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... Settings Dashboard FileSafe Express Quick Status SAN Disk Manager SAN Disk Manager window Menu bar Toolbar Details pane Navigation tree pane Disks Storage Servers Host Applications Events Licenses 4 Managing the storage system Managing users Adding users Modifying users Removing users Adding an iSCSI user Modifying iSCSI users Removing iSCSI users Working with groups...
... Settings Dashboard FileSafe Express Quick Status SAN Disk Manager SAN Disk Manager window Menu bar Toolbar Details pane Navigation tree pane Disks Storage Servers Host Applications Events Licenses 4 Managing the storage system Managing users Adding users Modifying users Removing users Adding an iSCSI user Modifying iSCSI users Removing iSCSI users Working with groups...
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... Viewing the disk S.M.A.R.T. status information System Cleanup Updating the BIOS Logging out of the IPStor Express Manager Shutting down the storage system 5 Working with shared folders Accessing shared folders Windows users Linux users Mac users Shared Quota Management Accessing shared folders ...data or files Setting up FileSafe Express for the first time Logging in to shared folders Expanding shared storage Deleting a shared folder Managing backups Expanding the FileSafe Server backup space Deleting backup spaces Managing iSCSI disks Deleting a client Deleting iSCSI disks Setting up e-mail ...
... Viewing the disk S.M.A.R.T. status information System Cleanup Updating the BIOS Logging out of the IPStor Express Manager Shutting down the storage system 5 Working with shared folders Accessing shared folders Windows users Linux users Mac users Shared Quota Management Accessing shared folders ...data or files Setting up FileSafe Express for the first time Logging in to shared folders Expanding shared storage Deleting a shared folder Managing backups Expanding the FileSafe Server backup space Deleting backup spaces Managing iSCSI disks Deleting a client Deleting iSCSI disks Setting up e-mail ...
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...Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol • Supports network teaming for easy network configuration • Easily add storage space to the storage system • Supports Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) function • Supports UPnP discovery protocol and...following client software applications: • Storage System Console - Log on to shared folders 1 By default the Altos easyStore M2 hard disk drives is delivered through a Gigabit Ethernet connection. • Can act as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server • Can act as RAID ...
...Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol • Supports network teaming for easy network configuration • Easily add storage space to the storage system • Supports Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) function • Supports UPnP discovery protocol and...following client software applications: • Storage System Console - Log on to shared folders 1 By default the Altos easyStore M2 hard disk drives is delivered through a Gigabit Ethernet connection. • Can act as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server • Can act as RAID ...
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5 Specifications Processor Intel® Atom™ processor 230 Chipset Intel 945GC Express Chipset Drive storage Four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard disk drives in RAID 5 configuration1 Max HDD capacity 6 terabyte (TB)2 RAID Maximum four disks for linear, RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 ... WxHxD: 200 x 180 x 212 mm Weight (with 4 HDDs): 8.5 kg3 System operating system (OS) 64-bit Linux Kernel 2.6-based OS Network client OS support Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 with SP1 or newer (32-/64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista® with SP1 or newer (32-/64-bit) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition...
5 Specifications Processor Intel® Atom™ processor 230 Chipset Intel 945GC Express Chipset Drive storage Four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard disk drives in RAID 5 configuration1 Max HDD capacity 6 terabyte (TB)2 RAID Maximum four disks for linear, RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 ... WxHxD: 200 x 180 x 212 mm Weight (with 4 HDDs): 8.5 kg3 System operating system (OS) 64-bit Linux Kernel 2.6-based OS Network client OS support Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 with SP1 or newer (32-/64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista® with SP1 or newer (32-/64-bit) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition...
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Client software applications Storage System Console IPStor Express Manager FileSafe Express SAN Disk Manager 1 When an HDD hot-swap event occurs, the overall system will inform the administrator of ... quoted is less than 6 TB. 3 System weight varies according to configuration. The RAID wizard will remain in operation. Under RAID 5, the space available for data storage is for default configuration utilizes RAID 5. 6 1 Introduction Network protocol/ service information iSCSI FTP Network teaming (802.3ad) File sharing protocol CIFS/SMB NFS Network service...
Client software applications Storage System Console IPStor Express Manager FileSafe Express SAN Disk Manager 1 When an HDD hot-swap event occurs, the overall system will inform the administrator of ... quoted is less than 6 TB. 3 System weight varies according to configuration. The RAID wizard will remain in operation. Under RAID 5, the space available for data storage is for default configuration utilizes RAID 5. 6 1 Introduction Network protocol/ service information iSCSI FTP Network teaming (802.3ad) File sharing protocol CIFS/SMB NFS Network service...
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12 1 Introduction No. HDD failure No HDD mounted in the drive bay. Indicator Color 6 HDD status Blue (1 to add a drive into the drive bay or no access. For detailed instructions on how to 4) Red None State On On Off Description HDD is mounted into the server storage, see "Adding a hard disk drive" on page 244.
12 1 Introduction No. HDD failure No HDD mounted in the drive bay. Indicator Color 6 HDD status Blue (1 to add a drive into the drive bay or no access. For detailed instructions on how to 4) Red None State On On Off Description HDD is mounted into the server storage, see "Adding a hard disk drive" on page 244.
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... space for software execution Software requirements The client computer should meet the following operating systems. • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition 32-/64-bit • Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 2 32-/64-bit • Windows 2008 32-/64-bit... • Windows Vista 32-/64-bit • Windows XP Home or Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 or newer 32-/64-bit Storage System Console Storage System Console ...
... space for software execution Software requirements The client computer should meet the following operating systems. • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition 32-/64-bit • Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 2 32-/64-bit • Windows 2008 32-/64-bit... • Windows Vista 32-/64-bit • Windows XP Home or Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 or newer 32-/64-bit Storage System Console Storage System Console ...
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... Disk Manager is also installed automatically when you can proceed to install FileSafe Express. To install the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer system: Before you begin installation of the FileSafe Express and SAN Disk Manager refer to the FileSafe Express and SAN Disk Manager system... in This Download list, and click Download. 4 Click Run or Open to run the file. 5 Follow all onscreen instructions until you want to access the storage system.
... Disk Manager is also installed automatically when you can proceed to install FileSafe Express. To install the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer system: Before you begin installation of the FileSafe Express and SAN Disk Manager refer to the FileSafe Express and SAN Disk Manager system... in This Download list, and click Download. 4 Click Run or Open to run the file. 5 Follow all onscreen instructions until you want to access the storage system.
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...The IP address can manage the storage system from any address beginning with 192.168.0 except 192.168.0.101, since that you must change the IP address of the storage system is not directly connected to your computer and your network does not have a DHCP server, you must also specify the... gateway to start the Storage System Console: 1 On your computer's IP address back to use .
...The IP address can manage the storage system from any address beginning with 192.168.0 except 192.168.0.101, since that you must change the IP address of the storage system is not directly connected to your computer and your network does not have a DHCP server, you must also specify the... gateway to start the Storage System Console: 1 On your computer's IP address back to use .
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... name only if your computer is the name or IP address of the storage system. Refer to "Log in to the IPStor Express Manager. When the login page displays, you manually registered the name with a DNS server in your network, enter the following in the address bar, then press Enter. 40 2 Setting...
... name only if your computer is the name or IP address of the storage system. Refer to "Log in to the IPStor Express Manager. When the login page displays, you manually registered the name with a DNS server in your network, enter the following in the address bar, then press Enter. 40 2 Setting...
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... pane contains a navigation or console tree with the currently selected node in the navigation tree pane. The tree contains the following nodes. • Disks • Storage Servers • Host Applications • Events • Licenses 118 3 System management tools Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to standard menu options. Show/Hide action pane...
... pane contains a navigation or console tree with the currently selected node in the navigation tree pane. The tree contains the following nodes. • Disks • Storage Servers • Host Applications • Events • Licenses 118 3 System management tools Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to standard menu options. Show/Hide action pane...
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... management tools Note: In this information is saved on the storage system (ISCSI and/or FC) • Version number of the storage system software • Build number of the storage system software • Status of the storage system (Normal, Invalid Storage Server, Invalid Storage Server protocol information, or Storage Server does not support IMA) Using SAN Disk Manager, you add...
... management tools Note: In this information is saved on the storage system (ISCSI and/or FC) • Version number of the storage system software • Build number of the storage system software • Status of the storage system (Normal, Invalid Storage Server, Invalid Storage Server protocol information, or Storage Server does not support IMA) Using SAN Disk Manager, you add...
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... • View events associated with FileSafe Express. Using SAN Disk Manager, you can perform a number of different tasks: • Add and delete storage systems, change their protocol settings, and view their properties • Delete iSCSI virtual disks, as well as view their properties • View a ... SAN Disk Manager SAN Disk Manager is a utility that is required by SAN Disk Manager to "iSCSI disk" on the storage system. 211 7 Using SAN Disk Manager Note: In this guide the term "storage server" refers to "storage system" or "server" and the term "virtual disk" refers to access the...
... • View events associated with FileSafe Express. Using SAN Disk Manager, you can perform a number of different tasks: • Add and delete storage systems, change their protocol settings, and view their properties • Delete iSCSI virtual disks, as well as view their properties • View a ... SAN Disk Manager SAN Disk Manager is a utility that is required by SAN Disk Manager to "iSCSI disk" on the storage system. 211 7 Using SAN Disk Manager Note: In this guide the term "storage server" refers to "storage system" or "server" and the term "virtual disk" refers to access the...
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...an iSCSI virtual disk" on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager, right-click Storage Servers, and click Add Server. 3 In the Server name text box, type the name or IP address of available storage servers when you created a unique user name for that user name here. To add... a storage system to the SAN Disk Manager: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as described in a Windows domain, clear the "Windows Domain Authentication" check ...
...an iSCSI virtual disk" on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager, right-click Storage Servers, and click Add Server. 3 In the Server name text box, type the name or IP address of available storage servers when you created a unique user name for that user name here. To add... a storage system to the SAN Disk Manager: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as described in a Windows domain, clear the "Windows Domain Authentication" check ...
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...address text box, type the IP address on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager and click Storage Servers. 3 In the right pane, right-click the storage system whose protocol settings you want to change and click Protocol Settings. 4 Take the desired action: • To enable ... Port text box, type the port number to use , click Advanced next to the iSCSI protocol. For easyStore M2 storage systems, the protocol must be licensed. • To update the server to reflect changes to your iSCSI initiator, change the iSCSI target portal IP address or port number, specify ...
...address text box, type the IP address on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager and click Storage Servers. 3 In the right pane, right-click the storage system whose protocol settings you want to change and click Protocol Settings. 4 Take the desired action: • To enable ... Port text box, type the port number to use , click Advanced next to the iSCSI protocol. For easyStore M2 storage systems, the protocol must be licensed. • To update the server to reflect changes to your iSCSI initiator, change the iSCSI target portal IP address or port number, specify ...
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... • The version and build number of the storage system software • The protocol currently enabled on the storage system (ISCSI) • The status of the storage system (Normal, Invalid Storage Server, Invalid Storage Server protocol information, or Storage Server does not support IMA) To view the storage system properties: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as described in "Starting SAN Disk...
... • The version and build number of the storage system software • The protocol currently enabled on the storage system (ISCSI) • The status of the storage system (Normal, Invalid Storage Server, Invalid Storage Server protocol information, or Storage Server does not support IMA) To view the storage system properties: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as described in "Starting SAN Disk...
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...until you might not lose your connection to the virtual disks currently assigned to remove and click Remove Server. 4 When the confirmation message appears, click Yes. 217 Removing a storage system When you want to your computer. In addition, if you're using the iSCSI initiator or... iSCSI initiator. To remove a storage system: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as described in "Starting SAN Disk Manager" on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager and click Storage Servers. 3 In the right pane, right-click the storage system that you remove a storage system, it no longer appear...
...until you might not lose your connection to the virtual disks currently assigned to remove and click Remove Server. 4 When the confirmation message appears, click Yes. 217 Removing a storage system When you want to your computer. In addition, if you're using the iSCSI initiator or... iSCSI initiator. To remove a storage system: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as described in "Starting SAN Disk Manager" on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager and click Storage Servers. 3 In the right pane, right-click the storage system that you remove a storage system, it no longer appear...
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...Disk Manager" on page 212). 3 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager, right-click Disks, and click New Disk. 4 In the Servers list, select the storage system where you want to create the new virtual disk. 5 In the Disk size text box, type the number of MBs that you changed... has not already been enabled.) • If you want to use is automatically assigned to create the virtual disk appears in the navigation tree, click Storage Servers, and observe the right pane. Notes: • If the protocol that you want to allocate for the new virtual disk. 6 Select the communication ...
...Disk Manager" on page 212). 3 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager, right-click Disks, and click New Disk. 4 In the Servers list, select the storage system where you want to create the new virtual disk. 5 In the Disk size text box, type the number of MBs that you changed... has not already been enabled.) • If you want to use is automatically assigned to create the virtual disk appears in the navigation tree, click Storage Servers, and observe the right pane. Notes: • If the protocol that you want to allocate for the new virtual disk. 6 Select the communication ...
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...Manager Expanding an iSCSI virtual disk You can expand a virtual disk using SAN Disk Manager only if you can partition it (as described in "Adding a storage system" on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager and click Disks. 3 In the right pane, right-click the virtual ... entire disk using Disk Management. If you would like to add the expanded disk space to expand does not appear in the right pane, click Storage Servers in the Capacity column reflects the new disk size. To expand an iSCSI virtual disk: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as DiskPart, Norton PartitionMagic...
...Manager Expanding an iSCSI virtual disk You can expand a virtual disk using SAN Disk Manager only if you can partition it (as described in "Adding a storage system" on page 212). 2 In the navigation tree, expand SAN Disk Manager and click Disks. 3 In the right pane, right-click the virtual ... entire disk using Disk Management. If you would like to add the expanded disk space to expand does not appear in the right pane, click Storage Servers in the Capacity column reflects the new disk size. To expand an iSCSI virtual disk: 1 Open SAN Disk Manager (as DiskPart, Norton PartitionMagic...
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... 123 menu bar 117 Navigating 116 navigation tree pane 118 removing a storage system 217 Starting 212 Storage Servers 120 toolbar 118 viewing storage system properties 216 viewing virtual disk properties 221 window 116 Server Adding 213 Changing the protocol settings 214 Managing 120 server properties 216 removing 217 setting up 15 access the IPStor Express Manager...
... 123 menu bar 117 Navigating 116 navigation tree pane 118 removing a storage system 217 Starting 212 Storage Servers 120 toolbar 118 viewing storage system properties 216 viewing virtual disk properties 221 window 116 Server Adding 213 Changing the protocol settings 214 Managing 120 server properties 216 removing 217 setting up 15 access the IPStor Express Manager...