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Dell Storage Center

SC Series Administration
and Management
Version 6.7C

Lab Guide

DellAuthorized
Dell Storage Storage Center
SC Series Administrator
© 2016 Dell, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

Lab 1: Adding Storage Centers in Enterprise Manager ................................................................................. 5


Lab 2: Creating a Server ................................................................................................................................ 9
Lab 3: Creating and Mapping a Volume ...................................................................................................... 13
Lab 4: Creating a Volume using the Server Viewer ..................................................................................... 17
Lab 5: Space Recovery................................................................................................................................. 21
Lab 6: Expanding a Volume ......................................................................................................................... 23
Lab 7: Copy a Volume ................................................................................................................................. 27
Lab 8: Mirror a Volume ............................................................................................................................... 31
Lab 9: Migrate a Volume ............................................................................................................................. 35
Lab 10: Data Instant Replay Configuration and Recovery .......................................................................... 39
Lab 11: Consistent Replays ......................................................................................................................... 47
Lab 12: Storage Profiles .............................................................................................................................. 53
Lab 13: Lab Clean Up ................................................................................................................................... 57
Lab 14: Configure Replication Volumes ...................................................................................................... 59
Lab 15: Activating a Remote Volume .......................................................................................................... 65
Lab 16: Restore a Volume Back to the Primary Site ................................................................................... 69
Lab 17: Live Volume .................................................................................................................................... 71
Lab 18: Datapage Sizes................................................................................................................................ 73
Lab 19: Enterprise Manager Reports .......................................................................................................... 77
Lab 20: Enterprise Manager Threshold Alerts ............................................................................................ 81
Lab 21: Enterprise Manager Chargeback .................................................................................................... 85

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Lab 1: Adding Storage Centers in Enterprise Manager

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to add a Storage Center
into the Enterprise Manager client.

Goals and Tasks


 Open the Enterprise Manager Client
 Add your Storage Center

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Remote Desktop Client

Remote Desktop
Connection Username: admin
Password: mmmm

Student Student
Laptop Server

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QUICK STEPS
1. Connect to the server.
2. Login to the Enterprise Manager Client.
3. Username: admin and password: mmmm (4 m’s).
4. Add your Storage Center system.
5. Explore Enterprise Manager (see step-by-step section).

STEP-BY-STEP
Connecting to the server
1. Open a remote session using Remote Desktop Connection or a similar
program on your laptop/desk computer.
2. Enter the appropriate server IP address from the handout
3. Login to the training server with the credentials listed on the handout.

Login to Enterprise Manager


1. From the Desktop, double click on the icon labeled Dell Enterprise Manager
Client.
2. At the login screen enter the Username: admin (note: all lower case).
3. Enter the password: mmmm (4 m’s).
4. Click Login.

Add your Storage Center system


1. Click Dell Storage at the top of the tree in the left hand window.
2. Click the “Add Storage Center” button.
3. In the Add Storage Center window enter the following:
a) Enter the Host Name: <Controller IP address> or <Clustered Controller
Management IP address>.
b) User Name: Admin (administrative user on the Storage Center).
c) Password: dell (or the appropriate password per the lab handout).
4. Click Finish.
5. The Client will show the new Storage Center on the left and the System
Summary screen on the right.

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Explore Enterprise Manager
1. Highlight your Storage Center on the left.
2. Click the Summary tab if it is isn’t already selected.
3. From the Status screen, note how much available space you have: _________
4. Click Edit Settings from the menu bar.
5. From the General tab, what is your Serial Number? _____________
6. Click Cancel to close the Edit Settings window.
7. Click on the Storage tab.
8. List the main items from the center window pane:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
9. Click on the Hardware tab.
10. Expand Controllers>[your controller SN]>IO Ports.
11. Highlight IO Ports.
12. What types or IO ports are in your Storage Center? _____________________
13. Highlight Enclosures.
14. How many enclosures are in your Storage Center? _________
15. Click on the Disks tab in the right hand window.
16. How many disks are in your enclosure? __________________

Lab 1 is now complete

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Lab 2: Creating a Server

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create a server in
Enterprise Manager. The student will also be able to modify the server
properties by adding an HBA.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a server folder
 Create a server using two fibre channel ports
 Configure the iSCSI initiator
 Add the iSCSI HBA to the existing server

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server with Enterprise Manager
3. Remote Desktop Client

MySrv #

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QUICK STEPS
1. Login to Enterprise Manager
2. Create a server folder called “Training Servers”.
3. Create a server named MySrv(#) (enter the server number that was assigned)
with both Fibre Channel HBAs and using Windows 2008 MPIO.
4. Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server.
5. Add the iSCSI HBA.

STEP-BY-STEP
Login to Enterprise Manager
1. Open Enterprise Manager if it isn’t already open. Double click on the Dell
Enterprise Manager Client shortcut on your desktop.
2. Login to Enterprise Manager using the admin username and password of
mmmm (4 m’s).

Create a Server Folder


1. Highlight your Storage Center in the left hand window.
2. Click on the Storage tab.
3. Highlight Servers in the center window.
4. Click Create Server Folder from the menu bar on the right. (You may need to
click the down arrow on the far right to see this option).
5. In the Name field, enter “Training Servers”.
6. Click OK to close the window.

Create a Server
1. While still on the Storage tab, highlight Servers in the center pane.
2. Click Create Server from the menu bar on the upper right.
3. In the Name field, enter “MySrv#” (# equals your server’s number).
4. Click Change across from the Server Folder option and select the “Training
Servers” folder.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Operating System field select Windows 2008 MPIO from the dropdown
box.
7. Check the box next to “Alert on Lost Connectivity”.
8. In the HBAs list, select both Fibre Channel HBAs.
9. Click OK to close the window.

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Configure the iSCSI Initiator
1. On the server’s desktop, double click on the iSCSI Initiator icon.
2. Click on the Discovery tab.
3. Click the Discover Portal… button on the right toward the center.
4. In the Discover Target Portal window, enter the Controller’s iSCSI IP address
 Target the Control Port if running in Virtual Port mode.
 Target the Primary IP’s if running in Legacy mode.
5. Click the Advanced… button.
6. In the Advanced Settings window, in the Local adapter: field, select “Microsoft
iSCSI Initiator” from the dropdown box.
7. In the Initiator IP: field select the server’s iSCSI IP address.
8. Click OK to close.
9. Click OK on the Discover Target Portal screen to close.
10. Click the Targets tab.
11. Highlight the connection with the status of “Inactive”.
12. Click the Connect button.
13. In the Connect to Target window, check the box next to “Enable mulit-path”
14. Verify the checkbox next to “Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets”
is checked.
15. Click OK to close.
16. Click OK to close the iSCSI Initiator Properties window.

Add an HBA to MySrv#


1. Open or login to Enterprise Manager
2. Select the Storage viewer from the list on the lower left if it isn’t already
selected.
3. Highlight your Storage Center.
4. Click on the Storage tab if it isn’t already selected.
5. Expand Servers>Training Servers and highlight MySrv#.
6. Click Add HBAs to Server. (You may need to click the arrow on the right to
expand the menu options).
7. Select the iSCSI HBA that should now be displayed.
8. Click OK to close.
9. Under the Server HBAs section, does it now show the iSCSI HBA? _________

Note: If volumes have been previously mapped to the server, adding an HBA adds
that HBA to the mappings automatically.

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Lab 2 is now complete

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Lab 3: Creating and Mapping a Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create a volume and
map it to the server. The student will then present the new volume to a
Windows server.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a volume folder
 Create a volume
 Map the volume to the server
 Present the new volume to a Windows Server

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client

Volume

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QUICK STEPS
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Create a volume folder called “Training Volumes”.
3. Create a 25GB volume named “25GBVOL”.
4. Map the volume to the server.
5. Present the new volume to the Windows server.
6. Format the new volume and copy some data to the new drive.

STEP-BY-STEP
Login to Enterprise Manager
1. Open Enterprise Manager.
2. Enter the username of admin (case sensitive)
3. Enter the password: mmmm

Create a Volume Folder


1. Select the Storage tab.
2. Highlight Volumes in the center window.
3. Click Create Volume Folder from the menu bar on the right.
4. In the name field, enter “Training Volumes”.
5. Click OK to close the window.

Create a Volume
1. Highlight the new volumes folder you just created.
2. Click Create Volume from the menu bar on the right.
3. Enter a volume name “25GBVOL”.
4. In the size field, enter 25 and select GB from the dropdown.
5. Verify or select “Training Volumes” in the Volume Folder section.
6. Click OK to close the screen.

Mapping a Volume to a Server


The following can be performed from either the server or volume selection.
1. Highlight the MySrv# under Servers.
2. Click Map Volume to Server on the menu bar on the right.
3. Select the 25GBVOL volume under the Training Volumes folder from the list.
4. Click Next to proceed.
5. Verify the information and click Finish to close the window.

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Presenting the LUN to Windows
1. Return to the desktop on the server.
2. Right click on the My Computer icon and select Manage (NOTE: the My
Computer icon was changed to reflect the actual server name which will differ
from the name created in Enterprise Manager).
3. From the window that appears, expand Storage in the left hand pane.
4. Click on Disk Management.
5. From the menu bar select Action > Rescan Disks.
6. The new LUN should appear in a moment.
7. Right click on the block labeled Disk <#>, select Initialize Disk.
NOTE: Disk number will be different.
8. Ensure the Disk <#> is checked on the pop up screen.
9. Select MBR, optionally GPT can be chosen (in case the volume needs to be
expanded beyond 2TBs) and click OK.
10. Now right click on the unallocated space with the black bar on the right hand
side and select New Simple Volume.
11. The Welcome screen appears, click Next.
12. Accept the Volume Size by clicking Next.
13. At the “Assign the following drive letter” screen; take the default and click Next.
14. Enter a Volume Label of “25GBVOL”.
15. Check the box to “Perform a quick format” and click Next.
16. On the Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard screen, click Finish.

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Set the preferred Multipathing option in Windows 2008
Since your server has both fibre channel and iSCSI, we need to set the iSCSI so it is
not used along with the fibre channel.
1. Right click on the Disk # block.
2. Select Properties from the pop up menu.
3. Select the MPIO tab.
4. Select Round Robin with Subset.
5. From the lower section select a Path Id and click Edit. (There’s no way to tell
which one is the iSCSI until you click Edit).
6. On the MPIO Path Details window verify in the Adapter Name field it says
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. (If not, cancel and retry the next Path Id).
7. Select Standby from the dropdown field at the top.
8. Click OK to finish.
9. Click OK to close the properties window.

Copy data to the new volume


1. Open Windows Explorer and copy some data from the Student Share\CMPL
folder to the new volume.

Lab 3 is now complete

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Lab 4: Creating a Volume using the Server Viewer

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create a volume and
present it to the server using the Server viewer.

Goals and Tasks


 Verify or register your server in the Server viewer
 Create a volume using the Server viewer
 Verify by copying data to the new volume

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Enterprise Manager Server Agent
6. Remote Desktop Client

Volume

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QUICK STEPS
1. Login to the Enterprise Manager Client.
2. Select the Servers viewer from the menu on the lower left.
3. If the server is not shown, register the server.
4. Highlight the server and create a 35GB volume named EMVOL1.
5. Take the rest of the defaults.
6. Verify the volume is present under the volumes section.
7. Copy some data to the new volume.

STEP-BY-STEP
Login to Enterprise Manager
1. Login to the Enterprise Manager Client.
2. Select the Servers viewer from the menu on the lower left hand side.

Optional: Register your server


If your server is not displayed in the list on the upper left hand side you will need to
register it. Otherwise proceed to the next section.
1. Highlight Servers at the top of the left hand window pane.
2. Click Register Server on the menu bar on the right.
3. Select Add Windows Server Agent from the dropdown menu.
4. In the Host or IP Address field, enter your servers IP address.
5. Since the server already exists on the Storage Center, leave the checkbox next
to “Auto Manage Storage Centers” unchecked.
6. Ensure the server is located in the Servers folder.
7. Click OK to finish.

Create a 35GB volume named EMVOL1


1. Highlight your server in the list on the upper left.
2. Click the Create Volume button on the menu bar on the upper right.
3. In the Label field, enter EMVOL1.
4. In the Total Space field, enter 35GB.
5. Accept the reset of the defaults.
6. Click OK to finish.
7. Verify the new volume is displayed under the volumes section under your
server on the left hand side.

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Copy data to the new volume
1. Open Windows Explorer on the server.
2. Note the drive is already present and no other action was required.
3. Copy some data from the Student Share to the new volume.

Lab 4 is now complete

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Lab 5: Space Recovery

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to configure Space
Recovery in the Data Collector on a registered Windows 2008 server.

Goals and Tasks


 Configure Space Recovery on the Data Collector
 Configure Space Recovery on the server

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Enterprise Manager Server Agent
6. Remote Desktop Client

Free
Space

Data

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QUICK STEPS
1. Login to the Enterprise Manager Client.
2. In the Data Collector Settings, enable Automated Space Recovery.
3. Under the Servers viewer, select the server and edit the server settings.
4. Enable the “Allow Automated Space Recovery” option.
5. Configure Space Recovery to occur Daily.

STEP-BY-STEP
Configuring Space Recovery - Data Collector
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Click the Edit Data Collector Settings button on the upper menu bar in the
upper right hand corner.
3. Select the Server Agent option on the left.
4. Check the box to enable Space Recovery.
5. The space recovery time can be configured, take the default for this exercise
6. Click OK to save the settings.

Configuring Space Recovery – Server


1. Select the Servers viewer and highlight your server.
2. Click Edit Settings on the menu bar on the right.
3. Verify Auto Manage Storage Centers is unchecked. (This would recreate the
server in the web GUI).
4. Under Space Recovery, check Enable next to “Allow Automated Space
Recovery”.
5. Check Enable next to “Volumes use default space recovery schedule”
6. Select Daily from the dropdown next to “Space Recovery Schedule”.
7. Click OK to save the changes.

Lab 5 is now complete

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Lab 6: Expanding a Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will create a new volume and present
it to the server. The student will then expand the capacity of the new volume.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a new volume
 Map the new volume to the server
 Present the new volume to a Windows Server
 Expand the volume on the Storage Center
 Expand the volume within the Windows server

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager

Volume

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QUICK STEPS:
1. Create a 10GB volume named “EXPANDVOL” in the Training Volumes folder.
2. Map it to your server.
3. Rescan disks, initialize the new disk, and format it using the next available drive
letter.
4. Copy some data from the Student Share to the new drive.
5. Expand the volume to 20GB in Enterprise Manager.
6. Return to the server and expand the volume in Windows Disk Manager.

STEP-BY-STEP:
Create a new 10GB volume named EXPANDVOL and present it to the server
1. Using the Server viewer, create a 10GB volume named “EXPANDVOL”
2. In the Create Volume wizard, select Volume Settings toward the bottom.
3. Select the Training Volumes folder.
4. Click OK to close the window.
5. Click OK to create the volume and map it to your server.
7. Open Windows Explorer and copy some data from the Student Share into the
new EXPANDVOL volume.

Expand the volume to 20GB in Enterprise Manager


1. Select the Storage viewer.
2. Highlight your Storage Center and then click on the Storage tab.
3. Expand Volumes > Training Volumes.
4. Highlight the EXPANDVOL volume
5. Select Expand Volume from the menu bar on the upper right.
6. In the New Volume Size field, enter 20 GB.
7. Click the OK to expand the volume.

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Expanding the volume on the server
On the Windows server, use the Extend Volume wizard to extend the “EXPANDVOL”
volume.
1. Open the Server Management tool by right clicking on the My Computer icon
and selecting Manage.
2. Expand Storage and select Disk Management.
3. From the top menu, select Rescan Disks so the server sees the additional
space.
4. Right click on the current partition (blue bar section) then select Extend
Volume….
5. The Windows Extend Volume wizard opens.
6. Take the defaults to extend the volume.
7. What is the new size of the EXPANDVOL volume now? _________
8. Copy some new data from the Student Share to the EXPANDVOL volume.

Lab 6 is now complete

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Lab 7: Copy a Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create a copy of an
existing volume.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a new volume and map it to the server
 Present the new volume to a Windows Server
 Create a copy of the new volume

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager and Storage Center Manager

Volume

Copy
Volume

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QUICK STEPS
1. Create a new volume folder called CMM.
2. Create a 7GB volume named COPYVOL in the CMM folder.
3. Map the volume to the server and present it to Windows.
4. Label the new drive as COPYVOL.
5. Copy some data to COPYVOL.
6. Create a copy of COPYVOL called Copy of COPYVOL in the CMM volume
folder.
7. Check the box to copy the replays.
8. Map the Copy of COPYVOL to the server and present it to Windows.
9. Label it in Windows as Copy of COPYVOL.
10. Verify the data matches the original COPYVOL.
11. Delete data from COPYVOL and verify that it did not delete from the Copy of
COPYVOL.

STEP-BY-STEP
Create a volume folder named CMM
1. Login to Enterprise Manager and select the Storage viewer.
2. Highlight your Storage Center and click on the Storage tab.
3. Highlight Volumes.
4. Select Create Volume Folder from the menu bar in the upper right.
5. Call the new folder CMM.
6. Select the Servers viewer.
7. Highlight your server and click Create Volume from the menu bar in the upper
right.
8. Name the new volume COPYVOL.
9. Set the size to 7GB.
10. Click Volume Settings towards the bottom of the window.
11. Select the CMM volume folder.
12. Click OK to close the Volume Settings window.
13. Click OK to create the volume and map it to your server.
14. The new COPYVOL should now be available.
15. Copy some data from the Student Share to the COPYVOL drive.

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Create a Copy of the volume
1. Select the Storage viewer.
2. Highlight your Storage Center and click the Storage tab.
3. Click the down arrow on the far right of the menu bar and select Local
Copy>Copy Volume.
4. In the Copy Volume wizard, click the Create Volume button toward the
bottom.
5. In the Name field enter Copy of COPYVOL.
6. Enter a size of 7GB.
7. Select the CMM folder.
8. Click OK to return to the Copy wizard.
9. The new volume should now be displayed under the CMM folder.
10. Select the Copy of COPYVOL volume.
11. Check the box next to Replay Options to Copy Replays.
12. Set the priority to Medium.
13. Click OK to create the copy volume.
14. When the wizard finishes, you are returned to the Enterprise Manager screen.
15. Map Copy of COPYVOL to your server.
a) Highlight Copy of COPYVOL.
b) Click Map to Server from the menu bar.
c) Select MySrv# from the Training Servers folder.
d) Click Create Now.
16. Present it to the server using Disk Manager.
a) Select Action > Rescan Disks from the menu bar.
b) Right click the Disk # block on the left.
c) Select Online, what drive letter did it assign? _______________
17. Verify that the files on both volumes are identical.
18. Delete the file/s that reside on the volume “COPYVOL”
19. Verify that the file/s are gone from “COPYVOL” but still exists on “Copy of
COPYVOL”
20. Why is this?____________________________________________

Lab 7 is complete

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Lab 8: Mirror a Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create a mirror of an
existing volume.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a new volume and map it to the server
 Present the new volume to a Windows Server
 Create a mirror of the new volume

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager and Storage Center Manager

Volume Mirror

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QUICK STEPS
1. Create an 8GB volume in the CMM folder named MIRRORVOL.
2. Map it to the server and present it to Windows.
3. Label the new drive in Windows as MIRRORVOL.
4. Copy some data to the new drive.
5. Create a mirror of MIRRORVOL called Mirror of MIRRORVOL.
6. Copy the replays.

STEP-BY-STEP
Create a new 8GB volume in the CMM volume folder called MIRRORVOL
1. Login to Enterprise Manager and select the Servers viewer.
2. Highlight your server and click Create Volume from the menu bar in the upper
right.
3. Name the new volume MIRRORVOL.
4. Set the size to 8GB.
5. Click Volume Settings towards the bottom of the window.
6. Select the CMM volume folder.
7. Click OK to close the Volume Settings window.
8. Click OK to create the volume and map it to your server.
9. The new MIRRORVOL should now be available.
10. Copy some data from the Student Share to the MIRRORVOL drive.

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Create a Mirror of the MIRRORVOL volume
1. Select the Storage viewer.
2. Highlight your Storage Center and click the Storage tab.
3. Expand Volumes>CMM and highlight the MIRRORVOL volume.
4. Click the down arrow on the far right of the menu bar and select Local
Copy>Mirror Volume.
5. In the Mirror Volume wizard, click the Create Volume button toward the
bottom.
6. In the Name field enter Mirror of MIRRORVOL.
7. Enter a size of 8GB.
8. Select the CMM folder.
9. Click OK to return to the Mirror Volume wizard.
10. The new volume should now be displayed under the CMM folder.
11. Select the Mirror of MIRRORVOL volume.
12. Check the box next to Replay Options to Copy Replays.
13. Set the priority to Medium.
14. Click OK to create the mirror volume.
15. When the wizard finishes, you are returned to the Enterprise Manager screen.
16. Verify that both the MIRRORVOL and the Mirror of MIRRROVOL show the
same amount of used space.

Lab 8 is now complete

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Lab 9: Migrate a Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to migrate an existing
volume to a new volume.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a new volume and map it to the server
 Present the new volume to a Windows Server
 Migrate the volume to a new volume

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager and Storage Center Manager

Volume Migrate

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QUICK STEPS
1. Create a 9GB volume in the CMM folder named MIGRATEVOL.
2. Map it to the server and present it to Windows.
3. Label the new drive in Windows as MIGRATEVOL.
4. Copy some data from the Student Share to the new drive.
5. Create a migrate volume called Copy of MIGRATEVOL.
6. Copy the replays.
7. Choose Do Nothing from the Post-Migrate Actions.
8. After the migration, verify the mapping has been moved to the Copy of
MIGRATEVOL.
9. Return to the server and verify connectivity to the MIGRATEVOL drive and also
that all data is still visible.
10. Was there an outage? _______

STEP-BY-STEP
Create a new volume
1. Login to Enterprise Manager and select the Servers viewer.
2. Highlight your server and click Create Volume from the menu bar in the upper
right.
3. Name the new volume MIGRATEVOL.
4. Set the size to 9GB.
5. Click Volume Settings towards the bottom of the window.
6. Select the CMM volume folder.
7. Click OK to close the Volume Settings window.
8. Click OK to create the volume and map it to your server.
9. The new MIGRATEVOL should now be available.
10. Copy some data from the Student Share to the MIGRATEVOL volume.

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Migrate to a new volume
1. Select the Storage viewer.
2. Highlight your Storage Center and click the Storage tab.
3. Expand Volumes>CMM and highlight the MIGRATEVOL volume.
4. Click the down arrow on the far right of the menu bar and select Local
Copy>Migrate Volume.
5. In the Migrate Volume wizard, click the Create Volume button toward the
bottom.
6. In the Name field enter Copy of MIGRATEVOL.
7. Enter a size of 9GB.
8. Select the CMM folder.
9. Click OK to return to the Migrate Volume wizard.
10. The new volume should now be displayed under the CMM folder.
11. Select the Copy of MIGRATEVOL volume.
12. Check the box next to Replay Options to Copy Replays.
13. Set the priority to Medium.
14. Select Do Nothing from the Post-Migrate Actions options.
15. Click OK to migrate the volume.
16. When the wizard finishes, you are returned to the Enterprise Manager screen.
17. Verify that the Copy of MIGRATEVOL is mapped to the server.
18. Verify that MIGRATEVOL is now unmapped.
19. Return to the server and open Windows Explorer.
20. Verify the data is still on MIGRATEVOL.
21. Was there an outage? ________________

Lab 9 is now complete

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Lab 10: Data Instant Replay Configuration and
Recovery

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able take manual replays,
setup replay schedules and recover data from a replay.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a replay
 Create a replay profile
 Recover data from a replay

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager

Volume 12:01 AM

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QUICK STEPS:
Create a Replay
1. Create a 50GB volume named REPVOL in the Training Volumes folder.
2. Map it to your server.
3. Present it to Windows.
4. Copy data from the Student Share (1 or 2 folders only) and note the folder/s
that are copied into the REPVOL:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Create a manual replay of the REPVOL that never expires.
6. Name it “My First Replay”.
7. In Storage > Training Volumes > REPVOL click the Replays tab in the right
hand window.
8. Note the size of the replay: ____________

Create a Replay Profile


1. Highlight Replay Profiles.
2. Create a Replay Profile named “5 Minutes”.
3. Configure the profile to take a replay every 5 minutes and expire it in 30
minutes.
4. Uncheck the box next to “between” to remove the time restriction.
5. Apply the 5 Minutes replay profile to REPVOL.
6. Copy some new data to REPVOL. (Add one folder from the Student Share).
7. Take a 5 minute break.
8. Verify a new replay was taken.
9. What is the size? _____________

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QUICK STEPS (cont.):
Recovering data from a replay
1. Delete all of the data from REPVOL.
2. Create manual replay of REPVOL that expires in 1 hour.
3. Name it “Deleted Folders”.
4. What is the size of the Deleted Folders replay? ____________
5. Create a volume from the replay called “My First Replay”.
6. Name the recovered volume View of REPVOL 1.
7. Map the recovered replay (View of REPVOL 1) volume to your server using the
default mapping options.
8. Bring the volume online.
9. DO NOT FORMAT the new volume.
10. Assign the new volume drive R:
11. Label the new volume “Recovered Data”.
12. Note the folders that exist in the Recovered Data volume:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
13. Copy all files back from the Recovery Data volume to the REPVOL drive.
14. In Disk Manager, bring the Recovered Data volume offline.
15. In Enterprise Manager, unmap the View of REPVOL 1 volume.
16. Delete the View of REPVOL 1 volume.

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STEP-BY-STEP
Create a replay
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Servers viewer.
3. Highlight your server and click Create Volume from the menu bar in the upper
right.
4. Name the new volume REPVOL.
5. Set the size to 50GB.
6. Click Volume Settings towards the bottom of the window.
7. Select the Training Volumes folder.
8. Click OK to close the Volume Settings window.
9. Click OK to create the volume and map it to your server.
10. The new REPVOL should now be available.
11. Copy data from the Student Share (1 or 2 folders only) and note the folder/s
that are copied into the REPVOL:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
12. Select the Storage viewer from the menu on the lower left hand side.
13. Highlight your Storage Center.
14. Click the Storage tab.
15. Expand Volumes > Training Volumes.
16. Highlight REPVOL.
17. Click the Replays tab in the lower right hand window pane.
18. Click Create Replay from the upper menu bar on the right hand side.
19. Check the box next to “Do Not Expire”.
20. In the Description field, enter “My First Replay”.
21. Click OK to finish.
22. What is the size of the replay? _______________

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Create a Replay Profile
1. From the Storage tab highlight Replay Profiles in the center window pane.
2. Click Create Replay Profile from the menu bar in the upper right hand corner.
3. Name the profile “Every 5 Minutes”.
4. Click the Add Rule button toward the bottom.
5. Enter “5 Minute Rule” in the Name field.
6. Select Daily from the top dropdown field.
7. Select the “Time interval” radio button and enter 5.
8. Select “minutes” from the dropdown field.
9. Uncheck the box next to “between” to remove the time restriction.
10. Under Expiration type 30 in the field and then select “minutess” from the
dropdown.
11. Click OK to add the rule.
12. Set the “Replay Creation Method” to Standard.
13. Click OK to create the replay profile.
14. With the 5 Minutes replay profile highlighted, select Apply to Volumes from
the menu bar in the upper right hand corner.
15. Select REPVOL from the list.
16. Leave the “Replace existing Replay Profiles” box unchecked.
17. Click OK to close the window.
18. Is the REPVOL volume listed under the Volumes tab of the 5 Minutes replay
profile? _______
19. Copy some new data from the Student Share to the REPVOL volume (one
folder only).
20. List the added folder here: ____________________________
21. Take a 5 minute break.
22. From the Storage tab, highlight REPVOL under Volumes > Training Volumes.
23. Click the Replays tab.
24. Verify another replay has been taken.
25. What is the size of the new replay? ______________
26. What is the Description of the new replay? _________________________

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Recovering data from a replay (Creating a View volume)
Recover the “My First Replay” replay taken earlier.
1. In Windows Explorer, delete all folders from the REPVOL drive.
2. In Enterprise Manager, from the Storage tab highlight the REPVOL volume.
3. Click Create Replay from the menu bar in the upper right.
4. Set the Expire time to 1 hour.
5. In the Description field, enter “Deleted Data”.
6. Click OK to create the replay.
7. What is the size of the Deleted Data replay? _________________
8. Highlight the replay before the “Deleted Data” replay.
9. From the menu bar above the list of replays, select Create Volume from
Replay on the far right.
10. Accept the default name of “View of REPVOL 1”.
11. Verify it will use the Training Volumes folder.
12. Click OK to create the volume.
13. Note the volume now appears under the Training Volumes folder.
14. With the View of REPVOL 1 volume highlighted, click Map Volume to Server
from the upper menu bar in the right hand corner.
15. Select “MySrv#” from the list and click Next.
16. Accept the defaults and click Finish to close the window.
17. On the server desktop, right click the My Computer icon (NOTE: labeled with
the true server name).
18. Select Manage.
19. Expand Storage > Disk Management.
20. Your drive may already be displayed but if it is not;
a) From Action menu, select Rescan Disks.
21. Note: Since Windows sees a valid header, the partition has the blue bar instead
of a black one. Data already exists on the drive so don’t format it. Right click
on the disk block (Your disk block will have a different number).

22. Select Online.


23. What is the drive letter of the new volume? ____________
24. What is the name of the new volume? ______________________________

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25. Open the new drive with Windows Explorer.
 List the folder(s) that exist in the recovered volume.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
26. Copy all of the data from the recovered volume back to the original REPVOL
volume.

Removing a view volume when it is no longer needed


Once a view volume is no longer needed, best practice is to remove it and delete it
from Enterprise Manger.
1. Return to the Disk Management window and take the recovered volume
offline. (Refer back to step 23 for the drive letter if needed).
2. Return to Enterprise Manager and select the Storage tab if needed.
3. With the “View of REPVOL 1” still highlighted, click the Mappings tab in the
lower right hand window pane.
4. MySrv# should already be highlighted.
5. Click Remove Mappings from the menu bar on the right.
6. Click OK on the pop up wizard to remove the mappings.
7. The volume icon should now be gray indicating it is no longer mapped to a
server. (You may need to click on the Storage tab again).
8. Right click the View of REPVOL 1 volume and select Delete.
9. By default the volume will be moved to the Recycle Bin, however this will
prevent the replay from expiring. To avoid this, check the box next to “Skip
Recycle Bin and permanently delete volumes”.
10. Click OK to delete the volume.
11. Return to the Disk Management window and rescan disks.
12. Is the View of REPVOL 1 volume still there? _______

Lab 10 is now complete

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Lab 11: Consistent Replays

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able create and recover a
consistent replay.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a consistent replay profile
 Recover a volume from a consistent replay

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager and Storage Center Manager

Volume 1 Vol 1 12:01 AM

Volume 2 Vol 2 12:01 AM

Volume 3 Vol 3 12:01 AM

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QUICK STEPS:
Create a consistent replay profile
1. Using the Server viewer, create two volumes in the Training Volumes folder
named CGVOL1 at 21GB and CGVOL2 at 22GB.
2. Map both volumes to MySrv# using the default settings.
3. Copy 2 folders from the Student Share to each volume.
4. List the 2 folders you copied to each volume:
CGVOL 1 _____________________________________
CGVOL 2 _____________________________________
5. Create a consistent replay profile named CGProfile.
6. Create a schedule that takes a consistent replay every 5 minutes and expires in
1 hour.
7. Add the CGVol’s to the new profile.
8. After 5 minutes, verify that replays have been taken of each volume.

Recover a Consistent Replay using the Storage Center Web GUI


1. Delete both folders from both volumes.
2. Open Internet Explorer and enter the Storage Center’s IP address.
3. Login with the user name and password located on the hand out.
4. Select one of the CGVOL volumes.
5. Create volumes from the consistent replay.
6. Use the default names.
7. Verify the volumes have been mapped to the server otherwise map the new
view volumes to the server using the defaults.
8. In Windows, rescan for disks and bring the new drives online.
9. List the recovered drive letters: ____________________________________
10. Copy the folders from the recovered volumes back to the CGVOL1 and
CGVOL2.

Remove the recovered volumes (Clean Up)


1. In Windows, bring the view volumes CGVol1 and CGVol2 offline.
2. In Enterprise Manager, unmap the view volumes from the server.
3. Delete the view volumes. Skip the Recycle Bin.

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STEP-BY-STEP
Create two volumes and present them to your server
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Servers viewer.
3. Select your server from the servers list.
4. Create a volume named CGVOL1 with a size of 21GB.
5. Click the Volume Settings button at the bottom.
6. Select the Training Volumes folder.
7. Click OK to return to the Create Volume wizard.
8. Click OK to create the CGVOL1 volume.
9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 to create a volume named CGVOL2 with a size of
22GB.
10. Using Windows Explorer, record the drive letters and names of the new
volumes here:
Drive Letter: _____ Name: _____________________
Drive Letter: _____ Name: _____________________
11. Copy 2 folders from the Student Share into each CGVOL. Select different
folders for each volume to help tell them apart.
12. List the 2 folders you copied into each volume:
CGVOL 1 _____________________________________
CGVOL 2 _____________________________________

Create a consistent replay profile


1. In Enterprise Manager, select the Storage viewer.
2. Click on the Storage tab.
3. Highlight Replay Profiles in the center window pane.
4. Click Create Replay Profile.
5. In the Name field, enter CGProfile.
6. Click Add Rule.
7. Enter “5 Minute Rule” in the Name field.
8. Select Daily from the top dropdown box.
9. Select the radio button next to “Time interval”.
10. Enter 5 minutes in the fields below.
11. Uncheck the box next to “between” to remove the time restrictions.
12. Accept the default expiration time of 1 hour.
13. Click OK to add the schedule.
14. From the “Replay Creation Method” dropdown box select Consistent.
15. Accept the default settings and click OK to finish.

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16. With CGProfile highlighted, click Apply to Volumes on the menu bar in the
upper right.
17. Select CGVol1 and CGVOL2 from the list.
18. Click OK to finish.
19. Take a 5 minute break.

Verify replays have been taken


1. On the Storage tab, expand Replay Profiles in the center window pane.
2. Highlight CGProfile.
3. Click the Consistency Groups tab on the right.
4. Adjust the height of the window if needed.
5. Does it show replay/s were taken? ___________
 Click the button at the top of the center window pane if needed to
refresh the information.
6. Expand Volumes > Training Volumes.
7. Highlight CGVOL1 volume.
8. Select the Replays tab.
9. Verify replays are being taken.
10. Scroll over so you can see the Consistent column.
11. Does the replay show as consistent? __________
12. Repeat steps 7 through 11 for CGVOL2.

Recovering a Consistency Group using Storage Center Web GUI


1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Delete all folders in both CGVOL# volumes.
3. Open Internet Explorer.
4. Enter the Storage Center’s IP address.
5. At the login screen enter the user name and password found on the hand out.
6. Expand Storage > Volumes > Training Volumes and select either of the
CGVOL# volumes.
7. Click the Replays tab on the right.
8. Right click the oldest replay toward the bottom of the list.
9. Select Create Volumes for Consistency Group.
NOTE: All volumes within the consistency group are now presented for
recovery.
10. Take the default names offered (NOTE: If you change the name, make sure to
name it different from than the original volume’s name).

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11. Click Create Now.
12. Click Refresh at the top of the screen and verify each recovered volume is
mapped to the MySrv# server.
13. On the server open Disk Manager.
14. Select Action > Rescan Disks to see the new disks.
15. Bring each new drive online.
16. Do NOT Format the recovered volumes or data will be lost.
17. List each recovered volumes name and drive letter:
Drive Letter: ________ Name: ____________________
Drive Letter: ________ Name: ____________________
18. Using Windows Explorer, verify the files exist on the recovered volumes.
19. Copy the data back to the original drives.

Removing the recovered volumes (Clean up)


1. Return to the Disk Management window and take the recovered CGVOL#
volumes offline. (Refer back to step 15 above for the drive letters if needed).
2. Return to Enterprise Manager.
3. Select the Storage viewer on the lower left if it isn’t already.
4. Highlight your Storage Center on the upper left.
5. Click the Storage tab.
6. In the center window pane, expand Servers > Training Servers
7. Highlight MySrv#.
8. Click the mapping tab on the lower right hand window pane.
9. Select the CGVOL1 View 1 volume.
10. Click Remove Mappings from the menu bar on the right.
11. Click OK on the pop up wizard to remove the mappings.
12. Repeat steps 9 through 11 for the CGVOL2 View 1 volume.
13. Expand Volumes and verify both CGVOL# View 1 volumes are gray. Click the
refresh circle arrow at the top if necessary to update the screen.
14. Right click the CGVOL1 View 1 volume and select Delete.
15. By default the volume will be moved to the Recycle Bin, however this will
prevent the replay from expiring. To avoid this, check the box next to “Skip
Recycle Bin and permanently delete volumes”.
16. Click OK to delete the volume.
17. Repeat steps 14 through 16 for the CGVOL2 View 1 volume.
18. Return to the Disk Management window and rescan disks.

Lab 11 is now complete

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Lab 12: Storage Profiles

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able enable, create and use
storage profiles.

Goals and Tasks


 Enable storage profiles
 Create a storage profile
 Assign volumes to the new storage profile

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager

Tier 1

Tier 2
Tier 3

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QUICK STEPS
Storage Profiles
1. Enable Storage Profiles.
2. Create a new Storage Profile that uses RAID 5/6 only on all tiers.
3. Name it “RAID 5/6 ONLY”.
4. Create a 30GB volume called “RAID5VOL” and select the RAID 5 ONLY
Storage. Profile and place it in the Training Volumes folder.
5. Map the volume to the server and present it to Windows.
6. Copy 2 folders from the Student Share to the new volume.

STEP-BY-STEP
Enable Storage Profiles
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Storage viewer on the lower left.
3. Highlight your Storage Center in the upper left.
4. Click the Summary tab.
5. Click Edit Settings from the menu bar on the right.
6. Select Preferences from the menu bar on the left.
7. Check the box next to Allow Storage Profile selection.
8. Click OK to close the window.
9. Click the Storage tab.
10. Verify Storage Profiles is displayed in the center window list.

Create a Storage Profile


1. Highlight Storage Profiles.
2. Click Create Storage Profile from the menu bar in the upper right.
3. In the Name field, enter “RAID 5/6 ONLY”.
4. From the RAID Type Used field, select RAID 5/RAID 6 only from the dropdown
list.
5. Leave the boxes for all three tiers checked.
6. Click OK to finish.

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Create a 30GB volume that will use the new Storage Profile
1. Select the Servers viewer on the lower left.
2. Highlight your server in the upper left window.
3. Click Create Volume.
4. Name the volume “RAID5VOL”.
5. Set the size to 30GB.
6. Click Volume Settings toward the bottom.
7. Select the Training Volumes folder.
8. In the Storage Profile field toward the bottom, select RAID 5/6 ONLY from the
dropdown list.
9. Click OK to close the window.
10. Click OK to create the volume.

Copy 2 folders to the RAID5VOL volume


1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Copy 2 folder from the Student Share to the RAID5VOL drive.
3. Select the Storage viewer on the lower left.
4. Select the Storage tab.
5. Expand Volumes > Training Volumes.
6. Verify the RAID5VOL is displayed. Click the refresh circle arrow at the top to
update the screen if needed.
7. Select the RAID5VOL volume.
8. Click the Statistics tab on the right.
9. What RAID type/s are being used? ________________________________

Lab 12 is now complete

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Lab 13: Lab Clean Up

Purpose
This lab removes most of the volumes created up to this point in order to
make it easier to work with.
NOTE: Only remove the listed volumes

Goals and Tasks


 Remove specific volumes

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager

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Server Cleanup:
Using Disk Manager, take the following volumes offline: EMVOL1, EXPANDVOL,
CGVOL1, CGVOL2, COPYVOL, Copy of COPYVOL, MIRRORVOL, Mirror of
MIRRORVOL, MIGRATEVOL, Copy of MIGRATEVOL.
1. Right click on the Disk # block for each of the above listed volumes and select
Offline.

Enterprise Manager Cleanup:


The following will remove the mappings from the selected volumes and then delete
the selected volumes.

Remove the mappings from the following volumes:


EMVOL1, EXPANDVOL, CGVOL1, CGVOL2, COPYVOL, Copy of COPYVOL,
MIRRORVOL, Mirror of MIRRORVOL, MIGRATEVOL, Copy of MIGRATEVOL.
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Storage viewer.
3. Highlight your Storage Center in the left window pane.
4. Click the Storage tab.
5. Expand Servers > Training Servers.
6. Highlight the MySrv# server.
7. Click the Mapping tab on the lower right.
8. Highlight one of the listed volumes and click Remove Mappings from the
menu bar just above the volume list.
9. On the confirmation screen, click OK to remove the mapping.
10. Repeat the above steps for each of the listed volumes above.

Once the volumes have been unmapped you can delete them.
1. Expand Volumes > Training Volumes.
2. Highlight the Training Volumes folder.
3. Right click on a listed volume on the right and select Delete.
4. Take the defaults and click OK to delete the volume.
5. Repeat for the remaining listed volumes above.
Shortcut: To delete multiple volumes, highlight the Training Volumes folder, then use
CTRL-click to select the desired volumes. Right click and select Delete.
DO NOT DELETE ANY OTHER VOLUMES

Lab 13 is now complete

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Lab 14: Configuring Replication Volumes

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to configure a volume to
use replication. The students will work in pairs with each student replicating a
volume to the other students Storage Center.

Goals and Tasks


 Configure a volume to replicate to another Storage Center
 Monitor replicating volumes

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Two Dell Storage Center Arrays
2. Two Windows Servers
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector, one per student
4. Enterprise Manager Client, one per student
5. Remote Desktop Client

Replicating or Source DR

Volume Replicated
Volume

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STEP-BY-STEP
Adding the second Storage Center
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Storage viewer.
3. Highlight Dell Storage at the top of the tree on the left.
4. Click Add Storage Center.
5. Enter the other student’s Storage Center IP address.
6. Username: Admin and password: dell
7. Click Finish to save and exit.
8. You should now see both your Storage Center and the other students Storage
Center.
9. Highlight your Storage Center.
10. Click the Storage tab.
11. Highlight Volumes.
12. Click Create Volume Folder on the menu bar in the upper right hand corner.
13. Name the folder “[your last name] Replications”.

Create a volume and assign it to the 5 Minute Replay Profile


1. Select the Servers viewer.
2. Highlight your server.
3. Click Create Volume on the menu bar.
4. Name the volume [your 1st initial+last name].
5. Set the size to 7GB.
6. Click the Volume Settings button toward the bottom of the screen.
7. Highlight the volume folder “<your last name> Replications”.
8. Across from the Replay Profiles click Change.
9. Select the 5 Minutes Replay Profile.
10. Click OK to save.
11. Click OK to close the Volume Settings window.
12. At the Create Volume window, click OK to finish creating the volume.
13. On the server, open Windows Explorer.
14. Copy a folder from the Student Share to the new volume.

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Configure the iSCSI transport for replication
Each student should perform these steps individually, one after the other.
1. Return to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Storage viewer.
3. Highlight your Storage Center which is the Source system.
4. Click the Summary tab.
5. From the menu bar, select Actions > Replication > Configure iSCSI
Connections.
6. Select the other student’s Storage Center. This is the Target system
7. Click Next.
8. Select the available iSCSI ports on both systems.
9. Select Gigabit or Greater in the “iSCSI Network Type” field.
10. Click Finish.
11. Wait for the iSCSI ports to connect, this can take several minutes.

Create a QoS Definition


1. From the Summary tab, select Actions > Replication > Create QoS Node.
2. In the Name field, enter “QoS1”.
3. In the Link Speed field, enter “1”.
4. Select Gbps from the dropdown box at the end of the field.
5. Check the box next to “Bandwidth Limited” to enable it.
6. Click OK to proceed.
7. Verify the QoS Bandwidth Limit Schedule is set to 100% for the entire week.
8. Click OK to create the QoS.

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Replicate a Volume
1. From the Summary tab, select Actions > Replication > Replicate Volumes.
2. From the list of available systems, select the Target (other students) system.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the [1st Initial+last name] volume from the list, then click Next.
5. Select the following Replication Attributes:
a. Transport Type: iSCSI Only.
b. Type: Asynchronous.
c. Deduplication: Enabled.
d. Replicate Active Replay: Enabled.
e. QoS Node: QoS1.
6. Select the following Destination Volume Attributes:
a. Destination Volume Prefix: Repl of.
b. Add space after Name Prefix: Checked.
c. Storage Profile: Recommended (All Tiers).
d. Create Source Volume Folder Path: Checked.
7. Click Next.
8. Highlight a volume and click Edit Settings to change any replication settings if
needed, otherwise click Finish to start replicating.
9. Select the Replications & Live Volumes viewer from the lower left hand menu.
10. From the Actions menu on the left above the viewers, click Save Restore
Points.
11. Verify both systems are checked and click OK to save.

Scheduling Automatic Save Restore Points


1. Click Edit Data Collector Settings from the upper menu bar on the right.
2. Select the Schedules tab from the menu bar on the left.
3. Check the box next to “Automatically save and validate restore points”.
4. In the Frequency field, select Every 4 Hours from the dropdown menu.
5. Click OK to save.

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Viewing Replicates
1. Select the Replications & Live Volumes viewer from the lower left hand menu.
2. Click on the Replications tab.
3. Verify the % Complete column shows 100%.
4. In the lower section of the screen, select the Replays tab.
5. Did all replays replicate over to the target system? __________
6. Click the Storage viewer.
7. Highlight the other student’s Storage Center.
8. Click the Storage tab.
9. Verify the [your last name] Replications volume folder exists
10. Verify your [1st Initial+last name] volume exists in that folder.
11. What is the name of the volume in that folder? ______________________

Lab 14 is now complete

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Lab 15: Activating a Remote Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to activate a remote
volume and copy data to it.

Goals and Tasks


 Activate a remote volume
 Write data to the remote volume

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Two Dell Storage Center Arrays
2. Two Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector, one per student
4. Enterprise Manager Client, one per student
5. Remote Desktop Client

Replicating
or Source
DR

Volume Replicated
Volume

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Activating a Remote Volume
1. In Enterprise Manager select the Replication & Live Volumes viewer from the
menu on the lower left hand side.

2. Click the refresh button next to the title “Replications & Live Volumes”.
3. Select the Restore Points tab.
4. Click the Validate Restore Points option from the menu bar on the left.
 This updates the volumes status.
5. Click Activate Disaster Recovery button on the upper right menu bar.
6. Select the original source and destination pair to be activated.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Disaster Recovery Warning screen, check the box next to “Allow
Planned Activate Disaster Recoveries” (During an actual DR activation where
the source side would already be down, you would not need to do this. DO
NOT DO THIS ON PRODUCTION VOLUMES).
9. Click Next.
10. Select your [1sst Initial + last name] volume to be activated on the DR site from
the Available Restore Points then click Next.
11. On the following screen, highlight the volume and click Edit Settings.
12. Click Change across from the Server option to assign the new volume to the
remote server.
13. Check “Use Active Replay” and Click OK.
14. Click Finish to activate the remote volume.
15. Select the Recovery Progress tab.
16. Click the Refresh button in the upper right hand side to update the
information.
17. Verify the remote volume has been activated successfully. This may take a few
minutes.
18. Click on the Storage viewer.
19. Highlight the target Storage Center system.
20. Click on the Storage tab.
21. Expand Volumes.
22. Verify the folder [Your last name] Replications folder exists and expand it.
23. Click the refresh circle near the top of the tree in the center window if needed
to refresh the information.
24. Verify the volume “DR of [1st Initial + last name]” volume is listed.
25. Each student should open Disk Manager on their server and rescan disks.
26. Is your original volume still available?_____________________________

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27. You should see the other students DR volume.
28. Open Windows Explorer and verify the volume’s contents with your partner.
29. Each student should copy one additional folder from Student Share to the DR
volume.
30. Note the folder copied: _______________________________________

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Lab 16: Restore a Volume Back to the Primary Site

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to recover data on a
remote volume back to the original volume on the original site.

Goals and Tasks


 Recover a remote volume’s data back to the original site
 Monitor the restore process

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Two Dell Storage Center Arrays
2. Two Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector, one per student
4. Enterprise Manager Client, one per student
5. Remote Desktop Client

Primary DR

Volume Replicated
Volume

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Restore a Remote Volume
1. On the Source system (your server), return to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Replications & Live Volumes viewer.
3. Select the Restore Points tab.
4. Click Validate Restore Points on the menu bar to update EM’s status.
5. Click Restore/Restart DR Volumes.
6. Select the original source and destination pair to be restored.
7. Click Next.
8. Check the box to “Automatically Deactivate Destination”.
9. Click Next.
10. Select [your 1st Initial + Last name] volume to restore.
11. Click Next.
12. Verify the source volume properties then click Finish.
13. Select the Recovery Progress tab from the Replications & Live Volumes
viewer.
14. Click Refresh in the upper right hand corner to update the screen if needed.
15. On your server, open Disk Manager.
16. Rescan disks.
17. If the volume has not been brought back online, right click on the disk block
and select Online.

18. Open Windows Explorer and verify all data has been recovered and that the
added folder is now present.

Lab 16 is now complete

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Lab 17: Live Volume

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create a new Live
Volume and convert a volume between replicating and Live Volume mode.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a new Live Volume
 Convert a replicating volume to Live Volume
 Convert a Live Volume to a replicating volume

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Two Dell Storage Center Arrays
2. Two Windows Servers
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Remote Desktop Client

Primary Secondary

Volume Live Volume

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Step-by-Step
Create a new volume using Live Volume
1. From the source server, open Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Storage viewer.
3. Select the Storage tab.
4. Click Volumes > [Your Name] Replications folder.
5. Click Create Volume from the menu bar.
6. In the Name field, enter “LIVEVOL1”.
7. In the size field, enter 30GB.
8. Check the “Create as Live Volume” checkbox
9. Select the destination Storage Center and click Next.
10. Select iSCSI Only from the Transport Type.
11. Take the rest of the defaults.
12. Click Finish.
13. Click OK.
14. Select the Replications & Live Volumes viewer.
15. Select the Live Volumes tab.
16. Verify the new volume is listed.

Convert a replicating volume to a Live Volume


1. Select the Replications tab.
2. Highlight the current replicating volume from the previous exercises.
3. Click Convert to Live Volume from the menu bar.
4. Take the defaults and click OK.
5. On the Save Restore Points screen, verify both systems are checked and click
OK.
6. On the Live Volumes tab, verify the volume is listed.

Convert a Live Volume to a replicating volume


1. Select the volume that was just converted in the previous section.
2. Click Revert to Replication from the menu bar.
3. On the Revert to Replication screen, click OK.
4. On the Replications tab, verify the volume is listed.

Lab 17 is now complete

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Lab 18: Datapage Sizes

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to enable and use
different datapage sizes.

Goals and Tasks


 Enable datapage sizes
 Create volumes using the new datapage size

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Remote Desktop Client
4. Enterprise Manager and Storage Center Manager

Volume 1 2MB 2MB 2MB

Volume 2 512KB 512KB 512KB

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QUICK STEPS
Enabling and using Datapage Sizes
1. Enable datapage sizes.
2. Configure a new pagepool using the 512KB datapage size.
3. Create a 40GB volume named 512KBVol.
4. Map it to the server and present it to Windows.
5. Copy some data to the 512KBVol volume.

STEP-BY-STEP
Enable the use of other Datapage sizes
1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
2. Select the Storage viewer.
3. Highlight your Storage Center on the left.
4. Click the Summary tab.
5. Click Edit Settings from the menu bar on the right.
6. Click Preferences from the left menu.
7. Check the box next to “Allow Storage Type Selection”.
8. Uncheck the box next to “Only use standard 2MB datapage size”.
9. Click Apply to save and then click OK to exit.
10. Click Storage tab.
11. Highlight Storage Types in the center screen.
12. Click the Create Storage Type button in the upper right corner.
13. Next to Datapage Size select a Datapage size of 512KB from the dropdown
box.
14. Verify each tier is set to Redundant.
15. Click OK.

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Using a different Datapage size
1. Return to Enterprise Manager
2. Select the Servers viewer from the lower left.
3. Highlight your server.
4. Click Create Volume from the menu bar on the right (you may have to click
the down arrow to see this option).
5. Name the volume 512KBVOL.
6. Set the size to 40GB.
7. Click Volume Settings toward the bottom of the window.
8. Highlight the Training Volumes folder.
9. In the Storage Type field, select Assigned – Redundant – 512KB from the
dropdown menu.
10. Click OK to close the window.
11. Click OK to create the volume.
12. Copy some data from the Student Share to the 512KBVOL volume to verify.

Migrate a volume to the new datapage size


1. Select the Storage viewer.
2. Highlight your Storage Center on the left.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Expand Volumes>Training Volumes.
5. Right click on the 25GBVOL volume.
6. Select Local Copy>Migrate Volume.
7. Click the Create Volume button located toward the lower part of the window.
8. Name the new volume 25GBVOL512KB.
9. Enter 25GB in the size field.
10. Select the Training Volumes folder.
11. Select the Assigned-Redundant-512KB option for the Storage Type.
12. Click OK.
13. You will be returned to the previous window.
14. Expand the Training Volumes folder.
15. Select the 25GBVOL512KB volume.
16. Next to Replay Options, verify the Copy Replays box is checked.
17. Accept the defaults for Priority and Post-Migrate Actions.
18. Click OK.
19. Note the color of the new volume is currently gray, it is now copying data.
20. Click the refresh (blue circle arrow toward the top of the center window)

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21. Note how the new volume now has turned blue.
22. The new volume is now mapped to the server.
23. What color is the old volume?_____________________________________
24. Why?________________________________________________________
25. Return to Windows Explorer and verify the 25GBVOL drive is still available.
26. Copy some data from the Student Share to the 25GBVOL drive.

Lab 18 is now complete

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Lab 19: Enterprise Manager Reports

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to configure and create
automated reports.

Goals and Tasks


 Configure automated reports
 Create an automated report

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Remote Desktop Client

Administrator

Volume

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QUICK STEPS
1. Using the Monitoring viewer examine each tabbed screen.
2. Use the Search field to look for alerts with CopyMirror.
3. Use the arrow button next to the search field to highlight each result.
4. Configure Automated Reports in the Data Collector Settings.
5. Select all Automated Report Settings and Automated Table Report Settings.
6. Generate a report now and select Daily, Weekly and Monthly options.
7. Using the Reports viewer, click on the monthly report for your Storage Center.
8. Examine each tab of the report.
9. Select the Weekly and Daily reports and examine each tab for each report.
10. Note the different options available with each report.

STEP-BY-STEP
Monitoring Viewer
1. Select Monitoring from the viewer options on the lower left hand side.
2. Select the Storage Center Alerts tab and note any alerts.
3. Select the Events tab and note any alerts.
4. Select the Storage Center Logs tab and note the log information.
5. In the Search field on the bottom, enter “CopyMirror” then click the right arrow
key.

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Configuring Automated Reports
1. Click Edit Data Collector Settings in the upper right hand menu bar.
2. Select the Automated Reports option.
3. Select all checkboxes under Automated Report Settings.
4. Select all checkboxes under Automated Table Report Settings.
5. Scroll down to the bottom and click the Generate Reports Now button.
6. On the pop up screen, select Daily, Weekly and Monthly Reports.
7. Click OK.
8. Click OK to exit the Data Collector Settings screen.
9. Select the Reports viewer on the lower left hand side.
10. Expand your Storage Center if needed.
11. All reports are available from the right hand screen.
12. Double click on the Monthly report.
13. Examine each tab of the report.
14. Select the Weekly and Daily reports on the left hand side
15. Examine each tab for each report.
16. Note the differences between the Monthly, Weekly, and Daily reports.

Lab 19 is now complete

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Lab 20: Enterprise Manager Threshold Alerts

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to create threshold alert
definitions and run threshold queries.

Goals and Tasks


 Create a threshold definition
 Create a threshold query

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Remote Desktop Client

Volume

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QUICK STEPS
1. Select the Threshold Alerts viewer.
2. Create a threshold definition for all volume’s actual space.
3. Set the Inform to 1GB, the Warning to 2GB and the Error to 3GB.
4. Name the definition Actual Space 1GB.
5. Select the Queries tab.
6. Create a query to look for storage on all Storage Centers.
7. Look at volumes with actual space equal to 1GB or greater.
8. Run the query and note if any volumes are displayed in the results section.
9. Name the query 1GB Volumes.
10. Save the query as a public query.

STEP-BY-STEP
Creating a threshold definition
1. Select the Threshold Alerts from the viewer section.
2. Select the Definitions tab.
3. Click the Create Threshold Definition button.
4. Select the following:
a) Storage
b) Volume
c) Actual Space
d) Error Settings: 3GB
e) Warning Settings: 2GB
f) Inform Settings: 1GB
5. Name the definition Actual Space 1GB.
6. Click OK to finish.
7. Select your Storage Center.
8. Select All Volumes on Storage Center.
9. Click Finish.

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Creating a Query definition
1. Select the Queries tab.
2. Check the box for All Storage Centers.
3. In the Definition section, select Storage, Volume and Actual Space.
4. Enter the Threshold Value of 1GB.
5. Click Run.
6. Note any volumes displayed in the lower section.
7. In the Name field, enter 1GB Volumes.
8. Check the box next to Public to save the query in the public section.
9. Click Save As.

Lab 20 is now complete

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Lab 21: Enterprise Manager Chargeback

Purpose
Upon completion of this lab, the student will be able to configure and
generate a Chargeback report.

Goals and Tasks


 Configure Chargeback
 Create a Chargeback report

Hardware and Software Requirements


1. Dell Storage Center Array
2. Windows Server
3. Enterprise Manager Data Collector
4. Enterprise Manager Client
5. Remote Desktop Client

Marketing
IT
Engineering

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QUICK STEPS
1. Configure Chargeback.
2. Charge on Allocated Space only.
3. Charge $50 for Replays.
4. Charge for FastTrack at 30% increase.
5. Assign Cost by Global Disk Classes.
6. Use United States currency.
7. Enable Default Departments.
8. Assign a cost of $100 per KB (this is for example purposes only).
9. Create 3 departments: Marketing, Training and IT.
10. Assign Marketing $1000 base/10% multiplier.
11. Assign Training $300 base/5% multiplier.
12. Assign IT $500 base/0% multiplier.
13. Using the existing volumes, assign some volumes to each department.
14. Run a Chargeback report.

STEP-BY-STEP
Configure Chargeback
1. Select Chargeback from the viewer options.
2. Click Edit Chargeback Settings from the Actions menu.
3. On the Edit Chargeback Settings screen select:
a) Enable Charge on Allocated Space.
b) Enable Charge for Replays.
c) Replay Cost ($) = $50.00.
d) Enable Charge for Fast Track.
e) Fast Track Percent Increase: 30%.
f) Assign Cost By: Global Disk Classes.
g) Currency Locale: United States.
h) Enable Use Default Department and take the default. (Note: the first
department created becomes the default unless you change it after
other departments are created).
4. Click Next.
5. Enter a cost of $100 per KB (for example purposes only).
6. Click Finish.

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Creating Departments (Marketing, Training and IT)
1. Click the Departments tab.
2. Select Add Department from the Actions menu.
3. Enter the first department name: Marketing
4. Enter a base price of $1000.
5. Enter a Multiplier Percent of 10.
6. Select Premium from the dropdown menu at the end of the field.
7. Enter an account number of 101.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Add Department from the Actions Menu.
10. Enter the name: Training
11. Enter a base price of $300.
12. Enter a Multiplier Percent of 5.
13. Select Discount from the dropdown menu at the end of the field.
14. Enter an account number of 202.
15. Click OK.
16. Click Add Department from the Actions Menu.
17. Enter the name: IT
18. Enter a base price of $500.
19. Enter a Multiplier Percent of 0.
20. Enter an account number of 303.

Adding Volumes to Departments


1. Highlight the Marketing department on the left or right hand side.
2. Right click and select Add Volumes from the pop up menu.
3. Expand the student Storage Center assign to you.
4. Select a volume of your choice.
5. Click the Add Volumes button.
6. Repeat until a few volumes have been added to the department.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for the Training and IT departments until all volumes
have been assigned.

Creating a Chargeback Report


1. Click Run Now from the Actions menu to generate a report.
2. Click OK to run a report now.

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Viewing a Chargeback Report
1. Select Chargeback from the viewer options.
2. Select the Chargeback Runs tab.
3. Each Chargeback report is displayed in a list on the left hand side.
4. Select the first report.
5. Note the costs shown on the chart.
6. Select the Table tab on the menu bar at the top on the right.
7. Note the total cost for each department:
a) Marketing: ___________________________
b) Training: ____________________________
c) IT: _________________________________
8. Select the Dynamic Capacity Savings tab and note the reports for each
Storage Center.
9. Select the Data Instant Replay Savings tab and note the reports for each
Storage Center.
10. Select the Data Progression Savings tab and note the reports for each Storage
Center.

Lab 21 is now complete

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