HP ProLiant ML350 G5, Administration Manual

Page 1: ...er administration guide This guide provides hardware and software information for using the HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 5697 5854 Part number 5697 5854 First edition September 2006 ...

Page 2: ... in this document is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting as additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are U S regist...

Page 3: ... Channel disks 16 Tiered storage environments 16 iSCSI technology 17 Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 editions 17 Comparison between editions of Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 18 Storage server roles 20 File server 20 Print server 20 Environment scenarios 21 Workgroup 21 Domain 21 2 Storage server features and specifications 23 Front panel 23 Rear panel 25 Storage server configurations 27 Factory im...

Page 4: ...ent 43 Configurable and pre configured storage 43 Storage management utilities 44 Array management utilities 44 Array Configuration Utility 45 Disk Management utility 46 Guidelines for managing disks and volumes 47 Storage servers with configurable storage 47 Storage servers with pre configured storage 47 Scheduling defragmentation 48 Disk quotas 48 Adding storage 49 Expanding storage 49 Expanding...

Page 5: ...Backup 74 HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools 74 Antivirus 74 Security 74 More information 74 6 Print services 75 Microsoft Print Management Console 75 New or improved HP print server features 76 HP Web Jetadmin 76 HP Install Network Printer Wizard 76 HP Download Manager for Jetdirect Print Devices 76 Microsoft Print Migrator Utility 76 Network printer drivers 76 Print services management 76 Mi...

Page 6: ...ocol and shares 106 Print services for Macintosh 106 Installing Print Services for Macintosh 106 Point and Print from Macintosh to Windows Server 2003 106 8 Troubleshooting servicing and maintenance 107 Troubleshooting the storage server 107 Maintenance and service 107 Maintenance and service documentation 108 Customer self repair 108 Firmware updates 108 Certificate of Authenticity 108 9 System i...

Page 7: ...ice 121 Japanese notice 122 Korean notice A B 122 Class A equipment 122 Class B equipment 122 Safety 122 Battery replacement notice 122 Taiwan battery recycling notice 123 Power cords 123 Japanese power cord notice 123 Electrostatic discharge 123 Preventing electrostatic discharge 123 Grounding methods 123 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE directive 124 Czechoslovakian notice 124 Dani...

Page 8: ...diting Entry dialog box for folder name NTFS Test 68 27 Advanced Security Settings dialog box Owner tab 69 28 HP Storage Server Management Console FSRM tasks 71 29 Stand alone print servers or print appliances with network attached printers 75 30 Help and Support Center page 77 31 Microsoft Print Management Console 77 32 HP Web Jetadmin 78 33 INPW screen 81 34 HP Download Manager for Jetdirect 83 ...

Page 9: ... ML350 G5 storage server feature differences 27 6 Commonality between ML350 G5 storage server configurations 28 7 ML350 G5 six HDD configuration 29 8 Summary of RAID methods 38 9 Tasks and utilities needed for storage server configuration 44 10 Authentication table 91 11 MSNFS command line administration tools 96 HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 9 ...

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Page 11: ... guide the following is additional information related to these products HP ProLiant Storage Server ML350 G5 installation guide HP ProLiant Storage Server with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 release notes To access user documentation go to http www hp com support manuals Under the storage section click NAS and then select your product For HP ProLiant Server see HP ProLiant ML350 Generation 5 Serve...

Page 12: ...space italic font Code variables Command line variables Monospace bold font Emphasis of file and directory names system output code and text typed at the command line Text symbols WARNING Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data IMPORTANT Provides clarifying infor...

Page 13: ...es you with e mail updates on the latest product enhancements newest versions of drivers and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources After signing up you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage under Product Category HP authorized reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller In the United S...

Page 14: ...st system components have the capability of sending hundreds of state events during normal operation SEA and OSEM are designed to filter these component events and only notify customers and or HP Services when action needs to be taken to resolve or prevent an outage As designed they will not report all events Other utilities are available to monitor real time system state The software is located o...

Page 15: ...o the server is designated by a generation G designation For example the DL100 G2 is a rack mounted second generation 100 series server The storage environment Servers play an important role in the storage environment They can connect into a storage area network SAN infrastructure with cabling hardware and software to manage the data flows moving in and out This section describes some of the techn...

Page 16: ...age environments serving enterprise applications requiring high performance mission critical and production environments Serial ATA versus SCSI and Fibre Channel disks SCSI disk technology is the right choice for entry level networked storage as it offers the same advantages that Fibre Channel disks provide for large enterprise disk arrays In addition it offers a simple migration path from servers...

Page 17: ...ransmits the packets over the IP network When the packets reach the target device they go through a reverse process to reassemble sequence the data which is then moved to the SCSI controller The SCSI controller fulfills the request by writing data to or reading data from the target device If it is a read transaction the target returns data to the initiator using the iSCSI protocol For further info...

Page 18: ...of the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 operating system are offered with ProLiant Storage Servers Workgroup Standard Enterprise Comparison between editions of Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Table 2 lists the component availability between the various editions of Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 An entry marked with an X designates a feature that is either pre installed or available An entry with a U ...

Page 19: ...tworks SAN U X X Single Instance Storage SIS U X X Windows Sharepoint Services U X1 X1 Support for PAE switches U U X iSCSI target X X X Hardware RAM 4 GB 4 GB 64 GB Processors 1 1 to 4 1 8 with clustering license NICs 2 Any Any Disk drives 1 to 4 Any Any RAID Software hardware Software hardware Software hardware Drive interface EIDE ATA SCSI2 ATA FC SCSI iSCSI3 ATA FC SCSI iSCSI3 Clustering No No...

Page 20: ... smooth transition but also a firm protection of their investment Remote office deployment Frequently branch offices and other remote locations lack dedicated IT staff members An administrator located in a central location can use remote administration methods of the storage server or Microsoft Terminal Services to configure and administer all aspects of the storage server Print server A print ser...

Page 21: ...stered deployment servers only the clusters must be members of a domain Therefore workgroup environments are only supported in non clustered deployments Domain When operating in a Windows NT or Active Directory domain environment the storage server is a member of the domain and the domain controller is the repository of all account information Client machines are also members of the domain and use...

Page 22: ...22 The HP storage server solution ...

Page 23: ...for the models available Front panel Figure 2 and Figure 3 show components controls and indicators located at the front of the ML350 G5 gl0063 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Removable media bays 4 3 Hot plug hard drive bays 2 DVD R RW drive 4 USB connectors 2 Figure 2 Front panel components HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 23 ...

Page 24: ...al health LED Green Normal Amber System health is degraded Red System health is critical Off Normal when in standby mode 4 External health LED power supply Green Normal Amber Power redundancy failure Red Critical power supply failure 5 NIC 1 activity LED Green Network link Flashing Network link and activity Off No network connection 6 UID LED Blue Activated Flashing System remotely managed Off Dea...

Page 25: ...nnector 7 PCI X slots 100 MHz 2 Serial connector 8 PCI X slot 133 MHz 3 USB connectors 2 9 Power cord connector 4 RJ 45 Ethernet connector iLO 2 management 10 Mouse connector 5 RJ 45 Ethernet connector data 11 Keyboard connector 6 PCI Express x8 slots x4 routed 12 Power cord connector Figure 4 Rear panel components HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 25 ...

Page 26: ...tton Blue Activated Flashing blue Remote inquiry Off Deactivated 3 iLO 2 data activity LED Green or flashing Network activity Off No network activity 4 iLO 2 data link LED Green Linked to network Off Not linked to network 5 10 100 1000 NIC activity LED Green or flashing Network activity Off No network activity 6 10 100 1000 NIC link LED Green Linked to network Off Not linked to network 26 Storage ...

Page 27: ...pe AE421A Australia AE422A China Hard drives Six HP 160 GB SATA 1 5 Gb 7 2 K 1 5 TB storage server Part number AE423A Americas AE424A Asia Pacific AE425A Europe AE426A Australia AE427A China Hard drives Six HP 250 GB SATA 1 5 Gb 7 2 K 3 TB storage server Part number AE428A Americas AE429A Asia Pacific AE430A Europe AE431A Australia AE432A China Hard drives Six HP 500 GB SATA 1 5 Gb 7 2 K HP ProLia...

Page 28: ...inside One PS2 keyboard One PS2 mouse One serial port One VGA NIC One embedded NC373i multifunction gigabit network adapter with TCP IP offload engine Server management One iLO 2 with dedicated network port Chassis 5U tower Factory image HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Servers are preconfigured with default storage settings and preinstalled with the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition ope...

Page 29: ...ontroller user guide can be obtained from http h20000 www2 hp com bc docs support SupportManual c00688683 c00688683 pdf The DON T ERASE logical disk supports the recovery process only and does not host a secondary operating system If the operating system has a failure that might result from corrupt system files a corrupt registry or the system hangs during boot refer to System installation and rec...

Page 30: ...ays an amber disk failure LED If a single drive failure occurs it is transparent to the OS The hardware RAID controller on four HDD storage server configurations sounds an audible alarm to indicate a drive failure 30 Storage server features and specifications ...

Page 31: ...er are explained in the HP ProLiant Storage Server installation guide that is provided with the server Connecting to the storage server permits you to access the HP Storage Server Management Console Figure 7 From the console you can access snap ins that allow complete server system management Figure 7 HP Storage Server Management Console Remote Desktop Remote Desktop provides the ability for you t...

Page 32: ...ollowed by a hyphen in the Computer box and click Connect For example D4059ABC3433 NOTE If you are able to determine the IP address from your DHCP server you can substitute the IP address for the serial number and hyphen For example 192 100 0 1 3 Log in to the storage server with a valid user name and password The default user name is administrator and the default password is hpinvent The HP ProLi...

Page 33: ...are section select HP Integrated Lights Out 2 iLO 2 Standard Firmware Setup completion After the storage server is physically set up and the basic configuration is established as described in the HP ProLiant Storage Server installation guide additional setup tasks must be completed Depending on the deployment scenario of the storage server these steps can vary These additional steps can include Ru...

Page 34: ...e key The key is included with the storage server inside the Country Kit Refer to the iLO 2 Advanced License Pack for activation instructions Installing third party software applications For example these might include an antivirus application that you install 34 Remote access monitoring and set up completion ...

Page 35: ... into four major divisions Physical storage elements Logical storage elements File system elements File sharing elements Each of these elements is composed of the previous level s elements Storage management example Figure 8 depicts many of the storage elements that one would find on a storage device The following sections provide an overview of the storage elements HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Se...

Page 36: ...IP Addresss 172 1 1 1 VirtualServerA IP Addresss 172 1 1 2 Sales Marketing Engineering Snapshot 0 Snapshot 1 Sales Users Customers Marketing Engineering Snapshot 0 Snapshot 1 T gl0044 Figure 8 Storage management process example Physical storage elements The lowest level of storage management occurs at the physical drive level Minimally choosing the best disk carving strategy includes the following...

Page 37: ...B10 B12 B6 B3 B9 gl0043 Figure 10 RAID 0 data striping S1 S4 of data blocks B1 B12 For data in the array to be readable the data block sequence within each stripe must be the same This sequencing process is performed by the array controller which sends the data blocks to the drive write heads in the correct order A natural consequence of the striping process is that each hard drive in a given arra...

Page 38: ...tores the system to full RAID level fault tolerance protection However unless RAID Advanced Data Guarding ADG is being used which can support two drive failures in an array in the unlikely event that a third drive in the array should fail while data is being rewritten to the spare the logical drive still fails Logical storage elements Logical storage elements consist of those components that trans...

Page 39: ...me set By keeping all the units the same the entire volume retains the same performance and high availability characteristics making managing and maintaining the volume much easier If a dynamic disk goes offline the entire volume dependent on the one or more dynamic disks is unavailable There could be a potential for data loss depending on the nature of the failed LUN Volumes are created out of th...

Page 40: ...o simplify restore procedures For example shadow copies cannot protect against data loss due to media failures however recovering data from shadow copies can reduce the number of times needed to restore data from tape Using storage elements The last step in creating the element is determining its drive letter or mount point and formatting the element Each element created can exist as a drive lette...

Page 41: ...s and present them to users as a virtual tree of folders known as a namespace A namespace provides numerous benefits including increased availability of data load sharing and simplified data migration DFS Replication the successor to File Replication Service FRS is a new state based multi master replication engine that supports scheduling and bandwidth throttling DFS Replication uses a new compres...

Page 42: ...ocument titled Storage Management in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 File Server Resource Manager and Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks is available at http download microsoft com download 7 4 7 7472bf9b 3023 48b7 87be d2cedc38f15a WS03R2_Storage_Management doc Single Instance Storage Single Instance Storage SIS provides a copy on write link between multiple files Disk space is recovered by...

Page 43: ...rmation processes and systems both within and beyond the organization firewall HP Storage Server Management Console The HP Storage Server Management Console Figure 7 is a new user interface in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 that provides one place to manage files or print serving components The console is accessible using Remote Desktop or a web browser The Storage Management page provides a porta...

Page 44: ...rdware RAID based storage servers the first controller has logical drives pre configured under Array A These logical drives are configured for the storage server operating system and should not be altered in any manner The fault tolerance level depends on the amount of disks selected when the array was created A minimum of two disks is required for RAID 0 1 configuration three disks for a RAID 5 c...

Page 45: ...al Application Mode allows you to run the ACU from a Remote Desktop Remote Console or storage server web access modes Remote Service Mode allows you to access the ACU from a remote browser 1 Select Start Programs HP Management Tools Array Configuration Utility 2 If the Execution Mode for ACU is set to Remote Mode log in to the HP System Management Homepage The default user name is administrator an...

Page 46: ...Utility User Guide is available for download at http h20000 www2 hp com bc docs support SupportManual c00294139 c00294139 pdf Disk Management utility The Disk Management tool is a system utility for managing hard disks and the volumes or partitions that they contain Disk Management is used to initialize disks create volumes format volumes with the FAT FAT32 or NTFS file systems and create fault to...

Page 47: ...s with a 16 K allocation size for best support of shadow copies performance and defragmentation NTFS formatted drives are recommended because they provide the greatest level of support for shadow copies encryption and compression Only basic disks can be formatted as FAT or FAT32 Dynamic disks are not supported nor can they be configured in a cluster Storage servers with pre configured storage When...

Page 48: ...UTION Allocation unit size cannot be altered without reformatting the drive Data on a reformatted drive cannot be recovered For more information about disk defragmentation read the online help Disk quotas The following information applies to all models of the HP ProLiant Storage Server Disk quotas track and control disk space use in volumes NOTE To limit the size of a folder or share see Directory...

Page 49: ... has Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition see the Cluster Administration chapter for expanding and extending storage in a cluster environment Expanding storage Expansion is the process of adding physical disks to an array that has already been configured The logical drives or volumes that exist in the array before the expansion takes place are unchanged because only the amount of free...

Page 50: ...ntroller this is accomplished by using the Array Configuration Utility LUN expansion may occur in disk arrays where space is available If insufficient space is available additional physical disks may be added to the array dynamically IMPORTANT An array expansion logical drive extension takes about 15 minutes per gigabyte or considerably longer if the controller does not have a battery backed cache...

Page 51: ...another logical drive on the same array Unlike drive expansion the operating system must be aware of changes to the logical drive size You extend a volume to Increase raw data storage Improve performance by increasing the number of spindles in a logical drive volume Change fault tolerance RAID configurations For more information about RAID levels refer to the Smart Array Controller User Guide or t...

Page 52: ...ered as well as a non clustered configuration This chapter discusses using shadow copies in a non clustered environment The Volume Shadow Copy Service provides an infrastructure for creating point in time snapshots shadow copies of volumes Shadow Copy supports 64 shadow copies per volume A shadow copy contains previous versions of the files or folders contained on a volume at a specific point in t...

Page 53: ...for volumes that store user data such as home directories and My Documents folders that are redirected by using Group Policy or other shared folders in which users store data Shadow copies work with compressed or encrypted files and retain whatever permissions were set on the files when the shadow copies were taken For example if a user is denied permission to read a file that user would not be ab...

Page 54: ...dow copies and converting the disk into a dynamic disk it is important to take the following precaution to avoid data loss If the disk is a non boot volume and is a different volume from where the original files reside first dismount and take offline the volume containing the original files before converting the disk containing shadow copies to a dynamic disk The volume containing the original fil...

Page 55: ... by the defragmentation process can cause shadow copies to be deleted faster than expected Note however that NTFS compression is supported only if the cluster size is 4 KB or smaller NOTE To check the cluster size of a volume use the fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo command To change the cluster size on a volume that contains data back up the data on the volume reformat it using the new cluster size and the...

Page 56: ...e volume as the original volume See Figure 16 The cache file is located in a hidden protected directory titled System Volume Information off of the root of each volume for which shadow copy is enabled F cache file G cache file H cache file Figure 16 Shadow copies stored on a source volume The cache file location can be altered to reside on a dedicated volume separate from the volumes containing fi...

Page 57: ...ine help for instructions on altering the cache file location CAUTION If the data on the separate volume L is lost the shadow copies cannot be recovered Enabling and creating shadow copies Enabling shadow copies on a volume automatically results in several actions Creates a shadow copy of the selected volume Sets the maximum storage space for the shadow copies Schedules shadow copies to be made at...

Page 58: ...r NOTE When deleting a shadow copy schedule that action has no effect on existing shadow copies Viewing shadow copy properties The Shadow Copy Properties page lists the number of copies the date and time the most recent shadow copy was made and the maximum size setting NOTE For volumes where shadow copies do not exist currently it is possible to change the location of the cache file Managing the c...

Page 59: ...twork by supported clients and protocols There are two sets of supported protocols SMB and NFS All other protocols are not supported this would include HTTP FTP AppleTalk and NetWare Shares For SMB support a client side application denoted as Shadow Copies for Shared Folders is required The client side application is currently only available for Windows XP and Windows 2000 SP3 No additional softwa...

Page 60: ...shadow copy Users can view copy and restore all available shadow copies Shadow Copies for Shared Folders preserves the permissions set in the access control list ACL of the original folders and files Consequently users can only access shadow copies for shares to which they have access In other words if a user does not have access to a share he also does not have access to the share s shadow copies...

Page 61: ... taken To prevent users from modifying shadow copies all pseudo subdirectories are marked read only regardless of the user s ownership or access rights or the permissions set on the original files Server for NFS periodically polls the system for the arrival or removal of shadow copies and updates the root directory view accordingly Clients then capture the updated view the next time they issue a d...

Page 62: ... version click Restore Recovering a folder To recover a folder 1 Position the cursor so that it is over a blank space in the folder to be recovered If the cursor hovers over a file that file is selected 2 Right click select Properties from the bottom of the menu and then click the Previous Versions tab 3 Click either Copy or Restore Clicking Restore enables the user to recover everything in that f...

Page 63: ...rom the production server onto a backup server where they can then be backed up to tape Like the other two alternatives this option removes backup traffic from the production server While some backup applications might be designed with the hardware provider software that enables transport others are not The administrator should determine whether or not this functionality is included in the backup ...

Page 64: ...ity access allowed Folders can be managed using the HP Storage Server Management Console Tasks include Accessing a specific volume or folder Creating a new folder Deleting a folder Modifying folder properties Creating a new share for a volume or folder Managing shares for a volume or folder Managing file level permissions Security at the file level is managed using Windows Explorer File level secu...

Page 65: ...d user or group and then click Remove The center section of the Security tab lists permission levels When new users or groups are added to the permissions list select the appropriate boxes to configure the common file access levels 3 To modify ownership of files or to modify individual file access level permissions click Advanced Figure 22 illustrates the properties available on the Advanced Secur...

Page 66: ...ts with entries shown here that apply to child objects This allows all child folders and files to inherit the current folder permissions by default Modify specific permissions assigned to a particular user or group Select the desired user or group and then click Edit 4 Enable or disable permissions by selecting the Allow box to enable permission or the Deny box to disable permission If neither box...

Page 67: ...set rules for the auditing of access or attempted access to files or folders Users or groups can be added deleted viewed or modified through the Advanced Security Settings Auditing tab Figure 24 Advanced Security Settings dialog box Auditing tab 5 Click Add to display the Select User or Group dialog box HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 67 ...

Page 68: ...search for users or groups 6 Select the user or group 7 Click OK The Auditing Entry dialog box is displayed Figure 26 Auditing Entry dialog box for folder name NTFS Test 8 Select the desired Successful and Failed audits for the user or group 68 File server management ...

Page 69: ... or group in the Change owner to list 2 If it is also necessary to take ownership of subfolders and files enable the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects box 3 Click OK Share management There are several ways to set up and manage shares Methods include using Windows Explorer a command line interface or the HP Storage Server Management Console NOTE Select servers can be deployed in a clustere...

Page 70: ...vironment In a multidomain environment user and group permissions from several domains can apply to files stored on the same device Users and groups local to the storage server can be given access permissions to shares managed by the device The domain name of the storage server supplies the context in which the user or group is understood Permission configuration depends on the network and domain ...

Page 71: ...urces CAUTION Before deleting a share warn all users to exit that share and confirm that no one is using that share File Server Resource Manager File Server Resource Manager FSRM is a suite of tools that allows administrators to understand control and manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers Some of the tasks you can perform are Quota management File screening management Storag...

Page 72: ...l the types of files that users can save and to send notifications when users attempt to save blocked files Define file screening templates that can be easily applied to new volumes or folders and that can be used across an organization Create file screening exceptions that extend the flexibility of the file screening rules Storage reports On the Storage Reports node of the File Server Resource Ma...

Page 73: ...l Creates changes or deletes the volume label that is the name of a disk Mountvol Creates deletes or lists a volume mount point Ntbackup Performs backup operations at a command prompt or from a batch file Remote Storage Used to migrate infrequently accessed files from local storage to remote storage Removable Storage Tracks removable storage media tapes and optical discs and manages the hardware l...

Page 74: ...om products storageworks ltt Antivirus The server should be secured by installing the appropriate antivirus software For details on implementing antivirus refer to the Medium Business Guide for Antivirus The guide can be viewed or downloaded from Microsoft at http www microsoft com technet itsolutions smbiz mits av mit_av mspx Security For guidance on hardening file servers see the Microsoft Windo...

Page 75: ...server fails the print queues can be moved to the other print server 5045 Client Print Device Print Device Print Server Client Client Switch Figure 29 Stand alone print servers or print appliances with network attached printers NOTE See the Other network and print services chapter for information on print services for UNIX NetWare and the Macintosh Microsoft Print Management Console Print Manageme...

Page 76: ...direct print server firmware on HP network printers The utility obtains the latest firmware catalog from either from the Internet or from a computer with the download firmware images already in place The DLM discovers all or user selected Jetdirect devices and upgrades those based on the firmware catalog Microsoft Print Migrator Utility The inclusion of the Microsoft Print Migrator utility on the ...

Page 77: ... recommends that you use the Microsoft Print Management Step by Step Guide on the Documentation CD for print concepts use of the PMC and management of network printers The guide can also be downloaded from http www microsoft com printserver When running the PMC on a server that has Windows Firewall enabled no printers will be displayed in the printers folder of the PMC In order for printers to be ...

Page 78: ... and can be installed by running the WJA exe setup program Follow the installation wizard and supply a password for the local Admin username account and a system name After installation Web Jetadmin should appear on the HP Storage Server Management Console under Print Management see If not exit out of the console and open the console again Another way to reach WJA after installation is through Sta...

Page 79: ...ult on the print server and File Print Appliance Internet printing consists of two main components Web based printer management with the ability to administer connect to and view printers through a web browser Internet printing enabling users to connect to a printer using the printer s URL A Microsoft white paper discussing the uses of both components can be obtained at http www microsoft com wind...

Page 80: ...ing the printer Enabling this role on the print server allows the automatic distribution of these drivers to the clients Additionally the set of client operating systems determines which of these drivers need to be installed on the server during the print server role installation 2 At the printer print a configuration or test page that includes manufacturer model language and installed options Thi...

Page 81: ... printer As a means to load balance print queues when you print a document the print job is sent to the first available printer in the pool See Setting Printer Properties in the Windows online help for additional information Print queue creation In addition to Windows Printer and Faxes Add Printer Wizard the HP Install Network Printer Wizard INPW utility discovers HP Jetdirect network printers on ...

Page 82: ...ected as part of the service release installation process updated print drivers are copied to the print drivers folder C hpnas PRINTERS on the storage server or File Print Appliance Print drivers are also available for download on the HP Support web site for individual network printers User mode vs kernel mode drivers Drivers can be written in either user mode also called version 3 drivers or kern...

Page 83: ...the capacity of a given print server configuration While this paper cannot provide a predictive formula to determine the printing throughput of a given configuration it does describe several reference systems and their capacity This paper also presents the information necessary to help the system administrator or capacity planner estimate and later monitor their server workload The current version...

Page 84: ...hould be published in Active Directory Locate printers in common areas such as near conference rooms Protect print servers using antivirus software Ensure the print server is included in the backup configuration Use Microsoft Printer Migrator to back up a print server configuration and restore settings on a new print server This eliminates the need to manually re create print queues and printer po...

Page 85: ...chnol windowsserver2003 library ServerHelp 2048a7ba ec57 429c 95a3 226eea32d126 mspx Specific print server related problems as well as other system related known issues and workarounds are addressed in release notes To view the latest version visit http www hp com go support Select See support and troubleshooting information and enter a product name number Under self help resources select the manu...

Page 86: ...86 Print services ...

Page 87: ...ilter driver which significantly reduces common server file access latencies UNIX special device support Microsoft Services for NFS supports UNIX special devices mknod Enhanced UNIX support Microsoft Services for NFS now supports the following versions of UNIX Hewlett Packard HP UX version 11i IBM AIX version 5L 5 2 Red Hat Linux version 9 Sun Microsystems Solaris version 9 The following features ...

Page 88: ...rvers To take advantage of new Windows Server 2003 features such as Shadow Copies for Shared Folders you can move resources from your UNIX servers to computers running Windows Server 2003 R2 You can then set up MSNFS to enable access by UNIX clients that are running NFS software All of your UNIX clients will be able to access the resources using the NFS protocol with no changes required Allow comp...

Page 89: ...or NFS feature of the Microsoft Services for NFS component is not preinstalled on the storage server although information about this feature appears in the online help To enable Client for NFS 1 Go to Add Remove Programs 2 Select Add Remove Windows Components Other Network File and Print Services Microsoft Services for NFS Details 3 Install Client for NFS Administering MSNFS To access Microsoft Se...

Page 90: ...rver message block SMB protocol and to applications accessing the files locally Mandatory locks are enforced by the operating system Server for NFS Authentication DLL vs Service for User for Active Directory domain controllers On a Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 storage server Server for NFS depends on a domain controller feature called Service for User S4U to authenticate UNIX users as their corr...

Page 91: ...arge from http go microsoft com fwlink LinkId 44501 To install the Authentication software on the domain controllers 1 From the SFU 3 5 files locate the directory named SFU35SEL_EN 2 On the domain controller where the Authentication software is being installed use Windows Explorer to a Open the shared directory containing setup exe b Double click the file to open it Windows Installer is opened NOT...

Page 92: ...ing topics Understanding the Server for NFS component Starting and stopping Server for NFS Configuring Server for NFS Securing Server for NFS Optimizing Server for NFS performance Using file systems with NFS Managing NFS shares Managing NFS client groups Using Microsoft Services for NFS with server clusters Server for NFS Authentication Accessing NFS resources for Windows users and groups Server f...

Page 93: ... is not present no computers including the computer running User Name Mapping can access User Name Mapping The ordering of entries is important as User Name Mapping searches the maphosts file from the top down until it finds a match For additional information about the maphosts file see the MSNFS online help Allowing anonymous access to resources by NFS clients It may be desirable to add anonymous...

Page 94: ...ser Name Mapping lets you create maps between Windows and UNIX user and group accounts even though the user and group names in both environments may not be identical User Name Mapping lets you maintain a single mapping database making it easier to configure account mapping for multiple computers running MSNFS In addition to one to one mapping between Windows and UNIX user and group accounts User N...

Page 95: ...ndows user and group information available in online help User Name Mapping Administration The User Name Mapping administration online help contains information for the following topics Understanding the User Name Mapping component Starting and stopping User Name Mapping Configuring User Name Mapping Securing access to the User Name Mapping server Managing maps Managing groups Best practices for U...

Page 96: ...res nfsstat Views statistics by NFS operation type showmount a Views users who are connected and what the user currently has mounted showmount e Views exports from the server and their export permissions unmount Removes NFS mounted drives For further details see the online help for Microsoft Services for Network File System Optimizing Server for NFS performance The following sources provide useful...

Page 97: ...nstall the driver locally Like the Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Millennium clients these non Windows clients do not receive driver updates from the print server after a driver is initially downloaded The same connection methods are available drag and drop the Add Printer Wizard referencing a UNC path or double clicking the shared printer icon Additional resources Consult the following resourc...

Page 98: ...rectory Synchronization Services and the File Migration Utility can be found at http www microsoft com WINDOWS2003 guide server solutions NetWare asp To install Services for NetWare 1 From the desktop of the storage server select Start Settings Network Connections Local Area Connection and then right click Properties 2 Click Install The Select Network Component Type dialog box is displayed Figure ...

Page 99: ...upport packet burst and Large Internet Packet LIP Support NetWare locking and synchronization primitives that are used by some NetWare specific applications Support long file names compatible with OS 2 long file name LFN support File and Print Services for NetWare does not support the following NetWare groups and functions Workgroup Managers Accounting User disk volume restrictions Setting Inherit...

Page 100: ...ory specified does not already exist it must first be created 5 Click Users to See connected users disconnect users send broadcast messages to all users connected to the server and to send a message to a specific user 6 Click Volumes to See users connected to specific volume and to disconnect users from a specific volume 7 Click Files to View open files and close open files Creating and managing N...

Page 101: ...ate 5 Repeat these steps until all NetWare users have been entered Enabling local NetWare user accounts 1 In the Users folder MC Core Operating System Local Users and Groups right click an NCP client listed in the right pane of the screen and then click Properties 2 Click the NetWare Services tab HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 101 ...

Page 102: ...to NDS Managing NCP volumes shares NCP file shares are created the same way as other file shares however there are some unique settings NCP shares can be created and managed using Server Manager NOTE NCP shares can be created only after FPNW is installed See the previous section Installing Services for Netware for instructions on installing FPNW Creating a new NCP share To create a new file share ...

Page 103: ...e Figure 43 Create Volume dialog box 4 Specify the volume name and path 5 Click Permissions to set permissions Figure 44 Access Through Share Permissions dialog box 6 Click Add to add additional users and groups and to set their permissions HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 103 ...

Page 104: ...ettings Control Panel Administrative Tools Server Manager 2 Select File and Print Services for NetWare Shared Volumes 3 Highlight the volume to modify 4 Click Properties Print Services for NetWare With File and Print Services for NetWare installed the print server or File Print Appliance appears to a NetWare client as a NetWare 3 x compatible print server Print services presents the same dialog bo...

Page 105: ... help AppleTalk and file services for Macintosh The AppleTalk network integration allows the storage server to share files and printers between your server and any Apple Macintosh clients that are connected to your network After installing Microsoft Windows Services for Macintosh the administrator can use the AppleTalk protocol to configure the storage server to act as an AppleTalk server The Appl...

Page 106: ...names Print services for Macintosh Macintosh clients can send print jobs to a print server or File Print Appliance FPA when Print Server for Macintosh is installed on the server To the Macintosh based client the print server or FPA appears to be an AppleTalk printer on the network and no reconfiguration of the client is necessary Installing Print Services for Macintosh Consult the following resour...

Page 107: ... series model then the Manuals guides supplements addendums etc link For example instead of using ML350 storage server enter ML350 server for the product to search then select the HP ProLiant ML350 Server series link then the Manuals guides supplements addendums etc link to locate the guide HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide The guide provides common procedures and solutions for many levels...

Page 108: ...ite http www hp com go selfrepair Firmware updates Firmware is software that is stored in Read Only Memory ROM Firmware is responsible for the behavior of the system when it is first switched on and for passing control of the server to the operating system When referring to the firmware on the system board of the server it is called the System ROM or the BIOS When referring to the firmware on anot...

Page 109: ...s allows you to recover the system if all other means to boot the server fails While the recovery process makes every attempt to preserve the existing data volumes you should have a backup of your data if at all possible before recovering the system To restore a factory image 1 Connect keyboard monitor and mouse directly to the storage server 2 Insert the System Installation and Recovery DVD The m...

Page 110: ... to back up your user data and then use the Recovery and Installation DVD to restore the server to the factory state Managing disks after a restoration After a system has been restored drive letters may be assigned to the wrong volume Windows Storage Server 2003 assigns drive letters after the restoration in the order of discovery To help maintain drive letter information placing the drive letter ...

Page 111: ...rance provides automatic redundancy If the primary NIC fails the secondary NIC takes over Load Balancing provides the ability to balance transmissions across NICs Opening the HP Network Configuration Utility The HP Network Configuration Utility is now accessible from the Windows system tray at the bottom of the storage server desktop To open the utility click the HP Network Configuration Utility i...

Page 112: ...re teaming 2 Highlight the NICs to team 3 Click Team Figure 49 HP Network Configuration Utility Properties dialog box after teaming 4 Configure the team by clicking the Properties tab The teaming options are discussed in the following sections 112 Network adapter teaming ...

Page 113: ...ndancy This tab is only used when the server has a valid ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack INP license It is used to manage Active Path Fast Path and monitor Fast Path port cost and path cost Discovery Protocol Displays the Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP options to enable or disable CDPv1 and CDPv2 This feature is available with a valid INP license Settings This tab is used to manually...

Page 114: ... with the switch then the team will choose to operate as an 802 3ad Dynamic team However if the switch does not support LACP or if any ports in the team do not have successful LACP negotiation with the switch the team will choose to operate as a TLB team As network and server configurations change the Automatic team type ensures that HP ProLiant servers intelligently choose between TLB and 802 3ad...

Page 115: ...pter Teaming In NFT mode from two to eight teamed ports are teamed together to operate as a single virtual network adapter However only one teamed port the Primary teamed port is used for both transmit and receive communication with the server The remaining adapters are considered to be stand by or secondary adapters and are referred to as Non Primary teamed ports Non Primary teamed ports remain i...

Page 116: ...across teamed ports members Implementers of HP ProLiant Network Adapter Teaming can choose the appropriate load balancing method via the NCU Automatic Recommended Automatic is a load balancing method that is designed to preserve frame ordering This method will load balance outbound traffic based on the highest layer of information in the frame For instance if a frame has a TCP header with TCP port...

Page 117: ...me to a port for transmission If the Destination IP Address algorithm is chosen and the frame does not have an IP header the frame is load balanced by destination MAC address refer to Destination MAC Address method below Destination MAC Address Destination MAC Address is another load balancing method that will attempt to preserve frame ordering This algorithm makes load balancing decisions based o...

Page 118: ...118 Network adapter teaming ...

Page 119: ... frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense Class B equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit...

Page 120: ...drive and or fiber optic transceiver Each of these devices contains a laser that is classified as a Class 1 Laser Product in accordance with US FDA regulations and the IEC 60825 1 The product does not emit hazardous laser radiation WARNING Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein or in the installation guide of the laser product may result in ha...

Page 121: ...tériel brouilleur du Canada European Union notice Products bearing the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community and if this product has telecommunication functionality the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms in parentheses a...

Page 122: ...risk of personal injury Do not attempt to recharge the battery Do not expose the battery to temperatures higher than 60 C 140 F Do not disassemble crush puncture short external contacts or dispose of in fire or water Batteries battery packs and accumulators should not be disposed of together with the general household waste To forward them to recycling or proper disposal please use the public coll...

Page 123: ...s placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to the plug electrical outlet and the point where the cords exit from the product Japanese power cord notice Electrostatic discharge To prevent damage to the system be aware of the precautions you need to follow when setting up the system or handling parts A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor may damage system boa...

Page 124: ...se af affald fra husstande i den Europæiske Union Hvis produktet eller dets emballage er forsynet med dette symbol angiver det at produktet ikke må bortskaffes med andet almindeligt husholdningsaffald I stedet er det dit ansvar at bortskaffe kasseret udstyr ved at aflevere det på den kommunale genbrugsstation der forestår genvinding af kasseret elektrisk og elektronisk udstyr Den centrale modtagel...

Page 125: ...eskkonda Lisateabe saamiseks selle kohta kuhu oma seadmete jäätmed ringlussevõtmiseks viia võtke palun ühendust oma kohaliku linnakantselei majapidamisjäätmete kõrvaldamise teenistuse või kauplusega kust Te toote ostsite Finnish notice Laitteiden hävittäminen kotitalouksissa Euroopan unionin alueella Jos tuotteessa tai sen pakkauksessa on tämä merkki tuotetta ei saa hävittää kotitalousjätteiden mu...

Page 126: ... και θα διασφαλίσει ότι η ανακύκλωση γίνεται με τρόπο που προστατεύει την ανθρώπινη υγεία και το περιβάλλον Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με το πού μπορείτε να παραδώσετε τον άχρηστο εξοπλισμό σας για ανακύκλωση επικοινωνήστε με το αρμόδιο τοπικό γραφείο την τοπική υπηρεσία διάθεσης οικιακών απορριμμάτων ή το κατάστημα όπου αγοράσατε το προϊόν Hungarian notice Készülékek magánháztartásban t...

Page 127: ...s negalima Šalintinas įrangos atliekas privalote pristatyti į specialią surinkimo vietą elektros ir elektroninės įrangos atliekoms perdirbti Atskirai surenkamos ir perdirbamos šalintinos įrangos atliekos padės saugoti gamtinius išteklius ir užtikrinti kad jos bus perdirbtos tokiu būdu kuris nekenkia žmonių sveikatai ir aplinkai Jeigu norite sužinoti daugiau apie tai kur galima pristatyti perdirbti...

Page 128: ...opreme Ločeno zbiranje in recikliranje odslužene opreme prispeva k ohranjanju naravnih virov in zagotavlja recikliranje te opreme na zdravju in okolju neškodljiv način Za podrobnejše informacije o tem kam lahko odpeljete odsluženo opremo na recikliranje se obrnite na pristojni organ komunalno službo ali trgovino kjer ste izdelek kupili Spanish notice Eliminación de residuos de equipos eléctricos y...

Page 129: ...att avfallet återvinns på ett sätt som skyddar människors hälsa och miljön Kontakta ditt lokala kommunkontor din närmsta återvinningsstation för hushållsavfall eller affären där du köpte produkten för att få mer information om var du kan lämna ditt avfall för återvinning HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server 129 ...

Page 130: ...130 Regulatory compliance and safety ...

Page 131: ...1 providing feedback 14 dynamic disks clustering 39 converting from basic storage disks 54 spanning multiple LUNs 39 E electrostatic discharge 123 Ethernet NIC teams adding 111 configuring 112 setting up 111 European Union notice 121 expanding storage Array Configuration Utility 50 Command View EVA 49 extending volumes Disk Management 51 DiskPart 51 F factory image 28 fault tolerance 37 FCC notice...

Page 132: ...ts creating 39 not supported with NFS 39 mounted drives and shadow copies 55 multiprotocol environments 20 N NAS description 15 NCP creating new share 102 104 NetWare adding local users 100 enabling user accounts 101 installing services for 98 supervisor account 102 network adapter teaming 111 Network Configuration Utility 111 NIC teaming 111 O online spares 38 P partitions extended 39 primary 39 ...

Page 133: ...anagement 69 shares administrative 70 creating new NCP 102 104 managing 69 NCP 102 standard 70 Single Instance Storage 42 storage configurations 28 storage management elements 35 overview 35 process 36 Storage Manager for SANs 42 storage reports 72 storage server roles 20 Subscriber s choice HP 13 symbols in text 12 system updates 82 T technical support HP 13 Telnet Server 32 enabling 33 sessions ...