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
NSS2000 Getting Started Guide ii
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

1
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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NSS2000 Getting Started Guide 3
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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Setting up the Hardware
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.