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Provisioning Setup

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	[[File:Get Started - Provision Files Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.]]		[[File:Get Started - Provision Files Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.]]
	Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.		Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.
	*Provision File Storage		*'''Provision File Storage:'''
	**'''Create Share''': Create a Network Share in a Storage Pool to provide users with file storage via the SMB and NFS protocols.		**'''Create Share''': Create a Network Share in a Storage Pool to provide users with file storage via the SMB and NFS protocols.
	**'''Add NFS Access''': Each network share may have one or more NFS client access entry. Each entry specifies access via IP address or subnet which is allowed access to a given network share via the NFS protocol. The default [public] entry provides NFS access via all IP addresses.		**'''Add NFS Access''': Each network share may have one or more NFS client access entry. Each entry specifies access via IP address or subnet which is allowed access to a given network share via the NFS protocol. The default [public] entry provides NFS access via all IP addresses.

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Provisioning Setup

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	[[File:Get Started - Provision Files Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.]]		[[File:Get Started - Provision Files Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.]]
	Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.		Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.
	*'''Create Share''': Create a Network Share in a Storage Pool to provide users with file storage via the SMB and NFS protocols.		*Provision File Storage
			**'''Create Share''': Create a Network Share in a Storage Pool to provide users with file storage via the SMB and NFS protocols.
	**'''Add NFS Access''': Each network share may have one or more NFS client access entry. Each entry specifies access via IP address or subnet which is allowed access to a given network share via the NFS protocol. The default [public] entry provides NFS access via all IP addresses.		**'''Add NFS Access''': Each network share may have one or more NFS client access entry. Each entry specifies access via IP address or subnet which is allowed access to a given network share via the NFS protocol. The default [public] entry provides NFS access via all IP addresses.
	**'''Modify Network Share''': Modify the network share to assign access to specific users and to tune the share for a specific workload by adjusting the record size and compression mode.<br><br><br><br><br><br>[[File:Get Started - Provision Block Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Block storage devices are referred to as Storage Volumes. Storage Volumes may be accessed via both the iSCSI and the FC protocol on systems with the required hardware. Since Storage Volumes are provisioned from Storage Pools, a pool (ZFS or Ceph) must be created first.]]<br><br><br><br><br>		**'''Modify Network Share''': Modify the network share to assign access to specific users and to tune the share for a specific workload by adjusting the record size and compression mode.<br><br><br><br><br><br>[[File:Get Started - Provision Block Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Block storage devices are referred to as Storage Volumes. Storage Volumes may be accessed via both the iSCSI and the FC protocol on systems with the required hardware. Since Storage Volumes are provisioned from Storage Pools, a pool (ZFS or Ceph) must be created first.]]<br><br><br><br><br>

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	=''Initial Setup''=		=''Initial Setup''=

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			[[File:Get Started - Sys Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Quickly setup Storage Systems.]]
	The "Getting Started" or "Configuration Guide" in QuantaStor serves as a comprehensive resource that provides instructions, recommendations, and best practices for setting up and configuring QuantaStor storage management software.		The "Getting Started" or "Configuration Guide" in QuantaStor serves as a comprehensive resource that provides instructions, recommendations, and best practices for setting up and configuring QuantaStor storage management software.

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	**'''Create Replication Link''': Storage system links enable replication of volumes and shares between storage systems. Select the storage systems to establish a replication link for and a security relationship will be established to enable remote-replication capabilities. Links are bidirectional enabling replication to and from the specified systems.		**'''Create Replication Link''': Storage system links enable replication of volumes and shares between storage systems. Select the storage systems to establish a replication link for and a security relationship will be established to enable remote-replication capabilities. Links are bidirectional enabling replication to and from the specified systems.
	**'''Create Schedule''': Replication schedules can be setup to replicate on a interval cycle or at specific hours and days of the week. Before a replication schedule can be setup between a pair of systems you must first create a Storage System Replication Link between them.		**'''Create Schedule''': Replication schedules can be setup to replicate on a interval cycle or at specific hours and days of the week. Before a replication schedule can be setup between a pair of systems you must first create a Storage System Replication Link between them.
	**'''Trigger Replication Schedule''': Select the Replication Schedule to be activated immediately.[[File:Get Started - Cloud Integration.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Storage Systems can be connected to one or more major public cloud providers to provide local NAS gateway access to object storage and a means of automated backup and tiering via Backup Policies.]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>		**'''Trigger Replication Schedule''': Select the Replication Schedule to be activated immediately.[[File:Get Started - Cloud Integration.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Storage Systems can be connected to one or more major public cloud providers to provide local NAS gateway access to object storage and a means of automated backup and tiering via Backup Policies.]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
	*'''Setup Cloud Integration''': Storage Systems can be connected to one or more major public cloud providers to provide local NAS gateway access to object storage and a means of automated backup and tiering via Backup Policies.		*'''Setup Cloud Integration''': Storage Systems can be connected to one or more major public cloud providers to provide local NAS gateway access to object storage and a means of automated backup and tiering via Backup Policies.
	**'''Add Cloud Provider Credential''': Add the access key for one or more of your cloud storage accounts so that new Cloud Storage Containers can be created or imported.		**'''Add Cloud Provider Credential''': Add the access key for one or more of your cloud storage accounts so that new Cloud Storage Containers can be created or imported.

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	***'''Create OSD's & Journals''': Devices must be assigned to the cluster before Storage Pools can be provisioned. Systems using HDDs must also have some SSDs in each system to accelerate write performance and metadata access via Journal Groups.		***'''Create OSD's & Journals''': Devices must be assigned to the cluster before Storage Pools can be provisioned. Systems using HDDs must also have some SSDs in each system to accelerate write performance and metadata access via Journal Groups.
	***'''Create Pool''': Create a scale-out block Storage Pool for provisioning iSCSI/FC/NVMeoF accessible Storage Volumes which are accessible to client hosts via all nodes of the cluster.		***'''Create Pool''': Create a scale-out block Storage Pool for provisioning iSCSI/FC/NVMeoF accessible Storage Volumes which are accessible to client hosts via all nodes of the cluster.
	***'''Create Storage Volume''': Create one or more Storage Volumes from the scale-out block Storage Pool.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[[File:Get Started - Provision Files Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.]]		***'''Create Storage Volume''': Create one or more Storage Volumes from the scale-out block Storage Pool.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
	=''Provisioning Setup''=		=''Provisioning Setup''=
			[[File:Get Started - Provision Files Storage.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.]]
	Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.		Network Shares may be accessed via both the NFS and the SMB file storage protocols. A Storage Pool (scale-up or scale-out) must be created before Network Shares may be provisioned.
	*'''Create Share''': Create a Network Share in a Storage Pool to provide users with file storage via the SMB and NFS protocols.		*'''Create Share''': Create a Network Share in a Storage Pool to provide users with file storage via the SMB and NFS protocols.

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Initial Setup

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	**'''Add License''': Each storage system requires a license key to enable storage management operations. To add a license key, press the button to the left and then enter the license key block you received via email. If you don't have a license key, please contact support or visit osnexus.com to get a temporary license key.		**'''Add License''': Each storage system requires a license key to enable storage management operations. To add a license key, press the button to the left and then enter the license key block you received via email. If you don't have a license key, please contact support or visit osnexus.com to get a temporary license key.
	**'''Activate License''': Each license key must be activated within the first two weeks after being applied to a system. This requires the system to have Internet network access to the OSNEXUS license server. If the system doesn't have Internet access, the offline activation process may be used.		**'''Activate License''': Each license key must be activated within the first two weeks after being applied to a system. This requires the system to have Internet network access to the OSNEXUS license server. If the system doesn't have Internet access, the offline activation process may be used.
	**'''Set Password''': Change the main 'admin' user account password to ensure only authorized access to the Storage System and Storage Grid.[[File:Get Started - Stor Grid Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Initial Storage Grid setup procedures.]]<br><br><br><br><br><br>		**'''Set Password''': Change the main 'admin' user account password to ensure only authorized access to the Storage System and Storage Grid.[[File:Get Started - Stor Grid Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Initial Storage Grid setup procedures.]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
	*'''Storage Grid Setup''': Storage Grid technology makes it easy to manage large numbers of Storage Systems as one distributed system. Within a Storage Grid one can create and manage multiple scale-out and scale-up storage clusters within and across sites.		*'''Storage Grid Setup''': Storage Grid technology makes it easy to manage large numbers of Storage Systems as one distributed system. Within a Storage Grid one can create and manage multiple scale-out and scale-up storage clusters within and across sites.
	**'''Create Storage Grid''': Combine Storage Systems within and across sites into a Storage Grid to simplify management of storage clusters and to enable features such as remote-replication.		**'''Create Storage Grid''': Combine Storage Systems within and across sites into a Storage Grid to simplify management of storage clusters and to enable features such as remote-replication.

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Initial Setup

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	**'''Add License''': Each storage system requires a license key to enable storage management operations. To add a license key, press the button to the left and then enter the license key block you received via email. If you don't have a license key, please contact support or visit osnexus.com to get a temporary license key.		**'''Add License''': Each storage system requires a license key to enable storage management operations. To add a license key, press the button to the left and then enter the license key block you received via email. If you don't have a license key, please contact support or visit osnexus.com to get a temporary license key.
	**'''Activate License''': Each license key must be activated within the first two weeks after being applied to a system. This requires the system to have Internet network access to the OSNEXUS license server. If the system doesn't have Internet access, the offline activation process may be used.		**'''Activate License''': Each license key must be activated within the first two weeks after being applied to a system. This requires the system to have Internet network access to the OSNEXUS license server. If the system doesn't have Internet access, the offline activation process may be used.
	**'''Set Password''': Change the main 'admin' user account password to ensure only authorized access to the Storage System and Storage Grid.[[File:Get Started - Stor Grid Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Initial Storage Grid setup procedures.]]<br><br><br>		**'''Set Password''': Change the main 'admin' user account password to ensure only authorized access to the Storage System and Storage Grid.[[File:Get Started - Stor Grid Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Initial Storage Grid setup procedures.]]<br><br><br><br><br><br>
	*'''Storage Grid Setup''': Storage Grid technology makes it easy to manage large numbers of Storage Systems as one distributed system. Within a Storage Grid one can create and manage multiple scale-out and scale-up storage clusters within and across sites.		*'''Storage Grid Setup''': Storage Grid technology makes it easy to manage large numbers of Storage Systems as one distributed system. Within a Storage Grid one can create and manage multiple scale-out and scale-up storage clusters within and across sites.
	**'''Create Storage Grid''': Combine Storage Systems within and across sites into a Storage Grid to simplify management of storage clusters and to enable features such as remote-replication.		**'''Create Storage Grid''': Combine Storage Systems within and across sites into a Storage Grid to simplify management of storage clusters and to enable features such as remote-replication.

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			=''Initial Setup''=
	[[File:Get Started - Sys Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Initial Storage System setup procedures.]]		[[File:Get Started - Sys Setup.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Initial Storage System setup procedures.]]
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	*'''System Setup''': Setting up a new Storage System should always start with adding a license key in order to unlock all the core management features. After applying a license to each system be sure to change the 'admin' user password and then configure each network port with a static IP via the 'Storage Systems' section.		*'''System Setup''': Setting up a new Storage System should always start with adding a license key in order to unlock all the core management features. After applying a license to each system be sure to change the 'admin' user password and then configure each network port with a static IP via the 'Storage Systems' section.
	**'''Add License''': Each storage system requires a license key to enable storage management operations. To add a license key, press the button to the left and then enter the license key block you received via email. If you don't have a license key, please contact support or visit osnexus.com to get a temporary license key.		**'''Add License''': Each storage system requires a license key to enable storage management operations. To add a license key, press the button to the left and then enter the license key block you received via email. If you don't have a license key, please contact support or visit osnexus.com to get a temporary license key.