Installing the rda with ost plug-in, Understanding the rda with ost plug-in (linux) – Dell PowerVault DR2000v User Manual

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3.

In Container Name, enter a name for the container.

4.

In Marker Type, select the None marker type.
For OST operations, only the NetBackup and Backup Exec media servers are supported.

5.

In Connection Type, set the container type to Rapid Data Access (RDA).
The RDA pane is displayed.

6.

In the RDA pane, set the RDA Type to Symantec OpenStorage (OST).

7.

In Capacity, select either the Unlimited or Size options to set the capacity for the OST connection type container.
If you select Size, make sure to define the desired size in Gibibytes (GiB).

8.

Click Create a New Container (or click Cancel to display the Containers page).

NOTE: For general information about creating DR Series system containers, see

Creating Containers

, and for

creating an OST connection type container, see

Creating an OST or RDS Connection Type Container

.

NOTE: The capacity option in this command example sets the quota on the LSU. This is the maximum number of

bytes (ignoring optimization) that can be written to an LSU and it is listed in the gigabytes (GB). If the capacity

option is not specified (or if 0 is specified for the capacity), then the LSU will not have a quota. If this is the case,

then this means that the amount of data that can be written to the LSU is limited only by the amount of free space

on the disk.

Installing the RDA with OST Plug-In

Before you can start the installation process for the RDA with OST plug-in, you need to understand its role. The plug-in

must be installed on to the media server type you choose. (For details on supported platforms, see the

Dell DR Series

System Interoperability Guide

.) The RDA with OST plug-in software enables integration between DR Series system data

storage operations and the supported data management applications (DMAs).

Understanding the RDA with OST Plug-In (Linux)

The plug-in must be installed on the designated Linux-based media server running the support Linux server operating
system software in the following directory: /usr/openv/lib/ost-plug-ins. The RDA with OST plug-in is installed using a
self-extracting installer that installs the plug-in and all of its related components. The installer supports the following
modes, with the default being Help (-h):

NOTE: If no option is selected, the Help mode is displayed by default.

Help (-h)

Install (-install)

Upgrade (-upgrade)

Uninstall (-uninstall)

Force (-force)

$> ./DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx-x86_64.bin -help

Dell plug-in installer/uninstaller

usage: DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx-x86_64.bin [ -h ] [ -install ] [ -uninstall ]

-h : Displays help

-install : Installs the plug-in

-upgrade : Upgrades the plug-in

-uninstall : Uninstalls the plug-in

-force : Forces the installation of the plug-in

You can download the RDA with plug-in installer in two ways:

Using the DR Series system GUI:

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