Administration Guide
Page 1
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
Administration Guide
Page 3
...Audience About the NSS Configuration Interface Getting Help 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 ... Interfaces 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...
...Audience About the NSS Configuration Interface Getting Help 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 ... Interfaces 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...
Administration Guide
Page 4
... 33 Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes 35 Chapter 4: Configuring your Storage 37 Disk Status Table 38 RAID Arrays Table 39 Volumes Table 40 USB Storage Status 40 Managing RAID Arrays 41 About the RAID Arrays Page 41 Choosing a... 45 Deleting an Array 47 Migrating a RAID Array to another Storage Device 48 Virtualizing Storage 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
... 33 Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes 35 Chapter 4: Configuring your Storage 37 Disk Status Table 38 RAID Arrays Table 39 Volumes Table 40 USB Storage Status 40 Managing RAID Arrays 41 About the RAID Arrays Page 41 Choosing a... 45 Deleting an Array 47 Migrating a RAID Array to another Storage Device 48 Virtualizing Storage 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
Administration Guide
Page 5
... a Snapshot for a Share 64 Volume Encryption Overview 65 Locking an Encrypted Volume 66 Unlocking a Locked Volume 67 Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume 69 Storage Options 70 Chapter 5: Setting up End-User Access 73 Managing your NSS Users 73 Creating a User Profile 74 Editing a User Profile 76 Integrating Users from... 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
... a Snapshot for a Share 64 Volume Encryption Overview 65 Locking an Encrypted Volume 66 Unlocking a Locked Volume 67 Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume 69 Storage Options 70 Chapter 5: Setting up End-User Access 73 Managing your NSS Users 73 Creating a User Profile 74 Editing a User Profile 76 Integrating Users from... 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
Administration Guide
Page 6
... 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...
Administration Guide
Page 7
... into the CIFS Shares with Administrator Privileges Windows Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB Windows Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using NFS UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the... Disk Drive LEDs USB LED (Front Panel) UPS LED (Back Panel) 155 155 155 156 156 157 157 158 158 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 5
... into the CIFS Shares with Administrator Privileges Windows Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB Windows Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using NFS UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the... Disk Drive LEDs USB LED (Front Panel) UPS LED (Back Panel) 155 155 155 156 156 157 157 158 158 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 5
Administration Guide
Page 8
... a Degraded 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...166 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join 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
... a Degraded 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...166 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join 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
Administration Guide
Page 9
... the integrity, reliability, and accessibility of your users on their own computers. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 1 The NSS uses the most common file-based protocols such as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for a...Sharing: Share files easily and inexpensively across different physical platforms as simply as a native file server for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). This also means better data security. 1 Introduction Benefits Thank you for the various clients within your network, including Windows...
... the integrity, reliability, and accessibility of your users on their own computers. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 1 The NSS uses the most common file-based protocols such as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for a...Sharing: Share files easily and inexpensively across different physical platforms as simply as a native file server for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). This also means better data security. 1 Introduction Benefits Thank you for the various clients within your network, including Windows...
Administration Guide
Page 10
... Interface. Create the volume(s). If you want to virtualize your storage, set the export/Import of groups/users from setting up your NSS. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 2 Certain activities must take place before others ... setting up the hardware to configuring the device. Introduction About This Guide 1 About This Guide The Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide describes the Administrative features that are available for you join the NSS to the domain. STEP 2 Configure the...
... Interface. Create the volume(s). If you want to virtualize your storage, set the export/Import of groups/users from setting up your NSS. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 2 Certain activities must take place before others ... setting up the hardware to configuring the device. Introduction About This Guide 1 About This Guide The Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide describes the Administrative features that are available for you join the NSS to the domain. STEP 2 Configure the...
Administration Guide
Page 11
...Menu, the configuration page for that represent the major configuration areas for use by network administrators. Go through the rest of storage-related concepts, including RAID, filesystems, and networking. It assumes a basic understanding of the configuration options to help you ...side of the configuration interface window. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 3 For more detailed information, refer to access the NSS. For example, System, Network, Share, Storage, and so on. Add any locally defined groups or users...
...Menu, the configuration page for that represent the major configuration areas for use by network administrators. Go through the rest of storage-related concepts, including RAID, filesystems, and networking. It assumes a basic understanding of the configuration options to help you ...side of the configuration interface window. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 3 For more detailed information, refer to access the NSS. For example, System, Network, Share, Storage, and so on. Add any locally defined groups or users...
Administration Guide
Page 12
Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 4 Use the navigation tools within the help to find information for information about the status of your disk drives, click the Help ... 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 Drives 1 Getting Help There are reselected. For example, if the current configuration topic is about the details that each of RAID levels...
Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 4 Use the navigation tools within the help to find information for information about the status of your disk drives, click the Help ... 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 Drives 1 Getting Help There are reselected. For example, if the current configuration topic is about the details that each of RAID levels...
Administration Guide
Page 13
... automatically refreshes on the System Status page. These sections provide a detailed explanation of certain processes such as building a RAID. 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 the NSS. 2 Managing the System The System Status page...
... automatically refreshes on the System Status page. These sections provide a detailed explanation of certain processes such as building a RAID. 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 the NSS. 2 Managing the System The System Status page...
Administration Guide
Page 14
... color-coded red and require immediate action. Green: 0 to 100% Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 6 For example, if the amount of storage used . For example, the RAID rebuild is color-coded according to the NSS. Red: 90 ... percentage used: - Messages can range in a failed condition. • Warning: Indicates that requires eventual action. Storage Status The Storage area displays these details about the configured storage on the NSS: • Drives: The number of physical disk drives installed. • RAID Arrays: The...
... color-coded red and require immediate action. Green: 0 to 100% Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 6 For example, if the amount of storage used . For example, the RAID rebuild is color-coded according to the NSS. Red: 90 ... percentage used: - Messages can range in a failed condition. • Warning: Indicates that requires eventual action. Storage Status The Storage area displays these details about the configured storage on the NSS: • Drives: The number of physical disk drives installed. • RAID Arrays: The...
Administration Guide
Page 15
Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 Managing the System Network Status 2 Network Status The Network area displays the following : • Shares: The number of configured shares. • Connected ...
Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 Managing the System Network Status 2 Network Status The Network area displays the following : • Shares: The number of configured shares. • Connected ...
Administration Guide
Page 16
... deriving power from the UPS battery. Standby/Fault: An RPSU is installed but is installed and has a fault condition. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 8 No Connection: A UPS is connected to the NSS. For more information about how the UPS functions, refer to the NSS. - For...
... deriving power from the UPS battery. Standby/Fault: An RPSU is installed but is installed and has a fault condition. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 8 No Connection: A UPS is connected to the NSS. For more information about how the UPS functions, refer to the NSS. - For...
Administration Guide
Page 17
Viewing the Hardware Monitor 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...
Viewing the Hardware Monitor 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...
Administration Guide
Page 18
... in the system. Temperature readings are overwritten once the space is color- coded green. Normal fan operation is filled. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 10 To work with the log files: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click System Logs. The reading is color-coded depending...
... in the system. Temperature readings are overwritten once the space is color- coded green. Normal fan operation is filled. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 10 To work with the log files: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click System Logs. The reading is color-coded depending...
Administration Guide
Page 19
The System Logs page appears. 2 STEP 2 You can download and save this file. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 11 This information helps you detect unauthorized attempts to access the configuration interface. • CIFS Sharing: A time-stamped event log of events ...
The System Logs page appears. 2 STEP 2 You can download and save this file. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 11 This information helps you detect unauthorized attempts to access the configuration interface. • CIFS Sharing: A time-stamped event log of events ...
Administration Guide
Page 20
... 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
... 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
Administration Guide
Page 21
... area displays the following: • UPS: These options are available depending on the NSS and a shutdown of battery remaining. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 13 For more information about the functioning of the UPS. - Managing the System Viewing the Power Status Page 2 Viewing the Power...
... area displays the following: • UPS: These options are available depending on the NSS and a shutdown of battery remaining. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 13 For more information about the functioning of the UPS. - Managing the System Viewing the Power Status Page 2 Viewing the Power...