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Nasuni Edge Appliance
Initial Configuration Guide
Version 8.3
February 2019
Last modified: February 26, 2019
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Nasuni Corporation
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  • Page 1 Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide Version 8.3 February 2019 Last modified: February 26, 2019 © 2019 Nasuni Corporation All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 2 Nasuni. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without the express written permission of Nasuni.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting Up Your Nasuni Edge Appliance ....... . . 37...
  • Page 4 Nasuni Edge Appliance Home Page ....... . . 42 Chapter 2: Accessing Volumes ........43 Overview .
  • Page 5 Nasuni Corporation ........

  • Page 6: Preface

    To set up a Nasuni Edge Appliance hardware appliance, see the Hardware Getting Started Guide for the specific hardware appliance. To set up a Nasuni Edge Appliance on the Microsoft Azure or Amazon EC2 cloud platforms, see the installation guide for the specific platform. For...

  • Page 7: Text Conventions

    Used to give emphasis to a word. Also used for named graphical elements. Italics Used to represent options or parameters. Underline Used for hyperlinks, such as links to Web sites. Used to indicate pathnames, filenames, folder names, Monospace typed information, and code. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 8: Product Documentation

    Product Documentation Electronic Publications Extensive documentation is available for all aspects of installing, configuring, and operating the Nasuni Edge Appliance (Filer). The latest version of each of the following documents is available in PDF format at https://nasunisuccess.force.com/Support/s/support-documents. • Hardware Getting Started Guides: To set up a Nasuni Edge Appliance on a Nasuni hardware appliance: •...

  • Page 9: Release Notes For Nasuni Documentation Set

    Protocols: Discusses scenarios requiring particular access to data, and how different combinations of protocols can help provide the access that clients need. • Third-Party Licensing Guide: Listing of third-party software used in the Nasuni Edge Appliance. Release Notes for Nasuni Documentation Set Date (As Of) Changes 2019-02-26 Added details to Nutanix procedure, in Installing on Virtual.
  • Page 10 Clarified that Mobile Access must be enabled in the customer license before Mobile Access or Web Access can be used, in many documents. Clarified that NTFS permissions policies are not available for LDAP Edge Appliances, in Mobile Access Guide, NMC Guide, FTP Best Practices Guide, and Administration Guide.

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Configuring The Nasuni Edge Appliance

    This chapter explains how to configure the Nasuni Edge Appliance on your network. Before following the steps in this chapter, ensure that the Nasuni Edge Appliance has been set up by an IT specialist. To set up a Nasuni Edge Appliance hardware appliance, see the Hardware Getting Started Guide for the specific hardware appliance.

  • Page 12: Nasuni Cloud File Services

    Note: Nasuni Edge Appliances are sometimes referred to by the shorter name “Filers”. The Nasuni Edge Appliance can be a virtual machine that runs on Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon EC2, or a Nasuni hardware appliance. The Nasuni Edge Appliance performs two main tasks: •...

  • Page 13: Nasuni Edge Appliance Web-Based Interface

    Nasuni Edge Appliance in all locations, so that customers can ensure that all users in all locations are accessing the latest files from the third-party cloud storage system.

  • Page 14: Key Terms

    • Cache: The local storage of the Nasuni Edge Appliance. All data and metadata that is accessed regularly is kept locally in the cache. If requested data is not locally resident, it is staged into the cache and provided for the request.

  • Page 15: Nasuni Edge Appliance Specifications

    Nasuni Edge Appliance Specifications Nasuni Edge Appliance Specifications This section contains specifications for configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance. General Specifications The following table lists general specifications for the Nasuni Edge Appliance. Description Value Maximum number of owned volumes per Nasuni Edge Appliance.

  • Page 16: Supported Web Browsers

    Latest two versions Internet Explorer Latest Google Chrome Latest Apple Safari Supported Windows Operating Systems The Nasuni Edge Appliance provides file sharing services to the following Windows operating systems: Server Operating Systems Operating System Version Service Packs Standard Windows Server 2016...

  • Page 17: Supported Macos Operating Systems

    Nasuni Edge Appliance Specifications Supported macOS Operating Systems The Nasuni Edge Appliance provides file sharing services to the macOS operating system versions 10.9 (Mavericks) and 10.10 (Yosemite). Note: The name of the Macintosh operating system changed from “Mac OS X” to “macOS” with macOS version 10.12 (Sierra).

  • Page 18: Virtual Machine Recommendations

    Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Nasuni Edge Appliance Specifications Virtual Machine Recommendations The minimum or recommended virtual machine resources for running the Nasuni Edge Appliance are as follows: Limit Value 352 GB (328 GiB) Minimum free disk space to run the Nasuni Edge (includes operating system, 250 GB cache, Appliance.

  • Page 19: Initial, Recommended, And Minimum Memory

    There is also a "minimum memory allocation". If the VM has less than the "minimum memory allocation", then the software does not run. Tip: For both the Nasuni Edge Appliance and the NMC, it might be necessary to increase the memory allocation above the recommended memory allocation, depending on the workload.

  • Page 20: Maximum Cache Size By Virtual Platform

    Nasuni Edge Appliance Specifications Maximum Cache Size by Virtual Platform The maximum cache size for the Nasuni Edge Appliance depends on the total usable capacity of the VM host. The combined cache and COW disks on each Nasuni Edge Appliance should not consume more than 75 percent of the total capacity of the VM host.

  • Page 21: Connecting With The Nasuni Edge Appliance

    Connecting with the Nasuni Edge Appliance You should have an initial IP address from the installation of your Nasuni Edge Appliance on either a hardware appliance or a virtual machine. This IP address should be provided by the IT specialist who initially set up the Nasuni Edge Appliance.

  • Page 22: Ssl Security Certificate

    SSL Security Certificate SSL Security Certificate By default, the Nasuni Edge Appliance is preloaded with a self-signed SSL certificate that is unique to the Nasuni Edge Appliance. For this reason, when you attempt to access the Nasuni Edge Appliance Home page for the first time, a message might appear indicating that the security certificate is not trusted.
  • Page 23 Figure 1-3: Add Security Exception dialog box. 4. Click Get Certificate. 5. Click Confirm Security Exception. 6. Open a Web browser and enter the IP address again. 7. Continue with “Network Settings” on page Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 24: Example Using Google Chrome

    This is an example of what you might see using the Google Chrome Web browser: 1. Open a Web browser and enter the IP address provided by the IT specialist who initially set up the Nasuni Edge Appliance. The “Your connection is not private” page appears. Figure 1-4: “Your connection is not private” page.

  • Page 25: Example Using Microsoft Internet Explorer

    This is an example of what you might see using the Internet Explorer Web browser: 1. Open a Web browser and enter the IP address provided by the IT specialist who initially set up the Nasuni Edge Appliance. The There is a problem with this website's security certificate page appears.

  • Page 26: Network Settings

    You cannot combine traffic from two or more traffic groups together. Note: If a proxy is defined such that it is on one of the networks local to the Nasuni Edge Appliance, this local proxy is used for cloud traffic, Remote Support traffic, and Nasuni API traffic.
  • Page 27 Separating data and management traffic. Divide the NICs into General and Management traffic groups. The Nasuni Edge Appliance uses one IP address for serving CIFS, NFS, FTP and iSCSI traffic in addition to communicating with cloud APIs, and a different IP address for the user interface and management protocols.
  • Page 28 Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Network Settings This example is for General and External traffic. Figure 1-8: General and External traffic. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 29 Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Network Settings This example is for General and Management traffic. Figure 1-9: General and Management traffic. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 30 Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Network Settings This example is for General, External, and Management traffic. Figure 1-10: General, External, and Management traffic. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 31: Configure Network Settings

    Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Network Settings Configure Network Settings To configure network settings for the Nasuni Edge Appliance: 1. After you add a security certificate, or proceed without adding a security certificate, the Enter the Network Parameters for this Filer page appears.
  • Page 32 Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Network Settings 2. In the Host Name box, a default hostname for the Nasuni Edge Appliance appears. You can accept the default hostname or change it to a customized hostname. Enter the hostname (15 characters or less) or Fully Qualified Domain Name (64 characters or less) for this Nasuni Edge Appliance.
  • Page 33 Enter the static IP address in the IP Address text box. The address of a static device must not already be present on the network. The Nasuni Edge Appliance verifies this and displays an error if a collision is detected.
  • Page 34 (Optional) You can specify a gateway for each traffic group. This gateway is used to return traffic for clients outside one of the Nasuni Edge Appliance's local networks that do not use the default gateway. In the Gateway text box, enter the IP address for the gateway.
  • Page 35 8. The Review the Network Settings page appears. Figure 1-15: Review the Network Settings page. To accept the network settings, click Continue. To return to the previous page to change network settings, click Back. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 36 Figure 1-16: Configuring Network Settings page. 10. You are automatically directed to the specified IP address (or you can click the link “here”). Continue with “Setting Up Your Nasuni Edge Appliance” on page Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 37: Setting Up Your Nasuni Edge Appliance

    Filer Serial Number of the prior installation. Click Continue to proceed. Note: If the administrative account for this Nasuni Edge Appliance was reset (such as, for a forgotten password), and this Nasuni Edge Appliance was under the control of the...
  • Page 38 Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Setting Up Your Nasuni Edge Appliance 3. If this is a new Nasuni Edge Appliance, the “Add a New Nasuni Filer to your account” page appears. Figure 1-18: “Add a New Nasuni Filer to your account” page.
  • Page 39 6. The “Enter or accept Filer Name” page appears. Figure 1-20: “Enter or accept Filer Name” page. To change the name of the Nasuni Edge Appliance, enter a new Filer Name. A descriptive and distinctive name helps users and administrators to identify and distinguish specific Nasuni Edge Appliances.
  • Page 40 Nasuni Edge Appliance. An indicator of password strength appears. Although password strength is not enforced, you should use strong passwords. The newly defined user is automatically a member of the Filer Administrators permission group for this Nasuni Edge Appliance. Click Continue.
  • Page 41 Configuring the Nasuni Edge Appliance Setting Up Your Nasuni Edge Appliance For further information about using the Nasuni Edge Appliance, see the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide. If this account has a Nasuni Management Console installed, see the Nasuni Management Console Guide for information on using the Nasuni Management Console to configure and manage this Nasuni Edge Appliance.

  • Page 42: Nasuni Edge Appliance Home Page

    After you access data volumes (as described in Chapter 2, “Accessing Volumes,” on page 43), you can begin using the Nasuni Edge Appliance as a NAS device. See the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide for details on using all product features.

  • Page 43: Chapter 2: Accessing Volumes

    This chapter explains how to access volumes, including CIFS shares, NFS exports, FTP directories, and iSCSI volumes. After you access volumes, you can get up and running quickly with the Nasuni Edge Appliance and start using it on your network as a NAS or SAN device.

  • Page 44: Viewing Cloud Credentials

    Viewing cloud credentials To view cloud credentials: 1. On the Nasuni Edge Appliance, click Configuration, then select Cloud Credentials from the menu. The User Provided Cloud Credentials page displays a list of cloud credentials. Figure 2-1: User Provided Cloud Credentials page.
  • Page 45 CA, or a default certificate: Off. For fully valid SSL certificate: On. • Notes: Optional information to save. For Microsoft Azure, credentials include the following: • Name: A name for this set of credentials, which is used for display purposes. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 46 Content Platform (HCP) system for this set of credentials. This is the left-hand part of the authorization token. • Secret Access Key: The object data store key from the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) UI for this set of credentials. This is the right-hand part of the authorization token. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 47: Deleting Cloud Credentials

    5. Click Save Credentials. The configured credentials are saved. At this point, you can begin adding volumes that use these cloud credentials to the Nasuni Edge Appliance. Volume creation, volume connection, and credentials verification can each take up to 2 minutes.

  • Page 48: Folder And File Access Permissions In Windows

    .nasuni folder. By default, only a Filer Administrator has Read permission for the topmost .nasuni folder. If a Filer Administrator wants to allow a user to view the files, the Filer Administrator should change the permission on the topmost .nasuni folder for that user.

  • Page 49: Mapping A Windows Network Drive To A Cifs Share

    For example: net use r: \\1.1.1.1\Volume_HW_filer /user:mydomain.mycompany.com\user_person password Tip: Before adding data to a Nasuni Edge Appliance, it is a Best Practice to clean up historical and orphaned SIDs. This can help prevent later difficulties with permissions. For more details, see CIFS Permissions Best Practices.
  • Page 50 Windows Explorer instead of using the Map Network Drive dialog box. 8. Open the drive, then drag and drop files that you want to send to the Nasuni Edge Appliance. You can now open these files and do your work from this mapped drive. By default, snapshots of unshared volumes are taken every hour (every 5 minutes for shared volumes) to provide you with a backup of your work.

  • Page 51: Accessing An Iscsi Volume In Windows

    Accessing an iSCSI Volume in Windows Accessing an iSCSI Volume in Windows You can access an iSCSI volume on your Nasuni Edge Appliance from Windows. To Windows, the iSCSI volume appears as a hard drive. Note: This procedure uses the Windows iSCSI Initiator application, which is available for Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7, and Windows XP.

  • Page 52: Disconnecting From The Iscsi Volume

    To permanently remove the connection to the iSCSI volume, select the Discovery tab, then select the target IP address and click Remove. This removes the target. 10. Click OK. The iSCSI Initiator closes. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 53: Accessing Data Using The Ftp Protocol

    1. Enter the following FTP command: ftp <filer DNS | filer IP> where <filer DNS | filer IP> is the DNS or IP address or hostname of the Nasuni Edge Appliance. 2. When prompted, enter a valid username and password for that Nasuni Edge Appliance.
  • Page 54 This is true even if Anonymous access is not enabled. 2. When prompted, enter a valid username and password for that Nasuni Edge Appliance. Note: This user must belong to a permission group that has Storage Access enabled. See “Users and Groups”...

  • Page 55: Mounting A Cifs Share In Linux Or Unix

    -v -t cifs –o nocase,<options> <share IP address> /mnt/<folder> Note: You must have share privileges to access the folder on the Nasuni Edge Appliance. See “Adding a New CIFS Share to a Volume”...
  • Page 56 Mounting a CIFS Share in Linux or UNIX If you change the permissions on any of these folders and files, the Nasuni Edge Appliance preserves your changes. However, new files still receive the default permissions of 444. The owner of each folder can delete files in that folder.

  • Page 57: Defining Nfs Datastores Using Vmware Client

    3. In the Datastores area, click Add Storage. The Add Storage dialog box appears. 4. In the Storage Type area, select Network File System, then click Next. 5. In the Properties area, in the Server text box, enter the IP address of the Nasuni Edge Appliance.

  • Page 58: Mounting An Nfs Export In Linux Or Unix

    .nasuni/audit/ Files in .nasuni/audit/ If you change the permissions on any of these folders and files, the Nasuni Edge Appliance preserves your changes. However, new files still receive the default permissions of 444. The owner of each folder can delete files in that folder.
  • Page 59 Tip: Depending on the specific operating system, performing the mount might also create a graphical icon of the export that allows drag and drop and other GUI actions. To disconnect from the NFS export, use the unmount command. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 60: Web Access

    Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide. The URL of the Web Access page is similar to the URL of the Nasuni Edge Appliance user interface. For example, if you use this URL to access your Nasuni Edge Appliance user interface: https://youredgeapp.example.com:8443/ then the URL of the Web Access page is: https://youredgeapp.example.com:443/...
  • Page 61 Type, Name, Size, or Modified from the list. Uploading file Tip: Before adding data to a Nasuni Edge Appliance, it is a Best Practice to clean up historical and orphaned SIDs. This can help prevent later difficulties with permissions. For more details, see CIFS Permissions Best Practices.
  • Page 62 Tip: You can download at most 2,000 files at a time. Creating folders To create a folder inside this folder, click the Add Folder button above the list on the right. Enter a name for the new folder. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 63 Shared links are only available for CIFS shares. Tip: After a recovery, if any of the original source Nasuni Edge Appliance’s CIFS shares had Shared Links defined, these links must be regenerated. Use Web Access to view links that must be regenerated, and regenerate them.
  • Page 64 You can copy the text of the link URL for use elsewhere. The link opens an instance of Web Access and displays the linked object. The link works only until the specified expiration date. If a password is required, the password must be entered to access the linked object. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 65 Click Update. The Share Public Link dialog box appears, displaying the shared link URL. Tip: After a recovery, if any of the original source Nasuni Edge Appliance’s CIFS shares had Shared Links defined, and Shared Link Global User is not enabled, these links must be regenerated.
  • Page 66 Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide. Note: The document preview feature of Nasuni Web Access requires a minimum of 8 GiB and version OS7 of the Nasuni Edge Appliance base operating system. Note: The maximum file size for preview is 250 MB.
  • Page 67 Explorer and other utilities. Typically, such utilities display only the size of the data currently present in the local cache, while Nasuni displays the full size, regardless of where the data To view other versions of the file, if available, click Versions. A list of available versions appears. To open a previous version of the selected file, click a version in the list.
  • Page 68 Yes, then click Save. Nasuni Edge Appliance user interface To go to the Nasuni Edge Appliance user interface, click the user name in the top right corner, then select Filer Admin Access from the drop-down list. Logging out To logout from this page, click the user name in the top right corner, then select Logout from the drop- down list.

  • Page 69: Nasuni Mobile Access

    (such as iPhone and iPad) and Android phones. Nasuni Mobile Access is available for volumes on which the CIFS protocol has been enabled, but not for NFS-only or iSCSI-only volumes. You must enable Nasuni Mobile Access for a CIFS share in order to access its folders and files from mobile devices. For details, see step r “Adding a New CIFS Share to a Volume”...
  • Page 70 Edge Appliances, the administrator can, alternatively, directly provide the hostname or IP address of the Nasuni Edge Appliance, along with the port. If VPN access is required for your mobile deployment, then the hostname should be the internal hostname or IP address and the port should be 443. If direct external access is allowed for mobile devices, then the administrator should provide the external hostname or IP address and port that has been configured.
  • Page 71 Nasuni Mobile Access If the administrator has not configured the company DNS server to simplify user login to your Nasuni Edge Appliances, but you have used the administrator-created link containing the host and port, the login screen looks like this.
  • Page 72 Tip: The figures show images from an Android tablet. The screens might appear different on other mobile platforms. After you log in to the Nasuni Mobile Access application, a list of the CIFS shares available on this Nasuni Edge Appliance appears.

  • Page 73: Folder-Level Tasks

    Navigating folder hierarchy To navigate to a higher point in the folder hierarchy, tap the upward-facing arrow button at the top left. Tip: For iOS, tap the leftward-facing arrow button at the top left. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 74: File Operations

    File Operations Viewing details about a file To view information about a file, tap the drop-down icon beside its name. The drop-down menu pane appears. Figure 2-26: Drop-down menu pane. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 75 Explorer and other utilities. Typically, such utilities display only the size of the data currently present in the local cache, while Nasuni displays the full size, regardless of where the data Note: For iOS, if a file is in the cache, a symbol appears next to the file name.
  • Page 76 If the file is an image file, such as a .JPG or .PNG file, among other image files, you can move from one image to the next in a folder by swiping left or swiping right. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 77 Explorer and other utilities. Typically, such utilities display only the size of the data currently present in the local cache, while Nasuni displays the full size, regardless of where the data To view one of the previous versions, tap the file name.

  • Page 78: File Access

    “Just once”. The file opens in the selected app. Accessing files directly from apps On Android platforms, apps can directly open files on the Nasuni Edge Appliance. You must first log in to the Nasuni Mobile Access application. To open a file on the Nasuni Edge Appliance from within the app, perform the usual File Open procedure for that app.
  • Page 79 CIFS Permissions Best Practices. To upload a file to a folder on the Nasuni Edge Appliance, navigate to the destination folder, then tap the Upload icon at the bottom of the display. Figure 2-36: Upload icon. Tip: For iOS, tap the three-dot icon at the top right, then tap “Upload File”.
  • Page 80 A window appears with a list of available apps that can share a link to this file. Select the app from the list, then follow instructions for that app. Tip: Users should use a Web browser to open shared links. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 81 Accessing Volumes Nasuni Mobile Access Tip: After a recovery, if any of the original source Nasuni Edge Appliance’s CIFS shares had Shared Links defined, these links must be regenerated. Use Web Access to view links that must be regenerated, and regenerate them.

  • Page 82: Folder-Level Operations

    A list of favorite files and folders appears. Favorite files remain on the device for off-line access. Figure 2-44: Favorites list. Note: The files and folders within a favorite folder are not automatically also Favorites. You must tag each item as a favorite separately. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 83 Tip: For iOS, tap the three-dot icon at the top right, then tap Delete. Select files or folders to delete. Tip: On a Nasuni Edge Appliance, non-empty directories that contain only blocked files appear empty to a client, and might lead to unexpected behavior when attempting to delete those directories.

  • Page 84: Administrative Operations

    To send feedback to Nasuni, tap Send Feedback, then use the appropriate app to send a message. Logging out To log out from the Nasuni Mobile Access application, tap the three-dot icon at the top right of the display, then tap Log Out. A dialog appears warning you that logging out removes all saved data from the device.

  • Page 85: Nasuni Desktop Client

    The Nasuni Desktop Client provides an easy-to-use, enterprise-friendly service for accessing enterprise data. The Nasuni Desktop Client consists of a simple portal interface to the Nasuni Edge Appliance on the user’s computer. The Nasuni Desktop Client is available for Windows, Linux, and OSX platforms.
  • Page 86 Accessing Volumes Nasuni Desktop Client Figure 2-49: 02 Choose Source page. • Source CIFS share or subdirectory on the Nasuni Edge Appliance. Figure 2-50: 03 Choose Target page. • Target directory on your local computer. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 87: Preferences

    Figure 2-52: Nasuni Desktop Client control menu. Creating a new connection to a Nasuni Edge Appliance You can create a new connection to a Nasuni Edge Appliance by selecting Create a Connection from the Nasuni Desktop Client control menu. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 88: Using Files Or Folders From The Nasuni Edge Appliance

    You can open the Nasuni Web page by selecting Nasuni from the Nasuni Desktop Client control menu. Latest synced files You can view a list of the last 5 synced files by selecting Latest Sync from the Nasuni Desktop Client control menu.

  • Page 89: Adding Files Or Folders To The Nasuni Edge Appliance

    You can verify that any added files or folders are present on the Nasuni Edge Appliance by using the File Browser feature of the Nasuni Edge Appliance user interface or the Nasuni Management Console user interface.

  • Page 90: Appendix A: Ip Address Configuration

    Appendix A: IP Address Configuration Overview You can change the IP address of the Nasuni Edge Appliance using commands on the console. For example, you might want to change the IP address if you do not want to use the initial default IP address, or if the current IP address is not valid.
  • Page 91 5. To see a list of available editnetwork commands, enter help at the prompt. To see details about each editnetwork command, enter help <command>. Figure A-5: List of available editnetwork commands. 6. To exit the editnetwork commands, enter close. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 92: Changing Network Device And System Parameters

    IP address, netmask, and MTU, as well as the system hostname, default gateway, DNS servers, and search domains. Important: After making any changes, you must use the Nasuni Edge Appliance to enter those settings so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance is consistent with the platform. This applies to all changes.
  • Page 93 4. To use DHCP settings for the network device and the system, enter the following command: setall dhcp Press Enter. The setall dhcp command runs: Figure A-9: setall dhcp command. The network device and the system use DHCP settings. Continue with step 6 page Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 94 Alternatively, to leave the values unchanged, enter No or press Enter. e. To change the hostname, enter a new hostname and press Enter. To leave the current hostname unchanged, press Enter. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 95 6. To exit the editnetwork commands, enter close. 7. To exit the console commands, enter quit. 8. On the Nasuni Edge Appliance, enter any changed settings so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance is consistent with the platform. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 96: Changing Static Ip Address And Other Network Parameters

    MTU, as well as the hostname, default gateway, DNS servers, and search domains. Important: After making any changes, you must use the Nasuni Edge Appliance to enter those settings so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance is consistent with the platform. This applies to all changes.
  • Page 97 8. To change any of the above values, enter yes, then use step step 6, and step 7 to change the values. Alternatively, to leave the values unchanged, enter No or press Enter. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 98 16. To exit the editnetwork commands, enter close. 17. To exit the console commands, enter quit. 18. On the Nasuni Edge Appliance, enter any changed settings so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance is consistent with the platform. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 99: Enabling Dhcp Networking

    Overview Enabling DHCP Networking Important: After making any network changes, you must use the Nasuni Edge Appliance to enter those settings so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance is consistent with the platform. This applies to all network changes. To enable DHCP networking: 1.

  • Page 100: Viewing The Mac Address For The Nasuni Edge Appliance Hardware Appliance

    Viewing the MAC Address for the Nasuni Edge Appliance Hardware Appliance You can view the MAC (media access control) addresses for the network cards in the Nasuni Edge Appliance hardware appliance. To view the MAC addresses: 1.
  • Page 101 3. Enter the following command: showmac 4. Press Enter. The showmac command runs. Figure A-21: showmac command. You can view the MAC address for each network interface card. 5. To exit the console commands, enter quit. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 102: Appendix B: Moving A Vm To Another Host

    To reset to “factory” settings, then reconfigure the network settings, follow these steps: 1. After moving the VM to a new host, access the console for the Nasuni Edge Appliance. For the Nasuni Edge Appliance virtual machine, use the virtual machine console window. The console prompt appears.
  • Page 103 3. To access commands to change the network configuration, enter editnetwork at the prompt. The network prompt appears. Figure B-3: Network prompt. 4. To perform a “factory reset” of the Nasuni Edge Appliance, enter factoryreset at the prompt. A Message appears asking for permission to continue. Warning: Executing this command destroys the current configuration and returns the Nasuni Edge Appliance to the default settings.
  • Page 104 9. The default is to use DHCP settings. To use DHCP settings for the network device and the system, enter the following command: setall dhcp Press Enter. The setall dhcp command runs: Figure B-7: setall dhcp command. The network device and the system use DHCP settings. Continue with step 11. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 105 11. To exit the editnetwork commands, enter close. 12. To exit the console commands, enter quit. 13. On the Nasuni Edge Appliance, enter any changed settings so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance is consistent with the platform. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 106: Appendix C: Nasuni Terms Of Service And License Agreement

    Appendix C: Nasuni Terms of Service and License Agreement Nasuni Corporation The Terms of Service and License Agreement for the Nasuni Edge Appliance is located at: http://www.nasuni.com/legal/ Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 107: Appendix D: Glossary

    Appendix D: Glossary The following terms are useful in understanding the Nasuni Edge Appliance (Nasuni Filer). Accessible Data Accessible data includes data already protected in the cloud, as well as data in the cache that is not yet protected. In general, the volume data in the cache that is not yet protected is less than the total accessible volume data, unless this volume has not completed any snapshots.
  • Page 108 Auto Cache or autocache or autofault A feature that brings new data into the local cache from other Nasuni Edge Appliances that are attached to a volume. Otherwise, new data is brought into the local cache from other Nasuni Edge Appliances when that data is accessed next.
  • Page 109 108. copy-on-write (COW) disk The copy-on-write (COW) disk is used during the snapshot process. If any writes to the Nasuni Edge Appliance occur during a snapshot, the previous data from the cache disk is copied to the COW disk, and the new data is written to the cache disk. Hence, the term “copy-on-write”. This allows new writes to take place at any time, even during the snapshot process.
  • Page 110 (“evicted”) from the Nasuni Edge Appliance’s cache to free up space for new data. If one of these evicted files is later requested for reads or writes, the Nasuni Edge Appliance retrieves the file from cloud storage and puts it back into the cache automatically.
  • Page 111 The purpose of the Nasuni Global File Lock™ feature is to prevent conflicts when two or more users attempt to change the same file on different Nasuni Edge Appliances. If you enable the Global File Lock feature for a directory and its descendants, any files in that directory or its descendants can only be changed by one user at a time.
  • Page 112  date that the naming authority took ownership of the domain, in yyyy-mm format.  reversed domain name of the authority, such as com.nasuni.  “:” followed by a storage target name specified by the naming authority. Example: iqn.2008-11.com.nasuni:filer.nasuni.net:51...
  • Page 113 (LRU) When the cache starts getting too full, the Nasuni Edge Appliance releases the least recently used (LRU) data first, using a sophisticated algorithm. This helps to ensure that the most recently used data, and the data most likely to be used, remains in the cache.
  • Page 114 114. Nasuni Edge Appliance (Nasuni Filer) The Nasuni Edge Appliance is a storage controller that runs in your data center and provides primary storage with built-in backup and offsite protection. The Nasuni Edge Appliance is available as both a hardware appliance and a virtual machine. The Nasuni Edge Appliance can be used instead of, or in combination with, traditional file servers.
  • Page 115 Nasuni Service possible. These services include security patches, component updates, system scaling, performance tuning, response time monitoring and analysis, optimization, staging and deployment of new software, support of new Nasuni Edge Appliance functionality, single sign on management, cloud provisioning, cloud monitoring, account management, and customer support.
  • Page 116 116. Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of Service (QoS) settings indicate the inbound and outbound bandwidth limits of the Nasuni Edge Appliance for data moving to or from the Nasuni Edge Appliance, such as transmitting snapshots to cloud storage. quota A limit on the amount of usable storage space on a volume.
  • Page 117 Appliance and Nasuni Management Console (NMC) installations. Each account has multiple Serial Numbers. Unused Serial Numbers may be used to set up a new Nasuni Edge Appliance or an NMC. Serial Numbers already in use may be used to recover existing Nasuni Edge Appliances or your existing NMC.
  • Page 118 ® UniFS is Nasuni’s cloud-native global file system, storing all files, file versions, and metadata in your preferred private or public cloud object store. UniFS is the first file system designed to have its inode structure reside in the cloud. UniFS enables the Nasuni platform to inherit the virtually unlimited capacity, durability, and georedundancy of the cloud object stores.
  • Page 119 A set of files and directories. A volume can consist of multiple shares. With the Nasuni Edge Appliance, each volume can be stored in cloud storage. Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

  • Page 120: Index

    Amazon EC2 case-sensitivity Amazon S3 12, 43, certificate Amazon Simple Storage Service 12, Android Chrome 14, Apple Safari 14, CIFS attachment CIFS share Mobile Access 75, mapping network drive mounting Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 121 DHCP 33, gateway network type traffic group Directory Services General traffic group Active Directory Global File Lock LDAP Glossary Distributed File System (DFS) Google Chrome 14, mobile access DNS server 92, 95, Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 122 Initiator Microsoft Word Web Access preview minimum memory allocation Mobile Access key terms Download shared link 75, 80, View File LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) LDAP Directory Services LDAP Directory Services license Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 123 (HA) Web Access 65, Network Time Protocol Previous Versions NTP 34, previous versions network type Mobile Access DHCP restoring static 33, viewing 75, using Web Access VMware Primary Access Key Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 124 View File snapshot period Mobile Access snapshots virtual CPUs Spanning Tree virtual machine spreadsheet requirements Web Access virtual machine memory preview virtual machine platform SSL certificate virtual platform virtual platform requirements Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...
  • Page 125 Wi-Fi mobile access Windows 51, iSCSI volume accessing 51, permissions Windows Explorer Windows operating systems Windows operating systems support Windows Previous Versions Windows Server supported versions wsize Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3...

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