Get Started
This section describes how you can get started learning about, installing, and using the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
Platform
This section contains conceptual information that can help you to understand and use the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
Administration
This section describes how to administer fabric resources in the global namespace of your HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric as-a-service platform.
- IPv6 Support in Data Fabric
  Describes the IPv6 support feature for Data Fabric.
- Administering Fabrics
  This section describes fabric operations that you can perform using the Data Fabric UI.
  - Configuring a Proxy Server for Data Fabric Access to the Internet
    Describes the procedure to configure an https or http proxy for scenarios where communication between the internet and Data Fabric must happen over a proxy server.
  - Creating a Fabric
    Fabrics make it possible for you to create volumes, buckets, and topics in a cloud or on-premises deployment. If your organization has multiple departments or multiple use cases to support, you can create multiple fabrics.
  - Importing a Fabric
    This section provides the steps to import an as-a-service fabric into the global namespace.
  - Viewing the Fabric Status
    Describes how to use the Global namespace card.
  - Viewing Fabric Settings
    Describes how to view and change the fabric settings, which include fabric auditing, data auditing, and gateway information.
  - Viewing the Fabric Endpoint
    Describes how to view the endpoint for a fabric on the Data Fabric UI.
  - Viewing the Software Version
    Describes several ways to identify the core software version for a fabric.
  - Generating S3 Access Keys for the Global Namespace
    Describes how to obtain an S3 user access key and secret key that can be used to perform operations on S3 resources anywhere in the global namespace.
  - Setting a Quota for a User
    Set quota for an individual user.
  - Setting a Quota for a Group
    Set quota for an individual group.
  - Viewing Fabric-Related Metrics
    Explains the various fabric-related metrics visible on the overview/data_fabric_ui.html.
  - Setting Default Quotas for Users/Groups
    Set default values for user and group quotas on a fabric via the Data Fabric UI.
  - Viewing the Fabric Service Status
    View status of various services running on a fabric.
  - View Capacity Usage by User on Fabric
    Describes how to check the capacity used by various internal volumes, buckets, topics, and binary tables created by the user that is logged in to the Data Fabric UI.
  - SSH Access to a Cloud-Based Fabric
    Describes how to obtain a fabric-specific .pem file that enables SSH access to a cloud-based fabric.
  - Deleting a Fabric
    Delete a remote fabric from the global namespace.
- Administering Identities
  This section describes the operations you can perform as an SSO user on identities, that is, IAM policies, SSO users, SSO groups, and roles for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Administering Buckets
  Describes the operations you can perform related to buckets for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Administering Tables
  Describes the operations you can perform related to tables for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Administering Topics
  Administer topics for Apache Kafka Wire Protocol with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Administering Volumes
  Administer volumes on HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Administering Nodes
  This section describes node-administration and maintenance operations that you can perform using the Data Fabric UI.
- Auditing Fabric and Fabric Data
  Auditing in Data Fabric
- Administering Security Policies
  Add, edit, delete, and manage state of security policies.
- Administering Bucket Policies
  Describes how to manage the bucket policy associated with a bucket.
- Working with an External NFS Server
  Associate an external NFS server with Data Fabric to share data across clusters in the global namespace.
- Working with an External S3 Object Store
- Integrating the AWS Security Token Service (STS) with Data Fabric
  Describes how the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric can access AWS services by using the Security Token Service (STS) rather than a secret key and access key.
- Administering Alarms
  Manage alarms via the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric UI.
- Monitoring
  Describes monitoring with OpenTelemetry for HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
- Getting Started with Iceberg
  Summarizes what you need to know to begin using Iceberg with HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric release 7.6.x.
- Configuring Data Fabric to Track User Behavior
  Describes how to configure Data Fabric to be able to track user behavior.
Reference
Provides reference information for the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.
Glossary
Definitions for commonly used terms in MapR Converged Data Platform environments.

Viewing the Fabric Status

Describes how to use the Global namespace card.

About the Global namespace Card

The Global namespace card shows the current status and software version for each fabric and allows you to perform certain fabric-level actions (subject to your role). These actions can include:

Viewing fabric status and error information
Viewing fabric access points
Importing a fabric
Creating a fabric
Registering a fabric
Adding an activation key
Setting the billing model
Importing an external S3 server
Importing an external NFS server
Upgrading fabric software (if a new software version is available)
Deleting a fabric
Reinitiating (retrying) an upgrade operation

Viewing the Fabric Status

To view the fabric status:

Sign in to the Data Fabric UI, and switch to the Fabric manager view.
Click Global namespace.
Click the Table view icon to display the resource table with status values.

Fabric Status Information

Fabric status values include:

Status	Description
Active	An activation key has been added as described in Adding an Activation Key.
Deleting	Fabric removal, as described in Deleting a Fabric, is currently in progress.
Expired	The activation key for the fabric is no longer valid.
Inactive	An activation key has not been added for the fabric. See Adding an Activation Key.
Install Failed	There was a problem during installation, and the fabric was not successfully installed.
Installed	Fabric installation completed successfully.
Installing	Fabric installation is currently in progress.
Upgrade Failed	There was a problem during the software upgrade, and the fabric was not successfully upgraded.
Upgrading	A software upgrade is currently in progress.

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HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric 7.9 Documentation
Abstract	This site or PDF file contains documentation for the as-a-service platform, HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric version 7.9, including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content.
Published	October 2024
Edition	7.9.0