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Configuring the Sun Fire X4500 Server as Network Attached Archival Storage for Symantec Enterprise Vault

Tim Thomas, January 2008

Introduction

This document describes how to use the Sun Fire X4500 Server running the Solaris 10 Operating System, Sun StorageTek Storage Archive Manager, and Solaris ZFS to construct a high-density, high-capacity, high-performance, low-cost Network Attached Archival Storage system for Symantec Enterprise Vault.

For more details, see the list of contents below.

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For More Information

• About Sun StorageTek Archive Manager:
  • Sun StorageTek Archive Manager page
  • Sun StorageTek Secure Archive page
  • What Does Sun StorageTek Archive Manager Do?
• About Sun Fire X4500 Server:
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server page
  • Tape support matrix for Sun Fire X4500 Server
• About Symantec Enterprise Vault:
  • Symantec Enterprise Vault page
  • Sun and Symantec Enterprise Vault
• Downloads:
  • Sun StorageTek Archive Manager
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server
• Sun training courses at http://www.sun.com/training/:
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server Administration (WET-5060)
  • Sun StorageTek Storage Archive Manager and Sun StorageTek QFS 4.X (PK-NWS-4510)
• Support:
  • Register your Sun gear
  • Services
  • SunSolve Online
  • Sun StorageTek Archive Manager support matrix: Contact your Sun or Sun Partner representative.
• Hardware and Storage Forums
• Documentation:
  • Sun StorageTek Archive Manager 4.6 Documentation
  • File System Manager User's Guide (pdf)
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server - Release and Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Documentation
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server - Maintenance and Operations Documentation
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server - Installation Documentation
• Wikis:
  • Storage Administration Wiki
  • Storage Developer's Wiki
  • Sun Fire x64 Servers Wiki
• Events of interest to users of Sun products:
  • Worldwide Developer Events
  • Current Events

Contents

• Introduction
• Solution Description
  • Symantec Enterprise Vault
  • Topology of an Enterprise Vault Site
  • Storage Archive Manager and Enterprise Vault
• Features and Best Practices
  • WORM Storage
  • SAMBA Support
  • SAM Archiving Policies
• Testing the Sun Fire X4500 Server as Network Attached Archival Storage for the Enterprise Vault/SAM Solution
  • Hardware and Software
  • Performance Tests
  • Test Results
• Configuring the Solution
  • Configuring the Sun Fire X4500 Server
  • Configuring Storage Archive Manager
  • Configuring Enterprise Vault
• Managing the Solution
  • Sun Fire X4500 Server
  • SAM
  • SAMBA
• Scaling the Solution
• Appendix: The x4500samconfig Script
  • Test Mode
  • Resetting a Configured Sun Fire X4500 Server
• For More Information

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