Network File Server

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Network File Server

User’s Guide Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

FSV-M3

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview...... 4 Features and Functions ...... 5 Front ...... 5 Rear ...... 6 Prerequisite Knowledge for Using This Server ...... 7 System Requirements...... 7 About This Manual ...... 8 How to Use the Administration Guide...... 8 How to Use the Online Help ...... 8

Chapter 2 Basic Use

Overview...... 9 Basic Installation ...... 9 Installing FSV-Central for M3 ...... 9 Setting Up the Server for Use...... 10 Basic Operations ...... 11 Browser ...... 11 Setting the System Administrator Password...... 14 Setting the Date and Time ...... 14 Setting the System Language ...... 15 Configuring Windows Network Settings ...... 16 Registering Users...... 16 Registering Local Set Users...... 17 Changing the User Password ...... 19 Creating Shares ...... 20 Manual Share Creation...... 20 Automatic Share Creation...... 22 Storing Files and Folders in Shares ...... 24 Access from Windows 95/98/NT...... 24 Access from Windows Me/2000...... 25 Access from Windows XP Professional ...... 27 Access from UNIX/Linux...... 27 Shutting Down/Restarting the System ...... 28 Shutting Down or Restarting the System from the Browser...... 28 LED Indicators ...... 29 Data Backup...... 29

2 Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console

Overview...... 30 System Menu ...... 31 System Settings ...... 31 Date & Time...... 32 Alerts...... 33 Software Update...... 34 Shutdown/Reboot...... 35 Network Menu ...... 36 TCP/IP...... 36 Windows ...... 38 UNIX...... 39 FTP...... 40 SNMP...... 42 Storage Menu...... 42 Device ...... 43 RAID Group...... 47 Share...... 48 User Quotas...... 55 Security Menu ...... 58 Share Folders...... 58 Users...... 59 Status Menu ...... 62 System...... 63 Disk Usage ...... 63 Current Users ...... 63 Login History ...... 64 Event Log...... 65 FSV-M3 Limitations ...... 66 Alerts Table ...... 67 SNMP Traps Table ...... 69

Appendix

Precautions ...... 71 Troubleshooting ...... 71 Specifications ...... 73 Glossary ...... 74 Index ...... 77

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3 Introduction Chapter1

Overview

The FSV-M3 is a dedicated file server that can be connected directly to a network. Because the FSV-M3 is preconfigured for use as a file server, minimal work is necessary to put it into operation. Can be managed through a Web browser (via the Web Administration Console) Operations (such as configuring individual settings, managing users and shares, shutting down the system, etc.) can be controlled remotely through a Web browser. Supports file sharing in Windows and UNIX environments Files can be shared among client computers running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, UNIX, and Linux. Computers with different operating systems can be used to view and edit the same file. Also, you can limit user access to the server and set access permissions for each share.

Chapter 1 Introduction 4 Features and Functions

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A Drive bay door latch Latch used to open and replace the hard drive.

B Drive 0 (HDD 0)

C Drive 1 (HDD 1)

D Drive 2 (HDD 2)

E Drive 3 (HDD 3)

F Power indicator LED Lights up when the power is turned on.

G Power button Lift the cover to access the switch that controls the power to the server.

H Key holes Locks the drive using the supplied HDD tray keys. You can distinguish the locked position from the unlocked position by looking at the key hole, as illustrated here. HDD tray is locked HDD tray is unlocked

Note The drives are locked when the FSV-M3 is shipped from the factory.

I Drive LED Lights up when the drive is accessed or in the standby mode.

Chapter 1 Introduction 5 Rear

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A Cover fasteners Service cover fasteners.

B Power supply connector Plug the provided power cord into this connector.

C Fan Be careful not to block the fan's ventilation holes. If the ventilation holes are blocked, overheating could lead to fire or damage the unit.

D LINK LED Lights up when the FSV-M3 is connected to a Gigabit hub.

E ACT LED Lights up when network activity takes place.

F RS232 serial connector Connector for a UPS device.

G LAN connector (LAN 0, LAN 1) For connecting a 10 Base-T, 100 Base-TX, or 1000 Base-T network cable.

H VGA console connector For maintenance purposes only.

I PS/2 mouse connector For maintenance purposes only.

J PS/2 keyboard connector For maintenance purposes only.

K USB connectors For maintenance purposes only.

L Power cord safety clip Used to prevent the power cord from disconnecting.

Chapter 1 Introduction 6 Prerequisite Knowledge for Using This Server

As a prerequisite for using this server, you should be familiar with computers and networks. For example, you need to understand the following terms. A glossary of technical terms is included at the end of this manual.

• TCP/IP Communication Protocol (IP Address, Domain Name, Host Name, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS, SNMP) • LAN Equipment (Router, HUB, 1000 Base-TX, 100 Base-TX, 10 Base-T) • Internet Software - Electronic Mail (SMTP) -Browser • Computer (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, UNIX, Linux) - Network Settings (Workgroup Name, PDC) - File, Directory (Folder)

System Requirements

The hardware and software required to use this server are as follows. Computer for Setup Prepare a computer that can run one of the following browsers. • Browser Software - Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0 (for Windows) Client Computers Prepare client computers that meet the following requirements. • PC/AT computer meeting the following performance requirements: - Operating system: Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 - LAN port • UNIX/Linux computers meeting the following requirements: - Operating system: UNIX: Solaris 7, Solaris 8 Linux: RedHat 7.1, RedHat 7.2, RedHat 7.3 - LAN port Miscellaneous • Network switch (100/10 Base-T) • 1000 Base-T/100 Base-TX/10 Base-T cable

Chapter 1 Introduction 7 About This Manual

This manual explains how the system administrator should set up the FSV-M3 and make all necessary settings. For detailed information on using the FSV-M3 Administration Console, please refer to the Online Help together with this manual.

How to Use the Administration Guide

Displaying the Administration Guide On the FSV-M3 Administration Console page, point to (Information icon), and then click “Manual” on the menu that appears. The Administration Guide (this document) appears.

For details on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, see Chapter 3, “Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console” (page 30). Quitting the Administration Guide Click the “Close” button of Adobe Acrobat Reader or your browser. (Example: in Windows)

How to Use the Online Help

Displaying the Online Help To display the Online Help for an individual screen of the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click on the upper-right corner of the screen.

Quitting the Online Help Click the “Close” button of your browser. (Example: in Windows)

Chapter 1 Introduction 8 Basic Use Chapter2

Overview

This chapter explains the basic server configuration, user registration, and share creation required to enable use of the server. For details about individual items on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, see Chapter 3, “Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console” (page 30).

Basic Installation

Make sure you have the following items before you connect the FSV-M3 to the network.

x Ethernet connection (at least 1)

x TCP/IP network

x Cat-5 cables

x Windows client computer running FSV-Central for M3

x Client computer with Web browser (Windows Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0)

Installing FSV-Central for M3

The default static IP address of the FSV-M3 is 192.168.0.100. If you need to change the IP address, you must install FSV-Central for M3 on a PC that is connected to the same network as the FSV-M3. For details about how to install FSV-Central for M3, refer to the Installation Guide.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 9 Setting Up the Server for Use

Once the server is connected to the network, perform the following setup procedure to allow users to access the server.

1 Set the system administrator password (page 14). The administrator password is extremely important for system security. Be sure to set the system administrator password before performing the following setup.

2 Set the date and time (page 14).

3 Specify the default language (page 15).

4 Configure the settings according to the operating system. Configure the settings according to the operating system of the client computer. • Configure settings for Windows (page 38). Configure Windows network-related settings, such as the workgroup name. • Configure settings for UNIX (page 39). Configure NFS-related settings.

5 Register users (page 16). Register the users who will be using the server. By integrating the FSV-M3 into a Windows Domain System, you can administer users using a domain controller. For details, see Chapter 3, “Windows” (page 38).

6 Create shares (page 20). Create shares that will be accessed by the users. You can create user shares automatically by using the automatic share creation function. For details, see Chapter 3, “Automatic Share Creation” (page 51).

Chapter 2 Basic Use 10 Basic Operations

A Web browser is used to perform basic administrative operations.

Browser

Access the FSV-M3 Administration Console through a browser. On the FSV- M3 Top Page you can see the “Change User Password” and “Administrator Login” menus. When you click “Administrator Login”, the FSV-M3 Administration Console (menu exclusively for administrators) appears. You must enter the administrator password. The administrator password is not necessary to change the user password.

For details on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, see to Chapter 3, “Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console” (page 30).

Caution Make sure your browser is JavaScript enabled. With Internet Explorer 5.0, select “Tools”- “Internet Options” - “Security” - “Custom Level” - “Scripting” - “Active Scripting” - “Enable”.

You can perform the following operations by accessing the FSV-M3 Administration Console through your Web browser. • Configure TC/IP settings • Configure system settings • Change or set the system administrator password • Manage users • Manage shares • Configure RAID • Check the server status • Restart and shut down the system • Update the system software

Making Settings and Administering with a Browser Use a browser to access and use the FSV-M3 Administration Console.

1 Start the browser on the client computer.

2 Enter “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/” in the “Address” or “Location” box (where “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” is the IP address of the server).

Notes • The SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT page appears the first time you access the FSV-M3 Top Page. • Part of the software installed on the FSV-M3 uses GPL/LGPL software. It is not covered by the clauses of the software license agreement to which you agreed. You are permitted to obtain, modify, and redistribute its source code. For details, refer to “GPL/LPGL” supplied with the FSV- M3.

3 After reading the software license agreement, click “Agree” and the FSV- M3 Top Page appears.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 11 The FSV-M3 Top Page appears.

4 Click “Administrator Login”. A dialog box allowing you to enter the user name and password appears.

Note Each time you access the FSV-M3 Administration Console, you must enter the user name and password. The default user name is “admin” and the default password is “sony”.

5 Enter “admin” in the “User Name” box, and then enter “sony” in the “Password” box.

6 Click “OK”.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 12 The FSV-M3 Administration Console appears.

7 Point at a menu and a shortcut menu appears. Click the command that you want to use. The corresponding page appears. (Example) The “Network” - “TCP/IP” page

8 To return to the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click the (home) icon.

Note Sony strongly recommends that you change the system administrator password when you access the FSV-M3 Administration Console for the first time. For information on how to set the administrator password, see “Setting the System Administrator Password” (page 14) in this chapter.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 13 Setting the System Administrator Password

The administrator password is extremely important for system security. When you access the FSV-M3 Administration Console for the first time, be sure to change the system administrator password before configuring the settings. Furthermore, guard the administrator password carefully.

Set or change the system administrator password through the FSV-M3 Administration Console.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Change Admin Password”. The “Change Admin Password” page appears.

2 In the “Current Admin Password” box, enter the current administrator password.

3 In the “New Admin Password” box, enter a new password of five or more alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

4 In the “Confirm Admin Password” box, re-enter the new password.

5 Click the “Submit” button.

Note You cannot change the administrator name (“admin”).

Setting the Date and Time

Before using this server, set the date and time.

Caution Make sure that the date and time are the same for all client computers and the server. If the date and time are not the same, files may be mistakenly overwritten or other problems occur.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Date & Time”.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 14 The “Date & Time” page appears.

2 Configure the items below. Date Select the date as Year/Month/Day (2003/11/25). Time Select the time as Hours/Minutes (13:30). Time Zone Select the local time zone from the list.

3 Click the “Submit” button. The information set above is reflected in the “Date & Time” page.

Setting the System Language

Before beginning to use the FSV-M3, make sure that you specify the system language of the client computer used to access the server.

Warning If you change this setting, file and share names may be displayed incorrectly, or may no longer be accessible. Also, if you use the server and then change this setting, files and shares created before the change may no longer be accessible.

Note The only available languages are English and Japanese.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “System Settings”.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 15 The “System Settings” page appears.

2 Select “English” in the “Language for File and Folder names” list.

3 Click the “Submit” button. The setting is reflected in the “System Settings” page.

Configuring Windows Network Settings

When using this server through Windows, you must configure the Windows settings in the FSV-M3 Administration Console. To configure the settings, in the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “Windows”. For information about how to configure the settings, see “Windows” in Chapter 3, “Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console” (page 30).

Registering Users

Registration is required for those users who want to access this file server. This section explains how to register and administer users. A user name and password is required for persons to access the shares on the file server via HTTP, CIFS (Windows Network), or FTP (Internet File Transfer Protocol).

Note The NFS (Network File Service) protocol does not have provisions to allow authentication and authorization at a user level. NFS clients are authorized at the client's IP address level. Thus, any user who has access to an authorized NFS client has access to shares on the file server.

For the other access protocols (CIFS, FTP, HTTP), there are two sets of users that can access the file server. •Local set This set contains users that are registered manually and appear in the server’s user list. These are referred to as “local set users”. They are maintained from “Security” - “Users”. These users can change their passwords from the FSV- M3 Top Page.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 16 • Windows set This set contains users maintained on a Windows Primary Domain Controller. They appear when the FSV-M3 is used in combination with a Windows domain. These are referred to as “Windows set users”. You cannot create, modify, or delete these users from “Security” - “Users”. Because the FSV-M3 does not maintain the passwords of these users, change the password with the PDC. Indications in the “Users” Page In the “Users” page of the Security menu, each user set is represented as follows in the Source column ([S]: user registration location). • If the user is a local set user: L (Local; the user is registered on the FSV-M3) • If the user is a Windows set user: R (Remote; the user is registered in the PDC).

Note You can configure the settings needed to use the FSV-M3 in combination with a Windows domain from “Network” - “Windows”. For details, see “Network Menu” (page 36) in Chapter 3, “Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console”.

Registering Local Set Users

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Security” - “Users”. The “Users” page appears.

2 Click “Add User”. The “Add User” page appears.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 17 3 Enter the items below. User Name Enter a user name of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

Important When registering users from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, be sure to enter the same user name as the user's Windows logon name. Full Name Enter the full name of the user using up to 49 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Password Enter a user password of five or more alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Confirm Password Re-enter the same password.

Note Local users can change their own passwords. For details, see “Changing the User Password” (page 19). Grant admin rights Select this check box if you want to grant this user administrative rights to the server.

Important Users to whom you grant administrative rights have access to all the functions of the FSV-M3 and can perform all the operations explained in this document. Exercise care before granting administrative rights to a user.

4 Click the “Submit” button. This uploads the new user registration data to the “Users” page on the server.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 18 Changing the User Password

Users can change their own passwords.

1 Start the browser on a computer.

2 Enter “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/” in the “Address” or “Location” box (where “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” is the IP address of the server). The FSV-M3 Top Page appears.

3 Click “Change User Password”. The “Change User Password” page appears.

4 In the “User Name” box, enter the name of a registered user.

5 In the “Current Password” box, enter the current password.

6 In the “New Password” box, enter a new password of five or more alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

7 In the “Confirm Password” box, re-enter the new password.

8 Click the “Submit” button. A message appears indicating that settings are complete.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 19 Creating Shares

Users can create shares on the server using the FSV-M3 Administration Console. Users can create files and folders in the shares they create. There are two ways of creating shares.

Manual share creation The system administrator can create shares manually with the FSV-M3 Administration Console.

Automatic share creation The system creates a default share for each user when the user accesses a specific URL through a Web browser. The shares created this way belong to their specific users, but use the default permissions defined by the system administrator. For details about the automatic creation of shares, see “Automatic Share Creation” (page 22).

Manual Share Creation

Create shares manually through the FSV-M3 Administration Console as follows.

1 Click “Storage” - “Share” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console. The “Share” page appears.

2 Click “Create Share”. The “Create Share” page appears.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 20 3 Select the RAID group of the share that you want to create.

Note The RAID group name varies depending on the RAID configuration as follows. • If the RAID configuration is RAID 5 (default), only one RAID group name appears. This name is “VOLUME”. • If the RAID configuration is RAID 1, two RAID group names appear. These names are “VOLUME 0” and “VOLUME 1”. For details about changing the RAID group configuration, see “RAID Group” (page 47). For details about the automatic creation of shares, see “Automatic Share Creation” (page 51).

4 Click the “Continue” button. The following page appears.

5 Configure the following settings. Share Name The share name is a string of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

Caution • You cannot assign share names that have already been assigned. Further, the FSV-M3 does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters. (Example: “abc,” “ABC,” and “Abc” are all recognized as the same name.) • When using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows NT, enter the share name as up to 11 alphanumeric characters. Description Enter a description of up to 256 alphanumeric characters regarding the share. For details about permissible characters, see Chapter 3, “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 21 Note These attributes may conflict with file permissions used by UNIX/Linux clients. Do not select this check box if these shares are used by UNIX/ Linux clients. Web (HTTP) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from a Web browser. UNIX (NFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible to UNIX/Linux clients. FTP Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible through FTP.

6 Click the “Create Share” button. The settings are reflected in the “Share” page.

7 Set share security. For details about how to set share security, see “Setting Share Folder Security” (page 58).

Automatic Share Creation

The FSV-M3 can be configured to automatically create shares. Shares are created when users access a specific URL for the first time through a Web browser. The shares are given the name of the users.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console click “Storage” - “Share”. The “Share” page appears.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 22 2 Click “Auto Share”. The “Auto Share” page appears.

3 Configure the following settings. Activate Auto Share Select this check box if you want the FSV-M3 to create shares automatically. Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.

Note These attributes may conflict with file permissions used by UNIX/Linux clients. Do not select this check box if these shares are used by UNIX/ Linux clients. Web (HTTP) Because this item is absolutely necessary for automatic share creation, you cannot clear this check box. UNIX (NFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible to UNIX/Linux clients. FTP Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible through FTP.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 23 4 Click the “Submit” button. Shares are created the first time users access a specific URL through a Web browser (see “Important”, below). The shares are given the name of the users. (See the note below.)

Important A share is created for a user when the user accesses the URL below. The share is given the name of the user.

URL http://HOSTNAME_or_IP/home/user name HOSTNAME_or_IP: host name or IP address of the FSV-M3. user name: name of the user registered on the FSV-M3.

(Example) If the user name is “tiger”, then the URL is: http://HOSTNAME_or_IP/home/tiger

Notes • To access your share, enter the your user name as follows in the password authentication dialog box. - Local set users: user name - Windows set users: domain name\user name • Because the share is given the same name as the user, if the user name exceeds 12 characters, so does the share name. However, shares with names of more than 12 characters cannot be accessed with Windows 95, 98, Me, or NT. For details, see “Share” (page 48).

Storing Files and Folders in Shares

Files and folders (directories) can be created in shares created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. Also, the manner in which shares are accessed varies depending on the operating system of the client computer.

Caution When there is a sudden loss of power to the unit due to a power failure or turning the unit off improperly, stored files or files being edited may be damaged. Make sure you back up your data frequently. For more details regarding backup, see “Data Backup” (page 29).

Access from Windows 95/98/NT

1 Double-click Network Computer on the desktop.

2 Double-click Entire Network. For Windows NT, double-click Microsoft Windows Network. The workgroup to which the FSV-M3 is assigned appears. If a new workgroup has been set, it may take some time before the workgroup appears. If the workgroup does not appear, proceed to step 4.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 24 3 Double-click the workgroup. The server appears. Proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, proceed to step 4.

4 When the workgroup or server does not appear, search for it using the following procedure. (1) Click the “Start” button, then click “Search” - “Other Computers”. (2) Enter the host name of the server in the “Name” box, then click “Start Searching”. The host name of the server can be checked from the FSV-M3 Administration Console or in Control Panel. (3) If the server is found, proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, proceed to step 5.

5 Proceed as follows if the above is unsuccessful. (1) Double-click My Computer on the desktop. (2) In the Address bar of the My Computer window, enter two backslashes (\\) followed by the host name of the server. Example: \\fsvm3 (3) Press the “Enter” key of your keyboard. (4) If the server is found, proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, click “Network” - “Windows” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, and confirm that the parameters are suitable for your network environment.

6 Double-click the server. (1) The user name/password input dialog box appears (with Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me, the password input dialog box appears). Enter the user name and password created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. (This dialog box may not always appear.) When the password is authenticated, the registered shares (folders) appear. (2) Click the desired share (folder). The folders and files stored in the share appear.

Notes • If the user was not created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, password authentication fails. Furthermore, when you access the server through Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me and the logon name differs from the user name created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, password authentication also fails. • If the parameters in “Network” - “Windows” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console are not suitable for your network environment, password authentication fails.

Access from Windows Me/2000

1 Double-click My Network Places on the desktop.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 25 2 Double-click Entire Network. For Windows 2000, click Entire Contents, then click Microsoft Windows Network. The workgroup to which the FSV-M3 is assigned appears. If a new workgroup has been set, it may take some time before the workgroup appears. If the workgroup does not appear, proceed to step 4.

3 Double-click the workgroup. The server appears. Proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, proceed to step 4.

4 When the workgroup or server does not appear, search for it using the following procedure. (1) Click the “Start” button, then click “Search” - “For Files or Folders”. (2) In the “Search for other items” column, click “Computers”. (3) Enter the host name of the server in the “Computer Name” box, then click “Search Now”. The host name of the server can be checked from the FSV-M3 Administration Console or in the Control Panel. (4) If the server is found, proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, proceed to step 5.

5 Proceed as follows if the above is unsuccessful. (1) Double-click My Computer on the desktop. (2) In the Address bar of the My Computer window, enter two backslashes (\\) followed by the host name of the server. (Example) \\fsvm3 (3) Press the “Enter” key of your keyboard. (4) If the server is found, proceed to step 6. If the server does not appear, click “Network” - “Windows” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, and confirm that the parameters are suitable for your network environment.

6 Double-click the server. (1) The user name and password input dialog box appears (with Windows Me, the password input dialog box appears). Enter the user name and password created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. (This dialog box may not always appear.) When the password is authenticated, the registered shares (folders) appear. (2) Double-click the desired share (folder). The folders and files stored in the share appear.

Notes • If the user was not created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, password authentication fails. Furthermore, when you access the server through Windows Me and the logon name differs from the user name created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, password authentication also fails. • If the parameters in “Network” - “Windows” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console are not suitable for your network environment, password authentication fails.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 26 Access from Windows XP Professional

1 Click the “Start” button, then click “Search”.

2 Under “What do you want to search for?”, click “Computers or people”. (1) Click “A computer on the network”. (2) Enter the host name of the server in “Computer name”, and then click “Search”. You can find the host name of the server on the FSV-M3 Administration Console. If the server is found, proceed to step 4.

3 Proceed as follows if the above is unsuccessful. (1) Click the “Start” button, then click “My Computer”. (2) In the Address bar of the My Computer window, enter two backslashes (\\) followed by the host name of the server. (Example) \\fsvm3 (3) Press the “Enter” key of your keyboard. (4) If the server is found, proceed to step 4. If the server does not appear, click “Network” - “Windows” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console, and confirm that the parameters are suitable for your network environment.

4 Double-click the server. (1) The user name and password input dialog box appears. Enter the user name and password created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. (This dialog box may not always appear.) When the password is authenticated, the registered shares (folders) appear. (2) Double-click the desired share (folder). The folders and files stored in the share appear.

Notes • If the user was not created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, password authentication fails. • If the parameters in “Network” - “Windows” on the FSV-M3 Administration Console are not suitable for your network environment, password authentication fails. If the parameters are correct but password authentication still fails, restart Windows XP.

Access from UNIX/Linux

All shares are created under the /home directory. Mount them as follows:

(Example) To mount a share to the /mnt directory on the client

mount -t nfs :/home/ / mnt

Mounting procedures vary depending on the operating system.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 27 Shutting Down/Restarting the System

The system can be shut down with the browser.

Caution • After the system is shut down, the server power goes off automatically. • When shutting down the system, do not use the power switch. • When the system shuts down, all services running on the server are forcibly terminated. Before shutting down the system, make sure that there are no users currently accessing the server. If you shut down the system while a file is being edited, the contents of the file may be damaged.

Shutting Down or Restarting the System from the Browser

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Shutdown/ Reboot”. The “Shutdown/Reboot” page appears.

2 To shut down the server, click the “Shutdown” button. To reboot the server, click the “Reboot” button. Approximately 60 seconds later, the system shuts down. After the system shuts down, the server power goes off automatically.

Forcibly Shutting Down the FSV-M3 in an Emergency In the case of an emergency, you can shut down the FSV-M3 by pressing the power switch for at least four seconds. However, keep in mind that shutting down the server in this manner may damage the file system. If this happens, the file system will attempt to repair itself the next time the FSV- M3 starts. (The more data on the FSV-M3, the longer the file system takes to repair itself.) If the file system cannot repair itself, some or all the data may be lost. Therefore, never shut down the FSV-M3 using the power switch, other than in an emergency.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 28 LED Indicators

There are the LED indicators on the front and rear on the FSV-M3 that indicate its operational status.

Front

LED Green Amber Status Power On Off The power is on and unit is ready to operate. Off Off The power is off. On On The system is in the process of powering up or shutting down. HDD On Off The HDD is being accessed. Off On The HDD is in the idle state. Off Off The hard disk can be safely removed. For details about how to replace a hard disk, see “Replacing a Hard Disk” (page 43).

Notes • When you are continuously accessing the HDD for some time, the LED indicator lights green continuously. When you access the HDD sporadically, the LED indicator alternates between green and amber. • To replace a hard disk, be sure to perform the procedure outlined in “Replacing a Hard Disk” (page 43). Rear

LED On Off LINK The FSV-M3 is connected to an The FSV-M3 is not connected (Green) active Gigabit ethernet hub. to an active Gigabit Ethernet hub. ACT There is activity on the network. There is no activity on the (Green) network.

Data Backup

The data stored on the server can be copied to other computers connected to the network for backup. Sony recommends that you periodically back up data as a precaution against the unlikely occurrence of problems.

Caution Sony does not bear any responsibility for partial or total loss of data due to hard disk malfunctions of or mishandling by users.

Chapter 2 Basic Use 29 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console Chapter3

Overview

The FSV-M3 Administration Console can be used to configure and operate the server. This chapter explains each menu on the FSV-M3 Administration Console. For information on how to access the FSV-M3 Administration Console through a browser, see “Browser” (page 11) in Chapter 2, “Basic Use”.

The following menus are included in the FSV-M3 Administration Console. •System Menu Used to perform system-related operations such as shutting down and rebooting the system, as well as update the system software. •Network Menu Used to configure TCP/IP and other network settings. • Storage Menu Used to administer devices and shares. • Security Menu Used to manage user and share security. •Status Menu Used to view general system info, disk usage, current users, login history, etc.

Caution Make sure that your browser is JavaScript enabled. With Internet Explorer 5.0, select “Tools” - “Internet Options” - “Security” - “Custom Level” - “Scripting” - “Active Scripting” - “Enable”.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 30 System Menu

On the System menu, you can configure, update, and shutdown/reboot the system.

The System menu consists of the following items. • System Settings •Date & Time •Alerts Used to specify an e-mail address and server to which automatic e-mail notification is sent when an error occurs in the system. • Software Update Used to update the software of the FSV-M3 with new features or patches. • Shutdown/Reboot Used to shut down and/or reboot the system. • Change Admin Password Used to change the administrator password.

System Settings

Use this item to set the host name, modify the UPS setting, as well as specify the language of your system.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “System Settings”. The “System Settings” page appears.

2 Configure the following settings. Host Name Specify the host name here. The default host name is “FSVM3_xxxxxx”. “xxxxxx” represents the MAC address (six digits) of the FSV-M3 network card.

Notes • Make sure that you do not enter a host name that already exists on the network. Enter a name that already exists on the network does not generate error messages, but may be the cause of malfunctions. • Enter the host name as up to 64 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 31 Enable APC UPS Specify whether you want UPS to be active. If you activate this setting, specify the system shutdown time from power interruption. Language for File and Folder names Select the used by your system to display file and folder names.

3 Click the “Submit” button for changes to take effect.

Note If you change the host name, it is necessary to reboot the server.

Date & Time

Use this item to set the date and time.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Date & Time”. The “Date & Time” page appears.

2 Configure the items below. Date Select the date as Year/Month/Day (2003/11/25). Time Select the time as Hours/Minutes (13:30). Time Zone Select the local time zone from the list.

3 Click the “Submit” button. The information set above is reflected in the “Date & Time” page.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 32 Alerts

Use this item to configure e-mail and SNMP notification of specified event traps. Traps are available for various errors that may occur during operation.

Note For details about e-mail alerts, see “Alerts Table” (page 67). For details about SNMP traps, see “SNMP Traps Table” (page 69).

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Alerts”. The “Alerts” page appears.

2 Activate e-mail notification of system errors. Enable Alerts Select “Yes” if you want to receive e-mail notifications of system errors. SMTP Server IP When “Enable Alerts” is set to “Yes”, enter the SMTP server IP address. Recipient When “Enable Alerts” is set to “Yes”, enter the e-mail address of the recipient of the e-mail notifications. You can enter several e-mail addresses in this box. To do so, separate addresses with a comma. You can enter up to 80 alphanumeric characters (commas included) in this box.

3 Activate SNMP alerts. Enable Traps Select “Yes” if you want to receive trap setting messages by SNMP. Trap Host IP When “Enable Traps” is set to “Yes”, enter the trap host IP address. Community When “Enable Alerts” is set to “Yes”, enter the SNMP community name.

4 Select which events you want to be notified of by e-mail and/or SNMP. When server reboots You are notified when the server reboots.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 33 When hard drive fails You are notified when a hard disk malfunctions. When RAID group rebuilds You are notified when the RAID group rebuilds. When RAID group is full You are notified when the user data of RAID group reaches 100%. When RAID reconfiguration completes You are notified when the reconfiguration of a RAID is complete. When hardware monitor abnormal You are notified when the hardware monitor is behaving abnormally. When UPS power failed or restored You are notified when UPS is connected and it detects a power failure and when the power is restored after a power failure.

5 Click the “Submit” button. A message appears indicating that the settings are complete.

6 Click “OK”.

Note When all the necessary settings are completed in the “Alerts” page, click “Send Test Alert” to send an alert and SNMP trap test.

Software Update

Use this item to install software updates with new features or software patches.

Caution • Never install or update software other than that distributed by Sony for the FSV-M3. Installing or updating other software may destroy data or damage the system. • Before you update the software, make sure that no users are currently accessing the server. You can check for active users with “Current Users” on the Status menu. If any users are found, instruct them to disconnect from the server. • Operation of the server is not assured if the update is not installed from a Sony package file.

1 Copy the package file (distributed by Sony) to the hard disk of the computer.

Caution Enter a copy destination that does not contain any of the following characters in the “Software File” box of the screen in step 2. Hyphens “-”, underscores “_”, or position markers (in Windows, “\” and “:”).

(Example) C:\Windows\temp

Note Download the package file from the StorStation Web site (http://www.sony.co.jp/en/Products/storagesolution/)

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 34 2 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Software Update”. The “Software Update” page appears.

3 Click “Browse” and specify the package file copied to the hard disk of the computer in step 1, then click “Open”.

4 Click the “Update” button.

5 When the confirmation message appears, click “OK”. The software update process starts. Do not perform any operations until the update is complete.

When the update is complete, a message appears indicating that the update was completed successfully. Some software display a message that prompt you to restart the system. In this case, restart the system by following the instructions of the message.

6 When the software update is complete, confirm that it was properly updated by verifying “Current OS Version” in the “Software Update” page. • If you need to reboot the system, confirm once the system has restarted. • If you do no need to reboot the system, click the “Refresh” button of your browser.

Shutdown/Reboot

In “Shutdown/Reboot”, the system can be shut down or restarted.

Caution • After the system shuts down, the server power goes off automatically. • When shutting down the system, do not use the power switch. • When the system shuts down, all services running on the server are forcibly terminated. Before shutting down the system, make sure that no users are currently accessing the server. If you shut down the system while a file is being edited, the contents of the file may be damaged.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “System” - “Shutdown/ Reboot”.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 35 The “Shutdown/Reboot” page appears.

2 To shut down the server, click the “Shutdown” button. To reboot the server, click on the “Reboot” button. The Shutdown/Reboot confirmation page appears.

3 Click the “OK” button. Approximately 60 seconds later, the system shuts down. After the system shuts down, the server power goes off automatically.

Network Menu

In the Network menu, you can configure TCP/IP and other network settings.

The Network menu consists of the following items. •TCP/IP Used to configure TCP/IP network settings. • Windows Used to configure settings for clients using the CIFS protocol. •UNIX Used to configure settings for UNIX/Linux based clients using NFS protocol. •FTP Used to configure File Transfer Protocol for published shares. •SNMP Used to configure settings for the SNMP agent.

TCP/IP

Use this item to make TCP/IP network settings.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “TCP/IP”.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 36 The “TCP/IP” page appears.

Note Depending on the settings of your Web browser, the pages displayed previously may be cached. Update the contents of the page that you are viewing to view the latest information.

2 Configure the items below. IP Address Enter the IP address.

Caution • Enter an IP address only after confirming that there are no other machines with the same IP address on the same network. No error message is displayed to alert you if there is more than one machine with the same parameters set. Take care not to set the same parameters as another machine, as this can result in malfunction. • Because of IP address allocation restrictions, some addresses cannot be set. Even if they are set, they are not applied by the system. (Example) 244.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 etc. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask.

Caution Because of subnet mask allocation restrictions, some values cannot be set. Even if they are set, they are not applied by the system. IP Broadcast Enter the IP broadcast address. Default Gateway Enter the default gateway address.

Note If this setting is not necessary, leave it blank. Domain Name Server Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 37 Note If this setting is not necessary, leave it blank. Domain Name Enter a domain name of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). MAC Address Displays the server’s internal network card MAC address (hardware address). However, regardless of what network port the FSV-M3 is physically connected to (LAN 0 or LAN 1), the MAC address displayed is that of the NIC corresponding to LAN 0.

3 Click the “Submit” button. The settings are applied.

Note Any changes on this page will cause all the file server protocols (CIFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP) to be restarted. Any file access connections will be disrupted. Please ensure that no users are currently accessing shares.

Windows

Configure these settings for clients using Windows computers.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “Windows”. The “Windows” page appears.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 38 2 Configure the items below.

Note The CIFS file server is always enabled. When this screen is updated, the CIFS file server is restarted to use the new information. Workgroup/Domain Name Enter a workgroup or domain name of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). WINS Server When using the server on multiple subnets, enter the IP address of the WINS server that you want to browse. If you do not want to browse a WINS Server, leave this box empty. Join Domain Select this check box if you want to join a Windows domain and let the domain controller perform user authentication. PDC IP/Name This is the IP address or name of the primary domain controller. PDC Administrator Name Enter the name of the PDC administrator here. PDC Administrator Password Enter the password of the PDC administrator here.

3 Click the “Submit” button. The settings are reflected in the “Windows” page.

Caution Clicking the “Submit” button restarts the Windows network service. Confirm that there are no users currently accessing the server before clicking “Submit”.

UNIX

Configure these settings for clients using UNIX/Linux computers. In “UNIX”, you can start or stop the NFS (Network File System) service and configure NFS settings.

Caution Before changing settings on this menu, you must first make shares accessible through UNIX/Linux from “Storage” - “Share”. For details, see “Share” (page 48). All the shares made accessible in this way are affected by the settings in the “UNIX” page.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “UNIX”.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 39 The “UNIX” page appears.

2 Configure the following items. Enabled Select “Yes” to enable the NFS service on the file server.

Important If you select “Yes” and do not specify addresses for “Valid client addresses or subnet addresses”, all the shares can be mounted from client computers. If you do not plan to use shares through client computers, make sure that you select “No”. Valid client addresses or subnet addresses Enter the IP address of computers or subnets that are authorized to access shares. Enter subnet addresses as follows. (Example) If the subnet is “192.168.5”, enter [192].[168].[5].[*]

Note You can specify a maximum of five addresses.

3 Click the “Submit” button.

Mounting Shares on Client Computers To mount shares on a UNIX or Linux computer, follow the example that follows:

mount -t nfs :/home/ / mnt

Note If you want to access shares through an NFS client, you must set the server security to “Public Access” in the Security menu. For details about share security, see “Setting Share Folder Security” (page 58).

FTP

Configure these settings for clients using the FTP protocol.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “FTP”.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 40 The “FTP” page appears.

2 Configure the following items. Enabled Select “Yes” if you want to allow the shares on the server to be accessed through FTP. Allow Anonymous Select “Yes” to allow guests to access the file server. Guests are users that have not been registered and have no authentication rights. The shares accessible to anonymous users are determined by the settings in the “Security” - “Share Folders”. If a share is set for public access, anonymous users can access it. For details, see “Setting Share Folder Security” (page 58).

3 Click the “Submit” button.

Accessing Shares Through FTP Access shares through FTP by performing the following. FTP access with a Web browser Type “ftp:///home/” in the Address or Location box of your browser. FTP access with a text console

1 Type “ftp ”, and then press the Enter key.

2 Type you password. When your password is authenticated, the following appears.

ftp>

3 Using the change directory command (cd), access the share that you want. For example,

ftp>cd/home/

Caution Japanese files and folders names are saved using the EUC character code. Depending on the software used by your FTP client, some file and/or folder names may not be displayed properly.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 41 SNMP

Configure these settings for the SNMP agent.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Network” - “SNMP”. The “SNMP” page appears.

2 Configure the following items. Enable SNMP Agent Select the “Yes” radio button to enable the SNMP agent on the file server. SNMP Community Name Enter the SNMP community name. System Contact Enter the system contact name. System Location Enter the system location.

Note For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

3 Click the “Submit” button.

Storage Menu

Use the Storage menu to change hard disks on the fly, configure RAID groups, manage shares, etc.

The Storage menu consists of the following items. •Device Verify the status of the hard disk, and if it is malfunctioning, you can replace it on the fly. • RAID Group Used to configure RAID. •Share Used to create, delete, and modify shares, as well as activate/deactivate automatic share creation.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 42 •User Quotas Used to control user disk space allocation.

Device

Verify the status of the hard disk, and if it is malfunctioning, you can replace it on the fly.

Verifying the Status of a Hard Disk

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “Device”. The “Device” page appears.

The “Device” page displays information about the status of the hard disks in the server. HDD Number Displays the hard disk location. Model Displays the hard disk model name. Size Displays the capacity of the hard disk. Status Displays the current status of the hard disk. In Use [5/5]: Operating normally. (Background color is white.) In Use [x/5] (x<5): There is a problem with a partition of the hard disk. (Background color is yellow.) Inactive: The hard disk was removed using “Hotremove”.

Important Each FSV-M3 hard disk has five partitions. The numbers in brackets next to “In Use” represent these partitions. • When you see [5/5], all the partitions of the hard disk are normal. • When you see [x/5] (x<5), x partitions are normal and the remaining 5-x partitions are problematic. Because the FSV-M3 uses RAID configuration (RAID 1 and RAID 5), even if some hard disk partitions are problematic, the FSV-M3 can still operate normally at reduced performance levels. Therefore, it is important that you replace a hard disk when a problem arises with a partition by performing the procedure outlined in “Replacing a Hard Disk,” below.

Replacing a Hard Disk If a FSV-M3 hard disk malfunctions, you can replace it on the fly, while the server is running.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 43 1 Prepare a new hard disk.

2 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “Device”. The “Device” page appears.

You can quickly ascertain when a problem arises with a hard disk, as the Status column shows [x/5] (x<5) and the background color is yellow.

3 Click the hard disk that you need to replace in the “HDD Number” column. The “Device Detail” page appears.

When a problem arises with a hard disk the Status column shows [x/5] (x<5) and the background color is yellow.

4 Click the “Hotremove” button. The “Hotswap” page appears.

5 Click the “Continue” button.

6 When the following page appears, wait until the LED indicator goes off.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 44 When it is safe to remove the hard disk, the following screen appears. The Status column displays “Inactive”.

Note Do not remove the hard disk before the LED indicator goes out and “Inactive” appears on the screen. If you do so, the entire system may cease to function. Further, if you do not complete the replacement of the hard disk with hotswap correctly, the data on the hard disks may be damaged.

7 Unlock the hard disk using the provided key, raise the hard disk handle, and then pull it to remove the hard disk.

8 Insert the new hard disk, insert it, and then lock it in place using the provided key.

9 Click the “Hotadd” button. The “Hotswap” page appears.

10 Click the “Continue” button. The following screen appears and the FSV-M3 front LED indicator lights amber.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 45 The RAID recovery begins and the “Device Detail” page appears. “recovering” appears in the Status column and the background color is yellow.

When the recovery is complete, the Status returns to “In Use [5/5]”, which completes the hard disk replacement.

Notes Observe the following when replacing a hard disk with the procedure above. • When you have physically replaced a hard disk, you MUST perform the procedure above from step 9 (perform the hotadd procedure). If you fail to do so, you will be unable to use the new hard disk. Further, if you fail to perform the hotadd procedure and restart the FSV-M3, problems may arise and your data be damaged. • Do not use hard disks other than the ones specified by Sony. Using such hard disks may prevent the FSV-M3 from starting and/or damage your data. • Do not change the order of hard disks. Changing the order of the hard disks can damage the data on the FSV-M3. • Failing to replace a damaged hard disk before shutting down, turning off, or restarting the FSV-M3 may prevent it from starting and/or damage your data. • It is impossible to restore the system if two or more hard disks malfunction or are pulled out of the FSV-M3 simultaneously. • It is impossible to replace a hard disk with hotswap when the system is performing a RAID recovery. • Depending on the nature of the hard disk problem, you may not be able to search for some items with the system. • Do not use hotswap to replace a hard disk when the system is starting or being accessed. Recommendations • Replace a hard disk as soon as it develops a problem. However, make sure that no one is accessing the system before proceeding. • Replace hard disks with new hard disks.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 46 RAID Group

Change the RAID configuration.

By default, the RAID level is “RAID 5”, which means that all four hard disks are viewed as one big storage area. If you want the system to view the hard disks as two storage areas, change the setting to “RAID 1”.

Caution When you change the RAID configuration, all the user data on the server are deleted. Automatic share creation is also deactivated. If you want to reactivate automatic share creation, click “Storage” - “Share” and reactivate the function. For details about this procedure, see Chapter 2, “Automatic Share Creation” (page 22).

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “RAID Group”. The “RAID Group” page appears.

2 Click “Change RAID Configuration”. The “Change RAID Configuration” page appears.

3 Click the “Continue” button.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 47 The following page appears.

4 Enter the administrator password, and then click the “Continue” button. The following page appears.

5 Select “RAID 1”, and then click the “Continue” button. A confirmation message appears.

6 Click “Yes”. All the data on the server is deleted and settings are reset. Resetting may take up to one hour.

Note It is also possible to change the RAID configuration from RAID 1 to RAID 5. Doing so also deletes all the user data on the server.

Create and delete shares, as well as configuring access settings. There are two methods for creating shares. • Manual share creation The system administrator can create shares manually with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. • Automatic share creation The system creates a default share for users when they access a specific URL through a Web browser and pass user authentication. The shares created this way belong to their specific users, but use the default permissions defined by the system administrator.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 48 Manual Share Creation Create shares manually through the FSV-M3 Administration Console as follows.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “Share”. The “Share” page appears.

2 Click “Create Share”. The “Create Share” page appears.

3 Select the RAID group the share that you want to create.

4 Click the “Continue” button.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 49 The following page appears.

5 Configure the following settings. Share Name The share name is a string of up to 80 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

Caution • You cannot assign share names that have already been assigned. Further, the FSV-M3 does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters. (Example: “abc,” “ABC,” and “Abc” are all recognized as the same name.) • When using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows NT, enter the share name as up to 11 alphanumeric characters. Description Enter a description of up to 256 alphanumeric characters regarding the share. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.

Note These attributes may conflict with file permissions used by UNIX/Linux clients. Do not select this check box if these shares are used by UNIX/ Linux clients. Web (HTTP) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from a Web browser. UNIX (NFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible to UNIX/Linux clients. FTP Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible through FTP.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 50 6 Click the “Create Share” button. The settings are reflected in the “Share” page.

Automatic Share Creation The FSV-M3 can be configured to automatically create shares. Shares are created when users access a specific URL for the first time through a Web browser. The shares are given the name of the registered users.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console click “Storage” - “Share”. The “Share” page appears.

2 Click “Auto Share”. The “Auto Share” page appears.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 51 3 Configure the following settings. Activate Auto Share Select the check box if you want the FSV-M3 to create shares automatically, and then click the RAID group where they are created. Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.

4 Click the “Submit” button. Share is created the first time users access a specific URL through a Web browser (see “Important”, below). The shares are given the name of the users. (See the note below.)

Important A share is created for a user when the user accesses the URL below. The share is given the name of the user.

URL http://HOSTNAME_or_IP/home/user name HOSTNAME_or_IP: host name or IP address of the FSV-M3. user name: name of the user registered on the FSV-M3.

(Example) If the user name is “tiger”, then the URL is: http://HOSTNAME_or_IP/home/tiger

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 52 Share Modification

1 In the “Share” page, click the share that you want to modify. The “Edit Share” page appears.

2 Modify the following items. Description Enter a description of up to 256 alphanumeric characters regarding the share. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Windows (CIFS) Select this check box if you want this share to be accessible from Windows. Windows Attributes Select this check box if you want the share to retain Windows attributes such as “read-only”, “hidden”, “system file”, or “archive”.

3 Click the “Update Share” button. The modifications are reflected in the “Share” page.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 53 Share Deletion When you delete a share, all the files that it contains are also deleted. Before deleting a share, make sure that there are no users accessing the share or files in the share.

1 In the “Share” page, click “Delete Share(s)”. The “Delete Shares” page appears.

2 Select the check boxes of the shares that you want to delete.

3 Click the “Delete Share(s)” button. The following page appears.

4 Click the “Delete Share(s)” button. The changes are reflected in the “Share” page.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 54 User Quotas

Control the maximum amount of disk space of each user.

Note When enabling or recalculating user quotas in this menu, the more user data and registered users, the longer the operations take.

Configuring User Quotas

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Storage” - “User Quotas”. The “User Quotas” page appears.

2 If the Quota Status is “DISABLED”, click the volume where you want to activate the user quotas. If the Quota Status is “ENABLED”, proceed to step 5. The following page appears.

3 Click the “Enable” button. The following page appears.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 55 4 Click the “Continue” button. The “User Quotas” page reappears and the Quota Status is now “ENABLED”.

5 Click the volume where you want to activate the user quotas.

6 To verify the amount of disk space currently used by each user, click the “Recalculate” button. The result is indicated in the “In Use” column. (If there are many users or disk usage is high, this may take some time.)

7 Specify the maximum disk space that you want to allocate to each authorized user.

Note If you do not want to specify a user quota for a specific user, specify “0” in the box.

8 Click the “Submit” button. The settings are reflected in the “User Quotas” page.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 56 Disabling User Quotas

1 In the “User Quotas” page, click the volume where you want to disable user quotas. The following page appears.

2 Click the “Disable” button. A confirmation message appears.

3 Click the “Continue” button. The “User Quotas” page reappears and the Quota Status is now “DISABLED”.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 57 Security Menu

Use the Security menu to manage users and shares.

This Security menu consists of the following items. •Share Folders Used to manage share security. •Users Used to register and delete users.

Share Folders

Setting Share Folder Security

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Security” - “Share Folders”. The “Share Folders” page appears.

2 Click one of the share names. The following page appears.

3 Click “Public Access” or “Set User R/W Access”. Public Access Select Public Access to make this share accessible to any user. The access permission becomes R/W.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 58 Set User R/W Access Select Set User R/W Access to make this share accessible to selected users only.

4 Select the check boxes of the permissions that you want to give to each user.

5 Click the “Submit” button. The settings are applied to the shares.

Note If you want to access shares through an NFS client, you must set the server security to “Public Access” in the Security menu.

Users

Add or delete FSV-M3 users.

There exists two types of users on the FSV-M3. • Local set users Users that are registered manually are referred to as “local set users”. They are maintained from “Security” - “Users”. • Windows set users Users maintained on a Windows Primary Domain Controller. They appear when the FSV-M3 is used in combination with a Windows domain and are referred to as “Windows set users”. You cannot create, modify, or delete these users from “Security” - “Users”.

Note You can configure the settings needed to use the FSV-M3 in combination with a Windows domain from “Network” - “Windows”. For details about how to configure the settings, see “Windows” (page 38) in this chapter.

Adding Local Set Users Register local set users on the FSV-M3 Administration Console.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Security” - “Users”. The “Users” page appears.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 59 2 Click “Add User”. The “Add User” page appears.

3 Enter the items below. User Name Enter a user name of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66).

Important When registering users from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, be sure to enter the same user name as the user's Windows logon name. Full Name Enter the full name of the user using up to 49 characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Password Enter a user password of five or more alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Confirm Password Re-enter the user password.

Note Users can change passwords by themselves. See “Changing the User Password” (page 19) in Chapter 2, “Basic Use”. Grant admin rights Select this check box if you want to grant this user administrative rights to the server.

4 Click the “Submit” button.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 60 The settings are reflected in the “Users” page.

Modifying Local Set Users

1 In the “Users” page, click the name of the local set user that you want to modify. The “Edit User” page appears.

2 Modify the items below, as necessary. Full Name Enter the full name of the user using up to 49 characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Password Enter a user password of five or more alphanumeric characters. For details about permissible characters, see “FSV-M3 Limitations” (page 66). Confirm Password Re-enter the user password.

Note Users can change their own passwords. See “Changing the User Password” (page 19) in Chapter 2, “Basic Use”. Grant admin rights Select this check box if you want to grant this user administrative rights to the server.

3 Click the “Submit” button. The modified settings are reflected in the “Users” page.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 61 Deleting Local Set Users

1 In the “Users” page, click “Delete Users”. The “Delete User” page appears.

2 Click the user that you want to delete.

3 Click the “Delete” button. A confirmation message appears.

4 Click the “Delete” button. A message indicating that the deletion is complete appears.

5 Click “Return”. The results are reflected in the “Users” page.

Note Only local users can be removed. Users from a Windows PDC domain are not maintained locally. Also, any files or folders created by a user are not removed from the system.

Status Menu

Use the Status menu to view system information, access the list of users currently accessing the server, logon history, and event logs.

The Status menu consists of following items: •System Used to view overall system and hardware status. •Disk Usage Used to view disk usage. • Current Users Used to view users currently logged on to the server. •Login History Used to view user logon history. • Event Log Used to view logged system events.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 62 System

View the host name, status of the network card, internal temperature of the server, status of the fan, etc.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “System”. The “System” page appears.

Disk Usage

View the RAID level per volume, as well as remaining disk space and status.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “Disk Usage”. The “Disk Usage” page appears.

Current Users

View the users currently logged on to the server. Before proceeding with the following procedure make sure that there are no users performing the following operations. • Modifying or deleting shares. • Modifying RAID configuration. • Performing shutdown or reboot procedures. • Interrupting or restarting services. • Upgrading the system version. •Etc.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 63 1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “Current Users”. The “Current Users” page appears.

You can modify the display of this page to suit your needs. Click the display method that you want. All Login Types Click to display all the users currently accessing the server. HTTP Only Click to display only the users accessing the server through a Web browser. CIFS Only Click to display only the users accessing the server through Windows. FTP Only Click to display only the users accessing the server through FTP. NFS Only Click to display only the users accessing the server through NFS.

View a log of how many times users have logged on to the server.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “Login History”. The “Login History” page appears.

You can modify the display of this page to suit your needs. Click the display method that you want. All Login Types Click to display all the users that accessed the server. HTTP Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through a Web browser.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 64 CIFS Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through Windows. FTP Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through FTP. NFS Only Click to display only the users who accessed the server through NFS.

2 To clear the log, click the “Clear Log” button.

Event Log

View the system event log.

1 On the FSV-M3 Administration Console, click “Status” - “Event Log”. The “Event Log” page appears.

2 To clear the event log, click the “Clear Event Log” button. You can modify the display of this page to suit your needs. Click the display method that you want. Summary Click to display the event log summary. Details Click to display the details of the event log. System Log Click to display the system log.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 65 FSV-M3 Limitations

The FSV-M3 has the following limitations.

FSV-M3 System Limitations • Maximum number of shares that can be mounted or shared simultaneously on the FSV-M3: 250. • Max number of local set users: 1000 • Highest supported year: 2038

FSV-M3 Administration Console Strings The following is a list of permissible characters for FSV-M3 text boxes.

Text box Length Permissible Limitations characters Host Name Up to 64 Alphanumeric Hyphens cannot be first in characters characters and the character string. hyphens. Domain Name Up to 80 Alphanumeric Hyphens cannot be first in characters characters, periods, the character string. The and hyphens. character string must be 63 characters or less between the first character and the period. Workgroup/ Up to 80 Alphanumeric Hyphens cannot be first in Domain Name characters characters, periods, the character string. The and hyphens. character string must be 63 characters or less between the first character and the period. Enter the workgroup and domain name so that they can be differentiated within 15 characters of the first. User Name Up to 32 Alphanumeric characters characters, hyphens, underscores, periods, and plus signs. Full Name Up to 49 Any alphanumeric characters character and symbols except ? * " \ / < > ' ` : & Password 5 characters Alphanumeric or more characters, hyphens, underscores, periods, and plus signs. Share Name Up to 80 Any alphanumeric Periods cannot be the first characters character and symbol in the character string. except spaces and ? * " \ / < > : | % Description Up to 256 Any alphanumeric characters character and symbol.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 66 Note If the share name is longer than 12 characters, it cannot be accessed by computers running on Windows Me, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT 4.0, or earlier operating systems.

Static IP

Text box Length Permissible characters IP Address Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) Subnet Mask Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) IP Broadcast Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) Default Gateway Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) DNS Server Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) WINS Server Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.)

E-mail Alert Recipient E-mail addresses must be separated by commas (,) and the recipient field can contain up to 80 characters including commas.

SNMP Traps and Agent

Text box Length Permissible characters Trap Host IP Up to 15 0 to 9, period (.) Community Up to 15 Alphanumeric characters SNMP Up to 32 Alphanumeric characters Community Name System Contact Up to 255 No restrictions System Location Up to 255 No restrictions

Alerts Table

When alerts are activated in “System” - “Alert”, you are notified of the events that you selected by e-mail. Events are as follows.

Event E-mail subject E-mail contents Explanation The server restarts [$serial] Reboot $hostname system Notifies you that will be reboot the server restarts. A hard disk is [$serial] HDD $hostname: The Notifies you of a malfunctioning FAULTYALERT following HDD hard disk partition has been malfunction. set faulty: $hdd & $partition

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 67 Event E-mail subject E-mail contents Explanation A RAID group is [$serial] RAID $hostname: The Notifies you that a being rebuilt GROUP REBUIDS following RAID RAID group is ALERT Group is being rebuilt. rebuilding: $vol $hostname: The Notifies you that following RAID the RAID group Group has rebuild is complete. completed rebuilding: $vol A RAID group is [$serial] RAID $hostname: The Notifies you that completely full FULL ALERT following RAID the user data of a Group is close to RAID group has full: $vol reached 100%. The RAID [$serial] RAID $hostname: RAID Notifies you that reconfiguration is CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION the RAID complete CHANGED HAS BEEN reconfiguration CHANGED TO from RAID 1 to OPTION 1 - RAID5 RAID 5 is $vol ready complete. $hostname: RAID Notifies you that CONFIGURATION the RAID HAS BEEN reconfiguration CHANGED TO from RAID 5 to OPTION 2 - RAID1 RAID 1 is $vol ready complete. The hardware [$serial] Hardware $hostname: CPU Notifies you that monitor has abnormal temperature is the CPU detected an $temp (higher than temperature anomaly threshold 70"C) · exceeds 70°C. $hostname: $fan Notifies you that a speed is abnormal problem with the fan was detected. A UPS interruption [$serial] UPS UPS connected to Notifies you that and power Power failed Server UPS has detected restoration were "$hostname"was a power detected power failure at interruption. $date [$serial] UPS UPS connected to Notifies you that Power restored Server UPS has detected "$hostname"was that power was power restore at restored since a $date power interruption. [$serial] UPS low UPS connected to Notifies you that battery Server the UPS's batteries "$hostname"has are failing. been in low battery since $date Test [$serial] test alert $hostname: This is Test message. alert event test mail

Notes • “$serial” represents the product’s serial number. • “$hostname” represents the server’s host name. • “$hdd” represents the hard disk number (HDD0 to HDD3). • “$partition” represents the name of a partition. • “$vol” represents the name of a RAID volume (VOLUME, VOLUME0, or VOLUME1). • “$fan” represents the fan number. • “$date” represents the date.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 68 SNMP Traps Table

When SNMP traps are activated in “System” - “Alert”, you are notified of the events that you selected. Events are as follows.

Event Trap type Specific Message 1 Message 2 Explanation type (Variable Biding) (Variable Biding) The server enterprise 12020 [$serial] Reboot $hostname system Notifies you that the restarts Specific will be reboot server restarts. A hard disk is enterprise 13010 [$serial] HDD $hostname: The Notifies you of a malfunctioning Specific FAULTY ALERT following HDD hard disk partition has been malfunction. set faulty: $hdd & $partition A RAID group enterprise 14010 [$serial] RAID $hostname: The Notifies you that a is being rebuilt Specific GROUP REBUIDS following RAID RAID group is ALERT Group is rebuilding: being rebuilt. $vol $hostname: The Notifies you that the following RAID RAID group rebuild Group has is complete. completed rebuilding: $vol A RAID group enterprise 15010 [$serial] RAID $hostname: The Notifies you that the is completely Specific FULL ALERT following RAID user data of a RAID full Group is close to group has reached full: $volume 100%. The RAID enterprise 18010 [$serial] RAID $hostname: RAID Notifies you that the reconfiguration Specific CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION RAID is complete CHANGED HAS BEEN reconfiguration CHANGED TO from RAID 1 to OPTION 1 - RAID5 RAID 5 is complete. $vol ready $hostname: RAID Notifies you that the CONFIGURATION RAID HAS BEEN reconfiguration CHANGED TO from RAID 5 to OPTION 2 - RAID1 RAID 1 is complete. $vol ready The hardware enterprise 16010 [$serial] Hardware $hostname: CPU Notifies you that the monitor has Specific abnormal temperature is CPU temperature detected an $temp (higher than exceeds 70°C. anomaly threshold 70"C) · $hostname: $fan Notifies you that a speed is abnormal problem with the fan was detected.

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 69 Event Trap type Specific Message 1 Message 2 Explanation type (Variable Biding) (Variable Biding) A UPS enterprise 20010 [$serial] UPS $hostname: UPS Notifies you that interruption and Specific Power failed connected to UPS has detected power Server was power a power restoration failure at $date interruption. were detected [$serial] UPS $hostname: UPS Notifies you that Power restored connected to UPS has detected Server was power that power was restore at $date restored since a power interruption. [$serial] UPS low $hostname: UPS Notifies you that the battery connected to UPS’s batteries are Server has been in failing. low battery since $date Test enterprise 9999 [$serial] test alert $hostname: This is Test message. Specific alert event test mail

Chapter 3 Using the FSV-M3 Administration Console 70 Appendix

Precautions

Please observe the following precautions when using the equipment.

• It is not possible to install any software into the equipment other than software supplied by Sony specifically for use with the equipment. • Do not connect the server directly to the Internet, as illegal access may result. Take adequate care regarding the way the system is set up. • Sony does not accept any liability for loss of user data resulting from equipment malfunction or user operations.

Troubleshooting

Before contacting a Sony Technical Center, please check the following items. Contact the Sony Support Center if the problem persists.

The server does not work. • Verify that the power switch is turned on. • Verify that the power cable is connected correctly. • Turn off the server by pressing the power switch. Restart the server. • During the startup procedure, the server checks the file system. The length of this check varies depending on the amount of data on the server (in some extreme case, it can take as long as two hours).

The server cannot be accessed from a browser • Verify whether the network cable is connected correctly. • Verify whether the LINK LED and ACT LED are lit. • Verify whether the IP address entered on the browser is correct. The current IP address can be checked from FSV-Central for M3. • Verify whether any other devices are using the same IP address as the server. • Verify the network cable with other computers to make sure it is not faulty. • Verify whether there is a problem with the connection between the network hub and the computer or server, or the hub connectors.

Appendix 71 The server cannot be found on the network from Windows • Verify the server host name, then search for the computer again. If you configured the network or Windows settings using the FSV-M3 Administration Console, it might take some time for the settings to be applied. The host name can be checked on the FSV-M3 Administration Console (“System” - “System Settings”), for example.

A share on the server cannot be accessed from Windows • Verify the share access permissions. The share access permissions can be checked on the FSV-M3 Administration Console (“Security” - “Share Folders”). • Verify whether the settings in “Network” - “Windows” (on the FSV-M3 Administration Console) are appropriately configured for the current network environment and operating system. • When using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, verify whether the Windows logon name and the name registered in the server are the same. • After registering a user, if you changed the settings with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, make sure that you set the user password again (even if it has not changed). • Verify whether the user intending to access the server is registered. To authenticate the identity of users with the FSV-M3, registration is necessary. • Verify whether there is a computer with the same name and IP address on your network.

A share cannot be mounted from UNIX/Linux • Verify whether the UNIX network service (NFS) is active on the server. The current state of the network service can be checked from the FSV-M3 Administration Console (“Network” - “UNIX”). • Verify whether the share to be mounted is set to allow access from UNIX/ Linux. The share settings can be checked on the FSV-M3 Administration Console (“Storage” - “Share”). • Verify whether the share to be mounted is in the correct location. For information on how to mount shares, see “Access from UNIX/Linux” (page 27) in Chapter 2, “Basic Use”.

The files cannot be stored in the server • Verify the free disk space of the server. Delete files that are no longer needed as soon as possible to create more disk space. The current free disk space can be checked from the FSV-M3 Administration Console (“Status” - “Disk Usage”). • Verify the share access permissions and space limitation. The access permissions of the share can be checked in “Security” - “Share Folder” of the FSV-M3 Administration Console.

The actual size of the four hard disks is less than the specified size When using four hard disks with the FSV-M3 RAID configuration is performed, therefore the actual hard disk space that is available to users is slightly less that the specifications. The actual hard disk space available to users is: • RAID 5: approx. 210 GB (FSV-M3/320) • RAID 1: approx. 77 GB ×2 (FSV-M3/320)

Appendix 72 Specifications

Hardware

Hard disk drive 80 GB (FSV-M3/320) (4) User area • RAID 5: approx. 210 GB (FSV-M3/320) • RAID 1: approx. 77 GB ×2 (FSV-M3/320) External connectors Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX/1000 Base-T (RJ-45) (2) Operating environment Temperature: 5 to 35°C Humidity: 20 to 80% (Avoid condensation) Rated Voltage AC 100-127/200-240 V (50/60 Hz) Rated Current 5.5 A/2.75 A External dimensions 440 (W) × 43.5 (H) × 564 (D) mm (excluding projections) 17.3 (W) × 1.7 (H) × 22.2 (D) in. Weight About 11.2 kg About 24.6 lb.

Notice: Specifications and outward appearance of the FSV-M3 are subject to change without notice.

This product uses GPL/LGPL software. Users have the right to obtain, modify and to redistribute the source code. For details, refer to “GPL/LGPL”, supplied with the FSV-M3.

Appendix 73 CIFS (Common Internet File DNS (primary) server System) The DNS server that has primary Glossary A protocol (established set of means responsibility for handling inquiries and procedures for conducting data from clients and other DNS servers. communication) that enables file 10Base-T sharing between Windows Domain name A UTP cable consisting of 4 pairs of computers. Basically the same as the The name that indicates a network two wires (8 conductors) each, SMB (Server Message Block) consisting of hosts that are connected twisted together into a single, protocol jointly developed by to the internet and the servers at the unshielded set (i.e., the cable is not Microsoft and Intel, it was later heart of that network. As with IP enclosed in a metallic mesh for renamed to promote use on the addresses, domain names must not be blocking electromagnetic noise). Internet. The two protocols have duplicated. A domain name is Also referred to as a twisted pair basically the same specifications, and delimited by commas, and ordinarily cable, it is commonly used for the names are used interchangeably. the elements are given in order of connection in Ethernet-based local Sometimes written CIFS/SMB. decreasing scope from the right. For area networks. example: With “fsv.sony.co.jp”, A cable of this type is capable of Client computer “fsv” indicates the host (a computer), carrying unmodulated signal data at A computer that is connected to a “sony” designates the Sony network, the rate of 10 megabits per second server in a network environment, and “co” indicates a company or over distances of up to 100 meters which receives service from a server. commercial business, and “jp” (with the 10 Mbps base band system). indicates Japan. In other words, Default gateway “fsv.sony.co.jp” indicates the 100Base-TX With TCP/IP networks, a device that computer fsv belonging to the A UTP cable consisting of 4 pairs of serves as a bridge for data company Sony in Japan. two wires (8 conductors) each, communication between two twisted together into a single, networks, or between devices that are FAT16 unshielded set (i.e., the cable is not not located within the same network. File system used by Windows 3.1 and enclosed in a metallic mesh to block Ordinarily, this is the IP address of a Windows 95. electromagnetic noise). This is router. referred to as a twisted pair cable, and FAT32 100Base-TX cables meet the Directory File system used by Windows 95 Category 5 specifications for such A storage location for files. Also (OSR 2.0 and higher), Windows 98, cables. referred to as a folder. Windows Me, Windows 2000, and A cable of this type is capable of Windows XP. Disk capacity carrying unmodulated signal data at The measure of space available for File system the rate of 100 megabits per second saving programs and files. A system for recording information over distances of up to 100 meters used when reading or writing files, (with a 100 Mbps base band system). DNS (Domain Name System) such as the storage location, the date, It is used for connection to local area A distributed database system (i.e., a and the owner. networks using fast Ethernet, which database in which another server operate at speeds in excess of 10 continues providing information if Folder Mbps (data transfer at the rate of 10 trouble causes a particular server to A storage location for files. Also megabits per second). go down) for managing information referred to as a directory. Capacity limit such as IP addresses and host names. Capable of identifying devices from Host name To limit the amount of disk space that host names or objects from URLs A unique name assigned to a device a particular user can use. Also (Uniform Resources Locator: a (such as a computer) connected to a referred to as a quota or disk quota. system used for specifying the TCP/IP network. Also referred to as a locations of files and other resources machine name or PC name. on the Internet and intranets) even when corresponding IP addresses are not known. (Example: http:// www.fsv.sony.co.jp) Also capable of finding IP addresses from host names.

Glossary 74 Hub MAC (Media Access Control) Operating system A switching device through which a address Basic software that manages and number of devices (such as A number that is assigned to each controls operation of a computer. computers) can be connected to a NIC (Network Interface Card; also (Example: Windows, UNIX) network. Since connected devices are referred to as LAN card or LAN arrayed with the hub at the center, board, a NIC is installed in the Rack mount this type of connection is referred to computer to allow connection to a Ordinarily, a 19-inch rack (cabinet) as a star topology. Most hubs used network, and is equipped with a port in which servers or disk units made to with the Internet are equipped with for connection to a 100Base-TX, fit such a rack are mounted. A rack signal amplifier (repeater) to support 10Base-T, or other network cable.) mount kit is hardware for mounting physical extensions. The numbers are not duplicated devices in such a rack. anywhere in the world. Used for Router IP address physical communication within the An identifier used to indicate the A repeater for connecting networks network, they are converted to IP to one another. Determines the addresses of devices (such as addresses by the NIC driver software. computers) that are connected to a optimum path (route) for forwarding With Windows, it is called the received data. A router provides network. Since this identifier is used adapter address. to designate a particular destination control over a higher level of during data exchange, each IP Mount processing than a device such as a address must be unique. The address To make accessible, either by hub, and is used in constructing consists of four period-delimited connection to the computer itself, or medium- to large-scale networks. fields, each consisting of a number by placement on the hard disk drive Server from 0 to 255. (In other words, a or other storage medium of a A computer that provides a variety of group of four 8-bit decimal numbers, computer on the network. types of service. Examples include where a bit is the smallest unit of data Network card file servers, WEB servers, and handled by a computer, and database servers. represents a 1-digit binary number of A device installed in a computer or 0 or 1. With 8 bits, 28 or 256 values router to enable connection to a Service can be represented; e.g., network. Equipped with a port A task (also referred to as a process, 123.234.231.241) (connector) for connection to a 1000 viewed from the system as a single Base-T, 100 Base-TX, 10 Base-T, or processing unit) or application that LAN (Local Area Network) other network cable. Also referred to resides in the system and runs in the A network encompassing a relatively as a LAN card, LAN board, or NIC background (i.e., constantly runs, but limited area, such as a building, a (network interface card. is not controlled by the user). Also floor, an organization, or a company. referred to as a daemon or driver. The distance covered typically Network system ranges from a few meters to a few A system for sharing resources such Share kilometers. as files and printers. Folders (directories) that can be NFS (Network File System) shared between Windows and UNIX/ LED (Light-emitting Diode) Linux. A diode that emits light, and is used A method for sharing files over a as a status indicator. network. NFS makes it possible to SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer use files located on another computer Protocol) Log on the network as if they were located A protocol (established set of means A record of events occurring during on your own machine. A trademark and procedures for conducting data system operation, along with their of Sun Microsystems, it is primarily communication) used for sending times of occurrence; or, the file used with UNIX, but has also been mail over the Internet or an intranet. containing such a record. For adapted for use with Windows Using during transmission by client example, an error log contains a list computers. PCs, and for communication between of errors occurring in the system, NTFS servers. POP (Post Office Protocol) while an access log records access to is used for receiving mail from a the server. File system used by Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. server.) Compared to the FAT file system, the SMTP server NTFS provides improved security A server used for sending mail via the and can control access from other Internet or an intranet. operating systems.

Glossary 75 Subnet mask A number that is used for dividing IP addresses used on a TCP/IP network into network numbers and host numbers. This method is used to allow different networks that are connected through a router to recognize that they are different networks. (Example) When the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, in the IP address 123.234.56.78, the 123.234.56 is the network number, and 78 is the host number. In this case, up to 254 terminals can be connected to the network. TCP/IP protocol The term generally used to refer to the established set of means and procedures by which devices connected to a TCP/IP network communicate with one another. TCP/ IP is the most widely used of the various protocols extant, and is also used on the Internet. Web server A server machine that distributes data for viewing over the Web, or the service provided by such a machine. Also referred to as a WWW (World Wide Web) server. Windows network A network built from machines that use a Microsoft operating system, such as Windows or MS-DOS. Uses a protocol (established set of means and procedures for conducting data communication) called NetBEUI. WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) A service for managing IP addresses and host names in a Windows environment. Allows host names to be identified from IP addresses. Workgroup name A grouping of devices connected to a Windows network for the purpose of sharing resources such as files and servers. Specifying a particular workgroup name makes it possible to share network resources with other devices using the same name.

Glossary 76 M U Index Manual share creation ...... 20, 49 UNIX ...... 39 Modifying local set users ...... 61 User password ...... 19 User Quotas ...... 55 A N User sets ...... 16 Users ...... 16, 59 Adding local set users ...... 59 Network menu ...... 36 Administration Guide ...... 8 Administrator password ...... 14 V O Alert ...... 33 Verifying the status of a hard Alerts table ...... 67 Online Help ...... 8 disk ...... 43 Automatic share creation ...... 22, 51 P W B Password ...... 14, 19 Windows ...... 38 Backup ...... 29 Precautions ...... 71 Windows Network Settings ...... 16 Basic installation ...... 9 Prerequisite knowledge ...... 7 Windows set user ...... 17 Basic operations ...... 11 Browser ...... 11 R RAID group ...... 47 C Registering local set users ...... 17 Configuring user quotas ...... 55 Registering users ...... 16 Creating shares ...... 20 Replacing a hard disk ...... 43 Current Users ...... 63 Restart ...... 28, 35

D S Data backup ...... 29 Security menu ...... 58 Date and Time ...... 14, 32 Setting share folder security ...... 58 Deleting local set users ...... 62 Setup ...... 10 Device ...... 43 Share ...... 20, 24, 48 Disabling user quotas ...... 57 Share deletion ...... 54 Disk Usage ...... 63 Share folders ...... 58 Share modification ...... 53 E Shutdown ...... 28, 35 Shutdown/Reboot ...... 35 Event Log ...... 65 SNMP ...... 42 SNMP traps table ...... 69 F Software update ...... 34 Specifications ...... 73 Features ...... 5 status menu ...... 62 FSV-Central for M3 ...... 9 Storage menu ...... 42 FSV-M3 Administration Console Storing files and folders in 11, 30 shares ...... 24 FSV-M3 limitations ...... 66 System ...... 63 FSV-M3 Top Page ...... 11 System language ...... 15 FTP ...... 40 System menu ...... 31 Functions ...... 5 System requirements ...... 7 System Settings ...... 31 H Help ...... 8 T TCP/IP ...... 36 L Time ...... 14 LED indicators ...... 29 Troubleshooting ...... 71 Local set user ...... 16, 17, 59 Login History ...... 64

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