Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to Veritas Flex Appliance
    2.  
      Flex Appliance terminology
    3.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
  2. Release notes
    1.  
      Flex Appliance 3.0 new features, enhancements, and changes
    2.  
      Flex Appliance 3.1 new features, enhancements, and changes
    3.  
      Flex Appliance 3.2 new features, enhancements, and changes
    4.  
      Flex Appliance 3.3 new features, enhancements, and changes
    5.  
      Supported upgrade and update paths to this release
    6.  
      Operational notes
    7.  
      Flex Appliance 3.0 release content
    8.  
      Flex Appliance 3.1 release content
    9.  
      Flex Appliance 3.2 release content
    10.  
      Flex Appliance 3.3 release content
  3. Getting started
    1.  
      Initial configuration guidelines and checklist
    2.  
      Performing the initial configuration
    3.  
      Adding a node
    4.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console
    6.  
      Managing the appliance from the Appliance Management Console
    7.  
      Setting the date and time for appliance nodes
    8.  
      Common tasks in Flex Appliance
  4. Managing network settings
    1.  
      Creating a network bond
    2.  
      Editing a network bond
    3.  
      Deleting a network bond
    4.  
      Configuring or editing a network interface
    5. Managing the appliance Fibre Channel ports
      1.  
        Viewing the devices that are connected to the Fibre Channel ports
    6.  
      Changing DNS or Hosts file settings
  5. Managing users
    1.  
      Overview of the Flex Appliance default users
    2. Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants
      1.  
        Adding a tenant
      2.  
        Editing a tenant
      3.  
        Removing a tenant
      4.  
        Adding a local user to the Flex Appliance Console
      5.  
        Connecting a remote user domain to the Flex Appliance Console
      6.  
        Editing a remote user domain in the Flex Appliance Console
      7.  
        Importing a remote user or user group to the Flex Appliance Console
      8.  
        Managing single sign-on (SSO)
      9.  
        Managing identity providers (IDPs)
      10.  
        Importing a single sign-on user or user group to the Flex Appliance Console
      11.  
        Managing user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates
      12.  
        Changing a local user password in the Flex Appliance Console
      13.  
        Expiring local user passwords in the Flex Appliance Console
      14.  
        Unlocking a local user account in the Flex Appliance Console
      15.  
        Removing users from the Flex Appliance Console
    3.  
      Changing the password policy
    4.  
      Changing the hostadmin user password in the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Changing the sysadmin user password in the Veritas Remote Management Interface
  6. Using Flex Appliance
    1. Managing the repository
      1.  
        Adding files to the repository
      2.  
        Removing files from the repository
    2.  
      Creating application instances
    3.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    4. Managing application instances from Flex Appliance
      1.  
        Resizing instance storage
      2.  
        Editing instance network settings
      3.  
        Assigning Fibre Channel ports to an instance
      4.  
        Unassigning Fibre Channel ports from an instance
      5. Managing application add-ons on instances
        1.  
          Installing application add-ons
        2.  
          Uninstalling application add-ons
        3.  
          Changing the application add-on installation order
      6.  
        Viewing instance performance metrics
      7.  
        Clearing a configuration error status on an application instance
    5. Upgrading application instances
      1.  
        Warnings and considerations for instance rollbacks
    6.  
      Updating an application instance to a newer revision
    7. About Flex Appliance updates
      1.  
        Updating Flex Appliance
      2.  
        Updating the firmware
  7. Appliance security
    1.  
      Security overview
    2. About lockdown mode
      1.  
        Changing the lockdown mode
    3.  
      Using a sign-in banner
    4.  
      Using an external certificate
    5. Using network access control
      1.  
        Changing the SSH port
  8. Monitoring the appliance
    1.  
      Registering an appliance
    2. Configuring alerts
      1. About AutoSupport and Call Home
        1.  
          Configuring Call Home
      2.  
        Configuring email alerts
      3.  
        Configuring SNMP alerts
      4.  
        Setting the threshold values for disk usage alerts
    3.  
      Monitoring the appliance from the System Health Insights portal
    4. Viewing the hardware status
      1.  
        Viewing node information
      2.  
        Viewing storage shelf information on a Veritas 53xx Appliance
      3.  
        Viewing storage shelf information on a Veritas 52xx Appliance
    5.  
      Viewing hardware faults
    6.  
      Viewing system data
    7.  
      Clearing the hardware status
    8.  
      Forwarding logs
    9.  
      Providing access for external monitoring
    10.  
      Revoking access for external monitoring
  9. Reconfiguring the appliance
    1.  
      Shutting down the appliance
    2.  
      Performing a factory reset
    3.  
      Performing a reimage
    4.  
      Recovering storage data after a factory reset or a reimage
    5.  
      Performing a storage reset
    6.  
      Removing a node
    7.  
      Viewing or resetting the storage shelf order on a Veritas 52xx Appliance
  10. Troubleshooting guidelines
    1.  
      General troubleshooting steps
    2.  
      Generating a One-Time Password and unlocking access in lockdown mode
    3.  
      Gathering logs

Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console

After you have configured Flex Appliance, you can sign in to the Flex Appliance Console to use and manage the appliance software.

Accessing the Flex Appliance Console

To access the Flex Appliance Console

  1. Open a web browser on a system that has a network connection to the appliance. Flex Appliance supports the following browsers:

    • Google Chrome version 94 or later recommended (minimum version 80 or later)

    • Mozilla Firefox version 93 or later recommended (minimum version 80 or later)

    Note:

    These browsers may display a Privacy error or Insecure Connection page when you access the Flex Appliance Console. Use the Advanced option on the page to proceed.

  2. Navigate to https://console.domain, where console.domain is one of the following:

    • If you have a Veritas 52xx or 5150 Appliance, console.domain is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address that you entered during initial configuration.

    • If you have a Veritas 53xx Appliance, console.domain is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address that you entered for the Flex Appliance Console during initial configuration.

  3. When you sign in for the first time, use the following default credentials:

    • Username: admin

    • Password: P@ssw0rd

    After you have signed in, you can create other users from the User management page. See Managing Flex Appliance Console users and tenants.
Navigating the Flex Appliance Console

To navigate the Flex Appliance Console, use the icons in the left-side navigation bar or the Settings drop-down menu in the upper-right corner. To see the page names in the navigation bar, hover over the icons or use the >> icon at the top to expand the entire bar.

The Flex Appliance Console includes the following pages:

Home

Home icon

The home page includes various widgets that provide information about the status of the appliance. To return to the home page at any time, click the Home icon in the left-side navigation bar.

System topology

System topology icon

The System topology page shows a complete overview of the appliance nodes, storage, and instances. To access this page, click the System topology box on the home page or click the System topology icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Note:

The System topology page shows the full capacity of the appliance storage. However, not all of the storage is available for use. You can see the usable storage capacity when you create or resize an instance.

Activity Monitor

Activity Monitor icon

The Activity Monitor page shows the tasks that have been performed on the Flex Appliance Console and their current status. To access this page, click the Activity Monitor icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Repository

Repository icon

The Repository page lets you manage the applications, application add-ons, and update packages for Flex Appliance. To access this page, click the Repository icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Tenants

Tenants icon

The Tenants page lets you manage tenants. To access this page, click the Tenants icon in the left-side navigation bar.

User management

User management icon

The User management page lets you manage users for the Flex Appliance Console. To access this page, click the User management icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Network interfaces

Network interfaces icon

The Network interfaces page lets you view and configure the appliance's network interfaces. To access this page, click the Network interfaces icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Fibre Channel interfaces

Fibre Channel interfaces icon

The Fibre Channel interfaces page lets you check the status of the appliance Fibre Channel ports and view the devices that are connected to them. To access this page, click the Fibre Channel interfaces icon in the left-side navigation bar.

Remote replication icon

Settings

Settings icon

The Settings pages let you manage the settings for security and compliance, alert configuration, and remote management. To access these pages, click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the page.

More Information

Common tasks in Flex Appliance