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    Cis c o Small Busine s s NS S 3000 S eries Net work St orage Syst em GET TING STAR TE D GUIDE[...]

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    Contents NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide i Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Benefits 1 About this Guide 2 Approved Vendor List for Drives 2 2 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware 3 Installing the Disk Drives 3 Connecting the NSS to the Network 6 Connecting the Power 7 Connecting the Chassis to a Standard Power Outlet 7 Connec[...]

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    Contents NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide ii Mac Users 23 Accessing Storage through CIFS/SMB 23 Accessing Storage through FTP 24 Chapter A: NSS LEDs 25 Power Button LED 25 System LED 26 LAN LED 27 Hard Disk Drive LEDs 27 ACT LED 27 ERR LED 28 Reset Button 28 Appendix B: Specifications 29 Appendix C: Additional Informa[...]

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    1 NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 1 Intr o duc tion Thank you f or cho osing the Cisco Small Busines s Net work St orage Syst em (NSS) . Administering a net work can be a difficult job. Finding low-c ost ways t o simplify your data-management tasks means that you ha ve mor e resources to dedicate elsewhere. The NSS i[...]

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    Intr o duction About this Guide NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 2 1 Ab out this Guide This guide pr ovides instructions on how to initially configur e your NSS 3000 . It describ es how to set up the har dware, configur e the NS S, and how users can acces s the network storage. Approved V e ndor List f or Drive s If y[...]

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    2 NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 3 S et ting up the Hardwar e This chapter pr ovides instructions f or installing the NS S har dware. It describ es how to ph ysically install the NSS and how to use the L CD panel of the front of the chassis to view the NSS status . It includes the f ollowing t opics: • Installing [...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Ins talling the Disk Drives NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 4 2 STEP 4 Open the front door of the chassis. STEP 5 From dis k bay 1 , r emove the disk tra y . T o remov e the tray , push in the tab on the latch on the fr ont of the tray , and then open the latch. Pull out the tra y . S[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Ins talling the Disk Drives NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 5 2 STEP 9 Repeat steps 5 thro ugh 9 to install additional disk driv es . STEP 10 Close the front door of the chassis . STEP 11 Continue to the ne xt s ection, Conne cting the NSS to the Network . 188910[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Connecting the NSS to the Ne twork NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 6 2 C onne cting the NS S to the Net work F ollow these steps t o connect the NS S to the ne t work . STEP 1 Conne ct the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet por t on the back of the chas sis. STEP 2 Connect the ot[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Connecting th e Pow er NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 7 2 C onne cting the Power Y ou can connect the NS S chassis to a standar d power outlet or c onnect it to a n Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). NOTE W e r ecommend that you use an UPS since a sudden los s of power can cause R A[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Connecting th e Pow er NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 8 2 C onnec ting the Chas sis to an Uninterruptible Power Supply T o prot ect data against a sudden los s of power , f ollow thes e st eps to connect the chassis to an Unint erruptible P ower Supply (UPS). STEP 1 Connect one end o[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Star ti ng the NS S NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 9 2 Star ting the NS S F ollow these st eps to star t the NSS. STEP 1 Press the Power button on the fr ont of the chassis . STEP 2 Ve r i f y t h a t t h e Power LED on the front of the NSS chassis turns yellow . If the LED is not ye[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Using the NSS 3000 L CD Panel NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 10 2 Using the NS S3000 LCD Panel The L C D panel on the fron t of the chassis let you view various aspects of the syst em such as the status of the configured R AIDs , volumes, the status of the bootup, and s o on. T o see[...]

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    Sett in g u p th e H a r dw ar e Using the NSS 3000 L CD Panel NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 11 2 - Shor t : If the pair has a shor t , the mes sage app ears as "pair a-b shor t@ Xm " (wher e "a " and "b " are the numbers of the pair , "X" is the location in the cable where t[...]

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    3 NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 12 C onfiguring the NS S This chapt er des cribes the steps you need to f ollow to configure the NSS, and includes the f ollowing t opics : • Configuring the Computer Network S ettings • L ogging into the Configuration Int er face • Running the Quick Setup Wizards t o Configure[...]

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    Configuring the NS S L o gging int o the Configur a tion In ter face NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 13 3 NOTE The configuration f or y our computer is only t emporar y . After y ou initially open the configuration interface, you can configure the static IP addr es s f or the NS S and then r estor e your comput er ?[...]

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    Configuring the NS S L o gging int o the Configur a tion In ter face NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 14 3 3. Run the Disc over y T o ol from the CD that shipped with your NSS. Inser t it into your PC to aut omatically run the installa tion tool. ( Y ou can also download the NSS Disc over y application from Cisc o.com[...]

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    Configuring the NS S L o gging int o the Configur a tion In ter face NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 15 3 STEP 1 Click Run Dis cover y T o ol . STEP 2 From the Cisc o NSS Dis c over y T o ol window , select the devic e fr om the list of NS S devices , and t hen click C onne ct to GUI . The NS S Lo gin window appears [...]

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    Configuring the NS S Running the Quick Setup Wiz ar ds to Conf igure the NSS NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 16 3 Running the Quick S etup Wizards to Configure the NS S When you log int o the config uration int er face f or the first time, the Initial Setup wizar d appears. The setup wizard steps you thr ough the bas[...]

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    Configuring the NS S Sav ing the N SS Confi gur a tion NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 17 3 stream video to the Windows camera utilit y pr ogram. Af t er you run the wizar d, you must map the network drive from the PC that runs the Windows utility program to the CIFS share and then set up the utility to save t o the [...]

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    Configuring the NS S Sav ing the N SS Confi gur a tion NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 18 3 STEP 4 Click Up da te . STEP 5 Click Sa ve to save the configuration set tings. If you have pr oblems saving the configuration file to the specified volume, check the volume and make sure that it is not locked. STEP 6 If you s[...]

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    4 NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 20 Ac c e s sing the Net work Storage The NSS allows end users running a Windows , UNIX , Linux, or Mac c omput er to easily acces s the NS S st orage on the network . Once they log into the NSS using their username and pas sword, they can acc e s s all the shares t o which they ha v[...]

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    Ac ce s sing the Net work Storage Windows Users NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 21 4 The Lo gin window appears. STEP 2 If your user profile is set up locally (through the NSS c onfiguration int er face) and the NSS is par t of a Windows domain, in the User name field, enter the f ollowing : <NSS ho stname><[...]

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    Ac ce s sing the Net work Storage UNIX an d Linux U ser s NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 22 4 STEP 3 Depending on your share privileges, you can begin using the NS S st orage. UNIX and Linux Us ers UNIX and Linux users who hav e a user profile set up can acces s any shar es to which they ha ve privileges on the NS S[...]

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    Ac ce s sing the Net work Storage Mac Us ers NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 23 4 Ac c e s sing the Storage through FTP NOTE Bef or e an end user can acces s the shar es on the NSS using F TP , the NSS network filters must be set up to allow FTP ac ces s . The individual share must be also be s et up to allow FTP ac [...]

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    Ac ce s sing the Net work Storage Mac Us ers NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 24 4 STEP 5 When the Lo gin window appears, enter your username and password. If your user pr ofile is set up lo cally (thr ough the NSS c onfiguration interface and not through the ADS or NT v 4 domain ) and the NS S is joined t o a domain,[...]

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    A NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 25 NS S LEDs Y ou can use the NS S LEDs on the front of the NSS chas sis to monit or NS S activity and per f ormance. The LEDs als o help you tr oubleshoot a variety of conditions on the NSS, from normal operating conditio ns , aler ts, t o serious er r or co nditions. Power But ton [...]

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    NSS LEDs System LED NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 26 A Y ou can also us e the Power but t on LED to perf orm a graceful shutdown or har d shut down of the NSS : • T o p er form a grace ful shutdown : Press the Power button and hold f or about 1 to 2 seconds to trigge r a graceful shut down of the NSS. • To p e [...]

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    NSS LEDs LA N L E D NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 27 A LA N L E D The LA N L E D shows the status of the Ethernet link . These are the LED colors and their meanings: • So lid Green : The L AN link is up and running at 1000 link spe ed, but is currently idle. • Flick ering Gre en : The LAN link is up and ru nnin[...]

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    NSS LEDs Re s et B ut t on NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 28 A ERR LED The ERR LED states indicat es that the disk drive is in a n error condition. Thes e are the LED colors and their meanings • Solid Re d : The disk drive is in a failed stat e. • Blinking Re d : The disk drive is pr edicated to fail (via S.M.A [...]

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    B NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 29 Sp e cific a tions NSS3000 Devic e Dimens ions 3.23 x 11 .38” x 9 . 21 ” (82 x 289 x 234 mm ) Unit Weight 7 .28 lb. (3.3 k g) Power 60W , 100 to 240 V AC Ce rt ification FCC Class B Operating T emp 41 t o 104 ° F(5 t o 40 ° C) Storage T emp -4 to 158 ° F (-20 t o 70 ° C) O[...]

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    C NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 30 Addition al Informa tion This appendix includes Regulator y Complianc e and Saf ety inf ormation, warranty , and licensing information f or your pr oduct . These do cuments are also available as PDFs on the CD-ROM that shippe d with your pr oduct . Re gula tor y C omplianc e and S[...]

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    D NSS 3000 Series Network St orage Syst em Get ting Started Guide 31 Supp or t C ontac t s Suppor t contact inf ormation f or this product is avai lable on Cisco.com at the f ollowing location: w w w .cisco.c om/ go/ smallbiz[...]