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ALTOS EASYSTORE

UsersManualVersion1.2

Copyright 2006-2007 Acer Incorporated all Rights Reserved. Changes may be made periodically to theinformation in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes willbe incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makesno representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically

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Altos easyStore Manual 1

Chapter

Chapter1 IntroducingYourStorageSystem

Chapter2 GettingStarted

Initializingyourstoragesystem 5InstallingtheConsole 5StartingtheConsole 9Initializingthedisks 11

Configuringyourstoragesystem 13AccessingtheManager 19

AccessingtheManagerusingtheConsole 19AccessingtheManagerusingaWebbrowser 20

LoggingintotheManager 21NavigatingtheManager 22

Viewinginformationabout yourstoragesystem 24Addingusers 26Creatingsharedfolders 30Managingsharedfolders 33

Deletingasharedfolder 33Assigninguserstosharedfolders 35

Chapter3 ManagingYourStorageSystem 36

Managingusers 37Addingusers 37Modifyingusers 38Removingusers 40

Workingwithgroups 41Changingtheauthenticationmode 45

Managingsharedfolders 54Creatingsharedfolders 54Assigninguserstosharedfolders 55Deletingasharedfolder 58

Managingbackups 59Changingtherecoverypassword 60Configuringremoteboot 60Deletingabackup 62Deletingaclient 62

Settingupe-mailalerts 64

Upgradingthefirmware 67DisconnectingUSBdevices 69Changingthesystemsettings 70Changingthenetworksettings 72Reconfiguringyourstoragesystemdisks 76



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Expandingthesharedstorage 77Reconfiguringthedisks 78Viewingsystemstatusinformation 82LoggingoutoftheManager 83

Shuttingdownthestoragesystem 84

Chapter4 Working withSharedFolders 85

Windowsusers 85Linuxusers 90Macusers 91

AccessingsharedfoldersusingFTP 93Disconnectingfromsharedfolders 94

Windowsusers 94Linuxusers 95

Macusers 95

Chapter5 ProtectingLocalDisks 96

Gettingstarted 98Systemrequirements 98Additionalprerequisites 99InstallingtheMicrosoft iSCSIInitiator 99InstallingDiskSafeExpress 100StartingDiskSafeExpress 104Activatingyourlicense 106

Protectingyourdisks 108Manuallybackingupyourdisk 116Stoppingabackuporrecoveryinprogress 117Changingthebackupschedule 118Receivingeventnotifications 120Changingtherecoverypassword 121Enablingordisablingremoteboot 123

Enablingremoteboot 124Disablingremoteboot 126

Recoveringdata 127Recoveringfilesorfolders 129Recoveringadatadisk 131

RecoveringasystemdiskusingtherecoveryCD 133Recoveringasystemdiskwhilebootingremotely 139Removingprotection 143Addingharddisks 147

toalinearornormalRAIDconfiguration 148toadegradedRAIDconfiguration 150

Removingharddisksorrespondingtodiskfailure 151RespondingtoRAIDdegradation 152RespondingtoRAIDfailure 153



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Swappingharddisks 155Transferringharddiskstoanewstoragesystem 156

Appendix A: Software Specifications

Appendix B: Configurations

Appendix C: Hardware Specifications

Technical Assistance

Glossary



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Preface

Thisguideprovidesyouwiththefollowinginformation:

l AnoverviewoftheAltos easyStoreandinstructionsforsettingit uptoprovide sharedstoragespacetousersinyournetwork

l Informationaboutadvancedfeaturesforconfiguringyourstoragesystem

l InstructionsforinstallingandusingDiskSafeTMExpresstobackupyournetworked computerdiskstothestoragesystemandrecoverthatdataasneeded

l Referencematerialaboutproductspecificationsandtroubleshooting

Documentationconventionsl Boldisusedtoindicatemenuitems,buttons, labels,andfileandfoldernames.

l Instructionstoclickaseriesofmenuitemsareindicatedwithanarrow(-->).

Forexample, theinstructionstoclicktheStartmenu,clickPrograms, andthenclickStorageSystemConsolearepresentedasStart-->Programs--> StorageSystemConsole.

l Whenyouseetwokeysjoinedbyaplussign(+),pressandholddownthefirstkey, andthenpressthesecondkey. Forexample,Alt+F2indicatesthatyoushouldpressandholddowntheAltkeyandthenpressF2.

l Significantinformationorexceptionsareindicatedwiththenoteiconshownattheleft.

l Thepotentialfordatalossorcorruptionisindicatedwiththecautioniconshownattheleft.

l ThetermWindowsreferstoanysupportedMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.

Relateddocumentation

Inadditiontothisguide,youcanfindinformationaboutDiskSafeExpressintheonlinehelp. Toaccesstheonlinehelp,clickHelp-->Help TopicsintheDiskSafeExpressapplicationwindow.



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Introducing Your

Storage System

ALTOS EASYSTOREisanintelligentnetworkstoragesolutionforsmallandmedium-sizedofficesandhomenetworkenvironments. It providesupto2TBof harddiskspaceforbothsharedfilesandbackupsofyourcomputerharddisks,offeringanidealwaytodistributeandprotectimportantdata.

Tomakeit easytobackupyourcomputerharddisks,thissolutionincludesDiskSafeExpress,asoftwareapplicationthatprovidesreliabledata protectionand

rapiddatarecoveryintheeventofasystemcrashordiskfailure.WithDiskSafeExpress,youcanrecoveryourlocaldisksorpartitionswithouthavingtoreinstallorreconfiguretheoperatingsystemorapplications,dramaticallyshorteningrecoverytime.

Whatyourpackageincludes

Beforeyoubeginusingyourstoragesystem, pleasemakesurethatyourpackageincludesthefollowingitems:

l TheAltos easyStoreunit

l Onepowercord

l OneRJ-45Ethernet cable

l InstallationCD(fortheStorageSystemConsoleandDiskSafeExpress)

l DiskSafeExpressrecoveryCD

If anyof theseitemsaremissing,pleasecontacttheresellerorretailerfromwhichyoupurchasedthisproduct.



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Chapter1 IntroducingYourStorageSystem

Additionalaccessories

ThestoragesystemsupportsuptotwoUSBdisks,whichcanbepurchased

separately.

Notes:

l OnlyUSBdisksaresupported. USBhubsandotherUSBdevicesarenotsupported.

l AnyUSBdiskmustbeformattedbeforeyoucanuseit withthestoragesystem,andonlythefirstpartitionof aFATorFAT32filesystemwillberecognized.

l DonotuseaUSBcabletoattachthestoragesystemdirectlytoaUSBportonacomputer.

Keyfeaturesandbenefits

l FlexiblestoragecapacityThestoragesystemsupportsuptofour3.5"SATA-Iharddisks,withacapacityof250500GBeach.

l Built-indataprotectionInadditiontoalineardiskconfigurationinwhichallthedisksaretreatedasindependententities, thestoragesystemsupportsseveraldifferent typesof RAIDs(redundantarraysofindependentdisks).Thismeansthatyoucantakeadvantageofthebuild-indataprotectionanddataduplicationofferedbyadvancedRAIDlevels.If yourstoragesystemhasmultipleharddisksandonefails,youwontloseimportantdata. Formore

information,refertoAppendixB, "DiskConfigurations."

l SimpleadministrationYoucanrunthebrowser-basedmanagementinterfacefromanycomputerinyournetwork,anditsinformativewizardsandconfigurationpageswillhelpyouaccomplishyourtasksquicklyandeasily.

l StatusataglanceTheHomepageofthemanagement interfaceletsyouquicklydeterminehowmuchspaceisbeingusedandwhoscurrentlyconnected.

l SupportformultipleplatformsWhetherthecomputersinyournetworkrunWindows,MacOSXorotherMacoperatingsystems,orLinux,youcansetupfilesharingforeachof them.

l SecurityOnlyauthorizeduserscanaccessthesharedfoldersonyourstoragesystem.Youcanalsocontrolwhethertheusercanonlyviewtheinformationinthesharedfoldersoralsoadd,modify, ordeletefilesthere.

l FastperformanceWithitsgigabitEthernetsupport,thestoragesystemprovidesfastaccesstothedatayouneed,whenyouneedit.



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Getting Started 2Gettingstartedwithyourstoragesysteminvolvesthefollowinggeneralsteps:

1. Setupyourstoragesystem.

ThisinvolvesattachinganyoptionalUSBdevices,attachingthestoragesystemto yournetwork,andpoweringupthesystem.

2. InstalltheStorageSystemConsoleonacomputerinthesamesubnetasyourstoragesystemandinitializetheharddisksonyourstoragesystem.

Initializingtheharddisksinvolvesinstallingtheoperatingsystemandother softwarefromafileonyourinstallationCDtoeachoftheharddisksinyour storagesystem.(AltoseasyStore comes already configured)

Forinformationaboutthisstep,refertoInitializingyourstoragesystem.

3. AccesstheWeb-basedmanagementinterface (theManager)andlogin.

Forinformationaboutthisstep,refertoAccessingtheManager andLoggingintotheManager.

4. Addusers.

This is necessary only if youre using local authentication mode and want to controlaccesstothesharedfolders,orif someusersinyournetworkuseLinuxorMacsotherthanthoserunningOSX.

Forinformationaboutthisstep,refertoAddingusers.

5. Createsharedfolders.

Bydefault,thestoragesystemincludesasharedfoldernamedpublic.However, youmightwanttocreateothersharedfoldersaswell.Forexample,in anofficeenvironment, youmightwant tocreateasharedfolderforcompany policiesthateveryonecan view, and separate folders for confidential business documents that only selectedindividualscanvieworchange.Inahome environment, youmightwanttoset upseparatefoldersfordifferenttypesoffiles,likephotos,videos,ormusic.

Forinformationaboutthisstep,refertoCreatingsharedfolders.



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6. Accessthesharedfolders.

Forinformationaboutthisstep,refertoAccessingsharedfolders.

7. Protectyourcomputerharddisks.

ThisinvolvesinstallingDiskSafeExpressoneachcomputerthatyouwantto protectand

specifyingwhichharddisksorpartitionstobackupandhowoften backupsshouldoccur.

Forinformationaboutthisstep,refertoChapter5, "ProtectingLocalDisks."



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3. Onthewelcomepage, clickNext.

4. If youagreetothetermsof thelicenseagreement,clickYes.

5. EnteryournameandcompanynameandthenclickNext.



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6. ClickNexttoinstalltheConsoleinthedisplayedlocation, orclickBrowsetoselectorspecifyadifferentlocationandthenclickNext.

7. ReviewyourselectionsandclickNext.



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8. ToinstalltheConsole,clickFinish.

If youwant tostarttheConsoleimmediatelyafterit isinstalled, selecttheLaunchStorageSystemConsolecheckboxbeforeyouclickFinish.



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StartingtheConsole

OnceyouhaveinstalledtheConsole(asdescribedinInstallingtheConsole),youcanusethefollowingproceduretostartit.

Note: If thestoragesystemisnotdirectlyconnectedtoyourcomputerandyournetworkdoesnothaveaDHCPserver, youmustchangetheIP addressofyourcomputertousethesamesubnetasthestoragesystem.(Youcanchangeit backafteryouhaveconfiguredthestoragesystem.)

Todo this,accessyour localareanetworkproperties. (Forexample, youmightright-click My Network Places and click Properties, and then right-click yournetworkconnectionand click Properties.) In the list, select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)andclick Properties. The IP addresscanbe anyaddressbeginningwith 192.168.0 except 192.168.0.101, since thats the IP address used by thestoragesystem.Thesubnet maskmustbe192.168.0.1.ThenclickOKtoclose

eachopendialogbox.

Whenyouconfigurethestoragesystem(asdescribedinConfiguringyourstoragesystem),youcanspecifywhateverIP addressyouwouldlike thestoragesystemtouse. If theIP addressofthestoragesystemisinadifferent subnetthanyourcomputer, youmustalsospecifythegatewaytouse(asdescribedinChangingthenetworksettings).Thisensuresthatyou canmanagethestoragesystemfromanycomputerusingaWebbrowser(as describedinAccessingtheManagerusingaWebbrowser).ThenyoucanchangeyourcomputersIP addressbacktoitsoriginalsetting.

TostarttheConsole:

1. ClickStart-->Programs-->StorageSystemConsole.

AssoonasyoustarttheConsole,it automaticallyscansthenetworkforstoragesystems.Thismighttakeafewminutes.Assoonasthescaniscomplete, theleft panedisplaysatreeviewof allthestoragesystemsit found.



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Note: If youconnectastoragesystemtothenetworkaftertheConsolehasalreadyscannedit, orif yousubsequentlychangetheIP addressofthestoragesystem,youmustclickDiscoverStorageSystemstoscanthenetworkagainandupdatethetreeintheleft pane.

If nostoragesystemdisplaysintheleft pane,yourcomputermightnot beinthesamesubnetasthestoragesystem.BesuretoinstalltheConsoleonacomputerinthesamesubnetasthestoragesystemandtryagain.

2. Intheleft pane, selectthenameof thestoragesystemthatyouwanttoaccess(forexample, Storage),andthenclickLogOnStorageSystemManager.

If yourstoragesystemusesbothavailableportstoconnecttothenetwork,youcanselecteitheritem.

3. If yourstoragesystemhasnotyetbeeninitialized,theSystemInitializationpagedisplays.Formoreinformation,refertothenextsection,Initializingthedisks.

If yourstoragesystembeeninitializedbutnot yetconfigured,thewelcomepage fortheSystemSetupWizarddisplays.Formoreinformation,referto

Configuringyourstoragesystem.

If yourstoragesystemhasbeeninitializedandconfigured,theloginpagefortheManagerdisplays.Formoreinformation,refertoLoggingintotheManager.



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Initializingthedisks

Once you have installed the Console (as described in Installing the Console),started it, and connected to the storage system (as described in Starting the

Console),theSystemInitializationpagedisplays:

If alltheharddiskshavenotbeendetected, orif youwanttoadd,remove, orre-orderthedisksatthistime,insertorremovethedisksoneatatimeandclickScanaftereachaction.

1. InserttheinstallationCDintoyourcomputersCD-ROMdrive,typethepathtothefirmwarepackageintheFilenametextbox,andclickUpload.

Alternatively, youcanclickBrowseandbrowsetheCDforthefirmware package.ThefirmwarepackageisthefileontheCDthatendsinthePKGfile extension.



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Thefirmwareisuploadedtotheharddisks.Whenthisprocessiscomplete,thestoragesystemrestarts.

Note: Theoperatingsystemandstoragesystemsoftwareareinstalledon each

disk in your storage system to ensure that the failure or removal of any one diskwill not cause the entire storage system to fail.

2. If thewelcomescreendoesnot appearimmediatelyafterthestoragesystemrestarts, closethebrowserwindowandloginagainusingtheConsole.

Youcannowperforminitialconfiguration(asdescribedinConfiguringyourstoragesystem)



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Configuringyourstoragesystem

Onceyourstoragesystemhasbeeninitialized(asdescribedinInitializingyour

storagesystem),followthesestepstoruntheSystemSetupwizardand performthenecessaryinitialconfiguration:

1. If youhavenot alreadyinstalledtheStorageSystemConsole,installit (asdescribedinInstallingtheConsole)andstartit (asdescribedin StartingtheConsole).

Intheleft pane, clickthenameofthestoragesystem.ThenclickLogOnStorageSystemManager.

Thewelcomepagedisplays:

2. Onthewelcomepage, clickNext.



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TheEndUserSoftwareLicenseAgreementpagedisplays:

3. If youagreetotheterms,selecttheI acceptthelicenseagreementcheckboxandthenclickNext.

TheHostNamepagedisplays:

4. ClickNexttoacceptthedefaultstoragesystemname(Storage),orenterwhatevernameyoupreferandthenclickNext.

Thestoragesystemnamecanbeupto15characterslongandcanincludeletters,numbers,andhyphens.



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WhenyouclickNext, theDate/Timepagedisplays:

5. Specifythecurrentdate,time,andtimezone,andthenclickNext.

Thetimeshouldbeexpressedin24-hourformat.Forexample,2:00P.M.would beenteredas14:00:00.

Note: Thestoragesystemtimedoesnotautomaticallychangetoreflectdaylightsavingstime.Toaccommodatethis,youcanmanuallyadjustthetimeasneeded.Formoreinformation,refertoChangingthesystemsettings.

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6. Bydefault,if yournetworkhasaDHCPserver, thestoragesystemobtainsitsIP addressfromthatserver.

If yournetworkdoesnothaveaDHCPserver, orif thestoragesystemisdirectly

attachedtoyourcomputer, thedefaultIP addressandsubnetmaskareused. (Thedefault IP addressis192.168.0.101,andthedefaultsubnetmaskis255.255.255.0).

Toacceptthedefaultsettings,clickNext. Otherwise,specifythedesiredsettingsandthenclickNext.

WhenyouclickNext, theDiskConfiguration pagedisplays.(Theoptionsthatappearonthispagevary, dependingonthenumberof harddisksthatarecurrentlyinstalledinthesystem.)

7. If youwanttoaddorremoveharddisks,dosooneatatimeandclickScanaftereachaction.

Note: It isstronglyrecommendedthatyouinstallalltheharddisksthatyou wanttouseinthestoragesystematthistime,sincechangingthenumberofharddiskslatercanrequirediskreconfigurationandpossibledataloss.

Toacceptthedefault diskconfiguration(whichwillprovidethebestlevelof dataprotectionavailableforthenumberofharddiskscurrentlyinstalled),clickNext. Bydefault,alineardiskconfigurationisusedforasingleharddisk, RAID1is usedfortwoharddisks,andRAID5isusedforthreeorfourharddisks.



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If youwant tochangethediskconfiguration,selectthedesiredRAIDlevelandthenclickNext. (FordetailedinformationaboutthedifferentRAIDlevels,refertoAppendixB, "DiskConfigurations.")

WhenyouclickNext, theDiskSpaceDistributionpagedisplays:

8. Toaccepthowthediskspacewillbeproportionedforsharedfoldersandbackups(only200MBwillbeallocatedforsharedfolders),clickFinish.

If youwant toallocatemorespaceforsharedfolders,selectAllocatemore spaceforsharedfoldersandthenspecifyhowmuchspacetoallocate(either All

availablediskspaceorSpecifieddiskspace).If youselectSpecifieddiskspace, enterthenumberofgigabytestoallocateforsharedfolders(theminimumis1GB).ThenclickFinish.

Note: Youcanexpandtheamount ofdiskspaceallocatedforsharedfolders later(aslongasfreediskspaceisavailable),butyoucannotreduceitwithout reconfiguring your disks and losing all your data.

If youplantobackupcomputerdiskstoyourstoragesystem,it isrecommendedthatyouusetheminimumamountofspaceforsharedfolders,backupallthecomputerdisksthatyouplantoprotect, andthenexpandthespaceallocatedforsharedfolders.Thisensuresthatadequatespaceis

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9. Ontheconfirmationmessage,clickOK.

TheConfigurationpagedisplaysandthesystemisconfiguredaccordingtothesettingsyouspecified. Oncetheconfigurationiscomplete, thesystemrestarts.

10.Afterthestoragesystemrestarts, youcanaccesstheManager, addusers,andcreatesharedfolders.

Formoreinformation,refertoAccessingtheManager,LoggingintotheManager,Addingusers, andCreatingshared folders.



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AccessingtheManager

Onceyouhaveinitializedandconfiguredyourstoragesystem(asdescribedin

InitializingyourstoragesystemandConfiguringyourstoragesystem),youcanaccesstheManagertoaddusers,createsharedfolders,and performothertasksrelatedtomanagingyourstoragesystem.

TherearetwowaystoaccesstheManager:

l UsingtheConsole

l UsingaWebbrowser(Microsoft InternetExplorer6.0orFirefox1.06ornewer)

UsingtheConsole,youcanaccesstheManageronlyfromacomputerinthesamesubnetasthestoragesystem, butyoudonothavetoknowthenameorIP addressofthestoragesystemorotherwisemodifythenetworksettings.

UsingaWebbrowser, youcanaccesstheManagerfromanycomputerinyournetwork,but youmustknowthenameorIP addressofthestoragesystem. Inaddition,if youconfiguredthestoragesystemtouseaspecificIP address,youmightneedtospecifytheIP addressofthegatewayinyournetworkbeforeyoucansuccessfullyaccess theManagerusingaWebbrowser. Firstaccess theManagerusingtheConsoleandthenspecifythegatewayaddress(asdescribedinChangingthenetworksettings.)andtrytoaccessit usingaWeb browser.

AccessingtheManagerusingtheConsole

ToaccesstheManagerusingtheConsole:

1. If youhavenot alreadydoneso,installtheConsoleoneachcomputerfromwhichyouplantomanagethestoragesystem(asdescribedinInstallingtheConsole)

2. Start theConsoleandconnecttothestoragesystem(asdescribedinStartingtheConsole).

3. LogintotheManager(asdescribedinLoggingintotheManager).



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AccessingtheManagerusingaWebbrowser

ToaccesstheManagerusingaWebbrowser:

1. Fromanycomputerinyournetwork,runMicrosoft InternetExplorer6.0orFirefox1.06ornewer, enterthefollowingintheaddressbar, andthenpressEnter:

https://storage_system

wherestorage_systemisthenameorIP addressofthestoragesystem.

Note: Youcanusethestoragesystemnameonlyif yourcomputerisinthe samesubnetasthestoragesystem,if youaddedthestoragesystemsIP addressandnametoyourlocalhostsfile,orif youmanuallyregisteredthenamewithaDNSserverinyournetwork.

Whentheloginpagedisplays,youcanbookmarkit sothatyoucanquicklyandeasilyaccessit thenexttime.

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LoggingintotheManager

Toensurethatyourconnectiontothestoragesystemissecure,theHTTPSprotocol

isused,andonlyindividualswhoknowtheadministratorusernameandpasswordcanvieworchangeanyofthestoragesystemsettings.

TologintotheManager:

1. Whenthesecurityalert displays,clickYes.

Theloginpagedisplays.

2. Entertheadministratorusernameandpassword.

Thedefault usernameisadmin, andthedefaultpasswordisstorage. (Thesearecase-sensitive.)Onceyouhaveloggedin,youcanchangeboththeadministratorusernameandpasswordatanytime.Formoreinformation,refertoChangingthesystemsettings.

3. ClickLogIn.



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NavigatingtheManager

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ThetopoftheHomepage(andeverypageintheManager)displaysanavigationbarthatletsyouaccessallthefeaturesofthestoragesystem:

l HomeDisplaysinformationaboutyourstoragesystem,includinghowthestoragespaceisbeingusedandwhichusersareconnected. Formoreinformation,refertoViewinginformationaboutyourstoragesystem

l UsersDisplaysalistofallcurrentlyconfiguredusers.If youreusinglocalauthenticationmode,youcanadd,modify, andremovealltypesofusers,andadd,modify, andremovegroupsofWindowsandMacOSXusers.If youreusingActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, youcanadd,modify, andremoveLinuxusersandotherMacusers.Youcanalsousethispagetochangethe

authenticationmode.Formoreinformation,refertoAddingusers, Managingusers,andChangingtheauthenticationmode.

l SharedFoldersDisplaysalistofallcurrentlyconfiguredsharedfoldersandletsyouaddsharedfolders,changewhichuserscanaccessthem, andremove

them.

Formoreinformation,refertoCreatingsharedfoldersandManagingsharedfolders.

l BackupsDisplaysalistofallcomputerdiskbackupsthatcurrentlyexistandletsyouchangetherecoverypassword,deletebackupsorabackupclient,and

changeinformationrelatedtobootingremotely.

Formoreinformation,refertoManagingbackupsandChapter5, "ProtectingLocalDisks.

l AdvancedProvidesaccesstoadvancedstoragesystemconfigurationoptions,suchassettingupe-mailalerts; upgradingthefirmware;removingUSBdevices;changingthesystem,network,ordiskconfigurationsettings;viewinginformationaboutthesystemstatusorsystemevents; andshuttingdownthesystemremotely.

Formoreinformation,refertoChapter3,"ManagingYourStorageSystem,"

l ContactUsProvidesinformationaboutFalconStorandtheotherproductsandservicesit offers.

l LogOutLogsyouout oftheManager.



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Viewing informationaboutyourstoragesystem

TheHomepagecandisplaytwodifferent views:StorageStatusandConnectionStatus. Youcanswitchfromoneviewtotheotherbyclickingthedesiredbuttonon

theHomepage.

l StorageStatusDisplaysinformationabout thetotalstoragecapacityonthestoragesystem, howmuchdiskspaceisallocatedforsharedfolders,howmuchiscurrentlyusedbybackups, andhowmuchisavailableforeither. (Initially,thereisnousedbackupspace.Theinformationonthispagechangesaseachcomputerbacksupitsharddiskstothestoragesystem.Youmighthavetorefreshthebrowserwindowtoreflectthesechanges.)

Thispagealso indicateshowmuchofthestoragespaceallocatedforsharedfoldersisactuallyused,thetotalnumberofsharedfolders,andthenumberofnetworkedcomputers(backupclients)thathavebackeduponeormoredisksonthestoragesystem.

Note: Thetotalstoragecapacitywillbelessthanthetotalsizeofallyourhard disksbecausesomeofthediskspaceisneededfortheoperatingsystemandmanagementsoftware.

Inaddition,theamountof usedbackupcapacitywillbegreaterthanthetotalsizeofallthedisks listedontheBackupspagebecauseadditionalstoragespaceisneededforthedatathathaschangedbetweenbackups.



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Addingusers

Note: Bydefault, thestoragesystemuseslocalauthenticationmode. If yoursite

usesActiveDirectory, youmightwanttouseActiveDirectoryauthenticationmodeinstead.Sincealluserdataandallsharedfolderassignmentsaredeletedwhenyouswitchfromonemodetoanother, it isrecommendedthatyoudecidewhichmodeyouwanttousebeforeproceeding.Formoreinformation,refertoChangingtheauthenticationmode

Inlocalauthenticationmode,bydefaultthestoragesystemincludesausernamedguestthat hasapasswordofguest. WindowsandMacOSXuserscanaccessallsharedfoldersthat guestisauthorizedtoaccess.However, youmightwant toaddotherusersaswell.Forexample,if youwanttorestrictaccesstoasharedfolderthat containsconfidentialinformation,youwouldaddat leastoneuserandauthorizethatusertoaccessthatsharedfolder(andnotauthorizetheguestuserto

accessit).Addingauserforeachindividualorcomputerinyournetworkprovidesmaximumflexibilityandsecurity, enablingyoutocontrolexactlywhocanaccesswhatinformation.

Inaddition,onlyWindowsandMacOSXuserscanusetheguestusername.IfthereareLinuxusersorMacuserswhoarentusingOSXinyournetwork, you must

adduserstoallowthoseindividualstoaccessanysharedfolders.(InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, youcanaddonlyLinux/otherMacusers.)

Youcanaddupto128WindowsorMacOSXusers,andupto128LinuxorotherMacusers(foratotalofupto256users).

Note: SinceeachLinux/otherMacusercanrepresentmultipleusers,thenumberofactualuserscanbehigher.

Toaddauser:

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TheUsers&Computerspagedisplays:

2. ClickAdd.

3. Selectthetypeofuserthatyouwanttoadd,andthenclickNext.

TheoperatingsystemusedbytheuserdetermineswhichoptionyoushouldchooseWindows/MacOSXuser(CIFS)orLinux/OtherMacuser(NFS).

Notes:

l LinuxusersandMacuserswhoarenot usingOSXaccesssharedfolders

usingtheNetworkFileSystem(NFS).Inthisenvironment, accessto sharedfoldersisgiventoentirecomputers,not toindividualusersofthosecomputers.However, inWindowsandMacOSXenvironments,eachcomputerusercanhaveindividualaccesstoasharedfolder.

l If yourstoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youcanaddonlyLinux/otherMacusers.



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Thepagethat displaysnextvaries,dependingontheusertypeyouselected.

Windows/MacOSXuser(CIFS)

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4. EntertherequesteduserinformationandclickDone:

Forthistypeofuser Dothis


Linux/otherMacuser(NFS)

Entertheusernameandpasswordforaccessingthesharedfolders.(Youmustenterthepasswordasecondtimetoconfirm it.)

Theusernamecanbeupto20characterslongandcanincludelettersandnumbers.Itcannotbeginwithaperiod,containspacesoradoubleperiod,orcontainthefollowingcharacters:/\[]:;|=,+*?@"' #~`%$

Thepasswordcanbeupto24characterslong.

Note:IftheusernameandpasswordthatyouspecifyherearethesameasthepersonsWindowsusernameandpassword,thepersonwillnotbepromptedtoprovideausernameandpasswordwhenaccessingthesharedfolder.

EnteracomputerdescriptionandtheIPaddressorcomputernameofthepersonscomputer.

TheComputerdescriptioncanbethenameofthepersonwhotypicallyusesthecomputer,oranyotherdescriptionthatyouwanttoprovidetoidentifythecomputerintheUserslist.Thisdescriptioncanbeupto15characterslong.Itcannotcontainthefollowingcharacters:/\[]:;|=,+*?@"'

TheIPaddressorcomputernameistheIPaddressortheactualcomputernameinthecomputer'ssystemconfiguration.Thecomputernamecannotcontainspacesorthefollowingcharacters:/\[]:;|=,+*?@"

Note:Youcancreateasingleuserthatactuallyrepresentsmultiplecomputers.IntheIPaddressorcomputernametextbox,youcanusethewildcardcharacters*and?toindicatearangeofnames.Forexample,client*orclient?wouldincludeallcomputersinthesubnetwhosenamebeginswithclient.*.company.comwouldincludeallcomputersinthe

domaincompany.com.However,thesewildcardscannotbeusedwithIPaddresses.

ThespecifiedusernameandtypedisplaysinthelistontheUsers&Computerspage.

5. Repeat steps2through4untilyouhaveaddedalltheusersthatyouwant toaddatthistime.(Youcanalwaysaddmoreuserslater.)

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2. ClickAdd.

3. IntheSharedfoldernametextbox,enterauniquenameforthesharedfolder,andthenclickNext.

Thisnamecanbeupto64characterslongandcancontainletters,numbers,hyphens,underlines,andspaces.It cannotbeginwithaperiodorcontainadoubleperiodorthefollowingcharacters:/ \ []:;| =, +*?@"' #~`%$.

Thepagethat displaysnextvaries,dependingontheusertypeyouselected.

4. SelecteithertheCIFS, NFSorGROUPtabs,checktheAssignboxfortheuserandselecttheradiobuttonforeitherRO(readonly)orRW(read/write)access.

ForanysharedfolderorUSBdisk,youcanspecifywhichuserscanaccessitandwhatlevelofaccesstheyhave.

.

Todothis Dothis

AllowselecteduserstoaccesstothesharedfolderorUSBdisk

Clickthecheckboxnexttotheuser(s)nameandchangetheiraccess,

Userswithread-onlyaccesscanonlyviewthefilesinthesharedresource;userswithread/writeaccesscanview,add,modify,anddeletefoldersandfilesinthesharedresource.

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Managingsharedfolders

WhenyouclickSharedFoldersinthenavigationbar, thepagedisplaysalistof

sharedresources,includingbothsharedfoldersandUSBdevices.WhenyouselectanitemintheSharedfolderslist,theusersandgroupsthatcanaccessthatitemdisplayintheUserswithaccesslist.(Forgroups,thegroupnameisprecededbyan@symbol.)

Bydefault,thestoragesystemincludesasharedfoldernamedpublic. Inlocalauthenticationmode,allusersareautomaticallyassignedtothisfolderandcan create,modify, ordeletefilesthere.(Youchangethelistof authorizedusersortheir accessrights).InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youmustmanuallyassign userstothisfolderinordertoprovidethemwithaccess.

TheSharedfolderslistalsoincludesusbdisk1andusbdisk2, whetherornot anyUSBdiskshavebeenconnectedtothestoragesystem.

Youcancreateadditionalsharedfoldersanddeletethematanytime.ForbothsharedfoldersandUSBdisks,youcanchangewhichuserscanaccessthemandwhattheycandowiththesubfoldersandfilesthere.

Deletingasharedfolder

Onceyouhavecreatedasharedfolder, youcandeleteit atanytime.Whenyoudeleteasharedfolder, anyuserswhoarecurrentlyaccessingit areimmediatelydisconnectedfromit.

Caution: Deletingasharedfolderdeletesallthesubfoldersandfilesinthatsharedfolder. If youwanttodeleteonlyselectedsubfoldersorfiles,accessthesharedfolder(asdescribedinAccessingsharedfolders)anddelete thedesireditems.



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Notes:

l Youcannot deletethepublicfolder.

l YoucannotdeletethecontentsofaUSBdiskusingtheSharedFolderspage.

ToremovetheUSBdiskfromthestoragesystem,usetheManagertodiscon-nectit.ThenphysicallyunplugtheUSBdiskfromthestoragesystem.

EvenafteryouphysicallyunplugtheUSBdisk,it remainsintheSharedfold-erslist.Thisensuresthatyoudont havetore-assignusersif youlaterrecon-nect theUSBdisk.

Todeleteasharedfolder:

1. Inthenavigationbar, clickSharedFolders.

2. IntheSharedfolderslist,selectthesharedfolderthatyouwanttodelete.

3. ClickDelete.

4. Whenpromptedtoconfirmthedeletion,clickOK.

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Managing Your Storage

System

TheWeb-basedstoragesystemManagerenablesyouperformanumberof taskstohelpyougetthemostfromyourstoragesystem:

l ManagingusersAdd, modify, orremoveusers;putusersintogroups;orchangetheauthenticationmode.

l ManagingsharedfoldersCreatesharedfolders,renameexistingshared

folders,changewhichuserscanaccessexistingsharedfoldersortheiraccessrights,ordeletesharedfoldersthatyounolongerwanttokeep.

l ManagingbackupsViewwhichcomputerdisksarebackedup, changethepasswordforrecoveringabackup,specifywhichbackuptoremotelybootfrom,ordeleteabackuporbackupclient.

l Settingupe-mailalertsSpecifywhetherornote-mailnotificationsshouldbesentwhenaproblemoccurs,andwhoshouldreceivethenotifications.

l UpgradingthefirmwareUpgradeyourstoragesystemfirmwaretothelatestversion.

l DisconnectingUSBdevicesIfyoureusingoptionalUSBdevices,youmust

disconnectthemusingtheManagerbeforeyouphysicallyunplugthem.

l ChangingthesystemsettingsChangethestoragesystemnameortimeanddatesettings,aswellastheusernameorpasswordforloggingintotheManager.

l ChangingthenetworksettingsChangetheworkgroupname,thestoragesystemsIP address,thegatewayorDNSserversettings,orthesettingsthatallowthestoragesystemtoactasaDHCPserverorFTPserver.

l ReconfiguringyourstoragesystemdisksChangetheproportionsof yourstoragesystemthatareallocatedtosharedfoldersandbackups, orchangeyourdiskconfiguration.

l ViewingsystemstatusinformationSeedetailsaboutCPUandmemoryusage,howlongthestoragesystemhasbeenrunning, disktemperatures,etc.

l LoggingoutoftheManagerLogout oftheManagersothatnooneelsecanuseyourcomputertomakechangestothestoragesystem.

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Modifyingusers

Inlocalauthenticationmode,forWindowsandMacOSXusersyoucanchangethepasswordusedtoaccessthesharedfolders,butnottheusername.Thischange

willnotaffectcurrentconnections,but willtakeeffectthenexttimethepersontriestoconnecttoasharedfolder. (InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youcannotmodifyWindows/MacOSXusers,onlyLinux/otherMacusers.)

ForLinuxandotherMacusers,youcanchangetheIP addressorcomputername,but notthecomputerdescription.Changingthisinformationimmediatelydisconnectsthatcomputerfromthesharedfolders.

Note: Tochangetheusernameorcomputerdescription,youmustremovetheexistinguserasdescribedinRemovingusers, andthenaddanewuserwiththedesirednameordescriptionasdescribedinAddingusers

Tomodifyauser:


2. Selecttheradiobuttonnexttotheuserthatyouwant tomodify.

3. ClickEdit.

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4. MakethedesiredchangeandclickOK:

Forthistypeofuser Dothis



Enterthepasswordforaccessingthesharedfolders.(Youmustenterthepasswordasecondtimetoconfirmit.)

Note:IftheusernameandpasswordspecifiedherearethesameasthepersonsWindowsusernameandpassword,thepersonwillnotbepromptedtoprovideausernameandpasswordwhenaccessingthesharedfolders.

EnterthecomputersIPaddressortheactualcomputernameinthecomputer'ssystemconfiguration.

Asingleusercanactuallyrepresentmultiplecomputers.IntheIPaddressorcomputernametextbox,youcanusethewildcardcharacters*and?toindicatearangeofnames.For

example,client*

orclient?

wouldincludeallcomputersinthesubnetwhosenamebeginswithclient.*.company.com

wouldincludeallcomputersinthedomaincompany.com.However,thesewildcardscannotbeusedwithIPaddresses.

Note:Iftheuseriscurrentlyconnectedtoasharedfolder,changingthisinformationwilldisconnecttheuser.

Removingusers

Inlocalauthenticationmode,youcanremoveanyuserexcepttheguestuser. InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youanremoveanyLinuxuseroranyMacusernotrunningMacOSX, butyoucannotremoveanyWindows/MacOSXuser.ThosecanberemovedonlyontheActiveDirectoryserver.

If youremoveauserwhoiscurrentlyconnectedtothestoragesystem, that userremainsconnecteduntiltheuserdisconnectsfromthesharedfolderorshutsdown thecomputer.

Toremoveauser:


2. Selecttheradiobuttonnexttotheuserthatyouwant toremove.

3. ClickRemove.

Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmodeand youselectaWindows/MacOSXuser, thisbuttondisplaysdimmed.

4. Whenpromptedtoconfirmtheremoval,clickOK.

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Workingwithgroups

WindowsandMacOSXuserscanbeput intogroups,whichmakesit easiertogiveseveralusersaccesstothesamesharedfolderat once.

WhenyouclickUsersinthenavigationbarandclickGroupsintheleft pane,thepagedisplaysalistofallcurrentlyconfiguredgroups.WhenyouselectagroupintheGroupslist,themembersofthatgroupappearintheadjacent Memberslist.

If youreusinglocalauthenticationmode,youcanaddagroup,modifythegroupmembership,orremovegroupsatanytime.If youreusingActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youcanviewthegroupmembershipbut notadd,modify, or

removegroups.ThoseactionscanbedoneonlyontheActiveDirectoryserver.

Addingagroup

Inlocalauthenticationmode,whenyoucreateagroup,youtypicallyspecifywhichusersshouldbemembersofthat group, althoughyoucancreateanemptygroup andadd users later. (You must add users as described in Addingusersbefore you canadd those users to a group.)

Eachusercanbeamemberofmultiplegroups.Forexample,theuserAlicemight beamemberofboththeMarketingandExecutivesgroups.

Youcancreateupto128groups.Toaddagroup:


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3. ClickAdd.

Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,thisbuttondisplaysdimmed.

4. IntheGroupnametextbox,enterauniquenameforthegroup.

Thisnamecanbeupto15characterslongandcanincludeletters,numbers,hyphens,andunderlines. It cannotbeginwithaperiod,containspacesoradoubleperiod, orcontainthefollowingcharacters:/ \ [ ] : ; | =, +*?@" ' #~`%$

5. Specifywhichusersshouldbelongtothisgroup,andthenclickOK:

Todothis Dothis

Addalluserstothegroup

Addselecteduserstothegroup

Removeallusersfromthegroup

Removeselectedusersfromthegroup

ClickAddAllUsers.

AllusersmovefromtheAvailableuserslisttotheGroupmemberslist.

IntheAvailableuserslist,selecttheuser(s)thatyouwanttoaddandthenclickAddSelectedUser(s).a

ClickRemoveAllUsers.

AllusersmovefromtheGroupmemberslisttotheAvailableuserslist.

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a.Toselectmultiple,contiguoususers,holddowntheShiftkeyandselectthefirstuser,then select the last user. All users between the first and last selecteduser are selected.

Toselectmultiple,non-contiguoususers,holddowntheCtrlkeyasyouselecteachuser.

1. Changingthegroupmembership

Inlocalauthenticationmode,youcanchangewhichusersaremembersofeachgroupatanytime.Whenyouaddausertoagroup, thatuserimmediatelyhasaccesstoallthesharedfoldersthat thegroupisauthorizedtoaccess.However, ifyouremoveauserfromagroup,thechangedoesnot takeeffectuntilthat userdisconnectsfromthesharedfolderorshutsdownthecomputer.

Forexample, theuserAlicemight beamemberof boththeMarketingandExecutivesgroups.TheMarketinggroupmight haveread-onlyaccesstotheBudgetsharedfolder, whiletheExecutivesgroupmighthaveread/writeaccess.AsamemberoftheExecutivesgroup,Alicewouldhaveread/writeaccesstothatsharedfolder. IfAliceiscurrentlyconnectedtothatsharedfolderandyousubsequentlyremoveherfromtheExecutivesgroup,shewillcontinuetohaveread/writeaccesstothatfolderuntilshedisconnectsorshutsdownhercomputer.Thenexttimesheconnects, shewillcontinuetohaveaccesstothesharedfolder(sincesheisstillamemberoftheMarketinggroup),butshewillbeabletoonlyviewthefilesthere;shewillnotbeabletoadd,modify, ordeleteanyfiles.

Tochangethegroupmembership:



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4. ClickEdit.

Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,thisbuttondisplaysdimmed.

5. Specifywhichusersshouldbelongtothisgroup,andthenclickOK:

Todothis Dothis

Addalluserstothegroup

Addselecteduserstothegroup

Removeallusersfromthegroup

Removeselectedusersfromthegroup

ClickAddAllUsers.

IntheAvailableuserslist,selecttheuser(s)thatyouwanttoaddandthenclickAddSelectedUser(s).a

ClickRemoveAllUsers.

IntheGroupmemberslist,selecttheuser(s)thatyouwanttoremovefromthegroupandthenclickRemoveSelectedUser(s).a

a.Toselectmultiple,contiguoususers,holddowntheShiftkeyandselectthefirstuser,then select the last user. All users between the first and last selected

user are selected.Toselectmultiple,non-contiguoususers,holddowntheCtrlkeyasyouselecteachuser.

Theselectedusersmovefromonelisttotheother.

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Removingagroup

Inlocalauthenticationmode,removingagroupdoesnotremovetheusersthataremembersofthatgroup;it simplymeansthatthegroupwillnolongerappearinthe

GroupslistontheGroupspage.TheusersremainlistedontheUsers&Computerspage.(InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, youcannotremoveagrouponthestoragesystem.ThatcanbedoneonlyontheActiveDirectoryserver.)

However, removingagroupcanaffectaccesstosharedfolders.Whenyouremoveagroup,themembersofthatgroupwillnolongerhaveaccesstoanysharedfoldersthat thegroupwasauthorizedtoaccessunlesstheyweregrantedindividualaccessaswell.

Forexample, theExecutivesgroupmight includeAlice, Bob,andCarlos,andthatgroupmighthaveread/writeaccesstotheBudget sharedfolder. If youremovetheExecutivesgroup,Alice,Bob,andCarlosremainusers,buttheywillnolongerhave

anyaccesstothatsharedfolder.Ontheotherhand,if theExecutivesgrouphadread/writeaccesstotheBudget sharedfolder, butAlicehadread-onlyaccess,whenyouremovethegroup,Boband CarloswillnolongerhaveaccesstotheBudgetsharedfolder(sincetheiraccess rightsweredeterminedbytheirgroupmembership),butAlicewillcontinuetohave read-onlyaccess,sincethat accessright wasgrantedtoheronauserlevel.

Toremoveagroup:



3. IntheGroupslist,selectthegroupthatyouwant toremove.

4. ClickRemove.

Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,this buttondisplaysdimmed.

5. Whenpromptedtoconfirmtheremoval,clickOK.

ThegroupnolongerdisplaysintheGroupslist.

Changing theauthentication mode

Yourstoragesystemcanoperateinoneof twomodes:

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Inlocalauthenticationmode,thestoragesystemauthenticatesalluserswhotrytoconnecttosharedfolders,andyoucanadd,modify, orremovealltypesof users(bothWindows/MacOSXandLinux/otherMacusers).Bydefault, thestoragesystemuseslocalauthenticationmode.

InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, theActiveDirectoryserverauthenticatesallWindowsuserswhotrytoconnecttosharedfolders.Youcanadd,modify, orremoveLinux/otherMacusers,butnot Windowsusers.Inaddition, youcannotcreategroups.AllWindowsusersandgroupsarecontrolledentirelybytheActiveDirectoryserver.

Notes:

l TheauthenticationmodehasnoeffectonbackupsperformedusingDiskSafeExpress.

l If youuseActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,theUsermustchangepasswordatnextlogon checkboxmustbeclearedinthepropertiesforeachuserontheActiveDirectoryserverwhowillbeaccessingsharedfolders onthestoragesystem.Inaddition,eachuserspasswordcanbenolongerthan24characters.

l If youuseActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, youmustaddanyMacOSXuserstoyourActiveDirectoryserverinordertoprovidethoseuserswith accesstosharedfoldersonthestoragesystem.

l ActiveDirectoryauthenticationmodedoesnotautomaticallyincludeaguestaccount. However, theActiveDirectoryadministratorcancreateoneontheActiveDirectoryserver.

l If youuseActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,andtheclocksofthestoragesystemandtheActiveDirectoryserverdifferbymorethanfiveminutes,errorswilloccurwheneverthestoragesystemtriestoconnecttotheActiveDirectoryserver(that is,whenyousettheauthenticationmode, whensynchronizationbetweenthetwosystemsoccurs,andwhenusersaccesssharedfolders).Youmustadjust thestoragesystemtime,timezone, orbothtoensurethattheymatch(asdescribedinChangingthesystemsettings).

Evenif thestoragesystemandActiveDirectoryserverareinthesametimezoneandhavethesametime,errorsmightstilloccurif theActiveDirectoryserveradjustsfordaylightsavingstime.Inthiscase,youmustchangeboth

thetimezoneandtimeonthestoragesystem.Forexample,if theActiveDirectoryservertimeis2:00P.M.intheCentralTimezone(GMT-06:00),youwouldset thestoragesystemtimezonetoEasternTime(GMT-05:00)andthenset thetimetomatchtheActiveDirectoryserver(14:00).If youdothis,donotsynchronizethestoragesystemwithanNTPserver, asthetimewillbereadjustedbasedonthetimezone.



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Youcanchangetheauthenticationmodeat anytime,butyoumustprovidetheadministratorpasswordtodoso.

Caution: Changingtheauthenticationmodedeletesallyourexistinguserdata

andsharedfolderassignments.However, if anyusersarecurrentlyaccessingsharedfolders,theywillremainconnecteduntiltheydisconnectfromthesharedfoldersorshutdowntheircomputer.

Tochangetheauthenticationmode:


2. Intheleft pane, clickAuthenticationMode.

TheAuthentication Modepagedisplaysthecurrentauthenticationmode.

3. IntheAdministratorpasswordtextbox,enterthepasswordforaccessingthestoragesystem.

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9. IntheUsernametextbox,enterthenameof auserwhohasprivilegestoaccesstheActiveDirectorytree.

WhenaccessingtheActiveDirectoryserver, thisnamewillbeappendedwith

thefullyqualifieddomainnameshownonthispage.

10. InthePasswordtextbox,enterthepasswordassociatedwiththespecifiedusername.

11. If youwanttospecifythenameoftheorganizationalunit that containstheusersandgroupsthatwillbeabletoaccesssharedfoldersonthestoragesystem,enterthenameintheOrganizationalunitnametextbox(upto256characters).Thisunitmustnothavemorethan100subunits, andthenamemustbeprecededbyaforwardslash(asin/Sales).

Note: Thenameoftheorganizationalunit itselfcannot containaslash.

For example,if thenameisSales/Marketing, youmusteitherspecifyadifferentorganizationalunit name,leavethenameblank,orchangethenameoftheorganizationalunit ontheActiveDirectoryserver.

If youomit anorganizationalunit namehere,youcanbrowsetheActiveDirectorytreeonthenextpage. However, if thetreehasmorethan100subunits, youmustspecifyanorganizationalunitname.

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AllthecurrentusersandgroupsassociatedwiththeselectedorganizationalunitareimportedintothestoragesystemandappearontheUsers&ComputersandGroupspages.At thispoint,youcanassigntheseusersandgroupstosharedfolders(asdescribedinAssigninguserstosharedfolders).

ModifyingtheActiveDirectoryproperties

If yourstoragesystemiscurrentlyusingActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, anitemcalledActiveDirectoryPropertiesdisplaysintheleft panewhenyouclickUsersinthenavigationbar. Whenyouclickthisitem,youcanchangetheIPaddressofyourprimaryorsecondaryActiveDirectoryserver, theusernameorpasswordforbrowsingtheActiveDirectorytree,andhowfrequentlythestoragesystemshouldsynchronizewiththeActiveDirectoryserver.

TomodifytheActiveDirectoryproperties:


2. Intheleft pane, clickAuthenticationDirectoryProperties.

Thisitemdisplaysonlyif youarecurrentlyusingActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode.Todeterminewhichmodeyourecurrentlyusing,clickAuthenticationModeintheleft paneandobservethemodespecifiedintheright pane.

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3. Makethedesiredchanges,if any, andclickApply:

Tochangethis Dothis

TheIPaddressoftheprimaryActiveDirectoryserver

TheIPaddressofthesecondaryActiveDirectoryserver

TheusernameorpasswordforbrowsingtheActiveDirectorytree

Thenumberofminutes

betweensynchronizations

InthePrimaryserverIPaddresstextbox,entertheIPaddressofyourprimaryActiveDirectoryserver.(Youcannotusetheserversname.)

Note:Thenewservermustresideinthesamedomainastheoriginalserver.Tochangedomains,youmustswitchbacktolocalauthenticationmodeandthenswitchtoActiveDirectoryauthenticationmodeagain(asdescribedinChangingtheauthenticationmode).

IntheSecondaryserverIPaddresstextbox,entertheIPaddressofyoursecondaryActiveDirectoryserver.(Youcannotusetheserversname.)

Note:Thesecondaryservermustresideinthesamedomainastheprimaryserver.

IntheUsernametextbox,enterthenameofauserwhohasprivilegestoaccesstheActiveDirectorytree.

InthePasswordtextbox,enterthepasswordassociatedwiththatusername.

ThisusernameandpasswordwillbeusedtoobtainnewuserandgroupinformationfromtheActiveDirectoryserverateverysynchronization.

IntheSynchronizationinterval(minutes)textbox,enterthenumberofminutesthatshouldelapsebetween

synchronizations.

If this interval is tooshort,network trafficmightbeadverselyaffected.Ifthisintervalistoolong,userswhosepasswordshavechangedmightexperienceproblemsaccessingsharedfolders.

SynchronizingthestoragesystemandActiveDirectoryserver

Bydefault, thestoragesystemobtainsinformationabout usersandgroupsfromtheActiveDirectoryserverevery30minutes,andyoucanchangethisvalue(asdescribedinModifyingtheActiveDirectoryproperties).

If youaddanewuserorgrouptotheActiveDirectoryserveranddontwant towaituntilthenextsynchronizationbeforeassigningthatuserorgrouptoasharedfolder,youcansynchronizethestoragesystemandActiveDirectoryserverimmediately.Youshouldalsodothisif auserspasswordchangedontheActiveDirectoryserverandtheusercannolongeraccesssharedfoldersonthestoragesystem.

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2. Intheleft pane, clickeitherUsers&ComputersorGroups.

3. ClickSynchronize.

Thepagedisplaystheprogressofthesynchronization.

Notes:

l Yourstoragesystemsupportsonly128usersand128groups. If theselectedorganizationalunitonyourActiveDirectoryservercurrentlyexceedsthesemaximums,theexcessusersorgroupswillnotbeaddedtothestoragesystem.

l If theclocksofthestoragesystemandtheActiveDirectoryserverdifferbymorethanfiveminutes,errorswilloccurwhenthetwosystems synchronize.

Youmustadjustthestoragesystemtime,timezone, orbothtoensurethattheymatch(asdescribedinChangingthesystemsettings).

Evenif thestoragesystemandActiveDirectoryserverareinthesame timezoneandhavethesametime,errorsmight stilloccurif theActive Directoryserveradjustsfordaylightsavingstime. Inthiscase, youmust changeboth

thetimezoneandtimeonthestoragesystem.Forexample,if theActiveDirectoryservertimeis2:00P.M.intheCentralTimezone(GMT-06:00),youwouldsetthestoragesystemtimezonetoEasternTime(GMT-05:00)andthensetthetimetomatchtheActiveDirectoryserver(14:00).If youdothis,donotsynchronizethestoragesystemwith anNTPserver, asthetimewillbereadjustedbasedonthetimezone.



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Managingsharedfolders

WhenyouclickSharedFoldersinthenavigationbar, thepagedisplaysalistof

sharedresources,includingbothsharedfoldersandUSBdevices.WhenyouselectanitemintheSharedfolderslist,theusersandgroupsthatcanaccessthatitemappearintheUserswithaccesslist.(Forgroups,thegroupnameisprecededbyan@symbol.)

Bydefault,thestoragesystemincludesasharedfoldernamedpublic. Inlocalauthenticationmode,allusersareautomaticallyassignedtothisfolderandcan create,modify, ordeletefilesthere.(Youchangethelistof authorizedusersortheir accessrights).InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youmustmanuallyassign usersto

thisfolderinordertoprovidethemwithaccess.

TheSharedfolderslistalsoincludesusbdisk1andusbdisk2, whetherornot anyUSBdiskshavebeenconnectedtothestoragesystem.

Youcancreateadditionalsharedfoldersanddeletethematanytime.ForbothsharedfoldersandUSBdisks,youcanchangewhichuserscanaccessthemandwhattheycandowiththesubfoldersandfilesthere.

Creatingsharedfolders

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5. SpecifywhichusersshouldbeabletoaccessthissharedfolderorUSBdisk,andthenclickOK:

Todothis Dothis

AllowselecteduserstoaccesstothesharedfolderorUSBdisk

PreventselectedusersfromaccessingthesharedfolderorUSBdisk

IntheUnauthorizedusers list,selecttheuser(s)whoshouldbeabletoaccessthesharedresourceandthenclickAdd(Read-Only)orAdd(Read/Write).a

Userswithread-onlyaccesscanonlyviewthefilesinthesharedresource;userswithread/writeaccesscanview,add,modify,anddeletefoldersandfilesinthesharedresource.

IntheAuthorizeduserslist,selecttheuser(s)whoshouldnotbeable toaccessthesharedresourceandthenclickRemove.a

a.Toselectmultiple,contiguoususers,holddowntheShiftkeyandselectthefirstuser,then select the last user. All users between the first and last selecteduser are selected.

Toselectmultiple,non-contiguoususers,holddowntheCtrlkeyasyouselecteachuser.

Theselectedusersmovefromonelisttotheother.

Notes:

l Tochangetheaccesslevelforauser, selecttheuserintheAuthorizeduserslistandclickRemove. ThenselectthatuserintheUnauthorizeduserslistandclickeitherAdd(Read-Only)orAdd(Read/Write),dependingontheaccesslevelyounowwanttheusertohave.

l If youcreatedgroups(asdescribedinAddingagroup),you canperformthisstepwithgroupsaswell.

Thispageshowsallgroupsandallusers.Forexample,if youcreatedagroupnamedGroup1, andaddedUser2andUser3tothat group,theUnauthorizedgroupslistincludesGroup1,andtheUnauthorizeduserslistincludesUser2andUser3.If youselectGroup1andclickAdd(Read-Only), Group1movestotheAuthorizedgroupslist,but

User2andUser3donotmovetotheAuthorizeduserslist.Thisallowsyoutospecifyuniqueaccessrightsforthoseusers.Forexample,youcouldselectUser3andclickAdd(Read/Write). ThiswouldmeanthateveryoneinGroup1wouldhaveread-onlyaccesstothesharedfolderexcept User3,whowouldhaveread/writeaccesstoit.

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Deletingasharedfolder

Onceyouhavecreatedasharedfolder, youcandeleteit atanytime.Whenyoudeleteasharedfolder, anyuserswhoarecurrentlyaccessingit areimmediately

disconnectedfromit.

Caution: Deletingasharedfolderdeletesallthesubfoldersandfilesinthatsharedfolder. If youwanttodeleteonlyselectedsubfoldersorfiles,accessthesharedfolder(asdescribedinAccessingsharedfolders)anddelete thedesireditems.

Notes:

l Youcannot deletethepublicfolder.

l Youcannot deletethecontentsofaUSBdiskusingtheSharedFolders

page.Todeleteitscontents, youmustgiveyourselfread/writeaccesstothatdisk(asdescribedinAssigninguserstosharedfolders),access thedisk(asdescribedinAccessingsharedfolders),andthen deletethedesiredfoldersandfiles.

ToremovetheUSBdiskfromthestoragesystem, usetheManagertodisconnectit (asdescribedinDisconnectingUSBdevices). ThenphysicallyunplugtheUSBdiskfromthestoragesystem.

EvenafteryouphysicallyunplugtheUSBdisk,it remainsintheSharedfolderslist.Thisensuresthat youdonthavetore-assignusersif youlaterreconnecttheUSBdisk.

Todeleteasharedfolder:

1. Inthenavigationbar, clickSharedFolders.

2. IntheSharedfolderslist,selectthesharedfolderthatyouwanttodelete.

3. ClickDelete.


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Managingbackups

OncetheusershaveusedDiskSafeExpresstobackuptheircomputerharddisks

tothestoragesystem(asdescribedinChapter5, "ProtectingLocalDisks,"),theBackupspagedisplaysalistof eachcomputerthathas donethis,thesizeofeachprotecteddisk,thedateandtimeof allavailablebackups, andthebackupdiskID(thenumberusedtoidentifythebackuponboththestoragesystemandontheStatuspageinDiskSafeExpress).

If ausereverhastorecoveradiskusingtherecoveryCDorremotelybootfromabackuponthestoragesystem,theuserwillbepromptedforapasswordtodoso.Theuserhadtoprovidethispasswordwhenprotectingthedisk.However, if theuserforgetsit, youcanresetthepasswordusingtheManager. (Forinformation aboutrecoveringadiskusingtherecoveryCD,refertoRecoveringasystemdiskusingtherecoveryCD.Forinformationaboutbootingremotely, refertoRecoveringasystemdiskwhilebootingremotely.)



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Forbootingremotely, youcanalsospecifytheMACaddresstouse(ifyouwant toremotelybootacomputerusingadifferentcomputersbackup)andthebackuptobootfrom.

Inaddition,whenauserremovesprotectionforadisk,theexistingbackupsarenotdeleted. Theusercanre-usetheallocatedspacefornewbackups, oryoucandeletethosebackupsmanuallyusingtheManager.

Changing therecoverypassword

Tochangetherecoverypassword:

1. Inthenavigationbar, clickBackups.

2. InComputernamelistintheRecoverypasswordsgroupbox,selectthenameofthecomputerwhoserecoverypasswordyouwanttochange.

3. IntheRecoverypasswordtextbox,typethepasswordtouse.

Thispasswordmustbe1216characterslong.It cannotcontainmulti-bytewords.ThismeansyoucanonlyenterASCIIcharacterwhosecodevalueislessthan128.

4. ClickChangePassword.

5. Whentheconfirmationmessagedisplays,clickOK.

Theusermustprovidethispasswordwhenrecoveringadiskfromthisstorage

systemusingtherecoveryCDorwhenremotelybootingfromabackuponthestoragesystem.

Configuringremoteboot

Normally, whenyouenableremotebootforaclient computer(asdescribedinEnablingremoteboot),noadditionalactionisnecessaryonthe storagesystem.However, if youwanttoremotelyboot onecomputerfromanothercomputersbackup,youmustchangetheMACaddress.Forexample,if Computer1hasbeeninfectedbyavirus,andallofitsbackupsarealsoinfected,youmight wanttobootComputer1fromoneofComputer2sbackupsandrecoverthat disktoComputer1.Todothis,youmustchangetheMACaddressassociatedwith

Computer2.

Note: If youtrytorecoveronecomputerfromanothercomputersbackup,bothcomputersmusthaveidenticalhardware.Otherwise,therecoveredfileswillnotoperateproperly.

Youcanalsospecifywhichbackuptoremotelyboot from.Bydefault,youalwaysbootfromthelatestbackup.(Youcanbootfromanearlierbackup,butnomatterwhichbackupyoubootfrom,youcanrecoveronlythelatestbackup.)



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Toconfigureremoteboot:


2. IntheComputernamelistintheRemotebootgroupbox,selectthenameofthecomputerwhosebackupyouwanttoremotelybootfrom.

3. If youreremotelybootingthecomputerfromitsownbackup,donotchangetheMACaddress. However, if yourebootingadifferent computerfromtheselectedcomputersbackup,entertheMACaddressoftheNICofthecomputerthat youwanttoremotelybootintheMACaddresstextbox.

Remotebootmusthavebeenpreviouslyenabledonthat computer.

4. FromtheBackupforbootingremotelylist,selectthetimeanddateof thebackupthatyouwant toremotelybootfrom.

Toalwaysbootfromthemostrecentbackup,selectLatestbackup.

Anasterisk(*)identifiesthebackupthatwillbeusedforbootingremotely.

Notes:

l Youcanremotelybootonlyfrombackupsthatwerecreatedafterremoteboot wasenabledontheclient computer.

l If theselectedbackupisdeletedtomakeroomfornewerbackups, themostrecentbackupwillbeusedforbootingremotely.

5. ClickApplyBootInfo.


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Deletingabackup

Youcandeleteallbackupsofagivendisk, butyoucannot deletejustanindividualbackupfromaspecificdateandtime.

Note: If youdeleteallbackupsofalldisksforaparticularcomputer, thatcomputernolongerdisplaysontheBackupspage. However, thatcomputernameremainsinthestoragesystemandcountstowardthetotalnumberofcomputersthatareallowedtobackuptothestoragesystem.If youwanttodeleteallbackupsofalldisksandthecomputername,refertothenextsection,Deletingaclient.

Todeleteallbackupsofadisk:


2. Selecttheradiobuttonadjacent tothediskwhosebackupsyouwanttodelete(inthesecondSelectcolumn).

3. ClickDeleteBackup.


ThedisknolongerdisplaysontheBackupspage,andallbackupversionsaredeleted. If onlyonediskwasprotected,thecomputernamedisdisplaysfromthepageaswell.

Note: If youdeleteabackupandtheuserdidnotpreviously

remove protectionforthatdisk,whentheusersubsequentlyaccessesDiskSafeExpress,theStatuspagewillindicatethatthebackupoftheprotecteddiskisoffline.Tobackupthediskonceagain,theusermustremoveprotectionandthenprotect thediskagain.Formoreinformation,refertoRemoving protectionandProtectingyourdisks.

Deletingaclient

If youremoveDiskSafeExpressfromaparticularcomputer, orif youchangethecomputername,theoriginalcomputernameremainsonthestoragesystemand

countstowardthetotalnumberof computersthat areallowedtobackuptothestoragesystem.Todeleteallbackupsofalldisksforaparticularcomputerandthecomputername,youmustdeletetheclient.

Todeleteaclient:


2. Selecttheradiobuttontotheleft ofthecomputerwhosebackupsandcomputernameyouwanttodeletefromthestoragesystem(inthefirstSelectcolumn).



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3. ClickDeleteClient.


Allbackupsofalldisksassociatedwiththiscomputeraredeleted,andthecomputernameisalsodeletedfromthestoragesystem.

Note: If youdeleteaclientandtheuserdidnotpreviouslyremove

protectionforthatdisk,whentheusersubsequentlyaccessesDiskSafeExpress,theStatuspagewillindicatethat thebackupoftheprotecteddiskisoffline.Tobackupthediskonceagain,theusermustremoveprotectionandthenprotectthediskagain. Formoreinformation, refertoRemovingprotectionandProtectingyourdisks.



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Settingupe-mailalerts

TheAlertspageallowsyoutosetupthestoragesystemtonotifyuptothreepeople

viae-mailif aproblemoccursforexample,if oneofthedisksfails,orif insufficientspaceisavailableforcreatingnewfilesorperformingabackup:

Totakeadvantageofthisfeature, youmusthaveaccesstoanSMTPe-mailserver,eitherwithinyourownnetworkorthroughanInternetserviceprovider.

Note: Thee-mailmightnotbesentimmediatelywhentheproblemoccurs,butwillbesentwithinfiveminutesoftheevent. Inaddition,if theproblemisfixedwithinthat timeframeforexample,if youreplacethediskthatfailedthealertwillnotbesent.

Toset upe-mailalerts:

1. Inthenavigationbar, clickAdvanced.



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10. Toconfirmthattheconfigurationiscorrect,clickTestE-mail, andclickOKontheconfirmationmessage.

Thissendsatestmessagetothespecifiedrecipients. If theydonotreceivethe

testmessage,makesurethatalltheentriesonthispagearecorrect.Youmightalsohavetomodifythenetworksettings(suchasthegatewaytouse).Forinformationaboutchangingthenetworksettings,refertoChangingthenetworksettings



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4. IntheAdministratorpasswordtextbox,enterthepasswordthatyouuseforloggingintotheManager.

5. ClickUpgrade.

6. If youareupgradingfromversion1.0or1.1,clickContinuetodeleteallhomefoldersandproceedwiththeupgrade.




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DisconnectingUSBdevices

TheUSBpagedisplaysalistofallUSBdevicesthatarecurrentlyattachedtothe

storagesystem,includingthetypeofdeviceit is,themanufacturer, andthename.USBdisksareidentifiedbythenamesusbdisk1andusbdisk2. (Thesenamescannotbechanged.)

WhenyouplugaUSBdeviceintothestoragesystem,thestoragesystemautomaticallydetectsit andaddsthatdevicetotheUSBpage. (YoumightneedtoclickScantoupdatethedisplay.)

However, whenyouwant tounplugaUSBdevicefromthestoragesystem,youmustfirstusetheManagertodisconnectit. Thispreventsdatacorruptionandotherpotentialproblemswiththedevice.OncetheUSBdevicehasbeendisconnectedviatheManager, youcanunplugit.

TodisconnectaUSBdevice:


2. Intheleft pane, clickUSB.

3. Inthelistof USBdevices,selectthedevice(s)thatyouwanttodisconnect.

4. ClickDisconnect.


YoucannowunplugtheUSBdevice.

Note: If youinadvertentlydisconnectaUSBdevicethatyouwanttoretain, unplugit fromthestoragesystem, plugit backin, andthenclickScan.This reactivates the USB device.

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Changingthesystemsettings

TheSystempagedisplaysthesettingsthatyouspecifiedwhenyouinitially

configuredthestoragesystem,suchasthestoragesystemname,andthecurrentdateandtime.

In localauthenticationmode,youcanchangeanyofthesesettingsatanytime.InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youcanchangeanyofthesesettingsexceptthestoragesystemname.YoucanalsochangetheadministratornameandpasswordtouseforloggingintotheManager.

Tochangeanyofthesystemsettings:


2. Intheleft pane, clickSystem.



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Changingthenetworksettings

TheNetworkpagedisplaysthenetworksettingsthatweresetwhenyouinitially

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Youcanchangethesesettingsatanytime.

Note: ChangingtheIPaddressorsubnetmaskcanhaveseveraleffects:

l

AccesstotheManagerwillbetemporarilydisrupted. If youaccesstheManagerusingaWebbrowserandanIP address,youwillneedtousethenewIPaddress.Inaddition, if youaddedthestoragesystemsIP addresstoalocalhostsfileorDNSserver, youmustupdatetheIP addressinthoseresources.

l UserswhoaccessedthesharedfoldersusingthepreviousIP addresswillbedisconnectedandmustaccessthemagainusingthenewIP address(asdescribedinAccessingsharedfolders)

l UsersrunningDiskSafeExpressmustrestartthatapplication.If abackuporrecoverywasinprogressanddidnotcompletesuccessfully, performthe actionagain.

YoucanalsoconfigurethestoragesystemtoactasaDHCPserver. Inotherwords,thestoragesystemcanassignIP addressestoothercomputersinyournetwork,simplifyingthenetworkconfigurationofeachindividualsystem.

Inaddition,yourstoragesystemcanactasanFTPserver. ThisallowsallWindowsandMacOSXuserstouseaWebbrowsertoaccessthepublicfolder. Formoreinformation,refertoAccessingsharedfoldersusingFTP.

Tochangeanyofthenetworksettings:


2. Intheleft pane, clickNetwork.

3. Makethedesiredchanges:

Tochangethis Dothis

The workgroup towhich thestoragesystembelongs

The IP address(es)usedbythestoragesystem

IntheWorkgroupnametextbox,enterthenameoftheworkgroup.

Thisnamecanbeupto15characterslong.

InthePort1groupbox,eitherselectGetanIPaddressautomaticallytoobtaintheIPaddressfromyourDHCPserver,orselectUsethisIPaddressandentertheIPaddressandsubnetmaskinthesubsequenttextboxes.

IfyouselectGetanIPaddressautomaticallyandyournetworkdoesnothaveaDHCPserver,orifthestoragesystemisdirectlyattachedtoyourcomputer,thedefaultIPaddressandsubnetmaskareused.(ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.101,andthedefaultsubnetmaskis255.255.255.0).



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Tochangethis Dothis

TheIPaddressofthegateway

Ifyournetworkincludesagateway,andiftheportonthestoragesystemusesaspecifiedIPaddressratherthan

obtainingonefromtheDHCPserver,entertheIPaddressofthedefaultrouterintheGatewayIPaddresstextboxes.(ThisistypicallythesameIPaddressastheport,withthelastnumberbeing1.)

Ifyournetworkdoesnotincludeagateway,oriftheportobtainsitsIPaddressfromtheDHCPserver,leavethesetextboxesblank.(IftheportobtainsitsIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thegatewaywillobtainitsIPaddressfromtheDHCPserveraswell.)

TheDNSservertouse IfyournetworkincludesaDNSserver,andiftheportonthestoragesystemusesaspecifiedIPaddressratherthanobtainingonefromtheDHCPserver,entertheprimaryIPaddressinthePreferredDNSservertextboxesandthesecondaryIPaddressintheAlternateDNSservertextboxes.

IfyournetworkdoesnotincludeaDNSserver,oriftheportobtainsitsIPaddressfromtheDHCPserver,leavethesetextboxesblank.(IftheportobtainsitsIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,theDNSserverIPaddresswillbeobtainedfromtheDHCPserveraswell.)

TheDHCPsettings IfyouwanttousethestoragesystemasaDHCPserver,inthePort1groupbox,selectUsethisIPaddressandentertheIPaddressandsubnetmaskinthesubsequenttext boxes.

ThenselecttheEnableDHCPservercheckbox,enterthebeginningIPaddressintheStartingIPaddresstextboxes,andenterthelastIPaddressintheEndingIPaddresstextboxes.

Forexample,iftheStartingIPaddressis192.168.0.103andtheEndingIPaddressis192.168.0.107,thestoragesystemwillallocatetheIPaddresses192.168.0.103,192.168.0.104,192.168.0.105,192.168.0.106,and192.168.0.107tothefirstfivecomputersthattrytoobtaintheirIPaddressesfromthestoragesystem.Assoonasone ofthosecomputersshutsdownorotherwiselosesitsnetworkconnection,thatIPaddresswillbeassignedtothe

nextcomputerthattriestoobtainitsIPaddressfromthestoragesystem.

IfyoudonotwanttousethestoragesystemasaDHCPserver,cleartheEnableDHCPservercheckbox.(IfGetanIPaddressautomaticallyisselected,youcannotusethestoragesystemasaDHCPserver.)



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Tochangethis Dothis

Thepacketsizefortransferringdata

Specifywhetherornottotransferlargerdatapacketsbetweenthestoragesystemandthecomputersinyour

networkbyselectingorclearingtheJumboFramescheckbox.

Ifyouclearthisoption,thestoragesystemwilluse1514-bytepackets.

Ifyouselectthisoption,youcanspecifyalargerpacketsize(from1514to9014bytes).

Note:Usingjumboframesallowsyoutotransferdatamorequickly.However,youcanselectthisoptiononlyifyournetwork,Ethernetswitch,andthenetworkinterfacecards(NICs)onthecomputersinyournetworksupportthespecifiedpacketsize.Todeterminewhetheryoucanuse

jumboframes,refertothedocumentationforthosecomponents.

TheFTPsettings IfyouwanttousethestoragesystemasanFTPserver,selecttheEnableFTPservercheckbox.

IfyoudonotwanttousethestoragesystemasanFTPserver,clearthisoption.

ForinformationaboutaccessingthestoragesystemusingFTP,refertoAccessingsharedfoldersusingFTP.

4. ClickApply.


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Reconfiguringyourstoragesystemdisks

TheDiskspagedisplaysinformationabout alltheharddisksthatarecurrently

installedinyourstoragesystem:

Thispageincludesthefollowingdetails:

l Thediskconfiguration(that is,whetherthedisksusealinearorRAIDconfiguration,andtheRAIDlevel)

l Theoverallstatusofthedisks:

n NormalAllthedisksareworkingproperly.

n DegradedOneormorediskshavefailedbut allthedataisstillavailable.

n FailedThestoragesystemhasstoppedworkingproperly.

l Theslotwhereeachharddiskresides

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l Thecurrentstatusofeachdisk:

n LinearorRAIDnThediskisworkingproperlyaspartof thespecifiedconfiguration.

n NewThediskhasbeenaddedtothestoragesystembutisnot currentlybeingused.

n SpareThediskisactingasasparediskfortheRAID.

n RebuildingThediskisbeingrebuilt(forexample,whenafaileddiskisreplaced)

n N/AThediskisdetectedbut notavailableforuse(forexample,whenithasfailed)

l Thehotplugindicator:

n REDRemovingthediskwillcausetheRAIDtofail.

n YELLOWRemovingthediskwillcauseRAIDdegradation.

n GREENRemovingthediskwillnotaffecttheRAID.

Note: Wheneveryouaddorremoveadiskfromthestoragesyste

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