Hp ProLiant DL585 G2 Storage-Server User Manual

HP ProLiant Storage Serveruser guideThis guide provides installation, configuration, and administration information for the H P ProLiant Storage Server

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ClusterResource:Disk EClusterResource:File ShareEng1E:\eng1ClusterResource:NetworkNameFileserver1ClusterResource:IP Address172.18.1.99 

• Physical Disk resources are placed in a cluster group and relate to the basic disk. When a PhysicalDisk resource is created through Cluster Administ

NOTE:The LUN underlying the basic disk should be presented to only one node of the cluster using selectivestorage presentation or SAN zoning, or havin

a client cannot use the virtual name or virtual IP address to access the share since the protocol cannotfailover with the cluster group. The client mu

Using multipath data paths for high availabilityHP recommends that cluster configurations be deployed with dual data paths for highavailability. Cluste

• Microsoft Services for NFS Administration• RPC External Data Representation•RPCPortMapper•ServerforNFS• Server for NFS Authentication•UserNameMappin

Table 11 Power sequencing for c luster installationStepNode 1 AdditionalNodesStorage CommentsSetting upnetworksOn OnNotPresentedVerify that all storag

Verifying connectivity and name resolutionTo verify name resolution, ping each node from a client using the node's machine name instead of itsIP

Using Cluster AdministratorCluster Administrator shows information about the groups and resources on all of your clusters andspecific information about

• All nod es must be on the same subnet.Cluster groupsand resources, including file sharesThe Cluster Administrator tool provides complete online help

About this guid eThis guide provides information for setting up, configuring, and administering the HP ProLiant StorageServer.This guide is available o

as circumstances require. If the cluster node owning the group of file shares should be s hut down orfail, the other node in the cluster will begin sha

• In a clustered deployment, administer user name map ping on a computer that belongs to atrusted domain.If NFS administration tasks are performed on

NOTE:• A file share resource must reside in the same cluster group as the physical disk resour ce it willreside on.• Thephysicaldiskresourcespecified in

Best practices for running Ser ver for NFS in a server cluster• Stop Server for NFS before stopping the server cluster.• Ensure share availability whe

h. Nam e the printer, and then click Next.i. Provide a share n a m e for the printer for network access, and then click Next.j. Provide loc ation info

Shutting down one cluster nodeCAUTION:Shutting down a cluster node must be done only after confirming that the other node(s) in the clusterare function

Additional information a nd references for cluster servicesThe following web sites provide detailed information for clustered environments for Windows

9 Troubleshooting, servicing, an dma in tenanceTroubleshooting the storage serverThe “Support and troubleshooting” task at the HP Support & Driver

Maintenance a ndservice documentationFor specific documentation for the maintenance and servicing of HP ProLiant Storage Ser vers, see the HPProLiant &

keep the server per forming optimally. HP recomm ends checking for a firmwareupdatebeforesendingapart back to HP for replacement.Certificate of Authenti

Document conventions and symbolsTable 1 Document conventionsConventionElementBlue textCross-reference links and e-mail addressesMedium blue, underline

120Troubleshooting, servicing, and maintenance

10 System recoveryThis chapter descri bes how to use the System Recovery DVD that is provided with your storage server.The System Recovery DVDThe H P

122 System recovery

AServercomponentsThis appendix provides illustrations of the storage server hardware components.ML310 G4 hardware componentsThe following figures show

HP ProLiant ML3101234567111210895081Figure26ML310G4frontpanelTab le 12 ML310 G 4 front pane l componentsItemDescription Status1DVD-RW drive ejectorbut

50821234567111089Figure 27 ML310 G4 rear panelTa b l e 13 ML310 G4 rear pan el com pon en tsItemDescription1Power supply connector2Mouse connector3Key

DL320s hardwarecomponentsThe following figures show components, c ontrols, and indicators located on the front and rear p anelsof the DL320s storage se

1234567Figure 28 DL320s front panelTa ble 14 DL320s front panel co mponentsItemDescription Status1UID button/LED Blue = Identifica tion is activated.Fl

Table 15 DL320s SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinationsOnline/activityLED (green)Fault/UID LED(amber/blue)StatusOn, off, or flashingAlternating ambera

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1Figure 29 DL320s rear panelTa bl e 16 DL320s rear panel com ponentsItemDescription1Power supply2USBconnectors(2)3PCI Ex

Collect the following information before calling:• Technical support registration number (if applicable)• Product serial numbers• Product model names

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8199 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Figure 30 DL58 5 G2 front panelTable 17 DL585 G2 front panel componentsItemDescription Status1Hard drive

ItemDescription Status16NIC 1 link/ activity LEDGreen = Linked to networkFlashing green = Linked with activity on the networkOff = No network connecti

ItemDescription Status10Mouse connectorN/A11Keyboard connectorN/A12Video connectorN/A13Rear UID button and LED Blue = ActivatedFlashing blue = Server

BConfiguring storage server forWebaccess(optional)SettingupanInternetconnectionBefore running Windows 2003 R2 operating system updates, you must set up

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14About this guide

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146Regulatory compliance and safety

Aaccess rights, managing , 110accessingHP Storage Ser ver Management console,19ACL, defining,64Active Directory Lookup,75ActiveXenabling,20AppleTalk,35

domain membership, verifying,107dual data paths ,103dynamic disksclustering,34spanning multiple LU Ns,33Eelectrostatic discharge,139European Union not

Microsoft Services for NFSuninstalling and reinstalling,104mount pointscreating,33not supported with NFS,33mounted drives and shadow copies,47NNCP, cr

1 Installin g and configuring t heserverSetup overviewYour HP ProLiant Storage Server comes preinstalled with either the Windows® Storage Server™ 2003R

shadow copies,34backups,56cache file,48defragmentation,46described,44disabling,51file or folder recovery,54in a cluster,112managing,47mounted drives,47o

Table 2 Ne t work access m et hodsAccess methodI.E. 5.5or laterrequired?Storage serverdesktop accessible?HP ProLiant RapidStartup WizardaccessNotesDir

Table 3 Installation and configuration checklistStepsReference1. Unpack server, check kit contents,and become familiar with front andback panels of sto

• ProLiant Essentials Integrated Lights-Out 2 Advanced PackPowering on the serverPower on the server after connecting the cables. For more information

Default boot sequenceThe BIOS supports the following default boot sequence:1. DVD-ROM2. HDD3. PXE (network boot)Under normal circumstances, the storag

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NOTE:You can change the administrator name and password when you configure the serverusing the "Rapid Startup Wizard"onpage26.2. To complete

3. Scroll down to locate the Ac tiveX Controls and plug-ins settings.4. At Download signed Ac tiveX c ontrols settings, select Enable to enable Active

Figure 2 HP Storage Server Management consoleUsing the Remote Desktop methodRemote Desktop provides the ability for you to log onto and remotely admin

Logging off and disconnectingRemote Desktopprovides two options when closing a client: you can either disconnect or log off thesystem.Disconnecting le

TheIntegratedLights-Outportonthestorageservercanbeconfigured through the Rapid Startup Wizardor through the iLO 2 ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). SNMP

Configuring the server on the networkBefore you beginWhen first powering on the storage server you need to have some configuration data readily available

Configuration WorksheetLocal area connection 2Any additional local area connections can be renamed to preventconfusion.IP address Same as above.Subnet

groups, which are stored and managed on the storage server. For information on managing usersand groups o n a domain, see the domain documentation ava

28Installing and configuring the server

2 Storage management overviewThis chapter provides an overview of some of the components that m ake up the storage structure of theHP ProLiant Storage

ContentsAboutthisguide ... 11Intendedaudience... 11Gettinghelp ...

Single Server Cluster ImplementationPhysical DisksLogical DrivesRAID ArraysSelective StoragePresentaionVisible DisksPartitioningNTFS VolumesShadow Cop

Arr aysSee Figure 4. With an array controller installed in the system, the capacity of several physical drives(P1–P3) can be logically combined into o

T o protect against data loss from hard drive failure, storage servers should be configured with faulttolerance. HP recommends adhering to RAID 5 config

L4L5L3A1L1L2A2gl0045Figure 6 Two arrays (A1, A2) and five logical drives (L1 through L5) spread overfive physical drivesNOTE:This type of confi guration

NOTE:Dynamic disks cannot be used for clustering configurations because Microsoft Cluster only support sbasic disks.File system elementsFile system ele

CAUTION:AppleTalksharesshouldnotbecreatedonclusteredresourcesasthisisnotsupportedbyMicrosoftClustering, and data loss may occur.Network names and IP a

36 Storage management overview

3 File server managem entThis chapter begins by identifying file services in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. The remainder ofthe chapter describes the

• Schedule periodic storage reports that allow users to identify trends in disk usage and to monitorattempts to save unauthorized files, or generate th

Ta bl e 7 Tasks and utilities needed for storage server configurationTask Storage m anagement utilityCreate disk arraysHP Array Configuration Utility or

Filesharingelements... 34VolumeShadowCopyServiceoverview... 34Usingstorageelements...

Arr ay Configuration UtilityThe HP ACU supports the Smar t Array controllers and SCSI h ard drives installed on the storage server.To open the ACU from

NOTE:• When the Disk Management utility is accessed through a Remote Desktop connection this connectioncan only be used to manage disks and volumes on

If defragmenting volumes on which shadow copies are enabled, use a cluster (or allocation unit) size of16 KB or larger during the format. Otherwise de

• Add new LUNs to the system.The additional space is then extended through a variety of means, depend ing on which type of diskstructure is in use.NOT

Expanding storage for EVA arrays using Command View EVAPresenting a virtual disk offers its stora ge to a host. To make a virtual disk available to a

of snapshots is the ability to instantly recover data from shadow copies, reducing the number of timesneeded to restore data from tape.Shadow copy pla

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

snapshot. Otherwise, the number of changes caused by the defragmentation process can cause shadowcopies to be deleted faster than expected. Note, howe

Figure 7 Sys tem administrator view of Sh adow C op i es for S hared FoldersThe shadow copy cache fileThe default shadow copy set tings allo cate 10 pe

F:L:cache filecache filecache fileG: H:Figure 9 Shadow c opies stored on a separate volumeThe main advantage to storing shadow copies on a separate vo

Integrating local filesystemsecurityintoWindowsdomainenvironments... 64Comparingadministrative(hidden)andstandardshares... 64Manag

Viewing a list of shadow copiesTo view a list ofshadow copies on a volume:1. Access D i sk Management.2. Select the volume or lo gical drive, then rig

1. Access Disk Management.2. Select the volume or logical drive, then right-click on it.3. Select Properties.4. Select the Shadow Copies tab.5. Select

Figure 10 Accessing sha dow copies from My Comp uterShadow Copies for Shared FoldersShadow copies are accessed over the network by supported clients a

Shadow Copies for Shared Folders preserves the permissions set in the access control list (ACL) of theoriginal folders and files. Consequently, users c

The following example shows an NFS share named “NFSShare” with three shadow c opies, taken onApril 27, 28, and 29 of 2003 at 4 a.m.NFSShare.@GMT-2003.

Figure 12 Recovering a deleted file or folderRecovering an overwritten or corrupted fileRecovering an overwritten or corrupted fi le is easier than recov

will not work to back up the previous versions of the file system. To answer this particular issue, shadowcopies are available for back up in two situa

NOTE:Select servers c an be deployed in a clustered or non-clustered con figuration. This section d iscusses sharesetup for a non-clustered deployment.

Figure 13 Properties dialog box, Sec urit y ta bSever al options are available on the Security tab:• To add users and groups to the permissions list,

Figure 14 Advanced Security settings dialog box, Permissions tabOther functionalit y available in the Advanced Security Settings dialog box i s illust

CreatingandmanagingNetWareusers... 87AddinglocalNetWareusers ... 87EnablinglocalNetWareuseraccounts ..

Figure 15 Us er or group Permission Entr y dialog boxAnother area of the Advanced Security Settings is the Auditing tab. Auditing allows you to set ru

Figure 16 Advanced Security Se ttings dialog box, Auditing tab5. Click Add to display the Select User or Group dialog box.Figure 17 Select User or G r

Figure 18 Auditin g Entry dialog box for folder name NTFS Test8. Select the desired Successful and Failed audits for the user or group.9. Click OK.NOT

Figure 19 Advanced Se curit y Settings dialog box, Owner tabThe current owner of the file or folder is listed at the top of the screen. To take ownersh

creating too many shares also has its drawba cks. For example, if it is sufficient to create a single sharefor user home directories, create a “homes”

• Modifying sha re properties• Publishing in DFSNOTE:These functions can operate in a cluster on select servers, but should only be used for non-clust

• Monitor attempts to save unauthorized files for all users or a selected group of users.• Generate storage reports instantly.Other Windows disk and da

• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/default.mspx• Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Se

68File server management

4PrintservicesMicrosoft Print Management ConsolePrint Management in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system is a MicrosoftManagement Con

Verifyingdiskaccessandfunctionality ... 107Configuringclusterservicesoftware ... 107UsingClusterAdminist

Print services managementPrint ser vices information to plan, set up, manage, administer, and troubleshoot print servers a nd printdevicesareavailable

the clients. Additionally, the set of client operating systems determines which of these drivers need tobe installed on the server during the print se

Driver updatesPrint driversThe latest print drivers for many HP network printers are supplied on the Service Release DVD. If selectedas part of the se

For more information about the Print Migrator utility, see http:/ /www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/techinfo/overview/printmigrator3.1.ms px.Best p

74Print services

5MicrosoftServicesforNetworkFile System (MSNFS)This chapter discusses networking features in Microsoft Ser vices for Network File System (MSNFS).MSNFS

1. Access Add/Remove Programs.2. Select Add/Remove Windows Components > Active Directory Services > Details.3. Install Identity Management for W

3. Install Client for NFS.AdministeringMSNF STo access Microsoft Services for Network File System from the Start menu:1. Select Start > Programs &g

Therefore, the administrator nee ds to install the Server for NFS Authentication DLL on Windows 2000domain controllers when:• The NFS file serving envi

6. Click Custom Installation, and then click Next.7. In the Components pane, click the down arrow next to Windows Services for UNIX, and thenclick Ent

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the Windows user and group names to grant file access. If the UNIX UID and GID information is notmapped, then Server for NFS will deny file access.There

When allowing anonymous access to an NFS Share, the following must be performed by a user withadministrative privileges due to Windows Storage Server

You can use simple maps, which map Windows and UNIX accounts with identical names. You can alsocreate advanced maps to associate Windows and UNIX acco

Microsoft Services for NFS troubleshootingThe following information on how to troubleshoot issues with Microsoft Ser vices for NFS is availableusing t

3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.4. In the Components list, click Other Network File and Print Services (butdonotselectorclearthecheck box), and

6Othernetworkfile and printser vicesThis chapter discusses file and print services for NetWare and Macintosh.File and PrintServices for NetWare (FPNW)Fi

5. Select the NETSFNTSRV file, and then click OK.File and Print Ser vices for N etWare should now be displayed as an option to install.6. Select File a

Figure 21 File and Print Services for N etWare dialog box3. Enter an FPNW Server Name and D escription.This server name must be different from the ser

2. Right-click the Users folder, and then click New User.Figure 22 New User dialog box3. Enter the user information, including the user's User na

Figure 23 NetWare Services tab3. Select Maintain NetWare compatible login .4. Set other NetWare options for the user, and then click OK.NOTE:Theinstal

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1. From the storage server desktop, select Sta rt > Settings > Control Panel > Adm inistrative Tools >Server Manager.2. Select File and Pr

AppleTalk and file services for MacintoshThe AppleTalk network integration allows the storage server to share files and printers between yourserver and

Print services for MacintoshMacintosh clients can send print jobs to a print server when Print Server for Macintosh is installed onthe ser ver. To the

7 Enterprise s torage serversSome HP ProLiant Storage Servers use the Microsoft® Windows® Unified D a ta Storage Server 2003operating system. This oper

NOTE:Administrative credentials are not required to establish a browser-based connection, but are required tomanage the storage server.NOTE:If Java Ru

Hardware providersTo support advanced management of iSCSI virtual disks and snapshots, you can use the followinghardware providers, which come preinst

96Enterprise storage servers

8 Cluster administrationNOTE:Not all HP ProLiant Storage Servers can be clustered. See the HP ProLiant Stora ge Server QuickSpecs todetermine if your

Cluster Node ANode A HBA 1Private NetworkNode A HBA 2Node BHBA 2Cluster Node BNode BHBA 1SAN SwitchSAN SwitchStorage Area NetworkClusterQuorumMirrorse

• iSCSI resourcesCluster groupsCluster resources are placed together in cluster groups. Groups are the basic unit of failover betweennodes. Resources