Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Storage Systems Administrator Guide for the metro node appliance
- Contents
- Preface
- CLI Workspace and User Accounts
- Meta Volumes
- System Management
- Thin support in metro node
- Provisioning Storage
- Volume expansion
- Data migration
- About data migrations
- Migrating thin-capable storage
- About rebuilds
- One-time data migrations
- Batch migrations
- Prerequisites
- Creating a batch migration plan
- Checking a batch migration plan
- Modifying a batch migration file
- Starting a batch migration
- Pausing/resuming a batch migration (optional)
- Canceling a batch migration (optional)
- Monitoring a batch migration’s progress
- Viewing a batch migration’s status
- Committing a batch migration
- Cleaning a batch migration
- Removing batch migration records
- Configure the WAN Network
- Cluster Witness
- Consistency Groups
- Performance and Monitoring
- Metro node with active-passive storage arrays
Preface
As part of an effort to improve its product lines, Dell EMC periodically releases revisions of its software and hardware.
Therefore, some functions described in this document might not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware
currently in use. The product release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features.
Contact your Dell EMC technical support professional if a product does not function properly or does not function as described
in this document.
NOTE: This document was accurate at publication time. Go to Dell EMC Online Support (https://www.dell.com/support)
to ensure that you are using the latest version of this document.
Purpose
This document is part of the metro node documentation set, and describes the metro node features and use cases,
configuration options, metro node software and its upgrade, and the hardware overview.
Audience
This guide is intended for use by customers who wish to understand the software and hardware features of metro node, the use
cases of metro node, product offerings, and the configuration options.
Related documents (available on Dell EMC Online Support and SolVe) include:
● Release Notes for the metro node appliance
● Product Guide or the metro node appliance
● Metro node Hardware Installation Guide
● Configuration and Installation Guide for the metro node appliance
● Security Configuration Guide for the metro node appliance
● CLI Reference Guide for the metro node appliance
● Administration Guide for the metro node appliance
● Online Help for the metro node appliance
● REST API v2 for the metro node appliance
● Open Source Licenses Guide for the metro node appliance
● Hardware Reference Guide for the metro node appliance
● Procedures provided through the SolVe
Typographical conventions
Dell EMC uses the following type style conventions in this document:
Table 1. Typographical conventions
Bold Used for names of interface elements, such as names of
windows, dialog boxes, buttons, fields, tab names, key names,
and menu paths (what the user specifically selects or clicks).
italic Used for full titles of publications referenced in text.
Monospace
Used for:
● System code
● System output, such as an error message or script
● Pathnames, filenames, prompts, and syntax
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