or perform a refresh.

Working with tapes

A tape is represented as a file. Tapes can be imported from the vault to a library. Tapes can be
exported from a library to the vault. Tapes can be moved within a library across drives, slots
(cartridge slots), and CAPs (cartridge access ports).
About this task
When tapes are created, they are placed into the vault. After they have been added to the vault,
they can be imported, exported, moved, searched, or removed.
Selecting Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries> library >Tapes displays detailed
information for all tapes for a selected library.

Table 160 Tape description

Item Description

Barcode The unique barcode for the tape.

Pool The name of the pool that holds the tape. The Default pool
holds all tapes unassigned to a user-created pool.

Location The location of the tape - whether in a library (and which

drive, CAP, or slot number) or in the virtual vault.

State The state of the tape:

l RW – Read-writable

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Table 160 Tape description (continued)

Item Description

l RL – Retention-locked
l RO – Readable only
l WP – Write-protected
l RD – Replication destination

Capacity The total capacity of the tape.

Used The amount of space used on the tape.

Compression The amount of compression performed on the data on a tape.

Last Modified The date of the last change to the tape’s information.
Modification times used by the system for age-based policies
might differ from the last modified time displayed in the tape
information sections of the DD System Manager.

Locked Until If a DD Retention Lock deadline has been set, the time set is
shown. If no retention lock exists, this value is Not
specified.

From the information panel, you can import a tape from the vault, export a tape to the library, set a
tape's state, create a tape, or delete a tape.
From the More Tasks menu, you can move a tape.

Changing a tape's write or retention lock state

Before changing a tape's write or retention lock state, the tape must have been created and
imported. DD VTL tapes follow the standard Data Domain Retention Lock policy. After the
retention period for a tape has expired, it cannot be written to or changed (however, it can be
deleted).
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > library > Tapes.
2. Select the tape to modify from the list, and select Set State (above the list).
3. In the Set Tape State dialog, select Read-Writeable, Write-Protected, or Retention-Lock.
4. If the state is Retention-Lock, either
l enter the tape’s expiration date in a specified number of days, weeks, months, years, or
l select the calendar icon, and select a date from the calendar. The Retention-Lock
expires at noon on the selected date.

5. Select Next, and select Submit to change the state.

Working with the vault

The vault holds tapes not being used by any library. Tapes reside in either a library or the vault.
Selecting Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Vault displays detailed information for the
Default pool and any other existing pools in the vault.
Systems with DD Cloud Tier and DD VTL provide the option of storing the vault on cloud storage.

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Table 161 Pool Summary

Item Description

Pool Count The number of VTL pools.

Tape Count The number of tapes in the pools.

Size The total amount of space in the pools.

Logical Used The amount of space used in the pools.

Compression The average amount of compression in the pools.

The Protection Distribution pane displays the following information.

Note: This table only appears if DD Cloud Tier is enabled on the Data Domain system.

Table 162 Protection Distribution

Item Description

Storage type Vault or Cloud.

Cloud provider For systems with tapes in DD Cloud Tier, there is a column for
each cloud provider.

Logical Used The amount of space used in the pools.

Pool Count The number of VTL pools.

Tape Count The number of tapes in the pools.

From the More Tasks menu, you can create, delete, and search for tapes in the vault.

Working with the cloud-based vault

DD VTL supports several parameters that are unique to configurations where the vault is stored on
DD Cloud Tier storage.
The following operations are available for working with cloud-based vault storage.
l Configure the data movement policy and cloud unit information for the specified VTL pool. Run
the vtl pool modify <pool-name> data-movement-policy {user-managed | age-
threshold <days> | none} to-tier {cloud} cloud-unit <cloud-unit-name>
command.
The available data movement policies are:
n User-managed: The administrator can set this policy on a pool, to manually select tapes
from the pool for migration to the cloud tier. The tapes migrate to the cloud tier on the first
data movement operation after the tapes are selected.
n Age-threshold: The administrator can set this policy on a pool, to allow the DD VTL to
automatically select tapes from the pool for migration to the cloud tier based on the age of
the tape. The tapes are selected for migration within six hours after they meet the age
threshold, and are migrated on the first data movement operation after the tapes are
selected.
l Select a specified tape for migration to the cloud tier. Run the vtl tape select-for-move
barcode <barcode> [count <count>] pool <pool> to-tier {cloud} command.
l Deselect a specified tape for migration to the cloud tier. Run the vtl tape deselect-for-
move barcode <barcode> [count <count>] pool <pool> to-tier {cloud} command.

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l Recall a tape from the cloud tier. Run the vtl tape recall start barcode <barcode>
[count <count>] pool <pool> command.
After the recall, the tape resides in a local DD VTL vault and must be imported to the library for
access.
Note: Run the vtl tape show command at any time to check the current location of a
tape. The tape location updates within one hour of the tape moving to or from the cloud
tier.

Prepare the VTL pool for data movement

Set the data movement policy on the VTL pool to manage migration of VTL data from the local
vault to DD Cloud Tier.
About this task
Data movement for VTL occurs at the tape volume level. Individual tape volumes or collections of
tape volumes can be moved to the cloud tier but only from the vault location. Tapes in other
elements of a VTL cannot be moved.
Note: The default VTL pool and vault , /data/col1/backup directories or legacy library
configurations cannot be used for Tape out to Cloud.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD VTL.
2. Expand the list of pools, and select a pool on which to enable migration to DD Cloud Tier.
3. In the Cloud Data Movement pane, click Create under Cloud Data Movement Policy.
4. In the Policy drop-down list, select a data movement policy:
l Age of tapes in days
l Manual selection

5. Set the data movement policy details.

l For Age of tapes in days, select an age threshold after which tapes are migrated to DD
Cloud Tier, and specify a destination cloud unit.
l For Manual selection, specify a destination cloud unit.

6. Click Create.
Note: After creating the data movement policy, the Edit and Clear buttons can be used
to modify or delete the data movement policy.

CLI equivalent
Procedure
1. Set the data movement policy to user-managed or age-threshold
Note: VTL pool and cloud unit names are case sensitive and commands will fail if the
case is not correct.

l To set the data movement policy to user-managed, run the following command:
vtl pool modify cloud-vtl-pool data-movement-policy user-managed
to-tier cloud cloud-unit ecs-unit1
** Any tapes that are already selected will be migrated on the next data-movement run.
VTL data-movement policy is set to "user-managed" for VTL pool "cloud-vtl-pool".

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l To set the data movement policy to age-threshold, run the following command:
Note: The minimum is 14 days, and the maximum is 182,250 days.

vtl pool modify cloud-vtl-pool data-movement-policy age-threshold

14 to-tier cloud cloud-unit ecs-unit1
** Any tapes that are already selected will be migrated on the next data-movement run.
VTL data-movement policy "age-threshold" is set to 14 days for the VTL pool "cloud-vtl-
pool".
2. Verify the data movement policy for the VTL pool.
Run the following command:
vtl pool show all
VTL Pools
Pool Status Tapes Size (GiB) Used (GiB) Comp Cloud Unit
Cloud Policy
--------------------- ------ ----- ---------- ---------- ---- ----------
------------
cloud-vtl-pool RW 50 250 41 45x ecs-unit1
user-managed
Default RW 0 0 0 0x -
none
--------------------- ------ ----- ---------- ---------- ---- ----------
------------
8080 tapes in 5 pools

RO : Read Only
RD : Replication Destination
BCM : Backwards-Compatibility
3. Verify the policy for the VTL pool MTree is app-managed.
Run the following command:
data-movement policy show all
Mtree Target(Tier/Unit Name) Policy Value
------------------------- ---------------------- ----------- -------
/data/col1/cloud-vtl-pool Cloud/ecs-unit1 app-managed enabled
------------------------- ---------------------- ----------- -------

Remove tapes from the backup application inventory

Use the backup application verify the tape volumes that will move to the cloud are marked and
inventoried according to the backup application requirements.

Select tape volumes for data movement

Manually select tapes for migration to DD Cloud Tier (immediately or at the next scheduled data
migration), or manually remove tapes from the migration schedule.
Before you begin
Verify the backup application is aware of status changes for volumes moved to cloud storage.
Complete the necessary steps for the backup application to refresh its inventory to reflect the
latest volume status.
If the tape is not in the vault, it cannot be migrated to DD Cloud Tier.
About this task
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD VTL.
2. Expand the list of pools, and select the pool which is configured to migrate tapes to DD
Cloud Tier.

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3. In the pool pane, click the Tape tab.

4. Select tapes for migration to DD Cloud Tier.
5. Click Select for Cloud Move to migrate the tape at the next scheduled migration, or Move
to Cloud Now to immediately migrate the tape.
Note: If the data movement policy is based on tape ages, the Select for Cloud Move is
not available, as the Data Domain system automatically selects tapes for migration.

6. Click Yes at the confirmation dialog.

Unselect tape volumes for data movement

About this task
Tapes selected for migration to DD Cloud Tier can be removed from the migration schedule.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD VTL.
2. Expand the list of pools, and select the pool which is configured to migrate tapes to DD
Cloud Tier.
3. In the pool pane, click the Tape tab.
4. Select tapes for migration to DD Cloud Tier.
5. Click Unselect Cloud Move to remove the tape from the migration schedule.
6. Click Yes at the confirmation dialog.

CLI equivalent
Procedure
1. Identify the slot location of the tape volume to move.
Run the following command:
vtl tape show cloud-vtl
Processing tapes....
Barcode Pool Location State Size Used (%) Comp
Modification Time
-------- -------------- ----------------- ----- ----- ---------------- ----
-------------------
T00001L3 cloud-vtl-pool cloud-vtl slot 1 RW 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 205x
2017/05/05 10:43:43
T00002L3 cloud-vtl-pool cloud-vtl slot 2 RW 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 36x
2017/05/05 10:45:10
T00003L3 cloud-vtl-pool cloud-vtl slot 3 RW 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 73x
2017/05/05 10:45:26
2. Specify the numeric slot value to export the tape from the DD VTL.
Run the following command:
vtl export cloud-vtl-pool slot 1 count 1
3. Verify the tape is in the vault.
Run the following command:
vtl tape show vault
4. Select the tape for data movement.
Run the following command:
vtl tape select-for-move barcode T00001L3 count 1 pool cloud-vtl-
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Note: If the data movement policy is age-threshold, data movement occurs

automatically after 15-20 minutes.

5. View the list of tapes scheduled to move to cloud storage during the next data movement
operation. The tapes selected for movement display an (S) in the location column.
Run the following command:
vtl tape show vault
Processing tapes.....
Barcode Pool Location State Size Used (%) Comp
Modification Time
-------- ----------------- --------- ------ ------ ---------------- ----
-------------------
T00003L3 cloud-vtl-pool vault (S) RW 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 63x
2017/05/05 10:43:43
T00006L3 cloud-vtl-pool ecs-unit1 n/a 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 62x
2017/05/05 10:45:49
-------- ----------------- --------- ------ ------ ---------------- ----
-------------------
* RD : Replication Destination
(S) Tape selected for migration to cloud. Selected tapes will move to cloud on the next
data-movement run.
(R) Recall operation is in progress for the tape.

VTL Tape Summary

----------------
Total number of tapes: 4024
Total pools: 3
Total size of tapes: 40175 GiB
Total space used by tapes: 39.6 GiB
Average Compression: 9.7x
6. If the data movement policy is user-managed, initiate the data movement operation.
Run the following command:
data-movement start
7. Observe the status of the data movement operation.
Run the following command:
data-movement watch
8. Verify the tape volumes successfully move to cloud storage.
Run the following command:
vtl tape show all cloud-unit ecs-unit1
Processing tapes.....
Barcode Pool Location State Size Used (%) Comp Modification Time
-------- -------------- --------- ----- ----- ---------------- ---- -------------------
T00001L3 cloud-vtl-pool ecs-unit1 n/a 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 89x 2017/05/05 10:41:41
T00006L3 cloud-vtl-pool ecs-unit1 n/a 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 62x 2017/05/05 10:45:49
-------- -------------- --------- ----- ----- ---------------- ---- -------------------
(S) Tape selected for migration to cloud. Selected tapes will move to cloud on the next
data-movement run.
(R) Recall operation is in progress for the tape.

VTL Tape Summary

----------------
Total number of tapes: 4
Total pools: 2
Total size of tapes: 16 GiB
Total space used by tapes: 14.9 GiB
Average Compression: 59.5x

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Restore data held in the cloud

When a client requests data for restore from the backup application server, the backup application
should generate an alert or message requesting the required volumes from the cloud unit.
The volume must be recalled from the cloud and checked into the Data Domain VTL library before
the backup application must be notified of the presence of the volumes.
Note: Verify the backup application is aware of status changes for volumes moved to cloud
storage. Complete the necessary steps for the backup application to refresh its inventory to
reflect the latest volume status.

Manually recall a tape volume from cloud storage

Recall a tape from DD Cloud Tier to the local VTL vault.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > DD VTL.
2. Expand the list of pools, and select the pool which is configured to migrate tapes to DD
Cloud Tier.
3. In the pool pane, click the Tape tab.
4. Select one or more tapes that are located in a cloud unit.
5. Click Recall Cloud Tapes to recall tapes from DD Cloud Tier.
Results
After the next scheduled data migration, the tapes are recalled from the cloud unit to the vault.
From the vault, the tapes can be returned to a library.

CLI equivalent
Procedure
1. Identify the volume required to restore data.
2. Recall the tape volume from the vault.
Run the following command:
vtl tape recall start barcode T00001L3 count 1 pool cloud-vtl-pool
3. Verify the recall operation started.
Run the following command:
data-movement status
4. Verify the recall operation completed successfully.
Run the following command:
vtl tape show all barcode T00001L3
Processing tapes....
Barcode Pool Location State Size Used (%) Comp
Modification Time
-------- -------------- ---------------- ----- ----- ---------------- ----
-------------------
T00001L3 cloud-vtl-pool cloud-vtl slot 1 RW 5 GiB 5.0 GiB (99.07%) 239x
2017/05/05 10:41:41
-------- -------------- ---------------- ----- ----- ---------------- ----
-------------------
(S) Tape selected for migration to cloud. Selected tapes will move to cloud on the next
data-movement run.
(R) Recall operation is in progress for the tape.

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VTL Tape Summary

----------------
Total number of tapes: 1
Total pools: 1
Total size of tapes: 5 GiB
Total space used by tapes: 5.0 GiB
Average Compression: 239.1x
5. Validate the file location.
Run the following command:
filesys report generate file-location path /data/col1/cloud-vtl-
pool
filesys report generate file-location path /data/col1/cloud-vtl-pool
-------------------------------- ---------------------------
File Name Location(Unit Name)
-------------------------------- ---------------------------
/data/col1/cloud-vtl-pool/.vtl_pool Active
/data/col1/cloud-vtl-pool/.vtc/T00001L3 Active
-----------------------------------------------------------------
6. Import the recalled tape to the DD VTL.
Run the following command:
vtl import cloud-vtl barcode T00001L3 count 1 pool cloud-vtl-pool
element slot
imported 1 tape(s)...sysadmin@ddbeta70# vtl tape show cloud-vtlProcessing tapes.....
7. Check the volume into the backup application inventory.
8. Restore data through the backup application.
9. When restore is completed check the tape volume out of the backup application inventory.
10. Export he tape volume from the Data Domain VTL to the Data Domain Vault.
11. Move the tape back to the cloud unit.

Working with access groups

Access groups hold a collection of initiator WWPNs (worldwide port names) or aliases and the
drives and changers they are allowed to access. A DD VTL default group named TapeServer lets
you add devices that will support NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol)-based backup
applications.
Access group configuration allows initiators (in general backup applications) to read and write data
to devices in the same access group.
Access groups let clients access only selected LUNs (media changers or virtual tape drives) on a
system. A client set up for an access group can access only devices in its access group.
Avoid making access group changes on a DD system during active backup or restore jobs. A
change may cause an active job to fail. The impact of changes during active jobs depends on a
combination of backup software and host configurations.
Selecting Access Groups > Groups displays the following information for all access groups.

Table 163 Access group information

Item Description

Group Name Name of group.

Initiators Number of initiators in group.

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Table 163 Access group information (continued)

Item Description

Devices Number of devices in group.

If you select View All Access Groups, you are taken to the Fibre Channel view.
From the More Tasks menu, you can create or delete a group.

Creating an access group

Access groups manage access between devices and initiators. Do not use the default TapeServer
access group unless you are using NDMP.
Procedure
1. Select Access Groups > Groups.
2. Select More Tasks > Group > Create
3. In the Create Access Group dialog, enter a name, from 1 to 128 characters, and select Next.
4. Add devices, and select Next.
5. Review the summary, and select Finish or Back, as appropriate.
CLI Equivalent

# vtl group create My_Group

Adding an access group device

Access group configuration allows initiators (in general backup applications) to read and write data
to devices in the same access group.
Procedure
1. Select Access Groups > Groups. You can also select a specific group.
2. Select More Tasks > Group > Create or Group > Configure.
3. In the Create or Modify Access Group dialog, enter or modify the Group Name if desired.
(This field is required.)
4. To configure initiators to the access group, check the box next to the initiator. You can add
initiators to the group later.
5. Select Next.
6. In the Devices display, select Add (+) to display the Add Devices dialog.
a. Verify that the correct library is selected in the Library Name drop-down list, or select
another library.
b. In the Device area, select the checkboxes of the devices (changer and drives) to be
included in the group.
c. Optionally, specify a starting LUN in the LUN Start Address text box.
This is the LUN that the DD system returns to the initiator. Each device is uniquely
identified by the library and the device name. (For example, it is possible to have drive 1
in Library 1 and drive 1 in Library 2). Therefore, a LUN is associated with a device, which
is identified by its library and device name.
When presenting LUNs via attached FC ports on FC HBA/SLIC, ports can be designated
as primary, secondary, or none. A Primary port for a set of LUNs is the port that is
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broadcast a set of LUNs in the event of primary path failure (this requires manual
intervention). A setting of none is used in the case where you do not wish to advertize
selected LUNs. The presentation of LUNs depends on the SAN topology in question.
The initiators in the access group interact with the LUN devices that are added to the
group.
The maximum LUN accepted when creating an access group is 16383.
A LUN can be used only once for an individual group. The same LUN can be used with
multiple groups.
Some initiators (clients) have specific rules for target LUN numbering; for example,
requiring LUN 0 or requiring contiguous LUNs. If these rules are not followed, an initiator
may not be able to access some or all of the LUNs assigned to a DD VTL target port.
Check your initiator documentation for special rules, and if necessary, alter the device
LUNs on the DD VTL target port to follow the rules. For example, if an initiator requires
LUN 0 to be assigned on the DD VTL target port, check the LUNs for devices assigned to
ports, and if there is no device assigned to LUN 0, change the LUN of a device so it is
assigned to LUN 0.

d. In the Primary and Secondary Endpoints area, select an option to determine from which
ports the selected device will be seen. The following conditions apply for designated
ports:
l all – The checked device is seen from all ports.
l none – The checked device is not seen from any port.
l select – The checked device is to be seen from selected ports. Select the checkboxes
of the appropriate ports.
If only primary ports are selected, the checked device is visible only from primary
ports.
If only secondary ports are selected, the checked device is visible only from
secondary ports. Secondary ports can be used if the primary ports become
unavailable.
The switchover to a secondary port is not an automatic operation. You must manually
switch the DD VTL device to the secondary ports if the primary ports become
unavailable.
The port list is a list of physical port numbers. A port number denotes the PCI slot and a
letter denotes the port on a PCI card. Examples are 1a, 1b, or 2a, 2b.
A drive appears with the same LUN on all the ports that you have configured.

e. Select OK.
You are returned to the Devices dialog box where the new group is listed. To add more
devices, repeat these five substeps.
7. Select Next.
8. Select Close when the Completed status message is displayed.

CLI Equivalent

# vtl group add VTL_Group vtl NewVTL changer lun 0 primary-port all secondary-port all
# vtl group add VTL_Group vtl NewVTL drive 1 lun 1 primary-port all secondary-port all
# vtl group add SetUp_Test vtl SetUp_Test drive 3 lun 3 primary-port endpoint-fc-0
secondary-port endpoint-fc-1

# vtl group show Setup_Test

Group: SetUp_Test

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Initiators:
Initiator Alias Initiator WWPN
--------------- -----------------------
tsm6_p23 21:00:00:24:ff:31:ce:f8
--------------- -----------------------

Devices:
Device Name LUN Primary Ports Secondary Ports In-use Ports
------------------ --- ------------- --------------- -------------
SetUp_Test changer 0 all all all
SetUp_Test drive 1 1 all all all
SetUp_Test drive 2 2 5a 5b 5a
SetUp_Test drive 3 3 endpoint-fc-0 endpoint-fc-1 endpoint-fc-0
------------------ --- ------------- --------------- -------------

Modifying or deleting an access group device

You may need to modify or delete a device from an access group.
Procedure
1. Select Protocols > VTL > Access Groups > Groups > group.
2. Select More Tasks > Group > Configure.
3. In the Modify Access Group dialog, enter or modify the Group Name. (This field is
required.)
4. To configure initiators to the access group, check the box next to the initiator. You can add
initiators to the group later.
5. Select Next.
6. Select a device, and select the edit (pencil) icon to display the Modify Devices dialog. Then,
follow steps a-e. If you simply want to delete the device, select the delete (X) icon, and skip
to step e.
a. Verify that the correct library is selected in the Library drop-down list, or select another
library.
b. In the Devices to Modify area, select the checkboxes of the devices (Changer and
drives) to be modified.
c. Optionally, modify the starting LUN (logical unit number) in the LUN Start Address box.
This is the LUN that the DD system returns to the initiator. Each device is uniquely
identified by the library and the device name. (For example, it is possible to have drive 1
in Library 1 and drive 1 in Library 2). Therefore, a LUN is associated with a device, which
is identified by its library and device name.
The initiators in the access group interact with the LUN devices that are added to the
group.
The maximum LUN accepted when creating an access group is 16383.
A LUN can be used only once for an individual group. The same LUN can be used with
multiple groups.
Some initiators (clients) have specific rules for target LUN numbering; for example,
requiring LUN 0 or requiring contiguous LUNs. If these rules are not followed, an initiator
may not be able to access some or all of the LUNs assigned to a DD VTL target port.
Check your initiator documentation for special rules, and if necessary, alter the device
LUNs on the DD VTL target port to follow the rules. For example, if an initiator requires
LUN 0 to be assigned on the DD VTL target port, check the LUNs for devices assigned to
ports, and if there is no device assigned to LUN 0, change the LUN of a device so it is
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d. In the Primary and Secondary Ports area, change the option that determines the ports
from which the selected device is seen. The following conditions apply for designated
ports:
l all – The checked device is seen from all ports.
l none – The checked device is not seen from any port.
l select – The checked device is seen from selected ports. Select the checkboxes of
the ports from which it will be seen.
If only primary ports are selected, the checked device is visible only from primary
ports.
If only secondary ports are selected, the checked device is visible only from
secondary ports. Secondary ports can be used if primary ports become unavailable.
The switchover to a secondary port is not an automatic operation. You must manually
switch the DD VTL device to the secondary ports if the primary ports become
unavailable.
The port list is a list of physical port numbers. A port number denotes the PCI slot, and a
letter denotes the port on a PCI card. Examples are 1a, 1b, or 2a, 2b.
A drive appears with the same LUN on all ports that you have configured.

e. Select OK.

Deleting an access group

Before you can delete an access group, you must remove all of its initiators and LUNs.
Procedure
1. Remove all of the initiators and LUNs from the group.
2. Select Access Groups > Groups.
3. Select More Tasks > Group > Delete.
4. In the Delete Group dialog, select the checkbox of the group to be removed, and select
Next.
5. In the groups confirmation dialog, verify the deletion, and select Submit.
6. Select Close when the Delete Groups Status displays Completed.

CLI Equivalent

# scsitarget group destroy My_Group

Working with a selected access group

Selecting Access Groups > Groups > group displays the following information for a selected
access group.

Table 164 LUNs tab

Item Description

LUN Device address – maximum number is 16383. A LUN can be

used only once within a group, but can be used again within

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Table 164 LUNs tab (continued)

Item Description

another group. DD VTL devices added to a group must use

contiguous LUNs.

Library Name of library associated with LUN.

Device Changers and drives.

In-Use Endpoints Set of endpoints currently being used: primary or secondary.

Primary Endpoints Initial (or default) endpoint used by backup application. In the
event of a failure on this endpoint, the secondary endpoints
may be used, if available.

Secondary Endpoints Set of fail-over endpoints to use if primary endpoint fails.

Table 165 Initiators tab

Item Description

Name Name of initiator, which is either the WWPN or the alias

assigned to the initiator.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel port.

From the More Tasks menu, with a group selected, you can configure that group, or set endpoints
in use.

Selecting endpoints for a device

Since endpoints connect a device to an initiator, use this process to set up the endpoints before
you connect the device.
Procedure
1. Select Access Groups > Groups > group.
2. Select More Tasks > Endpoints > Set In-Use.
3. In the Set in-Use Endpoints dialog, select only specific devices, or select Devices to select
all devices in the list.
4. Indicate whether the endpoints are primary or secondary.
5. Select OK.

Configuring the NDMP device TapeServer group

The DD VTL TapeServer group holds tape drives that interface with NDMP (Network Data
Management Protocol)-based backup applications and that send control information and data
streams over IP (Internet Protocol) instead of Fibre Channel (FC). A device used by the NDMP
TapeServer must be in the DD VTL group TapeServer and is available only to the NDMP
TapeServer.
Procedure
1. Add tape drives to a new or existing library (in this example, named “dd990-16”).

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2. Create slots and CAPs for the library.

3. Add the created devices in a library (in this example, “dd990-16”) to the TapeServer access
group.
4. Enable the NDMP daemon by entering at the command line:
# ndmpd enable
Starting NDMP daemon, please wait...............
NDMP daemon is enabled.
5. Ensure that the NDMP daemon sees the devices in the TapeServer group:
# ndmpd show devicenames
NDMP Device Virtual Name Vendor Product Serial Number
----------------- ---------------- ------ ----------- -------------
/dev/dd_ch_c0t0l0 dd990-16 changer STK L180 6290820000
/dev/dd_st_c0t1l0 dd990-16 drive 1 IBM ULTRIUM-TD3 6290820001
/dev/dd_st_c0t2l0 dd990-16 drive 2 IBM ULTRIUM-TD3 6290820002
/dev/dd_st_c0t3l0 dd990-16 drive 3 IBM ULTRIUM-TD3 6290820003
/dev/dd_st_c0t4l0 dd990-16 drive 4 IBM ULTRIUM-TD3 6290820004
----------------- ---------------- ------ ----------- -------------
6. Add an NDMP user (ndmp in this example) with the following command:
# ndmpd user add ndmp
Enter password:
Verify password:
7. Verify that user ndmp is added correctly:
# ndmpd user show
ndmp
8. Display the NDMP configuration:
# ndmpd option show all
Name Value
-------------- --------
authentication text
debug disabled
port 10000
preferred-ip
-------------- --------
9. Change the default user password authentication to use MD5 encryption for enhanced
security, and verify the change (notice the authentication value changed from text to md5):
# ndmpd option set authentication md5
# ndmpd option show all
Name Value
-------------- --------
authentication md5
debug disabled
port 10000
preferred-ip
-------------- --------

Results
NDMP is now configured, and the TapeServer access group shows the device configuration. See
the ndmpd chapter of the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide for the
complete command set and options.

Working with resources

Selecting Resources > Resources displays information about initiators and endpoints. An initiator
is a backup client that connects to a system to read and write data using the Fibre Channel (FC)
protocol. A specific initiator can support DD Boost over FC or DD VTL, but not both. An endpoint is
the logical target on a DD system to which the initiator connects.

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Table 166 Initiators tab

Item Description

Name Name of initiator, which is either the WWPN or the alias

assigned to the initiator.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

Online Endpoints Group name where ports are seen by initiator. Displays None
or Offline if the initiator is unavailable.

Table 167 Endpoints tab

Item Description

Name Specific name of endpoint.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

System Address System address for the endpoint.

Enabled HBA (host bus adapter) port operational state, which is either
Yes (enabled) or No (not enabled).
Status DD VTL link status, which is either Online (capable of
handling traffic) or Offline.

Configure Resources
Selecting Configure Resources takes you to the Fibre Channel area, where you can configure
endpoints and initiators.

Working with initiators

Selecting Resources > Resources > Initiators displays information about initiators. An initiator is a
client system FC HBA (fibre channel host bus adapter) WWPN (worldwide port name) with which
the DD system interfaces. An initiator name is an alias for the client’s WWPN, for ease of use.
While a client is mapped as an initiator – but before an access group has been added – the client
cannot access any data on a DD system.
After adding an access group for the initiator or client, the client can access only the devices in
that access group. A client can have access groups for multiple devices.
An access group may contain multiple initiators, but an initiator can exist in only one access group.
Note: A maximum of 1024 initiators can be configured for a DD system.

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Table 168 Initiator information

Item Description

Name Name of initiator.

Group Group associated with initiator.

Online Endpoints Endpoints seen by initiator. Displays none or offline if

initiator is unavailable.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

Vendor Name Name of vendor for initiator.

Selecting Configure Initiators takes you to the Fibre Channel area, where you can configure
endpoints and initiators.
CLI Equivalent
# vtl initiator show
Initiator Group Status WWNN WWPN Port
--------- --------- ------ ----------------------- ----------------------- ----
tsm6_p1 tsm3500_a Online 20:00:00:24:ff:31:ce:f8 21:00:00:24:ff:31:ce:f8 10b
--------- --------- ------ ----------------------- ----------------------- ----

Initiator Symbolic Port Name Address Method

--------- ------------------------------------------- --------------
tsm6_p1 QLE2562 FW:v5.06.03 DVR:v8.03.07.15.05.09-k auto
--------- ------------------------------------------- --------------

Working with endpoints

Selecting Resources > Resources > Endpoints provides information about endpoint hardware
and connectivity.

Table 169 Hardware Tab

Item Description

System Address System address of endpoint.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

Enabled HBA (host bus adapter) port operational state, which is either
Yes (enabled) or No (not enabled).
NPIV NPIV status of this endpoint: eithe Enabled or Disabled.

Link Status Link status of this endpoint: either Online or Offline.

Operation Status Operation status of this endpoint: either Normal or Marginal.

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Table 169 Hardware Tab (continued)

Item Description

# of Endpoints Number of endpoints associated with this endpoint.

Table 170 Endpoints Tab

Item Description

Name Specific name of endpoint.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel (FC) port.
WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a
60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

System Address System address of endpoint.

Enabled HBA (host bus adapter) port operational state, which is either
Yes (enabled) or No (not enabled).
Link Status Link status of this endpoint: either Online or Offline.

Configure Endpoints
Selecting Configure Endpoints takes you to the Fibre Channel area, where you can change any of
the above information for the endpoint.
CLI Equivalent
# scsitarget endpoint show list
Endpoint System Address Transport Enabled Status
-------- -------------- --------- ------- ------
endpoint-fc-0 5a FibreChannel Yes Online
endpoint-fc-1 5b FibreChannel Yes Online

Working with a selected endpoint

Selecting Resources > Resources > Endpoints > endpoint provides information about the
endpoint's hardware, connectivity, and statistics.

Table 171 Hardware tab

Item Description

System Address System address of endpoint.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

Enabled HBA (host bus adapter) port operational state, which is either
Yes (enabled) or No (not enabled).

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Table 171 Hardware tab (continued)

Item Description

NPIV NPIV status of this endpoint: eithe Enabled or Disabled.

LInk Status Link status of this endpoint: either Online or Offline.

Operation Status Operation status of this endpoint: either Normal or Marginal.

# of Endpoints Number of endpoints associated with this endpoint.

Table 172 Summary tab

Item Description

Name Specific name of endpoint.

WWPN Unique worldwide port name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the Fibre Channel port.

WWNN Unique worldwide node name, which is a 64-bit identifier (a

60-bit value preceded by a 4-bit Network Address Authority
identifier), of the FC node.

System Address System address of endpoint.

Enabled HBA (host bus adapter) port operational state, which is either
Yes (enabled) or No (not enabled).
LInk Status Link status of this endpoint: either Online or Offline.

Table 173 Statistics tab

Item Description

Endpoint Specific name of endpoint.

Library Name of library containing the endpoint.

Device Number of device.

Ops/s Operations per second.

Read KiB/s Speed of reads in KiB per second.

Write KiB/s Speed of writes in KiB per second.

Table 174 Detailed Statistics tab

Item Description

Endpoint Specific name of endpoint.

# of Control Commands Number of control commands.

# of Read Commands Number of read commands.

# of Write Commands Number of write commands.

In (MiB) Number of MiB written (the binary equivalent of MB).

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Table 174 Detailed Statistics tab (continued)

Item Description

Out (MiB) Number of MiB read.

# of Error Protocol Number of error protocols.

# of Link Fail Number of link failures.

# of Invalid Crc Number of invalid CRCs (cyclic redundancy checks).

# of Invalid TxWord Number of invalid tx (transmission) words.

# of Lip Number of LIPs (loop initialization primitives).

# of Loss Signal Number of signals or connections that have been lost.

# of Loss Sync Number of signals or connections that have lost
synchronization.

Working with pools

Selecting Pools > Pools displays detailed information for the Default pool and any other existing
pools. A pool is a collection of tapes that maps to a directory on the file system. Pools are used to
replicate tapes to a destination. You can convert directory-based pools to MTree-based pools to
take advantage of the greater functionality of MTrees.
Note the following about pools:
l Pools can be of two types: MTree (recommended), or Directory, which is backward-
compatible.
l A pool can be replicated no matter where individual tapes are located. Tapes can be in the vault
or in a library (slot, cap, or drive).
l You can copy and move tapes from one pool to another.
l Pools are not accessible by backup software.
l No DD VTL configuration or license is needed on a replication destination when replicating
pools.
l You must create tapes with unique barcodes. Duplicate barcodes may cause unpredictable
behavior in backup applications and can be confusing to users.
l Two tapes in two different pools on a DD system may have the same name, and in this case,
neither tape can be moved to the other tape's pool. Likewise, a pool sent to a replication
destination must have a name that is unique on the destination.

Table 175 Pools tab

Item Description

Name The name of the pool.

Type Whether it is a Directory or MTree pool.

Status The status of the pool.

Tape Count The number of tapes in the pool.

Size The total configured data capacity of tapes in the pool, in GiB
(Gibibytes base-2 equivalent of GB, Gigabytes).

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Table 175 Pools tab (continued)

Item Description

Physical Used The amount of space used on virtual tapes in the pool.

Compression The average amount of compression achieved for data on

tapes in the pool.
Cloud Unit The name of the cloud unit where the DD VTL pool migrates
data.

Cloud Data Movement Policy The data movement policy that governs migration of DD VTL
data to DD Cloud Tier storage.

Table 176 Replication tab

Item Description

Name The name of the pool.

Configured Whether replication is configured for the pool: yes or no.

Remote Source Contains an entry only if the pool is replicated from another
DD system.

Remote Destination Contains an entry only if the pool replicates to another DD

system.

From the More Tasks menu, you can create and delete pools, as well as search for tapes.

Creating pools
You can create backward-compatible pools, if necessary for your setup, for example, for
replication with a pre-5.2 DD OS system.
Procedure
1. Select Pools > Pools.
2. Select More Tasks > Pool > Create.
3. In the Create Pool dialog, enter a Pool Name, noting that a pool name:
l cannot be “all,” “vault,” or “summary.”
l cannot have a space or period at its beginning or end.
l is case-sensitive.

4. If you want to create a directory pool (which is backward compatible with the previous
version of DD System Manager), select the option “Create a directory backwards
compatibility mode pool. ” However, be aware that the advantages of using an MTree pool
include the ability to:
l make individual snapshots and schedule snapshots.
l apply retention locks.
l set an individual retention policy.
l get compression information.
l get data migration policies to the Retention Tier.

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l establish a storage space usage policy (quota support) by setting hard limits and soft
limits.

5. Select OK to display the Create Pool Status dialog.

6. When the Create Pool Status dialog shows Completed, select Close. The pool is added to
the Pools subtree, and you can now add virtual tapes to it.

CLI Equivalent

# vtl pool add VTL_Pool

A VTL pool named VTL_Pool is added.

Deleting pools
Before a pool can be deleted, you must have deleted any tapes contained within it. If replication is
configured for the pool, the replication pair must also be deleted. Deleting a pool corresponds to
renaming the MTree and then deleting it, which occurs at the next cleaning process.
Procedure
1. Select Pools > Pools > pool.
2. Select More Tasks > Pool > Delete.
3. In the Delete Pools dialog, select the checkbox of items to delete:
l The name of each pool, or
l Pool Names, to delete all pools.

4. Select Submit in the confirmation dialogs.

5. When the Delete Pool Status dialog shows Completed, select Close.
The pool will have been removed from the Pools subtree.

Working with a selected pool

Both Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Vault > pool and Pools > Pools > pool display
detailed information for a selected pool. Notice that pool “Default” always exists.
Pool tab

Table 177 Summary

Item Description

Convert to MTree Pool Select this button to convert a Directory pool to an MTree
pool.

Type Whether it is a Directory or MTree pool.

Tape Count The number of tapes in the pool.

Capacity The total configured data capacity of tapes in the pool, in GiB
(Gibibytes, base-2 equivalent of GB, Gigabytes).

Logical Used The amount of space used on virtual tapes in the pool.

Compression The average amount of compression achieved for data on

tapes in the pool.

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Table 178 Pool Tab: Cloud Data Movement - Protection Distribution

Item Description

Pool type (%) VTL Pool and Cloud (if applicable), with the current
percentage of data in parentheses.

Name Name of the local VTL pool, or cloud provider.

Logical Used The amount of space used on virtual tapes in the pool.

Tape Count The number of tapes in the pool.

Table 179 Pool Tab: Cloud Data Movement - Cloud Data Movement Policy

Item Description

Policy Age of tapes in days, or manual selection.

Older Than Age threshold for an age-based data movement policy.

Cloud Unit Destination cloud unit.

Tape tab

Table 180 Tape controls

Item Description

Create Create a new tape.

Delete Delete the selected tapes.

Copy Make a copy of a tape.

Move between Pool Move the selected tapes to a different pool.

Select for Cloud Movea Schedule the selected tapes for migration to DD Cloud Tier.

Unselect from Cloud Movea Remove the selected tapes from the schedule for migration
to DD Cloud Tier.

Recall Cloud Tapes Recall the selected tapes from DD Cloud Tier.

Move to Cloud Now Migrate the selected tapes to DD Cloud Tier without waiting
for the next scheduled migration.

a. This option is only available if the data movement policy is configured for manual selection.

Table 181 Tape information

Item Description

Barcode Tape barcode.

Size Maximum size of the tape.

Physical Used Physical storage capacity used by the tape.

Compression Compression ratio on the tape.

Location Location of the tape.

Modification Time Last time the tape was modified.

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Table 181 Tape information (continued)

Item Description

Recall Time Last time the tape was recalled.

Replication tab

Table 182 Replication

Item Description

Name The name of the pool.

Configured Whether replication is configured for this pool: yes or no.

Remote Source Contains an entry only if the pool is replicated from another
DD system.

Remote Destination Contains an entry only if the pool replicates to another DD

system.

You can also select the Replication Detail button, at the top right, to go directly to the Replication
information panel for the selected pool.
From either the Virtual Tape Libraries or Pools area, from the More Tasks menu, you can create,
delete, move, copy, or search for a tape in the pool.
From the Pools area, from the More Tasks menu, you can rename or delete a pool.

Converting a directory pool to an MTree pool

MTree pools have many advantages over directory pools. See the Creating pools section for more
information.
Procedure
1. Make sure the following prerequisites have been met:
l The source and destination pools must have been synchronized, so that the number of
tapes, and the data on each side, remains intact.
l The directory pool must not be a replication source or destination.
l The file system must not be full.
l The file system must not have reached the maximum number of MTrees allowed (100).
l There must not already be an MTree with the same name.
l If the directory pool is being replicated on multiple systems, those replicating systems
must be known to the managing system.
l If the directory pool is being replicated to an older DD OS (for example, from DD OS 5.5
to DD OS 5.4), it cannot be converted. As a workaround:
n Replicate the directory pool to a second DD system.
n Replicate the directory pool from the second DD system to a third DD system.
n Remove the second and third DD systems from the managing DD system's Data
Domain network.
n On any of the systems running DD OS 5.5, from the Pools submenu, select Pools and
a directory pool. In the Pools tab, select Convert to MTree Pool.

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2. With the directory pool you wish to convert highlighted, choose Convert to MTree Pool.
3. Select OK in the Convert to MTree Pool dialog.
4. Be aware that conversion affects replication in the following ways:
l DD VTL is temporarily disabled on the replicated systems during conversion.
l The destination data is copied to a new pool on the destination system to preserve the
data until the new replication is initialized and synced. Afterward, you may safely delete
this temporarily copied pool, which is named CONVERTED-pool, where pool is the name
of the pool that was upgraded (or the first 18 characters for long pool names). [This
applies only to DD OS 5.4.1.0 and later.]
l The target replication directory will be converted to MTree format. [This applies only to
DD OS 5.2 and later.]
l Replication pairs are broken before pool conversion and re-established afterward if no
errors occur.
l DD Retention Lock cannot be enabled on systems involved in MTree pool conversion.

Moving tapes between pools

If they reside in the vault, tapes can be moved between pools to accommodate replication
activities. For example, pools are needed if all tapes were created in the Default pool, but you later
need independent groups for replicating groups of tapes. You can create named pools and re-
organize the groups of tapes into new pools.
About this task
Note: You cannot move tapes from a tape pool that is a directory replication source. As a
workaround, you can:
l Copy the tape to a new pool, then delete the tape from the old pool.
l Use an MTree pool, which allows you to move tapes from a tape pool that is a directory
replication source.
Procedure
1. With a pool highlighted, select More Tasks > Tapes > Move.
Note that when started from a pool, the Tapes Panel allows tapes to be moved only
between pools.

2. In the Move Tapes dialog, enter information to search for the tapes to move, and select
Search:

Table 183 Move Tapes dialog

Field User input

Location Location cannot be changed.

Pool Select the name of the pool where the tapes reside. If no pools have been
created, use the Default pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode. or leave the default (*) to import a group of tapes.
Barcode allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single character
and * matches 0 or more characters.

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Table 183 Move Tapes dialog (continued)

Field User input

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be returned to you. If you
leave this blank, the barcode default (*) is used.

Tapes Per Select the maximum number of tapes to display per page. Possible values are
Page 15, 30, and 45.
Items Shows the number of tapes selected across multiple pages – updated
Selected automatically for each tape selection.

3. From the search results list, select the tapes to move.

4. From the Select Destination: Location list, select the location of the pool to which tapes are
to be moved. This option is available only when started from the (named) Pool view.
5. Select Next.
6. From the Move Tapes view, verify the summary information and tape list, and select
Submit.
7. Select Close in the status window.

Copying tapes between pools

Tapes can be copied between pools, or from the vault to a pool, to accommodate replication
activities. This option is available only when started from the (named) Pool view.
Procedure
1. With a pool highlighted, select More Tasks > Tapes > Copy.
2. In the Copy Tapes Between Pools dialog. select the checkboxes of tapes to copy, or enter
information to search for the tapes to copy, and select Search:

Table 184 Copy Tapes Between Pools dialog

Field User input

Location Select either a library or the Vault for locating the tape. While tapes always
show up in a pool (under the Pools menu), they are technically in either a library
or the vault, but not both, and they are never in two libraries at the same time.
Use the import/export options to move tapes between the vault and a library.

Pool To copy tapes between pools, select the name of the pool where the tapes
currently reside. If no pools have been created, use the Default pool.

Barcode Specify a unique barcode. or leave the default (*) to import a group of tapes.
Barcode allows the wildcards ? and *, where ? matches any single character and
* matches 0 or more characters.

Count Enter the maximum number of tapes you want to be imported. If you leave this
blank, the barcode default (*) is used.

Tapes Per Select the maximum number of tapes to display per page. Possible values are 15,
Page 30, and 45.

Items Shows the number of tapes selected across multiple pages – updated
Selected automatically for each tape selection.

3. From the search results list, select the tapes to copy.

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4. From the Select Destination: Pool list, select the pool where tapes are to be copied. If a tape
with a matching barcode already resides in the destination pool, an error is displayed, and
the copy aborts.
5. Select Next.
6. From the Copy Tapes Between Pools dialog, verify the summary information and the tape
list, and select Submit.
7. Select Close on the Copy Tapes Between Pools Status window.

Renaming pools
A pool can be renamed only if none of its tapes is in a library.
Procedure
1. Select Pools > Pools > pool.
2. Select More Tasks > Pool > Rename.
3. In the Rename Pool dialog, enter the new Pool Name, with the caveat that this name:
l cannot be “all,” “vault,” or “summary.”
l cannot have a space or period at its beginning or end.
l is case-sensitive.

4. Select OK to display the Rename Pool status dialog.

5. After the Rename Pool status dialog shows Completed, select OK.
The pool will have been renamed in the Pools subtree in both the Pools and the Virtual Tape
Libraries areas.

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DD Replicator

This chapter includes:

l DD Replicator overview....................................................................................................... 398

l Prerequisites for replication configuration...........................................................................399
l Replication version compatibility......................................................................................... 402
l Replication types.................................................................................................................406
l Using DD Encryption with DD Replicator.............................................................................. 411
l Replication topologies.......................................................................................................... 412
l Managing replication............................................................................................................ 417
l Monitoring replication .........................................................................................................432
l Replication with HA............................................................................................................. 433
l Replicating a system with quotas to one without.................................................................434
l Replication Scaling Context ................................................................................................434
l Directory-to-MTree replication migration............................................................................434
l Using collection replication for disaster recovery with SMT................................................ 439

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DD Replicator overview
DD Replicator provides automated, policy-based, network-efficient, and encrypted replication for
DR (disaster recovery) and multi-site backup and archive consolidation. DD Replicator
asynchronously replicates only compressed, deduplicated data over a WAN (wide area network).
DD Replicator performs two levels of deduplication to significantly reduce bandwidth
requirements: local and cross-site deduplication. Local deduplication determines the unique
segments to be replicated over a WAN. Cross-site deduplication further reduces bandwidth
requirements when multiple sites are replicating to the same destination system. With cross-site
deduplication, any redundant segment previously transferred by any other site, or as a result of a
local backup or archive, will not be replicated again. This improves network efficiency across all
sites and reduces daily network bandwidth requirements up to 99%, making network-based
replication fast, reliable, and cost-effective.
In order to meet a broad set of DR requirements, DD Replicator provides flexible replication
topologies, such as full system mirroring, bi-directional, many-to-one, one-to-many, and cascaded.
In addition, you can choose to replicate either all or a subset of the data on your DD system. For
the highest level of security, DD Replicator can encrypt data being replicated between DD systems
using the standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol.
DD Replicator scales performance and supported fan-in ratios to support large enterprise
environments.
Before getting started with DD Replicator, note the following general requirements:
l DD Replicator is a licensed product. See your Dell EMC sales representative to purchase
licenses.
l You can usually replicate only between machines that are within two releases of each other, for
example, from 6.0 to 6.2. However, there may be exceptions to this (as a result of atypical
release numbering), so review the tables in the Replication version compatibility section, or
check with your Dell EMC representative.
l If you are unable to manage and monitor DD Replicator from the current version of the DD
System Manager, use the replication commands described in the DD OS Command
Reference Guide.

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Prerequisites for replication configuration

Before configuring a replication, review the following prerequisites to minimize initial data transfer
time, prevent overwriting of data, etc.
l Contexts – Determine the maximum number of contexts for your DD systems by reviewing the
replication streams numbers in the following table.
Table 185 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD140, DD160, 4 GB or 6 GB / 16 4 15 20 w<= 16 ; r<= 4 ReplSrc<=15;

DD610 0.5 GB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=16; w+r+ReplSrc
<=16;Total<=20

DD620, 8 GB / 0.5 GB 20 16 20 20 w<=20; r<=16; ReplSrc<=30;

DD630, DD640 or 1 GB ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=20; Total<=30

DD640, DD670 16 GB or 20 90 30 60 90 w<=90; r<=30; ReplSrc<=60;

GB / 1 GB ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD670, DD860 36 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<=90; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD860 72 GBb / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<=90; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; Total<=90

DD890 96 GB / 2 GB 180 50 90 180 w<=180; r<=50; ReplSrc

<=90;ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; Total<=180

DD990 128 or 256 540 150 270 540 w<=540; r<=150;

GBb / 4 GB ReplSrc<=270; ReplDest<=540;
ReplDest+w<=540; Total<=540

DD2200 8 GB 35 6 18 20 w<=35; r<=6; ReplSrc<=18;

ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=35; Total<=35

DD2200 16 GB 60 16 30 60 w<=60; r<=16; ReplSrc<=30;

ReplDest<=60; ReplDest
+w<=60; Total<=60

DD2500 32 or 64 GB / 180 50 90 180 w<=180; r<=50; ReplSrc<=90;

2 GB ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; Total<=180

DD4200 128 GBb / 4 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75; ReplSrc<=150;

GB ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

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Table 185 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD4500 192 GBb / 4 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75; ReplSrc<=150;

GB ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD7200 128 or 256 540 150 270 540 w<=540; r<=150;

GBb / 4 GB ReplSrc<=270; ReplDest<=540;
ReplDest+w<=540; Total<=540

DD9500 256/512 GB 1885 300 540 1080 w<=1885; r<=300;

ReplSrc<=540;
ReplDest<=1080; ReplDest
+w<=1080; Total<=1885

DD9800 256/768 GB 1885 300 540 1080 w<=1885; r<=300;

ReplSrc<=540;
ReplDest<=1080; ReplDest
+w<=1080; Total<=1885

DD6300 48/96 GB 270 75 150 270 w<=270; r<=75; ReplSrc<=150;

ReplDest<=270; ReplDest
+w<=270; Total<=270

DD6800 192 GB 400 110 220 400 w<=400; r<=110; ReplSrc<=220;

ReplDest<=400; ReplDest
+w<=400; Total<=400

DD9300 192/384 GB 800 220 440 800 w<=800; r<=220;

ReplSrc<=440; ReplDest<=800;
ReplDest+w<=800; Total<=800

DD VE 8 TB 8 GB / 512 MB 20 16 20 20 w<= 20 ; r<= 16 ReplSrc<=20;

ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
+w<=20; w+r+ReplSrc
<=20;Total<=20

DD VE 16 TB 16 GB / 512 45 30 45 45 w<= 45 ; r<= 30 ReplSrc<=45;

MB or 24 GB / ReplDest<=45; ReplDest
1 GB +w<=45; w+r+ReplSrc
<=45;Total<=45

DD VE 32 TB 24 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 48 TB 36 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD VE 64 TB 48 GB / 1 GB 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
+w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

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Table 185 Data streams sent to a Data Domain system (continued)

Model RAM/ NVRAM Backup Backup Repla Repla dest Mixed

write read source streams
streams streams streams

DD VE 96 TB 64 GB / 2 GB 180 50 90 180 w<= 180 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

ReplDest<=180; ReplDest
+w<=180; w+r+ReplSrc
<=180;Total<=180

DD3300 4 TB 12 GB (virtual 20 16 30 20 w<= 20 ; r<= 16 ReplSrc<=30;

memory) / 512 ReplDest<=20; ReplDest
MB +w<=20; w+r+ReplSrc
<=30;Total<=30

DD3300 8 TB 32 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD3300 16 TB 32 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=90

DD3300 32 TB 46 GB (virtual 90 50 90 90 w<= 90 ; r<= 50 ReplSrc<=90;

memory) / ReplDest<=90; ReplDest
1.536 GB +w<=90; w+r+ReplSrc
<=90;Total<=140

a. DirRepl, OptDup, MTreeRepl streams

b. The Data Domain Extended Retention software option is available only for these devices with extended (maximum)
memory

l Compatibility – If you are using DD systems running different versions of DD OS, review the
next section on Replication Version Compatibility.
l Initial Replication – If the source holds a lot of data, the initial replication operation can take
many hours. Consider putting both DD systems in the same location with a high-speed, low-
latency link. After the first replication, you can move the systems to their intended locations
because only new data will be sent.
l Bandwidth Delay Settings – Both the source and destination must have the same bandwidth
delay settings. These tuning controls benefit replication performance over higher latency links
by controlling the TCP (transmission control protocol) buffer size. The source system can then
send enough data to the destination while waiting for an acknowledgment.
l Only One Context for Directories/Subdirectories – A directory (and its subdirectories) can
be in only one context at a time, so be sure that a subdirectory under a source directory is not
used in another directory replication context.
l Adequate Storage – At a minimum, the destination must have the same amount of space as
the source.
l Destination Empty for Directory Replication – The destination directory must be empty for
directory replication, or its contents no longer needed, because it will be overwritten.
l Security – DD OS requires that port 3009 be open in order to configure secure replication
over an Ethernet connection.

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Replication version compatibility

To use DD systems running different versions of DD OS for a source or destination, the following
tables provide compatibility information for single-node, DD Extended Retention, DD Retention
Lock, MTree, directory, collection, delta (low bandwidth optimization), and cascaded replication.
In general:
l For DD Boost or OST, see “Optimized Duplication Version Compatibility” in the Data Domain
Boost for Partner Integration Administration Guide or the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage
Administration Guide for supported configurations.
l MTree and directory replication cannot be used simultaneously for replicating the same data.
l The recovery procedure is valid for all supported replication configurations.
l File migration is supported whenever collection replication is supported.
l MTree replication between a source DD system running DD OS 5.2.x and a destination DD
system running DD OS 5.4.x or DD OS 5.5.x is not supported when DD Retention Lock
governance is enabled on the source MTree.
l For MTree replication from a source DD system running DD OS 6.0 to a target DD system
running an earlier version of DD OS, the replication process behaves according to the older
version of DD OS on the destination DD system. If a restore operation or cascade replication is
performed from the destination DD system, no virtual synthetics are applied.
l For cascaded configurations, the maximum number of hops is two, that is, three DD systems.
Directory-to-MTree migration supports backward compatibility up to two previous releases.
See Directory-to-MTree replication migration on page 434 for more information about
directory-to-Mtree-migration.
l One-to-many, many-to-one, and cascaded replication support up to three consecutive DD OS
release families, as seen in these figures.
Figure 17 Valid replication configurations

In these tables:
l Each DD OS release includes all releases in that family, for example, DD OS 5.7 includes 5.7.1,
5.7.x, 6.0, etc.
l c = collection replication
l dir = directory replication
l m = MTree replication
l del = delta (low bandwidth optimization) replication

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l dest = destination
l src = source
l NA = not applicable

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Table 186 Configuration: single-node to single-node

src/ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2
dest (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest)

5.0 c, dir, dir, del dir, del NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

(src) del

5.1 dir, del c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, dir, del, NA NA NA NA NA NA
(src) del, ma ma ma ma

5.2 dir, del dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, dir, del, NA NA NA NA NA
(src) ma del, mb m m m

5.3 NA dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, NA NA NA NA NA
(src) ma m del, m m m

5.4 NA dir, del, dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, NA NA NA NA
(src) ma m m del, m m m

5.5 NA NA dir, del, dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, NA NA NA
(src) m m m del, m m m

5.6 NA NA NA NA dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, NA NA
(src) m m del, m m m

5.7 NA NA NA NA NA dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del, NA
(src) m m del, m m m

6.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del, dir, del,
(src) m m del, m m m

6.1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA dir, del, dir, del, c, dir, dir, del,

(src) m m del, m m

6.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA dir, del, dir, del, c, dir,

(src) m m del, m

a. MTree replication is unsupported for DD VTL.

b. Collection replication is supported only for compliance data.

Table 187 Configuration: DD Extended Retention to DD Extended Retention

src/ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2
dest (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest)

5.0 c NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
(src)

5.1 NA c ma mb mb NA NA NA NA NA NA
(src)

5.2 NA ma c, ma ma ma ma NA NA NA NA NA
(src)

5.3 NA mc mc c, m m m NA NA NA NA
(src)

5.4 NA mc mc m c, m m m NA NA NA NA
(src)

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Table 187 Configuration: DD Extended Retention to DD Extended Retention (continued)

src/ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2
dest (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest)

5.5 NA NA mc m m c, m m m NA NA NA
(src)

5.6 NA NA NA NA m m c, m m m NA
(src)

5.7 NA NA NA NA NA m m c, m m m NA
(src)

6.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA m m c, m m m
(src)

6.1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA m m c, m m
(src)

6.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA m m c, m
(src)

a. File migration is not supported with MTree replication on either the source or destination in this configuration.
b. File migration is not supported with MTree replication on the source in this configuration.
c. File migration is not supported with MTree replication on the destination in this configuration.

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Table 188 Configuration: single-node to DD Extended Retention

src/ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2
dest (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest) (dest)

5.0 dir dir NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

(src)

5.1 dir dir, ma dir, ma dir, m dir, m NA NA NA NA NA NA

(src)

5.2 dir dir, ma dir, ma dir, m dir, m dir, m NA NA NA NA NA

(src)

5.3 NA dir, ma dir, ma dir, m dir, m dir, m NA NA NA NA NA

(src)

5.4 NA dir, ma dir, ma dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m NA NA NA NA

(src)

5.5 NA NA dir, ma dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m NA NA NA

(src)

5.6 NA NA NA NA dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m NA NA

(src)

5.7 NA NA NA NA NA dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m NA

(src)

6.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m

(src)

6.1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA dir, m dir, m dir, m dir, m

(src)

6.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA dir, m dir, m dir, m

(src)

a. File migration is not supported for this configuration.

Replication types
Replication typically consists of a source DD system (which receives data from a backup system)
and one or more destination DD systems. Each DD system can be the source and/or the
destination for replication contexts. During replication, each DD system can perform normal
backup and restore operations.
Each replication type establishes a context associated with an existing directory or MTree on the
source. The replicated context is created on the destination when a context is established. The
context establishes a replication pair, which is always active, and any data landing in the source will
be copied to the destination at the earliest opportunity. Paths configured in replication contexts
are absolute references and do not change based on the system in which they are configured.
A Data Domain system can be set up for directory, collection, or MTree replication.
l Directory replication provides replication at the level of individual directories.
l Collection replication duplicates the entire data store on the source and transfers that to the
destination, and the replicated volume is read-only.
l MTree replication replicates entire MTrees (that is, a virtual file structure that enables
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an MTree is created that will be replicated. (A media pool can also be created in backward-
compatibility mode that, when replicated, will be a directory replication context.)
For any replication type, note the following requirements:
l A destination Data Domain system must have available storage capacity that is at least the size
of the expected maximum size of the source directory. Be sure that the destination Data
Domain system has enough network bandwidth and disk space to handle all traffic from
replication sources.
l The file system must be enabled or, based on the replication type, will be enabled as part of the
replication initialization.
l The source must exist.
l The destination must not exist.
l The destination will be created when a context is built and initialized.
l After replication is initialized, ownership and permissions of the destination are always identical
to those of the source.
l In the replication command options, a specific replication pair is always identified by the
destination.
l Both systems must have an active, visible route through the IP network so that each system
can resolve its partner's host name.
The choice of replication type depends on your specific needs. The next sections provide
descriptions and features of these three types, plus a brief introduction to Managed File
Replication, which is used by DD Boost.

Managed file replication

Managed file replication, which is used by DD Boost, is a type of replication that is managed and
controlled by backup software.
With managed file replication, backup images are directly transferred from one DD system to
another, one at a time, at the request of the backup software.
The backup software keeps track of all copies, allowing easy monitoring of replication status and
recovery from multiple copies.
Managed file replication offers flexible replication topologies including full system mirroring, bi-
directional, many-to-one, one-to-many, and cascaded, enabling efficient cross-site deduplication.
Here are some additional points to consider about managed file replication:
l Replication contexts do not need to be configured.
l Lifecycle polices control replication of information with no intervention from the user.
l DD Boost will build and tear down contexts as needed on the fly.
For more information, see the ddboost file-replication commands in the Data Domain
Operating System Command Reference Guide.

Directory replication
Directory replication transfers deduplicated data within a DD file system directory configured as a
replication source to a directory configured as a replication destination on a different system.
With directory replication, a DD system can simultaneously be the source of some replication
contexts and the destination of other contexts. And that DD system can also receive data from
backup and archive applications while it is replicating data.
Directory replication has the same flexible network deployment topologies and cross-site
deduplication effects as managed file replication (the type used by DD Boost).

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Here are some additional points to consider when using directory replication:
l Do not mix CIFS and NFS data within the same directory. A single destination DD system can
receive backups from both CIFS clients and NFS clients as long as separate directories are
used for CIFS and NFS.
l Any directory can be in only one context at a time. A parent directory may not be used in a
replication context if a child directory of that parent is already being replicated.
l Renaming (moving) files or tapes into or out of a directory replication source directory is not
permitted. Renaming files or tapes within a directory replication source directory is permitted.
l A destination DD system must have available storage capacity of at least the post-compressed
size of the expected maximum post-compressed size of the source directory.
l When replication is initialized, a destination directory is created automatically.
l After replication is initialized, ownership and permissions of the destination directory are
always identical to those of the source directory. As long as the context exists, the destination
directory is kept in a read-only state and can receive data only from the source directory.
l At any time, due to differences in global compression, the source and destination directory can
differ in size.
Folder Creation Recommendations
Directory replication replicates data at the level of individual subdirectories under /data/col1/
backup.
To provide a granular separation of data you must create, from a host system, other directories
(DirA, DirB, etc.) within the /backup Mtree. Each directory should be based on your environment
and the desire to replicate those directories to another location. You will not replicate the entire /
backup MTree, but instead would set up replication contexts on each subdirectory underneath /
data/col1/backup/ (ex. /data/col1/backup/DirC). The purpose of this threefold:
l It allows control of the destination locations as DirA may go to one site and DirB may go to
another.
l This level of granularity allows management, monitoring, and fault isolation. Each replication
context can be paused, stopped, destroyed, or reported on.
l Performance is limited on a single context. The creation of multiple contexts can improve
aggregate replication performance.
l As a general recommendation, approximately 5 - 10 contexts may be required to distribute
replication load across multiple replication streams. This must be validated against the site
design and the volume and composition of the data at the location.
Note: Recommending a number of contexts is a design-dependent issue, and in some cases,
significant implications are attached to the choices made about segregating data for the
purposes of optimizing replication. Data is usually optimized for the manner in which it will rest
– not in manner with which it will replicate. Keep this in mind when altering a backup
environment.

MTree replication
MTree replication is used to replicate MTrees between DD systems. Periodic snapshots are
created on the source, and the differences between them are transferred to the destination by
leveraging the same cross-site deduplication mechanism used for directory replication. This
ensures that the data on the destination is always a point-in-time copy of the source, with file
consistency. This also reduces replication of churn in the data, leading to more efficient utilization
of the WAN.
While directory replication must replicate every change to the content of the source directory in
order, the use of snapshots with MTree replication enables some intermediate changes to the

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source to be skipped. Skipping these changes further reduces the amount of data that is sent over
the network, and therefore reduces replication lag.
With MTree replication, a DD system can be simultaneously the source of some replication
contexts and the destination of other contexts. And that DD system can also receive data from
backup and archive applications while it is replicating data.
MTree replication has the same flexible network deployment topologies and cross-site
deduplication effects as managed file replication (the type used by DD Boost).
Here are some additional points to consider when using MTree replication:
l When replication is initialized, a destination read-only MTree is created automatically.
l Data can be logically segregated into multiple MTrees to promote greater replication
performance.
l Snapshots must be created on source contexts.
l Snapshots cannot be created on a replication destination.
l Snapshots are replicated with a fixed retention of one year; however, the retention is
adjustable on the destination and must be adjusted there.
l Snapshots are not automatically deleted after breaking a replication context, and must be
expired when they are no longer required to prevent the system from filling up. The following
KB articles provide more information:
n Data Domain - Checking for Snapshots that are No Longer Needed , available at https://
support.emc.com/kb/336461.
n Data Domain - Identifying Why a DDR is Filling Up , available at https://support.emc.com/kb/
306203.
n Data Domain - Mtree_replication_resync_Snapshot_retention , available at https://
support.emc.com/kb/446176.
l Replication contexts must be configured on both the source and the destination.
l Replicating DD VTL tape cartridges (or pools) simply means replicating MTrees or directories
that contain DD VTL tape cartridges. Media pools are replicated by MTree replication, as a
default. A media pool can be created in backward-compatibility mode and can then be
replicated via directory-based replication. You cannot use the pool:// syntax to create
replication contexts using the command line. When specifying pool-based replication in DD
System Manager, either directory or MTree replication will be created, based on the media
pool type.
l Replicating directories under an MTree is not permitted.
l A destination DD system must have available storage capacity of at least the post-compressed
size of the expected maximum post-compressed size of the source MTree.
l After replication is initialized, ownership and permissions of the destination MTree are always
identical to those of the source MTree. If the context is configured, the destination MTree is
kept in a read-only state and can receive data only from the source MTree.
l At any time, due to differences in global compression, the source and destination MTree can
differ in size.
l MTree replication is supported from DD Extended Retention systems to non-DD Extended
Retention systems if both are running DD OS 5.5 or later.
l DD Retention Lock Compliance is supported with MTree replication, by default. If DD
Retention Lock is licensed on a source, the destination must also have a DD Retention Lock
license, or replication will fail. (To avoid this situation, you must disable DD Retention Lock.) If
DD Retention Lock is enabled on a replication context, a replicated destination context will
always contain data that is retention locked.

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MTree replication details

MTree replication involves the following steps:
1. A snapshot is created on the source replication context.
2. This snapshot is compared to the last previous snapshot.
3. Any differences between the two snapshots are sent to the destination replication context.
4. On the destination, the MTree is updated but no files are exposed to the user until all changes
are received by the destination system.
These steps are repeated any time a snapshot is created on the source MTree. The following
situations trigger the creation of a snapshot on the source system:
l System–generated periodic snapshot—When the replication lag is more than 15 minutes and
there is no snapshot being currently replicated.
l User–created snapshot—At a time specified by the user, such as after the completion of a
backup job.
For examples showing the interaction of different types of snapshots, see the KB article How
MTree Replication Works, available at https://support.emc.com/kb/180832.
After the snapshot is replicated, the connection to the destination is closed. A new connection
between the source and destination is established when the next snapshot is replicated.
Automatic Multi-Streaming (AMS)
Automatic Multi-Streaming (AMS) improves MTree replication performance. It uses multiple
streams to replicate a single large file (32 GB or larger) to improve network bandwidth utilization
during replication. By increasing the replication speed for individual files, AMS also improves the
pipeline efficiency of the replication queue, and provides improved replication throughput and
reduced replication lag.
When the workload presents multiple optimization choices, AMS automatically selects the best
option for the workload. For example, if the workload is a large file with fastcopy attributes, the
replication operation uses fastcopy optimization to avoid the overhead of scanning the file to
identify unique segments between the replication pair. If the workload uses synthetics, replication
uses synthetic replication on top of AMS to leverage local operations on the destination system for
each replication stream to generate the file.
AMS is always enabled, and cannot be disabled.

Collection replication
Collection replication performs whole-system mirroring in a one-to-one topology, continuously
transferring changes in the underlying collection, including all of the logical directories and files of
the DD file system.
Collection replication does not have the flexibility of the other types, but it can provide higher
throughput and support more objects with less overhead, which may work better for high-scale
enterprise cases.
Collection replication replicates the entire /data/col1 area from a source DD system to a
destination DD system.
Note: Collection replication is not supported for cloud-tier enabled systems.

Here are some additional points to consider when using collection replication:
l No granular replication control is possible. All data is copied from the source to the destination
producing a read-only copy.
l Collection replication requires that the storage capacity of the destination system be equal to,
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source capacity, the available capacity on the source is reduced to the capacity of the
destination.
l The DD system to be used as the collection replication destination must be empty before
configuring replication. After replication is configured, this system is dedicated to receive data
from the source system.
l With collection replication, all user accounts and passwords are replicated from the source to
the destination. However, as of DD OS 5.5.1.0, other elements of configuration and user
settings of the DD system are not replicated to the destination; you must explicitly reconfigure
them after recovery.
l Collection replication is supported with DD Secure Multitenancy (SMT). Core SMT
information, contained in the registry namespace, including the tenant and tenant-unit
definitions with matching UUIDs is automatically transferred during replication operation.
However, the following SMT information is not automatically included for replication, and must
be configured manually on the destination system:
n Alert notification lists for each tenant-unit
n All users assigned to the DD Boost protocol for use by SMT tenants, if DD Boost is
configured on the system
n The default-tenant-unit associated with each DD Boost user, if any, if DD Boost is
configured on the system
Using collection replication for disaster recovery with SMT on page 439 describes how to
manually configure these items on the replication destination.
l DD Retention Lock Compliance supports collection replication.
l Collection replication is not supported in cloud tier-enabled systems.
l With collection replication, data in a replication context on the source system that has not
been replicated cannot be processed for file system cleaning. If file system cleaning cannot
complete because the source and destination systems are out of sync, the system reports the
cleaning operation status as partial, and only limited system statistics are available for the
cleaning operation. If collection replication is disabled, the amount of data that cannot be
processed for file system cleaning increases because the replication source and destination
systems remain out of sync. The KB article Data Domain: An overview of Data Domain File System
(DDFS) clean/garbage collection (GC) phases, available from the Online Support site at https://
support.emc.com, provides additional information.
l To enhance throughput in a high bandwidth environment, run the replication modify
<destination> crepl-gc-gw-optim command to disable collection replication bandwidth
optimization.

Using DD Encryption with DD Replicator

DD Replicator can be used with the optional DD Encryption feature, enabling encrypted data to be
replicated using collection, directory, or MTree replication
Replication contexts are always authenticated with a shared secret. That shared secret is used to
establish a session key using a Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol, and that session key is used
to encrypt and decrypt the Data Domain system encryption key when appropriate.
Each replication type works uniquely with encryption and offers the same level of security.
l Collection replication requires the source and destination to have the same encryption
configuration, because the destination data is expected to be an exact replica of the source
data. In particular, the encryption feature must be turned on or off at both the source and
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passphrases must also match. The parameters are checked during the replication association
phase.
During collection replication, the source transmits the data in encrypted form, and also
transmits the encryption keys to the destination. The data can be recovered at the destination
because the destination has the same passphrase and the same system encryption key.
Note: Collection replication is not supported for cloud-tier enabled systems.

l MTree or directory replication does not require encryption configuration to be the same at
both the source and destination. Instead, the source and destination securely exchange the
destination’s encryption key during the replication association phase, and the data is re-
encrypted at the source using the destination’s encryption key before transmission to the
destination.
If the destination has a different encryption configuration, the data transmitted is prepared
appropriately. For example, if the feature is turned off at the destination, the source decrypts
the data, and it is sent to the destination un-encrypted.
l In a cascaded replication topology, a replica is chained among three Data Domain systems. The
last system in the chain can be configured as a collection, MTree, or directory. If the last
system is a collection replication destination, it uses the same encryption keys and encrypted
data as its source. If the last system is an MTree or directory replication destination, it uses its
own key, and the data is encrypted at its source. The encryption key for the destination at
each link is used for encryption. Encryption for systems in the chain works as in a replication
pair.

Replication topologies
DD Replicator supports five replication topologies (one-to-one, one-to-one bidirectional, one-to-
many, many-to-one, and cascaded). The tables in this section show (1) how these topologies work
with three types of replication (MTree, directory, and collection) and two types of DD systems
[single node (SN) and DD Extended Retention] and (2) how mixed topologies are supported with
cascaded replication.
In general:
l Single node (SN) systems support all replication topologies.
l Single node-to-single node (SN -> SN) can be used for all replication types.
l DD Extended Retention systems cannot be the source for directory replication.
l Collection replication cannot be configured from either a single node (SN) system to a DD
Extended Retention-enabled system, nor from a DD Extended Retention-enabled system to an
SN system.
l Collection replication cannot be configured from either an SN system to a DD high availability-
enabled system, nor from a DD high availability-enabled system to an SN system.
l For MTtree and Directory replication, DD high availability systems are treated like SN systems.
l Collection replication cannot be configured if any or both systems have Cloud Tier enabled.
In this table:
l SN = single node DD system (no DD Extended Retention)
l ER = DD Extended Retention system

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Table 189 Topology Support by Replication Type and DD System Type

Topologies MTree Replication Directory Collection

Replication Replication

one-to-one {SN | ER} -> {SN | SN -> SN SN -> SN

ER} SN -> ER ER -> ER
ER->SN [supported
starting with 5.5
release; prior to 5.5, it
is recovery only]

one-to-one {SN | ER} -> {SN | SN -> SN not supported

bidirectional ER}

one-to-many {SN | ER} -> {SN | SN -> SN not supported

ER} SN -> ER

many-to-one {SN | ER} -> {SN | SN -> SN not supported

ER} SN -> ER

cascaded {SN | ER } -> {SN | SN -> SN -> SN ER -> ER -> ER

ER} -> {SN | ER} SN -> SN -> ER SN -> SN -> SN

Cascaded replication supports mixed topologies where the second leg in a cascaded connection is
different from the first type in a connection (for example, A -> B is directory replication, and B ->
C is collection replication).

Table 190 Mixed Topologies Supported with Cascaded Replication

Mixed Topologies

SN – Dir Repl -> ER – MTree Repl -> ER – SN – Dir Repl -> ER – Col Repl -> ER – Col
MTree Repl Repl

SN – MTree Repl -> SN – Col Repl -> SN – SN – MTree Repl -> ER – Col Repl -> ER –
Col Repl Col Repl

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One-to-one replication
The simplest type of replication is from a DD source system to a DD destination system, otherwise
known as a one-to-one replication pair. This replication topology can be configured with directory,
MTree, or collection replication types.
Figure 18 One-to-one replication pair

Bi-directional replication
In a bi-directional replication pair, data from a directory or MTree on DD system A is replicated to
DD system B, and from another directory or MTree on DD system B to DD system A.
Figure 19 Bi-directional replication

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One-to-many replication
In one-to-many replication, data flows from a source directory or MTree on one DD system to
several destination DD systems. You could use this type of replication to create more than two
copies for increased data protection, or to distribute data for multi-site usage.
Figure 20 One-to-many replication

Many-to-one replication
In many-to-one replication, whether with MTree or directory, replication data flows from several
source DD systems to a single destination DD system. This type of replication can be used to

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provide data recovery protection for several branch offices on a corporate headquarter’s IT
system.
Figure 21 Many-to-one replication

Cascaded replication
In a cascaded replication topology, a source directory or MTree is chained among three DD
systems. The last hop in the chain can be configured as collection, MTree, or directory replication,
depending on whether the source is directory or MTree.
For example, DD system A replicates one or more MTrees to DD system B, which then replicates
those MTrees to DD system C. The MTrees on DD system B are both a destination (from DD
system A) and a source (to DD system C).

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Figure 22 Cascaded directory replication

Data recovery can be performed from the non-degraded replication pair context. For example:
l In the event DD system A requires recovery, data can be recovered from DD system B.
l In the event DD system B requires recovery, the simplest method is to perform a replication
resync from DD system A to (the replacement) DD system B. In this case, the replication
context from DD system B to DD system C should be broken first. After the DD system A to
DD system B replication context finishes resync, a new DD system B to DD System C context
should be configured and resynced.

Managing replication
You can manage replication using the Data Domain System Manager (DD System Manager) or the
Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) Command Line Interface (CLI).
About this task
To use a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage replication, log in to the DD System Manager.
Procedure
1. From the menu at the left of the DD System Manager, select Replication. If your license
has not been added yet, select Add License.
2. Select Automatic or On-Demand (you must have a DD Boost license for on-demand).
CLI Equivalent
You can also log in at the CLI:
login as: sysadmin
Data Domain OS 6.0.x.x-12345

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Using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Password:

Replication status
Replication Status shows the system-wide count of replication contexts exhibiting a warning
(yellow text) or error (red text) state, or if conditions are normal.

Summary view
The Summary view lists the configured replication contexts for a DD system, displaying
aggregated information about the selected DD system – that is, summary information about the
inbound and outbound replication pairs. The focus is the DD system, itself, and the inputs to it and
outputs from it.
The Summary table can be filtered by entering a Source or Destination name, or by selecting a
State (Error, Warning, or Normal).

Table 191 Replication Summary view

Item Description

Source System and path name of the source context, with format
system.path. For example, for directory dir1 on system
dd120-22, you would see dd120-22.chaos.local/data/
col1/dir1.
Destination System and path name of destination context, with format
system.path. For example, for MTree MTree1 on system
dd120-44, you would see dd120-44.chaos.local/data/
col1/MTree1.
Type Type of context: MTree, directory (Dir), or Pool.

State Possible states of replication pair status include:

l Normal – If the replica is Initializing, Replicating, Recovering,
Resyncing, or Migrating.
l Idle – For MTree replication, this state can display if the
replication process is not currently active or for network
errors (such as the destination system being inaccessible).
l Warning – If there is an unusual delay for the first five states,
or for the Uninitialized state.
l Error – Any possible error states, such as Disconnected.

Synced As Of Time Timestamp for last automatic replication sync operation

performed by the source. For MTree replication, this value is
updated when a snapshot is exposed on the destination. For
directory replication, it is updated when a sync point inserted by
the source is applied. A value of unknown displays during
replication initialization.

Pre-Comp Remaining Amount of pre-compressed data remaining to be replicated.

Completion Time (Est.) Value is either Completed, or the estimated amount of time
required to complete the replication data transfer based on the
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Detailed information for a replication context

Selecting one replication context from the Summary view populates that context’s information in
Detailed Information, Performance Graph, Completion Stats, and Completion Predictor.

Table 192 Detailed Information

Item Description

State Description Message about state of replica.

Source System and path name of source context, with format

system.path. For example, for directory dir1 on system
dd120-22, you would see dd120-22.chaos.local/data/
col1/dir1.

Destination System and path name of destination context, with format

system.path. For example, for MTree MTree1 on system
dd120-44, you would see dd120-44.chaos.local/data/
col1/MTree1.

Connection Port System name and listen port used for replication connection.

Table 193 Performance Graph

Item Description

Pre-Comp Remaining Pre-compressed data remaining to be replicated.

Pre-Comp Written Pre-compressed data written on the source.

Post-Comp Replicated Post-compressed data that has been replicated.

Table 194 Completion Stats

Item Description

Synced As Of Time Timestamp for last automatic replication sync operation

performed by the source. For MTree replication, this value is
updated when a snapshot is exposed on the destination. For
directory replication, it is updated when a sync point inserted by
the source is applied. A value of unknown displays during
replication initialization.

Completion Time (Est.) Value is either Completed or the estimated amount of time
required to complete the replication data transfer based on the
last 24 hours’ transfer rate.

Pre-Comp Remaining Amount of data remaining to be replicated.

Files Remaining (Directory Replication Only) Number of files that have not yet
been replicated.

Status For source and destination endpoints, shows status (Enabled,

Disabled, Not Licensed, etc.) of major components on the system,
such as:
l Replication
l File System

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Table 194 Completion Stats (continued)

Item Description

l DD Retention Lock
l DD Encryption at Rest
l DD Encryption over Wire
l Available Space
l Low Bandwidth Optimization
l Compression Ratio
l Low Bandwidth Optimization Ratio

Completion Predictor
The Completion Predictor is a widget for tracking a backup job's progress and for predicting when
replication will complete, for a selected context.

Creating a replication pair

Before creating a replication pair, make sure the destination does not exist, or you will get an error.
Procedure
1. Select Replication > Automatic > Summary tab > Create Pair .
2. In the Create Pair dialog, add information to create an inbound or outbound MTree,
directory, collection, or pool replication pair, as described in the next sections.

Adding a DD system for replication

You may need to add a DD system as either a host or a destination before you can create a
replication pair.
About this task
Note: Make sure the system being added is running a compatible DD OS version.

Procedure
1. In the Create Pair dialog, select Add System.
2. For System, enter the hostname or IP address of the system to be added.
3. For User Name and Password, enter the sysadmin's user name and password.
4. Optionally, select More Options to enter a proxy IP address (or system name) of a system
that cannot be reached directly. If configured, enter a custom port instead of the default
port 3009.
Note: IPv6 addresses are supported only when adding a DD OS 5.5 or later system to a
management system using DD OS 5.5 or later.

5. Select OK.
Note: If the system is unreachable after adding it to DD System Manager, make sure
that there is a route from the managing system to the system being added. If a
hostname (either a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or non-FQDN) is entered, make
sure it is resolvable on the managed system. Configure a domain name for the managed

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system, ensure a DNS entry for the system exists, or ensure an IP address to hostname
mapping is defined.

6. If the system certificate is not verified, the Verify Certificate dialog shows details about the
certificate. Check the system credentials. Select OK if you trust the certificate, or select
Cancel.

Creating a collection replication pair

See the Collection replication section for general information about this type of replication.
About this task
Before creating a collection replication pair, make sure:
l The storage capacity of the destination system is equal to, or greater than, that of the source
system. (If the destination capacity is less than that of the source, the available capacity on
the source is reduced to that of the destination.)
l The destination has been destroyed, and subsequently re-created, but not enabled.
l Each destination and each source is in only one context at a time.
l The file system is disabled on the replica, while configuring and enabling encryption on the
source.
l The file system is disabled on the source, while configuring and enabling encryption on the
replica.
Procedure
1. In the Create Pair dialog, select Collection from the Replication Type menu.
2. Select the source system hostname from the Source System menu.
3. Select the destination system hostname from the Destination System menu. The list
includes only those hosts in the DD-Network list.
4. If you want to change any host connection settings, select the Advanced tab.
5. Select OK. Replication from the source to the destination begins.
Results
Test results from Data Domain returned the following performance guidelines for replication
initialization. These are guidelines only, and actual performance seen in production environments
may vary.
l Over a gibibit LAN: With a high enough shelf count to drive maximum input/output and ideal
conditions, collection replication can saturate a 1GigE link (modulo 10% protocol overhead), as
well as 400-900 MB/sec on 10gigE, depending on the platform.
l Over a WAN, performance is governed by the WAN link line speed, bandwidth, latency, and
packet loss rate.

Creating an MTree, directory, or pool replication pair

See the MTree replication and Directory replication sections for general information about these
types of replication.
About this task
When creating an MTree, directory, or pool replication pair:
l Make sure the replication is transiting\exiting the correct interface. When defining a
replication context, the host names of the source and destination must resolve with forward
and reverse lookups. To make the data transit alternate interfaces on the system, other than
the default resolving interface, the replication context must be modified after creation. It may

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be necessary to set up host files to ensure that contexts are defined on non-resolving (cross-
over) interfaces.
l You can “reverse” the context for an MTree replication, that is, you can switch the destination
and the source.
l Subdirectories within an MTree cannot be replicated, because the MTree, in its entirety, is
replicated.
l MTree replication is supported from DD Extended Retention-enabled systems to non-DD
Extended Retention-enabled systems, if both are running DD OS 5.5 or later.
l The destination DD system must have available storage capacity of at least the post-
compressed size of the expected maximum post-compressed size of the source directory or
MTree.
l When replication is initialized, a destination directory is created automatically.
l A DD system can simultaneously be the source for one context and the destination for another
context.
Procedure
1. In the Create Pair dialog, select Directory, MTree (default), or Pool from the Replication
Type menu.
2. Select the source system hostname from the Source System menu.
3. Select the destination system hostname from the Destination System menu.
4. Enter the source path in the Source Path text box (notice the first part of the path is a
constant that changes based on the type of replication chosen).
5. Enter the destination path in the Destination Path text box (notice the first part of the path
is a constant that changes based on the type of replication chosen).
6. If you want to change any host connection settings, select the Advanced tab.
7. Select OK.
The Replication from the source to the destination begins.
Test results from Data Domain returned the following guidelines for estimating the time
needed for replication initialization.
These are guidelines only and may not be accurate in specific production environments.
l Using a T3 connection, 100ms WAN, performance is about 40 MiB/sec of pre-
compressed data, which gives data transfer of:
40 MiB/sec = 25 seconds/GiB = 3.456 TiB/day
l Using the base-2 equivalent of gigabit LAN, performance is about 80 MiB/sec of pre-
compressed data, which gives data transfer of about double the rate for a T3 WAN.

Example 2 CLI Equivalent

Here is an example of creating MTree replication pairs at the CLI. In this example, the
source Data Domain system is dd640 and the destination Data Domain system is dlh5.
For details about usage in other scenarios, see the Data Domain Operating System
Command Reference Guide.

1. Create an MTree on the source Data Domain system:

sysadmin@dd640# mtree create /data/col1/Oracle2
MTree "/data/col1/Oracle2" created successfully.

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2. Create the replication context in the destination Data Domain system, using the
full hostname.
sysadmin@dlh5# replication add source mtree://dd640.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2
destination mtree://dlh5.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2
3. Create the replication context in the source Data Domain system, using the full
hostname.
sysadmin@dd640# replication add source mtree://dd640.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2
destination mtree://dlh5.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2
4. To verify that the MTree replication context has been created, use the
replication show config command.
The output is horizontally truncated in this example.
sysadmin@dlh5# replication show config
CTX Source
Destination
--- -------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
1 dir://dd640.chaos.local/backup/Oracle2 dir://dlh5.chaos.local/backup/
Oracle2
2 mtree://dd640.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2 mtree://dlh5.chaos.local/data/
col1/Oracle2
--- -------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
* Used for recovery only.
5. To start replication between a source and destination, use the replication
initialize command on the source. This command checks that the
configuration and connections are correct and returns error messages if any
problems occur.
sysadmin@dd640# replication initialize mtree://dlh5.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2
(00:08) Waiting for initialize to start...
(00:10) Intialize started.
Use 'replication watch mtree://dlh5.chaos.local/data/col1/Oracle2' to monitor
progress.

Configuring bi-directional replication

To create a bi-directional replication pair, use the directory or MTree replication pair procedure
(for example, using mtree2) from host A to host B. Use the same procedure to create a replication
pair (for example, using mtree1) from host B to host A. For this configuration, destination
pathnames cannot be the same.
Configuring one-to-many replication
To create a one-to-many replication pair, use the directory or MTree replication pair procedure
(for example, using mtree1) on host A to: (1) mtree1 on host B, (2) mtree1 on host C, and (3)
mtree1 on host D. A replication recovery cannot be done to a source context whose path is the
source path for other contexts; the other contexts must be broken and resynced after the
recovery.
Configuring many-to-one replication
To create a many-to-one replication pair, use the directory or MTree replication pair procedure
[for example, (1) mtree1 from host A to mtree1 on host C and (2) mtree2 on host B to mtree2 on
host C.]
Configuring cascaded replication
To create a cascaded replication pair, use the directory or MTree replication pair procedure: (1)
mtree1 on host A to mtree1 on host B, and (2) on host B, create a pair for mtree1 to mtree1 on host
C. The final destination context (on host C in this example, but more than three hops are
supported) can be a collection replica or a directory or MTree replica.

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Disabling and enabling a replication pair

Disabling a replication pair temporarily pauses the active replication of data between a source and
a destination. The source stops sending data to the destination, and the destination stops serving
as an active connection to the source.
Procedure
1. Select one or more replication pairs in the Summary table, and select Disable Pair.
2. In the Display Pair dialog, select Next and then OK.
3. To resume operation of a disabled replication pair, select one or more replication pairs in the
Summary table, and select Enable Pair to display the Enable Pair dialog.
4. Select Next and then OK. Replication of data is resumed.

CLI Equivalent
# replication disable {destination | all}

# replication enable {destination | all}

Deleting a replication pair

When a directory or MTree replication pair is deleted, the destination directory or MTree,
respectively, becomes writable. When a collection replication pair is deleted, the destination DD
system becomes a stand-alone read/write system, and the file system is disabled.
Procedure
1. Select one or more replication pairs in the Summary table, and select Delete Pair.
2. In the Delete Pair dialog, select Next and then OK. The replication pairs are deleted.

CLI Equivalent
Before running this command, always run the filesys disable command. Then,
afterward, run the filesys enable command
# replication break {destination | all}

Certain situations may arise in which you must resynchronize replication to resolve an issue.
For information about breaking and resynchronizing replication, see the KB article Break and
Resync Directory Replication, available at https://support.emc.com/kb/180668.

Changing host connection settings

To direct traffic out of a specific port, modify a current context by altering the connection host
parameter using a host name previously defined in the local hosts file to address the alternate
system. That host name will correspond to the destination. The host entry will indicate an alternate
destination address for that host. This may be required on both the source and destination
systems.
Procedure
1. Select the replication pair in the Summary table, and select Modify Settings. You can also
change these settings when you are performing Create Pair, Start Resync, or Start Recover
by selecting the Advanced tab.
2. In the Modify Connection Settings dialog, modify any or all of these settings:
a. Use Low Bandwidth Optimization – For enterprises with small data sets and 6 Mb/s or
less bandwidth networks, DD Replicator can further reduce the amount of data to be
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to use less bandwidth or to replicate and protect more of their data over existing
networks. Low bandwidth optimization must be enabled on both the source and
destination DD systems. If the source and destination have incompatible low bandwidth
optimization settings, low bandwidth optimization will be inactive for that context. After
enabling low bandwidth optimization on the source and destination, both systems must
undergo a full cleaning cycle to prepare the existing data, so run filesys clean
start on both systems. The duration of the cleaning cycle depends on the amount of
data on the DD system, but takes longer than a normal cleaning. For more information on
the filesys commands, see the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference
Guide.
Important: Low bandwidth optimization is not supported if the DD Extended Retention
software option is enabled on either DD system. It is also not supported for Collection
Replication.

b. Enable Encryption Over Wire – DD Replicator supports encryption of data-in-flight by

using standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol version 1.0.1, which uses the ADH-
AES256-GCM-SHA384 and DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 cipher suites to establish
secure replication connections. Both sides of the connection must enable this feature for
encryption to proceed.
c. Network Preference – You may choose IPv4 or IPv6. An IPv6-enabled replication
service can still accept connections from an IPv4 replication client if the service is
reachable via IPv4. An IPv6-enabled replication client can still communicate with an IPv4
replication service if the service is reachable via IPv4.
d. Use Non-default Connection Host – The source system transmits data to a destination
system listen port. Since a source system can have replication configured for many
destination systems (each of which can have a different listen port), each context on the
source can configure the connection port to the corresponding listen port of the
destination.
3. Select Next and then Close.
The replication pair settings are updated, and replication resumes.

CLI Equivalent
#replication modify <destination> connection-host <new-host-name> [port
<port>]

Managing replication systems

You can add or delete Data Domain systems to be used for replication using the Manage Systems
dialog.
Procedure
1. Select Manage Systems.
2. In the Manage Systems dialog, add and/or delete Data Domain systems, as required.
3. Select Close.

Recovering data from a replication pair

If source replication data becomes inaccessible, it can be recovered from the replication pair
destination. The source must be empty before recovery can proceed. Recovery can be performed
for all replication topologies, except for MTree replication.
Recovery of data from a directory pool, as well as from directory and collection replication pairs, is
described in the next sections.

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Recovering directory pool data

You can recover data from a directory-based pool, but not from an MTree-based pool.
Procedure
1. Select More > Start Recover.
2. In the Start Recover dialog, select Pool from the Replication Type menu.
3. Select the source system hostname from the System to recover to menu.
4. Select the destination system hostname from the System to recover from menu.
5. Select the context on the destination from which data is recovered.
6. If you want to change any host connection settings, select the Advanced tab.
7. Select OK to start the recovery.

Recovering collection replication pair data

To successfully recover collection replication pair data, the source file system must be in a pristine
state, and the destination context must be fully initialized.
Procedure
1. Select More > Start Recover to display the Start Recover dialog.
2. Select Collection from the Replication Type menu.
3. Select the source system host name from the System to recover to menu.
4. Select the destination system host name from the System to recover from menu.
5. Select the context on the destination from which data is recovered. Only one collection will
exist on the destination.
6. To change any host connection settings, select the Advanced tab.
7. Select OK to start the recovery.

Recovering directory replication pair data

To successfully recover directory replication pair data, the same directory used in the original
context must be created (but left empty).
Procedure
1. Select More > Start Recover to display the Start Recover dialog.
2. Select Directory from the Replication Type menu.
3. Select the host name of the system to which data needs to be restored from the System to
recover to menu.
4. Select the host name of the system that will be the data source from the System to
recover from menu.
5. Select the context to restore from the context list.
6. To change any host connection settings, select the Advanced tab.
7. Select OK to start the recovery.

Aborting a replication pair recovery

If a replication pair recovery fails or must be terminated, you can stop the replication recovery.
Procedure
1. Select the More menu, and select Abort Recover to display the Abort Recover dialog, which
shows the contexts currently performing recovery.

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2. Select the checkbox of one or more contexts to abort from the list.
3. Select OK.
After you finish
As soon as possible, you should restart recovery on the source.

Resyncing an MTree, directory, or pool replication pair

Resynchronization is the process of recovering (or bringing back into sync) the data between a
source and a destination replication pair after a manual break. The replication pair are
resynchronized so both endpoints contain the same data. Resynchronization is available for
MTree, directory, and pool replication, but not for collection replication.
About this task
A replication resynchronization can also be used:
l To recreate a context that has been deleted.
l When a destination runs out of space, but the source still has data to replicate.
l To convert a directory replication pair to an MTree replication pair.
Procedure
1. Delete the context on both the replication source and replication destination systems.
2. From either the replication source or replication destination system, select More > Start
Resync to display the Start Resync dialog.
3. Select the Replication Type to be resynced: Directory, MTree, or Pool.
4. Select the replication source system host name from the Source System menu.
5. Select the replication destination system host name from the Destination System menu.
6. Enter the replication source path in the Source Path text box.
7. Enter the replication destination path in the Destination Path text box.
8. To change any host connection settings, select the Advanced tab.
9. Select OK.

CLI Equivalent
# replication resync destination

Aborting a replication pair resynchronization

If a replication pair resynchronization fails or must be terminated, you can stop the
resynchronization.
Procedure
1. From either the replication source or replication destination system, select More > Abort
Resync to display the Abort Resync dialog, which lists all contexts currently performing
resynchronization.
2. Select the checkboxes of one or more contexts to abort their resynchronization.
3. Select OK.

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DD Boost view
The DD Boost view provides configuration and troubleshooting information to NetBackup
administrators who have configured DD systems to use DD Boost AIR (Automatic Image
Replication) or any DD Boost application that uses managed file replication.
See the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration Guide for DD Boost AIR configuration
instructions.
The File Replication tab displays:
l Currently Active File Replication:
n Direction (Out-Going and In-Coming) and the number of files in each.
n Remaining data to be replicated (pre-compressed value in GiB) and the amount of data
already replicated (pre-compressed value in GiB).
n Total size: The amount of data to be replicated and the already replicated data (pre-
compressed value in GiB).
l Most Recent Status: Total file replications and whether completed or failed
n during the last hour
n over the last 24 hours
l Remote Systems:
n Select a replication from the list.
n Select the time period to be covered from the menu.
n Select Show Details for more information about these remote system files.
The Storage Unit Associations tab displays the following information, which you can use for audit
purposes or to check the status of DD Boost AIR events used for the storage unit's image
replications:
l A list of all storage unit Associations known to the system. The source is on the left, and the
destination is on the right. This information shows the configuration of AIR on the Data Domain
system.
l The Event Queue is the pending event list. It shows the local storage unit, the event ID, and
the status of the event.
An attempt is made to match both ends of a DD Boost path to form a pair and present this as one
pair/record. If the match is impossible, for various reasons, the remote path will be listed as
Unresolved.

Remote system files

The Show Details button provides information for the selected remote file replication system. File
Replications shows starting and ending information, as well as size and data amount, for the
selected remote file replication system. The Performance Graph shows performance over time for
the selected remote file replication system.

Table 195 File Replications

Item Description

Start Starting point of time period.

End Ending point of time period.

File Name Name of specific replication file.

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Table 195 File Replications (continued)

Item Description

Status Most recent status (Success, Failure).

Pre-Comp Size (MiB) Amount of pre-compressed outbound and inbound data, as

compared to network throughput or post-compressed data (in
MiB).
Network Bytes (MiB) Amount of network throughput data (in MiB).

Table 196 Performance Graph

Item Description

Duration Duration for replication (either 1d, 7d or 30d).

Interval Interval for replication (either Daily or Weekly).

Pre-Comp Replicated Amount of pre-compressed outbound and inbound data (in GiB).

Post-Comp Replicated Amount of post-compressed data (in GiB).

Network Bytes Amount of network throughput data (in GiB).

Files Succeeded Number of files that were successfully replicated.

Files Failed Number of files that failed to be replicated.

Show in new window Brings up a separate window.

Print Prints the graph.

Performance view
The Performance view displays a graph that represents the fluctuation of data during replication.
These are aggregated statistics of each replication pair for this DD system.
l Duration (x-axis) is 30 days by default.
l Replication Performance (y-axis) is in GibiBytes or MebiBytes (the binary equivalents of
GigaBytes and MegaBytes).
l Network In is the total replication network bytes entering the system (all contexts).
l Network Out is the total replication network bytes leaving the system (all contexts).
l For a reading of a specific point in time, hover the cursor over a place on the graph.
l During times of inactivity (when no data is being transferred), the shape of the graph may
display a gradually descending line, instead of an expected sharply descending line.

Advanced Settings view

Advanced Settings lets you manage throttle and network settings.
Throttle Settings
l Throttle Override – Displays throttle rate if configured, or 0 meaning all replication traffic is
stopped.
l Permanent Schedule – Displays the time and days of the week on which scheduled throttling
occurs.

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Network Settings
l Bandwidth – Displays the configured data stream rate if bandwidth has been configured, or
Unlimited (default) if not. The average data stream to the replication destination is at least
98,304 bits per second (12 KiB).
l Delay – Displays the configured network delay setting (in milliseconds) if it has been
configured, or None (default) if not.
l Listen Port – Displays the configured listen port value if it has been configured, or 2051
(default) if not.

Adding throttle settings

To modify the amount of bandwidth used by a network for replication, you can set a replication
throttle for replication traffic.
About this task
There are three types of replication throttle settings:
l Scheduled throttle – The throttle rate is set at a predetermined time or period.
l Current throttle – The throttle rate is set until the next scheduled change, or until a system
reboot.
l Override throttle – The previous two types of throttle are overridden. This persists – even
through reboot – until you select Clear Throttle Override or issue the replication
throttle reset override command.
You can also set a default throttle or a throttle for specific destinations, as follows:
l Default throttle – When configured, all replication contexts are limited to this throttle, except
for those destinations specified by destination throttles (see next item).
l Destination throttle – This throttle is used when only a few destinations need to be throttled,
or when a destination requires a throttle setting different from the default throttle. When a
default throttle already exists, this throttle takes precedence for the destination specified. For
example, you can set the default replication throttle to 10 kbps, but – using a destination
throttle – you can set a single collection replication context to unlimited.
Note: Currently, you can set and modify destination throttle only by using the command-
line interface (CLI); this functionality is not available in the DD System Manager. For
documentation on this feature, see the replication throttle command in the Data
Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide. If the DD System Manager detects
that you have one or more destination throttles set, you will be given a warning, and you
should use the CLI to continue.
Additional notes about replication throttling:
l Throttles are set only at the source. The only throttle that applies to a destination is the 0 Bps
(Disabled) option, which disables all replication traffic.
l The minimum value for a replication throttle is 98,304 bits per second.
Procedure
1. Select Replication > Advanced Settings > Add Throttle Setting to display the Add
Throttle Setting dialog.
2. Set the days of the week for which throttling is to be active by selecting Every Day or by
selecting checkbox(es) next to individual day(s).
3. Set the time that throttling is to start with the Start Time drop-down selectors for the
hour:minute and AM/PM.
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l Select Unlimited to set no limits.

l Enter a number in the text box (for example, 20000), and select the rate from the menu
(bps, Kbps, Bps, or KBps).
l Select the 0 Bps (disabled) option to disable all replication traffic.

5. Select OK to set the schedule. The new schedule is shown under Permanent Schedule.
Results
Replication runs at the given rate until the next scheduled change, or until a new throttle setting
forces a change.

Deleting Throttle Settings

You can delete a single throttle setting or all throttle settings at once.
Procedure
1. Select Replication > Advanced Settings > Delete Throttle Setting to display the Delete
Throttle Setting dialog.
2. Select the checkbox for the throttle setting to delete, or select the heading checkbox to
delete all settings. This list can include settings for the “disabled” state.
3. Select OK to remove the setting.
4. In the Delete Throttle Setting Status dialog, select Close.

Temporarily overriding a throttle setting

A throttle override temporarily changes a throttle setting. The current setting is listed at the top of
the window.
Procedure
1. Select Replication > Advanced Settings > Set Throttle Override to display the Throttle
Override dialog.
2. Either set a new throttle override, or clear a previous override.
a. To set a new throttle override:
l Select Unlimited to revert to the system-set throttle rate (no throttling performed),
or
l Set the throttling bit and rate in the text box (for example, 20000) and (bps, Kbps,
Bps, or KBps), or
l Select 0 Bps (Disabled) to set the throttle rate to 0, effectively stopping all
replication network traffic.
l To enforce the change temporarily, select Clear at next scheduled throttle event.

b. To clear an override previously set, select Clear Throttle Override.

3. Select OK.

Changing network settings

Using the bandwidth and network-delay settings together, replication calculates the proper TCP
(transmission control protocol) buffer size for replication usage. These network settings are global
to the DD system and should be set only once per system.
About this task
Note the following:

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l You can determine the actual bandwidth and the actual network delay values for each server
by using the ping command.
l The default network parameters in a restorer work well for replication in low latency
configurations, such as a local 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Ethernet network, where the latency
round-trip time (as measured by the ping command) is usually less than 1 millisecond. The
defaults also work well for replication over low- to moderate-bandwidth WANs, where the
latency may be as high as 50-100 milliseconds. However, for high-bandwidth high-latency
networks, some tuning of the network parameters is necessary.
The key number for tuning is the bandwidth-delay number produced by multiplying the
bandwidth and round-trip latency of the network. This number is a measure of how much data
can be transmitted over the network before any acknowledgments can return from the far end.
If the bandwidth-delay number of a replication network is more than 100,000, then replication
performance benefits from setting the network parameters in both restorers.
Procedure
1. Select Replication > Advanced Settings > Change Network Settings to display the
Network Settings dialog.
2. In the Network Settings area, select Custom Values.
3. Enter Delay and Bandwidth values in the text boxes. The network delay setting is in
milliseconds, and bandwidth is in bytes per second.
4. In the Listen Port area, enter a new value in the text box. The default IP Listen Port for a
replication destination for receiving data streams from the replication source is 2051. This is
a global setting for the DD system.
5. Select OK. The new settings appear in the Network Settings table.

Monitoring replication
The DD System Manager provides many ways to track the status of replication – from checking
replication pair status, to tracking backup jobs, to checking performance, to tracking a replication
process.

Viewing estimated completion time for backup jobs

You can use the Completion Predictor to see the estimated time for when a backup replication job
will be completed.
Procedure
1. Select Replication > Summary.
2. Select a Replication context for which to display Detailed Information.
3. In the Completion Predictor area, select options from the Source Time drop-down list for a
replication’s completion time, and select Track.
The estimated time displays, in the Completion Time area, for when a particular backup job
will finish its replication to the destination. If the replication is finished, the area shows
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Checking replication context performance

To check the performance of a replication context over time, select a Replication context in the
Summary view, and select Performance Graph in the Detailed Information area.

Tracking status of a replication process

To display the progress of a replication initialization, resynchronization, or recovery operation, use
the Replication > Summary view to check the current state.
CLI Equivalent
# replication show config all
CTX Source Destination Connection
Host and Port Enabled
--- ----------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------
-------
1 dir://host2/backup/dir2 dir://host3/backup/dir3 host3.company.com
Yes
2 dir://host3/backup/dir3 dir://host2/backup/dir2 host3.company.com
Yes

When specifying an IP version, use the following command to check its setting:
# replication show config rctx://2

CTX: 2
Source: mtree://ddbeta1.dallasrdc.com/data/col1/EDM1
Destination: mtree://ddbeta2.dallasrdc.com/data/col1/EDM_ipv6
Connection Host: ddbeta2-ipv6.dallasrdc.com
Connection Port: (default)
Ipversion: ipv6
Low-bw-optim: disabled
Encryption: disabled
Enabled: yes
Propagate-retention-lock: enabled

Replication lag
The amount of time between two copies of data is known as replication lag.
You can measure the replication lag between two contexts with the replication status command.
For information about determining the cause of replication lag and mitigating its impact, see the
KB article Troubleshooting Replication Lag, available at https://support.emc.com/kb/180482.

Replication with HA
Floating IP addresses allow HA systems to specify a single IP address for replication configuration
that will work regardless of which node of the HA pair is active.
Over IP networks, HA systems use a floating IP address to provide data access to the Data Domain
HA pair, regardless of which physical node is the active node. The net config command provides
the [type {fixed | floating}] option to configure a floating IP address. The Data Domain
Operating System Command Reference Guide provides more information.
If a domain name is needed to access the floating IP address, specify the HA system name as the
domain name. Run the ha status command to locate the HA system name.
Note: Run the net show hostname type ha-system command to display the HA system
name, and if required, run the net set hostname ha-system command to change the HA
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All file system access should be through the floating IP address. When configuring backup and
replication operations on an HA pair, always specify the floating IP address as the IP address for
the Data Domain system. Data Domain features such as DD Boost and replication will accept the
floating IP address for the HA pair the same way as they accept the system IP address for a non-
HA system.
Replication between HA and non-HA systems
If you want to set up a replication between a high-availability (HA) system and a system running
DD OS 5.7.0.3 or earlier, you must create and manage that replication on the HA system if you
want to use the DD System Manager graphical user interface (GUI).
However, you can perform replications from a non-HA system to an HA system using the CLI as
well as from the HA system to the non-HA system.
Collection replication between HA and non-HA systems is not supported. Directory or MTree
replication is required to replicate data between HA and non-HA systems.

Replicating a system with quotas to one without

Replicate a Data Domain system with a DD OS that supports quotas, to a system with a DD OS
that does not have quotas.
l A reverse resync, which takes the data from the system without quotas and puts it back in an
MTree on the system that has quotas enabled (and which continues to have quotas enabled).
l A reverse initialization from the system without quotas, which takes its data and creates a new
MTree on the system that supports quotas, but does not have quotas enabled because it was
created from data on a system without quotas.
Note: Quotas were introduced as of DD OS 5.2.

Replication Scaling Context

The Replication Scaling Context feature gives you more flexibility when configuring replication
contexts.
In environments with more than 299 replication contexts that include both directory and MTree
replication contexts, this feature allows you to configure the contexts in any order. Previously, you
had to configure the directory replication contexts first, followed by the MTree replication
contexts.
The total number of replication contexts cannot exceed 540.
Note: This feature appears only on Data Domain systems running DD OS version 6.0.

Directory-to-MTree replication migration

The directory-to-MTree (D2M) replication optimization feature allows you to migrate existing
directory replication contexts to new replication contexts based on MTrees, which are logical
partitions of the file system. This feature also lets you monitor the process as it unfolds and verify
that has successfully completed.
The D2M feature is compatible with Data Domain Operating System versions 6.0, 5.7, and 5.6.
The source Data Domain system must be running DD OS 6.0 to use this feature, but the
destination system can be running 6.0, 5.7, or 5.6. However, the performance optimization
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Note: Although you can use the graphical user interface (GUI) for this operation, it is
recommended you use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for optimal performance.

Performing migration from directory replication to MTree replication

About this task
Do not shut down or reboot your system during directory-to-MTree (D2M) migration.
Procedure
1. Stop all ingest operations to the directory replication source directory.
2. Create an MTree on the source DD system: mtree create /data/col1/mtree-name
Note: Do not create the MTree on the destination DD system.

3. (Optional) Enable DD Retention Lock on the MTree.

Note: If the source system contains retention-locked files, you might want to maintain
DD Retention Lock on the new MTree.

See Enabling DD Retention Lock Compliance on an MTree.

4. Create the MTree replication context on both the source and destination DD systems:
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/source mtree replication
add destination mtree://destination-system-name/destination mtree
5. Start the D2M migration: replication dir-to-mtree start from rctx://1 to
rctx://2

In the previous example,

rctx://1
refers to the directory replication context, which replicates the directory backup backup/
dir1 on the source system;
rctx://2
refers to the MTree replication context, which replicates the MTree /data/col1/mtree1
on the source system.

Note: This command might take longer than expected to complete. Do not press Ctrl-C
during this process; if you do, you will cancel the D2M migration.

Phase 1 of 4 (precheck):
Marking source directory /backup/dir1 as read-only...Done.

Phase 2 of 4 (sync):
Syncing directory replication context...0 files flushed.
current=45 sync_target=47 head=47
current=45 sync_target=47 head=47
Done. (00:09)

Phase 3 of 4 (fastcopy):
Starting fastcopy from /backup/dir1 to /data/col1/mtree1...
Waiting for fastcopy to complete...(00:00)
Fastcopy status: fastcopy /backup/dir1 to /data/col1/mtree1: copied
24
files, 1 directory in 0.13 seconds
Creating snapshot 'REPL-D2M-mtree1-2015-12-07-14-54-02'...Done

Phase 4 of 4 (initialize):
Initializing MTree replication context...
(00:08) Waiting for initialize to start...

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(00:11) Initialize started.

Use 'replication dir-to-mtree watch rctx://2' to monitor progress.

Viewing directory-to-MTree migration progress

You can see which stage of the migration is currently in progress in the directory-to-MTree (D2M)
replication.
Procedure
1. Enter replication dir-to-mtree watch rctx://2 to see the progress.
rctx://2
specifies the replication context.

You should see the following output:

Use Control-C to stop monitoring.

Phase 4 of 4 (initialize).
(00:00) Replication initialize started...
(00:02) initializing:
(00:14) 100% complete, pre-comp: 0 KB/s, network: 0 KB/s
(00:14) Replication initialize completed.
Migration for ctx 2 successfully completed.

Checking the status of directory-to-MTree replication migration

You can use the replication dir-to-mtree status command to check whether the
directory-to-MTree migration (D2M) has successfully completed.
Procedure
1. Enter the following command; here,
rctx://2
represents the MTree replication context on the source system: replication dir-to-
mtree status rctx://2

The output should be similar to the following:

Directory Replication CTX: 1

MTree Replication CTX: 2
Directory Replication Source: dir://127.0.0.2/backup/dir1
MTree Replication Source: mtree://127.0.0.2/data/col1/mtree1
MTree Replication Destination: mtree://127.0.0.3/data/col1/mtree1
Migration Status: completed

If there is no migration in progress, you should see the following:

# replication dir-to-mtree status rctx://2

No migration status for context 2.

2. Begin ingesting data to the MTree on the source DD system when the migration process is
complete.
3. (Optional) Break the directory replication context on the source and target systems.

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See the Data Domain Operating System Version 6.0 Command Reference Guide for more
information about the replication break command.

Aborting D2M replication

If necessary, you can abort the directory-to-MTree (D2M) migration procedure.
About this task
The replication dir-to-mtree abort command aborts the ongoing migration process and
reverts the directory from a read-only to a read-write state.
Procedure
1. In the Command-Line Interface (CLI), enter the following command; here,
rctx://2
is the MTree replication context: replication dir-to-mtree abort rctx://2
You should see the following output:

Canceling directory to MTree migration for context dir-name.

Marking source directory dir-name as read-write...Done.
The migration is now aborted.
Remove the MTree replication context and MTree on both source and
destination
host by running 'replication break' and 'mtree delete' commands.

2. Break the MTree replication context: replication break rctx://2

3. Delete the MTree on the source system: mtree delete mtree-path

Troubleshooting D2M
If you encounter a problem setting directory-to-MTree (D2M) replication, there is an operation
you can perform to address several different issues.
About this task
The dir-to-mtree abort procedure can help cleanly abort the D2M process. You should run
this procedure in the following cases:
l The status of the D2M migration is listed as aborted.
l The Data Domain system rebooted during D2M migration.
l An error occurred when running the replication dir-to-mtree start command.
l Ingest was not stopped before beginning migration.
l The MTree replication context was initialized before the replication dir-to-mtree
start command was entered.
Note: Do not run replication break on the MTree replication context before the D2M
process finishes.
Always run replication dir-to-mtree abort before running the replication break
command on the mrepl ctx.
Running the replication break command prematurely will permanently render the drepl
source directory as read-only.
If this occurs, please contact Support.
Procedure
1. Enter replication dir-to-mtree abort to abort the process.

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2. Break the newly created MTree replication context on both the source and destination Data
Domain systems.
In the following example, the MTree replication context is
rctx://2
.

replication break rctx://2

3. Delete the corresponding MTrees on both the source and destination systems.

mtree delete mtree-path

Note: MTrees marked for deletion remain in the file system until the filesys clean
command is run.

See the Data Domain Operating System Version 6.0 Command Reference Guide for more
information.
4. Run the filesys clean start command on both the source and destination systems.
For more information on the filesys clean commands, see the Data Domain Operating
System Version 6.0 Command Reference Guide.
5. Restart the process.
See Performing migration from directory replication to MTree replication.

Additional D2M troubleshooting

There are solutions available if you forgot to enable DD Retention Lock for the new MTree or an
error occurs after directory-to-MTree migration has been initialized.
DD Retention Lock has not been enabled
If you forgot to enable DD Retention Lock for the new MTree and the source directory contains
retention-locked files or directories, you have the following options:
l Let the D2M migration continue. However, you will not have DD Retention Lock information in
the MTree after the migration.
l Abort the current D2M process as described in Aborting D2M replication on page 437 and
restart the process with DD Retention Lock enabled on the source MTree.
An error occurs after initialization
If the replication dir-to-mtree start process finishes without error but you detect an
error during the MTree replication initialization (phase 4 of the D2M migration process), you can
perform the following steps:
1. Make sure that there is no network issue.
2. Initialize the MTree replication context.

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Using collection replication for disaster recovery with SMT

To use the destination system of a collection replication pair configured with SMT as a
replacement system for disaster recovery, additional SMT configuration steps must be performed
in addition to the other configuration steps required to bring a replacement system online.
Before you begin
Using the collection replication destination system in this manner requires autosupport reports to
be configured and saved. The KB article Collection replica with smt enabled, available on https://
support.emc.com, provides additional information.
About this task
The replacement system will not have the following SMT details:
l Alert notification lists for each tenant-unit
l All users assigned to the DD Boost protocol for use by SMT tenants, if DD Boost is configured
on the system
l The default-tenant-unit associated with each DD Boost user, if any, if DD Boost is configured
on the system
Complete the following steps to configure SMT on the replacement system.
Procedure
1. In the autosupport report, locate the output for the smt tenant-unit show detailed
command.
Tenant-unit: "tu1"
Summary:
Name Self-Service Number of Mtrees Types Pre-Comp(GiB)
---- ------------ ---------------- -------- -------------
tu1 Enabled 2 DD Boost 2.0
---- ------------ ---------------- -------- -------------

Management-User:
User Role
------ ------------
tu1_ta tenant-admin
tu1_tu tenant-user
tum_ta tenant-admin
------ ------------

Management-Group:
Group Role
------ ------------
qatest tenant-admin
------ ------------

DDBoost:
Name Pre-Comp (GiB) Status User Tenant-Unit
---- -------------- ------ ----- -----------
su1 2.0 RW/Q ddbu1 tu1
---- -------------- ------ ----- -----------
Q : Quota Defined
RO : Read Only
RW : Read Write

Getting users with default-tenant-unit tu1

DD Boost user Default tenant-unit
------------- -------------------
ddbu1 tu1
------------- -------------------

Mtrees:

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Name Pre-Comp (GiB) Status Tenant-Unit

-------------- -------------- ------ -----------
/data/col1/m1 0.0 RW/Q tu1
/data/col1/su1 2.0 RW/Q tu1
-------------- -------------- ------ -----------
D : Deleted
Q : Quota Defined
RO : Read Only
RW : Read Write
RD : Replication Destination
RLGE : Retention-Lock Governance Enabled
RLGD : Retention-Lock Governance Disabled
RLCE : Retention-Lock Compliance Enabled

Quota:
Tenant-unit: tu1
Mtree Pre-Comp (MiB) Soft-Limit (MiB) Hard-Limit(MiB)
-------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------
/data/col1/m1 0 71680 81920
/data/col1/su1 2048 30720 51200
-------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------

Alerts:
Tenant-unit: "tu1"
Notification list "tu1_grp"
Members
------------------
[email protected]
------------------

No such active alerts.

2. On the replacement system, enable SMT if it is not already enabled.

3. On the replacement system, license and enable DD Boost if it is required and not already
enabled.
4. If DD Boost is configured, assign each user listed in the DD Boost section of the "smt
tenant-unit show detailed" output as a DD Boost User.
# ddboost user assign ddbu1

5. If DD Boost is configured, assign each user listed in the DD Boost section of the smt
tenant-unit show detailed output to the default tenant-unit shown, if any, in the
output.
# ddboost user option set ddbu1 default-tenant-unit tu1

6. Create a new alert notification group with the same name as the alert notification group in
the Alerts section of the smt tenant-unit show detailed output.
# alert notify-list create tu1_grp tenant-unit tu1

7. Assign each email address in the alert notification group in the Alerts section of the smt
tenant-unit show detailed output to the new alert notification group.
# alert notify-list add tu1_grp emails [email protected]

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DD Secure Multitenancy

This chapter includes:

l Data Domain Secure Multi-tenancy overview...................................................................... 442

l Provisioning a Tenant Unit.................................................................................................. 445
l Enabling Tenant Self-Service mode.....................................................................................449
l Data access by protocol...................................................................................................... 449
l Data management operations.............................................................................................. 451

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Data Domain Secure Multi-tenancy overview

Data Domain Secure Multi-tenancy (SMT) is the simultaneous hosting, by an internal IT
department or an external provider, of an IT infrastructure for more than one consumer or
workload (business unit, department, or Tenant).
SMT provides the ability to securely isolate many users and workloads in a shared infrastructure,
so that the activities of one Tenant are not apparent or visible to the other Tenants.
A Tenant is a consumer (business unit, department, or customer) who maintains a persistent
presence in a hosted environment.
Within an enterprise, a Tenant may consist of one or more business units or departments on a Data
Domain system configured and managed by IT staff.
l For a business unit (BU) use case, the Finance and Human Resources departments of a
corporation could share the same Data Domain system, but each department would be
unaware of the presence of the other.
l For a service provider (SP) use case, the SP could deploy one or more Data Domain systems to
accommodate different Protection Storage services for multiple end-customers.
Both use cases emphasize the segregation of different customer data on the same physical Data
Domain system.

SMT architecture basics

Secure Multitenancy (SMT) provides a simple approach to setting up Tenants and Tenant Units,
using MTrees. SMT setup is performed using DD Management Center and/or the DD OS command
line interface. This administration guide provides the theory of SMT and some general command
line instructions.
The basic architecture of SMT is as follows.
l A Tenant is created on the DD Management Center and/or DD system.
l A Tenant Unit is created on a DD system for the Tenant.
l One or more MTrees are created to meet the storage requirements for the Tenant's various
types of backups.
l The newly created MTrees are added to the Tenant Unit.
l Backup applications are configured to send each backup to its configured Tenant Unit MTree.
Note: For more information about DD Management Center, see the DD Management Center
User Guide. For more information about the DD OS command line interface, see the DD OS
Command Reference.

Terminology used in Secure Multi-Tenancy (SMT)

Understanding the terminology that is used in SMT will help you better understand this unique
environment.
MTrees
MTrees are logical partitions of the file system and offer the highest degree of management
granularity, meaning users can perform operations on a specific MTree without affecting the entire
file system. MTrees are assigned to Tenant Units and contain that Tenant Unit's individualized
settings for managing and monitoring SMT.

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Multi-Tenancy
Multi-Tenancy refers to the hosting of an IT infrastructure by an internal IT department, or an
external service provider, for more than one consumer/workload (business unit/department/
Tenant) simultaneously. Data Domain SMT enables Data Protection-as-a-Service.
RBAC (role-based access control)
RBAC offers multiple roles with different privilege levels, which combine to provide the
administrative isolation on a multi-tenant Data Domain system. (The next section will define these
roles.)
Storage Unit
A Storage Unit is an MTree configured for the DD Boost protocol. Data isolation is achieved by
creating a Storage Unit and assigning it to a DD Boost user. The DD Boost protocol permits access
only to Storage Units assigned to DD Boost users connected to the Data Domain system.
Tenant
A Tenant is a consumer (business unit/department/customer) who maintains a persistent
presence in a hosted environment.
Tenant Self-Service
Tenant Self-Service is a method of letting a Tenant log in to a Data Domain system to perform
some basic services (add, edit, or delete local users, NIS groups, and/or AD groups). This reduces
the bottleneck of always having to go through an administrator for these basic tasks. The Tenant
can access only their assigned Tenant Units. Tenant Users and Tenant Admins will, of course, have
different privileges.
Tenant Unit
A Tenant Unit is the partition of a Data Domain system that serves as the unit of administrative
isolation between Tenants. Tenant units that are assigned to a tenant can be on the same or
different Data Domain systems and are secured and logically isolated from each other, which
ensures security and isolation of the control path when running multiple Tenants simultaneously on
the shared infrastructure. Tenant Units can contain one or more MTrees, which hold all
configuration elements that are needed in a multi-tenancy setup. Users, management-groups,
notification-groups, and other configuration elements are part of a Tenant Unit.

Control path and network isolation

Control path isolation is achieved by providing the user roles of tenant-admin and tenant-user for a
Tenant Unit. Network isolation for data and administrative access is achieved by associating a
fixed set of data access IP address(es) and management IP address(es) with a Tenant Unit.
The tenant-admin and tenant-user roles are restricted in scope and capability to specific Tenant
Units and to a restricted set of operations they can perform on those Tenant Units. To ensure a
logically secure and isolated data path, a system administrator must configure one or more Tenant
Unit MTrees for each protocol in an SMT environment. Supported protocols include DD Boost,
NFS, CIFS, and DD VTL. Access is strictly regulated by the native access control mechanisms of
each protocol.
Tenant-self-service sessions (through ssh) can be restricted to a fixed set of management IP
address(es) on a DD system. Administrative access sessions (through ssh/http/https) can also be
restricted to a fixed set of management IP address(es) on DD systems. By default, however, there
are no management IP address(es) associated with a Tenant Unit, so the only standard restriction
is through the use of the tenant-admin and tenant-user roles. You must use smt tenant-unit
management-ip to add and maintain management IP address(es) for Tenant Units.

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Similarly, data access and data flow (into and out of Tenant Units) can be restricted to a fixed set
of local or remote data access IP address(es). The use of assigned data access IP address(es)
enhances the security of the DD Boost and NFS protocols by adding SMT-related security checks.
For example, the list of storage units returned over DD Boost RPC can be limited to those which
belong to the Tenant Unit with the assigned local data access IP address. For NFS, access and
visibility of exports can be filtered based on the local data access IP address(es) configured. For
example, using showmount -e from the local data access IP address of a Tenant Unit will only
display NFS exports belonging to that Tenant Unit.
The sysadmin must use smt tenant-unit data-ip to add and maintain data access IP
address(es) for Tenant Units.
Note: If you attempt to mount an MTree in an SMT using a non-SMT IP address, the operation
will fail.
If multiple Tenant Units are belong to the same tenant, they can share a default gateway.
However, if multiple Tenant Units that belong to different tenants are oprevented from using the
same default gateway.
Multiple Tenant Units belonging to the same tenant can share a default gateway. Tenant Units that
belong to different tenants cannot use the same default gateway.

Understanding RBAC in SMT

In SMT (Secure Multi-Tenancy), permission to perform a task depends on the role that is assigned
to a user. DD Management Center uses RBAC (role-based access control) to control these
permissions.
All DD Management Center users can:
l View all Tenants
l Create, read, update, or delete Tenant Units belonging to any Tenant if the user is an
administrator on the Data Domain system hosting the Tenant Unit
l Assign and unassign Tenant Units to and from a Tenant if the user is an administrator on the
Data Domain system hosting the Tenant Unit
l View Tenant Units belonging to any Tenant if the user has any assigned role on the Data
Domain system hosting the Tenant Unit
To perform more advanced tasks depends on the role of the user, as follows:
admin role
A user with an admin role can perform all administrative operations on a Data Domain system. An
admin can also perform all SMT administrative operations on a Data Domain system, including
setting up SMT, assigning SMT user roles, enabling Tenant self-service mode, creating a Tenant,
and so on. In the context of SMT, the admin is typically referred to as the landlord. In DD OS, the
role is known as the sysadmin.
To have permission to edit or delete a Tenant, you must be both a DD Management Center admin
and a DD OS sysadmin on all Data Domain systems that are associated with the Tenant Units of
that Tenant. If the Tenant does not have any Tenant Units, you need only to be a DD Management
Center admin to edit or delete that Tenant.
limited-admin role
A user with a limited-admin role can perform all administrative operations on a Data Domain system
as the admin. However, users with the limited-admin role cannot delete or destroy MTrees. In DD
OS, there is an equivalent limited-admin role.
tenant-admin role
A user with a tenant-admin role can perform certain tasks only when tenant self-service mode is
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application for the Tenant and monitoring resources and statistics within the assigned Tenant Unit.
The tenant-admin can view audit logs, but RBAC ensures that only audit logs from the Tenant
Unit(s) belonging to the tenant-admin are accessible. In addition, tenant-admins ensure
administrative separation when Tenant self-service mode is enabled. In the context of SMT, the
tenant-admin is usually referred to as the backup admin.
tenant-user role
A user with a tenant-user role can monitor the performance and usage of SMT components only
on Tenant Unit(s) assigned to them and only when Tenant self-service is enabled, but a user with
this role cannot view audit logs for their assigned Tenant Units. In addition, tenant-users may run
the show and list commands.
none role
A user with a role of none is not allowed to perform any operations on a Data Domain system other
than changing their password and accessing data using DD Boost. However, after SMT is enabled,
the admin can select a user with a none role from the Data Domain system and assign them an
SMT-specific role of tenant-admin or tenant-user. Then, that user can perform operations on SMT
management objects.
management groups
BSPs (backup service providers) can use management groups defined in a single, external AD
(active directory) or NIS (network information service) to simplify managing user roles on Tenant
Units. Each BSP Tenant may be a separate, external company and may use a name-service such as
AD or NIS.
With SMT management groups, the AD and NIS servers are set up and configured by the admin in
the same way as SMT local users. The admin can ask their AD or NIS administrator to create and
populate the group. The admin then assigns an SMT role to the entire group. Any user within the
group who logs in to the Data Domain system is logged in with the role that is assigned to the
group.
When users leave or join a Tenant company, they can be removed or added to the group by the AD
or NIS administrator. It is not necessary to modify the RBAC configuration on a Data Domain
system when users who are part of the group are added or removed.

Provisioning a Tenant Unit

Launching the configuration wizard begins the initial provisioning procedure for Secure
Multitenancy (SMT). During the procedure, the wizard creates and provisions a new Tenant Unit
based on Tenant configuration requirements. Information is entered by the administrator, as
prompted. After completing the procedure, the administrator proceeds to the next set of tasks,
beginning with enabling Tenant Self-Service mode. Following the initial setup, manual procedures
and configuration modifications may be performed as required.
Procedure
1. Start SMT.
# smt enable
SMT enabled.
2. Verify that SMT is enabled.
# smt status
SMT is enabled.
3. Launch the SMT configuration wizard.
# smt tenant-unit setup
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4. Follow the configuration prompts.

SMT TENANT-UNIT Configuration

Configure SMT TENANT-UNIT at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes

Do you want to create new tenant-unit (yes/no)? : yes

Tenant-unit Name
Enter tenant-unit name to be created
: SMT_5.7_tenant_unit
Invalid tenant-unit name.
Enter tenant-unit name to be created
: SMT_57_tenant_unit

Pending Tenant-unit Settings

Create Tenant-unit SMT_57_tenant_unit

Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): save

SMT Tenant-unit Name Configurations saved.

SMT TENANT-UNIT MANAGEMENT-IP Configuration

Configure SMT TENANT-UNIT MANAGEMENT-IP at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes

Do you want to add a local management ip to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]: yes

port enabled state DHCP IP address netmask type additional

/prefix length setting
----- ------- ------- ---- -------------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
ethMa yes running no 192.168.10.57 255.255.255.0 n/a
fe80::260:16ff:fe49:f4b0** /64
eth3a yes running ipv4 192.168.10.236* 255.255.255.0* n/a
fe80::260:48ff:fe1c:60fc** /64
eth3b yes running no 192.168.50.57 255.255.255.0 n/a
fe80::260:48ff:fe1c:60fd** /64
eth4b yes running no 192.168.60.57 255.255.255.0 n/a
fe80::260:48ff:fe1f:5183** /64
----- ------- ------- ---- -------------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
* Value from DHCP
** auto_generated IPv6 address

Choose an ip from above table or enter a new ip address. New ip addresses will need
to be created manually.

Ip Address
Enter the local management ip address to be added to this tenant-unit
: 192.168.10.57

Do you want to add a remote management ip to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

Pending Management-ip Settings

Add Local Management-ip 192.168.10.57

Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): yes
unrecognized input, expecting one of Save|Cancel|Retry

Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): save

Local management access ip "192.168.10.57" added to tenant-unit "SMT_57_tenant_unit".

SMT Tenant-unit Management-IP Configurations saved.

SMT TENANT-UNIT MANAGEMENT-IP Configuration

Do you want to add another local management ip to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

Do you want to add another remote management ip to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

SMT TENANT-UNIT DDBOOST Configuration

Configure SMT TENANT-UNIT DDBOOST at this time (yes|no) [no]:

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SMT TENANT-UNIT MTREE Configuration

Configure SMT TENANT-UNIT MTREE at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes

Name Pre-Comp (GiB) Status Tenant-Unit

------------------------ -------------- ------ -----------
/data/col1/laptop_backup 4846.2 RO/RD -
/data/col1/random 23469.9 RO/RD -
/data/col1/software2 2003.7 RO/RD -
/data/col1/tsm6 763704.9 RO/RD -
------------------------ -------------- ------ -----------
D : Deleted
Q : Quota Defined
RO : Read Only
RW : Read Write
RD : Replication Destination
RLGE : Retention-Lock Governance Enabled
RLGD : Retention-Lock Governance Disabled
RLCE : Retention-Lock Compliance Enabled

Do you want to assign an existing MTree to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

Do you want to create a mtree for this tenant-unit now? (yes|no) [no]: yes

MTree Name
Enter MTree name
: SMT_57_tenant_unit
Invalid mtree path name.
Enter MTree name
:
SMT_57_tenant_unit

Invalid mtree path name.

Enter MTree name
: /data/col1/SMT_57_tenant_unit

MTree Soft-Quota
Enter the quota soft-limit to be set on this MTree (<n> {MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB}|none)
:

MTree Hard-Quota
Enter the quota hard-limit to be set on this MTree (<n> {MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB}|none)
:

Pending MTree Settings

Create MTree /data/col1/SMT_57_tenant_unit
MTree Soft Limit none
MTree Hard Limit none

Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): save

MTree "/data/col1/SMT_57_tenant_unit" created successfully.
MTree "/data/col1/SMT_57_tenant_unit" assigned to tenant-unit "SMT_57_tenant_unit".

SMT Tenant-unit MTree Configurations saved.

SMT TENANT-UNIT MTREE Configuration

Name Pre-Comp (GiB) Status Tenant-Unit

------------------------ -------------- ------ -----------
/data/col1/laptop_backup 4846.2 RO/RD -
/data/col1/random 23469.9 RO/RD -
/data/col1/software2 2003.7 RO/RD -
/data/col1/tsm6 763704.9 RO/RD -
------------------------ -------------- ------ -----------
D : Deleted
Q : Quota Defined
RO : Read Only
RW : Read Write
RD : Replication Destination
RLGE : Retention-Lock Governance Enabled

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RLGD : Retention-Lock Governance Disabled

RLCE : Retention-Lock Compliance Enabled

Do you want to assign another MTree to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]: yes

Do you want to assign an existing MTree to this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

Do you want to create another mtree for this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

SMT TENANT-UNIT SELF-SERVICE Configuration

Configure SMT TENANT-UNIT SELF-SERVICE at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes

Self-service of this tenant-unit is disabled

Do you want to enable self-service of this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]: yes

Do you want to configure a management user for this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

Do you want to configure a management group for this tenant-unit (yes|no) [no]: yes

Management-Group Name
Enter the group name to be assigned to this tenant-unit
: SMT_57_tenant_unit_group

What role do you want to assign to this group (tenant-user|tenant-admin) [tenant-user]:

tenant-admin

Management-Group Type
What type do you want to assign to this group (nis|active-directory)?
: nis

Pending Self-Service Settings

Enable Self-Service SMT_57_tenant_unit
Assign Management-group SMT_57_tenant_unit_group
Management-group role tenant-admin
Management-group type nis

Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): save

Tenant self-service enabled for tenant-unit "SMT_57_tenant_unit"
Management group "SMT_57_tenant_unit_group" with type "nis" is assigned to tenant-unit
"SMT_57_tenant_unit" as "tenant-admin".

SMT Tenant-unit Self-Service Configurations saved.

SMT TENANT-UNIT SELF-SERVICE Configuration

Do you want to configure another management user for this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

Do you want to configure another management group for this tenant-unit? (yes|no) [no]:

SMT TENANT-UNIT ALERT Configuration

Configure SMT TENANT-UNIT ALERT at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes

No notification lists.

Alert Configuration

Alert Group Name

Specify alert notify-list group name to be created
: SMT_57_tenant_unit_notify

Alert email addresses

Enter email address to receive alert for this tenant-unit
: [email protected]

Do you want to add more emails (yes/no)?

: no

Pending Alert Settings

Create Notify-list group SMT_57_tenant_unit_notify

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Add emails [email protected]

Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): save

Created notification list "SMT_57_tenant_unit_notify" for tenant "SMT_57_tenant_unit".
Added emails to notification list "SMT_57_tenant_unit_notify".

SMT Tenant-unit Alert Configurations saved.

Configuration complete.

Enabling Tenant Self-Service mode

For administrative separation of duties and delegation of administrative/management tasks to
implement Tenant Self-Service, which is required for control path isolation, the system
administrator can enable this mode on a Tenant Unit and then assign users to manage the unit in
the roles of tenant-admin or tenant-user. These roles allow users other than the administrator to
perform specific tasks on the Tenant Unit to which they are assigned. In addition to administrative
separation, Tenant Self-Service mode helps reduce the management burden on internal IT and
service provider staff.
Procedure
1. View Tenant Self-Service mode status for one or all Tenant Units.
# smt tenant-unit option show { tenant-unit | all }
2. Enable Tenant Self-Service mode on the selected Tenant Unit.
# smt tenant-unit option set tenant-unit self-service { enabled |
disabled }

Data access by protocol

Secure data paths, with protocol-specific access controls, enable security and isolation for Tenant
Units. In a Secure Multitenancy (SMT) environment, data access protocol management commands
are also enhanced with a Tenant Unit parameter to enable consolidated reporting.
DD systems support multiple data access protocols simultaneously, including DD Boost, NFS,
CIFS, and DD VTL. A DD system can present itself as an application-specific interface, such as a
file server offering NFS or CIFS access over the Ethernet, a DD VTL device, or a DD Boost device.
The native access control mechanisms of each supported protocol ensure that the data paths for
each Tenant remain separate and isolated. Such mechanisms include access control lists (ACLs)
for CIFS, exports for NFS, DD Boost credentials, and Multi-User Boost credential-aware access
control.

Multi-User DD Boost and Storage Units in SMT

When using Multi-User DD Boost with SMT (Secure Multi-Tenancy), user permissions are set by
Storage Unit ownership.
Multi-User DD Boost refers to the use of multiple DD Boost user credentials for DD Boost Access
Control, in which each user has a separate username and password.
A Storage Unit is an MTree configured for the DD Boost protocol. A user can be associated with,
or “own,” one or more Storage Units. Storage Units that are owned by one user cannot be owned
by another user. Therefore, only the user owning the Storage Unit can access the Storage Unit for
any type of data access, such as backup/restore. The number of DD Boost user names cannot
exceed the maximum number of MTrees. (See the “MTrees” chapter in this book for the current
maximum number of MTrees for each DD model.) Storage Units that are associated with SMT
must have the none role assigned to them.
Each backup application must authenticate using its DD Boost username and password. After
authentication, DD Boost verifies the authenticated credentials to confirm ownership of the

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Storage Unit. The backup application is granted access to the Storage Unit only if the user
credentials presented by the backup application match the user names associated with the
Storage Unit. If user credentials and user names do not match, the job fails with a permission error.

Configuring access for CIFS

Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a file-sharing protocol for remote file access. In a Secure
Multitenancy (SMT) configuration, backup and restores require client access to the CIFS shares
residing in the MTree of the associated Tenant Unit. Data isolation is achieved using CIFS shares
and CIFS ACLs.
Procedure
1. Create an MTree for CIFS and assign the MTree to the tenant unit.
# mtree create mtree-path tenant-unit tenant-unit
2. Set capacity soft and hard quotas for the MTree.
# mtree create mtree-path tenant-unit tenant-unit] [quota-soft-limit
n{MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB} ] [quota-hard-limit n {MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB}
3. Create a CIFS share for pathname from the MTree.
# cifs share create share path pathname clients clients

Configuring NFS access

NFS is a UNIX-based, file-sharing protocol for remote file access. In a Secure Multitenancy (SMT)
environment, backup and restores require client access to the NFS exports residing in the MTree
of the associated Tenant Unit. Data isolation is achieved using NFS exports and network isolation.
NFS determines if an MTree is associated with a network-isolated Tenant Unit. If so, NFS verifies
the connection properties associated with the Tenant Unit. Connection properties include the
destination IP address and interface or client hostname.
Procedure
1. Create an MTree for NFS and assign the MTree to the tenant unit.
# mtree create mtree-path tenant-unit tenant-unit
2. Set capacity soft and hard quotas for the MTree.
# mtree create mtree-path tenant-unit tenant-unit] [quota-soft-limit
n{MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB} ] [quota-hard-limit n {MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB}
3. Create an NFS export by adding one or more clients to the MTree.
# nfs add path client-list

Configuring access for DD VTL

DD VTL Tenant data isolation is achieved using DD VTL access groups that create a virtual access
path between a host system and the DD VTL. (The physical Fibre Channel connection between the
host system and DD VTL must already exist.)
Placing tapes in the DD VTL allows them to be written to, and read by, the backup application on
the host system. DD VTL tapes are created in a DD VTL pool, which is an MTree. Because DD VTL
pools are MTrees, the pools can be assigned to Tenant Units. This association enables SMT
monitoring and reporting.
For example, if a tenant-admin is assigned a Tenant Unit that contains a DD VTL pool, the tenant-
admin can run MTree commands to display read-only information. Commands can run only on the
DD VTL pool assigned to the Tenant Unit.
These commands include:

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l mtree list to view a list of MTrees in the Tenant Unit

l mtree show compression to view statistics on MTree compression
l mtree show performance to view statistics on performance
Output from most list and show commands include statistics that enable service providers to
measure space usage and calculate chargeback fees.
DD VTL operations are unaffected and continue to function normally.

Using DD VTL NDMP TapeServer

DD VTL Tenant data isolation is also achieved using NDMP. DD OS implements a NDMP (Network
Data Management Protocol) tape server that allows NDMP-capable systems to send backup data
to the DD system via a three-way NDMP backup.
The backup data is written to virtual tapes (which are in a pool) by a DD VTL assigned to the
special DD VTL group TapeServer.
Because the backup data is written to tapes in a pool, information in the DD VTL topic regarding
MTrees also applies to the Data Domain NDMP TapeServer.

Data management operations

Secure Multitenancy (SMT) management operations include monitoring Tenant Units and other
objects, such as Storage Units and MTrees. For some SMT objects, additional configuration or
modification may also be required.

Collecting performance statistics

Each MTree can be measured for performance or “usage” statistics and other real-time
information. Historical consumption rates are available for DD Boost Storage Units. Command
output lets the tenant-admin collect usage statistics and compression ratios for an MTree
associated with a Tenant Unit, or for all MTrees and associated Tenant Units. Output may be
filtered to display usage in intervals ranging from minutes to months. Results are passed to the
administrator, who uses the statistics as a chargeback metric. A similar method is used to gather
usage statistics and compression ratios for Storage Units.
Procedure
1. Collect MTree real-time performance statistics.
# mtree show stats
2. Collect performance statistics for MTrees associated with a Tenant Unit.
# mtree show performance
3. Collect compression statistics for MTrees associated with a Tenant Unit.
# mtree show compression

Modifying quotas
To meet QoS criteria, a system administrator uses DD OS “knobs” to adjust the settings required
by the Tenant configuration. For example, the administrator can set “soft” and “hard” quota limits
on DD Boost Storage Units. Stream “soft” and “hard” quota limits can be allocated only to DD
Boost Storage Units assigned to Tenant Units. After the administrator sets the quotas, the tenant-
admin can monitor one or all Tenant Units to ensure no single object exceeds its allocated quotas
and deprives others of system resources.

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About this task

Quotas are set initially when prompted by the configuration wizard, but they can be adjusted or
modified later. The example below shows how to modify quotas for DD Boost. (You can also use
quota capacity and quota streams to deal with capacity and stream quotas and limits.)
Procedure
1. To modify soft and hard quota limits on DD Boost Storage Unit “su33”:
ddboost storage-unit modify su33 quota-soft-limit 10 Gib quota-hard-limit
20 Gib
2. To modify stream soft and hard limits on DD Boost Storage Unit “su33”:
ddboost storage-unit modify su33 write-stream-soft-limit 20 read-stream-
soft-limit 6 repl -stream-soft-limit 20 combined-stream-soft-limit 20
3. To report physical size for DD Boost Storage Unit “su33”:
ddboost storage-unit modify su33 report-physical-size 8 GiB

SMT and replication

In case of disaster, user roles dictate how a user can assist in data recovery operations. Several
replication types are available in an SMT configuration. (See the DD Replicator chapter for more
detail on how to perform replication.)
Here are some points to consider regarding user roles:
l The admin can recover MTrees from a replicated copy.
l The tenant-admin can replicate MTrees from one system to another, using DD Boost managed
file replication.
l The tenant-admin can recover MTrees from a replicated copy, also by using DD Boost
managed file replication.
Collection replication
Collection replication replicates core Tenant Unit configuration information.
Secure replication over public internet
To protect against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks when replicating over a public internet
connection, authentication includes validating SSL certificate-related information at the replication
source and destination.
MTree replication (NFS/CIFS) using DD Boost managed file replication
MTree replication is supported on MTrees assigned to Tenant Units, using DD Boost managed file
replication. During MTree replication, an MTree assigned to a Tenant Unit on one system can be
replicated to an MTree assigned to a Tenant Unit on another system. MTree replication is not
allowed between two different Tenants on the two DD systems. When security mode is set to
strict, MTree replication is allowed only when the MTrees belong to same Tenants.
For backward compatibility, MTree replication from an MTree assigned to a Tenant Unit to an
unassigned MTree is supported, but must be configured manually. Manual configuration ensures
the destination MTree has the correct settings for the Tenant Unit. Conversely, MTree replication
from an unassigned MTree to an MTree assigned to a Tenant Unit is also supported.
When setting up SMT-aware MTree replication, security mode defines how much checking is done
on the Tenant. The default mode checks that the source and destination do not belong to different
Tenants. The strict mode makes sure the source and destination belong to the same Tenant.
Therefore, when you use strict mode, you must create a Tenant on the destination machine with
the same UUID as the UUID of the Tenant on the source machine that is associated with the
MTree being replicated.

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DD Boost managed file replication (also with DD Boost AIR)

DD Boost managed file replication is supported between Storage Units, regardless of whether one
Storage Unit, or both, are assigned to Tenant Units.
During DD Boost managed file replication, Storage Units are not replicated in total. Instead, certain
files within a Storage Unit are selected by the backup application for replication. The files selected
in a Storage Unit and assigned to a Tenant Unit on one system can be replicated to a Storage Unit
assigned to a Tenant Unit on another system.
For backward compatibility, selected files in a Storage Unit assigned to a Tenant Unit can be
replicated to an unassigned Storage Unit. Conversely, selected files in an unassigned Storage Unit
can be replicated to a Storage Unit assigned to a Tenant Unit.
DD Boost managed file replication can also be used in DD Boost AIR deployments.
Replication control for QoS
An upper limit on replication throughput (repl-in) can be specified for an MTree. Since MTrees
for each tenant are assigned to a Tenant Unit, each tenant's replication resource usage can be
capped by applying these limits. The relation of this feature to SMT is that MTree Replication is
subject to this throughput limit.

SMT Tenant alerts

A DD system generates events when it encounters potential problems with software or hardware.
When an event is generated, an alert notification is sent immediately via email to members
designated in the notification list and to the Data Domain administrator.
SMT alerts are specific to each Tenant Unit and differ from DD system alerts. When Tenant Self-
Service mode is enabled, the tenant-admin can choose to receive alerts about the various system
objects he or she is associated with and any critical events, such as an unexpected system
shutdown. A tenant-admin may only view or modify notification lists to which he or she is
associated.
The example below shows a sample alert. Notice that the two event messages at the bottom of
the notification are specific to a Multi-Tenant environment (indicated by the word “Tenant”). For
the entire list of DD OS and SMT alerts, see the Data Domain MIB Quick Reference Guide or the
SNMP MIB.
EVT-ENVIRONMENT-00021 – Description: The system has been shutdown by abnormal
method; for example, not by one of the following: 1) Via IPMI chassis control
command 2) Via power button 3) Via OS shutdown.

Action: This alert is expected after loss of AC (main power) event. If this
shutdown is not expected and persists, contact your contracted support provider
or visit us online at https://my.datadomain.com.

Tenant description: The system has experienced an unexpected power loss and has
restarted.

Tenant action: This alert is generated when the system restarts after a power
loss. If this alert repeats, contact your System Administrator.

Managing snapshots
A snapshot is a read-only copy of an MTree captured at a specific point in time. A snapshot can be
used for many things, for example, as a restore point in case of a system malfunction. The required
role for using snapshot is admin or tenant-admin.
To view snapshot information for an MTree or a Tenant Unit:
# snapshot list mtree mtree-path | tenant-unit tenant-unit

To view a snapshot schedule for an MTree or a Tenant Unit:

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# snapshot schedule show [name | mtrees mtree-listmtree-list | tenant-unit

tenant-unit]

Performing a file system Fast Copy

A Fast Copy operation clones files and directory trees of a source directory to a target directory
on a DD system. There are special circumstances regarding Fast Copy with Secure Multitenancy
(SMT).
Here are some considerations when performing a file system Fast Copy with Tenant Self-Service
mode enabled:
l A tenant-admin can Fast Copy files from one Tenant Unit to another when the tenant-admin is
the tenant-admin for both Tenant Units, and the two Tenant Units belong to the same Tenant.
l A tenant-admin can Fast Copy files within the same Tenant Unit.
l A tenant-admin can Fast Copy files within the Tenant Units at source and destination.
To perform a file system Fast Copy:
# filesys fastcopy source <src> destination <dest>

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DD Cloud Tier

This chapter includes:

l DD Cloud Tier overview....................................................................................................... 456

l Configuring Cloud Tier........................................................................................................ 459
l Configuring cloud units........................................................................................................460
l Data movement....................................................................................................................471
l Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure DD Cloud Tier..................................475
l Configuring encryption for DD cloud units........................................................................... 479
l Information needed in the event of system loss...................................................................479
l Using DD Replicator with Cloud Tier....................................................................................479
l Using DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with Cloud Tier...........................................................480
l Displaying capacity consumption charts for DD Cloud Tier..................................................480
l DD Cloud Tier logs............................................................................................................... 481
l Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to remove DD Cloud Tier..................................... 481

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DD Cloud Tier overview

DD Cloud Tier is a native feature of DD OS 6.0 (or higher) for moving data from the active tier to
low-cost, high-capacity object storage in the public, private, or hybrid cloud for long-term
retention. DD Cloud Tier is best suited for long-term storage of infrequently accessed data that is
being held for compliance, regulatory, and governance reasons. The ideal data for DD Cloud Tier is
data that is past its normal recovery window.
DD Cloud Tier is managed using a single Data Domain namespace. There is no separate cloud
gateway or virtual appliance required. Data movement is supported by the native Data Domain
policy management framework. Conceptually, the cloud storage is treated as an additional storage
tier (DD Cloud Tier) attached to the Data Domain system, and data is moved between tiers as
needed. File system metadata associated with the data stored in the cloud is maintained in local
storage, and also mirrored to the cloud. The metadata that resides in local storage facilitates
operations such as deduplication, cleaning, Fast Copy, and replication. This local storage is divided
into self-contained buckets, called cloud units, for ease of manageability.

Supported platforms
Cloud Tier is supported on physical platforms that have the necessary memory, CPU, and storage
connectivity to accommodate another storage tier.
DD Cloud Tier is supported on these systems:

Table 197 DD Cloud Tier supported configurations

Model Memory Cloud Required number Supported Number of Required

capacity of SAS I/O disk shelf ES30 shelves capacity for
modules types for or DS60 disk metadata
metadata packs storage
storage required

DD990 256 GB 1140 TB 4 ES30 4 60 x 3 TB

HDDs = 180
TB

DD3300 4 TB 16 GB 8 TB N/A N/A N/A 1 x 1 TB virtual

disk = 1 TB

DD3300 8 TB 48 GB 16 TB N/A N/A N/A 2 x 1 TB

virtual disks =
2 TB

DDD3300 16 48 GB 32 TB N/A N/A N/A 2 x 1 TB

TB virtual disks =
2 TB

DD3300 32 64 GB 64 TB N/A N/A N/A 4 x 1 TB

TB virtual disks =
4 TB

DD4200 128 GB 378 TB 3 DS60 or ES30 2 30 x 3 TB

HDDs = 90 TB

DD4500 192 GB 570 TB 3 DS60 or ES30 2 30 x 4 TB

HDDs = 120
TB

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Table 197 DD Cloud Tier supported configurations (continued)

Model Memory Cloud Required number Supported Number of Required

capacity of SAS I/O disk shelf ES30 shelves capacity for
modules types for or DS60 disk metadata
metadata packs storage
storage required

DD6800 192 GB 576 TB 2 DS60 or ES30 2 30 x 4 TB

HDDs = 120
TB

DD7200 256 GB 856 TB 4 DS60 or ES30 4 60 x 4 TB

HDDs = 240
TB

DD9300 384 GB 1400 TB 2 DS60 or ES30 4 60 x 4 TB

HDDs = 240
TB

DD9500 512 GB 1728 TB 4 DS60 or ES30 5 75 x 4 TB

HDDs = 300
TB

DD9800 768 GB 2016 TB 4 DS60 or ES30 5 75 x 4 TB

HDDs = 300
TB

DD VE 16 TB 32 GB 32 TB N/A N/A N/A 1 x 500 GB

virtual disk =
500 GBa

DD VE 64 TB 60 GB 128 TB N/A N/A N/A 1 x 500 GB

virtual disk =
500 GBa

DD VE 96 TB 80 GB 192 TB N/A N/A N/A 1 x 500 GB

virtual disk =
500 GBa

a. The minimum metadata size is a hard limit. Data Domain recommends users start with 1 TB for metadata storage and
expand in 1 TB increments. The Data Domain Virtual Edition Installation and Administration Guide provides more details
about using DD Cloud Tier with DD VE.

Note: DD Cloud Tier is supported with Data Domain High Availability (HA). Both nodes must be
running DD OS 6.0 (or higher), and they must be HA-enabled.
Note: DD Cloud Tier is not supported on any system that is not listed and is not supported on
any system with the Extended Retention feature enabled or configured with Collection
Replication.
Note: The Cloud Tier feature may consume all available bandwidth in a shared WAN link,
especially in a low bandwidth configuration (1 Gbps), and this may impact other applications
sharing the WAN link. If there are shared applications on the WAN, the use of QoS or other
network limiting is recommended to avoid congestion and ensure consistent performance over
time.
If bandwidth is constrained, the rate of data movement will be slow and you will not be able to
move as much data to the cloud. It is best to use a dedicated link for data going to the Cloud
Tier.

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Note: Do not send traffic over onboard management network interface controllers (ethMx
interfaces).

DD Cloud Tier performance

The Data Domain system uses internal optimizations to maximize DD Cloud Tier performance.
Cloud seeding
The current migration engine to cloud is filed based and an efficient de-duplication optimized
engine is used for identifying and migrating only unique segments to cloud. This file based
migration engine's efficiency is high when migrating higher generation data to cloud-tier, which
already has some data to de-duplicate against. However when cloud-tier is empty or nearly empty
- there is no data to de-duplicate against. There is an over-head of compute cycles that are
invested in de-duplication. With Seeding based migration, the de-deduplication filtering is
maintained on active tier itself and only unique data is migrated in bulk to cloud tier. In cloud
seeding, the engine migrates the content from local storage to cloud storage without processing it
for de-duplication. When cloud seeding is active, files that are marked for migration to cloud
storage are not cleaned (i.e. space is not freed-up) as part of active tier file system cleaning until
the migration of all identified files by seeding is completes. Active tier storage must be sized to
account for this in environments where large amounts of data are migrated to cloud storage. If the
DD Cloud Tier storage is less than five percent full and has post-comp data usage of 30 TiB (or
more), as seen in show space command then Data Domain system automatically uses cloud
seeding when migrating data to the cloud storage.
After five percent of the DD Cloud Tier capacity is consumed, cloud seeding automatically
deactivates, and data is processed for deduplication before migration to cloud storage.
Here are additional points to consider when using Seeding migration:
l Migration is supported in Seeding mode only when:
n Active tier postcomp used size is 30 TiB or more as reported in filesys show space output.
n Active tier is less than 70% full, when migration starts as reported in filesys show space
output.
Note: If Active Tier usage during the on-going migration cycle in Seeding mode goes
beyond 90%, migration is aborted and it restarts migration in regular Filecopy mode.
l Migration in Seeding mode is auto-suspended by cleaning on active tier, for the entire duration
of cleaning on active tier. Once cleaning completes, Seeding auto-resumes and restarts
migration to cloud.
l Migration in Seeding mode auto-suspends if cloud UNAVAIL event is received on the cloud-unit
(cloud-unit is reported as "disconnected") to which it is migrating and only resume, once
cloud-unit is available and reported active.
l Cleaning cannot be started on a cloud-unit that is the destination of an in-progress migration
operation in Seeding mode.
Note: In two cloud-units system, to force start cleaning on a second cloud-unit, which is
not being seeded, suspend migration in Seeding mode using data-movement suspend CLI
and then execute cloud clean start CLI on the second cloud-unit.
l Probabilistic File Verification in cloud, even if scheduled as per default policy gets skipped and
does not happen for a cloud-unit, on which migration is in-progress in Seeding mode.
l If cleaning is already in progress on cloud tier or active tier and scheduled data-movement
starts in Seeding mode, data-movement auto-suspends for the duration of cleaning activity.
l Migration in Seeding mode skips migration of files, from MTrees, which are replication
destinations - even though the files are eligible for migration. Files from these MTrees which
are replication destination MTrees (RO/RD), are migrated using filecopy engine, once
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l If physical capacity reporting feature is enabled and is scheduled Seeding mode migration
suspends capacity reporting feature, for the duration of Seeding based migration.
l Migration in Seeding mode is only supported on all cloud enabled Data Domain systems and
configurations that have more than 80 Gb of RAM. Seeding based migration is disabled by
default for DD VEs.
Large object size
DD Cloud Tier uses object sizes of 1 MB or 4 MB (depending on the cloud storage provider) to
reduce the metadata overhead, and lower the number of objects to migrate to cloud storage.

Configuring Cloud Tier

To configure Cloud Tier, add the license and enclosures, set a system passphrase, and create a file
system with support for data movement to the cloud.
l For Cloud Tier, the cloud capacity license is required.
l To license Cloud Tier, refer to the applicable Data Domain Operating System Release Notes for
the most up-to-date information on product features, software updates, software compatibility
guides, and information about Data Domain products, licensing, and service.
l To set a system passphrase, use the Administration > Access > Administrator Access tab.
If the system passphrase is not set, the Set Passphrase button appears in the Passphrase
area. If a system passphrase is configured, the Change Passphrase button appears, and your
only option is to change the passphrase.
l To configure storage, use the Hardware > Storage tab.
l To create a file system, use the File System Create Wizard.

Configuring storage for DD Cloud Tier

Cloud Tier storage on the DD system is required for the cloud units—it holds the metadata for the
files, while the data resides in the cloud.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Storage.
2. In the Overview tab, expand Cloud Tier.
3. Click Configure.
The Configure Cloud Tier dialog box is displayed.
4. Select the checkbox for the shelf to be added from the Addable Storage section.
CAUTION DD3300 systems require the use of 1 TB storage devices for DD Cloud Tier
metadata storage.

5. Click the Add to Tier button.

6. Click Save to add the storage.
7. Select Data Management > File System and enable the Cloud Tier feature.
8. Click Disable (at the bottom of the screen) to disable the file system.
9. Click OK.
10. After the file system is disabled, select Enable Cloud Tier.
To enable the cloud tier, you must meet the storage requirement for the licensed capacity.
Configure the cloud tier of the file system. Click Next.
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11. Select Enable file system.

The cloud tier is enabled with the designated storage.
12. Click OK.
You must create cloud units separately, after the file system is created.

Cleanable Space Estimation

The Cleanable Space Estimation tool assesses the amount of space that can be freed up on an
active tier if data-movement moves eligible files to cloud and GC cleans the file system.
This tool can work with or without a cloud/archive license present.
When there is no cloud/active license, provide the age-threshold which should be used to assess
total cleanable space on the active tier. If there is both an age-threshold along with a policy set on
MTrees, the preference is given to the user provided age-threshold.
There are three workflows:
l A system with cloud migration policies set: Files are identified as "eligible" based on the policy
set on the respective MTrees and calculates the cleanable space.
l A system with cloud migration policies set but with a user provided age-threshold: Files are
identified based on the user given age-threshold, overriding the system policies.
l A system with no cloud: Mandatory requirement for user to provide an age-threshold which
would be used to determine total cleanable space.
Some additional points to consider:
l Data-movement cannot run in parallel with data-movement eligibility-check and conversely.
l Cleaning on active tier cannot be started if eligibility-check is running and conversely.
l Cleaning on cloud tier cannot be started if eligibility-check is running and conversely.
l If UNAVAIL event is received, it should not have any impact on eligibility-check operation.
l If filesystem stops or crashes, eligibility-check stops and does not auto-resume once file
system comes back up again.
Note: There is no provision of initiating eligibility-check from Data Domain System Manager
GUI.

Configuring cloud units

The cloud tier consists of a maximum of two cloud units, and each cloud unit is mapped to a cloud
provider, enabling multiple cloud providers per Data Domain system. The Data Domain system
must be connected to the cloud and have an account with a supported cloud provider.
Configuring cloud units includes these steps:
l Configuring the network, including firewall and proxy settings
l Importing CA certificates
l Adding cloud units

Firewall and proxy settings

Network firewall ports
l Port 443 (HTTPS) and/or Port 80 (HTTP) must be open to the cloud provider networks for
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For example, for Amazon S3, both s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com and s3.amazonaws.com

must have port 80 and/or port 443 unblocked and set to allow bi-directional IP traffic.
Note: Several public cloud providers use IP ranges for their endpoint and authentication
addresses. In this situation, the IP ranges used by the provider need to be unblocked to
accommodate potential IP changes.
l Remote cloud provider destination IP and access authentication IP address ranges must be
allowed through the firewall.
l For ECS private cloud, local ECS authentication and web storage (S3) access IP ranges and
ports 9020 (HTTP) and 9021 (HTTPS) must be allowed through local firewalls.
Note: ECS private cloud load balancer IP access and port rules must also be configured.

Proxy settings
If there are any existing proxy settings that cause data above a certain size to be rejected, those
settings must be changed to allow object sizes up to 4.5MB.
If customer traffic is being routed through a proxy, the self-signed/CA-signed proxy certificate
must be imported. See "Importing CA certificates" for details.
OpenSSL cipher suites
l Ciphers - ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384, AES256-GCM-SHA384
l TLS Version: 1.2
Note: Default communication with all cloud providers is initiated with strong cipher.

Supported protocols
l HTTP
l HTTPS
Note: Default communication with all public cloud providers occurs on secure HTTP (HTTPS),
but you can overwrite the default setting to use HTTP.

Importing CA certificates
Before you can add cloud units for Alibaba, Amazon Web Services S3 (AWS), Azure, Elastic Cloud
Storage (ECS), and Google Cloud Provider (GCP), you must import CA certificates.
Before you begin
For AWS and Azure public cloud providers, root CA certificates can be downloaded from https://
www.digicert.com/digicert-root-certificates.htm.
l For an AWS cloud provider, download the Baltimore CyberTrust Root certificate.
l For an Azure cloud provider, download the Baltimore CyberTrust Root certificate.
l For ECS, the root certificate authority varies by customer.
Implementing cloud storage on ECS requires a load balancer. If an HTTPS endpoint is used as
an endpoint in the configuration, be sure to import the root CA certificate. Contact your load
balancer provider for details.
l For an S3 Flexible provider, import the root CA certificate. Contact your S3 Flexible provider
for details.
If your downloaded certificate has a .crt extension, it is likely that it will need to be converted to a
PEM-encoded certificate. If so, use OpenSSL to convert the file from .crt format to .pem (for
example, openssl x509 -inform der -in BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.crt -out
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l For Alibaba:
1. Download the GlobalSign Root R1 certificate from https://support.globalsign.com/
customer/portal/articles/1426602-globalsign-root-certificates.
2. Convert the downloaded certificate to a PEM-encoded format. The OpenSSL command for
this conversion is: openssl x509 -inform der -in <root_cert.crt> -out
<root_cert.pem>.
3. Import the certificate to the system.
l For GCP:
1. Download the GlobalSign Root R2 certificate from https://support.globalsign.com/
customer/portal/articles/1426602-globalsign-root-certificates.
2. Convert the downloaded certificate to a PEM-encoded format. The OpenSSL command for
this conversion is: openssl x509 -inform der -in <root_cert.crt> -out
<root_cert.pem>.
3. Import the certificate to the system.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. In the tool bar, click Manage Certificates.
The Manage Certificates for Cloud dialog is displayed.
3. Click Add.
4. Select one of these options:
l I want to upload the certificate as a .pem file.
Browse to and select the certificate file.
l I want to copy and paste the certificate text.
n Copy the contents of the .pem file to your copy buffer.
n Paste the buffer into the dialog.
5. Click Add.

Adding a cloud unit for Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)

About this task
A Data Domain system or DD VE instance requires a close time synchronization with the ECS
system to configure a Data Domain cloud unit. Configuring NTP on the Data Domain system or DD
VE instance, and the ECS system addresses this issue.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click Add.
The Add Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a name for this cloud unit. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed.
The remaining fields in the Add Cloud Unit dialog pertain to the cloud provider account.
4. For Cloud provider, select EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) from the drop-down list.
5. Enter the provider Access key as password text.
6. Enter the provider Secret key as password text.

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7. Enter the provider Endpoint in this format: http://<ip/hostname>:<port>. If you are

using a secure endpoint, use https instead.
Note: Implementing cloud storage on ECS requires a load balancer.

By default, ECS runs the S3 protocol on port 9020 for HTTP and 9021 for HTTPS. With a
load balancer, these ports are sometimes remapped to 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS,
respectively. Check with your network administrator for the proper ports.
8. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
Enter the proxy hostname, port, user, and password.

Note: There is an optional step to run the cloud provider verify tool before adding the
cloud unit. This tool performs pre-check tests to ensure that all requirements are met
before to adding the actual cloud unit.

9. Click Add.
The File System main window now displays summary information for the new cloud unit as
well a control for enabling and disabling the cloud unit.

Adding a cloud unit for Alibaba

About this task
Regions are configured at bucket level instead of object level. Therefore, all objects contained in a
bucket are stored in the same region. A region is specified when a bucket is created, and cannot be
changed once it is created.
Table 198 Alibaba regions

Regions Location Region Name

Mainland China regions China East 1 (Hangzhou) oss-cn-hangzhou

China East 2 (Shanghai) oss-cn-shanghai

China North 1 (Qingdao) oss-cn-qingdao

China North 2 (Beijing) oss-cn-beijing

China North 3 (zhangjiakou) oss-cn-zhangjiakou

China North 5 (huhehaote) oss-cn-huhehaote

China South 1 (Shenzhen) oss-cn-shenzhen

International Regions Hong Kong oss-cn-hongkong

US West 1 (Silicon Valley) oss-us-west-1

US East 1 (Virginia) oss-us-east-1

Asia Pacific SE 1 (Singapore) oss-ap-southeast-1

Asia Pacific SE 2 (Sydney) oss-ap-southeast-2

Asia Pacific SE 3 (Kuala oss-ap-southeast-3

Lumpur)

Asia Pacific SE 5 (Jakarta) oss-ap-southeast-5

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Table 198 Alibaba regions (continued)

Regions Location Region Name

Asia Pacific NE 1 (Tokyo) oss-ap-northeast-1

Asia Pacific SOU 1 (Mumbai) oss-ap-south-1

EU Central 1 (Frankfurt) oss-eu-central-1

Middle East 1 (Dubai) oss-me-east-1

The Alibaba Cloud user credentials must have permissions to create and delete buckets and to add,
modify, and delete files within the buckets they create. AliyunOSSFullAccess is preferred, but
these are the minimum requirements:
l ListBuckets
l GetBucket
l PutBucket
l DeleteBucket
l GetObject
l PutObject
l DeleteObject
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click Add.
The Add Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a name for this cloud unit. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed.
The remaining fields in the Add Cloud Unit dialog pertain to the cloud provider account.
4. For Cloud provider, select Alibaba Cloud from the drop-down list.
5. Select Standard or IA from the Storage class drop-down list.
6. Select the region from the Storage region drop-down list.
7. Enter the provider Access key as password text.
8. Enter the provider Secret key as password text.
9. Ensure that port 443 (HTTPS) is not blocked in firewalls. Communication with the Alibaba
cloud provider occurs on port 443.
10. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
Enter the proxy hostname, port, user, and password.

Note: There is an optional step to run the cloud provider verify tool before adding the
cloud unit. This tool performs pre-check tests to ensure that all requirements are met
before to adding the actual cloud unit.

11. Click Add.

The file system main window now displays summary information for the new cloud unit as
well a control for enabling and disabling the cloud unit.

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Adding a cloud unit for Amazon Web Services S3

AWS offers a range of storage classes. The Cloud Providers Compatibility Matrix, available from
http://compatibilityguide.emc.com:8080/CompGuideApp/ provides up-to-date information about
the supported storage classes.
About this task
For enhanced security, the Cloud Tier feature uses Signature Version 4 for all AWS requests.
Signature Version 4 signing is enabled by default.
The following endpoints are used by the AWS cloud provider, depending on storage class and
region. Be sure that DNS is able to resolve these hostnames before configuring cloud units.
l s3.amazonaws.com
l s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com
l s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com
l s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
l s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com
l s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com
l s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com
l s3-sa-east-1.amazonaws.com
l ap-south-1
l ap-northeast-2
l eu-central-1
Note: The China region is not supported.

Note: The AWS user credentials must have permissions to create and delete buckets and to
add, modify, and delete files within the buckets they create. S3FullAccess is preferred, but
these are the minimum requirements:
l CreateBucket
l ListBucket
l DeleteBucket
l ListAllMyBuckets
l GetObject
l PutObject
l DeleteObject
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click Add.
The Add Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a name for this cloud unit. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed.
The remaining fields in the Add Cloud Unit dialog pertain to the cloud provider account.
4. For Cloud provider, select Amazon Web Services S3 from the drop-down list.

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5. Select the storage class from the drop-down list.

6. Select the appropriate Storage region from the drop-down list.
7. Enter the provider Access key as password text.
8. Enter the provider Secret key as password text.
9. Ensure that port 443 (HTTPS) is not blocked in firewalls. Communication with the AWS
cloud provider occurs on port 443.
10. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
Enter the proxy hostname, port, user, and password.

Note: There is an optional step to run the cloud provider verify tool before adding the
cloud unit. This tool performs pre-check tests to ensure that all requirements are met
before to adding the actual cloud unit.

11. Click Add.

The file system main window now displays summary information for the new cloud unit as
well a control for enabling and disabling the cloud unit.

Adding a cloud unit for Azure

Microsoft Azure offers a range of storage account types. The Cloud Providers Compatibility Matrix,
available from http://compatibilityguide.emc.com:8080/CompGuideApp/ provides up-to-date
information about the supported storage classes.
About this task
The following endpoints are used by the Azure cloud provider, depending on storage class and
region. Be sure that DNS is able to resolve these hostnames before configuring cloud units.
l Account name.blob.core.windows.net
The account name is obtained from the Azure cloud provider console.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click Add.
The Add Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a name for this cloud unit. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed.
The remaining fields in the Add Cloud Unit dialog pertain to the cloud provider account.
4. For Cloud provider, select Microsoft Azure Storage from the drop-down list.
5. For Account type, select Government or Public.
6. Select the storage class from the drop-down list.
7. Enter the provider Account name.
8. Enter the provider Primary key as password text.
9. Enter the provider Secondary key as password text.
10. Ensure that port 443 (HTTPS) is not blocked in firewalls. Communication with the Azure
cloud provider occurs on port 443.
11. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
Enter the proxy hostname, port, user, and password.

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Note: There is an optional step to run the cloud provider verify tool before adding the
cloud unit. This tool performs pre-check tests to ensure that all requirements are met
before to adding the actual cloud unit.

12. Click Add.

The file system main window now displays summary information for the new cloud unit as
well a control for enabling and disabling the cloud unit.

Adding a cloud unit for Google Cloud Provider

About this task
The following tables list the Cloud Storage locations available for storing data.
Table 199 Multi-regional locations

Multi-regional name Multi-regional description

Asia Data centers in Asia

US Data centers in the United States

EU Data centers in the European Union

Table 200 Regional locations

Regional locations Location Region name

North America northamerica-northeast1 Montréal

us-central1 Iowa

us-east1 South Carolina

us-east4 Northern Virginia

us-west1 Oregon

South America southamerica-east1 São Paulo

Europe europe-north1 Finland

europe-west1 Belgium

europe-west2 London

europe-west3 Frankfurt

europe-west4 Netherlands

Asia asia-east1 Taiwan

asia-northeast1 Tokyo

asia-south1 Mumbai

asia-southeast1 Singapore

Australia australia-southeast1 Sydney

The Google Cloud Provider user credentials must have permissions to create and delete buckets
and to add, modify, and delete files within the buckets they create. These are the minimum
requirements:

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l ListBucket
l PutBucket
l GetBucket
l DeleteBucket
l GetObject
l PutObject
l DeleteObject
Note:
DD Cloud Tier only supports Nearline and is selected automatically during setup.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click Add.
The Add Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a name for this cloud unit. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed.
The remaining fields in the Add Cloud Unit dialog pertain to the cloud provider account.
4. For Cloud provider, select Google Cloud Storage from the drop-down list.
5. Enter the provider Access key as password text.
6. Enter the provider Secret key as password text.
7. Storage class is set as Nearline by default.
If a multi-regional location is selected (Asia, EU or US), then the storage class and the
location constraint is Nearline Multi-regional. All other regional locations have the storage
class set as Nearline Regional.
8. Select the Region.
9. Ensure that port 443 (HTTPS) is not blocked in firewalls. Communication with Google Cloud
Provider occurs on port 443.
10. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
Enter the proxy hostname, port, user, and password.

Note: There is an optional step to run the cloud provider verify tool before adding the
cloud unit. This tool performs pre-check tests to ensure that all requirements are met
before to adding the actual cloud unit.

11. Click Add.

The file system main window now displays summary information for the new cloud unit as
well a control for enabling and disabling the cloud unit.

Adding an S3 Flexible provider cloud unit

The Cloud Tier feature supports additional qualified S3 cloud providers under an S3 Flexible
provider configuration option.
About this task
The S3 Flexible provider option supports the standard and standard-infrequent-access storage
classes. The endpoints will vary depending on cloud provider, storage class and region. Be sure
that DNS is able to resolve these hostnames before configuring cloud units.

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Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click Add.
The Add Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a name for this cloud unit. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed.
The remaining fields in the Add Cloud Unit dialog pertain to the cloud provider account.
4. For Cloud provider, select Flexible Cloud Tier Provider Framework for S3 from the drop-
down list.
5. Enter the provider Access key as password text.
6. Enter the provider Secret key as password text.
7. Specify the appropriate Storage region.
8. Enter the provider Endpoint in this format: http://<ip/hostname>:<port>. If you are
using a secure endpoint, use https instead.
9. For Storage class, select the appropriate storage class from the drop-down list.
10. Ensure that port 443 (HTTPS) is not blocked in firewalls. Communication with the S3 cloud
provider occurs on port 443.
11. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
Enter the proxy hostname, port, user, and password.

Note: There is an optional step to run the cloud provider verify tool before adding the
cloud unit. This tool performs pre-check tests to ensure that all requirements are met
before to adding the actual cloud unit.

12. Click Add.

The File System main window now displays summary information for the new cloud unit as
well a control for enabling and disabling the cloud unit.

Modifying a cloud unit or cloud profile

About this task
Modify cloud unit credentials, an S3 Flexible provider name, or details of a cloud profile.

Modifying cloud unit credentials

Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click the pencil icon for the cloud unit whose credentials you want to modify.
The Modify Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. For Account name, enter the new account name.
4. For Access key, enter the new provider access key as password text.
Note: Modifying the access key is not supported for ECS environments.

5. For Secret key, enter the new provider secret key as password text.
6. For Primary key, enter the new provider primary key as password text.

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Note: Modifying the primary key is only supported for Azure environments.

7. If an HTTP proxy server is required to get around a firewall for this provider, click Configure
for HTTP Proxy Server.
8. Click OK.

Modifying an S3 Flexible provider name

Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Cloud Units.
2. Click the pencil icon for the S3 Flexible cloud unit whose name you want to modify.
The Modify Cloud Unit dialog is displayed.
3. For S3 Provider Name, enter the new provider name.
4. Click OK.

Using the CLI to modify a cloud profile

Procedure
1. Run the cloud profile modify command to modify the details of a cloud profile. The
system prompts you to modify individual details of the cloud profile.
For Virtustream, AWS S3, or Azure profiles, run this command to add a storage class to an
existing cloud profile.
The profile details that can be modified depend on the cloud provider:
l Alibaba Cloud supports modification of the access key, and secret key.
l AWS S3 supports modification of the access key, and secret key.
l Azure supports modification of the access key, secret key, and primary key.
l ECS supports modification of the secret key.
l Virtustream supports modification of the access key, and secret key.
l S3 Flexible supports modification of the access key, secret key, and provider name.

Deleting a cloud unit

This operation results in the loss of all data in the cloud unit selected for deletion. Be sure to delete
all files before deleting the cloud units.
Before you begin
l Check if data movement to the cloud is running (CLI command: data-movement status). If it is,
stop data movement using the “data-movement stop” CLI command.
l Check if cloud cleaning is running for this cloud unit (CLI command: cloud clean status). If it is,
stop cloud cleaning using the “cloud clean” CLI command.
l Check if a data movement policy is configured for this cloud unit (CLI command: data-
movement policy show). If it is, remove this policy using the “data-movement policy reset” CLI
command.
Procedure
1. Use the following CLI command to identify files in the cloud unit.
# filesys report generate file-location

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2. Delete the files that are in the cloud unit to be deleted.

3. Use the following CLI command to run cloud cleaning.
# cloud clean start unit-name

Wait for cleaning to complete. The cleaning may take time depending on how much data is
present in the cloud unit.
4. Disable the file system.
5. Use the following CLI command to delete the cloud unit.
# cloud unit del unit-name

Internally, this marks the cloud unit as DELETE_PENDING.

6. Use the following CLI command to validate that the cloud unit is in the DELETE_PENDING
state.
# cloud unit list

7. Enable the file system.

The file system initiates the procedure in the background to delete any remaining objects
from the buckets in the cloud for this cloud unit and then delete the buckets. This process
can take a long time, depending on how many objects were remaining in these buckets. Until
the bucket cleanup completes, this cloud unit continues to consume a slot on the Data
Domain system, which may prevent creation of a new cloud unit if both slots are occupied.
8. Periodically check the state using this CLI command:
# cloud unit list

The state remains DELETE_PENDING while the background cleanup is running.

9. Verify from the cloud provider S3 portal that all corresponding buckets have been deleted
and the associated space has been freed up.
10. If needed, reconfigure data movement policies for affected MTrees and restart data
movement.
Results
If you have difficulty completing this procedure, contact Support.

Data movement
Data is moved from the active tier to the cloud tier as specified by your individual data movement
policy. The policy is set on a per-MTree basis. Data movement can be initiated manually or
automatically using a schedule.

Adding data movement policies to MTrees

A file is moved from the Active to the Cloud Tier based on the date it was last modified. For data
integrity, the entire file is moved at this time. The Data Movement Policy establishes the file age
threshold, age range, and the destination.
About this task
Note: A data movement policy cannot be configured for the /backup MTree.

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Procedure
1. Select Data Management > MTree.
2. In the top panel, select the MTree to which you want to add a data movement policy.
3. Click the Summary tab.
4. Under Data Movement Policy click Add.
5. For File Age in Days, set the file age threshold (Older than) and optionally, the age range
(Younger than).
Note: The minimum number of days for Older than is 14. For nonintegrated backup
applications, files moved to the cloud tier cannot be accessed directly and need to be
recalled to the active tier before you can access them. So, choose the age threshold
value as appropriate to minimize or avoid the need to access a file moved to the cloud
tier.

6. For Destination, specify the destination cloud unit.

7. Click Add.

Moving data manually

You can start and stop data movement manually. Any MTree that has a valid data movement policy
has its files moved.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System.
2. At the bottom of the page, click Show Status of File System Services.
These status items are displayed:
l File System
l Physical Capacity Measurement
l Data Movement
l Active Tier Cleaning

3. For Data Movement, click Start.

Moving data automatically

You can move data automatically, using a schedule and a throttle. Schedules can be daily, weekly,
or monthly.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Settings.
2. Click the Data Movement tab.
3. Set the throttle and schedule.
Note: The throttle is for adjusting resources for internal Data Domain processes; it does
not affect network bandwidth.
Note: If a cloud unit is inaccessible when cloud tier data movement runs, the cloud unit
is skipped in that run. Data movement on that cloud unit occurs in the next run if the
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between two runs. If the cloud unit becomes available and you cannot wait for the next
scheduled run, you can start data movement manually.

Recalling a file from the Cloud Tier

For nonintegrated backup applications, you must recall the data to the active tier before you can
restore the data. Backup administrators must trigger a recall or backup applications must perform
a recall before cloud-based backups can be restored. Once a file is recalled, its aging is reset and
starts again from 0, and the file is eligible based on the age policy set. A file can be recalled on the
same MTree only. Integrated applications can restore a file directly.
About this task
Note: In an MTree replication context, the file is read-only on the destination MTree.

Note: If a file resides only in a snapshot, it cannot be recalled directly. To recall a file in a
snapshot, use fastcopy to copy the file from the snapshot back to the active MTree, then
recall the file from the cloud. A file can only be recalled from the cloud to an active MTree.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Summary.
2. Do one of the following:
l In the Cloud Tier section of the Space Usage panel, click Recall.
l Expand the File System status panel at the bottom of the screen and click Recall.
Note: The Recall link is available only if a cloud unit is created and has data.

3. In the Recall File from Cloud dialog, enter the exact file name (no wildcards) and full path of
the file to be recalled, for example: /data/col1/mt11/file1.txt. Click Recall.
4. To check the status of the recall, do one of the following:
l In the Cloud Tier section of the Space Usage panel, click Details.
l Expand the File System status panel at the bottom of the screen and click Details.
The Cloud File Recall Details dialog is displayed, showing the file path, cloud provider, recall
progress, and amount of data transferred. If there are unrecoverable errors during the recall,
an error message is displayed. Hover the cursor over the error message to display a tool tip
with more details and possible corrective actions.
Results
Once the file has been recalled to the active tier, you can restore the data.
Note: For nonintegrated applications, once a file has been recalled from the cloud tier to the
active tier, a minimum of 14 days must elapse before the file is eligible for data movement.
After 14 days, normal data movement processing will occur for the file. The file now has to wait
the age-threshold or age-range to move back to the cloud as this time the ptime will be
examined rather than the mtime. This restriction does not apply to integrated applications.
Note: For data-movement, nonintegrated applications configure an age-based data movement
policy on the Data Domain system to specify which files get migrated to the cloud tier, and this
policy applies uniformly to all files in an MTree. Integrated applications use an application-
managed data movement policy, which lets you identify specific files to be migrated to the
cloud tier.

Using the CLI to recall a file from the cloud tier

For nonintegrated backup applications, you must recall the data to the active tier before you can
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a recall before cloud-based backups can be restored. Once a file is recalled, its aging is reset and
will start again from 0, and the file will be eligible based on the age policy set. A file can be recalled
on the source MTree only. Integrated applications can recall a file directly.
About this task
Note: If a file resides only in a snapshot, it cannot be recalled directly. To recall a file in a
snapshot, use fastcopy to copy the file from the snapshot back to the active MTree, then
recall the file from the cloud. A file can only be recalled from the cloud to an active MTree.
Procedure
1. Check the location of the file using:
filesys report generate file-location [path {<path-name> | all}]
[output-file <filename>]
The pathname can be a file or directory; if it is a directory, all files in the directory are listed.
Filename Location
-------- --------
/data/col1/mt11/file1.txt Cloud Unit 1

2. Recall the file using:

data-movement recall path <path-name>
This command is asynchronous, and it starts the recall.
data-movement recall path /data/col1/mt11/file1.txt
Recall started for "/data/col1/mt11/file1.txt".

3. Monitor the status of the recall using

data-movement status [path {pathname | all | [queued] [running]
[completed] [failed]} | to-tier cloud | all]
data-movement status path /data/col1/mt11/file1.txt
Data-movement recall:
---------------------
Data-movement for “/data/col1/mt11/file1.txt”: phase 2 of 3 (Verifying)
80% complete; time: phase XX:XX:XX total XX:XX:XX
Copied (post-comp): XX XX, (pre-comp) XX XX

If the status shows that the recall isn't running for a given path, the recall may have
finished, or it may have failed.

4. Verify the location of the file using

filesys report generate file-location [path {<path-name> | all}]
[output-file <filename>]
Filename Location
-------- --------
/data/col1/mt11/file1.txt Active

Results
Once the file has been recalled to the active tier, you can restore the data.
Note: For nonintegrated applications, once a file has been recalled from the cloud tier to the
active tier, a minimum of 14 days must elapse before the file is eligible for data movement.
After 14 days, normal data movement processing will occur for the file. This restriction does
not apply to integrated applications.
Note: For data-movement, nonintegrated applications configure an age-based data movement
policy on the Data Domain system to specify which files get migrated to the cloud tier, and this
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managed data movement policy, which lets you identify specific files to be migrated to the
cloud tier.

Direct restore from the cloud tier

Direct restore lets nonintegrated applications read files directly from the cloud tier without going
through the active tier.
Key considerations in choosing to use direct restore include:
l Direct restore does not require an integrated application and is transparent for nonintegrated
applications.
l Reading from the cloud tier does not require copying first into the active tier.
l Histograms and statistics are available for tracking direct reads from the cloud tier.
l Direct restore is supported only for ECS cloud providers.
l Applications do experience cloud tier latency.
l Reading directly from the cloud tier is not bandwidth optimized.
l Direct restore supports a small number of jobs.
Direct restore is useful with nonintegrated applications that do not need to know about the cloud
tier and won't need to restore cloud files frequently.

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure DD

Cloud Tier
You can use the Data Domain Command Line Interface to configure DD Cloud Tier.
Procedure
1. Configure storage for both active and cloud tier. As a prerequisite, the appropriate capacity
licenses for both the active and cloud tiers must be installed.
a. Ensure licenses for the features CLOUDTIER-CAPACITY and CAPACITY-ACTIVE are
installed. To check the ELMS license:
# elicense show

If the license is not installed, use the elicense update command to install the license.
Enter the command and paste the contents of the license file after this prompt. After
pasting, ensure there is a carriage return, then press Control-D to save. You are
prompted to replace licenses, and after answering yes, the licenses are applied and
displayed.
# elicense update
Enter the content of license file and then press Control-D, or press
Control-C to cancel.

b. Display available storage:

# storage show all
# disk show state

c. Add storage to the active tier:

# storage add enclosures <enclosure no> tier active

d. Add storage to the cloud tier:

# storage add enclosures <enclosure no> tier cloud

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2. Install certificates.
Before you can create a cloud profile, you must install the associated certificates. See
Importing the certificates on page 553 for more information.
For AWS, Virtustream, and Azure public cloud providers, root CA certificates can be
downloaded from https://www.digicert.com/digicert-root-certificates.htm.
l For an AWS or Azure cloud provider, download the Baltimore CyberTrust Root
certificate.
l For Alibaba, Alibaba download the GlobalSign Root R1 certificate from https://
support.globalsign.com/customer/portal/articles/1426602-globalsign-rootcertificates.
l For a Virtustream cloud provider, download the DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA
certificate.
l For ECS, the root certificate authority will vary by customer. Contact your load balancer
provider for details.
Downloaded certificate files have a .crt extension. Use openssl on any Linux or Unix system
where it is installed to convert the file from .crt format to .pem.
$openssl x509 -inform der -in DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.crt -out
DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.pem
$openssl x509 -inform der -in BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.crt -out
BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.pem
# adminaccess certificate import ca application cloud
Enter the certificate and then press Control-D, or press Control-C to
cancel.

3. To configure the Data Domain system for data-movement to the cloud, you must first
enable the “cloud” feature and set the system passphrase if it has not already been set.
# cloud enable
Cloud feature requires that passphrase be set on the system.
Enter new passphrase:
Re-enter new passphrase:
Passphrases matched.
The passphrase is set.
Encryption is recommended on the cloud tier.
Do you want to enable encryption? (yes|no) [yes]:
Encryption feature is enabled on the cloud tier.
Cloud feature is enabled.

4. Configure the cloud profile using the cloud provider credentials. The prompts and variables
vary by provider.
# cloud profile add <profilename>

Note: For security reasons, this command does not display the access/secret keys you
enter.
Select the provider:
Enter provider name (alibabacloud|aws|azure|ecs|google|s3_flexible|
virtustream)
l Alibaba Cloud requires access key, secret key, storage class and region.
l AWS S3 requires access key, secret key, storage class, and region.
l Azure requires account name, whether or not the account is an Azure Government
account, primary key, secondary key, and storage class.
l ECS requires entry of access key, secret key and endpoint.
l Google Cloud Platform requires access key, secret key, and region. (Storage class is
Nearline.)

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l S3 Flexible providers require the provider name, access key, secret key, region, endpoint,
and storage class.
l Virtustream requires access key, secret key, storage class, and region.

At the end of each profile addition you are asked if you want to set up a proxy. If you do,
these values are required: proxy hostname, proxy port, proxy username, and proxy
password.
5. Verify the cloud profile configuration:
# cloud profile show

6. Create the active tier file system if it is not already created:

# filesys create

7. Enable the file system:

# filesys enable

8. Configure the cloud unit:

# cloud unit add unitname profile profilename

Use the cloud unit list command to list the cloud units.

9. Optionally, configure encryption for the cloud unit.

a. Verify that the ENCRYPTION license is installed:
# elicense show

b. Enable encryption for the cloud unit:

# filesys encryption enable cloud-unit unitname

c. Check encryption status:

# filesys encryption status

10. Create one or more MTrees:

# mtree create /data/col1/mt11

11. Verify the DD Cloud Tier configuration:

# cloud provider verify
This operation will perform test data movement after creating a temporary profile and
bucket.
Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [yes]:
Enter provider name (aws|azure|virtustream|ecs|s3_generic): aws
Enter the access key:
Enter the secret key:
Enter the region (us-east-1|us-west-1|us-west-2|eu-west-1|apnortheast-1|ap-southeast-1|ap-
southeast-2|
sa-east-1|ap-south-1|ap-northeast-2|eu-central-1):

Verifying cloud provider …

This process may take a few minutes.
Cloud Enablement Check:
Checking Cloud feature enabled: PASSED
Checking Cloud volume: PASSED

Connectivity Check:
Checking firewall access: PASSED
Validating certificate PASSED

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Account Validation:
Creating temporary profile: PASSED
Creating temporary bucket: PASSED

S3 API Validation:
Validating Put Bucket: PASSED
Validating List Bucket: PASSED
Validating Put Object: PASSED
Validating Get Object: PASSED
Validating List Object: PASSED
Validating Delete Object: PASSED
Validating Bulk Delete: PASSED

Cleaning Up:
Deleting temporary bucket: PASSED
Deleting temporary profile: PASSED

Provider verification passed.

12. Configure the file migration policy for this MTree. You can specify multiple MTrees in this
command. The policy can be based on the age threshold or the range.
a. To configure the age-threshold (migrating files older than the specified age to cloud):
# data-movement policy set age-threshold age_in_days to-tier cloud
cloud-unit unitname mtrees mtreename

b. To configure the age-range (migrating only those files that are in the specified age-
range):
# data-movement policy set age-range min-age age_in_days max-age
age_in_days to-tier cloud cloud-unit unitname mtrees mtreename

13. Export the file system, and from the client, mount the file system and ingest data into the
active tier. Change the modification date on the ingested files such that they now qualify for
data migration. (Set the date to older than the age-threshold value specified when
configuring the data-movement policy.)
14. Initiate file migration of the aged files. Again, you can specify multiple MTrees with this
command.
# data-movement start mtrees mtreename

To check the status of data-movement:

# data-movement status

You can also watch the progress of data-movement:

# data-movement watch

15. Verify that file migration worked and the files are now in the cloud tier:
# filesys report generate file-location path all

16. Once you have migrated a file to the cloud tier, you cannot directly read from the file
(attempting to do so results in an error). The file can only be recalled back to the active tier.
To recall a file to the active tier:
# data-movement recall path pathname

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Configuring encryption for DD cloud units

Encryption can be enabled at three levels: Data Domain system, Active Tier, and cloud unit.
Encryption of the Active Tier is only applicable if encryption is enabled for the Data Domain
system. Cloud units have separate controls for enabling encryption.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > DD Encryption.
Note: If no encryption license is present on the system, the Add Licenses page is
displayed.

2. In the DD Encryption panel, do one of the following:

l To enable encryption for Cloud Unit x, click Enable.
l To disable encryption for Cloud Unit x, click Disable.
Note: You are prompted to enter security officer credentials to enable encryption.

3. Enter the security officer Username and Password. Optionally, check Restart file system
now.
4. Click Enable or Disable, as appropriate.
5. In the File System Lock panel, lock or unlock the file system.
6. In the Key Management panel, click Configure.
7. In the Change Key Manager dialog, configure security officer credentials and the key
manager.
Note: Cloud encryption is allowed only through the Data Domain Embedded Key
Manager. External key managers are not supported.

8. Click OK.
9. Use the DD Encryption Keys panel to configure encryption keys.

Information needed in the event of system loss

Once Cloud Tier is configured on the Data Domain system, record the following information about
the system and store it in a safe location apart from the Data Domain system. This information will
be needed to recover the Cloud Tier data in case the Data Domain system is lost.
Note: This process is designed for emergency situations only and will involve significant time
and effort from the Data Domain engineering staff.
l Serial number of the original Data Domain system
l System passphrase of the original Data Domain system
l DD OS version number of the original Data Domain system
l Cloud Tier profile and configuration information

Using DD Replicator with Cloud Tier

Collection replication is not supported on Cloud Tier enabled Data Domain systems.

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Directory replication only works on the /backup MTree, and this MTree cannot be assigned to the
Cloud Tier. So, directory replication is not affected by Cloud Tier.
Managed file replication and MTree replication are supported on Cloud Tier enabled Data Domain
systems. One or both systems can have Cloud Tier enabled. If the source system is Cloud Tier
enabled, data may need to be read from the cloud if the file was already migrated to the Cloud
Tier. A replicated file is always placed first in the Active Tier on the destination system even when
Cloud Tier is enabled. A file can be recalled from the Cloud Tier back to the Active Tier on the
source MTree only. Recall of a file on the destination MTree is not allowed.
Note: If the source system is running DD OS 5.6 or 5.7 and replicating into a Cloud Tier
enabled system using MTree replication, the source system must be upgraded to a release that
can replicate to a Cloud Tier enabled system. Please see the DD OS Release Notes system
requirements.
Note: Files in the Cloud Tier cannot be used as base files for virtual synthetic operations. The
incremental forever or synthetic full backups need to ensure that the files remain in the Active
Tier if they will be used in virtual synthesis of new backups.

Using DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with Cloud Tier

On systems configured with Cloud Tier and DD VTL, the cloud storage is supported for use as the
VTL vault. To use DD VTL tape out to cloud, license and configure the cloud storage first, and then
select it as the vault location for the VTL.
DD VTL tape out to cloud on page 351 provides additional information about using VTL with Cloud
Tier.

Displaying capacity consumption charts for DD Cloud Tier

Three charts are available for displaying Cloud Tier consumption statistics—Space Usage,
Consumption, and Daily Written.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Charts.
2. For Chart, select one of the following:
l Space Usage
l Consumption
l Daily Written
3. For Scope, select Cloud Tier.
l The Space Usage Tab displays space usage over time, in MiB. You can select a duration
(one week, one month, three months, one year, or All). The data is presented (color-
coded) as pre-compression used (blue), post-compression used (red), and the
compression factor (green).
l The Consumption Tab displays the amount of post-compression storage used and the
compression ratio over time, which enables you to analyze consumption trends. You can
select a duration (one week, one month, three months, one year, or All). The data is
presented (color-coded) as capacity (blue), post-compression used (red), compression
factor (green), cleaning (orange) and data movement (violet).
l The Daily Written Tab displays the amount of data written per day. You can select a
duration (one week, one month, three months, one year, or All). The data is presented

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(color-coded) as pre-compression written (blue), post-compression used (red), and the

total compression factor (green).

DD Cloud Tier logs

If DD Cloud Tier suffers a failure of any kind, in configuration or operation, the system
automatically creates a folder with a timestamp that is associated with the time of the failure.
Mount the /ddvar/log/debug directory to access the logs.
Note: The output of the log list view command does not list all the detailed log files that
are created for the DD Cloud Tier failure.

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to remove DD Cloud

Tier
You can use the Data Domain Command Line Interface to remove the DD Cloud Tier configuration.
Before you begin
Delete all files in the cloud units before removing the DD Cloud Tier configuration from the system.
Run the filesys report generate file-location path all output-file
file_loc command to identify the files in the cloud units, and delete them from the NFS mount
points of the MTrees.
Note: The command above creates the report file_loc in the /ddr/var/ directory.

Procedure
1. Disable the file system.
# filesys disable

This action will disable the file system.

Applications may experience interruptions
while the file system is disabled.
Are you sure? (yes|no) [no]: yes

ok, proceeding.

Please wait..............
The filesystem is now disabled.

2. List the cloud units on the system.

# cloud unit list
Name Profile Status
------------ ------------ ------
cloud_unit-1 cloudProfile Active
cloud_unit-2 cloudProfile2 Active
------------ ------------ ------

3. Delete the cloud units individually.

# cloud unit del cloud_unit-1

This command irrevocably destroys all data

in the cloud unit "cloud_unit-1".
Are you sure? (yes|no) [no]: yes

ok, proceeding.

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Enter sysadmin password to confirm:

Destroying cloud unit "cloud_unit-1"

Cloud unit 'cloud_unit-1' deleted. The data in the cloud will be deleted asynchronously on
the filesystem startup.

# cloud unit del cloud_unit-2

This command irrevocably destroys all data

in the cloud unit "cloud_unit-2".
Are you sure? (yes|no) [no]: yes

ok, proceeding.

Enter sysadmin password to confirm:

Destroying cloud unit "cloud_unit-2"

Cloud unit 'cloud_unit-2' deleted. The data in the cloud will be deleted asynchronously on
the filesystem startup.

4. Verify the delete operations are in progress.

# cloud unit list
Name Profile Status
------------ ------------ ------
cloud_unit-1 cloudProfile Delete-Pending
cloud_unit-2 cloudProfile2 Delete-Pending
------------ ------------ ------

5. Restart the file system.

# filesys enable
Please wait...........................................
The filesystem is now enabled.

6. Run the cloud unit list command to verify that neither cloud unit appears.
Contact Support if one or both cloud units still display with the status Delete-Pending.
7. Identify the disk enclosures that are assigned to DD Cloud Tier.
# storage show tier cloud

Cloud tier details:

Disk Disks Count Disk Additional
Group Size Information
------ ------------------- ------ -------- ------------
dgX 2.1-2.15, 3.1-3.15 30 3.6 TiB
------ ------------------- ------ -------- ------------
Current cloud tier size: 0.0 TiB
Cloud tier maximum capacity: 108.0 TiB

8. Remove the disk enclosures from DD Cloud Tier.

# storage remove enclosures 2, 3

Removing enclosure 2...Enclosure 2 successfully removed.

Updating system information...done

Successfuly removed: 2 done

Removing enclosure 3...Enclosure 3 successfully removed.

Updating system information...done

Successfuly removed: 3 done

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DD Extended Retention

This chapter includes:

l DD Extended Retention overview........................................................................................ 484

l Supported protocols in DD Extended Retention.................................................................. 485
l High Availability and Extended Retention............................................................................ 486
l Using DD Replicator with DD Extended Retention...............................................................486
l Hardware and licensing for DD Extended Retention............................................................ 487
l Managing DD Extended Retention.......................................................................................492
l Upgrades and recovery with DD Extended Retention.......................................................... 501
l Migrate data from Archive Tier to DD Cloud Tier................................................................ 502

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DD Extended Retention overview

Data Domain Extended Retention (DD Extended Retention) provides an internal tiering approach
that enables cost-effective, long-term retention of backup data on a DD system. DD Extended
Retention lets you leverage DD systems for long-term backup retention and minimize reliance on
tape.
Note: DD Extended Retention was formerly known as Data Domain Archiver.

Two-Tiered File System

The internal two-tiered file system of a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system consists of an
active tier and a retention tier. The file system, however, appears as a single entity. Incoming data
is first placed in the active tier of the file system. The data (in the form of complete files) is later
moved to the retention tier of the file system, as specified by your individual Data Movement
Policy. For example, the active tier might retain weekly full and daily incremental backups for 90
days, while the retention tier might retain monthly fulls for seven years.
The retention tier is comprised of one or more retention units, each of which may draw storage
from one or more shelves.
Note: As of DD OS 5.5.1, only one retention unit per retention tier is allowed. However,
systems set up prior to DD OS 5.5.1 may continue to have more than one retention unit, but
you will not be allowed to add any more retention units to them.
Transparency of Operation
DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems support existing backup applications using
simultaneous data access methods through NFS and CIFS file service protocols over Ethernet,
through DD VTL for open systems and IBMi, or as a disk-based target using application-specific
interfaces, such as DD Boost (for use with Avamar®, NetWorker®, GreenPlum, Symantec
OpenStorage, and Oracle RMAN).
DD Extended Retention extends the DD architecture with automatic transparent data movement
from the active tier to the retention tier. All of the data in the two tiers is accessible, although
there might be a slight delay on initial access to data in the retention tier. The namespace of the
system is global and is not affected by data movement. No partitioning of the file system is
necessary to take advantage of the two-tiered file system.
Data Movement Policy
The Data Movement Policy, which you can customize, is the policy by which files are moved from
the active to the retention tier. It is based on the time when the file was last modified. You can set
a different policy for each different subset of data, because the policy can be set on a per-MTree
basis. Files that may be updated need a policy different from those that never change.
Deduplication within Retention Unit
For fault isolation purposes, deduplication occurs entirely within the retention unit for DD
Extended Retention-enabled DD systems. There is no cross-deduplication between active and
retention tiers, or between different retention units (if applicable).
Storage Drawn from Each Tier
The concept of tiering extends to the storage level for a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD
system. The active tier of the file system draws storage from the active tier of storage. The
retention tier of the file system draws storage from the retention tier of storage.
Note: For both active and retention tiers, DD OS 5.2 and later releases support ES20 and ES30
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Domain shelf types cannot be mixed in the same shelf set, and the shelf sets must be balanced
according to the configuration rules specified in the ES30 Expansion Shelf Hardware Guide
orDS60 Expansion Shelf Hardware Guide. With DD Extended Retention, youcan attach
significantly more storage to the same controller. For example, you can attach up to a
maximum of 56 ES30 shelves on a DD990 with DD Extended Retention. The active tier must
include storage consisting of at least one shelf. For the minimum and maximum shelf
configuration for the Data Domain controller models, refer to the expansion shelf hardware
guides for ES30 and DS60.
Data Protection
On a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system, data is protected with built-in fault isolation
features, disaster recovery capability, and DIA (Data Invulnerability Architecture). DIA checks files
when they are moved from the active to the retention tier. After data is copied into the retention
tier, the container and file system structures are read back and verified. The location of the file is
updated, and the space on the active tier is reclaimed after the file is verified to have been
correctly written to the retention tier.
When a retention unit is filled up, namespace information and system files are copied into it, so the
data in the retention unit may be recovered even when other parts of the system are lost.
Note: Sanitization and some forms of Replication are not supported for DD Extended
Retention-enabled DD systems.
Space Reclamation
To reclaim space that has been freed up by data moved to the retention tier, you can use Space
Reclamation (as of DD OS 5.3), which runs in the background as a low-priority activity. It suspends
itself when there are higher priority activities, such as data movement and cleaning.
Encryption of Data at Rest
As of DD OS 5.5.1, you can use the Encryption of Data at Rest feature on DD Extended Retention-
enabled DD systems, if you have an encryption license. Encryption is not enabled by default.
This is an extension of the encryption capability already available, prior to DD OS 5.5.1, for systems
not using DD Extended Retention.
Refer to the Managing Encryption of Data at Rest chapter in this guide for complete instructions
on setting up and using the encryption feature.

Supported protocols in DD Extended Retention

DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems support the protocols NFS, CIFS, and DD Boost.
Support for DD VTL was added in DD OS 5.2, and support for NDMP was added in DD OS 5.3.
Note: For a list of applications supported with DD Boost, see the DD Boost Compatibility List
on the Online Support site.
When you are using DD Extended Retention, data first lands in the active tier. Files are moved in
their entirety into the retention unit in the retention tier, as specified by your Data Movement
Policy. All files appear in the same namespace. There is no need to partition data, and you can
continue to expand the file system as desired.
All data is visible to all users, and all file system metadata is present in the active tier.
The trade-off in moving data from the active to the retention tier is larger capacity versus slightly
slower access time if the unit to be accessed is not currently ready for access.

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High Availability and Extended Retention

Data Domain systems with High Availability (HA) enabled do not support DD Extended Retention.
DD OS cannot currently support Extended Retention with HA.

Using DD Replicator with DD Extended Retention

Some forms of replication are supported on DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems.
Supported replication types depend on the data to be protected:
l To protect data on a system as a source, a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system
supports collection replication, MTree replication, and DD Boost managed file replication.
l To protect data from other systems as a destination, a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD
system also supports directory replication, as well as collection replication, MTree replication,
and DD Boost managed file replication.
Note: Delta (low bandwidth optimization) replication is not supported with DD Extended
Retention. You must disable delta replication on all contexts before enabling DD Extended
Retention on a DD system.

Collection replication with DD Extended Retention

Collection replication takes place between the corresponding active tier and retention unit of the
two DD systems with DD Extended Retention enabled. If the active tier or retention unit at the
source fails, the data can be copied from the corresponding unit at the remote site onto a new
unit, which is shipped to your site as a replacement unit.
Prerequisites for setting up collection replication include:
l Both the source and destination systems must be configured as DD systems with DD Extended
Retention enabled.
l The file system must not be enabled on the destination until the retention unit has been added
to it, and replication has been configured.

Directory replication with DD Extended Retention

For directory replication, a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system serves as a replication
target and supports one-to-one and many-to-one topologies from any supported DD system.
However, DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems do not support bi-directional directory
replication and cannot be a source of directory replication.
About this task
Note: To copy data using directory replication into a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD
system, the source must be running DD OS 5.0 or later. Therefore, on systems running DD OS
5.0 or earlier, you must first import data into an intermediate system running DD OS 5.0 or
later. For example, replication from a DD OS 4.9 Extended Retention-enabled system could be
made into a DD OS 5.2 non-Extended Retention-enabled system. Then, replication could be
made from the DD OS 5.2 system into the DD OS 4.9 system.

MTree replication with DD Extended Retention

You can set up MTree replication between two DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems.
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Policy on the destination system then determines when the replicated data is moved to the
retention tier.
About this task
Note that MTree replication restrictions and policies vary by DD OS release, as follows:
l As of DD OS 5.1, data can be replicated from a non-DD Extended Retention-enabled system to
a DD Extended Retention-enabled system with MTree replication.
l As of DD OS 5.2, data can be protected within an active tier by replicating it to the active tier
of a DD Extended Retention-enabled system.
l As of DD OS 5.5, MTree replication is supported from a DD Extended Retention-enabled
system to a non-DD Extended Retention-enabled system if both are running DD OS 5.5 or
later.
l For DD OS 5.3 and 5.4, if you plan to enable DD Extended Retention, do not set up replication
for the /backup MTree on the source machine. (DD OS 5.5 and later do not have this
restriction.)

Managed file replication with DD Extended Retention

For DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems, the supported topologies for DD Boost managed
file replication are one-to-one, many-to-one, bi-directional, one-to-many, and cascaded.
Note: For DD Boost 2.3 or later, you can specify how multiple copies are to be made and
managed within the backup application.

Hardware and licensing for DD Extended Retention

Certain hardware configurations are required for DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems.
Licensing, specifically separate shelf capacity licenses, is also specific to this feature.

Hardware supported for DD Extended Retention

The hardware requirements for DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems include memory
requirements, shelves, NIC/FC cards, and so on. For details about the required hardware
configurations for DD Extended Retention, see the installation and setup guide for your DD
system, and the expansion shelf hardware guides for your expansion shelves.
The following DD systems support DD Extended Retention:
DD860
l 72 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (1 GB)
l 3 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 2 - 1 GbE ports on the motherboard
l 0 to 2 - 1/10 GbE NIC IO cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 2 - Dual-Port FC HBA IO cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 2 - Combined NIC and FC cards
l 1 to 24 - ES20 or ES30 shelves (1 TB or 2 TB disks), not to exceed the system maximum usable
capacity of 142 TB
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD860, the maximum usable storage capacity of an
active tier is 142 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 142 TB. The active
and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 284 TB.

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DD990
l 256 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (2 GB)
l 4 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 2 - 1 GbE ports on the motherboard
l 0 to 4 - 1 GbE NIC IO cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 3 - 10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 3 - Dual-Port FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 3 - Combined NIC and FC cards, not to exceed three of any one specific IO module
l 1 to 56 - ES20 or ES30 shelves (1, 2, or 3 TB disks), not to exceed the system maximum usable
capacity of 570 TB
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD990, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 570 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 570 TB. The active
and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 1140 TB.
DD4200
l 128 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (4 GB)
l 4 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - 1 GbE port on the motherboard
l 0 to 6 - 1/10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 6 - Dual-Port FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 6 - Combined NIC and FC cards, not to exceed four of any one specific IO module
l 1 to 16 - ES30 SAS shelves (2 or 3 TB disks), not to exceed the system maximum usable
capacity of 192 TB. ES30 SATA shelves (1, 2, or 3 TB disks) are supported for system
controller upgrades.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD4200, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 192 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 192 TB. The active
and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 384 TB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 16 shelves.
DD4500
l 192 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (4 GB)
l 4 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - 1 GbE port on the motherboard
l 0 to 6 - 1/10 GbE NIC IO cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 6 - Dual-Port FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 5 - Combined NIC and FC cards, not to exceed four of any one specific IO module
l 1 to 20 - ES30 SAS shelves (2 or 3 TB disks), not to exceed the system maximum usable
capacity of 285 TB. ES30 SATA shelves (1 TB, 2 TB, or 3 TB) are supported for system
controller upgrades.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD4500, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 285 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 285 TB. The active

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and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 570 TB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 24 shelves.
DD6800
l 192 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (8 GB)
l 3 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - 1 GbE port on the motherboard
l 0 to 4 - 1/10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 4 - Dual-Port FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 4 - Combined NIC and FC cards
l Shelf combinations are documented in the installation and setup guide for your DD system, and
the expansion shelf hardware guides for your expansion shelves.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD6800, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 288 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 288 TB. The active
and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 0.6 PB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 28 shelves.
DD7200
l 256 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (4 GB)
l 4 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - 1 GbE port on the motherboard
l 0 to 6 - 1/10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 6 - Dual-Port FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 5 - Combined NIC and FC cards, not to exceed four of any one specific IO module
l 1 to 20 - ES30 SAS shelves (2 or 3 TB disks), not to exceed the system maximum usable
capacity of 432 TB. ES30 SATA shelves (1 TB, 2 TB, or 3 TB) are supported for system
controller upgrades.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD7200, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 432 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 432 TB. The active
and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 864 TB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 32 shelves.
DD9300
l 384 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (8 GB)
l 3 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - 1 GbE port on the motherboard
l 0 to 4 - 1/10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 4 - Dual-Port FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 4 - Combined NIC and FC cards
l Shelf combinations are documented in the installation and setup guide for your DD system, and
the expansion shelf hardware guides for your expansion shelves.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD9300, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 720 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 720 TB. The active

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and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 1.4 PB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 28 shelves.
DD9500
l 512 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (8 GB)
l 4 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - Quad 1 GbE ports on the motherboard
l 0 to 4 - 10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 4 - Dual-Port 16 Gbe FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l Shelf combinations are documented in the installation and setup guide for your DD system, and
the expansion shelf hardware guides for your expansion shelves.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD9500, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 864 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 864 TB. The active
and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 1.7 PB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 56 shelves.
DD9800
l 768 GB of RAM
l 1 - NVRAM IO module (8 GB)
l 4 - Quad-port SAS IO modules
l 1 - Quad 1 GbE ports on the motherboard
l 0 to 4 - 10 GbE NIC cards for external connectivity
l 0 to 4 - Dual-Port 16 Gbe FC HBA cards for external connectivity
l Shelf combinations are documented in the installation and setup guide for your DD system, and
the expansion shelf hardware guides for your expansion shelves.
If DD Extended Retention is enabled on a DD9800, the maximum usable storage capacity of the
active tier is 1008 TB. The retention tier can have a maximum usable capacity of 1008 TB. The
active and retention tiers have a total usable storage capacity of 2.0 PB. External connectivity is
supported for DD Extended Retention configurations up to 56 shelves.

Licensing for DD Extended Retention

DD Extended Retention is a licensed software option installed on a supported DD system.
A separate shelf capacity license is needed for each storage shelf, for shelves installed in both the
active tier and the retention tier. Shelf capacity licenses are specific to either an active or
retention tier shelf.
An Expanded-Storage license is required to expand the active tier storage capacity beyond the
entry capacity, which varies by Data Domain model. You cannot use the additional storage without
first applying the appropriate licenses.

Adding shelf capacity licenses for DD Extended Retention

Every shelf in a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system must have a separate license.
Procedure
1. Select Administration > Licenses.
2. Click Add Licenses.

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3. Enter one or more licenses, one per line, pressing the Enter key after each one. Click Add
when you have finished. If there are any errors, a summary of the added licenses, and those
not added because of the error, are listed. Select the erroneous License Key to fix it.
Results
The licenses for the DD system are displayed in two groups:
l Software option licenses, which are required for options such as DD Extended Retention and
DD Boost.
l Shelf Capacity Licenses, which display shelf capacity (in TiB), the shelf model (such as ES30),
and the shelf’s storage tier (active or retention).
To delete a license, select the license in the Licenses list, and click Delete Selected Licenses. If
prompted to confirm, read the warning, and click OK to continue.

Configuring storage for DD Extended Retention

Additional storage for DD Extended Retention requires the appropriate license or licenses and
enough installed memory on the DD system to support it. Error messages display if more licenses
or memory are needed.
Procedure
1. Select Hardware > Storage tab.
2. In the Overview tab, select Configure Storage.
3. In the Configure Storage tab, select the storage to be added from the Addable Storage list.
4. Select the appropriate Tier Configuration (or Active or Retention) from the menu. The
active tier is analogous to a standard DD system and should be sized similarly. The maximum
amount of storage that can be added to the active tier depends on the DD controller used.
5. Select the checkbox for the Shelf to be added.
6. Click the Add to Tier button.
7. Click OK to add the storage.
8. To remove an added shelf, select it in the Tier Configuration list, select Remove from Tier,
and select OK.

Customer-provided infrastructure for DD Extended Retention

Before enabling DD Extended Retention, your environment and setup must meet certain
requirements.
l Specifications, site requirements, rack space, and interconnect cabling: See the Data
Domain Installation and Setup Guide for your DD system model.
l Racking and cabling: It is recommended that you rack your system with future expansion in
mind. All shelves are attached to a single DD system.
Note:

n See the Data Domain Expansion Shelf Hardware Guide for your shelf model (ES20, ES30, or
DS60).

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Managing DD Extended Retention

To set up and use DD Extended Retention on your DD system, you can use the DD System
Manager and/or the DD CLI.
l The DD System Manager, formerly known as the Enterprise Manager, is a graphical user
interface (GUI), which is described in this guide.
l The archive commands, entered at the DD Command Line Interface (CLI) are described in
the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.
The only command not available when you use the DD System Manager is archive report.

Enabling DD systems for DD Extended Retention

Before using a DD system for DD Extended Retention, you must have the correct license and the
correct file system setup.
Procedure
1. Ensure that the correct license is applied. Select Administration > Licenses, and check the
Feature Licenses list for Extended Retention.
2. Select Data Management > File System > More Tasks > Enable DD Extended Retention.
This option is available only if your Data Domain system supports DD Extended Retention
and the file system has not already been configured for DD Extended Retention. Be aware
that after DD Extended Retention has been enabled, it cannot be disabled without
destroying the file system.
a. If the file system is already enabled (as a non-DD Extended Retention system), you are
prompted to disable it. Click Disable to do so.
b. If prompted to confirm that you want to convert the file system for use by DD Extended
Retention, click OK.
After a file system is converted into a DD Extended Retention file system, the file system
page is refreshed to include information about both tiers, and there is a new tab labeled
Retention Units.

CLI Equivalent
You can also verify that the Extended Retention license has been installed at the CLI.
To use the legacy licensing method:
# license show
## License Key Feature
-- ------------------- -----------
1 AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD Replication
2 EEEE-FFFF-GGGG-HHHH VTL
-- ------------------- -----------

If the license is not present, each unit includes documentation – a quick install card –
which shows the licenses that have been purchased. Enter the following command to
populate the license key.
# license add license-code

Then, enable Extended Retention:

# archive enable

To use electronic licensing:

# elicense show
Feature licenses:

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## Feature Count Mode Expiration Date

-- ----------- ----- --------------- ---------------
1 REPLICATION 1 permanent (int) n/a
2 VTL 1 permanent (int) n/a
-- ----------- ----- --------------- ---------------

If the license is not present, update the license file with the new feature license.
# elicense update mylicense.lic
New licenses: Storage Migration
Feature licenses:
## Feature Count Mode Expiration Date
-- ----------------- ----- --------------- ---------------
1 REPLICATION 1 permanent (int) n/a
2 VTL 1 permanent (int) n/a
3 EXTENDED RETENTION 1 permanent (int) n/a
-- ------------------ ----- --------------- ---------------
** This will replace all existing Data Domain licenses on the system with the above EMC
ELMS licenses.
Do you want to proceed? (yes|no) [yes]: yes
eLicense(s) updated.

Then, enable Extended Retention:

# archive enable

Creating a two-tiered file system for DD Extended Retention

DD Extended Retention has a two-tiered file system for the active and retention tiers. The DD
system must have been enabled for DD Extended Retention before enabling this special file
system.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System.
2. If a file system exists, destroy it.
3. Select More Tasks > Create file system.
4. Select a retention-capable file system and click Next.
5. Click Configure in the File System Create dialog box.
Storage must be configured before the file system is created.
6. Use the Configure Storage dialog box to add and remove available storage from the Active
and Retention Tiers, and click OK when you have finished.
The storage in the active tier is used to create the active file system tier, and the storage in
the retention tier is used to create a retention unit.
Note: As of DD OS 5.5.1, only one retention unit per retention tier is allowed. However,
systems set up prior to DD OS 5.5.1 may continue to have more than one retention unit,
but you cannot add any more retention units to them.

7. Use the File System Create dialog box to:

a. Select the size of the retention unit from the drop-down list.
b. Select the Enable file system after creation option.
c. Click Next.
A Summary page shows the size of the active and retention tiers in the new file system.

8. Click Finish to create the file system.

The progress of each creation step is shown, and a progress bar monitors overall status.

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9. Click OK after the file system execution has completed.

CLI Equivalent
To add additional shelves, use this command once for each enclosure:
# storage add tier archive enclosure 5

Create an archive unit, and add it to the file system. You are asked to specify the number of
enclosures in the archive unit:
# filesys archive unit add

Verify that the archive unit is created and added to the file system:
# filesys archive unit list all

Check the file system, as seen by the system:

# filesys show space

File system panel for DD Extended Retention

After you have enabled a DD system for DD Extended Retention, the Data Management > File
System panel will look slightly different (from a non-DD Extended Retention-enabled system).
l State shows that the file system is either enabled or disabled. You can change the state by
using the Disable/Enable button immediately to the right.
l Clean Status shows the time the last cleaning operation finished, or the current cleaning
status if the cleaning operation is currently running. If cleaning can be run, it shows a Start
Cleaning button. When cleaning is running, the Start Cleaning button changes to a Stop
Cleaning button.
l Data Movement Status shows the time the last data movement finished. If data movement
can be run, it shows a Start button. When data movement is running, the Start button
changes to a Stop button.
l Space Reclamation Status shows the amount of space reclaimed after deleting data in the
retention tier. If space reclamation can be run, it shows a Start button. If it is already running,
it shows Stop and Suspend buttons. If it was running previously and was suspended, it shows
Stop and Resume buttons. There is also a More Information button that will display detailed
information about starting and ending times, completion percentage, units reclaimed, space
freed, etc.
l Selecting More Tasks > Destroy lets you delete all data in the file system, including virtual
tapes. This can be done only by a system administrator.
l Selecting More Tasks > Fast Copy lets you clone files and MTrees of a source directory to a
destination directory. Note that for DD Extended Retention-enabled systems, fast copy will
not move data between the active and retention tiers.
l Selecting More Tasks > Expand Capacity lets you expand the active or retention tier.

Expanding the active or retention tier

When the file system is enabled, you can expand either the active or the retention tier.
About this task
To expand the Active tier:
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > More Tasks > Expand Capacity.
2. In the Expand File System Capacity dialog, select Active Tier, then click Next.

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3. Click Configure.
4. In the Configure Storage dialog, make sure that Active Tier is displayed as the Configure
selection, and click OK.
5. After the configuration completes, you are returned to the Expand File System Capacity
dialog. Select Finish to complete the active tier expansion.

About this task

To expand the retention tier:
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > More Tasks > Expand Capacity.
2. In the Expand File System Capacity dialog, select Retention Tier, then select Next.
3. If a retention unit is available, you will see the Select Retention Unit dialog. Select the
retention unit you want to expand and then Next. If a retention unit is not available, you will
see the Create Retention Unit dialog, and you must create a retention unit before
proceeding.
Note: To ensure optimal performance of a DD system with DD Extended Retention
enabled, you should always expand the retention tier in at least two-shelf increments.
You should also not wait until the retention unit is nearly full before expanding it.

4. Select the size to expand the retention unit, then click Configure.
5. After configuration completes, you are returned to the Expand File System Capacity dialog.
Click Finish to complete the retention tier expansion.

Reclaiming space in the retention tier

You can reclaim space from deleted data in the retention tier by running space reclamation
(introduced in DD OS 5.3). Space reclamation also occurs during file system cleaning.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System. Just above the tabs, Space Reclamation Status
shows the amount of space that is reclaimed after deleting data in the retention tier.
2. If space reclamation can be run, it shows a Start button. If it is already running, it shows
Stop and Suspend buttons. If it was running previously and was suspended, it shows Stop
and Resume buttons.
3. Click More Information for details about the cycle name, start and end times, effective run
time, percent completed (if in progress), units reclaimed, space freed on target unit, and
total space freed.
Note: When you use the archive space-reclamation command, the system runs
space-reclamation in the background until it is manually stopped unless you use the one-
cycle option. You can also use the archive space-reclamation schedule set
command to set the starting time for space-reclamation.

CLI Equivalent
To enable space reclamation:
# archive space-reclamation start

To disable space reclamation:

# archive space-reclamation stop

To show the status of space reclamation:

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# archive space-reclamation status-detailed

Space-reclamation will start when 'archive data-movement' completes.

Previous Cycle:
---------------
Start time : Feb 21 2014 14:17
End time : Feb 21 2014 14:49
Effective run time : 0 days, 00:32.
Percent completed : 00 % (was stopped by user)
Units reclaimed : None
Space freed on target unit : None
Total space freed : None

File system tabs for DD Extended Retention

After you have enabled a DD system for DD Extended Retention, the Data Management > File
System tabs will also look slightly different (from a non-DD Extended Retention-enabled system),
and there will be one additional tab: Retention Units
Summary Tab
The Summary tab displays information about disk space usage and compression for both the active
and retention tiers.
Space Usage: Shows the total size, amount of space used, and amount of available space and
combined totals for active and retention tiers. The amount of cleanable space is shown for the
active tier.
Active Tier and Retention Tier: Shows the pre-compression and post-compression values
currently used and those written in the last 24 hours. Also shows the global, local, and total
compression (reduction percentage) factors.
Retention Units Tab
The Retention Units tab displays the retention unit(s). As of DD OS 5.5.1.4, only one retention unit
per retention tier is allowed. However, systems set up prior to DD OS 5.5.1.4 may continue to have
more than one retention unit, but you will not be allowed to add any more retention units to them.
The following information is displayed: the unit’s State (New, Empty, Sealed, Target, or Cleaning),
its Status (Disabled, Ready, or Stand-by), its Start Date (when it was moved to the retention tier),
and the Unit Size. The unit will be in the cleaning state if space reclamation is running. If the unit
has been sealed, meaning no more data can be added, the Sealed Date is provided. Selecting the
retention unit's checkbox displays additional information (Size, Used, Available, and Cleanable) in
the Detailed Information panel.
There are two buttons: Delete (for deleting the unit) and Expand (for adding storage to a unit).
The unit must be in a new or target state to be expanded.
Configuration Tab
The Configuration Tab lets you configure your system.
Selecting the Options Edit button displays the Modify Settings dialog, where you can change
Local Compression Type [options are none, lz (the default), gz, and gzfast] and Retention Tier
Local Comp(ression) [options are none, lz, gz (the default), and gzfast], as well as enable Report
Replica Writable.
Selecting the Clean Schedule Edit button displays the Modify Schedule dialog, where you can
change the cleaning schedule, as well as the throttle percentage.
Selecting the Data Movement Policy Edit button displays the Data Movement Policy dialog, where
you can set several parameters. File Age Threshold is a system-wide default that applies to all
MTrees for which you have not set a custom default. The minimum value is 14 days. Data
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schedule is every two weeks. File System Cleaning lets you elect not to have a system cleaning
after data movement; however, it is strongly recommended that you leave this option selected.
File Age Threshold per MTree Link
Selecting the File Age Threshold per MTree link will take you from the File System to the MTree
area (also accessible by selecting Data Management > MTree), where you can set a customized
File Age Threshold for each of your MTrees.
Select the MTree, and then select Edit next to Data Movement Policy. In the Modify Age
Threshold dialog, enter a new value for File Age Threshold, and select OK. As of DD OS 5.5.1, the
minimum value is 14 days.
Encryption Tab
The Encryption tab lets you enable or disable Encryption of Data at Rest, which is supported only
for systems with a single retention unit. As of 5.5.1, DD Extended Retention supports only a single
retention unit, so systems set up during, or after, 5.5.1 will have no problem complying with this
restriction. However, systems set up prior to 5.5.1 may have more than one retention unit, but
they will not work with Encryption of Data at Rest until all but one retention unit has been
removed, or data has been moved or migrated to one retention unit.
Space Usage Tab
The Space Usage Tab lets you select one of three chart types [(entire) File System; Active (tier);
Archive (tier)] to view space usage over time in MiB. You can also select a duration value (7, 30,
60, or 120 days) at the upper right. The data is presented (color-coded) as pre-compression
written (blue), post-compression used (red), and the compression factor (black).
Consumption Tab
The Consumption Tab lets you select one of three chart types [(entire) File System; Active (tier);
Archive (tier)] to view the amount of post-compression storage used and the compression ratio
over time, which enables you to view consumption trends. You can also select a duration value (7,
30, 60, or 120 days) at the upper right. The Capacity checkbox lets you choose whether to display
the post-compression storage against total system capacity.
Daily Written Tab
The Daily Written Tab lets you select a duration (7, 30, 60, or 120 days) to see the amount of data
written per day. The data is presented (color-coded) in both graph and table format as pre-
compression written (blue), post-compression used (red), and the compression factor (black).

Expanding a retention unit

To ensure optimal performance, do not wait until a retention unit is nearly full before expanding it,
and do not expand it in 1-shelf increments. Storage cannot be moved from the active tier to the
retention tier after the file system has been created. Only unused enclosures can be added to the
retention tier.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Retention Units.
2. Select the retention unit.
Note that if cleaning is running, a retention unit cannot be expanded.
3. Click Expand.
The system displays the current retention tier size, an estimated expansion size, and a total
expanded capacity. If additional storage is available you can click the Configure link.
4. Click Next.

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The system displays a warning telling you that you cannot revert the file system to its
original size after this operation.
5. Click Expand to expand the file system.

Deleting a retention unit

If all of the files on a retention unit are no longer needed, deleting them makes the unit available for
reuse. You can generate a file location report to make sure that the retention unit is indeed empty,
delete the retention unit, and then add it as a new retention unit.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System and click Disable to disable the file system if it is
running.
2. Select Data Management > File System > Retention Units.
3. Select the retention unit.
4. Click Delete.

Modifying retention tier local compression

You can modify the local compression algorithm for subsequent data movement to the retention
tier.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Configuration.
2. Click Edit to the right of Options.
3. Select one of the compression options from the Retention Tier Local Comp menu, and click
OK.
The default is gz, which is a zip-style compression that uses the least amount of space for
data storage (10% to 20% less than lz on average; however, some data sets achieve much
higher compression).

Understanding the Data Movement Policy

A file is moved from the active to the retention tier based on the date it was last modified. For data
integrity, the entire file is moved at this time. The Data Movement Policy establishes two things: a
File Age Threshold and a Data Movement Schedule. If data has not changed during the period of
days set by the File Age Threshold, it is moved from the active to the retention tier on the date
established by the Data Movement Schedule.
Note: As of DD OS 5.5.1, the File Age Threshold must be a minimum of 14 days.

You can specify different File Age Thresholds for each defined MTree. An MTree is a subtree
within the namespace that is a logical set of data for management purposes. For example, you
might place financial data, emails, and engineering data in separate MTrees.
To take advantage of the space reclamation feature, introduced in DD OS 5.3, it is recommended
that you schedule data movement and file system cleaning on a bi-weekly (every 14 days) basis. By
default, cleaning is always run after data movement completes. It is highly recommended that you
do not change this default.
Avoid these common sizing errors:
l Setting a Data Movement Policy that is overly aggressive; data will be moved too soon.
l Setting a Data Movement Policy that is too conservative: after the active tier fills up, you will
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l Having an undersized active tier and then setting an overly aggressive Data Movement Policy
to compensate.
Be aware of the following caveats related to snapshots and file system cleaning:
l Files in snapshots are not cleaned, even after they have been moved to the retention tier.
Space cannot be reclaimed until the snapshots have been deleted.
l It is recommended that you set the File Age Threshold for snapshots to the minimum of 14
days.
Here are two examples of how to set up a Data Movement Policy.
l You could segregate data with different degrees of change into two different MTrees and set
the File Age Threshold to move data soon after the data stabilizes. Create MTree A for daily
incremental backups and MTree B for weekly fulls. Set the File Age Threshold for MTree A so
that its data is never moved, but set the File Age Threshold for MTree B to 14 days (the
minimum threshold).
l For data that cannot be separated into different MTrees, you could do the following. Suppose
the retention period of daily incremental backups is eight weeks, and the retention period of
weekly fulls is three years. In this case, it would be best to set the File Age Threshold to nine
weeks. If it were set lower, you would be moving daily incremental data that was actually soon
to be deleted.

Modifying the Data Movement Policy

You can set different Data Movement Policies for each MTree.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Configuration.
2. Click Edit to the right of Data Movement Policy.
3. In the Data Movement Policy dialog, specify the system-wide default File Age Threshold
value in number of days. As of DD OS 5.5.1, this value must be greater than or equal to 14
days. This value applies to newly created MTrees and MTrees that have not been assigned a
per-MTree age threshold value using the File Age Threshold per MTree link (see step 7).
When data movement starts, all files that have not been modified for the specified threshold
number of days will be moved from the active to the retention tier.
4. Specify a Data Movement Schedule, that is, when data movement should take place; for
example, daily, weekly, bi-weekly (every 14 days), monthly, or on the last day of the month.
You can also pick a specific day or days, and a time in hours and minutes. It is highly
recommended that you schedule data movement and file system cleaning on a bi-weekly
(every 14 days) basis, to take advantage of the space reclamation feature (introduced in DD
OS 5.3).
5. Specify a Data Movement Throttle, that is, the percentage of available resources the
system uses for data movement. A value of 100% indicates that data movement will not be
throttled.
6. By default, file system cleaning is always run after data movement completes. It is highly
recommended that you leave Start file system clean after Data Movement selected.
7. Select OK.
8. Back in the Configuration tab, you can specify age threshold values for individual MTrees by
using the File Age Threshold per MTree link at the lower right corner.

CLI Equivalent
To set the age threshold:
# archive data-movement policy set age-threshold {days|none} mtrees mtree-
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If necessary, to set the default age threshold:

# archive data-movement policy set default-age-threshold days

To verify the age threshold setting:

# archive data-movement policy show [mtree mtree-list]

To specify the migration schedule:

# archive data-movement schedule set days days time time [no-clean]

Acceptable schedule values include:

l days sun time 00:00
l days mon,tue time 00:00
l days 2 time 10:00
l days 2,15 time 10:00
l days last time 10:00 - last day of the month
To verify the migration schedule:
# archive data-movement schedule show

To disable the file cleaning schedule:

Note: The reason for disabling the cleaning schedule is to eliminate a scheduling conflict
between cleaning and data movement. At the conclusion of data movement, cleaning
will automatically start. If you disable data movement, you should re-enable file system
cleaning.
# filesys clean set schedule never

Starting or stopping data movement on demand

Even when you have a regular Data Movement Policy, you can also start or stop data movement on
demand.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System.
2. Click Start to the right of Data Movement Status.
3. The Start Data Movement dialog warns that data is to be moved from the active to the
retention tier, as defined by your Data Movement Policy, followed by a file system cleaning.
Select Start to start the data movement.
If a file system cleaning happens to already be in progress, data movement will occur after
that cleaning completes. However, another cleaning will be automatically started after this
on-demand data movement completes, as well.
4. The Start button will be replaced by a Stop button.
5. At any time, if you want to stop data movement, click Stop and click OK in the Stop Data
Movement dialog to confirm.

Using data movement packing

Data is compacted in the target partition after every file migration (as of DD OS 5.2). By default,
this feature, which is called data movement packing, is enabled.
When this feature is enabled, the overall compression of the retention tier improves, but there is a
slight increase in migration time.
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The current value for Packing data during Retention Tier data movement can be either Enabled
or Disabled. Consult with a system engineer to change this setting.

Upgrades and recovery with DD Extended Retention

The following sections describe how to perform software and hardware upgrades, and how to
recover data, for DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems.

Upgrading to DD OS 5.7 with DD Extended Retention

The upgrade policy for a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system is the same as for a standard
DD system.
Upgrading from up to two major prior releases is supported. For instructions on how to upgrade
the DD OS, refer to the upgrade instructions section of the Release Notes for the target DD OS
version.
When upgrading a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system to DD OS 5.7, be sure to update
existing data movement schedules to bi-weekly (14 days) to take advantage of the space
reclamation feature.
DD Extended Retention-enabled DD systems automatically run cleaning after data movement
completes; therefore, do not schedule cleaning separately using the DD System Manager or CLI
(command line interface).
If the active tier is available, the process upgrades the active tier and the retention unit, and puts
the system into a state that the previous upgrade has not been verified to be complete. This state
is cleared by the file system after the file system is enabled and has verified that the retention tier
has been upgraded. A subsequent upgrade is not permitted until this state is cleared.
If the active tier is not available, the upgrade process upgrades the system chassis and places it
into a state where it is ready to create or accept a file system.
If the retention unit becomes available after the upgrade process has finished, the unit is
automatically upgraded when it is plugged into the system, or at the next system start.

Upgrading hardware with DD Extended Retention

You can upgrade a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system to a later or higher performance DD
Extended Retention-enabled DD system. For example, you could replace a DD Extended
Retention-enabled DD860 with a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD990
Note: Consult your contracted service provider, and refer to the instructions in the appropriate
System Controller Upgrade Guide.
This type of upgrade affects DD Extended Retention as follows:
l If the new system has a more recent version of DD OS than the active and retention tiers, the
active and retention tiers are upgraded to the new system's version. Otherwise, the new
system is upgraded to the version of the active and retention tiers.
l The active and retention tiers that are connected to the new system become owned by the
new system.
l If there is an active tier, the registry in the active tier is installed in the new system. Otherwise,
the registry in the retention tier with the most recently updated registry is installed in the new
system.

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Recovering a DD Extended Retention-enabled system

If the active tier, and a subset of the retention units are lost, on a DD Extended Retention-enabled
DD system, and there is no replica available, Support may be able to reconstitute any remaining
sealed retention units into a new DD system.
A DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system is designed to remain available to service read and
write requests when one or more retention units are lost. The file system may not detect that a
retention unit is lost until the file system restarts or tries to access data stored in the retention
unit. The latter circumstance may trigger a file system restart. After the file system has detected
that a retention unit is lost, it returns an error in response to requests for data stored in that unit.
If the lost data cannot be recovered from a replica, Support might be able to clean up the system
by deleting the lost retention unit and any files that reside fully or partially in it.

Using replication recovery

The replication recovery procedure for a DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system depends on
the replication type
l Collection replication – The new source must be configured as a DD Extended Retention-
enabled DD system with the same number (or more) of retention units as the destination. The
file system must not be enabled on the new source until the retention units have been added,
and replication recovery has been initiated.
Note: If you need to recover only a portion of a system, such as one retention unit, from a
collection replica, contact Support.
l MTree replication – See the MTree Replication section in the Working with DD Replicator
chapter.
l DD Boost managed file replication – See the Data Domain Boost for OpenStorage Administration
Guide.

Recovering from system failures

A DD Extended Retention-enabled DD system is equipped with tools to address failures in different
parts of the system.
Procedure
1. Restore the connection between the system controller and the storage. If the system
controller is lost, replace it with a new system controller.
2. If there is loss of data and a replica is available, try to recover the data from the replica. If a
replica is not available, limit any loss of data by leveraging the fault isolation features of DD
Extended Retention through Support.

Migrate data from Archive Tier to DD Cloud Tier

This procedure uses MTree replication to migrate data from the Archive Tier on a Data Domain
system with Extended Retention to a single node Data Domain system or DD VE instance with DD
Cloud Tier.
Before you begin
l Licenses for replication and DD Cloud Tier are required.
l The target system must be running Data Domain Operating System version 6.0 or later to
support DD Cloud Tier.

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l The target system must have enough active tier capacity to hold the data from both the Active
and Archive Tiers on the source system, as data will not be moved to DD Cloud Tier storage on
the target system for at least 14 days.
l Data Domain recommends that any capacity planning include enough Active Tier capacity for a
minimum of 14 days of replicated data.
l All backup jobs and other write activities on the source system must be redirected to the
target system.
l The target system must meet all the same compliance requirements that were met by the
source system.
l The customer must provide all appropriate accounts and credentials for the target and source
Data domain systems.
Additional considerations:
l Contact Dell EMC Support if immediate data migration to DD Cloud Tier storage is required.
l Customer backup applications may not track this data migration.
l This procedure does not cover Managed File Replication (MFR).
l Licensing - Data Domain systems can use:
n Legacy licensing - Use the license show command
n ELMS licensing - Use the elicense show command
Data Domain systems using legacy licensing can add licenses incrementally. Be aware that not all
newer features are supported with legacy licensing.
Data Domain systems installed with DD OS 6.0 or later, converted to or upgraded with features
requiring ELMS licensing use the elicense commands when applying and displaying licences, and
when a new license key file is applied the new set of keys replaces all of the old keys entirely.
CAUTION When updating an ELMS license, be sure that you do not remove existing capacity
or features.
About this task
This procedure covers the following uses:
l Customer wants to move data from Archive Tier storage to DD Cloud Tier storage on the
target system.
l Customer wants to move data from Active and Archive Tier storage on the source system to
Active Tier storage on the target system.
l Customer wants to move data from Archive Tier storage on multiple source systems to Active
or DD Cloud Tier storage on the target system.
l Customer wants to re-purpose the source system or its disk enclosures after the migration
operation is complete.

Capacity planning
Before you begin
The target system must have sufficient Active Tier capacity to store the combined Active and
Archive Tiers of the source system.
In addition, the Active Tier of the source system must have enough space to retain all the data
from scheduled backups from the time when data movement to the archive tier is stopped until the
migration from the source system to the target system is complete.

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About this task

This procedure was developed and tested using two DD9800 systems and a 10 GbE LAN
connection.
Procedure
1. Using the customer provided sysadmin account login credentials, login to the source Data
Domain system and identify the amount of data ingested to the Active Tier of the source
system in the last seven days.
Note: This information may also be extracted from the last Autosupport generated by
the appliance. If using an Autosupport for this information, ensure that it is the most
recent.

# filesys show compression

From: 2018-08-29 17:00 To: 2018-09-05 17:00

Active Tier:
Pre-Comp Post-Comp Global-Comp Local-Comp Total-Comp
(GiB) (GiB) Factor Factor Factor
(Reduction %)
------------- -------- --------- ----------- ---------- -------------
Written:
Last 7 days 80730.2 37440.7 1.0x 2.2x 2.2x
(53.6)
Last 24 hrs 80730.2 37440.7 1.0x 2.2x 2.2x
(53.6)
------------- -------- --------- ----------- ---------- -------------

Archive Tier:
Pre-Comp Post-Comp Global-Comp Local-Comp Total-Comp
(GiB) (GiB) Factor Factor Factor
…
…
Currently Used:*
Pre-Comp Post-Comp Global-Comp Local-Comp Total-Comp
(GiB) (GiB) Factor Factor Factor

…
…
Reduction % = ((Pre-Comp - Post-Comp) / Pre-Comp) * 100

In this example, the weekly ingest is approximately 37 TB per week, which equates to 5.28
TB per day.
2. On the source system, run the filesys show space command to determine the amount
of free space in the Active Tier.
# filesys show space
Active Tier:
Resource Size GiB Used GiB Avail GiB Use% Cleanable GiB*
---------------- -------- -------- --------- ---- --------------
/data: pre-comp - 69480.4 - - -
/data: post-comp 30352.2 35.5 30316.7 0% 0.0
/ddvar 47.2 9.2 35.6 21% -
/ddvar/core 984.3 2.0 932.3 0% -
---------------- -------- -------- --------- ---- --------------

Cloud Tier
Resource Size GiB Used GiB Avail GiB Use% Cleanable GiB
---------------- -------- -------- --------- ---- -------------
/data: pre-comp - 0.0 - - -
/data: post-comp 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% 0.0
---------------- -------- -------- --------- ---- -------------

Total:
Resource Size GiB Used GiB Avail GiB Use% Cleanable GiB
---------------- -------- -------- --------- ---- -------------

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/data: pre-comp - 69480.4 - - -

/data: post-comp 30352.2 35.5 30316.7 0% 0.0
/ddvar 47.2 9.2 35.6 21% -
/ddvar/core 984.3 2.0 932.3 0% -
---------------- -------- -------- --------- ---- -------------
* Estimated based on last cleaning of 2018/09/04 06:03:57.
3. Estimate the amount of space consumed in the prior month, and how much additional space
will be required until the migration to the target system is complete.
4. If the available space in the Active Tier of the source system is less than what is required,
add additional storage to the Active Tier before continuing with the migration.
CAUTION This requires stopping this procedure and resuming after adding storage.

5. Proceed with the rest of the migration steps after sufficient capacity is available in the
Active Tier of the source system.

Stop data movement to the Archive Tier

Procedure
1. View the archive schedules set on the source system.
# archive data-movement schedule show
Archive data movement is scheduled to run on day(s) "tue" at "06:00" hrs
2. Set the archive schedule to never to stop data movement.
# archive data-movement schedule set never
The archive data-movement schedule will be deleted.
Are you sure? (yes|no|?) [no]: yes
Ok, proceeding.
The archive data-movement is not scheduled.
3. Verify the data movement schedule is set to never.
# archive data-movement schedule show
There is no archive data movement schedule.
4. Determine if an Archive Tier space reclamation schedule is configured on the source system.
# archive space-reclamation schedule show
Archive space-reclamation is scheduled to run on day(s) "mon" at "10:10"
hrs
5. Set the space reclamation schedule to never to stop data movement.
# archive space-reclamation schedule set never
The archive space-reclamation schedule will be reset to "never".
Are you sure? (yes|no|?) [no]: yes
ok, proceeding.
The archive space-reclamation schedule is reset to "never".
6. Verify the space reclamation schedule is set to never.
# archive space-reclamation schedule show
Archive space-reclamation does not have any schedule.
7. Verify that no data movement is in progress on the source system.
# archive data-movement status
Data-movement was started on Jun 12 2018 06:00 and completed on Jun 12
2018 06:01
8. Verify that no space reclamation is in progress on the source system.
# archive space-reclamation status
Space-reclamation has never been started.
9. If data movement or space reclamation operations are in progress, allow them to finish
before continuing.

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Check file locations

About this task
Optionally view the source system MTrees to determine whether files on each MTree are located
in the Active Tier or Archive Tier. This task is for informational purposes and is not required to
complete the data transfer from the source syste to the target system.
Procedure
1. View the MTrees on the source system that have a data movement policy
configured.Record this information to use when configuring replication to the target system.
# archive data-movement policy show
The default age-threshold value is "none".
Mtree-name Age-threshold
---------------------------- --------------
/data/col1/backup none (default)
/data/col1/large_files_100gb 1
---------------------------- --------------
2. View the file locations for a specific MTree.
# archive report generate file-location path /data/col1/large_files_100gb
-------------------------------- ---------------------------
File Name Location(Tier/Archive Unit)
-------------------------------- ---------------------------
/data/col1/large_files_100gb/File_50g.0002.0000 Active
/data/col1/large_files_100gb/File_50g.0001.0000 Active
/data/col1/large_files_100gb/File_50g.0003.0000 archive-unit-2
/data/col1/large_files_100gb/File_50g.0006.0000 archive-unit-2
3. Optionally run the archive report generate file-location path all command
to view a list of all the files present on the system.
Note: Depending on the number of the files stored on the source system, this command
will take a long time to complete.

Apply the Data Domain replication license

Procedure
1. View the licenses on a source system with legacy licensing.
# license show
Feature licenses:
## License Key Feature
-- ------------------- ------------------
1 SSRF-VRVZ-ZHYB-WDRF EXTENDED-RETENTION
2 WTXV-TSWX-HWDR-RHDX DDBOOST
-- ------------------- ------------------
2. Add the replication license.
# license add <license-key>
3. Verify the replication license is added on the source system.
# license show
Feature licenses:
## License Key Feature
-- ------------------- ------------------
1 SSRF-VRVZ-ZHYB-WDRF EXTENDED-RETENTION
2 WTXV-TSWX-HWDR-RHDX DDBOOST
3 EZXW-SZZF-BGCS-VRZX REPLICATION
-- ------------------- ------------------

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4. View the licenses on the target system with ELMS licensing.

# elicense show
System locking-id: APM00000000001

Licensing scheme: EMC Electronic License Management System (ELMS) node-locked mode

Capacity licenses:
## Feature Shelf Model Capacity Mode Expiration Date
-- ------------------ ----------- ---------- --------- ---------------
1 CAPACITY-ACTIVE ES30 32.74 TiB permanent n/a
2 SSD-CAPACITY n/a 1.45 TiB permanent n/a
3 CLOUDTIER-CAPACITY n/a 218.27 TiB permanent n/a
-- ------------------ ----------- ---------- --------- ---------------
Licensed Active Tier capacity: 32.74 TiB*
* Depending on the hardware platform, usable filesystem capacities may vary.

Feature licenses:
## Feature Count Mode Expiration Date
-- --------------------------- ----- --------------- ---------------
1 DDBOOST 1 permanent n/a
-- --------------------------- ----- --------------- ---------------
License file last modified at : 2018/06/28 06:29:03.
5. Add the replication license by updating the license key obtained from the licensing portal.
Open the license file in a text editor, then copy and paste it into the update prompt followed
by Ctrl + D.
# elicense update
Enter the content of license file and then press Control-D, or press
Control-C to cancel.
6. Verify the replication license is added on the source system.
# elicense show
System locking-id: APM00000000001

Licensing scheme: EMC Electronic License Management System (ELMS) node-locked mode

Capacity licenses:
## Feature Shelf Model Capacity Mode Expiration Date
-- ------------------ ----------- ---------- --------- ---------------
1 CAPACITY-ACTIVE ES30 32.74 TiB permanent n/a
2 SSD-CAPACITY n/a 1.45 TiB permanent n/a
3 CLOUDTIER-CAPACITY n/a 218.27 TiB permanent n/a
-- ------------------ ----------- ---------- --------- ---------------
Licensed Active Tier capacity: 32.74 TiB*
* Depending on the hardware platform, usable filesystem capacities may vary.

Feature licenses:
## Feature Count Mode Expiration Date
-- --------------------------- ----- --------------- ---------------
1 REPLICATION 1 permanent n/a
2 DDBOOST 1 permanent n/a
-- --------------------------- ----- --------------- ---------------
License file last modified at : 2018/06/28 06:29:03.

Initiate replication from source system to target system

About this task
Take note of the maximum optimal number of MTrees and replication contexts that a Data Domain
system can have. If the source system has a number of MTrees that exceeds the maximum allowed
Replication contextst at one time, multiple serial replication contexts may be required to transfer
the data to the target system. For example, the DD860 supports 90 mtree replication contexts and
the DD990 supports a maximum of 270 mtree replication contexts.

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Procedure
1. Determine the hostname of the source system.
# hostname
The Hostname is: Source.ER.FQDN
2. Determine the hostname of the target system.
# hostname
The Hostname is: Target.DD.FQDN
3. On the source system, set the MTree replication context to the target system.
# replication add source mtree://Source.ER.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb destination
mtree://Target.DD.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb encryption enabled
Encryption enabled for replication context mtree://Target.DD.FQDN/data/col1/
large_files_100gb
Please verify that replication encryption is also enabled for this context on the remote
host.
4. On the target system, set the MTree replication context to the source system.
# replication add source mtree://Source.ER.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb destination
mtree://Target.DD.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb encryption enabled
Encryption enabled for replication context mtree://Target.DD.FQDN/data/col1/
large_files_100gb
Please verify that replication encryption is also enabled for this context on the remote
host.
5. On the source system, initiate the replication operation. This command does not need to be
run on the target system.
Note: The time required for the replication context to initialize depends on the amount
of data present in the source MTree that is being replicated for the first time.

# replication initialize mtree://Target.ER.FQDN/data/col1/

large_files_100gb
(00:08) Waiting for initialize to start...
(00:10) Initialize started.
Use 'replication watch mtree://Target.DDR.FQDN/data/col1/one' to monitor
progress.
6. On the source system, verify there are no errors in the replication configuration.
Note: The time required for the replication context to initialize depends on the amount
of data present in the source MTree that is being replicated for the first time.

# replication status mtree://target.ER.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb

CTX: 1
Mode: source
Destination: mtree://Target.DD.FQDN/data/col1/
one
Enabled: yes
Low bandwidth optimization: disabled
Replication encryption: enabled
Replication propagate-retention-lock: enabled
Local filesystem status: enabled
Connection: connected since Tue Jun 12
17:46:14
State: initializing 3/3 0%
Error: no error
Sync'ed-as-of time: -
Current throttle: unlimited
7. On the source system, verify replication is in progress.
# replication watch mtree://Source.ER.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb
Use Control-C to stop monitoring.

(00:00) Replication initialize started...

(00:02) initializing:

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(00:18) 0% complete, pre-comp: 213183 KB/s, network: 120855 KB/s

(00:22) 0% complete, pre-comp: 246130 KB/s, network: 120719 KB/s

Monitor replication progress

Procedure
1. View the configuration details for all MTree replication contexts on the source system.
# replication show config
2. View the overall progress on all ongoing replication operations.
# replication show detailed-stats
3. View the progress of a specific replication operation.
# replication show detailed-stats mtree://Target.ER.FQDN/data/col1/large_files_100gb
4. View the performance for all replication contexts.
# replication show performance all
06/12 17:58:14
rctx://1 rctx://2 rctx://3
Pre-comp Network Pre-comp Network Pre-comp Network
(KB/s) (KB/s) (KB/s) (KB/s) (KB/s) (KB/s)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
29459 37607 36374 38071 13089559 39043
113832 45061 38138 37327 13012122 38812
29298 42153 33231 36388 12869385 38387

Confirm replication initialization is complete or in-synch

Procedure
1. From the source system, view the replication statistics.
# replication show detailed-stats

When a replication operation is complete, the output shows a value of zero in the Post-
comp Bytes Remaining column. The value in the Sync'ed-as-of column displays the
most recent time the source and target systems are in-synch.
2. If replication is still in progress, wait for the operations to complete.
3. Verify the MTree sizes on both the source and target systems match. Run the following
command on both systems.
# mtree list
Name Pre-Comp (GiB) Status
---------------------------- -------------- ------
/data/col1/large_files_100gb 2500.0 RW
---------------------------- -------------- ------

Break the replication context

Before you begin
Verify the MTree on the source system will no longer ingest data.
Procedure
1. Break the replication context on the source system.
# replication break mtree://Target.DD.FQDN /data/col1/large_files_100gb
2. Break the replication context on the target system.
# replication break mtree://Target.DD.FQDN /data/col1/large_files_100gb

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3. Verify the replication context is broken on the source system.

# replication show config
4. Verify the replication context is broken on the target system.
# replication show config
5. Verify the MTree on the target system is set to read/write
# mtree list
Name Pre-Comp (GiB) Status
---------------------------- -------------- ------
/data/col1/large_files_100gb 2500.0 RW
---------------------------- -------------- ------

Repurpose the source system

Before you begin
CAUTION The following items must be completed before re-purposing the source system. Do
not proceed with this task until all of the requirements are complete:
l All data from the source system is replicated to the target system.
l All backup jobs now point to the target system.
l All reads and restores of old backups are performed by the target system.
l All compliance requirements are met by the target system.
Procedure
1. Destroy and zero the file system on the source system.
# filesys destroy and-zero

Note: The Archive Tier cannot be disabled. The only way to remove it is to destroy the
file system.

2. Identify the disk enclosures that were attached to the Archive Tier.
# storage show tier archive
Archive tier details:
Disk Disks Count Disk Additional
Group Size Information
------- -------- ----- -------- -----------
dg2 4.1-4.15 15 1.8 TiB
dg3 3.1-3.15 15 1.8 TiB
3. Remove the Archive Tier storage enclosures from the system.
# storage remove enclosures 3
Removing enclosure 3...Enclosure 3 successfully removed.

Updating system information...done

Successfully removed: 3 done

# storage remove enclosures 4

Removing enclosure 4...Enclosure 4 successfully removed.

Updating system information...done

Successfully removed: 4 done

4. Verify the Archive Tier enclosures are removed from the system
# storage show all
Active tier details:
Disk Disks Count Disk Additional
Group Size Information

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------- -------- ----- -------- -----------

dg1 2.1-2.14 14 1.8 TiB
(spare) 2.15 1 1.8 TiB
------- -------- ----- -------- -----------
Current active tier size: 21.8 TiB
Active tier maximum capacity: 43.7 TiB
Storage addable disks:
Disk Disks Count Disk Enclosure Shelf Capacity
Additional
Type Size Model License Needed
Information
--------- -------- ----- -------- --------- --------------
---------
(unknown) 3.1-3.15 15 1.8 TiB ES30 21.8 TiB
(unknown) 4.1-4.15 15 1.8 TiB ES30 21.8 TiB
--------- -------- ----- -------- --------- --------------
---------
5. Remove the Archive Tier enclosures from the rack.

Configure DD Cloud Tier on the target system

DD Cloud Tier requires DD OS 6.0.X or later, and is only supported on certain Data Domain system
models. Supported platforms on page 456 provides the list of models that support DD Cloud Tier.
DD Cloud Tier and Archive Tier storage cannot be configured simultaneously on the same Data
Domain system.
Procedure
1. Configure storage for both active and cloud tier. As a prerequisite, the appropriate capacity
licenses for both the active and cloud tiers must be installed.
a. Ensure licenses for the features CLOUDTIER-CAPACITY and CAPACITY-ACTIVE are
installed. To check the ELMS license:
# elicense show

If the license is not installed, use the elicense update command to install the license.
Enter the command and paste the contents of the license file after this prompt. After
pasting, ensure there is a carriage return, then press Control-D to save. You are
prompted to replace licenses, and after answering yes, the licenses are applied and
displayed.
# elicense update
Enter the content of license file and then press Control-D, or press
Control-C to cancel.

b. Display available storage:

# storage show all
# disk show state

c. Add storage to the active tier:

# storage add enclosures <enclosure no> tier active

d. Add storage to the cloud tier:

# storage add enclosures <enclosure no> tier cloud

2. Install certificates.
Before you can create a cloud profile, you must install the associated certificates. See
Importing the certificates on page 553 for more information.
For AWS, Virtustream, and Azure public cloud providers, root CA certificates can be
downloaded from https://www.digicert.com/digicert-root-certificates.htm.

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l For an AWS or Azure cloud provider, download the Baltimore CyberTrust Root
certificate.
l For Alibaba, Alibaba download the GlobalSign Root R1 certificate from https://
support.globalsign.com/customer/portal/articles/1426602-globalsign-rootcertificates.
l For a Virtustream cloud provider, download the DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA
certificate.
l For ECS, the root certificate authority will vary by customer. Contact your load balancer
provider for details.
Downloaded certificate files have a .crt extension. Use openssl on any Linux or Unix system
where it is installed to convert the file from .crt format to .pem.
$openssl x509 -inform der -in DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.crt -out
DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.pem
$openssl x509 -inform der -in BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.crt -out
BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.pem
# adminaccess certificate import ca application cloud
Enter the certificate and then press Control-D, or press Control-C to
cancel.

3. To configure the Data Domain system for data-movement to the cloud, you must first
enable the “cloud” feature and set the system passphrase if it has not already been set.
# cloud enable
Cloud feature requires that passphrase be set on the system.
Enter new passphrase:
Re-enter new passphrase:
Passphrases matched.
The passphrase is set.
Encryption is recommended on the cloud tier.
Do you want to enable encryption? (yes|no) [yes]:
Encryption feature is enabled on the cloud tier.
Cloud feature is enabled.

4. Configure the cloud profile using the cloud provider credentials. The prompts and variables
vary by provider.
# cloud profile add <profilename>

Note: For security reasons, this command does not display the access/secret keys you
enter.
Select the provider:
Enter provider name (alibabacloud|aws|azure|ecs|google|s3_flexible|
virtustream)
l Alibaba Cloud requires access key, secret key, storage class and region.
l AWS S3 requires access key, secret key, storage class, and region.
l Azure requires account name, whether or not the account is an Azure Government
account, primary key, secondary key, and storage class.
l ECS requires entry of access key, secret key and endpoint.
l Google Cloud Platform requires access key, secret key, and region. (Storage class is
Nearline.)
l S3 Flexible providers require the provider name, access key, secret key, region, endpoint,
and storage class.
l Virtustream requires access key, secret key, storage class, and region.

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At the end of each profile addition you are asked if you want to set up a proxy. If you do,
these values are required: proxy hostname, proxy port, proxy username, and proxy
password.
5. Verify the cloud profile configuration:
# cloud profile show

6. Create the active tier file system if it is not already created:

# filesys create

7. Enable the file system:

# filesys enable

8. Configure the cloud unit:

# cloud unit add unitname profile profilename

Use the cloud unit list command to list the cloud units.

9. Optionally, configure encryption for the cloud unit.

a. Verify that the ENCRYPTION license is installed:
# elicense show

b. Enable encryption for the cloud unit:

# filesys encryption enable cloud-unit unitname

c. Check encryption status:

# filesys encryption status

10. Create one or more MTrees:

# mtree create /data/col1/mt11

11. Verify the DD Cloud Tier configuration:

# cloud provider verify
This operation will perform test data movement after creating a temporary profile and
bucket.
Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [yes]:
Enter provider name (aws|azure|virtustream|ecs|s3_generic): aws
Enter the access key:
Enter the secret key:
Enter the region (us-east-1|us-west-1|us-west-2|eu-west-1|apnortheast-1|ap-southeast-1|ap-
southeast-2|
sa-east-1|ap-south-1|ap-northeast-2|eu-central-1):

Verifying cloud provider …

This process may take a few minutes.
Cloud Enablement Check:
Checking Cloud feature enabled: PASSED
Checking Cloud volume: PASSED

Connectivity Check:
Checking firewall access: PASSED
Validating certificate PASSED

Account Validation:
Creating temporary profile: PASSED
Creating temporary bucket: PASSED

S3 API Validation:

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Validating Put Bucket: PASSED

Validating List Bucket: PASSED
Validating Put Object: PASSED
Validating Get Object: PASSED
Validating List Object: PASSED
Validating Delete Object: PASSED
Validating Bulk Delete: PASSED

Cleaning Up:
Deleting temporary bucket: PASSED
Deleting temporary profile: PASSED

Provider verification passed.

12. Configure the file migration policy for this MTree. You can specify multiple MTrees in this
command. The policy can be based on the age threshold or the range.
a. To configure the age-threshold (migrating files older than the specified age to cloud):
# data-movement policy set age-threshold age_in_days to-tier cloud
cloud-unit unitname mtrees mtreename

b. To configure the age-range (migrating only those files that are in the specified age-
range):
# data-movement policy set age-range min-age age_in_days max-age
age_in_days to-tier cloud cloud-unit unitname mtrees mtreename

13. Export the file system, and from the client, mount the file system and ingest data into the
active tier. Change the modification date on the ingested files such that they now qualify for
data migration. (Set the date to older than the age-threshold value specified when
configuring the data-movement policy.)
14. Initiate file migration of the aged files. Again, you can specify multiple MTrees with this
command.
# data-movement start mtrees mtreename

To check the status of data-movement:

# data-movement status

You can also watch the progress of data-movement:

# data-movement watch

15. Verify that file migration worked and the files are now in the cloud tier:
# filesys report generate file-location path all

16. Once you have migrated a file to the cloud tier, you cannot directly read from the file
(attempting to do so results in an error). The file can only be recalled back to the active tier.
To recall a file to the active tier:
# data-movement recall path pathname

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DD Retention Lock

This chapter includes:

l DD Retention Lock overview................................................................................................516

l Supported data access protocols.........................................................................................518
l Enabling DD Retention Lock on an MTree............................................................................519
l Client-Side Retention Lock file control................................................................................522
l System behavior with DD Retention Lock............................................................................527

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DD Retention Lock overview

When data is locked on an MTree that is enabled with DD Retention Lock, DD Retention Lock helps
ensure that data integrity is maintained. Any data that is locked cannot be overwritten, modified,
or deleted for a user-defined retention period of up to 70 years.
There are two DD Retention Lock editions:
l Data Domain Retention Lock Governance Edition retains the functionality of Data Domain
Retention Lock prior to DD OS 5.2. You can use Data Domain Retention Lock Governance to
define retention policies on data that is to be retained for a specific period of time to meet
internal IT governance policies implemented by the system administrator.
l Data Domain Retention Lock Compliance Edition enables you to meet the strictest data
permanence requirements of regulatory standards, such as those of SEC 17a-4(f). The full list
of regulatory standards includes:
n CFTC Rule 1.31b
n FDA 21 CFR Part 11
n Sarbanes-Oxley Act
n IRS 98025 and 97-22
n ISO Standard 15489-1
n MoREQ2010
For certification information, see Compliance Assessments - Summary and Conclusions – EMC
Data Domain Retention Lock Compliance Edition at:
https://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/cohasset-dd-retention-lock-assoc-comp-
assess-summ-ar.pdf
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Compliance with these standards ensures that files locked on a Data Domain system using Data
Domain Retention Lock Compliance Edition software cannot be altered or destroyed before the
retention period expires. Data Domain Retention Lock Compliance Edition requires a security
officer for implementation of policies. An audit log file is accessible by the administrator or
security officer.
Each edition requires a separate, add-on license, and either or both can be used on a single Data
Domain system.
The retention-locking protocol is the same for both the DD Retention Lock Governance and
Compliance Editions. The differences in use stem from the system behavior for the DD Retention
Lock Compliance Edition, since it places strict restrictions to meet compliance requirements. For
an overview, see the EMC Data Domain Retention Lock Software – A Detailed Review (a white
paper) available at:
https://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h10666-data-domain-retention-lock-
wp.pdf
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The DD Retention Lock Governance Edition does not require a security officer and provides a
higher degree of flexibility for archive data retention on Data Domain systems.
For archive compliance storage requirements, SEC rules require that a separate copy of retention-
locked data must be stored with the same retention requirements as the original. Retention-locked
files can be replicated using DD Replicator to another Data Domain system. If a retention-locked
file is replicated, it remains retention locked on the destination system, with the same level of
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DD Retention Lock Governance Edition is supported for on-premises, cloud-based, and DD3300
DD VE instances. DD Retention Lock Compliance Edition is not supported for on-premises, cloud-
based, or DD3300 DD VE instances.
The topics that follow provide additional information on DD Retention Lock.

DD Retention Lock protocol

Only files that are explicitly committed to be retention-locked files are retention locked on the
Data Domain system. Files are committed to be retention-locked files through client-side file
commands issued while DD Retention Lock Governance or Compliance is enabled on the MTree
containing the files.
Note: Linux, Unix, and Windows client environments are supported.

Files that are written to shares or exports that are not committed to be retained (even if DD
Retention Lock Governance or Compliance is enabled on the MTree containing the files) can be
modified or deleted at any time.
Retention locking prevents any modification or deletion of files under retention from occurring
directly from CIFS shares or NFS exports during the retention period specified by a client-side
atime update command. Some archive applications and backup applications can issue this
command when appropriately configured. Applications or utilities that do not issue this command
cannot lock files using DD Retention Lock.
Retention-locked files are always protected from modification and premature deletion, even if
retention locking is subsequently disabled or if the retention-lock license is no longer valid.
You cannot rename or delete non-empty folders or directories within an MTree that is retention-
lock enabled. However, you can rename or delete empty folders or directories and create new
ones.
The retention period of a retention-locked file can be extended (but not reduced) by updating the
file’s atime.
For both DD Retention Lock Governance and Compliance, once the retention period for a file
expires, the file can be deleted using a client-side command, script, or application. However, the
file cannot be modified even after the retention period for the file expires. The Data Domain
system never automatically deletes a file when its retention period expires.

DD Retention Lock flow

The general flow of activities with DD Retention Lock.
1. Enable MTrees for DD Retention Lock Governance or Compliance retention locking using the
DD System Manager or DD OS commands issued from the system console.
2. Commit files to be retention locked on the Data Domain system using client-side commands
issued by an appropriately configured archiving or backup application, manually, or via scripts.
Note: Windows clients may need to download utility programs for DD OS compatibility.

3. Optionally, extend file retention times using client-side commands.

4. Optionally, delete files with expired retention periods using client-side commands.

Automatic retention lock

The automatic retention lock functionality allows you to set automatic values for the retention
period, and the lock delay (the time before a file becomes locked) on a per MTree basis. The

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automatic retention lock settings apply to new files created on the MTree after the retention lock
settings are configured. Existing files are not impacted.
Set the automatic retention period to ensure that every new file created on the MTree will be
automatically locked and retained for the specified amount of time.
Set the automatic lock delay on the MTree to allow a period of time where a new file can be
modified before it gets locked.
Automatic retention lock is subject to the following limitations:
l Retention lock must be re-applied manually to any files reverted when automatic retention lock
is in use.
l MTree replication of an MTree with automatic retention lock enabled to a system with an
earlier version of DD OS that does not support automatic retention lock, results in the locked
files replicating to the target system as regular files.
l In Automatic Retention Lock, for the files which are being ingested, the mtree retention-
lock report generate command may incorrectly report those files as locked as well
report an incorrect cooling off period.

Supported data access protocols

DD Retention Lock is compatible with industry-standard, NAS-based Write-Once-Read-Many
(WORM) protocols, and integration is qualified with archive applications such as Symantec
Enterprise Vault, SourceOne, Cloud Tiering Appliance, or DiskXtender. Customers using backup
applications such as CommVault can also develop custom scripts to use Data Domain Retention
Lock.
The protocol support of DD Retention Lock is as follows:
l NFS is supported with both DD Retention Lock Governance and Compliance.
l CIFS is supported with both DD Retention Lock Governance and Compliance.
l Automatic retention lock is supported on NFS and CIFS with both Retention Lock Governance
and Compliance.
l DD VTL is supported with DD Retention Lock Governance, but not with DD Retention Lock
Compliance. Automatic retention lock is not supported on DD VTL.
Virtual tapes, here referred to as tapes, are represented as files on the file system.
n When you create a storage pool, a collection of tapes that map to a directory on the file
system, you are creating an MTree, unless you specifically select to create the older style
directory pool (for backward compatibility). You can also convert storage pools created
prior to DD OS 5.3 to MTrees. These MTrees can be retention locked and replicated.
n You can retention-lock one or more tapes using the vtl tape modify command,
described in the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.
The mtree retention-lock revert path command can be used to revert the
retention-locked state of tapes that are locked with the vtl tape modify command.
After the tape is unlocked, updates can be made to it. The unlocked state will not be visible
via the DD System Manager or CLI until the DD VTL service is disabled then enabled.
However, updates are applied to the unlocked tape. This capability is only for the DD
Retention Lock Governance Edition.
n The retention time for tapes can be displayed using the vtl tape show command with
the time-display retention argument.
n You can retention-lock an individual tape using the DD System Manager.
l DD Boost is supported with both DD Retention Lock Governance and Compliance. Automatic
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If client-side scripts are used to retention-lock backup files or backup images, and if a backup
application (Veritas NetBackup, for example) is also used on the system via DD Boost, be
aware that the backup application may not share the context of the client-side scripts. Thus,
when a backup application attempts to expire or delete files that were retention locked via the
client-side scripts, space is not released on the Data Domain system.
Data Domain recommends that administrators change their retention period policy to align with
the retention lock time. This applies to many of the backup applications that are integrated
with DD Boost, including Veritas NetBackup, Veritas Backup Exec, and NetWorker.
Setting retention lock during data ingest to a DD BOOST file in DSP mode is not allowed, and
the client setting the RL receives an error. Retention lock should be set after the data ingest is
complete.
Setting retention lock during data ingest to a DD BOOST file in OST mode, or to an NFS file is
not allowed and the client writing the data receives error as soon as RL is set. The partial file
written before RL is set and committed to disk as a worm file.

Enabling DD Retention Lock on an MTree

Only files within DD Retention Lock Governance or Compliance enabled MTrees can be retention-
locked.
MTrees enabled for DD Retention Lock Compliance cannot be converted to DD Retention Lock
Governance MTrees and vice versa.
The procedures that follow show how to enable MTrees for either DD Retention Lock Governance
or DD Retention Lock Compliance.

Enabling DD Retention Lock Governance on an MTree

Add a DD Retention Lock Governance license to a system, and then enable DD Retention Lock
Governance on one or more MTrees.
Procedure
1. Add the DD Retention Lock Governance license, if it is not listed under Feature Licenses.
a. Select Administration > Licenses
b. In the Licenses area click Add Licenses.
c. In the License Key text box, type the license key.
Note: License keys are case-insensitive. Include the hyphens when typing keys.

d. Click Add.
2. Select an MTree for retention locking.
a. Select Data Management > MTree.
b. Select the MTree you want to use for retention locking. You can also create an empty
MTree and add files to it later.
3. Click the MTree Summary tab to display information for the selected MTree.
4. Scroll down to Retention Lock area and click Edit to the right of Retention Lock.
5. Enable DD Retention Lock Governance on the MTree and change the default minimum and
maximum retention lock periods for the MTree, if required.
Perform the following actions in the Modify Retention Lock dialog box:

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a. Select Enabled to enable DD Retention Lock Governance on the MTree.

b. In the Use drop-down list, select Manual or Automatic.
l For manual retention lock, to change the minimum or maximum retention period for
the MTree:
a. Type a number for the interval in the text box (for example, 5 or 14).
b. From the drop-down list, select an interval (minutes, hours, days, years).
Note: Specifying a minimum retention period of less than 12 hours, or a
maximum retention period longer than 70 years, results in an error.

l For automatic retention lock, to change the minimum, maximum, or automatic

retention period, or the automatic lock delay for the MTree:
a. Type a number for the interval in the text box (for example, 5 or 14).
b. From the drop-down list, select an interval (minutes, hours, days, years).
Note: Specifying a minimum retention period of less than 12 hours, a maximum
retention period longer than 70 years, an automatic retention period that does
not fall between the minimum and maximum values, or an automatic lock delay
less than 5 minutes or more than 7 days results in an error.
Note: If a file is modified before the automatic lock delay has elapsed, the lock
delay time starts over when the file modification is complete. For example, if
the lock delay is 120 minutes and the file is modified after 60 minutes, the lock
delay will start again at 120 minutes after the file is modified.

c. Click OK to save the settings.

After you close the Modify Retention Lock dialog box, which is updated MTree
information appears in the Retention Lock area.
6. Check retention lock information for the MTree.
Note the following retention lock fields:
l Top:
n The Status field indicates the read/write access for the MTree, the type of retention
locking on the MTree, and whether retention locking is enabled or disabled.
l Bottom:
n The Status field indicates whether retention locking is enabled for the MTree.
n The Retention Period field indicates minimum and maximum retention periods for the
MTree. The retention period that is specified for a file in the MTree must be equal to
or greater than the minimum retention period and equal to or less than the maximum
retention period.
n The UUID field is a unique identification number that is generated for the MTree.

Note: To check retention lock configuration settings for any MTree, select the MTree in
the Navigation Panel, then click the Summary tab.

After you finish

Retention-lock files in a retention-lock-enabled MTree.

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Enabling DD Retention Lock Compliance on an MTree

Add a DD Retention Lock Compliance license to a system, set up a system administrator and one
or more security officers, configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance
software, and then enable DD Retention Lock Compliance on one or more MTrees.
Procedure
1. Add the DD Retention Lock Compliance license on the system, if it is not present.
a. First, check whether the license is already installed.
license show
b. If the RETENTION-LOCK-COMPLIANCE feature is not displayed, install the license.
license add license-key
Note: License keys are case-insensitive. Include the hyphens when typing keys.

2. Set up one or more security officer users accounts according to Role-Base Access Control
(RBAC) rules.
a. In the system administrator role, add a security officer account.
user add user role security
b. Enable the security officer authorization.
authorization policy set security-officer enabled
3. Configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.
Note: Enabling DD Retention Lock Compliance enforces many restrictions on low-level
access to system functions used during troubleshooting. Once enabled, the only way to
disable DD Retention Lock Compliance is to initialize and reload the system, which
results in destroying all data on the system.

a. Configure the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.

system retention-lock compliance configure
The system automatically reboots.

b. After the restart process is complete, enable DD Retention Lock Compliance on the
system.
system retention-lock compliance enable
4. Enable compliance on an MTree that will contain retention-locked files.
mtree retention-lock enable mode compliance mtree mtree-path
Note: Compliance cannot be enabled on /backup or pool MTrees.

5. To change the default minimum and maximum retention lock periods for a compliance-
enabled MTree, type the following commands with security officer authorization.
l mtree retention-lock set min-retention-period period mtree mtree-path
l mtree retention-lock set max-retention-period period mtree mtree-path

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Note: The retention period is specified in the format [number] [unit]. For example: 1 min,
1 hr, 1 day, 1 mo, or 1 year. Specifying a minimum retention period of less than 12 hours,
or a maximum retention period longer than 70 years, results in an error.

6. To change the automatic retention period and automatic lock delay for a compliance-
enabled MTree, type the following commands with security officer authorization.
l mtree retention-lock set automatic-retention-period period mtree
mtree-path
Note: The automatic retention period is specified in the format [number] [unit]. For
example: 1 min, 1 hr, 1 day, 1 mo, or 1 year. The value must be between the minimum
and maximum retention periods.
l mtree retention-lock set automatic-lock-delay time mtree mtree-path
Note: The automatic lock delay time is specified in the format [number] [unit]. For
example: 5 min, 2 hr, or 1 day. The value must be between five minutes and seven
days. The default is 120 minutes. If a file is modified before the automatic lock delay
has elapsed, the lock delay time starts over when the file modification is complete.
For example, if the lock delay is 120 minutes and the file is modified after 60 minutes,
the lock delay will start again at 120 minutes after the file is modified.
Repeat steps 4 through 6 to enable additional MTrees.

After you finish

Retention lock files reside in a retention-lock-enabled MTree.

Client-Side Retention Lock file control

This section describes the DD Retention Lock client command interface for locking files stored on
Data Domain systems. Client commands are the same for DD Retention Lock Governance and
Compliance. Linux, Unix, and Windows client environments are supported; however, Windows
clients may need to download utility programs with commands to lock files.
Note: If your application already supports industry-standard WORM, writing a WORM file to a
DD Retention Lock Governance or Compliance enabled MTree will lock the file on the Data
Domain system. The retention time in the application should agree with the DD Retention Lock
settings. You do not need to use the commands described in this section. To check whether an
application is tested and certified for the DD Retention Lock, refer to the Data Domain Archive
Application Compatibility Guide.
Note: Some client machines using NFS, but running a legacy OS, cannot set retention time
later than 2038. The NFS protocol doesn’t impose the 2038 limit and allows to specifying
times until 2106. Further, DD OS doesn’t impose the 2038 limit.
Client-side commands are used to manage the retention locking of individual files. These
commands apply to all retention-lock-capable Data Domain systems and must be issued in addition
to the setup and configuration of DD Retention Lock on the Data Domain system.
Required Tools for Windows Clients
You need the touch.exe command to perform retention-locking from a Windows-based client.
To obtain this command, download and install utilities for Linux/Unix-based applications according
to your Windows version. These utilities are best recommendations from Data Domain and should
be used per customer environment.
l For Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and
Windows XP:

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/unxutils/files/latest
l For Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition,
Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista Ultimate, and Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=23754
l For Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows Server 2003 R2:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=20983
Note: The touch command for Windows may have a different format than the Linux examples
in this chapter.
Follow the installation instructions provided and set the search path as needed on the client
machine.
Client Access to Data Domain System Files
After an MTree is enabled for DD Retention Lock Governance or Compliance, you can:
l Create a CIFS share based on the MTree. This CIFS share can be used on a client machine.
l Create an NFS mount for the MTree and access its files from the NFS mount point on a client
machine.
Note: The commands listed in this section are to be used only on the client. They cannot be
issued through the DD System Manager or CLI. Command syntax may vary slightly, depending
on the utility you are using.
The topics that follow describe how to manage client-side retention lock file control.

Setting Retention Locking on a file

To perform retention locking on a file, change the last access time (atime) of the file to the desired
retention time of the file, that is, the time when the file can be deleted.
This action is usually performed using the archive application, and all the archive applications that
are qualified on Data Domain systems today (per the Data Domain Archive Application Compatibility
Guide) follow the basic locking protocol outlined here.
The future atime you specify must respect the minimum and maximum retention periods of the
file’s MTree (as offsets from the current time), as shown in the next figure.

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Figure 23 Valid and invalid atimes for retention locking files

Note: Some client machines using NFS, but running a legacy OS, cannot set retention time
later than 2038. The NFS protocol doesn’t impose the 2038 limit and allows to specifying
times until 2106. Further, DD OS doesn’t impose the 2038 limit.
Errors are permission-denied errors (referred to as EACCESS, a standard POSIX error). These are
returned to the script or archive application setting the atime.
Note: A file must be completely written to the Data Domain system before it is committed to
be a retention-locked file.
The following command can be used on clients to set the atime:
touch -a -t [atime] [filename]
The format of atime is:
[[YY]YY] MMDDhhmm[.ss]
For example, suppose the current date and time is 1 p.m. on January 18, 2012 (that is,
201201181300), and the minimum retention period is 12 hours. Adding the minimum retention
period of 12 hours to that date and time results in a value of 201201190100. Therefore, if the atime
for a file is set to a value greater than 201201190100, that file becomes retention locked.
The following command:
ClientOS# touch -a -t 201412312230 SavedData.dat

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Extending Retention Locking on a file

To extend the retention time of a retention-locked file, set the file’s atime to a value greater than
the file’s current atime but less than the maximum retention period of the file’s MTree (as an
offset from the current time), as shown in the next figure.
Figure 24 Valid and invalid atimes for extending retention locking on files

For example, changing the atime from 201412312230 to 202012121230 using the following
command:
ClientOS# touch -a -t 202012121230 SavedData.dat

will cause the file to be locked until 12:30 p.m. December 12, 2020.
Note: Some client machines using NFS, but running a very old OS, cannot set retention time
later than 2038. The NFS protocol doesn’t impose the 2038 limit and allows to specifying
times until 2106. Further, DD OS doesn’t impose the 2038 limit.

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Errors are permission-denied errors (referred to as EACCESS, a standard POSIX error). These are
returned to the script or archive application setting the atime.

Identifying a Retention-Locked file

The atime value for a retention-locked file is its retention time. To determine whether a file is
retention locked, try to set the atime of the file to a value earlier than its current atime. This action
will fail with a permission-denied error if and only if the file is a retention-locked file.
First, list the current atime value, and then execute the touch command with an earlier atime
using these commands:
ls -l --time=atime [filename]
touch -a -t [atime] [filename]

The following example shows the command sequence:

ClientOS# ls -l --time=atime SavedData.dat
202012121230
ClientOS# touch -a -t 202012111230 SavedData.dat

If the atime of SavedData.dat is 202012121230 (12:30 p.m. December 12, 2020) and the touch
command specifies an earlier atime, 202012111230 (12:30 p.m. December 11, 2020), the touch
command fails, indicating that SavedData.dat is retention-locked.
Note: The --time=atime option is not supported in all versions of Unix.

Specifying a directory and touching only those files

Use the command line to create a root directory containing the files for which access times will
change.
In this routine, root directory to start from contains the files on which you want to change access
times using this client system command:
find [root directory to start from] -exec touch -a -t [expiration time]
{} \;
For example:
ClientOS# find [/backup/data1/] -exec touch -a -t 202012121230 {} \;

Reading a list of files and touching only those files

In this routine, name of file list is the name of a text file that contains the names of the files on
which you want to change access times. Each line contains the name of one file.
Here is the client system command syntax:
touch -a -t [expiration time] 'cat [name of file list]'
For example:
ClientOS# touch -a -t 202012121230 ‘cat /backup/data1/filelist.txt‘

Deleting or expiring a file

Delete or expire a file with an expired retention lock using a client application, or delete a file using
a standard file-delete command.
Expiring a file using an application makes the file inaccessible to the application. The file may or
may not actually be removed from the Data Domain system by the expiration operation. If it is not
removed, the application often provides a separate delete operation. You must have the
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Note: If the retention period of the retention-locked file has not expired, the delete operation
results in a permission-denied error.

Privileged delete
For DD Retention Lock Governance (only), you can delete retention locked files using this two
step process.
Procedure
1. Use the mtree retention-lock revert path command to revert the retention locked
file.
2. Delete the file on the client system using the rm filename command.

Using ctime or mtime on Retention-Locked files

ctime is the last-metadata-change time of a file.
ctime
ctimegets set to the current time when any of the follow events occur:
l A non-retention-locked file is retention locked.
l The retention time of a retention-locked file is extended.
l A retention-locked file is reverted.
Note: User access permissions for a retention-locked file are updated using the Linux
command line tool chmod.

mtime
mtime is the last-modified time of a file. It changes only when the contents of the file change. So,
the mtime of a retention-locked file cannot change.

System behavior with DD Retention Lock

System behavior topics are discussed separately for DD Retention Lock Governance and DD
Retention Lock Compliance in the sections that follow.

DD Retention Lock governance

Certain DD OS commands behave differently when using DD Retention Lock Governance. The
following sections describe the differences for each.

Replication
Collection replication, MTree replication, and directory replication replicate the locked or unlocked
state of files.
Files that are governance retention locked on the source are governance retention locked on the
destination and have the same level of protection. For replication, the source system must have a
DD Retention Lock Governance license installed—a license is not required on the destination
system.
Replication is supported between systems that are:
l Running the same major DD OS version (for example, both systems are running DD OS
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l Running DD OS versions within the next two consecutive higher or lower major releases (for
example, 5.3.x.x to 5.5.x.x or 5.5.x.x to 5.3.x.x). Cross-release replication is supported only for
directory and MTree replication.
Note: MTree replication is not supported for DD OS 5.0 and earlier.

Be aware that:
l Collection replication and MTree replication replicate the minimum and maximum retention
periods configured on MTrees to the destination system.
l Directory replication does not replicate the minimum and maximum retention periods to the
destination system.
The procedure for configuring and using collection, MTree, and directory replication is the same as
for Data Domain systems that do not have a DD Retention Lock Governance license.
Replication Resync
The replication resync destination command tries to bring the destination into sync with the
source when the MTree or directory replication context is broken between destination and source
systems. This command cannot be used with collection replication. Note that:
l If files are migrated to the cloud tier before the context is broken, the MTree replication resync
overwrites all the data on the destination, so you will need to migrate the files to the cloud tier
again.
l If the destination directory has DD Retention Lock enabled, but the source directory does not
have DD Retention Lock enabled, then a resync of a directory replication will fail.
l With Mtree replication, resync will fail if the source MTree does not have retention lock
enabled and the destination MTree has retention lock enabled.
l With Mtree replication, resync will fail if the source and destination MTrees are retention lock
enabled but the propagate retention lock option is set to FALSE.

Fastcopy
When the filesys fastcopy [retention-lock] source src destination dest
command is run on a system with a DD Retention Lock Governance enabled MTree, the command
preserves the retention lock attribute during the fastcopy operation.
Note: If the destination MTree is not retention lock enabled, the retention-lock file attribute is
not preserved.

Filesys destroy
Effects of the filesys destroy command when it is run on a system with a DD Retention Lock
Governance enabled MTree.
l All data is destroyed, including retention-locked data.
l All filesys options are returned to their defaults. This means that retention locking is
disabled and the minimum and maximum retention periods are set back to their default values
on the newly created file system.
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MTree delete
When the mtree delete mtree-path command attempts to delete a DD Retention Lock
Governance enabled (or previously enabled) MTree that currently contains data, the command
returns an error.
Note: The behavior of mtree delete is a similar to a command to delete a directory—an
MTree with retention lock enabled (or previously enabled) can be deleted only if the MTree is
empty.

DD Retention Lock compliance

Certain DD OS commands behave differently when using DD Retention Lock Compliance. The
following sections describe the differences for each.

Replication
An MTree enabled with DD Retention Lock Compliance can be replicated via MTree and collection
replication only. Directory replication is not supported.
MTree and collection replication replicate the locked or unlocked state of files. Files that are
compliance retention locked on the source are compliance retention locked on the destination and
have the same level of protection. Minimum and maximum retention periods configured on MTrees
are replicated to the destination system.
To perform collection replication, the same security officer user must be present on both the
source and destination systems before starting replication to the destination system and afterward
for the lifetime of the source/replica pair.
Replication Resync
The replication resync destination command can be used with MTree replication, but not
with collection replication.
l If the destination MTree contains retention-locked files that do not exist on the source, then
resync will fail.
l Both source and destination MTrees must be enabled for DD Retention Lock Compliance, or
resync will fail.

Replication procedures
The topics in this section describe MTree and collection replication procedures supported for DD
Retention Lock Compliance.
Note: For full descriptions of the commands referenced in the following topics, see the Data
Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.

Replicating an MTree: One-to-one topology

Replicate a DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled MTree from a source system to a destination
system.
Before you begin
Enable DD Retention Lock on an MTree and configure client-side retention lock file control before
replication.
Procedure
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2. Add the DD Retention Lock Compliance license on the system, if it is not present.
a. First, check whether the license is already installed.
license show
b. If the RETENTION-LOCK-COMPLIANCE feature is not displayed, install the license.
license add license-key
Note: License keys are case-insensitive. Include the hyphens when typing keys.

3. Set up one or more security officer users accounts according to Role-Base Access Control
(RBAC) rules.
a. In the system administrator role, add a security officer account.
user add user role security
b. Enable the security officer authorization.
authorization policy set security-officer enabled
4. Configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.
Note: Enabling DD Retention Lock Compliance enforces many restrictions on low-level
access to system functions used during troubleshooting. Once enabled, the only way to
disable DD Retention Lock Compliance is to initialize and reload the system, which
results in destroying all data on the system.

a. Configure the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.

system retention-lock compliance configure
The system automatically reboots.

b. After the restart process is complete, enable DD Retention Lock Compliance on the
system.
system retention-lock compliance enable
5. Create a replication context.
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name destination mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name
6. Perform the following steps on the source system only.
7. Create a replication context.
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name destination mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name
8. Initialize the replication context.
replication initialize mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/
mtree-name
9. Confirm that replication is complete.
replication status mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name detailed
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Replicating an MTree: One-to-many topology

Replicate a DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled MTree from a source system to multiple
destination systems.
Before you begin
Enable DD Retention Lock compliance on an MTree and configure client-side retention lock file
control before replication.
Procedure
1. Until instructed otherwise, perform the following steps on the destination system only.
2. Add the DD Retention Lock Compliance license on the system, if it is not present.
a. First, check whether the license is already installed.
license show
b. If the RETENTION-LOCK-COMPLIANCE feature is not displayed, install the license.
license add license-key
Note: License keys are case-insensitive. Include the hyphens when typing keys.

3. Set up one or more security officer users accounts according to Role-Base Access Control
(RBAC) rules.
a. In the system administrator role, add a security officer account.
user add user role security
b. Enable the security officer authorization.
authorization policy set security-officer enabled
4. Configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.
Note: Enabling DD Retention Lock Compliance enforces many restrictions on low-level
access to system functions used during troubleshooting. Once enabled, the only way to
disable DD Retention Lock Compliance is to initialize and reload the system, which
results in destroying all data on the system.

a. Configure the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.

system retention-lock compliance configure
The system automatically reboots.

b. After the restart process is complete, enable DD Retention Lock Compliance on the
system.
system retention-lock compliance enable
5. Create a replication context.
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name destination mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name
6. Perform the following steps on the source system only.
7. Create a replication context for each destination system.
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name destination mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
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8. Initialize the replication context for each destination system MTree.

replication initialize mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/
mtree-name
9. Confirm that replication is complete for each destination system.
replication status mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name detailed
This command reports 0 pre-compressed bytes remaining when replication is finished.

Adding DD Retention Lock Compliance protection to an existing MTree

replication pair
Add DD Retention Lock Compliance protection to an existing MTree replication pair that is not
enabled for retention locking.
Procedure
1. Until instructed otherwise, perform the following steps on both the source and destination
systems.
2. Log in to the DD System Manager.
The DD System Manager window appears with DD Network in the Navigation panel.
3. Select a Data Domain system.
In the Navigation panel, expand DD Network and select a system
4. Add the DD Retention Lock Governance license, if it is not listed under Feature Licenses.
a. Select Administration > Licenses
b. In the Licenses area click Add Licenses.
c. In the License Key text box, type the license key.
Note: License keys are case-insensitive. Include the hyphens when typing keys.

d. Click Add.
5. Break the current MTree context on the replication pair.
replication break mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name
6. Create the new replication context.
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name destination mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name
7. Perform the following steps on the source system only.
8. Select an MTree for retention locking.
Click the Data Management > MTree tab, then the checkbox for the MTree you want to
use for retention locking. (You can also create an empty MTree and add files to it later.)
9. Click the MTree Summary tab to display information for the selected MTree.
10. Lock files in the compliance-enabled MTree.
11. Ensure that both source and destination (replica) MTrees are the same.
replication resync mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
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12. Check the progress of resync.

replication watch mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name
13. Confirm that replication is complete.
replication status mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/mtree-
name detailed
This command reports 0 pre-compressed bytes remaining when replication is finished.

Converting a collection replication pair to MTree replication pairs

A procedure for customers who used collection replication under DD Retention Lock Compliance in
DD OS 5.2 and want to convert compliance-enabled MTrees in the collection replication pair to
MTree replication pairs.
Procedure
1. On the source system only:
a. Create a snapshot for each DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled MTree.
snapshot create snapshot-name /data/col1/mtree-name
b. Synchronize the collection replication pair.
replication sync col://destination-system-name
c. Confirm that replication is complete.
replication status col://destination-system-name detailed
This command reports 0 pre-compressed bytes remaining when replication is finished.
d. View snapshot information for each DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled MTree.
snapshot list mtree /data/col1/mtree-name
Note the snapshot names for use later.
2. On the destination system only:
a. Confirm that the replication is complete.
replication status mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/
mtree-name detailed
This command reports 0 pre-compressed bytes remaining when replication is finished.
b. View each MTree snapshot replicated to the destination system.
snapshot list mtree /data/col1/mtree-name
c. Ensure that all DD Retention Lock Compliance MTree snapshots have been replicated by
comparing the snapshot names generated here with those generated on the source
system.
snapshot list mtree /data/col1/mtree-name
3. On the both the source and destinations systems:
a. Disable the file system.
filesys disable
b. Break the collection replication context.
replication break col://destination-system-name
c. Enable the file system. (Security officer authorization may be required.)
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d. Add a replication context for each DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled MTree.
replication add source mtree://source-system-name/data/col1/
mtree-name destination mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/
mtree-name
Note: Source and destination MTree names must be the same.

4. On the source system only:

a. Ensure that both source and destination MTrees are the same.
replication resync mtree://destination-system-name
b. Check the progress of resync.
replication watch destination
c. Confirm that replication is complete.
replication status mtree://destination-system-name/data/col1/
mtree-name detailed
This command reports 0 pre-compressed bytes remaining when replication is finished.

Performing collection replication

Replicate /data/col1 from a compliance-enabled source system to a compliance-enabled
destination system.
About this task
Note: For collection replication the same security officer account must be used on both the
source and destination systems.
Procedure
1. Until instructed to do differently, perform the following steps on the source system only.
2. Log in to the DD System Manager.
The DD System Manager window appears with DD Network in the Navigation Panel.
3. Select a Data Domain system.
In the Navigation Panel, expand DD Network and select a system.
4. Add the DD Retention Lock Governance license, if it is not listed under Feature Licenses.
a. Select Administration > Licenses
b. In the Licenses area click Add Licenses.
c. In the License Key text box, type the license key.
Note: License keys are case-insensitive. Include the hyphens when typing keys.

d. Click Add.
5. Create the replication context.
replication add source col://source-system-name destination col://
destination-system-name
6. Until instructed to do differently, perform the following steps on the destination system
only.
7. Destroy the file system.
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8. Log in to the DD System Manager.

The DD System Manager window appears with DD Network in the Navigation Panel.
9. Select a Data Domain system.
In the Navigation Panel, expand DD Network and select a system.
10. Create a file system, but do not enable it.
filesys create
11. Create the replication context.
replication add source col://source-system-name destination col://
destination-system-name
12. Configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.
system retention-lock compliance configure
(The system automatically reboots and executes the system retention-lock
compliance enable command.)
13. Perform the following steps on the source system only.
14. Initialize the replication context.
replication initialize source col://source-system-name destination
col://destination-system-name
15. Confirm that replication is complete.
replication status col://destination-system-name detailed
This command reports 0 pre-compressed bytes remaining when replication is finished.

Adding DD Retention Lock Compliance protection to an existing collection

replication pair
Add DD Retention Lock Compliance protection to a collection replication pair that was created
without DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled on the source and destination systems.
Procedure
1. Until instructed otherwise, perform the following steps on both the source and destination
systems.
2. Disable the replication.
replication disable col://destination-system-name
3. Log in to the DD System Manager.
The DD System Manager window appears with DD Network in the Navigation Panel.
4. Select a Data Domain system.
In the Navigation Panel, expand DD Network and select a system.
5. Until instructed otherwise, perform the following steps on the source system.
6. Configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.
system retention-lock compliance configure
(The system automatically reboots by executing the system retention-lock
compliance enable command.)
7. Enable the replication context.
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8. Until instructed otherwise, perform the following steps on the destination system.
9. Configure and enable the system to use DD Retention Lock Compliance.
system retention-lock compliance configure
(The system automatically reboots by executing the system retention-lock
compliance enable command.)
10. Enable the replication context.
replication enable col://destination-system-name

Fastcopy
When the filesys fastcopy [retention-lock] source src destination dest
command is run on a system with a DD Retention Lock Compliance enabled MTree, the command
preserves the retention lock attribute during the fastcopy operation.
Note: If the destination MTree is not retention lock enabled, the retention-lock file attribute is
not preserved.

CLI usage
Considerations for a Data Domain system with DD Retention Lock Compliance.
l Commands that break compliance cannot be run. The following commands are disallowed:
n filesys archive unit del archive-unit
n filesys destroy
n mtree delete mtree-path
n mtree retention-lock reset {min-retention-period period | max-
retention-period period} mtree mtree-path
n mtree retention-lock disable mtree mtree-path
n mtree retention-lock revert
n user reset
l The following command requires security officer authorization if the license being deleted is for
DD Retention Lock Compliance:
n license del license-feature [license-feature ...] | license-code
[license-code ...]
l The following commands require security officer authorization if DD Retention Lock
Compliance is enabled on an MTree specified in the command:
n mtree retention-lock set {min-retention-period period | max-
retention-period period} mtree mtree-path
n mtree rename mtree-path new-mtree-path
l The following commands require security officer authorization if DD Retention Lock
Compliance is enabled on the system:
Note: These commands must be run in interactive mode.

n alerts notify-list reset

n config set timezone zonename
n config reset timezone

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n cifs set authentication active-directory realm { [dc1 [dc2 ...]]

n license reset
n ntp add timeserver time server list
n ntp del timeserver time server list
n ntp disable
n ntp enable
n ntp reset
n ntp reset timeservers
n replication break {destination | all}
n replication disable {destination | all}
n system set date MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY]

System clock
DD Retention Lock Compliance implements an internal security clock to prevent malicious
tampering with the system clock.
The security clock closely monitors and records the system clock. If there is an accumulated two-
week skew within a year between the security clock and the system clock, the file system is
disabled and can be resumed only by a security officer.
Finding the System Clock Skew
You can run the DD OS command system retention-lock compliance status (security
officer authorization required) to get system and security clock information, including the last
recorded security clock value, and the accumulated system clock variance. This value is updated
every 10 minutes.

Removing the system clock skew

Clock skew is updated every time the security clock records a new value for the system clock.
After 1 year, it is reset to 0.
About this task
At any time, you can run the DD OS command system set date MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY] to set
the time of the system clock (security officer authorization required). If the clock skew becomes
larger than the preset value (2 weeks), the file system is disabled. Complete these steps to restart
the file system and remove the skew between security and system clocks.
Procedure
1. At the system console, enable the file system.
filesys enable
2. At the prompt, confirm that you want to quit the filesys enable command and check
whether the system date is right.
3. Display the system date.
system show date
4. If the system date is not correct, set the correct date (security officer authorization is
required) and confirm it.
system set date MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY]
system show date
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filesys enable
6. At the prompt, continue to the enabling procedure.
7. A security officer prompt appears. Complete the security officer authorization to start the
file system. The security clock will automatically be updated to the current system date.

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DD Encryption

This chapter includes:

l DD encryption overview...................................................................................................... 540

l Configuring encryption........................................................................................................540
l About key management....................................................................................................... 541
l Key manager setup..............................................................................................................552
l Changing key managers after setup.................................................................................... 556
l Checking settings for encryption of data at rest................................................................. 558
l Enabling and disabling encryption of data at rest................................................................ 558
l Locking and unlocking the file system................................................................................. 559

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DD encryption overview
Data encryption protects user data if the Data Domain system is stolen or if the physical storage
media is lost during transit, and it eliminates accidental exposure of a failed drive if it is replaced.
When data enters the Data Domain system using any of the supported protocols (NFS, CIFS, DD
VTL, DD Boost, and NDMP Tape Server), the stream is segmented, fingerprinted, and de-
duplicated (global compression). It is then grouped into multi-segment compression regions, locally
compressed, and encrypted before being stored to disk.
Once enabled, the Encryption at Rest feature encrypts all data entering the Data Domain system.
You cannot enable encryption at a more granular level.
CAUTION Data that has been stored before the DD Encryption feature is enabled does not
automatically get encrypted. To protect all of the data on the system, be sure to enable the
option to encrypt existing data when you configure encryption.
Additional Notes:
As of DD OS 5.5.1.0, Encryption of Data at Rest is supported for DD Extended Retention-enabled
systems with a single retention unit. As of 5.5.1.0, DD Extended Retention supports only a single
retention unit, so systems set up during, or after, 5.5.1.0 will have no problem complying with this
restriction. However, systems set up prior to 5.5.1.0 may have more than one retention unit, but
they will not work with Encryption of Data at Rest until all but one retention unit has been
removed, or data has been moved or migrated to one retention unit.
The filesys encryption apply-changes command applies any encryption configuration
changes to all data present in the file system during the next cleaning cycle. For more information
about this command, see the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide.
Encryption of Data at Rest supports all of the currently supported backup applications described in
the Backup Compatibility Guides available through Online Support at http://support.emc.com.
Data Domain Replicator can be used with encryption, enabling encrypted data to be replicated
using collection, directory, MTree, or application-specific managed file replication with the various
topologies. Each replication form works uniquely with encryption and offers the same level of
security. For more information, see the section on using encryption of data at rest with replication.
Files locked using Data Domain Retention Lock can be stored, encrypted, and replicated.
The autosupport feature includes information about the state of encryption on the Data Domain
system:
l Whether or not encryption is enabled
l The Key Manager in effect and which keys are used
l The encryption algorithm that is configured
l The state of the file system

Configuring encryption
This procedure includes configuring a key manager.
If the Encryption Status on the Data Management > File System > Encryption tab shows Not
Configured, click Configure to set up encryption on the Data Domain system.
Note: The system passphrase must be set in order to enable encryption.

Provide the following information:

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l Algorithm
n Select an encryption algorithm from the drop-down list or accept the default AES 256-bit
(CBC).
The AES 256-bit Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) is the most secure algorithm but it is
significantly slower than the Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode.
n Determine what data is to be encrypted: existing and new or only new. Existing data will be
encrypted during the first cleaning cycle after the file system is restarted. Encryption of
existing data can take longer than a standard file system cleaning operation.
l Key Manager (select one of the three)
n Embedded Key Manager
By default, the Data Domain Embedded Key Manager is in effect after you restart the file
system unless you configure the RSA DPM Key Manager.
You can enable or disable key rotation. If enabled, type a rotation interval between 1-12
months.
n RSA DPM Key Manager
n SafeNet KeySecure Key Manager
Note: See the section about key management for an explanation about how the Embedded
Key Manager, the RSA DPM Key Manager, and SafeNet KeySecure Key Manager work.
The Summary shows the selected configuration values. Review them for correctness. To change a
value, click Back to browse to the page where it was entered and modify it.
A system restart is necessary to enable encryption. To apply the new configuration, select the
option to restart the file system.
Note: Applications may experience an interruption while the file system is restarted.

About key management

Encryption keys determine the output of the cryptographic algorithm. They are protected by a
passphrase, which encrypts the encryption key before it is stored in multiple locations on disk. The
passphrase is generated by the user and requires both an administrator and a security officer to
change it.
A key manager controls the generation, distribution, and lifecycle management of multiple
encryption keys. A Data Domain system can use either the Embedded Key Manager or the RSA
Data Protection Manager (DPM) or SafeNet KeySecure Key Manager. Support for Key
Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) is introduced with DD OS 6.1.
Only one can be in effect at a time. When encryption is enabled on a Data Domain system, the
Embedded Key Manager is in effect by default. If you configure the RSA DPM or SafeNet
KeySecure Key Manager, it replaces the Embedded Key Manager and remains in effect until you
disable it. A file system restart is required for a new key manager to be operational.
Both the Embedded and DPM key managers provide multiple keys, although the system uses only
one key at a time to encrypt data coming into a Data Domain system. If the external Key Manager
is configured and enabled, the Data Domain systems use keys that are provided by the RSA DPM
Key Manager Server. If the same DPM Key Manager manages multiple Data Domain systems, all
systems have the same active key (if they are using the same key class) when the systems are
synced and the file system has been restarted. The Embedded Key Manager generates its keys
internally.
Both key managers rotate keys and support a maximum of 254 keys. The Embedded Key Manager
allows you to specify how many months a key is in effect before being replaced (after the file
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key class. The Embedded Key Manager key rotation is managed on the Data Domain system. The
Key Manager key rotation is managed on the external Key Manager server.
KeySecure
KeySecure 8.5 and 8.9 supported, which is a KMIP compliant key manager product from Safenet
Inc/Gemalto Keysecure. To be able to use KMIP key manager, users have to configure both the
key manager and the Data Domain system/DD VE, to trust each other. Users have to pre-create
keys on the key manager. A Data Domain system will retrieve these keys and their states from
KeySecure after establishing a secure TLS connection. See the Data Domain Operating System and
Gemalto KeySecure Integration Guide for more information on how to create keys and use them on a
Data Domain system.

Rectifying lost or corrupted keys

Create a file that contains all of your system’s current encryption keys. Your support provider can
use this file to import keys back to your system should they become lost or corrupted. It is
recommended that you create an export file on a regular basis.
You are prompted for the Security Officer's credential to export the keys. For additional key file
protection, you can use a passphrase that differs from the one used in a Data Domain system.
After exporting, it is recommended that you save the key file in a secure file server accessible only
by authorized users. You must remember the passphrase used for the key file. If the passphrase is
lost or forgotten, the Data Domain system cannot import and restore the keys. Enter:
# filesys encryption keys export

Key manager support

All Key Managers support all DD OS file system protocols.
Replication
When configuring Data Domain systems for directory MTree replication, configure each Data
Domain system separately. The two systems can use either the same or a different key class, and
the same or different key managers.
For collection replication configuration, the Data Domain system must be configured on the
source. After a replication break, the original replica Data Domain system has to be configured for
the Key Manager. If not, the Data Domain system continues to use the latest known key.

Working with the RSA DPM Key Manager

If the RSA DPM Key Manager is configured and enabled, the Data Domain systems use keys
provided by the RSA DPM Key Manager Server. If the same DPM Key Manager manages multiple
Data Domain systems, all systems will have the same active key (if they are using the same key
class) when the systems are synced and the file system has been restarted. Key rotation is
managed on the RSA DPM Key Manager server.
If the RSA DPM Key Manager is configured and enabled, the Data Domain systems use keys
provided by the RSA DPM Key Manager Server. If the same DPM Key Manager manages multiple
Data Domain systems, all systems will have the same active key (if they are using the same key
class) when the systems are synced and the file system has been restarted. Key rotation is
managed on the RSA DPM Key Manager server.
Encryption Key States
One Activated-RW key is always in effect. If the active key is compromised, the RSA DPM Key
Manager provides a new key. When the Data Domain system detects the new key, it issues an alert
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Expired keys become read only for the existing data on the Data Domain system, and a new active
key is applied to all new data that is ingested. When a key is compromised, the existing data is re-
encrypted using the new encryption key after a file system cleaning is run. If the maximum number
of keys is reached, unused keys must be deleted to make room for new keys.
To view information about the encryption keys that are on Data Domain system, open the DD
System Manager and go to the Data Management > File System > Encryption tab. Keys are
listed by ID number in the Encryption Keys section of the Encryption tab. The following
information is given for each key: when a key was created, how long it is valid, its type (RSA DPM
or Data Domain), its state (see DPM Encryption Key States Supported by Data Domain), and its
post-compression size. If the system is licensed for Extended Retention, the following fields are
also displayed:
Active Size (post comp)
The amount of physical space on the active tier encrypted with the key.

Retention Size (post comp)

The amount of physical space on the retention tier encrypted with the key.

Click on a Key MUID and the system displays the following information for the key in the Key
Details dialog: Tier/Unit (example: Active, Retention-unit-2), creation date, valid until date, state
(see DPM Encryption Key States Supported by Data Domain), and post compression size. Click
Close to close the dialog.

Table 201 DPM encryption key states supported by Data Domain

State Definition

Pending-Activated The key has just been created. After a file

system restart, the key becomes Activated-
RW.

Activated-RW and Activated-RO Both Activated-RW and Activated-RO read

the data encrypted with their keys,
respectively. Activated-RW is the latest
activated key.

De-Activated A key becomes deactivated when the current

time exceeds the validity period. The key is
used for reading.

Compromised The key can only decrypt. After all of the data
encrypted with the compromised key is re-
encrypted, the state changes to Destroyed
Compromised. The keys are re-encrypted
when a file system cleaning is run. You can
delete a Destroyed Compromised key, if
necessary.

Marked-For-Destroy You have marked the key as destroyed for the

data to be re-encrypted.

Destroyed After re-encrypting all data encrypted with

this key, the DD OS changes it from Marked-
For-Destroy to Destroyed. Also, when the key
that is destroyed is compromised, it becomes
Compromised-Destroyed. You can delete keys
that are Destroyed and Compromised-
Destroyed.

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Table 201 DPM encryption key states supported by Data Domain (continued)

State Definition

Note: A key is not destroyed in the Data

Domain system until a cleaning operation
is run and completed.

Keeping keys in sync with the RSA DPM key manager

An automatic key sync is performed every day at midnight. A manual key sync is required only if
you cannot wait for the scheduled sync. Whenever new keys are synced on the Data Domain
system, an alert is generated. This alert is cleared after the file system is restarted.
About this task
After the RSA DPM Key Manager Server generates new keys, click the Sync button to have them
display in the Encryption Key list on the Data Domain System Manager’s Encryption tab.
Note: A file system restart is necessary if keys have changed since the last sync.

Procedure
1. Using the DD System Manager, select the Data Domain system you are working with in the
Navigation panel.
Note: Always perform DD System Manager functions on the system you have selected
in the Navigation panel.

2. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption.

3. In the Encryption Keys section, select the RSA DPM key, and click Sync.

Destroying a key (RSA DPM key manager)

Destroy a key if you do not want any data to be encrypted with it. This procedure requires security
officer credentials.
About this task
Note: For information about the security officer, see the sections regarding creating local
users and enabling security authorization.
To change an RSA DPM key to a state in which it can be destroyed:
Procedure
1. Deactivate the key on the RSA DPM Server.
2. Restart the file system for the key to be deactivated on the Data Domain system.
3. Using the DD System Manager, select Data Management > File System > Encryption.
4. In the Encryption Keys section, select the key in the list to be destroyed.
5. Click Destroy....
The system displays the Destroy dialog that includes the tier and state for the key.
6. Enter your security officer user name and password.
7. Confirm that you want to destroy the key by clicking Destroy.
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Deleting a key
You can delete Key Manager keys that are in the Destroyed or Compromised-Destroyed states.
However, you only need to delete a key when the number of keys has reached the maximum 254
limit. This procedure requires security officer credentials.
About this task
Note: To reach the Destroyed state, the Destroying a Key procedure (for either the Embedded
Key Manager or the RSA DPM Key Manager) must be performed on the key and a system
cleaning must be run.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption.
2. In the Encryption Keys section, select the key or keys in the list to be deleted.
3. Click Delete....
The system displays the key to be deleted, and the tier and state for the key.
4. Type your security officer user name and password.
5. Confirm that you want to delete the key or keys by clicking Delete.

Working with the Embedded Key Manager

When the Embedded Key Manager is selected, the Data Domain System creates its own keys.
After the key rotation policy is configured, a new key is automatically created at the next rotation.
An alert informs you of the creation of a new key. You must perform a file system restart to
activate the new key and deactivate the old key. You can disable the key rotation policy by clicking
the disable button associated with the Embedded Key Manager Key’s rotation status.

Creating a key (Embedded Key Manager)

Create an encryption key for the Embedded Key Manager.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > DD Encryption.
2. In the Encryption Keys section, click Create... .
3. Type your security officer user name and password.
4. Click Restart the filesystem now if you want to restart the file system.
A new Data Domain key will be created. After the file system is restarted, the previous key
will become deactivated and the new key will become activated.
5. Click Create.

Destroying a key (Embedded Key Manager)

Destroy an encryption key for the Embedded Key Manager.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption.
2. In the Encryption Keys section, select the key in the list to be destroyed.
3. Click Destroy....
The system displays the Destroy dialog that includes the tier and state for the key.

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4. Type your security officer user name and password.

5. Confirm that you want to destroy the key by clicking Destroy.
Note: After a file system clean has run, the key state changes to Destroyed.

Working with KeySecure Key Manager

KeySecure Key Manager supports external key managers by using Key Management
Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) and centrally manages encryption keys in a single, centralized
platform.
l Keys will be pre-created on the Key Manager.
l KMIP Key Manager cannot be enabled on systems that have encryption enabled on one or
more cloud units.

Using DD System Manager to set up and manage the KeySecure Key Manager
This section describes how to use Data Domain System Manager (DD SM) to manage the
KeySecure Key Manager.

Creating a key for the KeySecure Key Manager

Create an encryption key for the KeySecure Key Manager (KMIP).
About this task
Procedure
1. Scroll down to the Key Manager Encryption Keys table.
2. Click Add to create a new Key Manager encryption key.
a. Enter the Security Officer username and password.
b. Click Restart the file system now.
c. Click Create.
3. Click Restart the file system now to make the changes take effect.
A new KIMP key is created. After the file system is restarted, the previous key is
deactivated and the new key is activated.

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Modifying the state of an existing key in KeySecure Key Manager

Use DD SM to modify the state of an existing KIMP encryption key.
Before you begin
Review the conditions for changing a key state:
l When a key already exists (is active) and a new key is created, the new key will change to the
Pending-Activated state until the user restarts the file system.
l Users can deactivate a key in an Activated-RW state only if there is a Pending-
Activated key to take its place.
l A key in a Pending-Activated state is deactivated only if there is another Pending-
Activated key to take its place.
l A key in an Activated-RO key requires no conditions. Deactivate at any time.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > DD Encryption.
2. Scroll down to view the Key Manager Encryption Keys table.
3. Select the appropriate key from the Key Manager Encryption Keys table.
4. To deactivate a key:
a. Click on any key that shows an Activated state.
b. Enter the security officer username and password.
c. Click DEACTIVATE.
Figure 25 Change KMIP key to a Deactivated state

5. Click Restart the filesystem now.

Results
The state of an existing key is changed.

Configuring the KeySecure Key Manager

Use DD SM to set the key rotation policy from the Data Domain system.
Before you begin
Confirm the desired Key rotation period (weeks or months), the Key rotation start date, and the
Next key rotation date.

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Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > DD Encryption.
2. In the Key Management section, click Configure. The Change Key Manager dialog box
opens.
3. Enter your security officer user name and password.
4. Select KeySecure Key Manager from the Key Manager Type drop down menu. The
Change Key Manager information appears.
5. Set the key rotation policy:
Note: The rotation policy is specified in weeks and months. The minimum key rotation
policy increment is one week, and the maximum key rotation policy increment is 52
weeks (or 12 months).

a. Enable the Key Rotation policy. Set the Enable Key rotation policy button to enable.
b. Enter the appropriate dates in the Key rotation schedule field.
c. Select the appropriate number of weeks or months from the Weeks or Months drop
down menu.
d. Click OK.
e. Click Restart the filesystem now if you want to restart the file system to make the
changes take effect immediately. per Fig 3
Results
The key rotation policy is set or changed.

Using the Data Domain CLI to manage the KeySecure Key Manager
This section describes how to use the CLI to manage the KeySecure Key Manager.

Create a new active key on the KeySecure Key Manager

Use the Data Domain CLI to create a new active key.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the appropriate user credentials. The security role is required to run these
commands.
Procedure
1. Log into the Data Domain system using the security role:
Username: <security office user>

Password: <security officer password>

2. Create a new active key:

# filesys encryption key-manager keys create

3. Output that is similar to the following appears:

New encryption key was successfully created.

The filesystem must be restarted to activate the new key.

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Results
A new active key is created.

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Modify the state of an existing key in the KeySecure Key Manager

Use the Data Domain CLI to modify the state of an existing key to a deactivated state.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the appropriate user credentials. The security role is required to run these
commands.
Procedure
1. Log into the Data Domain system using the security role:
Username: sec

Password: <security officer password>

2. Modify the state of an existing key:

# filesys encryption key-manager keys modify{<key-id> | muid <key-

muid>}state deactivated

For example:

# filesys encryption key-manager keys modify muid

740D711374A8C964A62817B4AD193C8DC44374A6ED534C85642782014F2E9D41 state
deactivated

3. Output that is similar to the following appears:

Key state modified.

Results
The state of an existing key is modified.

Set or reset a key rotation policy in the KeySecure Key Manager

Use the Data Domain CLI to set the key rotation policy on the Data Domain system to periodically
rotate keys. Note that the rotation policy is specified in weeks and months. The minimum key
rotation policy increment is one week, and the maximum key rotation policy increment is 52 weeks
(or 12 months).
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the appropriate user credentials. The security role is required to run these
commands.
Procedure
1. Log into the Data Domain system using the security role:
Username: sec

Password: <security officer password>

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2. Set a key rotation policy for the first time. In our example, we will set the rotation policy to
three weeks:

# filesys encryption key-manager set key-rotation-policy

{every <n> {weeks | months} | none}

For example:

# filesys encryption key-manager set key-rotation-policy every 3 weeks

Output that is similar to the following appears:

Key-rotation-policy is set. Encryption key will be rotated every 3

weeks.

3. Subsequently, run this command if you choose to change the existing key rotation policy. In
our example, we will change the rotation policy from three weeks to four months:
Note: Log into the Data Domain system using the security role (where Username is sec,
and the password is the <security officer password> ).

# filesys encryption key-manager reset [key-rotation-policy]

For example:

filesys encryption key-manager set key-rotation-policy every 4 months

Output that is similar to the following appears:

Key-rotation-policy is set. Encryption key will be rotated every 4

months.

4. Display the current key rotation policy, or verify that the policy is set correctly:

# filesys encryption key-manager show

Output that is similar to the following appears:

The current key-manager configuration is:

Key Manager: Enabled
Server Type: KeySecure
Server: <IP address of KMIP server>
Port: 5696
Fips-mode: enabled

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Status: Online
Key-class: <key-class>
KMIP-user: <KMIP username>
Key rotation period: 2 months
Last key rotation date: 03:14:17 03/19 2018
Next key rotation date: 01:01:00 05/17 2018

Results
The key rotation policy is set or changed.

How the cleaning operation works

Encryption affects the performance of cleaning operations when data encrypted with the
Compromised or Marked-For-Destroyed keys is re-keyed using the Activated-RW key.
At the end of the cleaning operation, there will be no data that is encrypted with the Compromised
or Marked-For-Destroyed keys. Also, any data written by the cleaning operation is encrypted with
the Activated-RW key.

Key manager setup

Follow the instructions for the type of key manager you are using.
For more information about SafeNet KeySecure Key Manager setup, see the Data Domain
Operating System and Gemalto KeySecure Integration Guide.

RSA DPM Key Manager encryption setup

RSA DPM Key Manager must be set up on both the RSA DPM Server and on the Data Domain
system.

Performing this setup on the RSA DPM server

The main steps for setting up the RSA DPM Server (using its graphical user interface).
About this task
Note:
See the latest version of the RSA Data Protection Manager Server Administrator’s Guide for
more information about each step of this procedure.
Algorithm and cipher mode settings set on the RSA DPM Key Manager Server are ignored by
the Data Domain system. Configure these settings on the Data Domain system.
Procedure
1. Create an identity for the Data Domain system using the X509 certificate. A secure channel
is created based on this certificate.
2. Create a key class with the proper attributes:
l Key length: 256 bits.
l Duration: For example, six months or whatever matches your policy.
l Auto-key generation: Select to have keys automatically generated.

Note: Multiple Data Domain systems can share the same key class. For more information
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3. Create an identity using the Data Domain system’s host certificate as its identity certificate.
The identity and the key class have to be in the same identity group.
4. Import the certificates. See the section about importing certificates for more information.

About RSA DPM key classes

The Data Domain system retrieves a key from RSA DPM Key Manager by key class. A key class is a
specialized type of security class used by the RSA DPM Key Manager that groups crytopgraphic
keys with similar characteristics.
The RSA DPM Key Manager Server allows a key class to be set up to either return the current key,
or to generate a new key each time. The Data Domain system supports only the key classes
configured to return the current key. Do not use a key class that is configured to generate a new
key each time.
Note: If the key length is not 256 bits, the DPM configuration will fail.

Importing the certificates

After obtaining certificates, import them to the Data Domain system.
Before you begin
l The Host certificate should be in PKCS12 format.
l The CA certificate should be in PEM format.
l You must obtain CA and Host certificates that are compatible with the RSA DPM Key
Manager. You can request these certificates from third-party certificates authorities, or create
them using appropriate SSL utility tools.
l If the system passphrase is not set, you cannot import the host certificate. The passphrase is
set when you enable encryption. To change it, see the section regarding changing the system
passphrase in the Managing the Data Domain Systems chapter.
About this task
DD OS supports certificates without any extension and certificates with server and client
extensions for use with both the Data DD Manager and RSA DPM Key Manager. Certificates with
client extensions are supported only by RSA DPM Key Manager, and certificates with server
extensions are supported only by the DD System Manager.
DD OS does not support the RSA DPM Key Manager Server’s Auto Registration Certificate
capability, which uploads an auto registered certificate directly, or imports multiple certificates.
This means that you must import the CA and Host certificates for a Data Domain system.
The following information describes how to respond to a couple of alerts that might appear during
certificate management.
l If HTTPS fails to restart due to corrupted imported certificates, self-signed certificates are
used. If this occurs, a managed alert, UnusableHostCertificate, is issued. To clear the alert,
delete the corrupted certificates and re-import new certificates.
l If imported certificates are removed, for example during a system headswap and the imported
certificates fail to copy over, a managed alert, MissingHostCertificate, is issued. Re-import the
certificates to clear the alert.
After obtaining the certificates, import them to the Data Domain system as follows:
Procedure
1. Configure the RSA DPM Key Manager Server to use the CA and Host certificates. For
instructions, see the RSA DPM Key Manager Server Administration Guide.
2. Import the certificates by redirecting the certificate files using ssh command syntax. See
the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide for details.

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ssh sysadmin@<Data-Domain-system> adminaccess certificate import {host

password password |ca } < path_to_the_certificate
For example, to import the host certificate host.p12 from your personal computer’s desktop
over to the Data Domain system DD1 using ssh, enter:
# ssh sysadmin@DD1 adminaccess certificate import host password abc123 <
C:\host.p12

3. Import the CA certificate, for example, ca.pem, from your desktop to DD1 via SSH by
entering:
# ssh sysadmin@DD1 adminaccess certificate import ca < C:\ca.pem

Performing this setup on the Data Domain system

Configure encryption on the Data Domain System Manager using the DPM Key Manager.
Procedure
1. Complete the DPM Key Manager setup on the RSA DPM Server.
2. The Data Domain system must be able to resolve its own IP address using its hostname. If
this mapping has not been added to the DNS server, use this command line to add the entry
to the /etc/hosts file:
# net hosts add ipaddr host-list
where ipaddr is the IP address of Data Domain system and host-list is the hostname of the
Data Domain system.
If you are working in a dual stack environment, and the system displays the following error
message: "RKM is not configured correctly," then use the net hosts add ipaddr host-list
command to add the IPv4 address of the Data Domain System to the /etc/hosts file.
Note: A DPM server cannot be enabled in an environment using only IPv6 addresses.

Note: By default, the fips-mode is enabled. If the PKCS #12 client credential is not
encrypted with the FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm, such as RC2, then you must disable
fips-mode. See the Data Domain Operating System Command Reference Guide for
information about disabling fips-mode.

3. Log into the DD System Manager and select the Data Domain system you are working with
in the Navigation panel.
Note: Always perform DD System Manager functions on the system you have selected
in the Navigation panel.

4. Click the Data Management > File System > Encryption tab.
5. Follow the instructions in the section regarding configuring encryption and select the DPM
Key Manager. If encryption has already been set up, follow the instructions in the section
regarding changing key managers after setup.

Setting up KMIP key manager

With KMIP support, a Data Domain appliance can retrieve symmetric key objects that are used for
data at rest encryption from KMIP key managers.
Procedure
1. Set up a KeySecure instance with IP address <IP1>.
2. Create and install an SSL server certificate on the KeySecure.

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3. Enable KMIP by navigating to Device > Key Server.

Ensure <IP1> is the address that is used and Port is <Port1> and the server certificate from
Step 2 is used.
4. Create a certificate signing request (CSR) for the system on the Data Domain system/DD
VE or Linux computer.
a. Log in to the Data Domain.
b. Issue the command adminaccess certificate cert-signing-request
generate.
If the command is successful, it generates the file
CertificateSigningRequest.csr, which is located in /ddvar/certificates/.
By default, NFS exports do not have permissions to access the certificates folder, even to a
root user.

# mount 16tbddve:/ddvar /mnt/DDVE

# cd /mnt/DDVE/certificates/
bash: cd: /mnt/DDVE/certificates/: Permission denied
# ls -al /mnt/DDVE/
total 800292
drwxr-xr-x 25 root staff 4096 Apr 10 08:32 .
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Oct 24 12:11 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root staff 180 Apr 10 08:36 .bashrc
drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 Aug 18 2016 benchmark
drwxr-sr-x 3 root staff 4096 Apr 4 15:49 cacerts
drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 Apr 4 12:50 cdes
drwxrws--- 2 root staff 4096 Apr 11 2017 certificates
drwxrwsr-x 3 root staff 4096 Jul 1 2016 core
5. Take this CSR and have it issued/signed by the CA on the KeySecure.
If the command is successful, it generates the file CertificateSigningRequest.csr,
which is located in /ddvar/certificates/.
6. Download that signed certificate (x.509 pem file] on to the Data Domain system and use the
private key of the CSR to create a pkcs#12 file.
Renamecsr to pem in the file name.
7. Download the root CA certificate from the CA of the KeySecure (Security > Local CAs).
8. On the Data Domain system/DD VE, use adminaccess CLI to install the pkcs#12 client
certificate and the CA certificate. Use application type as keysecure.
9. On the KeySecure, create a symmetric key with AES-256 as the algorithm and key length.
a. Set the owner to the user that will use as KMIP on the Data Domain system/DD VE.
b. Select the Exportable option.
c. Under Security > Keys > Attributes for the key, ensure to set Application Namespace
to DD_DARE_KEYS. Ensure to set Application Data to key-class that you are planning
to use on the Data Domain system/DD VE.
10. Use filesys encryption key-manager set command to configure ALL the
parameters to access the keysecure key manager.
11. Enable the external key-manager by using the command filesys encryption key-
manager enable.
12. Enable encryption by using the commands filesys encryption enable and filesys
restart.
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13. Keys should be automatically retrieved from the keysecure key-manager should be seen in
the local key table.
Sample output of local key table for filesys encryption keys show:

The current active key is used to encrypt any data being ingested.
14. Sync the key states.
a. On the keysecure web interface, create a new active key as previously described.
b. On the keysecure web interface, deactivate the old key by clicking the key and going
under the Life Cycle tab. Click Edit State. Set the Cryptographic State to
Deactivated. Click Save.
15. On the Data Domain system, sync the local key table by running the filesys
encryption keys sync command.
Sample output of local key table forfilesys encryption keys show:

Note: Keys can be marked as versioned keys. When 2nd and 3rd versions of a specific
key are generated, KMIP queries currently don't pick up these keys and may be an issue
if that key is being used by a Data Domain system or DD VE.

Changing key managers after setup

Select from the Embedded Key Manager or the RSA DPM Key Manager.
Before you begin
To manage certificates for a system, you must start DD System Manager on that system.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption.
2. Under Key Management, click Configure.
3. Type your security officer username and password.
4. Select which Key Manager to use.
l Embedded Key Manager: Select to enable or disable key rotation. If enabled, enter a
rotation interval between 1-to-12 months. Select Restart the file system now, and click
OK.
l RSA DPM Key Manager: Enter the server name, key class, port (the default is 443), and
whether the imported host certificate is FIPS compliant. The default mode is enabled.
Select Restart the file system now, and click OK.

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5. Click Manage Certificates to add certificates.

Managing certificates for RSA Key Manager

You must use both host and CA certificates with RSA Key Manager.
About this task
Note: Certificates are only necessary for RSA Key Manager. Embedded Key Manager does not
use certificates.

Adding CA certificates for RSA Key Manager

Upload or copy and paste CA certificates.
Procedure
1. Select one of the following:
l Select the option to upload a CA certificate as a .pem file and click Browse to find the
file.
l Select the option to copy and paste the CA certificate and paste the certificate contents
into the field provided.
2. Click Add to add the certificate.

Adding a host certificate for RSA Key Manager

Upload the certificate as a .p12 file, or upload a public key as a .pem file and use a generated
private key.
About this task
To start, select the first or second of the following steps:
Procedure
1. Select the option to upload the certificate as a .p12 file.
a. Enter a password.
b. Click Browse to find the .p12 file.
2. Select the option to upload the public key as a .pem file and use a generated private key.
a. Click Browse to find the .pem file.
3. Click Add.

Deleting certificates
Select a certificate with the correct fingerprint.
Procedure
1. Select a certificate to delete.
2. Click Delete.
The system displays a Delete Certificate dialog with the fingerprint of the certificate to be
deleted.
3. Click OK.

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Checking settings for encryption of data at rest

Check the settings for the DD Encryption feature.
Click the Data Management > File System > Encryption tabs. The currently used Key Manager is
shown as Enabled. For a description of the DD Encryption settings, see the section about the
encryption view.

Enabling and disabling encryption of data at rest

After configuring DD Encryption, the status is enabled and the Disabled button is active. When DD
Encryption is disabled, the Enabled button is active.

Enabling encryption of data at rest

Use the DD System Manager to enable the DD Encryption feature.
Procedure
1. Using the DD System Manager, select the Data Domain system you are working with in the
Navigation panel.
2. In the Encryption view, click the Enable button.
3. Both of the following options are available:
l Select Apply to existing data and click OK. Encryption of existing data will occur during
the first cleaning cycle after the file system is restarted.
l Select Restart the file system now and click OK. DD Encryption will be enabled after
the file system is restarted.
After you finish
Note: Applications may experience an interruption while the file system is restarted.

Disabling encryption of data at rest

Use the DD System Manager to disable the DD Encryption feature.
Procedure
1. Using the DD System Manager, select the Data Domain system you are working with in the
Navigation panel.
2. In the Encryption view, click the Disable button.
The Disable Encryption dialog box is displayed.

3. In the Security Officer Credentials area, enter the user name and password of a security
officer.
4. Select one of the following:
l Select Apply to existing data and click OK. Decryption of existing data will occur during
the first cleaning cycle after the file system is restarted.
l Select Restart the file system now and click OK. DD Encryption will be disabled after
the file system is restarted.

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After you finish

Note: Applications may experience an interruption while the file system is restarted.

Locking and unlocking the file system

Use this procedure when an DD Encryption-enabled Data Domain system (and its external storage
devices) are being transported, or if you want to lock a disk that is being replaced. The procedure
requires two accounts: Security Officer and System Administration roles.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption .
In the File System Lock area, the Status shows whether the file system is Locked or
Unlocked.

2. Disable the file system by clicking Disabled in the File System status area.
3. Use the procedure to lock or unlock the file system.

Locking the file system

To lock the file system, DD Encryption must be enabled and the file system must be disabled.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption and click Lock File System.
2. In the text fields of the Lock File System dialog box, provide:
l The username and password of a Security Officer account (an authorized user in the
Security User group on that Data Domain system).
l The current and a new passphrase.

3. Click OK.
This procedure re-encrypts the encryption keys with the new passphrase. This process
destroys the cached copy of the current passphrase (both in-memory and on-disk).

Note: Changing the passphrase requires two-user authentication to protect against the
possibility of a rogue employee‘s shredding the data.

CAUTION Be sure to take care of the passphrase. If the passphrase is lost, you will
never be able to unlock the file system and access the data. The data will be irrevocably
lost.

4. Shut down the system:

CAUTION Do not use the chassis power switch to power off the system. Type the
following command at the command prompt instead.
# system poweroff The ‘system poweroff’ command shuts down the
system and turns off the power. Continue? (yes|no|?) [no]:
5. Transport the system or remove the disk being replaced.
6. Power on the system and use the procedure to unlock the file system.

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Unlocking the file system

This procedure prepares an encrypted file system for use after it has arrived at its destination.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption and click Unlock File System.
2. In the text fields, type the passphrase that was used to lock the file system.
3. Click OK.
4. Click Close to exit.
If the passphrase is incorrect, the file system does not start and the system reports the
error. Type the correct passphrase, as directed in the previous step.

Changing the encryption algorithm

Reset the encryption algorithm if necessary, or select options to encrypt new and existing data or
just new data.
Procedure
1. Select Data Management > File System > Encryption
2. To change the Encryption Algorithm used to encrypt the Data Domain system, click Change
Algorithm.
The Change Algorithm dialog box is displayed. Supported encryption algorithms are:
l AES-128 CBC
l AES-256 CBC
l AES-128 GCM
l AES-256 GCM

3. Select an encryption algorithm from the drop-down list or accept the default AES 256-bit
(CBC).
The AES 256-bit Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) is the most secure algorithm but it is
significantly slower than the Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode.

Note: To reset the algorithm to the default AES 256-bit (CBC), click Reset to default.

4. Determine what data will be encrypted:

l To encrypt existing and new data on the system, select Apply to Existing data, Restart
file system now, and click OK.
Existing data will be encrypted during the first cleaning cycle after the file system is
restarted.

Note: Encryption of existing data can take longer than a standard file system clean
operation.
l To encrypt only new data, select Restart file system now and click OK.

5. The status is displayed. Click Close when the process is complete.

Note: Applications may experience an interruption while the file system is restarted.

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