• StorageGRID 11.5 docs
  • Release notes
  • Get started
    • Grid primer
      • About StorageGRID
        • Hybrid clouds with StorageGRID
      • StorageGRID architecture and network topology
      • How StorageGRID manages data
        • What an object is
        • How object data is protected
        • The life of an object
          • Ingest data flow
          • Copy management
          • Retrieve data flow
          • Delete data flow
      • Exploring the Grid Manager
      • Exploring the Tenant Manager
      • Using StorageGRID
        • Controlling StorageGRID access
        • Managing tenants and client connections
        • Configuring network settings
        • Configuring system settings
        • Using information lifecycle management
        • Monitoring StorageGRID operations
          • Viewing the Nodes page
            • Tabs for the Nodes page
            • Prometheus metrics
            • StorageGRID attributes
          • Monitoring and managing alerts
          • Using SNMP monitoring
          • Reviewing audit messages
        • Performing maintenance procedures
          • Downloading the Recovery Package
        • Using StorageGRID support options
    • Networking guidelines
      • StorageGRID networking overview
        • StorageGRID network types
        • Network topology examples
          • Grid Network topology
          • Admin Network topology
          • Client Network topology
          • Topology for all three networks
      • Networking requirements
      • Network-specific requirements
      • Deployment-specific networking considerations
        • Linux deployments
        • Host network configuration for Docker deployments
        • Networking and ports for platform services and Cloud Storage Pools
        • Appliance nodes
      • Network installation and provisioning
      • Post-installation guidelines
      • Network port reference
        • Internal grid node communications
        • External communications
  • Install and upgrade software
    • Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS
      • Installation overview
      • Planning and preparation
        • Required materials
        • Downloading and extracting the StorageGRID installation files
        • CPU and RAM requirements
        • Storage and performance requirements
        • Node container migration requirements
        • Web browser requirements
        • Deployment tools
        • Preparing the hosts
          • Installing Linux
          • Configuring the host network
            • Considerations and recommendations for MAC address cloning
            • Example 1: 1-to-1 mapping to physical or virtual NICs
            • Example 2: LACP bond carrying VLANs
          • Configuring host storage
          • Configuring the Docker storage volume
          • Installing Docker
          • Installing StorageGRID host services
      • Deploying virtual grid nodes
        • Creating node configuration files
          • How grid nodes discover the primary Admin Node
          • Example node configuration files
        • Validating the StorageGRID configuration
        • Starting the StorageGRID host service
      • Configuring the grid and completing installation
        • Navigating to the Grid Manager
        • Specifying the StorageGRID license information
        • Adding sites
        • Specifying Grid Network subnets
        • Approving pending grid nodes
        • Specifying Network Time Protocol server information
        • Specifying Domain Name System server information
        • Specifying the StorageGRID system passwords
        • Reviewing your configuration and completing installation
        • Post-installation guidelines
      • Automating the installation
        • Automating the installation and configuration of the StorageGRID host service
        • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
      • Overview of the installation REST API
      • Where to go next
      • Troubleshooting installation issues
      • Example /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
    • Install Ubuntu or Debian
      • Installation overview
      • Planning and preparation
        • Required materials
        • Downloading and extracting the StorageGRID installation files
        • CPU and RAM requirements
        • Storage and performance requirements
        • Node container migration requirements
        • Web browser requirements
        • Deployment tools
        • Preparing the hosts
          • Installing Linux
          • Understanding AppArmor profile installation
          • Configuring the host network
            • Considerations and recommendations for MAC address cloning
            • Example 1: 1-to-1 mapping to physical or virtual NICs
            • Example 2: LACP bond carrying VLANs
          • Configuring host storage
          • Configuring the Docker storage volume
          • Installing Docker
          • Installing StorageGRID host services
      • Deploying virtual grid nodes
        • Creating node configuration files
          • How grid nodes discover the primary Admin Node
          • Example node configuration files
        • Validating the StorageGRID configuration
        • Starting the StorageGRID host service
      • Configuring the grid and completing installation
        • Navigating to the Grid Manager
        • Specifying the StorageGRID license information
        • Adding sites
        • Specifying Grid Network subnets
        • Approving pending grid nodes
        • Specifying Network Time Protocol server information
        • Specifying Domain Name System server information
        • Specifying the StorageGRID system passwords
        • Reviewing your configuration and completing installation
        • Post-installation guidelines
      • Automating the installation
        • Automating the installation and configuration of the StorageGRID host service
        • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
      • Overview of the installation REST API
      • Where to go next
      • Troubleshooting installation issues
      • Example /etc/network/interfaces
    • Install VMware
      • Installation overview
      • Planning and preparation
        • Required materials
        • Downloading and extracting the StorageGRID installation files
        • Software requirements
        • CPU and RAM requirements
        • Storage and performance requirements
        • Web browser requirements
      • Deploying virtual machine grid nodes in VMware vSphere Web Client
        • Collecting information about your deployment environment
        • How grid nodes discover the primary Admin Node
        • Deploying a StorageGRID node as a virtual machine
      • Configuring the grid and completing installation
        • Navigating to the Grid Manager
        • Specifying the StorageGRID license information
        • Adding sites
        • Specifying Grid Network subnets
        • Approving pending grid nodes
        • Specifying Network Time Protocol server information
        • Specifying Domain Name System server information
        • Specifying the StorageGRID system passwords
        • Reviewing your configuration and completing installation
        • Post-installation guidelines
      • Automating the installation
        • Automating grid node deployment in VMware vSphere
          • Defining the configuration file for your deployment
            • Configuration file settings
          • Running the Bash script
        • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
      • Overview of the installation REST API
      • Where to go next
      • Troubleshooting installation issues
        • Virtual machine resource reservation requires adjustment
    • Upgrade software
      • About StorageGRID 11.5
        • What's new in StorageGRID 11.5
        • Removed or deprecated features
        • Changes to the Grid Management API
        • Changes to the Tenant Management API
      • Upgrade planning and preparation
        • Estimating the time to complete an upgrade
        • How your system is affected during the upgrade
        • Impact of an upgrade on groups and user accounts
        • Verifying the installed version of StorageGRID
        • Obtaining the required materials for a software upgrade
          • Web browser requirements
        • Downloading the StorageGRID upgrade files
        • Downloading the Recovery Package
        • Checking the system’s condition before upgrading software
      • Performing the upgrade
        • Linux: Installing the RPM or DEB package on all hosts
        • Starting the upgrade
        • Upgrading grid nodes and completing the upgrade
        • Increasing the Metadata Reserved Space setting
      • Troubleshooting upgrade issues
        • Troubleshooting user interface issues
        • “Docker image availability check” error messages
  • Install and maintain hardware
    • SG6000 storage appliances
      • SG6000 appliances overview
        • SG6060 overview
        • SGF6024 overview
        • Controllers in the SG6000 appliances
      • Installation and deployment overview
      • Preparing for installation
        • Preparing the site (SG6000)
        • Unpacking the boxes (SG6000)
        • Obtaining additional equipment and tools (SG6000)
        • Web browser requirements
        • Reviewing appliance network connections
          • Port bond modes for the SG6000-CN controller
            • Network bond modes for the 10/25-GbE ports
            • Network bond modes for the 1-GbE management ports
        • Gathering installation information (SG6000)
      • Installing the hardware
        • Registering the hardware
        • SG6060: Installing 60-drive shelves into a cabinet or rack
        • SG6060: Installing the drives
        • SGF6024: Installing 24-drive shelves into a cabinet or rack
        • SG6000-CN: Installing into a cabinet or rack
        • Cabling the appliance (SG6000)
        • SG6060: Cabling the optional expansion shelves
        • Connecting power cords and applying power (SG6000)
        • Viewing status indicators and buttons on the SG6000-CN controller
        • Viewing boot-up status codes for the SG6000 storage controllers
      • Configuring the hardware
        • Configuring StorageGRID connections
          • Accessing the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
          • Verifying and upgrading the StorageGRID Appliance Installer version
          • Configuring network links (SG6000)
          • Configuring StorageGRID IP addresses
          • Verifying network connections
          • Verifying port-level network connections
        • Accessing and Configuring SANtricity System Manager
          • Setting up and Accessing SANtricity System Manager
          • Reviewing the hardware status in SANtricity System Manager
          • Setting the IP addresses for the storage controllers using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
        • Configuring the BMC interface
          • Changing the root password for the BMC interface
          • Setting the IP address for the BMC management port
          • Accessing the BMC interface
          • Configuring SNMP settings for the SG6000-CN controller
          • Setting up email notifications for alerts
        • Optional: Enabling node encryption
        • Optional: Changing the RAID mode (SG6000 only)
        • Optional: Remapping network ports for the appliance
      • Deploying an appliance Storage Node
      • Monitoring the storage appliance installation
      • Automating appliance installation and configuration
        • Automating appliance configuration using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
        • Automating installation and configuration of appliance nodes using the configure-sga.py script
        • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
      • Overview of installation REST APIs
      • Troubleshooting the hardware installation
        • Viewing boot-up codes for the SG6000-CN controller
        • Viewing error codes for the SG6000-CN controller
        • Hardware setup appears to hang
        • Troubleshooting connection issues
          • Unable to connect to the appliance
          • Expansion shelves do not appear in Appliance Installer
        • Rebooting the SG6000-CN controller while the StorageGRID Appliance Installer is running
      • Maintaining the SG6000 appliance
        • Placing an appliance into maintenance mode
        • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the storage controllers
          • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the storage controllers using the Grid Manager
          • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the storage controllers using maintenance mode
        • Upgrading drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
        • Adding an expansion shelf to a deployed SG6060
        • Turning the controller identify LED on and off
        • Locating the controller in a data center
        • Replacing a storage controller
        • Replacing hardware components in the storage controller shelf
        • Replacing hardware components in the optional 60-drive expansion shelf
        • Shutting down the SG6000-CN controller
        • Powering on the SG6000-CN controller and verifying operation
        • Replacing the SG6000-CN controller
        • Replacing a power supply in the SG6000-CN controller
        • Removing the SG6000-CN controller from a cabinet or rack
        • Reinstalling the SG6000-CN controller into a cabinet or rack
        • Removing the SG6000-CN controller cover
        • Reinstalling the SG6000-CN controller cover
        • Replacing the Fibre Channel HBA in the SG6000-CN controller
          • Verifying the Fibre Channel HBA to replace
          • Removing the Fibre Channel HBA
          • Reinstalling the Fibre Channel HBA
        • Changing the link configuration of the SG6000-CN controller
        • Changing the MTU setting
        • Checking the DNS server configuration
        • Monitoring node encryption in maintenance mode
          • Clearing the key management server configuration
    • SG5700 storage appliances
      • StorageGRID appliance overview
        • Controllers in the StorageGRID appliance
      • Installation and deployment overview
      • Preparing for installation
        • Preparing the site (SG5700)
        • Unpacking the boxes (SG5700)
        • Obtaining additional equipment and tools (SG5700)
        • Web browser requirements
        • Reviewing appliance network connections
          • Port bond modes for E5700SG controller ports
            • Network bond modes for the 10/25-GbE ports
            • Network bond modes for the 1-GbE management ports
        • Gathering installation information (SG5700)
      • Installing the hardware
        • Registering the hardware
        • Installing the appliance in a cabinet or rack (SG5700)
        • Cabling the appliance (SG5700)
        • Connecting power cords and applying power (SG5700)
        • Viewing SG5700 boot-up status codes
          • Status indicators on the E5700SG controller
      • Configuring the hardware
        • Configuring StorageGRID connections
          • Accessing the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
          • Verifying and upgrading the StorageGRID Appliance Installer version
          • Configuring network links (SG5700)
          • Setting the IP configuration
          • Verifying network connections
          • Verifying port-level network connections
        • Accessing and Configuring SANtricity System Manager
          • Setting up and Accessing SANtricity System Manager
          • Reviewing the hardware status in SANtricity System Manager
          • Setting the IP addresses for the storage controllers using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
        • Optional: Enabling node encryption
        • Optional: Changing the RAID mode (SG5760 only)
        • Optional: Remapping network ports for the appliance
      • Deploying an appliance Storage Node
      • Monitoring the storage appliance installation
      • Automating appliance installation and configuration
        • Automating appliance configuration using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
        • Automating installation and configuration of appliance nodes using the configure-sga.py script
        • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
      • Overview of installation REST APIs
      • Troubleshooting the hardware installation
        • Hardware setup appears to hang
          • HE error: Error synchronizing with SANtricity OS Software
        • Troubleshooting connection issues
          • Unable to connect to the appliance
        • Rebooting the controller while the StorageGRID Appliance Installer is running
      • Maintaining the SG5700 appliance
        • Placing an appliance into maintenance mode
        • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the storage controller
          • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the storage controllers using the Grid Manager
          • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the E2800 controller using maintenance mode
        • Upgrading drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
        • Replacing the E2800 controller
        • Replacing the E5700SG controller
        • Replacing other hardware components
        • Changing the link configuration of the E5700SG controller
        • Changing the MTU setting
        • Checking the DNS server configuration
        • Monitoring node encryption in maintenance mode
          • Clearing the key management server configuration
    • SG5600 storage appliances
      • StorageGRID appliance overview
        • StorageGRID appliance features
        • Hardware diagrams
      • Installation and deployment overview
      • Preparing for installation
        • Preparing the site (SG5600)
        • Unpacking the boxes (SG5600)
        • Obtaining additional equipment and tools (SG5600)
        • Service laptop requirements
        • Web browser requirements
        • Reviewing appliance network connections
          • Port bond modes for the E5600SG controller ports
            • Network bond modes for the 10-GbE ports
            • Network bond modes for the 1-GbE management ports
        • Gathering installation information (SG5600)
      • Installing the hardware
        • Registering the hardware
        • Installing the appliance in a cabinet or rack (SG5600)
        • Cabling the appliance (SG5600)
        • Connecting the AC power cords (SG5600)
        • Turning power on (SG5600)
        • Viewing boot-up status and reviewing error codes on the SG5600 controllers
          • E5600SG controller seven-segment display codes
      • Configuring the hardware
        • Configuring StorageGRID connections
          • Accessing the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
          • Verifying and upgrading the StorageGRID Appliance Installer version
          • Configuring network links (SG5600)
          • Setting the IP configuration
          • Verifying network connections
          • Verifying port-level network connections
        • Configuring SANtricity Storage Manager
          • Setting the IP address for the E2700 controller
          • Adding the appliance to SANtricity Storage Manager
          • Setting up SANtricity Storage Manager
            • Configuring AutoSupport
            • Verifying receipt of AutoSupport
            • Configuring email and SNMP trap alert notifications
            • Setting passwords for SANtricity Storage Manager
        • Optional: Enabling node encryption
        • Optional: Changing to RAID6 mode (SG5660 only)
        • Optional: Remapping network ports for the appliance
      • Deploying an appliance Storage Node
      • Monitoring the storage appliance installation
      • Automating appliance installation and configuration
        • Automating appliance configuration using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
        • Automating installation and configuration of appliance nodes using the configure-sga.py script
        • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
      • Overview of installation REST APIs
      • Troubleshooting the hardware installation
        • Hardware setup appears to hang
          • HE error: Error synchronizing with SANtricity OS Software
        • Troubleshooting connection issues
          • Unable to connect to StorageGRID appliance over the network
        • Rebooting the controller while the StorageGRID Appliance Installer is running
      • Maintaining the SG5600 appliance
        • Placing an appliance into maintenance mode
        • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the storage controllers using the Grid Manager
        • Upgrading SANtricity OS on the E2700 controller using maintenance mode
        • Upgrading drive firmware using SANtricity Storage Manager
        • Replacing the E2700 controller
        • Replacing the E5600SG controller
        • Replacing other hardware components
        • Changing the link configuration of the E5600SG controller
        • Changing the MTU setting
        • Checking the DNS server configuration
        • Monitoring node encryption in maintenance mode
          • Clearing the key management server configuration
    • SG100 & SG1000 services appliances
      • SG100 and SG1000 appliances overview
      • SG100 and SG1000 applications
      • Installation and deployment overview
      • Preparing for installation
        • Preparing the site (SG100 and SG1000)
        • Unpacking the boxes (SG100 and SG1000)
        • Obtaining additional equipment and tools (SG100 and SG1000)
        • Web browser requirements
        • Reviewing appliance network connections
          • Port bond modes for the SG100 and SG1000 appliances
            • Network bond modes
            • Network bond modes for the management ports
        • Gathering installation information (SG100 and SG1000)
      • Installing the hardware
        • Registering the hardware
        • Installing the appliance into a cabinet or rack (SG100 and SG1000)
        • Cabling the appliance SG100 and SG1000)
        • Connecting power cords and applying power (SG100 and SG1000)
        • Viewing status indicators on the SG100 and SG1000 appliances
      • Configuring StorageGRID connections
        • Accessing the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
        • Verifying and upgrading the StorageGRID Appliance Installer version
        • Configuring network links (SG100 and SG1000)
        • Configuring StorageGRID IP addresses
        • Verifying network connections
        • Verifying port-level network connections
      • Configuring the BMC interface
        • Changing the root password for the BMC interface
        • Setting the IP address for the BMC management port
        • Accessing the BMC interface
        • Configuring SNMP settings for the services appliance
        • Setting up email notifications for alerts
      • Optional: Enabling node encryption
      • Deploying a services appliance node
        • Deploying a services appliance as a primary Admin Node
        • Deploying a services appliance as a Gateway or non-primary Admin Node
        • Monitoring the services appliance installation
        • Automating appliance installation and configuration
          • Automating appliance configuration using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
          • Automating installation and configuration of appliance nodes using the configure-sga.py script
          • Automating the configuration of StorageGRID
        • Overview of installation REST APIs
      • Troubleshooting the hardware installation
        • Viewing boot-up codes for the appliance
        • Viewing error codes for the appliance
        • Hardware setup appears to hang
        • Troubleshooting connection issues
          • Unable to connect to the appliance
        • Rebooting the services appliance while the StorageGRID Appliance Installer is running
      • Maintaining the appliance
        • Placing an appliance into maintenance mode
        • Turning the controller identify LED on and off
        • Locating the controller in a data center
        • Replacing the services appliance
        • Replacing a power supply in the services appliance
        • Replacing a fan in the services appliance
        • Replacing a drive in the services appliance
        • Changing the link configuration of the services appliance
        • Changing the MTU setting
        • Checking the DNS server configuration
        • Monitoring node encryption in maintenance mode
          • Clearing the key management server configuration
  • Configure and manage
    • Administer StorageGRID
      • Administering a StorageGRID system
        • Web browser requirements
        • Signing in to the Grid Manager
        • Signing out of the Grid Manager
        • Changing your password
        • Changing the provisioning passphrase
        • Changing the browser session timeout
        • Viewing StorageGRID license information
        • Updating StorageGRID license information
        • Using the Grid Management API
          • Grid Management API operations
          • Issuing API requests
          • Grid Management API versioning
          • Protecting against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
          • Using the API if single sign-on is enabled
        • Using StorageGRID security certificates
      • Controlling administrator access to StorageGRID
        • Controlling access through firewalls
        • Using identity federation
        • Managing admin groups
        • Managing local users
        • Using single sign-on (SSO) for StorageGRID
          • How single sign-on works
          • Requirements for using single sign-on
          • Configuring single sign-on
            • Confirming federated users can sign in
            • Using sandbox mode
            • Creating relying party trusts in AD FS
            • Testing relying party trusts
            • Enabling single sign-on
            • Disabling single sign-on
            • Temporarily disabling and reenabling single sign-on for one Admin Node
        • Configuring administrator client certificates
      • Configuring key management servers
        • Reviewing StorageGRID encryption methods
        • Overview of KMS and appliance configuration
        • Considerations and requirements for using a key management server
        • Considerations for changing the KMS for a site
        • Configuring StorageGRID as a client in the KMS
        • Adding a key management server (KMS)
          • Step 1: Enter KMS Details
          • Step 2: Upload Server Certificate
          • Step 3: Upload Client Certificates
        • Viewing KMS details
        • Viewing encrypted nodes
        • Editing a key management server (KMS)
        • Removing a key management server (KMS)
      • Managing tenants
        • Creating a tenant account
          • Creating a tenant account if StorageGRID is not using SSO
          • Creating a tenant account if SSO is enabled
        • Changing the password for a tenant’s local root user
        • Editing a tenant account
        • Deleting a tenant account
        • Managing platform services for S3 tenant accounts
          • What platform services are
          • Networking and ports for platform services
          • Per-site delivery of platform services messages
          • Troubleshooting platform services
      • Configuring S3 and Swift client connections
        • Summary: IP addresses and ports for client connections
        • Managing load balancing
          • How load balancing works - Load Balancer service
          • Configuring load balancer endpoints
          • How load balancing works - CLB service
        • Managing untrusted Client Networks
          • Specifying a node’s Client Network is untrusted
        • Managing high availability groups
          • What an HA group is
          • How HA groups are used
          • Configuration options for HA groups
          • Creating a high availability group
          • Editing a high availability group
          • Removing a high availability group
        • Configuring S3 API endpoint domain names
        • Enabling HTTP for client communications
        • Controlling which client operations are permitted
      • Managing StorageGRID networks and connections
        • Guidelines for StorageGRID networks
        • Viewing IP addresses
        • Supported ciphers for outgoing TLS connections
        • Changing network transfer encryption
        • Configuring server certificates
          • Configuring a custom server certificate for the Grid Manager and the Tenant Manager
          • Restoring the default server certificates for the Grid Manager and the Tenant Manager
          • Configuring a custom server certificate for connections to the Storage Node or the CLB service
          • Restoring the default server certificates for the S3 and Swift REST API endpoints
          • Copying the StorageGRID system’s CA certificate
          • Configuring StorageGRID certificates for FabricPool
          • Generating a self-signed server certificate for the management interface
        • Configuring Storage proxy settings
        • Configuring Admin proxy settings
        • Managing traffic classification policies
          • Creating traffic classification policies
          • Editing a traffic classification policy
          • Deleting a traffic classification policy
          • Viewing network traffic metrics
        • What link costs are
          • Updating link costs
      • Configuring AutoSupport
        • Specifying the protocol for AutoSupport messages
        • Enabling AutoSupport on Demand
        • Disabling weekly AutoSupport messages
        • Disabling event-triggered AutoSupport messages
        • Manually triggering an AutoSupport message
        • Adding an additional AutoSupport destination
        • Sending E-Series AutoSupport messages through StorageGRID
        • Troubleshooting AutoSupport messages
      • Managing Storage Nodes
        • What a Storage Node is
        • Managing Storage Options
          • What object segmentation is
          • What Storage Volume watermarks are
        • Managing object metadata storage
        • Configuring global settings for stored objects
          • Configuring stored object compression
          • Configuring stored object encryption
          • Configuring stored object hashing
        • Storage Node configuration settings
        • Managing full Storage Nodes
      • Managing Admin Nodes
        • What an Admin Node is
        • Using multiple Admin Nodes
        • Identifying the primary Admin Node
        • Selecting a preferred sender
        • Viewing notification status and queues
        • How Admin Nodes show acknowledged alarms (legacy system)
        • Configuring audit client access
          • Configuring audit clients for CIFS
            • Configuring audit clients for Workgroup
            • Configuring audit clients for Active Directory
            • Adding a user or group to a CIFS audit share
            • Removing a user or group from a CIFS audit share
            • Changing a CIFS audit share user or group name
            • Verifying CIFS audit integration
          • Configuring the audit client for NFS
            • Adding an NFS audit client to an audit share
            • Verifying NFS audit integration
            • Removing an NFS audit client from the audit share
            • Changing the IP address of an NFS audit client
      • Managing Archive Nodes
        • What an Archive Node is
          • What the ARC service is
        • Configuring Archive Node connections to archival storage
          • Archiving to the cloud through the S3 API
            • Configuring connection settings for the S3 API
            • Modifying connection settings for S3 API
            • Modifying the Cloud Tiering Service state
            • Resetting the Store Failure Count for S3 API connection
            • Migrating objects from Cloud Tiering - S3 to a Cloud Storage Pool
          • Archiving to tape through TSM middleware
            • Configuring connections to TSM middleware
            • Optimizing an Archive Node for TSM middleware sessions
            • Configuring the archive state and counters for TSM
            • Managing an Archive Node when TSM server reaches capacity
              • Setting Archive Node to read-only if TSM middleware reaches capacity
          • Configuring Archive Node retrieve settings
          • Configuring Archive Node replication
        • Setting Custom alarms for the Archive Node
        • Integrating Tivoli Storage Manager
          • Archive Node configuration and operation
          • Configuration best practices
          • Completing the Archive Node setup
            • Installing a new TSM server
            • Configuring the TSM server
              • Defining TSM tape and disk storage pools
              • Defining a domain policy and registering a node
              • Creating and activating the domain policy
      • Migrating data into StorageGRID
        • Confirming capacity of the StorageGRID system
        • Determining the ILM policy for migrated data
        • Impact of migration on operations
        • Scheduling data migration
        • Monitoring data migration
        • Creating custom notifications for migration alarms
    • Manage objects with ILM
      • Managing objects with information lifecycle management
        • How ILM operates throughout an object's life
          • How objects are ingested
            • Data-protection options for ingest
            • Advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of the data-protection options
          • How objects are stored (replication or erasure coding)
            • What replication is
            • Why you should not use single-copy replication
            • What erasure coding is
            • What erasure-coding schemes are
            • Advantages, disadvantages, and requirements for erasure coding
          • How object retention is determined
          • How objects are deleted
            • How S3 versioned objects are deleted
        • What an ILM policy is
        • What an ILM rule is
          • What ILM rule filtering is
          • What ILM rule placement instructions are
        • Creating storage grades, storage pools, EC profiles, and regions
          • Creating and assigning storage grades
          • Configuring storage pools
            • What a storage pool is
            • Guidelines for creating storage pools
            • Using multiple storage pools for cross-site replication
            • Using a storage pool as a temporary location (deprecated)
            • Creating a storage pool
            • Viewing storage pool details
            • Editing a storage pool
            • Removing a storage pool
          • Using Cloud Storage Pools
            • What a Cloud Storage Pool is
            • Lifecycle of a Cloud Storage Pool object
            • When to use Cloud Storage Pools
            • Considerations for Cloud Storage Pools
            • Comparing Cloud Storage Pools and CloudMirror replication
            • Creating a Cloud Storage Pool
              • S3: Specifying authentication details for a Cloud Storage Pool
              • C2S S3: Specifying authentication details for a Cloud Storage Pool
              • Azure: Specifying authentication details for a Cloud Storage Pool
            • Editing a Cloud Storage Pool
            • Removing a Cloud Storage Pool
            • Troubleshooting Cloud Storage Pools
          • Configuring Erasure Coding profiles
            • Creating an Erasure Coding profile
            • Renaming an Erasure Coding profile
            • Deactivating an Erasure Coding profile
          • Configuring regions (optional and S3 only)
        • Creating an ILM rule
          • Step 1 of 3: Define basics
            • Using advanced filters in ILM rules
          • Step 2 of 3: Define placements
            • Using Last Access Time in ILM rules
          • Step 3 of 3: Define ingest behavior
          • Creating a default ILM rule
        • Creating an ILM policy
          • Creating a proposed ILM policy
          • Creating an ILM policy after S3 Object Lock is enabled
          • Simulating an ILM policy
            • Examples for simulating ILM policies
          • Activating the ILM policy
          • Verifying an ILM policy with object metadata lookup
        • Working with ILM rules and ILM policies
      • Managing objects with S3 Object Lock
        • Comparing S3 Object Lock to legacy Compliance
        • Workflow for S3 Object Lock
        • Requirements for S3 Object Lock
        • Enabling S3 Object Lock globally
        • Resolving consistency errors when updating the S3 Object Lock or legacy Compliance configuration
      • Example ILM rules and policies
        • Example 1: ILM rules and policy for object storage
        • Example 2: ILM rules and policy for EC object size filtering
        • Example 3: ILM rules and policy for better protection for image files
        • Example 4: ILM rules and policy for S3 versioned objects
        • Example 5: ILM rules and policy for Strict ingest behavior
        • Example 6: Changing an ILM policy
        • Example 7: Compliant ILM policy for S3 Object Lock
    • System hardening
      • Hardening a StorageGRID system
      • Hardening guidelines for software upgrades
      • Hardening guidelines for StorageGRID networks
      • Hardening guidelines for StorageGRID nodes
      • Hardening guidelines for server certificates
      • Other hardening guidelines
    • Configure StorageGRID for FabricPool
      • Configuring StorageGRID for FabricPool
      • Information needed to attach StorageGRID as a cloud tier
        • Best practices for load balancing
        • Best practices for high availability groups
        • Configuring the DNS server for StorageGRID IP addresses
        • Creating a high availability (HA) group for FabricPool
        • Creating a load balancer endpoint for FabricPool
        • Creating a tenant account for FabricPool
        • Creating an S3 bucket and obtaining an access key
      • Using StorageGRID information lifecycle management with FabricPool data
        • Example ILM policy for FabricPool data
      • Creating a traffic classification policy for FabricPool
      • Other best practices for StorageGRID and FabricPool
  • Use StorageGRID
    • Use a tenant account
      • Using the Tenant Manager
        • Web browser requirements
        • Signing in to the Tenant Manager
        • Signing out of the Tenant Manager
        • Understanding the Tenant Manager Dashboard
        • Understanding the Tenant Management API
          • Tenant Management API versioning
          • Protecting against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
      • Managing system access for tenant users
        • Using identity federation
          • Configuring a federated identity source
            • Guidelines for configuring an OpenLDAP server
          • Forcing synchronization with the identity source
          • Disabling identity federation
        • Managing groups
          • Creating groups for an S3 tenant
          • Creating groups for a Swift tenant
          • Viewing and editing group details
          • Adding users to a local group
          • Editing a group name
          • Duplicating a group
          • Deleting a group
        • Managing local users
      • Managing S3 tenant accounts
        • Managing S3 access keys
          • Creating your own S3 access keys
          • Viewing your S3 access keys
          • Deleting your own S3 access keys
          • Creating another user’s S3 access keys
          • Viewing another user’s S3 access keys
          • Deleting another user’s S3 access keys
        • Managing S3 buckets
          • Using S3 Object Lock
            • S3 Object Lock workflow
            • Requirements for S3 Object Lock
          • Creating an S3 bucket
          • Viewing S3 bucket details
          • Changing the consistency level
          • Enabling or disabling last access time updates
          • Configuring Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
          • Deleting an S3 bucket
      • Managing S3 platform services
        • What platform services are
          • Understanding the CloudMirror replication service
          • Understanding notifications for buckets
          • Understanding the search integration service
        • Considerations for using platform services
        • Configuring platform services endpoints
          • Specifying the URN for a platform services endpoint
          • Creating a platform services endpoint
          • Testing the connection for a platform services endpoint
          • Editing a platform services endpoint
          • Deleting a platform services endpoint
          • Troubleshooting platform services endpoint errors
        • Configuring CloudMirror replication
        • Configuring event notifications
        • Using the search integration service
          • Configuration XML for search integration
          • Configuring the search integration service
          • JSON generated by the search integration service
          • Object metadata included in metadata notifications
    • Use S3 REST API
      • Support for the S3 REST API
        • Changes to S3 REST API support
        • Supported versions
        • Support for StorageGRID platform services
      • Configuring tenant accounts and connections
      • How StorageGRID implements the S3 REST API
        • Conflicting client requests
        • Consistency controls
        • How StorageGRID ILM rules manage objects
        • Object versioning
        • Recommendations for implementing the S3 REST API
      • S3 REST API supported operations and limitations
        • Authenticating requests
        • Operations on the service
        • Operations on buckets
        • Custom operations on buckets
        • Operations on objects
          • Using S3 Object Lock
          • Using server-side encryptions
          • GET object
          • HEAD Object
          • POST Object restore
          • PUT Object
          • PUT Object - Copy
        • Operations for multipart uploads
          • List Multipart Uploads
          • Initiate Multipart Upload
          • Upload Part
          • Upload Part - Copy
          • Complete Multipart Upload
        • Error responses
      • StorageGRID S3 REST API operations
      • Bucket and group access policies
      • Configuring security for the REST API
      • Monitoring and auditing operations
        • Monitoring object ingest and retrieval rates
        • Accessing and reviewing audit logs
          • S3 operations tracked in the audit logs
      • Benefits of active, idle, and concurrent HTTP connections
        • Benefits of keeping idle HTTP connections open
        • Benefits of active HTTP connections
        • Benefits of concurrent HTTP connections
        • Separation of HTTP connection pools for read and write operations
    • Use Swift REST API
      • OpenStack Swift API support in StorageGRID
        • History of Swift API support in StorageGRID
        • How StorageGRID implements the Swift REST API
        • Recommendations for implementing the Swift REST API
      • Configuring tenant accounts and connections
      • Swift REST API supported operations
        • Supported Swift API endpoints
        • Account operations
        • Container operations
        • Object operations
        • OPTIONS request
        • Error responses to Swift API operations
      • StorageGRID Swift REST API operations
      • Configuring security for the REST API
      • Monitoring and auditing operations
  • Monitor and troubleshoot
    • Monitor a StorageGRID system
      • Using the Grid Manager for monitoring
        • Web browser requirements
        • Viewing the Dashboard
        • Viewing the Nodes page
          • Viewing the Overview tab
          • Viewing the Hardware tab
          • Viewing the Network tab
          • Viewing the Storage tab
          • Viewing the Events tab
          • Using the Task tab to reboot a grid node
          • Viewing the Objects tab
          • Viewing the ILM tab
          • Viewing the Load Balancer tab
          • Viewing the Platform Services tab
          • Viewing information about appliance Storage Nodes
          • Viewing the SANtricity System Manager tab
          • Viewing information about appliance Admin Nodes and Gateway Nodes
      • Information you should monitor regularly
        • Monitoring system health
          • Monitoring node connection states
          • Viewing current alerts
          • Viewing resolved alerts
          • Viewing a specific alert
          • Viewing legacy alarms
        • Monitoring storage capacity
          • Monitoring storage capacity for the entire grid
          • Monitoring storage capacity for each Storage Node
          • Monitoring object metadata capacity for each Storage Node
        • Monitoring information lifecycle management
        • Monitoring performance, networking, and system resources
          • Monitoring query latency
          • Monitoring network connections and performance
          • Monitoring node-level resources
        • Monitoring tenant activity
        • Monitoring archival capacity
        • Monitoring load balancing operations
        • Applying hotfixes or upgrading software if necessary
      • Managing alerts and alarms
        • Comparing alerts and alarms
        • Managing alerts
        • Managing alarms (legacy system)
      • Using SNMP monitoring
        • Configuring the SNMP agent
        • Updating the SNMP agent
      • Collecting additional StorageGRID data
        • Using charts and reports
          • Types of charts and graphs
            • Chart legend
          • Displaying charts and graphs
          • Generating charts
          • Types of text reports
          • Generating text reports
          • Exporting text reports
        • Monitoring PUT and GET performance
        • Monitoring object verification operations
        • Monitoring events
          • Reviewing previous events
          • Resetting event counts
          • Creating custom syslog events
          • Resetting the count of custom events to zero
        • Reviewing audit messages
        • Collecting log files and system data
        • Manually triggering an AutoSupport message
        • Viewing the Grid Topology tree
        • Reviewing support metrics
        • Running diagnostics
        • Creating custom monitoring applications
      • Alerts reference
        • Commonly used Prometheus metrics
      • Alarms reference (legacy system)
        • Alarms that generate SNMP notifications (legacy system)
      • Log files reference
        • StorageGRID software logs
        • Deployment and maintenance logs
        • Logs for third-party software
        • About the bycast.log
          • File rotation for bycast.log
          • Messages in bycast.log
          • Message severities in bycast.log
          • Error codes in bycast.log
    • Troubleshoot a StorageGRID system
      • Troubleshooting object and storage issues
        • Verifying object integrity
        • Troubleshooting lost and missing object data
          • Investigating lost objects
          • Searching for and restoring potentially lost objects
          • Resetting lost and missing object counts
        • Troubleshooting the Low object data storage alert
        • Troubleshooting the Storage Status (SSTS) alarm
        • Troubleshooting delivery of platform services messages (SMTT alarm)
      • Troubleshooting metadata issues
      • Troubleshooting certificate errors
      • Troubleshooting Admin Node and user interface issues
      • Troubleshooting network, hardware, and platform issues
    • Review audit logs
      • Audit message overview
        • Audit message flow and retention
        • Changing audit message levels
        • Accessing the audit log file
        • Audit log file rotation
      • Audit log file and message formats
        • Audit log file format
          • Using the audit-explain tool
          • Using the audit-sum tool
        • Audit message format
          • Data types
          • Event-specific data
          • Common elements in audit messages
          • Audit message examples
      • Audit messages and the object lifecycle
        • Object ingest transactions
          • Example: S3 object ingest
        • Object delete transactions
          • Example: S3 object deletion
        • Object retrieve transactions
          • Example: S3 object retrieval
        • Metadata update messages
          • Example: S3 metadata update
      • Audit messages
        • Audit message categories
          • System audit messages
          • Object storage audit messages
          • Client read audit messages
          • Client write audit messages
          • Management audit message
        • Audit messages
          • APCT: Archive Purge from Cloud-Tier
          • ARCB: Archive Object Retrieve Begin
          • ARCE: Archive Object Retrieve End
          • ARCT: Archive Retrieve from Cloud-Tier
          • AREM: Archive Object Remove
          • ASCE: Archive Object Store End
          • ASCT: Archive Store Cloud-Tier
          • ATCE: Archive Object Store Begin
          • AVCC: Archive Validate Cloud-Tier Configuration
          • CBRB: Object Receive Begin
          • CBRE: Object Receive End
          • CBSB: Object Send Begin
          • CBSE: Object Send End
          • ECOC: Corrupt Erasure Coded Data Fragment
          • ETAF: Security Authentication Failed
          • GNRG: GNDS Registration
          • GNUR: GNDS Unregistration
          • GTED: Grid Task Ended
          • GTST: Grid Task Started
          • GTSU: Grid Task Submitted
          • IDEL: ILM Initiated Delete
          • LKCU: Overwritten Object Cleanup
          • LLST: Location Lost
          • MGAU: Management audit message
          • OLST: System Detected Lost Object
          • ORLM: Object Rules Met
          • OVWR: Object Overwrite
          • SADD: Security Audit Disable
          • SADE: Security Audit Enable
          • SCMT: Object Store Commit
          • SDEL: S3 DELETE
          • SGET: S3 GET
          • SHEA: S3 HEAD
          • SPOS: S3 POST
          • SPUT: S3 PUT
          • SREM: Object Store Remove
          • SUPD: S3 Metadata Updated
          • SVRF: Object Store Verify Fail
          • SVRU: Object Store Verify Unknown
          • SYSD: Node Stop
          • SYST: Node Stopping
          • SYSU: Node Start
          • VLST: User Initiated Volume Lost
          • WDEL: Swift DELETE
          • WGET: Swift GET
          • WHEA: Swift HEAD
          • WPUT: Swift PUT
  • Maintain
    • Expand your grid
      • Planning a StorageGRID expansion
        • Adding storage capacity
          • Guidelines for adding object capacity
          • Adding storage capacity for replicated objects
          • Adding storage capacity for erasure-coded objects
          • Considerations for rebalancing erasure-coded data
        • Adding metadata capacity
        • Adding grid nodes to add capabilities to your system
        • Adding a new site
      • Preparing for an expansion
      • Overview of expansion procedure
      • Adding storage volumes to Storage Nodes
        • VMware: Adding storage volumes to a Storage Node
        • Linux: Adding direct-attached or SAN volumes to a Storage Node
      • Adding grid nodes to an existing site or adding a new site
        • Updating subnets for the Grid Network
        • Deploying new grid nodes
        • Performing the expansion
      • Configuring your expanded StorageGRID system
        • Verifying that the Storage Node is active
        • Copying the Admin Node database
        • Copying Prometheus metrics
        • Copying audit logs
        • Rebalancing erasure-coded data after adding Storage Nodes
      • Contacting technical support
    • Maintain & recover
      • Introduction to StorageGRID recovery and maintenance
        • Web browser requirements
        • Downloading the Recovery Package
      • StorageGRID hotfix procedure
        • Considerations for applying a hotfix
        • How your system is affected when you apply a hotfix
        • Obtaining the required materials for a hotfix
        • Downloading the hotfix file
        • Checking the system’s condition before applying a hotfix
        • Applying the hotfix
      • Grid node recovery procedures
        • Warnings and considerations for grid node recovery
        • Gathering required materials for grid node recovery
          • Downloading and extracting the StorageGRID installation files
        • Selecting a node recovery procedure
        • Recovering from Storage Node failures
          • Recovering a Storage Node that has been down more than 15 days
          • Recovering a StorageGRID appliance Storage Node
            • Preparing an appliance Storage Node for reinstallation
            • Starting StorageGRID appliance installation
            • Monitoring StorageGRID appliance installation
            • Selecting Start Recovery to configure an appliance Storage Node
            • Remounting and reformatting appliance storage volumes (“Manual Steps”)
            • Restoring object data to a storage volume for an appliance
            • Checking the storage state after recovering an appliance Storage Node
          • Recovering from storage volume failure where the system drive is intact
            • Reviewing warnings about storage volume recovery
            • Identifying and unmounting failed storage volumes
            • Recovering failed storage volumes and rebuilding the Cassandra database
            • Restoring object data to a storage volume where the system drive is intact
            • Checking the storage state after recovering storage volumes
          • Recovering from system drive failure
            • Reviewing warnings for Storage Node system drive recovery
            • Replacing the Storage Node
            • Selecting Start Recovery to configure a Storage Node
            • Remounting and reformatting storage volumes (“Manual Steps”)
            • Restoring object data to a storage volume, if required
            • Checking the storage state after recovering a Storage Node system drive
        • Recovering from Admin Node failures
          • Recovering from primary Admin Node failures
            • Copying audit logs from the failed primary Admin Node
            • Replacing the primary Admin Node
            • Configuring the replacement primary Admin Node
            • Restoring the audit log on the recovered primary Admin Node
            • Resetting the preferred sender on the recovered primary Admin Node
            • Restoring the Admin Node database when recovering a primary Admin Node
            • Restoring Prometheus metrics when recovering a primary Admin Node
          • Recovering from non-primary Admin Node failures
            • Copying audit logs from the failed non-primary Admin Node
            • Replacing a non-primary Admin Node
            • Selecting Start Recovery to configure a non-primary Admin Node
            • Restoring the audit log on the recovered non-primary Admin Node
            • Resetting the preferred sender on the recovered non-primary Admin Node
            • Restoring the Admin Node database when recovering a non-primary Admin Node
            • Restoring Prometheus metrics when recovering a non-primary Admin Node
        • Recovering from Gateway Node failures
          • Replacing a Gateway Node
          • Selecting Start Recovery to configure a Gateway Node
        • Recovering from Archive Node failures
          • Replacing an Archive Node
          • Selecting Start Recovery to configure an Archive Node
          • Resetting Archive Node connection to the cloud
        • All grid node types: Replacing a VMware node
        • All grid node types: Replacing a Linux node
          • Deploying new Linux hosts
          • Restoring grid nodes to the host
            • Restoring and validating grid nodes
              • Fixing missing network interface errors
              • Fixing missing block device errors
            • Starting the StorageGRID host service
            • Recovering nodes that fail to start normally
          • What’s next: Performing additional recovery steps, if required
        • Replacing a failed node with a services appliance
          • Installing a services appliance (platform change only)
          • Preparing an appliance for reinstallation (platform replacement only)
          • Starting software installation on a services appliance
          • Monitoring services appliance installation
      • How site recovery is performed by technical support
      • Decommission procedure
        • Grid node decommissioning
          • Preparing to decommission grid nodes
            • Considerations for decommissioning grid nodes
              • Considerations for decommissioning Admin Nodes or a Gateway Nodes
              • Considerations for decommissioning Storage Nodes
                • Understanding the ADC quorum
                • Reviewing the ILM policy and storage configuration
                • Decommissioning disconnected Storage Nodes
                • Consolidating Storage Nodes
                • Decommissioning multiple Storage Nodes
            • Checking data repair jobs
          • Gathering required materials
          • Accessing the Decommission Nodes page
          • Decommissioning disconnected grid nodes
          • Decommissioning connected grid nodes
          • Pausing and resuming the decommission process for Storage Nodes
          • Troubleshooting node decommissioning
        • Site decommissioning
          • Considerations for removing a site
          • Gathering required materials
          • Step 1: Select Site
          • Step 2: View Details
          • Step 3: Revise ILM Policy
          • Step 4: Remove ILM References
          • Step 5: Resolve Node Conflicts (and start decommission)
          • Step 6: Monitor Decommission
      • Network maintenance procedures
        • Updating subnets for the Grid Network
        • Configuring IP addresses
          • Changing a node’s network configuration
          • Adding to or changing subnet lists on the Admin Network
          • Adding to or changing subnet lists on the Grid Network
          • Linux: Adding interfaces to an existing node
          • Changing IP addresses for all nodes in the grid
        • Configuring DNS servers
          • Modifying the DNS configuration for a single grid node
        • Configuring NTP servers
        • Restoring network connectivity for isolated nodes
      • Host-level and middleware procedures
        • Linux: Migrating a grid node to a new host
          • Linux: Exporting the node from the source host
          • Linux: Importing the node on the target host
          • Linux: Starting the migrated node
        • Archive Node maintenance for TSM middleware
        • VMware: Configuring a virtual machine for automatic restart
      • Grid node procedures
        • Viewing Server Manager status and version
        • Viewing current status of all services
        • Starting Server Manager and all services
        • Restarting Server Manager and all services
        • Stopping Server Manager and all services
        • Viewing current status of a service
        • Stopping a service
        • Placing an appliance into maintenance mode
        • Forcing a service to terminate
        • Starting or restarting a service
        • Removing port remaps
        • Removing port remaps on bare metal hosts
        • Rebooting a grid node
          • Rebooting a grid node from the Grid Manager
          • Rebooting a grid node from the command shell
        • Shutting down a grid node
        • Powering down a host
        • Powering off and on all nodes in the grid
          • Stopping services and shutting down grid nodes
          • Starting up the grid nodes
        • Using a DoNotStart file
          • Adding a DoNotStart file for a service
          • Removing a DoNotStart file for a service
        • Troubleshooting Server Manager
          • Accessing the Server Manager log file
          • Service with an error state
      • Appliance node cloning
        • How appliance node cloning works
        • Considerations and requirements for appliance node cloning
        • Appliance node cloning procedure
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