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1. Properties m HOAS Device 6 Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status Abaut ND S Software Options NDAS Bind Management File Tool Help o Bind E Unbind amp Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment E i Sen Connect all member devices and use Migrate menu Mirrored Disk zou gration required T any of the disk is missing unbind RAID and create it again NDAS Device 1 Migrate Ad45CQM LRCTG X7980 eee es ppend NDAS Device 2 dd 5r KBiCa5 2xBO4 55N4K ee ese X5 OD OB DD 05 B5 48 2 065 HN YXC 2E42X LI6LS eee es X2 O 0B DO 01 AF BE 1 1 HTCRS HT4E PMSHE ess 76 33 GB Ready NDA5 Device 6 G455A TPFD2 JJTV5 ea ese 232 88 GB Ready Migrates mirrored disks to recoverable disks 149 04 GB Ready 46 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 8 Unbind You can unbind the NDAS devices by selecting the bind configuration and choosing the Unbind button or menu choice If any member device is not available when unbinding bind information on that device will not be updated You will not be able to remount it until you choose Unbind for that device Warnings RAIDO and JBOD bind types will lose all data through unbinding RAID1 After unbinding each drive can be used as a single disk RAID1 You may notice a small partition on the member That is where the Bind information was kept RAID1 Data on each device may not be valid if the bi
2. About W045 Saftware Options Exit NDAS Device 1 Dismount ENDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 1 amp NDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 E DAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About WO45 Software Options Exit 30 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 Using NDAS Device Properties Clicking on your NDAS Device Management and going into the Properties of your NDAS device will display useful information about your NDAS device hardware 6 4 1 General This will display information such as the Device Name Status and display how many users have the NDAS device mounted in RW or RO mode Also displays the capacity of the hard drive within your NDAS device if it is mounted or online NDAS Device 1 Properties Genera Device Name NDAS Device 1 Device ID VDOME J8VMY 42H1DE 9 es es Write Key Present Status Online Unit Device Information E 1 Member of Striped Disk RAID 0 Status Mounted Capacity Read Only Access Read Write Access Logical Device Information Disk RAID 0 0 0 KB Mounted in Read Write mode 1 NDAS Device 1 1 2 NDAS Device 1 2 Device Name You can Rename the NDAS device if you need to make the name consistent on many computers See also Exporting the Registration Information Write Key The button on the right of this section will show Add or Remove depending on the
3. Dismount All Refresh Status About MDAS Sofkweare Options Exit 2 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Awarning will appear Click Yes NDAS Device Management gt Are you sure you want to dismount the NDAS device The dismounting may fail if applications are accessing the NDAS device E In the future do not show me this dialog box NOTE If applications are using the device you will be alerted and the dismounting will fail NDAS Device Management Dismounting the NDAS device failed Applications are using the NDAS device Close any programs that might be using it and then try again oee Dismounting the NDAS device failed in the troubleshooting section of chapter 11 for more information Alternatively if you are sure that you will not lose any data you can click Retry 5 more times to try and force the dismount 4 After dismounting click NDAS device Management The status icon is now changed to white Select Mount Read onl B nS Device 1 Mount Read only Il NDA5 Device 2 Mount Read Write LI NDAS Device 3 MDA5 Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 Properties W MD5 Device 6 Deregister Register a Mew Device Bismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit 28 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 The White Square will change to a Green Square indicati
4. A You are using the latest version of our software which can be found at http www iocellnetworks com B Power cable is plugged in tightly and NDAS device hard drive is spinning C There is a link light on the port where it is connected to switch and the dip switches if any are in the down position D Disable any firewall antivirus registry guard anti spy programs before installing NDAS Connection Software Then connect the NDAS Device directly to the computer s Ethernet port if possible and try the connection E You might also need to enable the LPX protocol and programs to run in your Antivirus Firewall program as well F If using Wireless then please make sure that you are connected to the wireless router and that your signal is good Try going to your wireless router s website and check for the latest firmware and also check for the latest drivers for your wireless card as well G If you are using VPN software please try unchecking the box for Deterministic Network Enhancer or any other VPN protocol in your NIC Properties 68 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 1 12 H Make sure that your network adapter and router are compatible with the NDAS connection The NDAS connection uses a layer 2 type protocol Power cycle your switch router J If your NDAS Device uses the IDE or PATA style hard drive make sure the jumper pin is set to the Master Setting
5. NDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 E MD55 Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About NOAS Software Options Exit e Mounted RW The current state of the NDAS device e Dismount Click to change the NDAS device mode to Online e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device B NDAS device mounted in Read Only Mode TO BD Device 1 Mounted RO EARE Dismaount ONDAS Device 3 NDAS Device 4 O MDAS Device 5 W CAS Device 6 Properties Register a New Device Dismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit e Mounted RO The current state of the NDAS device e Dismount Click to change the NDAS device mode to Online e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device 25 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS C NDAS device in Offline Mode E DAS Device 1 NDS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp NDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 NDAS Device 6 Dereqgister Register a Mew Device Properties Dismaount All Refresh Status Abaut MODAS Software Options e Offline The current state of the NDAS device e Deregister Click to de register the NDAS device removing it from the list e Properties Displays properties of the the NDAS device D NDAS device in Connected Mode B NO45 Device 1 it T a ENDAS Device 2 B NDAS Device 3 Mount Read only
6. Network storage via Ethernet made possible through NDAS technology 1 1 User Manual This manual is intended to help you install your NDAS device quickly and easily on your personal computer via the network and begin using it immediately 1 2 Package Contents The following items may be included in the NDAS device packages items vary according to your specific model e OCELL Networks NDAS devices 351UNE 352UN e Software Installation CD e Connection Cables Q ae NN NS Ethernet Cable USB Cable eSATA Cable 351UNE amp 352UN 351UNE Power Adapter and Power Cord f Ww A X Ws Ry WY V S NetDISK 351UNE NetDISK 352UN IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 1 3 System Requirements Supported Operating Systems Windows 7 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows Vista 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows Server 2003 amp 2008 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows XP 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows 2000 Required Hardware Note 900 MHz Pentium Ill or higher 512 MB RAM 1 GB recommended USB 2 0 or eSATA Port 10 100 1000 or Wireless Network Adapter CD ROM drive for installation 10 100 1000 Base T switch or router switch for NDAS mode Gigabit Ethernet switch and Gigabit Ethernet network card recommended for the best NDAS functionality NDAS devices cannot be used with any type of Network hub 1 4 N
7. NDAS Device 4 Mount Read Write ONDAS Device 5 ll NO45 Device 6 Dereqister Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status Properties About NDAS Sofkweare Options e Online The current state of the NDAS device e Mount Read only NDAS device can be mounted into Read Only Mode e Mount Read Write NDAS device can be mounted into Read Write Mode e Deregister Enables users to de register NDAS device e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device and internal hard drive s 26 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS E NDAS device mounted in Deactivated Mode E MDAS Device 1 I MDAS Device 2 L NDAS Device 3 NDAS Device 4 Activate ONDAS Device 5 Deregister li CAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit e Deactivated The current state of the NDAS device e Activate Click to change the device to Online e Deregister Click to de register the NDAS device e Properties Displays properties of the NDAS device 6 2 Changing from Read Write Mode to Read Only Mode 1 Click NDAS Device Management and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Write to Read Only 2 Select Dismount NDAS Device 1 Ig MDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp MDAS Device 4 NDAS Device 5 I DAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device
8. NDAS array just select all of their registration files and press the enter key on your keyboard to open the import registration panel 4 Select the NDAS Device s to register and click the Register button E 2Bay 352UN Registered 160GB Ximeta Mirror 1 1 New 160GB Ximeta Mirror 1 2 New TOCELL Mini New POWER 400T 1 New Description Device ID A7JG8 TNJKC 3MG6NOQ ASBTA Write Key Present Close the window and the NDAS Device s will appear in the list of registered devices When you click on the NDAS Device Management tool 3 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 NDAS Bind Management 7 1 About NDAS Bind Multiple NDAS devices can be used as if they are a single disk This disk be created and managed by the NDAS Bind Management tool You can bind multiple NDAS devices for more capacity per volume or protection from hard disk failures NDAS supports three bind types Aggregation Stripe RAIDO and Mirror RAID1 A Aggregation also called spanned disk or JBOD e Allows up to 8 NDAS Unit Devices to be recognized as a single disk drive e Useful to create a large drive from many different size hard drives The final size will be close to the sum of the individual drive sizes e This bind does not provide any fault tolerance If any unit fails all data is lost e t is wise only to store backup data on this type of drive Do not store primary copies of your data on a
9. on how to format a new hard drive 19 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 3 Using the NDAS Device Now that you have successfully installed your NDAS device it is time to familiarize yourself with using the NDAS device Your NDAS device will show up as a local drive in the Computer window XP users double click on My Computer from the desktop The drive letter and NDAS device name may vary between Personal Computers Organize System properties Uninstall or change a program 4 Hard Disk Drives 4 E Libraries gt ES Documents b a Music i 79 1 GB free of 97 5 GB b E Pictures Local Disk D gt BE Videos 364 GB free of 368 GB Local Disk C a 4j Computer System Reserved K I D 1 C a CN 716 MB free of 99 9 MB gt eg Local Disk D gt cy System Reserved K J gt ccs NDAS Drive Mi SS 3 63 TB free of 363 TB NDAS Drive M You can use NDAS device like a local drive on your PC Drag and drop files from to NDAS device Copy and paste data from to NDAS device Make and delete folders Share files and folders Backup your data NOTE If the drive does not appear right away it may need to be formatted Please see the chapter 8 for more instructions 20 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 4 Sharing the NDAS Device Once NDA
10. G4554 TPFD2 JITVS eeeee NDAS Device 8 372 60 GB I 2 K8C95 2XBQ4 65N4K ee eee mom 149 04 GB Inuse 232 88 GB Ready Replace the selected device in RAID with another one 49 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Clear Defective Mark If any bad sectors are detected while accessing a Mirror RAID1 bind the device with bad sectors will be marked as defective disk In most cases it is recommended to replace the disk However if you want to continue to using the disk you can just clear the defective mark and retry Configure RAID without this disk RAID1 If a Mirror RAID1 has a spare disk you can remove one member disk using Configure RAID without this disk This operation can be useful if you want to remove a defective member or want to remove a spare disk NDAS Bind Management Seles Fil Tool Help pm o Bind c Refresh Mame Capacity Sbatus RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 148 30 GB Ready Healthy MDA5 Device 5 HNYXC 2E42W Ul6LS eeeee 1170405 Ready NDA Device 6 232 88 GB Read G45SA TPFD2 JJTVS ee see aad NDA Device 1 L A4GOM LECTG 7950 ssss MDA Device 7 372 60 GB Read KBCOS 2ZXBO4 65N4K e esae in h NDASDevice 3 HUN 76 33GB Ready 372 60 GB Ready Spare dial Configure RAID without this disk HTCRS HT84E PNSHE s s es Remove disk From RAID set Disk type is mot changed MDAS Bind Management File Tool Help
11. Networks upon receipt of the defective Hardware All Hardware or any part thereof that is replaced by IOCELL Networks or for which the purchase price is refunded shall become the property of IOCELL Networks upon replacement or refund Limited Software Warranty IOCELL Networks warrants that during the Warranty Period the magnetic media on which IOCELL Networks delivers the Software will be free of physical defects IOCELL Networks sole obligation shall be to replace the non conforming Software or defective media with Software that substantially conforms to IOCELL Networks functional specifications for the Software Except as otherwise agreed by IOCELL Networks in writing the replacement Software is delivered If a material non conformance is incapable of correction or if IOCELL Networks determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to replace the non conforming Software the price paid by the original license for the non conforming Software will be refunded by IOCELL Networks provided that the non conforming Software and all copies thereof is first returned to IOCELL Networks The license granted respecting any Software for which a refund is given automatically terminates What You Must Do For Warranty Service Registration is conducted via a link on our website http www iocellnetworks com rma Each product purchased must be individually registered for warranty service within ninety 90 days after it is purchased and or
12. PC This name will only appear in the NDAS Software Programs The actual storage space can have a different name which will appear among the hard drives later on 14 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Add your NDAS device ID and Write Key The Write Key is needed to write to your NDAS device Once entered click Next to continue The NDAS ID and Write Key are typically printed on a sticker underneath each NDAS Device NDAS Device Registration Wizard Enter the NDAS device ID to register To register the NDAS device please enter the NDAS device ID The ID and Write Key are located on the bottom of the NDAS device NDA S device ID is composed of 20 characters Please enter the NDAS device ID XHMA U Write Key is needed for Read Write mode It is composed of 5 characters Please enter the Write Key Optional Click Mext when you finish If the NDAS device ID and or the Write Key is invalid Next will not be enabled NDAS PnP will present the first 5 characters of the NDAS id in the first box if it is enabled Computers on which you do not enter the Write Key will not be able to add data to the NDAS device on the network They will only be able to read data from the drive Note NDAS device ID and Write Key do not contain the letter O or Please use the number O for all letter Os and number 1 for all letter Is You will see an alert if your NDAS device ID and Key are incorre
13. Qut af sync Data of this disk is out of sync with another RAID member s data NDA Device 3 OK 32 MTS 4 Cp s ee eee NDA5 Device 4 VADAE B4CRB BioST ee ses SDAS Device 5 HTCRS HTX4E PMSHE 9 amp ss amp SDAS Device 6 HNYXC 2EdZx Ll156L5 e sees NDA5S Device 7 i3455A TPFDz 1 ITv5 e ee NDA5 Device 8 KBcas 2xB4 55M4K ee ew m 372 80 GB Ready 1856 30 GB Ready 75 33GB Ready 143 04 G6 Inuse 232 88 GB Ready 372 00 66 In use 41 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 5 Creating new bind Warning e All data on the disks will be deleted once bind is completed e Some versions of Windows do not recognize volumes larger than 2 Terabytes If you want to use such a large volume check carefully your operating systems limitations before proceeding 1 Click the Bind icon on the toolbar to start the NDAS Bind Wizard Select a bind type and the number of disks to use HDAS Bind Wizard Select Bind Type Tou can select the bind type Select the bind type you want ta create Aggregation C Mirror RAID 1 Number of disks Description A striped disk RAID O stores data in stripes on twa or more disks A striped disk gives you faster access to your data than a basic or aggregated volume 2 Select the NDAS Unit Devices to use as bind members HDAS Bind Wizard Select Disk ou can select the disks to be bound Available Selected Mame Cap
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15. data except in the case of Adding a Mirror to an NDAS Device Do not Add a Mirror to a completely full hard drive Some disk space will need to be secured for writing system bind information 39 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 4 Creating Mirror without destroying data Use Add Mirror menu to create a mirror RAID1 while keeping the contents of the original disk 1 Right Click the NDAS device on which you want to preserve the data and choose Add Mirror NDAS Bind Management File Tool Help kem o Bind Inbind c Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment NADAS Device 1 E 272 00 GB Ready s Ad6QM LRCTG X7980 ssses 60 GB Read Bind Disks NDAS Device 5 SFTQO JCXOK IFTDA eeeee 17570 98 Ready DETE NDAS Device 2 Append a Disk ipd 372 60 GB Ready K8icas 2xBO4 65N4K e ee e Reset bind information DAS Device 4 gt HNYWC 2E42X LMBlB eeeee 11704 GE Ready NDA Device 3 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE es eee 77 3B Ready amp NADAS Device 6 WORVS SNEBE SL37G 0000s Offline Adds a mirrored disk to a basic disk 2 Select the device that you want to use as the mirrored disk It should be the same size or larger than the original disk Select a mirror disk Select a backup disk to make a mirror Capacity HOS Device 2 372 60 GB ND AS Device 3 F5 33 B MHEAS Device 4 149 04 GB NOS Device 5 166 30 GB 40 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Netwo
16. p i Bind c Refresh Mam Capacity Sbatus RAID status Comment NDAS Device 1 A46QM LRETG x7930 es a a NDAS Device 2 KBCasS 2xBO4 55N4EK ee eae 372 60 GB Ready 372 60 GB Ready MODAS Device 5 HY XC 2E4dZx Lll1l5L5 eeea 149 04 GB Ready NDA Device 6 3455A TPFD2 J TV5 se eas 232 86 GB Ready NDA Device 3 HTCRES HTx4E PNSHE 9 amp es s Mirrored Disk RAID 1 148 30 GB Ready Healthy 76 33 G6 Ready 50 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 10 NDAS Bind Terms Degraded mode Even if one NDAS device fails while accessing the Mirror RAID1 bind you can still access the data Redundancy is not available in this state and it is called degraded mode If another NDAS device fails in this mode Mirror RAID1 become unusable So you need to replace the defective device as soon as possible Spare disk A spare disk automatically replaces a failed member if the Mirror RAID1 enters degraded mode The spare disk will become an active member of the RAID and the bind will begin synchronizing If you notice a member has been marked defective or missing right click it and choose configure RAID without this device Then replace the failed unit or drive and add it again as a spare to the resynchronized mirror Even if a spare disk is used the RAID will mount in degraded mode during resynchronization Irreconcilable state When each member of Mirror RAID1 is used in degraded mo
17. presence of the Write Key Add the Write Key if you need to write data to the NDAS device 31 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Unit Device Information Allows you to see more details about the current status of each drive in the NDAS device Multiple disk NDAS Devices have a drop down list to select the individual drives Logical Device Information This section represents disk type that is created It can be a RAID type if established by the NDAS Bind Management or Basic style standard disk The Windows Dynamic style disk is incompatible with the NDAS mounted external hard drive 32 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 2 Hardware The Hardware section displays detailed information regarding the Chipset of your NDAS device The version number represents the NDAS chip revision The MAC address of your NDAS device will be needed if your network uses MAC Address Filtering NDAS Device 1 Properties Hardware Information about your NDAS device Hardware Version 2 0 Revision 16 Max Transfer Blocks 64 Command Processing Slots 1 Max Unit Devices 2 Max LUs 1 MAC Address 00 08 00 FF FF FF Unit Device 1 Device Type Disk Drive Transfer Mode PIO UDMA LBA Mode LBA LBA48 Model SAMSUNG HD203WI Firmware Revision LAN 10003 Serial Number SIUYI1BZ800475 Unit Device 2 The internal hard disks appear here as Unit Devices It ca
18. running Windows or Vista 67 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 see an error stating Communication to the NDAS Service Failed Please look at the services on your computer and see if you can start it manually restart it or even set it to automatic so that NDASsvc exe will run when the computer boots up Instructions From XP click the start button choose Run then type services msc in the box and click OK Vista or Win7 Click the start button then type services msc in the search box and hit enter Find the NDAS Service right click and choose Start My NDAS Drive has been stuck mounting for ever What is wrong When mounting takes a while it is often caused by the mistaken installation of the ndasscsi disk driver Right Click on My Computer and choose manage Then open the Device Manager from the left side menu Look for a yellow exclamation mark near the NDAS SCSI Controller Right click on the device and choose to update the driver The driver should already be on the system so it should load automatically Reboot the computer and it should be able to restore the mapping 10 My NDAS device only shows Offline with a Black Dot This problem has many possible causes Note If you are using the NDAS device via USB or eSATA then no software installation is required therefore please ignore the Black Dot If you are connecting via LAN please check the following
19. the appropriate Partition structure and click OK Select one or more basic disks to convert to dynamic disks C Disk Disk 5 If prompted to convert the disk to Dynamic leave the box unchecked and click Cancel o4 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 The NDAS device should now be initialized as a Basic disk with unallocated space on the right File Action View Help e ml E mla EE File System Capacity Free Spa Gm C Simple Basic Healthy B 97 56 GB 81 96 Cu Dx Simple Basic Healthy P 368 10 GB 99 55 E ee a NEAL a E RN ER x L3 tt PED 17m K amp AT kA Ta OF L Ls Disk 5 E Basic 1853 69 GB 1853 69 GB Online Unallocated B Unallocated BM Primary partition Note It is VERY important that your NDAS device is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic Disk 7 Initialization is completed The next step is to add storage space and format it so that data can be stored on the NDAS device Jump to step 8 2 Add Storage Volumes or Partitions to the NDAS device 8 1 1 Working with more than 2TB storage space Users can now create very large storage space with their NDAS Devices Up to 8 disks can be bound together in very large RAIDO array aka striped configurations Read this section to learn what to expect when working with such large NDAS configurations 1 RAIDO Striped Array is Required If one attempts to create an Aggr
20. wizard cick Finish Optionally you can save the registration to the file for registering from other computers Click here to save as a file 8 Registration is finished Click Finish 17 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 2 Found New Hardware Wizard 1 If you chose to mount the drive the Found New Hardware Wizard may appear oimply allow the wizard to locate the proper drivers automatically Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software Locate and install driver software recom d Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver s for your device gt Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel Note Depending on the Windows version the look of Hardware Wizard may have a different look or may not even appear Windows will mount the NDAS device and attempt to read the file system structure NDAS Device Management gt Mounting the requested NDAS device please wait Close 2 Approve device driver installation You might see one or more prompts to accept the installation of different components LPX NDAS SCSI and or NDAS Mini Port Controller are common Simply choose Install or Click OK depending on your OS version 18 IOCELL N
21. your NDAS device has dip switches on the rear panel flip both dip switches up 2 Connect the included USB cable from USB port on the NDAS device to your PC s USB port 3 Make sure the power connector is connected firmly to the NDAS device and connect the power adapter to a power source 4 fyour NDAS device has an On Off switch press the On Off Switch to ON position Note Multiple Disk NDAS device may have special requirements for USB operation if the drives have been configured in a RAID Please read the Bind Management section carefully if you will setup your drives in RAID configurations IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS IOCELL Networks 352UN can be configured in different RAID configurations via NDAS However only one RAID configuration is accessible via USB See the table to understand how to use the 352UN on both the Network and by USB Configuration Access Disk A Right Bay Access Disk B Left Bay single Drive via USB Yes No A single drive must be placed in the Right Bay Single Drive via NDAS Yes No A single drive must be placed in the Right Bay Two Drives as standalone disks Yes appears as local disk Yes appears as local disk via USB Two Drives as standalone disks Yes appears as local disk Yes appears as local disk via NDAS Two Drives in device as NDAS Only 2TB total size limitation Aggregate JBOD Two Drives in device as Striped NDAS O
22. 20 alphanumeric characters when try to register the device This only happens when incorrect characters are entered in the boxes There are no letter O s please verify that you have used the number 0 zero for anything resembling an O The Letter is also not used so put a one in those places 66 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Some other characters that have been confused are B and 8 S and 5 Aand 4 H and 4 X and Y G and 6 two V s and W 4 My NDAS drive does not show up in My Computer What should do Click on the NDAS device Management in your System tray and make sure NDAS device is mounted The status icon should be either Blue Read Write or Green Read Only If it is a black colored dot then please go to the FAQ I ve installed my NDAS device and it shows up as a Black Dot If the NDAS device is mounted open Computer Management by right clicking on My Computer Go to Manage then click on Disk Management Dismount and remount the drive to clearly identify the device Make sure the drive is formatted If it says Not Intialized or if you see Unallocated near the device follow the steps in Chapter 8 to format the drive If the drive is formatted make sure it is using a structure that is recognized by your computer NTFS is standard for Windows computers but another type of operating system may have formatted the drive Be Careful Formatting Reparti
23. B In use 295 08 GB Ready 232 88 GB Ready 1856 30 GB In use 232 08 GB In use 43 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 6 Using bound devices After binding you can mount the bind as a usual NDAS device But you will need to format the device to use it To do so select any one of the Bind members and choose Mount Read Write The Found New Hardware Wizard may appear as Windows treats the Bind as a new hard drive Allow installation of the drivers and finish the wizard Then format the new storage space according to Chapter 9 Formatting NDAS devices E HDAS Device Mount Read only INCAS Device 2 Mount Read yrite LJ NOS Device 3 HDAS Device 4 AUE O NDAS Device 5 Properties W DAS Device 6 Register a Mew Device Dismaunt All Refresh Status About W045 Software Options Exit In some cases the Mount Read Write and Mount Read only selections may be disabled This means that the bind is not in mountable status If a member is offline or otherwise malfunctioning You can check for further information from the Properties menu and in the NDAS Bind Management tool mie ss EE Mount Read only Ig NOAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp NDA 5 Device 4 Ha R NDAS Device 5 Properties E HODAS Device 6 Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status Abaut W045 Software Options Exit 44 IOCELL Networks NetDISK
24. DAS Device Setup Overview No computer host needed for LAN Router Laptop PC Windows IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Cable Installation 2 1 NDAS Mode Use only one interface at a time f eSATA me Pd nn Your NDAS device may have multiple ports for different data interfaces Do not connect the USB or eSATA cable and Ethernet cable at the same time USB and eSATA are single host access protocols It means that USB and eSATA connections only permit one computer to use the device when the eSATA or USB wire is connected Note NDAS software does need to be installed on each computer in order to use in NDAS Ethernet mode 1 If your NDAS device has dip switches on the rear panel flip both dip switches down 2 Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on NDAS device to a switch Wireless users Connect the NDAS device to your wireless router or access point with included Ethernet cable 3 Make sure the power connector is firmly attached to the NDAS device and connect the power adapter to a power source 4 If your NDAS device has an On Off switch press the On Off Switch to ON position 2 2 USB Mode The USB port takes precedence over the Network port on the 351UNE and 352UN The network connection will be terminated if the USB wire is connected to the NDAS Device Note NDAS software does not need to be installed to use in USB mode 1 If
25. Help Bind E Unbind co Refresh Name Capacity Status RAID status Comment III Unbind 148 30 GB Ready Healthy 149 04 GB Ready Add Spare Disk l 149 04 GB Ready NDAS DEEE 3 DJK32 MT9Y4 CDO80 e e e e e NDAS Device 4 VXSXE 84CR6 BOSTA eeeee NDAS Device 5 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE ee eee 76 33GB Ready 372 60 GB Ready 186 30 GB Ready NDAS Device 6 HN YXC 2E42x U16L8 eeeee NDAS Device 7 64554 TPFD2 JITYS eeeee NDAS Device 8 Kacos 2xBQ4 65M4K ee e ee 149 04 GB Inuse 232 88 GB Ready 372 60 GB Inuse Adds a spare disk to the Fault tolerant RAID disk group NDAS Bind Management DER File Tool Help e Bind Unbind G Refresh Name Capacity Status RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 148 30 GB Ready Healthy NDAS Device 1 YSUEK F5GQX EC645 ee eee 149 04 GB Ready NDAS Device 2 SFTQO JCX9K 1FTDA eeeee 149 04 GB Ready NDAS Device 3 ae 2 0JK32 MT9 4 CDO80 ee ee e 372 60GB Ready Spare disk This disk NDAS Device 4 VXSXE 84CR6 BOSTA eeeee NDAS Device 5 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE eeeee NDAS Device 6 149 04 GB In use 186 30 GB Ready 76 33 GB Ready HN YXC 2bE42x LI16LG ee eee NDAS Device 7 G45SA TPFD2 JJ TVS eeeee NDAS Device 8 K8C9S 2xBQ4 5SN4K ee e e e 232 88 GB Ready 372 60 GB Inuse 48 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Reset bind information The bind information stored on the disk can be corrupted or may not be valid for some reas
26. ISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 4 Advanced Advanced has 3 options Deactivate Reset and Export Below we will explain their features NDAS Device 1 Properties Hosts Deactivate ND S device Deactivation of the NDAS device will end communication between your system and the device However the device is stil registered on your system This allows the device to be activated without re registration Reset NDAS Device Connection You can reset the connection to the NDAS device Export You can save the registration to the file and import it from other computers Deactivate This feature will stop all communication from your computer to the NDAS device It must be activated in order to mount it again Reset Reset will completely reset the connection to the NDAS device This will be useful is you are having trouble communicating to the NDAS device Export Use this tool to export the NDAS device ID and Key so that it can be imported into another computer This is faster than manually entering the ID and Write Key on each system Export connection information and register the NDAS device automatically 35 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 5 NDAS Device Registration Files saving the NDAS devices registration information to a file allows users to quickly register single units or even numerous devices working in a large RAID configuration on many com
27. K Can you remember if the NDAS PnP hint was the same as your NDAS ID If you entered the wrong ID you will not be able to connect to the drive L Open your Network Adapter Properties and make sure the LPX Protocol is installed and checked M Allow the NDAS Device s MAC address through your Wireless Routers filter N Don t rule out a bad hard drive It happens If the drive does not show up by USB as well it may be a failed disk For further help please contact support iocellnetworks com For European support please visit http www iocellnetworks com support My computer takes too long to shutdown and boot up when the NDAS Software is installed Now and then some background processes take hold of the NDAS device and do not allow shutdown or dismounting They may also cause the computer to boot slowly as they resume their activity on the external drive Some of the settings below have helped other users when this kind of thing happened Anti Virus program is accessing the drive run Process Explorer to find it In Windows Device Manager Expand Disk Drives Right Click the NDAS Drive and choose properties Select Policies tab choose Optimize for quick removal Remove the NDAS drive from System Recovery restore points Control Panel oystem Properties System Protection Remove the NDAS drive from search indexing Control Panel Indexing Options remove N drive some of these options may help but there may be other thin
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29. NDAS User Manual NDAS Software Version 3 7x For Microsoft Windows Windows 7 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows Vista 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows Server 2003 amp 2008 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows XP 32Bit amp 64Bit Edition Windows 2000 351UNE 352UN lIOCELL N E TT WOR K S IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS IOCELL Networks Corp 5 Market Street STE 520 Plainsboro NJ 08536 United States of America Software Release Statement User Manual for Microsoft Windows Software Version 3 x released 2010 made in the U S A Trademark Statement NetDISK NDAS and IOCELL Networks are trademarks of IOCELL Networks Corp registered in the U S A and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Statement Copyright 2010 IOCELL Networks Corp All rights reserved Reproduction translation transformation or adaptation in any manner without prior written permission of IOCELL Networks is strictly prohibited License Statement The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement The software may be used only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement Warranty Statement IOCELL Networks reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the content hereof without the obligation of IOCELL Networks to notify any person of such revision o
30. S device is connected to your network it can be accessed from any supported computer on your LAN To share NDAS device the following conditions must exist All Windows Environment e All computers and NDAS device must be on the same LAN e NDAS device must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Router e To share Read and Write access all computers on the network using the NDAS device must have the same NDAS driver version installed e NDAS device must be registered on each computer Warning e DO NOT perform disk operations format partition defrag chkdsk or RAID creation when multiple PCs have the NDAS device mounted Multiple OS Environment The NDAS device driver has reduced functionality on the MAC and Linux platforms 1 Writing data via NDAS from non Windows platforms requires exclusive Write Access If a MAC or Linux PC needs to mount the drive via NDAS for data writing a message will be sent to the other clients requesting the drive be dismounted An alternative is for one computer to create a network shared space from the mounted NDAS drive so that the other operating systems may have full time write access 2 NDAS devices bound in RAID configurations will not be accessible via MAC or Linux machines In this case a Windows computer must share the RAID drive or some folders on the drive in order for the other systems to use it MAC users please see the MAC NDAS User Manual for more information Linux users
31. Software Software means the computer programs templates and other information mstalled bv this installation utility I accept the terms in the license agreement 2 Ido not accept the terms in the license agreement 3 Click the Install button to install drivers fe NDAS Software 3 72 2080 Setup Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Motice If you are using this product in a wired LOMbps LAN or wireless 802 11b LAN environment there is a possiblity of data transmit error or unstable connection It is recommended that this product is used in 100 Mbps wired LAN or 802 119 a wireless LAN environment IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Please wait while installation continues 35 NDAS Software 3 72 2080 Setup l a E Installing NDAS Software 3 72 2080 The program features you selected are being installed Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs NDAS Software 3 72 2080 This may take several minutes Status Installing new services B Service 5 In Windows 7 Vista if these windows come up click Install this driver software anyway i id Windows Security amp Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Don t install this driver softwa
32. User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS HDAS Bind Management File Tool Help p 2 Bind ibind c Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment i Da Mon FaulE Ealerank RAID Striped Disk RAID 0 f43 21 GB Mon m Missing mem al members should be available to mount thi NDAS Device 1 O460M LRCTO 4 980 aeen8 NDA5 S Device 7 a7 00 B gt KA aS 2xBO4 65N4K 0 e e a ao 00 06 00 05 66 46 2 065 HNYSC 2EA2X LI185L8 e e ees A2 O0 06 D0 01 4F 6E 1 1 HTCRS HTX4bE PMSHE a aa Pere NDA S Device 6 gt i3455A TPFDz JITV5 eesas 232 UB GB 4 149 04 GB HDAS Device 2 Properties General Hardware Hosts Advanced Device Mame Device ID write Key Present Status Online Unit Device Information c Member of Striped Disk RAID O Status Not Mounted Capacity 152 56 GB Read Only Access Read Write Access Logical Device Information Disk R AID 0 0 0 KB Missing member 1 NDAS Device 2 2 HDAS Device 4 Unavailable 45 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 7 Migrate RAIDs from previous NDAS software versions oome bind types that are created by previous version of the NDAS software need a migration to be used by the current version of NDAS software Once migrated the bind cannot be used by the older version of anymore E HDAS Device 1 E NDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp NDAS Device 4 PEREUISter ONDAS Device 5
33. Write from the NDAS Device Management tool 2 A window should appear asking to start Windows Disk Management NDAS Device Management o The NDAS disk is successfully mounted but no available Disk Management to create or update partitions in order to use the disk Launch Disk Management Note If this window does not appear e Right click Computer or My Computer and select Manage Click Disk Management on the left side screen Available disk storage will appear on the right 3 Identify the new storage space that needs formatting You can dismount and mount it again to make sure 52 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Manageme mi File Action View Help s m e gE Layout Type FileSyster Gm C Simple Cw Dk Simple Coa System Reserved Simple Initialize Dist You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Disk 5 4 Use the following partition style for the selected disks Disk 5 a Es TE a MBR Master Boot Record 1853 70 GB 1853 70 GB 3 GPT GUID Partition Table Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows lt is recommended for disks langer than 2TB or disks used on j j Itanium based computers cewCD ROM 0 x No Media Unallocated Bl Primary partition e Disk 5 in the image above represents a single disk insta
34. acity Mame Capacity NDAS Dey 238 08 GB NDAS Dey 372 60 GB MDAS Dew 232 88 GB MDAS Dev 372 60 GB Remove All Total number of disks required 2 Total disk size in gigabytes GB 745 71 GB Note The data on the disks will be deleted once binding i completed Cancel 42 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 The result page shows whether the bind operation is completed successfully HDAS Bind Wizard Completing the Disk Bind Wizard ou have successtully completed the Disk Bind Wizard au must first mount and then format the bound disks before using them The binding results are followings Bind Type Striped Disk AAID O Disks selected INDAS Device 1 INDAS Device 2 Disks size 745 21 GB To close this wizard click Finish Cancel Now the drives appear in the NDAS Bind Management windows as a bound configuration HDAS Bind Management Tool Help nd Unbind c Refresh Striped Disk RAID 0 Capacity Status RAID ska Comment 745 21 GB Ready Healthy ND A5 Device 1 372 60 GB Read Ad6QM LRCTG s7980 ee eas zady 2 NDA5 Device 2 KBCas 2XBO4 65M4K eee a NDA5 Device 3 ILQXQ FRD3O L vGRE d ee ee a NDA5 Device 4 E3CIC LIGFQE GP 7z eeeeas NDA5 Device 5 4x44A YEBHS BOJ54 e sees NDA5 Device 6 3zHY4 VFYLK NVHAG ee ees NDA5 Device 7 i345S5A TPFD2 1ITv5 eesas 372 60 GB Ready 149 04 G
35. ade the Administrators group owner of everything on the drive 71 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS BIOS and Component Firmware Driver updates Even a so called fresh install may not provide the best driver for all on board devices and components Video cards network adapters and other devices can share hardware interrupts If you installed Windows 7 on existing hardware there is a possibility that some of them are working with generic drivers or incompatible firmware Check the manufacturer s home page for upgrades to Network Card Video Card and mother board BIOS NDAS Driver Downgrade Some NDAS device users had to connect to their device with earlier NDAS software versions Driver versions from 3 4x were tested and working on Windows during the release stages This solution was effective for users with NDAS device not created by Ximeta There were changes to the LPX protocol in newer NDAS Software versions which were unsupported by the manufacturers of some early NDAS devices If your device is not made by Ximeta or IOCELL Networks you might try this as a workaround 11 3 USB eSATA 1 have plugged in NDAS device to my USB or eSATA port and cannot see NDAS device in My Computer Make sure both dip switches on the back of the NDAS device if any are in the position Power off NDAS device completely before doing so Or plug NDAS device into a different USB port on your PC Or try us
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37. atest from the manufacturer If you network card has the option of changing the transmit and receive buffers to both 128 in the card s properties in device manager please try doing that If you have an nForce chipset try updating your Nvidia nForce drivers to the latest Unified Drivers from Nvidia s website Please also make sure that you are using 100 1000 MB switch as well 70 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 17 1 used Windows file sharing to share my NDAS drive but after rebooting the share gets lost Is there any work around Create a batch file and place it in your startup folder To create batch file Open up notepad type in net share sharename DriveLetter path For example net share NDAS device F Save the file as a bat extension For example the file name would be called NDAS bat 18 1 just installed the NDAS device but it shows up with a red icon Try unplugging your NDAS device s power cord wait about 10 seconds and plug it back in If this does not work restart your computer Please disable your firewall antivirus software you may need to configure the software to allow your NDAS device to run If this does not work plug NDAS device via USB to see if it is recognized If so recover the data and reformat the drive While in USB delete the partition and bring the NDAS device back to the Ethernet and format the NDAS device Formatting will erase any data on the driv
38. ccess to NDAS device However if you are using Windows Sharing only one computer will need the software installed Computer must be on as a Host computer The other computers will not need it 65 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 2 Windows Troubleshooting jn oF When I try to copy something to my NDAS device a message says The disk is write protected You do not have Read Write access Click on the NDAS device Icon in your bottom right system tray Go to your NDAS device and then click on Dismount Now click on the system tray icon and go to your NDAS device and click on Mount Read Write If the option to mount Read Write is grayed out click on Properties to see if the Write key is present or not Add the Write Key if it is missing through the Add Write Key button keep seeing a Auto Play window when mount the NDAS device Click on the NDAS Device Management tool and choose Options Select the Advanced Tab and choose Disable Auto Play for all fixed hard drives Options a 12 General Advanced i User Interface Display menus and dialogs in the following language English Display an alert when connection to an NDAS device is lost V Display an alert when connection to an NDAS device is unstable I keep seeing a message Invalid Device ID The NDAS ID is composed of
39. ct 15 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 Select how you want to mount the NDAS device NDAS Device Registration Wizard Mount NDAS Device Do you want to mount this NDAS device now Registration is finished successfully and the device is now ready to use Do you want to mount the NDAS device to your system now Yes I want to mount this NDAS device as Read Write Mode Yes I want to mount this NDAS device as Read Only Mode 0 No I don t want to mount this NDAS device now Read Write Mode Mounts NDAS device as Read Write Mode Read Only Mode Mounts NDAS device as Read Only Mode Don t Mount NDAS device is left in Connected Dismounted Mode 16 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 Save the registration information file Optional From the last screen of the Registration Wizard you may choose to save the registration information to a file This is useful if you need to register the NDAS device on several computers The exported file will show the device name with a ndas extension After installing the connection software on different computers you can simply double click the ndas file and the device will be instantly registered More information is in Chapter 6 NDAS Device Registration Wizard Completing the NDAS Device CJ Registration Wizard You have successfully completed the NDAS device Registration Wizard To dose this
40. ct 1982 NOTICE These Statements has been executed in English and translated into different languages In any case the English version shall prevail 4 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 14 Additional Information and Assistance For additional information frequently asked questions or troubleshooting help please see the Quick Installation Guides provided with your device Also do not forget to browse the contents of the CD Assistance is also available by contacting IOCELL Networks whenever you contact IOCELL Networks for technical support please have the following information available Product Name Model Serial Number Software Version How to Contact IOCELL Networks Tel 609 799 0533 Fax 609 799 0533 Email support for United States of America http www iocellnetworks com support Technical Support on the Internet For the latest information on NDAS device visit our website at http www iocellnetworks com 78
41. de independently the data on the devices may become different from each other If both copies are valid data it will not be able to resolve the differences automatically A user needs to solve this case by replacing one of the disks or unbinding the Mirror to use the drives separately Resynchronization When using a Mirror RAID1 the same data is written to each member device If one of the devices becomes unavailable for some time or if a device is added later to the bind both devices won t have the same data So the Mirror RAID1 system will need to copy data from one device to the other and this process is called resynchronization Out of sync When one member of a Mirror RAID1 is not identical to another member and may have not valid data 51 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 Formatting the NDAS device This section will demonstrate how to format the NDAS in Windows 7 XP users may not see all the same steps Read carefully and watch for Notes that may pertain to your OS or to the size of your storage device e lf you installed a single disk which had data on it you can probably mount it right away and use it or you can erase the existing volumes or partitions and start fresh e f you are using a new hard drive or a newly created NDAS Bind Configuration follow the steps in this section to get the device online 8 1 Initialize NDAS device 1 Mount the NDAS Device as Read
42. e 19 Why can t my computer go into hibernation or standby By default the suspend sleep mode on windows PC s is disabled when NDAS connection software is installed This is done because the computer treats the NDAS drive as an internal disk but if the connection is severed by a hibernation then restored in a different location where the NetDISK is inaccessible you may experience strange behaviour Another reason is that if one PC changes the contents of the drive while another is sleeping the sleeping PC will have a surprise when it wakes up There is a way to allow or deny the suspend hibernate process from the NDAS software in Windows Click on the NDAS manager icon in the taskbar Choose options Select the advanced tab in the window that pops up Look for Suspend Hibernation support Choose the way you would like the feature to operate If you will start the computer in another such place please dismount the drive before removing the computer from the network 20 My XP and Vista Machines worked great with NDAS but now Windows 7 is too unstable What is wrong Overall the NDAS connection software worked well in Win7 since the beta release stage There were some unusual incidents when it was fully released Below are some things that helped in the unusual incidents Permission Update This helped when the external drive was originally used in Windows XP Users either reformatted the drive from the Windows 7 machine or m
43. e Management Mounted RO K U Dismoune Mounted RW L 3 3 Dismoune Properties Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 25066 Disk 3 eBav 3520M 6n aB Mirrar 1 1 6nGB Mirrar 1 2 25066 Disk 1 25066 Disk 2 Register a Mew Device Dismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software Options Exit i 73 Click the NDAS Device Management icon located on the system tray All registered NDAS device s will be displayed on the NDAS Device Management Menu The corresponding icon indicates the current status Actions When you click on the icon Lists all NDAS devices that are registered Register a New Device Opens the NDAS Device Registration Wizard Refresh Status Updates status of your NDAS device s About NDAS Software Displays current NDAS software version information Options Can customize NDAS Device Management features and error messages dialogs Exit Exits NDAS Device Management NDAS Device Management can be restored by selecting Programs gt NDAS Software gt NDAS Device Management from the Start Menu Multiple Partitions Volumes on the actual hard disk will appear with individual drive letters See Drive I and J in the image above Multiple Disk NDAS devices will display their disks and properties as one device name See 2Bay 352UN in the image above Each internal disk has its own icon Each disk can be mounted independen
44. e Office work groups departments schools and public institutions NDAS technology s convenience and low cost provides the best storage solution for home office networking e Use as storage for Personal Computers and Home Networking storing and sharing files backup archiving etc e Expanding storage requirements e Business primary or secondary network storage e Public institution s storage for data archives disclosed data backups and data conservation e Multimedia storage device MP3s Digital Photos Digital Video e Multi platform networking Simultaneous read only use from Macintosh and Windows e Non PC Non Computing applications security CCTV technograph recording MRI entertainment 2 How is NDAS different from NAS or SAN NDAS is a better alternative to NAS or SAN NDAS is much more cost effective efficient and easy to use It is for users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup archiving Although both NDAS and NAS are storage devices that are implemented over a network NDAS takes up less space than NAS or SAN products NDAS utilizes NDAS technology allowing it to connect the hard disk directly to a network without a server In NAS the hard disk must be connected to a storage server which must also be connected to the network 3 For NDAS mode do I need drivers installed on each computer using NDAS device Yes the drivers need to be installed on each computer that wants a
45. e to the generality of the foregoing all warranties implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1893 or the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 are hereby excluded IOCELL Networks is liable to no more than 1 Death or personal injury or physical damage to the owners real property solely caused by IOCELL Networks negligence 2 the amount of any other actual direct damages up to 125 percent of the charges if recurring the 12 months charges apply for the Product that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the claim ITALY Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law IOCELL Networks liability will be limited to the total amount the owner paid for the Product that is the subject of the claim Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law IOCELL Networks and your reseller are not liable for any indirect damages even if IOCELL Networks or your reseller is informed of their possibility UNITED KINGDOM IOCELL Networks is liable to no more than 1 Death or personal injury or physical damage to the owners real property solely caused by IOCELL Networks negligence 2 The amount of any other actual direct damages up to 125 percent of the charges if recurring the 12 months charges apply for the Product that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the claim 3 Breach of IOCELL Networks obligations implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services A
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47. eck the settings and click Finish Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard You have successfully completed the Mew Simple Volume Wizard You selected the following settings Volume type Simple Volume Disk selected Disk 5 Volume size 3813277 MB Drive letter or path M File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Cirk famat Yee To close this wizard click Finish When the formatting completes the NDAS Device is ready to store information It should appear in the Computer window with drive letter and Volume name that was assigned Check in My Computer if using Windows XP aj ii gt t Computer hd E Search Computer p Organize System properties Uninstall or change a program gt a E a Hard Disk Drives 4 4 4 Libraries Local Disk C gt Documents PENN maiis J gt g Music MES 721 GB free of 97 5 GB gt bes Pictures Local Disk D L gt BE Videos L 1 EL C 364 GB free of 368 GB a iL Computer System Reserved K D ocal Disk C amp Local Disk C C NU 716 MB free of 99 9 MB gt c Local Disk D NDAS Drive M gt cy System Reserved K _ soba ants gt e NDAS Drive M W 3 53 TB free of 3 63 TB 61 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 9 Removing NDAS Software NDAS connection software utilizes hardware drivers to communicate with the devices on the network The
48. egate style Bind using several drives of different sizes the final size cannot exceed 2TB because the NDAS Bind system cannot apply the GPT structure to the Aggregate Bind This is limitation comes from Windows 2 GPT Structure is required The image below shows a striped array of two 2TB drives assembled by the NDAS Bind Manager and mounted for the first time If the Bind is configured with the MBR style partition structure the maximum possible capacity is just over 2TB The rest of the available space is unallocated and cannot be formatted 55 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS To fix this right click on the Disk that corresponds to the NDAS Bind and choose Convert to GPT disk File Action View Help e m Hamas Volume Lay Type FieSysem s Capacity Free Spa Fre jc C Simp Masi 5 79 12 GB Ds 5i i Healthy P 368 10 GB 364 28 GB Healthy 5 100 MB 72 MB Coa Svstem Reserved Simple 4 Lu Disk 5 Basic 3724 03 GB 2048 00 GB Online 1676 03 GB Unallocated Unallocated New Spanned Volume c CD ROM 0 DVD L New Striped Volume Mew Mirrored Volume New RAID 5 Volume No Media Convert to Dynamic Disk Convert to GPT Disk Offline Properties Help This will take just a few seconds to convert the disk Once completed the entire space will be available for format
49. etworks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 Windows Security Would you like to install this device software Name NDAS Device Driver LPX Protocol Publisher IMETA Inc V Always trust software from XIMETA Inc stall Dont Install n You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can decide which device software is safe to install Windows Vista 3 Registration is completed e Click NDAS device Management Dio see the registered NDAS device NDAS Device 1 lll NDAS Device 1 Dismaunt ll NDAS Device 2 NDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 Dismaount ONDAS Device 3 amp NDAS Device 4 NDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 BERE Properties ONDAS Device 5 lll MOAS Device 6 W DAS Device 6 Properties Register a New Device Register a New Device Dismount All Dismount All Refresh Status Refresh Status About NDAS Software Abouk WDAS Software Options Options Exit Exit Read Write Mode Read Only Mode Note If you cannot see your NDAS device please click Refresh Status and check again Where s the hard drive If your hard disk was previously formatted it will become available among the hard drives in your Computer window Format the new hard disk If it there is a new hard disk installed it may not appear right away in the Computer window It probably needs to be formatted If so read Chapter 8 to find instructions
50. for advanced users only ils Open your Command Line and type in the following command cd Program FilesNDAS System This should bring you to the path C Program FilesNNDAS System 2 Next type in ndascmd This will load the NDAS command line help The Syntax for the interface should be as follows ndascmd command parameters The command can be one of the following e register lt device name gt lt device id gt write key e unregister lt device number gt e list devices list logdevices e mount wait Idn device dn ro rw e unmount force wait lt Idn gt device dn e dismount force wait lt Idn gt device dn e syncdismount ldn device dn e activate lt device number gt e deactivate lt device number gt e query device hosts lt device number gt e purge lt volume path gt e g C or C NDAS Command Notes e Idn Logical Device Number Can be found by using list devices e dn Device Name Name given to the NDAS device in the NDAS software 64 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 11 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs please visit http www iocellnetworks com 11 1 General i What can NDAS devices be used for NDAS devices can be used with a variety of applications It is ideal for all users that cannot afford NAS systems such as small to medium businesses SOHO Small Office Hom
51. gement You can run the NDAS Bind Management tool from Windows Start gt Programs gt NDAS Software NDAS Bind Management menu You can create remove and configure NDAS bind using this tool and you can also check current status of the bind from it Select an NDAS device or bound units and use the menu options or right click and see the available operations 7 3 Before binding All NDAS devices to be used must be registered with the write key and must be online status They must not be mounted on any PCs including the PC which performs the bind operation Make sure that all NDAS devices to be bound show Ready in the status If the device shows In use check which PC has mounted the device using the Properties menu and Hosts tab and then dismount the device from the PC Then press Refresh button or F5 key to refresh the NDAS Bind Management Window HDAS Bind Management File Tool Help Bind c Refresh Name Capacity Status RAID status Comment NDAS Device 1 372 60 GB se 7 AdBQM LRCTG x O0B eeese BU GE In use ee 372 60 GB Read KBCos 2XBQ4 55N4E eee es i gt NDAS Device 3 149 04 GB In use ILQXO FRD3Q LVGR4 seese NDAS Device 4 E3C1C LI6FQE GPO72 eeeee i NADAS Device 5 we P ava4A VEBHS B UJS54 es ese l Y AREG 186 30 GB In use 37H Y4 VF YLE NVHAO eee e e i gt A a 2532 58 GB In use UEP G4594 TPFD2 JITv5 eeeee NOTES e Creating bound disks will eliminate previous
52. gs using the drive that are not known to you even though you do not see any programs running NDAS software version 3 7x will force the drive to dismount if you click the retry button 6 time Dismounting the NDAS Device Failed Applications are using the NDAS device But there is nothing using the drive When you get this type of error message it means something is grabbing a hold of your NDAS Drive in the background A way to find out which program is causing it is with a program called Process Explorer http technet microsoft com en us sysinternals bb896653 aspx Download this and double click this program then do a search by handle click the little binoculars and type in your NDAS drive letter follow by a 69 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Hit enter and Process Explorer will give you a list of programs that are accessing your drive Kill those processes and you should be able to dismount If you are sure you will not lose any data you can also force the drive to dismount if you click the retry button 6 times or by using the command line tools mentioned in chapter 10 13 My wireless connect often says Connection to the NDAS Device is unstable What is wrong Try connecting via Ethernet cable You can even plug the Ethernet wire direct to the computer to see if it remains stable If it runs smoothly on the LAN then your wireless hardware is having a problem with the NDAS con
53. ing a different USB cable With Windows ME 2000 XP and MAC NDAS device uses the Operating Systems built in USB drivers therefore no software is necessary If you are using Windows 98SE please check our website for the latest USB drivers at http www iocellnetworks com If using Windows98SE ME and MAC make sure that NDAS device is formatted to the supported files system Windows Me requires FAT32 Mac has its own file system but also supports FAT32 It is up to you to choose the appropriate one My NDAS device shows up as a Black dot when used with USB or eSATA When used with USB mode the software is not needed therefore you will see a black dot disconnected in the system tray as that is an indicator for NDAS Ethernet mode 72 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 12 Regulatory Statements United States FCC FC The computer equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency RF energy If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions interference to radio and television reception might result This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules is designed
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55. l Panel Home Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Repair Turn Windows features on or Organize Uninstall Change Hc 7 Name n Publisher z NDAS Software 3 72 2080 XIMETA Inc Im Nitro PDF Professional Mitro PDF Software L Norton Internet Security Symantec Corporation amp NVIDIA Display Control Panel NVIDIA Corporation F3 E NVIDIA Drivers NVIDIA Corporation n Pidgin QuickTime Apple Inc S 4 mn t la 8 Click Yes to confirm removal of the previous NDAS Connection Software Programs and Features A Are you sure you want to uninstall NDAS Software 3 72 20807 Inthe future do not show me this dialog box 9 Restart the PC before installing the newer connection software version You must restart your system for the configuration changes made to NDAS Software 3 72 2080 to take effect Click Yes to restart now or No if you plan to restart later Note The existing NDAS device registration information should not be removed by this procedure You should be able to use the existing NDAS Devices without re registering them 63 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 10 NDAS Command Line Utility There is a command line program to mount and dismount your NDAS device s from a batch script or terminal window Please Note These options are
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57. lled in the NDAS device or the result of a 2TB Bind e New hard drives and newly bound NDAS devices are usually listed as Not Initialized In this case go to step 5 e f your drive is listed as Basic or Healthy with unallocated space skip to Chapter 8 2 Add Volumes or Partitions to the NDAS device 4 Choose MBR or GPT Master Boot Record or GUID Partition Table If the storage size is 2TB or less than you can use the MBR partition table structure For disks larger than 2TB you need to choose the GPT structure Also read section 8 1 1 Working with more than 2TB storage space Note Access to the GPT style storage space is limited to the following windows operating systems Windows all versions Windows Server 2006 all versions Windows Vista all versions Windows Server 2003 w SP1 all versions Windows XP 64Bit version 53 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Note Users with any other version of Windows will not see this step because your OS will not be able to use a storage volume larger than 2TB It will assign the MBR partition type to your disk by default Windows XP 32Bit or 2000 users can right click on the Disk that pertains to your NDAS device and select Initialize Disk Disk 1 Unknown 296 10 GB a eee Not Initialized Properties Bg Unallocated Help e Initialize Disk window will appear Select the NDAS device and click OK 5 Select
58. n be useful to check the manufacturer s home page now and then for firmware upgrades The internal hard drives of multiple disk NDAS devices will display as additional Unit Device sections The sections can be expanded and collapsed if there are many unit devices Simply click on the small to collapse the section or click on the to expand the unit device information 33 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 4 3 Hosts The Hosts tab displays all computers that have currently mounted the NDAS device Whether they have Read Write Access or Read Only access this section will display the computer s name as well as their IP address NDAS Device 1 Properties mee The following hosts are using this NDAS device Some information may not be available Access Hostname Network Address Shared RW PES PC 192 163 2 112 BS AC oF 3B ABE 24 Shared RW META 192 168 2 116 00 16 17 AB 7A C1 Shared RW Right PC 192 168 2 109 00 16 17 F0 66 AB Click here to refresh the list This is useful when you need to find out which computers have access to the NDAS device NOTES The small star indicates the Primary Host PC This PC serves the role of monitoring the traffic to the NDAS device It will change automatically if the current primary host would dismount or shutdown Multiple Disk NDAS devices have a separate Hosts tab for each hard drive Unit Device 34 IOCELL Networks NetD
59. n explains how to create one large storage volume using all the available disk space You can create multiple volumes by adjusting the space in step 6 then repeating the process in any remaining space on the disk 1 From the Computer Management window find the NDAS device you want to format 2 Right click in the Unallocated area and select New Simple Volume or New Partition in XP dependina on vour OS L s Disk 5 ee Basic 1863 01 GB 1863 01 GB EP pisk 3 E Online Unallocated Basic 1863 01 GB 1853 01 GB SS Online Unallocated zs dew Simple Volume CD ROM 0 Mew Partition New Spanned Volume Windows 7 Vista 2008 New Partition in XP F5 rF rh X 57 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 Click Next 4 XP amp 2003 and 2000 Users Choose Primary Partition and then click Next 5 Specify Volume Size Accept the default value to use the maximum available space You can change this if you want to create multiple smaller volumes on the same disk New Simple Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Choose a volume size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maximum disk space in MB 3813277 Minimum disk space in MB 16 Simple volume size in MB Net gt 58 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 Assign Drive Letter or Path Accepting the default is fine However Windows will automatically assign dri
60. nd was not Healthy NDAS Bind Management m 2 Ed File Tool Help eo Bind E Unbind c Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID sta Comment Striped Disk RAID 745 21 GB Ready Healthy NDAS Device 1 i m A46QM LRCTG X7080 eeeee Migrate y NDA5S Device 2 Ready KacasS 2xBo4 55NdE esees NDA 5 Device 3 1LQxQ FRD3G LVGR4 eee se NDA Device 4 E3SCIC Ll amp eFOE GP 7z eeees In use 295 08 GB Ready NDA Device b 37HY4 VFYLE MVHAO i sees NDA Device 7 i3455A TPFDz 1ITVS ees es 1856 30 G6 In use 32 808 GB In use gt NDAS Device 5 232 88 GB Ready And4A YEBHS B UJS54 9e e a s Migrates mirrored disks to recoverable disks 47 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 9 Managing Binds There are some operations that can change the configuration of a bind after it is made and used Bind configurations can be only changed while it is not being used by any PCs You can check what operations are available by right clicking on the bound device or each member device Each operation menu becomes available only when the operation can be applied Add a Spare Disk You can add one spare disk to a Mirror RAID1 bind type If the RAID1 bind has a spare disk the spare disk will be used when one of the bind member devices is unavailable or found to be defective The spare disk must be large enough to be a member of the existing mirror NDAS Bind Management DBR File Tool
61. nection protocol It happens now and then with USB Wifi Adapters and with some comminations of hardware Try updating the firmware on the router and the wifi adapters Lastly see if any friend with a laptop can maintain a steady connection by wireless That can help rule out trouble with the router 14 Can I set the My Documents folder to point to my NDAS device instead of a place on my local hard drive We do not recommend doing this as your computer will be dependent on this location during software installation and removal You may receive Windows Error Messages looking for a non existing location 15 My computer is moving very slowly when my NDAS device is enabled and the ACT light on my NDAS device is solid yellow What is going on This is a result of a bad connection between the computer and the NDAS device Please make sure that you are using only network switches and routers and that you are not using any network hubs Also if you have any software firewalls installed on your computer i e Norton Internet Security McAfee Personal Firewall etc make sure to add ndasmgmt exe and ndassvc exe into their list of programs to Allow with full access You can also try disabling your Antivirus software to see if that makes a difference Please also try power cycling your NDAS device and switch as well 16 Sometimes when transfer files to my NDAS device why is the speed so slow Try updating your Network Card s drivers to the l
62. ng Read Only Mode Mounted RO ERS Dismount Ig NDS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp MDA S Device 4 L NDAS Device 5 li NO45 Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismaunt All Refresh Status About W045 Software Options Exit 6 3 Changing from Read Only Mode to Read Write Mode 1 Click NDAS Device Management and select the NDAS device you want to change from Read Only to Read Write 2 Select Dismount NDS Device 1 Dismount B MDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp MDAS Device 4 ONDAS Device 5 W OAS Device 6 Properties Register a Mew Device Dismaunt All Refresh Status About W045 Software Options Exit 3 A warning will appear Click Yes NOTE If applications are using the device you will be alerted and the dismounting will fail See Dismounting the NDAS device failed in the troubleshooting section of chapter 11 for more information Alternatively if you are sure that you will not lose any data you can click Retry 5 more times to try and force the dismount 29 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Click NDAS Device Management The status icon is now changed to white Select Mount Read Write B NDAS Device 1 E DAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3 amp NDAS Device 4 u IL NDAS Device 5 Properties W NDAS Device 6 Deregister Register a Mew Device Dismaunt All Refresh Status
63. nly Total size limited to the combined capacity of the Array RAIDO hard disks Two Drives in device as USB or NDAS Changes made NDAS Only Changes made to Mirrored Array RAID1 to this drive by USB will this drive by USB will be over synchronize when the Mirror is written when the Mirror is mounted RW via NDAS mounted RW via NDAS Two Drives in device one Either drive may be added to any other NDAS RAID configuration standalone one added to a leaving the second drive as a standalone The standalone drive different NDAS RAID would be accessible by USB or NDAS 2 3 eSATA Mode The eSATA port has the highest precedence Any other connection will be terminated when the eSATA wire is connected to the 351UNE Note NDAS software does not need to be installed to use in eSATA mode 1 Connect the included eSATA cable from the eSATA port on the NDAS device to your PC s eSATA port 2 Make sure the power connector is connected firmly to the NDAS device and connect the power adapter to a power source 3 If your NDAS device has an On Off switch press the On Off Switch to ON position Note Multiple Disk NDAS device may have special requirements for eSATA operation if the drives have been configured in a RAID Please read the Bind Management section carefully if you will setup your drives in RAID configurations IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 NDAS Software Installati
64. non fault tolerant bind e his bind style has a 2TB limitation and is not USB or eSATA accessible B Stripe also called RAIDO or Fast RAID e Allows 2 4 or 8 NDAS device units to be recognized as a single disk drive e Useful when you have several disks the same size and want to combine them into a larger storage space Capacity is roughly the smallest drive multiplied by the number of drives included e his bind does not provide any fault tolerance If any unit fails all data is lost e tis wise only to store backup data on this type of drive Do not store primary copies of your data on a non fault tolerant bind e Not USB or eSATA accessible Warning Because the block size of the striped disks is not 512 bytes some applications or operating systems may not access striped devices correctly C Mirror also called RAID1 e Allows 2 NDAS device units to be mirrored You can add one more NDAS unit device as a spare disk e Provides fault tolerance All data is written to both devices so data can be accessed even after one device fails e USB can read and write data to the primary disk Warning Mirroring RAID1 protects data only from hard disk failure It cannot protect data from logical file system error or incorrectly written data You need to backup your data to storage regularly to prevent these kinds of data loss 38 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 7 2 NDAS Bind Mana
65. nt without regard to conflict of laws principles as well as Country unique terms and competent court for this Statement are those of the country in which the warranty service is being provided Consumers in the EUROPEAN UNION have legal rights under the applicable national legislation governing the sale of consumer goods Such rights are not affected by the warranties provided in this Statement of Limited Warranty WARRANTY PERIOD Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law the warranty period is one year THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO THE COUNTRIES SPECIFIED AUSTRIA BELGIUM DENMARK FINLAND FRANCE GREECE ITALY NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGAL SPAIN SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND Except as otherwise provided by mandatory law 1 IOCELL Networks liability to any damages and losses that may arise as a consequence of the fulfillment of its obligations under or in connection with this Statement of Limited Warranty or due to any other cause related to this Statement of Limited Warranty is limited to the compensation of only those damages and losses proved and actually arising as an immediate and direct consequence of the non fulfillment of such obligations if IOCELL Networks is at fault or of such cause to a maximum amount equal to the charges the buyer paid for the product 76 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS The above limitation shall not apply to damages for bodily injuries including death and dam
66. on 3 1 Installing NDAS 3 7x Software Installing the NDAS connection package is simple and easy If you are upgrading your NDAS Software please follow instructions in Chapter 9 Removing NDAS Software then reboot the computer before installing this version If you have downloaded this software please extract all the files to a new folder then open the folder and double click on setup exe to begin installation If you are using the installation CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and select Installation for your model 1 Choose the Installation Language Setup Launcher ad Select the language for this installation English 2 NDAS Install Wizard Click the Next button to continue to the next step 35 NDAS Software 3 72 2080 Setup Welcome to the Setup Wizard for NDAS Software 3 72 2080 Setup will install NDAS Software 3 72 2080 on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties IOCELL B S Ww UT EH KE BN IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 2 Accept License Agreement and then click Next to continue installation Es NDAS Software 3 72 2080 Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully BY INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE OR E AUTHORIZING ANY OTHER PERSON TO DO SO YOU ACCEPT IHIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ARE BOUND BY ITS TERMS DEFINITIONS
67. on It happens when a disk is moved out of a RAID or suffers some I O errors If you cannot mount the single drive you may be able to Reset bind information from the right click menu to reset this information to a default value NDAS Bind Management amp Refresh Name Capacity Status RAID status Comm NDAS Device 1 Bind Disks File Tool Help ri a7 60 GR Ready Add Mirror Ready Append a Disk Reset bind information Ready A NADAS Device 5 HNYXC 2E423 LI16LG eee ew 149 04 GB Ready NDAS Device 6 G45SA TPFD2 J TVS es see NDA 5 Device 3 HTCR5 HTx4E FMSHE amp 9 amp s z32 88 GB In use Offline Reset bind information to remove unrecognized bind information Replace Device You can replace a member of a Mirror bind Use this option when the hard disk has bad sectors or an NDAS device becomes unavailable and you want to replace the unit with another NDAS device Once a member is replaced the bind will need synchronizing NDAS Bind Management mn BR Fie Tool Help Bind E Unbind co Refresh Mame Capacity Status RAID status Comment Mirrored Disk RAID 1 148 30GB Ready Healthy NDAS Device 1 2 YSUEK FSGQX EC645 eeeee 149 04 GB Ready GB Ready NDAS De baiona RA i Ready Spare disk This disk NDAS Device 4 VXSXE 84CR6 BOSTA eeeee 2 186 30 GB Ready NDAS Device 5 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE eee ee 76 33 GB Ready NDAS Device 6 HNYXC 2bE42X LI16L8 ee eee NDAS Device 7
68. please visit the Linux NDAS driver development community homepage at http code ximeta com for more information 21 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 5 Introduction to NDAS Device Management 5 1 NDAS Device Status Modes NDAS devices will appear in 7 basic Modes Below is a chart describing each NDAS device mode and the corresponding icons Color Status Text Icon Mode Meaning L Read Only Mode Mounted RO Users can only read from NDAS device Blue Read Write Mode Mounted RW Users can read write from to NDAS device White L Ready NDAS device is ready to be mounted Disconnected Mode NDAS device is registered but your system cannot find the NDAS device Power Cord Ethernet Cord or USB Cord may be unplugged Make sure any Antivirus Firewall software or Spyware is not interfering with the connection G D D 2 L Identification Mode Computer is trying to communicate with the NDAS device Gray Connecting Wi Deactivated Mode NDAS device is deactivated and needs to be Activated Click on the NDAS device Management menu and click on Activate Red w Slash Deactivated Disconnected Mode here is a communication error between your computer and the NDAS device Power Cycle the NDAS device and reboot the computer Also check for MAC address and protocol filters Red Error 22 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual 5 2 NDAS Devic
69. puters 1 Click the Export button on the Advanced tab of the NDAS device s properties Export Registration E 2Bay 352UN Properties Select a NDAS Device to export bern Hosts Advanced Deactivate NDAS device You need to complete the following information to export the registration data Deactivation of the NDAS device will end between your system and the device Hoy Device ID still registered on your system This allows activated without re registration voe i c sail Write Key File name MEER ERE Save as type NDAS Registration Files ndas Reset NDAS Device Connection Description You can reset the connection to the NDAS Export You can save the registration to the file al other computers 2 After completing the NDAS ID and Entering the Write Key a ndas registration file will be created eBay 3B52LIM ndas MD AS Registration File 1 KB Type NDAS Registration File 160 Size 202 bytes MEAS Dake Modified 0 00 2010 1 10 PM 1 KB Techie Tip If you have many NDAS devices and some XML experience you can combine the separate files into one and register all your devices at once 3 To register this device on another computer simply double click the file after installing the NDAS Connection Software To register multiple NDAS devices such as those configured in a mirror or RAIDO 36 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage
70. r changes IOCELL Networks provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Product Warranty Please see Chapter 14 for complete product warranty coverage IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Table of Contents UM NGA CIRCUS TNO at NET mm 4 To ASSI aident sats detente sint i sumta edi tedatut sdaecieodndsaanaa ieee detent rem nate oe 4 1 2 Package Contents iui odor ioo anser Tori iv Hino Oro eate Que oe E Ud vb Mat oae ead ewe eee es 4 t3 System TNO CUI eie DES sodio De a adeb tn S ded DA ada abad esudtate ds en tepida iS Pneus 5 1 4 NDAS Device Setup Overview s osina aa a a a aaa 5 2C ablest a a hol sea A CAR ai hy 6 iN IMA IO GC vce arise tah a teed adu pid MIU e SE at et UM In deuee 6 PAPA E a NOG cect aces wr 6 P POATA MVOC Carta ie ss Sate ole eso aad cohen ean A 7 9 NDAS SOmWare INStallallOn secum desemdnesta duet nta EE poa bonoass 8 3 1 Installing NDAS 3 7X SOMWANG 33 ioiped tubo set vinos buie bor oin ed deve Londen ia cv osa deba voce brdev iod 8 4 NDAS Device Registration eisien opa DeL ieee Chia aq ERN eee ee pe ds 13 4 1 Add Register a New NDAS Device Using the Registration Wizard 13 4 2 Found New Trlardware VVIZQFQ ce p e IRE eo Pe xe pu er termes aries Duende Du EE 18 AS USING the NDAS DEVICE xeu o tectam
71. re You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from ether sources may harm your computer or steal information The driver software you re attempting to install does not have a valid digital signature that verifies who published it and could potentially be malicious software You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can I decide which device software is safe to install Windows 7 Vista You may also see notices about some driver components LPX Protocol or the NDAS Bus Click Yes to install these components You can also allow the future installation upgrade of these components Just check the box near the saying Always trust software from Ximeta Inc 10 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 NDAS PnP Registration Wizard If this is the first installation and your NDAS Device is connected to the LAN or directly to your computer via the Ethernet Cable the NDAS Plug and Play wizard should appear It will help you register your NDAS device s MDAS Device Registration Wizard Welcome to the NDAS Device Registration Wizard The Wizard will quide you through the NADS device registration Before continuing to the next step please do the Connect the NDAS de
72. refore complete removal of existing versions and system reboot are required before installing upgrades Please follow the steps in this section to prepare your machine for the new installation 1 Close all applications that are using the NDAS drive 2 Dismount the all the NDAS devices NOTE If applications are using the device you will be alerted and the dismounting will fail NDAS Device Management ES Dismounting the NDAS device failed Applications are using the NDAS device Close any programs that might be using it and then try again if you cannot find the application that is using the drive see Dismounting the NDAS device failed in the troubleshooting section of chapter 11 Alternatively if you are sure that you will not lose any data you can click Retry 5 more times to try and force the dismount 3 Close NDAS Disk Management by selecting Exit B EDAS Device 1 b Register a New Device Dismount All Refresh Status About NDAS Software T Options ica s do 2010 09 30 62 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 5 6 ts Click the Windows Button Start on XP from the Windows Task Bar Choose Control Panel Click Programs and Features Add or Remove Programs in XP oelect the NDAS Software and click on Uninstall e Je js QU k Control Panel amp Programs Programs and Features Search Installed Updates P Contro
73. rk Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 The drives will begin synchronizing when either NDAS device is mounted in read write mode Until the devices are fully synchronized they will run in recovery mode In this mode you can access the contents but the access speed may be slower Mirror RAID1 cannot protect data against the original disk s failure in this mode So it is recommended to wait until synchronization is completed before using the bind HDAS Bind Management File Tool Help Capacity Status RAID status Comment Need resynchronizin Mirrored Disk RAID 1 372 60 GB Ready 24 in d Resynchronizing will be NDAS Device 1 luis 372 60 GB Ready Ad56M LRCTG 5 7980 NDA Device 2 eee see e 372 60 GB Ready Out af svnc Data of this disk is out 1 h MDA 5Device 5 186 30 GB Read SFTQU JCXSK 1FTDA es a ae EH NDA Device 4 HN xC 2EdZxX LII5LO a s 149 04 GB Ready NADAS Device 3 HTCRS HTX4E PNSHE eeeee 072 GB Ready k MDA5Device 6 4 You can check the current progress of synchronization from the NDAS Bind Management window NDAS Bind Management E S Eg File Tool Help ind i Refresh Capacity Status RAID status Comment Need resynchronizin Mirrored Disk RAID 1 149 04 GB In use jo in uad 1 Resynchronizing will be started when RAID is mounted in Read Write made NDA Device 1 149 04 GB I amp YELIEK F5GQX ECE45 e dier NDA5 Device 2 SETQU JCX9K LFTDA e 149 04 GB Inuse
74. tached Storage NDAS 13 Product Warranty IOCELL Networks provides a warranty for its product only if the buyer originally purchased the product from IOCELL Networks or an authorized Reseller Distributor Limited Hardware Warranty IOCELL Networks warrants that the hardware portion of the IOCELL Networks products Hardware described below will be free from material defects in workmanship and materials from the date of original retail purchase of the Hardware for the period set forth Warranty Period Limited Warranty for the Product s is defined as follows Hardware NDAS device unit excluding power supplies IOCELL Networks sole obligation shall be to repair or replace the defective device at no charge to the original purchaser Such repair or replacement will be rendered by IOCELL Networks at an Authorized IOCELL Networks Service Office The replacement Hardware need not be new or of an identical make model or part IOCELL Networks may in its discretion replace the defective hardware or any part thereof with any reconditioned product that IOCELL Networks reasonably determines is substantially equivalent or superior in all material respects to the defective Hardware If a material defect is incapable of correction or if IOCELL Networks determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware the price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by IOCELL
75. ting File Action View Help eg BH c8 2 Volume Layout _ Type File System Status Capaci Free Fault Tol c C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy B 97 56 GB 7912 GB No E amp D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy P 368 10 GB 364 28 GB No T stem Reserved Simole Basic NTFS Healthy S 100 MB 4 72 MB 25 No x s3Disk 5 Basic 3723 90 GB 372290 GB Unallocated Bl Unallocated Bl Primary partition 56 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 3 2TB Drive Size Warning The warning message will appear when trying to Bind the NDAS Devices into a configuration larger than 2TB li NDAS Bind Management File Tool Help o Bind cA Refresh Name NetDisk X5LTG Xx5LTG S6H3E 7LO46 ssesse NetDisk FX0JK FXOJK EOMSC 1650U seseee 2Bay 352UN 1 VDOME JBVNY QHIDE essee JBay 352UN 2 VDOME JSVNY QHIDE s sss NDAS Bind Manage Select Disk You can select the disks to be bound Name Capacity Name Capacity 2Bay 352U 1863 01 GB 2Bay 352U 1863 01 GB Some version of Windows cannot access a disk larger than 2 TBytes and the size of bound disks is larger than the limit Do you want to continue Choose Yes to continue binding Choose the GPT structure when mounted and then continue on with the normal formatting according to the next section 8 2 Add Storage Volumes or Partitions to the NDAS device This sectio
76. tioning will erase any data on the drive o My NDAS Device suddenly became un readable Windows ask if want to format the drive What happened It might just be a case of file system corruption Mount the NDAS device to only one Computer Then open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the NDAS device drive Go to Start Run type in cmd without the quotation marks Then if for example your drive were mounted as Drive F you would type in chkdsk F R And press the enter key Then allow chkdsk to try and fix any corruption 6 I keep seeing a message that says the Recycle Bin on the NDAS Drive is corrupted How can make it stop This happens when mulitple computers access the same bin It remains a mystery why this happens only to a small minority of NDAS users Try disabling the recycle bin so that the computers delete files immediately rather than storing them in the Recycle Bin This seems to happen most where there are XP computers using the same drive as Vista or Windows 7 computers If you do not have much data on the drive you can delete the original partition and reformat the drive from the newest computer This will adjust the permissions to the proper UAC levels 7 Many files and folders suddenly show a write protected error and cannot write to the disk The permissions scheme may need to be reset This kind of thing happened more often on drives that were formatted by XP at some time then accessed by newer computers
77. tly by different computers 23 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS Write Key permission protection applies to the both disks Computers that do not enter the Write Key during registration will not be able to write data to either disk when accessed by NDAS Windows users can combine both drive into various RAID configurations effectively transforming many drives into one large drive or data redundant mirrored pairs The top operation menu and the left icon correspond to primary bay in the unit see the notes about RAID mirror operation and single host access to multiple disks Consult the NDAS device manufacturer s documentation to understand which bay is the primary bay and whether or not a single drive may be used in any bay or not There may be certain order which the drives should be loaded in order to operate correctly The IOCELL Networks 352UN requires the first drive to be inserted in the RIGHT side compartment The RIGHT side bay is the Primary Bay on the 352UN 24 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 6 NDAS Device Functions 6 1 NDAS Device Management Click on the NDAS Device Management and place the cursor on a NDAS device to view its functions Below is a list of the NDAS device Modes and related functions A NDAS device mounted in Read Write Mode Mounted Rw B IDE SUE T Dismaunt I HDAS Device 2 ONDAS Device 3
78. to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interference in a residential installation Although the equipment has been tested and found to comply with the allowed RF emission limits as specified in the above cited Rules there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Interference can be determined by turning the equipment off and on while monitoring radio or television reception The user may be able to eliminate any interference by implementing one or more of the following measures e Reorient the affected device and or its receiving antenna e Increase the distance between the affected device and the computer equipment e Plug the computer and its peripherals into a different branch circuit from that used by the affected device e f necessary consult an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions European Community CE This product conforms to the following European Directive s and Standard s Application of Council Directives EC directive 89 336 EEC Importer s Name IOCELL Networks Corp Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment TRANSLATION Storfestigkeit nach EN 50082 1 89 336 EEC wird erfullt 13 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual IOCELL Networks Corp 5 Market Street STE 520 Plainsboro NJ 08536 United States of America 74 Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct At
79. ve letters to the available devices So if you were to plug in a different storage device while your NDAS device was dismounted then mount the NDAS device you may find that your NDAS device drive letter has changed If you would like to have the same drive letter consistently you can choose a higher letter You can assign a very high value like X Y or Z to try and maintain the same letter For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition Browse 3 Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Do not assign a drive letter or drive path 7 Click Next 59 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 8 Format Partition Mew Simple Volume Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use O Do not format this volume Format this volume with the following settings File system NTFS Volume label NDAS Drive Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression e Select Format this partition with the following Settings File System NTFS e Allocation unit size Default e Volume Name What you enter here will appear in the Computer screen e Select Perform a quick format Recommended 9 Click Next 60 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 10 Double ch
80. vice to the network Turn on the NDAS device To continue dick Next 7 Disable Ndas PNP Follow the instructions from Chapter 4 step 4 to complete the registration of any new NDAS Devices that are found on the network Upon completing the registration wizards you will arrive at the finish screen in step 7 of this section Note If this is just a new computer and you have many NDAS devices already on the LAN read Chapter 6 4 4 about using the registration files in order to bypass entering the registration codes manually If you are simply upgrading your NDAS connection software package you will most likely not see this screen Unless you also purchased a new NDAS Device before installation 7 Click the Finish button to complete 11 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS The Setup Wizard has successfully installed NDAS Software 3 72 2080 Click Finish to exit the wizard IOCELL Cancel Now and then a restart may be required if any shared system entities were affected If an alert appears requiring a reboot close any open programs prior to permitting the computer to reboot 8 Watch for the notice of the NDAS Device Management tool in the System Tray NDAS Device Management is running NDAS Device Management is running now Click here to register a new NDAS Device to your system ES Pz 5 4 2010 09 30 Open this tool to connect and interact with the NDAS De
81. vices 12 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 NDAS Device Registration Note The NDAS PnP detection is enabled by default on this release When a new NDAS device is added to the network or if one is available when installing this software the registration wizard may automatically appear In that case skip to step three 4 1 Add Register a New NDAS Device Using the Registration Wizard 1 Click on the NDAS Device Management icon located on the system tray 2 Select Register A New Device B NH DAS Device 1 Register a Mew Device Dismount All P Refresh Status About NDAS Software m LU E L Exit Y Pz 71 45 2010 09 30 3 NDAS Device Registration Wizard will appear Click Next to continue 13 IOCELL Networks NetDISK User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage NDAS 4 Enter a name for the NDAS device Click Next NDAS Device Registration Wizard Specify the name for the NDAS device Please choose a name for the NDAS device This name will be used to identify the NDAS device in your system only The name can be up to 30 characters long Please enter the name HDAS Device 1 Click Next when you finish Notes You can change the name to any text you like but only using letters and numbers This name is local to each PC on which you register the NDAS device though it is common to use the same name on each

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