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Dell™ PowerVault™ 750N and 755N NAS Appliances
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
Contents
Main
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Contents
1Introduction
2NAS Manager
3Advanced Disk and Volume Management Using Array Manager
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4System Management
5System Recovery, Backup, and Restore
6Dell ActiveArchive
7Advanced Features
8Online Server Diagnostics
9Troubleshooting Tables
Preface
Warranty and Return Policy Information
Safety, Regulatory, and Warranty Information
Other Documents You May Need
Notational Conventions
Notes, Notices, Cautions, and Warnings
Typographical Conventions
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The Boot Process
System Configuration
Administrator User Name and Password
Basic Configuration
Configuring Your System With DHCP
Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection
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Configuring Your System Using the Kick-Start Utility
Remote IP Network
Remote Diskette
Local
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Disabling the Kick-Start Utility
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Basic Navigation
Status Area
Menu Bar
How To Find Online Help
Using Shares
Managing Shares
Adding a Share
Modifying Share Properties
Removing a Share
Removing a Protocol From the Share
Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu
Retrieving Your Service Tag
Disk Quotas
Enabling Disk Quota Management
Adding Disk Quota Entries
Modifying Quota Properties
Removing Disk Quota Entries
Using Logs
Managing Logs
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Using Other Languages
Shutting Down the NAS Appliance
Managing Volumes
Creating a Volume
Preparing a Volume for Expansion
Expanding a Volume
Deleting a Volume
Viewing Volume Properties
Managing Disks
Listing Available Disks
Rescanning for Disks
Creating a Hotspare
Freeing a Hotspare
Forcing a Disk Online
Viewing Disk Properties
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Array Manager Common Tasks
Creating a New Volume
Deleting an Existing Volume
Expanding an Existing Volume
Array Manager Console
Left Pane
Right Pane
Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager
Managing Disk Arrays
Recommended Virtual Disk Configuration
Creating Virtual Disks
Deleting Virtual Disks
Reconfiguring and Managing Virtual Disks
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Array Disk Commands
Forma t
Rebuild
Assign Global Hot Spare
Unassign Global Hot Spare
Online Array Disk
Offline Array Disk
Prepare to Remove
General Controller Commands
Rescan Controller
Flush Cache
Enable Sound
Disable Sound
Rebuild Rate
Disk Management
Writing a Disk Signature
Upgrading a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk
Reactivating Dynamic Disks
Merging Foreign Disks
Volume Management
Volume Overview
Checking Partition or Volume Properties
Formatting a Partition or Volume
Delete a Partition or Volume
Working With Dynamic Volumes
Creating a Dynamic Volume
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Extending a Dynamic Simple or Spanned Volume
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Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card
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Alert Log Messages From Dell OpenManage Server Agent
Configuring SNMP Community Properties
Configuring SNMP Agent Properties
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Recovery From System Failure
Reinstalling the Operating System
Initial System Setup
System State Backup and Restore
Backing Up System State Data
Restoring System State Data
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Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools
Supported Third-Party Backup Software
Third-Party Backup Software for Network Backups
Installing Network Accelerator Agents
Third-Party Backup Software for Local Backups
Installing VERITAS Backup Exec
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Installing ARCserve 2000
Backing Up Persistent Images
Limitations on Backing Up Persistent I mages
Restoring Persistent Images From Tape Backup
Installing Tape Device Drivers for Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools
Installing Drivers for PowerVault Tape Drives
Installing Drivers for PowerVault Tape Drive Media Changers
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Introduction to Persistent Images
Cache File
Cache Thresholds
Persistent Image Retention Weights
Persistent Image Considerations
Storing Persistent Images
Accessing Directories, Folders, and Files
Allowing Users Access to Persistent Images
Preparing Your Volumes for Persistent Images
Scheduling Persistent Images
Displaying the List of Persistent Images
Adding Persistent Images to the Schedule
Deleting a Persistent Image Schedule
Editing the Properties of a Persistent Images Schedule
Using Persistent Images
Taking a New Persistent Image on Demand
Deleting a Persistent Image
Setting Persistent Image Retention Weights
Configuring the Persistent Image Global Settings
Configuring Persistent Image Volume Settings
Accessing Stored Persistent Images in ActiveArchive
Restoring Volumes From an Existing Persistent Image
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Installing Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) Support
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Installing and Configuring Support for Other Languages
Network Adapter Teaming
Creating Network Teams Using the Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite
Removing an Adapter From a Network Team
Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite
Creating Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility
Removing Network Teams Using the Intel PROSet Utility
Removing an Adapter From a Network Team Using the Intel PROSet Utility
Changing the Network Team Mode Using the Intel PROSet Utility
Services for UNIX
Server for Network File System (NFS)
UNIX Utilities
Telnet Server
Services For UNIX MMC Console
ActiveState ActivePerl 5.6
User Name Mapping
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Basic Scenarios
File Server for Macintosh
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Services for NetWare
Configuring the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol
Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services
Windows 2000 MSDSS Domain Controller
Outline of the Deployment Procedure
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Upgrading to a Multiprocessor System
Using Secured Socket Layers
Introduction to SSL Certificates
Server Certificates
PowerVault 750N/755N Certificate
Using a Custom Certificate
Obtaining a Server Certificate From a Certification Authority
Console Redirection
Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements
Software Requirements
Configuring Console Redirection on the System
Configuring Console Redirection on the Client System
Rebooting the System
Configuring Special Keys
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Defragmenting a Volume Containing Persistent Images
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Features
Installing the Online Server Diagnostics
Installing the JAVA Runtime Environment
Using the Online Server Diagnostics
Starting the Online Server Diagnostics
Specifying a Target Appliance
Configuring Online Server Diagnostics
Running Online Server Diagnostics
Exiting Diagnostics
Learning About Diagnostic Tests
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Index
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