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SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator’s Guide
1 - Overview
Using SnapServer Manager with SnapScale
SnapServer Manager (SSM) is a Java-based application that runs on all major client systems.
SSM provides a single screen from which administrators can discover all SnapServer servers,
REO appliances, SnapSAN arrays, SnapScale clusters, and SnapScale Uninitialized nodes
(that is, nodes that are not part of a SnapScale cluster) on their network.
SnapServer Manager Installation
You can download and install SSM by navigating to the Overland Storage NAS website and
downloading the
SnapServer Manager executable file
. SSM can be installed to several client
platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Refer to the
SnapServer Manager User Guide
for details on discovering and configuring
SnapScale clusters.
Client and Storage Networks
SnapScale requires two separate networks to function correctly: A public network (Client) and
a private network (Storage). To support failover, two Storage network switches must be
connected together (using a 1GbE or 10GbE cable between the switches). Each of the two
Storage network ports on the node need to be connected to a different Storage switch.
Data Balancer & Spare
Distributor Improved
Data Balancer (formerly Capacity Balancer) redistributes
files to optimize performance. Spare Distributor (formerly
the Spare Disk Balancer) evenly distributes spare drives
across nodes. Both have been improved for faster results.
Feature
New Functionality
Server List
Status Bar
Server
Group
