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N 8 9 0 0 se r ie s/ N 1 2 0 0 0 se r ie s/ N 1 6 0 0 0 se r ie s
N 5 5 5 0 / N 6 8 5 0 / N 8 8 5 0 / N 1 0 8 5 0
N 7 7 0 0 PRO V 2 / N 7 7 1 0 se r ie s
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N 4 5 1 0 U se r ie s/ N 7 5 1 0
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  • Page 1 Th e cus N 8 9 0 0 se r ie s/ N 1 2 0 0 0 se r ie s/ N 1 6 0 0 0 se r ie s N 5 5 5 0 / N 6 8 5 0 / N 8 8 5 0 / N 1 0 8 5 0 N 7 7 0 0 PRO V 2 / N 7 7 1 0 se r ie s N 8 8 0 0 PRO V 2 / N 8 8 1 0 U se r ie s N 4 5 1 0 U se r ie s/ N 7 5 1 0...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademark Notice

    Copyright and Trademark Notice Thecus and ot her nam es of Thecus pr oduct s ar e r egist ered t radem ar ks of Thecus Technology Corp. Microsoft , Windows, and t he Windows logo ar e regist er ed t radem arks of Microsoft Corporat ion.

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    Safety Warnings For your safet y , please read and follow t he following safet y warnings: Read t his m anual t horoughly befor e at t em pt ing t o set up your Thecus I P st orage.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Copyr igh t a n d Tr a de m a r k N ot ice ........... 2 Abou t Th is M a nu a l ................. 2 Lim it e d W a r r a nt y ................2 Sa fe t y W a r n in gs ................
  • Page 5 Aut o Module I nst allat ion ............... 147 Ba ck u p ....................1 4 8 Dual DOM ( N12000 series/ N16000 series/ N8900 series only) .... 148 Rsync Target Serv er ..............149 Dat a Guard ( Rem ot e Backup) ............150 ACL Backup and Rest or e ...............
  • Page 6 USB a n d e SATA St or a ge Ex p a n sion ............ 1 7 6 Re m ot e Adm in ist r a t ion ..............1 7 6 Part I - Set up a DynDNS Account ..........178 Part I I - Enable DDNS on t he Rout er ..........

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    File Se r v e r First and forem ost , t he Thecus I P st orage allows you t o st or e and shar e files ov er an I P net w or k. Wit h a Net wor k At t ached St orage ( NAS) device, y ou can cent ralize your files and share t hem easily over your net w ork .
  • Page 8 Thecus I P st orage is not only a file ser ver, but it also support s iSCSI init iat ors. Your serv er can access Thecus I P st or age as a direct - at t ached- st orage ov er t he LAN or I nt ernet .

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents N8900/ N12000/ N16000 Series/ N8800PRO V2/ N8810U series/ N4510U- R/ N4510U PRO- R The Thecus I P st orage should cont ain t he following com m on it em s:  Syst em Unit x1  QI G ( Quick I nst allat ion Guide) x1 ...

  • Page 10: Fr On T Pa N E

    Front Panel N 8 9 0 0 se r ie s: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Power on/ off N8900 1.Power But t on • Solid gr e e n: Syst em is power on. 2.Power LED •...
  • Page 11 N 1 2 0 0 0 se r ie s: The Thecus N12000 series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat or s, and hard disk t ray s: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 12 N 1 6 0 0 0 se r ie s: The Thecus N16000 series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat or s, and hard disk t ray s: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 13 N 6 8 5 0 : The Thecus N6850’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr on t Pa n e l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 14 N 8 8 5 0 : The Thecus N8850’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr on t Pa n e l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 15 N 1 0 8 5 0 : The Thecus N10850’s fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr on t Pa n e l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 16 N 7 7 0 0 PRO V2 / N 7 7 1 0 se r ie s: The Thecus N7700PRO V2/ N7710 series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t ray s:...
  • Page 17 N 8 8 0 0 PRO V2 / N 8 8 1 0 U se r ie s: The Thecus N8800PRO V2/ N8810U series fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t ray s:...
  • Page 18 N 5 5 5 0 : The Thecus N5550 fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 19 N 4 5 1 0 U: The Thecus N4510U fr ont panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat ors, and hard disk t ray s: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 20 N 4 5 1 0 U PRO: The Thecus N4510U PRO front panel has t he device’s cont rols, indicat or s, and hard disk t ray s: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 21 N 7 5 1 0 : The Thecus N7510 fr ont panel has t he device’s cont r ols, indicat ors, and hard disk t rays: Fr ont Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...

  • Page 22: Re A R Pa N E

    Rear Panel N 8 9 0 0 Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or • This port is for ext ernal UPS device 2.Serial Port •...
  • Page 23 • USB 3.0 port for com pat ible USB devices. 5.USB Port • WAN/ LAN1 port for connect ing t o an Et hernet net work t hrough a 6.WAN/ LAN1 Port swit ch or rout er • LAN2 port for connect ing t o an Et hernet net work t hrough a swit ch 7.LAN2 Port or rout er •...
  • Page 24 N 1 6 0 0 0 : The N16000 r ear panel feat ur es port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 25 N 1 6 0 0 0 V/ N 1 6 0 0 0 PRO: N16000V/ N16000PRO r ear panel feat ur es port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion •...
  • Page 26 N 6 8 5 0 : The N6850 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 27 N 8 8 5 0 : The N8850 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 28 N 1 0 8 5 0 : The N10850 r ear panel feat ur es port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 29 N 7 7 0 0 PRO V2 : The N7700PRO V2 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • LAN2 port for connect ing t o a local Et hernet net work t hrough a 1.LAN2 Port swit ch or rout er.
  • Page 30 N 7 7 1 0 se r ie s: The N7710 series r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 31 N 8 8 0 0 PRO V2 : The N8800PRO V2 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 32 N 8 8 1 0 U se r ie s: The N8810U series r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 33 N 5 5 5 0 : The N5550 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...
  • Page 34 N 4 5 1 0 U- R: Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or • WAN/ LAN1 port for connect ing t o an Et hernet net work t hrough a 2.
  • Page 35 N 4 5 1 0 U PRO- R: Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or • WAN/ LAN1 port for connect ing t o an Et hernet net work t hrough a 2.
  • Page 36 N 7 5 1 0 : The N7510 r ear panel feat ures port s and connect ors. Ba ck Pa ne l I t e m D e scr ipt ion • Connect t he included power cords t o t hese connect ors 1.Power Connect or •...

  • Page 37: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Cable Connections To connect t he Thecus I P st orage pr oduct t o your net work, follow t he st eps below: 1. Connect an Et hernet cable from your net w ork t o t he WAN/ LAN1 port on t he back panel of t he Thecus I P st orage.
  • Page 38 2. Connect t he pr ovided power cord int o t he univer sal power socket on t he back panel. Plug t he ot her end of t he cord int o a surge pr ot ect or sock et . ▲ N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series power socket ▲ N6850/N8850/N10850 power socket ▲...
  • Page 39 N5550 power socket N4510U/N4510U PRO power socket 3. Press t he pow er but t on on t he Front Panel t o boot up t he Thecus I P st or age. ▲ N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series power button ...
  • Page 40 ▲ N7700PRO V2/N7710 series/ ▲ N8800PRO V2/N8810U series power button N7510 power button ▲ N4510U power button ▲ N4510U PRO power button...

  • Page 41: Ch A Pt Er 3 : Fir St Tim E Se T U

    Once t he hardwar e is inst alled, physically connect ed t o your net w or k, and pow er ed on, y ou can configure t he Thecus I P st orage so t hat it is accessible t o y our net w or k user s.
  • Page 42 6. Nam e y our Thecus I P st orage and configure t he net work I P address. I f y our swit ch or rout er is configured as a DHCP Serv er , configuring t he Thecus I P st orage t o aut om at ically obt ain an I P address is recom m ended.

  • Page 43: Lcd Operation

    XP/ 2000/ v ist a/ 7 or Mac OSX or lat er. User s w it h ot her operat ing syst em s w ill need t o inst all t he Thecus Set up Wizar d on a host m achine w it h one of t hese operat ing sy st em s before using t he unit .
  • Page 44 Current st at us of disk slot has been inst alled RAI D Current RAI D st at us. The Thecus I P st orage will rot at e t hese m essages ev er y one- t w o seconds on t he LCD display. USB Copy The USB Copy funct ion enables you t o copy files st or ed on USB devices such as USB disks and digit al cam eras t o t he Thecus I P st orage by pr ess but t on.

  • Page 45: Oled Ope R A T Ion( D Oe S Not A P Ply T O T H E N 7 7 0 0 Pro V2 / N 8 8 0 0 Pro V2 / N 7 7 1 0 Se R Ie S/ N 8 8 1 0 U Se R Ie S/ N 5 5 5 0 / N 4 5 1 0 U Se R Ie S

    The USB Copy funct ion enables you t o copy files st or ed on USB devices such as USB disks and digit al cam eras t o t he Thecus I P st orage wit h a press of a but t on. To use USB copy, follow t he st eps below: 1.

  • Page 46: Typica L Se T U P Pr Oce D Ur

    From t he Web Adm inist rat ion I nt erface, you can configure t he net w or k set t ings of t he Thecus I P st orage for your net w ork. You can access t he N e t w or k m enu fr om t he m enu bar.
  • Page 47 St e p 5 : St a r t Se r vice s Finally, you can st art t o set up t he differ ent services of Thecus I P st orage for t he user s on y our net work. You can find out m or e about each of t hese services by...

  • Page 48: Chapter 4: System Administration

    The Thecus I P st orage provides an easily accessible W e b Adm inist r a t ion I nt e r fa ce . Wit h it , you can configure and m onit or t he Thecus I P st orage anywher e on t he net work.

  • Page 49: My Favorite

    Following t he disclaim er page, you will see t he W e b Adm in ist r a t ion I n t e r f a ce . From her e, y ou can configure and m onit or virt ually every aspect of t he Thecus I P st orage fr om anywher e on t he net work.
  • Page 50 The M e nu Ba r is wher e you will find all of t he inform at ion scr eens and syst em set t ings of Thecus I P st orage. The various set t ings ar e placed in t he following...

  • Page 51: Logout

    Syst em St at us page as shot cut . Logout Click t o logout Web Adm inist rat ion I nt erface. Language Selection The Thecus I P st orage support s m ult iple Languages, including: • English •...

  • Page 52: System Information

    The m enu bar allows y ou t o see various aspect s of t he Thecus I P st orage. From her e, y ou can discov er t he st at us of t he Thecus I P st orage, and also ot her det ails.

  • Page 53: Logs

    Syst em Fan 1 Speed Displays current Syst em fan ( left 1) st at us Syst em Fan 2 Speed Displays current Syst em fan ( left 2) st at us Syst em Fan 3 Speed Displays current Syst em fan ( left 3) st at us ( Depend on m odel) Syst em Fan 4 Speed Displays current Syst em fan ( left 4) st at us ( Depend on m odel) CPU Tem perat ure...
  • Page 54 Log Level ALL: Provides all log inform at ion including syst em , warning, and error m essages. I NFO: Shows inform at ion about syst em m essages. WARN: Shows only warning m essages. ERROR: Shows only error m essages. Export Records Export all logs t o an ext ernal file.

  • Page 55: User Access Log

    User Access Log The Use r Acce ss Log Suppor t sect ion allows adm inist rat ors t o select t he desired prot ocols t o r ecord user act ivit y for. Use r Acce ss Log Use r Acce ss Log I t e m D e scr ipt ion...

  • Page 56: On-Line Register

    Thecus. To enable t his service, sim ply check t he “ Enable” check box . By enabling t his service, t he it em s in bold will be sent t o Thecus via t he I nt ernet .

  • Page 57: Syslog Management

    “ HDD I nfo” and “ Tim e Zone” . These t w o opt ional it em s can also be sent t o Thecus anonym ously for analysis and st at ist ics purposes. To send t hese it em s, sim ply check t he desired checkboxes t o help Thecus im prove it s product s and services.
  • Page 58 Configurat ion wit h syslog client and t arget t o st or e locally: Configurat ion wit h syslog client and t arget t o st or e rem ot ely: See t he following t able for a det ailed descript ion of each it em : Tim e I t e m D e scr ipt ion...

  • Page 59: System Monitor

    System Monitor The syst em m onit or is capable t o m onit or syst em st at us including CPU/ m em ory ut ilizat ion, fan/ t em perat ure st at us, net work t hroughput and on- line user list in various pr ot ocols.
  • Page 60 For t he on- line users list , sy st em m onit or will display t he on- line user s and t he share folder t hey hav e visit ed. Syst e m M on it or I t e m D e scr ipt ion Save Lay out...

  • Page 62: System Management

    D a t e , Tim e , and Tim e Zone . You can also elect t o synchronize t he syst em t im e on Thecus I P st orage wit h an N TP ( N e t w or k Tim e Pr ot ocol) Se r ve r .

  • Page 63: Firmware Upgrade

    • The buzzer only beeps if it is enabled in t he Syst em Not ificat ion m enu. N OTE • Check Thecus websit e for t he lat est fir m ware release and release not es. • Downgrading fir m ware is not perm it t ed.

  • Page 64: Schedule Power On/Off

    Using t he Thecus I P st or age Sy st em Managem ent , you can save energy and m oney by scheduling t he Thecus I P st orage t o t urn it self on and off during cert ain t im es of t he day.

  • Page 65: Administrator Password

    Administrator Password From t he m enu, choose t he Adm in ist r a t or Pa ssw or d it em and t he Ch a n ge Adm in ist r a t or Pa ssw or d screen appear s. Ent er a new password in t he N e w Pa ssw or d box and confirm your new password in t he Confir m Pa ssw or d box.

  • Page 66: Factory Default

    From t he m enu, choose t he Fa ct or y D e fa u lt it em and t he Re se t t o Fa ct or y D e fa ult screen appear s. Pr ess Apply t o reset Thecus I P st orage t o fact ory default set t ings.
  • Page 67 Click Ye s t o reboot t he syst em . Once t he syst em has r eboot ed, y ou will be ret urned t o t he File Syst e m Ch e ck prom pt . Ther e you will see t he available RAI D v olum es t o run t he file sy st em check. Check t he desired RAI D volum es and click N e x t t o proceed wit h t he file syst em check.

  • Page 68: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus I P st orage has t he abilit y t o be awok en from sleep m ode via WAN/ LAN1 or LAN2 port .

  • Page 69: Ui Login Function

    fields. Wit h t he SNMP m anagem ent soft war e, you can get ot her syst em ’s basic inform at ion. From t he m enu, choose t he SN M P it em , and t he SN M P Su ppor t scr een appears. From her e, y ou can En a ble or D isa ble .

  • Page 70: Syst E M N E T W Or

    PCI - e slot wit h associat ed com pat ible list . Ther efor e, t he scr een shown abov e is an ex am ple of a Thecus N16000 wit h 3 on board GbE NI C and an addit ionally I nt el PRO/ 1000 PT quad port NI C, for a t ot al of 7 NI C port s.

  • Page 71: Dhcp/Radvd

    Most faster Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and will not be W ARN I N G able to connect to your Thecus NAS after Jumbo Frame is turned on. DHCP/RADVD From t he Sy st e m N e t w or k m enu, choose D H CP/ RAD VD , and t he D H CP/ RAD VD Config u r a t ion screen appears.

  • Page 72: Linking Aggregation

    Linking Aggregation The Thecus I P st orage support s link aggregat ion fr om eit her on board net wor k port or addit ional NI C. Sim ply click on “ + ” as shown in t he screen shot below.
  • Page 73 The associat ed scr een shot will appear aft er t he “ + ” is clicked. Select from available net wor k port t hen m ov e over t o select ed box. Click “ Link” t o confirm t he select ion. The newly cr eat ed t ab will appear for m ore set t ings required t o com plet e t he link aggregat ion configurat ion.

  • Page 74: Additional Lan

    Additional LAN Ot her t han on- board LAN port , Thecus I P st orage support s addit ional NI C t o be added in it s available PCI - e slot . For t he det ails of addit ional NI C support list please visit Thecus w ebsit e.

  • Page 75: Storage Management

    Storage Management The St or a ge m enu displays t he st at us of st orage devices inst alled in t he Thecus I P st orage. I t includes st or age configurat ion opt ions such as RAI D and disk set t ings, folder configurat ion, iSCSI and I SO Mount .
  • Page 76 Disk No. I ndicat es disk locat ion. Capacit y Shows t he SATA hard disk capacit y. Model Displays t he SATA hard disk m odel nam e. Link Displays t he hard disk int erface and link speed Firm ware Shows t he SATA hard disk firm ware version.

  • Page 77: Raid Information

    M a n a ge m e n t scr een appear s. This scr een list s t he RAI D volum es cur rent ly r esiding in t he Thecus I P st orage. From t his screen, you can get inform at ion about t he st at us of y our RAI D volum es,...
  • Page 78 RAI D I nfor m a t ion I t e m D e scr ipt ion Mast er RAI D The RAI D volum e current ly designat ed as t he Mast er RAI D volum e. I D of t he current RAI D volum e. N OTE: All RAI D I D s m ust be unique .
  • Page 79 st orage volum e. To cr eat e a RAI D volum e, follow t he st eps below: 1. On t he RAI D I nfor m a t ion screen, clicks cr eat e. 2. On t he RAI D Configu r a t ion scr een, set t he RAI D st orage space as JBOD , RAI D 0 , RAI D 1 , RAI D 5 , RAI D 6 , RAI D 1 0 , RAI D 5 0 or RAI D 6 0 ( depends on m odel) —...
  • Page 80 4. I f t his RAI D v olum e is m eant t o be t he Mast er RAI D v olum e, t ick t he M a st e r RAI D checkbox . I n a m ult iple RAI D configurat ion, one RAI D volum e m ust be designat ed as t he N OTE Mast er RAI D volum e.
  • Page 81 We st r ongly recom m ended copying t he RAI D volum e encrypt ion key t o a safe place. You can find t he encr ypt ion key file from t he USB disk in t he following for m at : (RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key Please keep your USB disk in a safe place and also backup t he encr ypt ed...
  • Page 82 Single volum e size support ed: N OTE ext 3  8TB XFS  48TB ext 4  36TB 9. Press Su bm it t o build t he RAI D st orage volum e. 10. Press “ Yes” for RAI D v olum e creat ion pr eparat ion. Then click “ Finish” t o st art up wit h RAI D volum e building.
  • Page 83 N12000 series         N16000 series         N8900 series        N6850         N8850 ...
  • Page 84 Le ve l D e scr ipt ion JBOD The st orage volum e is a single HDD wit h no RAI D support . JBOD requires a m inim um of 1 disk. RAI D 0 Provides dat a st riping but no redundancy. I m proves perform ance but not dat a safet y.
  • Page 85 Re m ove RAI D Click t o r em ov e t he RAI D volum e. All user dat a and iSCSI cr eat ed in t he select ed RAI D volum e will be delet ed. To rem ov e a RAI D volum e, follow t he st eps below: 1.
  • Page 86 Rem ove RAI D dest roys all dat a in t he select ed RAI D volum e. The dat a w ill W ARN I N G be unrecoverable.
  • Page 87 Globa l H ot Sp a r e Up t o 5 RAI D v olum es can be cr eat ed per syst em . The global hot spare support can elim inat e t he redundant disk usage in each RAI D volum e. Sim ply select an unused disk from t he global hot spar e disk list t hen apply t o act ivat e.
  • Page 88 M igr a t in g a RAI D Once a RAI D v olum e has been creat ed, you m ay want t o m ov e it t o ot her phy sical drives or change t he RAI D ar ray all t oget her. To m igrat e a RAI D 1, RAI D 5, RAI D 6, RAI D50 or RAI D 60 v olum e, follow t he st eps below: 1.
  • Page 89 “ iSCSI ” volum e will be in r ead only m ode but r ead/ writ e of t he “ user dat a” will be possible during t he operat ion. The m igrat ion schem e below is based on Thecus I P N OTE St orage pr oduct ’s m axim um possible com binat ion.
  • Page 90 Below is a t able list ing of possible RAI D m igrat ion schem es: From RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx3 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx4 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx5 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 6] HDDx6...

  • Page 91: Nas Stacking

    NAS Stacking The Thecus I P st orage’s capacit y can be expanded ev en furt her using t he st ackable funct ion. Wit h it , users can expand t he capacit y of t heir net work st orage syst em s up t o 5 ot her st ack t arget v olum es which are locat ed in different syst em s.
  • Page 92 Wit h t he added st ack t ar get y ou can “ Enable” or “ Disable” t he st ack t ar get now or lat er depending on usage required. Next , input t he t arget I P addr ess of t he st ackable device and click t he D iscov e r y but t on.
  • Page 93 The St a ck e d Ta r ge t n a m e will becom e t he net wor k share nam e and will be displayed t hrough net w ork access such as SMB. You m ay refer t o t he figure below t o see t he result .
  • Page 94 The Br ow se a ble set t ing is t he sam e m et hod used for set t ing a syst em share folder . I t designat es whet her or not t his folder will be visible t hrough web disk. You m ay refer t o t he figure below for reference when Ye s and N o ar e select ed.
  • Page 95 . I n general, if t he at t ached st ack t arget device has been used by anot her Thecus NAS as st ack t arget volum e, t hen t he For m a t it em will be display and syst em will recognize it st raight away and display it s capacit y.
  • Page 96 Aft er y our changes hav e been m ade, click Apply t o confirm any m odificat ions. Once changes ar e applied, t he associat ed inform at ion will be updat ed on t he St a ck Ta r ge t List window.

  • Page 97: Iso Mount

    ISO Mount The I SO Mount feat ur e is a v er y useful t ool from t he Thecus pr oduct s. Wit h it , user s can m ount an I SO file and have t he export nam e display all t he det ails from t he m ount ed I SO file.
  • Page 98 To m ount t he new I SO file, select one file from t he list of files and input t he desired m ount ing nam e int o t he “ Mount as: ” field. Click “ ADD” t o confirm t he com plet ion of t he m ount ing.
  • Page 99 Please r efer t he scr een shot below. Her e, t he I SO file “ Thecus 01” wasn’t assigned a m ount ing nam e, so t he syst em aut om at ically cr eat ed a folder “ Thecus 01” .

  • Page 100: Share Folder

    From t he St or a ge m enu, choose Sha r e Folde r s, and t he Sha r e d Folde r screen appear s. This scr een allows you t o cr eat e and configure folders on t he Thecus I P st orage volum e.
  • Page 101 Folder nam es are lim it ed t o 60 char act ers. Syst em s running Windows 98 or ear lier N OTE m ay not support file nam es longer t han 15 charact ers. M odify Folde r s On t he Fold e r screen, press t he Ed it but t on and t he M od ify Folde r screen appear s.
  • Page 102 N FS Sh a r e To allow NFS access t o t he share folder , enable t he N FS Se r v ice , and t hen set up host s wit h access right s by clicking Add. N FS Sha r e I t e m D e scr ipt ion...

  • Page 103: Folder And Sub-Folders Access Control List (Acl)

    share ( root : root ) . • Guest syst em root account will be m apped t o anonym ous user ( nobody: nogroup) on NAS. • All user on guest syst em w ill be m apped t o anonym ous user ( nobody: nogroup) on NAS.
  • Page 104 Writ able Provides Writ e access t o users or groups who are displayed in t his colum n. Recursive Enable t o inherit t he access right for all it s sub- folders. To configure folder access, follow t he st eps below: 1.

  • Page 105: Snapshot

    Snapshot SMB and ent erprise Thecus I P st orage syst em s are now capable of saving 16 Snapshot versions of files and folder s. For Snapshot t o funct ion, a “ BTRFS” file syst em is r equired.
  • Page 106 Ta k in g a Sna psh ot Click on t he “ Snapshot ” but t on. The m anagem ent scr een will t hen appear as below for t he associat ed folder . To m anually t ake a Snapshot , sim ply click “ Tak e Snapshot ” and t he Snapshot hist ory will be list ed.
  • Page 107 and select t he desired Snapshot int erval. Opt ions include Daily, Weekly, or Mont hly. Since files and folder s are lim it ed t o 16 Snapshot s v ersions, t he “ Aut om at ically rem ov e oldest Snapshot ” opt ion allows for t he r em oval of t he oldest v er sion aut om at ically once t he lim it is reached.
  • Page 108 To access t he Snapshot folder, a user r equires t he N OTE relevant aut hent icat ion right s. I f t he Snapshot folder is used for iSCSI purposes, it N OTE can only be rest ored from t he WebUI ( i.e. t hrough t he Snapshot feat ur e) and cannot be done m anually.

  • Page 109: Iscsi

    iSCSI You m ay specify t he space allocat ed for iSCSI . See t he t able below t o t he allowed iSCSI t arget num ber per syst em : Model N8900V N8800PRO N8900 N6850 N12000V N12000 N5550 N16000V N16000...
  • Page 110 Ther e ar e 3 opt ions ( iSCSI CRC/ Checksum , Max Advanced Connect ions, Err or Recovery Level) These cur rent ly allow t he Adm in t o Enable/ Disable t he Thecus I P st orage associat ed wit h t he iSCSI set t ing. Delet e Click t his t o delet e t he iSCSI Target .
  • Page 111 Cr e a t e iSCSI Volum e I t e m D e scr ipt ion iSCSI Target Volum e Enable or Disable t he iSCSI Target Volum e. Target Nam e Nam e of t he iSCSI Target . This nam e will be used by t he St a ck a ble N AS funct ion t o ident ify t his export share.
  • Page 112 LUN I D Specific Logic unit I D num ber. iSCSI Block size The iSCSI block size can be set under syst em advance opt ion, default is 512 Byt es. [ 4K ] block size w hile m ore t han 2TB capacit y will be configured in Windows XP.
  • Page 113 2. Modify y our set t ings. Press ok t o change. Ex pa nd V olu m e The iSCSI volum e is now able t o expand it s capacit y from unused space ( I nst ant Allocat ion m ode only) .
  • Page 114 You will t hen see t he dialog box displayed below. Drag t he Ex p a nd Ca p a cit y bar t o t he size you want . Then press Ex pa n d t o confirm t he operat ion. D e le t e Volu m e To delet e v olum e on t he cur rent RAI D v olum e, follow t he st eps below: 1.

  • Page 115: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    2. Pr ess YES. All dat a in t he v olum e will be r em ov ed. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning I f iSCSI Thin- Provisioning is select ed when creat ing an iSCSI t arget v olum e, virt ual m em ory is assigned t o t he t arget , allowing t he physical m em ory t o reach m axim um capacit y and adding new disks only when needed.

  • Page 116: Advance Option

    Advance Option Ther e ar e 3 available opt ions for t he user t o operat e Thecus I P st orage associat ed wit h iSCSI set t ing. The det ails are list ed in t he following screenshot . I f t he opt ions are m odified, t he syst em will need t o r eboot for t he changes t o t ake place.

  • Page 117: High-Availability (N8900, N12000 Series/N16000 Series Only)

    H A se t up pr oce dur e : HA needs t wo id e n t ica l Thecus syst em s ( sam e m odels and sam e hard disk slot inst alled) which ar e capable for high availabilit y feat ur es. One needs t o be set up as “...
  • Page 118 Let ’s see an exam ple wit h t wo Thecus Unit s. unit : Host nam e: PMA ( 172.16.66.25) wit h JBOD RAI D volum e. This unit will be set up as t he Prim ary serv er.
  • Page 119 Th e H D D ca pa cit y of H A Se con da r y se r ve r W ARN I N G m u st be e q ua l or gr e a t e r t h a n t h e Pr im a r y se r v e r or a w a r nin g m e ssa ge w ill a ppe a r .
  • Page 120 Choose t he “ Aut o Failback” opt ion, t he default is disabled. For m ore det ails about aut o failback, please r efer t o t he descript ion below. In l egacy Heart beat clust ers, t he aut o f ailback opt ion would Aut o Fail Back: det ermine whet her a resource woul d aut omat ical ly f ail back t o it s "Act ive"...
  • Page 121 1. Please select t he net w or k int erface from t he drop down list of physical connect ive available. I t can be eit her on board LAN port s or addit ional add- in NI C, even 10G. 2.
  • Page 122 Advance opt ions can be set up by pr essing t he associat ed but t on. H e a r t Be a t s Configur a t ion I t e m D e scr ipt ion Keep alive t im e The keep alive direct ive set s t he int erval bet ween heart beat packet s.
  • Page 123 Se t t in g up t he Se con da r y un it for H A. The se con da r y u nit for ou r e x a m ple is PM S ( 1 7 2 .1 6 .6 6 .2 4 ) : Login in t o t he w eb UI of t he syst em 172.16.66.24 t hen go t o “...
  • Page 124 Aft er t he Secondary ser ver has com m unicat ed wit h Prim ary Serv er successfully, t hen t he st at e will changed t o: Click “ Yes” t o r eboot bot h Prim ary and Secondary serv er . I f t he com m unicat ion has failed t hen you will see an err or m essage as below.
  • Page 125 At t his t im e, t he virt ual I P addr ess will be m apped t o t he PMS syst em because it is in an act ive st at e. H A Re a dy: Aft er bot h Prim ary and Secondary sy st em s has r eboot ed, t he HA link st at us and t he HA RAI D volum e can be seen from t he HA st at us page.
  • Page 126 H A Re cove r y: I f one of t he HA m em ber is down and need t o be r ecov ered, sim ply go t o t he RAI D m anagem ent page and t he “ HA Recovery” icon will be available. Click on t he “...

  • Page 127: User And Group Authentication

    , y ou can sim ply enable t he ADS/ NT support feat ur e; t he Thecus I P st orage will connect wit h t he ADS/ NT serv er and get all t he inform at ion of t he dom ain users and gr oups aut om at ically.
  • Page 128 • The DNS server specified in t he WAN/ LAN1 configurat ion page should be able t o correct ly resolve t he ADS server nam e. • The t im e zone set t ing bet ween Thecus I P st orage and ADS should be ident ical.

  • Page 129: Local User Configuration

    Local User Configuration From t he Accou n t s m enu, choose t he Use r it em , and t he Loca l Use r Conf igu r a t ion screen appear s. This scr een allows you t o Add , Edit , and Re m ove local users.
  • Page 130 All users are aut om at ically assigned t o t he ‘users’ gr oup. N OTE Edit Use r s 1. Select an exist ing user from t he Loca l Use r Configur a t ion screen. 2. Click on t he Ed it but t on, and t he Loca l Use r Se t t ing scr een appears. 3.

  • Page 131: Local Group Configuration

    Local Group Configuration From t he Accou nt s m enu, choose t he Gr oup it em , and t he Loca l Gr oup Conf igu r a t ion screen appear s. This scr een allows you t o Add, Edit , and Re m ove local groups.
  • Page 132 5. Select user s t o be in t his gr oup fr om t he Use r s List by adding t hem t o t he M e m be r s List using t he < < but t on. 6.

  • Page 133: Batch Users And Groups Creation

    Batch Users and Groups Creation The Thecus I P st orage can also add users and groups in bat ch m ode. This enables you t o conv enient ly add num er ous users and gr oups aut om at ically by im port ing a sim ple com m a- separat ed plain t ext ( * .t xt ) file.

  • Page 134: User Quota

    User Quota The Thecus I P st orage support local or AD user s wit h st orage quot a lim it at ions in each RAI D v olum e of t he syst em . To enable t his funct ion, sim ply click “ Enable” , t hen apply.

  • Page 135: Ldap Support

    Samba / CIFS Ther e ar e opt ions allow Adm in t o Enable/ Disable t o operat e Thecus I P st orage associat ed wit h Sam ba / CI FS pr ot ocol. Wit h t he opt ion changed, it will need t o...
  • Page 136 Sa m b a is N a t ive m od e The Thecus I P st orage is support ed Sam ba m ode opt ions. I n t he ADS env ironm ent wit h “ Nat ive” m ode select ed t hen Thecus I P st orage is capable t o becom e local m ast er posit ion.
  • Page 137 Sa m b a Re cycle Bin The Thecus I P st orage is support ed r ecycle bin via SMB/ CI FS prot ocol. Sim ply enable t he “ Recycle Bin” funct ion and “ Recy cle Folder Display” t hen all of delet ed files/ folders will reside in t he “...

  • Page 138: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    I f your AppleTalk net work uses ext ended net works and is assigned wit h m ult iple zones, assign a zone nam e t o t he Thecus I P st orage. I f you do not want t o assign a net work zone, ent er an...

  • Page 139: Nfs Setup

    From t he Syst e m N e t w or k m enu, choose t he N FS it em , and t he N FS Sup por t scr een appears. The Thecus I P st orage can act as an NFS serv er, enabling users t o download and upload files wit h t heir fav orit e NFS client s.

  • Page 140: Tftp

    Select ions include Unlim it e d, 1 ~ 3 2 M B/ s. To access t he shar e folder on t he Thecus I P st or age, use t he appropriat e user login and password set up on t he Use r s page. Access cont r ol t o each shar e folder is set up on t he ACL page ( St or a ge M a n a ge m e n t >...

  • Page 141: Webservice

    This device support s UPnP Media ser ver, which allows user s t o play m edia files wit h UPnP client ( ex. DMA devices) . Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play prot ocol. UPnP helps t o find t he I P addr ess of Thecus I P st orage.

  • Page 142: Bonjour Setting

    Bonjour Setting Bonj our, is Apple I nc.'s t rade nam e for it s im plem ent at ion of Zer oconf, a service discovery prot ocol. Bonj our locat es devices such as print ers, as w ell as ot her com put ers, and t he ser vices t hat t hose devices offer on a local net work using m ult icast Dom ain Nam e Syst em ser vice records.

  • Page 143: Ddns

    I t e m D e scr ipt ion SSH Service Enable or disable SSH service. Port The port num ber is default 22. SFTP Enable or disable SFTP prot ocol under SSH service. Apply Click “ Apply” t o confirm t he changes. DDNS To set up a ser ver on t he I nt ernet and enable t he users t o connect t o it easily, a fixed and easy- t o r em em ber host nam e is oft en required.

  • Page 144: Upnp Port Management

    UPnP Port Management One of t he m ost conv ent way t o allow user s t o access r equired services such as FTP, SSH, w eb disk and ht t p et c. fr om I nt ernet envir onm ent is set t ing UPnP port m anagem ent .

  • Page 145: Applica T Ion Se R Ve

    The Thecus I P st orage support s build- in applicat ion such as iTunes serv er . The Thecus I P st orage pr ovides act ivat ion of t he iTunes Ser ver on t he device. You will be able t o play m usic files on t his device wit h y our iTunes client soft ware direct ly.

  • Page 146: Itunes® Server

    Server Wit h t he built - in iTunes serv er capabilit y, Thecus I P st orage enables digit al m usic t o be shar ed and played anywhere on t he net w ork! From t he N e t w or k m enu, choose t he iTu ne s it em , and t he iTu ne s Conf igu r a t ion screen appear s.

  • Page 147: Auto Module Installation

    Choose t he Aut o M odu le I n st a lla t ion it em and t he a va ila ble sy st e m M od ule scr een appears. The default for t his m odule list is locat ed online. So if t he Thecus I P st orage is capable t o connect t o I nt ernet , t hen it will aut om at ically link t o t he Thecus official websit e and list t he available m odules.

  • Page 148: Ba Ck U

    “ Enable” t o act ivat e t he m odule. Backup Ther e ar e a num ber of ways t o back up dat a wit h t he Thecus I P st orage. Dual DOM (N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) The unique Dual DOM feat ure can now perform “...

  • Page 149: Rsync Target Server

    Rsync Target Server When it com es t o backing up your dat a, it ’s v ery im port ant t o have flexibilit y. Dat a guard provides y ou wit h m any opt ions, including full backup for all shares, cust om backup for select ed shares and iSCSI v olum e backup.

  • Page 150: Dat A Guard ( Rem Ot E Backup)

    1. Enable Rsyn c Ta r ge t Se r ve r 2. Add a u se r n a m e and pa ssw or d ( t hey can be differ ent t han y our NAS’s usernam e and passw ord) 3.
  • Page 151 re- st art t he real- t im e operat ion. Rest ore Rest ore t he associat ed t ask Click t o view t he associat ed t ask in process det ails. Rest ore NAS Configurat ion Click t o rest ore syst em configurat ion from select ed dest inat ion t o source unit .
  • Page 152 dest inat ion. I t could also creat e shares aut om at ically from dest inat ion if it is not exist ent . This only applies if t he t arget server is t he sam e m odel as t he source. Cust om Back up The “...
  • Page 153 - Fill out all t he necessar y det ails and choose your param et ers Add Rsync Ba ck u p Ta sk I t e m D e scr ipt ion Task Nam e This is how t his t ask will appear in t he t ask list . Backup Type Real t im e: I t will backup folder s/ files fr om source t o t arget on t he...
  • Page 154 I nput t he bandwidt h cont rol for dat a backup operat ion. Speed Lim it Set up t he t im eout when t rying t o build up a connect ion in Tim eout Lim it bet ween t he source and t he t arget syst em . I f backup is set as “...
  • Page 155 3. Click “ Next ” and m ore set t ing appears. These ar e t he as t he set t ings for “ Full backup” 4. Click “ Finish” and t he dat a guard t ask will appear in t he list as shown below. From t he t ask list , you can now see t he newly added “...
  • Page 156 iSCSI Ba ck up I f t he sour ce unit cont ains iSCSI volum e, it can be back ed up t o t he t ar get unit as a single file. The pr ocedure is t he sam e as for t he pr evious “ Full backup” and “...
  • Page 157 4. Click “ Finish” and t he dat a guard t ask will appear in t he list as shown below. From t he t ask list , you can now see t he newly added “ iscsiback” . This backup is set up as “...
  • Page 158 • To rest ore t ask w it h backup t ype set as “ Real t im e” , fir st you need t o N OTE st op t he t ask t hen you can proceed w it h t he rest ore operat ion. Re st or e N AS Configur a t ion This is a useful feat ur e if t he sy st em configurat ion needs t o be rest ored t o a brand new unit .
  • Page 159 2. Click on “ Rest ore NAS Configurat ion” and t he screen shown below will appear. I nput t he t arget serv er ’s I P address where t he syst em configurat ion has been backed up, and necessary aut hent icat ion info. Confirm by doing a “ Connect ion Test ”...
  • Page 160 4. Aft er clicking “ Next ” , a scr een will appear as shown below. List ed on t he left hand side, you will see t he configurat ion backup det ails which cont ain t he 3 RAI D volum es.

  • Page 161: Acl Backup And Restore

    The cur r ent syst em has 2 RAI D v olum es, “ RAI D” and “ RAI Da” . Select t he RAI D volum e fr om t he backup configurat ion volum e list which is going t o be m apped t o t he RAI D volum e of t he cur rent syst em .

  • Page 162: Data Burn

    Aft er input t ing t he ACL backup file and clicking t he “ Next ” but t on, t he syst em will show anot her scr een t o list t he m at ched folders in bet ween t he backup file and t his RAI D volum e.
  • Page 163 1. Writ e Files/ folders t o disc a. Click t he Add but t on and t he NAS shar e list appear s. b. Select files/ folders which you would like t o burn. All of t he select ed folders/ files will be seen under t he disc label nam e “...
  • Page 164 d. Select t he burning speed from t he drop down list . e. Select whet her disc dat a verificat ion is required or not . Click “ Burn” t o st art disc burning. 2. Writ e im age file t o disc a.

  • Page 165: Usb Copy

    3. Creat e im age file fr om files/ folders a. Click t he Add but t on and t he NAS shar e list will appear . b. Select t he files/ folders which you would like t o burn.
  • Page 166 D isa b le USB Copy Sim ply select “ Disable” for t he USB Copy Service opt ion and t he USB Copy but t on or LCM/ OLED USB Copy it em will becom e inact ive. Using USB Cop y Enable t he USB Copy service and select one of t he 3 opt ions available: “...
  • Page 167 Click on “ Add” and select “ Source Pat h” and “ Tar get Pat h” from t he drop- down list . Add Source: Add Target : Save t he com plet ed t ask: To “ Edit ” or “ Rem ove” a USB Copy t ask, select t he t ask it em and click on t he associat ed funct ion:...
  • Page 168 I f you select “ Copy all USB files t o NAS” , t hen please choose t he t arget pat h from t he dr op- down list . All files and folder s on t he USB device will be copied over t o t he NAS.

  • Page 169: Thecus Backup Utility

    Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Ut ilit y is on your I nst allat ion CD. When y ou click on t he CD, t he Backup Ut ilit y will be inst alled under Pr ogr a m Gr oups > Th e cus > The cu s Ba ck u p Ut ilit y.

  • Page 170: Apple Os X Backup Utilities

    External Devices The Thecus I P st orage support s print er ser ver and UPS via USB int erface. The int egrat ed Print Serv er allows you t o share a single USB print er wit h all user s on t he net work.
  • Page 171 You can configure Thecus I P st or age t o act as a print er ser ver. That w ay, all PCs connect ed t o t he net w or k can ut ilize t he sam e print er.
  • Page 172 9. Click Fin ish . • Not e t hat if a m ult i- funct ion ( all- in- one) pr int er is at t ached t o t he Thecus I P N OTE St orage, usually only t he pr int ing and fax funct ions w ill w ork. Ot her feat ures, such as scanning, w ill pr obably not funct ion.
  • Page 173 Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in t he box, wher e <Thecus_NAS_IP> is t he I P address of Thecus I P st orage. Click N e x t . 6. Select or inst all a print er and t hen press OK.
  • Page 174 7. Windows will at t em pt t o connect t o t he print er. 8. You can choose t o set t his print er as t he default print er by checking t he Se t a s t h e de fa ult pr int e r box. Click N e x t t o cont inue. 9.

  • Page 175: Uninterrupted Power Source

    Uninterrupted Power Source From t he Ex t e r n a l D e v ice s m enu, choose t he Un int e r r u pt e d Pow e r Sour ce it em and t he UPS Se t t in g scr een appears. Mak e any changes you wish, and press Apply t o confirm changes.

  • Page 176: Ch A Pt Er 5 : Tips A N D Tr Ick

    \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sd(x)1 where 192.168.1.100 m eans t he I P addr ess of Thecus I P st orage and sd(x)1 st ands for t he first part it ion on t he eSATA or USB disk drive.

  • Page 178: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    Pr ogr a m Sca n but t ons t o find it . 3. On t he N e t w or k in g page, m anually add Thecus I P st orage I P address ( i.e.

  • Page 179: Re Pla Cin G D A M A Ge D H A R D D R Ive

    3. Slide a new hard disk int o t he t ray and fast en t he scr ews. 4. I nsert t he hard disk t ray back int o t he Thecus I P st orage unt il it snaps int o place.

  • Page 180: Ch A Pt Er 6 : Tr Ou Ble Sh Oot In

    From t he Sy st e m m enu, choose t he Fa ct or y D e fa u lt it em and t he Re se t t o Fa ct or y D e f a ult scr een appear s. Pr ess Apply t o r eset Thecus I P st orage fact ory default set t ings.

  • Page 181: Pr Oble M S W It H Tim E A N D D A T E Se T T Ing

    5. Click Apply. I n addit ion, if t he Thecus I P st orage is able t o access t he I nt ernet and y ou want t o keep t he NTP Ser ver clock.isc.org by default , please m ak e sur e t he DNS Serv er is corr ect ly ent er ed, t her eby allowing t he NTP Ser ver nam e t o corr ect ly r esolve.

  • Page 182: Chapter 7: Updates For Fw V2.03.01

    The Thecus N8900/ N12000/ N16000 series are support ing t he addit ion of t he JBOD device Thecus D16000 t o expand st orage capacit y. Fr om Ge n e r a l in Syst e m I nfor m a t ion , JBOD device info will be displayed if applicable.

  • Page 183: Added Hardware Information

    N OTE slot s num ber can range from 8, 12 t o 16 slot s depending on t he m odel of Thecus I P st orage. Also it w ill list t he disk info of JBOD dev ices if applicable...
  • Page 184 D isk s I nfor m a t ion I t e m D e scr ipt ion Disk No. I ndicat es disk locat ion. Capacit y Shows t he SATA hard disk capacit y. Model Displays t he SATA hard disk m odel nam e. Firm ware Shows t he SATA hard disk firm ware version.
  • Page 185 JBOD device and his associat ed disks will also list under t he D isk I nfor m a t ion page. Please see below for a scr een shot of a N8900 wit h a Thecus...

  • Page 186: Dat A Guard ( Local Back Up)

    (Local Backup) The Thecus pr oduct pr ovides com plet e backup solut ion bet ween Thecus NAS syst em s as w ell as bet w een folders of local syst em s. For r em ot e dat a guard backup, please r efer t o chapt er 4, Dat a Guard ( Rem ot e backup) .
  • Page 187 The local backup has 6 different select ion you can choose from . Loca l D a t a ba ck u p I t e m D e scr ipt ion I m port This is associat ed wit h ext ernal devices which are added t o t he syst em such as USB disk.
  • Page 188 1. I m por t : click on “ I m port ” and a screen will appear as below. I f t here is an ext ernal device inst alled on sy st em such as USB disk, t hen it will be list ed in t he Source pane.
  • Page 189 I n her e, w e hav e select ed t he “ I nt el Graphi…” and “ N10850” folders fr om t he ext ernal device and im port ed t hem t o t he NAS under t he RAI D60v olum e. Next , please select t he pat h from t he dr op down list t o save t he log.
  • Page 190 Read t he not es and check t he “ Accept ” box for confirm at ion. I f a shar e nam e already exist s for t he im port , t hen t he im port will be renam e aut om at ically t o “...
  • Page 191 Folder t o Folder Folder t o ext ernal device Ext ernal device t o Folder...
  • Page 192 Let ’s t ake “ Folder t o Ext ernal device” as an exam ple. I n t he sour ce pane, select t he desired RAI D volum e and it s associat ed folder list will appear; sam e m et hod in t he t arget pane for t he associat ed ext ernal device.
  • Page 193 Choosing t he sync t ype, “ I ncrem ent al” or ‘Sync” , and select t he log pat h fr om t he drop m enu list . Read t he not es and check t he “ Accept ” box for confirm at ion. Now, y ou will see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask.
  • Page 194 3. Re a lt im e Ba ck u p: click on “ Realt im e Backup” and t his screen will appear . 2 differ ent opt ions can be select ed fr om , folder t o folder, folder t o ext ernal device.
  • Page 195 Re a lt im e Ba ck up I t e m D e scr ipt ion Task Nam e I nput t he t ask nam e, lengt h lim it ed t o 4~ 12 charact ers. Sync Type Select “...
  • Page 196 Now, y ou can see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat your creat ed t ask is list ed. The t ask st at us will say “ Processing” unt ill t he “ St op” but t on is pressed. 4.
  • Page 197 Read t he not es and check t he “ Accept ” box for confirm at ion. Now, y ou will see in t he dat a guard t ask list t hat you hav e cr eat ed a t ask.
  • Page 198 5. iSCSI Ba ck u p: click on “ iSCSI Backup” and scr een appear as below. I t can be backup t o t wo different st orage pool, iSCSI t o folder, iSCSI t o ext ernal device. Let ’s t ak e exam ple t o have “...
  • Page 199 Reading t he not e and check on “ Accept ” for confirm at ion. Now, fr om t he dat a guard t ask list will have creat ed t ask list ed. To st art t he iSCSI volum e backup, select t he t ask and click “...
  • Page 200 St at es change t o “ Finish” aft er t ask com plet e. From t he RAI D v olum e folder ‘andy_local’, it has backup iSCSI v olum e file st or ed. This backup iSCSI v olum e file is needed while it required im port t o st or age. Next t opic will describe about t his.
  • Page 201 Next , pr ovide wher e t he t ask log will st ore. Reading t he not e and check on “ Accept ” for confirm at ion.

  • Page 202: Volume Expansion Management

    Now, from t he dat a guard t ask list will have cr eat ed t ask list ed. Volume Expansion Management The user guide please r efer s t o URL below. ht t p: / / www.t hecus.com / download/ m anual/ AllinOne_64bit / Volum e_Expansion_v1.0.pdf...

  • Page 203: Appe N Dix A: Cust Om E R Su Ppor

    You can also t r y t o ensur e t hat you are using t he lat est firm war e v er sion for your Thecus I P st orage. Thecus is com m it t ed t o providing fr ee firm war e upgrades t o our cust om er s.

  • Page 204: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID Levels The Thecus I P st orage support s st andard RAI D lev els 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD. You choose a RAI D lev el when y ou creat e a sy st em v olum e. The fact ors for select ing a RAI D level are: •...
  • Page 205 This is excellent for com plet e dat a securit y. RAI D 5 RAI D 5 offer s dat a securit y and it is best suit ed for net w orks t hat perform m any sm all I / O t ransact ions at t he sam e t im e, as w ell as applicat ions t hat require dat a securit y such as office aut om at ion and online cust om er service.
  • Page 206 D isk Usa ge When all disks ar e of t he sam e size, and used in RAI D, Thecus I P st orage disk usage per cent age is list ed below: RAI D Le ve l...

  • Page 207: Appendix C: How To Open The Top Cover

    Appendix C: How to open the top cover N8900 series:...

  • Page 208: N 1 2 0 0 0 Se R Ie

    N12000 series: N16000 series:...

  • Page 209: Appendix D: Active Directory Basics

    ADS Benefits ADS let s Thecus I P st or age int egrat e it self wit h t he exist ing ADS in an office environm ent . This m eans t he Thecus I P st orage is able t o recognize your office user s and passw ords on t he ADS serv er .

  • Page 210: Appendix E: Licensing Information

    Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed t he full source code of t he GPL licensed soft war e. For m ore infor m at ion on how y ou can obt ain our source code, please visit our w eb sit e, ht t p: / / www.t hecus.com...

  • Page 211: Cgi C Lice N Se Te R M

    CGIC License Terms Basic License CGI C, copy right 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thom as Bout ell and Bout ell.Com , I nc. Per m ission is grant ed t o use CGI C in any applicat ion, com m ercial or noncom m er cial, at no cost .
  • Page 212 m odified by som eone else and passed on, we w ant it s recipient s t o know t hat what t hey hav e is not t he original, so t hat any pr oblem s int roduced by ot hers will not reflect on t he original aut hors' r eput at ions.
  • Page 213 copy right not ice and a not ice t hat t here is no w arrant y ( or else, saying t hat you provide a war rant y) and t hat users m ay r edist ribut e t he program under t hese condit ions, and t elling t he user how t o view a copy of t his License.
  • Page 214 t hough t hird part ies ar e not com pelled t o copy t he source along wit h t he obj ect code. 4. You m ay not copy , m odify, sublicense, or dist ribut e t he Program ex cept as expr essly provided under t his License.
  • Page 215 perm it t ed only in or am ong count ries not t hus excluded. I n such case, t his License incorporat es t he lim it at ion as if writ t en in t he body of t his License. 9.

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