Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

Deployment Guide Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack for DellTM PowerVaultTM NAS Systems Guidelines for Deployment of

Introduction Feature Pack Deployment Guide 10

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 11 CHAPTER 1 Planning a Deployment The Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack enables organiz

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 12 Planning Deployment of the Windows Storage Server Computer The Feature Pack supports a to

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 13 Low-Capacity Scenario The low-capacity scenario supports up to 250 mailboxes on one Exch

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 14 Notice It is not recommended to store Exchange databases and transaction logs on the sa

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 15 Figure 1.2 Recommended Configuration for the Medium-Capacity Scenario Medium-Capaci

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 16 High-Capacity Scenario The high-capacity scenario supports up to a total of 1,500 mailboxe

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 17 High-Capacity Disk Drive Configuration The disks are configured according to Exchange

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 18 Figure 1.4 Sample Network Topology for One Windows Storage Server Computer Hosting Stora

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 19 Deploying the Feature Pack with Exchange Server 2003 requires the following steps: 1. Dep

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Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 20 Table 1.4 Sample File Transfer Time Estimate File Type Quantity Size Bytes (Approx

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 21 switch that supports virtual LANs (VLANs). A separate connection to the public network is

Planning a Deployment Feature Pack Deployment Guide 22 Remotely Storing Files from an Active/Active Exchange Cluster The Feature Pack supports o

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 23 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Feature Pack This chapter provides instructions for installing the Feature P

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 24 Components Installed with the Feature Pack The Feature Pack adds new components to

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 25 Drive Mapping on the Exchange Server The Feature Pack works with Exchange tools and

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 26 Table 2.1 explains how network addresses for remotely stored Exchange files are mapp

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 27 Procedures for Installing the Feature Pack The installation involves the following

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 28 Using a Dedicated Network A dedicated network between the Exchange server and the Wi

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 29 Figure 2.2 shows a network topology for a single Windows Storage Server computer tha

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 3 Contents Introduction ...

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 30 To edit the hosts file 1. On each server, open the hosts file, located in the %wi

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 31 To install the Feature Pack components using the Setup wizard 1. Launch the Featur

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 32 Creating an SMB Share for Exchange Server Installation The installation of the Feat

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 33 To install the Feature Pack on an Exchange 2003 server by using the Setup wizard 1.

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 34 Pack components while Exchange databases and transaction logs are on a Windows Stora

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 35 To uninstall Feature Pack components by using the Setup wizard (attended mode) Exc

Installing the Feature Pack Feature Pack Deployment Guide 36

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 37 CHAPTER 3 Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System The Feature Pack provides two tools that are used to

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 38 Overview of the Remote Storage Tools for Exchange To move the databases a

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 39 dismounted stores are remounted to restore service from the Exchange datab

Contents Feature Pack Deployment Guide 4 Installing Patches ...

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 40 Mapping Exchange Shares to a Local Drive During a full move or a configur

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 41 The registry entries for DFS links are stored in the Cluster registry key,

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 42 Moving Files to a Windows Storage Server Computer The remote storage tools

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 43 Using the Administration Web UI to Create an Exchange Share You can use t

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 44 Sharing a Folder by Using Windows Explorer If you prefer to use Windows E

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 45  When you perform a configuration update, it is important to finish copy

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 46 Table 3.2 Moving Exchange Files by Using the Remote Storage Wizard Wizar

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 47 Table 3.3 WSSExchMove.exe Parameters Used to Move Exchange Files Parame

Moving Exchange Files to a NAS System Feature Pack Deployment Guide 48 To view a Detailed Report  From the Remote Storage Wizard, on the compl

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 49 CHAPTER 4 Using Exchange Tools and Applications The Feature Pack is designed to work seamlessly with

Contents Feature Pack Deployment Guide 5 The DFS root or DFS links are missing on the Exchange server. ...59 The m

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 50 Planning for the Use of Exchange Tools and Applications with the Feature Pack E

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 51 Figure 4.2 Configuration 2: Backup/Restore on a Windows Storage Server Compute

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 52 In general, applications that directly access Exchange databases or transaction

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 53 Table 4.2 ESEUtil.exe Procedures that Should Be Run from the Server that Conta

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 54 Table 4.4 ESEUtil.exe Procedures that Can Be Run from Different Locations Pro

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 55 recovery time. The Feature Pack supports the use of Recovery Storage Groups fo

Applications and Exchange Tools Feature Pack Deployment Guide 56

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 57 CHAPTER 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to some common problems that occur when a D

Troubleshooting Feature Pack Deployment Guide 58 What do I do if my installation is not successful? Solution: Eliminate sources of interferen

Troubleshooting Feature Pack Deployment Guide 59 2. Assign the required permissions for the shares and for the underlying folders. 3. Use a remo

Contents Feature Pack Deployment Guide 6

Troubleshooting Feature Pack Deployment Guide 60 Solution 2: Reinstall the Feature Pack; then perform a configuration update to recreate the DFS

Troubleshooting Feature Pack Deployment Guide 61 Solution 1: Restart the Windows Storage Server Mapping Service to recreate the drive mapping fo

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 62

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 63 APPENDIX A Detailed Report Log File The Detailed Report log file provides a

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 64 Viewing a Detailed Report Log File Whenever a remote storage tool is used to move Exch

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 65 Table A.1 Sections of the Detailed Report Log File Report Section Description Rep

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 66 Current AD Location contains the mapped drive version of the UNC path, which Exchange u

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 67 Store Each “Store” section reports the configuration of the database files in a store.

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 68 the remote storage of Exchange files on Windows Storage Server computers. DFS Root

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 69 WSSExchMapSvc The “WSSExchMapSvc” section indicates the status and run mode of Windows

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 7 Introduction This guide assists in the deployment of the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 Feature

Detailed Report Log File Feature Pack Deployment Guide 70

Feature Pack Deployment Guide 71 APPENDIX B Additional Resources This appendix lists additional resources that may be helpful when wor

Additional Resources Feature Pack Deployment Guide 72 Installing the Feature Pack  For detailed instructions for installing the Feature Pack o

Additional Resources Feature Pack Deployment Guide 73  For more information about offline backup and restore processes, see Microsoft Knowledge

Introduction Feature Pack Deployment Guide 8 Overview of the Feature Pack The Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack (Feature Pack) a

Introduction Feature Pack Deployment Guide 9 Feature Pack Documentation In addition to this Deployment Guide, other documentation for the Feature