Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS80 User manual

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Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection
Solution Quick Start Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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your computer.
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and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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Contents 3
Contents
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Supported Systems Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locating the PowerVault System Model . . . . . . . 8
Obtaining Support Documents
and Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DPM Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rack Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting and Powering on the System . . . . . . . . 12
Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard,
Video Monitor and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Entering the Default Administrator Username
and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 13
Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cabling and Configuring Your Network Connection 14
Configuring TCP/IP Using DHCP (Default Setting) . 14
Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address . . . 15
Changing the Computer Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Domain Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Localizing Your System Using MUI . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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2 Configuring Your System Remotely . . . . 21
Special Administration Console (SAC) . . . . . . . . . 21
Accessing the SAC Command Prompt . . . . . . . 22
Remote Desktop Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote Web Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) . . . . . . . . . 24
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) . . . . . . . 25
3 Configuring DPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Running the Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Microsoft Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup . . . . 32
DPM Storage Pool Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DPM Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 License . . . . . 38
5 DPM Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing Protected System Prerequisite Software. . . 39
Deploying Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Protecting Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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6 DPM and Tape Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing Tape Drives and Tape Libraries. . . . . . . . 41
Using DPM with Tape Drives and Tape Libraries . . . . 41
7 Installing Dell OpenManage™ Server
Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8 Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating Your PowerVault System . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the Server Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Dell Update Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating DPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Dell Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hardware Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Software/DPM Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting the
PowerVault Data Protection Solution Wizard . . . . . 47
Other Documents and Resources You May Need . . . . 48
Microsoft Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Dell Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dell Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Getting Started 7
Getting Started
Introduction
Your Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution is preconfigured for quick
and simple deployment. Some configuration settings are unique to your IT
environment and must be entered upon initial use. This document provides
the information needed to configure the system for your specific IT
environment.
NOTE: Prior to deploying your system, review the Dell PowerVault Data Protection
Solution Information Update for the latest information.
NOTE: For documents referenced in this guide, see the Dell PowerVault Data
Protection Solution Quick Reference Guide at support.dell.com.
Supported Systems Information
The PowerVault Data Protection Solution is based on Microsoft®System
Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007, which is preconfigured to run
on a Dell PowerVault system. It is important to know your PowerVault system
model when you require support from Dell, install additional hardware, or
reinstall the PowerVault Data Protection Solution software. Dell
OpenManage™ system management applications recognize and report your
system model information.
Table 1-1. PowerVault Data Protection Solutions and System Models
Data Protection Solution System Model
PowerVault DP100 PowerVault 100
PowerVault DP500 PowerVault 500
PowerVault DP600 PowerVault 600

8Getting Started
The PowerVault Data Protection Solution name is located on the front of
your system.
Figure 1-1. PowerVault Data Protection Solution Tower System
Figure 1-2. PowerVault Data Protection Solution Rack System
Locating the PowerVault System Model
The PowerVault system model is available from the following locations:
• BIOS boot and configurations screens
• OpenManage
™ Server Administrator
• OpenManage
™ IT Assistant
• operating system
System Properties window (see Figure 1-3)

Getting Started 9
Figure 1-3. PowerVault System Model Identification on the System Properties Window
Obtaining Support Documents and Software Updates
Visit support.dell.com to obtain additional documentation or software
updates for your PowerVault system, including:
• BIOS updates
• firmware updates to the PowerVault system and internal peripherals
• device drivers
Locate the documents and software updates that apply to your system by
selecting your PowerVault system model (for example, PowerVault 500).
Then, choose your system model by either model, service tag, or from your
customized system list.

10 Getting Started
Figure 1-4. Model Selection via support.dell.com
Choose by Model
1 Click on Select Model .
2 Under Product Family , click Select Servers, Storage and Networking .
3 Under Product Line , click on PowerVault Storage .
4 Choose your system model.
Choose by Service Tag
NOTE: The service tag is a label attached to the side or back of your system that
includes a bar code and alpha numerics. When you enter your system’s service tag,
the system model is determined automatically.
NOTE: Dell recommends using this method when using support.dell.com.
1 Click on Enter a Tag .
2 Enter your service tag, then click Go .
Choose from Your List
You can maintain a list of systems you have purchased from Dell using the
Yo u r L i s t feature on support.dell.com. Once you have created an account and
entered the service tags for the systems that you own, you can choose your
model from that list.