WD WDBLGT0040KBK - Manual

WD WDBLGT0040KBK

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Accessing Online Support
  • Page 3 – Table of Contents
  • Page 5 – Important User Information; Important Safety Instructions
  • Page 6 – Handling Precautions; Microsoft Online Help; Convention; Bold font
  • Page 7 – Product Overview; Getting to Know Your WD Sentinel DX4000 Server
  • Page 8 – Key Features
  • Page 9 – Package Contents
  • Page 11 – System Requirements and Compatibility Information; Requirement
  • Page 12 – Technical Specifications; Specification
  • Page 13 – Product Views; Front View
  • Page 14 – Back View; Component; LEDs
  • Page 15 – Indicators; LCD; Use the scroll buttons to the right of the LCD to display:; Alert
  • Page 16 – LED
  • Page 17 – Where to Find Help; . For more information and news about this product,; Additional Reference
  • Page 18 – User Roles and Responsibilities; Types of WD Sentinel DX4000 Users; —This is the person who performs the setup and routine management; Users; Internal Users; – The external users are the customers and business; Administrator
  • Page 19 – How the WD Sentinel DX4000 Fits into Your Office
  • Page 20 – Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard); Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers; Start; or; right arrow
  • Page 21 – Windows Server Dashboard; User Name; : The server name you created during setup.
  • Page 22 – The Dashboard Home page displays:; Performing Dashboard Tasks
  • Page 23 – Home Page Tabs; The Home page contains four tabs, summarized below:; Tab
  • Page 24 – Home Page Tasks Panel; Managing User Accounts; Managing Computers and Backups; Managing Server Folders and Hard Drives; Server
  • Page 25 – Monitoring System Health and Alerts; The Monitor; Monitor; Health Tab; Health; Settings
  • Page 27 – Health Tasks; Find compatible hard drives; Close
  • Page 28 – In the Confirm Password field, confirm your new password; Updating Software; .The Software Update tab within the Monitor module allows; Manual Updates of WD Software
  • Page 29 – Automatic Updates of WD Software; Enabling; To set a schedule for automatic updates:; Updating Microsoft Software; Managing Server Settings
  • Page 30 – General; Shutdown or restart the server; —This is the safest method to shut down or; Change the date, time, and location of the server; —You can change the; Change the behavior of the Microsoft update; —You can change the settings for; Media
  • Page 31 – Enabling Remote Web Access; Server Settings; Domain
  • Page 32 – Shutting Down the Server; Through the
  • Page 33 – Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server; WD Sentinel Server RAID Storage; The LED above the bad drive is solid red.; TB Drives; If you have one bad drive, the server operates normally. However, if a
  • Page 34 – Using USB Storage; To share data on a USB drive:; Connect a USB drive to either of the two USB ports.; Servers Folders and Hard Drives
  • Page 35 – created at the root of the USB drive.; To stop sharing data on a USB drive:; tab, then select the folder you want to stop sharing.; Replacing a Failed Drive; Verify that the LED for the bad drive is solid red.
  • Page 36 – Open the door on the front of the server.
  • Page 37 – Adding Capacity by Adding a Drive; Use the following steps to add a drive to your WD Sentinel server.
  • Page 38 – Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features; Accessing the Launchpad; Click; Double-click the Launchpad icon; Open; access privileges so you too can use the Launchpad shortcuts.
  • Page 39 – to display the Launchpad, which lists four tasks that authorized; Backup, Remote Web Access; and; Dashboard; Double-click the Launchpad icon on your Mac Toolbar.
  • Page 40 – Select; Finder>Applications>Windows Server Launchpad; Click the arrow to display the Launchpad. It lists four tasks:; Backup
  • Page 41 – Selecting Launchpad Options (Windows PC or Mac Computer); To select Launchpad options:; Managing the Launchpad; arrow; at the top right and select
  • Page 42 – Automatically run the Launchpad when I log on to Windows; and click; OK; and click the Close button
  • Page 43 – To uninstall the Launchpad (Connector Software) on a Windows PC:; If the User Account Control window displays, click
  • Page 44 – Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network; . A set of folders similar to the one below; Shared Folders; Select the shared folder you’d like to mount on your mac, then click; If all shared folders are mounted on your Mac, click; Cancel; The selected shared folder displays on your desktop.
  • Page 45 – Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely; Logging In; Remote Web Access; or on a web browser, enter the domain; to display
  • Page 46 – Remote Web Access Home Page; The Remote window includes the following sections:; Computers; Connect; to connect to your WD Sentinel server or to a computer on your; to; Media Library
  • Page 47 – Scheduling Automatic Backups (Dashboard only)
  • Page 48 – Backup Using the Launchpad; Enter a name for the backup and click
  • Page 49 – Backup Using the Dashboard; Computers and Backups; Scheduling Automatic Backups (Time Machine); Apple menu
  • Page 50 – Set Up Time Machine; to display the Time Machine Preferences screen:; Select Disk; and select the WD Sentinel server for your backups:; Use Backup Disk; . A screen prompts for your user name and password.; Registered User
  • Page 51 – To start automatic backups, move the slider to; ON; Every hour for 24 hours; Open Time Machine Preferences; on the Time Machine drop-down
  • Page 52 – Restore a Computer; Restoring Windows PC Computers (Bare Metal Restore); To restore a Windows PC that has been backed up:
  • Page 53 – USB Device; To recover individual files and folders:
  • Page 54 – Recovering the WD Sentinel Server; Requirements; Create a Virtual DVD; Server Recovery ISO
  • Page 55 – Run the Virtual DVD; My
  • Page 56 – To create an unlock key:; Unlock my drives
  • Page 57 – appear in the; Select USB flash drive; If the USB flash drive is not on the list, click; Refresh; After locating the USB flash drive, click the; Next; to display the “Congratulations and Next Steps” page.; Recovery
  • Page 58 – Recreating the storage; On the Server Recovery Utilities page, click; Recreate my storage
  • Page 60 – Follow the instructions under; Next Steps; Finish; Performing a Recovery; On the Server Recovery Utilities window, click; Perform a recovery
  • Page 61 – The Getting Started page displays:; Skip; check box and continue to Step 9.
  • Page 62 – not on the list, click; will delete all files and folders on the USB flash drive.
  • Page 63 – Return to the PC and follow the instructions by clicking; . Make sure the PC is on
  • Page 64 – Best Practices; Setting up the WD Sentinel DX4000; Make sure Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2 are on the same network subnet.; Do not remove the Windows page file!; Some critical functions use the system’s; Setting up Client Computers
  • Page 65 – Replacing Drives; Avoid pulling a drive out unless there is a failure.; Sharing Files with External Users
  • Page 66 – Troubleshooting; First Steps Checklist; LEDs do not light up
  • Page 67 – Browse; to find the folder that you want to map, or type the path to the server; Reconnect at logon; Cannot access Windows PCs via Remote Access; Knowledge Base Answer ID 8578
  • Page 68 – Regulatory and Warranty Information; Regulatory Compliance; FCC Class B Information; How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems; Safety Compliance
  • Page 69 – Obtaining Service; for
  • Page 70 – Limited Warranty; or obtained on CD for a nominal charge
  • Page 71 – Appendix; Managing iSCSI Storage on the WD Sentinel Server; iSCSI Overview; Initiator; Managing iSCSI Targets; Click the; iSCSI; icon to open the iSCSI page:
  • Page 72 – Create an iSCSI Target; in the ISCSI Tasks pane. The New iSCSI Target window; Setting
  • Page 73 – Edit an iSCSI Target
  • Page 74 – Disable an iSCSI Target; In the iSCSI tab, select the target you’d like to disable.; Disable Target; . Disabled now displays in the Status column.; Enabling an iSCSI Target; In the iSCSI tab, select the disabled Target you’d like to enable.; Enable Target; Deleting an iSCSI Target
  • Page 75 – Delete Target; . Your Target is deleted and removed from the iSCSI target list.; Exporting an iSCSI Target; Right-click the target you’d like to export and select; Copy; . Your iSCSI Target image file is now “exported”; Importing an iSCSI Target
  • Page 76 – Glossary
  • Page 78 – —Media such as audio, video, and photos that are constantly received
  • Page 79 – Index
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Page 2 - Accessing Online Support

WD ® Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning thisproduct. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or emailsupport service at http://support.wdc.com . If the answer is not available or if yo...

Page 3 - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS – i WD SENTINEL DX4000ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE WD® Service and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Page 5 - Important User Information; Important Safety Instructions

1 IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 1 WD SENTINEL DX4000ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE Important User Information Important Safety InstructionsHandling PrecautionsRecording Your WD Product InformationAbout This Guide Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. I...

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