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2. Micronet SmartNAS Owner s Guide May 2010 Storage you can rely on www MicroNet com Table of Contents MADIO CONES egent e EE atement ocio EE O E E re A E E Chapter HE En a A Ee O MECA TUS ARIS ca ci ch gn ccc cH Lc e I eRe een re ate es P ovstemeRequiremenmtssacicombpbatibilty 5 6 a a te et ed DE NE m DEI Ore Wel SV the MIXNAS S O ce osa nen ree EM O N hats Tne NU CLS dr a ri am or ME o ern ee E uM PNE LR M Ma REM NMoenoosiumosad place fom your ENEE slc Max NAS Intertace Components o e ee ea letal id co qno N O WW RO Fb O o A A So fo PUS Re OPAC MIM e a a e se d A Shaper 2 C onneen the MINNS 63 04 a cocto ME il end dond T oit ECONNECHONS E 2 Accessing the System Administration for the first time cooonccncnnncncnnccnnonnnncnnnonconocnnononoccnnoccnnncnninonons 2uI Azar installation and Bee EE RR Ea cano the GUL DEGBSEnvIrGODImente EE SE TSMC Li ENEE Ce EE er EE _ EE cc RA A Ene oer EEUU UIN patron UM E A eoru m ucc tmd te Tenet mU o EE Eu She MaxNAS EEN poe c comcs AM uc aS nnn nnnm nnn nnn nn n iE EE EE IMMO e e celeeeeeeercrtt rali EDD 2 System Information ee SAUS B Printer Information ue acortar stesso tiesiusc ids EN I dashed UPS Monitor Status 1 erre tenere eren rne nennen nennen nennen tn E gt gt 1 gt PORCH MED AE A TO TOTO TETTE ur EE Kec cout US MER Ne Er Lf EN A A coso eee m LEE 2 2 ERR EE 2 3 Folder Share CORRAN TT pu
3. ununi 50 4 1353 4 GD Kno Caparciiy ED 43414 GB 2 2 3 Appending disks to RAIDset If an existing RAIDset does not use all available disk mechanisms it may be audits NoD BRAVE EUR CHS OS A expanded onto the unused disk s To ett PA E T E E expand an existing RAIDset Select the desired RAIDSet and click BAD Configi on the RAID information screen see above section 2 2 The RAID Configuration page will appear Select the desired available disk s and click Append RAIO Configuration M piii lee a her dint dele hisi Wil HEE IIB MAGO 2 2 4 Migrating RAIDSet The MaxNAS allows RAIDsets to migrate gt on to unused disk modules as well as change the RAID level to fully utilize resources or to afford user flexibility Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activities as well as at the addition of physical disks to the MaxNAS For example in a system using two drives in RAID level 1 you could add capacity and retain fault tolerance by adding one drive With the addition of third disk you have the option of adding this disk to your existing RAID logical drive by migrating from RAID level 1 to 5 The result would be parity fault tolerance and double the available capacity without taking the system offline To migrate a RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume Select the desired RAIDSet and click PAID Config on the RAID information screen see above section 2 2 The RAID Configuration
4. er ect a ghared rm by Prime Example aetna GP Er His ocultar fringe t ey ner rame mite 5 2 6 Select or install a printer click 2 Add a comes uang a TCP ffe address cr hostname You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box Click Reg to continue Click nh Your printer is ready to use 5 5 MacOS X The following instructions are based on printer installation E m System Preterences on a Mac OS X 10 5 based host Other Mac OS X hosts are configured similarly E B A m e 5 3 1 Access the printer control panel E espata Tanh MK KEE located in System Preferences enn Hardware 5 3 2 Click the in the Print amp Fax control m O A Loo panel illustrated right 5 3 3 In the Printer Browser that follows Select the IP option circled in the bottom illustration and enter the following values Bimi dls CE v1 1 habla Chart pap Internet Printing Protocol IPP MaxNAS IP Address 631 Queue printers usb printer Open Pim Quer Optone Senpler Name User defined User defined Print Using Select your printer driver 5 3 4 Click to complete the m 3 installation The printer is ready to use ems Slant Par datan que Numae 192 168 20 187 Prnt Lieu Sikati oa rwr Bp uns ER y Mi 5x LUIS LAA vi MaxNAS Owner s Manual 51 Chapter 5 Understandin The MaxNAS controller
5. each day of the week and click Ay 7 to activate In order to access the MaxNAS during its scheduled downtime the system employs the Wake on LAN Ari MID QI gd WOL protocol To enable WOL navigate to Status gt Wake up on LAN and enable the service A amp rtlipn Time acon H bn T Lan EI EH AD EL 8 Hi E 60 i 1 oo zl E op Fab is Aj foi Hcr jemem 01 GR mi E Dn E Dp i E id i id E 00 E on E on 6 ob de Ma fa le B m be e ke Note The MaxNAS will only wake in response to a special network command specific to the Wake on LAN protocol called Magic Packet For more information on how to generate a magic packet as well as WOL consult your operating system documentation or http en wikipedia org wiki Wake on LAN 1 6 About this MaxNAS Info The About page details the name and firmware revision of the MaxNAS It is the page that displays upon initial login MaxNAS Owner s Manual 2 Storage Configuration 6 Disks The storage configuration menu contains the following submenus Disks Informational e RAID Folder e Folder Share Filesystem Check e File System Check Stackable e SCSI stacked target host control a e ISO disk image mounting service Nsync e nSync Task Configuration e Advanced Options Advance Option 2 1 Disks Info The disks menu displays the current capacity the disk firmware revisi
6. Select whether the target is a Thecus Product e g MaxNAS or FTP server The IP address of your target server The share folder you want to backup The name of your Nsync task Authorized Username on The account name on the target server Target Server The password for the username on the target server Click to check the connection to the Target Server Schedule backup of your share folders The time when the Nsync task will run Select whether to run the Nsync task daily weekly or monthly Daily input the time of day to execute Nsync task Weekly input which day of the week to execute the task Monthly decide which day of the month to execute the task Apply Click to submit the task 4 2 Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device On the Nsync target server the administrator of that server has to set up a user account with a folder named nsync and grant write access e On the Nsync server add a user for Nsync source ex nsyncsourcel1 See Chapter 3 Section 4 2 for detailed instructions On the Nsync server grant that user ex nsyncsourcel write access to the nsync folder See Chapter 3 Section 2 3 for detailed instructions The target server will start accepting Nsync tasks from server using that ID and password Type MaxNAS Owner s Manual 48 4 3 Setting Up an Nsync Target on Another Device If you selected Other Device when setting up your Nsync task the MaxNAS will use the FTP prot
7. you may launch the MicroNet setup wizard by clicking the Setup Wizard shortcut by default the shortcut is installed to Start All Programs MicroNet MicroNet Setup Wizard Setup Wizard 2 1 3 Using the Wizard When the wizard is launched it will briefly display a welcome window followed by cm the main application Interface Illustrated eier right at the Device Discovery Stage All discovered MicroNet MaxNAS devices will appear in the main discover windows including the following details IP Address DNS domain Setup Wizard Af Setup Ward EK mw EN Sur rows Rescan D Next D a MAC Address LAN port connected Gateway Firmware revision ef Netmask Addressing Mode DHCP Static To administer a MaxNAS select the unit desired in the device discovery window click Start Browser to launch the web administration interface If the MaxNAS is outside your subnet mask and unreachable click Net__ to change the IP address assignment 2 1 3 1 Logging in Enter the administative login default is admin and password default is _ admin and click Nex ke 2 1 3 2 In the Network Configuration screen you may change the hostname enable disable DHCP or set static IP addressing Click Next to continue No changes must be made to continue For more information regarding Network configuration please see Chapter 3 Section 3 Click Weg to proceed to the Change Password screen or cl
8. The current IP Address for both LAN1 and LAN2 will be displayed on the LCD screen If you do not have physical access to the MaxNAS you may use the MaxNAS Setup wizard on the MaxNAS product CD You may also download the wizard from MicroNet s support site at www micronet com support Pm having trouble map a network share in Windows Windows only allows connection to a network resource using a single set of user credentials The network resource you are trying to acces may have already been accessed using a different user name and password To connect using gt O a different user name and password first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share To check out existing network connections open a command Hew connections will he cn CWINDOWS systema Zcmd ep Documents and Settings windows net use l he remenbered Remote He tuork KAAT CEA 172 16 65 92 testi he command completed successfully Hicrozoft Windows Hetuork prompt and type net use You may then M i CU TA disconnect the sessions by typing S19 16 66 92 test1 was deleted 20eees si uriy Dir Docunen was de 1h 55 92 teztl DELETE DELETE ts and Settings windows gt net use leted successfully IN Oon DELETE EAT settings weindows 2 where lt session gt is the session revealed above illustrated right Alternatively the most sure way to clear all existing network connection is to log out and back in to your Wind
9. membership from the selected user highlight the desired group in the Group Member pane and click the button When changes to the user s group membership are complete click 4PPy_ to finalize the action or Bok to abort 4 4 Batch User and Group Creation The MaxNAS can import lists of users and groups for batch user and group creation The list must be a comma separated plain text txt in this line format USERNAME PASSWORD GROUP To import a user list for batch creation navigate to Accounts gt Batch Mgmt Select the text file previously created or click __Edit_ to create the list manually or edit the loaded file Click Import to complete the operation 5 System Control Functions The system control functions accessible from the System menu i Language 5 11 facilitate the following functions via submenus Notification Sal Remote Notification Configuration Logs 5 2 e Event Logs Time 5B e System Time uen isa 54 Module Mgmt 55 e Save Recover System Setting e Configure Add on Modules Reset MaxNAS to Factory Default Upgrade Firmware Change Administrator Password Reboot Shutdown Schedule On Off Logout from Administration Change the user Interface Language Factory Default 5 6 Firmware Upgrade 5B Administrator Password 5 8 Reboot amp Shutdown 5 9 FE Logout 5 10 MaxNAS Owner s Manual 26 A Y an a Ka Q i or IC E WT Le h mi a e V a a y 5 1 R
10. more than your cost of physically performing source distribution a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding source code to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or C Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object MaxNAS Owner s Manual 76 code or executable form with such an offer in accord with Subsection b above The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it For an executable work complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable However as a special exception the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed in either source or binary form with the major components compiler kernel and so on of the operating system on which the executable runs unless that component itself accompanies the executable If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code even though third parties
11. C 32 F 104 F Humidity 20 85 RH Non condensing Certifications CE FCC BSMI C Tick RoHS Compliant MaxNAS Owner s Manual 73 Appendix G Licence anc This product included copyrighted third party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of this license Source Code Availability Micronet has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software For more information on how you can obtain our source code please visit http www micronet com Copyrights e This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eayOcryptsoft com e This product includes software developed by Mark Murray This product includes software developed by Eric Young eayOcryptsoft com e This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org e This product includes PHP freely available from http www php net This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors e This product includes software developed by Winning Strategies Inc e This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project http www apache org This product includes software developed by Softweyr LLC the University of California Berkeley and its contributors This product includes soft
12. Please record the RMA number and make reference to it when inquiring on the status of the system A returned unit found to be fault free will carry a 65 00 charge for service and repackaging MaxNAS Owner s Manual Welcome From MicroNet Technology Thank you for choosing Micronet MaxNAS SmartNAS Our systems are designed for speed reliability compatibility and performance We think you will find the system easy to install and a productive addition to your computer system This manual presumes that you are familiar with standard computer operations this includes copying files opening documents clicking with the mouse and organizing files or folders within other folders If you are unfamiliar with these operations please consult the User s Guide that was supplied with your computer system Your computer dealer and local user s groups are also good sources of information After you are comfortable with the operation of your computer continue reading this manual which describes hardware installation and operation Your comments assist us in improving and updating our products Please feel free to share hem with us Please send comments to MicroNet Technology Attn Customer Service 0525 Manhattan Place ance CA 90501 t http www MicroNet com MaxNAS Owner s Manual 6 i Thank you for purchasing The Micronet MaxNAS SmartNAS storage solution With speed high capacity ease of use and support for numerous appli
13. RO eie 48 A ER 49 4 4 Designating a MaxNAS or PlatinumRAID NSync Targets ooccccooccncconcnnnoncnnnnoncnnnnnnnonnonnnnnnnanannnnns 49 IA a MaxNAS Attached Printer ooocccnoncnoncnonnanonenancnacnconncononanancnnonannncnnncnnnc nora ERR nnn nnn ne 49 US 49 SG ee 56 7 A A 50 co eo usos WEEN 51 copus ce Uem 0 WENNT 52 INN WEEN EE EE EE 52 Did Dee EE EE 52 QAI TU DC ccccccc iuret uer 53 RATS ooo uem 53 Hon aan Disk SUPPOrt A EE 53 CANE NES nr A 54 HOMER ENEE I eee 54 Chapter AM noon NM 2eeeett rmm 55 Daily Use Tip EIE amem eeue nee nneennnnnnnn 55 General Use Precautions NN TT eeeececettessetheseteesot seo ste essi senes en seseo sese senes sees nene serre nnus 55 Resetting the MaxNAS 000ssssssssessscssesecosesssesseessesccessss EE 56 Frequently Asked Questions eere re EE 57 rar Getting Help ee eene 59 appendi E AID Leal Co Ee 60 aprendi Co adve DIREC CTA TOT CEDE T TRITT IRR 61 Append D Su jsyos DIES CORTO TITRE o 62 o pea B A II Ro alll 65 ouer dx De oa S A coco gummP 2s p Apenas Ge leemos a C ODyVEIehts eeocoe cu eee neun coco coco we ea 74 MaxNAS Owner s Manual Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
14. To view the RAID status screen select RAID from the Storage Menu The MaxNAS comes preconfigured EIT Writy pario GB 227 108 1077 P OB MIA AT GE Space Allocation Blnats Bis Diss IIT MaxNAS Owner s Manual 20 lt N a ae 2 Q ey a a Y A e A V A m b TA as a single RAID5 volume See Chapter 5 Understanding RAID for more information on RAID and RAID levels The following is a description of each information element Item Description T M RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration Indicates status of the RAID Can read either Healthy Degraded or Damaged 2 2 1 Create RAIDset yl Note To create a new RAIDset click _New_ on the RAID If clicking New_ does not activate the RAID creation screen there isn t sufficient space to information screen see above section 2 2 The create a new RAlDset A RAlDset will have to be RAID Creation page will appear A Select RAID Level JBOD RAID 0 1 5 6 as Or 10 if pan nor a haid dekh daila win lll ia nO AI B Check the disk modules to be used for it JOD GANDO GRADI s RAIDS RAID or as hot spare s C Select the Stripe Size 4K 4096K default 64K Larger stripe size will aid d Deeg in large file sequential transfers while i TIT SE smaller stripe size will aid in small or E ires random file transfers M HOP7252500L4125 D Select the percentage of the resulting A et Fi ana gu Sacr te Se
15. and initiator computing power and load For optimal results use a dedicated network for iSCSI with jumbo frames enabled low latency switches with jumbo frames and 802 3ad support dual TCP Offload Engine NICs and qualified gigabit Ethernet cabling throughout Finally SCSI performance can be improved through separation of iSCSI traffic and ordinary Ethernet user traffic Mixing traffic not only impairs SAN performance but also creates a potential security risk since storage data is accessible on the user LAN The most common means of separation is creating a new LAN segment physically separate from your LAN and keeping that segment isolated from other regular Ethernet segments Alternatively create a virtual LAN VLAN on your switch limiting iSCSI traffic to the virtual LAN and keeping regular traffic out Consult your network administrator for more information on best practices for your environment 3 1 Microsoft Windows 2000 and newer 3 1 1 Windows 2000 XP Download and install the iSCSI Initiator from the Microsoft iSCSI technology site at http www microsoft com windowsserver2003 technologies storage iscsi default mspx 3 1 2 AII Versions Start the iSCSI Initiator by double clicking its icon on the desktop e or start menu The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear Microsoft GC Initiator 3 1 3 Select the Discovery tab Under Target Portals click Add Enter the IP address or the netbios name of the MaxNAS Click OK
16. are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code 4 You may not copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License Any attempt otherwise to copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program is void and will automatically terminate your rights under this License However parties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance 5 You are not required to accept this License since you have not signed it However nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License Therefore by modifying or distributing the Program or any work based on the Program you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so and all its terms and conditions for copying distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it 6 Each time you redistribute the Program or any work based on the Program the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients exercise of the rights granted herein You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License ve If as a consequence of a court judgment or alleg
17. as the Internet or an intranet Virtually every computer platform supports the FTP protocol This allows any computer connected to a TCP IP based network to manipulate files on another computer on that network regardless of which operating systems are involved if the computers permit FTP access There are many existing FTP client and server programs and many of these are free Hot Spare One or more disks in a RAID array may fail at any given time In fact all RAID types with the exception of RAID 0 provide methods to reconstruct the array in the event of such an occurrence A commonly used tactic is to earmark a hard disk that is not being used MaxNAS Owner s Manual 66 by any RAID array as a backup In the event a hard disk in a RAID array fails this backup is automatically mobilized by the RAID controller to step in place of the failed hard disk The data in the failed hard disk is reconstructed and written into the new hard disk In the case of a RAID 1 data is reconstructed by simply copying the contents of the surviving disk into the spare In the case of all other RAID types reconstruction is performed using parity information in the working hard disks of that RAID array This backup hard disk is known as a hot spare since the fail over process is performed dynamically on a server within the same session i e without the necessity for re booting or powering down IDE Acronym for Integrated Device Electronics A
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19. communication scheme permitting data transfer rates of up to 320 MB sec using the Ultra320 specification The current specification supports up to 15 devices per channel with domain validation and CRC error checking on all transferred data MaxNAS Owner s Manual a e D a P h e P 69 Secondary Storage Mass storage devices such as hard disks magneto optical disks floppy disks and tapes are frequently referred to as secondary storage Secure Sockets Layer SSL is a cryptographic protocol which provide secure communications on the Internet SSL provides endpoint authentication and communications privacy over the Internet using cryptography In typical use only the server is authenticated i e its identity is ensured while the client remains unauthenticated mutual authentication requires public key infrastructure or PKI deployment to clients The protocols allow client server applications to communicate in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping tampering and message forgery Secure Webdisk uses SSL Also known as Transport Layer Security TLS Server Message Block SMB a network protocol mainly applied to share files printers serial ports and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network It also provides an authenticated Inter process communication mechanism SMB and its successor CIFS are the native network protocol used by the Microsoft Windows family and is also used by Apple MacOS X and is available for vi
20. domain and your user name and password to access the server PLATINUMNAS 2 Workgroup or Domain LAB Name labuser Password Remember this password in my keychain Cancel MaxNAS Owner s Manual 41 2 Using Webdisk The MaxNAS provides a WebDisk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser 2 1 Logging In Webdisk can operate normally unsecured or in secured mode To access Webdisk normally navigate to the MaxNAS home page in your web browser using http MaxNAS where MaxNAS is either the WINS name or IP address of your MaxNAS To access Webdisk securely navigate to the MaxNAS home page in your web browser using https MaxNAS where MaxNAS is either the Netbios name or IP address of your MaxNAS In the Login page type in the assigned User ID and password previously created Kel Note The When initially logging in to secure webdisk you may see this dialog illustrated right Accept the SSL certificate to allow access to the secure Webdisk Accepting the certificate permanently will prevent this window from appearing in subsequent logins The WebDisk page will appear showing folders made currently available to you via the Access Control List ACL in the Folder item under Storage menu Click on a folder name to enter the folder The folder s page will appear displaying files and folders d igj Audio Books
21. following confirmation dialog 5 5 Module Management MicroNet strives to continually improve and from time to time will release additional Module File l _browse instali CH features or modules for the MaxNAS Modules ENS a Name Varsion Description Enable offer additional functionality without replacing SS eee Aa a M 1 8 0 Downend Manage rra the base operating code or firmware Modules s 10 00 Printer Server Yas will either be made available on MicroNet s Uninstall Enable Disable website or provided by MicroNet Technical Support To access the module management navigate to System gt Module Mgmt e To install a new module click _Browse next to the Module file entry box Navigate and select the module file Click meet to begin the upload and confirm the operation in the following confirmation dialog To enable disable or uninstall a module check the checkbox left of the module and click the respective function button Uninstall Enmabe or _Disable Confirm the operation in the following confirmation dialog 5 6 Reset to Factory Default Should it become necessary to reset all settings to factory default access the Reset to Factory Settings screen from System gt Factory Default Click _Apply_ to reset the unit and confirm the operation in the following confirmation dialog 5 7 Update Firmware 5 Firmware Upgrade II A tall improve our sat
22. for download by clicking them 2 3 File Operations The file operations button bar is located undeneath the table header row Buttons on the folder page allow you to create a new folder upload files and delete files in the folder Up 3 Goes to the previous folder level New Folder 1 Creates a new folder e Ue i To upload a file from your computer to the current folder click New File Upload to activate the upload dialog as illustrated Ki _ Browse Ok Web disk max upload file size 1 GB Click Browse and locate the file to upload Click OK to upload the file to the current folder pr Deletes selected files and folders To select files for deletion check the box next to each file to delete MaxNAS Owner s Manual 43 3 Using iSCSI iSCSI allows two devices to negotiate and then exchange SCSI commands using IP networks iSCSI takes a popular high performance local storage bus and emulates it over wide area networks creating a storage area network SAN Unlike some SAN protocols iSCSI requires no dedicated cabling it can be run over existing switching and IP infrastructure As a result iSCSI is often seen as a low cost alternative to Fibre Channel which requires dedicated infrastructure kel A Note about iSCSI performance iSCSI performance is completely dependent on the Ethernet hardware HBAs switches routers and cabling at every hop between the MaxNAS and the initiator network load system load
23. gr Becc UPS RS 00 custom UB cae ETT AE ERE jeem Pome fice FMNOSERFENXOSERTEENGER umemsUPS FSHDUNVFECIDUNLFOCHODUNLFENNONUN E ooo O mmm ETT MU AE Paro COC CTA RR SE 11D eweeremptmmago TE EEE OO EEE Lowe a 320AVR 500AVR 650AVR 700AVR 800AVR Cyber Power Systems Y 850AVR 900AVR 1250AVR 1500AVR Power99 PowerRite Pro II 1 MEE o Hee wu pg II Various AAA ETA minis UPS WinNTIUpsoftcable J o ooo S ETA min UPSPROUPS Explorercable NOE o M S EXIGEN lt a Berpwer G2 000 00 00 0 5 0 a Bue MUPSSE 5 05 0 0 MaxNAS Owner s Manual 62 Brand Series Model Notes PowerPal P series a ASA Fenton PowerPal L seres ASA AAA ae FEST SS E ansa Ares 700 and larger SE SS Se eee Fideltronik Other Ares models lO DR T PowerRite MAX EEn AA NA Fiskars 10 30 EE All models with alarm interface ARA AAA E AS MP110 210 OS SA ee A O S O NES AS X C ET UPS3 AE ee eee UPS625 UPS1000 RETA AAA R3000 XR eee eee eee HP R5500 XR a a beer NELT Monolith 1000LT O ee 350 500 750 1000 O MAI O UPStation GXT2 contactelosure cable OOOO Masterguard various ll HF Millennium 810 820 D HF TOP Line 910 920 930 940 950 960 970 980 Ji 750 M1000 M1050 M1500 M1800 _ Meta System ECO Network M2000 M
24. hard disk drive interface standard developed by Western Digital and introduced Also knows as Parallel ATA IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation a method for using multiple Ethernet network cables ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase the redundancy for higher availability The following modes of operation are available e Failover When one port fails the other one will take over e Load Balance Ethernet traffic will flow along both Ethernet ports e 802 3ad Linkage two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase throughput Logical Drive A logical drive is comprised of spaces from one or more physical disks and presented to the operating system as if it were one disk iSCSI Internet SCSI a protocol allowing clients called initiators to send SCSI commands CDBs to SCSI storage devices targets on remote servers It is a popular Storage Area Network SAN protocol MAC Media Access Control Address In computer networking a Media Access Control address MAC address is a unique identifier attached to most forms of networking equipment All Ethernet devices have unique MAC addresses NFS Network File System a network file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1983 allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a network as easily as if the network devices were attached to its local disks NFS like many other protocols builds on t
25. into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different write to the author to ask for permission For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation write to the Free Software Foundation we sometimes make exceptions for this Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally NO WARRANTY 11 BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION 1 IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAI
26. multiple independent hard disk drives that provide high performance and fault tolerance through support of several levels of the Berkeley RAID techniques An appropriate RAID level is selected when the volume sets are defined or created and is based on disk capacity data availability fault tolerance or redundancy and disk performance considerations The RAID subsystem controller makes the RAID implementation and the disks physical configuration transparent to the host operating system which means that the host operating system drivers and software utilities are not affected regardless of the RAID level selected RAID 0 Striping m A1424350b1b52B3C0 c1162 03 snm Logical Disk A A A A A A A AAN This RAID algorithm writes data across multiple disk drives instead of just one disk drive RAID O does not provide any data redundancy but does offer the best high speed data throughput PAI 0 Striping RAID 0 breaks up data into smaller blocks and then writes a block to each drive in the array Block D Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Physical Disk EA EX EA 3 LS K ez SH NIB GF Te Pros Disk striping enhances both read and write performance because multiple drives Diki Dik2 Disk3 Diska are accessed simultaneously Cons The reliability of RAID Level O is less than any of its member disk drives due to its lack of redundancy MaxNAS Owner s Manual 52 RAID 1 Disk Mirror
27. n The NFS configuration screen will appear S Bor Nb d CEP EN In this screen you can add edit existing or OE WE ie E NN CH EE Remove RAID 2 remove mount points for the selected share to add a new mount point click d to launch the new NES share window CORO NES hate NENE and enter the following values Mount point raid data nsync Guest system root account will rw Unix Linux have full access to this share Lc root root New NFS share nsync S Read Only Privilege 9 Writable ig Unix Linux System Guest System Support Z BAIX Allow source port 1024 Guest system root account will have full access to this ID Mapping eee share rootroot Apply Back e Allowed Host s IP address or range e Privilege level Read Only Writable Guest OS nix AIX Back Click Ap to create the NFS mount point or _Bak_ to return to the Configuration screen To edit an existing mount point click Ee and all NFS share options will be available for editing To remove an NFS share click Remove All host please set other host xy XXX XXX XXx host range XXX XXX XXX OT MaxNAS Owner s Manual 25 2 3 4 Access Control Lists Folder permissions are controlled via ACLs jj Access Control Lists To access and edit iss as bwin seis AA a ACLs click 9 corresponding to the 3 lan wm E folde
28. netbios name or IP address of the MaxNAS x refers to the port the disk is attached to and y refers to the partition number See chapter 4 Connecting Users for more information on accessing shared data 5 USB Target Mode Your MaxNAS can present storage as an external USB disk device connected via the USB type A target mode port on the back of the unit Space for USB target mode must be allocated in RAID gement screen see chapter 3 Section 2 2 5 for more information and will be recognized nformatted disk when initially connected to a host Since the space allocated resides on it will enjoy all performance and fault tolerance features afforded by the MaxNAS MaxNAS Owner s Manual 15 3 Administering the MaxNAS Chapter 3 Administering the MaxNAS This chapter describes the menu and control structure for your MaxNAS The RAID subsystem configuration utility is firmware based and its operation is independent of host computer type or Operating system At initial login the user will be greeted with the Product Information Screen h 5 a cm 7 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View Go Bookmarks Yahoo Tools Help da gt 8 O Q omanoma v oe E y FM y i i E f i 9 9 IVIax Microhiats L Sec a E pa ma se Status OD Storage e T Network Wi Accounts MN System L Language Product Information Manufacturer Micronet Product No MaxNAS Firmw
29. of the om mnss Si per Beef Layout Typa Fin Stem ilana Capacity Frea Space Free Of disk icon In the context menu jG enm tok EIwPeP ii P tten Dags PATE Heskhwiboot LOG Gan 975 e e D Er ober ne A 3 3 i o ee 7 select New Partition Follow the EA O Jeer EUER TERM 22 Lira Lihn acd fan on screen instructions In the File bl toca Login dl System pop up menu select NTFS The default formatting option is Full format A Quick format will take just a few minutes but will do 106 dos less verifying of the drive than a full format Click Start Once the format process is complete your iSCSI volume is ready to use Sei 1 Properties 3 2 OS X gt 10 4 10 Host Setup The MaxNAS has been tested and qualified for use with the GlobalSAN initiator from Studio Network Solutions It can be obtained from their web site at http www studionetworksolutions com 3 2 1 Download and install the GlobalSAN initiator Follow the installation amp instructions provided on the website 1 glabalSAN ISCH 3 2 2 Launch the globalSAN iSCSI initiator control from the System Preference Pane Applications System Preferences app 3 2 5 Click illustrated below In the IP Address entry box enter the IP address Vaan of the MaxNAS and the iSCSI Qualified Name IQN in the target name field The ION is listed in the MaxNAS iSCSI target page see Chapter 3 section 2 2 6
30. page will appear Click Migrate RAID A list of possible RAID migration configurations will be listed Select the desired migration scheme and click Op The following is a table of possible RAID migrations RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx3 5 RAID 0 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 0 HDDx4 5 RAID 0 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 0 HDDx5 RAID 0 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 RADA RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 0 HDDx2 5 RAID 1 HDDx2 to RAID 5 HDDx3 5 RAID 5 HDDx3 to RAID 5 HDDx4 5 RAID 5 HDDx4 to RAID 5 HDDx5 MaxNAS Owner s Manual 22 2 2 5 Delete RAIDSet To Delete a RAIDset Select the desired RAIDSet and click BD og on the RAID information screen see above section 2 2 The RAID Configuration page will appear Click on Remove RAID and confirm the operation in the following confirmation dialog 2 2 6 Space Allocation To control space allocation for Target USB and o e iSCSI volumes Select the desired RAIDSet and s gal 334 ET Y GM 03 GE AO GALA et e Y 68 click S99 on the RAID information screen HA see above section 2 2 The RAID Information and 777 a Volume Allocation List windows will appear The Daal Tarpeuso Target Usa Volume Allocation List displays the space allocated 5 888 O c for Target USB and iSCSI volumes on the current UI iia RAID volume Here you may create modify and delete target volumes iSCSI Target Allocating Sp
31. that has been written to a cache but has not been flushed or written to its final destination typically some secondary storage device MaxNAS Owner s Manual 65 Disk Array A Disk Array is a logical disk comprised of multiple physical hard disks The number of hard disks in an disk array is dictated by the type of the array and the number of spares that may be assigned to it Furthermore whether a disk array can be built using part of the space on a disk as opposed to being forced to use the whole disk depends upon the implementation Disk Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy and or enhanced I O performance Disk Block Data is stored on disks in blocks that are generally of a predefined size This size is typically a value such as 512 bytes 1 KB 2 KB etc When a record is written to a disk the blocks used for that record are dedicated to storing the data for that record only In other words two records are not permitted to share a block Consequently a block may be only partially used For instance assume a disk has a block size of 1 KB and a user record written to it has a size of 3148 bytes This implies that the user record will be written into 4 blocks with the contents of one of the blocks being only partially filled with 3148 3072 76 bytes of data DNS Domain Name Server A system that stores information associated with domain names in a distributed database on networks such as the Internet The doma
32. the MaxNAS Should the MaxNAS become inaccessible blinking fault light forgotten password or if directed by MicroNet support please follow the below procedure to reset the MaxNAS to factory default 1 If the unit is functioning ping the MaxNAS from the host to obtain its IP address Write down the IP address 2 Shut down the MaxNAS and disconnect the Ethernet cable s 3 Power on the MaxNAS and immediately press hold the recessed reset button circled right with a paper clip 4 Continue to hold the reset button until the MaxNAS emits a loud beep approximately 2 minutes Plug the Ethernet cable back into LAN port 1 Navigate your Explorer or browser window to HTTP XXX XXX XXX XXX where the X s represent the MaxNAS s IP address You will see a simple dialog box that has three options Factory Default Mode QN Function Description Check the journal file system on your system The time needed to e Rundile sgstem check finish depends on the size of your hard disk drive gt Reboot rmation dialog box NAS is reset Reboot MaxNAS Owner s Manual 56 Frequently Asked Questions Q I Forgot the Login or Password A If you forget your network IP address or your password you can reset the MaxNAS to its default settings Please see Resetting your MaxNAS in the troubleshooting section Q I forgot my IP Address I can t find the MaxNAS on the network A
33. the back panel Step 5 Press the power button on the front panel The MaxNAS will boot The Power indicator light should glow blue and the LAN LED corresponding to the connected interface will glow or blink green All the HDD Power LEDs on each HDD tray should glow blue 2 Accessing System Administration for the first time The MaxNAS comes pre configured with the LAN1 Ethernet port set to DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and the LAN2 Ethernet port set to a static IP address 192 168 2 100 The current IP addresses are displayed on the LCD panel The default WINS Windows Internet Naming Service for the MaxNAS is MaxNAS Included with your MaxNAS is a discovery wizard for Mac and PC which allows click and select simplicity simply install the wizard software launch it and the wizard discovers your MaxNAS for administration MaxNAS Owner s Manual 11 2 1 Wizard Installation and Usage 2 1 1 Macintosh OS X The wizard application for Mac OS X is located on your MaxNAS CD in the wizards folder You may launch the wizard directly from the CD or you can copy it to your Applications directory Launch the wizard by double clicking the Setup Wizard Icon 2 1 2 Microsoft Windows The wizard installation files for Windows are located on your MaxNAS CD in the wizards folder Install the wizard by double click the file named setup exe and follow the instructions on the screen Once complete
34. the name of the shared folder that will appear for network mounting limited to lower case and numeral characters G Export share name description H Check whether the share is browsable see section 2 3 for more information I Check whether the share is public If a share is non public ACLs will have to be defined in the Stacked Target List window see section 2 3 for more information x To complete the operation click Anch or _ ack_ to abort In order for the MaxNAS to share the volume it will have to be formatted for MaxNAS use To format the stack click _Format corresponding to the iSCSI mount required on the stack list screen 2 5 2 Set Stackable Share Permissions Folder permissions are controlled via ACLs Access Control Lists To access and edit ACLs click _4Ct_ corresponding to the iSCSI mount required The Access control screen will appear Please refer to section 2 3 4 of this chapter for more information 2 5 3 Edit Stackable parameters To modify a Stackable shared iSCSI Target click PO to launch the edit iSCSI Target window MaxNAS Owner s Manual 24 Please refer to section 2 5 1 of this chapter for more information 2 5 4 Delete a Stackable shared iSCSI mount To delete an stackable shared iSCSI mount click _Delete corresponding to the desired iSCSI mount A confirmation Wb erg dialog box will appear Click OK to remove the mount or _Cancel to abort 2 5 5 Reconnect an offline i
35. with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 0 1 3 and 5 If a hot spare is not available at time of drive failure the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically restart the system and the rebuild if the system is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction procedure condition Please note that the system may no longer be fault tolerant during degraded operation or the rebuild process Fault tolerance will be lost until the damaged drive is replaced and the rebuild operation is completed MaxNAS Owner s Manual 54 Daily Use Tips e Read this User s Guide carefully Follow the correct procedure when setting up the device e Additional application software may have been included with your drive Please review the documentation included with this software for information on the operation and support of this software The documentation can usually be found in an electronic format on the included CD e Always operate your drive on a steady level surface Do not move the unit while it is turned on e Plug your drive into a grounded electrical outlet The use of ground defeating adapters will cause damage not covere
36. 05 schemi Set the narra format ar size For esch bv aid UE PEEL MEE TES corp CO DVDW TS inbid 1 welume Thes click Apply publ arto ih hay Mos mill Met CL pacta E ar ier A new vient mil Maer 231 7 G8 ae mer itarteg cha sit aper M e Mai Beer Rer Te per ries fiip mu riri st THIS gend A ere atrio ideo hii rr Dep ze Wide epli pa nem 4 MI Cd La Dish Description NAS GZ 24 KIK Media Vocal Capacity 231 7 C8 1248 739 336 064 Bytes Connection Bun OEH Write Status Bead Weila i Tyrie External EALAR T Status Wes Supparied Partition Map Scheme Mailer Bout Record MaxNAS Owner s Manual ee Refresh Ber rte ro decis P be recta il ven fa fem Primal 47 4 File Backup With nSync You can backup a share folder to another MaxNAS or MicroNet PlatinumRAID Nsync target or any FTP server When using Nsync between Nsync devices you have the option to transmit files securely To backup files regularly you can set up a scheduled synchronization task to run only once daily weekly or monthly You can also limit the bandwidth of your Nsync tasks so other users on the network can share the bandwidth equally To configure Nsync jobs navigate to Network gt Nsync Below is a description of each field 4 1 Adding an Nsync Task From the Nsync Information screen click Add to display the Add Nsync Task screen Item Description P The name of your Nsync task
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38. CSI multi path software i already installed nn your COmpuber L1 rata chp podes degeit char een hiomaton CHAP Pelis ri dain aoui Ey pair authenbcahd B Lic opel s ias inh nar ela acconnechbon To ite gnecdy Ds iio bagai CHAP perrel Hal seat co nhguaed n the bate bea fer ege joer marras gg HEI HS ll a Bee Enfam TIEF UE LI To be mulia CHAF spwcdu n estis bette n shes leaf ise page and configure Hal pscief on fe Karger pre a s g 3 1 5 Open the disk management console A list of the attached drives and their respective volumes will appear Each Volume set will appear as an individual disk in the management console Upon the first time the MaxNAS iSCSI volume is connected an Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard should appear when the disk management console is run You may use the Wizard to set up the volume or follow the next steps for manual configuration Note The Disk Management Console can be found under Windows System32 diskmgmt msc on your system drive For an illustrated guide please see http www fantomdrives com support faqs hdfagpc php4 8 MaxNAS Owner s Manual 45 3 1 6 Right click on the iSCSI volume If it s not initialized a red No Entry logo will cover the disk icon Right click on the disk and select Initialize Disk Follow the on screen instructions a Lamputor Manigemen fe E ez 3 1 7 Right click the initialized ET volume The area right
39. Guardian O y O CA O i y O Victron IMV Lite crack cable A A MaxNAS Owner s Manual 64 Appendix E Glossary Active Directory an implementation of LDAP directory services by Microsoft for use in Windows environments Active Directory allows administrators to assign enterprise wide policies deploy programs to many computers and apply critical updates to an entire organization An Active Directory stores information and settings relating to an organization in a central organized accessible database Active Directory networks can vary from a small installation with a few hundred objects to a large installation with millions of objects Active Directory was released first with Windows 2000 ATA Acronym for AT Bus Attachment a standard interface to IDE hard disks Western Digital s IDE disk interface was standardized by ANSI to form the ATA specification using a 16 bit ISA bus Cache cache is a fast access memory bank that serves as an intermediate storage for data that is read from or written to secondary storage Typically high speed caches are implemented in RAM though they can also be implemented on disk when speed is not a critical requirement Caches generally improve the efficiency of read operations due to the principles of spatial and temporal locality of data They can also improve the efficiency of write operations See also Write Back Cache Write Through Cache Common Internet File Syst
40. Language AS supports multiple language user interface including English French German Italian ese To change the user interface language select Language from the Menu In the een select the desired interface language Click ArPY_ to confirm MaxNAS Owner s Manual 39 Once the MaxNAS has been configured with storage shares users groups and permissions it is ready to accept user connections The MaxNAS supports SMB CIFS network services as well as Webdisk Secure Webdisk user connections This chapter includes discussion on both of those services and connection methods 1 SMB CIFS User Access Configuration SMB shares are accessible from Windows 95 and newer OS X 10 2 and newer and most Unix Linux based workstations Instructions are included for Windows and Macintosh based hosts nix users should consult the specific distribution and or SAMBA documentation for usage instruction 1 1 Mapping a Network Drive Windows To access the MaxNAS from a Windows based host open My Network Places Windows XP or Network Neighborhood on Windows 98 2000 The MaxNAS is called MaxNAS in workeroup Workgroup by default Double click to see the available shares Alternatively you may use Window s search function to look for computers named MaxNAS You can map share folders on the MaxNAS so you can access them through the My Computer folder in Windows Connect to the shared network folders on the MaxNAS
41. Liability MicroNet Technology has tested the hardware described in this manual and reviewed its contents In no event will MicroNet or its resellers be liable for direct indirect incidental or consequential damage resulting from any defect in the hardware or manual even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages In particu lar they shall have no liability for any program or data stored in or used with MicroNet products including the costs of recovering or reproducing these programs or data During the specified warranty period MicroNet guarantees that the product will perform according to specifica tions determined by the manufacturer and will be free of defects Parts and labor of the received product and replacement parts and labor are guaranteed during the specified warranty period The warranty covers defects encountered in normal use of the product and does not apply when damage occurs due to improper use abuse mishandling accidents sand dirt excessive dust water damage or unauthorized service The product must be packed in its original packing material when shipped or the warranty will be void In all cases proof of pur chase must be presented when a warranty claim is being made This manual is copyrighted by MicroNet Technology All rights are reserved This documentation may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form w
42. NED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS MaxNAS Owner s Manual 78 Storage you can rely on MicroNet Techology 20525 Manhattan Place Torrance CA 90501 www MicroNet com 5 26 2010 Rev 1d The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy MicroNet Technology assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Some definitions and terminology are provided courtesy of Wikipedia contributors from Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia MicroNet Technology reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users MicroNet and the MicroNet logo are registered trademarks of MicroNet Technology Apple Macintosh Mac OS X and the MacOS Logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright 1999 2010 MicroNet Technology All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or
43. PCI buses the number of PCI cards they can support are a multiple of four The current PCI bus implementation version 2 2 incorporates two 64 bit slots at 66 MHz Consequently the highest throughput achievable using such a bus is 528 MB sec PCI Express Peripheral Component Interconnect Express officially abbreviated as PCI E or PCIe is a computer host bus interface format introduced by Intel in 2004 PCI Express was designed to replace the general purpose PCI expansion bus the high end PCI X bus and the AGP graphics card interface Unlike previous PC expansion interfaces rather than being a bus it is structured around point to point serial links called lanes Each lane is capable of 250MB S in each direction PCIe 1 1 or 500MB S in each direction PCIe 2 0 PCI X An enhanced version of PCI version 2 2 It supports one PCI slot per bus when running at 133 MHz two slots when running at 100 MHz and four slots when running at 66 MHz It is intended to provide throughputs in excess of 1 GB sec using a 64 bit wide 133 MHz implementation Physical Drive A single tangible drive is referred to as a physical drive Primary Storage Main memory i e RAM is frequently referred to as primary storage RAID Abbreviation of Redundant array of independent disks It is a set of disk array architectures that provides fault tolerance and improved performance RAID Type There are a number of RAID formats that are widely used Some of the well known uni lev
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45. RAID 5 is sometimes called striping with parity at byte level In RAID 5 the parity information is written to all of the drives in the subsystems rather than concentrated on a dedicated parity mos slocicinterleave disk If one drive in the system fails the parity AY EST information can be used to reconstruct the data a eso 0c from that drive All drives in the array system co Ei E can be used to seek operation at the same time E gt i gt i p TE Tur greatly increasing the performance of the RAID TE G IN E system RAID 5 is the most often implemented E e RAID algorithm in RAID arrays pa g i oz gn bisks Pros Very good general transfer performance Fault tolerant Cons Can be slow at large size file transfers MaxNAS Owner s Manual 53 RAID 6 AO st e i e ge il LENK pr Logical Disk Ley pee Je iom Also known as dual parity RAID 6 is similar to pem RAID 5 but offers double the fault tolerance by performing two parity computations on overlapping subsets of the data RAID 6 offers fault tolerance greater that RAID 1 or RAID Giseibuted dual Parity Disk 5 but only consumes the capacity of 2 disk pl eG Ld a e drives for distributed parity data RAID 6 is ES ES Ka an extension of RAID 5 that uses a second 3 lE3 Ex DA Physical independent distributed parity scheme Data is Ta ME str
46. SCSI target In case of lost connectivity between the MaxNAS and the iSCSI target shared it may be necessary manually reconnect Please make sure that the iSCSI target device is online and accessible and click Recomect corresponding to the desired iSCSI mount The connection should be re established 2 6 Mount and Share ISO disk image The MaxNAS can mount ISO disk images ps and present them as networked shares P To access the ISO mount control navigate to Storage gt ISO Mount and the apum ISO Mount List screen will appear In gis cnn Ea das this screen you can add edit existing or A remove ISO image shares Mount Table City TE 0040 file rotor can Se muunled 2 6 1 Adding a new ISO image share To add a new ISO image share select the ISO M unted n Fublic information sharepoint where the ISO image resides m o PA A Remove from the pulldown and click _Select a Remove Ai to launch the Mount Table window Ee You can navigate the chosen share file Fie Selected rr 22_bootdiak wo Mount as R Please type im the fell path of the 80 if mot listed system on the bottom left window a Current Directory Public AISG frei and a list of allowable disk images will top 9totors Contain ana Top 50 Files appear on the bottom right pane Select Documents Wr 3 Muse the image to be mounted from the picures Pt bottom right pane and opti
47. able between two MaxNAS units the synchronization also enables secure encryption You may enable or disable nSync target support by navigating to Network gt nSync Click An to complete the operation 3 3 8 Mediabolic DLNA Server The MaxNAS provides media streaming service to standalone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant This allows shared digital media such as music pictures and movies with any compatible device throughout your entire home For more information and a list of compatible devices please visit www dlna org To configure the media server navigate to Network gt Media Server and the Media Manager Settings window will appear To enable or disable the streaming service check the radio button corresponding to enable or disable and click App The service will index and share all compatible media files in the shares checked in the bottom pane The media server will appear to your compatible DMA digital media adapter as MaxNAS Mediabolic Server 4 Accounts Configuration ii Accounts Authenticatio Account Configuration allows for users and groups creation and integration into a Microsoft Windows Active Directory or domain Account Configuration is mem accessible from the Accounts menu Batch Mgmt 4 1 Authentication Configuration The MaxNAS can authenticate wi
48. ace for Target USB Volume To allocate space for a Target USB volume on the current RAID volume click _JereetUsB_ The Create Target USB Volume screen appears Designate the percentage that should be allocated to the Target USB volume by selecting the appropriate percentage from the Allocation dropdown Click 9 to create the Target USB volume The Target USB volume will appear to a host connected via the USB type A target mode port on the back of the unit and will be recognize as an unformatted disk when initially connected Since the space allocated resides on the RAID it will enjoy all performance and fault tolerance features afforded by the MaxNAS Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume click SCH Tage The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears Enter the values as listed below and click K to confirm Er ale ECS Volume IMD 1D RAIDE ID of current RAID volume Unused 25 231 7 GB Percentage and amount of available space on current RAID volume Allocation 95 231 7 GB Percentage and amount of space allocated to Target iSCSI volume SCS Target enans ey Disable Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target service large Name Volume i Name of the iSCSI Target used for stackable host service Limit 0 9 r 2008 Select the current year from the dropdown 10 Select the current month from the dropdown None ACHAP CHAP security authentic
49. address assignment on TCP IP networks Your MaxNAS can serve as a DHCP server to a network attached on LAN2 When enabled it will dynamically assign an available IP address from the range specified between the Start IP entry box and the End IP entry box as well as DNS server addresses 3 3 Network Services Configuration The MaxNAS offers the following network services e SMB CIFS Server Message Block or Windows Networking Webdisk Web Browser Storage and Secure Webdisk e UPNP Universal Plug and Play automatic detection and configuration Apple File Protocol Service NFS Service FTP Service nSync Target Service DLNA Streaming It is recommended that you disable services you will not require for security purposes See Chapter 4 for details on how to use these technologies in Windows and Macintosh environments MaxNAS Owner s Manual 32 3 3 1 SMB CIFS The Server Message Block network protocol is the most widely used network protocol It is used by all variants of the Microsoft Windows operating system Apple Macintosh Sharing Enable O Disable OS X and most Unix and Linux variants include support for it even if using a different networking protocol You may enable or disable SMB CIFS support by navigating to Network gt Service Click An to complete the operation 3 3 2 Webdisk Secure Webdisk The Webdisk functionality allows your shares to be accessible from any web browser w
50. against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Only use shielded cables certified to comply with FCC Class B limits to attach this equipment Failure to install this equipment as described in this manual could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Canadian Department of Communications Compliance This equipment does not exceed Class B limits per radio noise emissions for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications Operation in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the owner or operator to take whatever steps are necessary
51. all S drives There is no data protection i Also known as striping Very H Very H Data distributed across multiple ud E n Both Reads Sen Writes drives in the array simultaneously There is no data protection g Also known as mirroring All data replicated on N Separated KA disks N is always a multiple of 2 This is a high availability Solution but due to the 100 data duplication it is also a costly solution Also known as stripeo and parity information is subdivided and distributed across all disks This is a high availability Solution but due to the 100 data duplication it is also a costly solution parity computations or the same computation on overlapping subsets of the data The RAID 6 can offer fault tolerance greater that RAID 1 or RAID 5 but only consumes the capacity of 2 disk drives for distributed parity data reliability similar to RAID O 9 distributed Parity Data and parity bon information is subdivided and Higher than a single distributed across all disk Parity i must be the equal to the smallest disk capacity in the array Parity information normally stored on a dedicated parity disk y o B MaxNAS Owner s Manual 60 C Active Directory Appendix C Active Directory With Windows 2000 Microsoft introduced Active Directory ADS which is a large database information store Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain database Active Dir
52. als When the modifications to the nSync task are entered click _TestComection Ito verify the address and credentials Once the task has been verified click Mod to complete set the LAN configuration or ancel to abort 2 7 3 Deleting an existing nSync task To delete an existing nSync task check the checkbox next to the task name and click Dees A confirmation dialog box will appear Click K to remove the nSync task or Cancel to abort MaxNAS Owner s Manual 29 2 7 4 Running an nSync backup task A task will launch automatically as scheduled but may also be launched manually by checking the checkbox next to the task name to run and clicking S _ in the action section The Last Status section will display a button labelled n Progress and will change to Success when the backup is complete Click either Progress or Success at any time to launch a window with the log of the task 2 7 5 Restoring to a previously synchronized state To restore a previously synchronized state check the checkbox next to the task name to restore and click Restore The Last Status section will display a button labelled Jo Progress and will change to Restore Success when the restoration is complete Click either Progress 1 or Restore Success at any time to launch a window with the log of the restoration 2 7 6 Setting transfer speed limits The nSync process can consume as much or as little of the available networ
53. an tro A products and from time to time will release firmware O EA firmware updates for the MaxNAS Firmware will either be made available on MicroNet s website or provided by MicroNet Technical Support To access the Firmware Upgrade navigate to System gt Firmware Upgrade Click Browse next to the Firmware entry box Navigate and select your saved settings file Click to begin the upload and confirm the operation in the following confirmation dialog MaxNAS Owner s Manual 38 3 Administering the MaxNAS 5 8 Change Administrator Password To change the administrator password or the LCD access password navigate to System gt Administrator Password and the Administration password screen appears Enter the new password in the New Password field and re enter the password case sensitive in the Confirm Password field When both fields are entered click App to confirm 5 9 Reboot Shutdown To cleanly shut down or reboot the MaxNAS navigate to System gt Reboot and Shutdown In the following screen click _Reboot to restart the unit or Shutdown to turn off the unit 5 10 Log Out of the Administration Interface To log out of the MaxNAS Administration User Interface navigate to Log Out at the right edge of the menu bar A confirmation dialog will appear Confirm the operation to log out to e main login page I Change the User Interface
54. are Version 2 0 04 Up Time 5 hours 9 minutes www micronet com The administration user interface utilizes the pulldown menu desktop motif and is organized as illustrated in the following table MaxNAS Owner s Manual 16 System Status Information USB Printer Monitored UPS Status Wake on LAN Configuration Scheduled Power On Configuration Product Information About 2 Storage Configuration Disk Information RAID Configuration 2 3 Folder Shares Configuration 2 4 Filesystem check 2 5 Stackable iSCSI Host Mode 2 6 Mount ISO Disk Image 2 7 Sync Synchronization Configuration 3 Network Configuration 3 1 LAN 1 Interface setup 3 2 LAN 2 Interface setup 3 3 Feature and Function Configuration 4 Accounts and Permissions 4 1 Authentication services configuration 4 2 Local User Configuration 4 3 Local Group Configuration H Batch User Creation 5 System Configuration 5 1 Remote Notification 5 2 System Event Logs 5 3 System Time 5 4 Save Recover System Configuration 5 5 Add On Module Management 5 6 Reset MaxNAS to Factory Defaults 5 7 Update Firmware 5 8 Change Administrator Password 5 9 Reboot Shutdown 5 10 Logout from Administration applet 5 11 Interface Language MaxNAS Owner s Manual 14 1 Status Displays 1 1 System Status The Status window contains the basic system functionality indicators including current CPU load uptime disk information and health and running services To view the System Status
55. as follows 1 1 1 Double click My Computer 1 1 2 In the menu bar select Tools gt Map Network Drive 1 1 3 The Map Network Drive window appears Tools Help e Select the desired drive letter in the Drive field Se e Use the Browse button to find the folder over your network pyicconmect Network Drive or enter the share manually as MaxNAS sharename Synchronize where MaxNAS is the name or IP address of the MaxNAS and sharename is a specific share being mapped e Check the Reconnect at Logon checkbox to make the share reconnect on reboot Map Network Drive ES e Click Finish If the share is mot public a Comnect As window appears Enter an authorized User name and Password Folder Options Windows can help you connect to a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can access the Folder using My Computer Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder A SSC B that you want En connect to iem ls ta Lar rte him eu Drive LESE D dau Te et OA puse PATA us rM ramas ar E bad eg Y q OPT lt P l Leem comm E Pues Example server share al Connect using a different user name Sign up For online storage or connect to a network server e Click OK The share folder appears as the drive you assigned in your My Computer window You can now access this folder as though it were a drive on your compu
56. ation on or off CHAP Security Username Limit 0 9 amp z 4 2 Enter a password l imil D 9 z A Z langlh belweon 12 18 Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password MaxNAS Owner s Manual 23 2 3 Folder Share Configuration ae Edo Eat News Go Bom Tys noh Hen The Folder Screen accessible through Qi E i H http maxnas adm getform html name share Storage gt Folder allows you to create y and configure folders on the RAID storage p Kiatun y stets eh Hetwork ME accounls Y Systems H Language volume The interface windows contains pO c the following elements Hespatem Feck 5 pareada 150 Mount Msn Hance Opti Folder u 1 dp ri nor Bm n Lemipl h m WI Haat On r pil Hami i RID H ng nsynt RAID ieehad aa brad RAID uetan ushcopi RAID ID The RAIDset housing the share folder Displays the name of the Share folder Provides a description of the Folder Click ACL Access Control List to configure user access to this folder 2 3 1 Adding Folders Shares New shares can be created by clicking the d button from the Folder screen The Add Folder Interface Contains controls for the following elements RAID ID Select the RAIDSet to use for the share from the pulldown list Enter the name of the Folder Provide a description the Folder Whether the share will be visible when the MaxNAS is viewed through network browsing Yes No Whether the share will be accessible
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58. cations MaxNAS is the ideal solution for all of your data storage needs MaxNAS refers to Micronet s fully configured Network storage solutions while SmartNAS refers to our unpopulated storage enclosures Both products utilize the MaxNAS tried and true technology and for consistency this manual will refer to either unit collectively as MaxNAS Please take advantage of the information contained within this manual to ensure easy setup and configuration If at any time you require technical assistance Micronet s Help Desk is available at 310 320 7272 or email us at support micronet com 1 Features and Benefits MaxNaAS is a versatile and powerful storage solution allowing it to be utilized in several different roles e As a shared storage device for multiple PCs Macs and UNIX Linux workstations e As a central fault tolerant data server for a home or small business network e As a central backup station e As a central hub for print services media streaming and unattended downloading Benefits Networking Features e Easy to use for non MIS personnel e 2x 10 100 1000 auto sensing Ethernet ports e SATA Serial ATA disk channel interface Ethernet link aggregation with failover and e Networked Storage on Gigabit Ethernet load balancing e Easy to use Graphical User Interface e iSCSI services concurrent with NAS Data Reliability Features Network Services e RAID Level 0 1 5 6 Span e Windows Client Support with Active Multi
59. d by your warranty Do not open your MaxNAS or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions If it appears to be malfunctioning please contact MicroNet Support e Do not power off the MaxNAS from the power button as it may cause data loss General Use Precautions Do not expose the MaxNAS to temperatures outside the range of 5 C 41 F to 45 C 104 F Doing so may damage the drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury e Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Don t place the drive near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your MaxNAS Do not place heavy objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on it e Never use benzene paint thinners detergent or other chemical products to clean the outside of the MaxNAS Instead use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device MaxNAS Owner s Manual 55 6 Troubleshooting Resetting
60. d drive canister To replace a drive please follow these steps 1 Make sure the drive locking mechanism see page 9 The MaxNAS Interface components is in the up down position use the included key to turn the mechanism 2 Click down on the drive release latch see page 9 The MaxNAS Interface components to release the drive tray 3 Gently pull out the disk drive tray handle and slide out the drive tray 4 To replace Slide in the replacement drive tray with the tray handle open When the tray is slid all the way into the MaxNAS push the tray handle closed MaxNAS Owner s Manual 10 1 Connect Your MaxNAS Place on a flat and stable surface capable of supporting at least 25lbs and close enough to the available network jack to reach with an Ethernet cable Step 1 Remove the disk canisters from the packing material and carefully insert into the MaxNAS Step 2 Secure each canister into position and push the latch until it snaps into place Step 3 Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel Plug the other end of the cord into a power socket Make sure the power switch is in the on position Step 1 Insert Step 2 Secure Step 3 Connect Power Step 4 Connect Step 5 Press Power Canisters Canister Latches and turn on switch Network Cable Key Step 4 Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to LAN1 DHCP environment or LAN2 static IP port on
61. des of operation are available e Failover When one port fails the other one will take over e Load Balance Ethernet traffic will flow along both Ethernet ports e 802 3ad Links two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase throughput MaxNAS Owner s Manual 31 3 2 LAN2 Configuration LAN Configuration The LAN Configuration screen for the LAN2 Interface allows for AC Addvwoe ON MER EC E the following controls subs Frame Support Disable ibus jumbo Frame Support ie 182 3682 100 IP Address imasi 2552552550 Netmask DHCP Server When you are ready to commit changes click Ap 3 2 1 MAC Address A unique Media Access Control MAC address This value is not modifiable 3 2 2 Jumbo Frames Support Jumbo frame support is a feature which allows Ethernet hardware to send receive or transport Ethernet frames greater then 1518 bytes in size which is the standard Ethernet packet size The MaxNAS supports jumbo frames of 4000 and 16000 bytes Jumbo frames can only function if all the network devices can support the same size jumbo packets Please verify that all your client devices hubs switches and gateways can support it before you enable jumbo frames 3 2 3 Static IP The LAN configuration for the LAN2 port is similar to the Primary Interface but only allows modification of the IP address and Netmask The LAN2 Interface does not support DHCP address assignment 3 2 4 DHCP Server DHCP allows for dynamic IP
62. e front USB port and press the Down Button Y The LCD will display Press Enter to initiate the process All of data on the external disk will be copied into system share named USBcopy 3 2 Management Mode El Note To enter into front panel management mode You can also change the admin password press Enter LI An Enter Password prompt will a the Wee SE Interface GE gt Administrator Password For more on the We show on the LCD The default LCD password is Administration Interface Chapter 3 System 0000 Enter the system password followed by Management Enter 1 LAN Setting IP address and netmask of your LAN1 port WAN Setting IP address and netmask of your LAN2 ports Link Agg Setting Select Load Balance or Failover Change Admin Passwd Change administrator s password for LCD operation Reset to Default Reset system to factory defaults Exit Management Mode and return to Display Mode MaxNAS Owner s Manual 14 2 Connecting the MaxNAS 4 Adding External Disks The MaxNAS has two rear USB ports one front USB port and one eSATA port for attaching external storage devices such as the Fantom Drives G Force Megadisk lines of products formatted in FAT32 or NTFS Please note that NTFS volumes will be available in read only mode The MaxNAS supports up to 6 external storage devices Attached disks are accessible by navigating to MaxNAS usbhdd sd x ly Where MaxNAS is the
63. e is online and accessible and perform reconnected as described in Chapter 3 Section 2 5 5 gt O O I have my MaxNAS configured as a RAID5 which means it can sustain a disk failure This means I don t need to worry about backing up my data right A Although RAID5 does provide tolerance for disk failure it does not prevent damage due to fire flood or other types of disaster mor can it prevent virus damage or accidental deletion ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATA MaxNAS Owner s Manual 58 A Getting Help Appendix A Getting Help If you experience problems with your MaxNAS please contact your Authorized MicroNet Reseller for assistance If the reseller is unable to resolve your issue please contact MicroNet s Help Desk for assistance Please have the model serial number date of purchase and reseller s name available before making contact If possible call from a telephone near the system so we can direct you in any necessary system corrections How To Contact MicroNet Technology Inc Mail MicroNet Technology Inc 20525 Manhattan Placenus Torrance CA 90501 Phone 310 320 0772 Help Desk amp Customer Service Web http www MicroNet com hel support MicroNet com MaxNAS Owner s Manual 59 RAID Description Min Max Capacity Data UC Level Drives Driven Reliability Request Rates Also known as disk spanning Data No data protection ame as a ar e disk same as a single dis is distributed sequentially to
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65. e through Cache When a cache is operating in write through mode data written into the cache is also written to the destination secondary storage devices Essentially write completion does not occur until the data is written to secondary storage Thus the contents of the cache and the secondary storage are always consistent The advantage is that the possibility of data corruption is greatly reduced The disadvantage is that write through operations are more time consuming MaxNAS Owner s Manual 71 System Architecture CPU Ultra Low Voltage Intel 1 5GHz Celeron M Processor System RAM 512MB DDR NVRAM On board non volatile memory for firmware Disk Interface 5 channel SATA2 300 with NCQ drive controller Network Interface Dual Gigabit Ethernet host controllers Expansion Ports 3x USB 2 0 Type A Ports for external disk and printer hosting 1x eSATA port for external disk hosting 1x USB 2 0 Type B target port System Displays LCD Control Panel For basic configurations and status display 5 x LED DOM Network Activity x 2 USB Copy System Busy 5 x Disk status LED monitors Disk Mechanisms 5 hot swappable 7200 RPM SATA2 300 NCQ enabled disk drives Network Services Dual Channel Gigabit Ethernet with multiple subnet support Fixed Dynamic IP Assignment 802 3ad based failover and link aggregation Platforms supported Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP Apple OS X UNIX Linux BSD Any web enabled platform via ftp or webdisk Serv
66. ectory also solved the problem of locating resources which previously relied on Network Neighborhood and was slow Managing users and groups were among other issues Active Directory solved What is Active Directory Active Directory was built as a scalable extensible directory service that was designed to meet corporate needs A repository for storing user information accounts passwords printers computers network information and other data Microsoft calls Active Directory a namespace where names can be resolved ADS Benefits ADS lets the MaxNAS easily integrate with the existing ADS in an office environment This means the laxNAS is able to recognize your office users and passwords already on the ADS server and allow the network administrator to seamlessly control the MaxNAS as another network resource This feature icantly lowers the overhead of the system administrator For example corporate security policies ser privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on the MaxNAS MaxNAS Owner s Manual 61 The MaxNAS can support UPS communication with the following UPS communication protocols SEC protocol Generic RUPS model Generic RUPS 2000 Megatec M2501 cable PhoenixTec protocol Safenet software The following Models have been tested and approved for compatibility Brand Series Model Notes ee en ll ITA mem IL c TOA Il mewsg Il emie EC mmus S Bason Immens A ges Nota UPS SE
67. eeeeeensseseshsstesateesase setae sal esaeee ases tasse esa tees sae setas ese sa eee 2 4 File System Check e eoeieececceeiceeec eese nee nnne oa EE 2 5 Stackable iSCSI Host Service m c Mounting ISO Disk Images eege ERR DENS MARE PISCES COMPUTACION Ee o EA ooo Sul LANL O M ous AN A OEC TOTO TETTE suu NE SO EE EH d EXCESS coco Let 4 1l ung egen Eerst re MEZ AE LOIR ME EE O OIE er eu EE Lo Loca Dist COMMOUTALION RE fl sss A Derne Eer TEE MaxNAS Owner s Manual RN O 36 b leRemote NotificationContisUralion iia EE ON oe tse o o aces 39 O c cce er Ue ee eee ee eee 57 ES rc m c oo eee ee E 37 DS ave Recover System Sellos or erene e EE 38 MO GLU E Mna e emen a esie dolo E M 38 FOR SO EE e DE cec a ieee A Mei reu D Lu RUNE UT 38 DURUID GEI GS A a a e Ao MCA E teet NIE E E NE 38 o nano e radiata tor Pass WONG EE 39 SUO PING DOME m eet Dee EE 39 a NU POWE Or OE oou cc cM M EcL E e I RN eR een Sameera 39 5 Logout thesA diminstrati Ome TOTEN ACE Eee oce aceto here cae thon eoi ENT TON 39 DAZ Chance the Dseralmiterface Tangud de vore nooo asada 39 ehnaptete 4 ONNEN oscila e e M vel Mu ND D LM A RE 40 MES MIS CIES User Access EAR Te ET EE 40 Ter EE EEN iere 40 LaMappinesaNew lor ke Drive OS X cie dedo cado dde data tele 41 PAS VEO Si Die Lee el o Ee 42 A An 44 Only a La o A EE 44 SEET 46 ege e le EE 48 A EE EEN 48 WIRT Up dn NSYNC Taro el qme e a REA 1e wind dics beds yO
68. el types are RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 and RAID 6 The prevalent complex types are RAID 10 and RAID 50 RAID O RAID 0 utilizes simple striping with the data being distributed across two or more disks No data redundancy is provided The figure below illustrates a purely hypothetical RAID 0 array comprised of three disks disks A B and C with four stripes each uniquely colored across those disks Advantage Striping can improve the I O throughput by allowing concurrent I O operations to be performed on multiple disks comprising the RAID 0 array However this RAID type does not provide any data redundancy RAID 1 An array that uses a single pair of disks Both disks in the pair contain the same data It provides the best data protection but can t improve system performance And storage space for the same data capacity should be double than in general cases Hence storage cost doubles The capacity of RAID 1 will be the size of the smaller HDD so we suggest you connect HDDs of the same sizes to save HDD space Advantage RAID 1 ensures that if one MaxNAS Owner s Manual 68 of the disks fails its contents can be retrieved from the duplicate disk Furthermore a RAID 1 array can also improve the throughput of read operations by allowing separate reads to be performed concurrently on the two disks RAID 5 A RAID 5 array is similar to a RAID 4 array in that it utilizes a striped set of three or more disks with parity of the
69. em CIFS a network protocol for sharing files printers serial ports and other communications between computers CIFS is based on the widely used SMB protocol Degraded Mode All RAID schemes with the exception of RAID O are designed to handle disk failures However there is limit on the number of hard disks that can fail before the array is rendered inoperative For instance this limit value is 1 for RAID 1 3 and 5 In the case of RAID 10 or 50 the upper bound is equal to the number of parity groups When the number of disk failures occurring in an array are less than or equal to this upper bound the array is denoted to be in a degraded state The failure of the disks does not impair reading from or writing to the array However it impairs the efficiency of throughput in all RAID types with the exception of RAID 1 since data requested by read operations may have to be reconstructed using parity In the case of RAID 1 the throughput of read operations is cut in half if a drive fails Operating in degraded mode is considered an acceptable alternative only for short durations Generally this duration should span no more time than that required to inform the user of the failures and to replace the failed disks with suitable spares Device Driver A piece of software that controls a hardware device Typically drivers provide an interface by which applications can use the device in a uniform and hardware independent manner Dirty Data data
70. emote Notification Configuration The MaxNAS features an SMTP manager and can send email notifications for various subsystem conditions in addition to the audible buzzer The following table discuss each attribute s descriptions Beep Mobhrslion Enable Disable Enable or Disable system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs mail Nenrcation de Enable A Disable Enable or Disable e mail notification of system problems IMTP Sarver rabrueranabcam Pett 5 Enter your network s SMTP server s network IP address and port commonly 25 Amin Typs off Set SMTP Authentication type and SMTP account ID and password in both AA mara Account Password and Confirm Account Password fields This may be required to authenticate the MaxNAS to the SMTP server Some SMTP servers unt naswird FETES do not require a user ID and password Consult your network administrator for eost oe Earl more information Hari From mamar micianetcam Set the sender address for the email alert Rocamora E Hat Address admin maronetcom Recipients up to 4 e mail addresses for notification of system events When all desired options are entered click _4epy_ To verify your SMTP settings and connectivity functionality click Jee to generate a test email 5 2 Event Logs From the System menu choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears This screen lets you configure and manage system logs which provide a history of system usage A descripti
71. ering user accounts are accessible by selecting Users from the Accounts menu This screen allows you to configure local user settings and assign or remove group membership Permissions and authorization for users and groups are assigned to each folder shared See section 2 3 of this chapter for more information MaxNAS Owner s Manual Local Weer Coaliguranay ih deta 1901 Prev 1024 A S maari 35 4 3 1 Creating Users To create a new user click 9 in the User Configuration screen In the following screen see illustration right enter the new username password in the Password and Confirm fields and assign group membership by selecting the desired groups from the Group List pane and clicking the button Please note that spaces slashes or commas are not valid for user names Click Ap to finalize the action or 8ack_ to abort 4 3 2 Removing Users To remove a user select the group in the Local User Configuration screen to remove and click Deiere 4 3 3 Modifying Existing Users You may change user passwords and group assignment by clicking the Moi button e To change a user password enter the new password in the Password and Confirm fields Click App to finalize the action or Back to abort e To modify a user s group membership highlight the desired group in the Group List pane and click the l button to add a new group membership To remove a group
72. for more IP Address or DNS Name ee information Click OK to continue Portals Targets Sessions Preferences Target Mame Manual LP Percsrent Canmi 197 162 0 112 Argel name 1005 10 om Micro FAIS 10 vg l vehume ld dae 9 D Belresh alobalsan mammam Loon Day ar MaxNAS Owner s Manual 46 4 Connecting Users 3 2 4 Select the MaxNAS ION from the globalSAN ICH target list and click Jom The iSCSI Aforo TEO Bechen Preferences connection screen will appear If you enabled CHAP enter your CHAP username 1 eem erdum x and password in the CHAP security area ss illustrated Click Connect to complete the operation Target Name Manual A5 Persana Canmicud 3 2 5 Launch the Disk Utility application located under Applications Utilities folder 3 2 6 Highlight your new drive and select the Partition tab A A ym CHAP Kerberos 3 2 7 Select the new partition map type r each partition in the volume scheme optional iMabe thes kargar comerla parsistent PA lick _Options Select Apple Partition Map or GUID in log box and click K_ Kap SCS VORE Media weii ki ken Wium een zalite pour lire Mew Liao D Resizr zap a 232 8 GB SAMI SPD Mara Caner sl ieme Seet 23170 cH tha dak NEE Ton To parimon tha pestered disk choose a volume CCU Fermin Table y SONY CDRWDNVD CRX 31
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74. he Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call ONC RPC system The Network File System protocol is specified in RFC 1094 RFC 1813 and RFC 3530 Online Capacity Expansion The ability to add space to an existing RAID array within a session while preserving the RAID type and data within the array is known as online capacity expansion The availability of this feature enables the user to add space to a RAID array as and when required without rebooting thereby obviating the need for precise forecasts of capacity requirements for the future Parity A mathematical function that serves as a method for error verification and correction In strict technical terms the parity of a group is set to 1 if the number of bits in the group that are set to 1 is odd and O otherwise For instance the parity of N bytes of data is obtained by determining the number of ith bits in the N bytes that are set to 1 If that number is odd then the ith bit of the result is set to 1 This may sound complicated but in reality the result can MaxNAS Owner s Manual e m 2 s 67 be obtained by simply evaluating the XOR of the N bytes Parity allows one error in a group of bytes to be corrected Partition The space contributed to each array on a physical drive is referred to as a partition PCI An acronym for Peripheral Component Interconnect It is Intel s local bus standard that supports up to four plug in PCI cards per bus Since PCs can have two or more
75. heck on the MaxNAS However if the unit experienced a power outage or abrupt disconnection it may be useful to manually perform a file system check To perform a file system check navigate to Storage gt Filesystem Check MaxNAS Owner s Manual 26 2 5 Stackable iSCSI Host Service The MaxNAS can aggregate up to 5 iSCSI targets and offer all networking services to those targets regardless of u ban 2008 18 cam Micro Het AADS c vg T valurmat AGL Edit Dei where the storage is located physically To access the Stackable Host Service I Corpont my SCS Slack 92 78 0 T2 0648123117 CB Engbla control navigate to Storage gt Stackable and the Stack Target List oe Se OE screen will appear In this screen you can add edit existing or remove mount points Stackable Target IP 192 168 0 112 Enable iSCSI Target Enable Disable ign 2006 10 com MicroNet RAIDS iscsi0 vg1 volumel G a To add a new iSCSI Target click A to launch the Add new iSCSI Target window and enter the following values Export share name Keess DES imit 0 9 a z F A Target Sevice enable disable B Target IP Address UNTEN H C Target IQN iSCSI Qualified Name Public Yes for most iSCSI initiators by clicking Discovery D Authorized username for CHAP enabled iSCSI target Authorized password for CHAP enabled iSCSI target F Export share name
76. ices Provided SMB CIFS Common Internet File System Apple File Protocol AFP 3 1 Network File System NFS v3 Microsoft NT Domain Controller PDC Integration Microsoft Active Directory Authentication AD Integration iSCSI Target supporting the following initiators Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v2 0 4 StarPort Initiator V3 5 2 MAC OS globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3 0 1150 Linux open iscsi 2 0 865 UPNP Universal Plug and Play for easy detection and configuration Webdisk web storage support FTP File Transfer Protocol USB Storage Server USB Print Server Nsync Backup and Synchronization service Disk Quotas per share MaxNAS Owner s Manual 72 F Product Specifications System Features RAID level 0 1 5 6 10 and Span configurations Multiple RAID and LUN support Automatically and transparently rebuilds hot spare drives Hot swappable disk drives Disk S M A R T status monitoring Instant availability and background initialization Disk Roaming RAID Level Migration Automatic drive insertion removal detection and rebuilding Field upgradeable firmware in flash ROM Firmware embedded management via web browser based RAID management UPS monitoring via RS 232 and system shutdown on low battery Wake on LAN and Scheduled Power On Off Fault Notification Email notification Buzzer notification LCD Dimensions 230 mm 9 190 mm 7 5 230 mm 9 Environmental Specif Operating Temperature 0 C 40
77. ick __Ext_ to end the wizard session MaxNAS Owner s Manual 12 2 1 3 3 You may change the password by entering a new New Password field and re enter the password case sensitive in the Confirm Password field Click E to conclude the wizard session 2 2 Launching the IP Storage Administration GUI DHCP Environment 2 2 1 Make sure your MaxNAS is connected via LAN1 to a hub or a switch that is connected to the DHCP server 2 2 2 Windows hosts Point your browser to http ii MaxNAS ge EA eer Forbes Took Help 2 2 3 Windows UPNP enabled hosts Windows XP 3 J j 9 p c Due and newer support UPNP discovery To enable UPNP navigate to My Network Places and select sisi tats Show icons for networked UPnP devices Confirm al Aci a network place MEL the operation in the confirmation dialog box Aeren Once UPnP is enable a Remote UPnP device icon should appear Double Click the UPnP icon for the Ven al rra om up a pres nebwori MaxNAS and a browser session will automatically ther Places launch gl besoo il rl Hy Computer 2 5 Launching the IP Storage Administration GUI AEI Static IP Environment 2 3 1 Make sure your MaxNAS is connected via LAN2 to a hub or a switch that is connected to your er Note workstation The UPNP Icon for MaxNAS may blink in the explorer windows This is normal 2 3 2 Configure the IP address of your workstation pehavior to 192 168 2 101 subnet ma
78. in name system domain name server associates many types of information with domain names but most importantly it provides the IP address associated with the domain name It also lists mail exchange servers accepting e mail for each domain In providing a worldwide keyword based redirection service DNS is an essential component of contemporary Internet use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP a client server networking protocol A DHCP server provides configuration parameters specific to the DHCP client host requesting generally information required by the client host to participate on an IP network DHCP also provides a mechanism for allocation of IP addresses to client hosts DHCP emerged as a standard protocol in October 1993 Ethernet A local area network standard that is currently the most prevalent with an estimated 80 of desktops connected using this standard It was developed jointly by Xerox DEC and Intel and employs a bus or star topology File System A file system is a layer between applications and the disks to which their I O is directed File systems serve to hide the details of the physical layout of files on the disk allowing applications to address files as a contiguous logical area on disk accessible by a name regardless of their physical location on the storage device FTP File Transfer Protocol is a commonly used open standard protocol for exchanging files over any network that supports the TCP IP protocol such
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80. ing RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring A041 80 81 CO C1 DO D rr tomlcal gek distributes duplicate data simultaneously to E pairs of disk drives Pros RAID 1 offers extremely high data reliability Bif Mirroring as all the data is redundant If one drive fails all data and software applications are preserved on the other drive Read performance may be enhanced as the i array controller can access both members Disk 1 pick 2 of a mirrored pair in parallel Cons RAID 1 volume requires double tbe raw data storage capacity Performance penalty when compared to writing to a single disk Physical Disk RAID 10 RAID 10 is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 combing striping with disk mirroring RAID Level 10 combines the fast performance of Level 0 with the data redundancy of Level 1 In this configuration data is distributed across several disk drives similar to Level 0 which are then duplicated to another set of drive for data protection RAID 10 provides the highest read write performance of any of the Hybrid RAID levels but at the cost of doubling the required data storage capacity 60 41 BO B1 CO CT DO EEN reet m m Logical Disk Pros Fastest read write performance of any of the Hybrid RAID levels High data reliability as all the data is redundant Cons Requires double the raw data storage capacity RAID 5 add j j C0 DO A1 B1 C1 El Po tes kk Logical Disk j j j j J
81. iped on a block level across a set of drives Ve E and then a second set of parity is calculated Diski Disk2 Disk3 Disk Disks and written across all of the drives D3 d gi arit Pros Very good general transfer berformance Fault tolerant Cons Can be slow at large size file transfers Hot Swappable Disk support Your MaxNAS has a built in protection circuit to support replacement of disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the RAID In case of drive failure the failed drive can be removed from the MaxNAS and replaced with a new drive without disrupting dataflow to the host computer Hot Spare Drives A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready for replacing a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 or 5 RAID set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a RAID set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives automatically without powering down your MaxNAS When your MaxNAS detects a drive failure the system will automatically and transparently rebuild using any available hot spare drive s The RAID set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system requests During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal but system performance and fault tolerance will be affected Hot Swap Disk Rebuild A Hot Swap function can be used to rebuild disk drives in arrays
82. ith a path to the MaxNAS This is Sharing amp Enable O Disable a powerful networking option and must be used with care in networks that are externally accessible to the internet Webdisk and Secure Webdisk must have different TCP ports in order to be used simultaneously You may enable or disable Webdisk and Secure Webdisk support as well as user Sharing Enable quon definable TCP ports by navigating to Network Service Port 443 Click Apply to complete the operation WebDisk HTTP Support Port EI Secure WebDisk Secure HTTP Support 3 3 3 UPNP Universal Plug and Play UPNP allows automatic discovery of the MaxNAS bo o o o o ooo Administration Interface by clients that support the protocol UPnP Enable O Disable You may enable or disable UPNP support by navigating to gt Network gt Service Click Ap to complete the operation 3 3 4 Apple File Protocol Services The AFP protocol is used by Apple Mac OS 9 x and prior for Apple Network Configuration networking and is supported by all Mac OS X hosts as well S CC 9 Apple File Service if Enable Dizablin To enable AFP support navigate to Network gt Apple rel E Mil MAC CHARSET UTF 8 Network Configuration You may enable disable set the Zone Te character languageset and specify zone optional Click _Apply to complete the operation Ke 3 3 5 NFS Services j ZZ NFS Network File System is a
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84. itted to this printer by default Click Net 8 Click Finish Your printer is ready to use n MaxNAS Owner s Manual 49 4 Connecting Users 5 2 Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista follow the steps below 5 2 1 Open Printer Folder from the Control _ Panel Serie and Marnecaner ZE secede rd a as pa cee ee d Driu AFI 7 Bald wi Seen re ee Zane E Appearance and Perya ben Far ununi Lgs nor cies ee liit a bET TE o E AA rma g trm Lal A ect dde carr Mir Cori Language and Ree Frei Gi Fee d DEMA MEA E ee aba ier owes Bud 4a bol EI CR dO pRatn Gef om l nns F Ze Rue ed Zoe ea hie cc M I ILE Tut a 5 2 2 Click Essa select Add a network wireless or h printer Choose a local or network printer Add a local printer Use this option only if you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically Mie s r tl your caries a RA of wintlers printer is tumed on reri Searching for available printers I wan printers to finish MaxNAS Owner s Manual 50 5 2 5 Click Select a shared printer by name Es In the address entry box type 9 ste Inu ie ony EN e 3d pora Ses Uso printer in the box where MaxNAS is the IP address or Netbios name of the MaxNAS Click Negi http lt MaxNAS_IP_Address gt 631 printers usb printer mm Find a printer by name or TCP TP address Eruese har m pertes
85. k bandwidth as it is allowed to utilize The more bandwidth that is available the faster the nSync task can complete but at a cost of less available user bandwidth The available nSync bandwidth can be controlled by selecting a value in the bandwidth setting control box ranging from 256 Kbit Sec to unlimited and clicking ePy 3 Network Configuration Network Configuration is accessible by selecting the network menu It consists of setting LAN port specific functions for each interface and Network services accessible via submenus illustrated right 3 1 LANI Configuration The LAN Configuration screen for the LANI Interface allows for the following controls Hsync Target WAN Contiguiation z Media Server name Manz hemo Karchde por Enable Disacia 13399 D l 3 When you are ready to commit changes click Aeey i 3 1 1 Host Name The host name is the WINS name for the MaxNAS and will be the name shown in your Windows network MaxNAS Owner s Manual 3 1 2 Domain Suffix The Domain Name refers to your DNS network suffix This value is necessary for proper DNS or Active Directory network participation Consult your network administrator for more information regarding this value 3 1 3 MAC Address A unique Media Access Control MAC address This value is not modifiable 3 1 4 Jumbo Frames Support Jumbo frame support is a feature which allows Ethernet hardware to send receive or transport Etherne
86. network file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1983 allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a network gie m as easily as if the network devices were attached to its local disks It is most commonly used on Unix and Linux based networks You may enable or disable NFS server support by navigating to Network gt NES Click An to complete the operation m 3 3 6 FTP Services FTP File Transfer Protocol is a commonly used open standard protocol for exchanging files over any network that supports the TCP IP protocol such as the Internet or pela cune webs an intranet Virtually every computer platform supports the FTP protocol This allows any computer connected to a TCP DUNT MaxNAS Owner s Manual 33 IP based network to manipulate files on another computer on that network regardless of which operating systems are involved if the computers permit FTP access There are many existing FTP client and server programs and many of these are free You may enable or disable FTP server support as well as supported file character set language by navigating to Network gt FTP Click App to complete the operation 3 3 7 nSync Target Service nSync is an FTP compatible synchronization method that allows backup and restoration of a share folder to another MaxNAS Target or any FTP server When using NSYNC nesyne target Server Enable Dis
87. nt from Restart printer service Model Status queue Running ftunning Running Hunneg Running Running Runnen Ho Printer Detected NA NA Remove Restart 18 1 4 Attached UPS Monitor Status The MaxNAS will monitor and respond to UPS status messages from a compatible attached UPS for a list of compatible devices please see appendix D To access the UPS monitoring control select Status gt UPS The following table describes the options available To confirm settings click ePy E kaamaa Eu APC Wack Ti Pro al Hi A A Seconds Between power l aillurs and feral netdication 4 H prrgndt Spt o n Be RUDNE E Bede adus P il gin Jo ee Mond Snuldgan rhe gysiam whan ine Date charge it heni EA CG hed Ki Apply UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring Seconds between power failure and first notification Seconds between subsequent power failure notifications Shutdown the system when the battery charge is Amount n of UPS battery remaining before system should auto less than n shutdown 1 5 Power Management The MaxNAS can turn itself on and off according toa aaa user preset schedule To control the power schedule 4 oe navigate to Status gt Power Management To enable the scheduler check Enable Timer as shown right Enter the desired times to power on and off for
88. ocol to back up the share folder On the external storage device make sure there is a folder named nsync and the Auth ID has writable permission in that folder 4 4 Designating MaxNAS or PlatinumRAID as an Nsync Target The MaxNAS can act as an Nsync server enabling another Nsync equipped MicroNet NAS at a remote location backup their files to your MaxNAS From the Network menu choose the Nsync Target item and the Nsync Target Server Setting screen appears Enable the service and click 9K 5 Connecting to MaxNAS Attached Printers With a USB Printer attached the MaxNAS can offer central network printing to all your networked computers 5 1 Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Windows XP SP2 follow the steps below 1 Go to Start Printers and Faxes Click 4 zona pm 3 The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen Click Ne 4 Select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer option 5 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and enter http lt MaxNAS gt 631 printers usb printer in the entry box where lt MaxNAS gt is the IP address or Netbios name of the MaxNAS Click Nex fj 6 Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer Select correct driver for your printer 7 Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as Default Printer Select Yes and all your print jobs will be subm
89. on and current status including SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology status of each disk drive mechanism To view the Disk Info screen navigate to Storage gt Disks The rightmost column Status will display the most recent SMART reported health status for each disk mechanism To view the SMART results click on the smart status indication next to the specified disk mechanism and the detailed information will appear Disks Information E ART INFO Capacity MB Model Firmware el H PT2SOSDGLAAM 476 940 HDP725050GLA360 GM4O 476 940 HDP725050GLA360 GM4O 476 940 HDP725050GLA360 GM4O 476 940 cd GM4O 476 940 HDP725050GLA360 GM40 Total Capacity 2 384 700 mi A Himi Disk Power Management 30 5 Minute Update Refresh The MaxNAS can power down the disks when they are not accessed to save power To enable disk power management specify the idle time in minutes in the Disk Power Management Field and click 2 2 RAID Menu BAD information HEC Bate li MARILI AIaERR LEHER Iura Data ui MEL I 0210 Level L 1 C pacit amr il PTM Cmenarit The RAID configuration screen displays cer s masias uer the current storage organization of the New MaxNAS including RAID level usable capacity along with target allocation health and current operation progress the status of your RAID volumes
90. on of each item follows lt lt lt gt gt gt Use these buttons to browse the log pages WARN Go Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order Descending Shows logs by date in descending order Download Logs Download the whole system log in a tar gz format This file can then be forwarded to MicroNet Technical Support for troubleshooting 5 5 System Time To set the system time and date navigate to System gt Time and the Time screen appears Set the desired date time and time zone When all desired options are entered click ePv MaxNAS Owner s Manual b 37 5 4 Save Recover System Setting 1 1 Syst Config ti D load Upload When all configuration options for the MaxNAS are entered and the unit is functioning correctly it is powntoau recommended that you save your system settings to upend ee a settings file for safekeeping Should the MaxNAS ever have to be reformatted or reset you will then be able to retrieve all your settings users groups and permissions from this file To access the Save Recover System Settings screen select System gt Config Mgmt To save current settings to a file click Download The file will download to your computer To retrieve an existing settings file click Browse next to the Upload entry box Navigate and select your saved settings file Click _Upload_ to retrieve the settings and confirm the operation in the
91. onally enter T ts5mep 3t a custom mount point in the Mount As Entry box above Click 4 to mount the image and it will be accessible to network clients in the path shown at the top left windowpane ISO Shares will be accessible according to the parent share access controls 2 6 2 Removing ISO image shares To remove ISO image shares select the desired share from the mounted list windowspane top left and click Remove Alternatively you may remove all shared ISO images by clicking RemoveAll No data will be lost by this operation 2 6 3 Temporarily unmount ISO image shares To temporatily unmount ISO image shares select the desired share from the ISO mount list screen and click _Unmount No data will be lost by this operation MaxNAS Owner s Manual 28 2 7 nSync Backup Service nSync is an FTP compatible synchronization method that allows backup and restoration of a share folder to another MaxNAS Target or any FTP server When using nSync between two MaxNAS units the synchronization also supports secure encryption nSync can scheduled i Heyne Tank to run once daily weekly or monthly The available v emmer bandwidth for nSync tasks can be limited to reduce PAN e impact on network availability The nSync configuration screen is accessible by selecting nSync from the Storage menu Attest ined Ugsinams en Target Server Parini an aged beiver Van Donii 2 7 1 Create new nSync backup
92. ore information 4 2 1 Creating Groups To create a new group click Add in the Local Group Configuration screen illustrated above right In the following screen enter the new group name and assign users by selecting the desired users from the Group List pane and clicking the button Please note that spaces slashes or commas are not valid for group names Click _Arply_ to finalize the action or Beck to abort 4 2 2 Removing Groups rx Dem irren Legd em Mircea ieee Profiles Arteanced N ne Lupi baa a tn bo and qox AA Ce Fier eer has The cherie of She conde Carra be ara Fat Aw ie porqu a OB Domani conc ca np Lantigoriiinn To remove a group select the group in the Local Group Configuration Screen to remove and click _Delete_ 4 2 3 Modifying Existing Groups You may modify any groups user membership by selecting the group and clicking Mod The Local Group Setting dialog will appear To add a user to the group highlight the desired users in the Users List pane and click the button To remove a group membership from the selected user highlight the desired users in the Member List pane and click the gt button When changes to the user s group membership are complete click _4ePY_ to finalize the action 4 3 Local User Configuration When providing folder access to non Active Directory clients the MaxNAS provides its own user and group administration Creating and administ
93. ows a name server and service for NetBIOS computer names Effectively it is to NetBIOS names what DNS is to domain names a central store for information However the stores of information have always been automatically e g at workstation boot dynamically updated so that when a client needs to contact a computer on the network it can get its update normally DHCP allocated address Networks normally have more than one WINS server and each WINS server should be in push pull replication MaxNAS Owner s Manual 70 the favoured replication model is the HUB and SPOKE and thus the WINS design is not central but distributed each WINS server holds a full copy of every other related WINS system records There is no hierarchy in WINS unlike DNS but like DNS its database can be queried for the address to contact rather than broadcasting a request for which address to contact The system therefore reduces broadcast traffic on the network however replication traffic can add to WAN LAN traffic Write back Cache When a cache is operating in write back mode data written into the cache is not immediately written out to its destination in secondary storage unless the heuristics governing the flushing of dirty data demands otherwise This methodology can improve the efficiency of write operations under favorable circumstances However its use can potentially lead to incoherencies in a system that is not protected from power fluctuations or failures Writ
94. ows session Q There is a fault light and or the buzzer is beeping A Do not turn off or reset the unit Follow these steps to identify and correct the alarm 1 Refer to Chapter 1 Section 7 to identify the alert and login to the MaxNAS administration user interface 2 Go to the System menu and choose Logs item 3 The System Log screen appears 4 Click the Error button and all recorded errors appear The log entries will help you diagnose the problem If there is a failed hard drive see Chapter 1 section 8 Replace Hard Drives 5 If you are unable to solve the problem please contact MicroNet Support Can I increase my MaxNAS s volume capacity Larger drive modules may be available for your Model Consult your MicroNet reseller for more information gt O Can I have more than one MaxNAS in the network Yes Please call MicroNet Help Desk if you have questions about your particular configuration PO MaxNAS Owner s Manual 57 6 Troubleshooting Q What is the warranty period for MaxNAS A MaxNAS standard warranty is One year limited Optional extended warranty and overnight exchange programs are available consult your MicroNet dealer or visit www MicroNet com for additional information My Stackable Share is empty Where s my data The connectivity between the MaxNAS and the iSCSI target shared may have been disrupted and has not been re established automatically Ensure that the target iSCSI devic
95. ple LUN support Directory integration e RAID Auto Rebuild e UNIX Linux Client Support Network Backup Apple OS X Client Support Hot Swap Hot Spare disk support e FTP Webdisk Secure Webdisk Disk Roaming e DLNA streaming server e Attach and share USB and eSATA devices 2 System Requirements and Compatibility The MaxNAS is designed for universal compatibility It features SMB CIFS NFS FTP iSCSI USB direct attachment as well as Webdisk Secure Webdisk http based connectivity for host access This manual will address Windows XP and newer and Macintosh OS X 10 4 and newer hosts only but the concepts and connectivity features are available to other operating environments as well MaxNAS Owner s Manual 3 Unpacking the MaxNAS Please unpack your MaxNAS in a static free environment carefully making sure not to damage or discard any of the packing material If the RAID subsystem appears damaged or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or distributor immediately In the unlikely event you may need to return the MaxNAS for repair or upgrade please use the original packing material to ensure safe transport 4 What s Included Your MaxNAS comes with the following items 1 MaxNAS unit 5 Disk Drive Modules disk canisters for SmartNAS 1 Set of disk screws SmartNAS 1 Set of drive locking keys 1 MaxNAS Product CD 1 Quick Install Guide 1 power cord 2 Cat5e Gigabit E
96. ps Form ginn pase lo dalla uiii Bel space volume to be used for network access Remaining space may be allocated for iSCSI or USB target mode Kel Master RAID iu removed before a new RAIDset can be defined Back In a multiple RAID configuration one RAID volume must be designated as the Master RAID volume The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules and system settings If the Master RAID is changed to another location i e assigning HDD 2 to be the Master RAID volume after HDD 1 had been previously assigned then all modules must be reinstalled In addition all system folders that were contained on the Master RAID volume will be invisible Reassigning this volume to be the Master RAID will make these folders visible again When all options have been checked click Geste The MaxNAS will begin initialization Please note that the shares cannot be created while RAIDset initialization is in progress MaxNAS Owner s Manual 2 2 2 Expanding NAS volumes To expand the network accessible space of a RAIDset to take over unused space select the desired RAIDSet and click PAD Config on the RAID information screen see above section 2 2 The RAID Configuration page will appear Click _Expand The Expand RAID Space screen will appear Select the new percentage of the resulting volume to be used for network access Remaining space may be allocated for iSCSI or USB target mode Click Expand to complete the operation
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98. r required The Access control screen will EE El appear This screen allows you to configure access to the selected Folder for the Remove B Si teg fe nea e em s users and groups Select a user or TUUM Paz LES HIT otse um Tg Ta ngu Pe Bo a group from the left hand column E and then click Dem ReadOnly or zs T Writable to configure their access m m m level To remove a user access or aU ver Ke pang limitation select the user from the appropriate column and click Remove nmn corresponding above If your MaxNAS e is a member of an Active Directory you may specify Active Directory users and groups permissions as well AD users will appear in amber Available Users and Users and Users and pP i Users and Groups Groups Groups and AD groups will appear in blue Groups Denied Granted Granted Full Click App to complete the ACL Access bus Only Access modification or Close Window to abort rid Gest ALi acco Apply Claas Bieden 2 3 5 Deleting Folders shares Shares can be removed by clicking _Pe _ corresponding ES Note to the folder required A confirmation screen will appear The D i button will be greyed Click ACL to delete the share or Cancel_ to abort out unavailable for system reserved shares 2 4 Perform file system check Under normal circumstances it should not be necessary to perform a file system c
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100. rtually every UNIX and Linux operating system Stripe A stripe is a logical space that spans across multiple hard disks with each constituent hard disk contributing equal strips or chunks of space to the stripe Stripe Set A stripe set is a set of stripes that spans across multiple hard disks In the figure below the displayed stripe set has 4 stripes with strip number 1 comprised of the purple strips 1A 1B and 1C Stripe number 2 is comprised of the green strips 2A 2B and 2C etc Stripe Size This is the size of the strips that constitute each stripe This term is a misnomer though prevalent since it should appropriately be called strip size or chunk size TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A pair of communications protocols that implement the protocol stack on which the Internet and most commercial networks run TCP is a peer to peer connection oriented protocol that guarantees the delivery of data packets in the correct sequence between two peers IP is the protocol that defines and governs addressing fragmentation reassembly and time to live parameters for packets UPnP AV UPnP Audio Video Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines part of the UPnP standards supervised by the DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance a forum of vendors and manufacturers who work in the home entertainment industry Windows Internet Naming Service WINS is Microsoft s implementation of NetBIOS Name Server NBNS on Wind
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102. select System from the Status Menu 1 2 System Information This field is the verbose description that will describe this particular MaxNAS To access the System Information definition field select Info from the Status Menu In the following screen enter a descriptive name such as Accounting Storage Server that will differentiate it from other storage devices on the network Click AvPyY_ to confirm or _Cancel to abort 1 3 USB Printer Information The MaxNAS can act as a print Into Freier UPS Wake up Coi Lan A betel server to an attached USB disk server To access the printer information page for the attached printer select Printer from the Status menu The Printer manufacturer and model information will appear as well as the current status online or offline You may remove a document from the print queue by clicking Remove If the Printer service becomes inoperable you may reset the printer host service by clicking Reset MaxNAS Owner s Manual Printer Information Manufacture I I e BM a X L d WS s im e P d System L MpijMasiwSiadmigetkrmaemPrameessem m Oe GL Syatom Status CPU Loading Sh CPU Fan Speed System Fan amp paed Up Time Service Statue AFP Siaiue AIFS Timis SMOBICIFS Status FTP Siaina Madis Server Neync Status UP Status o OK OK 7 day 4 Aor B minut s Remove docume
103. sk 255 255 255 0 Refer to your operating system s documentation for more information on this procedure 2 3 3 Point your browser to http 192 168 2 100 2 Logging In The default User ID and password on the MaxNAS are UserID admin Password admin i JP Storage Administrator p hr m s z Enter the userID and password and click the Login button You are now ready to administer and customize your MaxNAS MaxNAS Owner s Manual 13 A ara o YA a A a Yo AVI n h A Ze 3 LCD Operation The MaxNAS is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD functions Up A Down Y Enter GI and Escape ESC keys The following table illustrates the keys on the front control panel A Up Button Select the previous configuration settings option v Down Button Select the next configuration settings option zl Enter Enter the selected menu option sub menu or parameter setting ESC Escape Escape and return to the previous menu During normal operation the LCD will be in Display Mode The following information will rotate every one two seconds on the LCD display Current host name of the system 3 1 USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the MaxNAS with a press of a button To use USB copy Plug your USB device into th
104. strips or chunks comprising a stripe being assigned to the disks in the set in a round robin fashion The figure below illustrates an example of a RAID 5 array comprised of three disks disks A B and C For instance the strip on disk C marked as P 1A 1B contains the parity for the strips LA and 1B Similarly the strip on disk A marked as P 2B 2C contains the parity for the strips 2B and 2C Advantage RAID 5 ensures that if one of the disks in the striped set fails its contents can be extracted using the information on the remaining functioning disks It has a distinct advantage over RAID 4 when writing since unlike RAID 4 where the parity data is written to a single drive the parity data is distributed across all drives Also a RAID 5 array can improve the throughput of read operations by allowing reads to be performed concurrently on multiple disks in the set RAID 10 A RAID 10 array is formed using a two layer hierarchy of RAID types At the lowest level of the hierarchy are a set of RAID 1 arrays i e mirrored sets These RAID 1 arrays in turn are then striped to form a RAID 0 array at the upper level of the hierarchy The collective result is a RAID 10 array The figure below demonstrates a RAID 10 comprised of two RAID 1 arrays at the lower level of the hierarchy arrays A and B These two arrays in turn are striped using 4 stripes comprised of the strips 1A 1B 2A 2B etc to form a RAID 0 at the upper level of the hierarchy The re
105. subsystem is a high performance SATA drive bus disk array controller When properly configured the RAID subsystem can provide non stop service with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and advanced array management features The RAID subsystem can be configured to RAID levels 0 1 0 1 and 5 RAID levels other than O are able to tolerate a Hard Disk failure without impact on the existing data and failed drive data can be reconstructed from the remaining data and parity drives RAID configuration and monitoring can be done through the LCD front control panel or serial port The MaxNAS features the following high availability functions RAID Levels 0 1 5 6 and Span Suppor Of FYI Global Online Spare gt The Berkeley RAID levels are a family of disk array e Automatic Drive Failure Detection data protection and mapping techniques described by e Automatic Failed Drive Rebuilding Garth Gibson Randy Katz and David Patterson in papers written Hot Spare Disk Drives while they were performing research into I O subsystems at the University of California at Berkeley There are six Berkeley RAID Instant Availability Background Levels usually referred to by the names RAID Level 1 etc through Initialization RAID Level 6 This section will help you gain understanding of how these functions can serve your needs best RAID RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks It is an array of
106. sult is a RAID 10 Advantage RAID 10 ensures that if one of the disks in any parity group fails its contents can be extracted using the information on the remaining functioning disks in its parity group Thus it offers better data redundancy than the simple RAID types such as RAID 1 3 and 5 Also a RAID 10 array can improve the throughput of read operations by allowing reads to be performed concurrently on multiple disks in the set Read Ahead Motivated by the principle of spatial locality many RAID controllers read blocks of data from secondary storage ahead of time i e before an application actually requests those blocks The number of data blocks that are read ahead of time is typically governed by some heuristic that observes the pattern of requests The read ahead technique is particularly efficient when the spatial distribution of an application s requests follows a sequential pattern RAID Rebuild When a RAID array enters into a degraded mode it is advisable to rebuild the array and return it to its original configuration in terms of the number and state of working disks to ensure against operation in degraded mode SATA Acronym for Serial ATA A hard disk drive interface standard developed to enhance connectivity and speed over the IDE or Parallel ATA disk interface Current generation SATAII supports speeds up to 300MB S SCSI This is an acronym for Small Computer System Interface It is a high speed parallel
107. t frames greater then 1518 bytes in size which is the standard Ethernet packet size The MaxNAS supports jumbo frames of 4000 and 16000 bytes MTU Jumbo frames can only function if all the network devices can support the same size jumbo packets so please verify that all your client devices hubs switches and gateways can support it before you enable jumbo frames 3 1 5 DHCP DHCP Allows for dynamic IP address assignment on TCP IP networks It is the preferred method to manage IP address assignments and is the default assignment of the LAN1 port on the MaxNAS You may set a static IP address by disabling DHCP 3 1 6 Static IP The IP address Netmask Gateway and DNS Servers are only required if DHCP is disabled Consult your network administrator for more information on these values as they are unique to your network 3 1 7 IP Forwarding The MaxNAS can route IP traffic from LANZ to LANI using IP forwarding When used in conjuction with DHCP services on LAN2 see section 3 2 4 the MaxNAS can act as a router within a two subnet environment To enable IP routing check the enabled checkbox and follow the on screen instructions 3 1 8 Link Aggregation The MaxNAS supports IEEE 802 3ad link aggregation which defines a method for using multiple Ethernet network cables ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase the redundancy for higher availability The following mo
108. task To create a new nSync task click Add The Add nSync task control page will appear with the following elements Enter a name for the nSync scheduled job Target Manufacturer Select whether the target is a MaxNAS or FTP server Target IP Address The IP address of your target server Nsync Source The share folder you want to backup See section Folder 2 3 for more information AUTH ID The account ID on the target server AUTH Password The password for the AUTH ID on the target server Scheduled Time The time when the Nsync task will run Schedule Type Select whether to run the Nsync task daily weekly or monthly Day of week and day of month are user selectable It is recommended the nSync link be tested before it is committed for connectivity and to verify proper credentials When the nSync task is created and all task fields have been entered cdick the Test Connection button to verify the address and credentials Once the task has been verified enter the scheduled time and frequency and click to complete set the LAN configuration or Cancel to abort See Chapter 4 Section 4 for additional information 2 7 2 Modify an existing nSync task To modify an existing nSync task check the checkbox next to the task name and click Modity Refer to section 2 5 1 for detailed field information It is recommended the nSync link be tested before it is committed for connectivity and to verify proper credenti
109. ter ON MaxNAS Owner s Manual 40 4 Connecting Users 1 2 Mapping a Network Drive OS X The simplest method to locate and connect your MaxNAS to an OS X workstation is by using the Finder Network browser a Platinumnas2 mm R i Ir dein oa m ber ha SR gt D bk gz Gu Xs3 J Du Dr LEM j dj Network a Labnas 5 a uascinash gel 2 Domain a Labpc2 I d ei eee T Lab a Labserver I Pa Library a Mmnas I 6 LAB 2 E Micronet 1 Mshome pe Platinumnas2 a 5wc P3Xp v Y F F 1 GB Desktop 2 My Network 1 md A Servers ri D 2 Applications L Workgroup Connect D Documents To see the available A for server Platinumnas2 click Connect en Movies can t locate the computer or server within the network browser you may be able to find ig its network address in the Connect to Server dialog accessible from the Go gt server Finder menu option Idress field enter JAS sharename where or IP address sharename is a md click Connect to Server Server Address smb platinumnas2 lab Favorite Servers Password at Select a share and click OK selected share will appear on your desktop SMB CIFS File System Authentication Enter the workgroup or
110. th and use Microsoft server resources such as WINS Windows Internet Naming Service Workgroup or Domain assignment and ADS The Microsoft Support configuration screen is accessible from Accounts gt Authentication This screen displays the directory support parameters of the system as follows Users MYGROLUE Ena5ls Diane WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary e Workgroup Domain Name Specifies the SMB CIFS Work Group NT Domain name ADS Support Enabled to join a Microsoft domain AD or disabled for workgroup support MaxNAS Owner s Manual 34 e ADS Server Name Specifies the AD domain controller or NT PDC e ADS Realm Specifies the fully qualified ADS realm Domain e Administrator ID password Domain administrator credentials required for permission to join an Active Directory Consult your network administrator for assistance with joining the MaxNAS to an Active Directory When all fields have been entered click App _ to begin the authentication process See Appendix C Active Directory for more information 4 2 Group Administration When providing shares to non Active Directory clients the MaxNAS provides its own user and group administration The Local Group Administration screen is accessible by selecting Groups from the Accounts menu Permissions and authorization for users and groups are assigned to each folder shared See section 2 3 of this chapter for m
111. thernet cable 5 Choosing a place for your MaxNAS When selecting a place to set up your Disk Array be sure to follow these guidelines e Place on a flat and stable surface capable of supporting at least 25lbs e Place the Disk Array close enough to a network jack for the Ethernet cable to reach it Use a grounded wall outlet e Avoid an electrical outlet controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption of the power source may wipe out data in the memory of your computer or Disk Array Keep the entire system away from potential sources of electromagnetic interference such as loudspeakers cordless telephones etc e Avoid direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust MaxNAS Owner s Manual 6 The MaxNAS interface components The following figures illustrate the connector locations for the RAID subsystems FRONT VIEW Disk Drive Activity Fault Indicator LED Disk Drive Power LED Disk Drive Canisters Disk Canisters Release latch Disk Lock Firmware Indicator LED LAN 1 activity LED LAN 2 activity LED USB Copy indicator LED Error Status LED Front USB Expansion Port Power Switch System Display Screen Recessed Reset Button LCD Control Navigation Keys REAR VIEW eSATA Expansion Port USB Expansion Ports 2 USB Target Mode Port Fan Exhaust Vents DO NOT BLOCK UPS Communication Port serial LAN 2 RJ45 Connector LAN 1 RJ45 Connector Power Connector Master Power Switch MaxNAS O
112. to all regardless of permissions Public shares will ignore ACL lists Yes No Share size limit Maximum space available in gigabytes up to the share size Click the v button to complete the folder creation or Cancel to abort Ke Note You must set the ACL for each folder to allow access by specific users and groups otherwise the folder will not be accessible Remember to set ACLs whenever a new group or user are added to the MaxNAS MaxNAS Owner s Manual 24 2 3 2 Editing Folders Shares Folder Share properties can be modified by clickin the Men button corresponding to ix ue RAID 1D Folder Name Description NFS share ACL tdi Remove The Edit Folder Interface Contains controls for pap mue nsync ac em Joa the following elements usbhdd o mmm RAID ID Select the RAIDSet to use for the share from the pulldown list Enter the name of the Folder Provide a description the Folder Whether the share will be visible when the MaxNAS is viewed through network browsing Yes No Whether the share will be accessible to all regardless of permissions Public shares will ignore ACL lists Yes No Share size limit Maximum space available in gigabytes up to the share size Click the App button to complete the folder creation or Cancel to abort 2 3 3 NFS Configuration To access and edit the NFS configuration click jay NFS 1 1 E corresponding to the folder required yon pas eee ere
113. to correct the interference Conformite aux regiements du Department Canadien de Communications Cet equipement n excede pas les limites de Classe B concernaut les bruits des emissions de radio pour le dispositif digital etablies par le Reglement d Interference de Radio du Departement Canadien de Communications L operation de cet equipement dans un quartier residential peut occasionner des parasites inacceptables dans la reception de la radio ou de la television exigeant le proprietaire ou l operateur de faire routes les necessaires pour corriger cet interference FTZ BTZ German Postal Service Notice We hereby certify that the ADV SB SBS SS SBX SBT MO MS MR MT MD CPK CPKT CPKD DD and DDW products are in compliance with Postal Regulation 1046 1984 and are RFI supclicked The marketing and sale of the equipment was reported to the German Postal Service The right to retest this equipment to verify compliance with the regulation was given to the German Postal Service Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt daB der die das SB SBS SS SBX SBT MO MS MR MT MD CPK CPKT CPKD DD DDW in Ubereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der VFG1046 VFG243 funk enstort ist Der Deutschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Gerates angezeigt and die Berechtigung zur Uberprdfung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen eingeraumt MicroNet Technology Inc MaxNAS Owner s Manual Limitations of Warranty and
114. ware developed by Bodo Moeller This product includes software developed by Greg Roelofs and contributors for the book PNG The Definitive Guide published by O Reilly and Associates This product includes software developed by the NetBSD Foundation Inc and its contributors This product includes software developed by Yen Yen Lim and North Dakota State University This product includes software developed by the Computer Systems Engineering Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory This product includes software developed by the Kungliga Tekniska H gskolan and its contributors This product includes software developed by the Nick Simicich This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tihOcryptsoft com This product includes software developed by Christopher G Demetriou for the NetBSD Project CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC copyright 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell Com Inc Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application commercial or noncommercial at no cost HOWEVER this copyright paragraph must appear on a credits page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program Modified versions of the CGIC library should not be distributed without the attachment of a clear statement regarding the author of the modifications and this notice may in no case be removed Modifications may also be submitted to the author for inclusion
115. wner s Manual 9 7 Visual and Audible Indicators The MaxNAS has an LCD panel LEDs and a buzzer to inform the user of the overall health and function of the unit The following chart describes the various conditions indicated Problem Indication Firmware LED Glows amber at boot or Dan OU update Dark after Blinks green when there is network activity on the LAN 1 port A steady green glow means there is a link but no activity Blinks green when there is network activity on the LAN 1 port A steady green glow means there is a link but no activit operation Glows red to indicate system fault Log into the EN DEED ey GUI for further information Glows blue on Power Up Power Button LED Binks gue on eSATA access _ DEE LED does not light up on power Disk drive power LED Glows blue blue LED does not light up Disk Activity Fault Off blinks green during hard drive Bie A LED read and write activity 8 Hot plug Drive Replacement LED does not light up no link In the event of a drive failure the RAID subsystem supports the ability to hot swap drives without powering down the system A disk can be disconnected removed or replaced with a different disk without taking the system off line In a fault tolerant array the RAID rebuilding will proceed automatically in the background see chapter 5 Understanding RAID for more information A drive failure will illuminate amber the Disk Activity Fault LED on the affecte

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