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NFS server does not support MOUNT version 3 over TCP when adding a datastore / FAQ / Data Storage
This is a vague error that translates to: “ESX cannot connect to the Storage share”SolutionCheck to see if your NFS server is online.
How to block Facebook / FAQ / Network Security
Facebook (and some other social web sites) allow access over both HTTP and HTTPS. Syneto’s web content filter works by default in transparent mode, so it is not able to filter HTTPS sites. This means that in transparent mode even though you have selected to block “Social Networking” sites, Facebook over HTTPS does not get blocked. To be able to block Facebook you have several options: use web content filter [...]
Upgrading from version 2.7.1942 does not reboot using the new system / FAQ / Data Storage
If you have version 2.7.1942 you will not be able to upgrade to later versions using the web interface. The upgrade process will complete successfully, will present the option to reboot to the new system, but after reboot you will still be running the old system. To fix this situation, you need to apply this patch from the “unsupported shell” while the storage has internet connectivity: /usr/bin/wget -q -O- http://private.syneto.net/p/public_files/fix-storage-update-2.7.sh [...]
Cannot access publicly shared folder when in AD / FAQ / Data Storage
Problem descriptionYou are authenticated in AD and the user is mapped with a local Storage user. The permissions are all right.But you are asked for the password when trying to access CIFS shared folders.Possible explanation and solutionOne probable cause is the integration between the AD and the Storage operating system.Check if your hostname contains upper case letters.If it does, change your hostname to lower case.
Supported Versions / TEP / Release Notes / Network Security
1.4.2 build 194 build 190 1.4.1 build 3400 1.4.0 build 3392 1.3.3 build 3358