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HP ProLiant Storage Server administration
guide

Part number: Part Number: 378127–002
Second Edition edition: (March 2005)

Summary of Contents for ProLiant 300 Series

Page 1: ...HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide Part number Part Number 378127 002 Second Edition edition March 2005 ...

Page 2: ...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 MS Windows Windows and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of...

Page 3: ... Procedures and Setup Completion 23 Basic administrative procedures 23 Setting the system date and time 24 Shutting down or restarting the server 24 Viewing and maintaining audit logs 25 Using Remote Desktop 154 Improper closure of Remote Desktop 27 Setting up e mail alerts 27 Changing system network settings 28 Setup completion 29 Managing system storage 29 Creating and managing users and groups ...

Page 4: ... disk space 62 Converting basic storage disks to dynamic disks 63 Identifying the storage area 63 Determining creation frequency 64 Shadow copies and drive defragmentation 64 Mounted drives 64 Managing shadow copies 65 The shadow copy cache file 67 Enabling and creating shadow copies 68 Viewing a list of shadow copies 69 Set schedules 69 Scheduling shadow copies 69 Deleting a shadow copy schedule ...

Page 5: ...ing shares 100 Creating a new share 133 Deleting a share 135 Modifying share properties 135 Protocol parameter settings 106 DFS protocol settings 107 Deploying DFS 107 DFS Administration Tool 108 Accessing the DFS namespace from other computers 109 Setting DFS sharing defaults 109 Creating a local DFS root 110 Deleting a local DFS root 111 Publishing a new share in DFS 111 Publishing an existing s...

Page 6: ...ging user and group mappings 147 General tab 148 Simple mapping tab 148 Explicit user mapping tab 149 Explicit group mapping tab 150 Backing up and restoring mappings 152 Backing up user mappings 152 Restoring user mappings 153 Creating a sample NFS file share 153 Remote Access 154 Using Remote Desktop 154 Using Telnet Server 155 Using Remote Shell Service 155 Interix 155 Shells 156 Programming La...

Page 7: ...isk requirements 180 Cluster installation 180 Setting up networks 181 Configuring the private network adapter 181 Configuring the public network adapter 181 Renaming the Local Area Network icons 182 Verifying connectivity and name resolution 182 Verifying domain membership 182 Setting up a cluster user account 182 About the Quorum disk 182 Configuring shared disks 183 Verifying disk access and fun...

Page 8: ...er node 201 Powering down the cluster 201 Powering up the cluster 202 Shadow copies in a clustered environment 202 Creating a cluster printer spooler 203 A NIC Teaming 205 Installing the HP Network Teaming Utility 205 Opening the HP Network Teaming Utility 207 Adding and configuring NICs in a team 207 Fault tolerance 210 Load balancing 211 Configuring the NIC team properties 212 Renaming the teame...

Page 9: ...67 29 Shadow Copy Properties page 71 30 Accessing Shadow Copies from My Computer 72 31 Client GUI 74 32 Recovering a deleted file or folder 76 33 Local Users page 81 34 Create New User page 82 35 User Properties page 83 36 Local Groups page 83 37 Create New Group page General tab 84 38 Group Properties page General tab 85 39 Group Properties page Members tab 86 40 Volumes page 88 41 Folders page 8...

Page 10: ...pping screen Map Maintenance tab 152 83 Local Area Connection Properties page Install option 158 84 Installing File and Print Services for NetWare 158 85 File and Print Services for NetWare dialog box 159 86 New User dialog box 160 87 NetWare Services tab 161 88 Create Volume dialog box 162 89 Access Through Share Permissions dialog box 163 90 Add Users and Groups dialog box 163 91 Storage server ...

Page 11: ...115 NIC Teaming status 215 HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide xi ...

Page 12: ...3 7 Manage Volumes options 44 8 Disks tab options 49 9 Volumes page object task selector 53 10 Common DiskPart commands 59 11 Shadow Copies fields 66 12 Shadow Copies tasks 66 13 Group name examples 80 14 Command Line Interface Command Prompts 154 15 Sharing protocol cluster support 178 16 Power sequencing for cluster installation 181 17 NIC Teaming Troubleshooting 215 xii ...

Page 13: ...s Document conventions This document follows the conventions in Table 1 Table 1 Document conventions Convention Element Blue text Figure 1 Cross reference links Bold Menu items buttons keys tabs and box names Italics Text emphasis and document titles in body text Monospace font User input commands code file and directory names and system responses output and messages Monospace italic font Command ...

Page 14: ...TE Text set off in this manner presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information Getting help If you still have a question after reading this guide contact an HP authorized service provider or access our web site http www hp com HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site http www hp com support From this web site...

Page 15: ...tion on this product as well as the latest drivers Access storage at http www hp com country us eng prodserv storage html From this web site select the appropriate product or solution HP authorized reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller In the United States call 1 800 282 6672 In Canada call 1 800 863 6594 Elsewhere see the HP web site for locations and telephone numbers http...

Page 16: ...16 About this Guide ...

Page 17: ...rver hardware and software features Refer to the HP ProLiant Storage Server QuickSpecs for a list of server hardware and software features available on the HP web site http www hp com go proliant Product information The storage server provides performance gains over general purpose servers by integrating optimized hardware components and specialized software Integrating storage servers into the ne...

Page 18: ...ctions even if the operating system of the host server is not responding Product redundancy The storage server is specifically designed to perform file serving tasks for networks using industry standard components to ensure reliability Other industry standard features such as redundant array of independent drives RAID and remote manageability further enhance the overall dependability of the storag...

Page 19: ...rvices and other remote administration methods to configure and administer all aspects of the storage server Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack deployment The Feature Pack is available for select storage servers The Feature Pack allows Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 databases and transaction logs to be stored on a storage server running Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 A singl...

Page 20: ...r2003 technologies directory activedirectory default mspx The storage server obtains user account information from the domain controller when deployed in a domain environment The storage server itself cannot act as a domain controller backup domain controller or the root of an Active Directory tree as these functions are disabled in the operating system User interfaces There are several user inter...

Page 21: ...etWare Cluster select models Configure and manage clusters Help Access help information for the WebUI Table 3 Welcome screen contents Tab Description Installation Overview not on all models Set up and configure the storage server This is an online supplemental guide A more comprehensive paper document is provided in the country kit that shipped with the server Take a Tour Learn how to use the stor...

Page 22: ...guration Utility select models and local disk management including a volume list and a graphical view of the disks File Sharing Contains modules for the configuration of file sharing exports CIFS SMB Windows and NFS UNIX file shares are managed through this folder System Contains system summary information NIC Team Setup Click the NIC Team Setup icon to install the HP Network Teaming and Configura...

Page 23: ...e WebUI NOTE The storage server desktop can be accessed via a directly connected keyboard mouse and monitor or through Remote Desktop Select models can use a RILOE or iLO port Basic administrative procedures Basic administrative procedures include Setting the system date and time Shutting down or restarting the server Viewing and maintaining audit logs Using Remote Desktop Setting up e mail alerts...

Page 24: ... click OK Figure 3 Date and Time page Shutting down or restarting the server CAUTION Notify users before powering down the system Both UNIX and Windows NT users can be drastically affected if they are not prepared for a system power down 1 From the storage server WebUI click Maintenance Shutdown Several options are displayed Restart Shut Down and Scheduled Shutdown 24 Basic Administrative Procedur...

Page 25: ...Client computers do not receive a warning message prior to shutdown Viewing and maintaining audit logs A variety of audit logs are provided on the storage server System events are grouped into similar categories representing the seven different logs To access the logs from the WebUI click Maintenance Logs The Logs page is displayed Figure 5 Logs page A variety of logs are available and are listed ...

Page 26: ...e is full Using Remote Desktop Remote Desktop is provided in the WebUI to allow for additional remote system administration and the use of approved third party applications Backup software and antivirus programs are examples of approved applications To open a Remote Desktop session from the WebUI select Maintenance Remote Desktop A Remote Desktop session is opened Enter the appropriate password to...

Page 27: ...p session A maximum of two Remote Desktop sessions may be used at any given time Improper exit from a session can result in the sessions becoming consumed Sessions and processes can be terminated using the Terminal Services Manager via Start Programs Administrator Tools NOTE The Terminal Services Manager must be accessed via the direct attached console or via the RILOE or iLO port on select models...

Page 28: ...invalid config UPS system shutdown Quota management alerts To activate this option 1 From the WebUI click Maintenance Then click Alert E mail The Set Alert E Mail page is displayed 2 Select Enable Alert E mail 3 Indicate the types of messages to be sent Critical alerts Warning alerts Informational alerts 4 Enter the desired e mail address in the appropriate boxes 5 After all settings have been ent...

Page 29: ...Copies to manage snapshots See the following chapters for more detailed information on managing system storage Chapter 3 discusses disk management procedures Chapter 4 discusses snapshot shadow copy management procedures Chapter 6 discusses folder and share management procedures Creating and managing users and groups User and group information and permissions determine whether a user can access fi...

Page 30: ...ttp h18006 www1 hp com storage storageservers html Activating the iLO port using the license key Select models include an iLO port The Remote Desktop feature of the iLO port requires a license key The key is included with the product inside the Country Kit Refer to the iLO Advanced License Pack for activation instructions To access the iLO port click HP Utilities and then click Remote Management S...

Page 31: ...ion Utility or SAN management tools Select models of the 300 series and 500 series of storage servers also support clustering The primary web page for facilitating these storage servers is illustrated in Figure 8 The diagram illustrates the process of creating arrays volumes and shadow copies The steps on the left illustrate the logical steps used to manage disks beginning with the array managemen...

Page 32: ...on Shadow Copies Manage shadow copies of shared folders on the volume Shadow copies are read only copies of shared data that provide users via network shares with a way to view and if necessary restore previous versions or deleted files Storage Guide Provides a detailed list of the procedures required to configure and create disks and volumes on storage servers Storage configuration overview On st...

Page 33: ... details on creating arrays if necessary Step 2 Create logical disks from the array space From the ACU 1 Select a previously created array 2 Click Create Logical Drive in the right pane of the ACU 3 Complete the Logical Drive Creation wizard to designate some or all of the array space as a logical disk Depending on how many physical disks are included in the array several different types of logica...

Page 34: ...guration Online spare hot spare configuration Separate fault tolerance configurations on a logical drive LUN basis Easy capacity expansion of arrays Online RAID level and stripe size migration Manages OS and data drives Each time the Array Configuration Utility is run it analyzes the configuration of the Array Controllers installed in the system From the Main page various options are available to ...

Page 35: ... Array Configuration Utility NOTE ACU is used to manage and configure array based storage 4 Log into the ACU The default user name is administrator and the default password is administrator HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 35 ...

Page 36: ...erating system and should not be altered in any manner 6 After the controller is selected there are three ways to configure the storage Express Configuration Select Express Configuration to answer a few simple questions and allow the controller to be configured automatically The Express Configuration is the easiest and fastest way to configure a controller and provides the most reasonable configur...

Page 37: ...e array was created A minimum of two disks is required for a RAID 0 1 configuration three disks for a RAID 5 configuration and four disks for a RAID 5 ADG configuration 11 After all logical disks have been created click Save 12 Click Exit ACU to exit the ACU session ACU guidelines Do not modify Array A off of the Smart Array controller as it contains the storage server OS Spanning more than 14 dis...

Page 38: ...sk Convert Disk Converts the selected disk from basic to dynamic or dynamic to basic Create New Volume Select to create a new volume Properties Select to display the properties of the selected disk Advanced Disk Management Select to open the Disk Management utility and perform advanced disk management tasks Please see the online Disk Management help pages for complete documentation These tasks can...

Page 39: ...Creating a new volume page 1 4 Enter the volume size 5 Select a drive letter 6 Enter a mount point if desired 7 Select to format the volume if desired 8 Click OK HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 39 ...

Page 40: ...ent Utility is opened in a Remote Desktop session The Disk Management tool is a system utility for managing hard disks and the volumes or partitions that they contain The WebUI provides most of the functionality required for storage server disk management However there are some instances where the Disk Manager is required For example to reassign a drive letter or mount point or to create software ...

Page 41: ...only be used to manage disks and volumes on the server Navigating to another page during an open session closes the session NOTE It may take a few moments for the Remote Desktop Connection session to log off when closing Disk Management Guidelines for managing disks When managing disks and volumes HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 41 ...

Page 42: ... the system offline or loss of data but the volume is unavailable during the conversion Basic disks can contain up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and one extended partition Format drives with a 16 K allocation size for best support of shadow copies performance and defragmentation NTFS formatted drives are recommend since they provide the greatest level of support for shadow...

Page 43: ...Entries Select to show a list of user quota entries Then create a new quota entry delete a quota entry or view the properties of a quota entry Managing volumes To manage volumes on the server 1 From the WebUI click the Disks tab 2 Click Volumes 3 In the Tasks list click Manage The Manage Volumes page is displayed The Manage Volumes page displays all volumes on the storage server regardless of thei...

Page 44: ...m advanced volume management tasks This task cannot be completed on a clustered resource Dynamic growth Dynamic growth is a feature of the storage server that provides for growth of a volume or partition to meet expanding storage requirements without the need to take volumes offline or incur downtime Growth may occur in three forms Extend unallocated space from original LUNS Alter LUNs to contain ...

Page 45: ...d in 5 Select the appropriate logical drive 6 Click Extend Size 7 Enter the total size of the logical drive in MB not just the amount to be added and then click OK 8 Click Save to update the configuration 9 Close the ACU To extend a LUN where space is not available in the array Smart Array only 1 Add an unassigned physical disk to the array using the ACU If an unassigned physical disk is unavailab...

Page 46: ...UI follow the steps below 1 From the WebUI click the Disks tab 2 Click Volumes 3 Click Manage 4 Select the Volume to extend and then click Extend NOTE If you receive a message that there is not enough disk space to extend the volume it is possible to convert the disk to dynamic provided that there are other dynamic disks with space available and that the storage server is not a node in a cluster T...

Page 47: ... available disks and utilize space from it 6 Click OK Extending using DiskPart DiskPart may also be used to extend a partition or volume from the CMD prompt of the storage server operating system via Remote Desktop Complete help is available from the Windows Storage Server 2003 desktop under Start Help and Support To use DiskPart follow the steps below Connect to the server through Remote Desktop ...

Page 48: ...nt and perform the following steps for each volume 1 Right click the volume that needs to be changed 2 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths 3 In the Change Drive Letter and Paths dialog box select Change 4 In the Change Drive Letter or Path dialog box select the appropriate drive letter and then click OK 5 Click Yes to confirm the drive letter change 6 Click Yes to continue If the old drive letter...

Page 49: ...necessary restore to previous versions of files Disk Management utility When the Advanced Volume Management button on the Volumes page is selected the Disk Management utility is opened after administrator login 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 volume...

Page 50: ...ode and can only be used to manage disks and volumes on the server Navigating to another page during an open session closes the session NOTE It may take a few moments for the Remote Desktop Connection session to log off when closing Disk Management Disk Management guidelines When managing disks and volumes 50 Disk and Volume Management ...

Page 51: ...s and one extended partition Format drives with a 16 K allocation size for best support of shadow copies performance and defragmentation NTFS formatted drives are recommended since they provide the greatest level of support for shadow copies encryption and compression Only basic disks can be formatted as FAT or FAT32 NOTE The user guide contains Data Volume configuration information for the specif...

Page 52: ...es page On the Volumes page administrators can manage volumes schedule defragmentation and set or manage quotas The Volumes page displays all volumes that are formatted NTFS on the system It does not display the volume type for example simple or spanned nor volumes that are FAT32 or FAT To display these types of volumes click Manage 52 Disk and Volume Management ...

Page 53: ...e following information applies to all models of the HP ProLiant storage server Defragmentation is the process of analyzing local volumes and consolidating fragmented files and folders so that each occupies a single contiguous space on the volume This improves file system performance Because defragmentation consolidates files and folders it also consolidates the free space on a volume This reduces...

Page 54: ...defragmentation to run no later than a specific time prevents the defragmentation process from running later than that time If the defragmentation process is running when the time is reached the process is stopped This setting is useful to ensure that the defragmentation process ends before the demand for server access is likely to increase If defragmenting volumes on which shadow copies are enabl...

Page 55: ...imit Enabling quotas and not limiting disk space use is useful to still allow users access to a volume but track disk space use on a per user basis It is also possible to specify whether or not to log an event when users exceed either their quota warning level or their quota limit When enabling disk quotas for a volume volume usage is automatically tracked from that point forward but existing volu...

Page 56: ... click the Disks tab 2 Click Volumes 3 Select the volume to manage 4 In the Tasks list click Set Default Quota 5 On the Default Quota for volume page clear the check box to Use quota limits to manage use of the volume 6 Click OK Setting user quota entries The Set User Quotas page allows the administrator to set delete or change disk quotas for any user on the server To set or change quota entries ...

Page 57: ... 1 Click New Quota Entry 2 Select a user 3 Set the limit 4 Set the warning level 5 Click OK Figure 25 Add new quota entry To change a quota entry 1 Select the quota to change 2 Click Properties 3 Change the limit HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 57 ...

Page 58: ...ands an asterisk appears next to the object with focus Select an object by its number or drive letter such as disk 0 partition 1 volume 3 or volume C When selecting an object the focus remains on that object until a different object is selected For example if the focus is set on disk 0 and volume 8 on disk 2 is selected the focus shifts from disk 0 to disk 2 volume 8 Some commands automatically ch...

Page 59: ... table The disk marked with an asterisk has focus list partition Displays the partitions listed in the partition table of the current disk On dynamic disks these partitions may not correspond to the dynamic volumes on the disk This discrepancy occurs because dynamic disks contain entries in the partition table for the system volume or boot volume if present on the disk They also contain a partitio...

Page 60: ...dynamic DISKPART REM Create a simple volume DISKPART create volume simple size 4000 DISKPART REM Assign drive letter F to the volume DISKPART assign letter F DISKPART list vol DISKPART Exit 60 Disk and Volume Management ...

Page 61: ...he snapshot s original form it takes up no space because blocks are not moved until an update to the disk occurs By using shadow copies a storage server can maintain a set of previous versions of all files on the selected volumes End users access the file or folder by using a separate client add on program which enables them to view the file in Windows Explorer Accessing previous versions of files...

Page 62: ...so specify the servername sharename path to access shadow copies If administrators or end users want to access a previous version of a file that does not reside in a shared folder the administrator must first share the folder NOTE Shadow copies are available only on NTFS not FAT or FAT32 volumes Files or folders that are recorded by using Shadow Copy appear static even though the original data is ...

Page 63: ...nd 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 files must be brought back online within 20 minutes otherwise the data stored in the existing shadow copies is lost If the shadow copies are located on a boot v...

Page 64: ...edule can better accommodate end user needs To modify these schedules see Scheduling shadow copies later in this chapter Shadow copies and drive defragmentation When running Disk Defragmenter on a volume with shadow copies activated all or some of the shadow copies may be lost starting with the oldest shadow copies If defragmenting volumes on which shadow copies are enabled use a cluster or alloca...

Page 65: ...shared as server1 data and G data users is shared as server1 users In this example users can access previous versions of server1 data and server1 users but not server1 data users Managing shadow copies From the WebUI Welcome screen click Disks and then Shadow Copies to display the Shadow Copies page HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 65 ...

Page 66: ...hadow copies on a volume A greater number of shared folders on a volume increases the likelihood that users might need access to previous versions of their data Next Run Time If the Shadow Copies service is enabled on the volume this column lists the time and date the next shadow copy will be created Otherwise it displays Disabled Table 12 Shadow Copies tasks Task Click to Enable enable Shadow Cop...

Page 67: ...e Figure 27 Shadow copies stored on source volume The cache file location can be altered to reside on a dedicated volume separate from the volumes containing files shares See Figure 28 F L cache file cache file cache file G H Figure 28 Shadow copies stored on separate volume The main advantage to storing shadow copies on a separate volume is ease of management and performance Shadow copies on a so...

Page 68: ...orage space for the shadow copies Schedules shadow copies to be made at 7 A M and 12 noon on weekdays NOTE Creating a shadow copy only makes one copy of the volume it does not create a schedule To enable shadow copies on a volume 1 From the WebUI click Disks 2 Click the Shadow Copies tab 3 On the Manage Shadow Copies page select one or more volumes to enable the Shadow Copies service on NOTE After...

Page 69: ...e time zone or they work on different schedules it is possible to adjust the daily shadow copy schedule to allow for these differences Do not schedule shadow copies more frequently than once per hour Scheduling shadow copies When the Shadow Copies service is enabled on a volume it automatically schedules shadow copies to be made each weekday at 7 A M and 12 noon To add or change a shadow copy sche...

Page 70: ...properties 4 In the Tasks list click Properties The Shadow Copy Properties page as shown in Figure 29 lists the number of copies the date and time the most recent shadow copy was made and the maximum size setting Change the maximum size limit for all shadow copies or choose No limit For volumes where shadow copies do not exist currently it is possible to change the location of the cache file See T...

Page 71: ... as well as the schedule for making new shadow copies To disable shadow copies on a volume 1 From the WebUI click Disks 2 Click the Shadow Copies tab 3 On the Manage Shadow Copies page select one or more volumes on which to disable shadow copies 4 In the Tasks list click Disable The Disable Shadow Copies page identifies the volume for which shadow copies will be disabled 5 Click OK to delete all e...

Page 72: ...y Computer Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Shadow Copies are accessed over the network 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...

Page 73: ... computer the user can access shadow copies for a share by right clicking on the share to open its Properties window clicking the Previous Versions tab and then selecting the desired 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 user...

Page 74: ...on NFS shares via the NFS client no additional software is required Server for NFS exposes each of a share s available shadow copies as a pseudo subdirectory of the share Each of these pseudo subdirectories is displayed in exactly the same way as a regular subdirectory is displayed The name of each pseudo subdirectory reflects the creation time of the shadow copy using the format GMT YYYY MM DD HH...

Page 75: ...mon situation Accidental file replacement which may occur if a user selects Save instead of Save As File corruption It is possible to recover from all of these scenarios by accessing shadow copies There are separate steps for accessing a file compared to accessing a folder Recovering a deleted file or folder To recover a deleted file or folder within a folder 1 Navigate to the folder where the del...

Page 76: ...ew To copy the old version to another location click Copy to replace the current version with the older version click Restore Recovering a folder To recover a folder use the following procedure 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 th...

Page 77: ...tions If the backup software in question supports the use of shadow copies and can communicate with underlying block device it is supported and the previous version of the file system will be listed in the backup application as a complete file system snapshot Lastly if the built in backup application NTbackup is utilized the backup software forces a snapshot and then uses the snapshot as the means...

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Page 79: ...logons to the storage server resulting in a workgroup configuration Additional information about planning for domain environments can be found at http www microsoft com windowsserver2003 technologies directory activedirectory default mspx User and group name planning Effective user and group management depends upon how well the user and group names are organized Administrators typically create a s...

Page 80: ... 13 provides examples of group names Table 13 Group name examples Group Name Description Administrators All designated administrators on the server Users All standard server users Power users All standard server users requiring advanced access levels Using tags is a helpful convention that indicates the specific access that a particular user has to a network resource For example if there is a data...

Page 81: ... Full Name in the Search fields to retrieve a specific user record To redisplay the complete user list space out the Search field Select the user in the list of displayed users in the page The sort order of the display is controlled by clicking the Name field heading The names are displayed in alphanumeric order or reverse alphanumeric order Adding a new user To add a user 1 On the Local Users pag...

Page 82: ... warning note about deleting users 2 To delete the user click OK Modifying a user password To modify a user password 1 On the Local Users page select the user whose password needs to be changed 2 Click Set a Password 3 Enter the password and then click OK Modifying user properties To modify other user properties 1 On the Local Users page select the user whose record needs to be modified 2 Click Pr...

Page 83: ...he changes and then click OK Managing local groups In the WebUI click Users Local Groups to display the Local Groups on Server page Figure 36 Local Groups page Adding a new group To add a group HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 83 ...

Page 84: ...rmation 4 After all group information is entered click OK Deleting a group To delete a group 1 On the Local Groups page select the group to delete and then click Delete 2 The Delete Group page is displayed 3 Verify that this is the intended group and then click OK Modifying group properties To modify other group properties 1 On the Local Groups page select the desired group and then click Properti...

Page 85: ...ab Use the General tab to change basic group information including Group name Description Members tab Within the Members tab users are added and removed from a group Current members of the group appear in the Members box All users are listed in the Add user or group box HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 85 ...

Page 86: ... Members box 2 Click Remove 3 Click OK To add a domain user or group to this group 1 Enter the user or group name to include in the indicated format domain username 2 Select Add 3 Enter a domain username and password 4 Click OK NOTE To add domain users and groups to a local group the storage server must be a member of the domain Figure 39 Group Properties page Members tab 86 User and Group Managem...

Page 87: ...ration This chapter discusses share setup for a non clustered deployment For information on managing file shares and printers in a cluster see the Cluster Administration chapter Folder management Volumes and folders on any system are used to organize data Regardless of system size systematic structuring and naming conventions of volumes and folders eases the administrative burden Moving from volum...

Page 88: ...lder in which the subfolder resides and then click Open Repeat this searching and opening process until the desired folder is opened Figure 41 Folders page Creating a new folder To create a new folder 1 Click the Shares tab Folders Manage Folders and then click New 2 On the General tab enter a name for the folder and specify the folder attributes 88 Folder Printer and Share Management ...

Page 89: ...ate to the folder to delete Select the folder and then click Delete Summary information about the deletion is displayed NOTE View the summary information to confirm that this is the intended share 2 Verify that the displayed folder is the folder to delete and then click OK Modifying folder properties To modify folder properties 1 On the Folders page navigate to the folder whose properties need to ...

Page 90: ...can be created while working with file shares on the Shares page This section discusses creating shares from the Folders page and is an overview of the procedures Complete details on the process of creating shares are included in the discussion that documents creating shares through the Shares tab See the Managing shares section of this chapter for these details NOTE On select servers this functio...

Page 91: ... detailed information about these entries 5 After entering all share information click OK NOTE The default permission settings for a new share are read only Managing shares for a volume or folder Within the WebUI there are two access points to the same screens used to manage file shares While working with a folder in the Folders pages the administrator can create delete and modify shares for that ...

Page 92: ...share select the share to delete and then click Delete 4 To modify share properties select the share to modify and then click Properties Managing file level permissions The WebUI of the storage server provides security at the share level discussed later in this chapter Security at the file level is managed using Windows Explorer available from the desktop of the storage server To access the storag...

Page 93: ...p and then click Remove The center section of the Security tab provides a listing of 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 46 illustrates the properties available on the Advanced Sec...

Page 94: ... 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 is sel...

Page 95: ...les 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 48 Advanced Security Settings dialog box Auditing tab 5 Click Add to display the Select User or Group dialog box HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 95 ...

Page 96: ...e 49 Select User or Group dialog box NOTE Click Advanced to search for users or groups 6 Select the user or group 7 Click OK The Auditing Entry dialog box is displayed 96 Folder Printer and Share Management ...

Page 97: ...se the local Computer Policy Editor to configure the audit policy on the storage server The Owner tab allows taking ownership of files Typically administrators use this area to take ownership of files when the file ACL is incomplete or corrupt By taking ownership you gain access to the files and then manually apply the appropriate security configurations HP ProLiant Storage Server administration g...

Page 98: ...lorer or Management Console This guide demonstrates using the WebUI to set up and manage shares NOTE Select servers can be deployed in a clustered as well as a non clustered configuration This chapter discusses share setup for a non clustered deployment For information on managing file shares and printers in a cluster see the Cluster Administration chapter As previously mentioned the file sharing ...

Page 99: ... file system security into Windows domain environments ACLs include properties specific to users and groups from a particular workgroup server or domain environment 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 ...

Page 100: ...he User Mapping service is available in the Services for NFS UNIX chapter NFS service does not support spaces in the names for NFS file shares NFS translates any spaces in an export into an underscore character Additional translations can be set up for files See the OEM Supplemental Help chapter of the SFU help found on the storage server This feature ensures the greatest level of compatibility wi...

Page 101: ...e 52 Create a New Share page General tab 3 On the General tab enter the following information Share name Share path Client protocol types To create a folder for the new share select the indicated box The system creates the folder at the same time it creates the share Protocol specific tabs are available to enter sharing and permissions information for each sharing type See Modifying share properti...

Page 102: ...s menu select the share to modify and then click Properties Figure 53 Share Properties page General tab 2 Select the appropriate box to select the protocol to use To change client protocol information click the corresponding tabs Windows Sharing UNIX Sharing Web Sharing HTTP 3 After all share information has been entered click OK Windows sharing From the Windows Sharing tab of the Share Properties...

Page 103: ...oved user or group select the user or group from the Permissions box and then click Remove To indicate the type of access allowed for each user select the user and then expand the Allow and Deny drop down boxes Select the appropriate option 4 After all Windows Sharing information is entered either click the next Sharing tab or click OK UNIX sharing From the UNIX Sharing tab of the Share Properties...

Page 104: ...e share This will allow the client computer to have root access to the NFS share Map the UNIX root user to the Windows user Administrator Also map the group that this UNIX root belongs to to the Windows group Administrator Read write Root Use this permission to allow clients to read or write to the share Use this permission to assign administrative access to the share This will allow the client co...

Page 105: ...ight click Local Area Connection and then click Properties 2 Click Install Figure 56 Local Area Connection Properties page Install option 3 Select Protocol and then click Add 4 Select AppleTalk Protocol and then click OK Installing File Services for Macintosh To install File Services for Macintosh 1 From the WebUI click the Maintenance tab 2 Click Remote Desktop 3 Open Add Remove Programs from the...

Page 106: ...ath 5 Select Apple MacIntosh Clear other file types if necessary 6 Click AppleTalk Sharing 7 Enter a user limit 8 Enter password information 9 Indicate whether the share has read only permission or read write permission 10 After all AppleTalk Sharing information is entered click OK Protocol parameter settings As previously mentioned the storage server supports the following protocols DFS NFS FTP H...

Page 107: ...ccess them For example if documents are scattered across multiple servers in a domain DFS can make it appear as though the documents all resides on a single server This eliminates the need for users to go to multiple locations on the network to find the information Each DFS namespace requires a root A DFS root is a starting point of the DFS namespace The root is often used to refer to the namespac...

Page 108: ...management of the DFS namespace are provided with the storage server These points of management are the WebUI and the Distributed File System Administration Tool located on the local console of the storage server under Start Programs Administrative Tool See Figure 58 The WebUI is designed to provide the following functions Stand alone root management Add Delete Share publishing to stand alone or d...

Page 109: ...ponent The DFS client caches a referral to a DFS root or a DFS link for a specific length of time defined by the administrator The DFS client component runs on a number of different Windows platforms In the case of older versions of Windows the client software must be downloaded to run on that version of Windows Newer versions of Windows have client software built in Non Windows such as Linux UNIX...

Page 110: ...e DFS root box type the path of the default DFS root To not publish the share to a DFS root select Do not publish new shares to a DFS root 5 Click OK Creating a local DFS root The WebUI can be only be used to create a single local stand alone DFS root on the server as mentioned previous To create a domain DFS root use the DFS administrative tool For more information about DFS root types refer to t...

Page 111: ...o be deleted If only domain roots exist on the server the first domain root is listed but it cannot be deleted using the WebUI The WebUI can only be used to manage local stand alone DFS roots To delete a local DFS root 1 From the WebUI click the Shares tab 2 Click Sharing Protocols 3 Click DFS and then click Properties On the Local DFS Root tab click Delete Root 4 Click OK Publishing a new share i...

Page 112: ...ependent on the SMB protocol 5 Under DFS select the box if unchecked NOTE The default behavior can be set to publish all shares to DFS In this case the box will be checked See the section above Setting DFS Sharing Defaults 6 Enter the name of the DFS root to publish the share Engineering in this example The network name is displayed below the entry 7 Click OK A share name is published in the names...

Page 113: ...Shares tab 2 Select the target share from the table and then click Publish in DFS 3 Enter the name of the DFS root to publish the share to 4 Click OK The share appears in the DFS underneath the DFS root Removing a published share from DFS After a share is published in DFS it can be removed from the virtual namespace via the Shares Property page To remove a share from DFS perform the following step...

Page 114: ...s and are applicable at the directory level of a share These features include Directory Quotas File Screening Storage Reports For procedures and methods refer to the online help available within the WebUI via the in the right hand corner of each accompanying feature management page NOTE The storage management features are not supported in a clustered environment In a clustered environment these fe...

Page 115: ...s to that directory Directory quotas allow for the addition deletion monitoring and changing of space limits for selected directories on the storage server Directory quotas provide disk space monitoring and control in real time and support active and passive limits with two real time space alarms The Directory Quota feature includes the following components Active and passive space limits on direc...

Page 116: ...sion operation and the amount actually allocated by Windows Storage Server 2003 for that extension the user may be allowed to exceed his quota by as much as one cluster For example assume the user has a quota of 100 KB and has used 96 KB on a file system with a cluster size of 8 KB The user creates a file of 1 KB Windows Storage Server 2003 requests 1024 bytes be allocated for the file Since this ...

Page 117: ...ion To modify any of these settings at a later time click Properties after selecting a particular policy or quota In addition to policy settings for existing shares default policies can be set in advance for new devices added to the system by clicking Preferences on the Directory Quota page File screening File screening allows the administrator to limit or monitor files based on extension for exam...

Page 118: ...r directory Lastly the same types of alert notification are allowed as in the case of the directory quotas See the online help for additional information Storage reports Storage reports allow the administrator to analyze the contents of the storage server via standard reports for common tasks The reports can be displayed using text simple HTML tables or Active HTML When using Active HTML the Activ...

Page 119: ... the printer print a configuration or test page that includes manufacturer model language and installed options This information is needed to choose the correct printer driver The manufacturer and model are usually enough to uniquely identify the printer and its language However some printers support multiple languages and the configuration printout usually lists them Also the configuration printo...

Page 120: ...USB or Parallel Port 8 Select Create a new port and then select Standard TCP IP Port recommended The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard starts 9 Click Next 10 Enter the name or IP address of the printer The IP address is usually listed on the printer configuration page The wizard completes the Port Name field Click Next 11 The wizard attempts to connect to the printer If the wizard is able to...

Page 121: ... A test page prints 18 Click OK if the page printed otherwise click Troubleshoot If Restart the add printer wizard was selected the wizard restarts to add an additional printer 19 Repeat the steps above for adding an additional printer Removing the print server role To remove the print server role 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel double click Administrative Tools and then double click Manage ...

Page 122: ...of manufacturers and models of the network adapters is displayed Select the appropriate printer from the Standard list c If the printer network adapter uses nonstandard settings click Custom and then click Settings The Configure Standard TCP IP Port Monitor page appears Specify the settings that are recommended by the manufacturer of the printer network adapter and then click OK d Click Next 9 Sel...

Page 123: ...mponents list click Other Network File and Print Services but do not select or clear the check box and then click Details 5 In the Subcomponents of Other Network File and Print Services list select Print Services for UNIX if appropriate to the print services that you want to install Print Services for UNIX This option permits UNIX clients to print to any printer that is available to the print serv...

Page 124: ...124 Folder Printer and Share Management ...

Page 125: ... Administration chapter Server for NFS Services for NFS UNIX enables UNIX clients to access a file share on the storage server The Services for NFS server supports NFS Version 2 and Version 3 and supports them both on the TCP and UDP network protocols Services for NFS UNIX is more fully integrated into the operating system than other third party NFS server packages The administrative interface for...

Page 126: ...t other conditions to filter out the user a process called squashing takes effect Squashing is the conversion of an unknown or filtered user to an anonymous user This anonymous user has very restricted permissions on the system Squashing helps administrators manage access to their exports by allowing them to restrict access to certain individuals or groups and to squash all others down to restrict...

Page 127: ... Remote Desktop to access the Management Console click File Sharing Microsoft Services for Network File System Click Settings Figure 65 is an example of the Server for NFS user interface 2 In the Computer name box of the user mapping screen type the name of the computer designated for user mapping and authentication 3 Localhost is the computer name assigned by default on the storage server To cont...

Page 128: ...formation 1 Use Remote Desktop to access the Management Console click File Sharing Microsoft Services for Network File System Server for NFS Click the Logging tab 2 To log events to the event viewer application log click the check box for Log events to event log 3 To log selected event types select the check box for Log events in this file on the screen 4 Enter a filename or use the default filena...

Page 129: ...r for NFS server settings include those that affect how file names are presented to NFS clients such as allowing hidden files and allowing case sensitive lookups NOTE The NFS Server service needs to be restarted when changing these settings Notify users when stopping and restarting the NFS Server service Use Remote Desktop to access the Management Console Click File Sharing Microsoft Services for ...

Page 130: ...the authentication software is not installed on all domain controllers that have user name mappings including Primary Domain Controllers Backup Domain Controllers and Active Directory Domains then domain user name mappings will not work correctly SFU 3 5 is used for NFS Authentication SFU 3 5 can be downloaded at no charge from the Microsoft web site http www microsoft com windows sfu downloads de...

Page 131: ...be available 8 Click the plus sign next to Authentication Tools 9 In the Components pane click the plus sign next to Authentication Tools 10 Click Server for NFS Authentication click Will be installed on local hard drive and then click Next 11 Follow the remaining instructions in the Wizard NOTE NFS users can be authenticated using either Windows domain accounts or local accounts on the Windows se...

Page 132: ...or NFS 9 In the Components pane click the plus sign next to Authentication Tools 10 Click Server for NFS Authentication click Will be installed on local hard drive and then click Next 11 Follow the remaining instructions in the Wizard NOTE NFS users can be authenticated using either Windows domain accounts or local accounts on the Windows server Server for NFS Authentication must be installed on a...

Page 133: ...Folder and Share Management chapter and duplicated below Complete share management is performed through the Shares menu option of the WebUI Tasks include Creating a new share Deleting a share Modifying share properties Each of these tasks is discussed in this section Creating a new share To create a new NFS file share 1 From the WebUI main menu select the Shares tab and then select the Shares opti...

Page 134: ...aring a folder through SMB and then exporting it through NFS do not put spaces in the SMB share name To create a folder for the share select the indicated box and the system will create the folder at the same time it creates the share 3 Click the NFS Sharing tab to enter NFS specific information See Modifying Share Properties for information on this tab 4 After all share information is entered cli...

Page 135: ...hen click OK Modifying share properties To change share settings 1 From the Shares page select the share to modify and then click Properties The General tab of the Share Properties page is displayed Figure 69 Share Properties page General tab The name and path of the selected share is displayed 2 To enter or change client protocol information select the UNIX NFS client type box and then click the ...

Page 136: ... allow root access Select the Allow root access checkbox to add the root permission Read only Root Use this permission to restrict write access to the share Use this permission to assign administrative access to the share This allows the client computer to have root access to the NFS share Map the UNIX root user to the Windows user Administrator Also map the group to which this UNIX root belongs t...

Page 137: ... the WebUI select Maintenance 2 Click Remote Desktop Log on to the storage server 3 Click Start Control Panel Administrative Tools and then click Local Security Policy 4 In Security Settings double click Local Policies and then click Security Options 5 Right click Network access Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users and then click Properties 6 To allow permissions applied to the Everyo...

Page 138: ... to do more aggressive caching to improve NFS performance This option can be set on a share by share basis Do not use this function on any file share that can be accessed by any means other than by NFS clients as data corruption can occur The syntax of this command is nfsonly sharename enable disable Sharename is the name of the NFS share The enable option turns on NfsOnly for the specified share ...

Page 139: ... As mentioned in a previous section there are two versions of NFS Version 2 and Version 3 Version 3 supports additional file operations that Version 2 did not have such as asynchronous file operations To indicate whether to use asynchronous or synchronous write settings 1 From the WebUI access the NFS Protocol Properties page by clickking Shares Sharing Protocols Select NFS Protocol and then click...

Page 140: ... not lock a file or if a second application does not check for locks before writing to the file nothing prevents the users from overwriting files To enter locking parameters 1 From the WebUI access the NFS Protocol Properties page by clicking Shares Sharing Protocols Select NFS Protocol and then click Properties The NFS Properties menu is displayed 2 In the NFS Properties page click NFS Locks The ...

Page 141: ...e administrator adds or removes permissions for the entire group instead of allowing or denying access for each individual client machine Proper planning includes control over the naming conventions of client groups and users If the client group is given the same name as a client the client is obscured from the view of the server For example assume that a client d4 exists If a client group called ...

Page 142: ... available Adding a new client group Deleting a client group Editing client group information Adding a new client group To add a new client group 1 From the NFS Client Groups page click New The New NFS Client Group page is displayed 142 Services for NFS UNIX ...

Page 143: ... OK Deleting a client group To delete a group 1 From the NFS Client Groups page select the group to delete and click Delete A verification screen is displayed 2 Confirm that this is the correct group and then click OK Editing client group information To modify the members of an existing client group 1 From the NFS Client Groups page select the group to modify and then click Edit The Edit NFS Clien...

Page 144: ...ating the user security rights from one environment to another User name mapping is the process of taking user and group identification from one environment and translating it into user identification in another environment In the context of UNIX and NFS user and group identification is a combination of a user ID UID and group ID GID In Windows environments user identification is a Security ID SID...

Page 145: ...ap users on the different systems that have unique names Simple mappings Simple mapping is a direct comparison of user names on the Windows system and the UNIX system If the names match the user is assumed to be authentic and appropriate share access is granted Simple mapping is an option that the administrator must turn on if it is to be used Squashed mappings If the NFS server does not have a co...

Page 146: ...s Because this information is contained in a Windows NT Access Control List ACL it is not UNIX ready The ACL information has to be converted back to UNIX UIDs and GIDs for the UNIX systems to understand and display the user information This second translation is not done for commands that do not return user information For example if the NFS request were just to read data from or write data to a f...

Page 147: ...be inserted The mapped Windows user must have an active password or the mapping will be squashed Creating and managing user and group mappings NOTE The following sections are for a stand alone configuration In a clustered environment clicking User and Group Mappings displays a log in screen for the Services for NFS Administrator To set up and manage user name mappings 1 From the WebUI click Shares...

Page 148: ... often the system will connect to the NIS domain to update the user list 2 If custom password and group files are being used a Select User password and group files b Enter the path and name of the password file c Enter the path and name of the group file 3 After this basic information is entered click OK Simple mapping tab Simple or implicit mapping is the first level of user name mapping In simpl...

Page 149: ...mappings override simple mappings giving administrators the capability of using simple mapping for most users and then using advanced mappings for the users with unique names on the different systems Alternatively simple mapping can be disabled completely relying solely on explicit mappings Explicit mappings create the most secure mapping environment Security issues seen in simple mappings do not ...

Page 150: ...Explicitly mapped users box at the bottom of the page Repeat this process until all desired users have been mapped 4 To map multiple Windows users to one UNIX user one of the mapped Windows users must be set as the primary mapping To indicate which user map is the primary mapping highlight the desired map in the Explicitly mapped users box and then click the Set Primary button 5 To delete a map hi...

Page 151: ...To map a domain Windows group to a UNIX group enter the domain and the group name in the box in the middle of the screen use the Domain groupname format and highlight the UNIX group to map and then click Add The map is added to the Explicitly mapped groups box at the bottom of the page Repeat this process until all desired groups have been mapped 4 To map multiple Windows groups to one UNIX group ...

Page 152: ... Use Remote Desktop to access the Management Console click File Sharing Microsoft Services for Network File System Click User Name Mapping then Map Maintenance Figure 82 User Name Mapping screen Map Maintenance tab Backing up user mappings 1 Click the Map Maintenance tab on the User Name Mapping screen 2 Type the path and name of the file to be used for backup in the File path and name field or cl...

Page 153: ...n NFS share setting up user name mappings is not necessary 5 Verify the NTFS permissions are correct on the NFS share If the NFS share was assigned All Machines read write the NTFS ACLs on the NFS share must allow read write permissions for the user or group Example f share1 is the name of the NFS share and share1 has All Machines read write permissions Verify that the NTFS permissions on f share1...

Page 154: ...motely access the storage server desktop This provides the administrator flexibility to automate setups and other tasks Services for NFS file exporting tasks and other Services for NFS administrative tasks can be accomplished using Remote Desktop to access the Services for NFS user interface from the storage server desktop or from a command prompt Remote Desktop is included in the WebUI of the sto...

Page 155: ...is a UNIX method for allowing UNIX users to run commands remotely It can be used in a fashion similar to Telnet or can be used to directly invoke a remote command Remote Shell service is not activated by default NOTE Remote Shell Service is not cluster aware Interix NOTE The information in the remainder of this chapter refers to storage servers using SFU 3 5 Interix is a full application execution...

Page 156: ...xecutes that file the process gains the UID or GID of the file When used carefully this mechanism allows a nonprivileged user to execute programs that run with the higher privileges of the file s owner or group When used incorrectly however this can present security risks by allowing nonprivileged users to perform actions that should only be performed by an administrator For this reason Windows Se...

Page 157: ...both nodes of a cluster the shares do not fail over because the protocol is not cluster aware NOTE IPX SPX protocol is required on the Novell servers Installing Services for NetWare The installation of FPNW on the storage server allows for a smooth integration with existing Novell servers FPNW allows a Windows Storage Server 2003 based server to emulate a NetWare file and print server to users cli...

Page 158: ...located in the path c hpnas components SFN5 02 fpnw netsfn inf 5 Select the NETSFNTSRV file and then click OK File and Print Services for NetWare should now be displayed as an option to install 6 Select File and Print Services for NetWare and then click OK Figure 84 Installing File and Print Services for NetWare Managing File and Print Services for NetWare To access FPNW 158 NetWare File System Ma...

Page 159: ...the Windows server name is Alamo and the FPNW server name is Alamo_FPNW 4 Indicate a Home directory root path This path is relative to where the Sysvol volume is installed This is the root location for the individual home directories If the directory 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 ...

Page 160: ...k the Users folder and then click New User Figure 86 New User dialog box 3 Enter the user information including the user s User name Full name Description and Password 4 Click Create 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 p...

Page 161: ...lso creates a supervisor account which is used to manage FPNW The supervisor account is required if the storage server was added as a bindery object into 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 HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 161 ...

Page 162: ... NCP share To create a new file share 1 From the storage server desktop select Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Server Manager 2 Select File and Print Service for NetWare Shared Volumes 3 Click Create Volume Figure 88 Create Volume dialog box 4 Specify the volume name and path 5 Click Permissions to set permissions 162 NetWare File System Management ...

Page 163: ...o set their permissions Figure 90 Add Users and Groups dialog box 7 Highlight the desired user or group and then click Add 8 Select the Type of Access in the drop down list Type of Access can also be set from the Access Through Share Permissions dialog box HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 163 ...

Page 164: ...ose Modifying NCP share properties To modify a file share 1 From the storage server desktop select Start Settings 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 164 NetWare File System Management ...

Page 165: ... Extensive procedural online help is included in the WebUI Remote Desktop The storage server supports Remote Desktop with a license for two concurrently running open sessions Remote Desktop provides the same capabilities as being physically present at the server console Use Remote Desktop to access The storage server desktop The Management Console A command line interface Backup software Antivirus...

Page 166: ...en provides the ability to view or terminate active sessions Integrated Lights Out port NOTE The Integrated Lights out port capabilities are not supported on all storage server models Refer to the QuickSpecs for a listing of specific model features The following information provides an overview of the Integrated Lights Out port capabilities For further information refer to the Integrated Lights Ou...

Page 167: ...tion Protocol DHCP Virtual power button Security features SSL encryption for login and network traffic User administration allows capability to define user profiles Event generation for invalid login attempts Logging of user action in the Event Log Manage Users feature The Manage Users feature allows those with supervisory access to add and delete users or to modify an existing user s configuratio...

Page 168: ...figuration changes Web interface Integrated Lights Out port configuration utility accessed by pressing F8 during a system restart NOTE You must connect locally with a monitor keyboard and mouse to utilize the F8 feature Integrated Lights Out port access using the default DNS name Using the Integrated Lights Out Port to Access the Storage Server HP recommends using the web interface of a client mac...

Page 169: ... Insight Manager is a comprehensive management tool that monitors and controls the operation of HP servers and clients HP Insight Manager Version 7 0 or later is needed to successfully manage the storage server using the following components Windows based console application available on the Insight Manager 7 CD ROM loaded on a separate client for storage servers Server or client based management ...

Page 170: ...170 Remote Access Methods and Monitoring ...

Page 171: ...ges are called heartbeats If a node stops sending messages the cluster service fails over any resources that the node owns to the other node For example if the node that owns the Quorum disk is shut down for any reason its heartbeat stops The other node detects the lack of the heartbeat and takes over ownership of the Quorum disk and the cluster Multi node support beyond two nodes Clusterable stor...

Page 172: ... are managed by the cluster service are called cluster resources Cluster resources have three defining characteristics They can be brought online and taken offline They can be managed in a cluster They can be owned by only one node at a time Examples of cluster resources are IP addresses network names physical disk resources and file shares Virtual servers A virtual server is a cluster group that ...

Page 173: ...ine the cluster service can fail back the groups to the original host The failback policy must be set before the failover occurs so that failback works as intended Quorum disk Each cluster must have a shared disk called the Quorum disk This physical disk in the common cluster disk array plays a critical role in cluster operations The Quorum disk offers a means of persistent storage The disk must p...

Page 174: ... Cluster Resource Disk G Cluster Group FS1Market Node 2 E eng1 E eng2 E eng3 F Mar1 F Mar2 F Mar3 Raidsets 1 3 Raidsets 4 5 Raidsets 6 G Mar4 G Mar5 G Mar6 Cluster Resource Physical Disk E Cluster Resource Physical Disk F Cluster Resource Physical Disk G Basic Disk E Basic Disk F Basic Disk G Physical Disks 1 4 Physical Disks 9 12 Physical Disks 13 16 Physical Disks 20 23 1 4 2 3 5 Figure 92 Clust...

Page 175: ...ermine the order of startup when a group comes online In the above case the following order should be maintained 1 File Share Dependent on Physical Disk Resource 2 NFS File Share Dependent on Physical Disk Resource and Network Name 3 Network Name Dependent on IP Address Failure to indicate the dependencies of a resource properly may result in the file share attempting to come online prior to the p...

Page 176: ...s required for the basic disk to successfully work in a cluster environment protecting it from simultaneous access from each node NOTE The LUN underlying the basic disk should be presented to only one node of the cluster using selective storage presentation SAN switch zoning or having only one node online at all times until the physical resource for the basic disk is established In preparing for t...

Page 177: ...rk port on each cluster node In more than two node deployments a private VLAN on a switch or hub is required for the cluster interconnect The client network subnet connects to a second network port on each cluster node The cluster node names and virtual server names have IP addresses residing on these subnets NOTE If the share is to remain available during a failover each cluster node must be conn...

Page 178: ...or connecting to the desired storage must be installed before the configuration of cluster services It is required that at least one LUN has been presented for the configuration of the Quorum disk This LUN must be created from shared storage and must be at least 50 MB 500 MB is recommended Additional LUNS may also be presented for use as shared disk resources Cluster configurations should be deplo...

Page 179: ...talled on the server is not supported in a cluster It must be uninstalled prior to creating the cluster The uninstall tool is located in the Cluster Installation Guide under the Cluster tab in the WebUI See Figure 93 Figure 93 Uninstall Storage Manager Checklists for cluster server installation These checklists assist in preparing for installation Step by step instructions begin after the checklis...

Page 180: ...more than one node access the shared storage devices at the same time until Cluster service is installed on at least one node and that node is online This can be accomplished through selective storage presentation SAN switch zoning or having only one node online at all times All software components listed in the SAN Connection Guide must be installed and the fiber cables attached to the HBA s befo...

Page 181: ...ne to connect to a private network consisting of cluster nodes only The private network adapter establishes node to node communication cluster status signals and cluster management Each node s public network adapter connects the cluster to the public network where clients reside Verify that all network connections are correct with private network adapters connected to other private network adapter...

Page 182: ...ter service can run This user account must be created before installing Cluster service because setup requires a user name and password This user account should not belong to a user on the domain This user account will need to be granted administrator privileges About the Quorum disk When configuring the Quorum disk only one node should be powered on All other potential cluster nodes must be power...

Page 183: ...he disks turn off the cluster nodes and power on the first and then continue with this guide Configuring cluster service software Clustering is installed by default It is necessary to configure the cluster by launching Cluster Administrator Follow the steps in the next section to configure the cluster It is possible to add seven additional cluster nodes for an eight node cluster Refer to the assoc...

Page 184: ... must be configured with static IP addresses in a cluster configuration File Services for Macintosh and Service for NetWare are not supported in a cluster configuration Dynamic Disks are not supported in a cluster configuration Errors appear on a network adapter that is not configured or does not have an active link If the network adapter is not going to be used it should be disabled 3 After all i...

Page 185: ... the quorum LUN utilized as the cluster quorum disk CAUTION Presenting other LUNs to the non clustered system could lead to data corruption 3 Click Add New Node 4 Enter the name of the node and specify the password for the cluster service account Click OK to continue Figure 95 Adding a new node 5 In the Add Nodes Wizard window click Next 6 Specify the domain and then click Next 7 In the Add Nodes ...

Page 186: ...r of fault tolerance Geographically dispersed clusters are also referred to as stretched clusters The following rules must be followed with geographically dispersed clusters A VLAN connection with latency of 500 milliseconds or less ensures that cluster consistency can be maintained If the VLAN latency is over 500 milliseconds the cluster consistency cannot be easily maintained All nodes must be o...

Page 187: ...anage the groups and their resources Administrators may choose to create a resource group and a virtual server IP Address resource and Network Name resource for each node that will contain all resources owned by that node or the administrator may choose to create a resource group and virtual server for each physical disk resource Additionally the administrator should try to balance the load of the...

Page 188: ...he resources are placed into groups ownership of the files can easily move from one node to the other as circumstances require If the cluster node owning the group of file shares should be shut down or fail the other node in the cluster will begin sharing the directories until the original owner node is brought back on line At that time ownership of the group and its resources can be brought back ...

Page 189: ... share was created Permissions and access rights on share resources File Share and NFS Share permissions must be managed via the Cluster Administrator tool versus the individual shares on the file system themselves via Windows Explorer Administering them through the Cluster Administrator tool allows the permissions to migrate from one node to other In addition permissions established using Explore...

Page 190: ...licated among the nodes in the cluster In a clustered deployment if PCNFS password and group files are being used to provide user and group information these files must be located on each node of the system Example If the password and group files are located at c maps on node 1 then they must also be at c maps on node 2 The contents of the password and group files must be the same on both nodes as...

Page 191: ...configured from the list of available disks and then click Create New Volume 4 Follow the steps in the wizard to create the new volume The LUN needs to be configured as a basic disk with a NTFS file system NOTE If the disk does not appear in the list of available disks on the Manage Disks page then click Rescan to rescan for new disks and refresh the page 5 Open the WebUI and click the Cluster tab...

Page 192: ...he Cluster group the physical disk will reside in 6 Select Physical Disk as the resource type and then click Next 7 Select the Possible Owners and then click Next 8 Set the dependencies and then click Next NOTE Physical disk resources usually do not have any dependencies set 9 Specify the available disk resource and then click Next 10 Review the configuration and then click Finish to create the ph...

Page 193: ... owned by a node the disk appears as an unknown unreadable disk to all other cluster nodes This is a normal condition When the physical disk resource moves to another node the disk resource then becomes readable Creating file share resources To create a file share resource 1 Open the WebUI to the Cluster tab and then click Cluster Resources 2 Click Create 3 Click Next to proceed with the wizard 4 ...

Page 194: ... the same cluster group as specified in the beginning of this wizard 8 Specify the share name path and user limit and then click Next to continue 9 Review the configuration and then click Finish to create the share 10 After the resource is created it is necessary to bring it online In the Cluster Resources page select the resource and then click Bring Online 11 Click OK on the Bring a Resource Onl...

Page 195: ...4 Right click the resource and then click Properties Figure 100 Resource parameters for SMB file share 5 Click the Parameters tab 6 Click Permissions HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 195 ...

Page 196: ...resource type should be NFS Share 5 Click Next 6 Select the possible owners and then click Next to continue 7 Specify the dependencies and then click Next to continue 8 Specify the share name path Share Root Only or Share Sub directories only encoding anonymous access and anonymous UID GID and then click Next to continue 9 Review the configuration and then click Finish to create the NFS share 10 A...

Page 197: ...ine the default permission is set to Everyone Read Only To change the default permissions 1 On the Cluster tab click Advanced Cluster Management 2 Log into Remote Desktop 3 Click the group 4 Right click the resource and then click Properties Figure 102 NFS Share Resource parameters 5 Click the Parameters tab 6 Click Permissions HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 197 ...

Page 198: ...t 4 Specify the name description the cluster group in which the resource will reside and the resource type The resource type should be IP Address 5 Click Next 6 Click the possible owners and then click Next to continue 7 Specify the dependencies and then click Next to continue 8 Specify the address subnet mask network and whether to enable NetBIOS for this address and then click Next 198 Cluster A...

Page 199: ...online Creating network name resources 1 Open the WebUI to the Cluster tab and then click Cluster Resources 2 Click Create 3 Click Next to proceed with the wizard 4 Specify the name description the cluster group in which the resource will reside and the resource type The resource type should be Network Name 5 Click Next 6 Select the possible owners and then click Next 7 Specify the dependencies an...

Page 200: ...il over rules can be applied For instance groups can be configured to fail over different nodes to balance the additional work load imposed by the failed node Nodes can be excluded from the possible owners list to prevent a resource from coming online on a particular node Lastly the preferred owners list can be ordered to provide an ordered list of failover nodes Using these tools the failover of ...

Page 201: ...onfirming that the other node s in the cluster are functioning normally Adequate warning should be given to users connected to resources of the node being shutdown Shutting down a cluster node causes file shares served by that node to fail over to the other node s This causes any currently executing client read and write operations to fail until the cluster failover process completes The other nod...

Page 202: ...he monitor displays the logon dialog Background processes start the cluster service and form the cluster Shadow copies in a clustered environment The creation and management of clustered Shadow Copy resources in a cluster should be performed using the WebUI by clicking the Disk tab and then clicking Shadow Copy or from the file system by right clicking the volume and then clicking Shadow Copy Assu...

Page 203: ...r If the printer spool resource is added to an existing group with a physical resource IP address and virtual server resource steps 1 4 are not required 5 Create a Print Spool resource a Click the Cluster tab b Click Advanced Cluster Management c Select the group container for the printer spooler d Right click and click Printer Resource e Enter the name of the printer resource f Select all of the ...

Page 204: ...d then click Next i Provide a share name for the printer for network access and then click Next j Provide location information and comments and then click Next k Click Yes to print a test page click Next and then click Finish l A dialog box appears regarding the test page Select the appropriate answer The Printer Spool is now a clustered resource 204 Cluster Administration ...

Page 205: ...be installed and configured NOTE Installing NIC teaming requires a restart of the server Installing the HP Network Teaming Utility Before using the HP Network Teaming utility it must be installed NOTE Installing and configuring NIC teaming should always be performed via the iLO port or the console using a direct attached keyboard monitor and mouse since IP connections could be reset during the con...

Page 206: ...e Console choice in the menu on the left side of the screen 5 Press Ctrl Alt Del to log into the console 6 Supply an administrator username and password 7 Double click the NIC Team Setup icon on the desktop 8 When the following message box is displayed click Install Figure 106 Installing Network Teaming 9 When the installation process is complete the following dialog box is displayed Figure 107 Ne...

Page 207: ...NICs in a team Before a NIC is teamed verify the following The NICs must be on the same network The NICs must be DHCP enabled and the DNS server address must be left blank NOTE The teaming utility becomes unstable if static IP addresses subnets and DNS addresses are set before teaming Duplex and speed settings must be set to use the default values To team the NICs 1 Open the HP Network Teaming uti...

Page 208: ...Figure 109 HP Network Teaming Properties dialog box 2 Highlight the NICs to team 3 Click Team 208 NIC Teaming ...

Page 209: ...to accept the team properties 6 Click OK in the HP Network Teaming and Configuration Properties dialog box to apply the changes 7 Click Yes when prompted to apply all configuration changes Wait while the adapters are configured This process could take several seconds 8 The following screen is displayed indicating that there are additional procedures to perform in the NIC teaming process HP ProLian...

Page 210: ...ail on Fault Automatically switches from a primary NIC to a secondary NIC when the primary NIC fails Smart Switch Allows a member of a team be selected as the preferred Primary Smart Switch NIC As long as this NIC is operational it is always the active NIC If the NIC fails and it is eventually restored or replaced it automatically resumes its status as the active NIC NOTE HP recommends Smart Switc...

Page 211: ...ong all team members by the switch If a failure of any team member occurs the packets are load balanced among the remaining adapters There is no primary adapter in a Switch assisted Load Balancing team Balance with MAC Address Allows load balancing of IP packets among the teamed NICs using the last four bits of the MAC Address See following Note Balance with IP Address Allows load balancing of IP ...

Page 212: ...ing Virtual Miniport 3 Right click the connection icon for HP Network Teaming Virtual Miniport and then click Rename Enter a name that is more descriptive than Local Area Connection X such as NIC Team Showing a connection icon on the taskbar To show a connection icon 1 In the Network and Dial up Connections screen double click the NIC Team connection and then click Properties 2 At the bottom of th...

Page 213: ...ties dialog box 2 Use the arrows and the scroll bar on the right of the screen to scroll through the Components list 3 Click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties HP ProLiant Storage Server administration guide 213 ...

Page 214: ...he following IP address and then enter the IP address and subnet mask If desired enter the default gateway 5 Click OK The Ethernet Team should be working Checking the status of the team To check the status of the Ethernet Team open the HP Network Teaming utility The Configuration Properties window is displayed showing the teamed NICs 214 NIC Teaming ...

Page 215: ... is OK but is not active Cable fault The driver is installed in the registry and is loaded The broken cable indicator means that the cable is unplugged loose broken or the switch or hub is not operating properly If this icon is displayed check all network connections and make sure the hub switch is working properly When the connection is restored this icon will change Inactive cable fault A cable ...

Page 216: ...s after the server has been restarted the driver has not been loaded or the Advanced Network Control utility is unable to communicate with the driver Note Only NICs assigned as members of a team are displayed as Unknown If a teamed NIC is turned off it displays as Unknown Disabled The NIC has been disabled through the Device Manager or NCPA For more advanced problems with NIC teaming refer to the ...

Page 217: ...1 network requirements 180 NFS issues 189 nodes adding 185 powering down 201 powering up 202 restarting 201 overview 171 171 planning 175 preparing for installation 178 printer spooler 203 protocols non cluster aware 190 resource overview 188 resources 187 resources defined 172 setting up user account 182 shared disk requirements 180 configuring private network adapter 181 shared disks 183 connect...

Page 218: ... adding from a domain 86 adding local users 85 adding to permissions list 93 local adding 83 local deleting 84 local modifying properties 84 properties general tab 85 properties members tab 85 removing local users 86 H hardware features 17 help obtaining 14 HP authorized reseller 15 storage web site 15 technical support 14 Web Jetadmin 123 HP Network Teaming Utility installing 205 opening 207 I iL...

Page 219: ...are resource 196 node defined 172 NTFS permissions 132 P passwords modifying local userxd5 s 82 permissions file level 92 list adding users and groups 93 removing users and groups 93 modifying 93 resetting 94 physical disk resources 175 192 planning cluster 175 network 176 protocol 177 storage 176 prerequisites 13 print server role removing 121 print server configuring 119 print services 119 for U...

Page 220: ...r 91 modifying NFS properties 135 modifying properties 102 NCP 161 NFS tests 153 NFS creating 133 NFS deleting 135 path 91 setting up AppleTalk 106 standard 100 UNIX 103 web HTTP 104 Windows tab 102 shutting down the server 24 simple mapping 148 simple mappings 145 smart switch 210 software installing Authentication 130 software features 17 software updates 186 squashed mappings 145 squashing 126 ...

Page 221: ...ution 182 virtual server 175 virtual server defined 172 Volume Shadow Copy Service 61 volumes creating new share 90 creating Novell 157 managing shares for 91 navigating to 87 NCP 161 W warning rack stability 14 Web Jetadmin 123 web sharing 104 web sites HP storage 15 WebUI accessing 20 defined 18 launching 165 Windows sharing 102 workgroup environment 20 HP ProLiant Storage Server administration ...

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