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Thecus N10850 User Manual
Summary of N10850
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Th e cu s n 8 9 0 0 se r ie s/ n 1 2 0 0 0 se r ie s/ n 1 6 0 0 0 se r ie s n 5 5 5 0 / n 6 8 5 0 / n 8 8 5 0 / n 1 0 8 5 0 n 7 7 0 0 pro v 2 / n 7 7 1 0 se r ie s n 8 8 0 0 pro v 2 / n 8 8 1 0 u se r ie s n 4 5 1 0 u se r ie s/ n 7 5 1 0 user ’s manual.
Page 2: About This Manual
Copyright and trademark notice thecus and ot her nam es of th ecus pr oduct s ar e r egist ered t radem ar ks of thecus technology corp. Microsoft , window s, and t he window s logo ar e regist er ed t radem arks of microsoft corporat ion. Apple, itunes and apple os x are r egist er ed t radem arks ...
Page 3: Safety Warnings
Safety warnings for you r safet y , please read and follow t he follow ing safet y w arnings: read t his m anual t horoughly befor e at t em pt ing t o set up your thecus i p st orage. Your thecus i p st orage is a com plicat ed elect r onic device. Do not at t em pt t o repair it under any circum s...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of contents copy r igh t a n d tr a de m a r k n ot ice ................................................... 2 abou t th is m a n u a l ......................................................................... 2 lim it e d w a r r a n t y ...........................................................
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Snmp support .............................................................................. 68 ui login funct ion ......................................................................... 69 sy st e m n e t w or k .................................................................................. 7 0...
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Usb a n d e sata st or a ge ex p a n sion .................................................... 1 7 6 re m ot e adm in ist r a t ion ...................................................................... 1 7 6 part i - set up a dyndns account .................................................. 178 par...
Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: introduction overview thank y ou for choosing t he th ecus i p st orage ser ver. Th e thecu s i p st orage is an easy- t o- use st orage ser ver t hat allow s a dedicat ed appr oach t o st oring and dist ribut ing dat a on a net w ork. Dat a reliabilit y is en sured w it h rai d feat ures...
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Thecus i p st orage support s m ult iple rai d volum es on one syst em . So, you can cr eat e rai d 0 for y our non- crit ical dat a, and cr eat e rai d 1,5 ,6,50 or 6 0 ( depend on m odel) for m ission- crit ical dat a. Cr eat e t he rai d levels depending on y our needs. To configure rai d m odes ...
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Package contents n8900/ n12000/ n16000 series/ n8800pro v2/ n8810u series/ n4510u- r/ n4510u pro- r the th ecus i p st orage should cont ain t he follow ing com m on it em s: syst em unit x1 qi g ( quick i nst allat ion guide) x1 cd- tit le ( acr onis backup cd & universal cd) et hern et cable x1 ac...
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Front panel n 8 9 0 0 se r ie s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power but t on • power on/ off n8900 2.Power led • solid gr e e n : syst em is power on. 3.Syst em er r or led • solid red: syst em er r or . 4.Mut e but t on • mut e t he syst em fan alar m . 5.Usb por t • usb 2.0 por t for...
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N 1 2 0 0 0 se r ie s: the th ecus n12000 series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat or s, and hard disk t ray s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power but t on • power on/ off n12000 2.Power led • solid gr e e n : syst em is power on. 3.Syst em er r or led • solid red: sys...
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N 1 6 0 0 0 se r ie s: the th ecus n16000 series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat or s, and hard disk t ray s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power but t on • power on/ off n16000 2.Power led • solid gr e e n : syst em is power on. 3.Syst em er r or led • solid red: sys...
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N 6 8 5 0 : the th ecus n6850’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, an d hard disk t rays: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1. Pow er but t on • pow er on/ off n6850 2. Usb port • usb 2.0 port for com pat ible usb devices, such as digit al cam eras, usb disks, an d usb pr...
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N 8 8 5 0 : the th ecus n8850’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, an d hard disk t rays: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1. Pow er but t on • pow er on/ off n8850 2. Usb port • usb 2.0 port for com pat ible usb devices, such as digit al cam eras, usb disks, an d usb pr...
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N 1 0 8 5 0 : the th ecus n10850’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1. Pow er but t on • pow er on/ off n10850 2. Usb port • usb 2.0 port for com pat ible usb devices, such as digit al cam eras, usb disks, an d usb ...
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N 7 7 0 0 pro v 2 / n 7 7 1 0 se r ie s: the th ecus n7700pro v2/ n7710 series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t ray s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power led • solid blu e : syst em is power on. 2.Syst em led • solid or a n ge : syst em is being up...
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N 8 8 0 0 pro v 2 / n 8 8 1 0 u se r ie s: the th ecus n8800pro v2/ n8810u series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t ray s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power but t on • power on/ off n8800pro v2/ n8810u ser ies 2.Power led • solid gr e e n : syst em...
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N 5 5 5 0 : the th ecus n5550 fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Syst em led • blin k in g or a n ge : syst em is being upgr aded or ; is st ar t ing up; dat a cur r ent ly inaccessible 2.Wan/ lan1 led • solid gr e...
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N 4 5 1 0 u: the th ecus n4510u fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t ray s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1. Lcd display • displays t he cur r ent syst em st at us and w ar ning m essages. • displays host nam e, wan/ lan1/ lan2 i p addr esses, rai d st at...
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N 4 5 1 0 u pro: the th ecus n4510u pro front pan el has t he device’s cont rols, indicat or s, and hard disk t ray s: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1. Lcd display • displays t he cur r ent syst em st at us and w ar ning m essages. • displays host nam e, wan/ lan1 i p addr esses, rai d st...
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N 7 5 1 0 : the th ecus n7510 fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: fr on t pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power led • solid blu e : syst em is power on. 2.Syst em led • solid or a n ge : syst em is being upgr aded or syst em st ar t up; dat a cur r ent ly...
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Rear panel n 8 9 0 0 ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Ser ial por t • this por t is for ext er nal ups device 3.Esata por t • esata por t for high- speed st or age expansion 4.Usb por t • usb 2.0 por t for com pat...
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5.Usb por t • usb 3.0 por t for com pat ible usb devices. 6.Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swit ch or r out er 7.Lan2 por t • lan2 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net wor k t hr ough a swit ch or r out er 8.Lan3 por t • lan3 por t for...
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N 1 6 0 0 0 : the n16000 r ear panel feat ur es port s and conn ect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Ser ial por t • this por t is for ext er nal ups device 3.Esata por t • esata por t for high- speed st or a...
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N 1 6 0 0 0 v / n 1 6 0 0 0 pro: n16000v/ n16000pro r ear panel feat ur es port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Ser ial por t • this por t is for ext er nal ups device 3.Esata por t • esata por...
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N 6 8 5 0 : the n6850 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Ser ial por t • this por t is for ext er nal ups device 3.Esata por t • esata por t for high- speed st or age ex...
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N 8 8 5 0 : the n8850 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Ser ial por t • this por t is for ext er nal ups device 3.Esata por t • esata por t for high- speed st or age ex...
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N 1 0 8 5 0 : the n10850 r ear panel feat ur es port s and conn ect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Ser ial por t • this por t is for ext er nal ups device 3.Esata por t • esata por t for high- speed st or a...
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N 7 7 0 0 pro v 2 : the n7700 pro v2 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Lan2 por t • lan2 por t for connect ing t o a local et her net net wor k t hr ough a swit ch or r out er . 2.Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net...
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N 7 7 1 0 se r ie s: the n7710 series r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2. Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swit c...
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N 8 8 0 0 pro v 2 : the n8800 pro v2 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2.Power swit ch • swit ch for power supply 3.Esata por t • esata por t for high- speed st or age ex...
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N 8 8 1 0 u se r ie s: the n8810u series r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2. Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swi...
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N 5 5 5 0 : the n5550 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2. Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swit ch or r out er 3....
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N 4 5 1 0 u- r: ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2. Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swit ch or r out er 3. Lan2 por t • lan2 por t for connect ing t o an et h...
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N 4 5 1 0 u pro- r: ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2. Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swit ch or r out er 3. Lan2 por t • lan2 por t for connect ing t o an ...
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N 7 5 1 0 : the n7510 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck pa n e l i t e m d e scr ipt ion 1.Power connect or • connect t he included power cor ds t o t hese connect ors 2. Wan/ lan1 por t • wan/ lan1 por t for connect ing t o an et her net net work t hr ough a swit ch or r out er 3....
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Chapter 2: hardware installation overview your thecus i p st orage is designed for easy inst allat ion. To help you get st art ed, t he follow ing chapt er w ill help you quickly get your thecu s i p st orage u p and running. Please r ead it carefully t o pr ev ent dam aging your unit during inst al...
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▲ n4510u/n4510u pro wan/lan1 port ▲ n7510 wan/lan1 port 2. Connect t h e pr ovided pow er cord int o t he univer sal pow er socket on t he back panel. Plug t he ot h er end of t h e cord int o a surge pr ot ect or sock et . ▲ n12000 series/n16000 series/n8900 series power socket ▲ n6850/n8850/n10850...
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N5550 power socket n4510u/n4510u pro power socket 3. Press t he pow er but t on on t he front panel t o boot up t he thecus i p st or age. ▲ n12000 series/n16000 series/n8900 series power button n6850/n8850/n10850 power button n5550 power button 39.
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▲ n7700pro v2/n7710 series/ n7510 power button ▲ n8800pro v2/n8810u series power button ▲ n4510u power button ▲ n4510u pro power button 40
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Chapter 3: first time setup overview once t he hardw ar e is inst alled, physically connect ed t o you r net w or k, and pow er ed on, y ou can configure t he th ecus i p st orage so t hat it is accessible t o y our net w or k user s. There ar e t w o w ays t o set up y our thecus i p st orage: usin...
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6. Nam e y our thecus i p st orage and configure t he net w ork i p address. I f y our sw it ch or rout er is configured as a dhcp serv er , configuring t he thecus i p st orage t o aut om at ically obt ain an i p address is recom m ended. You m ay also use a st at ic i p addr ess and ent er t he dn...
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8. Finished! Access t he thecus i p st orage web adm inist rat or i nt erface by pressing t he st a r t br ow se r but t on. You can also configure anot her th ecus i p st orage at t his point by clicking t he se t u p ot h e r d e v ice but t on. Pr ess ex it t o exit t he w izard. Lcd operation (n...
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D ispla y m ode during norm al operat ion, t he lcd w ill be in d ispla y m ode . D ispla y m ode i t e m d e scr ipt ion host nam e cur r ent host nam e of t he syst em . Wan/ lan1 cur r ent wan/ lan1 i p set t ing. Lan2 cur r ent lan2 i p set t ing. Link aggr egat ion cur r ent link aggr egat ion ...
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Oled operation (does not apply to the n7700pro v2/n8800pro v2/ n7710 series/n8810u series/n5550/n4510u series/n7510) oled ope r a t ion the th ecus i p st orage is equipped w it h an oled on t he front for easy st at us display and set up. There ar e fou r but t ons on t he front panel t o cont rol ...
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3. The lcd w ill display “ usb copy? ” 4. Press en t e r ( ↵ ) and t he thecu s i p st orage w ill st art copying usb disks connect ed t o t he fr ont usb port . The lcd w ill display t he usb copy pr ogr ess and result s. Typical setup procedure from t h e web adm inist rat ion i nt er face, you ca...
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To find out about configuring folder access cont rol list s, see ch a pt e r 4 : st or a ge m a n a ge m e n t > sh a r e folde r > fold e r acce ss con t r ol list ( acl) . St e p 5 : st a r t se r v ice s finally, you can st art t o set up t he differ ent services of th ecus i p st orage for t he ...
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Chapter 4: system administration overview the th ecus i p st orage provides an easily accessible w e b adm in ist r a t ion i n t e r fa ce . Wit h it , you can configure and m onit or t he thecus i p st orage anyw her e on t he n et w ork. Web administration interface make sur e y our net w ork is ...
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Follow ing t he disclaim er page, you w ill see t he w e b adm in ist r a t ion i n t e r f a ce . From h er e, y ou can con figure and m onit or virt ually every aspect of t he thecus i p st orage fr om anyw h er e on t he n et w ork. My favorite the user int erface w it h “ my fav orit e” short cu...
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M e n u ba r the m e n u ba r is w h er e you w ill find all of t he inform at ion scr eens and syst em set t ings of thecus i p st orage. The various set t ings ar e placed in t he follow ing groups on t he m enu bar : m e n u ba r i t e m d e scr ipt ion syst em i nfor m at ion cur r ent syst em s...
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M e ssa ge ba r you can get quick infor m at ion about your sy st em st at us by m oving you r m ouse ov er t h ese icons. M e ssa ge ba r i t e m st a t u s d e scr ipt ion rai d i nform at ion. Display t he st at us of creat ed rai d volum e. Click t o go t o rai d inform at ion page as short cut ...
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System information i nform at ion pr ovides view ing on cur rent pr oduct info, syst em st at us, ser vice st at us and logs. The m enu bar allow s y ou t o see various aspect s of t h e th ecus i p st orage. From her e, y ou can discov er t he st at us of t he thecus i p st orage, and also ot her d...
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Syst em fan 1 speed displays cur r ent syst em fan ( left 1) st at us syst em fan 2 speed displays cur r ent syst em fan ( left 2) st at us syst em fan 3 speed displays cur r ent syst em fan ( left 3) st at us ( depend on m odel) syst em fan 4 speed displays cur r ent syst em fan ( left 4) st at us ...
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Log level all: pr ovides all log infor m at ion including syst em , war ning, and er r or m essages. I nfo: shows infor m at ion about syst em m essages. Warn: shows only war ning m essages. Error: shows only er r or m essages. Expor t recor ds expor t all logs t o an ext er nal file. Delet e recor ...
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User access log the use r acce ss log su ppor t sect ion allow s adm inist rat ors t o select t he desired prot ocols t o r ecord user act ivit y for. Use r acce ss log use r acce ss log i t e m d e scr ipt ion user access log enable or disable t he user access log service. Folder select from t h e ...
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To export det ails from t he user access log as a single file from t arget folder, adm inist rat ors m ust first select t he desired num ber of r ecords from t h e dropdow n list and also select t he “ aut o export ” opt ion. Please choose t he num ber of logs export and click “ apply” t o act ivat ...
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Ot her t han t he defined it em s sent upon r egist rat ion, t here ar e also t w o addit ional it em s: “ hdd i nfo” and “ tim e zone” . These t w o opt ional it em s can also be sent t o thecus anonym ously for analysis and st at ist ics purposes. To send t hese it em s, sim ply check t he desired...
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Configurat ion wit h syslog client and t arget t o st or e locally: configurat ion wit h syslog client and t arget t o st or e rem ot ely: see t he following t able for a det ailed descript ion of each it em : tim e i t e m d e scr ipt ion syslog daem on enable/ disable syslog daem on. Syslog ser vi...
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System monitor the syst em m onit or is capable t o m onit or syst em st at us including cpu/ m em ory ut ilizat ion, fan/ t em perat ure st at us, n et w ork t h roughput and on- line user list in various pr ot ocols. To m onit or syst em st at us, sim ply click on “ syst em monit or” from t he t r...
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For t h e on- line users list , sy st em m onit or w ill display t he on- line user s and t he share folder t hey hav e visit ed. Sy st e m m on it or i t e m d e scr ipt ion save lay out saving select ed m onit oring it em s. Lay out w ill rem ain t he sam e for fut ure visit s. Reset layout set ba...
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System management the sy st e m m a n a ge m e n t m enu gives you a w ealt h of set t ings t hat you can u se t o configure you r thecu s i p st orage syst em adm inist rat ion and funct ions. You can set up syst em t im e, syst em not ificat ions, and even upgrade firm w are fr om t his m enu. Tim...
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N ot if ica t ion con f igu r a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion beep not ificat ion enable or disable t he syst em buzzer t hat beeps w hen a pr oblem occur s. Em ail not ificat ion enable or disable em ail not ificat ions of syst em pr oblem s. Aut hent icat ion type select t he smtp ser ver account ...
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Schedule power on/off using t he thecus i p st or age sy st em managem en t , you can save en ergy and m oney by scheduling t he thecu s i p st orage t o t urn it self on and off during cert ain t im es of t he day. From t h e m enu, choose t he sch e du le pow e r on / off it em and t he sch e du l...
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Administrator password from t h e m enu, choose t he adm in ist r a t or pa ssw or d it em and t he ch a n ge adm in ist r a t or pa ssw or d screen appear s. Ent er a new passw ord in t he n e w pa ssw or d box and confirm your new passw ord in t he con fir m pa ssw or d box. Press apply t o confir...
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Factory default from t h e m enu, choose t he fa ct or y d e fa u lt it em and t he re se t t o fa ct or y d e fa u lt screen appear s. Pr ess app ly t o reset thecus i p st orage t o fact ory default set t ings. Reboot & shutdown from t he m enu, ch oose re boot & sh u t d ow n it em , and t he sh ...
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Click ye s t o reboot t he syst em . Once t he syst em has r eboot ed, y ou w ill be ret u rned t o t he file sy st e m ch e ck prom pt . Th er e you w ill see t he available rai d v olum es t o run t he file sy st em check. Check t he desired rai d volum es and click n e x t t o proceed w it h t he...
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Wake-up on lan (wol) the thecus i p st orage h as t he abilit y t o be aw ok en from sleep m ode via wan/ lan1 or lan2 port . From t h e m enu, choose t he w ol it em , and t he w a k e - u p on lan scr een appears. From h er e, y ou can en a ble or d isa ble . W a k e - u p on lan con f igu r a t i...
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Fields. Wit h t he snmp m anagem ent soft w ar e, you can get ot her syst em ’s basic inform at ion. From t he m enu, ch oose t he sn m p it em , and t h e sn m p su pp or t scr een appears. From h er e, y ou can en a ble or d isa ble . Ui login function adj ust s ui login configurat ion set t ings,...
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System network use t h e sy st e m n e t w or k m enu t o m ake net w ork configurat ion set t ings t o an on board n et w ork port or addit ional ni c as w ell as dhcp and link aggregat ion. Networking from t h e sy st e m n e t w or k m enu, choose n e t w or k in g , and t he n e t w or k in g co...
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N e t w or k con fig u r a t ion ( n i c por t ) link speed display associat ed ni c por t link speed. Link st at us display associat ed ni c por t link st at us. Mac addr ess mac addr ess of t he net wor k int er face. Jum bo fr am e suppor t enable or disable jum bo fram e suppor t of associat e i...
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D h cp/ rad v d se r ve r con figu r a t ion a dhcp/ radvd serv er can be configured t o assign i p addr esses ( i pv4 ) or pr efix ( i pv6) t o devices connect ed t o t he associat ed ni c port . D h cp con f igu r a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion dhcp/ radvd ser vice enable or disable t he dhcp/ ra...
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The associat ed scr een shot w ill appear aft er t he “ + ” is clicked. Select from available net w or k port t hen m ov e over t o select ed box. Click “ link” t o confirm t he select ion. The n ew ly cr eat ed t ab w ill appear for m ore set t ings required t o com plet e t he link aggregat ion co...
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Jum bo fr am e suppor t enable or disable jum bo fram e suppor t of t he associat ed int er face on your thecus i p st or age. Link type select fr om dr op down list for desir ed m ode. I pv4/ i pv6 click t o enable i pv4/ i pv6 for tcp/ i p. The default is i pv4 enabled. Mode i t has t o be a st at...
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Storage management the st or a ge m enu displays t h e st at us of st orage devices inst alled in t he thecus i p st orage. I t includes st or age configurat ion opt ions such as rai d and disk set t ings, folder configurat ion, iscsi and i so mount . Disks information (refer chapter 7 for fw v2.03....
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Disk no. I ndicat es disk locat ion. Capacit y shows t he sata har d disk capacit y. Model displays t he sata har d disk m odel nam e. Link displays t he har d disk int er face and link speed fir m war e shows t he sata har d disk fir m war e ver sion. St at us i ndicat es t he st at us of t he disk...
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T r ansfer it t o t he r eser ved disk ar ea ( spar e ar ea) , and m ar k t his sect or as r em apped. I f t his at t r ibut e value r em ains at zer o, it indicat es t hat t he qualit y of t he cor r esponding sur face ar ea is low. Test type set shor t or long t im e t o t est . Test result result...
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Rai d i n f or m a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion mast er rai d the rai d volum e cur r ent ly designat ed as t he mast er rai d volum e. I d i d of t he cur r ent rai d volum e. N ote: all rai d i d s m u st be u n iqu e . Rai d level shows t he cur r ent rai d configur at ion. St at us i ndicat es ...
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St or age volum e. To cr eat e a rai d volum e, follow t he st eps below : 1. On t he rai d i n for m a t ion screen, clicks cr eat e. 2. On t he rai d con figu r a t ion scr een, set t he rai d st orage space as jbod , rai d 0 , rai d 1 , rai d 5 , rai d 6 , rai d 1 0 , rai d 5 0 or rai d 6 0 ( dep...
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4. I f t his rai d v olum e is m eant t o be t he mast er rai d v olum e, t ick t he m a st e r rai d ch eckbox . 5. Select ed w h et her t he rai d volum e w ill be encr ypt ed or n ot . The rai d volum e can prot ect dat a by using rai d volum e en crypt ion funct ion t o prev ent t he risk of dat...
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We st r ongly recom m ended copying t he rai d volum e encrypt ion key t o a safe place. You can find t he encr ypt ion key file from t he usb disk in t he follow ing for m at : (raid volume created date)_xxxxxx.Key rai d volum es w it h encr ypt ion enabled w ill be displayed w it h a key lock sym ...
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9. Press su b m it t o build t he rai d st orage volum e. 10. Press “ yes” for rai d v olum e creat ion pr eparat ion. Then click “ finish” t o st art up w it h rai d volum e building. N ote single volum e size support ed: ext 3 8tb xfs 48 tb ext 4 36tb 82.
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Rai d le v e l you can set t he st orage volum e as jbod , rai d 0 , rai d 1 , rai d 5 , rai d 6 , rai d 1 0 , rai d 5 0 or rai d 6 0 ( de p e n d in g on m ode l) . Le v e l m ode l jbod rai d 0 rai d 1 rai d 5 rai d 6 rai d 10 rai d 50 rai d 60 n12000 series n16000 series n8900 ser ies n6850 n8850...
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Le v e l d e scr ipt ion jbod the st or age volum e is a single hdd wit h no rai d suppor t . Jbod r equir es a m inim um of 1 disk. Rai d 0 pr ovides dat a st r iping but no r edundancy. I m pr oves per for m ance but not dat a safet y. Rai d 0 r equir es a m inim um of 2 disks. Rai d 1 offer s dis...
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Re m ov e rai d click t o r em ov e t he rai d volum e. All user dat a and iscsi cr eat ed in t he select ed rai d volum e w ill be delet ed. To rem ov e a rai d volum e, follow t he st eps below : 1. On t he rai d list scr een , select t he rai d v olum e by clicking on it s radio but t on, and cli...
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W arn i n g rem ove rai d dest r oys all dat a in t he select ed rai d volu m e. The dat a w ill be unr ecover able. 86.
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Globa l h ot sp a r e up t o 5 rai d v olum es can be cr eat ed per syst em . Th e global hot spare support can elim inat e t he redundant disk usage in each rai d volum e. Sim ply select an unused disk from t he global hot spar e disk list t hen apply t o act ivat e. Ex pa n d in g a rai d to expan...
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M igr a t in g a rai d once a rai d v olum e has been creat ed, you m ay w ant t o m ov e it t o ot her phy sical drives or change t he rai d ar ray all t oget her. To m igrat e a rai d 1, rai d 5, rai d 6, rai d50 or rai d 60 v olum e, follow t he st eps below : 1. From t h e rai d configurat ion s...
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Here is a list of lim it at ion w it h rai d level m igrat ion funct ion: 1. During rai d level m igrat ion, it is not perm it t ed t o r eboot or shut dow n syst em . 2. For rai d m igrat ion from r1 t o r5 or r1 t o r6 , all services w ill rest art and “ iscsi ” volum e w ill be in r ead only m od...
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Below is a t able list ing of possible rai d m igrat ion schem es: to from raid 0 raid 5 raid 6 raid 1 [raid 1] hddx2 to [raid 5] hddx3 [raid 1] hddx2 to [raid 5] hddx4 [raid 1] hddx2 to [raid 5] hddx5 [raid 1] hddx2 to [raid 5] hddx6 [raid 1] hddx2 to [raid 5] hddx7 [raid 1] hddx2 to [raid 5] hddx8...
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Raid 6 x x [raid 6] hddx4 to [raid 6] hddx5 [raid 6] hddx4 to [raid 6] hddx6 [raid 6] hddx4 to [raid 6] hddx7 [raid 6] hddx4 to [raid 6] hddx8 ………………………………..Hddx16 [raid 6] hddx5 to [raid 6] hddx6 [raid 6] hddx5 to [raid 6] hddx7 [raid 6] hddx5 to [raid 6] hddx8 ………………………………..Hddx16 [raid 6] hddx6 t...
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Wit h t he added st ack t ar get y ou can “ enable” or “ disable” t he st ack t ar get now or lat er depending on usage required. Next , input t he t arget i p addr ess of t he st ackable device and click t he d iscov e r y but t on. Th e syst em w ill list available t arget v olum es from t he inpu...
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The st a ck e d ta r ge t n a m e w ill becom e t he net w or k share nam e and w ill be displayed t hrough net w ork access such as smb. You m ay refer t o t he figure below t o see t he result . Please not e t h e nam ing lim it at ion. From t h e figure abov e, t he st a ck e d ta r ge t n a m e ...
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The br ow se a ble set t ing is t he sam e m et hod used for set t ing a syst em share folder . I t designat es w h et her or not t his folder w ill be visible t hrough w eb disk. You m ay refer t o t he figure below for referen ce w hen ye s and n o ar e select ed. The pu blic set t ing w ill be se...
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Wit h t his new ly at t ached st ack t arget device, y ou w ill see t he inform at ion displayed and also have access t o several opt ions t o choose fr om . I n general, if t he at t ached st ack t arget device has been used by anot her thecus nas as st ack t arget volum e, t hen t he for m a t it ...
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Aft er y our changes hav e been m ade, click app ly t o confirm any m odificat ions. Once changes ar e applied, t he associat ed inform at ion will be updat ed on t he st a ck ta r g e t list w indow . D . St a ck ta r g e t acl i f t he st ack t arget pu b lic set t ing set t o ye s, t hen t he acl...
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Iso mount the i so mount feat ur e is a v er y useful t ool from t he thecus pr oduct s. Wit h it , user s can m ount an i so file and have t he export nam e display all t he det ails from t he m ount ed i so file. From t h e m ain m enu, t he i so mount feat ur e is locat ed under “ st orage” . Ple...
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To m ount t he new i so file, select one file from t he list of files and input t he desired m ount ing nam e int o t he “ mount as: ” field. Click “ add” t o confirm t he com plet ion of t he m ount ing. I f n ot hing is input in t he “ mount as” i so file export nam e field, t he syst em w ill aut...
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Aft er com plet ion, t he page w ill display all m ount ed i so files. You can click “ unm ount ” t o elim inat e a m ount ed i so file. B. Usin g i so the m ount ed i so file w ill be locat ed in t he share folder of t he sam e nam e as t he file. Please r efer t he scr een shot below . Her e, t he...
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Share folder from t h e st or a ge m en u, choose sh a r e folde r s, and t he sh a r e d folde r screen appear s. This scr een allow s you t o cr eat e and configure folders on t he thecus i p st orage volum e. Add in g folde r s on t he folde r scr een, press t he add but t on an d t he ad d folde...
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M odify folde r s on t he fold e r screen, press t h e ed it but t on an d t he m od ify folde r screen appear s. This scr een allow s you t o change folder inform at ion. Aft er ent ering t he inform at ion, press app ly t o save your changes. M odif y folde r i t e m d e scr ipt ion rai d i d rai ...
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N fs sh a r e to allow nfs access t o t he share folder , enable t he n fs se r v ice , and t h en set up host s w it h access right s by clicking add. N fs sh a r e i t e m d e scr ipt ion host nam e ent er t he nam e or i p addr ess of t he host pr ivilege host has eit her r ead only or wr it eabl...
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Shar e ( r oot : r oot ) . • guest syst em r oot account will be m apped t o anonym ous user ( nobody: nogr oup) on nas. • all user on guest syst em w ill be m apped t o anonym ous user ( nobody: nogr oup) on nas. Choose t he one which best fit s your needs. Sync / async choose t o det er m ine t he...
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Wr it able pr ovides wr it e access t o user s or gr oups who ar e displayed in t his colum n. Recur sive enable t o inher it t he access r ight for all it s sub- folders. To configure folder access, follow t he st eps below : 1. On t he acl scr een, all net w ork gr oups and user s ar e list ed in ...
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2. From t h e dr op dow n select t he gr oup y ou w ould like t o search for t he u ser in. 3. Click se a r ch . Snapshot smb and ent erprise th ecus i p st orage syst em s are now capable of saving 16 snapshot versions of files and folder s. For sn apshot t o funct ion, a “ btrfs” file syst em is r...
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Ta k in g a sn a psh ot click on t he “ snapshot ” but t on. The m anagem ent scr een w ill t hen appear as below for t he associat ed folder . To m anually t ake a snapshot , sim ply click “ tak e snapshot ” and t he sn apshot hist ory w ill be list ed. I t can st or e up t o 16 v er sions. To loca...
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And select t he desired snapshot int erval. Opt ions include daily, weekly, or mont hly. Since files and folder s are lim it ed t o 16 snapsh ot s v ersions, t h e “ aut om at ically rem ov e oldest snapshot ” opt ion allow s for t h e r em oval of t he oldest v er sion aut om at ically once t he li...
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Sn a psh ot re m ov a l to rem ov e a snapshot , sim ply select t he desired version from list and click “ rem ove” . N ote to access t he snapshot folder, a user r equires t he relevant aut hent icat ion right s. N ote i f t h e snapshot folder is used for iscsi pu rposes, it can only be rest ored ...
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Iscsi you m ay specify t he space allocat ed for iscsi . See t he t able below t o t h e allow ed iscsi t arget num ber per syst em : model n8900v n6850 n5550 n4510u series n7510 n8800pro n12000v n16000v n7700pro v2 n8800pro v2 n7710 series n8810u series n10850 n8850 n8900 n12000 n16000 allow ed isc...
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Advanced ther e ar e 3 opt ions ( iscsi crc/ checksum , max connect ions, err or recovery level) these cur rent ly allow t he adm in t o enable/ disable t he thecu s i p st orage associat ed w it h t he iscsi set t ing. Delet e click t his t o delet e t he iscsi tar get . Alloca t in g spa ce for is...
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Cr e a t e iscsi v olu m e i t e m d e scr ipt ion iscsi tar get volum e enable or disable t he iscsi tar get volum e. Tar get nam e nam e of t he iscsi tar get . This nam e will be used by t he st a ck a ble n as funct ion t o ident ify t his expor t shar e. Iqn_year select t he cur r ent year fr o...
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Lun i d specific logic unit i d num ber . Iscsi block size the iscsi block size can be set under syst em advance opt ion, default is 512 byt es. [ 4k ] block size w hile m ore t han 2tb capacit y will be configur ed in windows xp. [ 512 byt es ] block size for applicat ion like vmwar e et c. 2. Enab...
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2. Modify y our set t ings. Press ok t o change. Ex pa n d v olu m e the iscsi volum e is now able t o expand it s capacit y from unused space ( i nst ant allocat ion m ode only) . From t he v olum e list , sim ply select t he iscsi v olum e you like t o expand and click t he ex pa n d but t on: 113.
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You w ill t hen see t h e dialog box displayed below . Drag t h e ex p a n d ca p a cit y bar t o t he size you w ant . Th en press ex pa n d t o confirm t he operat ion. D e le t e volu m e to delet e v olum e on t he cur rent rai d v olum e, follow t he st eps below : 1. Under t he volu m e alloca...
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2. Pr ess yes. All dat a in t he v olum e w ill be r em ov ed. Iscsi thin-provisioning i f iscsi thin- provisioning is select ed w hen creat ing an iscsi t arget v olum e, virt ual m em ory is assigned t o t he t arget , allow ing t he physical m em ory t o reach m axim um capacit y and adding new d...
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I f creat ing an iscsi t ar get v olum e under “ i n st ant allocat ion” , physical m em or y is assign t o t he t arget , being lim it ed by t he available m em ory. For t he iscsi t arget volum e creat ed under “ t hin- provisioning” , virt ual m em ory is assigned t o t he volum e, w hich can go ...
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To enable t his opt ion, t he init iat or can connect w it h “ dat a digest ” and “ header digest ” . M a x con n e ct ion s the m axim um num ber of iscsi connect ions. Er r or re cov e r y le v e l the er ror recov er y lev el ( erl) is negot iat ed during a leading iscsi connect ion login in t ra...
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Let ’s see an exam ple w it h t w o th ecus unit s. 1 st unit : host nam e: pma ( 172.16.66.25) w it h jbod rai d volum e. This unit will be set up as t he prim ary serv er. 2 nd unit : host nam e: pms ( 172.16.66.24) w it h jbod rai d volum e. This unit w ill be set up as t he secondary serv er. W ...
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Se t t in g u p t h e pr im a r y u n it for h a. Le t ’s u se t h e pr im a r y u n it fr om ou r e x a m p le pm a ( 1 7 2 .1 6 .6 6 .2 5 ) : i. Login in t o w eb ui of sy st em 172 .16.66.25. Then go t o “ high availabilit y” ha configurat ion page under t he st orage cat egory. Ii. Click on “ en...
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Iv. Choose t he “ aut o failback” opt ion, t he default is disabled. For m ore det ails about aut o failback, please r efer t o t he descript ion below . Aut o fail back: in l egacy heart beat clust er s, t he aut o f ailback opt ion would det ermine whet her a resource woul d aut omat ical ly f ail...
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1. Please select t h e net w or k int erface from t he drop dow n list of physical connect ive available. I t can be eit her on board lan port s or addit ional add- in ni c, even 10g. 2. I nput “ i ndicat e” i p addr ess. This “ indicat e i p” is used for t he sy st em t o ping out t hen check w het...
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Ix. Advance opt ions can be set up by pr essing t he associat ed but t on. H e a r t be a t s con f ig u r a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion keep alive t im e the keep alive dir ect ive set s t he int er val bet ween hear t beat packet s. I t is specified accor ding t o t he hear t beat t im e synt ax...
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Se t t in g u p t h e se con da r y u n it for h a. Th e se con da r y u n it for ou r e x a m ple is pm s ( 1 7 2 . 1 6 .6 6 .2 4 ) : xi. Login in t o t he w eb ui of t he syst em 172.16 .66. 24 t hen go t o “ high availabilit y” ha configurat ion page under t he st orage cat egory . Xii. Click on ...
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Aft er t he secondary ser ver has com m unicat ed w it h prim ary serv er successfully, t hen t he st at e w ill changed t o: click “ yes” t o r eboot bot h prim ary and secondary serv er . I f t he com m unicat ion has failed t hen you w ill see an err or m essage as below . Con d it ion s in w h i...
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At t his t im e, t he virt ual i p addr ess w ill be m apped t o t he pms syst em because it is in an act ive st at e. H a re a dy : aft er bot h prim ary and secondary sy st em s has r eboot ed, t he ha link st at us and t he ha rai d volum e can be seen from t he ha st at us page. Please n ot e, i...
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H a re cov e r y : i f one of t he ha m em ber is dow n and need t o be r ecov ered, sim ply go t o t he rai d m anagem ent page and t he “ ha recovery” icon w ill be available. Click on t he “ ha recov er y” icon, t hen t he syst em w ill prom pt a box t o inquire about t he act ive server h eart b...
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I f t he ot her ha m em ber is running sm oot hly, please ch oose “ recov ery ha” t o com plet e ha recovery . Or select “ no, cont inue” t o let bot h ha m em ber s has t hey are. User and group authentication the th ecus i p st orage has built - in user dat abase t hat allow s adm inist rat ors t ...
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I t e m d e scr ipt ion wor k gr oup / dom ain nam e specifies t he smb/ ci fs wor k gr oup / ads dom ain nam e ( e.G. Mygroup) . Ads suppor t select disable t o disable aut hent icat ion t hr ough windows act ive dir ect or y ser ver . Ads ser ver nam e specifies t he ads ser ver nam e ( e.G. Adser...
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Local user configuration from t h e accou n t s m enu, choose t he use r it em , and t he loca l use r con f igu r a t ion screen appear s. This scr een allow s you t o add , edit , and re m ov e local users. Loca l use r con f igu r a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion add pr ess t he ad d but t on t o ...
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Edit use r s 1. Select an exist ing user from t he loca l use r con fig u r a t ion screen. 2. Click on t he ed it but t on , and t he loca l use r se t t in g scr een appears. 3. From h er e, y ou can ent er a new passw ord and re- ent er t o confirm , or use t he or > > but t ons t o hav e t his u...
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Local group configuration from t h e accou n t s m enu, choose t he gr ou p it em , and t h e loca l gr ou p con f igu r a t ion screen appear s. This scr een allow s you t o ad d, edit , and re m ov e local groups. Loca l gr ou p con f igu r a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion add pr ess t he ad d but ...
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5. Select user s t o be in t his gr oup fr om t h e use r s list by adding t hem t o t he m e m be r s list using t he but t on. 6. Click t he ap ply but t on t o save y our changes. Edit gr ou ps 1. On t he loca l gr ou p con fig u r a t ion scr een, select a gr oup nam e from t he list . 2. Press ...
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Batch users and groups creation the thecus i p st orage can also add users and groups in bat ch m ode. Th is enables you t o conv enient ly add num er ous users and gr oups aut om at ically by im port ing a sim ple com m a- separat ed plain t ext ( * .T xt ) file. From t h e accou n t s m enu, click...
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User quota the th ecus i p st orage support local or ad user s w it h st orage quot a lim it at ions in each rai d v olum e of t h e syst em . To enable t his funct ion, sim ply click “ enable” , t hen apply. Next , each user can be set up a global st orage quot a size for each rai d volum e. Sim pl...
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Ldap support the ldap is t he ot her w ay t o aut hent icat e login user s w ho has j oined ldap serv er, fill in t he ldap ser ver infor m at ion and get ldap aut hent icat ion st art ed. Please m ake sur e t hat t he ldap ser ver has a sam ba sam a n d a posi x obj ect class account . A descript i...
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Sa m b a se r v ice used for let t ing t he operat ing syst em of uni x series and smb/ ci fs of microsoft window s operat ing syst em ( serv er message block / com m on i nt ernet file syst em ) . Do t he link in net w ork prot ocol. Enable or disable smb/ ci fs prot ocol for window s, apple, unix ...
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Un i x ex t e n sion the default is enable for sam ba usage, w it h sit uat ion using mac osx w it h sm b connect ion m ay have perm ission issue. When it happened, please set up “ uni x ext ension” disable t o get issue solved. Sa m b a re cy cle bin the th ecus i p st orage is support ed r ecycle ...
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Ther e ar e 2 m or e set t ing could help t o m anage t he r ecy cle bin for delet ed folders/ files. 1. Set up t he “ day” t o rem ov e delet ed folders/ files w hich has resided in recycle bin perm anent ly. Left default value “ 0” if desired t o clean up r ecycle bin m anually. 2. Set up t he “ s...
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Ast er isk ( * ) t o use t he default set t ing. Tim e machine click t he enable checked box if you would like your mac syst em t o use t he thecus i p st or age as mac t im e m achine back up. Tim e machine backup folder select fr om t he dr op down list t o designat e t he folder for t im e m achi...
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Secur it y ftp enable or disable secur it y ftp, be sur e t he client ftp soft war e has also secur it y ftp set t ing enabled. Por t specifies t he port num ber of an incom ing connect ion on a non- st andar d por t . Ext er nal i p i nput t he public i p addr ess of t he r out er when t he thecus ...
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I t e m d e scr ipt ion tftp enables tftp ser vice on t he thecus i p st or age. I p checked wan/ lan1 or lan2 t o enable por t use por t specifies t he port num ber of an incom ing connect ion on a non- st andar d por t . Shar e folder select t he file st or ed folder, it cannot be em pt y. Folder ...
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Bonjour setting bonj our, is apple i nc. 's t rade nam e for it s im plem ent at ion of zer oconf, a service discovery prot ocol. Bonj our locat es devices such as print ers, as w ell as ot her com put ers, and t he ser vices t hat t hose devices offer on a local net w ork using m ult icast dom ain ...
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I t e m d e scr ipt ion ssh ser vice enable or disable ssh ser vice. Por t the por t num ber is default 22. Sftp enable or disable sftp pr ot ocol under ssh ser vice. Apply click “ apply” t o confir m t he changes. Ddns to set up a ser ver on t he i nt ernet and enable t he users t o conn ect t o it...
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Upnp port management one of t he m ost conv ent w ay t o allow user s t o access r equired services such as ftp, ssh, w eb disk and ht t p et c. Fr om i nt ern et envir onm ent is set t ing upnp port m anagem ent . To set up t his upnp port forw arding feat ure, please be sur e t hat t he rou t er h...
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And click “ add rule” t o add m or e port m apping from i nt ernet t o access desired services or press “ refr esh” t o get m ost updat ed list . A descript ion for each it em as follow ing: upn p por t m a n a ge m e n t i t e m d e scr ipt ion st ar t por t specific por t num ber st ar t s wit h. ...
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Itunes® server wit h t he built - in itunes serv er capabilit y, thecu s i p st orage enables digit al m usic t o be shar ed and played anyw here on t he net w ork! From t h e n e t w or k m en u, choose t he itu n e s it em , and t h e itu n e s con f igu r a t ion screen appear s. You m ay enable ...
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Auto module installation choose t h e au t o m odu le i n st a lla t ion it em an d t he a v a ila b le sy st e m m od u le scr een appears. The default for t his m odule list is locat ed online. So if t he thecus i p st orage is capable t o connect t o i nt ern et , t hen it w ill aut om at ically ...
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Au t o m odu le sou r ce list i t e m d e scr ipt ion i nst alled st at us of m odule nam e module nam e ver sion the ver sion of t he r eleased m odule descr ipt ion the descr ipt ion of t he m odule locat ion the m odule is eit her locat ed on- line or disk docum ent the available docum ent at ion...
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Rsync target server when it com es t o backing up your dat a, it ’s v ery im port ant t o have flexibilit y. Dat a guard provides y ou w it h m any opt ions, including full backup for all shares, cust om backup for select ed shares and iscsi v olum e backup. Being based on t he linux operat ing syst...
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1. Enable rsy n c ta r ge t se r v e r 2. Add a u se r n a m e and pa ssw or d ( t hey can be differ ent t han y our nas’s usernam e and passw ord) 3. Select ap ply now rsync is t u rned on your nas, w hich m eans it can be used as a t arget for rsyn c backup, in ot her w ords, only t he backup nas ...
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R e- st ar t t he r eal- t im e operat ion. Rest or e rest or e t he associat ed t ask log click t o view t he associat ed t ask in pr ocess det ails. Rest or e nas configur at ion click t o r est ore syst em configur at ion fr om select ed dest inat ion t o sour ce unit . Mor e det ails will descr ...
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Dest inat ion. I t could also cr eat e shar es aut om at ically fr om dest inat ion if it is not exist ent . This only applies if t he t ar get ser ver is t he sam e m odel as t he sour ce. Cust om back up the “ cust om backup” allows user t o choose desir ed shar es backup t o dest inat ion. Iscsi ...
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- fill out all t he necessar y det ails and choose your param et ers add rsy n c ba ck u p ta sk i t e m d e scr ipt ion task nam e this is how t his t ask w ill appear in t he t ask list . Backup type real t im e: i t w ill backup folder s/ files fr om sou rce t o t arget on t h e fly. On t he ot h...
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Speed lim it i nput t he bandw idt h cont rol for dat a backup operat ion. Tim eout lim it set up t he t im eout w h en t rying t o build up a con nect ion in bet w een t he sou rce and t he t arget syst em . Enable schedule i f backup is set as “ schedule” , please input t he r elat ed period and t...
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3. Click “ next ” and m ore set t ing appears. Th ese ar e t he as t he set t ings for “ full backup” 4. Click “ finish” and t he dat a guard t ask w ill appear in t he list as show n below . From t he t ask list , you can now see t h e new ly added “ cust om back01” . Th is backup is set up as “ sc...
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Iscsi ba ck u p i f t he sour ce unit cont ains iscsi volum e, it can be back ed up t o t h e t ar get unit as a single file. The pr ocedure is t he sam e as for t he pr evious “ full backup” and “ cust om backup” , select “ iscsi backup” from dat a guard w izard. 1. I nput s t he shar e folder nam ...
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4. Click “ finish” and t he dat a guard t ask w ill appear in t he list as show n below . From t h e t ask list , you can now see t he n ew ly added “ iscsiback” . This backup is set up as “ schedule” . The iscsi backup can see t he result as below . Th e t ask “ iscsi _pm t est ” h as backup t o t ...
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Re st or e n as con f igu r a t ion this is a useful feat ur e if t he sy st em configurat ion needs t o be rest ored t o a brand new unit . Let ’s go t h ru t he follow ing exam ple t o see h ow it w or ks. The original source sy st em has 3 rai d volum e, “ rai d” , ‘rai d10” and “ rai d20” , and ...
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2. Click on “ rest ore nas configurat ion” and t he screen show n below w ill appear. I nput t he t arget serv er ’s i p address w here t he syst em configurat ion has been backed up, and necessary aut hent icat ion info. Confirm by doing a “ connect ion test ” t o m ak e su re t he com m unicat ion...
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4. Aft er clicking “ next ” , a scr een w ill appear as show n below . List ed on t he left hand side, you w ill see t he configurat ion backup det ails w hich cont ain t he 3 rai d volum es. On t h e right hand side, you w ill see a list of single “ rai d” volum e. You m ay r oll back t o pr evious...
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The cur r ent syst em has 2 rai d v olum es, “ rai d” and “ rai da” . Select t he rai d volum e fr om t he backup configurat ion volum e list w hich is going t o be m apped t o t he rai d volum e of t he cur rent syst em . Sim ply click on t he right hand side of “ rai da” and a drop dow n list w il...
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Aft er input t ing t he acl backup file and clicking t he “ next ” but t on, t he syst em w ill show anot her scr een t o list t he m at ched folders in bet w een t he backup file and t his rai d volum e. Just select t he desired folders for t he acl r est or e. Data burn the dat a burn is feat ur e...
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1. Writ e files/ folders t o disc a. Click t he add but t on and t he nas shar e list appear s. B. Select files/ folders w hich you w ould like t o burn. All of t he select ed folders/ files w ill be seen under t he disc label nam e “ new disc” . The disc label nam e can be changed by clicking on it...
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D. Select t he burning speed from t he drop dow n list . E. Select w het h er disc dat a verificat ion is required or not . F. Click “ burn” t o st art disc burning. 2. Writ e im age file t o disc a. Click “ brow ser” and t he nas share list w ill appear t o locat e t he desired im age file t o burn...
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3. Creat e im age file fr om files/ folders a. Click t he add but t on and t he nas shar e list will appear . B. Select t he files/ folders w hich you w ould like t o burn. All of t he select ed folders/ files w ill appear under t he disc label nam e “ new disc” . The disc label nam e can be changed...
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D isa b le usb copy sim ply select “ disable” for t he usb copy service opt ion and t he usb copy but t on or lcm/ oled usb copy it em w ill becom e inact ive. Usin g u sb cop y enable t he usb copy service and select one of t he 3 opt ions available: “ usb t o nas” , “ nas t o usb” , and “ copy all...
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Click on “ add” and select “ sou rce pat h” and “ tar get pat h” from t h e drop- dow n list . Add source: add target : save t h e com plet ed t ask: to “ edit ” or “ rem ove” a usb copy t ask, select t he t ask it em and click on t he associat ed funct ion: 167.
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I f you select “ copy all usb files t o nas” , t h en please ch oose t he t arget pat h from t he dr op- dow n list . All files and folder s on t he usb device w ill be copied over t o t he nas. N ote i f “ sync” m ode has been select ed, t he t arget - side redundant folder s/ files w ill be delet ...
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Thecus backup utility the thecus backup ut ilit y is on your i nst allat ion cd. When y ou click on t he cd, t he backup ut ilit y w ill be inst alled under pr ogr a m gr ou ps > th e cu s > th e cu s ba ck u p ut ilit y . I f it is not inst alled, you can copy t he file ( th e cu s ba ck u p ut ili...
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2. When t h e welcom e t o microsoft window s xp scr een appears, click pe r for m add it ion a l ta sk s. 3. Click br ow se t h is cd . 4. I n window s explorer, n avigat e t o v a lu e add > m sft > n t b a ck u p . 5. Double- click n t ba ck u p. M si t o inst all t he backup ut ilit y. Once inst...
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Pr in t e r i n f or m a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion manufact ur er displays t he nam e of t he usb pr int er m anufact ur er . Model displays t he m odel of t he usb pr int er . St at us displays t he st at us of t he usb pr int er . Rem ove docum ent fr om queue click t o r em ove all docum ent ...
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9. Click fin ish . W in dow s v ist a to set up t h e print er serv er in window s vist a, follow t he st eps below : 1. Open pr in t e r folde r fr om t he con t r ol pa n e l. 2. Click t he right m ouse but t on in anyw here on t he pr in t e r s folder and t h en select add pr in t e r . 3. Selec...
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4. Select th e pr in t e r t h a t i w a n t isn ’t list e d. You can pr ess th e pr in t e r t h a t i w a n t isn ’t list e d t o go int o next page w it hou t w ait ing for se a r ch in g f or a v a ila ble p r in t e r s t o finish. 5. Click se le ct a sh a r e d pr in t e r by n a m e . Type ht...
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7. Window s w ill at t em pt t o connect t o t he print er. 8. You can ch oose t o set t h is print er as t h e default print er by checking t he se t a s t h e de fa u lt pr in t e r box. Click n e x t t o cont inue. 9. Done! Click fin ish . 174.
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Uninterrupted power source from t h e ex t e r n a l d e v ice s m enu, choose t he un in t e r r u pt e d pow e r sou r ce it em and t he ups se t t in g scr een appears. Mak e any changes you w ish, and press app ly t o confirm changes. 175.
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See t he following t able for a det ailed descript ion of each it em . Ups se t t in g i t e m d e scr ipt ion ups monit or ing enable or disable ups m onit oring. Rem ot e ups monit oring enable or disable rem ot e ups m onit or ing. Rem ot e ups i p i nput t he i p addr ess of t he nas t hat t he ...
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Part i - setup a dyndns account 1. Go t o http://www.Dyndns.Org fr om y our hom e pc. 2. Click on t he sign up n ow link. 3. Check t he check box es, select a user nam e ( i.E.: n 12000 ) , ent er you r em ail address ( i.E.: xxx @exam ple.Com ) , check en a b le w ildca r d, and creat e a passw ord...
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Replacing damaged hard drives i f you are using rai d 1, rai d 5, rai d 6, rai d 5 0 or rai d 60 you can easily replace a dam aged hard drive in t he thecu s i p st orage w hile keeping your dat a secur e w it h t he sy st em ’s aut om at ic dat a recovery . Hard drive damage when a hard drive is da...
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Chapter 6: troubleshooting forgot my network ip address i f you forget y our n et w ork i p addr ess and hav e no physical access t o t he sy st em , you can find out t he i p address by eit her looking direct ly ont o t h e thecus i p st orage oled pan el, or by using t he set up w izard t o ret r ...
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Problems with time and date settings the adm inist rat or is able t o select an ntp ser v er t o keep th ecus i p st orage t im e synchr onized. How ev er , if thecus i p st orage cannot access t he i nt ern et , y ou m ay encount er a pr oblem w hen set t ing t he tim e and tim e zon e. I f t his h...
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Chapter 7: updates for fw v2.03.01 changes for fw v2.03.0 1 - added jbod device info t o ge n e r a l in t he sy st e m i n for m a t ion cat egory - modifed t he st a t u s layout in t he sy st e m i n f or m a t ion cat egory - added h a r d w a r e i n f or m a t ion in t he sy st e m i n for m a...
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Added hardware information from t h e sy st e m i n for m a t ion cat egory , ch oose t he h a r dw a r e i n for m a t ion it em and t he syst em w ill display t he r elat ed hw det ails for t he associat ed m odel. Below is an exam ple of t he inform at ion for a th ecus n8900. Disk information fr...
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D isk s i n f or m a t ion i t e m d e scr ipt ion disk no. I ndicat es disk locat ion. Capacit y shows t he sata har d disk capacit y. Model displays t he sata har d disk m odel nam e. Fir m war e shows t he sata har d disk fir m war e ver sion. Bad block scan yes t o st ar t scan bad block. S.M .A...
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And t r ansfer s dat a t o a special r eser ved ar ea ( spar e ar ea) . This pr ocess is also known as r em apping and " r eallocat ed" sect or s ar e called r em aps. This is w hy, on a m oder n har d disks, you cannot see " bad blocks" w hile t est ing t he sur face - all bad blocks ar e hidden in...
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The jbod device w ill have a unique i d t hat ranges fr om 1 t o 10. The disk no. Lead i d w ill indicat e t he different jbod devices. Th e scr een shot below show a jbod device w it h i d 4, so j4- 6 is indicat ed under t h e jbod device disk list wit h 6 slot s. Data guard (local backup) the th e...
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The local backup has 6 different select ion you can choose from . Loca l d a t a ba ck u p i t e m d e scr ipt ion i m por t this is associat ed wit h ext er nal devices which ar e added t o t he syst em such as usb disk. You can select a folder fr om an ext er nal device and im port it t o t he nas...
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1. I m por t : click on “ i m port ” and a screen w ill appear as below . I f t here is an ext ernal device inst alled on sy st em such as usb disk , t hen it will be list ed in t he source pane. Click on t he associat ed ext ernal device and t he cont ain folders w ill be list ed. Select t he folde...
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I n her e, w e hav e select ed t he “ i nt el graphi…” and “ n10850” folders fr om t he ext ernal device and im port ed t hem t o t he nas under t he rai d60v olum e. Next , please select t h e pat h from t h e dr op dow n list t o save t h e log. Also, give t he access perm ission w het her t h ese...
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Read t he not es and check t h e “ accept ” box for confirm at ion. I f a shar e nam e already exist s for t h e im port , t hen t he im port w ill be renam e aut om at ically t o “ exist ing share nam e - 1 ” . For esam ple, if t he nas rai d volum e “ rai d60 ” already has a folder nam ed “ i nt e...
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Folder t o folder folder t o ext ern al device ext ernal device t o folder 191.
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Let ’s t ake “ folder t o ext ernal device” as an exam ple. I n t he sour ce pan e, select t he desired rai d volum e an d it s associat ed folder list w ill appear; sam e m et hod in t he t arget pan e for t he associat ed ext ernal device. Select a folder fr om t he sour ce pane w hich is going t ...
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Choosing t he sync t ype, “ i ncrem ent al” or ‘sync” , and select t he log pat h fr om t he drop m enu list . Read t he n ot es and ch eck t he “ accept ” box for confirm at ion. Now , y ou w ill see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask. 193.
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3. Re a lt im e ba ck u p: click on “ realt im e backup” and t his screen w ill appear . 2 differ ent opt ions can be select ed fr om , folder t o folder, folder t o ext ernal device. Let ’s t ak e “ folder t o folder” backup for exam ple. Select from t he sou rce pane t he folder “ nas_public” , t ...
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Re a lt im e ba ck u p i t e m d e scr ipt ion task nam e i nput t he t ask nam e, lengt h lim it ed t o 4~ 12 char act er s. Sync type select “ i ncr em ent al” or “ synchr onize” . Backup sym bolic link choose t o backup sym bolic link w hich is included in t he sour ce. Filt er the filt er can be...
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Now , y ou can see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat your creat ed t ask is list ed. Th e t ask st at us w ill say “ processing” unt ill t he “ st op” but t on is pressed. 4. Sch e d u le ba ck u p: click on “ sch edule backup” and t his screen w ill. 2 different choices can be select ed from , f...
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Read t he n ot es and ch eck t he “ accept ” box for confirm at ion. Now , y ou w ill see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask. 197.
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5. Iscsi ba ck u p: click on “ iscsi backup” and scr een appear as below . I t can be backup t o t w o different st orage pool, iscsi t o folder, iscsi t o ext ernal device. Let ’s t ak e exam ple t o have “ iscsi t o folder” backup, fr om exist ed iscsi volum e “ iscsi _iscsiv502” t o v olum e rai ...
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Reading t he not e and check on “ accept ” for confirm at ion. Now , fr om t he dat a guard t ask list will have creat ed t ask list ed. To st art t he iscsi volum e backup, select t he t ask and click “ st art ” fr om t ask bar. Once “ st art ” click, t he associat ed iscsi volum e w ill not allow ...
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St at es change t o “ finish” aft er t ask com plet e. From t he rai d v olum e folder ‘andy_local’, it has backup iscsi v olum e file st or ed. This backup iscsi v olum e file is needed w hile it required im port t o st or age. Next t opic w ill describe about t his. 6. Iscsi i m por t : click on “...
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Next , pr ovide w her e t he t ask log w ill st ore. Reading t he not e and check on “ accept ” for confirm at ion. 201.
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Now , from t he dat a guard t ask list w ill have cr eat ed t ask list ed. Volume expansion management the user guide please r efer s t o url below . Ht t p: / / www.T hecus.Com / download/ m anual/ allinone_64bit / volum e_expansion_v1.0.Pdf 202.
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Appendix a: customer support i f y our th ecus i p st orage is not w orking properly, w e encou rage you t o check out ch a pt e r 6 : tr ou b le sh oot in g , locat ed in t his m anual. You can also t r y t o ensur e t hat you are using t he lat est firm w ar e v er sion for your th ecus i p st ora...
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Appendix b: raid basics overview a redundant array of i n dependent disks ( rai d) is an array of sev eral hard disks t hat provide dat a secu rit y and high perform an ce. A rai d syst em accesses sev eral hard disks sim ult aneously, w hich im proves i / o per form ance over a single hard disk. Da...
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This is excellent for com plet e dat a securit y. Rai d 5 rai d 5 offer s dat a securit y and it is best suit ed for net w orks t hat perform m any sm all i / o t ransact ions at t he sam e t im e, as w ell as applicat ions t hat require dat a secu rit y such as office aut om at ion and online cu st...
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St r ipe siz e the lengt h of t he dat a segm ent s being w rit t en acr oss m ult iple hard disks. Dat a is w rit t en in st ripes across t he m ult iple hard disks of a rai d. Since m ult iple disks ar e accessed at t h e sam e t im e, disk st riping enhances perform an ce. Th e st ripes can vary ...
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Appendix c : how to open the top cover n8900 series: 207.
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N12000 series: n16000 series: 208.
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Appendix d: active directory basics overview wit h window s 2000, micr osoft int roduced act ive direct ory ( ads) , w hich is a large dat abase/ inform at ion st or e. Prior t o act ive direct or y t he window s os could not st or e addit ional inform at ion in it s dom ain dat abase. Act ive direc...
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Appendix e: licensing information overview this product included copyright ed t hird- part y soft w ar e licensed under t he t erm s of gnu gener al public license. Please see the gnu general public license for ext ra t erm s and condit ions of t his license. Source code availability thecus technolo...
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Cgic license terms basic license cgi c, copy right 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 , 200 4 by thom as bout ell and bout ell.Com , i nc. Per m ission is grant ed t o use cgi c in any applicat ion, com m ercial or noncom m er cial, at no cost . However, t his copyright paragraph m ust a...
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M odified by som eone else and passed on, w e w ant it s recipient s t o know t hat w hat t hey hav e is not t he original, so t hat any pr oblem s int roduced by ot hers w ill not reflect on t he original aut hors' r eput at ions. Finally, any free program is t hreat en ed const an t ly by soft w a...
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Copy right not ice and a not ice t hat t here is no w arrant y ( or else, saying t hat you provide a w ar rant y) and t hat users m ay r edist ribut e t he program un der t hese condit ions, and t elling t he user how t o view a copy of t his license. ( except ion: if t he progr am it self is int er...
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T hough t hird part ies ar e not com pelled t o copy t he sou rce along w it h t he obj ect code. 4. You m ay not copy , m odify, sublicense, or dist ribut e t he program ex cept as expr essly provided under t his license. Any at t em pt ot herw ise t o copy, m odify, sublicense or dist ribut e t he...
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Perm it t ed only in or am ong count ries not t hus excluded. I n such case, t his license incorporat es t he lim it at ion as if w rit t en in t he body of t his license. 9. The free soft w ar e foun dat ion m ay publish revised and/ or new v er sions of t he gen eral public license fr om t im e t ...