HP StorageWorks 8000 - NAS User manual

hp surestore nas 8000

user’s guide

Edition March 2002

Part number A7418-96001

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1HP NAS 8000 Overview 9

What is NAS? 9

Product Overview 10

Hardware 10

Software 12

Product Configurations 13

Direct-Attached Configuration 13

Direct-Attached Configuration with High Availability 14

SAN Configuration 17

SAN Configuration with High Availability 18

User’s Guide Overview 19

2NAS 8000 Concepts 21

Understanding Physical and Logical Storage 21

Physical Storage 22

Disk Drives 22

Logical Storage 23

Logical Unit Number 23

Volume Groups 23

File Volumes 23

Directories 23

Snapshots 23

Understanding High Availability 24

Cluster Components 24

Failover Models 25

Active/Active Failover Model 26

Active/Passive Failover Model 26

Resource Model 26

contents

Failover Packages 27

Eliminating Single Points of Failure 27

High-Availability Options in the Command View NAS Web

Interface 28

About HP NAS Server Security 29

HP NAS Server Security in a UNIX-only Environment 29

HP NAS Server Security in an NT-only Environment 30

Share-Level Security 31

User Level (Domain) Security 31

Permissions 32

Sharing Files Across Multiple Platforms 32

Accessing Files Created by UNIX Clients 33

Accessing Files Created by NT Clients 34

3Getting Started 35

Using the Command View NAS Web Interface 35

Downloading the Sun Microsystems Java™ Plug-In 38

Using Online Help 39

Printing Help Information 39

Task Overview 40

Prerequisites 40

Management Tasks 40

4Configuring Your System and Network 43

Using the Configuration Wizard 44

Identifying your NAS Server 46

Shutting Down and Restarting 47

Direct-Attached and SAN Configuration 47

High-Availability Configuration 48

Configuring System Security 49

Editing the Command View NAS Access List 49

Setting an Administrative Password 49

Configuring System Settings 51

Defining the System Name 51

Setting the Date and Time 52

Assigning Contact Information 52

Configuring TCP/IP Settings 54

Defining IP Addresses 54

Defining the Command View Management Port 56

Enabling Bonding 56

Setting the Domain Name Service (DNS) 58

Configuring High-Availability Settings 59

Cluster Configuration Overview 59

Entering Node Settings 61

Defining the Cluster Name 62

Defining the Quorum Server 62

Setting Timeouts and Intervals 63

Starting and Stopping Clustering Services 64

Configuring Networking Settings 66

Windows Settings 66

Specifying WINS Properties 66

Defining Windows Security 66

UNIX Settings 68

Specifying NIS Properties 68

Specifying NFS Properties 69

Configuring Alert Settings 70

Defining SNMP Alerts 70

Defining Email Alerts (SMTP) 71

Setting Up the Remote System Log 72

Configuring User and Group Mapping 73

Understanding User and Group Mapping 73

Importing and Exporting Users or Groups 75

Configuring UPS Connections 76

5Managing Your Storage 77

Managing Arrays and LUNs 78

Viewing the Storage Array Summary 78

Scanning for New Storage 79

Renaming an Array 79

Using Advanced Array Management 80

Creating a LUN 80

Deleting a LUN 81

Managing Volume Groups 82

Viewing Volume Groups 82

Creating a Volume Group 82

Editing a Volume Group 83

Deleting a Volume Group 84

Managing Failover Packages 85

Viewing Failover Packages 85

Adding a New Package 86

Editing a Package 87

Deleting a Package 88

Starting a Package 88

Stopping a Package 89

Failing Over a Package 89

Failing Back a Package 90

Managing File Volumes 91

Viewing File Volume Information 91

Creating a New File Volume 92

Editing a File Volume 93

Deleting a File Volume 94

Managing Shares and Exports 95

Viewing Shares and Exports 95

Creating or Editing an SMB Share 96

Creating or Editing an NFS Export 97

Deleting a Share or Export 97

Verifying that the HP NAS Server Is Accessible to Users 98

Creating a Directory 98

Renaming a Directory 99

Deleting a Directory 99

Replicating Data with Snapshots 100

Using Snapshots 100

Creating a Snapshot 101

Editing a Snapshot 102

Deleting a Snapshot 102

Scheduling a Snapshot 103

Managing Quotas 105

Understanding Quotas 105

Enabling or Disabling Quotas 105

Managing User Quotas 106

Configuring User Quotas 106

Adding a User Quota 107

Editing a User Quota 107

Deleting a User Quota 108

Importing and Exporting User Quotas 108

Managing Group Quotas 109

Configuring Group Quotas 109

Adding a Group Quota 110

Editing a Group Quota 110

Deleting a Group Quota 111

Importing and Exporting Group Quotas 111

6Monitoring the System 113

Viewing the Status Summary 115

Storage Array Status 116

Environment 116

Performance 116

Monitoring the NAS Server 117

Monitoring Events 117

Viewing the Hardware Event Log 117

Viewing the System Log 118

Monitoring the Environment 119

Viewing Temperature Status 119

Viewing System Voltage Status 119

Viewing Cooling Fan Status 120

Monitoring Components 121

Viewing Memory Status 121

Viewing Power Supply Status 121

Viewing UPS Status 122

Monitoring Performance 123

Viewing CPU Utilization 123

Viewing Network Activity 123

Viewing Client Activity 124

Monitoring High-Availability Settings 125

Monitoring Nodes 125

Monitoring Failover Packages 125

7Enabling Virus and Backup Software 127

Using NAS Virus Protection 128

Overview 128

Updating the Virus File 130

Using Scheduled Scan Control 131

Understanding Scheduled Scan Control 131

Creating and Editing a Scan Task 131

Performing a Scan Task and Viewing the Status 133

Copying a Scan Task 134

Deleting a Scan Task 134

Using Real Time Protection Control 135

Understanding Real Time Protection Control 135

Creating and Editing an RTP Task 135

Changing RTP Global Settings 136

Deleting an RTP Task 137

Managing Quarantined Files 137

Viewing Virus Logs 139

Using the Backup Agent 140

Connecting Tape Devices 141

Using HP OpenView OmniBack II and the NAS Backup Agent 141

Enabling the NAS 8000 Backup Agent 142

Importing the Client to an OmniBack II Cell 143

Configuring a Backup Device 144

Configuring the Tape Drives 144

Backing Up Files 145

Managing and Configuring the HP OpenView OmniBack II NAS

Agent 147

Snapshot Behavior: Per-volume Snapshot Backup 148

Troubleshooting the OmniBack Agent 149

Enabling Snapshots 152

8Recovering from a Disaster 153

Restoring the NAS Server Configuration 154

Restoring Storage Array Settings 155

Restoring the NAS Server and Storage Array 157

9Integrating with Network Backup

Applications 159

Using HP OpenView OmniBack II 161

OmniBack II User Interface for Windows NT 162

OmniBack II User Interface for UNIX 164

Using Computer Associates ARCserve 2000 165

ARCserve 2000 for Windows NT 165

Using Veritas Backup Exec 167

Using Veritas NetBackup 169

NetBackup for Windows 169

NetBackup for UNIX 170

Using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 171

Storage Manager for Windows 171

Storage Manager for UNIX 172

Using Legato NetWorker 173

Networker for Windows 173

Networker for UNIX 174

10 Obtaining Product Support and Software

Upgrades 175

Contacting HP NAS Server Service and Support 176

HP NAS Server Support Web Site 176

Contact Customer Support 176

Viewing the Command View NAS License 177

Viewing Open Source Code 178

Using Array Diagnostics 179

Upgrades 180

Upgrading NAS Server Software 180

Upgrading Storage Array Firmware 181

ANAS 8000 System and Hardware Upgrades 183

System Upgrades 183

Upgrading to a High-Availability System 183

Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 184

NAS Server Upgrades 184

Adding NICs 184

Assigning IP Addresses 186

Firmware Upgrades 186

Standard Server Upgrades 186

Storage Array Upgrades 187

Adding Disks 187

Modifying Storage Settings 187

Tape Library Upgrade 190

Adding a Tape Library 190

Installing SCSI or FC HBA Cards 190

Firmware Upgrades 194

UPS Upgrade 195

Adding a UPS 195

UPS Product Information 196

BSNMP Trap Definitions 197

CLegal Information 201

Acknowledgments 201

HP Surestore Software License Agreement 203

Safety and Regulatory Information 208

HP NAS Server Warranty Information 209

Warranty Information 209

Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement 211

DCommand View SDM Limitations 213

ECommand View NAS Command Line Interface

221

FGlossary 223

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