Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage (NAS) Systems Administrator's Guide
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 iSCSI Deployment.....................................................................................................................................................5 Dell Supported Hardware And Software.......................
Modifying Message Block Shares..........................................................................................................................15 NFS Share...............................................................................................................................................................15 Windows 2003 Domain Controller As Identity Mapping Source......................................................................
Overview 1 Dell Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems run the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 operating system, which provides a user interface for: • Initial system configuration • Unified storage appliance management • Simplified setup • Management of storage and shared folders Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is specially tuned to provide optimal performance for NAS.
Dell Supported Hardware And Software • Dell PowerVault NX3200 supports Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, Standard Edition, x64 With SP1 • Dell PowerVault NX3300 supports Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition, x64 With SP1 Preinstalled Roles And Services Configurations On Your System • File Services—manages shared folders and allows users access to files on your system from the network.
Applications To Manage Your NAS System 2 Initial Configuration Of Your NAS System To configure your NAS system: 1. Connect your NAS system to the appropriate network. The cabling is dependent on the type of Network Interface Card (NIC) that was purchased with your system. NX3300 systems should be deployed with a minimum of two systems clustered to the appropriate network.
The Resources and Support area of the Server Manager main window contains links to the latest documentation and downloads and allows you to participate in feedback programs that help improve future versions of Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2. The Server Summary area displays details about your server that are particularly useful during troubleshooting, such as the system's name, network addresses, and the product ID of the operating system running on the system.
Share And Storage Management Share and Storage Management provides a centralized location to manage folders and volumes that are shared on the network: • To create Server Message Block (SMB) shares, see "Creating Server Message Block Shares". • To create the NFS shares, see "Creating the NFS Share". NOTE: Volume operations are only available when Virtual Disk Service (VDS) hardware providers are installed on the solution. VDS is not supported on this NAS system.
Namespaces DFS namespaces allow you to group shared folders that are located on different servers into one or more logically structured namespaces. Each namespace appears to users as a single shared folder with a series of subfolders. However, the underlying structure of the namespace can consist of numerous shared folders that are located on different servers and in multiple sites. Creating A Namespace To create a namespace: 1. Click Start → All Programs → Administrative Tools → Server Manager.
Windows Server Backup Windows Server Backup is a feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 that provides a set of wizards and tools for you to perform basic backup and recovery tasks for the server it is installed on. This feature has been redesigned and introduces new technology. The previous backup feature (Ntbackup.exe) in earlier versions of Windows is no longer available. For more information, see "Performing Backup of Your Server".
Server Administrator Instrumentation Service The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industrystandard systems management agents. It also allows remote administration of monitored systems, including shutdown, startup, and security. Server Administrator Remote Access Service The Remote Access Service provides a complete remote system management solution for systems equipped with remote access controllers.
To Create And Save A Remote Desktop Connection Administrators can fully administer computers running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 from a Windows-based computer by using Remote Desktop Connection. To facilitate access, administrators can create a remote desktop connection and save it to the desktop of the computer that is used for administration.
panel LCD of your device. To resolve issues, see the Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage (NAS) Systems Troubleshooting Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. 3. After the operating system reinstallation is complete, PowerVault NAS Initial Configuration Wizard appears on your desktop. 4. The PowerVault NAS Initial Configuration Wizard guides you through the following steps: 5.
Using Your NAS System 3 Creating A Server Message Block Share Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is an access control for Microsoft Windows-based file systems and is implemented by granting permissions to individual users and groups. To create an SMB share using Server Manager: 1. Click Start → Programs → Administrative Tools → Share and Storage Management . Alternatively, go to Server Manager → Roles → File Services → Share and Storage Management.
Windows 2003 Domain Controller As Identity Mapping Source 1. Go to the Windows 2003 Domain Controller and install Identity Management for UNIX. NOTE: You may need the Windows 2003 SP 2 resource media. If required, insert the Windows 2003 SP 2 resource media and perform the following: 2. Click Add or Remove Programs → Add or Remove Windows Components → Active Directory Services. 3. Click Details. 4. Select Identity Management for UNIX and click Next to complete the installation.
NOTE: Reboot your system after the installation is complete. 9. Go to the NFS client, obtain the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files and copy them to a USB key. 10. Go to the UNM server and copy the UNIX files from the USB key to a local hard disk. Open Microsoft Services for NFS. 11. Select User Name Mapping and right-click Properties. 12. Go to UNIX User Source tab and select the Use Password and Group Files option. 13.
3. In the Add Roles Wizard, read the information in the Before You Begin window and click Next. NOTE: The Before You Begin window is not displayed if the Skip this page by default check box is selected. 4. On the Select Server Roles window, select the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services check box, and click Next. NOTE: If additional features are required for installing AD LDS, a pop-up window appears. Click Add Required Features to continue, and click Next. 5.
To verify if an active AD LDS instance exists, start Services.msc. Each AD LDS instance is listed. Add/Remove Programs should also show that AD LDS is present. Extending The AD LDS Schema To Support NFS User Mapping To extend the AD LDS schema to support NFS mapping: 1. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator to open an elevated command prompt. 2. Navigate to the C:\WINDOWS\ADAM directory, and type the following command: ldifde -i -u -f MS-AdamSchemaW2K8.
5. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box, click Active Directory Schema. 6. Click Add, and click OK. 7. Right-click the Active Directory Schema node, and click Change Active Directory Domain Controller to connect to the AD LDS instance that was previously created. 8. In the Change Directory Server dialog box, under Change to, click This Domain Controller or AD LDS instance. 9.
5. Under Computer, select the Select or type a domain or server option, and type the server name and port number into the text box, separated by a colon (for example, localhost:389). 6. Click OK. ADSI Edit refreshes to display the new connection. 7. In the resulting tree, under the Default naming context node, right-click the partition name, point to New, and click Object.
Authorizing Appropriate Access To The ADS LDS Namespace Object To connect to the Configuration partition: 1. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator to open an elevated command prompt. 2. Navigate to the C:\WINDOWS\ADAM directory, and run the dsacls command to grant the Everyone group read access to the mapping data store as follows: dsacls "\\server1:389\CN=nfsadldsinstance,dc=server1" /G everyone:GR /I:T 3.
Creating The NFS Share Before creating the NFS share, see "topic NFS Share". NOTE: Ensure that you complete the prerequisites and configuration steps before creating the NFS share. To create an NFS share: 1. Click Start → Programs → Administrative tools → Share and Storage Management, or click Server Manager → Roles → File Services → Share and Storage Management. 2. On the right pane, select Provision Share. 3. Browse and select the volume that you want to enable as an NFS share and follow the wizard.
Creating Quotas And File Screens Using File Server Resource Manager Quotas and File Screens can be created using the wizard File Server Resource Manager NOTE: You can either use File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) from Administrative Tools or Share and Storage Management for your Quotas and File Screen operations. 1. Click Start → Administrative Tools → File Server Resource Manager. 2. Click Quota Management to display Quotas and Quota Template. 3.
Managing A Volume Disk Management can be used to manage disks and volumes. • You can initialize disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems using Disk Management. • Disk Management enables you to perform most disk-related tasks without restarting the system or interrupting users. Most configuration changes take effect immediately.
Volume # Letter Volume 2 D Volume 3 F Volume 4 H Label 3TB File System Type Size Status FAT Removable 985 MB Healthy Removable 0B No Media Partition 2877 GB Healthy NTFS DISKPART> select volume 4 Volume 4 is the selected volume. DISKPART> extend size=30000 DiskPart successfully extended the volume. Shrinking A Volume You can decrease the space used by primary partitions and logical drives by shrinking them into adjacent, contiguous space on the same disk.
Additional Information When Deleting A Volume New features of disk management include: • Simpler partition creation—When you right-click a Volume, you can choose whether to create a basic, spanned, or striped partition directly from the menu. • Disk conversion options—When you add more than four partitions to a basic disk, you are prompted to convert the disk to dynamic or to the GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition style.
CAUTION: There is a limit of 64 shadow copies per volume. When this limit is reached or when storage area limits are reached, the oldest shadow copy is deleted. When deleted, the shadow copy cannot be retrieved. 1. Open Server Manager → Disk Management. 2. Right-click the volume and select the Properties tab. Click the Shadow Copies tab. 3. Click the volume where you want to enable Shadow Copies of Shared Folders and click Enable. 4.
DVD, other optical media, or removable media If you store your backup on optical or removable media, you can only recover entire volumes, not applications or individual files. In addition, backing up to media that has less than 1 GB of free space is not supported. Local hard disk If you store your backup on an internal hard disk, you can: • • Recover files, folders, applications, and volumes. Perform system state and operating system recoveries if the backup used contains all the critical volumes.
