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1. Staff certifications and qualifications M dead Microsoft Certified Professional CERTIFIED Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Parner premier Intel Certified Solution Consultant Intel Certified Integration Specialist Novell Unix and Linux Professionals LEADS INDUSTRY WITH 5 YEAR WARRANTY Aberdeen is pleased to provide an industry leading 5 Year Warranty on any of its fully configured rackmount servers Whether you select one of the pre configured Stirling servers or custom design a complete server for yourself it will be warranted to be free of defects in materials for a period of five years from the date of shipment and for the lifetime of the product to be free of workmanship defects CUSTOM SERVER SOLUTIONS PROVIDER Aberdeen LLC has provided personal and corporate customers quality custom computing solutions for more than a decade Customizable Stirling rack mounted servers backup solutions and AberNAS storage appliances not only offer a longer warranty and demonstrate better performance but have proven to provide a better ROI than the competition in head to head comparisons Aberdeen offers a comprehensive product line for the Gaming Enthusiast to the IT Professional Fully Customizable Rackmounts Servers Chassis and Systems Full Network Solutions and Rackmount Server Cabinet Models NAS SAN Mass Storage Solutions Units and Appliances RAID protected Disaster Recovery and Backup Serv2. Chamnels 12 BIOS U1 16 Date 2005 83 31 FAW U1 36 Date 2005 5 18 gt Bus Dev Func 3 14 8 1 0 Port FCSFFOGGh 180 11 105 800 Bh gt gt gt ID LUN B8 8 Vol Areca ARC 1130 VOLHGO 8001 12 232 ID LUN BB 1 Vol Areca ARC 1130 VOLHO1 001 512 2 0 gt gt gt RAID controller BIOS installed gt gt gt Press lt Tab F6 to enter SETUP menu 4 second s left lt ESC to skip en controller address appears press enter 2 Default password is 0000 4 zeros 3 If you have a DHCP setup on your network you can read from System Information Menu and you can access RAID Management from any remote computer on your network by typing the IP number 31 4 If you don t have a DHCP setup or you need to set a static IP recommended Open up the Ethernet Configuration menu Disable DHCP and set the IP number and Subnet for the Array Management Press F10 to save and exit you can access RAID Management from any remote computer on your network by typing the IP number Default username is Admin and password is 0000 4 zeros 32 B If you have 4 8 drive bay 5 If you can connect the Keyboard Monitor Mouse to your server Steps 7 and 8 will let you start remote access Ignore the other steps 1 Open up the NAS Main menu on your Internet browser 2 On the NAS Main menu click Maintenance E Server Administration Microsoft Internet Explorer Edt We
3. Windows Powered Date Time i Shutdown Logs Backup Remote Desktop Alert E Mail 1 Language UPS Maintenance These tools provide essential configuration and maintenance services 4 Date Time Shutdown Set Ehe date and time the server X Shut down or restart the server i immediately or at a scheduled time ul Logs Backup View clear download and configure Back up ar restare server logs operating system Alert E Mail Set alert e mail on the server Language UPS Change the language used by the i Select and configure your server uninterruptible power supply Re Desktop d the server s desktop z 33 4 If it is the first time you are logging in to Remote Desktop it will ask you to install an ActiveX control Click Yes Internet Explorer Security Y 5 The Remote Desktop Login menu will come Enter your username password If you did not change this it will be the default username and password of the NAS Main menu EL ABERNAS Remote Desktop Microsoft Internet Explorer Log On to Windows Micrpeatt Windows Server 2003 Appliance Edition Copyright 1885 2003 Microsoft Carporadian User Administrator Password Cancel Options gt gt 34 6 windows session will come up with the NAS Main menu
4. 800 552 6868 option 2 from 8 00am to 5 00pm PST 14 110 116 15 ABERDEEN ABERNAS 110 116 SPEC SHEET ABERNAS ABERNAS 116 MAXIMIZE Network Storage Capacity Hardware Redundancy and Reliability Network Performance Management Simplicity Scalability Cost GB Ratio Peace of Mind with a 5 Year Warranty Inevitably you will need to replace or increase the capacity of your network storage application server storage or back up storage The AberNAS by Aberdeen allows you to enjoy the benefits of a feature rich high performance network attached storage without the high cost of ownership The AberNAS by Aberdeen is the solution of choice to provide the power and features to support today s most dynamic and demanding network infrastructures Packed with server management security and mission critical features the AberNAS by Aberdeen can offer up to 1 terabyte in a 1U space with the most competitive value in the marketplace As the ultimate reliable NAS server the AberNAS 110 stresses speed ease of management and dependable storage Configured with four ultra fast 250GB SATA drives the AberNAS 110 can provide a RAID 0 1 or 5 storage environment Yielding the best storage capacity the a 1U AberNAS 110 storage appliance offers flexibility and speed without sacrificing on security 16 ABERNAS ABERNAS 116 the system storage administrator m
5. Stirling 521 is a good choice PC Magazine 2002 With an Unrivaled five year warranty the Stirling S21 offers comparable components and performance to IBM PC Magazine 2002 Lear uT aa 1 ru a Lb PC Computing Build your own system or buy off the shelf PCs or peripherals either way it s a bargain Excellent Web site too PREVIOUS COMMENTS FROM THE EXPERTS The Claymore D90G is the fastest PC we ve seen so far Maximum PC 2001 There s No Mystery Here This One s a Beast Aberdeen s Loch Ness machine is a tower of power Loch Ness D80G Maximum PC 2001 Aberdeen shows us what a real gaming system should be all about with its latest computer Loch Ness D45G PC Gamer Editors Choice 1999 10 ABERNAS 106 ABERNAS 106 SPEC SHEET ABERNAS 106 MAXIMIZE Network Storage Capacity Hardware Redundancy and Reliability Network Performance Management Simplicity Scalability Cost GB Ratio Peace of Mind with a 5 Year Warranty Inevitably you will need to replace or increase the capacity of your network storage application server storage or back up storage The AberNAS by Aberdeen allows you to enjoy the benefits of a feature rich high performance network attached storage without the high cost of ownership The AberNAS by Aberdeen is the solution of choice to provide the power and features to support today s most dynamic an
6. but I really like these The value you get for your money is impressive Satisfied clients are the best reference for Aberdeen Below includes a sample of some of the world class companies whose rack mounted server expectations have been exceeded by Aberdeen to the point that they have become frequent repeat customers Adventists Boeing Computer Sciences Corp Cornell University Central Intelligence Agency Dow Chemical Intel Lockheed Microsoft Motorola Northrup Grumann Novartis Pharmaceuticals Oak Ridge National Lab Ohio State University Paramount Pictures Penn State University Raytheon Stanford University Timber Products UC Lawrence Berkeley Lab University of Michigan University of Washington US Army US Navy Vanderbilt University Verizon Virgin Entertainment REVIEWS AND AWARDS Throughout the years Aberdeen LLC has received praise and critical acclaim for custom built servers and desktop systems Take a look at these recent comments about Aberdeen Stirling Servers from PC Magazine The Stirling 517 Merits an Honorable Mention PC Magazine 2003 The least expensive Intel based server in our roundup the Aberdeen Stirling S17 offers a lot of power and scalability for the money PC Magazine 2003 We were impressed with the Stirling S17 s performance it generally led the pack in test results PC Magazine 2003 Astonishingly Low Price Inexpensive Hardworking Server the Aberdeen
7. is the solution of choice to provide the power and features to support today s most dynamic and demanding network infrastructures Packed with server management security and mission critical features the AberNAS by Aberdeen can offer up to 2 terabytes in a 2U space with the most competitive value in the marketplace As the ultimate reliable NAS server the AberNAS 221 stresses speed ease of management and dependable storage Configured with separate mirrored OS drives to provide system failover the AberNAS 221 provides a RAID 5 hot spare storage environment Yielding the best storage capacity the a 2U AberNAS 221 storage appliance offers flexibility and speed without sacrificing on security 20 ABERNAS 221 the system storage administrator managing an organization s growing wealth of information has become an increasingly complex high pressure undertaking bj Microsoft Windows fa m Powered Microsoft Storage Server 2003 The system administrator must take into account rapidly changing storage technologies While there are many storage solutions available today not all solutions scale well with organizational growth nor are all equally capable of delivering cost effective high performance solutions The new and enhanced data and storage management capabilities of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 are critical tools in helping system and storage administr
8. n ee lt 2 Latch Retaining Handle Slide the hard drive into place with the retaining handle extended When the drive is fully inserted push the retaining handle back until it is fully seated and snapped into the latch Should you require technical assistance with this or any other aspect of your Aberdeen server contact us toll free at 800 552 6868 option 2 from 8 00am to 5 00pm PST 22 231 232 233 2 09 ABERDEEN ABERNAS 231 232 233 SPEC SHEET Te UD Ee m m Ue ha rhe ha as he ot Swap Storage Capacity Network Storage Capacity Hardware Redundancy and Reliability Network Performance Management Simplicity Scalability Cost GB Ratio Peace of Mind with a 5 Year Warranty Inevitably you will need to replace or increase the capacity of your network storage application server storage or back up storage The AberNAS Aberdeen allows to enjoy the benefits of a feature A BERNAS 2 5 rich high performance network attached storage without the high cost of ownership The AberNAS Aberdeen is the solution of choice to provide the power and features to support today s most dynamic and demanding network infrastructures Packed with A BERNAS 252 server management security and mission critical features the AberNAS by Aberdeen can offer up to 3 terabytes in a 20 space with the most competitive value in the marketplace ABE
9. registered trademark of Adaptec Inc For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ABERDEEN at http www Aberdeeninc com or through any of the means indicated on the following pages SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATI ONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMI TMENT BY ABERDEEN ABERDEEN ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2004 ABERDEEN LLC All Rights Reserved INTRODUCTION Aberdeen LLC the Custom Server Solution Provider has provided an excellent selection of quality custom computing solutions to the IT professional for more than a decade As an innovator of storage solutions Aberdeen has become a one stop solution source for the IT Professional The computer industry is a continuously evolving marketplace With a clear vision of the future Aberdeen has become a trend setter via its vast technical experience and industry foresight Aberdeen is a pioneer in providing customizable rack mounted servers backup solutions and scalable NAS storage appliances Aberdeen Rackmount Storage Server applicable models Aberdeen AberNAS 106 10 NAS Appliance e Aberdeen AberNAS 110 10 NAS Appliance Aberdeen AberNAS 231 2U NAS Appliance e Aberdeen XDAS
10. CITY CAPACITY ARRAY SIZE Front Side Bus 512K Cache RAID ENVIRONMENT Integrated Marvell 4 port RAID controller INCLUDED 4 x 160GB SATA 8MB Cache OS DATA DRIVES 8 OS Partition per Drive 152GB DATA Partition per Drive uL ES Intel Gigabit controller 2 x 10 100 1000 ports BALANCING POWER SUPPLY RAILS Included WARRANTY 5 Year Limited 13 ABERNAS 106 DISK PLACEMENT CHART WARNING The disk drive trays must be properly seated completely back into their sockets and they must be in their proper positions in order to avoid software corruption and or hardware damage Please carefully read the following Your AberNAS by Aberdeen storage appliance has one row of four hard disk drives The columns are labeled alphabetically from left to right For safety during shipment to you the drives have been removed and shipped separately The positioning stickers on the hard drive packages correspond to their placement in the chassis Proper placement of the drives is critical in retaining the integrity of any software or operating system that has been loaded AEN ENT ts Latch Retaining Handle Slide the hard drive into place with the retaining handle extended When the drive is fully inserted push the retaining handle back until it is fully seated and snapped into the latch Should you require technical assistance with this or any other aspect of your Aberdeen server contact us toll free at
11. OABERDEEN COMPLETE NETWORK SOLUTIONS USER S MANUAL ABERNAS 106 ABERNAS ABERNAS 116 ABERNAS 221 ABERNAS 231 ABERNAS 232 ABERNAS 255 CONTENTS User s Manual Contents Notice Introduction Aberdeen Contact Information 5 Year Warranty Terms and Conditions Mission Statement Company Background Goals The Aberdeen Advantage Aberdeen Leads Industry with 5 Year Warranty Custom Server Solutions Provider References Reviews and Awards Previous Comments from the Experts APPENDIX A AberNAS 106 Aberdeen AberNAS 106 Spec Sheet AberNAS 106 Disk Placement Chart APPENDIX B AberNAS 110 116 Aberdeen AberNAS 110 116 Spec Sheet AberNAS 110 116 Disk Placement Chart APPENDIX C AberNAS 221 Aberdeen AberNAS 221 Spec Sheet AberNAS 221 Disk Placement Chart APPENDIX D AberNAS 231 232 233 Aberdeen AberNAS 231 232 233 Spec Sheet AberNAS 231 232 233 Disk Placement Chart APPENDIX E Initial Setup Instructions Aberdeen NAS Server Easy Setup Changing The RAID Array Setup APPENDIX F Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 APPENDIX Web Based RAID Management Utility NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ABERDEEN LLC ABERDEEN ABERDEEN P
12. RNAs 255 A BE RNAS As the ultimate reliable NAS server the AberNAS 231 stresses speed ease of management and dependable storage Configured with separate mirrored OS drives to provide system failover the AberNAS 231 provides a RAID 5 hot spare storage environment Yielding the best storage capacity the a 2U AberNAS 231 storage appliance offers flexibility and speed without sacrificing on security The AberNAS 232 is configured just as the 231 model yet is provides even more TB capacity with the use of 400GB drives 24 ABERNAS 25 ABERNAS 222 ABERNAS 255 For the system storage administrator managing an organization s growing wealth of information has become an increasingly complex high pressure undertaking 4 Microsoft Windows E m Powered Microsoft amp Storage Server 2003 The system administrator must take into account rapidly changing storage technologies While there are many storage solutions available today not all solutions scale well with organizational growth nor are all equally capable of delivering cost effective high performance solutions The new and enhanced data and storage management capabilities of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 are critical tools in helping system and storage administrators do more with less SPECIFICATIONS MODEL AberNAS 231 232 233 FORM FACTOR 2U 19 Rackmount BASE CAPACITY 3 0 Terabytes 4 8 Terabytes 6 Te
13. ROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS 15 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ABERDEEN ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ABERDEEN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ABERDEEN or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Aberdeen Stirling AberNAS Backup Monster TeraBuster TeraStorus and XDAS are registered trademarks of Aberdeen LLC Intel Pentium and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Adaptec is a
14. Scalable Storage and NAS As an industry leader Aberdeen not only reduces cost of ownership by offering the longest warranty in the industry but also has demonstrated better performance and has proven to provide a better ROI than the competition in head to head comparisons Aberdeen understands that service does not stop once a product ships We sincerely hope there will never be a situation in which a problem arises however should there be a need for service Aberdeen will be there to provide the prompt courteous and efficient service expected Headquarters Address 9130 Norwalk Blvd Santa Fe Springs California 90670 Telephone 562 699 6998 Fax 562 695 5570 Email GenSales aberdeeninc com WWW www Aberdeeninc com Customer Support Hours Monday Friday 8am 5pm PST Telephone 562 699 6998 ext 152 Email CustomerService aberdeeninc com Technical Support RMA Hours Monday Friday 8am 5pm PST Telephone 562 699 6998 ext 326 Email RMATech aberdeeninc com 5 YEAR WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS Aberdeen provides an industry leading 5 Year Warranty on any of its fully configured rackmount servers All Aberdeen fully configured rackmount solutions are warranted to be free of defects in materials for a period of five years from date of shipment or the lifetime of the product to be free of workmanship defects A fully configured rackmount system is defined as a s
15. anaging an organization s growing wealth of information has become an increasingly complex high pressure undertaking 3 Microsoft Windows A Powered Microsoft Storage Server 2003 The system administrator must take into account rapidly changing storage technologies While there are many storage solutions available today not all solutions scale well with organizational growth nor are all equally capable of delivering cost effective high performance solutions The new and enhanced data and storage management capabilities of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 are critical tools in helping system and storage administrators do more with less SPECIFICATIONS CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY ARRAY SIZE Front Side Bus 512K Cache RAID ENVIRONMENT Integrated Marvell 4 port RAID controller INCLUDED 4 x 250GB 400GB SATA 8MB Cache OS DATA DRIVES 8GB OS Partition per Drive 242GB 392GB Partition per Drive Aren Ee Intel Gigabit controller 2 x 10 100 1000 ports BALANCING POWER SUPPLY RAILS Included WARRANTY 5 Year Limited 17 ABERNAS 110 116 DISK PLACEMENT CHART WARNING The disk drive trays must be properly seated completely back into their sockets and they must be in their proper positions in order to avoid software corruption and or hardware damage Please carefully read the following Your AberNAS by Aberdeen storage appliance has one row of four
16. and will start within that session Just close the Internet Explorer WITHIN THAT SESSION Not the one you opened up to access Remote Desktop The pointer on the photo below shows where to click ABERNAS E Remote Desktop Microsoft Internet Explorer Action canceled Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested The page might be temporarily unavailable Please try the following Click the Refresh button or try again later If you have visited this page previously and you want to view what has been stored on your computer click File and then click Work Offline For information about offline browsing with Internet Explorer click the Help menu and then click Contents and Index Internet Explorer 7 Double click Click Archttppci 7h ABERNAS Remote Desktop Microsoft Internet Explorer wr a My Computer My Network Places Burnin td Archtl a Server Administration e Recycle Bin 35 8 Click and highlight the controller than click start From that point on you can access the RAID Management from any remote computer on your network until you restart NAS Server To Reach from Remote simply enter http 81 which xxx being you NAS Server s IP number or name Default username is Admin and password is 0000 4 zeros for the controller 3 ABERNAS Remote Desktop Microsoft Internet Explorer
17. ators do more with less CAPACITY CAPACITY CAPACITY ARRAY SIZE Front Side Bus 512K Cache RAID ENVIRONMENT 12 Port RAID Controller HOT SWAP INCLUDED MIRRORED 2 80GB SATA 8MB Cache OS DATA DRIVES 10GB OS Partition 70GB DATA Partition DISK DRIVES 2 x 10 100 1000 ports Mie le Balancing Teaming and Failover BALANCING OWER SUPPLY 460w Dual Hot Swap REDUNDANT AILS Included WARRANTY Year Limited Includes a 140 GB Base RAID 1 Partition 21 ABERNAS 221 DISK PLACEMENT CHART WARNING The disk drive trays must be properly seated completely back into their sockets and they must be in their proper positions in order to avoid software corruption and or hardware damage Please carefully read the following Your AberNAS by Aberdeen storage appliance has four columns of three hard disk drives The columns are labeled alphabetically from left to right and the rows are numbered from top to bottom For safety during shipment to you the drives have been removed and shipped separately The positioning stickers on the hard drive packages correspond to their placement in the chassis Proper placement of the drives is critical in retaining the integrity of any software or operating system that has been loaded HET CT mamme AT gt 4 A Colunmfi A Column Column C Column D t Ll poe cs Y Ps 4 ang a ey gt AN 77 7 OP LEE y onum amp amp amp wuna
18. d demanding network infrastructures Packed with server management security and mission critical features the AberNAS by Aberdeen provides the best priced entry NAS appliance with the AberNAS 106 As the ultimate reliable NAS server the AberNAS 106 stresses value speed ease of management and dependable storage Configured with four ultra fast SATA drives the cost efficient AberNAS 106 can provide the best valued small business NAS storage appliance solution Yielding the best storage capacity the a 10 AberNAS 106 storage appliance allows for a RAID 0 1 or 5 storage environment thus offering flexibility and speed without sacrificing on security 12 ABERNAS 106 For the system storage administrator managing an organization s growing wealth of information has become an increasingly complex high pressure undertaking Microsoft 8 3 Windows Powered Microsoft amp Storage Server 2003 The system administrator must take into account rapidly changing storage technologies While there are many storage solutions available today not all solutions scale well with organizational growth nor are all equally capable of delivering cost effective high performance solutions The new and enhanced data and storage management capabilities of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 are critical tools in helping system and storage administrators do more with less CAPACITY CAPA
19. ers Governmental Educational and Corporate Workstations Complete Server Solutions for Microsoft Unix and Linux platforms Industrial PC Components Data Acquisition SBCs and Backplanes Hand Held amp Modular Hard Drive Duplication Comprehensive line of PC Hardware REFERENCES Over the years Aberdeen LLC has been privileged to work with companies that share similar expectations and professional goals to its own such as unmatched customer service personal and professional integrity honest communication and the commitment to forming long term partnerships The innovative Stirling Backup Monster storage server impressed Tawfik Daoud senior system engineer of Maximus Inc enough to praise Aberdeen in a recent letter Mr Daoud mentioned that he chose Aberdeen since the Backup Monster costs considerably less than the closest competitor and was amazed with the ease of implementation and performance Mr Daoud goes on to write in his testimonial The Backup Monster is one step ahead in the backup industry and what I like most is that Aberdeen is backing it up The Stirling S21 Server appealed to David Featherstone a network administrator for Timber Products a company of 1 500 employees who told PC Magazine how happy he is with the Stirling brand server and that he plans to purchase more in the future Over the years I ve tried everything Mr Featherstone says I have built my own servers or bought them from major vendors
20. hard disk drives The columns are labeled alphabetically from left to right For safety during shipment to you the drives have been removed and shipped separately The positioning stickers on the hard drive packages correspond to their placement in the chassis Proper placement of the drives is critical in retaining the integrity of any software or operating system that has been loaded Column A Colum mn C Column D Latch Retaining Handle Slide the hard drive into place with the retaining handle extended When the drive is fully inserted push the retaining handle back until it is fully seated and snapped into the latch Should you require technical assistance with this or any other aspect of your Aberdeen server contact us toll free at 800 552 6868 option 2 from 8 00am to 5 00pm PST 18 ABERNAS 221 19 ABERDEEN ABERNAS 221 SPEC SHEET d Er why eae pot e Sd ABERNAS 2 21 MAXIMIZE Network Storage Capacity Hardware Redundancy and Reliability Network Performance Management Simplicity Scalability Cost GB Ratio Peace of Mind with a 5 Year Warranty Inevitably you will need to replace or increase the capacity of your network storage application server storage or back up storage The AberNAS by Aberdeen allows you to enjoy the benefits of a feature rich high performance network attached storage without the high cost of ownership The AberNAS by Aberdeen
21. m Favorites Tools Help se Address 2 https 10 138 138 249 8098 admin tasks asp tabl Ta m Links Aberdeen 2 eBay 2 MapQuest 2 MEHW 2 Price Watch Microsoft OABERDEEN pitis Warning Welcome Status Network iF Disks d Users Shares a Help Take Tour Set Server Name Set Semi strator Password Is Set De age Communities Welcome Welcome to Ehe Web User InterFace For Microsoft Windows Server administration Use the following tasks to start using the server Take a Tour Set Server Name Take a tour to learn how easy is bo Choose name so that client Use your server computers can connect En Ehe server Set Administrator Password Set Default Page Create a password for the server Choose which page the server administrator displays First Microsoft Communities Connect to this Web site For downloads newsgroups and other information Perform maintenance tasks Wn enn Hm 4 Local intranet 2 3 the Maintenance menu click Remote Desktop E Server Administration Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address https 10 138 138 245 8038 admin tasks asp tabl Ta v Links 6 Aberdeen 2 eBay MapQuest 2 MBHw T Price Watch OABERDEEN 5 Welcome status Hn Network AN Disks Users 1 Shares Maintenance Help ur Microsoft
22. mber doesn t match above method may not work You need to set it manually or get the automatically assigned IP number i One way is to connect Keyboard Monitor Mouse and boot into NAS l Double click Archttppci 2 ABERNAS Remote Desktop Microsoft Internet Explorer a _ MEE Recycle Bin ERS 122m 29 m 9 Quick Function RaidSet Functions 9 VolumeSet Functions 9 Physical Drives OSystem Controls System Config EtherNet Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Information Click and highlight the controller than click start Default username is Admin and password is 0000 4 zeros Change the network setting under System Controls Ethernet config Areca Technology Corporation Raid Set Hierarchy Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Id Lun Volume State Raid Set 00 Ch01 ARC 1130 VOL 00 0 0 0 Normal Ch02 Raid Set 01 Ch035 ARC 1130 VOL 01 0 0 1 Normal Ch04 Ch05 Ch06 Ch07 Ch08 Ch098 6 You can access the RAID Management from any remote computer on your network by typing the IP number on a web browser 2 30 ii Second way is to set it up from the boot menu 1 Restart your computer While system is booting when Areca BIOS Menu appears press TAB RRC 1138 PCI X RAID Controller DRAM 256 MB
23. ning stickers on the hard drive packages correspond to their placement in the chassis Proper placement of the drives is critical in retaining the integrity of any software or operating system that has been loaded HET CT mamme AT gt 4 A Colunmfi A Column Column C Column D t Ll poe cs Y Ps 4 ang a ey gt AN 77 7 OP LEE y onum amp amp amp wuna n ee lt 2 Latch Retaining Handle Slide the hard drive into place with the retaining handle extended When the drive is fully inserted push the retaining handle back until it is fully seated and snapped into the latch Should you require technical assistance with this or any other aspect of your Aberdeen server contact us toll free at 800 552 6868 option 2 from 8 00am to 5 00pm PST 26 INITIAL SETUP INSTRUCTIONS B NAS SERVER EASY SETUP Initial Set up e If you connect a monitor 1024x768x85Hz resolution a keyboard and a mouse to your Aberdeen NAS Server for easy setup purposes o Power up the device and Login as e User Administrator Password monster o The easy Graphical User Interface GUI NAS interface will start Click on Administer this Server Appliance and a detailed help menu embedded into interface will appear 11 you see a connection error Internet Explorer simply click Try Again If you don t want to co
24. nnect your Aberdeen NAS Server to monitor keyboard and a mouse o Just connect the server to your network turn it on and allow it approximately two 2 minutes to boot up Go to any computer connected to the same network open up your web browser and type https abernas 8098 o Enter the default login information e User Administrator e Password monster o The easy Graphical User Interface GUI NAS interface will start Click on Administer this Server Appliance and a detailed help menu embedded into interface will appear If you see a connection error on Internet Explorer simply click Try Again If your network has a special IP Number Range or a Layer 2 3 switch and there is no DHCP Server present on your network second method may not function and it will be necessary to install a monitor keyboard and mouse on the NAS Server 28 CHANGING THE RAID ARRAY SETUP How to Access Web Based RAID Management Utility A If you have 12 16 24 drive bay NAS 1 Connect a separate cable from your network to RAID Array Management Port That port will not transmit file data It will be only for the RAID array management 2 The port is set to 192 168 1 100 and 255 255 255 0 by default You can access the RAI D Management from any remote computer on your network by typing the IP number on a web browser Default username is Admin and password is 0000 4 zeros If you have DHCP setup and your network IP nu
25. or Computer ch Host 10 138 138 249 abernas archttppci M Ss L3 My Network Places COME Burnin Ez 1 25 2005 08 30 13 22 13 Application Started Archttppci 2005 08 30 13 22 13 1 controllers Found 2 Server Administration Recycle Bin A start B Host 10 138 138 249 9 Logoff to close Remote Desktop Remote Desktop let s you open 2 Remote sessions at a time So If you don t logoff that session will remain open After 2 times of not logging off it will not let you in If that happens you may restart your AberNAS to clear those open sessions 36 MICROSOFT WINDOWS STORAGE SERVER 2003 NOTE For additional Windows Storage Server 2003 information see the accompanying pdf file included within this CD 237 WEB BASED MANAGEMENT UTILITY NOTE For additional Web Based RAID Management Utility information see the accompanying pdf file included within this CD 38
26. rabytes PROTOCOL SUPPORT CIFS NFS NCP HTTP and FTP MAX RAID O 2 74 Terabytes CAPACI TY 4 39 Terabytes 5 Terabytes MAX RAID 1 1 49 Terabytes CAPACI TY 2 39 Terabytes 3 48 Terabytes MAX RAID 5 2 24 Terabytes CAPACI TY 3 59 Terabytes 4 5 Terabytes MAX SINGLE 2 0 Terabytes ARRAY SIZE 3 2 Terabytes 5 Terabytes Front Side Bus 512K Cache RAID ENVIRONMENT 12 port SATA II RAID Controller HOT SWAP INCLUDED MIRRORED 2 x 250GB 400GB SATA 8MB Cache OS DATA DRIVES 10GB OS Partition 240GB 390GB DATA Partition INCLUDED DATA 10 x 250GB DISK DRIVES 400GB 500GB SATA 11 8MB Cache 2 x 10 100 1000 ports BALANCI NG OWER SUPPLY 460w Dual Hot Swap REDUNDANT AILS Included WARRANTY 5 Year Limited Includes a 240 GB Base RAID 1 Partition w 250GB drives and 390 GB Base RAID 1 Partition w 400GB drives and 980 GB Base RAID 1 Partition w 500GB drives 25 ABERNAS 231 232 233 DISK PLACEMENT CHART WARNING The disk drive trays must be properly seated completely back into their sockets and they must be in their proper positions in order to avoid software corruption and or hardware damage Please carefully read the following Your AberNAS by Aberdeen storage appliance has four columns of three hard disk drives The columns are labeled alphabetically from left to right and the rows are numbered from top to bottom For safety during shipment to you the drives have been removed and shipped separately The positio
27. rformance Computing and NAS SAN deployment within existing IT environments For product sales service or company information contact Aberdeen at 800 552 6868 by fax at 562 695 5570 or visit www aberdeeninc com GOALS To provide rack mounted server data storage and network solutions to the business government education and telecommunication sectors To continually offer a comprehensive selection of cutting edge computer hardware components and be the single source for the most reliable and the best valued backend server networking solutions in the market To exceed its clients expectations through dedicated one on one service unequalled attention to detail and custom solutions designed to overcome networking obstacles THE ABERDEEN ADVANTAGE Aberdeen s consummate professional and highly experienced sales management and technical teams are key elements in its ability to provide the finest complete network solutions and service available in the marketplace With unparalleled experience in the industry Aberdeen has accumulated the expertise to design and custom configure any network ranging from a couple of workstations to a complete SAN NAS network environment Aberdeen s ability to provide the best service and hardware availability is enhanced by its certifications and partnerships with the recognized leaders in the computer industry Company Certifications include Microsoft Certified Partner ntel Premier Provider
28. ystem which in a single purchase includes the rackmount chassis motherboard processor s with appropriate cooling equipment memory and hard disk drive s all assembled This warranty does not cover any abuse misuse or modification of products We reserve the right to repair or replace the defective product under warranty as we see appropriate We do not warrant uninterrupted or error free operation of a product We do not warrant that any product that you acquire will meet your individual requirements Aberdeen s warranty is REAL and their response is immediate Customer testimonial Mr Tawfik Daoud Maximus Inc MISSION STATEMENT The Straight Talk People The primary business focus for Aberdeen is to be the IT professional s preeminent resource for complete network solutions while remaining dedicated to building and maintaining excellent service and support relationships with its clientele COMPANY BACKGROUND Founded in 1991 Aberdeen LLC is a leading direct marketer of rackmount servers storage solutions computers and computer hardware Voted among The Direct 100 vendors by PC Computing magazine Aberdeen designs manufactures and customizes award winning Aberdeen brand computer systems Stirling rackmount servers AberNAS storage appliances and backup storage servers Aberdeen LLC provides assistance to its vast customer base in the planning budgeting and implementation of complete network solutions including High Pe
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