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HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 User’s Guide

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About this Guide

About this Guide

This user’s guide provides information to help you:

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Understand NAS 8000 concepts.

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Get started using the NAS 8000.

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Configure, manage, and monitor your system.

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Enable virus and backup software.

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Recover from a disaster.

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Obtain support for your NAS 8000.

Intended Audience

This book is intended for use by IT professionals, HP customer engineers, 
value-added resellers, HP authorized service providers, and HP customer support 
engineers who are experienced with the following:

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Windows and UNIX servers

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Windows, UNIX, and Linux operating systems

Related Documentation 

In addition to this guide, HP provides corresponding information:

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HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 on-line help system.

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HP StorageWorks Solution Integration Manuals.

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HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Data Path Manager Installation and User’s 
Guide.

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HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Command Reference.

Summary of Contents for StorageWorks 8000

Page 1: ...user guide hp StorageWorks nas 8000 user s guide Edition March 2003 Part Number A7418 96019 ...

Page 2: ...Compaq Computer Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Company Java and all Java based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Hewlett Pac...

Page 3: ...5 HP Authorized Reseller 16 1 NAS 8000 Overview 17 What is NAS 17 Product Overview 18 Hardware 18 Software 20 Product Configurations 21 Dedicated Storage Configuration 22 Dedicated Storage Configuration with High Availability 23 SAN Configuration 25 SAN Configuration with High Availability 26 User s Guide Overview 27 2 HP NAS 8000 Concepts 29 Understanding Physical and Logical Storage 29 Physical ...

Page 4: ...gh Availability Options in Command View NAS 35 About HP NAS Server Security 36 HP NAS Server Security in a UNIX only Environment 36 HP NAS Server Security in an NT only Environment 38 Share Level Security 38 User Level Domain Security 39 Permissions 40 Sharing Files Across Multiple Platforms 40 About Integrated Lights Out iLO 41 3 Getting Started 43 Using Command View NAS 43 About the Interface 43...

Page 5: ...igning Contact Information 62 Configuring TCP IP Settings 63 Defining IP Addresses 63 Defining the Command View Management Port 65 NIC Bonding 65 Create and Configure a Bond 66 Release a NIC from a Bond 67 Bonding and Dedicated Heartbeats 68 Setting the Domain Name Service DNS 69 Assigning DNS Entries for HA Package Names 69 Configuring High Availability Properties 70 Creating an HA Configuration ...

Page 6: ...ing Tape Library Devices 90 Snapshot Properties 91 NDMP Security 92 NDMP Service 93 Log Messaging Level 93 NDMP Data Ports 93 Backup Devices 94 Configuring Legato NetWorker for use with NDMP 94 Configuring Veritas NetBackup for use with NDMP 95 Configuring UPS Connections 97 Disaster Recovery File Settings 98 5 Managing Your Storage 99 Storage Tab Overview 99 Managing Arrays and LUNs 100 Viewing t...

Page 7: ...Exports 120 Creating or Editing an SMB Share 121 Creating or Editing an NFS Export 122 Deleting a Share or Export 123 Verifying that the NAS 8000 Server Is Accessible to Users 123 Creating a Directory 124 Renaming a Directory 124 Deleting a Directory 125 Managing Quotas 126 Understanding Quotas 126 Enabling or Disabling Quotas in a File Volume 127 Managing User Quotas 127 Managing a User Default Q...

Page 8: ...AS Virus Protection 150 Updating the Virus File 152 Using Local FTP to Update Signature Files 153 Installing Configuring FTP Server 153 Downloading Required Files 153 Configuring HP Virus Guard 153 Testing Signature Update 153 Using Scheduled Scan Control 154 Understanding Scheduled Scan Control 154 Creating and Editing a Scan Task 155 Performing a Scan Task and Viewing the Status 157 Copying a Sc...

Page 9: ...8 Restoring Storage Array Settings 180 Restoring the NAS Server and Storage Array 182 Restoring Storage Portion of Registry 183 Restoring the NAS Server and Storage Array in a High Availability Environment 184 9 Integrating with Network Backup Applications 185 Network Backup Applications Overview 185 Using HP OpenView OmniBack II 187 OmniBack II User Interface for Windows NT 188 OmniBack II User I...

Page 10: ... Client Side Log 210 Server Side Log 211 Viewing the System Logs 211 Viewing the High Availability Log 211 A HP NAS 8000 System and Hardware Upgrades 213 System Upgrades 213 Upgrading to a High Availability System 213 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 214 NAS Server Upgrades 214 Adding NICs 214 Assigning IP Addresses 216 Firmware Upgrades 216 Standard Server Upgrades 216 Storage Array Upgrades 21...

Page 11: ...cripting Example 249 Glossary 251 Index 261 Figures 1 NAS Racked System 19 2 Dedicated Storage Configuration 22 3 Dedicated Storage Configuration with High Availability 23 4 Multiple Arrays with FC Switches 24 5 SAN Configuration 25 6 SAN Configuration with High Availability 26 7 Physical and Logical Storage 29 8 NT Master Domain Model 39 9 Identity Page 44 10 Command View NAS Navigation Pane 46 1...

Page 12: ...Back II Agent 172 20 OmniBack II Inet Service 188 21 Interactive Backup Wizard 190 22 ARCserve Backup 192 23 Backup Exec User Shares 194 24 Backup Exec Items to Back Up 195 25 Storage Manager 198 26 PCI Slots 215 27 Expanding a Volume Group 217 28 Creating a Volume Group 218 ...

Page 13: ...his book is intended for use by IT professionals HP customer engineers value added resellers HP authorized service providers and HP customer support engineers who are experienced with the following Windows and UNIX servers Windows UNIX and Linux operating systems Related Documentation In addition to this guide HP provides corresponding information HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 on line help system HP St...

Page 14: ...e to equipment or data Note Presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information Table 1 Document Conventions Element Convention Cross reference links Blue text Figure 1 Key and field names menu items buttons and dialog box titles Bold File names application names and text emphasis Italics User input command and directory names and system responses output and messages Monospace font...

Page 15: ...nearest location Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under support http thenew hp com country us eng support html Be sure to have the following information available before calling Technical support registration number if applicable Product serial numbers Product model names and numbers Applicable error messages Operating system type and revision level De...

Page 16: ...000 User s Guide HP Authorized Reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller In the United States call 1 800 345 1518 In Canada call 1 800 263 5868 Elsewhere see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers http www hp com ...

Page 17: ...ation and client access And because HP s NAS solution is scalable and easy to use you can rely upon it well into the future HP s NAS solution is available as a stand alone storage solution a high availability cluster configuration or as part of your file serving solution in a SAN environment NAS devices also have built in redundancy features to protect against failure and downtime A NAS solution t...

Page 18: ...hip allows remote management of the NAS server A dual channel 10 100 NIC installed in a PCI slot has an expansion capability that allows for the addition of more ports Storage arrays Dedicated to the NAS server The HP Virtual Array VA 7100 and 7410 can have up to 15 drives 18 36 73 and 146 GB capacity the VA7410 supports up to six JBODs attached to each array for additional storage capacity Remote...

Page 19: ...NAS 8000 Overview 19 HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 User s Guide Figure 1 NAS Racked System Other accessories sold separately are Uninterruptible power supply UPS HP tape libraries ...

Page 20: ... with the NAS management software A server backup agent for HP OpenView Storage Data Protector which is integrated with the NAS management software File volume snapshot capability for data protection If you do not use the NAS 8000 backup agent you can back up your data using one of the following network backup software products HP OmniBack II 3 5 Computer Associates ARCserve 2000 Veritas Backup Ex...

Page 21: ... NAS 8000 is available in four configurations Dedicated storage configuration Dedicated storage configuration with high availability SAN configuration SAN configuration with high availability Depending on the configuration of your NAS server different options display in Command View NAS ...

Page 22: ...P VA7100 or VA7410 disk array is connected to the NAS server using one Fibre Channel FC Host Bus Adapter HBA In addition The server includes one internal NIC with the option of adding two additional NIC ports The server may include two SCSI or FC HBAs for connecting to an optional tape library Figure 2 Dedicated Storage Configuration ...

Page 23: ...7100 or VA7410 disk arrays are attached to a cluster consisting of two NAS servers and a quorum server that manages the high availability services for the cluster In addition Two fibre channel HBAs are pre installed in each server A separate UPS is required for each NAS server Tape backup can be shared by both NAS servers Figure 3 Dedicated Storage Configuration with High Availability ...

Page 24: ...NAS 8000 Overview 24 HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 User s Guide Multiple arrays may also be attached using FC switches Figure 4 Multiple Arrays with FC Switches ...

Page 25: ...de SAN Configuration NAS 8000 solutions can also manage storage on HP VA7100 VA7410 EMA or XP model arrays connected to a SAN Use a product such as HP Secure Manager VA or Secure Manager XP to create and assign LUNS to the NAS 8000 Figure 5 SAN Configuration ...

Page 26: ...8000 User s Guide SAN Configuration with High Availability A high availability clustered NAS 8000 system also can be configured to access VA7100 VA7410 EMA and XP model arrays attached via SAN Figure 6 SAN Configuration with High Availability ...

Page 27: ... server s events environment components and performance You can also monitor high availability settings and any attached arrays Chapter 7 Enabling Virus and Backup Software Use virus protection software backup agent and snapshots to protect your data Chapter 8 Recovering from a Disaster Restore your storage system to its originally configured state Chapter 9 Integrating with Network Backup Applica...

Page 28: ...NAS 8000 Overview 28 HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 User s Guide ...

Page 29: ...to understand these concepts Physical storage is the hardware used for data storage The physical storage components of the NAS 8000 are the disk drives Logical storage is created by software that lets you combine disk space from multiple physical disks into a logical volume The logical storage components of the NAS 8000 include Logical unit numbers LUNs Volume groups File volumes Directories Snaps...

Page 30: ... the size and number of disk drives The capacity of the disk drives can be mixed Virtual Array 7400 and 7410 arrays are high performance high availability multi terabyte storage arrays with a 2Gb s fibre channel host The EMA Array can be used with the SAN and SAN HA configurations For more information about these devices see the VA7100 and VA7410 user manuals at http www hp com support va7100 or h...

Page 31: ...s File Volumes A volume group is divided into one or more file volumes File volumes are the basic unit of logical storage for a file system on the HP NAS 8000 File volumes can be further subdivided into individual directories Directories Directories let you organize information Directories contain files or other persistent data structures in a file system that contains information about other file...

Page 32: ...to the storage and provide failover capabilities for each other but function as independent servers The main purpose of high availability clusters is to provide a higher degree of storage availability to client systems than is possible with a single server This is accomplished by minimizing single points of failure and providing functional redundancy Server downtime and interruptions to storage av...

Page 33: ...er NAS server waits in standby mode until a failover occurs The active NAS server operates as in the active active model providing both CIFS and NFS services to client systems Active passive mode is created by starting failover packages on only one primary server and configuring the secondary server to be the failover target in the event of a primary server failure Resource Model The cluster has a...

Page 34: ...in the cluster is providing access to the storage using the virtual IP address The VIP virtual IP address floats with the failover package to whatever node is running it Each cluster can have a maximum of 30 packages running concurrently For NAS the failover package defines the volumes file systems and their associated CIFS shares and NFS exports that should be failed over A given volume group can...

Page 35: ...failures include NIC failures NFS failure SMB failure Operating system failure Power failure High Availability Options in Command View NAS You can manage high availability options on the following tabs of the Command View NAS Configuration tab Create a HA configuration edit an existing configuration start or stop clustering services start or stop cluster nodes Storage tab Add edit delete start and...

Page 36: ...16 bit integer user ID or UID Also each user can be a part of a group that is denoted by another 16 bit integer group ID or GID A user can be a member of several groups each with its own unique GID All objects contain associated meta data that includes the UID and GID as well as read write execute permissions for the object A typical UNIX file permission might look like the following rwxr xr x 1 2...

Page 37: ...D numbers that your UNIX users are currently assigned in a heterogeneous environment Note Enabling and disabling the use of a NIS server does not affect the security of a homogeneous UNIX environment An additional form of security called host access is available in the UNIX environment and controls which client machines are allowed access to the NAS server regardless of the user The allowed client...

Page 38: ...tless number of permutations that can be associated with a data object Note The ACL implementation is based on Windows 2000 semantics not Windows NT semantics The NAS server lets you choose between two security models Share level security User level Domain security Additionally host access is available in the NT environment to control which client machines are allowed access to the NAS server rega...

Page 39: ...s authenticated the PDC or BDC returns a Security ID SID that the NAS server uses to check the client s access rights This token is then used with all subsequent requests from that client The NAS server supports the NT Master Domain model This allows the NAS server to participate in a resource domain that is separate from the domain in which users are authenticated Figure 8 NT Master Domain Model ...

Page 40: ...r was designed to work well in a heterogeneous environment and support remote file access protocols for UNIX and NT clients A major difficulty in sharing data across these environments is that the file system security models are very different For example NT systems use access control lists ACLs to provide security for storage objects whereas UNIX systems use traditional UNIX permissions that defi...

Page 41: ...nywhere Note A separate network data line and IP address are required to use the iLO User administration and security are addressed in the following ways There can be up to 12 users of this feature each with customizable access privileges login names IP address restrictions and advanced password encryption Secure password encryption tracks all login attempts and maintains a record of all login fai...

Page 42: ...HP NAS 8000 Concepts 42 HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 User s Guide ...

Page 43: ...ater When you start Command View NAS it checks for this plug in If you don t have it a web page guides you through the process of obtaining the plug in A supported web browser These include Internet Explorer 5 5 or later and Netscape 4 7x For information on supported browser versions for Windows Solaris and Linux platforms go to http java sun com products plugin Any other platforms contact your op...

Page 44: ... local addresses If you do not have the appropriate Java plug in a web page appears that will help you obtain the plug in See Downloading the Sun Microsystems Java Plug In on page 47 Note If you enter a computer name instead of the IP address to access the Command View NAS ensure that the method used to resolve the system name to an IP address returns the IP address for the management port of the ...

Page 45: ...and alert settings Shut down restart the system Set up user and group mapping Select attached UPS system Set Disaster File Recovery settings Configure high availability settings for high availability systems only Applications Enable disable and manage installed software Support View system hardware high availability and Command View NAS logs Set exception level handling for debug and informational...

Page 46: ...es that it contains subentries To access the subentries click on the plus sign or double click the entry Figure 10 Command View NAS Navigation Pane From the Storage and Support tabs you can launch the Command View SDM array software which lets you perform complex storage array management tasks The Command View SDM has some limitations and warnings that should be understood prior to using the softw...

Page 47: ...nstalling the plug in follow these steps For Sun Solaris Windows Linux a Go to the Sun Microsystems web site http java sun com products b Select the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition hyperlink c Select the appropriate download product and follow the instructions for installation on your system The Sun Microsystems web site also has installation instructions for configuring your browser so that it c...

Page 48: ...display its content subfolders and pages When you click an open folder it closes When you click pages you select topics to view in the right hand pane Index Displays a list of keywords and keyword phrases These terms are associated with topics in the help system To open a topic in the right hand pane associated with a keyword double click the keyword Printing Help Information You can print online ...

Page 49: ...work and Storage Planning Guide and Understanding Physical and Logical Storage in this user s guide for more information 2 Installed the NAS 8000 hardware For information see the HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Installation Guide in your SIM Binder 3 Configured your system and network For information see the HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Installation Guide in your SIM Binder and Overview of Configuration in t...

Page 50: ... options such as renaming adding arrays or working with snapshots Make sure you understand storage concepts before proceeding See Understanding Physical and Logical Storage on page 29 for more information Investigate system events by viewing the Event Summary on the Status tab The Status tab lets you review any events which impact the overall health of your NAS system including the NAS server atta...

Page 51: ...se are informational settings You can specify the system name date and time TCP IP Settings These settings allow you to set up your storage on your network You enter your IP address and Domain Name Service information here High Availability You can create edit and delete configurations start or stop a cluster and start or stop a node This option only appears if you have a high availability NAS ser...

Page 52: ... and backup devices Disaster Recovery File Settings Specify how often this file is created You also can select the UPS connection manage quotas modify the storage subsystem and shut down or restart the device from the Configuration tab After you have configured your system to meet your requirements go to the Storage Tab to arrange the storage space and to configure quotas ...

Page 53: ... you must start it manually In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab navigate to Configuration Wizard then select Actions Launch Wizard Note Do not use your browser s Forward Back or Refresh buttons while the Configuration Wizard is running Instead use the Back and Next buttons in the Wizard Figure 11 Configuration Wizard The Wizard lets you Define your system name Set the date and time Ent...

Page 54: ...tings environments Set SNMP and email SMTP alerts Enter an address for remote system log data Enable Performance Monitor for tracking system performance Set UPS monitoring Note In a high availability configuration the wizard automatically uses the network time protocol NTP method to set the date and time If an external NTP server is available this server s IP information should be entered If no ex...

Page 55: ...ntact Name The person to be notified in case of trouble or questions about the HP NAS 8000 usually the system administrator Contact Phone Number Phone number of the contact name System s n The unit s factory set serial number HBA World Wide Name WWN Unique ID number of the host bus adaptors in the NAS Server Dedicated Storage only IP Address The IP network address of the Network Interface Card NIC...

Page 56: ...ower outage in your building and you do not have an uninterruptible power supply for the device Need to shut down a dedicated storage array Restart the NAS server if you install a new version of Command View NAS Note When you restart the NAS server in a dedicated storage configuration you do not need to shut down or restart the storage array Shutdown Restart Procedure To shut down or restart the d...

Page 57: ...rocedure Fail all packages over to the other server 1 Stop each failover package and restart it on the other server 2 When the packages are all failed over stop the server take it out of the cluster using the Shutdown Restart Procedure Fail selected packages over to the other server This option is similar to the previous option except that you fail over only selected packages Stop the entire clust...

Page 58: ...stname then click the add item icon or press Enter Setting an Administrative Password You can set a password for the NAS server to prevent unauthorized access to Command View NAS The NAS server ships without password protection and the fields are initially blank Note If you set a password protect it as you would any other password If you forget or lose this password you will not be able to access ...

Page 59: ...tion of printable characters ASCII codes 32 through 126 with the exception of back quote single quote and If you are removing the administrative password leave this field blank 6 In the Confirm New Password field If you are assigning a password for the first time or changing your password confirm the new password by typing it in this field If you are removing the administrative password leave this...

Page 60: ...characters that are either letters A Z no distinction is made between upper and lower case digits 0 9 a minus sign MUST begin with a letter CANNOT end with a minus sign The name you use appears on the Identity screen of the web interface and in Network Neighborhood in a Windows networking environment To define the system name 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Navigate to System P...

Page 61: ...set the proper date and time may lead to confusing behavior or misleading time stamping of files and log messages To set the system date and time 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Navigate to System Properties 3 Select Actions Edit System Time 4 Select either System time Choose the date and time information Network Time Protocol NTP Choose a server with which the NAS 8000 can syn...

Page 62: ... Email Address 5 Enter the information about the device in the following fields Location enter a text description of the location Rack ID the NAS server s specific position on your hardware rack Rack Position the device s specific location in the rack at your location Asset Number a number your company can assign to identify and track the NAS server 6 Click OK This information appears on the Ident...

Page 63: ...onfigure the primary NIC unless you have Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP You can use Command View NAS to configure additional NICs However you must first configure the network settings through the serial port or you will not be able to access the NAS 8000 through the web based user interface See the HP NAS 8000 Installation Guide for more information Note DHCP is not supported in high ava...

Page 64: ...ame To edit the IP configuration for a NIC port 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under TCP IP select IP Addresses A table lists NIC Ports and configured bond channels if a bond channel is not configured it will not appear in the table Address configuration whether it is manual DHCP or bonded to a bond channel IP Address Gateway Address Subnet Mask Broadcast Address Management Po...

Page 65: ...nt port with the IP configuration that you have designated for that port Note If the port is a non configured port you cannot communicate with the server NIC Bonding The NAS 8000 software allows you to bond two or more NICs so that they function as a single NIC providing either NIC failover or load balancing capabilities For bonded NICs in failover mode only one of the NICs is active at any one ti...

Page 66: ...create a bond a In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab b Under TCP IP select IP Addresses c Select Actions Add Failover Bond d Under Available NICs select the first port to bond Click Add The port appears in the Selected NICs field e Under Available NICs select the second port to bond then click Add Follow this step for all the available NICs you wish to add to this bond f Click OK The bo...

Page 67: ...T 4 For load balancing capabilities configure the bond on the switch for each of the attached ports When configuring the switch specify fast ether channel FEC type if it is available If FEC is not available try other settings until you find one that works Release a NIC from a Bond You can release individual NICs from a bond one at a time Released NICs revert to their previous settings Once all NIC...

Page 68: ...t to eth0 The NAS 8000 allows A heartbeat on individual NIC channels non bonded for example eth0 A heartbeat on bonded channels for example bond0 The NAS 8000 does not allow A NIC to be added to a bond after a non bonded NIC has a heartbeat configured on it To create a bond on a channel that has a heartbeat assigned to it you must first remove the heartbeat delete cluster configuration configure t...

Page 69: ...arrow buttons 6 Click OK To edit the DNS information click Actions Edit DNS Values then Click the incorrect entry to modify it Click the entry then click the delete icon to remove it Click OK to apply each change Assigning DNS Entries for HA Package Names The storage and associated shares in an HA system are divided into packages each of which is assigned a unique floating virtual IP address VIP T...

Page 70: ...ility NAS solutions only 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under High Availability select HA Properties 3 Select Actions Create HA Configuration 4 Select the cluster by typing the name in the Cluster Name field 5 Select a quorum server by typing the simple name not the fully qualified domain name in the Quorum Server Name field 6 Select the Heartbeat NIC from the list of availabl...

Page 71: ...ed before editing an HA configuration To edit your HA configuration 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under High Availability select HA Properties 3 Select Actions Edit HA Configuration 4 Change to a different existing cluster by typing the name in the Cluster Name field 5 Change to a different existing quorum server by typing the simple name not the fully qualified domain name i...

Page 72: ...t automatically You can start the clustering services with or without packages defined The clustering services automatically start any packages that you configured with Auto Start enabled When you stop the clustering services all packages stop gracefully and the cluster stops Stopping clustering services does not cause the systems to shut down or restart When a clustering services stop command com...

Page 73: ...hange configuration information on your NAS server Once you stop clustering services you will be able to access your data through the physical IP address but not the virtual IP address Caution All current connections to CIFS and NFS are lost when you stop clustering services To start or stop clustering services 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under High Availability select HA P...

Page 74: ...tab 2 Under High Availability select HA Properties 3 Select Actions Start or Stop Node 4 From the pull down menu in the dialog box select the node you wish to start or stop 5 If the node is running the text under the selected node says Stop node name now If the node is not running the text under the selected node will say Start node name now 6 Click OK to start or stop the appropriate node ...

Page 75: ...dows NT servers 7 If necessary reorder the servers in the display field by selecting a server and using the Up and Down arrows buttons on the right of the window The first WINS server listed is used If it fails or becomes unavailable the next server is used 8 Click OK Defining Windows Security You can choose from two Windows NT security modes Share Level Security The NAS server handles its own sec...

Page 76: ...anced button Note For Advanced user level security select the Advanced button to access the Manage Domain Controller dialog box Select either Broadcast Domain Controllers or Specify PDC If desired you can also include a list of backup domain controllers that are used if the primary domain controller becomes unavailable There is no limit to the number of backup controllers that you can supply Click...

Page 77: ...ck the Configuration tab 2 Under Networking Settings select UNIX Settings 3 Select Actions Edit NIS Properties 4 Check Disable NIS or Enable NIS Disable NIS is the default 5 If you are enabling NIS a Select either Broadcast to locate Server at boot time In order for the NAS server to find the NIS server the server must be on the same subnet as the NAS server Specify server and enter the master ser...

Page 78: ...irect impact on NFS performance A small number of NFSD processes for example a value of 1 can support many NFS clients but it must provide sequential service This limitation can create performance problems if more than one NFS client tries to access the NAS device A large number of NFSD processes can support the same number of NFS clients but they do so in parallel thus increasing the performance ...

Page 79: ...tem alert messages are sent through SMTP email or they are logged in the system log To define the management servers to notify 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under Alerts Logging select SNMP Alerts 3 Select Actions Edit SNMP Settings 4 Enter the SNMP password required for network management tools to retrieve operational or configuration information from the device in the Commu...

Page 80: ... select SMTP Email Alerts 3 Select Actions Edit SMTP Values 4 Enter the name of the email server in the SMTP Server Name field The email server must be an IP address or a fully qualified name such as alpha corp com You must specify an email server if you want to define one or more email recipients 5 Click Add and enter the email address that should receive alerts then click OK 6 Click Add for any ...

Page 81: ... system documentation for additional help in modifying your syslog daemon parameters To define a server to receive the remote system log 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under Alerts Logging select Remote System Log 3 Select Actions Edit Remote Server 4 In the Remote UNIX System Log Address field enter the name or IP address of the remote server to which you want to redirect the...

Page 82: ...mall increase in the processor usage once every 5 seconds With historical data enabled Performance Monitor keeps and displays the data up to 24 hours of it at a time in a chart Historical data can only be enabled in a category if monitoring is enabled By enabling history for a metric there is a small amount of disk space used on the system disk 4 to 8 MB Performance Monitor allows you to have seve...

Page 83: ... whether to maintain the performance history for an enabled item Doing so will detract from your overall processing speed To access and enable Performance Monitor 1 In the Command View NAS menu bar select Tools Performance Monitor The HP NAS 8000 Performance Monitor window appears 2 Select HBAs CPUs or NFS from the tree in the left pane see Figure 12 Figure 12 Performance Monitor Window Figure 13 ...

Page 84: ...w NAS you can also access Performance Monitor by selecting Configuration Alerts Logging Performance Monitor Settings to view and change monitoring settings Configuration Configuration Wizard Actions Launch Wizard Click Next to access the What do you want to configure dialog box Select only the Alert and Monitor Settings box then click Next until you reach the Performance Monitor Settings dialog bo...

Page 85: ...double click the item name or select the Open Chart for Selected Item icon on the Metric Actions Toolbar To view data for several items at a time repeat this step for each item you want to observe You can view each chart in two modes showing real time or historical data Make your selections from the Chart Toolbar View Real Time Chart is the default view This view shows the read rate and write rate...

Page 86: ...icon Figure 15 Historical Chart Toolbar You may also use the Performance Monitor menu bar to perform many of these tasks Select the chart view by selecting View then either Real Time Chart or Historical Chart The current mode is shown with a bullet in front of the view name Export data from the active chart by first going to the Historical Chart view then selecting File Export to Text File Print t...

Page 87: ...application that lets a user view and optionally store and update files on a remote computer as though they were on the user s own computer Note User or group mapping is available only when you select user level security on the Windows Security screen User or group mapping using names is most useful when NIS is enabled The NAS server maintains a mapping of users groups between the two protocols If...

Page 88: ...ng Entries or Add Group Mapping Entries 4 Select Windows domain This populates the UNIX user list 5 Add all the users or groups you want to map a In the Windows user or group domain section select a domain from the drop down list then select a user or group from the list b In the UNIX user or group name section select a user or group from the drop down list c Click Add Repeat step 5 for all the us...

Page 89: ...Windows and UNIX users or groups Note Group mapping is similar to user mapping where you associate or map a group using SMB CIFS file protocol to a group using the NFS file protocol 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under Mapping select User Mapping or Group Mapping 3 Select Actions then select Import User Map or Import Group Map A window appears Find the location for the user ma...

Page 90: ...ervices through Command View NAS in order for the services to be functional Note HP NDMP uses TCP port 10000 for normal operation The NDMP agent has been functionally tested to perform backups using Veritas NetBackup 3 4 3 4 1 and 4 5 and Legato NetWorker 6 1 2 and 6 2 Windows NT versions See Configuring Legato NetWorker for use with NDMP on page 94 and Configuring Veritas NetBackup for use with N...

Page 91: ...thod but if the snapshot fails the backup continues without a snapshot Backup with Snapshot Uses a snapshot during the backup If you select this option be sure the snapshot volume percentage field is large enough to accommodate the snapshot for the backup 6 Click OK Note You can not performing incremental NDMP backups with snapshots If you need to perform an incremental backup select Backup Withou...

Page 92: ...he first time or if you removed your password leave this field blank If you are changing or removing the administrative password enter the current password in this field 5 In the New Password field If you are assigning a password for the first time or changing your password enter a password in this field Use any combination of printable characters ASCII codes 32 through 126 with the exception of b...

Page 93: ...ly The export menu item allows you to export the message log file to another location You may need to export the message log when troubleshooting 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Navigate to NDMP Properties 3 From the Actions menu you can select Edit Log Message Level to enable or disable verbose log capability Export Message Log to save the message log information in another fi...

Page 94: ...If using a stand alone tape device see the NetWorker installation guide for instructions on how to set up NDMP for NetWorker how to perform backups and how to perform restores Note When setting the NDMP password use the same password that is used to access the NAS 8000 system When Using a Tape Changer 1 Install NetWorker as described in the NetWorker software documentation 2 From the command line ...

Page 95: ... Recovery DAR at this time 1 Install NetBackup as described in the NetBackup software documentation 2 Install NDMP for NetBackup 3 Open a command line on the NetBackup server From the install path execute set_ndmp_attr auth NAShostname root 4 Enter a password using the same one that is used for NDMP 5 Enter the password again as confirmation 6 For three way backups enter the following for the NAS ...

Page 96: ...SCSI ID and SCSI LUN values when configuring your changer s robotics 10 With the NDMP services started on the NAS server execute set_ndmp_attr verify NAShostname This authenticates with the NAS server if login is successful Note When supplying the data set for a redirected restore the browse button will not allow you to select the NAS 8000 storage volume You must type the storage volume name and d...

Page 97: ...avigate to UPS 4 Select Actions Enable UPS 5 Input the correct information in the Edit UPS Properties dialog box then click OK After you make the connections and configure the device the NAS server Monitors the status of the UPS If the UPS ever defaults to battery power the system reports the status as an event in the Event Summary and generates an SNMP trap Manages a graceful shutdown of the serv...

Page 98: ...is created 1 In Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Navigate to Disaster Recovery File 3 Select Actions Edit File Interval 4 Set the interval then click OK Note While you are setting up your NAS system we recommend you use a relatively short interval so that the DRF always reflects the current setup When your system is stable you can increase the interval to reduce the overhead required...

Page 99: ...e You can have one or more LUNs on the array depending upon your storage requirements If you have a SAN you cannot create LUNs through Command View NAS Aggregate your LUNs into one or more volume groups Volume groups can span several LUNs even those that are on separate arrays Partition your volume groups into file volumes Create directories and sub directories beneath your file volumes to further...

Page 100: ...Navigate to Storage Array Summary A table displays the following drive information for the storage you have available Column Description Array Identifier Name you gave the array see Renaming an Array on page 102 or default vendor product number serial number Click on the plus sign to expand the entries If you have a VA7100 array one redundancy group and the LUNs you created are displayed If you ha...

Page 101: ... them accessible If you have a SAN you cannot add or delete LUNs from this interface This process may take a few minutes Restarting your device also scans for new storage To scan for new storage 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Navigate to Storage Array Summary 3 Select Actions Scan for New Storage This opens Command View SDM RAID Redundancy Space the system needs for RAID overhead De...

Page 102: ...ray Management Note If you have a SAN disregard this topic Advanced Array Management lets you do the following for the array s attached to the NAS server View data resiliency Modify RAID levels the default is AutoRAID Enable or disable active spare mode Automatically include and format new drives If you select this option the Command View SDM array software is launched See Command View SDM Limitat...

Page 103: ...ay 3 Select Actions Create New LUN 4 The Create New LUN dialog box appears Select an available LUN number from the drop down list and enter the LUN size 5 Click OK Once you have created a LUN you are ready to create a volume group Deleting a LUN Note If you have a SAN disregard this topic because you can not delete LUNs To delete a LUN 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under Storage Ar...

Page 104: ...ays the following drive information for every volume group Name Capacity Allocated space assigned from a volume group to one or more file volumes snapshots Space available in the volume group for file volume snapshot creation You can click on a column heading to sort items in that column The Actions button in the upper left corner lets you Create edit and delete volume groups View either the Volum...

Page 105: ...e LUNs list select the LUN to add to the volume group then click Add You can add as many LUNs as are available to the volume group 6 Click OK to create the new volume group You are now ready to create file volumes and place data in those volumes Note If you have a high availability NAS solution you must assign the volume group to a failover package before you can perform any further storage config...

Page 106: ...x a If you wish to change the volume group name you can type in the corrected name in the Volume Group Name field b To add a LUN select it from the Available LUNs field click the Add button The LUN will move to the Allocated LUNs field c To change your mind about adding a LUN select it from the Allocated LUNs field click the Remove button The LUN will move back to the Available LUNs field The Remo...

Page 107: ...olume group 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab Use either the Table or Tree view for this action 2 Under Volume Groups select the volume group you want to delete by clicking the row 3 Select Actions Delete Selected Volume Group a If the Volume Group contains data an error dialog box appears explaining what action must be taken before you can delete the volume group Click OK to exit the di...

Page 108: ... the following information for every failover package Column Description Failover Package Name A string of 40 characters that cannot include spaces forward slashes backslashes or asterisks Identifies the failover package when you view its status or select an Action Failover Package Status Displays whether the failover package has started has stopped has failed over or is inactive Note After you cr...

Page 109: ... server should start the failover package by default This name is selected from the list of cluster members or nodes specified in the cluster configuration Active Node The node on which the package is currently running regardless of where the package was configured or where it should be running Volume Groups A list of one or more volume groups to which the failover package provides access Virtual ...

Page 110: ...list 6 Check Auto Start if you want the failover package to automatically start once the server is running in the cluster 7 Check Reboot Node on Failure if you want the server to automatically reboot if a failure occurs 8 Select a Primary Node that you want to start the failover package from the drop down list 9 From the Available Volume Groups list select the volume group s you want to include in...

Page 111: ...failover package to automatically start once the server is running in the cluster 6 Check Reboot Node on Failure if you want the server to automatically reboot if a failure occurs 7 Select a Primary Node from the drop down list 8 From the Available Volume Groups list select the volume group you want to include in the failover package then click Select 9 Enter a Virtual IP Address an IP address use...

Page 112: ...by clicking the row 3 Select Actions Delete Selected Package Starting a Failover Package Note Applies to high availability NAS solutions only This operation runs the specified failover package on the designated server Once the failover package is up the volumes in the failover package are mounted and the shares and exports associated with each volume are accessible to client systems Execute Start ...

Page 113: ...s until the failover package is restarted Stopping a failover package does not affect the server s cluster status and does not cause the cluster to go down Caution Check the Client Activity page before stopping the failover package to make sure no one is accessing it Stopping a failover package disrupts service to users who are accessing the failover package s through the virtual IP address After ...

Page 114: ...primary node This action provides a mechanism for manually failing over packages without requiring a failure condition One use of this functionality is to allow manual load balancing without requiring the cluster or individual nodes to be reconfigured and or rebooted A package failover involves both stopping the existing package on one node and starting the new instance of the package on the other...

Page 115: ...ually failback and the primary node goes down the failover package remains on the adoptive node until it is manually failed back To fail back a package 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under Failover Packages select the failover package you want to fail back by clicking the row 3 Select Actions Manually Fail over Back Selected Package ...

Page 116: ... Note To view file volumes on a high availability system select the node that is running the associated failover package A table displays the following information for every file volume File volume name Volume group the file volume is a part of Amount of total capacity of the file volume Amount of space actually used by each volume Amount of free space available within each volume Notification thr...

Page 117: ...rom the pull down menu 5 Enter a new File Volume Name 6 Enter the desired file volume Capacity 7 Check whether you want quota management enabled Quotas allow you to restrict the space usage on your system for both users and groups Note Enabling quotas may impact file serving performance 8 When you store data in your new file volume the available space decreases To send an SNMP alert when the used ...

Page 118: ...nded you can create file volumes that span across arrays as long as the LUNs are in the same volume group This gives you the option of extending existing file volumes by extending the volume group Note To edit file volumes on a high availability system select the node that is running the associated failover package To edit an existing file volume 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under...

Page 119: ...rucial data before you delete the volume Before you proceed make sure no one is accessing the file volume Also delete all snapshots associated with the file volume otherwise you will be unable to delete the file volume To delete a file volume 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File Volumes select File Volumes Summary 3 Select the file volume you want to delete by clicking the row ...

Page 120: ...ng read only and read write passwords See HP NAS Server Security in an NT only Environment on page 38 for more information UNIX You create an export so that users can mount that volume directory on their systems However you must first specify the access mode If you specify a read only or read write access mode users can use the mount command to access the volume from a UNIX workstation This restri...

Page 121: ...e Share Name Note If NT 4 0 clients are mounting shares on the NAS 8000 the share names need to be 12 characters or fewer 6 Enter a Share Comment The comment you enter here is optional and appears in the Network Neighborhood share properties comment field 7 If you configured your system to use share level security enter a read only password and a read write password and confirm them 8 If you wish ...

Page 122: ...ct the file volume where you want to create the share export by clicking the row 4 Select Actions Create New NFS Export if you want to edit an export select Edit Selected NFS Export 5 Enter the Mount Name 6 Select either Read Only or Read Write 7 If you wish you can create a host allow list by clicking Advanced and following the steps below If not click OK To create a host allow list 1 Click Allow...

Page 123: ...e NAS 8000 and the NAS 8000 will not send a warning When you delete a share ensure that all active connections are closed Verifying that the NAS 8000 Server Is Accessible to Users Windows To assign map a drive letter to a shared network resource select My Network Places or Network Neighborhood depending on your operating system to map a drive to the shared resources SMB shares managed by the NAS s...

Page 124: ...r the directory name and click OK You have created a new directory This directory is available to users only if the volume or directory in which it is located is already available Otherwise you must make this directory available to users before they can access it The new directory has a default permission setting 777 in UNIX Everyone in Windows After you use Command View NAS to create a directory ...

Page 125: ... 2 Under File Volumes select Shares Exports 3 Navigate through the directory tree that appears in the browser and highlight the directory you want to delete 4 Select Actions Delete Selected Directory 5 Click OK to delete the directory Note Shares exports associated with a directory are not automatically deleted when the directory is deleted They must be cleaned up separately There are two views of...

Page 126: ...ng the soft limit in which to operate between the soft and hard limit After the grace period is exceeded or the hard limit is reached the user or group can not save to the system until files and directories are deleted from storage so that the quota is back below the soft limit This allows users to do the following 1 save whatever they are writing when they fill their quota and 2 either delete fil...

Page 127: ...To view and edit user quotas on the NAS server 1 In the Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File Volumes select Quotas 3 In the table that appears in the main window expand the file volume for which you want to configure a quota 4 Double click User Quotas Default to display a list of users who have settings other than the default The table listing displays the following information for ...

Page 128: ...h the default user settings and each user Adding a User Quota To add a user quota 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File Volumes select Quotas 3 Expand the desired File Volume 4 Select User Quotas Default 5 Select Actions Add User Quota 6 Select a Domain Name and User Name from the drop down lists 7 Enter the following information Either check the Use Default Quota Limits box or ...

Page 129: ... user 10 Click OK to save these changes and close the box or Cancel to revert to the previous settings Note Only one grace period can be set per file volume Therefore the same grace period applies to both the default user settings and each user Resetting a User Quota to Default Limits To set a user s quotas to the default properties 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File Volumes ...

Page 130: ...d in and quotas are applied for every user in that file This allows you to apply quotas for all users at once instead of changing each individually Export User Quotas Exports all user quotas to a file This file contains a line for every user in the system as well as their particular quotas The numbers in the line with root indicates the default values 1 means the user quota is default Since all us...

Page 131: ... limit of the quota disk space that cannot be surpassed by the user Grace period of the quota Email address of person to notify about exceeding space limitations You can refresh the information in the table by clicking Actions Refresh Managing a Group Default Quota To edit Group Quotas Default settings 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File Volumes select Quotas 3 Expand the desi...

Page 132: ...tion of soft and hard limits Enter the email address of the person to notify when the quota space is reached 8 Click OK to add the quota Repeat steps 4 through 8 for any additional quotas you want to add Note The grace period for the default group quota is automatically applied to all group quotas Editing a Group Quota To edit a group quota 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File ...

Page 133: ...tings and each group Resetting a Group Quota to Default Limits To set a group s quotas to the default properties 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under File Volumes select Quotas 3 In the table that appears in the main window select the quota you want to reset by clicking the row 4 Select Actions Delete Group Quota 5 Click Yes to delete the specified properties of the quota and apply ...

Page 134: ... and quotas are applied for every group in that file This allows you to apply quotas for all groups at once instead of changing each individually Export Group Quotas Exports all group quotas to a file This file contains a line for every group in the system as well as their particular quotas The numbers in the line with root indicates the default values 1 means the group quota is default Since all ...

Page 135: ...quickly and easily construct the file volume When you set up a snapshot consider how quickly the file s data will change and how often you will delete snapshots and start over You have the option to size snapshots relatively small and let them autogrow As they reach the limit that you establish their size can increase by approximately 10 percent to accommodate the changes This flexibility lets you...

Page 136: ...y The Snapshot Summary screen displays Snapshot name File volume the snapshot is a copy of Volume group the snapshot is a part of Space allocated to the snapshot Space used by the snapshot Space available for the snapshot Whether autogrow or notification is enabled and what the notification percentage is Expiration date of the snapshot Share count You can identify a snapshot by the camera icon in ...

Page 137: ...ormation Creating a Snapshot You can use the snapshot feature to create a read only point in time copy of a file volume You should carefully plan snapshots to occur immediately before the creation of a disaster recovery file DRF If snapshot s of file volumes are taken after DRF creation and an outage occurs snapshot s will not be recovered and any storage space used by the snapshot s will be lost ...

Page 138: ...olume it initially consumes no physical space However as users modify the file volume the snapshot tracks changes between the original file volume and the modified file volume So for every file that changes snapshot capacity is consumed You want to specify a large enough capacity so that an original copy of all files that change is saved but not so large that the snapshot volume takes up a lot of ...

Page 139: ...he size you want the snapshot to become being careful to remain within the limits stated Change the snapshot capacity policy Change the expiration date 6 Click OK Deleting a Snapshot Note To delete snapshots on a high availability system select the node that is running the associated failover package To delete a snapshot 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under Snapshots select Snapshot...

Page 140: ...me group at the time the snapshot is scheduled to occur the snapshot will fail To ensure that you have sufficient space you can view the Volume Groups page You should carefully plan snapshots to occur immediately before the creation of a disaster recovery file DRF If snapshot s of file volumes are taken after DRF creation and an outage occurs snapshot s will not be recovered and any storage space ...

Page 141: ...py of all files that change is saved but not so large that the snapshot volume takes up a lot of valuable storage space You can always resize a snapshot at a later time Send Notification at and select a percentage from the drop down list to send an SNMP alert when the space used on a snapshot volume reaches a certain percentage When data is written to the new snapshot the available space in the sn...

Page 142: ...shot manually 1 In Command View NAS click the Storage tab 2 Under Snapshots select Snapshot Scheduler 3 Select the snapshot you want to delete 4 Select Actions Delete Scheduled Snapshot 5 Click OK to delete the schedule snapshot Deleted snapshots take five minutes to be removed from the system ...

Page 143: ...g the System Status Tab Overview The Status tab indicates overall system status and provides access to the following information for the NAS server System status Event summary Client activity Launching Insight Manager ...

Page 144: ... overall health of the entire system It includes all systems subsystems and attached arrays If the dot is Green the system is running without problems Yellow an item is non critical but needs attention For example the fan speed is lower than the established threshold Red an item is critical For example the fan has failed and redundancy is lost ...

Page 145: ... the problem Some events are automatically acknowledged by the system when the system determines that a problem has been corrected or functionality restored Resolve the problem and acknowledge the event if you have not yet done so then select Actions Delete Selected Event Events remain until they are deleted When you have resolved a problem you should delete its event from the Event Summary page r...

Page 146: ...ype of connection for example Telnet NFS console and so on Client Name IP address or the system name Volume Where the user is attached Path Location of the volume Connected At Date and time the user logged on Comment Information about the connection such as the user identity This page lets you Change the refresh rate for the displayed information by choosing a time interval from the drop down list...

Page 147: ...er window Insight Manager will be launched with the account anonymous as the user To access the administrator account you must supply the same password that you have established for Command View NAS If you have not set a password for Command View NAS the default password for the administrator account for Insight Manager is administrator For more information on using Insight Manager see the Insight...

Page 148: ...Monitoring the System 148 ...

Page 149: ...tor name change 1 In Command View NAS click the Applications tab 2 Select either hp virus guard hp omniback NAS Data Path Manager or hp storage snapshots 3 In the resulting screen the Status field indicates whether the software is enabled By default Virus Guard and OmniBack are disabled snapshots is enabled If Disabled appears select Actions Enable Disable Application Note If you want to use the N...

Page 150: ...torage device and checks the data for computer viruses The software provides the following capabilities Virus handling options including clean rename quarantine log and delete Immediate detection and handling of viruses as they are copied to the NAS server real time protection Artificial intelligence mechanism heuristic scanning to detect unknown viruses Virus signature updates directly from the s...

Page 151: ...ersion number Real time protection status Whether this feature is enabled or disabled The HP Virus Guard web interface lets you Update virus definition files Schedule a scan Control real time protection Manage quarantined files View logs If you have a high availability NAS server you can configure HP Virus Guard through any node in the cluster tasks are automatically synchronized between other nod...

Page 152: ...lt location If you change this default location and later want to restore it click Defaults Use the Actions button to update the virus file or schedule an update This screen lists the Current HP Virus Guard version Signature version Update schedule To update the virus signature file 1 Select Actions Update Now 2 A dialog box appears showing the status of the update To schedule an update 1 Select A...

Page 153: ...read only 3 Configure a storage location for your FTP server for example d ftp 4 Create the FTP directory pub inoculan scaneng i e d ftp pub inoculan scaneng Downloading Required Files 1 Using BINARY transfer use an FTP client to download the following files from ftpav ca com and put them in the local FTP directory for example d ftp pub inoculan scaneng pub inoculan scaneng Siglist txt pub inocula...

Page 154: ...the HP Virus Guard web interface select Scheduled Scan Control A table displays the following information for every scan Scan task name Next scheduled run time Frequency of the scan Whether snapshots of the volume are scanned Actions for the scan Volumes to be scanned You can click on a column heading to sort items in that column The scan control screen lets you Create a new scan task Perform a sc...

Page 155: ... list of extensions that are commonly susceptible to viruses on Windows systems and scans all files with x bit turned on for UNIX systems c Check whether you want to scan Compressed Files These include ARJ GZIP JAVA archive LHA Microsoft cabinet file Microsoft compressed file MIME UNIX to UNIX encoded files UUEncode ZIP RAR UNIX compressed file Z Rich Text Format file RTF d Check whether you want ...

Page 156: ...Rename d Delete e Clean attempts to clean the virus f Clean quarantine if unable to clean g Clean rename if unable to clean 7 Click the Alerts tab If you want to be notified when a virus is found either enter an email address or check Send virus alerts using SNMP To receive alerts you must enter information in the SNMP or email alert settings pages in Command View NAS 8 Click OK to create the scan...

Page 157: ...ialog box displays the Name of the scan task Action of the scan task log etc Number of files scanned Number of viruses found 5 Click Stop to terminate the scan task or OK to close the dialog box To view the status of a running scan task 1 In the HP Virus Guard web interface select Scheduled Scan Control 2 Select the scan task you want to view the status of by clicking the row 3 Select Actions View...

Page 158: ... the copied scan task and adjust any settings as necessary To copy a scan task 1 In the HP Virus Guard web interface select Scheduled Scan Control 2 Select the scan task you want to copy by clicking the row 3 Select Actions Copy Scan Task 4 Enter a new task name in the Copy to field Deleting a Scan Task To delete a scan task 1 In the HP Virus Guard web interface select Scheduled Scan Control 2 Sel...

Page 159: ...ng written to should not have any RTP tasks enabled This will provide maximum performance for the migration because an RTP enabled file volume scans each file for viruses as they are written to the disk After the data migration is complete a scan of the file volume is recommended to ensure that no viruses were copied to the NAS during the migration From the HP Virus Guard web interface select Real...

Page 160: ...is found Log only Quarantine Rename Delete Clean attempts to clean the virus Clean quarantine if unable to clean Clean rename if unable to clean 6 Click the Alerts tab If you want to be notified when a virus is found either enter an email address or check Send virus alerts using SNMP To receive alerts you must enter information in the SNMP or email alert settings pages in Command View NAS 7 Click ...

Page 161: ...viruses on Windows systems and all files with x bit on UNIX systems b Select Scan compressed files if you want to scan files such as ARJ GZIP JAVA archive LHA Microsoft cabinet file Microsoft compressed file MIME UNIX to UNIX encoded files UUEncode ZIP RAR UNIX compressed file Z Rich Text Format file RTF c Select Enable Heuristic Scanning if you want to find new virus strains by detecting virus li...

Page 162: ...oftware places the virus file back to its original location on the NAS device Real Time Protection suspends temporarily while the file is retrieved If the directory where the original quarantined file was located has been moved or deleted the file is not retrieved To delete or retrieve a file 1 In the HP Virus Guard web interface select Manage Quarantined Files 2 Select Actions Delete File to perm...

Page 163: ... An entry for each update that occurs Status of the scan Number of files scanned Number of viruses found The Actions buttons lets you view details on a particular log delete a log or delete all of the logs You can click on a column heading to sort items in that column To view a log 1 Select the log you want to view details on by clicking the row 2 Select Actions View Log 3 The View Log dialog box ...

Page 164: ...lled by the Data Protector application The backup agent must be enabled via the Command View NAS to be fully functional To use a tape library you may need additional licenses depending on your Data Protector version and configuration see http welcome hp com country us eng prodserv html for details With the backup agent on the NAS server the backup restore operations are independent of network file...

Page 165: ... 1 In Command View NAS click the Applications tab 2 Navigate to hp omniback 3 Select Actions Enable Disable Application 4 Click Yes to enable to application You are now ready to back up files Control of the backup processes and the backup devices is provided in the Data Protector Manager s interface You can use the interface to Import and configure the client the NAS 8000 Configure the tape device...

Page 166: ...a Protector Manager delete the NAS 8000 client and click No when asked if the software should be removed Note You cannot delete the NAS 8000 backup agent software from the NAS 8000 system Figure 16 Data Protector Client 4 Expand the network and find the NAS server on HP UX enter the node name Select it and click Finish The NAS server now appears in the Clients list This associates the Data Protect...

Page 167: ...cted to a HP Tape Library Click Add then click Next 5 Select the media type for the tape library from the drop down list then click Finish 6 You have now successfully configured the library Click Yes to configure the drives Configuring the Tape Drives 1 In the dialog that appears type a Device Name and Description then click Next 2 Look to see what Drive Index is noted in the field Select the SCSI...

Page 168: ...tive Backup Wizard Figure 17 Interactive Backup Wizard 3 Verify that Filesystem Backup is selected in the drop down list 4 Select the node to back up You can only back up nodes running the NAS 8000 backup agent 5 Select the files directories or volumes you want to back up 6 Select backup options as you normally would then start the backup 7 Select the tape devices to backup to This can include NAS...

Page 169: ...t agent parameters that could be necessary in special cases Note For this release the Command View NAS has not been updated to reflect the Data Protector name change 1 In Command View NAS click the Applications tab 2 Navigate to OmniBack Backup 3 Select Actions Manage Configure Application The following window appears Figure 18 Managing OmniBack II Agent The table below explains each of the window...

Page 170: ...tage field is large enough to accommodate the snapshot for the backup Perform the backup utilizing the snapshot mechanism but if the snapshot fails the backup will continue Perform the backup without utilizing snapshots default Backup Snapshot Volume Percentage Defines the size of the snapshot in terms of the percentage of the original volume s space Set the value between 10 and 100 percent OmniBa...

Page 171: ...volume s size The snapshot volume size must be large enough to accommodate all of the changed files during the backup task If a snapshot exists for a long time and many changes occur on the original file system during this time the snapshot volume can become full Therefore Data Protector provides a variable you can use to set the size of a snapshot volume This variable OB2HPNASSNAPSHOTSIZE resides...

Page 172: ... NAS 8000 User s Guide Troubleshooting the NAS 8000 Backup Agent When you click Troubleshooting in the Managing OmniBack II Agent the following window appears Figure 19 Troubleshooting OmniBack II Agent The table below explains each of the window s fields ...

Page 173: ...Log is always enabled Selections include View Save the file to local storage Clear Clear the contents of the Debug Log Inet Log Drop down list that allows control of the Inet Log and the Inet Trace Files Selections include View Views the Inet Log and lets you save the file to local storage Clear Clear the contents of the Inet Log Start or Stop Inet Trace File generation The Inet Trace Files can be...

Page 174: ...luster configuration is not supported in the Data Protector cluster capabilities Backup of the NAS cluster nodes require manual configuration and possible reconfiguration following failover of NAS nodes Disaster recovery for the NAS server is not automated by Data Protector but the disaster recovery file can be saved to tape using Data Protector Refer to Recovering from a Disaster on page 175 For ...

Page 175: ...s generated by default every 30 minutes A backup copy of the existing DRF is made prior to the generation of each new DRF Note You can change the DRF file creation interval using the Command View NAS On the Configuration tab select Disaster Recovery File then select Actions Edit File Interval The DRF contains all the information necessary to rebuild the NAS server and storage array configuration f...

Page 176: ...tents of the DRF The NAS system provides the following disaster recovery capabilities Restoring the NAS server configuration the storage array remains unchanged Restoring storage array settings the NAS server remains unchanged Restoring both the NAS server and the storage array settings Restoring the NAS server and storage array settings in a high availability environment ...

Page 177: ...rageShareSmbEnabled DISASTER_RECOVERY DisasterRecovery T DR setStorageShareNfsEnabled DISASTER_RECOVERY DisasterRecovery T DR Copying the DRF to a Floppy Disk To store a copy of the DRF on a floppy disk execute the following command in the command line interface copySystemDrfToFloppy This copies the latest disaster recovery file to an empty DOS formatted floppy disk This command takes the files wi...

Page 178: ... modem to the Management Port on the server Use the terminal emulator to log in Use the following settings Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Press Enter until you see the system name and login prompt then log in as admin No password is required 3 Follow the instructions in the HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Installation Guide to configure basic network settings I...

Page 179: ...coverSystemHeadFromDisasterRecoveryFile name of disaster recovery file 6 To restart the NAS server and complete the recovery process execute doSystemReboot Note To restore original factory default settings rather than your own configuration on the NAS server use the Disaster Recovery CD shipped with the NAS 8000 product ...

Page 180: ...ers guide to connect the array s 2 Access the command line interface to run disaster recovery commands Connect a laptop with terminal emulation software to the server Connect an RS232 null modem to the Management Port on the server Use the terminal emulator to log in Use the following settings Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Press Enter until you see the ...

Page 181: ...rage configuration are deleted from the system registry You will need to manually redefine any snapshot volumes that existed on the failed storage device Note Snapshot volumes should be recreated only after you have restored your user data 4 The recovery process checks available capacity of new storage hardware detects which storage arrays need to be re configured and modifies the NAS registry to ...

Page 182: ...ardware is identical to the original hardware that failed While recovery may be attempted on differing replacement hardware or hardware of differing capacities successful results are not guaranteed If there is a failure while recovering the storage array configuration due to the use of different storage hardware or hardware of differing storage capacities then the administrator will have to manual...

Page 183: ... portion of the NAS 8000 registry so that it accurately reflects the contents of that storage For the second phase of this command to work properly the storage devices must be non corrupted and contain LUNs volume groups and volumes that are compatible with the NAS 8000 operating system During a recovery of volume groups and volumes the text command attempts to determine the user assigned names of...

Page 184: ...ty to exploit the NAS 8000 cluster s failover capabilities and disaster recovery functionality to recover the full cluster without experiencing down time or losing any configuration state For a single node failure the normal recovery method is to Reinstall the operating system software on the replacement node Recover the server configuration using a saved DRF file Rejoin the HA cluster The HA regi...

Page 185: ... any backup failover package that can back up a CIFS or NFS mount without using the backup agent should be compatible Contact the software vendors for compatibility information with network attached storage devices Backup files are accessed using file protocols such as CIFS or NFS via the network Backup and restore via CIFS protocols preserves both CIFS and NFS attributes Backup and restore via NF...

Page 186: ...lication is running under UNIX the restored NT files revert to the default user security setting while UNIX files retain their full security settings The information covered in this section pertains only to specific tasks you must perform to use these applications with your NAS 8000 device For general information about the backup software refer to the user s manual that came with the backup softwa...

Page 187: ... in Using the Backup Agent HP OpenView OmniBack II 3 5 is a network only backup solution that provides reliable data protection and high accessibility for your data OmniBack II offers comprehensive backup and restore functionality specifically tailored for enterprise wide and distributed environments You can use OmniBack II versions 3 5 on either a Windows NT or UNIX system connected to your NAS s...

Page 188: ... back up data from the NAS server you must enable OmniBack II for Windows NT to back up remote systems 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Double click Services 2 Locate the OmniBack II Inet Service then click Stop 3 Click Startup then click This Account Select a valid network administrator account Create a password confirm it then click OK 4 Click Start to restart the OmniBack II Inet service F...

Page 189: ...Integrating with Network Backup Applications 189 ...

Page 190: ...tab on the bottom of the screen then click Interactive Backup Wizard Figure 21 Interactive Backup Wizard 4 Change File System Backup to Network Share Backup in the drop down list 5 Click Map Network Share 6 Select Microsoft Windows Network Domain Name NAS Device In the figure above the Domain Name is MB and the NAS Device is NAS_A Select the desired share 7 Select the files or volumes you want to ...

Page 191: ...ck II for UNIX 1 Open a HP terminal window and type xomni then press Return to start OmniBack II 2 Click the Backup icon 3 Select Actions Interactive Backup 4 A job editor appears Select Object Add File System to add an object to back up You must choose File System to access the NAS server 5 In the Backup File System window a Select Hostname the local backup host b Enter a Mountpoint the mountpoin...

Page 192: ... use ARCserve 2000 on a Windows NT server connected to your NAS server Note When you back up with a remote server you cannot use a tape device local to the NAS server ARCserve 2000 for Windows NT To back up files from the NAS server using ARCserve 2000 for Windows NT 1 Open ARCserve 2000 for Windows NT 2 Select Manager Quick Access Backup Manager 3 Select Network Microsoft Windows Network Domain N...

Page 193: ...want to back up 5 When asked for a user and password enter any valid user and the share password as configured on the NAS server 6 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup For more information about using ARCserve 2000 see the manual that came with the software ...

Page 194: ...ate multi platform networks of all sizes Backup Exec requires a remote NT server license to allow network operations with NAS server Check your software to see which edition you are running Note When you back up with a remote server you cannot use a tape device local to the NAS server To back up files from the NAS server using Backup Exec Advanced Edition on a Windows NT server 1 Open Backup Exec ...

Page 195: ...n the figure below the Domain Name is MB and the NAS server Device is NAS_A Figure 24 Backup Exec Items to Back Up 5 Select the files or volumes you want to back up 6 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup For more information about using Backup Exec see the manual that came with the software ...

Page 196: ...ws shared volumes 5 Select a volume and click Backup Start Backup of Marked Files 6 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup NetBackup for UNIX Before you can backup with NetBackup you must Mount on your local host machine the NAS server volumes you want to back up Configure the NAS server so that the UNIX backup system is set to a trusted host on the NAS server To ba...

Page 197: ... 197 6 Select a volume and click Backup Start Backup of selected files and directories 7 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup For more information about using NetBackup see the manual that came with the software ...

Page 198: ...ver you cannot use a tape device local to the NAS server Storage Manager for Windows 1 Select Start Programs Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Client GUI 2 Select Backup 3 Expand the network and find the NAS server Expand the volumes You can only back up Windows shared volumes that have been mapped to the backup server 4 Select the files directories or volumes you want to back up 5 Select your backup ...

Page 199: ...ed host on the NAS server To back up files from the NAS server using Storage Manager for UNIX 1 Execute dms 2 Select Backup Files and Directories 3 Expand the network and find the NAS server Expand the volumes You can only back up NFS mounted volumes 4 Select the files directories or volumes you want to back up 5 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup For more infor...

Page 200: ...the backup server 4 Select the files directories or volumes you want to back up 5 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup Networker for UNIX Before you can backup with Networker you must Mount on your local host machine the NAS server volumes you want to back up Configure the NAS server so that the UNIX backup system is set to a trusted host on the NAS server To back...

Page 201: ...egrating with Network Backup Applications 201 6 Select your backup options as you normally would then start the backup For more information about using NetWorker see the manual that came with the software ...

Page 202: ...Integrating with Network Backup Applications 202 ...

Page 203: ... that pertain to the open source code used in the NAS server Obtain a copy of the open source code used in the NAS server operating system Upgrade software for your NAS server Run diagnostic tools upgrade software configure the array log and view array log files for any attached arrays Set up exception handling View client and server command view logs View the system logs ...

Page 204: ...se additional NAS server hardware and upgrades through the HP Business Store at http www bstore hp com HP NAS Server Support Web Site To access the support web site for your NAS server 1 In Command View NAS click the Support tab 2 Navigate to Contact Information 3 Select Actions Online Support to launch the NAS 8000 web site http www hp com support nas8000 or call the phone number provided From th...

Page 205: ... Viewing the Command View NAS License To view the Command View NAS software license agreement 1 In Command View NAS click the Support tab 2 Navigate to Command View NAS License 3 Select Actions Command View NAS License to view the software license agreement ...

Page 206: ...d software To satisfy Open Source license agreements any modified Open Source code that the NAS server operating system uses is available through the Command View NAS 1 In Command View NAS click the Support tab 2 Navigate to Open Source 3 Select an item from the list then select Actions Export Selected File to download a copy of the source code ...

Page 207: ...e 5 When asked to confirm this operation click Yes The new image is copied to the NAS server your browser window closes and the NAS server reboots to the new operating system When the restart completes open a new browser and enter the IP address of the NAS 8000 in the address or location field If you have obtained a software upgrade CD from HP and wish to install it follow these steps 1 In Command...

Page 208: ... Command View NAS click the Configuration tab 2 Under Networking Settings select UNIX Settings 3 Select Actions Edit NIS Properties 4 Check Disable NIS then click OK 5 Select Actions Edit NIS Properties 6 Check Enable NIS a Select Specify server and enter the master server s IP address in the Current Server field b Enter the NIS domain name in the Domain Name field 7 Click OK All NIS users should ...

Page 209: ...ies the alias vendor product ID serial number internal ID and worldwide ID for each array 3 Select the array you want to manage 4 Select Actions then choose one of the following options Array Diagnostics Upgrade Array Software Array Log Configuration Tool View Array Log Files The first two options will launch the Command View SDM web interface Use this web interface to manage your array storage It...

Page 210: ... Verbose to display the full stack trace This level of messaging provides helpful information for diagnosing a problem 4 Click OK to apply the desired message level Viewing Command View NAS Logs The NAS device records information and problems in the Command View NAS logs If you contact support about a problem with your system you may be asked to provide these log files Client Side Log To view the ...

Page 211: ... Under Diagnostics and Tools select System Log The available log files are listed 3 Select the log file of interest then select Actions Export Selected File 4 A dialog box allows you to save the file To view the file check the View Text File After Export checkbox Note Once a month the messages in the message log are placed in a new file named messages log 1 messages log 2 and so on View these file...

Page 212: ...Product Support Software Upgrades Diagnostics Tools 212 ...

Page 213: ...To upgrade to a high availability system you must 1 Purchase and install an high availability hardware upgrade kit 2 Receive a high availability authorization RedHat Package Management RPM from HP and install the upgrade software 3 Restart NAS servers to activate high availability features 4 Configure your storage system with failover packages For more information or to order an high availability ...

Page 214: ...he following upgrades may be made to the server These upgrades require additional configuration of the NAS 8000 solution after the hardware installation is complete Adding NICs The server has one integrated network port which is dedicated to the Integrated Lights Out iLO The NAS 8000 solution ships with a dual port NIC and can also ship with additional NICs ordered at the time of purchase NIC upgr...

Page 215: ...expansion Figure 26 PCI Slots Note You may install any supported NIC into slots 3 or 4 in any order however the NAS 8000 operating system will assign ports in the order the drivers are loaded not in the order the hardware is initialized 3 Power up the system in this sequence UPS Library FC switch for high availability configurations Array Quorum server for high availability configurations NAS serv...

Page 216: ...ding the firmware of the NAS server requires attaching a keyboard and monitor See the following support site to acquire the necessary disk images and upgrade instructions Firmware upgrades http www hp com support nas8000 Standard Server Upgrades Additional standard upgrades may be made to the NAS server These upgrades do not require any additional configuration of the NAS 8000 solution Please cont...

Page 217: ...uide see http www hp com support va7100 The EMA array is supported for SAN configurations White papers are available for the EMA array Please contact your HP support representative for information on supported configurations Modifying Storage Settings The storage space on the new disks must be made accessible to the server and users This can be done in two ways Expanding an existing volume group t...

Page 218: ...e Storage tab navigate to Storage Array Summary then select a storage array b Select Actions Create New LUN c Allocate all of the new space to this LUN 2 Expand a volume group to include the new space or create a new volume group a From the Storage tab navigate to Volume Groups b Select the volume group to which you will add the new space by clicking the row c Select Actions Edit Selected Volume G...

Page 219: ... Volumes Summary b Select Actions Create New File Volume c Assign space to volume d Assign a volume name and SNMP trap threshold 4 Assign sharing access to volumes or directories a From the Storage tab navigate to Shares Export b Select Actions Create New Share Export c Select a share protocol Windows NFS and assign hosts and settings ...

Page 220: ... cards in the NAS server Contact your HP sales or support representative for a list of supported HBAs To add a new tape library 1 Power down the system in the following sequence Server Array UPS 2 Follow the instructions that come with your HBA cards to install the new cards into the reserved PCI slots 1 and 2 3 Follow the instructions that come with the tape library to connect the library to the ...

Page 221: ...HP NAS 8000 System and Hardware Upgrades 221 NAS server connected to tape libraries via the point to point FC High availability NAS servers connected to shared tape library via SCSI or FC ...

Page 222: ...components on the SAN However the tape changer must be controlled by a server other than the NAS 8000 4 Power up the system in this sequence UPS Library Array Server Using Command View NAS you can install and enable HP OmniBack II v4 1 backup agent software for local backup Firmware Upgrades For instructions for upgrading firmware see your tape library documentation ...

Page 223: ...he UPS NAS server s Quorum server for high availability configurations Array FC switch for high availability configurations Library 3 Install the UPS in the bottom of the rack to avoid having a top heavy rack and to eliminate the risk of tip over 4 Connect the UPS to your ethernet 5 Plug the component power cords into the HP PDUs on the rack and then plug the rack PDUs into the UPS power panel 6 C...

Page 224: ...ew NAS to configure UPS communications UPS Product Information For additional information on APC UPS products contact American Power Conversion 132 Fairgrounds Road West Kingston RI 08892 http www apcc com Technical Support and Product Information 1 800 867 4272 APC HP Sales Representative Phone 508 883 1916 Fax 401 788 2799 address the fax to the attention of Enterprise Sales SSG ...

Page 225: ...tions If you have a NAS server integrated with network management software the following traps are sent to the management station in the event of a hardware failure or system alert See Defining SNMP Alerts on page 79 for information on defining the server ...

Page 226: ...index in the table the SysObjID the GlobalUniqueID and if available the ManagementURL the ManagementURLLable the deviceSpecificEventCode and the deviceSpecificEventFRU This allows the trap receiver to gain additional information about the device by accessing the device management software or it allows the management software to launch the device management software hpHttpWarningHealthTrap Indicate...

Page 227: ...HttpMgDeviceTable should be set to unknown then the trap should be sent The trap includes the device s index in the table the SysObjID the GlobalUniqueID and if available ManagementURL the ManagementURLLable the deviceSpecificEventCode and the deviceSpecificEventFRU This allows the trap receiver to gain additional information about the device by accessing the device management software or it allow...

Page 228: ...SNMP Trap Definitions 228 ...

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Page 238: ...Legal Information 238 HP NAS Server Warranty Information See http www hp com go storagewarranty for a complete description of the standard warranty ...

Page 239: ...d View NAS and resides on the NAS server It manages the storage on any of the attached arrays You can access the Command View SDM web interface from the Storage Status and Support tabs Command View SDM array software lets you Edit or manage advanced storage features on the array Monitor the status of the arrays Download new firmware ...

Page 240: ...and View SDM download tab is accessed to upgrade storage array firmware This task should only be performed by an HP service representative Initial System Configuration During initial system configuration the storage array settings should be verified using the Virtual Front Panel VFP using a laptop connection not the Command View SDM web interface This task should only be performed by an HP service...

Page 241: ...anging these settings may result in new storage not being visible to the NAS server Auto Rebuild This setting controls what happens when a drive fails if an auto rebuild of the RAID set occurs Changing the value will require manual intervention to rebuild the RAID after a drive failure Diagnostics These features provide diagnostic tools Diagnostics should be performed by an HP service representati...

Page 242: ...re It is not supported in the NAS 8000 configuration Delete Danger LUNs should only be deleted using the Command View NAS to ensure they are not being used by any Volume Group If a LUN is deleted from Command View it is possible to delete storage and permanently destroy data Create Copy Warning See Business Copy below Business Copy All Warning Do not use Business Copy Data in Business Copy snapsho...

Page 243: ...ntegrity in the event of multiple drive failures Queue Full Threshold Do not change this setting Port ID This setting should be altered when multiple storage arrays are attached via a switch to ensure that each array is given a unique ID This is done using the virtual front panel at hardware setup time This should be performed by an qualified HP technician Port Behavior Do not change this setting ...

Page 244: ...in normal operation Resetting the array can take several minutes During this time I O requests from the NAS server may time out Partial Reset This feature should not be required in normal operation This takes less time than a full reset however I O requests from the NAS server may still time out Restart The inverse of the Shutdown operation It turns back on I O to the device Disk Include This feat...

Page 245: ...t interruption of service Disk All This feature is used to upgrade firmware in the drives You can do this without interruption of service You must upgrade the firmware on one drive at a time firmware downloads to drives sometimes fails This will cause a rebuild which must finish before the next drive can be upgraded Performance All All of the features on this tab may be freely utilized The data is...

Page 246: ...Command View SDM Limitations 246 ...

Page 247: ...ands or to run batch commands using either a serial connection or telnet This appendix Describes how to access the command line interface Provides an example of scripting For detailed information on the syntax and parameters for each text command see the HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Command Reference on the NAS 8000 documentation CD or at the HP support web site http www hp com support nas8000 ...

Page 248: ...settings Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None telnet execute the following on a remote computer telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP address of the NAS 8000 system 2 Log in to the system a Press Enter until you see the system name and login prompt hp nas8000 NAS OS v1 0 0 localhost login admin b Log in as admin If you set an administrative pa...

Page 249: ...as the following foreach i getNetworkCardList puts Network Card Info i puts ip address getNetworkCardIpAddress i puts subnet mask getNetworkCardSubnetMask i Network Card Info bond0 ip address 0 0 0 0 subnet mask 0 0 0 0 Network Card Info bond1 ip address 0 0 0 0 subnet mask 0 0 0 0 Network Card Info eth0 ip address 10 10 0 1 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 250: ...NAS Command Line Interface 250 ...

Page 251: ... to back up data remotely Aggregation The combining of multiple similar or related operations into a single one Authentication On the HP UX the process of matching credentials provided by the user against an equivalent entry on the SAM database A user s name and password are compared against an authorized list and if the system detects a match access is granted to the extent specified in the permi...

Page 252: ...ace for the storage array that lets you manage the storage on the array monitor the status of the arrays perform array diagnostics and download new firmware Community string The SNMP keyword required for network management tools to retrieve operational or configuration information from the device Credentials A user s account name and password Daemon A program that performs a housekeeping or mainte...

Page 253: ...rational mode in which the functions of the primary NAS server are assumed by the secondary NAS server when the primary NAS server becomes unavailable through failure or scheduled down time Failover Package The smallest unit of failover within the cluster Failover package control log A log file is maintained for each failover package in a cluster The software and the failover package monitor log m...

Page 254: ...es a service level in which both planned and unplanned downtime does not exceed a small stated value Host Bus Adapter HBA An HBA is an I O adapter that sits between the host computer s bus and the Fibre Channel loop and manages the transfer of information between the two channels In order to minimize the impact on host processor performance the host bus adapter performs many low level interface fu...

Page 255: ...hat enables it to differentiate between up to eight separate devices each of which is a logical unit Each LUN is a unique number that identifies a specific unit of storage which may be an end user a file or an application program Machine account All NT workstations and servers on a network must be provided with a machine account in order to participate in a domain Media Access Control MAC address ...

Page 256: ...hecked when a user attempts to access a resource Permission bits Bits that identify the read write execute rwx privileges for a UNIX file s owner group and anyone else that needs access to the file other Physical drive A term for the hard drives installed in the NAS server The NAS server can contain up to 12 physical drives Primary Domain Controller PDC A domain controller that has been assigned a...

Page 257: ...strator can set read only passwords and read write passwords for each share on the system Users wishing to gain access to a share are asked to supply the correct password Only users with the correct password are given access to the share SMB Server Message Block protocol A network protocol designed and implemented by Microsoft and used by Windows clients to communicate file access requests to Wind...

Page 258: ... error messages System name The system name uniquely identifies your NAS server It is a text string up to 15 characters drawn from the alphabet A Z digits 0 9 and minus sign Note that periods are only allowed when they serve to delimit components of domain style names No blank or space characters are permitted as part of a name No distinction is made between upper and lower case However the name m...

Page 259: ...es based on the identification of the requesting user User level security The NAS server uses a domain controller to authenticate users when they access the device Access Control Lists ACLs define a user s access rights to a particular object Users accessing the resources of the system must be logged onto an NT domain and must have specific rights to access the given resource The resource is not o...

Page 260: ...Glossary 260 HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 User s Guide ...

Page 261: ...164 backup applications supported 185 Backup Exec 194 bond 65 creating 66 dedicated heartbeats 68 releasing 67 C client activity 146 client side log 210 cluster 32 starting and stopping 72 command line interface 247 Command View NAS 44 access list 58 logs 210 software license agreement 205 Command View SDM 20 239 advanced array management 102 Computer Associates ARCserve 2000 192 configuration tab...

Page 262: ...n 29 disk drives 30 DNS 69 document conventions 14 prerequisites 13 related documentation 13 domain controller 76 Domain Name Service 69 DRF see disaster recovery file Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 63 E email notification of hardware failure 80 enabling software 149 error notification email 80 SNMP server 79 event details 145 event log 211 event summary 145 exception handling 210 exports 120...

Page 263: ...OmniBack II 187 HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 164 HP Virus Guard 150 I IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 198 identity tab 55 iLO 41 importing and exporting users or groups 89 informational settings 62 Insight Manager 147 installation 49 Integrated Lights Out see iLO IP addresses 63 virtual 69 109 J Java plug in 47 L Legato NetWorker 200 NDMP 94 log file of NAS server events 211 logical storage 29 lo...

Page 264: ...s 78 NIC bonding 65 NIC ports 63 NIS properties 77 node starting and stopping 74 NTP 61 O OmniBack II 187 online help 48 printing 48 Open Source 206 P package names 69 partition a drive 117 password file management 58 performance monitor 82 settings 83 physical storage 29 port management 65 NIC 63 prerequisites 13 printing help files 48 product configurations 21 purchasing hardware and upgrades 21...

Page 265: ...198 storage overview 29 storage tab 99 support tab 203 support web site 204 symbols in text 14 syslog 81 system log 211 system messages 211 system name 60 system settings 51 administrative password 58 date and time 61 informational 62 system name 60 system status 144 T tape library 19 connecting 90 upgrade 220 TCP IP settings 63 technical support HP 15 telnet 247 text command interface 247 text sy...

Page 266: ...se agreement 205 system log 211 system status 144 virus logs 163 volume groups 104 virtual IP address 69 109 virus file 152 Virus Guard 150 virus logs 163 virus protection 150 virus protection for high availability NAS server 150 volume group 104 creating 105 deleting 107 editing 106 overview 31 renaming 106 W warranty 238 web interface 43 websites HP storage 15 Windows creating shares 121 propert...

Page 267: ...ion Pane 46 11 Configuration Wizard 53 12 Performance Monitor Window 83 13 Performance Monitor Window Menu Toolbar and Icons 83 14 Real Time Chart Toolbar 85 15 Historical Chart Toolbar 86 16 Data Protector Client 166 17 Interactive Backup Wizard 168 18 Managing OmniBack II Agent 169 19 Troubleshooting OmniBack II Agent 172 20 OmniBack II Inet Service 188 21 Interactive Backup Wizard 190 22 ARCser...

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