Getting started with a HA-NAS solution
Find out how to manage a HA-NAS via the OVHcloud Control Panel
Find out how to manage a HA-NAS via the OVHcloud Control Panel
Last updated 16th September 2021
Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a file server connected to a network whose main function is the storing of data in a centralised volume for heterogeneous network clients.
You can manage your HA-NAS via the OVHcloud Control Panel.
Once you have logged in, click on Bare Metal Cloud
, then NAS and CDN
in the menu on the left. Click on your service to access the administration menu.
To add a new partition, click Create a partition
.
Simply enter your partition name, partition size, and authorised protocol (NFS or CIFS).
To change the size of a partition, click on the ...
button to the right of the partition concerned, then Modify size
.
Enter the new size, then confirm.
By default, a snapshot of your NAS content takes place every hour, and is saved on your NAS.
However, you can create up to 3 additional snapshots at different frequencies if you wish, which will also be saved on your NAS.
To do this, click the ...
button to the right of the partition concerned, then click Frequency of snapshots
.
Select the new frequency, then confirm.
Apart from the snapshots taken automatically, you can create an instant snapshot of a partition at any time by clicking on the ...
button to the right of the partition, then on Custom snapshot
.
Name the snapshot and click Add
.
In order to access the partition you created earlier, you will need to configure access.
Only OVHcloud service IP addresses can access your NAS (e.g. a dedicated server, a VPS, a Public Cloud instance, etc.).
To authorise an IP to access the NAS, click on the ...
button to the right of the existing partition, then on Manage access
.
Then click Add an access
, and select the IP address of your OVHcloud product.
You must also define whether the authorised access for this IP address is read-only or read/write.
To remove access to a partition, click on the ...
button to the right of the IP address concerned, then Delete
.
All the default Z File System settings are optimised. Though we do not recommend changing those settings, this menu does allow you to adjust the ZFS that the HA-NAS is using.
To change the ZFS settings of a partition, click on the ...
button to the right of the partition concerned, then Z File System (ZFS) settings
.
Deleting a partition deletes all of the data stored on it permanently.
To delete a partition, click on the ...
button to the right of the existing partition, then Delete
.
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