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TeraStation III iSCSI User Manual

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 3

Chapter 2 Using the iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool ..................................... 7

Chapter 3 Web Admin interface ........................................................................ 13

Chapter 4 Using Logical Volume Manager (LVM) ............................................. 14

Enable/Disable Logical Volume Manager (LVM) .................................................................................14
Create Volume .................................................................................................................................................15
Extending Volumes .......................................................................................................................................16

Chapter 5 Changing RAID Modes ..................................................................... 17

Summary of Contents for TeraStation III TS-IXL

Page 1: ...Network Attached Storage TeraStation III iSCSI User Manual www buffalotech com 35011188 ver 03 TS IXL TS RIXL...

Page 2: ...7 Disconnecting and Removing TeraStation 9 Reconnect a TeraStation 11 Mutual Authentication 12 Chapter 3 Web Admin interface 13 Chapter 4 Using Logical Volume Manager LVM 14 Enable Disable Logical Vol...

Page 3: ...Display Settings 34 Changing the Admin Username and Password 35 Formatting Drives 36 Encrypting Drives 37 Dismounting a Drive 37 Erasing All Data 38 Initializing Settings 39 Changing the IP address 4...

Page 4: ...features of your OS and applications can be used You can format the drive with NTFS from within Windows This illustration shows a TS IXL TeraStation The rackmount TS RIXL is functionally identical iS...

Page 5: ...e shared folders easily no extra server needed Access files directly using XFS format Features like backup are built in to the NAS iSCSI A server creates shared folders on the iSCSI drive and a comput...

Page 6: ...d the latest version of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator 4 When the download is complete double click on the installer Check the Initiator Service and Software Initiator checkboxes Follow the wi...

Page 7: ...the TeraStation If you are using Windows 2000 XP 2000 Server or Server 2003 install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator before installing the TeraStation Refer to previous page Run TeraNavigator se...

Page 8: ...address Subnet Mask TeraStation s subnet mask MAC Address TeraStation s MAC address Firmware TeraStation s firmware version iSCSI Service Shows whether the iSCSI service of the TeraStation is running...

Page 9: ...esh Search the TeraStation within the LAN Exit Exit iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool Menu Navigation File Refresh Search the TeraStation within the LAN Exit Finish iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool Setup...

Page 10: ...ick Start All Programs BUFFALO iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool The iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool will launch 2 Select the volume to disconnect from Volume and click R...

Page 11: ...it or changing its IP address it will take a long time to search since the registration information is still in your computer Use the following procedure to unregister the TeraStation 1 Launch the iSC...

Page 12: ...Setup menu in the iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool To connect multiple volumes at once choose Connect some Volumes from Setup menu To connect volume s constantly check Connect on Start Up With Windows...

Page 13: ...navigate to iSCSI Volumes iSCSI Volumes Click Mutual Authentication for Access Control and enter password in Password Mutual Authentication field The password set here is used to connect to the volum...

Page 14: ...he Setup menu Initially use the default username and password Username admin Password password Notes The Web Admin interface supports Firefox 1 5 or later Internet Explorer 6 SP 2 or later and Safari...

Page 15: ...ration changes 1 2 3 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds LVM is now enabled Select the RAID array or the drive from Disk Area and clic...

Page 16: ...iSCSI Service Note To start iSCSI service for the target volume only navigate to iSCSI Volumes iSCSI Volumes select the target volume and click Activate You have created a new volume Note To use the...

Page 17: ...he target volume only navigate to iSCSI Volumes iSCSI Volumes select the target volume and click Activate You have now extended the size of a volume Note Your OS may not detect extended volumes In thi...

Page 18: ...ed hard disks 1 2 or 3 4 is damaged data can be recovered by replacing the damaged hard disk if both 1 2 or 3 4 hard disks are damaged you cannot recover data RAID 1 mode Uses 2 hard drives in a mirro...

Page 19: ...vailable for use RAID 0 is fast and efficient but includes no parity or redundancy If any drive is damaged all data on the array is lost Normal mode In Normal mode drives are not combined into arrays...

Page 20: ...appear Type in the confirmation number and click Apply within 60 seconds 6 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have configured Normal mode Refer to page 15 to create volumes on the fo...

Page 21: ...ocess will start over at reboot 6 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds to continue 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen Yo...

Page 22: ...screen will appear Enter the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds to continue 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have configured a RAID 5 array with 3 drives Refer to...

Page 23: ...at reboot 6 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds to continue 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have configured a RA...

Page 24: ...the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds to continue 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have configured a RAID 1 array with 2 drives Refer to page 15 to create a volu...

Page 25: ...instructions displayed on the screen You have configured a RAID 0 array Refer to page 15 to create a volume on the array Use Disk Management on Windows to format the volume then connect to the format...

Page 26: ...a hot spare back to normal mode all data on the drive is lost Back up any important data on the drive before changing settings 1 2 3 Note You can change a hot spare drive to a normal drive by clicking...

Page 27: ...tual Authorization Select Mutual Authorization for User Authorization The screen to enter the mutual authentication password will open Enter the password you set You ve configured access restrictions...

Page 28: ...n The screen to enter the mutual authentication password will open Enter the password you set Changes to access restriction settings will not take effect until the iSCSI service has been turned off an...

Page 29: ...te characters Alphanumeric charac ters and hyphen may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character 4 1 Enter TeraStation Name This will identify it on the network 2 Click Save 1 Navigate to Basi...

Page 30: ...ure DNS to access an NTP server The TeraStation s internal clock may run at a slightly different speed from other clocks on you network and over a long period of time your network devices may show dif...

Page 31: ...e recommended Configure a schedule for RAID scans as below 1 2 Notes If Begin Immediate RAID Scan is selected then a RAID scan will begin immediately To stop a RAID scan click Abort RAID Scanning You...

Page 32: ...a secure connection select SSL or TLS 7 Enter Subject for notification Note Use alphanumeric characters only Do not use multi byte characters 8 Enter an email address Up to 5 email addresses may be e...

Page 33: ...HDD The erroneous disk drive Disk 1 Disk could not be mounted This email includes Fan Failure TeraStation Status Report FAN Error Notification Failure FAN stopped FAN Error Notification The FAN has s...

Page 34: ...atically shut down because of a power outage do not turn the TeraStation on again until normal power is restored If you do the TeraStation will run on the UPS s battery and will not shut down automati...

Page 35: ...gured alerts 1 Select the conditions to beep the alert from Overheating Disk Error Fan Error or UPS power Error 2 Click Save You may configure the LEDs and LCD screen on the front of the TereStation h...

Page 36: ...en may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character Passwords can contain up to 20 bytes UTF 8 Do not use multi byte characters Alphanumeric character and the following characters may be use _ D...

Page 37: ...e a partition and format it from within your operating system A link to Disk Management on Windows is available from within Buffalo s iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool Formatting a drive will erase all...

Page 38: ...des its overall performance somewhat Dismounting a Drive Before removing a drive from the TeraStation dismount the drive Follow the instructions below to dismount the drive Note Repeatedly dismounting...

Page 39: ...artitions and data on the TeraStation will have been replaced by zeros The TeraStation will automatically shut down when complete After a reboot the TeraStation s settings will be as follows Hard driv...

Page 40: ...the TeraStation navigate to Maintenance Restore Erase Restore Factory Defaults Modify Settings in the Web Admin interface and select Keep current admin password Click Save If you disable resetting th...

Page 41: ...Mask etc Alerts Sound Settings Front Panel Settings RAID Array Failure Settings Management Information Language Settings Syslog 1 2 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Type in the confirmation nu...

Page 42: ...k Connection Tool The iSCSI Hard Disk Connection Tool will launch 3 Select your TeraStation from the Target product dropdown menu then click Setup then Change IP Address 4 5 Turn back on iSCSI Service...

Page 43: ...umbo Frame but some of your network devices don t support it you may not be able to transfer data If you run into compatibility issues disable Jumbo Frame and set all of your network devices to use st...

Page 44: ...ckup policy Sets an active backup policy for fault tolerance XOR policy Sets an XOR exclusive or policy for fault tolerance and load balancing Broadcast policy Sets a broadcast policy for fault tolera...

Page 45: ...nnect TeraStation s LAN port 2 to a second LAN port on your switch If you ve configured another port on the switch for port trunking use that one 7 Press and hold the power button on the TeraStation f...

Page 46: ...f the Web Admin interface Displayed on the upper right of the screen The following options can be set from the Web Admin interface iSCSI Volumes iSCSI Volumes iSCSI Volumes iSCSI Volumes To add volume...

Page 47: ...onnection when you have set the password in Password Mutual Authentication The screen to enter the mutual authentication password is displayed again Enter the mutual authentication password you set an...

Page 48: ...odify Settings to change settings Date Time Source Select Automatic to use NTP to set your system clock automatically Select Manual to set the time manually Primary NTP IP Address Enter the DNS name o...

Page 49: ...Ethernet Frame Size You can improve data transmission speed by increasing the maximum amount of data that can be sent at once 1518 bytes Default 4102 bytes Jumbo Frame 7422 bytes Jumbo Frame 9694 byt...

Page 50: ...irmation Access Control Whole System Click Modify Settings to change settings Access Control Select whether or not to apply access restrictions to the TeraS tation If you apply access restrictions you...

Page 51: ...0 and RAID 0 To configure a RAID array check the hard drives to use select RAID mode and click Create Raid Array To build a RAID 1 array check 2 drives To build a RAID 10 or RAID 0 array check all dri...

Page 52: ...the system will automatically move to degraded mode The system will continue to function but data is not protected in degraded mode so it is strongly recommended to immediately replace the erroneous...

Page 53: ...MD5 SMTP AUTH CRAM MD5 are selected for Authentication Type specify either SSL or TLS Username Enter the username for authentication Password Enter the password for authentication Subject Specify the...

Page 54: ...ynchronize the TeraStation with a UPS that is directly connected synchronize with UPS connected to other TeraStation on the network Select to synchronize the TeraStation with a UPS that is connected t...

Page 55: ...ettings of the TeraStation without the admin username and password Write them down and do not lose them Erase Erase Clicking Erase will erase data on the drives on the TeraStation completely All data...

Page 56: ...If no DHCP server is available then an IP address will be assigned as follows IP Address 169 254 abc abc abc is assigned randomly when booting the TeraStation Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Ethernet Frame S...

Page 57: ...address The letter F at the end of the IP address means that it is static the letter D means that the IP address is from DHCP If LAN port 2 is connected the hostname is displayed as NETWORK2 Calendar...

Page 58: ...y DISK I20 DISKx Formatting Formatting the Xth hard drive DISK I22 DISKx 0 Filling Deleting data in the Xth hard drive SYSTEM I23 Initializing Initializing the system Network I24 Setting Config Config...

Page 59: ...PS E10 Dependent Mode Power outage The TeraStation is running on UPS battery power and will be shut down safely SYSTEM I10 TOO HOT System temperature is above safe limits Move the TeraStation to a coo...

Page 60: ...p Error E20 USB Failure The circuit board is damaged Disconnect power for 10 seconds then reattach and boot the TeraStation If the error persists contact tech support Chip Error E21 Ethernet Failure T...

Page 61: ...ely Hot Swap Hot swap components may be replaced without shutting down or significantly interrupting the system IP Address A unique IP address identifies each network device on a subnet iSCSI Internet...

Page 62: ...tion and the IP protocol providing a receiver and sender IP address UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply An Uninterruptible Power Supply contains a battery for backup and can run devices for a few minutes...

Page 63: ...p or just the passage of years Your data should always be backed up to another location Buffalo external hard drives like the DriveStation series make it simple to back up your data Don t wait until i...

Page 64: ...wn ex pense CE Mark Warning CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measur...

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