New / Edit Storage


This screen allows you to configure access to a specific storage device.
Type
Select from the available list of Storage Vendors:
NetApp
DS-System uses NetApp's APIs to create snapshots on its NAS storage volumes.
[Note: DS-System using NetApp NAS has been tested in standalone configuration. Clustered mode (C-mode) NetApp NAS has not been tested. Although support may be possible, it has not been verified.]
  • IP/DNS: Enter the IP address or DNS of the NAS Storage.
  • Username: Enter the username to access the NAS Storage.
  • Password: Enter the password for this NAS Storage user.
  • Port: Enter the port DS-System will use to connect to this NAS Storage (HTTP is normally 80, HTTPS is normally 443).
  • Use HTTPS protocol: Select if the NAS Storage requires HTTPS connection. Uncheck to use HTTP.
Symantec
DS-System uses the SSH protocol and commands in pre-defined scripts in order to create snapshots on a Symantec NAS storage volume.
  • IP/DNS: Enter the IP address or DNS of the NAS Storage.
  • Username: Enter the username to access the NAS Storage.
  • Snapshot Create: Enter the path to the Asigra-provided script that generates the snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work. For more information, see the Knowledge Base article "Symantec scripts for Storage Volume Snapshots".)
  • Snapshot Destroy: Enter the path to the Asigra-provided script that destroys (removes) the generated snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)
Generic
This option is provided in the event you want to try to perform a snapshot using a generic storage vendor and the Asigra-provided snapshot scripts.
  • IP/DNS: Enter the IP address or DNS of the Storage Volume.
  • Snapshot Create: Enter the path to the Asigra-provided script that generates the snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)
  • Snapshot Destroy: Enter the path to the Asigra-provided script that destroys (removes) the generated snapshot. (You must configure this script to your own environment before it will work.)



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