Microsoft Services For Network File System; Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (Adlds) - HP StorageWorks P4000 User Manual

NOTE:
You must have a VDS Hardware Provider that is appropriate for your storage system installed in
order to provision storage on an iSCSI target. If you have Microsoft iSCSI Software Target running
on a Windows Storage Server 2008 storage system, install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
VDS Hardware Provider on the client computer.
• Provision a Shared Folder Wizard for creating and configuring shared folders that can be accessed
by using either the server message block (SMB) or NFS protocol.
• Single Instance Storage (SIS) can be enabled or disabled for each volume that is displayed in
Share and Storage Management. SIS recovers disk space by reducing the amount of redundant
data stored on a volume. It identifies identical files, storing only a single copy of the file in the SIS
Common Store, and replacing the files with pointers to the file in the SIS Common Store.
The Share and Storage Management snap-in makes it possible to complete most of the administrative
tasks that are required to create and manage shared folders and volumes without having to use the
Shared Folder Management, Storage Manager for SANs, or Disk Management snap-ins. These tasks
include configuring quotas to restrict the quantity of data, configuring file screening to prevent certain
file types or only allowing certain file types defined by the administrator, and enabling indexing.
For more information, see the Windows Storage Server 2008 Help.

Microsoft Services for Network File System

Microsoft Services for Network File System (NFS) is a component of Windows Storage Server 2008
that provides a file-sharing solution for enterprises that have a mixed Windows and UNIX environment.
By using Microsoft Services for NFS, you can configure storage services to make it possible for users
to store and access files on the storage system, and to transfer files between the storage system and
UNIX computers by using the NFS protocol.
In Windows Storage Server 2008, you can complete the initial configuration of Microsoft Services
for NFS by using the Microsoft Services for NFS Configuration Guide, which includes an Identity
Mapping Setup Wizard. After completing the initial Microsoft Services for NFS configuration, you
can use the Microsoft Services for NFS console for ongoing maintenance and administration.
If you are using Windows Storage Server 2008 in an environment that does not include an Active
Directory directory service domain, you can install Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) on
your storage system to provide user name mapping for NFS. Microsoft Services for NFS can use any
RFC 2307 compliant Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) service to provide username
mapping services.
For more information, see the Windows Storage Server 2008 Help.

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)

Windows Storage Server 2008 no longer includes the User Name Mapping (UNM) service for UNIX
to Windows user mapping. The Services for Network File System feature now requires that users
utilize an existing UNM server or utilize Active Directory to map UNIX users to Windows users. HP
P4000 Unified NAS Gateway systems utilize the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
(ADLDS) role to eliminate these requirements for standalone servers. Additionally, a utility script is
provided for configuration.
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