Lacie Ethernet Disk RAID User Manual
Ethernet Disk RAID
Network RAID Storage System
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Table of Contents
Health and Safety Precautions 5
General Use Precautions 5
1. Introduction to the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 7
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2. About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
2.1. Package Content 8
2.2. Minimum System Requirements 9
2.2. Views of the System 10
3. Installing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 13
3.1. Connecting the Ethernet Disk RAID to the Network 13
3.2. Turning On the Ethernet Disk RAID 14
4. Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 15
4.1. Installing the Ethernet Disk RAID Console 16
4.2. Starting the Console 17
4.3. Initializing the Disks 18
4.4. Configuring with the First Use Wizard 19
4.5. USB Devices 22
4.5.1. Attaching USB Devices 22
4.5.2. Disconnecting USB Devices 22
5. Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 2
5.1. Accessing the Web Manager 24
5.1.1. Windows Users 24
5.1.2. Mac Users with DHCP Server 24
5.1.3. Mac Users without DHCP Server 25
5.2. Logging In to the Manager 26
5.3. Navigating the Manager 27
5.3.1. Storage Status Tab 28
5.3.2. Connection Status Tab 28
5.4. Managing Users 29
5.4.1. Adding Users 29
5.4.2. Modifying Users 32
5.4.3. Removing Users 33
5.4.4. Working with Groups 34
5.4.5. Authentication Mode 39
5.5. Managing Shared Folders 45
5.5.1. Creating Shared Folders 45
5.5.2. Changing User Access to Shared Folders 47
5.5.3. Deleting a Shared Folder 49
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5.6. Managing Backups 50
5.6.1. Changing the Recovery Password 50
5.6.2. Configuring Remote Boot 51
5.6.3. Deleting a Backup 52
5.6.4. Deleting a Client 53
5.7. Advanced Management 54
5.7.1. Alerts 54
5.7.2. Firmware 56
5.7.3. USB 57
5.7.4. System 58
5.7.5. Network 60
5.7.6. Reconfiguring the Disks 64
5.7.7. System Status 68
5.7.8. System Log 69
5.7.9. Shut Down 70
5.8. Logging Out of the Manager 70
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6. Working With Shared Folders 71
6.1. Accessing Shared Folders 71
6.1.1. Windows Users 71
6.1.2. Linux Users 75
6.1.3. Mac Users 77
6.2. Accessing Shared Folders Using FTP 78
6.3. Disconnecting from Shared Folders 79
6.3.1. Windows Users 79
6.3.2. Linux Users 80
6.3.3. Mac OS X Users 80
6.3.4. Other Mac Users 80
7. Protecting Local Disks 81
7.1. Getting Started 82
7.1.1. System Requirements 82
7.1.2. Additional Requirements 83
7.1.3. Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 83
7.1.4. Installing Windows Backup Software 84
7.1.5. Starting Windows Backup Software 88
7.1.6. Activating Your License 89
7.1.7. Activating Your License with an Internet Connection 90
7.1.8. Replacing Your Existing License 90
7.2. Protecting Your Disks 91
7.3. Manually Backing Up Your Disk 97
7.4. Stopping a Backup or Recovery in Progress 98
7.5. Changing the Backup Schedule 99
7.6. Receiving Event Notifications 100
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7.7. Changing the Recovery Password 101
7.8. Enabling or Disabling Remote Boot 102
7.8.1. Enabling Remote Boot 103
7.8.2. Disabling Remote Boot 104
7.9. Recovering Data 105
7.9.1. Recovering Files or Folders 106
7.9.2. Recovering a Data Disk 108
7.9.3. Recovering a System Disk Using the Recovery CD 110
7.9.4. Recovering a System Disk Using While Booting Remotely 116
7.9.5. Removing Protection 120
8. Troubleshooting 121
8.1. Troubleshooting the Ethernet Disk RAID 121
8.2. Troubleshooting Windows Backup Software 124
8.3. Creating a Diagnostic File 126
8.3.1. Using Windows Backup Software 126
8.3.2. Using the Recovery CD 126
8.4. Resetting the Recovery Password in the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 127
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9. Technical Specifications 128
9.1. Hardware Specification 128
9.2. Software Specification 129
10. Understanding RAID and Storage Policies 130
10.1. RAID 0 131
10.2. RAID 1 132
10.3. RAID 5 133
10.4. RAID 5 + Spare 134
10.5. RAID 10 (RAID 1 + 0) 135
11. Contacting Customer Support 136
11.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 137
12. Warranty Information 138
Glossary 131
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Copyrights
Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All
rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or
otherwise, without the prior written
consent of LaCie.
GPL Source Code
GNU General Public License
(“GPL”) Software incorporated into
the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID includes third party copyrighted software
licensed under the GPL (“GPL Software”). In accordance with the GPL:
1) the source code may be obtained
on the support pages of the Ethernet
Disk RAID on LaCie website, 2) you
may re-use, re-distribute and modify
the GPL software. With respect solely
to GPL Software, no warranty is provided, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Trademarks
Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows 98,
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000,
Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned
in this manual are the property of their
respective owners.
Changes
e material in this document is
for information only and subject to
change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the
preparation of this document to assure
its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liability
resulting from errors or omissions in
this document, or from the use of the
information contained herein. LaCie
reserves the right to make changes or
revisions in the product design or the
product manual without reservation
and without obligation to notify any
person of such revisions and changes.
Canada Compliance Statement
is Class A digital apparatus
meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
LaCie Ethernet Disk
RAID Storage System
Tested To Comply
With FCC standards
For Home or Office Use
FCC Statement
is device complies with Part 15
of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following conditions:
e devices may not cause harmful
1.
interference
e devices must accept any inter-
2.
ference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
NOTE: is equipment has been
tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
ese limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. is equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving
❖
antenna.
Increase the separation between the
❖
equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an out-
❖
let on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced
❖
radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications to this product not
authorized by LaCie could void the
FCC & Industry Canada regulations
and negate your authority to operate
the product.
CAUTION: Modifications not
authorized by the manufacturer
may void the user’s authority to
operate this device.
Manufacturer’s Declaration
for CE Certification
We, LaCie, solemnly declare
that this product conforms to the following European standards: Class B
EN60950, EN55022, EN55024
With reference to the following conditions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive
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is symbol on the product or on its packaging
indicates that this prod-
uct must not be disposed
of with your other household waste.
Instead, it is your responsibility to
dispose of your waste equipment by
handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste
electrical and electronic equipment.
e separate collection and recycling
of your waste equipment at the time of
disposal will help to conserve natural
resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human
health and the environment. For more
information about where you can drop
off your waste equipment for recycling,
Health and Safety Precautions
Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this
device.
Read this User Manual carefully
and follow the correct procedure when
setting up the device.
e power button DOES NOT
❖
turn off the system AC power. To
remove power from the Ethernet
Disk RAID, you must unplug the
AC power cord from the wall outlet
or the chassis.
Read this User’s Guide carefully,
❖
and follow the correct procedure
when setting up the device.
Do not open your LaCie Ethernet
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Disk RAID or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert
any metallic object into the drive
to avoid any risk of electrical shock,
fire, short-circuiting or dangerous
emissions. Your LaCie Ethernet
Disk RAID contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be
malfunctioning, have it inspected
by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative.
Never expose your device to rain, or
❖
use it near water, or in damp or wet
conditions. Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Eth-
please contact your local city office,
your household waste disposal service,
or the shop where you purchased the
product.
CAUTION: e LaCie Eth-
ernet Disk RAID warranty may
be void as a result of the failure
to respect the precautions listed
above.
ernet Disk RAID, as they may spill
into its openings. Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock, shortcircuiting, fire or personal injury.
Make sure that the computer and
❖
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID are
electrically grounded. If the devices are not grounded, there is an
increased risk of electrical shock.
Power requirements 100-240 V~,
4-2 A, 60-50 Hz, (Supply voltage
fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of
the nominal, transient over-voltages
according to over-voltage category
II).
General Use Precautions
Do not expose the LaCie Ether-
❖ Doing so may damage the LaCie
net Disk RAID to temperatures
outside the range of 5° C to 35° C
(41° F to 95° F); or to operational
humidity beyond 5-80%, non-condensing, or non-operating humidity
beyond 10-90%, non-condensing.
Ethernet Disk RAID or disfigure
its casing. Avoid placing your LaCie
Ethernet Disk RAID near a source
of heat or exposing it to sunlight
(even through a window). Inversely,
placing your LaCie Ethernet Disk
RAID in an environment that is
too cold or humid may damage the
unit.
Always unplug the LaCie Ethernet
❖
Disk RAID from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or
if it will be unused for an extended
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period of time. Otherwise, there is
an increased risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting or fire.
Do not use the LaCie Ethernet
❖
Disk RAID near other electrical
appliances such as televisions or radios. Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the
operation of the other products.
ImpOrTANT INfO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available
storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10% less). In addition, the amount of used backup
capacity will be greater than the total size of all the disks listed on the Backups page because additional storage space is needed
for the data that has changed between backups. Actual capacity depends on RAID level (see page 130).
Do not place the LaCie Ethernet
❖
Disk RAID near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer
displays, televisions or speakers.
Magnetic interference can affect
the operation and stability of your
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID.
Do not place heavy objects on top
❖
of the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
or use excessive force on it.
Never use excessive force on your
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID. If you
detect a problem, see the Troubleshooting section in this manual.
CAUTION: A shielded-type
power cord is required in order
to meet FCC emission limits
and also to prevent interference
to the nearby radio and television reception. It is essential
that only the supplied power
cord be used.
ImpOrTANT INfO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the
user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss
of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard drive, for
instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other form of removable
storage media. LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives. If you would like more information on backup, please
refer to our web site.
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1. Introduction to the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
e LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID is an intelligent
network storage solution for small and medium-sized
offices and home network environments. It provides
hard disk space for both shared files and backups of your
computer hard disks, offering an ideal way to distribute
and protect important data.
e Ethernet Disk RAID features an integrated file
server with system backup, and ability to manage shared
folders by user names or groups. It can connect to a gigabit Ethernet network and support up to four serial ATA
(SATA) hard drives. e Ethernet Disk RAID’s good
performance is ideal for protecting valuable company
data, as well as quickly restoring files from a backup.
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Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Capabilities■
Share huge amounts of data over gigabit ethernet❖
Fast backup with SATA connectivity❖
Create your own local network❖
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2. About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
2.1. Package Content
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID tower with 4
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Ethernet cable
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LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Utilities CD-
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Web Browser
Network Environment
Operating Systems for Folder Access
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, Firefox 1.06 or above
TCP/IP networking environment with smb and ftp protocols (no AFP)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional, Apple OS X, Linux-based
distributions
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Network Connection 1 Activity LED– Blink-
ing green indicates Ethernet activity.
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Network Connection 1 Link LED – Continu-
ous GREEN indicates an active Ethernet connection. Off indicates no active Ethernet connection.
Network Connection 2 Link LED – Blinking
3
green indicates Ethernet activity.
4
Network Connection 2 Activity LED – Con-
Hard Disk Activity LEDs –
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Continuous GREEN indicates the drive is avail-
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able.
Blinking GREEN indicates drive activity.
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Continuous YELLOW indicates a fault condi-
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tion, possibly requiring the hard disk to be replaced.
Blinking YELLOW indicates the drive is cur-
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rently rebuilding RAID.
tinuous GREEN indicates an active Ethernet
connection. Off indicates no active Ethernet connection.
Drive Carriers 1-4 – 3.5-in. SATA drive carriers
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Global Disk Status LED –
Continuous GREEN indicates hard disk health
❖
is good (1-4 hard disks).
Continuous YELLOW indicates a critical or
❖
non-recoverable condition exists. It also indicates
the hard drives are not configured when initially
setting up the system.
Blinking YELLOW indicates (1) one or more
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hard disks are experiencing a fault condition or
(2) a RAID is being rebuilt.
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System Status LED –
Continuous GREEN indicates the system is
running and operating normally.
Blinking GREEN indicates the system is in process of powering up or shutting down.
Continuous YELLOW indicates a fault is present, either a critical or non-recoverable condition.
Power LED – Continuous GREEN indicates
the system has power applied to it. No light indicates the system does not have power applied to
it.
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Power Button – Toggles the system power on/
off.
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System Fan
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USB 2.0 Ports – e USB ports are used for con-
necting an external USB storage device.
Power Connector – Supplies power to the de-
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vice.
4
Gigabit LAN Port 2 – Gigabit Ethernet connec-
tion. e right LED lights up GREEN when
connected to a 10/100 MB network, and ORANGE when connected to a gigabit network.
Gigabit LAN Port 1 – Gigabit Ethernet connec-
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tion. e right LED lights up GREEN when
connected to a 10/100 MB network, and ORANGE when connected to a gigabit network.
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Reset Button – Press the Reset Button for three
seconds to revert the unit to the system defaults.
Power Supply Fan
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Security Slot – Anti-theft slot for attaching a se-
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curity cable.
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Installation of the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID is
easy, just follow the steps below to install it:
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Step 2 Turning on the Ethernet Disk RAID Page 14
3.1. Connecting the Ethernet Disk RAID to the Network
To connect the Ethernet Disk RAID to your network, insert one end of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable into
the Ethernet port 1 on the back of the unit (see in
Fig. 3.1.). en insert the other end of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable into a network port.
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3.2. Turning On the Ethernet Disk RAID
Insert the power cable into the power outlet on the
1.
back of the unit and plug the other end into a power
socket.
Once you have connected the power cord, press the
2.
power button on the front (see in Fig. 3.2.).
e System Status LED light will blink green while
the Ethernet Disk RAID is booting up. When the system has finished booting up, the System Status LED
and Disk Status LED will remain green.
e System Status LED will turn solid yellow when
you power up the system for the first time, indicating
the hard drives are not configured with a RAID level. It
will remain yellow until the drives are configured then
the Status System LED will turn solid green.
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Fig. 3.2.
TeChNICAl NOTe: It is recommended that
you plug the Ethernet Disk RAID into a surge
protector or uninterruptible power supply to prevent damage to the system from power surges.
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4. Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
Follow the steps below to configure your Ethernet
Disk RAID:
Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID
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Step 1 Installing the Ethernet Disk RAID
Console
Step 2 Starting the Console Page 17
Step 3 Initializing the disks Page 18
Step 4 Configuring with the First Use Wizard Page 19
Step 10 Attaching USB Devices Page 22
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4.1. Installing the Ethernet Disk RAID Console
Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID
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Windows Users■
To install the console:
At a computer in the same subnet as your Ethernet
1.
Disk RAID, insert the installation CD into a CDROM drive.
Your default browser will open a LaCie Ethernet
2.
Disk RAID page. Select Applications from the top
menu.
Select the “Storage System Console” link to install
3.
the software.
Follow the Installation Wizard to complete installa-
4.
tion of the Console.
Mac Users■
e Storage System Console is only compatible
with Windows operating systems. To access the Ethernet Disk Raid from a Mac, please see section 5.1, Ac-
cessing the Web Manager.
ImpOrTANT INfO: e Storage System
Console is only compatible with Windows operating systems. To access the Ethernet Disk Raid
from a Mac, please see section 5.1, Accessing the
Web Manager.
TeChNICAl NOTe: To access the Ether-
net Disk RAID, the Console launches a Web
browser, so the computer where you install the
Console must have Microsoft Internet Explorer
6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or newer installed as well. In
addition, one of those browsers must be your default browser. If you’re not sure how to configure
the default browser, refer to the documentation
for your browser.
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4.2. Starting the Console
Once you have installed the Console (as described
in section 4.1. Installing the Console), use the following
procedure to start it:
Click Start Programs Storage System Con-
1.
sole.
As soon as you start the Console, it automatically
scans the network for storage devices. is might
take a few minutes. As soon as the scan is complete,
the left panel displays a tree view of all the storage
devices it found.
Each Ethernet Disk RAID has two ports for connecting to the network. If your Ethernet Disk RAID
uses both ports, two items appear in the tree in the
left pane, each using the same name. You can identify
the IP address used by each port by clicking each
item in the tree and observing the IP address area in
the right pane.
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Fig. 4.2.
2. In the left panel, select the name of the Ethernet
Disk RAID that you want to access (for example,
Storage), and then click Log On Storage System
Manager. If your Ethernet Disk RAID uses both
available ports to connect to the network, you can
select either item.
If your Ethernet Disk RAID has not yet been
initialized, the System Initialization page appears. For more information, refer to section 3.2.3.
If your Ethernet Disk RAID been initialized but not
yet configured, the welcome page for the System Set-
up Wizard appears. For more information, refer to
section 4.4. Configuring with the First Use Wizard.
If your Ethernet Disk RAID has been initialized and
configured, the login page for the Manager appears.
For more information, refer to section 5.2. Logging
In to the Manager.
TeChNICAl NOTe: If you connect an
Ethernet Disk RAID to the network after the
Console has already scanned it, or if you subsequently change the IP address of the Ethernet
Disk RAID, you must click Discover Storage
Systems to scan the network again and update
the tree in the left pane.
If no Ethernet Disk RAID appears in the left
pane, your computer might not be in the same
subnet as the Ethernet Disk RAID. Be sure to install the Console on a computer in the same sub-
net as the Ethernet Disk RAID and try again.
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4.3. Initializing the Disks
Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID
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Once you have installed the Console (as described in
section 5.2. Logging In to the Manager), started it, and
connected to the Ethernet Disk RAID (as described in
section 4.2. Starting the Console), the System Initialization page appears (Fig. 4.3.).
If not all the hard disks have been detected, or if you
want to add, remove, or re-order the disks at this time,
insert or remove the disks one at a time and click Scan
after each action.
Fig. 4.3.
To initialize the hard disks:
Click Start. e firmware is uploaded to the hard
1.
disks. When this process is complete, the Ethernet
Disk RAID will restart.
Close the browser window. After the system has
2.
restarted, you can perform initial configuration (as
described in section 4.4. Configuring the Ethernet
Disk RAID).
TeChNICAl NOTe: e operating system
and Ethernet Disk RAID software are installed
on each disk in your Ethernet Disk RAID to ensure that the failure or removal of any one disk
will not cause the entire system to fail.
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4.4. Configuring with the First Use Wizard
Once your Ethernet Disk RAID has been initialized
(as described in section 4.3. Initializing the Ethernet
Disk RAID), follow these steps to run the System Setup
wizard and perform the necessary initial configuration:
If you have not already installed the Ethernet Disk
1.
RAID Console, install it (as described in section 4.1.
Installing the Ethernet Disk RAID Console) and
start it (as described in section 4.2. Starting the Con-
sole).
In the left pane, click the name of the Ethernet Disk
RAID. (If you’re using both Ethernet ports, the
name of the Ethernet Disk RAID appears twice in
the left pane. You can click either one.) en click
Log On Storage System Manager.
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Fig. 4.4.A
e welcome page appears (Fig. 3.3-A).
On the welcome page, click Next. e End User
2.
Software License Agreement page appears (Fig.
3.3-B).
If you agree to the terms, select the I accept the li-
3.
cense agreement check box and then click Next. e
Host Name page appears.
Fig. 4.4.B
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Click Next to accept the default name (Storage), or
4.
enter a name you prefer and then click Next. e
name can be up to 15 characters long and can include
letters, numbers, and hyphens. When you click Next,
the Date/Time page appears (Fig. 4.4.C.).
Specify the current date, time, and time zone, and
5.
then click Next. e time should be expressed in
24-hour format. For example, 2:00 P.M. would be
entered as 14:00:00. When you click Next, the Net-
work Settings page appears (Fig. 4.4.D.).
By default, if your network has a DHCP server, the
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Ethernet Disk RAID obtains its IP address from
that server.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, the
default IP address and subnet mask are used. (e
default IP address is 192.168.0.101, and the default
subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.).
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Fig. 4.4.C.
To accept the default settings, click Next. Otherwise,
specify the desired settings and then click Next.
When you click Next, the Disk Configuration page
appears (see Fig. 4.4.E.). (e options that appear
on this page vary, depending on the number of hard
disks that are currently installed in the system.)
If you want to add or remove hard disks, do so one at
7.
a time and click Scan after each action.
To accept the default disk configuration, RAID 5,
click Next.
RAID 5 provides the highest level of data protection, while RAID 5+ Spare provides the same protection and automatic data rebuilding in the event of
a disk failure.
If you want to change the disk configuration, select
the desired RAID level and then click Next. (For de-
tailed information about the different RAID levels,
refer to section 10. RAID and Storage Policies.)
Fig. 4.4.D.
Fig. 4.4.E.
CAUTION: RAID 0 and linear disk configu-
rations do not offer any data protection. If you
lose a hard disk, data loss will occur.
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When you click Next, the Disk Space Distribution
page appears (Fig. 4.4.F.).
Capacity in your storage system is divided into par-
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titions: one for a shared public folder, one for user
home folders, and one for backups. To accept the defaults, click Finish. Otherwise, specify the disk space
allocations for the home user folders and the public
folders in GB. e remaining space is allocated for
backup. When you are done, click Finish.
On the confirmation message, click OK. e Con-
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figuration page appears (see Fig. 4.4.G.) and the sys-
tem is configured according to the settings you specified. Once the configuration is complete, the system
restarts.
After the Ethernet Disk RAID restarts, you can ac-
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cess the Manager, add users, and create shared folders.
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Fig. 4.4.F.
For more information, refer to section 5.1. Accessing
the Manager, section 5.2. Logging In to the Man-
ager, section 5.4.1. Adding Users, and section 5.5.1.
Creating Shared Folders.
Fig. 4.4.G.
ImpOrTANT INfO: You can expand the
amount of disk space allocated for shared folders
later (as long as free disk space is available), but
you cannot reduce it without re-configuring your
disks and losing all your data. If you plan to back
up computer disks to your Ethernet Disk RAID,
it is recommended that you use the minimum
amount of space for shared folders, back up all
the computer disks that you plan to protect, and
then expand the space allocated for shared folders. is ensures that adequate space is available
for backups.
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4.5. USB Devices
4.5.1. Attaching USB Devices■
If you purchased optional USB external storage devices, you can attach them to the USB ports on the back
of the unit (see in Fig. 4.5.1.).
When you plug a USB device into the Ethernet
Disk RAID, the device is automatically detected and is
added to the USB page. (You might need to click Scan
to update the display.)
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Fig. 4.5.1.
TeChNICAl NOTes:
4.5.2. Disconnecting USB Devices■
e USB page displays a list of all USB devices that
are currently attached to the Ethernet Disk RAID. USB
disks are identified by the names usbdisk1 and usbdisk2.
(ese names cannot be changed.)
To unplug a USB device from the Ethernet Disk
RAID, you must first use the Manager to disconnect it.
To disconnect a USB device:
In the navigation bar, click Advanced.
1.
In the left pane, click USB.
2.
In the list of USB devices, select the device(s) that
3.
you want to disconnect.
Click Disconnect.
4.
When the confirmation message appears, click OK.
5.
USB hubs are not supported.
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Any USB disk must be formatted before you use
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it with the Ethernet Disk RAID, and only the
first partition of a FAT or FAT32 file system will
be recognized.
Fig. 4.5.2.
TeChNICAl NOTe: If you inadvertently
disconnect a USB device, unplug it from the
Ethernet Disk RAID, plug it back in, and then
click Scan. is reactivates the USB device. User
assignments are always retained.
You can now unplug the USB device.
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5. Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
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e Web-based Manager enables you perform a
number of tasks to help you get the most from your
Ethernet Disk RAID:
Managing Users – Add, modify, or remove users, or
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put users into groups.
Managing Shared Folders – Create shared folders,
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rename existing shared folders, change which users can access existing shared folders or their access
rights, and delete shared folders that you no longer
want to keep.
Managing Backups – View which computer disks
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are backed up, change the password for recovering a
backup, specify which backup to remotely boot from,
or delete a backup or backup client.
Setting Up e-mail Alerts – Specify whether or not
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e-mail notifications should be sent when a problem
occurs, and who should receive the notifications.
Upgrading the Firmware – Upgrade your Ethernet
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Disk RAID firmware to the latest version.
Changing the System Settings – Change the system
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name or time and date settings, as well as the user
name or password for logging in to the Manager.
Changing the Network Settings – Change the
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workgroup name, the Ethernet Disk RAID’s IP
address(es), or the gateway or DNS server settings,
or enable the Ethernet Disk RAID to act as an FTP
server.
Reconfiguring Your Disks – Change the propor-
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tions of your Ethernet Disk RAID that are allocated
to shared folders and backups, or change your disk
configuration.
Viewing System Status Information – See details
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about CPU and memory usage, how long the Ethernet Disk RAID has been running, disk temperatures,
etc.
Logging Out of the Manager – Log out of the
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Manager so that no one else can use your computer
to make changes to the Ethernet Disk RAID.
Disconnecting USB Devices – If you’re using op-
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tional USB devices, you must disconnect them using
the Manager before you physically unplug them.
Shutting Down the Ethernet Disk RAID – Shut
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down using the Manager rather than pushing the
power button manually.
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5.1. Accessing the Web Manager
5.1.1. Windows Users■
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To access the Manager using the Console:
Start the Console and connect to the Ethernet Disk
1.
RAID (see section 4.2. Starting the Console).
Log in to the Manager (see section 5.2. Logging In
2.
to the Manager).
TeChNICAl NOTe: You can use the system
name only if your computer is in the same subnet as the Ethernet Disk RAID, if you added the
Ethernet Disk RAID’s IP address and name to
your local hosts file, or if you manually registered
the name with a DNS server in your network.
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ere are two methods of Accessing the Ethernet
Disk RAID Web Manager from a Mac connected to a
network with a DHCP server:
To access the Manager using a Web browser:
From any computer in your network, run Microsoft
1.
Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or newer, enter the following in the address bar, and then press
Enter:
https://storage_system – where “storage_system”
is the name or IP address of the Ethernet Disk
RAID.
When the login page appears, you can bookmark it
so that you can quickly and easily access it the next
time.
Log in to the Manager (see in section 5.2. Logging
2.
In to the Manager).
Method 1: IP Address
Open a Terminal window, type the command arp –a
1.
and press return. A list of IP addresses and MAC
addresses should appear.
Find the 12-digit MAC address of the Ethernet Disk
2.
RAID on the label on the back panel (Fig. 5.1.2.A)
Locate the MAC address in the list of addresses in
the Terminal window and the IP address corresponding to the MAC address.
Open Safari. Enter the IP address you found in Step
3.
2 in the URL field, e.g. “https://ip_address”, and
press return.
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Method 2: Hostname
By default, the Ethernet Disk RAID has a hostname
corresponding to the identification number (MAC address) of Gigabit Ethernet LAN Port 1. is is a 12digit number located on the label on the back panel. See
Fig. 5.1.2.B.
To use the hostname to access the Ethernet Disk
Raid:
Open Safari.
1.
Enter the number in the URL field, e.g. https://fs_
2.
000e0cb03872/.
Press return. e Ethernet Disk RAID Web Man-
3.
ager opens in Safari.
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Fig. 5.1.2.B
e Ethernet Disk RAID is configured with a default static IP address of 192.168.1.101 with a subnet
255.255.255.0. To connect directly to the Ethernet Disk
RAID:
Open the Network panel of System Preferences.
1.
Click Configure.
2.
Select Manually from the Configure IPv4 menu.
3.
Enter an IP address compatible with the Eth-
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ernet Disk RAID in the IP Address field (e.g.
192.168.1.10).
Enter 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field.
5.
Click Apply Now.
6.
Open a web browser and enter https://192.168.1.101
7.
in the URL field and press return to access Ethernet
Disk RAID web manager.
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5.2. Logging In to the Manager
To ensure that your connection to the Ethernet Disk
RAID is secure, the HTTPS protocol is used, and only
individuals who know the administrator user name and
password can view or change any of the Ethernet Disk
RAID settings.
To log in to the Manager:
When the security alert appears, click Yes. e Login
1.
page appears.
Enter the administrator user name and password.
2.
Click Log In.
3.
e default administrator user name is admin, and
the default password is storage. (ese are case-sensitive.) However, you can change both the administrator
user name and password at any time. For more information, refer to section 5.7.4. System.
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Fig. 5.2.
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5.3. Navigating the Manager
Once you log in to the Manager, the Home page ap-
pears. e top of the Home page (and every page in the
Manager) displays a navigation bar (Fig. 5.3.) that lets
you access all the features of the Ethernet Disk RAID.
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Fig. 5.3.
Home
Displays information about your Ethernet Disk RAID,
including how the storage space is being used and which
users are connected. For more information, refer to section 5.3.1. Storage Status Tab and section 5.3.2. Con-
nection Status Tab.
Shared Folders
Displays a list of all currently configured shared folders
and lets you add shared folders, change which users can
access them, and remove them. For more information,
refer to section 5.5.1. Creating Shared Folders and sec-
tion 5.5. Managing Shared Folders.
Advanced
Provides access to advanced Ethernet Disk RAID
configuration options, such as setting up e-mail alerts;
upgrading the firmware; removing USB devices; changing the system, network, or disk configuration settings;
viewing information about system events; and shutting
down the system remotely. For more information, refer
to section 5.7. Advanced Management.
Users
Displays a list of all currently configured users and lets you
add, modify, and remove users. For Windows and Mac OS X
users, this area also lets you add, modify, and remove groups.
For more information, refer to section 5.4.1. Adding Users
and section 5.4. Managing Users.
Backups
Displays a list of all computer disk backups that currently
exist and lets you change the recovery password, delete
backups or a backup client, and change information related
to booting remotely.
For more information, refer to section 5.6. Managing Back-
ups and Section 7. Protecting Local Disks.
Contact Us
Provides a link to the LaCie technical support web site.
Log Out
Logs you out of the Manager.
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5.3.1. Storage Status Tab■
e Storage Status view displays information about
the total storage capacity on the Ethernet Disk RAID,
how much disk space is allocated for shared folders, how
much is currently used by backups, and how much is
available for either. (Initially, there is no used backup
space. e information on this page changes as each
computer backs up its hard disks to the Ethernet Disk
RAID. You might have to refresh the browser window
to reflect these changes.)
is page also indicates how much of the storage
space allocated for shared folders is actually used, the
total number of shared folders, and the number of networked computers (backup clients) that have backed up
one or more disks on the Ethernet Disk RAID.
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5.3.2. Connection Status Tab■
e Connection Status Tab Displays a list of the
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X users who are currently connected to shared folders, including which
shared folder they are accessing and when they logged
on.
Fig. 5.3.1.
TeChNICAl NOTe: If anyone accessed a
shared folder using the guest user name (which is
described in more detail in section 5.4.1. Adding
Users), guest appears in the Users column, fol-
lowed in parentheses by the computer name.
Due to the nature of the NFS protocol, Linux
and other Mac users are not listed on this page.
Likewise, ongoing backup or recovery activities
do not appear on this page.
is page indicates only that a connection with a
shared folder has been established; this does not
necessarily mean that the user has opened any
files in the shared folder.
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5.4. Managing Users
When you click Users in the navigation bar, the Us-
ers & Computers page appears. is page displays a list
of all currently configured Windows and Mac OS X users, as well as all Linux and other Mac computers.
Only the individuals or computers that appear on
this page can access the shared folders or back up their
local hard disks on the Ethernet Disk RAID. You can
add, modify, or remove users at any time.
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5.4.1. Adding Users■
By default, the Ethernet Disk RAID includes a user
named “guest” that has a password of “guest.” Windows
and Mac OS X users can access all shared folders that
guest is authorized to access. However, you might want
to add other users as well. For example, if you want to
restrict access to a shared folder that contains confidential information, you would add at least one user and
authorize that user to access that shared folder (and not
authorize the guest user to access it). Adding a user for
each individual or computer in your network provides
flexibility and security, enabling you to control exactly
who can access what information.
In addition, only Windows and Mac OS X users can
use the guest user name. If there are Linux users or Mac
users who aren’t using OS X in your network, you must
add users to allow those individuals to access any shared
folders.
When you add a Windows or Mac OS X user, a
folder with the same name as that person’s user name
is automatically created on the Ethernet Disk RAID.
Only that person can access that folder and that per-
Fig. 5.4.
son has full read/write access to it. (In the Console, this
folder is identified as the home folder.)
You can add up to 64 Windows or Mac OS X users,
and up to 64 Linux or other Mac users (for a total of up
to 128 users).
See the next page for instructions on adding users.
TeChNICAl NOTe: Since each Linux/other
Mac user can represent multiple users, the num-
ber of actual users can be higher.
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