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About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

HP Technical Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

1 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Product Definition and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Server Hardware Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Optional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Product Manageability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Product Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Product Scalability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Deployment Scenarios  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Environment Scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

User Interfaces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

NAS 1000s Web-Based User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Disks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Users  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
HP Utilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Summary of Contents for StorageWorks NAS 1000s

Page 1: ... Edition April 2003 Part Number 338724 001 This guide provides information on performing the administrative tasks necessary to manage the HP StorageWorks NAS 1000s server Overview information as well as procedural instructions are included in this guide ...

Page 2: ...mputer Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries UNIX is a trademark of The Open Group in the U S and or other countries All other product names mentioned herein may be tra...

Page 3: ...ite 16 HP Authorized Reseller 16 1 System Overview 17 Product Definition and Information 18 Server Hardware Features 18 Optional Features 19 Software Features 19 Product Information 19 Product Manageability 20 Product Redundancy 20 Product Scalability 20 Deployment Scenarios 21 Environment Scenarios 22 Workgroup 22 Domain 22 User Interfaces 23 NAS 1000s Web Based User Interface 23 Status 23 Networ...

Page 4: ...Setting up E mail Alerts 36 Updating the Software 37 Changing System Network Settings 37 3 Persistent Storage Manager 39 Operational Overview 39 Reading Snapshots 40 Creating Snapshots 40 PSM Snapshot Attributes 40 Read Only 40 Read Write 40 Always Keep 41 Automated Snapshot Deletion 41 Data Recovery 41 File Folder Volume Recovery 41 Snapshots and Drive Defragmentation 41 PSM and Backup 42 Snapsho...

Page 5: ...roup 55 Oldest image in group 55 Next image in group to be deleted 55 Managing Persistent Images 55 Creating a New Persistent Image 56 Deleting a Persistent Image 57 Editing Persistent Image Properties 58 Undo Persistent Image Changes 59 Restoring an Image 60 Known Issues 62 Event log error at cache full 62 Display Error on SAK 62 Always Keep error at cache file full 62 Improper display of default...

Page 6: ...anaging Shares for a Volume or Folder 85 Managing File Level Permissions 86 Share Management 92 Share Considerations 92 Defining Access Control Lists 92 Integrating Local File System Security into Windows Domain Environments 93 Comparing Administrative Hidden and Standard Shares 93 Planning for Compatibility between File Sharing Protocols 93 NFS Compatibility Issues 93 Managing Shares 94 Creating ...

Page 7: ... Mappings 120 Squashed Mappings 121 User Name Mapping Best Practices 121 Creating and Managing User and Group Mappings 122 General Information 122 Simple Mapping 123 Explicit User Mapping 124 Explicit Group Mapping 125 Backing up and Restoring Mappings 126 Backing up User Mappings 127 Restoring User Mappings 127 NFS File Sharing Tests 128 Terminal Services Telnet Service and Remote Shell Service 1...

Page 8: ... 149 Web Based User Interface 150 Terminal Services 150 Telnet Server 151 Enabling Telnet Server 151 Configuring Telnet Server 151 Authentication Information 151 Auditing Information 152 Server Settings 152 Sessions Information 152 Remote Shell Daemon 152 A Backup Management 153 Backup Solutions 153 System Environments 153 SCSI Direct Connect Environments 153 Hardware Options 154 Software Options ...

Page 9: ... tab 70 31 Group Properties dialog box General tab 71 32 Group Properties dialog box Members tab 72 33 Disk Quota dialog box 73 34 Default Quota dialog box 74 35 Quota Entries dialog box 75 36 New Quota Entry dialog box 76 37 Quota Entry dialog box for a user 77 38 Volumes dialog box 81 39 Folders dialog box 82 40 Create a New Folder dialog box General tab 83 41 Folder Properties dialog box Genera...

Page 10: ...ing tab 124 72 User and Group Mappings dialog box Explicit User Mapping tab 125 73 User and Group Mappings dialog box Explicit Group Mapping tab 126 74 NAS Management Console User Name Mapping screen Map Maintenance tab 127 75 Password Synchronization screen 130 76 Password Synchronization screen Advanced Settings dialog box 132 77 Local Area Connection Properties page Install option 136 78 Instal...

Page 11: ...an your storage configuration Set up physical storage Set up virtual storage Manage users and groups Manage folders and shares Manage a UNIX file system Manage a NetWare file system Remotely access the HP StorageWorks NAS 1000s server About this Guide topics include Overview page 12 Conventions page 13 Rack Stability page 15 Getting Help page 15 ...

Page 12: ...Intended Audience This book is intended for use by system administrators who are experienced with setting up and managing a network server Prerequisites Before beginning make sure you consider the following Knowledge of Microsoft Windows NT or 2000 operating systems Knowledge of HP hardware Location of all documentation shipped with your device ...

Page 13: ...ions could result in damage to equipment or data Note Text set off in this manner presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information Equipment Symbols The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains They have the following meanings Table 1 Document Conventions Element Convention Cross reference links Figure 1 Key and field names menu items bu...

Page 14: ... with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component Contact with this surface could result in injury WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury from a hot component allow the surface to cool before touching Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical ...

Page 15: ...p If you still have a question after reading this guide contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website http www hp com HP Technical Support In North America call technical support at 1 800 652 6672 available 24 hours a day 7 days a week Note For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored Outside North America call technical support at the nearest location Te...

Page 16: ...the latest drivers Access storage at http www hp com From this website select the appropriate product or solution HP Authorized Reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller In the United States call 1 800 345 1518 In Canada call 1 800 263 5868 Elsewhere see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers http www hp com ...

Page 17: ...any Windows UNIX Linux Novell or Macintosh variant This chapter provides an overview of these environments and deployments and includes brief descriptions of system user interfaces applications and options Product Definition and Information Server Hardware Features Software Features Product Information Deployment Scenarios Environment Scenarios User Interfaces NAS 1000s Web Based User Interface NA...

Page 18: ...controllers NICs SCSI Controller for tape backup The following features are included in the NAS 1000s Model 2 server Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz processor 512 MB 200 MHz PC2100 DDR SDRAM memory 64 bit PCI X slot 64 bit PCI slot Four 160GB 7200 rpm hot pluggable hard drives Two embedded 10 100 1000 WOL Wake on LAN network interface controllers NICs SCSI Controller for tape backup The following features...

Page 19: ...Data Copy Trial Version Windows Powered OS Columbia Data Products Persistent Storage Manager Optional third party supported software not included Backup software Management software Quota management Virus protection For specific software product recommendations go to the HP website http h18000 www1 hp com products storageworks nas supportedsoftware html Product Information The NAS 1000s provides p...

Page 20: ...ve failure will not cause data loss or system failure The NAS 1000s is configured a with dual boot capibility When powered on the NAS 1000s can boot using a primary OS or a secondary recovery OS The primary OS resides on drive 0 and is mirrored on drive 1 while the secondary OS resides on drive 2 and is mirrored on drive 3 If the primary OS becomes corrupted and un bootable the secondary OS is ava...

Page 21: ...tocol environments Some businesses require several types of computing systems to accomplish various tasks The multiprotocol support of the NAS 1000s allows it to support many types of client computers concurrently Protocol and platform transitions When a transition between platforms is being planned the ability of the NAS 1000s to support most file sharing protocols allows companies to continue to...

Page 22: ...group environment users and groups are stored and managed separately on each member server of the workgroup Workgroups are typical for very small deployments where little or no computing environment planning is required Domain When operating in a Windows NT or Active Directory domain environment the NAS 1000s is a member of the domain and the domain controller is the repository of all account info...

Page 23: ...ce The WebUI provides for system administration including user and group management share management and local storage management To access the WebUI launch a Web browser and enter the following in the address field http your NAS machine name or IP Address 3201 Extensive online help for the WebUI is available by clicking Help on the primary WebUI screen The primary screen of the WebUI is shown in ...

Page 24: ... groups of users that have access Protocol parameters are entered in this Shares option See Chapter 5 Folder and Share Management for additional information Maintenance Maintenance tasks include setting date and time performing system restarts and shutdowns viewing audit logs accessing Terminal Services and setting up Email alerts HP Utilities Access HP system management utilities such as NAS Data...

Page 25: ...Using the WebUI Maintenance tab and selecting Terminal Services Note When using Terminal Services to connect to the NAS 1000s Console do not use the window close feature Click on Start Log Off Administrator to exit Terminal Services Figure 2 NAS 1000s Console The following icons are available from the Desktop NAS Management Console Install Data Copy ...

Page 26: ...this folder System contains system summary information Data Copy StorageWorks NAS Data Copy is a real time data replication and failover software product that augments existing data protection and tape backup strategies This product is not intended to replace regular tape backups Download and install a free 30 day trial version of Data Copy from the software and driver link of the NAS 1000s produc...

Page 27: ...otherwise instructed all procedures are performed using the NAS Web Based User Interface WebUI The following topics are included in this chapter Setup completion Managing system storage Creating and managing users and groups Creating and managing file shares Installing and configuring data replication software Basic administrative procedures Setting the system date and time Powering down and resta...

Page 28: ...e Manager discusses snapshot management procedures Chapter 5 Folder and Share Management discusses folder and share management procedures Creating and Managing Users and Groups User and group information and permissions determine whether a user can access files If the NAS device is deployed into a workgroup environment this user and group information is stored locally on the device By contrast if ...

Page 29: ...ic volume or folder Creating a new folder Deleting a folder Modifying folder properties Creating a new share for a volume or folder Managing shares for a volume or folder Managing file level permissions Share Management Share considerations Defining Access Control Lists Integrating local file system security into Windows domain environments Comparing administrative hidden and standard shares Plann...

Page 30: ...a files and sends only the changes to the target machine NAS Data Copy can operate in many different system environments including Single machine Source and target components are loaded on the same machine allowing data to be replicated from one location to another on the same machine One to one One target machine having no production activity is dedicated to support one source machine An alternat...

Page 31: ... a free 30 day trial version of Data Copy go to www hp com 1 select storage 2 select network attached storage from the networked storage options 3 select the NAS 1000s 4 select software and drivers 5 Double click on the downloaded file then follow the onscreen instructions Figure 3 NAS data copy install wizard ...

Page 32: ...istrative procedures include Setting the system date and time Shutting down or restarting the server Viewing and maintaining audit logs Using Terminal Services Setting up email alerts Updating the software Changing system network settings These functions are performed in the Maintenance menu of the WebUI Figure 4 Maintenance menu ...

Page 33: ...Guide Setting the System Date and Time To change the system date or time 1 From the WebUI select Maintenance and Date Time The Date and Time Settings dialog box is displayed 2 Enter the new values and then click OK The Maintenance menu is displayed Figure 5 Date and Time dialog box ...

Page 34: ...he NAS 1000s WebUI select Maintenance Shutdown Several options are displayed Restart Shut Down and Scheduled Shutdown Figure 6 Shutdown menu a To shut down and automatically restart the server click Restart b To shut down and power off the server click Shut Down c To schedule a shutdown click Scheduled Shutdown 2 Regardless of the choice a confirmation prompt is displayed After verifying that this...

Page 35: ...logs are provided on the NAS 1000s System events are grouped into similar categories representing the seven different logs To access the logs from the WebUI select Maintenance Logs The Logs menu is displayed Figure 7 Logs menu A variety of logs are available and are listed in Figure 7 Each log has viewing clearing printing and saving options ...

Page 36: ... Terminal Services session Caution Two open sessions of Terminal Services are allowed to operate at the same time After completing an application do not use the window close feature to close that session of Terminal Services Click on Start Log Off Administrator to exit Terminal Services Setting up E mail Alerts If desired the system sends emails of system events to a specified email account When a...

Page 37: ... through selecting verifying and updating the desired software Changing System Network Settings Network properties are entered and managed from the Network menu Most of these settings are entered as part of the Rapid Startup process Settings made from this menu include adding the NAS 1000s to a domain Online help is available for these settings Figure 9 is an illustration of the Network settings m...

Page 38: ...Setup Completion and Basic Administrative Procedures 38 NAS 1000s Administration Guide ...

Page 39: ...senting a specific point in time Snapshots can be accessed by users administrators or any Windows application and look just like the familiar file folder view With the first snapshot taken on a target volume PSM establishes a cache file for that volume within which PSM retains overwritten data required to build a snapshot The cache file size is based on a percentage of the volume it resides on and...

Page 40: ...hat the volume is at rest and in a functional condition ready for users to access If the volume is captured in a stable state then that volume or files and folder contained in the volume will be returnable in a stable state or useable condition to users Following the quiescent period PSM creates the snapshot PSM Snapshot Attributes When creating PSM snapshots there are three basic attributes which...

Page 41: ...dministrator can give individual users access to their data for that purpose through file share access over the network Security rights and privileges as well as file and directory attributes remain in effect as they were at the time the snapshot was created Snapshots and Drive Defragmentation A drive defragmenter attempts to consolidate files on a drive by reading various parts of the files and r...

Page 42: ...s provide a mechanism for backup that does not require downtime there are some considerations that should be given when performing backup and restore of a system using snapshots HP recommends you review this section prior to establishing backup and restore policies Backup and Restore programs are not trivial applications As such they require effort to set up and use effectively Given the nature of...

Page 43: ...e disk block so write performance is unaffected after the initial write to each block Predicting the exact effect of snapshots on any particular disk is difficult because several variables are involved These variables include the type of applications accessing the data and the rate of change of the files on the disk When a high percentage of writes is made to the same area as when a file is consta...

Page 44: ...t of changes versus if the changes all occur in the same block Therefore increased granule size does not necessarily lead to increased coverage for changes on the originating volumes In theory larger blocks should lead to fewer blocks consumed to record the original data due to write locality Highly fragmented disk space could lead to increased separate cache writes and more consumption of the max...

Page 45: ...ed on dynamic disks may be extended utilizing LDM Corresponding snapshots can exist at points in time prior to the extension and after the extension If a re extended volume containing snapshots of the pre extended volume is reverted the re extended area of the disk will be unusable To reclaim this space make sure the included utility reextend exe is executed after reverting from a snapshot of the ...

Page 46: ...lated system and 250 GB Drives PSM will continue to function with larger systems but the snapshot coverage should only encompass 10 TB worth of storage There are no safeguards to prevent the use of storage greater than 10 TB HP is currently working with CPD to address this storage limitation Please check the HP website for updates reagarding this suppport Accessing Persistent Storage Manager To ac...

Page 47: ... new snapshot would cause the maximum number to be exceeded the system will delete the oldest existing persistent image according to the deletion heuristics established by the user Inactive Period This option specifies the amount of time a volume must be dormant before a snapshot is created Before starting a snapshot the system will wait for the volume being imaged to become inactive The default v...

Page 48: ...r the snapshot Each snapshot appears as a subdirectory of the volume that is being imaged The entire content of the volume as it existed at the moment the snapshot was created will appear under this directory Restore Defaults The Restore Defaults button will reset the system defaults Volume Settings From the PSM screen select Volume Settings From the Volume Settings screen you can view the Persist...

Page 49: ...e of the cache size Volume Configuration Settings Figure 13 Volume configuration settings Click Configure from the Volume Settings to modify the various aspects of the PSM volume attributes Some of the fields will appear read only if there are active snapshots The Restore Defaults button will re establish the system defaults If it is desired to remove the cache files all together the CLEANVOL EXE ...

Page 50: ...is created Warning threshold reached when This option defines the percentage of cache space which when consumed will trigger warning messages to the system event log Begin deleting images when This option defines the percentage of cache space which when consumed will trigger the automatic deletion of the oldest snapshot on the system Automatic snapshot deletions are recorded in the system log Cach...

Page 51: ...ete existing schedules and edit schedule properties Create a New Schedule Figure 15 Create Persistent Image Schedule To create a new schedule you must supply a starting time repeat period starting day volume and the number of snapshots to make available to users To add a snapshot to the schedule 1 Select Schedules from the PSM Main screen 2 In the Tasks list select New 3 Select the parameters you ...

Page 52: ...ing Persistent Image Schedule Properties Figure 16 Edit schedule properties To edit persistent image schedule properties 1 Select Schedules from the PSM Main screen 2 In the Tasks list select Properties 3 Select the changes you want to make to the schedule 4 Click OK ...

Page 53: ...ation Guide Deleting a Persistent Image Schedule Figure 17 Delete scheduled images To delete a persistent image schedule 1 Select Schedules from the PSM Main screen 2 Select the schedule you want to delete 3 In the Tasks list select Delete 4 Click OK ...

Page 54: ...s on the Persistent Images to Restore screen The screen displays the following information about the image group Image name and location on volume This field displays the name of the image and its path Persistent image group name This field displays the name assigned to this group Number of images in group This field displays the maximum number of images that can be included in the group Volumes i...

Page 55: ...xt image in group to be deleted This field displays the date and time of the image that will be deleted next so the system can stay within the saved images limit Managing Persistent Images Figure 19 Managing persistent images The Persistent Images page displays active persistent images Each entry identifies the date and time the snapshot was created the read only or read write attribute the preser...

Page 56: ...Persistent Image Figure 20 Create new persistent image Snapshots may be created directly through the Persistent Images page You can also use the Schedules page to schedule future or recurring snapshots To create a new snapshot 1 From the PSM Main screen select Persistent Images 2 In the Tasks list choose New 3 In the Volumes to include list choose volumes to be included in the image 4 Select the R...

Page 57: ...ministration Guide Deleting a Persistent Image Figure 21 Delete Verification To delete a persistent image 1 From the PSM Main screen select Persistent Images 2 Select the snapshot you want to delete 3 In the Tasks list choose Delete 4 Choose OK ...

Page 58: ...ies You can change properties such as the read only attribute or preservation weight of an image To edit persistent image properties 1 From the PSM Main screen select Persistent Images 2 In the Tasks list choose Properties 3 Select a retention weight from the Retention weight list 4 Select the Read only or Read Write button 5 Choose OK ...

Page 59: ...modify files in the image add new files or delete existing files If you make a change to an existing image and later want to revert to the original file contents you can use the following procedure to restore the original snapshot To undo snapshot changes 1 From the PSM Main screen select Persistent Images 2 Select the snapshot you want to restore to its original state 3 In the Tasks list choose U...

Page 60: ...re The Persistent Images to Restore page displays a list of all snapshots You can choose to view an image or restore your server appliance to an image you have previously created To restore a snapshot 1 On the PSM Main screen select Restore Persistent Images 2 Select the snapshot you want to restore 3 Choose Restore ...

Page 61: ... the Are you sure screen will appear 5 Choose OK Note PSM will not allow the restoration of the system partition from a snapshot No error is issued it simply will not revert the volume PSM protects the system partition against the revert operation since it would potentially lead the operating system in an inconsistent state ...

Page 62: ...proper display of default Cache File Size You must delete all snapshots before changing the cache size Page file setting The Page file size must not change and the initial size must be set equal to the maximum size This setting is located in the Virtual Memory settings under System Properties No Boot No Revert If the system cannot boot a revert operation cannot be performed Reverting of System Dri...

Page 63: ...n a domain environment are managed through standard Windows NT or Windows 2000 domain administration methods this document discusses only local users and groups which are stored and managed on the NAS device For information on managing users and groups on a domain refer to the domain documentation The following topics are addressed in this chapter Domain Compared to Workgroup Environments User and...

Page 64: ...ons to the NAS 1000s resulting in a workgroup configuration Administering users and groups in a domain environment is similar in a mechanical sense to administering them in a workgroup environment If using an Active Directory domain controller the Computer Management tool allows for adding modifying and removing users in the same context as in a workgroup environment The concepts however are very ...

Page 65: ...e For example a number can be added to the end of the username jdoe1 and jdoe2 Other conventions can be applied Just ensure that conventions are both systematic and consistent Managing Group Names Group management follows many of the same principles as user management It is recommended that group naming conventions be systematic and easy to understand Make the group name convey some logical inform...

Page 66: ...paragraphs Managing Local Users Managing users includes the following tasks Adding a new user Deleting a user Setting a user password Modifying user properties In the WebUI under Users Local Users is the Local Users on Server Appliance dialog box All workgroup user administration tasks are performed in the Local Users dialog box Figure 26 Local Users dialog box All available options include New De...

Page 67: ...ames are displayed in alphanumeric order or reverse alphanumeric order Adding a New User To add a user 1 From the Local Users dialog box click New The Create New User dialog box is displayed Figure 27 Create New User dialog box 2 Enter the user information and then click OK The user is added and the Local Users dialog box is displayed again Deleting a User To delete a user 1 In the Local Users dia...

Page 68: ...yed again Modifying User Properties To modify other user properties 1 From the Local Users dialog box select the user whose record needs to be modified Then click Properties The General information page of the Properties dialog box is displayed Figure 28 is an illustration of the User Properties dialog box Figure 28 User Properties dialog box 2 The following information can be changed or set User ...

Page 69: ...fying group properties including user memberships Local groups in a workgroup environment are managed through the Users option in the WebUI In the WebUI under Users Local Groups is the Local Groups on Server Appliance dialog box All workgroup group administration tasks are performed in the Local Groups on Server Appliance dialog box Figure 29 Local Groups dialog box ...

Page 70: ...rs of this group click Members See Modifying Group Properties for procedural instructions on entering group members 4 After all group information is entered click OK The group is added and the Local Groups dialog box is displayed again Deleting a Group To delete a group 1 From the Local Groups dialog box select the group to delete and then click Delete 2 The Delete Group dialog box is displayed Ve...

Page 71: ... desired changes in each of the tabs Then click OK The Local Groups dialog box is displayed again General Tab Within the General tab basic group information can be changed including Group name Description Members Tab To indicate or change the members of a group click the Members tab Within this dialog box users are added and removed from a group Two boxes are displayed Members and Add user or grou...

Page 72: ...s When quotas are enabled and properly configured it is impossible for one person or group to consume all of the available space on a disk When quotas are enabled on a volume that already contains files the system calculates the drive space used by all users on the volume The quota limit and warning level are then applied to all current users Administrators can then modify quotas as needed By enab...

Page 73: ...enu Figure 33 is an illustration of the disk quota dialog box Note If the volume is not formatted with the NTFS file system or if you are not a member of the administrators group the Disk Quota option is not displayed not accessible Note For more information about quotas refer to online help for NAS device quota help Figure 33 Disk Quota dialog box ...

Page 74: ...t Quota dialog box for the specified volume is displayed Figure 34 Default Quota dialog box 2 To enable quotas on the selected disk select Enable quota management Compete the additional data fields on the screen including disk space and warning level limits and auditing settings 3 To disable quotas on the selected disk de select Enable quota management 4 After completed all field entries click OK ...

Page 75: ...om the WebUI select Disks Disk Quotas In the Volumes and Quotas dialog box select a volume and then click Quota Entries The Quota Entries dialog box is displayed Figure 35 Quota Entries dialog box 2 All users and groups with established quotas are displayed To create a new quota for a user or group click New The New Quota Entry dialog box is displayed ...

Page 76: ...nd then click Quota Entries The Quota Entries dialog box is displayed 2 All users and groups with established quotas are displayed To delete a quota for a user or group click Delete A verification dialog box is displayed 3 Verify that this is the correct user and then click OK The Quota Entries dialog box is displayed again Modifying Quota Entries for a User or Group Usage limit parameters for a u...

Page 77: ...r and Group Management 77 NAS 1000s Administration Guide Figure 37 Quota Entry dialog box for a user 3 Enter the new disk limit information and then click OK The Quota Entries dialog box is displayed again ...

Page 78: ...User and Group Management 78 NAS 1000s Administration Guide ...

Page 79: ...ent NCP shares must be set up and managed through the NAS Management Console user interface For information on managing NCP file shares see Chapter 7 NetWare File System Management More information about Windows file system security is available on the Microsoft website www microsoft com The following topics are discussed in this chapter Folder Management Navigating to a Specific Volume or Folder ...

Page 80: ...ata Regardless of system size systematic structuring and naming conventions of volumes and folders eases the administrative burden Moving from volumes to folders to shares increases the level of granularity of the types of data stored in the unit and the level of security access allowed Although a variety of methods can be used to create and manage file folders on the NAS 1000s this document discu...

Page 81: ...olders Initially the Volumes dialog box is displayed This initial dialog box displays all system volumes Figure 38 Volumes dialog box 2 From this dialog box navigate to a specific folder by selecting the appropriate volume and then clicking Open The Folders dialog box is displayed with a list of all of the folders within that volume 3 To navigate to a subfolder select the folder in which the subfo...

Page 82: ...ting a new share for the volume or folder Managing shares for the volume or folder Creating a New Folder To create a new folder 1 From the Shares directory navigate to the Folders menu and then select New The Create New Folder dialog box is displayed Two tabs are displayed General and Compress Use these two tabs to enter the parameters for the new folder 2 In the General tab enter a name for the f...

Page 83: ...ct the folder and then click Delete The Delete Folder dialog box is displayed Summary information about the deletion is displayed Note View the summary information to confirm that this is the intended share 2 Verify that the displayed folder is the folder to delete and then click OK The folder and all of its subfolders are deleted and the main dialog box is displayed again Modifying Folder Propert...

Page 84: ...used to create file shares A share can be created for a folder while working with that folder in the Folders screens A share can be created and if necessary new folders can be created while working with file shares in the Shares screens This section discusses creating shares from the Folders menu and is an overview of the procedures Complete details on the process of creating shares are included i...

Page 85: ...nformation click OK Managing Shares for a Volume or Folder Within the WebUI there are two access points to the same screens used to manage file shares While working with a folder in the Folders dialog boxes the administrator can create delete and modify shares for that folder While working with file shares in the Shares dialog boxes the administrator can create delete and modify shares and if nece...

Page 86: ...n the Share Management section for detailed procedural instructions on deleting file shares 4 To modify share properties select the share to modify and click Properties The Share Properties dialog box is displayed Because the screens are the same whether shares are managed through the Folders menu or the Shares menu the procedures are only documented once See Moifying Share Properties in the Share...

Page 87: ...is object box at the bottom of the screen is checked the file or directory inherits permissions from the parent directory In this case existing user and group permissions cannot be changed however additional users or groups can be added The center section of the Security tab provides a listing of permission levels When new users or groups are added to the permissions list select the appropriate bo...

Page 88: ...ect the desired user or group 2 Click View Edit 3 Check all the permissions that you want to enable and clear the permissions that you want to disable Enable or disable permissions by selecting the Allow box to enable permission or the Deny box to disable permission If neither box is selected permission is automatically disabled Figure 45 illustrates the View Edit screen and some of the permission...

Page 89: ...it the current folder permissions by default Another area of the Advanced Access Control is the Auditing tab Auditing allows you to set rules for the auditing of access or attempted access to files or folders Users or groups can be added deleted viewed or modified through the advanced Access Control Settings Auditing tab The Auditing tab dialog box is illustrated in Figure 46 Figure 46 Access Cont...

Page 90: ... Auditing Entry screen that is displayed Figure 48 Auditing Entry dialog box for folder name NTSF Test 7 Select the desired Successful and Failed audits for the user or group as shown in Figure 48 8 Click OK Note Auditing must be enabled to configure this information Use the local Computer Policy Editor to configure the audit policy on the NAS 1000s ...

Page 91: ...ship you gain access to the files and then manually apply the appropriate security configurations Figure 49 illustrates the Owner tab Figure 49 Access Control Settings Owner tab dialog box for folder name NTSF Test The current owner of the file or folder is listed at the top of the screen To take ownership 1 Select the appropriate user or group from the Change owner to list 2 If it is also necessa...

Page 92: ... having too many shares of a very specific nature or of having very few shares of a generic nature For example shares for general usage are easier to set up in the beginning but can cause problems later Frequently a better approach is to create separate shares with a specific purpose or group of users in mind However creating too many shares also has its drawbacks Take care to avoid creating share...

Page 93: ...y for shares on the device Note Share permissions and file level permissions are implemented separately It is possible for files on a file system to have different permissions from those applied to a share When this situation occurs the file level permissions override the share permissions Comparing Administrative Hidden and Standard Shares CIFS supports both administrative shares and standard sha...

Page 94: ...oes not support exporting a child folder when its parent folder has already been exported An NFS client can access a child folder by selecting the parent folder and then navigating to the child folder If strict cross platform compatibility is an administration goal CIFS must be managed in the same way Do not share a folder through CIFS if the parent folder is already shared Managing Shares Shares ...

Page 95: ...e Protocol specific tabs are available to enter sharing and permissions information for each sharing type See Modifying Share Properties for detailed information on these tabs 3 After entering all share information click OK Deleting a Share Caution Before deleting a share warn all users to exit that share and confirm that no one is using the share To delete a share 1 From the Shares menu click Del...

Page 96: ...ppropriate boxes and then click the corresponding tabs CIFS Sharing NFS Sharing FTP Sharing Web Sharing HTTP NetWare Sharing NCP AFP AppleTalk Sharing Each of these tabs is discussed in the following paragraphs 3 After all share information has been entered click OK The Share menu is displayed again CIFS Sharing From the CIFS Sharing tab of the Share Properties dialog box 1 Enter a descriptive Com...

Page 97: ...ith read only data or run from the network applications File sharing is not ensured Open files are automatically downloaded and made available when working offline Older copies are automatically deleted to make room for newer more recently accessed files Figure 52 Share Properties dialog box CIFS Sharing tab 3 Enter Permissions information The Permissions box lists the currently approved users for...

Page 98: ... display box and then select the appropriate access methods from the Type of access drop down box at the bottom of the screen 4 After all NFS sharing information is entered either click the next Sharing tab or click OK FTP Sharing From the FTP Sharing tab of the Create a New Share dialog box 1 Select the read and write access permissions that are allowed and indicate whether visits should be writt...

Page 99: ...for this share To add a new user or group either select a user or group from the box at the bottom right of the screen or manually enter the user or group name in the Add a user or group box Then click Add That user or group is added to the Permissions box To remove access to a currently approved user or group select the user or group from the Permissions box and then click Remove To indicate the ...

Page 100: ...lick Install The Select Network Component Type dialog box is displayed Figure 55 is an example of the Select Network Component Type dialog box Figure 55 Local Area Connection Properties page Install option 3 Select Protocol and click Add 4 Select AppleTalk Protocol and click OK Installing Windows NT Services for Macintosh To install Windows NT Services for Macintosh 1 Select Maintenance from the W...

Page 101: ...r all AFP AppleTalk Sharing information is entered either click the next Sharing tab or click OK Protocol Parameter Settings As previously mentioned the NAS 1000s supports the following protocols CIFS NFS FTP HTTP NCP NetWare AFP AppleTalk This section discusses the parameter settings for each protocol type To access and enter protocol parameter settings 1 From the Shares menu select Sharing Proto...

Page 102: ... a network UNIX and NFS are discussed in Chapter 6 UNIX File System Management Some of the NFS protocol settings include Async Sync Settings Locks Client Groups User and Group Mappings FTP Protocol Settings Three tabs are presented in the FTP Protocol Properties dialog box Logging Anonymous Access and Messages Within these tabs Logging Enable logging Anonymous Access Enable anonymous access Messag...

Page 103: ...r and Share Management 103 NAS 1000s Administration Guide AFP AppleTalk Protocol Settings Several parameters can be set for AFP shares including Welcome message Security settings Limits on number of sessions ...

Page 104: ...Folder and Share Management 104 NAS 1000s Administration Guide ...

Page 105: ...omponents are included in the NAS 1000s Server for NFS User Name Mapping Telnet and Remote Shell Services Password Synchronization The following topics are described in this chapter Network File System Server for NFS Authenticating User Access Indicating the Computer to Use for the NFS User Mapping Server Logging Events Installing NFS Authentication Software on the Domain Controller NFS File Share...

Page 106: ...n the remote machine Make the administration as easy as possible The remote file system connects to the local machine in the same manner that a local file system does The administrator is able to add a remote file system in the same manner as adding another hard drive or external storage Focus exclusively on file system operations The file system is used only for exporting file systems to remote m...

Page 107: ...y the NFS server The server accepts the presented credentials as valid and correct If the NFS server does not have a corresponding UID or GID or if the administrator has set other conditions to filter out the user a process called squashing takes effect Squashing is the conversion of an unknown or filtered user to an anonymous user This anonymous user has very restricted permissions on the system ...

Page 108: ...lude events logged and log file size See the online SFU help for more information 1 Use Terminal Services to access the NAS Management Console click File Sharing Services for UNIX Server for NFS Click the Logging tab 2 To log events to the event viewer application log click the check box for Log events to event log 3 To log selected event types click the check box for Log events in this file on th...

Page 109: ...ctory containing sfucustom msi c Double click the file to open it Windows Installer is opened Note If the domain controller being used does not have Windows Installer installed locate the file InstMSI exe on the SFU directory and run it After this installation the Windows Installer program starts when opening sfucustom msi d Click Next when the Welcome screen is displayed e Enter the User name and...

Page 110: ...gement and duplicated below Complete share management is performed through the Shares menu option of the WebUI Tasks include Creating a new share Deleting a share Modifying share properties Each of these tasks is discussed in this section Creating a New Share To create a new NFS file share 1 From the WebUI main menu select the Shares directory and then select the Shares option The Shares dialog bo...

Page 111: ...and the system will create the folder at the same time it creates the share 3 Select the NFS Sharing tab to enter NFS specific information See Modifying Share Properties for information on this tab 4 After all share information is entered click OK Deleting a Share Caution Before deleting a share warn all users to exit that share Then confirm that no one is using the share To delete a share 1 From ...

Page 112: ...on Guide Figure 60 Share Properties dialog box General tab The name and path of the selected share is displayed 2 To enter or change client protocol information check the UNIX NFS client type box and then click the NFS Sharing tab Figure 61 NFS Sharing tab ...

Page 113: ...Map the UNIX root user to the Windows user Administrator Also map the group that this UNIX root belongs to to the Windows group Administrator Read write Root Use this permission to allow clients to read or write to the share Use this permission to assign administrative access to the share This will allow the client computer to have root access to the NFS share Map the UNIX root user to the Windows...

Page 114: ... NFS Properties dialog box select Shares Sharing Protocols Then select the NFS Protocol radio button and click Properties The NFS Properties menu is displayed Figure 62 NFS Sharing Protocols menu NFS properties include Async Sync Settings Locks Client Groups User and Group Mappings Settings for asynchronous synchronous writes and service locks are discussed together in the following paragraphs of ...

Page 115: ...Async Sync Settings The NFS Async Sync Settings dialog box is displayed 3 Select the desired write setting The default setting is Synchronous writes Note Using synchronous writes allows for greater data integrity Asynchronous writes will increase performance but will reduce data integrity as the data is cached before being written to disk Figure 63 NFS Async Sync Settings dialog box NFS Locks NFS ...

Page 116: ...g box All clients that have locks on system files are listed in the Current locks box 3 To manually clear locks that a client has on files select the client from the displayed list and then click OK 4 To indicate the amount of time after a system failure that the locks are kept active enter the number of seconds in the Wait period box The NAS 1000s keeps the locks active for the specified number o...

Page 117: ...If the client group is given the same name as a client the client is obscured from the view of the server For example assume that a client d4 exists If a client group called d4 is created permissions can no longer be assigned to just the client d4 Any reference to d4 now refers to client group d4 To manage NFS client groups 1 From the WebUI access the NFS Protocol Properties dialog box by selectin...

Page 118: ... Add The system adds the client to the displayed list of members 5 To remove a client from the group select the client from the Members box and then click Remove 6 After all clients have been added to the group click OK The NFS Client Groups dialog box is displayed again Deleting a Client Group To delete a group 1 From the NFS Client Groups dialog box select the group to delete and click Delete 2 ...

Page 119: ...d Current members of the group are listed in the Members box Figure 68 Edit NFS Client Groups dialog box 2 To add a client to the group enter the client name or IP address in the Client name box and then click Add The client is automatically added to the Members list 3 To delete a client from the group select the client from the Members list and then click Remove The client is removed from the lis...

Page 120: ...th UNIX and Windows clients Because the files are stored in the native Windows NT file system the server has to map the UNIX users to Windows users to determine the user access level of the files Note User mapping is not designed to address existing user database problems in the existing environment All UIDs and GIDs must be unique across all NIS Network Information Service domains and all user na...

Page 121: ...ouble translation as illustrated in Figure 69 is sometimes necessary because some commands return user ID information For example if the NFS request issued was an ls al command the return listing of files contains user information the user and group that own the file The ls al command is a UNIX command It returns a long or full listing of all files Because this information is contained in a Window...

Page 122: ...is displayed 2 In the NFS Properties Menu select User and Group Mappings The User and Group Mappings dialog box is displayed There are four tabs in the User and Group Mappings dialog box General information Sets the mapping information source which is either NIS or password and group files Simple Mapping Indicates whether simple mappings are being used Explicit User Mapping Lists exceptional user ...

Page 123: ...name of the group file 3 After this basic information is entered click OK Simple Mapping Simple or implicit mapping is the first level of user name mapping In simple mode user and group names that match exactly in name are automatically equated While simple mappings are the most easily managed and are the most forthright type of map security problems can arise For example if a UNIX user is coincid...

Page 124: ...r most users and then using advanced mappings for the users with unique names on the different systems Alternatively simple mapping can be disabled completely relying solely on explicit mappings Explicit mappings create the most secure mapping environment Security issues seen in simple mappings do not exist in explicit mappings Explicit user mappings specifically correlate two users together thus ...

Page 125: ...ox at the bottom of the screen Repeat this process until all desired users have been mapped 4 To map multiple Windows users to one UNIX user one of the mapped Windows users must be set as the primary mapping To indicate which user map is the primary mapping highlight the desired map in the Explicitly mapped users box and then click the Set Primary button 5 To delete a map highlight the map in the ...

Page 126: ...s process until all desired groups have been mapped 4 To map multiple Windows groups to one UNIX group one of the Windows groups must be set as the primary mapping Therefore to indicate which group map is the primary mapping highlight the desired map in the Explicitly mapped groups box and then click the Set Primary button 5 To delete a map highlight the map in the Explicitly mapped groups box and...

Page 127: ...up in the File path and name field or click Browse to locate the file Note If the file is being created for the first time follow these steps 1 Browse to the target directory 2 Right click in the file listing pane select New Text Document Enter a name for the file and then press Enter 3 Double click the new file to select it 4 Click Backup Restoring User Mappings User mappings can be restored usin...

Page 128: ...ervices to log in to the NAS 1000s and access the command line interface mapadmin list all 5 On the Linux UNIX system use the mapped user to create a file a As the root user mount the share mount t nfs nfs server IP address nfs share mount point b Log in as a mapped user c Change directories to the mount point directory d Create the file as the mapped user example file1 6 Verify that the same perm...

Page 129: ... Services Using Telnet Server Telnet is a UNIX command line utility The Telnet service is included on the NAS 1000s but by default it is not activated To use Telnet services see the information in the Remote Access Methods and Monitoring chapter Using Remote Shell Service The Remote Shell is a UNIX method for allowing UNIX users to run commands remotely It can be used in a fashion similar to Telne...

Page 130: ... Synchronization on all domain controllers to ensure consistent synchronization of the Domain and the UNIX passwords Ensure consistent password policies If you are providing Windows to UNIX password synchronization make sure the Windows password policy is as restrictive in all areas as the UNIX policy Failure to ensure that password policies are consistent may result in synchronization failure Avo...

Page 131: ...ce is a service residing on the NFS server The service does not have to be on the same server as the NFS server but the service is included on each NAS 1000s device The password synchronization service detects updates on the Windows NT side and transmits the changes to the target UNIX machines as specified in the service configuration To access the password synchronization module on the NAS device...

Page 132: ...ation should be installed by itself Core SFU components are not needed to install the service on a domain controller Note This procedure does not install SFU Caution Before installing password synchronization be sure to close all applications and notify connected users that the server is rebooting To install Password Synchronization without NFS Authentication Tools on a domain controller 1 Allow t...

Page 133: ... msi ADDLOCAL PasswdSync SFUDIR C SFU OEMINSTALL TRUE SOURCELIST Z l v temp sfusetup log q 5 Restart the domain controller The domain controller must be restarted manually after installing the password synchronization If the domain controller is not restarted password synchronization will not run correctly Customizing Password Synchronization Use Default to select password synchronization settings...

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Page 135: ...int server administration by making the NAS 1000s emulate a NetWare file and print server FPNW eases the addition of the NAS 1000s into a mixed infrastructure by providing a NetWare user interface UI to a Windows 2000 based server administrators and users see their same familiar NetWare UI Additionally the same logon for clients is maintained without a need for any client configuration changes Thi...

Page 136: ... solutions NetWare asp Note The printing capabilities of File and Print Services for NetWare are not supported on the NAS 1000s To install Services for NetWare 1 From the desktop of the NAS 1000s click Start navigate to Settings Network and Dial up Connections click Local Area Connection and then click Properties 2 Click Install The Select Network Component Type dialog box is displayed Figure 77 i...

Page 137: ... double click FPNW Figure 79 File and Print Services for NetWare screen 2 Enter an FPNW Server Name and Description This name must be different from the server name used by Windows or LAN Manager based clients to refer to the server If you are changing an existing name the new name will not be effective until you stop and restart File and Print Services for NetWare For example in Figure 79 the Win...

Page 138: ...o See users connected to specific volume and to disconnect users from a specific volume 6 Click Files to View open files and close open files Creating and Managing NetWare Users To use Services for NetWare the Novell clients must be entered as local users on the NAS 1000s Adding Local NetWare Users 1 From the NAS 1000s Console click the NAS Management Console icon click Core Operating System and t...

Page 139: ...ne of the screen and then click Properties 2 Select the NetWare Services tab Figure 81 NetWare Services tab 3 Select Maintain NetWare compatible login 4 Set other NetWare options for the user and click OK Note The installation of File and Print Services for NetWare will also create a supervisor account which is used to manage FPNW The supervisor account is required if the NAS 1000s was added as a ...

Page 140: ...formation is specific to NCP share management and is extracted from Chapter 5 Folder and Share Management and duplicated below Note NCP shares can be created only after Microsoft Services for NetWare is installed See the previous section Installing Services for NetWare for instructions on installing SFN Shares can be managed through the Shares menu option of the WebUI Tasks include Creating a new ...

Page 141: ...and the system will create the folder when it creates the share 3 Select the NetWare Sharing tab to enter NCP specific information See Modifying Share Properties for information on this tab 4 After all share information is entered click OK Deleting an NCP Share Caution Before deleting a share warn all users to exit that share Then confirm that no one is using the share To delete a share 1 From the...

Page 142: ...ect the share to modify and then click Properties The General tab of the Share Properties dialog box is displayed The name and path of the selected share are displayed Figure 83 Share Properties dialog box General tab 2 To enter or change client protocol information check the Novell NetWare client type box and then click the NetWare Sharing NCP tab ...

Page 143: ...That user or group is added to the Permissions box To remove access to a currently approved user or group select the user or group from the Permissions box and then click Remove To indicate the allowed access for each user select the user and then expand the Allow and Deny drop down boxes Then select the appropriate option 4 After all NetWare Sharing information has been entered click OK The Share...

Page 144: ...gement Console icon click File Sharing Shared Folders and then Shares 2 Right click Shares and then click New File Share The Create Shared Folder dialog box is displayed Figure 85 Create Shared Folder dialog box 3 In Folder to Share type the path of the directory to be shared 4 In Share Name type the name of the share Users will see this name 5 In Share Description type a description for the share...

Page 145: ...re 86 is displayed Figure 86 NetWare Basic Share Permissions dialog box 7 Select the appropriate permissions level If a custom permissions level is desired select the Customize share and folder permissions radio button and then click Custom The Customize Permissions dialog box is displayed Figure 87 is an illustration of the Customize Permissions dialog box ...

Page 146: ...ermissions dialog box Share Permissions tab 8 In the Share Permissions tab enter choose the appropriate permissions level for each user or group that is configured to have access to that share 9 To enter file system permissions select the Security tab The following dialog box is displayed ...

Page 147: ...s using the NAS Management Console To change share settings through the NAS Management Console 1 From the NAS 1000s Console select the NAS Management Console icon and then select File Sharing Shared Folders and Shares 2 In the details pane right click the desired share and then click Properties 3 Click the Share Permissions tab 4 To grant permissions to an additional group or user click Add select...

Page 148: ...stem 2 Share permissions are effective only when the share is accessed over the network 3 The group of permissions you set for the share applies equally to all files and subdirectories in the volume 4 Permissions on an NTFS share operate in addition to NTFS permissions set on the directory itself Share permissions specify the maximum access allowed ...

Page 149: ...mes from the factory with full remote manageability Several methods of remote access are provided Web based user interface Terminal services Telnet Server Enabling Telnet Server Configuring Telnet Server Remote Shell Daemon These options let administrators use interfaces with which they are already familiar ...

Page 150: ...n the URL field enter http your NAS 1000s machine name or IP address 3201 Extensive procedural online help is included in the WebUI Terminal Services The NAS 1000s supports Terminal Services with a license for two concurrently running open sessions Terminal Services provides the same capabilities as being physically present at the server console Use Terminal Services to access The NAS 1000s Consol...

Page 151: ...command net start tlntsvr Configuring Telnet Server To enter Telnet parameter settings access the Telnet Server user interface Use Terminal Services to go to the NAS Management Console Then select File Sharing Services for UNIX Telnet Server In the Telnet Server UI indicate the following Authentication information Auditing information Server Settings Sessions information Each of these topics is di...

Page 152: ...to access a command prompt or to run a command on another machine It can be used in a fashion similar to Telnet Server or can be used to directly invoke a remote command Be default the Remote Shell is not automatically started on the NAS 1000s The administrator will need to start this service by entering the following command net start rshsvc Note For security reasons each time the NAS 1000s is re...

Page 153: ... are three main considerations when developing a backup solution System environments Hardware options Software options System Environments In many departmental and workgroup situations it is common to connect a tape backup device directly to the NAS device using a SCSI connection In this scenario the server has exclusive use of the tape device HP has several tape solutions with wide industry accep...

Page 154: ...e If backup software is already being used on other servers the same software may be used to reduce the complexity and setup time of the backup solution Before purchasing backup software verify that it is supported on the chosen backup device Most backup software supports all types of backup devices and HP has done extensive testing and certification on many popular backup packages The administrat...

Page 155: ...nually change the tape Improved capacity because tape libraries include storage slots for additional tape cartridges Enough media can be loaded so that operations can continue overnight over the weekend or all week without intervention or tape changes Increased reliability because tapes are handled less and the human element of forgetfulness in changing tapes is eliminated Multiple Backup Devices ...

Page 156: ...vantage of these capabilities to maintain different media pools for full backups and incremental differential backups as well as archive media The retention time on each of these types of backup is different For example using differential backups on the same tape as for full backups causes the tape space to be wasted after the retention time for the differential data has passed Keep separate pools...

Page 157: ...tem is recorded in a consistent state where no changes occur during the backup Because snapshots are created in a matter of seconds and maintain a consistent view of the file system from that point on snapshots can drastically reduce the amount of time applications must be paused or shut down during backup operations The NAS device facilitates automatically creating snapshots at any given time Cau...

Page 158: ... recovery modules that may have been installed In general it is necessary to complete the following steps to fully recover from a disaster Power up the server using the secondary boot partition Backup the data using the installed backup application Use the QuickRestore process to reinstall the NAS 1000s system image Caution Performing a QuickRestore process will destroy all data on the server Make...

Page 159: ...x00000005 An exception occurred Action Save the system eventlog contact technical support 0x00000005 You do not have sufficient rights to the cache file directory Action Make sure you have full access to the cache file directory 0x00000005 The cache file specified is a directory instead of a file Action Give a full path and filename for the cache file 0x00000005 PSM was told to shut down Action Sa...

Page 160: ...o hold requested information Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0x000006F8 Invalid buffer address passed for I O Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0x80000005 Specified buffer size is too low Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0x8000001C PSM was stopped because the media of a device being PSM ed was changed Action Tak...

Page 161: ...fied buffer size is too small Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0xC0000034 Cache file name is invalid Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0xC000003A An invalid path was given for the cache file Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0xC000003B An invalid path was given for the cache file Action Save the system eventlog an...

Page 162: ...file size in Windows 2000 for NAS Disks Persistent Storage Manager or take schedule snapshots when fewer users are online 0xE0001006 The application tried to enable PSM without first calling Psm_Register Action Programmatically a program must register with PSM prior to sending it commands 0xE0001007 Invalid license code Action Contact vendor for a valid license 0xE0001008 Another application alrea...

Page 163: ... the snapshot has been deleted it cannot be accessed 0xE0001019 Object already exists Action Save the system eventlog and contact technical support 0xE000101A Specified path is a directory and not a file Action Provide a full path and filename 0xE000101B Invalid path was specified Action Ensure the CacheFile name is correct 0xE000101C The static volume was not mounted Action Look at the system eve...

Page 164: ...0x x Explanation x is the error that occurred Action Look up the error in this list and take the specified action 0xE0001028 The cache file is x full Snapshots have been deleted Explanation The oldest snapshots have been deleted Action In Windows 2000 for NAS Disks Persistent Storage Manager delete snapshots to make sure specific critical snapshots are not destroyed by mistake 0xE0001029 The maxim...

Page 165: ...ntact technical support 0xE0001038 A backup could not be started because a backup was already in progress Action None This is a status message only 0xE0001039 Canceled by user Action None This is a status message only 0xE000103A The restore of the multiple volume snapshot was disabled Action None This is a status message only 0xE000103B The volume does not have enough free cache to perform the res...

Page 166: ...PSM Error Codes 166 NAS 1000s Administration Guide ...

Page 167: ... cache changing size 50 clearing from system 45 deleting images 50 full 62 size 49 usage 49 caching automatic for documents 97 automatic for programs 97 manual for documents 97 CIFS add a new user or group 97 modify access 97 protocol settings 102 remove access 97 share support 93 sharing 96 CIFS administration 64 client groups adding NFS 118 deleting NFS 118 editing NFS 119 managing NFS 117 conve...

Page 168: ...scribed 135 installing 136 FTP protocol settings 102 sharing 98 G getting help 15 granule size rules 44 update utility 44 group names examples 65 managing 65 groups adding from a domain 72 adding local users 71 adding to permissions list 87 local adding 70 local deleting 70 local managing 69 local modifying properties 71 properties general tab 71 properties members tab 71 removing local users 72 H...

Page 169: ...tibility issues 93 deleting shares 111 file share creating 110 file sharing tests 128 group mappings 120 locks 115 modifying share properties 111 network protocols 106 protocol properties settings 114 protocol settings 102 sharing 98 user mapping server 107 user mappings 120 NIC teams See Ethernet NIC teams O offsite storage media 156 P passwords 130 modifying local user s 68 synchronization advan...

Page 170: ...urity auditing 89 file level permissions 86 ownership of files 91 services for AppleTalk installing 100 services for Macintosh installing 100 setup completing 28 e mail alerts 36 SFU commands 129 event logging 108 SFU described 106 shares administrative 93 AFP CIFS tab 96 creating new 84 94 creating new NCP 140 144 deleting 95 deleting NCP 141 FTP 98 managing 92 managing for a volume or folder 85 ...

Page 171: ...s 159 PSM known issues PSM known issues 62 U UNIX authenticating user access 107 converting ACL 121 group ID 107 remote shell 152 See also NFS Telnet Server 129 user ID 107 volume mount points 62 user access authenticating 107 user interfaces 23 users adding to permission list 87 local adding 67 deleting 67 managing 66 modifying properties 68 names managing 65 NetWare adding 138 enabling 139 V vol...

Page 172: ...Index 172 NAS 1000s Administration Guide ...

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