Red Hat Storage 2.0

Console Administration Guide

System Administration of Red Hat Storage Environments using the Administration Portal

Edition 1

Anjana Suparna Sriram

Red Hat Engineering Content Services

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Abstract

This guide is a step-by-step guide for users to configure and manage Red Hat Storage environment using the Administration Portal.
Note: This guide is under development, is subject to substantial change as the product is under Technology Preview. Red Hat Storage Console is currently not supported under Red Hat Storage subscription services. Please see https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/techpreview/?cid=215566 for more information on Techology Preview.
Preface
1. Audience
2. Document Conventions
2.1. Typographic Conventions
2.2. Pull-quote Conventions
2.3. Notes and Warnings
3. Getting Help and Giving Feedback
3.1. Do You Need Help?
3.2. We Need Feedback!
1. Introduction
1.1. System Components
1.1.1. About the Components
1.1.2. About the Console
1.1.3. About the Servers
1.2. Red Hat Storage Console Resources
1.3. Administration of the Red Hat Storage Console Platform
1.3.1. Maintaining the Red Hat Storage Console Platform
I. The Red Hat Storage Console Interface
2. Getting Started
2.1. Graphical User Interface
2.1.1. Tree Mode and Flat Mode
2.2. Search
2.2.1. Search Syntax
2.2.2. Saving and Accessing Queries as Bookmarks
2.3. Tags
II. Managing System Components
3. Managing Clusters
3.1. Cluster Properties
3.2. Cluster Operations
3.3. Cluster Related Entities
3.4. Cluster Troubleshooting
3.5. Cluster Permissions
4. Managing Red Hat Storage Servers
4.1. Managing Servers
4.1.1. Servers Properties
4.1.2. Server Operations
4.1.3. Servers Entities
4.1.4. Server Troubleshooting
4.1.5. Servers Permissions
5. Managing Volumes
5.1. Creating a Volume
5.2. Starting Volumes
5.3. Tuning Volume Options
5.3.1. Edit Volume Options
5.3.2. Reset Volume Options
5.4. Stopping Volumes
5.5. Deleting Volumes
5.6. Managing Bricks
5.6.1. Adding Bricks
5.6.2. Removing Bricks
5.6.3. Volumes Permissions
6. Users
6.1. Authorization Model
6.2. User Properties
6.2.1. Roles
6.2.2. Permissions
6.3. Users Operations
6.3.1. Adding Users and Groups
6.4. Users Troubleshooting
6.4.1. Managing Event Notifiers
6.4.2. Removing Users
III. Monitoring
7. Monitoring Red Hat Storage Console
7.1. Viewing the Event List
7.2. Viewing Alert Information
IV. Managing Advanced Functionality
8. Managing Multilevel Administration
8.1. Configuring Roles
8.1.1. Roles
8.1.2. Creating Custom Roles
8.1.3. Editing Roles
8.1.4. Cloning Roles
9. Backing Up and Restoring the Red Hat Storage Console
9.1. Backup and Restore the rhsc Postgres Database
9.1.1. Backing up Databases in Red Hat Storage
9.1.2. Restoring Databases in Red Hat Storage
9.2. Backing up and Restoring Manager Configuration Files
9.2.1. Red Hat Storage Console Configuration Files Requiring Backup
9.2.2. Restoring Red Hat Storage Console Configuration Files
A. Utilities
A.1. Domain Management Tool
A.1.1. Syntax
A.1.2. Examples
B. Changing Passwords on the Red Hat Storage Console
B.1. Changing Password for the Administrative User
C. Search Parameters
C.1. Search Query Syntax
C.2. Searching for Resources
C.2.1. Searching for Clusters
C.2.2. Searching for Hosts
C.2.3. Searching for Volumes
C.2.4. Searching for Users
C.2.5. Searching for Events
C.3. Saving and Accessing Queries as Bookmarks
C.3.1. Creating Bookmarks
C.3.2. Editing Bookmarks
C.3.3. Deleting Bookmarks
D. Revision History
Index