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OneFS Web Administration Guide
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OneFS Web Administration GuideThe OneFS Web Administration Guide describes how to activate licenses, configure network interfaces, manage the file system, provision block storage, run system jobs, protect data, back up the cluster, set up storage pools, establish quotas, secure access, migrate data, integrate with other applications, and monitor PowerScale clusters.
- About this guideThis guide describes how the PowerScale OneFS web administration interface provides access to cluster configuration, management, and monitoring functionality. For information about APEX File Storage Services, see the Dell Technologies APEX File Storage Services Administration Guide.
- Scale-out NAS overviewThe scale-out NAS storage platform combines modular hardware with unified software to harness unstructured data. The OneFS operating system powers the platform to deliver a scalable pool of storage with a global namespace.
- Where to get help
- PowerScale scale-out NASPowerScale OneFS combines the three layers of storage architecture—file system, volume manager, and data protection—into a scale-out NAS cluster.
- General cluster administration
- Access zones
- Authentication
- Administrative roles and privileges
- Identity management
- Home directoriesWhen you create a local user, OneFS automatically creates a home directory for the user.
- Data access controlOneFS supports two types of permissions data on files and directories that control who has access: Windows-style access control lists (ACLs) and POSIX mode bits (UNIX permissions).
- File sharingYou can access files and directories using SMB for Windows file sharing, NFS for Unix file sharing, secure shell (SSH), FTP, and HTTP.
- File filteringFile filtering enables you to allow or deny file writes based on file type.
- Auditing
- Snapshots
- Deduplication with SmartDedupe
- Data replication with SyncIQ
- Data layout with FlexProtect
- NDMP backup
- File retention with SmartLock
- Protection domains
- Data-at-rest encryption
- S3 Support
- SmartQuotas
- Storage pools
- Pool-based tree reporting in FSAnalyze (FSA)
- Job management
- Networking
- Partitioned Performance Monitoring
- Antivirus
  - Antivirus overviewYou can scan the files that you store on a PowerScale cluster for viruses, malware, and other security threats by integrating with third-party scanning services through the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) or the Common AntiVirus Agent (CAVA).
  - On-access scanningYou can configure OneFS to send files to be scanned before they are opened, after they are closed, or both. This can be done through file access protocols such as SMB, NFS, and SSH. Sending files to be scanned after they are closed is faster but less secure. Sending files to be scanned before they are opened is slower but more secure.
  - ICAP Antivirus policy scanningICAP supports setting antivirus policies. You can use the OneFS Job Engine to create ICAP antivirus scanning policies that send files from a specified directory to be scanned. ICAP antivirus policies can be run manually at any time, or configured to run according to a schedule.
  - Individual file scanning using ICAPYou can send a specific file to an ICAP server to be scanned at any time.
  - WORM files and antivirusWORM (write-once, read-many) files can be scanned and quarantined by antivirus software, but cannot be repaired or deleted until their retention period expires.
  - Antivirus scan reportsOneFS generates reports about antivirus scans. Each time that an ICAP antivirus policy is run, OneFS generates a report for that policy. OneFS also generates a report every 24 hours that includes all on-access scans that occurred during the day.
  - ICAP serversThe number of ICAP servers that are required to support a PowerScale cluster depends on how virus scanning is configured, the amount of data a cluster processes, and the processing power of the ICAP servers.
  - CAVA servers CAVA uses industry-standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol versions 2 and 3 in a Microsoft Windows Server environment. CAVA uses third-party antivirus software to identify and eliminate known viruses before they infect files on the system.
  - ICAP threat responsesYou can configure the system to repair, quarantine, or truncate any files that the ICAP server detects viruses in.
  - CAVA threat responsesYou configure CAVA threat responses in the antivirus software you use.
  - Configuring global antivirus settingsYou can configure global antivirus settings that are applied to all antivirus scans by default.
  - Managing ICAP serversBefore you can send files to be scanned on an ICAP server, you must configure OneFS to connect to the server. You can test, modify, and remove an ICAP server connection. You can also temporarily disconnect and reconnect to an ICAP server.
  - Managing CAVA serversTo enable scanning files on a CAVA server, you create (or modify) the CAVA server configuration.
  - Create an antivirus policyYou can create an antivirus policy that causes specific files to be scanned for viruses each time the policy is run.
  - Managing ICAP antivirus policiesAntivirus policies are specific to ICAP. You can modify and delete ICAP antivirus policies. You can also temporarily disable antivirus policies if you want to retain the policy but do not want to scan files.
  - Managing antivirus scansYou can scan multiple files for viruses by manually running an antivirus policy, or scan an individual file without an antivirus policy. You can also stop antivirus scans.
  - Managing antivirus threatsYou can repair, quarantine, or truncate files in which threats are detected. If you think that a quarantined file is no longer a threat, you can rescan the file or remove the file from quarantine.
  - Managing antivirus reportsYou can view antivirus reports through the web administration interface. You can also view events that are related to antivirus activity.
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OneFS Web Administration GuideThe OneFS Web Administration Guide describes how to activate licenses, configure network interfaces, manage the file system, provision block storage, run system jobs, protect data, back up the cluster, set up storage pools, establish quotas, secure access, migrate data, integrate with other applications, and monitor PowerScale clusters.
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