Dell PowerVault NX1950 Guida di riferimento rapido

Dell™ PowerVault™

NX1950 Systems

Deployment Guide

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Contents 3

Contents

Solution Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003

Operating System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

PowerVault NX1950 Management Console . . . . . 9

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target . . . . . . . . . . 14

Indexing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Single Instance Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Windows SharePoint Services . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dell Storage Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator . . . . . . 19

Modular Disk Storage Manager

(Integrated Solution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

EMC Navisphere Manager

(Gateway Solution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Group Manager (Gateway Solution) . . . . . . . . 20

Restoring Your Operating System and the

Dell Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing Your Operating System Using the

Dell Systems Build and Update Utility . . . . . . . 22

Restoring the Dell Storage

Array Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator . . . . . . 31

Installing the MUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Applying the MUI Language . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4Contents

Deployment Guide 5

This document provides information about the deployment tools on your

system and a general overview of the Microsoft®Windows®Unified Data

Storage Server 2003 x64 operating system. For information about cabling,

configuring, and localizing your Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 storage

solution, see the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Installation Guide.

For more information, see the operating system documentation located on the

Dell documentation website at www.dell.com/ostechsheets.

The following topics are discussed in this document:

• "Solution Overview" on page 5

• "Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Operating System

Features" on page 7

• "PowerVault NX1950 Management Console" on page 9

• "Dell Storage Management Tools" on page 19

• "Restoring Your Operating System and the Dell Components" on page 21

NOTE: Throughout this document, PowerVault NX1950 storage system refers to the

individual storage unit and PowerVault NX1950 storage solution refers to the

configuration of the storage unit along with the storage arrays.

Solution Overview

The PowerVault NX1950 storage solution consists of either a single-node or a

multiple-node cluster configuration running the Windows Unified Data

Storage Server 2003 operating system. The solution is configured from Dell

for either a PowerVault MD3000 storage array (integrated solution), a

Dell|EMC storage array (Dell|EMC Storage Area Network [SAN] gateway

solution) or a Dell EqualLogic storage array (Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Storage

Area Network [SAN] gateway solution). The solution is pre-configured with

the operating system and the required software. Minimal configuration steps

are required to complete the setup of the solution.

NOTE: The default Administrator password for your system is storageserver.

Figure 1-1 illustrates the components of the integrated solution and the SAN

gateway solutions. Table 1-1 lists the supported software components for

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003.

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Figure 1-1. PowerVault NX1950 Storage Solutions

Table 1-1. Supported Software Components for

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003

Integrated EMC Gateway EqualLogic

Gateway

DSIW 99 X

Share Manager X X 9

EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager X X 9

Share & Storage Provision 99 X

Storage Manager for SANs 99 9

Microsoft Initiator X X 9

Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard 99 X

PowerVault NX1950 System PowerVault NX1950 System PowerVault NX1950 System

PowerVault MD3000

Storage Array

Dell|EMC Storage Array Dell EqualLogic

Storage Array

Windows Unified

DataStorage Server

2003 (Standard or

Enterprise)

Windows Unified

Data Storage Server

2003 (Standard or

Enterprise)

Windows Unified

Data Storage Server

2003 (Enterprise)

Deployment Guide 7

Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage

Server 2003 Operating System Features

This section provides comprehensive information on the features that are

available to you as part of the storage solution.

The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 operating system is

configured to provide the following functionality:

• Optimal performance for Network File System (NFS) and Common

Internet File System (CIFS)

• Support for Microsoft Internet SCSI (iSCSI) Software Target

to provide

block storage services in addition to file-level services

• Significant enhancements in share and storage management scenarios as

well as integration of storage server management components and

functionality

NOTE: For compatibility information of network and storage components in the

PowerVault NX1950 storage solution, see the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems

Support Matrix located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Supported Editions

Dell supports the following editions of the Windows Unified Data Storage

Server 2003 operating system:

• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

NOTE: The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

operating system supports a multiple-node cluster environment.

NOTE: The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, x64 Standard and

Enterprise Editions support the x64-based versions of PowerVault NX1950

Management console snap-ins only and not the 32-bit versions.

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Additional Features in Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 provides the following features

and functionality. For supported software components, see Table 1-1.

• Efficient and unified file management by extending and consolidating the

management interface.

• Initial Configuration Tasks user interface and Command Line

Interface (CLI) support through the Special Administration Console (SAC)

simplify setting up the storage server.

• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console integrates multiple

snap-ins for file server management.

• File Server Management provides support for performing additional

administration tasks.

• Share and Storage Management is a new snap-in that includes two new

wizards for provisioning shares and storage.

• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target including the new iSCSI Software Target

snap-in and wizards for creating and managing iSCSI targets, virtual disks,

and snapshots.

• NFS provides an identity mapping interface and wizard.

• Remote Desktop for Administration provides a new Microsoft Remote

Administration applet that enables browser-based remote access to the

management console from client systems running Linux or Microsoft operating

systems.

These features and functionalities provide significant improvements over

previous operating systems from Microsoft.

Deployment Guide 9

The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console opens in the

PowerVault NX1950 Management Console and allows administrators to

perform a majority of storage management tasks such as provisioning and

administering volumes, sharing folders, and managing iSCSI Software Targets.

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 integrates the following snap-ins:

• PowerVault NX1950 Management console

• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

NOTE: The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is not applicable to the

Dell EqualLogic gateway solution.

• Indexing service

• Local users and groups

•Eventviewer

• Performance logs and alerts

NOTE: Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console is also referred to as

the PowerVault NX1950 storage system console.

The Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console opens automatically

when you close the Initial Configuration Tasks window. If you have chosen the

option not to display the Initial Configurations Tasks window, the Windows

Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console opens automatically after the Dell

Storage Initialization wizard runs when you log in to the operating system as

an administrator. If the console does not open automatically or you have

closed it, you can open it manually using administrator privileges.

To open the Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console, click

Start→All Programs→Administrative Tools→Windows Unified Data

Storage Server 2003.

PowerVault NX1950 Management Console

The PowerVault NX1950 Management console can be used to perform the

various tasks listed in Table 1-2 using the adjacent snap-ins.

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The PowerVault NX1950 Management console provides a single console for

file sharing management and disk management.

The PowerVault NX1950 Management console in Windows Unified Data

Storage Server 2003 provides access to the following additional administrative

features:

• Editing the server configuration using the PowerVault NX1950

Initial Configuration

Task s

user interface

• Editing the cluster configuration using the cluster administrator tools

• Editing the network file system (NFS) configuration using the

Microsoft

Services for NFS Configuration Guide

and

Identity Mapping Setup

wizard.

These tools can also be accessed from the

Initial Configuration Tasks

user

interface.

Table 1-2. Tasks and Tools/Snap-Ins to be used

Tasks Tool/Snap-In used

Provisioning and managing volumes

Share and Storage Management

Creating and managing SMB/CIFS

shared folders and NFS exports

Creating and managing iSCSI targets Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

NOTE: This option is not available with

Dell EqualLogic gateway solution.

Defragmenting volumes

Disk Management/Disk Defragmenting

Setting quota limits

File Server Resource Manager

Creating storage utilization reports

Replicating data to and from the

file server

DFS Management

Managing SANs

Storage manager for SANs

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