Using an NFS mount
To configure your appliance to use
1.Use the Backup icon to back up your appliance configuration before using External Storage to configure the appliance to use a network file system (NFS) mount.
2.Click the External Storage icon to open the External Storage window.
3.Click Add... to open the External Storage Configuration window.
4.Select NFS Mount and click Next.
5.Enter information in the following fields:
Field | Description |
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Remote hostname/IP | The hostname or IP address of the NAS. |
Remote mount | The name of the NFS mount on the NAS. |
Subdirectory | The subdirectory in the NFS mount used to store data. If no |
(optional) | subdirectory is specified, data is stored in the root directory of the |
| mount. |
Authenticate using | Select to authenticate all appliance access to the mount using UID. |
UID | If selected, specify the correct UID value. |
Use all available space If selected, the appliance will not delete data from the mount until all available space on the mount is exhausted. If this check box is not selected, use the Limit space to (MB) and Allocation Unit controls to specify how much space on the mount is allocated for use by the appliance.
6.Click Next.
7.In the Select Action window, choose:
–Use network external storage when the NFS mount has already been used by this appliance and you have chosen to
–Initialize (clear existing appliance data) and use network external storage the first time you use the NFS mount with this appliance or if the NFS mount was used with another appliance.
8.Click Finish. A prompt to reboot the appliance appears.
9.Click Reboot. The appliance automatically reboots. This may take a few minutes, during which time Advanced View will be unavailable.
Removing external storage
To remove external storage from your appliance:
1.
2.Click Stop Using. A prompt to reboot the appliance appears.
3.Click Reboot. The appliance automatically reboots. This may take a few minutes, during which time Advanced View will be unavailable.
4.If you are removing an External Storage System, turn off the power to your appliance. Unplug the External Storage System from the appliance, and then restore power to your appliance.
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