Cisco NSS2000 Series User manual

Cisco Small Business
NSS2000 Series Network Storage System
GETTING STARTED
GUIDE

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Contents
NSS2000 Getting Started Guide i
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Benefits 1
About this Guide 2
Recommended Installation Sequence 2
Chapter 2: Setting up the Hardware 3
Step 1 — Install the Disk Drives 4
Approved Vendor List for Drives 5
Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link 6
Step 3 — Install the Power 7
NSS-supported UPS Product Families 7
Chapter 3: Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS) 8
Step 1 — Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on
your Network 9
Step 2 — Log into the NSS Configuration Interface 10
Step 3 — Use the Quick Setup Wizards to Configure the NSS 13
Step 4 — Save the Current Configuration 14
Chapter 4: Instructing your End Users 17
Logging into a Share 17
Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage using CIFS/SMB 17
Windows Users: Accessing the NSS Storage through FTP 18
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through NFS 19
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through FTP 20
Mac Users: Accessing Storage through CIFS/SMB 21
Mac Users: Accessing Storage through FTP 22

Contents
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Appendix A: LEDs & Buttons 23
Power LED/Button (Front Panel) 23
System LED (Front Panel) 24
Reset Button (Front Panel) 25
LAN LED (Front Panel) 25
Hard Disk Drive LEDs (Front Panel) 26
USB LED (Front Panel) 26
UPS LED (Back Panel) 27
Appendix B: Environmental Specifications 28
Appendix C: Additional Information 29
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information 29
Warranty 29
End User License Agreement (EULA) 29
Appendix D: Contacts 30

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NSS2000 Getting Started Guide 1
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Cisco Business Series Network Storage System
(NSS).
Administering a network can be a difficult job. Finding low-cost ways to simplify
your data-management tasks means that you have more resources to dedicate
elsewhere. The NSS is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) unit that appears as a
native file server for the various clients within your network, including Windows,
Apple Macintosh, UNIX, and Linux platforms. The biggest benefit to your users is
that they can now access data that might be stored across different physical
platforms as simply as if it were on their own computers. The NSS provides a
single repository that is completely dedicated to storage, ensuring the integrity,
reliability, and accessibility of your data for a relatively low cost.
The NSS lets you install up to two physical disk drives. The NSS uses the most
common file-based protocols such as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for file sharing.
The NSS2000 Series includes the NSS2000 and NSS2050 models. Check
www.cisco.com/go/smallbiz for additional information.
Benefits
The NSS offers the following main advantages to your business:
•Cross-platform File Sharing:Share files easily and inexpensively across
heterogeneous platforms over a cost-effective Ethernet and IP network.
•Easy Installation and Administration:With a basic understanding of
networking, the NSS is easily configured, managed, and made available to
all of your networked users.
•Data Consolidation:Centralize data to reduce management costs and
maximize your investment in existing hardware. This also means better data
security.

Introduction
About this Guide
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About this Guide
The Getting Started Guide contains the step-by-step details for getting your NSS
up and running for the first time---from hooking up the hardware to doing the basic
configuration steps to get the NSS running. Users are shown how to log into the
NSS to access storage.
Recommended Installation Sequence
Follow the NSS installation steps to set up and configure the device. They provide
out-of-the-box instructions. You can find detailed instructions for each step in the
remaining sections of this guide.
•Set up the hardware (Chapter 2, “Setting up the Hardware”):
-Step 1: Install the disk drives. If your device already has disk drives
installed, skip this step.
-Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable.
-Step 3: Connect the power.
•Configure the NSS (Chapter 3, “Configuring the Network Storage System
(NSS)”):
-Step 1: Configure the Network Settings IF a DHCP server is not present.
(If there is a DHCP server, skip this step.)
-Step 2: Log into the Configuration Interface
-Step 3: Run the applicable configuration wizards.
-Step 4: After you configure the NSS, save a copy of the configuration file
to a location on the NSS and to a USB key.
•Instruct your users how to access the NSS, if applicable (Chapter 4,
“Instructing your End Users”

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Setting up the Hardware
This chapter provides details for installing the NSS hardware. The installation is
broken down into the following steps:
•Step 1 — Install the Disk Drives: If your NSS does not have disk drives
already installed, follow the steps in this section to insert disk drives into the
NSS chassis.
•Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link: Connect the Ethernet cable to your
network.
•Step 3 — Install the Power: Ensure you have connected the power cable
from the NSS to the applicable power source (UPS or mains).

Setting up the Hardware
Step 1 — Install the Disk Drives
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Step 1 — Install the Disk Drives
After you remove the NSS from the packaging, you are ready to set up the
hardware. If your NSS already has disk drives installed, skip this step.
To install the disk drives into the NSS:
STEP 1 Remove a disk tray from the front of the NSS chassis by pushing in the tab on the
latch at the front of the tray then open the latch. (There is no recommended order
of which tray to remove first.)
STEP 2 Position the disk drive into a disk tray.
STEP 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver, either screw in two screws on each side of the disk
tray to the disk drive or screw in the four screws on the bottom of the disk tray to
the disk drive.
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Step 1 — Install the Disk Drives
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STEP 4 Apply even pressure to the both corners of the tray while you insert the tray fully
into position in the chassis.
STEP 5 When the disk drive is inserted all the way in, close the latch on the disk drive tray.
STEP 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 for each disk drive you want to install.
STEP 7 Continue with Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link.
Approved Vendor List for Drives
If you are purchasing disk drives to install in the NSS, refer to the product support
information offered on the Cisco website (www.cisco.com/go/smallbiz) for a list of
recommended disk drives.
When you select a disk drive, consider the type of RAID levels required to service
your business needs. For example, if you are creating a RAID (versus a JBOD),
make sure that each of the disks used in the array have the same disk capacity.
The RAID is built using the capacity of the smallest disk in the array.
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Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link
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Step 2 — Install the Ethernet Link
After the disk drives are installed in the chassis, you are ready to connect the
Ethernet cable.
To connect the Ethernet cable to the NSS:
STEP 1 Install the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port at the back of the NSS chassis.
STEP 2 Connect the Ethernet cable to your network.
Make sure all the connections are secure. You are now ready to continue with
Step 3 — Install the Power.
NOTE: If you are hotplugging an Ethernet
cable to the NSS after the initial installation,
ensure you wait 15 seconds between the time
you unplug the cable and plug it back in. Within
10 seconds the newly connected link should
appear with the correct IP and link rate in the
configuration interface.

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Step 3 — Install the Power
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Step 3 — Install the Power
After you connect the Ethernet cable, you are ready to power up the NSS. There
are several possible power configurations. We suggest that a UPS be used since a
sudden loss of power can cause RAID corruption and possible data loss. The
following procedure provides details for each of these options.
To connect the power to the NSS:
STEP 1 Depending on your power configuration, do one of the following:
•UPS:Connect the power cable to the Power port on the NSS and to an
available port on the UPS. You then need to connect the USB signal cable
from the UPS to the UPS port on the NSS. For more information about
choosing a UPS, refer to the list of supported UPS product families.
•Mains:Connect the power cable to the Power port on the NSS and to the
mains power.
STEP 2 Press the Power button and confirm the Power LED on the front of the NSS
chassis turns yellow.
Congratulations! You have successfully set up the NSS hardware. You are now
ready to configure the NSS for your unique business storage needs.
NSS-supported UPS Product Families
The NSS supports the following UPS product families:
•APC Back-UPS Pro USB
•APC Back-UPS RS USB
•APC Back-UPS USB
•APC Back-UPS LS USB
•APC Back-UPS ES/CyberFort 350
•APC Smart-UPS USB

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Configuring the Network Storage System
(NSS)
There are a variety of ways to configure the NSS, depending on your specific
storage needs and your unique networking environment. This section covers the
steps you need to follow to get the NSS configured so that you can start using its
storage. For a more detailed description of the configuration options available,
refer to the topics in the pdf version of the Administrator Guide available from the
Cisco website (www.cisco.com/go/smallbiz) or from the Online Help available
from the Help menu on the NSS configuration interface. You can display page-
specific help by clicking the Help button (question mark) in the upper-right corner
of any configuration page.
Go through the steps in this section (in the recommended order) to configure the
NSS.
•Step 1 — Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your
Network: If a DHCP server is not present when you install the NSS, follow
the details in this step to manually configure the network settings so that
you can access the Configuration Interface. (If a DHCP server is installed,
skip this step.)
•Step 2 — Log into the NSS Configuration Interface: Log into the
Configuration Interface as an administrator.

Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS)
Step 1 — Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server Present on your Network
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•Step 3 — Use the Quick Setup Wizards to Configure the NSS: When you log
into the Configuration Interface for the first time, the basic configuration
wizard automatically starts. Run through this wizard to set up the NSS's
basic configuration. You can then choose to run the wizards to configure the
NSS to store video from your IP surveillance cameras.
•Step 4 — Save the Current Configuration: After you configure the NSS, save
a copy of the configuration to a location on the NSS and to a USB key.
Step 1 — Access the NSS when there is no DHCP Server
Present on your Network
This step depends on whether there is a DHCP server on the network to which
you are connecting the NSS (this could be the router). The NSS ships with a
default configuration such that its network interfaces are DHCP configured. For
your computer to communicate with the NSS when no DHCP server is present,
you must manually configure the computer’s network settings.
NOTE: The configuration for your computer is
only temporary. After you initially open the
configuration interface, you can configure the
static IP address for the NSS accordingly and
then restore your computer’s network settings
to their previous values. For help setting the IP
configuration on the NSS, refer to the online
help available with the NSS configuration
interface.

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Step 2 — Log into the NSS Configuration Interface
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To set up your computer to communicate with the NSS:
STEP 1 Set your computer’s network settings to the following:
•IP Address: 169.254.x.y (where x and y can be any number between 1 and
254). For example, 169.254.1.2.
•Subnet Mast (Netmask): 255.255.0.0.
After you configure your computer, you can log into the NSS configuration
interface. You can configure the NSS network IP settings as required.
Step 2 — Log into the NSS Configuration Interface
To log into the configuration interface:
STEP 1 If you are logging into the NSS for the first time, write down the MAC address
located on the sticker attached to the bottom of the chassis. You need the MAC
address as this is part of the default hostname. Otherwise, skip this step.
STEP 2 There are a variety of ways to display the NSS Login window.
•Open the Web browser on your computer: In the Address field, enter
http://NAS<MAC address (For example, “http://NAS0018F804E44C”.)
•Find the NSS through UPnP or Bonjour if installed.

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Step 2 — Log into the NSS Configuration Interface
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•You can find the NSS devices by using the Cisco NSS Discovery Tool.
Download this tool from the www.cisco.com/go/smallbiz website, and
install it on your PC.
Or
•If you received a CD along with the NSS2000 product, insert the CD into
your PC to automatically install and run the tool.
The splash screen appears.

Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS)
Step 2 — Log into the NSS Configuration Interface
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•Click Install to start the installation process. Follow the onscreen
instructions to install the application. When the process completes, the NAS
Discovery window appears.
•Select the NAS device to which you want to connect from the list. Click
Connect To GUI. The login window appears.
STEP 3 Enter the administrator login information. When you first log into the configuration
interface or if you reset the factory defaults, both the username and password are
set to admin.
STEP 4 Click OK. The NSS configuration interface appears. The configuration wizard
automatically begins.

Configuring the Network Storage System (NSS)
Step 3 — Use the Quick Setup Wizards to Configure the NSS
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STEP 5 It is a good idea to do a quick check of the information on the System Status page
to ensure that your hardware installation was successful and that this system is not
reporting any errors. For example, the Ethernet link is up and in good condition, the
right number of disk drives installed appear, and so on. For a detailed description
of the information on the System Status page, click the Help button in the upper-
right corner.
Step 3 — Use the Quick Setup Wizards to Configure the NSS
There are three wizards available from the Manager Menu of the configuration
interface:
•Initial Setup: This wizard automatically appears when you log into the
configuration interface for the first time. Although you can access it at any
time from the Manager Menu, if you have saved any configuration settings
before you run the wizard, note that running the wizard will erase any saved
data. For example, if you configure a RAID and then run the wizard, the RAID
will be deleted. This wizard steps you through the basic configuration to
create a RAID, volume, share, user, to set the Home Directory location, set
the time, and so on. (For detailed help on the full set of configuration options,

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refer to the online help or to the Administrator’s Guide, which you can
download from the Cisco.com website.)
•IP Camera Options: The following wizards let you set up the NSS to store
videos from IP surveillance cameras. The type of wizard you should choose
depends on the way the camera transfers the video clips. Note that you only
need to run the wizard once and then you must configure each the camera
to output the video to the configured share.
-FTP: Run this wizard if the cameras are set up to transfer motion-
triggered clips via FTP. Running the wizard creates a single user and FTP
share for the cameras. The videos are then saved within the FTP share
which contains a subfolder for each camera.
-CIFS: Run this wizard if the cameras have a Windows utility program that
lets you save the streaming video to a local drive (or in this case, the
NSS) and then view the video from its saved location. The wizard
creates a single user and share for all cameras that are configured to
stream video to the Windows camera utility program. After you run the
wizard, you must map the network drive from the PC that runs the
Windows utility program to the CIFS share and then set up the utility to
save the mapped network drive.
Step 4 — Save the Current Configuration
You can save a copy of the NSS configuration that can be used should you need to
restore the settings at a later time. When you save the configuration file, it saves a
date-stamped version of the current configuration settings to the specified volume
on the NSS. You can choose to save the current configuration settings to a
specified volume on the NSS or you can save the file to a USB flash device
inserted into the AUX-1 port.
To save the current configuration:
STEP 1 If you are saving the configuration file to a USB flash device, insert a USB flash
device into the AUX-1 port on the NSS chassis.
STEP 2 From the Manager Menu, click Admin > Configuration.

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The Configuration Manager page appears.
STEP 3 Select the location where the backup is saved from the Stored Configuration
Location drop-down menu. To save the configuration file to a USB flash device,
select the AUX-1 port as the location. You can then copy the configuration file from
the USB flash device to another location on your network.
STEP 4 Click Update.
STEP 5 Click Save to save the configuration settings. If the configuration file does not
successfully save to the specified volume, check the volume to ensure that it is not
locked.
STEP 6 If you saved the file to the USB flash device, display the Storage Status page.

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STEP 7 Click Unmount.
STEP 8 When the AUX-1 LED on the front of the chassis is off, you can safely remove the
unmounted USB flash device from the AUX-1 port.
NOTE: Removing the USB flash device in a
mounted state means that you risk causing file
or filesystem corruption.