Dell PowerVault NX3500 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 11
How PowerVault FluidFS NAS Works ................................................................................................. 11
FluidFS Terminology ............................................................................................................................ 11
Key Features Of PowerVault FluidFS Systems .................................................................................... 12
Overview Of PowerVault FluidFS Systems ..........................................................................................13
Internal Cache ............................................................................................................................... 14
Internal Backup Power Supply ...................................................................................................... 14
Internal Storage ............................................................................................................................. 14
PowerVault FluidFS Architecture ........................................................................................................ 14
Client/LAN Network .......................................................................................................................15
MD System ..................................................................................................................................... 16
SAN Network ..................................................................................................................................16
Internal Network ............................................................................................................................16
Data Caching And Redundancy ..........................................................................................................16
File Metadata Protection ..................................................................................................................... 16
High Availability And Load Balancing ..................................................................................................17
Failure Scenarios ............................................................................................................................ 17
Ports Used by the FluidFS System .......................................................................................................18
Required Ports ............................................................................................................................... 18
Feature-Specific Ports ................................................................................................................... 18
Other Information You May Need ...................................................................................................... 19
2 Upgrading to FluidFS Version 3...........................................................................21
Supported Upgrade Paths ................................................................................................................... 21
FluidFS V2 and FluidFS V3 Feature and Configuration Comparison ................................................. 21
Performing Pre-Upgrade Tasks ..........................................................................................................24
Upgrading from FluidFS Version 2.0 to 3.0 .......................................................................................25
3 FluidFS Manager User Interface Overview.......................................................29
FluidFS Manager Layout ......................................................................................................................29
Navigating Views ................................................................................................................................. 29
Working With Panes, Menus, And Dialogs ......................................................................................... 30
Showing And Hiding Panes ...........................................................................................................30
Opening A Pane Menu .................................................................................................................. 30
Opening A Table Element Menu .................................................................................................. 30
Changing Settings Within A Dialog ............................................................................................... 31
Accessing NAS Volume SubTopics .....................................................................................................32
Working With The Event Log .............................................................................................................. 32