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Login to Cloud File Storage

Log in to your Portal Open your web browser of choice Navigate to your CTERA Portal URL a. https:// portalname .efs.expedient.cloud Enter the CTERA portal service account credentials to Sign In Approve OneLogin IDM access request Integ...

Updated on : 05 Apr 2022

Cloud File Storage Terminology

The documentation for Expedient Cloud File Storage will frequently reference terms relating to the platform, which may not be common knoweldge. This page will provide an overview for terminology for the CFS system and documentation. Portal The m...

Updated on : 23 Apr 2021

Recover from Snapshots on Cloud File Storage

The Cloud File Storage platform includes snapshot functionality to ensure that you can still access your data even if it accidentally gets deleted or corrupted. The Cloud File Storage platform will take a snapshot up to every eight minutes when ch...

Updated on : 14 Feb 2022

Cloud File Storage Utilization

FAQ How is my utilization calculated? The utilization of the Global File System is the amount of 'logical' data that currently resides within it. There are no penalties for the back end storage redundnacy or included snapshots and there are no b...

Updated on : 02 Nov 2021

vGateway Disconnect Alerts

Expedient systems monitor each of your vGateway devices for disconnections from the Portal infrastructure. Since this event is potentially impacting to your NAS functionality, we will automatically open a ticket in our Support Management Console to ...

Updated on : 14 May 2021

vGateway Cache Behavior and Eviction

The Cloud File Storage platform utilizes local SSD caching on the vGateways to improve performance on the 'active' set of data. This allows for a highly scalable, dynamic, and cost effective solution leveraging Expedient's Cloud Object Storage for b...

Updated on : 28 Apr 2021

Cloud File Storage Network Requirements

Connectivity to Expedient Outbound connectivity to the Expedient infrastructure is required for the local vGateways to function. If there are firewall systems in place, the below connectivity at a minimum must be allowed. Source Destination P...

Updated on : 15 Dec 2021

vGateway Supported NAS Protocols

SMB/CIFS SMB Versions 2 and 3 are supported for access on the vGateway appliances. Authenthication over local accounts on each vGateway is supported, however it is strongly reccomended that you utilize Windows ACLs integrated with Active Directory...

Updated on : 05 May 2021

Cloud File Storage Encryption and Regulatory Compliance

Encryption Encryption of data housed on the invidiaul vGateways will be determined by its hosting infrastructure. Within Expedient Enterprise Cloud, all SSD utilized for caching will leverage the underlying infrastructure to ensure data is encrypt...

Updated on : 27 May 2021

vGateway Advanced Configurations

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Global File System Configurations

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VIDEOS: Cloud File Storage

Here a few few videos about Cloud File Storage platform, powered by CTERA, that we have found useful. Meet Expedient's Cloud File Storage (April 2021) CTERA Video page - has several useful videos provided by CTERA. Note that these videos are...

Updated on : 04 Mar 2022