JamesPCSchool: FSRM Chapter 1 - Overview FSRM, Install and Configure SMTP

FSRM

0. Overview

0-1. What is FSRM

File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) is a role service in Windows Server that enables you to manage and classify data stored on file servers. You can use File Server Resource Manager to automatically classify files, perform tasks based on these classifications, set quotas on folders, and create reports monitoring storage usage. (Refer to Microsoft FSRM Overview)

0-2. Before the Lab start

The setting of this lab is based on the chapter Storage Space, iscsi and FSRM Lab Environment Preparation.

0-3 Configuration of Computers

Before doing the lab, we need to set up the lab environment. The lab environment is as the table below:

Domain Name: JamesLab.com
Domain Administrator: sysop

Computer name	DC01	FS01	FS02
IP address	10.0.0.1	10.0.0.3	10.0.0.5
Role	Domain Controller, iscsi initiator	File server, Storage space server iscsi target, FSRM server	File server, iscsi initiator
CPU	4	4	4
RAM	4	4	4
HDD	c:50GB	c:50GB VD01:10GB VD02:10GB VD03:10GB VD04:10GB VD05:30GB VD06:20GB	c:50GB

PS: The environment is for all three Labs. In this lab "FSRM", FS02 is not involved

1. Preparation

1-1. Check server settings and create some folders

The settings of FS01

Hard drives P, Q, V are ready. P will be the drive used in this lab

Create 4 folders in the P drive, "Mail", "IT", "Business" and "Test"

1-2. Add SMTP role

FSRM is able to send email to administrators when users exceed the quota of folders or try storing unauthorised file to the specific place. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the service for sending the email. We need to install SMTP before FSRM because the SMTP server is required when installing FSRM.

Click "Manager", select "Add Roles and Features"