Creating a fixed content device object (NetApp SnapLock)

You create a Content Engine object that represents the fixed content device before creating a fixed storage area that uses that device.

To create a Content Engine object that represents the NetApp SnapLock device

  1. Use the NetApp SnapLock Network Appliance FilerView utility to create a directory on the SnapLock Compliant Volume. This directory is called the base directory. Adjust the default settings in the FilerView utility as needed. The default settings for the directory size and the maximum number of files are not sufficient for handling a large amount of content.
  2. Make the SnapLock device accessible to the Content Engine network. Specifically, make the base directory a Network File System (NFS) share (or mount), a Common Internet File System (CIFS) share, or a General Parallel File System (GPFS) share, and grant full access for the directory to Content Engine. For full information, refer to the SnapLock documentation.
  3. On a computer from which you can access the SnapLock device, use the system command line to create a root directory under the base directory. The root directory must be locally accessible by Content Engine. (Specifically, the root directory must be either a directory on a local disk or a directory on a network mounted file system.)

    IMPORTANT (Windows®) Do not use Windows Explorer to create the root directory. Explorer initially creates the directory as "New Folder" and then attempts to rename the directory.

  4. Set permissions on the root directory. Content Engine must have read and write access to the root directory and all files and directories in the root directory tree.

    In Enterprise Manager, run the Create a Fixed Content Device wizard. Enter the fully qualified file name of the root directory as the connection string attribute. For information about running the wizard, see Creating a fixed content device object.
    Content Engine creates the root directory tree structure on an as-needed basis. Specifically, the directory structure on the SnapLock device is created only when Content Engine adds content to the device and only as needed to store the particular content added.

Example for Windows

This example is for a Windows-based network of computers that uses integrated Windows domain security. Assume that the following items are named as indicated:

  1. Use the NetApp SnapLock Network Appliance FilerView utility to create the SnapLock volume and base directory. For instance, you might create the \\green\snap_vol1 directory.
  2. Make the base directory an NFS share (or mount) or a GPFS or CIFS share. Grant full control access to the directory to "chile\betty" and "chile\Content Engine Servers."
  3. On a computer from which you can access the SnapLock device, use the command line from a computer in the Windows domain to create the root directory. For instance, you might create the p8fx1 directory. Create the directory in this manner:

    mkdir \\green\snap_vol1\p8fx1

  4. Use Windows Explorer to set security on the p8fx1 root directory. Remove all inherited security, and grant full control access to "chile\betty" and "chile\Content Engine Servers."
  5. In Enterprise Manager, run the Create a Fixed Content Device wizard. Enter the fully qualified file name of the root directory as the connection string attribute.