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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.

User Roles

Set up and manage permissions for AD users and groups. Configure roles, assign access levels, and enable RBAC for secure delegated management.

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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.

Eyeglass Jobs

Understand how Eyeglass jobs work, including types, modes, and scheduling options. Learn how to manage, run, and troubleshoot automation tasks.

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Monitoring and Alerts​

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We’re finalizing documentation for this feature. Updates will be published once content has been reviewed for accuracy and completeness across supported platforms.

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.

Configuration Replication

Replicate SMB shares, NFS exports, quotas, zones, snapshots, and deduplication settings across PowerScale clusters using Eyeglass jobs.

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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.

Failover Configuration

Configure failover for SyncIQ policies, Access Zones, IP pools, and Microsoft DFS. Includes prerequisites, topology guidance, and DR Assistant procedures.

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