Page 3 - Contents; Introduction
C o n t e n t s 3 Contents 1 Introduction The Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Administrator User Name and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Basic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 6 - System Management
C o n t e n t s 6 Checking Partition or Volume Properties . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 Formatting a Partition or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 Delete a Partition or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Working With Dynamic Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Creating a ...
Page 7 - Dell ActiveArchiveTM
C o n t e n t s 7 Backing Up Persistent Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Limitations on Backing Up Persistent Images . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Restoring Persistent Images From Tape Backup . . . . . . . . 5-11 Installing Tape Device Drivers for Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools . . ....
Page 8 - Advanced Features
8 C o n t e n t s 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Installing and C...
Page 9 - Online Ser ver Diagnostics
C o n t e n t s 9 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 ...
Page 11 - Preface
Pr e f a c e 11 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 in...
Page 12 - Safety, Regulatory, and Warranty Information
12 P r e f a c e w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Safety, Regulatory, and Warranty Information For safety, regulatory, and warranty information for your system, see the System Information document included with your system. Other Documents You May Need In addition to this System Admi...
Page 13 - Notational Conventions; Typographical Conventions
Pr e f a c e 13 • Technical information files—sometimes called “readme” files—that might be installed on the hard-disk drive to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians. • Documentation up...
Page 14 - format
14 P r e f a c e w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m • Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced. Example: “Use the format command to...” In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an in...
Page 16 - The Boot Process
1-2 I n t r o d u c t i o n w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m This chapter provides an overview of the Dell™ PowerVault™ 750N and 755N network attached storage (NAS) appliances features, as well as the information necessary to perform the initial configuration of the system. These sys...
Page 17 - System Configuration; Messages; Administrator User Name and Password; Set Administrator Password; Basic Configuration
I n t r o d u c t i o n 1-3 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 as...
Page 18 - Configuring Your System With DHCP; Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection
1-4 I n t r o d u c t i o n w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Configuring Your System With DHCP 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 cr...
Page 20 - Configuring Your System Using the Kick-Start Utility
1-6 I n t r o d u c t i o n w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 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 Con...
Page 22 - Method 1: Remote Configuration; Method 2: Local Server Configuration; My Computer
1-8 I n t r o d u c t i o n w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 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 configuration information...
Page 26 - Applied; Enter Configuration Information
1-12 I n t r o d u c t i o n w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 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 ...
Page 27 - Next; Configuration Name
I n t r o d u c t i o n 1-13 2 Click Enter Configuration Information . 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 Conn...
Page 28 - Disabling the Kick-Start Utility; Maintenance
1-14 I n t r o d u c t i o n w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 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 co...
Page 29 - NAS Manager
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Page 30 - Basic Navigation; Status Area
2-2 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 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...
Page 31 - Menu Bar; How To Find Online Help
N A S M a n a g e r 2-3 Menu Bar The main menu bar has the following tabs: • Home — Provides links to the other tabs. • Network — Provides access to basic network setup tasks such as changing passwords. • Disks — Allows you to configure disks and volumes, set disk quotas, and take persistent images....
Page 32 - Using Shares; Managing Shares
2-4 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 4 Perform one of the following procedures:• From the Start menu, click Help . • On the Advanced Administration Menu , click Administrative Tools and then click Windows Powered Help . Using Shares A folder on your NAS appliance ...
Page 33 - Adding a Share
N A S M a n a g e r 2-5 • Type indicates the share type: – W = Windows (CIFS) – U = UNIX (NFS) – F = FTP – H = HTTP– A = Apple (AppleTalk)– N = NetWare (NCP) • Comment displays a brief description of the share, if one has been provided. • Tasks lists the tasks that can be performed for each selected...
Page 34 - Modifying Share Properties
2-6 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 5 Use the protocol tabs to configure the specific properties of each type of share. NOTE: Services for NetWare (SFN) are compatible with Novell NetWare Bindery service for authentication and file access using the internetwork p...
Page 35 - Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration
N A S M a n a g e r 2-7 2 On the Shares page, click Shares . 3 In the Shared Name list on the Shared Folders page, select the share for which you want to modify properties. 4 In the Tasks list on the Shared Folders page, click Properties . The General property page is displayed. 5 Uncheck the protoc...
Page 36 - Retrieving Your Service Tag; Disk Quotas; Enabling Disk Quota Management
2-8 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Retrieving Your Service Tag 1 On the Advanced Administrative Menu , click Administrative Tools to present the list of options. 2 Click Retrieve Dell Service Tag to display the service tag of the NAS appliance. Disk Quotas Disk ...
Page 37 - Adding Disk Quota Entries
N A S M a n a g e r 2-9 5 On the Default Quota for volume page, click the appropriate check box to enable or disable quota management. 6 Select the desired quota size and settings for this volume. Adding Disk Quota Entries The Quota Entries page allows you to add, delete, or configure disk quotas fo...
Page 38 - Modifying Quota Properties
2-10 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Modifying Quota Properties 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Disks . 2 On the Disks page, select Disk Quota . 3 On the Disk Quota page, select the volume to manage. 4 From the Tasks list, select Quota Entries. 5 On the ...
Page 39 - Using Logs; Managing Logs
N A S M a n a g e r 2-11 Using Logs A log file is a file that stores messages, which are sometimes called events or event log entries, generated by an application, service, or operating system. These messages are used to track the operations performed by the system. Log files are usually plain text ...
Page 41 - Using Other Languages
N A S M a n a g e r 2-13 4 In the Tasks list, click Log Properties . 5 In the Maximum log size text box on the Log Properties page, enter the maximum size (in kilobytes) of the log. 6 Determine how you want the system to handle log file entries after the maximum log file size has been reached, and c...
Page 42 - Shutting Down the NAS Appliance; Managing Volumes; Creating a Volume
2-14 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Shutting Down the NAS Appliance You can shut down, shut down and restart, or schedule a shut down of the NAS appliance from the NAS Manager by performing the following steps: 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu, select Maintenan...
Page 44 - Deleting a Volume
2-16 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m To expand a volume, perform the following steps: 1 On the PowerVault NAS Manager primary menu, select Disks . 2 On the Disks page, select Volumes . 3 In the Volumes column of the Configure, create, or delete volumes , select t...
Page 45 - Managing Disks; Listing Available Disks
N A S M a n a g e r 2-17 Managing Disks The NAS Manager allows you to perform the most often used disk management tasks on the external disk arrays. With the NAS Manager, you can list available disks, rescan for disks, create a hot spare, free a hot spare, and force a disk online. NOTE: See “Advance...
Page 46 - Freeing a Hotspare
2-18 N A S M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 5 In the Physical Disks column of the adapter page, select the disk to use to create a hotspare. 6 In the Tasks list on the adapter page, click Make Hotspare.... Freeing a Hotspare 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu, select Dis...
Page 47 - A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d
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Page 48 - Disks; Array Manager Common Tasks; Creating a New Volume
3-2 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Although the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager provides a comprehensive solution to storage management, you should use it only for advanced features that c...
Page 49 - Expanding an Existing Volume; Array Manager Console; Left Pane; My Network Places
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-3 Expanding an Existing Volume 1 Find the virtual disk that corresponds to the volume you are going to expand. 2 Add a member to that virtual disk. NOTE: After adding a member to a virtual disk, the vir...
Page 50 - Right Pane; Launching Array Manager From the NAS
3-4 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Right Pane The right pane identifies the various objects and their status, and displays any error conditions that might exist. The four tabbed views in ...
Page 51 - Managing Disk Arrays; Recommended Virtual Disk Configuration
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-5 You can launch the Array Manager from the NAS Manager 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Maintenance . 2 Click Terminal Services . 3 Log into the Terminal Services session. 4 From the Advanced A...
Page 52 - Deleting Virtual Disks
3-6 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m NOTE: When you create virtual disks, you might want to consider how virtual disks will be deleted. Virtual disks created on the PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/QC c...
Page 53 - Reconfiguring and Managing Virtual Disks
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-7 1 Right-click the last virtual disk that was created. 2 Click Delete . A confirmation dialog box appears. 3 Click OK to continue. The virtual disk disappears from the left pane. If the disk was not th...
Page 56 - Array Disk Commands; Format
3-10 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Array Disk Commands This section describes the following commands for working with array disks. • Format• Rebuild• Assign a global hot spare• Unassign ...
Page 57 - Assign Global Hot Spare
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-11 Assign Global Hot Spare A hot spare is an unused backup disk that is part of the array group. Hot spares remain in standby mode. When an array disk in a virtual disk fails, the assigned hot spare wil...
Page 58 - Offline Array Disk; Offline; Prepare to Remove; OK; Properties; General Controller Commands
3-12 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Offline Array Disk You can only set to offline an array disk that is part of a virtual disk that has been set to online. 1 Right-click on the disk that...
Page 59 - Rescan Controller
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-13 Rescan Controller The Rescan Controller command can be used to check whether there are any new disks that were attached after a configuration was set. To rescan the controller, perform the following ...
Page 60 - Rebuild Rate; Disk Management; Writing a Disk Signature
3-14 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Rebuild Rate The Rebuild Rate command changes the rebuild rate settings. The rebuild rate is the fraction of the compute cycles dedicated to rebuilding...
Page 61 - Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-15 To write a disk signature, right-click on the unsigned disk. A menu displays showing the Write Signature command. (The Write Signature command appears only if a disk does not have a signature on it.)...
Page 62 - Reactivating Dynamic Disks; Volume Management
3-16 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Reactivating Dynamic Disks A dynamic disk might appear as a missing disk when it is corrupted, powered down, or disconnected. You can reactivate a dyna...
Page 63 - Volume Overview; Formatting a Partition or Volume
A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d V o l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r 3-17 The following topics are discussed: • Volume overview• Checking volume properties• Formatting a partition or volume• Deleting a partition or volume Volume Overview A volume is a logical entity that i...
Page 64 - Delete a Partition or Volume; Working With Dynamic Volumes; Creating a Dynamic Volume
3-18 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 5 Select file system type and formatting options: • Quick format – This option formats the volume or partition without scanning for bad sectors in the ...
Page 66 - Extending a Dynamic Simple or Spanned Volume; Extend
3-20 A d v a n c e d D i s k a n d Vo l u m e M a n a g e m e n t U s i n g A r r a y M a n a g e r w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Extending a Dynamic Simple or Spanned Volume You can extend a volume only if the following are true: • The volume is formatted as NTFS.• The volume was...
Page 68 - Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card
4-2 S y s t e m M a n a g e m e n t w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m This chapter provides information about system management for your PowerVault™ 750N or 755N NAS appliance. The following topics are discussed: • Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant Card (DRAC)• Alert log messages from...
Page 70 - Alert Log Messages From Dell OpenManage; Configuring SNMP Community Properties
4-4 S y s t e m M a n a g e m e n t w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m For more information about your DRAC, see the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card User's Guide on the Resource CD. Alert Log Messages From Dell OpenManage Server Agent Server Agent server management software gener...
Page 71 - Configuring SNMP Agent Properties
S y s t e m M a n a g e m e n t 4-5 14 In Community Name , type a case-sensitive community name, and then click Add . 15 In SNMP Service Properties , specify whether or not to accept SNMP packets from a host: • To accept SNMP requests from any host on the network, regardless of identity, click Accep...
Page 73 - S y s t e m R e c o v e r y,
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Page 74 - Recovery From System Failure; Reinstalling the Operating System
5-2 S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m This section provides instructions on how to recover from a system failure, and how to back up and restore the system state. The following topics are discussed: • Recovery from system fa...
Page 75 - Initial System Setup; System State Backup and Restore
S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e 5-3 4 Turn on the system.The Reinstallation CD automatically starts the installation process if the system is a PowerVault 750N or 755N NAS appliance and if the first logical volume configured on the RAID controller is a drive in a two dri...
Page 76 - Backing Up System State Data; Restoring System State Data
5-4 S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Backing up the system state allows you to recover the system if an operating system reinstallation is required. Restoring your system state restores customized settings such as user info...
Page 78 - Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools; Supported Third-Party Backup Software
5-6 S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 19 Click Next . The How to Restore window displays. 20 Click Always replace the files on disk . 21 Click Next . The Advanced Restore Options window displays. 22 Leave all checkboxes unch...
Page 79 - Third-Party Backup Software for Network; Installing Network Accelerator Agents; Third-Party Backup Software for Local; Installing VERITAS Backup Exec
S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e 5-7 • Computer Associates ® ARCserve IT ™ – ARCserve IT 2000 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 – ARCserve IT 6.61 for Red Hat Linux Third-Party Backup Software for Network Backups You may back up your data volumes over the network to local a...
Page 83 - Limitations on Backing Up Persistent Images
S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e 5-11 11 On the system that is running VERITAS Backup Exec, set up VERITAS Backup Exec so that it is able to backup user shares.You can find this option in Tools—> Options menu on the Network tab. 12 In the Veritas Backup Exec Backup Sel...
Page 84 - Installing Tape Device Drivers for Windows; Installing Drivers for PowerVault Tape Drives
5-12 S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 3 Click Restore . 4 Click the Redirection tab. 5 Click the check box next to Redirect Files . 6 Enter the drive letter and path where you want the files to be restored in the text boxes...
Page 85 - Installing Drivers for PowerVault Tape Drive Media Changers
S y s t e m Re c o v e r y, B a c k u p , a n d Re s t o r e 5-13 12 Click Update Driver . The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays. 13 Click Next . 14 Click the radio button next to Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and then click Next . 15 In Optional search locations , cli...
Page 89 - Cache File; Cache Thresholds; Cache Full Warning Threshold; Cache Full Threshold; Persistent Image Retention Weights
D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ 6-3 Cache File The Dell ActiveArchive software stores changed data in a cache file. A cache file resides on each volume of your system. By default, the persistent image cache file is 20 percent of each volume. You can use the NAS Manager to change the percentage o...
Page 90 - Storing Persistent Images; ActiveArchive; Allowing User’s Access to Persistent Images
6-4 D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Storing Persistent Images You can store up to 250 persistent images per volume; however, if you exceed 250 persistent images, the oldest persistent image with the lowest retention weight is overwritten. This num...
Page 91 - Preparing Your Volumes for Persistent Images
D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ 6-5 NOTE: To use the PowerVault NAS Manager you must be logged in as Administrator. The PowerVault NAS Manager default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is powervault . 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu, click the Maintenance tab. 2...
Page 92 - Scheduling Persistent Images; Displaying the List of Persistent Images
6-6 D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Scheduling Persistent Images NOTE: Before scheduling persistent images, prepare each of your volumes for persistent images. (See the Preparing Your Volumes for Persistent Images.) When you click Disks and then A...
Page 93 - Deleting a Persistent Image Schedule
D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ 6-7 You can use patterns in the persistent image name to differentiate your persistent images. For example if you use a pattern of Snapshot.%i and you take two persistent images, you would have Snapshot.1 and Snapshot.2. The default persistent image name pattern i...
Page 94 - Using Persistent Images; Taking a New Persistent Image on Demand
6-8 D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 4 Use the drop-down menus to select the Starting time , the frequency at which to repeat the persistent image ( Repeat every frequency ), the Beginning day , the Volume(s) , and the number of images to Save . NO...
Page 95 - Deleting a Persistent Image
D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ 6-9 • %s = Second• %i = Instance, which increments once per instance. • %a = AM/PM• %W = Day of the week• %w = Three letter day of the week• %% = Percent sign 7 Click OK to create the persistent image. Deleting a Persistent Image 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu,...
Page 96 - Configuring the Persistent Image Global Settings; Configuring Persistent Image Volume Settings
6-10 D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Configuring the Persistent Image Global Settings You can use drop-down menus to modify the various aspects of the persistent image environment. 1 On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Disks , and then click Ac...
Page 97 - Accessing Stored Persistent Images in
D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ 6-11 3 Click the radio button adjacent to the volume setting you want to change. 4 Click Configure... . 5 Use the dropdown menus to configure the following options. NOTE: Before changing the cache size, you must delete all persistent images on that volume. • Cache...
Page 98 - Restoring Volumes From an Existing Persistent
6-12 D e l l A c t i v e A r c h i v e ™ w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Restoring Volumes From an Existing Persistent Image To restore a volume(s) from a persistent image, you must select the persistent image to be restored. NOTICE: A volume is dismounted during a restore. All read...
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Page 100 - Installing Multilanguage User Interface
7-2 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m This chapter includes descriptions of advanced features that cannot be performed from the PowerVault™ NAS Manager menus. The following topics are discussed: • Installing Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) support• I...
Page 102 - Installing and Configuring Support for Other
7-4 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 5 On the Advanced Administration Menu, click System Management, and then click Set Regional Options to launch the Regional Options control panel. 6 On the General tab, select the MUI language from the Your locale (l...
Page 103 - Network Adapter Teaming
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-5 12 If an Insert Disk windows appears, you must perform the following procedure: a Click OK . b From the Files needed window, click Browse and browse to the i386 directory on the Localization CD (if not already selected). c Click Open and then click OK from the Ins...
Page 105 - Removing an Adapter From a Network Team
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-7 7 Enter the team name and select the appropriate team mode. The types of team include Smart Load Balance and Fail Over, FEC/GEC, and Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad). 8 Click OK . 9 Select the team name in the Configuration box. 10 Select an unassigned adapter to a...
Page 106 - Control Suite; Creating Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility
7-8 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite NOTE: This procedure is for Alteon and Broadcom network adapters only. To change the team mode of an existing Broadcom network team thr...
Page 107 - Removing Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-9 7 Select the adapters to include with this team and click Next . 8 Verify the team contains the appropriate members and click Finish . 9 If the team needs to be modified, click Back . Removing Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility NOTE: This procedure is fo...
Page 108 - Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Intel PROSet Utility; Services for UNIX
7-10 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Intel PROSet Utility NOTE: This procedure is for Intel network adapters only. Change the network team mode through the Network Teaming utility, Intel PROSet II. To access th...
Page 109 - UNIX Utilities
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-11 • User Name Mapping associates Windows and UNIX user names, which allows users to connect to NFS resources without having to log on to UNIX systems separately. Server for Network File System (NFS) SFU provides a robust Server for NFS that can be used to provide d...
Page 110 - Telnet Server
7-12 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Telnet Server The telnet server works optimally for most installations. It will accept logins from a variety of clients, including the telnet clients shipped with Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 9...
Page 111 - Services For UNIX MMC Console
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-13 – Terminate all programs when disconnecting toggles with Continue to run programs started with the command bgjob . • Sessions allows you to see data about the currently active sessions (such as user, domain, system, logon date/time) and either send a message to t...
Page 113 - Basic Scenarios
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-15 6 Click List UNIX Users or List UNIX Groups . This action refreshes your NIS and Windows maps. 7 Create map entries by selecting a Windows user/group from the list and a UNIX user (UID)/group (GID) from the list and clicking Add . Map Maintenance You can maintain...
Page 114 - File Server for Macintosh; Chooser; RandNum Exchange
7-16 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Domain In the Domain scenario, you configure Username Mapping on the domain controller. The Username Mapping Service and the NT Authentication Service must be installed on the Domain Controller. If multiple Domain ...
Page 116 - Tasks; Enable inbound AppleTalk connections on this adapter; Services for NetWare; Configuring the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol
7-18 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 4 On the Tasks menu, click AppleTalk . 5 Click the check box next to Enable inbound AppleTalk connections on this adapter . 6 (Optional) If you use AppleTalk zones, select the appropriate zone in the dropdown box. ...
Page 117 - Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services; Windows 2000 MSDSS Domain Controller
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-19 Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services (MSDSS) lets you synchronize a wide variety of data stored in the Active Directory service with Novell Directory Service (NDS) and NetWare 3. x binderies. MSDSS is a highly ...
Page 118 - Outline of the Deployment Procedure
7-20 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m The larger the environment, the more new servers you will need. If you are planning to have more than one domain, then you will need new hardware for the first domain controller in each domain. You must also instal...
Page 121 - DomainUtils
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-23 Manually migrate (or use third-party utilities to migrate) object security permissions and system accounts, printer objects, application objects, and other objects that MSDSS does not migrate from Bindery or NDS to Active Directory. (MSDSS migrates NetWare user a...
Page 123 - Terminal Services Advanced Client
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-25 9 If you chose one-way synchronization, you should now perform all user, group, and OU object management from Active Directory. If you established two-way synchronization, you can now manage user, group, and OU objects from either Active Directory or NDS. 10 If y...
Page 124 - Upgrading to a Multiprocessor System
7-26 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m If you are using a UPS and want to change these settings, you need to connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the system. See Microsoft Windows 2000 Help for more information. The system is configured to accept a...
Page 125 - ACPI Multiprocessor PC; Using Secured Socket Layers; Introduction to SSL Certificates
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-27 9 Click the appropriate computer type ( ACPI Multiprocessor PC ), click Next , and then click Finish . 10 When prompted, click yes to reboot your system. Using Secured Socket Layers This section explains how secured socket layers (SSL) are used in the NAS applian...
Page 126 - Using a Custom Certificate
7-28 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m The success of a server certificate as a means of identification depends on whether the user trusts the validity of information contained in the certificate. For example, a user logging on to your company's Web sit...
Page 127 - Console Redirection
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-29 To obtain a server certificate, perform the following steps: 1 On the PowerVault NAS Manager primary menu, click Maintenance. 2 On the Maintenance page, click Terminal Services . 3 Log on to an Terminal Services Advanced Client session. 4 In the Advanced Administ...
Page 128 - Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements
7-30 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements To use console redirection, you must have the following: • An available serial port (COM port) on a client system (This port must not conflict with any other ports on th...
Page 129 - Configuring Console Redirection on the Client System
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-31 If you select VT100/220 but not all the characters are visible on the screen, you should go back to the system setup program and select ANSI as your terminal type. ANSI can display the full set of ASCII characters. Configuring Console Redirection on the Client Sy...
Page 130 - Rebooting the System
7-32 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 4 Change the Emulation setting from Auto detect to ANSI or VT100/220. This setting should be the same as the setting you selected for the Console Redirection field on the server. When you click Terminal Setup , you...
Page 131 - Key Macros; View
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-33 For console redirection, an escape sequence starts with an escape character. This character can be entered in a number of different ways, depending on the requirements of your terminal emulation software. For example, 0x1b, ^[, and <Esc> all refer to the sa...
Page 134 - Defragmenting a Volume Containing Persistent
7-36 A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Defragmenting a Volume Containing Persistent Images NOTICE: Defragmenting a volume containing persistent images without using the following procedure can delete your persistent images and will degrade your system p...
Page 135 - Defragment; Terminal Services Client
A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s 7-37 19 Click Defragment . You are notified when defragmentation is complete. 20 Exit Terminal Services Client . 21 Reschedule your persistent images for this volume.
Page 137 - O n l i n e S e r v e r
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Page 138 - Features
8-2 O n l i n e S e r v e r D i a g n o s t i c s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m Dell OpenManage™ Server Diagnostics is a suite of diagnostic programs that run locally on your Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS appliance or remotely on a NAS appliance connected to the network. You select diagno...
Page 139 - Installing the Online Server Diagnostics
O n l i n e S e r v e r D i a g n o s t i c s 8-3 • Monitor (local system only) • Printer (local system only) • Video (local system only) Installing the Online Server Diagnostics NOTE: To perform these steps you must be using a NAS Manager Terminal Services Advanced Client session. To log on to a Te...
Page 140 - Installing the JAVA Runtime Environment; Using the Online Server Diagnostics; Starting the Online Server Diagnostics
8-4 O n l i n e S e r v e r D i a g n o s t i c s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 12 Click Next . 13 When the InstallShield Wizard completes installing the files, click Finish . Installing the JAVA Runtime Environment If your system does not have the Java 2 Runtime Environment insta...
Page 141 - Configuring Online Server Diagnostics
O n l i n e S e r v e r D i a g n o s t i c s 8-5 • To run diagnostics on a remote appliance on the network, specify the IP address of the remote appliance in the Remote IP Address box, and then click Run diagnostics on specified IP . In the remote login window, type the user ID of a local administr...
Page 142 - View Details; Exiting Diagnostics; Learning About Diagnostic Tests; Learn More
8-6 O n l i n e S e r v e r D i a g n o s t i c s w w w .d e ll .co m | s u p p o rt .d e ll.c o m 6 If a test fails, click View Details to see a brief description of why the test failed. NOTICE: Do not use your browser's refresh function while running Server Diagnostics. This function closes the Se...
Page 143 - roubles
w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m SE CT ION 9 T roubles hooting
Page 153 - I n d e x
I n d e x 1 I n d e x 1 I n d e x A ActiveAr chives, 6-11advanced features, 7-1alert log messages, 4-4array disk, 3-10 assign global hotspare, 3-11format, 3-10offline array disk, 3-12online array disk, 3-11properties, 3-12rebuild, 3-10remove, 3-12unassign global hotspare, 3-11 B bac kup tools ARCser...