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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments abou t this document a t: http://www.s un.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun StorEdge ™ 5210 NAS Quic k Ref erence Manual P art No. 81 7-6659-11 Nov ember 2004, Re vision A[...]

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    Please Recycle Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 9505 4, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectu al 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 mo [...]

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    Contents ii i Contents 1. Introductio n 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[...]

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    iv Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Configuring Directory Tree Quotas 21 How to Create Sun StorEdge Fi le Checkpoints 23 5. W ind ows 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 Pa nel 6 FIGURE 2-2 Connecting the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS AC Po wer 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 Ga[...]

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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 Workgro ups 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 Tim[...]

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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 Images 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 guid e is designed as a quick reference to familiarize the user on using differ ent features and function s of the Sun StorEdge ™ 5210 NAS softwar e. The screen s displayed on your monitor ma y vary from those in this reference guide. For more details on softwar e features and func[...]

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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 ■ Discr etionary Access[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction 3 H a rd w are 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 f ile protection using har dware RAID 5 (disk stripi ng with parity) Data Management ■ Sun StorEdge File Checkpoint facility a llows 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 the W eb Administrator manage ment inte rface, you must have the following software: ■ W indows 98/NT/2000 /XP/2003, Sun Solaris 5.7 Operati ng 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 F iler . After ma king sur e your netw ork connection is sec ure, turn on the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS following the steps below . If you do[...]

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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 exp ansion unit. FIGURE 2-1 Expansion Unit Back Panel 3. Connect the other end of the power cables to an AC power source. 4. For each expansion unit tu rn on the two pow er supply switches. 5. Connect on e end of the AC power ca ble [...]

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    Chapter 2 T urnin g t he Sun S torEdge 5210 N AS On a nd Off 7 8. Press the Power button (Figu re 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 system configuration, r efer to the Softwar e Installati on, Co[...]

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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 syste m with a Java-enabled browser connected to the network. 1. Check that the network link LED is green and then enter in the browser win dow the IP address for the NA S syst em in the format: http://123.111.78.99 2.[...]

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    Chapter 2 T urnin g t he Sun S torEdge 5210 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 ■ R[...]

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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 opt ions A and B. Press the Down Arrow to select opti on “B. Shutdown Server” then press the S elect button. 3. Press Select to select the “A. Pow er Off” option. 4. Pr[...]

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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 ne twork: 1. In the W eb Administrator navigation pa nel, select Net work Configuration > Set 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 na me by entering it in the Server Name box. The server name can include alphanum eric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), “-” (dash), “_” (undersco re), and “.” (perio d) characters . Note – The server name must b egin with a letter (a-z or A-Z), n[...]

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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 > Co nfigure TCP/IP > Configure Network Adapters. FIGURE 3-2 The Configure Network Adapters Panel 2. If your network uses a DHCP server t o assign IP addresses and you want t o enable it, select the E nable DHCP che[...]

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    14 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 About Alias IP Addr esses On a Sun StorEdg e 5210 NAS sys tem, you can add up to ni ne alias IP addr esses to the primary IP addres s 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 [...]

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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 ar e 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 serv er host name a n[...]

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    16 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 5. The DNS serv er at the top of the Server 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 button s. T o remove a server from the list, sel ect the server IP address and c[...]

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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 contr oller for greater data security and recoverabi lity . Th e Sun Stor[...]

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    18 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Partition Partitions are sectio ns on a LUN. Eac h LU N can have a maximu m of four partitio ns. Each partition can either have s pace allocated to it or be empty . When a LUN is first created, al l of the available space is loca ted in the first partit ion, while the other thre e pa[...]

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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 t o create the prim ary file volume. The partition number for the file 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 fr om a diff eren t LUN. Once you add a segment to a volume, you cannot remove it. Y ou must cr eate a segment before you ca[...]

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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 sp ace is available for a di rectory or how many files can be written to it. Quotas can only be configured for directories created in this panel, not for previously exi sting dir ectories. T o add a directory tree quota: 1. In t[...]

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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, enter a name to identify this di rectory tree quota. 5. In the Dir Name field, enter a name for the new d irectory . Y o u can only configure directory quotas f[...]

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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. Sel ecting No Limit allows an unlimi ted number of fil es to be written to this directory . Select Custom if you want to designate a maximum nu mber of files. Then enter the f ile li[...]

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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 checkpoi nt 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 you want. However , the system uses a lar ge amount of sp ace and syste[...]

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 25 3. T o add a sch edule line, click Ad d. FIGURE 4-6 The Add Checkpoint Schedule Dialog Box 4. Select the file volume for wh ich you are scheduling checkpoin ts. 5. Enter a description for the checkpoint in the Description box. This field is mandatory . Y o u can use it to enter information like the time between [...]

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

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    Chapter 4 File V olume Operations 27 3. T o create a new checkpoint, click Crea te. FIGURE 4-8 The Create Checkpoint Dialog Box 4. Select the V olume N ame for which you w a nt to create a checkpoint from the drop- down list. 5. Select one of the follow ing checkpoint options: ■ Auto Delete – Select Auto Delete if you want the Sun StorEdge 5210[...]

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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 share name for the chec kpoint in the S hare Name box. Other computers on the network use the share name to access the chec kpoint 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 olume Name drop-down list box and selec[...]

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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 Shar es Panel How to Access a Checkpoint 1. Using a workstation on the netw ork, click the W indows 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 Sto rEdge 5210 NAS se rver 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 ar e running a pur e UNIX network, you do not need to configure either W indows Doma ins or W indows W orkgroups. 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 configur e W indows security: 1. In the navigation panel, select W indo ws Confi guration > Configure Domains and W or kgroups. FIGURE 5-1 The Configure Domains and W orkgroups Panel 2. T o enable Windows domain security , select the Domai n option button. This option creates [...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 35 Note – Prior to enabling ADS, you must veri fy th at the Sun StorEdge 52 10 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 Dom[...]

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    36 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Set Up WINS A WINS server re solves 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 Shar es About Shar es A shar ed resour ce, or share, is a local r esourc e 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 efer enced on the network. T o clien[...]

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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 Shar e s panel (in the W indows Configuration folder) shows information about all existin g SMB shares in the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS. This includes the share na me and directories shared and info rmation 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 ype the name of the share yo u want to add in the Share Name field. This is the name that users see on the networ k. Ther e is a fifteen-character maximum for this field. The following char acters are invalid: = | : ; “[...]

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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 fiel d is available only if you have enabled ADS for the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Set Up ADS panel. Enter the p ath in terms of the share’ s cn (common name) folder or ou (organ[...]

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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 th e 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 th at matches the user ’s name. If a match is found and that share do es not already exis t, a temporary share i s added. When the user logs off, the shar e is removed. W indows clients can automatical ly log a user off aft[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 43 4. Enter the ADS Contai ner . This specifies the AD S container in which the shares are published. The shares are published in ADS on ly if you configure ADS for the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Set Up ADS pan el. Enter the path using the share’s cn (common name) folder or ou (organizational unit). The cn folder[...]

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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 and Date. FIGURE 5-6 The Set T ime and Date Pane l 2. V erify that the Sun S torEdge 5210 NAS ti me is within five minut es of any ADS W indows 2000 [...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 45 3. In the navigation panel, select Windo ws Configuration > Configure Domains and W or kgroups. 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 domain. 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 Windows 2000 administrative user in Lightweight Di rectory Access Protocol (LDAP) di stinguished name (DN ) notation. Enter the path using the user's cn (common name) folder or ou (organizational unit). The cn folders are defa[...]

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    Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 47 V erifying Name Service Lookup Order 1. V erify that the n ame service lookup order for DNS is enabled and set to the desired priority . T o do so, select UN IX 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 the[...]

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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 > Configu re 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 Dynami c DNS, the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS immediately updates DNS with its host name and IP address. Publishing Shar es in ADS T o publish shar es 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 ADS directory in which the share is to be published. This field is avai lable only if you enable AD S for the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Configur e Domains and W orkgroups panel. Enter the path using the share cn (common na me) f[...]

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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 StorEdg e 5210 NAS: 1. In the navigation panel, select UN IX Confi guration> Set Up NSSLDAP . FIGURE 6-1 The Set Up NSSLDAP Panel 2. T o enable LDAP , check the Enable NSSLD AP 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 , and group informat ion. 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 Netgroup s 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 de[...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 55 3. In the navigation panel, select UNIX Configuration > Configure Name Servi ces. FIGURE 6-2 The Configure Name Services Panel 4. Add the NIS+ service to the S ervices Sele cted list by selecting it and clic king the button. 5. Using the and bu ttons, set the order in which the name services (includin g NIS+) ar[...]

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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 N IS+ 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 r ols the sequence in which the name services are sear ched to resolve a query . These name service s can include LDAP , NIS, NIS+, DNS, and Local. Y ou must enable the selected services to use them for name resolution. T o set the or der fo[...]

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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 fir st in user lookup. 3. Select the services used for group lookup in the Groups Order ta[...]

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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 th e Add Host dialog b ox. FIGURE 6-6 The Add Host Dialog Box 3. Enter the Host Name. This is the na[...]

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    60 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Set Up NFS Exports NFS exports let you sp ecify access privil eg es (exports) for UNIX users to specified volumes. The Exports table shows the curren t NFS export information , including the accessible dir ectories, 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 an y exports, this space is blank. Cl ick 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 displa ys the volume and path input. 4[...]

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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 ensure that users and [...]

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    Chapter 6 UNIX Conf iguratio n 63 ■ Map by Us er Name – Select thi s option to m ap UNIX and NT users with id entical 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 <--> UNI[...]

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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 architectur e lets ne twork attached storage vendors ship NDMP-compliant servers that you can use with any NDMP-compliant backup administration appli cation. 1. In the navigation panel, sele ct System Backu[...]

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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 displa yed for each NIC. If the NDMP backup ta pe device is located on another network, make sure you select the NIC that connects to the correct gateway . 3. Click Apply to save your chang[...]

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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 Stor Edge 5210 NAS supports SNMP m onitoring only (not SNMP management). T o interpr et Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Message Information Block s (MIB), you must copy the MIB files included in[...]

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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 S NMP checkbox. 3. Enter the SNMP community to which the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS belongs in the Server SNMP Community [...]

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    Chapter 8 Monitor ing and Notifi cation 69 6. T o remove a target address, select th e line 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 err or is detected, Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS sends a not[...]

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

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    Chapter 8 Monitor ing and Notifi cation 71 Enabling UPS Monitoring In the navigation panel, selec t Monitoring and Not ification > Enable UPS Monitoring . FIGURE 8-3 The Enable UPS Moni toring 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 us e in the LUN have not been assigned to another LUN or as ho t sp ares before you cr eate 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 drives are available, they ar e automaticall y selected. The drive images show the stat us of each drive as follows: 4. Choose one of the follo wing opti[...]

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    76 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 ■ Existing V olu me – Select this option if the purp ose of this LUN is to ad d disk space to an existing volume (for example, to create and attach a segment). Then select the volume y ou are expanding fr om the drop-down list. ■ None – Select this option to create a new LUN [...]

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    Chapter 9 Managing RAI D 77 3. The system automatically se lects 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 th e LUN. Configuring Hot Spar es Designating a H[...]

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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 i ewing Contr oller Information The read-only V iew Controller Inform ation panel displays contr oller vendor , model, and firmware r elease.[...]

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    80 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 T o v i ew c on t ro ll e r v e n do r , m od e l , a n d f i rm w a re re l e as e , se l e ct RAID > V iew Controller Informati on 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 instructi ons for se nding a diagnostic e-mail and con tacting Sun Micr osystems T echnical Support team. If you have pr oblems with the physical components of the Sun StorEdge 521 0 NAS, see the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Hardwar e Installa tion , Configuration, 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 rou bleshooting 83 Contacting T echnical Support W e hope the instructions pr ovided in th is user ’s guid e 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 r esponsive, world-class service to ensur e the highest levels of on-going customer [...]

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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 6 1 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 [...]

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    86 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Ref erence Manual • Nov ember 2004 E E-mail notification diagnostic, send ing 81 re cipient li st 70 setting up 69 Enabling DHCP 13 DNS 15 domain security 34 Dynamic DNS 16 LDAP GUI 52 NIS 53 NIS+ 56 SNMP 6 8 SNMP trap des tinations 68 UPS monitoring 71 workgroup security 34 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 1 3 locations 12 Network Data Manage ment Protocol - see NDMP 65 Network Information Service - see NIS 52 Network Information Service Plus - see NIS+ 54 NFS adding hosts 59 configuring exports 6 0 NIC ports, Locations 12 [...]

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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 orde r 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[...]