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Page 2: ...guide and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Plasmon PLC reserves the right to make revisions on this documentat...

Page 3: ...Table of Contents...

Page 4: ...nager 9 Overview 10 SNAZ Manager Server Configuration Wizard 10 Home page features 10 Menu bar 11 On line help 13 Tool Tips 13 System status 14 Shares on the SNAZ 16 How a Share is created 16 System m...

Page 5: ...42 Shares 43 Adding a Share 43 Storage menu 46 RAIDs 47 Adding a RAID 47 Removing a RAID 49 Defining Hot Spares 50 Merging RAIDs Pools 51 Volumes 52 Adding a volume 52 Removing a Volume 53 Changing a...

Page 6: ...Creating a configuration backup 71 Restoring the configuration backup 72 Data Backup 74 Definitions 74 Licensing 74 Backup Devices 74 Configuration 75 NetVault Links 75 Diagnostics menu 76 Storage De...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 Introduction...

Page 8: ...usable RAID 5 storage S8 350 is a 2U rack mount unit with 8 drive bays offering user storage of up to 2TB Usable Capacity using RAID 5 For larger capacity requirements the associated 2U SNAZ Expansio...

Page 9: ...ux and UNIX users Dual Gigabit Ethernet with teaming and failover connection to the network s Powerful supports many simultaneous client users RAID 5 fault tolerance is standard with administrator con...

Page 10: ...987 Rev B Front panel features SNAZ S4 350 S8 350 The SNAZ S4 350 and S8 350 front panels have the following features SNAZ S4 400 System Drive Indicator Not Used Power On Indicator Power button Reset...

Page 11: ...K and change to red to indicate a fault SNAZ S12 400 The indicators show blue when all reported systems are OK and change to red to indicate a fault Power On Temperature Indicator Fan Status Indicator...

Page 12: ...50 similar SNAZ S4 400 AC Power inlet Gigabit Ethernet Eth1 Gigabit Ethernet Eth0 Serial Port APC Smart UPS Connection SCSI Connection Tape Backup Device AC Power inlet Gigabit Ethernet Eth0 Gigabit E...

Page 13: ...97707987 Rev B 7 SNAZ S12 400 AC Power inlets Gigabit Ethernet Eth0 Gigabit Ethernet Eth1 PSU failure alarm reset Power button...

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Page 15: ...Chapter 2 The SNAZ Manager...

Page 16: ...the SNAZ Manager you ll see is the Server Configuration Wizard This page allows you to perform the initial configuration of your SNAZ For further details of the Server Configuration Wizard please refe...

Page 17: ...fer to Table 2 1 for further information Table 2 1 SNAZ Manager menu bar Menu Icon Description Lets you set the time and date update system software manage system services and define notification reci...

Page 18: ...to the SNAZ and view the system information serial number software version etc Lets you shutdown or reboot the SNAZ Displays context sensitive on line help Returns you to the System Status home page...

Page 19: ...icon The SNAZ Help page will open in a pop up browser Window For example 2 When you are finished using the on line help click the icon to close the Window Tool Tips Whenever you see the icon in the We...

Page 20: ...ver 3 seconds System Volume The total size and amount of free space available in the System Volume Volumes The number of storage Volumes present on the System and their status RAIDs The number of RAID...

Page 21: ...on the System and their status Started or Stopped The following is shown only if your version of SNAZ enclosure has environmental monitoring hardware Environmental The SNAZ will display the CPU and mo...

Page 22: ...f the Share such as RAIDs and Volumes it is intended to demonstrate the process involved in creating a Share in this example a Windows SMB share How a Share is created Our example SNAZ system has a pr...

Page 23: ...bar select Network Shares Then click 2 A Share is then created as shown in Adding a Share on page 43 called Share1 with Group1 given access A Share now exists that users who are members of Group1 can...

Page 24: ...7707987 Rev B System menu The System menu allows you to access Status home page see System status on page 14 Time Date see page 19 Services see page 21 Software Update see page 32 Notification see pag...

Page 25: ...the menu bar select System Time Date 2 Use the drop down menus to select a Time Zone from the list 3 If appropriate tick the box for Daylight Saving time 4 Set the Date you can either type in the date...

Page 26: ...time server box and enter an NTP server URL to automatically synchronize the time with an Internet time server You can test the connection to the NTP server by clicking Note If you are using a SNAZ a...

Page 27: ...in some cases configure MS Networking including Active Directory Server NT Domain Server see page 22 NFS see page 43 FTP see page 25 Replication This is configured via the Data Protection Replication...

Page 28: ...tions may remain idle with no open files before disconnecting them from the share The default timeout is 30 minutes 4 If required enter a WINS Server ID This is the IP address of the Windows Internet...

Page 29: ...e of the Organization Unit OU within the Active Directory structure in which the SNAZ will appear By default the server will appear within the OU named Computers 10 If required enter the Windows User...

Page 30: ...24 97707987 Rev B NFS The NFS networking service is configured via the Network Shares page see page 43 To start or stop the NFS networking service 1 Click to start or click to stop the service...

Page 31: ...l data port which is port 20 PASV The client initiates both connections to the server solving the problem of firewalls filtering the incoming data port connection to the client from the server When op...

Page 32: ...client connections 6 Enter Max Clients per IP This is the maximum number of concurrent FTP client connections per IP address 7 Enter the Max Transfer Rate This is the maximum rate in Bytes of FTP dat...

Page 33: ...ns UPS Model The type of UPS attached to the SNAZ Status The UPS s status e g ONLINE LOW BATTERY etc Line Voltage The UPS s input voltage Battery Charge The amount of battery charge in percent remaini...

Page 34: ...elect the minimum UPS battery level in percent prior to the SNAZ shutting down from the drop down list Minimum battery time before shutdown Enter the minimum UPS battery time remaining in minutes prio...

Page 35: ...y email and should be entered here 3 Click the button to complete the software registration A message bar will indicate the success or failure of the regis tration along with troubleshooting informati...

Page 36: ...ckup 2 Click the Database tab The following information is displayed Current Backup Database On The Volume which contains the current backup database Current Database Size The size of the current back...

Page 37: ...es or read errors that result in the disk being rejected by the RAID s it is in In this instance a hot spare replaces the disk and the system recycles the failed disk automatically reformatting it and...

Page 38: ...local copy of the SNAZ OS software image or click browse to search 3 Click to begin the software update Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation FTP To update the System software...

Page 39: ...m the menu bar select System Notification The System Notification SMTP page opens 2 Tick the Enable box to enable or un tick to disable the email notification service 3 Enter an SMTP Server mail serve...

Page 40: ...ncludes all notifications These notifications may require some action to be taken This level includes Warning Critical and Emergency level notifications These notifications require that action should...

Page 41: ...ions The Contact Name specifies the person to contact for the host and how you can contact this person such as by telephone extension or email address for example John Smith X 1234 smith plasmon com 5...

Page 42: ...Network Configuration page is usually entered via the Server Configuration Wizard which runs automatically during the initial installation of the SNAZ system To configure the Network settings 1 From t...

Page 43: ...enabled DHCP Shows whether the DHCP is enabled IP Address Shows the IP address of the port Netmask Shows the Network mask of the port Link up Whether the two ports are linked Bond Whether or not the...

Page 44: ...twork Users 2 Click The Network Users Add page is displayed 3 Enter the User s Name A User Id is automatically generated 4 Enter a Description for the User 5 Enter a and confirm the User s Password th...

Page 45: ...line console interface 10 If the User is to have Web administration access privileges tick the Web Administration box By default the User will have View Only privileges If required select the Full Con...

Page 46: ...r s details 1 From the menu bar select Network Users 2 Click the User Name of the User you wish to edit The Network Users Update page is displayed 3 You can edit the User s Description Password or cha...

Page 47: ...Groups known to the system and allows you to add edit or delete Groups from the system Adding a Group To add a Group 1 From the menu bar select Network Groups 2 Click The Network Groups Add page is d...

Page 48: ...Group you wish to edit The Network Groups Update page is displayed 3 Edit the Group s Name 4 Click to save the changes Deleting a Group To delete a Group 1 From the menu bar select Network Groups 2 C...

Page 49: ...system Adding a Share To add a Share 1 From the menu bar select Network Shares 2 Click The Network Shares Add page Protocols tab is displayed 3 Enter a Name for the Share 4 Enter a Location for the S...

Page 50: ...ult Owner and Owner Group are displayed The current logged in User Click to browse for a specific User 9 To give specific Users access to the share click to browse 10 Click the SMB Attributes tab is d...

Page 51: ...access to the Share Note When hosts are added to either the Allow or Deny lists all other hosts automatically become marked as the opposite unless they are specified otherwise 14 Click the SMB Admin t...

Page 52: ...46 97707987 Rev B Storage menu The Storage menu allows you to access RAIDs see page 47 Volumes see page 52 Browse see page 56...

Page 53: ...The Storage RAIDs page allows you to view add or remove RAIDs on the system You can also define hot spare disks Adding a RAID To add a RAID 1 From the menu bar select Storage RAIDs 2 Click The Storag...

Page 54: ...drive fails then all data in the array is lost RAID 1 RAID 1 provides disk mirroring Level 1 provides twice the read transaction rate of single disks and the same write transaction rate as single dis...

Page 55: ...ve a RAID 1 From the menu bar select Storage RAIDs 2 Click on the RAID you wish to remove The Storage RAIDs RAID Update page opens 3 Click You will be prompted to confirm you wish to delete the RAID C...

Page 56: ...will automatically take the place of a failed disks in any RAID To mark a disk as a hot spare 1 From the menu bar select Storage RAIDs 2 Click The Storage RAIDs Hot Spares page will open 3 Tick the b...

Page 57: ...From the menu bar select Storage RAIDs 3 Click The Storage RAIDs Merge page will open 4 Select the pools RAIDs to merge and click 5 Select the destination pool the pool which will remain after the me...

Page 58: ...Volumes from the system Adding a volume To add a Volume 1 From the menu bar select Storage Volumes 2 Click The Storage Volumes Volume Add page opens 3 A Name is automatically generated You can also e...

Page 59: ...pace should be kept for Snapshot use or for future expansion of the Volume The system will warn you if this is not the case 6 Click to add the new Volume Removing a Volume To remove a Volume 1 From th...

Page 60: ...of a Volume which they can use This amount is called their Quota To change a user s Quota 1 From the menu bar select Storage Volumes 2 Click on the Volume you wish to change the Quota of The Storage V...

Page 61: ...to restrict the users quota however if a file is written which exceeds the Soft Limit the file will still be written as long as the Hard Limit is not exceeded Hard Limit The total amount of disk spac...

Page 62: ...provide access control ignore this section and refer to MS Networking including Active Directory Server NT Domain Server on page 22 Finding data To search for a file 1 From the menu bar select Storag...

Page 63: ...vileges set or modify ACLs 1 From the menu bar select Storage Browse 2 Search or browse to a directory or file Click on The Storage Browse Access page opens From this page you can View the current Loc...

Page 64: ...current directory to its sub directories In this way you can place a single ACL high up in the directory tree to control access You can also set the DOS Attributes for the directory 4 Click the Filte...

Page 65: ...ll sub folders and files This option will reset and then apply the current folder s access properties to all sub folders and files Propagate inheritable ACLs only to all sub folders and files This opt...

Page 66: ...sion 4 systems to operate a Source which generates the data to be replicated and a Target or targets for the replicated data to be written to Configuration Backup see page 71 Data Backup see page 74 T...

Page 67: ...olume has been created Estimating snapshot volume requirements When estimating the snapshot volume requirements the following considerations should be made Allocate 10 of available space if Activity o...

Page 68: ...t Point By default snapshots are kept in the snapshot folder in each volume If required specify a location directory for the Snapshot within the snapshot directory which will then automatically be cre...

Page 69: ...63 3 Click on 4 Select when to schedule the snapshot for Now Perform the snapshot immediately Once Later Perform a single snapshot at a time you specify Repeat Perform a snapshot at the regular interv...

Page 70: ...Click on the schedule you wish to modify The Data Protection Snapshot Schedule Update opens 3 You can modify the Mount Point Initial Size including Grow Automatically and Keep Snapshot period You can...

Page 71: ...hot 1 From the menu bar select Storage Browse 2 Click the snapshot directory Click on the required version of the snapshot then navigate the directory tree to the required file and click on it the bac...

Page 72: ...etermined from its icon The status icons are described in Table 2 3 below Table 2 3 Snapshot and Snapshot Schedule Status Icons Icon Meaning The Snapshot Schedule is online The Snapshot Schedule is of...

Page 73: ...ation Sources page lists all the replications made or scheduled by the system Adding a replication source To add a replication source 1 From the menu bar select Data Protection Replication Source Clic...

Page 74: ...an specify the maximum network bandwidth the Replication may use 3 Click 4 The Target System tab will open From this page enter Target Host The IP address or hostname of the replication target system...

Page 75: ...get s copy of system data 1 From the menu bar select Data Protection Replication Source Click The Data Protection Replication Sources Recover page opens 2 Enter Target Host The hostname or IP address...

Page 76: ...led by the system Adding a replication target To add a replication target 1 From the menu bar select Data Protection Replication Source Click on The Data Protection Replication Source Add page opens F...

Page 77: ...Group definitions RAID configurations Volume configurations Share configurations Network configuration Services configurations Time Date settings Creating a configuration backup To create a configura...

Page 78: ...select Shutdown 2 Select Reboot into Maintenance Mode 3 When the SNAZ has rebooted from the menu bar select System Recovery 4 Select the Restore system configuration files from the backup file on the...

Page 79: ...d the configuration file bundle 8 Click to restore the configuration When the restore is complete the following is displayed 9 Click to return to the main System Recovery page 10 From the menu bar sel...

Page 80: ...tion of the backup utility The License Key will be emailed to you following registration via the Plasmon Warranty Registration website For further information refer to Backup on page 29 Backup Devices...

Page 81: ...red as a NetVault Server and various other machines throughout the network act as NetVault Clients assigned to it A single NetVault Server and its NetVault Clients make up a NetVault Domain Full Domai...

Page 82: ...ystem Information see page 81 Storage Devices The Diagnostics Storage Devices page shows the internal and external devices attached to the SNAZ and their status Hovering the mouse pointer over a devic...

Page 83: ...tem uses Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology SMART parameters to track these errors Disks which are marked with have been assigned as hot spare disks These are used should one of the ot...

Page 84: ...em has detected the disk is about to fail The disk is online is not part of a RAID and the system has detected the disk is about to fail The disk is online has been rejected by the system and the syst...

Page 85: ...is a system disk has been marked as a spare disk and the system has detected the disk is about to fail The disk is resynchronising The disk is offline The disk is missing or information about its sta...

Page 86: ...e drive is online and or currently in use The tape drive is faulty Icons Meaning This icon represents the Flash disk This is where the SNAZ OS is located This icon represents an externally attached de...

Page 87: ...mation such as the enclosure type the memory capacity and many others CPU Processor information Total Memory The amount of memory RAM on the system System ID The unique serial number of this unit Soft...

Page 88: ...Rev B Log Files Create Log Files Bundle of Log file bundles are used by Technical Support to diagnose failures on your SNAZ You can specify a time period using the drop down list to create a log file...

Page 89: ...p in Maintenance Mode This is normally only used by Service personnel Reboot Reboot into Maintenance Mode Maintenance Mode is normally only used by Service personnel To shutdown or reboot the SNAZ 1 F...

Page 90: ...abling the use of up to 8 TB of additional storage The S12 400 sees the SNAZ Expansion unit as an externally attached disk as shown below For more information about the installation and configuration...

Page 91: ...outlet socket Try powering up the unit again after checking The PSU module s might be damaged or inserted incorrectly Remove each PSU module one at a time check to ensure that the connector at the re...

Page 92: ...de to add it to a RAID Ensure that the disk is supported Drive bay malfunction Ensure that the relevant Drive Bay is functioning properly by testing the bay with a known supported working disk Disk er...

Page 93: ...cable away from any source of electromagnetic emissions Also ensure that the cable is not compressed by any heavy objects that might affect the structure of the cable Incorrect pinout used Ensure tha...

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