Managing Spaces¶

Create a Space Wizard¶

Click the Create Space button to display a dialog to configure the selected space.

Important

This function can only be performed by a Hub Administrator

Navigating the Wizard¶

Click the close button to exit the wizard. Changes are not saved.

Click the Next button to advance to the next page of the wizard. The Next button is disabled until all required page elements are completed.

Click the Go Back button to return to the previous wizard page.

Click the Finish & Create button to apply the changes displayed on the wizard summary page.

Basic Space Options¶

Spaces are created on pixstor file systems at /mmfs1/data/[Space] or at an alternative custom location.

Spaces can be restricted to a limited amount of data.

Spaces are defined to a specific file system.

Enter a name of the Space. The name is case-sensitive.
Choose the data limit for the Space or unrestricted (Size = 0)
Select the file system the Space will reside on across all pixstors
Select a colour for the Space Card

Snapshots create safety copies of data on the pixstor file system.

Snapshots are not backups and should not be used as protection against media failures

Choose whether snapshots are required for the Space
Choose the frequency of the snapshot
If the frequency is daily or longer, select the time of day in UTC+0 on the Site to snapshot the Space
Choose how long to retain the snapshots

Select the Sites to create this Space on¶

A Space can exist across multiple Sites.

By default data does not move across multiple Sites. Scheduled workflows must be set up to enable cross-site data movement.

Hub provides the ability to synchronise a Space with two Sites - a bi-directional sync.

Select the Sites on which to create the Space
Select the pixstor file system tier on which to host the files for the Space. The tier is limited to those available for the file system selected in the prior wizard screen.

If two Sites are selected the Wizard will prompt to setup a bi-directional sync.

To select an alternative custom location, deactivate the Use default location slider

Click the Pick location on filesystem button to open the location selector

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Select a Site to browse. Parent directories not present on another Site will be added when a Space is created.
Navigate to the directory under which to create the Space
Click the Confirm button to return to the Space creation wizard

The chosen location is displayed and will be used for all Sites on which the Space is created.

Set up bi-directional sync¶

If two Sites are selected on the prior wizard page, Hub prompts to setup a bi-directional sync.

Only one bi-directional sync can run at a time.

This page can be skipped if no synchronisation is required.

Space Bi-Directional Sync Source and Destination Sites

Select the source Site to launch the first sync from
Select the other Site as the destination site
Select the Queue(s) to assign bi-directional sync to

Schedule¶

Determine the required frequency of the synchronisation.

Choosing Mins or Hours will ensure that the schedule will run on the next interval set.

E.G: * 1 hour: The synchronisation will run on the next hour (12.00, 13.00) * 15 mins: The synchronisation will run on the next 15 minute interval past the hour (15, 30, 45, 00)

Space Wizard Snapshot Schedule Daily Weekly

Choosing Daily or Weekly allows the synchronisation to be be scheduled once per chosen day at a specific time of day.

Hint

The schedule time is in UTC+0. You may need to account for any timezone offset of the site when scheduling.

Shares¶

Prior to Space creation Shares can be assigned.

See Shares for more details

Spaces backup¶

Select the Sites which will perform backups for this space
Define file extensions which must be excluded from backups across all Sites. E.G. *.tmp

Choosing Site(s) to backup presents further backup options.

For more information refer to Backups.

Important

Multiple Sites are not permitted to backup to the same Ngenea Target.

Deleting a Space¶

Clicking the Settings button on the Space card raises the Settings dialog for the Space.

Clicking the Delete Space button raises a confirmation dialog

The delete confirmation dialog describes what will happen when the space is deleted, including what associated objects will also be removed.

Type the name of the space into the text input to activate the Confirm button.

Type the Space name in the Space Delete Confirmation Dialog

	Click the Cancel button to close the confirmation dialog. The space will not be deleted.
	Click the Confirm button to delete the space.