Thecus N8800SAS manual

Thecus N8800SAS FW v3.00.08 User’s Manual[...]

Copyright and T rademark Notice Thecus and other name s of Thecus product s are registered trademarks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Appl e, iTunes and Apple OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are the pr[...]

Safety W arnings For your safety, please read and fo l low the foll owing safety warnings: Read this manual thoroughly before a ttempting to set up your N8800 SAS. Your N8800SAS is a complicated electronic device. DO NOT attempt to repair it under any circumstances. In the ca se of malfunction, tu rn off the pow er immediately and have it repaired [...]

T able of Content s Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................... 2 About This Manual ......................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty........................................................................... 2 Safety Warnings .........................................[...]

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Appendix E: UPS C ompatibility List ............................................ 141 Appendix F: Licensing Information ............................................ 145 Overview ........................................................................................... 145 Source Code Availability ....................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for choosing the Thecus N 8800SAS IP Storage Server. The Thecus N8800SAS is an easy-to-use storage server that allows a dedicated approach to storing and distributing data on a n etwork. Data reliability i s ensured with RAID features that provide data security and recovery—over ten Terabyte of storage i[...]

Backup Server Don’t leave precious data to chance. With advanced backup capabiliti es, you can easily upload missi on critical files to the N8800SAS, and even automate your backup tasks for true peac e-of-mind. To find out how to backup your files with the N8800SAS, refer to Chapter 4: Backup > Nsync . Printer Server With the N8800SAS’s Prin[...]

z Screw Kit & Key-Luc k x1 z HDD Compatibility list Card x1 z Multiple Langu ages Warranty Card x1 Please check to see if your pack age is complete. If you find that some items are missing, contact your d ealer. 11[...]

Front Panel The Thecus N8800SAS’s front panel has the de vice’s contr ols, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button • Power on/off N8800SAS 2.Power LED • Solid green: System is po wer on. 3.Reboot Button • Press to system reboot 4.System fan alarm LED • Solid red: system fan failure notification 5. Mu[...]

Hard Disk Trays Each of the N8800SAS’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power L ED • Solid blue: hard disk is powered on 2.HDD Access/Error LED • Blinking green: system is accessing data on the hard disk 3.Lock • Use the lock to physically secure the hard disk to the unit 4.[...]

5.Serial Port • This port is for external UPS device 6.WAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 7.LAN Port • WAN port for connecting to an Ethernet net work through a switch or router 14[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Inst allation Overview Your N8800SAS is designed for easy insta llation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your N8800SAS up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging yo ur unit during installation. B efore You Begin Before you begin, be sure to ta ke the following precaution[...]

Cable Connections To connect the N8800SAS to your network, foll ow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethe rnet cabl e from your network to the WAN port on the back panel of the N8800SAS. 2. Connect the provided power cord int o th e universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a su rge pro tector socket. Press the powe[...]

Checking System Status After making connections on the N8800SAS and powering up , check whether the system status is normal or has trouble by obse rving indicators on the front pan el and hard disk trays. System Status Normal T he system status is normal if: 1. The Power LED on the Front Panel glows green. 2. The HDD Power LED o n each HDD tray glo[...]

Chapter 3: First T ime Setup Overview Once the hardware is installed, ph ysically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the N8800SAS so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your N8800SAS: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD di splay . Follo w the steps below f or initial softw are set[...]

6. Name your N8800SAS and configure the netw ork IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the N8800SAS to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended. You m ay also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually. 7. Change the default administrator password. 8. Finished! Access the N8[...]

LCD Operation The N8800SAS is equipped with an LCD on the front for e asy status display and setup. There ar e four buttons on t he front panel to contro l the LCD functi ons. LCD Controls Use the Up ( ▲ ), Down ( ▼ ), Ent er ( ↵ ) and Escape ( ESC ) keys to select various configuration settings and menu op tions for N8800SAS configuration. T[...]

2009/05/22 12:00 Current system time. Disk In fo Current status of disk slot has been installed RAID Current RAID status. The N8800SAS will rotate these messages every one-two seconds o n the LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital camer as to the N8800SAS b y press b[...]

Chapter 4: Web Administration Interface . Step 1: Network Setup From the Web Administration Interf ace, you can configure the network settings of the N8800SAS for your network. Yo u can access the Network menu from th e menu bar. For details on how to c onfigure yo ur network settings, refe r to Chapter 4: Sys tem Network . Step 2: RAID Creation Ne[...]

iTunes Server Media Server Printer Server Photo Server 23[...]

Chapter 4: System Administration Overview The N8800SAS provides an easily accessible Web Administration Interface . With it, you can configu re an d monitor the N8800SAS anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your n etwork is con nected to the Internet. To access the N8800SAS Web Administration Interface : 1. Type the N8800[...]

Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the N8800SAS. System Management Various N8800SAS system settings and information. System Network Information and settings for network connections, as well as various services of the N8800SAS. Storage Information and settings for storage devices installed into the N8800SAS. User a[...]

Temperature. Green: Systematic temperature is normal. Red: Systematic temperature is unusual . Click to go to System Status page as short cut. Network. Green: Connec tion to network is normal. Red: abnormal connectio n to the network Logout Click to logout Web Ad ministration Interfa ce. Lan guage Sel ection The N8800SAS supports multiple l anguage[...]

Product Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of t he system manufacture r. Product No. Shows the mode l number of the system. Firmware version Shows the current firmware version . Up time Displays the total run time of the system. System/Service Status From the Status menu, choose the System item, System Status and Service St[...]

NFS Status The status of the Network File Service Server. SMB/CIFS Status The status of the SMB/CIFS server. FTP Status The status of the FTP server. Media Server The status of the Media Server Nsync Status The status of the Nsync server. UPnP Status The status of the UPnP service. SNMP The status of the SNMP service. Logs From the System Informati[...]

Trunc ate All Log F ile Clear a ll log f iles. The number of lines per page □ Specify desired number of lines to display per page. Sort Ascending Shows logs by date in ascending order. Sort Descending Shows logs by date in descending order. |<< < > >>| Use the forward ( > >>| ) and backward ( |<< < ) buttons to[...]

Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the No tification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have the N8800SAS notify yo u in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item. Notification Configuration Item Descriptio[...]

Firmware Upgrade From the menu, choose the Firmware Upgr ade item and the Firmw are Upgrade screen appears. Follow the steps below to upgrade your firmware: 1. Use the Brow se button to find the firmware file. 2. Press Apply . 3. The beeper beep s and the Busy LED blinks un til the upgrade is complete. • Dow ngradi ng fi rmware is no t permit ted[...]

See the following table for a detailed description of each item. UPS Setting Item Description UPS Monitoring Enable or disable UPS monitoring. Manufacturer Choose the UPS manufacturer from the dropdowns. Model Choose the UPS model number from the dropdowns. Battery Status Current status of the UPS battery Power Current status of the power being sup[...]

Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monda y, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If you choose an on time, but do n ot assign an off time, the system will tu rn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached, or if the unit is shu tdown manua lly. Example - Monday: O[...]

From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable . Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WOL Service Ena ble or Disable WOL service Apply Click Apply to save changes. SNMP Support From the menu, choose the SNMP item and the SNMP Supp ort screen appears. You could enable th e SNM[...]

See the following table for a detailed description of each item. Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Item Description New Password Type in a new administrator password . Confirm Password Type t he new passwor d again to confirm. Apply Press this to save your changes. ˙ Config Mgmt From the menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System C[...]

˙ Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appe ars. Press Apply to reset the N8800SAS to factory default settings. Resetting to factory defaults will no t erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WILL revert all the settings to t he factory default values. WARNING ˙ Reboot & S[...]

To perform a file system check, click Apply . Once clicked, the follow ing prompt will appear: Click Yes to reboot the system. Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned t o the File System Check prompt. There you will see th e available RAID volumes t o run the file system ch eck on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to per form file syste[...]

C lick Start to begin the file system check. Clic k Reboot to reboot the system. When the file system check is run, the system will show 20 lin es of information unt il it is complete. Once complete, the results w ill be shown at the bottom. The system must be re normally after file syste booted before the N8800SAS can function m check complete. NO[...]

System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration setti ngs as well as service support settings. WAN Configuration From the System Network menu, choose WAN , and the WAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the WAN connection. You may change any of these items and press Apply to confirm[...]

DNS Server Domain Name Service (DNS) server IP address. NOTE • Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operat ing in a Gigabit env ironment where all oth er clients have Jumb o Frame Setting enabled. • Enabling DHCP automatically turns on UPnP— see the Service Supp ort Screen. • If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest th at you disable IP[...]

DHCP Server Configuration A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devi ces connected to the LAN port. To configure these ports, choose LAN from the Syst em Netw ork menu. DHCP Configuration Item Description DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP server to automatically assign IP address to PCs connected to the LAN interface. Start[...]

Samba Recycle Bin The N8800SAS is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable it then all of deleted files/ folders wi ll reside in the “.recy cle” folder with hidden attribution in each share. In general, Windows has default to invisibl e all of hidden folders/files. So please enabl e this option to view “.recycle” folder. S[...]

NFS Setup From the System Network menu, choose the NFS item, and the N FS Support screen appears. The N8800SAS can act as an NFS server, enabling use rs to download and upload fi les with the favori te NFS clients. Press Appl y to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows: NFS Server Sett ing Item Description NFS E nable or Disable [...]

A description of each item follows: FTP Item Description FTP Enable FTP Service on the N8800SAS. Security FTP Enable or disable Securi ty FTP, be sure the client FTP software has also security FTP setting enabled. Port Specifies the port number of an incoming connection on a non-standard port. FTP ENCODE If your FTP cli ent or operating system does[...]

A description of ea ch field follows: Media Manager Settings Item Description Media Server Enable or disable the Media Server servi ce. Shared Media Folders Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared. Rescan Click the Rescan button to have the N8800SAS for new contents in the sele cted me dia folde r. Share Media Folders Once the M[...]

4. Setup the DMA (These steps will be di fferent if you use a different DMA) a. From the Serv er List screen, select “ N8800SAS: Media Server ” as the server. b. Go to My Media c. Click on th e Up/Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox , Photo Albums , or Vi de o Clips d. Start enjoying the contents stored in your N8800SAS. HTTP/ Web Disk F[...]

UPnP This device supports UPnP Media server, whic h allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devi ces). Enable or disable Universal Plug a nd Play p rotocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address of the N8800 SAS. Nsync Target From the System Network menu, ch oose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Setting screen appears. Enable or [...]

through Bonjour zero-c onfiguration networki ng with a com plete description of the protocols and technologies us ed to create Bonjour enabled applications and devices. Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of stor age devices installed in the N8800SA S, and includes storage co nfiguration op tions such as RAID and disk sett ings,[...]

Failed . Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. Total Capacity Shows the total SATA/SAS hard di sk capacity. Disk Power Management The administrator can set the disk to power do wn after a period of inac tivi ty. (SA TA HD D Only ) S.M.A.R.T. Information On the Disks Information screen, the status of each disk will be displayed in the Status c[...]

reallocated, the more a decrease (up to 10% or more) can be noticed in disk read/write speeds. Current Pending Sector (SATA HDD Only) Current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are rea d successfully, the va[...]

RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RA ID volume currently designated as the Maste r RAID volume. ID ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configurati on. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy , Degraded , or Damaged . Disks Used Hard disks used to fo[...]

2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5 , RAID 6 , or RAID 10 — see Appen dix C: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each. 3. Specify a RAID ID. 4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RA ID checkbox. NOTE In a mu ltiple R AID configu rati on, o[...]

With a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created. See Chapter 6: Tips and Tric ks > Adding a Spare Disk for detai ls. For more information on RAID, see Appendix C: RAID Basics . RAID Level You can set the storage volume as JBOD , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , RAID 5, RAID 6 or RAID 10 . RAID configura[...]

RAID 5 requires a minimum of 3 disks. RAID 5 can sustain one failed disk. RAID 6 Two independent parity computations must be used in order to provide protection against double disk fail ure. Two different algorithms are employed t o achieve this purpose. RAID 6 requi res a minimum of 4 disks. RAID 6 can sustain two failed disks. RAID 10 RAID 10 has[...]

Remove RAID Click to remove th e RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected R AID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, f ollow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its rad io button, and cl ick RAID Info rmation to open the RAID Configur ation screen. 2. On the RAID Co[...]

Remove RAID destroys a unrecoverable. ll data in the current RAID volume. The data is WARNING Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, R AID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 volume, follow the steps belo w: 1. Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild. 2. Once rebuilt, you ca n continue to re place any remaining disks[...]

Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, yo u m ay want to move i t to other physical drives or change the RAID array all togeth er. T o migrate a RAID 0, RAID 1 , RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume, foll o w the steps below: 1. From the RAID Configurat ion screen, click Migrate RAID. 2. A list of possible RAID migration conf igu rations will be [...]

NOTE Migrating a RAID volume cou ld take several hours to comp lete With RAID level migrati on function , it has two dif feren t type “On line” an d “Off line” alone with limitation as l isted below. 1. During RAID lev el migration, it is not allowed reboot or shutdown sy stem. 2. Off line RAID level migration, all serv ices will stop and d[...]

Below i s a tabl e listi ng of possible RAID migration schemes: To From RA ID 0 RA ID 5 RA ID 6 RA ID 0 [OFFLINE] [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx3 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx5 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx6 [RAID 0] HDDx2 to [RAID 0] HDDx7 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RAID 0] HDDx4 [RAID 0] HDDx3 to [RA ID 0] HDDx5 [RAI[...]

RA ID 5 X [ONLINE] [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RA ID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx3 to [RAID 5] HDDx8 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RA ID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx6 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RAID 5] HDDx7 [RAID 5] HDDx4 to [RA ID 5] HDDx8 [RAID 5] HDDx5 to [RAID 5] HDDx[...]

Item Description Modify Click this to modi fy the allocated space. Delete Click this to delete the allocated space. iSCSI Targ et Clic k to allo cate sp ace to iSCSI volume. Type Type of volume. Can be either USB or iSCSI. Name Name assigned to the volume. Capac ity Capacity of the allocated space. Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate s p [...]

Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume. Allocat ion Perc entage and amou nt of sp ace a llocate d to iSC SI volume . Unused Percentage and amount of unused spac e on current RAID volume. iSCSI Targ et Volume Enab le or Disa ble the iS CSI Targ et Volume. Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target. This name will be used by the Stackable NAS f[...]

2. Modify your setting . Press ok to change. Delete Volume To delete volume on the current R AID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List , click Delete . The Space Allocation screen appe ars. 63[...]

2. Press YES . All data in the volu me will be removed. Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Ad min to Enable/Disable to operate N8800SA S associated with iSCSI sett ing. The details as lis ted in follow ing screenshot. Wit h the option cha nged, it will need to reboot syst em to activate. iSCSI Block Size Select the bl ock size wi[...]

Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Fol der screen appears. This screen allows you to add a f older. After entering th e information, press Apply to create new folder. 65[...]

Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder wil l reside. Folder Name Enter the name of the folder. Descrip tion Provid e a desc ription the fo lder. Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. If Yes is selected, then the share folder will be browseable. Public Admit or d eny pub lic acce ss to th[...]

Descrip tion Provide a d escript ion the f older . Browseable Enable or disable users from browsing the folder contents. This setting will only apply while access via SMB/CIFS and web disk. Public Ad mit or den y public acces s to this fo lder. Share Limit Enter the maximum size of the folder. The folder will not grow beyond this limit. You can ent[...]

NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the fol der. Guest System Support There are two selections availabl e: • Unix / Linux System • AIX (Allow source port > 1024) Choose the one which best fits your needs. IO Mapping There are three selections [...]

Snapshot The N8800SAS is capable for 16 snapshot vers ion control. To have snapshot to work on, the file system creation for RAID volume has to be “ ZFS ”. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZF S” file system, then the folder management screen with “Snap” button w ill be configurable. Snap[...]

These taken snapsh ot is only accessible th ough CIFS/SMB by manually type NAS IP addresssnapshot and invisible from normal a ccess. Also, the ta ken snapshot version is read only can n ot be deleted under CIFS/SMB access but on ly click the “Del” button s howin g on the screen shot abov e. Folder and sub-folders Access Contr ol List (ACL) O[...]

2. With the group or user selected, pre ss one of the buttons from the three access level columns at the top. The group or u ser then appears in that column and has that level of access to the folder. 3. Continue select in g groups and users and assign ing them access levels using the column buttons. 4. To remove a group or user from an access leve[...]

The system will your search, ente list up to 1,000 users from the chosen category. To narrow r a search term in the blank provided. NOTE Stackable NAS The N8800SAS’s capacity can be expanded e ven further using the sta ckable function. With i t, users can expand the capacity of thei r network storage systems up to 5 other stack t arget volumes wh[...]

Next, input the target IP address of the stacka ble device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes from the input ted IP address. Once IP with volume h ave been set, you may need to input a va lid user name and password to validate your access rights. If there is no user name and password needed to access targe[...]

From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Micros oft Network Ac cess wi th setti ngs have been completed. Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” No Stack Target The Browseable setting will be same method of set ting for system share folder. It designates whet[...]

The Public setting will be set same as wh at the setting for t he system share f older associated with the ACL permission setup. If Public is set to Yes , all users will be able to access it, and ACL button will be grayed out. If Public is set to No , the ACL button will be avai lable on the Stack Target Li st window. Click Apply to save your chang[...]

With this newl y attached stack targ et device, you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose. In general, if attached stack target device has been used by another N5200PRO/1U4500/N5500/N8800SAS/N8800/N8800 as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and syst em will recognize it straigh t away and [...]

ACL settings will be exactly the same as syst em folder that you may have setup previously. E. Reconnect a Stack Tar get The enabled stack target devices may be di sconnected by situations such as power outages or network disconnects. W hen this happens, the Reconnect button will availabl e. To attempt to reconnect the stack t arget, click Reconnec[...]

From the main menu, the ISO Mount featu re is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference. Select on the ISO mount function and you will have th e screen shot appear as following. A. Add a I SO file From the figure above, select ISO fi le from drop down share list. After se lection, system wi ll bring up Mount tab le fo[...]

To mount new ISO file, select fr om listed ISO file and inpu t desired mounting n ame into “Mount as:” field. C lick “ADD” with confirmation t o complete mounting ISO file. Or without “Mount as” ISO file expor t name input, system will automati c to give the export name by ISO file name. If left “Mou nt as:” blink then system wi ll [...]

You could click “Un mount” to elimin ate mounted ISO file. B. Using ISO The mounted ISO file will be loca ted same share folder wi th name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has m ounted as fo lder “Image” you could see. T he ISO file “Thec us 01” without assign moun ting name, system aut o matically has fo[...]

A description of each item follows: ADS/NT Support Item Description Work Group / Domain Name Specifies the SM B/CIFS Work Group / ADS Doma in Name (e.g. N8800SAS). ADS/NT Support Select Disable to disable authenti cation through Windows Active Directory Server or Windows NT. Authentication Method Select ADS for Windows Active Directory Server, or s[...]

AD Domain Example Item Information Work Group / Domain Name domain ADS Support Enable ADS Server Name Computer1 ADS/NT Realm Domain.local Administrator ID Administrator Administrator Password *********** NOTE • The DNS server spec ified in the WAN configuration page shou ld be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name . • The time zone sett[...]

2. On the Local User Setting screen, enter a name in the User Name box. 3. Ente r a User ID numbe r. If left blank, t he system will auto matically assign one. 4. Enter a password in the Password box and re-enter the password in the Confirm box. 5. Select which group the u ser will belong to . Group Members is a list of groups this user belongs to.[...]

Rem ove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts me nu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add , Edit , and Remove local groups. 84[...]

Local Group Configuration Item Description Add Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system. Remove Pre ss the Remove button to delete a selected grou p from the system. Add Groups 1. On the Local Group Configurat ion screen, click on the Add button . 2. The Lo[...]

1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a grou p name from the list. 2. Press the Edit button to modify the members in a group. 3. To add a user into a gr oup, select the user fro m th e Users List , and press the << button to move the user into the M embers List . 4. To remove a u ser from a group, sel ect the user from Members Li[...]

From the Accounts me nu, click Batch M gmt and the B atch Create Users and Groups dialog ue will appear. To import your list of users and groups, follow t hese steps: 6. Click Browse… to locate your comma-separ ated text file. The info rmation i n the text f ile should follow this format : [USERNAME], [PASSWORD], [GROUP] 7. Click Open . 8. Click [...]

Printer Information Item Description Manufacturer Displays the name of the USB printer manufacturer. Model Displa ys the mod el of the USB printe r. Status Di splays the status of the USB printer. Remove document from Queue Click to remove all documents f rom printer queue Restart Printer service Click to restart printer service If a corrupt print [...]

NOTE • Not all USB printe supported printers. • Note that if a multi N8800SAS, usually on features, such as scann rs are supported. Please ch eck Thecus websit e for a list of -function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the ly the printing and fax functions will work . Other ing, will probably not function. Windows Vista To set up the Printer[...]

3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetoot h pr inter . 4. Select The printer that I want isn’t listed . You can press The printer that I want isn’t listed t o go i nto next p age without waiting for Searching for ava ilable printers to fini sh. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name . 90[...]

Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in t he box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address of t he N880 0SAS. Click Next . 6. Select or install a prin ter and then press OK . If your pri nter model is not listed, please contact your printer man ufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt t o connect to th e printer. 8. You c[...]

9. Done! Click Finish . iTunes® Server With the built-i n iTunes server capability, the N880 0SAS enables digital music to be shared and played anywhe re on the network! From the Network menu, choose the iTunes item, and the iTunes Configuration screen appears. You may enable or disa ble the iTunes Service from here. Once enabled, enter correct in[...]

Module Management Module Installation From the Modul e Management menu, choose the Module Installation item and the Module Management screen appears. From here , you can install separate software modules to extend the functi onality of your N8 800SAS. System Module The system module is offici ally provided by Thecus for new features added. User Mod[...]

Below is a description of each fi eld: Nsync Item Description Add Click to add a Nsync task Edit Click to Ed it an Nsync task. Restore Restore share folder from an Nsync target. Del Click to d elete an Nsync task. Bac kup fi les on Ns ync ta rget is a lso deleted. Task name The name of your Nsync task. Server The IP addre ss of your target server S[...]

Add Nsync Task Item Description Task Name The name of your Nsync task. Target Server Manufacturer Select whether the targe t is a Thecus Product (e.g. N8800SAS) o r FTP server. Nsync Mode Synchronize mode or Incremental mode . Target Server IP Address The IP address of your target server. Source Folder The share folder you want to backup. Authorize[...]

1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1). For instructions on how to add a user on the N8800SAS, see Chapter 4: User and Groups Authenti cati on> Local User Configur ation > Add Users . 2. On the Nsync server, grant that us er (ex. nsyncsource1) write acces s to the nsync folder. For instru ctions on how to set u[...]

1. Click Add to create a Backup task. The Add N ew Task di alog box appears. Add New Task Item Description Task Specifies a name for the current task. Source Click to specify the source folder/file location. Incremental Click to specify whether the backup will be i ncremental. If unchecked, the backup will be a full backup. Destinat ion Cl ick to s[...]

5. Find and select the d rive that specifies your N8800SAS as your backup destination and click Ne xt . 6. Click Next to display the wizard’s final page and click Finis h to start ba cking up. Apple OS X Backup Utilities Mac OS X does not incl ude any backup so ftware. However, there are a num ber of backup solutions available fo r the Mac OS X ,[...]

Chapter 5: Using the N8800SAS Overview Once the N8800SAS is setup an d operating, users on the network may manage all varieties of digital music, photos, or files by simply using their web br owsers. To manage your personal files or access pub lic files on the N8 800SAS, just enter its IP address into your browser (default IP address is http://192.[...]

6. To create a new folder within the curre nt folder, press the New folder button. When th e screen appears enter a name for the folder. Press OK to create the folder. 7. T o u p l o a d a f i l e f r o m y o u r c o m p u t e r t o the current folder, press the New file (upload) button. When the screen a ppears, pr ess Browse and locate the file t[...]

(Admin) Change password and confirm new password. (logout) To logout of the web disk interface. Show the files and folde rs in the d i rectory. Search files in the directory. (You can only input some word string.) Name Displays the names of folders and files. Size Shows the size of folders and files. Type Displays the type of folders and files. Mod[...]

Windows XP Publishing Wizard There are many ways for a local user to upload pictures into their photo album. Users of Windows XP c an upload their pictures usi ng the Windows X P Pub li shing Wizard. 1. Click on the XP Publishing Wizard icon on top right corn er. 2. The XP Web Publishing Wizard C lient screen appears. Click on the link to install t[...]

4. Once the register f ile is inst alled, use the Window s file manager to browse the folder that contain s the picture you want to publish. On t he le ft pane, there will be an icon labeled “ Publish this folder to the Web ”. 5. Click on this icon and Web Publishing Wizard will start. 6. Select the pictures you want to pu blish to the Photo We[...]

7. Your PC will start to conne ct to the Photo Web Server. 8. Sele ct N8800SAS Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to the N 8800SAS. 9. Login into the N8800SAS with your local user name and password. 10. Create you r album by entering an albu m name and clicking on the Cre ate Album button. 104[...]

11. Selec t the album you want to upl oad your pictures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show y ou that the picture upload is in progress. 105[...]

14. When th e upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if y ou want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go t o t hat user’s album. 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album . 106[...]

17. Finished! You will see the pictures just sele cted in the album. Managing Albums and Photos Icon Function Description Make Cover Make selected photo your cover picture. Back Return to the previous screen. Add Add a new album or photos. Modify Edit the name and description of the sel ected album or photo. Each name is limited to 20 characters an[...]

Creating Albums To create a photo album, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add butt on to create a new album. 2. Enter a name for the album, an d enter a des cription if you wish. Then, click on the Create Album b utton. Password Protecting Albums If you would like to put a password on a particular album, follow these steps: 1. Select the album [...]

Slide S hows Slide shows are a great way to enjoy pictures stored on your N8800SAS. You can click on the St art Slide Show icon o n the top right ha nd corner to start the slide show. To stop the slide show, click on the Stop Slide Show icon on the top right hand corner. Mapping a Client PC to the N8800SAS You can map share folders on the N8800SAS [...]

1. Choose Go > Connect to Serv er… 2. Enter the network address for the server i n the Server Address text bo x. When connecting usin g SMB/CIFS protocol , type: smb://192.168.1.100/Folder1 When con necting using AFP protocol, type: afp://192.168.1.100/Folder1 Click Connect . 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect N8800S AS, it will ask for a U[...]

3. You w ill now i nst all the iSCS I Initiator using the Set up Wizar d. Click Ne xt to continue. 4. Leave th e default selections and click Next . 5. Read the license agreem ent. To continu e with the installat ion, click I Agree and then click Next . 6. The i SCSI Init iator will now in stall automatical ly. Click Finish once completed. 111[...]

7. Start the iSCSI Init iator by double-click ing i ts icon on the de sktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Tar get Por tals , click Add . 9. Enter the IP address of the N880 0SAS. Click OK . 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, sel ect the Targets tab. With the iSCSI t arget highlight[...]

11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced . Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP lo gin information check box and en ter y our us erna me and password. Cli ck OK . 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage . 113[...]

13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard di sk listed. 14. Initialize t he new hard disk an d y ou will then be able to u se the iSCSI target as a local drive. Windows Vista Because Windows Vista has th e Microsoft iSCSI Initiator pre- installed, you will not have to install th is piece of software. In stead, start the iSCSI In itia[...]

Chapter 6: T ip s and T ricks USB and eSATA Storage Expansion The N8800SAS supports external USB hard disk s through its four USB ports. Once a USB hard disk has succ essfully mounted , the entire volume will be linked automatically to the default USB HDD folder. The N8800SAS supports up to 4 USB externa l storage devices. All file names on the USB[...]

Pa rt I - Setup a Dy nDNS Acc ount 1. Go to http://www.dyndns.org from your home PC. 2. Click on the Sign Up Now link. 3. Check the Check boxes, select a user name (i.e.: N8800SAS), e nter your email address (i.e.: xxx@example.com), check Enable Wildcar d , and create a password (i.e.: xxxx ). 4. Wait for an email from www.d yndns.org. 5. Open the [...]

Replacing Damaged Hard Drives If you are using RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 you can easily replace a damaged hard drive in the Thecus N8800SAS while keeping y our data secure with the system’s automatic data recovery. Hard Drive Damage When a hard drive is damaged and data in the RAID volume, the system LC D will display warning message also the sys[...]

Chapter 7: T roubleshooting Forgot My Network IP Address If you forget your netw ork IP address an d have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP address by ei ther looking directly onto the N8800SAS’s LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your N8800SAS. 1. Start the Setup Wi zard, and it will automatical[...]

4. Set the Date , Time , and Ti me Zone . 5. Click Apply . In addition, if the N8800SAS is able to a ccess the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Se rver name to correctly resolve. ( See System Network > WAN > DNS Server ) Dual D[...]

Chapter 8: Revision up dated (FW 3.00.03 to 3.00.04) What’s New There are additional fe atures implemented i nto the new 3.00.04 version firmware. RAID Expansion for iSCSI Target Volume First, the iSCSI volu me is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. From the volume list, simp ly select th e iSCSI volume you like to expand and click[...]

RAID Volume Encryption With firmware v3.00.04 , you can protect yo ur data by usin g RAID Volume Encryption func tion to prevent the r isk of data exposure. T o activate this function , the Encr yption option needs to be enabled whil e the RAID is created and followed by password input for identification. Also, a n external writable USB disk plugge[...]

RAID volumes with encryption enabled will be displayed with a key lock symbol next to volume ID name. NOTE 2. With RAID volume encryption enabled, RAID volume expansion will operated in off line mode. 1. With RAID volume encryption enabled , the system performance w ill goes down. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning An advanced thin-provisi oning for iSCSI fea[...]

Next, setup the physical capacity for iSCSI thi n-provision volu me by dragging the Allocation bar to the d esired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provisioning volu me is available from the li st. Please refer to the screenshot below. 123[...]

Now you can start to create iSCSI targ ets to join the ne wly-created iSCSI thin-prov ision volume. Basically, t he iSCSI target under iSCSI th in-provision ing has exactly same settings screen as the standard i SCSI targ et volume creation. The onl y difference is the “Virtual Size” of capaci ty. Unlike creating stan dard iSCSI target volu mes[...]

The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thi n-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The scree n shot to setup an iSCSI target volu me under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum vi rtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 st iSCSI target volume)). 125[...]

This screenshot lists iSC SI target volumes created under th in-provisioning. The 2 nd iSCSI target volu me unde r thin-provisioning has been created wi th a capacity of 14300GB. This message appears i f there is no more room for new iSCSI target creation. iSCSI LUN ID 3. The notification will send out while the physical size of iSCSI thin-provisio[...]

Error Corrections None 127[...]

Chapter 9: Revision updated up to FW 3.00.08 What’s New There are additional features impl emented into the new 3.00.08 version firmware. Updated Login User Interface There is a brand new design for the admin login UI. NOTE The previous chapters hav e screenshots of the origina l user interface. Please note that all changes a re visual only. Th e[...]

Disclaimer Page Added The following discla imer page has been added to this fi rmware release. Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login. 129[...]

Updated Main User Interface The look and icons of the main user interface have been updated. Add On-Line Register Service From main menu tree, th ere is a new “O n-line Register ” option added with this firmware release. This on-line regist er service can periodically update the user wh en new firmware and software modules are released by Thecu[...]

Added Rsync Setting under Nsync Target The Thecus Nsync feature has added a thir d way to use Rsync to replicate data between two systems. For the target side to allow source cross data, the Rsync target server needs to first sele ct “Enable” and then assign a username and password for authentication. The Rsync target server username and passwo[...]

enable the sync target server and inpu t a valid username and password to gr ant access permission. Added 2 nd Gateway for Clients of DHCP Server Route The adding of a 2 nd gateway has been phased in to serve clients that use their Thecus NAS as a DHCP server to have another route to bala nce traffic bandwidth. If the IP sharing mode setting is set[...]

Added Dual DOM for Auto Repair The unique Dual DOM fe ature can now perform “Auto Repai r”. The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the sy stem configuration either by the de fault timing of 1:00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user. This unique “Aut o Repair” will be triggered if the primary DOM has a booting iss[...]

Appendix A: Product S pecifications Hardware Specifications Product Model N8800SAS Network Interfaces WAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector LAN Gigabit RJ-45 connector Storage HDD Bays 8 x 3.5” SATA/SAS HDD, hot-swappable eSATA 1 x eSATA connector for capacity e xpansion I/O Interfaces USB Ports 4 x USB type A ports (Host mode), System Information LCD Cont[...]

RAID level migration RAID expansion iSCSI Target Supports: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v 2.0.4 StarPort Initiator V3.5.2 MAC OS: globalSAN iSCSI initiator version 3.0 (1150) Linux: open-iscsi 2.0-865 Folder Management Share and sub-f olders level permission Public folder Quota Management Share folder quota control Backup Thecus Backup Utility (Window[...]

Appendix B: Customer Support If your N8800SAS is no t working properly, we e ncourage you to check o ut Chapter 7: Troublesho oting , located in this manual. You can also try to ensu re that you are using the latest firmware version for your N8800SAS. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrade s to our customers. Our newest firmware is [...]

Appendix C: RAID Basics Overview A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a n array of several hard di sks that provide data security and high perf ormance. A RAI D system accesses several hard disks simultaneous ly, which improves I/O performanc e over a single hard disk. Data security is enhanc ed by a RAID, si nce data loss due to a hard[...]

RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data secu rity and it is best s uited for networks that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data security such as offi ce automati on a nd online customer service. Use it also for applications with high read re quests but low write requests. RAID 5 includes disk striping at[...]

Disk Usage When all 7 disks are of the same size , and used in RAID, N8800SAS disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100% RAID 6 (n-2)/n x 100% RAID 10 50% JBOD 100% n ： HDD number 139[...]

Appendix D: Active Directory Basics Overview With Windows 2000, Microsoft intro duced Ac tive Directory (ADS), which is a large database/information store. Prior to Active Directory the Wi ndows OS could not store additional inform ation in its domain database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; which previously relied [...]

App endix E: UPS Comp at ibili ty L ist Brand Series Model Notes A ble rex MS-RT Ac ti vePo wer 1400VA A EC MiniGua rd UPS 700 M250 1 cable Back-UPS Pro Matrix-UPS Sma rt-U PS Back-UP S 940-0095A/C ca bles , 940-0020B/C cables, 940-0023A cable Back -UPS Office 940-0119A cable Maste rs wit ch Not a UPS - 940-0020 cabl e APC Back-UP S RS 5 00 custom [...]

Brand Series Model Notes Ares 700 an d large r Fidel tr onik Other Ares models PowerRi te MAX Fiskars Pow er Serv er 10 , 30 All models with alarm int er fac e MP11 0/210 MS- T MS Ga matroni c µPS3/1 Gem in i U PS625/UP S1000 R3000 XR HP R5500 XR I NE LT Monolith 1000LT Infosec iPEL 350, 500, 7 50 , 1 000 Ippon (various) Liebert UPS tation G XT2 c[...]

Brand Series Model Notes Oneac EG/ON Series advanced interface Online P-Series OnLite AQUA 50 Orvaldi various not 400 or 600 SMK-800A ULT-1000 TrustTrust 425/625 BNT-1000AP Advice Partner/King Pr750 Powercom Powercom BNT-2000AP PowerGuard PG-600 PowerKinetics 9001 PowerTech Comp1000 DTR cable power Power Walker Line-Interactive VI1000 Powerware 311[...]

NOTE • The UPSes marked Blue have been tes ted and work well • If your UPS is not in the support list, b e sure that the UPS supports one of following protocols: o Safenet software o Phoenix Tec p rotoc ol o Generic RUPS 2000 (Megatec M2501 cable) o Generic R UPS model o SEC protocol 144[...]

Appendix F: Licensing Information Overview This product included copyrighted third-pa rty software licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License. Please see THE GNU General Public License for extra terms and conditions of th is license. Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed th e full source code of the GPL licensed s[...]

CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 200 0, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted t o use CGIC in any application , commercial or noncommercia l, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright para graph must appear on a "cre dits" page accessible in the pu blic onlin[...]

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