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Page 1: Module 12: Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies

Module 12: Configuring and Managing Storage

Technologies

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Module Overview

• Windows Server 2008 Storage Management Overview

• Managing Storage Using File Server Resource Manager

• Configuring Quota Management

• Implementing File Screening

• Managing Storage Reports

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Lesson 1: Windows Server 2008 Storage Management Overview

• Common Capacity Management Challenges

• Common Storage Management Challenges

• Addressing Capacity and Storage Management Challenges

• What Is File Server Resource Manager?

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Common Capacity Management Challenges

Capacity management challenges include:

• Determining existing storage capacity and usage trendsacross the organization

• Determining whether usage effectively supportsorganizational goals

• Defining and implementing storage policies

• Adjusting the policies as capacity needs grow, and asorganizational needs change

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Common Storage Management Challenges

Storage management challenges include:

• Many organizations experience a growth in storage requirements from 60 to 100 percent per year

• Mission-critical data must be available continuously

• Organizations must comply with the latest regulatory requirements

• The number of storage-intensive applications on the market has increased

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Addressing Capacity and Storage Management Challenges

Consider the following to help address capacity and storage management challenges:

• Analyze how storage is being used

• Define storage resource management policies

• Implement policies to attempt to slow storage growth

• Acquire tools to implement policies

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What Is File Server Resource Manager?

Monitors usage patterns and utilization levelsMonitors usage patterns and utilization levelsCapacity Management

Restricts unauthorized files (file screening)Restricts unauthorized files (file screening)Policy Management

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

Quota 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:

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Lesson 2: Managing Storage Using File Server Resource Manager

• FSRM Functions

• Demonstration: Installing the FSRM Role Service

• FSRM Console Components

• FSRM Configuration Options

• Demonstration: Configuring FSRM Options

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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

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Demonstration: Installing the FSRM Role Service

In this demonstration, you will see how to:

• Install the File Services role

• Install and configure the File Server Resource Manager Role Service

• View the FSRM console

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FSRM Console Components

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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

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Demonstration: Configuring FSRM Options

In this demonstration, you will see how to configure FSRM options

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Lesson 3: Configuring Quota Management

• What Is Quota Management?

• FSRM Quotas vs. NTFS Disk Quotas

• What Are Quota Templates?

• Creating and Modifying a Quota

• Monitoring Quota Usage

• Demonstration: How to Create and Manage Quotas

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What Is Quota Management?

Notification thresholds can be configured to:

• Send e-mail notifications

• Log an event

• Run a command or script

• Generate storage reports

Limiting storage space via a hard or soft quota and generating notifications when the limits are approachedor exceeded

Limiting storage space via a hard or soft quota and generating notifications when the limits are approachedor exceeded

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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

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What Are Quota Templates?

A quota template defines:

• A space limit

• The type of quota (hard or soft quota)

• A set of notifications to be generated when the quota limit is approached

A number of default Quota Templates are provided in the Quota Management node of FSRM

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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}

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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

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Demonstration: How to Create and Manage Quotas

In this demonstration, you will see how to:

• Create a new quota template

• Create a new quota based on a quota template

• Generate a quota notification

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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?

• Demonstration: Implementing File Screening

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Demonstration: Implementing File Screening

In this demonstration, you will see how to:

• Create a file screen based on a file screen template

• Create a file screen exception based on a custom file group

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Lesson 5: Managing Storage Reports

• What Are Storage Reports?

• What Is a Report Task?

• Generating On-Demand Reports

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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

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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

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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

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Lab: Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies

• Exercise 1: Installing the FSRM Role Service

• Exercise 2: Configuring Storage Quotas

• Exercise 3: Configuring File Screening

• Exercise 4: Generating Storage Reports

Logon information

Virtual machine NYC-DC1, NYC-SVR1

User name Administrator

Password Pa$$w0rd

Estimated time: 60 minutes

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Lab Review

• Why did compressing the Users folder result in a quota usage size reduction? How is this different from NTFS?

• What are some other notification methods that you can implement when configuring quotas and file screening?

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Module Review and Takeaways

• Review Questions

• Tools