Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS80 User manual

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Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection

Solution Quick Start Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data

and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,

or death.

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SQL Server,and Windows Server are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft

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Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming

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November 2007 Rev. A00

Contents 3

Contents

1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Supported Systems Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Locating the PowerVault System Model . . . . . . . 8

Obtaining Support Documents

and Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DPM Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rack Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting and Powering on the System . . . . . . . . 12

Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard,

Video Monitor and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Entering the Default Administrator Username

and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Changing the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 13

Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cabling and Configuring Your Network Connection 14

Configuring TCP/IP Using DHCP (Default Setting) . 14

Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address . . . 15

Changing the Computer Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Domain Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Localizing Your System Using MUI . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4Contents

2 Configuring Your System Remotely . . . . 21

Special Administration Console (SAC) . . . . . . . . . 21

Accessing the SAC Command Prompt . . . . . . . 22

Remote Desktop Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Remote Web Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) . . . . . . . . . 24

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) . . . . . . . 25

3 Configuring DPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Running the Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Microsoft Data Protection Manager Mini-Setup . . . . 32

DPM Storage Pool Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

DPM Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 License . . . . . 38

5 DPM Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing Protected System Prerequisite Software. . . 39

Deploying Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Protecting Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Contents 5

6 DPM and Tape Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing Tape Drives and Tape Libraries. . . . . . . . 41

Using DPM with Tape Drives and Tape Libraries . . . . 41

7 Installing Dell OpenManage™ Server

Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Installing Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

8 Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Updating Your PowerVault System . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Server Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Dell Update Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Updating Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Updating DPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

9 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Dell Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Hardware Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Software/DPM Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Troubleshooting the

PowerVault Data Protection Solution Wizard . . . . . 47

Other Documents and Resources You May Need . . . . 48

Microsoft Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Dell Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Dell Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Getting Started 7

Getting Started

Introduction

Your Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution is preconfigured for quick

and simple deployment. Some configuration settings are unique to your IT

environment and must be entered upon initial use. This document provides

the information needed to configure the system for your specific IT

environment.

NOTE: Prior to deploying your system, review the Dell PowerVault Data Protection

Solution Information Update for the latest information.

NOTE: For documents referenced in this guide, see the Dell PowerVault Data

Protection Solution Quick Reference Guide at support.dell.com.

Supported Systems Information

The PowerVault Data Protection Solution is based on Microsoft®System

Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007, which is preconfigured to run

on a Dell PowerVault system. It is important to know your PowerVault system

model when you require support from Dell, install additional hardware, or

reinstall the PowerVault Data Protection Solution software. Dell

OpenManage™ system management applications recognize and report your

system model information.

Table 1-1. PowerVault Data Protection Solutions and System Models

Data Protection Solution System Model

PowerVault DP100 PowerVault 100

PowerVault DP500 PowerVault 500

PowerVault DP600 PowerVault 600

8Getting Started

The PowerVault Data Protection Solution name is located on the front of

your system.

Figure 1-1. PowerVault Data Protection Solution Tower System

Figure 1-2. PowerVault Data Protection Solution Rack System

Locating the PowerVault System Model

The PowerVault system model is available from the following locations:

• BIOS boot and configurations screens

• OpenManage

™

Server Administrator

• OpenManage

™

IT Assistant

• operating system

System

Properties

window (see Figure 1-3)

Getting Started 9

Figure 1-3. PowerVault System Model Identification on the System Properties Window

Obtaining Support Documents and Software Updates

Visit support.dell.com to obtain additional documentation or software

updates for your PowerVault system, including:

• BIOS updates

• firmware updates to the PowerVault system and internal peripherals

• device drivers

Locate the documents and software updates that apply to your system by

selecting your PowerVault system model (for example, PowerVault 500).

Then, choose your system model by either model, service tag, or from your

customized system list.

10 Getting Started

Figure 1-4. Model Selection via support.dell.com

Choose by Model

Click on

Select Model

Under

Product Family

, click

Select Servers, Storage and Networking

Under

Product Line

, click on

PowerVault Storage

Choose your system model.

Choose by Service Tag

NOTE: The service tag is a label attached to the side or back of your system that

includes a bar code and alpha numerics. When you enter your system’s service tag,

the system model is determined automatically.

NOTE: Dell recommends using this method when using support.dell.com.

Click on

Enter a Tag

Enter your service tag, then click

Choose from Your List

You can maintain a list of systems you have purchased from Dell using the

Yo u r L i s t feature on support.dell.com. Once you have created an account and

entered the service tags for the systems that you own, you can choose your

model from that list.

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