Dell PowerVault NX1950 User Manual

Dell™ PowerVault™

NX1950 Systems

Deployment Guide

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Contents

Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Operating System Features

Solution Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

PowerVault NX1950 Management Console

. . . . . 9

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target. . . . . . . . . . 14

Indexing

Single Instance Storage

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Windows SharePoint Services . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Clustering

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dell Storage Management Tools

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

. . . . . . . . . . . . 19

. . . . . . 19

Modular Disk Storage Manager (Integrated Solution)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

EMC Navisphere Manager

(Gateway Solution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Group Manager (Gateway Solution)

. . . . . . . . 20

Restoring Your Operating System and the Dell Components

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing Your Operating System Using the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility

. . . . . . . 22

Restoring the Dell Storage Array Components

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

Installing the MUI

Applying the MUI Language

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

. . . . . . 31

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

. . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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This document provides information about the deployment tools on your system and a general overview of the Microsoft

Windows® Unified Data Storage Server 2003 x64 operating system. For information about cabling, configuring, and localizing your Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 storage solution, see the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Installation Guide. For more information, see the operating system documentation located on the Dell documentation website at www.dell.com/ostechsheets.

The following topics are discussed in this document:

• "Solution Overview" on page 5

• "Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Operating System Features" on page 7

• "PowerVault NX1950 Management Console" on page 9

• "Dell Storage Management Tools" on page 19

• "Restoring Your Operating System and the Dell Components" on page 21

NOTE: Throughout this document, PowerVault NX1950 storage system refers to the

individual storage unit and PowerVault NX1950 storage solution refers to the configuration of the storage unit along with the storage arrays.

Solution Overview

The PowerVault NX1950 storage solution consists of either a single-node or a multiple-node cluster configuration running the Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 operating system. The solution is configured from Dell for either a PowerVault MD3000 storage array (integrated solution), a Dell|EMC storage array (Dell|EMC Storage Area Network [SAN] gateway

solution) or a Dell EqualLogic storage array (Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Storage Area Network [SAN] gateway solution). The solution is pre-configured with

the operating system and the required software. Minimal configuration steps are required to complete the setup of the solution.

NOTE: The default Administrator password for your system is storageserver.

Figure 1-1 illustrates the components of the integrated solution and the SAN gateway solutions. Table 1-1 lists the supported software components for Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003.

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Figure 1-1. PowerVault NX1950 Storage Solutions

PowerVault NX1950 System

PowerVault MD3000 Storage Array

Dell|EMC Storage Array Dell EqualLogic

Storage Array

Windows Unified DataStorage Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise)

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise)

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 (Enterprise)

Table 1-1. Supported Software Components for

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003

DSIW

Share Manager X X EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager X X 9 Share & Storage Provision 99 X Storage Manager for SANs 99 9 Microsoft Initiator X X 9 Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard 99 X

Integrated EMC Gateway EqualLogic

99 X

Gateway

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Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Operating System Features

This section provides comprehensive information on the features that are available to you as part of the storage solution.

The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 operating system is configured to provide the following functionality:

• Optimal performance for Network File System (NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS)

• Support for Microsoft Internet SCSI (iSCSI) Software Target block storage services in addition to file-level services

• Significant enhancements in share and storage management scenarios as well as integration of storage server management components and functionality

NOTE: For compatibility information of network and storage components in the

PowerVault NX1950 storage solution, see the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Support Matrix located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Supported Editions

Dell supports the following editions of the Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 operating system:

• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

to provide

NOTE: The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

operating system supports a multiple-node cluster environment.

NOTE: The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, x64 Standard and

Enterprise Editions support the x64-based versions of PowerVault NX1950 Management console snap-ins only and not the 32-bit versions.

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Additional Features in Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 provides the following features and functionality. For supported software components, see Table 1-1.

• Efficient and unified file management by extending and consolidating the management interface.

• Initial Configuration Tasks user interface and Command Line Interface (CLI) support through the Special Administration Console (SAC) simplify setting up the storage server.

• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console integrates multiple snap-ins for file server management.

• File Server Management provides support for performing additional administration tasks.

• Share and Storage Management is a new snap-in that includes two new wizards for provisioning shares and storage.

• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target including the new iSCSI Software Target snap-in and wizards for creating and managing iSCSI targets, virtual disks, and snapshots.

• NFS provides an identity mapping interface and wizard.

• Remote Desktop for Administration provides a new Microsoft Remote Administration applet that enables browser-based remote access to the management console from client systems running Linux or Microsoft operating systems.

These features and functionalities provide significant improvements over previous operating systems from Microsoft.

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The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console opens in the PowerVault NX1950 Management Console and allows administrators to perform a majority of storage management tasks such as provisioning and administering volumes, sharing folders, and managing iSCSI Software Targets. Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 integrates the following snap-ins:

• PowerVault NX1950 Management console

• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

NOTE: The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is not applicable to the

Dell EqualLogic gateway solution.

• Indexing service

• Local users and groups

•Event viewer

• Performance logs and alerts

NOTE: Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console is also referred to as

the PowerVault NX1950 storage system console.

The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console opens automatically when you close the Initial Configuration Tasks window. If you have chosen the option not to display the Initial Configurations Tasks window, the Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console opens automatically after the Dell Storage Initialization wizard runs when you log in to the operating system as an administrator. If the console does not open automatically or you have closed it, you can open it manually using administrator privileges.

To open the Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console, click

Start→ All Programs→ Administrative Tools→ Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003.

PowerVault NX1950 Management Console

The PowerVault NX1950 Management console can be used to perform the various tasks listed in Table 1-2 using the adjacent snap-ins.

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Table 1-2. Tasks and Tools/Snap-Ins to be used

Tasks Tool/Snap-In used

Provisioning and managing volumes

Share and Storage Management

Creating and managing SMB/CIFS shared folders and NFS exports

Creating and managing iSCSI targets Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

NOTE: This option is not available with

Dell EqualLogic gateway solution.

Defragmenting volumes

Setting quota limits

Disk Management/Disk Defragmenting

File Server Resource Manager

Creating storage utilization reports

Replicating data to and from the

DFS Management

file server

Managing SANs

Storage manager for SANs

The PowerVault NX1950 Management console provides a single console for file sharing management and disk management.

The PowerVault NX1950 Management console in Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 provides access to the following additional administrative features:

• Editing the server configuration using the PowerVault NX1950

Initial Configuration Ta s ks

user interface

• Editing the cluster configuration using the cluster administrator tools

• Editing the network file system (NFS) configuration using the

Services for NFS Configuration Guide

These tools can also be accessed from the

and

Identity Mapping Setup Initial Configuration Tasks

Microsoft

wizard.

user

interface.

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Share and Storage Management

The Share and Storage Management snap-in allows you to easily set up and manage shared folders and storage. Share and Storage Management provides the following features:

• PowerVault NX1950 Management Console-based management of shared folders and storage.

•

Provision Storage

wizard for creating and configuring storage, creating a

logical unit number (LUN), and formatting a volume.

•

Provision a Shared Folder

wizard or

Shared Folders

wizard for creating and configuring shared folders that can be accessed either using the Server Message Block (SMB) or NFS protocol.

These features enable you to complete most of the administrative tasks required to create and manage shared folders and volumes without using the shared folder management, storage manager for SANs, or disk management snap-ins. This also includes configuring quotas to restrict the quantity of data, configuring file screening to prevent certain file types or only allowing certain file types defined by the administrator, and enabling indexing.

Share and storage management includes the following tabs for managing shared folders and volumes:

• Volumes — This tab displays all volumes available to the server and information about each volume.

• Shares — This tab displays all shared folders created using share and storage management, and information about each shared folder.

Share and storage management includes support for configuring single instance storage (SIS). SIS recovers disk space by reducing the amount of redundant data stored on a volume. This is accomplished by identifying identical files and storing only a single copy of the file in the SIS common store. SIS replaces the files with pointers to the file in the SIS common store.

Share and storage management also incorporates other snap-ins that can be used to manage specific functionality and provide advanced management capabilities. These snap-ins include:

• Share Manager

• File Server Resource Manager which includes quota management, file screening management, and storage reports management

• Storage manager for SANs

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• EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager

•Disk Defragmenter

• Disk management

The following paragraphs describe the snap-ins.

Share Manager

Share Manager is used for creating and configuring shared folders that can be accessed using the server message block (SMB) protocol

File Server Resource Manager

File server resource manager provides a suite of tools for administrators to understand, control, and manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers. The administrator can also perform advanced tasks such as generating comprehensive reports on storage usage.

Storage Manager for SANs

Storage manager for SANs helps you perform the following tasks:

• Creating and managing LUNs on disk-drive subsystems accessible by your system.

• Managing connections between LUNs and the servers in your storage network.

EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager

EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager helps you manage snapshot activities on your solution.

Disk Defragmenter

In addition to analyzing local volumes, disk defragmenter is used to locate and consolidate fragmented files and folders.

Disk Management

Disk management is used to manage disks and the volumes or partitions that they contain. Using disk management it is possible to initialize disks, create volumes, and format volumes.

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