Administrator's GuideTable of ContentsIntroduction9Benefits9About This Guide10Recommended Installation Sequence10Using the Help11Audience11About the NSS Configuration Interface11Getting Help12Refreshing the GUI Pages12Approved Vendor List for Drives12Managing the System13System Alerts14Storage Status14Network Status15Shares Status15Backup and Snapshots Status15Power Status16System Status17Viewing the Hardware Monitor17Viewing and Managing the System Logs18Viewing the Power Status Page21NSS-Supported UPS Product Families22Adding the NSS to your Network23Physical Interfaces23Virtual Interfaces24Viewing the Network Settings25Configuring the Network Link IP26Resetting the DHCP Lease on a Link27Viewing VLANs Configured on the NSS28Allowing a VLAN Access to the NSS29Changing a VLAN Configuration31Removing a VLAN’s Access to the NSS33Configuring the NSS Network Identification34Configuring DNS or WINS for Name Resolution36Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain38Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions40Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links40Configuring the Network Ports41Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes43Configuring your Storage45Disk Status Table46RAID Arrays Table47Volumes Table48USB Storage Status48Managing RAID Arrays49About the RAID Arrays Page49Choosing a RAID Array Level50Creating a RAID Array52Adding a Disk Drive to an Array53Deleting an Array55Migrating a RAID Array to another Storage Device56Virtualizing Storage within your Network57Exporting Storage to your Network58Creating Virtualized Storage59Unexporting Storage60Volume Management61Creating a Volume62Expanding a Volume63Deleting a Volume66Viewing the Snapshot Reserve Details67Maintaining Active Snapshots68Creating a Snapshot for a Volume69Taking a Manual Snapshot of a Volume71Windows End Users: Accessing a Snapshot for a Share72Volume Encryption Overview73Locking an Encrypted Volume74Unlocking a Locked Volume75Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume77Storage Options78Setting up End-User Access81Managing your NSS Users81Creating a User Profile82Editing a User Profile84Integrating Users from an ADS, NTv4, or NIS Domain86Logging into the NSS as a Local User87Deleting a User Profile87Working with Groups88Creating a Group88Changing the Users Assigned to a Group91Integrating Groups from an Active Directory, NTv4, or NIS Domain92Deleting a Group92Managing Volume Quotas94Changing the User’s Primary Group95About the Volume Quota Page95Creating Volume Quota for a User or Group96Setting up the Grace Period for a Volume Quota98Changing a Volume Quota for a User or Group99Clearing a Quota100Network Filters Overview101Defining the Default Network Policy102Creating a Network Filter104Available Access Filters105Deleting a Network Filter107Configuring the User/Group Settings107Managing the Shares109Creating a Share110Editing an Existing Share113Adding a DFS Shared Folder116Restrictions using Microsoft DFS from the NSS119Setting up CIFS Access119Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access120Configuring the NSS for FTP Access122Configuring Passive Mode FTP124Creating or Running a Backup of a Share128Creating a Scheduled Backup for a Share129Initiating a Backup for a Share132Deleting Backup Images134Managing the NSS135Rebooting or Shutting Down the NSS135Upgrading the NSS Firmware137Upgrading the NSS Firmware in a Virtualized Setup139Restoring the Factory Default Configuration139Managing the NSS Configuration141Saving the Current Configuration142Restoring a Configuration File145Deleting a Configuration File147Configuring the Timing Settings148Configuring the Email Alerts for a Recipient150Changing the Email Alerts for a Recipient152Deleting an Email Alert Recipient Profile153Configuring SNMP Alerts153Changing the Administrator Password155Accessing the Storage157Logging into a Share157Logging into the CIFS Shares with Administrator Privileges157Windows Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB158Windows Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP159Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB159Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP160UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using NFS161UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP162Troubleshooting163NSS LEDs163Power LED (Front Panel)163System LED (Front Panel)164Reset Button (Front Panel)164LAN LED (Front Panel)165Hard Disk Drive LEDs165USB LED (Front Panel)166UPS LED (Back Panel)166Repairing a Degraded Array166Working with a Failed Array168Drive Error LED Remains On169Firmware Attempt is Unsuccessful169Free Bound Virtualized Storage when the Master System Fails170All CIFS Connections were Unexpectedly Ended171Hotplugging the Ethernet Link doesn’t Reset IP or Link Rate171Unable to Create a Share or Quota for a Volume171Cannot Access the NSS through FTP172Cannot Rename a Folder through FTP173Configuration Page Does not Appear in Internet Explorer173Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown173Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers174Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join175Specifications176Where to Go From Here177Glossary of Storage-related Terms and Acronyms178Size: 5.13 MBPages: 190Language: EnglishOpen manual
