Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Administrator’s Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
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Contents 1 Configuring Your System for the First Time . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running Software RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Default Administrator User Name and Password . Changing the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Instance Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 File Server Resource Manager Distributed File System (DFS) Storage Management for SANs Indexing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Windows SharePoint Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Using the Server Management Media Installing Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 39 Installing Using the Operating System Media . Preinstallation Requirements . . . Creating a Device Driver Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents
Configuring Your System for the First Time This document provides information about completing the configuration procedures on your system and a general overview of the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 With SP2 operating system. For more information, see the operating system documentation located on the Dell™ Support website at www.dell.com/ostechsheets.
Default Administrator User Name and Password When logging into the storage server for the first time, you must enter an administrator user name and password. The default administrator user name for your storage server is administrator and the default password is storageserver. Changing the Administrator Password 1 Click Start→ Administrative Tools→ Computer Management. 2 In the Computer Management window, expand Local Users and Groups and select Users.
4 Turn on the storage server. 5 Verify that the server is connected to the Ethernet by ensuring that the LED associated with the NIC connector is illuminated. See Figure 1-1. If the NIC connector’s LED is a steady green color, then the connection is good. If the NIC connector’s LED is a flashing amber color, then data is successfully being transferred. If the LED is not illuminated, ensure that each end of the Ethernet cable is seated properly in the NIC connector and the Ethernet jack.
Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address The following procedure is required if a static TCP/IP configuration was previously used. By default, systems running Windows Storage Server 2003 operating systems attempt to obtain the TCP/IP configuration from a DHCP server on your network. NOTE: To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group or the Network Configuration Operators group on the local computer. 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ Network Connections.
Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse NOTE: Depending on your method of configuration, local KVM connections may be required to complete the installation and configuration procedures. If your remote system can complete the configuration procedures, local KVM connections are not required for operation. 1 Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the storage server. For information about system connectors, see your system’s User’s Guide. 2 Turn on the storage server.
Localizing Your System Using the Multilanguage User Interface The storage server allows you to change the native language for operating system's user interface. The Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) allows the storage server to display operating systems menus, dialogs, and help files in multiple languages. Many MUI packs are installed on your system by default.
Windows Storage Server Management Console The Windows Storage Server Management Console appears in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), providing an easy and convenient method for system administration. The Management Console opens automatically when you are logged into the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition operating system. To open the Windows Storage Server Management Console, click Start→ All Programs→ Windows Storage Server Management.
Creating and Saving a Remote Desktop Connection To Your Desktop To create and save a Remote Desktop connection to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition with SP2, perform the following steps: 1 Click Start→ Run. 2 In the Open field, type the following and then click OK. mstsc The Remote Desktop Connection window appears. 3 In the Computer field, type the computer name of the storage server and then click Options. The default system name is Dellxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number.
Operating System Features The Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 operating systems supports some of the components that Microsoft provides as part of the Windows Server® R2 release. Depending on your Windows edition, the supported components are preinstalled and configured on your system. See your Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 online help for more information.
To install additional Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 components on your system, perform the following steps: 1 Locate your operating system installation media. 2 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ Add or Remove Programs. 3 In the Add or Remove Programs window, click Add or Remove Windows Components. 4 In the Windows Components Wizard window, select a component to install.
Microsoft Services for Network File System Microsoft Services for Network File System (NFS) is an operating-system component that provides a file-sharing solution for enterprises with a mixed Windows and UNIX environment. Microsoft Services for NFS allows users of UNIX-based computers to store and access files on your operating system using the Network File System (NFS) protocol. All of your UNIX clients can access the resources using the NFS protocol with no changes required.
Single Instance Storage Administration SIS can be managed only through sisadmin.exe—the command line tool. Table 2-2 lists the sisadmin.exe command line parameters. Table 2-2. sisadmin.exe Command Line Parameters Command Description /i [vol] Installs SIS on all volumes, creates common store, and activates filter and groveler. /f [vol] Places the groveler into foreground mode. /b [vol] Places the groveler into background mode. /e Enables the groveler on all volumes.
Distributed File System (DFS) The Distributed File System (DFS) solution in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 provides simplified, fault-tolerant access to files and Wide Area Network-friendly replication. Distributed File System consists of two technologies: • DFS Namespaces — DFS Namespaces allows administrators to group shared folders located on different servers and present them to users as a virtual tree of folders called a namespace.
Windows SharePoint Services Windows SharePoint® Services is an integrated portfolio of collaboration and communication services designed to connect people, information, processes, and systems both within and beyond the organizational firewall. Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 2 is included in the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise x64 Editions With SP2. Windows SharePoint Services 2.
Applications for Windows SharePoint Services Windows Sharepoint Services includes a number of built-in applications. Boost worker productivity by downloading and installing an application for Windows SharePoint Services. These applications are tailored to address specific processes or tasks. You can choose from tasks such as recruiting, project management, help desk issue tracking, timesheet and scheduling, and event planning.
Operating System Features
RAID and Disk Management Your storage server is available from Dell™ in either a software redundant array of independent disks (RAID), a hardware RAID, or an external storage configuration. The following is an overview of supported storage server configurations: • In a software RAID configuration, the RAID functionality is configured by the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions With SP2 operating systems.
Software RAID If your system is preconfigured with software RAID 5, the system performs a RAID synchronization to optimize the array. The process runs in the background and may affect your overall system performance until it completes. If the system is powered off before the process completes, RAID synchronization will begin again when the system is powered up and continue until it completes. Table 3-1 provides information about the supported RAID configurations. Table 3-1.
Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk You can only use dynamic disks for online volume extension. Hence, Dell recommends that you use the Disk Management utility to upgrade all data disks on your system to dynamic. The upgrade includes new disks, which have been added to the system as basic disks. NOTE: In hardware RAID configurations, the operating system disk must remain a basic disk. NOTE: Software RAID installed on a hardware RAID system is not supported.
Volume Overview A volume is a logical entity that consists of portions of one or more physical disks. A volume can be formatted with a file system and can be accessed by a drive letter. Like disks, volumes can be configured as basic or dynamic. Basic volumes refer to all volumes that are not on dynamic disks. Dynamic volumes are logical volumes created from dynamic disks. It is recommended that you create all data volumes on dynamic disks.
6 Select the file system type and formatting options: • Perform a quick format — Formats the volume or partition without scanning for bad sectors in the volume or partition. Check this box to use this format method. NOTE: To decrease the disk formatting time, use the Quick Format option. • Enable file and folder compression — Used only if you selected the NTFS format. Check this box to use this format method. 7 Click OK to begin formatting. A progress bar displays in the list view.
You cannot extend a volume if any of the following are true: • The volume is formatted as FAT or FAT32. • The volume is using software RAID (striped, mirrored, or RAID 5 volume). • Unallocated space is not available on a dynamic disk. You can extend simple and spanned volumes on dynamic disks onto a maximum of 32 dynamic disks. However, after a volume is extended, it cannot be mirrored or striped using software RAID.
Breaking a Mirror Breaking a mirror creates two simple volumes with individual drive letters. Each volume contains the data on the mirror at the time the mirror was broken. The data is no longer redundant, but it remains intact. To break a mirror, perform the following steps: 1 Launch the Disk Management utility. 2 In the graphical view pane, right-click the volume for which you want to break the mirror, and click Break Mirrored Volume. A confirmation message appears. 3 Click Yes to confirm.
RAID and Disk Management
Upgrading Your Operating System NOTICE: When you upgrade your operating system by following the procedures in this section, only the Windows components will be upgraded. If you upgrade your operating system by booting from the operating system CD, a clean installation will occur and all data will not be preserved. Operating System Upgrade Paths Microsoft provides two upgrade paths for your operating system software. Table 4-1 provides the supported upgrade paths for your software. Table 4-1.
Upgrading Your Operating System Each upgrade kit is shipped with the new operating system media and a new Certificate of Authority (COA) Product Key. Remove the COA label from the upgrade kit and place the label over the existing COA label on your system running Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 With SP2 x64 Edition. Contact your Dell sales representative to obtain an upgrade kit. To upgrade your operating system, perform the following steps: 1 Turn on your system. 2 When prompted, log in to Windows.
9 When prompted, select Get Updated Setup Files and click Next. NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete. Next, your system automatically restarts. 10 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator. After login, the following message appears: MMC cannot open the file C:\windows\system32\nas.msc. This may also be because you do not have sufficient access rights to the file. This error occurs because the operating system upgrade procedure is not completed.
19 Remove the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 With SP2 x64 Edition Disk 2 media from the CD/DVD drive. 20 When prompted, click Yes to restart your system. 21 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator. The Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 script runs and the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 With SP2 x64 Edition components are installed and configured on your storage server. NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete. The installation procedure is completed.
Restoring Your Operating System NOTE: The names Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows® Storage Server SP2, and Microsoft Windows Storage Server R2 may be used interchangeably during the installation procedures, in the upgrade process, on the System Properties window, and other areas within the operating system. This is as designed by Microsoft. Refer to the Certificate of Authentication (COA) or the Microsoft’s Knowledge Base article 915044 at support.
4 If you are not using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management media for the first time, the Welcome to Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant window appears. Go to step 5. If you are using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management media on your system for the first time, perform the following steps: a When prompted, click the appropriate language for your system. The Dell Software License Agreement window appears. Read the information carefully.
7 Select Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. A pop-up window appears with the message: This version of the Server Administrator has been verified and tested on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Server Assistant will only support the installation and configuration of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. NOTE: Server Administrator does not provide a separate option for the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 operating system.
14 When prompted, remove the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1 media from the CD/DVD drive, and click Finish. Your system automatically restarts, Windows Setup appears in text mode, and the installation continues. NOTE: If Console Redirection is enabled in the System Setup program, you are prompted for an administrator password in the text mode of Windows Setup. Enter an administrator password and press to continue. The Emergency Management System window appears.
Preinstallation Requirements Listed below are the preinstallation requirements: • Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that is included with your operating system documentation. • Download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates for the target system from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. See Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 Editions With SP2 Important Information at www.dell.
Installing Using the R2 Reinstallation Media 1 Connect a keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any additional peripherals to your system. 2 Turn on your system and any attached peripherals. Several BIOS windows appear during startup, but do not require any user intervention. 3 Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1 media into the CD/DVD drive. 4 Press any key to boot from the media. If a Windows operating system is not installed on your system, the screen turns black.
2 When prompted to confirm the password, re-enter the administrator password and press . 3 If the Windows Licensing Agreement window appears, go to step 4. If the Windows Licensing Agreement window does not appear, go to step 5. 4 Read the information carefully, and if you agree with all of the information, press to continue. A window appears displaying the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on your system’s hard drive. If you do not agree with the information, press .
11 When prompted, remove the media from the CD/DVD drive, and then click Finish. Your system automatically restarts. Next, Windows Setup appears in text mode, and the installation procedure continues. NOTE: If Console Redirection is enabled in the System Setup program, you are prompted for an administrator password in the text mode of Windows Setup. Enter an administrator password and press to continue. When the Emergency Management System window appears, click OK to continue.
4 Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and press to restart your system. If you do nothing, Windows Setup automatically restarts the system after 15 seconds. When prompted, do not press any key to boot from the media. If Console Redirection is enabled, the EMS Connection Detected window appears. Click OK to continue. The Windows Setup window appears and displays the installation progress. Next, the Installing Device window appears, and your screen flashes a few times.
9 Select one of the following settings, and click Next: NOTE: Dell recommends that you select Typical Settings. • Typical Settings (default) — Configures your system with the default settings.
13 Press . The Log On to Windows dialog box appears. 14 Type your administrator password, and click OK. 15 When prompted, insert the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1 media into the CD/DVD drive. 16 When prompted, remove the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 media from the CD drive, and click Finish. Your system automatically restarts, Windows Setup appears in text mode, and the installation continues.
Product activation is required in the following cases: • If your preinstalled Windows license is overwritten with a new license when reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition operating system using the operating system media kit. The new license requires activation. • Hardware configuration changes that are substantially different from the original system configuration triggers license reactivation, except when the operating system has been preinstalled by Dell.
Activating Windows Using the Telephone 1 Click Start→ Run. 2 In the Run window, type C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a. The Activate Windows Wizard window appears. 3 Select Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows, and then click Next. The system may take a few seconds to generate an installation ID. 4 Select the country to display the phone numbers that will be used and call that number. 5 Provide the representative on the phone with the installation ID.
To reinstall the MUI software, perform the following steps: 1 Insert the appropriate Multilingual Support media for your desired language into the storage server’s CD/DVD drive. 2 Run the base operating system installer. a Browse the media and double-click the *.msi file for the language that you wish to install. b In the Installer window, select the languages to be installed, and select the default MUI language from the menu. c Click OK to perform the installation.
6 In the Disk Management dialog box, click Yes to convert the disks. Both disks are converted to dynamic disks. Next, the system automatically reboots. Next, the MMC automatically loads and appears on your screen. 7 In the Windows Storage Server Management window, expand the Windows Storage Server Management (Local) tree. 8 Expand Disk and Volume Management and click Disk Management. 9 In the right window in Disk 0, right click the C:\ drive and select Add Mirror.
Restoring Your Operating System
Security Recommendations Standard Security Recommendations This section provides information about standard security practices that Dell™ recommends to secure your storage server. Passwords The default administrator user name for your storage server is administrator and the default password is storageserver. Change the default administrator password as soon as possible.
Secure Socket Layer Certificates Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates enable web servers and users to authenticate each other before establishing a connection to create more secure communications. Certificates contain information used to establish system identities over a network. This identification process is called authentication.
Additional Security Recommendations In addition to the practices mentioned in “Standard Security Recommendations,” Dell recommends the following practices to ensure security: • Format all volumes as NTFS. • Disable automatic log on. • Disable the guest account. • Do not install IIS sample applications. • Disable parent paths. • Move the Microsoft Active Directory Connector and scripts virtual directories from the default website to another location.
Security Recommendations
Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. • The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. • The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of initially setting up your system.
Other Documents You May Need
Index B Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), 21 C components, 15 Hardware Management, 21 IIS, 52 installing, 38 MUI, 47 network, 44 custom setup running, 42 D Dell OpenManage Server Assistant, 36-37 Server Update Utility, 39 Version 4.
Index R W RAID controller driver versions, 39 determining RAID configuration, 23 Disk Management, 23 hardware RAID, 24-26, 35 software RAID, 7, 24-25, 28, 35-36, 48 Windows Sharepoint Services about, 20 remote desktop, 11, 13, 16, 35 S security about, 51 V volume checking volume properties, 26 deleting, 27 formatting, 26 58 Index Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 features, 15 hardware management component, 21 install using Server Management CDs, 35 install using the operating system CDs, 38 i
