What is Syneto Storage?
Syneto Storage is a hardware appliance dedicated to storing companies data with great flexibility and scalability. Technically it is SAN/NAS hybrid, as it supports both technologies and bridges the gap between them.
- A SAN (or Storage Area Network) is an architecture used to attach remote storage devices (such as disk arrays) to servers or workstations.
- A NAS (or Network Attached Storage) is a device that shares data at file level in a heterogenous computer network.
In Fig. 1. Syneto Storage is seen as both a SAN component and as a NAS device. Additionally it is able to aggregate existing SAN networks and make them visible to network clients.
Installation and first time setup
Syneto Storage is preconfigured with an administrative user account admin. By default the access password is admin.
First time setup consists of these steps:
1. Connect using a keyboard and monitor to the appliance
2. Log in using the admin account
3. Configure basic network access using the net commands
First time configuration is done using the Keyboard and Monitor
At this prompt you are able to setup basic networking, so you will be able to administer the appliance remotely.
At a minimum you will need to setup the appliance's IP address:
[Config:localhost.localdomain]$ net ip show
Network interfaces:
e1000g0 0.0.0.0/8 mtu: 1500 enabled link ok
e1000g1 status: unconfigured
e1000g2 status: unconfigured
e1000g3 status: unconfigured
[Config:localhost.localdomain]$ net ip edit e1000g0 address 192.168.1.99/24
[Config:localhost.localdomain]$ net ip show
Network interfaces:
e1000g0 192.168.1.99/24 mtu: 1500 enabled link ok
e1000g1 status: unconfigured
e1000g2 status: unconfigured
e1000g3 status: unconfigured
[Config:localhost.localdomain]$
Initial setup using the web configuration interface
After configuring the IP address, you will be able to connect to your appliance using by pointing your browser to this URL:
https://192.168.1.99/
At first you will be prompted to enter the administrator password, which at this point is still the default:
To continue setting up your storage appliance, please read the Syneto Storage Manual.
