User's Manual
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1. Network To determine the optimum amount of space to allocate for backups specify the number of disks that you plan to back up and the size of each one Be sure to specify the total capacity not just the used disk space Disks System Log fi Client Backup and Recovery must be installed and licensed on each computer whose disks you plan to back up Your storage system includes one license and you can purchase Shut Down additional ones Up to eight computers can be backed up to each storage system and for each computer you can back up multiple disks Number of disks to back up K Capacity of drives 6 In the Number of disks to back up list select the total number of disks that you plan to back up to this storage system If some computers have multiple disks be sure to select the total number of disks that you plan to back up For example if your network has five computers and each computer has two hard disks you would select 10 When you select a number from this list box a corresponding number of text boxes Disk 1 Disk 2 etc appear in the Capacity of drives group box IMPORTANT If your storage system does not contain the backup software and you do not plan to add it in the future select 0 click on Next and go directly to step 10 7 In each text box enter the size of each disk that you plan to back up in gigabytes The Disk Space Distribution page appears on screen Home Users Shared2. M U se N AS a7 RAI D 4bay Network Access Server Reliable SOHO amp Home Network Storage solution application for 3 5 SATA HDD PIN NOOO1LN ORS MEE Thermaltake COOL gt YOUR LIFE TRADEMARKS All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies NOTE The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Safety Information WARNING Before connecting to power set the Voltage Switch on the rear of your system to the voltage matching your area voltage rating 100 120 200 240 Vac Maximum operating ambient temperature 40 C degree CAUTION Turn off the system before removing the cabinet cover CAUTION on using the RTC battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly placed Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Table of Contents Safety Information isis cesiveatanes suse crite eabentanwct odes iuaatavuciecatandannrtaraneanseeatenten i E gt introduction sii chose carceseaenes cat ut toanianesaiburciwonmaaninsdetacdened aaa aae oiana 1 TE Package Contents ceinaren i AER E 2 T2 Specifications ersa a a aa a a aea aaa a 2 ardWare i E E A a tad 2 SOWA E riea E AEE EE E A tiduaetersete 3 AZSSUSYSTEM VOW eeii E E 4 Front CompONENtS eea aa aaa ea aaa a r aE A E 4 Front Components Compartment Door Open eeeee 6
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4. 2 2 MN As4100 Version MNAS4100 1 0 b111 MAC address 00 40 D0 74 00 CE IP address 10 99 3 112 Subnet mask 255 255 248 0 NOTE The next time you want to start the Storage System Console click on Start then Programs then Storage System Console 2 Click on Log On Storage System Manager 20 3 The following screen appears Enter the default user name admin and default password storage Log in to your Storage System Enter your login information Username admin Password eeeeeee 4 Click on Log In 21 5 The following screen appears Click on Scan System Initialization To intialize the system enter the file name of the firmware package and click Upload You can also browse for the file by clicking Browse Your firmware package is located on your installation CD and has a PKG file extension If you add or remove any disks click Scan before you click Upload Disks Firmware Storage system firmware version MNAS4100 1 0 b114 Fie name 22 6 The following screen appears Click on Browse to select the firmware file under the FW_Upgrade folder of your included CD System Initialization To initialize the system enter the fle name of the firmware package and click Upload You can also browse for the file by clicking Browse Your firmware package is located on your installation CD and has a PKG file extension If you add or remove any disks click Scan
5. password and IP For manufacturer use only Connects the LAN cable Chapter 2 Setting Up Step 1 Install the Hard Disks 1 Insert the key and turn clockwise to unlock and open the door NOTE Install the first hard disk on the lowest level tray the second hard disk on the second lowest level tray and so forth 3 Pull the handle to slide the hard disk tray forward Then pull the hard disk tray out of the device 4 Unfasten two screws from each side of the hard disk tray and remove the metal bracket 10 5 Fit the hard disk into the tray with the connectors pointing toward the rear Then align and fasten four screws to secure the hard disk in place 6 Keeping the handle in its full open state slide the hard disk tray all the way into the device until the hinge of the handle is inside the device Then close the handle The latch should click into place 7 Follow the same procedure for installing other hard disk s in the other compartment s 11 Step 2 Connect to the Network Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the network connector on the back of your storage system and the other end to a switch or router Step 3 Connect to Power 1 Before connecting to power set the Voltage Switch to the voltage matching your area 12 2 Connect one end of the power cord to your storage system and the other end to a standard electrical outlet ge
6. 50 60 Hz 128 W 256 MB of DDR SDRAM up to 512 MB Environment Flash Memory Operating temperature 8 MB 0 C 32 F to 40 C 104 F Hard Disk Drive Bay Type Operating relative humidity Up to four 3 5 inch SATA Serial ATA 20 to 85 non condensing e Storage temperature 20 C 4 F to 70 C 158 F e Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Storage Capacity Using 500 GB drives provides up to 2 TB Software Network Client Support e Microsoft Windows e Linux e UNIX Network Protocol e TCP IP e CIFS NFS e HTTP e FTP Support Industry Standards DHCP Hardware Monitor Temperature Sensor Disk Configuration Linear RAID 0 1 5 5 spare 10 Application for NAS Management e Data Sharing Protection e System OS and Data Backup optional e Web User Interface Others e English Simplified Chinese multiple language option support Real Time Clock RTC Programmable System Clock Hardware Software Power Off Reset Button to return to factory default setting Firmware upgradeable e Event Logs and Email Alerts 1 3 System View Front Components Ref Component Description Power Button Turns the power on and off soft off Power Indicator Shows the current power status Power On Glows blue when the power is on Standby Glows red when the system is in Standby mode Ref Component Network Indicator Link Active 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps O RAID Indicator RA
7. before you cick Upload Disks Serial Number WDC WD32003D 00KLB0 WD WCAMR 1051926 Firmware Storage system firmware verson MNAS4100 1 0 b114 File name 23 Te 24 Click on Upload and the following screens would appear in sequence System Initialization To initialize the system enter the file name of the firmware package and click Upload You can also browse For the file by clicking Browse Your Firmware package is located on your installation CD and has a PKG file extension If you add or remove any disks click Scan before you click Upload Disks Slot Model Serial Number 4 3 2 1 WOC WD3200 D 00KLBO WD WCAMR 1051928 298 09 GB Storage system firmware version MNAS4100 1 0 b114 Fie name C Documents and Settings ming hsien Browse Upload percentage Size 10125312 Bytes 36 Flash Writing Please wait until this process is complete This may take several minutes Extracting the package 49 Writing the kernel 0 Writing the system 0 8 The system will reboot Flash Writing Please don t click other pages before the progress is complete The system is rebooting please manually connect to the storage system later 25 9 After rebooting run the Storage System Console by clicking on Start then Programs then Storage System Console Wait awhile as it scans the network for storage systems The following screen appears Click on Discover Storage Systems FF Stor
8. can be reconstructed when a new disk is installed Logical Drive Physical Disks 750 GB N 1 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB RAID 5 Striping Rotating Parity 67 e RAID 5 spare In this configuration three of the disks use RAID 5 and the fourth is empty If any of the three disks fails it is immediately rebuilt using the fourth spare disk As a result you can remove the failed disk and still have the ongoing fast performance and data protection offered by RAID 5 When the failed disk is repaired or replaced and re installed into the storage system it automatically becomes the spare for the other functioning three You can use RAID 5 spare only if your storage system has four disks If the disks are not the same size the smallest of the disks determines how much disk space is available for data similar to RAID 5 Logical Drive Physical Disks 500 GB N 1 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB Spare RAID 5 spare Striping Rotating Parity one spare disk 4 1 Adding hard disks The effect of adding hard disks to your storage system varies depending on the disk configuration you chose when you configured the system and the current state of the existing disks For example in a linear configuration you can add a new disk at any time and data can be written to that disk as soon as it is added Whether you previously removed a disk or one of the other disks failed makes no difference In a RAID configuration the effect of adding a
9. is used For data storage and the other half is used for a duplicate mirror of that data IF one disk Fails you have a backup copy Better performance no data protection RAID 0 two disks minimum All the disk space is used for data storage Expandable no data protection Linear one disk minimum All the disk space is used for data storage and you can add more disks later without affecting your existing data EE a a NOTE Your MNAS uses RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks technology to manage up to four hard disks Refer to the later section Disk Configurations see page 65 to learn more about choosing the type of RAID for your system 29 15 The following screen appears Select the Number of disks to back up then click on Next System Setup Disks to Back Up In addition to storing and sharing data your storage system can also act as a backup location for your local Windows computer hard disks This ensures that you can easily restore local files that have been accidentally deleted as well as rapidly recover in the event of a system crash or disk Failure To determine the optimum amount of space to allocate for backups specify the number of disks that you plan to back up and the size of each one Be sure to specify the total capacity not just the used disk space system includes one license and you can purchase additional ones Up to eight computers can be backed up to each stor
10. numbers 0 9 hyphens and underlines _ To add users to the group select the users in the right column then click Add Selected User s To add all users to the group click Add All Users To delete users from this group select the user s From the left column then click Remove Selected User s To delete all of the users from this group click Remove All Users Group name Groups members Available users guest Add All Users cted User s Remove All Users cted User s You can also remove all or selected users from a group 41 Shared Folders Page Displays a list of all currently configured and shared folders and lets you add shared folders change which users can access them and remove them 1 Click the Shared Folders button on your homepage The following screen appears Shared Folders Backups Logout Shared Folders The shared folders screens allow you to define which users and groups have access to each shared folder To create additional shared folders click Add To add or remove either user or group access to a shared folder select the folder then click Assign Access To delete a shared folder select the folder then click Delete Shared folders Users with access public Assign Access 2 Select the shared folder whose user access you want to change 42 3 Click on Assign Access and the following screen appears For Windows
11. the Storage System Console or refresh the browser window The Disk Change Notification page appears Disk Change Notification One or more hard disks in the storage system have failed or been added or removed fil If you add or remove disks at this time click Scan after each change to update the list of current disks IF you add disks please wait 3 more seconds before you click Scan To power off the storage system click Shut Down The other available options vary depending on the nature of the change Current state RAID 5 DEGRADED Previous disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status 4 Maxtor 6L080M0 L2065XSH 76 33 GB RAIDS 3 57320082245 4LI1SYNT 186 31 GB RAIDS 2 Maxtor 6LO80M0 L204CFQH 76 33 GB RAID 5 1 WDC WD3200JD 00KLB0 WD WCAMR1051928 298 09 GB RAID 5 Current disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status 4 Maxtor 6L080M0 L204CFQH 76 33 GB RAIDS 3 57320082245 4LI1SYNT 186 31 GB RAIDS 2 Maxtor 6LO80M0 L2065XSH 76 33 GB RAIDS 1 57320082245 4LI15BYD 186 31 GB New Add New Disk Shut Down 3 Click on Add New Disk to add the disk to the storage system The Disks page shows the progress of the rebuilding progress Alternatively if the information on this page is not correct click on Scan to scan the storage system again and update the page You can also click on Shut Down to shut down the storage system When you restart the storage system this page re appears 72 Removing Hard Dis
12. D sw xz Z a a OF J s P uc O m 13 Step 4 Configure Your Storage System See the next chapter for the software configuration instructions 14 Chapter 3 Configuring Your Storage System Inside the included CD in your package are three main folders namely e StorageSystemConsole FW _Upgrade e UserManual You must install at least one hard disk lowest level tray before your storage system can provide services Laptop computer Laptop computer IBM Compatible Laptop computer A MNAS network consists of a MNAS server and several clients connected via network links 15 3 1 Installing the Storage System Console You need to install the Storage System Console before you can perform any system configurations 1 Install the Storage System Console on your computer by double clicking on Setup exe under the StorageSystemConsole folder of your included CD The following screen appears Click on Next to continue InstallShield Wizard xi Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Storage System Console The InstallShield Wizard will install Storage System Console on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 16 2 The following screen appears Enter the pertinent information then click on Next to continue Customer Information Please enter your information Installshield 17 3 The following screen appears Select the default destinati
13. Event Novy 30 01 46 12 Administrator logged in Nov 30 01 42 30 System starting up Events Noy 30 01 42 08 Network connection restored Port 1 100 Mbps Full Duplex Noy 30 01 41 45 ha network address now ethO 10 99 6 125 255 255 248 Disks Shut Down Nov 29 17 41 07 System upgraded from Fs mitac 0 9 20060126 to Fs mitac 1 0 b103 Nov 30 01 28 47 Administrator logged in Nov 30 01 27 33 System starting up Nov 30 01 27 10 Network connection restored Port 1 100 Mbps Full Duplex Nowe SA 1 2A 47 Dwnarnic nebiainrk addrece nmw Tehi in 99 A 1751755 255 24A x I Informational E Error W Warning C Critical Error 2 Ifan event occurs while you are viewing this list click on Refresh to update it 60 Shutdown To shut down the storage system you can press the power button on the unit itself and hold it until the system status and disk activity LEDs start flashing or you can shut the storage system down using the Web Management To use the Web Management 1 Click on Shutdown and the following screen appears allowing you to shutdown the storage system CAUTION Make sure no one is backing up a disk or using a shared folder before you shut down the storage system as oe ee eS Home Users SharedFolders i Backups i Advanced Logout Alerts Advanced Shut Down Firmware You must enter the administrator password to shut down the storage system System Use this screen to remot
14. Folders Backups Advanced Logout sti Advanced Disk Space Distribution Firmware Your storage system will be divided into two portions One portion is for shared folders the other is for backups of your computer disks System Based on the number and size of the hard disks that you want to back up the following proportions Network are recommended If you change either percentage click anywhere on the page to update the other one Disks System Log Shut Down to back up as many disks In addition if you want to change this proportion later you must TF you reduce the recommended amount of space to use For backups you might not be able reconfigure your disks which will delete all existing data The amount of disk space to use for shared folders 30 67 08 GB The amount of disk space to use For backups Po 156 51 GB The amount of disk space 100 223 59 GB Reconfigure Disks 58 8 To change the percentage of space allocated for shared folders and backups enter the desired percentage for each usage type the percentages must add up to 100 Then click on Reconfigure Disks 9 When the confirmation message appears click on OK The following screen appears showing the progress of the process Advanced Disk Configuration The system is now being configured This may take several minutes depending on the disk configuration and the number and size of disks insta
15. GB 31 17 The following screen appears Set the amount percentage of disk space to be allocated for shared folders and backups then click on Finish System Setup Disk Space Distribution Your storage system will be divided into two portions One portion is For shared folders the other is for backups of your computer disks Based on the number and size of the hard disks that you want to back up the Following proportions are recommended If you change either percentage click anywhere on the page to update the other one TF you reduce the recommended amount of space to use for backups you might not be able to back up as many disks In addition if you want to change this proportion later you must reconfigure your disks which will delete all existing data The amount of disk space to use for shared folders fo o 209 6 GB The amount of disk space to use for backups fro 489 06 GB The amount of disk space 100 698 66 GB 18 On the next dialog box click on OK to confirm setup information will be written to the system The following screen would appear System Setup Configuration The system is now being configured This may take several minutes depending on the disk configuration and the number and size of disks installed Please wait until this process is complete This may take several minutes Resetting the file sharing configuration 40 32 19 The system will reboot Sys
16. ID On RAID Fail Hard Disk Drive Compartment O Disk Information Indicator Access Status Description Shows the current network status Glows green when system is connected to the network Blinks green to indicate system is trying to establish a network connection Glows green to indicate a network connection speed at 100 Mbps Glows blue to indicate a network connection speed at 1000 Mbps Giga LAN Shows the current RAID status Glows blue to indicate RAID function is implemented Glows red to indicate RAID function is inactive or malfunctioning Inside are four hard disk trays Shows the current hard disk drive status Blinks green to indicate hard disk drive read write function Glows blue to indicate hard disk drive is workable Front Components Compartment Door Open Ref Component Description Hard Disk Tray Opens the hard disk tray Door Handle Right Side Components J W Ref Component Description Door Lock Locks the hard disk drive compartment door for security Rear Components Ref 0 O 0 0 Component Power Connector Voltage Switch Ventilation Opening Reset Button RS 232 Port RJ 45 Connector Description Connects the power cord Select the voltage matching your area Maintain proper operating temperature Do not cover or block the openings Allows you to reset the system to the factory default username
17. Mac OS X user CIFS Shared Folders Backups Advanced Shared Folders Choose the users and groups that should have access to the shared folder and specify if the user or group should have read only or read write access Shared Folder name public Authorized groups Unauthorized groups f Add Read Only Authorized users Unauthorized users quest Read Write Add Read Only 43 For Linux other Mac user NFS Home Users Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout Shared Folders Speofy user access and privileges for the shared folders Folder name MACshare Mount path nas NASDisk O0002 MACshare Authorized users Unauthorized users MnMAC Read Only 4 You can Add specify as Read Only or Read Write users groups to as well as Remove existing users groups from Shared Folders 5 Click on OK 44 Backups Page Optional NOTE If your storage system does not contain the backup software skip this section and proceed to the next section Advanced Page The Backups page displays a list of all computer disk backups that currently exist and lets you change the recovery disc password or delete the backups for a particular computer hard disk Shared Folders Backups Advanced Backups Windows users can protect their local hard disks by creating backups on the storage system Using this screen you can delete all the b
18. Physical Disks 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 10 RAID 10 is similar to RAID 1 but rather than having one disk mirror to one other disk two disks mirror to the two other disks You can use RAID 10 only if your storage system has four disks The disks in the first two slots constitute the first pair and the disks in the second two slots constitute the second pair In each pair the smaller of the two disks is used for data and the larger of the two disks is used as the mirror If one disk in the pair fails the other disk continues to make its data available Logical Drive Physical Disks o oo 500GB 250GB 250 GB 250GB 250 GB Mirroring Mirroring Striping RAID 10 Mirroring Striping e RAID 5 Like RAID 0 RAID 5 offers increased performance by distributing the data across multiple disks But unlike RAID 0 RAID 5 also offers data protection If your storage system has three disks of equal size two thirds of each disk are used for data and the remaining third contains the parity information needed to reconstruct either of the other two In this way if any of the three disks fails it can be reconstructed when a new disk is installed in the storage system If your storage system has four disks of equal size three fourths of each disk are used for data and the remaining fourth contains the parity information needed to reconstruct either of the other three If any of the four disks fails it
19. ackups of a selected disk or delete both the client and all backups of all disks For that client Protected disks Select Computer Name Select Disk Size Backup ersions Backup Disk ID Delete Client Delete Backup Recovery CD passwords To restore a protected disk using the recovery CD you must provide a password When protecting a disk each user enters the desired password However you can change it here For each computer enter the password that you want to use 12 16 characters This password will be used for all protected disks at this computer Computer name Recovery CD password Change 45 Changing the Recovery Disc Password 1 Inthe Computer name list select the name of the computer whose recovery disc password you want to change 2 Inthe Recovery CD password text box type the password to use The password must be 12 16 characters long 3 Click on Change Password Deleting a Backup 1 Select the radio button next to the disk whose backups you want to delete in the second Select column 2 Click on Delete Backup 3 When prompted to confirm the deletion click on Yes Deleting a Client 1 Select the radio button to the left of the computer whose backups and computer name you want to delete from the storage system in the first Select column 2 Click on Delete Client 3 When prompted to confirm the deletion click on Yes 46 Advanced Page Provides access to adv
20. age Client Backup and Recovery must be installed and licensed on each computer whose disks you plan to back up Your storage system and for each computer you can back up multiple disks Number of disks to back up of drives NOTE The backup software is optional if the storage system does not contain the backup software and you do not plan to use the backup feature in the future please select 0 30 16 The following screen appears Enter the capacity of the disks to back up then click on Next System Setup Disks to Back Up In addition to storing and sharing data your storage system can also act as a backup location for your local Windows computer hard disks This ensures that you can easily restore local files that have been accidentally deleted as well as rapidly recover in the event of a system crash or disk Failure To determine the optimum amount of space to allocate For backups specify the number of disks that you plan to back up and the size of each one Be sure to specify the total capacity not just the used disk space fi Client Backup and Recovery must be installed and licensed on each computer whose disks you plan to back up Your storage system includes one license and you can purchase additional ones Up to eight computers can be backed up to each storage system and for each computer you can back up multiple disks Number of disks to back up Capacity of drives Disk 1 GB Disk 3
21. age System Console File Tools Help 5 Discover Storage Systems Log On Storage System Manager Map Drive Letter Storage system information f Storage Neighborhood 2 2 S Version MNAS4100 1 0 b111 MAC address 00 40 D0 74 00 CE IP address 10 99 3 112 Subnet mask 255 255 248 0 10 The following screen appears Click on Next to continue Welcome to your You are now connected to your storage system This wizard will help you configure your storage system You will give your system a name set the date and time configure your network settings specify the type of disk configuration to use and indicate how much space to reserve for backups of your local Windows computer disks After you complete this wizard your storage system will restart automatically Click Next to get started 26 11 The following screen appears Enter the Storage system name then click on Next System Setup Host Name What name would you like to use for your storage system Storage system name MYSTOR 12 The following screen appears Set the Date Time and Time zone then click on Next System Setup Date Time Please specify the current date and time Date fi z zs ah 2006 Month Day Year Time fis aj fio a is Hour Minute Second Time zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time USA amp Canada X 27 13 The following screen appears Set the network settings then cli
22. anced storage system configuration options such as setting up email alerts upgrading the firmware changing the system network or disk configuration settings viewing information about system events and shutting down the system remotely Email Alerts Allows you to set up the storage system to notify up to three people via email if a problem occurs for example if one of the disks fails or if insufficient space is available for creating new files or performing a backup To take advantage of this feature you must have access to an SMTP email server either within your own network or through an Internet service provider NOTE In order to be able to send out email alerts the Authentication feature of the intended email recipient must be disabled 47 1 Click the Advanced button on your homepage The following screen appears Users Shared Folders Backups Home Advanced i Logout Alerts Advanced Alerts Firmware Specify whether or not you want the storage system to send out an e mail notification when an error or warning occurs If you select this option enter information about your e mail server e mail sender System and up to three e mail addresses that should receive the notification Network fil You can specify a name for your SMTP server only if your network has a DNS server In addition you might also have to modify the network settings such as the gateway or DNS Disks server to us
23. are viable you can transfer your existing hard disks to a new storage system thereby preserving all your existing data To transfer hard disks to a new storage system 1 Shut down both the old unit and the new unit 76 CAUTION If you do not shut down the new unit before you insert the hard disks you will be prompted to re initialize the disks If you do this all the data on your hard disks will be lost Transfer the hard disks to the new unit Connect the new unit to your network and power on the new unit Access the Storage System Console for the new unit As long as the new unit is in the same subnet as the old unit you can access the Storage System Console using the same procedure you used previously However if the new unit is in a different subnet you might have to install the Console on a computer in the same subnet as the storage system and use the Console to access it If the firmware in the flash memory of the new unit differs from the firmware on the hard disks a message appears prompting you to update the flash memory on the storage system with the firmware from the hard disks Click on Update to proceed If you do not want to upgrade the firmware at this time click on Shut Down to shut down the system NOTE If the firmware on your new unit is newer than the firmware on your hard disks you might want to contact your vendor about obtaining the latest firmware Refer to Firmware on the previous section for i
24. ck on Next System Setup Network Settings If you have a DHCP server on your network this server can get its IP address From that DHCP server automatically If you don t have a DHCP server you must use the default IP address or specify a different one Tf your network uses a different subnet mask you can change the one shown here but in most cases you can use the default subnet mask Get an IP address automatically Use this IP address IP address fiz fies fe for Subnet mask bss fs fs fp 28 14 The following screen appears Select a RAID mode then click on Next System Setup Disk Configuration Your storage system can have up to four disks Four disks have been detected What kind of disk configuration would you like to use If you want to add more disks install them one at a time and click Scan after each addition Please wait until the disk LED is green before you click Scan Data protection RAID 5 three disks minimum An amount of disk space equal to one disk is used for data protection and the rest is used for data storage The data is distributed in such a way that it can be recovered if any one disk Fails Data protection failover RAID 5 spare four disks minimum Three of the disks provide RAID 5 data protection and the forth automatically joins the RAID if one of the other three disks Fails Data duplication RAID 10 four disks minimum Half of the disk space
25. description Ha IP address or computer name 4 Click on Done and the new user would be added Repeat the above steps until you have added all the users that you want to add at this time you can always add more users later 39 Groups Placing users into groups makes it easier to give several users access to the same shared folder at once 1 Click on Groups on the Users page The following screen appears Shared Folders Backups Advanced Users amp Computers Users Groups w Groups Grouping users provides a way to assign many users to shared Folders at the same time Only Microsoft Windows users can be included in groups To create a group click Add To edit a group or add users to a group select the group then click Edit To delete a group select the group then click Remove Removing a group does not delete the individual users Groups Members Remove 40 2 Click on Add and the following screen appears Enter a group name and add all or selected users to this group Home Users Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout Users amp Computers Users Groups Groups Grouping users provides a way to assign many users to shared folders at the same time Only Microsoft Windows users can be included in groups Enter the name of the group This name can be up to 15 characters long and can contain letters uppercase and lower case A Z
26. disk to your current disk configuration click Add To proceed without adding the disk to your current disk configuration click Ignore fi For a linear configuration click Add to immediately begin using the available disk space For a three disk RAID 5 configuration in a normal state click Add to use the new disk as a spare For any other RAID configuration click Ignore you cannot add a new disk to an otherwise normal RAID without reconfiguring the RAID Current state Linear NORMAL New disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status 4 3 2 HDT 22525DL4380 VDB414T4C545TA 232 89 GB New 1 Ss E 4 To add the disk to a linear configuration or use it as a spare for a normal three disk RAID 5 configuration click on Add The Disks page indicates the current state of the disk configuration To add the disk to the storage system but not add it to the RAID at this time click on Ignore The Disks page lists the disk that is part of the storage system but its status is New indicating that it is not being used If you subsequently reconfigure the disks you will be able to use this new disk To return to the previous page for example to re scan the storage system click on Back 71 Adding Hard Disks to a Degraded RAID Configuration To add a hard disk to a degraded RAID configuration 1 Insert the hard disk into the storage system You can do this whether the storage system is powered on or off 2 Access
27. disk varies depending on whether the RAID is in a normal or degraded state as indicated on the Disks page of your Storage System Console A normal state indicates that the RAID is functioning properly A degraded state indicates that one or more disks have been removed or failed but because of the data protection offered by the RAID you can continue to access all the data 68 In a normal state you cannot add a disk to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration Any disk that you install will not be used unless you subsequently reconfigure the storage system CAUTION Reconfiguring your storage system disks deletes all the data on your storage system However if you currently have three disks and a RAID 5 configuration you can add a fourth disk as a spare essentially changing from RAID 5 to RAID 5 spare while retaining all your existing data In a degraded state you can add a disk to a RAID at any time and the new disk will be rebuilt to replace the disk that was removed or failed CAUTION If the RAID has failed that is if so many disks have failed or been removed that the RAID can no longer function you must either re install the disks or reconfigure the entire storage system deleting all the data on your system Adding Hard Disks to a Linear or Normal RAID Configuration To add a hard disk to a linear or normal RAID configuration 1 Insert the hard disk into the storage system You can do this whether the storage sys
28. e To configure these settings click Network in the left pane System Log Send e mail notifications Shut Down E mail server SMTP server name or IP address localhost User name Password a Enter a user name and password for your e mail server only if this is required by your e mail server E mail sender Sender e mail address root localhost E mail recipients First e mail address admin company com Second e mail address Third e mail address 2 Enter the information about your email server and up to three email addresses that should receive the notification 3 Click on Apply 48 Firmware Displays the current version of the firmware that is installed on your storage system It also allows you to upgrade it if a newer firmware become available 1 Click on Firmware and the following screen appears For additional security you must enter your administration password in order to upgrade the firmware Shared Folders Backups Advanced woners Advanced Firmware Firmware You must enter the administrator password to upgrade the firmware System Current version MNAS4100 1 0 b114 Network Firmware file B Browse Disks Administrator password System Log Shut Down 49 50 In the Firmware file text box enter the path and filename for the firmware package such as D s20060921 pkg o
29. ely power down the storage systern k Shutting down the storage system will prevent user access to shared Folders and interrupt backup Networ and recovery activities Disks s Administrator password A Events Shut Down a 2 To ensure that you do not shut down the system accidentally enter the Administrator password 3 Click on Shut Down A message appears indicating that the system is shutting down Once the storage system shuts down users will no longer be 61 able to access the shared folders or backup their disks To start the storage system again press the Power button CAUTION Always shutdown the system in accordance with the instructions above An improper shutdown may affect the functionality of storage system in the next startup 3 5 Logging Out of Web Management 1 To log out of the Web Management system click on the Logout button on your homepage 2 When the confirmation message appears click on OK and the following screen appears Log Out You have successfully logged out Thank you For using our network storage system 62 To use the Web Management later click on Log In 63 Chapter 4 Disk Configurations Your storage system supports the following types of disk configurations Linear A linear configuration is similar to using multiple hard disks in a regular computer Each disk is an independent entity and the data on it is self contained You can add o
30. ers or backups depending on how your network is configured and how users access the storage system 51 To change this Storage system name Date Time Time zone NTP server name or IP address Administrator name Password Confirm password take effect Do this Enter the new name to use for the storage system The name can be up to 15 characters long and can include letters numbers and hyphens In the Date fields enter or select the desired month day and year In the Time fields enter or select the desired hour minute and second In the Time zone list select the desired time zone Enter the name or IP address of the Network Time Protocol server from which the storage system should adjust its time You can use a NTP server name only if it is resolvable In the Administrator name field enter the user name for logging in to the Storage System Manager In the Password and Confirm password fields enter the password for logging in to the Storage System Manager The user name and password are case sensitive 2 After making the necessary changes click on Apply 3 When the confirmation message appears click on OK for the changes to Network Displays the network settings that were set when you initially configured the storage system only the first Ethernet port was configured during setup the second uses its default settings unless you change them here 1 Click on Network and the follow
31. g you to specify the type of user Windows Mac OS X or Linux Other Mac you want to add Home Users Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout Users amp Computers Groups Users Users amp Computers What type of user do you want to add Windows Mac OS X user CIFS Linux Other Mac user NFS B 3 7 3 Click on Next and the following screen appears You must provide the requested user information For Windows Mac OS X user CIFS Home Users Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout U amp C ti AEO r Users Users amp Computers Groups Use this screen to add a Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X user Enter the name and the password for the user The user must enter this name and password to access any shared folders Q The password cannot exceed eight characters User name Password i Confirm password EE 8 3 For Linux other Mac user NFS Home Users Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout U amp C t Se ht eae Users Users amp Computers Groups Use this screen to add a Linux or Mac OS user The Computer Description can be the name of the user who typically accesses the computer or any other description to identify the computer The IP address or the computer name identifies the Host system Enter the IP address or computer name for the user that you are adding Computer
32. ge system using the available disks click on Reconfigure Disks and complete the system setup pages CAUTION Reconfiguring the storage system deletes all user information and all data on all the disks Swapping Hard Disks If you are using RAID 5 spare or RAID 10 you can move the hard disks from one slot to another whether or not the storage system is running However if you do this when the storage system is running you can swap only two disks and you must restart the system after you swap the disks If you swap the disks when the storage system is not running you can swap all four disks and the system will function as it previously did when you restart it NOTE For RAID 5 spare if you swap the disks when the storage system is running one of the swapped disks must be the spare For RAID 10 the swapped disks must be in different pairs For example you can swap disks 1 and 3 or disks 2 and 4 but not disks 1 and 2 as those are members of the same pair If the storage system is running when you swap the disks the Disk Change Notification page appears as shown in the preceding section Click on Shut Down and then restart the system For all other disk configurations linear RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 5 you can swap the hard disks only when the storage system is powered off and you can swap all four disks Transferring Hard Disks to a New Storage System If your storage system unit fails but the hard disks themselves
33. ing screen appears Alerts Advanced Netware gt Firmwrere The network settings determine how this storage system interacts with your network and whether or not it also acts as a DHCP server or FTP server System fil Tf you change the IP address you must re access the Manager using the new IP address Network W after you click Apply Disks Workgroup name WorkGroup Events Port 1 SHO Dive MAC address 00 40 D0 7A 00 CE Get an IP address automatically Use this IP address IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address DNS server settings Preferred DNS server Alternate ONS server 192 DHCP server settings E Enable DHCP server Starting IP address 192 Ending IP address fi You can enable the storage system to be a DHCP server only if this port uses a fixed IP address FTP server settings Enable FTP server 53 2 Make the necessary changes and click on Apply for the settings to take effect Disks Displays information about all the hard disks that are currently installed in your storage system 1 Click on Disks and the following screen appears Users i SharedFolders Backups Advanced Alerts Advanced Disks Firmware Click the Refresh button below to refresh the disk status System Changing the disk configuration or percentage to allocate for shared Folders will delete all Network user information and all data on all the disk
34. inistrative account e Support for dynamically increasing logical drive size For example if two hard disks are in use as a logical drive a third hard disk can be added and you can increase the size of the logical drive configuration to include the third drive without destroying any existing data e User defined partition and drive names e CIFS and NFS file system support e HTML based configuration utility with username password login security e Support for 64 User and 16 Group level accounts e User and Group level security settings No Access Read Only Read Write e Folder level security settings sub folders inherit security settings from parent folder e Private directories for personal accounts e Up to 32 folder drive shares no quota management e Built in backup utility with one client license and ability to activate additional licenses optional e Built in FTP server with private directory support Anonymous logins access a public folder user accounts access their private directory and the public folder 1 1 Package Contents Includes the following e MNAS Storage System e Power Cord e RJ 45 Ethernet Cable e Installation CD 1 2 Specifications NOTE Specifications are subject to change without notice Hardware Cabinet Form Factor Network Small Tower Intel 10 100 1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet RJ 45 Processor GbE connector Intel IOP 80219 400 MHz Power Supply System Memory 100 120 200 240 Vac
35. ks or Responding to Disk Failure The effect of removing hard disks from your storage system or disk failure varies depending on the disk configuration you chose when you configured the system and the current state of the existing disks For example in a linear configuration when you remove a disk or a disk fails the data associated with that disk is no longer available but the data on all the other disks remains available Ina RAID configuration the effect of disk removal failure varies depending on the RAID level and whether the RAID is in a normal or degraded state You can determine the effect of disk removal failure by looking at the Hotplug Indicator on the Disks page If this indicator is GREEN disk removal failure will have no effect on the RAID If this indicator is YELLOW disk removal failure will cause RAID degradation but you will still be able to access all the data If the indicator is RED disk removal failure will cause the entire RAID to fail For example in a RAID 5 configuration all the disks are YELLOW Removing any one of them will cause the RAID to be degraded but all the data will still be available However after you remove one disk all the other disks become RED since removing any one of them at this point will cause the entire RAID to fail NOTE In a linear configuration the Hotplug Indicator is RED for all the disks because removing any one of them will remove data from the storage system However thi
36. lled Please wait until this process is complete This may take several minutes L Resetting the storage 10 When this process is complete the storage system restarts Advanced Disk Configuration The system is now being configured This may take several minutes depending on the disk configuration and the number and size of disks installed Please wait until this process is complete This may take several minutes The storage system is rebooting Please close the current browser window and reconnect when the system status LED is solid green and has stopped blinking 10 Close the Storage System Console After the system has restarted when the system status LED is once again green you can access the Storage System Console and re create your users and shared folders see previous sections 59 System Log Displays a list of events that have occurred on the storage system Reviewing this list can help you identify and resolve any problems that you might encounter 1 Click on System Log and the following screen appears The date and time of the event the type of event I for informational E for error W for warning and C for critical and a brief description of the event are displayed Shared Folders Backups i Advanced Alerts Advanced System Log w Firmware This list displays major system events You can click Refresh to update it System System Log Network Date Time
37. n a degraded mode click on Continue Responding to RAID Failure When disk removal failure causes the entire RAID to fail the Disk Change Notification page appears when you access the Storage System Console or refresh the browser window Disk Change Notification One or more hard disks in the storage system have Failed or been added or removed add disks please wait 3 more seconds before you click Scan To power off the storage system click Shut Down The other available options vary depending on the nature of the change WD If you add or remove disks at this time click Scan after each change to update the list of current disks IF you Current state Failed Previous disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status Maxtor 6L080M0 L2065XSH 76 33 GB RAIDS ST320082245 4L1SYNT 186 31 GB RAID S Maxtor 6L080M0 L204CFQH 76 33 GB RAIDS WDC WD32003D 00KLB0 WD WCAMR 1051928 298 09 GB RAIDS Current disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status Maxtor 6LO80M0 L204CFQH 76 33 GB RAIDS 57320082245 4LI1SYNT 186 31 GB RAIDS Shut Down Reconfigure Disks To scan the storage system again and update the information on the page click on Scan 19 To re install the same disk click on Shut Down After the storage system shuts down re install the same disk and then restart the system NOTE If you removed multiple disks be sure to re install them in the opposite order that you removed them To reconfigure the stora
38. nformation about upgrading to newer firmware If no message appears you can manage the unit as you did before Te
39. o disks only R Half of the disk space is used for data storage and the other half is used for a duplicate mirror of that data IF one disk Fails you have a backup copy Events Shut Down Better performance no data protection RAID 0 two disks minimum All the disk space is used For data storage O Expandable no data protection Linear one disk minimum All the disk space is used For data storage and you can add more disks later without affecting your existing data Sean an Next t T 5 Ifyou want to add or remove hard disks do so one at a time and click on Scan after each action If you are adding disks wait until the disk LED is green before you click on Scan To accept the default disk configuration which will provide the best level of data protection available for the number of hard disks currently installed click on Next If you want to change the disk configuration select the desired RAID level and then click on Next The Disks to Back Up page appears on screen Home Users Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout Alerts i Advanced Disks to Back Up Firmware In addition to storing and sharing data your storage system can also act as a backup location for your local Windows computer hard disks This ensures that you can easily restore local files that have System been accidentally deleted as well as rapidly recover in the event of a system crash or disk Failure
40. on folder or change it by clicking on Browse Then click on Next to continue InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files InstallShield Wizard Start Copying Files Review settings before copying files Installshield 18 5 The following screen appears To start the Storage System Console click on the radio button besides Launch Storage System Console Then click on Finish to exit the installation InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete _ COVERET B Setup has finished installing Storage System Console on your computer I Launch Storage System Console lt Back Finish Cancel 19 3 2 Initializing the Hard Disk s After you insert the hard disk into the system for the first time or when you replace them with a new disk you need to initialize the hard disk before using the system 1 Upon starting the Storage System Console the following screen appears As soon as you start the Console it automatically scans the network for storage systems This might take a few minutes As soon as the scan is complete the left pane displays a tree view of all the storage systems it found Select the storage system that you want to manage for example MNAS4100 FF Storage System Console File Tools Help N O se Discover Storage Systems Log On Storage System Manager Storage system information aft Storage Neighborhood
41. onstieanereeratedevad orvvadannaduedacs 65 AT Adding hard GISKS scsi e2iccscaneseevtiagdesitap tet edtasdiciennda tute dueestiasteetehnheeet 68 Adding Hard Disks to a Linear or Normal RAID Configuration 69 Adding Hard Disks to a Degraded RAID Configuration 72 Removing Hard Disks or Responding to Disk Failure 73 Responding to RAID Degradation ccceceeeeeesereeeeentteeeeeaes 74 Responding to RAID Failure 0 00 cecceeeceeeeeeeneeeeeeneeeeeeenneeeeeeeaas 75 iii Swapping Hard Disks Transferring Hard Disks to a New Storage System ee Chapter 1 Introduction Your MNAS is a storage solution for small offices and home network environments With its high speed networked storage network users can easily access and share music pictures and real time video files Also it has a program for discovering the storage system automatic assigned IP address The Backup program provides superior data protection allowing you to back up and restore system and data files Your storage system can accommodate up to four hard disks with standard RAID 0 1 5 5 spare 10 and Linear configurations providing up to 1 6 TB terabytes of shared network storage Supporting industry standard protocols you can easily add it to your existing network In addition network management and security is greatly simplified through the Web based User Interface UI Additional features include e A single adm
42. r click Browse and select the file from the displayed list In the Administrator password text box enter the password that you use for logging in to the Storage System Console Click on Upgrade When the confirmation message appears click on OK System Displays the settings that you specified when you initially configured the storage system such as the storage system name and the current date and time You can also change the administrator name and password to use for logging in to the Storage System Manager 1 Click on System and the following screen appears Shared Folders Backups Advanced Logout Alerts Advanced System Firmware You can change basic system settings as well as the password For logging in System Changing the storage system name will restart the system The users will not be able to access the shared folders or perform backups or recovery during this time Network System settings Disks Storage system name MNAS4100 System Log Date 3 20 m 2006 month Day Year Shut Down Time E EA vl 2 x 55 Hour Minute Second Time zone GMT 08 00 Taipei NTP server name or IP address tick stdtime gov tw Administrator login Administrator name admin Password Confirm password WD The password cannot exceed eight characters NOTE Changing the Storage system name might affect access to shared fold
43. r remove the disks without affecting the other disks All the available disk space is used for data If your storage system has only one disk you must use a linear configuration However you can use a linear configuration for two three or four disks as well Linear RAID 0 Instead of writing all the data to one disk in a linear fashion some bytes are written to one disk and other bytes are written to another Performance is faster because reading and writing activities can occur on multiple disks simultaneously All the available disk space is used for data For RAID 0 your storage system must have at least two disks However you can use RAID 0 with three or four disks as well and the disks can be any size Logical Drive Physical Disks 500 GB 250 GB 250 GB RAID 0 Striping 65 66 RAID 1 In this configuration all the data written to one disk is duplicated on the other disk This offers greater data protection since if one disk fails all your data is still intact on the other disk However using RAID 1 means only half your available disk space is used for data the other half is used for a duplicate mirror of that data You can use RAID 1 only if your storage system has only two disks If the disks are not the same size the smaller of the two disks is used for data and the larger of the two disks is used as the mirror If one disk fails the other disk continues to make its data available Logical Drive
44. s Before you change these settings have all the users stop all backups When you are done Disks have all users protect their disks again Events Disk configuration RAID 1 NORMAL Resync 9 Finish 227 min Speed 5190K sec Shut Down Disks Slot Model Serial Number Disk Hotplug Status Indicator WDC WDS00ID 00L540 WD WMAM98925340 74 53GB RAID1 RED WDC WD800ID 00LSA0 WD WMAM98925776 74 53GB RAID1 RED Disk configuration settings Administrator password L Reconfiqure Disks NOTE The color indicated on the Hotplug Indicator column is as follows e RED cannot hotswap hard drive data will be loss e GREEN can hotswap hard drive e YELLOW can hotswap hard drive but it will be downgraded 2 In the Administrator password text box enter your password for logging in to the Storage System Console 54 3 Click on Reconfigure Disks 4 When the confirmation message appears click on OK The Disk Configuration page appears the options that appear on this page vary depending on the number of hard disks that are currently installed in the system If you have four disks installed the following screen appears Shared Folders Backups Advanced Alerts Advanced Disk Configuration Firmware Your storage system can have up to Four disks Four disks have been detected What kind of disk configuration would you like to use System Data protection RAID 5 three disks minimum Network An amo
45. s will not adversely affect any of the other disks In addition while a disk is being rebuilt all the other disks are RED since removing any one of them at this point will cause the RAID to fail If you remove a viable disk and cause only RAID degradation you can re install the same disk and resume normal operation For information about adding a disk refer to Adding Hard Disks on the previous section NOTE If you remove two or more disks you must re install them in the reverse order to help maintain data integrity For example if you remove disk A from slot 1 and then remove disk B from slot 2 you must re install disk B first then disk A You can put the disks back into different slots but they must be re installed in the opposite order from which they were removed 73 If you remove one or more viable disks and cause the entire RAID to fail you can shut down the storage system re install the same disks and then restart the storage system As long as you re install the original disks the storage system should be able to resume proper operation although the integrity of the data cannot be guaranteed However if you replace the removed disks with new disks you must reconfigure your disks CAUTION Reconfiguring your disks will delete all the data on your storage system Responding to RAID Degradation When disk removal failure causes RAID degradation the Disk Change Notification page appears when you access the S
46. system you must click on Discover Storage Systems to scan the network again and update the tree in the left pane 34 3 The following screen appears Input the default user name admin and the default password storage Log in to your Storage System Enter your login information Username admin Password eeeeeee 4 Then click on Log In Refer to the next section on performing various system management tasks 35 3 4 System Management You can perform system management via the Web UI Web Management See previous section on accessing Web Management Users Page Displays a list of all currently configured users and lets you add modify and remove users This area also lets you add modify and remove groups Users amp Computers 1 To get started click the Users button on your homepage The following screen appears Users amp Computers Users Users amp Com puters Groups Only the users listed here can access the shared Folders Add the users here After the user is added assign the user to shared folders by clicking the Shared Folders button above Windows users can be placed into groups to easily assign several users to a shared folder To assign users to a group first add the users then click Groups at the left side of the screen Users Select Name Type O guest Windows Mac OS user CIFS 36 2 Click on Add and the following screen appears allowin
47. tem Setup Configuration The system is now being configured This may take several minutes depending on the disk configuration and the number and size of disks installed Please wait until this process is complete This may take several minutes The storage system is rebooting Please close the current browser window and reconnect when the system status LED is solid green and has stopped blinking 33 3 3 Starting Web Management To perform system management using the Web Management 1 Run the Storage System Console by clicking on Start then Programs then Storage System Console As soon as you start the Console it automatically scans the network for storage systems This might take a few minutes As soon as the scan is complete the left pane displays a tree view of all the storage systems it found The following screen appears FF Storage System Console File Tools Help a E Discover Storage Systems Log On Storage System Manager Storage system information I af Storage Neighborhood pigs EB MNAS4100 Version MNAS4100 10 b111 MAC address 00 40 D0 74 00 CE IP address 10 99 3 112 Subnet mask 255 255 248 0 2 Inthe left pane select the name of the storage system that you want to manage for example MNAS4100 then click on Log On Storage System Manager NOTE If you connect a storage system to the network after the Console has already scanned it or if you change the IP address of the storage
48. tem is powered on or off 69 2 Access the Storage System Console or refresh the browser window The Disk Change Notification page appears Disk Change Notification One or more hard disks in the storage system have Failed or been added or removed ai If you add or remove disks at this time click Scan after each change to update the list of current disks IF you add disks please wait 3 more seconds before you click Scan To power off the storage system click Shut Down The other available options vary depending on the nature of the change Current state Linear NORMAL Previous disks Slot Model Serial Number Disk Status 57320082245 4LJ15M92 186 31 GB Linear Current disks Model Serial Number Disk Status HDT722525DL4380 VDB41AT4C545TA 232 89 GB New 57320082245 4LJ15M9Z 186 31 GB Linear Shut Down Add New Disk 3 To add the disk to the storage system click on Add New Disk If the information on this page is not correct click on Scan to scan the storage system again and update the page You can also click on Shut Down to shut down the storage system but you will be presented with this page again the next time you access the Storage System Console 70 When you click on Add New Disk the following page appears N Add New Disk One or more new disks have been added to the storage system Tf the list of new disks shown here is not correct click Back and then click Scan to update it To add new
49. torage System Console or refresh the browser window One or more hard disks in the storage system have Failed or been added or removed Disk Change Notification fil If you add or remove disks at this time click Scan after each change to update the list of current disks IF you add disks please wait 3 more seconds before you click Scan To power off the storage system click Shut Down The other available options vary depending on the nature of the change Current state RAID 5 DEGRADED Previous disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status 4 Maxtor 6LO80M0 L2065XSH 76 33 GB RAIDS 3 57320082245 4LI1SYNT 186 31 GB RAID 5 2 Maxtor 6L080M0 L204CFQH 76 33 GB RAID 5 1 WDC WD3200JD 00KLB0 WD WCAMR 1051928 298 09 GB RAIDS Current disks Slot Model Serial Number Size Disk Status 4 Maxtor 6L080M0 L204CFQH 76 33 GB RAID 5 3 57320082245 4LJ15 NT 186 31 GB RAIDS 2 Maxtor 6LO80M0 L2065XSH 76 33 GB RAID 5 1 Shut Down Continue 1 To scan the storage system again and update the information on the page click on Scan 74 To re install the same disk or install a new disk click on Shut Down After the storage system shuts down install the disk and then restart the system NOTE If you are re installing multiple disks be sure to re install them in the opposite order that you removed them To return to the Storage System Console and continue to operate i
50. unt of disk space equal to one disk is used for data protection and the rest is used For data storage The data is distributed in such a way that it can Disks be recovered if any one disk Fails System Log Data protection failover RAID 5 spare four disks minimum Three of the disks provide RAID 5 data protection and the forth automatically Shut Down joins the RAID if one of the other three disks Fails Oo Data duplication RAID 10 four disks minimum Half of the disk space is used for data storage and the other half is used for a duplicate mirror of that data IF one disk Fails you have a backup copy Oo Better performance no data protection RAID 0 two disks minimum All the disk space is used for data storage Expandable no data protection Linear one disk minimum All the disk space is used for data storage and you can add more disks later without affecting your existing data 55 If you have two disks installed the following screen appears Home Users Shared Folders i Backups i Advanced i Logout Alerts i i Advanced Disk Configuration w Firmware Your storage system can have up to four disks Two disks have been detected What kind of disk configuration would you like to use System IF you want to add more disks install them one at a time and click Scan after each addition Please Network wait until the disk LED is green before you click Scan Disks Data duplication RAID 1 tw
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