PowerVault (Dell MD1400) Setup Guide
f. Expand the database folder and select the config folder.
g. Look at packet.dir, meta.dir,and session.dir as applicable to your service. Compare the
output of the df - hP command to the database/config values shown in NetWitness
Platform. Make sure that there is an entry for each PowerVault added and the size of the
db for each service is as follows:
/var/netwitness/decoder/packetdb#=<n>
where <n> is similar to the size of the new storage.
For Archiver, the packet.dir, meta.dir, and packet.dir are found by default in the
following locations:
10.6.6.0 or later: /archiver/collections/default/database/config
In Archiver, the <n> value is 0B. For example,
/var/netwitness/archiver/database0/alldata/metadb=0B.
Run the PowerVault Installation Scripts on a Hybrid
This procedure only applies to NetWitness Platform 11.2 and earlier.
Note: For NetWitness Platform 11.3 and later, refer to Storage Guide for RSA NetWitness
Platform Version 11.3 and later for instructions on how to allocate storage for your hardware.
Caution: After configuring the PowerVault the first time for a service, there is a possibility of
background RAID initialization running for at least 24 hours. During this initialization, disk
I/O performance may be affected.
1. Log in as root and verify that the rsa-sa-tools package is installed by running the following
command:
rpm -qa | grep sa-tools
Results example:
rsa-sa-tools-11.1.0.2-1806011917.3.59001fc.el7.noarch
If the package is not installed, contact RSA Customer Support to obtain a copy of the RPM
and install it.
2. Change the directory to the rsa-sa-tools RPM base directory:
cd /opt/rsa/saTools
3. Execute the following command:
./nwraidutil.pl | more
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