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What's In This Document?

This document contains answers on ApplianceWare 5.3 frequently asked questions. Here you can find information on how to run ApplianceView 5.3, and locate and manage your Appliances. This document is just a supplement to the other ApplianceWare documentation, and it covers most frequently asked questions. It may also contain the last-minute information, including requests that are being processed by support service, and, thus, not included within other documents.

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Contents

Storageflex Table of Contents 104 Warranty & Liability Limitations Where to find informationAbout this Guide Who should use this guide Administrator Guide Storageflex 3945N NAS RAID Limited Warranty Statement Administrator Guide Storageflex Software OverviewIntegrated Management Appliance Management Software CompatibilityPage Connecting the Appliance to your network InstallationConfiguring the Appliance for your network To connect the appliance To locate the appliance, try one of the following methods Locating the Appliance on your networkWindows Linux Administrator Guide To install ApplianceView on a client PC Installing ApplianceView on Client PCsAbout ApplianceView Searching your network for local appliances Launching ApplianceViewTo launch ApplianceView To search the network for local appliances To locate a remote appliance by the IP address Searching for remote appliancesSelect Search for Remote To locate a remote appliance by the URL To log on to an Appliance using ApplianceView Logging on to a newly installed applianceLocating Appliances that do not show up initially Entering the serial number Configuring a New Appliance with Setup Wizard Naming the appliance Configuring Network optional Verifying the date and time Assigning a password and Administrative Smtp Configuration Logging Off an Appliance Logging On a Configured ApplianceTo log off an Appliance To enable UPS monitoring Configuring the Appliance to Use a UPSManaging Users and Groups on the Appliance To add a new user Managing Users Locally Click Security To edit user informationTo create NFS mappings for an existing user Enter Host, Remote UID, and optionally charset To create SMB mappings for an existing user To remove a user Managing Groups LocallyTo organize users into a group To create or to modify NFS GID mapping for an existing group To edit group information To create a new share using ApplianceView Managing Access to Folders and SharesManaging Shares To remove a group Administrator Guide Administrator Guide Select Rename current folder Managing FoldersSelect Delete current folder To delete a folder using ApplianceView To rename a folder using ApplianceView Checking the Status of the Appliance Monitoring the ApplianceTo view the disk space information in ApplianceView To view the user connections in ApplianceView Checking User Connections to the Appliance To view the appliance’s settings in ApplianceView Viewing Settings of the Appliance To view event logs of the appliances management engine Viewing Logs of the Appliance To enable monitoring Click Maintenance Click Monitoring tabMonitoring Hardware Status of the Appliance To check status To set specific description label for any sensor To disable monitoringTo fix the status of newly-inserted disk To change the administrative password Changing the administrative passwordClick the Administration tab To change the date and time for the Appliance Changing the date and time To shut down an appliance Shutting Down an Appliance Name and DNS Changes to Advanced Settings Network Domain Appliance NameDNS Search Order Click the DNS Search Order field Obtaining an IP Address from a Dhcp Server More Networking To have the Appliance automatically obtain an IP address Setting a Static IP AddressSelect Obtain an IP address from a Dhcp server To specify a static IP address To set up IP Failover Configuring NIC Teaming IP Failover Ways To Authenticate Users And Groups Security Modes Select Native mode Administrator Guide Select Mixed mode To authenticate users against Ldap server Authenticate Users and Groups against Ldap server Ldap Mode Manage Users and Groups with ApplianceView Local Mode To manage users and groups with ApplianceView Select Local mode Select Enable Macintosh Networking AppleTalk To enable Macintosh supportMacintosh/UNIX/FTP Support Enabling Macintosh Support Select Enable Anonymous FTP Select Enable Unix Networking NFSEnabling Unix Support Enabling FTP Support To edit the large network settings Large Network Settings To set up Ldap server Configuring Ldap Server Click Security Click Ldap Server tab To start Ldap serverTo stop Ldap server Configuring NIS Policy Management Available Conditions Administrator Guide Available Actions Administrator Guide Administrator Guide Managing Policy Rules Available RolesTo add new rule To delete existing rule To edit existing rule To edit existing action To edit existing conditionTo edit existing role Updating Appliance via Web Click Maintenance To update your Appliance using direct Internet connectionTo update your Appliance using Proxy server To enable debug logs of the appliances management engine Troubleshooting the Appliance Click the Obtain server configuration snapshot button To disable debug logs of the appliances management engine What is inside the configuration snapshot Managing RAID RAID 0 Single Large VolumeAvailable RAID levels RAID 1 Mirroring Volume Management Creating RAIDs RAIDs Deleting RAIDs Logical Volume Managers LVMsRAID Properties You can easily add disks or partitions to LVM Deleting LVMs RegionsLVMs Properties Creating Regions Regions can be created from LVMs Region Properties Deleting Regions Creating Logical Volumes LVs Logical Volumes LVsDeleting LVs LVs Properties Creating Snapshots Snapshots Clustering Build new cluster window appears To configure cluster Administrator Guide Working from a Windows Computer Naming FoldersTo locate the Appliance in Network Neighborhood Saving files to the appliance Windows Finding appliances with Find ComputerAssigning a drive letter to the appliance Click Find Now Working from a Macintosh Computer Connecting through the Network Browser or Chooser Mac OSTo connect to the Appliance Select the Network Browser or Chooser Saving files to the appliance Macintosh Connecting through the Finder Mac OS Mounting a share on the appliance Linux and Unix Working from a Linux ComputerTo create a local mount From a Linux console, type mkdir directory name Enter To disconnect a share mounted on the Linux client To view the shares available for NFS mountingType umount directory name Enter Viewing Online Help Online HelpPrinting Online Help Screens To print an online help screen Administrative Password Active Directory ServicesAuthentication Authentication Types Domain Name Service DNS Server Default GatewayDisk Segment Domain Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dhcp ServerEthernet Gateway address Folder TreeHardware RAID Appliance Hub Kernel Logical VolumeLAN cable Linux Media Access Control MAC Address Logical Volume Manager LVMName Network Attached Storage NAS Patch Cable Physical Volume PVPartition Primary Domain Controller PDC Reiser File System RegionRemote Appliance Security Snapshot TCP/IP Setup WizardStorage object Status User Authentication Types Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Users Authenticated on the Ldap Server Ldap Mode Windows Internet Naming Service Wins ServerWorkgroup Appendix C ApplianceWare Complete FAQ Table of Contents Accessing ApplianceWare-based Appliance Over Network ApplianceWare Settings ApplianceWare and Active DirectoryApplianceWare Network Settings ApplianceView for Mac OS ApplianceWare Volume Management Whats In This Document? February 18 February 24February 04 October 24 April 11 What locales are supported by ApplianceView? Page ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 10 Open Command Prompt window Language= Country= Setup.bin ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 14 Route addition does not work. What should I do? Cd ~/ApplianceView Export BROWSER=opera ./ApplianceView ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 18 Cd ~/Applications/ApplianceView Macrouter.sh Sudo route delete -net ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 21 What cases Appliance wouldnt join to ADS domain? How will I know that Appliance is already joined into ADS? NFS protocol v.2 and v.3 are supported Can I access my Appliance via FTP? ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 25 ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 26 ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 27 ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 28 ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 29 ApplianceWare v.5.3 Complete FAQ February 24, 2004 Page 30