User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
146 Chapter 16: Perform Advanced Management Tasks
 Time: You can see the time setting of your Synology DiskStation here, including time server and time zone.
To set up your time server, see "Set Up Time" on Page 22.
 External Devices: You can see the model name of your external eSATA or USB devices here.
Network
You can view the status of network configuration and network interfaces.
The network status includes the following:
 Basic information: See the basic information of your DiskStation’s network configuration.
 [Interface Name]: See the detailed information of the network interface(s) currently configured on your
DiskStation.
Storage
You can check the free or used space of your DiskStation volumes and check the status of the hard disks.
To check volume usage:
From the pie charts, you can see the free or used space of DiskStation volumes.
The hard drive status might be any of the following:
 Normal: System partition and volume are available for use on the hard drive.
 Initialized: System partition is established, but no volume has been created.
 Not Initialized: System partition and volume are not established on the hard drive.
 No Disk Installed: No disk is installed in the corresponding hard drive slot.
 System Partition Failed: System partition on the hard drive is unavailable. We recommend that you replace
the hard drive.
 Crashed: Failed to access volume on the hard drive. We recommend that you replace the hard drive.
Note: For the system to function normally, there should be at least one disk in Normal or Initialized status.
Log
Click Log to check the system log, which records every move of DiskStation users.
To see the log records of specific service:
1 Use the drop-down menu to filter through the kinds of log records you want to see.
2 View the filtered log records in the main area.
To delete log records:
1 Select the log item you want to delete from the drop-down menu.
2 Click Clear to delete the log records.
To save log records:
1 Select the log item you want to save from the drop-down menu.
2 Click Save.
3 The log records will be extracted to an .html file. You can choose to open it or save it to a disk.
To refresh the log:
Click Refresh to reload the page and get the most updated log records.
Note: When the log size reaches its limit, the oldest record will be removed for space-saving consideration.
Service
Under the Service tab, you can see the list of DSM services, which can be enabled or disabled by clicking
Enable or Disable under the Action column. The checkmarks under the Status column indicate whether the
services are enabled.