Qumulo Administrator Guide

The Qumulo Administrator Guide contains information about getting started with, upgrading, and configuring Qumulo Core; working with the Web UI and qq CLI; protecting and moving your data; and working with file system protocols.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • How Drive and Node Failure Protection Works
  • Supported Configurations and Limits

• System Upgrades
  • Feature Log
  • Upgrade Modes
  • Instant Software and Platform Upgrades
  • Replication Version Requirements and Upgrade Recommendations

• Authentication
  • Installing VPN Keys
  • Configuring SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Configuring Search Trusted Domains

• External Services
  • Using Access Tokens
  • Connecting a Kubernetes Cluster

• Network Configuration
  • Required Networking Ports

• Network Multitenancy
  • Partitioning a Cluster into Tenants
  • Configuring Management Protocols
  • Configuring File System Protocols

• Web UI
  • Setting the Web UI Login Banner
  • Setting the Web UI Inactivity Timeout

• qq CLI
  • Enabling Autocomplete for the qq CLI

• Snapshots
  • How Snapshots Work
  • Managing Snapshots
  • Locking and Unlocking Snapshots
  • Recovering Files by Using Snapshots

• Encryption and Data Security
  • Managing Encryption at Rest
  • Generating and Storing ECDSA Keys
  • Managing Security Keys

• Node Addition and Replacement
  • How Drive and Node Failure Protection Works
  • Adding Nodes to an Existing Cluster
  • Increasing the Node Fault Tolerance Level during Node-Add Operations
  • Adding Nodes with Adaptive Data Protection
  • Replacing Nodes by Performing a Transparent Platform Refresh
  • Improving Performance by Migrating a Cluster to a Different License Class
  • Understanding Offline Nodes and Checking for Free Space

• Data Replication
  • Shift-To Amazon S3
  • Shift-From Amazon S3

• File System Changes
  • How File System Change Notifications Work
  • Watching for Changes with SMB2 CHANGE_NOTIFY
  • Watching for Changes with REST

• File System Protocols
  • Enabling and Using NFSv4.1
  • Managing File Access Permissions with ACLs
  • Host Access Rules for NFS Exports

• NFSv4.1 with Kerberos
  • How NFSv4.1 Works with Kerberos
  • Prerequisites for Joining to Active Directory
  • Configuring Active Directory
  • Performing Additional Cluster Configuration
  • Using Kerberos Permissions
  • Configuring a Linux Client
  • Configuring Cross-Domain Active Directory Trusts
  • Troubleshooting NFSv4.1 with Kerberos

• S3 API
  • Configuring and Using the S3 API
  • Creating and Managing S3 Access Keys
  • Creating and Managing S3 Buckets
  • Managing Access to S3 Buckets
  • Managing Multipart S3 Uploads
  • Supported Functionality and Limits

• Monitoring and Metrics
  • Enabling Cloud-Based Monitoring and Remote Support
  • Connecting to Cloud-Based Monitoring and S3 with a Custom Proxy
  • Restoring the Default Values for Cloud-Based and Nexus Monitoring
  • OpenMetrics API Specification