RAIDAGE DAGE312UTL-NAS User manual

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User’s Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Top-Menu-Entry: “System” ………………………………………………………………………… 5
1.1 System →General ……………………….………………………………………………………………………… 5
1.2 System →Admin Password ………………………………………………………………………… 6
1.3 System →UPS ………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7
1.4 System →Sensor (limited models only) …………………………………………………………… 8
1.5 System →Update page ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8
Chapter 2: Top-Menu-Entry: “Network” ………………………………………………………………………… 10
2.1 Network →TCP/IP ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
2.2 Network →DNS ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12
2.3 Network →Bonding (Teaming) ………………………………………………………………………... 13
2.4 Network →Routing ……………………………………………………………………………………… 14
2.5 Network →Host ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Chapter 3: Top-Menu-Entry: “Storage” ………………………………………………………………………… 16
3.1 Storage →Speedy RAID ……………………………………………………………………………………… 16
3.2 Basic Steps to Create a RAID ………………………………………………………………………… 17
3.3 Storage →iSCSI Initiator ……………………………………………………………………………………… 20
3.4 Storage →USB/1394 page ……………………………………………………………………………………… 21
3.5 Storage →Volume Group page ………………………………………………………………………… 21
3.6 Storage →Logical Volume page ………………………………………………………………………… 22
Chapter 4: Top-Menu-Entry: “Account” ………………………………………………………………………… 25
4.1 Account →Local User page ………………………………………………………………………… 25
4.2 What is ‘Home’ (Home Directory / Home Folder)? ……………………………………………… 26
4.3 How to create and use ‘Home Folder’? …………………………………………………………... 27
4.4 Account →Local Group ……………………………………………………………………………………… 28
4.5 Account →ADS ………………………………………………………………………………………………... 30
4.5a Workgroup ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30
4.5b Domain ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31
4.5c ADS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31
4.5d Joining ADS Server ……………………………………………………………………………………… 32
4.5e ADS Option ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32
4.6 Account →NIS ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 33
4.7 Account →LDAP page ……………………………………………………………………………………… 34
4.8 Account →Quota ………………………………………………………………………………………………... 35

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Chapter 5: Top-Menu-Entry: “Services” ………………………………………………………………………… 37
5.1 Service →SMB/CIFS page ……………………………………………………………………………………… 37
5.1a Advanced ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38
5.1b Edit SMB/CIFS Access Control ………………………………………………………………………… 39
5.2 Service →NFS ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 41
5.2a Edit NFS Access Control ……………………………………………………………………………………… 41
5.3 Service →AFP/Atalk ……………………………………………………………………………………… 43
The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) ………………………………………………………………………… 43
5.4 Service →iSCSI Target page: iSCSI Target Service Management ……………………… 45
5.5 Service →Replication page ……………………………………………………………………………………… 46
5.5a Adding a new Replication Schedule …………………………………………………………… 47
5.6 Service →Snapshot page ……………………………………………………………………………………… 47
5.6a Adding new Snapshot Schedule ………………………………………………………………………… 48
5.7 Service →Access Control page ………………………………………………………………………… 48
5.7a Edit ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 49
5.8 Tape Backup ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50
5.9 Cloud Backup ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50
Chapter 6: Top-Menu-Entry: “Features” ………………………………………………………………………… 52
6.1 Features →FTP Service Management ………………………………………………………...... 52
6.2 Features →DHCP Management ………………………………………………………………………… 53
6.3 Features →Network Time Service Management ……………………………………………… 54
6.4 Features →UPNP ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54
6.5 Features →DDNS Management ………………………………………………………………………… 55
6.6 Features →Remote Access Management …………………………………………………………… 55
Chapter 7: Top-Menu-Entry: Status” ………………………………………………………………………… 56
7.1 Status →Statistics ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56
7.2 Status →Log ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 57
7.3 Status →User Access ……………………………………………………………………………………… 57
7.4 Status →Notification page ……………………………………………………………………………………… 58
7.5 Status →SNMP ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 58
7.6 SMART (Disk & RAID) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 59

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Before reading on with this NAS User’s Guide, first please familiarize yourself with the
following documents for quick and proper reference:
Default Admin ID: root ---case sensitive
Default Password: 0000 ---4 zeros
“Quick Start Guide”
Instructions on how to quickly find the NAS user’s network and set a static IP for the
NAS, then launch the Web Administrator GUI.
“Setup Workflow”
Illustrates quick steps for creating a SMB/CIFS share and how to access it from
Windows clients.
“Menu Layout”
Illustrates the GUI menu structure for navigating sub-menu items/actions branching
out from the top Menu-Entry.

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Chapter 1: Top-Menu-Entry: “System”
The “System” entry consists of the following sub-menu entries/pages
1.1 System →General
Server Name: The name given to the NAS unit, such as “MyCompanyNAS”, etc.
Server Description: Enter description to help identify usage of this unit. Example:
“The NAS backup for my SQL server,” etc.
Date / Time / Time Zone: Enter the current date and time zone of where this
NAS is located in.
Language: This setting determines what language the OS will display on the
network client. Current supported languages include:
English (default)

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Chinese Simplified
Chinese Traditional
UTF-8
Admin Language: This setting determines what language is displayed on the NAS
Admin GUI menu, accessed via web browser. Currently, supported Admin
Languages are:
English (default)
Simplified_Chinese_UTF8
Traditional_Chinese_BIG5
Traditional_Chinese_UTF8
Note: the setting for “Language” and “Admin Language” are two different
settings. Generally, it is advised that they should be set the same. Otherwise, the
folder name or share name created by NAS Admin GUI will not be the same as
what is displayed on the network client.
Apply button: Click the “Apply” button to save any changes and put them into
effect.
Shutdown button: Click to safely power off the NAS system.
Reboot button: Click to safely reboot the NAS system.
Delay before Shutdown: Desired number of seconds to wait before initiating the
shutdown process. By default, it is set to ‘0’ seconds.
Check Filesystems on Startup: This option will force the NAS OS to do a
filesystem check on each XFS volume (network share) every time it boots. By
default, this function is turned off.
1.2 System →Admin Password
This page is used to change the current admin password to a new password.
Current Password: Key in the current admin password
New Password: Key in the new desired admin password

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Confirm New Password: Re-key the new desired admin password to
confirm.
Apply: Click the “Apply” to save change of password.
1.3 System →UPS
This page is to enable/disable UPS (un-interrupted power supply) Service, to
manage some UPS selections/settings.
Service Control →Enable Service: Checking this option box will enable UPS service.
By default, this service is disabled.
UPS: This window lists the supported UPS brands and models. Scroll down to
find more brands and models.
Port: ‘port 1’ = COM1; ‘port2’ = COM2; ‘USB’ = USB port on the NAS system.
Select the proper Port Type according to what connectivity you have between
the NAS and your UPS.
Poll Frequency: This represents how often the system will check the UPS status.
By default, if the USP service is enabled, this is pre-set to 5 seconds.
Shutdown Delay: This represents how many seconds to wait before initiating the
actual shutdown after receiving the shutdown signal from UPS service. This is
pre-set set to 300 seconds.
Apply button: Click the “Apply” button to save the changes to the above fields.

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Note: #1: No network UPS is supported, only support UPS is connected via RS232 or
USB. #2: For APC UPS, please use the “simple signal cable” for the RS232/COM port
connection. DO NOT use the “smart signal cable” which comes with the APC UPS by
default.
1.4 System →Sensor (for DAGE104UTL-NAS and DAGE312UTL-NAS models only)
This page will display readings for System, CPU, and Fan sensors:
(will not display any info on DAGE208UTL-NAS model)
1.5 System →Update page
This page is used for the following functions:
update patch
restore previous configuration
save existing system configuration
reboot the system after updating patch
enter new license to enable and reveal special Feature/Function
reset system configuration back to factory default.
Update:
Browse: Browse the admin’s local computer for the patch file.
No Dependency check: From time to time, some specific patches may
require check-marking this option in order for the new patch to be
installed.
Update button: Click “Update” to update the selected patch file. After
updating the patch, always reboot the system for the patch to take
effect.

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Restore configuration:
Browse: Browse the admin’s local computer for selecting the previously
saved configuration file.
Restore configuration button: This button will restore the selected
previous-saved NAS configuration back to the NAS. Reboot for the
restored configuration to take effect.
Save configuration: This button is used to export the current NAS configuration
into a file and save it onto a local location on the administrator’s computer. This
file serves two purposes: (1) for future configuration recovery purpose (2) email
to technical support for trouble-shooting.
Each time the administrator makes some changes, such as adding users or
deleting users, the configuration file needs to be re-saved again. In other words,
keep the saved configuration file up to date.
When clicking “Save configuration”, the GUI will prompt you to browse and find
a location in your computer to save the configuration file.
Note: The saved configuration does not include physical volume info because
volume info is stored and associated with the physical volume itself.
Reboot: Use the Reboot button to reboot each time after updating the patch.
Reboot each time after restoring the configuration file.
License: Use the License button to key in a new license for following purposes:
increase/extend supported capacity
enable/reveal hidden functions/features
Reset configuration: This button is used to reset system configuration back to
factory default. It will remove all user accounts, either local or imported; it will
remove all LVs (logical volumes) and VGs (volume groups), either network
share volume or iSCSI volume, thus it will erase all data. It is useful for
administrator who wants to start creating volumes and users all over without
worrying any potential hidden corruption on the existing volume or unclear-flags
on configuration files.
Notes: #1: Since it will erase all data in the NAS, please take extra precaution
when using this function. Please make sure either you have a full backup of the
data in the NAS, or you are sure you don’t need the data in the NAS any more.
#2: It will not reset the existing Network Configuration.

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Chapter 2: Top-Menu-Entry: “Network”
“Network” entry consists of the following sub-menu entries/pages:
2.1 Network →TCP/IP
On this page, Static IPs can be set for specific NIC ports, along with some other
properties. NIC Port is identified as “ethx”, such as: eth0, eth1, eth2, and etc.
When clicking the “Edit” button of a NIC Port (ethx), the corresponding
configuration of the selected NIC Port will display in the “Configuration”
window.
Port: Displays which NIC Port is selected here.
Status: Shows if the port is Enabled or Disabled
Boot Protocol:

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Static IP: Allows the admin to enter the static IP address, Netmask, and
Default Gateway for the NIC port.
DHCP: When selected, the NIC port will get an IP assigned from the DHCP
server in the network. The fields: IP address, Netmask, and Default
Gateway will display what values were assigned from the DHCP server.
Click “Apply” button to take effect of the settings
Boot Protocol:
Get Hostname from DHCP: If the Admin has the “reverse look up”
enabled and setups in the DHCP Server, then the DHCP server will not
only assign an IP to the NIC port, but will also assign a Server Name to
the NAS system. The Server Name is the name defined in the “System →
General” page. This option is seldom used.
MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. The default value is 1500. To enable Jumbo
Frame, refer to the actual Ethernet card being used for the proper MTU number.
Most of the Ethernet cards have 9000 MTU for Jumbo Frame, but other values
besides 9000 exist for MTU.
Note: In order to use Jumbo Frame properly, the network switch and the other
end of the device accessing the NAS also need to be Jumbo Frame enabled and
set to the same MTU. Otherwise, unpredictable results may occur.
Apply button: Click to save changes and put into effect new settings. Upon
clicking the “Apply” button, this message will appear:
The GUI will return after the displayed number of seconds
Blink button: This feature is used to help identify NIC ports. Upon clicking this
button, the physical LED on the selected NIC port will flash. This helps the user
identify the physical port for each NIC port.

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2.2 Network →DNS
DNS -Domain Name System (DNS) is a database system that translates a
computer's fully qualified domain name into an IP address. The computer system
that runs the DNS functions is called the DNS Server. In a small network
environment, such as a home network or small office network, the DNS could be
an internet Router. For bigger companies or corporations, normally there is at
least one dedicated DNS server in place.
RAIDAGE’s NAS implements a “multi DNS” support scheme. If the user has
more than one DNS servers, up to 3 DNS Servers’ IPs can be listed, and if the
Primary DNS fails, the NAS will fall back to the Secondary DNS, and if the Second
DNS fails, too, then the NAS will fall back to the Tertiary (3rd) DNS.
Primary DNS / Secondary DNS / Tertiary DNS field: Key in the IP address of the
corresponding DNS Server. If there is no Secondary or Tertiary DNS, leave the
field blank.
DNS Search Path --a DNS search path is a list of Domains to try/search for when
the NAS tries to translate a machine name into an IP address.
It is in the Format of: mycompany.com mycompany.net mycompany.org
For small network environment, this does not apply, just simply “localdomain”
will do.
Click “Apply” button save settings

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2.3 Network →Bonding (Teaming)
Bonding is sometimes referred to as Teaming. Its purpose is to bond multiple
NIC ports together under the same IP to increase bandwidth and/or provide path
redundancy.
Bond Type: The RAIDAGE’s NAS supports all 7 basic modes of bonding. However,
in these days only 2 types are commonly used, ALB and 802.3ad.
Bond Type ALB: Adaptive-Load-Balancing. This attempts to redistribute network
traffic (outgoing and incoming) quickly based on current conditions. All NIC ports
need to hook to the same network switch, and the network switch needs to have
special settings for it as long as the switch is a true switch, not a hub. Because of
that, the ALB mode is the most commonly used setting for the bonding, which is
why we made it the default setting for bonding. Besides increasing network
performance, ALB also provides network path failover in case of NIC port failure.
Notes on ALB: #1: ALB does not increase Point-to-Point network performance.
The performance advantage only shows when there are multiple network clients
accessing the NAS. In addition, the performance increased is non-linear, so none
of the bonding types will actually provide a linear performance increase.
#2: All NIC Ports in the same bonding must hook to the same network switch.
They cannot be connected to different switches.
Bond Type 802.3ad: Dynamic Link Aggregation. This creates aggregation groups
that share the same speed and duplex settings. There are two types of 802.3ad:
with or without LACP. LACP stands for Link Aggregation Control Protocol. The
RAIDAGE’s NAS supports ONLY the 802.3ad with LACP.

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This mode requires a switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad with LACP, and the
switch needs to be configured on the specific ports that the NIC ports are
connected to.
Setting the Bonding: Select the NIC Ports intended to be bonded together and
then click the “Create” button to create the bonding.
Rules for Bonding:
The IP of the bond is always the first NIC Port in the Bond. For example,
in the above Bonding page screen, bonding the eth0 and eth1 will result
in the bond0 with eth0’s IP address: bond0 IP = eth0 IP = 192.168.2.21
Multiple bonds are supported, as long as each bond is on a different
network. For example: bond0 = 192.168.1.100 and bond1 =
192.168.2.100 are a valid setting. However: bond0 = 192.168.1.100 and
bond1 = 192.168.1.200 are not a valid setting.
2.4 Network →Routing
This function/page is dedicated for those sophisticated users who have had
multiple networks and gateways in their network environments. For those who
don’t have multiple networks/gateways, please disregard.
What is the “Routing” page” for?
Each NAS has at least two NICs, and some times more than two NICs. Some
corporation users have multiple subnets and need to assign each NIC with its
own subnet and with its own Gateway. However, under the “TCP/IP Setting”

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page, there is only one option field for “Default Gateway”. The “Routing” page is
used to address this need by allowing additional Gateway IP and Destination IP
to be associated with designated NIC port.
2.5 Network →Host
The “Host” function allows the association of a network client’s name with its IP
and store it locally within the NAS. When it comes to finding a network client’s
name/ip resolution, the NAS will first look it up locally according to this “Host”
information, then, go to the DNS server. It is typically useful to enter your ADS
server’s info here if intent is to join the NAS System to an existing ADS server.
Note: Do Not Delete the first two existing Entries. Just leave them alone.
Address: The IP address of the network client, such as: 192.168.2.100
Names: The name of the network client, it can in any of the following formats:
mycompany
mycompany.com
mycompany mycompany.com (multiple names with space in between)
Make sure to click “Add” button to save changes.

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Chapter 3: Top-Menu-Entry: “Storage”
The “Storage” entry consists of following sub-menu entries/pages:
3.1 Storage →Speedy RAID
Under the “Physical Volumes” Window:
SCSI ID: Disk ID, in format of:
0:0:0:0 = Disk 1
1:0:0:0 = Disk 2
2:0:0:0 = Disk 3
3:0:0:0 = Disk 4

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Info: disk Info, such as: Brand, Model, and Firmware
Size: Disk size
Select/Stat: Disk-selection/disk-status. The empty box means the disk is not
selected. Check-marking the box selects his disc. Next to the box is that stat of
the disc. “OK” means the disk is at normal status. It could show “Failed” or
“Removed” if the disk is bad or removed.
Blink button: This feature blinks the LED on the Physical hard drive tray to help
identify which hard drive is being referenced.
Create a RAID or Spare: When there are no existing RAID volumes, you can only
create a RAID and will not be allowed to create a Spare. The Spare is allowed
only if you have an existing RAID with RAID-level of: 1, 5, 6, or 10.
Supported RAID-level is: 0, 1, 5, 6, or 10
Stripe Size: The stripe size for the RAID can be anywhere from 4KB ~ 1024KB.
Option is selected via the drop down menu. The default size is 64KB.
Rebuild Speed: The options are: High, Mid, and Low. This is used to define how
much internal storage speed should be allocated to the RAID rebuilding,
therefore, reserve a portion of resources for normal data accessing. The higher
the rebuild speed is, the less resources it has for normal data access.
For first time RAID creations, always set rebuild speed to “High,” to decrease
time needed to initialize RAID.
3.2 Basic Steps to Create a RAID:
Step 1: select by check-marking all the disks to be put into the same RAID array.
Step 2: select the RAID-level
Step 3: select the Stripe-Size, or leave it at 64KB
Step 4: click the “Create” button, and the GUI will display the page below:

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Notice that the disks selected have disappeared from the “Physical Volumes”
window, and have shown up in the “Software RAID Volume” Window.
Now under the Software RAID Volume window, we have:
Volume: SW-RAID#0, if there are more than one SW-RAID, they will be, SW-
RAID#1, SW-RAID#2, so forth and so on.
Info: RAID-Level Info, such as RAID5, or RAID0, or RAID6, etc.

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Select/Stat: RAID volume-selection/RAID volume-status. When the selection box
is empty, its means that the RAID is not selected. Status can be: Normal,
Degraded, Failed, Degraded recovering %, etc.
Remove button: Select by check-marking a RAID, and then if the “Remove”
button is clicked, the selected RAID volume will be removed/deleted.
Check button: Select by check-marking a RAID, and then if the “Check” button is
clicked, the selected RAID volume will run consistency check for RAID-level: 5 or
6.
Create a HotSpare: If the existing RAID-level is 5, 6, or 10, a HotSpare disk can be
added to it.
1. Select by check-marking a RAID volume from the Software RAID
Volume window.
2. Select a disk from the Physical Volume window.
3. Click “Create.”

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3.3 Storage →iSCSI Initiator
RAIDAGE’s NAS has a built-in iSCSI initiator function which allows the
administrator to pull in a remote iSCSI Target volume as the local physical
volume.
Basic Steps to connect to a remote iSCSI Target / LUN:
Step 1: Check-marking “Enable Service”option box
Step 2: Key in the remote iSCSI Target’s IP address in “iSCSI Target Discovery
→IP”
Step 3: Key in the remote iSCSI Target port number if it is not the default 3260.
Step 4: Click the “Discover” button. If the Target IP is correct, the Target name
will show up in the “Target List” window and the corresponding iSCSI LUN will
show up in the “iSCSI LUN Log In and Out” window.
Step 5: Select the iSCSI LUN and click “Log In.”
For CHAP, please refer to the remote iSCSI Target’s requirement.