Western Digital WDBLGT0120KBK manual

WD Sentinel DX4000 Small Of fice Storage Server Administrator’s Guide ™[...]

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS – i WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRA TOR’S GUIDE WD® Service and Support ................................i i 1 Important User Information .................... 1 Important Safety Instructions .............................. 1 Handling Precautions .................................... 2 Recording Your WD Product Information .......[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS – ii WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRA TOR’S GUIDE Replacing a Failed Drive ................................. 3 1 Adding Capacity by Adding a Drive ........................ 3 3 6 Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features ....... 3 4 Using the Launchpad (Internal Users) ....................... 3 4 Accessing Shared Folders Over You[...]

1 IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 1 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Important User Information Important Safety Instructions Handling Precautions Recording Y our WD Product Information About This Guide Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assur e personal safety . Improper use can result in electric shock[...]

IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 2 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE - If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, contact WD Customer Sup- port at http://support.wdc.com . Handling Pr ecautions WD products ar e precision instruments and must be handled with car e during unpacking and installation. The WD Sentinel server may be da[...]

2 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 3 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE Pr oduct Overview Getting to Know Y our WD Sentinel DX4000 Server Key Features System Requirements and Compatibility Information T echnical Specifications Product Views Indicators Where to Find Help Getting to Know Y our WD Sentinel DX4000 Server Congratulations on your purchase of[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 4 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE Key Featur es Plug-and-play installation : The easy set up process allows you to integrate WD Sentinel into your office network like a pr o. The administration dashboard quickly guides you thr ough the process including adding users, setting up data access, cr eating shared folders, an[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 5 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE  Windows® Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials –The tested Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials operating system provides the cost ef fective, r eliable, and scalable storage solution your small business needs to quickly and efficiently organize, protect, and shar e y[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE For information on additional accessories, for example, a drive, additional power adapter , or Ethernet cable visit: US www .shopwd.com or www .wdstore.com Canada www .shopwd.ca or www .wdstore.ca Europe www .shopwd.eu or www .wdstore.eu All others Contact WD T echnical Support in your[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 7 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE System Requir ements and Compatibility Information Requirement Description Client Operating System Compatibility Windows 7 • Home Basic (x86 and x64) • Home Premium (x86 and x64) • Professional (x86 and x64) • Ultimate (x86 and x64) • Enterprise (x86 and x64) • Starter (x86[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 8 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE T echnical Specifications Specification Description Interfaces • High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection • 2 ports of powered USB 3.0 I/O ports • 2 Ethernet (RJ-45 Ports) • 2 USB 3.0 Ports Supported protocols CIFS/SMB, NFS, HTTP , HTTPS, WebDA V Internal hard[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 9 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE Pr oduct Views Front View LEDs 1 Power LED • Flashing blue indicates boot status • Flashings red indicates a fault condition • Solid blue once booted, and there ar e no pending fault conditions, indicates a good operational state 4 Drive Bay LEDs • Flashing blue or solid blue i[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 10 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE Back View Component Icon Description Ethernet ports Connect the device to a local network. Power ports Connects the device to an AC adapter and the power outlet. Reset /Recovery button Button on the back of the server recovers the server (including the operating system) while using a [...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 11 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE Indicators LCD The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) on the front of the WD Sentinel server is a portal into its status. Normally , the LCD displays the name of the WD Sentinel server that the administrator assigned during initial setup along with its IP address. Y ou can use either of the[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 12 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE LEDs The LEDs on the Sentinel work in conjunction with the LCD display to further identify the status of the unit. LED Color State Description Power LED Blue Flashing WD Sentinel server is curr ently booting the software. Blue Solid WD Sentinel server has successfully booted the softw[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 13 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRAT OR’ S GUIDE Wher e to Find Help This manual provides step-by-step instructions and other important information r egarding your WD product. It is meant for the person serving as the administrator of the WD Sentinel DX4000. Y ou can download translated versions and updates to this manual from http:[...]

3 USER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 14 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE User Roles and Responsibilities T ypes of WD Sentinel DX4000 Users How the WD Sentinel DX4000 Fits into Y our Office This chapter reviews how the WD Sentinel server fits into your of fice and delineates the tasks for which the Administrator and Users have responsibilit[...]

USER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 15 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE How the WD Sentinel DX4000 Fits into Y our Of fice Dashboard T ask Examples • Sets up user accounts and assigns permissions. • Manages shared folders. • Sets up and manages automatic backup schedule. • Manages WD Sentinel server settings, resolves any alerts, and[...]

4 MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 16 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboar d) Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers Accessing the Dashboard Performing Dashboard T asks Using the Home Page Managing User Accounts Managing Computers and Backups Managing Server Folders and H[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 17 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE T o access the Dashboard (Mac): 1. In the Application folder , select Windows Server Dashboard . 2. For first time sign-in, enter the server IP addr ess (found on the LED display of your server) and the Administrator password (cr eated during setup). 3. Enter[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 18 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE The Dashboard Home page displays: Performing Dashboar d T asks The Administrator uses the Dashboard to perform administrative tasks such as cr eating user accounts, setting up access privileges to shared folders and other server r esources, managing shared fo[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 19 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE For a full description of the typical components of a page, including the Critical, W arning, and Informational Alert icons, see the Microsoft Online Help . Home Page T abs The Home page contains four tabs, summarized below: Ta b Description Home Complete bas[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 20 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Home Page T asks Panel In the panel on the right of the Home page displays links to useful WD websites and resour ces to make the best of your WD Sentinel server . Managing User Accounts On the navigation bar , click the Users icon. Y ou can now:  View , a[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 21 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Monitoring Add-ins The Add-ins section of the W indows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials Dashboar d includes tasks that help you view and manage the Add-ins that are installed on the server . For detailed instructions on monitoring add-ins, consult Microsoft [...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 22 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Storage Displays storage information associated with the WD Sentinel server . The WD Sentinel server holds up to four of WD’ s hard drives optimized for quality , reliability and performance and featur es RAID levels 1 or 5 to enhance performance and data p[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 23 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Health T asks Find compatible hard drives T o view a list of WD drives that can be used in the WD Sentinel server: 1. Click Compatible Hard Drives in the T ask pane. A pop-up screen lists each drive with its model number , description, and maximum capacity . [...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 24 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE T o lock the drives: 1. Click Lock drives . 2. In the New Passwor d field, Enter your password. 3. In the Confirm Passwor d field, confirm your password, 4. In the Passwor d Hint field, enter a hint to remind you of the passwor d. 5. Click OK . T o unlock dri[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 25 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 2. Y ou have two options. Y ou may check for updates online or update from a file: T o use the online update: a. Click Check for Updates . b. If an update is available, click Download and Install to update your WD Sentinel server . T o update from a file: a. [...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 26 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 2. The General page displays. The left panel contains links to the r est of the Server Settings pages. Following is a summary of the purpose of each of the Server Settings pages. General  Shutdown or restart the server —This is the safest method to shut [...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 27 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Enabling Remote W eb Access Enable or disable Remote Web Access on the Server Settings page. Remote W eb Access is turned off by default. Note: The Home page provides a Getting Started task for enabling Remote W eb Access by clicking link to the process. 1. U[...]

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 28 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Shutting Down the Server The WD Sentinel server is intended to be on at all times, providing shar ed data and backup services. A best practice is to avoid turning the unit off. However , if it does become necessary (for example, moving the server to a differ [...]

5 MANAGING STORAGE ON THE WD SENTINEL SERVER 29 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server WD Sentinel Server RAID Storage Using USB Storage Replacing a Failed Drive Adding Capacity by Adding a Drive WD Sentinel Server RAID Storage RAID is the acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. The WD Sent[...]

MANAGING STORAGE ON THE WD SENTINEL SERVER 30 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL Using USB Storage On the back of the WD Sentinel server are two USB 3.0 ports that can connect to external USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 storage devices or to a UPS device for power outage conditions. For example, WD Passport or WD Essentials may be used to connect to t[...]

MANAGING STORAGE ON THE WD SENTINEL SERVER 31 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL 6. Click Br owse and select a folder on the USB drive. Note that a shared folder cannot be created at the r oot of the USB drive. 7. Click OK and follow the instructions on the scr een. T o stop sharing data on a USB drive: 1. On the Dashboard, click the Serv[...]

MANAGING STORAGE ON THE WD SENTINEL SERVER 32 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL 2. Open the door on the fr ont of the server . 3. Unlatch the handle on the fr ont of the drive. 4. When it snaps open, pull out the drive. 5. Slide the r eplacement drive into the drive bay , making sure it is seated pr operly . and that it is facing the rig[...]

MANAGING STORAGE ON THE WD SENTINEL SERVER 33 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL Adding Capacity by Adding a Drive T o increase capacity , simply insert an additional drive into the system. The system does not have to be turned off or disengaged from its work to do this. The WD Sentinel server automatically recognizes the drive, checks to[...]

6 USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 34 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Using the WD Sentinel Server’ s Featur es Using the Launchpad (Internal Users) Accessing Shared Folders Over Y our Network Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely Backing up (W indows PC) Recovering/Restoring (W indows PC) Recovering/Restoring (W [...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 35 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 2. Enter your user name and passwor d. 3. Click the right arr ow to display the Launchpad, which lists four tasks that authorized users can perform: Backup, Remote W eb Access , Shared Folders and Dashboard . Note: The Dashboard option is only useful to a use[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 36 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE  Select Finder>Applications>Windows Server Launchpad Once you’ve accessed the LaunchPad Sign In screen, use the following steps to sign in and use the Launchpad. 1. Enter your user name and password. 2. Click the arr ow to display the Launchpad. It[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 37 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Selecting Launchpad Options (Windows PC or Mac Computer) T o select Launchpad options: Managing the Launchpad T o disable the Launchpad after signing in (Windows): 1. Sign in to the Launchpad. 2. Click the menu arr ow at the top right and select Settings from[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 38 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 3. Clear the Automatically run the Launchpad when I log on to Windows check box, and click OK . Note: Y ou can also change the type of alerts that display on the Launchpad and select whether to allow Microsoft to send you information about it in this window .[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 39 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE T o uninstall the Launchpad (Connector Softwar e) on a Windows PC: Note: When you uninstall Launchpad, you also uninstall Dashboard. They can not be uninstalled separately . 1. Click Start , click Control Panel , and in the Pr ograms section, click Uninstall [...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 40 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Accessing Shar ed Folders Over Y our Network Launchpad (Windows) 1. On the Launchpad, click Shared Folders . A set of folders similar to the one below displays: 2. Double-click a folder to open it, then click the file you want to access. Y our access (as a ge[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 41 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Accessing Computers and Shar ed Folders Remotely This section assumes that the Administrator has completed the setup and configuration for Remote Web Access thr ough the Dashboard. Y ou can access files stored on the WD Sentinel DX4000 anywhere, as long as yo[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 42 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Remote W eb Access Home Page The Remote window includes the following sections: Note: Y ou can also use the navigation links at the top of the window to view these sections. Computers Note: Connecting to computers or the WD Sentinel server using Remote Web Ac[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 43 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Scheduling Automatic Backups (Dashboar d only) T o set a schedule for future backups: 1. Access the Dashboard. 2. Click the Computers and Backups icon on the navigation bar to display a list of computers and servers on your network: 3. Click Additional client[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 44 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Backup Using the Launchpad Note: For information on accessing the Launchpad, see “Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)” on page 34). 1. On the Launchpad, click Backup . The Backup Properties page displays: 2. Click Start backup . 3. Enter a name for the b[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 45 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Backup Using the Dashboard 1. Click the Computers and Backups icon on the navigation bar to display a list of computers and servers on your network: 2. Select the computer you want to back up. 3. Click Start a Backup for the Computer in the T ask pane. For fu[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 46 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 2. If this is your first time cr eating a backup, the following screen displays: 3. Click Set Up Time Machine to display the T ime Machine Prefer ences scr een: 4. Click Select Disk and select the WD Sentinel server for your backups: 5. Click Use Backup Disk [...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 47 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 7. Enter your assigned WD Sentinel User Name and Passwor d in the Name and Passwor d fields: 8. Click Connect . The Pr eferences scr een r etur ns. 9. T o start automatic backups, move the slider to ON . T ime Machine begins backing up your files. The first b[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 48 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC) The WD Sentinel server provides two options for r ecovering lost or corrupted data:  Restore a Computer —Restor es all the data and settings of a Windows PC computer or a storage device connected to the WD Sentinel serve[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 49 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 7. Boot the Windows PC from the USB flash drive: a. Start the computer . b. Depending on your computer , press F12 or another key that displays boot options. c. From the Boot menu, select USB Device . d. On the W indows Boot Manager , select a Windows operati[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 50 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 1. On the Launchpad, click Backup . Y our T ime Machine backups display . 2. Select the date you’d like to r estore to fr om the time line on the right of the screen. 3. Click Restor e in the bottom right-hand side of your screen. Recovering the WD Sentinel[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 51 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 2. Download and install a virtual DVD softwar e program. A vailable virtual DVD programs include:  PowerISO ( http://www .poweriso.com/ )  Virtual CloneDrive ( http://www .slysoft.com ) 3. Following your thir d-party software instructions, mount the Ser[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 52 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Unlock my drives Unlock my drives unlocks the WD Sentinel server’ s drives if they are locked. (See “Lock/ Unlock” on page 23.) Before starting any r ecovery pr ocess, unlock the drives with an unlock key . T o create an unlock key: 1. On the Server Rec[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 53 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 3. Insert the USB flash drive into the Windows PC USB port. The USB flash drive should appear in the Select USB flash drive drop-down list. 4. If the USB flash drive is not on the list, click Refr esh and search for it. 5. After locating the USB flash drive, [...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 54 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Recreating the storage The “Recreate my storage” option r ecreates the storage partition and RAID for your WD Sentinel server . 1. On the Server Recovery Utilities page, click Recreate my storage . 2. Click Next . The Recr eate Storage page displays: 3. R[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 55 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 4. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the Windows PC, and click Next to display the following page for using the USB key: 5. The USB flash drive should appear in the Select USB flash drive dr op-down list. If the USB flash drive is not on the lis[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 56 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 8. Upon completion of the pr ocess, the Recreate Storage page displays: 9. Follow the instructions under Next Steps : a. Shut down the WD Sentinel server . b. Insert the USB flash drive into one of the server’ s USB ports. c. Restart your server while press[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 57 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 2. Click Next . The Getting Started page displays: 3. Read the information on the scr een.  If you have previously cr eated a bootable recovery USB flash drive, click the Skip creating the bootable USB flash drive check box and continue to Step 9. Click Ne[...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 58 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 4. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the Windows PC, and click Next . The Prepar e the USB flash drive for server recovery scr een displays. 5. The USB flash drive should appear in the Select USB flash drive dr op-down list. If it is not on the [...]

USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’ S FEATUR ES 59 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE a. Shut down the WD Sentinel server . b. Insert the USB flash drive into one of the server's USB ports. c. Restart your server while pressing and holding the Recovery button on the back of the server . d. Continue to hold the Recovery button until the LC[...]

7 BEST PRACTICES 60 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Best Practices Setting up the WD Sentinel DX4000 Setting up Client Computers Using the WD Sentinel DX4000 Efficiently Replacing Drives Shutting Down The following practices help you use the WD Sentinel DX4000 and protect your data efficiently and safely . Setting up the WD Sentinel DX4[...]

BEST PRACTICES 61 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Replacing Drives  The online removal of a drive for ces a rebuild when the drive is r eplaced. Until the rebuild is complete, the RAID system is degraded and unr ecoverable failure will occur should another drive be removed. Only r emove one drive at a time between rebuilds.  Avoid[...]

8 T ROUBLESHOOTING 62 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE T r oubleshooting First Steps Checklist Specific Problems and Corr ective Actions For any issue, first ensure that you ar e using the latest firmware for the WD Sentinel server . See “Updating Software” on page 24 for instructions. First Steps Checklist  Is the power supply pl[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING 63 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE 3. Click Br owse to find the folder that you want to map, or type the path to the server using the format ServerNameFolderName. For example, if the share is called Documents, and your server is called MyServer , you would enter MyServerDocuments. 4. If you want the drive to r eco[...]

9 REGULATORY AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION 64 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Regulatory and W arranty Information Regulatory Compliance Obtaining Service Limited W arranty Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC[...]

REGULATORY AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION 65 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE KC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1. Please note that this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in any environment, including r esidential areas. Envir onmental Compliance (China) Obtaining Service WD values your busines[...]

REGULATORY AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION 66 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Limited W arranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below , be free fr om defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD's specification therefor . The term of your limited warranty depends on t[...]

APPENDIX 67 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL Appendix 10 Managing iSCSI Storage on the WD Sentinel Server iSCSI Overview Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is an industry standard developed to enable transmission of SCSI block storage commands and data over an existing IP network by using the TCP/IP protocol. The encapsulated SCSI commands and data [...]

APPENDIX 68 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL Create an iSCSI T arget T o create an iSCSI T arget that can be used in the WD Sentinel DX4000 server: 1. Click Create an iSCSI T arget in the ISCSI T asks pane. The New iSCSI T arget window appears. 2. In the Alias field, enter an alias for your target. The alias should be a descriptive name[...]

APPENDIX 69 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL 4. Click Cr eate this target from an existing image file to create a target fr om an existing image file. Note: Use this step only if you have an existing iSCSI target image file. a. Select the … button. b. On the “Image file to use:” window , navigate to the location of your target ima[...]

APPENDIX 70 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL Disable an iSCSI T arget Note: Disabling your iSCSI T arget temporarily suspends the target, but does not remove it. If you’d like to permanently remove the target, See “Deleting an iSCSI T arget” on page 70. 1. In the iSCSI tab, select the target you’d like to disable. 2. In the iSCS[...]

APPENDIX 71 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S MANUAL 2. In the T ask Pane, click Delete T arget . The Delete a T arget message displays. 3. Click Delete T arget . Y our T arget is deleted and removed fr om the iSCSI target list. Exporting an iSCSI T arget 1. On your desktop, open W indows Explor er . 2. Under Network, select your WD Sentinel de[...]

9 10 GLOSSARY 72 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE Glossary CIFS —Common Internet File System. The recommended file sharing protocol for Windows platform allows users to access shares thr ough My Network Places. Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol. See also Pr otocol. CLIENT COMPUTER —A computer that accesses services ma[...]

GLOSSARY 73 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE IP —Internet Protocol. A system that controls how data messages ar e separated into packets, routed fr om the sender , and reassembled at the destination. See also Pr otocol. IP Address —A 32-bit, binary number that uniquely identifies a computer connected to the Internet. iSCSI —Interne[...]

GLOSSARY 74 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRATOR’ S GUIDE RAID 5 — For systems with three or mor e drives, RAID 5 offers fast performance by striping data across all drives. It pr otects data by dedicating a quarter of each drive to fault tolerance, leaving three quarters of the system capacity available for data storage. RAM —Random Access Memor[...]

INDEX 75 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRA TOR’S GUIDE Index A About tab 19 accessing Dashboard 16 accessing Launchpad Mac computer 35 Windows PC 34 accessing shared folders via network 40 via Remote Web Access 41 accessories 6 adding storage capacity 33 Administrator’s tasks 14 alert icons 19 alerts 21 automatic backups 43 , 48 automatically updat[...]

INDEX 76 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRA TOR’S GUIDE increasing storage capacity 33 internal users’ tasks 14 L Launchpad accessing on a PC 34 backing up 44 icon 34 managing 37 options 37 starting a backup 44 uninstalling on a Mac computer 39 uninstalling on Windows PC 39 lock password, changing 24 M Mac backing up 45 Mac computer, accessing Launc[...]

INDEX 77 WD SENTINEL DX4000 ADMINISTRA TOR’S GUIDE Health 21 , 67 Home page 19 tasks pane 18 technical specifications 8 Technical Support contacts list ii temperature 21 Time Machine backing upusing Time Machine 45 Trash icon 39 troubleshooting cannot access Windows PCs via Re- mote Access 63 checklist 62 drive not connecting to network 62 LEDs d[...]

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