Dell PowerVault 700N, Administrator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage NAS Systems Administrator s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...g Distributed File System Management 9 Namespaces 10 Replication 10 Group Diagnostics 10 Storage Configuration Tools 10 Windows Server Backup 11 Managing Your NAS System 11 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 11 Server Administrator Integrated Features 11 Server Administrator Home Page 11 Server Administrator Instrumentation Service 12 Server Administrator Remote Access Service 12 Server Administ...

Page 4: ...unt Maps 21 Authorizing Appropriate Access To The ADS LDS Namespace Object 22 Configuring The Mapping Source 22 Debug Notes For NFS Account Mapping Problems 22 Restarting The Server For NFS 22 Creating The NFS Share 23 Creating Quotas And File Screens Using Share And Storage Management Wizard 23 Creating Quotas And File Screens Using File Server Resource Manager 24 Creating A New Volume 24 Managin...

Page 5: ...ices for Network File System is a feature that enables NFS systems to access files on the NAS system Remote Desktop for Administration provides a Windows Server Remote Administration applet that enables browser based remote access to the management console from non Microsoft clients Single Instance Storage SIS improves remote management up to 20 volumes per server It also supports unSIS or removal...

Page 6: ...nerate reports configure quotas and define file screening properties SIS reduces storage space by consolidating duplicate files on your storage system NOTE SIS is not available on Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition x64 With SP1 Print Services Web Server IIS provides a feature called WebRDP WebRDP allows systems running Windows or any other operating system to access the system using ...

Page 7: ...e Dell PowerVault NAS Initial Configuration Wizard guides you with a An option for changing the default password b Selecting and configuring the back end storage software if applicable c Selecting and configuring the default system language if needed d Confirming the settings e Rebooting the system if necessary 7 The Server Manager window opens each time an administrator logs on If Server Manager ...

Page 8: ...o contains four major sections with collapsible sub sections Table 1 Factory Default Sections and the Sub links for Your System Sections Sub Sections Roles File Services Share and Storage Management File Server Resource Manager FSRM quotas file screens and storage reports Disk Management Print Services Web Server IIS Diagnostics Event Viewer NAS Appliance Software Reliability and Performance Devic...

Page 9: ...ns Storage Report Management The Storage Reports Management node of the FSRM MMC snap in allows you to Schedule periodic storage reports to identify trends in disk usage Monitor attempts to save unauthorized files for all users or a selected group of users Generate storage reports instantly Disk Management Disk Management is a system utility for managing hard disks and the volumes or partitions th...

Page 10: ...ame for this namespace field and complete the wizard Replication DFS Replication is a multiple master replication engine that can replicate data between multiple servers over limited bandwidth network connections Creating A New Replication Group To create a new replication group 1 Click Start All Programs Administrative Tools Server Manager Alternatively you can click Start and type Server Manager...

Page 11: ...vides information about Systems that are operating properly and systems that have problems Systems that require updates Systems that require remote recovery operations Server Administrator Integrated Features Server Administrator provides easy to use management and administration of local and remote systems through a comprehensive set of integrated management services Server Administrator resides ...

Page 12: ...ystem monitored hardware events POST events and system alerts You can view logs on the home page print or save them as reports and send them by e mail to a designated service contact Remote Desktop For Administration You can remotely administer a storage appliance by using Remote Desktop for Administration formerly known as Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode You can use it to administ...

Page 13: ...formation about configuring your remote desktop connection click Help in the Remote Desktop Connection window Updating Your NAS System To update your NAS system with the latest software 1 Go to support dell com and download the latest PowerVault NAS appliance software and all Dell Update Packages that correspond to your system For example if you have a PowerVault NX3300 download the NAS Appliance ...

Page 14: ...rVault NAS Initial Configuration Wizard appears on your desktop 4 The PowerVault NAS Initial Configuration Wizard guides you through the following steps Installing the NAS Appliance software Changing the default administrator password Installing the back end storage software when applicable Selecting and installing the language pack if needed 5 After the PowerVault NAS Initial Configuration Wizard...

Page 15: ...e share settings click Create to create the share 7 Close the confirmation screen Modifying Message Block Shares To modify the properties of an existing share 1 Select the share from the middle pane of Share and Storage Management 2 Right click and select Properties 3 Select different tabs to change the properties The newly created SMB shared folder can be accessed from a Windows based client NFS ...

Page 16: ...NIX Attributes Modify the UID GID shell home directory and domain details captured earlier from the NFS client 7 Select the newly created group check the GID ensure it matches the UNIX GID modify the UNIX properties add the members users that you added in the previous step and click Apply 8 Go to PowerVault NAS Windows Storage Server 2008 NFS Server 9 Click Start Programs Administrative Tools Serv...

Page 17: ...pping Source Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services AD LDS is used for identity mapping on computers that run Windows Server 2008 R2 in an environment where no Active Directory exists to support user mapping Before you start AD LDS mapping Determine the users and groups on the UNIX based computer that must be mapped to users and groups on the Windows based computer Get the UID and GID for...

Page 18: ...SL port number text boxes and click Next NOTE The default LDAP port number is 389 and the default SSL port number is 636 6 On the Application Directory Partition window select the Yes create an application directory partition 7 In the Partition name text box use the following format to type a partition name that does not already exist in this instance CN Partition DC Computer name NOTE By conventi...

Page 19: ...lect Configuration from the drop down menu b Under Computer choose the Select or type a domain or server option and type the following in the text box localhost 389 NOTE This example uses the default LDAP port number 389 If you specified a different port number in the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard use that value instead 3 Click OK ADSI Edit refreshes to display the n...

Page 20: ... and click Properties c In the group Properties dialog box click the Attributes tab d Click Add to open the Select Schema Object dialog box e Click gidNumber and click OK f Click OK 13 Close the MMC and click Save Adding User And Group Account Maps From A UNIX Based Computer To A Windows Based Computer The following steps are included in this procedure Connecting to the Distinguished Name or Namin...

Page 21: ...s or UNIX user and can be a random entry 5 Click the More Attributes button to edit the uidNumber gidNumber and sAMAccountName attributes of this user account NOTE The uidNumber and gidNumber represent the UID and GID of the UNIX user who is being mapped and sAMAccountName must match the name of a local Windows user on the computer that is running Server for NFS If after selecting the More Attribu...

Page 22: ... Prompt and click Run as administrator to open an elevated command prompt 2 Run the following command where Computer is the name of the computer where the AD LDS instance was created and where Port is the port that the AD LDS instance uses nfsadmin mapping config adlookup yes addomain Computer Port NOTE For this example use the following nfsadmin mapping config adlookup yes addomain server1 389 3 ...

Page 23: ...to NFS client and perform an NFS mount NOTE Only the UNIX user who was added in the domain user list has access to the NFS share If you have enabled Anonymous access for the NFS share all UNIX users have access to the share Creating Quotas And File Screens Using Share And Storage Management Wizard Quotas and File Screens can be created using the Share and Storage Management Wizard while creating a...

Page 24: ... newly created file screen is displayed in the central pane 9 Select any of the existing file screens and right click or use the options in right most panes to change the file screen properties Creating A New Volume To create a new volume NOTE Backup Operator or Administrator is the minimum membership required to perform this configuration 1 From your NAS system or remote desktop open disk managem...

Page 25: ...volume using the Windows interface 1 In Disk Management right click the Basic Volume you want to extend 2 Click Extend Volume 3 Follow the instructions on your screen Choose the disk type in the amount of space and complete the wizard Extending A Basic Volume Using CLI To extend a basic volume using CLI 1 Open a command prompt window and type diskpart 2 At the DISKPART prompt type list volume 3 Ma...

Page 26: ... A Volume When you shrink a partition unmovable files for example the page file or the shadow copy storage area are not automatically relocated and you cannot decrease the allocated space beyond the point where the unmovable files are located If the number of bad clusters detected by dynamic bad cluster remapping is too high you cannot shrink the partition If this occurs you should consider moving...

Page 27: ...y using the Sisadmin exe utility Membership in the local Administrators group or equivalent is the minimum requirement to complete this procedure NOTE SIS is not available on Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition x64 With SP1 Enabling SIS On A Volume To enable SIS on a volume 1 On the Volumes tab in Share and Storage Management click the volume for which you want to enable SIS 2 In the ...

Page 28: ...the Recover Wizard Choosing Volumes To Backup To create a backup you need to specify the volumes that you want to include The volumes you select impact what you can recover You have the following volume and recovery options Volume Options Recovery Options Full server all volumes Back up all volumes if you want to be able to recover the full server all the files data applications and the system sta...

Page 29: ...tem recovery if the backup is on the same physical disk as one or more critical volumes Also the local disk you choose is dedicated for storing your scheduled backups and is not visible in Windows Explorer External hard disk If you store your backup on an external hard disk you can Recover files folders applications and volumes Perform system state and operating system recoveries if the backup use...