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NAS Manager
Dell™ PowerVault™ 745N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide
Determining a NAS System's Configuration
Logging Into the NAS Manager
Basic Navigation
Changing the NAS Manager Language
How to Find Online Help
Configuring Network Properties
Creating Local Users and Groups
Using Shares
Disk Quotas
Using Logs
Shutting Down the NAS System
Managing Disks and Volumes
Shadow Copies
The Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Manager is a Web-based user interface that is the primary tool for configuring NAS systems. This section provides basic information on using the NAS Manager, including how to log on and navigate the interface, configuring network properties and IP addresses, creating users, using shares and disk quotas, and managing disks and volumes.
Determining a NAS System's Configuration
Your NAS system is available from Dell in either a software-RAID, a hardware-RAID, or an external storage configuration. The following is an overview of the types of NAS system configurations:
•In a software-RAID hard-drive configuration NAS system, the RAID functionality is configured by the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 operating system.
•In a hardware-RAID hard-drive configuration NAS system, the hard drives are controlled by a Cost Effective RAID Controller (CERC)- Serial ATA (SATA) card installed in a PCI expansion slot inside the NAS system.
•In an external storage configuration, the internal hard drives are controlled by the operating system and the external hard drives are controlled by a
Dell PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) card in a PCI expansion slot.
NOTE: Although you can change RAID levels on your NAS system, you cannot change the basic configuration of your NAS system. For example, you cannot change a system from a software RAID configuration to a hardware-RAID configuration.
The RAID hard-drive configuration of the NAS system affects some of the NAS Manager configuration procedures. Therefore, determine the RAID configuration of your NAS system before continuing with other sections in this guide.
Use one of the following methods to determine the RAID configuration:
•Check the RAID hard drive configuration on the NAS system System Version screen. a. Log in to the NAS Manager.
See "Logging Into the NAS Manager."
b.Click Status.
c.Click System Version.
The System Version screen appears and the Disk Configuration row lists the system as either Hardware RAID, Software RAID, or External Storage.
•If the system has a CERC-SATA RAID controller card installed in a PCI expansion slot as explained in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, the NAS system has hardware RAID. If the system has a PERC card in a PCI expansion slot, the system has external RAID storage. A software-RAID NAS system does not have a RAID controller card installed.
NOTE: If the system has an external RAID connector, the RAID controller card is a PERC card.
Contents
Dell PowerVault 745N NAS Systems Administrators Guide
Does the power LED show that the NAS system is turned on?
Recovering and Restoring the System
Software-RAID Recovery and Restoration Procedures
Troubleshooting Software-RAID NAS Systems
Replacing Software-RAID NAS System Hard Drives
Software-RAID NAS System Hard-Drive Recovery Procedures
Software-RAID NAS System Hard-Drive Failures
Software-RAID NAS System Software Failures
Recovering From a Software-RAID Operating System Failure
Hardware-RAID Recovery and Restoration Procedures
Hardware-RAID NAS System Hard-Drive Failures
Troubleshooting Hardware-RAID NAS Systems
Hardware-RAID NAS System Hard-Drive Recovery Procedures
Replacing Two or More Hardware-RAID NAS System Hard Drives
Hardware-RAID NAS System Software Failures
Replacing Hardware-RAID NAS System Hard Drives
Replacing One Hardware-RAID NAS System Hard Drive
Click Maintenance, and then click Remote Desktop
Recovering From a Hardware-RAID Operating System Failure
Recreating a Hardware-RAID NAS System Data Volume
When the Array Properties Menu appears, select RAID
Troubleshooting External Storage Configuration NAS Systems
Are the LEDs for all hard drives in the NAS system lit?
Recovering From an Operating System Failure
External Storage NAS System Hard-Drive Recovery Procedures
Requirements
Reinstalling the Operating System
Recreating an External Storage NAS System Data Volume
Replacing External Storage Hard Drives
Preparing the USB Key
Reinstalling the Operating System on Your NAS System
Click Begin Setup
Click on Dell PowerVault USB Key Preparation Tool
Select Configure→ Clear Configuration
Click Advanced
Restoring System-State Data After Reinstallation
Click Maintenance
Click Import File
Click Start Restore
Restoring Initial System Setup
Tools and Techniques
Troubleshooting
Sites Properties window
Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting
Issue Possible Cause Resolution
Viewed in My Network Places
NAS Manager
Macintosh and AppleTalk
Server for NFS
Hardware-RAID NAS System Internal RAID Controller Card
Adapter Binding in Advanced Features
Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time
Initial Configuration
Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse
Other Documents
Other Documents You May Need
NAS Manager
Determining a NAS Systems Configuration
Logging Into the NAS Manager on the Network
Default Administrator User Name and Password
Logging Into the NAS Manager
Basic Navigation
Primary Menu
How to Find Online Help
Click Maintenance Click Language
Changing the NAS Manager Language
Naming the NAS System
Configuring Network Properties
Default System Name
Configuring the Network Address for the NAS System
Creating Local Users and Groups
Changing the Administrator Password
Click IP, and select Use the following IP settings
Click Network and click Administrator
Adding a Share
Using Shares
Creating a Local Group
Click Properties
Modifying Share Properties
Removing a Share
Click Publish in DFS
Disk Quotas
Removing a Protocol From the Share
Publishing a Share in DFS
Click Set Quota Entries
Enabling, Disabling, or Setting Disk Quotas on a Volume
Adding Disk Quota Entries
Modifying Quota Properties
Viewing Log Entry Details
Using Logs
Disabling Disk Quotas on a Volume
Removing User Quota Entries
File Download dialog window, select Save this file to disk
Modifying Log Properties
Downloading Log Files
Viewing Downloaded Log Files
Clearing Log Files
Managing Disks and Volumes
Shutting Down the NAS System
Introduction to Shadow Copies
Configuring Volume Settings
Shadow Copies
Scheduling Shadow Copies
Using Shadow Copies
Editing a Shadow Copy Schedule
Accessing Shadow Copies
Defragmenting a Volume Containing Shadow Copies
Software-RAID NAS System Drive Configuration
Disk and Volume Management
Drive Configurations
Managing Your Disks and Volumes
Hardware RAID Default Hard-Drive Partitions
Hardware-RAID NAS System Drive Configuration
Software RAID Default Hard-Drive Partitions
Front-Panel RAID Volume LED Codes
Front Panel Hard-Drive LED Codes
External Storage NAS System Drive Configuration
Hard Drive Condition LED Status Indicator Pattern
Managing Disk Arrays
Using Array Manager to Manage Disk Arrays
Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager
Array Manager Console
Creating Virtual Disks
Reconfiguring and Managing Virtual Disks
Reconfiguring a Virtual Disk
Click Reconfigure
Click Check Consistency
Using Change Policy
Using Check Consistency
Properties
Disk Commands
Click Assign Global Hot Spare
Assign Global Hot Spare
Unassign Global Hot Spare
Prepare to Remove
General Controller Commands
Enclosure Management
Monitoring Disk Reliability
Managing Volumes Using Disk Management
Enclosure Commands
Disk Management
Reactivating Dynamic Disks
Accessing the Disk Management Tool
Initializing a Disk
Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk
Merging Foreign Disks
Volume Overview
Checking Partition or Volume Properties
Formatting a Partition or Volume
Extending a Dynamic Simple or Spanned Volume
Deleting a Partition or Volume
Working With Dynamic Volumes
Creating a Dynamic Volume
On Disk Device Properties, click the Policies tab
Systems Management
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Integrated Features
Additional Information About Server Administrator
Using Remote Access Controllers
Accessing Server Administrator
Click Remote Connect
Accessing a RAC From the NAS Manager
Reinstalling the RAC Software
Additional Information About RACs
Configuring Snmp Agent Properties
Alert Log Messages From Server Administrator
Configuring Snmp Properties
Configuring Snmp Community Properties
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Backing Up System-State Data
System-State Backup
Backing Up the System
Using Third-Party Backup Software for Network Backups
Backing Up Data Volumes
Windows Backup and Restore Tools
Third-Party Backup Software
Yosemite TapeWare
Veritas Backup Exec
Click Update Driver
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User Name Mapping
Configuring Systems in a Heterogeneous Environment
Server for Network File System NFS
NFS Write Cache
Click User and Group Mappings
Configuring User and Group Mappings
Simple Maps
Click Sharing Protocols
Click Client Groups
Managing NFS Share Access
Explicit User Maps
Click Shares, and click Sharing Protocols
Domain
Basic Scenarios
Filename Character Translation
Workgroup
Disabling the AppleTalk Protocol
Services for Macintosh
Enabling the AppleTalk Protocol
AppleTalk Protocol Adapter Binding
Configuring the AppleTalk Protocol
Microsoft UAM Volume
Adapter Bindings
Installing User Authentication
Restarting Workstation Services
Viewing Netware System Properties
Services for the Novell NetWare Operating System
Sharing Netware Volumes
Configuring the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol
Close the Network and Dial-Up Connections window
Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services
Configuring the IPX Protocol
Click Migration
Outline of the Msdss Deployment Procedure
Windows Server 2003 Msdss Domain Controller
Small Environment
On the Migrate tab, click Migrate
Medium-Sized or Large Environment
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Installing Multilanguage User Interface MUI Support
Advanced Features
Using the NAS Utilities
Control Panel, double-clickRegional and Language Options
Network Adapter Teaming
Applying the MUI Language
Receive Load Balancing
Switch Fault Tolerance
Adapter Fault Tolerance
Adaptive Load Balancing
Removing an Intel PROSet II Adapter From a Network Team
Removing Intel PROSet II Network Teams
Telnet Server
Changing the Intel PROSet II Network Team Mode
Authentication
Administration
Using Remote Desktop to Delete FTP Shares
Using Secure Sockets Layer
Using Remote Desktop to Enable FTP Write Privileges
Server Certificates
PowerVault 745N Certificate
Using a Custom Certificate
Introduction to SSL Certificates
Creating a Standalone DFS Root
Using DFS
Administration Properties window, click Directory Security
Creating Shares in DFS
Creating a Domain-Integrated DFS Root
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Standard Security Recommendations
Security Recommendations
Maximum Security Recommendations
Additional Security Recommendations
On the Shares page, click Sharing Protocols
Click Security Click Disable Web Sharing
