Dell 750N, 755N User Manual

Dell™ PowerVault™ 750N and 755N NAS Appliances

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE

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Contents

1 Introduction

The Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

System Configuration

Administrator User Name and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Basic Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Configuring Your System With DHCP

Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection . . . . . . 1-4

Configuring Your System Using the Kick-Start Utility . . . . . 1-6

Disabling the Kick-Start Utility

2 NAS Manager

Basic Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Status Area Menu Bar

How To Find Online Help

Using Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Managing Shares

Adding a Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Modifying Share Properties Removing a Share Removing a Protocol From the Share

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Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu

Retrieving Your Service Tag

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. . . . . 2-7

Contents 3

Disk Quotas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Enabling Disk Quota Management

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Adding Disk Quota Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Modifying Quota Properties

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Removing Disk Quota Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Using Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Managing Logs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Using Other Languages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Shutting Down the NAS Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Managing Vol um es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Creating a Volume

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Preparing a Volume for Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Expanding a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Deleting a Volume

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Viewing Volume Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Managing Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Listing Available Disks

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Rescanning for Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Creating a Hotspare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Freeing a Hotspare

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Forcing a Disk Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Viewing Disk Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

3 Advanced Disk and Volume Management

Using Array Manager

Array Manager Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Creating a New Volume Deleting an Existing Volume Expanding an Existing Volume

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Array Manager Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Left Pane

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Right Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager . . . . . . . 3-4

Managing Disk Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Recommended Virtual Disk Configuration

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Creating Virtual Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Deleting Virtual Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Rec on fig ur in g and Ma na gin g Vir tua l Dis ks

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Array Disk Commands

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Format Rebuild

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Assign Global Hot Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Unassign Global Hot Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Online Array Disk

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Offline Array Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Prepare to Remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Properties

General Controller Commands

Rescan Controller Flush Cache

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Enable Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Disable Sound Rebuild Rate Properties

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Disk Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Writing a Disk Signature Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk Reactivating Dynamic Disks Merging Foreign Disks

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Volume Management

Volume Overview

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Checking Partition or Volume Properties . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Formatting a Partition or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Delete a Partition or Volume

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Working With Dynamic Volumes

Creating a Dynamic Volume

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Extending a Dyna mic Simple or Spanned Volume

4 System Management

Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Alert Log Messages From Dell OpenManage Server Agent

Configuring SNMP Community Properties

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Configuring SNMP Agent Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

5 System Recovery, Backup, and Restore

Recovery From System Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Reinstalling the Operating System

Initial System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

System State Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Backing Up System State Data Restoring System State Data

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Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools Supported Third-Party Backup Software

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Third-Party Backup Software for Network Backups

Installing Network Accelerator Agents

Third-Party Backup Software for Local Backups

Installing VERITAS Backup Exec Installing ARCserve 2000

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Backing Up Persistent Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Limitations on Backing Up Persistent Images

Restoring Persistent Images From Tape Backup . . . . . . . . 5-11

Installing Tape Device Drivers for Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery T ools

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Installing Drivers for PowerVault Tape Drives Installing Drivers for PowerVault Tape Drive

Media Changers

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6 Dell ActiveArchive™

Introduction to Persistent Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Cache File

Cache Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Persistent Image Retention Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Persistent Image Consi derations

Storing Persistent Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Accessing Directories, Folders, and Files . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Allowing User’s Access to Persistent Images

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Preparing Your Volumes for Persistent Images

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Scheduling Persistent Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Displaying the List of Persistent Images

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Adding Persistent Images to the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Deleting a Persistent Image Schedule Editing the Properties of a Persistent Image’s Schedule

Using Persistent Images

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Taking a New Persistent Image on Demand Deleting a Persistent Image

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Setting Persistent Image Retention Weights Configuring the Persistent Image Global Settings Configuring Persistent Image Volume Settings

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Accessing Stored Persistent Images in ActiveArchive . . . . . 6-11

Restoring Volumes From an Existing Persistent Image . . . . . 6-12

7 Advanced Features

Installing Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) Support

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Installing and Configuring Support for Other Languages

. . . . 7-4

Network Adapter Teaming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Creating Network Teams Using the Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite

Removing an Adapter From a Network Team

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Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite

Creating Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility

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Removing Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility . . . 7-9 Removing an Adapter From a Network Team Using the

Intel PROSet Utility

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Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Intel PROSet

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Utility

Services for UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Server for Network File System (NFS)

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UNIX Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

Telnet Server Services For UNIX MMC Console

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ActiveState ActivePerl 5.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

User Name Mapping Basic Scenarios

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

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File Server for Macintosh Services for NetWare

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Configuring the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol

. . . 7-18

Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Windows 2000 MSDSS Domain Controller

. . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Outline of the Deployment Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25

Upgrading to a Multiprocessor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26

Using Secured Socket Layers

Introduction to SSL Certificates Server Certificates

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PowerVault 750N/755N Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28

Using a Custom Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28

Obtaining a Server Certificate From a Certification Authority

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Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29

Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements

Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30

Configuring Console Redirection on the System . . . . . . . . 7-30

Configuring Console Redirection on the Client Syste m

Rebooting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32

Configuring Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32

Defragmenting a Volume Containing Persistent Images . . . . . 7-36

8 Online Server Diagnostics

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

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Installing the Online Server Diagnostics

Installing the JAVA Runtime Environment

Using the Online Server Diagnostics

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Starting the Online Server Diagnostics Specifying a Target Appliance

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Configuring Online Server Diagnos tics Running Online Server Diagnostics

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

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Contents 9

Exiting Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Learning About Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

9 Troubleshooting

Tables

Table 1-1. Kick-Start Configuration Overview . . . . . . . 1-7

Table 7-1. Categories of UNIX Utilities Table 7-2. Terminal Emul ation Types Table 7-3. VT100/220 Supported Escape

Table 7-4. ANSI Supported Escape Sequences Table 7-5. Additio nal Escape Sequences Table 9-1. Troubleshooting Issues

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Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33

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10 Contents

Preface

This guide provides system administrators, IT professionals, and those responsible for the installation of network attached storage (NAS) devices, with the information necessary to install, configure, and operate the Dell™ PowerVault™ 750N and 755N NAS appliances. Chapters include the following information:

• Chapter 1 — “Introduction” provides an overview of the system features, as well as the information necessary to perform the initial configuration of the system.

• Chapter 2 — “NAS Manager” provides a high-level introduction to the NAS Manager and how to find help.

• Chapter 3 — “Advanced Disk and Volume Management Using Array Manager” provides a comprehensive solution to storage management in an integrated graphical view.

• Chapter 4 — “System Management” provides directions for instal ling and configuring a Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant Card (DRAC) and information about Dell OpenManage Server Assistant.

• Chapter 5 — “System Recovery, Backup, and Restore” provides information on recovering from system failure, and how to back up and restore the system state.

• Chapter 6 — “Dell ActiveArchive™” provides information on the creation and preservation of persistent images of the PowerVau lt NAS a pp l iance s ystem data volumes using Dell ActiveArchive.

• Chapter 7 — “Advanced Features” provides information on network adapter teaming, network services for UNIX and other advanced features.

• Chapter 8 — “Online Server Diagnostics” describes how to install and run the Online Server Diagnostics on your NAS appliance.

• Chapter 9 — “Troubleshooting” lists potential issues with probable causes and possible solutions.

, Macintosh, and Novell® NetWare®, language support,

Warranty and Return Policy Information

Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices. For information about the Dell warranty for your system, see your System Information document.

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Safety, Regulatory, and Warranty Information

For safety, regulatory, and warranty information for your system, see the System Information document included with your system.

Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the Dell™ PowerVault™ 750N and 755N network attached storage (NAS) appliances featur es, as we ll as the information ne cessary to perf orm the initial configuration of the system.

These systems are “headless” systems that are managed through the onboard Ethernet connection; they operate without a keyboard, monitor, or mouse. While it is possible to connect these peripherals to a system, it is generally not necessary unless you are troubleshooting the system. These systems are managed and monitored via a Web-based user interface, the NAS Manager. You can also manage these systems remotely from a client computer attached to the n etwork.

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The Boot Process

The internal drives in your NAS appliance are logical small computer system interface (SCSI) drives that are controlled by a hardware redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller. The Microsoft are installed on two RAID 1 (mirrored) hard-disk drives.

The PowerVault 755N NAS appliance, which is a rack mounted system, uses a split bus and has five drives. One drive is in the drive media bay and four drives are in the standard bay. The operating system is installed on two mirrored RAID 1 drives. Data is stored on the remaining three drives that are configured as RAID 5 drives.

The PowerVault 750N NAS appliance, which can be a tower or rack mounted system, uses a split bus and has eight drives. Two drives are in the drive media bay and six drives are in the drive internal bay. The operating system is installed on the two drives in the media bay, which are configured as mirrored RAID 1 drives. Data is stored on the remaining six drives that are configured as RAID 5 drives.

The boot sequence is as follows:

•CD-ROM drive

• Diskette drive

• Operating system hard-disk drive

Windows® Powered operating system and boot sectors

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System Configuration

You can perform most configuration tasks through the NAS Manager, which is a web browser interface to the NAS appliance. The NAS Manager menus consist of common management tasks grouped under tabs on a menu bar. Each tab on the main menu bar has an associated secondary menu bar associated with it. The secondary menu bar lists the tas ks you can perform from that page. The NAS Manager allows you to perform routine administrative tasks such as shutdown, restart, new share creation, and set user configuration. The NAS Manager home page displays a status indicator and provides a link to the Messages page, which contains details about logged events.

You can access the Terminal Services Advanced Client from the NAS Manager to perform tasks not available directly through the NAS Manager. See “Advanced Features” for more information.

Administrator User Name and Password

To log on to th e NAS Manager, you must enter the administrator user name and password. The default administrator user name is

powervault. To change the user name and password, click Set Administrator Password in

the Welcome window.

administrator and the default password is

Basic Configuration

This section includes information to enable you get your system up and running. You will set the basic configuration from another system that has a keyboard, monitor, and mouse. After you set the basic configuration, you can use the NAS Manager to set passwords, local users, shares, and so on.

NOTICE: If you do not use Kick-Start to configure your system, you must disable Kick-Start

immediately. If Kick-Start is enabled, the system logs in automatically as administrator, which creates a security risk. Kick-Start also takes up system resources by constantly checking for configuration information. For additional information, see “Disabling the Kick-Start Utility.”

There are several ways to configure your system, depending on whether or not you are using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP):

• If DHCP is installed on your network, your system automatically configures the network settings.

• If DHCP is not installed on your network, you can configure your system using a serial connection or the Dell OpenManage™ Kick-Start utility.

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Configuring Your System With DHCP

NOTICE: If you do not use Kick-Start to configu re your system, you must disable Kick-Start

When the system is powered on for the first time, it invokes the DHCP client to get parameters (the Internet protocol (IP) address, gateway subnet mask, and domain naming system (DNS) server address) from a DHCP system. The default system name (“Dellxxxxxxx”, where xxxxxxx is the system’s service tag number) is entered as the DNS server name. Connect to the system using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (or for Red Hat Linux only, use Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later) by entering the system name in

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the Web browser.

NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 may be used only with Windows NT® 4.0 with Service

Pack 4 or later. All other browse rs are not supported.

If DHCP fails, you need to set the IP address, gateway subnet mask, and DNS server using either a serial connection or the Kick-Start utility.

You can configure the system using the NAS Manager. The NAS Manager is served on port 1279 and is accessed by the URL,https://<systemname | system_ipaddress>:1279, where systemname is the DELL<service_tag>. Port 1279 uses secured socket layers (SSL) to encrypt data going to and coming from the NAS appli ance to provide some data sec u rity.

NOTICE: Although port 1278 can be used, it uses plain text authentication, which can be a

significant security risk. Therefore, using port 1278 is not recommended.

In a system without a DNS server, you can use Internet Explorer (or for Linux only, use Netscape 6.0 or later) to search for the default hostname of the system (“Dellxxxxxxx”, where xxxxxxx is the system’s service tag number).

NOTE: The NAS Manager default administrator user name is administrator and the

Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection

NOTICE: If you do not use Kick-Start to configu re your system, you must disable Kick-Start

NOTE: You must be logged in as Administrator to perform these steps.

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default password is powervault.

On a system running Windows 2000, perform the following steps to connect to the NAS Manager through the Administration port:

1 Connect the serial cable included with your system from the system you are using for

configuration to the administration port (serial port 1) on your system.

2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3 In the Control Panel, click Phone and Modem Options. 4 On the Modems tab, click Add for the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard. 5 Click the Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list checkbox and then click

Next.

6 In the drop-down menu for Manufacturers, click (Standard Modem Types). 7 In the drop-down menu for Models, click Communications cable between two

computers, and then click Next.

8 Click the Selected ports radio button, select the appropriate communication port

from the list, and then click Next.

9 Click Finish to close the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, and then click OK to close

the Phone and Modem Options dialog box.

10 On the desktop, right-click My Netw ork Places and click Properties. 11 In the Properties window, double-click Make New Connection.

The Network Connection Wizard displays.

12 Click Next. 13 Select the radio button for Connect Directly To Another Computer and click Next. 14 Select the radio button for Guest and click Next. 15 In the drop-down menu, click the COM port that y ou are using and then click Next. 16 Click Only for myself and t hen click Next. 17 Enter the name of the connection and then click Finish.

After you configure your direct serial connection, the Connect Direct Connection window displays.

18 Click Properties. 19 Click the General tab. 20 Under Select a Device, click Communication cable between two computers.

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21 Click Configure.

This selection opens the Modem Configuration window.

22 In the Maximum Speed (bps) drop-down menu, click 115200. 23 Click OK to close the Modem Configuration window. 24 Click OK to close the Direct Connection window.

The Connect Direct Connection box prompts you for a user name and password.

25 Enter the user name and password for your system. 26 Click Connect.

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This action connects the system you are using for configuration.

27 Start the Web browser on the system you are using to configure the NAS appliance. 28 Type in the name of the Pow erVault 750N or 755N system.

The PowerVault NAS Manager displays.

Configuring Your System Using the Kick-Start Utility

The Kick-Start utility is soft ware ship ped with your sy stem. This utili ty is us ed to define th e initial network configuration of a system, which makes the system available on the network for complete configuration using the NAS Manager. This utility is intended for customers who have one or more systems to configure but do not want to use the default DHCP assigned address and system name.

A NAS appliance requires configuration information befor e i t can function on the web. You can specify this information locally using the Kick-Start utility installed on the NAS appliance.

You can also supply configuration information using the Remote Kick-Start utility (a browser-based Java applet) to save the configuration information on a diskette or send it to one or more systems across an IP network from another system on the same IP subnet.

NOTE: The system you use to crea te configuration files must be running Windows 2000 and

NOTE: The Remote Kick-Start utility provides an integrated DHCP service that can supply a

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have one of the following browsers installed: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape 6.0 or higher. If you use a Netscape browser, you must install the Java plug-in, which is available at http://java.sun.com/.

temporar y IP address to discovered NAS appliances that you add to your networ k before configuring them. If your network a lready provides DHCP ser vices, the Remote Kick-Start utility detects this and does not turn on the integrated DHCP service.

Table 1-1. Kick-Start Configuration Overview

Step 1 Step 2

Record the following information:

Use this guide and the Resource CD included with your system.

NIC 0: IP Address NIC 0: Subnet Mask NIC 0: Gateway NIC 1: IP Address NIC 1: Subnet M ask NIC 1: Gateway Host Name DNS Serve r Administrator/Root Password Additional User/Password (if any)

Step 3

Perform one of the following methods of configurat ion:

Appliance does not have a monitor and keyboard attached but is con nected to an IP network

Remote IP Network

a Go to a workstation on your

network, inse r t th e Resource CD, and run Remote Kick-Start.

b Enter information collected

in step 2 and save the configuration.

c Select a NAS appliance,

select the configuration, and click Apply.

d Start the NAS Man ager i n a

browser from a remote workstation using this address: https://myappliance:1279, where myappliance is your system name.

Appliance does not have a monitor and keyboard attached and is not connected to an IP network

Remot e D isk et te

a Go to a workstation on your

network, insert a diskette, and then insert the Resource CD. Run Remote Kick-Start to copy configuration settings to the diskette.

b Enter information collected

in step 2 and save the configuration to the diskette.

c Insert the diskette into the

NAS appliance diskette drive.

d Start the NAS Manager in a

browser from a remote workstation using this address: https://myappliance:1279, where myappliance is your system name.

_ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ ____________________

Appliance has a monitor a nd keyboard attached

Local

a Turn on the NAS appliance.

The Kick-Start utility appears.

b Follow the scr e en

instructions and enter data you collected in step 2. When you finish, the system restarts.

c Start the NAS Manager in a

browser from a remote workstation using this address: https://myappliance:1279, where myappliance is your system name.

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Configuration Methods

You can specify configuration information using the following methods:

• Method 1: Remote Configuration — Use the Remote Kick- Start utility located on the Resource CD to enter con figuration information. This method does not require you to attach a mouse, keyboard, or monitor to the N AS appliance (a system without input devices is sometimes called a headless system). You can remotely configure a NAS appliance in one of the following ways:

– Preparing the configuration information for one or more NAS appliances on a

diskette that you create on another system. You can save one configuration or an ordered set of configuration files on a diskette.

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– Sending the configuration information to the NAS appliance over an IP network.

The system you use must be on the same IP subnet as the NAS appliance.

• Method 2: Local Server Configuration — Use the Kick-Start utility provided on the NAS appliance to specify configuration information directly on the system, which requires you to attach a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the NAS appli ance. This native version of the Kick-Start utility starts when you turn on the system.

Method 1: Configuring NAS Appliances Remotely

This method allows you to remotely configure one or more NAS appliance, providing the information to the NAS appliance either on a Kick-Start diskette or sent from another system on th e same network IP subnet.

This method is probably the easiest if you are configuring multiple systems. For more information about the multiple configuration feature, see “Notes on NAS Appliance Multiple Configuration Files.”

Starting the Remote Kick-Start Utility

The first step in configuring one or more NAS appliances remotely is to start the Remote Kick-Start utility on another system. On a system running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape 6.0 or higher, perform the following steps:

1 Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive.

2 On the main menu, click Dell OpenManage Kick-Start or click the Kick-Start tab.

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The Resource CD main menu should appear automatically. If it does not, double-click My Computer on the desktop, right-click the CD drive, and click Autoplay.

3 Click Dell OpenManage Kick-St art 2.1.

A confirmation message that asks whether you want to grant permission for a Java applet from Dell to access your system.

4 Click Yes or Grant, depending on your browser, to grant permission so you can

complete the remaining configuration tasks. The Kick-Start window appears where you can create, view, and save configurations by

name. You can then apply them to selected NAS appliances that have been discovered on the network or save the configurations on a diskette or on your local har d-disk drive. The following procedures explain how to perform these tasks.

Creating Configurations

After you start the Kick-Start utility, you are ready to prepare the configuration information that you will apply to one or more NAS appliances. This process works the same way, whether you apply this data using a diskette or using an IP network.

You can save configurations by name and assign them an order within a named set, such as config001, config002, and so on. Also, you can view or edit configurations.

To prepare configuration information, perform the following steps:

1 Double-click Defined Configurations. 2 Click PowerVault NAS Appliance. 3 Click New in the Remote Kick-Sta rt w ind ow. The Configurations List changes to

display the Configuration Form.

4 Select or type the following configuration information:

• Configuration Name — Each configuration file you create must have a name. Using the + (plus) and – (minus) buttons beside the name, you can change the three-digit number that is appended to this name. This number lets you create an ordered set of configuration files on a diskette. An ordered set of configuration files on the diskette can be used to apply configurations in sequence to a group of NAS appliances.

• Time Zone — You can change the time zone by selecting an entry from this list. This is a required field.

• Language — You can change the default system language and locale by selecting a language in the drop-down list. This is a required field.

NOTE: This change does not install the Mu ltilang uage User Interface (MUI) . To install the

MUI or other languages than those that are listed in the Kick-S tart menu, use the

Localization

CD.

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NOTE: The Kick-Start utility Ethernet 0 matches Windows Local Area Connection, and

Ethernet 1 matches Local Area Connection 2.

• Ethernet Port 0 — This port is the built-in Ethernet port on your system closest to the outside edge of the system. You can opt i onally enter the IP address information for this port. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and the default gateway IP address. Kick-Start ensures that you have entered all portions of an IP address and checks for a valid IP subnet mask. (Optional field — If you do not complete this field, the system will use DHCP to try to obtain an IP address.)

• Ethernet Port 1 — This port is the built-in Ethernet port on your system farthest from the outside edge of the system. You can optional l y enter the IP address information for this port. Enter the IP address and subnet mask. The gateway IP

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address is optional. Kick-Start ensures that you have entered all portions of an IP address and checks for a valid IP subnet mask. (Optional field — If you do not fill in this field, the system will use DHCP to try to obtain an IP address.)

• DNS IP Addresses — You can optionally enter one or two DNS IP addresses. Kick-Start ensures that you have entered all portions of an IP a ddress.

• Host/Machine Name and Domain — The host/machine name is required. It is composed of a base host name and a DNS Domain name. Domain indicates a DNS domain (for example, dell.com) and does not indicate a Windows domain. The domain name is optional.

• Administrator Password — This field is required. You must enter the administrator password twice, and it must be at least six characters long. For security purpo ses, the password does not appe ar o n th e sc reen, but eac h cha r acter of the password shows an aste risk (*) placeholder.

• User Name and Password — You can optionally enter a user login name and password (enter the password twice). For security purposes, the password will not be seen on the screen, but each character of the password will display as an asterisk (*). Passwords of less than six characters will not be accepted.

5 Click Save when you finish. 6 Repeat this process to create and save another configuration if you want to configure

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more than one NAS appliance. Click the + or – buttons to increment or decrement the series number at the right of the configuration name to create an ordered set that use the same name.

You are ready to apply the configuration to the NAS appliance either using an IP network connection or by saving the configurations on a diskette.

Configuring NAS Appliances Over an IP Network

If you are configuring multiple NAS appliances on the same IP subnet as the system you use to run Remote Kick-Start , t h is is probably the fastest configur ation method. After starting the Remote Kick-Start utility and creating configurations, perform the following steps:

1 Select the NAS appliance you want to configure from the Discovered Dell Systems

List. If it does not appear, scroll down and click the Integrated DHCP Server check

box and wait a few seconds for the system to be assigned a temporary IP address and discovered by Remote Kick-Start.

NOTE: You must configure the DHCP scope before using the embedded DHCP server. See

"Using the Integrated DHCP Server" in the Kick-Start online help for more information about configuring the DHCP scope.

2 Select an existing configuration file from the list. 3 Click a NAS appliance in the Discovered Dell Systems List, and click Apply. If the

configuration was successful, the status of the NAS appliance in the Remote Kick-Start window changes to Configured (a check mark ic on).

NOTE: If more than one Remote Kick-Start utility runs on your network, you can reserve

the right to configure a system by locking it first. To do this, select the system in the Discovered List and click Lock.

Configuring NAS Appliances Using a Kick-Start Diskette

If the NAS appliance is not on an IP network, you might prefer to create the configuration on a diskette. If you want to configure several NAS appliances with a single diskette, create an ordered set of configuration files on the disk ette, then you can use that disk ette locally at each system to configure it.

After starting the Remote Kick-Start utility and creating configurations, perform the following steps on the system where you have been running Remote Kick-Start:

1 Insert your Kick-Start diskette into the diskette drive of the system where you created

your configurations.

2 Select the configurations you created and saved in the Configurations List and click

Write Diskette.

Applying Configuration Information Using a Kick-Start Diskette

After you have created configuration files on a Kick-Start diskette, you can use the diskette to set up one or more NAS appliances. The Kick-Start utility uses an automatic reading and loading sequence that is especially useful for setting up headless NAS appliances.

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When you insert the configuration diskette into a NAS appliance diskette drive, Kick-Start looks for configuration files on the Kick-Start diskette. If a configuration file is found, a 20-second countdown timer begins. If the keyboard or mouse are inactive during the 20-second interval, Kick-Start applies the configuration settings found in that file.

Kick-Start looks for the configuration files on the diskette. If found, it selects and applies a configuration to the NAS appliance, AND then marks the file as having been applied. Configuration files for NAS appliances have a .nas file extension. For more information about the multiple configuration feature, see “Notes on NAS Appliance Multiple Configuration Files.”

The Kick-Start utility skips files marked Applied the next time you use the diskette to

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configure a system and advances to the next nonapplied file in the list. To set up one or more NAS appliances, perform the following steps:

1 Turn on your NAS appliance. 2 Insert the configured Kick-Start di skette i n to the diskette drive of the first NAS

appliance you want to set up. For the first 30 seconds, the diskette drive light turns on and indicates that the

diskette drive is active while Kick-Start r eads and loads a configuration file for the NAS appliance. When the drive light turns off for more than 30 seconds, Kick-Start has finished applying the configuration.

The NAS appliance automatically reboots.

3 If you customized the Kick-Start diskette to contain multiple configurations, go to the

Method 2: Configuring a NAS Appliance Locally

This section describes how to enter configuration information locally on a NAS appliance. You do not need a Kick-Start diskette for this method.

NOTE: Configuring the NAS appliance locally requires a keyboard and monitor. A mouse is

Connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to your NAS appliance, and then perform the following steps:

1 Start your NAS appliance.

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next NAS appliance and repeat steps 1 and 2.

optional, but it can be used in this procedure for simplicity.

The Kick-Start window appears, prompting you to either insert a configuration diskette or click Enter Configuration Information to directly configure the server. On the left side of the screen you may select from the available languages.

2 Click Enter Configuration I nfo rmation. 3 Select the items you want to configure and click Next.

Your choices are:

• Ethernet port 0

• Ethernet port 1

NOTE: The Kick-Start utility Ethernet 0 matches Windows Local Area Connection, and

Ethernet 1 matches Local Area Connection 2.

• Domain name server (DNS)

• Host/system name and domain (domain is a DNS Domain, not a Windows domain. For example, www.dell.com.)

•Administrator password

• User name and password

NOTE: The user you set up in this step does not have administrator privileges.

Type your configuration information into the provided text boxes and click Next.

5 Click Yes when prompted to apply your configuration settings to this system.

After a 10–15 second delay, your NAS appliance reboots when the configuration process is complete. At the prompt, you can log in as administrator with the password you specified in step 3.

Notes on NAS Appliance Multiple Configuration Files

Using Remote Kick-Start, you can create multiple configuration files on the Kick-Start diskette. At the top of each conf iguration form, a Configuration Name field appears. You can use this field to enter information that helps you identify a p articular machine, such as, rack1-slot2, netserver-1, and so on.

Using the + (plus) and – (minus) button s n ext to this fie l d, yo u ca n change the thr e e-digit number that Remote Kick-Start appends to the configuration name. The name of the configuration file is formed by appending this three-digit number at the end of the configuration name. Files with the same name but a differ e nt thr ee-digit number are called an ordered set.

The configuration process uses the three-digit number at the end of the filename to determine which configuration to apply next. Because names of the configuration files are important to the configuration process, you must not alter the configuration filenames after they are written to the diskette.

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Do not save more than one ordered set of configuration files on a single diskette, which creates more than one file with the same three-digit number. Kick-Start uses these three-digit numbers exclusively to decide which configuration to apply next. Thus, putting multiple configuration sets on a single diskette prevents you from knowing which configuration you are applying.

For example, if the Aaaa#001.nas and Bbbb#001.nas files are both stored on the same configuration diskette, there is no guarantee that Aaaa#001.nas will be applied first (even though it is alphabetically first) .

Disabling the Kick-Start Utility

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If you do not use Kick-Start to configure your system, you must disable Kick-Start immediately. If Kick-Start is enabled, the system logs in automatically as administrator, which creates a security risk. Kick-Start also takes up system resources by constantly checking for configuration information.

To disable Kick-Start, perform the following steps:

1 From the NAS Manager primary menu, click Maintenance. 2 Click Terminal Services. 3 Log onto the system as an administrator. 4 Click the X on the top, right- hand corner of the Kick-Start windo w.

A Warning window displays that asks whether you want the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start configuration too l to run automatically each time the machine starts.

5 Click No. If you click Yes, Kick-Start closes; however, it will run again the next time

the system is rebooted.

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SECTION 2

NAS Manager

The Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Manager is a Web-based user interface that is the primary way to configure NAS appliances. This chapter describes basic navigation of the NAS Manager. See “How To Find Online Help” for more information.

NOTE: To use the NAS Manager you must be logged in a s Administrator. The NAS Manager

default administrat or user name is administrator and the default password is

powervault.

Basic Navigation

The NAS Manager displays when you access a PowerVault 750N or 755N system from a Microsoft

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6.0 or later) Web browser.

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (or for Red Hat Linux only, Netscape Navigator

NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 may be used only in Windows NT® 4.0 with Service

Pack 4 or later. All other browse rs are not supported.

When navigating the NAS Manager, use the browser buttons to go backward and forward. In addition, there are two associated menu bars.

The top of each page of the interface is composed of a status area, as well as primary and secondary menu bars. The body of each page of the Web user interface (UI) is composed of the content area.

Status Area

The following information displays from left to right:

•Logo – Clicking the logo sends you to http://support.dell.com.

• System host name

•System status The status might be:

– Normal (green text) – Informational (grey text) – Warning (yellow text) – Critical (red text) Clicking Status: <status type> sends you to the Messages page.

•Microsoft Windows

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Administrator User Name and Password

Basic Configuration

Configuring Your System With DHCP

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