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General Information About QuTScloud System Requirements Cloud Platform Compatability Setup QuTScloud in 3 Simple Steps Purchase a QuTScloud License Deploy QuTScloud Deploying QuTScloud on a Linux Platform Deploying QuTScloud in Web Services Deploying QuTScloud in Azure Deploying QuTScloud in DigitalOcean Deploying QuTScloud in Deploying QuTScloud in Catalyst Cloud Deploying QuTScloud in Exoscale Initialize QuTScloud

General Information

About QuTScloud

QuTScloud is a virtual operating system based on QTS that can be deployed on third-party platforms. With the powerful applications and services of QTS for storage management, data backup, and file sharing, you can better leverage your resources to enhance productivity and facilitate workflows.

Important:

To use QuTScloud, you need to purchase and activate a QuTScloud license.

System Requirements

QuTScloud requires at least 2 GB of memory to run (4 GB recommended). QNAP recommends allocating sufficient of memory to ensure system stability and performance.

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To create a storage pool, QuTScloud requires a disk size of at least 144 GB (200 GB recommended).

QuTScloud requires an connection to verify licenses. Cloud Platform Compatability

QuTScloud currently supports the following platforms:

Platform Minimum QuTScloud Version

Amazon Web Services (AWS) c4.5.1

Microsoft Azure c4.5.1

DigitalOcean c4.5.1

Alibaba Cloud c4.5.1

Catalyst Cloud c4.5.2

Exoscale c4.5.2

Setup QuTScloud in 3 Simple Steps

Purchase a QuTScloud License Purchasing a QuTScloud License

To use QuTScloud, you must purchase and activate a QuTScloud license from the QNAP Software Store.

QuTScloud license is a subscription-based license. QNAP Software Store provides various subscription plans. You can choose a subscription period and the number of virtual CPU cores according to your needs.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

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Purchasing QuTScloud Cloud NAS license

1. Go to https://software.qnap.com.

2. Sign in with your QNAP account.

Note:

If you do not have a QNAP account, you must first sign up for an account.

3. In the search , enter QuTScloud.

The QuTScloud license appears in the search results.

4. Select the QuTScloud license.

5. Select a subscription plan.

6. Specify the number of licenses.

7. Click ADD TO CART.

8. Click .

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10. Click GO TO CHECKOUT.

11. Specify your payment information.

12. Select I agree with QNAP terms and conditions.

13. Click PAY WITH PAYPAL.

The Pay With PayPal window appears.

14. Specify your PayPal account information and complete the payment.

Activating a QuTScloud License Key

After purchasing a QuTScloud license, you must activate the license key from the QNAP License Manager. You are required to provide a valid license key when installing QuTScloud.

1. Go to https://license.qnap.com.

2. Sign in with your QNAP account.

3. Select your QuTScloud license.

4. Select Activation and Installation.

5. Click Activate on QNAP Device.

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6. Select Activate using the license key.

7. Select Next.

License Manager displays a license key.

8. Copy and save the license key for later use.

Deploy QuTScloud

To deploy QuTScloud, you'll need to create a virtual machine using a QuTScloud image file. The actual steps may vary depending on the user interface and the workflow for each platform. For additional details, see the documentation for the specific platform. Deploying QuTScloud on a Linux Platform

QNAP provides several disk formats that make it easy to deploy QuTScloud. Some cloud platforms restrict users from importing outside image, and provide a limited selection of operating systems. This will explain the process of converting a generic Linux system, such as , to run QuTScloud.

Note: https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/tutorial/article/how-to-deploy-and-install-qutscloud-on-cloud-platforms 5/44 10/29/2020 How to Deploy and Install QuTScloud on Cloud Platforms | QNAP Instances should run inside a hypervisor. Barebone instances are not supported.

Before starting, make sure the hypervisor architecture is compatible with 64-bit environments.

This process requires a bootable Linux instance with wget installed. To ensure success, QNAP recommends using Ubuntu 16 or 18 when possible.

This process will completely erase the original boot disk and install QuTScloud. QNAP recommends creating a new instance before converting it.

You do not need to deploy a new instance of QuTScloud when a new version is released. Use the Live Update feature instead.

The original login credentials for the instance are not inherited by QuTScloud. Use the default administration account to access QuTScloud.

Default Username Default Password

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image omitting any colons (:) and capitalizing any letters.

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image using all capital letters and without any admin special characters

Tip:

For example, if the MAC address is 00:0a:0b:0c:00:01, the default password is 000A0B0C0001.

Some platforms detect the integrity of the boot disk and do not allow the modification of the entire disk. QuTScloud may not fail to deploy on those platforms. The following platforms have been tested and are able to deploy QuTScloud.

Platform

Contabo

1. Access the Linux instance using the instructions provided by the cloud platform provider.

2. Download the QuTScloud installation tool.

a. Open the terminal.

b. Enter wget https://download.qnap.com/Storage/QuTScloud/installQuTS.

The system downloads the tool.

3. Grant execution permissions to the QuTScloud installation tool.

a. Enter chmod +x installQuTS.

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5. Run the installation tool.

a. Enter ./installQuTS.

The system runs the installation tool.

6. Follow the instructions to finish process.

After the process completes, the system will reboot automatically. After restarting, you can access QuTScloud through your browser by using the IP address you noted earlier.

Deploying QuTScloud in

QNAP provides several disk formats that make it easy to deploy QuTScloud. Some cloud platforms restrict users from importing outside image, and provide a limited selection of operating systems. This will explain the process of converting a generic Linux system, such as Ubuntu, to run QuTScloud.

Note:

Instances should run inside a hypervisor. Barebone instances are not supported.

Before starting, make sure the hypervisor architecture is compatible with 64-bit environments.

This process requires a bootable Linux instance with wget installed. To ensure success, QNAP recommends using Ubuntu 16 or 18 when possible.

This process will completely erase the original boot disk and install QuTScloud. QNAP recommends creating a new instance before converting it. https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/tutorial/article/how-to-deploy-and-install-qutscloud-on-cloud-platforms 7/44 10/29/2020 How to Deploy and Install QuTScloud on Cloud Platforms | QNAP You do not need to deploy a new instance of QuTScloud when a new version is released. Use the Live Update feature instead.

The original login credentials for the instance are not inherited by QuTScloud. Use the default administration account to access QuTScloud.

Default Username Default Password

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image omitting any colons (:) and capitalizing any letters.

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image using all capital letters and without any admin special characters

Tip:

For example, if the MAC address is 00:0a:0b:0c:00:01, the default password is 000A0B0C0001.

Some platforms detect the integrity of the boot disk and do not allow the modification of the entire disk. QuTScloud may not fail to deploy on those platforms. The following platforms have been tested and are able to deploy QuTScloud.

Platform

Contabo

1. Access the Linux instance using the instructions provided by the cloud platform provider.

2. Download the QuTScloud installation tool.

a. Open the terminal.

b. Enter wget https://download.qnap.com/Storage/QuTScloud/installQuTS.

The system downloads the tool.

3. Grant execution permissions to the QuTScloud installation tool.

a. Enter chmod +x installQuTS.

The system changes the access permissions.

4. Note the IP address and the MAC address of the first network card.

5. Run the installation tool.

a. Enter ./installQuTS.

The system runs the installation tool.

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After the process completes, the system will reboot automatically. After restarting, you can access QuTScloud through your browser by using the IP address you noted earlier.

Deploying QuTScloud in

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

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Starting QuTScloud Cloud NAS on Microsoft Azure

1. Download a QuTScloud image file. a. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download. b. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud. c. Select a region. d. Download a QuTScloud VHD image file.

2. Access the Microsoft Azure Portal. a. Go to https://portal.azure.com. b. Log in with your Microsoft credentials.

The Microsoft Azure Portal opens.

3. Create a storage account

a. Go to Storage Accounts.

b. Click Add.

The Create Storage Account wizard starts.

c. Specify the project details.

Note:

The selected resource group must match later when deploying the VM instance.

d. Specify the instance details.

Important:

The selected zone must match later when deploying the VM instance.

e. Click Next: Networking.

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h. Optional: Configure the advanced settings.

i. Click Next: Tags.

j. Optional: Specify any tags.

k. Click Next: Review + create.

l. Optional: Review the instance details.

m. Click Create.

Microsoft Azure deploys the storage account.

4. Create a container.

a. Click Go to resource.

The storage account dashboard opens.

b. Click Containers.

The Containers screen opens.

c. Click + Container.

The New Container sidebar opens.

d. Configure the container, and then click Create.

Microsoft Azure creates the container.

5. Upload the QuTScloud image file.

a. Select the created container.

The container dashboard opens.

b. Click Upload.

The Upload blob sidebar opens.

c. Click the file icon and then upload the .vhd file.

d. Click Upload.

Microsoft Azure processes the image file.

6. Configure the QuTScloud image.

a. Select the uploaded image file.

A context menu opens.

b. Click Properties.

The image properties screen opens.

c. Click the file icon and then upload the .vhd file.

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Microsoft Azure processes the QuTScloud image file.

7. Create an image.

a. Go to Images.

b. Click Add.

The Create image wizard starts.

c. Configure the image settings.

Setting Description

Name The name of the VM

The origin of the processing resources for the image

Note: Resource Group The selected resource group must match the what was selected when uploading the VHD image.

The time zone for the image

Important: Location The location must match the zone specified when the VHD image was created

The type of operating system

OS type Important:

Set this setting to Linux.

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Setting Description

The location of the image file

I. Click Browse.

The Storage Accounts window opens.

II. Select the storage account that contains the VHD image.

The Containers window opens. Storage blob III. Select the container that contains the VHD image.

The container details window opens.

IV. Select the VHD image.

V. Click Select.

The Storage Accounts window closes.

d. Click Create.

Microsoft Azure creates the image.

8. Create the VM.

a. Select the created image.

The image overview screen opens.

b. Click Create VM.

The Create a virtual machine wizard starts.

c. Configure the VM settings.

Setting

The origin of the processing resources for the VM

Note: Resource Group The selected resource group must match the what was selected when uploading the VHD image.

Virtual Machine Name The name of the VM

Image The origin of the image for the VM

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Setting

The storage size of the VM

I. Click Select size.

The Select a VM size window opens.

II. Select an appropriate VM size.

Size Important:

The instance must have at least 2GB of RAM available.

III. Click Select.

The Select a VM size window closes.

The type of authentication

I. Select Password. Authentication type II. Specify a user name.

III. Specify and confirm a password.

d. Click Next: Disks.

9. Add VM storage.

a. Click Create and attach a new disk.

The Create a new disk window opens.

b. Optional: Adjust the disk size.

c. Click OK.

The Create a new disk window closes.

10. Configure the remaining settings. a. Click Next: Networking. b. Optional: Configure the network settings. c. Click Next: Management. d. Optional: Configure the management settings. e. Click Next: Advanced. f. Optional: Configure the advanced settings. g. Click Next: Tags. h. Optional: Specify any tags. i. Click Next: Review + create. j. Optional: Review the instance details.

11. Click Create

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a. Open the VM Dashboard.

b. Go to Networking.

c. Click Add inbound port rule.

The Add inbound security rule sidebar opens.

d. Configure the security rule.

Destination port ranges Priority Name

8080 310 Port_8080

Tip:

For additional port information on QNAP services, see here.

e. Click Add.

The Add inbound security rule sidebar opens.

f. Add an additional rule with the following details:

Destination port ranges Priority Name

443 311 Port_443

g. Optional: Add any additional rules

13. Identify the MAC address

Tip:

The MAC address is used when QuTScloud fails to initialize and requires additional troubleshooting.

a. Select the created virtual machine from the Virtual Machines screen.

The virtual machine opens.

b. Go to Networking.

c. Click the link under Network Interface.

The Network Interface screen opens.

d. Go to Properties.

e. Note the MAC address.

After launching a virtual machine, copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Deploying QuTScloud in DigitalOcean

To deploy QuTScloud in DigitalOcean, you need to upload a QuTScloud VMDK image file and then create a droplet (a virtual machine on DigitalOcean) using the image.

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Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Starting QuTScloud Cloud NAS on DigitalOcean

1. Download a QuTScloud image file. a. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download. b. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud. c. Select a region. d. Download a QuTScloud VMDK image file.

2. Access the DigitalOcean console. a. Go to https://www.digitalocean.com. b. Log in with your DigitalOcean credentials.

3. Upload the image.

a. Go to Images > Custom Images.

b. Click Upload Image.

c. Upload the QuTScloud VMDK image.

The Upload an Image window opens.

d. Configure the image based on your needs.

e. Click Upload Image.

DigitalOcean processes the image.

4. Create a droplet using the uploaded QuTScloud image.

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b. Click More > Start a droplet.

The Create Droplets window opens.

c. Configure the plan details.

Important:

The droplet must have at least 2GB of RAM and at least 200GB of storage available.

d. Select SSH Authentication.

e. Click New SSH Key.

The Add new public SSH key window opens.

f. Paste a generated SSH key into the related field.

g. Enter a name.

h. Click Add SSH key

The Add new public SSH key window closes.

i. Optional: Configure any other settings.

j. Click Create Droplet.

DigitalOcean creates the droplet and opens the overview page.

5. Configure droplet firewall settings.

a. Go to Networking.

b. Click Manage Firewalls.

The Firewalls tab opens.

c. Click Add Firewalls.

The Create Firewall window opens.

d. Add inbound rules.

Type Port Range

HTTPS 443

HTTP 80

Custom 8080

Tip:

For additional port information on QNAP services, see here.

e. Apply the firewall to the created droplet.

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6. Identify the MAC address

Tip:

The MAC address is used when QuTScloud fails to initialize and requires additional troubleshooting.

a. Identify the created droplet.

b. Click > Access Console.

A terminal window opens.

c. Note the MAC address.

After launching a droplet, copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Deploying QuTScloud in Alibaba Cloud

To deploy QuTScloud in Alibaba Cloud, you need to upload a QuTScloud VHD image file to the Service (OSS), import the image to the Elastic Compute Service (ECS), and then create a virtual machine instance using the image.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

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Starting QuTScloud Cloud NAS on Alibaba Cloud

1. Download a QuTScloud image file. a. Go to https://www.qnap.com/en/download. b. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud. c. Select a region. d. Download a QuTScloud VHD image file.

2. Go to https://oss.console.aliyun.com.

3. Sign in with your Alibaba Cloud account.

4. Create an object storage bucket.

a. Go to Object Storage Service.

The Object Storage Service Management Console opens.

b. Go to Buckets.

c. Click Create Bucket.

The Create Bucket window opens.

d. Configure the bucket.

Setting Description

Bucket Name Specify a name to identify the bucket.

Select the region closest to your location.

Important: Region The region selected here must match when later configuring ECS.

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Alibaba Cloud creates the bucket.

5. Upload the QuTScloud VHD image to the bucket.

a. Select the created bucket.

The bucket overview screen opens.

b. Go to Files.

c. Click Upload.

The Upload window opens.

d. Upload the previously downloaded QuTScloud VHD image file.

6. Copy the image file URL.

a. Locate the uploaded image file.

b. Click View Details.

The View Details window opens.

c. Click Copy File URL.

The image file URL is copied to your clipboard.

7. Create an image within the Elastic Compute Service (ECS).

a. Go to https://ecs.console.aliyun.com.

b. Go to Instances & Images > Images

The Images screen opens.

c. Click Import Image, then select Manually Import.

The Import Image window opens.

d. Configure the image settings.

Setting Description

Select the region from which the image operates.

Important: Region of Image The region selected here must match what was selected when creating the bucket.

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Setting Description

Specify the URL of the previously uploaded image.

Tip: OSS Object Address

This URL was copied in a previous step.

Image Name Specify a name to identify the image.

Operating System Select Linux.

Specify the storage size for the image.

Note: System Disk Size Alibaba requires at least 5GB of storage.

System Architecture Select x86_64.

Platform Select Others Linux.

Image Format Select VHD.

e. Click OK.

Alibaba imports the image.

8. Create an ECS instance using the imported QuTScloud image.

Important:

Ensure the previously created ECS image has a status of Available before proceeding.

a. Identify the previously created ECS image.

b. Click Create Instance.

The ECS dashboard opens.

c. Configure the general instance settings.

Setting Description

Billing Method Select a billing method.

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Setting Description

Select the region from which the instance operates.

Important: Region The region selected here must match what was selected when creating the bucket.

Select a type of instance.

Important:

QuTScloud does not currently Instance Type support ECS Bare Metal Instances.

QuTScloud requires at least 2GB of memory.

Select the image used by the instance.

Tip: Image The correct image should already be selected.

Specify the storage size.

I. Under Data Disk, click Add Disk. II. Specify the size of the data disk. Storage Note:

QuTScloud requires at least 200GB of data storage.

d. Click Next: Networking.

e. Configure the instance networking settings.

Setting Description

Network Type Select the default VPC settings.

f. Click Next: System Configurations.

g. Configure the general instance settings.

Setting Description

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i. Click Next: Preview.

j. Review the instance settings.

Setting Description

Select the checkbox after reviewing the terms Terms of Service of service.

k. Click Create Instance.

Alibaba opens the Created window, and creates the instance.

l. Click Console. The Instances screen opens.

9. Configure the instance security groups.

a. Click the created instance.

The instance details window opens.

b. Go to Security Groups.

c. Identify the basic security group.

d. Click Add Rules.

The rules window opens.

e. Click Add Security Group Rule.

f. Add the following rules:

Port Range Priority Authorization Object

8080 1 0.0.0.0/0

80 1 0.0.0.0/0

443 1 0.0.0.0/0

Tip:

For additional port information on QNAP services, see here.

10. Identify the MAC address

Tip:

The MAC address is used when QuTScloud fails to initialize and requires additional troubleshooting.

a. Identify the created instance.

b. Click the link under Instance ID/Name.

The Instance Details window opens.

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After launching an instance, copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Deploying QuTScloud in Catalyst Cloud

For information about the basics of Catalyst cloud, please see here.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Starting QuTScloud Cloud NAS on Catalyst Cloud

1. Download a QuTScloud image file. a. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download. b. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud. c. Select a region. d. Download a QuTScloud image file.

2. Access the Catalyst Cloud dashboard. a. Go to https://dashboard.cloud.catalyst.net.nz/. b. Log in with your Catalyst Cloud credentials.

3. Upload the QuTScloud image.

a. Go to Images.

b. Click Create Image.

The Create an Image window opens.

c. Configure the image.

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Field User Action

Image Name Enter a name to identify the image.

Upload the image file.

I. Click Browse.

File A file dialog window opens.

II. Locate the image file.

III. Click Open.

Image Format Select RAW.

d. Click Create Image.

Catalyst Cloud processes the image.

4. Create an instance using the uploaded QuTScloud image.

a. Go to Instances..

b. Click Launch Instance.

The Launch Instance window opens.

c. Configure the Details section.

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Field User Action

Instance Name Enter a name to identify the instance.

d. Configure the Source section.

Field User Action

I. Select Image.

Select Boot Source II. Locate the QuTScloud image in the Available section.

Volume Select 1GB.

e. Configure the Flavor section.

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f. Configure the Network section. I. Under Available, select private-net.

5. Configure additional storage.

Important:

By default, Catalyst Cloud creates instances with a single disk (volume) attached. Unfortunately, this default volume does not contain sufficient storage for QuTScloud to operate correctly.

QuTScloud requires at least 48GB of storage, but QNAP recommends 200GB of storage.

a. Go to Volumes.

b. Click Create Volume.

The Create Volume tab opens.

c. Configure the volume settings.

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Field User Action

Select a size for the volume.

Important: Size QuTScloud requires at least 48GB of storage, but QNAP recommends 200GB of storage.

d. Click Create Volume.

Catalyst Cloud creates the volume.

e. Locate the created volume.

f. Under Actions, select Manage Attachments.

The Manage Volume Attachments window opens.

g. Under Attach to instance, select the previously created instance.

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h. Click Attach Volume.

Catalyst Cloud attaches the volume to the instance.

6. Configure the firewall settings.

a. Go to Security Groups.

b. Identify the default security group.

c. Click Manage Rules.

The Manage Security Group window opens.

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The Add Rule window opens.

e. Add inbound (ingress) rules.

Type Port Range

QuTScloud HTTPS Console 443

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Type Port Range

HTTP Server 80

QuTScloud HTTP Console 8080

SSH 22

Tip:

Some services may require additional port rules. For example, FTP requires port 20, 21, and 55536 - 56559 for passive connections. Set the port range accordingly.

For additional port information on QNAP services, see here.

f. Click Add.

7. Configure a floating IP address.

Note:

You must configure a floating IP address so external clients can connect and communicate with QuTScloud.

a. Go to Instances.

b. Identify the created instance.

c. Under Actions, select Associate Floating IP.

The Manage Floating IP Associations window opens.

d. Select an available IP address.

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e. Click Associate.

QuTScloud is accessible using the configured floating IP address.

Deploying QuTScloud in Exoscale

For information about the basics of Exoscale, please see here.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

How to deploy QuTScloud on Exoscale

1. Download a QuTScloud image file. a. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download. b. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud. https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/tutorial/article/how-to-deploy-and-install-qutscloud-on-cloud-platforms 32/44 10/29/2020 How to Deploy and Install QuTScloud on Cloud Platforms | QNAP c. Select a region. d. Copy the QCOW2 - Full Disk Image download URL for later use. e. Copy the MD5 checksum for later use.

2. Access the Exoscale dashboard. a. Go to the Exoscale Portal. b. Log in with your Exoscale credentials.

3. Import the QuTScloud image.

a. Go to Computer > Templates.

The Templates window opens.

b. Specify the template details.

Important:

You must repeat this process for every region you are hosting QuTScloud.

Field User Action

Name Enter a name to identify the template.

Description Enter a description for the template.

Enter the download URL you copied from the Source URL QNAP website.

Enter the download checksum you copied Checksum from the QNAP website.

Optional: Select this option if you plan to SSH Enabled connect over SSH.

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Field User Action

Enter a username to access QuTScloud.

Important: Login Username If you have selected the SSH Enabled option, you must enter admin as the username.

c. Click Register.

Exoscale processes the image.

4. Create an instance using the imported QuTScloud image.

a. Go to Compute > Instance.

b. Click Add.

The Add New Instance window opens.

c. Open the tab.

d. Select the created QuTScloud template.

e. Configure the instance type.

Important:

The instance must have at least 2GB of RAM available. https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/tutorial/article/how-to-deploy-and-install-qutscloud-on-cloud-platforms 34/44 10/29/2020 How to Deploy and Install QuTScloud on Cloud Platforms | QNAP QuTScloud requires at least 48GB of storage, but QNAP recommends 200GB of storage.

f. Click Complete.

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Exoscale creates the QuTScloud instance.

You can access QuTScloud by using the IP address displayed on the instance details page.

5. Optional: Configure the firewall settings.

This step may be required if you can not connect to QuTScloud.

a. Go to Compute > Firewalling.

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The Add Rule window opens.

d. Add inbound (ingress) rules.

Service Port Range

QuTScloud HTTPS Console 443

HTTP Server 80

QuTScloud HTTP Console 8080

SSH 22

Tip:

Some services may require additional port rules. For example, FTP requires port 20, 21, and 55536 - 56559 for passive connections. Set the port range accordingly.

For additional port information on QNAP services, see here.

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Initialize QuTScloud

Most platforms provide console windows to emulate the keyboard, mouse and monitor attached to the QuTScloud.

After deployment, QuTScloud is usually accessible via web browser. Generally, you can locate the IP & MAC details by accessing the console output after the QuTScloud boot process completes. The IP & MAC information is displayed at the end of the boot message.

Refer to the specific deployment steps for your selected platform for details on identifying the IP and MAC address. https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/tutorial/article/how-to-deploy-and-install-qutscloud-on-cloud-platforms 38/44 10/29/2020 How to Deploy and Install QuTScloud on Cloud Platforms | QNAP If QuTScloud is not initialized, you can use the default username and password outlined below.

Default Username Default Password

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image omitting any colons (:) and capitalizing any letters.

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image using all capital letters and without any special admin characters

Tip:

For example, if the MAC address is 00:0a:0b:0c:00:01, the default password is 000A0B0C0001.

Initializing QuTScloud

After creating and launching a QuTScloud virtual machine, you can begin setting up QuTScloud with the help of the Smart Installation wizard.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Initializing QuTScloud Cloud NAS

1. Copy and paste the IP address of the QuTScloud virtual machine to your web browser.

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2. Click Start Smart Installation.

3. Specify your QuTScloud license key.

4. Read and agree to the Terms of Service.

5. Click Submit.

Important:

Verifying a QuTScloud license requires an active internet connection.

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6. Specify the NAS name.

7. Specify the administrator password.

8. Confirm the password.

9. Click Next.

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10. Review the summary of the device and account information.

11. Click Apply.

A confirmation message appears.

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13. Click Go to NAS Management.

The QuTScloud login screen appears.

14. Enter your username and password.

15. Click Login.

The QuTScloud desktop opens in your web browser. You can click on the top-right corner to check your QuTScloud license status.

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QuTScloud is now ready for use. You can start creating storage pools, volumes, and shared folders to start benefiting from the various features of QuTScloud.

To learn more about how to use QuTScloud, refer to the QuTScloud User Guide at http://docs.qnap.com.

Last modified date: 2020-09-04

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