Determining The Tool To Use - IBM TotalStorage NAS 300 User Reference

Determining the tool to use

Table 2 suggests which tool to use for specific functions, but does not list all options
or combinations. The administrator's training level or preferences might determine
an alternate approach from that suggested in the table.
Table 2. Summary of configuration and administration tools for the NAS Gateway 300
Administration tool
Windows Domain Controller (not NAS
appliance)
IBM Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility (IAACU)
Windows 2000 for NAS GUI
IBM NAS desktop and IBM NAS
Admin program, through a Terminal
Services session or a
directly-connected keyboard and
monitor
Disaster Recovery
Recovery CD-ROM Set
Integrated System Management
Processor (ISMP) configuration
program
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NAS Gateway 300 User's Reference
Main functions
Users and user groups can be defined and authenticated by the Windows
Domain Controller, although this is not required.
Access a headless NAS Gateway 300 node, particularly for the initial setup of
the network connectivity. (Alternatively, you can attach a keyboard, mouse,
display to each node of the NAS Gateway 300.) IAACU enables you to:
v Set time, date, and initial network connectivity parameters
v Access to Windows 2000 for NAS GUI, Terminal Services (NAS Desktop),
and Universal Manageability Services
Provides ease-of-use administration, but not all the capabilities of Terminal
Services and IBM NAS Administration. The GUI enables you to:
v Configure networking connectivity, private (for clustering) and public LAN
connections
v Create and format logical drives
v Join domains
v Set up access permissions and disk quotas for CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP,
and Novell NetWare shares
v Use Persistent Storage Manager
Provides in-depth administration of all aspects of NAS Gateway 300.
Provides all of the Windows 2000 for NAS GUI functions above, plus the
ability to:
v Use NAS Backup Assistant, or NT Backup and Restore wizard
v Learn detailed inventory information about hardware, OS, and so on, using
Universal Manageability Services
v Cluster administration:
– Set up cluster
– Define failover for each volume
– Manually fail over cluster resources
– Set up cluster resource balancing by assigning preferred node
v Diagnose system problems:
– Check Ethernet adapters using PROSet II and 10/100 Quad-Port
Ethernet adapter using SLICuser
– Check Fibre Channel card using FAStT MSJ
Restores a previously saved PSM image of the system partition to a failed
machine. This restores all configuration information on the failed node. You
create the recovery boot diskette from the PSM tools in the Windows for
2000 NAS GUI.
Reinstalls the software to the original state as shipped on the machine;
however, does not restore configuration information (configuration changes
you applied to the original shipped configuration are lost). You must first boot
with the Recovery Enablement Diskette, and then reboot with the Recovery
CD-ROM. To create the Recovery Enablement Diskette, run
enablement_disk_x.y.exe (where x.y are the version number of the disk),
located on the Supplementary CD-ROM. You will be prompted to insert a
blank disk into drive a:.
Configures the ISMP that is integrated on the engine planar board.