Configuring SAN Archive Storage

A Storage Area Network (SAN) device can be attached to the appliance as a dedicated and secure storage system for your log data files, providing a suitable Host Bus Adapter is fitted to your appliance.

1. In the navigation menu on the appliance, select Administration > Archive Configuration.
2. Select the Enable SAN radio button.
3. In the Device pane, view the Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and World Wide Port Number (WWPNs).
   1. Rollover the HBA to reveal the local port number assigned to it.
   2. Click + to reveal the disks attached to the HBA. Rollover disk numbers to see attached labels.
      Note: If the SAN administrator who published the LUN for you did not partition it, the + is not displayed. To partition it, see the Knowledge Base article #000029103
   3. Click a disk to display (in the Information pane) its operational Status, Size, and Linux Device mapped to it. (The UUID and Label fields are not used.)
   4. Click + again to reveal the disk partitions and sizes. Rollover partitions to see attached labels.
   5. Click a disk partition to display (in the Information pane) its operational Status, Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), Label, Size, and Linux Device mapped to it. The partition is what the user must choose to back up to, not the actual disks themselves.
   6. The Current Configuration window shows the target Disk and Partition selected for backing up to. If the window is blank, no Disk and Partition have been selected yet.
   7. To select or change the target Disk and Partition, click a partition in the Device window and roll your mouse over it to reveal the presence of a label. If no label appears, check the partition size in the Information window.
   8. If the partition size is adequate for backing up your log data, click the Label icon over the Device window, and enter a label for your backup. Click OK to close the window, or Cancel.
   9. (Optional) You can remove one or more partitions (mount points) by clicking on them in the Current Configuration pane and then clicking Remove (red X). A warning message appears, advising that once removed, any data stored on the selected partitions is lost and no longer retrievable.
   10. Click the Update button at the bottom of the page. The message: Update Completed appear at the top of the Archive Configuration page, just under the tab.
   11. However, if you see any of the following messages, select another partition and try again:

       SAN Config: The selected device can't be used for SAN
       SAN Config: The selected device conflicts with an existing archive/restore configuration

       To disable archive on this appliance, under Archive Configuration select None.
       Warning: If the user’s SAN archive system goes offline for more than 60 seconds, it is necessary to reboot the appliance after the SAN archive system is restored.