Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance User Manual

Configuring the Appliance
To configure the appliance, use the following sections:
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“Initial Appliance Configuration” on page 55
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“Network Configuration” on page 55
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“Configuring Storage” on page 88
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“Understanding the Appliance Status” on page 113
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“Configuring Storage Area Network (SAN)” on page 128
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“Configuring Users” on page 160
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“Setting Appliance Preferences” on page 181
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“Configuring Alerts” on page 186
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“Appliance Cluster Configuration” on page 193
Initial Appliance Configuration
Initial configuration can be repeated at a later time by clicking the INITIAL SETUP button on
the Maintenance > System screen, or by entering the maintenance system setup context in the
CLI.
Detailed initial configuration information is located in “Configuring the Appliance for the First
Time” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide.
Network Configuration
The Networking Configuration features lets you create a variety of advanced networking
setups using your physical network ports, including link-aggregations, virtual NICs (VNICs),
virtual LANs (VLANs), and multipathing groups. You can then define any number of IPv4 and
IPv6 addresses for these abstractions, for use in connecting to the various data services on the
system.
There are four components to a system's network configuration:
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Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Specifications

General

Connectivity	10GbE, 40GbE, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel
Protocols	NFS, SMB, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, HTTP
Operating System	Oracle Solaris
Data Protection	snapshots, clones, remote replication
Data Reduction	Inline compression, deduplication
High Availability	Redundant hardware components (controllers, power supplies, fans). Automatic failover between controllers. Hot-swappable drives and components. Cluster configurations for increased availability and scalability.
Management Interface	Web-based GUI, CLI, REST API
Storage Type	Hybrid (SSD + HDD), All-Flash
Storage Capacity	Up to several petabytes
Encryption	AES-256 encryption at rest