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:
Storage Foundation High Availability Product Family
What is Storage Optimization and Application Availability? The world runs 24/7/365 on applications and data. A high availability architecture with automated business service recovery keeps your data, applications, and infrastructure available and optimized as demand grows. Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability solutions provide end-to-end visibility and optimization across physical, virtual and heterogeneous environments. With more than 20 years of experience and innovation, Symantec solutions are trusted by the world’s leading commercial banks, government agencies, financial data services, computer software, and telecommunications companies. ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY & DISASTER RECOVERY Cluster Server Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) ApplicationHA Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Disaster Recovery Advisor Replicator Option OPTIMIZE STORAGE Storage Foundation Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Cluster File System Data Insight Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Dynamic Multi-Pathing CENTRALIZED OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Operations Manager OTHER DOCUMENTATION Frequently Requested Information Return to the Customer Trust PortalSDI 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.
Performing Data analytics with DQL
As a data scientist at Symantec and collaborator with the Data Insight engineering team, I have been leveraging DQL to make it easier to conduct my research. When I explore data, I use Python to rapidly write code to validate ideas. I prefer Python for its expressive syntax, ease of use and the wealth of machine learning, statistical and scientific computing libraries. This poWhat is DQL
Data Insight Query Language (DQL) was introduced in version 4.0 of Data Insight and has a powerful SQL like interface that allows you to execute custom queries/reports against the data being monitored. DQL is documented in detail under the Data Insight Programmer's Reference Guide that is shipped with the product.
Important information about the "Heartbleed" OpenSSL vulnerability
A technote is available for customers of Information Availability products (VCS, Storage Foundation, VOM, etc.) who have questions about the "Heartbleed" OpenSSL vulnerability. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Does 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.Adding a Network Appliance filer to Symantec Data Insight considerations
Prior to scanning the objects that reside upon a Network Appliance (NetApp) filer it must be added into the Symantec Data Insight (SDI) configuration. There are several considerations when performing the steps to add the NetApp filer. Assumptions: The instructions contained apply to version 3.0.1 and may change in the future.
