Sun Microsystems 5210 NAS - Manual

xi Tables TABLE 5-1 Share Path Examples 37 TABLE 5-2 Umask Permission Examples 41 TABLE 9-1 Add LUN Drive Status Images 75

1 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction About This Quick Reference Manual This guide is designed as a quick reference to familiarize the user on using different features and functions of the Sun StorEdge ™ 5210 NAS software. The screens displayed on your monitor may vary from those in this reference guide. F...

2 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Network Security/Protocols Integrates with: ■ Windows Domain Controller ■ Network Logon (Netlogon) client ■ Windows Domain support ■ Multiple Master Domain (MMD) support ■ CIFS Security Descriptors (SD) on file and directories ■ Discreti...

Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Hardware RAID Subsystem ■ Multiple file system options ■ The Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS is configured for maximum file protection using hardware RAID 5 (disk striping with parity) Data Management ■ Sun StorEdge File Checkpoint facility allows users to recover accidentally damaged...

4 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Web Administrator Requirements To access the Web Administrator management interface, you must have the following software: ■ Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003, Sun Solaris 5.7 Operating System, or Red Hat Linux ■ Internet Explorer 5.5 (or later...

5 C H A P T E R 2 Turning the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS On and Off Powering On the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Caution – ALWAYS power on the units in the following order: 1.Expansion unit(s) first.2.Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Filer. After making sure your network connection is secure, turn on the Sun StorEdge 5210...

Chapter 2 Turning the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS On and Off 7 8. Press the Power button (Figure 2-3) on the front panel (behind the front cover). FIGURE 2-3 Power Switch and Front Panel Detail Network Setup and System Configuration For a detailed explanation of network setup and system configuration, ref...

8 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 System Configuration To configure the NAS system, use a separate system with a Java-enabled browser connected to the network. 1. Check that the network link LED is green and then enter in the browser window the IP address for the NAS sys...

Chapter 2 Turning the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS On and Off 9 2. Open the shutdown panel by clicking System Operation > Shut Down the Server. FIGURE 2-4 The Shutdown Panel 3. Select the shut down option you want by clicking on the radio button. The default shut down option is “none”. ■ None ■ Halt the...

11 C H A P T E R 3 Network Configuration How to Configure Server Properties Setting the Server Name To set the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS server name as it will appear on the network: 1. In the Web Administrator navigation panel, select Network Configuration > Set Server Name. FIGURE 3-1 The Set Serve...

12 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 2. Set the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS server name by entering it in the Server Name box. The server name can include alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), “-” (dash), “_” (underscore), and “.” (period) characters. Note – The server name must begin w...

14 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 About Alias IP Addresses On a Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS system, you can add up to nine alias IP addresses to the primary IP address of each NIC port. Therefore, a single network interface card with one port could provide up to 10 usable IP ...

Chapter 3 Network Configuration 15 How to Set Up DNS DNS (Domain Name Server) resolves domain names to IP addresses for your Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS system. Note – If you are using Dynamic DNS, you do not need to manually update the DNS database. If you are not using Dynamic DNS, be sure you add the S...

17 C H A P T E R 4 File Volume Operations File System Concepts The following commonly used terms are briefly described in the following list. RAID RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. RAID systems allow data to be distributed to multiple drives through an array controller for greate...

18 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Partition Partitions are sections on a LUN. Each LUN can have a maximum of four partitions. Each partition can either have space allocated to it or be empty. When a LUN is first created, all of the available space is located in the firs...

20 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Attach Segments You can add segments to existing primary volumes to increase the volume’s total size. You can attach a segment from the same LUN or from a different LUN. Once you add a segment to a volume, you cannot remove it. Y...

Chapter 4 File Volume Operations 21 Configuring Directory Tree Quotas Directory tree quotas determine how much disk space is available for a directory or how many files can be written to it. Quotas can only be configured for directories created in this panel, not for previously existing directories....

Chapter 4 File Volume Operations 23 7. In the File Limits field, select the maximum number of files that can be written to this directory; either No Limit or Custom. Selecting No Limit allows an unlimited number of files to be written to this directory. Select Custom if you want to designate a maxim...

24 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Adding an Entry to the Checkpoint Schedule When you add a checkpoint to the table, the system automatically sets up a new checkpoint for the times and dates you request. You can schedule as many checkpoints as you want. However, the sys...

26 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Creating Immediate Checkpoints You can choose whether to schedule a checkpoint or create one immediately. See “Scheduling Checkpoints” on page 23 for information on setting up a regular checkpoint schedule. In the Manage Checkpoints pan...

28 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Share a Checkpoint 1. In the navigation panel, select Windows Configurations > Configure Shares. FIGURE 4-9 The Configure Shares Panel 2. In the Configure Shares panel, click Add.

30 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 8. Click Apply. Notice the new checkpoint is listed as a share in the Configure Shares panel. FIGURE 4-11 The Configure Shares Panel How to Access a Checkpoint 1. Using a workstation on the network, click the Windows Start menu and sele...

33 C H A P T E R 5 Windows Configuration How to Configure Microsoft Networking Configuring the domain, workgroup, or Active Directory Service (ADS) is a Windows function. If you are running a pure UNIX network, you do not need to configure either Windows Domains or Windows Workgroups. Enable Windows...

36 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Set Up WINS A WINS server resolves NetBIOS names to IP addresses, allowing computers on your network to locate others more quickly and efficiently. To add a WINS server: 1. In the navigation panel, select Windows Configuration &g...

Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 37 Windows Shares About Shares A shared resource, or share, is a local resource on a server that is accessible to Windows clients on the network. On a NAS server, it is typically a file volume or a sub-tree within a volume. Each share is assigned a name by which it is...

38 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Configure Shares The table at the top of Configure Shares panel (in the Windows Configuration folder) shows information about all existing SMB shares in the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS. This includes the share name and directories shar...

Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 41 10. In the Umask field, enter the file creation mask, if any, you want to apply to this share. The umask defines the security policy for files and directories created in Share mode. It specifies the permission bits to turn off when a file is created. The umask is d...

42 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 When a user logs on, the server checks for a subdirectory that matches the user ’s name. If a match is found and that share does not already exist, a temporary share is added. When the user logs off, the share is removed. Windows client...

Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 43 4. Enter the ADS Container. This specifies the ADS container in which the shares are published. The shares are published in ADS only if you configure ADS for the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS in the Set Up ADS panel. Enter the path using the share’s cn (common name) folder...

44 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Setting Up ADS To enable ADS service with Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS: 1. In the navigation panel, select System Operations > Set Time and Date. FIGURE 5-6 The Set Time and Date Panel 2. Verify that the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS time is within...

Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 47 Verifying Name Service Lookup Order 1. Verify that the name service lookup order for DNS is enabled and set to the desired priority. To do so, select UNIX Configuration > Configure Name Services. FIGURE 5-8 The Configure Name Services Panel The DNS Service is li...

48 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 Verifying DNS Configuration 1. In the navigation panel, select Network Configuration > Configure TCP/IP > Set Up DNS. 2. Select the Enable DNS checkbox to enable DNS. FIGURE 5-9 The Set Up DNS Panel 3. Enter the DNS Domain Name. T...

Chapter 5 Windows Configuration 49 8. In the DynDNS Password field, enter the password of the Dynamic DNS user. 9. Click Apply to save your changes. If you enable Dynamic DNS, the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS immediately updates DNS with its host name and IP address. Publishing Shares in ADS To publish sha...

51 C H A P T E R 6 UNIX Configuration How to Configure Name Services Setting Up LDAP To use LDAP, the LDAP server must be running.

52 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 To enable LDAP service on the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS: 1. In the navigation panel, select UNIX Configuration> Set Up NSSLDAP. FIGURE 6-1 The Set Up NSSLDAP Panel 2. To enable LDAP, check the Enable NSSLDAP checkbox. 3. In the Domain fi...

Chapter 6 UNIX Configuration 57 Setting Name Service Lookup Order The Name Service (NS) lookup order controls the sequence in which the name services are searched to resolve a query. These name services can include LDAP, NIS, NIS+, DNS, and Local. You must enable the selected services to use them fo...

58 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 e. Then arrange the order of lookup services in the Services Selected box by selecting each service. f. Click the and buttons to move it up or down. The service at the top of the list is used first in user lookup. 3. Select the services...

60 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 How to Set Up NFS Exports NFS exports let you specify access privileges (exports) for UNIX users to specified volumes. The Exports table shows the current NFS export information, including the accessible directories, host name, and acce...

62 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 7. In the Configure Exports panel, check that the correct path, host, and access are shown for the export you created. 8. Click Apply to save your changes. Mapping User and Group Credentials If your system includes both UNIX and Windows...

65 C H A P T E R 7 System Backup How to Set Up NDMP The Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) is an open protocol for network-based backup. NDMP architecture lets network attached storage vendors ship NDMP-compliant servers that you can use with any NDMP-compliant backup administration application...

67 C H A P T E R 8 Monitoring and Notification How to Configure SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) communications allow you to conduct SNMP monitoring. Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS supports SNMP monitoring only (not SNMP management). To interpret Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Message Information Blocks...

Chapter 8 Monitoring and Notification 69 6. To remove a target address, select the line you want to remove, and click the button. 7. Click Apply to save your changes. How to Set Up E-mail Notification Set the SMTP server name and e-mail notification recipients in this screen. When a system error is ...

70 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 4. Specify the types of e-mail for the recipient. Check the Notification option, the Diagnostics option, or both. 5. Select a notification level by clicking Errors, Errors and Warning, or None. 6. Click the button to add the new recipie...

Chapter 8 Monitoring and Notification 71 Enabling UPS Monitoring In the navigation panel, select Monitoring and Notification > Enable UPS Monitoring . FIGURE 8-3 The Enable UPS Monitoring Panel

73 C H A P T E R 9 Managing RAID Configuring LUNs Adding a LUN When adding a LUN, be sure that the disks you want to use in the LUN have not been assigned to another LUN or as hot spares before you create a new LUN. To determine the status of disks view the Manage RAID panel.

76 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 ■ Existing Volume – Select this option if the purpose of this LUN is to add disk space to an existing volume (for example, to create and attach a segment). Then select the volume you are expanding from the drop-down list. ■ None – Selec...

Chapter 9 Managing RAID 77 3. The system automatically selects the drives belonging to the LUN you are removing. You can only remove the most recently added LUN. FIGURE 9-3 The Remove LUN Dialog Box Caution – When you select Yes , all data on the LUN will be destroyed. 4. Click Yes to remove the LUN...

78 Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Quick Reference Manual • November 2004 2. Click Add HS. FIGURE 9-4 The Add Hot Spare Dialog Box 3. Select the drive you want by clicking the drive image. The default selection is the left-most available drive on the screen. Be sure that the disk you use as a hot spare is at ...

Chapter 9 Managing RAID 79 3. Click Remove HS. FIGURE 9-5 The Remove Hot Spare Dialog Box 4. Click Yes to remove the hot spare. Viewing Controller Information The read-only View Controller Information panel displays controller vendor, model, and firmware release.

81 A P P E N D I X Troubleshooting This appendix provides instructions for sending a diagnostic e-mail and contacting Sun Microsystems Technical Support team. If you have problems with the physical components of the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS, see the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Hardware Installation, Configur...