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c. Once the GNS-8000A is chosen, the system will request you to input the

login name and password. Click then “Connect” or use “Guest” to enter.

When the login name and password are confirmed, a popup window
informs you that the connection is made with the GNS-8000A.

d. When the GNS-8000A is connected, the network browser displays all the

network shares. You can then access or drag & drop the share folders.

e. Choose either one of the network shares to start to link. The network

share appears on the Mac OS desktop.

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Summary of Contents for GNS-8000A

Page 1: ...Fa LevelOne GNS 8000A 4 bay NAS w 2 Gigabit Ethernet User s Manual...

Page 2: ...s software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity FCC STATEMENT The DDC GNS 8000A has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursu...

Page 3: ...PPLE MAC OPERATING SYSTEM 28 4 3 USING THE UNIX LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM 33 4 4 USING NOVELL NETWARE 33 4 5 USING A WEB BROWSER 33 4 6 USING FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL FTP 33 CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION TO BACKU...

Page 4: ...VE DIRECTORY USER GUIDE 66 APPENDIX F QUICK INSTALL WIZARD 70 APPENDIX G NETBAK REPLICATOR 74 APPENDIX H VIRUS SCAN 83 INSTALLING VIRUS SCAN AGENT 83 ENABLING VIRUS SCAN SUPPORT 86 VIEWING DETAILS OF...

Page 5: ...associated software Important Note i Please back up the system periodically to avoid any potential data loss caused by improper operations or hardware failures ii It is recommended to use UPS with GNS...

Page 6: ...Supply Power Switch RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 RS232 Connector for UPS SCSI Connector for Tape Drive Configuration Reset Switch RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet Port 2 Power Connector Setting Switch B Settin...

Page 7: ...anel This light shines when power is on This light indicates a system error which needs to be corrected This light flashes when data is being transmitted through the network This light flashes when da...

Page 8: ...ack up your files to the tape please connect the tape drive to the SCSI port on the back of your GNS 8000A Then turn on the tape drive 3 To use a UPS with your unit please connect the UPS to the RS 23...

Page 9: ...listed below IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Once the GNS 8000A completes its boot up process the LCD panel displays the current IP address settings If your network does not support...

Page 10: ...low administrator to access the Administration page 1 Launch your web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 5 is recommended If you know the IP address of the GNS 8000A type the IP address in...

Page 11: ...ssword are as follows Login administrator Password admin If this is the first time you enter the Administration page the Quick Configuration page appears automatically Please refer to the Quick Config...

Page 12: ...11 3 2 Server Administration...

Page 13: ...depending on the type of configurations 3 4 System Settings Basic system settings include the server name date time and language settings Server Name You must assign a unique name for your GNS 8000A f...

Page 14: ...iles or directories name with special wording View System Settings You can view all the current system settings such as server name and workgroup from this page 3 5 Network Settings The network settin...

Page 15: ...s disconnected due to a hardware or cable problem the secondary port will replace its network identity If the failed port resumes the network connection it will also resume the role as the primary int...

Page 16: ...w all the current system settings such as server name and workgroup from this page 3 6 Disk Configuration Depending on the models the GNS 8000A can accommodate a maximum of eight disks The Disk Volume...

Page 17: ...unction The overall capacity of linear disks is the sum of all disks Linear disks are generally used for storing large data and are not appropriate to use for file protection of important data By fact...

Page 18: ...nnot delete this user or change its password You can create a new user according to your needs The following information is required to create a new user User Name The user name must not exceed 32 cha...

Page 19: ...formation of the domain users and groups automatically To enable PDC authentication you must enter the domain name as well as the user name and password already established in this domain The GNS 8000...

Page 20: ...Management Users Change Password page and type the password for that user manually For more information please refer to Appendix E Active Directory User Guide Quota The amount of space given out to al...

Page 21: ...n double byte characters such as Chinese Japanese and Korean as well as the characters listed below Disk Volume The network share will be created under the specified disk volume Path All data are stor...

Page 22: ...000A Hardware Settings You can enable or disable the following hardware functions of your GNS 8000A 1 Enable LCD panel setting function Allow you to change the TCP IP configuration using the LCD panel...

Page 23: ...e update The current settings will remain unchanged after the system is upgraded Change Logo You can place a picture that you desire on the upper right corner of the home page The size of the picture...

Page 24: ...destination and port files will be backed up to a particular remote folder when the job is executed Real time This function makes real time remote replication possible Once the local client and the r...

Page 25: ...Please keep the backup image file carefully If you want to restore configuration settings please select one configuration and then first click the Browse button to specify the backup image file then c...

Page 26: ...line users Event Logs The GNS 8000A can store thousands of recent event logs including warning error and information messages In the event of a system malfunction LCD error indicator lights up the eve...

Page 27: ...ndows Under Windows ME or Windows 2000 please follow these steps 1 Open My Network Places folder 2 Under the tools bar menu click Search 3 Computer Name path key in GNS 8000A name 4 Click once on Sear...

Page 28: ...27 3 Once the network share is a part of your system disk drives you can locate the network share in My Computer and access it as a regular hard disk drive...

Page 29: ...OS user you can use the following two methods to access to your GNS 8000A 1 Using Network Browser a Choose Network Browser in the Apple menu b In the Network Browser choose AppleTalk a list of all com...

Page 30: ...in name and password are confirmed a popup window informs you that the connection is made with the GNS 8000A d When the GNS 8000A is connected the network browser displays all the network shares You c...

Page 31: ...30 2 Using the Chooser a Select Chooser in the Apple menu bar b Click on AppleShare The name of the GNS 8000A appears on the right side of the window...

Page 32: ...the mouse to highlight the GNS 8000A and then click on the OK button located at the bottom right hand side of the screen d Enter the correct login name and password or use Guest to login then click on...

Page 33: ...e All available network shares will be listed Use the mouse to choose a network share and click on OK f You can then close the Chooser program Double click on the icon on the desktop to access your fi...

Page 34: ...share files For more information about NFS settings please refer to your Unix system documentation 4 4 Using Novell NetWare If you are accessing the GNS 8000A from the NetWare client please refer to t...

Page 35: ...Full Backup To back up all files in the backup source Incremental Backup To back up any modified or new files since the last backup only Important Note Please note that Backup Agent and Tape Backup c...

Page 36: ...al Backup Refer to the overview of this section iv Select tape volume In most cases choose Auto detect and the system will detect it and set up the proper volume automatically v Select whether or not...

Page 37: ...restore destination from the drop down menu It can be either a disk volume or a GNS 8000A ii Select whether or not to overwrite existing files during restoring If Yes is selected existing files will...

Page 38: ...d GNS 8000A iv Select the backup type Full Backup or Incremental Backup Refer to the overview of this section v Set up the backup schedule select to back up files every week or at a certain time every...

Page 39: ...ewind Tape Eject Tape Erase Tape Tape Information and Cancel Current Task Select an option in the Tools section and click Apply to activate the setting 5 Job Status To view the job status of Tape Back...

Page 40: ...fer The system enables the choices for immediate and scheduled replication Scheduled replication function allows users to assign time of replication 5 2 1 Using Remote Replication You can schedule rem...

Page 41: ...e replication job iii Click OK to apply or Cancel to cancel the settings Note To enable Remote Replication make sure 1 Microsoft Networking Service has been activated 2 The specified destination netwo...

Page 42: ...41 B Edit i Select an entry to edit ii Click Edit iii Modify the appropriate fields iv Click OK to apply or Cancel to cancel the settings C Delete i Select an entry to delete ii Click Delete...

Page 43: ...multi functional virtual tape library Important Note Please note that Backup Agent and Tape Backup cannot be executed in a system at the same time Installation of Backup Agent Follow the steps below t...

Page 44: ...43 1 2 3...

Page 45: ...44 Step 3 Configure and enable Backup Agent 1 Click Enable Backup Agent 2 Enter the password for Backup Agent 3 Click Apply The status will be shown as Running...

Page 46: ...n addition to backup and restoration of disk volume users can also schedule snapshot taking and create multiple snapshots for data restoration 6 2 To Activate or Disable Snapshot Basic Snapshot Settin...

Page 47: ...n to warn about every snapshot s use status set the Snapshot Warning Threshold value and click OK The default threshold to log a warning message is when a snapshot is 90 full Click Basic or Cancel to...

Page 48: ...hedule to create edit or delete a snapshot schedule Users can schedule an hourly weekly or monthly snapshot of the disk volume To create a snapshot schedule click New Select Create Now or define the t...

Page 49: ...48 To modify a current schedule tick the appropriate box and click Edit To remove it click Delete To view the updated status of the schedule click Refresh...

Page 50: ...of the snapshot to which the disk volume will be restored and click OK To view the updated restoring status click Refresh The description of the items for restoring status is as below Restoring Status...

Page 51: ...r status click View in the Snapshot Settings section Users can click Create to add a new snapshot To remove a snapshot tick the appropriate box and click Delete To view the details of a snapshot tick...

Page 52: ...e its intactness To ensure the completeness and continuity of the backup data tick the box Take a snapshot before performing the backup job When this option is selected a snapshot of the disk volume w...

Page 53: ...52 Remote Replication In Remote Replication of System Tools click New Tick the box Create a temporary snapshot for the replication as shown below...

Page 54: ...ord you will not be able to perform any administration work on the GNS 8000A Under this condition you can reset the administrator password and network configuration to the factory default 1 Use the ti...

Page 55: ...normal parameters please proceed with the following steps 1 In the event of system configuration setting lost during power outage or abnormal shutdown please manually reset your desired configuration...

Page 56: ...e note that this is actually the entire amount of disk space and not the amount of space that you can use Note The disk number displayed on GNS 8000A is the number of external volume sets Click on B a...

Page 57: ...the following steps SET STATIC IP Press the switch B to set the IP address settings Press switch B to select the number 0 255 Press switch A for the next number SET NETMASK Follow the same procedure...

Page 58: ...nd enter the correct login name and password You may also enter guest in the login name field with no password to access the network shares on the GNS 8000As as an anonymous guest The GNS 8000As allow...

Page 59: ...On the tool bar click on Rename 3 Enter the new file or folder name and confirm Deleting Files or Folders 1 Check the file s or folder s you wish to delete 2 On the tool bar click on Delete 3 A windo...

Page 60: ...es list home page Create Folder create a new folder Rename rename the selected file or folder Delete remove the selected file s or folder s Select All select all files and folders Select None cancel a...

Page 61: ...on Uploading Files Use one of the following two methods to upload files 1 First select the file s you wish to upload from the local file system tree located on the left hand side of the applet Then dr...

Page 62: ...the file or folder you wish to rename selected click on the button 3 With the file or folder you wish to rename selected press the F2 key on your keyboard Deleting Files or Folders Use one of the fol...

Page 63: ...hen drag the files you wish to move to the destination folder 2 First press CTRL X with the file s you wish to move selected Then select a destination folder and press CTRL V to finish the moving oper...

Page 64: ...the share folders on Web File Manager web page you can also access the folders via the FTP function of Web File Manager Follow the steps below to enter Web File Manager 1 Enter the first page of GNS 8...

Page 65: ...64 3 Enter the user name and the password to login to the FTP server 4 Double click the share folder to access the files...

Page 66: ...er will be displayed You copy delete or rename the files in the share folder s easily and efficiently with general commands of Windows e g drag and drop Hence using FTP reduces the time and effort con...

Page 67: ...ectory User Guide Adding GNS 8000A to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain 1 Go to TCP IP Configuration in Network Settings Enter the IP address of Windows server 2003 as the primary DNS server...

Page 68: ...67 2 Go to Microsoft Networking of Network Settings Enable AD Domain Member and enter the domain name and the user name with administrator access right to that domain...

Page 69: ...appears after applying the settings in step 2 check the time zone settings Make sure the difference of your time and that of AD server is less than 5 minutes If the time difference is larger than 5 mi...

Page 70: ...to configure the access control right of AD users for all available network shares Using AD users to access services To access services like FTP Network Neighborhood Apple Talk with an AD user accoun...

Page 71: ...basic network configuration of the Disk On line Server via this program Screenshot Set up Server Name Date Time and basic network configurations View detailed information about the selected server Re...

Page 72: ...On line Server You can input any name you want except special characters The maximum length is 14 characters Date Time Enter the IP address exclusively assigned to this server If this option is enabl...

Page 73: ...er For more configurations check your browser under System Administration 2 Viewing detailed information on the GNS 8000A Choose the GNS 8000A by highlighting it with the mouse then click on Group Dat...

Page 74: ...the home page of the GNS 8000A Double click on the name of the GNS 8000A to enter the web page for advanced administration Double click on the name of the GNS 8000A to enter the web page for advanced...

Page 75: ...data Schedule Users can specify a schedule for backing up data with this option e g 12 00 every day or 05 00 every Saturday Monitor When this option is enabled the system will upload all files or fol...

Page 76: ...Replicator 1 Click Start Programs NetBak Replicator to run NetBak Replicator 2 Follow the steps to install NetBak Replicator Then click Finish 3 Upon successful installation a shortcut icon will be s...

Page 77: ...Using NetBak Replicator 1 Click Start Programs NetBak Replicator to run NetBak Replicator 2 Click Select the IP address of the server and the share folder 3 Select an action to take Backup Restore or...

Page 78: ...77 Backup Select files or folders to be backed up...

Page 79: ...er Click File Filter and select the file type to be excluded from backup Click OK to confirm B Schedule Click Schedule and Enable Backup Schedule Modify Frequency and Execute Time for NetBak schedule...

Page 80: ...79 C Monitor Select folder s or file s to be monitored and then click Monitor...

Page 81: ...80 Restore A Select Restore to original position or click to specify the directory for restoring...

Page 82: ...81 B Click Option to select action to be taken when a restoring file has already existed in the target directory or when an error happens during file restoring Click OK to confirm...

Page 83: ...82 Event A Click Option to select type of logs to be recorded B To clear all logs click Clear All...

Page 84: ...share and set up the user account and password for the virus scan agent Specify the IP address of the virus scan agent When there is a file transfer the virus scan agent will notify the virus scan sof...

Page 85: ...84 3 Click Finish to complete the Setup A screen will pop up to show the system information the first time you have successfully installed the virus scan agent...

Page 86: ...been enabled and ready to be scanned User name and password have not been set up Infected Number of infected files Last Scan Time Date and time of the most recent virus scanning job Result Scanning re...

Page 87: ...support tick the box Enable Virus Scan Support Enter the IP address of the virus scan server and click Apply Viewing Details of Infected Files To view the details of infected files of the network sha...

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