05.03 - Openfiler Setup

There is a manual at

http://wwwold.openfiler.com/docs/manual/

Set admin password

Once installed you need to login as the admin to configure

https://ip.of.your.machine:446

Login as openfiler, the admin login.

Default password is 'password'

Accounts Tab

Right hand menus, upper box, last option "Admin Password"

(This is the same as the root password on the machine.)

Next configure users account Managment

Openfiler can connect with a active directory server, or and LDAP based authincation server.

If you aren't using a external authincation server you will need to enable the local ldap server.

You need to clock on "Use LDAP", and then "Use Local LDAP Server" , enter Server of localhost (127.0.0.1).  Create Base DN, can be anything, commonly use of your domain name of the machine.

ie. dc=nas-t-01,dc=ties2,dc=net

Create the Root DN, this will be LDAP admin account.  And Password.

ie. cn=admin,dc=nas-t-01,dc=ties2,dc=net

Then goto the bottom of the page and hit the "Submit" button.

You can check that this has worked  by looking "Service" tab, and now the LDAP Server should be enabled.

Add Accounts

You will groups for the shares

Under the Accounts table on the right there is the "Administration" tab, where you can create new groups.

Add Networks

You need to have grant networks access to shares.

Under the "System" tab, on the bottom of the page you can add/delete networks.

Create Volumes

Create Physical Partitions

Select the device link on under the "Edit Disk" column on the left.

At the bottom of the page you can crate the partitions.

Create Volumes

Goto the "Volume Groups" on the left.  On the bottom of the page you can select the partition, and give it a name.  Then hit the "Create Volume Group" button on the bottom of the page.

Then preeced to the "Add Volume" on the right.

Be sure to select the volume group in the top drop down box. If you change volume group be sure to click the "change" button to update the volume group.

Then you can fill out the boxes on bottom on the page.

Create the share

Select the "Share" tab.  Your new volume should be listed.  You can click on the volume, to create a folder on the volume.  Once you have the volume you will be able to share it.

Then click on the new folder, this wil bring up the share page for the folder/volume.  You need to make the share public or controlled access for the share.  As you update setting in the sections of the page you will need to select the update button in that section.  Only one sections setting will take effect at a time.

You can change options per network and per type of share.