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HP NetStorage 6000 Management Manual

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Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet
Accessing Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Telnet Menu Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Viewing the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using Telnet to Set Up a Host Server Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Configuring a New Disk Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Deleting a Disk Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Viewing the Activity Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Tape Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating and Maintaining Backup Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scheduling Backup Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Running Unscheduled Backup Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Running a Tape Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing Backup and Restore Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Determining Tape Magazine Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Other Local Backup Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Showing the Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unlocking the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Shutting Down the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the Time Zone, Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Managing the Disks and Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing the Disk Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Verifying a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
General SFS Volume Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Renaming a Disk Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turning Quotas On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding an Extension Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Attaching a Journal Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accessing Checkpoint Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Maintaining Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adding a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Editing a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Modifying a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adding a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Deleting a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Editing a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Table of Contents Accessing Telnet ............2 Telnet Menu Basics .
  • Page 2 Contents Using Remote Services ........... . . 27 Editing NIS Information .
  • Page 3 HP NetStorage 6000 on your network. To use Telnet, you need an ANSI-compatible terminal emulator.

  • Page 4: Accessing Telnet

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Accessing Telnet To access Telnet, you need an ANSI-compatible terminal emulator. 1. From the Start menu displayed on your desktop taskbar, select Run. 2. In the Run window, use the drop-down arrow to select Telnet.

  • Page 5: Key Descriptions

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Key Descriptions The following keys are used to edit screen fields: Backspace, Delete, Ctrl+H Deletes the previous character Ctrl+U Deletes the entire field Enter, Ctrl+M, Ctrl+J, Ctrl+I, Tab Entry is complete and the cursor proceeds to the next field...

  • Page 6: Using Telnet To Set Up A Host Server Name

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet The Main Menu consists of the following sections: • Operations Press any number to perform the corresponding server operation. • Configurations Press any letter to perform the corresponding server configuration com- mand. • Access Control Press any letter to set up access to the corresponding menu items.

  • Page 7: Using Telnet To Manage Basic Procedures Within The Server File System

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Using Telnet to Manage Basic Procedures Within the Server File System There are several procedures available through Telnet that allows you to manage the Server File System (SFS) volumes. The most common are: •...

  • Page 8: Deleting A Disk Volume

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet 3. Select Create & init partition. The following appears: 4. Select the partition type for the drive. 5. Press Enter to except the default, for example, sfs2, sfs2ext, sfs2jnl, sfs1, or lvm. 6. Enter the disk volume label and press Enter.

  • Page 9: Using Telnet To Mange Additional Procedures Within The Server File System

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Using Telnet to Mange Additional Procedures Within the Server File System Viewing the Activity Monitor The activity screen continuously reports the status of your server. From the main menu, choose 1. Activity Screen.

  • Page 10: Using Tape Backup

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Using Tape Backup The Tape Backup screens control local tape backup, restore, scheduling, and status options. From the main menu, press Y. Tape Backup to display the following: Select the number corresponding to the task you are performing:...

  • Page 11: Creating And Maintaining Backup Jobs

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Creating and Maintaining Backup Jobs A backup job describes what and how data is to be backed up when the job is run. From the Tape Backup main menu, select 1. Backup Jobs, then either choose the letter of the job you wish to edit or enter 1. Add to create a new job.

  • Page 12: Scheduling Backup Jobs

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Scheduling Backup Jobs From the Tape Backup main menu, select 2. Scheduling Backup to run backup jobs automatically on set days of the week. Enter the letter corresponding to the day of the week you wish to edit, or enter 1. Edit backup time to alter the time of day scheduled jobs are executed.

  • Page 13: Running Unscheduled Backup Jobs

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Running Unscheduled Backup Jobs From the Tape Backup main menu, select 3. Backup to run a backup job manually. A screen showing the status of the last backup job run or the current backup activity displays. Enter 1. Start backup now to begin execution of a backup job.

  • Page 14: Running A Tape Restore

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Running a Tape Restore From the Tape Backup main menu, select 4. Restore to restore data from a tape. A screen showing the status of the last restore run or the current restore activity displays. Enter 1. Start restore to begin restoring data from tape.

  • Page 15: Viewing Backup And Restore Status

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet 6. Enter Y for Directory cleanup if you wish to delete files on disk that did not exist at the time the backup was performed. 7. If you wish to restore data from tape to a location on disk other than where it came from, specify the directory in New location.

  • Page 16: Determining Tape Magazine Contents

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Determining Tape Magazine Contents From the Tape Backup main menu, select 5. Tape Discovery to read header and label information from the tapes currently loaded into the magazine. Enter the letter corresponding to the tape slot you wish to query. A Data is not ready message displays until the tape drive reads tape header and label information.

  • Page 17: Other Local Backup Operations

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Other Local Backup Operations From the Tape Backup main menu, select 6. Tape Cleaning to access tape cleaning functions. Enter 1. Define cleaning slot to reserve a slot in the magazine for cleaning tapes. This slot will be skipped in all backup and restore operations.

  • Page 18: Showing The Log

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Showing the Log Use the Show Log screen to display the most recent log entries. From the main menu, select 2. Show Log. The following screen displays: Two types of log entries display: •...

  • Page 19: Shutting Down The System

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Shutting Down the System The HP NetStorage 6000 is designed for continuous operation. In the event a system shutdown or reboot becomes necessary, follow the procedure below. To shut down the system: 1. From the main menu, select 0. Shutdown. The following appears: 2.

  • Page 20: Setting The Time Zone, Time And Date

    1300 equals 1:00 p.m. 6. Select 7. Save changes. Note The HP NetStorage 6000 server is also capable of automatically updating its clock from an RDATE server. From the main menu, enter V. RDate time update to specify an RDATE server.

  • Page 21: Managing The Disks And Volumes

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Managing the Disks and Volumes View this screen to inspect the status of a disk drive and to manage the Server File System (SFS) volumes. You have to manage DOS volumes (partitions) from DOS using the fdisk and format commands.

  • Page 22: Verifying A Volume

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Verifying a Volume When you verify a Server File System (SFS) volume, important data on the disk is examined for consistency. Inconsistencies are reported and you are given the option to make repairs.

  • Page 23: Adding An Extension Segment

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Adding an Extension Segment 1. From the main menu, select D. Disks & Volumes. 2. Type the letter corresponding to the drive you are configuring. 3. Select 1. Change/delete. The following appears: 4. Select 5. Segments. The following appears:...

  • Page 24: Attaching A Journal Segment

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Attaching a Journal Segment 1. From the main menu, select D. Disks & Volumes. 2. Type the letter corresponding to the drive you are configuring. 3. Select 1. Change/delete (the number for this option varies). The following appears: 4.

  • Page 25: Accessing Checkpoint Settings

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Accessing Checkpoint Settings 1. Type the letter of a drive containing the volume you wish to view. 2. Drives can have multiple volumes configured on them. Select the number of the Change/delete option corresponding to the volume you wish to edit.

  • Page 26: Maintaining Users

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Maintaining Users Accessing the system through Telnet allows you to modify user information. From the main menu, select E. Users to add, delete, and edit users. Note We do not recommend creating a new user home directory. User home directories should be limited to System Administrators.

  • Page 27: Deleting A User

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Deleting a User To delete a user: 1. From the main menu, select E. Users. 2. Type the name of the user you are deleting, then press Enter. 3. Select 8. Delete. Editing a User To edit a user: 1.

  • Page 28: Modifying A Host

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Modifying a Host Telnet allows you to modify host information. Note If the host already exists, the host information displays. Adding a Host 1. From the main menu, select F. Hosts. 2. Type the new host name, then press Enter.

  • Page 29: Using Remote Services

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Using Remote Services This screen controls Network Information Service (NIS), updates of the hosts, updates of user lists and Network System Logger (SYSLOG). Note Once NIS is set up, periodically inspect the server to see if the master files have changed. When a file changes, it is copied from the NIS server to the local file.

  • Page 30: Viewing And Modifying Admin

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Viewing and Modifying Admin Admin provides the basic administrative information available to the user. To modify Telnet through Admin: 1. From the main menu, select K. Admin. 2. Within the Admin area, there are two levels of access and protection: •...

  • Page 31: Using The Access Control Screens

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Using the Access Control Screens Use the Access Control menu options to configure access restrictions to server resources. Caution Once you save the changes, the existing NFS mounts from clients are updated to reflect the new parameters.

  • Page 32: Adding A Trusted Host

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Adding a Trusted Host To add a trusted host: 1. From the main menu, select Trusted Hosts. The following screen displays: 2. Type a new host name, then press Enter. The system will make sure the host name does not already exist. If not, the following screen displays: Note If the trusted host already exists, the host information displays.

  • Page 33: Deleting A Trusted Host

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Deleting a Trusted Host To delete a trusted host: 1. From the main menu, select Trusted Hosts. The following screen displays: 2. Type in the name of the trusted host you are deleting and press Enter.

  • Page 34: Smb/Cifs Setup

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet SMB/CIFS Setup SMB/CIFS informs the Windows environment about file availability. Through the set up menu, you organize how Telnet will respond to system queries. To set up the SMB/CIFS: 1. From the Telnet main menu, select W. SMB/CIFS Setup.

  • Page 35: Smb/Cifs Shares

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet SMB/CIFS Shares After the SMB/CIFS set up is complete, SMB/CIFS shares must be defined. Shares define the volumes to be shared by the system. To set up the SMB/CIFS shares: 1. From the main menu, select X: SMB/CIFS Shares.

  • Page 36: Configuring E-Mail

    Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Configuring E-mail This menu configures the Telnet ability to send e-mail to specific recipients when there is a problem with the RAID subsystem or the UPS module. The following appears: To configure the RAID/UPS e-mail: 1.
  • Page 37 used in he following pages contain reference information about the commands and variables rlogin and Telnet. It is arranged in alphabetical order.
  • Page 38 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet character is used to obtain help and in wildcard patterns. character is used in wildcard patterns. See wildcard character is used to begin a variable name in command. See variable character is used to begin a comment in many files. See...

  • Page 39: Commands

    Commands With an argument, the drive partition table is examined and shown. If there is no SFS partition and enough disk space for one, you are asked if you want to delete the partition. command does not manage volumes. It repairs the partition table in emergencies. disk After deleting a partition, promptly shutdown and reboot the system.
  • Page 40 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet hostlook command is used to verify that the hosts file is correct. Each hostname/addr hostlook argument is looked up in the hosts file, and the results of the are reported. A hostname/addr argument may be a host name (e.g. a client), or a host Internet address (e.g. 192.3.4.5). Wild- cards may not be used.
  • Page 41 Commands locks command reports the current file locks held by network clients. The actual name of locks the file on which locks are held is not available. Instead, the volume name and node number are reported, which should help you identify the actual file. Every attempt is made to identify the lock owner as a process ID on a particular client.
  • Page 42 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet ESC [ row ; col H position the cursor ESC [ 0 m normal video mode ESC [ 1 m bright video mode ESC [ 7 m reverse video mode Usage: menu netstat...
  • Page 43 Commands The permission this server may allow itself for accessing remote files. This may be perm for read-only access, in which case this server will make no attempt to create or modify files on the remote server. Or it may be rw for read-write access, in which case this server may create or modify files.
  • Page 44 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet pwtest command is used to verify a password. The password may be for a user, for pwtest administrative access to the command interpreter and menus, or for access to the modems. The last usage synopsis is used when for a user with the name admin or modem.
  • Page 45 Commands The packets sent are the same as the ping command (ICMP protocol). Nsend is the number of packets to send; the default is one. Size is the size in bytes of each packet sent; the default is 56 bytes. Maxfail is the maximum number of retries for the entire test; the default is three. Usage: ratenet hostname/addr [ nsend [ size [ maxfail ] ] ] Example:...
  • Page 46 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet • the network parameters • the timezone parameters • the modem and printer configuration When used with no argument, the information is displayed directly to the user. When given a file argument, the information is stored into the named file. When given a printer argument, the information is queued for the named printer.
  • Page 47 Commands Usage: set varname value Example: set hostname server10 set inet.addr 192.3.4.100 show command gives the names and values of variables. With no varname/patn argument, show show gives the names and values of all variables. The varname/patn arguments may be a variable name (e.g., hostname), or a wildcard that matches multiple names (e.g., com?.name, inet.*).
  • Page 48 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Usage: status [ what … ] Example: status status up rm fs command is used to manipulate tape archives. The first letter of mode must be one of: Create a new archive containing directories. Archives created with this mode are writ- ten in the traditional tar format, and are easily imported and exported by many differ- ent systems.
  • Page 49 Commands Specifies the length of the tape in megabytes. This also enables multi-tape archives (default 0, not multi-tape). This option only has effect when creating a new archive with one of the , or modes. Most multi-volume tar commands sense the end-of- tape based on write errors, but this tar does not.
  • Page 50 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet uptime command reports how long the server has been running, the current time of day in uptime 24-hour format, and the recent CPU utilization. Usage: uptime userlook command is used to verify that the passwd file is correct.
  • Page 51 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet Index menu 39 netstat 40 access control screens 29 network file system 40 accessing nfsmount 40 checkpoint settings 23 nfsunmount 40 Telnet 2 nfsunmount - command 41 activity monitor 7 password - command 41...
  • Page 52 Managing the HP NetStorage 6000 Using Telnet editing scheduling backup jobs 10 host 26 setting the time zone, time and date 18 NIS information 27 setting up a host server name 4 user 25 SFS volume 20 e-mail 34 showing the log 16...

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