Dell 745N manual NAS Manager, Determining a NAS Systems Configuration

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NAS Manager

Dell™ PowerVault™ 745N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide

Determining a NAS System's Configuration

Logging Into the NAS Manager

Basic Navigation

Changing the NAS Manager Language

How to Find Online Help

Configuring Network Properties

Creating Local Users and Groups

Using Shares

Disk Quotas

Using Logs

Shutting Down the NAS System

Managing Disks and Volumes

Shadow Copies

The Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Manager is a Web-based user interface that is the primary tool for configuring NAS systems. This section provides basic information on using the NAS Manager, including how to log on and navigate the interface, configuring network properties and IP addresses, creating users, using shares and disk quotas, and managing disks and volumes.

Determining a NAS System's Configuration

Your NAS system is available from Dell in either a software-RAID, a hardware-RAID, or an external storage configuration. The following is an overview of the types of NAS system configurations:

•In a software-RAID hard-drive configuration NAS system, the RAID functionality is configured by the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 operating system.

•In a hardware-RAID hard-drive configuration NAS system, the hard drives are controlled by a Cost Effective RAID Controller (CERC)- Serial ATA (SATA) card installed in a PCI expansion slot inside the NAS system.

•In an external storage configuration, the internal hard drives are controlled by the operating system and the external hard drives are controlled by a

Dell PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) card in a PCI expansion slot.

NOTE: Although you can change RAID levels on your NAS system, you cannot change the basic configuration of your NAS system. For example, you cannot change a system from a software RAID configuration to a hardware-RAID configuration.

The RAID hard-drive configuration of the NAS system affects some of the NAS Manager configuration procedures. Therefore, determine the RAID configuration of your NAS system before continuing with other sections in this guide.

Use one of the following methods to determine the RAID configuration:

•Check the RAID hard drive configuration on the NAS system System Version screen. a. Log in to the NAS Manager.

See "Logging Into the NAS Manager."

b.Click Status.

c.Click System Version.

The System Version screen appears and the Disk Configuration row lists the system as either Hardware RAID, Software RAID, or External Storage.

•If the system has a CERC-SATA RAID controller card installed in a PCI expansion slot as explained in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, the NAS system has hardware RAID. If the system has a PERC card in a PCI expansion slot, the system has external RAID storage. A software-RAID NAS system does not have a RAID controller card installed.

NOTE: If the system has an external RAID connector, the RAID controller card is a PERC card.