Dell PowerVault NX3100 Service manual

Dell PowerVault
Network Attached Storage
(NAS) Systems
Administrator’s Guide
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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August 2010 Rev. A01
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Contents 3
Contents
1Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What's in This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating System Editions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Supported Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Configurations Pre-Installed on Your System . . . . . . . 8
Roles and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Initial Configuration of
Your NAS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuring Your Storage System Using
Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Configuring Your NAS System . . . . . . . . . 13
Server Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Share and Storage Management. . . . . . . . . . 15
File Server Resource Manager. . . . . . . . . . . 15
Storage Report Management . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Disk Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Distributed File System Management . . . . . . . 16
Group Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windows Server Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4 Managing Your NAS System . . . . . . . . . 19
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator . . . . . . . . 19
Integrated Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote Desktop for Administration . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Remote Desktop Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5 Updating Your NAS System . . . . . . . . . . 23
6 Reinstalling the NAS
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7 Using Your NAS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating Server Message Block Shares . . . . . . . . 27
NFS Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Identity Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating the NFS Share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Creating Quotas and File Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Creating a New Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Managing a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Extending a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Shrinking a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Deleting a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Enabling or Disabling SIS on a Volume . . . . . . . . . 46
Enabling SIS on a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Disabling SIS on a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Enabling Shadow Copies of Shared Folders . . . . . . 47
Enabling and Configuring Shadow
Copies of Shared Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Performing Backup of Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Accessing the Microsoft Windows
Server Backup Snap-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Choosing Volumes to Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Choosing a Storage Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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6Contents
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Overview 7
1
Overview
Dell Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems run the Microsoft Windows
Storage Server 2008 operating system, which provides a user interface for:
• Initial system configuration
• Unified storage appliance management
• Simplified setup
• Management of storage and shared folders
Windows Storage Server 2008 is specially tuned to provide optimal
performance for NAS. It provides enhancements in share and storage
management scenarios, as well as integration of storage appliance
management components and functionality.
What's in This Release
Windows Storage Server 2008 provides an efficient and unified file
management by extending and consolidating the management interface. This
includes the following features and functionalities:
• File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) provides support for performing
additional administration tasks.
NOTE: FSRM is not available on Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Edition.
• Share and Storage Management is a snap-in that allows for the
provisioning of shares.
• Services for Network File System (NFS) is a feature that enables NFS
systems to access files on the NAS system.
NOTE: NFS is not available on Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Edition.
• Remote Desktop for Administration provides a Windows Server Remote
Administration applet that enables browser-based remote access to the
management console from non-Microsoft clients.
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• Single Instance Storage (SIS) improves remote management up to 20
volumes per server. It also supports unSIS or removal of SIS from a
volume.
NOTE: SIS is not available on Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup and
Basic Editions.
Operating System Editions
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Basic Edition, x64
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Workgroup Edition, x64
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Standard Edition, x64
Supported Systems
• Dell PowerVault NX200
• Dell PowerVault NX300
• Dell PowerVault NX3000
• Dell PowerVault NX3100
Configurations Pre-Installed on Your System
Roles and Services
• File Services —manages shared folders and allows users access to files on
your system from the network.
•
FSRM —allows users to generate reports, configure quotas, and define file
screening properties.
•
SIS —reduces storage space by consolidating duplicate files on your storage
system.
NOTE: SIS is not available on Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup and
Basic Editions.
•PrintServices
• Web Server (IIS) —provides the following features:
–
WebRDP —allows systems running Windows or any other operating
system to access the system using a web browser.
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– Utility Share —allows you to view system documentation locally or
from a remote system using a web browser.
• Remote Desktop
•SNMPServices
• SNMP Service and WMI Provider
• Windows Server Backup —allows backup and recovery of operating system,
applications, and data. Backups can be scheduled to run once, daily, and
weekly.
•FirewallPorts
NOTE: The Dell PowerVault NAS software automatically opens certain
firewall ports on your system. These ports assist in the proper functioning of
the NAS system and are checked after every logon and boot operation.
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10 Overview
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