PowerVault NAS Manager Configuration Wizard

Table 2-3 describes the options available on the PowerVault NAS Manager Configuration Wizard.

Table 2-3. The PowerVault NAS Manager Configuration Wizard Options

Option

Description

 

 

Solution Integration

 

 

 

DNS Configuration

Enables you to configure DNS parameters.

Time Configuration

Enables you to configure time zone parameters

 

and synchronize the time zone with NTP servers.

 

 

Monitoring

 

 

 

Email (SMTP)

Enables you to configure the system’s alerting

Configuration

mechanism using email.

SNMP Configuration

Enables you to configure the system’s SNMP

 

access and trap parameters.

 

 

System Function

 

 

 

Format File System

Enables you to format the file system.

System Stop/Start

Enables you to start the file system.

Change Passwords

Enables you to change the admin and CIFS

 

Administrator’s password.

 

 

System and Users Identity

 

 

 

System Identity

Enables you to configure the system name and the

 

Active Directory domain it belongs to.

CIFS Protocol

Enables you to allow file access using the CIFS

Configuration

protocol and specify how CIFS users are

 

authenticated.

Identity Management

Enables you to configure additional identity

Database

databases, such as NIS or LDAP.

Cross Protocol: Windows

Enables you to configure user identity

to UNIX User Mapping

interoperability between Active Directory and

 

UNIX identity databases.

 

 

Using Your System

 

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Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution

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Dell NX3500 manual PowerVault NAS Manager Configuration Wizard, Solution Integration

NX3500 specifications

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