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Navy Cash Training 

System Operational Procedures

Unit 2
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At the end of this unit of training, you will be able 

to:

 Describe the cluster server and node management.

 Describe the servers and Overland Storage. 

 State the reasons why weekly maintenance is 

performed on the Navy Cash system.

Objectives
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Node Management
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 Each node (Member Server (MS)) has a 

Virtual Machine (Domain Controller (DC)).

 The Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager 

Application resides only on the Member 

Server on each node.

 Active Directory and other administrative 

functions can be accessed on either the MSs 

or DCs.

Node Management
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 Each node is attached to the Overland 

Storage unit.

 Each Overland Storage unit can be 

controlled by only one node at any point in 

time. Ownership of the nodes can be 

transferred back and forth using the 

Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager 

Application.

Node Management (cont)
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 You will need to verify which node you’re 

viewing before sending commands to the 

server.

 You can switch viewing of Nodes by 

pressing the “1” button on the KVM for 

Node 1, “2” button for Node 2.

Using KVM to Switch Between 

Nodes
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 Failover Cluster Manager is a Windows 

application used to control and manage all Navy 

Cash resources. This resides on the Member 

Server (MS) on each node.

 All Navy Cash resources are controlled by one 

node at a time.

 The shared files and drives cannot be viewed if 

you are not on the controlling node.

Failover Cluster Manager
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 Failover Cluster Manager allows you to monitor 

the status of the cluster and check for fail-over or 

loss of ownership activities.

 Fail-over can occur either as an entire node failure 

or a resource on a node fails. Node failure is easily 

identified in Failover Cluster Manager.

Failover Cluster Manager 

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Verifying Ownership of Cluster

 Step 1: Open Failover Cluster 

Manager

Start  Programs 

Administrative Tools 

Failover Cluster Manager.

 Step 2: Under Failover Cluster 

Manager, expand ncsvrcl.ncsvr-d.navycash.navy.mil. 

Then click on Roles.
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Verifying Ownership of Cluster 

(cont)

 Step 3: Click on Navy 

Cash. In the middle 

window you will see which 

node is in control next to 

‘Current Owner’.

 Step 4: At the bottom of 

the middle pane, click on 

the Resources Tab to see 

the individual resources.
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Moving Ownership of Cluster

 Step 1: Open Failover Cluster 

Manager Start  Programs 

Administrative Tools  Failover 

Cluster Manger.

 Step 2: Right-click on Navy 

Cash, select Move, then click on 

Select Node.

 Step 3: Note that the other node 

is selected. Click OK.
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 The F:\, V:\and Z:\ drives are clustered share drives.

 Remember, the controlling Node is the only node that can 

access the share drives and files on the Overland Storage 

Unit.

 The information contained on each drive is: 

F:\ navy.cfg file

F:\ Oracle\NCP

F:\ Data base and Live Update

V:\ Backup Files and Logs

Z:\ Microsoft Clustering Service

File System Management
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 Ensure there is communications between the shipboard 

Navy Cash server and the shore Navy Cash SFTP server 

by utilizing the following. On either Node from an 

elevated command prompt type: telnet 

gppfts.navycash.fiscal.treasury.gov 22 (shore Navy Cash 

FTP Server IP Addresses port 22) to establish and 

confirm communications between the shipboard Navy 

Cash server and the shore Navy Cash FTP server. If the 

result states ‘SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.3’ then you have good 

SFTP communications.

Log File Verification
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Daily Backups
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 Backups are done on hard drives and are located 

on the servers and Overland Storage Device.

 Backup Logs can be found at V:\logs.

 The backup job is called Daily Backup (Scheduled 

Tasks) and runs at 0400 GMT. This backup 

includes the Windows File System Backup, Oracle 

Backup (former expncp.dmp).

 Daily backups are CRITICAL: 

– If a backup fails, it must be addressed and 

corrected, or log files may fill the drive, and 

eventually crash the server.

– Completed backups will purge these log files.

Daily Backups
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Weekly Maintenance
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 Weekly maintenance tasks are performed to 

maintain system resources at optimal level:

– Ensure that drives F:\ and V\: have at minimum 

10-20% free space.

» If these drives do not have free space, this is 

an indication that backups may not have 

been successfully completed.

Weekly Maintenance Tasks
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 Perform the following steps in order to ensure the 

End of Day (EOD) processed correctly on shore:

– Step 1: On the controlling node, ensure there 

are no files in 

F:\files\navydata\error\UIC_batchID.yyyymmdd 

directory.

– Step 2: Check the 

“F:\files\navydata\log\UIC_batchID.yyyymmdd

directory: directory for presence of new 

“process_ship2shorepost.yyyymmdd.hhmiss.log

” files. 

– The summary file indicates if the round trip was 

successful or not. 

Verify Batch Processing
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 Step 3: Step 6 of the summary file may fail 

several times until the file info has been processed 

on the shore side and the database has been 

updated. 

 A failure at any other step might be an indication 

of an issue. Troubleshoot those various other steps 

and if you are unable to find the cause of the 

failure then the Navy Cash Central Support Unit 

(CSU) should be contacted immediately.

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 Updates are automated, but can be done manually.

 McAfee provides antivirus definition updates. 

These updates protect the system from the most 

current web security threats. Updates are done 

automatically to the servers, workstation(s), and 

laptop(s), provided that a user is logged on. 

McAfee Anti Virus
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 Click on the arrow to the bottom right of the screen, the 

below will pop up.

 To manually update AV definitions, right click the McAfee 

icon and select Update Security. Follow the prompts. It 

will automatically close when done.

McAfee Anti Virus (cont)
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If the spare workstation is not used on a daily 

basis, it should be plugged into a Navy Cash drop 

and logged onto to manually run the Anti-virus 

program at least once a week. Additionally, the 

spare workstation should be left plugged in to a 

Navy Cash drop and left logged on for a minimum 

of 24 hours to allow all security updates to be 

downloaded and installed.

Update Spare Workstation
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 Scans are to be done on the Navy Cash 

Member Servers, Navy Cash Domain 

Controllers, and all Navy Cash 

Workstations.

 Instructions to accomplish ACAS Scans are 

provided to ship’s force upon completion of 

installation of the Navy Cash System.

ACAS Scanning
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 Verify that anti-virus definitions on the 

Navy Cash servers and workstations are up 

to date.

Weekly Tasks
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 Daily and weekly tasks mainly consist of 

verification of EOD and ship to shore files 

processing.

 Do not change the computer name of the servers 

or workstation.

 Do not change the computer time from GMT.

 Do not re-assign the drive letters of the system 

disks on the server or workstations. 

Summary
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