Summary Of Configuration And Administration Tools For The Nas - IBM TotalStorage 201 User Reference Manual

Table 1. Summary of configuration and administration tools for the NAS 200
Administration Tool
Windows Domain Controller (not NAS
appliance)
IBM Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility
Windows 2000 for NAS GUI
IBM NAS desktop and IBM NAS
Admin program, via a Terminal
Services session or a directly
connected keyboard and display
Disaster Recovery
Recovery CD Set
IBM NAS AutoRaid Diskette
Integrated System Management
Processor (ISMP) configuration
program
Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA)
configuration program
Terminal Services Client
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Main functions
Users and user groups may be defined and authenticated by a Windows
Domain Controller, although this is not required.
Access a headless NAS 200, particularly for the initial setup of the network
connectivity. (Alternatively, you can attach a keyboard, mouse, and display to
the NAS 200.)
v Set time and date
v Configure 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 capability of Terminal
Services and IBM NAS Administration
v Configure networking connectivity
v Create and format logical drives
v Join domains
v Setup access permissions and disk quotas for CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP,
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v Use Persistent Storage Manager
Provides in-depth administration of all aspects of NAS 200. Provides all of
the Windows 2000 for NAS GUI functions above, plus:
v Use NAS Backup Assistant, or NTBackup and Restore wizard
v Learn detailed inventory information about hardware, OS, and so on, using
Universal Manageability Services.
v RAID configuration via ServeRAID Manager
– Create RAID arrays and logical unit numbers (LUNs)
– Add additional RAID or storage enclosure after initial purchase
v Diagnose system problems
– Check 10/100 or Gb Ethernet using PROSet II
– Check RAID subsystem using ServeRAID Manager
– Check Alacritech
Restores a previously saved PSM image of the system partition to a failed
machine. This will restore all configuration information on the machine. You
create the recovery boot diskette from the PSM tools in the Windows 2000
for NAS GUI.
Reinstalls the software to the original state as shipped on the machine;
however, does not restore configuration information (so 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. To create the Recovery Enablement Diskette, run
\DiskImages\Recovdsk.bat on the Supplementary CD.
Resets the RAID configuration to its original configuration, or to the
departmental configuration when you change from a workgroup (tower)
configuration to a departmental (rack) configuration.
Configures the ISMP that is integrated on the planar. To create this diskette,
run C:\IBM\ASMP\UPDATES\32P0303.EXE on the NAS 200 operating
system volume.
Configures the optional RSA. To create this diskette, run
C:\IBM\ASMP\UPDATES\33P2474.EXE on the NAS 200 operating system
volume.
The Terminal Services Client, when installed on a workstation that is
attached to the same network as the NAS 200, enables you to remotely
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