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- Page 1 4-672-781-11 (1) Network File Server User’s Guide Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. FSV-M3 © 2003 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview...............4 Features and Functions ..........5 Front ................5 Rear ................. 6 Prerequisite Knowledge for Using This Server ..7 System Requirements..........7 About This Manual ............8 How to Use the Administration Guide......8 How to Use the Online Help ........... 8 Chapter 2 Basic Use Overview...............9 Basic Installation ............9... - Page 3 Trademarks • Sony and StorStation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation in this country, other countries, or both. • Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Professional are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction Chapter Overview The FSV-M3 is a dedicated file server that can be connected directly to a network. Because the FSV-M3 is preconfigured for use as a file server, minimal work is necessary to put it into operation. Can be managed through a Web browser (via the Web Administration Console) Operations (such as configuring individual settings, managing users and shares, shutting down the system, etc.) can be controlled remotely through a Web... -
Page 5: Features And Functions
Features and Functions Front A Drive bay door latch Latch used to open and replace the hard drive. B Drive 0 (HDD 0) C Drive 1 (HDD 1) D Drive 2 (HDD 2) E Drive 3 (HDD 3) F Power indicator LED Lights up when the power is turned on. -
Page 6: Rear
Rear A Cover fasteners Service cover fasteners. B Power supply connector Plug the provided power cord into this connector. C Fan Be careful not to block the fan's ventilation holes. If the ventilation holes are blocked, overheating could lead to fire or damage the unit. D LINK LED Lights up when the FSV-M3 is connected to a Gigabit hub. -
Page 7: Prerequisite Knowledge For Using This Server
Prerequisite Knowledge for Using This Server As a prerequisite for using this server, you should be familiar with computers and networks. For example, you need to understand the following terms. A glossary of technical terms is included at the end of this manual. •... -
Page 8: About This Manual
About This Manual This manual explains how the system administrator should set up the FSV-M3 and make all necessary settings. For detailed information on using the FSV-M3 Administration Console, please refer to the Online Help together with this manual. How to Use the Administration Guide Displaying the Administration Guide On the FSV-M3 Administration Console page, point to (Information icon),... -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Basic Use
Basic Use Chapter Overview This chapter explains the basic server configuration, user registration, and share creation required to enable use of the server. For details about individual items on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, see Chapter 3, “Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console” (page 30). Basic Installation Make sure you have the following items before you connect the FSV-M3 to the network. -
Page 10: Setting Up The Server For Use
Setting Up the Server for Use Once the server is connected to the network, perform the following setup procedure to allow users to access the server. Set the system administrator password (page 14). The administrator password is extremely important for system security. Be sure to set the system administrator password before performing the following setup. -
Page 11: Basic Operations
Basic Operations A Web browser is used to perform basic administrative operations. Browser Access the FSV-M3 Administration Console through a browser. On the FSV- M3 Top Page you can see the “Change User Password” and “Administrator Login” menus. When you click “Administrator Login”, the FSV-M3 Administration Console (menu exclusively for administrators) appears. - Page 12 Each time you access the FSV-M3 Administration Console, you must enter the user name and password. The default user name is “admin” and the default password is “sony”. Enter “admin” in the “User Name” box, and then enter “sony” in the “Password” box. Click “OK”.
- Page 13 (home) icon. Note Sony strongly recommends that you change the system administrator password when you access the FSV-M3 Administration Console for the first time. For information on how to set the administrator password, see “Setting the System Administrator Password” (page 14) in this chapter.
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Page 14: Setting The System Administrator Password
Setting the System Administrator Password The administrator password is extremely important for system security. When you access the FSV-M3 Administration Console for the first time, be sure to change the system administrator password before configuring the settings. Furthermore, guard the administrator password carefully. Set or change the system administrator password through the FSV-M3 Administration Console. -
Page 15: Setting The System Language
The “Date & Time” page appears. Configure the items below. Date Select the date as Year/Month/Day (2003/11/25). Time Select the time as Hours/Minutes (13:30). Time Zone Select the local time zone from the list. Click the “Submit” button. The information set above is reflected in the “Date & Time” page. Setting the System Language Before beginning to use the FSV-M3, make sure that you specify the system language of the client computer used to access the server. -
Page 16: Configuring Windows Network Settings
The “System Settings” page appears. Select “English” in the “Language for File and Folder names” list. Click the “Submit” button. The setting is reflected in the “System Settings” page. Configuring Windows Network Settings When using this server through Windows, you must configure the Windows settings in the FSV-M3 Administration Console. -
Page 17: Registering Local Set Users
• Windows set This set contains users maintained on a Windows Primary Domain Controller. They appear when the FSV-M3 is used in combination with a Windows domain. These are referred to as “Windows set users”. You cannot create, modify, or delete these users from “Security” - “Users”. Because the FSV-M3 does not maintain the passwords of these users, change the password with the PDC. - Page 18 Enter the items below. User Name Enter a user name of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Important When registering users from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, be sure to enter the same user name as the user's Windows logon name.
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Page 19: Changing The User Password
Changing the User Password Users can change their own passwords. Start the browser on a computer. Enter “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/” in the “Address” or “Location” box (where “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” is the IP address of the server). The FSV-M3 Top Page appears. Click “Change User Password”. The “Change User Password”... -
Page 20: Creating Shares
Creating Shares Users can create shares on the server using the FSV-M3 Administration Console. Users can create files and folders in the shares they create. There are two ways of creating shares. Manual share creation The system administrator can create shares manually with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. - Page 21 Select the RAID group of the share that you want to create. Note The RAID group name varies depending on the RAID configuration as follows. • If the RAID configuration is RAID 5 (default), only one RAID group name appears. This name is “VOLUME”. •...
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Page 22: Automatic Share Creation
Note These attributes may conflict with file permissions used by UNIX/Linux clients. Do not select this check box if these shares are used by UNIX/ Linux clients. Web (HTTP) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from a Web browser. - Page 23 Click “Auto Share”. The “Auto Share” page appears. Configure the following settings. Activate Auto Share Select this check box if you want the FSV-M3 to create shares automatically. Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.
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Page 24: Storing Files And Folders In Shares
Click the “Submit” button. Shares are created the first time users access a specific URL through a Web browser (see “Important”, below). The shares are given the name of the users. (See the note below.) Important A share is created for a user when the user accesses the URL below. The share is given the name of the user. -
Page 25: Access From Windows Me/2000
Double-click the workgroup. The server appears. Proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, proceed to step 4. When the workgroup or server does not appear, search for it using the following procedure. (1) Click the “Start” button, then click “Search” - “Other Computers”. (2) Enter the host name of the server in the “Name”... - Page 26 Double-click Entire Network. For Windows 2000, click Entire Contents, then click Microsoft Windows Network. The workgroup to which the FSV-M3 is assigned appears. If a new workgroup has been set, it may take some time before the workgroup appears. If the workgroup does not appear, proceed to step 4. Double-click the workgroup.
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Page 27: Access From Windows Xp Professional
Access from Windows XP Professional Click the “Start” button, then click “Search”. Under “What do you want to search for?”, click “Computers or people”. (1) Click “A computer on the network”. (2) Enter the host name of the server in “Computer name”, and then click “Search”. -
Page 28: Shutting Down/Restarting The System
Shutting Down/Restarting the System The system can be shut down with the browser. Caution • After the system is shut down, the server power goes off automatically. • When shutting down the system, do not use the power switch. • When the system shuts down, all services running on the server are forcibly terminated. -
Page 29: Led Indicators
Sony recommends that you periodically back up data as a precaution against the unlikely occurrence of problems. Caution Sony does not bear any responsibility for partial or total loss of data due to hard disk malfunctions of or mishandling by users. Chapter 2 Basic Use... -
Page 30: Overview
Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console Chapter Overview The FSV-M3 Administration Console can be used to configure and operate the server. This chapter explains each menu on the FSV-M3 Administration Console. For information on how to access the FSV-M3 Administration Console through a browser, see “Browser”... -
Page 31: System Menu
System Menu On the System menu, you can configure, update, and shutdown/reboot the system. The System menu consists of the following items. • System Settings • Date & Time • Alerts Used to specify an e-mail address and server to which automatic e-mail notification is sent when an error occurs in the system. -
Page 32: Date & Time
Enable APC UPS Specify whether you want UPS to be active. If you activate this setting, specify the system shutdown time from power interruption. Language for File and Folder names Select the used by your system to display file and folder names. Warning If you change this setting, file and share names may be displayed incorrectly, or may no longer be accessible. -
Page 33: Alerts
Alerts Use this item to configure e-mail and SNMP notification of specified event traps. Traps are available for various errors that may occur during operation. Note For details about e-mail alerts, see “Alerts Table” (page 67). For details about SNMP traps, see “SNMP Traps Table” (page 69). On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System”... -
Page 34: Software Update
Status menu. If any users are found, instruct them to disconnect from the server. • Operation of the server is not assured if the update is not installed from a Sony package file. Copy the package file (distributed by Sony) to the hard disk of the computer. -
Page 35: Shutdown/Reboot
On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Software Update”. The “Software Update” page appears. Click “Browse” and specify the package file copied to the hard disk of the computer in step 1, then click “Open”. Click the “Update” button. When the confirmation message appears, click “OK”. -
Page 36: Network Menu
The “Shutdown/Reboot” page appears. To shut down the server, click the “Shutdown” button. To reboot the server, click on the “Reboot” button. The Shutdown/Reboot confirmation page appears. Click the “OK” button. Approximately 60 seconds later, the system shuts down. After the system shuts down, the server power goes off automatically. Network Menu In the Network menu, you can configure TCP/IP and other network settings. - Page 37 The “TCP/IP” page appears. Note Depending on the settings of your Web browser, the pages displayed previously may be cached. Update the contents of the page that you are viewing to view the latest information. Configure the items below. IP Address Enter the IP address.
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Page 38: Windows
Note If this setting is not necessary, leave it blank. Domain Name Enter a domain name of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). MAC Address Displays the server’s internal network card MAC address (hardware address). -
Page 39: Unix
Configure the items below. Note The CIFS file server is always enabled. When this screen is updated, the CIFS file server is restarted to use the new information. Workgroup/Domain Name Enter a workgroup or domain name of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations”... -
Page 40: Ftp
The “UNIX” page appears. Configure the following items. Enabled Select “Yes” to enable the NFS service on the file server. Important If you select “Yes” and do not specify addresses for “Valid client addresses or subnet addresses”, all the shares can be mounted from client computers. If you do not plan to use shares through client computers, make sure that you select “No”. - Page 41 The “FTP” page appears. Configure the following items. Enabled Select “Yes” if you want to allow the shares on the server to be accessed through FTP. Allow Anonymous Select “Yes” to allow guests to access the file server. Guests are users that have not been registered and have no authentication rights.
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Page 42: Snmp
SNMP Configure these settings for the SNMP agent. On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “SNMP”. The “SNMP” page appears. Configure the following items. Enable SNMP Agent Select the “Yes” radio button to enable the SNMP agent on the file server. SNMP Community Name Enter the SNMP community name. -
Page 43: Device
• User Quotas Used to control user disk space allocation. Device Verify the status of the hard disk, and if it is malfunctioning, you can replace it on the fly. Verifying the Status of a Hard Disk On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “Device”. The “Device”... - Page 44 Prepare a new hard disk. On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “Device”. The “Device” page appears. You can quickly ascertain when a problem arises with a hard disk, as the Status column shows [x/5] (x<5) and the background color is yellow. Click the hard disk that you need to replace in the “HDD Number”...
- Page 45 When it is safe to remove the hard disk, the following screen appears. The Status column displays “Inactive”. Note Do not remove the hard disk before the LED indicator goes out and “Inactive” appears on the screen. If you do so, the entire system may cease to function.
- Page 46 FSV-M3, problems may arise and your data be damaged. • Do not use hard disks other than the ones specified by Sony. Using such hard disks may prevent the FSV-M3 from starting and/or damage your data.
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Page 47: Raid Group
RAID Group Change the RAID configuration. By default, the RAID level is “RAID 5”, which means that all four hard disks are viewed as one big storage area. If you want the system to view the hard disks as two storage areas, change the setting to “RAID 1”. Caution When you change the RAID configuration, all the user data on the server are deleted. -
Page 48: Share
The following page appears. Enter the administrator password, and then click the “Continue” button. The following page appears. Select “RAID 1”, and then click the “Continue” button. A confirmation message appears. Click “Yes”. All the data on the server is deleted and settings are reset. Resetting may take up to one hour. - Page 49 Manual Share Creation Create shares manually through the FSV-M3 Administration Console as follows. On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “Share”. The “Share” page appears. Click “Create Share”. The “Create Share” page appears. Select the RAID group the share that you want to create. Note The RAID group name varies depending on the RAID configuration as follows.
- Page 50 The following page appears. Configure the following settings. Share Name The share name is a string of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Caution • You cannot assign share names that have already been assigned. Further, the FSV-M3 does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters.
- Page 51 Click the “Create Share” button. The settings are reflected in the “Share” page. Automatic Share Creation The FSV-M3 can be configured to automatically create shares. Shares are created when users access a specific URL for the first time through a Web browser.
- Page 52 Configure the following settings. Activate Auto Share Select the check box if you want the FSV-M3 to create shares automatically, and then click the RAID group where they are created. Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.
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Page 53: Share Modification
Share Modification In the “Share” page, click the share that you want to modify. The “Edit Share” page appears. Modify the following items. Description Enter a description of up to 256 alphanumeric characters regarding the share. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). -
Page 54: Share Deletion
Share Deletion When you delete a share, all the files that it contains are also deleted. Before deleting a share, make sure that there are no users accessing the share or files in the share. In the “Share” page, click “Delete Share(s)”. The “Delete Shares”... -
Page 55: User Quotas
User Quotas Control the maximum amount of disk space of each user. Note When enabling or recalculating user quotas in this menu, the more user data and registered users, the longer the operations take. Configuring User Quotas On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “User Quotas”. The “User Quotas”... - Page 56 Click the “Continue” button. The “User Quotas” page reappears and the Quota Status is now “ENABLED”. Click the volume where you want to activate the user quotas. To verify the amount of disk space currently used by each user, click the “Recalculate”...
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Page 57: Disabling User Quotas
Disabling User Quotas In the “User Quotas” page, click the volume where you want to disable user quotas. The following page appears. Click the “Disable” button. A confirmation message appears. Click the “Continue” button. The “User Quotas” page reappears and the Quota Status is now “DISABLED”. -
Page 58: Security Menu
Security Menu Use the Security menu to manage users and shares. This Security menu consists of the following items. • Share Folders Used to manage share security. • Users Used to register and delete users. Share Folders Setting Share Folder Security On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Security”... -
Page 59: Users
Set User R/W Access Select Set User R/W Access to make this share accessible to selected users only. Select the check boxes of the permissions that you want to give to each user. Click the “Submit” button. The settings are applied to the shares. Note If you want to access shares through an NFS client, you must set the server security to “Public Access”... - Page 60 Click “Add User”. The “Add User” page appears. Enter the items below. User Name Enter a user name of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Important When registering users from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, be sure to enter the same user name as the user's Windows logon name.
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Page 61: Modifying Local Set Users
The settings are reflected in the “Users” page. Modifying Local Set Users In the “Users” page, click the name of the local set user that you want to modify. The “Edit User” page appears. Modify the items below, as necessary. Full Name Enter the full name of the user using up to 49 characters. -
Page 62: Status Menu
Deleting Local Set Users In the “Users” page, click “Delete Users”. The “Delete User” page appears. Click the user that you want to delete. Click the “Delete” button. A confirmation message appears. Click the “Delete” button. A message indicating that the deletion is complete appears. Click “Return”. -
Page 63: System
System View the host name, status of the network card, internal temperature of the server, status of the fan, etc. On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “System”. The “System” page appears. Disk Usage View the RAID level per volume, as well as remaining disk space and status. On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status”... -
Page 64: Login History
On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “Current Users”. The “Current Users” page appears. You can modify the display of this page to suit your needs. Click the display method that you want. All Login Types Click to display all the users currently accessing the server. HTTP Only Click to display only the users accessing the server through a Web browser. -
Page 65: Event Log
CIFS Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through Windows. FTP Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through FTP. NFS Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through NFS. To clear the log, click the “Clear Log”... -
Page 66: Fsv-M3 Limitations
FSV-M3 Limitations The FSV-M3 has the following limitations. FSV-M3 System Limitations • Maximum number of shares that can be mounted or shared simultaneously on the FSV-M3: 250. • Max number of local set users: 1000 • Highest supported year: 2038 FSV-M3 Administration Console Strings The following is a list of permissible characters for FSV-M3 text boxes. -
Page 67: Alerts Table
Note If the share name is longer than 12 characters, it cannot be accessed by computers running on Windows Me, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT 4.0, or earlier operating systems. Static IP Text box Length Permissible characters IP Address Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) Subnet Mask Up to 15... - Page 68 Event E-mail subject E-mail contents Explanation A RAID group is [$serial] RAID $hostname: The Notifies you that a being rebuilt GROUP REBUIDS following RAID RAID group is ALERT Group is being rebuilt. rebuilding: $vol $hostname: The Notifies you that following RAID the RAID group Group has rebuild is complete.
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Page 69: Snmp Traps Table
SNMP Traps Table When SNMP traps are activated in “System” - “Alert”, you are notified of the events that you selected. Events are as follows. Event Trap type Specific Message 1 Message 2 Explanation type (Variable Biding) (Variable Biding) The server enterprise 12020 [$serial] Reboot... - Page 70 Event Trap type Specific Message 1 Message 2 Explanation type (Variable Biding) (Variable Biding) A UPS enterprise 20010 [$serial] UPS $hostname: UPS Notifies you that interruption and Specific Power failed connected to UPS has detected power Server was power a power restoration failure at $date interruption.
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Page 71: Precautions
• Do not connect the server directly to the Internet, as illegal access may result. Take adequate care regarding the way the system is set up. • Sony does not accept any liability for loss of user data resulting from equipment malfunction or user operations. - Page 72 The server cannot be found on the network from Windows • Verify the server host name, then search for the computer again. If you configured the network or Windows settings using the FSV-M3 Administration Console, it might take some time for the settings to be applied. The host name can be checked on the FSV-M3 Administration Console (“System”...
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Page 73: Specifications
Specifications Hardware Hard disk drive 80 GB (FSV-M3/320) (4) User area • RAID 5: approx. 210 GB (FSV-M3/320) • RAID 1: approx. 77 GB ×2 (FSV-M3/320) External connectors Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX/1000 Base-T (RJ-45) (2) Operating environment Temperature: 5 to 35°C Humidity: 20 to 80% (Avoid condensation) Rated Voltage AC 100-127/200-240 V (50/60 Hz) -
Page 74: Glossary
“fsv” indicates the host (a computer), carrying unmodulated signal data at A computer that is connected to a “sony” designates the Sony network, the rate of 10 megabits per second server in a network environment, and “co” indicates a company or over distances of up to 100 meters which receives service from a server. - Page 75 MAC (Media Access Control) Operating system address A switching device through which a Basic software that manages and number of devices (such as A number that is assigned to each controls operation of a computer. computers) can be connected to a NIC (Network Interface Card;...
- Page 76 Subnet mask A number that is used for dividing IP addresses used on a TCP/IP network into network numbers and host numbers. This method is used to allow different networks that are connected through a router to recognize that they are different networks.
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Page 77: Index
Index Manual share creation .... 20, 49 UNIX ........... 39 Modifying local set users ..... 61 User password ......19 User Quotas ......... 55 User sets ........16 Users ........16, 59 Adding local set users ....59 Network menu ......36 Administration Guide ..... - Page 78 StorStation Web site Sony Corporation http://www.sony.co.jp/en/Products/storagesolution/...
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