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Dell PowerVault NX3600 Release Note

PowerVault NX3600

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

About Your System

Back-Panel Features And Indicators

NIC Indicator Codes

SFP+ Indicators

Power Indicator Codes

Cooling Fan LED Indicator Codes

Power LED Indicator Codes

Front Bezel

Controllers

Installing A Controller

Power Supplies

Installing A Power Supply

Cooling Fans

Installing A Cooling Fan

Closing The NAS Appliance

Front LED Status Module

Installing The Front LED Status Module

Midplane Board

Installing The Midplane Board

Opening And Closing The Controller

Closing The Controller

Expansion Cards And Expansion-Card Risers

Troubleshooting Your System

Using System Diagnostics

System Diagnostic Controls

Technical Specifications

Getting Help

Command Line Interface

Navigating The CLI

cli menu options

Protecting Data

partner-systems

snapshots

policies

antivirus

ndmp

configuration

Managing The System

cluster-id

administrators

cluster-name

licensing

time-configuration

monitoring-configuration

email

syslog

maintenance

luns

actions

backup-configuration

protocols

authentication

active-directory

local-accounts

full-access-account

user-database

networking

client connections

network-configuration

static-routes

subnets

User Access

recompute-quota

cifs-shares

view

clear-shares

list

delete

nfs-exports

edit

total-volumes-status

Events

tail

Monitoring The System

traffic-statistic

connections

export-data

performance

status

Running Diagnostics

start

Upgrading Firmware

Introduction

Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Architecture

key features

NAS Cluster Solution Views

Storage Arrays

Other Information You May Need

Monitoring The FluidFS NAS Solution

Recent Performance

Load Balancing

Managing CIFS Connections

Capacity

NDMP

Using Volumes Shares And Quotas

Solution 1

Solution 3

Removing A NAS Volume

Modifying An NFS Export

Managing CIFS Shares

Modifying A CIFS Share

cifs storage administrator account

Setting ACLs Or SLPs On A CIFS Share

Configuring CIFS Shares Level Permissions

Resetting CIFS Local Administrator Password

Managing User Or Group Specific Quotas

Protecting Data On The FluidFS NAS Cluster Solution

Creating A Snapshot (Without A Policy)

Restoring Data

Replication Partners

NAS Replication Policies

deleting a replication policy

Disaster Recovery Using Replication

Backing Up And Restoring Data

Enabling NDMP Support

Specifying NAS Volume For Backup

Viewing Existing Antivirus Hosts

Managing Client Access

Managing Administrator Users

Adding An Administrator

Changing The Administrator Password

Adding Local Users

Deleting Local Users

Deleting A Local Group

Enabling User Authentication Through An LDAP Database

Network Configuration Overview

Performance And Static Routes

Configuring DNS

Viewing Static Routes

Configuring CIFS Parameters

Configuring System Time Parameters

Managing Licenses

Configuring An SMTP Server

Modifying An SMTP Server Configuration

Troubleshooting

CIFS Client Clock Skew

CIFS Connection Failure

CIFS Guest Account Invalid

CIFS Path Share Not Found

Troubleshooting NFS Issues

NFS Export Does Not Exist

NFS Insecure Access To Secure Export

nfs mount path does not exist

NFS Owner Restricted Operation

Replication Configuration Error

Replication Destination FS Is Busy

Replication Destination Volume Is Detached

Replication Jumbo Frames Blocked

Replication Source Is Not Optimal

Active Directory Authentication

Troubleshooting NAS File Access And Permissions Issues

Troubleshooting Networking Issues

troubleshooting dns configurations

Troubleshooting NAS Manager Issues

Cannot Connect To The NAS Manager

Troubleshooting Backup Issues

Troubleshooting System Issues

NAS Container Security Violation

Associating LUN Names To Virtual Disks

Cannot Launch Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU)

Maintaining The NAS Cluster Solution

Restoring NAS Volume Configuration

Formatting File System

Expanding The NAS Cluster Storage Capacity

Offline Diagnostics

Reinstalling The NAS Cluster Solution

Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610

Detaching The FluidFS NAS Cluster Solution Controller

NAS Manager Features In Degraded Mode

Internationalization

Unicode Configuration Limitations

Frequently Asked Questions

getting help

Overview

Choosing The Switch Topology

Best Practice Solution In The HA Option

Dedicated SAN Solution In The Non-Redundant Option All-In-One High-Availability Option