Broadcom BroadNAS, User Manual

Page 1: ...UAL BCM94780 94780 UM100 R 16215 Alton Parkway P O Box 57013 Irvine CA 92619 7013 Phone 949 450 8700 Fax 949 450 8710 01 13 04 BroadNAS Broadband Network Attached Storage B r o a d c o m C o n f i d e n t i a l ...

Page 2: ...adcom and the pulse logo are registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and or its subsidiaries in the United States and certain other countries All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Change Description 94780 UM100 R 01 13 04 Initial release B r o a d c o m C o n f i d e n t i a l ...

Page 3: ...roduction 1 The Hardware 1 Hardware Overview 1 Connectors 2 Front Panel Features 3 Authentication Button 5 Installation 6 Installation Procedure 7 Section 2 Web Configuration 11 Introduction 11 The Configuration Pages 11 Basic 12 File Access 14 Disk Management 15 Networking 17 Administration 19 B r o a d c o m C o n f i d e n t i a l ...

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Page 5: ...unts of digital data are available In broadband there are huge amounts of data being transferred to and from the home In BroadNAS there are huge amounts of data being stored and distributed throughout the home The NAS is an acronym for Network Attached Storage meaning the storage disks is attached to the network itself instead of being limited to a particular computer THE HARDWARE HARDWARE OVERVIE...

Page 6: ... with the BroadNAS and many users may never need them because they do not use a USB disk or printer If a USB device is to be connected a cable can be obtained from the same source as the USB disk or printer or purchased at a computer supply store or website Main AC Power Switch The Main AC power switch is used to completely cut off power to the BroadNAS There are two power controls on the BroadNAS...

Page 7: ...ed Status Light There is one red Drive Locked Status light for each disk If the light is on the corresponding disk is locked into the system by the software and should not be removed until it is unlocked and the light goes out Note Some high end BroadNAS models have devices to physically prevent the disk from being removed when the software considers the disk to be locked but the word locked in th...

Page 8: ...the system continue to function and be available without interruption If a disk is to be removed while the BroadNAS is running the Drive Eject Request button should be pressed once to cause the software to cleanly shut down its accesses to the disk and then electrically disconnect the disk The software then extinguishes the drive locked status light When this light turns off it is safe to remove t...

Page 9: ...ned on If the light is on then the system is turned on Network Connectivity Light The Network Connectivity light indicates whether or not there is a good physical connection to the network If the light is not on then the BroadNAS is unable to communicate on the network port at all This typically means that a cable is either not connected or connected to a device that is turned off or not working c...

Page 10: ...o copies are back in sync and stay that way unless something else goes wrong At that point the TwinCopy light comes back on constantly The flashing TwinCopy light should be taken as a warning that the system is restoring the copy but is not done so the data in the TwinCopy shares is more vulnerable than usual If the disk with the good copy of the data fails before the other copy is synched up data...

Page 11: ...Lift the drive handle and slowly pull out the drive sled If the drive bay is locked use the provided key to unlock it before attempting to remove a drive sled As the handle is lifted to 90 degrees the drive unseats itself from the internal connector The drive should slide easily from the docking tray WARNING Trying to remove the drive while it is locked results in damage to the drive sled Drive Ha...

Page 12: ...BCM94780 User Manual 01 13 04 Broadcom Corporation Page 8 Installation Document 94780 UM100 R 2 Place the drive sled on an even surface Release Tab B r o a d c o m C o n f i d e n t i a l ...

Page 13: ...of the arrow Components of the drive sled assembly are the top cover drive sled installation manual screws and a set of keys The keys are used to physically lock the drive into the sled and deter the accidental removal of the drive while it is in use The screws are used to secure the drive into the drive sled 4 Connect the IDE and power cables IDE Cable Power Cable B r o a d c o m C o n f i d e n ...

Page 14: ...cover stays in place while being handled 8 Replace the drive sled into its housing in the BroadNAS Gently slide the sled into the slot until it meets firm resistance and push the handle down Pushing the handle down should pull the sled a bit farther into the housing and lock it into place If pushing the handle down does not pull the sled farther back it has not latched pull the handle back up push...

Page 15: ...nasoc Now you are ready to configure your BroadNAS box THE CONFIGURATION PAGES There are five main BroadNAS maintenance pages six if the BroadNAS includes the Wireless LAN hardware The five main pages are Basic The Basic page gives access to the most basic configurations of the BroadNAS This is the first page that will be displayed when the BroadNAS is connected see Basic on page 12 File Access Th...

Page 16: ...e BroadNAS time to be set manually This button brings up another page that allows the user to set any date and time from 1970 through 2030 Alternatively a different button on the Basic page sets the BroadNAS time to match the time on the PC running the web browser Since PCs typically have the correct time set already this is a simple way to set the BroadNAS to the correct date and time The BroadNA...

Page 17: ...user presses the security button on the front of the BroadNAS This verifies that only users who are physically located with access to the BroadNAS will be able to get to the configuration interface it will be immune from purely network based attacks Once the button has been pressed the user has two minutes to connect to the web configuration interface through a browser Once the connection is made ...

Page 18: ...any one share fills up the space no files can be written to any of the shares in that pool until some files are deleted Shares in other pools however will continue functioning normally This page also allows details of the file sharing protocols to be changed Shares can be exported through either CIFS for Windows based PCs and Apple Macs or NFS for Linux and Unix machines Note A disk pool must be c...

Page 19: ...dNAS may be configured to automatically claim new blank disks that are attached to it and automatically use the new disks in certain ways All claimed disks are shown in a graph that illustrates how the various pools are distributed among them This information tells you the exact sizes of the various components of each pool and how they are spread across the disks Information on the disks themselve...

Page 20: ...ide how big the pool will be and how to use the disks for that pool to maximize the size of the pool The user can override this by manually setting the new size or the user can choose to manually determine exactly how much of each disk is mapped to each part of the new pool If striping and or mirroring are being used there will be several columns of check boxes Each disk may be assigned to at most...

Page 21: ...s that the space on each disk be the same To create a JBOD or raw pool please follow these steps 1 Provide a name for the pool 2 Click on manual configuration 3 For each disk select whether you want to use that disk and also specify the disk space NETWORKING The Networking page contains considerable details Fortunately in most cases the user will never have to change anything here However IP netwo...

Page 22: ...elf to be the DHCP server Then PCs that are connected to the same private network will automatically be given IP addresses and other information by the BroadNAS and will automatically be able to talk to the BroadNAS Care should be taken however not to set the BroadNAS to be a DHCP server if there is another DHCP server on the network If this option is taken the user is allowed to manually set the ...

Page 23: ...ning To upgrade your software you must first download a new version of the software to your PC from technical support Once you have done this you can go to this page and click Browse This will let you browse to the new software file Select it and hit Upgrade The upgrade process takes several minutes WARNING Do not turn off your BroadNAS while the upgrade is in progress You could end up with your m...

Page 24: ...reliability function or design Information furnished by Broadcom Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable However Broadcom Corporation does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of this information nor the application or use of any product or circuit described herein neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others BCM94780 Use...