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px4-300r Network Storage
Array
with LifeLine 4.0
User Guide
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CONTENTS Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 1 Setup Overview 2 Set up my px4-300r Network Storage Array if it's not discovered 3 Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager 3 Discovering the px4-300r without the Internet 3 Setup Page 4 Network Connection 5 Connecting the px4-300r Network Storage Array to Your Network 5 Network Settings 6 Manually Configuring Network Settings 7 Bonding NICs 8 VLAN Settings 8 Naming Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 10 Setting up Active Directory 10 C
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Interfaces for Sharing 23 Shares 24 What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content with Them? 24 Adding Shares 24 Managing Shares 25 Deleting Shares 27 Using Protocols to Share Files 28 What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? 28 AFP File Sharing for Macs 28 Bluetooth File Sharing 28 FTP File Sharing 29 NFS File Sharing 29 rsync: Synchronizing Files with Another Storage Device or Other Computers 30 TFTP 30 Monitoring Your Device with an SNMP Management Tool 30 Managing File Sharin
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Connecting to iSCSI Drives 43 Managing iSCSI Drives 44 Adding CHAP User Access to an iSCSI Drive 44 Deleting iSCSI Drives 45 Storage Pool Management 46 Understanding How Your Content Is Stored 47 Storage Pools 47 Volumes 47 Adding and Managing Storage Pools 48 To Add a Data Storage Pool 48 Improving Performance with a Cache Storage Pool 49 To Add a Cache Storage Pool 49 Assigning a Cache Pool to a Volume 49 Volumes 51 Snapshots 51 Exposing/Unexposing the Snapshot 52 Restoring a Snapshot 52 Delet
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One-touch Transferring of Content from a USB Device 62 Copy Jobs Overview 63 Backing up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 64 Copy Jobs 64 From: Settings 65 To: Settings 66 Setting a Schedule 66 Backing up with Mozy Backup 67 Restoring Files with Mozy Backup 68 Registering with Avamar for Backup and Restore 68 Backing up with Amazon S3 69 Restoring Files with Amazon S3 69 Backing up with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 69 Restoring Files with Personal Cloud 69 Securing Your px4-300r Network Storage Ar
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Remote Access: Accessing Your px4-300r Network Storage Array From Anywhere in the World 84 Remote Access Overview 85 Enabling Remote Access 86 Basic Option: Completing the Enable Remote Access Process 86 Premium Option: Completing the Enable Remote Access Process 86 Accessing Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Remotely 88 Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World 89 What Is LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ? 90 LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Key Terms 90 Is My Conte
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Media Management 109 Media Management Overview 110 Scanning for media content 110 Media Services Capabilities and Limitations 111 Sharing Media Content over the Internet 112 Enabling Internet Access from the Media Server Page 112 Media Aggregation 113 Enabling Media Aggregation 113 Social Media Sharing 114 Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures 115 Example: Setting up iTunes 115 Example: Setting up Xbox 360 115 Photos 116 Photos Overview 116 Streaming Pictures 116 Creating a Slideshow on the Devi
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Action 123 Adding Applications to Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 126 Application Overview 127 Application Installation 128 Application Manager 129 Starting or stopping an application 129 Adding applications 129 Removing applications 129 Upgrading Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 130 Software Updates 131 Auto-update process: installing a device software update 131 Manual update process: installing a device software update 131 Backing up and Recovering Your px4-300r Network Storage Array S
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Bridging the Primary Router 143 Additional Support 145 How to Get Help 146 Support 147 Legal 148 Safety Information 149 Open Source 150 Warranty Information 151 Limited Warranty Notice 151 Limited Warranty for Iomega Products 151 Regulatory Information 152 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 152 Canadian Verification 152 European Union conformity 152 Important WEEE Information 153 European Union RoHS 153 India RoHS 153 Lithium Battery – California Perchlorate Information 153
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CHAPTER 1 Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 1
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Setup Overview Setup with your px4-300r Network Storage Array is easy. Remove it from the box, connect it to your network switch or hub, and then power it up. Launch a web browser and enter the setup URL identified in the Quick Start Guide. LenovoEMC Setup launches and displays a message that your px4-300r is online and ready to use. You then can install client software that includes: ● LenovoEMC Storage Manager ● Twonky Media Server for media ag
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Set up my px4-300r Network Storage Array if it's not discovered If your px4-300r is not discovered when you enter the URL identified in your Quick Start Guide, you have two ways of discovering it. Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager You can install LenovoEMC Storage Manager from the Setup Portal, which helps you discover your px4- 300r on your network. Discovering the px4-300r without the Internet You can access your px4-300r device withou
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Setup Page The Setup page opens when you first access the px4-300r Network Storage Array from the Home Page or the LenovoEMC Storage Manager. On this page, you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link. The current setting of the feature displays above the link. You can also configure all features shown on the Setup page by accessing the specific features directly. 4 Setup Page
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Network Connection Connecting the px4-300r Network Storage Array to Your Network First, check the package contents. Verify that the box contains the following items: 1. px4-300r (models may vary) 2. Power Cables 3. Quick Start Guide 4. Ethernet Cable 5. Rail Kit (models may vary) Package contents may vary. Network Connection 5
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Connecting t he px4-300r Initial S etup If you have purchased more than one px4-300r, complete all steps on one device before setting up additional devices. 6. Make sure at least one hard drive is installed in the px4-300r. 7. Use the included network cable to connect the px4-300r to your network hub or switch. 8. Connect the included power cord to the back of the px4-300r and to an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). 9. Power
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Enabling Jumbo Frames for Each NIC You can enable jumbo frames for each NIC in your px4-300r by expanding the Information section for a NIC and entering a jumbo frame size in the Jumbo Frame field. If you do not want jumbo frame support, leave the field blank. Jumbo frame support is useful for transferring large files, such as multimedia files, over a network. Jumbo frame support increases transfer speed by placing large files in fewer data pack
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array VLAN: For information on adding a NIC to a VLAN (Virtual LAN), refer to VLAN Settings. Bonding NICs: For information on bonding multiple network interface cards (NICs), refer to Bonding NICs. Bonding NICs Bonding network interface cards (NICs) is a way to provide redundancy for your px4-300r on the network. If one NIC should fail, your px4-300r will remain accessible on the network if that NIC is bonded to others. Depending on the bonding mode
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Deleting a VLAN In the VLAN Settings section click Delete to delete the VLAN. Network Connection 9
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Setting up Your px4-300r Network Storage Array Naming Your px4-300r Network Storage Array You can provide a meaningful name for your px4-300r using the Device Identification page. This page in the px4-300r Management Console enables you to change the Storage Device Name, the Storage Device Descriptive Name, and the Workgroup Name. Change any of these by editing the text fields. Click Apply to save your changes. ● Device Name: Enter a name for the px4-300r device. Use a name that will help you
