Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (2.0.1)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to Veritas Flex Appliance
    2.  
      Flex Appliance terminology
    3.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
  2. Release notes
    1.  
      Flex Appliance 2.0.1 new features, enhancements, and changes
    2.  
      Supported update paths to this release
    3.  
      Operational notes
    4.  
      Flex Appliance 2.0.1 release content
  3. Getting started
    1.  
      Initial configuration guidelines and checklist
    2.  
      Performing the initial configuration
    3.  
      Adding a node
    4.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console
    6.  
      Setting the date and time for appliance nodes
    7.  
      Common tasks in Flex Appliance
  4. Managing network settings
    1.  
      Creating a network bond
    2.  
      Deleting a network bond
    3.  
      Configuring a network interface
    4. Managing the appliance Fibre Channel ports
      1.  
        Viewing the devices that are connected to the Fibre Channel ports
    5.  
      Changing DNS or Hosts file settings
  5. Managing users
    1.  
      Overview of the Flex Appliance default users
    2.  
      Changing the password policy
    3. Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants
      1.  
        Adding a tenant
      2.  
        Editing a tenant
      3.  
        Removing a tenant
      4.  
        Adding a local user to the Flex Appliance Console
      5.  
        Connecting an Active Directory domain to the Flex Appliance Console
      6.  
        Importing an Active Directory user or user group to the Flex Appliance Console
      7.  
        Editing an Active Directory domain in the Flex Appliance Console
      8.  
        Changing a user password in the Flex Appliance Console
      9.  
        Expiring a user password in the Flex Appliance Console
      10.  
        Removing a user from the Flex Appliance Console
    4.  
      Changing the hostadmin user password in the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Changing the sysadmin user password in the Veritas Remote Management Interface
  6. Using Flex Appliance
    1. Managing the repository
      1.  
        Adding files to the repository
      2.  
        Removing the current appliance upgrade or update package from the repository
    2.  
      Creating application instances
    3.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    4. Managing application instances from Flex Appliance
      1.  
        Resizing instance storage
      2.  
        Editing instance network settings
      3.  
        Assigning Fibre Channel ports to an instance
      4.  
        Unassigning Fibre Channel ports from an instance
      5. Managing application add-ons on instances
        1.  
          Installing application add-ons
        2.  
          Uninstalling application add-ons
        3.  
          Changing the application add-on installation order
      6.  
        Viewing instance performance metrics
      7.  
        Clearing a configuration error status on an application instance
    5. Upgrading application instances
      1.  
        Warnings and considerations for instance rollbacks
    6. About Flex Appliance upgrades and updates
      1.  
        Upgrading Flex Appliance
      2.  
        Updating Flex Appliance
  7. Appliance security
    1.  
      Security overview
    2. About lockdown mode
      1.  
        Changing the lockdown mode
  8. Monitoring the appliance
    1. About AutoSupport and Call Home
      1.  
        Registering an appliance
      2.  
        Viewing Call Home information
      3.  
        Configuring Call Home settings
      4.  
        Deleting and disabling Call Home settings
    2. Monitoring the hardware from the Flex Appliance Shell
      1.  
        Viewing node information
      2.  
        Viewing Primary Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 53xx Appliance
      3.  
        Viewing Expansion Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 53xx Appliance
      4.  
        Viewing Storage Shelf information on a Veritas 5250 Appliance
    3.  
      Viewing hardware faults
    4.  
      Viewing system data
  9. Reconfiguring the appliance
    1.  
      Performing a factory reset
    2.  
      Performing a reimage
    3.  
      Recovering storage data after a factory reset or a reimage
    4.  
      Performing a storage reset
    5.  
      Removing a node
    6.  
      Viewing or resetting the storage shelf order on a Veritas 5250 Appliance
  10. Troubleshooting guidelines
    1.  
      General troubleshooting steps
    2.  
      Generating a One-Time Password and unlocking access in lockdown mode
    3.  
      Gathering logs

Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Shell

You can use the Flex Appliance Shell to perform the initial configuration, monitor the appliance hardware, and manage some of the settings.

Accessing the Flex Appliance Shell

To access the Flex Appliance Shell, open an SSH session to the appliance node and log in with the username hostadmin and the password that you set during initial configuration. If you have not completed the initial configuration yet or do not want to use an SSH session, you can also access the shell through the Veritas Remote Management Interface. Refer to the initial configuration procedure for instructions.

Note:

If you have a multi-node appliance, you must log in to each node individually.

When you log in for the first time, the available commands are limited to those that you can run on an unconfigured appliance. Complete the initial configuration to gain access to the rest of the command options. See Performing the initial configuration.

Navigating the Flex Appliance Shell

The Flex Appliance Shell includes the following command views:

  • setup

    Includes all of the commands for initial configuration.

  • system

    Includes the commands you can use to monitor and manage the appliance hardware, OS, system services, and hosts file settings.

  • show

    Includes the commands you can use to show the current appliance settings.

  • set

    Includes the commands you can use to modify the appliance settings.

  • delete

    Includes the commands you can use to remove appliance settings.

  • support

    Includes the commands you can use to access privileged operations and manage storage shelves. This view is primarily intended for Veritas Technical Support.

    • Also includes the support shell, which has a command prompt to let you view read-only information on the appliance, including performance metrics.

The following is a list of tips on how to use the Flex Appliance Shell:

  • You can press the ? key at any time to display more information about the commands or sub-views. If you press ? after you enter a command, the format and usage of the parameters for that command is displayed.

  • To type a ? without displaying the help, first press Ctrl + v.

  • You can press Alt + s at any time to view a list of shell shortcuts and additional features.

  • The Flex Appliance Shell works similarly to the Bourne-Again Shell (BASH) and supports all of the same keyboard shortcuts.

  • Additional Linux commands are available by typing the full path to the command. For example: /usr/bin/top.

    The available commands are dependent on the security permission settings of the user.

  • In the documentation, command variables are italicized or in angular brackets (<>). Replace these variables with the appropriate information for each command.