Configuration
Introduction
The Configuration section covers procedures required to set up, secure, and manage your Eyeglass environment for operational readiness and disaster recovery.
User Roles
This section walks through the setup and requirements for role-based logins using SMB system zone authentication, including how to create roles, assign permissions, and validate access via AD. Learn how to use AD groups for fast role assignment and test permissions for secure delegated access.
Two-Factor Authentication
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) enhances login security for Dell Cyberstorage Eyeglass by requiring users to verify their identity using a second authentication factor. Using Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) with Google Authenticator, 2FA significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access from compromised credentials.
This section covers how to enable and configure 2FA, manage user enrollment, understand the login workflow, and troubleshoot common issues. You'll also learn about security considerations, audit logging, and best practices for deploying 2FA in enterprise environments.
Eyeglass Jobs
Eyeglass jobs are the automation engine behind replication, failover, quota syncing, readiness checks, and other operational tasks.
This section covers the types of jobs created by Eyeglass, including Configuration Replication, DFS mode, Quota, and Failover jobs. You'll also learn how to manage them using bulk actions, set job types and modes, and troubleshoot unconfigured or failing jobs.
Monitoring and Alerts
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Configuration Replication
Eyeglass Configuration Replication ensures that your disaster recovery environment mirrors the data access configuration of your production environment. It syncs SMB shares, NFS exports, quotas, snapshots, deduplication settings, and more across clusters, using existing SyncIQ replication paths.
Use this document to learn how replication jobs work, what metadata is transferred, how to prepare the DR environment, and how to enable or disable replication at scale. You'll also find platform-specific replication behavior and troubleshooting guidance for common sync issues.
Failover Configuration
Failover Configuration provides the guidance needed to automate failover with Eyeglass, across multiple types of disaster recovery designs.
This section includes:
- Policy Failover: Execute failover of individual SyncIQ policies for targeted recovery.
- Access Zone Failover: Automate full failover of shares, quotas, exports, and network settings tied to an Access Zone.
- IP Pool Failover: Control failover of SmartConnect IP pools for advanced multi-site designs like Fan-In and Fan-Out.
- DFS Failover: Redirect SMB client access using Microsoft DFS during a DR event.
Use these guides to align your configuration with supported topologies, apply readiness best practices, and execute reliable failovers using DR Assistant.