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Iomega StorCenter ix2-200
Availability: Discontinued
Availability: Discontinued
Type: NAS
CPU1:Marvell 88F6281(1 GHz)FLA1:128 MiB
134,217,728 B
1,048,576 Kib
131,072 KiB
1,024 Mib
0.125 GiB
(Hynix H27UF081G2A-TPCB)1,048,576 Kib
131,072 KiB
1,024 Mib
0.125 GiB
RAM1:256 MiB
268,435,456 B
2,097,152 Kib
262,144 KiB
2,048 Mib
0.25 GiB
(Zentel A3R1GE3CFF-G8E)2,097,152 Kib
262,144 KiB
2,048 Mib
0.25 GiB
Expansion IFs: USB 2.0, SATA 2
USB ports: 3
SATA ports: 2
JTAG: yes, 20-pin header, unpopulated, J8
Serial: yes, 4-pin header, populated, 3.3V TTL, (115200,8,N,1), JP1
USB ports: 3
SATA ports: 2
JTAG: yes, 20-pin header, unpopulated, J8
Serial: yes, 4-pin header, populated, 3.3V TTL, (115200,8,N,1), JP1
ETH chip1:Marvell 88F6281
ETH chip2:Marvell 88E1116R
LAN speed: 10/100/1000
LAN ports: 1
ETH chip2:Marvell 88E1116R
LAN speed: 10/100/1000
LAN ports: 1
Additional chips
USB 2.0 Hub Controller;Alcor Micro;AU6256;;1;
1.5/2A, 1MHz Dual Step-down Regulator;Marvell;88PG8227;;2;
Synchronous Switching Regulator Controller;Marvell;88PH8101;;1;
30V Dual N-Channel MOSFET;Fairchild Semiconductor;FDS6986AS;;1;
Digital Temperature Sensor w/ Fan Control;National Semiconductor;LM63;;1;
USB 2.0 Hub Controller;Alcor Micro;AU6256;;1;
1.5/2A, 1MHz Dual Step-down Regulator;Marvell;88PG8227;;2;
Synchronous Switching Regulator Controller;Marvell;88PH8101;;1;
30V Dual N-Channel MOSFET;Fairchild Semiconductor;FDS6986AS;;1;
Digital Temperature Sensor w/ Fan Control;National Semiconductor;LM63;;1;
Stock FW OS: Linux 2.6.22.18LSP Version KW LSP 4.2.7 patch21
Flags: RTC w/ battery backup
Default IP address: acquired via DHCP
the IP acquired via DHCP is used by 59 additional devices
of which 7 are Iomega devices
Default login user: root
Default login password: soho
root:soho credentials used by 1 additional devices
of which 1 are Iomega devices
the IP acquired via DHCP is used by 59 additional devices
of which 7 are Iomega devices
Default login user: root
Default login password: soho
root:soho credentials used by 1 additional devices
of which 1 are Iomega devices
CPU1 brand | FLA1 | RAM1 | |
---|---|---|---|
Iomega StorCenter Pro ix4-300d | Intel Atom | 1,024 MiB 1,073,741,824 B 8,388,608 Kib 1,048,576 KiB 8,192 Mib 1 GiB | 4,096 MiB 4,294,967,296 B 33,554,432 Kib 4,194,304 KiB 32,768 Mib 4 GiB |
Iomega StorCenter ix2 (NHDD2M) | Marvell | 4 MiB 4,194,304 B 32,768 Kib 4,096 KiB 32 Mib 0.00391 GiB | 128 MiB 134,217,728 B 1,048,576 Kib 131,072 KiB 1,024 Mib 0.125 GiB |
Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 | Marvell | 128 MiB 134,217,728 B 1,048,576 Kib 131,072 KiB 1,024 Mib 0.125 GiB | 256 MiB 268,435,456 B 2,097,152 Kib 262,144 KiB 2,048 Mib 0.25 GiB |
Iomega StorCenter ix2-dl | Marvell | 1,024 MiB 1,073,741,824 B 8,388,608 Kib 1,048,576 KiB 8,192 Mib 1 GiB | 256 MiB 268,435,456 B 2,097,152 Kib 262,144 KiB 2,048 Mib 0.25 GiB |
Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d | Marvell | 32 MiB 33,554,432 B 262,144 Kib 32,768 KiB 256 Mib 0.0313 GiB | 512 MiB 536,870,912 B 4,194,304 Kib 524,288 KiB 4,096 Mib 0.5 GiB |
Iomega StorCenter ix4-300d | Marvell | 512 MiB 536,870,912 B 4,194,304 Kib 524,288 KiB 4,096 Mib 0.5 GiB | |
Iomega StorCenter px4-300d | Intel Atom | 1,024 MiB 1,073,741,824 B 8,388,608 Kib 1,048,576 KiB 8,192 Mib 1 GiB | 2,048 MiB 2,147,483,648 B 16,777,216 Kib 2,097,152 KiB 16,384 Mib 2 GiB |
Iomega StorCenter ix2-200, Cloud Edition Network Storage
- Product page • Support page
Reviews[edit]
- On SmallNetBuilder (dated Nov. 2009)
- On MacWorld (dated Dec. 2009)
Retrieved from 'https://wikidevi.com/w/index.php?title=Iomega_StorCenter_ix2-200&oldid=164001'
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Brand NewFrom United StatesBuy It NowI recently got the “iomega StorCenter ix2” it’s a little NAS for home or small office use.
Soon it was clear to me that it runs Linux, and a Linux device whithout shell access is hard to bear.
After googeling for a day, I found nothing on this subject which would work whith a recent firmware version (2.0.15.43099).
So here is what I did to get access:I opened the case to get direct access to the S-ATA HDs, then I connected the HDs to my Linux PC.
After booting up, I could see how it is configured:My PC detected the 2 HDs as /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc.
Each HD contains 2 Linux software-raid partitions.
The first raid partition (1GB) is always raid1 and contains the firmware.
The second raid partition is raid1 or linear-raid; this is configurable whith the web interface.After assembling the first raid withmdadm /dev/md0 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
I could mount /dev/md0 to /mntmount /dev/md0 /mnt/md0
(the filesystem is ext2).
The mounted filesystem contained:
# ls -lh
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0k Mar 14 16:52 images
drwx------ 2 root root 16.0k Mar 14 15:00 lost+found
-rwx------ 1 root root 512.0M Mar 14 16:54 swapfile
# ls -lh images/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 163.0M Jun 25 20:37 apps
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5.0M Mar 14 15:03 config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 416.0k Jun 25 20:37 oem
The files in images/ looked like they contained what I was searching for. To find out the filetype I used file:
# file images/*
images/apps: Linux rev 0.0 ext2 filesystem data
images/config: Linux rev 0.0 ext2 filesystem data
images/oem: Linux Compressed ROM File System data, little endian size 425984 version #2 sorted_dirs CRC 0xd3a158e1, edition 0, 222 blocks, 34 files
That meant that I could simply mount the config and apps file, as they contained an ext2 filesystem.
mount -o loop /mnt/md0/images/config /mnt/config
This image file contained the /etc directory of the storage.
Now I could edit the configfiles and changed the following files:Activate ssh:
init.d/S50ssh
There I changed:
start() {
echo -n 'Starting sshd: '
#/usr/sbin/sshd
#touch /var/lock/sshd
echo 'OK'
}
stop() {
echo -n 'Stopping sshd: '
#killall sshd
#rm -f /var/lock/sshd
echo 'OK'
}
To:
start() {
echo -n 'Starting sshd: '
/usr/sbin/sshd
touch /var/lock/sshd
echo 'OK'
}
stop() {
echo -n 'Stopping sshd: '
killall sshd
rm -f /var/lock/sshd
echo 'OK'
}
sshd_config
Changed:
Subsystem sftp /usr/sbin/sftp-server
To:
#Subsystem sftp /usr/sbin/sftp-serverTo set a password I simply copied the hash from an account of my PC to the shadow file.
Hash from my PCs account
shadow
root::10933:0:99999:7:::
After unmounting all disks, shutting down my PC, reconnecting the drives to the StorCenter and switching it on, I had access:
Starting Nmap 4.76 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2009-06-27 11:15 CEST
Interesting ports on storage (192.168.2.11):
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh
MAC Address: 00:D0:B8:03:0B:33 (Iomega)Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.34 seconds
Back to basics el segundo.ssh root@storage
root@storage's password:Nas Iomega Storcenter Ix2-ng
BusyBox v1.8.2 (2009-01-09 09:01:03 EST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.#
Some impressions from the comandline:
# mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root.old on /initrd type ext2 (rw)
none on / type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/md0 on /boot type ext2 (rw)
/dev/loop0 on /mnt/apps type ext2 (ro)
/dev/loop1 on /etc type ext2 (rw)
/dev/loop2 on /oem type cramfs (ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
/dev/md1 on /mnt/soho_storage type ext3 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
/dev/sdc1 on /mnt/soho_storage/samba/shares/conny type vfat (rw,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,codepage=cp437,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/sdd1 on /mnt/soho_storage/samba/shares/micha type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)# df
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root.old 3.7M 1.1M 2.5M 30% /initrd
none 61.8M 2.9M 58.9M 5% /
/dev/md0 980.4M 845.5M 85.1M 91% /boot
/dev/loop0 162.3M 135.7M 18.5M 88% /mnt/apps
/dev/loop1 4.8M 754.0k 3.9M 16% /etc
/dev/loop2 888.0k 888.0k 0 100% /oem
/dev/md1 922.2G 118.8G 794.1G 13% /mnt/soho_storage
/dev/sdc1 232.8G 201.3G 31.5G 86% /mnt/soho_storage/samba/shares/conny
/dev/sdd1 275.1G 549.0M 260.6G 0% /mnt/soho_storage/samba/shares/micha# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid1] [raid10] [linear]
md1 : active linear sda2[0] sdb2[1]
974727680 blocks 0k roundingmd0 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1]
1020032 blocks [2/2] [UU]Keygen adobe acrobat dc pro.unused devices:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor : ARM926EJ-S rev 0 (v5l)
BogoMIPS : 266.24
Features : swp half thumb fastmult edsp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 5TEJ
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0x926
CPU revision : 0
Cache type : write-back
Cache clean : cp15 c7 ops
Cache lockdown : format C
Cache format : Harvard
I size : 32768
I assoc : 1
I line length : 32
I sets : 1024
D size : 32768
D assoc : 1
D line length : 32
D sets : 1024Hardware : Feroceon
Revision : 0000
Serial : 0000000000000000# iostat
sda sdb md0 md1 sdc sdd cpu
kps tps svc_t kps tps svc_t kps tps svc_t kps tps svc_t kps tps svc_t kps tps svc_t us sy wt id
23 1 4.4 676 15 4.1 24 2 0.0 668 122 0.0 4 1 3.5 2 0 9.9 25 12 13 50# sdparm -C stop /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc: ST325082 0A 3.AA# rsync -aPh mk@schreibtisch:/home/mk/Desktop/foodir /mnt/soho_storage/samba/shares/micha/Desktop
receiving file list ..
4 files to consider
foodir/
foodir/foofile1
0 100% 0.00kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#1, to-check=2/4)
foodir/foofile2
0 100% 0.00kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#2, to-check=1/4)
foodir/foofile3
0 100% 0.00kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#3, to-check=0/4)sent 92 bytes received 247 bytes 678.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00# lv
lvchange lvdisplay lvm lvmdiskscan lvmsar lvremove lvresize lvscan
lvcreate lvextend lvmchange lvmsadc lvreduce lvrename lvs
# pv
pvchange pvcreate pvdisplay pvmove pvremove pvresize pvs pvscan
# vg
vgcfgbackup vgchange vgconvert vgdisplay vgextend vgmerge vgreduce vgrename vgscan
vgcfgrestore vgck vgcreate vgexport vgimport vgmknodes vgremove vgs vgsplit# top
Mem: 124424K used, 2248K free, 0K shrd, 8588K buff, 89860K cached
CPU: 53% usr 30% sys 0% nice 7% idle 0% io 0% irq 7% softirq
Load average: 1.34 0.96 1.79
PID PPID USER STAT VSZ %MEM %CPU COMMAND
18683 18682 root S 4916 4% 65% ssh krausam.de rsync --server --sender -vlogDtpr . /mnt/programme
55 2 root SW 0 0% 10% [pdflush]
1338 31651 root R 2820 2% 7% top
26256 740 root S < 352m 284% 5% /usr/sbin/appweb -r /usr/local/appweb -f appweb.conf18709 18682 root S 6300 5% 5% rsync -aPh krausam.de:/mnt/programme ./ 839 740 root S 68312 54% 0% /usr/sbin/upnpd -webdir /etc/upnpd/web 740 1 root S 11100 9% 0% /sbin/executord -c /etc/sohoConfig.xml 1790 740 root S 8276 7% 0% /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -F 1833 1790 root S 8276 7% 0% /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -F17127 672 root S 7240 6% 0% sshd: root@pts/131634 672 root S 7080 6% 0% sshd: root@pts/2Iomega has proven that it's up to the task of competing in the home media server arms race, and now offers the StorCenter ix2-200 as a network-attached storage device for home or small businesses. Boasting a wealth of features and mirrored RAID 1 reliability, the StorCenter ix2-200 brings Iomega's signature usability to a high-end business environment.The StorCenter ix2-200 is the higher-end, business-focused cousin of Iomega's Home Media Network Hard Drive ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ). It's easy to set up user accounts and maintain control over the content on the drive, ensuring only the people you want to view certain data will be able to view it. The StorCenter ix2-200 features two 3.5-inch 2TB drives and can be configured to a RAID 1 mirrored alignment or a streamlined 4TB RAID 0 setup. The unit also offers a one-touch copying button on the exterior of drive that will allow you to quickly backup any USB drive inserted into the front port. Small businesses may also enjoy the support for video surveillance cameras, Bluetooth dongle support, and iSCSI support.While the StorCenter ix2-200 offers improved speeds and superior storage capacities compared to the Home Media Network Hard Drive Servers, the StorCenter ix2-200 still offers many of the same features that the Home Media Network Drive does. Though now offering two drives instead of one, the StorCenter ix2-200 can be used for Time Machine backups. The unit also offers an iTunes server, a UPnP AV/DLNA server, bit Torrent download support, print server, and remote access support-all features offered by the more consumer-centric Home Media Network Hard Drive.But Iomega has made some major changes that leave the Home Media Network Hard Drive in the dust. Iomega's Web browser interface has been revamped for the StorCenter ix2-200 to reflect its more business-centric target audience. Each of the seven icons on the Home tab can be scrolled over to reveal more information about what they do. From this central hub you can access shared storage, backups, manage your torrents, add users, add shared storage, and view printers. The other tabs are also easy to understand and make navigation a breeze. Aside from the HP MediaSmart, it's probably the most navigable browser I've seen for a NAS device.You can configure the disks through the settings tab, allowing you to see your data protection settings, configure disk write caching, check the internal fan and system temperature, and enable periodic data protection consistency checks. If a drive fails, you'll receive notification here and through e-mail (if you configure the optional setting). Unfortunately, the LED lights on the exterior of the drive do not indicate a hell of a lot, and though when a drive did fail a red exclamation point indicates the drive failure, it won't be an easy matter to switch them out. The two drives are not hot swappable and popping them out requires a screwdriver and some patience.Switching RAID configurations isn't easy either. You'll be asked to delete all of your folders switching from mirrored to JBOD, and there doesn't seem to be an easy way to delete the folders other than selecting each one individually for deletion.Yet, despite the unfriendly disk formatting/switching processes, the StorCenter has a great set of features that can be easily taken advantage of. Put MP3s in your public folder and you'll see them as shared in your iTunes window. If you enable Time Machine backups, a folder is automatically created to view those as well. If you take advantage of the USB port in the front, you can see the contents of the USB drive in another folder and even watch as the drive copies. The media services offered by the drive include video surveillance, a media server, and a Picture Transfer feature that allows users to download photos from their camera to the unit and effortlessly share them over the network.Macworld's buying adviceThe StorCenter ix2-200 offers a middle-ground between the high-end features and cryptic usability of dedicated NAS devices like QNAP's TS-239 Pro Turbo NAS ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) or Synology's Disk Station DS409slim ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) and more streamlined user-friendly home media servers such as the HP's MediaSmart Server LX195 ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) and Iomega's Home Media Network Hard Drive. IT professionals and others with high-end feature needs will find the 4TB of storage space welcoming, but the lack of ease of formatting and replacing the drives is frustrating. If the StorCenter ix2-200 offered hot swappable bays, the market for it would be much larger. Still, if you're looking for your first NAS device with RAID's added data protection, the StorCenter ix2-200 should be at the top of your list. Iomega's continued effort to make even the highest-end features accessible to the average user always makes their drives worth a look.[Chris Holt is a Macworld assistant editor.]This story, 'Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 4TB' was originally published by Macworld.Join the Network World communities on Facebook and LinkedIn to comment on topics that are top of mind.