Changing network attached storage management settings

Use this action to change these Network Attached Storage management settings to suit your requirements.

To change the settings:

  1. In the Enterprise view, click NAS object (Network Attached Storage).

  2. Right-click Options. The "Options" window opens.
Note: For more information about Snap Server administration, refer to the User CD that came with your Snap Server, or see the online help for the Guardian OS Web-based Administration Tool.

Specifying a Web browser

To specify the Web browser used to display the Administration Tool:
  1. Click Browse.

  2. Navigate to the executable file (.exe) for the browser you want to use; then, click Open.

  3. Click Test to ensure that the Administration Tool opens properly.

Adjusting the server offline time-out setting

Adaptec Storage Manager constantly updates the list of Snap Servers in the Enterprise view with fresh data it receives from the Snap Servers in the Remote Servers list and all Snap Servers on the same subnet.

Adaptec Storage Manager considers a server offline if no communication occurs for the specified time-out period. (The default time-out period is 180 seconds.) If Adaptec Storage Manager receives no communication from a server for 180 seconds, it displays that server as offline in the Network Attached Storage View.

Adjust the time-out interval to a setting between 120 seconds and 300 seconds, to suit your requirements; then, click OK.

Displaying no-link status warnings

By default, Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning status if one of a Snap Server's Ethernet ports has no link. You can disable the no-link status feature if your IP SAN includes Snap Servers with only one active Ethernet port.

To disable the no-link status feature, uncheck the Display warning if... check box; then, click OK.

Activating autoscanning of remote Snap Servers

When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a laptop that is moved from one subnet to another, some remote Snap Servers may appear to be offline, when they are, in fact, online. To ensure that discovery of remote servers works properly, check the Autoscan servers... checkbox; then, click OK.

Note: Activating this feature increases network traffic.

Using an HTTP proxy server

In environments that use an HTTP proxy server for external Web-based communication, Adaptec Storage Manager must be configured to use the proxy for online server registration.

To use an HTTP proxy server:

  1. Select the Use a proxy server... checkbox.

  2. In the Proxy host field, enter the host name or TCP/IP address of the proxy server.

  3. In the Proxy port field, enter the port used by the proxy server.

  4. Click OK.

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