HP StorageWorks X1800sb Network Storage Blade - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
About this guide ................................................................................. 11
Intended audience .................................................................................................................... 11
Related documentation .............................................................................................................. 11
Document conventions and symbols ............................................................................................. 11
Rack stability ............................................................................................................................ 12
HP technical support ................................................................................................................. 13
Customer self repair .................................................................................................................. 13
Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 13
HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 13
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 14
1 Administration tools .......................................................................... 15
HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager ................................................................. 15
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 administration tools ........................................................ 15
Remote Desktop for Administration ....................................................................................... 15
Share and Storage Management .......................................................................................... 16
Microsoft Services for Network File System ............................................................................. 16
Single Instance Storage ....................................................................................................... 17
Print Management .............................................................................................................. 18
2 Storage management overview .......................................................... 19
Storage management elements ................................................................................................... 19
Storage management example ............................................................................................. 19
Physical storage elements .................................................................................................... 20
Arrays ........................................................................................................................ 21
Fault tolerance ............................................................................................................. 22
Online spares ............................................................................................................. 22
Logical storage elements ..................................................................................................... 22
Logical drives (LUNs) .................................................................................................... 22
Partitions .................................................................................................................... 23
Volumes ..................................................................................................................... 23
File system elements ............................................................................................................ 24
File sharing elements .......................................................................................................... 24
Volume Shadow Copy Service overview ................................................................................ 24
Using storage elements ....................................................................................................... 25
Clustered server elements .................................................................................................... 25
Network adapter teaming .......................................................................................................... 25
Management tools .................................................................................................................... 25
HP Systems Insight Manager ................................................................................................ 25
Management Agents .......................................................................................................... 26
3 File server management .................................................................... 27
File services features in Windows Storage Server 2008 ................................................................. 27
Storage Manager for SANs ................................................................................................. 27
X1800sb and X3800sb Network Storage Blade 3