Hack a Snap Sever 1000?

[blue68f100]

There are a few programs that can read the XFS files system. But the Snaps used a modified XFS, so I'm not surprised he wiped the disk.

The 1000 have been strange with the image files. Some like the 1000v1 and other like the 2200 or 4x00 boot tracks. So just grab any snap drive and copy the 1st 25 megs of the drive. You should be good to go.

[diskotech]

Hi there,

Originally Posted by blue68f100

There are a few programs that can read the XFS files system. But the Snaps used a modified XFS, so I'm not surprised he wiped the disk.

I think I read somewhere that Mandrake can read XFS. If I get a chance I'll slave it to a Mandrake box and see if I can see any data. I don't hold out much hope though if they use a modified file system, and who knows what's been trashed with XP writing signatures on it.

Originally Posted by blue68f100

The 1000 have been strange with the image files. Some like the 1000v1 and other like the 2200 or 4x00 boot tracks. So just grab any snap drive and copy the 1st 25 megs of the drive. You should be good to go.

Cheers, I'll give that a go and let you know how I get on. You're right that there does seem to be conflicting info on which image works best for the 1000. Perhaps I can post some pics of the internals for the wiki for reference to help people identify which model they have.

Thank for the reply.

[bitor]

Hello:
I'm new to this. I just got an old Snap Appliance Server 1000. My question is every time I click on the Administrator link via the web browser it prompts me for a user name and password. I don't know what it is. Is there a default? I've tried to enter nothing and got nowhere. I've entered just any username without password and got nothing either. How can I get around this? Or am I doing something wrong.
Thanks,
bitor

[diskotech]

Hi,

The procedure to reset the Admin password is detailed on the Wiki

[bitor]

Hello:

Thanks for your help before about the password reset. It worked great!
I would like to ask you your advice on my..
Specs:
Snap Server 1000
OS: v3.1.618
Model: 1000 series
Hardware: 3.1.2
Bios: 2.1.366
HardDrive: OEM 40 GB

- Ok, what is the maxium I can go with this model ? i.e. hard drive,Bios,OS,etc.. without greatly degrading it's performance?
- What are the upgrades I can make to this model ?
- Where can I download the OS 3.4.805 ? I've seen via the form that I will need this. i.e. link to download, or send me the file,etc..
-It's not at the mfg site, so that's out of the question. And any other information you would be able to give me about my model will help too. i.e. ram installed, cpu, etc..
- Can you tell me what OS this has. i.e. Linux,FreeBSD,etc..
- What are the "pros" and "cons" with this model?

Thanks again in advance for you help. This is the best site out in web land for this type of information. GREAT JOB on your research people.

Thanks,
bitor

[blue68f100]

I think the largest tested is 250-300 gig. Nobody wants to be the first with 400-500 and 750 gig drives. While you are doing the upgrade, replace the fan, it's due.

The OS is based on FreeBSD. The file system is suppose to be a Modified XFS with v2 and up. It is such most system can not read it. Generally only another snap.

A user last week said he had talked Adaptec into posting 3.4.805, But that will have to be seen. Check software for the 2X00, 4X00 models. I thought he was working on a 2X00 model.

Pros & cons.......
These are small compact single drive units, no raid. Are not very fast. But in the most part are very reliable.

Depending on which version of the 1000 you have you may need to copy the boot tracks from your working drive in order to do the upgrade. Or the whole drive if you want the data. The early version stores the OS in flashram. For it just install the new drive and setback, it will its thing. The instructions are in the wiki section, which should be up now.

[bitor]

Thank you for your information concerning my server! I looked on the adaptec web site(ftp) and could not find the OS 3.4.805 . However, I do have the OS 4.0.860 downloaded. Will this OS work on my Snap Server 1000(see specs below)? And if so, will this OS be too taxing on my hardware? (Give me your two cents please) Or should I try and find/beg for the OS 3.4.805 version that somebody might have or wait until adaptec releases it via the ftp site.(which I don't know if they will do this or not)
What are the pros and cons(if I'm able to install either or OSes) to OS 3.4.805 and OS 4.0.860?

Thanks in advice again,
Sincerely,
bitor

[blue68f100]

What you got is the v4.0.860 patch. It will not install without a previous version of 4 already installed. I do not recomend v4 on the older units. It does require more resources. V3.4.805 supports large disk, but not MS AD support.

Do you know if you have a v1 or v2 1000. A easy check is to see if you can access the unit without a HD installed. I think your hardware is new enough to be a v2.

[blue68f100]

I hope some one uses this thread soon, it's loosing ground to others.

[bitor]

With the Snap Server 1000 v2 , what viruses do I have to be concerned with if any? Also, I have read that if the power goes out on a snap server 1000, and maybe others, you could lose all your data. Is this due to a swap file being used and since it is not properly shut down. If this is the case , then I would like to know if I could turn OFF the swap file and make it always write to the disk. I know it would be slower , but I would rather be safe about the data.

Thanks for your time,
bitor

[blue68f100]

The OS is realy locked up, the reason it's so hard to impossiable to change. I know of NO virus for the Snap OS. It's not something virus writer go after. They want a High Target Zone.

Improper shut down is the reason for if any file corruption. With limited ram it is minimal. Yet the extra cache (8meg) now in harddrives increases the risk.
Any way that's what UPS units are for.

Snaps will always run a chk disk on restart on any improper shutdown.

[bitor]

Yeah, I know that is what UPS units do. I have one. I just wanted to take an extra step if possible. That is great news for the "NO virus" information. And the minimal data loss due to the limited ram is good also to a certain degree. I have approx. 32MB on my snap server 1000 v2 pluse the 8MB in the HD cache. So , how long does it hold info in the ram before it dumps it to the hard drive?
As a side note. I just cannot stand leaving my hd spin 24/7. I shut it down if I'm not using it. It's a little more trouble , but the hard drive will last a lot longer I hope.

Thanks again for all your help now and before :0)

Sincerely,
bitor

[re3dyb0y]

Originally Posted by bitor

Yeah, I know that is what UPS units do. I have one. I just wanted to take an extra step if possible. That is great news for the "NO virus" information. And the minimal data loss due to the limited ram is good also to a certain degree. I have approx. 32MB on my snap server 1000 v2 pluse the 8MB in the HD cache. So , how long does it hold info in the ram before it dumps it to the hard drive?
As a side note. I just cannot stand leaving my hd spin 24/7. I shut it down if I'm not using it. It's a little more trouble , but the hard drive will last a lot longer I hope.

Thanks again for all your help now and before :0)

Sincerely,
bitor

There may be no virus that will infect the actual device, it doesn't mean it would not store and transmit virus's.

A network virus scanner would keep an eye on this. Or an on demand one.


The hard drives do not spin at full speed all the time.

They go down into a lower usage mode, keeping spinning at a low rate so increasing the life. Also, reduces the time if you want to access it.

You can use QDL (Quick Directory Lookup), to increase the speed that you can browse and such!

[bitor]

Hey thanks for your advice. I have enabled the QDL(Quick Dir Lookup) Seems to speed things up which is good. I have an NT4.0 server I will use to scan for virus on the snap server 1000 v2 I have. Any other tweaks you know that you could pass along to me? What about telnet? Can I enable this? Also, I'm not quite sure on the setup of the UPS via the snap webbrowser on shutdown if power fails. How does that work? Does it send a signal via the network?

Thanks again for your help now and before,
Sincerely,
bitor

[re3dyb0y]

Cool

Telnet i have no idea about - not done t my knowledge

Not having a UPS myself, ive never configured one.

Im presuming its like a pc, it will send the signals and shut it down...

I think


Best way - Configure it, and test it...

[blue68f100]

NO Telenet on snap, I believe it's been locked out.

Auto Shutdown on power failure works only on supported models.

[bitor]

Hey David:

Thanks for your reply. I have a Snap Server 1000 v2. Would this work with the auto shutdown on failure for the UPS ? Oh, also with the QDL do I have to rebuild everytime I add new/more files to the snap or is it automatic?

Thanks again for your help before and now,

Sincerely,
bitor

[blue68f100]

QDL should be auto.

As for UPS auto shutdown. If your UPS (APC) connects to the network it will work. All of the ones I have are USB or serial on the older ones.

Looking at the documentation you must have a network UPS. It has to have an IP address to talk to the snap. Unless you can write a script that execute a shutdown from a pc.

[whanchett]

Hello after reading thru about 20 pages of messages i finally got to the end. I aquired a snap 4100 at a new job of mine. Everything works ok (hardware wise) also originally 480 gig unit. only problem i have is trying to get os 4.0 again im not paying 200 $ for it and also trying to use the domain security on this device. i cant browse to the snap server unless i set up local user name password identical to the domain username and password. also doesnt appear to have joined the domain. everything inputed to the snap is correct. any ideas. Also is 4.0 available anywhere still?

[mroger]

Hello, I just got an old snap 1000 with a dead harddrive and I wonder if it's still possible to catch a IMG of the boot partition to dd on a new HD to get the thing up as explained on the wiki ?

I apologize if my request is not allowed here and for my approximative english writing !

Thanks a lot if someone can help.

[blue68f100]

Originally Posted by whanchett

Hello after reading thru about 20 pages of messages i finally got to the end. I aquired a snap 4100 at a new job of mine. Everything works ok (hardware wise) also originally 480 gig unit. only problem i have is trying to get os 4.0 again im not paying 200 $ for it and also trying to use the domain security on this device. i cant browse to the snap server unless i set up local user name password identical to the domain username and password. also doesnt appear to have joined the domain. everything inputed to the snap is correct. any ideas. Also is 4.0 available anywhere still?

You missed some for the 4X00's seperate threads.

There is a work around on the wiki section.

[whanchett]

Do you have to use a unix box to get it to work? i dont currently have one at work . i can use knoppix temp but looks like you have to maintain the share from a unix box

thanks for the help

[bitor]

Hi, I have a snap server 1000 v2 with 3.4.805 software. In the snap via the webbrowser in the Admin>View Network Settings section under Ethernet I have the settings Link Speed= 10 Megabits/sec,Link Mode= Half Duplex.
My hub is a 10/100. Lan card in my pc is 10/100. Problem is how do I set the snap 1000 to be Full Duplex and run at 100 Meg/sec?
Second question.. How do I dump the logs(erase)? Also, how do I fine tune it to run faster?( If you can)

Thanks again for all your help before and now.
Sincerely,
bitor

[blue68f100]

from debug here is the cmd's for the ethernet port

ethernet Fullduplex enable/disable
speed [0=auto/10/100/1000] (get/set ethernet speed)
TBI enable/disable
MTU


As for speed these weren't design to burn the net up. Only execpt around 2-4M/sec speeds.

[bitor]

Hey David:

Thanks that's(info) going to help me out a lot. I'm getting about 1 to 1.2 MB/sec. speed. I can always count on you for great information. Once again, thanks for all your help. Don't worry you know I always have a question for you to answer.

Sincerely,
bitor

P.S. Happy 4th of July to you if I don't chat with u before.