Dell PowerVault 705N Service manual

Dell™ PowerVault™ 705N
Administrator Guide
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'ST]VMKLXÚ7RET%TTPMERGIW-RG%PPVMKLXWVIWIVZIH
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8VEHI EVOWYWIHMRXLMWXI\X(IPPXLI()00PSKS4S[IV:EYPX(IPP
4VIGMWMSR3TXM4PI\0EXMXYHI(M IRWMSRERH-RWTMVSREVIXVEHI EVOWSJ
(IPP'S TYXIV'SVTSVEXMSR1MGVSWSJX;MRHS[WERH;MRHS[W28EVI
VIKMWXIVIHXVEHI EVOWSJ1MGVSWSJX'SVTSVEXMSR%6'WIVZIMWEVIKMWXIVIH
XVEHI EVOERH-8MWEXVEHI EVOSJ'S TYXIV%WWSGMEXIW-RXIVREXMSREP
-RG&EGOYT)\IGMWEXVEHI EVOSJ:)6-8%77SJX[EVI'SVTSVEXMSR
2SZIPPERH2IX;EVIEVIVIKMWXIVIHXVEHI EVOWSJ2SZIPP-RG92-<MWE
VIKMWXIVIHXVEHI EVOSJ8LI3TIR+VSYTMRXLI9RMXIH7XEXIWERHSXLIV
GSYRXVMIW3XLIVXVEHI EVOWERHXVEHIRE IW E]FIYWIHMRXLMW
HSGY IRXXSVIJIVXSIMXLIVXLIIRXMXMIWGPEM MRKXLI EVOWERHRE IWSV
XLIMVTVSHYGXW(IPP'S TYXIV'SVTSVEXMSRHMWGPEM WER]TVSTVMIXEV]
MRXIVIWXMRXVEHI EVOWERHXVEHIRE IWSXLIVXLERMXWS[R
Revisions
(IPPVIWIVZIWXLIVMKLXXSVIZMWIXLMWTYFPMGEXMSRERHXS EOIGLERKIWMR
XLIGSRXIRXLIVISJ[MXLSYXXLISFPMKEXMSRSJ(IPPXSRSXMJ]ER]TIVWSRSJ
WYGLVIZMWMSRSVGLERKIW
4EVX2Y FIV6IZ%

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8LMWMWEPIKEPEKVII IRXFIX[IIR]SYXLIYWIVERH(IPP4VSHYGXW04
&]STIRMRKSVFVIEOMRKXLIWIEPSRXLIWSJX[EVITEGOIXWHS[RPSEHMRK
XLIWSJX[EVISVYWMRKXLIWSJX[EVIXLEXLEWFIIRTVIPSEHIHSVI FIHHIH
MR]SYVGS TYXIV]SYEKVIIXSFIFSYRHF]XLIXIV WSJXLMWEKVII IRX-J
]SYHSRSXEKVIIXSXLIWIXIV WTVS TXP]VIXYVREPP EXIVMEPWHMWOW
[VMXXIR EXIVMEPWERHTEGOEKMRKXS(IPPJSVEJYPPVIJYRH
=SY E]YWISRIGST]SJXLIWSJX[EVISRSRP]SRI4S[IV:EYPX7IVZIVEXE
XM I-J]SYLEZI YPXMTPIPMGIRWIWJSVXLIWSJX[EVI]SY E]YWIEW ER]
GSTMIWEXER]XM IEW]SYLEZIPMGIRWIWl9WIz IERWPSEHIHMRXI TSVEV]
I SV]SVTIV ERIRXWXSVEKISRXLI4S[IV:EYPX7IVZIV-RWXEPPEXMSRSRE
RIX[SVOWIVZIVWSPIP]JSVHMWXVMFYXMSRXSSXLIVGS TYXIVWSVWIVZIVWMWRSX
lYWIzMJ]SYLEZIEWITEVEXIPMGIRWIJSVIEGLGS TYXIVSVWIVZIVXS[LMGL
XLIWSJX[EVIMWHMWXVMFYXIH-JYWIVW[MPPI\GIIHXLIRY FIVSJPMGIRWIW
]SY YWXLEZIEVIEWSREFPITVSGIWWXSEWWYVIXLEXXLIRY FIVSJTIVWSRW
YWMRKXLIWSJX[EVIGSRGYVVIRXP]HSIWRSXI\GIIHXLIRY FIVSJPMGIRWIW
8LIWSJX[EVIMWTVSXIGXIHF]9RMXIH7XEXIWGST]VMKLXPE[WERH
MRXIVREXMSREPXVIEXMIW=SY E] EOISRIGST]SJXLIWSJX[EVIWSPIP]JSV
FEGOYTSVEVGLMZEPTYVTSWIWSVXVERWJIVMXXSEWMRKPILEVHHMWOTVSZMHIH
]SYOIITXLISVMKMREPWSPIP]JSVFEGOYTSVEVGLMZEPTYVTSWIWERHMRGPYHI
EPPRSXMGIWGSRXEMRIHMRXLIWSJX[EVIERHSRXLIWSJX[EVI IHME=SY E]
RSXVIRXSVPIEWIXLIWSJX[EVISVGST]XLI[VMXXIR EXIVMEPWEGGS TER]MRK
XLIWSJX[EVIFYX]SY E]XVERWJIVXLIWSJX[EVIERHEPPEGGS TER]MRK
EXIVMEPWSRETIV ERIRXFEWMWMJ]SYVIXEMRRSGSTMIWERHXLIVIGMTMIRX
EKVIIWXSXLIXIV WLIVISJ%R]XVERWJIV YWXMRGPYHIXLI SWXVIGIRX
YTHEXIERHEPPTVMSVZIVWMSRW=SY E]RSXVIZIVWIIRKMRIIVHIGS TMPISV
HMWEWWI FPIXLIWSJX[EVISVSXLIV[MWIVIHYGIXLIWSJX[EVIXSLY ER
TIVGIMZEFPIJSV -JXLITEGOEKIGSRXEMRWERHHMWOW]SY E]
YWISRP]XLIHMWOWETTVSTVMEXIJSV]SYVGS TYXIV=SY E]RSXYWIXLI
HMWOWSRERSXLIVGS TYXIVSVRIX[SVOSVPSERVIRXPIEWISVXVERWJIV
XLI XSERSXLIVYWIVI\GITXEWI\TVIWWP]TIV MXXIHF]XLMWEKVII IRX
0-1-8)(;%66%28=
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ERH[SVO ERWLMTYRHIVRSV EPYWIJSVRMRIX]HE]WJVS XLIHEXI
]SYVIGIMZIXLI 8LMW[EVVERX]MWPM MXIHXS]SYERHMWRSXXVERWJIVEFPI
%R]M TPMIH[EVVERXMIWEVIPM MXIHXSHE]W7S INYVMWHMGXMSRWHSRSX
EPPS[PM MXWSRXLIHYVEXMSRSJERM TPMIH[EVVERX]WSXLMWPM MXEXMSR E]
RSXETTP]XS]SY8LIIRXMVIPMEFMPMX]SJ(IPPERHMXWWYTTPMIVWERH]SYV
I\GPYWMZIVI IH]WLEPPFIEVIXYVRSJXLITVMGITEMHJSVXLIWSJX[EVISV
FVITPEGI IRXSJER]HMWOXLEXHSIWRSX IIXXLMW[EVVERX][LMGLMWWIRX
[MXLEVIXYVREYXLSVM^EXMSRRY FIVXS(IPPEX]SYVGSWXERHVMWO8LMW
PM MXIH[EVVERX]MWZSMHMJER]HMWOHE EKILEWVIWYPXIHJVS EGGMHIRX
EFYWI MWETTPMGEXMSRSVWIVZMGISV SHMJMGEXMSRF]WS ISRISXLIVXLER
(IPP%R]VITPEGI IRXHMWOMW[EVVERXIHJSVXLIVI EMRMRKSVMKMREP
[EVVERX]TIVMSHSVHE]W[LMGLIZIVMWPSRKIV(IPPHSIWRSX[EVVERX
XLEXXLIJYRGXMSRWSJXLIWSJX[EVI[MPP IIX]SYVVIUYMVI IRXWSVXLEX
STIVEXMSRSJXLIWSJX[EVI[MPPFIYRMRXIVVYTXIHSVIVVSVJVII()00
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1)6',%28%&-0-8=%2(*-82)77*36%4%68-'90%6496437)*36
8,)73*8;%6)%2(%00%''314%2=-2+;6-88)21%8)6-%078LMW
PM MXIH[EVVERX]KMZIW]SYWTIGMJMGPIKEPVMKLXW=SY E]LEZISXLIVW
[LMGLZEV]JVS NYVMWHMGXMSRXSNYVMWHMGXMSR
-RRSIZIRXWLEPP(IPPSVMXWWYTTPMIVWFIPMEFPIJSVER]HE EKIW
[LEXWSIZIVMRGPYHMRK[MXLSYXPM MXEXMSRHE EKIWJSVPSWWSJFYWMRIWW
TVSJMXWFYWMRIWWMRXIVVYTXMSRPSWWSJFYWMRIWWMRJSV EXMSRSVSXLIV
TIGYRMEV]PSWWEVMWMRKSYXSJYWISVMREFMPMX]XSYWIXLIWSJX[EVIIZIRMJ
EHZMWIHSJXLITSWWMFMPMX]SJWYGLHE EKIW&IGEYWIWS INYVMWHMGXMSRWHS
RSXEPPS[ERI\GPYWMSRSVPM MXEXMSRSJPMEFMPMX]JSVGSRWIUYIRXMEPSV
MRGMHIRXEPHE EKIWXLIEFSZIPM MXEXMSR E]RSXETTP]XS]SY
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8LIWSJX[EVIERHHSGY IRXEXMSREVITVSZMHIH[MXL6IWXVMGXIH6MKLXW
9WIHYTPMGEXMSRSVHMWGPSWYVIF]XLI+SZIVR IRXMWWYFNIGXXS
VIWXVMGXMSRWEWWIXJSVXLMRWYFTEVEKVETLGMMSJXLI6MKLXWMR
8IGLRMGEP(EXEERH'S TYXIV7SJX[EVIGPEYWIEX(*%67
SVWYFTEVEKVETLWGERHSJXLI'S IVGMEP'S TYXIV7SJX[EVI
6IWXVMGXIH6MKLXWEX'*6EWETTPMGEFPI'SRXVEGXSV
ERYJEGXYVIVMW(IPP4VSHYGXW043RI(IPP;E]6SYRH6SGO8<
8LMWPMGIRWIMWIJJIGXMZIYRXMPXIV MREXIH-X[MPPXIV MREXIYTSR
XLIGSRHMXMSRWWIXJSVXLEFSZISVMJ]SYJEMPXSGS TP][MXLER]XIV 
LIVISJ9TSRXIV MREXMSR]SYEKVIIXLEXXLIWSJX[EVIERHEGGS TER]MRK
EXIVMEPWERHEPPGSTMIWXLIVISJ[MPPFIHIWXVS]IH8LMWEKVII IRXMW
KSZIVRIHF]XLIPE[WSJXLI7XEXISJ'EPMJSVRME=SYEGORS[PIHKIXLEX]SY
LEZIVIEHXLMWEKVII IRX]SYYRHIVWXERHMX]SYEKVIIXSFIFSYRHF]MXW
XIV WERHXLEXXLMWMWXLIGS TPIXIERHI\GPYWMZIWXEXI IRXSJXLI
EKVII IRXFIX[IIR]SYERH(IPPVIKEVHMRKXLIWSJX[EVI

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WARNING to Service Personnel
(ERKIVSJI\TPSWMSRMJFEXXIV]MWMRGSVVIGXP]VITPEGIHSRE4S[IV:EYPX2%7
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FEXXIV] ERYJEGXYVIV(MWTSWISJYWIHFEXXIVMIWEGGSVHMRKXSXLIFEXXIV]
ERYJEGXYVIVkWMRWXVYGXMSRW
WARNING
8LMWIUYMT IRXLEWFIIRXIWXIHERHJSYRHXSGS TP][MXLXLIPM MXWJSVE
'PEWWl%zHMKMXEPHIZMGITYVWYERXXSTEVXSJXLI*''6YPIW8LIWI
PM MXWEVIHIWMKRIHXSTVSZMHIVIEWSREFPITVSXIGXMSREKEMRWXLEV JYP
MRXIVJIVIRGI[LIRXLIIUYMT IRXMWSTIVEXIHMREGS IVGMEP
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Contents
Chapter 1 Installing the Dell™PowerVault™705N
On Your Network - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Connectors and Controls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Preparing for Rack Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2
Preparing for Desktop Installation- - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Connecting Your Server to Your Network - - - - - - - - -2
Turning On Your 705N- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Turning Off Your 705N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Assigning a Network Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
Windows® Computers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Macintosh® Computers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
For More Detailed Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Chapter 2 Using Your Dell™PowerVault™705N - 7
Windows Users - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Windows®2000 or Me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Windows®95, 98, or NT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Macintosh Users- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Connecting From the Web- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9
Connecting from an NFS Mount (UNIX® systems only) - 10
Connecting from an FTP Application - - - - - - - - - - 10
Chapter 3 Customizing Your Dell™PowerVault™
705N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Using Quick Configure- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Changing the Disk Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Setting Up Security - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13

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Defining PowerVault Users- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Configuring Microsoft Domain Security - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Assigning User Access to Network Shares - - - - - - - - - - 16
Assigning Users Access to Files and Folders- - - - - - - - - - 16
Assigning File Ownership - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Assigning Disk Usage Quotas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Accessing the Server with Guest Privileges - - - - - - - - - - 19
Chapter 4 Managing Your Dell™PowerVault™
705N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Language Support For File And Folder Names - - - - - - 21
Using the Home Page - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Using the Administration Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Backing Up the PowerVault - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Windows®Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Macintosh®Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Novell®Networking Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
UNIX®Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Tips for Specific Network Environments - - - - - - - - - 24
Apple®Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Microsoft Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Novell Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
UNIX NFS Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Operating the 705N as a Web Server - - - - - - - - - - 26
Operating the 705N as an FTP Server - - - - - - - - - - 26
Managing the 705N with SNMP - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
Technical Assistance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Obtaining Technical Assistance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Help Tools - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
World Wide Web - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33

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AutoTech Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
TechFax Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Automated Order-Status System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Technical Support Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Problems With Your Order- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
Product Information- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit - - - - - 35
Before You Call - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
Diagnostics Checklist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Dell Contact Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38
International Dialing Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Dell Contact Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41
Index - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53

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EWWMKREHIJEYPXKEXI[E]IRXIV^IVSMRIEGLJMIPH
-JRIGIWWEV]EWO]SYV2IX[SVO%H MRMWXVEXSVJSVLIPTMRHIXIV MRMRK
ETTVSTVMEXIWIXXMRKW
 'PMGO3/XSEWWMKRXLI8'4-4WIXXMRKW

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=SYGEREP[E]WJMRH SVIHIXEMPIHMRJSV EXMSREFSYX]SYV4S[IV:EYPX2MRXLI
8IGLRMGEP6IJIVIRGI8SEGGIWWXLMWHSGY IRXYWI]SYV;IFFVS[WIVXSSTIRXLI
2'(631
=SYGEREPWSJMRH SVIMRJSV EXMSRMRXLISRPMRILIPT&SXLXLI EMRMRXIVJEGI
ERHXLI%WWMWXYXMPMX]GSRXEMRLIPTJYPMRJSV EXMSR8SEGGIWWXLI;IF
%H MRMWXVEXMSRSRPMRILIPTGPMGOXLI,IPTPMRO8SEGGIWWXLI%WWMWXSRPMRILIPT
GPMGOXLI(SGYQI XEXMS FYXXSR

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CHAPTER 2 Using Your Dell™
PowerVault™705N
3RGIMRWXEPPIHSR]SYVRIX[SVOXLI2ETTIEVWEWEWIVZIV[MXLWLEVIH
JSPHIVW=SYGERYWIMXXSSVKERM^IERHWXSVIJMPIWMRXLIWE I[E]XLEX]SYYWI
XLIJSPHIVWSR]SYVPSGEPLEVHHMWO
8LIHIJEYPXWIVZIVRE IMW()00RRRRRR[LIVIRRRRRRMWXLIWIVMEPRY FIVJVS 
XLIPEFIPSR]SYVYRMXJSVI\E TPI()00*SV2SZIPP
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2IX;EVI
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YWIVW
XLIWIVZIVRE IMW()00RRRRRR2;[LIVIRRRRRRMWXLIWIVMEPRY FIV
-RKIRIVEP]SYGERYWIXLIJSPPS[MRKTVSGIHYVIWXSGSRRIGXXSXLI28LI
VI EMRHIVSJXLMWGLETXIVHIWGVMFIWXLIWITVSGIHYVIWMR SVIHIXEMP
To connect to the server using: Do this:
1MGVSWSJX
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;MRHS[W
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
1MGVSWSJX;MRHS[W1I
0SSOJSVXLIWIVZIVMR1]2IX[SVO
4PEGIW-JXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW[IVI
RSXGLERKIHHYVMRKMRWXEPPEXMSRMX
[MPPETTIEVYRHIV;SVO+VSYT
1MGVSWSJX;MRHS[W28
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0SSOJSVXLIWIVZIVMR2IX[SVO
2IMKLFSVLSSH-JXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW
[IVIRSXGLERKIHHYVMRKMRWXEPPEXMSR
MX[MPPETTIEVYRHIV;SVO+VSYT
1EGMRXSWL
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'SRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIVYWMRKXLI
'LSSWIV2IX[SVO&VS[WIVSV
'S IGXXS7IVZIV
;IFFVS[WIV )RXIVXLIWIVZIVRE ISV-4EHHVIWW
MR]SYV;IFFVS[WIVWPSGEXMSRSV
EHHVIWWFS\
2*7 1SYRXXLIHIWMVIHWLEVIYWMRKXLI
WIVZIVRE ISV-4EHHVIWW
*84 )RXIVXLIWIVZIVRE ISV-4EHHVIWW
MR]SYV*84GPMIRXETTPMGEXMSR

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Windows Users
Windows®2000 or Me
8LI2WLSYPHEYXS EXMGEPP]ETTIEVMR1]2IX[SVO4PEGIWYRHIV;SVO+VSYT
MJXLIHIJEYPXWIXYT[EWEGGITXIHHYVMRKMRWXEPPEXMSR-JMXHSIWRSXJSPPS[XLIWXITW
HIWGVMFIHLIVI
 3RXLI7XEVX IRYGPMGO7IEVGLERHXLIR*SV*MPIWSV*SPHIVW
 -RXLI7IEVGL6IWYPXW[MRHS[WIPIGX'SQTYXIVW
 -RXLI7IEVGLJSV'S TYXIVWHMEPSKFS\
IRXIVXLIWIVZIVRE IERHGPMGO7IEVGL
2S[
 ;EMXJSVXLIWIVZIVXSETTIEV]SY E]RIIH
XSXV]EKEMREJXIVEJI[ MRYXIWMJ]SYLEZI
NYWXXYVRIHSRXLIWIVZIV
 (SYFPIGPMGOXLI2MGSRXSWIIEJSPHIV
XLEXVITVIWIRXWXLIRIX[SVOHMWOHVMZIW
2IX;EVIYWIVWEPWSWIIE7=7ZSPY I
Windows®95, 98, or NT
8LI2WLSYPHEYXS EXMGEPP]ETTIEVMR]SYV2IX[SVO2IMKLFSVLSSHYRHIV
;SVO+VSYTMJXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW[IVIYWIH-JMXHSIWRSXJSPPS[XLIWXITW
HIWGVMFIHLIVI
 3RXLI7XEVX IRYGPMGO
*M HERHXLIR'SQTYXIV
 )RXIVXLIWIVZIVRE I
8LIHIJEYPXRE MRK
GSRZIRXMSRMWHIWGVMFIHSR
TEKI
 'PMGO*M H2S[ERH[EMX
JSVXLI2XSETTIEV=SY E]RIIHXSXV]
EKEMREJXIVEJI[ MRYXIWMJ]SYNYWXXYVRIH
SRXLIWIVZIV
 (SYFPIGPMGOXLI2MGSRXSWIIEJSPHIV
XLEXVITVIWIRXWXLIRIX[SVOHMWOHVMZIW
2IX;EVIYWIVWEPWSWIIE7=7ZSPY I

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8SGSRRIGXXSXLI2
 7IPIGXXLI2IX[SVO&VS[WIV'LSSWIV
SV'SRRIGXXS7IVZIVJVS XLI%TTPI
IRY-RXLI'LSSWIVGPMGOXLI
%TTPI7LEVI
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MGSR
 -J]SYYWI^SRIW[MXL%TTPI8EPO
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WIPIGX
XLIHIJEYPX^SRIMRXLI%TTPI8EPO
>SRIW
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PMWX
 7GVSPPXLVSYKLXLIPMWXSJWIVZIVWMRXLI
7IPIGXEJMPIWIVZIVPMWXERHWIPIGX]SYV
2XLIRGPMGO3/
 ;LIREWOIHJSVEYWIVRE ISV
TEWW[SVHGPMGO+YIWXXLIRGPMGO3/
 -RXLIWIVZIVHMEPSKFS\WIPIGX7,%6)
S (IPP 
 'PMGO3/XS SYRXXLIWIVZIVSR]SYV
HIWOXST
Connecting From the Web
&]HIJEYPX]SYGERZMI[JSPHIVWERHJMPIWSRXLI2JVS XLI;IF8SGSRRIGX
JVS E;IFFVS[WIV
 8]TIXLIWIVZIVWRE ISV-4EHHVIWWMR]SYVFVS[WIVW0SGEXMSRSV%HHVIWW
FS\
 4VIWW) XIV8LMW[MPPGSRRIGX]SYXSXLIWIVZIVW,SQITEKI
8SFVS[WIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLIWIVZIVGPMGOXLI7,%6)PMRO%HHMXMSREPPMROW
ETTIEVMJ]SYEHHRIX[SVOWLEVIWEWHIWGVMFIHMRl%WWMKRMRK9WIV%GGIWWXS
2IX[SVO7LEVIWzSRTEKI -J]SYVIWXVMGXEGGIWWXSERIX[SVOWLEVI]SY YWX
PSKMR[MXLXLIVMKLXTVMZMPIKIWXSFVS[WIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLIWLEVI
8MT -J]SYTPERXSYWI]SYV2EWE;IFWIVZIVLSWXMRKWXEXMG;IFGSRXIRX]SYGER
GYWXS M^IXLIWIVZIVW,SQITEKIERHGLERKISXLIV;IFVIPEXIHWIXXMRKW*VS 
XLIWIVZIVW%HQM MWXVEXMS TEKIJMVWXGPMGO2IX[SVO7IXXM KWERHXLIRGPMGO
;IF-RWXVYGXMSRWEVIEZEMPEFPIXLVSYKLXLI,IPTPMRO

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Connecting from an NFS Mount (UNIX®systems only)
8SGSRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIVYWMRKER2*7 SYRX
 *VS EGS ERHPMRIX]TI
QSY XWIVZIVC EQIWLEVICREQIHMVCTEXL PSGEPCQSYRX
[LIVIWIVZIVCREQIMWXLIRE ISV-4EHHVIWWSJXLIWIVZIVWLEVICREQIMW
XLIRE ISJXLIWLEVIXS[LMGL]SY[ERXXS SYRXHMVCTEXLMWXLIHMVIGXSV]
TEXLERHPSGEPCQSYRXMWXLIRE ISJXLI SYRXXEVKIXHMVIGXSV]2SXIXLEX
XLIVIMWEWTEGIMRWIVXIHEJXIVXLIHMVIGXSV]TEXL
 4VIWW) XIV=SYEVIRS[GSRRIGXIHXSXLIWTIGMJMIHWLEVISRXLIWIVZIV
*SV SVIHIXEMPWEFSYX[SVOMRK[MXL92-<2*72IX[SVOWWIIl92-<2*7
2IX[SVOWzSRTEKI 
Connecting from an FTP Application
8SGSRRIGXXSXLIWIVZIVYWMRK*84
 8]TIXLIWIVZIVWRE ISV-4EHHVIWWMR]SYV*84TVSKVE W0SGEXMSRSV
%HHVIWWFS\
8SGSRRIGXZMEEGS ERHPMRIX]TIJXTWIVZIVCREQI
8SGSRRIGXZMEE;IFFVS[WIVX]TIJXTWIVZIVCREQI
[LIVIWIVZIVCREQIMWXLIRE ISV-4EHHVIWWSJXLIWIVZIV
 4VIWW) XIV8LMWGSRRIGXW]SYXSXLIWIVZIVW*84VSSXHMVIGXSV]%PPWLEVIW
ERHWYFHMVIGXSVMIW[MPPETTIEVEWPMROWSVJSPHIVW
-J]SYVIWXVMGXEGGIWWXSERIX[SVOWLEVI]SY YWXPSKMR[MXLXLIVMKLXTVMZMPIKIW
XSFVS[WIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLIWLEVI=SYGERRSX EREKIJMPIWSVJSPHIVWMRXLI*84
VSSXHMVIGXSV]