Appendix E. Sample Storage Configuration Scenarios for 8 or 12-Drive PowerVault

This appendix illustrates the following example of how to configure storage on one non-encrypted 8 or 12-drive PowerVault external storage devices.

Configure Storage for Archiver using NW-PV-A/NW-PV-A-N

The following scenario configures storage on one, non-encrypted, 12-Drive PowerVault for an Archiver physical host.

  1. Execute the raidList command.
    1. Record the Controller Number, Enclosure Number, In Use, Drives, and Devices.
      You should see the following information.
      In Use: FALSE
      Devices: <empty>
    2. Verify the Drive Count, Size, and Vendor.
      The following example illustrates what you should see before you create a RAID array.
      netwitness_pv_a_archiver_raidlist_command_false_1110x570.png
  2. Execute the raidNew command with the following parameters using the controller number and the enclosure number you just recorded.
    controller=1 enclosure=251 scheme=archiver commit=1
    The following example illustrates what you should see after you create a RAID array.
    netwitness_pv_a_archiver_raidnew_command_1149x372.png
  3. Execute the raidList command to verify the new RAID array.
    You should now see the following information.
    In Use: TRUE
    Devices: <device>     (for example, sdc)
    netwitness_pv_a_archiver_raidlist_command_true_1184x640.png

  4. Execute the partNew command with the following parameters to create partitions and mount points in the etc/fstab file.
    name=sdc service=archiver volume=archiver commit=1

    netwitness_pv_a_archiver_partnew_command.png

  5. Execute the srvAlloc command with the following parameters to allocate the space to the archiver service. This adds storage to the archiver service configuration and restarts the service every time it is executed.
    service=archiver volume=archiver0 commit=1

Configure Storage for Decoder using NW-PV-B/NW-PV-B-N

The following scenario configures storage on one, non-encrypted, 8-Drive PowerVault for a Network Decoder physical host.

  1. Execute the raidList command.
    1. Record the Controller Number, Enclosure Number, In Use, Drives, and Devices.
      You should see the following information.
      In Use: FALSE
      Devices: <empty>
    2. Verify the Drive Count, Size, and Vendor.
      The following example illustrates what you should see before you create a RAID array.
      netwitness_pv_b_decoder_raidlist_command_993x637.png
  2. Execute the raidNew command with the following parameters using the controller number and the enclosure number you just recorded. Parameters for the first enclosure:

    controller=1 enclosure=0 scheme=decoder commit=1

    netwitness_pv_b_decoder_raidnew_command.png

  3. Execute the partNew command to create the decodersmall partition first (decoder dir, index, metadb, sessiondb) (First Enclosure, SDC, SDD) with the following parameters.
    name=sdc service=decoder volume=decodersmall commit=1
    netwitness_pv_b_decoder_partnew_command_1204x749.png
  4. Execute the partNew command to create the decoder volume (packetdb) (First Enclosure, SDC, SDD) with the following parameters.
    name==sdd service=decoder volume=decoder commit=1
    netwitness_pv_b_decoder_partnew_decoder_volume_1150x713.png

    netwitness_pv_b_partnew_decoder_volume_2_1152x631.png
  1. Execute the srvAlloc command with the following parameters to add the storage information into the Service Configuration settings.

    • service=decoder volume=decodersmall commit=1

      netwitness_pv_b_decoder_srvalloc.png

    • service=decoder volume=decoder commit=1

      netwitness_pv_b_decoder_srvalloc_command.png

Configure Storage for Concentrator using NW-PV-C/NW-PV-C-N

The following scenario configures storage on one, non-encrypted, 8-Drive PowerVault for a Network Concentrator physical host.

  1. Execute the raidList command.

    1. Record the Controller Number, Enclosure Number, In Use, Drives, and Devices.
      You should see the following information.
      In Use: FALSE
      Devices: <empty>
    2. Verify the Drive Count, Size, and Vendor.
      The following example illustrates what you should see before you create a RAID array.
      netwitness_pv_c_concentrator_993x637.png
  2. Execute the raidNew command with the following parameters using the controller number and the enclosure number you just recorded.

    controller=1 enclosure=251 scheme=concentrator commit=1

    The following example illustrates what you should see after you create a RAID array.
    netwitness_pv_c_concentrator_raidnew_command.png

  1. Execute the partNew command to create the concentrator partition first with the following parameters. You must create the concentrator volume before index volume or it will fail.

    name=sdd service=concentrator volume=concentrator commit=1
    netwitness_pv_c_concentrator_partnew_concentrator_1154x725.png

  2. Execute the partNew command with the following parameters to create an index on SSDs.
    name=sdc service=concentrator volume=index commit=1
    netwitness_pv_c_concentrator_partnew_index.png
  3. Execute the srvAlloc command with the following parameters.
    service=concentrator volume=concentrator commit=1

Configure Storage for Concentrator using NW-PV-D/NW-PV-D-N

The following scenario configures storage on one, non-encrypted, 12-Drive PowerVault for a Log Decoder Hybrid physical host.

  1. Execute the raidList command.

    1. Record the Controller Number, Enclosure Number, In Use, Drives, and Devices.
      You should see the following information.
      In Use: FALSE
      Devices: <empty>
    2. Verify the Drive Count, Size, and Vendor.
      The following example illustrates what you should see before you create a RAID array.
      netwitness_pv_d_concentrator_raidlist_command_993x637.png

  2. Execute the raidNew command with the following parameters using the controller number and the enclosure number you just recorded.
    controller=1 enclosure=108 scheme=concentrator commit=1
    The following example illustrates what you should see after you create a RAID array.
    netwitness_pv_d_concentrator_raidnew_command.png

  3. Execute the partNew command to create the concentrator partition first with the following parameters. You must create the concentrator volume before index volume or it will fail.

    name=sdd service=concentrator volume=concentrator commit=1

    netwitness_pv_d_concentrator_partnew_concentrator.png

  4. Execute the partNew command with the following parameters to create an index on SSDs.

    name=sdc service=concentrator volume=index commit=1

    netwitness_pv_d_concentrator_partnew_index.png

  5. Execute the srvAlloc command with the following parameters.

    service=concentrator volume=concentrator commit=1