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Section 3 Menu Functions
Go to menu CONFIGURATION
NAS settings and select which network protocol
snapshots will
be accessible. This needs to be done only once. When creating access to snapshot the
second time, this action is not necessary. You can activate access to
snapshots on the following
protocols:
NFS,
SMB(Network
neighborhood),
FTP,
AFP.
Create a new share that will be assigned to a previous activated snapshot,
Go to menu CONFIGURATION
NAS resources,
In the function ‘Create new share’:,
enter share name,
Use the Specified path and select snapshot that you want to have access to,
Click on apply button to create a share.
you are ready to explore your share(snapshot) using the specified network protocol.
How to access iSCSI target snapshot
After a snapshot for an iSCSI target has been created and activated, you can access it by following
these steps:
Go to menu CONFIGURATION
iSCSI target manager
Targets
[target_name] menu
enter the Target volume manager function and click the Add button on the right side of the snapshot
you would 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 download Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and
follow its instructions
start the software and add targets
access the Target Portals menu and enter the IP address of the iSCSI server and the socket (default
3260)
in the Available targets menu please log into a previously added target
now your snapshot target will show up in your system and you can use it.
Function: Volume replication mode fig 3.2.1d
This is where you set the replication mode for every logical volume (with replication functionality). The
Volume can be in a source(S) or destination (D) replication mode.
You can also clear the metadata (CM) of a volume. Metadata describes the replication data.
Clearing of metadata is required when you want to start the replication process from the beginning.
Another case is when the data on the source volume is inconsistent and you want to restore it from a
destination volume. In such a case you need to change replication mode from the destination volume to
source mode and the previous source to destination mode. Before starting a replication for a new
source and destination please clear the metadata from the previous destination volume. When
