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1. a file browser opens Select the file to upload 4 Click Apply TECHNICAL NOTE the file does not appear in the folder after the upload process is complete just click on the folder name again to refresh the view of the folder contents IMPORTANT INFO Uploads are limited to 55MB Fig 20 LaCie 5big Network Accessing amp Managing Files 1 Click on the share folder you want to download the file from 2 Click on the file s link Fig 21 3 Internet Explorer in the security warning window click to al low the download File saves to the default downloads direc tory 4 FireFox and Safari File downloads to the default downloads directory 1 Click on the share folder you want to delete the file from 2 Select the file or files to delete 3 Click Delete files Fig 22 4 Click OK on the confirmation dialog ogginc Log out at any time by clicking Log out in the upper right corner of the Administration Page Fig 23 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 3 4 Connecting External Hard Disks You can connect an external USB or eSATA hard disk to back up the data on your LaCie 5big Network as a way to add storage capac ity Connected hard disks are accessed similarly to shared folders TECHNICAL NOTE External hard disks must be formatted in one of the supported systems in to mount on the LaCie 5big Network FAT32 NTFS HFS EXT3 REISERFS or XFS In order to use an external hard drive to
2. Managers only enabled Fig 48 page 34 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 System In addition to the Configuration page which is the main System page the System menu has four sub sections Network Disk Status and Maintenance each accessible trom the navigation bar when you click System 4 5 1 Active Directory The 5big Network can join a Microsoft Active Directory Active Di rectory is the directory service that is included with Microsoft Win dows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server By creating a link between user accounts mailbox accounts and applications Active Directory simplifies the task of adding modifying and delet ing user accounts Integrating the 5big Network with your Active Directory allows the 5big Network to streamline the creation of us ers groups and access privileges To connect click on System Join Domain Enter a domain name username and password and click Join Domain Fig 49 Once the 5big is connected to the domain the administrator will be able to add users or groups in the following way TECHNICAL NOTE In order to assign access to a share to a user s or group s the Allow public read and write access button must be unchecked 1 Navigate to the Shares 2 Click on the share to which you wish to add users 3 In the search field add a user by one of the following methods a Type the name and click Add b Typing a few characters o
3. Adapters To activate the UPnP and DLNA protocols follow these steps 1 Navigate to the Multimedia tab on the Administration page and check the Enable Multimedia Content Sharing Fig 51 2 Select which share s you would like to share with wireless de vices 3 Check the Rescan files box 4 Click Apply Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 49 Ri Enable mimita content sharing Y dambana LaCie 5big Network User Manual 5 RAID and Disks The LaCie 5big network supports RAID levels O default 5 5 spare 6 6 spare and 10 Please see sections 5 2 RAID O to 5 6 RAID 10 for detailed information on 5big RAID levels The following chart sums up the strengths and weaknesses of each RAID level See section 5 7 Installing a New Disk tor intormation on removing and installing hard disks See the tollowing chapters 5 2 RAID 0 to 5 6 RAID 10 for more details on the different RAID modes RAID Mode Capacity 4 disks RAID O 10096 RAID 5 75 RAID 5 Spare 50 RAID 6 50 RAID 6 Spare N A RAID 10 50 RAID 10 Spare N A 5 1 Changing the RAID Level Refer to section 4 5 4 RAID RAID and Disks page 50 Capacity 5 disks Protection 100 80 60 60 40 2 2 9 40 IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual availabl
4. Attaching external disks expands the available storage capacity through the network TECHNICAL NOTE When shares are created from partitioned ex ternal hard drive volumes they are initially named with a series of numbers and letters a Fig 59 You can rename the shares on the Shares page The name of external drives will remain on the Shares page even when the disk is not connected Once the drive is recognized users can be assigned access just like other shares by default users will have read write access See sec tion 4 2 Users Formatting External Disks In order to use an external drive to back up the 5big Network it must be formatted in FAT32 4GB file size limitation FAT 2GB file size limitation HFS EXT3 EXT2 REISERFS or XFS NTFS volumes cannot be used to back up the 5big Network because this file system format is read only when connected to the 5big Network It is possible to format external volumes into the XFS file system using the 5big Network Web Administration pages To format disks in XFS from the Web Administration pages click System gt External disks and click the Format disk button b Fig 59 The disk will subse quently become available for backups See 4 7 Backup for details IMPORTANT INFO After reformatting a disk you may have to reboot the 5big Network and or the USB hard drive in order for it to be recognized by the system continued on the next page LaCie 5big Network User M
5. Configuring the LaCie 5big Network on a Network Without a DHCP Server IMPORTANT INFO If the DHCP server s automatic IP address configuration function is selected activated and there is no DHCP server on the network the 5big Network will check first the DHCP then the APIPA If no address is found an address ranging from 169 254 1 1 to 169 254 254 254 will be assigned IMPORTANT INFO The 5big Network supports frame i e pack ets sizes larger than 1500 bytes on the Gigabit Ethernet interface Fig 56 JumboFrame capability extends supported frame size to 9000 bytes 9KB In general the higher the frame size the better the network performance Do not modify the JumboFrame size if your network is not configured for JumboFrame functionality Check with your network administrator Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 37 Automatic IP from DHCP server M Fig 54 JumboFrame size 00 00 48 16 51 82 Automatic IP DHCP server IP Address 10 1 subnet Mask 255 255 Default Gateway 10 1 DHCP Server 10 1 DNS Server 10 1 WINS Server 192 168 JumboFrame size 1500 Connection speed rane LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 4 RAID Use the disk page to change the RAID type and to view the status of the 5big s RAID configuration 4 5 4 1 Changing the RAID mode Select a RAID mode in the drop down menu a Fig 57 and click the Format button b The front
6. LaCie 5big Network User Manual 5 4 RAID 5 Spare RAID 5 Spare is a RAID 5 array in which one disk is used as spare to rebuild the system as soon as a disk fails At least four disks are required Fig 86 one physical disk fails the data remains available because it is read from the parity blocks Data from a failed disk is rebuilt onto the hot spare disk When a failed disk is replaced the replacement becomes the new hot spare No data is lost in the case of a single disk failure but if a second disk fails before the system can rebuild data to the hot spare all data in the array will be lost Applications RAID 54 Spare has good data safety but disk space is limited by the presence of the hot spare which is not used until one of the other disks fails RAID 5 is useful in settings where users must have constant access to data because disk failure does not result in a ser vice interruption Disk failure does not require immediate attention because the system rebuilds itself using the hot spare but the failed disk should be replaced as soon as possible How RAID 5 Space Capacity Is Calculated Each disk in a RAID 5 Spare system should have the same capacity Storage capacity in a RAID 5 Spare configuration is calculated by subtracting the number of drives by two and multiplying by the disk capacity or C n 2 d where C available capacity n number of disks d disk capacity For example in a RAID 5 Spa
7. nected to the network via Ethernet for additional users to access the drive LaCie 5big Network Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 61 9 Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only ex ternal device on the CPU and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the trou bleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the contacts on the following page Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following intormation on hand Information Where to Find Information LaCie 5big Network serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging LaCie 5big Network file format Mac users Select the hard drive icon and press Command or press the Control key and choose Get Info Windows users Right click the hard drive icon and select Properties Macintosh PC model Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About Operating system version this Mac Processor speed Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt General Computer memory The brands and models of other internal and external peripher Mac users Click on the Apple icon in t
8. setting up the device Do not open your LaCie Net work or attempt to disassemble or modily it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire shor circuit ing or dangerous emissions Your La Cie 5big Network contains no user serviceable parts It it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualitied LaCie Technical Support representative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie 5big Net work as they may spill into its open ings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Power requirements 100 240 1 44 A 50 60 Hz supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 1096 of the nominal and transient over voltages according to over voltage category ll General Use Precautions Do not expose your device to tem peratures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 or to opera tional humidity beyond 5 8096 non condensing or non operating humid beyond 10 9096 non condensing Doing so may damage it or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your your de vice near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your device in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the device from the electrical outlet if ther
9. 38 LaCie 5big Network Table of Contents User Manual page 2 ANS ROME RCRUM RRRRN BAE 39 LU PII RTT 4 RT DEEE EA Nm 4 T e r E TI 44 OI I do E E AE E EN IEA A T EE A 45 N T EINE PR ner EE AEA 46 47 ee A MERERETUR 48 4 2 Import S ET E A AEA 48 e fe IERI ER 49 o RAID gnd Di Koeni Uem 50 Sls CISA Fie RAID EE 50 SV DIO 51 SINE E E E EAE O E AE E 52 SU OS apt 53 IB IRENE EE 54 _ __ _ __ 55 5 7 Installing a New Diskes tirne me II EAEE EEEN 56 MB BB E E E 57 7 Email N tification 9 aaa 58 Be Troubleshooting 59 9 Contacting Customer SUPPOFt ccscsccccscscsccecscscsccecscscessscscececsssecscscessscsceceseecsceces 61 91 LaCie Technical Supron CONIGGIS 62 __ ______ 63 LaCie 5big Network User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2009 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or
10. LED will blink blue for 2 5s and pause for 0 55 until the RAID mode has fully changed During the rebuild an approximate time remaining appears Fig 58 CAUTION Formatting erases ALL data on the 5big network Back up important files to another device before formatting Available RAID modes A Disks 5 Disks RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 Spare RAID 5 Spare RAID 6 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 6 Spare RAID 10 Spare Rebuild times The following chart shows the approximate time it takes to convert from a RAID 0 array to another mode New Mode Total Size Approx Time RAID 5 2 10 hours RAID 5 Sie 20 hours RAID 5 THIS 30 hours RAID 6 51B 30 hours RAID 5 Spare 2 10 hours RAID 10 Spare 2 31B 8 hours RAID 6 Spare 2 15 hours Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 38 RAID type Raid 6 Status Synchronizing Progress NE O Q8 minremainina Size 1 462 TB Disks status 1 2 3 4 5 Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean gt LaCie 2008 TECHNICAL NOTE you purchased 5big with four disks when adding a fifth disk the system will recognize it as a spare drive For instance if you have a RAID 5 array you will automatically have a RAID 5 Spare array LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 39 4 5 5 Disks Attached external hard drives and their partitions appears as shares on the Browse page See section 3 1 Accessing Shared Folders
11. We LaCie solemnly declare that this prod uct conforms to the following European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and en sure that it is recycled in a manner that pro tects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recy cling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CAUTION A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception lt is essential that only the supplied power cord be used LaCie 5big Network User Manual Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho rized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when
12. a good idea to save your system configuration in case the 5big Network needs to be reformatted or reset You can then reload the contiguration so that your settings shares groups and users are not lost IMPORTANT INFO Share content files is not saved in a con figuration file To save the current configuration 1 Click on System and then Maintenance 2 Click the Save configuration button Fig 65 Internet Explorer users The XML defining the configuration will open in the browser window To save the configuration select File Save as In the Save as type menu in the Save As dialog select XML Files xml and choose a location to save the file Firefox and Safari users Your browser will save the file to the browser s default download location The configuration file is an XML file IMPORTANT INFO Do not save configuration files on the 5big Network alone data loss occurs the configuration file may also be lost To load a saved configuration 1 Click on System and then Maintenance 2 Click the Load Configuration button Fig 66 3 Click Browse and select a configuration file from your com puter 4 Click Apply Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 42 Fig 65 Fig 66 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 43 4 5 7 2 Updating the System Firmware updates may become available for the 5big Network To install firmware updates 1 Download update
13. are accessible by anyone on the net work For details see 3 4 Connecting External Hard Disks 3 1 Accessing Shared Folders When your computer is connected to your local area network La Cie Network Assistant will help you quickly connect to the shared folder s on your LaCie 5big Network To access shared folders all users 1 Run the LaCie Network Assistant LNA Click on the LNA icon in the system tray Windows users Fig 15 or menu bar Mac users Fig 16 2 Select Share default or the name of any other share you have created from the LNA menu The share will open in a Windows Explorer or Mac Finder window TECHNICAL NOTE You may need to enter the username and password for share The defaults are Username admin Password admin Your system may remember this information and might not ask for it during the same session See section 4 2 6 Editing User Accounts for information on changing the User account information 3 Simply drag and drop files to and from this window just like a regular folder Accessing amp Managing Files page 17 LaCie 5big share Web Access Wake Up a Device Configuration Window LaCie Network Assistant Preferences Quit LaCie Network Assistant LaCie 5big share Network Configuration LaCie Network Assistant Preferences Quit LaCie Network Assistant LaCie 5big Network Accessing amp Managing Files User Manual page 18 3 1 1 Other Connection Me
14. array and will begin to rebuild IMPORTANT INFO In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 5big network please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support Please replace a defective hard drive only with a new drive provided by LaCie RAID and Disks page 50 69 2 O O i LED Indicators page 57 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 6 LED Indicators The LED indicators above the drive bays and the front LED indicate drive status and activity This section describes the behavior of the LED indicators Front LED Color Solid blue SSS A Blinking blue 0 85 0 85 060000000 Long blue 2 55 short pause 0 25s GED CHD Long blue 2 5s short red 0 255 D gt Blinking red 0 35 0 35 for 3 seconds total 060000000 Solid red QST Rear LED Color Activity LED for working disk s Activity LED for working disk s until they are fully initialized Activity LED for working disk s Activity LED for working disk s Long blue 2 5s short red 0 255 in rebuilding disks D gt OD Activity LED for working disk s Activity LED for working disk s only 600000000 Solid red for non functional disks OO Activity LED for working disk s Solid blue in functional disks Solid red in non functional disks 5big Network S
15. back up the 5big Network the drive must be formatted in one of the file formats listed above with the exception of NTFS NTFS volumes cannot be used to back up the 5big Network because this file system format is read only when connected to the 5big Network External drives can be formatted to XFS through the Web administration page For details see 4 5 5 Disks To connect an external hard disk 1 Turn on your LaCie 5big Network 2 Turn on the external hard disk if it has a power button and connect its USB or eSATA cable to the USB or eSATA port on the back of the LaCie 5big Network Fig 24 3 In the Web Administration Page click System and then on the Disks tab The external hard drive will be listed Fig 25 For more information see 4 5 5 Disks Accessing amp Managing Files page 23 Fig 25 Fig 24 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 24 4 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network The LaCie 5big Network features an easy to use Web based tool for configuring the drive and administering users referred to here as the Administration Page Accessing the Administration Page is easy whether you re using a browser all users or the LaCie Network Assistant LNA When you log in as admin you will see a series of blue navigation links on the left side of the page Fig 26 to help you navigate and configure the LaCie 5big Network Section 4 2 Users Add del
16. by any means electronic mechanical photocopying re cording or otherwise without the prior writ ten consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are regis tered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edi tion Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for infor mation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the in formation contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations ROHS Compliance This product is ROHS compliant European Directive 2002 95 EC on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances FCC Statement LaCie 5big Network This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing conditions The devices may not cause harmf
17. solution for home offices or small businesses Click a topic Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network Accessing amp Managing Files RAID and Disks lt gt Troubleshooting LaCie 5big Network User Manual 1 1 Box Content Your LaCie 5big package contains the system tower and an acces sories box containing items 2 6 listed below 1 LaCie 5big Network 2 Cat 5E Ethernet cable 3 Power supply 4 Utilities CD ROM 5 Quick Install Guide 6 2 in 1 RAID mode change and drive lock tool IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the 5big Network should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging Introduction page 6 5big network Network Family 1 0 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 1 2 1 Windows Users Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 500MHz processor or higher 512MB RAM or greater Ethernet switch or hub 10 100 or better Web browser Internet Explorer Firefox 1 2 2 Users MacOSX 10 2 500 MHz G4 or higher G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 512MB RAM or greater Ethernet switch or hub 10 100 or better Web browser Internet Explorer Safari Firetox IMPORTANT INFO The 5big Network s performance can fected by such external torces as network activity hardware distance and setup IMPORTANT INFO For optimal pertormance us
18. the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environ ment typically 10 15 less Foreword page 4 LaCie 5big Network Introduction User Manual page 5 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a LaCie 5big Network De signed to satisfy the data sharing and backup needs of small offices the LaCie 5big Network represents the new generation of shared storage with security Superior Design The advanced metal casing and thermoregulated fan ensure long lasting reliability and quiet operation The glowing blue button adds more than character one push will back up the data of your choice from an attached external hard disk Sturdy disk trays are easy to remove for maintenance and lock securely in place for safety RAID Flexibility RAID technology is one of the best means to protect your data while providing greater data integrity and availability than standard hard disk storage With the ability to provide single error detection and redundant information to recover the original if a disk fails a RAID system is an ideal means to safe guard valuable data while also stream lining performance Easy Setup amp Access The new user friendly LaCie Network Agent makes setup simple and enables accessing mapping and configuring the drives on your of fice s network The 5big Network s compatibility with Mac Win dows and Linux machines without having to install drivers make it the ideal file sharing
19. 4 109 Mac users http lacie 5big local Fig 27 PC users http lacie 5big Fig 27 http IP address Fig 28 Find the IP address by running the LaCie Network Assistant section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant TECHNICAL NOTE The IP address of your LaCie Network may be different than the IP address shown in Fig 28 Login admin Password seeee On the login page Fig 29 type Login admin Secure Lg Password admin IMPORTANT INFO The login name and password are both set to admin by default The admin password can be changed but not Fig 27 the login name See section 4 2 Users for more information If you are logged in as admin the Administration Page will open For non admin users the file browsing page will open LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 1 1 Setting the Display Language The default display language is set to your browser s language If your browser s display language is not supported 5big Network administration will default to English You can change the display language at any time by selecting a language from the menu in the upper right corner of the administration page Fig 30 This can be done from the Log On page as shown so you can proceed from the beginning in your own language English Francais Deutsch Italiano Espa ol Dutch Svenska Dansk Japanese 4 1 2 Administration Home Page When you log into LaCie 5big Network administration th
20. HS De FiveBig Rose 192 168 8 48 ilto FiveBig Rose 192 168 8 48 To change the administrator s password Do iy ang P2160 AB palle ven 197 16 3 45 Edin Del Mar M FiveBig Rose LaCie email notification 1 Click on the admin user in the user list on the Users page The n Machine FiveBig Rose User profile Admin page opens a Fig 32 t Mode 5big Network IP address 192 168 8 48 MAC address 8C 00 00 00 51 81 2 Enter a new password in the Password field Enter the pass evel word again in the Confirm password n field This message is automatically generated by the LaCie email notification service The temperature of the drive s is critical SYSTEM WILL NOW DO AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN Temp HDD1 gt 43degC Model SAMSUNGSP2504C Serial Nb SOYHJIPP600041 3 Click Apply b Fig 35 Temp HDD2 gt 39degC Model SAMSUNGSP2504C Serial Nb SOYHJTPP600045 Temp HDD3 gt 36degC Model SAMSUNGSP2504C Serial Nb SOYHJ1PP600273 Temp HDD4 gt 43degC Model SAMSUNGSP2504C Serial Nb SOYHJTPP 00305 Email Notifications The administrator can provide an email address to which the 5big Network will send notifications of important status changes such as disk failure see chart in section 7 Email Notification Triggers TECHNICAL NOTE The 5big Network has an integrated SMTP server that sends emails through port 25 This servic
21. LaCie 5big Network Table of Contents User Manual page Table of Contents Ths CHOW E TET 5 INN MT Em 6 Minimum SYSTEM COUP SINE MS iat ed etie teas aed 7 NY SS eccrine pc ole oe ese oa saw rece ene pie 7 VIC WS Ue TNT 8 Eo 9 2 Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network 10 2 1 Turning On the 5big Network 1 2 2 ING OI 12 2 9 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant retira S 13 2 4 Configuring the LaCie 5big Network on a Network Without a DHCP 15 2 5 Unmounting 5big Network Volumes 16 3 Accessing Managing Files iso vvas ober YPvEP EIN EPvEXUPS ERIS UIN DXVAT EYE eT Av RE Ode F E Pw es 17 Dub Fees Shared Feldels 17 1 1 Other Connection ber tiere EX beam PEE PIRE bt ptt PEE oed PE ER dart 18 Bus EU eed 20 Bos sie Pdgs BIONSE _ 21 E 21 20 2 AS ON eect UE 22 o DEE Hl E
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23. SMB on LaCie 5big Connected as Guest Connect As VRACES audio backup Documents recovere 151600 Downloads share E Movies Mm usb_LaC rdDriveU Desktop video gt SEARCH FOR Fig 60 LaCie2 Scranton Stamford Fig 62 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 6 Status Click on Status under System in the navigation bar to display the system Status page Fig 63 On this page you can view the number of connected users disable file server services SMB AFP and FTP and view download or de lete the system log To disable a service simply click the Disable button that corresponds to the service which you wish to disable or deselect it 4 5 7 Maintenance Click on Maintenance under System in the navigation bar to dis play the Maintenance page Fig 64 On this page you can view basic system information manage up dates restart or shutdown the system only if the power switch is in the AUTO position and load new system configurations Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 41 Fig 63 Maintenance Manufacturer and model Software version Linux 2 6 12 6 armilacie5e Processor Physical memory 127 MB Package version 2 1 0b1 vfp Factory package version 2 1 0b1 vfp FAN status ON LaCie 5big Network Configuration LaCie 2007 Fig 64 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 7 1 Saving and Loading System Configurations It s
24. ___ Access privileges can be assigned to users an individual user Dui Sonne Jan Levinson Gould basis or on a group basis User level access is more restrictive Jim Halper Michael Scott Beesly Stanley Hudson Here is an example of the way access privileges work when a user has different kinds of access to the same share as member of a group and as an individual User U belongs to groups Gl and G2 and has access to share S If G1 has read only access to 5 and G2 has read write access to S then U will have read write access to S Fig 38 has read only access to 5 and G2 has read write access to S then U will have read only access 10 37 8 3 2007 english admin L 4 2 5 Deleting User Accounts On the User Accounts page Fig 38 check the box beside each E HAEC ROS t user you want to delete a and click Remove b LT EXE Backup RS Last name 4 2 6 Editing User Accounts Confirm password Status The administrator can edit the details of a user account at any time by clicking on a user the User Accounts page to view the user s profile Fig 39 Fig 39 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 31 4 3 Groups Click on the Groups link in the navigation bar to open the Groups page Fig 40 Use this page to create edit and delete groups If you use your 5big Network in an office setting wh
25. ac ity of 1000GB the total capacity of the array would be 2000GB C 4 1000 2 RAID and Disks page 55 RAID 10 RAID RAID 1 RAID 1 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 5 7 Installing a New Disk To remove a disk 1 The drive tray may be locked To unlock it use the 2 in 1 RAID mode change and drive lock tool to turn the lock until the slot is vertical Fig 89 2 Draw out the drive tray by inserting your finger into the space behind the drive tray handle and pulling to disengage the drive Fig 90 3 Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the drive Fig er To install a disk Replacing a drive involves two main steps installing the new drive and initializing the new disk on the System gt RAID page see be low CAUTION After continuous use of the LaCie 5big network drives may be hot Use caution when removing 1 Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty drive bay When the drive tray is most of the way in and you feel resistance press the drive tray handle firmly until you feel the drive snap into place and the drive tray handle is flush with the back of the 5big 2 Use the 2 in 1 RAID mode change and drive lock tool to unlock the drive 3 In the System gt RAID page you will see a message indicating that the system has recognized a new disk and requesting user validation 4 The new disk will be added as a spare or as a part of a RAID
26. and the share SHARE LaCie 5big Network User Manual Mac OS X Users From the Finder select Go and then Connect to Server In the window that opens type afp lacie 5big local or afp IP address And click Connect Mac OS 9 Users From the Apple menu select Network Browser Chooser or Con nect to Server In Chooser click the Appleshare icon Your server should appear in the list with the default name LaCie 5big Select it and press OK Linux Users Under KDE open konqueror and type in the IP address of the LaCie 5big Network into the address field For FTP access ftp IP address For HTTP access http IP address For SMB CIFS access in order for this to method to work the ser vices need to be properly configured smb IP address Accessing amp Managing Files page 19 LaCie 5big Network Accessing amp Managing Files User Manual page 20 3 2 FTP Access to Shares The FTP protocol is used to transfer files from one computer to an other through a network such as over the internet This protocol allows you to exchange files with your friends or relatives securely as only people to whom you have provided the user name and pass word will have access FTP access also provides you a way to access your tiles remotely In order to make your 5big Network accessible via the internet con figure your router to allow remote connections using FTP This pro cess varies depending on the r
27. anual Partitions It the external drive is partitioned each volume will appear as one share in the 5big Network Fig 60 By default services except FTP are activated Added shares can thus be accessed in an Explorer window Windows users or in a Finder window Mac users Fig 60 In Fig 61 the volumes LaCiel and LaCie2 a are volumes of a partitioned external hard drive that is not connected to the 5big Network as indicated by the gray Status indicator c and italicized text The volumes Scranton and Stamford b are volumes of an external drive that is currently connected as indicated by the blue Status indicators IMPORTANT INFO External hard disks must be formatted in one of the supported systems in order to mount on the LaCie 5big Net work FAT32 FAT NTFS HFS EXT3 EXT2 REISERFS or XFS Note that you can reformat external drives to the XFS file system using the 5big Network web interface However the following limitations apply NTFS disks are read only and FAT FAT32 disks have file size limits 2GB and 4GB respectively due to their file system limitations Ejecting External Disks To disconnect an external hard drive from the 5big Network simply click the button on this page Abb 62 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 40 lil AFP on LaCie Sbig 28 Macintosh HD 1 Melissa omputer a SMB on LaCie 5big TUNES Y SHARED AFP on LaCi SM8 on Lac
28. ate the time zone drop down menu a Fig 53 and select a location in your time zone Click Apply b Fig 53 TECHNICAL NOTE The 5big Network has a 30 minute time out cycle To change the date and time select a time zone and click the Synchronize with PC button The date and time will automatically synchronize with your computer Click Apply b Fig 53 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 36 Machine mama Laie Seg Vio Rogge op Workgroup us 30 2008 20 12 na LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 3 Network The Network page allows you to choose how the IP address of the 5big Network is obtained either automatically from a DHCP server on your Network or manually with settings that you input 4 5 3 1 Obtain IP from DHCP Server If your 5big Network is connected to a network with a DHCP server simply check the Automatic IP from DCHP server box Fig 54 Your DHCP server will assign an IP address to the 5big Network every time it connects to your network 4 5 3 2 Configure IP Manually This method is used when the LaCie 5big Network is connected to a non DHCP enabled network or if you have elected to manually configure your IP Fig 55 In this case you will need to manually assign the correct network settings for your LaCie 5big Network Please check with your network administrator for more information about your network and which parameters you should use For more information see section 2 4
29. ay would be 3000GB C 5 2 1000 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 5 6 RAID 10 RAID 10 also called RAID 1 0 is another RAID level that combines the attributes of other levels specifically RAID 1 and RAID 0 It is a stripe of mirrored sets meaning that data is striped across two mirrored arrays Fig 88 The Striping occurs between arrays and the mirroring occurs within the same array which makes the rebuilding very fast RAID 10 arrays should have disks in multiples of four For LaCie products with five disks in a RAID 10 array the fifth disk will either be a spare or will be unused See the diagram right In a RAID 10 array one disk from each mirrored pair can fail with no data loss However the working disk in an array with a failed disk becomes a weak point for the entire array If the second disk in a mirrored pair fails the entire array is lost Applications RAID 10 provides good speeds because of RAID 0 striping but cuts the available capacity of a device in half assuming all disks in the array have the same capacity How RAID 10 Capacity Is Calculated Each disk in a RAID 10 system should have the same capacity Storage capacity in a RAID 10 configuration is calculated by multi plying the number of drives by the disk capacity and dividing by 2 or C wn d 2 where C available capacity n number of disks d disk capacity For example in 10 array with four drives each with a cap
30. cal temperature 4 Error copying 5 Disk failed disappeared 5 Fan controller problem 5 Copy successful 6 No temperature sensed LaCie 5big Network User Manual 8 Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie 5big Network is not working correctly please take a look at the Troubleshooting section on the following pages and at the FAQs published on our web site www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specitic ques tion You can also visit the downloads page where the most recent sottware updates will be available www lacie com support downloads If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller LaCie Technical Support see chapter 9 Contacting Customer Sup port tor details System Log The system log allows you to review the type date time source and event ID of activities on the LaCie 5big Network For more informa tion refer to chapter 4 5 8 System Log Problem Question to Ask The system is not Does your computer s configuration recognized by the meet the minimum system require computer ments Is the system s power supply connected and is the blue light on the front of the drive one Is the blue light on the front of the device flickering Did you follow the correct installation steps Are both ends of the Ethernet cable firmly connected Troubleshooting page 59 Manual Updates LaCie strives to give you the most up to date comprehensive us
31. d to a folder on the external disk with the same name as the share continued on the next page LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 48 8 If the frequency is set to Once the backup will begin after few seconds An in progress backup will be indicated with yel low highlighting Fig 80 9 Successful backups will no longer be highlighted and will show the date the backup was last completed Fig 81 TECHNICAL NOTE Backups are incremental which means that future backups will only copy new or modified files TECHNICAL NOTE Backed up data is neither compressed nor en crypted and can be accessed trom other computers or NAS network attached storage 4 8 Browse 2008 08 22 12 22 11 Refer to section 3 3 Administration Page Browse for details 4 9 Import Snapshot When you plug an external device to one of the 5big Network s ports and push the front button the 5big Network will automatically import take a snapshot of the data from the external device The imported data will be copied into an automatically created share with a unique name Fig 82 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 10 Multimedia Thanks to its support of UPnP A V and DLNA protocols the Network can act as a multimedia server providing access to its files to compliant digital media appliances Such appliances include Playstation 3 Xbox360 many LCD TV and stereos or Digital Media
32. e storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typi cally 10 15 less For example if the total disk size is 500 GB the formatted capacity should be approximately 465 GB If the used capacity is 145 GB remaining capacity will be 320 GB LaCie 5big Network User Manual 5 2 RAID 0 RAID O also called Spanning mode in some LaCie devices is the fastest RAID mode In a RAID O array the available capacities of each disk are added together so that one logical volume mounts on the computer Fig 84 one physical disk in the array fails the data of all disks becomes inaccessible because parts of the data have been written to all disks Applications RAID O is ideal for users who need maximum speed and capacity Video editors working with very large files may use RAID O when editing multiple streams of video for optimal playback performance A RAID O array is more suited for actively working with files editing video for example and should not be used as a single storage backup solution or on mission critical systems How RAID O Capacity Is Calculated Each disk in a RAID O system should have the same capacity Storage capacity in a RAID level O configuration is calculated by multiplying the number of drives by the disk capacity or C n d where C available capacity n number of disks d disk capacity For example in a RAID O array with four drives each with a capac ity of 1000GB the total capacit
33. e Home page opens Fig 31 This page contains information about the sta tus of the 5big Network The Fan Status indicator a will be in one of three states Blue the fan is on and working Gray the fan is off Red the fan has failed The 5big Network will continue to function with a failed fan but overall system reliability is im pacted Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie customer sup port in the even of a fan failure See section 8 1 LaCie Techni cal Support Contacts The RAID Status indicator b will be in one of three states Blue the disks are on and working Gray disks are functional but not accessible for example data is being rebuilt Red RAID not functional Check the Disk page System gt Disk for error messages Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 26 english LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 27 4 2 Users Click on the Users link in the navigation bar to open the User Ac counts page Use this page to create edit and delete user accounts Administrator Account Only one user can have administrative privileges for the 5big Net work This user s login name cannot be changed from admin but the password can be changed IMPORTANT INFO The admin user can also enter an email ad dress to which the 5big Network can send messages about impor tant changes to the 5big Network s status see below
34. e a Gigabit Eth ernet router and a Gigabit Ethernet board in your host computer Introduction page LaCie 5big Network User Manual 1 3 Views of the 5big Network Front View Backup Button with Activity LED Fig 01 The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on The blue button on the front of the 5big Network allows you au tomatically back up an attached external hard drive onto the 5big Network Simply plug the hard disk into a USB or eSATA port on the back of the 5big Network and push the button All data on the attached disk s will be automatically copied to the 5big Network Rear View Fig 02 1 on auto off power switch 2 Ethernet port 3 USB expansion port 4 eSATA expansion ports 3 5 Power input connection 6 Drive tray handle 7 Drive tray lock 8 Drive LED Fig 01 designed by neil poulton Introduction page 8 LaCie 5big Network Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 9 1 4 Ethernet Cable Gigabit Ethernet Cables And Connectors The cables and connectors used to attach Gigabit Ethernet devices are as follows Fig 03 Ethernet Cable Ends P um TECHNICAL NOTE LaCie recommends Cat 5E or Cat 6 cables which support Gigabit Ethernet LaCie 5big Network User Manual 2 Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network Follow these steps to power on the LaCie 5big Network and to log on to the administration pages Step 1 2 1 Turning On 5big Network S
35. e is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the device near other electrical appliances such as televi sions or radios Doing so may cause interference which will adversely af fect the operation of the other prod ucts Do not place the device near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your device Never use excessive force on your device If you detect a problem see the Troubleshooting section in this manual IMPORTANT INFO Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable tor the recovery or restoration of this data To help prevent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard disk for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard disk another external hard disk or some other form of removable storage me dia LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more informa tion on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once format ted
36. e is thus disabled it port 25 is blocked as with Livebox Orange and France Telecom As many ISPs block this port you must configure your router to autho rize traffic through this port in order for this service to work Fig 33 shows an email sent informing the administrator that the 5big Network s temperature has reached critical levels and will be automatically shutting down LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 28 4 2 1 Adding Users To add a user account 1 Click Add on the User Accounts page Fig 34 The User Profile page opens Fig 35 2 Enter a login name in the Login field IMPORTANT INFO Login names are case sensitive Ex User is not the same as user 3 Enter the user s first and last name in the First name and Last name fields This information only appears to the administrator as part of the User Profile on this page Fig 34 4 Check Password to require the user to log in with a password If the Password box is unchecked the user can log in with a Login name only 5 Enter a password in the Password and Confirm password fields if applicable TECHNICAL NOTE Passwords cannot exceed 8 characters Login Last name 6 To enable the user account allow the user to log in select En m passwot able trom the Status menu Status 7 Click the Apply button Fig 35 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Ne
37. ected LaCie Sbig share 5 Modily the network settings to work with your network Network Configuration 6 Click Apply LaCie Network Assistant Preferences Quit LaCie Network Assistant LaCie 5big Network Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 16 2 5 Unmounting 5big Network Volumes To physically turn the 5big Network off see section 4 5 7 4 Shut Down Mac Users Drag all mounted volume icons to the trash Windows Users you have used the LaCie Network Assistant to MOUNT volumes i e if the volume has been assigned a letter in My Computer 1 Right click the LNA icon in the task bar and select Network Configuration 2 Select the Volumes tab 3 Right click a volume and select Unmount Alternately if the volumes are not mounted and so do not appear in My Computer simply close the Windows Explorer window to dis connect from the volume IMPORTANT INFO After switching off the 5big Network it takes up to 20 seconds for the operating system to close all services and for all components LEDs disks fan and boards to power off LaCie 5big Network User Manual 3 Accessing amp Managing Files Use LaCie Network Assistant to access your shared folder s see section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant You can also connect an external hard drive to use as a backup for your LaCie 5big Network or as additional storage External drives appear as separate shares and
38. ed to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie product s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their origi nal box and shipped with postage prepaid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
39. er manuals possible is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device your manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our website for the most current version available Solution Check section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more information Make sure that the power supply is properly connected see section 2 1 Turning on the 5big Network for details that the system has been powered on by moving the power switch on the back of the device to the ON position and that the outlet the power supply is connected to is powered on or has a sufficient supply of power If the blue light is flickering or will not turn on the power supply may be defective Please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support Review the installation steps 2 Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network Disconnect the Ethernet cable wait 1O seconds and then reconnect Ensure that the interface connectors are properly aligned The Ethernet cable can only be inserted one way Make sure it is correctly oriented Check that the Ethernet connectors are straight and fully seated in the Ethernet ports Make sure that you use the Ethernet cord provided in the 5big Network box LaCie 5big Network Troubleshooting User Manual Problem The system doesn t appear on the network A user does not ha
40. ere many differ ent people from different departments need to have access to the 5big Network setting up groups is a good way to organize users and to give the most appropriate access to shares You can spec ity which shares groups can access which users belong to which groups and enable or disable entire groups 4 3 1 Adding Groups To add a group 1 Click Add on the Groups page Fig 41 The Group Profile page opens Fig 42 2 Enter a name and description for the group The description only appears to the administrator as part of the Group Profile on this page a Fig 42 3 Select enabled to activate the group as soon as your changes are applied 4 All user accounts on the 5big Network are listed in the User column Select the users you want to be in the group 5 Click Apply b Fig 42 M anagement Managers only enabled Fig 42 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 3 2 Setting Group Access to Shares All of the shares on your 5big Network are listed on the Shares tab of each group s profile page Shares have three access levels Read amp Write groups with Read amp Write access can upload download and save files Read Only groups with Read only access can download and open files but cannot save files No Access See section 4 2 4 About Access Privileges for more information To set group access to shares Fig 43 1 Click the Shares tab on the group s Group Profile
41. ete or edit users including assign ment of folder access privileges Section 4 3 Groups Add delete edit groups add users to groups assign group access privileges Section 4 4 Shares Create delete or edit shares change ac cess restrictions Section 4 5 System Change system settings manage disks and RAID settings manage system updates Section 4 6 Download Configure your LaCie 5big Network to be a torrent server Section 4 7 Backup Back up your LaCie 5big Network onto an external USB or eSATA hard drive Section 4 8 Browse Access files and folders upload and download files delete files Section 4 9 Import Snapshot Click the front button to auto matically import the data on an attached external hard drive Section 4 10 Multimedia Set up your 5big Network as a mul timedia server providing access to its files to compliant digital media devices LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 25 4 1 Accessing the Administration Page gt https lacie 5 big local html NOTE The easiest way to access the Administration Page is to use LaCie Network Assistant see section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant Fig 27 To access the Administration Page with a browser b 5 URL web add field t f the follow z aaa oa rowser s URL web address field type one of the follow LaCie External Hard Drives 3 http 10 1
42. etwork Assistant icon will appear in the menu bar and the As sistant will automatically detect your LaCie 5big Network and any other LaCie storage devices on your network 2 Click on the icon in the menu bar and select Configuration Win dow The LaCie Network Assistant page will open 3 On the Network tab click the Web configuration page link Fig 10 4 To log in to LaCie 5big Network administration Fig 1 1 enter Login admin Password admin NOTE This password can be changed from the Administration Page refer to 4 2 Users 5 Click Log on Continue to section 4 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network page 14 LaCie 5Dig share Wake Up a Device Configuration Window LaCie Network Assistant Preferences Quit LaCie Metwork Assistant FR gt Web configuration page lacie 5big local Login admin Password asaas LaCie 5big Network Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 15 2 4 Configuring the LaCie 5big LaCie 5big Network on a Network Without din a DHCP Server Web Access Most home networking routers are DHCP servers meaning the Wake Up Device router assigns an IP address to all devices on the network to allow Configuration Window devices to find each other If your network does not have DHCP LaCie Network Assistant Preferences server you may need to manually assign your LaCie 5b
43. f the username and click Search Fig 50 In the list of found users simply click the user Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 35 Model name 5bigdisk Network 2 2 0 rc8 IP Address 192 168 8 15 static Windows Domain DOMAIN RD Services Internal volumes Fig 49 Share details share ERE E LaCieUsr1118 LaCieUsr1119 m Fig 50 Share details share Groups __________ ________ taCieUsr1112 LaCieUsr1111 LaCieUsr1110 CO EET LaCieUsr111 LaCieUsr1110 LaCieUsr1111 LaCieUsr1112 T 2 12aTTevr11172 Fig 51 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 2 Configuration Click on the System link in the navigation bar to open the Configu ration page This page displays basic information about the 5big Network including the Machine name the Windows workgroup time zone and date and time a Fig 52 To change the machine name highlight the machine name La Cie 5big Network by default delete it and enter a new name Click Apply b Fig 52 IMPORTANT INFO The machine name can only contain the fol lowing characters a z A Z O 9 and must begin with a letter To change the Windows workgroup highlight the workgroup name delete it and enter a new name Click Apply b Fig 52 Click the Enable the front blue light checkbox to toggle the light on or off To change the time zone click on the current time zone location to activ
44. hare but make it inacces sible b 4 To make the share accessible in read write mode to anyone unclick the Allow public read access check box and click Al low public read and write access c No password is needed to access the share Select Allow public read access to require a password for read write access Anyone can access an Allow public read access share in read only mode Name Description Status 5 Select the protocols which will be used to access the share You pestes eer a can choose from Windows SMB Apple AFP FTP or HTTP d Click the Apple Time Machine compatible button to allow this share to be used as a target volume for backup using Time Apple Time Machine compatible Machine Services 6 Click Apply e LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 4 2 Deleting Shares On the Shares page Fig 47 check the box beside each share you want to delete a and click Remove b Deletion of the share could take just a few seconds to several minutes depending on the size of the share CAUTION Deleting a share deletes all files contained within the share folder Back up any data you want to save before deleting a share 4 4 3 Editing Shares The administrator can edit the details of a group s profile at any time by clicking on a group on the Groups page to view the group s profile Fig 48 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network cums Fig 47 M anagement
45. he finder bar and select About als installed on my computer this Mac Select More Info The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hardware LaCie 5big Network User Manual 8 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium http www lacie com be contact Francais LaCie Denmark Coniach ws ai http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contaci os en http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Comact Us ai http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands Comac 0 ai http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Spain Contact us at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contaci wus http www lacie com chtr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Contact Us di http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact Contacting Customer Support page 62 LaCie Australia Contact us at http www lacie com au contact LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contac Vs ai http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Japan GoniaciUs al http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Norway Contac
46. ig Network Quit LaCie Metwork Assistant an IP address and other network information The easiest way to modify your LaCie 5big Network s network con figuration is to use the LaCie Network Assistant See section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant for information on install ing the network configuration software 1 Start LaCie Network Assistant see section 2 3 Connecting Us Network Volumes ing LaCie Network Assistant Web configuration page lacie 5big local LaCie 5big Model 5big Network System version 2 1 0b2 5big Network MAC address 00 D0 4B 00 51 10 2 Windows Users Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in the system tray and select Configuration Window Fig 12 The LaCie Network Assistant Configuration window opens possum Fig 13 IP Configuration 9 Automatic DHCP Manual IP address 192 168 8 11 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway address 192 168 8 254 Mac users Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in the menu bar and select Network Configuration Fig 14 The LaCie Network Assistant Configuration window opens Fig 13 Wis meena DEEISRA EM D Revert Changes Apply 3 Click the Network tab 4 Select Manual TECHNICAL NOTE the fields IP address Subnet mask etc are filled when Automatic DHCP is selected you do not need to make manual settings Leave Automatic sel
47. ion This function is ac cessed using the LaCie Network Assistant software Follow these steps to activate WOL 1 Click the LNA icon in your menu bar Mac Users Fig 71 or your task bar Windows users and click Wake Up a Device 2 In the window that opens Fig 72 select the device and click Wake up Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 45 Storage Server LaCie Net Disk Wake Up a Device Network Configuration LaCie Network Assistant Preferences Quit LaCie Network Assistant Fig 71 Wake on LAN allows you to power on a remote device on the network Device to wake up The wakeup signal has been sent to LaCie 5big 00 00 48 00 5 1 10 Your device should appear in a few moments Fig 73 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 6 Download The LaCie 5big Network has the capability to act as a torrent client Torrent is a peer to peer file sharing system used to share large files Those in possession of a file act as seeders and those who download files are peers Because peers simultaneously upload already downloaded portions as they download and because of the decentralized nature of the system the torrent protocol reduces bandwidth and hardware costs associated with sharing large files through the internet Torrent files which are freely available on the internet contain track ing information and metadata about the files to be shared The process of downloading files using torrents i
48. nvolves downloading a torrent file using your PC Mac and importing it into a torrent client in this case the 5big Network Access the Download menu by clicking the Download tab in the left navigation menu Enabling and Initiating Torrent Downloads 1 Enable the service by clicking the Start Server button Fig 74 2 Add a torrent by clicking the Add Torrent button Fig 75 In the page that opens click Browse to select a valid torrent file lo cated on your computer rename the torrent file optional and select the directory where the download will be saved Fig 76 Configuring the Bittorrent Function 1 To configure the bittorrent capability of your 5big Network click the Configuration button on the navigation menu on the left of the page Fig 77 2 the available parameters and click the Save Settings button TECHNICAL NOTE Because the torrent client service uses band width and system resources multiple simultaneous downloads can impact 5big Network performance Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 46 Fig 4 Fig 5 torrent Renae Terram Tile nee Ties Ta Unlimited download rate Downlead rate limit Uniimited download rate Upload rate lima Maximam active torrents TCP Bstening port 1024 to 65535 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 47 4 7 Backup When an external USB or eSATA hard disk is connected to your La Cie 5big Netw
49. ork you can perform manual bidirectional backups of your files Copy files from your LaCie 5big Network to the external disk or from the external disk to the LaCie 5big Network IMPORTANT INFO In order to use an external drive to back up the 5big Network it must be formatted in one of the supported systems FAT32 FAT NTFS HFS EXT3 EXT2 REISERFS or XFS Note that you can reformat external drives to the XFS file system using the 5big Network web interface See 4 5 5 Disks for formatting steps However the following limitations apply NTFS disks are read only and FAT FAT32 disks have file size limits 2GB and 4GB respectively due to their file system limitations Job name Backup To back up files Time 2s ws 1 Connect an external USB or eSATA hard disk see section 3 4 Connecting External Hard Disks 2 Log in to the LaCie 5big Network Administration Page see sec tion 4 1 Accessing the Administration Page 3 Click Backup gt Add Task Fig 78 4 Give the backup a name and set its frequency once daily weekly or monthly and time if the backup is recurring Fig 9 and click Next 5 Select a source folder the folder to be backed up and click Next 6 Select a destination folder where the backed up files will be located and click Next 7 Click Add job TECHNICAL NOTE If copying a share to an external disk the entire contents of the share will be copie
50. other than one authorized by LaCie will void your warranty Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network page 11 LaCie 5big Network Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 12 2 2 Connecting the Ethernet Cable Unlike regular desktop hard drives the 5big Network is accessible when attached to your network and does not need to connect di rectly to your computer Fig 05 1 Turn the drive on See 2 1 Turning On the 5big Network 2 Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the LaCie 5big Network 3 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable into an available Ethernet port on your router Allow a few moments for your net work to recognize the drive it may take up to 3 minutes on some networks Now move on to step 3 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network As sistant LaCie 5big Network Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 13 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant LaCie Network Assistant detects all network attached storage de vices on your network and gives you easy ways to connect to or contigure them Once installed and running Network Assistant will appear in your task bar Windows users Fig 07 or in the menu bar Mac users Fig 08 and automatically search for storage devices on your net work When a new device is found an into bubble containing the name of the device will appear When Network Assistant finds your LaCie 5big Network you can connect
51. outer For the 5big Network to be accessible through the internet port 21 needs to be forwarded to the 5big Network TECHNICAL NOTE By default FTP is enabled and therefore Share is fully accessible via FTP To turn FTP service off refer to section 4 5 6 Status LaCie 5big Network Accessing amp Managing Files User Manual page 21 3 3 Administration Page Browse To access files trom the Administration page just log in Regular users will have direct access to the shares on the 5big Network LaCie Sbig 115919126 9dd6d ea24 0jpg Thu May 1 094542 2008 with no access to administrative features The administrator can click 0 7 Re 1 0030 58 2008 Scranton 50297558 S4c8720D8b bjpg May 1 08 2008 133452809 0319002504 0423 Thu May 1 03 46 47 2008 on Browse in the navigation bar to access files stored on the 5big Network The administrator will have access to all files Other users will only have access to the files to which the administrator has given them access All shares are listed on the left side of the page Fig 19 To see the files in a share click on the share name Fig 20 Administrators to return to 5big Network administration click the Administration button This is not available to non administrators 3 3 1 Uploading Files To upload a file to a share 1 Click on the share folder you want to upload the file to 2 Click Upload file 3 Click Browse
52. page 2 Select Read amp Write Read Only or No Access for each share b No Access is selected by default 3 Click Apply c 4 3 3 Deleting Groups On the Groups page check the box beside each group you want to delete a and click Remove b Fig 44 IMPORTANT INFO Deleting a group does not delete the users within the group Go to the Users page to delete user accounts 4 3 4 Editing Groups The administrator can edit the details of a group s profile at any time by clicking on a group on the Groups page to view the group s profile Administering Your LaCie 5big Network page 32 EE v Scranton C C Z5ramfered 1 C Lacie Sharename Management HR 44 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 33 4 4 Shares Click on the Shares link in the navigation bar to open the Shares page Fig 45 Use this page to create edit and delete shares 4 4 1 Creating Shares To create a share 1 Click Add on the Shares page The Share Details page opens Fig 46 2 Enter a name and description for the share a The description only appears to the administrator as part of the Share Profile on this page TECHNICAL NOTE The share name cannot contain any of the fol lowing characters lt gt 2 and space 3 Select Enabled from the Status menu to make the share acces sible Select Disabled to create the s
53. re array with four drives each with a capacity of 1000 the total capacity of the array would be 2000GB C 4 2 1000 RAID and Disks page 53 RAID 5 5 E 5 _ gt 1 2 B3 Spare C1 C2 C3 oJ MET D2 D3 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 5 LaCie 5big Network RAID and Disks User Manual page 54 5 5 RAID 6 In RAID 6 data is striped across all disks minimum of four and a two parity blocks for each data block p and in Fig 87 is written on the same stripe If one physical disk fails the data from the failed disk can be rebuilt onto a replacement disk This Raid mode can support up to two disk failures with no data loss RAID 6 provides for faster rebuilding of data from a failed disk Applications RAID 6 provides data reliability with the addition of efficient rebuild Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 5 ing in the case of a failed drive RAID 6 is therefore useful for people who need serious security with less of an emphasis on performance How RAID 6 Capacity Is Calculated Each disk in a RAID 6 system should have the same capacity Fig 87 Storage capacity in a RAID 6 configuration is calculated by sub tracting the number of drives by two and multiplying by the disk capacity or C n 2 d where C available capacity n number of disks d disk capacity For example in a RAID 6 array with five drives each with a capac ity of 1000GB the total capacity of the arr
54. s from www lacie com support downloads 2 Click the Update the system tab in Maintenance a Fig 67 3 Click New Update b Fig 67 4 Click Browse and select an update file from your computer o 5 Click Apply During the system update you will not have access to the device and users will not be able to access shares When the update is com plete the login page will open Fig 67 4 5 7 3 Restart To restart the 5big Network click the Restart button Fig 68 The restart process takes a few minutes When the machine has restart ed the login page will open Fig 68 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 44 4 5 7 4 Shut Down There are two ways to disconnect the Ethernet connection Move the power switch to the off position The system will shut down and power off When the shutdown process is complete you can safely remove the Ethernet cable Click the Shut Down button Fig 69 This option is available ONLY if the power switch is set to the AUTO position IMPORTANT INFO Any data transfers underway during a shut down will be interrupted and data may be lost Make sure no us ers are connected or transferring data to or from the 5big Network before shutting down Fig 69 4 5 8 System Log The system log allows you to review the type date time source and event ID of activities on the LaCie 5big Network Fig 70 System log Date Type Source De
55. scription Aug 23 16 00 17 avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet A To view the system log select System gt Status gt View Aug 23 15 59 37 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet 0 Aug 23 15 59 00 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet md mdadm pid 6768 used obsolete MD ioctl upgrade your software to use new 1215 bound to 10 1 4 111 renewal in 144018 seconds DHCP daemon state is now 3 renew for interface egiga0 Aug 23 15 07 17 daemon info dhclient DHCPACK from 10 1 7 141 Aug 23 15 07 17 daemoninfo dhclient ere Aug 23 14 53 02 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet Aug 23 14 53 02 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet Aug 23 14 48 22 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet Aug 23 13 46 13 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet Aug 23 12 11 19 daemon warn avahi daemon 1165 Invalid response packet daemon debug afpd 1140 Finished parsing Config File Aug 23 15 53 34 user warn kernel Click Download to download the log or Delete to clear its con naui tents Aug 23 15 07 17 daemon notice NetworkManager Y next LaCie 5big Network User Manual 4 5 9 Wake on LAN WOL This function enables you to enable waking the 5big Network re motely on the local area network LAN For WOL to work the power switch must be in the AUTO posit
56. t us at http www lacie com no contact LaCie Sweden Contaci us at http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk contact LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie 5big Network Warranty Information User Manual page 63 10 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any detect in material and work manship under normal use tor the period designated on your war ranty certificate In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the detective drive This warranty is void it The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or mainte nance conditions The drive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair moditication or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical tault improper packaging or accident The drive was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not limit
57. tate Drive working read write Occurs as the 5big Network is booting will cease once the drives are fully initialized RAID building will cease once operation has concluded RAID rebuilding after new disk inserted will cease once it has rebuilt Backup import operation in progress will cease once operation has concluded Damaged RAID system working but non functional disks need to be replaced During a backup operation the external disk is tull or not formatted During an import operation triggered by pressing the blue button the external disk is empty Drive failure RAID broken data lost System broken or not found continued on the next page LaCie 5big Network LED Indicators User Manual Front LED Color Blinking blue red 0 35 0 35 Solid red until it goes to Stand by then OFF SSS Long red 2 5s short pause 0 25s ED page 58 Rear LED Color 5big Network State Activity LED for working disk s Temperature alert critic level the product will switch to stand mode N A Activity LED for working disk s Fan is not rotating 7 Email Notification Triggers RAID Manager Download Machine Fan Controller Snapshot 1 Build started 1 Download completed 1 Fan failed 1 Error creating share 2 Build completed 2 Fan now works 2 No external devices de tected 3 Spare active 3 High temperature 3 External device not yet mounted 4 Spare failed 4 Criti
58. tep 2 2 2 Connecting the Ethernet Cable Step 3 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant Setting Up Your LaCie 5big Network page 10 LaCie 5big Network User Manual 2 1 Turning On the 5big Network The power supply kit is composed of two cables one cable A con nects to the LaCie drive and the other cable B connects to a power outlet such as a wall outlet or a surge protector Fig 04 1 Connect Cable A to the 5big Network 2 Connect Cable B to the power supply brick C 3 Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet 4 Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the on position The 5big Network may take up to 60 seconds to boot up CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific La Cie device Do not use a power supply from another LaCie device or another manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Always remove the AC adapter before transporting your LaCie drive Failure to remove the adapter may result in damage to your drive and will void your warranty TECHNICAL NOTE You may use your LaCie drive when in a for eign country thanks to its 100 240 Volt power supply To be able to use this feature you may need to purchase an appropriate adapter or cord LaCie accepts no responsibility for any damage to the drive resulting from the use of an inappropriate adapter Using an adapter
59. thods Vista XP 2000 Users My Network Places IMPORTANT INFO If you have just turned on the LaCie Network it may take a few moments for it to appear on the network To access the share in Windows look in My Network Places and select Microsoft Windows Workgroup By default the 5big Net work will be named LaCie 5big Network Lacie 5big Network Fig 17 Alternatively you can access the share by typing the following in a Windows explorer address field Fig 18 LaCie 5big share name address share name Find the IP address by running the LaCie Network Assistant section 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant For FTP access type ftp LaCie 5big or ftp IP address In the logon window that opens type Login admin Password admin This user name and password is the factory default if you have already created a user input your user name and password The LaCie 5big Network will appear as a drive with one share folder on the network Windows Me 2000 For Windows Me and Windows 2000 users if you cannot find the LaCie 5big Network from your workstation try using the Windows search tool From the Start menu select Search and then click on For Files or Folders the Search Results window select Computers In the Search for Computers dialog box enter the server name and click the Search Now button By default the LaCie 5big Net work will be named LaCie 5big
60. to any of the shares on the 5big Network log in to the Ad ministration Page or configure the 5big Network s network settings all from the Network Assistant menu Install LaCie Network Assistant 1 Insert the LaCie 5big Network CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Windows users the CD should appear in My Computer Mac users the CD should appear on the desktop Double click the CD icon then double click LaCie Network Assistant Setup 3 Follow the Wizard to complete installation continued on next page LaCie 5big Network User Manual Launch the Administration Page Windows Users 1 Select LaCie Network Assistant in Start Programs A Network As sistant icon will appear in the system tray and Network Assistant will automatically detect your LaCie 5big Network and any other LaCie storage devices on your network 2 Click on the icon in the system tray and select Configuration Win dow from the LaCie 5big Network sub menu Fig 09 The LaCie Network Assistant page will open 3 Under the Network tab click the Web configuration page link Fig 10 4 To log in to LaCie 5big Network administration Fig 1 1 enter Login admin Password admin NOTE This password can be changed from the Administration Page refer to 4 2 Users 5 Click Log on Continue to section 4 Administering Your LaCie 5big Network Mac Users 1 Double click LaCie Network Assistant in your Applications folder An N
61. twork User Manual page 29 4 2 2 Setting User Access to Shares All of the shares on your 5big Network are listed the Shares tab of each user s profile page Shares have three access levels Read amp Write users with Read amp Write access can upload E download and view files eu Stamford 1 Read Only users with Read only access can download and Sharename view files but cannot upload files No Access See section 4 2 4 About Access Privileges for more information To set user access to shares 1 Click the Shares tab on the user s User Profile page 2 Select Read amp Write Read Only or No Access for each share Fig 36 No Access is selected by default Fig 36 4 2 3 Setting Group Membership of the groups on your 5big Network are listed the Member of tab of each user s profile page Users can belong to an unlimited number of groups Management v See section 4 2 4 About Access Privileges for more information To set user group membership 1 Click the Member of tab on the user s User Profile page 2 Check the box for each group to which you want to assign the user a Fig 37 IMPORTANT INFO When you are done configuring the new user click Apply to save your settings for the new user and to add the user Fig 37 to the users list b Fig 37 LaCie 5big Network Administering Your LaCie 5big Network User Manual page 30 4 2 4 About Access Privileges __
62. ul interference The devices must accept any interfer ence received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving an tenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your au thority to operate the product Foreword page 3 Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification
63. ve access to the LaCie 5big Network page 60 Question to Ask Solution By default the 5big Network is configured to retrieve its IP address from a DHCP server If your network is managed by a DHCP server and you cannot access your Sbig Network try checking your DHCP server s log To get the IP ad dress run LaCie Network Assistant which is located on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD ROM If your network is NOT managed by a DHCP server Network uses its default IP address which is 192 168 xx 100 To change this IP address use LaCie Network Assistant Is the IP address properly set For more information please see section 3 1 Accessing Shared Folders Is your network DHCP enabled If your network is DHCP enabled please refer to sections 2 3 Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant If your network is not DHCP enabled you will need to manually configure the address please see section 2 4 Con figuring the LaCie 5big Network on a Network Without a DHCP Server Are you using AppleTalk under Mac If you are using AppleTalk under Mac OS 9 x ensure that the LaCie 5big OS Network and the other clients the network in the same AppleTalk zone Has the administrator created an ac In order for a another user to access the LaCie 5big Network two condi count for the user tions must be met 1 the administrator must create and register a user with the appropriate privileges 2 the LaCie 5big Network must be con
64. y of the array would be 4000GB C 4 1000 RAID and Disks page 51 E _ Disk 2 A3 B3 D3 Disk 3 A4 B4 C4 D4 Disk 4 Disk 5 LaCie 5big Network RAID and Disks User Manual page 52 5 3 RAID 5 In RAID 5 data is striped across all disks minimum of three and a parity block for each data block P in Fig 85 is written on the same stripe If one physical disk fails the data from the failed disk can be rebuilt onto a replacement disk No data is lost in the case of a single disk failure but if a second disk fails before data can be rebuilt to a replacement drive all data in the array will be lost Applications Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 RAID 5 combines data safety with efficient use of disk space Disk failure does not result in a service interruption because data is read from parity blocks RAID 5 is useful for archiving and for people Fig 85 who need performance and constant access to their data like video editors How RAID 5 Capacity Is Calculated Each disk in a RAID 5system should have the same capacity Storage capacity in a RAID level 5 configuration is calculated by subtracting the number of drives by one and multiplying by the disk capacity or C n 1 d where C available capacity n number of disks d disk capacity For example in a RAID 5 array with four drives each with a capac ity of 1000GB the total capacity of the array would be 3000GB C 4 1 1000

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