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OneFS Web Administration Guide
OneFS Event Reference Guide

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
  - SyncIQ data replication overviewOneFS enables you to replicate data from one PowerScale cluster to another through the SyncIQ software module. Activate a SyncIQ license on both PowerScale clusters before you can replicate data between them.
  - Replication policies and jobsData replication is coordinated according to replication policies and replication jobs. Replication policies specify what data is replicated, where the data is replicated to, and how often the data is replicated. Replication jobs are the operations that replicate data from one PowerScale cluster to another. SyncIQ generates replication jobs according to replication policies.
  - Replication snapshotsSyncIQ generates snapshots to facilitate replication, failover, and failback between PowerScale clusters. Snapshots generated by SyncIQ can also be used for archival purposes on the target cluster.
  - Data failover and failback with SyncIQSyncIQ enables you to perform automated data failover and failback operations between PowerScale clusters. If your primary cluster goes offline, you can fail over to a secondary PowerScale cluster, enabling clients to continue accessing their data. If the primary cluster becomes operational again, you can fail back to the primary cluster.
  - Recovery times and objectives for SyncIQThe Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are measurements of the impacts that a disaster can have on business operations. You can calculate your RPO and RTO for a disaster recovery with replication policies.
  - Replication policy priorityWhen creating a replication policy, you can configure a policy to have priority over other jobs.
  - SyncIQ license functionalityYou can replicate data to another PowerScale cluster only if you activate a SyncIQ license on both the local cluster and the target cluster.
  - Replication for nodes with multiple interfacesYou can force replication and restrict target network settings to use only when specified pools or interfaces are selected.
  - Restrict SyncIQ source nodesYou can restrict SyncIQ to use the interfaces in the specified IP address pool using the command-line interface.
  - Creating replication policiesYou can create replication policies that determine when data is replicated with SyncIQ.
  - Managing replication to remote clustersYou can manually run, view, assess, pause, resume, cancel, resolve, and reset replication jobs that target other clusters.
  - Initiating data failover and failback with SyncIQYou can fail over from one PowerScale cluster to another if, for example, your primary cluster becomes unavailable. You can fail back when the primary cluster becomes available again. You can revert failover if you decide that the failover was unnecessary or if you failed over for testing purposes.
  - Performing disaster recovery for older SmartLock directoriesIf you replicated a SmartLock compliance directory to a secondary cluster running OneFS 7.2.1 or earlier, you cannot fail back the SmartLock compliance directory to a primary cluster running OneFS 8.0.1 or later. However, you can recover the SmartLock compliance directory stored on the secondary cluster, and migrate it back to the primary cluster.
  - Managing replication policiesYou can modify, view, enable, and disable replication policies.
  - Managing replication to the local clusterYou can interrupt replication jobs that target the local cluster.
  - Managing replication performance rulesYou can manage the impact of replication on cluster performance by creating rules that limit the network traffic that is created and the rate at which files replication jobs send files.
  - Managing replication reportsIn addition to viewing replication reports, you can configure how long reports are retained on the cluster. You can also delete any reports that have passed their expiration period.
  - Managing failed replication jobsIf a replication job fails due to an error, SyncIQ might disable the corresponding replication policy. For example SyncIQ might disable a replication policy if the IP or hostname of the target cluster is modified. If a replication policy is disabled, the policy cannot be run.
- 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
- File system explorer
OneFS Event Reference 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.
Data replication with SyncIQ

Data replication with SyncIQ