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4.2 Installation and Configuration Phases
The installation and configuration of a proNAS system can be divided into five phases.
Phase 1: Set up the Hardware RAID Controller and create Raid Set.
Prior to proNAS system configuration, a basic hardware RAID
configuration must be setup. Please refer to Section 4.4 for the basic
setup instructions in creating Raid Set using Raid Manager. Refer to
Section 4.5 for detailed information about Raid Manager.
Phase 2: Configure proNAS and its components with proNAS Manager. This is
described in details in Chapter 5 proNAS Manager. To configure proNAS,
you need to:
 Join a disk device (Raid Set, example: RAID00), such as /dev/sdb, to
the system default volume group “proNASVG” using Volume Manager.
This is described in Chapter 5 Section 5.1.1 and 5.1.2.
 Configure the network settings via Network Manager. This is described
in Chapter 5 Section 5.4.1.
 Create or import accounts with Account Manager as described in
Chapter 5 Section 5.5.
 Setup the shares using Share Manager and assign account/group
permissions. This is described in Chapter 5 Section 5.6.
 Windows clients can start using the proNAS shares using CIFS
protocol. UNIX/Linux clients need to enable NFS protocol (disabled by
default).
 Setup FC target Volumes or iSCSI target volumes. This is described in
Sections 5.2 and 5.3 respectively.
Phase 3: Perform NAS system maintenance.
 Maintain system via System Manager, as described in Chapter 5
Section 5.7
 Check system status using Log Manager and Event Manager. This is
described in Chapter 5 Sections 5.9 and 5.10.
 Backup system configuration and data using Backup Manager. This is
described in Chapter 5 Section 5.8.
Phase 4: (Optional) Setup proNAS HA for high-availability environment. Please
refer to Chapter 8 for proNAS HA configuration.
Phase 5: Users can store and backup data into proNAS system.
 Store data into proNAS system using File Manager, as described in
Chapter 6.
 Backup data into proNAS system using proBackup, as described in
Chapter 7.