Dell Storage Network Attached Storage (NAS) Systems Using Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 Administrator's Guide
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Contents 1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................5 iSCSI deployment...............................................................................................................................................................5 Dell supported hardware and software...........................................................................................................................
Active directory lightweight directory services as identity mapping source.............................................................20 Configuring AD LDS for services for NFS.................................................................................................................... 20 Installing AD LDS server role........................................................................................................................................... 21 Creating a new AD LDS instance.............
1 Overview Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 is an advanced storage and file-serving solution that provides high-level performance and reliability. Dell Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems running Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 operating systems (OSs) are cost-effective and easy to manage storage solutions. To view new features and functionalities for 2016, go to https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/storage/whats-newfile-storage-services-windows-server-2016.
Windows editions Dell systems supported Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016, Workgroup Edition, x64 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016, Standard Edition, x64 NX430 NX3330 NX3230 NX430 Preinstalled roles and services configurations on your system Based on your organization requirements, server roles, role services, and features are preinstalled and configured on your system.
and 3.0) and 4.5 Features Multipath I/O Provides support for using multiple data paths to a storage device on Windows. Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Manages roles and features remotely. SMB/CIFS File Sharing Support Supports file sharing protocol and computer browser protocol. Windows PowerShell Automates local and remote administration through hundreds of built-in commands. (includes Windows PowerShell 5.1, 2.
2 Initial configuration of your NAS system About this task Initial configuration of your NAS system includes: • Cabling the system or solution by using iSCSI • Turning on and connecting your NAS solution • System configuration by using Server Manager To complete initial configuration of your NAS system: Steps 1 When you start your NAS system running Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 for the first time, click OK on the Default Password screen.
Related links Dell Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) Server Manager roles, role services, and features Server Manager is a management console that manages remote and local servers from a desktop without physical access or Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections. Server Manager allows you to: • • • • • • • Add remote servers to a pool of servers. Create or edit a group of servers (for a specific purpose or geographic location).
System tools Task Scheduler Is used to create tasks and manage basic tasks that the system performs automatically at specific times. Tasks created are stored in the Task Scheduler library. It also tracks the Task Status and Active Tasks that are not expired. Event Viewer Is used to create or import custom views and view events that have occurred in a particular node or log. It also displays Summary of Administrative log, Recently Viewed Nodes, and Log Summary.
Steps 1 In Server Manager, click Manage > Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard is displayed. 2 Click Next. NOTE: In the Before you begin window, verify the destination server, network environment for the role and feature that you want to install.
Creating new DFS replication group About this task To create a new DFS replication group: Steps 1 In Server Manager, click Tools > DFS Management. The DFS Management window is displayed. 2 Under Actions, click New Replication Group. The New Replication Group Wizard is displayed. 3 Complete the tasks in the New Replication Group Wizard and close the wizard. Adding DFS namespaces to display About this task To add DFS namespaces to display: Steps 1 In Server Manager, click Tools > DFS Management.
• Classification Management Multipath I/O (MPIO) Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) is a framework provided by Microsoft, which enables storage providers to develop multipath solutions that contain the hardware-specific information. It is required to optimize connectivity with their storage arrays. These modules are called Device-Specific Modules (DSMs). MPIO is protocol-independent and can be used with Fibre Channel, Internet SCSI (iSCSI), and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interfaces in Windows Server OS.
3 Managing your NAS system The following management tools are pre-installed on your system: • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator • Remote Desktop for Administration Topics: • Dell OpenManage server administrator • Remote desktop for administration • Reinstalling NAS operating system by using DVD • Dell Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) Dell OpenManage server administrator Dell OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one system management solution in two ways: • Int
Activating remote desktop connection About this task To activate the remote desktop connection on My PC: Steps 1 In Server Manager, click Local Server. Alternatively, you can right-click the Start icon, click This PC, and then select System > Remote Settings. The Properties window is displayed. 2 In the Properties window, click Enabled hyperlink for the Remote Desktop. In Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2, remote management is enabled by default. The System Properties window is displayed.
CAUTION: Back up the internal disk drives on your system before reinstalling or upgrading the NAS operating system. The DVD reinstall process formats or deletes the OS disks (virtual disk 0) resulting in loss of any data or installed applications. The DVD reinstall process does not install RASR USB Recovery application. Steps 1 Back up data that is stored on any internal disk drives or external storage arrays. 2 If required, connect the external USB DVD drive to your NAS system.
Steps 1 Insert the RASR USB drive into a USB port on the system. 2 Boot the system and during the Power On Self-Test (POST), press F11 to select Boot Manager. 3 In the Boot Manager screen, select One-shot BIOS Boot Menu. 4 Select the RASR USB drive as the boot device. 5 The system boots the RASR USB drive. 6 To start RASR: a b c d Select the keyboard layout. Click the Troubleshoot icon. Click the Rapid Appliance Self Recovery icon. Click the Windows Server 2016 or 2012 R2 icon.
4 Using your NAS system Creating server message block share Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 introduces Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol. It is a network file sharing protocol that allows applications to read and write to files and requests services from server programs in a network. SMB file shares can also store user database files and dynamically migrates VMs or databases.
NFS share Network File System (NFS) protocol provides access control (for UNIX-based file systems) and is implemented by granting permissions to specific client systems and groups, by using network names. Before creating NFS shares, the administrator must configure Identity Mapping.
3 Select User Name Mapping as the Identity mapping source and type the hostname of your User Name Mapping server. 4 Go to the UNM server, copy the password, and group the files you collected in the previous task to a local disk. 5 Click Add or Remove Programs > Add Windows Components > Select Other Network File and Print Services. 6 Click Details. 7 Select Microsoft Services for NFS, click Details , and then select User Name Mapping. 8 Click Next and complete the installation.
Related links Installing AD LDS server role Installing AD LDS server role About this task To install the AD LDS Server Role: Steps 1 In Server Manager, click Manage > Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard is displayed. 2 Click Next. NOTE: In the Before you begin window, verify the destination server, network environment for the role and feature that you want to install.
10 In the Service Account Selection window, select Network service account, and then click Next. NOTE: If the system is not a member of a domain, the following message is displayed: AD LDS instance cannot replicate data with AD LDS instances on other computers while using this service account. 11 To continue, click Yes. 12 In the AD LDS Administrators window, select the currently logged on user: option, and then click Next. 13 In the Importing LDIF Files window, select the .
3 Click OK. ADSI Edit refreshes to display the new connection. 4 In the resulting tree, under the Configuration node, click CN=Configuration, click CN=Sites, click CN=Default-First-Site-Name, click CN=Servers, click CN=server1$ nfsadldsinstance, and then click CN=NTDS Settings. 5 Right-click CN=NTDS Settings, and then click Properties. 6 In the Properties dialog box, click msDs-DefaultNamingContext, and then click Edit.
15 b Right-click Group, and then 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 then click OK. f Click OK. Exit MMC, and then click Save. Adding user and group account maps from a UNIXbased system to a Windows-based System The following tasks are included in this procedure: • Connecting to the Distinguished Name or Naming Context.
Adding user account maps About this task To add user account maps: Steps 1 In ADSI Edit, expand the Default naming context node, and then expand the partition name. 2 Right-click CN=Users, click New, and then click Object. 3 In the Create Object dialog box, select the User class, and then click Next. 4 In the Value text box, type the user name, and then click Next. NOTE: The user name is not associated with the Windows-or UNIX user, and can be a random entry.
4 Optionally, if you are setting up a shared AD LDS store to allow multiple NFS servers to query the account mapping database, add the mapping data store to the ACL to allow Read permissions for the Anonymous Logon account as follows: dsacls "\\server1:389\CN=nfsadldsinstance,dc=server1" /G "anonymous logon":GR /I:T NOTE: You can skip this task if there is no shared access between computers to the mapping data store.
3 On the Select the Profile for this share page, select the File Share profile (NFS Share – Quick or Advanced) based on requirements and click Next. 4 In the Select the server and path for this share window, select the Server name and Share location for this new share, and then click Next. The share location can be selected either by Volume or by Typing a custom path. 5 In the Specify share name window, enter the Share name and Share description and click Next.
4 Confirm the volume creation settings and click Create. The new volume created is displayed in the Volumes pane. Managing a volume Disk Management is used to manage disks and volumes. To access Disk Management, start the Server Manager, from the Tools menu, click Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management. • • You can initialize disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems using Disk Management.
Steps 1 Start Server Manager, from the Tools menu, select Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management. 2 In Disk Management, right-click the Basic Volume you want to shrink. 3 Click Shrink Volume. The Shrink window is displayed. 4 Complete the instructions on your screen and click Shrink. NOTE: You can only shrink basic volumes that have no file system or use the NTFS file system.
After enabling a volume for deduplication and optimizing the data, the volume contains unoptimized files, optimized files, chunk store, and additional free space. Data Deduplication in Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 supports optimized remote storage for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments. Data deduplication with VDI improves the IO performance of the storage subsystems resulting in the better utilization of existing subsystems for general file servers and VDI storage.
4 To access the Windows Server Backup feature: • Start Server Manager, from the Tools menu, select Windows Server Backup. • Alternatively, start Server Manager, from the Tools menu, select Computer Management > Storage > Windows Server Backup . The Windows Server Backup console is displayed in the working pane of the window.
Storage Type Details Also, the local disk you select 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 used contains all the critical volumes. • Easily move backups offsite for disaster protection.
5 Getting help Topics: • Contacting Dell • Related documentation • Locating Service Tag of your system • Downloading the drivers and firmware • Documentation feedback Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.
• The Setup Placemat—provides an overview of setting up, cabling, and configuring your system. • The Owner’s Manual—provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. • The Administrator’s Guide—provides information about configuring and managing the system. • The Troubleshooting Guide—provides information about troubleshooting the software and the system.
