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?

Monitors usage patterns and utilization levels Capacity Management Restricts unauthorized files (file screening) Policy Management Provides extensive storage reports Reports File Server Resource Manager is a File Services role that integrates: Controls the amount of space used for a volume, folder, or share. Quota Management

Capacity Management Solutions Solution Windows-based Tool or Application Capacity Management File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) Charge-BacksIndirect 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 SolutionWindows-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 volume or 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 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 QuotasFSRM Quotas Quota Tracking Per user/per volumeBy folder or by volume Disk Usage Calculation Logical file sizeActual disk space Notification Mechanisms Event logs only , 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 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 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 server

What Is a Report Task? A report task specifies: You 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

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 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

What Is a Fibre Channel SAN? 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

Discussion: Designing Redundancy in a Fibre Channel SAN – Possible Solution LANSAN HBA Host HBA Controller FC Switches Disk Array Tape Library

What Is iSCSI? 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

What Is the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator? 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 array

What Is Storage Manager for SANs? 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 server configuration 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 reference