HP NetStorage 6000 Programming manual

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Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet
Table of Contents
Accessing Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Telnet Menu Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Viewing the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Using Telnet to Set Up a Host Server Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Using Telnet to Manage Basic Procedures Within the Server File System . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Configuring a New Disk Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Deleting a Disk Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Using Telnet to Mange Additional Procedures Within the Server File System . . . . . . . .7
Viewing the Activity Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Using Tape Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Creating and Maintaining Backup Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Scheduling Backup Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Running Unscheduled Backup Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Running a Tape Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing Backup and Restore Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Determining Tape Magazine Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Other Local Backup Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Showing the Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Locking the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Unlocking the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Shutting Down the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting the Time Zone, Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Managing the Disks and Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Removing the Disk Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Verifying a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
General SFS Volume Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Renaming a Disk Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Turning Quotas On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Adding an Extension Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Attaching a Journal Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Accessing Checkpoint Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Maintaining Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Adding a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Editing a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Modifying a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Adding a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Deleting a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Editing a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Contents
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Using Remote Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Editing NIS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Viewing and Modifying Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Using the Access Control Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Managing Volume Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using the Trusted Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Adding a Trusted Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Deleting a Trusted Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
SMB/CIFS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SMB/CIFS Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Configuring E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Accessing Telnet
To access Telnet, you need an ANSI-compatible terminal emulator.
1. From the Start menu displayed on your desktop taskbar, select Run.
2. In the Run window, use the drop-down arrow to select Telnet.
3. From the Connect menu, select Remote System. The following appears:
4. In Host Name, enter the server name. For example, Server 1.
5. In Port, select telnet.
6. Click Connect. If the administration access is password protected, you are asked for the password.
7. Once connected, the telnet screen displays the following prompt:
8. Press Enter (default).
Telnet Menu Basics
This section describes each Telnet screen used for setting up and maintaining your system. Here are a few
basic guidelines for using Telnet:
• To select a menu, press the number or letter associated with the item.
For example, press 1to select 1. Activity Monitor screen.
• The box at the bottom of every screen displays the tasks you can perform and which letter you need to
select to execute the action.
•PressEnter to view the default menu. If admin access is password protected, you will be prompted for the
password before the menu.
•Usethespace bar to scroll through a list.
• A box containing menu options displays on the bottom of each screen.

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Key Descriptions
The following keys are used to edit screen fields:
Backspace, Delete, Ctrl+HDeletes the previous character
Ctrl+UDeletes the entire field
Enter, Ctrl+M, Ctrl+J, Ctrl+I, Tab Entry is complete and the cursor proceeds to the next field
Esc Exits the screen with no change
If you do not want to change a field value, press Enter and the cursor skips over the field without changing
the information.
Viewing the Main Menu
The main menu is divided into four categories: Operations, Configuration, Access Control, and Extensions.
Select the category by pressing the corresponding letter or number. The following appears:
Click the space bar to view more options under the Extension list.

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The Main Menu consists of the following sections:
•Operations Press any number to perform the corresponding server operation.
•Configurations Press any letter to perform the corresponding server configuration com-
mand.
•Access Control Press any letter to set up access to the corresponding menu items.
•Extensions Press any letter to select the corresponding extension. Use the space bar
to scroll through the extension list.
Using Telnet to Set Up a Host Server Name
To setup host server name, IP address, and the transmit rate:
1. From the Configuration Menu, select A. Host Name & Network. The following appears:
2. Select 1. Edit fields
3. Enter server host name, press Enter.
4. Enter the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU). Press Enter for default.
5. Select the transceiver type, press Enter.
6. Enter the server IP address, press Enter.
7. Enter the network IP Subnet Mask, press Enter.
8. Enter the network IP Broadcast number, press Enter
9. Enter the network IP Gateway, press Enter.
10. Select 7. Save changes.

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Using Telnet to Manage Basic Procedures Within the Server File
System
There are several procedures available through Telnet that allows you to manage the Server File System
(SFS) volumes. The most common are:
•Configuring a new disk volume
•Deleting a disk volume
•Creating and deleting sfsext partitions
•Combining an extended disk partition with an sfs partition
Configuring a New Disk Volume
To configure a new disk volume:
1. From the Configuration menu, select D. Disks & Volumes. The following appears:
2. Select the letter next to the drive you want to configure. The following appears:

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3. Select Create & init partition. The following appears:
4. Select the partition type for the drive.
5. Press Enter to except the default, for example, sfs2, sfs2ext, sfs2jnl, sfs1, or lvm.
6. Enter the disk volume label and press Enter.
7. Enter the disk volume size and press Enter or press Enter for the default size.
8. Select 7. Proceed with create.
Wait for the message Initialization OK and Mount OK and press Esc to return to the Configure
Disk menu.
9. When finished, press Esc until your are back at the main menu.
Deleting a Disk Volume
To delete a disk volume:
1. From the Configuration menu, select D. Disks & Volumes.
2. Select the letter next to the drive you want to reconfigure.
3. Select 1. Change/Delete <the volume label name>.
4. Select 8. Delete.
5. Enter the disk volume name and press Enter.
6. Select 7. Proceed with delete.
Wait for the message Delete OK and Delpart OK and press Esc to return to the Configure Disk
menu.
7. Press Esc until your are back at the main menu.

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Using Telnet to Mange Additional Procedures Within the Server
File System
Viewing the Activity Monitor
The activity screen continuously reports the status of your server. From the main menu, choose 1. Activity
Screen.
The Activity Monitor lists the following information:
•Volume Displays the first 22 file volumes.
•Use% Displays the amount of space used on the volume.
•Reqs Displays the number of requests processed for the volume in the last 10 seconds.
•Device Displays the name of the device.
•Load Displays the percentage of CPU load.
•Peak Displays the highest usage per second in the last 10 minutes.
•Client Displays name or address of the user.
•Reqs Displays the number of requests processed for the volume in the last 10 seconds.
Press Esc to return to the main menu.

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Using Tape Backup
The Tape Backup screens control local tape backup, restore, scheduling, and status options. From the main
menu, press Y. Tape Backup to display the following:
Select the number corresponding to the task you are performing:
Number Task
1. Backup Jobs Specify the data to backup and how backups are tobe performed by creatingand editing
backup jobs.
2. Scheduling Backup Determine whichday of the week backup jobs will be executed.
3. Backup Startabackupjob immediately(withoutscheduling)or monitorthestatusofpreviousand
current backups.
4. Restore Begin restoring data froma backup tape or monitor the statusof previous andcurrent
restores.
5. Tape Discovery Examine and access general information from tapes currently in the tape magazine.
6. Tape Cleaning Reserve slotsin the magazine for cleaning tapesand track time from last cleaning.
7. Log View the log ofrecent tape relatedevents.
8. Misc Alter serial numbers used on tapesand how long tapes are protected from overwrite.

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Creating and Maintaining Backup Jobs
A backup job describes what and how data is to be backed up when the job is run. From the Tape Backup
main menu, select 1. Backup Jobs, then either choose the letter of the job you wish to edit or enter 1. Add to
create a new job. If you’ve picked an existing job, you may enter 2. Edit to alter the job parameters or
8. Delete to delete the job from the database.
To add or edit parameters for a backup job:
1. Enter the name of the job.
2. Enter the Backup all setting. If set to anything but zero, your entire system will be backed up. If you
wish to backup the entire system, indicate how the backup will be performed using the following
codes:
•F: A full backup of all data, regardless of modification and last backup information.
•D: A differential backup only of data changed since the last full backup, as determined by the
archive bit on each object.
•A: A full backup without the archive bit being reset.
•I: An incremental backup of the data changed since either the last incremental or last full
backup.
3. Enter Yor Nto backup special system data for disaster recovery.
4. If desired, enter a comment annotating all executions of this job.
5. Enter one or more directories to be backed up. If you enter the root directory of a volume, the entire
volume will be backed up. For each entry, use the following codes to indicate how the backup will be
performed:
•F: A full backup of all data, regardless of modification and last backup information.
•D: A differential backup only of data changed since the last full backup, as determined by the
archive bit on each object.
•A: A full backup without the archive bit being reset.
•I: An incremental backup of the data changed since either the last incremental or last full backup.

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Scheduling Backup Jobs
From the Tape Backup main menu, select 2. Scheduling Backup to run backup jobs automatically on set
days of the week.
Enter the letter corresponding to the day of the week you wish to edit, or enter 1. Edit backup time to alter
the time of day scheduled jobs are executed.
Once you have selected a day of the week, you can either enter 1. Edit to change the job scheduled for that
day or enter 8. Delete to clear activity scheduled for that day. To edit the schedule for a day:
1. Enter the name of an existing job.
2. Enter Yin Create Arch Dir if you want a list of all files and directories backed up to be included on
the tape along with the data. The archive directory speeds up searches for files and directories in a
restore.
3. If desired, enter a comment to be included on the tape whenever the backup is executed.

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Running Unscheduled Backup Jobs
From the Tape Backup main menu, select 3. Backup to run a backup job manually. A screen showing the
status of the last backup job run or the current backup activity displays. Enter 1. Start backup now to begin
execution of a backup job.
A screen showing the status of the last backup job run or of current backup activity displays. Enter 1. Start
backup now to begin execution of a backup job.
To begin execution of a backup job:
1. Enter the name of an existing job to run.
2. Enter Yin Create Arch Dir if you want a list of all files and directories backed up to be included on
the tape along with the data. The archive directory speeds up searches for files and directories in a
restore.
3. If desired, enter a comment to be included on the tape when the backup is executed.
4. Enter Yfor Ignore tape protection if you wish the backup to overwrite tapes regardless of how
recently they were written.
5. Enter 1. Edit fields to alter any settings or enter 7. Start backup to begin the specified backup job
immediately.

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Running a Tape Restore
From the Tape Backup main menu, select 4. Restore to restore data from a tape.
A screen showing the status of the last restore run or the current restore activity displays. Enter 1. Start
restore to begin restoring data from tape.
Data needed to begin a restore can be obtained by using the Tape Discovery options. To begin a restore:
1. Enter the job name found on the tape you are restoring from.
2. Enter the serial number of the tape you are restoring data from.
3. Enter Nfor Restore system data unless you are recovering from a system disaster. Restoring system
data should only be done in emergency situations and can have severe consequences for existing data.
4. If you desire, you may annotate the restore operation with a comment.
5. Specify an overwrite policy to resolve conflicts between data being restored from tape and data
currently on the disk.
•0: No Overwrite specifies that tape data will never overwrite existing disk data.
•1: Normal Overwrite.
•2: Force Overwrite always overwrites disk data with restored tape data.

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6. Enter Yfor Directory cleanup if you wish to delete files on disk that did not exist at the time the
backup was performed.
7. If you wish to restore data from tape to a location on disk other than where it came from, specify the
directory in New location.
8. Enter one or more directories on tape to restore.
9. Enter 1. Edit fields to make further changes to your choice or enter 7. Start restore to begin the
restore.
Viewing Backup and Restore Status
Enter 7. Log to see the log of all tape related events. Enter 3. Backup to see the status of the last backup or
4. Restore to see the status of the last restore. If a backup or restore is running, the status of the current
activity displays.
If a job is running, enter 2. Last backup statistics or 2. Last restore statistics to view statistics of the last
completed job. Enter 4. Stop backup or 4. Stop restore to terminate the current activity.

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Determining Tape Magazine Contents
From the Tape Backup main menu, select 5. Tape Discovery to read header and label information from the
tapes currently loaded into the magazine.
Enter the letter corresponding to the tape slot you wish to query. A Data is not ready message displays until
the tape drive reads tape header and label information. When the query is complete, a screen displays the
contents of the slot queried.
The tape header information indicates the various job and run settings selected when the backup was
performed.

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Other Local Backup Operations
From the Tape Backup main menu, select 6. Tape Cleaning to access tape cleaning functions.
Enter 1. Define cleaning slot to reserve a slot in the magazine for cleaning tapes. This slot will be skipped in
all backup and restore operations. If a cleaning slot has been specified, you may enter 4. Start tape cleaning
to begin a cleaning operation on the drive. Enter 2. Change tape cleaning counter to alter the count of how
many times the drive has been cleaned.
From the Tape Backup main menu, you may also enter 8. Misc to access additional local backup functions.
Enter a new Tape serial number to change the numbering scheme for tapes found in the drive. The Tape
protection number is the number of days after a tape has been written that it will be protected from
overwrite by future backup operations.

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Showing the Log
Use the Show Log screen to display the most recent log entries. From the main menu, select 2. Show Log.
The following screen displays:
Two types of log entries display:
•System Startup Log Entries Reports device configurations, volumes and other pertinent
information.
•Normal Operation Log Entries Reports device errors, security violations and other routing status
information. The release number and software serial number is listed
last.
Using the Console
Use the Lock Console menu option to disable or enable most of the main menu options, preventing
unauthorized use of the console.
Note You must have an administrative password set, in order for the Lock Console function to be
effective.
Locking the Console
1. From the main menu, select 3. Lock Console.
2. Enter the administrative password.
3. Select Y.
Unlocking the Console
1. From the main menu, select Unlock Console.
2. Enter the administrative password.
3. Select Y.

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Shutting Down the System
The HP NetStorage 6000 is designed for continuous operation. In the event a system shutdown or reboot
becomes necessary, follow the procedure below.
To shut down the system:
1. From the main menu, select 0. Shutdown. The following appears:
2. From the Shutdown menu, select R. Reboot to reboot the system or select H. Shutdown to turn the
system off.
All services stop, all delay write to disks are completed and the system is re-booted or turned off, based
on what you selected.

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Setting the Time Zone, Time and Date
Use the Timezone, Time Date menu option to change time zone, time, and date set on the HP NetStorage
6000. The real-time clock on the motherboard keeps track of local time.
To set up time parameters:
1. From the main menu, select B.Timezone, Time, Date. The following appears:
2. Select the appropriate timezone, then press Enter.
3. Select daylight savings time Yor N.
4. Type the new date, then press Enter. The format is month-day-year:
1001997 equals October 1, 1997
5. Type the current time, then press Enter. The format is military standard:
1300 equals 1:00 p.m.
6. Select 7. Save changes.
Note The HP NetStorage 6000 server is also capable of automatically updating its clock from an RDATE
server. From the main menu, enter V. RDate time update to specify an RDATE server.