The Ardia Configuration Utility lets you do the following tasks remotely from a Windows client:

• Connect to the Ardia Server

• Configure the Ardia Server connection to an external Network File System (NFS) server and file share to enable archives

• Configure the Ardia Server connection to an external NFS server and file share to enable backups

  Note:  The NFS storage device must support NFS version 4 or higher. Configure the NFS server with a share that meets the following requirements:

  • Read, write, and execute access (rwx)

  • Synchronous writes (sync)

  • Subtree checking disabled (no_subtree_check)

  • Root user on the client mapped to the nfsnobody user on the server (root_squash)

  The NFS server must accept incoming connections on port 2049. TCP port 111 is also required for NFS troubleshooting and for help in finding the port that mountd is listening on.

  Kerberos authentication is not currently supported. NFS operations are authenticated using the sec=sys method, which allows access to be restricted by specific IP addresses.

  Note:  If the NFS server is a Synology network attached storage (NAS) and permission is denied, ensure that the “Squash” option in the NFS permissions for the shared folder is set to “Map all users to guest”. Effectively, all_squash is required by Synology.

• Check for required Docker images for backup and restore operations (postgres:14.2-alpine, curl-7.83.1, rclone-1.61.1) and upload and deploy them if necessary

• Ensure that the NFS-common package is available and deploy it if required.

• Conduct NFS checks to provide assistance and information in the event of any issues

• Update an installation from Ardia Core Software 1.1.0 to 1.1.1

• Renew an expired certificate during an update from version 1.1.0 to 1.1.1. For more information, refer to Certificates in the Ardia Server Technical Guide.