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Chapter 5: LEDs

Getting Sarted Guide

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USB LED (Front Panel)

Solid Green:

The USB hard/flash drive is connected and is not safe to remove.

Blinking Green:

The USB hard/flash drive is connected and is being mounted or unmounted.

Off:

There is either no USB hard/flash drive connected to the NSS, or, if connected, the USB

hard/flash drive is safe to remove.

UPS LED (Back Panel)

Off:

There is either no UPS attached to the NSS or the UPS function has been disabled in the

System

Power

page in the configuration interface.

On:

A UPS is attached to the NSS and the UPS function is enabled in the

System Power

page in the

configuration interface.

Содержание Linksys Business Series Network Storage System NSS4000

Страница 1: ...GETTING STARTED GUIDE Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Models NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Getting Started Guide ...

Страница 2: ...ications are subject to change without notice Linksys the Cisco Systems logo the Linksys Logo and the Linksys One logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners ...

Страница 3: ...ID Array 19 Step 5 Create a Volume 21 Step 6 Virtualize Storage within your Network 23 Exporting Storage to your Network 23 Creating Virtualized Storage 24 Step 7 Configure the NSS Network Identification 25 Step 8 Configure the User Group Ranges and Home Directory Location 28 Step 9 Create any Locally Defined Users and Groups 29 Creating a User Profile 29 Creating a Group 31 Step 10 Create a Share...

Страница 4: ...rage through CIFS SMB 47 Mac Users Accessing Storage through FTP 48 Chapter 5 LEDs Buttons 49 Power LED Front Panel 49 System LED Front Panel 50 Reset Button Front Panel 50 LAN LEDs Front Panel 51 Hard Disk Drive LEDs Front Panel 51 USB LED Front Panel 52 UPS LED Back Panel 52 Linksys One Contact Information 53 ...

Страница 5: ... lets you install up to four physical disk drives as well as virtualize your storage into one or more logical redundant storage units or RAID arrays The NSS uses the most common file based protocols such as NFS CIFS and FTP for file sharing Benefits The NSS offers the following main advantages to your business Cross platform File Sharing Share files easily and inexpensively across heterogeneous pl...

Страница 6: ...g options include NTP or manual Step 4 Configure the RAID s You can choose to skip this step if you have an NSS4100 or NSS6100 as it is preconfigured with a RAID5 array Step 5 Create the volume s Step 6 If you have multiple NSS units one of which is a NSS6000 series unit and you want to virtualize your storage set up the export import of the virtualized RAID arrays Step 7 Set up the User and Group...

Страница 7: ...MP alerts and so on For more detailed information refer to the Online Help from the Configuration Manager or the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide available from the Linksys website at www linksys com Step 14 After you configure the NSS save a copy of the configuration file to a location on the NSS and to a USB key Part C Instruct your users how to access the NSS ...

Страница 8: ...6 Chapter 1 Introduction Recommended Installation Sequence Getting Sarted Guide Chapter 1 ...

Страница 9: ...ready installed follow the steps in this section to insert disk drives into the NSS chassis 2 Step 2 Connect the Ethernet Cable s Connect up to two Ethernet links from the NSS to your network 3 Step 3 Connect the Power Ensure you have connected the power cable from the NSS to the applicable power source UPS or mains Step 1 Install the Disk Drives After you remove the NSS from the packaging you are...

Страница 10: ...to 4 left to right in the front of the chassis 2 Position the disk drive into a disk tray 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver either screw in two screws on each side of the disk tray to the disk drive or screw in the four screws on the bottom of the disk tray to the disk drive 4 Apply even pressure to the both corners of the tray while you insert the tray fully into position in the chassis 5 When the d...

Страница 11: ...at each of the disks used in the array have the same disk capacity The RAID is built using the capacity of the smallest disk in the array Step 2 Install the Ethernet Links After the disk drives are installed in the chassis you are ready to connect the Ethernet cables You can connect up to two Ethernet links to the NSS If you have a second Ethernet link ensure that both links are connected to your ...

Страница 12: ...power to the NSS 1 Depending on your power configuration do one of the following UPS Connect the power cable to the Power port on the NSS and to an available port on the UPS You then need to connect the USB signal cable from the UPS to the UPS port on the NSS For more information about choosing a UPS refer to the list of supported UPS product families Mains Connect the power cable to the Power por...

Страница 13: ...the Power Getting Started Guide Chapter 2 NSS supported UPS Product Families The NSS supports the following UPS product families APC Back UPS Pro USB APC Back UPS RS USB APC Back UPS USB APC Back UPS LS USB APC Back UPS ES CyberFort 350 APC Smart UPS USB ...

Страница 14: ...12 Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware Step 3 Install the Power Getting Sarted Guide Chapter 2 ...

Страница 15: ...y configure the network settings so that you can access the Configuration Interface If a DHCP server is installed skip this step Step 2 Log into the NSS Configuration Interface Log into the Configuration Interface as an administrator Step 3 Set up or Verify the Time You can set up the NSS timing using NTP or as a manual setting Step 4 Configure a RAID Array Before you can create a volume you must ...

Страница 16: ...guration Manager or the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide available from the Linksys website www linksys com Step 14 Save a Copy of the Configuration After you configure the NSS save a copy of the configuration to a location on the NSS and to a USB key Step 1 Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your Network This step depends on whether there is a...

Страница 17: ... NSS is set up within the Linksys One environment or if it is in a standalone environment The only differences to note in terms of the configuration steps is that the log in steps are different and that if you are logging into the Linksys One environment the configuration pages appear within the Linksys One window window in window There is no difference in the actual details within the configurati...

Страница 18: ...ice configuration interface appears with the System Status page open 5 It is a good idea to do a quick check of the information on the System Status page to ensure that your hardware installation was successful and that this system is not reporting any errors For example the Ethernet link s are up and in good condition the right number of disk drives installed appear and so on For a detailed descr...

Страница 19: ...e default hostname Otherwise skip this step 2 There are a variety of ways to display the NSS Login window Open the Web browser on your computer In the Address field enter http NAS MAC address For example http NAS0018F804E44C Browse for the NSS from the My Network Places window Select the NSS to a network drive from a mapped network drive The NSS Login window appears 3 Enter the administrator login...

Страница 20: ...Timing Settings If you are installing the NSS within the Linksys One environment the NSS time is automatically set via the Linksys NTP server When you first configure the NSS ensure that the NSS has successfully synchronized the time with the NTP server When the NSS is synchronizing with the NTP time server the Synchronizing time with NTP server message appears and the Update button is grayed out ...

Страница 21: ...ou wish to synchronize Note that the settings in these fields are also used as a fallback if you chose to get NTP settings from your DHCP server The NTP servers can be located on your network or can be public NTP servers located on the Internet Skip to step 6 4 Click Manually 5 Enter the date and time in the Date and Time fields 6 Select your time zone from the Time Zone drop down menu 7 Click Upd...

Страница 22: ... want to include in the array NOTE When adding disks to an array we recommend you use the same model of disk with the same capacity With the exception of a JBOD RAIDs are configured to use the maximum of the smallest disk capacity in the array for each additional disk in the array For example if you install two 250 GB disks and one 500 GB disk in a RAID0 array the total capacity is only 750 GB It ...

Страница 23: ...ks used in the array are no longer available for creating additional arrays Step 5 Create a Volume After you define at least one RAID array you can create a volume You need to create at least one volume before you can create users groups or shares To create a volume 1 From the Manager Menu click Storage Volumes The Storage Volumes page appears 2 From the New Volume area set up the following fields...

Страница 24: ... following a power interruption shutdown or rebooted or if the volume was manually locked through the NSS configuration interface 4 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field 5 Click Add NOTE Once the volume is created you can expand the volume but you cannot reduce its size NOTE You can encrypt the volume only when the volume is first created After a volume is created you cannot change w...

Страница 25: ...ces This configuration setup means that you can export storage must be an unused disk drive or configured array from a slave NSS and then import the storage into the master NSS The supported RAID level for virtualized storage is JBOD although the JBOD can consist of concatenated exported arrays Exporting Storage to your Network To export storage to the network 1 Log into the configuration interfac...

Страница 26: ...the Link field select the physical link that you want to use to export the storage 5 Click Export The selected disk s disappear from the available list of arrays and appear in the Currently Exported Storage table at the top of the page Follow the steps to create a JBOD from virtualized storage to use the exported storage Creating Virtualized Storage To create a JBOD with exported disks 1 Log in to...

Страница 27: ...evice table 3 From the New RAID Device table click the disks or arrays that you want to include in the JBOD 4 Select JBOD as the RAID level 5 Click Add The JBOD appears in the RAID Arrays listing You can now create volumes from the virtualized JBOD Step 7 Configure the NSS Network Identification To configure the NSS network identity 1 From the Manager Menu click Network Identification ...

Страница 28: ...hich the NSS is being joined Caution If you change the hostname any current CIFS connections to shares on the NSS are disconnected 3 To assign the hostname for the NSS using the DHCP server select Assign automatically via DHCP If the DHCP server is not available or if it is not configured to supply a hostname the NSS hostname is assigned using the information entered in the Hostname field 4 In the...

Страница 29: ...use the DNS fully qualified domain name For example domain com versus just domain Domain Controller Enter the hostname or IP address of the domain controller Kerberos Realm Enter the name of your Kerberos realm If you are not sure what to enter here enter the domain name In most standard Windows domain installations this is the correct value Note that you might have to use the fully qualified doma...

Страница 30: ...page appears 2 Set up the following ID Ranges Local Users and Groups ID Range This ID range applies to any users or groups created from the NSS configuration interface When you create a user or group the ID assigned is in this range Make sure the range you set does not conflict with the NIS or Windows domain ranges NIS Domain Users and Groups ID Range This ID range should match the range of IDs de...

Страница 31: ...up at any time The user s primary group the group to which quota charges for storage usage are applied is set up in the Primary Group field of the user s profile A group called nasusers is automatically created when you first install the NSS This group is the default primary group when you create new users Creating a User Profile Depending on your network setup you might administer users and group...

Страница 32: ...eld The password is required To verify the password re enter it in the Confirm Password field 6 To record the user s full name enter it in the Real Name field This field is optional Note that you cannot enter the character in this field NOTE Although you can assign the user to multiple groups through the Add Group or Edit Group page the primary group is the group against which quota charges for th...

Страница 33: ...re basis You can add or remove users to and from the group at any time Note that users are assigned a primary group within their user profile When users create a file the group ownership is automatically set to their primary group The storage usage is charged to their primary group for the purposes of volume quota accounting Group membership other than the primary group is defined in either the Ad...

Страница 34: ... 5 Click OK to save the current group and display the Configured Groups page Click Apply to save the current group and remain in the New Group page to add another group Step 10 Create a Share After you define at least one volume you can create the shares that can be accessed by your users when they log into the NSS There is a limit of 21 users and groups the combined total that you can assign acce...

Страница 35: ...iewing mode This field is optional 6 Click the Share Attributes options to configure the share as public and if public read only These settings are optional Public Enable all users to access the share To make an NFS share world readable writable select this checkbox and ensure the Read Only checkbox is also deselected To make an NFS share world readable select this checkbox and ensure the Read Onl...

Страница 36: ...es checkboxes Group Readable Members of the group assigned to the file have read permission The group is assigned during file creation For files created via NFS the owner can manually set the group permissions when the file is created and can edit them at a later time For files created via CIFS the group is automatically assigned as the owner s default group This group cannot be edited at a later ...

Страница 37: ...le angled bracket or moves the selection in the direction of the bracket The double angled bracket or moves the entire list in the direction of the bracket Read Only Groups These groups have read only access to the share Read Write Groups These groups have full read write access to the share 12 Click OK Adding a DFS Shared Folder Microsoft DFS lets users within your network easily access data stor...

Страница 38: ...he Network Storage System NSS Step 10 Create a Share Getting Sarted Guide Chapter 3 The File Shares page appears 2 Click Edit for the share to which you want to add a folder The Edit Share page appears 3 Click Add Shared Folder ...

Страница 39: ...255 characters Server Name Enter the name of the remote server on which the target share is located Share Enter the name of the target share Import an Entire Remote Server Select this option to automatically create links for all shares on the remote server Fill in the following fields from the Import Remote Server table Server Name Enter the name of the remote server Username Enter the username of...

Страница 40: ...ating System Version MSDFS is not supported by Windows 98 clients Windows Clients must be Restarted After you set up a DFS root any Windows clients that were connected must be restarted Step 11 Create a Snapshot for a Volume As part of your backup strategy you can configure the NSS6000 series NAS to capture snapshots of the data stored on a volume You can define a snapshot to occur at various freq...

Страница 41: ... of the Every field to enter a unit of time Tab to the second part of the Every field and then click the snapshot frequency that is hours or days For example set the first part of the field to 7 and the second part to Days to take a snapshot once every week 4 Use the At fields to set up the timing for the snapshot For example if the frequency is set to Days set the hour and minute of the day at wh...

Страница 42: ...ot occurs based on the defined schedule The snapshot details appear in the Currently Active Snapshots area at the top of the page Step 12 Create a Scheduled Backup for a Share You can quickly configure a backup to run at a scheduled time interval for a share or group of shares The backup can be saved to a remote CIFS server or to another share on the NSS To set up a scheduled backup 1 From the Man...

Страница 43: ...e entire list in the direction of the bracket 4 Click one of the following to determine the destination for the backup Remote CIFS Filer To save the backup on a remote CIFS server click this option and then configure the hostname of the remote server the remote share as well as the login credentials to that share Local File System Select the share on which you want to store the backup 5 To create ...

Страница 44: ...e Run Backup at field set up the specific time hour minute at which time the backup occurs When setting the hour use the 24 hour clock 9 To set up a backup that backs up just the changes made to the share since the last backup click Incremental Backups Leave it unchecked to take a full backup of the share each time the backup is run 10 Click OK Step 13 Complete the Configuration There are a number...

Страница 45: ...evice insert a USB flash device into the AUX 1 port on the NSS chassis 2 From the Manager Menu click Admin Configuration The Configuration Manager page appears 3 Select the location where the backup is saved from the Stored Configuration Location drop down menu To save the configuration file to a USB flash device select the AUX 1port as the location You can then copy the configuration file from th...

Страница 46: ... you saved the file to the USB flash device display the Storage Status page 7 Click Unmount 8 When the AUX 1 LED on the front of the chassis is off you can safely remove the unmounted USB flash device from the AUX 1 port NOTE Removing the USB flash device in a mounted state means that you risk causing file or filesystem corruption ...

Страница 47: ...h they have privileges on the NSS storage using CIFS SMB To access the NSS storage using CIFS SMB 1 There are a variety of ways to access the NSS From the My Computer window type hostname or IP address in the Address bar Where the hostname refers to your NSS hostname and IP address refers to your NSS IP address For example NAS0123456789ab or 192 168 1 2 Browse for the NSS from the My Network Place...

Страница 48: ... and Linux users can access shares on the NSS via NFS Due to the way that the NSS implements NFS file access privileges only NFSv3 is supported In order for NFS access privileges to work correctly you must have the NSS joined to an NIS domain 1 Log into the client system as root 2 Create a mount point directory for the mount if you do not already have one e g mkdir mnt nas_share1 3 Mount the NFS s...

Страница 49: ...ess any shares to which they have privileges on the NSS storage using CIFS SMB To access the NSS storage via CIFS SMB 1 From the Finder s Go menu click Connect to Server 2 Enter smb hostname or IP address of the NSS sharename Where the information in the brackets is meant to be replaced with the applicable information Do not type the brackets Click the sign to save the NSS address to the Favorite ...

Страница 50: ...ication connect to the NSS Enter the IP address or hostname of the NSS For more information about using your FTP client application refer to its documentation 4 Enter your DOMAINNAME username and password when prompted by your FTP client When your FTP client has logged in a list of accessible shares appears as individual directories 5 Depending on your privileges to the share you can begin using t...

Страница 51: ...which the LED goes to a blinking green This condition also occurs if the upgrade of firmware process fails although in this case the LED remains in a solid yellow condition until the user clicks OK from the System Details page following an unsuccessful upload After the user clicks OK the system reboots using the current version of the firmware Blinking Yellow The network configuration factory defa...

Страница 52: ...ilure The upgrade of the firmware was not successful for any of the following reasons The firmware being loaded is not compatible with the NSS platform The firmware image is corrupt The firmware image is a previous version to the one currently installed Downgrades are not supported Off There are no system related problems Reset Button Front Panel The Reset button lets you restore the network setti...

Страница 53: ...is configured but is currently idle Flicker Green The disk drive is configured active and not rebuilding Flickers off with activity Blinking Green The disk drive is configured and a RAID array is currently rebuilding to the disk drive Off The disk drive is not configured not part of a RAID or JBOD array and not exported The various states of the red LED indicate that the disk drive is in an error ...

Страница 54: ...d or unmounted Off There is either no USB hard flash drive connected to the NSS or if connected the USB hard flash drive is safe to remove UPS LED Back Panel Off There is either no UPS attached to the NSS or the UPS function has been disabled in the System Power page in the configuration interface On A UPS is attached to the NSS and the UPS function is enabled in the System Power page in the confi...

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