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Storageflex
3945N NAS RAID Manual
Version 5.3
www.Storageflex.com
©2004, Storageflex Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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Administrator Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.........................................................................................................................4 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................... 4 WHO SHOULD USE THIS GUIDE............................................................................... 4 WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION .....................................................................
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Administrator Guide OBTAINING AN IP ADDRESS FROM A DHCP SERVER..................................... 45 SETTING A STATIC IP ADDRESS............................................................................ 46 CONFIGURING NIC TEAMING................................................................................ 47 THE WAYS TO AUTHENTICATE USERS AND GROUPS ................................... 48 AUTHENTICATE USERS AND GROUPS AGAINST LDAP SERVER ................ 52 MANAGE USERS AND GROUPS WI
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Administrator Guide Preface About this Guide This Administrator Guide, with respect to the user interface, is focused on the JAVA based management tool, ApplianceView. Who should use this guide This Administrator Guide is written for the Administrator of a Storageflex-enabled NAS Appliance. This guide assumes that you have some knowledge about basic computer networking. The guide outlines: • Proper installation of a new Appliance on a network. • Management of the Appliance through the
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Administrator Guide Ownership The Software is owned and copyrighted by Storageflex Inc. or its third party suppliers. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Software and is not a sale of any rights in the Software. Storageflex Inc.'s third party suppliers may protect their rights in the event of any violation of these License Terms. Copies and Adaptations You may only make copies or adaptations of the Software for archival purposes or when copying or adaptation is an essen
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Administrator Guide Export Requirements You acknowledge that the licensed Software is subject to the export control laws and regulations of the U.S.A., and any amendments thereof. You confirm that you may not export or re-export the Software or any copy or adaptation to any countries that are subject to U.S.A. export restrictions. To do so would be in violation of any applicable laws or regulations. U.S. Government Restricted Rights The Software and documentation have been developed e
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Administrator Guide 5. THE REMEDIES IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE, IN NO EVENT WILL STORAGEFLEX INC.BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT), OR OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. Some states or provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to y
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Administrator Guide 1 About Storageflex 3945N NAS RAID Overview Storageflex Software A Storageflex NAS Appliance enables cross-platform file sharing for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX users. Storageflex server software is the engine that drives your network attached storage appliance. Setup, configuration, and management are accomplished through ApplianceView, the Java management tool. Integrated Management Storageflex provides simple management tools for locating and configuring appl
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Administrator Guide Storageflex 3945N NAS RAID Software Features • XFS Journaling File System • The Linux 2.4.21 kernel • Supports the following network protocols: NFS (Unix), SMB/CIFS (Windows) and AFP (Apple), and FTP • Available in English, Japanese, French, Traditional Chinese, and German versions • Hardware and Software RAID levels 0, 1 and 5 available, with RAID management tools • Hot spare assignment for Hardware RAID • ApplianceView, the Java based Management Tool • UPS automa
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Administrator Guide 2 Connecting Appliances to the Network Installation This section explains how to add new Appliances to your network. The Appliance installs in three simple steps. 1. Connect the appliance to your network and to power 2. Configure the appliance for your network 3. Locate the appliance on your network Connecting the Appliance to your network To connect the appliance: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Appliance to an active port on a network hub or switch.
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Administrator Guide Locating the Appliance on your network The default name of a new Appliance is AWxxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the network card installed in the appliance. Note DHCP server may assign other names to a newly-installed Appliance. To locate the appliance, try one of the following methods: • Use the Find Computer command on the Windows Start menu. Search for the appliance by its default name. • Look for the
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Administrator Guide - From Terminal console, change directory to the place where ApplianceView is installed: cd ~/Applications/ApplianceView - Launch the macrouter.sh script: ./macrouter.sh - Type in your OS X password (the same one that you use to log onto your Mac), if prompted. Please note that you should have the right to administer your Mac in order to perform changes in route tables. Ask your administrator for help if you cannot change this setting of your user account on Macinto
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Administrator Guide 3 Configuring New Appliances About ApplianceView With ApplianceView, you can access all the Storageflex NAS Appliances on your network through a single management tool. ApplianceView installs on any Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X based computer. Installing ApplianceView on Client PCs Install ApplianceView on any Windows 98/2000/NT/XP, Linux or Mac OS X PCs that you will use to configure and manage Appliances. If you are running Windows NT, 2000, or XP, you may proba
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Administrator Guide Launching ApplianceView Launch ApplianceView whenever you want to change the configuration or check the status of an Appliance on your network. To launch ApplianceView: • On Linux, launch the X terminal console, change directory to the one where ApplianceView is installed, and type ./ApplianceView. • On Mac OS X, please use the shortcuts on your Desktop, or browse to ApplianceView installation folder, and double-click the ApplianceView icon. • On Windows, please us
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Administrator Guide Searching for remote appliances You can locate remote Storageflex appliances by their IP address or their URL. A search for a remote appliance will succeed only if your network is properly configured to reach the subnet that the appliance is on. To locate a remote appliance by the IP address: 1. From the ApplianceView menu, select Network. 2. Select Search for Remote. The Remote Appliance Location window appears. 3. Type in the IP address of the remote appli
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Administrator Guide Locating Appliances that do not show up initially On Windows systems, route addition is done by Route Helper application located under the same program group in Start Menu as the NAS Manager itself. On Linux and Mac OS X, you will be prompted for your password in order to perform changes in route tables. Please note that on Linux you should be in `sudoers` group in order to perform changes in route tables. On Macintosh, you should have administrator access level in o
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Administrator Guide Configuring a New Appliance with Setup Wizard The Appliance Setup Wizard guides you through five configuration steps for the Appliance: 1. Serial number registration 2. Naming the Appliance 3. Configuring Network (optional) 4. Verifying the date and time 5. Assigning an administrative password • After completing each step, click Next to proceed to the next step. • If you need to modify settings in a previous step, click Previous. • If you need help completing a s
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Administrator Guide 2 Naming the appliance • Give the appliance a name of 15 characters or less so that all clients on the network can locate the appliance. The appliance name may not contain any non-English characters. • Click Next to proceed to the next step. 18
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Administrator Guide 3 Configuring Network (optional) • Specify an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for your Appliance if needed, otherwise leave everything unchanged. Please refer to chapter 5, “Configuring Network Settings” for details on how to configure other network settings of your Appliance. • Click Next button to proceed to the next step. 19
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Administrator Guide 4 Verifying the date and time • Verify the date, the time, and the time zone for your appliance. • Click Next to proceed to the next step. 20
