S-Series Enterprise Quick Start Guide
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Configuring for Storage
The storage is not configured by default, you must configure the storage. You can use the storage for archiving or extended storage.
To configure the storage, complete the following steps:
1.
From the navigation tree, select Storage, and click the Network tab.
2.
In the Network Storage Disks pane, select the number of volumes that you want to divide the disk into.
Note: The total storage available is equally divided into the number of volumes selected. The minimum size of each volume
is 3 TB. Each volume can be used for Server Message Block (SMB) archiving or extended storage.
3.
Click Apply.
Configuring a volume for archiving
To configure the storage for SMB archiving, complete the following steps:
1.
In the Network Storage Volumes pane, in the Type list, click SMB Archiving. You can select multiple volumes for archiving,
and attach to multiple servers.
2.
Click Apply.
3.
The drive is formatted and when ready, OK is displayed in the Status field. The volume is named diskx.x, where x represents
a number. Take note of the disk name including the number and the IP address of the machine.
4.
On the source server (archive initiator), configure for archiving. To point to the archive location, enter the IP address and
volume name. Use the format \\IP Address\diskx.x, for example \\192.168.1.99\disk1.1. The disk connects and is
ready for archiving.
Configuring a volume for extended storage
To configure the storage for extended storage, complete the following steps:
1.
In the Network Storage Volumes pane, in the Type list, click Extended Storage.
2.
Enter the IP address of the Source NVR (initiator). An NVR can attach to multiple S-Series extended storage volumes, but
each S-Series volume can only be configured to one NVR.
3.
Click Apply.
4.
The drive is formatted and when ready, OK is displayed in the Status field. Take note of the IP address of the machine.
5.
On the source machine, that is the iSCSI initiator, or NVR server, configure for storage. Enter the IP address of the S-Series
machine to attach the extended storage. The disk connects and is ready for storage.
Connections
For information on the S-Series server’s back panel for 2U and 4U systems, see Figure 1, Figure 2, and Table 1.
Figure 1. 2U S-Series Enterprise System back panel
Figure 2. 4U S-Series Enterprise System back panel back panel
Name
No. of
Ports
Description
A Power
2
100-240VAC 50/60Hz. Power port (A1) and power port (A2).
Connect A1 and A2 to separate power circuits. Power switch (A3)
B
PS/2 connector
1
PS/2 keyboard or mouse
C Video out
3
VGA (C1), DVI-D (C2), HDMI (C3)
You may use a maximum of two video outputs simultaneously.
D 10/100/1000 Ethernet
3
Dual on-board NICs (D1, D2)
E
USB 3.0
4
USB keyboard, mouse, memory device, or DVD burner; USB 3.0 (E1,E2)
F
Input/Output card
1
In active
G Input/Output card
1
In active
Table 1. 2U and 4U S-Series Enterprise back panel
Network performance configuration
Configure data ports by bonding to the same network switch and follow the switch manufactures instructions to enable bonding.
For maximum performance, configure the network switches for IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation, and enable jumbo frames.
