PPD/CG Christmas Lectures by Kevin Dunford. Windows development Servers HEPWIN2003A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I All running Windows server 2003 + Service.

PPD/CG Christmas Lectures

by Kevin Dunford

Windows development

Servers HEPWIN2003A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and IAll running Windows server 2003 + Service Pack 2

PrintingNew web interface via (HEPWIN2003I)HP colour Laser Jet CP3505dn (R1 1-51)

Lab 8 (Server room) & Lab 6 (workshop)KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) Redundancy

Future plansTwo new HP Laser Jet 9050dn (R1 1-51 & R1 2-42)Updating Citrix applications NetworkingUPS (Uninterrupted Power Supplies)Vista & Office 2007

Another one bites the dust

2001

• HEPNTS5 (DocUshare)• HEPNTS2 (Citrix)

2003

• HEPNTS4 (File)

2007

• HEPNTS3 (File) reborn as HEPWIN2003E (backup LTO3)• HEPNTS6 (Web)• HEPNTS7 (Web)• HEPNTS8 & DLT (File & backup)• HEPNTS9 (Print, DHCP, PXE, Sophos, Update Expert, HFNetChk)• HEPNTS11 & SDLT (Backup)

server

HEPWIN2003F• Dell PowerEdge 1850 (CPU) & Dell PowerVault 220s (Disk)• Replaced HEPNTS3 and HEPNTS8• Current storage capacity 1.2TB’s RAID 5 disk configuration 5 * 300GB + dedicated hot spare

– Equivalent to 15 Dell desktops (80GB HDD’s)– can be increased to 3TB’s (Equivalent to 37 Dell desktops 80GB HDD’s)

• Location of your H:\ drives Default settings (everyone – read), experiments, groups & Scratch• T:\ drive misconceptions (HEPWIN2003F & HEPWIN2003G)

– (DFS - Distributed File System) like Shortcuts \ soft links• Shadow Copy 300GB (dedicated RAID 1 disk 2 * 300GB)• VERITAS Storage Exec (quota software)

Shadow copy

• Enabled on your H:\ drive.• Can restore single files or whole directories.• Be careful!

Veritas Storage Exec (quota software)

• User H:\ drive default 2GB (Backup \ Restore).• Please use (ask for) archiving area 4GB+.• Max 500MB on user profiles (roaming).• Runs reports on disk usage.

– Sorry no client quick view for your computers. – Looking at daily web based reporting on quotas.

HEPWIN2003E & HEPWIN2003G• HEPWIN2003E - Symantec Backup Exec 11• Backup device - Dell ML6000 robot, 29 tape slots & 2*LTO3 drives fibre channel connection • Backup both departmental Windows and Linux servers• Migrated backup tapes (DLT & SDLT) from 2005 & 2006 to LTO3 • Stand alone SCSI SDLT drive & backup to HDD 400GB

- DLT (Digital Linear Tape) 80 GB compressed year 2000- SDLT (Super Digital Linear Tape) 320 GB compressed 2002- LTO3 (Linear Tape Open) 800 GB compressed 2007

Future developments – redundancy • Stand alone SCSI LTO3 tape

• HEPWIN2003G Dell PowerEdge 1850 (CPU) consolidating HEPNTS6 and HEPNTS7– Larger HDD– Main PPD web server – running IIS v 6.0– HEPweb – Webs for UK HEP

• Gareth will expand on this.

HEPWIN2003A, B, C & DHEPWIN2003A (lab 8) & HEPWIN2003B (lab 6) Viglen workstations• Active directory & PDD DNS

– Active Directory stores information about objects on the network and makes this information easy for administrators and users to find and use. - Servers, workstations, laptops, printers.

– Group Policy enables me to change system settings from a centralized location - install applications, change settings (security options, networking, registry changes)

– e.g pointing laptops at Space Science WSUS (Windows Server Update Service)

HEPWIN2003C Viglen workstation memory upgraded 4GB• Sophos console – servers, workstations, and laptops• Update Expert – workstations (Thursday evenings) & servers • HfNetChk – patching verification tool

HEPWIN2003D HP ComPaq server• Citrix (applications server) & Win2PDF

– Acrobat FrameMaker 7.0, Acrobat Photoshop CS, Acrobat Illustrator CS, Microsoft Visio 2003, Project 2003, Visual Studio .NET 2003, Canvas 9, FileMaker Pro, AutoCAD LT 2004, & Python.

Future Developments • Installing new applications to new versions (March 2008) to be confirmed / application compatibility

– Acrobat FrameMaker 8, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Microsoft Project Professional 2007, Microsoft Visio 2007, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Canvas 11, FileMaker Pro 9, AutoCAD 2008

HEPWIN2003H & HEPWIN2003IHEPWIN2003H (Mirror of HEPWIN2003F)• Dell PowerEdge 1850 (CPU) & Dell PowerVault 220s (Disk) – (lab 6)• Secure Copy (It’s not a backup)

HEPWIN2003I – Dell PowerEdge 1950 (Lab 8)• DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) (network for laptops)

– Pool of open DHCP addresses for visitors– Frequent visitors fixed DHCP

• PXE server (reimage laptops)• Printing

– Managed by PPD – New web interface– Time outs on HP 8150dn’s (I’m sorry!)

New printer HP colour LJ CP3505dn replaced HP LJ Colour 5M

Future Developments 2 * HP LJ 9050dn replacing the HP LJ 8150dn

Lab 8 AdderView CatX 24 port - KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse)

– One solution for inner and outer lab 8 (Departmental and scientific computing)– 4 * remote users - CAT5 cables 300meters– Manages 24 devices

Future developments• UPS uninterrupted Power Supplies Rack 1 critical Windows\Linux servers• Power redundancy from wall to server.• Controlled server shutdown in event of power failure.

UPS

UPS

Commando sockets Stacked PDU

Power distribution units Dell PowerEdge 1850 (rear view)

PPD networking (subnets 40~43)Current configuration • Currently 1gb fibre network comes in to PPD via R1 Lab 11, which also servers PPD ground floor labs at 100Mb. • 1gb fibre then connects to R1 2-42 network racks which services your offices at 100Mb.• 1gb fibre from R1 2-42 then connects to R1 Lab 8 server room at 1000Mb (1GB).

What I’m in the process of doing

• New Nortel network hardware in all 3 locations– Managed by central networking– Site wide preferred hardware - Spare devices\redundancy in case of failure.

• Have 1gb fibre going directly into R1 Lab 11 from Router A (Nortel 5510). – Apart of central networking stack VLAN for labs on ground floor.

• Have 1gb fibre going directly into R1 Lab 8 server room from Router A (Nortel 5530).• R1 Lab 8 will feed Nortel stack R1 2-42 fibber at 1gb.

– A stack of 3 * Nortel 5510 & 1 * Nortel 5520 (Power Over Ethernet) (192 network ports)

• With the current CAT 5 cables this has the capability of running up to 1gb to the ports in your office. (downgraded if you have old hubs\switches, workstations, or your network cables have been split.)

Summary of ‘standard’ software on PCs & laptops

• Scripted Windows XP and applications installation– Proactive in fixing faults and software updates.

• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 + updates– Microsoft: Shadow Copy, Share Point Client, Windows Defender, UPHClean Profile

fix, Windows Media Player version 10– Windows Powertoys: CmdHere Deskman, Html generator, Image Resizer,

Magnifier, Power Calculator, Slide show, Task switch, Timer shot, 3DwindowsXP and Tweak User Interface

• Office 2003 with service pack 2 + updates– FrontPage 2003 + updates– Office 2007 File format converter

• Internet Explorer 7 + updates• Firefox 2.*• Hummingbird Exceed 11 (only limited licences for Exceed 3D)

– iXplorer, PuTTy SSH•Acrobat 8 (reader)

– AcrobatSVGView– FreePrimo PDF Setup

• Other applications: ActivePerl 5.8.0, CERN HPGL Viewer, Funduc, Flash Player Active x 8, Flash player plugin 8, Shockwave 10, Citrix client, GhostView, GhostScriptPFE, WinZip 9, Java, Real alternative, Quick Time alternative, Power DVD, and Roxio Easy CD\DVD creator.

• As default all desktop computers are configured to WOL (Wake on LAN) and to shutdown at 10pm every Friday night.

200864bit business Vista

& Office 2007

Thank youAny questions?