Module 10

Configuring and Managing Storage

Technologies

Module Overview

• Windows Server 2008 Storage Management Overview

• Managing Storage Using File Server Resource Manager

• Configuring Quota Management

• Implementing File Screening

• Managing Storage Reports

• Understanding Storage Area Networks

Lesson 1: Windows Server 2008 Storage Management Overview

• Capacity Management Solutions

• Storage Management Solutions

• What Is File Server Resource Manager?

What Is File Server Resource Manager?

Monitors usage patterns and utilization levelsMonitors usage patterns and utilization levels

Capacity Management

Restricts unauthorized files (file screening)Restricts unauthorized files (file screening)

Policy Management

Provides extensive storage reportsProvides extensive storage reportsReports

File Server Resource Manager is a File Services role that integrates: File Server Resource Manager is a File Services role that integrates:

Controls the amount of space used for a volume, folder, or share.Controls the amount of space used for a volume, folder, or share.

Quota Management

Capacity Management Solutions

SolutionWindows-based Tool or

ApplicationCapacity Management

• File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)

Charge-Backs • Indirect support through FSRM

Data and Media Migration

• File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT)

Performance and Availability Management

• System Center Operations Manager (using a hardware vendor management pack)

Policy Management • FSRM (file screening)

Quota Management • FSRM

Storage Management Solutions

Solution Windows-based Tool or Application

Asset Management

• Fibre Channel Information Tool

• Virtual Disk Service (VDS)

Configuration Management

• VDS

• Storage Manager for SANs

Event Management

•Operations Manager (using a hardware vendor management pack)

•Fibre Channel Information Tool

Performance and Availability Management

•Operations Manager (using a hardware vendor management pack)

Lesson 2: Managing Storage Using File Server Resource Manager

• FSRM Functions

• FSRM Console Components

• FSRM Configuration Options

FSRM Functions

Using FSRM, you can perform the following tasks:

• Create quotas to limit the space allowed for a volumeor folder

• Have quotas automatically generated

• Create file screens

• Monitor attempts to save unauthorized files

• Define quota and file screening templates

• Generate scheduled or on-demand storage reports

FSRM Console Components

FSRM Configuration Options

FSRM configuration options include:

• Configuring e-mail notifications

• Configuring the default parameters for storage reports

• Changing report repository locations

• Configuring file screen audit

Lesson 3: Configuring Quota Management

• FSRM Quotas vs. NTFS Disk Quotas

• Creating and Modifying a Quota

• Monitoring Quota Usage

FSRM Quotas vs. NTFS Disk Quotas

Quota Features NTFS Disk Quotas FSRM Quotas

Quota Tracking Per user/per volume By folder or by volume

Disk Usage Calculation Logical file size Actual disk space

Notification Mechanisms Event logs only E-mail, custom reports,

command execution, event logs

Creating and Modifying a Quota

When creating a quota, options include:

Modify a quota by:

• Updating quotas by editing a quota template

• Editing an auto quota

• Updating individual quotas listed in the details pane

• Create quota on path

• Auto apply template and create quotas on existing and new subfolders

Dirquota {Quota | Autoquota | Template | Admin}

Monitoring Quota Usage

You can monitor quota usage by:

• Viewing quota information

• Generating a Quota Usage report

• Creating soft quotas

Quotas typically have an I/O performance overhead of 10 percent or less

Lesson 4: Implementing File Screening

• What Is File Screening?

• What Are File Groups?

• What Is a File Screen Exception?

• What Is a File Screen Template?

What Is File Screening?

The File Screening Management node allows you to:

• Create file screens

• Define file screen templates

• Create file screen exceptions

• Create file groups

Provides a flexible method to control the types of files that are saved on company serversProvides a flexible method to control the types of files that are saved on company servers

What Are File Groups?

A file group consists of a set of file name patterns, which are grouped into:

• Files to include

• Files to exclude

Used to define a namespace for a file screen, file screen exception, or storage reportUsed to define a namespace for a file screen, file screen exception, or storage report

What Is a File Screen Exception?

A file screen exception overrides any file screen that would otherwise apply to a folder and all its subfolders in a designated exception path

What Is a File Screen Template?

A file screen template defines:

• Which file groups to block

• The type of screening to perform

• A set of notifications to be generated

Lesson 5: Managing Storage Reports

• What Are Storage Reports?

• What Is a Report Task?

• Generating On-Demand Reports

What Are Storage Reports?

Types of storage reports include:

• Large Files

• Files by Owner

• Files by File Group

• Duplicate Files

• Least Recently Used Files

• Most Recently Used Files

• Quota Usage

• File Screening Audit

Storage reports provide information about file usage on a file serverStorage reports provide information about file usage on a file server

What Is a Report Task?

A report task specifies:

You can schedule reports by creating a Report TaskYou can schedule reports by creating a Report Task

• The volumes and folders to report on

• Which reports to generate

• What parameters to use

• How often to generate the reports

• Which file formats to save the reports in

Generating On-Demand Reports

Use the Generate Reports Now action to open Storage Reports Task Properties and select desired reports

Use the Generate Reports Now action to open Storage Reports Task Properties and select desired reports

Lesson 6: Understanding Storage Area Networks

• What Is a Storage Area Network?

• What Is a Fibre Channel SAN?

• Example of a Basic Fibre Channel SAN Configuration

• Discussion: Designing Redundancy in a Fibre Channel SAN – Possible Solution

• What Is iSCSI?

• What Is the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator?

• Example of a Basic iSCSI SAN Configuration

• What Is Storage Manager for SANs?

• Troubleshooting SAN Storage

What Is a Storage Area Network?

NAS vs. SAN SolutionsNAS vs. SAN Solutions

• NAS servers are typically used to consolidate file servers and back up equipment and to expand storage capacity

• SAN solutions are ideal for database and online processing applications requiring rapid data access and block storage

• NAS servers are typically used to consolidate file servers and back up equipment and to expand storage capacity

• SAN solutions are ideal for database and online processing applications requiring rapid data access and block storage

A high-performance network dedicated to delivering block (unformatted) data between servers and storage

A high-performance network dedicated to delivering block (unformatted) data between servers and storage

What Is a Fibre Channel SAN?

Components used in a Fibre Channel SAN include:Components used in a Fibre Channel SAN include:

• Host bus adapters installed on host servers

• Switches

• Disk array

• Optional components such as tape libraries

• Host bus adapters installed on host servers

• Switches

• Disk array

• Optional components such as tape libraries

Based on serial SCSI technologies to deliver high-performance block I/O to storage devices within a SAN

Based on serial SCSI technologies to deliver high-performance block I/O to storage devices within a SAN

Discussion: Designing Redundancy in a Fibre Channel SAN – Possible Solution

LAN SAN

HBAHBA

HBAHBA

Host

Host

HBAHBA

HBAHBA ControllerController

ControllerController

FC Switches

Disk Array

Tape Library

What Is iSCSI?

Provides advantages such as:Provides advantages such as:

• Connectivity over long distances

• Lower cost than Fibre Channel SANs

• Simple implementation and management

• Built-in security

• Connectivity over long distances

• Lower cost than Fibre Channel SANs

• Simple implementation and management

• Built-in security

An industry standard that enables transmission of SCSI block commands over an existing IP network by using the TCP/IP protocol

An industry standard that enables transmission of SCSI block commands over an existing IP network by using the TCP/IP protocol

What Is the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator?

Enables storage management tasks such as:Enables storage management tasks such as:

• iSCSI target discovery

• Security

• Session initiation and termination

• Device management

• iSCSI target discovery

• Security

• Session initiation and termination

• Device management

Installed on a host server; enables connectivity to iSCSI target volumes on a storage arrayInstalled on a host server; enables connectivity to iSCSI target volumes on a storage array

What Is Storage Manager for SANs?

A component included with Windows Server 2008 that provides the following functionality:

A component included with Windows Server 2008 that provides the following functionality:

• Uses VDS to manage storage

• Discovers both Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage arrays

• Can be used to create, delete, and expand LUNs

• Can be used to configure LUN options

• Allows for the allocation of LUNs to specific servers on the SAN

• Monitors LUN status and health

• Uses VDS to manage storage

• Discovers both Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage arrays

• Can be used to create, delete, and expand LUNs

• Can be used to configure LUN options

• Allows for the allocation of LUNs to specific servers on the SAN

• Monitors LUN status and health

Check the following items:

Troubleshooting SAN Storage

• Gather information about the SAN and serverconfiguration

• Operating system, Host Bus Adapter (HBA), SAN switch,and storage device event logs

• Installed operating system hotfixes

• Firmware and driver revision

• Performance Monitor metrics

• Windows Catalog compliance

• SAN zoning configuration

Gather information, analyze, recommend change, implement change, monitor result, and document for future referenceGather information, analyze, recommend change, implement change, monitor result, and document for future reference