SDI 4.5: Configuring EMC Isilon monitoring
Symantec Data Insight(SDI) 4.5 lets you monitor EMC Isilon OneFS file servers, version 7.1 or later. You can also scan and monitor events in users' home directories on the EMC Isilon storage system. To configure Data Insight to monitor EMC Isilon filers, do the following:1.3KViews2likes0CommentsSDI 4.5: Configuring clustered NetApp devices
Symantec Data Insight (SDI) 4.5 lets you monitor NetApp Cluster-Mode devices running Data ONTAP 8.2. Data Insight uses the FPolicy framework to receive event notifications. These notifications are sent over a TCP connection to Data Insight's FPolicy server.584Views0likes0CommentsDoes Symantec Data Insight fully support Network Appliance filer configuration with NFS in an environment without LDAP or Windows AD?
In Symantec Data Insight (SDI) the configuration of the Network Appliance (NetApp) filer for discovery, scanning, auditing on NFS shares or shares in mixed mode of CIFS and NFS requires an authentication domain be configured under LDAP or AD. Error There is no error displayed but the Select Domain option box will only have the refresh button available. Environment NetApp ONTAPI CIFS&NFS mixed mode shares Local account Authentication SDI 4.0 or later Microsoft Windows Operating System Cause When configuring NFS SDI requires an authentication domain for configuration. Solution The SDI Administrator can configure SDI to run against NetApp NFS for monitoring without an actual LDAP domain, but they will have to configure one in SDI in order to enable the selection. These steps will allow you to create a pseudo Directory Services Domain in SDI and add NFS monitoring / auditing configuration. In the SDI console navigate to Settings (1) Click on directory services (2) Click Add new directory service (3) Select LDAP as your domain option (4) Create a pseudo LDAP server similar to below Do not test the connection. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save. Edit your existing NetApp filer configuration or add a new filer for which you deisre to Monitor NFS access events. Click Settings, filers Click name of existing filer Then add the NFS auditing by checking the box for monitoring during the NetApp filer configuration with the pseudo LDAP server. When events get registered, they will look something like this Note: demonstration is showing nobody due to not having configured using users, rather utilizing IP allow lists.760Views0likes0CommentsDo you believe your DR will work in a case of a disaster?
As a Disaster Recovery and High-Availability Consultant, I've participated in several disaster recovery exercises, for different customers in different industries, most of them large financial institutions, that are severely regulated here in Brazil and, I believe, all around the world.736Views5likes0Comments