Dell PowerVault 701N Service manual

Dell™ PowerVault™ 701N
Administrator Guide

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XLIWSJX[EVIMWHMWXVMFYXIH-JYWIVW[MPPI GIIHXLIRYQFIVSJPMGIRWIW
]SYQYWXLEZIEVIEWSREFPITVSGIWWXSEWWYVIXLEXXLIRYQFIVSJTIVWSRW
YWMRKXLIWSJX[EVIGSRGYVVIRXP]HSIWRSXI GIIHXLIRYQFIVSJPMGIRWIW
8LIWSJX[EVIMWTVSXIGXIHF]9RMXIH7XEXIWGST]VMKLXPE[WERH
MRXIVREXMSREPXVIEXMIW=SYQE]QEOISRIGST]SJXLIWSJX[EVIWSPIP]JSV
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RSXVIRXSVPIEWIXLIWSJX[EVISVGST]XLI[VMXXIRQEXIVMEPWEGGSQTER]MRK
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PMQMXIH[EVVERX]KMZIW]SYWTIGMJMGPIKEPVMKLXW=SYQE]LEZISXLIVW
[LMGLZEV]JVSQNYVMWHMGXMSRXSNYVMWHMGXMSR
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QEXIVMEPWERHEPPGSTMIWXLIVISJ[MPPFIHIWXVS]IH8LMWEKVIIQIRXMW
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LEZIVIEHXLMWEKVIIQIRX]SYYRHIVWXERHMX]SYEKVIIXSFIFSYRHF]MXW
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Contents
Chapter 1 Installing the Dell™PowerVault™701N
On Your Network - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Connectors and Controls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Connecting Your Server to Your Network - - - - - - - - - 2
Turning On Your 701N- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Turning Off Your 701N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Assigning a Network Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
Windows® Computers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Macintosh® Computers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
For More Detailed Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4
Chapter 2 Using Your Dell™PowerVault™701N - - 5
Windows Users - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Windows®2000 or Me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Windows®95, 98, or NT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Macintosh Users- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Connecting From the Web- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Connecting from an NFS Mount (UNIX® systems only) - -8
Connecting from an FTP Application - - - - - - - - - - -8
Chapter 3 Customizing Your Dell™PowerVault™
701N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Using Quick Configure- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Changing the Disk Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Setting Up Security - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Defining PowerVault Users- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Configuring Microsoft Domain Security - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Assigning User Access to Network Shares - - - - - - - - - - 13

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Assigning Users Access to Files and Folders- - - - - - - - - - 14
Assigning File Ownership - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Assigning Disk Usage Quotas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Accessing the Server with Guest Privileges - - - - - - - - - - 16
Chapter 4 Managing Your Dell™PowerVault™
701N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Language Support For File And Folder Names - - - - - - 19
Using the Home Page - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Using the Administration Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Backing Up the PowerVault - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Windows®Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Macintosh®Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Novell®Networking Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
UNIX®Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Tips for Specific Network Environments - - - - - - - - - 22
Apple®Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Microsoft Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Novell Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
UNIX NFS Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Operating the 701N as a Web Server - - - - - - - - - - 24
Operating the 701N as an FTP Server - - - - - - - - - - 24
Managing the 701N with SNMP - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Technical Assistance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31
Obtaining Technical Assistance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31
Help Tools - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31
World Wide Web - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31
AutoTech Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
TechFax Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Automated Order-Status System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

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Technical Support Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Problems With Your Order- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Product Information- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit - - - - - 33
Before You Call - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Diagnostics Checklist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
Dell Contact Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
International Dialing Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Dell Contact Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Index - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51

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XLIJSPHIVWSR]SYVPSGEPLEVHHMWO
8LIHIJEYPXWIVZIVREQIMW()00RRRRRR[LIVIRRRRRRMWXLIWIVMEPRYQFIVJVSQ
XLIPEFIPSR]SYVYRMXJSVI EQTPI()00*SV2SZIPP
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2IX;EVI
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YWIVW
XLIWIVZIVREQIMW()00RRRRRR2;[LIVIRRRRRRMWXLIWIVMEPRYQFIV
-RKIRIVEP]SYGERYWIXLIJSPPS[MRKTVSGIHYVIWXSGSRRIGXXSXLI28LI
VIQEMRHIVSJXLMWGLETXIVHIWGVMFIWXLIWITVSGIHYVIWMRQSVIHIXEMP
To connect to the server using: Do this:
1MGVSWSJX
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;MRHS[W
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
1MGVSWSJX;MRHS[W1I
0SSOJSVXLIWIVZIVMR1]2 X[SVO
4PEG W-JXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW[IVI
RSXGLERKIHHYVMRKMRWXEPPEXMSRMX
[MPPETTIEVYRHIV;SVO+VSYT
1MGVSWSJX;MRHS[W28
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0SSOJSVXLIWIVZIVMR2 X[SVO
2 MKLFSVLSSH-JXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW
[IVIRSXGLERKIHHYVMRKMRWXEPPEXMSR
MX[MPPETTIEVYRHIV;SVO+VSYT
1EGMRXSWL
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'SRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIVYWMRKXLI
'LSSW V2 X[SVO&VS[W VSV
'SRR GXXS7 VZ V
;IFFVS[WIV )RXIVXLIWIVZIVREQISV-4EHHVIWW
MR]SYV;IFFVS[WIVWPSGEXMSRSV
EHHVIWWFS 
2*7 1SYRXXLIHIWMVIHWLEVIYWMRKXLI
WIVZIVREQISV-4EHHVIWW
*84 )RXIVXLIWIVZIVREQISV-4EHHVIWW
MR]SYV*84GPMIRXETTPMGEXMSR

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Windows Users
Windows®2000 or Me
8LI2WLSYPHEYXSQEXMGEPP]ETTIEVMR1]2 X[SVO4PEG WYRHIV;SVO+VSYT
MJXLIHIJEYPXWIXYT[EWEGGITXIHHYVMRKMRWXEPPEXMSR-JMXHSIWRSXJSPPS[XLIWXITW
HIWGVMFIHLIVI
 3RXLI7XEVXQIRYGPMGO7 EVGLERHXLIR*SV*MP WSV*SPH VW
 -RXLI7 EVGL6 WYPXW[MRHS[WIPIGX'SQTYX VW
 -RXLI7IEVGLJSV'SQTYXIVWHMEPSKFS 
IRXIVXLIWIVZIVREQIERHGPMGO7 EVGL
2S[
 ;EMXJSVXLIWIVZIVXSETTIEV]SYQE]RIIH
XSXV]EKEMREJXIVEJI[QMRYXIWMJ]SYLEZI
NYWXXYVRIHSRXLIWIVZIV
 (SYFPIGPMGOXLI2MGSRXSWIIEJSPHIV
XLEXVITVIWIRXWXLIRIX[SVOHMWOHVMZIW
2IX;EVIYWIVWEPWSWIIE7=7ZSPYQI
Windows®95, 98, or NT
8LI2WLSYPHEYXSQEXMGEPP]ETTIEVMR]SYV2IX[SVO2IMKLFSVLSSHYRHIV
;SVO+VSYTMJXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW[IVIYWIH-JMXHSIWRSXJSPPS[XLIWXITW
HIWGVMFIHLIVI
 3RXLI7XEVXQIRYGPMGO
*MRHERHXLIR'SQTYX V
 )RXIVXLIWIVZIVREQI
8LIHIJEYPXREQMRK
GSRZIRXMSRMWHIWGVMFIHSR
TEKI
 'PMGO*MRH2S[ERH[EMX
JSVXLI2XSETTIEV=SYQE]RIIHXSXV]
EKEMREJXIVEJI[QMRYXIWMJ]SYNYWXXYVRIH
SRXLIWIVZIV
 (SYFPIGPMGOXLI2MGSRXSWIIEJSPHIV
XLEXVITVIWIRXWXLIRIX[SVOHMWOHVMZIW
2IX;EVIYWIVWEPWSWIIE7=7ZSPYQI

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8SGSRRIGXXSXLI2
 7IPIGXXLI2IX[SVO&VS[WIV'LSSWIV
SV'SRRIGXXS7IVZIVJVSQXLI%TTP 
QIRY-RXLI'LSSWIVGPMGOXLI
%TTP 7LEV
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MGSR
 -J]SYYWI^SRIW[MXL%TTPI8EPO
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WIPIGX
XLIHIJEYPX^SRIMRXLI%TTPI8EPO
>SRIW
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PMWX
 7GVSPPXLVSYKLXLIPMWXSJWIVZIVWMRXLI
7 P GXEJMP W VZ VPMWXERHWIPIGX]SYV
2XLIRGPMGO3/
 ;LIREWOIHJSVEYWIVREQISV
TEWW[SVHGPMGO+Y WXXLIRGPMGO3/
 -RXLIWIVZIVHMEPSKFS WIPIGX7,%6)
SR( PPRRRRRR
 'PMGO3/XSQSYRXXLIWIVZIVSR]SYV
HIWOXST
Connecting From the Web
&]HIJEYPX]SYGERZMI[JSPHIVWERHJMPIWSRXLI2JVSQXLI;IF8SGSRRIGX
JVSQE;IFFVS[WIV
 8]TIXLIWIVZIVWREQISV-4EHHVIWWMR]SYVFVS[WIVW0SGEXMSRSV%HHVIWW
FS 
 4VIWW)RX V8LMW[MPPGSRRIGX]SYXSXLIWIVZIVW,SQ TEKI
8SFVS[WIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLIWIVZIVGPMGOXLI7,%6)PMRO%HHMXMSREPPMROW
ETTIEVMJ]SYEHHRIX[SVOWLEVIWEWHIWGVMFIHMRl%WWMKRMRK9WIV%GGIWWXS
2IX[SVO7LEVIWzSRTEKI -J]SYVIWXVMGXEGGIWWXSERIX[SVOWLEVI]SYQYWX
PSKMR[MXLXLIVMKLXTVMZMPIKIWXSFVS[WIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLIWLEVI
8MT -J]SYTPERXSYWI]SYV2EWE;IFWIVZIVLSWXMRKWXEXMG;IFGSRXIRX]SYGER
GYWXSQM^IXLIWIVZIVW,SQ TEKIERHGLERKISXLIV;IFVIPEXIHWIXXMRKW*VSQ
XLIWIVZIVW%HQMRMWXVEXMSRTEKIJMVWXGPMGO2 X[SVO7 XXMRKWERHXLIRGPMGO
; F-RWXVYGXMSRWEVIEZEMPEFPIXLVSYKLXLI, PTPMRO

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Connecting from an NFS Mount (UNIX®systems only)
8SGSRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIVYWMRKER2*7QSYRX
 *VSQEGSQQERHPMRIX]TI
QSYRXW VZ VCREQ WLEVICREQIHMVCTEXL PSGEPCQSYRX
[LIVIWIVZIVCREQIMWXLIREQISV-4EHHVIWWSJXLIWIVZIVWLEVICREQIMW
XLIREQISJXLIWLEVIXS[LMGL]SY[ERXXSQSYRXHMVCTEXLMWXLIHMVIGXSV]
TEXLERHPSGEPCQSYRXMWXLIREQISJXLIQSYRXXEVKIXHMVIGXSV]2SXIXLEX
XLIVIMWEWTEGIMRWIVXIHEJXIVXLIHMVIGXSV]TEXL
 4VIWW)RX V=SYEVIRS[GSRRIGXIHXSXLIWTIGMJMIHWLEVISRXLIWIVZIV
*SVQSVIHIXEMPWEFSYX[SVOMRK[MXL92-<2*72IX[SVOWWIIl92-<2*7
2IX[SVOWzSRTEKI 
Connecting from an FTP Application
8SGSRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIVYWMRK*84
 8]TIXLIWIVZIVWREQISV-4EHHVIWWMR]SYV*84TVSKVEQW0SGEXMSRSV
%HHVIWWFS 
8SGSRRIGXZMEEGSQQERHPMRIX]TIJXTWIVZIVCREQI
8SGSRRIGXZMEE;IFFVS[WIVX]TIJXTWIVZIVCREQI
[LIVIWIVZIVCREQIMWXLIREQISV-4EHHVIWWSJXLIWIVZIV
 4VIWW)RX V8LMWGSRRIGXW]SYXSXLIWIVZIVW*84VSSXHMVIGXSV]%PPWLEVIW
ERHWYFHMVIGXSVMIW[MPPETTIEVEWPMROWSVJSPHIVW
-J]SYVIWXVMGXEGGIWWXSERIX[SVOWLEVI]SYQYWXPSKMR[MXLXLIVMKLXTVMZMPIKIW
XSFVS[WIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLIWLEVI=SYGERRSXQEREKIJMPIWSVJSPHIVWMRXLI*84
VSSXHMVIGXSV]

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Dell™PowerVault™
701N
=SYGERYWI]SYV2MRMXWHIJEYPXGSRJMKYVEXMSRSV]SYGERGYWXSQM^IMXW
REQIHMWOGSRJMKYVEXMSRERHSXLIVJIEXYVIW
&]HIJEYPXRSWIGYVMX]VIWXVMGXMSRWEVIMRTPEGIJSVEGGIWWMRKXLIJMPIWERHJSPHIVW
[MXLMRERI[2%R]SRI[LSGERGSRRIGXXSXLI2JVSQXLIMVRIX[SVOSV
JVSQXLI-RXIVRIXGEREGGIWWER]SJXLIWIVZIVWJMPIW-J]SYEVIGSRGIVRIHEFSYX
XLIWIGYVMX]SJ]SYVJMPIWWIXYTYWIVWERHEGGIWWVIWXVMGXMSRW
9WIE;IFFVS[WIVXSIREFPIWIGYVMX]SR]SYV2ERHXSTIVJSVQSXLIV
QEREKIQIRXJYRGXMSRW*SVHIXEMPIHMRWXVYGXMSRWWIIXLISRPMRI, PT
w 'PMGOXLI8 GL7YTTSVX0MROXSKSXSXLI(IPP7YTTSVX;IFWMXI
=SYGEREP[E]WJMRHQSVIHIXEMPIHMRJSVQEXMSREFSYX]SYV2MRXLI8IGLRMGEP
6IJIVIRGI8SEGGIWWXLMWHSGYQIRXYWI]SYV;IFFVS[WIVXSSTIRXLI2
'(631
2SXI 8LIJMVWXXMQI]SYEGGIWWXLI 2JVSQE;IFFVS[WIV]SYEVIEWOIHXS
WIPIGX]SYVLSQIPERKYEKI
Using Quick Configure
 7XEVX]SYV;IFFVS[WIV
IRXIVXLIWIVZIVWREQISV-4
EHHVIWWMRXLI0SGEXMSRSV
%HHVIWWFS ERHTVIWW
)RXIVXSHMWTPE]XLI(IPP
4S[IV:EYPX22%7
,SQ TEKI
 3RXLI,SQ TEKIGPMGO
%HQMRMWXVEXMSR
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 ;LIREWOIHXSPSKMRIRXIV
%HQMRMWXVEXSVEWXLIYWIVREQI
ERHIRXIVXLI%HQMRMWXVEXSV
TEWW[SVHPIEZIXLITEWW[SVH
FPEROMJ]SYLEZIRSXGLERKIHMX
JVSQMXWHIJEYPX
 3RXLI%HQMRMWXVEXMSRQIRY
GPMGO5YMGO'SRJMKYV JSVXLI
MRMXMEPWIXYTTVSGIHYVI
 *SPPS[5YMGO'SRJMKYVIW
MRWXVYGXMSRWXSGYWXSQM^IXLI
WIVZIV*SVQSVIMRJSVQEXMSR
EFSYXXLIWIXXMRKWSRER]TEKI
GPMGOXLILIPTPMROSRXSTSJXLI
4S[IV:EYPX2%7,SQ TEKI
 ;LIR]SYGSQTPIXIXLIMRMXMEPWIXYTGPMGO*MRMWLXSETTP]]SYVGLERKIWERH
MJRIGIWWEV]VIWXEVXXLIWIVZIV
 %JXIV]SYGSQTPIXIXLI5YMGO'SRJMKYVITVSGIWW]SYQMKLX[ERXXSVIXYVRXS
XLI%HQMRMWXVEXMSRQIRYERHGLERKIXLIHMWOGSRJMKYVEXMSRSVWIXYT
WIGYVMX]8LIVIQEMRHIVSJXLMWGLETXIVHIWGVMFIWLS[XSHSWS
Changing the Disk Configuration
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2SXI -J]SY[ERXXSGLERKIXLIHMWOGSRJMKYVEXMSRHSWSFIJSVI]SYWXSVIJMPIWSR
XLIWIVZIVFIGEYWIGLERKMRKXLIGSRJMKYVEXMSR[MPPIVEWIEPPHEXEWXSVIHSR
XLIHMWOHVMZIW
&]HIJEYPXXLIX[SHMWOHVMZIWSRE(IPP4S[IV:EYPX2EVIGSQFMRIHMRXSE
WMRKPIPEVKIVHMWOSVHMWOEVVE]8LMWGSRJMKYVEXMSRMWGEPPIHHMWOWXVMTMRKSV
6%-( ;LIR]SYGSRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIV]SYWIIEWMRKPIHMWO8LMWGSRJMKYVEXMSR
TVSZMHIWXLIFIWXTIVJSVQERGIFYXHSIWRSXTVSXIGX]SYVHEXEJVSQHMWOJEMPYVI
=SYQE][ERXXSGSRJMKYVI]SYVHMWOWHMJJIVIRXP]
w =SYGERGSRJMKYVIIEGLHMWOEWERMRHMZMHYEPYRMX[LMGLRIX[SVOYWIVWGER
EGGIWWEWERMRHITIRHIRXWXSVEKIHIZMGI
w 8STVSXIGX]SYVHEXEJVSQHMWOJEMPYVI]SYGERYWISRIHMWOXSHYTPMGEXIXLI
HEXEWXSVIHSRXLISXLIVHMWO8LMWGSRJMKYVEXMSRMWGEPPIHHMWOQMVVSVMRKSV
6%-( -RXLMWGSRJMKYVEXMSRMJEHMWOJEMPWXLIVIQEMRMRKHMWOEYXSQEXMGEPP]
XEOIWSZIVERHXLIWIVZIVGSRXMRYIWSTIVEXMRK[MXLSYXMRXIVVYTXMSRSVPSWWSJ
HEXE
Setting Up Security
7IGYVMX]VIWXVMGXMSRWGSRXVSP[LSGEREGGIWWXLIJMPIWERHJSPHIVWWXSVIHSRXLI
WIVZIV
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