HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (403103-005, January 2008)
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- HP Technical Support
- Quick Start Checklist
- Introduction to HP Clustered File System
- Cluster Administration
- Administrative Considerations and Restrictions
- Tested Configuration Limits
- Volume and Filesystem Limits
- User Authentication
- Start the Management Console
- Cluster Management Applications
- The HP CFS Management Console
- View Installed Software
- Start HP Clustered File System
- Stop HP Clustered File System
- Back Up and Restore the Cluster Configuration
- HP Clustered File System Network Port Numbers
- Configure Servers
- Configure Network Interfaces
- Configure the SAN
- Configure Dynamic Volumes
- Configure PSFS Filesystems
- Manage Disk Quotas
- Manage Hardware Snapshots
- Configure Security Features
- Configure Event Notifiers and View Events
- Overview
- Install and Configure the Microsoft SNMP Service
- Cluster Event Viewer
- Configure Event Notifier Services
- Select Events for a Notifier Service
- Configure the SNMP Notifier Service
- Configure the Email Notifier Service
- Configure the Script Notifier Service
- View Configurations from the Command Line
- Test Notifier Services
- Enable or Disable a Notifier Service
- Restore Notifier Event Settings to Default Values
- Import or Export the Notifier Event Settings
- Using Custom Notifier Scripts
- Cluster Operations on the Applications Tab
- Configure Virtual Hosts
- Configure Service Monitors
- Configure Device Monitors
- Advanced Monitor Topics
- SAN Maintenance
- Other Cluster Maintenance
- Management Console Icons
- Index
Chapter 11: Manage Hardware Snapshots 134
To unassign a drive letter or path, type the following:
mx fs unassign <snapshot> <ALL_SERVERS | server ...>
Using Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
When you take a snapshot of a PSFS filesystem, you can specify that it
should be shared as a shadow copy. The snapshot provides a point-in-
time version of the filesystem. Users who have accidently lost or changed
a file can access the appropriate shadow copy of the filesystem and
retrieve or copy the previous version of the file.
Shadow copies of PSFS filesystems are intended to be used with CIFS.
The filesystem is shared via Cluster File Shares or Virtual File Shares, as
described in the CIFS Administration Guide. CIFS clients then use
Windows Explorer to access the shadow copies.
To enable a CIFS client to use shadow copies, you will need to install the
Shadow Copies of Shared Folders client pack on the CIFS client
workstation. The client pack is provided in the Windows 2003
distribution and can be installed from the following location, where C is
the drive where Windows 2003 is installed:
C:\windows\system32\clients\twclient\x86\twcli32.msi
NOTE: If the CIFS client workstation is running a different version of the
Windows operating system, contact Microsoft to obtain the client
pack.
The client pack adds a “Previous Version” tab to the Windows Explorer
Properties window for the virtual CIFS share. This tab lists the shadow
copies, or previous versions, of the filesystem that are currently available.
Users can select the appropriate version, view the contents, and copy or
restore the needed files.
For more information, see the “Setup for Clients” section of the Microsoft
document “Introduction to Shadow Copies of Shared Folders.” (The
“Setup for Servers” section does not apply to PSFS filesystems.) This
document is available at the following Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx