Basic Administrative Procedures and Setup Completion
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NAS 1500s and 500s Administration Guide
Setup completion
After the NAS device is physically set up and the basic configuration is established, additional
setup steps must be completed. Depending on the deployment scenario of the NAS device,
these steps may vary.
Additional setup steps may include:
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Managing system storage
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Creating and managing users and groups
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Creating and managing file shares
Each of these setup steps is discussed in the following sections.
Managing system storage
The NAS administrator uses Disk Management to manage volumes, and Shadow Copies to
manage snapshots. See the following chapters for more detailed information on managing
system storage:
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Chapter 3 discusses disk management procedures
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Chapter 4 discusses snapshot (shadow copy) management procedures.
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Chapter 6 discusses folder and share management procedures.
Creating and managing users and groups
User and group information and permissions determine whether a user can access files. If the
NAS device is deployed into a workgroup environment, this user and group information is
stored locally on the device. By contrast, if the NAS device is deployed into a domain
environment, user and group information is stored on the domain.
To enter local user and group information, see Chapter 5.
Creating and managing file shares
Files shares must be set up, granting and controlling file access to users and groups. See
Chapter 6 for complete information on managing file shares.
UNIX specific information is discussed in the “Microsoft Services for NFS” chapter.