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Administrator Guide

Connecting through the Finder (Mac OS X)

To connect to the Appliance:

1.Select Go, and then Connect to server… from the Finder menu, or press the Apple+K on the keyboard.

2.Pick Appliance from the list.

3.Log on the appliance, either as a guest (without password) or with your user name and password.

4.Select the folder you want and click OK.

5.The Appliance folder is now on the Macintosh desktop.

Saving files to the appliance (Macintosh)

You can save files on the Appliance by dragging the files onto Appliance folders on your desktop. Appliance folders remain mounted on the Macintosh desktop until you drag them to the trash.

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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 About ApplianceView Installing ApplianceView on Client PCsTo install ApplianceView on a client PC 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 Locating Appliances that do not show up initially Logging on to a newly installed applianceTo log on to an Appliance using ApplianceView 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 To log off an Appliance Logging On a Configured ApplianceLogging Off an Appliance Managing Users and Groups on the Appliance Configuring the Appliance to Use a UPSTo enable UPS monitoring 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 organize users into a group Managing Groups LocallyTo remove a user 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 Delete current folder Managing FoldersSelect Rename current folder To delete a folder using ApplianceView To rename a folder using ApplianceView To view the disk space information in ApplianceView Monitoring the ApplianceChecking the Status of the Appliance 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 fix the status of newly-inserted disk To disable monitoringTo set specific description label for any sensor Click the Administration tab Changing the administrative passwordTo change the administrative password 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 To stop Ldap server To start Ldap serverClick Security Click Ldap Server tab Configuring NIS Policy Management Available Conditions Administrator Guide Available Actions Administrator Guide Administrator Guide To add new rule Available RolesManaging Policy Rules To delete existing rule To edit existing rule To edit existing role To edit existing conditionTo edit existing action Updating Appliance via Web To update your Appliance using Proxy server To update your Appliance using direct Internet connectionClick Maintenance 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 To locate the Appliance in Network Neighborhood Naming FoldersWorking from a Windows Computer 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 Type umount directory name Enter To view the shares available for NFS mountingTo disconnect a share mounted on the Linux client Viewing Online Help Online HelpPrinting Online Help Screens To print an online help screen Administrative Password Active Directory ServicesAuthentication Authentication Types Disk Segment Default GatewayDomain Name Service DNS Server Ethernet Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dhcp ServerDomain 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 Workgroup Windows Internet Naming Service Wins ServerUsers Authenticated on the Ldap Server Ldap Mode 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