Iomega DataSafe Network Device, User Manual

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Page 2: ... in the U S A 02 01 Technical Support is available at 1 888 4 IOMEGA 1 888 446 6342 and at www iomega com support nav_techemail html 2001 Iomega Corporation All Rights Reserved Iomega is a registered trademarks of Iomega Corporation DataSafe and QuikSync are trademarks of Iomega Corporation Other product company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Par...

Page 3: ... Typographical Conventions 6 Related Documents 6 1 Getting Started 9 Navigation of the DataSafe NAS Administration UI 10 Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration 13 Using Help 13 Home Page 15 2 Network Setup 17 Identification 18 Server Appliance Name 20 DNS Name Resolution 21 DNS Suffixes 23 Workgroup 24 Domain 26 Interfaces Network Settings 27 IP Settings 28 DNS Settings 31 WINS Settings 33 Global Sett...

Page 4: ...emoving Quota Entries 60 Modifying Quota Properties 61 4 Manage Services 63 Enable Services 64 Disable Services 65 Configure Service Properties 65 NFS Service 66 Network Protocol Overview NFS 67 NFS Client Groups 69 Adding NFS Client Groups 69 Editing NFS Client Groups 70 Removing NFS Client Groups 72 NFS Locks 72 User and Group Mappings 73 General Tab 74 Simple Maps 76 Explicit User Maps 77 Expli...

Page 5: ...er Account 103 Setting a User Password 104 Modifying User Properties 105 Manage Local Groups 106 Adding a Group Account 107 Removing a Group Account 109 Modifying Group Properties 110 6 Folders and Shares 113 Manage Folders 114 Opening a Folder 117 Adding a Folder 117 Removing a Folder 118 Modifying Folder Properties 119 Navigating Among Folders 121 Manage Windows and UNIX Shares 121 Adding a Wind...

Page 6: ...wn Appliance 142 Back up and Restore Tool 143 Logs 145 Application Log 145 System Log 146 Security Log 147 Manage Logs 148 Clear Log Files 149 Download Log Files 149 Modify Log Properties 151 View Log Details 152 Terminal Services Client 153 Alerts 155 DataSafe NAS Administration UI Alerts 156 E mail Alerts 157 LED Alerts 159 Appendix A Status Alerts 161 Appendix B CIFS Overview 163 Manual caching...

Page 7: ... Internet Explorer web browser It includes DataSafe Wizard Iomega s software utility that helps you locate the unit on your network configure DataSafe NAS network settings and launch the web user interface Equipment Required for Administration To connect install and administer your DataSafe NAS you will need an available 10 100 Ethernet network hub or switch It will also be necessary for your work...

Page 8: ...g your DataSafe NAS in rack mount mode make sure you maintain proper mechanical load leveling to avoid a hazardous condition WARNING Make sure your site has the necessary capacity to handle your DataSafe NAS unit s Overloading electrical supply circuits is extremely hazardous Care should also be taken to properly ground all rack mounted equipment Table 2 1 Size Weight Item Quantity Weight 27 pound...

Page 9: ...u install your DataSafe NAS into a rack use the enclosed rack mount ears and screws for secure mounting If your installation calls for placement on a table top apply the enclosed rubber feet to the bottom of the chassis Table 2 3 Operating Environment Requirements Item Quantity Temperature Operat ing Temperature Non Operating 41º to 104ºF 5ºC to 40º C exter nal operating temperature range 4º to 14...

Page 10: ...Your DataSafe NAS Front Panel The DataSafe NAS front panel has four LEDs Three are grouped together on the right side one on the left The LEDs indicate the following n Far left LED soft power switch Solid LED indicates power on This LED will blink during boot up and will also blink to indicate error conditions See Chapter 7 Maintenance for alert codes n Network Link 1 for LAN 1 Flashing indicates ...

Page 11: ...nd the other activity Note On units with a Gigabit Ethernet option installed additional LEDs will be present Figure 2 NIC connections Back Panel SOFT POWER SWITCH HARD DISK LAN 1 DRIVE LAN 2 CONNECTIONS FOR Field Service Personnel ONLY SCSI PORT Gigabit Option CONNECTION FAN POWER UPS LAN 1 LAN 2 CONNECTION ...

Page 12: ...fies file names folder names and text that either appears on the screen or that you are required to type in NOTE Notes provide extra informa tion tips and hints regarding the topic CAUTION Cautions identify important information about actions that could result in damage to or loss of data or could cause the system to behave in unex pected ways WARNING Warnings identify critical infor mation about ...

Page 13: ...lated publications for background and additional information n DataSafe NAS Installation and Configuration Guide n Quick Install Guide n DataSafe NAS End User License Agreement EULA n Warranty Statement n Also see our Web site at http www iomega com for latest Release Notes ...

Page 14: ...k Because the DataSafe NAS is based on the same code as Microsoft Windows 2000 any remote management methods available on the Windows 2000 platform can also be used to manage this unit The DataSafe NAS requires the NTFS file system If file allocation table FAT partitions are configured on the DataSafe NAS aspects of the UI will not perform properly including but not limited to n Folders and Shares...

Page 15: ...hese sections Status Area The top band of the window the status area Figure 1 displays from left to right n DataSafe NAS logo n DataSafe NAS hostname above status n Microsoft Windows Powered logo Figure 1 Status Area There are four possible Status displays n Normal green text n Informational grey text n Warning yellow text n Critical red text Click on Status status type to get detailed information...

Page 16: ...e NAS Administration UI describes the management activities you can perform on that page This text may also provide instructions about how to accomplish the available tasks Many of the task pages include an Object Selection table The Object Selection table is simply a table listing the objects you can manage or configure their descriptions and the tasks you can perform The column on the far left o...

Page 17: ... the data in the fields indicated to accom plish the chosen task When you are finished with each task you must click OK to confirm your changes or Cancel to retain the previous settings Once the change or cancellation has processed the previous page will display If you are on a property page and click another tab a pop up window displays with the message Click OK to discard any changes This gives ...

Page 18: ...page 132 4 If necessary change the drive configuration see Configure Disk and Volume Properties on page 48 5 Reboot see Shutdown Appliance on page 133 6 Close your browser session For information on other configuration settings see the following n Set up local users Manage Local Users on page 93 n Set up local groups Manage Local Groups on page 99 n Set up shares and permissions Folders and Shares...

Page 19: ...ck you out of the Help system altogether To invoke context sensitive Help n From the page for which you want assistance click on the icon at the right end of the primary menu bar Note When context sensitive help is not available for the page you are viewing help will open to the main page In addition to the online help specific to your DataSafe NAS you can also access help for Microsoft Windows 20...

Page 20: ...computer on the network Figure 3 Home page From the Home page you can choose which task to perform or which DataSafe NAS attribute to manage or configure For more information see the following topics n Network Setup on page 16 n Disks and Volumes on page 48 n Manage Services on page 59 n Users and Groups on page 93 n Folders and Shares on page 106 n Maintenance on page 132 n Using Help on page 13 ...

Page 21: ... Global Settings Network Configuration on page 34 n Change Administrator Password Change your password or change the password of a user who is also a member of the Administrators group account See Change Administrator Password on page 41 Note The second component of this task applies to the user currently accessing the DataSafe NAS not to members of the Administrator account n SNMP Service Configu...

Page 22: ...d be selected and any arbitrary name used User accounts may also be created locally on the DataSafe NAS however using a domain or directory eliminates the need to create local user accounts for every user of the DataSafe NAS A good practice after joining a domain is to add one or more domain users to the local administrators group then login under those user names to administer the DataSafe NAS To...

Page 23: ...lly qualified machine name 5 Specify whether the client computer will be part of a Workgroup or a Domain 6 If the machine will be part of a domain enter the User name and Password of the person who has permission to add client computers to the domain CAUTION Enter the user name as domainname username and the password as domainname password 7 Click OK to save your changes 8 When prompted to reboot ...

Page 24: ...roup on page 23 Related Topics n Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration on page 13 Server Appliance Name The server appliance name is the name of the DataSafe NAS on a network The appliance name must be unique and must meet certain requirements The new server appliance name cannot be the same as another computer or the name of a Microsoft Windows domain It is recommended that you use names that are 15...

Page 25: ...n DNS name resolution begins the DNS resolver first checks what type of name was submitted Three types of DNS names can be submitted n Fully qualified domain names FQDN These names are terminated with a period For example host reskit com n Single label unqualified domain names These names contain no periods For example host n Multiple label unqualified domain names These names contain one or more ...

Page 26: ... suffixes on the DNS tab in the Global Network Settings From the primary menu bar select Network Setup then click Global Network Settings If DNS name resolution is still unsuccessful the DNS resolver devolves the FQDN by appending the parent suffix of the primary DNS suffix name and the parent of that suffix and so on until only two labels are left On the other hand if you have entered a list of s...

Page 27: ...n a Microsoft Active Directory or a workgroup the DNS suffix is dependent upon the domain environment The default setting for the local primary DNS suffix is the same as the Active Directory domain name Changing the DNS suffix will not affect your domain membership but it can prevent other users from locating your DataSafe NAS on the network If you rename the primary DNS suffix to something other ...

Page 28: ...oup policy enabled on the primary DNS suffix of the DataSafe NAS the string specified in the group policy is used as the primary DNS suffix The local setting is used only if a group policy is disabled or unspecified Including hyphens and periods a DNS suffix may contain up to 155 characters Related Topics n DNS Settings on page 29 n DNS Name Resolution on page 20 Workgroup A workgroup is a simple ...

Page 29: ...tton and enter the name of the workgroup to join 4 If the DataSafe NAS belonged to a domain before you joined the workgroup the DataSafe NAS will be disjoined from the domain and the computer account will be disabled 5 Click OK 6 You will be asked to reboot the DataSafe NAS You may accept the reboot or cancel it n If you click OK the DataSafe NAS will reboot and a page will appear indicating that ...

Page 30: ...tor Each domain has its own security policies and security relationships with other domains and each domain represents a single security boundary of a Windows computer network Active Directory is made up of one or more domains each of which can span more than one physical location For DNS a domain is any tree or subtree within the DNS namespace Although the names for DNS domains often correspond t...

Page 31: ... information For NIC Configurations go to page 44 From the Network Adapters page Figure 6 of the DataSafe NAS Web UI you can n Set or change the Internet Protocol IP and Gateway addresses subnet masks and metrics n Set or change the configuration of the DNS clients n Set or change the configuration of the WINS clients Figure 6 Network Adapters on Server Appliance ...

Page 32: ...dress of a local IP router on the same network as the DataSafe NAS that is used to forward traffic to destinations beyond the local network The value in each field must be a number from 0 through 255 Note Changing the IP address may cause the client to lose its connection with the DataSafe NAS To reconnect the user must either use the new IP address or wait until the DNS server is updated To autom...

Page 33: ...e DHCP server click OK to save your changes and finish this task To manually set or change the IP settings 1 In the IP address text box type the IP address then click Add The metric indicates the cost of using the routes associated with this connection and becomes the value in the Metric column for those routes in the IP routing table If there are multiple routes to a destination in the IP routing...

Page 34: ... which network your computer resides on 3 Repeat steps 1 3 for any other IP addresses you wish to add To set or change the Gateway address settings 1 In the Gateway and Metric text boxes type the IP address of both the default gateway and the metric then click Add 2 Repeat step 1 for each default gateway you want to add 3 When you are finished modifying the configurations on this screen click OK t...

Page 35: ... domains should not be confused with Microsoft Windows domains In the DNS client server model the server containing information about a portion of the DNS database the portion that makes computer names available to clients queries for name resolution across the Internet To set the DataSafe NAS to automatically obtain DNS information from a DHCP server 1 On the primary menu bar click Network Setup ...

Page 36: ...ect the Configure manually radio button 6 Enter the appropriate server name in the box next to the Add button then click Add 7 To add another DNS server repeat step 5 8 When you are finished adding DNS servers click OK Note If the IP address is set to be obtained from DHCP and you set DNS manually the system will accept the manual input and the properties on the DataSafe NAS will automatically be ...

Page 37: ...blish various types of network service such as the Messenger or Workstation Service that each computer can use in various ways to communicate with other computers on the network WINS enabled clients communicate with the WINS server to n Register client names in the WINS database n Renew client names with the WINS database n Release client names from the WINS database n Resolve names by obtaining m...

Page 38: ...l automatically assign WINS addresses To change the WINS settings of the DataSafe NAS 1 On the primary menu bar click Network Setup 2 On the Network Setup page click Interfaces 3 On the Object Selection table select the network connection to modify 4 On the Tasks list select WINS The WINS Configuration page Figure 9 displays Figure 9 WINS Configuration 5 In the text box next to the Add button type...

Page 39: ...olve the names of any computer or device Note that the DNS suffix used here applies when the DataSafe NAS is trying to resolve a host or domain name To automatically set or change DNS suffixes 1 On the primary menu bar click Network Setup 2 On the Network Setup page click Global Settings The Global Network Settings page Figure 10 dis plays Figure 10 Global Network Settings 3 Under DNS suffixes to ...

Page 40: ...4 The new entry will appear in the list box to the left of the Add button 5 Click OK To manually remove specific DNS suffixes 1 On the Network Setup page click Global Network Settings see Figure 10 2 Under DNS Suffixes to use select Append specific DNS suffixes 3 In the list box highlight the suffix to delete then click Remove 4 Click OK To edit the LMHOSTS file 1 On the Network Setup page click G...

Page 41: ...tional If an LMHOSTS file is not used users cannot use friendly text names instead of IP addresses This can be a disadvantage because Web sites on the Internet usually use the Domain Name System If you register a domain name for your site users can type your site s domain name in a browser to contact your site The LMHOSTS file is read when WINS or broadcast name resolution fails and resolved entri...

Page 42: ...following table can be used in the LMHOSTS file Notice however that LAN Manager 2 x treats these keywords as comments Keyword Definition PRE Added after an entry to cause that entry to be preloaded into the name cache PRE entries in the LMHOSTS file are looked up and cached prior to WINS look up PRE must be appended for entries that also appear in INCLUDE statements otherwise the entry in INCLUDE ...

Page 43: ... convention UNC filename allows you to use a centralized LMHOSTS file on a server You must map the server before its entry in the INCLUDE section and also append PRE to ensure that it is preloaded otherwise the INCLUDE will be ignored BEGIN_ALTERNATE Used to group multiple INCLUDE statements Any single successful INCLUDE statement causes the group to succeed ...

Page 44: ...ort for nonprinting characters in NetBIOS names Enclose the NetBIOS name in quotation marks and use 0xnn hexadecimal notation to specify a hexadecimal value for the character This allows custom applications that use special names to function properly in routed topologies However LAN Manager TCP IP does not recognize the hexadecimal format so you surrender backward compatibility if you use this fea...

Page 45: ... file whenever a computer is changed or removed from the network n Use PRE statements to preload popular entries into the local computer s name cache Also use PRE statements to preload servers that are included with INCLUDE statements n Because LMHOSTS files are searched from the beginning one line at a time you can increase the search speed for the most commonly used entries by placing statements...

Page 46: ...ange his or her domain account password This page can only be used to change the local administrator s account password WARNING If you change the user name and password be certain that you keep a record of the changes If you forget and cannot locate the new user name or password neither you nor Iomega Technical Support will be able to administer your DataSafe NAS To change the Administrator passwo...

Page 47: ...the administration site on the DataSafe NAS The default IP address to which the DataSafe NAS responds or listens is typically changed in cases where the DataSafe NAS is only managed on a certain subnet or a separate management network The default listen port can be modified as needed to work with existing network software and configurations for example in the event that no traffic above a given po...

Page 48: ...st this IP Address b If you choose to use Just this IP Address use the drop down list to select the IP address to use c If changing the port enter the new port num ber in the Port text box 4 Click OK NIC Configuration CAUTION The DataSafe NAS comes with default NIC Configuration settings designed for optimum use Iomega Corporation highly recommends that these setting not be changed ...

Page 49: ...nge your configuration to access the DataSafe NAS from more than one subnet the NIC configuration can be changed to have each NIC port connected to a different subnet Please note that if you change the NIC configuration the NIC failover feature is not provided Refer to the following representation of the Network Component Tree which appears on the left side of the PROSet dialog box Figure 12 PROSe...

Page 50: ...he following states n Active The currently active adapter s in a team Adapters in FEC or GEC mode display this status to show they are always active n Standby The current standby adapter In a team n Disabled The adapter has been removed or is defective or the driver has failed to load Figure 13 Adapters in a team The Team Information section lists the following details n IP Address Lists the IP Ad...

Page 51: ...s case the NIC failover feature will not be provided To break team configuration 1 On the primary menu bar click Network Setup 2 On the Network Setup page click NIC Configuration 3 Follow the prompts and re enter your password The Adapters in a team window displays see Fig ure 13 on page 45 4 Select the Team adapter in the component tree 5 From the Action menu select the Remove command 6 Click OK ...

Page 52: ...rst server adapter in the component tree 5 From the Action menu select the Add to team then Create new team 6 In the Teaming Wizard that opens choose Adaptive Load Balancing then click Next 7 In the next screen of the wizard select both of the 10 100 Server Adapters and click Next 8 Click Finish then OK to exit ...

Page 53: ...rst 3GB on each disk drive is reserved Modification of any system partition may cause your DataSafe NAS unit to function improperly If you are an advanced user and your system requires a different configuration such as JBOD RAID0 or RAID1 it is recommended you make this change prior to beginning normal operations If you later decide to change the drive configuration the drive will be reformatted a...

Page 54: ...menu bar select Disks and Volumes 2 On the secondary menu select Disks and Volumes 3 Log in to the Terminal Services Client TSC The Disk Management page Figure 14 displays Figure 14 Disk Management 4 Delete any existing shares on any disk you wish to modify See Manage Windows and UNIX Shares on page 113 and Manage Macintosh and NetWare Shares on page 125 ...

Page 55: ... 1 fault tolerant RAID5 fault tolerant Fore each of these options except Simple a vol ume can be comprised of more than one disk 8 Choose the Quick Format option to save time Configuration time depends on the configuration type Simple within one minute regardless of disk size Spanned within one minute regardless of disk size Striped within one minute regardless of disk size Mirrored about two minu...

Page 56: ...nd control disk space use for volumes You can configure the volumes on your DataSafe NAS to n Prevent further disk space use and log an event when a user exceeds a specified disk space limit n Log an event when a user exceeds a specified disk space warning level When you enable disk quotas you can set both values the disk quota limit and the disk quota warning level The disk quota limit specifies ...

Page 57: ...ng volume users have no disk quotas applied to them You can apply disk quotas to existing volume users by adding new quota entries in the Quota Entries window Section Topics n Quota Management on page 52 Enable or disable quota management n Quota Entries on page 53 Set quotas for specific users Quota Management When you enable disk quotas on a volume users with write access to the volume who have ...

Page 58: ...to manage 4 On the Tasks list select Quota 5 On the Quota for Volume page click the appropriate check box to enable or disable quota management Quota Entries The Quota Entries page allows you to add delete or configure disk quotas for any user of the DataSafe NAS Quotas are managed using the Object Selection table which has the following parts n Logon Name This column displays the logon name of ea...

Page 59: ...en a user exceeds their quota limit option is checked an event log message will be logged If neither option is checked nothing will happen n Warning Level This column indicates the maximum amount of disk space that a particular user can use before a warning appears indicating that the quota has nearly been reached Note A warning will only be generated if the user exceeds the warning limit specifie...

Page 60: ...Disk Quota 3 From the Object Selection table on the Disk Quota page see Figure 15 on page 53 select the volume to manage 4 From the Tasks list select Quota Entries The Quota Entries for Volume page Figure 16 displays Figure 16 Quota Entries for Volume Adding Quota Entries To add a new quota entry 1 On the Tasks list select New The New Quota Entry page Figure 17 displays ...

Page 61: ...o radio button In the text box enter a numerical value to specify the amount of disk space to assign to a particular user or group Use the drop down box to indicate kilobytes KB megabytes MB gigabytes GB terabytes TB petabytes PB or exabytes EB Enter the amount of disk space which when filled will trigger a warning to the user or group member that she is near her disk capacity limit Use the drop d...

Page 62: ...dify the properties of a quota entry 1 On the Quota Entries page for the selected volume select a user account from the Logon name field of the Object Selection table 2 On the Tasks list click Properties The Quota Entry for User page Figure 18 dis plays Figure 18 Quota Entry for User 3 On the Quota entry for user page do one of the following To allow unlimited disk use Click the Do not limit disk ...

Page 63: ... box to indicate kilobytes KB megabytes MB gigabytes GB terabytes TB petabytes PB or exabytes EB c Enter the amount of disk space which when filled will trigger a warning to the user or group member that she is near her disk capac ity limit Use the drop down box to indicate ki lobytes KB megabytes MB gigabytes GB terabytes TB petabytes PB or exabytes EB d Click OK ...

Page 64: ...indicates that the service is Running or is Paused The column remains blank if the service is not stopped n Startup Type This column indicates whether the service should 1 start automatically when the DataSafe NAS boots 2 be invoked manually or 3 be disabled n Description This column displays a brief description of the service The Tasks list is located next to the Object Selection table Use the Ob...

Page 65: ...ion the system will attempt to establish connectivity by using every network protocol that is installed and enabled By only enabling the services that your system can use the DataSafe NAS can conserve resources and perform better To enable a network service 1 On the primary menu bar click Services The Manage Services page Figure 19 displays Figure 19 Manage Services 2 On the Object Selection table...

Page 66: ...ction table click Disable 4 Click OK Configure Service Properties Use the property page of the designated service to configure the desired network services To configure network service properties 1 On the primary menu bar click Services 2 On the Object Selection table select the service to configure 3 On the Tasks list adjacent to the Object Selection table click Properties The Service Properties ...

Page 67: ...e 89 NFS Service You can use the NFS Service option to configure the DataSafe NAS to act as an NFS server The NFS Service allows users to share files in a mixed environment of computers operating systems and networks When the DataSafe NAS is configured as an NFS server file access and administrative tasks are performed through the Web UI The NFS Service uses the NFS protocol which is based on the ...

Page 68: ...ontains the following topics n Network Protocol Overview NFS on page 63 n NFS Client Groups on page 64 n NFS Locks on page 67 n User and Group Mappings on page 69 Network Protocol Overview NFS With the NFS Service a DataSafe NAS can act as a Network File System NFS server Users can then share files in a mixed environment of computers operating systems and networks Users on computers running NFS cl...

Page 69: ...e through the server message block SMB protocol and to applications accessing the files locally Mandatory locks are enforced by the operating system Related Topics n NFS Share Properties on page 121 n Adding a Windows or UNIX Share on page 114 n Removing a Windows or UNIX Share on page 116 n Modifying Windows or UNIX Share Properties on page 118 n NFS Service on page 62 n Initial DataSafe NAS Conf...

Page 70: ... click Client Groups The NFS Client Groups page Figure 21 dis plays Figure 21 NFS Client Groups 4 On the Tasks list click New The New NFS Client Group page Figure 22 displays Figure 22 New NFS Client Group 5 On the New NFS Client Group page enter the group name to add in the Group name text box ...

Page 71: ...ary menu bar select Services 2 On the secondary menu bar select NFS 3 On the NFS Service page click Client Groups See Figure 21 on page 65 4 On the Object Selection table select the group to edit 5 On the Tasks list click Edit The Edit NFS Client Group page Figure 23 displays Figure 23 Edit NFS Client Group 6 On the Edit NFS Client Group page enter the IP address or computer name of the member to ...

Page 72: ...emove from the group 7 Click Remove 8 Click OK Removing NFS Client Groups To remove an NFS client group 1 On the primary menu bar select Services 2 On the secondary menu bar select NFS 3 On the NFS Service page click Client Groups See Figure 21 on page 65 4 On the Tasks list click Delete 5 On the Delete NFS Client Group page click OK to confirm the deletion NFS Locks NFS locks allow a process to h...

Page 73: ...cks 1 On the primary menu bar select Services 2 In the Object Selection table of the Manage Services screen select NFS Service then select Properties in the Task column 3 On the NFS Service page click Locks The NFS Locks page Figure 24 displays Figure 24 NFS Locks 4 On the NFS Locks page from the Current locks list box select the client for which you want to release the NFS locks 5 In the Wait per...

Page 74: ...you maintain a single mapping database for the entire enterprise In addition to one to one mapping between Windows and UNIX user and group accounts User and Group Mappings permits one to many mapping This lets you associate multiple UNIX accounts with a single Windows account or multiple Windows accounts with a single UNIX account This can be useful for example when you do not need to maintain sep...

Page 75: ...it Group Maps on page 75 General Tab To map NFS users and groups 1 On the primary menu bar select Services 2 On the Manage Services screen select NFS Service radio button then click on Properties in the Tasks column 3 On the NFS Service page click User and Group Mappings 4 On the NFS Service page click User and Group Mappings The User and Group Mappings page Figure 25 displays ...

Page 76: ...ime the DataSafe NAS waits to refresh the user and group informa tion enter the time in the Hours and Min utes text boxes e Click OK To configure for using password and group files a Select the Use password and group files radio button b In the Password file text box enter the name of the password file to use This is a passwd format file from a UNIX system containing all the UNIX user accounts tha...

Page 77: ...n both the Windows and UNIX or NIS domain If no match exists for a user name in either place that user is not mapped Note To access this page you must have entered a valid NIS server name on the General tab To enable simple maps 1 On the primary menu bar select Services 2 On the secondary menu bar select NFS 3 On the NFS Service page click User and Group Mappings 4 Click the Simple Maps tab Figure...

Page 78: ... UNIX users and groups For example a Windows user name could be mapped to several UNIX user names or a UNIX group could be mapped to one or more Windows user accounts Explicit user maps can also be used when the same person has different user names on Windows and UNIX accounts Using the Explicit User Maps option lets you maintain a single mapping database for the entire enterprise To create explic...

Page 79: ... domain name 7 Optionally enter the name of the NIS server to map in the NIS Server optional text box 8 Click the list Windows Users button to populate the Windows users list box 9 Click the list UNIX Users button to populate the Unix users list box 10 Select a user from each group then click Add The mapped users will appear in the Explicitly mapped users list box Note You can map users from one W...

Page 80: ...t Windows and UNIX user and group accounts even when the user and group names in both environments are not identical User and Group mapping also let you set up one to one one to many or many to one mappings between Windows users and UNIX users and groups For example a Windows user name could be mapped to several UNIX user names or a UNIX group could be mapped to one or more Windows user accounts E...

Page 81: ...p down list select the Windows domain to map 6 In the NIS Domain text box leave the default NIS domain name or enter the specific NIS domain to map 7 Optionally enter the name of the NIS server to map in the NIS Server optional text box 8 To populate the Windows groups list box click the List Windows Groups button 9 To populate the Unix groups list box click the List UNIX Groups button 10 Select a...

Page 82: ...maps for a given group 1 Select the mapping from the Explicitly mapped groups list box 2 Click Set Primary 3 Click OK To delete explicit group maps 1 Follow steps 1 4 above to navigate to the Explicit Group Maps page 2 In the Explicitly mapped groups list box select the group mapping to delete 3 Click Remove 4 Click OK FTP Service Because the FTP server service supports all Microsoft Windows FTP c...

Page 83: ...n Topics This section contains the following topics n Network Protocol Overview FTP on page 78 n FTP Logging on page 79 n FTP Anonymous Access on page 79 n FTP Messages on page 81 Network Protocol Overview FTP The File Transfer Protocol FTP can be used interactively FTP is a service that once started creates a sub environment in which you can use FTP commands and from which you can return to the W...

Page 84: ...or this folder To enable FTP Logging 1 On the primary menu bar select Services 2 On the secondary menu bar select FTP OR Select the FTP Service option from the Object Selection table then click Properties The FTP Service Properties page Figure 29 displays Figure 29 FTP Service Properties 3 Select the Logging tab 4 Check the Enable logging check box then click OK FTP Anonymous Access Allowing anony...

Page 85: ...e FTP server configuration for anonymous logons After the FTP server service software is installed on your computer you must configure the software to operate To configure FTP anonymous access 1 On the primary menu bar select Services 2 On the secondary menu bar select FTP OR Select the FTP Service option from the Object Selection table then click Properties The FTP Service Properties dialog box F...

Page 86: ... be made users cannot connect to the FTP server using a Windows user name and password To configure the FTP Server service for this setting make sure both the Enable anonymous connections and the Allow anonymous access only boxes are selected If anonymous connections are allowed you must supply the Windows user name and password that will provide anonymous access to the FTP server When an anonymou...

Page 87: ... box Figure 29 on page 79 opens 3 Select the Messages tab Figure 31 Figure 31 Messages tab of FTP Service Properties 4 In the Welcome message memo box type the message that will greet users when they connect to the DataSafe NAS 5 In the Exit message memo box type the message that will appear when users disconnect from the DataSafe NAS 6 Click OK Related Topics n FTP Anonymous Access on page 79 n F...

Page 88: ...n hypertext format and 2 clients that relay user input to the server which displays information on the servers in the user specified format While the FTP server and Gopher server present information in a hierarchical directory structure Web information is presented in pages A page can be an index or a document Pages have hypertext entries like those in Microsoft Windows Help files that are linked ...

Page 89: ...thentication Related Topics n HTTP Share Properties on page 124 Network Protocol Overview HTTP The Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is the Internet protocol used by World Wide Web browsers and servers to exchange information The protocol defines what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands thus making it possible for a user to use a client program to enter a UR...

Page 90: ...on on page 13 HTTPS Creating a Secure Connection There are several administrative tasks you can perform via the Web UI such as setting administrative and user passwords for which you will want a secure connection You can establish a secure connection quite easily for your Windows Powered DataSafe NAS using the Terminal Services feature To create a secure connection 1 On the primary menu bar select...

Page 91: ...afe NAS User s Manual 86 Figure 32 Terminal Services Client window 4 On the TSC desktop right click My Computer and select the Manage item from the pop up menu The Computer Management window opens Figure 33 ...

Page 92: ...ment window expand the Services and Applications node 6 Expand the Internet Information Services node 7 Select the site for which you want a secure connection and right click Select Properties from the pop up menu The Default FTP Site Properties window opens 8 Select the Directory Security tab Figure 34 ...

Page 93: ...portion at the bottom of the dialog box click the Server Certificate button 10 Follow the instructions of the Web Server Certificate Wizard NetWare Service For Netware Service Help see file fnpw chm in Terminal Services mode in control panel Indexing Service There are no configurable properties for theIndexing Service ...

Page 94: ... has been successfully configured CAUTION The SNMP service provides an SNMP agent that allows remote centralized management of computers running Microsoft Windows based operating systems Do not alter values other than those specified in these instructions Using SNMP requires two components n An SNMP management system The management system also called manage ment console sends information and updat...

Page 95: ...ore management systems The SNMP ser vice can be configured to determine which statis tics are tracked and which management systems are authorized to request information In general SNMP agents do not originate mes sages but only respond to them A trap message is the only agent initiated SNMP communication A trap is an alarm triggering event on an agent such as a system reboot or illegal access whic...

Page 96: ...ect Network Setup 2 Select the SNMP Service Configuration option 3 Follow the prompts and re enter your User name and Password The Services window Figure 35 opens Figure 35 Services window 4 Double click SNMP Service in the list of services The SNMP Service Properties dialog Figure 36 opens ...

Page 97: ...on the Agent Traps and Security tabs CAUTION Do not alter values on the other tabs For information on specific fields in the tabs right click a field to view What s This help or select a field and press F1 6 Click OK 7 Close the Services window to close the Terminal Services Client Session ...

Page 98: ... domain groups Chapter sections This chapter contains the following main sections n Manage Local Users on page 93 n Manage Local Groups on page 99 Manage Local Users A local user or group account is an account that exists on the DataSafe NAS itself and can be granted permissions from your computer The DataSafe NAS can also be configured to grant access to domain users and groups Domain users and g...

Page 99: ...e DataSafe NAS Each of the TeamLeads group members would then have administrative privileges on the DataSafe NAS Section topics This section contains the following topics n Adding a User Account on page 94 n Removing a User Account on page 96 n Setting a User Password on page 97 n Modifying User Properties on page 98 Adding a User Account When you add a user account you should include a user name ...

Page 100: ...indows 98 support passwords that contain up to 14 characters If your password is longer you may not be able to log on to your network from those computers The only new users you should add to the Administrators group are those that will be solely performing administrative tasks To add a user account 1 On the primary menu bar select Users and Groups 2 Select the Users option The Local Users on Serv...

Page 101: ...me where username is the name you enter in the User name field Access rights for the new directory are automatically set to Do not share this folder for all protocols For information on modifying access rights see Modifying Windows or UNIX Share Properties on page 118 or Modifying Macintosh or NetWare Share Properties on page 129 5 Click OK Related Topics n Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration on pa...

Page 102: ...ith the same user name you must set new permissions for the new user the new user will not inherit the permissions that were granted to the old user To remove a user account 1 On the primary menu bar select Users and Groups 2 Select Users See Figure 37 on page 95 3 In the Object Selection table select the user account you wish to remove 4 In the Tasks list click Delete 5 In the Delete User dialog ...

Page 103: ...confirm the new password 6 The new password must confirm to any password complexity rules in effect for the domain to which the DataSafe NAS belongs 7 Click OK Related Topics n Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration on page 13 Modifying User Properties User properties include the User name Full name and Description From the User Properties page you can also enable or disable a user account To access t...

Page 104: ...n You can add local users domain users and domain groups to local groups However you cannot add local users and groups to domain groups Users and groups are important in Microsoft Windows Powered security because you can limit the ability of users and groups to perform certain actions by assigning them permissions A permission is a rule associated with an object usually a file folder or share that...

Page 105: ... following topics n Adding a Group Account on page 100 n Removing a Group Account on page 102 n Modifying Group Properties on page 102 Adding a Group Account To add a group account 1 On the primary menu bar select Users and Groups 2 Click Groups The Local Groups on Server Appliance page Fig ure 40 displays Figure 40 Local Groups on Server Appliance 3 In the Tasks list click New The Create New Grou...

Page 106: ...On the Members tab Figure 42 Select a local group from the list on the bottom right then click the adjacent Add button OR In the Add user or group text box type the domain and group name domain group name of a domain group or a domain user account domain user name then click adjacent Add button Figure 42 Create New Group Members tab ...

Page 107: ...ccount you wish to remove 4 In the Tasks list click Delete 5 In the Delete Group dialog verify that the group identified is the group account you wish to delete then click OK to delete the group account Related Topics n Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration on page 13 Modifying Group Properties The Group Properties page displays the General tab and the Members tab Use the General tab to set or modify...

Page 108: ...gure 43 Group Properties 5 On the General tab enter a name and or description of the desired group To set or modify group membership 1 On the primary menu bar select Users and Groups 2 Select Groups See Figure 40 on page 100 3 From the list of groups select the group account you wish to modify 4 In the Task list click Properties see Figure 43 on page 103 then click Members Figure 44 ...

Page 109: ...add a new member In the Members tab n Select a local group from the list on the bottom right then click the adjacent Add button OR n In the Add user or group text box type the domain and group name domain group name of a domain group or a domain user account domain user name then click the adjacent Add button To remove a member From the Members tab ...

Page 110: ...DataSafe NAS User s Manual 105 1 Select the user name from the Members list on the left 2 Click Remove Related Topics n Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration on page 13 ...

Page 111: ...FS on page 63 n FTP The File Transfer Protocol is an alternative way of accessing a file share from any operating system See Network Protocol Overview FTP on page 78 n HTTP The Hyptertext Transfer Protocol is the protocol for accessing a file share from Web browsers See Network Protocol Overview HTTP on page 84 n AFP The AFP Protocol is the protocol used by clients running a Macintosh operating sy...

Page 112: ...igure a number of network volumes The Object Selec tion table on this page has the following parts n Name This column lists each volume by name To create open delete or configure the properties of a given volume click the radio button next to the name of the volume you want to modify n Total Size This column shows the total size of the volume n Free Space This column shows the amount of free space...

Page 113: ... column lists each folder by name To create open delete or configure the properties of a given folder click the radio button next to the name of the folder you want to modify n Modified This column shows the date the folder was last modified n Attributes This column shows the folder attributes R Read only A Ready for archiving H Hidden C Compressed S System folder When the page is initially displa...

Page 114: ...irectory select Up folder then click Open in the Tasks list Section Topics n Opening a Folder on page 109 n Adding a Folder on page 110 n Removing a Folder on page 111 n Modifying Folder Properties on page 111 n Navigating Among Folders on page 113 Opening a Folder To open a folder 1 On the primary menu bar select Folders and Shares 2 On the secondary menu bar select Folders See Figure 45 on page ...

Page 115: ... the Tasks list The Create new folder page Figure 47 opens Figure 47 Create new folder 3 Enter the name of the new folder in the New folder name text box then click OK The Folders on Server Appliance page of the parent directory Figure 46 displays listing all the subfolders of the folder selected 4 The Object Selection table now includes the folder you added If your new folder is not immediately a...

Page 116: ...tory displays listing all the subfolders of the folder selected The Object Selection table now no longer includes the folder you added 4 Scroll through the list to verify the removed folder is no longer listed Modifying Folder Properties From the Folder Properties page you can set or change the folder name get details about the folder type size and location as well as compress the data in a folder...

Page 117: ... table to navigate to the directory to which you want to add the new folder 2 In the Tasks list click Properties The Folder Properties page displays 3 On the Compress tab check the Compress contents of this folder to save space check box 4 Select the appropriate radio button to either Apply changes to this folder only or to Apply changes to this folder subfolders and files 5 Click OK ...

Page 118: ...election table of the Volumes on Server Appliance page select the folder you want to navigate within 4 In the Tasks list click Open See Figure 46 on page 108 5 In the Folders on Server Appliance page Select the folder you want to navigate within In the Tasks list click Open OR In the Tasks list click Up to return to volume root Manage Windows and UNIX Shares The Windows and UNIX Shares option allo...

Page 119: ...on table Section Topics n Adding a Windows or UNIX Share on page 114 n Removing a Windows or UNIX Share on page 116 n Modifying Windows or UNIX Share Properties on page 118 Adding a Windows or UNIX Share To create a share you must supply a share name that is unique across all shares the share path that is the directory on the DataSafe NAS to be shared Some protocols also support the inclusion of a...

Page 120: ...X share 1 On the primary menu bar click Folders and Shares 2 Select the Windows and UNIX Shares option The Shared Folders on Server Appliance dialog Figure 49 opens Figure 49 Shared Folders on Server Appliance 3 On the Shared Folders on Server Appliance page in the Tasks list click New The Create New Share dialog Figure 50 opens ...

Page 121: ...te box es to specify which types of protocols to enable 6 Use the protocol tabs to configure the specific properties of each type of share For more information see the specific headings under the section Modifying Windows or UNIX Share Properties on page 118 Removing a Windows or UNIX Share You can remove shares entirely or you can simply disable a given protocol The result of this is that access ...

Page 122: ...ete A confirmation dialog appears 5 Click OK to confirm the deletion or click Cancel to keep the share To remove specific protocols 1 On the primary menu bar select Folders and Shares 2 Select Windows and UNIX Shares 3 On the Shared Folders on Server Appliance page Figure 49 on page 115 select the share for which you want to modify properties in the Object Selection table 4 In the Tasks list click...

Page 123: ... or UNIX Share Properties Use the Shared Folders window to view and modify share properties To modify Windows or UNIX share properties 1 On the primary menu bar click Folders and Shares 2 Select Windows and UNIX Shares 3 In the Object Selection table in the Shared Folders page Figure 49 on page 115 select the share for which the properties will be modified 4 In the Tasks list click Properties ...

Page 124: ...opics CIFS Share Properties on page 119 NFS Share Properties on page 121 FTP Share Properties on page 122 HTTP Share Properties on page 124 7 Click OK CIFS Share Properties The Common Internet File System CIFS is the protocol used by Windows clients Use this page to change the number of users who have access to a share change the caching options relative to the share and set or change user permiss...

Page 125: ... select a user from the list box below it You can select local users or local groups from the list To add domain users or domain groups you must type the account domain name user name or domain name group name 2 To add the newly typed or selected user or group click Add 3 Use the Allow drop down list to set the degree of control the users specified in the Permissions list will have over files on t...

Page 126: ... in the following procedure to add an existing client or client group To add an existing client or client group 1 On the primary menu bar select Folders and Shares 2 On the secondary menu bar select Windows and UNIX Shares 3 From the Object Selection table Figure 49 on page 115 select the share for which you want to add an NFS client or client group 4 In the Tasks list click Properties 5 On the Ge...

Page 127: ...group 4 In the Tasks list click Properties 5 On the General tab Figure 51 on page 118 enter the Share name and Share path Under the Accessible from the following clients prompt check the Unix NFS box 6 Select the NFS tab 7 Select the desired client appliance or client group from the list box in the center then click Remove 8 Click OK Related Topics n NFS Service on page 62 FTP Share Properties Use...

Page 128: ...s in the Tasks column 8 On the Public Share Properties page click the FTP tab 9 Specify permissions You may choose to allow read only write only or read write permissions Check the Read check box to allow read access Check the Write check box to allow write access 10 Click OK 11 Select the FTP tab 12 On the FTP tab n Check the Read check box to allow read access n Check the Write check box to allo...

Page 129: ...name Access can also be granted or denied on the basis of client groups where a client group contains one or more client host names To allow clients permission to an HTTP share 1 On the primary menu bar select Folders and Shares 2 On the secondary menu bar select Shares 3 From the Object Selection table Figure 49 on page 115 select the share for which you want to add an HTTP client 4 Select the HT...

Page 130: ...e Macintosh and NetWare shares 1 On the primary menu bar select Folders and Shares 2 Select the Macintosh and NetWare Shares option 3 Follow the prompts and re enter your User name and Password The Shared Folders window Figure 52 opens Figure 52 Shared Folders The Object Selection table displays the following columns Shared Folder This column lists each shared folder by name To create open ...

Page 131: ...lumn shows the number of client machines currently connected to the share Comment This column displays a brief description of the share if one has been provided 4 Use the Object Selection table to select a share then select the action you want to perform from the Action menu 5 When you are finished close the Shared Folders window to close the Terminal Services Client Session Section Topics n Addin...

Page 132: ...face is provided to create a share for all protocols in actuality a separate share is created for each protocol You can remove a share for one protocol without removing the share for the others however this is quite confusing and has to be done carefully To add a Macintosh or NetWare share 1 On the primary menu bar click Folders and Shares 2 Select the Macintosh and NetWare Shares option 3 Follow ...

Page 133: ...olume if you select the NetWare client Share Description only applies to Windows cli ent Macintosh Share Name lets you specify a dif ferent name that only Macintosh users will see if you select the Macintosh client 7 Click Next 8 Specify the permission level for the share For power users needing advanced control you can select the Customize option and click the Custom button to set permissions by ...

Page 134: ...on 3 Follow the prompts and re enter your User name and Password 4 In the Shared Folders window Figure 52 on page 125 select the share to remove in the Object Selection table 5 In the Action menu select Stop Sharing A confirmation dialog appears 6 Click OK to confirm the deletion or click Cancel to keep the share If you have created a share with more than one protocol each protocol is listed as a ...

Page 135: ...n 3 Follow the prompts and re enter your User name and Password 4 In the Shared Folders Window Figure 52 on page 125 select the share to modify in the Object Selection table 5 In the Action menu select Properties The Properties dialog Figure 54 opens Figure 54 Properties 6 Modify properties as needed use the Share Permissions tab to set permissions for users computers or groups ...

Page 136: ...DataSafe NAS User s Manual 131 7 Close out of the Properties dialog box 8 Close the Shared Folders window to close the Terminal Services Client Session ...

Page 137: ...6 n Manage all aspects of the DataSafe NAS by connecting to the DataSafe NAS using the Terminal Services Advanced Client See Terminal Services Client on page 144 n Set up and manage all aspects of email alert notification See E mail Alerts on page 148 This chapter also contains the section Alerts on page 146 which covers DataSafe NAS Administration UI alerts and LED alerts Date and Time Using the ...

Page 138: ...djust for daylight savings time you can also enable that function here 4 Click OK Related Topics n Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration on page 13 Shutdown Appliance Use this screen to shut the DataSafe NAS down completely or to shut the DataSafe NAS down and restart it again To shut down or restart the DataSafe NAS 1 On the primary menu bar select Maintenance 2 On the Maintenance page click Shutdow...

Page 139: ...The Confirmation page displays 4 Click OK to confirm your decision After the DataSafe NAS reboots you must close and reopen your browser to return to the Home page of the Web UI Back up and Restore Tool From this page you can choose to back up or restore the DataSafe NAS system partition Note You must specify a backup schedule Do not select the On Demand backup as it will time out and not perform ...

Page 140: ... Backup window Figure 57 opens Figure 57 Backup window 3 Select a wizard and follow the steps 4 When you are finished close the application and log out of TSC Note It may take a few moments for the Terminal Services session to log off when closing the application Terminal Services Client TSC is the tool used to back up and restore the DataSafe NAS partition TSC supports only two concurrent connect...

Page 141: ...SCII files and often have a log extension You can use the Logs feature to view and clear several types of event logs provided by the system n Application Log on page 136 n System Log on page 137 n Security Log on page 138 Related Topics n Clear Log Files on page 140 n Download Log Files on page 140 n Modify Log Properties on page 142 n View Log Details on page 143 Application Log The application l...

Page 142: ... Log The system log contains events logged by the Windows 2000 system components For example the failure of a driver or other system component to load during startup is recorded in the system log The event types logged by system components are predetermined To manage System Logs 1 On the primary menu bar select Maintenance 2 On the Maintenance page select Logs 3 On the Logs page select System Log ...

Page 143: ... resource use such as creating opening or deleting files An administrator can specify what events are recorded in the security log For example if you have enabled logon auditing attempts to log on to the system are recorded in the security log To manage Security Logs 1 On the primary menu bar select Maintenance 2 On the Maintenance page select Logs 3 On the Logs page select Security Log The Securi...

Page 144: ...es are usually plain text ASCII files and often have a log extension You can use the Logs feature to view and clear several types of event logs provided by the system n Application logs see Application Log on page 136 n System logs see System Log on page 137 n Security logs see Security Log on page 138 Section Topics This section contains the following topics n Clear Log Files on page 140 n Downlo...

Page 145: ...ype you ve chosen click the radio button next to the log to clear 5 From the Tasks list click Clear 6 Click OK in the confirmation dialog that appears Download Log Files From this page you can download specific log files to your DataSafe NAS To download a Log file 1 On the primary menu bar select Maintenance 2 On the Maintenance page select Logs 3 On the Logs page select the type of log you wish t...

Page 146: ...age click Terminal Services Advanced Client 3 Log in 4 On the Terminal Services Client desktop right click My Computer and select the Manage item from the pop up menu The Computer Management window opens Figure 33 on page 87 5 In the left column of the Computer Management window select Event Viewer 6 In the right column of the Computer Management select the log you want to view ...

Page 147: ...ntenance page select Logs 3 On the Logs page select the type of log you wish to configure 4 In the Object Selection for the specific log type you ve chosen click the radio button next to the log to configure 5 From the Tasks list click Properties The Log Properties page Figure 62 displays Figure 62 Log Properties 6 In the Maximum log size text box enter the maximum size of the log in kilobytes 7 S...

Page 148: ...he Do not overwrite events option View Log Details From this page you can view the date time source event ID description and data of specific log files To view the details of a Log file 1 On the primary menu bar select Maintenance 2 On the Maintenance page select Logs 3 On the Logs page select the type of log you wish to view 4 In the Object Selection table for the specific log type you ve chosen ...

Page 149: ...minals Services for Remote Administration TSRA and allows two concurrent connections and provides functionality similar to a terminal based centralized host or mainframe environment in which multiple terminals connect to a host computer Each terminal provides a conduit for input and output between a user and the host computer A user can log on at a terminal and then run applications on the host co...

Page 150: ... output A TSC or emulator provides a complete graphical user interface including a Microsoft Windows desktop and support for a variety of input devices such as keyboard and mouse In the Terminal Services environment an application runs entirely on the terminal server The TSC performs no local processing of application software The terminal server transmits the graphical user interface to the clien...

Page 151: ...On the primary menu click Maintenance 2 On the Maintenance page click Terminal Services Advanced Client 3 Log in Alerts The DataSafe NAS provides three types of alerts n DataSafe NAS Administration UI alerts Error messages and condition alerts that you access from the DataSafe NAS administration user interface See DataSafe NAS Administration UI Alerts on page 147 n E mail alerts Error messages and...

Page 152: ... intervention n Warning Message regarding a condition that may require some administrator attention n Critical Message requiring immediate administrator action to insure proper functionality of DataSafe NAS unit To view and respond to messages 1 Click the Status link under the server name in the top of the administration interface to display the messages screen Figure 64 Figure 64 Messages 2 Scrol...

Page 153: ...at may require administrator intervention can be sent as E mail messages You can specify which level s of messages should be sent the E mail address and the SMTP server name or IP address To set parameters for sending alert messages as E mail messages 1 Click the Maintenance tab 2 Click the Alert Email option The Set Alert Email dialog Figure 65 opens Figure 65 Set Alert Email 3 Select the Enable ...

Page 154: ...Alert messages to administrators contain a link to the URL of the error message LED Alerts During boot up and power down the soft power LED blinks and beeps During operation the LED can have one of four possible states steady off steady on fast blinking and slow blinking In the fast blinking state the flashing period is 300msec with 50 duty cycle In the slow blinking state the flashing period is 6...

Page 155: ...link followed by off Starting DataSafe NAS is booting up Steady on then fast blinking Duplicate IP Network service detected that duplicate IP is used that may potentially stop client computer communication Five blinks then a count of five followed by five blinks Duplicate Server Name Network service detected duplicate server name is used that may potentially stop client computer communication Four...

Page 156: ...as encountered with a yellow triangle encasing an exclamation point that the system has encountered n Critical status the Alert page will list the errors the system has encountered as hyperlinks with a red circle encasing a white next to each error the system has encountered To clear an alert 1 Click on the Alert hyperlink One of the following Alert pages will display a Informational Alert Detail ...

Page 157: ...urn to the list of alerts c Critical Alert Detail pages provide a de scription of the problem and a hyperlink to clear the message and return to the list of alerts 2 To clear the alert follow the directions on the Alert Detail page ...

Page 158: ... space called a cache The computer can access this cache regardless of whether the computer is connected to the network When sharing files you can use three caching options Manual caching for documents Manual Caching for Documents provides offline access to only those files that someone using your server appliance shared folder specifically or manually identifies This caching option is ideal for a...

Page 159: ...y offline access to shared folder files This caching option is ideal for making files available offline that are referenced run or read but that should not be changed in the process Automatic Caching for Programs reduces network traffic because offline files are opened directly without accessing the network versions in any way and generally start and run faster than the network versions Note When ...

Page 160: ...S share properties 127 Clearing log files 149 Compressing folders 120 Content area of UI 11 Context sensitive help 14 Critical alerts 156 Critical status 10 D Date and Time property 141 DHCP server DNS information 32 Disk and volume properties configuring 51 Disk quotas 54 Disk space limit 54 Disks and volumes 51 DNS client server model 31 DNS name resolution 21 DNS settings 31 DNS suffixes 23 add...

Page 161: ...ments 1 Help context sensitive 14 using 13 Windows 2000 14 Home directory 102 Home page 15 HTTP 113 Network protocol overview 90 HTTP share properties 133 HTTPS creating a secure connection 91 Humidity 2 I Identification 17 18 Index using 14 Indexing service 94 Information alerts 156 Informational status 10 Installation planning 2 Interfaces 17 network adapters 27 Internet Explorer 1 IP address co...

Page 162: ...Ware 113 Network activity indicator 4 Network adapters 27 Network Attached Storage 9 Network interface card 2 Network service properties configuring 65 Network services disabling 65 enabling 64 Network setup 17 NFS 113 network protocol overview 67 NFS client groups adding 69 editing 70 removing 72 NFS locks 72 NFS protocol 66 NFS service 66 NFS share properties 129 NFS users and groups mappings 74...

Page 163: ...g properties 126 139 removing 124 138 removing protocols 125 Shutting down the server appliance 143 Simple maps 76 Site planning 2 SNMP network protocol overview 95 SNMP agent 96 SNMP management system 95 SNMP service configuring 97 Soft power switch 4 Software requirements 1 Status area of U I 10 Subnet mask 30 System log 146 T Table top installation 4 Telnet service 95 Temperature 2 Terminal ser...

Page 164: ...rts 156 Warning status 10 Web HTTP Service 88 Web site 7 Windows 2000 functionality accessing 145 Windows 2000 Help 14 Windows and UNIX shares managing 121 Windows or UNIX Shares adding 122 WINS Settings 33 Workgroup 24 membership 25 World Wide Web Server 89 ...