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Thecus N7700SAS User’s Manual[...]

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

Safety W arnings For your safety, please read and fo l low the foll owing safety warnings: Read this manual thoroughly before a ttempting to set up your N7700 SAS. Your N7700SAS is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstances. In the ca se of malfunction, tu rn off the pow er immediately and have it repaired [...]

T able of Content s Copyright and Trad emark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings ........................................[...]

Logout ....................................................................................... 26 Language Selection ............................................................................. 26 System Information............................................................................. 26 Product Info rmation ................................[...]

NFS Share ............................................................................................. 67 Snapshot .................................................................................... 69 Snap (Snapshot co nfigurat ion).................................................................. 69 Folder and sub-folder s Acce ss Control List [...]

Part I - Setup a Dy nDNS Account ................................................. 116 Part II - Enable DDN S on the Router............................................. 116 Part III - Setting up Vi rtual Server s (HTTPS).................................. 116 Firewall Software Config uration ........................................................ 1[...]

JBOD ....................................................................................... 141 Stripe Size ......................................................................................... 141 Disk Usage......................................................................................... 142 Appendix D: Active Directory Basics .......[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N 7700SAS IP Storage Server. The Thecus N7700SAS is an easy-to-use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a n etwork. Data reliability i s ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery—over ten Terabyte of storage i[...]

Media Server With the built-in Media Se rver capability, the N7700SAS provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home me dia adapters that support the U PnP AV protocol or are Digital Livin g Network Allian ce (DLNA) standard compli ant. To set up the Media Server, refer to Chapter 4: System N etwork > Media S erver. Backup Server[...]

Package Contents Your N7700SAS package should co ntain the following items: z N7700SAS Unit x1 z Power Cord x1 z QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1 z CD-Title x2 (DriveCl one5 Pro CD & Universal CD) z Ethernet Ca ble x2 z Screw Kit & Key-Luc k x1 z HDD Compatibility list Card x1 z Multiple Langu ages Warranty Card x1 Please check to see if y[...]

Front Panel The Thecus N7700SAS’s front panel has the de vice’s contr ols, 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; dat a currently inaccessible 3.WAN LED • Solid green: network link • Blinking gree[...]

Hard Disk Trays Each of the N7700SAS’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and t wo LED indicators: 3 4 5 1 2 Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power L ED • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on 2.HDD Access/Error LED • Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk 3.Lock • Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to [...]

Back Panel Item Description 1.LAN Port • LAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 2.WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a swi tch or router 3.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device 4.eSATA Port • eSATA port for high-speed storage ex pansion 5.USB Port • USB 2.0 por[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N7700SAS is designed for easy insta llation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N7700SAS up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging yo ur unit during installation. Before You Begin Before you begin, be sure to ta ke the following precautions[...]

Cable Connections To connect the N7700SAS to your network, foll ow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N7700SAS. 2. Connect the provided power cord int o th e universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cor d into a surge protector socket. Press the power s[...]

Checking System Status After making connections on the N7700SAS and powering up , check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by observing indicators on the front panel and hard disk trays. System Status Normal The system status is normal if: 1. The WAN and LAN L EDs glow green (assuming both are connected). 2. The Power LED on the Fro[...]

Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, ph ysically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N7700SAS so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N7700SAS: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display . Follow the st eps below for initial sof tware setu [...]

6. Name your N7700SAS and configure the netw ork IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N7700SAS to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N77[...]

LCD Operation The N7700SAS is equipped with an LCD on the front for e asy status display and setup. There are four buttons o n the front panel to contr ol the LCD func tions. LCD Controls Use the Up ( ▲ ), Down ( ▼ ), Ent er ( ↵ ) and Escape ( ESC ) keys to select various configuration settings and menu op tions for N7700SAS configuration. Th[...]

2009/05/22 12:00 Current system time. Disk Info Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status. The N7700SAS will rotate these messages every one-two seconds on the LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the N7700SAS b y press butt[...]

Chapter 4: Web Administration Interface . Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interf ace, you can configure the network settings of the N7700SAS for your network. You can access the Network menu from the menu bar. For details on how to c onfigure yo ur network settings, refe r to Chapter 4: System Network . Step 2: RAID Creation Next,[...]

iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Photo Server 23[...]

Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The N7700SAS provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface . With it, you can configure a nd monitor the N7700SAS any where on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access the N7700SAS Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the N7700SA[...]

Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the N7700SAS. System Management Various N7700SAS system settings and information. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N7700SAS. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N7700SAS. User a[...]

Temperature. Green: Systematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic temperature is unusual . Click to go to System Status page as short cut. Network. Green: Connection to network is normal. Red: abnormal connectio n to the network Logout Click to logout Web Ad ministration Interface. Language Selection The N7700SAS supports multiple languages, in[...]

Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of t he system manufacture r. Product No. Shows the mode l number of the system. Firmware version Shows the current firmware version. Up time Displays the total run time of the system. System/Service Status From the Status menu, choose the System item, System Status and Service Sta[...]

Logs From the System Information menu, choose the Logs item and the System Logs screen appears. This screen shows a histor y of system usage and important eve nts such as disk status, networ k information, an d system booting. See the follow ing table for a detailed description of each item: See the following table for a detailed description of eac[...]

System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of sett ings that you can us e to configure your N7700SAS’s system administra tion functions. You can set up system time, system notificati ons, and even upgrade fi rmware from this menu. Time: Setting system time From the time menu, choose the Time item and the Time screen appears. [...]

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

Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1. Use the Brow se button to find the firmware file. 2. Press Apply . 3. The beeper beeps and the Busy LED b links until the upgrade is complete. UPS Setting The N7700SAS can also support various uni nterruptible power supply units via either “Serial” or “ USB” interface, providin g extra dat[...]

See the following table for a detailed description of each item. UPS Setting Item Description UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Manufacturer Choose the UPS manufacturer from the dropdowns. Model Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns. Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery Power Current status of the power being sup[...]

Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and of f at 16:00 on Mond ay. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If you choose an on time, but do n ot assign an off time, the system will tu rn on and remain on until a schedu led off time is reached, or if the unit is shut down manually . Example - Monday:[...]

From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable . Utility ˙ Administrator password From the menu, choose the Administrator Password item and the Change Admin istrat or Passw ord screen appears. Enter a new password in the New Password box and confirm your new pa ssword in the Confirm P[...]

Confirm Password Type the new password again to confi rm. Apply Press this to save your changes. ˙ Config Mgmt From the menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configur ation Download /Upload screen appears. From here, you can d ownload or upload stored system configurations. See the following table for a detailed description of each item[...]

˙ Reboot & Shutd own From the menu, choose Reboot & Shutdo wn item, and the Shutdown/Reboot System screen appears. Press Reboot to restart the system or Shutdown to turn the system off. ˙ File System check The File System Ch eck allows you to perform a check on the integrity of your disks’ file system. Under th e menu, click File system[...]

Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned t o the File System Check prompt. There you will see th e available RAID volumes t o run the file system ch eck on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to per form file system check. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the f ile system check. Click Reboot to reboot without r[...]

The system must be re normally after file syste booted before the N7700SAS can function m check complete. NOTE System Network Use the System Network menu to make netwo rk configurati on settings as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN , and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen dis[...]

WAN Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the N7700SAS on the network. Domain name Specifies the d omain name of the N770 0SAS. WINS Server To set a server name for NetBIOS comput er. MAC Address MAC address of the network in terface. Jumbo Frame Support Enabl e or disable Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on you[...]

WARNING Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switch es/Routers do not sup port Jumbo Frame and y ou will not be able to conne ct to your N7700 afte r Jumbo Fram e is turned on. If this happens, turn off the N7700. Then, insert USB disk w ith factory re set utili ty included and pow er on the N7700. Till the system power on complete then it w ill bring your [...]

NOTE The IP Segment of WA N and LAN should not overlap. WARNING The IP address of the LAN int erface shou ld not be in the range of the Start IP address and End IP addre ss. Samba / CIFS There are 4 options is currently allow Ad min to Enable/Disable to operate N7700SA S associated with Samba / CIFS pro tocol. With the option changed, it will need [...]

Samba Anonymous Login Authentic ation To enable this option, no matter there is share folder has been created in public access. The user account a nd password is nee ded from system to access under SMB/CIFS protocol. On the other hand, no more anonymous login is allowed. NOTE • In some environments, due to security concerns , you may wish to disa[...]

A description of each item follows: NFS Server Sett ing Item Description NFS Enable or Disable NFS support. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. FTP N7700SAS can act as a FTP server, enabling user s to download and upload files with their favorite FTP programs. From the System Network menu, choose the FTP item, and the FTP screen appears. You ca[...]

Security FTP Enable or disable Securi ty 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. FTP ENCODE If your FTP cli ent or operating system does not support Unicode (e.g. Windows® 95/98/ME or MA C OS9/8), select the same encoding as your OS[...]

A description of ea ch field follows: Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server servi ce. Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N7700SAS for new contents in the sele cted me dia folde r. Share Media Folders Once the M[...]

4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be di fferent if you use a different DMA) a. From the Server List screen, select “ N7700SAS: Media Server ” as the server. b. Go to My Media c. Click on the Up/Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox , Photo Albums , or Vi deo Clips d. Start enjoying the contents stored in your N7700SAS. HTTP/ Web Disk From[...]

UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server, whic h allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devices). Ena ble or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address of the N7700 SAS. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, ch oose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or Di[...]

through Bonjour zero-c onfiguration networki ng with a com plete description of the protocols and technologies used to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices. Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of stor age devices installed in the N7700SA S, and includes storage co nfiguration options such as RAID and disk settings, fo[...]

Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. Total Capacity Shows the total SATA/SAS hard di sk capacity. Disk Power Management The administrator can set the disk to power down after a period of inac tivi ty. (SA TA HD D Only ) S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status column. Cli[...]

noticed in disk read/write speeds. Current Pending Sector (SATA HDD Only) Current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are rea d successfully, the value is decreased. If errors still occur when reading sectors[...]

RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RA ID volume currently designated as the Maste r 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 for[...]

2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5 , RAID 6 , or RAID 10 — see Appendix C: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each. 3. Specify a RAID ID. 4. If this RAID volume is meant t o be the Master RAID volume, tick the Mast er RAID checkbox. NOTE In a mu ltiple R AID configu rati on, o[...]

With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks > Adding a Spare Disk for details. For more information on RAID, see Appendix C: RAID Basics . RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10 . RAID configurati[...]

RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks. RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk. RAID 6 Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk fail ure. Two different algorithms are employed t o achieve this purpose. RAID 6 requi res a minimum of 4 disks. RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks. RAID 10 RAID 10 has[...]

Remove RAID Click to remove th e RAID volume. All user dat a and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, f ollow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RA ID volume by clicking on its radio button, and cl ick RAID Info rmation to open the RAID Configur ation screen. 2. On the RAID Co[...]

Remove RAID destroys a unrecoverable. ll data in the current RAID volume. The data is WARNING Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, RA ID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 vol ume, follow the steps below: 1. Replace one of the hard drives in t he RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild. 2. Once rebuilt, you ca n continue to re pl ace any remaining dis[...]

Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, yo u m ay want to move i t to other physical dr i v e s o r c h a ng e t h e RA I D a r r a y a l l t og e t h e r. T o mi g r a t e a R A ID 0 , RA I D 1, R A I D 5 or RAID 6 volume, follo w the steps below : 1. From the RAID Configurat ion screen, click Migrate RAID. 2. A list of possible RAID[...]

NOTE Migrating a RAID volume cou ld take several hours to comp lete With RAID level migrati on function, it has two differen t type “On line” an d “Off line” alone with limitation as l isted below. 1. During RAID lev el migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown sy stem. 2. Off line RAID level migrat ion, all services w ill stop and da[...]

Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: To From RA ID 0 RA ID 5 RA ID 6 RA ID 0 [OFFLINE] [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx6 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0][...]

RA ID 6 X X [ONLINE] [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx4 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx6 [RAID 6] HDDx5 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 [RAID 6] HDDx6 to [RAID 6] HDDx7 Space Allocation You may specify th e space allocated for iSCSI volumes. The iSCSI volume can be created up to 5 volumes per RAID v[...]

Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI v olume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click iSCSI Target . The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Allocat ion Percent age and a mount of spac e allocat [...]

Month Select the current month from the dropdown. Username Enter a username. Password Enter a password. Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password 2. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 3. Enable the i SCSI Target Service by selecting Enable . 4. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None . 5. Enter a T[...]

2. Modify your setting . Press ok to change. Delete Volume To delete volume on t he current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click Delete . The Space Allocation screen appe ars. 63[...]

2. Press YES . All data in the volu me will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Ad min to Enable/Disable to operate N7700SA S associated with iSCSI sett ing. The details as lis ted in follow ing screenshot. Wit h the option changed, it w ill need to reboot system to act ivate. iSCSI Block Size Select the block size w i[...]

Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Fol der screen appears. This screen allows you to add a f older. After entering th e information, press Apply to create new folder. 65[...]

Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder wil l reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a desc ription the fo lder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable. Public Admit or d eny pub lic acce ss to th[...]

Descrip tion Provide a d escript ion the f older . Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. This setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Admit or den y public a ccess to this fo lder . Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder. The folder will not grow beyond this limit. You can ent[...]

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 fol der. Guest System Support There are two selecti ons available: • Unix / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs. IO Mapping There are three selections [...]

Snapshot The N7700SAS is capable for 16 snapshot vers ion control. To have snapshot to work on, the file system creation for RAID volume has to be “ ZFS ”. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZF S” file system, then the folder management screen with “Snap” button w ill be configurable. Snap[...]

These taken snapsh ot is only accessible th ough CIFS/SMB by manually type NAS IP addresssnapshot and invisible from normal a ccess. Also, the ta ken snapshot version is read only can n ot be deleted under CIFS/SMB access but on ly click the “Del” button s howing on th e scree n shot above. Folder and sub-folders Access Contr ol List (ACL) O[...]

2. With the group or user selected, pre ss one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top. The gr oup or user then a ppears in that column and has that level of access to the folder. 3. Continue selectin g groups and users an d assigning them access levels using the column buttons. 4. To remove a group or user from an access leve[...]

The system will your search, ente list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow r a search term in the blank provided. NOTE Stackable NAS The N7700SAS’s capacity can be expanded e ven further using the sta ckable function. With i t, users can expand the capacity of thei r network storage systems up to 5 other stack t arget volumes wh[...]

Next, input the target IP address of the stacka ble device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target vol umes from the inputted IP ad dress. Once IP with volume h ave been set, you may need to input a va lid user name and password to validate your access rights. If there is no user name and password needed to access targ[...]

From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Mi crosoft Network Access with se ttings have been completed. Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” No Stack Target The Browseable setting will be same method of set ting for system share folder. It designates whethe[...]

The Public setting will be set same as wh at the setting for t he system share f older associated with the ACL permission setup. If Public is set to Yes , all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No , the ACL button will be availab le on the Stack Target List wi ndow. Click Apply to save your chang[...]

With this newly att ached stack target device, you will see the in formation displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO/1U4500/N5500/N7700SAS/N7700/N8800 as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and syst em will recognize it straigh t away and [...]

ACL settings will be exactly th e same as system folder that you may have setup previously. E. Reconnect a Stack Tar get The enabled stack target devices may be di sconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects. W hen this happens, the Reconnect button will available. To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect [...]

From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount funct ion and you will have th e screen shot appear as following. A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO fi le from drop down share list. After selection, system will bring up Mount table for fu[...]

To mount new ISO file, select fr om listed ISO file and inpu t desired mounting n ame into “Mount as:” field. C lick “ADD” with confirmation t o complete mounting ISO file. Or without “Mount as ” ISO file export name inp ut, system will automat ic to give the export name by ISO file name. If left “Mount as:” blink then system will c[...]

You could click “Un mount” to elimin ate mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has m ounted as fo lder “Image” you could see. T he ISO file “Thec us 01” without assign mou nting name, system automaticall y has folde[...]

support feature; the N7700SAS will connect wi th the ADS /NT server and get all the information of the domain users an d groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authen tication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears. You can to change a ny of these items and press A pply to confirm your setting s. A description of each item follows[...]

To join an AD domain , you can refer the figure and use the example below to configure the N7700SAS for associated filed input: AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Name domain ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator Password *********** NOTE • The DNS s[...]

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. Remove Press the Remove button to delete a selected user from the system. Add Users 1. Click on the Add button on Local User Configuration screen, and Local User Setting screen appears. 2. O[...]

NOTE All users are automat ically assigned to th e ‘users’ group. Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, and Local User Sett ing screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the << or >> buttons to have this user join [...]

Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts me nu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add , Edit , and Remove local groups. Local Group C[...]

Add Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Ad d button. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name . 4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, th e system will automatical ly assign one. 5. Select users to be in this group fro m the Use rs List by adding them to the Members List using the << b u[...]

Remove Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list. 2. Press Remove to delete the group from the system. Batch Create Users and Groups The N7700SAS can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated p[...]

Application Server The N7700SAS supports printer server, an d Tunes server. The integrated Print Server allows you to share a single USB pr inter will all users on the network . The N7700SAS provides activating the iTunes Server on the d evice. You will be able to play music files on this de vice with your iTunes clie nt software directly. The foll[...]

If a corrupt print job is sent to a print er, printing may suddenly f ail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, pressing the Remove All Documents b utton to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure the N7700SAS to act as a printer server. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer. Windows XP S[...]

Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Win dows Vista, follow th e steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel . 2. Click the right mouse button i n anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer . 3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetoot h printer . 90[...]

4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed . You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed to go i nto next page wi thout waiting for Searching for available printers to fi nish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name . Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address o[...]

If your printer model is not listed, please con tact your printer manufact urer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to th e printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the defaul t printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Cli ck Next to continue. 9. Done! Click Finish . 92[...]

iTunes® Server With the built-in iTunes server capabili ty, the N7700SAS enables di gital music to be shared and played anywhe re on the network! From the Network menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may enable or disa ble the iTunes Service from here. Once enabled, enter correct informat ion for each fiel[...]

User Module The user module is reserved for Thecus fans to bui ld up 3 rd party functions in the future. Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the N7700SAS. Nsync You can backup a share folder to anot her N7700SAS (Nsync Target) or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you ha ve appropriate access right on that target. When us[...]

Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Manufacturer Select whether the targe t is a Thecus Product (e.g. N7700SAS) o r FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP Address The IP address of your target server. Source Folder The share folder you want to backup. Authorize[...]

Password on Target Server The password for the username on the target server. Test Connection Click to check the connection to the Target Server. Schedule Enable or Disable schedule backup of your share folders. Time The time when the Nsync task will run. Type S elect whether to run the Nsync task daily, weekly, or monthly. Daily : input the time o[...]

Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backu p Utility is on your Installation CD . When you click on t he CD, the Backup Utilit y will be installed u nder Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility . If it is not installed, y ou can copy the file ( Thecus Backup Utility.exe ) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to exec[...]

2. When the Welcome to Microsoft Wi ndows XP screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks . 3. Click Browse this CD . 4. In Windows Explor er, navigate to Val ueAdd > Msft > Ntback up . 5. Double-click Ntbackup.msi to install t he backup utility . Once installed, y ou can use the Windows Backup Ut ility by following the steps below: 1. Clic[...]

Chapter 5: Using the N7700SAS Overview Once the N7700SAS is setup an d operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web br owsers. To manage your personal files or access pub lic files on the N7 700SAS, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.[...]

6. To create a new folder within the curre nt folder, press the New folder button. When the screen appears enter a name fo r the folder. Press OK to create the folder. 7. T o u p l o a d a f i l e f r o m y o u r c o m p u t e r t o the current folder, press the New file (upload) button. When the screen appears, pr ess Browse and locate the file to[...]

(Admin) Change password and confirm new password. (logout) To logout of the web disk interface. Show the files and folde rs in the d i rectory. Search files in the directory. (You can only input some word string.) Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. Type Displays the type of folders and files. Mod[...]

Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP c an upload their pi ctures using the Windows X P Publishi ng Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corn er. 2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard Client screen appears. Click on the link to install the[...]

4. Once the register f ile is inst alled, use the Window s file manager to browse the folder that contain s the picture you want to publish. On t he left pane, there will be an icon labeled “ Publish this folder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 6. Select th e pictures you want to publis h to the Photo We[...]

7. Your PC will start to conne ct to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select N7700SAS Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N7700SAS. 9. Login into the N7700SAS with your local user name and password. 10. Create your album by entering an a lbum name and cli cking on the Cre ate Album button. 104[...]

11. Select the album you w ant to upload your pi ctures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show y ou that the picture upload is in progress. 105[...]

14. When th e upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you wan t to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go to tha t user’s album. 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album . 106[...]

17. Finished! You will see the pictures just sele cted in the album. Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previous screen. Add Add a new album or photos. Modify Edit the name and description of the sel ected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters an[...]

Creating Albums To create a photo album, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add butt on to create a new album. 2. Enter a name f or the album, and ente r a description if you wish . Then, click on the Create Album b utton. Password Protecting Albums If you would like to put a password on a particular album, follow these steps: 1. Select the album[...]

Slide Shows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N7700SAS. You can click on the Start Slide Show icon on the top righ t hand corner to start t he slide show. To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N7700SAS You can map share folders on the N7700SAS so[...]

1. Choose Go > Connect to Server… 2. Enter the network address for the server in the Server Address text box. When connecting using SM B/CIFS protocol, type: smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1 When connecting using AFP protocol, type: afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1 Click Connect . 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N 7700SAS, it will ask for a U ser [...]

3. You w ill now in stall the iSC SI Initia tor using the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue. 4. Leave th e default selections and click Next . 5. Read the license agreement. T o continue with the inst allation, click I Agree and then click Next . 6. The iSC SI Initiator w ill now install au tomatically. C lick Finish once completed. 111[...]

7. Start the iSCSI In itiator by double-click ing its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window w ill appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Targe t Porta ls , click Add . 9. Enter the IP address of the N770 0SAS. Click OK . 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, sel ect the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlig hte[...]

11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced . Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP lo gin in forma tion ch eckb ox and ente r you r usern ame a nd password. Click OK . 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage . 113[...]

13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard di sk listed. 14. Initializ e the new ha rd disk and you will then be able to use the iSC SI target as a local drive. Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has th e Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre- installed, you will not have to install th is piece of software. In stead, start the iSCSI In itiat[...]

Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N7700SAS supports external USB hard disk s through its four USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has succ essfully mounted , the entire volume will be linked automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N7700SAS supports up to 4 USB external storage devices. All file names on the USB [...]

Part I - Setup a DynDNS A ccount 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N7700SAS), e nter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcard , a nd create a password (i.e.: xxxx ). 4. Wait for an email from www.d yndns.org. 5. Open the em[...]

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N7700SAS while keeping your data se cure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the system LCD will display warning message also the syst[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your netw ork IP address an d have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP address by eith er looking directly onto the N7700SAS’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N7700SAS. 1. Start the Setup Wiz ard, and it will automatical[...]

4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N7700SAS is able to a ccess the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Serv er name to correctly resolve. (See Syste m Network > WAN > DNS Server ) Dual D[...]

Chapter 8: Revision up dated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.04) What’s New There are additional features implemente d into the new 3.00.04 version firmware. RAID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume First, the iSCSI volu me is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. From the volume list, simply select the iSCS I volume you lik e to expand and click [...]

RAID Volume Encryption With firmware v3.00.04 , you can protect yo ur data by usin g RAID Volume Encryption func tion to prevent the r isk of data exposure. T o activate this function , the Encr yption option needs to be enabled whil e the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification. Also, a n external writable USB disk plugge[...]

RAID volumes with encryption en abled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. NOTE 2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode. 1. With RAID volume encryption enabled , the system performance w ill goes down. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisi oning for iSCSI fe[...]

Next, setup the physical capacity for iSCS I thin-provision volu me by dr agging 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-provision ing volume is availa ble from the list. Please ref er to the screenshot below. 123[...]

Now you can start to create iSCSI targ ets to join the ne wly-created iSCSI thin-prov ision volume. Basically, t he iSCSI target under iSCSI th in-provision ing has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty. Unlike creating stan dard iSCSI target volu mes, t[...]

The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin -provi sioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volume creation. The ma ximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 st iSCSI target volume)). 125[...]

This screenshot lists iSC SI target volumes created under th in-provisioning. The 2 nd iSCSI target volume under thin-pro visioning has been created wi th a capacity of 14300GB. This message appears if there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation. iSCSI LUN ID 3. The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI thin-provision [...]

Error Corrections None 127[...]

Chapter 9: Revision up dated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features implemente d into the new 3.00.08 version firmware. Updated Login User Interface There is a brand new design for the admi n login UI. NOTE The previous chapters hav e screenshots of the origina l user interface. Please note that all changes a re visual only. Th[...]

Disclaimer Page Added The following discla imer page has been added to this fi rmware release. Please click the check box if you do not want to have th is page display ed during the next login. 129[...]

Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated. Add On-Line Register Service From main menu tree, there is a new “On- line Register” opti on added with this firmware release. This on-line regist er service can periodically update the user wh en new firmware and software modules are released by Thecus[...]

Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thecus Nsync feature has added a thir d way to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems. For the target side to allow source cross data, the Rsync target server needs to first select “E nable” and then assign a username and password for authentication. NOTE The Rsync target server username and p[...]

enable the sync target server and input a valid username and password to grant access permission. Added 2 nd Gateway for Clients of DHCP Server Route The adding of a 2 nd gateway has been phased in to serve clients that use their Thecus NAS as a DHCP server to have anot her route to balance traf fic bandwidth. NOTE If the IP sharing mode setting is[...]

Added Dual DOM for Auto Repair The unique Dual DOM fe ature can now perform “Auto Repai r”. The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the sy stem configuration either by the de fault timing of 1:00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user. This unique “Aut o Repair” will be triggered if the primary DOM has a booting iss[...]

Chapter 10: V ersion 3.01.00 Firmware Up dates What’s New There are additional features implemente d into the new 3.01.00 version firmware. Updated Login User Interface The design of the admin login UI has been completely up dated. NOTE The previous chapters hav e screenshots of the origina l user interface. Please note that all changes a re visu[...]

Administrators can add or remove favorite functio ns to My Favorites by right clicking the mouse on the menu tree. The other way administrators can add favorite functio ns is by clicking the “A dd Favorite” icon in each function screen. Please refer figure below in red circuit icon. To return to the favorite screen, simply click “My Favorite?[...]

Added Additional Mode Supp ort for Link Aggregation Link Aggregation now has six supported modes. The administrator can choose the most suitable mode to fit the network environment. You may choose from the following options: z Disable z Load Balance z Failover z Balance-XOR z 802.3ad z Balance-TLB z Balance-ALB See the right diagram for details. Ad[...]

Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N7700SAS Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 7 x 3.5” SATA/SAS HDD, hot-swappable eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity e xpansion I/O Interfaces USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports (Host mode), System Information LCD Cont[...]

Hot swappable Hot spare Disk roaming RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v 2.0.4 StarPort Initiator V3.5.2 MAC OS: globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3.0 (1150) Linux: open-iscsi 2.0-865 Folder Management Share and sub-f olders level permission Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control[...]

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N7700SAS is no t working properly, we e ncourage you to check o ut Chapter 7: Troublesho oting , located in this manual. You can also try to ensu re that you are using the latest firmware version for your N7700SAS. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers. Our newest firmware is a[...]

Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a n array of several hard di sks that provide data security and high perf ormance. A RAI D system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk. Data security is enhanc ed by a RAID, si nce data loss due to a hard[...]

RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data secu rity and it is best s uited for networks that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data security such as offi ce automation and online customer service. Use it also for applications with high read re quests but low write requests. RAID 5 includes disk striping at t[...]

Disk Usage When all 7 disks are of the same size , and used in RAID, N7700SAS disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100% RAID 6 (n-2)/n x 100% RAID 10 50% JBOD 100% n ： HDD number 142[...]

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

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

CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 200 0, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted t o use CGIC in any application , commercial or noncommercia l, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright para graph must appear on a "cre dits" page accessible in the pu blic onlin[...]

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