Preface

The Sun StorageTek NAS OS Administration Guide is a combined administrator's and user's guide for the:

This guide describes how to use the Web Administrator graphical user interface (GUI) to set up and monitor your appliance or gateway system. It also includes instructions to use the command-line interface (CLI), and details about the hardware that are not documented in the NAS appliance and gateway system Getting Started Guide.

In general, the features described in this manual apply for all the above mentioned devices, with exceptions noted in the text, as applicable.

The Sun StorageTek 5210 NAS Appliance and the Sun StorageTek 5220 NAS Appliance are single-server appliances with storage built in to the server, so references to cluster configurations and gateways systems never apply. For the Sun StorageTek 5210 NAS Appliance, references to controller enclosures/units never apply. References to expansion enclosures are valid, however, if your StorEdge 5210 NAS Appliance is configured with the optional expansion enclosure.


Before You Read This Book

Before reading this guide, you must have installed and configured your appliance or gateway system as described in the Getting Started Guide for your NAS appliance or gateway system.


How This Book Is Organized

This guide is broken down as follows:

Chapter 1 provides an overview of features for the Web Administrator graphical user interface (GUI).

Chapter 2 describes basic network and file-system configuration.

Chapter 3 describes file-system setup and management.

Chapter 4 describes system management functions.

Chapter 5 describes port settings.

Chapter 6 describes naming conventions.

Chapter 7 describes group, host, and file directory security settings.

Chapter 8 describes shares, quotas, and exports.

Chapter 9 describes licensable software options.

Chapter 10 describes monitoring functions.

Chapter 11 describes maintenance functions.

Chapter 12 contains replacement procedures for customer-replaceable units (CRUs).

Appendix A describes using the console to perform system tasks.

Appendix B describes error messages produced by the various NAS appliance and gateway-system components.

Appendix C describes the Compliance Archiving Software API.

Appendix D describes details about the NAS hardware.

Appendix E describes how to send a diagnostic email.

Appendix F describes the Web Administrator panels.


Typographic Conventions


Typeface[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

Names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output.

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, as contrasted with on-screen computer output.

% su

Password:

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Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.



Related Documentation

The documents listed as online are available at:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/Network_Storage_Solutions/nas


Application

Title

Part Number

Format

Location

Notes & known issues

Sun StorageTek NAS OS 4.21 Software Release Notes

819-6652-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

Safety

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual

819-6048-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorageTek 5220 NAS Appliance Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual

819-7366-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorageTek 5220 NAS Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual

819-7367-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Appliance Safety and Compliance Guide

819-0881-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorEdge 5210 Expansion Unit Safety, Regulatory, and Compliance Manual

817-7515-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorEdge 5300 RAID Expansion Unit and Sun StorEdge 5300 Expansion Unit Safety and Compliance Guide

819-0882-nn

PDF

Online

Installation

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance and Gateway System Getting Started Guide

819-4283-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorageTek NAS OS Administration Guide

819-7167-nn

 

 

 

Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Appliance and Gateway System Getting Started Guide

819-3237-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Hardware Installation, Configuration, and User Guide

817-6660-nn

PDF

HTML

Online

 

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance Setup (Poster)

819-4385-nn

Printed

PDF

Ship kit

Online

 

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System Setup (Poster)

819-4286-nn

Printed

PDF

Ship kit

Online

 

Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Gateway System Poster

819-3240-nn

Printed

PDF

Shipp kit

Online

 

Sun StorageTek 5220 NAS Appliance Setup

819-7166-nn

Print

PDF

Ship kit

Online



Documentation, Support, and Training


Sun Function

URL

Documentation

http://www.sun.com/documentation/

Support

http://www.sun.com/support/

Training

http://www.sun.com/training/



Third-Party Web Sites

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Sun Welcomes Your Comments

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http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

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