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=== Guides for Installation, Administration, and Host Configuration ===  
 
=== Guides for Installation, Administration, and Host Configuration ===  
 
==== [[QuantaStor Installation Guide|Installation Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Installation Guide|Installation Guide]] ====
** The Installation Guide takes you step-by-step through the process of installing the QuantaStor Storage System OS on your server hardware from our ISO media.  If you are using a QuantaStor virtual appliance, you can skip the installation guide and proceed to the [[QuantaStor Getting Started Guide|Getting Started Guide]] for initial configuration instructions and the [[QuantaStor Administrators Guide|Administrators Guide]] for more advanced configuration.  
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* The Installation Guide takes you step-by-step through the process of installing the QuantaStor Storage System OS on your server hardware from our ISO media.  If you are using a QuantaStor virtual appliance, you can skip the installation guide and proceed to the [[QuantaStor Getting Started Guide|Getting Started Guide]] for initial configuration instructions and the [[QuantaStor Administrators Guide|Administrators Guide]] for more advanced configuration.  
 
==== [[QuantaStor Getting Started Guide|Getting Started Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Getting Started Guide|Getting Started Guide]] ====
** The Getting Started Guide focuses on the initial configuration of your storage system after you have installed QuantaStor.
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* The Getting Started Guide focuses on the initial configuration of your storage system after you have installed QuantaStor.
 
==== [[QuantaStor Setup Workflows|Setup Workflows]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Setup Workflows|Setup Workflows]] ====
** Guide focuses on the steps for setting up different types of storage pools (ZFS, XFS, Gluster, Ceph)
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* Guide focuses on the steps for setting up different types of storage pools (ZFS, XFS, Gluster, Ceph)
 
==== [[QuantaStor Administrators Guide|Administrators Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Administrators Guide|Administrators Guide]] ====
** The Administrators Guide covers all aspects of managing the storage system.   
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* The Administrators Guide covers all aspects of managing the storage system.   
 
==== [[QuantaStor Manager Web Admin Guide|Web Admin Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Manager Web Admin Guide|Web Admin Guide]] ====
** The Web Admin Guide provides detail for the dialogues available in the WebUI.
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* The Web Admin Guide provides detail for the dialogues available in the WebUI.
 
==== [[QuantaStor Users Guide|Users Guide and Host Configuration]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Users Guide|Users Guide and Host Configuration]] ====
 
** The User's Guide focuses on host side configuration steps, such as multipath configuration and iSCSI initiator configuration.
 
** The User's Guide focuses on host side configuration steps, such as multipath configuration and iSCSI initiator configuration.
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==== [[QuantaStor Upgrade Guide|Upgrade Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Upgrade Guide|Upgrade Guide]] ====
** The Upgrade Guide outlines how to upgrade your QuantaStor system or virtual appliance to the latest version.
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* The Upgrade Guide outlines how to upgrade your QuantaStor system or virtual appliance to the latest version.
  
 
==== [[QuantaStor Monitoring & Cloud Metrics Integration Guide|Monitoring & Cloud Metrics Integration Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Monitoring & Cloud Metrics Integration Guide|Monitoring & Cloud Metrics Integration Guide]] ====
** The Monitoring and Metrics guides goes over call-home and monitoring mechanisms like SNMP, Librato Metrics, Zabbix, Nagios, CopperEgg and more.
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* The Monitoring and Metrics guides goes over call-home and monitoring mechanisms like SNMP, Librato Metrics, Zabbix, Nagios, CopperEgg and more.
  
 
==== [[QuantaStor CLI Users Guide|Command Line Interface (CLI) Users Guide]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor CLI Users Guide|Command Line Interface (CLI) Users Guide]] ====
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==== [[QuantaStor Developers Guide|REST API Developers Guide ]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Developers Guide|REST API Developers Guide ]] ====
** The Developers Guide outlines how one can manage the storage system directly using your own custom applications by leveraging the QuantaStor WebServices APIs.
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* The Developers Guide outlines how one can manage the storage system directly using your own custom applications by leveraging the QuantaStor WebServices APIs.
  
 
==== [[QuantaStor Custom Scripting / Application Extensions]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Custom Scripting / Application Extensions]] ====
** Details on how to write custom scripts around various operations like pool start/stop, etc.
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* Details on how to write custom scripts around various operations like pool start/stop, etc.
  
 
==== Security Configuration ====
 
==== Security Configuration ====
** [[Custom SSL_TLS Security|Custom SSL Certificates and TLS Security]]
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* [[Custom SSL_TLS Security|Custom SSL Certificates and TLS Security]]
*** Information on how to Generate and Install Custom SSL Certificates and set Custom TLS security settings.
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** Information on how to Generate and Install Custom SSL Certificates and set Custom TLS security settings.
** [[Custom SSH Security|Custom SSH Ciphers and Key Exchange Algorithms]]
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* [[Custom SSH Security|Custom SSH Ciphers and Key Exchange Algorithms]]
*** Information on how to customize the ssh service to enforce strong Cipher and Key Exchange Algorithms for SSH communication.  
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** Information on how to customize the ssh service to enforce strong Cipher and Key Exchange Algorithms for SSH communication.  
** [[Firewall Configuration|Customizing Firewall Settings to Block Services]]
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* [[Firewall Configuration|Customizing Firewall Settings to Block Services]]
** [[QuantaStor Security Updates|Security Updates]]
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* [[QuantaStor Security Updates|Security Updates]]
** [[IPSec]]
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* [[IPSec]]
  
 
==== [[IO Performance Tuning|IO Performance Tuning]] ====
 
==== [[IO Performance Tuning|IO Performance Tuning]] ====
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==== [[QuantaStor Installation via USB Thumb Drive]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Installation via USB Thumb Drive]] ====
** Documentation on creating a QuantaStor Installer on a USB Thumb Drive
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* Documentation on creating a QuantaStor Installer on a USB Thumb Drive
  
 
=== Application Integration ===
 
=== Application Integration ===
  
 
==== [[PagerDuty Integration]] ====
 
==== [[PagerDuty Integration]] ====
** Use PagerDuty to get notified of call-home appliance alerts to your IT team with an advanced ticketing system.
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* Use PagerDuty to get notified of call-home appliance alerts to your IT team with an advanced ticketing system.
  
 
==== [[Librato Metrics Integration]] ====
 
==== [[Librato Metrics Integration]] ====
** Use Librato to collect and view a dashboard metrics on utilization and other stats from your QuantaStor appliances.
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* Use Librato to collect and view a dashboard metrics on utilization and other stats from your QuantaStor appliances.
  
 
==== [[Cloudera(tm) Hadoop Integration Guide|Cloudera™ Hadoop Integration Guide]] ====
 
==== [[Cloudera(tm) Hadoop Integration Guide|Cloudera™ Hadoop Integration Guide]] ====
** The Hadoop Integration Guide gives you an overview of the installation steps to get Hadoop running in your QuantaStor grid.
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* The Hadoop Integration Guide gives you an overview of the installation steps to get Hadoop running in your QuantaStor grid.
  
 
==== [[Avid Media Composer™ + MediaHarmony Configuration Guide]] ====
 
==== [[Avid Media Composer™ + MediaHarmony Configuration Guide]] ====
** An overview of QuantaStor configuration steps for use with Avid.
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* An overview of QuantaStor configuration steps for use with Avid.
  
 
==== [[R1Soft Backup Integration]] ====
 
==== [[R1Soft Backup Integration]] ====
** Documentation on how to install the R1Soft Backup Agent
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* Documentation on how to install the R1Soft Backup Agent
  
 
==== [[Gladinet Integration]] ====
 
==== [[Gladinet Integration]] ====
** Documentation on setting up Gladinet's enterprise cloud file storage solution on QuantaStor.
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* Documentation on setting up Gladinet's enterprise cloud file storage solution on QuantaStor.
  
 
==== [[OpenStack Cinder]] ====
 
==== [[OpenStack Cinder]] ====
** An explanation of how to setup OpenStack Cinder to use the QuantaStor adapter.
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* An explanation of how to setup OpenStack Cinder to use the QuantaStor adapter.
  
 
==== [[HTTP File Access via Apache]] ====
 
==== [[HTTP File Access via Apache]] ====
** Overview of how to access your files in your network shares directly via HTTP
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* Overview of how to access your files in your network shares directly via HTTP
  
 
=== Appendix ===
 
=== Appendix ===
  
 
==== [[QuantaStor Internal Architecture|Internal Architecture]] ====
 
==== [[QuantaStor Internal Architecture|Internal Architecture]] ====
** Covers aspects of the internal architecture of the storage system.   
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* Covers aspects of the internal architecture of the storage system.   
 
==== [[Terms & Definitions]] ====
 
==== [[Terms & Definitions]] ====
** Glossary of terms and concepts used in managing various aspects of a QuantaStor storage system.   
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* Glossary of terms and concepts used in managing various aspects of a QuantaStor storage system.   
  
 
==== [[Support Guidelines EULA|End User License Agreement(EULA)]] ====
 
==== [[Support Guidelines EULA|End User License Agreement(EULA)]] ====

Revision as of 12:02, 12 February 2016

Welcome to the OSNEXUS wiki / online documentation site.

General information on key product features and product screenshots can be found on the main product site here: http://www.osnexus.com.


QuantaStor Documentation

Overview

Solution Design and HCL

Guides for Installation, Administration, and Host Configuration

Installation Guide

  • The Installation Guide takes you step-by-step through the process of installing the QuantaStor Storage System OS on your server hardware from our ISO media. If you are using a QuantaStor virtual appliance, you can skip the installation guide and proceed to the Getting Started Guide for initial configuration instructions and the Administrators Guide for more advanced configuration.

Getting Started Guide

  • The Getting Started Guide focuses on the initial configuration of your storage system after you have installed QuantaStor.

Setup Workflows

  • Guide focuses on the steps for setting up different types of storage pools (ZFS, XFS, Gluster, Ceph)

Administrators Guide

  • The Administrators Guide covers all aspects of managing the storage system.

Web Admin Guide

  • The Web Admin Guide provides detail for the dialogues available in the WebUI.

Users Guide and Host Configuration

    • The User's Guide focuses on host side configuration steps, such as multipath configuration and iSCSI initiator configuration.

Advanced Topics

Upgrade Guide

  • The Upgrade Guide outlines how to upgrade your QuantaStor system or virtual appliance to the latest version.

Monitoring & Cloud Metrics Integration Guide

  • The Monitoring and Metrics guides goes over call-home and monitoring mechanisms like SNMP, Librato Metrics, Zabbix, Nagios, CopperEgg and more.

Command Line Interface (CLI) Users Guide

    • The CLI User's Guide documents in detail all of the storage management commands that can be executed via the 'qs' utility both within the system or remotely via with Windows 'qs' remote management CLI.

REST API Developers Guide

  • The Developers Guide outlines how one can manage the storage system directly using your own custom applications by leveraging the QuantaStor WebServices APIs.

QuantaStor Custom Scripting / Application Extensions

  • Details on how to write custom scripts around various operations like pool start/stop, etc.

Security Configuration

IO Performance Tuning

    • Storage Pool I/O Tuning and I/O Performance best practices.

Troubleshooting Guide

Driver Upgrade Guide

QuantaStor Installation via USB Thumb Drive

  • Documentation on creating a QuantaStor Installer on a USB Thumb Drive

Application Integration

PagerDuty Integration

  • Use PagerDuty to get notified of call-home appliance alerts to your IT team with an advanced ticketing system.

Librato Metrics Integration

  • Use Librato to collect and view a dashboard metrics on utilization and other stats from your QuantaStor appliances.

Cloudera™ Hadoop Integration Guide

  • The Hadoop Integration Guide gives you an overview of the installation steps to get Hadoop running in your QuantaStor grid.

Avid Media Composer™ + MediaHarmony Configuration Guide

  • An overview of QuantaStor configuration steps for use with Avid.

R1Soft Backup Integration

  • Documentation on how to install the R1Soft Backup Agent

Gladinet Integration

  • Documentation on setting up Gladinet's enterprise cloud file storage solution on QuantaStor.

OpenStack Cinder

  • An explanation of how to setup OpenStack Cinder to use the QuantaStor adapter.

HTTP File Access via Apache

  • Overview of how to access your files in your network shares directly via HTTP

Appendix

Internal Architecture

  • Covers aspects of the internal architecture of the storage system.

Terms & Definitions

  • Glossary of terms and concepts used in managing various aspects of a QuantaStor storage system.

End User License Agreement(EULA)

Product Release Change Log and Security Updates