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Cis c o Small Busine s s NS S2000 Serie s Net work St orage Syst em GET TING ST AR TE D GUIDE.
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Contents NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide i Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Benefits 1 About this Guide 2 Recommended Installation Sequence 2 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware 3 Step 1 — Install the Disk D.
Contents NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide ii Appendix A: LEDs & Buttons 23 Power LED/Button (Front Panel) 23 System LED (Front Panel) 24 Reset Button (Front Panel) 25 LAN LED (Front Panel) 25 Hard D.
1 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 1 In tro duction Thank you f or choosing the Cisco Busines s Series Net work Storage System (NSS) . Administering a net work can be a dif ficult job. F inding low-cos t wa ys to simplify your data-management tasks means that you ha ve more r esources to dedicate elsewhere.
Intr o duction About this Guide NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 2 1 Ab out this Guide The Getting Star ted Guide contains the step-by-st ep details f or get ting y our NS S up and running f or the first time---fr om ho ok ing up the hardwar e to doing the basic configuration steps t o get the NS S running.
2 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 3 S et ting up the Hardwar e This chapter pr ovides detail s f or installi ng t he NS S ha rd wa re. Th e i ns ta ll at io n is brok en down into the f ollowing steps:.
Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 1 — Ins tall the Disk Drive s NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 4 2 Step 1 — Install the Disk Drive s After you r emove the NSS from the packaging, y ou are r eady to set up the hardwar e. If your NSS already has disk drives installed, skip this step.
Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 1 — Ins tall the Disk Drive s NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 5 2 STEP 4 Apply even pr es sur e to the both corners of the tray while y ou ins ert the tray fully into position in the chas sis. STEP 5 When the disk drive is inser t ed all the way in, clos e the lat ch on the disk drive tra y .
Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 2 — Ins tall the Etherne t Link NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 6 2 Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link After the disk drives are installed in the chassis , you are r eady to connect the Ethernet cable.
Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 3 — Ins tall the Pow er NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 7 2 Step 3 — Install the Power After you connect the Ethernet cable, you ar e ready t o power up the NS S. Ther e are seve ral p ossible p ower configurations.
3 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 8 C onfiguring the Net work Storage S ystem (NS S) Ther e are a variety of ways t o configure the NSS, dep ending on your sp ecific st orage ne eds and your unique networking envir onment . This s ection covers the st ep s you need to f o llow to get the NSS co nfigur ed s o that you can start using its st orage.
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 1 — Acce ss the NSS when there is no DHCP Ser ver Present on your Ne twork NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 9 3 • Step 3 — Use the Quick S etup .
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 2 — Log int o the NS S C on figura tion In ter face NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 10 3 T o set up your comput er to communicate with the NSS: STEP 1 Set your computer ’ s net work set tings t o the following: • IP Addres s : 169.
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 2 — Log int o the NS S C on figura tion In ter face NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 11 3 • Y ou can find the NSS devic es by using the Cisco NSS Disc over y T ool. Download this tool from the ww w .
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 2 — Log int o the NS S C on figura tion In ter face NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 12 3 • Click Install to start the installation proces s . F ollow the onscreen instructions to install the application.
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 3 — Use the Quick S etup W iz ards to Con figure the NSS NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 13 3 STEP 5 It is a goo d idea t o do a quick check of the.
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 4 — Save the Curr ent Configur at ion NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 14 3 r ef er to the online help or to the Administrat or ’ s Guide, which you can download from the Cisco.
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 4 — Save the Curr ent Configur at ion NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 15 3 The Configuration Manager page appears . STEP 3 Select the location where the backup is saved fro m the Store d Co nfiguration Lo cation drop-down menu.
Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 4 — Save the Curr ent Configur at ion NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 16 3 STEP 7 Click Unmount . STEP 8 When the AUX - 1 LED on the front of the chas sis is off , you can saf ely remov e the unmounted USB flash device from the AU X- 1 por t .
4 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 17 Instructing your End Us ers Lo gging into a Shar e End users , using a Wi ndows , UNIX , Linux, or Mac c omput er can easily ac ces s NSS st orage. Once the end us er logs into the NS S using their username and password, the shares t o which the end user has r ead or read-writ e privileges appear .
Instructing your End Us ers W indows Users : Acc essing the NSS Stor age through FTP NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 18 4 STEP 2 If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS c onfig.
Instructing your End Us ers UNIX /Linux Users: Ac c essing Storage th rough NFS NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 19 4 T o acce ss the NS S st orage using FT P: STEP 1 Fr om your F TP client application, connect t o the NS S. Ent er the IP addr ess or hostname of the NS S.
Instructing your End Us ers UNIX /Linux Users: Ac c essing Storage th rough FTP NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 20 4 Y ou should now have acces s to the shar e via the mount po int dir ector y on your client . Y ou ha ve the privileges to the share as ar e defined f or the NSS.
Instructing your End Us ers Mac Users : Acc essing Storage thr ough CIFS/SMB NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 21 4 Mac Us ers: Ac c e s sing Storage through CIF S/ SMB Mac users who have a user profile can acces s any shar es to which the y have privileges on the NS S st orage using CIFS/S MB.
Instructing your End Us ers Mac Users : Acc essing Storage thr ough F TP NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 22 4 Mac Us ers: Ac c e s sing Storage through FTP Mac users who have a user profile can acces s any shar es to which the y have privileges on the NS S st orage using F TP .
A NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 23 LEDs & But tons The LEDs on the front and back of the NSS chas sis help you tr oublesho ot a variety of conditions on the NSS---from normal operating conditions , alerts , to serious erro r conditions .
LEDs & But tons Syst em LED (Fron t Panel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 24 A The Power button lets y ou do a grac eful or har d shutdown of the NSS: • Grace ful Shutdown : Pres s the Power butt on f or 1 to 2 seconds to trigger a graceful shutdown of the NSS.
LEDs & But tons Reset Button (Fr ont P anel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 25 A Re s et But ton (Fr ont Panel) The Re set but ton lets yo u restor e the network s etting system defa ults or reset the bo x. • T o restore the net work s etting system de faults : Y ou ne ed to do this if the configuration inter face bec omes inacc es sible.
LEDs & But tons Hard Disk Drive LEDs (Fr ont P anel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 26 A Hard Disk Drive LEDs (F r ont Panel) The ACT and Error LED s asso ciat ed with each of the installe d disk drives indicat e disk - drive activit y , or an error condition.
LEDs & But tons UPS LED (Back Panel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 27 A UPS LED (B ack Panel) The UPS LEDs on the back panel indica te the status of the UPS function: • Off : Ther e is either no UPS at tached to the NS S or the UPS function has been dis abled in the Sys tem Pow er page in the c onfiguration int er face.
B NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 28 Envir onmen t al Sp e cific a tions Devi ce Dimensions 11 .42” x 9 . 17” x 3.23 (290 x 233 x 82 mm) Unit W eight 6.
C NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 29 Addition al Informa tion Re gula tor y C ompli anc e and Saf et y Information Regulator y Compliance and Saf ety Inform ation f or this pr od uct is a vailable on Cisco.c om at the f ollowing location: w w w .cisco.
D NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 30 Co n ta cts Suppor t contact inf ormation f or this product is a vailable on Cisco.c om at the f ollowing location: w ww .
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