Device-specific procedures

These topics describe procedures for configuring and using various NAS devices with HCL VersionVault. These topics assume that the following conditions are true:
  • You are familiar with the basic configuration and operation the NAS device you are using.
  • You have already installed the device on your network and verified that it can be used with applications other than HCL VersionVault.
  • You have read the applicable material in the Help for HCL VersionVault.

You should also have established the appropriate level of cross-platform interoperability for your site if both Windows and non-Windows computers are in use as HCL VersionVault hosts. All the requirements described in the Help for user and group accounts on both Windows and Linux must be met if you are using a NAS device to host HCL VersionVault data that is accessed from Windows and non-Windows computers. NAS devices often provide their own implementation of cross-platform file-access solutions, such as NFS and CIFS (SMB), but these implementations usually require that any user who must access files on the NAS device can be authenticated using the same user name and group name regardless of the host platform being used. Verify that HCL VersionVault users at your site can create and delete files and directories on the NAS device from computers running Linux or Windows before proceeding with more NAS device configuration steps.

Note: HCL VersionVault supports the use of the NFS protocol only when connecting a VOB server host running Linux with a VOB database on a NAS device. You must use the CIFS protocol to connect with NAS devices from Windows hosts. Use of NFS software to connect Windows hosts to NAS devices is not supported.