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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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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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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.
WhenyouclickNext, theNetworkSettingspagedisplays:
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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
availableforbackups.
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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.
2. LogintotheManager(asdescribedinLoggingintotheManager).
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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
OnceyoulogintotheManager, theHomepagedisplays:
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
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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)
Linux/OtherMacuser(NFS)
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4. EntertherequesteduserinformationandclickDone:
Forthistypeofuser Dothis
Windows/MacOSXuser(CIFS)
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.)
If youdliketoputWindows/MacOSXusersintogroups,refertoWorkingwithgroups.
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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.
Ifyouwishtocanceltheselection,clickthecheckboxagaintoremovethecheck.
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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.
ThesharedfoldernolongerdisplaysintheSharedfolderslist,andallassociatedsubfoldersandfilesaredeleted.
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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.
l ShuttingdownthestoragesystemShutdownthestoragesystemusingtheManagerratherthanpushingthepowerbuttononthestoragesystemmanually.
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Selecttheradiobuttonnexttotheuserthatyouwant tomodify.
3. ClickEdit.
Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmodeand youselectaWindows/MacOSXuser, thisbuttondisplaysdimmed.
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Thepagethat displaysnextvaries,dependingonthetypeof useryouselected.
Windows/MacOSXuser(CIFS)
Linux/OtherMacuser(NFS)
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4. MakethedesiredchangeandclickOK:
Forthistypeofuser Dothis
Windows/MacOSXuser(CIFS)
Linux/OtherMacuser(NFS)
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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Selecttheradiobuttonnexttotheuserthatyouwant toremove.
3. ClickRemove.
Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmodeand youselectaWindows/MacOSXuser, thisbuttondisplaysdimmed.
4. Whenpromptedtoconfirmtheremoval,clickOK.
TheusernolongerdisplaysinthelistontheUserspage.
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Intheleft pane, clickGroups.
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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.
IntheGroupmemberslist,selecttheuser(s)thatyouwanttoremovefromthegroupandthenclickRemoveSelectedUser(s).a
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Intheleft pane, clickGroups.
3. IntheGroupslist,selectthegroupwhosemembershipyouwant tochange.
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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.
OntheGroupspage,whenyouselectthisgroupintheGroupslist,theadjacentMemberslistimmediatelyreflectsthechangesyoujustmade.
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Intheleft pane, clickGroups.
3. IntheGroupslist,selectthegroupthatyouwant toremove.
4. ClickRemove.
Note: If thestoragesystemusesActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,this buttondisplaysdimmed.
5. Whenpromptedtoconfirmtheremoval,clickOK.
ThegroupnolongerdisplaysintheGroupslist.
Changing theauthentication mode
Yourstoragesystemcanoperateinoneof twomodes:
l Localauthenticationmode
l ActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Intheleft pane, clickAuthenticationMode.
TheAuthentication Modepagedisplaysthecurrentauthenticationmode.
3. IntheAdministratorpasswordtextbox,enterthepasswordforaccessingthestoragesystem.
4. ClickChangeAuthenticationMode.
TheAuthentication Modepagedisplays.
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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.
WhenyouclickNext, theActiveDirectoryTreepagedisplays.
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AllthecurrentusersandgroupsassociatedwiththeselectedorganizationalunitareimportedintothestoragesystemandappearontheUsers&ComputersandGroupspages.At thispoint,youcanassigntheseusersandgroupstosharedfolders(asdescribedinAssigninguserstosharedfolders).
ModifyingtheActiveDirectoryproperties
If yourstoragesystemiscurrentlyusingActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode, anitemcalledActiveDirectoryPropertiesdisplaysintheleft panewhenyouclickUsersinthenavigationbar. Whenyouclickthisitem,youcanchangetheIPaddressofyourprimaryorsecondaryActiveDirectoryserver, theusernameorpasswordforbrowsingtheActiveDirectorytree,andhowfrequentlythestoragesystemshouldsynchronizewiththeActiveDirectoryserver.
TomodifytheActiveDirectoryproperties:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
2. Intheleft pane, clickAuthenticationDirectoryProperties.
Thisitemdisplaysonlyif youarecurrentlyusingActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode.Todeterminewhichmodeyourecurrentlyusing,clickAuthenticationModeintheleft paneandobservethemodespecifiedintheright pane.
WhenyouclickAuthenticationDirectoryProperties, theUpdateAuthenticationModepagedisplays.
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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.
TosynchronizethestoragesystemandActiveDirectoryserver:
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1. Inthenavigationbar, clickUsers.
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
Tocreateasharedfolder, refertoCreatingsharedfolders
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Thepagethat displaysnextvaries,dependingonwhichtypeofuseryouselected.
Windows/MacOSXuser(CIFS)
Linux/OtherMacuser(NFS)
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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.
6. Toassignusersofadifferenttype, repeatthisprocedure,selectingtheotherusertypeinstep4.
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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.
4. Whenpromptedtoconfirmthedeletion,clickOK.
ThesharedfoldernolongerdisplaysintheSharedfolderslist,andallassociatedsubfoldersandfilesaredeleted.
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickBackups.
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.
6. Whentheconfirmationmessagedisplays,clickOK.
If youchangedthebackupforbootingremotely, anasterisknowdisplaysnexttotheselectedbackup.
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Deletingabackup
Youcandeleteallbackupsofagivendisk, butyoucannot deletejustanindividualbackupfromaspecificdateandtime.
Note: If youdeleteallbackupsofalldisksforaparticularcomputer, thatcomputernolongerdisplaysontheBackupspage. However, thatcomputernameremainsinthestoragesystemandcountstowardthetotalnumberofcomputersthatareallowedtobackuptothestoragesystem.If youwanttodeleteallbackupsofalldisksandthecomputername,refertothenextsection,Deletingaclient.
Todeleteallbackupsofadisk:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickBackups.
2. Selecttheradiobuttonadjacent tothediskwhosebackupsyouwanttodelete(inthesecondSelectcolumn).
3. ClickDeleteBackup.
4. Whenpromptedtoconfirmthedeletion,clickOK.
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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickBackups.
2. Selecttheradiobuttontotheleft ofthecomputerwhosebackupsandcomputernameyouwanttodeletefromthestoragesystem(inthefirstSelectcolumn).
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3. ClickDeleteClient.
4. Whenpromptedtoconfirmthedeletion,clickOK.
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.
7. Whentheconfirmationmessagedisplays,clickOK.
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickAdvanced.
2. Intheleft pane, clickUSB.
3. Inthelistof USBdevices,selectthedevice(s)thatyouwanttodisconnect.
4. ClickDisconnect.
5. Whentheconfirmationmessagedisplays,clickOK.
YoucannowunplugtheUSBdevice.
Note: If youinadvertentlydisconnectaUSBdevicethatyouwanttoretain, unplugit fromthestoragesystem, plugit backin, andthenclickScan.This reactivates the USB device.
SincetheUSBdevicealwaysremainsontheSharedFolderspage,anyuserassignmentsarealwaysretained.
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Changingthesystemsettings
TheSystempagedisplaysthesettingsthatyouspecifiedwhenyouinitially
configuredthestoragesystem,suchasthestoragesystemname,andthecurrentdateandtime.
In localauthenticationmode,youcanchangeanyofthesesettingsatanytime.InActiveDirectoryauthenticationmode,youcanchangeanyofthesesettingsexceptthestoragesystemname.YoucanalsochangetheadministratornameandpasswordtouseforloggingintotheManager.
Tochangeanyofthesystemsettings:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickAdvanced.
2. Intheleft pane, clickSystem.
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Changingthenetworksettings
TheNetworkpagedisplaysthenetworksettingsthatweresetwhenyouinitially
configuredthestoragesystem.
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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:
1. Inthenavigationbar, clickAdvanced.
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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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.
5. Whentheconfirmationmessagedisplays,clickOK.
Note: If youchangedtheIP addressofthestoragesystem,youmustnow accesstheManagerusingthenewIP address.
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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
l Themodelnumber, serialnumber, andsizeofeachharddisk
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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