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Thecus N2200 User Manual

Ip storage server n4200 series; n7700 series; n8200 series; n8800 series
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1U4200XXX/1U4600
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  • Page 1 Thecus N3200XXX/N0503 N4200 series N5200XXX/N5500 1U4200XXX/1U4600 N7700 series N2200XXX N8200XXX/N8800 series User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademark Notice

    About This Manual All information in this manual has been carefully verified to ensure its correctness. In case of an error, please provide us with your feedback. Thecus Technology Corporation reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without notice.

  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    Do NOT expose Thecus IP storage to dampness, dust, or corrosive liquids. Do NOT place Thecus IP storage on any uneven surfaces. DO NOT place Thecus IP storage in direct sunlight or expose it to other heat sources. DO NOT use chemicals or aerosols to clean Thecus IP storage. Unplug the power cord and all connected cables before cleaning.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Rear Panel ...................22 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..........31 Overview .....................31 Before You Begin .................31 Cable Connections ................31 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............38 Overview .....................38 Thecus Setup Wizard ................38 LCD Operation (N5200XXX/N5500/1U4200XXX/1U4600/N7700 ...........40 series/N8200XXX/N8800 series) LCD Operation ............42...
  • Page 5 Windows XP Publishing Wizard ............. 139 Managing Albums and Photos ............145 Creating Albums ................. 146 Password Protecting Albums............146 Uploading Pictures to Albums ............146 EXIF Information ................ 146 Slide Shows ................147 Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage ........147...
  • Page 6 Windows..................147 Apple OS X ................148 Mapping Thecus IP storage as an iSCSI Drive........148 Windows 2000/XP............... 149 Windows Vista................153 Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks ............153 USB and eSATA Storage Expansion............153 Adding a Spare Disk ................153 Remote Administration..............153 Part I - Setup a DynDNS Account..........

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Product Highlights File Server First and foremost, the Thecus IP storage allows you to store and share files over an IP network. With a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, you can centralize your files and share them easily over your network. With the easy-to-use web-based interface, users on your network can access these files in a snap.

  • Page 8: Printer Server

    >RAID Information. iSCSI Capability Thecus IP storage is not only a file server, but it also supports iSCSI initiators. Your server can access Thecus IP storage as a direct-attached-storage over the LAN or Internet. There is no easier way to expand the capacity of your current application servers.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items:  System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1  CD-Title x3 (Acronics backup CD , Twonky media server CD & Universal CD)  Ethernet Cable x1 ...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel N2200XXX: The Thecus N2200XXX’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: HDD1 LED LAN LED WAN LED Card Reader HDD2 LED USB Copy Button USB Copy LED USB Port Card Reader LED Power Button...
  • Page 11 N3200XXX: The Thecus N3200XXX’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description Power LED  Solid blue: System is powered on WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: Network link  Blinking orange: Network activity LAN2 LED ...
  • Page 12 N0503: The Thecus N0503’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Enter Button Escape LCD Display Power LAN2 Up Button WAN/LA Down HDD 5 HDD 1 LED HDD 4 HDD 2 LED HDD 3 LED Front Panel...
  • Page 13  Push to confirm information entered into the LCD display. Escape Button ESC  Push to leave the current LCD menu. N4200 series: The Thecus N4200series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item...
  • Page 14 N5200XXX/N5500: The Thecus N5500 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: 10 11 12 Front Panel Item Description 1.System LED  Blinking orange: System is being upgraded or ;is starting up; data currently inaccessible 2.WAN/LAN1 LED ...
  • Page 15 N7700 Series: The Thecus N7700 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power LED  Solid blue: System is power on. 2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3.WAN/LAN1 LED...
  • Page 16 1U4200XXX: The Thecus 1U4200XXX front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Up Button Enter Button Locator Button Power Button Reset Button Down Button Escape Button PWR LED Busy LED Error LED LAN LED MUTE Button USB Port...
  • Page 17 1U4600: The Thecus 1U4600 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Escape Button PWR LED Down Button LAN2 LED Power Button Busy LED WAN/LAN1 LED Reset Button Up Button USB Port LCD Display Enter Button Busy LED...
  • Page 18 N8200XXX/N8800 series: The Thecus N8200XXX/N8800 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N8200XXX/N8800 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.Reboot Button  Press to system reboot 4.System fan alarm...

  • Page 19: Hard Disk Trays

    Hard Disk Trays 1U4200XXX/N2200XXX/N8200XXX: Each of above mentioned models’ hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description 1.HDD Power LED  Solid blue: Hard disk is powered on 2.HDD  Blinking green: System is accessing data on the hard disk Access/Error LED ...
  • Page 20 N4200 series/N5200XXX/N5500: Each of the N5500’s hard disk trays has a lock, a latch, and two LED indicators: Hard Disk Trays Item Description (No function on N4200 series) 1.HDD Power LED  Solid blue: Hard disk is powered on 2.HDD ...
  • Page 21 N0503: The N0503 supports both 2.5” and 3.5” Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. To install a hard disk into the N0503, follow the steps below: 3. Open front door of the N0503. 4. For 3.5” HDD a. Get the hard drive rails and place them on either side of the hard drive, fitting into the appropriate grooves.

  • Page 22: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel N2200XXX: The N2200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors. Power connector System Fan USB Port eSATA Port Reset Button LAN2 Port WAN/LAN1 Port Back Panel Item Description eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed external storage expansion. USB Port ...
  • Page 23 N3200XXX/N0503: The N3200XXX/N0503 rear panel features ports and connectors. System Fan LAN2 Port WAN/LAN1 Reset Button Power Connector eSATA Port USB Port Back Panel Item Description eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers WAN/LAN1 Port ...
  • Page 24 N4200 series: The N4200 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description Power Connector  For connect the power adaptor WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router LAN2 Port ...
  • Page 25 Back Panel Item Description 1.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or a router. 2.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a switch or router. 3.Serial Port ...
  • Page 26 N7700 series: The N7700 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to a local Ethernet network through a switch or router. 2.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router.
  • Page 27 1U4200XXXR: Locator LED 1U4200 Back Panel Item Description eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion. USB Ports  USB 2.0 ports for compatible USB devices, such as digital cameras, USB disks, and USB printers. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router.
  • Page 28 1U4600R: The rear panel of the 1U4600R houses most of the USB and Ethernet connections, as well as the eSATA port, system fan, and power connector. See the table below for descriptions of each: Power Connector Power Connector Power Switch Power Switch USB Ports (A Type) LAN2 Port...
  • Page 29 N8200XXX: The N8200XXX rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors. 2.Power Switch  Powers the N8200XXX on/off. 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion. 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 30 N8800 series: The N8800 rear panel features ports and connectors. N8800PRO (SP) is Single power Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Power Switch  Switch for power supply 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...

  • Page 31: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Overview Your Thecus IP storage is designed for easy installation. To help you get started, the following chapter will help you quickly get your Thecus IP storage up and running. Please read it carefully to prevent damaging your unit during installation.
  • Page 32 3. Press the power button to boot up the N2200XXX. To connect the N3200XXX/N0503 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N3200XXX/N0503. 2.
  • Page 33 3. Open the front door then press the power button to boot up the N3200XXX/N0503. To connect N4200 series NAS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N4200.
  • Page 34 3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the N4200. To connect the N5200XXX/N5500 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N5200XXX/N5500. 2.
  • Page 35 To connect the 1U4200XXX/1U4600 to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the 1U4200XXX/1U4600. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel.
  • Page 36 To connect N7700 series NAS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N7700. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel.
  • Page 37 To connect N8200XXX/N8800 series NAS to your network, follow the steps below: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your network to the WAN/LAN1 port on the back panel of the N8200XXX/N8800. 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel.

  • Page 38: Chapter 3: First Time Setup

    Once the hardware is installed, physically connected to your network, and powered on, you can configure the Thecus IP storage so that it is accessible to your network users. There are two ways to set up your Thecus IP storage: using the Thecus Setup Wizard or the LCD display.
  • Page 39 5. Login with the administrator account and password. The default account and password are both “admin”. 6. Name your Thecus IP storage and configure the network IP address. If your switch or router is configured as a DHCP Server, configuring the Thecus IP storage to automatically obtain an IP address is recommended.

  • Page 40: Lcd Operation (N5200Xxx/N5500/1U4200Xxx/1U4600/N7700 Series/N8200Xxx/N8800 Series)

    The Thecus Setup Wizard is designed for installation on systems running Windows NOTE XP/2000/vista/7 or Mac OSX or later. Users with other operating systems will need to install the Thecus Setup Wizard on a host machine with one of these operating systems before using the unit. LCD Operation...

  • Page 41: Display Mode

    USB Copy The USB Copy function enables you to copy files stored on USB devices such as USB disks and digital cameras to the Thecus IP storage by press button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1. Plug your USB device into an available USB port on the Front end.

  • Page 42: Lcd Operation

    You can also change your LCD password using the Web Administration NOTE Interface by navigating to System Management > Administrator Password. For more on the Web Administration Interface, see Chapter 4: System Management. LCD Operation (N3200XXX/N0503) LCD Controls  Use the Down ( ), Up ( ), Enter ( ) and Escape (ESC) keys to operate LCD to...

  • Page 43: Oled Operation (N4200 Series)

     4. Press Enter ( ) and theN3200XXX/N0503 will start copying USB disks connected to the front USB port. The LCD will display the USB copy progress and results. OLED Operation (N4200 series) OLED Operation The N4200 series is equipped with an OLED on the front for easy status display and setup.

  • Page 44: Typical Setup Procedure

    Basics. Step 3: Create Local Users or Setup Authentication Once the RAID is ready, you can begin to create local users for Thecus IP storage, or choose to setup authentication protocols such as Active Directory (AD). For more on managing users, go to Chapter 4:User and Group Authentication.
  • Page 45 SMB/CIFS Apple File Protocol (AFP) Network File System (NFS) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) iTunes Server Printer Server Photo Server...

  • Page 46: Chapter 4: System Administration

    Interface. With it, you can configure and monitor the Thecus IP storage anywhere on the network. Web Administration Interface Make sure your network is connected to the Internet. To access Thecus IP storage Web Administration Interface: 1. Type the Thecus IP storage IP address into your browser. (Default IP address is http://192.168.1.100)

  • Page 47: My Favorite

    Please click the check box if you do not want to have this page displayed during the next login. Following by disclaim page, you will see the Web Administration Interface. From here, you can configure and monitor virtually every aspect of the Thecus IP storage from anywhere on the network. My Favorite The user interface with “My Favorite”...
  • Page 48 Administrators can add or remove favorite functions to My Favorites by right clicking the mouse on the menu tree. The other way administrators can add favorite functions is by clicking the “Add Favorite” icon in each function screen. Please refer figure below in red circuit icon. To return to the favorite screen, simply click “Home”...

  • Page 49: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar The Menu Bar is where you will find all of the information screens and system settings of Thecus IP storage. The various settings are placed in the following groups on the menu bar: Menu Bar Item Description System Information Current system status of the Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 50: Message Bar

    Korean,Spanish,Russia,Polish,Portugal On the menu bar, click Language and the selection list appears. This user interface will switch to selected Language for Thecus IP storage. ‧Help Click this to toggle the help page open and browse or search through the UI help...

  • Page 51: System Information

    Information provides viewing on current Product info, System Status, Service Status and Logs. The menu bar allows you to see various aspects of the Thecus IP storage. From here, you can discover the status of the Thecus IP storage, and also other details.

  • Page 52: Logs

    System Status Item Description CPU Loading (%) Displays current CPU workload of the Thecus IP storage. CPU Fan Speed Displays current CPU fan status. System Fan Speed Displays the current status of the system fan. Up Time Shows how long the system has been up and running.

  • Page 53: On-Line Register

    Thecus. To enable this service, simply check the “Enable” check box. By enabling this service, the items in bold will be sent to Thecus via the Internet.

  • Page 54: Syslog Management

    “HDD Info” and “Time Zone”. These two optional items can also be sent to Thecus anonymously for analysis and statistics purposes. To send these items, simply check the desired checkboxes to help Thecus improve its products and services. Syslog Management Generates system log messages for the syslog server.

  • Page 55: System Management

    Select YES to allow Thecus IP storage to synchronize with an NTP Server server of your choice. Press Apply to change. If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server.

  • Page 56: Notification Configuration

    Notification configuration From the menu, choose the Notification item, and the Notification Configuration screen appears. This screen lets you have Thecus IP storage notify you in case of any system malfunction. Press Apply to confirm all settings. See following table for a detailed description of each item.

  • Page 57: Firmware Upgrade

    From the menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears. To designate a schedule for the Thecus IP storage to turn on and off, first enable the feature by checking the Enable Schedule Power On/Off checkbox.

  • Page 58: Administrator Password

    Example - Monday: On: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and off at 16:00 on Monday. System will turn on for the rest of the week. If you choose an on time, but do not assign an off time, the system will turn on and remain on until a scheduled off time is reached, or if the unit is shutdown manually.

  • Page 59: Config Mgmt

    See the following table for a detailed description of each item. Change Administrator and LCD Entry Password Item Description New Password Type in a new administrator password. Confirm Password Type the new password again to confirm. Apply Press this to save your changes. Config Mgmt From the menu, choose the Config Mgmt item and the System Configuration Download/Upload screen appears.

  • Page 60: Factory Default

    Factory default From the menu, choose the Factory Default item and the Reset to Factory Default screen appears. Press Apply to reset Thecus IP storage to factory default settings. Resetting to factory defaults will not erase the data stored in the hard disks, but WARNING WILL revert all the settings to the factory default values.
  • Page 61 Once the system has rebooted, you will be returned to the File System Check prompt. There you will see the available RAID volumes to run the file system check on except ZFS volume, ZFS has no need to perform file system check. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check.

  • Page 62: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 port. From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears.

  • Page 63: Ui Login Configuration

    From the menu, choose the SNMP item, and the SNMP Support screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable. UI Login Configuration Adjusts UI Login Configuration settings. You can enable/disable the Web Disk and Photo Server functions, according to your needs. For the 3X series, users need to install the photo server module or web disk module to access these functions.
  • Page 64 WAN/LAN1 Configuration Item Description Host name Host name that identifies the Thecus IP storage on the network. Domain name Specifies the domain name of Thecus IP storage. To set a server name for NetBIOS computer. WINS Server MAC Address MAC address of the network interface.

  • Page 65: Lan2

    Most Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switches/Routers do not support Jumbo Frame and you will not WARNING be able to connect to your Thecus IP Storage after Jumbo Frame is turned on. If this happens, turn off the Thecus IP Storage. Then, insert USB disk with factory reset utility included and power on the Thecus IP Storage.

  • Page 66: Dhcp Server Configuration

    Start IP address and End IP address. Storage Management The Storage menu displays the status of storage devices installed in the Thecus IP storage, and includes storage configuration options such as RAID and disk settings, folder configuration, space allocation and ISO Mount.
  • Page 67 Disks Information Item Description Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or Failed.
  • Page 68 S.M.A.R.T. Information Item Description Tray Number Tray the hard disk is installed in. Model Model name of the installed hard disk. Power ON Hours Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours (or minutes, or seconds, depending on manufacturer) in power-on state.

  • Page 69: Raid Information

    From the Storage menu, choose the RAID item and the RAID Information screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing on the Thecus IP storage. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes, as well as the capacities allocated for data, and iSCSI.
  • Page 70 Stripe Size This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you require a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A larger stripe size is better for large files. Data Percentage The percentage of the RAID volume that will be used to store data.
  • Page 71 Once the Create button has been pressed with the Encryption checkbox enabled, the following message pop-up will appear for confirmation. After the RAID volume has been created, you may remove this USB disk until the next time the system boots. The RAID volume can not be mounted if the USB disk with key can not be found in any system USB port when the volume is accessed.
  • Page 72 8. Selected the file system you like to have for this RAID volume. The selection is available from ext3, XFS and ZFS. ．Select ZFS file system while snapshot is needed. It is only one ZFS file system NOTE allowed to be created per system. ．ZFS file system is only accessible by CIFS/SMB, not for AFP and NFS users.
  • Page 73 Building a RAID volume may take time, depending on the size of hard drives NOTE and RAID mode. In general, while the RAID volume building process is up to “RAID Building” then the data volume is capable to be accessed. Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume.
  • Page 74 Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI has been created in selected RAID volume will be removed. To remove a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio button, and click RAID Information to open the RAID Configuration screen.
  • Page 75 Remove RAID destroys all data in the current RAID volume. The data is WARNING unrecoverable. Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below: 1. Replace one of the hard drives in the RAID volume and allow it to automatically rebuild.
  • Page 76 Migrating a RAID Once a RAID volume has been created, you may want to move it to other physical drives or change the RAID array all together. To migrate a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 77 2. The RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6, the all services will restart and volumes “iSCSI” is read only but “user data” is capable read / write during operation. The migration scheme below is based on Thecus IP NOTE Storage series products in maximum possible combination.
  • Page 78 Below is a table listing of possible RAID migration schemes: 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 [RAID 1] HDDx2 to [RAID 5] HDDx6...

  • Page 79: Space Allocation

    You may specify the space allocated for iSCSI or target USB volumes (target USB is available in model N5500 and 1U4600). The iSCSI volume can be created from 5 to 25 volumes per system depend on Thecus IP storage’s model. Model...
  • Page 80 Volume Allocation List Item Description Modify Click this to modify the allocated space. Delete Click this to delete the allocated space. iSCSI Target Click to allocate space to iSCSI volume. Type Type of volume. Can be either USB or iSCSI. Name Name assigned to the volume.
  • Page 81 To allocate space for an iSCSI volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, select iSCSI Target then click Add. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears. Create iSCSI Volume Item Description RAID ID ID of current RAID volume.
  • Page 82 8. When iSCSI target volume has been created, the LUN ID is configurable from 1 to 254 with a default of the next available number in ascending numerical order. The LUN ID is unique and can not be duplicated except for LUN ID 0. 9.
  • Page 83 Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space. From the volume list, simply select the iSCSI volume you like to expand and click the Expand button: You will then see the dialog box displayed below. Drag the Expand Capacity bar to the size you want.

  • Page 84: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning With this function, the iSCSI capacity can be more flexible and more efficiently serve more users. The idea for iSCSI thin-provisioning is sharing the available physical capacity to a number of iSCSI target volumes and also setup virtual capacity to expand the physical size while it needed.
  • Page 85 Next, setup the physical capacity for iSCSI thin-provision volume by dragging the Allocation bar to the desired size. After the size has been determined, click OK to confirm. Now you will see the iSCSI thin-provisioning volume is available from the list. Please refer to the screenshot below.
  • Page 86 Now you can start to create iSCSI targets to join the newly-created iSCSI thin-provision volume. Basically, the iSCSI target under iSCSI thin-provisioning has exactly same settings screen as the standard iSCSI target volume creation. The only difference is the “Virtual Size” of capacity. Unlike creating standard iSCSI target volumes, the capacity has been physically allocated.
  • Page 87 The screen shot for iSCSI target volume creation under thin-provisioning; the physical capacity 333.8GB. The screen shot to setup an iSCSI target volume under thin-provisioning of 1700GB. iSCSI target volume creation. The maximum virtual size is 14300GB (16000GB – 1700GB(1 iSCSI target volume)).

  • Page 88: Advance Option

    90%. Advance Option There are 2 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting. The details as listed in following screenshot. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 89: Stackable Nas

    Stackable NAS The Thecus IP storage’s capacity can be expanded even further using the stackable function. With it, users can expand the capacity of their network storage systems up to 5 other stack target volumes which are located in different systems. These can be stacked through single network access like SMB or AFP acting as a share folder type.
  • Page 90 A. Add a Stack Target Volume From the figure above, click Add to access the stackable target device configuration page. Please refer to the figure below: With the added stack target you could “Enable” or “Disable” now or later per usage needed.
  • Page 91 The Export share name will become the network share name and displayed through network access such as SMB. You may refer the figures below to see the result. Please note the naming limitation. From the figure above, the Export share name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access with settings have been completed.
  • Page 92 Stack target with export share name “pmmeeting” The Browseable setting will be same method of setting for system share folder. It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk. You may refer the figures below for reference when Yes and No are selected. The Public setting will be set same as what the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission setup.
  • Page 93 Click Apply to save your changes. B. Activate a Stack Target After your settings have been applied, the system will bring you back to Stack Target List window as shown below. There is one stack target device has been attached into this stack master. With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed and also several options you can choose.
  • Page 94 After the format is complete, the stack target volume will be created successfully. You will see the volume’s capacity and status in the Stack Target List screen. C. Edit a Stack Target To make any changes to stack targets, click Edit for the corresponding stack target, and system will bring up the following dialogue: After your changes have been made, click Apply to confirm any modifications.

  • Page 95: Iso Mount

    To attempt to reconnect the stack target, click Reconnect. ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is very useful tool from Thecus products. With it, users can mount an ISO file and having export name to display all details from mounted ISO file.
  • Page 96 A. Add a ISO file From the figure above, select ISO file from drop down share list. After selection, system will bring up Mount table for further setting screen. To mount new ISO file, select from listed ISO file and input desired mounting name into “Mount as:”...
  • Page 97 The mounted ISO file will be located same share folder with name giving. Please refer the screen shot below. ISO file “image” has mounted as folder “Image” you could see. The ISO file “Thecus 01” without assign mounting name, system automatically has folder “Thecus 01”...

  • Page 98: Share Folder

    Share Folder From the Storage menu, choose Share Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume.
  • Page 99 Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to add a folder. After entering the information, press Apply to create new folder. Add Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the new folder will reside.
  • Page 100 Modify Folders On the Folder screen, press the Edit button and the Modify Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to change folder information. After entering the information, press Apply to save your changes. Modify Folder Item Description RAID ID RAID volume where the folder will reside.
  • Page 101 All the data stored in the folder will be deleted once the folder is deleted. WARNING The data will not be recoverable. NFS Share To allow NFS access to the share folder, enable the NFS Service, and then set up hosts with access rights by clicking Add.
  • Page 102 Apply Click to save your changes. Snapshot The Thecus IP storage is capable for 16 snapshot version control. To have snapshot to work on, the file system creation for RAID volume has to be “ZFS”. Snap (Snapshot configuration) If added folder has located in the RAID volume with “ZFS” file system, then the folder management screen with “Snap”...

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

    The Thecus IP storage snapshot is supported total 16 versions. Once checked “Automatically remove oldest snapshot”, the oldest will be removed to let newest to added on top. Otherwise, if the check box is unchecked and snapshot versions are up to 16 then system will appear warning message and won’t execute the task till available version count.
  • Page 104 ACL setting Item Description Deny Denies access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Read Only Provides Read Only access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column.
  • Page 105 The ACL can be set for share and sub-folders level, not for files. NOTE The ACL screen also allows you to search for a particular user. To do this, follow the steps below: 1. In the blank, enter the name of the user you would like to find. 2.

  • Page 106: User And Group Authentication

    If you have a Windows Active Directory Server (ADS) or Windows NT server to handle the domain security in your network, you can simply enable the ADS/NT support feature; the Thecus IP storage will connect with the ADS/NT server and get all the information of the domain users and groups automatically. From the Accounts menu, choose Authentication item and the ADS/NT Support screen appears.
  • Page 107 • The DNS server specified in the WAN/LAN1 configuration page should be able to correctly resolve the ADS server name. • The time zone setting between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be identical. • The system time difference between Thecus IP storage and ADS should be less than five minutes.

  • Page 108: Local User Configuration

    Local User Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the User item, and the Local User Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, and Remove local users. Local User Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local users. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a local user.
  • Page 109 All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. NOTE Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, and Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the <<...

  • Page 110: Local Group Configuration

    Remove Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on Remove button and the user is deleted from the system. Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears.
  • Page 111 Add Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, click on the Add button. 2. The Local Group Setting screen appears. 3. Enter a Group Name. 4. Enter a Group ID number. If left blank, the system will automatically assign one.

  • Page 112: Batch Create Users And Groups

    2. Press Remove to delete the group from the system. Batch Create Users and Groups The Thecus IP storage can also add users and groups in batch mode. This enables you to conveniently add numerous users and groups automatically by importing a simple comma-separated plain text (*.txt) file.

  • Page 113: Quota

    Quota The User Quota system provides a way of limiting users’ available storage capacity. Setting a user quota gives a given user a given amount of space on EACH RAID partition. For example, if there are 3 RAID partitions and a user has a user quota of 300MB, the user can store 300MB of data on EACH RAID partition, or a total of 900MB of data.

  • Page 114: Network Service

    Setup and manage protocols such as Samba/CIFS, FTP, and HTTP/Web Disk, and other network services. Samba / CIFS There are 5 options is currently allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to reboot system to activate.

  • Page 115: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    SMB/CIFS protocol. On the other hand, no more anonymous login is allowed. Samba is Native mode The Thecus IP storage is supported Samba mode options. In the ADS environment with “Native” mode selected then Thecus IP storage is capable to become local master position.

  • Page 116: Nfs Setup

    From the Network Service menu, choose the NFS item, and the NFS Support screen appears. The Thecus IP storage can act as an NFS server, enabling users to download and upload files with the favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 117: Tftp

    Selections include Unlimited, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 MB/s. To access the share folder on Thecus IP storage, use the appropriate user login and password set up on the Users page. Access control to each share folder is set up on the ACL page (Storage Management >...

  • Page 118: Upnp

    This device supports UPnP Media server, which allows users to play media files with UPnP client (ex. DMA devices). Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to find the IP address of Thecus IP storage. Bonjour Setting Bonjour, is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf, a service...

  • Page 119: Application Server

    Specify tag encoding for MP3 files stored in Thecus IP storage. All ID3 tags will be sent out in UTF-8 format. Once the iTunes service is enabled, Thecus IP storage will make all music located in the Music folder available for iTunes-equipped computers on the network.

  • Page 120: Auto Module Installation

    Or choose the Auto Module Installation item and the available system Module screen appears. The default to get module list is “On-line” so if Thecus IP storage is capable to connect to Internet then it will automatically link to Thecus official website then list available modules.

  • Page 121: Backup

    Installation. Please do “Enable” to activate module usage. Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the Thecus IP storage. Nsync (Does not apply to the 3x series) You can backup a share folder to another Thecus IP storage (Nsync Target) or any FTP server for safe keeping as long as you have appropriate access right on that target.
  • Page 122 If the files on your Thecus IP storage are lost for any reason, you can restore those files from the target Thecus IP storage. To backup files regularly, you can set up a scheduled task to run only once, daily, weekly, or monthly. You can also limit the bandwidth of your Nsync tasks, so other users on the network can share the bandwidth equally.
  • Page 123 “nsync” and grant write access. 1. On the Nsync server, add a user for Nsync source (ex. nsyncsource1). For instructions on how to add a user on the Thecus IP storage, see Chapter 4: User and Groups Authentication> Local User Configuration >...

  • Page 124: Nsync Target (Does Not Apply To The 3X Series)

    The Thecus IP storage can act as an Nsync server, enabling another Nsync-equipped Thecus NAS at a remote location backup their files to this Thecus IP storage. From the System Network menu, choose the Nsync Target item, and the Nsync Target Server screen appears.

  • Page 125: Rsync Target (For The 3X Series)

    Rsync Target (For the 3x series) When it comes to backing up your data, it’s very important to have flexibility. Rsync Backup provides you with many options, including local or remote backup, backup scheduling, different syncronization settings, and password protection. Being based on the Linux operating system, it is also much more stable and experiences much less frequent data loss during transfer than other remote backup systems.

  • Page 126: Rsync

    *Now Rsync is turned on on your NAS, which means it can be used as a target for Rsync backup, in other words, only the backup NAS needs to be activated in this way. Rsync (For 3x series) Step 2 – Setting up your backup task and schedule on your source NAS -Log in to your other NAS (your source NAS) through the UI in your web browser -Go to Rsync Backup under Backup in the menu of the UI -From the Rsync Schedule Backup task list, choose Add...

  • Page 127: Thecus Backup Utility

    Thecus Backup Utility The Thecus Backup Utility is on your Installation CD. When you click on the CD, the Backup Utility will be installed under Program Groups > Thecus > Thecus Backup Utility.

  • Page 128: Windows Xp Data Backup

    If you can not find Thecus Backup Utility on your CD, please download it NOTE from the Thecus website (http://www.thecus.com). When you execute this utility for the first time, it will ask you whether to create a DB file. Click Yes.

  • Page 129: Apple Os X Backup Utilities

    4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a back up location using the Browse button. 5. Find and select the drive that specifies your Thecus IP storage as your backup destination and click Next.

  • Page 130: Windows Xp Sp2

    Remove All Documents button to clear the print queue may resolve the issue. You can configure Thecus IP storage to act as a printer server, letting all PCs connected to the network utilize the same printer.
  • Page 131 Printer”. Select Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to this printer by default. Click Next. 9. Click Finish. • Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of NOTE supported printers. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the Thecus IP Storage, usually only the printing and fax functions will work.

  • Page 132: Windows Vista

    Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1. Open Printer Folder from the Control Panel. 2. Click the right mouse button in anywhere on the Printers folder and then select Add Printer. 3.
  • Page 133 Searching for available printers to finish. 5. Click Select a shared printer by name. Type http://<Thecus_NAS>:631/printers/usb-printer in the box, where <Thecus_NAS_IP> is the IP address of Thecus IP storage. Click Next. 6. Select or install a printer and then press OK.
  • Page 134 If your printer model is not listed, please contact your printer manufacturer for help. 7. Windows will attempt to connect to the printer. 8. You can choose to set this printer as the default printer by checking the Set as the default printer box. Click Next to continue. 9.

  • Page 135: Ups Setting

    UPS Setting The Thecus IP storage can also support various uninterruptible power supply unit via either “Serial” or “USB” interface (depend on model) to provide extra data security and accessibility in the case of a power failure. From the Status menu, choose the UPS item and the UPS Setting screen appears.

  • Page 136: Chapter 5: Using Thecus Ip Storage

    Photo server then click Login to log into the system. You will be taken to the selected interface. Using the Web Disk ( Does not apply to the 3X series’ Web Disk Thecus IP storage provide a Web Disk function that allows you to access the system over the Internet from any browser.
  • Page 137 1. In the Login page, type in the User ID and password that were previously set for you in the Accounts menu. See Chapter 4:User and Group Authentication > Local User Configuration. 2. The Web Disk page appears showing folders currently available to you, this is controlled via the Access Control List (ACL).
  • Page 138 Folder Page Button Button Description List all directory trees per login user’s privilege. Browsing selected directory of its folders and files. Go back to the web disk directory layer. Re-load the current list. Search files in the current web disk directory. (Must input the complete file name.) (new file/Directory) Creates a new folder or directory.

  • Page 139: Photo Server (Does Not Apply To The 3X Series' Photo Server)

    Does not apply to the 3X series’ photo server Using the Photo Server, users can view and share photos, and even create their own albums right on the Thecus IP storage. You will see your own photo gallery and all public photo albums on the network.
  • Page 140 3. Windows XP will ask whether you want to run or save this file. Click Save to save the register file. 4. Once the register file is installed, use the Windows file manager to browse the folder that contains the picture you want to publish. On the left pane, there will be an icon labeled “Publish this folder to the Web”.
  • Page 141 7. Your PC will start to connect to the Photo Web Server. 8. Select Thecus IP storage Photo Gallery Wizard to publish your pictures to Thecus IP storage. 9. Login into Thecus IP storage with your local user name and password.
  • Page 142 10. Create your album by entering an album name and clicking on the Create Album button. 11. Select the album you want to upload your pictures to. 12. Confirm the target album. 13. Windows will show you that the picture upload is in progress.
  • Page 143 14. When the upload is finished, the Wizard will ask you whether if you want to go to the website. Click Finish to go to your Photo Web Server. 15. Click on the user’s icon to go to that user’s album.
  • Page 144 16. You will see the user’s album list. Click on Album. 17. Finished! You will see the pictures just selected in the album.

  • Page 145: Managing Albums And Photos

    NOTE • Only logged in users will see these icons. • To prevent system errors, Thecus IP storage sets the following limitations on photo files: • Each file upload is limited to a size of 8MB. Files exceeding 8MB will NOT be uploaded and no error message will appear.

  • Page 146: Creating Albums

    Delete or Modify buttons on the top right hand corner EXIF Information While viewing pictures, you can also have Thecus IP storage display the EXIF information for each photo. Simply click the EXIF button to display EXIF information. To hide this information,...

  • Page 147: Slide Shows

    Mapping a Client PC to the Thecus IP Storage You can map share folders on Thecus IP storage so that you can access them as if they were drives on your computer. You can connect to the shared network folders...

  • Page 148: Apple Os X

    Click Connect. 3. When MAC OS X is trying to connect Thecus IP storage, it will ask for a User Name and Password which has access to the folder. 4. When MAC OS X has connected to Thecus IP storage successfully, an icon representing the folder will appear on the MAC OS X desktop.

  • Page 149: Windows 2000/Xp

    Windows 2000/XP 1. First, download the iSCSI Initiator from the Microsoft website (http://www.microsoft.com). You can find this software by entering iSCSI Initiator into the search box on their homepage. 2. Once the download is complete, install the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking the EXE file.
  • Page 150 7. Start the iSCSI Initiator by double-clicking its icon on the desktop. The iSCSI Initiator properties window will appear. 8. Select the Discovery tab. Under Target Portals, click Add. 9. Enter the IP address of Thecus IP storage. Click OK.
  • Page 151 10. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, select the Targets tab. With the iSCSI target highlighted, click Log On. The Log On to Target dialogue will appear. 11. If you have not enabled CHAP, click OK to continue. If you have enabled CHAP, click Advanced. Under Advanced Settings, check the CHAP login information checkbox and enter your username and password.
  • Page 152 12. Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage. 13. Click on Disk Management and you will see a new hard disk listed. 14. Initialize the new hard disk and you will then be able to use the iSCSI target as a local drive.

  • Page 153: Windows Vista

    The Thecus IP storage also supports eSATA hard disks with its eSATA port. Before attaching an eSATA or USB disk drive to Thecus IP storage, you have to partition and format it on a desktop computer or a notebook first. The attached device will be located at \\192.168.1.100\usbhdd\sd(x)1 where 192.168.1.100...

  • Page 154: Part I - Setup A Dyndns Account

    2. For Enable Virtual Server?, select Yes 3. Setup the HTTPS Server a. Well-Known Applications: Select User Defined b. Local IP: Enter 192.168.1.100 c. Port Range: 443 (the default HTTPS port setting on the Thecus IP storage) d. Protocol: select TCP e. Click Add.

  • Page 155: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    5. The LED blinks green when the HDD is accessed. RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1, 5, 6, or 10 on Thecus IP storage, you can use the auto-rebuild function when an error is detected. 1. When a hard disk fails the system beeps and/or an email notification is sent to specified receivers.

  • Page 156: Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

    If you forget your network IP address and have no physical access to the system, you can find out the IP address by either looking directly onto Thecus IP storage LCD panel, or by using the setup wizard to retrieve the IP of your Thecus IP storage.

  • Page 157: Problems With Time And Date Settings

    4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if Thecus IP storage is able to access the Internet and you want to keep the NTP Server clock.isc.org by default, please make sure the DNS Server is correctly entered, thereby allowing the NTP Server name to correctly resolve.

  • Page 158: Appendix A: Customer Support

    Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 7: Troubleshooting, located in this manual. You can also try to ensure that you are using the latest firmware version for your Thecus IP storage. Thecus is committed to providing free firmware upgrades to our customers.

  • Page 159: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID volume can regenerate data from the data and parity stored on its other hard disk drives. RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: Your requirements for performance ...

  • Page 160: Stripe Size

    This is excellent for complete data security. RAID 5 RAID 5 offers data security and it is best suited for networks that perform many small I/O transactions at the same time, as well as applications that require data security such as office automation and online customer service. Use it also for applications with high read requests but low write requests.

  • Page 161: Disk Usage

    Disk Usage When all disks are of the same size, and used in RAID, Thecus IP storage disk usage percentage is listed below: RAID Level Percentage Used RAID 0 100% RAID 1 1/n x 100% RAID 5 (n-1)/n x 100%...

  • Page 162: Appendix C: Active Directory Basics

    Microsoft calls Active Directory a "namespace" where names can be resolved. ADS Benefits ADS lets Thecus IP storage integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment. This means the Thecus IP storage is able to recognize your office users and passwords on the ADS server.

  • Page 163: Appendix D: Licensing Information

    Source Code Availability Thecus Technology Corp. has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software. For more information on how you can obtain our source code, please visit our web site, http://www.thecus.com.

  • Page 164: Cgic License Terms

    CGIC License Terms Basic License CGIC, copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Thomas Boutell and Boutell.Com, Inc. Permission is granted to use CGIC in any application, commercial or noncommercial, at no cost. HOWEVER, this copyright paragraph must appear on a "credits" page accessible in the public online and offline documentation of the program.
  • Page 165 they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary.
  • Page 166 these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.
  • Page 167 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
  • Page 168 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.

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