Hp NETSTORAGE 6000 Using Telnet

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0

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

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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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elnet is the alte rnative method for mana ging the HP NetStor age 6000 on your network . To

use Telnet, you need an ANSI-compatible terminal emulator.

Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet

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 1 to 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.

•Press Enter to view the default menu. If admin acce ss is passwor d protecte d, you will be prompted for the password before the menu.

•Use the sp ace 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+H Deletes the previous character Ctrl+U Deletes 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. U se 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 Bro adca st 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 Vo lume

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 defaul t size.

8. Select 7. Proceed with create.

Wait for the message Disk menu.

9. When finished, press Esc until your are back at the main menu.

Initialization OK and Mount OK and press Esc to return to the Con figure

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 reconfig ure.

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 menu.

Delete OK and Delpart OK and press Esc to return to the Configure Disk

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 th e following info rmation:

• 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 ma in 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 a nd how back ups are to be performe d by crea ting and e diti ng

backup jobs.

2. Scheduling Backup Determine which day of the week backup jobs will be executed.

3. Backup Start a backup job immediately (witho ut schedulin g) or monitor the sta tus of previ ous and

current backups.

4. Restore Begin restoring data from a backup tape or monitor the status of previous and current restores.

5. Tape Discovery Examine and access general information from tapes currently in the tape magazine.

6. Tape Cleaning Reserve slots in the magazine for cleaning tapes and track time from last cleaning.

7. Log View the log of recent tape related events.

8. Misc Alter serial numbers used on tapes and 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, the n either choose t he lett er of the job you wish t o edit or ente r 1. Add to create a new job. If you’ve picked an existing job, you may enter 2. Edit to alter the job parame ters or

8. Delete to delete the job from the data base.

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 Y or N to 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 chan ged si nce ei ther the l ast i ncrement al or last ful l back up.

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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 Y in 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 existi ng job to run.

2. Enter Y in 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 Y for 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 N for 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 t hat tape data w ill never overw rite existing disk data.

• 1: Normal Overwrite.

• 2: Force Overwrite always overwrites disk data with restored tape data.

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6. Enter Y for 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 curren t 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 disp lays 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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