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2 Contents
3MAXDATA SN 40 M1 – User Guide
Contents
1 Safety and Warnings 7
Important Safety Instructions ..................................................................................................................7
Warnings .................................................................................................................................................7
Heed safety instructions ....................................................................................................................7
System power on/off ..........................................................................................................................7
Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions ...............................................................................................7
2 Storage System Features 9
Key Features and Benefits ......................................................................................................................9
Front Panel .........................................................................................................................................9
Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................11
System Requirements ...........................................................................................................................12
3 Getting Started 13
Setting up the Storage System .............................................................................................................14
Attaching the Storage System to the Network ................................................................................14
Powering Up the Storage System ....................................................................................................14
Powering Down the Storage System ...............................................................................................14
Accessing the Manager .........................................................................................................................15
Accessing the Manager Using a Web Browser ...............................................................................15
Accessing the Manager Using the Console .....................................................................................16
Logging in to the Manager ....................................................................................................................18
Navigating the Manager ........................................................................................................................18
Adding Users .........................................................................................................................................19
Creating Shared Folders ........................................................................................................................23
Accessing Shared Folders .....................................................................................................................27
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Users ............................................................................................................27
Linux
®
Users .....................................................................................................................................30
Mac
®
Users ......................................................................................................................................30
Attaching USB Devices (Optional) .........................................................................................................31
4 Managing Your Storage System 33
Managing Users ....................................................................................................................................34
Adding Users ....................................................................................................................................34
Modifying Users ...............................................................................................................................35
Removing Users ...............................................................................................................................37
Working with Groups .......................................................................................................................37
Managing Shared Folders ......................................................................................................................40
Adding Shared Resources ................................................................................................................41
Changing User Access to Shared Folders ........................................................................................41
Deleting a Shared Folder ..................................................................................................................44
Managing Backups ................................................................................................................................45
Changing the Password for Restoring Hard Disks ...........................................................................45
Deleting a Backup ............................................................................................................................46
Deleting a Client ...............................................................................................................................46
Setting Up E-Mail Alerts ........................................................................................................................47
Disconnecting USB Devices ..................................................................................................................48
Changing the System Settings ..............................................................................................................49
Changing the Network Settings ............................................................................................................51
Accessing the Storage System Using FTP ............................................................................................54
Storage System Disk Status ..................................................................................................................54
Logging Out of the Manager .................................................................................................................55
Shutting Down the Storage System ......................................................................................................56
4 Contents
Removing Hard Disks or Responding to Disk Failure ............................................................................56
Responding to RAID Degradation ....................................................................................................58
Responding to RAID Failure .............................................................................................................59
Replacing a Hard Disk ......................................................................................................................60
5 Protecting Local Disks 63
Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................63
System Requirements ......................................................................................................................63
Installing the Microsoft
®
iSCSI Initiator .................................................................................................64
Installing Intel
®
Client Backup and Recovery .........................................................................................64
Starting Intel
®
Client Backup and Recovery ...........................................................................................66
Activating Your License .........................................................................................................................67
Activating Your License Without an Internet Connection .....................................................................67
Replacing Your Existing License ...........................................................................................................68
Protecting Your Disks ............................................................................................................................68
Manually Backing up Your Disk .............................................................................................................72
Stopping a Backup or Recovery in Progress .........................................................................................72
Changing the Backup Schedule .............................................................................................................73
Changing the Recovery CD Password or Password for Restoring Hard Disks .....................................73
Recovering Data ....................................................................................................................................74
Recovering Files from a Backup ............................................................................................................75
Recovering a Non-system Disk or Partition ...........................................................................................76
Recovering a System Disk or Partition ..................................................................................................77
Removing Protection .............................................................................................................................80
6 Troubleshooting 81
Viewing the System Log .......................................................................................................................81
Disconnecting from Shared Folders ......................................................................................................81
Troubleshooting the Storage System ....................................................................................................81
The System Status LED is yellow. ...................................................................................................81
The Disk Activity LED is blinking yellow. ..........................................................................................82
One of the Global Disk Status LED lights is yellow. .........................................................................82
7 Technical Specifications 83
Hardware Specification .........................................................................................................................83
Software Specification ..........................................................................................................................83
8 Regulatory and Compliance Information 85
Intended Application ..............................................................................................................................85
Product Safety Compliance ...................................................................................................................85
Product EMC Compliance - Class B Compliance ..................................................................................85
Certifications / Registrations / Declarations ...........................................................................................85
Product Regulatory Compliance Marking ..............................................................................................85
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice ...................................................................................................85
Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity) ............................................................................................85
End of Life / Product Recycling .............................................................................................................85
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Tables
1. System Requirements .....................................................................................................................12
2. Adding Users ...................................................................................................................................22
3. Shared Folders – Access rights .......................................................................................................26
4. Product Regulatory Compliance Markings ......................................................................................85
Figures
1. Front Panel LEDs and Components ..................................................................................................9
2. Rear Panel Components .................................................................................................................11
3. Storage System Console .................................................................................................................17
4. Users & Computers – Main Page ....................................................................................................20
5. Users & Computers – User Type Selection .....................................................................................20
6. Users & Computers – Add User (Windows / Mac OS X) ................................................................21
7. Users & Computers – Add User (Linux / Mac OS) ..........................................................................21
8. Shared Folders – Main Page ............................................................................................................23
9. Shared Folders – User Type Selection ............................................................................................24
10. Shared Folders – Folder Name (Windows / Mac OS X) ...................................................................24
11. Shared Folders – Folder Name (Linux / Mac OS) ............................................................................24
12. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Windows / Mac OS X) ................................................................25
13. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Linux / Mac OS) ..........................................................................26
14. Attaching Optional USB Devices .....................................................................................................31
15. Users & Computers – Main Page ....................................................................................................34
16. Users & Computers – Modify User (Windows / Mac OS X) ............................................................35
17. Users & Computers – Modify User (Linux / Mac OS) .....................................................................36
18. Groups – Main Page ........................................................................................................................37
19. Shared Folders – Main Page ............................................................................................................40
20. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Windows / Mac OS X) ................................................................42
21. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Linux / Mac OS) ..........................................................................43
22. Managing Backups ..........................................................................................................................45
23. E-Mail Alerts ....................................................................................................................................47
24. System Settings ..............................................................................................................................49
25. Network Settings ............................................................................................................................51
26. Disk Space Distribution ...................................................................................................................54
27. RAID Degradation ...........................................................................................................................58
28. RAID Failure ....................................................................................................................................59
29. Removing Drive Carrier from Storage System ................................................................................60
30. Installing Hard Disk into Drive Carrier ..............................................................................................61
31. Order of Drive Carriers ....................................................................................................................62
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7MAXDATA SN 40 M1 – User Guide
1 Safety and Warnings
Important Safety Instructions
Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions.
Warnings
Only a technically qualified person should maintain or configure the storage system. The SN 40 storage
system contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
Heed safety instructions
Before working with your server product, whether you are using this guide or any other resource as a
reference, pay close attention to the safety instructions. You must adhere to the assembly instructions
in this guide to ensure and maintain compliance with existing product certifications and approvals.
System power on/off
The power button DOES NOT turn off the system AC power. To remove power from storage system,
you must unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet or the chassis. Make sure the AC power
cord is unplugged before you open the chassis, add, or remove any components.
Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions
The power supply in this product contains no user-serviceable
parts. Refer servicing only to qualified personnel.
Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it is
not the exact type required. A product with more than one power
supply will have a separate AC power cord for each supply.
The power button on the system does not turn off system AC
power. To remove AC power from the system, you must unplug
each AC power cord from the wall outlet or power supply.
The power cord(s) is considered the disconnect device to the main
(AC) power. The socket outlet that the system plugs into shall be
installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you remove the chassis covers to access
the inside of the system, follow these steps:
1.
Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system.
2. Turn off the system by pressing the power button.
3. Unplug all AC power cords from the system or from wall outlets.
4. Label and disconnect all cables connected to I/O connectors or
ports on the back of the system.
5. Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by
wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground of
the system-any unpainted metal surface-when handling compo
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nents.
6. Do not operate the system with the chassis covers removed.
8 Safety and Warnings
After you have completed the six SAFETY steps above, you can
remove the system covers. To do this:
1.
Unlock and remove the padlock from the back of the system if a
padlock has been installed.
2. Remove and save all screws from the covers.
3. Remove the cover(s).
For proper cooling and airflow, always reinstall the chassis covers
before turning on the system. Operating the system without the
covers in place can damage system parts. To install the covers:
1. Check first to make sure you have not left loose tools or parts
inside the system.
2. Check that cables, add-in boards, and other components are
properly installed.
3. Attach the covers to the chassis with the screws removed earlier,
and tighten them firmly.
4. Insert and lock the padlock to the system to prevent unauthorized
access inside the system.
5. Connect all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the
system.
A microprocessor and heat sink may be hot if the system has been
running. Also, there may be sharp pins and edges on some board
and chassis parts. Contact should be made with care. Consider
wearing protective gloves.
Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equip
-
ment manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to manu-
facturer‘s instructions.
The system is designed to operate in a typical office environment.
Choose a site that is:
• Clean and free of airborne particles (other than normal room
dust).
• Well ventilated and away from sources of heat including direct
sunlight.
• Away from sources of vibration or physical shock.
• Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields produced by elec
-
trical devices.
• In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms, we recom
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mend you plug your system into a surge suppressor and discon-
nect telecommunication lines to your modem during an electrical
storm.
• Provided with a properly grounded wall outlet.
• Provided with sufficient space to access the power supplycord(s),
because they serve as the product‘s main power disconnect.
MF 9MAXDATA SN 40 M1 – User GuideStorage System Features
2 Storage System Features
The MAXDATA SN 40 Storage System is an intelligent network storage solution for small and medium-
sized offices, and home network environments. It provides up to 2.0 TB of hard disk space for both
shared files and backups of your computer hard disks, offering an ideal way to distribute and protect
important data.
Key Features and Benefits
• Built-in data protection: In addition to a linear disk configuration in which all the disks are
treated as independent entities, the storage system supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 5
+ Spare, RAID 10.
• Simple administration: You can run the browser-based management interface from any
computer in your network, and its informative wizards and configuration pages will help you
accomplish your tasks quickly and easily.
• Status at a glance: The home page of the management interface lets you quickly determine
how much space is being used and who’s currently connected.
• Support for multiple platforms: Whether the computers in your network run Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, a Mac OS
®
X or other Mac
®
operating system, or Linux
®
, you can set up file-sharing
for each of them.
• Security: Only authorized users can access the shared folders on your storage system. You can
also control whether the user can only view the information in the shared folders or also add,
modify, or delete files there.
Front Panel
Figure 1. Front Panel LEDs and Components
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F
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C
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Call out Component Definition
A. NIC 1 Activity LED Blinking GREEN indicates Ethernet activity.
B.
NIC 1 Link LED Continuous GREEN indicates an active Ethernet connection.
Off indicated no active Ethernet connection.
C. NIC 2 Activity LED Blinking GREEN indicates Ethernet activity.
D.
NIC 2 Link LED Continuous GREEN indicates an active Ethernet connection.
Off indicated no active Ethernet connection.
E. Drive Carrier - 1 3.5-in SATA drive carrier
F. Drive Carrier - 2 3.5-in SATA drive carrier
G. Hard Disk Activity LED
Light Pipe
Continuous GREEN indicates the drive is available.
Blinking GREEN indicates drive activity.
Continuous YELLOW indicates a fault condition, possibly
requiring the hard disk to be replaced.
Blinking YELLOW indicates the drive is currently rebuilding RAID.
H. Drive Carrier - 3 3.5-in SATA drive carrier
I. Drive Carrier - 4 3.5-in SATA drive carrier
J.
Global Disk Status LED Continuous GREEN indicates hard disk health is good (1-4 hard
disks).
Continuous YELLOW indicates a critical or non-recoverable
condition exists.
Blinking YELLOW indicates (1) one or more hard disks are experi
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encing a fault condition or (2) a RAID is being rebuilt.
K. System Status LED Continuous GREEN indicates the system is running and oper-
ating normally.
Blinking GREEN indicates the system is in process of powering
up or shutting down.
Continuous YELLOW indicates a fault is present, either a critical
or non-recoverable condition.
L. Power LED Continuous GREEN indicates the system has power applied to it.
No light indicates the system does not have power applied to it.
M. Power Button Toggles the system power on/off.
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Rear Panel
Figure 2. Rear Panel Components
Call out Component Definition
A. System Fan
B. USB 2.0 Ports The USB ports are used for connecting an external USB
storage device.
C. Power Outlet Supplies power to the device.
D. Gigabit LAN Port 2 Gigabit Ethernet connection. The right LED lights up GREEN
when connected to a 10/100 MB network, and ORANGE when
connected to a gigabit network.
E. Gigabit LAN Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet connection. The right LED lights up GREEN
when connected to a 10/100 MB network, and ORANGE when
connected to a gigabit network.
F. Reset Button Press the Reset Button for three seconds to revert the unit to
the system defaults.
G. Power Supply Fan
H. Security Slot Anti-theft slot for attaching a security cable.
A
B
C
E
F
G
D
K
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System Requirements
The following minimum system requirements must be met before setting up the MAXDATA SN 40
Storage System:
Table 1. System Requirements
Component Requirement
Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer
®
6.0 or above, Firefox 1.06 or above.
Network Environment TCP/IP networking environment.
SATA Hard Drive At least one SATA hard drive must be installed with an 80-GB capacity
minimum.
Operating System Microsoft
®
Windows Server™ 2003, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000
Professional, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Home or Professional, Mac
OS
®
X, Red Hat
®
Linux.
MF 13MAXDATA SN 40 M1 – User GuideGetting Started
3 Getting Started
Getting started with your MAXDATA SN 40 Storage System involves the following general steps:
1. Set up your storage system.
This involves installing the hard disks, attaching any optional USB devices, attaching the
storage system to your network, powering up the system, and initializing the disks from the
storage system’s internal flash memory.
For information about this step, refer to “Setting up the Storage System” on page 14.
Note
This step might have already been performed by your vendor.
2. Configure your storage system.
Before you can use your storage system, you must perform some initial configuration tasks,
like setting the date and time, and specifying how much space to use for file sharing and how
much to use for backups. The System Setup Wizard guides you through this process.
3. After the storage system restarts, access the Web-based management interface (the Manager)
and log in.
For information about this step, refer to “Accessing the Manager” on page 15 and “Logging in
to the Manager” on page 18.
4. Add users.
If you want to control access to the shared folders, or if the users in your network use Linux
®
or a Macintosh
®
that doesn’t use Mac OS
®
X, you must create a list of users.
For information about this step, refer to “Adding Users” on page 19.
5. Create shared folders.
By default, the MAXDATA SN 40 Storage System includes a shared folder named “public”,
which all Microsoft
®
Windows
®
and Mac OS
®
X users can access. In addition, shared folders
can be created automatically for Windows users. However, you might want to create other
shared folders as well. For example, in an office environment, you might want to create
a shared folder for company policies that everyone can view, and separate folders for
confidential business documents that only selected individuals can view or change. In a home
environment, you might want to set up separate folders for different types of files, like photos,
videos, or music.
For information about this step, refer to “Creating Shared Folders” on page 23.
6. Access the shared folders.
For information about this step, refer to “Accessing Shared Folders” on page 27.
7. Protect your computer hard disks.
This involves installing the Intel
®
Client Backup and Recovery software on each computer that
you want to protect and specifying which hard disks or partitions to back up and how often
backups should occur.
For information about this step, refer to “Protecting Local Disks” on page 63.
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Setting up the Storage System
Your storage system might come pre-installed with hard drives, or you might have to purchase and
install them yourself. If you currently have fewer than four hard drives, you might want to add more
at this time. (You can add more disks later, but changing your disk configuration might cause data
loss.)
The MAXDATA SN 40 Storage System also supports optional USB devices, such as USB disks. If you
have such devices, you can attach them now, or you can attach them later.
Whether or not you add hard disks or USB devices, you must connect the storage system to your
network, power it up, and upload the firmware.
Attaching the Storage System to the Network
To connect the storage system to your network, insert one end of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable into the
Ethernet port 1 on the back of the storage system. Then insert the other end of the RJ-45 Ethernet
cable into a network port.
Powering Up the Storage System
To power up the storage system, insert the power cable into the power outlet on the back of the
storage system and plug the other end into a power socket.
Note
It is recommended that you plug the storage system into a surge protector or uninterruptible power
supply to prevent damage to the system from power surges.
Once you have connected the power cord, press the power button on the front of the storage
system
The System Status LED light will blink green while the storage system is booting up. Once the system
has finished booting up, the System Status LED and Disk Status LED will remain green.
Powering Down the Storage System
Refer to “Shutting Down the Storage System” on page 56 for information on shutting down the
storage system.
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Accessing the Manager
You can access the Manager to add users, create shared folders, and perform other tasks related to
managing your storage system.
There are two ways to access the Manager:
• Using a Web browser (Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer
®
6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or newer)
• Using the Storage System Console (a Windows application which must be installed on each
computer where you want to use it)
Using a Web browser, you can access the Manager from any computer in your network, but you
must know the name or IP address of the storage system. In addition, if you configured the storage
system to use a specific IP address, you might need to specify the IP address of the gateway in your
network before you can successfully access the Manager using a Web browser. First access the
Manager using the Console and then specify the gateway address (as described in “Changing the
network settings” on page 51) and try to access it using a Web browser.
Using the Console, you can access the Manager only from a computer in the same subnet as the
storage system, but you do not have to know the name or IP address of the storage system or
otherwise modify the network settings.
Note
The Console launches a Web browser, so the computer where you install the Console must have
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or newer installed as well.
The default IP address of the system is 192.168.0.101 in subnet 255.255.255.
Accessing the Manager Using a Web Browser
To access the Manager using a Web browser:
1. From any computer in your network, run Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or
newer, enter the following in the address bar, and then press Enter:
http://storage_system
where “storage_system” is the name or IP address of the storage system.
Note
You can use the storage system name only if that name is registered with a DNS or WINS server
on your network.
When the login page appears, you can bookmark it so that you can quickly and easily access it the
next time.
2. Log in to the Manager (as described in “Logging in to the Manager” on page 18).
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Accessing the Manager Using the Console
If you want to access the Manager using the Console, you must install the Console on each computer
from which you plan to manage the storage system. The Console makes it easier to access storage
systems on a DHCP network.
Installing the Console
You can install the Console on any system that runs one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft
®
Windows Server™ 2003
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server with ServicePack 2 or
newer
To install the Console:
1. At the computer from which you plan to access the Manager, insert the software CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
Note
This computer must be on the same subnet as the storage system.
2. Select “Software” from the top menu.
3. Select the “Storage System Console” link to install the software.
4. On the welcome page, click “Next”.
5. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement, click “Yes”.
6. Enter your name and company name and then click “Next”.
7. Click “Next” to install the Console in the displayed location, or click “Browse” to select or
specify a different location and then click “Next”.
8. Review your selections and click “Next”.
9. To install the Console, click “Finish”.
If you want to run the Console immediately after it is installed, select the “Launch Storage System
Console” check box before you click “Finish”.
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Running the Console
Once you have installed the Console, you can run it and access the Manager:
1. Click “Start” > “Programs” > “Storage System Console”.
The Console application window appears.
As soon as you start the Console, it automatically scans the network for storage systems. This
might take a few minutes. As soon as the scan is complete, the left pane displays a tree view
of all the storage systems it found.
Figure 3. Storage System Console
Each storage system has two ports for connecting to the network. If your storage system uses
both ports, two items appear in the tree in the left pane, each using the same name. You can
identify the IP address used by each port by clicking each item in the tree and observing the
“IP address” area in the right pane.
Note
If you connect a storage system to the network after the Console has already scanned it, or if you
change the IP address of the storage system, you must click “Discover Storage Systems” to scan
the network again and update the tree in the left pane.
2. In the left pane, select the name of the storage system that you want to manage (for example,
“Storage”), and then click “Log On Storage System Manager”.
If your storage system uses both available ports to connect to the network, you can select
either item to access the Manager.
3. Log in to the Manager.
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Logging in to the Manager
Whether you access the Manager using a Web browser or the Console, the login page appears. This
ensures that only authorized individuals can change the storage system settings.
To log in, enter the administrator user name and password, and then click “Log In”.
The default administrator user name is “admin”, and the default password is “storage”. (These are
case-sensitive.) However, you can change both the administrator user name and password at any
time. For more information, refer to “Changing the System Settings” on page 49.
Navigating the Manager
Once you log in to the Manager, the Home page appears.
The top of the Home page (and every page in the Manager) displays a navigation bar that lets you
access all the features of the storage system.
Home
Displays information about the total storage capacity on the storage system, how much disk space
is allocated for shared folders, how much is allocated for backups, and how much is used for each.
(Initially, there is no used space.) This page also displays the total number of shared folders and the
number of networked computers (backup clients) that have backed up one or more disks on the
storage system.
Note
The total storage capacity will be less than the total size of all your hard disks because some of the
disk space is needed for the operating system and management software.
In addition, the amount of used backup capacity will be greater than the total size of all the disks listed
on the “Backups” page because additional storage space is needed for the data that has changed
between backups.
On the Home page, you can also click “Connection Status”. This displays information about Windows
and Mac OS X users who are currently connected to shared folders, including which shared folder
they are accessing and when they logged on.
Note
If anyone accessed a shared folder using the “guest” user name (which is described in more detail
in “Adding Users” on page 19), “guest” appears in the “User” column, followed in parentheses by
the computer name.
Due to the nature of the NFS protocol, Linux and other Mac connections are not listed on this page.
Likewise, ongoing backup or restore activities do not appear on this page.
This page indicates only that a connection with a shared folder has been established; this does not
necessarily mean that the user has opened any files in the shared folder.
Users
Displays a list of all currently configured users and lets you add, modify, and remove users. For
Windows and Mac OS X users, this area also lets you add, modify, and remove groups. For more
information, refer to “Adding Users” on page 19 and “Managing Users” on page 34.
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Shared Folders
Displays a list of all currently configured shared folders and lets you add shared folders, change which
users can access them, and remove them. For more information, refer to “Creating Shared Folders”
on page 23 and “Managing Shared Folders” on page 40.
Backups
Displays a list of all computer disk backups that currently exist and lets you change the passwords
for recovering hard disks. You can also delete the backups for a particular computer hard disk. For
more information, refer to Chapter 5, “Protecting Local Disks”, on page 63.
Advanced
Provides access to advanced storage system configuration options, suchas setting up e-mail alerts;
upgrading the firmware; removing USB devices; changing the system, network, or disk configuration
settings; viewing information about system events; and shutting down the system remotely. For more
information, refer to Chapter 4, “Managing Your Storage System”, beginning on page 33.
Contact Us
Provides information about MAXDATA and the other products and services it offers.
Log Out
Logs you out of the Manager.
Adding Users
By default, the storage system includes a user named “guest” that has a password of “guest”.
Windows and Mac OS X users can access all shared folders that “guest” is authorized to access.
However, you might want to add other users as well. For example, if you want to restrict access to
a shared folder that contains confidential information, you would add at least one user and authorize
that user to access that shared folder (and not authorize the “guest” user to access it). Adding a
user for each individual or computer in your network provides flexibility and security, enabling you to
control exactly who can access what information.
In addition, only Windows and Mac OS X users can use the “guest” user name. If there are Linux users
or Mac users who aren’t using OS X in your network, you must add users to allow those individuals
to access any shared folders.
You can add up to 64 users. (Up to twenty client systems can be supported.)
To add a user:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Users”.
The “Users & Computers” page appears.
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Figure 4. Users & Computers – Main Page
2. Click “Add”.
Figure 5. Users & Computers – User Type Selection
3. Select the type of user you want to add, and then click “Next”.
The operating system used by the user determines which option you should choose –
“Windows/Mac OS X user (CIFS)” or “Linux/Other Mac user (NFS)”.
Note
Linux users and Mac users who are not using OS X access shared folders using the
Network File System (NFS). In this environment, access to shared folders is given to entire
computers, not to individual users of those computers. However, in Windows and Mac OS X
environments, each computer user can have individual access to a shared folder.
The page that appears next varies, depending on the user type you selected.
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Windows/Mac OS X User (CIFS)
Figure 6. Users & Computers – Add User (Windows / Mac OS X)
Linux/Other Mac User (NFS)
Figure 7. Users & Computers – Add User (Linux / Mac OS)
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4. Enter the requested user information and click “Done”.
Table 2. Adding Users
For this type of user Do this
Windows/Mac OS X user (CIFS) Enter the user name and password for accessing the shared
folders. (You must enter the password a second time to confirm it.)
The user name can be up to 15 characters long and can include
letters and numbers.
NOTE
If the user name and password that you specify here are the same
as the person’s Windows user name and password, the person
will not be prompted to provide a user name and password when
accessing the shared folder.
Linux/Other Mac user (NFS) Enter a computer description and the IP address or computer
name of the person’s computer.
The “Computer description” can be the name of the person who
typically uses the computer, or any other description that you want
to provide to identify the computer in the Users list. This descrip-
tion can be up to 256 characters long.
The “IP address or computer name” is the IP address or the actual
computer name in the computer‘s system configuration.
NOTE
You can create a single user that actually represents multiple
users. In the IP address or computer name text box, you can
use the wildcard characters “*” and “?” to indicate a range of
names. For example, “client*” or “client?” would include all
computers in the subnet whose name begins with “client”, wheras
“*.company.com” would include all computers in the domain
“company.com”. However, these wildcards cannot be used with IP
addresses.
The specified user name and type appears in the list on the “Users & Computers” page.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until you have added all the users that you want to add at this time.
(You can always add more users later.)
If you’d like to put Windows and Mac OS X users into groups, refer to “Working with Groups”
on page 37.
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Creating Shared Folders
By default, the Maxdata SN 40 Storage System includes a shared folder named “public”, which all
Windows and Mac OS X users can access (unless you change the list of authorized users or their
access rights as described in “Accessing Shared Folders” on page 27).
In addition, the storage system allows all Windows users to automatically create a shared folder for
their own use. The first time a Windows user uses the Console to access the “home” folder (as
described in “Accessing Shared Folders” on page 27), a shared folder identified by that person’s
user name is created.
However, you might want to create other shared folders as well. For example, in an office environment,
you might want to create a shared folder for company policies that everyone can only view, and
separate shared folders for confidential business files that only selected individuals or departments
can view or change. In a home environment, you might want to create separate folders for different
types of files, like photos, videos, or music. In addition, since only Windows and Mac OS X users can
access the “public” folder, you would have to create shared folders if your network includes Linux
or other Mac users.
You can create up to 64 shared folders. Users who can access and write to these shared folders can
create additional sub-folders for organizing the files they store there.
To create a shared folder:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Shared Folders”.
The “Shared Folders” page appears:
Figure 8. Shared Folders – Main Page
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Note
The “Shared folders” list includes “usbdisk1” and “usbdisk2” whether or not any USB disks
have been connected to the storage system.
In addition, shared folders created using the “home” folder in the Console do not appear in the
“Shared folders” list.
2. Click “Add”.
Figure 9. Shared Folders – User Type Selection
3. Specify which type of user will be accessing this shared folder, and then click “Next”.
The operating system running on the user’s computer determines which option you should
choose – “Windows/Mac OS X users (CIFS)” or “Linux/Other Mac users (NFS)”.
The page that appears next varies, depending on the user type you selected.
Windows/Mac OS X User (CIFS)
Figure 10. Shared Folders – Folder Name (Windows / Mac OS X)
Linux/Other Mac User (NFS)
Figure 11. Shared Folders – Folder Name (Linux / Mac OS)
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4. In the “Shared folder name” text box, enter a unique name for the shared folder, and then
click “Next”.
This name can be up to 256 characters long and can contain letters, numbers, hyphens,
underlines, and spaces.
Note
Each shared folder name must be unique. For example, if you create a shared folder named “Photos”
for Windows/Mac OS X users, you cannot subsequently create a shared folder named “Photos” for
Linux/other Mac users.
For Linux / other Mac users, the “Mount path” indicates the path that those users will specify
when accessing the shared folder (as described in “Accessing Shared Folders” on page 27).
As you enter a shared folder name in the text box, the same name is appended to the mount
path. (You cannot change the first part of the mount path – “/nas/NASDisk-00002/”.)
The page that appears next varies, depending on the user type you selected.
Windows/Mac OS X User (CIFS)
Figure 12. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Windows / Mac OS X)
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Linux/Other Mac User (NFS)
Figure 13. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Linux / Mac OS)
5. In the “Unauthorized users” list, select the name of the user who should be able to access
this shared folder.
To select multiple, contiguous users, hold down the Shift key and select the first user, then
select the last user. All users between the first and last selected user are selected. To select
multiple, non-contiguous users, hold down the Ctrl key as you select each user.
Then specify what access rights the selected user(s) should have.
Table 3. Shared Folders – Access rights
To allow the user to do this Click this
Only read the files in the shared folder and its subfolders Add (Read-Only)
Read, add, modify, and delete the folders and files in the shared
folder
Add (Read/Write)
The selected user(s) move from the “Unauthorized users” list to the “Authorized users” list.
If you accidentally add a user that you didn’t mean to add, select the user in the “Authorized
users” list and click “Remove”. The user returns to the “Unauthorized users” list.
Note
If you created groups (as described in “Adding a Group” on page 38), you can perform this step with
the “Unauthorized groups” list. This page shows all groups and all users.
For example, if you created a group named “Group1”, and added “User2” and “User3” to that
group, the “Unauthorized groups” list includes “Group1”, and the “Unauthorized users” list includes
“User2” and “User3”. If you select “Group1” and click “Add (Read-Only)”, “Group1” moves to the
“Authorized groups” list, but “User2” and “User3” do not move to the “Authorized users” list. This
allows you to specify unique access rights for those users. For example, you could select “User3”
and click “Add (Read/Write)”. This would mean that everyone in “Group1” would have read-only
access to the shared folder except “User3”, who would have read/write access to it.
On the “Shared Folders” page, the group name in the “Users with access” column is preceded by
an “@” symbol.
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6. Repeat step 5 until you have defined access rights for all the desired users and groups, and
then click “Done”.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 until you have created all the shared folders that you want to create
at this time. (You can always create more shared folders later.)
When you have finished, you can log out (as described in “Logging Out of the Manager” on
page 55), or you can explore more of the features that the Maxdata SN 40 Storage System
has to offer. (For more information, refer to Chapter 4, “Managing Your Storage System”,
beginning on page 33.)
Accessing Shared Folders
Once you have added users and created shared folders, the users need to perform some simple
steps to be able to access those folders. The procedure for doing this varies, depending on the
user’s operating system. Each user can access only those shared folders that the user is authorized
to access.
Note
If you change the IP address of the storage system, users who accessed the shared folders using
the previous IP address will be disconnected and must repeat the procedures described here using
the new IP address.
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Users
If you’re using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, you have two options for accessing shared folders: you can
use My Computer or Windows Explorer to map a drive letter to the shared folder, or you can install
the Console and use that utility to map a drive letter to the shared folder. With the Console, you don’t
have to worry about remembering the name of the storage server or the shared folders; it displays
them automatically. However, the computer where you install the Console must be on the same
subnet as the storage system.
Using My Computer or Windows Explorer
To access a shared folder using My Computer or Windows Explorer:
1. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
2. From the “Tools” menu, click “Map Network Drive”.
The “Map Network Drive” dialog box appears.
3. In the “Drive” list, select the drive letter that you want to assign to the shared folder.
4. In the “Folder” text box, enter the following:
\\storage_system\shared_folder
where “storage_system” is the name of the storage system and “shared_folder” is the name
of the shared folder. For example, if the storage system name is “Storage” and the shared
folder name is “Photos”, you would enter the following:
\\Storage\Photos
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Note
You can use the storage system name only if that name is registered with a DNS server on your
network.
Alternatively, you can click “Browse” and select the shared folder from the Microsoft
Windows Network.
5. To automatically connect to this shared folder each time you log on to Windows, select
“Reconnect at logon”.
If you clear this option, you must repeat this procedure each time you want to access the
shared folder.
6. Click “Finish”.
7. If prompted, enter your user name and password for accessing this shared folder, and then
click “OK”.
Note
If the user name and password for accessing the shared folder are the same as your Windows user
name and password, you are not prompted to provide a user name and password to access the
shared folder.
In addition, once you provide your user name and password for accessing one shared folder, you are
not prompted to provide it again when you access other shared folders to which you have access
rights.
If the “guest” user has access to this shared folder, you can use “guest” as both the user name
and password.
You can now access the shared folder from My Computer or Windows Explorer.
Using the Console
To access a shared folder using the Console:
1. Install the Console (as described in “Installing the Console” on page 16).
2. Click “Start” > “Programs” > “Storage System Console”.
The Console application window appears.
As soon as you start the Console, it automatically scans the network for storage systems. This
might take a few minutes. As soon as the scan is complete, the left pane displays a tree view
of all the storage systems it found.
Each storage system has two ports for connecting to the network. If your storage system uses
both ports, two items appear in the tree in the left pane, each using the same name. You can
identify the IP address used by each port by clicking each item in the tree and observing the
“IP address” area in the right pane.
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Note
If you connect a storage system to the network after the Console has already scanned it, or if
you change the IP address of the storage system, you must click “Discover Storage Systems”
to scan the network again and update the tree in the left pane.
3. In the left pane, double-click the name of the storage system that contains the shared folders
that you want to access.
If your storage system uses both available ports to connect to the network, you can double-
click either name.
The storage system name expands to display all the available shared folders. Those shared
folders that can be accessed using the “guest” user name and password are listed first.
4. In the left pane, select the name of the shared folder that you want to access (for example,
“home”), and then click “Map Drive Letter”. To access a folder other than “home”, you must
login as a user with access to that folder.
The “Map Network Drive” dialog box appears with the name of the folder installed.
The exact appearance of this dialog box varies, depending on your operating system.
5. In the “Drive” list, select the drive letter that you want to assign to the shared folder.
6. To automatically connect to this shared folder each time you log on to Windows, select
“Reconnect at logon”.
If you clear this option, you must repeat this procedure each time you want to access the
shared folder.
7. Click “Finish”.
8. If prompted, enter your user name and password for accessing this shared folder, and then
click “OK”.
Note
If the user name and password for accessing the shared folder are the same as your Windows user
name and password, you are not prompted to provide a user name and password to access the
shared folder.
In addition, once you provide your user name and password for accessing one shared folder, you are
not prompted to provide it again when you access other shared folders to which you have access
rights.
If the “guest” user has access to this shared folder, you can use “guest” as both the user name
and password.
You can now access the shared folder from My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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Linux
®
Users
To access a shared folder on a computer running Linux:
1. Create a directory by entering the following command at the command prompt:
mkdir /my_directory
where “my_directory” is the name of the directory.
Be sure to include the full path to the directory (for example, “/mnt/my_directory”).
2. If desired, display a list of all the available shared folders by entering the following command:
showmount -e storage_system
where “storage_system” is the name or IP address of the storage system.
Note
You can use the storage system name only if that name is registered with a DNS server on your
network.
3. Mount the desired shared folder by entering the following command:
mount storage_system:/nas/NASDisk-00002/folder /mnt/my_
directory
where “storage_system” is the name or IP address of the storage system, “folder” is the
name of the shared folder, and “my_directory” is the name of the directory that you created in
step 1.
If you included a full path when creating the directory, be sure to include the full path with this
command, for example:
mount storage_system:/nas/NASDisk-00002/folder /mnt/my_
directory
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each shared folder that you want to access.
Mac
®
Users
The procedure for accessing a shared folder on a Mac varies, depending on whether the Mac is
running OS X or an older operating system. (Macs running OS X can access the same shared CIFS
folders as Windows users. Macs running older operating systems can access the same shared NFS
folders as Linux users.)
Mac OS
®
X
To access a shared folder on a Mac running OS X:
1. From the “Go” menu, click “Connect to Server”.
2. In the “Address” text box, enter the following and click “Connect”:
smb://storage_system
where “storage_system” is either the name or IP address of the storage system
Note
You can use the storage system name only if that name is registered with a DNS server on
your network.
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3. In the “Select a share” list, select the name of the shared folder that you want to access and
then click “OK”.
4. Enter the user name and password for accessing this shared folder, and then click OK.
If the “guest” user has access to this shared folder, you can use “guest” as both the user
name and password.
An icon with the name of the shared folder is created on the desktop.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each shared folder that you want to access.
6. To access the shared folder, double-click the icon on the desktop.
Other Mac Operating Systems
Refer to your Mac documentation for information about accessing a shared folder using NFS on a
Mac running an operating system older than OS X.
Attaching USB Devices (Optional)
If you purchased optional USB external storage devices, you can attach them to the USB ports on
the back of the storage system (see letter “A” in the following figure).
Figure 14. Attaching Optional USB Devices
A
K
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4 Managing Your Storage System
The Web-based storage system Manager enables you to perform the following tasks:
• Managing Users – Add, modify, or remove users, or put users into groups.
• Managing Shared Folders – Create shared folders, rename existing shared folders, change
which users can access existing shared folders or their access rights, and delete shared folders
that you no longer want to keep.
• Managing Backups – View which computer disks are backed up, change the password for
recovering a backup, or delete a backup.
• Setting Up e-mail Alerts – Specify whether or not e-mail notifications should be sent when a
problem occurs, and who should receive the notifications.
• Upgrading the Firmware – Upgrade your storage system firmware to the latest version.
• Disconnecting USB Devices – If you’re using optional USB devices, you must disconnect them
using the Manager before you physically unplug them.
• Changing the System Settings – Change the storage system name or time and date settings,
as well as the user name or password for logging in to the Manager.
• Changing the Network Settings – Change the workgroup name, the storage system’s IP
address(es), the gateway or DNS server settings, or the settings that allow the storage system
to act as an FTP server.
• Reconfiguring Your Storage System Disks – Change the proportions of your storage system
that are allocated to shared folders and backups, or change your disk configuration.
• Logging Out of the Manager – Log out of the Manager so that no one else can use your
computer to make changes to the storage system.
• Shutting Down the Storage System – Shut down the storage system using the Manager rather
than pushing the power button on the storage system manually.
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Managing Users
When you click “Users” in the navigation bar, the “Users & Computers” page appears. This page
displays a list of all currently configured Windows and Mac OS X users, as well as all Linux and other
Mac computers.
Figure 15. Users & Computers – Main Page
Only the individuals or computers that appear on this page can access the shared folders or back up
their local hard disks on the storage system. (In this guide, the term “user” refers to both individuals
and computers.) You can add, modify, or remove users at any time.
Windows and Mac OS X users can also be put into groups. Putting users into groups makes it easier
to give several users access to the same shared folder at once. For example, in an office environment,
you might create one group for all users and give that group read-only access to a shared folder with
corporate policies. You might then create separate groups for each department (such as “Sales” or
“HR”) and give those groups read/write access to shared folders with information specifically for
those groups (such as expense reports or company benefits). Each user can be a member of multiple
groups.
Adding Users
To add a user, refer to “Adding Users” on page 19.
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Modifying Users
For Windows and Mac OS X users, you can change the password used to access the shared folders,
but not the user name. This change will not affect current connections, but will take effect the next
time the person tries to connect to a shared folder.
For Linux and other Mac users, you can change the IP address or computer name, but not the
computer description. Changing this information immediately disconnects that computer from the
shared folders.
Note
To change the user name or computer description, you must remove the existing user as described
in “Removing Users” on page 37, and then add a new user with the desired name or description as
described in “Adding Users” on page 19.
To modify a user:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Users”.
2. Select the radio button next to the user that you want to modify.
3. Click “Edit”.
The page that appears next varies, depending on the type of user you selected.
Windows/Mac OS X User (CIFS)
Figure 16. Users & Computers – Modify User (Windows / Mac OS X)
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Linux/Other Mac User (NFS)
Figure 17. Users & Computers – Modify User (Linux / Mac OS)
4. Make the desired change and click “OK”:
For this type of user Do this
Windows / Mac OS X user (CIFS) Enter the password for accessing the shared folders. (You
must enter the password a second time to confirm it.)
NOTE
If the user name and password specified here are the same as
the person’s Windows user name and password, the person
will not be prompted to provide a user name and password
when accessing the shared folders.
Linux / Other Mac user (NFS) Enter the computer’s IP address or the actual computer name
in the computer’s system configuration.
A single user can actually represent multiple computers. In the
IP address or computer name text box, you can use the wild
-
card characters “*” and “?” to indicate a range of names. For
example, “client*” or “client?” would include all computers
in the subnet whose name begins with “client”, whereas
“*.company.com” would include all computers in the domain
“company.com”. However, these wildcards cannot be used
with IP addresses.
NOTE
If the user is currently connected to a shared folder, changing
this information will disconnect the user.
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Removing Users
You can remove any user except the “guest” user.
If you remove a user who is currently connected to the storage system, that user remains connected
until the user disconnects from the shared folder, disables protection or shuts down the computer.
To remove a user:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Users”.
2. Select the radio button next to the user that you want to remove.
3. Click “Remove”.
4. When prompted to confirm the removal, click “Yes”.
The user no longer appears in the list on the “Users” page.
Working with Groups
Windows and Mac OS X users can be put into groups, which makes it easier to give several users
access to the same shared folder at once.
When you click “Users” in the navigation bar and click “Groups” in the left pane, the page displays
a list of all currently configured groups. When you select a group in the “Groups” list, the members
of that group appear in the adjacent “Members” list.
Figure 18. Groups – Main Page
You can add a group, modify the group membership, or remove groups at any time.
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Adding a Group
When you create a group, you typically specify which users should be members of that group, although
you can create an empty group and add users later. (You must add users as described in “Adding
Users” on page 19 before you can add those users to a group.)
Each user can be a member of multiple groups. For example, the user “Alice” might be a member
of both the “Marketing” and “Executives” groups.
You can create up to 16 groups.
To add a group:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Users”.
2. In the left pane, click “Groups”.
3. Click “Add”.
4. In the “Group name” text box, enter a unique name for the group. This name can be up to 15
characters long and can include letters, numbers, hyphens, and underlines.
5. Specify which users should belong to this group, and then click “OK”:
To do this Do this
Add all users to the group Click “Add All Users”.
All users move from the “Available users” list to the “Group
members” list.
Add selected users to the group In the “Available users” list, select the user(s) that you want
to add and then click “Add Selected User(s)”.
Remove all users from the group Click “Remove All Users”.
All users move from the “Group members” list to the
“Available users” list.
Remove selected users from the group In the “Group members” list, select the user(s) that you
want to remove from the group and then click “Remove
Selected User(s)”.
Note
To select multiple, contiguous users, hold down the Shift key and select the first user, then select
the last user. All users between the first and last selected user are selected.
To select multiple, non-contiguous users, hold down the Ctrl key as you select each user.
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Changing the Group Membership
You can change which users are members of each group at any time. When you add a user to a
group, that user immediately has access to all the shared folders that the group is authorized to
access. However, if you remove a user from a group, the change does not take effect until that user
disconnects from the shared folder or shuts down the computer.
To change the group membership:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Users”.
2. In the left pane, click “Groups”.
3. In the “Groups” list, select the group whose membership you want to change.
4. Click “Edit”.
5. Specify which users should belong to this group, and then click “OK”:
To do this Do this
Add all users to the group Click “Add All Users”.
Add selected users to the
group
In the “Available users” list, select the user(s) that you want to add
and then click “Add Selected User(s)”.
Remove all users from the
group
Click “Remove All Users”.
Remove selected users from
the group
In the “Group members” list, select the user(s) that you want to
remove from the group and then click “Remove Selected User(s)”.
Note
To select multiple, contiguous users, hold down the Shift key and select the first user, then select
the last user. All users between the first and last selected user are selected.
To select multiple, non-contiguous users, hold down the Ctrl key as you select each user.
The selected users move from one list to the other.
On the “Groups” page, when you select this group in the “Groups” list, the adjacent “Members”
list immediately reflects the changes you just made.
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Removing a Group
Removing a group does not remove the users that are members of that group; it simply means that
the group will no longer appear in the Groups list on the Groups page. The users remain listed on the
“Users & Computers” page.
However, removing a group can affect access to shared folders. When you remove a group, the
members of that group will no longer have access to any shared folders that the group was authorized
to access unless they were granted individual access as well.
To remove a group:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Users”.
2. In the left pane, click “Groups”.
3. In the “Groups” list, select the group that you want to remove.
4. Click “Remove”.
5. When prompted to confirm the removal, click “Yes”.
The group no longer appears in the “Groups” list.
Managing Shared Folders
When you click “Shared Folders” in the navigation bar, the page displays a list of all shared resources,
including both shared folders and USB devices. When you select an item in the “Shared folders” list,
the users and groups that can access that item appear in the “Users with access” list. (For groups,
the group name is preceded by an “@” symbol.)
Figure 19. Shared Folders – Main Page
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By default, the storage system includes a shared folder named “public”, and all Windows and Mac
OS X users can access it and create, modify, or delete files there (unless you change the list of
authorized users or their access rights as described in “Changing User Access to Shared Folders”
on this page).
The “Shared folders” list also includes “usbdisk1” and “usbdisk2”, whether or not any USB disks
have been connected to the storage system.
In addition, the storage system allows all Windows users to automatically create a shared folder for
their own use. The first time a Windows user uses the Console to access the “home” folder (as
described in “Accessing Shared Folders” on page 27), a shared folder identified by that person’s user
name is created. However, these shared folders do not appear in the “Shared folders” list.
You can create additional shared folders and delete them at any time. For both shared folders and
USB disks, you can change which users can access them and what they can do with the subfolders
and files there.
Adding Shared Resources
To create a shared folder, refer to “Creating Shared Folders” on page 23.
Changing User Access to Shared Folders
For any shared folder that appears in the “Shared folders” list or any USB disk, you can change which
users can access it and what level of access they have. (Shared folders that are created as a result
of using the “home” folder in the Console do not appear in the “Shared folders” list and cannot be
modified. These folders automatically provide only the associated user with read/write access to
that folder.)
Note
By default, all users have read/write access to the public folder. You can change the user assignments
or access rights for the public folder.
When you add a user to the list of authorized users for a shared folder or USB disk, that change takes
effect immediately. However, if you remove a user from the list of authorized users, or if you change
the user’s access rights, the change does not take effect until that user disconnects from the shared
folder or USB disk, or shuts down the computer.
To change user access to shared folders and USB disks:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Shared Folders”.
2. In the “Shared folders” list, select the shared folder or USB disk whose user access you want
to change.
3. Click “Assign Access”.
4. If you selected a shared folder or a USB disk to which you previously assigned users, go to
step 5.
If you selected a USB disk to which you did not previously assign users, select the type of user
that you want to assign to this USB disk, and then click “Next”.
The operating system used by the user determines which option you should choose –
“Windows/Mac OS X user (CIFS)” or “Linux/Other Mac user (NFS)”.
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Note
Linux users and Mac users who are not using OS X access shared folders using NFS. In this
environment, access to shared folders is given to entire computers, not to individual users of those
computers. However, in Windows and Mac OS X environments, each computer user can have
individual access to a shared folder.
The page that appears next varies, depending on what type of users can access the shared folder
you selected.
Windows/Mac OS X User (CIFS)
Figure 20. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Windows / Mac OS X)
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Linux/Other Mac User (NFS)
Figure 21. Shared Folders – Access Rights (Linux / Mac OS)
5. Specify which users should be able to access this shared folder or USB disk, and then click
“OK”:
To do this Do this
Allow selected users access to
the shared folder or USB disk
In the “Unauthorized users” list, select the user(s) who should be
able to access the shared resource and then click “Add (Read-Only)”
or “Add (Read/Write)”.
Users with read-only access can only view the files in the shared
resource; users with read/write access can view, add, modify, and
delete folders and files in the shared resource.
Prevent selected users from
accessing the shared folder or
USB disk
In the “Authorized users” list, select the user(s) who should not be
able to access the shared resource and then click “Remove”.
Note
To select multiple, contiguous users, hold down the Shift key and select the first user, then select
the last user. All users between the first and last selected user are selected.
To select multiple, non-contiguous users, hold down the Ctrl key as you select each user.
The selected users move from one list to the other.
Note
To change the access level for a user, select the user in the “Authorized users” list and click “Remove”.
Then select that user in the “Unauthorized users” list and click either “Add (Read- Only)” or “Add
(Read/Write)”, depending on the access level you now want the user to have.
If you created groups (as described in “Adding a Group” on page 38), you can perform this step with
groups as well.
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This page shows all groups and all users. For example, if you created a group named “Group1”,
and added “User2” and “User3” to that group, the “Unauthorized groups” list includes “Group1”,
and the “Unauthorized users” list includes “User2” and “User3”. If you select “Group1” and click
“Add (Read-Only)”, “Group1” moves to the “Authorized groups” list, but “User2” and “User3” do
not move to the “Authorized users” list. This allows you to specify unique access rights for those
users. For example, you could select “User3” and click “Add (Read/Write)”. This would mean that
everyone in “Group1” would have read-only access to the shared folder except “User3”, who would
have read/write access to it.
Deleting a Shared Folder
Once you have created a shared folder, you can delete it at any time. When you delete a shared folder,
any users who are currently accessing it are immediately disconnected from it.
Caution
Deleting a shared folder deletes all the subfolders and files in that shared folder. If you want to delete
only selected subfolders or files, access the shared folder (as described in “Accessing Shared Folders”
on page 27) and delete the desired items.
Note
You cannot delete the “public” folder or any folders created using the home folder in the Console
(which do not appear on the “Shared Folders” page).
You cannot delete the contents of a USB disk using the “Shared Folders” page. To delete its contents,
you must give yourself read/write access to that disk (as described in “Changing User Access to Shared
Folders” on page 41), access the disk (as described in “Accessing Shared Folders” on page 27), and
then delete the desired folders and files.
To remove the USB disk from the storage system, use the Manager to disconnect it (as described
in “Disconnecting USB Devices” on page 48). Then physically unplug the USB disk from the storage
system.
Even after you physically unplug the USB disk, it remains in the “Shared folders” list. This ensures
that you don’t have to re-assign users if you later reconnect the USB disk.
To delete a shared folder:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Shared Folders”.
2. In the “Shared folders” list, select the shared folder that you want to delete.
3. Click “Delete”.
4. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click “OK”.
The shared folder no longer appears in the “Shared Folders” list, and all associated subfolders
and files are deleted.
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Managing Backups
Once the users have used Intel
®
Client Backup and Recovery to back up their computer hard disks
to the storage system (as described in Chapter 5, “Protecting Local Disks”, beginning on page 63),
the “Backups” page displays a list of each computer that has done this, the size of each protected
disk, the date and time of the last four backups, and the backup disk ID (the number used to identify
the backup on both the storage server and on the “Status” page in the Intel
®
Client Backup and
Recovery software).
Figure 22. Managing Backups
If a user ever has to recover a disk using the recovery CD, the user will be prompted for a password to
do so. The user had to provide this password when protecting the disk. However, if the user forgets
it, you can reset the password using the Manager.
In addition, when a user removes protection for a disk, the existing backups are not deleted. The user
can re-use the allocated space for new backups, or you can delete those backups manually using
the Manager.
Changing the Password for Restoring Hard Disks
To change the recovery CD password:
1. In the navigation bar, click “Backups”.
2. In the “Computer name” list, click the name of the computer whose recovery CD password
you want to change.
3. In the “Passwords for Restoring Disks” text box, type the password to use.
This password must be 12–16 characters long.
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4. From the “Backup locations” list, select the storage system to use for backups of this disk or
partition. (The first backup location in the list is selected by default.)
If you want to scan the network for new storage systems, or add a new one manually, click
“Add” and repeat step 3.
If you want to remove a storage system that’s not valid or that you no longer want to use,
select the storage system from the “Backup locations” list, click “Remove”, and then click
“Yes” to confirm the removal. (You can remove a storage system only if it is not currently
being used to protect another disk.)
Once you have selected the desired backup location, click “Next” and go to step 6.
5. If you previously protected this disk and removed protection, specify whether or not you want
to re-use the existing backup or create a new one.
If you select “Re-use the existing backup”, you must select which backup to re-use from the
list. Then click “Next” and go to the next step.
If you select “Create a new backup” and click “Next”, you must select the desired backup
location as described in step 4.
6. Specify when you want backups to occur.
For example, if you want backups to occur every day, select “Daily” from the “Recurrence”
list. If you want backups to occur once a week, select the day of the week from the
“Recurrence” list. Then select the time.
If you don’t want backups to occur automatically, select “Not Scheduled” from the
“Recurrence” list. (The “Time” list appears dimmed.) Backups will occur only when you start
one manually (as described in “Manually Backing up Your Disk” on page 72).
Notes
Only four backups of each protected disk or partition are saved on the storage system, so if you back
up your disk every day, you’ll be able to recover data from only the last four days. If you back up your
disk once a week, you’ll be able to recover data from four weeks ago, but the most recent backup
might be as many as six days old.
Although Intel
®
Client Backup and Recovery is specifically designed to perform backups without
affecting your other computer activities, you might want to schedule backups for a time when they’ll
have the least impact on your system, like during lunch or after business hours (if you leave your
computer running overnight). If you’re protecting multiple disks or partitions, it is recommended that
you schedule each backup to occur at a different time.
Once you complete this wizard, if a backup does not occur at its scheduled time for any reason, a
message will appear, advising you of this and giving you the option to perform the backup immediately
or to wait until the next scheduled backup.
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