Dtrace Options and Centera .pea File

[tmurray1]

Hello,

Is there a dtrace option which will show whether the Centera Anonymous account or the pea file is being uesd when connecting to the Centera cluster? 

[JesusWept3 · Accepted solution]

If you are using Centera Collections you would DTrace StorageFileWatch, if you're not using collections then it would be the regular Storage Archive.

You could also set the Centera SDK Logging via the environment variable
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH43501

[tmurray1]

Thank you JesusWept2.

I am using Centera Collections.  The StorageFileWatch trace does show PEA File: (null) for partitions where the PartitionEntry table has an empty AccountName vaule.

Does the path to the .pea file have to be on the same server which contains the partition or can the path to the .pea file be on any highly available network drive? What is best practice?

[TonySterling]

the pea file can be set up for HA.  To do so, you would do the following:

• Move the pool entry authorization (.pea) file to a highly available location.

• Use the Vault Administration Console to view the properties of the EMC Centera partition and then, on the Connection tab, edit the Pool Entry Authorization File Location box to point at the new location.

How do you currently have it set up?

[tmurray1]

Thank you Tony.

Right now there are 10 Enterprise Vault servers.  Each EV server has some number of Centera partitions. Each EV server has a .pea file on a local drive.   The Connection tab for some of the Centera partitions are pointing to the local EV server .pea file (using full paths), some are pointing to the local EV server .pea file (using logical drive pointers), and some are empty.  I read that without a .pea file EV will use the Centera anonymous account.  Should I configure each Centera partition with the full path to its local .pea file?

[TonySterling]

yes, you will want to point each partition to the .pea file

[tmurray1]

Great, thanks.

There does not seem to be a way to mark to entries as a solution...I tried but one would cancel the other.  Thanks to Tony and JesusWept2 for providing solutions.