Buffalo TeraStation iSCSI TS-ITGL/R5 User manual

User Manual
TeraStation iSCSI
TS-ITGL/R5
www.buffalotech.com v1.0
TS-ITGL/R5

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Introduction
Congratulations on your new TeraStation! Your TeraStation iSCSI is a huge block of iSCSI
storage, ready to add to your server or PC via ordinary wired Ethernet connections. This
guide will help you confi gure it.
There are many ways to confi gure and use iSCSI storage products like the TeraStation. In
this guide we give one example of confi guring a simple iSCSI volume on a single workstation.
Many other confi gurations are usable.
Because we’re constantly updating our product, the images and text in this manual may vary
slightly from the images and text displayed by your TeraStation. These changes are minor
and should not affect the ease of setup adversely. As time passes, future user interfaces,
updated software, and later versions of this manual may be available for download at our
web site: www.buffalotech.com.
If you run into diffi culties or need additional help, feel free to contact our technical support.
Contact information for Buffalo Technology and our technical support is available on pages
49 and 50.

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Table of Contents
TeraStation Layout............................................................4
Installation .......................................................................7
Confi guration GUI ..........................................................15
Login .......................................................................16
IP Address ............................................................... 20
RAID Settings ..........................................................22
UPS .........................................................................27
Alerts.......................................................................29
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 39
Replacing a Hard Drive ................................................... 41
Technical Specifi cations.................................................. 46
Technical Support...........................................................47
GPL Information .............................................................49

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Layout
Power Switch
Door Lock (Turn counter-
clockwise to release)
Door opens for access
to hard drives.
Display Mode Switch

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Hard Drives
(Squeeze tabs to release)
Layout
Init Button returns
settings to factory
defaults.

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USB in
Layout
Power Cable (to outlet
or surge protector)
UPS
Ethernet (to Router,
Switch or Hub)

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Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
On a PC, setup should automatically launch. If it does not, manually
launch setup.exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run... option.
When the Run dialog opens, type d:\TSnavi.exe (where d is the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive). Press OK to continue.
Begin by connecting your TeraStation’s power and Ethernet cables. The Ethernet cable should be
connected to a router, hub, or switch on your network. Turn the TeraStation on by pushing the
power button on the front panel. It will take about a minute to boot.
Installation

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Press the Begin Installation button to begin.
Easy Setup will step you through physically connecting your
TeraStation. It will then install software.
Advanced Setup skips the connection tutorial and goes
directly to installing software.
Installation

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If your TeraStation is connected correctly when you get
to this window, it will be highlighted in the drop-down
list. If you have multiple units to set up, select the correct
TeraStation from the list.
Select First Setup for the initial installation.
To install the software on additional computers, chose
Additional Setup.
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Once the TeraStation is installed, you’ll need to install
the iSCSI connection tool. Click Next, then continue to
click Next, stepping through the menues until the iSCSI
connection tool is installed.
Click Yes to launch the iSCSI connection tool.
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Click Register the iSCSI Hard Disk, and then OK.
Check Resume connection at start up. Click Connect.
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Installation
If Disk Management does not open automatically, you may launch
it manually. From the Setup menu at the top of the window,
choose Launch Disk Management.
Your ISCSI TeraStation now appears as a hard drive in
Disk Management, but it’s not usable yet. Double-click
on the black bar above it.

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The New Volume Wizard will open. Click Next.
Choose your desired volume type. Click Next.
Add all dynamic disks that will be included in the volume to the Selected
column.
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Installation
Choose your desired drive letter. Click Next.
Choose your desired format and volume label. Click Next.
Your new volume is installed and ready to use!

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The Confi guration GUI is where most of the
TeraStation’s settings can be changed.
To access it, type the IP address of your TeraStation
into the URL bar of a browser running on a
computer connected to the same network as the
TeraStation.
Confi guration GUI

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The login prompt will appear. Enter admin for the user name. Until you change it, the password
for the admin account will be password. Press the OK button when fi nished.
User name: admin
Password: password
Advanced Settings

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Welcome to the confi guration GUI for the TeraStation!
You are now at Home. Notice that the Home button is lit up in yellow. You can navigate this menu
by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen. Here at “Home”, you can see basic information
about your TeraStation’s current confi guration. You may close this screen by clicking Logout at the
bottom left, or just by closing the browser window. If you have lost your TeraStation, clicking I’m
here! at the bottom left will cause it to beep, making it easier to fi nd.
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You may modify your TeraStation’s hostname
and description under Hostname Setup.
A friendly, easy-to-remember name (e.g.
“TeraStation”) is recommended.
Make sure that the date and time are correct
in Date and Time Setup. To synchronize time
settings with those in your computer, press
Use Local Time. To have your system time
automatically set by an NTP server, enable NTP
Server and enter an IP Address for the NTP
server (e.g. 192.43.244.18) or use the supplied
default NTP server.
Ensure that both the Display Language and the
Windows Client Language are set to languages
that you’re comfortable with.
Once desired fi elds have been completed, press
the Apply button.
Basic
Confi guration GUI

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By default, the admin password is “password”.
Change it to something more secure here.
Admin Password
Confi guration GUI

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Network (IP Address Properties)
In most networks, TeraStation will get its IP
Address automatically from a DHCP server.
You may disable DHCP here. If DHCP is
disabled and an IP Address is not set manually,
it will default to 192.168.11.150. The
TeraStation’s IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default
Gateway Address, and DNS Server address
may all be entered manually under IP Address
Properties.
Ethernet Frame Size may also be set manually
on this page. Only use JumboFrame settings
when operating in a Gigabit environment where
all other clients support the same JumboFrame
setting.
Click Apply after making any changes.
Confi guration GUI