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- Page 1 Network Storage with LifeLine 4.0 User Guide...
- Page 2 © 2013 LenovoEMC, Ltd. All rights reserved. Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. The EMC logo is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Setup Overview Set up my px6-300d Network Storage if it's not discovered Discovering with LenovoEMC Storage Manager Discovering the px6-300d without the Internet Setup Page Network Connection Connecting the px6-300d Network Storage to Your Network... - Page 4 How to Set Up an Email Distribution Active Folder Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview Managing Your Content Transferring Content to and from Your px6-300d Network Storage with Copy Jobs Copy Jobs Limitations Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device...
- Page 5 iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI Overview Adding iSCSI Drives Enabling iSCSI Drives Connecting to iSCSI Drives Managing iSCSI Drives Adding CHAP User Access to an iSCSI Drive Deleting iSCSI Drives Storage Pool Management Understanding How Your Content Is Stored Storage Pools Volumes Adding and Managing Storage Pools...
- Page 6 Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backup and Restore Overview Backup of Data through RAID Protection Backing up to and Restoring from Your px6-300d Network Storage Backing up Macs with Time Machine One-touch Transferring of Content from a USB Device...
- Page 7 Managing Your px6-300d Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users Managing Your px6-300d Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users Remote Access: Accessing Your px6-300d Network Storage From Anywhere in the World 92 Remote Access Overview Enabling Remote Access...
- Page 8 Using Copy Jobs with a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Informing Users What to Do with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview Facebook Flickr YouTube...
- Page 9 Software Updates Auto-update process: installing a device software update Manual update process: installing a device software update Backing up and Recovering Your px6-300d Network Storage Settings Backing Up Your px6-300d Network Storage Settings Backing up Device Configuration Restoring a Configuration Backup...
- Page 10 Energy Saving Power Down Drives Brightness Wake On LAN Creating A Power Schedule Factory Reset UPS Management Troubleshooting Routers Enabling the DMZ Configuring Port Forwarding on Double NAT Networks Bridging the Secondary Router Bridging the Primary Router Additional Support How to Get Help Support Legal Safety Information...
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Page 11: Setting Up Your Px6-300D Network Storage
CHAPTER 1 Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage... -
Page 12: Setup Overview
LenovoEMC Storage Manager is a management tool that helps you discover your px6-300d on your network to simplify access to content on your px6-300d from your computer. It also allows you to add your computer as a trusted device to a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to LenovoEMC Storage Manager online help for additional information. -
Page 13: Set Up My Px6-300D Network Storage If It's Not Discovered
Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Set up my px6-300d Network Storage if it's not discovered If your px6-300d is not discovered when you enter the URL identified in your Quick Start Guide, you have two ways of discovering it. -
Page 14: Setup Page
Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Setup Page The Setup page opens when you first access the px6-300d Network Storage from the Home Page or the LenovoEMC Storage Manager. On this page, you can configure some basic device features by clicking the appropriate link. -
Page 15: Network Connection
Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Network Connection Connecting the px6-300d Network Storage to Your Network First, check the package contents. Verify that the box contains the following items: px6-300d (models may vary) Power Adapter and Cord Quick Start Guide Ethernet Cable Package contents may vary. -
Page 16: Connecting The Px6-300D
From a computer on your network, open a web browser and go to http://setup.lenovoemc.com to set up your px6-300d on your network. For best results, use a computer that is connected to the same subnet or network segment as the px6-300d. -
Page 17: Manually Configuring Network Settings
(NICs) are configured to support jumbo frames before enabling this feature. VLAN Each NIC in your px6-300d can be added to up to four Virtual LANs (VLAN). For more information on adding a NIC to a VLAN, refer to VLAN Settings. -
Page 18: Bonding Nics
Bonding network interface cards (NICs) is a way to provide redundancy for your px6-300d on the network. If one NIC should fail, your px6-300d will remain accessible on the network if that NIC is bonded to others. Depending on the bonding mode selected, it can also increase bandwidth. See... - Page 19 Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Click Apply to save your changes. Deleting a VLAN In the VLAN Settings section click Delete to delete the VLAN. Connecting the px6-300d...
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Page 20: Naming Your Px6-300D Network Storage
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 px6-300d device. Use a name that will help you identify it on ●... -
Page 21: Configuring Your Px6-300D Network Storage To Use Active Directory
Configuring Your px6-300d Network Storage to Use Active Directory If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the px6-300d Management Console. Your px6-300d can work in a high availability environment, which means it can work with multiple AD servers should one server fail or go offline. - Page 22 Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Now that you have enabled access to all trusted domains, you can add users and groups from those trusted domains to your px6-300d. For more information, refer to Managing Users and Groups with Active Directory.
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Page 23: Configuring Your Px6-300D Network Storage To Use Samba Domain Mode
If you have an existing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user organization, you can join your px6-300d to a LDAP server by first joining it as a client in Samba Domain mode, which uses an LDAP database. Once your px6-300d joins a Samba domain, all LDAP users and groups can access your px6- 300d through Samba. -
Page 24: Customizing The Access To Features On Your Px6-300D Network Storage
Enabling the Display of Features Open the Feature Selection page. All the features of your px6-300d display on the page with a status that indicates whether the feature is enabled or disabled. To enable a feature, expand the desired feature name, and click the switch to On. For example, to enable Amazon S3, expand the Amazon S3 feature, and click the switch to On. -
Page 25: Non-Administrator User Log In
Non-administrator users can log in to a px6-300d with feature access enabled. When these non-admin users access a px6-300d, they first see the Login screen where they enter their login credentials. After logging in, the px6-300d Management Console displays with those features to which a non-admin user has access. -
Page 26: Obtaining Alerts About Your Px6-300D Network Storage
Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Obtaining Alerts About Your px6-300d Network Storage You can configure your px6-300d to send email alerts when problems are detected. This is done through the email notification feature. Email notification provides a destination for emails sent by the px6-300d when problems are detected. -
Page 27: Tracing Events On Your Px6-300D Network Storage
Setting up Your px6-300d Network Storage Tracing Events on Your px6-300d Network Storage The Event Log page displays only the 1000 most recent events logged to the px6-300d. A complete event log, however, is available for download. The following icons indicate the severity of each status message: INFORMATION ●... -
Page 28: Obtaining System Status For Your Px6-300D Network Storage
● Shut down the px6-300d. Before shutting down the px6-300d, be sure you have access to the physical device to turn it on. It is recommended that you always use the power button to shut down the device. Device Information The Device Information section displays various hardware, software, and status details. -
Page 29: Using Your Px6-300D Network Storage In Various Time Zones
Zones You can set the date and time used on your px6-300d, so that it can appear to be in one time zone, when it actually may be in a different one. This can help your users have the correct date and time if they live and work in a location different from your px6-300d. -
Page 30: Setting The Display Language For Your Px6-300D Network Storage
The Languages page allows you to change the language used in email notification messages and on the display screen. The language used by the px6-300d Management Console is based on the preferences configured in your browser. You can change the language used in this program by modifying your browser's preferred language settings. -
Page 31: Printing Documents
The table contains for each printer the name, model, status, and number of documents waiting. To attach a printer, simply plug a supported printer's USB cable to a USB port on the px6-300d. Once attached, the printer will appear in the table. When the cable is unplugged, the printer will be removed from the table. -
Page 32: Setting Up Personal Cloud, Security, And File Sharing
What Is Security and Do I Need It is recommended to set up file sharing so that content can be added to your px6-300d, and that content can be made available in a wide variety of ways, including content features such as Active Folders and media sharing. -
Page 33: Sharing Files
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Page 34: Sharing Overview
Sharing Files Sharing Overview Your px6-300d Network Storage is set up for storing, retrieving, and accessing files among users, client computers, and applications. File sharing is accomplished by creating Shares; setting up security, which includes creating users; setting up media services; and configuring Active Folders. -
Page 35: Shares
Shares. Shares can also be secured, which means access to content in them is limited to select users and groups. All Shares on the px6-300d are displayed on the Shares page. The Shares page displays a table that contains folders, connected drives, and any cloud storage to which your px6-300d is connected. The Properties column displays the features that are enabled for each Share. -
Page 36: Managing Shares
1. Expand Access Permissions to change user permissions to a Share. If your px6-300d is not secured, all Shares that you create are unsecured, and anyone with access to your network has read and write permissions to a Share. -
Page 37: Enabling Nfs Secured Access
Sharing Files Enabling NFS Secured Access 1. To enable NFS, first click the switch on from the Protocols page. 2. On the Shares page, select a secure Share and expand the NFS section. You cannot apply a rule to an unsecured Share. 3. -
Page 38: Deleting Shares
If you do not wish to delete the Share, click Cancel to return to the Shares page. Do not delete the Application Data share if it appears on your px6-300d network device. It is required by applications that store data on the px6-300d. -
Page 39: Using Protocols To Share Files
Using Protocols to Share Files What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? Your px6-300d Network Storage uses communication protocols to mount file systems and allow files to be transferred between client computers and the px6-300d. -
Page 40: Ftp File Sharing
To have all users, including root, map as guest, select Treat client users as guest (all_ ● squash). All files are owned by user guest, and all users accessing the px6-300d have the same access rights. If you have enabled Active Directory on your px6-300d, only this option is available for mapping client computers. -
Page 41: Rsync: Synchronizing Files With Another Storage Device Or Other Computers
Sharing Copy Job. For more information on Copy Jobs, refer to Backing Up Your px6-300d If you enable the px6-300d as an rsync server, you can optionally set up a user account on the px6-300d for secure rsync Copy Jobs. -
Page 42: Managing File Sharing With Web Access (Http/Https)
Shares page. When the Content Viewer is disabled, you cannot browse any Share content. If you disable the Web Access protocol, you also disable the display of the home page on your px6-300d. Refer to Sharing Your Content with the World for additional information on displaying the home page for your px6-300d. -
Page 43: Windows Dfs: Creating A Distributed Windows File System
Windows DFS: Creating a Distributed Windows File System Windows DFS (Distributed File System) organizes Shares and files on a network, such that they appear to be all in one directory tree on a single px6-300d, even if the Shares reside on many devices. Windows DFS terms There are several terms to understand with Windows DFS. -
Page 44: Sharing Content Through The Home Page
You add your custom html content to a Share on your px6-300d and then specify its location on the Home Page Settings page. Applying the Customized Home Page Click the Home Page Settings feature from the px6-300d Management Console. - Page 45 Sharing Files Specify the destination Share where the start page and your html content exists on your px6-300d by clicking and navigating to the Share. You cannot access the destination Share through the WebDAV interface. Access through WebDAV is permanently disabled.
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Page 46: Automatically Sending Content To Multiple People At Once
To configure a Share as an Email Active Folder, access Shares from the px6-300d Management Console, select or create a Share, and expand the Active Folders section to enable and configure email distribution. -
Page 47: Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview
If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your px6-300d Network Storage with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called... -
Page 48: Managing Your Content
Shares on your px6-300d. The Content Viewer is divided into two panes. The left pane lists the Shares on the px6-300d and allows you to delete or add a Share. If you select a Share that contains pictures, you can start a slideshow of the pictures in that Share. -
Page 49: Transferring Content To And From Your Px6-300D Network Storage With Copy Jobs
Using Copy Jobs, you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your px6-300d, and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time. -
Page 50: Getting Content From A Usb External Storage Device
When the external storage has been removed from the External Storage table, it is safe to remove, and you may unplug it from the px6-300d. When the external storage is safely removed, its associated Share is removed as well. -
Page 51: One-Touch Transferring Of Content From A Usb Device
Sharing Files One-touch Transferring of Content from a USB Device One touch transfer of content is created on the QuikTransfer page. On the QuikTransfer page, you can set the default destination Share for any automatically created QuikTransfer Copy Jobs. QuikTransfer automatically copies all files from any USB external storage device plugged into your px6- 300d Network Storageto the destination Share when the QuikTransfer button is pressed. - Page 52 Sharing Files One-touch Transferring of Content from a USB Device...
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Page 53: Iscsi: Creating Ip-Based Storage Area Networks (San)
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Page 54: Iscsi Overview
Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI Overview The iSCSI page allows you to create iSCSI drives on your px6-300d Network Storage and allows the LenovoEMC Storage Manager to communicate with those drives over a network. An iSCSI drive provides a single place for all your storage, which you can divide as needed to support all computers in your enterprise business. -
Page 55: Adding Iscsi Drives
Click Apply to save your changes. Connecting to iSCSI Drives You can connect iSCSI drives on your px6-300d to your computer using LenovoEMC Storage Manager or the Microsoft software initiator. If you are using another type of software or hardware initiator, you must use the native tools provided with your initiator to connect your iSCSI drives. -
Page 56: Managing Iscsi Drives
After you add an iSCSI drive, you create a list of CHAP users that have access to an iSCSI drive. These users are independent from the users you create on your px6-300d when you enable security. Adding iSCSI CHAP users does not enable security and does not require any login to allow access to an iSCSI drive. -
Page 57: Deleting Iscsi Drives
Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Deleting iSCSI Drives To delete an iSCSI drive: From the px6-300d Management Console, click iSCSI. Click the iSCSI name to expand the iSCSI drive. In the iSCSI Information section, click Delete to delete the iSCSI drive. - Page 58 iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Deleting iSCSI Drives...
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Page 59: Storage Pool Management
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Page 60: Understanding How Your Content Is Stored
Storage Pools A Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection. A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive. By default, your px6-300d has one Storage Pool. Storage Pool Data Protection For each Storage Pool, you can select its type of protection. -
Page 61: Adding And Managing Storage Pools
Adding and Managing Storage Pools A Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection. A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive. By default, your px6-300d Network Storage has one Storage Pool. -
Page 62: Improving Performance With A Cache Storage Pool
Network Storage. You create a cache Storage Pool and then associate a volume on a data Storage Pool to the cache pool. You can create only one cache Storage Pool on your px6-300d. To Add a Cache Storage Pool You first create a cache Storage Pool to begin improving performance. - Page 63 Storage Pool Management On the Drive Management page, begin creating a volume or expand an existing volume in a data Storage Pool. In the information section for the volume, check Use a SSD cache for this Volume. Enter a value in the Size (GB) field to specify the amount of cache space for the volume. This value cannot exceed the total size of the cache pool.
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Page 64: Managing Drives
While write caching does improve performance, there are some risks. The system responds that the data is written to drive when in fact it has only been written to cache. Should the px6-300d lose power, any data not completely written to drive is lost forever. -
Page 65: Drive Status
Drive Status An image on the Drive Management page provides information on the drive status of your px6-300d. The image displays the physical layout of drives and the drive slot numbers. If a drive has a circled letter, it is a member of a Storage Pool. -
Page 66: Volumes
A snapshot is a backup of a source volume at a certain point in time. The snapshot can be taken while the px6-300d is actively writing to the source volume, which means you do not have to stop your px6-300d from writing to the volume. -
Page 67: Exposing/Unexposing The Snapshot
Storage Pool Management Specify when to take a snapshot, for example, every hour, four hours, or once a day. ● Enter a start time, or click to use the sliders. ● Select the days you want to take a snapshot, or select All Days to take a snapshot every day. ●... -
Page 68: Adding And Managing Volumes
Shares in Volumes All Shares on the px6-300d Network Storage are added to volumes, and the size of the Share is limited by the free space of the volume. When you create a Share, you can add it to a volume at the same time. This is the simplest method for adding a Share to a volume. - Page 69 Storage Pool Management your passphrase, you can reset it using the backed-up master key. Click Back up master key to back up the master key file. To reset the passphrase, click Reset passphrase with master key, then enter a new passphrase and verify it. If you are adding a volume in a cache pool, there is an option to associate the volume with a cache...
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Page 70: Deleting A Storage Pool
Storage Pool Management Deleting a Storage Pool On the Drive Management page, expand the Information section of the Storage Pool you want to delete. Click Delete. The Delete Storage Pool window displays. Select Check this box if you want to delete the Storage Pools. Click Yes to delete the Storage Pool. -
Page 71: Changing Raid Protection Types
Storage Pool Management Changing RAID Protection Types You can change the RAID protection of existing Storage Pools. You can also set the RAID protection type when you add drives to your px6-300d Network Storage and create new Storage Pools. Protection type can be changed only when the Storage Pool is in a normal (healthy) state. - Page 72 Storage Pool Management Changing RAID Protection Types...
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Page 73: Drive Management
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Page 74: Managing Drives
While write caching does improve performance, there are some risks. The system responds that the data is written to drive when in fact it has only been written to cache. Should the px6-300d lose power, any data not completely written to drive is lost forever. -
Page 75: Drive Status
Drive Status An image on the Drive Management page provides information on the drive status of your px6-300d. The image displays the physical layout of drives and the drive slot numbers. If a drive has a circled letter, it is a member of a Storage Pool. - Page 76 Drive Management Managing Drives...
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Page 77: Backing Up And Restoring Your Content
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Page 78: Backup And Restore Overview
While RAID technology provides fault tolerance, it is not a true backup. It is strongly recommended to always have another copy of your data that is not stored on the px6-300d. For more information, refer to Understanding How Your Content Is Stored on page 50. -
Page 79: Backing Up To And Restoring From Your Px6-300D Network Storage
Mount the Backup Share from the px6-300d network device. If you want to create a new Share for Time Machine backups, you can do so using the px6-300d Management Console. Mount the Share you want to use before proceeding to the next step. -
Page 80: Copy Jobs Overview
Using Copy Jobs, you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your px6-300d, and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time. -
Page 81: Backing Up Your Px6-300D Network Storage
Using Copy Jobs, you can create a task that copies your photos on the USB drive to a Share on your px6-300d, and you can set that task to a schedule so the images automatically copy at a specific time. -
Page 82: From: Settings
If the destination is Top Level, a new top-level folder is created on the destination device for each source folder. Backing up Your px6-300d Network Storage... -
Page 83: To: Settings
6. By selecting Shares, you choose to copy All Shares, in which all files on the px6-300d are copied. Any files not contained in a folder are not copied. If the destination is a folder, a new folder will be created for each source folder. -
Page 84: Backing Up With Mozy Backup
72 for detailed information on Copy Job settings. Backing up with Mozy Backup The Mozy online backup service allows you to create a Mozy account, connect your px6-300d Network Storage to the account, and back up Shares and folders to the Mozy cloud service. -
Page 85: Restoring Files With Mozy Backup
Avamar is backup and recovery server software that uses deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data, reducing the required storage space. For example, your px6-300d Network Storage might have 100 email messages with the same 1 MB attachment. If all those emails are backed up, that same attachment is backed up 100 times, requiring 100 MB of storage space. -
Page 86: Backing Up With Amazon S3
Enter a valid access key, secret key, and bucket name from your Amazon S3 account information. You can create a bucket at account setup, or you can enter a new bucket for your px6-300d. Your content lives in this bucket on your Amazon S3 account. -
Page 87: Securing Your Px6-300D Network Storage And Contents
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Page 88: What Is Security And Do I Need It
300d to specific people, and when you secure Shares, you limit data access to specific users. Security adds an extra layer of protection to your px6-300d beyond whatever form of security you have on your local network. Without security, all data on your px6-300d can be accessed by anyone on your local network. -
Page 89: Enabling Security And Creating An Administrator User
With security turned on, only administrator users can view or change settings on the px6-300d, including creating or deleting users and Shares. When you create users, you limit access to your px6-300d to specific people, and when you secure Shares, you limit data access to specific users. -
Page 90: Limiting Access To Your Content By Creating Users
Management Console. Administrator users can change various settings on the px6-300d, including adding and deleting Shares. If you create groups, you can also limit access to your px6-300d by group so you don’t have to specify access for each individual user. -
Page 91: Users
Users Users and Groups Overview When security is enabled, the Users & Groups page displays all users and groups on the px6-300d Network Storage and enables administrators to add and modify users and groups. Non-administrator users can be added to limit access to Share content. Additional administrator users can be added to allow specific users to configure the px6-300d. -
Page 92: Managing Users
Send a Personal Cloud invitation — click this link to invite a user to join your Personal Cloud ● on the px6-300d. This opens the Send a Personal Cloud Invitation dialog box where you create an invitation by entering a user's email address along with any additional comments. A user then receives the invitation, which contains the Personal Cloud name and username and password. -
Page 93: Deleting Users
Setting Quotas You can limit the amount of space allocated to one or more users by applying quotas. If your px6-300d has multiple Storage Pools and you define a quota for users, that quota is applied to all Storage Pools. -
Page 94: Groups
300d Network Storage. Users can belong to more than one group. The Groups page enables administrators to create one or more groups, and grant each group rights to Shares on the px6-300d. Security must be enabled before you can create groups. -
Page 95: Deleting Groups
9. If NFS is enabled, the GID field is visible. The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the px6-300d Network Storagefor the client to access files. To modify the GID, type a new GID value. -
Page 96: Using Active Directory Domain To Manage Users And Groups
You can poll the Active Directory controller at any time to check for new users and groups on the controller, so you can add them to your px6-300d. This keeps your px6-300d up to date with any group changes on the controller and indicates if any users on the controller were deleted or promoted. -
Page 97: Deleting Active Directory Users And Groups
7. If NFS is enabled, the GID field is visible. The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the px6-300d for the client to access files. To modify the GID, type a new GID value. -
Page 98: Using A Samba Domain To Manage Users And Groups
You can poll the Samba Domain controller at any time to check for new users and groups on the controller, so you can add them to your px6-300d. This keeps your px6-300d up to date with any group changes on the controller and indicates if any users on the controller were deleted or promoted. -
Page 99: Deleting Samba Domain Mode Users And Groups
11. If NFS is enabled, the GID field is visible. The GID value must be the same on both the Linux client and the px6-300d for the client to access files. To modify the GID, type a new GID value. -
Page 100: Managing Your Px6-300D Network Storage With Local And Active Directory Users
3. Click Apply. After changing to AD mode, you are required to log back in to the px6-300d. Your px6-300d is now configured to allow both local administrators and AD administrators to log in. Logging in to Your px6-300d When an administrator logs in to the px6-300d, the admin chooses between the device name or the AD domain name. -
Page 101: Creating Share Permissions For Ad Users And Local Users
After changing to Workgroup mode, if there are any administrator users on your px6-300d, you are required to log back in to the px6-300d. You must log in as a local user, and you do not have the choice to select an AD domain. -
Page 102: Remote Access: Accessing Your Px6-300D Network Storage From Anywhere In The World
Remote Access: Accessing Your px6-300d Network Storage From Anywhere in the World Remote Access: Accessing Your px6-300d Network Storage From Anywhere in the World Managing Your px6-300d Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users... -
Page 103: Remote Access Overview
It allows you to define a top-level domain name (Domain Name), or use one that you already own, such as yourname.com Create a Web Address for your Device — You create a web address to access your px6-300d ●... -
Page 104: Enabling Remote Access
300d. The web address is created by combining the sub-domain and domain name. This will ultimately be the address that will be registered and you can use to access your px6-300d remotely. Email Address — The email address will be registered with TZO to notify you about domain ○... - Page 105 Remote Access: Accessing Your px6-300d Network Storage From Anywhere in the World This will ultimately be the address that will be registered and you can use to access your px6- 300d remotely. Email Address — Enter a valid email address. The email address will be registered with the ○...
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Page 106: Accessing Your Px6-300D Network Storage Remotely
Network Storage from any internet-capable computer in the world. When you access your px6-300d remotely, you can access files from any Share to which you are granted access. However, accessing your px6-300d from a remote location will not provide all the same functionality provided by a computer in your local network. -
Page 107: Personal Cloud: Accessing Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud From Anywhere In The World
CHAPTER 8 Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World... -
Page 108: What Is Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Copy Job operations, stream media from your px6-300d over the internet, and use remote desktop to access computers on the local network for your px6-300d. If you allow a user to join their trusted devices to the Cloud, those devices become part of the Cloud and can be accessed by other users on the Cloud. -
Page 109: Is My Content Secure
Enabling security allows you to share your px6-300d with the people you choose. For example, you have photos of your new baby you want to share with your sister, your brother, and your sister-in-law. To share your baby photos with these family members, create a Personal Cloud, and then invite your sister, your brother, and your sister-in-law to join your Personal Cloud. -
Page 110: Lenovoemc Personal Cloud Setup Overview
You can create LenovoEMC Personal Cloud in one of two ways: Follow the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud setup through Setup Portal ● Create the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud through the px6-300d Management Console ● Creating a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud starts with providing a name for your Personal Cloud and an email address associated with it. -
Page 111: Creating Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computer. If you have content on your px6-300d that you do not want to share with members of your Personal Cloud, you should put that content in secured Shares that are not accessible to anyone invited to your Personal Cloud. -
Page 112: Configuring Router Port Forwarding For Personal Cloud
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Page 113: Configuring Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
You can grant internet users, including LenovoEMC Link users, secure access to the web interface and unrestricted access to media content on your px6-300d. LenovoEMC Link is an application that runs on mobile devices, and allows access to content on your px6-300d. Before enabling secure access, you must... -
Page 114: Inviting People Onto Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Inviting People onto Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you invite people to join your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud, you are actually selecting from existing users on your px6-300d, or adding people as users on your px6-300d . In addition, you are optionally allowing them to join a trusted device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. -
Page 115: Joining A Trusted Device To Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Joining a Trusted Device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can join your px6-300d Network Storage to the Personal Cloud as a trusted device if you have been given permission by the person administering the Personal Cloud. -
Page 116: Managing Trusted Devices On A Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Managing Trusted Devices on a Personal Cloud As LenovoEMC Personal Cloudadministrator, you can manage trusted devices on your Personal Cloud. Trusted devices can be disconnected, or you can completely delete a trusted device from the Personal Cloud. -
Page 117: Using Copy Jobs With A Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Clicking the Copy Jobs button opens the Copy Jobs page to help you configure a Copy Job between the px6-300d Network Storage that is hosting the Personal Cloud and a trusted device. For more information on setting up Copy Jobs, refer to Adding Copy Jobs. -
Page 118: Disabling Or Deleting Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you disable your Personal Cloud, you are eliminating access to your Personal Cloud without deleting the account information you created when you set up the Personal Cloud. Later, if you want to reenable your Personal Cloud, you can without reentering all the account information. -
Page 119: Accessing Content Using Your Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share content by inviting users to your Personal Cloud. The data in Shares can be made accessible to all users of the Cloud, or access can be restricted to a specific set of users by setting access permissions to Shares. -
Page 120: Informing Users What To Do With Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
After they access your px6-300d Network Storage, they can view Shares, upload and download content, and stream content. Optionally, they can install LenovoEMC Storage Manager on their computers, and then join their computers as trusted devices to the Personal Cloud. -
Page 121: Sharing Content Using Social Media
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Page 122: Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview
If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your px6-300d Network Storage with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called... -
Page 123: Facebook
If you do not have a Facebook account, go to the Facebook website to open an account. Configuring a Facebook Active Folder From the px6-300d Management Console, click Shares. Select a Share to use as a Facebook Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. -
Page 124: Flickr
If you do not have a Flickr account, go to the Flickr website to open an account. Configuring a Flickr Active Folder From the px6-300d Management Console, click Shares. Select a Share to use as a Flickr Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. -
Page 125: Youtube
If you do not have a YouTube account, go to the YouTube website to open an account. Configuring a YouTube Active Folder From the px6-300d Management Console, click Shares. Select a Share to use as a YouTube Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. -
Page 126: Share Content Through Lenovoemc Personal Cloud
Sharing Content Using Social Media Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share your multimedia content with friends and family through a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud section for more information. Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud... -
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Page 128: Media Management Overview
Media Management Media Management Overview The px6-300d has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for media content in specific Shares that have media sharing enabled. Any media content contained in these specific Shares are accessible to any user on your network with a media player, even if the Share is secured. For information on enabling a... -
Page 129: Media Services Capabilities And Limitations
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Page 130: Sharing Media Content Over The Internet
50599 used to access the media server, for example, http://72.xx.xxx.104:50599, where "x" is the IP value for your network. When a user enters this IP address, the Twonky Server page on the px6-300d displays. Refer to the Support section of the Twonky Server page for information on using the server. -
Page 131: Media Aggregation
If you have multiple Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) servers in your network that have media content, you can combine all media content into one view by enabling aggregation on your px6-300d. When you enable aggregation, all media content on DLNA servers is available for playback using a DLNA player, such as Playstation®3, Windows Media Player®, or Xbox 360®. -
Page 132: Social Media Sharing
Media Management Social Media Sharing You can share media content, such as movies and pictures, using social media sites like Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube. Refer to the Sharing Content Using Social Media section for more information. Social Media Sharing... -
Page 133: Streaming Music, Movies, And Pictures
You can play back all your media files from your individual home computers by enabling media aggregation on your px6-300d. You can also connect USB mass storage devices (such as your iPod, mp3 player, or USB drive) to your px6-300d and directly stream files through the device, or access media files through a networked media player. -
Page 134: Photos
On the Home Page Settings feature page, check Display slideshows to display picture slideshows from folders on the px6-300d. Click Manage slideshows to configure any slideshows you want to display. The slideshow location can be any folder attached to the px6-300d, including a USB drive or DFS location. Automatically Resizing Your Photos A Photo Resize Active Folder automatically changes the size of photos in that Share to a set size. -
Page 135: Getting Pictures From Your Camera
The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) allows pictures to be automatically copied from a USB camera connected directly to the px6-300d. When Picture Transfer is turned on, and your camera is connected to your px6-300d, the pictures are copied to the configured destination folder. -
Page 136: Music
DLNA player running on a computer on the network. Streaming Music The px6-300d has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for music in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any music contained in these specific folders is then accessible to any user on your network with a media player. -
Page 137: Torrents
Configuring Your Router for Torrent Downloads You must manually configure your router to forward a specific port to your px6-300d. Most routers refer to this as port forwarding or application access, and it is recommended that you refer to your router's documentation to learn how to set these values. -
Page 138: Torrent Active Folders
Sharing Torrent Downloads with Other Peers Torrent downloads allow you to share files using a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. With Torrent Download, you can download files using the torrent protocol to your px6-300d and then those files can be uploaded by other torrent users. - Page 139 Media Management Delete a torrent job. Click to delete the torrent download. ● Torrents...
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Page 140: Videos
● Streaming Movies The px6-300d Network Storage has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for movies in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any movies contained in these specific folders are accessible to any user on your network with a media player. For information on enabling a folder as a... -
Page 141: Name
You can use the Video Surveillance page to manually add supported video cameras if they are not discovered automatically on your px6-300d. The Video Surveillance page also displays the current settings for any video camera attached to your network. For example, you might have video cameras on a summer house in one geographic location, while your px6-300d is in another geographic location. - Page 142 You can set a retention policy on your recordings and also schedule when to record. Setting a Retention Policy Setting the retention policy determines how much recorded video you keep on your px6-300d Network Storage. Retention is set one of two ways: Maximum days to save recordings ●...
- Page 143 Setting this value too high may consume all available space, while setting this value too low may cause recordings to be deleted sooner than you would like. The maximum space cannot exceed 90% of the total space on the px6-300d. Scheduling the Recordings Schedule the days and time periods you want your video camera to record.
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Page 145: Adding Applications To Your Px6-300D Network Storage
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Page 146: Application Overview
Adding Applications to Your px6-300d Network Storage Application Overview You can install supported applications on your px6-300d using the Application Manager page. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application. Application Overview... -
Page 147: Application Installation
Adding Applications to Your px6-300d Network Storage Application Installation Certain applications on your px6-300d must be installed before you can use them. When you click on an uninstalled application in the px6-300d Management Console, you open the feature page of the application. -
Page 148: Application Manager
Adding Applications to Your px6-300d Network Storage Application Manager The Application Manager page allows you to add applications to your px6-300d from an installation file located on your computer. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application. -
Page 149: Upgrading Your Px6-300D Network Storage
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Page 150: Software Updates
If you want to remove the update without applying changes, click in the Action column. Do not shut down the px6-300d during the update process as this can damage the px6-300d. The px6-300d will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update. Be sure no critical files are being accessed. - Page 151 Upgrading Your px6-300d Network Storage The px6-300d will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update. Be sure no critical files are being accessed. Software Updates...
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Page 153: Backing Up And Recovering Your Px6-300D Network Storage Settings
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Page 154: Backing Up Your Px6-300D Network Storage Settings
If you select this option, a confirmation dialog box displays and informs you that restoring the configuration will delete all data and overwrite any existing users or settings on the target px6-300d. Check Check this box to continue to confirm this dialog box or click Cancel to stop the configuration restore process. -
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Page 156: About The Px6-300D Network Storage Components
Hardware Management About the px6-300d Network Storage Components This topic describes the front and rear panel components of the px6-300d. Front Panel Status Indicators, Buttons and Ports About the px6-300d Network Storage Components... - Page 157 You can initiate a QuikTransfer Copy Job from the LCD and view or dismiss any errors or warnings on the px6-300d without having to turn on your computer. 4. Power Button and Indicator — Press and release to power the px6-300d on or off. The power button is illuminated when the px6-300d is running.
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Page 158: Drive Bay Access
Hardware Management Drive Bay Access The px6-300d Network Storage has six user-serviceable drive bays. Open the front panel to access the drive bays. Pull out a drive tray to install or replace a hard disk drive. Refer to the list of qualified hard disks on the LenovoEMC support site at www.iomega.com/support... -
Page 159: Rear Panel
5. Security Lock — Connect security cable to protect your px6-300d from theft. Default Settings IP Address — If no DHCP server is found on your network the px6-300d will get a self-assigned IP address in the 169.254.x.x range. Device Name — The default name for your px6-300d Network Storage is px6-300d. If there are more than one px6-300d on your network, a number is added to the name, such as px6-300d-1 px6-300d-2, and so on. -
Page 160: Energy Saving
Creating A Power Schedule You can create a power schedule to turn your px6-300d on and off. Power off and Power on functions can be scheduled as one-time events, or recurring events. When you create a power schedule, you can set the day and time to power down the device. -
Page 161: Factory Reset
Hardware Management Factory Reset Factory Reset returns the px6-300d to its original state. This feature is useful if you give your px6-300d to someone else. Factory Reset provides two options for returning your px6-300d to its original state: Quickly delete all data — permanently deletes all record of existing or deleted data, users, and ●... -
Page 162: Ups Management
Power Supply. If your px6-300d is connected to a UPS battery backup unit, it is listed on this page. The battery status of the backup unit is also indicated, displaying how much of a charge is left in the battery. To monitor the battery status of your UPS unit, connect your px6-300d to it with a USB cable. -
Page 163: Troubleshooting Routers
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Page 164: Configuring Port Forwarding On Double Nat Networks
Primary router bridging may also require special configuration information and settings on the secondary router. If you configured your px6-300d using DHCP, you may not be able to reconnect to it via Remote Access after a reboot. DHCP automatically receives an IP address from the server whenever the px6-300d restarts. - Page 165 192.168.14.51 and 192.168.14.255. Make sure you are assigning the px6-300d an IP address that is not in use by another device. Enter a subnet mask. The subnet mask describes the size of your network. For most networks this is 255.255.255.0 which allows for 256 network devices.
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Page 168: How To Get Help
Additional Support How to Get Help LenovoEMC is committed to providing excellent customer support. To meet this goal, Lenovo Customer Support offers a variety of support options designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users. For complete information on the support options available for your product, visit the web support site at http://support.lenovoemc.com. -
Page 169: Support
Additional Support Support The Support feature opens the LenovoEMC web site where you can get more information about your px6- 300d. The Support page provides access to content for learning more about using and supporting your px6- 300d. Refer to the LenovoEMC Support site for more information. Support... - Page 170 Additional Support Support...
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Page 172: Safety Information
Openings in the px6-300d are provided for fans and air ventilation and should not be blocked or ● covered. Make sure the px6-300d has ample ventilation (at least 6 inches or 127 mm) in front and behind the unit. Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it. -
Page 173: Open Source
Legal Open Source The software included in this product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under open source agreements. Components of this software covered under GPL or other open source licenses are fully documented as to license and redistribution requirements in the ReadMe file available with the source code. -
Page 174: Warranty Information
Web site, contact your local Lenovo office or reseller to obtain a printed version of the LLW. Warranty Period The warranty period for px6-300d Network Storage products is 3 years for product purchased in all regions. Applicable Types of Warranty Service (as described in the Lenovo Limited Warranty): 1. -
Page 175: Regulatory Information
Consult an authorized dealer or service representative for help. ● Lenovo is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than specified or recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. -
Page 176: European Union - Compliance To The Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
Country-specific information is available at http://www.lenovo.com/recycling. European Union RoHS Lenovo products sold in the European Union, on or after January 3, 2013, meet the requirements of the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU; The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). -
Page 177: Polyvinyl Chloride (Pvc) Cable And Cord Notice
Lenovo encourages owners of information technology (IT) equipment to responsibly recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed. Lenovo offers a variety of programs and services to assist equipment owners in recycling their IT products. For information on recycling Lenovo and LenovoEMC products, go to: http://www.lenovo.com/recycling. -
Page 178: Copyright And Trademark Information
© 2013 LenovoEMC, Ltd. All rights reserved. Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. The EMC logo is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.