Storageflex RAID 3945N User Manual

Storageflex

3945N NAS RAID Manual

Version 5.3

www.Storageflex.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE.........................................................................................................................4

ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................... 4

WHO SHOULD USE THIS GUIDE............................................................................... 4

WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ............................................................................ 4

WARRANTY & LIABILITY LIMITATIONS .............................................................4

ABOUT STORAGEFLEX 3945N NAS RAID............................................................... 8

CONNECTING APPLIANCES TO THE NETWORK.............................................. 10

CONNECTING THE APPLIANCE TO YOUR NETWORK ................................... 10

CONFIGURING THE APPLIANCE FOR YOUR NETWORK...............................10

LOCATING THE APPLIANCE ON YOUR NETWORK......................................... 11

CONFIGURING NEW APPLIANCES........................................................................ 13

SEARCHING YOUR NETWORK FOR LOCAL APPLIANCES ............................ 14

SEARCHING FOR REMOTE APPLIANCES ...........................................................15

LOGGING ON TO A NEWLY INSTALLED APPLIANCE..................................... 16

ENTERING THE SERIAL NUMBER......................................................................... 17

NAMING THE APPLIANCE ....................................................................................... 18

CONFIGURING NETWORK (OPTIONAL).............................................................. 19

VERIFYING THE DATE AND TIME ........................................................................20

ASSIGNING A PASSWORD ........................................................................................ 21

MANAGING APPLIANCE SETTINGS......................................................................23

MANAGING GROUPS LOCALLY............................................................................. 27

MANAGING SHARES.................................................................................................. 29

MANAGING FOLDERS ............................................................................................... 32

CHECKING THE STATUS OF THE APPLIANCE.................................................. 34

CHECKING USER CONNECTIONS TO THE APPLIANCE .................................35

VIEWING SETTINGS OF THE APPLIANCE .......................................................... 36

VIEWING LOGS OF THE APPLIANCE .................................................................. 37

MONITORING HARDWARE STATUS OF THE APPLIANCE............................. 38

CHANGING ADMINISTRATIVE PASSWORD FOR THE APPLIANCE ...........40

CHANGING THE DATE AND TIME.........................................................................41

SHUTTING DOWN APPLIANCE ..............................................................................42

CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTINGS ................................................................ 43

APPLIANCE NAME .....................................................................................................44

NETWORK DOMAIN................................................................................................... 44

DNS SEARCH ORDER................................................................................................. 44

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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 WITH APPLIANCEVIEW ............................... 53

ENABLING MACINTOSH SUPPORT....................................................................... 55

ENABLING UNIX SUPPORT...................................................................................... 56

LARGE NETWORK SETTINGS ................................................................................ 57

CONFIGURING LDAP SERVER ............................................................................... 58

CONFIGURING NIS ................................................................................................... 59

POLICY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 61

UPDATING APPLIANCE VIA WEB.......................................................................... 69

TROUBLESHOOTING THE APPLIANCE............................................................... 72

CONFIGURING STORAGE SETTINGS ................................................................... 75

AVAILABLE RAID LEVELS IN STORAGEFLEX.................................................. 75

VOLUME MANAGEMENT......................................................................................... 76

CLUSTERING ............................................................................................................... 83

USING THE APPLIANCE ........................................................................................... 86

FINDING APPLIANCES IN NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD ............................... 86

FINDING APPLIANCES WITH FIND COMPUTER............................................... 87

SAVING FILES TO THE APPLIANCE (WINDOWS) ............................................. 87

ASSIGNING A DRIVE LETTER TO THE APPLIANCE ........................................ 87

CONNECTING THROUGH THE NETWORK BROWSER OR CHOOSER........ 88

CONNECTING THROUGH THE FINDER (MAC OS X)........................................ 88

SAVING FILES TO THE APPLIANCE (MACINTOSH)......................................... 89

MOUNTING A SHARE ON THE APPLIANCE (LINUX AND UNIX)................... 90

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APPENDIX A: USING THE ONLINE HELP .............................................................. 92

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY ........................................................................................... 93

APPENDIX C: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................. 104

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 Java-based application.

• Using the Appliance in Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX

Networks.

Where to find information

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Information relevant for the Administrator of an Storageflex appliance is located in chapters 1 through 6

• Information relevant for network users of an Storageflex appliance is located

in chapter 7

Warranty & Liability Limitations

ATTENTION: USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE STORAGEFLEX SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU MUST RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND.

The following terms govern your use of the enclosed Software unless you have a separate written agreement with Storageflex Inc.

License Grant

Storageflex Inc. grants you a license to use one copy of the Software. "Use" means storing, loading, installing, executing or displaying the Software. You may not modify the Software or disable any licensing or control features of the Software. If the Software is licensed for "concurrent use", you may not allow more than the maximum number of authorized users to use the Software concurrently.

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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 essential step in the authorized use of the Software. You must reproduce all copyright notices in the original Software on all copies or adaptations. You may not copy the Software onto any bulletin board or similar system.

No Disassembly or Decryption

You may not disassemble or decompile the Software without obtaining prior written consent from Storageflex Inc. In some jurisdictions, Storageflex Inc.'s consent may not be required for disassembly or decompilation. Upon request, you will provide Storageflex Inc. with reasonably detailed information regarding any disassembly or decompilation. You may not decrypt the Software unless decryption is a necessary part of the operation of the Software.

Transfer

Your license will automatically terminate upon any transfer of the Software. Therefore, you must delete all copies of the Software installed on your system prior to transfer. Upon transfer, you must deliver the Software, including any copies and related documentation, to the transferee. The transferee must accept all License Terms set forth in the present document as a condition of the transfer.

Termination

Storageflex Inc. may terminate your license upon notice for failure to comply with any of the License Terms set forth in this agreement. Upon termination of your license, you must immediately destroy the Software, together with all copies, adaptations and merged portions in any form.

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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 entirely at private expense and are provided as "commercial computer software" or "restricted computer software". They are delivered and licensed as "commercial computer software" as defined in DFARS 252.227-7013 (Oct 1988), DFARS

252.211-7015 (May 1991) or DFARS 252.227-7014 (Jun 1995), as a "commercial item" as defined in FAR 2.101 (a), or as "restricted computer software" as defined in FAR 52.227-19 (Jun 1987) (or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause), whichever is applicable. You have only those rights provided for such Software and Documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or Storageflex Inc. Standard Software Agreement for the product.

STORAGEFLEX 3945N NAS RAID STATEMENT

1. Storageflex Inc. warrants to you that Storageflex Inc. software will not fail to execute its programming instructions after the date of purchase, for the period specified above, due to defects in material and workmanship when properly installed and used. If Storageflex Inc. receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, Storageflex Inc. will replace software media that does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects.

2. Storageflex Inc. does not warrant that the operation of Storageflex Inc. products will be uninterrupted or error free.

3. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inadequate maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by Storageflex Inc., (c) unauthorized specification changes for the product, or (d) improper site preparation or maintenance.

4. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESSED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE. Some states or provinces do not allow limitations on the duration of an implied warranty, so the above limitation or exclusion might not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you might also have other rights that vary from state to state, or province to province.

LIMITED WARRANTY

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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 you.

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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 appliances. The management interface is available in a Java-based version that installs directly on client computers from the ApplianceView CD-ROM.

ApplianceView, the Java user interface unifies access to all Storageflex enabled appliances on a network. The ApplianceView management software installs on the administrator's hard drive, and automatically detects new appliances as they are added. The administrator configures basic network settings for each appliance with a simple first-time setup wizard. Then, ApplianceView lets them view and manage all Appliances on the Local Area Network (LAN). In addition, ApplianceView can be configured to view and manage Appliances outside of the LAN. ApplianceView is featured in this software release.

Appliance Management Software Compatibility

The ApplianceView management software installs on any computer running Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP. Someone with Administrator rights must complete installation on Windows NT, 2000, or XP in some cases. Linux (x86 and PowerPC) and Mac OS X (10.1.2,

10.1.5, 10.2, 10.2.6, and 10.3) are supported as well.

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Storageflex 3945N NAS RAID Software Features

XFS Journaling File System

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• 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 automatic server shutdown available

• Support for up to five Ethernet cards in a single appliance

• Network card load balancing to equalize the traffic between up to five Ethernet cards

• User & Group management in Local (with ApplianceView) or Native (against Active

Directory Services) or Mixed (against Primary Domain Controller) security modes, as well as support for NIS and LDAP client and server

• NFS dynamic UID/GID mapping

• Folders & Sharing management by Access Control Lists

• Large Network Support

• WINS Server service available

• Support for NAS clustering

• SNMP and SMTP notifications are available

• ISCSI protocol support

• Automatic & wizard based installer for easy server setup.

ApplianceView Minimum Hardware Requirements

To install ApplianceView, the Java based configuration tool, you must have at least the following hardware configuration.

• 128 MB RAM

• A computer running Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP, Linux (x86 or PowerPC) or Mac

OS X 10.1.2, and better.

• 55 MB of free hard drive space

• Pentium-II processor or greater

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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.

2. Connect the power cord to the Appliance, and then plug it into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or a standard power outlet on the wall.

3. Turn the Appliance on.

Configuring the Appliance for your network

In most cases, the Appliance automatically configures itself. If the appliance does not receive an IP address from a DHCP server, it may assign itself an IP address. The Appliance tests for available addresses, starting at 169.254.0.1, and takes the first available address.

Note

Storageflex recommends that you give the Appliance a static IP address or a non-expiring DHCP lease time. If no DHCP server is available on your network for initial setup, please add a route to the 169.254.* network to configure the appliance with a static IP address (please see the Complete FAQ in Appendix C).

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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

To locate the appliance, try one of the following methods:

DHCP server may assign other names to a newly-installed Appliance.

• Use the Find Computer command on the Windows Start menu.

Search for the appliance by its default name.

• Look for the appliance in Network Neighborhood (called My Network Places

in Windows 2000), under Workgroup.

Note

If you locate the appliance by one of these methods, it is ready for use. You can use the Appliance the same as you would any other network-attached resource.

If you do not locate the appliance by one of these methods, add a route to

169.254.* networks to locate an Appliance (please see ApplianceView Complete FAQ document on client CD for specific details). Below are general steps on how to do that.

The appliance may take 15 minutes or more to show up in Workgroup.

• Windows

From the Start Menu, the ApplianceView program group, click Route Helper.

• Linux

- Start new terminal session.

- Change to ApplianceView installation directory:

cd ~/ApplianceView

- Run the linrouter.sh script:

./linrouter.sh

- Type in your user password if prompted.

Please note that you should be in ”sudoers” group in order to perform changes in route tables. Please ask your administrator to configure sudo for you if you are not able to do this.

• Mac OS X

- Launch Terminal which is located under Applications/Utilities in Finder.

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- 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 Macintosh.

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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 probably need to log in as a user with administrative privileges before installing the software.

To install ApplianceView on a client PC:

1. Insert the ApplianceView CD-ROM in the CD drive of the client PC.

2. For Linux/Power PC installation, please use the Java Runtime Environment 1.3.1 package provided by your Linux distribution vendor. Do not forget to check (and add if required) a path to your installation of Java Runtime Environment within the system PATH variable on Windows or Linux.

3. - On Windows systems, run the setup.exe file from CD.

- On Linux (x86) systems, run the setup.bin file from CD.

- On Linux (PowerPC) systems, run the setup.bin file from the “novm” folder

of client CD. Please make sure that you have JRE 1.3.1 for PowerPC installed before running ApplianceView installer.

- On Mac OS X, drag the setup.zip file from CD onto your desktop, and

double-click it; the StuffIt! Expander will start. After it quits, the Setup icon on your Desktop appears; please double-click it.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions in the ApplianceView setup program. The ApplianceView configuration manager installs on your computer.

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 use the ApplianceView shortcuts from the Start Menu, or browse to ApplianceView installation folder, and launch ApplianceView application.

Descriptions of problems that you may face during installation are included into Storageflex Complete FAQ document that you may find on CDROM in the “docs/faq” folder.

The ApplianceView configuration manager opens.

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Searching your network for local appliances

Storageflex devices available on your local network show up under Local Appliances in the left column.

To search the network for local appliances:

1. Launch ApplianceView.

2. Local appliances are auto-detected.

Note

If your Appliance is located on the other subnet, you should use the Search for Remote function which is described below.

Additional appliances available on your network will show up under Local Appliances in the left column.

• If the appliance displays using this method, it is ready for immediate

administration.

• If your newly installed appliance does not show up initially, please refer

to “Locating your appliances on the network” topic of chapter 2, as well as to “Storageflex Complete FAQ” document from client CD. The FAQ may contain last-minute issues and questions that are not covered by this document.

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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 appliance.

4. Click OK.

The appliance shows up in the list of remote appliances available for administration.

To locate a remote appliance by the URL:

1. From the ApplianceView menu, select Network.

2. Select Search for Remote.

3. The Remote Appliance Location window appears.

4. Select Appliance URL.

5. Type in the URL of the remote appliance.

6. Click OK.

The appliance shows up in the list of remote appliances available for administration.

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 order to do this. For route addition, please use linrouter.sh script on Linux, and macrouter.sh script on Mac OS X. These scripts are located in the ApplianceView installation directory. They must be launched from Terminal session. If you are not familiar with terminal and sudo, you can ask your system administrator to configure them for you.

You may also refer to “Locating your appliances on the network” topic in chapter 2, as well as to “Storageflex Complete FAQ” document from client CD. It may contain last-minute issues and questions that are not covered by this document.

Logging on to a newly installed appliance

Initially, the Appliance has an administrative password set to “ADMIN”. To protect the appliance from unauthorized access, set an administrative password in Step 3 of the Setup Wizard.

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To log on to an Appliance using ApplianceView:

1. Double-click the name of the appliance you want to connect.

2. Enter a password at the Appliance Logon prompt. Default password is

“ADMIN”.

3. Click OK.

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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 step, click Help to access additional information for that

setup step.

• To cancel the setup wizard, click Cancel at any time.

1 Entering the serial number

• Enter the serial number that was included with the ApplianceView package.

• Click Next to proceed to the next step.

2 Naming the appliance

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• 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.

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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.

4 Verifying the date and time

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• Verify the date, the time, and the time zone for your appliance.

• Click Next to proceed to the next step.

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5 Assigning a password and Administrative SMTP Configuration

• Assign an administrative password for the appliance.

The appliance is shipped with a default password setting (“ADMIN”). Choose a secure password that you will remember easily. You will use this password in the future to view or change configuration settings for this Appliance. The password may not contain any non-English characters.

• Enter the e-mail address of the person who manages this appliance, along with SMTP

server that will be used to send e-mail messages into the Administrative e-mail and Administrative SMTP server fields, respectively.

• Click Finish. If you have changed appliance name, it will be rebooted. Otherwise, only

its management engine will be restarted. Both cases require that you log on again a bit later.

Logging On a Configured Appliance

Log on an appliance to check its status or change its configuration. Your connection is automatically terminated after 15 minutes of inactivity.

To log on to an appliance using ApplianceView:

1. Launch ApplianceView. ApplianceView Starts.

2. Double-click the appliance you want to connect to on the left side of the screen.

3. Type in the administrative password for the appliance.

4. Click OK.

You are logged in to the appliance.

Logging Off an Appliance

When you have finished administrative tasks you should log off the appliance. Logging off terminates your connection to the appliance.

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To log off an Appliance:

1. Click Logoff Appliance, located on the left.

2. Confirm logoff (select Yes from the popup window)

You are logged off the appliance. You may now log back on to another appliance, or close the management tool.

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4 Managing Appliance Settings

Configuring the Appliance to Use a UPS

If a supported UPS is connected to the server via serial cable, UPS monitoring can be turned on. When UPS monitoring is on, the server will automatically perform a safe shutdown in case the UPS battery level becomes critical in a power outage.

To enable UPS monitoring:

1. If using ApplianceView click Maintenance.

2. Click UPS tab.

3. Select the appropriate UPS model from Supported Models

4. Click Apply.

5. Click the Start button.

After several seconds, UPS monitoring starts. If there is a power outage, and the UPS battery level reaches critical the server will safely shutdown.

Managing Users and Groups on the Appliance

By default, everyone on your network has access to the Appliance immediately after it is installed. The authentication for users can be changed from local (on the appliance) to either Primary Domain Controller or Active Directory Services (on the network). You can make this change in the Security tab under Advanced Settings in ApplianceView.

Note

If either the Primary Domain Controller or Active Directory Services authenticate users and groups for the Appliance, user and group information must be added, modified and deleted on the Primary Domain Controller or Active Directory Services, respectively, not through ApplianceView.

The choice of security mode should be made early. Later changes to the security mode may cause some users to lose access to files stored on the appliance.

Managing Users Locally

If users are authenticated locally on the appliance, add, delete, or edit user information through Users & Groups on the Main Menu.

To add a new user:

1. Click Security on the main menu.

2. Click Users tab. The User Management screen opens.

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3. Click Add on the User Management screen.

4. Enter the user's Name, Description, and Password.

5. Use the same name and password the user has for logging into the network. Adjust membership of an user in groups using >> and << buttons. By default, each user is included into group called “users”.

6. Click Accept.

The new user is added to the list of users who can access this appliance.

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To edit user information:

1. Click Security.

2. Click Users tab.

3. Select the user:

4. Left click on the name of the user and then click Edit.

5. Change the user's description and/or password.

6. Click Accept.

The information for the selected user is modified.

To create NFS mappings for an existing user

1. Click Security on the main menu.

2. Click on the NFS Mappings tab. The Mappings window opens.

3. Select user icon from the combo box.

4. Enter Host, Remote UID, and (optionally) charset.

5. Press the Add button.

If you'd like to delete some entries then select them from a table and click on the Remove button.

The mapping is finished.

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To create SMB mappings for an existing user

1. Click Security on the main menu.

2. Click on the SMB Mappings tab. The Mappings window opens.

3. Select user icon from the combo box.

4. Pick Local or NIS user from a combo box, and then corresponding Samba user.

5. Press the Add button.

6. If you'd like to delete some entries then select them from a table and click on the Remove button.

The mapping is finished.

Notes:

• If a user doesn't exist create it first and then enter Mapping settings.

• Samba mappings are only essential in case Mixed or Native modes are

active.

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To remove a user:

1. Click Security, located on the Main Menu.

2. Click Users tab.

• Select the user

• Left click on the name of the user.

3. Click Remove . A confirmation dialog opens.

4. Click OK to remove the user.

The user is removed from the list of users who can access this appliance.

Managing Groups Locally

If groups are authenticated locally on the appliance, add, delete, and edit group information through the User & Group Maintenance screen.

To organize users into a group:

1. Click Security, located on the Main Menu.

2. Click Groups tab.

The Group Maintenance window opens.

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3. Enter the name and description for the group.

4. In the Network Users list, select each user you want to add to the group.

5. Click >> to add the users to the Group Members list.

6. Click Accept. The users are added to the group.

To edit group information:

1. Click Security, located on the Main Menu.

2. Click Groups tab. Select the group:

3. Left-click the group name and then click Edit.

4. Change the users who are authorized to access the group or the group description.

5. Click >> to add users to the Group Members list.

6. Click << to remove users from the Group Members list

7. Click Accept.

The group has been modified.

To create or to modify NFS GID mapping for an existing group:

1. Click Security, located on the Main Menu.

2. Click on the NFS Mappings tab. The NFS Mappings window opens.

3. Pick Group icon from the combobox.

4. Enter Host and Remote GID, as well as remote charset.

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5. Press the Add button.

If you'd like to delete host entries then select them and click on the Remove button. The mapping is finished.

To remove a group:

1. Click Security, located on the Main Menu.

2. Click Groups tab.

3. Select the group

4. Left click on the name of the group.

5. Click Remove. A confirmation dialog opens.

6. Click OK to remove the group.

The group is removed from the list of groups that can access this appliance.

Note

Removing a group does not remove the users that were assembled in that group. The users will still have their individual permissions to access folders and shares.

Managing Access to Folders and Shares

The administrator manages access to files on the Appliance by controlling how the folders are shared. For each shared folder, or "share", the administrator can define which users and groups are permitted access.

Managing Shares

A share is a folder that has been shared for private or public use on the Network. Shares names must be 12 characters or less (in order to provide compatibility between different systems; for Windows 2000 and higher, you can use more characters), and cannot contain any of the following characters \ / : * ? “ < > | # . % @. By default, a new share created on the Appliance is accessible to everyone on the network until the administrator changes the permissions.

To create a new share using ApplianceView:

1. Click Folders & Sharing, located on the Main Menu.

2. Browse through the directory tree, then right click on desired drive or folder.

3. A menu appears.

4. Select Create new folder.

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5. Delete the name, type in a new name for the share, and press the <Enter> key.

6. Right-click newly-created folder, and pick Share this folder from popup menu.

The new share has been created.

To change permissions for a share or folder using ApplianceView:

1. Click Folders & Sharing, located on the Main Menu.

2. In the ApplianceView folder tree, browse to the share whose permissions you want to change.

3. Right click on a folder or share. Click Properties.

4. The Properties window opens. Click Permissions tab.

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Storageflex RAID 3945N User Manual

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