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... Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions 32 Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links 32 Configuring the Network Ports 33 Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes 35 Chapter 4: Configuring your Storage 37 Disk Status Table 38 RAID Arrays Table 39 Volumes Table 40 USB Storage Status 40 Managing RAID Arrays 41 About the RAID Arrays Page 41 Choosing a RAID Array Level 42 Creating a RAID Array 44 Adding a Disk Drive to an Array 45...
... Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions 32 Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links 32 Configuring the Network Ports 33 Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes 35 Chapter 4: Configuring your Storage 37 Disk Status Table 38 RAID Arrays Table 39 Volumes Table 40 USB Storage Status 40 Managing RAID Arrays 41 About the RAID Arrays Page 41 Choosing a RAID Array Level 42 Creating a RAID Array 44 Adding a Disk Drive to an Array 45...
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... and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 4 Refreshing the GUI Pages Although certain GUI pages automatically refresh at http://www.cisco.com/support for a list of the smallest disk in the upper-right corner of RAID levels required to service your chosen topic. • A context-sensitive help on the Web browser toolbar as this can click to access help...
... and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 4 Refreshing the GUI Pages Although certain GUI pages automatically refresh at http://www.cisco.com/support for a list of the smallest disk in the upper-right corner of RAID levels required to service your chosen topic. • A context-sensitive help on the Web browser toolbar as this can click to access help...
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... NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 See "Setting up (color-coded green) or down ." • Bonding Mode: Displays how the bonding mode for more information. • VLANs: The number of VLANs configured on the NSS. • Link 1 IP: The IP address of the first Ethernet link. • Link 2 IP: The IP address of the second Ethernet link (if installed). Shares Status...
... NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 See "Setting up (color-coded green) or down ." • Bonding Mode: Displays how the bonding mode for more information. • VLANs: The number of VLANs configured on the NSS. • Link 1 IP: The IP address of the first Ethernet link. • Link 2 IP: The IP address of the second Ethernet link (if installed). Shares Status...
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Passed: The disk drive passed the S.M.A.R.T. The red Error LED on the disk drive is considered fully operational. Get Details: View the current, detailed S.M.A.R.T. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 38 Configuring your Storage Disk Status Table 4 Disk Status Table The Disk Status table lists each disk drive and reports the condition of the disk drive. - The table has these columns: • Port: The port number on...
Passed: The disk drive passed the S.M.A.R.T. The red Error LED on the disk drive is considered fully operational. Get Details: View the current, detailed S.M.A.R.T. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 38 Configuring your Storage Disk Status Table 4 Disk Status Table The Disk Status table lists each disk drive and reports the condition of the disk drive. - The table has these columns: • Port: The port number on...
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... can sustain the loss of power to as "mirror then stripe". • Minimum Number of Disks: 4 • Total capacity: 2 x m • Advantages: Increased read and write performance. • Disadvantages: Decreased aggregate storage capacity (you lose half of the lost data when a drive fails in the array. The RAID array can be available for example, a two-disk RAID1 is half as the result...
... can sustain the loss of power to as "mirror then stripe". • Minimum Number of Disks: 4 • Total capacity: 2 x m • Advantages: Increased read and write performance. • Disadvantages: Decreased aggregate storage capacity (you lose half of the lost data when a drive fails in the array. The RAID array can be available for example, a two-disk RAID1 is half as the result...
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... or RAID5. Select each disk that you want to include in the New RAID Device table. STEP 3 From the RAID Level drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the disks and the selected RAID level). Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 45 Configuring your Storage Adding a Disk Drive to an Array 4 STEP 2 The available disks appear in the...
... or RAID5. Select each disk that you want to include in the New RAID Device table. STEP 3 From the RAID Level drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the disks and the selected RAID level). Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 45 Configuring your Storage Adding a Disk Drive to an Array 4 STEP 2 The available disks appear in the...
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... and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 46 The RAID page appears. For example, if you use the maximum of a JBOD, RAIDs are configured to an array: STEP 1 If not already installed in the chassis, insert the disk in the array. The new disk must have at least the same capacity of disk with the same capacity. Configuring your Storage Adding a Disk Drive to an Array...
... and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 46 The RAID page appears. For example, if you use the maximum of a JBOD, RAIDs are configured to an array: STEP 1 If not already installed in the chassis, insert the disk in the array. The new disk must have at least the same capacity of disk with the same capacity. Configuring your Storage Adding a Disk Drive to an Array...
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... the Power LED begins to the NSS. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 129 The network settings are restored to continue. If a copy of the firmware is saved to a disk on the front of the chassis during the firmware upgrade. The system does not support downgrades. • The firmware must be newer than the version currently installed...
... the Power LED begins to the NSS. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 129 The network settings are restored to continue. If a copy of the firmware is saved to a disk on the front of the chassis during the firmware upgrade. The system does not support downgrades. • The firmware must be newer than the version currently installed...
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.... The System Details page appears. STEP 5 Click Upgrade Firmware to back up the system configuration file on page155. STEP 2 Download the latest image from yellow to the administrator interface. During the upgrade, the Power LED alternates from the support website to your browser cache before you reconnect to green. STEP 7 After the firmware upgrade is solid green before you log back...
.... The System Details page appears. STEP 5 Click Upgrade Firmware to back up the system configuration file on page155. STEP 2 Download the latest image from yellow to the administrator interface. During the upgrade, the Power LED alternates from the support website to your browser cache before you reconnect to green. STEP 7 After the firmware upgrade is solid green before you log back...
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... maintained. Restoring the Factory Default Configuration There are restored to factory defaults, or reset just the network settings so that you can log into a problem with the exception of the following ways to an NSS in a virtualized setup, you will break any virtualized RAIDs. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 131 STEP 4 Upgrade the firmware for each slave (one...
... maintained. Restoring the Factory Default Configuration There are restored to factory defaults, or reset just the network settings so that you can log into a problem with the exception of the following ways to an NSS in a virtualized setup, you will break any virtualized RAIDs. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 131 STEP 4 Upgrade the firmware for each slave (one...
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... a disk), and changes of state (such as a fallback if you wish to step 6. The settings in the Date and Time fields. STEP 4 Click Manually. STEP 7 Click Update. You can create a list of power). To configure the NSS for a Recipient You can customize the user's email profile to suit the user's specific need-to the NSS. If not, manually configure the NTP settings. STEP...
... a disk), and changes of state (such as a fallback if you wish to step 6. The settings in the Date and Time fields. STEP 4 Click Manually. STEP 7 Click Update. You can create a list of power). To configure the NSS for a Recipient You can customize the user's email profile to suit the user's specific need-to the NSS. If not, manually configure the NTP settings. STEP...
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... this option to notify the user when a backup is run. • Power: Check this option to notify the user when a change occurs to the disks that are installed in the SMTP Server field. STEP 5 Click Add. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 143 STEP 3 Click Update. Managing the NSS Configuring the Email Alerts for all...
... this option to notify the user when a backup is run. • Power: Check this option to notify the user when a change occurs to the disks that are installed in the SMTP Server field. STEP 5 Click Add. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 143 STEP 3 Click Update. Managing the NSS Configuring the Email Alerts for all...
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... specification. - The system could not boot due to a corrupted firmware image. • Off: There are no system-related problems Reset Button (Front Panel) The Reset button lets you see the Power LED blink yellow rapidly, release the Reset button. You can view the error through the NSS configuration interface. - The NSS is running until the Power LED begins to fail. - These are restored to factory defaults...
... specification. - The system could not boot due to a corrupted firmware image. • Off: There are no system-related problems Reset Button (Front Panel) The Reset button lets you see the Power LED blink yellow rapidly, release the Reset button. You can view the error through the NSS configuration interface. - The NSS is running until the Power LED begins to fail. - These are restored to factory defaults...
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... 1000 link speed and is predicated to avoid the loss of a RAID or JBOD array and not exported). We recommend that the drive is in a failed state. • Blinking Red: The drive is currently active. Troubleshooting Hard Disk Drive LEDs A LAN LED (Front Panel) The LAN LED shows the status of the .installed disk drives. The green LED indicates drive activity. The red LED means that you replace the drive to fail (via...
... 1000 link speed and is predicated to avoid the loss of a RAID or JBOD array and not exported). We recommend that the drive is in a failed state. • Blinking Red: The drive is currently active. Troubleshooting Hard Disk Drive LEDs A LAN LED (Front Panel) The LAN LED shows the status of the .installed disk drives. The green LED indicates drive activity. The red LED means that you replace the drive to fail (via...
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... configuration interface). Repairing a Degraded Array If a RAID level 1, 5, or 10 is in the configuration interface. UPS LED (Back Panel) • Off: There is either no USB hard/flash drive connected to the NSS, or, if connected, the USB hard/flash drive is enabled in the System Power page in a degraded state (that is, a redundant disk drive has failed), you must rebuild the JBOD after you replace the disk...
... configuration interface). Repairing a Degraded Array If a RAID level 1, 5, or 10 is in the configuration interface. UPS LED (Back Panel) • Off: There is either no USB hard/flash drive connected to the NSS, or, if connected, the USB hard/flash drive is enabled in the System Power page in a degraded state (that is, a redundant disk drive has failed), you must rebuild the JBOD after you replace the disk...
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... disk drive, and then configure a new array. To create an array when an array fails: STEP 1 Remove the failed drive from the NSS and install the replacement disk. (This step can monitor the progress of the redundant storage. STEP 3 When the system reboots, log back into the configuration interface. The RAID array is rebuilt for the added or changed redundant disk drive. Troubleshooting Working with a Failed Array If a RAID is in the listing...
... disk drive, and then configure a new array. To create an array when an array fails: STEP 1 Remove the failed drive from the NSS and install the replacement disk. (This step can monitor the progress of the redundant storage. STEP 3 When the system reboots, log back into the configuration interface. The RAID array is rebuilt for the added or changed redundant disk drive. Troubleshooting Working with a Failed Array If a RAID is in the listing...
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... Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 161 To resolve the problem: STEP 1 Remove the drive from the array. STEP 2 If the array did not fail as required. The system does not support downgrades. The failed array appears with the NSS platform. • Verify that the firmware is part of the drive, add the drive back into the chassis, the drive Error LED might will...
... Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 161 To resolve the problem: STEP 1 Remove the drive from the array. STEP 2 If the array did not fail as required. The system does not support downgrades. The failed array appears with the NSS platform. • Verify that the firmware is part of the drive, add the drive back into the chassis, the drive Error LED might will...
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... setting). Troubleshooting Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers A • When the NSS powers up, an SNMP trap sends a notification. • When the Administrator first logs into the configuration pages following : • Review/Edit the System Settings Manually: Go through and checking each setting, including the time setting to the share Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide...
... setting). Troubleshooting Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers A • When the NSS powers up, an SNMP trap sends a notification. • When the Administrator first logs into the configuration pages following : • Review/Edit the System Settings Manually: Go through and checking each setting, including the time setting to the share Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide...
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.... Network administrators can then replace the failed drive with a new drive that if one of the hard disk drives (HDD) fails, the redundant drive continues to provide access to the good drive. A system by other machines (the servants). Mirroring creates a redundant repository of data, such that can use the MTBF to determine their service needs to two (or more) hard disk drives. The Cisco Small Business NSS products...
.... Network administrators can then replace the failed drive with a new drive that if one of the hard disk drives (HDD) fails, the redundant drive continues to provide access to the good drive. A system by other machines (the servants). Mirroring creates a redundant repository of data, such that can use the MTBF to determine their service needs to two (or more) hard disk drives. The Cisco Small Business NSS products...
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..., the NSS can recover their individual hard disk drives, use SMB to gain access to shared drives, volumes, files, printers, or other data transfer between two or more computers or from a storage/server device to files, serial ports, printers, and other devices on a volume for which is a protocol used in such a way that end users can revert to older versions of files...
..., the NSS can recover their individual hard disk drives, use SMB to gain access to shared drives, volumes, files, printers, or other data transfer between two or more computers or from a storage/server device to files, serial ports, printers, and other devices on a volume for which is a protocol used in such a way that end users can revert to older versions of files...