Instruction manual

Introduction to the miSAN 15
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an illegitimate device on the network could perform a denial-of-service attack on the
miSAN by sending it a SNMP message to shut down.
Open Ports
The miSAN has the following open ports:
23 Telnet
80 HTTP
162 SNMP-trap
888 3ware 3DM2
3260 iSCSI
18083 Java applet control
Client and Host Software
Introduction
The miSAN-V-Series is accessed and controlled over a TCP/IP network connection. Two
methods are available: a Java™-based graphical interface and text-only telnet menus.
Since some configuration items are available exclusively via either the Java-based Web
Control Panel or the Telnet Menu System, both interfaces should be available.
Java™ Installation
The miSAN-V-Series requires at least one host system installed with a web browser and
the Java™ plug-in (version 1.4.2 or later) be available on the local network. The Java
plug-in is included with most installations of the Java Runtime Environment™ (JRE) or
Java Virtual Machine™ (JVM).
Refer to the Sun Microsystems Java website (http://www.java.sun.com) for a list of com-
patible operating systems and download locations. The miSAN-V-Series’s Java-based
Web Control Panel will not be available until the unit is connected to the network and con-
figured, as described later in this chapter.
Telnet Installation
The miSAN-V-Series requires at least one host system installed with telnet client software
for access to the text-only Telnet Menu System. The menu system will not be available
until the unit is connected to the network and configured. For convenience, it is recom-
mended that the same host system be used for both the Java™ Web Control Panel and
the Telnet Menu System, although this is not required.
iSCSI Initiator Driver Installation
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) refers to a method of transmitting SCSI commands, data and status
across Ethernet-based transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) networks.
This allows SCSI devices, such as tape drives, and SCSI-aware software, such as
backup applications, to communicate remotely via existing IP networks. To do this, iSCSI
uses an interface for both the host system, the initiator, and the miSAN-V-Series, the tar-
get, to encapsulate SCSI within TCP/IP packets.
On a host system (the initiator), the iSCSI interface will typically include a TCP/IP network
interface card (NIC) and iSCSI initiator software (driver or daemon) that presents a virtual