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    Cis c o Small Busine s s NS S2000 Serie s Net work St orage Syst em GET TING ST AR TE D GUIDE[...]

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    Contents NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide i Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Benefits 1 About this Guide 2 Recommended Installation Sequence 2 Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware 3 Step 1 — Install the Disk Drives 4 Approved Vendor List for Drives 5 Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link 6 Step 3 — Install the Power 7 NSS-supported UPS Product Families 7 C[...]

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    Contents NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide ii Appendix A: LEDs & Buttons 23 Power LED/Button (Front Panel) 23 System LED (Front Panel) 24 Reset Button (Front Panel) 25 LAN LED (Front Panel) 25 Hard Disk Drive LEDs (Front Panel) 26 USB LED (Front Panel) 26 UPS LED (Back Panel) 27 Appendix B: Environmental Specifications 28 Appendix C: Additional In[...]

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    1 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 1 In tro duction Thank you f or choosing the Cisco Busines s Series Net work Storage System (NSS) . Administering a net work can be a dif ficult job. F inding low-cos t wa ys to simplify your data-management tasks means that you ha ve more r esources to dedicate elsewhere. The NSS is a Net work A t tached Storage (N[...]

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    Intr o duction About this Guide NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 2 1 Ab out this Guide The Getting Star ted Guide contains the step-by-st ep details f or get ting y our NS S up and running f or the first time---fr om ho ok ing up the hardwar e to doing the basic configuration steps t o get the NS S running. Users are shown how to log int o the NSS to[...]

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    2 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 3 S et ting up the Hardwar e This chapter pr ovides detail s f or installi ng t he NS S ha rd wa re. Th e i ns ta ll at io n is brok en down into the f ollowing steps: • Step 1 — Install the Disk Driv es: If yo ur N SS does not ha ve disk dri ves already installed, f ollow the st eps in this s ection to inser t [...]

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    Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 1 — Ins tall the Disk Drive s NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 4 2 Step 1 — Install the Disk Drive s After you r emove the NSS from the packaging, y ou are r eady to set up the hardwar e. If your NSS already has disk drives installed, skip this step. T o install the disk drives into the NS S: STEP 1 Remove a di[...]

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    Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 1 — Ins tall the Disk Drive s NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 5 2 STEP 4 Apply even pr es sur e to the both corners of the tray while y ou ins ert the tray fully into position in the chas sis. STEP 5 When the disk drive is inser t ed all the way in, clos e the lat ch on the disk drive tra y . STEP 6 Repeat st ep[...]

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    Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 2 — Ins tall the Etherne t Link NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 6 2 Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link After the disk drives are installed in the chassis , you are r eady to connect the Ethernet cable. T o connect the Ethernet cable t o the NS S: STEP 1 Install the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet p ort at the b[...]

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    Sett in g up th e H ar d wa re Step 3 — Ins tall the Pow er NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 7 2 Step 3 — Install the Power After you connect the Ethernet cable, you ar e ready t o power up the NS S. Ther e are seve ral p ossible p ower configurations. W e suggest that a UPS b e used sinc e a sudden los s of power can cause R AID corruption and p[...]

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    3 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 8 C onfiguring the Net work Storage S ystem (NS S) Ther e are a variety of ways t o configure the NSS, dep ending on your sp ecific st orage ne eds and your unique networking envir onment . This s ection covers the st ep s you need to f o llow to get the NSS co nfigur ed s o that you can start using its st orage. Fo[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 1 — Acce ss the NSS when there is no DHCP Ser ver Present on your Ne twork NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 9 3 • Step 3 — Use the Quick S etup Wizar ds to Configure the NSS: When you lo g into the Configuration Interfac e f or the first time, the basic configuration wizard aut omatically star[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 2 — Log int o the NS S C on figura tion In ter face NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 10 3 T o set up your comput er to communicate with the NSS: STEP 1 Set your computer ’ s net work set tings t o the following: • IP Addres s : 169.254.x.y (where x and y can b e an y number bet ween 1 and 254)[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 2 — Log int o the NS S C on figura tion In ter face NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 11 3 • Y ou can find the NSS devic es by using the Cisco NSS Disc over y T ool. Download this tool from the ww w .cisco.c om/ go/ smallbiz web sit e, and install it on your P C. Or • If you r ec eiv ed a CD al[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 2 — Log int o the NS S C on figura tion In ter face NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 12 3 • Click Install to start the installation proces s . F ollow the onscreen instructions to install the application. When the pr oc ess c omplet e s, the NA S Discover y window app ears. • Select the NAS de[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 3 — Use the Quick S etup W iz ards to Con figure the NSS NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 13 3 STEP 5 It is a goo d idea t o do a quick check of the information on the Sy ste m Sta t us pag e t o ensure that your h ardware installation was suc ces sful and that this syst em is not r ep orting any [...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 4 — Save the Curr ent Configur at ion NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 14 3 r ef er to the online help or to the Administrat or ’ s Guide, which you can download from the Cisco.c om website.) • IP Camera Options : The f ollowing wizards let you set up the NS S t o stor e videos from IP sur vei[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 4 — Save the Curr ent Configur at ion NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 15 3 The Configuration Manager page appears . STEP 3 Select the location where the backup is saved fro m the Store d Co nfiguration Lo cation drop-down menu. T o save the configuration file t o a US B flash device, select the A[...]

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    Configuring the Net work Storage System (NS S) Step 4 — Save the Curr ent Configur at ion NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 16 3 STEP 7 Click Unmount . STEP 8 When the AUX - 1 LED on the front of the chas sis is off , you can saf ely remov e the unmounted USB flash device from the AU X- 1 por t . NOTE: Re moving the US B flash device in a mount e d [...]

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    4 NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 17 Instructing your End Us ers Lo gging into a Shar e End users , using a Wi ndows , UNIX , Linux, or Mac c omput er can easily ac ces s NSS st orage. Once the end us er logs into the NS S using their username and password, the shares t o which the end user has r ead or read-writ e privileges appear . The NSS supp o[...]

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    Instructing your End Us ers W indows Users : Acc essing the NSS Stor age through FTP NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 18 4 STEP 2 If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS c onfiguration int erface) and the NSS is joined t o a Windows domain, in the User na me field, ent er the f ollowing: <NS S hostname><us ername>[...]

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    Instructing your End Us ers UNIX /Linux Users: Ac c essing Storage th rough NFS NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 19 4 T o acce ss the NS S st orage using FT P: STEP 1 Fr om your F TP client application, connect t o the NS S. Ent er the IP addr ess or hostname of the NS S. F or mor e inf ormation about using your F TP client application, ref er to its[...]

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    Instructing your End Us ers UNIX /Linux Users: Ac c essing Storage th rough FTP NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 20 4 Y ou should now have acces s to the shar e via the mount po int dir ector y on your client . Y ou ha ve the privileges to the share as ar e defined f or the NSS. UNIX /Linux Us ers: Ac c e s sing Storage through FTP UNIX and Linux use[...]

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    Instructing your End Us ers Mac Users : Acc essing Storage thr ough CIFS/SMB NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 21 4 Mac Us ers: Ac c e s sing Storage through CIF S/ SMB Mac users who have a user profile can acces s any shar es to which the y have privileges on the NS S st orage using CIFS/S MB. T o acce ss the NS S storage via CIFS/SMB: STEP 1 Fr om t[...]

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    Instructing your End Us ers Mac Users : Acc essing Storage thr ough F TP NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 22 4 Mac Us ers: Ac c e s sing Storage through FTP Mac users who have a user profile can acces s any shar es to which the y have privileges on the NS S st orage using F TP . Note that when using F TP t o acce ss the NSS storage, users cannot rena[...]

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    A NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 23 LEDs & But tons The LEDs on the front and back of the NSS chas sis help you tr oublesho ot a variety of conditions on the NSS---from normal operating conditions , alerts , to serious erro r conditions . The Res et button lets you r estor e the network defaults in situations wher e you can no longer log into t[...]

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    LEDs & But tons Syst em LED (Fron t Panel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 24 A The Power button lets y ou do a grac eful or har d shutdown of the NSS: • Grace ful Shutdown : Pres s the Power butt on f or 1 to 2 seconds to trigger a graceful shutdown of the NSS. • Hard Shutdown : Press the Power but t on and hold fo r ab out eight sec onds. [...]

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    LEDs & But tons Reset Button (Fr ont P anel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 25 A Re s et But ton (Fr ont Panel) The Re set but ton lets yo u restor e the network s etting system defa ults or reset the bo x. • T o restore the net work s etting system de faults : Y ou ne ed to do this if the configuration inter face bec omes inacc es sible. T o[...]

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    LEDs & But tons Hard Disk Drive LEDs (Fr ont P anel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 26 A Hard Disk Drive LEDs (F r ont Panel) The ACT and Error LED s asso ciat ed with each of the installe d disk drives indicat e disk - drive activit y , or an error condition. The various stat es of the AC T LED indicates the drive activity : • Sol id Gr een [...]

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    LEDs & But tons UPS LED (Back Panel) NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 27 A UPS LED (B ack Panel) The UPS LEDs on the back panel indica te the status of the UPS function: • Off : Ther e is either no UPS at tached to the NS S or the UPS function has been dis abled in the Sys tem Pow er page in the c onfiguration int er face. • On : A UPS is att[...]

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    B NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 28 Envir onmen t al Sp e cific a tions Devi ce Dimensions 11 .42” x 9 . 17” x 3.23 (290 x 233 x 82 mm) Unit W eight 6.61 lb (3 kg) Pow er 60W , 12V external A C p ower Cer tificatio n FCC Class B Operating Te m p 41 to 104 ° F (5 to 40 ° C) St orage T emp -4 to 158 ° F(-20 to 70 ° C) Operating Humidit y 10 t[...]

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    C NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 29 Addition al Informa tion Re gula tor y C ompli anc e and Saf et y Information Regulator y Compliance and Saf ety Inform ation f or this pr od uct is a vailable on Cisco.c om at the f ollowing location: w w w .cisco.c om/ go/ smallbiz W arrant y W arranty inf ormation that applies to this product is a vailable on [...]

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    D NSS2000 Get ting Started Guide 30 Co n ta cts Suppor t contact inf ormation f or this product is a vailable on Cisco.c om at the f ollowing location: w ww .cisco.com/ go/ smallbiz[...]