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Product or Solution Graphic Goes Here ADMINISTRATION GUIDE Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide Models NSS4000 and 6000 Series
Product or Solution Graphic Goes Here ADMINISTRATION GUIDE Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide Models NSS4000 and 6000 Series
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...Refreshing the GUI Pages Approved Vendor List for Drives Chapter 2: Managing the System System Alerts Storage Status Network Status Shares Status Backup and Snapshots Status Power Status System Status Viewing the Hardware Monitor Viewing and Managing the System Logs Viewing the Power Status Page NSS-Supported UPS Product Families Chapter ... Viewing the Network Settings Configuring the Network Link IP Resetting the DHCP Lease on a Link Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide Contents 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19...
...Refreshing the GUI Pages Approved Vendor List for Drives Chapter 2: Managing the System System Alerts Storage Status Network Status Shares Status Backup and Snapshots Status Power Status System Status Viewing the Hardware Monitor Viewing and Managing the System Logs Viewing the Power Status Page NSS-Supported UPS Product Families Chapter ... Viewing the Network Settings Configuring the Network Link IP Resetting the DHCP Lease on a Link Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide Contents 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19...
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...'s Access to the NSS 25 Configuring the NSS Network Identification 26 Configuring DNS or WINS for Name Resolution 28 Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain 30 Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions 32 Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links 32 Configuring the Network Ports 33... within your Network 49 Exporting Storage to your Network 50 Creating Virtualized Storage 51 Unexporting Storage 52 Volume Management 53 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 2
...'s Access to the NSS 25 Configuring the NSS Network Identification 26 Configuring DNS or WINS for Name Resolution 28 Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain 30 Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions 32 Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links 32 Configuring the Network Ports 33... within your Network 49 Exporting Storage to your Network 50 Creating Virtualized Storage 51 Unexporting Storage 52 Volume Management 53 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 2
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... 84 Deleting a Group 84 Managing Volume Quotas 86 Changing the User's Primary Group 87 About the Volume Quota Page 87 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 3
... 84 Deleting a Group 84 Managing Volume Quotas 86 Changing the User's Primary Group 87 About the Volume Quota Page 87 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 3
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... Down the NSS Upgrading the NSS Firmware Upgrading the NSS Firmware in a Virtualized Setup Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 88 90 91 92 93 94 96 97 99 99 101 102 105 108 111 111 112 114 116 120 121 124...
... Down the NSS Upgrading the NSS Firmware Upgrading the NSS Firmware in a Virtualized Setup Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 88 90 91 92 93 94 96 97 99 99 101 102 105 108 111 111 112 114 116 120 121 124...
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.../Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP 149 149 149 150 151 151 152 153 154 Chapter A: Troubleshooting NSS LEDs Power LED (Front Panel) System LED (Front Panel) Reset Button (Front Panel) LAN LED (Front Panel) Hard Disk Drive LEDs USB LED (Front Panel) UPS LED (Back Panel) 155 155...
.../Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP 149 149 149 150 151 151 152 153 154 Chapter A: Troubleshooting NSS LEDs Power LED (Front Panel) System LED (Front Panel) Reset Button (Front Panel) LAN LED (Front Panel) Hard Disk Drive LEDs USB LED (Front Panel) UPS LED (Back Panel) 155 155...
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... Array 158 Working with a Failed Array 160 Drive Error LED Remains On 161 Firmware Attempt is Unsuccessful 161 Free Bound Virtualized Storage when the Master System Fails 162 All CIFS Connections were Unexpectedly Ended 163 Hotplugging the Ethernet Link doesn't Reset IP or Link Rate 163 Unable to Create a Share or... 167 Appendix B: Specifications 168 Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 169 Chapter D: Glossary of Storage-related Terms and Acronyms 170 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 6
... Array 158 Working with a Failed Array 160 Drive Error LED Remains On 161 Firmware Attempt is Unsuccessful 161 Free Bound Virtualized Storage when the Master System Fails 162 All CIFS Connections were Unexpectedly Ended 163 Hotplugging the Ethernet Link doesn't Reset IP or Link Rate 163 Unable to Create a Share or... 167 Appendix B: Specifications 168 Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 169 Chapter D: Glossary of Storage-related Terms and Acronyms 170 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 6
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Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 1 1 Introduction Benefits Thank you have more logical, redundant storage units or RAID arrays. The NSS is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) unit...Sharing: Share files easily and inexpensively across different physical platforms as simply as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). This also means better data security. Finding low-cost ways to simplify your data-management tasks means that might be a difficult job. Administering...
Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 1 1 Introduction Benefits Thank you have more logical, redundant storage units or RAID arrays. The NSS is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) unit...Sharing: Share files easily and inexpensively across different physical platforms as simply as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). This also means better data security. Finding low-cost ways to simplify your data-management tasks means that might be a difficult job. Administering...
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...include NTP or manual). f. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 2 Introduction About This Guide 1 About This Guide The Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide describes the Administrative features that are setting up ... RAID(s). Configure the Network Domain Identification (NT4, Active Directory, NIS, etc.). Set up your system for you have an NSS4100 or NSS6100 as it is a NSS6000 series unit), and you want to virtualize your NSS. Connect the Ethernet link(s). d. STEP 2...
...include NTP or manual). f. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 2 Introduction About This Guide 1 About This Guide The Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide describes the Administrative features that are setting up ... RAID(s). Configure the Network Domain Identification (NT4, Active Directory, NIS, etc.). Set up your system for you have an NSS4100 or NSS6100 as it is a NSS6000 series unit), and you want to virtualize your NSS. Connect the Ethernet link(s). d. STEP 2...
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Setup DFS access. (Optional) b. For example, System, Network, Share, Storage, and so on. For more detailed information, refer to access the NSS. STEP 4 Instruct your users how to the Online Help. It ... set up quotas, edit groups, set up email and SNMP alerts, and so forth. When you have an NSS6000 series unit, configure the volume snapshots. (Optional) c. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 3 a. Configure the share backups as you select a topic from the Manager Menu, the configuration page...
Setup DFS access. (Optional) b. For example, System, Network, Share, Storage, and so on. For more detailed information, refer to access the NSS. STEP 4 Instruct your users how to the Online Help. It ... set up quotas, edit groups, set up email and SNMP alerts, and so forth. When you have an NSS6000 series unit, configure the volume snapshots. (Optional) c. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 3 a. Configure the share backups as you select a topic from the Manager Menu, the configuration page...
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... a RAID (versus a JBOD), make sure that appear on the specific configuration area. Refreshing the GUI Pages Although certain GUI pages automatically refresh at http://www.cisco.com/support for a list of the GUI window. Do not use the Refresh button on the Web browser toolbar as this can click to access...
... a RAID (versus a JBOD), make sure that appear on the specific configuration area. Refreshing the GUI Pages Although certain GUI pages automatically refresh at http://www.cisco.com/support for a list of the GUI window. Do not use the Refresh button on the Web browser toolbar as this can click to access...
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..., if an array rebuild is helpful for monitoring the progress of the following: storage, shares, backups, volume snapshots, network, power, and system details. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 5 For example, you can also view the current status of any of certain processes such as building a RAID.
..., if an array rebuild is helpful for monitoring the progress of the following: storage, shares, backups, volume snapshots, network, power, and system details. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 5 For example, you can also view the current status of any of certain processes such as building a RAID.
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...and are color-coded orange. For example, the RAID rebuild is color-coded according to 74% - Managing the System System Alerts 2 System Alerts The System Alerts section shows any system messages issued since the last time they were cleared. Orange: 75 to the NSS. For example, if the amount...eventual action. Green: 0 to the current percentage used . They are color-coded green. The percentage is complete. They are three type of system alerts: • Error: Indicates the most severe types of storage used for a volume is in severity from informational to 100% Linksys Small...
...and are color-coded orange. For example, the RAID rebuild is color-coded according to 74% - Managing the System System Alerts 2 System Alerts The System Alerts section shows any system messages issued since the last time they were cleared. Orange: 75 to the NSS. For example, if the amount...eventual action. Green: 0 to the current percentage used . They are color-coded green. The percentage is complete. They are three type of system alerts: • Error: Indicates the most severe types of storage used for a volume is in severity from informational to 100% Linksys Small...
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... for the physical links is set to the NSS. - If a backup has never been run . Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 FTP: The FTP access state (enabled or disabled). - Backup and Snapshots Status • The Backup and Snapshots... how the bonding mode for more information. • VLANs: The number of the last backup run on the Network Properties page. Managing the System Network Status 2 Network Status The Network area displays the following: • Link 1 & 2: The current status of the second Ethernet link ...
... for the physical links is set to the NSS. - If a backup has never been run . Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 FTP: The FTP access state (enabled or disabled). - Backup and Snapshots Status • The Backup and Snapshots... how the bonding mode for more information. • VLANs: The number of the last backup run on the Network Properties page. Managing the System Network Status 2 Network Status The Network area displays the following: • Link 1 & 2: The current status of the second Ethernet link ...
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...used to provide backup power to the NSS. - Active: The RPSU is currently deriving its power from the mains power. - Managing the System Power Status 2 Power Status The Power area displays the following: • UPS: These options are available depending on the current operating condition...about how the RPSU functions, refer to the NSS but is deriving power from the UPS battery. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 8 Ready: An RPSU is installed and is powered off. - For more information about how the UPS functions,...
...used to provide backup power to the NSS. - Active: The RPSU is currently deriving its power from the mains power. - Managing the System Power Status 2 Power Status The Power area displays the following: • UPS: These options are available depending on the current operating condition...about how the RPSU functions, refer to the NSS but is deriving power from the UPS battery. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 8 Ready: An RPSU is installed and is powered off. - For more information about how the UPS functions,...
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... The Hardware Monitor page displays these details about the physical conditions related to the NSS: Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 9 Managing the System System Status 2 System Status The System area displays the following: • Serial Number: The serial number of the NSS. • Firmware Version: The current version and...
... The Hardware Monitor page displays these details about the physical conditions related to the NSS: Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 9 Managing the System System Status 2 System Status The System area displays the following: • Serial Number: The serial number of the NSS. • Firmware Version: The current version and...
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...) or out of specification and in need of information into log files, such as "unavailable." Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 10 coded green. Normal fan operation is within the normal range the color-coding is color-coded red. •...captures various types of attention (red). • Fans: The fan speed for all voltage rails in the file. Managing the System Viewing and Managing the System Logs 2 • Voltages: The current voltage reading for each chassis fan. The reading is color-coded depending on the network....
...) or out of specification and in need of information into log files, such as "unavailable." Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 10 coded green. Normal fan operation is within the normal range the color-coding is color-coded red. •...captures various types of attention (red). • Fans: The fan speed for all voltage rails in the file. Managing the System Viewing and Managing the System Logs 2 • Voltages: The current voltage reading for each chassis fan. The reading is color-coded depending on the network....
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...-stamped event log of events initiated by users accessing shares through the NSS configuration interface. • Web Access: This log displays IP addresses of the systems that were initiated through CIFS. • FTP Access: A time-stamped log of FTP actions, including user logins, file transfers, and user logouts....actions that accessed the NSS configuration interface and the date and time of all the log files. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 11 The System Logs page appears. 2 STEP 2 You can download and save this file.
...-stamped event log of events initiated by users accessing shares through the NSS configuration interface. • Web Access: This log displays IP addresses of the systems that were initiated through CIFS. • FTP Access: A time-stamped log of FTP actions, including user logins, file transfers, and user logouts....actions that accessed the NSS configuration interface and the date and time of all the log files. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 11 The System Logs page appears. 2 STEP 2 You can download and save this file.
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Managing the System Viewing and Managing the System Logs This is an example of the Administrator Log: 2 STEP 3 Choose where you want to store the log files: • Locally: To store the log ... remote hosts, the log file is sent to both servers.) Note that the remote server must be running a syslog server. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 12 STEP 4 Click Update.
Managing the System Viewing and Managing the System Logs This is an example of the Administrator Log: 2 STEP 3 Choose where you want to store the log files: • Locally: To store the log ... remote hosts, the log file is sent to both servers.) Note that the remote server must be running a syslog server. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 12 STEP 4 Click Update.
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... the shutdown (approximately 5 minutes). No Connection: A UPS is currently deriving its power from the main power. - Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 13 Managing the System Viewing the Power Status Page 2 Viewing the Power Status Page The Power Status page provides an overview of the current power...
... the shutdown (approximately 5 minutes). No Connection: A UPS is currently deriving its power from the main power. - Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 13 Managing the System Viewing the Power Status Page 2 Viewing the Power Status Page The Power Status page provides an overview of the current power...