hello everybody watch this video to find out how to turn an ordinary computer into
a network attached storage device also known as nas how to install and configure the openmedia
vault operating system create a raid set up network access and add a shared folder also
you will see how to recover data from a raid based on an open media vaultness
openmedia vault or omv for short is a kind of a software-based nas an open scalable system for
management of network storage devices which is based on debian linux this system includes the
opportunity to create a software-based rate a mail client a media server a bittorrent client
and other devices such as ssh ftp cifs samba and fs double ap or sync its functionality can be
expanded with plugins available at the repository one of the main advantages in open media vault is
that it can be completely configured and managed through the web administrators interface which
makes that a ready-made solution more suitable for device users and people who are taking their first
steps in linux and generally quite a simple system to use as long as you have an old computer and at
least three hard disks it can become a decent low cost alternative to a nas storage system
and if you add a raid on top you'll get a good option to keep your information secure usually
network storage systems with open media vault include second-hand hardware which may cause a
storage system to break down and make users lose important information when a nest system fails you
can't retrieve the information from the hard disk that used to make up the raid array getting access
to the data requires specialized software tools in today's video i'll show you how to choose a good
data recovery utility for a raid system built with the help of open media world hello friends
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for starters let's explore how to install open media vault to an ordinary computer
before you start the installation you will need an iso image of the open media world boot disk
if you're planning to build a raid you will also need at least three hard disks
one of them for the operating system when the iso image overlay or mv operating system is
downloaded you should create a bootable usb drive use any available utility to write the
image to the usb pendrive connected to the computer where the operating system
should be installed or restarted and boot the computer from the usb drive the open media vault
installation screen will appear from the boot menu select install and press the enter button
on the next screen select the language to be used during the installation and
in the ready operating system and press enter specify your location and press enter again
in the next window choose the keyboard layout
after that type the host name
and the domain name
set the password for your route or system administrative account
and type the password again
also specify the time zone after that the installation process begins
after that in the package manager window you should specify the country
for a mirror of the debian archive choose a country from the list and
remember that the nearby locations may not be the best choice click continue
in the next window the wizard will ask you to specify the device for the system loader
press enter to confirm
the installation is over remove the installation disk and click continue to finalize the process
and restart the computer now open mediavoltness is installed on your computer after the operating
system restarts the ip address of the omv device will be displayed on the screen to start managing
it open a browser on another computer type the ip address into the address bar and press enter
to access the administrator's web panel type your login and password by default the name is admin
and the password is openmediavault now let's find out how to create a raid system on this network
storage device we have just created when you enter the omv web control panel jump to storage
and then to raid management click create to build a new array
assign a name
choose the raid time select the disks that your raid will consist of and click create then yes
the notification appears to inform you that you have to wait
until the initialization is complete before a file system can be created
at the top of the screen click apply for the changes to take effect then click yes to confirm
after the raid becomes active go to the storage tab find file systems
then click create choose a file system type for the array
and click ok
when the file system is created select the array from the list and
find the mount button above click on it to make the storage accessible for the operating system
just as before click apply at the top of the screen to save the changes
after the write has been created you can go on to add a new user account create a shared folder and
configure its permissions by navigating to the access permission menu to add a folder that will
be available for everyone go to the tab access right price management and open shared folders
click on the add button here give the name for your folder
select the disk where it should be located set access read and write permissions
and then click save
now this folder is available on the network to access it you need to set up network protocols
to configure an ftp server you should enable it first and then select shared folders to which you
would like to grant access go to services ftp and turn this particle on after that
set up and mount settings it is better to disable the option require valid shell
and to enable the option resume
enable anonymous ftp to connect clients without limitations now any user can connect
to the storage through ftp however you shouldn't turn it on if you're going to grant ftp access
to a storage from the internet the meaning of other settings should be clear from their names
now you can connect to the network drive and write your data there as i have mentioned
before a network attached storage with omv is typically a low budget solution often assembled
with second-hand computer parts so the chances for such system to break down are somewhat higher
if files are removed accidentally from a hard disk inside a nas system a hard disk is formatted the
disk array is misconfigured or in other scenarios involving lots of data loss of access to the
network drive or damage to the right volume only a specialized data recovery tool will help you
restore your information most nest devices are running on linux based operating operating systems
and their hard disks are formatted for ext file systems while radio arrays are typically built
with the use of mdadm or lvm technology and it becomes impossible to read their contents
when such disk arrays are connected to a windows computer directly to read the disks and retrieve
any information from there use the tried and well tested data recovery tool for nas solutions
admin rate recovery this program supports most popular file systems technologies and rate types
and in most cases it will be able to rebuild the damaged raid automatically
take the disks out of the network storage device and connect them to a windows computer when the
operating system has booted open disk management and check if the added disks are recognized
windows may suggest to initialize or format the drives to be able to access them remember
to never agree to either operation because it can erase the remaining information completely
download install and start the data recovery tool admin raid recovery will identify the disks
automatically read the service information and rebuild the damage rate system now the program has
rebuilt the raid volume on the fly and shows it at the top of the drive manager window to have the
disk contents displayed scan it right click on the list and choose open choose the scan type to run
and click next to start searching for lost files wait for the process to be over and then switch
the search results by clicking finish the program has found all the files that have been written
to the disk even those that have been removed before such files are marked with the red cross
you can use the preview window to see their contents
select the files you want to recover
and click recovery choose the disk square to save them and specify the directory then click recovery
and finish after that go to the folder you have chosen and check if the files are there
headman raid recovery also offers extra features to improve effectiveness of working with raid
disks that have hardware issues it lets you create disk images and then analyze these images
instead of the actual hard disks in order to reduce disk usage and prevent them from breaking
down at the most inappropriate moment when a disk is damaged or service information is erased the
program may have difficulty in rebuilding the rate automatically however you can do it manually with
the raid constructor if you know the properties of this damaged array open the constructor
select manual mode and fill in all the information you know about this disk array the rate type
block order and size
add the disks it used to include use the arrows to specify the order
and replace the missing disks with empty drives by clicking the plus button
also you can specify the offset with that helps to locate the beginning of the disk
sometimes the program may have difficulty in identifying it
automatically so you'll have to enter the offset value manually
usually if you give correct properties the newly built rate system has at least one partition
expand it to check for the folders that you need if the folders you are looking for are displayed
then you have built this rate properly when you specify all the properties you know click add and
the array will appear in the drive manager to have the array recovered the last step is to scan it
find the files you want to restore
select them and recover to the folder you choose
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