Dell PowerVault Storage Area Network Administrator's Manual page 61

• Number of OST Clients—lists number of OST clients
• Name—lists each client by name
• Plug-In—lists the plug-in type installed on each client
• Backup Software—lists the backup software used with each client
• Idle Time—lists the idle time (non-activity) for each client
• Connection—lists the number of connections for each client
• Mode—lists the current mode type for each client
To perform one of the possible actions on a client, click Select to identify the client, and then click the desired option (for
example, the OST tab provides three options: Update Client, Edit Password, or Download Plug-In. For more information
about using this page and its tabs, see
Clients Page (Using the NFS or CIFS Tab)
To display the Clients page, click Storage→ Clients. This page displays the total number of clients that are connected to
the DR Series system, and this number reflects all of the clients based listed under the Clients tabs (NFS, CIFS, and OST).
Using this page and the NFS or CIFS tab lets you perform the following tasks for NFS or CIFS clients (for information
about OST clients, see Clients Page (Using the OST
clients, and lists the following types of NFS and CIFS client-related information:
• Number of NFS (or CIFS) Clients—lists number of NFS (or CIFS) clients
• Name—lists each client by name
• Idle Time—lists idle time (non-activity) for each client
• Connection Time—lists connection time for each client
Clients Page (Using the OST Tab)
To display the Clients page, click Storage→ Clients. This page displays the total number of clients that are connected to
the DR Series system, and this number reflects all of the clients based listed under the Clients tab (NFS, CIFS, and OST).
Using this page and the OST tab lets you perform the following tasks for OST clients:
• Update a client (you are limited to modifying the mode type)
• Edit a client password
• Download a client plug-in
This page displays an OST Clients Summary table that lists the following types of OST client-related information:
• Name—lists client by name
• Plug-In—lists plug-in type that is installed on the client
• Backup Software—lists backup software used with this client
• Idle Time—lists the idle time for this client
• Connection—lists the number of connections for this client
• Mode—lists the mode types that can be set for this client:
– Auto
– Passthrough
– Dedupe (deduplication)
Clients Page (Using the NFS or CIFS Tab)
Tab)). The Clients page displays a summary of the NFS (or CIFS)
or Clients Page (Using the OST Tab).
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