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Summarization of Contents
Preface
Related Documentation
Provides information on related documentation, including Release Notes.
Administration Guides
Lists various administration guides for the HNAS system.
1 Network interfaces
File serving interfaces
Describes the physical interfaces used for file serving on NAS servers.
Non-file serving interfaces
Details the 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces for non-file serving.
Jumbo frames support
Information on configuring jumbo frames for file serving interfaces.
Link aggregation
Explains grouping file serving interfaces for increased bandwidth and redundancy.
Using LACP
Details the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for managing link states.
VLAN interfaces
Explains partitioning a physical network into virtual LANs (VLANs).
Using Network and Port Address Translation
Minimizing data traffic using NAT/PAT between networks.
Aggregate Linux interfaces
Accessing file serving interfaces from Linux using virtual interfaces.
Typical non-file serving interface configurations
Details three typical configurations for NAS non-file serving interfaces.
2 Routing overview
Default gateways
Describes how the server routes IP traffic using default gateways.
Static routes
Explains fixed paths for data in a network using static routes.
Dynamic routes
Details how the server dynamically adds routes to its table.
Managing routes
Explains how the server selects the most specific route for outgoing IP packets.
Understanding routing by EVS
Restricts source addresses to those associated with the source EVS.
3 Name and directory services
Name services
Information on local name and directory services supported by the HNAS server.
Directory services
Information on directory services like NIS and LDAP.
DNS and DDNS
Domain Name System for resolving host names to IP addresses.
Registering a CIFS name
How the EVS registers entries with DNS servers.
WINS
Windows Internet Naming Service for NetBIOS name resolution.
NIS (for NFS and FTP)
Simple management of Unix-based networks via NIS.
LDAP advantages
Benefits of using LDAP over NIS for scalability and security.
4 Using IPv6
IPv6 overview
Overview of the IPv6 protocol and its address format.
IPv6 and the NAS server
Information on using IPv6 addresses with the NAS server.
Address formats
Explains IPv4 and IPv6 address formats.
5 Configuring link aggregation
Viewing link aggregations
How to view the status of link aggregations.
Adding link aggregations
Procedure for adding new link aggregations.
Editing link aggregations
How to modify existing link aggregation configurations.
Deleting link aggregations
Procedure for removing link aggregations.
Configuring LACP
Steps to enable and configure LACP for aggregations.
Configuring Aggregate Linux interfaces
Creating and managing Aggregate Linux interfaces.
6 Configuring VLAN interfaces
Adding VLAN interfaces
Procedure for creating VLAN interfaces.
Deleting VLAN interfaces
How to delete VLAN interfaces.
Advanced VLAN interface configuration
Specific configurations like MTU settings for VLAN interfaces.
7 Configuring IP addresses
Viewing IP addresses
How to view existing IP address configurations.
Adding IP addresses
Procedure for adding new IP addresses.
Deleting IP addresses
Steps to remove IP addresses.
Advanced IP configuration
Global and per-port IP settings configuration.
8 Configuring routes
Viewing IP routes
How to view the existing IP routes.
Adding IP routes
Procedure to add static or dynamic IP routes.
Deleting IP routes
Steps to delete IP routes.
9 Configuring name and directory services
Specifying name services
How to specify DNS, WINS, NIS, and LDAP services.
Prioritizing name services
How to change the order of preference for name services.
Configuring NIS servers
Steps to enable and configure NIS servers.
Configuring LDAP servers
Steps to enable and configure LDAP servers.
10 Managing networks and devices
Configuring non-file serving interfaces
How to configure the IP address of the eth1 interface on an external SMU.
Configuring devices on the system monitor
How to display and monitor system devices using the SMU.
11 Troubleshooting
Network health information
Provides information on current network health status via SMU.
Detecting issues
Using the automatic diagnosis system to identify and prioritize problems.
Collecting network packets
Performing packet capture using the packet-capture command.
A VLAN conversion
Accessing the NAS Linux console
Steps to access the NAS Linux console to run scripts.
Retrieving and running the script
How to obtain and execute the VLAN conversion script.
Converting a subnet VLAN
How the script converts subnet-VLANs to VLAN interfaces.
B Network ports
NAS (listening ports)
Default ports used for services on a NAS server.
NAS as a client
Destination ports used by the NAS server on a peer server.
External SMU (listening ports)
Default ports used by the external SMU.
External SMU as a client
Destination ports used by the external SMU on a peer server.
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