Ingrasys nastorage 4600 series, nastorage 12620 series, nastorage 12600 series User Manual

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NAStorage 4600 / 12600 / 12620 Series

Tower / 1U / 2U Rack mount

User Manual

Rev. 1.1

Electronic Emission Notice

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

CE Notice

This device complies with the EMC directive of the European Community and meets or exceeds the following technical standard: EN 55022 ~ “Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio interference Characteristics of information Technology Equipment.” This device complies with CISPR Class A standard. (The 4600T complies with Class B standard.)

Warning:

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Safety Information

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, install the unit in a temperature-controlled indoor area free of conductive contaminants. Do not place the unit near liquids or in an excessively humid environment. Do not allow liquids or foreign objects to enter the unit. All servicing of this equipment must be performed by qualified service personnel. Remove rings, watches and other jewelry before servicing the unit. Before maintenance, repair or shipment, the unit must be completely switched off and unplugged and all connections must be removed.

Safety Notices:

The computer may provided with CD drives comply with appropriate safety standards including IEC 60825

Caution: This unit is provided real-time clock circuit. There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with 3-Volt Lithium cell (CR2032) or equivalent type. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Caution: Before connect or disconnect power cord of the power supply, ensure to turn the power supply switch OFF to avoid the risk of equipment damage.

Revision History

Rev. 1.0: Initial release.

Rev. 1.1: Added functional description for the 12620U model and changes in the firmware

features.

Table of Contents

Electronic Emission Notice• .......................................................................................... 2

Safety Information• ....................................................................................................... 3

Table of Contents• ........................................................................................................ 4

Chapter 1 Introduction• ................................................................................................. 7

1.1 Features• ................................................................................................................ 7

1.2 Conventions• .......................................................................................................... 7

1.3 Overview• ............................................................................................................... 8

4600T Front View• .......................................................................................8

4600U Front View• ....................................................................................10

4600U Rear View• ..................................................................................... 10

12600 Series Front View• .......................................................................... 11

12600U Rear View• ................................................................................... 11

12620U Rear View• ................................................................................... 11

System LED Denitions • ..........................................................................12

Chapter 2 Installing and Starting the NAS System• ................................................... 13

2.1 Hardware Installation - 4600T• ............................................................................. 14

2.2 Interface Connections - 4600T• ............................................................................ 17

2.3 Hardware Installation - Rackmount Enclosures (4600U, 12600U, 12620U)• ....... 18

2.4 Hardware Installation - Rackmount Enclosures (12600U & 12620U)• ................. 23

2.4 Installing Disk Drives - 4600U, 12600U and 12620U• .......................................... 26

2.5 Optional PCI-E adaptor installation (Only for 12600U & 12620U)• ...................... 27

2.6 Connecting Expansion Enclosures (for 12600U & 12620U) • ............................ 28

2.7 Starting the System • ............................................................................................ 30

2.8 Shutting Down the System • ................................................................................. 30

2.9 Drive Tray LED Denitions • ................................................................................. 31

2.10 Install the NASFinder Utility • ............................................................................. 32

2.11 Using the Top Screen Tools • .............................................................................. 36

2.12 Conguring IP Address Using the LCD Keypad (Tower 4600T Only) • .............. 37

Chapter 3 Managing & Setup: System• ...................................................................... 40

3.1. System General Page• ........................................................................................ 40

3.2. System > Overview• ............................................................................................ 42

3.3. System > General• .............................................................................................. 43

3.4. System > Network • ............................................................................................. 43

3.4.1 System > Network > Information• .....................................................43

3.4.2 System > Network > LAN/IP• ...........................................................44

3.4.3 SSL Settings

• ...................................................................................... 47

3.5. System > Maintenance• ....................................................................................... 55

3.6. System > Conguration• ...................................................................................... 67

3.7. System > System Log• ........................................................................................ 69

3.7.1 System > System Log > Syslog Remote• ........................................70

3.8. System > Platform IPMI• ..................................................................................... 71

Chapter 4 Storage• ..................................................................................................... 72

4.1. Storage > Disks • ................................................................................................. 72

4.2. Storage > Volumes • ............................................................................................ 78

4.2.1 Volumes• ..........................................................................................79

4.2.2 Disk Operation• ................................................................................83

4.2.3 External FAT/NTFS• ......................................................................... 87

4.3 Storage > Folder Groups• ..................................................................................... 88

4.3.1 Folder Groups• ................................................................................. 88

4.3.2 Storage > Folder Groups > Files & Folders• ....................................90

4.3.3 Storage > Folder Groups > Folder Group Options• ..........................91

4.3.4 Storage > Folder Groups > User Quota• .......................................... 94

4.4. Storage > Logical Disks • .................................................................................... 95

4.5. Storage > Snapshots • ......................................................................................... 97

Chapter 5 Account• ..................................................................................................... 98

5.1. Account > System • ............................................................................................. 98

5.2. Account > Windows AD • ................................................................................... 100

5.3. Account > UNIX NIS • ........................................................................................ 104

5.4. Account > Permission • ...................................................................................... 105

5.5. Account > Permission > ACLs• .......................................................................... 107

5.6. Account > Permission > Effective• ..................................................................... 109

Chapter 6 Service• ....................................................................................................111

6.1. Service > Status • ...............................................................................................111

6.2. Service > Windows • ...........................................................................................112

6.3. Service > Apple• .................................................................................................113

6.4. Service > Unix NFS• ...........................................................................................114

6.5. Service > FTP• ...................................................................................................115

6.6. Service > iSCSI Targets • ...................................................................................117

6.7. Service > Rsync • .............................................................................................. 127

6.7. Service > Replication • ...................................................................................... 128

Chapter 7 Share• ...................................................................................................... 131

7.1. Share - Adding Shares • .................................................................................... 131

7.2. Share - Edit or Delete• ....................................................................................... 132

Chapter 8 Backup• ................................................................................................... 134

8.1. Backup - Rsync • ............................................................................................... 134

8.2. Backup - Local Copy • ....................................................................................... 136

8.3. Backup - Replication • ....................................................................................... 137

Chapter 9 Antivirus• .................................................................................................. 142

9.1. Antivirus > Information • ..................................................................................... 142

9.2. Antivirus > Antivirus Tasks• ................................................................................ 143

9.3. Antivirus > Virus Scan Record• .......................................................................... 145

Chapter 10 Event• .................................................................................................... 146

10.1. Event > Conguration • .................................................................................... 146

10.2. Event > Reminder • ......................................................................................... 147

10.3. Event > System • ............................................................................................. 148

10.4. Event > Device • .............................................................................................. 149

10.5. Event > Security• ............................................................................................. 150

Chapter 11 Status•.................................................................................................... 152

11.1. Hardware • ....................................................................................................... 152

11.2. Status > Opened Files• .................................................................................... 153

11.3. Status > Connections• ..................................................................................... 153

11.4. Status > Task Progress• .................................................................................. 154

11.5. Status > Loading• ............................................................................................ 155

Appendix A More about RAID Storage• .................................................................... 156

The Key Differences between the 4600U/T and the 12600 Models.

• The 4600U/T series does not support the Dedup, Copy, and Sync disable functions. The Compression function is supported.

• The 12600U series supports Dedup, Compression, and yet the Copy and Sync functions can not be disabled.

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Features

The NAS server is a premier NAS product featuring tera-bytes of massive storage capacity and full-range data protection to provide a cost-effective, highly reliable and highperformance storage system for the fast growing network storage demand.

• Deliver storage capacity over tera-bytes

• Expand RAID storage capacity without downtime

• Feature with hot-swappable HDD to maximize storage exibility

• Accelerate network throughput with the dual-NIC and Gigabit Ethernet support

• Seamless integration into heterogeneous networking security

• Backup and archive important data to USB, eSATA devices, a local or remote storage

server.

1.2 Conventions

Terminology The term “NAS server” means all the models of the network attached storage servers

unless the specic model is mentioned.

Typographic Conventions Conventions: Meaning

Italic: Variable name, which should be replaced by user-dened text in

context Bold: Menu item or functions Underline: Cross-reference

Symbols and Statements in this Document

NOTE

: Notices provide guidance or advices that are related to the functional integrity of

the machine.

Tips

: Tips are useful information that helps enhance or facilitate an installation, function,

or process.

WARNING! or IMPORTANT

: These statements indicate situations that can be dangerous

or hazardous to the machine or you.

Electrical Hazard

: This statement appears when high voltage electrical hazards might

occur to an operator.

1.3 Overview

C D

Front cover, it can protect your hard disks cannot be easily removed by

unauthorized persons.

Power button. NOTE: This power button is only enabled when NAS front cover is opened, it’s a secure design to defend invader from powering off the system.

Power LED - blue

System Read/Write LED - Orange

Front cover bezel lock.

USB port (For backup data).

LCM control buttons (Left/Enter/Right).

LCM for system status display and IP address settings

System status LED. System Normal: Green System Warning or Faults occurred: Red

4600T Front View

LAN or WAN

VGA

USB 3.0

eSATA

Fan exhaust outlet

Power Socket

4600T Rear View

HDMI

4600T LED Denitions

LED1 (Status / error) LED2 (Disk access) Denition

Constant Green OFF No access to H.D.D. Constant Green Blinking Green Access to H.D.D.

LAN2 - LAN1

UID button

LED1 LED2

USB combo 2.0

4600U Front View

LAN or WAN

VGA

USB ports

HDD tray 1

Power socket

Power button & LEDs

HDMI

HDD tray 2 HDD tray 3 HDD tray 4

4600U Rear View

USB ports

USB 3.0 ports

eSATA

4600U LED & Push button Denitions

LED / Button Denition

Power button Power the system on or off (pressed for one second) Reset button Resets the system LAN1 LED Network transaction status LAN2 LED Network transaction status UID LED Indicates the system is currently being identied. Pressing the Server

Identify button will also light up the LED.

System Status LED Displays the system operating statuses UID button Lights the UID LED & system notication

* Items are listed according to their positions from left to right.

LAN1

LAN2

12600U Rear View

LAN or WAN

VGA

Power supplies

IPMI

USB ports

FC ports

SATA expansion ports

LED

Serial ports

12600 Series Front View

Power button

USB ports

Reset button

UID button

Status LEDs

ID switch

12620U Rear View

LED

ID switch

LAN or WAN

VGA

Power supplies

IPMI

USB ports

FC ports

SATA expansion port

Serial ports

10GbE ports

Front Panel

Indicator/error Color Description

LAN3 (10GbE) - ON Green Linked LAN3 - Blinking Green LAN activities (off when there is no trafc) LAN3 - OFF Green Disconnected LAN4 (10GbE) - ON Green Linked LAN4 - Blinking Green LAN activities (off when there is no trafc) LAN4 - OFF Green Disconnected

Drive Tray LED

Indicator/error Color Description

OFF Red No fault, and is not being indicated Blinking - 4Hz Red The drive is being indicated Blinking - 1Hz Red RAID rebuild is taking place ON Red Drive faults have occurred

System LED Denitions

Front Panel

Indicator/error Color Description

System Status (BMC) - ON Amber Event in BMC marked with *** has happened System Status - Blinking Amber Voltage sensor critical System Status - ON Green System working normally System Status - Blinking Green Fan/Temp sensor critical or chassis intrusion alert HDD - Blinking Green Internal SATA DOM activities BMC - No function UID - Blinking

Blue The chassis is being indicated UID - OFF Blue The chassis is not being indicated LAN1 (GbE) - ON Green Linked LAN1 - Blinking Green LAN activities (off when there is no trafc) LAN1 - OFF Green Disconnected LAN2 (GbE) - ON Green Linked LAN2 - Blinking Green LAN activities (off when there is no trafc) LAN2 - OFF Green Disconnected

Chapter 2 Installing and Starting the NAS System

This chapter covers the installation procedure of different form factors of NAS server in the tower or rack-mount chassis. Instructions on how to startup the NAS server by setting up the basic configuration through the Admin Home page or provided software tool – NASFinder is also outlined in this chapter.

2.1 Installing the NAStorage controller&mobile rack

Package Contents NAS server controller package:

• Two RJ-45 ports and one serial connector

• Two Ethernet cables

• NAS server Quick Installation guide

• NAS server utilities CD

4600U rack-mount model package:

• One slide rail package for tting into an 19" rack cabinet.

IMPORTANT:

1. It is important to leave a clearance of 15cm to the rear side of the chassis. The clear-

ance is required to ensure an adequate airow through the chassis to ventilate heat. A

5cm clearance is also required on both sides of the chassis.

To ensure normal operation, maintain ambient airow. Do not block the airow around

chassis such as placing the system in a closed cabinet.

2. For a RAID volume conguration, it is recommended you use hard drives of the same

model featuring the same capacity and rotation speed, even running the same version

of rmware.

2.1 Hardware Installation - 4600T

SATA hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The NAS server can readily accommodate most of the off-the-shelf SATA hard drives. For the latest compatibility list, please check on our website.

1. Use the included bezel key to open the front panel.

2. Use the included bezel key to unlock the bezel lock on drive trays.

3. Open the drive tray bezel by flipping the bezel latch to the side. The bezel lever will

spring open.

4. You can then remove the drive tray.

Bezel Lock

Bezel Latch

Bezel Lever

4. Install your hard disk to the drive tray. Gently put the hard disk into drive tray with its label side facing up and the connector side facing the inside of the chassis. Secure the hard drive by fastening 4 screws from both sides.

5. Install drive tray by pushing it into drive bay. when it is almost fully inserted, close the

bezel. The bezel will secure the back-end connection to the backplane.

HDD

Bezel Lever

Avoid touching the hard drive's circuit board or connector pins. Doing so can damage the hard drive by electro-static discharge.

IMPORTANT:

6. Use the bezel key to lock the drive tray. Repeat the above process to install more disk

drives.

Bezel Lock

LAN / WAN

2.2 Interface Connections - 4600T

Item no. Description

1 Connect LAN ports to a local area network 2 Power cord to the power supply (110~240V, 3.5A, 47~63Hz). 3 15-pin VGA and HDMI to monitor. 4 eSATA port for backup to external storage devices.

USB ports to USB devices, e.g., thumb disks for backup, keyboard, and mouse.

2.3 Hardware Installation - Rackmount Enclosures (4600U, 12600U,

12620U)

Follow the procedure to install a rackmount enclosure to a rack cabinet:

1. Remove all HDD trays from the server.

2. Secure the left- and right-side slide rails to the rack posts.

Secure the rails to rack posts using 8 of the included pan head screws. Use screws (P/N:2A5816C00-600-G) for square-hole racks. Use screws (P/N:2A5816D00-600-G) for round-hole racks.

The mounting holes and installation methods are identical for the rack-mount models 12600U and the 12620U.

3. Remove the inner rail from the slide rail assembly. Pull out the inner rail, and then pull the release tab to remove it from the rail assembly.

4. Align the inner rail with the protruding rivet head, and then push the inner rail towards

the front of the enclosure. The inner rail should snap t to the side of enclosure.

5. Secure the inner rail to the side of enclosure using 3 included athead screws. Repeat

the above process to install another inner rail to the right hand side of the enclosure.

6. 6-1. Make sure the middle rails are pulled to the front. 6-2. Lift the enclosure into position and then insert the tips of the inner rails into the en-

trance point on each of the middle rails. 6-3. Slowly move the enclosure in to engage the inner rails with the slide rail assembly. 6-4. When slided half way, the rail lock will engage. Press the release tabs on both sides

to slide the enclosure into rack cabinet.

2.4 Hardware Installation - Rackmount Enclosures (12600U & 12620U)

Follow the procedure to install a 2U rackmount enclosure to a rack cabinet:

1. Attach the inner and middle rails to the rack cabinet. See previous description.

2. Attach the cabling management arm to the rear of the slide rail assembly.

The mounting holes and installation methods are identical for the rack-mount models 12600U and the 12620U.

3. Attach the inner rails to the sides of the chassis.

4. Gradually slide the chassis into rack.

5. Engage the tips of inner rails with that already installed on the cabinet. Push the chassis

into the cabinet.

4. Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 if necessary for the other HDD tray.

5. Install rack mounting handles at both side of the NAS server.

6. Install the NAS server in the rack.(Refer to previous discussions)

7. Connect your NAS server to the network with LAN cable from the LAN port located at the back of your NAS server.(At least one network connection is required)

8. Plug the power cord into the power connector on you NAS server.

9. Make sure the power switch on the power supply is in on position.

10. Press the power button on left of the front panel on NAS server.

2.4 Installing Disk Drives - 4600U, 12600U and 12620U

Follow the procedure to install a rack mount enclosure:

1. Remove a HDD tray from the server by press the release tab.

2. Secure and mount a hard disk onto the HDD tray using four screws from the sides of the tray.

3. Insert the HDD tray back in the server. Make sure the lever of the HDD tray is properly in place.

2.5 Optional PCI-E adaptor installation (Only for 12600U & 12620U)

1. Turn off your NAS server and unplug power from the wall.

2. Open the server case.

3. Loosen the screws and remove the riser card support bracket.

4. Place the adapter, component-side down, and press the adaptor rmly into one of the

PCI-E slot on the riser card.

5. Tighten the screw for the adaptor.

6. Reinstall the riser card support bracket and make sure that the riser card is fully seated in the PCI-E slot on the main board.

7. Tighten the screw for the riser card support bracket.

8. Close your server case and plug in your power cable.

9. Turn on the NAS server.

10. New PCI-E adaptor is now installed.

Note that only the PCI-E cards certied by Ingrasys can be installed into chassis. Please

consult our availability list or website updates for details.

2.6 Connecting Expansion Enclosures (for 12600U & 12620U)

1. To connect expansion enclosures (the 1200J) to the 12600U NAS, first use a smallsize Phillips screw to set up the enclosure IDs. These IDs are necessary to address the

WWN addresses for the hard disks inside the expansion enclosures.

Set the NAS server ID to 0, and the IDs on the JBOD enclosures consecutively. The

conguration supports up to 3 JBODs.

2. Connect cables between enclosures as shown below. Also make sure the enclosure IDs

are properly congured.

Port 0Port 1

12600U ID=0

JBOD #1 1200J ID=1

JBOD #2 1200J ID=2

JBOD #3 1200J ID=3

IMPORTANT:

1. For the 12620U model, there is no ID switch. The chassis has a default ID, #0, and there is no need to change this default ID.

2. Make sure you congure the SAS/SATA expansion chassis ID (JBOD) to numbers other

than #0.

2.7 Starting the System

1. Make sure the power switch on the power supply is in ON position.

2. Press the power button -

Tower

- press the button on the front.

Rack chassis

- press the Power button on the left of the front panel of your NAS

server. Press the button for longer than 1 second.

3. Wait for the server to boot up. The boot up process takes approximately 5 minutes.

2.8 Shutting Down the System

1. Shut down the system pressing the power button once. The whole shutdown process might take seconds or minutes until data can all be safely distributed to disk drives.

2. To shut down the server from the management page you can find the button on the upper right of the NASFinder screen.

3. To congure automatic power-on and shutdown, you can select System > Maintenance

> Reboot/Shutdown on a management console. You can set daily or day in month schedules. See page 64 for more information.

2.9 Drive Tray LED Denitions

LED1 (up) Red LED2 (down) Blue Description

Indicator/error HDD Access

OFF Lit Blue constantly No activities on HDD OFF Blue blinking HDD read/write activities Lit constantly OFF Faulty HDD Red blinking intermittently OFF Volume being created or

rebuilt

Red blinking rapidly OFF Volume has already been

exported (unmounted), and is ready for removal.

OFF OFF No power or HDD is absent

If you lost your access to the 12600 series system, try connect the D-SUB 15 connector

to a monitor and a mouse and a keyboard. Try to access the system using the NASnder.

If you still can not access the system, press the Reset button for more than 10 seconds to restore the system defaults especially if the system was re-located, set with a static IP, and connected to a different network. .

Tips:

Mouse and keyboard

Reset button

2.10 Install the NASFinder Utility

1. A NASFinder utility software is included in your product CD. The default system IP is

192.168.1.1

. The default administrator account and password are:

admin

and

admin

2. Install the utility by starting the NASFinder-Setup.exe.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the software.

Tips:

If you are prompted to install plug-ins or allowance to execute the program when installing the software, follow the prompts to accept the installation.

4. A desktop icon will be placed. Double-click on it to start the program.

5. After a brief search, the NAS server will be listed with its MAC address, IP, and server name shown on the screen. Click to select its checkbox.

The NAS server comes with a default IP, <192.168.1.1>. If your router or other network devices are using the same IP address, an error message will appear.

NOTE:

If this condition occurs,

1. Stop the system by pressing the Power button.

2. Connect the LAN cable directly to your PC's LAN port.

3. Congure your PC's IP address to 192.169.1.X, to the same subnet.

4. Open a browser session with the NAS server using the 192.168.1.1 address.

5. Change the NAS server's IP address, or, change the networking setting to DHCP.

7. Click the

Add

button to enlist the NAS server found in your subnet. The basic

information of the connected server will be listed: including that of Host name, Domain,

Product name, Serial number, rmware rev. no., and so on.

6. After the change to listening to a DHCP server, you need to connect the cables to a network switch or router where a DHCP server is present. Make sure your DHCP server is up and running and can be reached by both the network switch and the management computer.

The basic functions of the NASFinder are described as follows:

Search Click to poll the presence of NAS server(s) in your local network. Admin Allows you to change the Admin account and password. Set IP Allows you change the static IP for a NAS server. Web UI Opens a web console with the NAS server. You may also open a web

browser and enter the NAS server's IP address in the URL eld to open a

web console. Power Off Power down the selected NAS server. Reboot Reboots the selected NAS server. WOL Wake on LAN. Uses this button to remotely power up a NAS server via

network connections. Remove Removes a detected NAS server from the managed queue. File Opens up a Folder Group in a network share.

If there are multiple NAS servers in your network, you can select the checkboxes in front of them and enlist them into the management queue.

NOTE:

Admin is a built-in administrator account. It is like the root account in UNIX or the administrator account in Windows 7. Using this account, users have access to the administration homepage and all the storage resources. By default, the password for this

user account is "admin." To prevent unauthorized access, it is highly recommended to

change the password after the initial setup.

You can access the management GUI by clicking on the Web GUI button. Enter

"admin" and "admin" as the user name and password at the initial startup.

You may also key in the "

http://<IP address>/admin/zf/public/"

in your browser's URL

eld to start a management session.

Once you logged in and left your web console unattended for 5 minutes, the server will require you to log in again the next time you access the web console to prevent

unauthorized access.

NOTE:

2.11 Using the Top Screen Tools

Event

: Click on the Event button to display the Event window, which lists recent events.

Account

: Click on the Account button to display the

Restart, Shutdown

, and

Logout

commands. A conrm box will prompt for reassurance of command execution.

Language

: Click to select a supported language for all captions and texts in the

management GUI interface.

2.12 Conguring IP Address Using the LCD Keypad (Tower 4600T Only)

LCD menu console flowchart

System Ready

LAN 1 mask:

255.255.0.0

LAN 1 gateway

192.168.1.254

LAN 1 IP:

192.168.1.1

Configure LAN 1? Yes/No

LAN 2 mask:

255.255.0.0

LAN 2 gateway

192.168.2.254

LAN 2 IP:

192.168.2.1

Configure LAN 2? Yes/No

Configure LAN 1 IP/Gateway/Mask

Configure LAN 2 IP/Gateway/Mask

Server Name: NASD800xxx

Date/Time: 8/21/2014 06:30

Firmware Ver: V1.00

CPU Fan Speed: 3994 RPM

Thermal (ºC) 67 50

Voltage (V)

1.44 3.30 4.68

System will automatically display the next screen every two seconds when idle

1. After the server boots up, the LCD console displays System Ready. Press the right button.

Conguring IP address using the LCD console.

System Ready

Enter RightLeft

2. The IP address of LAN 1 is shown. Press the Enter button to congure its IP address.

Note that the symbol on the upper right corner indicates that the IP address can be

congured using the LCD console.

LAN1 IP:

192.168.170.171

3. Move the cursor to Yes using the left/right buttons and then press the Enter key to

conrm.

Configure LAN 1?

Yes/ o

4. Move the cursor to the correct position using the left / right buttons. Then press the Enter key to change a number.

LAN IP:

92.168.170.171

5. After you edit the last digit of the IP address, press the right button and congure the

Subnet Mask address.

Exit LAN 1 Menu?

Save/Edit/Abort

6. Repeat Steps 4 to Steps 5 to congure the Subnet Mask and Gateway address.

7. After you edit the last digit of the Gateway address, press the right button. Move the cursor to Save and save the setting or Edit to repeat the above process or Abort to quit

the conguration process without saving.

7. After you edit the last digit of the Gateway address, press the right button. Move the cursor to Save and save the setting or Edit to repeat the above process or Abort to quit

the conguration process without saving.

Chapter 3 Managing & Setup: System

The system menu provides access to the system overview, system operating status,

network conguration, maintenance, conguration, and system log conguration pages.

3.1. System General Page

The General page provides access to changing the Host Name, Domain, system

description, and a Server Identify function. This page displays on the rst log-in.

If you have multiple servers in a location and can not be sure where your server is, use the Server Identify button to light the UID LED.

Date/Time

The Date/Time window displays the current system time, and allows you to congure the time zone, and the use of an NTP (Network Time Protocol).

To congure the time zone, click on the empty Etc/UTC entry eld. A pull-down menu of all time zones on earth will be available from the pull-down list.

You may then manually congure a time by clicking on the empty entry eld or select the check-circle of "Use your computer's time." When doing so, your NAS server's time will be synchronized with that of the PC you use to make a web console.

You can also acquire an accurate time from a time server on the network provided that you

have a network connection to the Internet. The default is "pool.ntp.org."

You may then specify the intervals your NAS server synchronize its time with the time

server.

3.2. System > Overview

The Overview page provides a glimpse of current CPU and memory resources, network

ow, and Storage uses, and the direct access to the working statuses of hard disk drives.

You can also click on the status icons on the lower left of the screen to move to the Status window to get more details of the current operation status.

Thermal events

System errors

Storage events

3.3. System > General

Please refer to page 40 for information on the General page.

3.4. System > Network

3.4.1 System > Network > Information

The Network Information page displays the current networking including:

1. Teaming Info: LAN port Link Aggregation setup. See the next section for details.

2. IPv4 and LAN Info: Shows your current IPv4 information, such as IP Address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, Speed/Mode, and DNS-related information.

3. Server: Shows your current Domain Name server and default gateway.

4. Servers: Displays the servers present in your local and Internet networks, such as the NTP server, WINS server, and HTTP Proxy. A Proxy server is one that acts as an

intermediary for requests seeks resources over the network. The Proxy server cilitates

access to contents on the World Wide Web and providing uniform access in a network. Their existence depends on your current network environment.

3.4.2 System > Network > LAN/IP

The Network LAN/IP page provides access to your local network congurations.

The Bison series supports IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation that enables methods of combining (aggregating) multiple network connections in parallel to increase throughput and provides redundancy in case of single link failures.

Each of the LAN port can be congured into the following operation modes:

Stand alone - no fault tolerance and no combined throughput. Failover - two or more LAN ports formed into fault-tolerant team of physical links.

1. LAN Port Setting - Network teaming mode:

LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)

- Combining physical ports together can occur such that multiple interfaces share one logical address (i.e. IP) or each physical address (i.e. MAC address) has its own address.

LACP takes effects by sending frames down all links that have the protocol enabled.

If the protocol nds a device on the opposite end of the link is LACP-enabled,

frames will be sent over multiple links as if they are transmitted over a single logical link.

Load Balance - Transmit network packets in sequential order from the rst available

network interface (NIC) slave through the last. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.

Note that corresponding congurations must also be enabled on your network

devices, such as a network switch. Shown below is a sample screen from a Cisco network switch.

2. Port -

LAN1

and

LAN2

Obtain DHCP automatically - Acquires an IP address from a DHCP server within

your local network. This is not a default, and is congurable after you log in using

the default 192.168.1.1 address.

Manual setting Select the Manual setting check circle to manually enter a static IP address, network

mask, gateway IP address, Jumbo Frame(MTU), and the Wake on LAN options.

The Jumbo Frame refers to the maximum packet size of up to 9,000 bytes (local

network, or, to be compatible with transmission over the Internet, 1,500 bytes).

The Wake on LAN setting (available for the 4600 series only) enables you to power up the server. Wake-On-LAN allows administrators to remotely power on your NAS

server to perform maintenance task with no need to go to the server physically.

Only the 4600U/T supports the Wake on LAN function. The 12600U series does not support this function.

NOTE:

3.4.3 SSL Settings

The NAS server enables secure web access by supporting SSL 3.0, both for the user homepage and the administration homepage. To use SSL 3.0, the NAS server will

generate a server certicate for authentication and data encryption. By default, the server certicate is issued to the NAS server designated by its IP address. You can also specify to use the server's full name on the server certicate.

For clients to access server web-pages with secure connection, they have to install the CA certificate first. First go to the

Network→SSL

page. Click Download and install CA

certificate hyperlink. Choose to install the certificate when a dialog-box pops up. Once

the CA certicate is installed, the client can access all NAS server's web pages via SSL

encrypted connection. Suppose that the server IP address is 192.168.1.10. To access the NAS system's web pages with SSL connection, please open https://192.168.1.10/ for the user homepage, or https://192.168.1.10/admin/ for the administration homepage. If

the server certicate with the server name is chosen, please open https://[server_name]

instead.

To utilize encrypted access, follow the steps below:

1. On the System > Network page, click on

Default Root Certicate

to download the CA.

Save the certicate to preferred location.

2. On the management computer, open a web browser, e.g., IE. Click on the Tools button,

and enter the

Internet options

page.

3. Click

Content

, and

Certicates

on the Internet Options page.

4. Click to open the

Trusted Root Certication Authorities

tab. Click the

Import

button.

5. The

Import Wizard

page will start. Click

6. Click

Browse

to locate the certicate le you download. Click

to proceed.

7. Select the location where you want to store the certicate and related information.

8. Click

Yes

on the Security Warning prompt.

9. Click

Finish

to complete the process.

10. Now return to the NAS sever console,

System

Maintenance

. Select the

Enable

https(SSL) connection

checkbox and enter the default

Https Port number

(default is

443). On leaving the page, enter the administrator's login password, and click the

Apply

button.

11. Also make sure the

SSL

option has been enabled on your browser's Internet Options.

12. You can now enter <https://NAS server IP address/> to start a secure and encrypted

management access.

3.5. System > Maintenance

The Maintenace page provides access to Administrator's account, System Volume, SNMP, Email, Reboot/Shutdown, Firmware-related, and reset to default settings.

3.5.1 System > Maintenance > Admin

This window provides you with the configuration options to change the Administrator's password. The default Account Name is admin, and this can not be changed. It is highly recommended to provide a secure password with the combination of alphabetic, symbol, and numeric characters as the administrator's password.

Web Management - The default management access is via TCP port 80. You can assign

a different HTTPS port for access through the Internet, and through a rewall. If a different

https port has been assigned and opened on the router, specify its TCP port so that management access is made through that port.

Finally, if the above changes were made, make sure you enter the system administrator's password before your click on the

Apply

button.

3.5.2 System > Maintenance > System Volume

Congure System Volume for System Services

You can specify the location of the system Folder Group, which is required for saving

system les or performing related functions.

System Volume

If you have created more than one volume, you can specify which is the default system

volume. This option will only appear after you congured a storage volume.

The information on this page is mainly for the user reference.

3.5.3 System > Maintenance > SNMP

Simple network management protocol (SNMP) allows system administrators to access NAS server operating statuses via a 3rd-party SNMP software. The SNMP trap related

conguration is found in the

Event > Conguration

window. If only SNMP trap service is

preferred, you may not need to enable the service in here.

To utilize the SNMP service,

1. First enable the SNMP service, community name, select SNMP version, and download

the

MIB

le.

Community

: A name serves as a simple authentication. The communication between the SNMP management console and the NAS server cannot be established if the community names do not match.

Port

: Default is 161, change it if necessary.

Location

: Provide location information of the SNMP agent.

Contact

: Provide name of the contact person who has the management information of

the SNMP agent.

SNMP Version

: Specify the supported SNMP service revision that is identical on your

management software and the NAS server.

Community

: If the SNMP service is enabled within a community congured within your

LAN, specify the name of the community.

2. Please download or acquire MG-SOFT MIB browser (or similar SNMP utility):

http://www.mg-soft.si/download.html

3. Open the

MG-SOFT MIB Compiler

, and select the NAS server's MIB le you previously

downloaded. .

4. Select the Ingrasys MIB module and then click

Save

to proceed.

5. Save the compiled module to a position as shown below.

6. Open the MIB browser.

7. When the MIB browser is started, click on the

MIB

tab. Search and locate the IngraNAS-

MIB module from the list below.

8. Enter the Remote

SNMP agent's IP

(that of your NAS server), and then click on the

Query

button.

9. The

SNMP Protocol Preferences

window will prompt. Configure the SNMP version,

Community settings to the same conguration on your NAS server.

10. When successfully connected, the Ingrasys MIB location will be shown. Note that

currently the NAS server supports the

Get

command only. Right-click on the MIB

prole entry to select the Get command.

3.5.4 System > Maintenance > Email

To enable Email notication from the server,

1. Enter a valid email account, an SMTP server address, and if SSL certification is

required, select the SSL option. Note that TLS certication is currently not supported.

2. Next, enter the User Name, Password, and the address of a Mail Notication Receiver.

3. Click on the Apply button.

4. Click on the Send Test Mail button to see if you can receive a test Email from the

receiver's mail address.

3.5.5 System > Maintenance > Reboot/Shutdown

Shutdown

and

Reboot

In addition to the quick access button on the upper-right of the management session, you can reboot or shutdown the server from here.

Schedule Reboot

You can congure the server to reboot according to a preset schedule.

1. Select the checkbox to enable the schedule. The options and pull-down menus will then

be enabled.

2. Select the day in a week or a day in a month for the reboot to take place.

3. Select a

Start Time

, and click on the

Apply

button.

You can also congure a scheduled Shutdown using the method described above.

You can congure the server to automatically power up by a preset schedule.

1. Select the checkbox to enable the schedule. The options and pull-down menus will then

be enabled.

2. Select the day in a week or a day in a month for the power-on to take place.

3. Select a

Start Time

, and click on the

Apply

button.

3.5.6 System > Maintenance > Firmware

This window provides information about the current firmware revision, and the option to

upgrade the current rmware.

To upload a rmware, rst you should download the rmware from Ingrasys' website: www.

Ingrasys.com. Save the rmware le to your management PC. Use the

Upload

button to

locate the rmware le, and then click the

Upgrade

button to proceed.

NOTE:

1. Your current le services will be interrupted, because the upgrade process will reboot

your server.

2. When upgrading firmware, please visit the Status > Task Progress window to check

if any application is still running. If so, please wait for the application to complete, or manually end the progress to ensure that a running application is not inappropriately ended.

You can also click to select to upgrade the SAS expander, SAS, and JBOD chipsets rmware.

3.5.7 System > Maintenance > Reset to Default

This window allows you to restore system defaults. All previous system conguration will

be erased and returned to factory defaults. The data stored on your disk volume will remain intact.

Note that the server IP will be restored to 192.168.1.1, and the default password will

become the original "admin".

3.6. System > Conguration

The Conguration page provides means to back up your system conguration.

Backup Conguration

: Immediately creates a backup of your current congurations.

Conguration Backup Schedule

: Click the checkbox to enable the options and pulldown menus. You can then specify a day for the backup to take place on a daily or monthly basis. Click the

Apply

button for the conguration to take effect.

The system configuration backup will be saved to a preserved space on your storage volume. A list of previous backups will be automatically displayed at the bottom. You can click the

Download

button to save the backups to your PC.

If you should need the help of our technical support, you can also download and send the

conguration le to our engineers.

To delete a backup, click the checkbox in front and then click the

Delete

button.

NOTE

1. The system will automatically back up the user configuration, including account database and ACL permissions. However, the ACL permission thus backed up will include the information for two directory levels down.

2. We highly recommend backing up a copy of system conguration to your management computer. If the need should arise for maintenance, you will have a system conguration

backup to restore the NAS server to normal operation in a short time.

The Restore page allows you to restore your current configuration to the previous state using a previous backup.

1. You can select a previous backup using the drop-down menu by selecting the date it was created.

2. If you saved your backup to somewhere else, e.g., a PC that once had a management session, you can upload the backup using the

External File

option.

3. You can then click on the

Restore

button. A server reboot is automatically applied.

3.7. System > System Log

The System Log page provides access to the conguration of event logs.

Log Level

: You can specify what types of event logs to be delivered and preserved. If

you select 0 (Emergency), then only the most critical events will be reported.

If you select 6 (Informational), then notications of all severity levels will be reported.

The smaller the number, the fewer the instances of event messages.

When done, click on the

Apply

button.

Get Latest Log

: Click the Get Latest Log button to retrieve a system log record. You can

then download the system log to your PC.

The system log le will be saved to a preserved space on your storage volume. A list of

previous logs will be automatically displayed at the bottom. You can click the

Download

button to save the backups to your PC.

If you should need the help of our technical support, you can also download and send the

event log le to our engineers.

To delete a Log le, click the checkbox in front and then click the

Delete

button.

To view a downloaded log le, please use the UltraEdit or PSPad to open the log les.

3.7.1 System > System Log > Syslog Remote

You can configure the server to send system logs to a remote server as a log backup. Before using this feature, it is suggested that you install a log-recording tool such as the

Kiwi Syslog Daemon from http://www.kiwisyslog.com/kiwi-syslog-daemon-overview/.

To enable remote log, select the checkbox, enter the IP address where the log-recording software resides, select the log level, and then click on the

Apply

button.

3.8. System > Platform IPMI

IPMI stands for Intelligent platform Management Interface. The server has the benefits of self management using a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) processor, which connects CPU and components on the main board for a better awareness of system operating details, including those for temperature, voltage, fan operation, etc. The IPMI

operation has the following benets:

1. Independent operation via an out-of-band connection which is good for a re-start, and is independent regardless of whether the system is on or off.

2. Ease of expansion - sensor or controllers can be easily added.

3. CPU is connected to BMC, which means that the event log can be easily delivered.

This window provides a glimpse of system operation statuses.

The adjacent

Events, LAN, Account

, and

Time

tabbed windows provide easy access to

the system events, LAN settings, the Account setup, and the IPMI time setting which can

be synchronized with that on the NAS server.

Chapter 4 Storage

The Storage windows provides access to the Disks, Volumes, Folder Groups, Logical Disks, and Snapshot backup conguration options. The concerns about RAID storage composition can be found in

Appendix A

More about RAID Storage on page 156.

4.1. Storage > Disks

The Storage > Disks page provides access to the current conditions of all disk drives installed in your chassis.

The action button, , lights the disk activity LED of a drive tray for identifying a specic disk drive in a chassis.

When you need to locate a physical disk drive, click on a disk entry, and then click on the

Position

tab button to display a virtual layout of the position of the currently selected disk

drive. Click on the disk drive's

Slot

number to activate the Position button. This is very

important if you need to replace a faulty drive.

The LED on the designated drive tray will light Red.

If you have other storage connected to the server, e.g., a JBOD, you can select a different

enclosure using the Select Enclosure menu.

S.M.A.R.T.

The second window displays the working status of individual disk drives, including model name, capacity, S.M.A.R.T., state, and temperature.

S.M.A.R.T. is short for

Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology

. S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction that monitors pre-determined disk drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. Predictions are limited to the attributes implemented by the HDD manufacturers.

Although attributes are drive specic, a variety of typical characteristics can be identied,

for example:

Head ying height, Data throughput performance, Spin-up time, re-allocated sector count,

seek error rate, seek time, spin try recount, and drive calibration retry count, etc.

Disk Temperature Monitor

Depending on the ambient temperature of your work environment, you can manually specify an upper threshold for all disk drives in your chassis. If the upper threshold is violated, event messages will be delivered to the administrator.

To perform S.M.A.R.T.-related function, click to select a disk drive entry. Once it is highlighted, the tab menu buttons on top will turn blue.

You can click on the

Information

tab to check on the disk drive's working status in terms of its Read Error, throughput performance, spin up time, reallocated sector, etc. These information are listed in the pop-up window.

Once the test is started, its progress will be indicated by a small progress bar accompanied by a pause button underneath.

You can click on the

Test

tab to start a test on disk drives according to the S.M.A.R.T.

attributes. You may perform

Rapid Test

Complete Test

to acquire the current integrity status. The test utility then polls the hard drives for statuses of the key attributes of its working conditions. The Rapid test checks the electrical and mechanical performance as well as the read performance of the disk. Electrical tests might include a test of buffer RAM, a read/write circuitry test, or a test of the read/write head elements. Mechanical test includes seeking and servo on data tracks. Scans small parts of the drive's surface (area

is vendor-specic and there is a time limit on the test). The test checks the list of Pending

sectors that may have read errors.

Note that a Complete test will scan through the HDD's disk sectors and will take a long time to complete. A Complete test will take around 3 hours on a 1TB HDD.

To avoid interruptions to daily services, S.M.A.R.T. test can be scheduled to take place in

the off-ofce hours. For example, you can use the Schedule tool to perform such tests on

Sundays.

Click on the

Schedule

tab to start the conguration window. Select the Enable checkbox,

and congure the time the S.M.A.R.T. test will take place.

4.2. Storage > Volumes

Below is a conceptual drawing showing the physical and the logical elements for sharing

storage space to a variety of users/computers. The foundation of the conguration starts

from the storage volume that provides fault tolerance, disk capacity, and the combined performance from multiple hard drives.

When a storage volume is ready, you can create logical disks and virtual Folder Groups

with their specic attributes for access from different users across the network.

Volume

Logical DisksFolder

Groups

. . . .

iSCSI targets

Users

H.D.D.

NOTE

1. The NAS server supports the backup using the Rsync function to USB or e-SATA

devices, including USB thumb disk, USB hard disk, or hard disks attached via the e-SATA interface. When the external device is attached to the NAS server, it is automatically mounted. The user can then mount or unmount the USB device.

2. The NAS server supports USB devices formatted in the NTFS or FAT32 format.

3. The 4600U/T series supports external devices via the USB or e-SATA interfaces.

4. The 12600U series supports external devices via the USB interface.

To create a logical volume,

1. Click on the

Create

button.

2. Enter a name for the volume.

4.2.1 Volumes

The Storage > Volumes page provides conguration and maintenance for logical volumes

that consist of multiple disk drives. Logical volumes provide joint performance and fault tolerance in the event of single or dual disk drive failures.

3. Select a Disk Group type from its pull-down menu.

Logical volumes can be shared for users with security control. Below is a summary of volume group types:

RAID 0

RAID level 0 is disk striping only, which distribute data evenly over multiple disks for better performance. It does not provide fault tolerance. RAID level 0 uses two or more hard disks.

RAID 1

RAID level 1 uses disk mirroring, which provides 100% duplication of data. It offers high reliability, but doubles storage cost. RAID level 1 uses two hard disks.

RAID-Z1

(RAID5) RAID-Z is a higher-level software technology that implements an

integrated redundancy scheme in the ZFS le system similar to RAID

5. RAID-Z provides data-protection technology featured by ZFS in order to reduce the block overhead in mirroring.

RAID-Z can prevent the RAID 5 "write hole" using the copy-on-write

technology; rather than overwriting data. It writes to a new location and then automatically replaces the pointer to the old data. It simply avoids the need for read-modify-and-then-write operations for small writes by only ever performing full-stripe writes. Small blocks are mirrored instead of using parity protection. It is made possible

because the le system is aware of the underlying storage structure

and can leverage extra space if necessary. RAID-Z2 doubles the parity structure to achieve results similar to RAID 6. Namely, the ability to sustain the failure of two disk drives without losing data.

RAID-Z2

(RAID6) Similar to RAID 6, The RAID-Z2 can sustain the failures of two disk

drives without losing data. It requires at least 3 disk members.

The

Action

button, , lights the disk activity LED of all member drives for identifying the

locations of disk members in a chassis.

4. Select disk members from the disk drives listed below. The conguration process will be

completed almost instantly.

Once created, the volume's information will be listed, including the volume

Name, Total

capacity (GB), Used

capacity,

Free

capacity, used

Capacity

, and

Health

Export:

A logical volume can be exported for applications such as moving an entire volume

(meaning its member disks) to a different enclosure for initializing another system or for

backup and test purposes. Once exported, the volume becomes de-activated, and will not receive disk I/Os.

Destroy:

A logical volume is disbanded or destroyed using this button. All data within will be destroyed. Make sure you have backed up all your data before you proceed.

Import:

A logical volume exported from another server can be brought online using this command. Once it is successfully imported, the volume will be ready for I/Os. You should enter the volume name. All directories and device paths are searched. If the device appears to be part of an exported pool, this command displays a summary of the volume with the

name of the volume, a numeric identier, as well as the device layout and current health of the device for each device or le. Destroyed pools, that is, pools that were previously destroyed with the zpool destroy command, are not listed unless other options are specied.

The numeric identifier is unique, and can be used instead of the volume name when multiple exported pools of the same name are available.

4.2.2 Disk Operation

The Disk Operation page allows you to,

Add Disk

: Add

Disk Group

to an existing volume.

Replace

an existing disk member.

Attach

a new disk member.

Detach

a disk member from a volume.

5. Bring disk member

online

ofine

6. Add a

spare

disk for the volume.

Add Disk

: Add disk groups to an existing volume. Note that a disk group thus added can not be removed from a volume. Select the disk drive you prefer and click Add to join it to the volume.

Replace

: To replace an existing member disk with another, click on the Replace button.

Select a new disk. Note that an unused drive must be present in your server chassis. Click the

Replace

button. The unused drive must have a capacity larger than the one to be

replaced.

The time required to complete the replacement process will depend on the volume size and the size of data kept in the volume.

Attach

NOTE:

The Attach function only applies to RAID0 and RAID1. The Detach function

only applies to RAID1. They do not apply to RAID-Z1 and RAID-Z2 volumes.

To attach new a disk drive to an existing RAID0/1 volume, click on the Attach button in the Disk Groups window. Select from the available disks below, and click the

Attach

button.

When done, the new member will be listed in the Disk Group window.

Detach

NOTE:

The

Attach

functions only apply to

RAID0

and

RAID1

. The disk

Detach

function only applies to

RAID1

. They do not apply to RAID-Z1 and RAID-Z2 volumes

To detach a member disk drive from an existing RAID1 volume, click on the

Detach

button in the Disk Groups window. A confirm message box will appear. Click

Detach

proceed.

Online & Ofine

The

Ofine

mode is mainly designed for you to perform the replacement task. A disk can

be changed to the Ofine mode, so that you can replace a faulty member disk. When the

faulty member is replaced, system will automatically resilver the disk status. The

Online

and

Ofine

functions allow you to temporarily disband or re-join a member disk from the

storage volume.

Note that if you set an active disk drive to the Ofine status, you can replace a faulty disk

drive.

The following functions are available for the 12600 series:

Add Cache Disk

: The 12600 series supports the Cache Disk function. The cache disk function manages buffer memory resources to acquire, manage, and release limited memory resources. Using an SSD disk as the cache memory, with its larger capacity, the

buffer memory for the le system can be signicantly expanded.

Once data is read into the system's main memory ARC, a replica is immediately placed at the SSD ARC. Once the data needs to be read once again, data can be rapidly retrieved from the SSD ARC (also known as the L2 ARC).

Add Intent Log Disk

: The Intent Log index record keeps the transaction record using an

added SSD disk. The le system utilizes this methodology to facilitate data writes, while maintains the safety of les in the event of le system crash.

Due to the fact that writing these intent log can also consume system resources, these log can be written to a separate SSD disk in order to avoid impact to the disk read/write performance.

4.2.3 External FAT/NTFS

This window allows access to external devices, such as USB drives, formatted in the Windows FAT and NTFS format. These external devices can be mounted and unmounted using the onscreen functional buttons. You can click on the name entry to directly access

the les or folders contained within.

4.3 Storage > Folder Groups

4.3.1 Folder Groups

The Folder Groups created here are generated by the NAS server file system, which

provide specialized functions such as folder quota, user's quota, compression, snapshot,

and copies. System default privileges will apply to the Folder Groups thus created. You can visit

Account

Permission

to change the related privileges of a specic Folder Group.

You can share a specic Folder Group in a volume in the NAS server with other users on

the network. When you create a share, you can assign the access permission to the share with access rights for other users as well.

To create a Folder Group

1. Go to

Storage

Folder Groups

2. Select a volume from which you want to create a Folder Group.

3. If you want to create a new share under an existing Folder Group, select an existing

Folder Group from the

Target Folder Group

drop-down list. Otherwise, select the

storage volume itself. An example can look like this: volume/test/sub-folder.

4. If you want to share a new Folder Group under a volume, simply select an existing

volume from the Target Folder drop-down list.

5. Enter a new

Folder Group Name

6. Enter a capacity number in Gigabytes as the share

Quota

7. Enter a capacity number in Gigabytes as the

Reserved

capacity which is actually

allocated space claimed from the storage volume.

8. You can click on the

Advanced

tab to open the advanced option menu. Here you can

select to enable the

Synchronized

option as

Standard

Always

. The

Sync

option

indicates whether the Folder Group will be synchronized by the system's synchronous requests. Because of the system's copy-on-write characteristics, the synchronization

dos not consume system resources.

9. When done, click on the Create button.

NOTE:

1. The 4600U/T series does not support Dedup and Copy functions.

2. Deduplication is the process of eliminating duplicate copies of data. Dedup is generally

either le-level, block-level, or byte-level. Chunks of data -- les, blocks, or byte ranges -are checksummed using some hash function that uniquely identies data with very high

probability.

Chunks of data are remembered in a table of some sort that maps the data's checksum to its storage location and reference count. When you store another copy of existing data, instead of allocating new space on disk, the dedup code just increments the reference count on the existing data. When data is highly replicated, which is typical of backup servers, virtual machine images, and source code repositories, deduplication can reduce space consumption not just by percentages, but by multiples.

If you should need to remove an existing Folder Group, click to select a Folder Group, and then click on the

Destroy

button.

The "ZFS directory" tab allows you to directly see the snapshot backups of a folder group in a system-embedded snapshot container. However, when doing so, Windows le

manager will have troubles calulating the volume capacity of this folder group.

The Permission tab guides you to the Permission configuration window, about who can access the folder group.

Select a target folder before making conguration changes.

The Create and Destroy button allow you to create or remove a sub-directory under the directory you selected.

The rename tab allows you to rename the target folder or le.

The Permission tab guides you to the Permission page, and the Share tab allows you to directly share the sub-directory to computers running different operating systems.

4.3.2 Storage > Folder Groups > Files & Folders

4.3.3 Storage > Folder Groups > Folder Group Options

You can go to the details of a shared Folder Group using the Edit, Move, Permission, Snapshots, and User Quota tabbed menus.

Before you begin any conguration, select a target Folder Group using the

Select Target

Folder

menu.

Edit

: Click this button to edit the following attributes such as storage

Quota

Reservation, Access Time, Read Only

rights, and so on.

NOTE:

• The 4600U/T series does not support the Dedup and Copy functions. Neither can you

disable the the Sync function using the 4600U/T series.

• The 4600U/T supports the Compression function.

• The Copy function is not available on the 12600U series.

Move

: You can move an existing Folder Group to a different location on the directory

hierarchy.

Permission

3-1. Select an existing Folder Group.

3-2. Click on the

Permission

tab. The system will direct you to the

Account

Permission

page. From there, you can create new account, or select Owner, Group, or the Everyone

permission for the access to the particular Folder Group.

Snapshots

Click on the Snapshots tabbed button will direct you to the Storage > Snapshots

window. Please refer to page 97 in the later discussion.

Once a snapshot is created, click on an existing snapshot and click the

Clone

button. You can then clone the snapshot backup to a local Folder Group for data analysis or for the purpose of backup to a different location.

4.3.4 Storage > Folder Groups > User Quota

From here, you can create a user quota (designated usable storage use) for a user's

leverage. You can create the

Add Quota

button to open the

Users Quota

window.

Click on the

Position

pull-down menu to display the

Local

domain name

(if you

already joined the server to one of the Windows AD or NIS domain).

Enter a user name in the

Name

entry and click on the

button to look for a user

that you imported from a domain server (that already resides in the domain).

You can then enter a storage space size in the

Quota

entry eld, e.g., 100GB from the

pull-down menu. .

NOTE

This window directs you to the next tabbed window,

User Quota

4.4. Storage > Logical Disks

Logical Disks are mainly applied in iSCSI service. Logical Disks also provide special functionality such as data compression, copies, and snapshot backup. By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over long distances. iSCSI can be used to transmit data over local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or the Internet and can enable locationindependent data storage and retrieval.

Logical Disks are the storage spaces separately segregated for being shared over the network as iSCSI targets. This page creates the storage spaces for use as described in page 117 -

Service

iSCSI Targets

. .

1. To create a space as an iSCSI target, click the

Add Logical Disk

button.

2. Create a name for the Logical Disk, Note that space and special characters are not

supported in this eld.

Standard

This is the default option. Synchronous le system transactions are written out and then secondly all devices written are ushed to ensure the data is stable (not cached by device

controllers).

Always

This ensures le system transaction is written and ushed to stable storage by a system

call return. Selecting this option can bring performance penalty.

IMPORTANT:

• The 4600U/T series does not support the Dedup and Copy functions. Neither can you disable the the Sync function using the 4600U/T series.

• The 4600U/T supports the Compression function.

• The Initial Reservation (Thin Provisioning) function applies to the 12600 series, not the

4600 series.

• The Copy function is not available on the 12600U series.

3. Select a Volume from which you want to create a Logical Disk.

4. Enter a description for the Logical Disk, such as "iSCSI target for PC #xx."

5. Enter and/or select a storage space as the Logical Disk Size.

6. Select to preserve a certain amount of disk space as the Initial Reservation.

7. Select the Compression option.

8. Select how many snapshot copies will be preserved in your storage volume.

9. Sync: see the next page for the choices.

4.5. Storage > Snapshots

Snapshots are read-only, point-in-time preservations of a file system or a portion of a volume. Because the server runs on a copy-on-write operating system, snapshots can be taken almost instantaneously.

Folder Group Snapshots

To create snapshots for a Target Folder Group, select a Folder Group under the major storage volume from its pull-down list. Click the Add Snapshot button.

You can then specify a Name for the snapshot. You can select the Recursively check box to enable snapshots for all sub-directories under the currently selected Folder Group.

Logical Disk Snapshots

To create snapshots for a Logical Disk, select a logical disk under the major storage volume from its pull-down list. Click the Add Snapshot button.

You can then specify a Name for the snapshot.

Auto Snapshots

Easy Add

: The Easy Add button brings forth a scheduler tool, where you can congure

an Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly schedule according to which snapshots will be automatically taken.

You can designate a Life Time for the snapshots thus taken.

Add Snapshot

: The Add Snapshot button brings forth a scheduler tool, where you can

congure an Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly schedule for target Folder Groups or logical

disks.

All snapshots taken will be listed. You can click

Delete, Edit

to configure the existing

schedules, or select

Recursively

to include sub-directories.

Chapter 5 Account

The Account windows allows you to create local or domain accounts for Windows AD or Unix environments. The windows also provides access to control the permission list and access privileges.

5.1. Account > System

The System page provides access to current users' conguration and allows you to create

new users, or to delete or edit the current users.

The Groups window provides access to current user groups. The default local groups include

admins, guests

, and

users

. You can Add new groups and edit their privileges.

Note that you can not edit privileges for users in the default groups.

The Members window allows the administrator to move users among different privilege groups using the various move buttons. You can recruit or disband users from each

specic group.

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5.2. Account > Windows AD

Active Directory (AD) is an implementation of LDAP directory services by Microsoft for use primarily in Windows environments. The AD functions as the provider of central

authentication and authorization services for Windows-based computers. In addition, Active Directory supports deploying software and assigning policies on a organizational hierarchy.

In workgroup mode, the SMB/CIFS service is responsible for authenticating users locally when access is requested to shared resources. In domain mode, the SMB/CIFS service uses pass-through authentication, in which user authentication is delegated to an Active Directory domain controller. Independently of whether you will use the SMB/CIFS for

anonymous access, non-anonymous (workgroup)or in domain mode, the very rst step is to congure SMB/CIFS server. You can simply review and accept built-in system defaults.

The rest of this Section includes:

Ingrasys nastorage 4600 series, nastorage 12620 series, nastorage 12600 series User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual