Restoring
the NAS volumes configuration provides an effective way for the system
administrator to restore all NAS volume settings (exports, shares,
snapshots schedule, quota rules, and so on) without having to manually
reconfigure them. This is useful after creating a new NAS volume,
after a fresh installation of the system, or after recovering a system.
A NAS volume can be restored by restoring the configuration of one
NAS volume (even if it is only a saved configuration) to another NAS
volume on the same system or on another system. The administrator
must copy the configuration to the NAS volume from its backup or from
another NAS volume.
Whenever a change in the volume's configuration
is made, it is automatically saved in a format that allows you to
restore it later. The configuration is stored in the
.clusterConfig folder, which is located in the NAS volume's root folder.
This folder can be backed up, either individually, or with the volume's
user data, and later restored. In order for the stored configuration
in the folder to take effect, the administrator must first copy the
.clusterConfig folder to the NAS volume to be restored
and then use the
Restore NAS Volume Configuration screen to apply the configuration on the NAS volume.
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NOTE: When you restore a
NAS volume, it overwrites and replaces the existing configuration.
Users that are currently connected to the system are disconnected.
The following parameters can be restored:
- NFS exports
- CIFS shares
- Quota rules
- Snapshot schedule
- NAS volume alerting, security style and related parameters
- NAS volume name
- NAS volume size
To restore a NAS volume configuration:
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NOTE: When using a backup
from another system, the restore operation works only if the saved
configuration was taken from a system using the same software release.