Dell PowerVault NX1950 Quick start guide

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Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 Systems
Upgrading Your Operating System
升级操作系统
升級作業系統
Mise à niveau du système d'exploitation
Upgrade des Betriebssystems
OS のアップグレード
운영 체제 업그레이드
Actualización del sistema operativo

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Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 Systems
Upgrading Your Operating System

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Contents 3
Contents
Upgrading Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Upgrading to Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Activating Your Windows License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Upgrading the Dell Integrated Solution Software
Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Updating the SAS 5/E Adapter Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Updating the Dell PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager . . . . . 14
Updating the VDS/VSS Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Updating Firewall Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Updating the Dell Storage Initialization Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Upgrading the Dell|EMC SAN Gateway
Solution Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting Up a Cluster Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4Contents

Upgrading Your Operating System 5
The Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 storage solution consists of multiple
components. You must perform a series of steps to upgrade the solution
from a single-node to a multiple-node cluster solution. This document
provides the steps required to upgrade the operating system from
Microsoft®Windows®Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Standard Edition
to Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition. It also includes instructions on how to update Dell solution
software components to support a cluster solution.
The following topics are covered in this document:
• Upgrading Your Operating System
• Upgrading the Dell Integrated Solution Software Components
• Upgrading the Dell|EMC SAN Gateway Solution Software
Components
• Setting Up a Cluster Configuration
NOTE: To enable a cluster solution, you must upgrade to Windows Unified Data
Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. For information on setting up a cluster,
see the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Cluster Systems Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you upgrade the operating system on each
cluster node before setting up the a cluster solution.
Upgrading Your Operating System
NOTICE: When you upgrade your operating system by following the procedures
in this section, only the Windows components will be upgraded. To upgrade the
Dell solution software components, see "Upgrading the Dell Integrated Solution
Software Components" on page 12. If you upgrade your operating system by
booting from the operating system DVD, a clean installation will occur and all
the operating system data will be lost.
Microsoft provides an upgrade path for your operating system software.
The PowerVault NX1950 storage system supports both Windows Unified
Data Storage Server 2003, Standard Edition and Windows Unified Data
Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. The upgrade kit purchased from
Dell includes the upgrade license for Windows Unified Data Storage
Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. The Windows Unified Data Storage
Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports the cluster solution.

6Upgrading Your Operating System
NOTE: The terms Microsoft Windows Server®2003, Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, and Windows
Unified Data Storage Server 2003 may be used interchangeably during the
upgrade procedure, on the System Properties window, and other areas within
the operating system. This configuration is as designed by Microsoft. Refer to
the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) to determine the edition of the installed
operating system.
Upgrading to Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition
Contact your Dell sales representative to obtain an upgrade kit.
Each upgrade kit is shipped with a new operating system media and a new
COA label. Remove the COA label from the upgrade kit and place the
label on your Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Standard
Edition label located on the PowerVault NX1950 system.
NOTE: Before upgrading your operating system, Dell recommends that
you back up the data on your system completely.
To upgrade your operating system, perform the following steps:
1
Turn on your system.
2 When prompted, log in to Windows.
3 Locate the Product Key that is provided with the upgrade kit.
This information is required to upgrade your operating system software.
NOTE: The product key is located on the lower section of the COA.
For more information on the COA, see Definition of Terms for Microsoft
Software Owners located at www.dell.com/ostechsheets.
4 Insert the Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 DVD
into the DVD drive.
The DVD starts automatically and the
Welcome to Setup windows
appears.
NOTE: Do not restart your system and boot to the Microsoft Windows
Unified Data Storage Server 2003 x64 Edition DVD.
If the DVD does not start automatically:
a Open Windows Explorer.
b Locate the DVD drive.
c Right-click the DVD drive and click Autoplay .

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5 Select I nstall Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition .
6 In the Installation Type section, select Upgrade and then click Next .
7 The License Agreement window appears. Read the license agreement
and click
Next if you agree to the terms and conditions. The
installation will not proceed if you do not click
Next .
8 In the Product Key window, type the 25-character Product Key
and click
Next .
NOTE: The Product Key is located on the COA label that shipped
with your upgrade kit and is placed on your system.
9 When prompted, select Get Updated Setup Files and click Next .
NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete.
NOTE: You may be notified that Quick Fix Executables may not remain
resident as shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Setup
Your system restarts automatically after you click Next .

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10 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator .
After you login, the
Windows Server Post-Setup Security Updates
window may appear. Click
Finish .
11 The Dell PowerVault NX1950 Storage Initialization Wizard window
appears. Close this window.
The following message may also appear. If the message does not appear,
proceed to step 12.
MMC cannot open the file
C:\windows\system32\nas.msc. This may also be
because you do not have sufficient access rights
to the file.
This error occurs because the operating system upgrade procedure is
not complete. This error will be fixed after you complete the upgrade
procedures.
Click
OK to continue.
12 Browse to D:\cmpnents\R2 and run the setup2.exe file,
where
D:\ is the DVD drive.
NOTE: In the Explorer window, do not double-click the DVD icon.
This may restart the upgrade process.
The following message appears:
Windows Server 2003 R2 is installed on your
system. To continue and reinstall Windows Server
R2 files, click Yes. To exit Setup, click No.
13
Click Yes to continue.
The
Windows Server 2003 R2 Setup Wizard window appears.
14 Click Next .
15 In the Setup Summary window, review the setup parameters and
then click
Next .
The installation procedure continues, and the Windows Storage
Server 2003 x64 R2-specific files are copied to your system.
NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete.

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16 In the Completing Windows Server 2003 R2 Setup window, click Finish .
17 When prompted, click Yes to restart your system.
18 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator .
The Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 script runs and the Windows
Unified Data Storage Server 2003 R2 x64, Enterprise Edition
components are installed and configured on your PowerVault NX1950
storage system.
NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete.
19 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator .
20 In the Windows Server Post-Setup Security Updates window, click Finish .
The
Dell PowerVault NX1950 Storage Initialization Wizard window
appears. Exit from this window.
21 Install the following components from D:\ , where D: \ is the DVD drive.
• D:\cmpnents\feature_packs
• Iscsitarget.exe
• WindowsServer2003-KB919455-x64-enu.exe
• WindowsServer2003-KB919458-x64-enu.exe
• D:\cmpnents\R2\PACKAGES\VDS11\UPDATES
• Update.exe
NOTE: You must reboot the system after installing these files.
22 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator .
The Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 script runs and the Windows
Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition components are installed and
configured on your storage server.
NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete.
23 When prompted, log in to your system as Administrator .
24 Remove the Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 DVD
from the DVD drive.

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25 Install the required Microsoft hotfixes. For more information about
the hotfixes, see the
Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Support Matrix
on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com .
The operating system upgrade procedure is complete.
NOTE: Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 is an x64-based
version of the operating system. Ensure that you select the x64 version
of the hotfixes as supported by Microsoft. You may need to reboot the
system after installing the hotfixes.
26 Activate your operating system license with Microsoft within 30 days
to ensure continued access to the system. For information about
activating your Windows license, see "Activating Your Windows
License" on page 10. After activating the Windows license, you must
upgrade the remaining software components. For information about
upgrading the software components, see "Upgrading the Dell
Integrated Solution Software Components" on page 12.
Activating Your Windows License
NOTE: If you inserted the Product ID on the COA label during the installation
procedure, you must now activate your license with Microsoft.
NOTE: For more information on reinstalling your operating system,
see the document Dell PowerVault NX1950 systems Deployment Guide.
License activation technology is used to help prevent illegal software copies.
Dell systems that are preinstalled with the Windows operating system do not
require license activation. The need for activation is indicated by an Activate
Windows window and a corresponding icon on the task bar.
Windows license activation is required in the following cases:
• If your preinstalled windows Product ID is overwritten with the
Product ID on the COA label when you reinstall the operating system.
• If you are upgrading your system from one supported edition to
another supported edition.
Windows license activation is not required if you reinstall the operating
system using the operating system media kit that shipped along with your
system. Administrators are reminded at each login and at intervals of
30 days to complete the activation procedure. If license activation does
not occur after 30 days, the user is blocked from logging into the system.

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The system is functional and the services remain active. However,
the user must activate the license immediately after logon to continue
using the system.
To activate your license from the Administrator account, double-click the
Windows Activation icon on the task bar or run the following command
from the command prompt:
C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe/a
To activate Windows, perform one of the following procedures:
• Activating Windows Using the Internet
• Activating Windows Using the Phone
Activating Windows Using the Internet
1 Click Start → Run
2 In the Run window, type the following and press <Enter>:
C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe/a .
3 Select Yes, lets’s activate Windows over the Internet now
and then click Next.
The
Personal Registration window appears.
4 Enter your personal registration information and click Next .
The wizard establishes a connection with an activation system
and the processes the activation request.
Activating Windows Using the Phone
1 Click Start → Run
2 In the Run window, type the following and press <Enter>:
C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe/a .
3 Select Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative
to activate Windows
, and then click Next .
The system may take a few seconds to generate an installation ID.
4 Select the appropriate country to display the phone numbers that will
be used and call that number.

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5 Provide the representative on the phone with the installation ID.
The representative will give you a confirmation ID.
6 Type the confirmation ID in the required field to complete
the activation process.
For more information about Windows license activation and product
registration, see the Windows Server 2003 website at
www.microsoft.com/
windowsserver2003
.
Upgrading the Dell Integrated Solution
Software Components
The PowerVault MD3000 software must be updated to the latest version
to support the dual-node PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution.
The following components must be updated:
• Storage Attached SCSI (SAS) 5/E adapter driver
• PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager
• Virtual disk service (VDS)/volume shadow copy service (VSS) provider
• Firewall ports script
• Dell Storage Initalization Wizard
Table 1-1 lists the software components and the download paths.
Table 1-1. Download Path for Software Components
Software Component Location
SAS 5/E adapter driver
• Dell Support website at support.dell.com
• Dell PowerVault MD3000 Resource CD
PowerVault MD3000 Storage
Manager
• Dell Support website at support.dell.com
• Dell PowerVault MD3000 Resource CD
VDS/VSS provider Dell Support website at support.dell.com
Firewall ports script Dell Support website
at support.dell.com
Dell Storage Initialization
Wizard
Dell Support website
at support.dell.com

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Updating the SAS 5/E Adapter Driver
To update the SAS 5/E adapter driver, see the Dell PowerVault MD3000
Resource CD or the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
To update the SAS 5/E driver from the Dell Support website,
perform the following steps:
1
Open a web browser and go to support.dell.com .
2 Click Drivers and Downloads .
3 From the drop-down menu, select the Product Type as PowerVault
and
Product Model as MD3000 and click Go .
4 Select the operating system and click Find Downloads .
Locate the SAS 5/E adapter driver and download the driver to the system.
To update the SAS 5/E adapter driver from the Dell PowerVault MD3000
Resource CD, perform the following steps:
1
Insert the Dell PowerVault MD3000 Resource CD into the DVD drive.
The CD starts automatically
If the CD
does not start automatically:
a Open Windows Explorer.
b Locate the DVD drive
c Right-click the DVD drive and click Autoplay .
2 Select Install SAS 5/E Adapter Driver .
If SAS 5/E has already been installed from Windows Unified Data Storage
Server 2003, Standard Edition the Modify/Repair/Remove option appears
as shown in Figure 1-2. Select Modify.

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Figure 1-2. Dell SAS 5/E Adapter Driver -InstallShield Wizard
Updating the Dell PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager
To update the PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager, see the
Dell PowerVault MD3000 Resource CD or the Dell Support website
at support.dell.com.
To update the PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager from the Dell
Support website, perform the following steps:
1
Open a web browser and go to support.dell.com .
2 Click Drivers and Downloads .
3 From the drop-down menu, select the Product Type as PowerVault
and
Product Model as MD3000 and click Go .
4 Select the operating system and click Find Downloads .
Locate the PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager and download it
to the system.

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To update the PowerVault MD3000 Storage Manager from the
Dell PowerVault MD3000 Resource CD, perform the following steps:
1
Insert the Dell PowerVault MD3000 Resource CD into the DVD drive.
The CD starts automatically
If the CD
does not start automatically:
a Open Windows Explorer.
b Locate the DVD drive
c Right-click the DVD drive and click Autoplay .
2 Select Install MD3000 Storage Software .
The installation produces a warning as shown in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3. Overwrite Warning
3 Click OK .

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Updating the VDS/VSS Provider
The VDS provider is a critical component to the PowerVault NX1950
solution. To download the latest VDS provider, see the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com.
To update the VDS / VSS provider from the Dell Support website,
perform the following steps:
1
Open a web browser and go to support.dell.com .
2 Click Drivers and Downloads .
3 From the drop-down menu, select the Product Type as PowerVault
and
Product Model as NX1950 and click Go .
4 Select the operating system and click Find Downloads .
5 Download the SMprovider-WSx64-xx.xx.xx.xx.exe file
where
xx is the version number.
6 Run the SMprovider-WSx64-xx.xx.xx.xx.exe file.
NOTE: You must ensure that you download the x64 version
of the VDS / VSS provider.
The installation produces a warning as shown in Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4. Overwrite Warning
7 When this warning appears, click OK .

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Updating Firewall Ports
The firewall port exceptions must be updated from those set in Windows
Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Standard Edition to allow cluster
support. Dell has created a script to set the necessary port exceptions
to enable a cluster environment.
To download the latest script, from the Dell Support website perform
the following steps:
1
Download the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Firewall script batch file
from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com .
2 Run the DSIW-Firewall-xx.yy.zz.bat file,
where
xx.yy.zz is the version number.
Updating the Dell Storage Initialization Wizard
The Dell Storage Initialization wizard automates the configuration of
the PowerVault MD3000 storage array and is a critical component of the
PowerVault NX1950 solution. You can download the latest Dell Storage
Initialization wizard from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
To update the Dell Storage Initialization wizard from the Dell Support
website, perform the following steps:
1
Open a browser and go to support.dell.com .
2 Click Drivers and Downloads .
3 From the drop-down menu, select the Product Type as PowerVault
and
Product Model as NX1950 and click Go .
4 Select the operating system and click Find Downloads .
5 Download the Dell Storage Initialization wizard to a removable disk.
6 Insert the removable disk into the PowerVault NX1950 system and run
the file
PVNX1950.msi .
7 Select Close .
8 Reboot your PowerVault NX1950 system.
Your PowerVault NX1950 system is now fully upgraded to Windows
Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition along with
the required Dell solution software components.

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Upgrading the Dell|EMC SAN Gateway
Solution Software Components
To enable the Dell|EMC SAN Gateway solution as a cluster, you must
update the operating system to Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition. Along with updating the operating system, you must
perform the following:
1 Log in as administrator . Exit from the Dell Storage Initialization
wizard,
PowerVault NX1950 Configuration Tasks wizard, and
PowerVault NX1950 Management Console.
2 Download and run the following utilities located on the Dell Support
website at
support.dell.com :
a Dell Storage Initialization wizard
NOTE: When you are prompted to select either Repair or Remove,
select Repair.
b
Dell PowerVault NX1950 Firewall Script Batch File - Gateway
Enterprise
NOTE: Verify that the firewall in turned on.
Setting Up a Cluster Configuration
For information on setting up a cluster, see the Dell PowerVault NX1950
Cluster Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.