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Storage management overview, Storage management elements

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4 Storage management overview This chapter provides an overview of some of the components that make up the storage structure of the storage system. Storage management elements Storage is divided into four major divisions: • Physical storage elements • Logical storage elements • File system elements • File sharing elements Each of these elements is composed of the previous level's elements. Storage management example Figure 15 depicts many of the storage elements that one would find on a storage device. The following sections provide an overview of the storage elements. X1000 and X3000 Network Storage System 47

Section	Page
HP StorageWorks X1000 and X3000 Network Storage System user guide	1
Table of Contents	3
About this guide	13
Intended audience	13
Related documentation	13
Document conventions and symbols	13
Rack stability	14
HP technical support	15
Customer self repair	15
Subscription service	15
HP websites	15
Documentation feedback	16
1 Installing and configuring the server	17
Setup overview	17
Determine an access method	17
Check kit contents	17
Locate and record the serial number	18
Install the storage system hardware	18
Access the storage system	18
Power on the server and log on	19
Configure the storage system using the HP StorageWorks Rapid Startup Wizard	20
Complete system configuration	21
Additional access methods	22
Using the remote browser method	22
Using the Remote Desktop method	23
Using the Telnet Server method	23
Enabling Telnet Server	23
Default storage settings	23
Physical configuration	23
Default boot sequence	25
2 Storage system component identification	27
HP X1400 Network Storage System and X3400 Network Storage Gateway hardware components	27
HP X1600 Network Storage System hardware components	29
HP X1800 Network Storage System and X3800 Network Storage Gateway hardware components	32
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs	36
Systems Insight Display LEDs	37
Systems Insight Display LED combinations	39
3 Administration tools	41
HP StorageWorks Automated Storage Manager	41
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 administration tools	41
Remote Desktop for Administration	41
Share and Storage Management	42
Microsoft Services for Network File System	42
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)	43
Configuring ADLDS	43
Single Instance Storage	44
Print Management	45
4 Storage management overview	47
Storage management elements	47
Storage management example	47
Physical storage elements	48
Arrays	49
Fault tolerance	50
Online spares	50
Logical storage elements	50
Logical drives (LUNs)	50
Partitions	51
Volumes	51
File system elements	52
File sharing elements	52
Volume Shadow Copy Service overview	52
Using storage elements	53
Clustered server elements	53
Network adapter teaming	53
Management tools	53
HP Systems Insight Manager	53
Management Agents	54
5 File server management	55
File services features in Windows Storage Server 2008	55
Storage Manager for SANs	55
Single Instance Storage	55
File Server Resource Manager	55
Windows SharePoint Services	55
File services management	56
Configuring data storage	56
Storage management utilities	56
Array management utilities	57
Array Configuration Utility	57
Disk Management utility	58
Guidelines for managing disks and volumes	58
Scheduling defragmentation	59
Disk quotas	59
Adding storage	60
Expanding storage	60
Extending storage using Windows Storage Utilities	61
Extend volumes using Disk Management	61
Expanding storage for EVA arrays using Command View EVA	61
Expanding storage using the Array Configuration Utility	61
Expand logical drive	62
Volume shadow copies	62
Shadow copy planning	62
Identifying the volume	63
Allocating disk space	63
Identifying the storage area	64
Determining creation frequency	64
Shadow copies and drive defragmentation	65
Mounted drives	65
Managing shadow copies	65
The shadow copy cache file	66
Enabling and creating shadow copies	67
Viewing a list of shadow copies	68
Set schedules	68
Viewing shadow copy properties	68
Redirecting shadow copies to an alternate volume	69
Disabling shadow copies	69
Managing shadow copies from the storage system desktop	70
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders	70
SMB shadow copies	71
NFS shadow copies	72
Recovery of files or folders	73
Recovering a deleted file or folder	73
Recovering an overwritten or corrupted file	74
Recovering a folder	74
Backup and shadow copies	75
Shadow Copy Transport	75
Folder and share management	75
Folder management	76
Share management	82
Share considerations	82
Defining Access Control Lists	83
Integrating local file system security into Windows domain environments	83
Comparing administrative (hidden) and standard shares	83
Managing shares	84
File Server Resource Manager	84
Quota management	84
File screening management	85
Storage reports	85
Other Windows disk and data management tools	85
Additional information and references for file services	85
Backup	85
HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools	85
Antivirus	86
6 Cluster administration	87
Cluster overview	87
Cluster terms and components	88
Nodes	88
Resources	88
Cluster groups	89
Virtual servers	89
Failover and failback	89
Quorum disk	89
Cluster concepts	90
Sequence of events for cluster resources	90
Hierarchy of cluster resource components	91
Cluster planning	91
Storage planning	92
Network planning	92
Protocol planning	93
Preparing for cluster installation	94
Before beginning installation	94
Using multipath data paths for high availability	94
Checklists for cluster server installation	94
Network requirements	94
Shared disk requirements	95
Cluster installation	95
Setting up networks	96
Configuring the private network adapter	96
Configuring the public network adapter	96
Renaming the local area connection icons	96
Verifying connectivity and name resolution	96
Verifying domain membership	96
Setting up a cluster account	96
About the Quorum disk	96
Configuring shared disks	97
Verifying disk access and functionality	97
Configuring cluster service software	97
Using Cluster Administrator	97
Creating a cluster	97
Adding nodes to a cluster	98
Geographically dispersed clusters	98
Cluster groups and resources, including file shares	98
Cluster group overview	98
Node-based cluster groups	99
Load balancing	99
File share resource planning issues	99
Resource planning	99
Permissions and access rights on share resources	100
NFS cluster-specific issues	100
Non cluster aware file sharing protocols	101
Adding new storage to a cluster	101
Creating physical disk resources	101
Creating file share resources	101
Creating NFS share resources	102
Shadow copies in a cluster	102
Extend a LUN in a cluster	102
MSNFS administration on a server cluster	102
Best practices for running Server for NFS in a server cluster	103
Print services in a cluster	103
Creating a cluster printer spooler	103
Advanced cluster administration procedures	104
Failing over and failing back	104
Restarting one cluster node	105
Shutting down one cluster node	105
Powering down the cluster	105
Powering up the cluster	106
7 Troubleshooting, servicing, and maintenance	107
Troubleshooting the storage system	107
WEBES (Web Based Enterprise Services)	107
Maintenance and service	108
Maintenance updates	108
System updates	108
Firmware updates	108
Certificate of Authenticity	108
8 System recovery	109
The System Recovery DVD	109
To restore a factory image	109
Managing disks after a restoration	109
A Regulatory compliance notices	111
Regulatory compliance identification numbers	111
Federal Communications Commission notice	111
FCC rating label	111
Class A equipment	111
Class B equipment	112
Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only	112
Modification	112
Cables	112
Canadian notice (Avis Canadien)	112
Class A equipment	112
Class B equipment	113
European Union notice	113
Japanese notices	113
Japanese VCCI-A notice	113
Japanese VCCI-B notice	113
Japanese power cord statement	113
Korean notices	114
Class A equipment	114
Class B equipment	114
Taiwanese notices	114
BSMI Class A notice	114
Taiwan battery recycle statement	114
Laser compliance notices	115
English laser notice	115
Dutch laser notice	115
French laser notice	116
German laser notice	116
Italian laser notice	116
Japanese laser notice	117
Spanish laser notice	117
Recycling notices	117
English notice	117
Bulgarian notice	118
Czech notice	118
Danish notice	118
Dutch notice	118
Estonian notice	119
Finnish notice	119
French notice	119
German notice	119
Greek notice	120
Hungarian notice	120
Italian notice	120
Latvian notice	120
Lithuanian notice	121
Polish notice	121
Portuguese notice	121
Romanian notice	121
Slovak notice	122
Spanish notice	122
Swedish notice	122
Turkish notice	122
Battery replacement notices	123
Dutch battery notice	123
French battery notice	124
German battery notice	124
Italian battery notice	125
Japanese battery notice	125
Spanish battery notice	126