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2012/06/25 04:19 1/22 NAS4Free Setup and User Guide NAS4Free - http://wiki.nas4free.org/ NAS4Free Setup and User Guide Still a work in progress 1-Introduction The goal of this manual is to provide a starting point for you to install and use NAS4Free. Sections 1 and 2 of this manual cover basic installation of NAS4Free and include processes and procedures that may help you configure and use some of the services included in NAS4Free. If you need to know how to do something , you may find it in these first 2 sections of the manual. Sections 3 and above cover details of the NAS4Free WebGUI menus and tabs used to manage your server. In these sections you can find brief explanations about the options and settings you see in the WebGUI. If you need to know what something is or does , you will find it in Section 3 or higher. NAS4Free is easy to install, configure and manage. It is arguably the simplest and most full featured NAS OS available in 2011. However, NAS4Free is not a turnkey system, you are the OEM, it is up to you to already know or learn about the services and features provided by NAS4Free so you can make effective use of your server. While trying to be as helpful as possible, this manual WILL NOT: Teach you what RAID is, how to set-up a network or manage a firewall. Teach you system administration and how to manage Users and Groups. Help you select the best MotherBoard or hard drive controller, etc.. Show you how to do many other things like how to configure iSCSI to work with your ESXi server in an AD Domain. You will need to know things like this already or learn about them from other resources. 1.1-Hardware Requirements Hardware Requirements 1.2-Limitations Limitations

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NAS4Free Setup and User Guide

Still a work in progress

1-Introduction

The goal of this manual is to provide a starting point for you to install and use NAS4Free. Sections 1and 2 of this manual cover basic installation of NAS4Free and include processes and procedures thatmay help you configure and use some of the services included in NAS4Free. If you need to know howto do something, you may find it in these first 2 sections of the manual.

Sections 3 and above cover details of the NAS4Free WebGUI menus and tabs used to manage yourserver. In these sections you can find brief explanations about the options and settings you see in theWebGUI. If you need to know what something is or does, you will find it in Section 3 or higher.

NAS4Free is easy to install, configure and manage. It is arguably the simplest and most full featuredNAS OS available in 2011. However, NAS4Free is not a turnkey system, you are the OEM, it is up toyou to already know or learn about the services and features provided by NAS4Free so you can makeeffective use of your server. While trying to be as helpful as possible, this manual WILL NOT:

Teach you what RAID is, how to set-up a network or manage a firewall.●

Teach you system administration and how to manage Users and Groups.●

Help you select the best MotherBoard or hard drive controller, etc..●

Show you how to do many other things like how to configure iSCSI to work with your ESXi server in●

an AD Domain.

You will need to know things like this already or learn about them from other resources.

1.1-Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements

1.2-Limitations

Limitations

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1.3-Getting Help

Getting Help

2-Installation, Use & How To

2.1-Installation of NAS4Free

Installation and Configuration Overview

Using NAS4Free with the CDROM and a removable disk (LiveCD mode)

Installing NAS4Free on disk

2.2-LAN Interface and IP Configuration

LAN interface and IP configuration

2.3-Basic System Configuration

Basic Configuration

2.4-Network Configuration

Network Configuration

2.5-Disk Configuration & Management

Software RAID Configuration & Management

2.6-Using Services

Using Services

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3.1.1-System|General|Password

System General Password

3.2-System|Advanced

System_Advanced

3.2.1-System|Advanced|Email

System Advanced Email

3.2.2-System|Advanced|Proxy

System Advanced Proxy

3.2.3-System|Advanced|Swap

System Advanced Swap

3.2.4-System|Advanced|Command scripts

System Advanced Command scripts

3.2.5-System|Advanced|Cron

System Advanced Cron

3.2.6-System|Advanced|rc.conf

System Advanced rc.conf

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3.2.7-System|Advanced|sysctl.conf

System Advanced sysctl.conf

3.3-System|Firmware

System Firmware Upgrade

3.4-System|Backup/Restore

System Backup/Restore

3.5-System|Factory Defaults

System Factory Defaults

3.6-System|Reboot

3.6.1-System|Reboot|Now

System Reboot Now

3.6.2-System|Reboot|Scheduled

System Reboot Scheduled

3.7-System|Shutdown

3.7.1-System|Shutdown|Now

System Shutdown Now

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3.7.2-System|Shutdown|Scheduled

System Shutdown Scheduled

3.8-System|Logout

Logout

4-Network

4.1-Network|Interface Management

Network Interface Management

4.1.1-Network|Interface Management|VLAN

VLAN

4.1.2-Network|Interface Management|Link Aggregation and Failover

Link Aggregation and Failover

4.2-Network|Interfaces|LAN

Network Interface LAN

4.3-Network|Hosts

Network Hosts

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5.2.2-Disks|Software RAID|RAID1|Tools

Disks Software RAID RAID1 Tools

5.2.3-Disks|Software RAID|RAID1|Information

Disks Software RAID RAID1 Information

5.2.4-Disks|Software RAID|JBOD|Management

Disks Software RAID JBOD Management

5.2.5-Disks|Software RAID|JBOD|Tools

Disks Software RAID JBOD Tools

5.2.6-Disks|Software RAID|JBOD|Information

Disks Software RAID JBOD Information

5.2.7-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0|Management

Disks Software RAID RAID0 Management

5.2.8-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0|Tools

Disks Software RAID RAID0 Tools

5.2.9-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0|Information

Disks Software RAID RAID0 Information

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5.2.10-Disks|Software RAID|RAID5|Management

Disks Software RAID RAID5 Management

5.2.11-Disks|Software RAID|RAID5|Tools

Disks Software RAID RAID5 Tools

5.2.12-Disks|Software RAID|RAID5|Information

Disks Software RAID RAID5 Information

5.2.13-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0/1/5|Management

Disks Software RAID RAID0/1/5 Management

5.2.14-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0/1/5|Tools

Disks Software RAID RAID0/1/5 Tools

5.2.15-Disks|Software RAID|RAID0/1/5|Information

Disks Software RAID RAID0/1/5 Information

5.3-Disks|Encryption|Management

Disk Encryption

5.3.1-Disks|Encryption|Tools

Disk Encryption Tools

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5.4-Disks|ZFS

ZFS

5.4-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Management

Disks ZFS Pools Management

5.4.1-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Virtual device

Disks ZFS Pools Virtual device

5.4.2-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Tools

Disks ZFS Pools Tools

5.4.3-Disks|ZFS|Pools|Information

Disks ZFS Pools Information

5.4.4-Disks|ZFS|Pools|I/O Statistics

Disks ZFS Pools I/O Statistics

5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Datasets|Dataset

Disks ZFS Datasets Dataset

5.4.6-Disks|ZFS|Datasets|Information

Disks ZFS Datasets Information

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5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Configuration|Detected

Disks ZFS Configuration Detected

5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Configuration|Current

Disks ZFS Configuration Current

5.4.5-Disks|ZFS|Configuration_Synchronize

Disks ZFS Configuration Synchronize

5.5-Disks|Format

Disks Format

5.6-Disks|Mount Point|Management

Mount Point Management

5.6.1-Disks|Mount Point|Tools

Disks Mount Point Tools

5.6.2-Disks|Mount Point|Fsck

Disks Mount Point Fsck

6-Services

6.1-Services|CIFS/SMB|Settings (Samba)

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Services CIFS/SMB (Samba)

6.1.1-Services|CIFS/SMB|Shares

Services CIFS/SMB Shares

6.2-Services|FTP

FTP-File Transfer Protocol

6.2.1-Services|FTP|Modules

Services FTP Modules

6.3-Services|TFTP

Services TFTP

6.4-Services|SSH

Services SSH New Document Update in Progress.

6.5-Services|NFS

NFS

6.5.1-Services|NFS|Shares

Services NFS Shares

6.6-Services|AFP (Netatalk)

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AFP

6.6.1-Services|AFP|Shares

Services AFP Shares

6.7-Services|RSYNC|Server|Settings

RSYNC

6.7.1-Services|RSYNC|Server|Modules

Services RSYNC Server Modules

6.7.2-Services|RSYNC|Client

Services RSYNC Client

6.7.3-Services|RSYNC|Server|Local

Services RSYNC Local

6.8-Services|UNISON

UNISON

6.9-Services|iSCSI Target

iSCSI Target Settings

6.9.1-Services|iSCSI Target|Target

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iSCSI Target Target

6.9.2-Services|iSCSI Target|Portal Group

iSCSI Target Portal Group

6.9.3-Services|iSCSI Target|Initiator Group

iSCSI Target Initiator Group

6.9.4-Services|iSCSI Target|Auth Group

iSCSI Target Auth Group

6.9.5-Services|iSCSI Target|Media

iSCSI Target Media

6.10-Services|UPnP

UPnP

6.11-Services|Dynamic DNS

Services Dynamic DNS

6.12-Services|SNMP

Services SNMP

6.13-Services|UPS

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8.1-Status|System

Status System

8.2-Status|Process

Status Process

8.3-Status|Services

Status Services

8.4-Status|Interfaces

Status Interfaces

8.5-Status|Disks

Status Disks

8.6-Status|Graph|Traffic

Status Graph Traffic

8.6.1-Status|Graph|CPU Load

Status Graph CPU Load

8.7-Status|Email Report

Status Email Report

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9-Diagnostics

9.1-Diagnostics|Log

9.1.1-Diagnostics|Log|Settings

9.2-Diagnostics|Information

Diagnostics Information Disks

9.2.1-Diagnostics|Information|Disks (ATA)

Diagnostics Information Disks (ATA)

9.2.2-Diagnostics|Information|Partitions

Diagnostics Information Partitions

9.2.3-Diagnostics|Information|S.M.A.R.T.

Diagnostics Information S.M.A.R.T.

9.2.4-Diagnostics|Information|Space Used

Diagnostics Information Space Used

9.2.5-Diagnostics|Information|Mounts

Diagnostics Information Mounts

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9.2.6-Diagnostics|Information|Software RAID

Diagnostics Information Software RAID

9.2.7-Diagnostics|Information|iSCSI Initiator

Diagnostics Information iSCSI Initiator

9.2.8-Diagnostics|Information|MS Domain

Diagnostics Information MS Active Directory

9.2.9-Diagnostics|Information|CIFS/SMB

Diagnostics Information CIFS/SMB

9.2.10-Diagnostics|Information|FTP

Diagnostics Information FTP

9.2.11-Diagnostics|Information|RSYNC Client

Diagnostics Information RSYNC Client

9.2.12-Diagnostics|Information|Swap

Diagnostics Information Swap

9.2.13-Diagnostics|Information|Sockets

Diagnostics Information Sockets

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9.2.14-Diagnostics|Information|UPS

Diagnostics Information UPS

9.3-Diagnostics|Ping/Traceroute

Diagnostics Ping

9.3.1-Diagnostics|Traceroute

Diagnostics Traceroute

9.4-Diagnostics|ARP Tables

Diagnostics ARP Tables

9.5-Diagnostics|Routes

Diagnostics Routing Tables

10-Advanced

10.1-Advanced|File Editor

Advanced File editor

10.2-Advanced|Command

Advanced Command

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