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HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Serving Option for Windows administration guide Part Number: 403104-005 Fifth edition: January 2008 - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 2
HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall of The Open Group. Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Serving Option for Windows administration guide - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 3
Contents 1 HP Technical Support HP Storage Website 1 HP NAS Services Website 2 2 Introduction Virtual CIFS Servers 3 Cluster File Shares 4 FS Option for for Windows with Cluster File Shares Configuration Overview 8 Choosing Virtual Servers or Cluster File Shares 9 Add a Cluster File Share 10 - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 4
iv Configuration Steps 23 DNS Requirement for Virtual CIFS Servers 23 Create a Virtual CIFS Server 24 Add a Virtual File Share 26 Virtual File Share Advanced Configuration 30 Policy 31 Scripts 32 Linux Clients 36 Other Procedures 36 Virtual CIFS Servers 36 Virtual File Shares 38 Index - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 5
error messages • Operating system type and revision level • Detailed, specific questions HP Storage Website The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access the storage site at: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. From this web site - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 6
Pack Services packages or implement a custom support solution delivered by HP ProLiant Storage Server specialists and/or our certified service partners. For more information see us at http://www.hp.com/hps/storage/ns_nas.html.For the latest documentation, go to http://www.hp/com/support/manuals. - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 7
filesystem. FS Option for Windows supports up to 5000 active, monitored subdirectory shares per node at any time. Virtual CIFS Servers A Virtual CIFS Server "virtualizes" the network name and IP address associated with a particular CIFS service/share. When a Virtual CIFS Server is created, it is - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 8
process (provided with HP Clustered File System) will fail over, or migrate, the Virtual CIFS Server to one of the backup servers, where it will loses access to the PSFS filesystem (for example, because of a SAN problem) but it is otherwise healthy, the Cluster File Share monitor will tear down - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 9
virtualized network connection such as that provided by the Virtual CIFS Server. These operating systems include Windows NT4, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, DOS, MAC SMB client, and some Linux versions. To support connectivity with these legacy clients, FS Option for Windows should - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 10
will be using non-qualified NetBIOS names, you must use Cluster File Shares and DFS load balancing for high availability, instead of the Virtual CIFS Server deployment method. NOTE: By default, NetBIOS name resolution order is used on clients if the name does not contain a dot. If the name does - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 11
File System Role-Based Security Control Panel can be used to create a role specifically for file-sharing operations. See the HP StorageWorks Clustered File System Administration Guide for more information. HP Clustered File System requires that Active Directory be configured. See the "Administrative - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 12
Cluster File Shares using the network name or IP address of any physical server in the cluster. Each node in the cluster provides access to the loses access to the PSFS filesystem (for example, because of a SAN problem) but is otherwise healthy. The monitor then tears down the associated CIFS - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 13
assign a drive letter or path that will be used to access the filesystem. See the HP Clustered File System Administration Guide for details about creating and configuring filesystems. Choosing Virtual Servers or Cluster File Shares Use the following guidelines to determine what kind of share to use - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 14
Share, select > Cluster > Add > Add Cluster File Share on the HP CFS Management Console. Application: An "application" provides a tag to group or leave this field blank. However, if you do not assign a name, HP Clustered File System will use the name of the Cluster File Share as the application - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 15
File Shares 11 Servers associated with the wrong file share and can cause alerts to appear on the HP Management Console. Path: Type the location of the Cluster to enable the Access-based Enumeration feature provided with Windows 2003 Service Pack 1. This feature allows users to see only the files - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 16
tabs; however, alerts will be displayed if the Cluster File Share monitor detects a problem with a shared subdirectory. On the following Servers tab, three Cluster File Shares are configured on each server. On each server, the Cluster File Share monitor is probing the health of the file share. (In - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 17
Chapter 3: Configure FS Option for Windows with Cluster File Shares 13 The Applications tab lists the Cluster File Shares under their associated applications. Following is the Applications view of the configuration shown above. - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 18
for Windows with Cluster File Shares 14 To add a Cluster File Share from the command line, use this command: mx mfs add [arguments] --path --servers ALL_SERVERS| ,,... See the HP Clustered File System Command Reference for more information about this command. - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 19
the DFS client installed, NT4 with the DFS client installed, or other clients as described in Chapter 1. Considerations for Using DFS When using DFS with HP Clustered File System, you should be aware of the following: • We strongly recommend that domain-based DFS be used. Stand-alone DFS does not - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 20
Windows 2003 for HP Clustered File System (software-only) and Windows Storage Server 2003 for HP Clustered Gateway (server/software bundle). After and \\clust3\foo1 as link targets. 3. Configure all link targets with "manual replication" because you are using a shared filesystem. There is no need to - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 21
. You can also enter the following at the Command Prompt: mx mfs update [arguments] [--path ] [--servers ALL_SERVERS|,,...] See the HP Clustered File System Command Reference for information about the arguments. Delete a Cluster File Share To remove a Cluster File - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 22
tab, right-click, and select Disable. (On the Applications tab, right-click in the server cell corresponding to the Cluster File Share.) To reenable the monitor, select it on the HP Management Console, right-click, and select Enable. You can also enter the following at the Command Prompt: mx mfs - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 23
for Windows with Virtual CIFS Servers Configuration Overview When CIFS is configured with HP Clustered File System and FS Option interface to those Virtual CIFS Servers; they do not need to know which physical node is providing the service. When you create a Virtual CIFS Server, you will need to - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 24
Share can no longer be accessed on the primary node, by default HP Clustered File System will fail over the associated Virtual CIFS Server to one of the designated backup nodes. Clients then access the Virtual CIFS Server's Virtual File Shares from that node. Because the files associated with the - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 25
Configure FS Option for Windows with Virtual CIFS Servers 21 Virtual CIFS Servers Providing Multiple Virtual File Shares Multiple Virtual File Shares can be associated with a Virtual CIFS Server, and multiple Virtual CIFS Servers can be supported on a physical node. Also, a node can host multiple - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 26
, VFS3 Back up: VFS1, VFS3 Back up: VFS1, VFS2 HP Clustered File System FC Fabric Disk Array For each Virtual CIFS Server, Virtual File Share s1 points to the x:\s1 PSFS filesystem All servers are providing Virtual File Share s1 via Virtual CIFS Servers VFS1, VFS2, and VFS3. DNS round robin or - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 27
drive letter or path that will be used to access the filesystem. See the HP StorageWorks Clustered File System Administration Guide for details about creating and configuring filesystems. • Create a Virtual CIFS Server, specifying a primary node. Depending on your configuration, you may also want to - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 28
the HP CFS Management Console select Cluster > Add >Add Virtual CIFS Server. The Add Virtual CIFS Server window then appears. Address: Specify either the IP address or the DNS name that will be associated with this Virtual CIFS Server. The DNS name must already be configured in the DNS service. DNS - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 29
interfaces on the Members column. When you click OK, the Virtual CIFS Server appears on the Servers, Virtual Hosts, and Applications tabs on the HP Management Console. The following example of the Servers view shows a Virtual CIFS Server configured on two nodes; one node is the primary and the other - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 30
. You can use the Advanced options on the Add Virtual File Share window to customize the behavior of the service monitor. To add a Virtual File Share to a Virtual CIFS Server, first select the Virtual CIFS Server on the HP CFS Management Console. Then right-click and select Add Virtual File Share. - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 31
you are assigning the same Virtual File Share to multiple CIFS File Servers, as described in the configuration scenario "Load Balancing for a Virtual the wrong Virtual File Share and can cause alerts to appear on the HP Management Console. This situation also applies to Cluster File Shares. If a - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 32
this box to enable the Access-based Enumeration feature provided with Windows 2003 Service Pack 1. This feature allows users to see only the files and folders health of the Virtual File Share on the node where the Virtual CIFS Server is active. The timeout is the maximum amount of time that will - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 33
FS Option for Windows with Virtual CIFS Servers 29 NOTE: The probe behavior of the Virtual File Share monitor differs from the behavior of the service monitors provided with HP Clustered File System. In HP Clustered File System, the monitor probes the associated service on all nodes on which it is - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 34
Chapter 4: Configure FS Option for Windows with Virtual CIFS Servers 30 To add a Virtual File Share from the command line, use this command: mx vfs_share add [arguments] --path \\\ See the HP StorageWorks Clustered File System Command Reference for more information about - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 35
31 Policy The Policy tab lets you specify the failover policy and service priority that will apply to the Virtual File Share monitor. Timeout and Failure Severity: This setting works with the Virtual CIFS Server policy (either AUTOFAILBACK or NOFAILBACK) to determine what happens when the monitor - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 36
for Windows with a custom application, where certain application-specific actions must be taken before the failback can occur. Service Priority: The service priority is used when ClusterPulse fails over Virtual CIFS Servers. Service priorities are natural numbers, with 0 (zero) representing the - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 37
script. Runs as the Virtual File Share is becoming active on a server. Stop script. Runs as the Virtual File Share is becoming inactive on a server. When a monitor is instantiated, the ClusterPulse process chooses the best node to make the service active. The Start script is run on this node. On all - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 38
unsuccessfully. For example, if the system encounters a problem, the script will fail and exit non-zero. The service could then become active on another node, causing process to initiate failover of the associated Virtual CIFS Server. You can configure the failover behavior with the Event Severity attribute. - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 39
for Stop and Start scripts is not enforced. The scripts run in parallel across the cluster as a Virtual CIFS Server is in transition. The PARALLEL configuration can speed up failover time for services that do not depend on strict ordering of Start and Stop scripts. Assuming that it is safe to run - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 40
that Virtual CIFS Server on the HP CFS Management Console, right-click, and select either Properties or Rehost. You can add or remove interfaces from the Virtual CIFS Server configuration and can reorder the interfaces. If you designate a new primary interface, the service will automatically be - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 41
the cluster. To disable a Virtual CIFS Server, select the Virtual CIFS Server on the HP Management Console, right-click, and select Disable On All Servers. To enable a previously disabled Virtual CIFS Server, select the Virtual CIFS Server on the HP Management Console, right-click, and select - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 42
update [arguments] [--path ] \\vfs>\ See the HP StorageWorks Clustered File System Command Reference for more information. Disable or , the service will remain up on the original node. To disable a Virtual File Share monitor on a particular server, select it on the Servers tab, - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 43
|--backup] [--enabled|--disabled] [--active|--inactive] Delete a Virtual File Share To remove a Virtual File Share, select that Virtual File Share on the Servers, Virtual Hosts, or Applications tab, right-click, and select Delete. You can also enter the following at the Command Prompt: mx vfs_share - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 44
NAS Services 2 storage web site 1 Index technical support 1 N NetBIOS name resolution 6 O offline caching Cluster File Share 11 Virtual File Share 28 R Recovery script 33 S scripts event severity 34 ordering 35 Start script 33 Stop script 33 T technical support, HP 1 V Virtual CIFS Server client - HP ProLiant DL380G5-WSS | HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Servi - Page 45
Index 41 Virtual File Share add 26 configuration modify 38 delete 39 failover policy 31 monitor custom starting/stopping actions 34 disable 38 enable 38 event severity 34 scripts, configure 32 probe configuration 28 service priority 32 user limit 28 Virtual Server choosing 9
HP StorageWorks
Clustered File System 3.6.0
File Serving Option
for Windows
administration guide
Part Number: 403104–005
Fifth edition: January 2008