IBM 201 Contents, Configuration and administration tools, Getting started, Storage configuration

Contents

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

About this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Who should read this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Frequently used terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi NAS 200 product library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Hardcopy publications shipped with the NAS 200 . . . . . . . . . . . xii Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Roadmap for setting up and configuring the NAS 200	.	.	2
Chapter 2. Configuration and administration tools	.	.	5
Using a keyboard, monitor, and mouse for setup and configuration . . . .	.	.	5
Terminal Services and the IBM NAS Administration Console	.	.	8
Connecting to the desktop through Terminal Services	.	.	8
IBM NAS Administration console	.	.	9
Determining who is using the network-attached storage	.	.	9
IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility	.	.	9

IAACU Agent	. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
IAACU Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Universal Manageability Services	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	15
System requirements	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	15
Starting UM Services	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	16
Windows 2000 for Network Attached Storage.	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	17
Telnet Server support	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	18

SNMP support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 3. Getting started	. . . . .	.	19
Methods for setting up your NAS 200	. . . . .	.	19
Installing the IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility. .	. . . . .	.	19
Accessing Universal Management Services	. . . . .	.	20
Initial setup and configuration	. . . . .	.	20
Maintenance (Date and Time)	. . . . . . 21
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Enabling National Language Support (NLS)	. . . . .	.	21
Chapter 4. Storage configuration	. . . . .	.	23
ServeRAID configuration	. . . . .	.	23

RAID technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Updating the ServeRAID BIOS, firmware, and device drivers . . . . . . . 23 Functionality not needed and not supported in the NAS 200 . . . . . . . 23 Solving ServeRAID problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Initial storage configuration of the NAS 200	. . . . . . . .	. . . . .	.	24
Creating arrays and logical drives . . . .	. . . . . . . .	. . . . .	.	24
Format the logical drives	. . . . . . . .	. . . . .	.	25
Chapter 5. Completing setup	. . . . . . . .	. . . . .	.	27
Defining Windows users and groups . . .	. . . . . . . .	. . . . .	.	27

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