Thecus Technology 1U4500R, 1U4500S manual

Thecus 1U4500R 1U4500S User’s Manual[...]

2 Copyright and T rademark Notice Thecus and other name s of Thecus products are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Appl e, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. A ll other trademarks and brand names are the [...]

3 Safety W arnings For your safety, please read and fo l low the foll owing safety warnings: Read this manual t horoughly before attempting to set up your 1U4500. Your 1U4500 is a complicated electron ic device. DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstances. In the ca se of malfunction, tu rn off the pow er immediately an d have it repaired a[...]

4 T able of Content s Copyright and Tr ademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings ......................................[...]

5 Disks Info rmation ............................................................................... 22 S.M.A.R.T. In formation ............................................................................... 23 RAID Informatio n ............................................................................... 23 RAID Configuration ...................[...]

6 Adding an Nsync Task ................................................................................ 49 Setting Up an Nsync Targ et on an Ns ync Device............................................. 50 Setting Up an Nsync Targ et on Anot her Device .............................................. 50 Designating 1U4500 as an Nsyn c Target ...........[...]

7 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus 1U 4500 1U Rackmount Storage Server. The Thecus 1U4500 is an easy-to-use storage se rver that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a ne twork. Data reliabili ty is ensured with RAID features that provi de data securi ty and recovery—over one Terabyte o[...]

8 Redundant Pow er Supply (1U4500R) The redundant power supply included with the 1U4500R ensures maximum uptime in the even t of a failure of one of the power supplies. Th is is recommended for systems that require a high degree of fault tolerance. Package Contents Your 1U4500 package should co ntain the followin g items: z QIG z CD-Title z Etherne[...]

9 Hard Disk Trays Each of the 1U4500’s hard disk tra ys has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description Lock • Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit Latch • Use to open and remove or close and secure the tray HDD Power LED • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on HDD Access/Error LED • Blin[...]

10 Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your 1U4500 is designed for easy in st allation. To help y ou get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your 1U4500 up an d running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging yo ur unit during installation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be sure to ta ke the following precautio[...]

11 2. Connect the provided p ower cord into the universal power socket o n the back panel. Plug the other end of th e cord into a surge protector socket. Press the power supply switch to turn on the power supply. 3. Press the power button on the Fron t Panel to boot up the 1U4500. Checking System Status After making connections on the 1U4500 and po[...]

12 System Trouble The system has trouble if: 1. System Busy LED glows orange. 2. Any of the HDD Access/Error L ED glows red. If the system has trouble, please refer to Chapter 8: Troubles hooti ng . WARNING There are no user s erviceable part s inside the 1U 450 0. Please cont act your distributor for servic e.[...]

13 Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, ph ysical ly connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the 1U4500 so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your 1U4500 : using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display . Follow the steps below for initial soft ware setup[...]

14 6. Name your 1U4500 and configure the netw ork IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the 1U4500 to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the 1U45[...]

15 LCD Operation The 1U4500 is equipped with an LCD on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons o n the front panel to contr ol the LCD func tions. LCD Controls Use the Up ( ▲ ), Down ( ▼ ), Enter ( ↵ ) and Escape ( ESC ) keys to select vari ous configuration settings and menu op tions for 1U4500 configuration. The [...]

16 USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the 1U 4500 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1. Plug your USB devi ce into an ava ilable USB port on the Front Panel. 2. In Display Mode , pres s the Down Button ( ▼ ). 3. The LCD will displa[...]

17 Step 2: RAID Creation Next, administrators can con figure their preferred RAID setting and build their RAID array. You can access RAID settings from the menu bar of the Web Administration Interface by navi gating to Stora ge > RAID. For more information on configuring RAID, see Chapter 4: System Management > RAID Configuration . Don’t kn[...]

18 Chapter 4: System Management Overview The 1U4500 provides an easily accessible Web Admi nistration Inte rface . With it, you can configure and monitor th e 1U4500 anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the 1U 4500 Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the 1U4500’s I[...]

19 1U4500. Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the 1U4500. Accounts Allows configuration of users and groups. System Various 1U4500 system settings and information. Language Choose your preferred language here. Moving your cursor ove r any of these i tems will display the dropdown menu selections[...]

20 Status Menu The Status Menu o n the menu bar all ows yo u to see various aspects of the 1U4500. From here, you can disco ver the st atus of the 1 U4500, and even find out other details like firmware version and up time. Product Information Once you login, you will first see the basi c Product Information screen providing Manufacturer , Product N[...]

21 CPU Fan Speed Displays the curre nt status of the CPU fan. System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan. Memory Size Shows the system memory capacity. Up Time Shows how long the system has been running. Service Status Item Description AFP Status The status of Apple Filing Protocol server. NFS Status The status of Network File S[...]

22 Printer Status Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer. Model Displays t he mode l of the USB p rinter. Status Displays the status of the USB printer. Printer Queue Click to remove all documents from printer queue If a corrupt print job is sent t o a printer, printing may su dden ly fail. If your prin t jo[...]

23 S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column. Clicking on an OK or Warning link w ill di splay the S.M.A.R.T Information window for that particular disk. S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Power ON Hours Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribut[...]

24 RAID Information Item Description RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Total Capacity Shows total capacity of the RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy , Degraded , or Damaged . Data Capacity Indicates the used capaci ty, total capacity, and current percentage used by user data. Snapshot Cap[...]

25 RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring. Provid es twice the read rate of single disks, but same write rate. RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 disks. RAID 5 Data striping and stripe error correction information provided. Excellent performance and good fault tolerance. RAID 5 requir es a minimum of 3 disks. RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk. RAID 6 Two indepe[...]

26 3. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the de fault setting. 4. Press Create to build the RAID storage volume. With a RAID 5 array, you can also add a sp are disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 7: Tips an d Tricks > Adding a Spare Disk for details. When you create RAID, you can assign a po rtion of space on the RAID to be used as a USB d[...]

27 Folder Management From the Storage menu, choose Folder , and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the 1U4500 volume. Folder Item Description Folder name Displays the name of the folder. Description Provides a description of the folder. NFS Share Press NFS Share to configure which hosts on the netwo[...]

28 Add Folder Item Description Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a desc ription the fo lder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable. Public Admit or de ny pub lic acce ss to t his fold er. If Yes is se le c ted, then users do no[...]

29 NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name of the Host or IP address Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the fol der. Root Access Access the data on root directory of the RAID. Folder Access Control List (ACL) On the Folder screen, press the ACL button, and the Access Control List screen appears. This screen allows[...]

30 System Snapshots This functi on will create snapshots of all your sh are f olders. The s napshot versions will be time stamped. Snapshot Item Description Manual Press to man ually create a snapshot. Schedule Create snapshots at designated intervals. To schedule a snapshot at de signated times, press the Schedule butto n and set your desired snap[...]

31 input your network configuration. IP IP address of the WAN interface. Netmask Network mask, whic h is ge nerally: 255.255.255.0 Gateway Default Gateway IP address. DNS Server Domain Name Service (DNS) server IP address. IP Sharing Mode When enabled, PCs connected to the LAN port will be able to access the WAN. Default is Enabled. Link Aggregatio[...]

32 DHCP Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assi gn IP addresses to devices connected to the LAN port. To con fig ure these ports, choose LAN from the Network menu. DHCP Configuration Item Description DHCP Server Enable or di sable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface. Start IP Specif[...]

33 AFP (Apple Network Setup) From the Netwo rk menu, choose the AFP item, and the AFP Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the configuration it ems f or the Apple Filing Protocol. You can change any of the se items and press Apply to confirm your se ttings. A description of each item follow s: Apple Network Configuration Item Descript[...]

34 User and Group Management The 1U4500 has built-in user datab ase that allows administrators to manage user access using different gr oup policies. From the Accounts menu, you can create, modify, and delete users, and assign them to groups that you designate. Local User Configuration From the Accounts me nu, choose the Users item, and the Local U[...]

35 Modifying Users 1. Select an existing user from t he Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Modify button, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join or leave a grou p. Click the Apply butto n to save your chan[...]

36 Adding Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name , and select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << b utton. 4. Click the Apply button to save yo ur changes. Modifying Groups 1. On the L[...]

37 ADS/NT Support Item Description WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary. Work Group / Domain Name Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work G roup / ADS Domain Name (e.g. 1U4500). ADS/NT Support Select Disable to disable authenti cati on through Windows Active Directory Server or Windows NT. Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Direc[...]

38 Notification Configuration Item Description Beep Notification Enable or disable the system beeper that beeps when a problem occurs. Email Notification Enable or disable email notifications of system problems. SMTP Server Specifies the hostname/IP address of the SMTP server. Port Specifies the port to send outgoing notification emails. Auth Type [...]

39 Time and Date Settings From the System menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. Set the desired Date , Time , a nd Time Zone . You can also elect to synchronize the system time on the 1U4500 with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) S erver . You can change any of these items and press Appl y to confirm your settings. See the following [...]

40 Reset to Factory Default Settings From the System menu, choose the Factory Defa ult item and the Res et to Factory De fault screen appears. Press Apply to reset the 1U4500 to factory default settings. Press Canc el to go back to the main menu. Upgrading System Firmware From the System menu, choose the Firmware Upgrade item and the Firmware Upgra[...]

41 Change Administrator Password From the System menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Administrator Password screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new password in the Confirm Password box. Press Apply to confirm password changes. See the following table for a detailed description of eac[...]

42 Chapter 5: Additional Feature Setup Overview The 1U4500 can also act as an FTP Serv er, allowing employees and clients to transfer files u s in g their favorite FT P programs. The integrat ed P rint Server allow s you to share a single USB printer will all users on the netw ork. The following section shows you how. FTP Server 1U4500 can act as a[...]

43 Printer Server You can configure the 1U4500 to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can uti lize the same printer. Windows XP SP2 To set up the Printer Server in Wi ndows XP SP2, follow the steps below : 1. Connect the USB printe r to one of the USB ports (preferably the rear USB ports; front USB ports can be used [...]

44 Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Win dows Vista, follow the st eps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse b utton in anywhere on t he Printers folder and then select Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless o r Bluetooth printer .[...]

45 4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed . You can press Th e printer that I want isn’t listed to go into nex t page without waiti ng for Searching for available printers to fi nish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name . Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP addre[...]

46 If your printer model is not list ed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to the prin ter. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the defaul t printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Cli ck Next to contin ue. 9. Done! Click Finish .[...]

47 Chapter 6: Using the 1U4500 Overview Once the U4500 is setup and operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web br owsers. To manage your personal files or access pub lic files on the 1U4500, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.168.1.[...]

48 7. To upload a file from your computer to the current fol der, press the New file (upload) button. When the scree n appears, press Browse and locate the file to upload. P ress OK and the file is uploaded t o th e current folder. 8. To delete a file or folde r, select th e file or folder’ s check box. Press the Delete selected it ems bu tton. Y[...]

49 4. When MAC OS X has connected to the 1U4500 successfully, an icon representing the f older will appear on the MAC OS X desk top. You can access the folder by double clickin g on the icon. File Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the 1U4500. Nsync You can backup a share folder to another 1U4500 (Nsync Target) or a ny FTP serve[...]

50 Weekly : input which day of the week to execute the task. Monthly : decide which day of the month to execute the task. Apply Click to submit the task. Setting Up an Nsync Target on an Nsync Device On the Nsync target server, the administrator of that se rver has to set up a user account with a fol der named “n sync” and gra nt write access. [...]

51 Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Uti lity is on your Instal lation CD. W hen you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed u nder Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility . If it is not installed, y ou can copy the file ( Thecus Backup Utility.exe ) to a convenient location on you r hard disk an d double click to [...]

52 Windows XP Data Backup If you use Windows XP Prof essional, you can also u se the Windows Backu p Utility (Ntbackup.exe) to backup your files. If you use Windows XP Home Ed it ion, follow th ese st eps to install the ut ility: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD into a drive and doub le-click the CD icon in My Computer . 2. When the Welcome to Microsoft[...]

53 Chapter 7: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The 1U4500 supports external USB hard di sks through its three USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has successfully mounted , the entire volume will be copied automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The 1U4500 supports up to 6 USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB d[...]

54 Remote Administration You can set up your 1U 4500 for remo te administration . With remote administration, you can access your 1U 4500 over the Inte rnet, even if your 1U4500 is behind a router. This is especi ally useful if you are traveling and suddenly need a file from your 1U4500. Setting up remote administrat ion is a three-part process, an[...]

55 b. You should see the login page of 1U4500. Firewall Software Configuration If you are using a software firewall (i .e. Norton Internet Secu rity) and are having trouble connecting to the 1U4500, you can try the following steps: 1. Double click th e NIS icon on system tray, and the n configure the Personal Firewall . 2. On the Programs page, fin[...]

56 Replacing a Failed Power Supply (1U4500R) The 1U4500R is equipped with a 250W re dundant power supply. If o ne of the power supply units f ails, the other can continue powering th e unit for uninterrupted serv ice. Each power supply is equ ipped w ith an LED light th at is lit when that power su pply is operational. To replace a f ailed power su[...]

57 Chapter 8: T roubleshooting Forgot My Password If you forget your pass word, you can re set the unit to use the default password. To do this, press the reset bu tton on the fro nt panel after system is b ooted, and 1U4500 will be reset. LAN IP address will become 192.168.1.100 and admin password will be admin . Forgot My Network IP Address If yo[...]

58 Restoring Factory Defaults From the System menu, choose the Factory Default item and the R eset to Factory De fault screen appears. Press A pply to reset the 1U4500 to factory default settings. Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is able to select an NTP Server to keep the 1U4500 ’s time synchronized. However, if the 1U4500 [...]

59 Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model 1U4500R 1U4500S Core Processors / Memory Processor Intel® Celeron™ M 1.5GHz Memory 512MB standard Network Interfaces LAN 1 Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN 2 Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 4 x 3.5” SATA II HDD, hot-swappa ble HDD Support SATA II HDDs up to 750GB [...]

60 Software Specifications Network File Protocols Micr osoft Networks (CIFS/SMB) Apple Filing Prot ocol (AFP 3) Network File System (NFS v3) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) WebDisk via HTTP/H TTPs Authentication Local User Accoun t Microsoft NT Domain Microsoft Active Directory Au thentication (AD)* Network Client Type Micros oft Windows NT/2000/XP/20[...]

61 Appendix B: Customer Support If your 1U4500 is not working pro perly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: Troubleshooting , lo cated in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version fo r your 1U4500. Thecus is com mitted to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is ava[...]

62 Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a n array of several hard di sks that provide data security and high perf ormance. A RAI D system accesses several hard disks simultaneously, which improves I/O performance over a single ha rd disk. Data securi ty is enhanced by a RA ID, since data loss due to a ha[...]

63 RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrors all data from one hard di sk drive to a second one hard disk drive, thus providing complete data redundancy . However, the cost of data storage capacity is doubled. This is excellent for complet e dat a security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data secu rity and good perf ormance. It is best sui ted for networks that perform many sma[...]

64 Disk Usage When all 5 disks are of the same size , and used in RAID, 1U4500 disk usa ge percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 20% RAID 5 80% RAID 6 60% RAID 10 50% JBOD 100% NOTE RAID 10 allows only 4 disks and one as spare d isk.[...]

65 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft intro duced Ac tive Directory (ADS), which is a large database/information store. Prior to Active Directory the Wi ndows OS could not store additional information in its domain database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; wh ich prev iously rel[...]

66 Appendix E: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third- party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License. Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of this license. Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed th e full source code of the GPL licensed[...]

67 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 200 0, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is grant ed t o use CGIC in any application, commercia l or noncommercial, at no cost. HOW EVER, th is copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in t he public on[...]

68 Also, for each author's protection and our s, we want to ma ke certain that everyone understands that there is no warran ty for this free software . If the software is modified by someone else an d passed on, we want its recipients to know that what th ey have is not the orig in al, so that any problems int roduced by others will not reflec[...]

69 c) If the modified program normally re ads commands interactively when run, you must cause i t, when started runni ng for such interacti ve use in the most ordinary way, to p rint or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that user[...]

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