- Managing NetWare 6 Remotely
- Remote Manager
- Lab Exercise 3.1: Advanced Administration with Remote Manager
- iMonitor
- iManager
- Lab Exercise 3.2: Advanced Administration with iMonitor and iManage
- NetWare 6 Storage Services
- Understanding NSS
- Configuring Novell Storage Services
- Lab Exercise 3.3: Configuring NSS
- Managing NSS
- Storage Management Services
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Lab Exercise 3.3: Configuring NSS
In this exercise, you'll learn to
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Create an NSS Partition
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Create a Storage Pool
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Create NSS Volumes
In this lab exercise, you'll need the WHITE-SRV1 server created in Lab Exercise 2.2 with 2+GB free (that is, unassigned) disk space.
Create an NSS Partition
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At the WHITE-SRV1 server console GUI screen, execute ConsoleOne. If necessary, authenticate as Admin.
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When the ConsoleOne window appears
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Browse to WHITE-SRV1.
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Right-click WHITE-SRV1 and select Properties from the drop-down menu.
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When the Properties of WHITE-SRV1 window appears, select the Media tab.
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When the Media page appears, select the Partitions subtab from the drop-down menu on the Media tab.
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When the Partitions page appears, select New.
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When the Create a New Partition window appears
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In the Type field, verify that NSS is selected.
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In the Size field, enter 2, and then verify that GB is selected from the drop-down menu to the right.
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Verify that Hot Fix is selected.
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In the Label field, enter WHITE_NSSPART01.
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Select OK.
Create a Storage Pool
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When the Media page reappears, select the NSS Pools subtab from the drop-down menu on the Media tab.
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When the NSS Pools page appears, select New.
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When the Create a New Pool window appears, enter WHITE_NSSPOOL01 in the Name field and then select Next.
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When the Create Pool: WHITE_NSSPOOL01—Storage Information window appears, select the WHITE_NSSPART01 you created in step 1, and then select Next.
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When the Create Pool: WHITE_NSSPOOL01—Attribute Information window appears, verify that Activate on Creation is selected, and then select Finish.
Create NSS Volumes
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When the Media page reappears, select the NSS Logical Volumes subtab from the drop-down menu on the Media tab.
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When the NSS Logical Volumes page appears, select New.
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When the Create a New Logical Volume window appears, enter WHITE_NSSDATA in the Name field, and then select Next.
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When the Create Logical Volume: WHITE_NSSDATA - Storage Information window appears
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Select the WHITE_NSSPOOL01 you created in step 2.
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Select Allow Volume Quota to Grow to the Pool Size.
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Select Next.
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When the Create Logical Volume: WHITE_NSSDATA - Attribute Information window appears
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Verify that Backup is selected.
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Select Compression.
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Select Data Shredding.
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Select Directory Quotas.
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Select Flush Immediately.
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Select Modified File List (MFL).
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Verify that Salvage Files is selected.
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Select Snapshot - File Level.
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Select User Space Restrictions.
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In the On Creation section, verify that Activate is selected.
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In the On Creation section, verify that Mount is selected.
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Select Finish.
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When the NSS Logical Volumes page reappears, close the Properties of WHITE-SRV1 window by selecting Cancel.
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Verify that the volume was created and mounted by entering VOLUMES at the server console prompt.