Nas manager, Logging in to the nas manager – Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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NAS Manager
Dell™ PowerVault™ 725N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide
The Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Manager is a Web
-based user interface that is the primary tool for configuring NAS systems. This section provides basic
information on using the NAS Manager, including how to log on and navigate the interface, configuring network properties and IP addresses, creating users,
using shares and disk quotas, and managing disks and volumes.
Determining if a NAS System Uses Software RAID or Hardware RAID
Your NAS system is available from Dell in either a software-RAID or a hardware-RAID hard-drive configuration. In a software-RAID hard-drive configuration NAS
system, the RAID functionality is configured by the Microsoft® Windows® Powered operating system. The hard drives in a hardware-RAID hard-drive
configuration NAS system are controlled by a RAID controller card installed in a PCI expansion slot inside the NAS system.
The RAID hard-drive configuration of the NAS system affects some of the NAS Manager configuration procedures. Therefore, determine the RAID configuration
of your NAS system before continuing with other sections in this guide.
Use one of the following methods to determine the RAID configuration:
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Check the RAID hard drive configuration on the NAS system System Version screen.
a.
Log in to the NAS Manager.
See "
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b.
Click Status.
c.
Click System Version.
The System Version screen appears and the Disk Configuration row lists the system as either Hardware RAID or Software RAID.
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Check if the system has a RAID controller card installed in a PCI expansion slot as explained in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. If so, the NAS
system is hardware RAID. (A software-RAID NAS system does not have a RAID controller card installed in a PCI expansion slot.)
Logging in to the NAS Manager
To use the NAS Manager, you must be logged in as an administrator. You can log in only if the NAS system is on the network or if you are connected directly to
the NAS system using a keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
To log in to the NAS Manager, perform the following steps:
1.
Open a Web browser from a client system.
Determining if a NAS System Uses Software RAID or Hardware RAID
Configuring MDM on Your NAS System
Changing the NAS Manager Language
Using the MDM Controller to Administer NAS Devices
Configuring Network Properties
Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu
NOTICE:
The software RAID and hardware RAID hard-drive carriers operate differently and are not interchangeable between the two types of NAS
systems. The hardware RAID hard-drive carriers have a "HW-RAID" identification label on them and the software RAID hard-drive carriers have a "SW-
RAID" identification label.