Page 2 - Notes and Notices
Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to chang...
Page 3 - Contents; Configuring Your System for the First Time
Contents 3 Contents 1 Configuring Your System for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Running Software RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Default Administrator User Name and Pa...
Page 7 - Overview; Running Software RAID
Configuring Your System for the First Time 7 Configuring Your System for the First Time This document provides information about completing the configuration procedures on your system and a general overview of the Microsoft ® Windows ® Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 With SP2 operating system. For more i...
Page 8 - Default Administrator User Name and Password; Changing the Administrator Password; Configuring the Network Address for the Storage Server; Configuring Your System For Network Access
8 Configuring Your System for the First Time Default Administrator User Name and Password When logging into the storage server for the first time, you must enter an administrator user name and password. The default administrator user name for your storage server is administrator and the default pass...
Page 9 - Configuring the Network Connection
Configuring Your System for the First Time 9 4 Turn on the storage server. 5 Verify that the server is connected to the Ethernet by ensuring that the LED associated with the NIC connector is illuminated. See Figure 1-1. If the NIC connector’s LED is a steady green color, then the connection is good....
Page 10 - Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address
10 Configuring Your System for the First Time Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address The following procedure is required if a static TCP/IP configuration was previously used. By default, systems running Windows Storage Server 2003 operating systems attempt to obtain the TCP/IP configuration fr...
Page 11 - Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse; Changing the Computer Name
Configuring Your System for the First Time 11 Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse NOTE: Depending on your method of configuration, local KVM connections may be required to complete the installation and configuration procedures. If your remote system can complete the configur...
Page 12 - Localizing Your System Using the Multilanguage User Interface; Applying the MUI Language
12 Configuring Your System for the First Time Localizing Your System Using the Multilanguage User Interface The storage server allows you to change the native language for operating system's user interface. The Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) allows the storage server to display operating systems...
Page 13 - Windows Storage Server Management Console; Accessing the MMC Locally on the Host; Accessing the MMC Remotely Using Remote Desktop
Configuring Your System for the First Time 13 Windows Storage Server Management Console The Windows Storage Server Management Console appears in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), providing an easy and convenient method for system administration. The Management Console opens automatically when ...
Page 14 - Creating and Saving a Remote Desktop Connection To Your Desktop; Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
14 Configuring Your System for the First Time Creating and Saving a Remote Desktop Connection To Your Desktop To create and save a Remote Desktop connection to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition with SP2, perform the following steps: 1 Click Start → Run . 2 In the Open field, type the follow...
Page 15 - Operating System Features
Operating System Features 15 Operating System Features The Microsoft ® Windows ® Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 operating systems supports some of the components that Microsoft provides as part of the Windows Server ® R2 release. Depending on your Windows edition, the supported componen...
Page 16 - File Server Management
16 Operating System Features To install additional Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 components on your system, perform the following steps: 1 Locate your operating system installation media. 2 Click Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs . 3 In the Add or Remove...
Page 17 - Microsoft Services for Network File System
Operating System Features 17 Microsoft Services for Network File System Microsoft Services for Network File System (NFS) is an operating-system component that provides a file-sharing solution for enterprises with a mixed Windows and UNIX environment. Microsoft Services for NFS allows users of UNIX-b...
Page 18 - Single Instance Storage Administration; File Server Resource Manager
18 Operating System Features Single Instance Storage Administration SIS can be managed only through sisadmin.exe —the command line tool. Table 2-2 lists the sisadmin.exe command line parameters. File Server Resource Manager File Server Resource Manager is a new MMC snap-in that provides a suite of t...
Page 19 - Storage Management for SANs
Operating System Features 19 Distributed File System (DFS) The Distributed File System (DFS) solution in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 provides simplified, fault-tolerant access to files and Wide Area Network-friendly replication. Distributed File System consists of two technol...
Page 20 - Windows SharePoint Services; SharePoint sites
20 Operating System Features Windows SharePoint Services Windows SharePoint ® Services is an integrated portfolio of collaboration and communication services designed to connect people, information, processes, and systems both within and beyond the organizational firewall. Windows SharePoint Service...
Page 21 - Applications for Windows SharePoint Services; Hardware Management
Operating System Features 21 Applications for Windows SharePoint Services Windows Sharepoint Services includes a number of built-in applications. Boost worker productivity by downloading and installing an application for Windows SharePoint Services. These applications are tailored to address specifi...
Page 23 - RAID and Disk Management; Determining Your RAID Configuration
RAID and Disk Management 23 RAID and Disk Management Your storage server is available from Dell™ in either a software redundant array of independent disks (RAID), a hardware RAID, or an external storage configuration. The following is an overview of supported storage server configurations: • In a so...
Page 24 - Software RAID; Disk Management; Initializing a Disk
24 RAID and Disk Management Software RAID If your system is preconfigured with software RAID 5, the system performs a RAID synchronization to optimize the array. The process runs in the background and may affect your overall system performance until it completes. If the system is powered off before ...
Page 25 - Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk; Reactivating Dynamic Disks
RAID and Disk Management 25 Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk You can only use dynamic disks for online volume extension. Hence, Dell recommends that you use the Disk Management utility to upgrade all data disks on your system to dynamic. The upgrade includes new disks, which have been added ...
Page 26 - Volume Overview
26 RAID and Disk Management Volume Overview A volume is a logical entity that consists of portions of one or more physical disks. A volume can be formatted with a file system and can be accessed by a drive letter. Like disks, volumes can be configured as basic or dynamic. Basic volumes refer to all ...
Page 27 - Deleting a Partition or Volume
RAID and Disk Management 27 6 Select the file system type and formatting options: • Perform a quick format — Formats the volume or partition without scanning for bad sectors in the volume or partition. Check this box to use this format method. NOTE: To decrease the disk formatting time, use the Quic...
Page 28 - Working With Mirrors
28 RAID and Disk Management You cannot extend a volume if any of the following are true: • The volume is formatted as FAT or FAT32. • The volume is using software RAID (striped, mirrored, or RAID 5 volume). • Unallocated space is not available on a dynamic disk. You can extend simple and spanned vol...
Page 31 - Upgrading Your Operating System; Operating System Upgrade Paths
Upgrading Your Operating System 31 Upgrading Your Operating System NOTICE: When you upgrade your operating system by following the procedures in this section, only the Windows components will be upgraded. If you upgrade your operating system by booting from the operating system CD, a clean installat...
Page 35 - Restoring Your Operating System; Installing Using the Server Management Media
Restoring Your Operating System 35 Restoring Your Operating System NOTE: The names Microsoft ® Windows Server ® 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows ® Storage Server SP2, and Microsoft Windows Storage Server R2 may be used interchangeably during the installation procedures, in t...
Page 38 - Installing Additional Components; Installing Using the Operating System Media
38 Restoring Your Operating System 14 When prompted, remove the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1 media from the CD/DVD drive, and click Finish . Your system automatically restarts, Windows Setup appears in text mode, and the installation continues. NOTE: If Console Redirect...
Page 39 - Preinstallation Requirements; Creating a Device Driver Diskette
Restoring Your Operating System 39 Preinstallation Requirements Listed below are the preinstallation requirements: • Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that is included with your operating system documentation. • Download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates for the target system f...
Page 40 - Installing Using the R2 Reinstallation Media; Running Express Setup
40 Restoring Your Operating System Installing Using the R2 Reinstallation Media 1 Connect a keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any additional peripherals to your system. 2 Turn on your system and any attached peripherals. Several BIOS windows appear during startup, but do not require any user interventio...
Page 42 - Running Custom Setup
42 Restoring Your Operating System 11 When prompted, remove the media from the CD/DVD drive, and then click Finish . Your system automatically restarts. Next, Windows Setup appears in text mode, and the installation procedure continues. NOTE: If Console Redirection is enabled in the System Setup pro...
Page 45 - Windows License Activation Requirements
Restoring Your Operating System 45 13 Press <Ctrl><Alt><Delete>. The Log On to Windows dialog box appears. 14 Type your administrator password, and click OK . 15 When prompted, insert the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition With SP2 Disk 1 media into the CD/DVD drive. 16 Whe...
Page 46 - Activating Windows Using the Internet
46 Restoring Your Operating System Product activation is required in the following cases: • If your preinstalled Windows license is overwritten with a new license when reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition operating system using the operating system media kit. The new license r...
Page 47 - Activating Windows Using the Telephone; Installing and Configuring the Multilanguage User Interface
Restoring Your Operating System 47 Activating Windows Using the Telephone 1 Click Start → Run. 2 In the Run window, type C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a. The Activate Windows Wizard window appears. 3 Select Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows , and t...
Page 48 - Configuring Software RAID
48 Restoring Your Operating System To reinstall the MUI software, perform the following steps: 1 Insert the appropriate Multilingual Support media for your desired language into the storage server’s CD/DVD drive. 2 Run the base operating system installer. a Browse the media and double-click the *.ms...
Page 51 - Security Recommendations; Standard Security Recommendations; Passwords; Antivirus Software
Security Recommendations 51 Security Recommendations Standard Security Recommendations This section provides information about standard security practices that Dell™ recommends to secure your storage server. Passwords The default administrator user name for your storage server is administrator and t...
Page 52 - Secure Socket Layer Certificates; Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
52 Security Recommendations Secure Socket Layer Certificates Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates enable web servers and users to authenticate each other before establishing a connection to create more secure communications. Certificates contain information used to establish system identities over...
Page 53 - Additional Security Recommendations; Maximum Security Recommendations
Security Recommendations 53 Additional Security Recommendations In addition to the practices mentioned in “Standard Security Recommendations,” Dell recommends the following practices to ensure security: • Format all volumes as NTFS. • Disable automatic log on. • Disable the guest account. • Do not i...
Page 55 - Other Documents You May Need
Other Documents You May Need 55 Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. • The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructio...
Page 57 - Index
Index 57 Index B Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), 21 C c o m p o ne n t s, 1 5 Hardware Management, 21IIS, 52installing, 38MUI, 47network, 44 c us t o m set u p running, 42 D Dell OpenManage Server Assistant, 36-37Server Update Utility, 39Version 4.5, 21 d evice driver diskett e, 39 creating, ...
