Setting up a Dell PowerScale Storage

Prerequisite

To allow the Data Intelligence application to connect to the Dell PowerScale API, you first need to run this command as a root user in the Dell PowerScale cluster:

isi_gconfig -t web-config auth_basic=true

Setting up the credentials

To set up the credentials, first create a new user in the Dell PowerScale interface for the application. Once done, create a new role in the Dell PowerScale interface. This role will need the following privileges:

• Read Only
  • Platform API: Used for logging into the platform API, allowing the application to use Dell PowerScale API.
  • Auth: Used to get the users and groups from Dell PowerScale, allowing the application to map the user and group IDs to their respective name for scanned files and folders.
  • Namespace Access: Used to get access to the file structure itself, allowing the application to scan the entire file structure.
  • Namespace Traverse: Used to get information for files and folders in the file structure, allowing the application to get the information of the scanned files and folders.
  • Statistics: Used to get information about the storage, allowing the application to set the total space, used space and free space of the scanned storage.
• Read/Write
  • Snapshot: Used to create and delete snapshots, allowing the application to do delta scans of the changes since the last scan, accelerating the scanning process.
  • Job Engine: Used to create changelists between two snapshots, allowing the application to do delta scans of the changes since the last scan, accelerating the scanning process.

The privileges as they should appear in the role in the Dell PowerScale interface.

In the Data Intelligence application, you can create the credentials from the Dell PowerScale Storage section: →  Data  →  Dell PowerScale Storage → Credentials → ＋.

The + sign to create new credentials for Dell PowerScale Storage.

Then fill the required fields.

The Create Dell PowerScale Credentials modal.

Setting up the Dell PowerScale Storage

You can create the Dell PowerScale Storage from the Dell PowerScale Storage section: →  Data  →  Dell PowerScale Storage → Storages → ＋.

The + sign to create a new Dell PowerScale Storage.

In the Create Dell PowerScale Storage, fill in the required fields:

• Name: The name that will appear in the Data Intelligence application for the given storage.
• Host: The address you should be using to connect to the Dell PowerScale interface.
• Path: The path that will be scanned for the Dell PowerScale storage. It should start with /ifs.
• Credentials: The credentials previously created. Select it from the dropdown.
• Storage Price: This will calculate the price of the files and folders scanned. You can select it accordingly.
• Server: The server that will interact with the Dell PowerScale storage. Select the server that have access to it.
• Ignored Paths: A list of paths that can be ignored during the scanning process. Note that it is not used in the current version.
• Retention
  • Full Scan: The number of days to keep a snapshot for a full scan. Change it if needed.
  • Delta Scan: The number of days to keep a snapshot for a delta scan. Change it if needed.

The Create Dell PowerScale Storage modal.