Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) User Manual

Dell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator'sGuideInitial ConfigurationNAS ManagerAdvanced Disk and Volume ManagementSystems ManagementBacki

online help.NOTE: Before you configure the IP address, make sure that the NAS system is connected to the network.To configure the IP address, perform

Creating a Single Local UserNOTE: In a domain environment, you cannot create domain users through the NAS Manager.1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. C

NetWare®, Macintosh, or UNIX® operating systems.NOTE: You must use the NAS Manager's Remote Desktop to administer NetWare shares. See "Advan

See the context sensitive online help for more information on the properties for each protocol.10. Click OK. Modifying Share Properties1. Log in to

2. Click Shares. 3. On the Shares page, click Shares. 4. In the Shared Folders table, click the share for which you want to remove a protocol. 5.

In addition, you can specify a quota limit for users but allow the users to exceed that quota limit. When you enable quotaswithout limiting disk space

exabytes (EB). c. Enter the amount of disk space that, when filled, triggers a warning to the user or group member that the useddisk space is near th

1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. Click Disks. 3. Click Volume Tools. 4. On the Volumes page, select the volume to manage. 5. Click Set Quota Entr

Modifying Log PropertiesFor system, security, and application logs, you can specify the maximum log size and determine how the system handles logentri

Viewing Downloaded Log FilesAfter downloading the log files, it is possible to view them in the following ways: .log files — With a text editor such a

Back to Contents PageInitial ConfigurationDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Configuring Your NAS System for the First Tim

NOTE: For more information on disk management procedures not included in this section, see your NAS Manageronline help.Listing Available Disks and Vie

2. Click Disks. 3. On the Disks page, click Disks. 4. Select the adapter that contains the disk you want to make a hot spare by clicking the adjace

4. On the Tasks list, click New. 5. Select the adapter where you want to create a volume by clicking the adjacent radio button. 6. Click Select in

6. Click OK. Deleting a VolumeNOTICE: If the volume is in use—for example, the volume is open in a browser window, the volume contains shares orsnaps

The following categories of tools are available through the through the NAS Utilities window:Shared Folders — Create, view, and set permissions for sh

Back to Contents PageAdvanced Disk and Volume ManagementDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Using Array Manager to Manage D

Array Manager ConsoleThe Array Manager console display uses a tree view to display storage objects in the left pane of the window and tabbedviews in t

The virtual disk disappears from the right pane.Reboot your system after deleting a virtual disk and before creating new virtual disks.Reconfiguring a

4. Click OK to continue or Cancel to quit the operation. When you are finished, click Properties to verify if the policy changes occurred.Using Check

1. Right-click the array disk that you want to initialize. 2. Click Initialize. The status of the disk displays Initializing in the right pane until

other connector is an embedded remote access connector. Use it only for remote access functions.3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a f

The status of the array disk must be Ready and the type must be Spare Array Disk.Unassign Global Hot SpareNOTE: This procedure does not apply to the P

After the operation is finished, the console is refreshed and the newly attached disks (if there are any) will appearunder the Array Disk Group object

2. Click Properties. A Controller Properties dialog box appears displaying Name, Vendor, Status, Type, Firmware Version, andCache Size of the control

can select Temperature Probes to display the individual temperature probes and their status information in the right pane.The status information inclu

and puts an alert message in the Windows® Powered Event Log.NOTE: The supported PERC controllers do not report SMART alerts for unassigned or hot-spar

NOTE: After a disk is upgraded to dynamic it cannot be reverted back to basic unless all volumes on that disk areremoved. Dell strongly recommends tha

Like disks, volumes can be basic or dynamic. Basic volumes refer to all volumes that are not on dynamic disks. Dynamicvolumes are logical volumes crea

A progress bar displays in the list view.Deleting a Partition or VolumeNOTICE: You must delete all shares and shadow copies from your volume before de

The volume is using software RAID (striped, mirrored, or RAID 5 volume).Unallocated space is not available on a dynamic disk. You can extend simple an

Back to Contents PageSystems ManagementDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Using Remo

Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse1. Connect one end of the power cable to the NAS system and the other end to a power sour

and security.Remote Access ServiceThe Remote Access Service provides a complete remote system management solution for systems equipped with remoteacce

Additional Information About Server AdministratorSee the Dell OpenManage documentation on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for more inform

See the Dell Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide for complete information about installing and configuringRAC software.NOTE: The def

9. Select Community Rights, and then select a permission level for this host to process SNMP requests from the selectedcommunity. 10. To view a desc

Back to Contents PageBacking Up the SystemDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide System-State Backup Backing Up Data Volumes

2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Remote Desktop and log into the NAS system. NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the defau

You can back up your data volumes locally or over the network to LAN-attached backup servers.Using Third-Party Backup Software for Network BackupsFor

VERITAS software, and select Autoplay from the menu. 3. Follow the instructions in the documentation that came with your backup software to complete

3. Click Maintenance. 4. Click Remote Desktop, and then log in to the NAS system as an administrator. NOTE: The default administrative user name is

Back to Contents PageRecovering and Restoring the SystemDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Solutions to Try Before Reinsta

system. After the operating system is reinstalled, the system state backup can be restored to recover system configurationinformation.To recover from

2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Backup. 4. Log on to the system as administrator. NOTE: The default user name is administrator and the default passw

g. Click the plus (+) sign next to the backup file to display the System State icon. h. Click the check box next to System State, and then click Nex

Back to Contents PageShadow CopiesDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Introduction to Shadow Copies Configuring Volume Set

beyond the allocated space, you might lose previous versions of some files. Having a large NTFS file cluster sizedecreases the growth of the differenc

4. On the Manage Shadow Copies page, select the volume for which you want to delete shadow copies, and then clickView Shadow Copies. You can select o

Editing a Shadow Copy Schedule1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. Click Disks. 3. Click Shadow Copies. 4. Select the volume for which you want to edi

HH:MM:SS.You can browse shadow copy pseudodirectories like any other directory. Permission rules are the same as for client systemsrunning Windows, ex

Back to Contents PageAdvanced FeaturesDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Using the Redundant Memory Feature File Server

The redundant memory feature is supported on a per-bank basis. The smallest unit of redundant memory is a bank. The spare bank can be used only once p

Back to Contents PageNAS ManagerDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Logging Into the NAS Manager Disk Quotas Basic Navig

NOTE: The default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.5. Click the Start button and select Settings→ Contr

Fast EtherChannelFast EtherChannel (FEC) is a performance technology developed by Cisco Systems to increase a system's network throughput.Unlike

3. Log in to the Remote Desktop session as administrator. NOTE: The default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is power

802.3ad.8. Click OK to close. For more information, see your Intel PROSet II help.Creating Network Teams Using the Broadcom Advanced Server ControlSui

5. Click Load Balance/Virtual LAN. 6. Select the team name in the Configuration box. 7. Select an adapter in the Team Members list, and then click the

AdministrationThe Telnet server is administered using the NAS Manager.FTPEnabling FTP ProtocolThe File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is disabled on the NAS

Using Remote Desktop to Delete FTP SharesTo delete FTP shares using MMC, perform the following steps:1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. From the NAS Man

Mapping from the MMC Console or by using the NAS Manager to configure properties for the NFS Sharing Protocol. With UserName Mapping, you can create s

If you are defining explicit maps, you create user and group maps individually. To create explicit maps, perform the followingsteps:1. On the User and

1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. From the NAS Manager, click Maintenance. 3. Click Remote Desktop. 4. Log on as an administrator. NOTE: The default ad

You are now logged in to the NAS Manager.Logging Into the NAS Manager Directly on the NAS System1. Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the NAS

Configuring the AppleTalk ProtocolTo configure the AppleTalk protocol, perform the following steps:1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. Click Shares. 3. C

Microsoft Authentication offers an additional level of security because the password is used as a key to encrypt a randomnumber. If the system adminis

The installer reports whether the installation succeeds.If the installation succeeds, Macintosh users of this workstation are offered Microsoft Authen

on your NetWare server.NOTE: If more than one frame type exists, you should select the one that is detected first. For example, if the frametypes Ethe

complete directory interoperability solution. MSDSS also supports password synchronization and provides a directory migrationservice.MSDSS allows NetW

2. Install and configure a Windows domain controller (see the documentation that came with your operating systemsoftware). 3. Install the Novell Clien

To view mapping relationships, click View Maps.To view mapped access rights for the users, groups, organization units, and organizations to be migrate

After doing all the preparation described above, perform the following steps (adjusted, if necessary, to your situation):1. Back up your NetWare user

Windows servers) and Gateway Services for NetWare (to allow Windows clients access files and printers on NetWareservers).Replace services or applicati

issuing server certificates. For more information, see "Obtaining a Server Certificate From a Certification Authority."PowerVault 77xN Certi

Maintenance — Allows you to perform maintenance tasks such as backup and restore, apply software updates, checklogs, change the language of the NAS Ma

For more information about SSL, see the Internet Information Server online help.Using DFSDFS creates a logical, hierarchical view of file shares that

Creating a Domain-Integrated DFS Root1. Use the Windows operating system to create a directory on the NAS system. This directory will become the DFS

d. Double-click Administrative Tools to expand the list, and then double-click Distributed File System to displaythe DFS root(s). 2. Right click the

Back to Contents PageSecurity RecommendationsDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Standard Security Recommendations Additio

Microsoft Security UpdatesMicrosoft regularly posts security update patches to its website at microsoft.com. Dell recommends that you regularly checkt

This section provides information about practices recommended for maximum security on your NAS system.Allow no more than two administrators on the NAS

Back to Contents PageTroubleshootingDell™ PowerVault™ 77xN NAS Systems Administrator's Guide Tools and Techniques TroubleshootingTools and Tech

1. Log in to the NAS Manager. 2. Click Maintenance. 3. Click Remote Desktop. 4. Enter the administrator user name and password and click OK. NOTE:

slow. NetXtreme Gigabit EthernetServer Adapter without thecorrect drivers, and you haveenabled the wake-on-LAN(WOL) feature through theSystem Setup pr

I have just added an HTTPshare but cannot see itfrom the NAS Manager.For security purposes, directorybrowsing is not enabled by defaulton an HTTP shar

Configuring Network PropertiesUse the Network tab in the NAS Manager to configure the NAS system for the network. This section provides information fo

Table 10-3. UNIX and Red Hat Linux Issue Possible cause ResolutionI cannot accessthe NASManager frommy Red Hat®Linux clientsystem.The NAS Manager is n

experiencinglow NFSperformance.can enable NFSwrite-back cache toimproveperformance. See"Advanced Features"for more information.The BIG5,EUC-