Troubleshooting

Use the following tables to help you troubleshoot various conditions that might occur on your NAS system:

Table 10-1, "General Troubleshooting"

Table 10-2, "NAS Manager"

Table 10-3, "Server for NFS"

Table 10-4, "Macintosh and AppleTalk"

Table 10-5, "Hardware-RAID NAS System Internal RAID Controller Card"

NOTE: Some of the procedures refer to a software-RAID, a hardware-RAID, and an external storage configuration NAS system. For instructions on how to determine the configuration of your NAS system, see "Determining a NAS System's Configuration" in "NAS Manager."

Table 10-1. General Troubleshooting

Issue

Possible Cause

Resolution

 

 

 

I just created a new volume on my

Remote Desktop cannot update to

Log off Remote Desktop. When you reconnect to Remote Desktop, the

system but cannot see the volume on

show a new volume during the session

volume should be visible.

Windows Explorer through Remote

in which it was created.

 

Desktop.

 

 

I see the following error message in

This is an issue with the WDAP

Connect to the system via Remote Desktop, and then open a local

the event log:

Performance library and is documented

command prompt. Type the following command: WINMGMT/CLEARADAP.

 

on Microsoft's website.

When the prompt returns, type WINMGMT/RESYNCPERF winmgmt service

WMI ADAP was unable to load the

 

PID.

winspool.drv performance library due

 

 

to an unknown problem within the

 

 

library: 0x0

 

 

 

 

 

I have just enabled FTP services on my

By default, no user has write

The FTP permissions must be configured using the Microsoft Management

NAS system, but I am unable to upload

privileges on the default FTP site.

Console (MMC). To access the MMC, log into Remote Desktop. Right click

files using FTP even though I am the

 

My Appliance, and select Manage.Double-click internet Information

administrator.

 

Services, and then right-click FTP Sites. Set the permissions in the FTP

 

 

Sites Properties window.

I have deleted an FTP share and folder

By default, this folder is not deleted by

Manually remove this listing from the listed shared folders in the FTP

from my NAS system. However, when I

the NAS Manager.

section of the MMC.

use Remote Desktop to confirm the

 

 

removal, I can still see the shared folder

 

 

in the FTP section of the MMC.

 

 

 

 

 

I cannot connect to or ping the NAS

The NAS system has not finished

Wait at least 5 minutes for the NAS system to finish booting.

system after turning it on.

booting.

 

 

 

If your NAS system uses software RAID and you still cannot connect,

 

 

attempt the procedures in "Troubleshooting Software-RAID NAS Systems"

 

 

in "Recovering and Restoring the System."

 

 

If your NAS system uses hardware RAID and you still cannot connect,

 

 

attempt the procedures in "Troubleshooting Hardware-RAID NAS

 

 

Systems" in "Recovering and Restoring the System."

 

 

 

I cannot connect to the NAS system

IPX networks require that you assign

Change the IPX protocol on the NAS system to manually detect frame

using the IPX protocol.

an IPX network number to all clients.

types. See "Configuring the IPX Protocol" in "Advanced Features."

 

By default, the NAS system does not

 

 

assign an IPX number to the network.

 

After restoring files from a backup, the

The modified dates of folders reflect

Do not take action. This design issue occurs only with folders; the files'

modified dates of folders are

either the date you performed the

modified dates are consistent.

inconsistent.

restore or the date the folder was

 

 

modified.

 

 

 

 

When connecting to my NAS system

The NAS system supports only two

Log off of the other Remote Desktop sessions.

using Remote Desktop, I receive a

current Remote Desktop sessions at a

 

message that the Terminal Server has

time.

 

exceeded the maximum number of

 

 

allowed connections.

 

 

The system summary and the task

The NAS system provides a

Do not take action. Your NAS system is operating correctly.

manager show twice as many

hyperthreading option, which allows

 

processors as are actually installed in

one physical processor to appear to

 

the system.

the operating system and other

 

 

applications as two logical processors.

 

 

 

 

The NIC LED on the front panel of the

A network connection problem exists.

Ensure that a network cable is properly connected to one of the NIC

NAS system is not lit.

 

connectors on the back panel of the NAS system. Do not use a crossover

 

 

cable. If the NIC LED is still not lit, see "Troubleshooting an Integrated

 

 

NIC" in your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

The monitor screen is blank when

The video cable may not be connected

Inspect the video cable connection and ensure that the cable is

connected to the NAS system.

securely or the monitor may be faulty.

connected properly to the NAS system.

 

 

Try to connect to the NAS Manager using a client system. If the client

 

 

system is able to connect to the NAS Manager, replace the monitor.

 

 

 

All four hard-drive operation LEDs on

The green flash pattern indicates that

Wait at least 5 minutes, and then try to reconnect to the NAS system.

the NAS system are blinking green.

the RAID volumes are being rebuilt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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