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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Table of Contents i 1. 1.1. 1.1.1. 1.2. 1.2.1. 1.2.2. 1.2.3. 1.2.4. 1.4. 1.4.1. 1.4.2. 1.4.3. 1.4.4. 1.5. 1.5.1. 1.5.2. 1.6. 1.6.1 1.6.2.
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Tandberg Data Table of Content __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Services for NFS snap-in 8-3 Microsoft Services for NFS command-line tools 8-4 Test Scenario 8-5 Steps for Deploying and Testing Microsoft Services for NFS 8-5 Reviewing system requirements for Microsoft Services for NFS 8-5 Setting up the environment for Microsoft Services for NFS 8-6 Deploy computers 8-6 Create test user accounts 8-7 Installing Microsoft Services for
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. System Overview 1.1. Product Information The Tandberg Viking Series NAS appliance can be used in many types of computing environments, from basic Microsoft Windows workgroups to complicated multi-protocol domains using DFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP, and Microsoft SMB. The corresponding varieties of clients that can be serviced include any Windows, UNIX, Linux, Novell, or Macintosh variant.
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes The Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 x64 Edition operating system is designed to support 32–bit applications without modification; however, any 32–bit applications that are run on this operating system should be thoroughly tested before releasing the storage server to a production environment.
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.2.1. Configuring RAID using 4 HDD (1U) For the 1U appliance (FS-412) Tandberg Data recommends two logical Volume sets consisting of System Volume (SV) and Data Volume (DV) to be created within the RAID set. The RAID set is first created which comprises of member HDD (number of HDD in a set).
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.2.2. Configuring RAID using 16 HDD (3U) The 3U appliance uses (FS-1600 / FS-1610) supports up to a maximum of 16 HDD. This provides greater degree of flexibility in RAID configurations: • Allow HDD to be grouped into multiple RAID sets with respect to their usage role: System Volume, Data Volume(s) or RAW Volumes (for iSCSI target volume provisioning).
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.2.3. System Volume (SV) This volume is organized as a RAID 0+1 volume. This volume includes the operating system image. The minimum recommended size for this volume is 10 GB (default). The RAID level can be customized using the RAID controller BIOS or web-based RAID manager. The web-based RAID manager is only available after OS installation or recovery. 1.2.4.
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.5. Environment scenarios The NAS appliance is deployed in one of two security modes: • Workgroup • Domain (Windows NT® Domain or Active Directory Domain) The NAS appliance uses standard Windows user and group administration methods in each of these environments. For procedural instructions on managing users and groups, see Chapter 5 of this Manual.
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.6. User Interfaces There are several user interfaces that administrators can use to access and manage the Viking Series NAS appliance. Two of these interfaces are: • Using direct attached method • Using Windows Remote Desktop Each interface contains the same or similar capabilities, but presents them in a different manner.
Tandberg Data System Overview __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Remote Desktop provides two options when closing a client: you can either disconnect or log off the system. Disconnecting leaves the session running on the server. You can reconnect to the server and resume the session. If you are performing a task on the server, you can start the task and disconnect from the session.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Setting Up & Administration Basic system administration functions are discussed in this chapter. This chapter also continues the process of setting up the system that was started using the Viking Series NAS Hardware User Manual by discussing additional setup procedures and options. Unless otherwise instructed, all procedures are performed using the Windows Remote Desktop Interface.
Tandberg Data Setting Up & Administration __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.1. Using Windows Remote Desktop Remote Desktop is provided to allow for additional remote system administration and installation of approved third-party applications. Backup software and antivirus programs are examples of approved applications. To open a Remote Desktop session from a connecting machine using Windows XP: • Select Start > Run.
Tandberg Data Setting Up & Administration __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.2.1. Enabling Telnet Server The Telnet Server service needs to be enabled prior to its access. The service can be enabled by opening the services MMC: 1. 2. 3. Select Start > Run, and then enter services.msc. Locate and right-click the Telnet service and then select Properties.
Tandberg Data Setting Up & Administration __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.4. Managing System Storage The NAS administrator uses Disk Management to manage volumes, and Shadow Copies to manage snapshots.
Tandberg Data Setting Up & Administration __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.8. Using Ethernet NIC Teaming All Viking Series NAS appliances are equipped with an Intel or Broadcom NIC Teaming utility. The utility allows administrators to configure and monitor Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) teams in a Windows-based operating system. These teams provide options for increasing fault tolerance and throughput. 2.9.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Storage & File Server Management This chapter provides an overview of some of the component that make up the storage structure of the Viking Series NAS appliance. 3.1.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.1.1.1. Disk Array With an array controller installed in the system, the capacity of several physical drives can be logically combined into one or more logical units called arrays. When this is done, the read/write heads of all the constituent physical drives are active simultaneously, dramatically reducing the overall time required for data transfer.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.1.2. Logical Storage Element Logical storage elements consist of those components that translate the physical storage elements to file system elements. The storage server uses the Window Disk Management utility to manage the various types of disks presented to the file system. There are two types of LUN presentation: basic disk and dynamic disk.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Volumes are created out of the dynamic disks, and can be expanded on the fly to extend over multiple dynamic disks if they are spanned volumes. However, after a type of volume is selected, it cannot be altered. For example, a spanning volume cannot be altered to a mirrored volume without deleting and recreating the volume, unless it is a simple volume.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shadow copies should not replace the current backup, archive, or business recovery system, but they can help to simplify restore procedures. For example, shadow copies cannot protect against data loss due to media failures; however, recovering data from shadow copies can reduce the number of times needed to restore data from tape. 3.3.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Disk Management tool is a system utility for managing hard disks and the volumes, or partitions that they contain. Disk Management is used to initialize disks, create volumes, format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems, and create fault-tolerant disk systems.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.6. Guidelines for Managing Disks & Volumes When managing disks and volumes: 3-7 • Read the online Disk Management Help found in the utility. • Do not alter the Operating System Disk labeled C:. This logical drive is configured for the storage server operating system and should not be altered in any manner, unless return to factory image is desired.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.7. RAID & Volume Management The RAID and Volume set can be managed using web-based RAID manager. It can be accessed using the following on your web browser: http://:81/ The default user name is “admin”. The default password is “0000”. The web-based RAID manager is use to administer further configurations i.e.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prior to using the web-based RAID manager, ensure that the web service of RAID manager is started by accessing the Remote Desktop using Start > Programs > Areca Technology Corp > archttppci > archttppci. Closing the archttppci application during a web session with the array controller will result in lost of unsaved information.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.8. Scheduling Defragmentation Defragmentation is the process of analyzing local volumes and consolidating fragmented files and folders so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on the volume. This improves file system performance. Because defragmentation consolidates files and folders, it also consolidates the free space on a volume.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ When enabling disk quotas, it is possible to set both the disk quota limit and the disk quota warning level. The disk quota limit specifies the amount of disk space a user is allowed to use. The warning level specifies the point at which a user is nearing his or her quota limit.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Some of the common Diskpart commands are: • add disk Mirrors the simple volume with focus to the specified disk. • assign Assigns a drive letter or mount point to the volume with focus. • convert basic Converts an empty dynamic disk to a basic disk. • convert dynamic Converts a basic disk into a dynamic disk.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.10.1. Example of using Diskpart The following example shows how to configure a volume on the NAS server.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.11.2. Extending Storage using Disk Management The Disk Management snap-in provides management of hard disks, volumes or partitions. It can be used to extend a dynamic volume only. Notes Disk Management cannot be used to extend basic disk partitions. Guidelines for extending a dynamic volume: • Use the Disk Management utility.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.12.2. Single Instance Storage Single Instance Storage (SIS) provides a copy-on-write link between multiple files. Disk space is recovered by reducing the amount of redundant data stored on a server. If a user has two files sharing disk storage by using SIS, and someone modifies one of the files, users of the other files do not see the changes.
Tandberg Data Storage & File Server Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.12.5. Windows Storage Server Management Console The Windows Storage Server Management Console is a user interface in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 and Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 that provides one place to manage files or print serving components. The console is accessible using Remote Desktop or direct attached method.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Volume Shadow Copy Service(VSS) 4.1. Volume Shadow Copy Service Overview The Volume Shadow Copy Service provides an infrastructure for creating point-in-time snapshots (shadow copies) of volumes. Shadow Copy supports 64 shadow copies per volume under Windows® Storage Server 2003 environment.
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Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.2.2. Allocating Disk Space When shadow copies are enabled on a volume, the maximum amount of volume space to be used for the shadow copies can be specified. The default limit is 10 percent of the source volume (the volume being copied). The limit for volumes in which users frequently change files should be increased.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ When using a basic disk as a storage area for shadow copies and converting the disk into a dynamic disk, it is important to take the following precaution to avoid data loss: • If the disk is a non-boot volume and is a different volume from where the original files reside, first dismount and take offline the volume containing the original files before converting the disk conta
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.2.4. Determining Creation Frequency The more frequently shadow copies are created, the more likely that end users will get the version that they want. However, with a maximum of 64 shadow copies per volume, there is a trade-off between the frequency of making shadow copies and the amount of time that the earlier files will be available.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.2.5. Mounted Drives A mounted drive is a local volume attached to an empty folder (called a mount point) on an NTFS volume. When enabling shadow copies on a volume that contains mounted drives, the mounted drives are not included when shadow copies are taken.
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Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.3.1. Shadow Copy Cache File The default shadow copy settings allocate 10% of the source volume being copied (with a minimum of 350 MB), and store the shadow copies on the same volume as the original volume. See figure below.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ As mentioned previously, the cache file location can be altered to reside on a dedicated volume separate from the volumes containing files shares. See figure below. F: G: H: cache file cache file The main advantage to storing shadow copies on a separate volume is ease of management and performance.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.4. Enabling and Creating Shadow Copies Enabling shadow copies on a volume automatically results in several actions: • Creates a shadow copy of the selected volume • Sets the maximum storage space for the shadow copies • Schedules shadow copies to be made at 7 A.M. and 12 noon on weekdays.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.5. Viewing List of Shadow Copies The list of Shadow Copies can be view on a volume using the following method: 1. Right-clicked on the volume or logical drive with shadow copy service enabled and select Properties. 2. Click the Shadow Copies tab. All shadow copies are listed, sorted by the date and time they were created.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Use the Advance… controls to specify the recurrence pattern and the starting date and time. The available controls change according to the frequency selected. 8. Click OK. 4.6.2. Deleting Shadow Copy Schedule To delete a shadow copy schedule on a volume: 1. Right-clicked on the volume or logical drive with shadow copy service enabled and select Properties. 2.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note If shadow copies have already been enabled, the cache file location is grayed out. To change this location after shadow copies have been enabled, all shadow copies must be deleted and cannot be recovered. Remember enabling Shadow Copies creates a Shadow Copy by default. 5. Click OK to save changes, or click Cancel to discard changes.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.6.4. Disabling Shadow Copies When shadow copies are disabled on a volume, all existing shadow copies on the volume are deleted as well as the schedule for making new shadow copies. To disable shadow copies on a volume: 1. Right-clicked on the volume or logical drive with shadow copy service enabled and select Properties. 2. Click the Shadow Copies tab. 3. Click Disable.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.7. Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Shadow Copies are accessed over the network by supported clients and protocols. There are two sets of supported protocols, SMB and NFS. All other protocols are not supported; this would include HTTP, FTP, AppleTalk, and NetWare Shares. For SMB support a client side application denoted as Shadow Copies for Shared Folders is required.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Users access shadow copies with Windows Explorer by selecting View, Copy, or Restore, from the Previous Versions tab. See figure below. Both individual files and folders may be restored. When users view a network folder hosted on the NAS appliance for which shadow copies are enabled, old versions (prior to the snapshot) of a file or directory are available.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.7.2. NFS Access to Shadow Copies UNIX users can independently access previous versions of files stored on NFS shares via the NFS client; no additional software is required. Server for NFS exposes each of a share's available shadow copies as a pseudosubdirectory of the share.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.8. Recovery of Files and Folders There are three common situations that may require recovery of files or folders: • Accidental file deletion, the most common situation. • Accidental file replacement, which may occur if a user selects Save instead of Save As. • File corruption. It is possible to recover from all of these scenarios by accessing shadow copies.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.8.2. Recovering Overwritten or Corrupted Files Recovering an overwritten or corrupted file is easier than recovering a deleted file because the file itself can be right-clicked instead of the folder. To recover an overwritten or corrupted file use the following procedure: 1. Right-click the overwritten or corrupted file and click Properties. 2. Select Previous Versions.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.8.3. Recovering Folders To recover a folder, use the following procedure: 1. Position the cursor so that it is over a blank space in the folder that will be recovered. If the cursor hovers over a file, that file will be selected. 2. Right-click the mouse, select Properties from the bottom of the menu, then click the Previous Versions tab. 3. Choose either Copy or Restore.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.9. Backup & Shadow Copies As mentioned previously, Shadow Copies are only available on the network via the client application and only at a file or folder level as opposed to the entire volume. Hence the standard backup associated with a volume backup will not work to back up the previous versions of the file system.
Tandberg Data Shadow Copy Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The transport process is accomplished through a series of DISKRAID command steps: 1. Create a shadow copy of the source data on the source server (read-only). 2. Mask off (hide) the shadow copy from the source server. 3. Unmask the shadow copy to a target server. 4. Optionally, clear the read-only flags on the shadow copy. The data is now ready to use.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. User & Group Management 5.1. Overview There are two system environments for users and groups: workgroup and domain. Because users and groups in a domain environment are managed through standard Windows or Active Directory domain administration methods, this document discusses only local users and groups, which are stored and managed on the NAS appliance.
Tandberg Data User & Group Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Administering users and groups in a domain environment is similar in a mechanical sense to administering them in a workgroup environment. If using an Active Directory domain controller, the Computer Management tool allows for adding, modifying, and removing users in the same context as in a workgroup environment. The concepts, however, are very different.
Tandberg Data User & Group Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Last name followed by first initial (doej for Jane Doe) Guidelines must be in place for instances when two users have the same initials or name. For example, a number can be added to the end of the username (jdoe1 and jdoe2). Other conventions can be applied. Just ensure that conventions are both systematic and consistent. 5.3.2.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Folder & Share Management The Tandberg Viking Series NAS appliance supports several file sharing protocols, including DFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP, and Microsoft SMB. This chapter discusses overview information as well as procedural instructions for the setup and management of the file shares for the supported protocols.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.2. Managing File Level Permissions Security at the file level is managed using Windows Explorer available from the Desktop of the NAS appliance. To access the NAS server Desktop from use either the direct attached method or Windows Remote Desktop. File level security includes settings for permissions, ownership, and auditing for individual files.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Several options are available in the Security tab dialog box: o To add users and groups to the permissions list, click Add. Then follow the dialog box instructions. o To remove users and groups from the permissions list, highlight the desired user or group and then click Remove. o The center section of the Security tab provides a listing of permission levels.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To modify specific permissions assigned to a particular user or group for a selected file or folder in the Advanced screen: 1. Select the desired user or group. 2. Click Edit. 3. Check all the permissions that you want to enable, and clear the permissions that you want to disable.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ o Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects. This allows all child folders and files to inherit the current folder permissions by default. 5. Another area of the Advanced Security Settings is the Auditing tab. Auditing allows you to set rules for the auditing of access, or attempted access, to files or folders.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Click Add to display the Select User or Group dialog box. Note Click Advanced to search for users or groups. 7. Select the user or group. 8. Click OK. Figure below illustrates the Auditing Entry screen that is displayed.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Select the desired Successful and Failed audits for the user or group as shown in Figure 40. 10. Click OK. Note Auditing must be enabled to configure this information. Use the local Computer Policy Editor to configure the audit policy on the NAS appliance. 11. The Owner tab allows for taking ownership of files.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. The current owner of the file or folder is listed at the top of the screen. To take ownership: a. Select the appropriate user or group from the Change owner to list. b. If it is also necessary to take ownership of subfolders and files, enable the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects box. c. 6-8 Click OK to execute the commands.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.3. Share Management There are several ways to set up and manage shares. Methods include using a command line interface, Windows Explorer, or NAS Management Console. As previously mentioned, the file sharing security model of the NAS appliance is based on the NTFS file-level security model. Share security seamlessly integrates with file security.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.3.2. Defining Access Control Lists The Access Control List (ACL) contains the information that dictates which users and groups have access to a share, as well as the type of access that is permitted. Each share on an NTFS file system has one ACL with multiple associated user permissions.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.3.4. Comparing Administrative & Standard Shares CIFS supports both administrative shares and standard shares. Administrative shares are shares with a last character of $. Administrative shares are not included in the list of shares when a client browses for available shares on a CIFS server. Standard shares are shares that do not end in a $ character.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.3.6. Managing Shares Shares can be managed through the Windows Storage Server Management Console. Tasks include: • Creating a new share • Deleting a share • Modifying share properties • Publish in DFS (See “Publishing a new share in DFS”) Each of these tasks is discussed in this section. 6.3.6.1. Creating a New Share To create a new share: 1.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.3.6.2. Stopping a Share Caution Before deleting a share, warn all users to exit that share and confirm that no one is using the share. To delete a share: 1. On the Windows Storage Server Management console, right-click on the share that you want to stop sharing. Click Stop Sharing from the pop-up menu. 2. Click Yes to confirm.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. The name and path of the selected share is displayed. 3. After all share information has been entered, click OK. The setting is updated.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Windows Sharing From the Share Properties menu: 1. Enter a descriptive Comment, and the User limit (optional). See figure below for an example of the screen display. 2. Select Offline settings. 3. Set the permissions. The Share Permissions tab lists the currently approved users for this share. o To add a new user or group, click Add….
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ UNIX Sharing The UNIX (NFS) sharing need to be access using Windows Explorer: 1. Using the Windows Explorer, navigate to the share folder and rightclick. Select Properties. Go to the NFS Sharing tab. 2. Select the radio button Share this folder to enable UNIX sharing (NFS). Define the share name, encoding. 3.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ o No access—Use this permission to restrict all access to the share. 5. Select whether or not to allow root access by checking the box. o Read-only + Root—Use this permission to restrict write access to the share. Use this permission to assign administrative access to the share. This will allow the client computer to have root access to the NFS share.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Web Sharing (HTTP) The HTTP sharing can be enabled using Windows Explorer: 1. Select Using the Windows Explorer, navigate to the share folder and right-click. Select Properties. Go to the Web Sharing tab. 2. Select the radio button Share this folder to enable web sharing (HTTP). Define the alias information. 3. Click OK.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ AFP (Appletalk) Sharing AppleTalk shares can be set up only after AppleTalk Protocol and File Services for Macintosh have been installed on the NAS appliance. Note AppleTalk shares should not be created on clustered resources as data loss can occur due to local memory use. Instaling the AppleTalk Protocol To install the AppleTalk Protocol: 1.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Instaling the File Services for Macintosh To install the AppleTalk Protocol: 1. From the desktop of the NAS server, click Start, navigate to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components and navigate to the Other Network and File and Print Services, and then click on Details…. 2. Check the File Services for Macintosh. 3. Click OK. 4.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Setting AppleTalk Protocol Properties To set up AppleTalk shares: 1. From Windows Storage Server Management console, drop down the Share Folder Management. Select the Shares folder and then rightclick. From the pop-up menu, click on New Share. 2. Step through the Share a Folder Wizard to create shares. 3. Type in the share name and share path. 4.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To change AppleTalk settings: 1. On the Windows Storage Server Management console, right-click on the AppleTalk share that you want to change settings. Click Properties from the pop-up menu. 2. Enter a user limit. 3. Enter password information. 4. Indicate whether the share has read only permission or read write permission by checking or un-checking the checkbox. 5.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.4. File Server Recourse Manager With the increasing demand on storage resources, as organizations rely more heavily on data than ever before, IT administrators face the challenge of overseeing a larger and more complex storage infrastructure, while at the same time, tracking the kind of information available in it.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.4.2. Opening File Server Resource Manager File Server Resource Manager is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and is located in Administrative Tools on the Start menu. To open File Server Resource Manager: • On the Start menu, click Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click File Server Resource Manager.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following is a list of tasks that you can perform from each respective node in File Server Resource Manager: 6.4.3. Quota Management • Create, manage, and obtain information about quotas, which are used to set a space limit on a volume or folder.
Tandberg Data Folder & Share Management __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.4.6. Using Command-Line Tools for File Server Resource Manager If you prefer to work from the command line, you can use the following tools: • Dirquota.exe. Use to create and manage quotas and quota templates. • FileScrn.exe. Use to create and manage file screens, file screening exceptions, and file groups. • StorRept.exe.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Distributed File System (DFS) 7.1. Overview One of the goals of information technology (IT) groups in medium and large organizations is to manage file servers and their resources efficiently while keeping them available and secure for users.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ As the figure shows, when a user attempts to access a folder in the namespace (1), the client computer contacts a namespace server. The namespace server sends the client computer a referral that contains a list of servers that host the shared folders (called folder targets) associated with the folder.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7-3 • Namespace server. A namespace server hosts a namespace. The namespace server can be a member server or a domain controller. • Namespace root. The root is the starting point of the namespace. In the previous figure, the name of the root is Public, and the namespace path is \\Contoso\Public.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.3. DFS Replication DFS Replication is the new state-based, multimaster replication engine in Windows Server 2003 R2. Although some DFS Replication concepts and processes are similar to the concepts and processes in File Replication service (FRS), there are several important differences that you should be aware of before you deploy DFS Replication. 7.3.1.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.3.2. DFS Initial Replication When you first set up replication, you must choose a primary member. Choose the member that has the most up-to-date files that you want replicated to all other members of the replication group, because the primary member's content is considered "authoritative.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.4. DFS Management Snap-in The DFS Management snap-in is the graphical user interface tool for managing DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication. This snap-in is new and differs from the Distributed File System snap-in in Windows Server 2003.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes If you are not familiar with namespace terminology, see the section "DFS Namespaces" earlier section. Replication node The following figure shows the elements under the Replication node in the console tree.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.5. Deploying Namespace (Step-by-Step Guide) The tasks in this section walk you through the process of deploying a namespace that looks similar to the namespace shown in the figure that appears in "DFS Namespaces" earlier in this chapter. 7.5.1. Create a Namespace To create a namespace: 1.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.5.2. Add a Namespace Server (Domain) If you created a domain-based namespace, perform this task to specify an additional server to host the namespace. Doing so increases the availability of the namespace and allows you to place namespace servers in the same sites as users.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notice that the user or group you added shows "Explicit" in the How Permission Is Granted column. "Explicit" means that you can remove the user or group from the delegation list by right-clicking the user or group, and then clicking Remove.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next, you add two folders with targets to the namespace. You create one folder named Tools within the Software folder, and you create another folder named Training Guides directly under the root named Public. To create a folder named Tools in the namespace: 1. In the console tree of the DFS Management snap-in, right-click the Software folder, and then click New Folder. 2.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Click New Shared Folder. 5. In the Create Share dialog box, in the Share name box, type Tools, and then enter the local path where you want the shared folder to be created. If the folder does not exist, you are prompted to create it. Click OK to close all dialog boxes. 6. You are prompted to choose whether to create a replication group for these folder targets.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.5.5. Change How Target are Ordered in Referrals In this task, you change settings that optimize how targets are ordered in referrals. If you are not familiar with referrals, a referral is a list of targets that a client computer receives from a domain controller or namespace server when the user accesses a namespace root or folder with targets in the namespace.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Targets in the same site as the client are listed in random order at the top of the referral. 2. Targets outside of the client’s site are listed in order of lowest cost to highest cost. Referrals with the same cost are grouped together and within each group the targets are listed in random order.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To rename the Training Guides folder: 1. In the console tree of the DFS Management snap-in, right-click the Training Guides folder, and then click Rename Folder. 2. In the Rename Folder dialog box, in New name, type Training Demos.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To enable DFS Replication on the Tools folder: 1. In the console tree of the DFS Management snap-in, right-click the Tools folder, and then click Replicate Folder. 2. Follow the steps in the Replicate Folder Wizard and supply the information in the following fields: o Replication Group and Replicated Folder Name - Accept the defaults.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ From the Replication node, you can manage aspects of DFS Replication, such as the schedule and bandwidth usage, file and subfolder filters, and the topology (a framework of replication paths between members). On the Replicated Folders tab in the details pane, you can also view the namespace path that corresponds to the replicated folder, as shown in the following figure.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ o Members to Include - Accept the defaults. o Options - Ensure that Yes, count backlogged files in this report is selected, and also click the Count the replicated files and their sizes on each member check box. o Review Settings and Create Report - Click Create to create the diagnostic report.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. In Windows Explorer, click the Folders button to display the Public root in the folder tree. 3. In the folder tree, right-click Public, and then click Properties to open the Properties dialog box. 4. On the DFS tab, review the paths listed under Referral list.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.6. Deploying DFS Replication (Step-by-Step Guide) The tasks in this section walk you through the process of deploying DFS Replication, adding a member to a replication group, publishing a replicated folder in a namespace, and creating a diagnostic report. 7.6.1.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next, create a replication group to replicate files between the two servers. To create a replication group and two replicated folders: 1. In the console tree of the DFS Management snap-in, right-click the Replication node, and then click New Replication Group. 2. Follow the steps in the New Replication Group Wizard and supply the information in the following fields.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ After you finish the New Replication Group Wizard, click the new replication group named Data Distribution located under the Replication node in the console tree as shown in the following figure: Notice the four tabs in the details pane: Memberships, Connections, Replicated Folders, and Delegation.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.6.2. Add a New Member to Replication Group In this task, you add a third server to the Data Distribution replication group and specify where one of the two replicated folders, Antivirus Signatures, will be stored on the new member. You'll use a new feature in DFS Replication to specify that the LOB Data replicated folder is not replicated to the new member.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ o Confirmation - Click Close to close the wizard. o Replication Delay - Click OK to close the dialog box that warns you about the delay in initial replication. After you finish the wizard, click Data Distribution in the console tree, and then review the contents of the Connections tab.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.6.3. Share and Publish Replicated Folders in a Namespace When you created replicated folders in the previous tasks, you specified the local path of a folder on each member of the replication group. Unless the local path on each server was previously shared, users cannot access the replicated folders after they are created.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next, review the namespace path listed in the Replicated Folders tab, which should look similar to the following figure. You can see that the LOB Data replicated folder is published in a namespace but the Antivirus Signatures replicated folder is not. To access the LOB Data folder in the namespace, in the Run dialog box, type \\server_or_domain\Public\Software\LOB Data.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT When you create a new replication group, replication does not begin immediately. The topology and DFS Replication settings must be replicated to all domain controllers, and each member in the replication group must poll its closest domain controller to obtain these settings.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ o Replication Delay - Click OK to close the dialog box that warns you about the delay in initial replication. After you finish the wizard, click the Branch Backups replication group in the console tree and view the Memberships tab in the details pane.
Tandberg Data Distributed File System __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Review the diagnostic report created for the Tools replication group. In particular, take a look at the following sections: • Note the DFS Replication efficiency savings. This savings will change over time as files are added and changed. • Review any errors or warnings, if any, for the members.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) Microsoft Services for Network File System is a comprehensive software package designed to provide complete UNIX environment integration into a Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Storage Server 2003, or Active Directory domain file server. Services for NFS manages tasks on both Windows and UNIX platforms.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following features that were previously available in Services for UNIX 3.5 are not included in MSNFS: • Gateway for NFS • Server for PCNFS • All PCNFS components of Client for NFS 8.1.1. UNIX Identity Management Identity Management for UNIX makes it easy to integrate users of Windows operating systems into existing UNIX environments.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Enable UNIX-based client computers to access resources on computers running Windows Server 2003 R2. Your company may have UNIX clients accessing resources, such as files, on UNIX file servers.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To open Microsoft Services for Network File System: • Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Microsoft Services for Network File System. Notes To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 8.5. umount. Removes NFS-mounted drives. Test Scenario This test scenario requires you to deploy Microsoft Services for NFS in a lab environment to assess how this technology would function if deployed in your production environment.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes By default, Server for NFS supports UNIX client computers using NFS version 2 or version 3. You can override this, however, and configure Server for NFS to allow access only to clients running NFS version 2. For instructions, see "Configuring Server for NFS" in the Microsoft Services for NFS Help.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.6.3. Create test user accounts For the purposes of this test, you can create several fictitious users. For each user, you can create one Windows security account and one UNIX security account, giving the two accounts different user names. You can later use these accounts to test the advanced mapping feature of Microsoft Services for NFS.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To install Microsoft Services for NFS: 1. On the computer on which you want to install Microsoft Services for NFS, install Windows Server 2003 R2. 2. In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs. 3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components, click Other Network File and Print Services, and then click Details. 4.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To specify where UNIX user and group information is stored: 1. On the computer running User Name Mapping, open Microsoft Services for NFS. To open Microsoft Services for NFS, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Microsoft Services for Network File System. 2. Right-click User Name Mapping, and then click Properties. 3.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. 8.6.6.2. Edit the .maphosts file Next, you need to add entries to the .maphosts file, which is installed with User Name Mapping.
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Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. Notes You can only map one user name to another user name at a time.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To restart the User Name Mapping service: 1. On the computer running the User Name Mapping service, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Services. 2. In the list, right-click User Name Mapping, click Stop, wait for the service to stop, and then click Start.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To create a shared folder using NFS sharing: 1. On the computer running Server for NFS, create a folder to use as the NFS shared folder. 2. Right-click the folder you created and click NFS Sharing. 3. Select Share this folder. 4. If you want to allow anonymous access, select Allow anonymous access. 5.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.6.9. Specifying default permissions for new files and folders You can specify the default permissions that will be applied to any file or folder created on an NFS shared resource by the computer running Client for NFS. You can assign Read, Write, and Execute permissions to Owner, Group, and Others. • Owner. The person creating the file.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ To open ports in Windows Firewall: 1. On a computer running the User Name Mapping service or Server for NFS, click Start, click Run, type firewall.cpl, and then click OK. 2. Click the Exceptions tab, and then click Add Port. 3. In Name, type the name of a port to open, as listed in the following table. 4.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Click OK two times. 8.6.10.3. Enable file and printer sharing for administration tools On the computer hosting the Microsoft Services for NFS snap-in and Microsoft Services for NFS command-line tools, you must enable file and printer sharing in Windows Firewall. To enable file and printer sharing: 1.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.6.11.2. Test 2: On the computer running Client for NFS, create a test file and verify its permissions. The test is successful if you can create a new document, and its ownership and permission match the default file permissions that you had specified. To create a test file and verify its permissions: 1.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.6.11.4. Test 4: On a UNIX client, create a test file and verify the file permissions match, from both Windows and UNIX. The test is successful if you can create the text file and the file permissions match from both Windows and UNIX To create a test file and verify the file permissions match from both Windows and UNIX: 1.
Tandberg Data Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.7. Using Remote Desktop for MSNFS Windows Remote Desktop is available for remote administration of Services for UNIX. This service let users connect to machines, log on, and obtain command prompts remotely. See the following Table for a list of commonly used commands.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Using iSCSI Software Target Some Tandberg Viking Series NAS appliances use the Microsoft® Windows® Unified Data Storage Server 2003 operating system. This operating system provides unified storage server management capabilities, simplified setup and management of storage and shared folders, and support for Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.
Tandberg Data Using iSCSI Software Targets __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.1.2. Snapshots To facilitate backup and recovery operations, you can schedule and create snapshots of iSCSI virtual disks. A snapshot is a point-in-time, read-only copy of an iSCSI virtual disk. Snapshots are typically used as interim copies of data that has been modified since the most recent backup.
Tandberg Data Using iSCSI Software Targets __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. To enter additional identifiers, or if you are using an identifier other than an IQN (DNS domain name, IP address, or MAC address): 9-3 o Click Advanced. o On the Advanced Identifiers page, click Add.
Tandberg Data Using iSCSI Software Targets __________________________________________________________________________________________________ o Select the identifier type from the Identifier Type list and type the identifier in the Value field. o Repeat steps b and c for each identifier you want to add. o Click OK. o Click OK again to close the Advanced Identifiers page. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Finish to complete the wizard and create the iSCSI Target. 9.1.5.
Tandberg Data Using iSCSI Software Targets __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Click Next on the Welcome page of the wizard. 4. On the File page, specify the full path to use as the virtual disk and click Next. 5. On the Size page, specify the size to use for the virtual disk and click Next. If the file already exists, you cannot specify a new size. 6. Enter a description for the iSCSI virtual disk (optional) and click Next. 7.
Tandberg Data Using iSCSI Software Targets __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.1.7. Extend Virtual Disk Wizard This section describes how to extend a virtual disk using the Extend Virtual Disk Wizard. 1. In the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target MMC snap-in, click the Devices node. 2. On the details view (right pane) of the Devices node, right-click a virtual disk and select Extend Virtual Disk. 3. Click Next on the Welcome page of the wizard.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Remote Access Methods & Monitoring The Tandberg Data Viking Series NAS appliance comes from the factory with full remote manageability. Several methods of remote access are provided. These options let administrators use interfaces with which they are already familiar. 10.1. Remote Desktop The NAS appliance supports Remote Desktop, with a license for two concurrently running open sessions.
Tandberg Data Remote Access Methods & Monitoring __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10.2. Telnet Server Telnet Server is a utility that lets users connect to machines, log on, and obtain a command prompt remotely. Telnet Server is preinstalled on the NAS server, but must be activated before use. Caution For security reasons, the Telnet Server service must be restarted each time the server is restarted.
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