Admin Menu

Admin Menu
 
1

SoftNAS Storage Appliance

1. SoftNAS Storage Appliance
Represents the SoftNAS storage appliance.
2

Dashboard

2. Dashboard
Click on the Dashboard menu to access the Dashboard tab, which provides a summary of current storage operations and performance.
3

Storage

3. Storage
Double-click on the Storage menu to expand/collapse the storage-related menu items (or use the "+" or "-" icon to expand/collapse).
 
4

Storage Pools

4. Storage Pools
Click on the Storage Pools menu to access the Storage Pools administration panels.
5

Volumes and LUNs

5. Volumes and LUNs
Click on the Volumes menu to access the Volumes administration panel.
6

CIFS Shares

6. CIFS Shares
Click on the CIFS Shares menu to view and administer CIFS shares for Windows servers and clients.
7

NFS Exports

7. NFS Exports
Click on the NFS Exports menu to access the NFS configuration panels.
8

Disk Devices

8. Disk Devices
Click on the Disk Devices menu to view and administer disk devices attached to SoftNAS.
9

iSCSI LUN Targets

9. iSCSI LUN Targets
View and administer iSCSI server devices and create/share iSCSI targets
10

iSCSI SAN Initiators

10. iSCSI SAN Initiators
View and administer iSCSI client settings and connect to remote iSCSI targets, using them as devices within SoftNAS; e.g., connect to a SAN and use the SAN devices in SoftNAS storage pools.
11

Filesystem

11. Filesystem
Click the Filesystem menu to access view and administer the SoftNAS filesystem.
12

SnapReplicate

12. SnapReplicate
Click on the SnapReplicate menu to view and administer replication between multiple SoftNAS instances.
13

Settings

13. Settings
Double-click the Settings menu to expand the menu tree and access other SoftNAS configuration settings (click the "+" or "-" to expand/collapse).
14Schedules
14. Schedules
View and define schedules, which are used to execute tasks on a recurring, automated basis
15

Change Password

15. Change Password
Click the Change Password menu to modify a user account's password.
16

Firewall

16. Firewall
Click on the Firewall menu to access the Firewall configuration settings.
17

Licensing

17. Licensing
Click the Licensing menu to view current license information and enter a new license key.
18

Network

18. Network
Click on the Network menu to view and administer SoftNAS network settings.
19

General System Settings

19. General System Settings
Click on the General System Settings menu item to access all detailed SoftNAS operating system (Linux) settings.
20

System Services

20. System Services
Click on the System Services menu to view, start and stop system services.
21

System Time

21. System Time
Click on the System Time menu to configure system time settings.
22

User Accounts

22. User Accounts
Click on the User Accounts menu item to manage user accounts.
23

Software Updates

23. Software Updates
Click on the Software Updates menu to view the currently-installed software version and to apply software updates (requires Internet access to perform online updates).
24

Documentation

24. Documentation
Click on the Documentation menu to access SoftNAS online help and user guides.
25

Online Help

25. Online Help
Click on the Online Help menu to access and search online help information.
26

User Guide (PDF)

26. User Guide (PDF)
Click on the User Guide menu item to access the PDF user guide.