Dell EMC PowerProtect DDVE on Google Cloud Platform 7.9 Installation and Administration Guide

Configuring DDVE block storage in GCP using CLI

You can configure DDVE block storage in GCP using the Command Line Interface (CLI) on Google Cloud Platform.

1. Log in to the DDVE instance to configure the system. The default password for the DDVE instance is the instance ID (instanceid).

   # ssh sysadmin@<IP address of DDVE>
   EMC DD Virtual Edition
   Password:
   Welcome to DD OS 6.2.0.10-xyz
   ------------------------------------------
   sysadmin@myddve0#
   

2. During the first login, you are prompted to accept the EULA and change the password.
   The configuration wizard is launched.
3. Follow the steps in the wizard to add elicenses.

   Do you want to configure system using GUI wizard (yes|no) [no]:
   
   Network Configuration
           Configure Network at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   eLicenses Configuration
           Configure eLicenses at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes
   
   Available eLicense Files
           #   File Name
           -   ------------
           1   elicense.lic
           -   ------------
   
   
           Do you want to use an existing eLicense file (yes|no)
           [yes]: yes
           Enter the index of eLicense file [1|cancel]
           : 1
   
   Pending eLicense Settings
   Existing Licenses:
           Capacity licenses:
           ##   Feature    Capacity   Type                   State    Expiration Date   Note
           --   --------   --------   --------------------   ------   ---------------   ----
           1    CAPACITY   0.45 TiB   unexpired evaluation   active   n/a
           --   --------   --------   --------------------   ------   ---------------   ----
   
           Feature licenses:
           ##   Feature                     Count   Type                   State    Expiration Date   Note
           --   -------------------------   -----   --------------------   ------   ---------------   ----
           1    REPLICATION                     1   unexpired evaluation   active   n/a
           2    DDBOOST                         1   unexpired evaluation   active   n/a
           3    RETENTION-LOCK-GOVERNANCE       1   unexpired evaluation   active   n/a
           4    ENCRYPTION                      1   unexpired evaluation   active   n/a
           --   -------------------------   -----   --------------------   ------   ---------------   ----
   
   New Licenses:
           Capacity licenses:
           ##   Feature    Capacity    Type              State    Expiration Date   Note
           --   --------   ---------   ---------------   ------   ---------------   ----
           1    CAPACITY   87.31 TiB   permanent (int)   active   n/a
           --   --------   ---------   ---------------   ------   ---------------   ----
   
   
   **  New license(s) will overwrite existing license(s).
           Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): Save
   
   Successfully updated eLicenses.
   
   Filesystem Configuration
           Configure Filesystem at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   System Configuration
           Configure System at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   CIFS Configuration
           Configure CIFS at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   NFS Configuration
           Configure NFS at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   SMT Configuration
           Configure SMT at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   Storage object-store profile Configuration
           Configure Storage object-store profile at this time (yes|no) [no]:
   
   Configuration complete.
   

4. Run the following command to add storage: # storage add tier active dev3

   sysadmin@myddve1# disk show state
   Dev   1  2  3
   ---   ---------
   1-3   Y  Y  U
   ---   ---------
   
   Legend   State            Count
   ------   --------------   -----
   U        Unknown Device   1
   Y        System Device    2
   ------   --------------   -----
   Total 0 disks and 3 devs
   
   
   sysadmin@myddve1# storage add tier active dev3
   
   Object-store is not enabled. Filesystem will use block storage for user data.
           Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [no]: yes
   
   Checking storage requirements...done
   Adding dev3 to the active tier...done
   
   Updating system information...done
   
   dev3 successfully added to the active tier.
   

5. Run the following command to add multiple storage devices at the same time.

   # storage add tier active dev4-6
   
   Checking storage requirements...done
   Adding dev4 to the active tier...done
   
   Updating system information...done
   
   dev4 successfully added to the active tier.
   
   
   Checking storage requirements...
   done
   Adding dev5 to the active tier...done
   
   Updating system information...done
   
   dev5 successfully added to the active tier.
   
   Checking storage requirements...
   done
   Adding dev6 to the active tier...done
   
   Updating system information...done
   
   dev6 successfully added to the active tier.
   
   

6. Run the following command to view the attached disks. # storage show all

   sysadmin@myddve1# storage show all
   Active tier details:
   Device        Device   Device
   Group                  Size
   -----------   ------   -------
   (available)   3        1.0 TiB
   -----------   ------   -------
   
   Spindle   Devices   Count   Total Size
   Group
   -------   -------   -----   ----------
   1         3         1       1.0 TiB
   -------   -------   -----   ----------
   
   Current active tier size: 1.0 TiB
   Active tier maximum capacity: 16.0 TiB
   
   
   
   Capacity License:
   License    Total       Used       Remaining
   --------   ---------   --------   ---------
   CAPACITY   14.55 TiB   0.90 TiB   13.65 TiB
   --------   ---------   --------   ---------
   

7. Run the following command to create the file system. #filesys create

   sysadmin@myddve1# filesys create
   A filesystem of approximate size 846.65 GiB will be created.
           Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [yes]: yes
   
   ok, continuing.
   
   This will take 5 - 10 minutes.
   
   Provisioning storage...
   ########################################### [100%]
   
   Initializing filesystem...
   ########################################### [100%]
   
   snapshot schedules deleted
   
   You now have a freshly initialized filesystem.
    Enable the filesystem using 'filesys enable'.
   

8. Run the following command to enable the file system # filesys enable

   sysadmin@myddve1# filesys enable
   Please wait..............................
   The filesystem is now enabled.
   

   NOTE If a license file cannot be found in /ddr/var, its content can be pasted in the console.

   # elicense update license.lic
   Existing licenses:
   
   No licenses found.
   
   New licenses:
   
   Capacity licenses:
   ##   Feature    Capacity    Type              State    Expiration Date   Note
   --   --------   ---------   ---------------   ------   ---------------   ----
   1    CAPACITY   87.31 TiB   permanent (int)   active   n/a
   --   --------   ---------   ---------------   ------   ---------------   ----
   
   
           ** New license(s) will overwrite all existing license(s).
   
           Do you want to proceed? (yes|no) [yes]: yes
   
   
   eLicense(s) updated.