Getting started with NAS

Available in VPC

The Getting started with NAS (VPC) describes what you must do to properly use NAS after checking the NAS user environment and fully understanding the quickstart and glossary. Here is the content dealt with in Getting started with NAS (VPC):

• How to create a server
• How to configure the server access environment
• How to access the server
• How to create NAS volume

Create server

To create a server in the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

1. Access the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. In the top-right corner, click Region & Platform.
3. Select your region and the VPC platform, then click [Apply].
4. In the top-left corner, click Menu.
5. Navigate to All Services > Compute > Server.
6. Click [Create server].
7. Select a server image and click [Next].
8. Enter the required information, and then click [Next].
9. Set the authentication key or create a new one, and then click [Next].
10. Set the ACG or create new ACG, and then click [Next].
11. After the final confirmation, click [Create server].

Set server access environment

Set the public IP and firewall (ACG) to access the created server, and check the name and password of the administrator, which are needed to access the server.

• Set public IP
• Set firewall (ACG)
• Check admin password

Set public IP

To set up a public IP to access the created server:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Public IP menu.
3. Click [Request public IP].
4. Select a server to be applied, then click [Next].
5. After the final check, click [Create].

Set firewall (ACG)

To set up a firewall for network access control:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the ACG menu.
3. Select the ACG to set rules for, then click [Set ACG].
4. Enter the protocol, access source/destination, and allowed port (service), then click [Add].
   • Up to 100 rules can be added.
5. After you set all of the rules, click [Apply].

Check admin password

To check the admin password for server access:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server to check the admin password.
4. Click [Manage servers and change settings], then click Check admin password.
5. Attach the authentication key file generated while creating a server.
   • You can attach the authentication key file by dragging and dropping it in the Drag a file with the mouse or click here area.
   • You can attach the authentication key file by clicking the Drag a file with the mouse or click here area and selecting it.
6. Click [Check password].

Access the server

You can access the created server (Linux or Windows) after carrying out all preparations for server access.

For more information on accessing the Linux server, see the Linux server access guide, and for more information on accessing the Windows server, see Windows server access guide.

Create NAS volume

To use NAS, a NAS volume must be created first to save the data shared among servers. To create a NAS volume in the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Storage > NAS.
2. Click the volume menu.
3. Click [Create NAS volume].
   
4. When the NAS volume creation interface appears, proceed with the following steps in order:
   • 1. Create volume
   • 2. Set access control
   • 3. Review final settings

1. Create volume

1. Select the zone where the NAS volume will be created.

2. Enter the NAS volume name and volume capacity.

   • You can enter 3 to 20 characters as the volume name using alphabets, numbers, or a combination of alphabets and numbers.
   • A customer identification number starting with "n" is automatically generated before the entered volume name to identify customers
   • The default volume capacity ranges from 500 GB to 20,000 GB. Additions can be made in units of 100 GB.

3. Select a protocol to apply to the NAS volume.

   • When NFS is selected, it can be mounted on Linux servers such as CentOS and Ubuntu
   • When CIFS is selected, it can be mounted on Windows servers

4. Select the volume encryption application status.

   • Volume encryption is applied to each volume and can only be set when the volume is first created.
   Note

   The volume encryption function of the NAS can encrypt all data that is saved using software-based encryption technology at the volume level.

   • Unique encryption key: internally managed by the storage system (AES-256 algorithm is applied to each volume)
   • Encryption module (CryptoMod): compliant with the FIPS-140-2 level 1

5. Select the volume return protection status.

6. Click [Next].

2. Set access control

The setting interface is displayed differently depending on the protocol selected while creating the volume. Complete settings according to the selected protocol, then click [Next].

• When the NFS protocol is selected
• When the CIFS protocol is selected

When the NFS protocol is selected

The NFS access control setting interface is displayed. Select the server to allow access from the list of all servers, then click / to add or delete.

• ACL settings: Servers added to Read/Write have the read and write access permissions for the NAS volume.
• ACL settings: Servers added to Read Only have the read access permission for the NAS volume.

When the CIFS protocol is selected

The CIFS authentication information setting interface is displayed. Enter the ID and password.

• ACL settings: Servers added to Read/Write have the read and write access permissions for the NAS volume.
• ACL settings: Servers added to Read Only have the read access permission for the NAS volume.

3. Review final settings

1. Check the settings, then click [Create volume].
2. View the mount information in the create NAS volume popup window, then click [OK].
   • The NAS volume can be mounted on the server using the mount information displayed in the popup window.