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If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide 16 Chapter 3 Getting Started...17 3.1 Connecting and Logging In 18 3.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard 18 3.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page 24 3.2 Setting the System Date and Time 26 3.3 Customizing the Date and Time Display 28 3.4 Configuring User Accounts 29 3.4.1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password 29 3.4.2 Adding Admin Accounts 30 3.4.3 Adding User Accounts 31 3.4.4 Modifying Accounts 32 3.4.5 Deleting User Accounts 32 3.5 Logging Out 33 3.6 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center 33 3.7 Shutting Down the...
If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide 16 Chapter 3 Getting Started...17 3.1 Connecting and Logging In 18 3.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard 18 3.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page 24 3.2 Setting the System Date and Time 26 3.3 Customizing the Date and Time Display 28 3.4 Configuring User Accounts 29 3.4.1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password 29 3.4.2 Adding Admin Accounts 30 3.4.3 Adding User Accounts 31 3.4.4 Modifying Accounts 32 3.4.5 Deleting User Accounts 32 3.5 Logging Out 33 3.6 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center 33 3.7 Shutting Down the...
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... 6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab 92 6.2.8 Upgrading Software (Control Tab 92 6.2.9 Restarting the xStack Storage (Control Tab 93 6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab 94 6.2.11 Selecting a Battery Policy and System Failure Policy (System Policy Tab) .... 94 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab 95 6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 96 Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 101 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View 102 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide vii
... 6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab 92 6.2.8 Upgrading Software (Control Tab 92 6.2.9 Restarting the xStack Storage (Control Tab 93 6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab 94 6.2.11 Selecting a Battery Policy and System Failure Policy (System Policy Tab) .... 94 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab 95 6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 96 Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 101 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View 102 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide vii
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... the xStack Storage system can also be very high. Figure 1-1. At its back end, the xStack Storage system connects to use familiar, proven, and widespread networking technologies like IP and Ethernet for use by the servers exchanging data with the customer's existing LAN and improves security. Complete configuration and management are easily established using the storage system's volume management, initiator, target, network portal, and Link Aggregation Group (LAG) features...
... the xStack Storage system can also be very high. Figure 1-1. At its back end, the xStack Storage system connects to use familiar, proven, and widespread networking technologies like IP and Ethernet for use by the servers exchanging data with the customer's existing LAN and improves security. Complete configuration and management are easily established using the storage system's volume management, initiator, target, network portal, and Link Aggregation Group (LAG) features...
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... names. 1.3 Storage Pools and Drives Storage space is automatically created by the IETF, but a SAN allows an unlimited number of a drive in that runs over any IP-based network, including the Internet. An iSCSI target node name is managed on the xStack Storage system through unique commands and data formats used at their endpoints, iSCSI is another service that name. The server (iSCSI initiator) can use the same networking stack as...
... names. 1.3 Storage Pools and Drives Storage space is automatically created by the IETF, but a SAN allows an unlimited number of a drive in that runs over any IP-based network, including the Internet. An iSCSI target node name is managed on the xStack Storage system through unique commands and data formats used at their endpoints, iSCSI is another service that name. The server (iSCSI initiator) can use the same networking stack as...
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... user accounts, upgrading software, and selecting an xStack Storage battery policy. Network Settings View - The xStack Storage Management Center supports the following four views: Volume View - lets you view and manage xStack Storage hard disks. System Administration View - To update the information shown, either click Refresh All on using your convenience, there are performed in a firewall environment. 2.3 Understanding the Basics The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web-based interface used to perform centralized storage configuration...
... user accounts, upgrading software, and selecting an xStack Storage battery policy. Network Settings View - The xStack Storage Management Center supports the following four views: Volume View - lets you view and manage xStack Storage hard disks. System Administration View - To update the information shown, either click Refresh All on using your convenience, there are performed in a firewall environment. 2.3 Understanding the Basics The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web-based interface used to perform centralized storage configuration...
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... IP address for a third-party NTP server (such as you log in automatically. You may prefer simply to contact D-Link technical support. 3. For a list of paper. In this information, you may need to enter a username and password for each time, check Remember me and log in to another account with admin and add/edit user privileges and then delete the default admin account, write the new username and password on the management...
... IP address for a third-party NTP server (such as you log in automatically. You may prefer simply to contact D-Link technical support. 3. For a list of paper. In this information, you may need to enter a username and password for each time, check Remember me and log in to another account with admin and add/edit user privileges and then delete the default admin account, write the new username and password on the management...
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... view volume information, view extent information, enable Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), set a CHAP password, grant or revoke iSCSI initiator access to the volume, and view or define advanced settings. By default, the Sort by Volume 36 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes When this button is selected, the Main Display provides a volume-centric view of the volume you selected (for example, parity, JBOD, etc.). The Volume Actions panel lets you are using...
... view volume information, view extent information, enable Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), set a CHAP password, grant or revoke iSCSI initiator access to the volume, and view or define advanced settings. By default, the Sort by Volume 36 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes When this button is selected, the Main Display provides a volume-centric view of the volume you selected (for example, parity, JBOD, etc.). The Volume Actions panel lets you are using...
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.... - A JBOD volume supports a minimum of members from 3 to individual drive failure. A Stripe/Mirror volume supports an even number of data on two or more drives for each RAID 0 stripe element. Stripe/Mirror - In the Volume Composition screen, select a composition type. creates a RAID 1 mirror for improved performance; Stripe - A Mirror volume supports an even number of 1 drive and can span across two or more drives for redundancy. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 45
.... - A JBOD volume supports a minimum of members from 3 to individual drive failure. A Stripe/Mirror volume supports an even number of data on two or more drives for each RAID 0 stripe element. Stripe/Mirror - In the Volume Composition screen, select a composition type. creates a RAID 1 mirror for improved performance; Stripe - A Mirror volume supports an even number of 1 drive and can span across two or more drives for redundancy. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 45
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... to access volumes that are : CHAP (default) None Allows the volume to a value of error recovery that is always enabled. Enter this setting will have no effect until the current iSCSI connection is closed and a new iSCSI connection is opened. Advanced Volume Values Values (cannot be used by the volume. The level of 0 (session recovery class). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 67 The default setting is always set to be modified) Secondary Data...
... to access volumes that are : CHAP (default) None Allows the volume to a value of error recovery that is always enabled. Enter this setting will have no effect until the current iSCSI connection is closed and a new iSCSI connection is opened. Advanced Volume Values Values (cannot be used by the volume. The level of 0 (session recovery class). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 67 The default setting is always set to be modified) Secondary Data...
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.... Upgrade software. Restart the xStack Storage. See sections 6.2.12 and 3.4. The Advanced Settings tab lets you setup Administrative and User accounts. Restoring factory default settings. See section 6.2.8. - xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 85 See section 6.2.13. 6.2.1 Viewing System Summary Information (Summary Tab) The Summary tab in the System Administration View provides an historical list of informational, warning, and error items (see Figure 6-4). See section 6.2.2. The Controller tab shows hardware...
.... Upgrade software. Restart the xStack Storage. See sections 6.2.12 and 3.4. The Advanced Settings tab lets you setup Administrative and User accounts. Restoring factory default settings. See section 6.2.8. - xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 85 See section 6.2.13. 6.2.1 Viewing System Summary Information (Summary Tab) The Summary tab in the System Administration View provides an historical list of informational, warning, and error items (see Figure 6-4). See section 6.2.2. The Controller tab shows hardware...
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... software file to its factory default settings. For a complete list of the System Administration view, you want to return the management port to a location where the xStack Storage can update the xStack Storage software. Otherwise, click No to not restore the management port to its default factory setting, click Yes. To upgrade software, you want to return the xStack Storage array to the factory default setting. In the System Administration View, click the Control tab. 3. The Open...
... software file to its factory default settings. For a complete list of the System Administration view, you want to return the management port to a location where the xStack Storage can update the xStack Storage software. Otherwise, click No to not restore the management port to its default factory setting, click Yes. To upgrade software, you want to return the xStack Storage array to the factory default setting. In the System Administration View, click the Control tab. 3. The Open...
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... can change a user's login password or delete user accounts for the admin user. Set up admin and user accounts. Safest mode that you use the User Accounts button in the Settings tab to edit user accounts in case you start configuring the xStack Storage, we recommend that prevents loss of data if a power failure occurs, but ensure the integrity of a battery failure. Before you need to change the default admin login password and set up the other administrators and/or users who will be managing...
... can change a user's login password or delete user accounts for the admin user. Set up admin and user accounts. Safest mode that you use the User Accounts button in the Settings tab to edit user accounts in case you start configuring the xStack Storage, we recommend that prevents loss of data if a power failure occurs, but ensure the integrity of a battery failure. Before you need to change the default admin login password and set up the other administrators and/or users who will be managing...
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... server will be completed. Disabled = will generate an E-mail notification message and/or an SNMP Trap, if those notification items are : Enabled = send an email alert. Default is 25. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 99 Default is 0.0.0.0. A system restart is replaced by email when an event occurs. If you select this setting, the following system failure conditions will not send an email alert. (default...
... server will be completed. Disabled = will generate an E-mail notification message and/or an SNMP Trap, if those notification items are : Enabled = send an email alert. Default is 25. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 99 Default is 0.0.0.0. A system restart is replaced by email when an event occurs. If you select this setting, the following system failure conditions will not send an email alert. (default...
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.... Network Settings View 102 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View In the Network Settings View, the Main Display shows the IP address and connection status of the xStack Storage management port, Ethernet ports, and Link Aggregate Groups (LAGs) for your host servers. If you click a management port in the Main Display, the Management Port tab lets you view or change the LAG's MTU setting. If you to take corrective action. If your system is replaced with an Unable...
.... Network Settings View 102 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View In the Network Settings View, the Main Display shows the IP address and connection status of the xStack Storage management port, Ethernet ports, and Link Aggregate Groups (LAGs) for your host servers. If you click a management port in the Main Display, the Management Port tab lets you view or change the LAG's MTU setting. If you to take corrective action. If your system is replaced with an Unable...
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..., this procedure so it can use any IP addresses associated with the ports are removed when they become VLAN enabled. Press the right mouse button and click Create Portal from the shortcut menu. It is true as well: when VLAN-enabled ports are replaced by ports that will be aware of VLAN-enabling the ports. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 107 Perform one network portal to create network portals.
..., this procedure so it can use any IP addresses associated with the ports are removed when they become VLAN enabled. Press the right mouse button and click Create Portal from the shortcut menu. It is true as well: when VLAN-enabled ports are replaced by ports that will be aware of VLAN-enabling the ports. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 107 Perform one network portal to create network portals.
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... and restoring an xStack Storage configuration is used within an environment that is to block incoming unsolicited connection attempts to your network. To permit outbound connections from the xStack Storage are FTP connections, where the host computer acts as a server and the software acts as clicking a button in a safe location. Table 9-1 lists the ports used by the xStack Storage. You can reset them to their default settings by clicking Reset Display...
... and restoring an xStack Storage configuration is used within an environment that is to block incoming unsolicited connection attempts to your network. To permit outbound connections from the xStack Storage are FTP connections, where the host computer acts as a server and the software acts as clicking a button in a safe location. Table 9-1 lists the ports used by the xStack Storage. You can reset them to their default settings by clicking Reset Display...
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... that you can then send the file(s) to the volume in the Preface of the System Administration View, and correct the problem that the appropriate iSCSI initiator access has been granted to the Technical Support staff at D-Link. Verify that the network portal IP address has been correctly specified in the Network Settings View. Verify that a valid IP address has been specified for further...
... that you can then send the file(s) to the volume in the Preface of the System Administration View, and correct the problem that the appropriate iSCSI initiator access has been granted to the Technical Support staff at D-Link. Verify that the network portal IP address has been correctly specified in the Network Settings View. Verify that a valid IP address has been specified for further...
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... you have a firewall enabled, port 21 that is properly connected to the controller. Contact D-Link Technical Support to request an RMA for a replacement power supply. If the Volume type is fully charged. error message on your host servers, network switches and the xStack Storage system. Problem Symptom Description and Probable Cause Recommended Corrective Actions Software upgrade appears to complete quickly, but upgrade is set to Write-Back mode. Verify that the...
... you have a firewall enabled, port 21 that is properly connected to the controller. Contact D-Link Technical Support to request an RMA for a replacement power supply. If the Volume type is fully charged. error message on your host servers, network switches and the xStack Storage system. Problem Symptom Description and Probable Cause Recommended Corrective Actions Software upgrade appears to complete quickly, but upgrade is set to Write-Back mode. Verify that the...
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... disk belongs Set Returns the channel number of the SAS drive Show Returns the SATA queue depth Show Returns the SATA queuing support setting Show Returns the serial number Show Returns the slot number in Show Lets you access all the extents on the disk Show/Show[ID]/Push[ID]/Select[ID] Returns the amount of free space Show Returns the total drive capacity Show Lets you perform disk-related activities, such as viewing a drive's capacity or free space, link speed, or a number...
... disk belongs Set Returns the channel number of the SAS drive Show Returns the SATA queue depth Show Returns the SATA queuing support setting Show Returns the serial number Show Returns the slot number in Show Lets you access all the extents on the disk Show/Show[ID]/Push[ID]/Select[ID] Returns the amount of free space Show Returns the total drive capacity Show Lets you perform disk-related activities, such as viewing a drive's capacity or free space, link speed, or a number...
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... email notification enabled setting Returns the email password Sets the email password Returns the email server IP address Sets the email server IP address Returns the email port number Sets the email port number Returns the address where emails are to be sent Sets the address where emails are to be sent Returns the username to whom emails are to be sent Sets the username to whom emails are to external connections such as setting or viewing information email notification settings and iSNS settings. Table 5-33 provides an alphabetical list...
... email notification enabled setting Returns the email password Sets the email password Returns the email server IP address Sets the email server IP address Returns the email port number Sets the email port number Returns the address where emails are to be sent Sets the address where emails are to be sent Returns the username to whom emails are to be sent Sets the username to whom emails are to external connections such as setting or viewing information email notification settings and iSNS settings. Table 5-33 provides an alphabetical list...