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Chapter 7: Configuring Server Storage, Backup, and Performance Options

Chapter 7: Configuring Server Storage, Backup, and Performance Options. Learning Objectives. Explain basic and dynamic disks Partition, format, and manage basic disks and convert them to dynamic disks Create and manage simple, spanned, striped, RAID-5, and mirrored dynamic disks

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Chapter 7: Configuring Server Storage, Backup, and Performance Options

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  1. Chapter 7:Configuring Server Storage, Backup, and Performance Options

  2. Learning Objectives • Explain basic and dynamic disks • Partition, format, and manage basic disks and convert them to dynamic disks • Create and manage simple, spanned, striped, RAID-5, and mirrored dynamic disks • Mount a drive

  3. Learning Objectives • Manage removable storage and set up media pools • Perform disk backups • Tune server performance • Configure Windows 2000 Server for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

  4. Basic Disk • Uses traditional disk management techniques • Is partitioned and formatted • Can be set up to employ disk sets • Offered for backward compatibility with earlier versions of Windows and MS-DOS

  5. Disk Partitioning • Blocks a group of tracks and sectors in preparation for a file system • Places a master boot record and partition table in the beginning track and sectors on a disk

  6. Partitioning Tip • When you partition a basic disk, leave 1 MB free for workspace which is necessary to later convert to a dynamic disk

  7. Customizing the MMC for Disk Management Figure 7-1 Disk Management and Disk Defragmenter snap-ins installed in the MMC

  8. Primary and Extended Partitions • Primary partition: A partition or portion of a hard disk that is bootable • Extended Partition: A partition that is created from unpartitioned free disk space and is linked to a primary partition in order to increase the available disk space

  9. Setting Up an Extended Partition Figure 7-2 Creating an extended partition

  10. Boot and System Partitions • Boot partition: A partition that holds the Windows 2000 Server \Winnt folder containing the system files • System partition: A partition that contains boot files, such as Boot.ini and Ntldr in Windows 2000 Server

  11. Viewing the System and Boot Partitions Figure 7-3 System and boot partitions

  12. Formatting • Formatting creates a table containing file and folder information for a specific file system in a partition – it also creates a root folder and volume label • Use the Disk Management tool to format a partition

  13. Formatting Using the Disk Management Tool Figure 7-4 Formatting a partition

  14. Formatting Tips • When you format a partition, avoid using the quick format option, because it does not check for bad sectors during the format • After you partition and format a disk, be sure to update the emergency repair disk to reflect your change

  15. Volume and Stripe Sets • Volume set: Two or more formatted basic disk partitions (volumes) that are combined to look like one volume with a single drive letter • Stripe set: Two or more basic disks set up so that files are spread in blocks across the disks

  16. Converting a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk • To convert a disk: • Right-click the basic disk to convert • Click Upgrade to Dynamic Disk

  17. Converting a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk • To convert back to a basic disk: • Back up the dynamic disk • Delete the dynamic disk volume • Click the disk, click the Action menu, and click Restore Basic Disk • Partition and format the disk

  18. Dynamic Disks • Dynamic disk: In Windows 2000 Server, a disk that does not use traditional partitioning, which means that there is no restriction to the number of volumes that can be set up on one disk or the ability to extend volumes onto additional physical disks. Dynamic disks are only compatible with Windows 2000.

  19. Dynamic Disks (continued) • Dynamic disks support: • Spanned volumes and volume extensions • Up to 32 disks in one spanned volume • RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 • FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS

  20. Simple Volume • Simple volume: A portion of a disk or an entire disk that is set up as a dynamic disk • A simple volume is not set up for fault tolerance or RAID

  21. Spanned Volume • Spanned volume: Two or more Windows 2000 dynamic disks that are combined to appear as one disk • A spanned volume can contain 2 to 32 disks

  22. Spanned Volume Figure 7-5 Spanned volume

  23. Design Tip • In a spanned volume if one disk fails, the entire volume is inaccessible. If a portion of a volume is deleted, such as one disk, the entire disk set is deleted. For these reasons, avoid placing mission-critical data and applications on a spanned volume.

  24. Striped Volume • Striped volume: Two or more dynamic disks that use striping so that files are spread in blocks across the disks (RAID level 0) • Striping requires 2 disks and can include as many as 32 • Striping equalizes the disk load, extends the life of disks, and increases disk performance

  25. Striped Volume Layout Figure 7-6 Disks in a striped volume

  26. Troubleshooting Tip • If one or more disks in a striped volume fail, the data will likely be inaccessible. Frequently back up a striped volume so you do not lose data if a disk failure occurs.

  27. RAID-5 Volume • RAID-5 volume: Three or more dynamic disks that use RAID level 5 fault tolerance through disk striping and creating parity blocks for data recovery • A RAID-5 volume is not as fast at writing because it must calculate the parity block for each row

  28. RAID-5 Layout Figure 7-7 Disks in a RAID-5 volume

  29. Disk Space Used for Parity • The amount of disk space used for parity is 1/n where n equals the number of physical disks • When you plan disk capacity, take into account the amount of space (for parity) that cannot be used for production data

  30. Design Tip • If you create a RAID-5 volume, add at least 12 MB or more of RAM, because RAID-5 functions need more memory

  31. Mirrored Volume • Mirrored volume: Two dynamic disks that are set up for RAID level 1 so that data on one disk is stored on a redundant disk • Disk read performance is the same as reading from a simple volume, but the disk write time is increased in order to write on both disks

  32. Design Caution • The system and boot partitions can be on a simple, spanned, or mirrored volume, but not on a striped or RAID-5 volume (unless hardware RAID is used)

  33. Disk Performance and Repair • Avoid allowing disks to get over 80 percent full • You can extend the life of disks by using striped or RAID-5 volumes • Regularly defragment disks to extend disk life and increase performance

  34. Using the Disk Defragmenter Figure 7-8 Analyzing a disk’s fragmentation

  35. Troubleshooting Tip • Ensure disk integrity and repair disk problems by using the “checkdisk” utility, called chkdsk • Chkdsk can check FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formatted volumes

  36. Chkdsk • In NTFS, chkdsk can check: • Files • Folders • Indexes • Security descriptors • User files • Disk allocation units

  37. Troubleshooting Tip • If there is physical damage on a disk, use chkdsk with the /r switch to identify bad sectors • Use Recover to recover files on a damaged disk: • Recover [driver and path] filename

  38. Mounted Drive • Mounted drive: A physical disk, CD-ROM, or Zip drive that appears as a folder and that is accessed through a path like any other folder • Using mounted drives enables you to save on allocating drive letters

  39. Removable Storage • Examples of removable storage include: • CD-ROMs • CD-RWs • Magnetic media such as tapes and Zip disks

  40. Backing Up a Server • Develop a backup strategy as soon as possible • Consider your backup activities as mission-critical

  41. Windows 2000 Backup Options • The backup options in Windows 2000 Server include: • Normal – a full backup • Incremental – a partial backup (removes the archive attribute) • Differential – a partial backup (does not remove the archive attribute • Copy – backs up specifically selected files • Daily – backs up files that have changed on the day of the backup

  42. Starting a Backup Figure 7-10 Manually starting a backup

  43. Scheduling Backups • For regularly performed backups, use the scheduling capability in the Backup tool – which actually employs the Scheduled Tasks tool

  44. Configuring a Scheduled Backup Figure 7-11 Scheduling a backup job

  45. Scheduling Tip • After a job is scheduled, you can modify the job parameters by accessing the Scheduled Jobs tab in the Backup tool, clicking the job on the calendar, and clicking Properties in the Scheduled Job Options dialog box

  46. Performing a Restore • Perform a restore by using the Backup tool and clicking the Restore tab • You can restore all files and folders on a medium or only those you select specifically

  47. Configuring Application Performance • Tune the server performance by configuring application performance • Application performance is tuned by opening the Control Panel System icon, accessing the Advanced tab, and clicking the Performance Options button

  48. Configuring Virtual Memory • Tune a server by configuring the page file, which is used to expand the capacity of RAM • The general formula for configuring a page file is to size it to match the amount of RAM times 1.5

  49. Page File Configuration Tips • Avoid placing the page file on the boot partition or volume • Place a page file in each volume in a multiple volume system • Place a page file on the main volume in a mirrored set • Do not place a page file on a striped set, striped volume, striped set with parity, or RAID-5 volume

  50. Page File Configuration Figure 7-12 Configuring virtual memory

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