Network Attached Storage TeraStation III iSCSI User Manual TS-IXL TS-RIXL Buffalo Inc. www.buffalotech.
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 3 iSCSI.....................................................................................................................................................................3 Network Structure..........................................................................................................................................4 Install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator.....
Chapter 6 Access Restrictions.............................................................................................. 26 Configuring Access Restrictions for the TeraStation ........................................................................26 Configuring Access Restrictions for Individual Volumes..................................................................27 Chapter 7 Managing your TeraStation................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction iSCSI iSCSI Compatible Hard Drive iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a standard to transmit data on an Ethernet network by encapsulating SCSI commands in TCP/IP protocol. Once the iSCSI drive is connected to the network by Ethernet cables, the drive is recognized as a local drive by computers or servers on the network. TeraStation Network PC PC PC PC Server This illustration shows a TS-IXL TeraStation. The rackmount TS-RIXL is functionally identical.
Differences between NAS and iSCSI iSCSI A server creates shared folders on the iSCSI drive, and computers can then access the created folders on the servers. • Can be used as a local drive from Windows Server and accessed via the server by client computers. • All standard Windows features such as Access Restrictions with Active Directory can be used on iSCSI drives. • Database software that requires special formatting can be used with iSCSI drives.
Install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server Install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator first. Before using iSCSI equipment with Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003, or 2000 Server, download and install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. 1. Visit to Microsoft's web site (www.microsoft.com). 2. Search for Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. 3. Download the latest version of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. 4.
Setup Notes: • If there is a DHCP server in the network, the TeraStation will get an IP address from it automatically. • Running the TeraNavigator software will automatically assign an unused IP address to a TeraStation. • TeraNavigator can only automatically configure one unit at a time. To reconfigure a TeraStation with TeraNavigator after its initial installation, initialize the TeraStation first. • If no DHCP server is available and TeraNavigator is not run, a random IP address of the form 169.254.xxx.
Chapter 2 Using iSCSI Connection Tool iSCSI Connection Tool The iSCSI Connection Tool is automatically installed when you launch TeraNavigator, and you will use it to connect to TeraStation. To launch: Click Start - All Programs - BUFFALO - iSCSI Connection Tool - iSCSI Connection Tool. For Windows 8, click the iSCSI Connection Tool . Name Target Model Series IP Address Subnet Mask MAC Address Firmware iSCSI Service Volume Descriptions Select a TeraStation from the drop-down list.
Status Displays Current status of the selected volume. • Disconnected: Volume is disconnected. • Connected: Volume is connected. User Authorization * You must register TeraStation as an iSCSI hard drive at Target to display it. Displays user authentication for the specified volume. • Disabled: No authentication • Enabled: With authentication. User authentication is needed to connect to a volume. Refresh * You must register TeraStation as an iSCSI hard drive at Target to display it.
Disconnecting and Removing TeraStation To remove an iSCSI TeraStation, disconnect any connected volumes first and then unregister the TeraStation. 1 Click Start - All Programs - BUFFALO - iSCSI Connection Tool - iSCSI Connection Tool. The iSCSI Connection Tool will launch. For Windows 8, click the iSCSI Connection Tool . 2 Select the volume to disconnect from Volume and click Disconnect. Note: To disconnect multiple volumes at once, choose Unregister iSCSI Device from the Configuration menu.
4 1 Select the TeraStation to remove from Target. 2 Click Unregister iSCSI Device. Note: If a TeraStation is connected to multiple computers, unregister it from each computer. 5 You can now power down the TeraStation and unplug its cables. Note: If you disconnect a TeraStation without unregistering it or changing its IP address, it will take a long time to search since the registration information is still in your computer. Use the following procedure to unregister the TeraStation. 1.
Reconnect a TeraStation To reconnect a TeraStation that was previously removed, register the device and connect a volume via the procedure below. 1 2 Connect the TeraStation and power it on. Click Start - All Programs - BUFFALO - iSCSI Connection Tool - iSCSI Connection Tool to open the iSCSI Connection Tool. For Windows 8, click the iSCSI Connection Tool . 3 1 Select a TeraStation from Target. 2 Click Register the iSCSI Device.
Mutual Authentication The iSCSI TeraStation supports mutual authentication for security. Mutual authentication ensures that a computer will recognize the TeraStation only when the mutual password set on each volume and the mutual authentication password are a match. To configure Access Control via mutual authentication, refer to page 26. Mutual Authentication password set to the TeraStation (Entire system): In Settings, navigate to Basic - Security - Access Control (Whole System).
Chapter 3 Settings Use the Settings menu to configure your TeraStation. 1 Click Start - All Programs - BUFFALO - iSCSI Connection Tool - iSCSI Connection Tool. iSCSI Connection Tool will launch. For Windows 8, click the iSCSI Connection Tool. 2 If 2 or more TeraStations are connected, select the one to configure. Write down the TeraStation’s IP Address. Click Settings from the Configuration menu. 1 Enter the username and password. Initially, use the default username and password.
Chapter 4 Using Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Enable/Disable Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is disabled by default. Enabling LVM will allow you to divide volumes and extend capacity, but will degrade access speeds. Note: Changing the operation mode of a disk or array (such as enabling LVM) will delete all volumes and data from the disk or array. Back up any important data before making any configuration changes! 1 In Settings, navigate to iSCSI Volumes - LVM.
Create Volume By default, the TeraStation is configured with a single volume using all available space on the TeraStation. If you delete the factory-set volume, you will then have the capacity to create up to 32 new volumes. Different volumes can be connected to different computers, but each volume can only be connected to a single computer. Notes: • Deleting the default volume will delete all data from the TeraStation.
Extending Volumes Volume space can be extended after you create the volume. Notes: • Extending the volume may delete all data on the volume with some file systems. Before extending the volume, back up any important data on the volume. • LVM must be enabled in order to extend volumes. Refer to page 14. 1 Turn off iSCSI Service on the left side of Settings. Note: To stop iSCSI service for the target volume only, navigate to iSCSI Volumes - iSCSI Volumes, select the target volume, and click Inactivate.
Chapter 5 Changing RAID Modes By default your TeraStation unit is configured with all four hard drives in a RAID 5 array, with other RAID array modes available for configuration. Notes: • All data on your drive will be deleted if you change the RAID mode. Back up any important data before changing RAID modes. • In this document, the term “Recovery” means reverting the TeraStation back to the state prior to the RAID mode change. It does not refer to reading data from failed hard drives.
• RAID 0 mode Combines 4 drives into one fast array. The full capacity of all drives combined is available for use. RAID 0 is fast and efficient, but includes no parity or redundancy. If any drive is damaged, all data on the array is lost. • Normal mode In Normal mode, drives are not combined into arrays. Each drive is individually available. The full capacity of each drive is usable. If a drive is damaged, all data on that drive is lost.
Using Normal mode 1 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array. 2 Choose the array to change. 3 Click Delete RAID Array. This will take several seconds, and the front panel display will show “RAID ARRAY x Creating”. 4 When “Are you sure you want to operate RAID Operation?” is displayed, click Apply. 5 The Confirm Operation screen will appear. Type in the confirmation number and click Apply within 60 seconds. 6 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
Using RAID 5 mode (4 hard drives) Note: This is the default configuration. 1 Delete any preexisting array as described in “Using Normal mode” on page 19. 2 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array. 3 Choose the array you want to configure. 4 Select all 4 hard disks. 5 1 Select RAID 5. 2 Click Create Raid Array. Note: Building the RAID array will take about 10 hours per TB of drive space.
Using RAID 5 mode (3 hard drives) 1 Delete any preexisting array as described in “Using Normal mode” on page 19. 2 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array. 3 Choose the array you want to configure. 4 Select 3 hard disks. 5 1 Select RAID 5. 2 Click Create Raid Array. Note: Building the RAID array will take about 10 hours per TB of drive space. During this time, the LCD will display “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” and file transfers will be slower than usual.
Using RAID 10 mode 1 Delete any preexisting array as described in “Using Normal mode” on page 19. 2 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array. 3 Choose the array you want to configure. 4 Select all four hard drives. 5 1 Select RAID 10. 2 Click Create Raid Array. Note: Building the RAID array will take about 10 hours per TB of drive space. During this time, the LCD will display “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” and file transfers will be slower than usual.
Using RAID 1 mode 1 Delete any preexisting array as described in “Using Normal mode” on page 19. 2 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array. 3 Choose the array you want to configure. 4 Select disk 1 and disk 2, or disk 3 and disk 4. 5 1 Select RAID 1. 2 Click Create Raid Array. Note: Building the RAID array will take about 10 hours per TB of drive space. During this time, the LCD will display “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” and file transfers will be slower than usual.
Using RAID 0 mode 1 Delete any preexisting array as described in “Using Normal mode” on page 19. 2 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array. 3 Choose the array you want to configure. 4 Select all 4 hard drives. 5 1 Select RAID 0. 2 Click Create Raid Array. 6 7 The Confirm Operation screen will appear. Enter the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds to continue. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. You have configured a RAID 0 array.
Configuring a Hot Spare A hot spare will automatically replace a failed drive in a RAID array. You must have an extra drive to configure as a hot spare, so it is only usable with a RAID 5 array of 3 drives or a RAID 1 array. Configure a hot spare as follows. Note: When you change a drive from normal mode to a hot spare, or from a hot spare back to normal mode, all data on the drive is lost. Back up any important data on the drive before changing settings.
Chapter 6 Access Restrictions You may configure access restrictions for the TeraStation, or for individual volumes on it. When access restrictions are set, a username and password are required to connect to the TeraStation with iSCSI Connection Tool. Configuring Access Restrictions for the TeraStation 1 Turn off iSCSI Service on the left side of Settings. 2 1 Navigate to Basic - Security - Access Control (Whole System). 2 Click Modify Settings. 3 1 Click Enable. 2 Enter Username and Password.
Configuring Access Restrictions for Individual Volumes 1 Turn off iSCSI Service on the left side of Settings. 2 Navigate to iSCSI Volumes - iSCSI Volumes. 3 Select the volume that you want to set access restrictions for. 4 To restrict access by user names and passwords, enable Access Control, and enter Username and Password. To restrict access by IP Address, enable IP Address Restriction, and enter the IP addresses that are to be allowed access. Separate each IP address by a comma. Example: 192.168.
Chapter 7 Managing your TeraStation Name, Date and Time 1 Turn off iSCSI Service on the left side of Settings. 2 1 Navigate to Basic - Settings - Name. 2 Click Modify Settings. 3 1 Enter TeraStation Name. This will identify it on the network. 2 Click Save. Note: TeraStation names can contain up to 15 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, and -(hyphen) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character. 4 1 Navigate to Basic - Settings - Date and Time.
5 1 To manually configure the date and time, click Manual for Date/Time Source and adjust Date, Time, and Time Zone. Note: Click Use Local Date/Time to use the time and date from your computer’s settings. 2 Click Save. 6 Turn iSCSI Service back on. By default, the TeraStation adjusts its clock automatically by using an NTP server. NTP • NTP may not be usable in some networks. • The default NTP Server (ntp.jst.mfeed.ad.jp) belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc. For more information, please visit www.jst.
RAID Scanning Regular RAID scans are recommended for your RAID array. A RAID scan will scour your RAID array for errors, and some detected errors may be automatically corrected. Follow the procedure below to configure RAID scanning schedule. 1 1 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Scanning. 2 Click Modify Settings. 2 1 Click Enable. 2 Select your desired schedule for RAID Scanning Schedule. 3 Click Save.
Email Notification The TeraStation can be configured to automatically send an email notification whenever its settings are changed or if an error occurs. Common notifications include: • Hard drive status update (at scheduled intervals) • Changes to current RAID configuration • RAID error alert • Fan error alert • Hard drive read error alert • Hard drive replacement alert 1 1 In Settings, navigate to Maintenance - Maintenance- Email Notification. 2 Click Modify Settings. 2 1 Enable Notification.
9 Select the conditions to send. • HDD Status Report Current status of the hard drives at the specified time. • Fan Failure When a fan failure occurs. • Disk Error When a hard drive error occurs. • System Alert When the TeraStation is rebooted or shut down. Also when current RAID configuration is changed. 10 If you have selected HDD Status Report for sending condition, select time to send. 11 Click Save. You have configured email alerts. Examples: These emails are for example only.
UPS Settings For best results, plug your TeraStation in to a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). This will protect it from many kinds of power outages. When connected to a UPS, The TeraStation can be automatically shut down to protect data. Configure the following settings to use the TeraStation with a UPS. 1 Connect the UPS to a wall socket. 2 Connect the AC cable of the TeraStation to the UPS. 3 Connect the UPS and the TeraStation with either a USB cable or a serial cable.
Beep Alerts The TeraStation can be configured to emit a beep if an error occurs. Follow the below procedure to select the events that can trigger the beep. 1 In Settings, navigate to Maintenance - Maintenance - Alert Sound Settings 2 Click Modify Settings. 3 1 Select the conditions to beep the alert from Overheating, Disk Error, Fan Error, or UPS power Error. 2 Click Save. You have now configured alerts. Display Settings You may configure the LEDs and LCD screen on the front of the TeraStation here.
Changing the Admin Username and Password The admin account is used to access Settings and change the TeraStation’s settings. By default, the admin username is “admin” and the password is “password”. You may change them as shown below. 1 1 In Settings, navigate to Basic - Security - Administrator Settings . 2 Click Modify Settings. 2 1 Enter new Username and Password. 2 Click Save. Notes: • Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters.
Formatting Drives You may format any or all drives on the TeraStation via the procedure below. Formatting a drive will delete all data and settings from that drive, so be sure to back up any important data before formatting a drive. Formatting will take several minutes. During the formatting process, other volumes or drives on the TeraStation will not be accessible. Do not turn off the TeraStation while formatting.
Encrypting Drives If Encryption is selected during formatting, the drive will be encrypted with 128-bit AES. The data on the drive will be accessible only when the drive is attached to the TeraStation, and not other devices. To unencrypt the hard drive, uncheck Encryption and format the drive again. Refer to the previous page for more information. Note: Encrypting a drive degrades its overall performance somewhat. Dismounting a Drive Before removing a drive from the TeraStation, dismount the drive.
Erasing All Data Data on the hard drive is not completely erased by just deleting it, or even formatting the drive. It could theoretically be recovered. To completely wipe all data from the drive and follow the steps below. 1 In Settings, navigate to Maintenance - Restore/Erase - Erase. 2 Click Erase. 3 The Confirm Operation screen will appear. Type in the confirmation number and click Apply within 60 seconds. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Initializing Settings Reset Button To reset the TeraStation’s settings to factory defaults, use the included key to open the front cover to access the reset button. While the TeraStation is running and the power LED is lit, hold down the reset button until it beeps (about 5 seconds). This will reset the TeraStation’s settings to the factory default. Hold down the reset button until it beeps (about 5 seconds). This will reset the TeraStation’s settings to their factory defaults.
Initialization from Settings You can also initialize the TeraStation from Settings. The following settings are reset to their factory defaults: TeraStation Name, NTP Settings, RAID Scanning, Upon restore, Email Notification Settings, UPS Settings, Administrator Settings, Network Settings (IP Address, Subnet Mask, etc.), Alerts Sound Settings, Front Panel Settings, RAID Array Failure Settings, Management Information, Language Settings, Syslog.
Changing the IP address If desired, you may manually set the TeraStation’s IP address. Use the iSCSI Connection Tool (included on your CD) to manually set the TeraStation’s IP address. Note: You can only change the TeraStation’s IP address settings from a computer that is connected to the same subnet as the TeraStation. 1 2 Turn off iSCSI Service on the left side of Settings. Click Start - All Programs - BUFFALO - iSCSI Connection Tool - iSCSI Connection Tool.
Jumbo Frame If all of your network devices support Jumbo Frame, enabling them can make your network faster. To configure Jumbo Frame on the TeraStation, navigate to Basic - Network - Ethernet Frame Size in Settings. Click Modify Settings, and change the Ethernet frame size to one of Jumbo Frame settings: 4120, 7422, or 9694 bytes. To configure Jumbo Frame settings, you will need to turn off iSCSI Service, then turn it back on once changes have been made.
Port Trunking Port trunking (link aggregation) allows you to connect the TeraStation to two Ethernet ports for increased speed and reliability. Your hub or switch must support IEEE 802.1AX-2008 to use port trunking. Refer to the next page for instructions on configuring port trunking on the TeraStation. The TeraStation supports the following port trunking modes: Off: Port trunking is not used. Round-robin policy * - Sets a round-robin policy for fault tolerance and load balancing.
Configuring port trunking on the TeraStation: 1 Connect TeraStation’s LAN port 1 to a LAN port on your switch. If you’ve configured a port on the switch for port trunking, use that one. Do not connect the TeraStation’s LAN port 2 yet. 2 Turn off iSCSI Service on the left side of Settings. 3 1 Navigate to Basic - Network - Port Trunking . 2 Click Modify Settings. 4 5 6 7 1 Select the items to configure for port trunking. 2 Click Save. Turn iSCSI Service back on.
Chapter 8 List of Items in Settings The following options can be set from Settings. Common Items (left side of the screen) Common Items (Displayed on the left side of the screen) Click OFF to stop the iSCSI service; ON to start it. Always stop the iSCSI service before creating or iSCSI Service extending volumes. Name Displays the TeraStation’s name. Firmware version Displays the TeraStation’s firmware version number. IP Address Displays IP address of the TeraStation’s LAN ports 1 and 2.
Volume Name Volume Description Disk Area Size Create Volume To display, click Create Volume on the Volume Configuration Screen. Access Control Advanced Settings LVM Logical Volume Manager (LVM) TeraStation III iSCSI User Manual Enter a name of the volume. * You can enter up to 12bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. * Alphanumeric characters, and -(hyphen) may be used. * Do not use a number or symbol as the first character. Enter a description for the volume.
Basic Settings Name TeraStation Name Time Zone Enter a name to identify the TeraStation on the network. * You can enter up to 15 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. * Alphanumeric characters, and -(hyphen) may be used. * Do not use a symbol as the first character. Enter the location of the TeraStation * You can enter up to 75 bytes (UTF-8). * Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), and spaces may be used. * Do not use space as the first character.
Network IP Address Settings Click Modify Settings to change settings. *The LAN cable connected to LAN port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2. Ethernet Frame Size Click Modify Settings to change settings. *The LAN cable connected to LAN port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2. DHCP If a DHCP server is available, enable DHCP to assign IP addresses automatically. Primary IP Address If not using DHCP, enter an IP address manually. Subnet Mask Set a subnet mask.
Security Username Administrator Settings Password Click Modify Settings to change settings. Confirm Password Access Control Access Control (Whole System) Click Modify Settings to change settings. You may change the admin account’s username. * You can enter up to 20 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. * Alphanumeric characters, and -(hyphen) may be used. * Do not use a symbol as the first character. Change the admin password. * You can enter up to 20 bytes (UTF-8).
Storage Format Disk Formatting a drive or array will erase all volumes on the drive or array. After formatting a disk from Settings, you must allocate a partition and format it before it is usable. Use Disk Management on Windows to allocate a partition and format it. Checking Encryption before formatting encrypts the drive or array with 128 bit AES encryption. Only the TeraStation will be able to read the disk after that. To unencrypt the hard drive, uncheck Encryption and format it again.
RAID Scanning A RAID scan read checks all sectors in the data area of drives in an array. If a bad sector error is found during the scan, it is repaired automatically. Note that some kinds of errors are repaired automatically by the array even without a RAID scan. Status repair possible impossible to repair Descriptions • Read error in the data area which are build in RAID 1, 5, or 10 (including RAID 1 system array.
Maintenance Maintenance Notification SMTP Server Address SMTP Port No. Authentication Type POP3 Server Address POP3 Port No. Email Notification SSL/TLS Click Modify Settings to change Username settings. Password Click Send Test Message to send a test email to the email address Subject which has been set. Recipient(s) Report Syslog Syslog Click Modify Settings to change settings. TeraStation III iSCSI User Manual Select whether using Email notification feature or not.
Alert Sound Settings Alert Sound Settings Beep alerts can be triggered by the following conditions : Overheating, Disk Error, Fan Error, and UPS power Error. Display Flip Display Items Select items to display on LCD display at the front of the TeraStation from Host IP, Disk Mode, and Time. Set if automatically switching the item to display on the LCD or not. LCD brightness Adjust backlight brightness of the LCD display in 5 levels.
Restore/Erase Restore TeraStation Click Restore TeraStation to initialize the following settings: TeraStation Name, NTP Settings, RAID Scanning, Upon restore, Email Notification Settings, UPS Settings, Administrator Settings, Network Settings (IP Address, Subnet Mask, etc.
Appendix Default Settings The following settings are factory defaults for the TeraStation. Username admin Password password DHCP Client Normally, the TeraStation will get its IP address automatically from a DHCP server on the network. If no DHCP server is available, then an IP address will be assigned as follows: IP Address: 169.254.abc.abc (abc is assigned randomly when booting the TeraStation). Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.
Specifications Check www.buffalotech.com for information about the latest products and specifications. Interface (LAN Port) Interface: Complied with IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE-T) Complied with IEEE802.3u (100BASE-TX) Complied with IEEE802.
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Compliance Information FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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