APC NetBotz 320 Rack Appliance NBRK0320E User Manual

To configure your appliance you use network attached storage for extended storage purposes:

1. Select Windows Share from the Select Storage Type pane and then click Next.

2. The Windows Share Settings pane appears. This pane features the following fields and controls:

3. Once you’ve filled in all of the required information, click Next to continue.

4. The Select Action pane appears. Two selections are available:

– Use network extended storage: Configure the appliance to use the specified Windows share 

without clearing the share of data first. 

– Initialize: Clears all existing data from the Windows share and then configures the appliance to 

use the Windows share.

5. Select the operation you wish to perform and then click OK. 

Because problems can occur with your NAS devices that would adversely affect appliance behavior, be 
sure to use the Backup task to back up your appliance configuration before using External Storage to 
configure the appliance to use a NFS mount. This will help ensure that, should you encounter problems 
with the NFS mount, you can easily restore your appliance to an operational state. 

Remote Hostname/IP

The hostname or IP address of the NAS.

Remote Share Name

The name of the Windows share on the NAS.

Subdirectory (optional)

The subdirectory in the Windows share that will be used to store 
data. If no subdirectory is specified, data will be stored in the 
root directory of the share.

Domain

The Windows domain to which the NAS is connected.

User ID

The User ID required to access the Windows share.

Password / Confirm Password

The Password that is required to access the Windows share.

Use all available space check box

If checked, the appliance will not delete data from the share 
until all available space on the share has been exhausted. If 
unchecked, use the Limit space to (MB) and Allocation Unit 
controls to specify how much space on the share will be 
allocated for use by the appliance.