Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Initial Configuration NAS Manager Advanced Disk and Volume Management Backing Up the System Recovering and Restoring the System Dell ActiveArchive Advanced Features Troubleshooting 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.
Back to Contents Page Initial Configuration Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Configuring the NAS System for the First Time Other Documents You Might Need This section provides information necessary to perform the initial configuration of the system. The NAS system is a "headless" system that is managed through the network; it operates without a keyboard, monitor, or mouse.
5. Verify that the LAN 1 LED on the bezel is lit. If the LED is not lit, check to make sure that the Ethernet cable is connected and that your network connection is functioning properly. 6. From a client system on the same network, open Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 or later (or for Red Hat Linux only, open Netscape Navigator 6.1 or later), type the default system name in the URL box, and press . The default system name is DELLxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number.
1. Connect one end of the serial cable provided with your NAS system (see Figure 1-2) to the serial port on the NAS system, and connect the other end to an available serial port (typically COM1 or COM2) on a client system running Windows 2000. Figure 1-2. Serial Cable 2. Plug in the NAS system. 3. Push the power button to turn on the NAS system. NOTE: The NAS system takes approximately 5 minutes to boot.
18. Click OK to close the connection window. The Connect box prompts you for a user name and password. NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. 19. Ensure that your NAS system is on and that it has had sufficient time to boot into the Windows operating system. 20. Start a Web browser on the client system you are using to configure the NAS system. 21. Type https://192.168.192.1:1279 in the browser and press . 192.168.192.
9. Enter the administrative user name and password for your system when prompted, and then click OK. NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. The NAS Manager is displayed. After the NAS Manager is displayed, you can configure your system through the NAS Manager or through the Terminal Service Client. See "Configuring the IP Address" in "NAS Manager.
2. From the desktop of the client system, double-click the icon for the connection to the NAS system. 3. In the Connect window, click Properties. 4. In the Properties window, click Configure. 5. In the Modem Configuration window, select 115,200 for Maximum speed (bps) and click OK. 6. Click OK again to close the Properties window. 7. Enter the administrative user name and password for your NAS system. NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. 8.
e. Click Install. f. When asked if you want to be able to add a modem, click Yes. g. In the Install New Modem window, select Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list. h. Click (Standard Modem Types), and then click Dial-Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs. i. Click Next. j. Select the port to which you want to install the modem, and then click Next. k. Enter the area code in the Localization Information window, and then click Next. l. Click Finish to complete the modem installation. m.
h. Click OK. Connecting to the NAS System This section assumes that you have already configured your client system to connect to the NAS system. If you have not configured the client system, see "Setting Up the Windows NT Client System for the First Time." 1. Ensure that your NAS system is on and that it has had sufficient time to boot into the Windows operating system. NOTE: The NAS system takes approximately 5 minutes to boot.
b. When the Resource CD window displays, click Kick-Start. c. Click Run Dell OpenManage Kick-Start. d. If a security warning appears, click Yes. e. When asked if you want to run the program, click Yes. f. At the bottom of the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start window, click Setup. g. Click Add. h. In the Add Scope window, type the following information and click OK: Starting IP Address: 10.40.10.10 Ending IP Address: 10.40.10.20 Subnet: 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP Address: 10.40.10.1 i.
NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. 4. When asked if you want to disable the Kick-Start Agent, click Yes to disable the Kick- Start Agent and prevent it from running again, or click No if you want the Kick-Start Agent to continue running and also run when the system reboots. Other Documents You Might Need Table 1-1 lists the additional documentation included with your system. Table 1-1.
Back to Contents Page NAS Manager Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Logging in to the NAS Manager Basic Navigation Changing the NAS Manager Language How to Find Online Help Configuring Network Properties Creating Users Using Shares Disk Quotas Using Logs Shutting Down the NAS System Managing Disks Managing Volumes Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu The Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Manager is a Web-based user interface that is the primary way to con
entered in step 3, and then click OK. You are now logged in to the NAS Manager. Basic Navigation When navigating the NAS Manager, use the buttons within the program to go backward and forward. The top of each page of the Web user interface (UI) is composed of a status area, as well as primary and secondary menu bars. The body of each page of the UI is composed of the content area.
See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Language. 4. Click the radio button next to the language you want to use. 5. Click OK. 6. Reboot the system when prompted. The NAS system reboots, and the he changes are complete after the reboot. How to Find Online Help The NAS Manager provides two kinds of help. The NAS Manager online help documents the NAS Manager content.
By default, the NAS system uses your service tag number as the system name. To change the name of the NAS system, perform the following steps: 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Network. 3. Click Identification. 4. Type a new name for the NAS system in the Server appliance name field. 5. Click OK. 6. Click OK to reboot, or click Cancel to not reboot. Until you reboot the system, the new name will not take effect. Use the new name when you connect to the NAS Manager.
Creating a Single Local User NOTE: In a domain environment, you cannot create domain users. 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Users. 3. Click Local Users. 4. On the Local Users on Server Appliance page, click New. 5. Complete the information on the Create New User page. NOTE: In a domain environment, do not create local users that have the same user name as domain users unless the local user and domain user have identical passwords.
CIFS — The Common Internet File System protocol is used by clients running a Windows operating system. NFS — The Network File System protocol is used by clients running UNIX. FTP — The File Transfer Protocol is an alternative way of accessing a file share from any operating system. HTTP — The Hyptertext Transfer Protocol is the protocol for accessing a file share from Web browsers. AppleTalk — The Appletalk protocol is used by clients running a Macintosh operating system.
Modifying Share Properties 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Shares. 3. On the Shares page, click Shares. 4. In the Shared Folders table, click the share whose properties you are modifying. 5. Click Properties. The Share Properties page displays. Use this page to change the description of the share. You can also select the type of client from which the share is accessible. 6. Click OK.
Disk Quotas Disk quotas track and control the use of disk space for volumes. You can configure the volumes on your NAS system to do the following: Prevent further disk space use and log an event when a user exceeds a specified disk space limit. Log an event when a user exceeds a specified disk space warning level. When you enable disk quotas, you can set both the disk quota limit and the disk quota warning level.
4. On the Disk Quota page, click the volume to manage. 5. Click Quota Entries. 6. Click New. 7. Select a local user from the list box, or type the name of a domain account in the text box (in the format domain_name\user_name). 8. To allow unlimited disk space usage, click the Do not limit disk usage radio button, and then go to step 10. Otherwise, go to step 9. 9. To limit disk space, perform the following steps: a. Click the Limit disk space to radio button. b.
2. Click Disks. 3. Click Disk Quota. 4. On the Disk Quota page, select the volume to manage. 5. From the Tasks list, select Quota Entries. 6. On the Quota Entries page, select the Logon name from which you want to remove the quota entry. 7. On the Tasks list, select Delete. 8. Click OK. Using Logs A log file stores messages, which are sometimes called events or event log entries, generated by an application, service, or operating system.
1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Logs. 4. On the Logs page, select the type of log you want to configure. 5. In the Tasks list, click Log Properties. 6. In the Maximum log size text box on the Log Properties page, enter the maximum size (in kilobytes) of the log. 7.
See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Logs. 4. On the Logs page, select the type of log you want to clear. 5. In the Tasks list, click Clear. 6. On the Delete Log File Confirmation page, click OK to clear the log. Shutting Down the NAS System You can shut down the NAS system at any time by tapping the power button, or you can shut it down through the NAS Manager.
3. On the Disks page, click Disks. The Disks page displays a list of the available disks and shows their status. 4. Click the disk whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties. The Properties page displays the status, capacity, device type, and vendor for the selected disk. Rescanning for Disks 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Disks. 3. In the Physical Disks column on the Disks page, select the disk to rescan. 4. In the Tasks list, click Rescan. 5.
3. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 4. Click Disks. 5. Click Volumes. 6. In the Volumes column, select the volume whose properties you want to view. 7. On the Tasks list, click Reconfigure. If Repair appears instead of Reconfigure, your volume is damaged and needs to be repaired. See "Repairing a Volume." 8. Select the New Layout, which is either Single RAID-5 or Single RAID-0. NOTE: RAID 0 volumes are not fault-tolerant and do not provide data protection if a drive fails. 9.
NOTE: The process of fully rebuilding the RAID volumes may take several hours. NOTE: If the volume is in use—for example, the volume is open in a browser window, the volume contains shares or snapshots, or another application is using the volume—a message displays stating that the operation has failed and that you need to use Dell OpenManage Array Manager. See "Advanced Disk and Volume Management" for more information. Viewing Volume Properties 1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
such as setting up teaming and virtual LANs. Internet Information Services — Provides management for Internet Information Services on the system. Local Security Settings — Enables you to manually set security settings. Network Properties — Displays the Network and Dial-up Connections window. Network Tools — Displays the Network Tools Interface Utility, which allows you to perform operations such as nslookup, ping, and tracert. Performance Monitor — Displays the Performance Monitor.
Back to Contents Page Advanced Disk and Volume Management Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide How the Drives Are Configured Using the Array Manager to Manage Your Disks and Volumes This section provides information about the drives on your NAS system and how to use Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager to manage your disks and volumes and your physical hard drives.
displays, click the task you want to perform, or close the window to view the Array Manager Console. Array Manager Console The Array Manager console display uses a tree view to display storage objects in the left pane of the window and tabbed views in the right pane to display additional information about storage objects. The following subsections provide more information about the left and right panes. Left Pane The left pane shows objects that the Array Manager software detects.
Layout identifies the object, such as Dynamic Mirrored Volume and Dynamic Striped Volume. Disk Group shows an entry for disks in a basic or dynamic group. Capacity is the maximum size of the disk. Free Space is the amount of free hard-drive space still available. Progress shows the current progress (percentage of completion) for tasks. File System shows the type of file system. Graphical Layout is a graphical representation of how much of the disk is being used.
See "Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager." 2. Right-click the disk you want to upgrade and click Upgrade Dynamic Disk. The Upgrade Disk Wizard provides information about upgrading. 3. Click Next to continue. The system asks you to select the disks to upgrade. 4. Add the basic disks you want to upgrade to the list of dynamic disks and click Next. 5. Click Finish. NOTE: After a disk is upgraded to dynamic, it cannot be reverted back to basic unless all volumes on that disk are removed.
The following topics are discussed: Volume overview Checking partition or volume properties Formatting a partition or volume Deleting a partition or volume Volume Overview A volume is a logical entity that is made up 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 basic or dynamic. In Array Manager, basic volumes refer to all volumes that are not on dynamic disks.
A progress bar displays in the list view. Delete a Partition or Volume NOTICE: You must delete all shares and persistent images from your volume before deleting it. If a volume is removed before all shares of that volume have been removed, the NAS Manager might not display shares correctly. 1. Launch Array Manager. See "Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager." 2. Right-click the designated volume, and then click Delete Volume. 3. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
available disks. 8. Click Next. 9. After all selections are made, verify your settings and click Next. 10. If you want to select a different disk for the volume you are creating, click Modify to display the Modify Disks dialog box. 11. Click the disk you want to change, select a disk from the Disk drop-down menu, and then click OK. 12. Click Assign a drive letter, select the drive letter, and then click Next. 13. Make sure Format this volume and NTFS are selected. 14.
See "Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager." 2. In the Dell OpenManage Array Manager window, click the Volumes folder to expand it. 3. In the left pane, right-click a volume name, and then click Remove Mirror. The Remove Mirror window displays. 4. Select the mirror you want to remove, and then click OK. Breaking a Mirror Breaking a mirror creates two simple volumes with individual drive letters. Each volume contains the data on the mirror at the time the mirror was broken.
Back to Contents Page Backing Up the System Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide System-State Backup Backing Up Data Volumes Backing Up Dell ActiveArchive™ Persistent Images This section provides instructions on how to back up files on your system. You should regularly backup, or have mirrors of, the following types of information: System state — Files that contain configuration information about the NAS system.
NOTE: If the Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools window does not display, click Maintenance, and then click Terminal Services. On the Advanced Administration Menu, click Administrative Tools and then click Windows 2000 Backup/Recovery. 5. Click Backup Wizard. 6. In the Backup Wizard window, click Next. 7. In the What to Back Up window, click Only back up the System State data, and then click Next. 8. In the Where to Store the Backup window, click Browse. 9.
NOTE: Windows must replace all locked files on the system; therefore, the process of restarting the system might take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Backing Up Data Volumes To back up your volumes, you can use direct-attached local backups or network backups. The following software is supported for direct-attached local backups: Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools VERITAS® Backup Exec® Server Professional 8.5 and 8.
6. On the Advanced Administration Menu under System Management, click Computer Management. NOTE: If the Advanced Administration Menu does not display, double-click the Advanced Administration Menu icon on the desktop of the NAS system. 7. Click Computer Management in the left pane. 8. Click System Tools in the left pane. 9. Click Device Manager in the left pane. 10. Click Unknown Devices in the right pane. NOTE: The tape device may also appear under Other Devices. 11. Double-click the tape device. 12.
NOTE: If the Advanced Administration Menu does not display, double-click the Advanced Administration Menu icon on the desktop of the NAS system. 7. Click Computer Management in the left pane, and then click System Tools. 8. Click Device Manager in the left pane. 9. Click Medium Changers in the right pane. 10. Double-click Unknown Medium Changer. 11. Click Driver in the Properties window. 12. Click Update Driver. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays. 13. Click Next. 14.
6. Map a network drive to the CD share, but do not select Reconnect at logon. 7. Follow the instructions in the documentation that came with your backup software. NOTE: After the software installation is complete, disconnect the network drive for the CD share before you reboot your system. To disconnect the network drive, right-click My Appliance on the NAS system desktop, and select Disconnect Network Drive. Click the CD share in the Disconnect Network Drive window, and then click OK.
NOTE: Do not use Computer Associates ARCserve to back up persistent images. To back up a persistent image, perform the following steps: 1. Use the NAS Manager to create a persistent image. See "Dell ActiveArchive." NOTE: For increased performance, back up only read-only persistent images. 2. On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Maintenance. 3. Click Terminal Services and log in to the NAS system. 4. When the PowerVault Advanced Administration window displays, click Exit. 5.
image location. A restore to the original location is not successful. Restoring Persistent Images From Tape Backup NOTE: Do not use Computer Associates ARCserve to restore persistent images. To restore your persistent images from tape backup, perform the following steps: 1. On the system on your network that is running VERITAS Backup Exec, click the Restore Selections tab to bring up the window that lists your previous backup files. 2.
Back to Contents Page Recovering and Restoring the System Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Solutions to Try Before Reinstalling Hard-Drive Failures Software Failures Replacing Hard Drives Recovering From an Operating System Failure Restoring System-State Data After Reinstallation Restoring Initial System Setup This section provides instructions on how to recover the NAS system if the operating system or a hard drive fails.
Table 5-1. Hard-Drive Recovery Procedures Hard Drive That Failed System Necessary Action Automatically Boots From Hard Drive Hard drive 0 1 Replace the failed hard drive. See "Replacing Hard Drive 0." Hard drive 1 0 Replace the failed hard drive. See "Replacing Hard Drive 1, 2, or 3." Hard drive 2 or 3 0 and 1 Replace the failed hard drive. See "Replacing Hard Drive 1, 2, or 3." More than two hard drives fail NA Reinstall new hard drives and the operating system.
See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 9. Click Disks, and then click Volumes. 10. Click Repair. NOTE: If the repair button does not appear, then you do not have a drive that the same size or larger than the failed drive, you did not have the drive in the system when the system booted, or you were not using a RAID 5 volume. Use Array Manager to repair or reconfigure your volumes. See "Using the Array Manager to Manage Your Disks and Volumes" in "Advanced Disk and Volume Management.
NOTICE: This procedure resets your NAS system to the Dell™ default settings and deletes all data on the NAS system. Before performing this procedure, attempt to boot from the operating system image on the mirrored hard drives. See "Booting From the Recovery Operating System Mirror Hard Drives.
Requirements Crossover cable included with your NAS system Serial cable included with your NAS system Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) client system with a CD drive Resource CD included with your NAS system Reinstallation CD included with your NAS system Procedure To restore your NAS system to the Dell default settings, perform the following steps: NOTICE: This procedure deletes all of the data on your NAS system. 1. Connect a Windows 2000 client system to the NAS system. a.
6. Change the IP address on the network adapter of the client system to 10.40.10.1 and the Net mask to 255.255.255.0: a. From the desktop of the client system, right-click My Network Places and select Properties. b. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click the network interface controller that you connected to the NAS system with the crossover cable in step 1. c. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. d.
f. In the Add Scope window, enter the following information and click OK: 10.40.10.10 for Starting IP Address 10.40.10.20 for Ending IP Address 255.255.255.0 for Subnet 10.40.10.1 for Gateway IP Address g. Click OK to close the Add Scope window. h. Click Interfaces for DHCP Server so that it is checked. i. Click OK to close the Setup window. j. Click Enabled at the bottom of the Dell OpenManage Kick-Start window to start the integrated DHCP server. 11.
17. Press y again to confirm the selection. Depending on your configuration, this process could take several hours to complete. When the reinstallation is complete, the NAS system shuts down. NOTE: During the reinstallation, do not attempt to connect to your NAS system. 18. After the NAS system shuts down, reboot the system. The system is set to the original defaults. 19. Reconfigure the system. See "Configuring the NAS System for the First Time" in "Initial Configuration.
c. Right-click Users and select New User. d. In the New User window, type pv715 as the user name. e. Type password for the Password, and type it again in Confirm password. f. Click User must change password at next logon to clear the check box. g. Click Create and then click Close. 7. Create a share for the CD drive on the client system: a. Double-click My Computer. b. Right-click the CD drive, and select Sharing. c. Type CD for the name of the share, and then click OK to confirm the share settings. 8.
a. If it is not still in the diskette drive, insert the reinstallation diskette that you created in step 9 into the diskette drive of the networked Windows 2000 client system. b. Click the Start button and point to Programs® Dell Reinstallation Console® Update boot image. c. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive and the CD from the CD drive. d. Reboot the client system. 12. If the Resource CD is still in the CD drive, remove it. 13. Insert the Reinstallation CD in the CD drive. 14.
f. Click OK. 17. Turn on your NAS system. 18. In the HyperTerminal window, press immediately after you see the following message: Press to enter the Function Select menu. NOTE: If you use a version of Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system earlier than Service Pack 2, the function keys do not work. You must press <2>. 19. From the menu, select option 3, Reinstallation, and then type y to confirm the selection.
3. Connect the serial cable between the COM port on the NAS system and the COM port on the Windows 2000 client system. 4. Turn on the Windows 2000 client system. 5. Log in to the client system with an account that has administrator privileges. 6. Create a new user with the name pv715 and the password set to password: a. From the desktop of your client system, right-click My Computer, and then select Manage. b. On the left side of the Computer Management window, double-click Local Users and Groups. c.
a. In Windows Explorer, right-click the go.bat file on the diskette, and then select Edit to edit the file to the following variable value for your environment: \\server_name\\share_name, where server_name is the name of the client system and share_name is the name of the CD drive share (for example, \\PV715\CD) b. Save and exit the go.bat file. 11. Update the boot image: a.
NOTE: If you use a version of Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system earlier than Service Pack 2, the function keys do not work. You must press <2>. 19. From the menu, select option 3, Reinstallation, and then type y to confirm the selection. The NAS system automatically reboots and begins the reinstallation process, which restores the NAS system back to the Dell default settings. 20. When the screen warns that you are going to reinstall and that it will erase data, type y. 21.
a. Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive of your client system. b. When the Resource CD Main Menu window displays, click Resources. c. On the Resources window, click Reinstallation Diskette. d. When the File Download window displays, click Run this program from its current location, and then click OK. e. Click Yes if you receive a security warning. A DOS screen appears and prompts you to insert a diskette into the diskette drive of the client system. f.
15. Press y again to confirm the selection. Depending upon your configuration, this process could take several hours to complete. When the reinstallation completes, the NAS system shuts down. NOTE: During the reinstallation, do not attempt to connect to your NAS system. 16. After the NAS system shuts down, reconfigure the system. See "Configuring the NAS System for the First Time" in "Initial Configuration.
17. Click Finish. 18. When the Enter Backup File Name window displays, click OK. NOTE: If your backup file is in a different location, click Browse and navigate to the file. 19. Click Start Restore. 20. When a message warns that the system restore will overwrite the current system state, click OK. 21. Click OK in the Confirm Restore window. 22. Restart the NAS system after the restore process completes.
Back to Contents Page Dell ActiveArchive Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Introduction to Persistent Images Configuring the Persistent Image Global Settings Configuring Persistent Image Volume Settings Using Persistent Images Scheduling Persistent Images Accessing Stored Persistent Images Restoring Volumes From an Existing Persistent Image Changing the Dell ActiveArchive Event Log Language Defragmenting a Volume Containing Persistent Images Dell ActiveArchive™ al
threshold. After all persistent images with the lowest retention weight have been deleted, Dell ActiveArchive looks for and deletes the oldest files with the next lowest retention weight. Persistent Image Considerations When using persistent images, system performance might be degraded, depending on the rate your data is changing and the number of persistent images kept for each virtual disk. Read performance of the virtual disk remains constant, regardless of the presence of persistent images.
the volume, as it existed when the persistent image was created, appears under this directory. 6. If you need to re-establish the system defaults, click Restore Defaults. 7. Click OK to update the global settings. Configuring Persistent Image Volume Settings You can modify volume settings by performing the following steps: 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Disks. 3. Click ActiveArchive. 4. Click Volume Settings. 5.
5. In the Tasks list on the Persistent Images page, click New. 6. In the menu that is displayed, select the Volume(s) to preserve. Consider the following when selecting the volume(s): You can take persistent images only of volumes with drive letters, not volumes mounted to a directory (mount points). If volumes are not protected by RAID 1 or 5 or if volumes are frequently being added and removed, Dell recommends that you make persistent images of individual volumes.
6. In the Tasks list, click Delete. 7. Click OK to delete the persistent image. Undoing Writes to a Read/Write Persistent Image To undo writes to a read/write persistent image, you must select an item from the Persistent Images list and then click Undo in the Tasks list. To undo persistent image writes, perform the following steps: 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Disks. 3. Click ActiveArchive. 4.
Displaying the List of Persistent Images The Persistent Images page displays all current active persistent images. Each entry identifies the date and time that the persistent image was created and the volume it preserves. Select an individual persistent image by clicking the radio button to the left of the description. 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Disks. 3. Click ActiveArchive. 4. Click Persistent Images.
%% = Percent sign 7. Click OK to save the new scheduled persistent image. Deleting a Persistent Image Schedule 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Disks. 3. Click ActiveArchive. 4. Click Schedules. 5. On the Persistent Image Schedules page, click the check box next to the scheduled persistent image to be deleted. 6. In the Tasks list on the Persistent Image Schedules page, click Delete. 7.
See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Terminal Services. 4. Log in to a Terminal Services Advanced Client session. 5. If the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu window is displayed, click Exit, and then click OK to close it. 6. Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to navigate to the ActiveArchive directory on the volume root. Accessing Directories, Folders, and Files By default, administrators can access the ActiveArchive directory in the root of each volume.
4. In the Tasks list on the Shared Folders page, click New. 5. Type the share name ActiveArchives and path volume_letter:\ActiveArchives, where volume_letter is the volume of the persistent images. NOTE: Ignore the Comment field for NFS, FTP, and HTTP shares. 6. Check the Microsoft Windows (CIFS) box. 7. Click CIFS Sharing and add the users that you want to have access to persistent images. 8. Click OK. Users can access persistent images from a Windows 2000 client by performing the following steps: 1.
See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click ActiveArchive. 3. Click Restore Persistent Images. 4. Click the persistent image that is to be restored. 5. Click Restore. 6. Click OK to restore the volumes protected by the persistent image, or click Cancel to leave the volume intact. NOTE: Restoring persistent images that contain multiple volumes restores all of the volumes in the persistent image.
NOTE: If you do not have persistent images on your volume, this procedure does not apply. NOTE: To defragment a volume, you must delete all persistent images on that volume. To defragment a volume containing persistent images, perform the following steps: 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." NOTE: The default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. 2. Click Disks. 3. Click ActiveArchive. 4. Click Schedules. 5.
Back to Contents Page Advanced Features Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Using Console Redirection Installing Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) Support Installing and Configuring Support for Other Languages Network Adapter Teaming Services for UNIX® File Server for Macintosh Services for Novell® NetWare® Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services Using Secure Sockets Layers SNMP Considerations This section includes descriptions of advanced features that cann
Setting Up Console Redirection in Microsoft® Windows® 2000 NOTE: You can use clients running operating systems other than Windows 2000 for console redirection. However, this section provides information for setting up console redirection only on a Windows 2000 client system. For console redirection information on other operating systems, see the operating system documentation. To set up console redirection on a Windows 2000 client system to manage your NAS system, perform the following steps: 1.
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b. Map a network drive to the CD share, but do not select Reconnect at logon. c. Browse to the mapped drive, and then double-click the CD icon to launch the Multilingual Support CD's Web interface. d. Click the Install Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) Support link to launch the Multilanguage File Installation installer program. 8. In the installer window, select the languages to be installed, and select the default MUI language from the menu. 9. Click OK to perform the installation. 10.
NOTE: The default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. 4. Close the Advanced Administration Menu by clicking Exit. 5. Double-click My Appliance on the NAS desktop. 6. If this is a new system from Dell, perform the following steps, and then go to step 8. If you are performing this procedure after reinstalling your operating system, go to step 7. a. Double-click Control Panel. b. Double-click Regional Options. 7.
NOTE: When creating or removing teams, the IP address of the NAS system's LAN connections changes. To prevent disconnecting from the NAS system during team configuration, use a serial connection when creating or removing teams. See "Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection" in "Initial Configuration" before configuring your teams. Adaptive Load Balancing Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a simple and efficient method for increasing the NAS system's network transmission throughput.
The Teaming Wizard displays. 6. Select the type of team to create, and then click Next. The types of team include Adapter Fault Tolerance, Adaptive Load Balancing, Fast EtherChannel*/Link Aggregation, and IEEE 802.3ad. 7. Select the Intel adapters to include with this team, and then click Next. NOTE: Broadcom NICs cannot be selected. 8. Verify that the team contains the appropriate members, and then click Finish. 9. If the team needs to be modified, click Back. Removing Intel PROSet II Network Teams 1.
5. In the tree view, click the adapter that you want to remove. 6. Click Action, and then click Remove. Changing the Intel PROSet II Network Team Mode 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance, and then click Terminal Services. 3. Log in to the Terminal Services session as an administrator. NOTE: The default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. 4.
The types of team include Start 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 add to the team, and then click the arrow adjacent to the Team Members list to add the adapter. 11. Repeat step 10 for the second adapter. 12. Click OK. Removing Broadcom Adapter From a Network Team 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2.
The Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite window displays. 5. Click Load Balance/Virtual LAN. 6. Select the team name in the Configuration box. 7. Select the new type of team and click OK to apply the change. The types of team include Start Load Balance and Fail Over, FEC/GEC, and Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad). Services for UNIX® Services for UNIX (SFU) provides the tools needed to integrate UNIX and Windows networks by leveraging existing UNIX network resources and expertise.
Telnet Server The Telnet server works optimally for most installations. It accepts logins from a variety of clients, including the Telnet clients shipped with Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98, as well as a variety of character mode terminal clients from virtually any operating system. In addition, it can be configured to meet specific site requirements such as improving security, simplifying logins, and supporting stream or console mode.
ActivePerl an excellent tool for system administration tasks. User Name Mapping User Name Mapping provides mapping of names between the UNIX and Windows environments. You can configure User Name Mapping from the SFU MMC Console or by using the NAS Manager to configure properties for the NFS Sharing Protocol. With User Name Mapping, you can create simple maps between Windows Powered user accounts and corresponding UNIX accounts.
1. On the User and Group Mappings window menu, click Explicit User Mapping to create user maps, or click Explicit Group Mapping to create group maps. 2. Specify the Windows Domain. If the server is configured as PCNFS, go to step 4. 3. Click List UNIX Users or List UNIX Groups. This action refreshes your UNIX users or groups selection. 4. Create map entries by selecting a Windows user or group and a UNIX user (UID) or group (GID) from the list and clicking Add. 5. Click OK to create the maps.
To specify the path and name of the filename character translation text file for Server for NFS to use, modify the following registry key to contain the path and filename of the character translation file: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Server for NFS\CurrentVersion\Mapping\CharacterTranslation File Server for Macintosh File Server for Macintosh (FSM) provides the tools needed to integrate Macintosh and Windows networks by leveraging existing Macintosh network resource and expertise.
A user authentication map (UAM) is a software program that prompts users for an account name and password before they log in to a server. The Macintosh Chooser has a standard UAM built in that uses the clear-text password or Apple's RandNum Exchange method of security. Microsoft Authentication offers an additional level of security because the password is used as a key to encrypt a random number.
Restarting Workstation Services If File Services for Macintosh cannot establish communications to the local RPC service, you may need to restart the Workstation Service. To restart the Workstation Service, perform the following steps: 1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance, and then click Terminal Services. 3. Log in to the NAS system as an administrator. NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.
Frame Type and Network Number Frame types define the packet formats that are used by different networks. It is important that all systems in a network have the same frame type so that they can communicate with the rest of the network. When you are configuring your system, it attempts to automatically detect the frame type for the client. In most cases, this is successful.
Migrate NDS and bindery information to Windows 2000 Server MSDSS supports two-way synchronization with NDS and one-way synchronization with NetWare 3.x binderies to provide a complete directory interoperability solution. MSDSS also supports password synchronization and provides a directory migration service. MSDSS allows NetWare users to deploy Active Directory without having to replace existing directories or bear the cost of managing two separate directories.
time.) 5. Install MSDSS from the system DomainUtils share. NOTE: To access MSDSS software, map a network drive to \\Dellxxxxxxx\DomainUtils, where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number. For example, if your service tag number is 1234567, type DELL1234567. You can find the service tag number on the top cover of your NAS system. 6. Log in to the NDS tree or bindery server as administrator. 7. Log in to the appropriate Windows 2000 domain as a member of the Domain Admins group. 8.
On the Step 3 — Source and Target tab under Source (NDS/Bindery), click the volume or directories from which you want to migrate files. Under Target (Active Directory), click the shares or directories to which you want to migrate files, click the Map button, and then click Next. If the NDS or Bindery volume you selected in the source tree displays Unavailable, then you are not currently logged in to that tree or Bindery server.
8. Click the Start button, point to Programs® Administrative Tools® Directory Synchronization to start MSDSS, and then allow the prompts to guide you through the following tasks: a. Start the New Session Wizard (right-click MSDSS in the console tree). b. Select Novell Bindery or Novell Directory Services (NDS) for one-way synchronization, or select Novell Directory Services (NDS) for two-way synchronization. c.
Introduction to SSL Certificates Certificates contain information that is used to establish system identities over a network. This identification process is called authentication. Although authentication is similar to conventional forms of identification, certificates enable Web servers and users to authenticate each other before establishing a connection to create more secure communications.
2. Click Maintenance, and then click Terminal Services. 3. Log in to the NAS system as an administrator. NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault. The Advanced Administration Menu displays. If it does not display, double-click the Advanced Administration Menu icon on the desktop of the NAS appliance. 4. Click System Management, and then from the list, click Internet Information Services. 5.
Select this option if you want a trap message sent when authentication fails. 10. Select Accepted community names, and click Add. 11. Select Community Rights, and select a permission level for this host to process SNMP requests from the selected community. 12. To view a description of a dialog box item, right-click the item, and then click What's This? 13. In Community Name, type a case-sensitive community name, and then click Add. 14.
Back to Contents Page Troubleshooting Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Tools and Techniques Troubleshooting Tools and Techniques Because the Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS system is a "headless" system that does not have a keyboard, mouse, or monitor, you must use other methods for troubleshooting issues and conditions. This section provides suggestions for and information about alternative troubleshooting tools and techniques.
1. Log in to the NAS Manager. See "Logging in to the NAS Manager" in "NAS Manager." 2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Terminal Services. 4. Enter the administrator user name and password and click OK. NOTE: The default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.
system and it came back up, I had to wait to access it. The system appeared to regenerate the RAID 5 and RAID 1 volumes. reboot, the NAS system cannot tell whether one or more write failures occurred. Therefore, following the reboot, the NAS system rebuilds all volumes and regenerates parity to make sure the files are consistent. I inserted four new hard drives in the NAS system and then reinstalled the operating system. The NAS system is up and running, and the LEDs are showing activity on the system.
then click Start. Telnet starts on the NAS system. I cannot connect to the NAS system using the IPX protocol. IPX networks require that you assign an IPX network number to all clients. By default, the NAS system does not assign an IPX number to the network. When viewing the POST through a HyperTerminal session to my NAS system, I see that the Ultra100 Promise Controller displays hard drives D1 and D3 as Not Detected. The NAS system is correctly detecting No action is required.
operation. When I select the Check All box and then deselect one or more choices on some screens in the PowerVault NAS Manager, the Check All box remains selected. The Check All box is not automatically deselected. However, this does not mean that all items in the list are selected. This behavior does not affect functionality. The Check All box does not indicate what has specifically been selected or deselected.
. be mapped from the NAS system. share by using the user name and password provided. I am reinstalling the operating system by following the procedure in "Reinstalling the Operating System" and Console redirection displays the following message after I reboot the system: Unable to find file 'pv715rec.nas' Make sure that the Dell PowerVault 715N ReInstallation CD is shared correctly. Software installation aborted! The Reinstallation CD might not be available or shared correctly on the client system.
delete it again, I get a blank page. When I try to take a Dell ActiveArchive may still be deleting or restoring a volume persistent image, a critical or taking another snapshot. error message states that the snapshot could not be taken. Wait a few minutes for the previous process to complete and then try again. In the event log or on the Status page, a message states: An exception has occurred. The data contains the exception record. This is a known issue. Ignore this message.
Every time I try to obtain a directory listing from an NFS client on the root of a system volume, I get an error message, such as Permission Denied. The problem you are experiencing involves a System Volume Information directory created by Microsoft Index Server. The NFS service does not have access to this directory and returns an error message to the client when trying to list its properties. Sometimes I am unable to delete folders that have been used and that are shared to an NFS client.
AppleTalk protocol, File Services for Macintosh does not restart. communication to the local RPC service. service. See "Restarting Workstation Services" in "Advanced Features." Table 8-8. Netscape Navigator Issue Possible cause Resolution I am unable to manage my disks and volumes from clients running the Netscape browser. Managing disks and volumes from any client that is running Netscape as its only browser is not supported. Use a Windows client system with Internet Explorer 5.
