Thecus N2810 Series, N12850 Series, N4810 Series, N5810 Series, N12910 User Manual

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OS7 User’s Manual

N2810 Series/N4810 Series/N5810 Series/

N12850 Series/N16850 Series/

N12910/N12910SAS/N16910SAS

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About This Manual

All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness. In case of an error, please provide us with your feedback. Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice.

Product name: Thecus OS7.0 used models Manual Version: 1.3 Release Date: October 2016

Limited Warranty

Thecus Technology Corporation guarantees all components of Thecus NAS products are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory and should function normally under general usage. In case of any system malfunctions, Thecus Technology Corporation and its local representatives and dealers are responsible for repair without cost to the customer if the product fails within the warranty period and under normal usage. Thecus Technology Corporation is not responsible for any damage or loss of data deemed to be caused by its products. It is highly recommended that users conduct necessary back-up practices.

Check the functions that are available on your particular Thecus NAS model at:

http://www.Thecus.com

Safety Warnings

For your safety, please read and follow the following safety warnings:

● Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to set up your Thecus IP

storage.

● Your Thecus IP storage is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT

attempt to repair it under any circumstances. In the case of malfunction, turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service center. Contact your vendor for details.

● DO NOT allow anything to rest on the power cord and DO NOT place the

power cord in an area where it can be stepped on. Carefully place connecting cables to avoid stepping or tripping on them.

● Your Thecus IP storage can operate normally under temperatures between

5°C and 40°C, with relative humidity of 20% – 85%. Using Thecus IP storage under extreme environmental conditions could damage the unit.

● Ensure that the Thecus IP storage is provided with the correct supply

voltage. Plugging the Thecus IP storage to an incorrect power source could damage the unit.

● Do NOT expose Thecus IP storage to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids.

● Do NOT place Thecus IP storage on any uneven surfaces.

● DO NOT place Thecus IP storage in direct sunlight or expose it to other

heat sources.

● DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean Thecus IP storage. Unplug the

power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.

● DO NOT place any objects on the Thecus IP storage or obstruct its

ventilation slots to avoid overheating the unit.

● Keep packaging out of the reach of children.

● If disposing of the device, please follow your local regulations for the safe

disposal of electronic products to protect the environment.

● Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

● Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions

Table of Contents

About This Manual ................................................................ 2

Limited Warranty ................................................................. 2

Safety Warnings ................................................................... 3

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

Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................ 7

Overview .................................................................................... 7

Product Highlights ....................................................................... 7

Package Contents ........................................................................ 9

N2810 ...................................................................................... 10

N2810 PRO ............................................................................... 12

N4810 Series ........................................................................... 14

N5810/N5810PRO Series ............................................................ 16

Front Panel .................................................................................... 16

Rear Panel .................................................................................... 17

N12850: ................................................................................... 18

Front Panel .................................................................................... 18

Rear Panel .................................................................................... 19

N16850: ................................................................................... 20

Front Panel .................................................................................... 20

Rear Panel .................................................................................... 21

N12910/N12910SAS: ................................................................. 22

Front Panel .................................................................................... 22

Rear Panel .................................................................................... 23

N16910SAS: ............................................................................. 24

Front Panel .................................................................................... 24

Rear Panel .................................................................................... 25

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ....................................... 26

Overview .................................................................................. 26

Before You Begin ....................................................................... 26

Cable Connections ..................................................................... 26

Chapter 3: First Time Setup ................................................ 29

Overview .................................................................................. 29

Thecus Setup Wizard ................................................................. 29

Typical Setup Procedure ............................................................. 31

Chapter 4: System Administration ...................................... 32

Overview .................................................................................. 32

Web Administration Interface ...................................................... 32

Menu Tree ..................................................................................... 33

Feedback for OS7.0 ........................................................................ 35

Quick System Log Info .................................................................... 35

Quick System Resource Monitor ....................................................... 35

System shut down and reboot ......................................................... 36

Language Selection ........................................................................ 36

Logout .......................................................................................... 36

Change Password ........................................................................... 36

Control Panel ............................................................................ 37

CONTROL ................................................................................. 37

Log and Notification ........................................................................ 37

Power & Hardware.......................................................................... 41

System Information ........................................................................ 45

Network ........................................................................................ 47

Regional Option ............................................................................. 54

External Device .............................................................................. 56

Monitor ......................................................................................... 56

Firmware Setting ........................................................................... 58

PRIVILEGE ................................................................................ 60

Share Folder .................................................................................. 60

Local Account ................................................................................ 71

ADS ............................................................................................. 80

LDAP ............................................................................................ 82

Storage .................................................................................... 83

Disk & RAID .................................................................................. 83

iSCSI ............................................................................................ 98

ISO Mount ................................................................................... 111

Disk Clone & Wipe ........................................................................ 112

Services .................................................................................. 115

File Service ................................................................................. 115

Web Service ................................................................................ 122

SSH Service ................................................................................ 123

iTunes Service ............................................................................. 123

VPN Service ................................................................................. 125

UPnP Service ............................................................................... 128

Backup .................................................................................... 130

Local Backup ............................................................................... 130

Remote Backup ............................................................................ 140

Rsync Service .............................................................................. 148

USB Copy .................................................................................... 150

AWS S3 ...................................................................................... 153

System Failover ........................................................................... 153

Chapter 5: General User Login .......................................... 153

Overview ................................................................................. 153

General User Login Interface ...................................................... 153

Menu Tree ................................................................................... 154

Quick System Resource Monitor ..................................................... 154

Language Selection ...................................................................... 156

Logout ........................................................................................ 156

Change Password ......................................................................... 156

App Center .................................................................................. 156

File Center .................................................................................. 158

Photo Center ............................................................................... 160

Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks ................................................ 162

Access your NAS from Windows ................................................. 162

Share folder accessibility with associated login user account .......... 162

USB Storage Expansion ............................................................. 163

Remote Administration .............................................................. 163

Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account ................................................... 164

Part II - Enable DDNS on the Router............................................... 164

Part III - Setting up Virtual Servers (HTTPS) ................................... 164

Firewall Software Configuration .................................................. 164

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives ................................................. 165

Hard Drive Damage ...................................................................... 165

Replacing a Hard Drive ................................................................. 165

RAID Auto-Rebuild ....................................................................... 165

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting .............................................. 166

Forgot My Network IP Address ................................................... 166

Can't Map a Network Drive in Windows XP ................................... 166

Restoring Factory Defaults ......................................................... 166

Problems with Time and Date Settings ........................................ 167

Appendix A: Customer Support ......................................... 168

Appendix B: RAID Basics .................................................. 169

Overview ................................................................................. 169

Benefits .................................................................................. 169

Improved Performance ................................................................. 169

Data Security .............................................................................. 169

RAID Levels ............................................................................. 169

Overview ................................................................................. 172

What is Active Directory?........................................................... 172

ADS Benefits ............................................................................ 172

Appendix D: Licensing Information .................................. 173

Overview ................................................................................. 173

Source Code Availability ............................................................ 173

CGIC License Terms .................................................................. 174

GNU General Public License ....................................................... 174

Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

Thank you for choosing the Thecus IP Storage Server. The Thecus IP storage is an easy-to-use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a network. Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery—over multiple Terabyte of storage are available using RAID 5 and RAID 6. Gigabit Ethernet ports enhance network efficiency, allowing Thecus IP storage to take over file management functions, increase application and data sharing and provide faster data response. The Thecus IP storage offers data mobility with a disk roaming feature that lets you swap working hard drives for use in other Thecus IP storage, securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure. The Thecus IP storage allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/Linux, and Apple OS X environments. The Thecus IP storage’s user-friendly GUI supports multiple Languages.

Product Highlights

File Server

First and foremost, the Thecus IP storage allows you to store and share files over an IP network. With a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network. With the easy-to-use webbased interface, users on your network can access these files in a snap.

FTP Server

With the built-in FTP Server, friends, clients, and customers can upload and download files to your Thecus IP storage over the Internet with their favorite FTP programs. You can create user accounts so that only authorized users have access.

iTunes Server

With the built-in iTunes server capability, the Thecus IP storage enables digital music to be shared and played anywhere on the network!

Printer Server

With the Thecus IP storage’s Printer Server, you can easily share an IPP printer

with other PCs connected to your network.

Multiple RAID

Thecus IP storage supports multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you can create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and create RAID 1,5,6,50 or 60 (depend on model) for mission-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on your needs.

iSCSI Capability

Thecus IP storage is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet. There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers. All the storage needs can be centrally managed and deployed. This brings ultimate flexibility to users.

Superior Power Management

Thecus IP storage supports schedule power on/off. With this feature, administrator can set at what time to turn on or off the system. This feature is a big plus for people who want to conserve energy. Wake-On-LAN enables administrator to remotely turn on the system without even leaving their own seat.

Package Contents

N2810 Series/ N4810 Series The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:

● System Unit x1

● QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1

● CD-Title (OS7 Universal CD)

● Ethernet Cable x1

● Accessory box x1

● HDD Compatibility list Card x1

● Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1

● Power adaptor cable tie x1

● Power adaptor x1

● Power cord x1

N5810/N5810PRO Series/N12850 Series/N16850 Series/N12910/N12910SAS/ N16910SAS The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:

● System Unit x1

● QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1

● CD-Title (OS7 Universal CD)

● Ethernet Cable x1

● Accessory bag x1

● HDD Compatibility list Card x1

● Multiple Languages Warranty Card x1

● Power cord x1

Please check to see if your package is complete. If you find that some items are missing, contact your dealer.

N2810

Front Panel

The Thecus N2810 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1. Power

Button

● Power on/off N2810.

2. LAN1 LED

● Solid white: LAN1 Cable link

● Blinking : Network activity

3. LAN2 LED

● Solid white: LAN2 Cable link

● Blinking : Network activity

4. HDD1 led

● Blinking white: HDD activity

5. HDD2 led

● Blinking white: HDD activity

6. USB Copy

Button

● Copies USB storage contents to N2810.

7. USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

8. HDD Trays

● Two 2.5”/3.5” SATA HDD trays

● Locks are provided for added security

Rear Panel

The N2810 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1. LAN2 Port

● LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

2. LAN1 Port

● WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through

a switch or router

3. HDMI Port

● For Video/Audio out

4. USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

5. Reset Button

● Reboot system.

6. Serial Port

● This port has used for debug purpose

7. Power

Connector

● Connect the included power adaptor to this connector.

8. System Fan

● System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

N2810 PRO

Front Panel

The Thecus N2810PRO front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1. Power Button

● Power on/off N2810PRO.

2. LAN1 LED

● Solid white: LAN1 Cable link

● Blinking : Network activity

3. LAN2 LED

● Solid white: LAN2 Cable link

● Blinking : Network activity

4. HDD1 led

● Blinking white: HDD activity

5. HDD2 led

● Blinking white: HDD activity

6. USB Copy

Button

● Copies USB storage contents to N2810PRO.

7. USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

8. HDD Trays

● Two 2.5”/3.5” SATA HDD trays

● Locks are provided for added security

Rear Panel

The N2810PRO rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1. LAN2 Port

● LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

2. LAN1 Port

● WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through

a switch or router

3. HDMI Port

● For Video/Audio out

4. USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

5. SPDIF

● For Audio out

6. LocalDisplay

Port

● For Video/Audio out

7. Power

Connector

● Connect the included power adaptor to this connector.

8. System Fan

● System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

N4810 Series

Front Panel

The Thecus N4810 Series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1. Power LED

● Blue: System is power on.

2. LAN1 LED

● Solid Yellow: LAN1 Cable link

● Blinking : Network activity

3. LAN2 LED

● Solid Yellow: LAN2 Cable link

● Blinking : Network activity

4. HDD1 led

● Blinking Yellow: HDD activity

5. HDD2 led

● Blinking Yellow: HDD activity

6. HDD3 led

● Blinking Yellow: HDD activity

7. HDD4 led

● Blinking Yellow: HDD activity

8. USB Copy

LED

● Blue: Files are being copied from a USB storage device

● Red: USB copy error

9. USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

10. Power

Button

● Power on/off N4810 Series

11. LCD Display

● Displays current system status and warning messages.

12. Up Button ▲

● Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.

13. Down Button

● Push to enter the USB copy operation screen.

▼

14. Enter Button

● Push to enter LCD administrator password to access basic

system setting.

15. Escape

Button ESC

● Push to leave the current LCD menu.

16. HDD Trays

● Four 2.5”/3.5” SATA HDD trays

● Locks are provided for added security

Rear Panel

The N4810 Series rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1. LAN1 Port

 WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network

through a switch or router

2. LAN2 Port

 LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a

switch or router

3. SPDIF

 For Audio out

4. USB Port

 USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital

cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

5. USB Port

(Type-C)

 USB 3.0 (Type-C) port for compatible USB devices, such as

digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers.

6. Display Port

 For Video/Audio out

7. HDMI Port

 For Video/Audio out

8. Reset Button

 Resets the N4810 series.  Pressing and holding the Reset button on the back for 5

seconds will reset your network setting and password, and turn off Jumbo Frame Support.

9. Power

Connector

 Connect the included power adaptor to this connector.

10. System Fan

 System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

N5810/N5810PRO Series

Front Panel

The Thecus N5810/N5810PRO Series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1. Power LED

● White: System is power on.

2.WAN/LAN1 LED

● White: Network activity

3.LAN2 LED

● White: Network activity

4.USB Copy LED

● White: Files are being copied from a USB storage device

● Red: USB copy error

5. System LED

● White: System is being upgraded or ;is starting up; data

currently inaccessible

● RED: System error

6.USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks.

7.Power Button

● Power on/off N5810/N5810PRO Series and Power LED.

8.Up Button ▲

● Push to scroll up when using the LCD display.

9.Down Button ▼

● Push to enter the USB copy operation screen.

10.Enter Button

● Push to enter LCD administrator password to access basic

system setting.

11.Escape Button ESC

● Push to leave the current LCD menu.

12.LCD Display

● Displays current system status and warning messages.

13.HDD Trays

● Five 3.5” SATA HDD trays.

● Locks are provided for added security.

Rear Panel

The N5810/N5810PRO Series rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1. Line out

● For Audio out

2.HDMI Port

● For Video/Audio out

3.USB Port

● USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB

disks, and USB printers

4. WAN/LAN1/ LAN2/LAN3/LAN4/LAN 5 Port

● WAN/LAN1/LAN2/LAN3/LAN4/LAN5 port for connecting to

an Ethernet network through a switch or router

5.USB Port

● USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices.

6.UPS Battery slot (N5810PRO)

● For UPS Battery

7.Power Connector

● Connect the included power cords to these connectors

8.System Fan

● System fan that exhausts heat from the unit.

N12850:

Front Panel

The Thecus N12850 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1.Power Button

 Power on/off N12850

2.Power LED

 Solid green: System is power on.

3.System error LED

 Solid RED: System error.

4.Mute button

 Mute the system fan alarm.

5.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and

USB printers

6. Locator button / LED

 Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the system

position of the rack

7. RST

 Reboot system.

8. LAN

 Blinking green: network activity  Solid green: network link

9. BUSY

 Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data

currently inaccessible

10.LCD

 Displays current system status and messages  LCD screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more

than 3 minutes

 LCD screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes

11.Up Button ▲

 Push to scroll up when using the OLED display

12.Down Button ▼

 Push to enter USB copy operation screen

13.Enter Button 

 Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting

14.Escape Button ESC

 Push to leave the current OLED menu

Rear Panel

N12850 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1.Power Connector

 Connect the included power cords to these connectors

2. PS/2 connector

 The color-coded PS/2 connection ports (purple for keyboard and

green for mouse)

3.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks,

and USB printers

4.Serial Port

 This port is for external UPS device

5.VGA Port

 For Video out

6.USB Port

 USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices.

7. LAN1\LAN2\ LAN3\ LAN4 Port

 LAN1\LAN2\ LAN3\ LAN4 port for connecting to an Ethernet

network through a switch or router

8. SFF-8644 SAS Wide Port

 Support Capacity expansion via Thecus JBOD device

N16850:

Front Panel

The Thecus N16850 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1.Power Button

 Power on/off N16850

2.Power LED

 Solid green: System is power on.

3.System error LED

 Solid RED: System error.

4.Mute button

 Mute the system fan alarm.

5.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and

USB printers

6. Locator button / LED

 Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the rack

position of the system

7. RST

 Reboot system.

8. LAN

 Blinking green: network activity  Solid green: network link

9. BUSY

 Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data

currently inaccessible

10.LCD

 Displays current system status and messages  LCD screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more

than 3 minutes

 LCD screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes

11.Up Button ▲

 Push to scroll up when using the OLED display

12.Down Button ▼

 Push to enter USB copy operation screen

13.Enter Button 

 Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting

14.Escape Button ESC

 Push to leave the current OLED menu

Rear Panel

N16850 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1.Power Connector

 Connect the included power cords to these connectors

2. PS/2 connector

 The color-coded PS/2 connection ports (purple for keyboard and

green for mouse)

3.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks,

and USB printers

4.Serial Port

 This port is for external UPS device

5.VGA Port

 For Video out

6.USB Port

 USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices.

7. LAN1\LAN2\ LAN3\ LAN4 Port

 LAN1\LAN2\ LAN3\ LAN4 port for connecting to an Ethernet

network through a switch or router

8. SFF-8644 SAS Wide Port

 Support Capacity expansion via Thecus JBOD device

N12910/N12910SAS:

Front Panel

The Thecus N12910/N12910SAS front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1.Power Button

 Power on/off N12910/N12910SAS

2.Power LED

 Solid green: System is power on.

3.System error LED

 Solid RED: System error.

4.Mute button

 Mute the system fan alarm.

5.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and

USB printers

6. Locator button / LED

 Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the system

position of the rack

7. RST

 Reboot system.

8. LAN

 Blinking green: network activity  Solid green: network link

9. BUSY

 Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data

currently inaccessible

10.LCD

 Displays current system status and messages  LCD screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more

than 3 minutes

 LCD screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes

11.Up Button ▲

 Push to scroll up when using the OLED display

12.Down Button ▼

 Push to enter USB copy operation screen

13.Enter Button 

 Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting

14.Escape Button ESC

 Push to leave the current OLED menu

Rear Panel

N12910 rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1. Power

Connector

 Connect the included power cords to these connectors

2. PS/2

connector

 The color-coded PS/2 connection ports (purple for keyboard and

green for mouse)

3. VGA Port

 For Video out

4. DVI Port

 For Video out

5. HDMI Port

 For Video/Audio out

6. LAN1\LAN2\

Port

 LAN1\LAN2port for connecting to an Ethernet network through

a switch or router

7. USB Port

 USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices.

8. SPDIF Port

 For Audio out

9. Audio(5+1)

 For Audio out/in

10. SFF-8644

SAS Wide Port(N12910 SAS only)

 Support Capacity expansion via Thecus JBOD device

N16910SAS:

Front Panel

The Thecus N16910SAS front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays:

Front Panel

Item

Description

1.Power Button

 Power on/off N16910SAS

2.Power LED

 Solid green: System is power on.

3.System error LED

 Solid RED: System error.

4.Mute button

 Mute the system fan alarm.

5.USB Port

 USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and

USB printers

6. Locator button / LED

 Press the button, the back led will light up to identify the rack

position of the system

7. RST

 Reboot system.

8. LAN

 Blinking green: network activity  Solid green: network link

9. BUSY

 Blinking orange: system startup or system maintenance; data

currently inaccessible

10.LCD

 Displays current system status and messages  LCD screen saver will be enabled after screen is idle for more

than 3 minutes

 LCD screen will be turn off after idle for more than 6 minutes

11.Up Button ▲

 Push to scroll up when using the OLED display

12.Down Button ▼

 Push to enter USB copy operation screen

13.Enter Button 

 Push to enter OLED operate password for basic system setting

14.Escape Button ESC

 Push to leave the current OLED menu

Rear Panel

N16910SAS rear panel features ports and connectors.

Back Panel

Item

Description

1. Power

Connector

 Connect the included power cords to these connectors

2. PS/2

connector

 The color-coded PS/2 connection ports (purple for keyboard and

green for mouse)

3. VGA Port

 For Video out

4. DVI Port

 For Video out

5. HDMI Port

 For Video/Audio out

6. LAN1\LAN2\

Port

 LAN1\LAN2port for connecting to an Ethernet network through

a switch or router

7. USB Port

 USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices.

8. SPDIF Port

 For Audio out

9. Audio(5+1)

 For Audio out/in

10. SFF-8644

SAS Wide Port

 Support Capacity expansion via Thecus JBOD device

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

Overview

Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, be sure to take the following precautions:

1. Read and understand the Safety Warnings outlined in the beginning of

the manual.

2. If possible, wear an anti-static wrist strap during installation to prevent

static discharge from damaging the sensitive electronic components on the Thecus IP storage.

3. Be careful not to use magnetized screwdrivers around the Thecus IP

storage’s electronic components.

Cable Connections

To connect the Thecus IP storage product to your network, follow the steps below:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on

the back panel of the Thecus IP storage.

▲ N2810 Series/ N4810 Series

WAN/LAN1 port

▲ N4810 Series WAN/LAN1

port

▲ N5810/N5810PRO Series

WAN/LAN1 port

▲

N12910/;N12910SAS/N16910

SAS WAN/LAN1 port

2. Connect the provided power adaptor and power cord into the power socket

on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket.

▲ N2810 Series /N4810 Series

power socket

▲ N5810/N5810PRO Series power socket

▲N12910N12910SAS//N16910

SAS power socket

▲N4810 Series power socket

3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP

storage.

▲ N2810 Series power button

▲ N5810/N5810PRO Series power button

▲N4810 Series power button

▲

Chapter 3: First Time Setup

Overview

Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display (Depend on models). Follow the steps below for initial software setup.

Thecus Setup Wizard

The handy Thecus Setup Wizard makes configuring Thecus IP storage a snap. To configure the Thecus IP storage using the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive (the host PC must be

connected to the network).

2. The Setup Wizard should launch automatically. If not, please browse your

CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe.

3. The Setup Wizard will start and automatically detect all Thecus storage

devices on your network. If none are found, please check your connection and refer to Chapter 7: Troubleshooting for assistance.

4. Select the Thecus IP storage that you like to configure.

5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account

and password are both “admin”.

NOTE

For MAC OS X users, double click on Thecus Setup Wizard .dmg file.

6. Name your Thecus IP storage and configure the network IP address. If

your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the Thecus IP storage to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually.

7. Change the default administrator password.

8. Finished! Access the Thecus IP storage Web Administrator Interface by

pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another

Thecus IP storage at this point by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard.

Typical Setup Procedure

From the Web Administration Interface, you can begin to setup your Thecus IP storage for use on your network. Setting up the Thecus IP storage typically follows the five steps outlined below.

Step 1: Network Setup

From the Web Administration Interface, you can configure the network settings of the Thecus IP storage for your network. You can access the Network menu from the control panel.

Step 2: RAID Creation

Next, administrators can configure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID volume. You can access RAID settings from the control panel of the Web Administration Interface by navigating to Storage Management > Disk and

RAID.

Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication

Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD).

Step 4: Create Folders and Set Up ACLs

Once users are introduced into your network, you can begin to create various folders on the Thecus IP storage and control user access to each using Folder Access Control Lists.

Step 5: Start Services

Finally, you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the users on your network.

NOTE

The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows XP/2000/vista/7/8/10 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit.

Chapter 4: System Administration

Overview

The Thecus IP storage provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage

anywhere on the network.

Web Administration Interface

Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecus IP storage Web Administration Interface:

1. Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser. (Default IP

address is http://192.168.1.100)

2. Login to the system using the administrator user name and password. The

factory defaults are:

User Name: admin Password: admin

※ If you changed your password in the setup wizard, use the new password.

Once you are logged in as an administrator, the disclaimer page will appear as below. Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login.

NOTE

Your computer’s network IP address must be on the same subnet as the

Thecus IP storage. If the Thecus IP storage has default IP address of

192.168.1.100, your managing PC IP address must be 192.168.1.x, where x is a number between 1 and 254, but not 100.

Following the disclaimer page, you will see the Web Administration Interface. From here, you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network.

Menu Tree

The Menu Tree is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of Thecus IP storage. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar.

Menu Bar

Item

Description

Control Panel

The Entry of system and function setting

App Center

The entry of App Center

File Center

The entry of File Center

Moving your cursor over any of these items and click, it will display the associated screen for each topic.

Add/Remove Shortcut

The user interface allows the user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area by add Shortcut. The figure below displays system favorite functions.

Administrators can add or remove Shortcut by right clicking the mouse and

selecting “Add Shortcut”

icon in each function screen. See the figure below with the red circled icon.

To remove “Shortcut” from main screen,

right click the mouse button and select “Remove Shortcut”.

Open in New Window

To open associated function on the front of screen, right click mouse and select “Open in new window”.

In the following sections, you will find detailed explanations of each function, and how to configure your Thecus IP storage.

Feedback for OS7.0

On the top right hand corner of menu bar, click on and it will open the mail sending screen, please provide your feedback.

Quick System Log Info

On the top right hand corner of the menu bar, click on and it will display the system log info.

Quick System Resource Monitor

On the top right hand corner of the menu bar, click on and it will display the

system resource monitor info such as CPU, memory and storage usage. .

System shut down and reboot

On the top right hand corner of the menu bar, click on , this is a shortcut to shut down or reboot the system.

Language Selection

The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages, including:

● English

● Japanese

● Traditional Chinese

● Simplified Chinese

● French

● German

● Italian

● Korean

● Spanish

● Russian

● Polish

● Portuguese

On the top right hand corner of menu bar, select desired language from drop down list. This user interface will switch to the selected language for Thecus IP storage.

Logout

Click on logout to quit Web Administration Interface.

Change Password

On the top right hand corner of menu bar, select Password item and the Change Password screen will appear. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Verify box. Click on

Change to confirm password changes.

Control Panel

The control panel has 5 main categories: CONTROL, PRIVILLEGE, STORAGE, SERVICES and BACKUP. Please see below for explanation.

CONTROL

Log and Notification

System Log

From the Log & Notification menu, choose the System Log option and the System Log screen will appear. This screen will show a history of system usage

and important events such as disk status, network information, and system booting.

Logs

Item

Description

Log Level

ALL: Provides all log information including system, warning,

and error messages. WARN: Shows only warning messages. ERROR: Shows only error messages.

Delete

Clear all log files.

Items per page □

Specify the desired number of lines to display per page.

Filters

Input desired value to filter unwanted items

|<< < > >>|

Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons to browse through the log pages.

Refresh

Reload logs

Access Log

The Access Log Support section allows administrators to choose associated protocol and view user activity information.

Log Setting

To have user access details for associated system, Access Log Support must

be enabled and confirmed with “Apply” button, at the time all supported services

will restart. To view Access Log details, please go to Access Log section.

To export details from the User Access Log as a single file from target folder, administrators must first select the desired number of records from the dropdown

list and also select the “Auto export” option. Please choose the number of logs to

export and click Apply to activate these settings.

Once (for example) 10,000 records have been reached, the log file will appear in /NAS_public/access_log/

Syslog service can generate system logs to be stored locally or remotely. Information can be obtained in two ways: locally and remotely.

User Access Log

Log Setting

Item

Description

Enable Access Log

Enable or disable the Access Log service.

Access log limit

This can be selected from a dropdown list to export the

log(s) as a single file. Please also choose “Auto Export” or “Auto Delete” once the log item exceeded the defined

number.

Enable Syslog Daemon

Enable or disable Syslog service.

Location of Syslog

Choose Local, all system logs will be stored in an associated syslog folder filled in from next filed. And the syslog folder

will have file “messages” to store all system logs. If

Remotely has been selected, a syslog server is needed and an IP address is required to fill in from next filed.

Enable Syslog Server

Checked to enable associated system can play a role as

syslog server while syslog location has select “Local”

Log Server IP (Remote)

Input the remote syslog server IP address once syslog store in remote server has selected

Log storage folder (Local)

Select from a drop down share list, all of the system logs will

be stored on it. This syslog folder is applied to “syslog server” or “syslog client” with “local” selected.

Log Level

The user can choose from 3 different levels. “All”,

“Warning/Error” or “Error”.

Apply

Click Apply to save changes.

Description

The user access list will record different activities for supported protocols.

1. AFP: User login and logout.

2. FTP: User file deletion, uploads/downloads, folder

creation, object renaming, and login and logout.

3. iSCSI: User login and logout.

4. Samba: User file deletion, folder creation, folder opening,

and object reading, renaming, and writing.

5. SSH: User login and logout.

6. VPN: User login and logout

Notification

From log and notification, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen will appear. This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage

notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item.

Notification Configuration

Item

Description

Email Notification

Enable or disable email notifications of system problems.

Authentication Type

Select the SMTP Server account authentication type from drop down list.

Security Type

Select the security type while mail has sent out

SMTP Server

Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server.

Port

Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails.

SMTP Account ID

Set the SMTP Server Email account ID.

Account Password

Enter a new password.

Log Level

Select the log level to send the e-mail out.

Sender’s E-mail Address

Set senders email address to send email notifications.

HELO/EHLO Domain Name

Specified valid HELO/EHLO domain name

Receiver’s E-mail Address (1,2,3,4)

Add one or more recipient’s email addresses to receive email

notifications.

Power & Hardware

Power Management

General Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off.

The option of Eup mode could help to lower system power consumption. However, once it has enabled the Wake-On-Lan , Power Schedule will be disabled automatically to meet Eup standard.

Automatic Resume Thecus IP storage allows users to setup in 3 different modes while power cut resume.

NOTE

Consult with your mail server administrator for email server

information.

Automatic Resume

Item

Description

Choose No to keep system off after power cut resume

Yes

Choose Yes to have system on after power cut resume

Previous Status

Keep former state of system while power cut resume

Apply

Click Apply to save changes.

Power Schedule

Using the Thecus IP storage Power Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day.

To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Power Schedule checkbox.

Then, click Add to add desired time for system power on or off.

Finally, click Apply to save your changes.

Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week.

If you choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the system will turn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached, or if the unit is shutdown manually.

Example - Monday: On: 8:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and will not shut down unless powered down manually.

You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day, and the system will act accordingly.

Example - Monday: Off: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn off at 8:00 AM on Monday. System will turn off at 16:00 PM on Monday, if it was on. If the system was already off at 16:00 PM on Monday, system will stay off.

Wake-On-LAN

The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 or LAN2 port.

Click on associated NIC interface to Enable or Disable Wake-On-LAN.

Wake-up On LAN Configuration

Item

Description

WAN/LAN1

Enable or Disable WOL service from WAN/LAN1

LAN2

Enable or Disable WOL service from LAN2

Apply

Click Apply to save changes.

UPS

Thecus IP storage supports Uninterrupted Power Source through USB interface. Make the changes of UPS Setting and press Apply to confirm changes.

See the following table for a detailed description of each item.

UPS Setting

Item

Description

UPS Service

Enable or disable UPS monitoring.

Remote UPS Monitoring

Checked to enable remote UPS monitoring. And input the IP address of the NAS that the UPS device is connected to via USB.

Manufacturer

Choose the UPS manufacturer from the dropdowns.

Model

Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns.

Battery Status

Current status of the UPS battery

Power

Current status of the power being supplied to the UPS

First notification (sec)

Delay between power failure and first notification in seconds.

Subsequent notifications (sec)

Delay between subsequent notifications in seconds.

Shutdown percentage (%)

Amount of UPS battery remaining before system should auto-shutdown.

Apply

Press Apply to save your changes.

Hardware Control

The system buzzer can be Enabled/Disabled by clicking the check box. Check to enable system buzzer when any error occurs or disable to mute the system.

System Information

System Status

This screen provides basic system status information.

System Status

Item

Description

Model

Model name

Version

Current FW version

CPU Activity

Displays current CPU workload of the Thecus IP storage.

Memory Activity

Display current memory workload of the Thecus IP storage

CPU Temperature

Displays current CPU Temperature.

System Temperature/1

Displays current System temperature from 2 positions System Fan Speed

Displays the current status of the system fan.

Up Time

Shows how long the system has been up and running.

Network Status

This screen provides basic system network status and information.

Network Information (Global parameter)

Item

Description

Host name

Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network.

Domain name

Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage.

Link speed

Display associated NIC port link speed.

Link status

Display associated NIC port link status.

MAC address

MAC address of the network interface.

IPv4 IP address

IP address of associate NIC interface in IPv4.

IPv6 IP address

IP address of associate NIC interface in IPv6.

Service Status

This screen provides basic service status information.

Service Status

Item

Description

AFP Status

The status of the Apple Filing Protocol server.

NFS Status

The status of the Network File Service Server.

SMB/CIFS Status

The status of the SMB/CIFS server.

FTP Status

The status of the FTP server.

TFTP Status

The status of the TFTP server.

Rsync Status

The status of the Rsync server.

UPnP Status

The status of the UPnP service.

SNMP

The status of the SNMP service.

Hardware Information

Click on Hardware Information, this will display the related HW details for the associated model. Below is an example of the information for a Thecus N5810.

Network

From the Control menu, choose Network, and the Networking Configuration screen will appear. This screen displays the network parameters of the global setting and available network connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. See a description of each item in the following table:

Network Setting

WAN/LAN Setting:

The available system network ports are coming from embedded system ports. Therefore, the screen shown above is an example of a Thecus N5810 with 2 on board GbE NIC.

To modify port setting, please click on Edit with the associated network port. The setting screen will appear, it can be configured for basic setting, DHCP server and VLAN.

Basic Setting:

Basic Setting

MAC address

MAC address of the network interface.

IP address of associate NIC interface.

Device speed

Display associated NIC port link speed.

Link status

Display associated NIC port link status.

Jumbo Frame

Input Jumbo Frame rate from drop down list, default is 1500

Note

Input the description of associated network port if any

IPv4/IPv6

Setting IP address from manual input or DHCP server .

Mode

It can choose a static IP by manually input or Dynamic IP from DHCP server.

IP address

Input IP address if manually input has selected or displayed by granted from DHCP server

Netmask

Input netmask if manually input has selected or displayed by granted from DHCP server

Gateway

Input gateway if manually input has selected or displayed by granted from DHCP server

DHCP Server: The network port of Thecus IP storage can be acted as DHCP server if associated NIC has been set-up to a static IP. Please fill in the fields to complete setting.

DHCP Configuration

Item

Description

Enable IPv4/IPv6 DHCP Server

Enable or disable the IPv4/IPv6 DHCP Server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to associate NIC interface.

Start IP (IPv4)

Specifies the lower IP address of the DHCP range.

End IP in (IPv4)

Specifies the highest IP address of the DHCP range.

WARNING

Most faster Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and will not be able to connect to your Thecus NAS after Jumbo Frame is turned on.

NOTE

• Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment

where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting enabled.

• Proper DNS setting is vital to networks services, such as SMTP and NTP.

Netmask(IPv4)

Specifies netmask for the DHCP server service.

Default Gateway (IPv4)

Specifies gateway for the DHCP server service.

DNS Server 1,2,3 (IPv4)

Displayed the DNS server IP address.

Prefix (IPv6)

Specifies prefix

Prefix Length (IPv6)

Specifies prefix length

VLAN: Each NIC is capable of VLAN support. To enable VLAN, simply click the check box and input the VLAN ID (VLAN ID can be any digital number). The system with the same VLAN ID will become a Virtual LAN group to allow more specific communication among members.

WARNING

The IP address of associated NIC should not be in the range of the Start

IP address and End IP address (IPv4).

Link Aggregation

The Thecus IP storage supports link aggregation from on board network port . Simply click on Add from Link Aggregation page and the screen will appear as below.

Click on field of “Link Aggregation Combination Device” to select member for Link

Aggregation. Also fill in all other required information to complete the setting.

Link Aggregation Configuration

Jumbo Frame Support

Enable or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the associated interface on your Thecus IP storage.

Aggregation Mode

Select from drop down list for desired mode.

IPv4/IPv6

Click to enable IPv4/IPv6 for TCP/IP. The default is IPv4 enabled.

Mode

It has to be a static IP with the link aggregation being used.

IP address of link aggregation.

Netmask/Prefix Length

Input netmask for IPv4 and Prefix length for IPv6.

Gateway

Gateway for associated link aggregation

Click Apply to confirm the setting. The newly created Link Aggregation will appear on associated device list

To modify or delete Link Aggregation device, select desired device from device list

then click “Edit”. The associated screen will appear as below. Carry on for

necessary modification to modify or click on Remove button from left hand bottom corner to remove from device list.

Quality of Service

Thecus IP storage is capable for QoS (Quality of Service) by supported services. The bandwidth will give by the order from QoS list once the overall bandwidth required is larger than the physical number.

To setup QoS, simply Enable QoS and then click ‘Add” on QoS screen. The screen will appear as below.

Quality of Service Configuration

Enable the Rule

Checked the box to enable defined rule.

Network Interface

Select network interface from drop down list.

Service List

Select desired service to have QoS served

User Defined

Other than pre-defined service list, user defined service is allowed.

Service Name

Input user defined service name

Protocol and Ports

Input user defined protocol from drop down list and associated ports will be used

Protocol

List associated protocol of selected service.

Ports

List associated port number of selected service.

Guaranteed (KB/s)

Input MUST of throughput for associated service.

Maximum (KB/s)

Input maximum of throughput for associated service

To modify, delete or change priority of created QoS service, select desired service from service list then click required activities. Carry on for necessary modification

to modify by click “Edit” or click on “Move Up” or “Move Down” to change priority.

The Delete the rule button can be found on left hand bottom corner after go into “Edit” screen.

DDNS

DDNS Support:

To set up a server on the Internet and enable the users to connect to it easily, a fixed and easy-to remember host name is often required. However, if the ISP provides only dynamic IP address, the IP address of the server will change from time to time and is difficult to recall. You can enable the DDNS service to solve the problem. After enabling the DDNS service of the NAS, whenever the NAS restarts or the IP address is changed, the NAS will notify the DDNS provider immediately to record the new IP address. When the user tries to connect to the NAS by the host name, the DDNS will transfer the recorded IP address to the user. The NAS supports the DDNS providers: DyDNS.org(Dynamic DNS),DyDNS.org(Custom DNS),DyDNS.org(Static DNS),

www.zoneedit.com,www.no-ip.com.

A description for each item as following:

DDNS

Item

Description

DDNS Service

Enable or disable DDNS service.

Choose the service provider from the drop down list

User name

Input user name with DDNS registry.

Password

Input password with DDNS registry.

Domain name

Input domain name with DDNS registry.

Apply

Click “Apply” to confirm the changes.

Regional Option

Date/Time

From the Regional Option menu, choose the Date/Time item and the Time Settings screen appears. Set the desired Date, Time, and Time Zone. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server.

See the following table for a detailed description of each item:

Time

Item

Description

System Time

The current system date and time

Time Zone

Sets the system time zone.

Sync with NTP Server

Select NTP server from drop down list to sync up system time

Date

Sets the system date manually.

Time

Sets the system time manually.

Apply

Click Apply to save changes.

NTP Service

The Thecus IP storage can also provide NTP service. You can also elect to synchronize the system time on Thecus IP storage with an NTP (Network Time

Protocol) Server. To do this, simply click on NTP service button to enable it.

WARNING

If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has

been setup to access the NTP server.

External Device

External HDD

From the External Devices menu, choose the External HDD, and the External HDD screen will appear. This screen provides the information about the external

HDDs have connected to this system.

Printer

From the External Devices menu, choose the Printer item, and the Printer Information screen will appear. This screen provides the following information

about the USB printer connected to the USB port.

Printer Information

Item

Description

Printer Name

The default is usb-printer. It can be changed by select printer then click on Edit to modify it.

Manufacturer

Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer.

Model

Displays the model of the USB printer.

Printer job in Queue

Displays the print job in queue of the USB printer.

You can configure Thecus IP storage to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.

Monitor

The system monitor is capable to monitor system status including CPU, memory, hard disk and network.

NOTE

• For example to setup attached USB printer on your Windows 7

environment. Please use http://<NAS IP address>:631/printers/printer

name The default printer name is usb-printer or use the one has been

To monitor system status, simply click on tab of associated item and the screen will appear accordingly.

CPU

Memory

Hard Disk

Network

Firmware Setting

From the menu, choose the Firmware Setting item and the Firmware Setting screen appears.

Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware:

1. Click the Select button to find the firmware file.

2. System will check correctness of selected file and carry on for upgrade

process .

3. The buzzer will beep and the Busy LED will blink until the upgrade is

complete.

Configuration Management

The System Configuration Management is to let you to download or upload stored system configurations.

See the following table for a detailed description of each item.

System Configuration Management

Item

Description

Backup

Save and export the current system configuration.

Select

Import a saved configuration file to overwrite the current system configuration.

NOTE

• Check Thecus website for the latest firmware release and release notes.

• Downgrading firmware is not permitted.

WARNING

Do not turns off the system during the firmware upgrade process.

This will lead to a catastrophic result that may render the system inoperable.

NOTE

Backing up your system configuration is a great way to ensure that you can

revert to a working configuration when you are experimenting with new system

settings.

The system configuration you have backed up can only be restored in the same

firmware version. The backup details exclude user/group accounts.

Automatic Upgrade

The system is defaulted to enable Major upgrade mode for any MUST update. It also provides the option for Latest upgrade mode, which has Major upgrade included but also most updated fixes and latest functions.

Click on Check Upgrade Now can let you find out the latest FW version.

Reset to Default

In any case the system needs to set back to factory default, click on Apply on Reset to Default section to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default settings.

PRIVILEGE

Share Folder

From the PRIVILEGE menu, choose Share Folder, and the Shared Folder screen will appear. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume.

WARNING

Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks,

but WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values.

Adding Folders

On the Shared Folder screen, click on the Create button and the Create Folder screen appears. There are four sub-items related folder creation setting. Please fill in necessary information then press Apply to complete folder creation.

General Settings:

Please input required information to complete general setting of folder creation.

Add Folder

Item

Description

RAID ID

RAID volume where the new folder will reside.

Folder Name

Enter the name of the folder.

Description

Provide a description the folder.

Browseable

Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable.

Public

Admit or deny public access to this folder. If Yes is selected, then users do not need to have access permission to write to this folder. When accessing a public folder via FTP, the behavior is similar to anonymous FTP. Anonymous users can upload/download a file to the folder, but they cannot delete a file from the folder.

Read Only

Define only allowed to read from associate but not write into.

Apply

Press Apply to create the folder.

User ACL:

On the Folder Create screen, press the User ACL button, and the User ACL setting screen will appear. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for users. From the left hand column user lists then choose Deny, Read Only, or Writable to configure their access level. Press the Apply button to confirm your settings.

User ACL setting

Item

Description

Deny

Denies access to users who are displayed in this column.

Read Only

Provides Read Only access to users who are displayed in this column.

Writable

Provides Write access to users who are displayed in this column.

Group ACL:

On the Folder Create screen, press the Group ACL button, and the Group ACL setting screen appears. This screen allows you to configure access to the specific folder for groups. From the left hand column group lists then choose Deny, Read Only, or Writable to configure their access level. Press the Apply button to confirm your settings.

NOTE

Folder names are limited to 60 characters. Systems running Windows 98 or

earlier may not support file names longer than 15 characters.

Group ACL setting

Item

Description

Deny

Denies access to groups who are displayed in this column.

Read Only

Provides Read Only access to groups who are displayed in this column.

Writable

Provides Write access to groups who are displayed in this column.

NFS:

To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights as well as related options.

NOTE

If one user has belonged to more than one group with different privilege,

then the priority of the privilege will be as followed:

Deny > Read Only > Writable

NFS Share

Item

Description

Hostname

Enter the name or IP address of the host

Privilege

Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder.

OS Support

There are two selections available:

● Unix / Linux System

● AIX (Allow source port > 1024)

Choose the one which best fits your needs.

ID Mapping

There are three selections available:

● Guest system root account will have full access to this

share (root:root).

● Guest system root account will be mapped to

anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS.

● All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous

user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS.

Choose the one which best fits your needs.

Sync / Async

Choose to determine the data “Sync” at once or “Async” in

arranged batch.

Apply

Click to save your changes.

Modify/Remove Folders

On the existed Folder list, click on desired Folder then the associated menu items will appear.

Edit & ACL:

Click on the Edit & ACL buttons, there are five sub-items related folder modification that can be choose if the associated folder has ACL defined. Or ACL related tabs won’t appear and it is known as public folder.

General Settings:

The only item can’t be changed is folder belonging with associated RAID volume. With others, make any changes if required.

User ACL (ACL folder only):

It is allowed to change access user list of associated folder.

Group ACL (ACL folder only):

It is allowed to change access group list of associated folder.

NOTE

The Snapshot item will appear only if:

3. The system RAID volume is selected btrfs file system.

4. The folder is user created not system default.

NFS:

It is allowed to change the existing NFS access setting or create a new one. To modify existing setting, click on from list then press Edit tab,

Or click on Add tab to create new access setting.

Subfolder ACL:

Other than folder level access control support, Thecus IP storage is capable for sub-folder ACL. To setup sub-folders ACL, click on Subfolder ACL tab and screen shows as below.

The left hand pane is the subfolders list for the associated parent folder. Click on

desired subfolder and the right hand pane will appear and have system’s user and

group. Make necessary changes for user or group access right of associated subfolder. Please do remember to click on Save ACL tab once setting completed.

Remove Folder:

Click on Remove Folder tab and associated folder will be deleted from system.

Snapshot

Snapshot (Btrfs file system only):

SMB and enterprise Thecus IP storage systems are now capable of saving

16 snapshot versions of files and folders. For Snapshot to function, a “BTRFS” file

system is required.

NOTE

The ACL can only be set for share and sub-folders level, not for files.

WARNING

All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted.

The data will not be recoverable.

Any folder using a “BTRFS” file system is capable of being included in the Snapshot function. In the “Share Folder” submenu, the Snapshot button is

available in the tool bar.

Taking a Snapshot

Click on the Snapshot button. The management screen will then appear as below for the associated folder.

To manually take a Snapshot, simply click Take Snapshot and the Snapshot history will be listed. It can store up to 16 versions.

To locate where the Snapshot files or folders are stored, please browse to

\\System_IP\snapshot. Please note that you will need to have the relevant folder

permissions enabled for your account.

Besides manual Snapshots, this feature also allows for scheduled backups. Click on Schedule and the setup screen will appear. Check “Enable Snapshot Schedule” and select the desired Snapshot interval. Options include Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.

Since files and folders are limited to 16 Snapshots versions, the “Auto Delete Old Snapshot” option allows for the removal of the oldest version automatically once

the limit is reached.

Snapshot Restore To restore a Snapshot, simply select the desired version from list and click

“Restore Snapshot”. Once the restore confirmation has been made, the selected

Snapshot will overwrite the current associated file or folder.

The other way to restore a recorded Snapshot version is manually by browsing to

the “Snapshot” folder via SAMBA (\\System_IP\snapshot). All Snapshot versions

are stored here, and you can copy or paste to restore a version manually.

For example, the NAS system at 172.16.65.104 has a folder named “Public” with a Snapshot version backed up. If the user were to browse to

\\172.16.65.104\Snapshot, the following details would be visible:

Snapshot Removal To remove a Snapshot, simply select the desired version from list and click “Delete Snapshot”.

NOTE

To access the Snapshot folder, a user requires the relevant authentication rights.

NOTE

If the Snapshot folder is used for iSCSI purposes, it can only be restored from the WebUI (i.e. through the Snapshot feature) and cannot be done manually.

Local Account

The Thecus IP storage has built-in user database that allows administrators to manage user access using different group policies. From the Privilege menu of Local Account , you can create, modify, and delete users, and assign them to groups that you designate.

User

From the Local Account menu, choose the User item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, Remove and Batch Input local users.

Local User Configuration

Item

Description

Refresh

Press Refresh to reload user list

Create

Press the Create button to add a user to the list of local users.

Edit

Press the Edit button to modify a local user.

Batch Input

Press the Batch Input button and associated screen appear to allow using batch input of local users.

Create User:

On the User screen, press the Create button and the Create User screen appears. Follow the wizard and system will lead you to complete the setting.

1. Enter a User ID number or leave it to use the system default value.

2. Tick on check box if this can be acted as administrator.

3. On the Account ID field, enter a name for the User.

4. Enter a User ID number or leave blank to use the system default value.

5. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the

Confirm box.

6. Input the user description

7. Input user’s mail address

8. Input user quota or leave it as default for no limitation.

9. Press the Next button to next page.

1. Select which group the user will belong to. Group Members is a list of

groups this user belongs to.

2. Press the Next button to next page.

1. Set the access right for ACL folders.

2. Checked “Recursive” box if it will apply to all subfolders

3. Press the Next button go to next page.

1. The page has listed user’s information for double check.

2. Press the Create button and the user is created.

Batch Input:

The Thecus IP storage can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple Microsoft Excel (*.csv) file.

From the User menu, click Batch Input and the Batch User Input Creation dialogue will appear. To import your list of users and groups, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Select button to locate your Excel (.csv) file.

2. Click Confirm Batch Input to confirm import.

3. Or on the left bottom corner can download sample file to manipulate.

Edit User:

1. Select an existing user from the list.

2. Click on the Edit button, and the User Setting screen appears.

3. Making the changes if need.

NOTE

All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group.

Delete User:

1. Select an existing user from the list.

2. Click on the Delete User button, and the User will remove from system.

Group

Create Group:

On the Group screen, press the Create button and the Create Group screen appears. Follow the wizard and system will lead you to complete the setting.

1. Enter a Group ID number or leave it to use the system default value.

2. On the Group Name field, enter a name for the Group.

3. Press the Next button to next page.

1. Select group members from user list.

2. Press the Next button to next page.

1. Set the access right for ACL folders.

2. Checked “Recursive” box if it will apply to all subfolders

3. Press the Next button to go to next page.

1. The page has listed group’s information for double check.

2. Press the Create button and the group is created.

Edit Group:

1. Select an existing group from the list.

2. Click on the Edit button, and the Group Setting screen appears.

3. Making the changes if need.

Delete Group:

1. Select an existing user from the list.

2. Click on the Delete Group button, and the User will remove from system.

User Quota (Btrfs not support)

The Thecus IP storage support local or AD users with storage quota limitations in each RAID volume of the system. To enable this function, simply click “Enable”, then apply.

It can click on Start Scan button to have most update of quota usage for every user and associated RAID volumes.

Backup & Restore

User and group settings download/upload:

The user and group backup feature allow system users and groups to be backed up to another location and be restored if needed.

Please note, when restoring previous backup users and groups, the current users and groups list will be replaced from this restore file’s contents.

ACL backup/restore

The ACL backup and restore feature enables the system ACL (Access Control List) to be backed up on the RAID volume based to other location and restored if needed.

ADS

If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS support feature; the Thecus IP storage will connect with the ADS server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. From the Privilege menu, choose ADS item and the ADS Setting screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

A description of each item follows:

ADS/NT Support

Item

Description

Work Group / Domain Name

Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work Group / ADS Domain Name (e.g. MYGROUP).

ADS Support

Select Disable to disable authentication through Windows Active Directory Server.

ADS Server Name

Specifies the ADS server name (e.g. adservername).

ADS Realm

Specifies the ADS realm (e.g. example.com).

Administrator ID

Enter the administrators ID of Windows Active Directory, which is required for Thecus IP storage to join domain.

Administrator Password

Enter the ADS Administrator password. Apply

To save your settings.

To join an AD domain, you can refer to the figure here and use the example below to configure the Thecus IP storage for associated filed input:

AD Domain Example

Item

Information

Work Group / Domain Name

domain

ADS Support

Enable

ADS Server Name

Computer1

ADS Realm

Domain.local

Administrator ID

Administrator

Administrator Password

***********

LDAP

The LDAP is the other way to authenticate login users who has joined LDAP server, fill in the LDAP server information and get LDAP authentication started. Please make sure that the LDAP server has a Samba sam and a POSIX ObjectClass account.

LDAP Support

Item

Description

LDAP Service

Enable or Disable LDAP service.

LDAP Server IP

Input LDAP server IP address.

Base Domain

Input base domain information ex. dc=tuned, dc=com, dc=tw

NOTE

• The DNS server specified in the WAN/LAN1 configuration page should

be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name.

• The time zone setting between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be

identical.

• The system time difference between Thecus IP storage and ADS should

be less than five minutes.

• The Administrator Password field is for the password of ADS (Active

Directory Server) not Thecus IP storage.

Manager

Input manager’s name.

Password

Input manager’s password

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

Check ObjectClass

Click this checkbox to ensure LDAP server has a Samba sam and a POSIX account or it may not work properly for LDAP client authentication.

Storage

Disk & RAID

& RAID and the associated storage information will display. Also the related setting can be operated from here.

RAID

From the Disk& RAID menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Management screen appears.

This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing in the Thecus IP storage. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as the capacities allocated for data.

Create a RAID On the RAID Information screen, press the Create button to go to the RAID Volume Creation screen. In addition to RAID disk information and status, this screen lets you make RAID configuration settings. Using Create RAID, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID disks or the Spare Disk. .

RAID Configurations

Item

Description

Disk .

Number assigned to the installed hard disks.

Capacity (MB)

Capacity of the installed hard disks.

Model

Model number of the installed hard disks.

Status

Status of the installed hard disks.

Used

If this is checked, current hard disk is aalready part of a RAID volume.

Spare

If this is checked, current hard disk is designated as a spare for a RAID volume.

Master RAID

Check a box to designate this as the Master RAID volume. See the NOTE below for more information.

Stripe Size

This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you require a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A larger stripe size is better for large files.

Data Percentage

The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data.

Create

Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID storage volume.

To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. On the Select Disk screen, select available disks for the RAID volume

member(s).

2. Set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6,

RAID 10, RAID 50 and RAID 60 (depends on how many disks has installed into system)— see Appendix B: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each.

3. Choose spare disk for associated RAID volume if applicable.

4. Specify a RAID Name.

5. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the

Master RAID checkbox.

6. Selected whether the RAID volume will be encrypted or not.

The RAID volume can protect data by using RAID Volume Encryption function to prevent the risk of data exposure. To activate this function, the Encryption option needs to be enabled while the RAID is created and followed by a password input for identification. Also, an external writable USB disk plugged into any USB port on the system is required to save the password you have entered while the RAID volume is being created. See the screenshot below for details.

NOTE

In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must be designated as the

Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules.

If the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e. assigning volume 2 to

be the Master RAID volume after volume 1 had been previously assigned),

then all modules must be reinstalled. In addition, all system folders that were

contained on the Master RAID volume will be invisible. Reassigning this

volume to be the Master RAID will make these folders visible again.

After the RAID volume has been created, you may remove the USB disk until the next time the system boots. The RAID volume cannot be mounted if the

USB disk with the encryption key isn’t found in any system USB port when

the volume is accessed. To activate the encrypted volume, plug the USB disk containing the encryption key and into any system USB port.

We strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe place. You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format:

(RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key

RAID volumes with encryption enabled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name.

7. Quick RAID — Enabling the quick RAID setting is going to enhance RAID

creation time.

NOTE

With RAID volume encryption enabled, the system performance will go

down.

WARNING

Please keep your USB disk in a safe place and also backup the

encrypted key.

There is no way to rescue data back if the key is lost.

NOTE

We recommend using the “Quick RAID” setting only if the hard disks are

brand new or if no existing partitions are contained.

8. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting.

9. Specify size for “Bytes per inode” if ext3/ext4 has selected. The default

value is Auto and it has no need to change for general use.

10. Select the file system you would like to have for this RAID volume. The

selection is available from ext3, XFS, ext4 and btrfs.

11. Press Create Finished to build the RAID storage volume.

RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6,

RAID 10, RAID 50 and RAID 60 (Depend on Model and how many disks has been installed).

Level

Model

JBOD

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 5

RAID 6

RAID 10

RAID 50

RAID 60 N2810 series

   N4810 series

      N4910U series

      N5810 series

      N12850 series

        N12910/N12910SAS

      



N16850 series

      



N16910SAS

      



NOTE

Single volume size supported: ext3  8TB XFS  48TB ext4  36TB btrfs  16EB

NOTE

Building a RAID volume may be time consuming, depending on the size

of hard drives and RAID mode. In general, if the RAID volume building

process is up to “RAID Building”, then the data volume is accessible.

WARNING

Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data will

be unrecoverable.

N8910 series

      



RAID configuration is usually required only when you first set up the device. A brief description of each RAID setting follows:

RAID Levels

Level

Description

JBOD

The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support. JBOD requires a minimum of 1 disk.

RAID 0

Provides data striping but no redundancy. Improves performance but not data safety. RAID 0 requires a minimum of 2 disks.

RAID 1

Offers disk mirroring. Provides twice the read rate of single disks, but same write rate. RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks.

RAID 5

Data striping and stripe error correction information provided. RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks. RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk.

RAID 6

Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk failure. Two different algorithms are employed to achieve this purpose. RAID 6 requires a minimum of 4 disks. RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks.

RAID 10

RAID 10 has high reliability and high performance. RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. It has the fault tolerance of RAID 1 and the performance of RAID 0. RAID 10 requires 4 disks. RAID 10 can sustain two failed disks.

RAID 50

RAID 50 combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with the distributed parity of RAID 5. This is a RAID 0 array striped across RAID 5 elements. It requires at least 6 drives.

RAID 60

RAID 60 combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with the distributed double parity of RAID 6. That is, a RAID 0 array striped across RAID 6 elements. It requires at least 8 disks.

Edit RAID

1. Select an existing RAID volume from the list.

2. Click on the Edit button, and the RAID volume setting screen appears.

3. Making the changes such as RAID name or role of master RAID if needed.

WARNING

If the administrator improperly removes a hard disk that should not be

removed when RAID status is degraded, all data will be lost.

Remove RAID

1. Select an existing RAID volume from the list.

2. Click on the Remove RAID button from left bottom corner, A confirmation

screen will appear.

3. Confirm with click “OK” to complete the “Remove RAID” operation.

Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI created in the selected RAID volume will be deleted.

Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below:

1. Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to

automatically rebuild.

2. Once rebuilt, you can continue to replace any remaining disks in the RAID

array.

3. When you are done replacing hard drives, click on RAID volume that is

going to expand capacity. System will have additional tab “Space Expansion” appear if associated RAID volume is capable for expansion.

4. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Space Expansion.

WARNING

Remove RAID destroys all data in the selected RAID volume. The data

will be unrecoverable.

File System Check The File System Check allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system.

To perform File System Check, select RAID volume from RAID Volume list and the tab File System Check will appear. Click on File System Check button to start the task. From the screen, it will display FSCK check time and checking status.

Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below:

1. Select RAID volume which is going to execute RAID Migration.

2. Press Edit to bring up management screen.

3. Choose Grow to have all installed disks listed included used and unused.

4. Select from unused disk then click OK, the system will bring up available

options to choose from.

5. Confirm the setting, then system will begin migrate the RAID volume.

Here is a list of limitation with RAID level migration function:

1. During RAID level migration, it is not permitted to reboot or shutdown

system.

2. For RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6, all services will restart

and “iSCSI” volume will be in read only mode but read/write of the “user data” will be possible during the operation.

Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes:

From

RAID 0

RAID 5

RAID 6

NOTE

 Migrating a RAID volume could take several hours to complete  The RAID migration feature is available only when it is

configurable.

NOTE

The migration scheme below is based on Thecus IP Storage product’s maximum possible combination. For other model which supports less HDD, please refer to the web UI while RAID migration operates.

RAID 1

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 1] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 1] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16

RAID 5

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 6] HDDx7 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16

[RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 5] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16

RAID 6

X X [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7

[RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16 [RAID 6] HDDx7 to [RAID 6] HDDx8 ………………………………..HDDx16

Disk

Disk & RAID talked hard disks basic information, used status and progress while perform bad block scan.

S.M.A.R.T :

1. Select a disk from the list.

2. Click on S.M.A.R.T. tab to perform.

Once clicking on S.M.A.R.T., system will display the basic hard disk information and status. Based on S.M.A.R.T. status, system will give the healthy condition for reference. Please see below for details.

S.M.A.R.T. Information

Item

Description

Model

Model name of the installed hard disk.

Serial Number

Serial number of the installed hard disk

Sector Size

Sector size of the installed hard disk

Rotation Rate

Rotation speed of the installed hard disk

Temperature (Celsius)

The current temperature of the installed disk in degree Celsius

Uptime(Hour)

Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours (or minutes, or seconds,

depending on manufacturer) in power-on state.

For more technical S.M.A.R.T. information, please click on Detail.

You may also like to perform a disk SMART test, simply click “Self Test” to start the SMART test. The result is only for reference and the system will not take any action from its results.

There are “Fast Test” or ‘Full test” can be choose from.

Bad Block Scan:

1. Select a disk from the list.

2. Click on Start Scan Block button to perform.

3. Click again to stop bad block scanning.

Global Hot Spare:

Click on installed hard disk but at unused status and the “Global Hot Spare” tab

will appear. Check on the button to have associated hard disk as spare disk.

Spin Down

For disks installed into system, there is default 30 minutes to spin down if no disk activities have been detected. However, the spin down duration can be either turned off or extended. Select from drop down option to make choice.

Disk Security

Thecus IP storage support Disk Security which could perform disk lock capability of disk itself. Click on “Disk Security” from category Disk & RAID and the installed disks list will appear. The disk drive which is capable for disk-security will have check box available to operate further. Please see below:

To setup available disk-security drive, please click on check box then “Set Password” tab will appear. Click on “Set Password” to have associated disk with Disk-Security enabled, please do install USB disk and the password will store on it or it will have an error message to notify you.

Need to install USB disk on

system, password will store on it.

To change the state of enabled Disk-Security disk, click on associated disk (MUST in unused) and the available function tab will appear.

Other than Set Password as mentioned above, the Disk Security can be disabled

by clicking on ‘Disable Disk Security” and the disk can be erased by clicking on “Erase Disk” if correct password has been inputted.

iSCSI

You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI. See the table below to view the allowed iSCSI target number per system:

Model

N2810 series N4810 series

N4910U series N5810 N5810PRO N12850L N12850RU N12910

N12850 N12910sas N16850 N16910sas

Allowed iSCSI

200

NOTE

 The disk to enable Disk-Security setting is

only available while disk is unused

 The USB disk which has contained password

need to plug-in on system once associated disk with Disk-Security enabled is part of RAID member during system power on.

 Without enable Disk-Security on installed

disk, it is just like normal disk

volume

iSCSI List

Add iSCSI Target

To add iSCSI target volume, click Add from iSCSI List and associated screen will appear.

To allocate space for an iSCSI target on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1. Select desired RAID volume from its drop down list to have iSCSI target

created.

2. Enter a Target Name. This will be used by the Stackable NAS function

to identify this export share.

3. Choose the current year from the Year dropdown.

4. Choose the current month from the Month dropdown.

5. Enable the iSCSI Target Volume by selecting Enable.

NOTE

Be sure the iSCSI target volume has been enabled or it will not list out while using Initiator to get associated iSCSI target volumes.

100

Click Next

6. Choose Authority Type to enable CHAP authentication or None.

7. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a

password. Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box.

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