Quantum Lattus A10 User manual

User’s Guide
Lattus A10 Access Node
6-68018-03 Rev A

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Lattus A10 Access Node User’s Guide, 6-68018-03 Rev A, November 2014, Product of USA.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2 Available Documentation and Training 3
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lattus Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lattus A10 Access for NFS/CIFS Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3 Product Overview 5
Chapter 4 Lattus A10 Access Node Hardware Overview 7
Chapter 5 Lattus A10 Access Node Licensing 9

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Chapter 6 Basic Operations 11
Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Creating CIFS Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Creating NFS Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring Lattus Object Storage Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Entering the Namespace, Source Directories and Advanced 
Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Finishing the Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Managing Permissions for NFS and CIFS Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Updating Your Centrify Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shutting Down the Lattus A10 Access Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 7 Monitoring the System From the Lattus A10 Access Node 25
Monitoring the Connection Between the Lattus A10 Access Node 
and Lattus Controller Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring E-mail Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring E-mail Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 8 Configuring NFS and CIFS Clients 33
Configuring Linux NFS Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring Windows CIFS Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 37
Monitoring LEDs on the Lattus A10 Access Node Hardware . . . . . . . . 37
Monitoring LEDs on the Front of the Lattus A10 Access Node. . . 38
Monitoring LEDs on the Rear of the Lattus A10 Access Node . . . 39
Monitoring the Lattus A10 Access Node for Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Monitoring the Lattus A10 Access Node for Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Viewing Ticket Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Editing Ticket Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Closing Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 10 Getting Help 47
Locating the System Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Contacting Quantum Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
This User’s Guide includes the following chapters:
•Available Documentation and Training on page 3
•Product Overview on page 5
•Lattus A10 Access Node Hardware Overview on page 7
•Lattus A10 Access Node Licensing on page 9
•Basic Operations on page 11
•Troubleshooting on page 37
•Getting Help on page 47
Audience This document is intended for users of the Lattus A10 Access Node.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview
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Notes, Cautions, and
Warnings
The following formats used throughout this guide indicate important
information:
Note: A Note emphasizes important information related to the main
topic. There are no hazardous or damaging consequences.
Caution: A Caution indicates potential hazards to equipment or
data. Failure to take or avoid this action could result in loss
of data or harm to equipment.
WARNING: A Warning indicates potential hazards to personal safety.
Failure to take or avoid this action could result in physical
harm to the user or hardware.

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Chapter 2
Available Documentation
and Training
This chapter describes the documentation and training resources
available for your Lattus system.
Documentation
The following documentation is available on the Lattus Object Storage
Support page: http://www.quantum.com/lattusdocs.
Lattus Documentation • Lattus User’s Guide – This guide provides instructions to assist users
in monitoring, maintaining, and performing basic operations on
their Lattus system.
• Lattus Release Notes – Provides important information, late-
breaking news, and a list of known issues Lattus users should know
about.
• Lattus Site Planning Guide – Provides component specifications and
assists end-users in preparing the site for Lattus installation.
• Lattus User Essentials – Provides essential information and
instructions about Quantum Lattus Object Storage.

Chapter 2: Available Documentation and Training
Training
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Lattus A10 Access for
NFS/CIFS
Documentation
Lattus A10 User Essentials – Provides essential information and
instructions about the Lattus A10 Access Node.
Training
To access training and support materials related to your Lattus system,
such as video demos, visit the Quantum Lattus Object Storage Support
page on Quantum.com, and go to the Training tab (http://
www.quantum.com/lattushowtos).

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Chapter 3
Product Overview
The Lattus A10 Access Node is the gateway between your applications
and the Lattus object storage. The Lattus A10 Access Node leverages
industry-standard NAS protocols (CIFS and NFS) without rewriting
applications to utilize the proprietary HTTP/REST API.
Using the Lattus A10 GUI, you will configure Lattus Object Storage
Policies that associate your NFS and CIFS shares with namespaces in the
Lattus object storage. Each NFS and CIFS share configured on your
Lattus A10 Access Node should be associated with a single namespace,
and each namespace should only be used for a single NFS or CIFS share.

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Chapter 4
Lattus A10 Access Node
Hardware Overview
This chapter provides graphical representations of the Lattus A10 Access
Node hardware.
Front View

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Rear View

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Chapter 5
Lattus A10 Access Node
Licensing
Software licensing on the Lattus A10 Access Node includes:
•Maintenance - A Maintenance license verifies that your site has
purchased Lattus upgrade licenses, and is required for Lattus
upgrades. It is also used at run time to verify the Lattus version in
the software matches what was purchased.
•SNFS Object Storage (SNFS-WAS) - An SNFS Object Storage license
enables you to access Lattus object storage features.

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Chapter 6
Basic Operations
This chapter describes the following basic operations related to the
Lattus A10 Access Node:
•Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node CLI on page 12
•Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node GUI on page 12
•Accessing Help on page 13
•Creating CIFS Shares on page 15
•Creating NFS Shares on page 16
•Configuring Lattus Object Storage Policies on page 17
•Managing Permissions for NFS and CIFS Shares on page 23
•Updating Your Centrify Configuration on page 23
•Shutting Down the Lattus A10 Access Node on page 24

Chapter 6: Basic Operations
Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node CLI
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Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node CLI
Some tasks require you to use the Lattus A10 Access Node command
line interface (CLI). To log in to the Lattus A10 Access Node's CLI, do the
following:
1Connect to the Lattus A10 Access Node through SSH by using the
following command:
ssh root@[Lattus A10 IP]
2At the password prompt, enter the root password
Note: The root password should have been set during system
installation.
Logging in to the Lattus A10 Access Node GUI
Some tasks require you to use the Lattus A10 Access Node GUI. To log in
to the Lattus A10 Access Node's GUI, do the following:
1Open a Web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox,) and in
the address field enter https://
IP address (where IP address is the IP
address of the Lattus A10 Access Node whose GUI you want to
access).
2When the login screen appears, enter your user name and
password.
Note: The default user name is admin, and the default password
is password. If you changed the user name and password
to something other than the defaults, write them in the
spaces below for reference:
User name: ______________________________
Password: _______________________________

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3Click Login.
Accessing Help
If you need help performing tasks in the GUI, the Lattus A10 Access
Node provides two forms of online help: a searchable list of all available
help topics, and context-appropriate help pages.
•Searchable List: To access the online Help system, click the Help
icon (question mark) located at the upper right corner of the screen.
A list of available help topics appears in a separate browser window.
•Context-appropriate help: To view help pertaining specifically to
the page currently displayed, click the blue question mark icon
located on the upper right side of the screen.

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In addition to the online help options above, the GUI's Help menu
contains the following options:
•Documentation: Access the Lattus Object Storage documentation
•How-to Videos: Access the Lattus Object Storage how-to videos
•Support: Access Quantum Technical Support information
•About: Access detailed information about your version of the Lattus
A10 Access Node, supporting components, and your operating
system and version. Also shows Lattus A10 Access Node patent
information.