Huawei OceanStor 5500 V5, OceanStor 5500F V5, OceanStor 5600 V5, OceanStor 5800 V5, OceanStor 5600F V5 Quick Configuration Manual

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OceanStor V5 Series V500R007
Quick Configuration Guide for File
(Windows)

Issue: 04
Release date: 2018-07-30

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Overview

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This document helps you quickly configure file services for OceanStor V5 series storage systems. For more
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Before You Start

Introduction to OceanStor V5 Series Storage Systems

Applicable Product Models

• OceanStor 5000 V5 Series:
OceanStor 5300 V5/5500 V5/5600 V5/5800 V5

• OceanStor 5000F V5 Series:
OceanStor 5300F V5/5500F V5/5600F V5/5800F V5

• OceanStor 6000 V5 Series:
OceanStor 6800 V5

• OceanStor 6000F V5 Series:
OceanStor 6800F V5

• OceanStor 18000 V5 Series: OceanStor 18500 V5/18800 V5

• OceanStor 18000F V5 Series: OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5

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Maintenance terminal

Run DeviceManager

CIFS protocol

Windows client

A maintenance terminal is connected to
storage system through a management
network port or the management network
port of SVP (18000, 18000F series storage
systems). You can manage and maintain the
storage system on the maintenance terminal
running the DeviceManager program
developed by Huawei.

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The file system of a storage system provides
file-level data storage services featuring high
performance and enhanced security.

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CIFS is a file system sharing protocol
developed by Microsoft and intended for
Windows. Through CIFS, files can be
transferred and shared between Windows
clients.

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Generally, CIFS shares provided by storage
systems are public directories and can be
accessed by all authorized users. If you
want to set a private directory, enable
Homedir so that each user can only access
the directory that shares the same user
name with the user.

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Windows client

File system

Shared
directory

Private
directory

1 Introduction

Basic Application Scenario

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Storage system

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The storage system automatically identifies all
disks.

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Disk domains are comprised of the same or
different types of disks. Services of different
disk domains are isolated from each other.

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Storage pools are created in disk domains and
comprised of RAID groups formed by disks of
different performance. For OceanStor 5000,
6000, and 18000 series storage systems, a
storage pool can be divided into three storage
tiers based on storage media: high-performance
tier, performance tier, and capacity tier. For
OceanStor 5000F, 6000F, and 18000F series
storage systems, a storage pool contains the
high-performance tier only.

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A file system can be created in a storage pool to
provide storage space for a CIFS share.

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After creating a CIFS share, you can set different
access permissions for users.

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A shared file system appears as a directory on a
Windows-based client when the client accesses the
CIFS share provided by a storage system.
A storage system shares its file system with a user
in CIFS Homedir mode. The shared file system
appears as a directory. The directory name is the
same as the user name. The Homedir directory can
be accessed only by this user.

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SSD SAS NL-SAS

share

File system

Storage pool

Disk domain

Disks

High-performance tier Performance tier

Capacity tier

High-performance tier Performance tier Capacity tier

Data area Data area Data area

Hot spare area

CIFS share

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Hot spare area Hot spare area

Storage system

File system

Share directories

Homedir share

Sharename Username

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Preparation Item Source Example Value

Maintenance terminal: Logging in to DeviceManager

Management network port IP addressesa

Network

administrator

Default value:

192.168.128.101

A1

IP address of a management network port on
the SVPb

Network

administrator

Default value:

192.168.0.136

A1

User name and password for logging in to
DeviceManager

System

administrator

Default user name:
admin
Default password:
Admin@storage

A2

Maintenance terminal: Creating a disk domain

Disk domain name User-defined DiskDomain000 B1

Disk encryption type

Service

provider

Non-Encrypting Disk B2

Number of disks forming disk domains

Service

provider

Performance tier
(SAS): 8
Capacity tier
(NL-SAS): 24

B3 Multi-choice
□ High-performance
tier
SSDs:
□ Performance tier
SAS disks:
□ Capacity tier
NL-SAS disks:

Maintenance terminal: Creating a storage pool

Storage pool name User-defined StoragePool000 C1

Usage

Service

provider

File Storage
Services

C2

Owning disk domain

Service

provider

DiskDomain000 C3

2 Data Preparation and Operation instructions

The CIFS is a value-added feature that requires a license. For details about how to apply for and import a license,
see the Installation Guide of the corresponding model. Before operations, follow instructions in the following table
to prepare data and enter actual values in the Value column.

Data Preparation

2a

This document uses example values to describe the configuration.
Replace example values with actual values during actual configuration.
The figure in the right shows the mappings of example values and actual values in the following table.

A1

Example

Value

You are advised to change the default
password immediately after you have logged
in to the storage system for the first time and
periodically change your password in the
future. This reduces the password leakage
risks. For details about how to modify the
password, see Administrator Guide of the
corresponding model.

High-performance tier uses SSDs.
Performance tier uses SAS disks.
Capacity tier uses NL-SAS disks.
For 5000F, 6000F, 18000F series storage
systems, only support the high
performance tier.

Preparation Item Source Value Value

Storage tier and capacity

Service provider

Performance tier
RAID Policy:
RAID 5(4D+1P)
Capacity: 1 TB
Capacity tier
RAID Policy:
RAID 6(4D+2P)
Capacity: 1 TB
Total Storage Pool
Capacity: 2 TB

C4 Multi-choice
□ High­performance tier
RAID Policy:
Capacity:
□ Performance
tier
RAID Policy:
Capacity:
□ Capacity tier
RAID Policy:
Capacity:

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a File System

File system service Service provider Enable D1

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a File System

File system name Customized FileSystem000 D2
Thin Provisioning

Service provider Enable D3

Owning storage pool Service provider StoragePool000 D4

Capacity Service provider 200 GB D5

Snapshot Space Ratio Service provider 20 D6

Application Scenario Service provider User-defined D7

File System Block Size Service provider 64 KB D8

Quantity Service provider 1 D9

Maintenance Terminal: Setting CIFS Service Parameters

CIFS Services Service provider Enable E1
Authentication Mode

Service provider Global authentication E2

Performance Settings

Service provider

Notify: Enable
Oplock: Enable

E3

Security Settings

Service provider Disable E4

After thin provisioning is enabled, the storage system
will dynamically allocate storage resources on demand.

Notify: If a directory has some changes, clients that
access this directory or its parent directory can sense
the changes.
Oplock: a mechanism that improves client access
efficiency. After this mechanism is enabled, files are
cached locally before being sent to shared storage.

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Local authentication: Applies to scenarios where a local
authentication user or user group accesses a CIFS
share in a non-domain environment.
Domain authentication: Applies to scenarios where a
domain user or user group accesses a CIFS share in
an AD domain.
Global authentication: Local authentication is used first.
If local authentication fails, domain authentication is
used.

Guest: After the guest service is enabled, users can
access shared directories without providing
usernames or password. Besides, users have the
same permission as the Everyone group.

For 5000F, 6000F, 18000F series
storage systems, only support
setting RAID policy and capacity.

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Preparation Item Source Example Value

Access Settings

Service provider

Disable E4

Signature Settings

Service provider

Signature: Disable
Signature
enforcement:
Disable

E4

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a CIFS Share

File system

Service provider FileSystem000 E5

CIFS share name

Service provider share01 E6

CA

Service provider Disable E7

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a CIFS Homedir Share

Share Name

Service provider

share_for_user1

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Relative Directory

Service provider

home_%d/%w

F2

CA

Service provider Disable F3

Maintenance Terminal: Adding a Storage System to an AD Domain

Active DNS IP Address

System administrator 192.168.128.102

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Domain Administrator Username and Password System administrator

User name: admin
Password:

Admin@123456

G2

Full Domain Name System administrator domain.cn

G3

Organization Unit System administrator

ou=xxx,dc=abc,dc=
com

G4

System Name System administrator storage1

G5

Overwrite System Name System administrator Disable G6

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a Local Authentication User Group
User group name Service provider Usergroup H1

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a Local Authentication User

Used for SMB3.0 continuous availability, only applied to the share for
Hyper-V.

Signature: This function is available when clients adopt SMB1.0. After
this option is selected, the system supports the signature function.
Signature enforcement: After this option is selected, client must adopt the
signature function.

In CIFS Homedir share mode, a file system is shared to a specific user
as an exclusive directory. The user can only view and access the
exclusive directory
named after its user name.

After ABSE (access based share enumeration) has been enabled, only
the CIFS shares that a user has permission to access are displayed
when the user views the CIFS share information.

If the signature function is disabled, the storage system may encounter
man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, resulting in security risks.

When global root directory / is selected for File System, you can create a
CIFS GNS share.

Used for SMB3.0 continuous availability, only applied to the share for
Hyper-V.

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Preparation Item Source Example Value

User name and password used for logging in to a
CIFS share

Service provider

User name: cifsuser
Password:

Admin@123456

H2

Primary group

Service provider Usergroup H3

Maintenance Terminal: Adding a User (User Group) That Can Be Accessed by a CIFS / CIFS Homedir Share

User/User group

Service provider

a Local Authentication
User

I1

User Service provider cifsuser I2
Permission level Service provider Read-only I3

Maintenance Terminal: Creating a Logic Port

Name Service provider logic J1
IP Address Type Service provider IPv4 Address J2
IPv4 Address Service provider 192.168.29.30 J3
Subnet Mask Service provider 255.255.255.0 J4
Primary Port Service provider CTE0.B.IOM0.P1 J5
Failover Group Service provider Not specified J6
IP Address Floating Service provider Enable J7
Failback Mode Service provider Automatic J8
Active Now Service provider Enable J9
Dynamic DNS Service provider Enable J10
Listen DNS Query Request Service provider Disable J11
DNS Zone

Service provider Blank J12

a: This parameter is applicable to OceanStor 5000, 5000F, 6000, 6000F series storage systems.
b: This parameter is applicable to OceanStor 18000, 18000F series storage systems.

Operation instructions

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Before operations, learn about the meaning of icons involved in the
configuration, as shown in the following table.

Icon Meaning

Double-click

Click

Right-click

Input or Set

Step

Substep

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Example

2

1

Step1:
Substep1: Enter the user name and
password.
Substep2: Click Log In.

The screenshots in this manual may differ
from the actual pages. The actual
environment prevails.

User group to which a user belongs. Users must belong
to a primary group.

The password validity period of a file system's
local authentication user is 180 days by
default. Change the password in time. If a
password expires, the password may not be
used and services may be interrupted.

If the value of DNS zone is blank, the logical port is not
used for DNS-based load balancing.

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3 Allocating Storage Space

Logging in to DeviceManager

3a

The security certificate prompt message varies with
operating systems and browser versions of maintenance
terminals. Ignore the message and continue accessing
storage devices.

A2

A2

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A1

This section describes how to log in to DeviceManager
using the web. For 18000, 18000F series storage systems,
you can log in to DeviceManager using the SVP. For details,
see the OceanStor 18000 and 18000F V5 Series
V500R007 Administrator Guide.

1. Enter https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8088, where
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX indicates the IP address of the
management network port on the SVP.

192.168.128.101 is used as an example.

2. Click Enter.

Creating a disk domain

3b

B1

For the actual disk numbers, see B3 in your data
preparation table. The figure above takes
performance tier and capacity tier creations as an
example.

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B2

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Creating a storage pool

3c

Keep the default values for RAID Policy.

To create storage tiers, see the actual value from C4
in your data preparation table. The figure above takes
performance tier and capacity tier creation as an
example.

Enabling the file system function

3d

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D1

C1

C2

C3

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2

1

5

4

1

2

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Creating a file system

3e

Setting CIFS service parameters

3f

1

2

E3

3

4
5

E2

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E4

7

E1

D5

D2

D6

D4

D3

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2

4

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3

D7
D8

D9

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If creating a CIFS Share 3g Creating a CIFS
Share
If creating a CIFS Homedir Share 3h
Creating a CIFS Homedir Share

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Creating a CIFS Share

3g

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2

E5

E6

E7

1

2

3

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Creating a CIFS Homedir Share

3h

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2

1

2

F1

1

F2

2

F3

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If the CIFS / CIFS Homedir is applied to a domain environment
4 Adding a Storage System to an AD Domain
If the CIFS / CIFS Homedir is applied to a non-domain environment
5 Creating a Local Authentication User (Group)

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4 Adding a Storage System to an
AD Domain

5 Creating a Local
Authentication User (Group)

Creating a Local Authentication
User Group

5a

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2

G2
G2
G3

G5

1

2

3

4

G4

G6

G1

3

1

2

4

1

2

H1

2

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Creating a Local Authentication User

5b

1
2

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H2

H2

H2

H3

1

2

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6 Adding a User (User Group) That

Can Be Accessed by a CIFS Share

I1

1

2

The password validity period of a file system's local
authentication user is 180 days by default. Change
the password in time. If a password expires, the
password may not be used and services may be
interrupted.

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1

2

I2

1

2

I3

In a domain, select a domain user or domain user

group in User/User Group.

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2

1

2

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7 Creating a Logical port

J5

1

2

1

2

J1

J3

J4

J2

1

2

1

2

J7

J8

J9

3

2

4

8

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J10

6

J11

7

J12

1

J6

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Operation Instruction Windows Server 2008

Go to the Map
Network Drive dialog

box.

1. Right-click Computer.

2. Choose Map Network Drive.

Mount the CIFS share
path.

1. Set Folder to \\192.168.29.30\share01.

2. Click Finish.

Authenticate the CIFS
share.

1. Enter the name and password of the authorized user.

2. Click OK.

Check the CIFS Share

1. Double-click Computer.

2. In the Network Drive area, view the mapped network drives.

Change parameter values based on the actual values of J3 and E6 in your data preparation table.

Optional: Accessing a CIFS Share

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Operation Instruction Windows Server 2008

Go to the Map
Network Drive dialog

box.

1. Right-click Computer.

2. Choose Map Network Drive.

Mount the Homedir
share path.

1. Set Folder to \\192.168.29.30\sharename.

2. Click Finish.

Authenticate the
Homedir share.

1. Enter the user name and password.

2. Click OK.

Check the Homedir
Share.

1. Double-click Computer.

2. In the Network Drive area, view the mapped network drives.

Change parameter values based on the actual values of J3 and F1 in your data preparation table.

Optional: Accessing a CIFS Homedir Share

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8 Accessing the Share

If it is a non-domain environment, enter the name and password of the local
authentication user.
If it is an AD domain environment, enter the name and password of the AD domain
user, and the domain user name must be entered in the format of domain
name\user name.

sharename is the user name of the CIFS Homedir share.
If autohome shares are created, the path of the mapped folder can be in the format
of \\logical ip address\username, \\logical ip address\~domain name~domain

user name, \\logical ip address\domain user name@domain name, \\logical ip
address\~, or \\logical ip address\autohome.

If it is a non-domain environment, enter the name and password of the local
authentication user.
If it is an AD domain environment, enter the name and password of the AD domain
user, and the domain user name must be entered in the format of domain
name\user name.

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If You Want to... Refer to... DeviceManager Icon

Know the theory of CIFS and the
application scenario.

OceanStor V5 Series V500R007
Basic Storage Service Configuration
Guide for File

9 How to Contact Huawei

Huawei customer service center

Address: Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, People's Republic of China
Website: http://e.huawei.com

Local Huawei technical support personnel

Obtain contact information for local Huawei offices at http://support.huawei.com/enterprise.

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