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GETTING STAR TED GUIDE Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Models NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Getting Star ted Guide.
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1 Contents Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide Contents Contents Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Benefits 3 About this Guide... 3 Recommended Installation Sequence 4 Chapter 2: Part A: Set up the Hardware .
2 Contents Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Administrator Guide Contents Mac Users: Accessing Storage through CIFS/SMB 47 Mac Users: Accessing Storage through FTP 48 Chapter 5: LEDs & Buttons .
3 Chapter 1: Introduction Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Stor age System (NSS). Administering a network can be a difficult job. Finding low-cost ways to simplif y your data- management tasks means that you have more re sources to dedicate elsewhere.
4 Chapter 1: Introduction Recommended Installation Sequence Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 1 Recommended Installation Sequence Follow the NSS installation steps to set up and co nfigure the device. They provide out-of-the-box instructions. Y ou ca n find detailed instructions for each step in the remaining sec tions of this guide.
5 Chapter 1: Introduction Recommended Installation Sequence Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 1 - Step 13: Go through the rest of the configurat ion options to set up quotas, edit groups, set up email and S NMP aler ts, and so on.
6 Chapter 1: Introduction Recommended Installation Sequence Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 1.
7 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 1: Install the Disk Drives Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 2 Par t A: Set up the Hardware This chapter provides d etails for installing the NS S hardware. The installa tion is broken down into the following steps: 1.
8 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 1: Install the Disk Drives Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 2 T o install the disk drives into the NSS: 1. Remove a disk tray from the front of the NSS ch assis by push ing in the tab on the front of the tray . (There is no recommended order of which tray to remove first.
9 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 2: Install the Ethernet Links Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 2 7. If the NSS is rack mounted, attach the mounting ears to both sides of the NSS. Attach the mounting ears to either side of the rack. 8. Continue with Step 2 to install the Ether net cable(s).
10 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 3: Install the Power Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 2 T o connect the Ether net cable(s) to the NSS: 1. Install the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet por t at the back of the NSS chassis. If you have a second Ethernet cable , connect it to the second Ethernet port.
11 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 3: Install the Power Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 2 NSS-suppor ted UPS Product Families The NSS supports the follow ing UPS product families: • APC Back-.
12 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware Step 3: Install the Power Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 2.
13 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 Par t B: Configure the Network Storage System (NSS) There are a variety of ways to configure the NSS, depending on your specific storage needs and your unique networking environment.
14 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 1: Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your Network Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 • Step 9 – Add any Locally Defined Users and Groups: Y ou can crea te and maintain a list of users and groups from the NSS.
15 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 T o set up your computer to communicate with the NSS: 1. Set your computer’ s networ k settings to the following: • IP Address: 169.254.x.y (where x an d y can be any number between 1 and 254).
16 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 2: Log into the Configuration Interface Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 A new tab appears with the hostname of the NSS. 4. Click the NSS tab. The NSS device is automatically assigned an IP address from the DHCP ser ver in the SVR series router .
17 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 Option B: Standalone Environment Login Steps T o log into the configura tion interf ace: 1. If you are logging into the NSS for the first time, write down the MAC address located on the sticker attached to the bottom of the chassis.
18 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 3: Configure the Timing Settings Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The NSS configuration interface appears, with the Sy stem Status page open: 5.
19 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 T o configure the time settings for the NSS: 1. From the Manager Menu , click Admin Time. The NTP Configuration page appears. 2. T o use an NTP ser ver to maintain the NS S time, click Automatically (via NT P) .
20 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 4: Create a RAID Array Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 T o create an array: 1. From the Manager Menu , click Storage RAID. The RAID page appears: 2. The available disks appear in the New RAID Device table.
21 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 3. From the RAID Level drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the RAID array you want to create. 4. Click Add . The RAID creation can take some time to comple te (depending on the size of the disks and the selected RAID level).
22 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 5: Cr eate a Vo lume Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 • Size: Enter the size for the volume, and then se lect the unit from the drop-down menu. The final size of the shared volume is less than the size you enter in this field due to filesystem overhead.
23 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 Step 6: Vir tualize Storage within your Network The NSS virtualization feature lets you create stor age physically located on other network NSS units into one logical storage unit.
24 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 6: Virtualize Storage within your Network Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The Storage Virtualization page ap pears. 3. From the Expor t a device area, select each device that you want to export from the list of available devices.
25 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 The RAID page appears. Expor ted disks from other NSS un its in the network ap pear in the New RAID De vice table. 3. From the New RAID Device table, click the disks or arrays th at you want to include in the JBOD.
26 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 7: Configure the NSS Net work Identification Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The Network Identification page appears. 2. In the Hostname field, enter the name you want to us e for the NSS.
27 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 5. Select the type of network into which you ar e making the NSS a member from the following options: • Wo r k g r o u p : Make the NSS par t of a peer-to-peer network.
28 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 8: Configure the User/Group Ranges and Home Directory Location Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 Step 8: Configure the User/Group Ranges a.
29 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 Step 9: Create any Locally Defined Users and Groups Y ou can create, view , and maintain the li st of users who can access the NSS. The Configured Users page displays the Configured Users table.
30 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 9: Create any Locally Defined Users and Groups Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The New User page appears. 3. In the Username field, type the username. The name must be made up of alphanumeric characters (that is, a-z, 0-9) , any case, to a ma ximum of 32 charac ters.
31 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 7. T o record the user’ s email address, e nter it in the Email Address field. This field is optional. 8. Click OK to create the user and exit the New User page.
32 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 10: Create a Share Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The New Group page appears. 3. In the Group Name field, type the name you want to a ssign to the group. The n ame can only contain lower-case a lphanumeric characters a nd un derscores (i.
33 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 The New Share page ap pears. 3. In the Share field, enter a name for the share. 4. From the Location field, select the volume on wh ich you want to configure the share.
34 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 10: Create a Share Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 • DFS Root: Set the share to be a Microsoft DFS root. 7. Set the Allow users to delete or rename other users’ files and folders field as required.
35 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 • Ever yone Readable: All authenticated user s can view the file.
36 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 10: Create a Share Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The File Shares page appear s. 2. Click Edit for the share to which you want to add a folder . The Edit Share page appears. 3. Click Add Shared Folder .
37 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 The Add Folder page appears. 4. Select one of the following: • Add a Folder to DFS: Select this option to create a si ngle DFS shared folder .
38 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 11: Create a Snapshot for a Volume Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 Restrictions using Micr osoft DFS from the NSS T o use DFS folders fr.
39 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 snapshots is greater , the amount of the reser ve shou ld be gre ater . Or , if there is a he avy amount of activity on the volume, set a higher reser ve. T o create a snapshot for a volume: 1.
40 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 12: Create a Scheduled Bac kup for a Share Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 5. In the Reser ve Size field, enter the amount of space that you want to allocate to the snapshot, and then select the unit from the drop-down menu.
41 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 The Scheduled Backups page appears. 3. Move the shares you want to include in the backup from the Available Shares list to the Share s to Backup list. (The single angled bracket “<“ or “>” moves the selection in the direction of the bracket.
42 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 13: Complete the Configuration Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 The Select Backup Schedule page app ears. 7. Select the backup frequency as one of the following: • Daily: Select each day on which you want the backup to occu r .
43 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 3 Step 14: Save the Current Configuration Y ou can save a copy of the NSS configuration that ca n be used should you need to restore the settings at a later time.
44 Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) Step 14: Save the Current Configuration Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 3 6. If you saved the file to th e USB flash device, display the Storage Status page.
45 Chapter 4: Accessing Network Storage Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage using Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 4 Par t C: Instr uct Y our Users How to Access the NSS Storage End users, using a Windows, UNIX, Linux, or Mac computer can easily access NSS storage.
46 Chapter 4: Accessing Network Storage Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage through FTP Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 4 Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage through F TP Windows users who have a user profile set up can access any shares to which they have privileges on the NSS storage using CIFS/SMB or FTP .
47 Chapter 4: Accessing Network Storage UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through FTP Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 4 UNIX/Linux Users: Accessi ng Storage through F TP UNIX and Linux users who have a user profi le set up can access any shares to which they hav e privileges on the NSS storag e using NFS or F TP .
48 Chapter 4: Accessing Network Storage Mac Users: Accessing Storage through FTP Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 4 Mac Users: Accessing Storage through F TP Mac users who have a user profile can access any sh ares to which they have privileges on the NSS storage using FTP .
49 Chapter 5: LEDs Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 5 LEDs & Buttons The LEDs on the front and back of the NSS chassis help you troubleshoot a variety of conditions on the NSS---from normal operating conditions , alerts, to serious error conditions.
50 Chapter 5: LEDs Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 5 System LED (Front Panel) The System LED can be in any of the following cond itions, d epending on the current type of system error on the NSS: • So.
51 Chapter 5: LEDs Getting Star ted Guide Chapter 5 LAN LEDs (Front Panel) Solid Green: The LAN link is up and running at 1000 link speed, but is currently idle. Blinking Green: The LAN link is up and running at 1000 link speed and is curre ntly active.
52 Chapter 5: LEDs Getting Sar ted Guide Chapter 5 USB LED (Front Panel) Solid Green: The USB hard/flash drive is conne c ted and is not safe to re move.
53 Appendix A Linksys One Contact Information Network Storage Sys tem (NSS) G etting Star ted Guide Appendix A Suppor t Contact Information Linksys One Contact Information Visit Linksys online for information on th e latest products and product updates at: http://www .
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