HP ProLiant 300 Series Instruction Manual

HP ProLiant Storage Server administration
guide
Part number: Part Number: 378127–002
SecondEditionedition: (March2005)

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Contents
About this Guide . .................... 13
Intendedaudience.............................. 13
Prerequisites ................................ 13
Conventions................................. 13
Documentconventions.......................... 13
Textsymbols .............................. 13
Gettinghelp ................................ 14
HPtechnicalsupport........................... 14
HPstoragewebsite........................... 15
HPauthorizedreseller.......................... 15
1SystemOverview.................... 17
Productdefinitionandinformation ....................... 17
Serverhardwareandsoftwarefeatures................... 17
Productinformation ........................... 17
Productmanageability.......................... 17
Productredundancy........................... 18
Deploymentscenarios ............................ 18
Environmentscenarios ............................ 19
Workgroup............................... 20
Domain ................................ 20
Userinterfaces ............................... 20
Storageserverweb-baseduserinterface .................. 20
Storageserverdesktop.......................... 21
StorageServerManagementConsole................. 22
NICTeamSetup.......................... 22
2 Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion . . . . 23
Basicadministrativeprocedures ........................ 23
Settingthesystemdateandtime...................... 24
Shuttingdownorrestartingtheserver ................... 24
Viewingandmaintainingauditlogs .................... 25
UsingRemoteDesktop.......................... 154
ImproperclosureofRemoteDesktop.................. 27
Settingupe-mailalerts.......................... 27
Changingsystemnetworksettings..................... 28
Setupcompletion .............................. 29
Managingsystemstorage ........................ 29
Creatingandmanagingusersandgroups ................. 29
Creatingandmanagingfileshares .................... 30
ActivatingtheiLOportusingthelicensekey................. 30
SettingupEthernetNICTeams(Optional).................. 30
3DiskandVolumeManagement.............. 31
Storageserverswithconfigurablestorage .................... 31
Storageconfigurationoverview ...................... 32
Step1:Creatediskarrays...................... 33
Step2:Createlogicaldisksfromthearrayspace............ 33
Step3:Verifynewlycreatedlogicaldisks ............... 33
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Step4:Createavolumeonthenewlogicaldisk ............ 33
ArrayConfigurationUtility(SmartArray-basedstorageonly).......... 34
UsingtheACUtoconfigurestorage.................. 34
ACUguidelines .......................... 37
Managingdisksonconfigurablestorageservers............... 37
CreatinganewvolumeviatheWebUI................... 38
AdvancedDiskManagement....................... 40
Guidelinesformanagingdisks.................... 41
Volumespage ............................. 52
Managingvolumes......................... 43
Managingdisksafterquickrestore .................... 48
Storageserverswithpre-configuredstorage ................... 48
DiskManagementutility......................... 49
DiskManagementguidelines .................... 50
AdaptecStorageManager........................ 51
Volumespage ............................. 52
Schedulingdefragmentation.......................... 53
Diskquotas................................. 55
Enablingquotamanagement....................... 55
Settinguserquotaentries......................... 56
DiskPart .................................. 58
ExampleofusingDiskPart ........................ 59
4ShadowCopies .................... 61
Overview.................................. 79
Shadowcopyplanning............................ 61
Identifyingthevolume.......................... 62
Allocatingdiskspace .......................... 62
Convertingbasicstoragediskstodynamicdisks ............ 63
Identifyingthestoragearea........................ 63
Determiningcreationfrequency...................... 64
Shadowcopiesanddrivedefragmentation ................... 64
Mounteddrives ............................... 64
Managingshadowcopies........................... 65
Theshadowcopycachefile ....................... 67
Enablingandcreatingshadowcopies ................... 68
Viewingalistofshadowcopies...................... 69
Setschedules.............................. 69
Schedulingshadowcopies ..................... 69
Deletingashadowcopyschedule .................. 69
Viewingshadowcopyproperties ..................... 70
Disablingshadowcopies......................... 71
Managingshadowcopiesfromthestorageserverdesktop............. 72
ShadowCopiesforSharedFolders....................... 72
SMBshadowcopies........................... 73
NFSshadowcopies........................... 74
Recoveryoffilesorfolders ........................ 75
Recoveringadeletedfileorfolder..................... 75
Recoveringanoverwrittenorcorruptedfile ................. 76
Recoveringafolder ........................... 76
Backupandshadowcopies........................ 77
5UserandGroupManagement .............. 79
Overview.................................. 79
Domaincomparedtoworkgroupenvironments.................. 79
Userandgroupnameplanning ........................ 79
Managingusernames.......................... 79
Managinggroupnames......................... 80
Workgroupuserandgroupmanagement .................... 80
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Managinglocalusers .......................... 80
Addinganewuser......................... 81
Deletingauser........................... 82
Modifyingauserpassword ..................... 82
Modifyinguserproperties...................... 82
Managinglocalgroups ......................... 83
Addinganewgroup........................ 83
Deletingagroup.......................... 84
Modifyinggroupproperties ..................... 84
6Folder,Printer,andShareManagement .......... 87
Foldermanagement ............................. 87
Navigatingtoaspecificvolumeorfolder.................. 87
Creatinganewfolder.......................... 88
Deletingafolder ............................ 89
Modifyingfolderproperties........................ 89
Creatinganewshareforavolumeorfolder ................ 90
Managingsharesforavolumeorfolder .................. 91
Managingfilelevelpermissions...................... 92
Sharemanagement ............................. 98
Shareconsiderations .......................... 99
DefiningAccessControlLists ....................... 99
Integrating local file system security into Windows domain environments . . . . . 99
Comparing administrative (hidden) and standard shares . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Planningforcompatibilitybetweenfilesharingprotocols ........... 100
NFScompatibilityissues....................... 100
Managingshares............................ 100
Creatinganewshare........................ 133
Deletingashare.......................... 135
Modifyingshareproperties ..................... 135
Protocolparametersettings .......................... 106
DFSprotocolsettings .......................... 107
DeployingDFS........................... 107
DFSAdministrationTool ......................... 108
AccessingtheDFSnamespacefromothercomputers............. 109
SettingDFSsharingdefaults..................... 109
CreatingalocalDFSroot ...................... 110
DeletingalocalDFSroot ...................... 111
PublishinganewshareinDFS ...................... 111
PublishinganexistingshareinDFS .................... 113
RemovingapublishedsharefromDFS ................... 113
Storagemanagement............................. 114
Directoryquotas ............................ 115
Establishingdirectoryquotas ....................... 116
Filescreening................................ 117
Storagereports ............................... 118
Printservices(wherelicensed) ......................... 119
Configuringtheprintserver........................ 119
Removingtheprintserverrole .................... 121
Addinganadditionalprinter ....................... 121
Adding additional operating system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
InstallingprintservicesforUNIX...................... 123
HPWebJetadmin .............................. 123
7ServicesforNFS/UNIX ................ 125
ServerforNFS................................ 125
Authenticatinguseraccess ........................ 125
S4U2functionality ........................... 126
IndicatingthecomputertousefortheNFSusermappingserver . . . . . . . . 127
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Loggingevents ............................. 128
ServerforNFSserversettings....................... 129
Installing NFS Authentication software on the domain controllers and Active
Directorydomaincontrollers ....................... 130
InstallingSFU3.5fromCD........................ 131
UnderstandingNTFSandUNIXpermissions ................... 132
NFSfileshares ............................... 133
Creatinganewshare .......................... 133
Deletingashare.......................... 135
Modifyingshareproperties ..................... 135
AnonymousaccesstoanNFSshare.................. 137
NFSonly ............................. 138
NFSprotocolpropertiessettings ........................ 138
NFSasync/syncsettings......................... 139
NFSlocks............................. 140
NFSclientgroups .............................. 141
Addinganewclientgroup........................ 142
Deletingaclientgroup.......................... 143
Editingclientgroupinformation...................... 143
NFSuserandgroupmappings......................... 144
Typesofmappings ........................... 145
Explicitmappings ......................... 145
Simplemappings.......................... 145
Squashedmappings ........................ 145
Usernamemappingbestpractices .................... 146
Creatingandmanaginguserandgroupmappings.............. 147
Generaltab............................ 148
Simplemappingtab ........................ 148
Explicitusermappingtab ...................... 149
Explicitgroupmappingtab ..................... 150
Backingupandrestoringmappings .................... 152
Backingupusermappings...................... 152
Restoringusermappings ...................... 153
CreatingasampleNFSfileshare ....................... 153
RemoteAccess ............................... 154
UsingRemoteDesktop.......................... 154
UsingTelnetServer ........................... 155
UsingRemoteShellService........................ 155
Interix ................................... 155
Shells................................. 156
ProgrammingLanguages......................... 156
EnablingsetuidbehaviorforInterixprograms................ 156
8NetWareFileSystemManagement ........... 157
InstallingServicesforNetWare ........................ 157
ManagingFileandPrintServicesforNetWare.................. 158
CreatingandmanagingNetWareusers..................... 160
AddinglocalNetWareusers ....................... 160
EnablinglocalNetWareuseraccounts................... 160
ManagingNCPvolumes(shares)........................ 161
CreatinganewNCPshare........................ 162
ModifyingNCPshareproperties ..................... 164
9RemoteAccessMethodsandMonitoring......... 165
Web-baseduserinterface........................... 165
RemoteDesktop............................... 165
TelnetServer ................................ 165
EnablingTelnetServer.......................... 166
Sessionsinformation ........................ 166
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IntegratedLights-Outport........................... 166
Features................................ 167
Securityfeatures.......................... 167
ManageUsersfeature ....................... 167
ManageAlertsfeature ....................... 167
IntegratedLights-OutPortconfiguration................... 168
Using the Integrated Lights-Out Port to Access the Storage Server . . . . . 168
HPInsightManagerVersion7......................... 169
10ClusterAdministration ................ 171
Clusteroverview............................... 171
Multi-nodesupportbeyondtwonodes ................... 171
Clustertermsandcomponents......................... 172
Nodes................................. 172
Resources ............................... 172
Virtualservers ............................. 172
Failover ................................ 173
Quorumdisk.............................. 173
Clusterconcepts............................... 173
Sequenceofeventsforclusterresources .................. 173
Hierarchyofclusterresourcecomponents.................. 174
Clusterplanning............................... 175
Storageplanning............................ 176
Networkplanning............................ 176
Protocolplanning............................ 177
Preparingforclusterinstallation ........................ 178
Beforebeginninginstallation ....................... 178
UsingSecurePath............................ 178
UninstallingStorageManager ...................... 179
Checklistsforclusterserverinstallation................... 179
Networkrequirements........................ 180
Shareddiskrequirements ...................... 180
Clusterinstallation.............................. 180
Settingupnetworks........................... 181
Configuringtheprivatenetworkadapter................ 181
Configuringthepublicnetworkadapter ................ 181
RenamingtheLocalAreaNetworkicons................ 182
Verifyingconnectivityandnameresolution............... 182
Verifyingdomainmembership .................... 182
Settingupaclusteruseraccount ................... 182
AbouttheQuorumdisk....................... 182
Configuringshareddisks ...................... 183
Verifyingdiskaccessandfunctionality................. 183
Configuringclusterservicesoftware....................... 183
Creatingacluster............................ 183
Addingnodestoacluster ........................ 185
Geographicallydispersedclusters..................... 186
HP ProLiant Storage Server software updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Clustergroupsandresources,includingfileshares ................ 187
Clustergroupoverview.......................... 187
Node-basedclustergroups ..................... 187
Loadbalancing .......................... 211
Clusterresourceoverview ........................ 188
Fileshareresourceplanningissues..................... 188
Resourceplanning ......................... 188
Permissionsandaccessrightsonshareresources ............ 189
NFScluster-specificissues ...................... 189
Nonclusterawarefilesharingprotocols .................. 190
Creatinganewclustergroup....................... 190
Addingnewstoragetoacluster...................... 191
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Creatingphysicaldiskresources...................... 192
Creatingfileshareresources ....................... 193
SettingpermissionsforanSMBfileshare ............... 194
CreatingNFSshareresources....................... 196
SettingpermissionsforanNFSshare ................. 197
CreatingIPaddressresources....................... 198
Creatingnetworknameresources..................... 199
Basicclusteradministrationprocedures ..................... 200
Failingoverandfailingback....................... 200
Restartingoneclusternode........................ 201
Shuttingdownoneclusternode...................... 201
Poweringdownthecluster ........................ 201
Poweringupthecluster.......................... 202
Shadowcopiesinaclusteredenvironment.................... 202
Creatingaclusterprinterspooler........................ 203
ANICTeaming .................... 205
InstallingtheHPNetworkTeamingUtility .................... 205
OpeningtheHPNetworkTeamingUtility .................... 207
AddingandconfiguringNICsinateam..................... 207
Faulttolerance ............................. 210
Loadbalancing............................. 211
ConfiguringtheNICteamproperties ...................... 212
Renamingtheteamedconnection ..................... 212
Showingaconnectionicononthetaskbar ................. 212
ConfiguringtheTCP/IPprotocolonthenewteam .............. 212
Checkingthestatusoftheteam ........................ 214
NICteamingtroubleshooting ......................... 215
Index......................... 217
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Figures
1Storageserverdesktop ............................. 22
2Maintenancetab................................ 24
3DateandTimepage .............................. 24
4Shutdownpage................................. 25
5Logspage................................... 25
6RemoteDesktopsession ............................. 27
7Networktab.................................. 29
8Disksmenu—configurablestoragemodels ..................... 32
9ArrayManagementpage ............................ 35
10SystemsManagementHomepage ........................ 36
11ManageDiskspage—configurablestorageserver ................. 38
12Creatinganewvolume,page1......................... 39
13Creatinganewvolume,page2......................... 40
14DiskManagementutility ............................ 50
15Volumespage................................. 88
16ManageVolumespage............................. 44
17ExpandingaLUN(SmartArrayonly)....................... 45
18Extendingavolume(basicdisk) ......................... 46
19Extendingavolume(dynamicdisk)........................ 47
20Diskstab—mediumandsmallbusinessclass.................... 49
21DiskManagementutility ............................ 50
22 Adaptec Storage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
23Volumestab ................................. 53
24Settinguserquotas............................... 57
25Addnewquotaentry.............................. 57
26ShadowCopiespage ............................. 66
27Shadowcopiesstoredonsourcevolume ..................... 67
28Shadowcopiesstoredonseparatevolume .................... 67
29ShadowCopyPropertiespage ......................... 71
30AccessingShadowCopiesfromMyComputer................... 72
31ClientGUI .................................. 74
32Recoveringadeletedfileorfolder ........................ 76
33LocalUserspage ............................... 81
34CreateNewUserpage............................. 82
35UserPropertiespage.............................. 83
36LocalGroupspage .............................. 83
37CreateNewGrouppage,Generaltab ...................... 84
38GroupPropertiespage,Generaltab ....................... 85
39GroupPropertiespage,Memberstab....................... 86
40Volumespage................................. 88
41Folderspage ................................. 88
42CreateaNewFolderpage,Generaltab ..................... 89
43FolderPropertiespage,Generaltab ....................... 90
44CreateNewSharepage,Generaltab ...................... 134
45Propertiesdialogbox,Securitytab........................ 93
46AdvancedSecuritySettingsdialogbox,Permissionstab............... 94
47UserorGroupPermissionEntrydialogbox .................... 95
48AdvancedSecuritySettingsdialogbox,Auditingtab ................ 95
49SelectUserorGroupdialogbox......................... 96
50AuditingEntrydialogboxforfoldernameNTSFTest ................ 97
51AdvancedSecuritySettingsdialogbox,Ownertab................. 98
52CreateaNewSharepage,Generaltab ..................... 134
53SharePropertiespage,Generaltab ....................... 135
54SharePropertiespage,WindowsSharingtab ................... 103
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55SharePropertiespage,UNIXSharingtab..................... 104
56LocalAreaConnectionPropertiespage,Installoption................ 105
57FileSharingProtocolspage........................... 107
58DFSWin32GUI................................ 108
59DFSPropertiespage,Generaltab ........................ 110
60DFSPropertiespage,LocalDFSRoottab ..................... 111
61DFSshareexample .............................. 112
62DFSshareexample,mappeddrive........................ 113
63Uninstallstoragemanager ........................... 115
64DirectoryQuotaPoliciespage.......................... 117
65MicrosoftServicesforNFSscreen,Settingstab................... 128
66ServerforNFSscreen,Loggingtab........................ 129
67ServerforNFSscreen,ServerSettingstab..................... 130
68CreateaNewSharepage,Generaltab ..................... 134
69SharePropertiespage,Generaltab ....................... 135
70UNIXSharingtab ............................... 136
71NFSSharingProtocolspage .......................... 139
72NFSAsync/SyncSettingspage ......................... 140
73NFSLockspage................................ 141
74NFSClientGroupspage ............................ 142
75NewNFSClientGrouppage .......................... 143
76EditNFSClientGroupspage .......................... 144
77Mappingserver“ls-al”commandexample .................... 146
78UserandGroupMappingspage,Generaltab................... 148
79UserandGroupMappingspage,SimpleMappingtab ............... 149
80UserandGroupMappingspage,ExplicitUserMappingtab............. 150
81UserandGroupMappingspage,ExplicitGroupMappingtab............ 151
82UserNameMappingscreen,MapMaintenancetab ................ 152
83LocalAreaConnectionPropertiespage,Installoption................ 158
84InstallingFileandPrintServicesforNetWare ................... 158
85FileandPrintServicesforNetWaredialogbox................... 159
86NewUserdialogbox ............................. 160
87NetWareServicestab ............................. 161
88CreateVolumedialogbox ........................... 162
89AccessThroughSharePermissionsdialogbox ................... 163
90AddUsersandGroupsdialogbox........................ 163
91Storageserverclusterdiagram.......................... 172
92Clusterconceptsdiagram............................ 174
93UninstallStorageManager ........................... 179
94Clustertab .................................. 183
95Addinganewnode .............................. 185
96Clusterupdatetool............................... 186
97ClusterGroupspage.............................. 191
98ClusterResourcespage............................. 192
99Creatingafileshareresource.......................... 194
100ResourceparametersforSMBfileshare ..................... 195
101Setresourcepermissions............................ 196
102NFSShareResourceparameters ........................ 197
103SetNFSShareresourcepermissions....................... 198
104 Creating an IP address resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
105NetworkNameParameters .......................... 200
106InstallingNetworkTeaming .......................... 206
107NetworkTeaminginstallationcomplete ..................... 206
108HPNetworkTeamingutilityicon ........................ 207
109HPNetworkTeamingPropertiesdialogbox ................... 208
110NICProperties,TeamingControlstab,FaultTolerantoption............. 209
111HPNetworkTeamingdialogbox........................ 210
112NICProperties,TeamingControlstab,LoadBalancingoption............ 211
113NICTeamPropertiesdialogbox ........................ 213
114NICTeamTCP/IPPropertiesdialogbox..................... 214
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115NICTeamingstatus.............................. 215
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Tables
1Documentconventions.............................. 13
2WebUImainmenutabs ............................. 21
3Welcomescreencontents ............................ 21
4Diskstaboptions................................ 32
5ManageDisksoptions.............................. 38
6Volumespageobject/taskselector ........................ 43
7ManageVolumesoptions ............................ 44
8Diskstaboptions................................ 49
9Volumespageobject/taskselector ........................ 53
10CommonDiskPartcommands .......................... 59
11ShadowCopiesfields ............................. 66
12ShadowCopiestasks ............................. 66
13Groupnameexamples............................. 80
14CommandLineInterfaceCommandPrompts.................... 154
15Sharingprotocolclustersupport ......................... 178
16Powersequencingforclusterinstallation...................... 181
17NICTeamingTroubleshooting.......................... 215
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About this Guide
Intended audience
This book is intended for system administrators who are experienced with setting up and managing a
network server.
Prerequisites
Before beginning, make sure you consider the items below.
•KnowledgeoftheMicrosoft®Windows®StorageServer2003operatingsystem
•Knowledge of HP hardware
•Location of all documentation shipped with your server
Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
• Document conventions
•Textsymbols
Document conventions
This document follows the conventions in Table 1.
Table 1 Document conventions
Convention Element
Blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links
Bold Menu items, buttons, keys, tabs, and box names
Italics Text emphasis and document titles in body text
Monospace font User input, commands, code, file and directory
names, and system responses (output and
messages)
Monospace, italic font Command-line and code variables
Blue underlined sans serif font text
(http://www.hp.com)
Web site addresses
Text symbols
The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings:
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WARNING!
Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily
harm or death.
CAUTION:
Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment
or data.
IMPORTANT:
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help avoid problems.
NOTE:
Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information.
Getting help
If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access
our web site: http://www.hp.com.
HP technical support
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site:
http://www.hp.com/support/. From this web site, select the country of origin.
NOTE:
For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
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•Technical support registration number (if applicable)
•Product serial numbers
•Product model names and numbers
•Applicable error messages
•Operating system type and revision level
•Detailed, specific questions
HP storage web site
The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. From this web site, select the appropriate
product or solution.
HP authorized reseller
For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:
•In the United States, call 1-800-282-6672
•In Canada, call 1-800-863-6594
•Elsewhere, see the HP web site for locations and telephone numbers: http://www.hp.com.
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16 About this Guide

1SystemOverview
The HP ProLiant Storage Server products can be used in many types of computing environments, from
basic Microsoft Windows workgroups to complicated multiprotocol domains using DFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP,
and Microsoft SMB. The corresponding varieties of clients that can be serviced include any Windows,
UNIX, Linux, Novell, or Macintosh variant.
This chapter provides an overview of these environments and deployments and includes a brief
descriptions of the available user interfaces.
Product definition and information
The HP ProLiant Storage Server family of products includes enterprise class, as well as remote office or
small to medium business class solutions that provide reliable performance, manageability, and fault
tolerance.
NOTE:
The HP ProLiant Storage Server Installation Guide includes a chart to help users determine which features
discussed in this administration guide apply to a specific model.
Server hardware and software features
Refer to the HP ProLiant Storage Server QuickSpecs for a list of server hardware and software features
available on the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/go/proliant
Product information
The storage server provides performance gains over general purpose servers by integrating optimized
hardware components and specialized software. Integrating storage servers into the network improves
the performance of existing servers because storage servers are optimized for file serving tasks.
NOTE:
Each HP ProLiant Storage Server has been specifically designed to function as a network attached
storage server. Unless specifically authorized by HP, do not use the server software to support additional
applications or significant functionality other than system utilities or server resource management,
or similar software that you install and use solely for system administration, system performance
enhancement, and/or preventative maintenance of the server.
Product manageability
The storage server ships with the following utilities and features:
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•Rapid Startup Wizard—User friendly configuration utility that ensures easy configuration.
•Web-based user interface (WebUI)—Simple, graphical user interface that helps with
administration tasks.
•Ability to connect directly to the console.
•Insight Manager (not available on all models)—Monitors the operations of HP servers,
workstations, and clients. Insight Manager provides system administrators more control through
comprehensive fault and configuration management, and remote management.
•Integrated Lights-Out feature (not available on all models)—Provides remote access,
sends alerts, and performs other management functions, even if the operating system of the
host server is not responding.
Product redundancy
The storage server is specifically designed to perform file serving tasks for networks, using industry
standard components to ensure reliability.
Other industry standard features, such as redundant array of independent drives (RAID) and remote
manageability, further enhance the overall dependability of the storage server.
The clustering ability of select storage servers further ensures continuous data availability because data
being processed by one server transitions over to the other server in a failover situation.
Deploymentscenarios
Various deployment scenarios are possible. See the HP ProLiant Storage Server installation guide for
configurations. Typical application of storage servers include:
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•File server consolidation
As businesses continue to expand their information technology (IT) infrastructures, they must find
ways to manage larger environments without a corresponding increase in IT staff. Consolidating
many servers into a single storage server decreases the number of points of administration, and
increases the availability and flexibility of storage space.
•Multiprotocol environments
Some businesses require several types of computing systems to accomplish various tasks. The
multiprotocol support of the storage server 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 storage server to support
most file sharing protocols allows companies to continue to invest in file storage space without
concerns about obsolescence. For example, an administrator planning a future transition from
Windows to Linux can deploy the storage server with confidence that it can support both CIFS
and NFS simultaneously, assuring not only a smooth transition, but also a firm protection of
their investment.
•Remote office deployment
Frequently, branch offices and other remote locations lack dedicated IT staff members. An
administrator located in a central location can use the WebUI of the storage server, Microsoft
Terminal Services, and other remote administration methods to configure and administer all
aspects of the storage server.
•Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack deployment
The Feature Pack is available for select storage servers. The Feature Pack allows Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 databases and transaction logs to be stored on a storage server running
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003. A single storage server computer running the Feature
Pack can host the databases and transaction logs of up to two Exchange servers and up to
1,500 Exchange mailboxes.
The Feature Pack installs new components on both the storage server computer and Exchange
Server 2003. These components provide tools and services that allow Exchange databases and
transaction logs to be moved to a storage server computer, and they perform the necessary
configuration updates to give Exchange Server 2003 access to the remotely stored files.
Environment scenarios
The storage server is deployed in one of two security modes:
•Workgroup
•Domain (Windows NT® Domain or Active Directory Domain)
The storage server uses standard Windows user and group administration methods in each of these
environments.
Regardless of the deployment, the storage server integrates easily into multiprotocol environments,
supporting a wide variety of clients. The following protocols are supported:
•Distributed File System (DFS)
•Network File System (NFS)
•Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
•File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
•Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB)
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Workgroup
In a workgroup 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.
NOTE:
In a clustered deployment (servers only), the clusters must be members of a domain. Therefore, workgroup
environments are only supported in non-clustered deployments.
Domain
When operating in a Windows NT or Active Directory domain environment, the storage server is a
member of the domain and the domain controller is the repository of all account information. Client
machines are also members of the domain and users log on to the domain through their Windows-based
client machines. The domain controller also administers user accounts and appropriate access levels to
resources that are a part of the domain. Additional information about planning for domain environments
can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/default.mspx
The storage server obtains user account information from the domain controller when deployed in a
domain environment. The storage server itself cannot act as a domain controller, backup domain
controller, or the root of an Active Directory tree as these functions are disabled in the operating system.
User interfaces
Thereareseveraluserinterfacesthatadministratorscanusetoaccessandmanagethestorageserver.
Two of these interfaces are:
•Storage server WebUI
•Storage server desktop
Each interface contains the same or similar capabilities, but presents them in a different manner. Each of
these interfaces are illustrated in the following sections.
Storage server web-based user interface
The WebUI provides system administration, including user and group management, share management,
and local storage management.
Refer to the HP ProLiant Storage Server Installation Guide for detailed information on using the Rapid
Startup Wizard for initial setup.
To access the WebUI, launch a web browser, and then enter the following in the address field:
https://<your machine name or IP Address>:3202/
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