Thecus N5810PRO manual

User’s Manual[...]

2 Copyright and T rademark Notice Thecus and other name s of Thecus product s are re gistered trademarks of T hecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registere d trademarks of Microsoft Corporati on. Apple, iTunes and A pple OS X are regi stered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are[...]

3 Safety W arnings For your safety, please read and foll ow the following safety warnings: Read this manual thoro ughly before attemptin g to set up your Thecus IP storage. Your Thecus IP stora ge is a com plicated electronic de vice. DO NOT att empt to repair it under any circumstances. In the case of ma lfunction, turn off the power immediately a[...]

4 T able of Conten ts Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty ........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings ......................................[...]

5 Wake-Up On LAN (WO L) ............................................................... 69 SNMP Support ............................................................................. 70 UI Login Function ........................................................................ 70 System Network ........................................................[...]

6 External Devices ................................................................................ 176 Printers .................................................................................... 176 Uninterrupted Power Source ........................................................ 181 Chapter 5: Tips and Tricks .................................[...]

7 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosi ng the Thecus IP Storage Server. The Thecus IP storage is an easy- to -use storage ser ver that allows a dedi cated approach to storing and distributing data on a networ k. Data reliability is ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery — over multiple Terabyte of stor[...]

8 Thecus IP storage supp orts multiple RAID volumes on one system. So, you ca n create RAID 0 for your non-critical data, and cre ate RAID 1, 5,6,50 or 60 (depend on model) for missi on-critical data. Create the RAID levels depending on yo ur needs. To configure RAID mod es on the Thecus IP storage , refer to Chapter 4: Storage M anagement > RAI[...]

9 Package Contents N8900/N12000/N16000 Se ries/N8800PRO V2/N8810U ser ies/ N4510U-R/N4510U PR O-R The Thecus IP storage s hould contain the fol lowing common items:  System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Gui de) x1  CD -Title (Acronis backu p CD & Universal CD)  Ethernet Cable x1  Accessory bag x1  HDD Compatibility li st Ca[...]

10 Front Panel N8900 series: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N8900 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error. 4.Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm. 5. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks and USB printers 6. Locator button /[...]

11 N12000 series: The Thecus N 12000 serie s front panel has the de vice’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N12000 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error. 4.Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm. 5. USB Port  USB[...]

12 N16000 series: The Thecus N 16000 serie s front panel has the de vice’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N16000 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error. 4.Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm. 5. USB Port  USB[...]

13 N6850: The Thecus N 6850 ’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N6850 2. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compa tible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, a nd USB printers. 3. USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compa tible USB devices, such[...]

14 N8850: The Thecus N 8850 ’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N8 850 2. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compa tible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, a nd USB printers. 3. USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compa tible USB devices, suc[...]

15 N10850: The Thecus N 10850 ’s fr ont panel has the device ’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N 10850 2. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compa tible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, a nd USB printers. 3. USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compa tible USB devices[...]

16 N7700PRO V2/N7710 series: The Thecus N7700PRO V2/N7710 series front panel has the device’s contro ls, indicators, and hard disk tray s: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power LED  Solid blue: System is power on. 2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upg raded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3. WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid gr[...]

17 N8800PRO V2/N8810U series: The Thecus N8800PRO V2/N8810U series front panel has the device’s contro ls, indicators, and hard disk tray s: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button  Power on/off N8800PRO V2/N8810U series 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.Reboot Button  Press to system reboot 4.System fan alarm LED  [...]

18 N5 55 0: The Thecus N5 55 0 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, an d hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.System LED  Blinking orange: System is being upgraded or ;is starting up; data currently inaccessible 2. WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: Network link  Blinking green: Network activity 3. LAN2 LED  Solid gre[...]

19 N5 81 0/N5810PRO: The Thecus N5810/N5810PRO front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power LED  White : System is power on. 2. WAN/LAN1 LED  White: Network activity 3. LAN2 LED  White : Network activity 4. USB Copy LED  White : Files are being copied from a USB storage [...]

20 N4510U: The Thecus N4510U fro nt panel has the devi ce’s controls, indicators, a nd hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. LCD Display  Displays the current system status and warning messages .  Displays hostname, WAN/LAN1/LAN2 IP addresses, RAID status, and current time. 2. Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the LC[...]

21 N4510U PRO: The Thecus N4510U PR O front panel has the d evice’s controls, indi cators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. LCD Display  Displays the current system status and warning messages .  Displays hostname, WAN/LAN1 IP addresses, RAID status, and current time. 2. Up Button ▲  Push to scroll up when using the[...]

22 N7 510 : The Thecus N7 510 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power LED  Solid blue: System is power on. 2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3. WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: network link  Blinking green: [...]

23 Rear Panel N8900 Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and USB printers 5. USB Port [...]

24 5. USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices. 6. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 7.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swi tch or router 8.LAN3 Port  LAN3 port for HA connecting. N12000V/N12000PRO: N12000V/N12000PRO r ear panel fea[...]

25 N16000: The N16000 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as[...]

26 N16000V/N16000PRO: N16000V/N16000PRO r ear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible U[...]

27 N6850: The N6850 rear panel features ports and conn ectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as [...]

28 N8850: The N8850 rear panel features ports and conn ectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as [...]

29 N10850: The N10850 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as[...]

30 N7700PRO V2: The N7700PRO V2 rear panel features ports a nd connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a switch or router. 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router. 3. Serial Port  This port is for an external [...]

31 N7710 series: The N7710 serie s rear panel features ports a nd connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network th[...]

32 N8800PRO V2: The N8800PRO V2 rear panel features ports a nd connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. Power Switch  Switch for power supply 3. eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as [...]

33 N8810U series: The N8810U series re ar panel features ports and co nnectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network [...]

34 N 55 50: The N 55 50 rear panel features ports and conne ctors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swit[...]

35 N 581 0/N5810PRO: The N 581 0/N5810PRO re ar panel features ports and con nectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Line out  For Audio out 2.HDMI Port  For Video/Audio out 3.USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and USB printers 4. WAN/LAN1/ LAN2/LAN3/LAN4/LAN5 Port  WAN/LAN1/LAN2/LAN3/LAN4/LAN5 po rt f[...]

36 N4510U- R: Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swi tch or router 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compa[...]

37 N4510U PRO- R: Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for conne cting to an Ethernet net work through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swi tch or router 4. USB Port  USB 2.0 port for [...]

38 N 751 0: The N 751 0 rear panel features por ts and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecti ng to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swi[...]

39 Chapter 2: Hardware Installa tion Overview Your Thecus IP storage i s designed for easy install ation. To help you get started, the following chapter wi ll help you quickly get your Thecus IP s torage up and running. Please read it care fully to prevent damaging your unit during installation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be s ure to take t[...]

40 ▲ ▲ ▲ 2. Connect the provide d power cord into the univ ersal power socket on t he back panel. Plug the ot her end of the cord into a surge protector socket. ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲[...]

41    3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP storage . ▲   [...]

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43 Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your Thec us IP storage: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD di splay . Follow the steps be low for i[...]

44 6. Name your Thecus IP storage and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configure d as a DHCP Serve r, configuring the Thecus IP storage to automatical ly obtain an IP address is recommended. You m ay also use a static IP add ress and enter the DNS Se rver address manuall y. 7. Change the default adm inistrator password.[...]

45 8. Finished! Access the Thecus IP storage Web Administrator Interface by pressing the Start Browser button. You can also configure another Thecus IP storage at this poi nt by clicking the Setup Other Device button. Press Exit to exit the wizard. LCD Operation (N7700PRO V2/N8800PRO V2/ N7710 series/N8810 U series/N5550/N5810/N5810PRO/ N4510U seri[...]

46 Display Mode During normal operation, the LCD will be in Display Mode . Display Mode Item Description Host Name Current host name of the system. WAN/LAN1 Current WAN/LAN1 IP setting. LAN2 Current LAN2 IP setting. Link Aggregation Current Link Aggregation status System Fan1 Current system fan1 status. System Fan2 Current system fan2 status. CPU F[...]

47 OLED Operation (Does not apply to the N7700PRO V2/N8800PRO V2/ N7710 series/N8810U series/N5550/N5810/N5810PRO/N4510U series/N7510) OLED Operation The Thecus IP storage is equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display and setup. There are four buttons on the front panel to control the OLED functions. OLED Controls Use the Up ( ▲ )[...]

48 3. The LCD will displ ay “ USB Copy? ” 4. Press Enter (  ) and th e Thecus IP storage will start copyi ng USB disks connected to the front USB port. The LCD will display the USB copy progress and results. Typical Setup Procedure From the Web Administr ation Interface, you ca n begin to setup your Thecus IP storage for use on your network.[...]

49 To find out about configuring Folder Access Control Lists, see Chapter 4: Storage Management > Share Fol der> Folder Access Control List (ACL) . Step 5: Start Services Finally, you can start to setup the different serv ices of Thecus IP storage for t he users on your network. You can find out more abo ut each of these service s by clicking[...]

50 Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The Thecus IP storage p rovides an easily accessi ble Web Administration Interface . With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecu s IP s torage Web Administration Int[...]

51 Following the disclaim er page, you will see the Web Administrati on Interface . From here, you can co nfigure and monitor vi rtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywher e on the network. My Favorite The user interface wi th “ My Favorite ” shortcut all ows the user to designate ofte n used items and have t hem display on the [...]

52 Menu Bar The Menu Bar is wher e you will find all of the information screens and sys tem settings of Thecus IP s torage. The various setti ngs are placed in the fol lowing groups on the menu ba r: Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the Thecus IP storage. System Management Various Thecus IP storage system settin[...]

53 Me ssage Bar You can get quick inform ation about your system status b y moving your mouse over these icons. Me ssage Bar Item Status Description RAID Information. Display the status of created RAID volume. Click to go to RAID informati on page as short cut. Disks Information. Display the status of di sks installed in the system. Click to go to [...]

54 System Information Information provides vie wing on current Product info, System Status, Servi ce Status and Logs. The menu bar allows yo u to see various aspe cts of the Thecus IP storage. From here, you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage , and also other details. System Information Once you login, you will fi rst see the basic sy[...]

55 System Fan 1 Speed Displays current System fan (left 1) status System Fan 2 Speed Displays current System fan (left 2) status System Fan 3 Speed Displays current System fan (left 3) status (Depend on model) System Fan 4 Speed Displays current System fan (left 4) sta tus (Depend on model) CPU Temperature Displays current CPU Temperature. System T[...]

56 Log Level ALL: Provides all log information including system, warning, and error messages. INFO: Shows information about system messages. WARN: Shows only warning messages. ERROR: Shows only error messages. Export Records Export all logs to an external file. Delete Records Clear all log files. Auto Refresh Specify the auto refresh time interval.[...]

57 The User Access Log Support section allows administrators to select the desired protocols to record user activity for. User Access Log User Access Log Item Description User access log Enable or disable the U ser Access Log service . Folder Select from the dropdo wn list where to store the user access log. Service Select from the check box which [...]

58 To export details from the Use r Access Log as a si ngle file from target folde r, administrators must first select the de sired number of records from the dropdown list and also sele ct the “Auto export” option. Please choose the numb er of logs export and cli ck “Apply” to activate these settings. Once (for example ) 10,000 records hav[...]

59 Other than the defined i tems sent upon registration, the re are also two additi onal items: “HDD Info” and “Time Zone”. These two opti onal items can also be sent to Thecus anonymously fo r analysis and statistics purpose s. To send these item s, simply check the desire d checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and services. Sysl[...]

60 Configuration with s yslog client and target to store locally: Configuration with s yslog client and target to store remotely: See the following tabl e for a detailed description of eac h item: Time Item Description Syslog Daemon Enable/Disable syslog daemon. Syslog service If Server has been selected then associated syslog folder will be used t[...]

61 System Monitor The system monitor i s capable to monitor system status including CPU/memory utilization, fan/temperature sta tus, network thro ughput and on-line user li st in various protocol s. To monitor system s tatus, simply click on “ System Monitor ” from the tre e menu and the screen will appear as below. It is divided into 4 sec tio[...]

62 For the on-line users li st, system monitor wil l display the on-line users and the share folder they have visited. System Monitor Item Description Save Layout Saving selected moni toring items. Layout will remain the same for future visi ts. Reset Layout Set back to default mon itoring settings and layout . History Click on this check box and s[...]

63 System Management The System M anagement men u gives you a wealth of settings t hat you ca n use to configure your Thecus IP stora ge system administration and functions. You can set up system time, sys tem notifications, and even upgrade firmware fro m this menu. Time: Setting system time From the time menu, choose the Time item and the Time sc[...]

64 Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage notify you in case of any sy stem malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a de tailed description of each item . Notification Configuration Item D[...]

65 Follow the steps bel ow to upgrade your firmwa re: 1. Use the Browse button to find the firmware f ile. 2. Press Apply . 3. The buzzer will bee p and the Busy LED will blink until the upgrade is complete. Schedule Power On/Off Using the Thecus IP storage System Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn[...]

66 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and will not shut down unless powered down manually. You may also choose tw o on times or two off time s on a particular day, and the system will act accordin gly. Example - Monday: Off: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn off at 8 :00 AM on Monday. S ystem will turn off at 16 :00 PM on Monday, if it was o[...]

67 Upload Import a saved configuration f ile to overwrite the current system configuration. Factory Default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default settings. Reboot & Shutdown From the menu, choose Re boot & Shutdown item , and [...]

68 To perform a fil e system check, click Apply . Once clicked, the foll owing prompt will appe ar: Click Yes to reboot the system. Once the system has re booted, you will be re turned to the File System Check prompt. There you will see the available RAID volumes to run the file system check . Check the desire d RAID volumes and click Next to pro c[...]

69 Click Start to begin the fi le system check. Click Reboot t o reboot the system. When the file system check is running, the system will show 20 lines of information until it is complete. Once complete, the results will be shown at the bottom. Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 or [...]

70 From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can E nable or Disable . Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WAN/LAN1 Enable or Disable WOL service from WAN/LAN1 LAN2 Enable or Disable WOL service from LAN2 Apply Click Apply to save changes. SNMP Support From the menu, choose the SNMP item and [...]

71 System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings to an on board network port or additional NIC as well as DH CP and link aggregation. Networking From the System Networ k menu, choose Networkin g , and the Networking Configuration scree n appears. This scree n displays the network parame ters of the global setting[...]

72 compatible list. Therefo re, the screen shown above i s an example of a Thecus N16000 with 3 on boar d GbE NIC and an additionally Intel PRO/1000 PT quad port NIC, for a total of 7 NIC por ts. Network Configuration (Global parameter) Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network. Domain name Specifies [...]

73 DHCP/RADVD From the System Networ k menu, choose DHCP/RA DVD , and the DHCP/RADVD Configuration screen appears. This screen displa ys available NIC status. If each NIC has been set-up to a static IP, then each NIC can be configured to act as DHCP/RADVD server. DHCP/RADVD Server Configuration A DHCP/RADVD server can be configured to a ssign IP ad[...]

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75 The associated screen shot will appear after the “ + ” is cli cked. Select from avail able network port then move over to sel ected box. Click “ Link ” to confirm the selection. The newly create d tab will appear for more settings required to co mplete the link aggregati on configuration. Link1 Configuration Status Specifies the network [...]

76 Jumbo Frame Support Enable or dis able Jumbo Frame Support of the associated interface on your Thecus IP storage. Link Type Select from drop down list for desired mode. IPv4/IPv6 Click to enable IPv4/IPv6 for TCP/IP. The default is IPv4 enabled. Mode It has to be a static IP with the link aggregation being used. IP IP address of link aggregation[...]

77 Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP storage. It includes stor age configuration options s uch as RAID and disk setting s, folder configuration, iS CSI and ISO Mount. Disks Information (Refer Chapter 7 for FW v2.03.01 and af ter) From the Storage me nu, choose the Disk Info rmation[...]

78 Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Link Displays the hard disk interface and link speed Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Dis[...]

79 transfer it to the reserved disk area (spare area), and mark this sector as remapped. If this attribute value remains at zero, it indicates that the qual ity of the correspo nding surface area is low. Test Type Set short or long time to test. Test Result Result of the test. Test Time Total time of the test. Bad Block Scan On the Disk Informat io[...]

80 RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID volume. ID ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy , Degraded , or Damaged . Disks Used Hard disks used to fo[...]

81 storage volume. To create a RAID volum e, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Informa tion screen, clicks create. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID stora ge space as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5 , RAI D 6, RAID 10, RAID 50 or RAID 60 (depends on model) — se e Appendix B: RAID Basics for a de tailed description of each. 3.[...]

82 4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RAID checkbox. 5. Selected whether the RAID volume will be encrypted or not. The RAID volume can protect data by using RAI D Volume Encryption function to prevent the risk of data exposure. To activate this function, the Encryption option needs to be enabled while the [...]

83 We strongly recommended copying the RAI D vol ume encryption key to a safe place. You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format: (RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key RAID volumes with encr yption enabled will be displ ayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. 6. Quick RAID — Enable d the quick RAID s[...]

84 9. Press Submit to build the RAID stora ge volume. 10. Press “ Yes ” for RAID volume creation pre paration. Then click “ Finish ” t o start up with RAID volu me building. NOTE Single volume size suppor ted: ext3  8TB XFS  48TB ext4  36TB[...]

85 RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5, RAID 6 , RAID 10, RAID 50 o r RAID 60 (depending on model) . Level Model JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 50 RAID 60 N12000 series         N16000 series         N8900 series         N6[...]

86 JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID supp ort. JBOD requires a minimum of 1 disk. RAID 0 Provides data striping but no redundancy. Improves performance but not data safety. RAID 0 requires a minimum of 2 disks. RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring. Provides twice the read rate of a single disk, but same write rate. RAID 1 requires a mini[...]

87 Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID vol ume. All user data and iSCSI created in the selected RAID volume will be deleted. To remove a RAID volume , follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List scree n, select the RAID vol ume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Inform ation to open the RAID C onfiguration screen. 2. On the RAID Confi[...]

88 WARNING Remove RAID destroys all data in the selected RAID volume. The data will be unrecoverable.[...]

89 Global Hot Spare Up to 5 RAID volumes can be created per system. The global hot spare support can eliminate the redundant disk usage in each RAID volume. Simply select an un used disk from the globa l hot spare disk list then app ly to activate. Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, R AID 5, or RAID 6 volume, fol low the steps below: 1. Replace o[...]

90 Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been create d, you m ay want to mo ve i t to o ther p hysical drives or change the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 1, RAID 5 , RAID 6, RAID50 or RAID 60 vol ume, follow the steps b elow: 1. From the RAID Configura tion screen, click Migrate RAID. 2. A list of possibl e RAID migration configurati[...]

91 Here is a list of limi tation with RAID level mi gration function: 1. During RAID level mi gration, it is not permitted to reboo t or shutdown system. 2. For RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6 , all services will restart and “ iSCSI ” vol ume will be in read only mode but read/write of the “ user data ” will be possible during the [...]

92 Below is a table listi ng of possible RAID migration schem es: To From RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 1 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDD x3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDD x4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDD x5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDD x6 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDD x7 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDD x8 ……………………………… ..HDDx1[...]

93 RAID 6 X X [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDD x5 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDD x6 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDD x7 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDD x8 ……………………………… ..HD Dx16 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDD x6 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDD x7 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] H DDx8 ……………………………… ..HD Dx16 [RAI[...]

94 With the added stack target you c an “ Enable ” or “ Disable ” the stack target now or later depending on usa ge required. Next, input the target I P address of the stacka ble device and click the Disco very button. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address. Once the volume IP has been set , you may need [...]

95 The Stacked Target n ame will become the ne twork share name and wil l be displayed through network access such as SMB. You may refer to the figure below to see the result. Please note the naming limitation. From the figure above, the Stacked Target name is “ pm meeting ” . The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Net[...]

96 The Browseable setting is the same method used for setting a system share folder. It designates whether o r not this folder will be visi ble through web disk. You may refer to the figure be low for reference when Yes and No are selected. The Public setting will be set the same way as the se tting for the system share folder associated with the A[...]

97 With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed and also have access t o several options to ch oose from . In general, if the attached stack target device has been used by an other Thecus NAS as stack target volume , then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display i[...]

98 After your changes hav e been made, click Apply to confirm any modi fications . Once changes are applied, the associated information will be updated on the Stack Target List window . D. Stack Target ACL If the stack target Public setting set to Yes , then the ACL button will be gray ed out. However, if Public setti ng is set to No , then the ACL[...]

99 ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is a very useful tool from the Thecus products. With it, users can mount an ISO fil e and have the export na me display all the details from the mounted ISO file . From the main me nu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “ Storage ” . Please refer the figure bel ow for reference. Select the ISO Image Mounti[...]

100 To mount the new ISO file, select one file from the list of files and input the desired mounting name into the “ Mount as: ” field. Click “ ADD ” to confirm the completion of the mounting. If not hing is input in the “ Mount as ” ISO file export name field , the system will automatically give an export name to the IS O file. The mo [...]

101 After completion, the page will display al l mounted ISO file s. You c an click “ Unmount ” to elimi nate a mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be located in the share folder of the same name as the file . Please refer t he screen shot bel ow. Here, t he IS O file “ Thecus 01 ” wasn’t assi gned a mounting name, so[...]

102 Share Folder From the Storage me nu, choose Share Folde rs , and the Shared Folder scre en appears. This scre en allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume. Adding Folders On the Folder screen , pre ss the Add button and t he Add Folder screen appe ars. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering the i[...]

103 Modify Folders On the Folder screen, pre ss the Edit button and the M odify Folder screen appears. This scre en allows you to change fol der information. After en tering the information, press Appl y to save your changes. Modify Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the folder will reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. D[...]

104 NFS Share To al low NFS acce ss to the share fo lder, enabl e the NFS Service , and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add . NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder. OS Support There are two selections available:  Unix / L[...]

105 share (root:root).  Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS.  All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. Choose the one which best fits your needs. Sync / Async Choose to determine the data “ Sync ” at once or “ Async ” in arranged batch. Apply Clic[...]

106 Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are di splayed in this column. Recursive Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub-folders. To configure folder acce ss, follow the steps below: 1. On t he A CL scre en, al l network groups and users are listed in the l eft hand column. Select a grou p or user from this list. 2. Wit[...]

107 2. From the drop down sel ect the group you would l ike to search for the user in. 3. Click Search . Snapshot SMB and enterpri se Thecus IP storage systems are now capable of saving 16 Snapshot versions of files and folders. For Snapshot to function, a “BTRFS” file system is require d. Any folder using a “BTRFS” file system is capable o[...]

108 Taking a Snapshot Click on the “Snapshot” button. The management screen w ill then appear as below for the associate d folder. To manually take a Sn apshot, simply click “Take Snap shot” and the Snapshot history will be li sted. It can store up to 16 vers ions. To locate where the S napshot files or folde rs are stored, please bro wse t[...]

109 and select the desire d Snapshot interval. Options i nclude Daily, Weekl y, or Monthly. Since files and fold ers ar e limited to 16 Snapshots versi ons, the “Automati cally remove oldest Snapsh ot” option allows for the re moval of the oldest versi on automatically once the limit is reached. Snapshot Restore To restore a Snapshot, simply se[...]

110 Snapshot Remov al To remove a Snapshot, si mply select the desired ver sion from list and cli ck “Remove”. NOTE To access the Snapsho t folder, a user re quires the relevant authentication rights. NOTE If the Snapshot folder is used for iSCSI purposes, it can only be restored from the We bUI (i.e. thro ugh the Snapshot feature) and cannot b[...]

111 iSCSI You may spe cify the space allocated for iSCSI. See the tabl e below to the al lowed iSCSI target number pe r system: Model N8900V N6850 N5550 N5810 N5810PRO N4510U series N7510 N8 800PRO N12000V N16000V N7700PRO V2 N8800PRO V2 N7710 series N8810U series N10850 N8850 N8900 N12000 N16000 Allow ed iSCSI volume 15 25 50 iSCSI Target To add i[...]

112 Delete Click this to delete the iSCSI Target. Allocating Space for i SCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI target on the current RAI D volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the iSCSI Target List , select iSCSI Target then cli ck Add . The Create iSCSI Volume scree n appears.[...]

113 Create iSCSI Volume Item Description iSCSI Target Volume Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target Volume. Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target. This name will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share. iqn_ Year Select the current year from the dropdown. Iqn_Month Select the current month from the dropdown. Authentication Yo[...]

114 9. Enter a LUN Name . 10. Designate the perce ntage to be allocated from th e Allocation drag b ar. 11. When iSCSI target volume has been created, the LUN ID is configurabl e from 0 to 254 with a d efault of the next availabl e number i n ascending numerical order. The L UN ID is unique and cannot be duplicated. 12. Choose [ 4K ] block size to [...]

115 Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its ca pacity from unused space (Ins tant Allocation mode only). From the volume list, si mply select the iSCSI vol ume you like to expand and cli ck the Expand button: You will then see the dialog box displayed below. D rag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want. The n press Expand to [...]

116 Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume , follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click Delete . The Space Allocation scree n appears. 2. Press YES . All data in t he volume will be remo ved. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning If iSCSI Thin-Provisioning is selected when creating an iSCSI target volume, virtual memor[...]

117 Next, allocate capacity fo r the iSCSI thin-provisi on volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the d esired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provisioning volume is available from the li st. Please refer to the scree nshot below. If creating an iSCSI tar get volume under “ Instant [...]

118 Advance Option There ar e 3 available options for the user to operate Thecus IP stora ge asso ciated with iSCSI setting. The details a re listed in the following screenshot. If the option s are modified, the system wil l need to reboot for the c hanges to take pl ace. iSCSI CRC/Checksum To enable this option, t he initiator can connect with “[...]

119 ERL=1: Digest Failure Rec overy ERL=1 , o nly appli es to traditional iSCSI. For iSCSI/S CT P (which has its ow n CRC32C) and both types of iSER (so far), handling header and data checksum recovery can be disable d. ERL=2: Connection Reco very ERL=2, allows for bot h single and multiple com munication path sessi ons within a iSCSI Nexus (a nd h[...]

120 Disk Clone and Wipe Item Description Action Click to choose to perform Disk Clone or Disk Wipe Mode 2 options can be chosen: Fast: suitable for single disk to many tasks but less information to be display ed Full: suitable for single to single disk operation and will have a complete log recorded during operation Source Disk Listed available di [...]

121 1 st unit: Host name: PMA (172.16.66.25) with JBOD RAID volume. This unit will be setup as the Primary se rver. 2 nd unit: Host name: PMS (172.16.66.24) with JBOD RA ID volume. This un it will be setup as the Secondar y server.[...]

122 Setting up the Primary unit f or HA . Let’s use the Pri mary unit from our example PMA (172.16.66. 25): i. Login in to web UI of system 172.16.66.25. Then go to “ High Availability ” HA configuration page und er the Storage category . ii. Click on “ Enable ” radio button, then the settin g page will appear . iii. Choose the server rol[...]

123 iv. Choose the “ Auto Fail back ” option, the default is disabled. For more details about auto failback, pl ease refer to the description bel ow . Auto Fail Back: In legacy Heartbeat clusters, the auto failba ck option would determine whether a resource would a utomatically fail back to its "Active" node, or remain on whateve r no[...]

124 1. Please sele ct the network interface from the drop down list of physical connective avail able. It can be either on board LAN ports or additional add-in NIC, even 10G. 2. Input “ Indicate ” IP address. This “indicate IP ” is used for the system to ping out th e n check whether the system is still alive. S o please input an IP address[...]

125 ix. Advance op tions can be setup by pressi ng the associated button . Heart Beats Configuration Item Description Keep alive time The keep alive directive sets the interval between heartbeat packets. It is specified according to the Heartbeat time syntax. Dead time The dead ping directive is used to specify how quickly Heartbeat should decide t[...]

126 Setting up the Secondary unit for H A. The secondary unit for our example is PMS (172.16.66.24): xi. Login in to the web UI of the syste m 172.16.66.24 then g o to “ High Availability ” HA configu ration page under the Stora ge category. xii. Click on the “ Enable ” radio button , the setting page will appear. xiii. Choose the server ro[...]

127 After the Secondary ser ver has communicated with Primary Server successfully, then the s tate will changed to : Click “ Yes ” to reboot both Pri mary and Secondary serve r . If the communicati on has failed then you wil l see an error message as bel ow. Conditions in which the secondary server will take over to play the role as Active: 1. [...]

128 At this time, t he vi rtual IP address will be mapped to the PMS system because it is in an active state. HA Ready: After both Primary and Secondary systems has reboot ed , the HA link status and the HA RAID volume can be seen from the HA stat us page. Please note, it will take 1~2 mi nutes to complete the pri mary and secondary servers ’ rol[...]

129 HA Recovery: If one of the HA member is do w n an d need to be recovered, simply go to the RAI D management page and t he “ HA Recovery ” ico n will be available. Click on the “ HA Recovery ” icon, then the system will prompt a box to inquire about the Active serve r heartbeat link IP address . Af ter inputting the IP addr ess and press[...]

130 If the other HA memb er is running smoothly, pl ease choose “ Recovery HA ” to complete HA recovery. O r select “ No, continue ” to le t both HA members has the y are . User and Group Authentication The Thecus IP storage has built-in user databas e that allows administrato rs to manage user access using different group pol icies. From t[...]

131 Item Description Work Group / Domain Name Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work Group / ADS Domain Name (e.g. MYGROUP ). ADS Support Select Disable to disable authentication through Windows Active Directory Server. ADS Server Name Specifies the ADS server name (e.g. adservername). ADS Realm Specifies the ADS realm (e.g. example.com). Administrator ID Ent[...]

132 Local User Configuration From the Accounts m enu, choose the User it em, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add , Edit , and Remove local users . Local User Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a local user. [...]

133 Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Con figuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, a nd the Local User Setting sc reen appears. 3. From here, you can en ter a new password a nd re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user joi n or leave a group. Cli ck the Apply button to save your ch[...]

134 Local Group Configuration From the Accounts m enu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add , Edit , and Remove local groups. Local Group Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected[...]

135 5. Select users to be i n this group from the Users List by ad ding them to the Members List using the << button . 6. Click the Apply button to save yo ur changes. Edit Groups 1. On the Local Group C onfiguration scre en, se lect a group name from the list. 2. Press the Edit button t o modify the members i n a group. 3. To add a user into[...]

136 Batch Users and Groups Creation The Thecus IP storage can al so add users and g roups in batch mode. This enabl es you to co nveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separate d plain text (*.txt) fil e. From the Accounts m enu, click Batch Input and the B atch User and Group Cration dialogue wi ll appea[...]

137 User Quota The Thecus IP storage s upport local or AD user s with storage quota limi tations in each RAID volume of the system. To enable this fu nction, simply click “ Enabl e ” , then apply. Next, each user can be setup a global storage quota size for each RAID volume. Simply click on “ Quota Size ” for each user and input the desired[...]

138 LDAP Support The LDAP is the other way to authenticate login users who has joined LDAP server, fill in the LDAP server i nformation and get LDA P authentication starte d. Please make sure that the LDA P server has a Samba sam and a POSIX ObjectClass account. A description of each it em follows: LDAP Support Item Description LDAP Service Enable [...]

139 Samba Service Used for letting the opera ting system of UNIX seri es and SMB/CIFS of Microsoft Windows operating syste m (Server Message Block / Common Internet File System).Do the li nk in network protocol. Enabl e or Disable SMB/CIFS pro tocol for Windows, Apple, Unix d rive mappin g. File Access Cache File Access Cache is de fault Enable . T[...]

140 UNIX Extension The default is enabl e for Samba usage, with si tuation using Mac OSX with smb connection may have p ermission issue. When it happened, please setu p “ UNIX Extension ” disable to get issue solved. Samba Recycle Bin The Thecus IP storage i s supported recycle bin vi a SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable the “ Rec ycle Bin ” [...]

141 There are 2 more setting could help to manage the recycle bin for deleted folders/files. 1. Setup the “ Day ” to remove de leted folders/files which h as resided in recycle bin permanently. Left de fault value “ 0 ” if desired to clean up recycle bin manually. 2. Setup the “ Size ” for re cycle bin to allow deleted folders/files can[...]

142 asterisk (*) to use the default setting. Time Machine Click the enable checked b ox if you would l ike your MAC system to use the Thecus IP storage as MAC time machine backup. Time Machine backup folder Select from the drop down list to designate the folder for time machine backup destination. NFS Setup From the System Network me nu, choose the[...]

143 Security FTP Enable or disable Security FTP, be sure the client FTP software has also security FTP setting enabled. Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non -standard port. External IP Input the public IP address of the router wh en the Thecus secure FTP server has been enabled. This can help to respond to the ftp clien[...]

144 Item Description TF TP Enables TFTP Service on the Thecus IP storage. IP Checked WAN/LAN1 or LAN2 to enable port use Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non -standard port. Share Folder Select the file stored folder, it cannot be empty. Folder Permission Select the folder permission WebService From the Network Service [...]

145 Bonjour Setting Bonjour, is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its impl ementation of Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol . Bonjour locates devices such as printers, as well as other computers, and the ser vices that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domai n Name System service re cords. This definitive guide walks you thr[...]

146 Item Description SSH Service Enable or disable SSH service. Port The port number is default 22. SFTP Enable or disable SFTP protocol under SSH service. Apply Click “ Apply ” to confirm the changes. DDNS To set up a server on t he Internet and enable t he users to connect to i t easily, a fixed and easy-to reme mber host name is often re qui[...]

147 UPnP Port Management One of the most convent way to allow users to access required services such as FTP, SSH, web disk and http etc. from Internet en vironment is setting UPnP po rt management. To set up this UPnP port forwarding feature, please be sure th at the router has “ UPnP Service ” Enable d. The following is an exampl e from one of[...]

148 And click “ Add Rule ” to add more port mapping from Internet to acces s desired services or press “ Refr esh ” to get most updat ed list. A description for each i tem as following: UPnP Port Management Item Description Start port Specific port number starts with . End port Specific port number ended Protocol Choose the protocol for por[...]

149 Once a connection has been successfully made , t he granted IP address will be displayed in your status . NOTE • Plea se notice that the connection to the VPN server only supports PPTP.[...]

150 VPN Server This storage device pro vides VPN server service and this allows remote access to this device via a secure connection. Settings can be found in the “ Network Service ” tab as seen below To setup your VPN serv er you must first choose the NIC i nterface from the drop down menu and compl ete the rest of the necessar y information. [...]

15 1 To get the on -line connection list, cl ick on the “ Connection List ” tab . It will display connected users with as sociated connection inf ormation. To retrieve the VPN service connection history information, click on “ Log ” tab . It will display the comple te access log of the VPN servi ce. Application Server The Thecus IP storage [...]

152 See the following tabl e for a detailed description of eac h field: iTunes Configuration Item Description iTunes Service Enable or disable the iTunes Service. iTunes Server Name Name used to identify Thecus IP storage to iTunes clients. Password Enter a password to control access to your iTunes music. Rescan Interval Rescan interval in seconds.[...]

153 Auto Module Installation Choose the Auto Modu le Installation item and the available system Module screen appears. The default for this module list is located online. So if the Thecus IP storage is capable to connect to Internet, then it wil l automatically link to the Thecus official website and list the available modul es. Ple ase re fer the [...]

154 Document The available documentation of the module Action To install or delete module. p.s. If the module list from on -line, then no delete option will be available Rescan Click to rescan from both on-line and disk After clicking on “ Action ” to install a module, the modul e will become available under the list of Module Installation. Ple[...]

155 Rsync Target Server When it comes to backing up your data, it’s very important to have flexibility. Data guard provides you with many options, including fu ll backup for all shares , custo m backup for selected shares and iSCSI volume backup. Being based on the Linux operating system, it is also much more stable and experiences much l ess fre[...]

156 Data Guard (Remote Backup) Step 2 – Setting up your backup task and schedule on your source NAS -Log in to your other N AS (your source NAS) thro ugh the UI in your web bro wser -Go to Data Guard under Backu p in the menu of the UI -From the Data Guar d function list, choose Add Remote Data backup Item Description Add Add new task. Edit Edit [...]

157 Remote Data backup Item Description Full Backup The “ Full b ackup ” will hav e all share s from source backup to destination. It could also create shares automatically from destination if it is not existent . This only applies if the target server is the same model as the source. Custom Backup The “ Custom backup ” allows user to choos[...]

158 After the settings ar e complete, please click on “ Connec tion Test ” . The source unit will try to connect with the associated target system. If a connection can be built up successfully then “ Conn ection passed ” will be pro mpted, otherwise “ Failed ” wil l appear. Click “ Next ” and more s etting will appear.[...]

159 -Fill out all the necessar y details and choose your par ameters Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Task Name This is how this task will appear in the task list. Backup Type Real time: It will backup folde rs/files from source to targe t on the fly. On the other ha nd, any changes from the s ource will back up to the target ri ght away. Sch[...]

160 Speed Limit Input the bandwidth co ntrol for data backup opera tion. Timeout Limit Setup the time out wh en trying to build up a connection i n between the source and the target system. Enable Schedule If backup is set as “ Sch edule ” , please input the re lated period and time . After the required fie lds are filled and the parame ters ar[...]

161 3. Click “ Next ” and more setting appears . These are the as the settings for “ Full backup ” 4. Click “ Finish ” and the d ata guard task will appe ar in the list as shown below. From the task list, you can now see the newly added “ customback01 ” . This backup is setup as “ schedule ” .[...]

162 iSCSI Backup If the source unit contains iSCSI volume, i t can be backed up to the target u nit as a single file. The procedure i s the same as for the previ ous “ Full backup ” and “ Custom backup ” , sele ct “ iSCSI backup ” from d ata guard wizard. 1. Inputs the share folde r name of the target seve r where the source is goi ng t[...]

163 4. Click “ Finish ” and the d ata guard task will appe ar in the list as shown below. From the task list, you c an now see the newly adde d “ iscsiback ” . This backup is setup as “ schedule ” . The iSCSI backup can see the result as below. The task “ iSCSI_pmtest ” has backup to target 172.16.66.131 and share folder NAS _Public[...]

164 Restore NAS Configuration This is a useful feature if the system confi guration needs t o be re stored to a bran d new unit. Let’s go thr u the following example to see how it works . The original source syst em has 3 RAID volume , “ RAID ” , ‘ RAID10 ” and “ RAID20 ” , and has backed up the system configurations to the target ser[...]

165 2. Click on “ Restore NAS Configuration ” and the screen shown below will appe ar . Input the target serve r’s IP address where the system configuration has been backed u p, and necessary authenticati on info. Confirm by doing a “ Co nnection Test ” to make sure the communication between the source and the target server works . 3. Cli[...]

166 4. After clicking “ Next ” , a screen will appear as s hown below. Listed on the l eft hand side, you wil l see the configuration backup detai ls which contain the 3 RAID volumes. On the r ight hand side, you will see a list of single “RAID” volume. You may rol l back to previous page to recall the example we have taken. 5. The backup c[...]

167 The current system has 2 RAID vol umes, “ RAID ” and “ RAIDa ” . Select the RAID volume from the backup configuration volume list which is going to b e mapped to the RAID volume of the current system. Simply click on the right hand side of “ RAIDa ” and a drop down list will appear. Now you can choose which volume to map with. In th[...]

168 After inputting the ACL ba ckup file and clicking the “ Nex t ” button, the system will show another screen to list the matched folders in between the backup file and this RAID volume. Just sel ect the desired folders f or the ACL restore. Data Burn The data burn is feature d to support 3 different mode s of data burning for files/folders t[...]

169 1. Write Files/folders to disc a. Click the Add button and the NAS share list appear s. b. Select files/folders which you would li ke to burn. All of the selected folders/files will be seen under the disc labe l name “ New Disc ” . The disc label name can be changed by clicking on it and press “ Edit ” from me nu bar. The selected folde[...]

170 d. Select the burning speed from the drop down li st. e. Select whether disc data verification is required or not. f. Click “ Burn ” to start dis c burning. 2. Write image file to disc a. Click “ Browser ” and the NAS share list will appe ar to locate the desired image file to burn. b. Select the ISO file. c. Select from the installed U[...]

171 3. Create image file from files/folders a. Click the Add button and the NAS share list will appear. b. Select the files/folders which you would li ke to burn. All of the sele cted folders/files will appe ar under the disc labe l name “ New Disc ” . The disc label name can be changed by clicking on it and press ing “ Edit ” from the menu[...]

172 Disable USB Copy Simply select “ Disable ” for th e USB Copy Service opti on and the USB Copy button or LCM/OLED USB Copy item will become inacti ve. Using USB Copy Enable the USB Copy service and select one of the 3 options available : “ USB to NAS ” , “ NAS to USB ”, and “ Copy all USB files to NAS ” . If select “ USB to NAS[...]

173 Add Source: Add Target: Save the completed task: To “ Edit ” or “ Remove ” a USB Copy task, select the task item and click on the associated function: If you select “ Copy al l USB files to NAS ”, then please choose the target path from the drop-down list. All files and folders on the USB device will be copied over to the NAS.[...]

174 NOTE If “ Sync ” mode has bee n selected, the target-si de redundant fol ders/files will be deleted after a comparison has been co nducted of the source. NOTE Once the USB Copy ser vice has completed, the USB device will un -mount fr om system. To start another task, please re-inser t the USB device.[...]

175 Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD. When you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed under Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility . If it is not instal led, you can copy t he file ( Thecus Backup Utility.exe ) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to exec[...]

176 2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks . 3. Click Browse this CD . 4. In Windows Explor er, navigate to ValueAdd > Ms ft > Ntbackup . 5. Double-click Ntbackup. msi to install the backup util ity. Once installed, you can use the Windows Backup Util ity by following the steps below: 1. Cli[...]

177 Printer Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer. Model Displays the model of the USB printer. Status Displays the status of the USB printer. Remove document from Queue Click to remove all documents from printer queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer service If a corrupt print j[...]

178 9. Click Finish . Windows Vista To set up the Printer Serve r in Windows Vista, fol low the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder f rom the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse b utton in anywhere on th e Printers folder and then select Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth print er . NOTE • N ote that if a multi-func[...]

179 4. Select The printer th at I want isn’t listed . You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go into next page without waiting for Searching for available printe rs to finish . 5. Click Select a shared printer by name . Type http://<Thecus_NA S>:631/printers/usb- printer in the box , where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP ad[...]

180 7. Windows will attem pt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Cl ick Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish .[...]

181 Uninterrupted Power Source From the External Devices menu, choose the Uninterrupte d Power Source item and t he UPS Setting screen appears. Make any changes you wish, and press Apply to confirm cha nges.[...]

182 See the following table for a detailed description of ea ch item. UPS Setting Item Description UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Remote UPS Monitoring Enable or disable Remote UPS monitoring. Remote UPS IP Input the IP address of the NAS that the UPS device is connected to via USB or RS232.Input the IP address of your network UPS[...]

183 Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account 1. Go to http://www.dyn dns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up No w link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N 12000 ), enter your email address (i.e.: xxx@exa mple.com), check Enable Wildca rd , and create a password (i.e.: xxxx). 4. Wait for an ema il from www.dyndns.org. 5. Open th[...]

184 Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 50 or RAID 60 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus IP storage while keeping your data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive i s damaged and data in the RAID volume is corrupted, the system OLED will [...]

185 Chapter 6: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your network IP addr ess and have no p hysical access to t he system, you can find out the IP address by either looking directly onto the Thecus IP storage OLED panel, or by usi ng the setup wizard to retri eve the IP of your Thecus IP storage. 1. Start the Setup Wizard, and[...]

186 Problems with Time and Date Settings The administrator is abl e to select an NTP Server to keep Thecus IP storage time synchronized. Howe ver, if Thecus IP storage c annot access t he Internet, yo u may encounter a probl em when setting the Time and Tim e Zone. If this happens: 1. Login to the Web Admi nistration Interface. 2. Navigate to Syste[...]

187 Chapter 7 : Updates for FW v2 .03.01 Changes for FW v2.03 .01 - Add ed JBOD device info to Gen eral in the System Infor mation category - Modifed the Status la yout in the System In formation category - Add ed Hardware Information i n the System Inform ation category - Modified Disk Infor mation layout and added support for JBOD device - Add ed[...]

188 Add ed Hardware Information From the System Informati on category , choose the Hardware Information item and the system wil l display the related HW detai ls for the associated model . Below is an example of the information for a Thecus N8900. Disk Information From the Storage me nu, choose the Disk Info rmation item and the Disk Information sc[...]

189 Disks Information Item Description Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disk Informat ion screen , select a disk then click on “ Sm[...]

190 sectors are called remaps. This is why, on a modern hard disks, you cannot see "bad blocks" while testing the surface - all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors. However, the more sectors that are reallocated, the more a decrease (up to 10% or more ) can be noticed in disk read/write speeds. Current Pending Sector Current coun[...]

191 The JB OD device will have a uniq ue ID that ran ges from 1 to 10. The disk no. lead ID will indicate the differe nt JBOD devices. The scre en shot below show a JBOD device with ID 4, so J4- 6 is indicated under the JBOD devic e disk list with 6 slots . Data Guard (Local Backup) The Thecus product pro vides complete backup sol ution between The[...]

192 The local backup has 6 different selection you can c hoose from. Local Data backup Item Description Import This is associated with external devices which are added to the system such as USB disk. You can select a folder from an external device and import it to the NAS as a share folder. Copy Copy folder to fo lder or NAS fo lder to external dev[...]

193 1. Import: click on “ Impo rt ” and a screen will appear as be low. If there is an e xternal devi ce installed on system such as USB disk, t hen it wil l be listed in the Source pane. Click on the associated external device and the contain folders will be listed. Select the folders that are going to be import ed to the NAS and select the av[...]

194 In here, we have select ed the “ Intel Gr aphi …” and “ N10850 ” folders fr om the external device and im port ed them to the NAS under the RAI D60volume. Next, please select the path from the drop down list to save the log. Also, give the access permi ssion whether these selected fol ders will be “ Public ” or not after the impor[...]

195 Read the notes and che ck the “ Ac cept ” box for confirmation. If a share name already exists for the i mport, then the import will be rename automati cally to “ existing share name - 1 ” . For esample, if the NAS RAI D volume “ RAID60 ” al ready has a folder named “ Intel_Graphics_V6141053 98_XP ” , the import folder will then[...]

196 Folder to Folder Folder to external device External device to Folder[...]

197 Let ’ s take “ Folder to External device ” as an example. In the source pane, select the desired RAID volume and its associated folder list will appear; same method i n the target pane for the ass ociated external device. Select a folder from the source pane which is going to be copy over, t hen sel ect i n target pane it’s destina tion[...]

198 Choosing th e sync type, “ Incremental ” or ‘ Sync ” , and select the log path from the drop menu list. Read the notes and che ck the “ Accept ” box for confirmation. Now, you will see in the data g uard task list that you have created a task .[...]

199 3. Realtime Backup: cli ck on “ Realtime Backup ” and this sc reen will appear. 2 different options can be selected from, folder to fol der, folder to external devic e. Let ’ s take “ Folder to Fol der ” backup for example . Select from the source pane the folder “ NAS_Publi c ” , then select its destination i n the target panefol[...]

200 Realtime Backup Item Description Task Name Input the task name, length limited to 4~12 characters . Sync Type Select “ Incremental ” or “ Synchronize ” . Backup Symbolic Link Choose to backup symbolic link which is included in the source. Filter The fil ter can be set to be executed only in certain circumstances . If none of them has be[...]

201 Now, you can see in th e data guard task list that your created task is li sted. The task status will say “ Pr ocessing ” un till the “ Stop ” button is presse d . 4. Schedule Backup: click on “ Schedule Backup ” and this screen will . 2 different choices can be sele cted from, folder to folder, fol der to external device. Let ’ s[...]

202 Read the notes and che ck the “ Accept ” box for confirmation. Now, you will see in the data g uard task list that you have created a task .[...]

203 5. iSCSI Backup: click on “ iSCSI Backup ” and scree n appear as below. It can be backup to two different storage pool , iSCSI to folder, iSCSI to external devic e. Let ’ s take example to have “ iSCSI to Folder ” backup, from existed iSCSI volume “ iSCSI_iscsiv502 ” to volume RAI D folder “ andy_loca l ” . The source pane li [...]

204 Reading the note and c heck on “ Accept ” for confi rmation. Now, from the data guard task list will have create d task listed. To start the iSCSI volume backup, select the task and click “ Start ” from task bar. Once “ Start ” click, the associated iSCSI volume will not allow to I/O during backup processing. And the tas k status wi[...]

205 States change to “ Finish ” after task complete. From the RAID volume folder ‘ andy_local ’ , it has backup iSCSI vol ume file stored . This backup iSCSI volu me file is needed while it requi red import to storage . Next topic will describe abo ut this. 6. iSCSI Import: click o n “ iSCSI Import ” and scre en appear as below. It can [...]

206 Next, provide where th e task log will store. Reading the note and c heck on “ Accept ” for confi rmation.[...]

207 Now, from the data gua rd task list will have create d task listed. Volume Expansion Management The user guide ple ase refers to URL below. http://www.thecus.com/download/manual/AllinOne_64bit/Volume_Expansion_v1.0.pdf[...]

208 Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP s torage is not working prope rly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 6: Troublesh ooting , located in this manual. Yo u can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your Thecus IP storage. Thecus is committed to providi ng free firmware upgrades to our customers. Ou[...]

209 Appendix B: RAID Bas ics Overview A Redundant Array o f Independent Disks (RAI D) is an array of se veral hard disks that pro vide data securi ty and high perfor mance. A RAID system accesses several hard disks simultaneously, which improves I/O performance over a single hard disk. Data security is enha nced by a RAID, since dat a loss due to a[...]

210 This is excellent for com plete data security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data sec urity and it is best suited for ne tw orks that perf orm many small I/O transactions at the same time, as w ell as applications that re quire data security such as office automation and onli ne customer service. Use it al so for applications with high r ead requests bu[...]

211 Stripe Size The length of the data segments being written acro ss multiple hard disks. Data is written in stripes across the multiple hard disks of a RAID. Since mul tiple disks are accessed at the same time, disk striping enhan ces performance. The stri pes can vary in size. Disk Usage When all disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, The[...]

212 Appendix C : How to op en the top cover N8900 series:[...]

213 N12000 series: N16000 series:[...]

214 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windo ws 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS) , which i s a lar ge database/information st ore. Prior to Active Directory t he Windows OS could not store additional informa tion in its domain database . Active Directory al so solved the problem of locati ng resources; which previ ou[...]

215 Appendix E: Licens ing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public Li cense. Please see THE GNU Ge neral Public License for extra terms and conditi ons of this license. Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. ha s exposed the full source code of the GPL l ic[...]

216 CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 200 0, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2 004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any applicati on, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HO WEVER, this cop yright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessi ble in the public on[...]

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