DS-Operator F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : New / Edit Storage
 
New / Edit Storage
This dialog box allows you to configure access to a specific storage device.
 
Type
Select from the available list of Storage Vendors:
NetApp
DS-System uses NetApp’s APIs to create snapshots on its NAS storage volumes.
IP/DNS: Type the IP address or DNS of the NAS Storage.
Username: Type the username to access the NAS Storage.
Password: Type the password for this NAS Storage user.
Port: Type the port DS-System will use to connect to this NAS Storage (HTTP is normally 80, HTTPS is normally 443).
Use HTTPS protocol: Select if the NAS Storage requires HTTPS connection. Clear this check box to use HTTP.
NetApp Cluster
DS-System uses NetApp’s APIs to create snapshots on its NAS storage volumes.
The fields are the same as for NetApp (above).
Huawei OceanStore
DS-System uses the SSH protocol and commands in pre-defined scripts to create snapshots on a Huawei NAS storage volume.
IP/DNS: Type the IP address or DNS of the NAS Storage.
Username: Type the username to access the NAS Storage.
Snapshot Create: Type the path to the Asigra-provided script that generates the snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)
Snapshot Destroy: Type the path to the Asigra-provided script that destroys (removes) the generated snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)
EMC VNX
DS-System uses EMC’s APIs to create snapshots on its NAS storage volumes.
IP/DNS: Type the IP address or DNS of the NAS Storage.
Username: Type the username to access the NAS Storage.
Password: Type the password for this NAS Storage user.
Port: Type the port DS-System will use to connect to this NAS Storage (HTTP is normally 80, HTTPS is normally 443).
Use HTTPS protocol: Select if the NAS Storage requires HTTPS connection. Clear this check box to use HTTP.
FreeBSD ZFS
DS-System uses the SSH protocol and commands to create snapshots of a FreeBSD ZFS storage volume.
IP/DNS: Type the IP address of the FreeBSD ZFS storage.
Username: Type the username for the FreeBSD host.
Password: Type the password for the FreeBSD host.
Oracle ZFS
DS-System uses Oracle’s APIs to create snapshots of its NAS storage volumes.
IP/DNS: Type the IP address or DNS of the NAS Storage.
Username: Type the username to access the NAS Storage.
Password: Type the password for this NAS Storage user.
Generic
This option is provided in the event you want to try to perform a snapshot using a generic storage vendor and the Asigra-provided snapshot scripts.
IP/DNS: Type the IP address or DNS of the Storage Volume.
Snapshot Create: Type the path to the Asigra-provided script that generates the snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)
Snapshot Destroy: Type the path to the Asigra-provided script that destroys (removes) the generated snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)