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Managing S Series storage

Working with S Series storage components


An S Series storage component becomes visible on the Storage page once an S Series Node has been added to the HCP system. From this page you can monitor and manage existing components.

HCP uses S Series storage components to:

Monitor the general health, read permissions, and write permissions of the storage

Manage node settings

Add buckets and accounts

Suspend or abandon the S Series storage

Configure advanced settings

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What you need to know


When you add an HCP S Series Node to your HCP system, HCP automatically creates a storage component, a storage pool (if an S Series storage pool doesn’t already exist), and a bucket. At the same time, the S Series Node creates a user account. The user account is granted permission to manage buckets and storage pools.

Bucket created on HCP system

The bucket HCP automatically creates when you add an S Series Node can be used only by that HCP system. The name of this bucket is:

hcpsrv-hcp-system-name

If a bucket with that name already exists (which can happen if the S Series Node is added to the HCP system a second time), HCP creates a new bucket named:

hcpsrv-hcp-system-name0

Subsequently, each time HCP automatically creates a new bucket on the S Series Node, HCP either increments the numeric suffix on the bucket name by one or reuses an earlier name from a deleted HCP-created bucket.

User account created on the HCP S Series Node

The user account HCP creates when you add an S Series Node is:

hcpsrv-hcp-system-name

If a user account with that username already exists (which can happen if the S Series Node is added to the HCP system a second time), HCP creates a new user account with the username:

hcpsrv-hcp-system-name0

Subsequently, each time HCP needs to create a new user account on the S Series Node, HCP either increments the numeric suffix on the username by one or reuses an earlier username from a deleted HCP-created account.

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Creating an S Series storage component


To create an S Series storage component, you need to add an S Series Node to the HCP system. To add an S Series Node to your HCP system:

1.On the Hardware Nodes page, click on Add Node.

The Add Node wizard appears.

2.In the Username field, type a username for an S Series Node user account with the administrator and security roles.

The account created is used only to create other user accounts.

3.In the Password field, type a password for an S Series Node user account with the security role.

4.In the Domain Name field, type the fully qualified domain or virtual IP address of the S Series Node.

If you receive an invalid connection information error message, and you're connecting to the S Series Node through an IP address, disable HTTPS in step 7.

5.Optionally, if Virtual network management is enabled and the Storage Network field is visible, select the network you want HCP to use to communicate with the S Series Node.

If Virtual network management is not enabled this field does not exist. For more information on storage networks, see Isolating networks for storage tiering.

6.Optionally, select Use HTTPS for Management to use HTTP with SSL security for S Series Node management requests.

7.Optionally, click on Advanced to display the following additional configuration options. Then:

oTo use HTTP with SSL security for data access requests, select Use HTTPS.

oIn the HTTPS Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the end point. The default is 443.

oIn the HTTP Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the S Series Node. The default is 80.

oOptionally, select Use proxy to connect to the endpoint.

oIn the Proxy Host field, type the hostname or IP address of the proxy server.

oIn the Proxy Port number field, type the number of the proxy server. The default is 0.

oIn the Proxy Username field, type the username of the proxy server.

oIn the Proxy Password field, type the password of the proxy server.

oIn the Proxy Domain field, type the AD domain of the proxy server.

8.Click on Next.

9.In the Name field, type a name for the S Series Node.

10.In the Description(optional) field, type a description for the S Series Node.

11.Click on Next.

12.Select the Compliant checkbox if the storage that’s represented by the storage component is compliant to the terms and conditions of your service plan.

13.Take either of the following actions:

oTo create a new storage pool and attach the S Series Node to it:

1.Select Add to new storage pool.

2.Type a name for the new S Series storage pool in the Add to new storage pool field.

3.Optionally, if you want to compress data in the new S Series storage pool, select Compress Data at Rest.

4.Optionally, if you want to encrypt data on the new S Series storage pool, select Encrypt Data at Rest.

5.Optionally, if you want the content verification service to run on the new S Series storage pool, select Content Verification.

oTo add the S Series Node to an existing storage pool, select Add to existing storage pool and select the existing storage pool from the Name field.

14.Select Compress data if you want to compress object data that’s stored on the storage that’s allocated to the buckets in the storage pool.

15.Select Encrypt data if you want to encrypt object data that’s stored on the storage that’s allocated to the buckets in the storage pool.

16.Click on Next.

17. On the Review page, make sure that the S Series Node is configured to your specifications.

18. If your set up is correct, click on Finish.

If HCP cannot add the S Series Node to the system, the Console displays an error message. If the operation failed because the S Series Node user account does not have the administrator or security role, the message is, "Unable to create S Series Node. An unexpected error occurred. Please contact your HCP system administrator."

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Roles: To create an S Series Node storage component, you need the administrator role.

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Modifying an S Series storage component


Once an S Series Node has been added to your HCP system, its storage component appears on the Storage Components page. Once it’s displayed on the System Management Console, you can manage and modify the S Series Node basic and advanced settings.

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Modifying basic component settings


The Settings tab of an S Series Storage Components page shows the Name, Type, Description, Storage network (if enabled) and Endpoint of the S Series Node. All of the information on this page can be modified except the node Type. You can also select or deselect Compliant depending on whether the S Series Node meets the compliancy expectations of your service plan.

To modify basic S Series Node settings:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page, click on the Settings tab.

4.In the Name field, type the new name you want to give the S Series Node.

5.In the Description field, type the new description you want to give the S Series Node.

6.Optionally, if Storage Network field is visible, select a network for tiering. For more information on selecting a network, see Isolating networks for storage tiering.

7.In the Domain Name or Virtual IP field, type the new domain or virtual IP address of the S Series Node.

8.Select the Compliant checkbox if the S Series Node meets the compliancy expectations of your service plan.

9.Click on Update Settings.

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Modifying advanced component settings


To modify the advanced settings of an S Series Node:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page that opens, click on the Advanced tab.

4.Configure the following options:

oUse HTTPS — To use HTTP with SSL security for data access requests, select Use HTTPS.

oHTTPS Port — In the HTTPS Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the S Series Node with SSL requests. The default is 443.

oHTTP Port — In the HTTP Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the S Series Node. The default is 80.

oUse proxy — Optionally, select Use proxy to connect to the S Series Node. If you select Use proxy:

Proxy Host - In the Proxy Host field, type the hostname or IP address of the proxy server.

Proxy Port — In the Proxy Port number field, type the number of the proxy server. The default is 0.

Proxy Username — In the Proxy Username field, type the username of the proxy server.

Proxy Password — In the Proxy Password field, type the password of the proxy server.

Proxy Domain — In the Proxy Domain field, type the AD domain of the proxy server.

oConnection Timeout (ms) — In the Connection Timeout (ms) field, type the wait time you want to permit a connection to respond before the connection times out.

oSocket Timeout (ms) — In the Socket Timeout (ms) field, type the amount of time you want to wait for data to be transferred over an open connection before the connection closes.

oMax Connections — In the Max Connections field, type the max connection pool size.

oMax Error Retries — In the Max Error Retries field, type the maximum allowable error retries.

oUser Agent — In the User Agent field, type the user agent.

oTCP Send Buffer Size Hint — In the TCP Send Buffer Size Hint field, type the optional size hint (in bytes) for the low-level TCP send buffers.

oTCP Receive Buffer Size Hint — In the TCP Receive Buffer Size Hint field, type the optional size hint (in bytes) for the low-level TCP receive buffers.

oEnable additional data integrity validation — Select this option if you want the S Series Node to check the md5 hash of every object it receives against the hash generated by HCP when writing the object. If the hashes do not match, the object fails to tier.

oMaximum object size (GB) — In the Maximum object size (GB) field, type the maximum allowable object size.

oEnable multipart object uploads — Allows HCP to write objects to the S Series Node using multipart object upload. Starting with release 2.0 of the S Series Node, multipart upload is automatically disabled by the system and, under normal circumstances, should not be enabled. If you choose to configure Enable multipart object uploads:

Multipart object upload size threshold (MB) — In the Multipart object upload size threshold (MB) field, type the object size threshold you want HCP to use to determine when to employ a multipart upload.

Multipart object upload part size (MB) — In the Multipart object upload part size (MB) field, type the part size of a single part of a multipart object upload.

oSupport Metadata — Whether the extended storage component to supports S3 metadata on objects. Please contact your service provider if you are unsure whether S3 metadata is supported.

oMax metadata size — In the Max metadata size field, type the maximum size (in bytes) of S3 metadata files that will be attached to objects written to S Series Nodes. S Series Nodes permit a maximum size of 6,144 bytes.

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Note: The Support Metadata and Max metadata size options only work for S Series Nodes release 2.0 or later. When you upgrade an S Series Node to release 2.0 or later, the metadata settings take effect within twenty-four hours.

5.Once you are finished, perform one of the following actions:

oIf you want to save your configuration, click on Update Settings.

oIf you want to restore the page to its default settings, click on Reset Advanced Settings.

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Pausing and resuming an S Series storage component


An S Series storage component can be paused. Pausing the component makes it inaccessible for storage tiering, although it still exists as a storage component. Once you resume the component, it becomes available for tiering again.

To pause a storage component:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page that opens, click on the Manage tab.

4.Click on Pause Component.

Once a storage component is paused, the Pause Component button becomes a Resume Component button. Click on Resume Component to resume communication between HCP and the storage component.

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Deleting or abandoning an S Series storage component


If the storage represented by an S Series storage component is not being used to store objects in any namespaces defined on the HCP system, you can safely delete that storage component.

To delete an S Series storage component:

1.Retire the storage component. For more information on retiring a storage component, see Retiring storage.

2.On the Storage Retirement page, click on the retired S Series Node.

3.Click on Delete Volume. If the node is not successfully retired, theDelete Volume button is inaccessible.

Abandoning an S Series storage component removes the associated S Series Node from the HCP system. This can be done regardless of whether data is tiered to the S Series Node. If you abandon an S Series Node without retiring its data, that data becomes inaccessible even if you add the S Series Node to the system again. As a general rule, you should retire and delete a component instead of abandoning it.

To abandon an S Series storage component:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page that opens, click on the Manage tab.

4.Click on Abandon Component.

5.In the Confirm: Abandon Component window, type Yes in the text field.

6.Click on Abandon.

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Working with buckets and accounts on an S Series storage component


The Buckets tab of an S Series Node on the Storage Components page shows the buckets defined on the S Series Node and the S Series Node user accounts to which they are assigned. Each bucket shows how many bytes of data it’s currently storing, whether it’s in use, and alerts. Once you add an S Series Node to the HCP system, a bucket and user account are automatically created. More buckets can be created manually through the storage component.

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Creating a bucket


To create a bucket on an S Series Node:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page, click on the Buckets tab.

4.Click on Add Buckets.

5.In the Select Account section that opens, select the account you want to own the bucket.

6.Click on Go.

7.Click on Bucket Actions.

8.Select Create new in the Action field.

9.Type the name of the new bucket in the Bucket Name text box.

A bucket name must be at least three and no more than 63 characters long. Bucket names must be a series of one or more labels. Adjacent labels are separated by a single period (.). Bucket names can contain lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes. Each label must start and end with a lowercase letter or a number. Bucket names must not be formatted as an IP address.

10.Click on Go.

11.Click on Finish.

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Deleting a bucket


To delete a bucket on an S Series Node:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page, click on the Buckets tab.

4.Click on the delete control ( DeleteBucketControl.png ) on the right side of the bucket.

A Confirm: Delete window appears.

5.In the Confirm: Delete window, click on Delete.

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Adding an existing bucket to an S Series storage component


Buckets can be created and not added to their respective account. When this occurs, the buckets are not displayed on the Buckets tab and cannot have objects tiered to them from the HCP system.

To add an existing bucket to its account:

1.On the Buckets tab, click Add Buckets.

A Select Account drop down menu appears.

2.Select the account to which the bucket is assigned and click on Continue.

All buckets assigned to the account appear in the Available Buckets field. Buckets that are already added to the account are selected.

3.Select the buckets you want to add from the Available Buckets field.

4.Click on Finish.

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Adding an existing S Series Node user account


Aside from the S Series Node user account that’s automatically generated when an S Series Node is added to your HCP system, S Series Node user accounts are created on the HCP S Series Management Console. The accounts are independent of the HCP system and can exist without appearing on the HCP System Management Console. If you want user accounts to appear on the HCP system, they need to be manually added.

To add an S Series Node user account to HCP, you need an access key and secret key. For more information on these keys, see the HCP S Series Node Help.

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Tip: Once multiple user accounts have been added to the HCP system, you can change the owner of a bucket by clicking the gear beside a bucket on the Storage Components page and selecting the new owner.

To add an existing S Series Node user account to the HCP system:

1.On the Buckets tab of an S Series Node, click on Accounts.

2.Click on Add Accounts.

An Add Account wizard opens.

3.In the Account Label field, type the name you want to give the S Series Node user account on HCP.

4.In the Access Key field, type your account access key.

5.In the Secret Key field, type your account secret Key.

6.Optionally, if you want custom request headers:

oClick on Custom Request Headers.

oType the header name in the blank text field.

oClick on Add.

oIn the Value field, type the header value.

7.Click on Finish.

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Updating the owner of a bucket


Before you update the owner of a bucket, make sure you have created an additional S Series Node user account. For information on adding an S Series Node user account, see Adding an existing S Series Node user account.

To update the owner of a bucket that you have created:

1.Go to the Storage Components page.

2.Click on an S Series Node.

3.On the Storage Node page, click on the Buckets tab.

4.Click on the bucket that you have created and want to update.

5.In the Select Account section that opens, select the account that you want to own the bucket.

6.Click on Continue.

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Deleting an S Series Node user account


Except for the S Series Node user account that's automatically created when you add the S Series Node to the HCP system, all other accounts can be deleted. Deleting an S Series Node user account does not delete it permanently, but rather removes the account from the HCP system. The account still exists and can be added back to the HCP system. An account can be removed only after all buckets on the account have been deleted.

To delete an S Series Node user account from HCP:

1.On the Buckets tab of an S Series Node, click on Accounts.

2.Click on the garbage can icon beside the account you want to delete.

3.In the warning message that appears, type Yes.

4.Click on Delete.

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Working with S Series storage pools


HCP uses S Series storage pools to represent logical groups of storage components that can be used as storage tiers. Each storage pool consists of one or more storage components that are used to access the same type of storage.

When storing objects on S Series Nodes, HCP uses all the storage in all of the S Series Nodes that are contained in the storage pools. The total capacity of a given storage pool is the total amount of space remaining in all S Series Nodes connected to the HCP system.

You use the Storage section of the System Management Console to create, modify, manage, delete, and retire S Series storage pools and to monitor the health, availability, capacity, and usage of all the S Series Nodes associated with the storage pool.

When adding an S Series Node, you assign it to a storage pool. If no S Series storage pool exists, the Add Node wizard asks you to create a new storage component for the S Series Node. For more information on creating a storage component, see Creating an S Series storage component.

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Roles: To manage S Series storage pools, you need the administrator role. To view S Series storage pools, you need the monitor role.

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Creating an S Series storage pool


You use the Create Pool wizard on the Storage page to create and configure a storage pool.

To create a storage pool:

1.In the top-level menu of the System Management Console, select Storage.

2.On the left side of the Storagepage, click on Pools.

3.Click on Create Pool.

4.In the Get Started wizard that opens, select HCP S Series

5.Click on Go.

The Create Pool wizard opens.

6.In the Name field, type a name for the storage pool.

7.Optionally, in the Description field, type a description to use for the storage pool.

8.Click on Next.

9.Select all of the storage components you want to allocate to the pool.

10.Select Compress data at rest if you want to compress object data that’s stored on the storage that’s allocated to the buckets in the storage pool.

11.Select Encrypt data at rest if you want to encrypt object data that’s stored on the storage that’s allocated to the buckets in the storage pool. If encryption is disabled for the system, this option is not visible.

12.Click on Next.

13.Take one of these actions:

oIf the S Series storage pool configuration entered is correct, click on Finish.

oIf the S Series storage pool configuration information is not correct, use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate through the pages in the wizard and change any settings that are not correct.

When you’re finished making changes to the storage pool configuration settings, navigate to the Review page and click on Finish.

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Modifying an S Series storage pool


You can use the Storage Pools page to view and modify the configuration of any S Series storage pool in the following ways:

Change one or more of the configuration settings that are specified when the pool was first created. For more information on the configuration setting specified when an S Series storage pool is created, see Modifying the configuration settings used for an S Series storage pool.

Add one or more storage component buckets to an S Series storage pool. For instructions, see Adding an existing bucket to an S Series storage component.

Delete one or more buckets from an S Series storage pool. For instructions, see Deleting buckets from an S Series storage pool.

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Modifying the configuration settings used for an S Series storage pool


To modify the configuration settings of an S Series storage pool:

1.On the Storage Pools page, click on the table row that contains the name of the pool you want to modify.

2.On the individual pool of the Storage Pools page, click on the Settings tab.

3.In the Settings tab, use the fields to change the settings of the pool.

4.Click on Update Settings.

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Adding buckets to add an S Series storage pool


To add one or more buckets to an existing S Series storage pool:

1.On the Storage Pools page, click on the table row that contains the name of the pool you want to add one or more buckets too.

2.On the individual pool of the Storage Pools page, click on the Buckets tab.

3.Select the buckets to add to the storage pool. You cannot select buckets that are used by other storage pools.

4.Click on Update Settings.

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Deleting buckets from an S Series storage pool


Deleting buckets from an S Series storage pool does not remove them from the HCP system.S Series Node buckets that are not associated with a pool can be added to a pool.

To delete one or more unused buckets from an existing S Series storage pool:

1.On the Storage Pools page, click on the table row that contains the name of the pool you want to delete buckets from.

2.On the individual pool of the Storage Pools page, click on the Buckets tab.

3.Deselect buckets that you want to delete from the storage pool.

4.Click on Update Settings.

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Deleting an S Series storage pool


If the storage that’s represented by an S Series storage pool is not currently being used to store objects in any namespaces defined on the HCP system, you can safely delete that storage pool.

If, however, the storage that’s represented by an S Series storage pool is being used to store object data, you need to first retire the storage pool by migrating all of the data off it.

When you retire an extended storage pool, HCP migrates the data off that pool and then deletes the pool. For information on retiring an S Series storage pool, see Retiring storage.

To delete an S Series storage pool that’s not currently in use:

1.On the Storage Pools page, click on the delete control ( DeleteControl.png ) beside the unused storage pool you want to delete.

A Confirm: Delete window appears.

2.Click on Delete in the window to delete the storage pool from HCP.

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