Planet NAS-3410 User manual

4-Slot NAS RAID Server
NAS-3410
User’s Manual

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against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
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free of conductive contaminants. Do not place the unit near liquids or in an excessively humid
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Do not allow liquids or foreign objects to enter the unit.
All servicing of this equipment must be performed by qualified service personnel. Remove rings,
watches and other jewelry before servicing the unit.
Before maintenance, repair or shipment, the unit must be completely switched off and unplugged
and all connections must be removed.

Safety Notices:
Caution:
This unit is provided real-time clock circuit. There is a
danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Caution:
Before connect or disconnect power cord of the power
supply, ensure to turn the power supply switch OFF to
avoid the risk of equipment damage.
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Revision
User’s Manual for PLANET 4-Slot NAS RAID Server
Model: NAS-3410
Rev: 1.0 (October, 2005)
Part No. EM-NAS3410

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction -----------------------------------------------------------------1
1.1 Features --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
1.2 Package Contents--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
1.3 Physical Details -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Chapter 2 Initial Installation-----------------------------------------------------------4
2.1 Hardware Installation Procedures ------------------------------------------------------------------------4
2.2 Setting the IPAddresses------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
2.3 Accessing the Administration Home Page--------------------------------------------------------------8
Chapter 3 Server Configuration---------------------------------------------------- 10
3.1 Server Information and Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3.2 Modifying the Administrator’s Password -------------------------------------------------------------- 11
3.3 Enabling UPS Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11
3.4 Server Maintenance----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
3.5 Shutting Down the Server --------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
3.6 Upgrading the Firmware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
3.7 License for Optional Features---------------------------------------------------------------------------13
Chapter 4 Network Configuration ------------------------------------------------- 15
4.1 Network Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
4.2 TCP/IP Settings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16
4.3 Windows Settings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17
4.4 UNIX/Linux Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18
4.5 Macintosh Settings-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
4.6 NetWare Network Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
4.7 Web Data Access Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------21
4.8 FTP Data Access Settings--------------------------------------------------------------------------------21
4.9 SNMP Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22
4.10 Email Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23
4.11 SSL Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23
Chapter 5 Storage Management -------------------------------------------------- 25
5.1 Volume Usage and Status--------------------------------------------------------------------------------25
5.2 Creating a Volume------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27
5.3 Deleting a Volume------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28

5.4 Expanding a RAID-5 Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------------------28
5.5 Migrating Data Volumes-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------29
5.6 SmartExtend – Add More NAS Capacity--------------------------------------------------------------29
5.7 Volume/Disk Scan------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31
5.8 Hot-swapping------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32
Chapter 6 Security Control---------------------------------------------------------- 33
6.1 Security Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33
6.2 Creating the Local User and Local Group Accounts-----------------------------------------------34
6.3 Caching Windows Domain User Accounts -----------------------------------------------------------35
6.4 Creating UNIX/Linux Host --------------------------------------------------------------------------------37
6.5 Creating Share and Assigning Share Permissions-------------------------------------------------37
6.6 Aggregate Volumes under a Share---------------------------------------------------------------------39
6.7 Configuring File and Folder Security and ACL ------------------------------------------------------40
6.8 Managing Quotas-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42
Chapter 7 Disc Sharing and Data Archiving------------------------------------ 51
7.1 Start to Use the Disc Server Function -----------------------------------------------------------------51
7.2 Creating Disc Images--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51
7.3 Managing Discs---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52
7.4 Sharing Discs------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------53
7.5 Burning Disc Images---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------53
7.6 Archiving Data to CD/DVD Discs -----------------------------------------------------------------------54
Chapter 8 User Access -------------------------------------------------------------- 56
8.1 Workgroup or Domain Mode-----------------------------------------------------------------------------56
8.2 Accessing from Windows OS----------------------------------------------------------------------------56
8.3 Accessing from Web Browsers--------------------------------------------------------------------------57
8.4 Accessing from MacOS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------59
8.5 Accessing from FTP Clients------------------------------------------------------------------------------60
8.6 Accessing from NFS Clients -----------------------------------------------------------------------------61
Chapter 9 Backup and Recovery-------------------------------------------------- 58
9.1 Snapshot – Fast Point-In-Time Copies----------------------------------------------------------------58
9.2 Tape Backup and Restore--------------------------------------------------------------------------------60
9.3 Using a Tape Library---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------63
9.4 SmartSync – NAS-to-NAS Data Replication---------------------------------------------------------68

9.5 Loading and Writing CD/DVD Discs -------------------------------------------------------------------74
9.6 Backup and Restore System Profiles------------------------------------------------------------------77
Chapter 10 Virus Protection -------------------------------------------------------- 79
10.1 Information--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------79
10.2 Real-time, Manual and Schedule Scanning--------------------------------------------------------79
10.3 Configuring Scan Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------80
10.4 Updating Virus Pattern File-----------------------------------------------------------------------------81
Chapter 11 Event Logs and System Status------------------------------------- 84
11.1 Thermal Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------84
11.2 Checking the Event Logs--------------------------------------------------------------------------------85
11.3 Viewing System Status-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------86
11.4 Share Access Counts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------87
Appendix A NAStart Utility----------------------------------------------------------- 90
Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91
System Requirement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91
Installing TCP/IP Protocol for Microsoft Networks-------------------------------------------------91
Installing NAStart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91
Discovering NAS-3410-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92
To set the automatic refresh interval------------------------------------------------------------------92
Server Quick Setup Using NAStart--------------------------------------------------------------------92
Importing and Exporting System Settings -----------------------------------------------------------------93
To export system settings of a NAS Server ---------------------------------------------------------93
To import system settings into NAS Servers--------------------------------------------------------93
Browsing & Administering Servers --------------------------------------------------------------------------94
Browsing Servers------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------94
Tool Bar Functions-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------95
Mirroring CD/DVD Remotely----------------------------------------------------------------------------------97
Archiving Files As a CD/DVD Image---------------------------------------------------------------------- 100
Burning Disc Images------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 103
Supported CD Formats--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 103
Appendix B Specification-----------------------------------------------------------104

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Chapter 1
Introduction
To accommodate the increasing storage demands for enterprise, small business, SOHO, and
home use, PLANET provides a reliable and affordable solution, the NAS-3410. Regardless of the
operating systems installed in your network, the NAS-3410 has straightforward setup procedures
and can be installed in any existing network environment using its simple and intuitive
management interface.
1.1 Features
• 4 ATA 133 hot swappable IDE trays
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD with global hot-spare and RAID expansion
• Support smart-signaling & network-type UPS
• Two integrated 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Multi-protocol system support for Microsoft,Apple, UNIX/LINUX, and Novell networks
• Multi-language support and user friendly web management interface
• Fully integrated ability for Windows 2000 domains, NT 4.0 domains, and UNIX NIS domains
• Supports ACL (Access Control List) settings
• User quota control and folder quota control
• Built-in Trend Micro antivirus software
• NAS-to-NAS data synchronization with SmartSync
• Advanced RAID bad sector recovery mechanism
• E-mail notification, SNMP management (MIB II) and system buzzer alerts
• NAStart software utility for quick setup and system configuration backup
• Environmental monitoring of system/CPU temperature, CPU fan speed and CPU voltages
• Snapshot provides the ultimate solution to satisfying short-term backup needs (optional)
• The SmartExtend technology (IP Storage Aggregation) allows you to add NAS capacity on
demand (optional)
• Backup and archive important data to the local tape drive, or CD/DVD writer (optional)
1.2 Package Contents
The following items should be included:
• NAS Server unit (including 4 HDD trays)
• Power cord
• Screws

• Quick Installation Guide
• CD-ROM
Note: there are four utilities included in the CD-ROM: NAStart, eMulateCD, eContent, and
Second Copy 2000. You can find the detailed usage of respective utility in its on-line help.
Moreover, this manual also includes the instruction for NAStart in Appendix A.
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
1.3 Physical Details
Front View
Power button: When the A/C power cable is in socket, the NAS-3410 will start to initiate. Press
this button twice to shutdown the NAS-3410. Press once again to switch on the server.
LED definition:
On Off Blink
Amber 1000M link No link 1000M activity
Green 100M link No link 100M activity
LAN 1 Yellow 10M link No link 10M activity
Amber 1000M link No link 1000M activity
Green 100M link No link 100M activity
LAN 2 Yellow 10M link No link 10M activity
HD Access Red – – IDE activity
Green Power on – –
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Green Power on – –
Power/Fault Yellow Fault – –
NAS System Board Diagram
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Chapter 2
Initial Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation Procedures
Step 1: Pull out a HDD tray from the NAS-3410 mobile rack.
Step 2: Configuring the jumper on your hard disk using Cable Select (CS) before installing to the
hard disk tray. (Refer to your hard disk’s user manual for the instruction)
Step 3: Secure and mount a hard disk onto the HDD tray using four screws under the tray.
Warning: When connecting the power connector to the HDD, the connector has rounded
edges on the top of the connector that should be placed in the proper position to
avoid equipment damage or electric shock.
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Step 4: Insert the HDD tray back in the mobile rack. Make sure the lever of the mobile rack is
properly in place.
Step 5: Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 if necessary for the other HDD trays.
Step 6: Connect your NAS-3410 to the network by attach a LAN cable from the LAN port located
at the back of your NAS-3410. (At least one network connection is required)
Step 7: Plug the power cord into the power connector on you NAS-3410.
Step 8: Make sure the power switch on the power supply is in ON position.
Step 9: Press the power button on the lower right hand corner of your NAS-3410.
Step 10: Wait for the server to boot up. The boot up process takes approximately 2 minutes and
the real-time status will be displayed on the front LCD panel.
More Info. About HDD Trays
The NAS-3410 has 4 hot-swappable HDD trays, which can be used to install 3.5” IDE hard drive
each. You don’t’ need to turn off the server when replacing a failed hard drive. The hard drive must
be 3.5” ATA66/100/133 IDE compliance. However, DO NOT use any other drive tray which is not
designed for NAS-3410, or a serious damage might be caused.
For best flexibility, the NAS-3410 is designed to fit most types of hard drive form various hard disk
drive vendors. But each of them might have slightly different mechanical dimension. We strongly
recommend applying hard drives with the same type or with the same dimension to NAS-3410.
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Verify the HDD status
LED 1 (Power/Fault) LED 2 (HD Access) Meaning
Green Blinks Off (Master)
Red On (Slave) Powering up
Green On Red On during
access HDD is being accessed
Green Blinks Fast Red On RAID building, rebuilding,
expanding or disk-scanning
Amber On Off HDD is ready for being
hot-unplugged
Amber Blinks Fast Off HDD carrier fan error. Blinking
interval is about 0.5 second.
Amber Blinks Slowly Off Disk faulty. Blinking interval is
about 2 seconds.
Green/Amber
Interleaves Off IDE cable connect error
Off Off No power
Hard disk is absent
IDE cable is not connected

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2.2 Setting the IP Addresses
LCD console flow chart
System Ready
LAN 2 IP:
192.168.2.1
Server Name:
NASD8040000
Data/Time:
8/21/2002 05:30
Firmeware Ver.:
V1.00
CPU Fan Speed:
3994 RPM
Thermal (oC)
67 40
Voltage (V)
1.44 3.30 4.68
LAN 3 IP:
192.168.3.1
LAN 1 gateway :
192.168.1.254
LAN 1 mask :
255.255.0.0
LAN 2 gateway :
192.168.2.254
LAN 2 mask :
255.255.0.0
LAN 3 mask :
255.255.0.0 LAN 3 gateway :
192.168.3.1
LAN 1 IP:
192.168.1.1
Enter Yes Configure LAN 1
IP/Gateway/Mask
Configure LAN 1?
Yes / No
No
Enter Yes Configure LAN 2
IP/Gateway/Mask
Configure LAN 2?
Yes / No
No
Enter Yes Configure LAN 3
IP/Gateway/Mask
Configure LAN 3?
Yes / No
No
Only display when
Gigabit Ethernet
Adapter is installed
System will
automatically display
the next screen every
two seconds when idle
LCD menu console flow chart
Configuring the IP addresses using the LCD console
1. After NAS-3410 is boot up, the LCD console shows System Ready. Press the right button.

System Ready
2. The IP address of LAN1 is shown. Press the middle button to configure LAN1 IP address. Note
that the symbol at the right hand upper corner indicates that the IP address can be
configured using the LCD console.
LAN1 IP: 
192.168.1.1
3. Move the cursor to Yes by pressing the left button and then press the middle button to confirm.
Configure LAN 1?
Yes/No
4. Move the cursor to the correct position using the left or right button. Then press the middle
button to change that number.
LAN1 IP:
192.168.1.1
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5. After you edit the last digit of the IP address, press the right button and configure the Subnet
Mask address.
6. Repeat Steps 4 to Steps 5 to configure the Subnet Mask and Gateway address.
7. After you edit the last digit of the Gateway address, press the right button. Move the cursor to
Save and save the setting or Edit to repeat the above process or Abort to quit the
configuration process without saving.
Exit LAN 1 Menu?
Save/Edit/Abort
8. Repeat the above process to configure the other LAN port.
2.3 Accessing the Administration Home Page
You can configure the detail settings of your NAS-3410 in the administration home page. To
access the administration home page, type the IP address of your NAS-3410 in the address field
of the web browser:
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http://192.168.1.1 /admin/
or Run the utility NAStart utility provided in the CD-ROM, right-click on a NAS server on the
left-hand tree-view pane. Select Admin page item from the right-click menu to open the
administration page. It will prompt for username and password. By factory default, the username
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Chapter 3
Server Configuration
This chapter describes how to name the server, specify the server date and time, upgrade the OS
firmware, shut down the system and use UPS with the NAS-3410.
3.1 Server Information and Settings
Click Server from the administration homepage. You will see the Information page describing the
summary information of the NAS-3410.
The Information page is divided into two sections. The General Settings section shows the
parameters which can be modified on the ServerÆGeneral page.
Server Name Name of the NAS-3410. A NAS-3410 has one unique name,
applicable to all network protocols.
Server Comment The text which is shown in the comment field when browsing
network computers in Windows Network Neighborhood
Date/Time Server date and time in 24-hour format
Time Zone The time zone setting of the server relative to the Greenwich
standard time
Language (Codepage) The language used by the server to interpret the server name,
user names, share names, file names, etc. Technically, it specifies
the codepage which is used to interpret the characters.
CP437-DOSLatinUS: Latin characters for the United States
CP850-DOSLatin1: Latin characters for West European
CP932-Shift JIS: for Japanese
CP936-Chinese GB: for Simplified Chinese
CP949-Unified Hangul: for Korean
CP950-Chinese Big5: for Traditional Chinese
Mac Roman: Latin characters for Macintosh
Configure from LCD Indicates whether users can configure the server from the LCD
console
System LCD Banner Indicates the banner text which is displayed on the LCD console
when it receives no user input or event messages for a period of
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UPS Support Indicates whether the UPS support is enabled or not
Auto Power Restoration If enabled, the server will power on automatically when the power
restores after abnormal shutdown
System folder resides in Display the volume name of which the system folder is located
The System Information section shows the hardware and firmware status of the server.
Firmware Version The version number of the OS firmware
Processor Speed The CPU operating frequency
Memory Capacity The total size of the main memory
No. of HDD/CD/tape Display the number of HDD/CD/tape installed in the system
LAN1/2/3 Ethernet
Address The Ethernet MAC addresses of the network controller chips and
their types
PCI Slot Display the type of the add-on adaptor installed in the system
3.2 Modifying the Administrator’s Password
Admin is a built-in user account for the administrator. It is like the root account in UNIX or the
administrator account in Windows 2000 or XP. Using this account, users have access to the
administration homepage and all the storage resources. By default, the password for this user
account is empty. To prevent security vulnerability, it is strongly suggested to specify the password
when performing the first-time setup of the NAS-3410.
To specify or modify the administrator’s password, please select the ServerÆPassword menu on
the administration homepage. Input the current admin password in the Old Admin Password field,
and the new password in the New Admin Password and Confirm Admin Password fields. Then
click Apply.
The administrator can delegate the administrator’s privilege to other users by including them into
the Admins built-in group. Please select the SecurityÆAccount menu. Select Admins* in the
Local User/Group window and click Property. Specify the users to have the privilege and click
Apply.
3.3 Enabling UPS Support
The NAS-3410 supports UPS and basic power management functions. It sends alerts when there
are power events like utility power failure or low battery capacity. When power events occur, the
NAS-3410 can shut down itself automatically to prevent potential data loss.

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To use smart-signaling UPS, connect UPS to the NAS-3410 with an RS-232 cable. Then go to the
ServerÆUPS Settings menu on the administration page to enable UPS support.
To use network-type UPS, connect the UPS to the LAN first. Then go to the ServerÆUPS
Settings page on the administration page. Enable UPS support, select Network UPS from the
UPS Type menu and enter the UP IP address below.
Below are the shutdown options on the page.
Shut down immediately when
battery is low Specify whether to shut down the server when UPS battery
is low.
Note:
When utility power fails, the NAS-3410 will always shut
down.
Shut down in x minutes when
AC fails Specify how many minutes to wait before shutting down the
server when a power event occurs.
Turn off UPS when shut down
by power failure If checked, the NAS-3410 will turn off the UPS while it is
shutting down by power failure. If not, the UPS will still be
working when the server is shut down.
3.4 Server Maintenance
For maintenance or technical support purpose, it is helpful and sometimes necessary to have an
overview of all system settings, current system status and, event better, all event logs. It also
helps a lot if a server itself can send out these files by email.
The NAS-3410 does all the above within several mouse-clicks.
First of all, you have to create a system folder, which is used for storing these files. The system
folder is also required when performing tape backup jobs. To create the system folder, please
open the Administration Page and go to the ServerÎMaintenance menu. On the menu page,
select a volume to contain the system folder. And click Apply to create the system folder.
Once the system folder is created, you are able to save the system settings and event logs as
HTML files. On the same page, choose the files to save and click the Apply button. Before saving
the files, you can preview them by clicking the Preview: hyperlinks. Previewing will not create any
files in the system folder.
After generating these files, you can see them appear in the table. Click any hyperlink to view the
content of a file.
To email the save files, choose the files to save and check the Send the saved files by email
check-box. Enter the email address to send to. And click Apply to send them out by email, while