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Administration Guide
hp StorageWorks
NAS 1500s and 500s
Product Version: 1
First Edition (September 2004)
Part Number: 372607-001
This guide provides information on performing the administrative tasks necessary to manage the HP
StorageWorks NAS 1500s and 500s servers. Overview information as well as procedural instructions are
included in this guide.
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  • Page 1 Product Version: 1 First Edition (September 2004) Part Number: 372607-001 This guide provides information on performing the administrative tasks necessary to manage the HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s and 500s servers. Overview information as well as procedural instructions are included in this guide.
  • Page 2 Hewlett-Packard. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    HP authorized reseller ........
  • Page 4 Contents Welcome screen contents ............19 Take a Tour .
  • Page 5 Contents Managing shadow copies ..............48 The shadow copy cache file .
  • Page 6 HP Web Jetadmin ........
  • Page 7 Contents Microsoft Services for NFS ............109 Server for NFS .
  • Page 8 Contents NetWare File System Management ..........139 Installing Services for NetWare .

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    Before beginning, make sure you consider the items below. ® ® Knowledge of the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system Knowledge of HP hardware Location of all documentation shipped with your server Conventions Conventions consist of the following: Document conventions Text symbols...

  • Page 10: Text Symbols

    About this Guide Text symbols The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings: WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or death. Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.

  • Page 11: Getting Help

    Operating system type and revision level Detailed, specific questions HP storage web site The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. From this web site, select the appropriate product or solution.
  • Page 12 About this Guide NAS 1500s and 500s Administration Guide...

  • Page 13: System Overview

    System Overview The HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s and 500s servers can be used in many types of computing environments, from basic Microsoft Windows workgroups to complicated multiprotocol 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.

  • Page 14: Product Manageability

    System Overview Product manageability The NAS server ships with the following utilities and features that ease the administration tasks associated with managing the system: The Rapid Startup Wizard is a user friendly configuration utility that ensures easy configuration. The WebUI is a simple, graphical user interface (GUI) that helps with administration tasks.
  • Page 15 OS are not mirrored to the secondary OS. Any installations that are performed on the primary OS also need to be performed on the secondary OS. HP provides the secondary OS installation as a recovery mechanism of the data volume for the remote chance that the primary OS becomes corrupted and a current backup of the data volume is unavailable.

  • Page 16: Deployment Scenarios

    Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack deployment The Feature Pack allows Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 databases and transaction logs to be stored on an HP StorageWorks NAS device running Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003. A single Windows Storage Server computer running the Feature Pack can host the databases and transaction logs of up to two Exchange servers and up to 1,500 Exchange mailboxes.

  • Page 17: Environment Scenarios

    System Overview Environment scenarios The NAS server is deployed in one of two security modes: Workgroup ® Domain (Windows NT Domain or Active Directory Domain) The NAS server 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 guide.

  • Page 18: User Interfaces

    The WebUI provides for system administration, including user and group management, share management, and local storage management. Refer to the HP StorageWorks NAS server installation guide for detailed information on using the Rapid Startup Wizard for initial setup. To access the WebUI, launch a Web browser and enter the following in the address field: https://:3202/...

  • Page 19: Network

    Maintenance tasks include setting date and time, performing system restarts and shutdowns, viewing audit logs, setting up Email alerts, linking to remote management, and selecting and configuring your UPS. HP Utilities Access File and Print Services for NetWare. Help This option contains help information for the WebUI.

  • Page 20: Nas Server Desktop

    System Overview NAS server desktop The NAS server desktop can be accessed by: Directly connecting a keyboard, mouse, and monitor Using the WebUI Maintenance tab and selecting Remote Desktop Note: When using Remote Desktop to connect to the NAS server desktop do not use the window close feature ( ).

  • Page 21: Basic Administrative Procedures And Setup Completion

    Setup Completion 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 HP StorageWorks NAS server installation guide by discussing additional setup procedures and options.

  • Page 22: Setting The System Date And Time

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Figure 4: Maintenance menu Setting the system date and time To change the system date or time: 1. From the WebUI, select Maintenance and Date/Time. The Date and Time Settings page is displayed. 2. Enter the new values and then click OK. The Maintenance menu is displayed. Figure 5: Date and Time page NAS 1500s and 500s Administration Guide...

  • Page 23: Shutting Down Or Restarting The Server

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Shutting down or restarting the server Caution: Notify users before powering down the system. Both UNIX and Windows NT users can be drastically affected if they are not prepared for a system power-down. 1. From the NAS server WebUI, select Maintenance, Shutdown. Several options are displayed: Restart, Shut Down, and Scheduled Shutdown.

  • Page 24: Viewing And Maintaining Audit Logs

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Viewing and maintaining audit logs A variety of audit logs are provided on the NAS server. System events are grouped into similar categories, representing the seven different logs. To access the logs from the WebUI, select Maintenance, Logs. The Logs menu is displayed. Figure 7: Logs menu A variety of logs are available and are listed in Figure...

  • Page 25: Using Remote Desktop

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Using Remote Desktop Remote Desktop is provided in the WebUI to allow for additional remote system administration and the use of approved third-party applications. Backup software and antivirus programs are examples of approved applications. To open a Remote Desktop session from the WebUI, select Maintenance, Remote Desktop.

  • Page 26: Setting Up E-Mail Alerts

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Setting up E-mail alerts E-mail messages are limited to the alerts generated from the WebUI status bar or the WebUI status page, as well as some event log messages. Some alerts, such as the restart of the server, only occur if the WebUI was utilized to initiate the request.

  • Page 27: Changing System Network Settings

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Changing system network settings Network properties are entered and managed from the Network menu. Most of these settings are entered as part of the Rapid Startup process. Settings made from this menu include adding the NAS server to a domain.

  • Page 28: Setup Completion

    Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion Setup completion After the NAS device is physically set up and the basic configuration is established, additional setup steps must be completed. Depending on the deployment scenario of the NAS device, these steps may vary. Additional setup steps may include: Managing system storage Creating and managing users and groups...

  • Page 29: Volume Management

    Volume Management The process of creating storage elements and presenting them to the NAS OS is facilitated by the use of the WebUI. This chapter documents the contents of the WebUI for volume management. WebUI Disks tab The primary web page for facilitating disks and volume creation is illustrated in Figure From this page the administrator can create and manage volumes via the WebUI.
  • Page 30 Volume Management The Disks tab contains the following task items for configuring the NAS device: Table 2: Disks Tab Options Option Task Adaptec Storage Manager Manage logical drives and view information about managed systems, controllers, disk groups, and so on. Volumes Manage disk space usage by enabling quotas, scheduling disk defragmentation, and performing detailed volume...

  • Page 31: Disk Management Utility

    Volume Management Disk Management utility When the Advanced Volume Management button on the Volumes screen is selected, the Disk Management Utility is opened after administrator login. The Disk Management tool is a system utility for managing hard disks and the volumes, or partitions, that they contain.

  • Page 32: Disk Management Guidelines

    Volume Management Disk Management guidelines When managing disks and volumes: Read the online Disk Management Help found in the utility. Do not alter the Operating System Disk labeled Primary OS C: and Secondary OS D:. Use meaningful volume labels with the intended drive letter embedded in the volume label, if possible.

  • Page 33: Adaptec Storage Manager

    Volume Management Adaptec Storage Manager Use the Adaptec Storage Manager to configure, administer, and monitor controllers that are installed locally or remotely in servers or storage enclosures. There is an extensive Help system available in the application. Figure 12: Adaptec Storage Manager NAS 1500s and 500s Administration Guide...

  • Page 34: Volumes Page

    Volume Management Volumes page On the Volumes page, administrators can manage volumes, schedule defragmentation, and set or manage quotas. The Volumes page displays all volumes that are formatted NTFS on the system. It does not display the volume type (for example simple or spanned) nor volumes that are FAT32 or FAT.

  • Page 35: Scheduling Defragmentation

    Volume Management 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.

  • Page 36: Disk Quotas

    Volume Management If defragmenting volumes on which shadow copies are enabled, use a cluster (or allocation unit) size of 16 KB or larger during the format. Otherwise defragmentation registers as a change by the Shadow Copy process. This increase in the number of changes forces Shadow Copy to delete snapshots as the limit for the cache file is reached.
  • Page 37 Volume Management 5. On the Default Quota for volume page, select Use quota limits to manage use of the volume. 6. If desired, select Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit to enable that restriction. 7. Specify the default quota limit and warning level for new users on this volume. 8.

  • Page 38: Setting User Quota Entries

    Volume Management Setting user quota entries The Set User Quotas page allows the administrator to set, delete, or change disk quotas for any user on the server. To set or change quota entries on the server: 1. On the primary navigation bar, click Disks. 2.
  • Page 39 Volume Management To create a new user quota entry: 1. Click New Quota Entry. 2. Select a user. 3. Set the limit. 4. Set the warning level. 5. Click OK. Figure 15: Add new quota entry To change a quota entry: 1.

  • Page 40: Diskpart

    Volume Management DiskPart DiskPart.exe is a text-mode command interpreter that enables the administrator to manage disks, partitions, or volumes. When using the list commands, an asterisk (*) appears next to the object with focus. Select an object by its number or drive letter, such as disk 0, partition 1, volume 3, or volume C. When selecting an object, the focus remains on that object until a different object is selected.

  • Page 41: Example Of Using Diskpart

    Volume Management For a complete list of DiskPart commands, go to the Windows Storage Server 2003 Desktop on the NAS device via Remote Desktop and select Start >Help and Support, search on DiskPart. Example of using DiskPart The following example shows how to configure a volume on the NAS server. In the cmd window, type: c:\>diskpart DISKPART>Rescan...
  • Page 42 Volume Management NAS 1500s and 500s Administration Guide...

  • Page 43: Shadow Copies

    Shadow Copies 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. A shadow copy contains previous versions of the files or folders contained on a volume at a specific point in time.

  • Page 44: Shadow Copy Planning

    Shadow Copies Shadow copy planning Before setup is initiated on the server and the client interface is made available to end users, consider the following: From what volume will shadow copies be taken? How much disk space should be allocated for shadow copies? Will separate disks be used to store shadow copies? How frequently will shadow copies be made? Identifying the volume...
  • Page 45 Shadow Copies If the frequency of changes to each file is greater than the amount of space allocated to storing shadow copies, then no shadow copy is created. Therefore, administrators should carefully consider the amount of disk space they want to set aside for shadow copies, and keep in mind user expectations of how many versions they will want to have available.

  • Page 46: Identifying The Storage Area

    Shadow Copies Identifying the storage area To store the shadow copies of another volume on the same file server, a volume can be dedicated on separate disks. For example, if user files are stored on H:\, another volume such as S:\ can be used to store the shadow copies. Using a separate volume on separate disks provides better performance and is recommended for heavily used NAS devices.

  • Page 47: Shadow Copies And Drive Defragmentation

    Shadow Copies Shadow copies and drive defragmentation When running Disk Defragmenter on a volume with shadow copies activated, all or some of the shadow copies may be lost, starting with the oldest shadow copies. If defragmenting volumes on which shadow copies are enabled, use a cluster (or allocation unit) size of 16 KB or larger.

  • Page 48: Managing Shadow Copies

    Shadow Copies Managing shadow copies From the WebUI Welcome screen, click Disks, then Shadow Copies to display the Shadow Copies screen. Figure 16: Shadow Copies screen Table 5: Shadow Copies Fields Field Description Volume Lists all volumes of the server on which the Shadow Copies service can be used.

  • Page 49: The Shadow Copy Cache File

    Shadow Copies Table 6: Shadow Copies Tasks Task Description Enable Click to enable Shadow Copies on the selected volume. Disable Click to enable Shadow Copies on the selected volume. New Shadow Copy Click to immediately create a new shadow copy on the selected volume. View Shadow Click to view a list of shadow copies on the selected volume.
  • Page 50 Shadow Copies cache file cache file cache file Figure 18: Shadow copies stored on separate volume The main advantage to storing shadow copies on a separate volume is ease of management and performance. Shadow copies on a source volume must be continually monitored and can consume space designated for file sharing.

  • Page 51: Enabling And Creating Shadow Copies

    Shadow Copies Enabling and creating shadow copies Enabling the Shadow Copies service for a volume or creating a shadow copy can be done directly from the Manage Shadow Copies page. 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.

  • Page 52: Set Schedules

    Shadow Copies Set schedules Shadow Copy schedules control how frequently shadow copies of a volume are made. There are a number of factors that can help determine the most effective shadow copy schedule for an organization. These include the work habits and locations of the users. For example, if users do not all live in the same time zone, or they work on different schedules, it is possible to adjust the daily shadow-copy schedule to allow for these differences.
  • Page 53 Shadow Copies 3. On the Manage Shadow Copies page, select the volume on which to view shadow copy properties. 4. On the Tasks list, click Properties. The Shadow Copy Properties screen, as shown in Figure 19, lists the number of copies, the date and time the most recent shadow copy was made, and the maximum size setting.

  • Page 54: Disabling Shadow Copies

    Shadow Copies 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. On the primary navigation bar, click Disks. 2.

  • Page 55: Managing Shadow Copies From The Nas Desktop

    Shadow Copies Managing shadow copies from the NAS Desktop As an alternative to managing Shadow Copies via the WebUI, the NAS Desktop may be accessed via Remote Desktop. To access Shadow Copies from the NAS Desktop: 1. From the WebUI select Remote Desktop from the Maintenance tab. 2.

  • Page 56: Shadow Copies For Shared Folders

    Shadow Copies for Shared Folders is required. The client side application is currently only available for Windows XP and Windows 2000 SP3+. The application is included on the HP StorageWorks NAS device from the following directory: C:\hpnas\Components\ShadowCopyClient\XP and 2000-SP3+ No additional software is required to enable UNIX users to independently retrieve previous versions of files stored on NFS shares.

  • Page 57: Nfs Shadow Copies

    Shadow Copies Users access shadow copies with Windows Explorer by selecting View, Copy, or Restore, from the Previous Versions tab. See Figure 21. Both individual files and folders may be restored. Figure 21: Client GUI When users view a network folder hosted on the NAS device for which shadow copies are enabled, old versions (prior to the snapshot) of a file or directory are available.

  • Page 58: Recovery Of Files Or Folders

    Shadow Copies Access to NFS shadow copy pseudo-subdirectories is governed by normal access-control mechanisms using the permissions stored in the file system. Users can access only those shadow copies to which they have read access at the time the shadow copy is taken. To prevent users from modifying shadow copies, all pseudo-subdirectories are marked read-only, regardless of the user's ownership or access rights, or the permissions set on the original files.

  • Page 59: Recovering A Deleted File Or Folder

    Shadow Copies Recovering a deleted file or folder To recover a deleted file or folder within a folder: 1. Navigate to the folder where the deleted file was stored. 2. Position the cursor over a blank space in the folder. If the cursor hovers over a file, that file will be selected.

  • Page 60: Recovering A Folder

    Shadow Copies Recovering a folder 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.

  • Page 61: User And Group Management

    User and Group Management 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 device.

  • Page 62: User And Group Name Planning

    User and Group Management Additional information about planning for domain environments can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/default.mspx The configuration of the domain controller is reflected on the NAS server because it obtains user account information from the domain controller when deployed in a domain environment. As mentioned previously, the server cannot act as a domain controller itself.

  • Page 63: Managing Group Names

    User and Group Management Managing group names Group management follows many of the same principles as user management. It is recommended that group naming conventions be systematic and easy to understand. Make the group name convey some logical information about the function or purpose of the group. Table 7 provides examples of group names.

  • Page 64: Managing Local Users

    User and Group Management Managing local users Managing users includes the following tasks: Adding a new user Deleting a user Setting a user password Modifying user properties In the WebUI, under Users, Local Users is the Local Users on Server page. All workgroup user administration tasks are performed in the Local Users page.

  • Page 65: Adding A New User

    User and Group Management Adding a new user To add a user: 1. From the Local Users page, click New. The Create New User page is displayed. Figure 24: Create New User page 2. Enter the user information and then click OK. The user is added and the Local Users page is displayed again.

  • Page 66: Modifying User Properties

    User and Group Management Modifying user properties To modify other user properties: 1. From the Local Users page, select the user whose record needs to be modified. Then, click Properties. The General information page of the Properties page is displayed. Figure 25 is an illustration of the User Properties page.

  • Page 67: Managing Local Groups

    User and Group Management Managing local groups Managing groups includes the following tasks: Adding a new group Deleting a group Modifying group properties, including user memberships Local groups in a workgroup environment are managed through the Users option in the WebUI.

  • Page 68: Adding A New Group

    User and Group Management Adding a new group To add a group: 1. In the Local Groups page, click New. The Create New Group page is displayed. Figure 27: Create New Group page, General tab 2. Enter the group name and description. 3.

  • Page 69: Modifying Group Properties

    User and Group Management Modifying group properties To modify other group properties: 1. From the Local Groups page, select the desired group and then click Properties. The Properties page is displayed. Figure 28: Group Properties page, General tab Within the Properties page are two tabs: General tab Members tab Each of these tabs is discussed in the following paragraphs.
  • Page 70 User and Group Management To add an existing local user to a group: 1. Select the desired user from the Add user or group box 2. Click the Add button. 3. Click OK to save the changes. To remove an existing local user from a group: 1.

  • Page 71: Folder, Printer, And Share Management

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management The HP StorageWorks NAS server 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.

  • Page 72: Navigating To A Specific Volume Or Folder

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Navigating to a specific volume or folder When you work with volumes and folders, the first task is to gain access to the desired volume or folder. The steps are the same, whether navigating to a volume or a folder: 1.
  • Page 73 Folder, Printer, and Share Management 3. To navigate to a subfolder, select the folder in which the subfolder resides, and then click Open. Repeat this searching and opening process until the desired folder is opened. See Figure 31 for an example of Folders page. Figure 31: Folders page After accessing the desired folder, the following actions can be performed: Creating a new folder...

  • Page 74: Creating A New Folder

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Creating a new folder To create a new folder: 1. From the Shares directory, navigate to the Manage Folders menu and then select New. The Create New Folder page is displayed. Two tabs are displayed: General and Compress. Use these two tabs to enter the parameters for the new folder.

  • Page 75: Modifying Folder Properties

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Modifying folder properties To modify folder properties: 1. From the Shares directory, navigate to the folder whose properties need to be edited. Then click Properties. The Properties page is displayed. Figure 33: Folder Properties page, General tab 2.
  • Page 76 Folder, Printer, and Share Management To create a new share for a specific volume or folder while in the Folders menu: 1. Navigate to the desired volume or folder and click Manage Shares. 2. Click New. The Create New Share page is displayed. Figure 34: Create New Share page, General tab 3.

  • Page 77: Managing Shares For A Volume Or Folder

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Managing shares for a volume or folder Within the WebUI, there are two access points to the same screens used to manage file shares: While working with a folder in the Folders pages, the administrator can create, delete, and modify shares for that folder.

  • Page 78: Managing File Level Permissions

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Managing file level permissions The WebUI of the NAS server provides security at the share level and is discussed later in this chapter. Security at the file level is managed using Windows Explorer available from the Desktop of the NAS server.
  • Page 79 Folder, Printer, and Share Management 3. Click Advanced. Figure 36 illustrates the properties available on the Advanced Security Settings page. Figure 36: Advanced security settings To modify specific permissions assigned to a particular user or group for a selected file or folder in the Advanced screen: 1.
  • Page 80 Folder, Printer, and Share Management 3. Check all the permissions that you want to enable, and clear the permissions that you want to disable. Enable or disable permissions by selecting the Allow box to enable permission or the Deny box to disable permission. If neither box is selected, permission is automatically disabled.
  • Page 81 Folder, Printer, and Share Management 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. Users or groups can be added, deleted, viewed, or modified through the advanced Advanced Security Settings Auditing tab.
  • Page 82 Folder, Printer, and Share Management 6. Click OK. Figure 40 illustrates the Auditing Entry screen that is displayed. Figure 40: Auditing Entry dialog box for folder name NTSF Test 7. Select the desired Successful and Failed audits for the user or group as shown in Figure 8.
  • Page 83 Folder, Printer, and Share Management The Owner tab allows for taking ownership of files. Typically, administrators use this area to take ownership of files when the file ACL is incomplete or corrupt. By taking ownership, you gain access to the files and then manually apply the appropriate security configurations. Figure 41 illustrates the Owner tab.

  • Page 84: Share Management

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Share management There are several ways to set up and manage shares. The WebUI provides screens for setting up and managing shares. Additional methods include using a command line interface, Windows Explorer, or NAS Management Console. This guide demonstrates using the WebUI to set up and manage shares.

  • Page 85: Integrating Local File System Security Into Windows Domain Environments

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Integrating local file system security into Windows domain environments ACLs include properties specific to users and groups from a particular workgroup server or domain environment. In a multidomain environment, user and group permissions from several domains can apply to files stored on the same device.

  • Page 86: Nfs Compatibility Issues

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management NFS compatibility issues When planning to manage CIFS and NFS shares, consider two specific requirements. Note: Further information, including details about the NFS Service and the User Mapping service, is available in the “UNIX File System Management” chapter. NFS service does not support spaces in the names for NFS file shares.

  • Page 87: Creating A New Share

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Creating a new share To create a new share: 1. From WebUI main menu, select the Shares directory and then select the Shares option. The Shares page is displayed. From the Shares page, click New. The General tab of the Create a New Share page is displayed.

  • Page 88: Modifying Share Properties

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Modifying share properties To change share settings: 1. From the Shares menu, select the share to modify and then click Properties. The General tab of the Share Properties page is displayed. Figure 43: Share Properties page, General tab The name and path of the selected share is displayed.

  • Page 89: Windows Sharing

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Windows sharing From the Windows Sharing tab of the Share Properties page: 1. Enter a descriptive Comment, and the User limit (optional). Figure 44 for an example of the Windows Sharing tab screen display. Figure 44: Share Properties page, Windows Sharing tab 2.

  • Page 90: Unix Sharing

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management UNIX sharing From the UNIX Sharing tab of the Create a New Share page: 1. Indicate the machines that will have access to this share. Select the machine to include in the Select a group box or manually enter the NFS client computer name or IP address.

  • Page 91: Web Sharing (Http)

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Web sharing (HTTP) From the Web Sharing tab of the Create New Share page: 1. Select the read and write access permissions that are allowed. 2. Click OK. AFP (Appletalk) sharing AppleTalk shares can be set up only after AppleTalk Protocol and File Services for Macintosh have been installed on the NAS server.

  • Page 92: Setting Appletalk Protocol Properties

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management 6. Select File Services for Macintosh then click OK. 7. Click Next. 8. Click Finish. Setting AppleTalk Protocol Properties To set AppleTalk Protocol properties: 1. From the WebUI, click the Shares tab. 2. Click Sharing Protocols. 3.
  • Page 93 Folder, Printer, and Share Management To access and enter protocol parameter settings: 1. From the Shares menu, select Sharing Protocols. The File-Sharing Protocols page is displayed. Figure 47: File Sharing Protocols page 2. Protocols and their statuses are listed. The following options are available: Enabling a protocol Disabling a protocol Modifying Protocol Settings...

  • Page 94: Dfs Protocol Settings

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management DFS protocol settings With Distributed File System (DFS) and the Windows SMB protocol, files can be distributed across multiple servers and appear to users as if they reside in one place on the network. A configuration containing multiple shares is known as a virtual namespace.

  • Page 95: Dfs Administration Tool

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Figure 48: DFS Win32 GUI DFS Administration Tool The DFS Administration Tool provides extended functionality not found in the WebUI. These functions include: Management of multiple DFS Roots on multiple machines from a single interface Domain based DFS management Target and Link management Status Checks of a DFS managed share link...

  • Page 96: Setting Dfs Sharing Defaults

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Setting DFS sharing defaults The We UI can be used to set the default DFS settings provided when creating a shared folder. When a new shared folder is create, the DFS defaults may be overridden. To set DFS sharing defaults: 1.

  • Page 97: Deleting A Local Dfs Root

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management 3. Select DFS, and then choose Properties. Figure 50: Local DFS Root tab 4. On the Local DFS Root tab, type the name of the DFS root in the Root name box. 5. In the Folder path box, type the path of the folder that corresponds to the root. Click Create folder if the folder does not exist.

  • Page 98: Publishing A New Share In Dfs

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Publishing a new share in DFS Once a root has been established either on the local machine or one in the network, shares can be published in order to extend the virtual name space. For example, several shares can be created for a DFS root labeled “Engineering.”...

  • Page 99: Publishing An Existing Share In Dfs

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management To view the namespace, map a drive to the DFS root. All published shares will be seen in the namespace. See the example in Figure Figure 52: DFS share example, mapped drive In this case, Documentation exists on G:\documentation, Technical Specs exists on G:\technical specs and Project Info exists on C:\project info on the local machine but they are all accessible via \\DOCNASBOX\engineering.

  • Page 100: Storage Management

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Storage management The storage management features built into the NAS server are composed of three main features and are applicable at the directory level of a share. These features include: Directory Quotas File Screening Storage Reports Each of these feature sets are describe below.

  • Page 101: Establishing Directory Quotas

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Because of the differences in the amount of storage requested for a file extension operation and the amount actually allocated by Windows Storage Server 2003 for that extension, the user may be allowed to exceed his quota by as much as one cluster. For example, assume the user has a quota of 100 KB and has used 96 KB on a file system with a cluster size of 8 KB.

  • Page 102: File Screening

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Within each policy, there are a number of configuration screens that are presented in the form of a wizard. The wizard collects the following information to create a policy: Name of Policy Disk space limit and Unit of measurement Passive limit (If selected the limit will issue warnings but will not prevent access.

  • Page 103: Storage Reports

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Use caution when placing screening parameters on the system partition. If certain classes of files are screened from the system partition, the operating system may not have the access to save temporary working files. It is a good idea to exclude systems directories from screening. Another option is to create a passive screening policy that allows files to be saved but the file activity to be logged.

  • Page 104: Print Services (1500S Only)

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Print services (1500s Only) Printer services are a new feature added to the NAS server that has not been available previously. The new service supports network printers only and is not intended for use with locally attached printers (USB or Parallel port connected).
  • Page 105 Folder, Printer, and Share Management 5. Select Windows 2000 and Windows XP clients only and click Next. Note: While the “All Windows” support may be selected at this step, it is more efficient to add the alternative operating systems on each printer after the wizards are complete. See section below on “Adding Additional Operating System Support”.

  • Page 106: Removing The Print Server Role

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management Removing the print server role To remove the print server role: 1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Manage Your Server. 2. Click on Add or Remove a Roll. 3.

  • Page 107: Adding Additional Operating System Support

    Folder, Printer, and Share Management 10. Enter a Share Name for the printer that will used on the network, click Next. 11. Enter a location description and a comment, click Next. 12. Select Print a test page and click Next. 13.

  • Page 108: Hp Web Jetadmin

    HP Web Jetadmin is a simple peripheral management software for remotely installing, configuring, and managing a wide variety of HP and non-HP network peripherals using only a standard Web browser. The following URL provides additional feature information, plus a link to download the software: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc-JAVA/offweb/vac/us/en/en/network_software/wja_overvi...

  • Page 109: Microsoft Services For Nfs

    Microsoft Services for NFS Microsoft Services for NFS 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.

  • Page 110: S4U2 Functionality

    Microsoft Services for NFS Accounting information, the A export permissions can be modified to let that one user's client machine have access. This modification does not affect other client access to the same export, nor does it allow the Management user or client access to other exports. After the client machine has permission to the export, the user logon affects file access.

  • Page 111: Indicating The Computer To Use For The Nfs User Mapping Server

    Microsoft Services for NFS Indicating the computer to use for the NFS user mapping server During the processes of starting and installing the NAS server, the name localhost is assigned by default to the computer. It is assumed that the NAS server is the computer that will be used for user name mapping.

  • Page 112: Logging Events

    Microsoft Services for NFS Logging events Various levels of auditing are available. Auditing sends Services for NFS events to a file for later review and establishes log-setting behavior. Some behavior examples include events logged and log file size. See the online Services for NFS help for more information. 1.

  • Page 113: Server For Nfs Server Settings

    Microsoft Services for NFS Server for NFS server settings The NAS server has new features for Services for NFS included in the Services for NFS administration GUI. The new features include settings that affect performance, such as toggling between TCP and UDP NFS versions 2 and 3. Other Server for NFS server settings include those that affect how file names are presented to NFS clients, such as allowing hidden files and allowing case sensitive lookups.

  • Page 114: Installing Nfs Authentication Software On The Domain Controllers And Active Directory Domain Controllers

    Microsoft Services for NFS Installing NFS Authentication software on the domain controllers and Active Directory domain controllers The NFS Authentication software must be installed on all Primary Domain Controllers (PDCs) and backup domain controllers (BDCs) that have Windows users mapped to UNIX users.
  • Page 115 Microsoft Services for NFS 10. Click Server for NFS Authentication, click Will be installed on local hard drive, and then click Next. 11. Follow the remaining instructions in the Wizard. Note: NFS users can be authenticated using either Windows domain accounts or local accounts on the Windows server.

  • Page 116: Understanding Ntfs And Unix Permissions

    Microsoft Services for NFS Understanding NTFS and UNIX permissions When creating a NFS export, make sure that the NTFS permissions on the share allows the correct permissions that you want assigned for users/groups. The following will help clarify the translation between Unix and NTFS permissions: The UNIX read bit is represented within NTFS as the List Folder/Read Data permission The UNIX write bit is represented within NTFS as the Create File/Write Data, Create Folders/Append Data, Write Attributes, and Delete Subfolders and Files permissions...

  • Page 117: Creating A New Share

    Microsoft Services for NFS Creating a new share To create a new NFS file share: 1. From the WebUI main menu, select the Shares tab and then select the Shares option. The Shares page is displayed. From the Shares page, click New. The General tab of the Create a New Share page is displayed.

  • Page 118: Deleting A Share

    Microsoft Services for NFS Deleting a share Caution: Before deleting a share, warn all users to exit that share. Then confirm that no one is using the share. To delete a share: 1. From the Shares menu, select the share to be deleted, and then click Delete. 2.
  • Page 119 Microsoft Services for NFS 2. To enter or change client protocol information, check the UNIX (NFS) client type box and then click the UNIX Sharing tab. Figure 59: UNIX Sharing tab 3. From the UNIX Sharing tab of the Share Properties page, a.

  • Page 120: Anonymous Access To An Nfs Share

    Microsoft Services for NFS Anonymous access to an NFS share It may be desirable to add anonymous access to a share. An instance would be when it is not desirable or possible to create and map a UNIX account for every Windows user. A UNIX user whose account is not mapped to a Windows account is treated by Server for NFS as an anonymous user.

  • Page 121: Encoding Types

    Microsoft Services for NFS Encoding Types Encoding types can be selected using the WebUI. These include the default ANSI as well as EUC-JP. Other encoding types include: ANSI (default) BIG5 (Chinese) EUC-JP (Japanese) EUC-KR (Korean) EUC-TW (Chinese) GB2312-80 (Simplified Chinese) KSC5601 (Korean) SHIFT-JIS (Japanese) If the option is set to ANSI on systems configured for non-English locales, the encoding...

  • Page 122: Nfs Protocol Properties Settings

    Microsoft Services for NFS NFS protocol properties settings Parameter settings for the NFS protocol are entered and maintained through the WebUI in the NFS Properties page. To access the NFS Properties page, select Shares, Sharing Protocols. Then, select the NFS Protocol radio button and click Properties. The NFS Properties menu is displayed.

  • Page 123: Nfs Async/Sync Settings

    Microsoft Services for NFS NFS async/sync settings As mentioned in a previous section, there are two versions of NFS: Version 2 and Version 3. Version 3 supports additional file operations that Version 2 did not have, such as asynchronous file operations. To indicate whether to use asynchronous or synchronous write settings: 1.
  • Page 124 Microsoft Services for NFS To enter locking parameters: 1. From the WebUI, access the NFS Protocol Properties menu by selecting Shares, Sharing Protocols. Select NFS Protocol and then click Properties. The NFS Properties menu is displayed. 2. In the NFS Properties menu, select NFS Locks. The NFS Locks page is displayed. Figure 62 is an illustration of the NFS Locks page.

  • Page 125: Nfs Client Groups

    Microsoft Services for NFS NFS client groups The Client Groups feature gives administrators a method of assigning access permissions to a set of clients. The administrator creates a client group, gives it a name, and then inserts clients into the group by client name or IP address. After the client group is created, the administrator adds or removes permissions for the entire group, instead of allowing or denying access for each individual client machine.

  • Page 126: Adding A New Client Group

    Microsoft Services for NFS Adding a new client group To add a new client group: 1. From the NFS Client Groups page, click New. The New NFS Client Group page is displayed. Figure 64: New NFS Client Group page 2. Enter the name of the new group. 3.

  • Page 127: Editing Client Group Information

    Microsoft Services for NFS Editing client group information To modify the members of an existing client group: 1. From the NFS Client Groups page, select the group to modify, and click Edit. The Edit NFS Client Group page is displayed. Current members of the group are listed in the Members box.

  • Page 128: Nfs User And Group Mappings

    Microsoft Services for NFS NFS user and group mappings When a fileserver exports files within a homogeneous environment, there are no problems with authentication. It is a simple matter of making a direct comparison to determine whether the user should be allowed access to the file, and what level of access to allow. However, when a fileserver works in a heterogeneous environment, some method of translating user access is required.

  • Page 129: Squashed Mappings

    Microsoft Services for NFS Squashed mappings If the NFS server does not have a corresponding UID or GID or if the administrator has set other conditions to filter out the user, a process called squashing takes effect. Squashing is the conversion of an unmapped or filtered user to an anonymous user.

  • Page 130: Creating And Managing User And Group Mappings

    Microsoft Services for NFS — Make sure that the Windows Group1 is mapped to the corresponding UNIX Group1. — Make sure that User1 is a member of Group1 on both Windows and UNIX. Map properly — Valid UNIX users should be mapped to valid Windows users. —...

  • Page 131: General Tab

    Microsoft Services for NFS General tab The user name mapping server translates the UNIX users into Windows users so that the server can determine user access rights to the data. Within this initial screen, indicate whether the source of mapping information is an NIS server or is a special file with password and group information.

  • Page 132: Simple Mapping Tab

    Microsoft Services for NFS Simple mapping tab Simple (or implicit) mapping is the first level of user name mapping. In simple mode, user and group names that match exactly in name are automatically equated. While simple mappings are the most easily managed and are the most forthright type of map, security problems can arise.
  • Page 133 Microsoft Services for NFS To enter explicit user mappings, select the Explicit User Mapping tab. Figure 69 is an example of the Explicit User Mapping tab. Figure 69: User and Group Mappings page, Explicit User Mapping tab To create explicit user mappings: 1.

  • Page 134: Explicit Group Mapping Tab

    Microsoft Services for NFS Explicit group mapping tab To enter explicit group mappings, select the Explicit Group Mapping tab. Figure 70 is an example of the Explicit Group Mapping tab. Explicit mappings allow the administrator to map any user or group manually to any other user and group.

  • Page 135: Backing Up And Restoring Mappings

    Microsoft Services for NFS Backing up and restoring mappings The user name-mapping server has the capability to save and retrieve mappings from files. This capability is useful for backing up mapping settings prior to making changes and for exporting the mapping file from one server to others, using the same mapping information. The user name-mapping server can save existing mappings to a file or load them from a file and populate the mapping server.

  • Page 136: Restoring User Mappings

    3. After locating the file, click Restore. Creating a sample NFS file share HP recommends performing the following tests to verify that the setup of the shares, user mappings, and permissions grant the desired access to the NFS shares. 1. Create an NFS share. NFS Shares are All Machines, read-only by default.
  • Page 137 Microsoft Services for NFS 7. On the Linux/UNIX system, use the mapped user to create a file. a. As the root user, mount the share: mount -t nfs /mount point b. Log in as a mapped user. c.

  • Page 138: Remote Desktop

    Microsoft Services for NFS Remote Desktop In addition to the WebUI, 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 Table 8 for a list of commonly used commands. Caution: Two open sessions of Remote Desktop are allowed to operate at the same time.

  • Page 139: Netware File System Management

    NetWare File System Management File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) is one part of the Microsoft software package called Services for NetWare. The most common use of the NetWare network operating system is as a file and print server. Customers using NetWare as the platform to host their file and print services have become accustomed to its interface from both a user and an administrator point of view and have built up an investment in NetWare file and print services.

  • Page 140: Installing Services For Netware

    NetWare File System Management Installing Services for NetWare The installation of FPNW on the NAS server allows for a smooth integration with existing Novell servers. FPNW allows a Windows Storage Server 2003 based server to emulate a NetWare file and print server to users, clients, and administrators. This emulation allows authentication from Novell clients, the use of Novel logon scripts, the creation of Novell volumes (shares), the use of Novell file attributes, and many other Novell features.

  • Page 141: Managing File And Print Services For Netware

    NetWare File System Management Figure 73: Installing File and Print Services for NetWare Managing file and print Services for NetWare To access FPNW: 1. From the desktop of the NAS server, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Server Manager. 2.

  • Page 142: Creating And Managing Netware Users

    NetWare File System Management 4. Indicate a Home directory root path. This path is relative to where the Sysvol volume has been installed. This will be the root location for the individual home directories. If the directory specified does not already exist, it must first be created.

  • Page 143: Enabling Local Netware User Accounts

    NetWare File System Management Enabling local NetWare user accounts 1. In the Users folder (NMC, Core Operating System, Local Users and Groups), right-click an NCP client listed in the right pane of the screen and then click Properties. 2. Select the NetWare Services tab. Figure 76: NetWare Services tab 3.

  • Page 144: Managing Ncp Volumes (Shares)

    NetWare File System Management Managing NCP volumes (shares) NCP file shares are created in the same manner as other file shares; however, there are some unique settings. NCP shares can be created and managed using Server Manager. Note: NCP shares can be created only after Microsoft Services for NetWare is installed. See the previous section “Installing Services for NetWare”...

  • Page 145: Modifying Ncp Share Properties

    NetWare File System Management 6. Click Add to add additional users and groups, and to set their permissions. Figure 79: Add Users and Groups dialog box 7. Highlight the desired user or group, then click Add. 8. Select the Type of Access from the drop down list. Note: Type of Access can also be set from the Access Through Share Permissions dialog box.
  • Page 146 NetWare File System Management NAS 1500s and 500s Administration Guide...

  • Page 147: Remote Access Methods And Monitoring

    Remote Access Methods and Monitoring The HP StorageWorks NAS server 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. Web based user interface The NAS server includes a Web based user interface (WebUI) for the administrator to remotely manage the machine.

  • Page 148: Telnet Server

    Remote Access Methods and Monitoring 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.

  • Page 149: Index

    Authentication software, installing domain environment authorized reseller, HP dual boot capability backup e-mail alerts, setting up mappings encoding types with shadow copies environments domain compared to workgroup...
  • Page 150 Index folders auditing access Macintosh, installing services for compress tab managing system storage creating new mappings creating new share backup and restore deleting best practices general tab creating managing data stored managing shares for explicit 128, modifying properties navigating to simple 128, FPNW squashed...
  • Page 151 Index NFS only access Server for NFS NTFS permissions components described services for AppleTalk, installing services for Macintosh, installing passwords Services for NFS modifying local user’s commands permissions described file level event logging list setup adding users and groups completing removing users and groups e-mail alerts modifying...
  • Page 152 Volume Shadow Copy Service volumes creating new share technical support, HP creating Novell Telnet Server managing shares for enabling navigating to sessions information text symbols time, system, changing warning...

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