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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments abou t this document at: http://www.sun.com/hw docs/feedback Sun StorEdge ™ 5210 NAS Quic k Ref erence Manual P art No. 817-66 59-11 Nov ember 2004, Revision A[...]

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    Please Recycle Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All ri ghts reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectual property rights relating to technology tha t is described in this document. In particula r , and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more[...]

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    Contents iii Contents 1. Introduction 1 About This Quick Reference Manual 1 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Features 1 Software Requirements an d Updates 3 2. T urning the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS On and Of f 5 Powering On the Su n StorEdge 5210 NAS 5 Network Setup and System Configuration 7 Shutting Down the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS 8 3. Network Configuration 1 1[...]

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    iv Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Configuring Directory Tree Quotas 21 How to Create Sun StorEdge File Ch eckpoints 23 5. W indow s Configuration 33 How to Configure Mi crosoft Networking 33 How to Set Up WINS 36 Windows Shares 37 How to Configure Autohome Shares 41 How to Publish Shares in ADS 43 6. UNIX Configurati[...]

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    Contents v Contacting Technical Support 83 Index 85[...]

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    vi Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    vii Figur es FIGURE 2-1 Expansion Unit Back Panel 6 FIGURE 2-2 Connecting the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS AC Power Cables 6 FIGURE 2-3 Power Switch and Front Panel Detail 7 FIGURE 2-4 The Shutdown Panel 9 FIGURE 2-5 The LCD Panel Controls 9 FIGURE 3-1 The Set Server Name Panel 1 1 FIGURE 3-2 The Configure Network Adapters Panel 13 FIGURE 3-3 The Set Gate[...]

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    viii Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 FIGURE 4-13 The Run Dialog Box 31 FIGURE 5-1 The Configure Domains and Workgroups Panel 34 FIGURE 5-2 The Set Up WINS Panel 36 FIGURE 5-3 The Configure Shares Pane l 38 FIGURE 5-4 The Add Share Dialog Box 39 FIGURE 5-5 The Configure Auto home Shares Panel 42 FIGURE 5-6 The Set Time[...]

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    ix FIGURE 9-6 The View Controller Info rmation Panel 80 FIGURE A-1 The Diagnostic Email Dialog Box 82[...]

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    x Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    xi Ta b l e s TA B L E 5 - 1 Share Path Examples 37 TA B L E 5 - 2 Umask Permission Example s 41 TA B L E 9 - 1 Add LUN Drive Status Imag es 75[...]

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    xii Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 Intr oduction About This Quick Refer ence Manual This guide is designed as a quick reference to familiarize the user on using differ ent features an d function s of the Sun StorEdge ™ 5210 NAS softwar e . The scre ens displayed on your monitor ma y vary from those in this reference guide. For more details on softwar e features and fun[...]

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    2 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Network Security/Pr otocols Integrates with: ■ Wi n d o w s D o m a i n C o n t r o l l e r ■ Network Logon (Netlogon) c lient ■ W indows Domain support ■ Multiple Master Domain (MMD) support ■ CIFS Security Descriptors (S D) on file and directories ■ Discreti onary Access[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction 3 H a rd w a re R A I D S u b s y s t e m ■ Multiple file system options ■ The Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS is configur ed for maximum file protection using hardwar e RAID 5 (disk striping with parity) Data Management ■ Sun StorEdge File Checkpoint facility all ows users to recover accidental ly damaged or deleted data with a [...]

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    4 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 W eb Administrator Requir ements T o access t he W eb Administrator manage ment inte rface, you must have the following software: ■ W indows 98/NT/2000/XP/2 003, Sun Solaris 5.7 Operating System, or Red Hat Linux ■ Internet Explor er 5.5 (or later) on systems using W i ndows 98/NT[...]

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    5 CHAPTER 2 T urning the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS On and Of f Powering On the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Caution – AL W A YS power on the units in the following order: 1.Expansion unit(s) first. 2.Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Fil er . After ma king sur e your netw ork connection is secur e, turn on the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS following th e steps below . If you d[...]

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    6 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 2. Connect both AC power cables to the back of each expan sion unit. FIGURE 2-1 Expansion Unit Back Panel 3. Connect the other end of the p ower cables to an AC power source. 4. For each expansion unit turn on the two power suppl y switches. 5. Connect on e end of the AC power cabl e [...]

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    Chapter 2 T ur ning the Su n S torEdge 52 10 N AS On a nd Off 7 8. Press the Power button (Figure 2 -3) on the front panel (behind the front cover). FIGURE 2-3 Power Switch and Front Panel Detail Network Setup and System Configuration For a deta iled expl anation of n etwork setu p and sy stem configuration, re fer to the Softwar e Installati on, C[...]

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    8 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 System Configuration T o configure the NAS system, use a separa te system with a Java- enabled browser connected to the network. 1. Check that the network li nk LED is green and th en enter in the brow ser window the IP address for the NA S syst em in the format: http://123.111.78.99 [...]

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    Chapter 2 T ur ning the Su n S torEdge 52 10 N AS On a nd Off 9 2. Open the shutdown panel by clicking System Operation > Shut Down the Server . FIGURE 2-4 The Shutdown Panel 3. Select the shut down option you want by clicking on the radio button. The default shut down option is “none”. ■ None ■ Halt the Server ■ Reboot the Server ■ [...]

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    10 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 To s h u t d o w n : 1. Press the Select button on the LCD panel to access menus. 2. The LCD panel displays option s A and B. Press the Down Arrow to select option “B. Shutdown Server” then press the S elect button. 3. Press Select to select the “A. Pow er Off” option. 4. Pre[...]

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    11 CHAPTER 3 Network Configuration How to Configur e Server Properties Setting the Server Name T o set the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS server na me as it will appear on the network: 1. In the W eb Administrator navigation pa nel, select Network Configuration > S et Server Name. FIGURE 3-1 The Set Server Name Panel[...]

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    12 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 2. Set the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS server name by ent ering it in the Server Name box. The server name can include alphanum eric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), “-” (dash), “_” (underscor e), and “.” (period) ch aracters. Note – The server name must b egin with a letter (a-z or A-Z), no[...]

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    Chapter 3 Networ k Co nfigurat ion 13 T o configure network adapters: 1. In the navigation panel, select Netw ork Config uration > Configur e TCP/IP > Configure Network Adapters. FIGURE 3-2 The Configure Network Adapters Panel 2. If your network uses a DHCP server to assign IP addresses and you want to enable it, select the Enable DH CP chec [...]

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    14 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 About Alias IP Addr esses On a Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS system, you c an add up to nine a lias IP addr esses to the primary IP address of each NIC port. Th erefor e, a single network interface card with one port could provide up to 10 usable IP addres ses. T o add an alias IP address to[...]

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    Chapter 3 Networ k Co nfigurat ion 15 How to Set Up DNS DNS (Domain Name Server) resolves domain names to IP addresses for your Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS system. Note – If you are using Dynamic DNS, you do not need to manually update the DNS database. If you ar e no t using Dynamic DNS, be sure you add the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS serve r host name a nd[...]

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    16 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 5. The DNS serv er at the top of the Serve r List is asked first for domain name resolution. T o rearrange the order of th e DNS servers in the list, click on the server you want to move and click th e or buttons. T o remove a server from the list, select the server IP address and cl[...]

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    17 CHAPTER 4 File V olume Operations File System Concepts The following commonly used terms are br iefly described in th e following list. RAID RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. RAID systems allow data to be distributed to multiple drives throug h an array controll er for greater data security and recoverabi lity . The Sun StorE[...]

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    18 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Partition Partitions are sections on a LUN. Each LU N can have a maximum of four partit ions. Each partition can either have s pace allocated to it or be empty . When a LUN is first created, all of the avai lable space is loca ted in the first partit ion, while the other three pa rti[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 19 T o create a file volume or segment: 1. In the navigation panel, select File V olume Operations > Create File V olumes. FIGURE 4-1 The Create File V olumes Panel 2. In the LUN box, click the LUN where you want to create the primary fi le volume. The partition number for the fi le volume in the Partition dr op[...]

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    20 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Attach Segments Y ou can add segments to existing primar y volumes to increase the volume’s total size. Y ou can attach a segment from the same LUN or from a dif ferent LUN. Once you add a segment to a volume, you cannot remove it. Y ou must create a segment before you can a[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 21 Configuring Dir ectory T r ee Quotas Directory tr ee quotas determine how much di sk spac e is available for a directory or how many files can be written to it. Quotas can only be configured for directories created in this pa nel, not for previously existin g directories . T o add a directory tr ee q uota: 1. In[...]

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    22 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 3. Click Add to display the Add DTQ Setting dialog box. FIGURE 4-4 The Add DTQ Setting Dialog Box 4. In the DTQ Name field, ent er a name to identify this directory tree quota. 5. In the Dir Name field, enter a name for the new director y . Y ou can only configure directory quotas fo[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 23 7. In the File Limits field, sel ect the maximum number of files that can be written to this directory; either No Limit or Custom. Selecting No Limit allows an unlimited number of files t o be written to this directory . Select Custom if you want to designate a maximum nu mber of files. Then enter the file lim i[...]

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    24 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Adding an Entry to th e Checkpoint Schedule When you add a checkpoint to the table, the system automatically sets up a new checkpoint for the times and dates you request. Y ou can schedule as many checkpoints as y ou want. However , the system uses a lar ge amount of space and system[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 25 3. T o add a schedule li ne, click Add. FIGURE 4-6 The Add Checkpoint Schedule Dialog Box 4. Select the file volume for which you are scheduling checkpoints. 5. Enter a description for the checkpoint in the Description box. This field is mandatory . Y ou can use it to enter information like the time between chec[...]

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    26 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Creating Immediate Checkpoints Y ou can choose whether to schedule a chec kpoint or create on e immediately . See “Scheduling Chec kpoints” on page 23 for information on setti ng up a r egular checkpoint schedule. In the Manage Checkpoints panel, you can cr eate imm ediate chec k[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 27 3. T o create a new checkpoint, clic k Create. FIGURE 4-8 The Create Checkpoint Dialog Box 4. Select the V olume Name for which you wa nt to c reate a checkpoi nt from the drop- down list. 5. Select one of the following checkpoint option s: ■ Auto Delete – Select Auto Delete if you want the Sun StorEdg e 521[...]

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    28 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Share a Checkpoint 1. In the navigation panel, select Wind ows Configurations > Configure Shares. FIGURE 4-9 The Configure Shar es Panel 2. In the Configure Shares panel, click Add.[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 29 3. T ype the new shar e name for the chec kpoint in the Share Name box. Ot her computers on the network use the share name to access the checkpoint through the network. FIGURE 4-10 The Add Share Dialog Box 4. The Mac Extensions optio n is checked by default. 5. Click the V o lume Name drop-down list box and sele[...]

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    30 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 8. Click Apply . Notice the new checkpoint is listed as a share in the Configure Shares panel. FIGURE 4-11 The Configure Shares Panel How to Access a Checkpoint 1. Using a workstation on the netw ork, click the W in dows Start menu and select Run. FIGURE 4-12 The W indows Start Menu[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 31 2. In the Run dialog box, type the Sun Stor Edge 5210 NAS serv er IP address and checkpoint sharename. FIGURE 4-13 The Run Dialog Box Example: T ype “xxx. xxx.xxx.xxxsharename”. 3. Click OK.[...]

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    32 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    33 CHAPTER 5 W indows Configuration How to Configur e Microsoft Networking Configuring the domain, work group, or Active Dir ectory Ser vice (ADS) is a W indows function. If you are r unning a pure UNIX network, you do not need to configure either W indows Doma ins or W indows W orkgr oups. Enable W indows W orkgroup, NT Doma in security , or ADS t[...]

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    34 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 T o configure W indows security: 1. In the navigation panel, select Windo ws Configuration > Configure Domains and W orkgroups. FIGURE 5-1 The Configure Domains and W orkgroups Panel 2. T o enable Windows domain security , select the Domain option button. This opti on creates an a[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 35 Note – Prior to enabling ADS, you must veri fy that th e Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS time is within five minutes of any ADS W indows 2000 domain contr oller . T o verify the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS time, select System Operations > Set T ime and Date from the navigation panel. Then enter the following: ■ In the Doma[...]

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    36 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Set Up WINS A WINS server resol ves NetBIOS names to IP addr esses, allowing computers on your network to locate others more quickly and efficiently . T o add a WINS server: 1. In the navigation panel, select Wi ndows Configuration > Set Up WINS. FIGURE 5-2 The Set Up WINS [...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 37 W indows Shares About Shar es A shared r esource, or shar e, is a local r esource on a server that is accessible to W indows clients on the network. On a NAS server , it is typically a file volume or a sub-tr ee within a volume. Each shar e is assigned a name by which it is r eferenced on the network. T o clie nts[...]

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    38 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Configur e Shar es The table at the top of Configure Shares panel (in the W indows Configuration folder) shows information about all existing SMB shar es in the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS. This includes the share na me and directories sh ared and informati on concerning W indows W [...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 39 2. Click Add to display th e Add Share dialog box. FIGURE 5-4 The Add Share Dialog Box 3. T y pe the name o f the shar e you want to add in the Share Na me field. This is the name that users see on the network. Ther e is a fifteen-character maximum for this field. The following characters are in valid: = | : ; ?[...]

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    40 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 8. The Container field (optional) specifies th e ADS container in which the share is published. This field is available only if you have enabled ADS for the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Set Up AD S panel. Enter the path in terms of the share’ s cn (common name) folder or ou (organi[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 41 10. In the Umask field, enter the file creation mask, if any , you want to apply to this share. The umask defines the security po licy for files and directories created in Share mode. It specifies the permission bits to turn off when a file is created. The umask is defined in octal because oc tal numbers comprise [...]

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    42 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 When a user logs on, the server checks for a subdir ectory that ma tches the user ’s name. If a match is found and that share do es not already exist, a temporary shar e is added. When the user logs off, the share is removed. W indows clients can automatically log a user off after [...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 43 4. Enter the ADS Contai ner . This specifies the ADS container in w hich the shares are published. The sh ares are published in ADS only if you configure ADS for the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Set Up ADS panel. Enter the path using the share’s cn (common name) folder or ou (organizational unit). The cn folders[...]

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    44 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Setting Up ADS T o enable ADS service with Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS: 1. In the navigation panel, select Syst em Operations > Set T ime an d Date. FIGURE 5-6 The Set T ime a nd Date Panel 2. V erify that the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS time is within fi ve minutes of any ADS W indows 2000 d[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 45 3. In the navigation panel, select Windo ws Configuration > Configure Domains and W orkgroups. FIGURE 5-7 The Configure Domains and W orkgroups Panel 4. Select the Enable ADS checkbox. 5. In Domain, enter the Windows 2000 Domain in which ADS is runn ing. The Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS must belong to this d omain. 6.[...]

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    46 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 8. In the Container field, enter the ADS path of the W indows 2000 ad ministrative user in Lightweight Di rectory Access Protocol (LDAP) distinguished name (DN) notation. Enter the path using the user's cn (common name) folder or ou (organizational unit). The cn folde rs are def[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 47 V erifying Name Service Lookup Or der 1. V erify that the name service looku p order for DNS is enabled and set to the desired priority . T o do so, sel ect UNIX Configuration > Config ure Name Services. FIGURE 5-8 The Configure Name Services Panel The DNS Service is listed under the Hosts Order tab. Be sure th[...]

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    48 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 V erifying DNS Configuration 1. In the navigation panel, select Network Configurat io n > Configure TCP/IP > Set Up DNS. 2. Select the Enable D NS ch eckbox to enable DNS. FIGURE 5-9 The Set Up DNS Panel 3. Enter the DNS Dom ain Name. This must be the same as the ADS domain. 4.[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 49 8. In the DynDNS Password field, enter the password of the Dynamic DNS user . 9. Click Apply to save your changes. If you enable Dynamic D NS, the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS immediately updates DNS wi th its host name and IP address. Publishing Shar es in ADS T o publish shares in ADS: 1. In the navigation panel, selec[...]

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    50 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 7. In the Container field, enter the location in the AD S directory in which the share is to be published. This field is avai lable only if you enable ADS for th e Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Configur e Domains and W orkgroups panel. Enter the path using the share cn (common na me) [...]

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    51 CHAPTER 6 UNIX Configuration How to Configur e Name Services Setting Up LDAP T o use LDAP , the LDAP server must be running.[...]

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    52 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 T o enable LDAP service on the Sun St orEdge 5210 NAS: 1. In the navigation panel, select UN IX Configurati on> Set Up NSSLDAP . FIGURE 6-1 The Set Up NSSLDAP Panel 2. T o enable LDAP , check th e Enable NSSLDAP checkbox. 3. In the Domain field, enter the domain name of the LDAP s[...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 53 To c o n f i g u r e N I S : 1. In the navigation panel, select UNIX Configuration > Set Up NIS. FIGURE 6-1 The Set Up NIS Panel 2. Select the Enable NIS checkbox. This creates a central database on the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS for host, user , an d group information. 3. Enter the name of the domain you want to use[...]

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    54 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 8. Select the Update Groups chec kbox to update group information. 9. Select the Update Netgroups chec kbox to update ne t group information. 10. Click Apply to save your changes. Setting Up NIS+ Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) wa s designed to replace NIS, and is the new def[...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 55 3. In the navigation panel, select UNIX Configuration > Configure Name Services. FIGURE 6-2 The Configure Name Services Panel 4. Add the NIS+ service to the Services Sele cted list by select ing it and clicking the button. 5. Using the and bu ttons, set the order in which the name services (including NIS+) are u[...]

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    56 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 7. In the navigation panel, select UNIX Configuration > Set Up NIS+. FIGURE 6-3 The Set Up NIS+ Panel 8. Select the Enable NIS+ checkbox. 9. In the Home Domain Server field, enter the NIS + home domain server IP address. If you don’t know the home domain server IP address, leave[...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 57 Setting Name Service Lookup Or der The Name Service (NS) lookup order cont rols the sequence in which the name services are sear ched to resolve a query . These name services can include LDAP , NIS, NIS+, DNS, and Local. Y ou must enable the selected services to use the m for name resolution. T o set the order for [...]

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    58 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 e. Then arrange the order of lookup serv ices in the Services Selected box by selecting each service. f. Click the and buttons to move it up or down. The service at the top of the list is used first in user lookup. 3. Select the services used for group lookup in the Groups Order tab [...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 59 T o manually add a host to the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS server: 1. In the navigation panel, select UNIX Configuration > Configure NFS > Set Up Hosts. FIGURE 6-5 The Set Up Hosts Panel 2. Then click Add to display the Add Host dialog box. FIGURE 6-6 The Add Host Dialog Box 3. Enter the Host Name. This is the name[...]

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    60 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Set Up NFS Exports NFS exports let you speci fy access privileg es ( exports) for UNIX users to specified volumes. The Exports table shows the curr en t NFS export information, including the accessible dire ctories, host name, and access level (Read/W rite or Read/Only) for ea[...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 61 2. If you have not created any exports, this space is blank. Click Add to create an export. FIGURE 6-8 The Add NFS Exports Dialog Box 3. In the Path box, select the volume for which you want to grant UNIX host access. Then type the path in the Path field. The Full Path field displays the volume and path input. 4. I[...]

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    62 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 7. In the Configure Exports panel, check th at the correct path, host, and access are shown for the export you created. 8. Click Apply to save your changes. Mapping User and Gr oup Credentials If your system includes both UNIX and W indows environments, you can en sure that users and[...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 63 ■ Map by Us er Name – Select thi s option to map UNIX and NT users with iden tical user names, allowing the same user to access the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS fr om both environments. ■ Map by Full Name – Select this option to map UNIX and NT users that have identical full names. 3. The W in dows <--> UNIX[...]

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    64 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    65 CHAPTER 7 System Backup How to Set Up NDMP The Network Data Management Protocol ( NDMP) is an open pr otocol for network- based backup. NDMP architecture lets ne twork attached storage vendors ship NDMP-compliant servers that you can use with any NDMP-compliant backup administration application . 1. In the navigation panel, sele ct System Backup[...]

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    66 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 2. Select the NDMP NIC used for data transfer to the backup tape drive. The gateway address is displaye d for each NIC. If the NDMP backup tape device is located on another network, make sure you select the NIC that connects to the correct gateway . 3. Click Apply to save your change[...]

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    67 CHAPTER 8 Monitoring and Notification How to Configur e SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr otocol) communications allow you to conduct SNM P monitoring. Sun StorEdge 52 10 NAS supports S NMP monitoring only (not SNMP management). T o interpret Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Message Informa tion Blocks (MIB), you must copy the MIB files included in t[...]

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    68 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 To s e t u p S N M P : 1. In the navigation panel, select Mon ito ring and Notificatio n > Configure SNMP . FIGURE 8-1 The Configure SNMP Panel 2. Select the Enable SNMP checkbox. 3. Enter the SNMP community to which the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS belon gs in the Server SNMP Community [...]

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    Chapter 8 Monitor ing and Notificat ion 69 6. T o remove a target address, select th e lin e you want to re move, and click the button. 7. Click Apply to save your changes. How to Set Up E-mail Notification Set the SMTP server name and e-mail notifica tion recipients in this screen. When a system error i s detected, Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS sends a no[...]

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    70 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 4. Specify the types of e-mail for t he reci pient. Check the Notification option, the Diagnostics option, or both . 5. Select a notification leve l by clicking Errors, Errors and W arning, or None. 6. Click the button to add the new re cipient to the list of recipients. 7. Repeat st[...]

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    Chapter 8 Monitor ing and Notificat ion 71 Enabling UPS Monitoring In the navigation panel, select Monitoring and Notification > En able UPS Monitoring . FIGURE 8-3 The Enable UPS Monitoring Panel[...]

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    72 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    73 CHAPTER 9 Managing RAID Configuring LUNs Adding a LUN When adding a LUN, be sur e that the disks you want to use in the LUN have not been assigned to another LUN or as ho t spar es before you create a new LUN. T o determine the status of disk s view the Manage RAID panel.[...]

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    74 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 T o add a new LUN: 1. In the navigation panel, select RAID > Manage RAID. FIGURE 9-1 The Manage RAID Pane l with Expansi on Unit[...]

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    Chapter 9 Managing RAI D 75 2. Click Add LUN. FIGURE 9-2 The Add LUN Dialog Box 3. Select the drives for the LUN by clicking the drive images. Y ou must select at least three drives. If only three dri ves are available, they are automatically selected. The drive images show the stat us of each drive as follows: 4. Choose one of the followin g optio[...]

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    76 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 ■ Existing V olume – Select this option if the purp ose of this LUN is to add disk space to an existing volume (f or example, to create and attach a segment). Then select the volume you are expanding from the drop-down list. ■ None – Select this option to create a new LUN wit[...]

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    Chapter 9 Managing RAI D 77 3. The system automatically sele cts the drives belonging to the LUN you are removing. Y ou can only remove the most recently added LUN. FIGURE 9-3 The Remove LUN Dialog Box Caution – When y ou select Ye s , all data on the LUN will be destroyed. 4. Click Y es to remove the LUN. Configuring Hot Spar es Designating a Ho[...]

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    78 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 2. Click Add HS. FIGURE 9-4 The Add Hot Spare Dialog Box 3. Select the drive you want by clicking the drive image. The default selection is the left-most available drive on th e screen. Be sure that the disk you use as a hot spare is at least as large as the largest disk in any LUN o[...]

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    Chapter 9 Managing RAI D 79 3. Click Remove HS. FIGURE 9-5 The Remove Hot Spare Dialog Box 4. Click Y es to remove the hot spare. V iewing Controller Information The read-only V iew Controller Inform ation panel displays contr oller vendor , model, and firmware r e lease.[...]

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    80 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 T o vi ew c on t rol le r ve nd o r , m od e l, an d fi rm wa re rel ea s e, se l ec t RAID > V iew Controller Information in the navigation panel. FIGURE 9-6 The V iew Cont roller Information Panel[...]

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    81 APPENDIX T r oubleshooting This appe ndix provides instruction s for se nding a di agnostic e-mail an d contacting Sun Micr osystems T echnical Supp ort team. If you have problems with the physical components of the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS, see the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Hardwar e Installa tion, Conf iguration, and User Guide on the documentation C[...]

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    82 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 T o set up diagnostic e-mail: 1. In the toolbar at the top of the screen, select the button. The Diagnostic Emai l dialog box appears. FIGURE A-1 The Diagnostic Email Dialog Box 2. Enter a description of the problem in the Problem Description field. This is a mandatory entry and is l[...]

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    Appendix T roubleshooting 83 Contacting T echnical Support W e hope the instructions provided i n th is user ’s guide are complete and clear enough to meet your needs. If you need further assistance, contact Sun Microsystems. W e take pride in pr oviding highly resp onsive, world-clas s service to ensur e the highest levels of on-going customer s[...]

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    84 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004[...]

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    85 Index A Adding DNS server 15 hosts 58 hot spares 77 LUNs 7 3 NFS exports 61 ADS setting up GUI 34 Alias IP addresses about 14 adding 14 B Broadcast addr ess 13 C Clients 2 Community string 68 Configuring ADS GUI 34 alias IP addresses 14 gateway address 14 hosts 58 LDAP GUI 52 network adapters 13 NFS exports 60 primary IP addresses 13 SNMP 67 W i[...]

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    86 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Ref erence Manual • Nov ember 2004 E E-mail notification diagnostic, send ing 81 reci pient list 70 setting up 69 Enabling DHCP 13 DNS 15 domain security 3 4 Dynamic DNS 16 LDAP GUI 52 NIS 53 NIS+ 56 SNMP 68 SNMP trap dest inations 68 UPS monitoring 71 workgroup security 3 4 Errors, e-mail notification 70 Exports, c[...]

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    Index 87 NDMP gateway address 66 NIC 66 setting up 65 Netmask, configuring 13 Network connections 2 Network adapters configuring 13 locations 12 Network Data Manageme nt Protocol - see NDMP 65 Network Information Service - see NIS 52 Network Information Service Plus - see NIS+ 54 NFS adding hosts 59 configuring exports 60 NIC ports, Locations 12 NI[...]

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    88 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Ref erence Manual • Nov ember 2004 UNIX settings adding hosts 59 configuring NFS exports 60 mapping 62 name service lookup order 57 NIS 53 NIS+ 54 Updating groups in NIS 54 Hosts in NIS 5 3 users in NIS 5 3 UPS, enabling monitoring 70 User mapping 62 V V iewing controller information 79 W W arnings, e -mail notifica[...]