Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage (NAS) Systems Running Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Administrator's Guide
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Contents 1 Overview......................................................................................................................7 iSCSI Deployment..................................................................................................................................7 Dell Supported Hardware And Software.............................................................................................. 8 Preinstalled Roles And Services Configurations On Your System...............................
Using Your NAS System.........................................................................................23 Creating A Server Message Block Share.............................................................................................23 Modifying Message Block Shares....................................................................................................... 23 NFS Share......................................................................................................................
Configuring NIC Teaming On A Server........................................................................................
Overview 1 Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 is an advanced storage and file-serving solution that provides high-level performance and reliability. Dell Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems running Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 operating system are extremely cost effective and help in providing shared storage solutions with storage capabilities. Following are the new features and functionalities: • Data Deduplication — works at the volume level and stores more data in less physical space.
NOTE: To configure the iSCSI Target Server for PowerVault storage systems, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848268.
File Server VSS Agent Service Performs volume shadow copies of applications that store data files on file server. iSCSI Target Server Provides services and management to iSCSI targets. iSCSI Target Storage Provider (VDS and VSS hardware providers) Enables applications on a server that is connected to an iSCSI target to perform volume shadow copies of data on iSCSI virtual disks. Server for NFS Shares files with UNIX-based systems and other systems that use the NFS protocol.
Windows PowerShell (includes Windows PowerShell 4.0, 2.0 Engine, and PowerShell ISE) Automates local and remote administration through hundreds of built-in commands. WoW64 Support Supports running 32–bit applications on Server Core installation. Contacting Dell NOTE: Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.
• The Administrator’s Guide — provides information about configuring and managing the system. • The Troubleshooting Guide — provides information about troubleshooting the software and the system. • The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide — provides information about using the OpenManage Server Administrator to manage your PowerVault NAS system. NOTE: Always check for updates on dell.com/support/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
2 Initial Configuration Of Your NAS System Initial configuration of your NAS system includes: • Cabling the system or solution using iSCSI • Powering-up and connecting your NAS solution • System configuration using Server Manager To complete initial configuration of your NAS system: 1. When you start your NAS system running Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 for the first time, press OK on the Default Password screen.
• Get status of your servers and roles remotely. • Determine server status, identify critical events, analyze and troubleshoot configuration issues or failures. • Customize the events, performance data, services, and Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) results that are displayed on the Server Manager dashboard. • Perform tasks on multiple servers at one time. Starting And Exiting Server Manager Server Manager starts by default when a administrators logs on to the system.
Event Viewer Is used to create or import custom views and view events that have occurred in a particular node or log. It also displays Summary of Administrative log, Recently Viewed Nodes, and Log Summary. Shared Folders Is used to centrally manage file shares on a system. Shared Folders enable you to create file shares and set permissions, in addition to viewing and managing open files and users.
Installing the Work Folders To install the Work Folders:. 1. In the Server Manager menu bar, click Manage → Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard is displayed. 2. Click Next. NOTE: In the Before you begin window, verify the destination server, network environment for the role and feature that you want to install. 3.
3. Follow the instructions in the New Namespace Wizard and complete the wizard. NOTE: A namespace server cannot be created if the server is offline. Creating A New DFS Replication Group To create a new DFS replication group: 1. In the Server Manager menu bar, click Tools → DFS Management . The DFS Management window is displayed. 2. Under Actions, click New Replication Group. The New Replication Group Wizard is displayed. 3.
efficiently monitor existing storage resources, but it also aids in the planning and implementation of future policy changes. FSRM tasks include: • Quota Management • File Screening Management • Storage Report Management • Classification Management Multipath I/O (MPIO) Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) is a framework provided by Microsoft, which enables storage providers to develop multipath solutions that contain the hardware-specific information.
Managing Your NAS System 3 The following management tools are pre-installed on your system: • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator • Remote Desktop for Administration Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Dell OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one system management solution in two ways: • Integrated web browser-based GUI—through the Server Administrator home page • Command line interface (CLI)—through the operating system Server Administrator allows you to manage NAS
Activating Remote Desktop Connection To activate Remote Desktop connection on Windows Storage Server 2012 R2: 1. In the Server Manager, click Local Server. Alternatively, you can right-click my computer, select Properties → Remote Settings . The Properties window is displayed. 2. In the Properties window, click Enabled hyperlink for the Remote Desktop. In Windows Storage Server 2012 R2, remote management is enabled by default. The System Properties window is displayed. 3.
Reinstalling The NAS Operating System CAUTION: You must backup the internal disk drives on your system before reinstalling or upgrading the NAS Operating System. 1. Backup any internal disk drives or data on external storage arrays. 2. If applicable, connect the external USB DVD drive to your NAS system. 3. Insert your Dell PowerVault NAS Operating System resource media into your NAS system. 4. Power down your NAS system. 5.
Using Your NAS System 4 Creating A Server Message Block Share Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 introduces Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol. It is a network file sharing protocol that allows applications to read and write to files and requests services from server programs in a network. SMB file shares can also store user database files and dynamically migrates VMs or databases. To create an SMB share using Server Manager: 1. In Server Manager, go to File and Storage Services → Shares .
4. You can select different tabs such as General, Permissions, Settings, and Management Properties to change the properties of the share. NFS Share Network File System (NFS) protocol provides access control (for UNIX-based file systems) and is implemented by granting permissions to specific client systems and groups, using network names. Before creating the NFS share, the administrator must configure Identity Mapping.
8. Go to PowerVault NAS Windows Storage Server 2012 (NFS) Server. 9. Click Start → Administrative Tools → Services for Network File System. 10. Select Services for NFS, right-click Properties → Active Directory domain name as your Identity mapping source, type the Windows 2008 domain name and click Apply. Windows 2012 Domain Controller As Identity Mapping Source To install and configure Identity Management for UNIX using Dism.exe: 1.
8. Click Next and complete the installation. NOTE: Restart your system after the installation is complete. 9. Go to the NFS client, obtain the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files and copy them to a USB key. 10. Go to the UNM server and copy the UNIX files from the USB key to a local hard disk. 11. Open Microsoft Services for NFS. 12. Select User Name Mapping and right-click Properties. 13. Go to UNIX User Source tab and select the Use Password and Group Files option. 14.
Installing The AD LDS Server Role To install the AD LDS Server Role: 1. In the Server Manager menu bar, click Manage → Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard is displayed. 2. Click Next. NOTE: In the Before you begin window, verify the destination server, network environment for the role and feature that you want to install. 3.
7. In the Partition name text box, use the following format to type a partition name that does not already exist in this instance: CN=, DC= NOTE: By convention, this string is based on the fully qualified domain name. For example, if the instance name is nfsadldsinstance and the server name is server1, the partition name would be represented as follows: CN=nfsadldsinstance, DC=server1. 8. After typing the partition name, click Next. 9.
Setting A Default Instance Name For AD LDS Instances To set a default Instance Name for AD LDS Instance: 1. In the Server Manager menu bar, click Tools → ADSI Edit (Active Directory Service Interface). The ADSI Edit console is displayed. 2. In the console, right-click ADSI Edit and click Connect to. Alternatively, in the ADSI Edit console, you can navigate to Actions → More Actions → Connect to The Connection Settings dialog box is displayed. a.
10. In the Change Directory Server dialog box, under Change to, click This Domain Controller or AD LDS instance. 11. In the Name column, replace the placeholder text with the server and port number (for example, localhost:389). 12. Click OK. 13. Add the gidNumber and uidNumber attributes to the user class as follows: a. Expand the Active Directory Schema node, expand the Classes node, right-click User, and click Properties. b.
3. Under Connection Point, select the Select a well known Naming Context option. By default, Default naming context option is selected from the drop-down menu. 4. Under Computer, select the Select or type a domain or server option, and enter the server name and port number in the text box, separated by a colon (for example, localhost:389). 5. Click OK. ADSI Edit refreshes to display the new connection. 6.
4. Set the gidNumber and sAMAccountName attributes for the new group object. NOTE: The gidNumber is the GID of the UNIX group that is being mapped, and sAMAccountName must match the name of a local group on the Windows-based computer that is running Server for NFS. If, after selecting the More Attributes button, the uidNumber and gidNumber do not appear, close and open the ADSI Edit MMC. 5. Click OK, and click Finish to exit the wizard.
Debug Notes For NFS Account Mapping Problems Server for NFS can be made to log account mapping failures to the Windows Event Log service by setting the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfsserver\Parameters \VerboseMappingFailureLogging INVALID USE OF SYMBOLS REG_DWORD = 1 After you create the key, you must restart the Server for NFS. Restarting The Server For NFS To restart the server for NFS: 1. Press the Windows logo key on the keyboard. 2. Type CMD.
9. Set the folder permissions in various combinations as required and click Next. 10. On Confirm selections window, confirm the settings and click Create. The View results window is displayed showing the successfully creation of share. 11. Click Close to exit the wizard. Creating Quotas And File Screens Using File Server Resource Manager Quotas and File Screens can be created using the File Server Resource Manager tool. 1. In the Server Manager menu bar, click Tools → File Server Resource Manager.
• Disk Management enables you to perform most disk-related tasks without restarting the system or interrupting users. Extending A Volume You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent un-allocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume, it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.
4. Follow the instructions on your screen and click Shrink. NOTE: You can only shrink basic volumes that have no file system or use the NTFS file system. Additional Considerations When Shrinking A Volume • When you shrink a partition, unmovable files (for example, the page file or the shadow copy storage area) are not automatically relocated and you cannot decrease the allocated space beyond the point where the unmovable files are located.
After enabling a volume for deduplication and optimizing the data, the volume contains unoptimized files, optimized files, chunk store and additional free space. Data Deduplication in Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 supports optimized remote storage for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments. Data deduplication with VDI improves the IO performance of the storage subsystems resulting in the better utilization of existing subsystems for general file servers and VDI storage.
Performing Backup Of Your Server Using Windows Server Backup Feature Windows Server Backup is a feature that provides a set of tools and wizard to perform basic backup and recovery tasks for the servers installed on your system. The data backup can be done to a local or online location. To install Windows Server Backup feature on your system: 1. Open the Server Manager, click on the Manage menu, and select Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard is displayed. 2.
Choosing A Storage Location To store the backups that you create, you need to specify a location. Depending on the type of storage you specify, you should be aware of the following issues. Storage Type Details Shared Folder If you store your backup in a remote shared folder, your backup is overwritten each time you create a new backup. Do not choose this option if you want to store a series of backups.
Configuring NIC Teaming On A Server NOTE: Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) is installed when a Broadcom NIC is detected and Intel PROSet drivers are installed when Intel NIC is detected. NOTE: Microsoft recommends use of the built in NIC teaming functionality in Server Manager. To configure NIC teaming on a server: 1. From the Server Manager, select Local Server. The properties of Local Server is displayed. 2. Click on the status next to the NIC Teaming. The NIC Teaming window is displayed. 3.
