MicroNet Technology manual Administering the MaxNAS R8

Note: There can be a maximum of 16 snapshots per ZFS share volume.

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and then click . The NFS Config menu has two tabs, pictured below. The “NFS” tab lists every host for which you’ve assigned NFS access rights, as well as edit or remove host access rights.

to control host access rights to the NFS share, select the “Add” tab. The following is a description of the access controls:

•Put the host name or IP in the Host Name field.

•Set Read Only or Writable privileges for that host.

•Choose the OS Support setting that best matches your needs

•Set the ID Mapping you desire.

•Click Apply to save any settings changes.

4.4.5 ZFS Snapshots

The MaxNAS R8 has the ability take snapshots of any ZFS volume on the

RAID system. A Snapshot is a read-only copy of a volume that can be created almost instantly. Each snapshot contains the state of the file system at the time of its creation. The MaxNAS R8 stores snapshots in a hidden shared folder that can be accessed by pointing your network explorer to \\[MaxNAS name or IP]\snapshot\

To access the Snapshot menu, click the relevent ZFS share and click menu has two tabs.

The Snapshot tab displays a list of past snapshots along with a date and time-stamp. You can create and remove snapshots at any time by clicking the “Take shot” and “Remove” buttons on this menu.

snapshot . The Snapshot

The Schedule tab allows you schedule, monthly, weekly or daily snapshots for this folder. You also

have the option of configuring the MaxNAS R8 to delete the oldest Snapshot in the list when a new one is created (This does not apply to Snapshots

that are manually created, through the Snapshot tab).

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