Veritas Access Solutions Guide for Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Management Platform

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Product(s): Access (7.4.2)
Platform: Linux
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About Veritas Access
    2.  
      About the SDS Management Platform
  2. Deploying the SDS Management Platform with Veritas Access
    1.  
      Deploying the SDS Management Platform
  3. Using the SDS Management Platform interface
    1.  
      Using the SDS Management Platform launchpad
    2.  
      Using the Infrastructure application
    3.  
      Using the Long Term Retention Storage (LTR) application
    4.  
      Operation icons on the SDS Management Platform interface
  4. Setting up SSL in the SDS Management Platform
    1.  
      About setting up SSL in the SDS Management Platform
    2.  
      Generating and installing a new certificate
    3.  
      Creating and upgrading a trust store
  5. Performing authentication
    1.  
      Authentication modules
    2.  
      Certificate-based client authentication
  6. System backup and restore
    1.  
      About system backup and restore
    2.  
      Automatic backups
    3.  
      Manual backups
  7. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      Log locations
    2.  
      Diagnostic reports
    3.  
      Java Virtual Machine (JVM) parameters
    4. SDS Management Platform known issues
      1.  
        If multiple bucket creation requests with different inputs for attributes such as size and layout are in progress in parallel, then a bucket can get created with incorrect attributes
      2.  
        When editing a storage resource or backup server, an Advanced button is available that shows options that you should not change
      3.  
        If you add a Veritas Access cluster where the host includes the protocol (such as, https://10.20.30.40), the provider gets added and collects data but running the LTR workflow fails
      4.  
        When you create a bucket, the status of the task appears as DONE, even though the creation is still in progress
      5.  
        Clicking on a non-mapped Veritas Access cluster directs you to an empty wiki page which shows a table and some data
      6.  
        If you restart the operating system, the SDS Management Platform does not start automatically
      7.  
        When you add a storage resource or backup server, the added resource is not automatically visible
      8.  
        After the SDS log is rotated, the log messages from either Veritas Access or the SDS plugin go to the rotated file instead of the new file
      9.  
        Some of the storage resources may appear as faulted and a warning sign appears next to the cluster IP address in the Infrastructure> Storage Resources page
      10.  
        Creation of STU fails if the S3 user is changed
    5.  
      Software limitations

About setting up SSL in the SDS Management Platform

SDS Management Platform instances can be set up to authenticate and communicate securely amongst themselves using SSL certificates. The SSLs can be publically signed or self-signed certificates from your own CA (Certificate Authority). In the case of publically signed certificates, Internet access may be required to verify the authenticity of the certificate. The SDS Management Platform can make use of any certificates compatible with X509 and Java, but Veritas recommends the use of Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) certificates. The certificates are stored in a local Java keystore in each installation instance. In the SDS Management Platform, we distinguish between certificates of the HTTP(S) web server and internal API communication. For both configurations, distinct sets of keystores are used.