DSS S2/User Portal/Setup Storage Disk

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How To Setup A Storage Disk In DSS Manager Portal

Description

This article will show you how to setup a storage disk in the DSS Manager Portal.

DSS platform supports local and network disk setup as well as RAID with additional support for hot spare backup.

Prerequisites

  • DSS
  • Computer connected to the same local network / network segment as the server. The default IP address of the server is 192.168.1.108
  • Hard disk(s) added to DSS

Video Instructions

Coming Soon

Step by Step Instructions

Local Disk

1. Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the server. Enter the username/password and click Login

Login Manager Portal - 1.jpg

2. Click Storage

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3. Click Storage Config

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4. Click Local Disk

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5. Currently installed local disks will appears in the menu

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6. To set the disk type click the File:Disk config icon.jpg icon next to the drive in the list

The Type Allocation window will appear

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7. Use the drop-down box to select the Disk Type

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Click OK

8. To format a disk click the File:Disk format icon.jpg icon

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Click OK to format the disk

RAID

DSS platform supports creating a RAID group and provides higher storage performance than single disk and data redundancy technology.


Hot Spare

Click the File:Hot spare disk icon.jpg icon to set Hot spare disk settings

Hot spare allows a disk to be set as a backup disk of a RAID group or replace the damaged disk of a RAID group.

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Hot Spare Types:

  • Local - Set disk as a backup disk of a designated RAID group. Recreate the system immediately when a disk error happens in the RAID group
  • Global - Set disk as backup disk for all RAID groups. Recreate the system immediately when a disk error happens in any RAID group

Net Disk

1. Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the server. Enter the username/password and click Login

Login Manager Portal - 1.jpg

2. Click Storage

Setup Storage Disk - DSS Manager - 1.jpg

3. Click Storage Config

Setup Storage Disk - DSS Manager - 2.jpg

4. To set the disk type click the File:Disk config icon.jpg icon next to the drive in the list

The Type Allocation window will appear

Setup Storage Disk - DSS Manager - 5.jpg

5. Use the drop-down box to select the Disk Type

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Click OK


RAID

1. Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the server. Enter the username/password and click Login

Login Manager Portal - 1.jpg

2. Click Storage

Setup Storage Disk - DSS Manager - 1.jpg