Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution Quick Start Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
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Contents 1 Getting Started Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Supported Systems Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Locating the PowerVault System Model Obtaining Support Documents and Software Updates DPM Prerequisites . Rack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting and Powering on the System .
2 Configuring Your System Remotely 21 . . . . . . . 22 Remote Desktop Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Remote Web Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . 25 Accessing the SAC Command Prompt Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Configuring DPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running the Configuration Wizard . 27 . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 DPM and Tape Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Tape Drives and Tape Libraries. . . . . . . . Using DPM with Tape Drives and Tape Libraries . 7 Installing Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . 41 41 . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Installing Server Administrator 8 . . .
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Getting Started Introduction Your Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution is preconfigured for quick and simple deployment. Some configuration settings are unique to your IT environment and must be entered upon initial use. This document provides the information needed to configure the system for your specific IT environment. NOTE: Prior to deploying your system, review the Dell PowerVault Data Protection Solution Information Update for the latest information.
The PowerVault Data Protection Solution name is located on the front of your system. Figure 1-1. PowerVault Data Protection Solution Tower System Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-3. PowerVault System Model Identification on the System Properties Window Obtaining Support Documents and Software Updates Visit support.dell.com to obtain additional documentation or software updates for your PowerVault system, including: • BIOS updates • firmware updates to the PowerVault system and internal peripherals • device drivers Locate the documents and software updates that apply to your system by selecting your PowerVault system model (for example, PowerVault 500).
Figure 1-4. Model Selection via support.dell.com Choose by Model 1 Click on Select Model. 2 Under Product Family, click Select Servers, Storage and Networking. 3 Under Product Line, click on PowerVault Storage. 4 Choose your system model. Choose by Service Tag NOTE: The service tag is a label attached to the side or back of your system that includes a bar code and alpha numerics. When you enter your system’s service tag, the system model is determined automatically.
DPM Prerequisites Before you run Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 for the first time, these prerequisites apply: • The system must be on a network and have a valid IP address. • The system must be a member of a domain. • The user must be logged on as a domain user, and that domain user must be a member of the local administrator group. At initial login, the PowerVault Data Protection Solution Configuration Wizard starts up automatically.
Connecting and Powering on the System NOTE: For maximum reliability and availability of your PowerVault Data Protection Solution, connect your system to an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). Connect the system’s power cable(s) to the system. Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source, such as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU). For information about system connectors, see your system’s Hardware Owner’s Manual. Figure 1-6.
Figure 1-7. Connecting a Keyboard, Video Monitor and Mouse to the System Entering the Default Administrator Username and Password When logging into the system for the first time, you must enter an administrator user name and password. The default administrator user name for your system is administrator; the default password is storageserver. NOTE: Change the default password immediately to keep your system secure.
Network Configuration Cabling and Configuring Your Network Connection 1 Connect one end of an Ethernet cable into one of the RJ-45 network interface connectors (NIC) (see Figure 1-8) on the back of your system. See the Hardware Owner’s Manual for the NIC locations. 2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a functioning Ethernet jack. 3 Verify that the NIC connector LED is lit (see Figure 1-8). If the LED is steady green, the connection is good.
NOTE: To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrator group or the Network Configuration Operator group on the local computer. 1 Click Start and select Settings→ Control Panel→ Network Connections. 2 Right-click the network connection you want to configure, then click Properties. 3 On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Then, click Properties.
8 Configure additional IP addresses, if required. Otherwise, go to the next step. a Click Advanced. b On the IP Settings tab under IP addresses, click Add. c Under TCP/IP Address, enter an IP address and subnet mask in the appropriate fields, then click Add. d Repeat step b and step c for each additional IP address. 9 Configure additional default gateways, if required. Otherwise, go to the next step. a On the IP Settings tab under Default gateways, click Add.
Domain Membership 1 Right-click My Computer, then click Properties. The System Properties dialog box is displayed. 2 On the Computer Name tab, click Change. In the Computer Name Changes dialog box, select Domain, enter the name of the domain in the text box, and click OK (see Figure 1-9). 3 Provide a domain user name and password (contact your network administrator to obtain permissions to join the domain). 4 The changes take effect upon system restart.
Figure 1-9. Joining a Domain 7 Type the username in DOMAIN\username format and follow the instructions to add the domain user to the Administrators group. 8 Restart your system.
Figure 1-10. Adding a User to the Local Administrator’s Group Localizing Your System Using MUI The Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) allows the system to display operating systems menus, dialogs, and help files in multiple languages. Your system is preconfigured with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition with SP2 and the MUI is preconfigured with the language selected at the time of purchase. No action is required unless you want to configure the system to use a different language.
Getting Started
Configuring Your System Remotely Special Administration Console (SAC) NOTE: Using SAC requires a female-to-female serial console cable to connect directly from a client system to the PowerVault storage system’s serial port, as shown in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1. Using the Console Cable to Connect to SAC NOTE: Ensure that the terminal emulation software settings on the client system are set to 115200 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, and 1 stop bit.
network using SAC, you can remotely access the graphical user interface (GUI) to configure and manage Windows Storage Server using the IP address. To do this, you need to: 1 Access the SAC command prompt. 2 Configure the system’s IP addresses and the Domain Name System (DNS). Accessing the SAC Command Prompt SAC is the primary emergency management system (EMS) CLI environment hosted by Windows Storage Server 2003 operating systems.
For more information about using SAC, see "Using Emergency Management Services" at www.microsoft.com, or see the Windows Storage Server 2003 Help. Configuring IP Addresses and DNS After connecting to the SAC command prompt, you can use netsh to configure network addresses, default gateways, and DNS for a system. Once you have configured those settings, you can connect remotely to the server and use the GUI to complete other initial configuration and management tasks.
To set up access from the management station, create a remote desktop connection and save it to your desktop using these steps: 1 Click Start→Run. 2 In the Run dialog box, enter mstsc and click OK. 3 In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, enter the system name or the IP address of the system, then click Options. 4 In the Connection Settings window, click Save As. 5 In the Save As dialog box, enter the file name you would like to use for the connection. Leave the extension as .rdp.
To get started with DRAC 5, refer to "Installing and Setting up the DRAC 5" in the Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5) User’s Guide. Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) The baseboard management controller (BMC) monitors the system for critical events using various sensors on the system board and sends alerts and logs events when certain parameters exceed preset thresholds.
Configuring Your System Remotely
Configuring DPM Running the Configuration Wizard The PowerVault Data Protection Solution (DPS) Configuration Wizard is used to configure your system to run DPM. It is launched automatically when you log on to the system. It can also be launched by double-clicking the PowerVault DPS Wizard icon on your desktop.
Figure 3-1. PowerVault DPS Configuration Wizard Welcome Screen After ensuring that the prerequisites have been met, click Next to proceed. The wizard will then verify the network, domain and user account settings for DPM.
Figure 3-2. Verifying Prerequisites After the wizard verifies your settings, it configures the Windows firewall for DPM. In this step, the wizard will create firewall exceptions for the DPM executables and open the TCP port for Windows Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and Distributed COM (DCOM) (port 135). If the firewall service is not running, this step will be skipped.
Figure 3-3. Configuring the Windows Firewall After firewall configuration, the wizard launches the Microsoft Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup Wizard. This wizard is required to complete setup of DPM on your system. Click Next to continue. The PowerVault Data Protection Solution Configuration Wizard will wait in the background until the DPM Mini-Setup wizard completes.
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Microsoft Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup Figure 3-5. Microsoft Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup Wizard Figure 3-5 shows the DPM Mini-Setup wizard. Click Next to continue. The wizard guides you through these steps: 32 • Welcome • License agreement: This step displays the DPM license agreement. The license agreement must be accepted to continue. • Product registration: This step prompts for username and company associated with the DPM installation.
• Summary of settings • Configuration: After collecting information from the user, the configuration is performed. • Confirmation Figure 3-6. Microsoft Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup Wizard Confirmation Screen After successfully answering all questions and completing the DPM MiniSetup wizard, click Close to return to the PowerVault Data Protection Solution Configuration Wizard.
a collection of storage that DPM uses to protect the managed servers in your network. For more information about storage pool, refer to “Adding Disks to the Storage Pool” in Deploying System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. Figure 3-7. Configuring the DPM Storage Pool After the storage pool is successfully configured, the wizard displays a message showing the completed steps. When Finish is chosen, the DPM 2007 Administrator Console is launched.
Figure 3-8. Wizard Completion Screen Verification To verify that the configuration process has completed successfully, click the Management tab in the DPM Administrator Console. Then, select the Disks tab. Depending on the system configuration, the appropriate number of the disks should be added to the storage pool.
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Licensing DPM Licenses Figure 4-1. Certificate of Authenticity (COA) Example The product key for DPM 2007 is factory-installed on your system. The product key can be found on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) included with the installation media that shipped with your system. The product key on this COA is required if you ever need to reinstall DPM 2007. DPM 2007 requires a Data Protection Management License (DPML) for each protected (managed) server.
For more information on DPM licensing see “DPM Licensing” in Planning a System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Deployment. Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 License Figure 4-2. Example of the Windows COA Applied to the System The product key for Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 R2 with SP2 is factoryinstalled on your system. The key is located on a COA applied to the top or side panel of the system. Record this product key and keep it in a safe place.
DPM Deployment Before DPM can begin protecting the data and applications on the systems in your network, you must do the following: • Install prerequisite software on each server system you want to protect. • Deploy the DPM Protection Agent to each system you want to protect. You must own one DPM Agent License for each system you protect using DPM. Refer to the "DPM Licenses" on page 37.
Protecting Servers You must create a protection group to protect one or more servers in your network. A protection group is a collection of data sources that share the same protection configuration. Refer to “Creating Protection Groups” in Deploying System Center Data Protection Manager 2007.
DPM and Tape Devices The PowerVault Data Protection Solution supports disk-to-tape backup of the protected systems and disk-to-disk-to-tape archival for long-term protection. Refer to “Backup Solutions Combining Disk and Tape” in Planning a System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Deployment. To use these features, you need to attach a supported tape drive or a tape library to your system.
DPM and Tape Devices
Installing Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Overview Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator (OMSA) provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two forms: (1) an integrated, browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and (2) a command-line interface (CLI) through the operating system. It is designed to allows system administrators to manage systems both locally and remotely on a network.
Installing Server Administrator
Updating Software Updating Your PowerVault System Using the Server Update Utility Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Update Utility (SUU) is a CD-based application for identifying and applying updates to your system. SUU compares the versions of components currently installed on your system with update components packaged on the server update CDs available on support.dell.com.
Updating Software
Getting Help Dell Support For more information and troubleshooting information for the PowerVault Data Protection Solution, visit support.dell.com. Hardware Issues For help with your hardware, refer to the PowerVault hardware manuals that shipped with your system. You can also access all hardware documents at support.dell.com. Software/DPM Issues For more DPM information and troubleshooting information, refer to the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Troubleshooting Guide.
Figure 9-1. PowerVault Data Protection Solution Configuration Wizard Error Screen Other Documents and Resources You May Need Refer to the PowerVault Data Protection Solution Quick Reference Guide available at support.dell.
Dell Software • PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution Support Matrix • OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide • OpenManage™ Server Administrator User’s Guide • OpenManage™ Server Update Utility User's Guide • Dell Update Packages for Microsoft Windows User’s Guide • Dell Systems Console and Agent CD • Dell Systems Build and Update Utility CD • Dell Systems Documentation CD Getting Help 49
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Index A F Administrator Console, 34, 36 Firewall, 27, 29-30 Agent, 39 H C Computer Name, 16-17 Changing, 16 D Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup Wizard, 32 Data Protection Solution Configuration Wizard, 27, 47 Troubleshooting, 47 Default Password, 22 Changing, 13 Entering, 13 DHCP, 21 Documents, 9 Domain, 11 DPM, 7, 28, 30, 32-33 Licenses, 37 Prerequisites, 11 DRAC, 24 Remote Access, 24 Help, 19, 47 I IP Address Configuring, 14 DHCP, 14 DNS, 23 Static, 15 L Local Administrator, 17 M MUI, 19 N Net
O Using, 41 OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Installation, 43 Troubleshooting, 47 U Updating, 45 P Platform, 25 Prerequisites, 11, 27-28 UPS, 12 Protected Server, 37, 39 W Protection Group, 39-40 Wizard, 11, 27, 29-30, 32-33, 47 R Remote Access, 24 Remote Desktop Configuration, 23 S SAC, 21-22 Static IP, 15, 23 Storage Pool, 33, 35 Configuration, 33 System Center, 7, 11, 39 T Tape Devices and Libraries, 41 Tape devices and libraries Installing, 41 52 Index
