NAS volume management

Available in VPC

NAS volume management section describes how to view the list of NAS volumes and how to change or delete the settings of the created NAS volume.

To access the Volume menu, access NAVER Cloud Platform portal and click [Console] > Services > Storage > NAS > Volume in order.

NAS Volume screen

The NAS Volume screen is laid out as follows:

View the NAS volume list

To view information on each created NAS volume in the NAS volume list, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. View the summarized information in the list of NAS volumes created or click a NAS volume to view the details.
   
   • NAS volume name: the name of NAS volume
   • Requested volume capacity: NAS volume capacity that was requested when creating the volume
   • Capacity assigned to volume: capacity assigned to the NAS volume from the requested capacity
   • Capacity assigned to snapshot: capacity assigned to the snapshot from the requested capacity
   • Status: operational status of the created NAS volume
     • In creation: the NAS volume is being created with the information entered by the user
     • In operation: the NAS volume has been created and is being operated
     • Configuring: the NAS volume is being set with the information edited by the user
     • Returning: the NAS volume is being deleted
   • Created date and time: date and time when NAS volume was created
   • ZONE: zone where the created NAS volume is located
   • Protocol: type of the protocols supported by NAS volume
   • Snapshot settings: snapshot configuration status. Click to set snapshot (see Snapshot settings).
   • Event settings: event configuration status. Click to set event (see Event settings).
   • NAS volume name (instance number): name and unique instance number of the NAS volume
   • ACL setting server: ACL setting server that can access the volume and the number of such servers. Click to change settings. Click to view the permissions.
   • Volume encryption: volume encryption status selected when creating the NAS volume
   • Volume return protection: volume return protection status selected when creating the NAS volume. Click to view the details.
   • Mount information: mount information given when creating the NAS volume
   • Memo: memo written when creating the NAS volume. Click the [Edit] button to edit.

Change capacity

To change the capacity of the created NAS volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select NAS volume to change its capacity.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and click Change capacity.
5. Enter the volume capacity to change on the set volume popup window.
   • The default volume capacity ranges from 500 GB to 20,000 GB. Additions can be made in units of 100 GB
6. Click the [OK] button.

Set access control

To change the access permission of the volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select the volume to change the access permission.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and click the Access control.
   • You may also click of ACL setting server in the NAS volume details.
5. Click after selecting a server to be added from the list of All servers on the access control popup window.
   • To delete a server, select the server from the list of ACL setting servers and click .
6. Click the [OK] button.

Change the CIFS authentication information

To change the authentication information (password) to mount the CIFS volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select the NAS volume to change the CIFS authentication information.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and then click CIFS authentication.
5. Check the ID on the CIFS authentication information management popup window and enter a new password.
   • Must be composed of 8 to 14 characters including English letters, numbers, and some special characters (only !@%^&* are allowed)
   • The password similar to the access ID can't be used
   • No spaces allowed
   • Avoid using the same or consecutive letters or numbers in a row
6. Click the [OK] button.

Set snapshot

When a snapshot is set, the NAS volume can be recovered using the data saved in the snapshot.

To set the snapshot of the created NAS volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select NAS volume to change its snapshot settings.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and click Set snapshot.
   • You may also click of Set snapshot in the NAS volume details.
5. Select the snapshot setting status on the set snapshot popup window.
6. If you want to create a snapshot, select the snapshot assignment ratio.
   • The capacity requested for the snapshot is assigned in the requested NAS volume, and the capacity can be assigned on a ratio basis against the NAS volume capacity.
   • If you assign the snapshot creation capacity, the NAS volume capacity for data storage is reduced.
   • The existing snapshot may be deleted if you delete or edit data with a larger capacity than the set snapshot capacity. Therefore, set the snapshot capacity larger than that required for the deletion or edit task.
7. Set the automatic snapshot creation cycle and click the [OK] button.
   • You can set the automatic snapshot creation cycle using the dropdown menu.
   • You can set the creation time if you select Daily.
   • You can set the creation day and time if you select Weekly.

Set event

In case of event occurrence after setting events, the event notification is sent to the person in charge.

To set the event of the created NAS volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select NAS volume to change its event settings.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and click Set event.
   • You may also click of Set event in the NAS volume details.
5. When the monitoring screen is displayed, check the NAS volume to set the event and click the [Next] button.
6. Enter the threshold and duration of the event to be set, and click the [Add] button.
   • You can enter duration in 5 minute increments.
   • Events and notifications may be generated frequently if the threshold is set too low.
   • You can edit or delete the event after adding event settings by clicking the [Edit] or [Delete] button.
7. Click the [Next] button.
8. Select the person to be notified when the event occurs, along with the notification method, and click the [Add] button.
   • You can delete the added item by clicking the [Delete] button.
9. Click the [Next] button, check the settings, and click the [OK] button.
10. Click the [OK] button in the complete event settings popup window.

Monitoring

To monitor the usage trend of the created NAS volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select the NAS volume to monitor.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and click Monitoring.
5. Specify the monitoring period and items in the monitoring popup window, and proceed with monitoring.
   • Click the [Refresh] button to start monitoring with a new search condition.
   • You can print the chart or download it as a PNG/JPEG format image or a PDF file by clicking .

Set return protection

You can set the return protection function for each volume to prevent the deletion of the NAS volume.

To set the return protection function, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select the NAS volume to set the return protection.
4. Click the [Set volume] button and click Set return protection.
   • You may also click of Volume return protection in the NAS volume list details.
5. Click the [Yes] button in the set volume return protection popup window.
   • To cancel the return protection setting, perform steps 1 to 4, and click the [Yes] button in the volume return protection cancellation popup window.

Delete NAS volume

To delete the created NAS volume, follow these steps:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, click Services > Storage > NAS in order.
2. Click the Volume menu.
3. Select the NAS volume to delete, and then click the Delete NAS volume button.
4. Click the [Delete] button in the delete NAS volume popup window.