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MNAS-4100
User's Guide
Preliminary draft only
April 2006

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  • Page 1 MNAS-4100 User’s Guide Preliminary draft only April 2006...
  • Page 2 TRADEMARKS All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. NOTE The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Safety Information

    Safety Information WARNING: Before connecting to power, set the Voltage Switch on the rear of your system to the voltage matching your area – voltage rating 100~120 / 200~240 Vac. Maximum operating ambient temperature 40 C degree CAUTION: Turn off the system before removing the cabinet cover. CAUTION on using the RTC battery: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly placed.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Safety Information................i Introduction.................. 1 1.1 Package Contents ................2 1.2 Specifications..................2 Hardware..................2 Software ..................3 1.3 System View ..................4 Front Components................4 Front Components (Compartment Door Open) ......6 Right-Side Components ..............7 Rear Components ................8 Setting Up..................9 Step 1. Install the Hard Disks..............9 Step 2.
  • Page 6 Swapping Hard Disks ..............74 Transferring Hard Disks to a New Storage System ....74 Limited Warranty ................77...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Your MNAS is a storage solution for small offices and home network environments. With its high-speed networked storage, network users can easily access and share music, pictures, and real-time video files. Also, it has a program for discovering the storage system automatic assigned IP address. The Backup program provides superior data protection, allowing you to back up and restore system and data files.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Built-in FTP server with private directory support. Anonymous logins access a public folder; user accounts access their private directory and the public folder. 1.1 Package Contents Includes the following: MNAS Storage System Power Cord RJ-45 Ethernet Cable Installation CD 1.2 Specifications NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 9: Software

    Software Network Client Support Application for NAS Management Microsoft Windows Data Sharing, Protection • • Linux System (OS) and Data Backup (optional) • • UNIX Web User Interface • • Network Transport Protocol Others TCP/IP English / Simplified Chinese (multiple •...

  • Page 10: System View

    1.3 System View Front Components Component Description Turns the power on and off (soft-off). Power Button Shows the current power status. Power Indicator Power On Glows blue when the power is on. Standby Glows red when the system is in Standby mode.
  • Page 11 Component Description Network Indicator Shows the current network status. Link Glows green when system is connected to the network. Active Blinks green to indicate system is trying to establish a network connection. 100 Mbps Glows green to indicate a network connection speed at 100 Mbps.

  • Page 12: Front Components (Compartment Door Open)

    Front Components (Compartment Door Open) Component Description Hard Disk Tray Opens the hard disk tray. Door Handle...

  • Page 13: Right-Side Components

    Right-Side Components Component Description Door Lock Locks the hard disk drive compartment door for security.

  • Page 14: Rear Components

    Rear Components Component Description Connects the power cord. Power Connector Select the voltage matching your area. Voltage Switch Ventilation Maintain proper operating temperature. Do not cover or block the openings. Opening Allows you to reset the system to the factory default Reset Button username, password, and IP.

  • Page 15: Setting Up

    Chapter 2 Setting Up Step 1. Install the Hard Disks 1. Insert the key and turn clockwise to unlock and open the door. 2. Slide the latch toward the right to release the handle.
  • Page 16 NOTE: Install the first hard disk on the lowest level tray, the second hard disk on the second lowest level tray, and so forth. 3. Pull the handle to slide the hard disk tray forward. Then pull the hard disk tray out of the device.
  • Page 17 5. Fit the hard disk into the tray with the connectors pointing toward the rear. Then align and fasten four screws to secure the hard disk in place. 6. Keeping the handle in its full-open state, slide the hard disk tray all the way into the device until the hinge of the handle is inside the device.

  • Page 18: Step 2. Connect To The Network

    Step 2. Connect to the Network Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the network connector on the back of your storage system and the other end to a switch or router. Step 3. Connect to Power 1. Before connecting to power, set the Voltage Switch to the voltage matching your area.

  • Page 19: Step 4. Configure Your Storage System

    2. Connect one end of the power cord to your storage system and the other end to a standard electrical outlet. 3. To turn on your storage system, press the Power button.
  • Page 20 Step 4. Configure Your Storage System See the next chapter for the software configuration instructions.

  • Page 21: Configuring Your Storage System

    Chapter 3 Configuring Your Storage System Inside the included CD in your package are three main folders namely: StorageSystemConsole FW_Upgrade UserManual You must install at least one hard disk (lowest level tray) before your storage system can provide services. MNAS A MNAS network consists of a MNAS server and several clients connected via network links.

  • Page 22: Installing The Storage System Console

    3.1 Installing the Storage System Console You need to install the Storage System Console before you can perform any system configurations. 1. Install the Storage System Console on your computer by double-clicking under the folder of your Setup.exe StorageSystemConsole included CD. The following screen appears. Click on Next to continue.
  • Page 23 2. The following screen appears. Enter the pertinent information, then click on Next to continue.
  • Page 24 3. The following screen appears. Select the default destination folder or change it by clicking on Browse. Then click on Next to continue. 4. The following screen appears. Click on Next to start copying the files.
  • Page 25 5. The following screen appears. To start the Storage System Console click on the radio button besides Launch Storage System Console. Then click on Finish to exit the installation.

  • Page 26: Initializing The Hard Disk(S)

    3.2 Initializing the Hard Disk(s) After you insert the hard disk into the system for the first time or when you replace them with a new disk, you need to initialize the hard disk before using the system. 1. Upon starting the Storage System Console, the following screen appears. As soon as you start the Console, it automatically scans the network for storage systems.
  • Page 27 3. The following screen appears. Enter the default user name admin and default password storage. 4. Click on Log In.
  • Page 28 5. The following screen appears. Click on Scan.
  • Page 29 6. The following screen appears. Click on Browse to select the firmware file under the folder of your included CD. FW_Upgrade...
  • Page 30 7. Click on Upload and the following screens would appear in sequence.
  • Page 31 8. The system will reboot.
  • Page 32 9. After rebooting, run the Storage System Console by clicking on Start, then Programs, then Storage System Console. Wait awhile as it scans the network for storage systems. The following screen appears. Click on Discover Storage Systems. 10. The following screen appears. Click on Next to continue.
  • Page 33 11. The following screen appears. Enter the Storage system name, then click on Next. 12. The following screen appears. Set the Date, Time, and Time zone, then click on Next.
  • Page 34 13. The following screen appears. Set the network settings, then click on Next.
  • Page 35 14. The following screen appears. Select a RAID mode, then click on Next. NOTE: Your MNAS uses RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology to manage up to four hard disks. Refer to the later section “Disk Configurations” (see page 63) to learn more about choosing the type of RAID for your system.
  • Page 36 15. The following screen appears. Select the Number of disks to back up, then click on Next. NOTE: The backup software is optional, if the storage system does not contain the backup software, and you do not plan to use the backup feature in the future, please select 0.
  • Page 37 16. The following screen appears. Enter the capacity of the disks to back up, then click on Next.
  • Page 38 17. The following screen appears. Set the amount (percentage) of disk space to be allocated for shared folders and backups, then click on Finish. 18. On the next dialog box click on OK to confirm setup information will be written to the system. The following screen would appear.
  • Page 39 19. The system will reboot.

  • Page 40: Starting Web Management

    3.3 Starting Web Management To perform system management using the Web Management: 1. Run the Storage System Console by clicking on Start, then Programs, then Storage System Console. As soon as you start the Console, it automatically scans the network for storage systems. This might take a few minutes. As soon as the scan is complete, the left pane displays a tree view of all the storage systems it found.
  • Page 41 3. The following screen appears. Input the default user name and the admin default password storage 4. Then click on Log In. Refer to the next section on performing various system management tasks.

  • Page 42: System Management

    3.4 System Management You can perform system management via the Web UI, Web Management. (See previous section on accessing Web Management.) Users Page Displays a list of all currently configured users and lets you add, modify, and remove users. This area also lets you add, modify, and remove groups. Users &...
  • Page 43 2. Click on Add and the following screen appears, allowing you to specify the type of user (Windows/Mac OS X or Linux/Other Mac) you want to add.
  • Page 44 3. Click on Next and the following screen appears. You must provide the requested user information. For Windows/Mac OS X user (CIFS) –...
  • Page 45 For Linux/other Mac user (NFS) – 4. Click on Done and the new user would be added. Repeat the above steps until you have added all the users that you want to add at this time (you can always add more users later).
  • Page 46 Groups Placing users into groups makes it easier to give several users access to the same shared folder at once. 1. Click on Groups on the Users page. The following screen appears.
  • Page 47 2. Click on Add and the following screen appears. Enter a group name and add all or selected users to this group. You can also remove all or selected users from a group.

  • Page 48: Shared Folders Page

    Shared Folders Page Displays a list of all currently configured and shared folders and lets you add shared folders, change which users can access them, and remove them. 1. Click the Shared Folders button on your homepage. The following screen appears.
  • Page 49 3. Click on Assign Access and the following screen appears. For Windows/Mac OS X user (CIFS) –...
  • Page 50 For Linux/other Mac user (NFS) – 4. You can Add (specify as Read-Only or Read/Write) users/groups to, as well as Remove existing users/groups from Shared Folders. 5. Click on OK.

  • Page 51: Backups Page (Optional)

    Backups Page (Optional) NOTE: If your storage system does not contain the backup software, skip this section and proceed to the next section Advanced Page. The Backups page displays a list of all computer disk backups that currently exist and lets you change the recovery disc password or delete the backups for a particular computer hard disk.
  • Page 52 Changing the Recovery Disc Password 1. In the Computer name list, select the name of the computer whose recovery disc password you want to change. 2. In the Recovery CD password text box, type the password to use. The password must be 12~16 characters long. 3.

  • Page 53: Advanced Page

    Advanced Page Provides access to advanced storage system configuration options, such as setting up email alerts; upgrading the firmware; changing the system, network, or disk configuration settings; viewing information about system events; and shutting down the system remotely. Email Alerts Allows you to set up the storage system to notify up to three people via email if a problem occurs –...
  • Page 54 1. Click the Advanced button on your homepage. The following screen appears. 2. Enter the information about your email server and up to three email addresses that should receive the notification. 3. Click on Apply.
  • Page 55 Firmware Displays the current version of the firmware that is installed on your storage system. It also allows you to upgrade it if a newer firmware become available. 1. Click on Firmware and the following screen appears. For additional security, you must enter your administration password in order to upgrade the firmware.
  • Page 56 2. In the Firmware file text box, enter the path and filename for the firmware package (such as ), or click Browse and select the D:\fs20060921.pkg file from the displayed list. 3. In the Administrator password text box, enter the password that you use for logging in to the Storage System Console.
  • Page 57 System Displays the settings that you specified when you initially configured the storage system, such as the storage system name, and the current date and time. You can also change the administrator name and password to use for logging in to the Storage System Manager.
  • Page 58 To change this . . . Do this . . . Storage system name Enter the new name to use for the storage system. The name can be up to 15 characters long and can include letters, numbers, and hyphens. Date, Time, Time zone In the Date fields, enter or select the desired month, day, and year.
  • Page 59 Network Displays the network settings that were set when you initially configured the storage system (only the first Ethernet port was configured during setup, the second uses its default settings unless you change them here). 1. Click on Network and the following screen appears.
  • Page 60 2. Make the necessary changes and click on Apply for the settings to take effect. Disks Displays information about all the hard disks that are currently installed in your storage system. 1. Click on Disks and the following screen appears. NOTE: The color indicated on the Hotplug Indicator column is as follows: RED –...
  • Page 61 3. Click on Reconfigure Disks. 4. When the confirmation message appears, click on OK. The Disk Configuration page appears (the options that appear on this page vary, depending on the number of hard disks that are currently installed in the system).
  • Page 62 If you have two disks installed, the following screen appears. 5. If you want to add or remove hard disks, do so one at a time and click on Scan after each action. If you are adding disks, wait until the disk LED is green before you click on Scan.
  • Page 63 The Disks to Back Up page appears on screen. 6. In the Number of disks to back up list, select the total number of disks that you plan to back up to this storage system. If some computers have multiple disks, be sure to select the total number of disks that you plan to back up.
  • Page 64 When you select a number from this list box, a corresponding number of text boxes (Disk 1, Disk 2, etc.) appear in the Capacity of drives group box. IMPORTANT: If your storage system does not contain the backup software, and you do not plan to add it in the future, select 0, click on Next, and go directly to step 10.
  • Page 65 8. To change the percentage of space allocated for shared folders and backups, enter the desired percentage for each usage type (the percentages must add up to 100 %). Then click on Reconfigure Disks. 9. When the confirmation message appears, click on OK. The following screen appears showing the progress of the process.
  • Page 66 System Log Displays a list of events that have occurred on the storage system. Reviewing this list can help you identify and resolve any problems that you might encounter. 1. Click on System Log and the following screen appears. The date and time of the event, the type of event (I for informational, E for error, W for warning, and C for critical), and a brief description of the event are displayed.
  • Page 67 Shutdown To shut down the storage system, you can press the power button on the unit itself and hold it until the system status and disk activity LEDs start flashing, or you can shut the storage system down using the Web Management. To use the Web Management: 1.

  • Page 68: Logging Out Of Web Management

    CAUTION: Always shutdown the system in accordance with the instructions above. An improper shutdown may affect the functionality of storage system in the next startup. 3.5 Logging Out of Web Management 1. To log out of the Web Management system, click on the Logout button on your homepage 2.

  • Page 69: Disk Configurations

    Chapter 4 Disk Configurations Your storage system supports the following types of disk configurations: Linear—A linear configuration is similar to using multiple hard disks in a regular computer. Each disk is an independent entity, and the data on it is self-contained.
  • Page 70 RAID 1—In this configuration, all the data written to one disk is duplicated on the other disk. This offers greater data protection since if one disk fails, all your data is still intact on the other disk. However, using RAID 1 means only half your available disk space is used for data;...
  • Page 71 RAID 5—Like RAID 0, RAID 5 offers increased performance by distributing the data across multiple disks. But unlike RAID 0, RAID 5 also offers data protection. If your storage system has three disks of equal size, two thirds of each disk are used for data, and the remaining third contains the parity information needed to reconstruct either of the other two.

  • Page 72: Adding Hard Disks

    RAID 5 + spare—In this configuration, three of the disks use RAID 5, and the fourth is empty. If any of the three disks fails, it is immediately rebuilt using the fourth spare disk. As a result, you can remove the failed disk and still have the ongoing fast performance and data protection offered by RAID 5.

  • Page 73: Adding Hard Disks To A Linear Or Normal Raid Configuration

    In a normal state, you cannot add a disk to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration. Any disk that you install will not be used unless you subsequently reconfigure the storage system. CAUTION: Reconfiguring your storage system disks deletes all the data on your storage system.
  • Page 74 2. Access the Storage System Console or refresh the browser window. The Disk Change Notification page appears. 3. To add the disk to the storage system, click on Add New Disk. If the information on this page is not correct, click on Scan to scan the storage system again and update the page.
  • Page 75 When you click on Add New Disk, the following page appears. 4. To add the disk to a linear configuration or use it as a spare for a normal three-disk RAID 5 configuration, click on Add. The Disks page indicates the current state of the disk configuration.

  • Page 76: Adding Hard Disks To A Degraded Raid Configuration

    Adding Hard Disks to a Degraded RAID Configuration To add a hard disk to a degraded RAID configuration: 1. Insert the hard disk into the storage system. You can do this whether the storage system is powered on or off. 2.

  • Page 77: Removing Hard Disks Or Responding To Disk Failure

    Removing Hard Disks or Responding to Disk Failure The effect of removing hard disks from your storage system or disk failure varies, depending on the disk configuration you chose when you configured the system and the current state of the existing disks. For example, in a linear configuration, when you remove a disk or a disk fails, the data associated with that disk is no longer available, but the data on all the other disks remains available.

  • Page 78: Responding To Raid Degradation

    If you remove one or more viable disks and cause the entire RAID to fail, you can shut down the storage system, re-install the same disks, and then restart the storage system. As long as you re-install the original disks, the storage system should be able to resume proper operation, although the integrity of the data cannot be guaranteed.

  • Page 79: Responding To Raid Failure

    To re-install the same disk or install a new disk, click on Shut Down. After the storage system shuts down, install the disk and then restart the system. NOTE: If you are re-installing multiple disks, be sure to re-install them in the opposite order that you removed them.
  • Page 80 To re-install the same disk, click on Shut Down. After the storage system shuts down, re-install the same disk and then restart the system. NOTE: If you removed multiple disks, be sure to re-install them in the opposite order that you removed them.
  • Page 81 CAUTION: If you do not shut down the new unit before you insert the hard disks, you will be prompted to re-initialize the disks. If you do this, all the data on your hard disks will be lost. 2. Transfer the hard disks to the new unit. 3.

  • Page 83: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty In no event shall the liability of MiTAC International Corp. (MiTAC) exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential software, or its documentation. MiTAC offers no refunds for its products. MiTAC makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory, with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software, and specifically disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.

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