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Ix4-200d (Iomega) - Type 70BM Product Home; Drivers & Software; Knowledge Base & Guides; Warranty & Services. Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS Web UI Vulnerabilities. Long story short, I had to spend all night watching a restore from an ix4-200d because an ix4-200r failed. The +1000$ ix4-200r is in this broken/setup loop. I don't trust the ix4-200d with backup anymore. My Analysis - They have poor, buggy firmware. Aug 01, 2012 Yesterday, my ix4-200d (NOT cloud edition) told me '1 new drives with existing data have been added to your iomega storcenter device' and prompted me to erase it before adding it to the array. I thought one had somehow gotten out of sync, so I hit 'OK'. The Iomega StorCenter Pro ix4-200d is a good network storage device that is adequate to base an entire small business network around, but probably not as good of choice as either the rackmount version or a ReadyNAS. RAID5 is both the default and what I would recommend for fault tolerance setting.

Product Snapshot

* – Default Factory Setting
** – Not Recommended

Ideal Application

- Home network storage, home media & entertainment, home office
- (very) Small Business network storage

Pros:

• Iomega, owned by EMC (storage specialists)
• Marvel 6281 CPU @ 1.2GHz
• 512 MB Memory
• 2 High speed gigabit ethernet (10/100/1000) port
• Hot swap, redundant drives (if configured RAID10, RAID5)
• External USB support
• Supports Windows, Mac & Linux computers
• iSCSI target with expansion support
• Native SATA II support
• Attach up to 3 USB printers to share
• Handles media sharing, streaming well
• Windows AD integration support
• Supports bluetooth upload (with optional USB unit)
• VMware certified for NFS and iSCSI

Cons:

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• External inline power supply (brick)
• Iomega specifies 7200rpm drive but not enterprise-class; 2T & 4T units populated with 'green' hard drives
• Only 3 year warranty (Netgear ReadyNAS is 5 year), with product registration
• Fewer RAID features than ReadyNAS' X-RAID2
• Only 512MB RAM

Bottom Line:

Iomega and EMC have both been in the data business for a long time. Iomega has a little more history in the consumer side, but EMC is providing the core software this unit runs on (EMC Lifeline). Pricing is less than Netgear ReadyNAS NVX units with similar capacity, but features differ and so does the quality of the pre-populated hard drives.

The Iomega StorCenter Pro ix4-200d is a good network storage device that is adequate to base an entire small business network around, but probably not as good of choice as either the rackmount version or a ReadyNAS. RAID5 is both the default and what I would recommend for fault tolerance setting. RAID10 may offer marginal additional performance but at significant cost per megabyte over RAID5.

Configuration of the Iomega is web based, but seems to be designed with simplicity of clicks in mind for the majority of installations. More detail can of course be accessed if necessary.

This unit does support JBOD, which in rare instances could be of value, but not likely to be the purpose it would be purchased for.

The desktop Iomega StorCenter Pro is a very nice looking unit, and is probably more appropriate for home and home office use than the small business of more than a couple of users.

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The Iomega StorCenter Pro utilizes some of the most advanced network storage technologies available. Iomega is clearly targeting the price conscious with this unit as they have knocked down both the CPU power and the RAM from the rackmount version.

You can attach external USB hard drives and create shares on those drives as well. Keep in mind that performance will not be as high as the internal drives, nor will there be benefit of RAID technology on those external drives. In a business environment, I would only use those external drives for on-site backup or for offloading seldom used data that is backed up somewhere else but you want to have ready access to.

This is a network storage device where you are going to want to size it correctly up front. Unlike the Netgear ReadyNAS, it does not boast auto expandability and having to take the unit offline, backup data, upgrade drives and restore data is much more trouble than most over worked IT staffs want to endure.

You have the ability to use RAID 1+0 on this unit which may get the interest of some true geeks in the crowd, but I would not recommend this to the uninitiated as the cost of doing this with only 4 drives available at a max of 1 TB each (pre configured, as of this writing) leaves not a lot of usable space when all said and done.

But as a RAID5 network storage device you can expect solid peformance and versatile functionality.

Uses:

The Iomega StorCenter Pro ix4-200d is geared toward the home/home entertainment/home office environment and could be used to build out a small network, store large amounts of data or act as a data backup repository for workstation client PCs of a small office.

You can use this storage device as the hub of your small network, store large amounts of data and even access that data securely from any internet connection the world over. The StorCenter can function as your file server, print server, DHCP (network addressing) server and provide software and storage for individual PC backup.

Can be used to directly store video surveillance data from up to 5 Axis network cameras.

Backup Options:

Backup features are not as robust on the Iomega as they are the ReadyNAS units. The company emphasizes EMC Retrospect for workstation (client) to StorCenter backup, and I presume it should be fairly easy to create a backup task to offload data to external USB drives.

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The is desktop unit does have a preconfigurable backup button to backup to an external drive.

The last time I used EMC Retrospect software was when it came bundled with ReadyNAS units; frankly, I was so unimpressed I ditched it. Hopefully current versions have been drastically improved.

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Features:

Hardware:

• Marvel 6281 CPU @1.2GHz
• 512 MB Memory
• 4 Hot-swappable drive bays
• 2 – 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
• 3 – USB 2.0 ports, 1 Front, 2 Rear
• SATA I & II drives supported natively, drives on 2T & 4T unit are 'green' drives

RAID:

• RAID5 (default), RAID10 (RAID 1+0), JBOD
• Hot-swap support
• Automatic rebuild

Volumes:

• Folder quotas
• Simultaneous iSCSI block- and file-level access

Network File Services:

• Windows, Mac & Linux client support
• CIFS/SMB
• NFS
• AFP
• Windows Rally
• Bonjour
• FTP
• HTTP
• SNMP

Media Streaming:

• ReadyDLNA
• SqueezeCenter
• Network DVD player compatible
• Apple iTunes server
• Sony PlayStation® 3
• Microsoft® Xbox 360, MCE
• Sonos Digital Music System
• Netgear EVA Digital Entertainer HD

Network Security:

• Selectable security mode
• Windows ADS/Domain security support
• Encrypted network logins

Network Options:

• DCHP or static IP
• NTP
• WINS Server
• DHCP Server

System Management:

• Device health status
• Email alerts and event logs
• USB UPS monitoring

Software Included:

• EMC Retrospect Backup Software including unlimited client licenses and StorCenter™ Manager (Windows/Mac)

USB Device Support:

• Hard disks and flash drives
• Support for FAT32, Ext2, Ext3, and NTFS, HFS+ (read)
• Printers
• UPS

Power:

• Approximate 45 Watt usage
• Internal Power supply
• Disk spin down option
• Power on scheduling
• Automatic shutdown initiated by UPS low battery

Warranty & Support:

• 3 Year coverage
• Product Registration Required

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WHITE PAPER

USING IOMEGA STORCENTER

PRO ix4-200r NAS SERVER WITH

VMWARE ESX SERVER 3.5

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

VMware® ESX Server is virtual infrastructure software for consolidating and managing systems. ESX Server accelerates service deployments and adds management flexibility by partitioning x86 servers into a pool of secure, portable and hardware-independent virtual machines. VMware Virtual Infrastructure and ESX Server have gained tremendous attraction and acceptance in the industry and are considered critical IT components for enterprises and small businesses alike.

Iomega® StorCenter™ Pro ix4-200r NAS Server is an integrated storage device that offers both NAS and iSCSI functionality to allow customers flexible deployment options. The product targets smallto medium-sized businesses with a rich set of features and simplicity of management. The StorCenter ix4-200r is powered by EMC® LifeLineTM software to allow businesses to protect and share data with EMC's world class storage and security technologies.

This white paper examines how StorCenter ix4-200r can be used to present storage to VMware ESX Server in a virtual environment. The paper also provides detailed procedures that illustrate how to create storage on a StorCenter ix4200r in different forms and then utilize the storage on a VMware ESX Server.

INTRODUCTION

VMware Infrastructure 3 supports NAS storage devices using the NFS and iSCSI protocols. StorCenter NAS devices can present NFS-exported shares and iSCSI LUNs to VMware ESX Server to create Datastores for virtual machines and virtual disks. An Iomega StorCenter NAS offers greater reliability, ease of use, and ease of management characteristics that are designed specifically for the needs of small businesses.

VMware ESX Server can connect to iSCSI targets using either software or hardware iSCSI initiators. The LUNs presented by a target can then be formatted in the proprietary VMFS format. VMware ESX can also use iSCSI LUNs in the form of RDM to provide direct raw disk access to virtual machines. VMFS is the native storage option on VMware ESX Server, It's also how SAN storage and local disks are utilized to create datastores.

NFS is another compelling option for VMware ESX for many reasons. With NFS, VMWare ESX Server supports advanced features including VMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), high availability (VMHA), and VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB). NFS offers a highly simplified management model that reduces cost and management complexity. VMware encapsulates virtual machines into a small number of .vmdk files. NFS is an optimized file-serving protocol with operational granularity at the file level as opposed to the LUN level.

Iomega StorCenter NAS satisfies requirements for both storage options on VMware ESX Server and is certified in the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) with certifications in both NAS and Software iSCSI categories. A StorCenter NAS device is a proven storage platform for small businesses that want to deploy VMware ESX Server.

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AUDIENCE

Information contained in this white paper is intended for Iomega customers, partners, and service personnel involved in planning, architecting, or administering a VMware environment with an Iomega StorCenter NAS as the storage device. The readers are expected to have experience with ESX Server and an Iomega StorCenter NAS devices that run EMC Lifeline software.

TERMINOLOGY

t Datastore: A file system, either VMFS or NFS, that serves as a virtual representation of an underlying pool of physical storage resources. These physical storage resources can be comprised of SCSI disks from a local server, Fibre Channel SAN disk arrays, iSCSI SAN disk arrays, or NAS storage arrays.

t Internet SCSI (iSCSI): A protocol for sending SCSI packets over TCP/IP networks.

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t iSCSI LUN: iSCSI LUN (Logical Unit Number) is a virtual disk that processes SCSI commands, such as reading from and writing to storage media.

t Network File System (NFS): A distributed file system providing transparent access to remote file systems. NFS allows all network systems to share a single copy of a directory.

t Raw Device Mapping (RDM): RDM includes a combination of a pointer, which is a .vmdk file that resides on a VMFS volume, and a physical raw device that the .vmdk file points to. RDM can either be physical compatibility mode or virtual compatibility mode.

t Virtual Machine: A virtualized x86 PC on which a guest operating system and an associated application run. A VM is also a set of discrete files that primarily include a .vmx configuration file and one or more .vmdk virtual disk files.

t Virtual Machine File System (VMFS): A VMware proprietary file system installed onto data stores and used by ESX Server to house virtual machines.

SOLUTION CONFIGURATION

This section lists hardware and software resources for provisioning StorCenter ix4-200r storage to VMware ESX Server 3.5, as illustrated in this white paper.

HARDWARE

Table 1 lists the hardware resources used in the testing environment for the paper

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SOFTWARE

Table 2 lists the software resources used in the testing environment.

DEPLOYMENT ROADMAP

Following its installation and initial configuration, the ESX Server can be connected to shared storage that is presented from the StorCenter ix4-200r over the NFS and the iSCSI network protocols. Figure 1 highlights the steps that should be followed when connecting the StorCenter ix4-200r storage device to the ESX Server.

Figure 1 High-level roadmap for connecting the ESX Server to a StorCenter ix4-200r

This white paper provides further information on each of these steps as follows:

w NIC and iSCSI initiator configuration in the ESX Server – configuring the physical NIC, software iSCSI initiator or the iSCSI HBA that will be used to connect the ESX Server to a StorCenter ix4-200r.

w VMkernel port configuration in the ESX Server – configuring the ESX Server for IP storage connections to a StorCenter ix4-200r for both the NFS and iSCSI network storage protocols.

w Adding Iomega shares to the ESX Server – for NFS, creating and exporting Iomega shares to the ESX Server.

w Creating NFS datastores in the ESX Server – for NFS, configuring NFS datastores in the ESX Server on the exported shares from a StorCenter ix4-200r.

w Adding iSCSI LUNs to the ESX Server – for iSCSI, creating and sharing Iomega iSCSI LUNs to the ESX Server.

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w Creating VMFS datastores in the ESX Server – for iSCSI, configuring VMFS datastores over the iSCSI LUNs that were provisioned from a StorCenter ix4-200r.

w Adding RDM disks to virtual machines – for iSCSI, alternatively making the LUNs available as RDM disks to the virtual machines.

w Multipathing and failover in the ESX Server – best practices for designing highly available network architecture in the ESX Server.

NIC AND ISCSI INITIATOR CONFIGURATION

The NIC and iSCSI HBA drivers provided by VMware as part of the ESX Server distribution should be utilized when connecting the ESX Server to a StorCenter ix4-200r storage device.

For iSCSI, both the ESX Server software iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI HBA can be used to connect to StorCenter ix4200r iSCSI targets. When using iSCSI HBA, two models by QLogic are currently supported. They are QLA4050c and QLE4060c; both are certified in the VMware I/O Compatibility Guide for ESX Server 3.5 (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_io_guide.pdf).

VMKERNEL PORT CONFIGURATION

A VMkernel port allows for the usage of both iSCSI and NFS storage. When the storage has been configured on a StorCenter ix4-200r, the ESX server host must have a VMkernel port defined with network access to the Iomega device.

1.Click Configuration >Networking > Add Networking.

Figure 2 Add network

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2. Select the VMkernel connection type as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3 VMkernel selection

3. Select a virtual switch to handle the VMkernel port traffic

Figure 4 Select virtual switch

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4. Name the new VMkernel port group and optionally the VLAN ID for the network.

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Figure 5 Name the VMkernel port group

5. Verify the settings and finish creating the VMkernel port.

Figure 6 VMkernel port group created

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ADDING A SHARE ON AN IOMEGA STORCENTER NAS DEVICE

When using NFS storage, you need to add a share on a StorCenter ix4-200r. Appropriate access permissions must be set for the VMkernel port on the ESX Server to mount an NFS share. These access permissions are:

w Host access – provide the VMkernel port mount access to the share.

w Read/write access – provide the VMkernel port read/write access to the share. w Root access – provide the VMkernel port root access to the share.

NFS exports directories with root_squash turned on. This means that root on the client machine will be mapped to the anonymous UID, which is commonly nobody. The result is that root on the client machine will not be able to access anything in the exported entry. The no_root_squash option prevents this behavior. Therefore, if you want to secure the share to be used by ESX, you must enable root account access on your Lifeline. If you choose to leave the share nonsecured, then nothing special needs to be done.

1. From Settings > Network Services > check Enable NFS Service on StorCenter ix4-200r. Also, check 'Allow Root Account Access' if you intend to secure the NFS share so that the ESX server can access it using the default root account.

Figure 7 Enable NFS service on the StorCenter ix4-200r

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2.Go to Shared Storage and click Add to create a new share and optionally enable security on it.

Figure 8 Create a new share

When creating the share, ensure Folder is the shared storage type and that Enable security is not checked.

3.Click Next to specify user access to the secured share.

Figure 9 Specify user access