Dell PowerVault NX3500 - Manual (Page 143)

• NFS exports
• Snapshot schedules
• Quota rules
This is useful in the following circumstances:
• After recovering a system
• After recovering a NAS volume
• When failing over to a replication target NAS volume
NAS Volume Configuration Backups
Whenever a change in the NAS volumeʹs configuration is made, it is automatically saved in a format that
allows you to restore it later. The configuration is stored and encrypted in the .clusterConfig folder, which
is located in the NAS volumeʹs root folder. This folder can be backed up, either individually, or with the
NAS volumeʹs user data, and later restored.
The configuration of a NAS volume can be restored on another NAS volume on the same system or on
another system.
A NAS volume configuration backup can be made available to be restored using the following methods:
• The storage administrator can manually copy the .clusterConfig folder to the NAS volume from its
backup or from another NAS volume. When using a backup from another system, the restore
operation works only if the saved configuration was taken from a system using the same FluidFS
version.
• The storage administrator can copy the .clusterConfig folder to the NAS volume from its backup or
from another NAS volume using an NDMP restore. When using a backup from another system, the
restore operation works only if the saved configuration was taken from a system using the same
FluidFS version.
• The .clusterConfig folder is automatically copied to target NAS volumes during replication.
Restoring the NAS Volume Configuration
When you restore a NAS volume configuration, it overwrites and replaces the existing configuration.
Clients that are connected to the FluidFS cluster are disconnected. Clients will then automatically
reconnect to the FluidFS cluster.
1. Ensure the .clusterConfig folder has been copied to the root folder of the NAS .clusterConfigvolume
on which the NAS volume configuration will be restored.
One way to access the root folder of a NAS volume is to open Windows Explorer and in the address
bar type: \\<client_VIP_or_name>\C$\<NAS_volume>\.
2. Click the NAS Volumes tab on the left.
3. Click the All NAS Volumes tab on the top.
4. In the All NAS Volumes pane, click in the row of the volume whose configuration you want to
restore.
5. Click Restore Settings.
The Restore NAS Volume Settings dialog box appears.
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