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MaxNAS Owner’ s Guide October 2008 www .MicroNet.com.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 2 T able of Contents T able of Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 2 FCC Compliance Statement ..............
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 3 5. System Control Functions ...................................................................................................................... 36 5.1 Remote Notification Configuration ....................................
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 4 F ederal Communications Commission Radio F requency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 5 Limitations of W ar ranty and Liability MicroNet T echnology has tested the hardware described in this manual and reviewed its contents.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 6 W elcome From MicroNet T echnology W e are pleased that you ha ve chosen the MaxNAS. Our systems are designed for speed, reliability , compatibility , and per formance. W e think you will f ind the system easy to install, and a productive addition to your computer system.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 7 Chapter 1- Getting Star ted Thank y ou for purchasing The Micronet MaxNAS storage solution. With speed, high capac- ity , ease of use, and suppor t f or numerous applications, MaxNAS is the ideal solution for all of y our data storage needs.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 8 3. Unpacking the MaxNAS Please unpack your MaxNAS in a static free environment, carefully making sure not to damage or discard any of the packing material. If the RAID subsystem appears damaged, or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or distributor immediately .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 9 Master Power Switch Fan Exhaust V ents (DO NOT BLOCK!) LAN 2 RJ45 Connector 6. The MaxNAS inter face components The follo wing figures illustrate the connector locations f or the RAID subsystems.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 10 7. Visual and Audible Indicators The MaxNAS has an LCD panel, LEDs, and a buzzer to inform the user of the ov er all health and function of the unit. The follo wing chart describes the various conditions indicated: Indicator Normal Status Problem Indication Firmware LED Glows amber at boot or firmware update.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 11 Step 4. Connect an Ethernet cable from y our network to LAN1 (DHCP environment) or LAN2 (static IP) port on the back panel.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 12 2-Connecting the MaxNAS 2.1 Wizard Installation and Usage IMPORT ANT! The setup wizard uses TCP port 10000 and UDP ports 1 1000-1 1001 For communication. If you are using a software rewall, please make sure to unblock those ports in order for the wizard to get access to the MaxNAS.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 13 2.1.3.3 Y ou may change the passw ord by e nte ring a ne w “Ne w P assw ord” field, and re-e nte r the password (case sensitive) in the “Conf irm Passw ord” field.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 14 3. LCD Operation The MaxNAS is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the LCD func tions: Up (▲), Do wn (▼), Enter ( ↵ ) and Escape (ESC) keys.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 15 4 . Adding External Disks The Max NAS has tw o rear USB ports, one front USB port, and one eSA T A port f or attac hin g external stor age devices such as the Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk lines of produc ts, formatted in F A T32 or NTFS.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 16 Chapter 3- Administering the MaxNAS This chapter describes the menu and control structure f or y our MaxNAS. The RAID subsystem configuration utility is f irmware-based and its operation is independent of host computer type or operating system.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 17 The Main Menu Conf iguration T ree 1. Status 1.1 System Status Information 1.2 USB Printer 1.3 Monitored UPS Status 1.4 W ake-on-LAN Configuration 1.5 Scheduled Power-On Configuration 1.6 Product Information (About) 2. Storage Configuration 2.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 18 1. Status Displa ys 1.1 System Status The Status wi ndo w c ontai ns the basic system functio nalit y indicato rs including current CPU load, uptime, disk inf ormation and health , and runnin g services. T o view the System Status, selec t “System” from the Status Menu.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 19 1.4 Attached UPS Monitor Status The MaxNAS will monitor and respond to UPS status messages from a compatible attached UPS (for a list of compatible devices, please see appendix D.) T o access the UPS monitoring control , select Status -> UPS.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 20 2. Storage Conf iguration The storage configuration menu contains the follo wing submenus: • Disks (Inf ormational) • RAID • F older (Share) • File System Check • iSCSI stack ed tar get host control • ISO disk image mounting ser vice • nSync T ask Configur ation • Advanced Options 2.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 21 as a single RAID5 volume (See Chapter 5, Understanding RAID , for more information on RAID and RAID lev els.) The following is a description of each inf ormation element: Item Description Select Used to select the current RAID volume.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 22 2.2.2 Expanding NAS volumes T o expand the network accessible space of a RAIDset to take ov er unused space, select the desired RAIDSet and click RAID Config on the RAID information screen (see abov e, section 2.2.) The RAID Configur ation page will appear .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 23 3-Administering the MaxNAS 2.2.5 Delete RAIDSet T o Delete a RAIDset, Select the desired RAIDSet and click RAID Config on the RAID information screen (see abov e, section 2.2.) The RAID Configuration page will appear . Click on Remove RAID and confirm the operation in the follo wing confirmation dialog.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 24 2.3 F older (Share) Conf iguration The Fold er Screen, acc essib le through Storag e -> Fold er , allo ws you to create and configure folders on the RAID storage v olum e.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 25 2.3.2 Editing F olders (Shares) Share proper ties can be modified by clicking the Edit button cor responding to the share. The Edit Folder Inter face Contains controls for the follo wing elements: RAID ID Select the RAIDSet to use for the share from the pulldown list Folder name Enter the name of the Folder .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 26 3-Administering the MaxNAS 2.3.4 Access Control Lists Folder per missions are controlled via ACLs (Access Control Lists.) T o access and edit A CLs, click ACL corresponding to the folder required. The Access control screen will appear .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 27 2.5 Stackable iSCSI Host Service The MaxNAS can aggregate up to 5 iSCSI targets and of f er all networking ser vices to those targets, regardless of where the storage is located physically .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 28 Please refer to section 2.5.1 of this chapter f or more inf ormation. 2.5.4 Delete a Stackable shared iSCSI mount T o delete an stackable shared iSCSI mount, click Delete c o rr es po nd i n g t o th e d es ir e d i SC SI m ou nt .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 29 2.7 nSync Backup Ser vice nSync is an FTP compatible synchronization method that allows backup and restor ation of a share folder to another MaxNAS T arget or any FTP ser ver . When using nSync between two MaxNAS units, the synchronization also suppor ts secure encr yption.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 30 2.7.4 Running an nSync backup task A task will launch automatically as scheduled, but may also be launched manually by checking the checkbox next to the task name to run and clicking Start in the action section.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 31 3.1.2 Domain Suffix The Domain Name refers to your DNS network suff ix. This value is necessary for proper DNS or Active Directory network participation. Consult your netw ork administrator for more information regarding this v alue.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 32 3.2 LAN2 Conf iguration The LAN Configuration screen for the L AN2 Inter face allows for the follo wing controls: Jumbo Frame Support IP Address Netmask DHCP Server When y ou are ready to commit changes click Apply . 3.2.1 MA C Address A unique Media A ccess Control (MA C) address.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 33 3.3.1 SMB/CIFS The Ser v er Message Block network protocol is the most widely used network protocol. It is used by all variants of the Microsoft Windows operating system, Apple Macintosh OS X, and most Unix and Linux variants include suppor t for it even if using a different networking protocol.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 34 IP based netw ork to manipul ate f i les on another compu ter on that netw ork regardl ess of which o peratin g s ystem s are inv olv ed (if the co mpute rs permit FTP ac cess. ) Ther e a re man y exi sting FTP client and server programs , and many of these are free.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 35 ADS Ser v er Name: Specifies the AD domain controller or • NT PDC. ADS Realm: Specif ies the fully qualified ADS realm (Domain). • Administrator ID/passw ord: Domain administr ator credentials- • required for per mission to join an Active Direc tory .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 36 4.3.1 Creating Users T o create a new user , click Add in the User Conf iguration screen. In the following screen (see illustration right) enter the new user name, password.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 37 5.1 Remote Notif ication Conf iguration The MaxNAS features an SMTP manager and can send email notif ications for various subsystem conditions in addition to the audible buzzer . The following table discuss each attribute’ s descriptions.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 38 5.4 Sa v e/Reco v er System Setting When all conf iguration options for the MaxNAS are entered and the unit is functioning correc tl y , it is recommended that you sav e y our system settings to a settings file for safek eeping.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 39 3-Administering the MaxNAS 5.8 Change Administrator Passw ord T o chan ge the adm inis trato r passw ord or the LC D access passw ord nav iga te to “Syst em” -> “ Administrator Passw ord” and the Administration passw ord screen appears.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 40 Chapter 4- Connec ting Users Onc e t he MaxNAS h as been configu red wi th storage , sha res, user s, gro ups , and permis sion s it is ready to accept user connec tions. The MaxNAS supports SMB/CIFS network ser vices as w ell as W ebdisk/Secure W ebdisk user connections.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 41 1.2 Mapping a Network Dr iv e (OS-X) The simplest method to locate and connect your MaxNAS to an OS-X w orkstation is by using the Finder Network browser .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 42 2. Using W ebdisk The Max NAS prov ide s a W ebDi sk functio n th at allo ws you to acc ess the sys tem ov er the Internet from any bro wser . IMPORT ANT : Make sure that W ebDisk Support or Secure WebDisk Support is enabled in the Service Support screen in the system’s Network menu.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 43 2.2 T he W ebdisk control interface The w ebdisk interface consists of the f ollowing elements: Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. T ype Displays the type of folders and files.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 44 3. Using iSCSI iSCSI allows tw o devices to negotiate and then exchange SCSI commands using IP networks. iSC SI tak es a popu lar hig h- perf orm an ce loca l st ora ge bus and emula te s it ov er wide -ar ea net w orks , cr eat in g a s to rage a rea n et w or k (SA N) .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 45 3.1.4 On the iSCSI Initiator Proper ties window , selec t the T ar gets ta b. W ith the iSC SI ta r get highlighted, click Log On . The Log On to T arget dial ogu e will app ea r . T o ena ble a pers ist en t connection, check the “ Automatically restore this connection” checkbox.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 46 3 . 1 . 6 R ig h t - cl i c k o n t h e i SC S I v ol um e. I f i t’ s n ot i n i t i a l i z e d a re d “N o E nt ry” l og o w i l l c ov er th e d i s k icon. Right click on the disk and select “Initialize Disk. ” F ollow the on-screen instructions.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 47 3.2.4 Select the MaxNAS IQN from the target list and click Log On . The iSCSI connection screen will appear . If you enabled CHAP , enter your CHAP username and password in the CHAP security area (ss illustrated). Click Connect to complete the operation.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 48 4. F ile Backup With nSync Y ou can backup a share folder to another MaxNAS or MicroNet PlatinumRAID (Nsync target) or an y FTP server . When using Nsync between Nsync devices, y ou ha ve the option to transmit files securely .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 49 4.3 Setting Up an Nsync T arget on Another Device If you selected “Other Device” when setting up your Nsync task, the MaxNAS will use the FTP protocol to back up the share folder .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 50 5.2 Windo ws Vista T o set up the Printer Ser ver in Windows Vista, follo w the steps belo w: 5.2.1 Open Pr inter F older from the Control Panel . 5.2.2 Click . 5.2.3 Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer . 5.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 51 5.2.5 Click S el e c t a s h a r ed pr in te r b y na me . In the address entr y box, type http://<MaxNAS>:631/printers/usb- printer in the box, where <MaxNAS> is th e IP address or Netbios name of the MaxNAS. Click Next .
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 52 Chapter 5- Understanding RAID The MaxNAS controller subsystem is a high-performance SA T A drive bus disk arr a y controller . When properly configured, the RAID subsystem can provide non-stop service with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and adv anced array management features.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 53 RAID 1 (Disk Mir roring) RAID 1, also known as “disk mir roring” , distributes duplicate data simultaneously to pairs of disk drives. Pr os: RAID 1 of f er s extremely high data reliability as all the data is redundant.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 54 RAID 6 Also known as dual parity , RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5, but offers double the fault tolerance by performing tw o parity computations on ov erlapping subsets of the data. RAID 6 offers fault toler ance greater that RAID 1 or RAID 5 but only consumes the capacity of 2 disk driv es for distributed parity data.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 55 Daily Use Tips • Read this User’ s Guide carefully . F ollow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • Additional application software may hav e been included with your drive. Please review the documentation included with this software for information on the oper ation and suppor t of this software.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 56 Resetting the MaxNAS Should the MaxNAS become inaccessible (blinking fault light, forgotten password) or if directed by MicroNet suppor t, please follow the below procedure to reset the MaxNAS to factor y default: 1. If the unit is functioning, ping the MaxNAS from the host to obtain its IP address.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 57 Frequently Ask ed Questions Q: I F orgot the Login or Passw ord A: If you f orget your netw ork IP address or your passw ord, y ou can reset the MaxNAS to its default settings. Please see “Resetting y our MaxNAS” in the troubleshooting section.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 58 Q: What is the warranty period for MaxNAS? A: MaxNAS standard warranty is One-y ear limited. Optional extended warranty and ov ernight exchange progr ams are av ailable, consult y our MicroNet dealer or visit www .MicroNet.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 59 Appendix A: Getting Help If you experience problems with y our MaxNAS, please contact your Authorized MicroNet Reseller for assistance. If the reseller is unable to resolve your issue, please contact MicroNet’ s Help Desk for assistance.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 60 Appendix B: RAID Lev el Comparison T able RAID Level Description Min. Drives Max. Drives Capacity Data Reliability Data T ransfer Rate I/O Request Rates Span Also known as disk spanning. Data is distributed sequentially to all drives.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 61 Appendix C: A ctiv e Director y With W indows 2000, Microsof t introduced Activ e Direc tory (ADS), which is a large database/ information store. Prior to Activ e Director y the W indows OS could not store additional information in its domain database.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 62 Appendix D: Suppor ted UPS List The MaxNAS can suppor t UPS communication with the f ollowing UPS communication protocols: SEC protocol Generic RUPS model Generic RUPS 2000.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 63 Brand Series Model Notes Fenton T echnologies PowerPal P-series PowerPal L-series PowerOn PowerPure Fairstone L525/L625/L750 Fideltronik Ares 700 and larger Other Ares mode.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 64 Brand Series Model Notes Orvaldi various not 400 or 600 Powercom Powercom SMK-800A UL T-1000 TrustT rust 425/625 BNT -1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 BNT -2000AP PowerGuar.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 65 Appendix E: Glossar y Activ e Director y an implementation of LD AP director y services by Microsoft for use in Windo ws environments. Active Director y allows administrators to assign enterprise wide policies, deploy programs to many computers, and apply critical updates to an entire organization.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 66 Disk Ar ra y A Disk Ar ra y is a logical disk comprised of multiple physical hard disks. The number of hard disks in an disk ar ra y is dictated by the type of the array and the number of spares that ma y be assi gn ed to it.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 67 by any RAID arr a y as a backup. In the ev ent a hard disk in a RAID arr a y fails, this backup is automatically mobilized by the RAID controller to step in place of the failed hard disk. The data in the failed hard disk is “reconstructed” and written into the new hard disk.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 68 be obtained by simply evaluating the X OR of the N bytes. Parity allo ws one error in a group (of bytes) to be cor rected. Par tition The space contributed to each arra y on a physical drive is ref erred to as a par tition.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 69 of the disks fails, its contents can be retrieved from the duplicate disk. Fur thermore, a RAID 1 array can also impro v e the throughput of read oper ations by allowing separ ate reads to be performed concur rently on the two disks.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 70 Secondar y Storage Mass stor age devices such as hard disks, magneto-optical disks, floppy disks and tapes are frequently referred to as secondary storage. Secure Sock ets Lay er (SSL) is a cr yptographic protocol which provide secure communications on the Internet.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 71 the fa v oured replication model is the HUB and SPOKE, and thus the WINS design is not central but distributed, each WINS server holds a full copy of e v er y other related WINS system records.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 72 Appendix F: Product Specif ications System Architecture CPU: Ultr a Lo w V oltage Intel® 1.5GHz Celeron® M Processor System RAM: 512MB DDR NVRAM: On-board non volatile me.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 73 System F eatures RAID lev el 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and Span configurations Multiple RAID and LUN suppor t Automatically and tr ansparently rebuilds hot spare driv es Hot swappable disk drives Disk S.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 74 Appendix G: Licence and Copyright This produc t included copyrighted third-party software licensed under the ter ms of GNU General Public License. Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra ter ms and conditions of this license.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 75 GNU General Public License V ersion 2, June 1991 Copyright © 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute v erbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allow ed.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 76 contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of ha ving been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 77 code or executable f orm with such an offer , in accord with Subsection b abov e.) The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it.
MaxNAS Owner’ s Manual 78 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new v ersions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but ma y dif f er in detail to address new problems or concerns.
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