Rorke Data Galaxy LX5 Series Configuration And System Integration Manual Download Page 22 | Manualshive

Page: 22 / 209

background image

G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E

21

Section 1 Intro and Overview

Each Galaxy NAS LX5 is preloaded at the factory with its base operating system, installation and
administration software. The code is loaded onto the system's Flash module, a highly reliable USB
module that is directly connected to the USB port on the server board.

In addition to the operating system and basic embedded application software, each unit contains a web
based browser interface which simplifies remote configuration and administration tasks.

Specifically, the units come preconfigured with the following functions:

Linux OS:

Linux Redhat OS ver code optimized for the Galaxy NAS LX5 series

Multiple network file systems support:
SMB/

CIFS/

Samba

NFS
Apple

Talk

FTP
Multiple network protocol support
TCP/IP
NetBEUI
SNMP

Supported Clients

Microsoft Windows—all versions except NT

Linux

Mac OS 8.X, 9.X , OS X 10.X

Remote NAS system administration

Administrative tasks can be performed in the Web-based GUI

Alternate administrative task performed using Windows Terminal Service

Advanced management functions available via Windows Terminal Service

1.4 Mounting / Securing Galaxy NAS LX5

1.4.1 Rack Mounting the Galaxy NAS LX5

The Galaxy NAS LX5 is a rack mounted chassis. Mounting holes on the front panel are set to RETMA
spacing and will fit into any standard 19” equipment rack.

Rack Equipment Precautions

These precautions and directions should be used only as an information source for planning your
Galaxy NAS LX5 deployment. Avoid personal injury and equipment damage by following accepted
safety practices.

Floor Loading



CAUTION

: Ensure proper floor support and ensure that the floor loading specifications are adhered

to. Failure to do so may result in physical injury or damage to the equipment and the facility.

Deployment of rack servers, related equipment, and cables exceeds 1800 pounds for a single 42U
rack.

«
...
20
21
22
23
24
...
»

Summary of Contents for Galaxy LX5 Series

Page 1: ...Galaxy LX5 Series Network Attached Storage System Configuration and System Integration Guide Version 1 1 July 2010...

Page 2: ...S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 1 Rorke Data Inc 7626 Golden Triangle Drive Eden Prairie MN 55344 3732 952 829 0300 Sales rorke com techsupport rorke com This manual only applies to the Galax...

Page 3: ...1 2 Basic Features and Advantages 16 1 2 Model Variations 18 1 2 1 Galaxy NAS LX5 Model Descriptions 18 1 3 Product Description 19 1 3 1 Description of Physical components 19 1 3 2 Component specifica...

Page 4: ...g protocol and attributes Figure 2 12 33 2 3 6 2 Assigning Share protocol attributes Figure 2 13 2 14 34 2 3 7 Access to Shares using Windows Figure 2 15 35 2 3 8 Access Shares under Linux 36 2 3 9 Ac...

Page 5: ...5 Function UPnP Settings fig 3 1 3d 56 Function Remote access fig 3 1 3d 56 Function API configuration fig 3 1 3d 57 3 1 4 Setup H W RAID Menu Functions 59 3 1 5 Setup S W RAID Menu Functions 60 Funct...

Page 6: ...ation task fig 3 2 1f 84 3 2 2 Configuration NAS settings Menu Functions 85 Function Authentication method fig 3 2 2a 85 Function NFS settings fig 3 2 2a 87 Function FTP settings fig 3 2 2b 88 Functio...

Page 7: ...3q 145 Function Remove group fig 3 2 3q 146 Function Create new target fig 3 2 4a 147 Function CHAP user target access fig 3 2 4a 147 Function Target volume manager fig 3 2 4 b 148 Function CHAP user...

Page 8: ...ask fig 3 3 4f 171 Function Remove backup task fig 3 3 4f 171 Administrating Data replication 171 Function Create new data replication task fig 3 3 4g 171 Function Data replication tasks fig 3 3 4h 17...

Page 9: ...ATUS Hardware Menu Functions 189 Function UPS status fig 3 4 5a 189 Function Controllers info fig 3 4 5a 190 Function Drivers info fig 3 4 5b 190 Function Logs fig 3 4 5c 190 Function Logs viewer fig...

Page 10: ...ot import the user database from a Windows Server 2003 domain 204 Error Update file not found 205 Error No share volume 205 Error No share volume to browse 205 Error Invalid user name 205 Error invali...

Page 11: ...anges from time to time in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes Product specifications are also subject to change without prior notice Trademarks Ror...

Page 12: ...place Be sure that the rack cabinet into which the subsystem chassis will be installed provides sufficient ventilation channels and airflow circulation around the subsystem Provide a soft clean surfa...

Page 13: ...ils may cause damage to the equipment or result in personal injury Warnings should be taken seriously Warnings are easy to recognize The word warning is written as WARNING both capitalized and bold an...

Page 14: ...rsion installed on your system should provide the complete functionality listed in the specification sheet user s manual We provide special revisions for various application purposes Therefore DO NOT...

Page 15: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 14 Section 1 Intro and Overview This page left blank intentionally...

Page 16: ...nts As with the earlier GalaxyNASLX4 the DSS Galaxy NAS LX5 is characterized by many of the same outstanding features and attributes as those of other NAS family members The most noticeable feature is...

Page 17: ...real strength of the Galaxy NAS LX5 Although difficult to project how successful it will be with your specific usage many customers are finding that the Galaxy NAS LX5 fits a storage requirement that...

Page 18: ...PS Support Console Tool as well as Remote Console Email Alert Notification and Log Function Software RAID support Hardware RAID Controller Support Fibre Channel Support Snapshot and Snapshot with Sche...

Page 19: ...A CCCC has 8 internal SATA II hot swap drives in a RAID 5 configuration with capacities of 2TB up to 8TB 3RU model PN GNAS3U LX5 A CCCC has 16 internal SATA II hot swap drives in a RAID 6 configurati...

Page 20: ...server and storage enclosure that supports up to sixteen hot swappable hard disk drives The Motherboard is an dual Nehalem server mother board This board supports One 2 26Ghz Nehalem CPU option for tw...

Page 21: ...pared for you so it would be plug and play for most users By default the Galaxy NAS LX5 SATA RAID has been configured into RAID 6 logical volumes with the guest account activated and one root level sh...

Page 22: ...s Microsoft Windows all versions except NT Linux Mac OS 8 X 9 X OS X 10 X Remote NAS system administration Administrative tasks can be performed in the Web based GUI Alternate administrative task perf...

Page 23: ...ections to the branch circuit Thermal Dissipation Requirement CAUTION Thermal dissipation requirements of this equipment deployment mandate minimum unrestricted airspace of three inches in both the fr...

Page 24: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 23 Section 1 Intro and Overview...

Page 25: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 24 Section 1 Intro and Overview...

Page 26: ...I D E 25 Section 1 Intro and Overview CAUTION Due to the weight of the chassis with the peripherals installed lifting the chassis and attaching it to the cabinet may need additional manpower If neede...

Page 27: ...ndition red LEDs indicate a problem that will also sound an audible alarm The alarm reset needs to be depressed to silence the alarm The Reset PB is used to restart the NAS The Power PB is used to pow...

Page 28: ...with the default settings IP address 192 168 0 220 and 192 168 1 220 with a netmask of 255 255 255 0 These values can be changed manually at the server terminal by using the following key sequence le...

Page 29: ...NAS LX5 with full privileges using the standard password galaxynas See figure 2 5 Note The password galaxynas is case sensitive Also note that the Galaxy NAS LX5 uses SSL so the URL entry starts with...

Page 30: ...same password as a confirmation Click the apply to activate 2 3 3 Changing the NAS network name Figure 2 7 For security reasons you should setup a new network name for the NAS To do so click on Setup...

Page 31: ...i e pre configured RAID arrays Click the vg00 icon on the left side pane The storage allocated by volume name will be displayed With the Galaxy NAS LX5 you can create an ISCSI target volume Any volume...

Page 32: ...u should allocate a minimum of 10 of the Logical Volume for snapshots 2 3 6 Preparing NAS Shares Figure 2 10 2 11 Note your Galaxy NAS LX5 has been preconfigured and has had a guest account share crea...

Page 33: ...by giving it a name comment and path The default path will be at the root level of the logical volume you are working in When the share is created the various attributes and options for the share bec...

Page 34: ...ings override the server based protocol setting Attributes such as making the share visible or invisible read only assigning users and groups making the share mountable with NFS Appletalk or FTP are a...

Page 35: ...other types of OS access by simply clicking on the following buttons See figure 2 14 Click on the Use NFS button to enable this specific share to have NFS protocol access The default setting for no r...

Page 36: ...es to become accessible When accessing invisible shares you need to know beforehand the corresponding share name and attach it to the IP address with a backslash Access hints SMB CIFS NFS Windows Netw...

Page 37: ...nect to the Galaxy NAS LX5 within OSX From the Finder Click on network then select my network then select the name of the share from the list of available shares 2 3 10 User and Group Permissions Priv...

Page 38: ...n there is a reset to the standard https port 443 Ctrl Alt i By pressing a combination of left CTRL key left ALT key and i you can reset the original IP address 192 168 0 220 and the subnet settings 2...

Page 39: ...SC there will appear a menu with the possibility of launching the Galaxy NAS LX5 DSS in different procedures of work or memory testing DSS Single system launch with kernel for one CPU DSS SMP system l...

Page 40: ...initiator hardware and GUI settings 3 1 1 Setup network Interfaces Menu Functions The menu shows a tree containing network interfaces Click on the Interface name to see more information about selected...

Page 41: ...ce In order to create bonding interface select network interfaces from which you want to create a new bonding interface select desired bonding mode from Create drop down menu select dynamic DHCP or st...

Page 42: ...one slave in the bond is active Another bonded slave interface is only used if the active bonded slave interface fails This mode provides fault tolerance balance xor Transmit based on source MAC addr...

Page 43: ...n and encryption for the connections It makes nearly impossible to eavesdrop or forge the transmitted data You can set the IP address optionally with a mask of the clients that will be allowed to conn...

Page 44: ...o access servers in another subnet you need to enter the address of a router as Gateway Note In case you use a NTP server to maintain proper time date please make sure you have proper Gateway and DNS...

Page 45: ...ways be the active slave while it is available Only when the primary is off line will alternate devices be used This is useful when one slave is preferred over another e g when one slave has higher th...

Page 46: ...de s address is 192 168 1 2 The virtual IP address is 192 168 1 3 In this situation the primary node the active node will be available under 192 168 1 3 In case of primary node failure the secondary n...

Page 47: ...nning node status primary secondary and active passive ping node accessibility status ping node connection status for the network interfaces configured to communicate within the failover Additionally...

Page 48: ...ection interval The init time parameter is used to set the time which elapses until a failover node is declared dead and the Secondary node becomes the Primary If the Primary node becomes available be...

Page 49: ...ion Note Warn dead and init timers are started simultaneously Note Default values for timers Warn time 5000ms Dead time 10000ms Init time 15000ms Keep alive time 1000ms Note Configuring the cluster wi...

Page 50: ...s to be greater than warntime set deadtime to double the current warntime value set warntime to slightly less than deadtime Function Failover Tasks fig 3 1 2d This function displays all available task...

Page 51: ...ssible when the participating volumes are in sync After the failback has been completed the primary server is ready for another failover Note It is only possible to switch the operation mode from acti...

Page 52: ...rtual IP needs to be the same on both nodes To set up an auxiliary connection click Use this network interface to communicate between the nodes in the Auxiliary connection box followed by apply Import...

Page 53: ...ack first click on Sync volumes button in the Failover manager box on the secondary system Please check the task status in the Failover status box It must read Consistent Click on the Failback button...

Page 54: ...e that this password should be exactly 8 characters long and include only 1 4 digits Unlock console Unrestricted access to the console Note Please exercise caution with this function if all computers...

Page 55: ...server can send an e mail notification to the administrator in case of significant events critical errors warnings etc To enable this feature check the Send errors button E mail E mail address from wh...

Page 56: ...rotocol in version 2 or 3 With SNMP you can get a lot of information usage of CPU system load memory info ethernet traffic running processes System location and system contact are only for your inform...

Page 57: ...is cli and you cannot change it but password can be change Allow IP You can assign IP addresses separated by a semicolon that are granted to server remote access The field left blank means no restric...

Page 58: ...ions and click on Save button Then click on new saved session click Open and enter the password In case you did not enter Auto login username it will prompt for username so please enter cli Function A...

Page 59: ...nux systems make sure that the key file has read only rights for the owner 400 Example syntax of an SSH command using a key ssh i path_to_the_downloaded_key 2 p 22223 l api ip_address command where op...

Page 60: ...full documentation and configuration information refer to the hardware RAID card manuals that shipped with the Galaxy NAS LX5 In the example below the ARECA RAID management display does not appear bu...

Page 61: ...Hardware or Software RAID storage volumes are created reconfiguration of these can not be done without the loss of all data in those volumes This function allows you to create software RAIDs from free...

Page 62: ...mmended value is left asymmetric Note Software RAID 5 is not a good choice for writing a lot of very small files Left Asymmetric Algorithm Unit S0 Unit S1 Unit S2 Unit S3 0 1 2 Parity 3 4 Parity 5 6 P...

Page 63: ...ts and first delete Volume Group of the RAID Delete content of units function in Extended tools menu When this is finished the Remove button will be enabled Otherwise simply press Remove button Note Y...

Page 64: ...y need to use alternatives like S M A R T or the hardware RAID management tool depends on manufacturer of RAID controller When you click on the start button then the appropriate disk will start readin...

Page 65: ...d drives does not allow the manager to manage it because if a drive goes bad the RAID is no longer valid and all data is lost If you do fail a drive in a working RAID 0 array all data is lost and the...

Page 66: ...set to Faulty F failed unit will failed in the RAID array R hot remove unit can be removed from array without shutting down the system ST describes state of unit in array which can be A This means tha...

Page 67: ...unit fig 3 1 5d This function allows you to remove Software RAID unit MD n Note This function is available only when no volume group is created on the corresponding MD x If you want to remove a softwa...

Page 68: ...on daemon download the client application SANsurfer from the QLOGIC homepage Install it on your system and configure it to access the server Follow the online instructions to configure correctly If in...

Page 69: ...ons Portal IP Please enter IP address of iSCSI server target Portal Port Enter Port on which iSCSI server runs default 3260 CHAP enable If you want to enable CHAP user authentication please check box...

Page 70: ...rom it Function Remove portal fig 3 1 7b Use this function to remove the selected Portal Server Note You can only remove a Portal Server if all its targets are disconnected from it In order to disconn...

Page 71: ...ion Disconnect fig 3 1 7c Here you can disconnect selected target from Portal Server Note You can only disconnect targets from a Portal Server if volume group or S W RAID unit does not exist In either...

Page 72: ...ible Power Supply Set UPS Vendor Select the UPS vendor you are using UPS Mode Select the style of UPS mode you plan on using Single Means that the server is the only system attached to this UPS and th...

Page 73: ...otocol for more info www ntp org You may provide a fully qualified host name or IP address Select the time zone accordingly to your location There is also an option for Continuous adjusting using NTP...

Page 74: ...ess F1 on console to find out keyboard shortcuts To use this option you must set the correct NTP server in function Clock settings Function Power button settings fig 3 1 8b This function allows you to...

Page 75: ...Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitoring system for computer hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hope of anticipating failures In order to...

Page 76: ...F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 75 Section 3 Menu Functions 3 1 9 Setup GUI Menu Functions Function Language settings fig 3 1 9a Select preferred language and pre...

Page 77: ...arrays After adding a new unit you can define Logical Volume swap and space reserved for snapshot by using the Volume Manager function Units can be added only when they are not in use already Disk no...

Page 78: ...the Apply button the appropriate disk will start reading and you can determine which disk it is by watching the disk activity LEDs For this function to operate properly there should be no other activ...

Page 79: ...he newly created iSCSI volume will not be added to any target In order to add it to a target go to CONFIGURATION iSCSI target manager select the target from the left hand pane and add the volume with...

Page 80: ...nitializing volume to the back of the initialization queue Every volume that is waiting for initialization in queue can also be sent to the back of queue Blocksize This option is available when creati...

Page 81: ...d deactivated manually or automatically Note Please be reasonable when you are calculating the space reserved for snapshots Please set the snapshot size as much space as you expect to change during ac...

Page 82: ...ld like to have access to A new LUN will be added to the target now you can connect with your iSCSI initiator and use your snapshot target here is an example Microsoft Windows environment please downl...

Page 83: ...er 2 on Server 1 tick the WAN box and enter a unique combination of 6 to 12 characters in the ReplicationID field allowed characters a z A Z 0 9 on Server 2 tick the WAN box and enter the same Replica...

Page 84: ...ing traffic Function Replication task manager fig 3 2 1 e Here you can run stop and delete previously created replication volume tasks When replication task is running then you can t change replicatio...

Page 85: ...A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 84 Section 3 Menu Functions Function Schedules for volume replication task fig 3 2 1f Here you can manage all schedules created for selecte...

Page 86: ...the most common method used by network administrators Workgroup external LDAP When using external LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol the NAS server will use users groups from an external LDAP...

Page 87: ...experience problems with connections Run Server Manager program from Menu Start Programs Administrative Tools Common Server Manager From Server Manager menu select Computer Add to Domain WARNING If N...

Page 88: ...the syntax DNS server IP should be the same as the domain controller IP Workgroup NIS server Choose this option in cases where the user wants to use user group database from a Network Information Serv...

Page 89: ...Data transfer will be encrypted with the SSL protocol None Data will be send without any encryption Advanced settings Idle timeout This option allows you to set a timeout in seconds for an idle conne...

Page 90: ...as the Internet Explorer first establishes an anonymous connection If you have changed the FTP port add this information to the address line the following way ftp 192 168 0 220 4711 in this example 4...

Page 91: ...his to the WINS server s IP Superuser Superuser is a user who has permission to take ownership of folder and files which belong to other users It can be useful when the administrator wants to change a...

Page 92: ...y MAC OS OSX systems With this option enabled users cant see MAC OS OSX system files by SMB protocol MAC OS OSX system files 1 DS_Store 2 AppleDouble 3 Temporary Items Network 4 Trash Folder 5 TheFind...

Page 93: ...when synchronization will be run Function Http share access setup fig 3 2 2d Here you can set up a http access to shares Turning this option on will enable the http share browser Access to shares wil...

Page 94: ...hare access function in the CONFIGURATION NAS resources share_name menu Function Backup agent settings fig 3 2 2d The Galaxy NAS LX5 has built in backup agent clients to allow your network backup serv...

Page 95: ...ar A list of network shares will be shown in that window By clicking on the Remote Selections branch and next on Unix Agents the Galaxy NAS LX5 name will appear After clicking the server galaxynas log...

Page 96: ...button Next From options select File System Device and click Next Click on Add button File System Device will be added to the list Click on Location field from newly created entry and select path tha...

Page 97: ...nt Configuration of GALAXY NAS LX5 From menu select Configure then click on Clients a Backup Clients form will appear Click on Add button Add backup client form will appear Enter IP address of your GA...

Page 98: ...user name and password should be configured at the NDMP client software Password Enter here the password for the authorized user Interface Select the network interface to be used for the NDMP server...

Page 99: ...g ndmpcopy source destination options Source has the following format src_filer src_dir where src_filer is the name of the filer being copied from and src_dir is the absolute pathname of the directory...

Page 100: ...n v Increase the verbosity The default level 1 will display the dump log messages received from the dumping filer One v level 2 displays NDMP status information as well q Increase the quietness decrea...

Page 101: ...ify the NDMP host name After that the new NDMP Host dialog appears Specify the following Use global NDMP credentials for this NDMP host Select this option to enable all NetBackup media servers under t...

Page 102: ...ars Press Add to add one or more servers and specify each server credential as in the previous case To perform three way backups you must authorize access to the desired NDMP host as described in the...

Page 103: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 102 Section 3 Menu Functions...

Page 104: ...Menu Functions Specify the properties for the robotic library Media Manager Robot Types Robot Type Description ACS Automated Cartridge System ODL Optical Disk Library TL4 Tape Library 4MM TL8 Tape Li...

Page 105: ...Robotic device file Local TLD UNIX Robotic device file Type of Robot Control Media Manager Robot Type Supported Media Server Platform Information Required for Configuration Local TLH Local UNIX excep...

Page 106: ...evice Manager Service this also stops and restarts any robotic processes If your changes are complete answer yes to this prompt To add a drive in the NetBackup Administration Console select Media and...

Page 107: ...the drive name unless a host specific rule or local rule is specified Use any of the following drive attributes as part of a drive name rule Host name Robot number Robot type Drive position Drive pos...

Page 108: ...ART3 1 2 inch cartridge tape 3 4MM 4MM cartridge tape 8MM 8MM cartridge tape 8MM2 8MM cartridge tape 2 8MM3 8MM cartridge tape 3 DLT DLT cartridge tape DLT2 DLT cartridge tape 2 DLT3 DLT cartridge tap...

Page 109: ...ia type NetBackup default drive type IBM 3580 Ultrium LTO HCART 3580 Ultrium 2 LTO2 HCART2 3580 Ultrium 3 LTO3 HCART3 3590B HCART 3590E HCART 3590H HCART 3592J HCART2 Quantum DLT 4000 DLT2 DLT 7000 DL...

Page 110: ...840B HCART T9840C HCART3 T9940A HCART2 T9940B HCART2 Tandberg LTO HCART LTO2 HCART2 LTO3 HCART3 VXA 172 8MM3 VXA 320 8MM3 SLR7 QSCSI SLR75 QSCSI SLR100 QSCSI SLR140 QSCSI Cleaning Frequency NetBackup...

Page 111: ...cal location in the robot of the drive that you are adding When adding more than one drive to a robot you can add the physical drives in any order For example in a TL8 robot you can add drive 2 before...

Page 112: ...media into a standalone drive For an unused volume NetBackup assigns a media ID labels the volume and uses it if it needs a volume of that type for a backup Media Manager adds the media ID designated...

Page 113: ...rage unit is available to any NDMP policy or schedule For Storage device select the type of device for this storage unit For NDMP host specify the NDMP host where the tape drive is physically attached...

Page 114: ...ick on a policy to display the attributes in tabs available for editing The easiest way to set up a backup policy is to use the Backup Policy Configuration Wizard This wizard guides you through the se...

Page 115: ...u want to direct backups for this policy to a specific storage unit specify the name of that storage unit For a three way backup specify a storage unit that was defined for the target NDMP host with a...

Page 116: ...e unit only if this client of NetBackup the NDMP host has more than one storage unit and you want to use a specific storage unit for this schedule In this case the client must be the only client in th...

Page 117: ...t access recovery for NDMP restores box and click Apply This disables DAR on all NDMP restores Backup process Automatic Backup of an NDMP Policy Use this item with properly configured NDMP policy sche...

Page 118: ...up Restoration process The administrator can use the Backup Archive and Restore interface on a NetBackup server master or media server to restore files to the NDMP host from which they were backed up...

Page 119: ...an item is selected a diagonal slash mark indicates that only some items within a folder are selected You can select items in the All Folders pane or the Contents pane To preview a list of the media r...

Page 120: ...I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 119 Section 3 Menu Functions On the Actions menu click Start Restore of Marked Files The Restore Marked Files dialog appears The items marked f...

Page 121: ...ur computer NetBackup will continue the restore operation in the background Using NetBackup to backup and restore special device files through NDMPD As described before in this guide NetBackup does no...

Page 122: ...M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 121 Section 3 Menu Functions In this example we can see the backup of a special file dev sdb1 This image looks like we re doing a backup of the directory dev sdb1 Aft...

Page 123: ...N G U I D E 122 Section 3 Menu Functions You can see that NetBackup tries to restore to the dev sdb1 file sdb1 but this is ok NDMPD handles this case and restores the file dev sdb1 Function Data repl...

Page 124: ...2 to local IP server 2 machine with local IP behind the NAT Rsync works both ways Function Antivirus setup fig 3 2 2e This function gives Antivirus protection for your data Antivirus scans following f...

Page 125: ...kup settings fig 3 2 2e This function enables local backup functionality Use default share on LV With this option you can store a database of all backups on the default share on the selected logical v...

Page 126: ...o have read write privileges on that share If you don t want to set up any shares or users with special privileges then you don t have to do anything else to use the Galaxy NAS LX5 share However if yo...

Page 127: ...ter the share name a comment optional and set its path To use the default share path leave the Default path box checked If you want to use a specific path please check the Specified path box and selec...

Page 128: ...ilable to assigned access permissions click the access permissions select user U or group G or User owner or Group owner check the appropriate boxes under Access Permissions click Apply Example 1 This...

Page 129: ...available options for setting up the share Function Edit share fig 3 2 3b This function allows you to edit the share path and add or delete directories by clicking on button Function SMB Settings fig...

Page 130: ...MB settings set to writeable not Read only Visible by all users and no user authentication guest account access lets all users access the share In functions Users share access SMB FTP AFP and Groups s...

Page 131: ...groups that are granted access to this share Note You can use the following keyboard keys in the lists you need to first set the focus on the preferred list Home jump to the first End jump to the last...

Page 132: ...ust enable usage of NFS in the menu SETUP NAS settings in Function NFS settings In order to mount this share via NFS please use following syntax mount t nfs IP_addr share_name local_mount_point In ord...

Page 133: ...e such clients you can use the insecure locks option All squash Map all users id to nobody user and all groups id to nogroup group No root squash Select this option to grant a root user from a client...

Page 134: ...AppleTalk with the NAS server In the SETUP NAS settings enable AppleTalk In SETUP NAS resources menu select a share that you want to be shared with AppleTalk Enable AppleTalk for this share How to con...

Page 135: ...thod to connect to MAC OSX 10 X Click on Connect to server from the Finder GO submenu Enter afp address_ip You can add a link to the AFP server by clicking on the sign This adds a link to the computer...

Page 136: ...mous user will see only files and directories owned by them Selecting the Users with password mode will enable secure FTP sharing with username and password authorization There are few FTP clients whi...

Page 137: ...greater that the delta of changes to the data you are replicating Function NDMP data server access fig 3 2 3h This option enables NDMP for this share Please make sure you have checked the Enable NDMP...

Page 138: ...he same as when you create shares Enter new users here and assign each of them a name and a password For security reasons you have to enter the passwords twice Function Create new user fig 3 2 3i To c...

Page 139: ...overwritten Press download button to download uid_mappings csv Function Quota for users upload download fig 3 2 3i This function allows you to upload and download storage limit quotas users quota Wit...

Page 140: ...s to by selecting the user you want to give access to under the Available Shares column highlight the shares you want the user to have access to and clicking the button to move the share to the Grante...

Page 141: ...on While connected to external users and groups database you are able to check which groups user is member of Note You can use following keyboard keys in the lists first set focus to desired list Hom...

Page 142: ...U I D E 141 Section 3 Menu Functions Function User rename fig 3 2 3m This option allows you to rename an existing user Function Remove user fig 3 2 3m Click Remove button to remove the user from the s...

Page 143: ...same way as for users In the modes Workgroup external LDAP and Windows PDC and Windows ADS the groups are automatically synchronized with the external server Note a maximum of 65536 users and groups...

Page 144: ...Press download button to download gid_mappings csv Then by clicking on group name e g administrators you will see all available functions helpful for setting the groups Function Quota for groups uploa...

Page 145: ...the access from this group select the shares and click the button Note You can use following keyboard keys in the lists first set focus to desired list Home jump to the first End jump to the last Shi...

Page 146: ...to 0 NOTE Max quota value per user group is 2TB All greater values will be limited to 2TB Function Quota for member of a group fig 3 2 3p You can assign a quota limit on the amount of space the member...

Page 147: ...X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 146 Section 3 Menu Functions Function Remove group fig 3 2 3q Click remove button to remove the group Figure...

Page 148: ...arget fig 3 2 4a To create a target assign a name or leave the Target Default Name option checked Name Target name can contain alphanumeric characters A target name is considered case insensitive Ever...

Page 149: ...r fig 3 2 4 b This function lets manage free and already assigned target volumes and snapshot volumes To assign a volume to the target click the Add button associated with that volume Similarly to rem...

Page 150: ...lasses or specify individual IP addresses that are permitted or denied to access the target Entries should be delimited by commas When no entries are present in Denied access or Allowed access fields...

Page 151: ...168 0 0 16 Grant access for IP addresses 192 168 2 30 192 168 10 230 all IP addresses from network 192 168 30 0 24 and all IP addresses that have not been denied in Denied access field Function Renam...

Page 152: ...not contain characters spaces The length of the password must be within 12 16 characters If CHAP users forget their password there is no way to retrieve it You can only set a new password Function Edi...

Page 153: ...p and only will have access to the group where it s assigned to Function Create new group fig 3 2 5a To create a group enter its name and click button apply Name A group name is considered case insens...

Page 154: ...e of internal consistency because the cache is never out of sync with the logical volume If RO and WT are disabled RO and WT unchecked then Write back cache is used by default This means that write is...

Page 155: ...of your HBA card Example of WWN 1A FF AC 4D 00 1F 99 F3 HBA Host Bus Adapter HBA connects a host system to other network and storage devices In this case it s referring to devices for connecting Fibr...

Page 156: ...ibre Channel storage network Each WWN has a fixed 64 bit name assigned by the manufacturer and registered with the IEEE to ensure that it is globally unique It may include characters from A to F a to...

Page 157: ...er in a Fibre Channel storage network Each WWN is a fixed 64 bit name assigned by the manufacturer and registered with the IEEE to ensure it is globally unique It can include only characters from A to...

Page 158: ...his function allows you to restart your system When using this function you can shut down the Galaxy NAS LX5 If any of your users are currently connected you will be asked to confirm the shutdown If n...

Page 159: ...System shutdown fig 3 3 1b This function allows you to shutdown your system Function Create Schedule for shutdown fig 3 3 1b This control allows you to specify a time for a scheduled system shutdown C...

Page 160: ...fig 3 3 2a This function presents current connections to iSCSI targets You can find the following information here target name IP address CID ID of connection and SID ID of the session You can cancel...

Page 161: ...3 3 2a It might be necessary to restart the iSCSI daemon to inform client about specific setting changes e g resize of the volumes All current connections with iSCSI initiators will be terminated imm...

Page 162: ...vated by a backup task a replication task a time schedule or has been created manually If the snapshot has been created by a backup or a replication task the point in time data is available for that t...

Page 163: ...It is recommended to have no more than 2 3 active snapshots per volume NOTE Snapshots cannot be activated on an inconsistent volume Volumes become inconsistent when volume replication is initializing...

Page 164: ...eate a schedule for selected snapshot task Comment You can enter a comment for snapshot schedule Time select You can start creating the snapshot immediately by selecting Now from Time select drop down...

Page 165: ...function allows you to create pools Pools are used for grouping tapes that belong to storages Available options Name the name of the pool Tape retention after time period after which the tapes in the...

Page 166: ...ool tapes fig 3 3 4b Here you can view information about the tapes and manage all tapes used with the selected pool The function provides the following information Name Name of the tape Device Name of...

Page 167: ...the tape show more information about the tape manually set the tape to purged status remove the tape Function Pool remove This function allow you to remove the selected pool Backup Devices Here you c...

Page 168: ...with the selected backup device The function provides the following information Name Name of the tape Pool Name of the pool Status Status of the tape The field can have one of the following values Fu...

Page 169: ...tape rewind tape erase tape unload eject tape load Select tape from Here you can select which drive or slot should the system read for a tape If the tape is in a drive then it will be described in the...

Page 170: ...I D E 169 Section 3 Menu Functions Function Remove backup device fig 3 3 4d This function removes the selected backup device Administrating Backup tasks This is where you can view a list of all creat...

Page 171: ...hot Snapshot which is used for the backup task Level Backup level employed Compression Compression info Function Create new schedule for backup task fig 3 3 4e Here you can create a new schedule for t...

Page 172: ...have configured the destination Galaxy NAS LX5 for data replication and that you have enabled data replication Once those functions have been done you will follow these next functions to configure the...

Page 173: ...ese files you need to enable this option NOTE In order to set a share as a destination share you should enable the Data replication agent in the Configuration NAS settings menu next enable the Replica...

Page 174: ...tion IP Source share Snapshot Destination share Destination agent login Replicate whole files info Log replication errors info Function Create schedule for data replication task fig 3 3 4h Here you ca...

Page 175: ...Here you can view a list of all restore tasks Function Backup restore tasks fig 3 3 4i With this function you can run stop or delete backup restore tasks Every task is characterized by the following...

Page 176: ...evice Backup device name File name contain This will show only those backup tasks which contain files whose names follow the search criteria Wildcards are permitted with filenames For example if you p...

Page 177: ...described by the following fields Name Backup task name Date Date of backup task creation Device Backup device name Details Additional details Files Number of backed up files Size Size of backup Requi...

Page 178: ...3 3 4i Here you can view the details for the selected restore task Backups Names of backup tasks that are assigned to this restore task Destination shares Shares to which the restore will be made Devi...

Page 179: ...all antivirus functions Function Antivirus tasks fig 3 3 5a This allows you to create a new antivirus scan task Enter task name Select shares for scan Click apply to create the task NOTE Antivirus do...

Page 180: ...ad virus database In order to do this Click on button browse and select database file downloaded from http clamav net Click button upload Two types of database file is supported daily and main Databas...

Page 181: ...C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 180 Section 3 Menu Functions Function Schedules for antivirus task fig 3 3 5c Here you can manage all schedules created for...

Page 182: ...t Function Restore settings fig 3 3 6a With this function you can restore the configuration settings previously saved You can restore settings from files saved locally or upload configuration settings...

Page 183: ...re available full product version update small update The function allows you to have several product versions delete updates full and small the X button default setting of product version activated b...

Page 184: ...introduced and update accepting or rejecting is possible After accepting please click the reboot button so that the changes could take effect Option of default product version Boot unit means that the...

Page 185: ...Function Interfaces fig 3 4 1a This is where you can view network interface info The table shows you the network interface name and IP address DHCP information cable status Function DNS info fig 3 4 1...

Page 186: ...E 185 Section 3 Menu Functions MAC address State DHCP status IP address Mask Broadcast address Gateway address 3 4 2 STATUS Logical volume Menu Functions Function Logical volume statistic fig 3 4 2a B...

Page 187: ...n Dynamic volume statistic fig 3 4 2b By selecting the VG information appears about the selected volume group Function Logical volume statistic fig 3 4 2b Here you can see information on selected shar...

Page 188: ...in the right box Under the boxes you will also see the username computer name and IP address for this user Function Active FTP users connections fig3 4 3a With this function you can view which users a...

Page 189: ...me State Indicates the state of the service can be either On or Off Status Indicates if the service is currently running Active or not running Inactive After clicking the Details button next to the se...

Page 190: ...storage and network controllers and the drivers e g network driver and RAID driver In addition you may also download the latest Galaxy NAS LX5 log files or view specified or all log files without down...

Page 191: ...all system information which are needed for troubleshooting in case problems are detected Recovery Information of the logical volume manager is also stored in the logs It is recommended to download lo...

Page 192: ...ction Memory RAM info fig 3 4 5d This function presents the current memory usage Memory allocated by system cache will be released when some application will require additional memory If there is almo...

Page 193: ...or name Ideal value Minimal value if the current value is smaller than the minimal value it will be marked in red in the server GUI Maximum value if the current value is larger than the maximum value...

Page 194: ...ayed depends on your motherboard To enable this mode you need to have a motherboard with a sensor management component which supports access via IPMI When using the Intel SSR212 2U mode you can find i...

Page 195: ...of Intel I O AT is its ability to significantly reduce CPU overhead freeing resources for more critical tasks Intel I O AT uses the server s processors more efficiently by leveraging architectural imp...

Page 196: ...the relevant task type in the Tasks tree and clicking Help within the Running tasks function Function Tasks log fig 3 4 6a Every task log is supplemented with the following fields Time Task start tim...

Page 197: ...th hard drives units for which you can view S M A R T information It is possible to view information about separate hard drive or summary for all drives in the system To view S M A R T information for...

Page 198: ...owed value the status will show failed If value of the attribute is just under the maximum allowed value the status will show pre failed On some hard drives part of the attributes can be displayed as...

Page 199: ...for available server statistics Clicking on any of them will display graphs for the selected category Function Date time fig 3 4 8a This function displays the current date and time on your server Func...

Page 200: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 199 Section 3 Menu Functions Figure 3 4 8b Figure 3 4 8c...

Page 201: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 200 Section 3 Menu Functions Figure 3 4 8d Figure 3 4 8e...

Page 202: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 201 Section 3 Menu Functions Figure 3 4 8f...

Page 203: ...I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 202 Section 3 Menu Functions 3 5 0 HELP Menu Functions 3 5 1 HELP About Galaxy NAS LX5 fig 3 5 1a Here you can make a search through all help to...

Page 204: ...unity to receive e mail notifications on software news Function Manual fig 3 5 1b You can download the manual in PDF format here and print it for quick reference NOTE In order to read the manual you n...

Page 205: ...panding the tree diagram on the left Error values are not valid You have entered an invalid parameter IP addresses have the form aaa bbb ccc ddd All four parameters range between 0 and 255 and are alw...

Page 206: ...haring before you can create any resource shares or search for shares Look into the Getting Started section of this manual for instructions on creating a share volume Error No share volume to browse Y...

Page 207: ...rom Windows also known as CIFS or Samba lays some restrictions on the use of special characters These restrictions have historical reasons but are still binding today Resource names cannot contain any...

Page 208: ...rs is slightly different than that for other name fields In addition server names cannot be constructed from numbers only they must contain alpha characters Error invalid resource comment Resource com...

Page 209: ...G A L A X Y N A S L X 5 C O N F I G U R A T I O N A N D S Y S T E M I N T E G R A T I O N G U I D E 208 Section 4 Troubleshooting Guide This page left blank intentionally...

Reviews:

No comments

Related manuals for Galaxy LX5 Series

Brand: D-Link Pages: 267

ShareCenter DNS-320L

Brand: D-Link Pages: 4

Brand: Hal Communications Pages: 25

S5120V3-EI Series

Brand: H3C Pages: 54

Brand: Ublox Pages: 116

Brand: H3C Pages: 116

Brand: Paradyne Pages: 112

Brand: Cambium Networks Pages: 215

Brand: Vivotek Pages: 136

Brand: Lorex Pages: 186

Parallel & Serial Port Checker PPC

Brand: B&B Electronics Pages: 4

F-Tile SDI II Intel Agilex

Brand: Intel Pages: 39

Elite Controller

Brand: RANA Systems Pages: 328

Compact NVR-AS 4000

Brand: IndigoVision Pages: 38

Brand: Perle Pages: 491

Brand: Cypress Semiconductor Pages: 26

LinkStation 500

Brand: Buffalo Pages: 139

Brand: TRENDnet Pages: 68

Brands by name

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Popular brands

Load more brands