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Chapter Getting Started Guide 3 Step 6: Virtualize Storage within your Network The NSS virtualization feature lets you create storage physically located on other network NSS units into one logical storage unit. The recommended network configuration for using virtualization is to use an NSS6000 series to operate as the "master" storage device (the "slave" devices can either be NSS6000 series, NSS4000 series, or NSS2000 series devices). This configuration setup means that you can export storage (must be an unused disk drive or configured array) from a slave NSS and then import the storage into the master NSS. The supported RAID level for virtualized storage is JBOD (although the JBOD can consist of concatenated exported arrays). NOTE: After you configure a virtual RAID, you cannot migrate the disks used for that RAID to another NSS. You also cannot export storage from a device that uses imported storage. Exporting Storage to your Network To export storage to the network: 1. Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting storage. 2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Virtualization. Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System 23 (NSS)

Section	Page
Linksys Business Series Network Storage System Getting Started Guide	1
Contents	3
Introduction	5
Benefits	5
About this Guide...	5
Recommended Installation Sequence	6
Part A: Set up the Hardware	9
1. Step 1: Install the Disk Drives: If your NSS does not have disk drives already installed, follow the steps in this section to insert disk drives into the NSS chassis.	9
2. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet Cable(s): Connect up to two Ethernet links from the NSS to your network.	9
3. Step 3: Connect the Power: Ensure you have connected the power cable from the NSS to the applicable power source (UPS or mains).	9
Step 1: Install the Disk Drives	9
1. Remove a disk tray from the front of the NSS chassis by pushing in the tab on the front of the tray. (There is no recommended order of which tray to remove first.) The disk drives are numbered from 1 to 4 (left to right) in the front of the chassis.	10
2. Position the disk drive into a disk tray.	10
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, either screw in two screws on each side of the disk tray to the disk drive, or screw in the four screws on the bottom of the disk tray to the disk drive.	10
4. Apply even pressure to the both corners of the tray while you insert the tray fully into position in the chassis.	10
5. When the disk drive is inserted all the way in, close the latch on the disk drive tray.	10
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 for each disk drive you want to install.	10
7. If the NSS is rack mounted, attach the mounting ears to both sides of the NSS. Attach the mounting ears to either side of the rack.	11
8. Continue with Step 2 to install the Ethernet cable(s).	11
Approved Vendor List for Drives	11
Step 2: Install the Ethernet Links	11
1. Install the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port at the back of the NSS chassis. If you have a second Ethernet cable, connect it to the second Ethernet port.	12
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to your network. If you are connecting the NSS within the Linksys One environment, connect the cable to the ports on the SVR series router.	12
Step 3: Install the Power	12
1. Depending on your power configuration, do one of the following:	12
2. If you have an RPSU, connect the RPSU cable to the RPS port on the NSS and to an available port on the RPSU. For more details about your RPSU device, refer to the RPSU documentation.	12
3. Make sure the Power LED on the front of the NSS chassis is on.	12
NSS-supported UPS Product Families	13
Part B: Configure the Network Storage System (NSS)	15
Step 1: Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your Network	16
1. Set your computer’s network settings to the following:	17
Step 2: Log into the Configuration Interface	17
Option A: Linksys One Environment Login Steps	17
1. Login to the SVR.	17
2. Click the L1 Devices tab.	17
3. Click Show Details.	17
4. Click the NSS tab.	18
5. It is a good idea to do a quick check of the information on the System Status page to ensure that your hardware installation ...	18
Option B: Standalone Environment Login Steps	19
1. If you are logging into the NSS for the first time, write down the MAC address located on the sticker attached to the bottom of the chassis. You need the MAC address as this is part of the default hostname. Otherwise, skip this step.	19
2. There are a variety of ways to display the NSS Login window.	19
3. Enter the administrator login information. When you first log into the configuration interface or if you reset the factory defaults, both the username and password are set to “admin”.	19
4. Click OK.	19
5. It is a good idea to do a quick check of the information on the System Status page to ensure that your hardware installation ...	20
Step 3: Configure the Timing Settings	20
1. From the Manager Menu, click Admin Æ Time.	21
2. To use an NTP server to maintain the NSS time, click Automatically (via NTP). To assign the time manually, skip to step 4.	21
3. If your DHCP server is configured to provide NTP settings, select “Assign automatically via DHCP”. If not, manually configure...	21
4. Click Manually.	21
5. Enter the date and time in the Date and Time fields.	21
6. Select your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down menu.	21
7. Click Update.	21
Step 4: Create a RAID Array	21
1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ RAID.	22
2. The available disks appear in the New RAID Device table. Select each disk that you want to include in the array.	22
3. From the RAID Level drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the RAID array you want to create.	23
4. Click Add.	23
Step 5: Create a Volume	23
1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ Volumes.	23
2. From the New Volume area, set up the following fields:	23
3. Enter a password in the Password field using a minimum of eight alphanumeric characters. The password must consist of at leas...	24
4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.	24
5. Click Add.	24
Step 6: Virtualize Storage within your Network	25
Exporting Storage to your Network	25
1. Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting storage.	25
2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ Virtualization.	25
3. From the Export a device area, select each device that you want to export from the list of available devices.	26
4. From the Link field, select the physical link that you want to use to export the storage.	26
5. Click Export.	26
Creating Virtualized Storage	26
1. Log in to the configuration interface from the master unit.	26
2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ RAID.	26
3. From the New RAID Device table, click the disks or arrays that you want to include in the JBOD.	27
4. Select JBOD as the RAID level.	27
5. Click Add.	27
Step 7: Configure the NSS Network Identification	27
1. From the Manager Menu, click Network Æ Identification.	27
2. In the Hostname field, enter the name you want to use for the NSS. Note any special naming restrictions or conventions enforced by the domain(s) into which the NSS is being joined.	28
3. To assign the hostname for the NSS using the DHCP server, select Assign automatically via DHCP. If the DHCP server is not ava...	28
4. In the Description field, enter the textual description for the NSS as you want it to appear in the file manager window for your users.	28
5. Select the type of network into which you are making the NSS a member from the following options:	29
6. Click Update.	29
Step 8: Configure the User/Group Ranges and Home Directory Location	30
1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Æ Options.	30
2. Set up the following ID Ranges:	30
3. Set the volume that you want to assign as the home directory location for your users via the Home Directory Location field.	30
4. Click Update.	30
Step 9: Create any Locally Defined Users and Groups	31
Creating a User Profile	31
1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Æ Users.	31
2. Click Add to create a user.	31
3. In the Username field, type the username. The name must be made up of alphanumeric characters (that is, a-z, 0-9), any case, to a maximum of 32 characters. This field is required.	32
4. Select the group you want to assign as the user’s primary group from the Primary Group field. If there are no groups configured, the only available choice is the default group “nasusers”. This field is required.	32
5. Assign a password by entering any valid (ASCII table) characters in the Password field. The password is required. To verify the password, re-enter it in the Confirm Password field.	32
6. To record the user’s full name, enter it in the Real Name field. This field is optional. Note that you cannot enter the “/” character in this field.	32
7. To record the user’s email address, enter it in the Email Address field. This field is optional.	33
8. Click OK to create the user and exit the New User page. Click Apply to create the user and then add another new user.	33
Creating a Group	33
1. From the Manager Menu, click Access Æ Groups.	33
2. Click Add.	33
3. In the Group Name field, type the name you want to assign to the group. The name can only contain lower-case alphanumeric characters and underscores (i.e., a-z, 0-9, _) to a maximum of 32 characters.	34
4. Move the users you want to assign to the group from the Users Available list to the Users in Group list. Note that a user can...	34
5. Click OK to save the current group and display the Configured Groups page. Click Apply to save the current group and remain in the New Group page to add another group.	34
Step 10: Create a Share	34
1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Æ Shares.	34
2. Click Create Share.	34
3. In the Share field, enter a name for the share.	35
4. From the Location field, select the volume on which you want to configure the share.	35
5. Add a description or comment about the share in the Comment field. This comment appears when you browse the NSS from My Network Places (as the tooltip when you hover over the share, or if you select the Details viewing mode). This field is optional.	35
6. Click the Share Attributes options to configure the share as public and if public, read-only. (These settings are optional.)	35
7. Set the Allow users to delete or rename other users’ files and folders field as required. This field determines whether users...	36
8. Set up the defaults for how file permissions are set when a file is created using CIFS via the following CIFS File Creation Attributes checkboxes:	36
9. From the Protocol field, click the checkboxes to select the protocols that can be used to access the share:	37
10. To assign users access to the share, move the users into one of the following boxes. (The single angled bracket “<“ or “>” m...	37
11. To assign a group access to the share, move the users into one of the following boxes. (The single angled bracket “<“ or “>”...	37
12. Click OK.	37
Adding a DFS Shared Folder	37
1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Æ Shares.	37
2. Click Edit for the share to which you want to add a folder.	38
3. Click Add Shared Folder.	38
4. Select one of the following:	39
5. If you are adding a folder to DFS, click OK. If you are importing a remote server, click Import.	39
Restrictions using Microsoft DFS from the NSS	40
Step 11: Create a Snapshot for a Volume	40
1. From the Manager Menu, click Storage Æ Snapshots.	41
2. From the New Snapshot table, click the volume for which you are creating the snapshot.	41
3. Depending on the frequency, use the first part of the Every field to enter a unit of time. Tab to the second part of the Ever...	41
4. Use the At: fields to set up the timing for the snapshot. For example, if the frequency is set to Days, set the hour and minu...	41
5. In the Reserve Size field, enter the amount of space that you want to allocate to the snapshot, and then select the unit from...	42
6. Click Add to save the snapshot. Clicking Add saves the first snapshot. Each subsequent snapshot occurs based on the defined schedule.	42
Step 12: Create a Scheduled Backup for a Share	42
1. From the Manager Menu, click Shares Æ Backup.	42
2. Click Schedule Backup.	42
3. Move the shares you want to include in the backup from the Available Shares list to the Shares to Backup list. (The single an...	43
4. Click one of the following to determine the destination for the backup:	43
5. To create a compressed backup, check Compress backup image.	43
6. Click Next.	43
7. Select the backup frequency as one of the following:	44
8. In the Run Backup at field, set up the specific time (hour:minute) at which time the backup occurs. When setting the hour, use the 24-hour clock.	44
9. To set up a backup that backs up just the changes made to the share since the last backup, click Incremental Backups. Leave it unchecked to take a full backup of the share each time the backup is run.	44
10. Click OK.	44
Step 13: Complete the Configuration	44
Step 14: Save the Current Configuration	45
1. If you are saving the configuration file to a USB flash device, insert a USB flash device into the AUX-1 port on the NSS chassis.	45
2. From the Manager Menu, click Admin Æ Configuration.	45
3. Select the location where the backup is saved from the Stored Configuration Location drop- down menu. To save the configurati...	45
4. Click Update.	45
5. Click Save to save the configuration settings. If the configuration file does not successfully save to the specified volume, check the volume to ensure that it is not locked.	45
6. If you saved the file to the USB flash device, display the Storage Status page.	46
7. Click Unmount.	46
8. When the AUX-1 LED on the front of the chassis is off, you can safely remove the unmounted USB flash device from the AUX-1 port.	46
Part C: Instruct Your Users How to Access the NSS Storage	47
Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage using CIFS/SMB	47
1. There are a variety of ways to access the NSS:	47
2. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS configuration interface), in the User name field, enter the ...	47
3. Click OK.	47
4. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	47
Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage through FTP	48
1. From your FTP client application, connect to the NSS. Enter the IP address or hostname of the NSS. For more information about using your FTP client application, refer to its documentation.	48
2. Enter your DOMAINNAME\\username and password when prompted by your FTP client.	48
3. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	48
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through NFS	48
1. Log into the client system as root.	48
2. Create a mount point directory for the mount if you do not already have one (e.g., mkdir /mnt/nas_share1).	48
3. Mount the NFS share by typing “mount -t nfs -o nfsvers=3 <IP address/hostname>:<mount point path on NSS> <mount point path on client>”. The mount point path on the NSS appears in the Shares page.	48
4. Log out of the root account.	48
5. Log into the user account on the client system.	48
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through FTP	49
1. Open your FTP client application.	49
2. Enter the NSS hostname/IP address.	49
3. Enter any other required settings. If using FPS, ensure that the client is set to use Explicit FTPS. For more help using the FTP client, refer to the FTP client documentation.	49
4. Enter your DOMAINNAME\\username and password when prompted by the FTP client.	49
5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	49
Mac Users: Accessing Storage through CIFS/SMB	49
1. From the Finder’s Go menu, click Connect to Server.	49
2. Enter “smb://<hostname or IP address of the NSS>/<sharename>. (Where the information in the brackets is meant to be replaced with the applicable information. Do not type the brackets.)	49
3. Click Connect.	49
4. When the Login window appears, enter your username and password. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the...	49
5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	49
Mac Users: Accessing Storage through FTP	50
1. Open your FTP client application.	50
2. Click Connect.	50
3. From your FTP client application, connect to the NSS. Enter the IP address or hostname of the NSS. For more information about using your FTP client application, refer to its documentation.	50
4. Enter your DOMAINNAME\\username and password when prompted by your FTP client.	50
5. Depending on your privileges to the share, you can begin using the NSS storage.	50
LEDs & Buttons	51
Power LED (Front Panel)	51
System LED (Front Panel)	52
Reset Button (Front Panel)	52
LAN LEDs (Front Panel)	53
Hard Disk Drive LEDs (Front Panel)	53
USB LED (Front Panel)	54
UPS LED (Back Panel)	54
Support Contact Information	55

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System

(NSS)

Getting Started Guide

Chapter

Step 6: Virtualize Storage within your Network

The NSS virtualization feature lets you create storage physically located on other network NSS units

into one logical storage unit. The recommended network configuration for using virtualization is to

use an NSS6000 series to operate as the “master” storage device (the “slave” devices can either be

NSS6000 series, NSS4000 series, or NSS2000 series devices). This configuration setup means that

you can export storage (must be an unused disk drive or configured array) from a slave NSS and

then import the storage into the master NSS. The supported RAID level for virtualized storage is

JBOD (although the JBOD can consist of concatenated exported arrays).

Exporting Storage to your Network

To export storage to the network:

Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting storage.

From the

Manager Menu

, click

Storage

Virtualization.

NOTE:

After you configure a virtual RAID, you cannot

migrate the disks used for that RAID to another NSS. You

also cannot export storage from a device that uses

imported storage.