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  • Page 1 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

    Before You Begin ................. 39 Cable Connections ................39 Chapter 3: First Time Setup ............43 Overview ..................... 43 Thecus Setup Wizard ................43 LCD Operation (N7700PRO V2/N8800PRO V2/ N7710 series/N8810U series/N5550/N5810/N5810PRO/N4510U series/N7510) ....45 OLED Operation(Does not apply to the N7700PRO V2/N8800PRO V2/ N7710 series/N8810U series/N5550/N5810/N5810PRO/N4510U series/N7510) ..................
  • Page 5 Server ................. 151 Module Installation ..............152 Auto Module Installation ............. 153 Backup ....................154 Dual DOM (N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) ... 154 Rsync Target Server ..............155 Data Guard (Remote Backup) ............156 ACL Backup and Restore ............. 167 Data Burn .................
  • Page 6 Restoring Factory Defaults ..............185 Problems with Time and Date Settings ..........186 Dual DOM Supports for Dual Protection (N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) ..............186 Chapter 7: Updates for FW v2.03.01 .......... 187 General ..................187 Status ..................187 Added Hardware Information ............

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Thecus IP storage, securing the continuity of data in the event of hardware failure. The Thecus IP storage allows data consolidation and sharing between Windows (SMB/CIFS), UNIX/Linux, and Apple OS X environments.

  • Page 8: Superior Power Management

    >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 N8900/N12000/N16000 Series/N8800PRO V2/N8810U series/ N4510U-R/N4510U PRO-R The Thecus IP storage should contain the following common items: System Unit x1  QIG (Quick Installation Guide) x1  CD-Title (Acronis backup CD & Universal CD)  Ethernet Cable x1 ...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel N8900 series: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N8900 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error. 4.Mute button  Mute the system fan alarm. 5.USB Port ...
  • Page 11 N12000 series: The Thecus N12000 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N12000 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error.

  • Page 12: N16000 Series

    N16000 series: The Thecus N16000 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N16000 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on. 3.System error LED  Solid RED: System error.
  • Page 13 N6850: The Thecus N6850’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button Power on/off N6850  2. USB Port USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital ...
  • Page 14 N8850: The Thecus N8850’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button Power on/off N8850  2. USB Port USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital ...
  • Page 15 N10850: The Thecus N10850’s front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power Button Power on/off N10850  2. USB Port USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as digital ...
  • Page 16 N7700PRO V2/N7710 series: The Thecus N7700PRO V2/N7710 series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description  Solid blue: System is power on. 1.Power LED 2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3.WAN/LAN1 LED...
  • Page 17 N8800PRO V2/N8810U series: The Thecus N8800PRO V2/N8810U series front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.Power Button  Power on/off N8800PRO V2/N8810U series 2.Power LED  Solid green: System is power on.
  • Page 18 N5550: The Thecus N5550 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1.System LED  Blinking orange: System is being upgraded or ;is starting up; data currently inaccessible 2.WAN/LAN1 LED  Solid green: Network link ...
  • Page 19 N5810/N5810PRO: The Thecus N5810/N5810PRO front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. Power LED  White: System is power on. 2.WAN/LAN1 LED  White: Network activity 3.LAN2 LED  White: Network activity 4.USB Copy LED...
  • Page 20 N4510U: The Thecus N4510U front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description 1. LCD Display  Displays the current system status and warning messages.  Displays hostname, WAN/LAN1/LAN2 IP addresses, RAID status, and current time.
  • Page 21 N4510U PRO: The Thecus N4510U PRO front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description LCD Display  Displays the current system status and warning messages.  Displays hostname, WAN/LAN1 IP addresses, RAID status, and current time.
  • Page 22 N7510: The Thecus N7510 front panel has the device’s controls, indicators, and hard disk trays: Front Panel Item Description  Solid blue: System is power on. 1.Power LED 2.System LED  Solid orange: system is being upgraded or system startup; data currently inaccessible 3.WAN/LAN1 LED...

  • Page 23: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel N8900 Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port  USB 2.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and USB printers 5.USB Port ...
  • Page 24 5.USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices. 6.WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 7.LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 8.LAN3 Port ...
  • Page 25 N16000: The N16000 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 26 N16000V/N16000PRO: N16000V/N16000PRO rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 27 N6850: The N6850 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 28 N8850: The N8850 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 29 N10850: The N10850 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2.Serial Port  This port is for external UPS device 3.eSATA Port  eSATA port for high-speed storage expansion 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 30 N7700PRO V2: The N7700PRO V2 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 31 N7710 series: The N7710 series rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.
  • Page 32 N8800PRO V2: The N8800PRO V2 rear panel features ports and connectors. 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 33 N8810U series: The N8810U series rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.
  • Page 34 N5550: The N5550 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.
  • Page 35 N5810/N5810PRO: The N5810/N5810PRO rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1. Line out  For Audio out 2.HDMI Port  For Video/Audio out 3.USB Port  USB 3.0 port for compatible USB devices, such as USB disks, and USB printers 4.
  • Page 36 N4510U-R: Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 37 N4510U PRO-R: Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3. LAN2 Port  LAN2 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 4.USB Port ...
  • Page 38 N7510: The N7510 rear panel features ports and connectors. Back Panel Item Description 1.Power Connector  Connect the included power cords to these connectors 2. WAN/LAN1 Port  WAN/LAN1 port for connecting to an Ethernet network through a switch or router 3.

  • Page 39: 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 40 ▲ ▲ ▲ 2. Connect the provided power cord into the universal power socket on the back panel. Plug the other end of the cord into a surge protector socket. ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲...
  • Page 41    3. Press the power button on the Front Panel to boot up the Thecus IP storage. ▲   ...
  • Page 42 ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲...

  • Page 43: 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 44 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. You may also use a static IP address and enter the DNS Server address manually.

  • Page 45: Lcd Operation (N7700Pro V2/N8800Pro V2/ N7710 Series/N8810U Series/N5550/N5810/N5810Pro/N4510U Series/N7510)

    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 46: 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 47: Oled Operation(Does Not Apply To The N7700Pro V2/N8800Pro V2/ N7710 Series/N8810U Series/N5550/N5810/N5810Pro/N4510U Series/N7510)

    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 with a press of a button. To use USB copy, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 48: 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 49 Folder Access Control List (ACL). Step 5: Start Services Finally, you can start to setup the different services of Thecus IP storage for the users on your network. You can find out more about each of these services by clicking below:...

  • Page 50: 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 51: My Favorite

    Following the disclaimer 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” shortcut allows the user to designate often used items and have them display on the main screen area.

  • Page 52: 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 53: Logout

    Display system temperature, click to go to Temperature System Status page as shot cut. Logout Click to logout Web Administration Interface. Language Selection The Thecus IP storage supports multiple Languages, including: English  Japanese  Traditional Chinese ...

  • Page 54: 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 55: Logs

    System Fan 1 Speed Displays current System fan (left 1) status System Fan 2 Speed Displays current System fan (left 2) status System Fan 3 Speed Displays current System fan (left 3) status (Depend on model) System Fan 4 Speed Displays current System fan (left 4) status (Depend on model) CPU Temperature Displays current CPU Temperature.

  • Page 56: User Access Log

    Log Level ALL: Provides all log information including system, warning, and error messages. INFO: Shows information about system messages. WARN: Shows only warning messages. ERROR: Shows only error messages. Export Records Export all logs to an external file. Delete Records Clear all log files.
  • Page 57 The User Access Log Support section allows administrators to select the desired protocols to record user activity for. User Access Log User Access Log Item Description User access log Enable or disable the User Access Log service. Folder Select from the dropdown list where to store the user access log.

  • Page 58: 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 59: 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 to be stored locally or remotely, it also can be chose to act as syslog server for all other devices.
  • Page 60 Configuration with syslog client and target to store locally: Configuration with syslog client and target to store remotely: See the following table for a detailed description of each item: Time Item Description Syslog Daemon Enable/Disable syslog daemon. Syslog service If Server has been selected then associated syslog folder will be used to store all system logs from other NAS devices which has assigned this system for syslog server as well as syslog of this server unit.

  • Page 61: System Monitor

    System Monitor The system monitor is capable to monitor system status including CPU/memory utilization, fan/temperature status, network throughput and on-line user list in various protocols. To monitor system status, simply click on “System Monitor” from the tree menu and the screen will appear as below. It is divided into 4 sections.
  • Page 62 For the on-line users list, system monitor will display the on-line users and the share folder they have visited. System Monitor Item Description Save Layout Saving selected monitoring items. Layout will remain the same for future visits. Reset Layout Set back to default monitoring settings and layout. History Click on this check box and system monitor will write the monitoring history to a designate path in the RAID volume.

  • Page 63: System Management

    System Management The System Management menu gives you a wealth of settings that you can use to configure your Thecus IP storage system administration and functions. You can set up system time, system notifications, and even upgrade firmware from this menu.

  • Page 64: Notification Configuration

    If an NTP server is selected, please make sure your Thecus IP storage has been WARNING setup to access the NTP server. 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.

  • Page 65: Schedule Power On/Off

    Schedule Power On/Off Using the Thecus IP storage System Management, you can save energy and money by scheduling the Thecus IP storage to turn itself on and off during certain times of the day. From the menu, choose the Schedule Power On/Off item and the Schedule Power On/Off screen appears.

  • Page 66: Administrator Password

    System will turn on at 8:00 AM on Monday, and will not shut down unless powered down manually. You may also choose two on times or two off times on a particular day, and the system will act accordingly. Example - Monday: Off: 8:00; Off: 16:00 System will turn off at 8:00 AM on Monday.

  • Page 67: 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 68 To perform a file system check, click Apply. Once clicked, the following prompt will appear: Click Yes to reboot the system. 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. Check the desired RAID volumes and click Next to proceed with the file system check.

  • Page 69: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    The system must be rebooted before Thecus IP storage can function NOTE normally after file system check completes. Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) The Thecus IP storage has the ability to be awoken from sleep mode via WAN/LAN1 or LAN2 port.

  • Page 70: Snmp Support

    From the menu, choose the WOL item, and the Wake-up On LAN screen appears. From here, you can Enable or Disable. Wake-up On LAN Configuration Item Description WAN/LAN1 Enable or Disable WOL service from WAN/LAN1 LAN2 Enable or Disable WOL service from LAN2 Apply Click Apply to save changes.

  • Page 71: System Network

    System Network Use the System Network menu to make network configuration settings to an on board network port or additional NIC as well as DHCP and link aggregation. Networking From the System Network menu, choose Networking, and the Networking Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the network parameters of the global setting and available network connection.

  • Page 72: Vlan

    Therefore, the screen shown above is an example of a Thecus N16000 with 3 on board GbE NIC and an additionally Intel PRO/1000 PT quad port NIC, for a total of 7 NIC ports. Network Configuration (Global parameter)

  • Page 73: Dhcp/Radvd

    The IP address of associated NIC should not be in the range of the Start IP WARNING address and End IP address (IPv4). Linking Aggregation The Thecus IP storage supports link aggregation from either on board network port or additional NIC. Simply click on “+” as shown in the screen shot below.
  • Page 75 The associated screen shot will appear after the “+” is clicked. Select from available network port then move over to selected box. Click “Link” to confirm the selection. The newly created tab will appear for more settings required to complete the link aggregation configuration. Link1 Configuration Status Specifies the network ports being used with the associated link aggregation.

  • Page 76: Additional Lan

    Additional LAN Other than on-board LAN port, Thecus IP storage supports additional NIC to be added in its available PCI-e slot. For the details of additional NIC support list please visit Thecus website.

  • Page 77: Storage Management

    A blank line indicates that a hard disk is not currently installed in that particular disk slot. • The screen shot below is just an example from a Thecus IP Storage. The disk NOTE slots number can range from 8, 12 to 16 slots depending on the model of Thecus IP storage.
  • Page 78 Disk No. Indicates disk location. Capacity Shows the SATA hard disk capacity. Model Displays the SATA hard disk model name. Link Displays the hard disk interface and link speed Firmware Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version. Status Indicates the status of the disk. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block.

  • Page 79: Raid Information

    From the Storage menu, choose the RAID Management item and the RAID Management screen appears. This screen lists the RAID volumes currently residing in the Thecus IP storage. From this screen, you can get information about the status of your RAID volumes,...
  • Page 80 RAID Information Item Description Master RAID The RAID volume currently designated as the Master RAID volume. ID of the current RAID volume. NOTE: All RAID IDs must be unique. RAID Level Shows the current RAID configuration. Status Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy, Degraded, or Damaged.
  • Page 81 storage volume. To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. On the RAID Information screen, clicks create. 2. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50 or RAID 60 (depends on model)—...
  • Page 82 4. If this RAID volume is meant to be the Master RAID volume, tick the Master RAID checkbox. NOTE In a multiple RAID configuration, one RAID volume must be designated as the Master RAID volume. The Master RAID volume will store all installed modules. If the Master RAID is changed to another location (i.e.
  • Page 83 We strongly recommended copying the RAID volume encryption key to a safe place. You can find the encryption key file from the USB disk in the following format: (RAID volume created date)_xxxxxx.key Please keep your USB disk in a safe place and also backup the encrypted WARNING key.
  • Page 84 Single volume size supported: NOTE ext3  8TB XFS  48TB ext4  36TB 9. Press Submit to build the RAID storage volume. 10. Press “Yes” for RAID volume creation preparation. Then click “Finish” to start up with RAID volume building.
  • Page 85 N12000 series         N16000 series         N8900 series        N6850         N8850 ...

  • Page 86: Edit Raid

    JBOD The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support. JBOD requires a minimum of 1 disk. RAID 0 Provides data striping but no redundancy. Improves performance but not data safety. RAID 0 requires a minimum of 2 disks. RAID 1 Offers disk mirroring.
  • Page 87 Remove RAID Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data and iSCSI created in the selected RAID volume will be deleted. 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 88 Remove RAID destroys all data in the selected RAID volume. The data will WARNING be unrecoverable.
  • Page 89 Global Hot Spare Up to 5 RAID volumes can be created per system. The global hot spare support can eliminate the redundant disk usage in each RAID volume. Simply select an unused disk from the global hot spare disk list then apply to activate. Expanding a RAID To expand a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 volume, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 90 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 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID50 or RAID 60 volume, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 91 2. For RAID migration from R1 to R5 or R1 to R6, all services will restart and “iSCSI” volume will be in read only mode but read/write of the “user data” will be possible during the operation. The migration scheme below is based on Thecus IP NOTE Storage product’s maximum possible combination.
  • Page 92 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 93: Nas Stacking

    ………………………………..HDDx16 NAS Stacking 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 94 With the added stack target you can “Enable” or “Disable” the stack target now or later depending on usage required. Next, input the target IP address of the stackable device and click the Discovery button. The system will list available target volumes from the inputted IP address. Once the volume IP has been set, you may need to input a valid user name and password to validate your access rights.
  • Page 95 The Stacked Target name will become the network share name and will be displayed through network access such as SMB. You may refer to the figure below to see the result. Please note the naming limitation. From the figure above, the Stacked Target name is “pmmeeting”. The figures below show the result before and after via Microsoft Network Access when settings have been completed.
  • Page 96 The Browseable setting is the same method used for setting a system share folder. It designates whether or not this folder will be visible through web disk. You may refer to the figure below for reference when Yes and No are selected. The Public setting will be set the same way as the setting for the system share folder associated with the ACL permission is.
  • Page 97 With this newly attached stack target device, you will see the information displayed and also have access to several options to choose from. In general, if the attached stack target device has been used by another Thecus NAS as stack target volume, then the Format item will be display and system will recognize it straight away and display its capacity.
  • Page 98 After your changes have been made, click Apply to confirm any modifications. Once changes are applied, the associated information will be updated on the Stack Target List window. D. Stack Target ACL If the stack target Public setting set to Yes, then the ACL button will be grayed out. However, if Public setting is set to No, then the ACL button will be available for you to setup user access permissions for the stack target.

  • Page 99: Iso Mount

    ISO Mount The ISO Mount feature is a very useful tool from the Thecus products. With it, users can mount an ISO file and have the export name display all the details from the mounted ISO file. From the main menu, the ISO Mount feature is located under “Storage”. Please refer the figure below for reference.
  • Page 100 To mount the new ISO file, select one file from the list of files and input the desired mounting name into the “Mount as:” field. Click “ADD” to confirm the completion of the mounting. If nothing is input in the “Mount as” ISO file export name field, the system will automatically give an export name to the ISO file.
  • Page 101 The mounted ISO file will be located in the share folder of the same name as the file. Please refer the screen shot below. Here, the ISO file “Thecus 01” wasn’t assigned a mounting name, so the system automatically created a folder “Thecus 01”.

  • Page 102: Share Folder

    Share Folder From the Storage menu, choose Share Folders, and the Shared Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the Thecus IP storage volume. Adding Folders On the Folder screen, press the Add button and the Add Folder screen appears.

  • Page 103: Modify Folders

    Folder names are limited to 60 characters. Systems running Windows 98 or earlier NOTE may not support file names longer than 15 characters. 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.
  • Page 104 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. NFS Share Item Description Hostname Enter the name or IP address of the host Privilege Host has either read only or writeable access to the folder.

  • Page 105: Folder And Sub-Folders Access Control List (Acl)

    share (root:root).  Guest system root account will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS.  All user on guest system will be mapped to anonymous user (nobody:nogroup) on NAS. Choose the one which best fits your needs. Sync / Async Choose to determine the data “Sync”...
  • Page 106 Writable Provides Write access to users or groups who are displayed in this column. Recursive Enable to inherit the access right for all its sub-folders. To configure folder access, follow the steps below: 1. On the ACL screen, all network groups and users are listed in the left hand column.

  • Page 107: Snapshot

    Snapshot SMB and enterprise Thecus IP storage systems are now capable of saving 16 Snapshot versions of files and folders. For Snapshot to function, a “BTRFS” file system is required.
  • Page 108 Taking a Snapshot Click on the “Snapshot” button. The management screen will then appear as below for the associated folder. To manually take a Snapshot, simply click “Take Snapshot” and the Snapshot history will be listed. It can store up to 16 versions. To locate where the Snapshot files or folders are stored, please browse to \\System_IP\Snapshot.
  • Page 109 and select the desired Snapshot interval. Options include Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Since files and folders are limited to 16 Snapshots versions, the “Automatically remove oldest Snapshot” option allows for the removal of the oldest version automatically once the limit is reached. Snapshot Restore To restore a Snapshot, simply select the desired version from list and click “Restore”.
  • Page 110 To access the Snapshot folder, a user requires the NOTE relevant authentication rights. If the Snapshot folder is used for iSCSI purposes, it NOTE can only be restored from the WebUI (i.e. through the Snapshot feature) and cannot be done manually.

  • Page 111: Iscsi

    Click to allocate space to iSCSI target from associated RAID volume. Modify Click this to modify the iSCSI Target. There are 3 options (iSCSI CRC/Checksum, Max Advanced Connections, Error Recovery Level) These currently allow the Admin to Enable/Disable the Thecus IP storage associated with the iSCSI setting.
  • Page 112 Delete Click this to delete the iSCSI Target. Allocating Space for iSCSI Volume To allocate space for an iSCSI target on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the iSCSI Target List, select iSCSI Target then click Add. The Create iSCSI Volume screen appears.
  • Page 113 Create iSCSI Volume Item Description iSCSI Target Volume Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target Volume. Target Name Name of the iSCSI Target. This name will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export share. iqn_Year Select the current year from the dropdown. Iqn_Month Select the current month from the dropdown.
  • Page 114 9. Enter a LUN Name. 10. Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar. 11. When iSCSI target volume has been created, the LUN ID is configurable from 0 to 254 with a default of the next available number in ascending numerical order.
  • Page 115 Expand Volume The iSCSI volume is now able to expand its capacity from unused space (Instant Allocation mode only). 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 116: Iscsi Thin-Provisioning

    Delete Volume To delete volume on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below: 1. Under the Volume Allocation List, click Delete. The Space Allocation screen appears. 2. Press YES. All data in the volume will be removed. iSCSI Thin-Provisioning If iSCSI Thin-Provisioning is selected when creating an iSCSI target volume, virtual memory is assigned to the target, allowing the physical memory to reach maximum capacity and adding new disks only when needed.
  • Page 117 Next, allocate capacity for the 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 118: Advance Option

    Advance Option There are 3 available options for the user to operate Thecus IP storage associated with iSCSI setting. The details are listed in the following screenshot. If the options are modified, the system will need to reboot for the changes to take place.

  • Page 119: Disk Clone And Wipe

    ERL=1: Digest Failure Recovery ERL=1, only applies to traditional iSCSI. For iSCSI/SCTP (which has its own CRC32C) and both types of iSER (so far), handling header and data checksum recovery can be disabled. ERL=2: Connection Recovery ERL=2, allows for both single and multiple communication path sessions within a iSCSI Nexus (and hence the SCSI Nexus) to actively perform realligence/retry on iSCSI ITTs from failed iSCSI connections.

  • Page 120: High-Availability (N8900, N12000 Series/N16000 Series Only)

    HA setup procedure: HA needs two identical Thecus systems (same models and same hard disk slot installed) which are capable for high availability features. One needs to be setup as “Primary” and the second unit as “Secondary”, both units’ needs to have the RAID volume build up prior installation.
  • Page 121 unit: Host name: PMA (172.16.66.25) with JBOD RAID volume. This unit will be setup as the Primary server. unit: Host name: PMS (172.16.66.24) with JBOD RAID volume. This unit will be setup as the Secondary server.
  • Page 122 The HDD capacity of HA Secondary server WARNING must be equal or greater than the Primary server or a warning message will appear. Setting up the Primary unit for HA. Let’s use the Primary unit from our example PMA (172.16.66.25): Login in to web UI of system 172.16.66.25.
  • Page 123 Choose the “Auto Failback” option, the default is disabled. For more details about auto failback, please refer to the description below. In legacy Heartbeat clusters, the auto failback option would Auto Fail Back: determine whether a resource would automatically fail back to its "Active"...
  • Page 124 1. Please select the network interface from the drop down list of physical connective available. It can be either on board LAN ports or additional add-in NIC, even 10G. 2. Input “Indicate” IP address. This “indicate IP” is used for the system to ping out then check whether the system is still alive.
  • Page 125 Advance options can be setup by pressing the associated button. Heart Beats Configuration Item Description Keep alive time The keep alive directive sets the interval between heartbeat packets. It is specified according to the Heartbeat time syntax. Dead time The dead ping directive is used to specify how quickly Heartbeat should decide that a ping node in a cluster is dead.
  • Page 126 Setting up the Secondary unit for HA. The secondary unit for our example is PMS (172.16.66.24): Login in to the web UI of the system 172.16.66.24 then go to “High Availability” HA configuration page under the Storage category. xii. Click on the “Enable” radio button, the setting page will appear. xiii.
  • Page 127 After the Secondary server has communicated with Primary Server successfully, then the state will changed to: Click “Yes” to reboot both Primary and Secondary server. If the communication has failed then you will see an error message as below. Conditions in which the secondary server will take over to play the role as Active: 1.
  • Page 128 At this time, the virtual IP address will be mapped to the PMS system because it is in an active state. HA Ready: After both Primary and Secondary systems has rebooted, the HA link status and the HA RAID volume can be seen from the HA status page. Please note, it will take 1~2 minutes to complete the primary and secondary servers’...
  • Page 129 HA Recovery: If one of the HA member is down and need to be recovered, simply go to the RAID management page and the “HA Recovery” icon will be available. Click on the “HA Recovery” icon, then the system will prompt a box to inquire about the Active server heartbeat link IP address.

  • Page 130: 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 131 • 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 132: 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 133 NOTE All users are automatically assigned to the ‘users’ group. Edit Users 1. Select an existing user from the Local User Configuration screen. 2. Click on the Edit button, and the Local User Setting screen appears. 3. From here, you can enter a new password and re-enter to confirm, or use the <<...

  • Page 134: Local Group Configuration

    Local Group Configuration From the Accounts menu, choose the Group item, and the Local Group Configuration screen appears. This screen allows you to Add, Edit, and Remove local groups. Local Group Configuration Item Description Press the Add button to add a user to the list of local groups. Edit Press the Edit button to modify a selected group from the system.
  • Page 135 5. Select users to be in this group from the Users List by adding them to the Members List using the << button. 6. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Edit Groups 1. On the Local Group Configuration screen, select a group name from the list.

  • Page 136: Batch Users And Groups Creation

    Batch Users and Groups Creation 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. From the Accounts menu, click Batch Input and the Batch User and Group Cration dialogue will appear.

  • Page 137: User Quota

    User Quota The Thecus IP storage support local or AD users with storage quota limitations in each RAID volume of the system. To enable this function, simply click “Enable”, then apply. Next, each user can be setup a global storage quota size for each RAID volume.

  • Page 138: Ldap Support

    Use the Network Service menu to make network service support settings. Samba / CIFS There are options allow Admin to Enable/Disable to operate Thecus IP storage associated with Samba / CIFS protocol. With the option changed, it will need to...
  • Page 139 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 140 Extension” disable to get issue solved. Samba Recycle Bin The Thecus IP storage is supported recycle bin via SMB/CIFS protocol. Simply enable the “Recycle Bin” function and “Recycle Folder Display” then all of deleted files/folders will reside in the “_NAS_Recycle_(Associated RDID Volume)”...

  • Page 141: Afp (Apple Network Setup)

    A description of each item follows: Apple Network Configuration Item Description AFP Server Enable or disable Apple File Service to use the Thecus IP storage with MAC OS-based systems. MAC CHARSET Specifies the code page from the drop down list. Zone Specifies Zone for Applet Talk service.

  • Page 142: Nfs Setup

    From the System Network 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 their favorite NFS clients. Press Apply to confirm your settings.

  • Page 143: Tftp

    You may set the maximum bandwidth allocated for file downloads. Selections include Unlimited, 1 ~ 32 MB/s. To access the share folder on the 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 144: Webservice

    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.

  • Page 145: Bonjour Setting

    Bonjour Setting Bonjour, is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, as well as other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System service records.

  • Page 146: Ddns

    Item Description SSH Service Enable or disable SSH service. Port The port number is default 22. SFTP Enable or disable SFTP protocol under SSH service. Apply Click “Apply” to confirm the changes. DDNS To set up a server on the Internet and enable the users to connect to it easily, a fixed and easy-to remember host name is often required.

  • Page 147: Upnp Port Management

    UPnP Port Management One of the most convent way to allow users to access required services such as FTP, SSH, web disk and http etc. from Internet environment is setting UPnP port management. To set up this UPnP port forwarding feature, please be sure that the router has “UPnP Service”...

  • Page 148: Vpn Client

    And click “Add Rule” to add more port mapping from Internet to access desired services or press “Refresh” to get most updated list. A description for each item as following: UPnP Port Management Item Description Start port Specific port number starts with. End port Specific port number ended Protocol...
  • Page 149 Once a connection has been successfully made, the granted IP address will be displayed in your status. Please notice that the connection to the VPN • NOTE server only supports PPTP.

  • Page 150: Vpn Server

    VPN Server This storage device provides VPN server service and this allows remote access to this device via a secure connection. Settings can be found in the “Network Service” tab as seen below To setup your VPN server you must first choose the NIC interface from the drop down menu and complete the rest of the necessary information.

  • Page 151: Application Server

    The Thecus IP storage supports build-in application such as iTunes server. The Thecus IP storage provides activation of the iTunes Server on the device. You will be able to play music files on this device with your iTunes client software directly.

  • Page 152: Module Installation

    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 153: Auto Module Installation

    Choose the Auto Module Installation item and the available system Module screen appears. The default for this module list is located online. So if the Thecus IP storage is capable to connect to Internet, then it will automatically link to the Thecus official website and list the available modules.

  • Page 154: Backup

    “Enable” to activate the module. Backup There are a number of ways to back up data with the Thecus IP storage. Dual DOM (N12000 series/N16000 series/N8900 series only) The unique Dual DOM feature can now perform “Auto Repair”. The Thecus NAS will backup up to five versions of the system configuration either by the default timing of 1:00am every day automatically or as scheduled by the user.

  • Page 155: Rsync Target Server

    Rsync Target Server When it comes to backing up your data, it’s very important to have flexibility. Data guard provides you with many options, including full backup for all shares, custom backup for selected shares and iSCSI volume backup. 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 156: Data Guard (Remote Backup)

    Data Guard (Remote Backup) 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 Data Guard under Backup in the menu of the UI -From the Data Guard function list, choose Add Remote Data backup Item...

  • Page 157: Full Backup

    Remote Data backup Item Description Full Backup The “Full backup” will have all shares from source backup to destination. It could also create shares automatically from destination if it is not existent. This only applies if the target server is the same model as the source. Custom Backup The “Custom backup”...
  • Page 158 After the settings are complete, please click on “Connection Test”. The source unit will try to connect with the associated target system. If a connection can be built up successfully then “Connection passed” will be prompted, otherwise “Failed” will appear. Click “Next”...
  • Page 159 -Fill out all the necessary details and choose your parameters Add Rsync Backup Task Item Description Task Name This is how this task will appear in the task list. Backup Type Real time: It will backup folders/files from source to target on the fly.
  • Page 160 Input the bandwidth control for data backup operation. Speed Limit Setup the timeout when trying to build up a connection in Timeout Limit between the source and the target system. If backup is set as “Schedule”, please input the related Enable Schedule period and time.
  • Page 161 3. Click “Next” and more setting appears. These are the as the settings for “Full backup” 4. Click “Finish” and the data guard task will appear in the list as shown below. From the task list, you can now see the newly added “customback01”. This backup is setup as “schedule”.
  • Page 162 iSCSI Backup If the source unit contains iSCSI volume, it can be backed up to the target unit as a single file. The procedure is the same as for the previous “Full backup” and “Custom backup”, select “iSCSI backup” from data guard wizard. 1.
  • Page 163 4. Click “Finish” and the data guard task will appear in the list as shown below. From the task list, you can now see the newly added “iscsiback”. This backup is setup as “schedule”. • The source folder name will use iSCSI_+target volume name. So here NOTE it is displayed as “iSCSI_pmtest”.
  • Page 164 • To restore task with backup type set as “Real time”, first you need to NOTE stop the task then you can proceed with the restore operation. Restore NAS Configuration This is a useful feature if the system configuration needs to be restored to a brand new unit.
  • Page 165 2. Click on “Restore NAS Configuration” and the screen shown below will appear. Input the target server’s IP address where the system configuration has been backed up, and necessary authentication info. Confirm by doing a “Connection Test” to make sure the communication between the source and the target server works.
  • Page 166 4. After clicking “Next”, a screen will appear as shown below. Listed on the left hand side, you will see the configuration backup details which contain the 3 RAID volumes. On the right hand side, you will see a list of single “RAID” volume.

  • Page 167: Acl Backup And Restore

    The current system has 2 RAID volumes, “RAID” and “RAIDa”. Select the RAID volume from the backup configuration volume list which is going to be mapped to the RAID volume of the current system. Simply click on the right hand side of “RAIDa”...

  • Page 168: Data Burn

    After inputting the ACL backup file and clicking the “Next” button, the system will show another screen to list the matched folders in between the backup file and this RAID volume. Just select the desired folders for the ACL restore. •...
  • Page 169 1. Write Files/folders to disc a. Click the Add button and the NAS share list appears. b. Select files/folders which you would like to burn. All of the selected folders/files will be seen under the disc label name “New Disc”. The disc label name can be changed by clicking on it and press “Edit”...
  • Page 170 d. Select the burning speed from the drop down list. e. Select whether disc data verification is required or not. Click “Burn” to start disc burning. 2. Write image file to disc a. Click “Browser” and the NAS share list will appear to locate the desired image file burn.

  • Page 171: Usb Copy

    3. Create image file from files/folders a. Click the Add button and the NAS share list will appear. b. Select the files/folders which you would like to burn. All of the selected folders/files will appear under the disc label name “New Disc”. The disc label name can be changed by clicking on it and pressing “Edit”...
  • Page 172 Disable USB Copy Simply select “Disable” for the USB Copy Service option and the USB Copy button or LCM/OLED USB Copy item will become inactive. Using USB Copy Enable the USB Copy service and select one of the 3 options available: “USB to NAS”, “NAS to USB”, and “Copy all USB files to NAS”.
  • Page 173 Add Source: Add Target: Save the completed task: To “Edit” or “Remove” a USB Copy task, select the task item and click on the associated function: If you select “Copy all USB files to NAS”, then please choose the target path from the drop-down list.
  • Page 174 If “Sync” mode has been selected, the target-side NOTE redundant folders/files will be deleted after a comparison has been conducted of the source. Once the USB Copy service has completed, the USB NOTE device will un-mount from system. To start another task, please re-insert the USB device.

  • Page 175: 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. If it is not installed, you can copy the file (Thecus Backup Utility.exe) to a convenient location on your hard disk and double click to execute...

  • Page 176: Apple Os X Backup Utilities

    4. Click Next and in the Backup Type, Destination, and Name page, specify a backup location using the Browse button. 5. Find and select the drive that specifies your Thecus IP storage as your backup destination and click Next. 6. Click Next to display the wizard’s final page and click Finish to start backing up.

  • Page 177: 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. That way, all PCs connected to the network can utilize the same printer.

  • Page 178: Windows Vista

    9. Click Finish. • Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the Thecus IP NOTE Storage, usually only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, will probably not function. Windows Vista To set up the Printer Server in Windows Vista, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 179 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 180 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. Done! Click Finish.

  • Page 181: Uninterrupted Power Source

    Uninterrupted Power Source From the External Devices menu, choose the Uninterrupted Power Source item and the UPS Setting screen appears. Make any changes you wish, and press Apply to confirm changes.

  • Page 182: Chapter 5: Tips And Tricks

    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 183: 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 184: Replacing Damaged Hard Drives

    5. The LED will blink green when the HDD is accessed. RAID Auto-Rebuild When using RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 on the 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 the specified receivers.

  • Page 185: Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

    1. Start the Setup Wizard, and it will automatically detect all Thecus IP storage products on your network. 2. You should be able to find the IP address of the Thecus IP storage which you have forgotten in the Device Discovery screen.

  • Page 186: Problems With Time And Date Settings

    4. Set the Date, Time, and Time Zone. 5. Click Apply. In addition, if the 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 187: Chapter 7: Updates For Fw V2.03.01

    - Added Volume Expansion Management in the Storage category General The Thecus N8900/N12000/N16000 series are supporting the addition of the JBOD device Thecus D16000 to expand storage capacity. From General in System Information, JBOD device info will be displayed if applicable.

  • Page 188: Added Hardware Information

    Information screen appears. From here, you can see various installed hard disks. The disk slot position will appear if the mouse is moved over the installed disk. • The screen shot below is just an example from a Thecus IP Storage. The disk NOTE slots number can range from 8, 12 to 16 slots depending on the model of Thecus IP storage.
  • Page 189 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. Bad Block scan Yes to start scan Bad Block. S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 190: Bad Block Scan

    For Thecus product (N8900/N12000/N16000 series) which support JBOD device, the attached JBOD device and his associated disks will also list under the Disk Information page. Please see below for a screen shot of a N8900 with a Thecus D16000 attached and installed disks list on.

  • Page 191: Data Guard (Local Backup)

    ID 4, so J4-6 is indicated under the JBOD device disk list with 6 slots. Data Guard (Local Backup) The Thecus product provides complete backup solution between Thecus NAS systems as well as between folders of local systems. For remote data guard backup, please refer to chapter 4, Data Guard (Remote backup).
  • Page 192 The local backup has 6 different selection you can choose from. Local Data backup Item Description Import This is associated with external devices which are added to the system such as USB disk. You can select a folder from an external device and import it to the NAS as a share folder.
  • Page 193 1. Import: click on “Import” and a screen will appear as below. If there is an external device installed on system such as USB disk, then it will be listed in the Source pane. Click on the associated external device and the contain folders will be listed. Select the folders that are going to be imported to the NAS and select the available RAID volume which is listed in Target pane.
  • Page 194 In here, we have selected the “Intel Graphi…” and “N10850” folders from the external device and imported them to the NAS under the RAID60volume. Next, please select the path from the drop down list to save the log. Also, give the access permission whether these selected folders will be “Public”...
  • Page 195 Read the notes and check the “Accept” box for confirmation. If a share name already exists for the import, then the import will be rename automatically to “existing share name -1”. For esample, if the NAS RAID volume “RAID60” already has a folder named “Intel_Graphics_V614105398_XP”, the import folder will then be rename to: “Intel_Graphics_V614105398_XP-1”.
  • Page 196 Folder to Folder Folder to external device External device to Folder...
  • Page 197 Let’s take “Folder to External device” as an example. In the source pane, select the desired RAID volume and its associated folder list will appear; same method in the target pane for the associated external device. Select a folder from the source pane which is going to be copy over, then select in target pane it’s destination.
  • Page 198 Choosing the sync type, “Incremental” or ‘Sync”, and select the log path from the drop menu list. Read the notes and check the “Accept” box for confirmation. Now, you will see in the data guard task list that you have created a task.
  • Page 199 3. Realtime Backup: click on “Realtime Backup” and this screen will appear. 2 different options can be selected from, folder to folder, folder to external device. Let’s take “Folder to Folder” backup for example. Select from the source pane the folder “NAS_Public”, then select its destination in the target panefolder “R6andy”.
  • Page 200 Realtime Backup Item Description Task Name Input the task name, length limited to 4~12 characters. Sync Type Select “Incremental” or “Synchronize”. Backup Symbolic Link Choose to backup symbolic link which is included in the source. Filter The filter can be set to be executed only in certain circumstances. If none of them has been selected, it will do the real time backup from the source to the destination in full.
  • Page 201 Now, you can see in the data guard task list that your created task is listed. The task status will say “Processing” untill the “Stop” button is pressed. 4. Schedule Backup: click on “Schedule Backup” and this screen will. 2 different choices can be selected from, folder to folder, folder to external device.
  • Page 202 Read the notes and check the “Accept” box for confirmation. Now, you will see in the data guard task list that you have created a task.
  • Page 203 5. iSCSI Backup: click on “iSCSI Backup” and screen appear as below. It can be backup to two different storage pool, iSCSI to folder, iSCSI to external device. Let’s take example to have “iSCSI to Folder” backup, from existed iSCSI volume “iSCSI_iscsiv502”...
  • Page 204 Reading the note and check on “Accept” for confirmation. Now, from the data guard task list will have created task listed. To start the iSCSI volume backup, select the task and click “Start” from task bar. Once “Start” click, the associated iSCSI volume will not allow to I/O during backup processing.
  • Page 205 States change to “Finish” after task complete. From the RAID volume folder ‘andy_local’, it has backup iSCSI volume file stored. This backup iSCSI volume file is needed while it required import to storage. Next topic will describe about this. 6. iSCSI Import: click on “iSCSI Import” and screen appear as below. It can be imported from two different storage pools, folder to iSCSI or external device to iSCSI.
  • Page 206 Next, provide where the task log will store. Reading the note and check on “Accept” for confirmation.

  • Page 207: Volume Expansion Management

    Now, from the data guard task list will have created task listed. Volume Expansion Management The user guide please refers to URL below. http://www.thecus.com/download/manual/AllinOne_64bit/Volume_Expansion_v1.0.pdf...

  • Page 208: Appendix A: Customer Support

    Appendix A: Customer Support If your Thecus IP storage is not working properly, we encourage you to check out Chapter 6: 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 209: Appendix B: Raid Basics

    RAID Levels The Thecus IP storage supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD. You choose a RAID level when you create a system volume. The factors for selecting a RAID level are: ...
  • Page 210 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 211: Stripe Size

    The stripes can vary in size. 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...

  • Page 212: Appendix C: How To Open The Top Cover

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

  • Page 213: N12000 Series

    N12000 series: N16000 series:...

  • Page 214: Appendix D: 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 215: Appendix E: 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 216: 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"...
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