Perform service actions
Perform service actions
In the 'Services' section, various service actions can be performed.
Perform updates
To perform a file update, proceed as follows:
➤ Click the 'Browse…' button in the 'File Update of Silent Brick Library' section.
➤ Select an update file.
➤ Click the 'Update' button.
Perform reset
➤ The 'Reset User Interface to Default Layout' window will be displayed.
➤ To perform the reset, click the “Reset” button.
➤ To cancel the operation, click the "No" button.
To perform a factory reset of the settings, proceed as follows:
The factory reset restores the entire system to its factory default state. All settings and data may be lost during this process.
➤ In the section “Reset to Factory Settings and Erase All Content”, select the options for the reset.
➤ If you wish to retain the current IP configuration, select the option “Preserve Current IP Configuration”.
➤ Click the “Reset to Factory Settings” button.
➤ The “Reset to Factory Settings” window will be displayed.
➤ To perform the reset, click the “Reset” button.
➤ To cancel the operation, click the "No" button.
Restart system
To restart the system, proceed as follows:
➤ In the section “Reboot/Shutdown Silent Brick Library”, click the “Reboot Silent Brick Library” button.
➤ The “Reboot Silent Brick Library” window is displayed.
➤ To restart the system, click the “Reboot” button.
➤ To cancel the operation, click the "No" button.
Shut down system
To shut down the system, proceed as follows:
➤ In the “Reboot/Shutdown Silent Brick Library” section, click the “Shutdown Silent Brick Library” button.
➤ The “Shutdown Silent Brick Library” window is displayed.
➤ To shut down the system, click the “Shutdown” button.
➤ To cancel the operation, click the "No" button.
Restart SMB and NFS services
To globally restart the services for SMB or NFS shares, use the corresponding buttons in the “Restart Share Services” section.
Test network speed
To verify the network connection speed between the Silent Brick Controller and the storage system, it is possible to activate an iPerf3 server.
By activating the iPerf server, port 5201 is opened for testing. To perform the test, installiPerf3on the remote system and execute the performance test as follows:
iperf3 -c <DATA-IP DES SILENT BRICK SYSTEMS> -p 5201Restore Library Configuration
The 'Load Library Configuration' function allows the configuration of the virtual tape libraries to be restored on a new Silent Brick controller if necessary.
A connected USB stick is required for backing up and restoring the configuration.
Activation by the FAST LTA service is required to use this functionality.
