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1. Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 4 5 Server Precautions e Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails e Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up e Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure e Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touching them e Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 4 6 Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra 4 7 Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised 4 8 Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading 49 Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of c
2. Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Shadow Copy Transport All of the functionality discussed above is provided with the in box shadow copy technology on the operating system The exception to this is shadow copy transport among systems whether for backup data mining testing or fast restores which requires a hardware provider on the SAN In a direct attached storage configuration this data transport between servers is physical In a NAS SAN configuration with pooled storage data on the SAN can be accessed through masking and unmasking between servers Although access to the storage pool is shared each server can only access the specific LUNs Logical Unit Number assigned to it since two servers cannot both write to the same volume without potentially causing data corruption But using the hardware provider on the SAN a point in time shadow copy can be virtually transported to another server for use through the process of masking and unmasking Virtual Disk Service VDS In order for a server to use new storage disks they must first be made accessible to the server and then formatted for use Virtual Disk Service VDS controls the process of making storage accessible to systems that need it While it is irrelevant to application or the user how the data is stored whether it is on a single physical disk or spanned across several disks a logical unit in terms of data protection and performance the impact of how the data
3. 10 El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor 11 El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o E El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe
4. 23 76 GB 223 76 28 2 Duk Manager Grill Unallocated E Ej services and Applications i Dinamic H C i Mew Volume F 33 PD GB 8 00 GE NTFS 225 75 GE MITES Online 6 Faled Redundancy System F ded Redundancy Dynami New Volume D Mew volume Fs 233 75 GB 118 00 GE NTFS 225 75 GB NTFS Online Healthy Faied Redundancy Dynamit Mawr Volume D 230 75 GB 16 00 GB MIPS 225 75 GB NTFS Online Healthy Fade Redundancy Missing t Dynamic E Mew Volume Fr 2301 Po GE 1 G00 Gb MIF3 25 75 GE NTFS Ore Paiked Redundancy Systam Faded Redundancy i F B rakes e Hoed volume gt RAD 5 volume The next step is to remove the mirror from the missing drive so the mirror can be re established using the new drive e Right click on the C partition of the missing drive and select Remove Mirror e You will be prompted to select which drive to remove from the mirror Select the Missing drive then click Remove Mirror You will be prompted to confirm removal click Yes to continue Removing a mirar Ram this volume removes one copy of the volume s data The volume wall no longe contain redundant data Select a disk fram which to remove a mirar of KA Disk 1 x n Fr Hemawe Mirar Cancel The following screen will be displayed o RN Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 13 1 3 AFTER REMOVING THE MIRROR A WARNING MESSAGE WILL BE DISPLAYED INFORMING THAT THE
5. for Windows OS acts as central authority for network security Administration including security and authentication of users groups servers etc in NT environments Windows NT LAN Manager provides security for connections between NT clients and servers Network Information System for Unix servers User Authentication Module File serving as discussed earlier is the process of opening closing reading and writing files In order for file serving to be enabled over the network file sharing protocols must be supported These protocols enable clients to make requests and receive responses from remote devices such as a NAS storage box Many NAS devices enable only simple file processing because they include support only for the standard file systems the Common Internet File System CIFS and Network File System NFS In contrast Windows Storage Server 2003 with its support for multiple file sharing protocols Table 3 allows for complex multi platform file processing In addition to Windows clients Windows Storage Server 2003 supports file processing for Unix Macintosh and Web HTTP clients among others Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Table 3 File Sharing Protocols Supported in Windows Storage Server 2003 Protocols Additional Information SMB CIFS Enables Windows based file sharing NFS Enables Unix Linux based file sharing NFS 3 0 supported in Windows Storage Server 2003 AppleTalk Enables Ap
6. management console and query and configuration operations are common across all managed devices In this scenario VDS functionality is enabled through hardware vendor support Each hardware vendor must supply a VDS provider for the storage hardware The hardware provider translates the VDS standard APls application programming interface into instructions specific to the storage device With communication enabled between the Virtual Disk service and the storage hardware the system administrator can now use a single storage management interface to communicate with multivendor storage devices Multipath I O MPIO Multiple or redundant paths between storage devices and the systems that use them enable persistent data availability and high I O performance In essence these technologies provide for an alternate connection in case of failure of the primary I O path and optionally multiple paths to improve performance or balance loads MPIO software included in Windows Storage Server 2003 is not a feature of the operating system but is supported through the Driver Development Kit DDK Multipathing allows a host to have up to 32 paths to access an external storage device which facilitates failover and load balancing Multipathing technology is critical in ensuring highly available data to businesses In the past multipathing was a solution only available to large scale enterprises now this high availability solution is available to any
7. o o E El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 3 Table of Contents DEN A E 2 Mel a 2 9 Table of Contents mE 5 4 Geng iS 6 5 Disk Placement Charl ina nika a ira tiki ds sd 8 6 Server Installation eet 9 7 GROWING CONNOR AA 10 6s Ad eet 10 9 Motherboard Specifications 11 10 Ghas is Speeitications e ads 13 Th Software MANI MO ius iaa 14 12 TrOUDIGSDOOlit RE RE EE EE EE 14 13 NAS RAID RECOVETV ER AE EE 15 14 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 20093 11 EE EER RR REGEER RR RR Re EE nennen EE RR RR Rae nnn nts 25 Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 4 Getting Started This section provides a quick setup checklist to get your ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time 4 1 Unpacking the System The Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 Server ships with the following items enclosed in the package e ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 Server e Rackmount Server Rails amp Hardware e A Power Cable e Installation Driver CD e Documentation CD You should inspect the box in which the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 was shipped and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered 1t Decid
8. 06 110 116 13 1 4 CLICK ADD MIRROR THE MIRROR WILL THEN BEGIN TO REBUILD RESYNCH REBUILDING SHOULD TAKE NO LONGER THAN A MINUTE OR TWO YOUR SCREEN WILL LOOK LIKE THE FOLLOWING o os D ut O Complter Hana pennent Fj Ehe Adon Yew Window tep 18 OE PETER E Computer Management Local Weums 5 tayeut Type fe System Stems oO epy Pres Space Free zl E System Tools EA c Heire OGame MITES fesmcina 12 yt 0 0062 4 09 a5 51 5 B d Ewent reser e valse Dc Miror rame NTFS Heath 3 00 GE 7 05 GE Gu Sy ki Shared Pelders dies Yolkme F RAD 5 Dynami NTFS Failed tedurdanv 572 25 GE 677 17GB 9095 E Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts ir Ed Levits Manager 4 unge l MEME Remate Storage Nek n c3 R Disk Defragmerter 133 76 GE 8 00 GE NTS 2245 TE DB Disk Management Srila Rasgynching 1235 System Unalocated Ha Services and Applications Dynamic c Mew volans Fr 23 5B gu i 225 F ol NHTPS Cura TE fies Falaj Redundante y Seek 2 n o0 0L 1 L0 Dy meric He Moli Ex Aew Wohin Fr 233 75 GB 0 00 GE NIFS 225 75 GB NTFS Nu He ath Faled Redundancy eu velum D New Voluree Fr 133 74 Gb B OU 8 PITFE AAA DE NTFS ihre H ras Fry Falod Redundancy di Missing A I I New Wohanee Fe 213 76 GE amp O0 iS 2298 T5 498 NTFS eine Undskoc ated Palo Redundara y 4 BE Unalocalad ME Hoed volume T RADA volume Once completed the syste
9. 75 GENTES offline Failed Redundancy System Farad Redundancy 4 E N Misored volume RAIDS volume By viewing the disk manager we can tell that Disk O has disappeared and has been replaced with a missing disk that shows as offline As shown at the beginning of this guide Disk O is the left most disk in the system chassis In order to repair this type of failure and bring the server back to a healthy state the following procedure must be applied e Remove the failed drive and replace with a new formatted hard drive of the same specifications This step can be performed while Windows is running or while the system is powered down e Restart the system log back into Windows and return to Disk Administrator Note If the new drive contains existing information the system will not boot to Windows In this case restart the system and follow the instructions for formatting drives located at the end of this guide It is extremely important to make sure the replacement drive is at least the same size as the failed drive If it is NOT you will NOT be able to successfully rebuild the failed array to a healthy state o T Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 13 1 1 ONCE IN DISK MANAGEMENT YOU WILL BE PROMPTED IMMEDIATELY TO INITIALIZE AND COVERT THE NEW DISK SO IT CAN BE USED IN THE RAID MAKE SURE TO CONVERT TO DYNAMIC DISK The following screen will appear d Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Welcome to the In
10. A subsystem 95 PCI Expansion Slots The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 has two 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X slots and two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots 9 6 EthernetPorts The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 includes dual on chip Gigabit LAN ports 9 7 Onboard Controllers Ports An onboard IDE controller supports one floppy drive and up to four Ultra ATA 100 hard drives or ATAPI devices Onboard I O back panel ports include one serial COM port one parallel port four USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two GLAN RJ45 ports 9 8 ATI Graphics Controller The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus 9 9 Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include eight voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 10 Chassis Specifications The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 1s a 1U rackmount server platform configuration The following is a general outline of the main features of the chassis NOTE For further detailed documentation regarding the chassis and power supply installed in this server please refer to the accompanying NAS110 CHASS
11. Aberdeen LLC February 2005 AberNAS 106 110 116 CUSTOMER Mailing address Aberdeen LLC 9130 Norwalk Boulevard Santa Fe Springs CA 90670 SUPPORT Phone 562 699 6998 Sales 800 552 6868 Fax 562 695 5570 INFORMATION Web site www aberdeeninc com E mail CustomerService O aberdeeninc com Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 1 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 1U rackmount server This manual is written for professional systems integrators and PC technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 rackmount server Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only Please refer to the included motherboard specifications file NAS110 motherboard pdf and the chassis specifications file NAS110 chassis pdf included within this documentation CD 2 Overview The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 is a high end single processor 1U rackmount server It supports a single 478 pin Intel Pentium 4 microPGA processor at up to 3 40 GHz with HT hyper threading technology or single a Intel Celeron processor of up to 2 80 GHz and up to 4 GB of ECC or non ECC unbuffered DDR400 333 266 SDRAM memory Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 www aberdeeninc com and for regular updates on supported processor speeds Abe
12. BOOT FILE COULD NOT BE UPDATED THIS IS NORMAL Logical Disk Manager E4 Logical Dick Hansger could nat upd te bhe bat File for any boot parbbiore on the target dick verify your argpath listings In File boot im or through the boobcfg exe wits e Click Ok to continue Windows disk manager will now display the following screen La Lin publ PT RE errie dd uh i RN Sepie Dynamis NTFS Haathy System a S lives volume Oc Mirror Dynami NTFS Het amp 0cB 79668 999 E a Sharad Folders Siew Volume F RADO Dynamic MIPS Palad Bed dar rc Arras 9 Local Liar ar Graugs Pafo marea Laps and Alerts Removable Storage Dek 0 Duk De ragmenter 2353 70 08 13 76 GB Disk ana gement Ordre Unallocaked New volume Fr ci Mess volume T KK GE NTFS ZEE GB NTFS Fea bem Faded Perk mars y 213 75 GE 20d G WIES 226 18 Ef ed TES a Paled Redundancy Denaric Fur Volumus De New iba P 2133 25 085 nd 00 NIFS 205 75 GA NTFS Ordre Heath Faded Redundancy a dine 233 7600 Z BA 228 75 SEATS aei Uri loc ad ed Faded Peka y M Uristocated B Ginels velume Ml Hard volume 7 RAIDS weke e Right click on C on Disk 1 and click Add Mirror The following screen will appear Add Mirror DTE Adding a mirar bo an essing volume provider dala by maintaining muile copies cl a volume s data ce dies ent amp SG elect a locsbon For a mmo of C Dike Cencel Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 1
13. Communications du Canada Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 Normas Oficiales Mexicanas NOM Electrical Safety Statement INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1 Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Za Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura 3 Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas 4 Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas 5 El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc 6 El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante T El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado 9 El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n
14. DISK 3 Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 13 1 Disk Failure Procedures Note The following warning message will appear in the system tray Windows FT Orphaning A disk that 1s part of a fault tolerant volume can no longer be accessed To check the nature of the disk failure 1t is necessary to open the Disk Administrator To do this right click on My Computer click Manage then select Disk Management The following screen will be appear C computer Management T A E Le Ea Adin Yew Wire Hap PEJE RI computer Management Local oura Layout Type Ple stem Satus Capscky Free Space 4 Free Faut Tola El Bis System Took TAN Mirror Cynara NTFS FaladFedurd BODE 40565 5036 ve 1 fli Evert Visas Site Volsre Di Miror Oynama NTFS Healthy 8 00GB 7 558 949 Ves ls shared Poder GM vali fi RAIDS Ciprian ATES Falad Radurd 677 28 GB 677 708 99 Vis E Local Livers and Groups 1 Performance Logs amd Aksts Device Man eger 5 Forage 4 ET Rempit Storage i DEK Des ras genae ter cS i i i Dek Management rynemk Mew Volume Ft ES Serves and Application 235 75 GB i f vo rA t s S GB MIPS Online EA Tipik 2 Canaria Mew Volume c Mew Volume F7 233 78 GB 8 0D GE NTFS 225 75 GE NIFS r kry j Farc Redunden y New wolune Dx New Volume i 233 78 GB 8 00 GE NTFS 225 75 GB NTE conne He skis Fals Redundancy co New Volume i 212 76 GH 8 00 GE NTFS 225
15. E RETAINING HANDLE BACK UNTIL IT IS FULLY SEATED AND SNAPPED INTO THE LATCH Retaining Handle 5 3 Hard Disk Drive Removal 5 3 1 PUSH IN THE LATCH BUTTON SHOWN ABOVE TO RELEASE THE RETAINING HANDLE 5 3 2 PULL THE RETAINING HANDLE BACK UNTIL THE DRIVE IS FULLY REMOVED FROM THE CHASSIS Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 6 Server Installation NOTE For more detailed setup instructions please refer to the user manual on the documentation CD 6 1 The first step is to attach the rear inner slide rails to the server as shown below The server is shipped with the front rails preinstalled e First locate the right rear inner rail the rail that will be used on the right side of the chassis when you face the front of the server e Align the two square holes on the rail against the hooks on the right side of the chassis e Securely attach the rail to the chassis with the supplied M4 flat head screws e Repeat these steps to install the left rear inner rail to the left side of the chassis 6 2 Next determine where you would like to place the server in the rack then perform the following steps e Position the chassis rail guides at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack e Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the supplied brackets e Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure that both are at the exact same height and with
16. EE EER RR RR ee e GEE EER n nana nnn nnn 2 What is Windows Storage Server 2008 ee RE aaa 2 Advantages of Windows Storage Server 2008 ie ee ee Ee RE Ee ee ee EE ee nnne nnns 2 Ine Basics How NAS WO Sa 4 File SERVING COMPONEN barras td ed 4 Hardware CO MPORSda nata A A a S RO etus 4 Sonno COMPONENT ss ui SEN ED i ld A 4 lr NAS EE 5 Windows Storage Server 2003 Features ccsssseeesssessseeeeeeesseeeeseoesseeeeseoenseeeseenenseeeseoeesseeesens 6 NP UNTERE RTT REA 6 ales dee EA AE NR da de nc SS LE 7 A 9 NAS Management oo Ware uta ii 10 PEilormianiEe T 11 Inredgrated SNAPSHOTS si adi dain s S 12 Improved End User Experience sesse esse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee Ee ee 12 New Features in Windows Storage Server 2003 eee eese nere 14 Volume Shadow Copy Service VS oooccccccccoconconnccononconnonnnancnnnononnncnnnnnonancnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnas 14 Vidal DISK Service DS taa ss ed 15 Multipathi LO MPIO sciet ER Didi oe a esc liesa 16 Distributed File System DFS asa 17 NAS Deployment Scenarios nipi DE DE 18 FIE SENIN A aa a o ed 18 Se Wer Consolidar er E 20 Local and Remote Site Replication for Business Continuity sees 20 NAS SAN FUSION RT EE
17. EE N 22 nura RA OE EE EE N 23 Related M LINKS noa Er 24 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Introduction Development of technologies delivering storage over the network has revolutionized the availability distribution and accessibility of storage resources Attaching storage directly to the company network helps to eliminate or reduce the drawbacks business experience when using directly attached storage These drawbacks include e Limited storage capacity and scaling constraints as data assets grow e Proliferation of computer hardware and software to meet increased storage capacity needs e Proliferation of hardware and software necessary to protect the data allocated to new storage e Increased management complexity for the system administrator s configuring and maintaining IT client and server systems e Poor or inconsistent protection of data on client desktops and laptops e Limited or laborious access to data especially between company workgroups departments and branches e Temporary or permanent loss of data resulting from hardware failures data corruption or user error e Spiraling costs associated with capital expenditure increased staffing and production downtime resulting from data loss Network attached storage NAS is one solution to these challenges NAS storage and file serving devices can be attached directly to the company intranet Storage directly attached to the network becomes accessibl
18. ES Fueeynching 2 00 GB NTFS New volume Ex 225 75 GB NTFS Fuesvnching en Volume De 58 00 GE NTFS Peat hry 4 B Hoed volume RAID S volume It is important not to power down the machine while the rebuild is taking place or it will automatically restart from the beginning once the server is rebooted Note Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 13 1 6 FINALLY NOW THAT THERE ARE NO REDUNDANT VOLUMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISSING DRIVE IT CAN BE REMOVED TO DO THIS SIMPLY RIGHT CLICK ON THE MISSING DRIVE AND SELECT REMOVE DISK A A EE S E EPIA A AAA S ETE EE E EE A A A ll file Action Vaar yand Hele jej xj JEJE m s Computer Management Local a Mi a m ib El Mis System Tools ac sii re Healthy System 6 00 GE E id Event Vievenr Stew volume D Mirror Dynamic NIFS Healthy 8 00 GB ad Shared Folders how Volume Fi RAIDS Dynamic MIF5 Fesynching 2094 577 95 GB 677 17GB 9 8E Local Users and Groups ET ER del Performan e Logs and Alerts al BS Removable Storage Disk 0 A Q Disk Defragmenter ts ACh New Volume F iiem almi 2XT GU e 00 GENTFS 225 75 GB NTFS Disk Management Or ne Healthy peter Resynching 20 Es p Services and Applicabi ns mar 0 New olume F 233 76 GH 6 00
19. GB NTFS zeb 75 GS NTFS Or n Healey LN Rerynching 20 New Volume F 205 75 GB NTFS Roesymching air o Mew Volume F 225 75 GB NTFS Pesmching CUP Once the resynching has concluded Disk Manager should appear exactly like the default disk configuration shown at the beginning of this guide Note The Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 takes approximately 3hr40min to complete the rebuild The server should not be powered off during the rebuild period In the event the server is powered down rebuild will automatically resume from the beginning once the server is brought back online Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 13 2 Formatting Drives Procedure The Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 utilizes a Microsoft Windows based RAID 5 redundant volume configuration The system is designed to remain online even during the failure of one of the disk drives Once a drive has failed it is important to replace the disk as soon as possible to avoid the risk of multiple drive failures which would result in total system failure The following procedure should be followed to properly prepare a used hard drive for use as a replacement in the Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 When a system drive failure occurs the failed drive should be replaced with a suitable NEW replacement The drive should be received in a sealed anti static protective bag In the event a new drive
20. IS PDF found within the Aberdeen User s Manual CD ROM 10 1 System Chassis The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 utilizes a IU chassis and features eight hot swap SATA hard drive bays and a superb cooling design that can keep today s most powerful processors running well below their temperature thresholds 10 2 System Power The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 includes a single 350W power supply 10 3 Serial ATA Disk Subsystem The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 chassis was designed to support up to four Serial ATA hard drives The Serial ATA drives are hot swappable units 10 4 Front Panel Control The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity and overheat conditions The control panel also includes a main power button and a system reset button 10 5 Rear I O Panel The rear I O panel on the BLACK BOX Diamond NAS110 provides one motherboard expansion slot one COM port another is internal two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a parallel printer port a graphics port and two GB Ethernet ports 10 6 Cooling System The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 chassis has an innovative cooling design that features five 4 cm high performance cooling fans The fans plug into headers on the motherboard and operate at full rpm continuously Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 11 Software Mana
21. PAIR VOLUME THE FOLLOWING WINDOW WILL APPEAR Repair HAID 5 Yolume ES Select ores of thee disks lished below lt v l be used ata replacement ior thee baler HAI E volume Disk a ces e Click Ok to select the new drive to join into the redundant array This will initialize the rebuild process which will take some time to complete However the server can still be accessed and utilized while in the rebuild state Disk manager should now appear as shown below Computer Managernent E rik Aton View Window Heb gt Am mi ES RE Um Computer Management Local E Ms System Tools F aj Event viewer Sharad Foldors Local Ukes and Groupe e c ies volume Di Mirror Dynamic NTFS Now Volume F RATD S Dynamic MTES 54 Performance Logs and Aleste 3 Device Manager Sy Storage Removable Storage Disk Oefraa sber Disk Management 0 Di Sendces and Applicators Abisk o ram 233 76 08 Online ZHpisk 1 Dank 231 76 GB Ondine Disk 2 Demani 233 75 65 Online Disk 3 Dynamic 233 75 GB Online Missing Dynamic Offline e P Pr ES POE ame Layout Type rem E ATT Mirror Dynant NTFS Healthy Systema 5 00 GS 4 09 CE 51 95 Hesthy 8 00 GE 7 96 GB ag Resynching 677 25GB 67717GE 99 El New volume Fx 225 75 GE NIFS Reidh C 5 00 GB NTFS Healthy System C 3 00 GE NTFS Heakhy System New Volume F 225 75 GE NIT
22. RMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT OD with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical BC recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation Microsoft ney have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document ep as expressly dee In any written license agreement from Microsoft the furnishing of this document does not give you an dene to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectua property The example companies organizations products people and events depicted herein are fictitious No association with any real company organization product person or event is intended or should be inferred 2003 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Microsoft Active Directory Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Contents e ER AE AR EE EE 1 Overview of Windows Storage Server 2003 RR ee R R R R Re e Ge
23. age clients accessing that NAS device are redirected to a second NAS device at a different branch NAS devices are also useful to remote sites for a different reason Branch offices often do not have the IT staffing expertise to effectively deploy general purpose servers Because they are so simple to deploy and maintain NAS file servers are the perfect plug and play solution for these remote sites k The number of servers that can be consolidated on a NAS device depends how powerful the server capabilities are and how many clients are served Microsoft tests have demonstrated that up to 25 Widows NT servers can be consolidated into a single NAS device Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper S rv r S rv r Clients Figure 6 Replication of data between NAS Windows Storage Server 2003 devices deployed at different branch sites Clients Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper NAS SAN Fusion NAS devices can be seamlessly integrated into a storage area network providing clients access to unlimited storage In this configuration NAS storage is separated from the NAS filing function and placed on the SAN The NAS head now acts as a gateway to the SAN controlling distribution of the data over the network and providing clients with maximum scalability and high performance storage solutions NAS SAN fusion also enables system administrators to move NAS backups off the LAN onto the storage network
24. application support available in Windows Server 2003 Critical ISV utilities such as antivirus backup replication and disk quota software are immediately available and supported in Windows Storage Server 2003 NAS devices not based on Windows Storage Server 2003 are not able to support these kinds of products without special versions or those operational procedures must be performed from application servers on the NAS files and file e Robust Security Because it can be integrated seamlessly with Active Directory services Windows Storage Server 2003 can take advantage of the Windows security features such as data and file encryption network authentication secure network transport and network wide group policies e Load Balancing and Server Fail Over Windows Storage Server 2003 integrates effectively with the Distributed File System enabling effective management of the servers and files on the business network DFS works to provide a single hierarchical view all the servers and their shares Replicating the data across multiple servers and keeping the data synchronized with File Replication Service FRS is an effective way to balance the network load In the event that a server fails DFS will automatically redirect clients to the closest available server Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper The Basics How NAS Works This section provides a brief introduction to how the NAS server works and is included to help provide th
25. de RAID configurations and can offer better performance and reliability than basic disks Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Although many vendors provide NAS appliances preconfigured with RAID system administrators might want to use VDS to customize the storage solution to meet specific data storage needs whether relating to capacity performance or data protection VDS can also be used to attach a NAS device to a back end SAN These NAS heads contain only the file serving capabilities for highly scaleable and highly available pooled storage they plug into a Fibre Channel SAN Each storage unit on the SAN must have its storage configured and made accessible to the appropriate servers only Since it is common for storage on the SAN to be from multiple hardware vendors prior to Windows Server 2003 and Windows Storage Server 2003 it was necessary for the system administrator to configure each device using a vendor specific storage management application Not only did this mean using hardware specific management utilities it frequently meant that the system administrator had to physically go to each storage device to do each configuration Windows Storage Server 2003 s Virtual Disk Service helps alleviate these administration complexities ina NAS backend SAN configuration by providing a single management interface for multivendor storage devices The system administrator can manage all storage devices directly from a single
26. e Windows Storage Server 2003 has a number of enhanced user interfaces Uls for the end user and the system administrator On the client side the Previous Versions user interface Shadow Copies for Shared Folders allows end users to directly restore their own files in the event of accidental deletion overwriting or file corruption Figure 2 On the system administrator side Uls for volume defragmentation task scheduling folder and share management volume management and UPS management make administration of storage much more convenient than before Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper IceCAP 44 LOP Demo DevDiv ppt Properties fx Security Custom gt Previous Versions from the following list and then click View You can also save a file to a different location or restore a previous version of a file B To view a previous version of a file select the version at File versions EH IceCAP 44 LO Tuesday June 04 2002 3 00 PM Figure 2 Client user interface used to restore previous versions of a file Local Disk C Properties ajx General Tools Hardware Sharing Security shadow Copies Quota Shadow copies allow users to view the contents of shared folders as the contents existed at previous points in time Select a volume Nest Run Time Shares Gee 671872002 1 162 M on Enable Disable Settings Shadow copies of
27. e 5 Windows Storage Server 2003 provides a number of different interfaces to meet such management needs including both local and web based Uls see Table 7 Table 7 Management Interfaces in Windows Storage Server 2003 Management Web User Interface Ul Remote Desktop Additional Information Enables administrators to remotely manage users create shares and control backups and similar tasks from any location on the network or internet Enables remote control of other systems for administration Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Key Improvements Since Windows Powered NAS 2 0 Windows Storage Server 2003 has been improved in a number of key areas relative to Windows Powered NAS 2 0 This section highlights improvements in the key areas of file serving performance integrated snapshots and the user interface Performance As a dedicated file server the speed with which NAS boxes can handle I O read and write requests is a critical factor in overall performance of systems on the network Windows based NAS boxes communicate with client systems using the SMB server messenger block or CIFS common internet file system protocol for Windows based systems For Unix based systems the NFS network file system protocol is used SMB Performance The industry standard in measuring SMB CIFS file server performance for Windows Clients is NetBenchTM benchmarking software File server performance is measured as thr
28. e context for many of the NAS features available with Windows Storage Server 2003 Like all NAS servers Windows Storage Server 2003 functionally and architecturally consists of three components the filing system the wiring and related hardware and the storage disk These components together provide the functionality necessary to fulfill client system application requests for data stored on the NAS device Application requests to read or write data are initiated by the client system and can be directed to the storage local to the client embedded or directly attached storage or can be redirected over the network to the NAS device using network transport protocols These l O requests are then processed by the NAS operating system before being passed to the disk devices for storage File Serving Component The process of storing and retrieving the data requested by user applications is known as file serving File serving is under control of the operating system software 1 Application I O requests to read or write data flow from client side applications over the LAN to the NAS operating system kernel which queues and schedules the various client application requests These requests then pass to the file system and the volume manager of the operating system 2 The file system portion of the operating system controls security and determines whether or not a file can be created opened written to The file system also ensures that the f
29. e on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that 1s well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 4 2 Preparing for Setup The box in which the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 was shipped should include two sets of rail assemblies six rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimal amount of time 4 3 Choosing a Setup Location e Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches e Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing 44 Rack Precautions e Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them e In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack e In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together e Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack e You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable
30. e to all computers that can access the network NAS servers are designed for ease of deployment they can be plugged directly into the network without disruption of services management is minimal and simplified and they are largely maintenance free NAS devices are an ideal means by which to consolidate file servers and backup equipment and to expand storage capacity A second networked storage solution is the installation of a storage area network SAN Unlike NAS solutions these dedicated storage networks require considerably more planning to deploy and their management is more complex SAN solutions are ideal for database and on line processing applications requiring rapid data access but because SAN storage devices serve block level data rather than files the installation of a Fibre Channel network to transport the SCSI Small Computer System Interface commands is necessary A third storage network solution is a hybrid one NAS devices can be attached to SANs In this configuration the NAS components necessary for filing are physically separated from the components necessary for storing a NAS head or gateway containing the filing functionality attaches to the LAN network and behind that lies the storage component a backend SAN consisting of the Fibre Channel network wiring and switches and the storage disks Microsoft with its SCSI initiator software released in June 2003 is enabling block transport over company intranet
31. elping to ensure highly available data Because NAS devices built on Windows Storage Server 2003 are dedicated file servers they do not carry application overhead and they are not vulnerable to application related problems Moreover because Windows Storage Server 2003 supports multiple file sharing protocols file serving to clients on Windows Unix or Macintosh computers and sharing between them can be accomplished without the need for a specialized file server for each platform Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Figure 4 File serving between network clients and Windows Storage Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Server Consolidation As companies add more and more servers to meet demands for increased storage capacity equipment licensing maintenance power space servicing and management costs all escalate Adding a Windows Storage Server 2003 based device to the network allows businesses to consolidate multiple file servers into a single more powerful NAS device Given the broad file serving capabilities of Windows Storage Server 2003 even file servers running on different platforms such as Unix or Novell can be consolidated onto a NAS device greatly simplifying management across systems Related equipment such as backup devices can also be consolidated System management is much simpler with fewer devices requiring space servicing such as applying patches or maintaining ve
32. er Threading Technology provides thread level parallelism TLP on each processor resulting in increased utilization of processor execution resources As a result resource utilization yields higher processing throughput Hyper Threading Technology 1s a form of simultaneous multi threading technology SMT where multiple threads of software applications can be run simultaneously on one processor This is achieved by duplicating the architectural state on each processor while sharing one set of processor execution resources Hyper Threading Technology also delivers faster response times for multi tasking workload environments By allowing the processor to use on die resources that would otherwise have been idle Hyper Threading Technology provides a performance boost on multi threading and multi tasking operations for the Intel NetBurst microarchitecture 9 3 Memory The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 has four 4 184 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 4 GB of ECC or non ECC unbuffered DDR400 333 266 SDRAM modules Memory operates in a dual channel or interleaved configuration for increased performance Low profile memory modules are required for use in the 1U form factor of the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 Module sizes of 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB and 1 GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 9 4 Serial ATA A Serial ATA controller is incorporated into the E7210 chipset to provide a two port Serial AT
33. er application should function properly Microsoft indows Storage Server 2003 Introduction to Windows Storage Server 2003 Architecture and Deployment Microsoft Corporation Published July 2003 Abstract Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 is the latest version of Windows Powered NAS Built on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system Windows Storage Server 2003 is a dedicated file server that offers dependable storage while integrating seamlessly with the existing corporate network infrastructure Easy to install and manage Windows Storage Server 2003 offers outstanding economics It enables substantial file server consolidation and provides one of the best platforms for simplified file sharing backup and replication of businesses essential data This white paper introduces the reader to the new and enhanced features of Windows Storage Server 2003 file server and network attached storage NAS technologies The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication This White Paper is for informational purposes only MICROSOFT MAKES ARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE INFO
34. est site selection ensures that in the event of server failure or scheduled maintenance users are automatically routed to another server on the network that has a replica of the data For best performance and lowest cost clients are rerouted to the site closest to them Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper NAS Deployment Scenarios The following are common NAS deployment scenarios e File Serving e Server Consolidation e Local and Remote Site Replication for Business Continuity e NAS SAN Fusion File Serving Businesses need reliable file servers that can provide highly available data at a reasonable cost Off the shelf general purpose servers are not typically configured with fully redundant hardware components Using a general purpose server for file serving and running applications can compromise both tasks In particular file serving can be negatively impacted by the overhead associated with running applications as well as by the risks of system crashes should an application fail General purpose servers have the additional disadvantage of being platform specific necessitating a different file server to serve clients on different platforms In contrast NAS filers confer a number of advantages NAS appliances are designed for high reliability they are built with redundant disks NICs for failover data paths and power supplies This redundancy of hardware components makes NAS devices highly reliable file servers h
35. for highly efficient and extremely fast backups that do not impact LAN performance orporate LAN Windows Storage Server 2003 Clients Windows Unix Figure 7 Windows Storage Server 2003 NAS head integrated into storage area network Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Summary Windows Storage Server 2003 provides scalable high performance storage solutions to businesses of all sizes Built on the Windows Server 2003 operating system this successor to Windows Powered NAS broadens usability and interoperability for both end users and system administrators Using Shadow Copies for Shared Folders end users are empowered to recover their own lost data without T intervention thereby improving their own efficiencies and helping the business save money System administrators benefit from the seamless integration of Windows Storage Server 2003 into existing networks multi platform file serving capabilities and built in point in time imaging capabilities for highly efficient backup and restores Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Related Links See the following resources for further information e Microsoft Windows Network Attached Storage Home at http www microsoft com windows storage default mspx e Windows Server 2003 File Server Web Server and Active Directory Performance Testing 4 03 at www veritest com clients reports microsoft e Microsoft Windows Server 2003 vs Linux C
36. gement The Aberdeen AberN AS 106 110 116 has been completely configured and integrated with all software installed The server 1s ready for deployment within minutes NOTE For further detailed documentation regarding the installed software including the Microsoft Windows Storage please refer to the accompanying NAS software PDF files found within the Aberdeen User s Manual CD ROM 12 Troubleshooting In the event a problem is encountered the following steps should be taken to overcome the issue 12 1 Server does not power up Check electrical connections to make sure power is being delivered to the server Bypass Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS unit and connect directly to power outlet Contact Aberdeen technical support for further assistance Server powers up but there is no display Check VGA connection to the server and confirm it has not come loose Bypass KVM switch and connect directly to a VGA display Confirm refresh rate compatibility between the server and the display Default 85 Hz Contact Aberdeen technical support for further assistance Server powers up and has a display but no disk s can be seen by the OS installation program Remove and replace hard drive trays which may have become unseated during shipment Make sure the correct SATA or SCSI drivers have been used during OS installation Check internal server connections for loose cables caused during shipment 13 NAS RAID Recovery The Aberdee
37. hen applications are not in use such as nights or weekends a strategy that can work reasonably well for companies that do not require 24x7 operations In contrast shadow copies can be created in seconds without the impact on network traffic that tape backups impose Additionally because the shadow copy process allows open files to be backed up without data inconsistency issues they can be scheduled at any time and much more frequently than tape backups Fast Restores In the event of data loss shadow copy restoration offers significant advantage over tape restores Because the shadow copies can be saved on storage arrays on site they can be accessed directly without the need to travel offsite to a tape data vault locate and bring back a tape Even more significantly shadow copy restores takes only minutes to complete while tape restores depending on the type of backup full differential or incremental and the amount of data can take hours or even days to do correctly Shadow Copies for Share Folders System administrators are not the only people to benefit from the fast restore functionality enabled by VSS System administrators can activate Shadow Copy for Shared Folders thereby enabling end users who overwrite or accidentally delete a file to restore a previous version of a file for themselves rather than having to recreate the file or request that a system administrator do a high cost single file restore from tape Microsoft
38. ile is addressed to the correct storage destination The I O request then passes from the file system through the Volume Shadow Copy Service layer where it may or may not be processed to the volume manager 3 he volume manager portion of the operating system readies the data for the specific device s it will be passed onto for storage The Virtual Disk Service see later section in this paper is a component of the volume manager but not a component of I O requests Hardware Component Having passed out of the operating system the I O request travels over the host bus to the host I O controller which is responsible for correctly addressing the appropriate storage device and correctly transferring the VO request commands and data across the storage VO bus to the storage device Storing Component Having passed into the storage device the application request data is stored on the appropriate physical or logical disk as directed by the file system i Disks can be both physical and logical virtual It is at this step that the data associated with the application request is converted from file format into the constituent granular blocks that are written to storage devices Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Optimizing NAS Vendors can configure NAS hardware and firmware such that it is optimized for network file VO processing and storage These components include the NAS processor memory and caching and
39. ing system maintenance to replace a failed drive allow approximately 7Omins to complete the format Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 e The following screen is now displayed Adaptec Embadded SATA HostRAID Controller Select SATA Disk and press Enter SATA Port HH Maxtor 742588 SATA Port 41 Maxtor 7Y25BH8 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 43 1 Format Disk Verify Disk Hedia YRRS1HUB ARS LWA bul ARS HWE Only drives present at POST are displayed e Select Format Disk as shown then press Enter mem Embedded SATA HostRAlh Contre leria uu SATH PORT 8 Maxtor 7 Y258MB YRRS1HMHB Capacity 232 9 Gutes fil data om the disk wilt he erasad fire you sure Yas e system by selecting Yes WRENTHG This drive is about to he formatted idas TT rel F k a i L H B ki E Hn E e il m You will be prompted to confirm the format select Yes then begin the format by pressing Enter The format process will begin When complete press ESC and confirm to exit utility and restart the 14 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 14 1 Setup With a Monitor Keyboard and Mouse If you connect a monitor 1024x768x85Hz resolution a keyboard and a mouse to your BLACK BOX Diamond NAS110 Server for easy setup purposes e Power up the device and Login as User Administrator Password monster The easy Graphical User Interface GUI NAS in
40. ircuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern 4 10 Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply connections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 5 Disk Placement Chart NOTE The disk drive trays must be properly seated completely back into their sockets and they must be in their proper positions in order to avoid software corruption and or hardware damage 5 1 Hard Disk Drive Shipment Your AberNAS by Aberdeen storage appliance has four columns of one hard disk drive each The disk drive are labeled numerically from left to right and in succession from O 3 For safety during shipment to you the drives may have been removed and shipped separately 5 2 Hard Disk Drive Installation The positioning stickers on the hard drive packages correspond to their placement in the chassis Proper placement of the drives is critical in retaining the integrity of any software or operating system that has been loaded 5 2 1 ENSURE THAT THE DISK DRIVE IS SECURELY MOUNTED TO THE DRIVE BAY 5 2 2 SLIDE THE HARD DRIVE INTO PLACE WITH THE RETAINING HANDLE EXTENDED 5 2 3 WHEN THE DRIVE IS FULLY INSERTED PUSH TH
41. is stored is significant Thus VDS can either present a physical disk or a logical disk to a server Physical disks do not require the first two steps 1 Create logical units assign number ids these are now referred to as LUNs 2 Unmask LUNS to server 3 Create partitions and volumes 4 Format the file system e Basic Disks VDS is used to partition each physical disk and to create the volumes that can be mapped to drive letters for use These volumes are known as simple volumes and do not span multiple disks Basic disks are the legacy disks predating Windows 2000 capabilities They do not offer the same performance and data protection that dynamic disks offer e Dynamic Disks VDS can be employed to create dynamic disks which can consist of either simple volumes or multi partition volumes Multi partition volumes physically span more than a single disk but nevertheless are logically considered a single volume Dynamic disks can be spanned striped RAID 0 mirrored RAID 1 or stripped with parity RAID 5 depending on the level of performance and data protection desired VDS can be used to expand dynamic disks to make more space available to a volume i Physical disks are divided into sectors contiguous sectors are partitions In the case of basic disks the volumes are created within partitions and are thus restricted to a single disk Volumes can span one or more partitions on the same or multiple disks Dynamic disk types inclu
42. is unavailable a used drive of the same specifications can be used so long as it is formatted properly To format a hard drive using the Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 perform the following steps e Restart the server e During POST Power On Self Test wait for the following screen to be displayed Adaptec Embedded SATA HostRAID BIOS U2 35 9 1236A c 1998 2884 Adaptec Inc All Rights Reserved dd Press Ctri gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility er Controller 4868 Adaptec HostRAID at PCI Bus B2 Dew B4 Func Ba Waiting for Controller to Start Controller started YARS1HW8 233 76 CB Healthy WARS 1H 233 76 GE Healthy WARS LHW 233 76 CB Healthy AE Maxtor 7TVZ5HMH YARS1HW8 233 76 GH Healthy SATA JB D PORT A Maxtor 725EMUA TE GB ii ai ie EN 1 24 7 TE GB SATA JBOD PORT 2 Maxtor TY250M0 Y6 GH SATA JBOD PORT 3 Maxtor 7Y25HMB 76 CB 4 JBOD Device s Found e When the above screen appears press and hold the CTRL key then press the A key The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will be initiated and the following screen will appear ser denier mbedded SATA Host RAT Contra t jar Bid eee i Opt Eri i PPP M Array Configuration Utility disk Utitities e Select Disk Utilities as shown above using the arrow keys and press Enter Note Failure to properly format a drive for use in the Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 can prevent the system from booting When plann
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44. m 5040 IOPS in NAS 2 0 to 7500 IOPS in Windows Storage Server 2003 a 50 increase i SMB is Server 2003 s enhanced version of CIFS native to Server 2000 See the report at www veritest com clients reports microsoft It is important to note that these performance improvements are seen only when upgrade client software is loaded onto the client systems For configuration details see Windows Storage Server 2003 OEM training Guide Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Peak SMB Performance 1200 1000 800 600 400 Throughput Mbps 1P 2P 4P 8P El Windows 2000 Server Bl Windows Server 2003 Figure 1 NetBench comparison of file serving performance in NAS 2 0 Windows 2000 Server and Windows Storage Server 2003 Windows Server 20093 Integrated Snapshots In NAS 2 0 point in time imaging snapshot technology is only available through the integration of 3 party advanced backup software In Windows Server 2003 snapshot technology is part of the Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS and is fully integrated into the operating system thus making it part of the Windows Storage Server 2003 package Snapshot technology enables open file backups and fast restores The technology is especially useful when the goal is the restoration of individual files which can be done by the end user without the need for system administrator intervention rd Improved End User Experienc
45. m drives should now appear healthy on disks O and 1 as shown below c die AE LIRAS TREE EE EE EE EE Ee mJ E gt mA E Wd a MN ME Computer Management Local vakse apt Type File System Skate Caps AE System Tools 3 qe Minor Dynamic NIFS Healthy System 800GB 098 S Ad Eventi Veters eve Volume Do Miner Dynamic NTFS Healy 30055 7 9666 9a e EE ad Share Folders He Volume F2 RAID S Dymar NTFS Failed Redundancy 477 25 GE 6771768 99 RJ Local Users and Groups FR Performance Logs and alerts 3 ri M Device Manager d gt Bi Storage P7 B Removable Sherage Disk n C3 Disk Defragmeniter 233 76 GB 0 00 GB NTPS 225 75 GB Dic PEarwegesreore P Haalthy System Unallocated FA LES Services and Apollons OE New volume roe 232 76 75 GB 8 00 GB NTFS 225 75 GB NTFS Online Heel System Faled Recundancy ink z o nn f Dynamic Mew Volume CDz Neve Volume Pi 233 75 B 6 00 68 NTFS 225 75 GB NTFS Onlin Hasli F led Redundancy Crynarnic New volume 0 Pieve Yolurmn Fz 233 75 GB g DO GE NTFS 1225 75 GE NTFS Online Haar Fated Redundancy Oris sing MEE ooo rmai Mew Volume F 233 76 GB amp Do GB 225 75 GE NTF5 Offline Unallocatod Falod Rodundancy i wj nade ated MI icd volume B AADS volume OE Aberdeen LLC 13 1 5 THE NEXT STEP IS TO RIGHT CLICK ON ANY OF THE BLUE FAILED REDUNDANCY VOLUMES AND AberNAS 106 110 116 SELECT RE
46. n AberNAS 106 110 116 has been designed to sustain the failure of a single 250MB hard disk drive In the event of a hard drive failure the system will remain online Once the system 1s available for maintenance the following steps should be performed to return the system to its optimal state in a minimum amount of time Below is the default logical disk configuration for the Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 Meme Layo Type fte System Stene Cepot y Free Space Free Faut Tole EA Computer Management dis anin ven window Help Cua Computer M nagemerk hal E E System Took tsi Mirror marie HIPS Heekhy System 6 00 GE 4 0565 506 Yes Evert Viewer SAME Volume Do himar Dynamic HTFS Heskhy E 00 GR F 06 G3 go 9 Yes shared Folders e Volume Fi RAIDS Dynamic NTFS Heakhy 677 28 GB 677 17 GB 99 Ye Local Users and Groups Performance Logs ard Aarts Devine Manager Suae 4 F Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter P Disk 0 5 Disk ean agerent Dame C Meus Volume f B Services and Applications 233 76 GB 18 125 25 GB NTFS Disk 1 m r Dynamic C ER ie iev volume F 233 75 GB la A 0 225 75 GB NTFS Online I He 2777 Beathe eHDisk 2 rare Mew Volume D Hew Volume F 233 75 Gb 8 00 G8 NTFS 223 25 LE NTFS Orie Healthy Healthy 4 2 B Hiiedveires RAID 5 value Aberdeen AberNAS 106 110 116 Physical Drive Locations DISK 0 DISK4 DISK2
47. narios Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Storage Managing Storage Devices Management and configuration of the storage disks both physical and logical is under control of the Virtual Disk Service VDS See New Features for more information Allocation of disk space to users is performed through quotas and can be managed through a user interface The Enterprise Edition of Windows Storage Server 2003 supports the Automated Deployment Service ADS as an optional add on ADS is a scriptable service enabling rapid and highly effective deployment of large numbers of new servers Table 5 Disk and Deployment Management Capabilities in Windows Storage Server 2003 Disk Management Additional Information Virtual Disk Service VDS Includes sample code for volume management Quota Management Enables administrators to limit the storage accessible by each user Automated Deployment Enterprise Edition only ADS enables administrators to perform script Services ADS based administration of large scale deployments of Windows servers ADS replaces Multi Device Manager MDM in WP NAS 2 0 Ensuring Availability of Stored Data A number of existing technologies have been enhanced and a number of new features have been added to Windows Storage Server 2003 to help keep a business s data highly available These technologies range from tools to ensure hardware components are operating effectively and at high performance to tech
48. nologies enabling hardware MPIO and software clustering redundancy to data availability techniques for redundancy VSS and RAID and high performance RAID redundant array of inexpensive disks Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Table 6 Features Enhancing System Reliability and Data Availability Reliability Availability Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS Clustering Software RAID 0 1 5 Multipath VO MPIO System Monitoring Watchdog Timer Additional Information Enables up to 512 point in time copies per volume of which 64 are reserved for Shadow Copies for Shared Folders if enabled on the volume This service replaces the Persistent Storage Manager PSM in WP NAS 2 0 Provides application failover Windows Storage Server 2003 Enterprise Edition supports up to 8 nodes WP NAS 2 0 supports a maximum of 2 nodes RAID types provide differing levels of data protection and redundancy VDS also enables hardware based RAID Enables high performance and high availability through multiple paths to storage Monitors performance of the operating system Allows system administrator to assess l O performance with different devices Detects system hangs can be programmed to reboot system after a given time NAS Management Software Depending on the complexity of the deployment scenario the need for NAS management ranges from the minimal plug and play to the considerably more complex see Tabl
49. ompetitive File Server Performance Comparison 4 03 at www veritest com clients reports microsoft
50. organization using only Windows Storage Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 technologies Microsoft s MPIO delivers a standard and interoperable path for communication between storage products and Windows Server With a platform upon which multiple third party storage systems can reliably interoperate businesses have greater choice when building a high quality highly available network storage system and system administrators will have the flexibility to incorporate products from multiple vendors into a single interoperable and highly available storage infrastructure Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Distributed File System DFS The Distributed File System enables the system administrator to create single hierarchical mapping of all systems and shares on the network By uniting files on different computers into a single namespace users do not have to sort through a network of dozens of servers each with their own separate directory structure but instead see the files as if they resided on a single computer With the latest version of the server operating system DFS has been enhanced to allow multiple DFS roots on a single server thus reducing administrative and hardware costs of managing multiple namespaces and multiple replicated namespaces In addition DFS now delivers more reliable load balancing better file replication between DFS sites and servers and closest site selection for users accessing the network Clos
51. oughput megabits per second versus number of clients Comparisons of Windows Storage Server 2003 and NAS 2 0 using the same hardware configurations directly capture improvements in the Windows operating system performance These improvements stem from changes to the kernel improved caching buffering and the like as well as changes reflected in the use of SMB in 2003 versus CIFS in 2000 Differences between studies capture differences attributable to different hardware configurations In both internal MS benchmarks using NetBench and a commissioned 3 party benchmark test the performance of Windows Storage Server 2003 is greatly enhanced in comparison to NAS 2 0 In 3 party Veritest comparison of file serving in Windows Storage Server 2003 and NAS 2 0 peak throughput on Windows Storage Server 2003 is 35 85 faster than Windows Powered NAS 2 0 depending on whether there are one two four or eight processors see Figure 1 Internal Microsoft tests using a different hardware configuration put the overall throughput at 10096 or above for each of the four processor configurations NFS Performance The industry standard for measuring NFS file server performance for Unix clients is based on the Spec SFS benchmark program produced by the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation Spec SFS scores file server performance in terms of l O throughput per second IOPS In internal MS tests using Spec SFS file serving performance increased fro
52. ple file sharing HTTP Enables web file sharing WebDAV Enables desktop users to manage web based files using HTTP NetWare Enables Novell based file sharing Administration through Remote Desktop Supported Utilities and Applications Although one of the advantages of NAS is that it is a dedicated file server and not overburdened with applications the data on the server nevertheless requires protection from data corruption and the possibility of hardware failure Because it is based on Server 2003 operating system Windows Storage Server 2003 is able to support anti virus and backup utilities see Table 4 In addition Windows Storage Server 2003 seamlessly integrates with critical Windows features such as DFS and FRS Table 4 Software Supported in Windows Storage Server 2003 Software Support Additional Information Anti virus Via third party software Backup Via third party software Includes the backup utility NTBACKUP which uses VSS and SCSF to backup both system and user data with shadow copies Distributed File System Enables a single hierarchical mapping of all systems and shares on the DFS network File Replication Service Enables remote mirroring through replication FRS Synchronizes data Internet Information Tool to host and manage web pages on intranet or internet Services IIS Version 6 0 supported in Windows Storage Server 2003 Web UI support for Distributed File System DFS does not include or enable FRS sce
53. r 2003 is designed to fully support redundant hardware components disks power supplies and fans to provide continuous and uninterrupted availability should a hardware failure occur And because NAS devices are designed this way the potential points of hardware failure are fewer than with general purpose servers S Any system designed to run an operating system Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper e Enhanced Data Protection Through built in point in time shadow technology Windows Storage Server 2003 helps businesses keep their data online 24x7 year round Using the infrastructure provided by Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS the system administrator can use point in time shadow copy technologies to make up to 512 snapshots per volume using NTBACKUP of which 64 are reserved for Shadow Copies for Shared Folders These shadow copy backups are available for rapid restores should the need arise Unlike tape backups which can take hours to restore these shadow copy backups can be restored in minutes The end user can also benefit from point in time imaging technologies using the Shadow Copies for shared Folders SCSF feature SCSF enables users to restore accidentally deleted or overwritten files or entire folders without the need for IT intervention A maximum of 64 SCSF per volume can be created e ISV Utility Support NAS devices developed with Windows Storage Server 2003 include all of the benefits of
54. rdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and 1f not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par le minist re des
55. rers OEMs This gives businesses maximum flexibility in choosing among vendors with the hardware solution that best meets their needs Advantages of Windows Storage Server 2003 Windows Storage Server 2003 is designed for simplicity reliability and performance NAS appliances built on Windows Storage Server operating system integrate seamlessly into the IT network to provide one of the most economical file serving and network attached storage solutions available to departmental and enterprise sized businesses e Ease of Deployment Depending on the expertise of the system administrator and the complexity of the computing environment installation of an application or general purpose server can take anywhere from several hours to a day or more of work Because Windows Storage Server 2003 comes preconfigured other than using the web browser interface to set up users and shares the only installation work necessary is plugging the device into the company LAN In less than 15 minutes gigabytes to terabytes of storage can be made available to users across multiple OS platforms e Simple Management Windows Storage Server 2003 can be managed remotely though Terminal Services sessions or through a Web browser interface from any desktop on the network Because Windows Storage Server 2003 uses the Windows operating system administrators already familiar with Windows do not have to learn a new NAS operating system e Dependability Windows Storage Serve
56. rking protocol for Apple computers IPX Internet packet exchange Administration through Remote Desktop NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface used for Windows environments SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol internet standard for network management Telnet Provides remote terminal access to host Fibre Channel Transmits block level data most common in SAN configurations Ethernet Physical network transmits files most common transport for NAS Network Security Windows Storage Server 2003 uses the authentication services of Server 2003 to ensure that only those users with permission to access data can do so An additional layer of protection is available through the data encryption capabilities of the Windows operating system see Table 2 The NAS Windows Storage Server is able to support security features for Unix and Macintosh environments as well as earlier Windows platforms Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Table 2 Security and Authentication Support in Windows Storage Server 2003 Security and Authentication Kerberos SSL IPsec Active Directory Windows NT Domain NTLM NIS Apple UAM File Serving File Sharing Protocols Additional Information Network authentication protocol for client server configurations Secure Socket Layer protocol provides connection security for Web servers Internet Protocol Security provides encryption for network transmission Directory service
57. rsioning and backup and restore services For every NAS device replacing multiple existing servers the associated licensing costs are eliminated Corporate LAV Windows Storage Server mu 2003 A Consolidate md Multiple File Servers ni Tux onto f un A I e Windows Storage Server 2003 l E e a Clients Clients Figure 5 Consolidation of several multi platform servers onto a single Windows Storage Server 2003 NAS device This scenario enables the consolidation of tape drives into a single tape array Local and Remote Site Replication for Business Continuity NAS servers using Windows Storage Server 2003 software technologies enable businesses to build fault tolerant solutions designed to keep data highly available NAS devices on a LAN can use the replication technologies to replicate data between one NAS device and another In the event of network failure or the outage of a NAS device a second NAS device can assume the identity of a nonfunctioning filer and continue serving files to clients without interruption of services When the nonfunctioning NAS device returns it takes back its identity resynchronizes its data with the active NAS device and resumes file serving This process of replication and failover also works on a wide area network WAN Replication and synchronization occurs over the WAN between NAS devices Should one branch site succumb to disaster or be shut down for a planned out
58. s See the Enterprise Storage Division white paper Microsoft Support for iSCSI for details Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Overview of Windows Storage Server 2003 What is Windows Storage Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 is a network attached storage NAS operating system that enables original equipment manufacturers to build appliances that provide dedicated file serving capabilities and storage on the network Windows Storage Server 2003 is built on top of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 which ensures that NAS devices built upon the Windows Storage Server operating system have all the performance and scalability benefits associated with Windows Server 2003 A NAS appliance built Windows Storage Server 2003 is designed to perform without requiring a monitor keyboard and mouse Instead this headless appliance is remotely managed through a Web based user interface for the minimal configuration tasks required for setup Unlike application servers which require proper planning to implement well NAS devices built with Windows Storage Server 2003 are designed to be deployed in under 15 minutes and can be attached directly to the company local area network LAN with no interruption to services Once plugged in these NAS devices require minimal maintenance Unlike proprietary solutions Windows Storage Server 2003 works with standard hardware from multiple original equipment manufactu
59. s a single processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 NOTE For further detailed documentation regarding the motherboard installed in this server please refer to the accompanying NAS110 MOTHERBOARD PDF found within the Aberdeen User s Manual CD ROM 9 1 Chipset The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 is based on Intel s E7210 chipset The E7210 chipset is made up of two main components 9 1 1 MEMORY CONTROLLER HUB MCH The MCH controls the flow of data between the host CPU interface the memory interface and the I O Controller Hub interface It contains advanced power management logic and supports dual channel interleaved DDR memory providing bandwidth of up to 6 4 GB s using DDR2 400 SDRAM 9 1 2 VO CONTROLLER HUB 6300ESB The 6300ESB ICH provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It integrates a dual channel Ultra ATA 100 bus master IDE controller two Serial ATA SATA host controllers the SMBus 2 0 controller the LPC Flash BIOS interface the PCI X 66MHz 1 0 interface the PCI 2 2 interface and the System Management Controller 9 2 Processors The ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 supports a single Intel Pentium 4 processor of up to 3 40 GHz with hyper threading technology in a 478 pin microPGA socket must be 0 09 or 0 13 micron technology or single a Intel amp Celeron9 processor of up to 2 80 GHz e Hyp
60. selected volume B 5 2002 4 27 4M 64 200 3 00 PM Create Now 5 31 2002 4 18 PM Delete How caca sv Figure 3 System administrator user interface for scheduling shadow copies Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper New Features in Windows Storage Server 2003 The following are new features in Windows Storage Server 2003 e Volume Shadow Copy Service e Virtual Disk Service e MPIO e DFS Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS The Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS is an infrastructure that makes possible enhanced data protection though high fidelity backups rapid data restores and data transport VSS is a component of the operating system and as such is not directly accessed by users Instead the Volume Shadow Copy Service coordinates with user applications backup applications and storage hardware to enable the creation of point in time shadow copies of data on single or multiple volumes without significantly impacting performance High Fidelity Backups Shadow copy creation is a highly effective means of protecting data with several advantages over traditional tape backups when the goal is not long term archiving Tape based technologies are time intensive to run impose a considerable bandwidth burden on the local network and can have data inconsistency issues if applications are open during the backup process As a consequence tape backups tend to be scheduled relatively infreguently and at times w
61. terface will start Click on Administer this Server Appliance and a detailed help menu embedded into interface will appear If you see a connection error on Internet Explorer simply click Try Again 14 2 Setup Without a Monitor Keyboard and Mouse Connect the server to your network turn it on and allow it approximately two 2 minutes to boot up Go to any computer connected to the same network open up your web browser and type https abernas 8098 e Enter the default login information User Administrator Password monster The easy Graphical User Interface GUI NAS interface will start Click on Administer this Server Appliance and a detailed help menu embedded into interface will appear If you see a connection error on Internet Explorer simply click Try Again NOTE If your network has a special IP Number or a Layer 2 3 switch and there is no DHCP Server present on your network then connection without a monitor may not function correctly Therefore it will be necessary to install a monitor keyboard and mouse on the NAS Server 14 3 Changing the RAID Array Setup Only for Experienced Administrators Entering https abernas 888 on any browser will give you access to the RAID Array setup If you change your Server name replace monster with your server name 14 4 Menu Access To Manage Disk Volumes or Remote Desktop menus you must be using Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher For other menus any web brows
62. the rail guides facing inward e Next line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails until they click into place and slide all the way back At this point it may be necessary to depress the locking tabs while pushing to slide the server completely into the rack e Conclude by tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 7 Getting Connected 7 1 Confirm the following connections are in place e Power Cord s e Keyboard Monitor and Mouse e Ethernet LAN Cables e Com 1 amp Parallel Ports if applicable Note It is recommended to use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure 8 Powering Up 0 1 Press the large red power button Located on the front of the chassis in the middle 8 2 Press the button on the slim CD Rom drive to eject the tray e Insert preferred OS installation media e Proceed with OS installation by following the manufacturer s recommended setup procedures Note Important It is recommended that you install the latest service packs and or updates to obtain the highest performance and reliability from your server Aberdeen LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 9 Motherboard Specifications At the heart of the ABERDEEN LLC AberNAS 106 110 116 lie
63. the storage devices There are many different ways to optimize file serving and the particular approaches taken are vendor specific The next section describes the networking file serving and storage features in Windows Storage Server 2003 that drive these capabilities Software on the vendor hardware not part of the OS Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 White Paper Windows Storage Server 2003 Features This section highlights the networking file serving and storing capabilities of Windows Storage Server 2003 This section provides feature highlights For a summary of the major advances in Windows Storage Server 2003 see Key Improvements Since Windows Powered NAS 2 0 Networking Network Data Transmission Protocols In order for clients to access storage on the NAS device they must be connected to the local area network and network transport must be enabled Clients most commonly connect to the NAS server over Ethernet cabling using the TCP IP protocol Depending on the system platform other protocol layers may also be necessary for network transport Windows Storage Server 2003 provides support for network protocols used by not only Windows systems but also by Unix and Apple systems see Table 1 enabling networking across multiple platforms Table 1 Networking Protocols Supported by Windows Storage Server 2003 Network Protocols Additional Information TCP IP Used to connect hosts to the Internet AppleTalk Netwo

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