Hp X1000 Network Storage Systems User Manual

HP X1000 and X3000 Network StorageSystem User GuideSWX image version 1.6.0aPart Number: 5697-0382First edition: June 2010

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4. Assign ownership of the file share resources to the resource groups.a. Divide ownership of the file share resource between the resource groups, whi

Non cluster aware file sharing protocolsServices for Macintosh (SFM), File and Print Services for NetWare, HTTP file sharing protocols arenot cluster

Creating NFS share resourcesTo create an NFS share resource, see “MSNFS administration on a server cluster” on page 102.Shadow copies in a clusterIt i

• Use the appropriate tool to manage Network File System (NFS) share cluster resources.• Avoid conflicting share names.• Ensure the availability of au

6. To add a printer to the virtual server:a. Double-click the printers and faxes icon.b. Right-click the new screen, and then click add printer. A wiz

Restarting one cluster nodeCAUTION:Restarting a cluster node should be done only after confirming that the other node(s) in the clusterare functioning

Powering up the clusterThe power up process for the storage system cluster is more complex than it is for a single nodebecause extra care must be take

7 Troubleshooting, servicing, andmaintenanceTroubleshooting the storage systemThe “Support and troubleshooting” task at the HP Support & Drivers w

• CCAT (Computer Crash Analysis Tool)• SEA (System Event Analyzer)If you have a warranty or service contract with HP you are entitled to these tools f

Workarounds for common issuesThe following list documents common issues related to HP StorageWorks X1000 and X3000 NetworkStorage Systems and their re

TablesHP Configuration Assistant options ... 171Storage system RAID configura

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8 System recoveryThis chapter describes how to use the System Recovery DVD that is provided with your storage system.The System Recovery DVDThe HP Sto

3. Click Restore Factory Image.The upgrade process completes with little user intervention required. The server automaticallyreboots more than once.IM

11. Enter format fs=fat32 quick.NOTE:If your USB Flash Drive does not support the FAT32 file system, format the drive as NTFSinstead. Omitting the qui

5. Type an Administrator password in the New password box.6. Re-type the Administrator password in the Confirm password box.7. Click the blue arrow ne

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Customer self repairHP customer self repair (CSR) programs allow you to repair your StorageWorks product. If a CSRpart needs replacing, HP ships the p

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1 Installing and configuring the storagesystemSetup overviewThe HP StorageWorks X1000 Network Storage System comes preinstalled with the MicrosoftWind

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IndexAaccess rights, managing, 100Accessing the storage systemRemote Desktop method,Accessing the storage systemremote browser method, 18ACL, defining

data striping, 49Declaration of Conformity,default storage settings,disk access, verifying, 97Disk Managementextending volumes, 61Disposal of waste eq

NFS share resource,node, server, 88Oonline spares, 50Ppartitionsextended, 51primary, 51permissionsfile level, 76listadding users and groups,removing u

shadow copies, 52backups, 75cache file,defragmentation, 65described, 62disabling, 69file or folder recovery, 73managing, 65mounted drives, 65on NFS sh

IMPORTANT:Only the direct attach and remote management access methods can be used to install the storagesystem. After the storage system installation

1. Power on the system by pushing the power button on the front panel. If using iLO 2, clickMomentary Press on the Power Management page to power on t

The HP Configuration Assistant guides you through configuring system settings with the followingoptions:Table 1 HP Configuration Assistant optionsConf

Additional access methodsAfter the storage system installation process is complete and the system's IP address has been assigned,you can then add

allows only two concurrent sessions. Leaving a session running takes up one license and can affectother users. If two sessions are running, additional

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If the Operating System volume is customized and the System Recovery DVD is run at a later time,the System Recovery process will maintain the custom s

Logical Disk 1Server model• Operating System Volume• RAID 1+0• Physical Drives 0–1HP StorageWorks X3800 Network Storage Gateway(all models)NOTE:In the

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2 Storage system component identificationThis chapter provides illustrations of the storage system hardware components.NOTE:The keyboard, mouse, and m

Figure 2 HP X1400 and X3400 front panel LEDs.Table 3 HP X1400 and X3400 front panel LED descriptionsStatusItem / DescriptionGreen = System health is n

1. Power cord connector2. Mouse connector3. 10/100/1000 NIC 1 connector/shared iLO 2 management port4. 10/100/1000 NIC 2 connector5. Serial connector6

Figure 5 HP X1500 front panel components.1. Optical drive2. USB connectors (2)3. Standard hard drive bays (4)4. Expansion hard drive bays (4)5. Media

StatusDescriptionItemGreen or flashing green = Activity exists.Off = No activity exists.If power is off, view the LEDs on the RJ-45 connector.NIC 1 li

Figure 8 HP X1500 rear panel components.1. Dedicated iLO 2 management port2. Serial connector3. 10/100/1000 NIC 2 connector4. 10/100/1000 NIC 1 connec

Figure 9 HP X1500 rear panel LEDs and buttons.Table 6 HP X1500 rear panel LEDs and buttons descriptionsStatusDescriptionItemBlue = ActivatedFlashing =

Contents1 Installing and configuring the storage system ... 13Setup overview ...

Figure 10 HP X1600 front panel components and LEDs.Table 7 HP X1600 front panel component and LED descriptionsStatusItem / DescriptionSee “SAS and SAT

Figure 11 HP X1600 rear panel components.Some X1600 Network Storage System models include two 2.5” Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS / SATAhot plug hard dri

Figure 12 HP X1800 and X3800 front panel components.1. Quick release levers (2)2. Systems Insight DisplayNOTE:See “Systems Insight Display LEDs” on pa

Figure 13 HP X1800 and X3800 front panel LEDs and buttons.Table 8 HP X1800 and X3800 front panel LED and button descriptionsStatusItem / DescriptionBl

2. PCIe slot 63. PCIe slot 44. PCIe slot 25. PCIe slot 36. PCIe slot 1 (occupied by Smart Array controller with external SAS ports for expandability)7

StatusItem / DescriptionGreen = Network activityFlashing green = Network activityOff = No network activity3. NIC/iLO 2 activity LEDGreen = Network lin

Status2. Online/activity LED(green)1. Fault/UID LED (am-ber/blue)Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive mayterminate the current operation and caus

Figure 17 Systems Insight Display LEDs.Table 11 Systems Insight Display LED descriptionsStatusItem / DescriptionGreen = Network linkFlashing green = N

Systems Insight Display LED combinationsWhen the internal health LED on the front panel illuminates either amber or red, the server isexperiencing a h

StatusInternal health LEDcolorSystems InsightDisplay LED andcolorThe Health Driver has detected a cautionary temperature level.AmberOvertemperature(am

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3 Administration toolsHP StorageWorks X1000 and X3000 Network Storage Systems include several administration toolsto simplify storage system managemen

Remote Desktop for Administration does not require the purchase of special licenses for client computersthat access the server. It is not necessary to

services domain, you can use Active Directory Application Mode and Active Directory LightweightData Services; both of these services are installed in

Script executionYou can configure ADLDS by executing the nfs-adam-config.js script that is located in thec:\hpnas\components\ADLDS directory. Executin

SIS consists of two primary components that together maintain a database of file signatures. Thesecomponents include:• Groveler service - The Groveler

Print Management provides details such as the queue status, printer name, driver name, and servername. You can also set custom views by using the Prin

4 Storage management overviewThis chapter provides an overview of some of the components that make up the storage structure ofthe storage system.Stora

Figure 18 Storage management process example.Physical storage elementsThe lowest level of storage management occurs at the physical drive level. Minim

• Include the appropriate number of physical drives in the arrays to create logical storage elementsof desired sizes.ArraysSee Figure 19. With an arra

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Fault toleranceDrive failure, although rare, is potentially catastrophic. For example, using simple striping as shownin Figure 20, failure of any hard

It is important to note that a LUN may span all physical drives within a storage controller subsystem,but cannot span multiple storage controller subs

dynamic disks is unavailable. There could be a potential for data loss depending on the nature of thefailed LUN.Volumes are created out of the dynamic

Shadow copies should not replace the current backup, archive, or business recovery system, but theycan help to simplify restore procedures. For exampl

For additional information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Packor the HP SIM website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim)

5 File server managementThis chapter begins by identifying file services in Windows Storage Server 2008. The remainder ofthe chapter describes the man

File services managementInformation about the storage system in a SAN environment is provided in the HP StorageWorks SANManuals page located on the HP

Array management utilitiesStorage devices for RAID arrays and LUNs are created and managed using the array managementutilities mentioned previously. F

• A single array can contain multiple logical drives of varying RAID settings.• Extending and expanding arrays and logical drives is supported.The HP

Scheduling defragmentationDefragmentation is the process of analyzing local volumes and consolidating fragmented files andfolders so that each occupie

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per-user basis. It is also possible to specify whether or not to log an event when users exceed eithertheir quota warning level or their quota limit.W

Extending storage using Windows Storage UtilitiesVolume extension grows the storage space of a logical drive. During this process, the administratorad

Expand logical driveThis option in the ACU increases the storage capacity of a logical drive by adding unused space onan array to the logical drive on

• How frequently will shadow copies be made?Identifying the volumeShadow copies are taken for a complete volume, but not for a specific directory. Sha

NOTE:Regardless of the volume space that is allocated for shadow copies, there is a maximum of 64 shadowcopies for any volume. When the 65th shadow co

Shadow copies and drive defragmentationWhen running Disk Defragmenter on a volume with shadow copies activated, all or some of theshadow copies may be

Figure 22 System administrator view of Shadow Copies for Shared Folders.The shadow copy cache fileThe default shadow copy settings allocate 10 percent

Figure 24 Shadow copies stored on a separate volume.The main advantage to storing shadow copies on a separate volume is ease of management andperforma

NOTE:After the first shadow copy is created, it cannot be relocated. Relocate the cache file by altering thecache file location under Properties prior

CAUTION:Use caution when reducing the size limit for all shadow copies. When the size is set to less than thetotal size currently used for all shadow

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Managing shadow copies from the storage system desktopTo access shadow copies from the storage system desktop:The storage system desktop can be access

NOTE:Shadow Copies for Shared Folders clients are not available for HTTP, FTP, AppleTalk, or NetWareshares. Consequently, users of these protocols can

Figure 26 Client GUI.When users view a network folder hosted on the storage system for which shadow copies are enabled,old versions (prior to the snap

[email protected]:00:00Access to NFS shadow copy pseudo-subdirectories is governed by normal access-control mechanismsusing the permissions stored i

Figure 27 Recovering a deleted file or folder.Recovering an overwritten or corrupted fileRecovering an overwritten or corrupted file is easier than re

Backup and shadow copiesShadow copies are only available on the network via the client application, and only at a file orfolder level as opposed to th

NOTE:Select servers can be deployed in a clustered or non-clustered configuration. This section discussesshare setup for a non-clustered deployment.Fo

2. Click Properties, and then click the Security tab.Figure 28 Properties dialog box, Security tab.Several options are available on the Security tab:•

3. To modify ownership of files, or to modify individual file access level permissions, click Advanced.Figure 29 illustrates the properties available

4. Enable or disable permissions by selecting the Allow box to enable permission or the Deny boxto disable permission. If neither box is selected, per

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Figure 31 Advanced Security Settings dialog box, Auditing tab.5. Click Add to display the Select User or Group dialog box.Figure 32 Select User or Gro

7. Click OK.The Auditing Entry dialog box is displayed.Figure 33 Auditing Entry dialog box for folder name NTFS Test.8. Select the desired Successful

Figure 34 Advanced Security Settings dialog box, Owner tab.The current owner of the file or folder is listed at the top of the screen. To take ownersh

The content of shares should be carefully chosen to avoid two common pitfalls: either having too manyshares of a very specific nature, or of having ve

• Standard shares are shares that do not end in a $ character. Standard shares are listed whenevera CIFS client browses for available shares on a CIFS

File screening managementOn the File Screening Management node of the File Server Resource Manager snap-in, you canperform the following tasks:• Creat

For more information, and to download the utility, see the StorageWorks L&TT web site at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/ltt.Antiv

6 Cluster administrationHP StorageWorks X3000 Network Storage Systems support clustering; HP StorageWorks X1000Network Storage Systems do not.One impo

Figure 35 Storage system cluster diagram.Cluster terms and componentsNodesThe most basic parts of a cluster are the servers, referred to as nodes. A s

• CIFS file share resources• NFS file share resources• FTP file share resources• iSCSI resourcesCluster groupsCluster resources are placed together in

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• Storing the most current version of the cluster database• Guaranteeing that only one set of active communicating nodes is allowed to operate as a cl

3. Physical Disk resources are created for each basic disk inside Failover Cluster Management.4. Directories and folders are created on assigned drive

• Storage planning• Network planning• Protocol planningStorage planningFor clustering, a basic disk must be designated for the cluster and configured

• The private cluster interconnect or “heartbeat” crossover cable connects to one of the networkports on each cluster node. In more than two node depl

Before beginning installationConfirm that the following specifications have been met before proceeding:• The Quorum disk has been created from shared

• All partitions on the disks must be formatted as NTFS.Cluster installationDuring the installation process, nodes are shut down and rebooted. These s

Configuring the public network adapterWhile the public network adapter's IP address can be automatically obtained if a DHCP server isavailable, t

Configuring shared disksUse the Windows Disk Management utility to configure additional shared disk resources. Verify thatall shared disks are formatt

CAUTION:Presenting other LUNs to the non-clustered system could lead to data corruption.Geographically dispersed clustersCluster nodes can be geograph

Node-based cluster groupsCreating only one resource group and one virtual server for each node facilitates group and resourceadministration. This setu