ActiveCluster for File Veeam Backup
Hello everyone :-) we recently got a Flasharray with the new "ActiveCluster for File" feature, which is pretty nice. We are trying to switch to Veeam. We are using VMware. I therfore created a Linux based Veeam Backup & Replication Server as well as linux based proxies in our vCenter. Backing up VMs via the hot-add transport mode works without any issues. The issue that we are facing is, how do we backup the NFS shares created from the "ActiveCluster for File"? Because Veeam sees the VMDKs from the VMs in the vCenter but doesen't see the NFS mounts from Everpure in the guest OS of the VM. My questions and thoughts are: Is it possible to create an physical Linux based on Veeam proxy and connected it to the Everpure FlashArray? According to this link, Everpure doesn't support the storage snapshot Integration feature https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/storage_system_requirements.html?ver=13 This is the Plugin I wanted to use with the physical proxy which is connected to the FlashArray https://www.veeam.com/kb4129 I can add the NFS Share into Veeam and create backjobs but how does it technically work? It uses the VBR Server as an proxy.. But is that the right way? How can I create Veeam backup jobs for NFS mounts (which are mounted on VMs in the vCenter, which Veeam doesn't see) provided by ActiveCluster for File ? How does a Veeam file share backup work technically and how should the recommended backup design be in this scenario? Thank you!Calling all public servants!
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A list of useful Purity CLI commands to manage Pure Flash Storage arrays.
"pureadmin" commands The pureadmin command displays and manage administrative accounts in Pure Flash Storage Array (22 Commands) Explanation pureadmin create testuser --api-token Generate an API token for the user testuser pureadmin create testuser --api-token --timeout 2h Create API Token for testuser valid for 2 hours pureadmin create testuser --role storage_admin Create user testuser with storage_admin role. Possible roles are readonly, ops_admin, storage_admin, array_admin pureadmin delete --api-token Delete API Token for current user pureadmin delete testuser Delete user testuser from Flash Array pureadmin delete testuser --api-token Delete API Token for user testuser pureadmin global disable --single-sign-on This will disable single sign-on on the current array. Enabling single sign-on gives LDAP users the ability to navigate seamlessly from Pure1 Manage to the current array through a single login. pureadmin global enable --single-sign-on This enables single sign-on on the current array. Enabling single sign-on gives LDAP users the ability to navigate seamlessly from Pure1 Manage to the current array through a single login. pureadmin global list List the global administration attributes like Lockout Duration, Maximum Login Attempts, Minimum Password Length, etc.. pureadmin global setattr --lockout-duration 1m Set the lockout duration to 1 minute after maximum unsuccessful login attempts. pureadmin global setattr --max-login-attempts 3 Set the maximum failed login attempts to 3 before the user get locked out. pureadmin global setattr --min-password-length 8 Set the minimum length of characters required for all the local user account passwords to 8. Minimum length allowed is 1. This will not affect the existing user accounts, but all future password assignment must meet the new value. pureadmin list List all the users configured in the Flash Array pureadmin list --api-token List all the users with api tokens configured pureadmin list --api-token --expose List all the users with api tokens configured and expose the api token for the current user loggedin. pureadmin list --lockout List all the user accounts that are currently lockout pureadmin refresh --clear Clears the permission cache for all the users pureadmin refresh --clear testuser Clears the permission cache for testuser pureadmin refresh testuser Refresh the permission cache for testuser pureadmin reset testuser --lockout Unlock locked user testuser pureadmin setattr testuser --password Change the password for the user testuser pureadmin setattr testuser --role array_admin Change the role of the user testuser to array_admin role. Possible roles are readonly, ops_admin, storage_admin, array_admin "purealert" commands The purealert command manages alert history and the list of designated email addresses for alert notifications (8 Commands) Explanation purealert flag 121212 Flag an alert with ID 121212. This will appear in the flagged alert list. purealert list List all the alerts generated in the Pure Flash Array purealert list --filter "issue='failure'" List all the alerts generated for failures purealert list --filter "severity='critical'" List all the alerts with Critical severity. purealert list --filter "state='closed'" List all the closed alerts purealert list --filter "state='open'" List all the alerts in Open state purealert list --flagged List all the alerts that are flagged. By default all alerts are flagged. We can unflag command once those are resolved. purealert unflag 121212 Unflag alert with ID 121212. This will not appear in the flagged alert list. "purearray" commands The purearray command displays attributes and monitors I/O performance in Pure Flash Storage Array (24 Commands) Explanation purearray connect --management-address 10.0.0.1 --type async-replication --connection-key Connects the local array to remote array 10.0.0.1 for asynchronous replication using the connection key. The Connection key will be prompted to enter. purearray connect --management-address 10.0.0.1 --type sync-replication --connection-key Connects the local array to remote array 10.0.0.1 for synchronous replication using the connection key. The Connection key will be prompted to enter. purearray connect --management-address 10.0.0.1 --type sync-replication --replication-transport ip -- connection-key Connects the local array to remote array 10.0.0.1 for synchronous replication via Ethernet transport using the connection key. The Connection key will be prompted to enter. purearray disable phonehome Disable phonehome or dialhome feature of array. purearray disconnect 10.0.0.1 Disconnects array 10.0.0.1 from the local array connected for remote replication. purearray enable phonehome Enable phonehome or dialhome feature of array. purearray list Display the array name,serial number and firmware version purearray list --connect Display remotely connected arrays for replication purearray list --connect --path Display arrays connected for remote replication along with connection paths purearray list --connect --throttle Display the replication throttle limit purearray list --connection-key Display the connection key that can be used to connect to the array purearray list --controller List all the controllers connected to the Array. This will also display the model and status of each controller purearray list --ntpserver List the NTP servers configured purearray list --phonehome Display the dial home configuration status of the Array purearray list --space Display the capacity and usage statistics information of the Array. purearray list --space --historical 30d Display the capacity and usage statistics information of the Array since last 30 days purearray list --syslogserver List the syslog server names configured to push the logs in pure array purearray monitor --interval 4 --repeat 5 Display the array-wide IO performance of a Flash Array in every 4 seconds for 5 times. purearray remoteassist --status check the Remote Assist is active or inactive purearray rename MYARRAY001 Set the name of the array to MYARRAY001 purearray setattr --ntpserver '' Remove all the NTP servers configured for pure array purearray setattr --ntpserver time.google.com Set the NTP server purearray setattr --syslogserver '' Remove all the syslog server servers configured for pure array purearray setattr --syslogserver log.server.com set the syslog server for pure array "pureaudit" commands The pureaudit command displays and manages the audit logs record details in Pure Flash Storage Array (7 Commands) Explanation pureaudit list Display the list of audit records. Audit trail records are created whenever administrative actions are perfromed by a user (for eg: creating, destroying, eradicating a volume) pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod" and subcommand="create"' List all the audit records for purepod create command executed in the array pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod" and user="pureuser"' List all the audit records for purepod commands executed by pureuser in the array pureaudit list --filter 'command="purepod"' List all the audit records for purepod command executed in the array pureaudit list --filter 'user = "root"' Display the list of audit records for the root user pureaudit list --limit 10 Display the first 10 rows of audit records pureaudit list --sort user Display the list of audit records sorted by the user field. By default the records are sorted by the time field "pureconfig" commands The pureconfig command provides commands to reproduce the current Pure Flash Storage Array configuration (4 Commands) Explanation pureconfig list Display list of commands to reproduce the volumes, hosts, host groups, connections, network, alert and array configurations. Copying this and running in another array will create an exact copy. pureconfig list --all Displays all the commands required to reproduce the current FlashAarray configuration of hosts, host groups, pods, protection groups, volumes, volume groups, connections, file systems and directories, alert, network, policies, and support. pureconfig list --object Displays the object configuration of the FlashArray including hosts, host groups, pods, protection groups, volumes, volume groups, and connections, as well as file systems and directories if file services are enabled. pureconfig list --system Displays the system configuration of the flah array including network, policies, alert and support puredns commands The puredns command manages the DNS attributes for an arrays administrative network. (4 Commands) "puredns" list Display the current DNS parameters configured in the array. This includes the domain suffixes and IP addresses of the name servers Explanation puredns setattr --domain "" Removes the domain suffix from Purity//FA DNS queries puredns setattr --domain test.com --nameservers 192.168.0.10,192.168.2.11 Add the IPv4 addresses of two DNS servers for Array to use to resolve hostnames to IP addresses, and the domain suffix test.com for DNS searches. puredns setattr --nameservers"" Unassigns DNS server IP addresses from the DNS entry. This will stop making DNS entries. "puredrive" commands The puredrive command provides information about the Flash Drives and NVRAM modules in Pure Flash Storage Array (6 Commands) Explanation puredrive admit Admit all drive modules that have been added or connected but not yet admitted to the array. Once successfully admitted, the status of the drive modules will change from unadmitted to healthy. puredrive list List all the flash drive modules in an Array. This will also display the capacity of each module. puredrive list --spec List all the flash drive modules in an Array along with Protocol( SAS/NVME) information puredrive list --total List all the flash drive modules in an Array with the total capacity figure puredrive list CH0.BAY10 Display information about flash drive BAY10 in CH0 puredrive list CH0.BAY10 --pack Display information about flash drive BAY10 in CH0 and all other drives in the same packPure FlashArray CLI Quick References (daily feeds)
Questions Commands Explanations How to reduce the size of a Volume in Pure Flash Array purevol truncate --size 1G MY_VOL_001 Reduce the size of MY_VOL_001 to 1GB ( from current size of 8GB for example ) How to list all flash drives and NVRAM modules in a Pure Flash Array with total capacity puredrive list --total List all the flash drive modules in an Array with the total capacity figure How to disconnect volume from host in Pure Flash Array purevol disconnect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001 Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from host MY-SERVER-001. This will remove the visibility of the volume to the host. How to create a hostgroup with existing hosts in Pure Flash Array purehgroup create MY-HOSTS --hostlist MY-HOST-001,MY-HOST-002 Create hostgroup MY-HOSTS and add existing hosts MY-HOST-001 and MY-HOST-002 in to it How to stretch a POD purepod add --array PFAX70-REMOTE MYPOD001 Add the remote array PFAX70-REMOTE to the POD MYPOD001. This will stretch the POD and volume data inside the POD synchronously replicated between two arrays. The arrays in a stretched POD are considered as peers, there is no concept of source and target. Volumes within the POD will be visible in each arrays with same serial numbers. How to create multiple Volume in a Pure Flash Array purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001 MY_VOLUME_002 Create Virtual volumes MY_VOLUME_001 and MY_VOL_SIZE_002 of size 10GB How to remove hosts from hostgroups in Pure Flash Array purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --remhostlist MY-HOST-002,MY-HOST-003 Remove MY-HOST-002 and MY-HOST-003 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS How to delete host object in a Pure Flash Array purehost delete MY-SERVER-001 Delete host MY-SERVER-001 How to search for HBA WWN and on which FC port its been logged in to on Flash Array pureport list --initiator --raw --filter "initiator.wwn='1000000000000001'" Search for HBA WWN 1000000000000001 and on which FC port its been logged in to. How to list all the closed alerts in the Pure Flash array purealert list --filter "state='closed'" List all the closed alerts How to disconnect a specific volume from the host in Pure Flash Array purehost disconnect MY-SERVER-001 --vol MY_VOL_001 Disconnect volume MY_VOL_001 from host MY-SERVER-001. This will remove the visibility of the volume to the host. How to display the connection key that can be used to connect to a Pure Flash Array purearray list --connection-key Display the connection key that can be used to connect to the array How to list all the users configured in the Flash Array pureadmin list List all the users configured in the Flash Array How to list all the Volumes in a Pure Flash Array purevol list List all the Virtual Volume How to list all the drive modules in a Pure Flash Array purehw list --type bay List all the Drive modules in an Array How to display all the Flash Array Target Ports pureport list Display all the target ports within the Flash Array. This includes FC, iSCSI and NVME ports. This command also displays WWNs of FC ports iSCSI Qualified Names(IQNs) for iSCSI ports and NVMe Qualified Names(NQNs) for NVMe ports. How to move the volume to the pod in a Pure Flash array purevol move vol001 MYPOD001 Move the volume vol001 to the non-stretched pod. This will throw an error message if trying to add to a stretched pod. How to display the current DNS parameters configured in the Pure Flash array puredns list Display the current DNS parameters configured in the array. This includes the domain suffixes and IP addresses of the name servers How to destroy a POD purepod destroy MYPOD001 Destroy or delete POD MYPOD001. The POD must be empty and unstretched to destroy. POD will not be destructed immediately, but placed under 24hr eradication pending period. How to display the syslog server setting for a Pure Flash Array purearray list --syslogserver List the syslog server names configured to push the logs in pure array How to list all flash drives and NVRAM modules in a Pure Flash Array puredrive list List all the flash drive modules in an Array. This will also display the capacity of each module. How to monitor replica links in a Pure Flash array purepod replica-link monitor --replication Monitor the data transfer speed on the replica links on the array. If the replication link is pause, the speed will show as 0 How to list all the volumes connected to a Host purehost list MY-SERVER-001 --connect List all the volumes connected to Host MY-SERVER-001 How to list all the PODs in the Pure Flash array purepod list List all the PODs in the Pure Flash array. This will shows the arrays in POD and status of each. How to display the arraywide IO performance of a Pure Flash Array purearray monitor --interval 4 --repeat 5 Display the array-wide IO performance of a Flash Array in every 4 seconds for 5 times. How to display all the FC Ports in a controller within the Flash Arrays pureport list --raw --filter "name='CT0.FC*'" Display all the Fibre Channel Ports in Controller 0 with its WWNs in the Flash Arrays How to disconnect volume from hostgroup in Pure Flash Array purehgroup disconnect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001 Disconnect volume MY_VOLUME_001 from hostgroup MY-HOSTS How to remove all the hosts from a hostgroup in Pure Flash Array purehgroup setattr MY-HOSTS --hostlist "" Remove all the hosts from hostgroup MY-HOSTS How to disconnect remote array from the local Pure Flash array purearray disconnect 10.0.0.1 Disconnects array 10.0.0.1 from the local array connected for remote replication. How to set the minimum password length of user accounts in a Pure Flash array pureadmin global setattr --min-password-length 8 Set the minimum length of characters required for all the local user account passwords to 8. Minimum length allowed is 1. This will not affect the existing user accounts, but all future password assignment must meet the new value. How to connect volume with hostgroup in Pure Flash Array purehgroup connect MY-HOSTS --vol MY_VOL_001 Connect volume MY_VOLUME_001 to hostgroup MY-HOSTS. This will assign a lun id to the volume. The lun id will start from 254 and go down up to 1If all LUNs in the [1...254] range are taken, Purity//FA starts at LUN 255 and counts up to the maximum LUN 16383, assigning the first available LUN to the connection. How to rename a host object in a Pure Flash Array purehost rename MY-SERVER-001 YOUR-SERVER-001 Rename host MY-SERVER-001 to YOUR-SERVER-001 How to demote a pod in Pure Flash array purepod demote MYPOD001 Demote the pod MYPOD001 How to change the bandwidth a Volume in Pure Flash Array purevol setattr --bw-limit 1M MY_VOL_001 Change the bandwidth limit of MY_VOL_001 to 1MB/s How to connect volume to host in Pure Flash Array purevol connect MY_VOL_001 --host MY-SERVER-001 Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to host MY-SERVER-001. This will Provide the R/W access to the volume.Next available lun address will used by default. How to connect a volume to multiple hosts in Pure Flash Array purehost connect MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002 --vol MY_VOL_001 Connect volume MY_VOL_001 to hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-SERVER-002 How to connects the local Pure Flash array to remote array for asynchronous replication using the connection key purearray connect --management-address 10.0.0.1 --type async-replication --connection-key Connects the local array to remote array 10.0.0.1 for asynchronous replication using the connection key. The Connection key will be prompted to enter. How to display all the iSCSI Ports in aFlash Array pureport list --raw --filter "name='*ETH*'" Display all the iSCSI Ports with its IQNs in the Flash Arrays How to connect multiple volumes to host in a Pure Flash Array purevol connect MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 --host MY-SERVER-001 Connect volumes MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to host MY-SERVER-001 How to create a host object in Pure Flash Array purehost create MY-SERVER-001 Create a host object called MY-SERVER-001. HBA wwns can be added later using purehost setattr command. How to create snap shot of a Volume in a Pure Flash Array purevol snap MY_VOL_001 Create snap shot of MY_VOL_001. If it is first snap then MY_VOL_001.2 will be created How to increase the size of multiple Volume in Pure Flash Array purevol setattr --size 2G MY_VOL_001 MY_VOL_002 Increase the size of MY_VOL_001 and MY_VOL_002 to 2GB ( the current size of MY_VOL_001 is 500MB and MY_VOL_002 is 1GB, for example ) How to remove hba wwn from a host object in Pure Flash Array purehost setattr MY-SERVER-001 --remwwnlist 1000000000000003 Remove HBA wwn 1000000000000003 from host MY-SERVER-001 How to create multiple host objects in a Pure Flash Array purehost create MY-SERVER-001 MY-SERVER-002 Create hosts MY-SERVER-001 and MY-HOST-002 How to display the personality of a host purehost list MY-SERVER-001 --personality Display the personality of host MY-SERVER-001 How to list the hosts and personality assigned to each purehost list --personality Display the list hosts along with the personality set against each. The personality is define using the purehost setattr command. How to unlock a locked user in Flash Array pureadmin reset testuser --lockout Unlock locked user testuser How to list all the volumes sorted by serial number in descending order on a Pure Flash Array purevol list --sort "serial-" List all the volumes sorted by serial number descending order How to create a Volume in a Pure Flash Array purevol create --size 10G MY_VOLUME_001 Create a Virtual volume called MY_VOLUME_001 of size 10GB
