ShareCenter Pro DNS-1550-04 User Manual Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................ 5 1.1 About This Manual ........................................................................ 5 1.2 Protocol Support ........................................................................... 6 1.3 Hardware Specifications ............................................................... 6 1.4 Client Utility OS Support ...................................
.4.1 Create Disk Array ........................................................... 39 3.4.2 Disk Array Management................................................. 43 3.4.3 Logical Drive Management ............................................ 44 3.4.4 Spare Drive Management .............................................. 47 3.5 AdminTool Tab ............................................................................ 49 3.5.1 System settings and clearing statistics .......................... 49 3.5.
ShareCenter Pro DNS-1550-04 User Manual 4.2.6 Restoring Backed-up Files........................................... 108 4.2.7 Viewing the Backup Event Log .................................... 111 4.2.8 Saving the Event Log................................................... 112 4.2.9 Clearing the Event Log ................................................ 114 4.2.10 Setting the Port ............................................................ 115 4.3 Managing Share Folders ....................................
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 About This Manual This Product Manual describes how to setup, use, and maintain the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04. It also describes how to use: ShareCenter® NAVI software that you install and run on your Windows or Mac Advanced Storage Manager WEBPAM PROe software that runs on the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 by browser.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 1.2 Protocol Support ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 series supports: SMB/CIFS for Microsoft Windows NFS for Linux/Unix AFP for Mac FTP WebDAV for the file transform over the Internet iSCSI Target model and Initiator model 1.3 Hardware Specifications Model Name DNS-1550-04(Dual PSU) CPU 1.8 GHz FLASH 256 MB SDRAM 2GB DDRII Smart Fan Yes Gigabit Ethernet 2 USB 2.0 Host port 5 (Front x 1/ Back x 4) Internal HDD Support 3.
1.4 Client Utility OS Support The following operating systems support ShareCenter® NAVI: Windows® XP 32/64 Bit Windows Vista® 32/64 Bit Windows® Server 2003 32/64 Bit Windows® Server 2008 32/64 Bit Windows® Server 2008 R2 Windows® 7 32/64 Bit Mac OS 10.5 and above Mac OS 10.6 XServer 1.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Important To configure the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04, you are advised to install ShareCenter® NAVI. Please refer to the User Manual. Warning The fan contains hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers away. Caution RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. CE: WARNING This is a class A Product. In a domestic environment this Product may case radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Chapter 2: Quick Setting-up 2.1 Unpacking the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 The ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 series box contains the following items: ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 Unit Quick Installation Guide Screws for disk drives Ethernet cable Power cord CD for client utility and reference document Figure 1.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 2.2 Installing Disk Drives Note: It is highly recommended to select enterprise Level HDD to achieve the best data Protection. You can populate the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 series NAS with SATA 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s disk drives. For optimal performance, install disk drives of the same model and capacity. Your disk drives will become a RAID Volume on the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04. To install disk drives: 1. Remove the disk tray from the device by the following steps: a.
2. Carefully lay the disk drive into the drive tray, so that the screw holes on the sides of the carrier align with the screw holes in the drive. 3. Insert the screws through the holes in the drive carrier and into the sides of the disk drive. ․ Only install the countersunk screws supplied with the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04. ․ Install four screws per drive. ․ Snug each screw. Be careful not to over-tighten.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4. Reinstall the drive tray into the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 enclosure. Tip: Repeat steps 1 through 4 until all of your disk drives are installed.
2.3 Connecting the Ethernet cable To connect the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 to your network: 1. Attach one end of the network cable to the RJ45 network connection. See Figure 2. 2. Attach the other end of the network cable to your Ethernet hub or switch. 2.4 Connecting the Power To power the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. Attach the two power cords to the dual power supplies of the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 enclosure and plug the other ends into the power source. See Figure 2. 2.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Figure 3. Press and hold the Power button about 5 seconds Power Button Figure 4. System status LED turns red, and then goes dark System Status LED To restart the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04, press the power button again.
2.6 Setup Wizard You can quickly set up your DNS-1550-04 system through the WebPAMS PROe Wizard using either the One-Click Setup or using Advanced-Setup. 1. Quick Setup by Setup Wizard in WebPAM PROe The system’s Wizard in WebPAM PROe lets you configure your disk array(s) easily and quickly. The Wizard will guide you through the required settings step by step. You can choose to configure automatically by using One-Click Setup, or configure manually by using Advance Setup. 2.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual ․ Click NAS tab > Wizard. ․ ․ Click the One-Click Setup button. The Automatic Configuration box displays: ․ The Summary window displays the general information of the system, including: ․ Computer Name ․ IP Address ․ Storage Type ․ To accept the proposed configuration, click the Submit button. If you disagree with the proposed configuration, click the Advanced Setup button to directly specify all parameters for a new disk array, logical drives, and spare drives.
3. Complete the required settings in the Network Settings window, including: ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ Computer Name Obtain an IP address automatically IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS When done, click the Next button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4. Select Storage Type: Data Protection or Maximum Capacity, and then click the Next button. 5. The Summary window displays the general information of the system, including: ․ Computer Name ․ IP Address ․ Storage Type To accept the proposed configuration, click the Submit button. 2.7 Replacement of Power Supply Units (PSU) The DNS-1550-04 supports two hot-swappable PSUs. You may swap either of the PSUs one at a time if an uninterruptable power supply is in use. Step 1.
2.8 Replacement of Control Module When the system controller malfunctions, you may replace the control module as per following steps: Step 1. Please turn off the system power. Step 2. Loosen screw (A) on the control module. Step 3. Remove the controller by pulling on the handle. Step 4. Insert the new controller. Step 5. Tighten screw (A). Step 6. Reboot the system.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Chapter 3: WebPAM PROe 3.1 Quick Start The WebPAM PROe is factory-installed on the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 system. WebPAM PROe runs in the browser on your PC/Mac. You can access WebPAM PROe by using your browser. Browser Support Choose one of the following browsers to use with WebPAM PROe: Internet Explorer 7 or above Firefox 3 and above Safari 5 and above Google Chrome Connecting to WebPAM PROe To log into WebPAM PROe from your browser: 1. Start your browser. 2.
3. The default user name is “administrator” and default password is “password” (The user name and password are case sensitive). 4. Choose the language you prefer by clicking the Language menu on the login screen. 5. To log out of WebPAM PROe, you can do either of the following: Close your browser window. Click Logout in the WebPAM PROe Header. Clicking Logout brings you back to the Login Screen. After logging out, you must enter your user name and password in order to log in again.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.2 Dashboard Tab The Dashboard tab is the default screen of WebPAM PROe. The System Status icon indicates the top-level status of the NAS by displaying: system is OK system has errors 3.2.
To view the status of each component, click the following tab and topic sequence. A status screen will then be displayed: Controller (RAID controllers) Device tab > Component List. Voltage Device tab > Component List. Temperature (RAID and JBOD enclosures only) Device tab > Component List. PSU (Power supply unit. RAID and JBOD enclosures only.) Device tab > Component List. Cooling Unit (RAID and JBOD enclosures only.) Device tab > Component List. Disk Array Storage tab > Disk Array.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Total Physical Capacity. Display the total storage space of the system. Unconfigured – not assigned to a logical drive. Configured – assigned to a logical drive. Device Number. Display the current number of devices in the system.
3.3 Device Tab The Device tab displays the status of all devices in the NAS including physical drives, disk arrays, logical drives, power supply units, fans and backplanes. In the Device tab, you can change settings for the enclosure and physical drives. 3.3.1 Front View Click Device tab > Front View to view all of the enclosures found in your NAS network.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Identifying Unconfigured Physical Drives Click the Show unconfigured PD(s) box to identify the unconfigured physical drives in the NAS. Identifying Physical Drives Assigned to a Disk Array Click the Highlight Arrays button to identify the physical drives assigned to a disk array. Click on of the following items in the dropdown menu: All DA – all disk arrays DA0 (DA1, DA2, etc.) – a specific disk array Close – click to close the menu and return to normal view.
3.3.3 Component List Click Device tab > Component List to display the device ID, operational status, enclosure type, and status description of all enclosures. Enclosure View: Move your mouse over the enclosure you want and click the View button to display the enclosure information list. Setting: Set the system critical warming/critical temperature. Locate: The system will make a buzzing sound.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Level 1: Park R/W heads Level 2: Slow down (need to be supported by hard drive) Level 3: Spin down Spin Down Type Power Saving Idle Time Power Saving Standby Time Power Saving Stopped Time Enable Coercion: This feature is designed for fault-tolerant logical drives (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10). It is generally recommended to use physical drives of the same size in your disk arrays.
capacity to the nearest 1,000,000,000 byte boundary. 10GB Truncate – Reduces the useful capacity to the nearest 10,000,000,000 byte boundary. Group Rounding – Uses an algorithm to determine how much to truncate. Results in the maximum amount of usable drive capacity. Table Rounding – Applies a predefined table to determine how much to truncate.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Manual Automatic When done, click the Save button. 3.3.4 Physical Drive Click Device tab > Physical Drive to display the list of physical drives in the NAS.
3. In the Global Physical Drive Settings window, check the boxes to enable or uncheck to disable. Enable Write Cache Enable Read Look Ahead Cache Enable Command Queuing To change the individual physical drive settings: 1. Click Device tab > Physical Drive. 2. Move your mouse over the physical drive you want and click the Settings button. 3. Make setting changes as required: enter, change, or delete the alias in the Alias field. 4. Click the Save button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual iSNS CHAP Ping Setting up CHAP 1. Click Device tab > iSCSI > CHAP tab. 2. Move your mouse over the item you want and click the Setting button. 3. Complete the required settings in the Chap Settings window, and then click the Submit button. User Name Old Password New Password Retype Password Click the button to close the dialog window.
3.3.6 Network Click Device tab > Network to display the networking information of the system. Networking information includes: ID DHCP IP Address Gateway IP Address Speed MTU Link Changing Networking Configuration 1. Click Device tab > Network. 2. Move your mouse over the network you want and click the TCP/IP (or IPV6) button. 3. Complete the required settings in the dialog window, and then click the Submit button. Network Speed – Select the networking speed from the menu.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Advanced Networking Configuration 1. Click Device tab > Network. 2. Click the Setup button. 3. Complete the required settings in the Setup window, and then click the Submit button. Computer Name Enable Network Binding – Choose to enable or disable a biding. Networking Binding – From the dropdown menu, choose a Proper biding type. Click the button to close the dialog window. Setting up DHCP Server 1. Click Device tab > Network. 2. Click the DHCP Server button.
3. Complete the required settings in the DHCP Server Settings window, and then click the Submit button. Enable DHCP Server – Choose to enable or disable the function. IP range – Assign the IP range in the text boxes. Lease Time Click the button to close the dialog window. Setting up DDNS 1. Click Device tab > Network. 2. Click the DDNS button. 3. Complete the required settings in the DDNS Settings window, and then click the Submit button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.3.7 UPS Click Device tab > UPS to display the information of the connected UPS in the system. Setting up UPS 1. 2. 3. Click Device tab > UPS. Click the Setup button to bring up the Setup window. Select the option you want and complete the required settings, and then click the Submit button. Click the 3.3.8 button to close the dialog window. External Drive Click Device tab > External Drive to display the information of the connected external drive in the system.
Cache ShareCenter Pro DNS-1550-04 can support external file system as below: EXT3, XFS,FAT32, NTFS,HFS+ Warning! To remove the connected USB drive safely, you MUST click the Remove button before disconnecting the USB drive. Managing the External Drive 1. Click Device tab > External Drive. 2.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.4 Storage Tab The Storage tab enables you to create, manage, and delete disk arrays, logical drives, and spare drives. The list of Disk Array Provides the information of the disk array, including: ID – DA0, DA1, DA2, etc. Alias – If assigned. Status – Green, yellow or red icon. Capacity – Data capacity of the disk array. Free Capacity – Unconfigured or unused capacity on the physical drives. Media Patrol – Enabled or disabled on this disk array. No.
Warning! When you initialize a logical drive, all the data on the logical drive is lost. Backup any important data before you initialize a logical drive. 3.4.1 Create Disk Array You can also use the Wizard to create a disk array with logical drives and spare drives at the same time. To create a disk array: 1. Click Storage tab > Disk Array. 2. Click the Create Disk Array button. 3.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4. function on this disk array; otherwise, clear this option to disable. In the Select Physical Drives diagram, click the drives to add them to your disk array. The ID numbers of the selected drives will appear in the field below the diagram. 5. When done, click the Submit button. The new disk array appears in the list. 6. Do one of the following: To create additional disk arrays, click the Create More button.
In the Alias field, enter an alias at a maximum of 32 characters (includes letters, numbers, space between characters, and underline). Set the LDType as NAS or SAN/DAS. Select a RAID Level from the dropdown menu, depending on the number of physical drives in the disk array. Support RAID type with drive number 5. In the Capacity field, accept the default maximum capacity or enter a lesser capacity (size in MB, GB or TB). Any remaining capacity is available for an additional logical drive.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Disk Array Problems: Disk array Problems typically result from a physical drive failure. The most common Problem is a degraded disk array. The RAID controller can rebuild a degraded disk array. A more serious, but far less common Problem is an Incomplete Array. An incomplete array results from a physical drive that fails or becomes missing during: RAID level migration Disk array transport Disk Array Degraded: Disk arrays are made up of physical drives.
3.4.2 Disk Array Management 1. Click Storage tab > Disk Array. The list of disk arrays appears. 2. Move your mouse over the disk array you want to display the options of the disk array, including: View – Select to view disk array status in the Information tab: Disk Array ID – DA0, DA1, DA2, etc.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual CAUTION: IF YOU DELETE A DISK ARRAY, YOU ALSO DELETE LOGICAL DRIVES THAT BELONG TO IT, ALONG WITH THE DATA IN THOSE LOGICAL DRIVES. BACK UP IMPORTANT DATA BEFORE DELETING A DISK ARRAY. 3.4.3 Logical Drive Management 1. Click Storage tab > Logical Drive. The list of logical drives appears. 2.
WWN – World Wide Number, a unique identifier assigned to this logical drive Codec Scheme – Pertains to some RAID levels Serial Number – Assigned to this logical drive ALUA Access State For Ctrl1 ALUA Access State For Ctrl2 LDType – Displays the LD type of the logical drive. Settings – Select to change or delete the alias in the Alias field. Also, you can configure the Read Policy (ReadCache, ReadAhead, or NoCache) and Write Policy (WriteThru or WriteBack). When done, click the Save button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual CAUTION: IF YOU DELETE A LOGICAL DRIVE, YOU ALSO DELETE ALL THE DATA IN THE LOGICAL DRIVE. BACK UP IMPORTANT DATA BEFORE DELETING A LOGICAL DRIVE. To run Redundancy Check on a logical drive: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Background Activity. The list of background activities appears. 2. Move your mouse over the Redundancy Check item and click the Start button. 3. Check the boxes to the left of the logical drives you want to run. 4. Check the options you want: 5.
4. High – More system resources to Synchronization, fewer to data read/write operations. Click the Confirm button. Logical Drive Problems: Logical drive Problems typically result from a physical drive failure. The most common Problem is a critical logical drive. The RAID controller can rebuild a critical logical drive. A more serious but far less common Problem is an Incomplete Array.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3. Status – Green, yellow or red icon. Capacity – Data capacity of the spare drive. Physical Drive ID Revertible Type Dedicated to Array When done, click the Confirm button.
3.5 AdminTool Tab The AdminTool tab enables you to manage the Subsystem NAS system or virtual enclosure, monitor events, manage background activities, perform firmware updates, restore factory default settings, and save a NAS configuration report. 3.5.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual To change the Subsystem settings; 1. Click AdminTool tab > Subsystem Information. The list of system information 2. Click the Settings button. 3. In the Alias field, enter an alias or change the existing alias. 4. When done, click the Save button. To restart/shutdown the Subsystem: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Subsystem Information. 2. Click the Shutdown/Restart button. 3.
3.5.2 Services To start a service on the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. Click the AdminTool tab > Service. The list of services displays. 2. Move your mouse over the service you want and click the Start button. 3. Click the Confirm button. 3.5.3 Runtime and NVRAM event logs Runtime events are the 1023 most recent events since the last NAS startup. To view runtime events, click the AdminTool tab > Events.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual this time. Warning – User can decide whether or not action is required. Info – Information only, no action is required. Time – Date and time the event occurred. Description – Plain language description of the event. The device also Provides NVRAM event logs. NVRAM events are the most important events over NAS startups. To view NVRAM events: 1. 2. Click the AdminTool tab > Events. Click the NVRAM Events button.
Index – A number assigned to this specific event. Highest number is most recent. Device – Identifies the device involved Event ID – Identifies the action that occurred Severity – Displays the Severity Level: Info, Minor, Major, Warning, Critical, or Fatal. Fatal – Non-Recoverable error or failure has occurred. Critical – Action is needed now and the implications of the condition are serious. Major – Action is needed now.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.5.4 Background activity, settings and schedules Each background activity has its own set of parameters. The most important parameters are: Status and Progress. The Status displays: Running – Now in Progress. Paused – Waiting for a higher priority activity to finish or waiting for you to click the Resume button. To view current background activity, click AdminTool tab > Background Activity.
any time. Yield – Temporary pause while a read/write operation takes place. Paused– Temporary pause while another background runs. Or a pause initiated by the user. Redundancy Check: Redundancy Check is a routine maintenance Procedure for fault-tolerant disk arrays (those with redundancy) that ensures all the data matches exactly. Redundancy Check can also correct inconsistencies. Rebuild: When you rebuild a disk array, you are actually rebuilding the data on one physical drive.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Migration: The term "Migration" means either or both of the following Change the RAID level of a logical drive Expand the storage capacity of a logical drive Before you begin a migration, examine your current disk array to determine whether: The physical drives in your array can support the target RAID level There is sufficient capacity to accommodate the target logical drive size If you need to add capacity to the array, be sure there are unassigned physical dr
PDM also counts the number of media errors reported by Media Patrol. A disk drive becomes unhealthy when: A SMART error is reported The bad sector remapping table fills to the specified level. You can specify the maximum levels for the reassigned and error blocks in PDM settings. When the table fills to a specified value, PDM triggers a migration of data from the suspect drive (the disk drive with the bad sectors) to a replacement physical drive.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual look under Logical Drive Information beside the line that says Synchronized. A Yes means the logical drive was synchronized. Select the item you want (e.g. Media Patrol, PDM, Rebuild, etc.) from the list and click the Start button to run the background activity. To add a scheduled background activity: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Background Activity. 2. Click the Scheduler button. 3.
4. Start Time – Choose a start time. Recurrence Pattern – Select a Recurrence Pattern as Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Start From – Select a start date. End On – Select an end option. When done, click the Save button. To view scheduled background activity: 1. 2. Click AdminTool tab > Background Activity. Click the Scheduler button. The list of Scheduled Background Activities displays, including: Type – Media Patrol, Redundancy Check, or Spare Check. Recurrence – Daily, weekly, monthly.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Transition Rate Reassigned Block Threshold Error Block Threshold Enable Media Patrol Enable Auto Rebuild For example, to change the Rebuild settings: 1. Click the Rebuild Rate dropdown menu and choose a rate: 2. 3. Low – Fewer system resources to the Rebuild, more to data read/write operations. Medium – Balances system resources between the Rebuild and data read/write operations.
4. Click the Submit button. 5. When the update is completed a message tells you to reboot the subsystem. Click the OK button to restart the system. Warning: Do NOT power off the system during the update! 3.5.6 Performance monitor The Performance Monitor screen allows you to monitor the performance of NAS using the analyzed illustrations.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual select the physical drive you want and select a performance type from the dropdown menu. When done, the performance of selected physical drive will be shown in the illustration below. To view the Port performance: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Performance Monitor. 2. In the Port field, click the Select Ports button to select the port you want and select a performance type from the dropdown menu. When done, the performance of selected port will be shown in the illustration below.
3.5.7 Restore factory default settings The Restore Factory Default function allows you to restores settings (any or all) to their default values for the NAS. The settings include: CIFS Settings FTP Settings AFP Settings SNMP Settings NFS Settings WebDAV Settings Network Settings Caution: Use this feature only when required and only on the settings that you must reset to default in order to set them correctly. To restore the factory default settings: 1.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.5.8 Import/Export a system configuration file To import the configuration file to the NAS: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Configuration File. 2. Click the Import button. 3. Click the Browse button to locate the configuration file (.bcf), and then click the Open button. 4. Click the summit button 5. The NAS system will reboot To export the current configuration file: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Configuration File. 2. Click the Export button. 3. Click the Submit button.
3.5.9 LUNMap Management The LUN Mapping function allows you to control what storage arrays are visible to which computers. To add initiator: 1. Click AdminTool tab > LUNMap. 2. Click the Add Initiator button. 3. Enter a name in the Initiator Name field and click the Submit button. The initiator will be added in the LUNMap list. To define the LUN Mapping 1. Click AdminTool tab > LUNMap. 2. Click the LUN Mapping button. 3.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.5.10 Power Option The Power Option screen displays the power management of the NAS. You can change the following power settings from the screen by moving the mouse over the setting item and clicking the Settings button: Power On LAN When system shutdown, accept magic packet to power ON. ShareCenter® NAVI can be the utility to power on NAS by LAN. Power On Automatically 3.5.
From – The sender of the notification message. SMTP Authentication Username – Enter the username to log in the SMTP server. Password – Enter the password to log in the SMTP server. To set up the e-mail account: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Message Alert. 2. Click the Create button. 3. Enter your e-mail address and click the Save button. To edit the e-mail account: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Message Alert. 2.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual To set up Access Protection: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Network Security. 2. Click the Access Protection button and complete the required settings. 3. Enable Services – Check to enable the function. Block Policy Protocol When done, click the Save button. To set up SSL Certificate: 1. Click AdminTool tab > Network Security. 2. Click the SSL Certificate button and complete the required settings. 3. Specific SSL Certificate – Check to enable the function.
3.6 NAS Tab 3.6.1 Setup Wizard The system’s Wizard lets you configure your disk array(s) easily and quickly. The Wizard will guide you through the required settings step by step. You can choose to configure automatically by using One-Click Setup, or configure manually by using Advance Setup. Using Automatic Configuration Wizard 1. Click NAS tab > Wizard. 2. Click the One-Click Setup button. The Automatic Configuration box displays: 3.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Using Advanced Configuration Wizard 1. Click NAS tab > Wizard. 2. Click the Advance Setup button. The Advanced Configuration box displays: 3. Complete the required settings in the Network Settings window, including: Computer Name Obtain an IP address automatically IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS When done, click the Next button. 4. Select Storage Type: Data Protection or Maximum Capacity, and then click the Next button. 5.
3.6.2 User account management To add users for the NAS: 1. Click NAS tab > NAS User. 2. Click the Create User button. 3. In the Create User window, complete the required settings. 4. User Name Password Retype Password When done, click the Save button. To view/edit the user information: 1. Click NAS tab > NAS User. The list of users displays. 2.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4. In the NAS Group list, move your mouse over the group item and then you can: Add/remove the users for the group by clicking the Group Settings button. Remove the selected group by clicking the Delete button. When the new user/group is added, you have to complete the permission settings for each user/group to access the system. Follow the steps below to complete the settings: 1. Click NAS tab > File Sharing. 2.
3.6.3 Protocol Control and Setting 1. Click NAS tab > Protocol Control. 2. In the Protocol Control list, move your mouse over the Protocol option you want and click the Enable/Disable button to turn the feature ON/OFF. The Protocols include: 3. Windows (CIFS) FTP Sharing UNIX/Linux Mac AFP Printer Server WebDAV To change the Protocol settings, move your mouse over the Protocol option and click the Settings button to configure the advanced settings. 3.6.4 File System Management 1.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 3.6.5 File Sharing Setting Creating ISO Folder 1. Click NAS tab > File Sharing. 2. Click the Create ISO Folder button to add a folder for ISO file sharing: 3. a. Enter the Source Folder, ISO Image File and Folder Name, and then click the Next button. b. Select the Protocol as Windows/FTP or UNIX/LINUX, and then click the Next button. c.
Creating Folder 1. Click NAS tab > File Sharing. 2. Click the Create Folder button to add a folder for sharing: 3. a. Enter the Volume and Folder Name, and then click the Next button. b. Select the Protocol as Windows/FTP or UNIX/LINUX, and then click the Next button. c. In the Permission Setting field, set the privilege for the users to access the folder by selecting: Deny-Access, Read-Only, or Read-Write. Click the Next button. d. When done, click the Submit button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Mac AFP Group Member Result Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Deny-Access Read-Write Deny-Access Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Only Read-Write Read-Only Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Only Read-Write Read-Write Member Result Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Deny-Access Read-Write Deny-Access Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Only Read-Write Read-Write Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Write Read-Write Read-Wri
WebDAV Group Member Result Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Deny-Access Read-Write Deny-Access Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Only Read-Write Read-Only Deny-Access Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Only Read-Write Read-Write Deny-Access Read-Only Read-Write UNIX/LINUX: Assign the IP address in the New IP Address box then click the Add button for sharing. Enter *.*.*.* if all IP addresses are allowed for sharing. When done, click the Save button. 3.6.6 Backup 1.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Snapshot Backup 1. Click NAS tab > Backup > Snapshot Backup tab. 2. Click the Create button and complete the required settings in the Create Snapshot window. 3. 4. Volume: Select the desired setting from the dropdown menu. Reserve Capacity for Snapshot: From the dropdown menu, assign the reserved capacity for the backup solution. Auto Extend: Click to checkbox to enable or disable the function.
Recovery: Click to restore the data volume using the Snapshot. Export: Click to export the Snapshot to the share folder. Settings: Click to change the settings of the backup solution. Delete: Click to delete the backup solution. Remote Backup 1. Click NAS tab > Backup > Remote Backup tab. 2. Click the Create button and complete the required settings in the Create Remote Backup window. Source Path Backup Server: Enter the IP address of the remote backup server.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Snapshot: Select this option if you want to upload snapshot of backup to the server. Schedule: Select one of the schedule types you want for the backup solution. Disable – no snapshots will be taken. Time interval by hour – snapshots will be taken at the hourly interval you choose from the dropdown menu. Daily – snapshots will be taken at the time of day you choose from the dropdown menus.
File system: FAT32, NTFS, XFS 1. Click NAS tab > Backup > Local Backup tab. 2. Move your mouse over the USB device you want and click the Settings button. 3. Complete the required settings in the Setting window. 4. Select the Enable Services checkbox to enable the backup solution. Select a Backup Method you want from the dropdown menu: Add Directory, Copy, or Synchronize. Select a Folder Name you want from the list. When done, you can: Click the Save button to apply the settings.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual over the item you want and click the Settings button. Client Backup allows you to enable One-Touch Backup function. 1. Click NAS tab > Backup > Client Backup tab. 2. Select the One Touch Backup checkbox to enable the backup solution. 3. Click the Save button. 4. Now you can backup specified folders from your PC to the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 by simply pressing a button on the front of the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04. One-Touch Backup Button 5.
Amazon S3 allows you to upload backup files to Amazon S3 server. 1. Click NAS tab > Backup > Amazon S3 tab. 2. Click the Create button and complete the required settings in the Create Amazon S3 Backup window. Local Path Direction: Select Download (from Amazon S3 to device) or Upload (from device to Amazon S3). Access Key: Enter the Access key for the Amazon S3 server. Private key: Enter the Private key for the Amazon S3 server.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Daily – snapshots will be taken at the time of day you choose from the dropdown menus. Weekly – snapshots will be taken on the day of the week, at the time of day you choose from the dropdown menus. When done, click the Run button. The new backup schedule is applied. 3. You can click the Test button to test the server before applying the settings. 4. 3.6.7 To change the settings of the backup solution, move you mouse over the item you want and click the option button.
3.6.8 iSCSI Initiator 1. Click NAS tab > iSCSI Initator. 2. Click the Create and complete the required settings in the Create Snapshot window. 3. IP Port When done, click the Connect button. After successful logon, you can start to use the disk volume on ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 as a virtual drive on your computer.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Chapter 4: ShareCenter® NAVI 4.1 Working with ShareCenter® NAVI The ShareCenter® NAVI software connects your PC to the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04, performs backups, changes the network settings, create RAID volumes, add and mounts folders, and manages file downloads from the Internet. 4.1.1 Opening the Main Window 1.
2. When the ShareCenter® NAVI Window opens, double-click a system in the Device List. 3. When the login window appears, enter the user name and password. Click Login then Yes to login the system. The default user name is “administrator” and default password is “password”. The user name and password are case sensitive.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4. 4.1.2 The Main Window opens, which contains the management features of ShareCenter® NAVI. Choosing a ShareCenter® NAVI Language On Windows PCs, ShareCenter® NAVI chooses the display language automatically based on your OS language setting. On Macs, you choose the display language. To choose a language: 1. Open the ShareCenter® NAVI Window. 2. From the dropdown menus, choose Function > Language, then choose the the language you prefer.
4.1.3 Starting the Advanced Storage Manager This feature opens Advanced Storage Manager in your default browser. Main Window 1. Right-click the system in the Device List that you want to open in ASM.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 2. 4.1.4 Choose the Open Advanced Management item. The ASM login screen appears in your browser. Viewing ShareCenter® NAVI Information ShareCenter® NAVI is the software application that connects your PC with the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 system. To view information about ShareCenter® NAVI on Windows: 1. Right-click the ShareCenter® NAVI icon in the application tray. 2. Choose About from the popup menu.
The About window appears and lists the following information: ShareCenter® NAVI Version number Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Version number JVM Vendor name ShareCenter® NAVI installation directory on your PC ShareCenter® NAVI Plug-in directory on your PC Names of installed Plug-ins Version numbers of installed Plug-ins When you are done with the About window, click the Close button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.1.5 Closing ShareCenter® NAVI To close ShareCenter® NAVI: Click the close icon on the Main Window. Windows Mac ShareCenter® NAVI in Windows icon in the top right corner icon in the top left corner For Windows PCs, if you close ShareCenter® NAVI this way, you can open it from the application tray icon. On Macs, you can always open ShareCenter® NAVI from the Dock icon. ShareCenter® NAVI in Mac OS X Alternative Method for Windows To close ShareCenter® NAVI: 1.
If you close ShareCenter® NAVI this way, you must open it from the Start menu.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.2 Managing Backups Caution Please do not close the ShareCenter® Pro NAVI or log out of the MS Windows system while you are setting a scheduled back up or running the backup process. It will discontinue the backup process. 4.2.1 Doing a Backup Now This feature enables you to perform an immediate scheduled backup of your files from your Windows or Mac to the NAS system (ShareCenter® NAVI).
The NAS or Local drive (your PC or MAC) from the first dropdown menu. The letter designation of your PC or MAC drive under the second dropdown menu. 5.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Check the Backup My Data box – Selects the My Documents, Favorites, and Desktop folders with all their contents. Click the Add to Backup icon – Opens the My Documents folder. Click a folder you want to backup, and then click the Choose button. Repeat for additional folders.
Drag and drop the folders you want to backup to the Backup your data from window. 6. Click the Backup button. The backup begins immediately. Device List Before you can do a backup from the ShareCenter® NAVI Main Window, you must create a backup schedule. 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Right-click the system in the Device List whose backup you want to run. 3. Choose the Backup Now item.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual The backup begins immediately. Tray Icon Before you can do a backup from the ShareCenter® NAVI tray icon, you must create a backup schedule and setup default NAS first. This feature applies to Windows PCs only. 1. Right-click the ShareCenter® NAVI icon in the application tray. 2. Choose Backup Now in the popup menu. The backup begins immediately. The amount of time required depends on the size and number of files being backed up.
4.2.2 Scheduling a Backup You can schedule backups by the hour, day, or week. To set a schedule for backing up files from your PC to the NAS system (ShareCenter® NAVI): 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. 3. Click the Backup button. 4. Under Backup your data to, choose: The NAS or Local drive (your PC or MAC) from the first dropdown menu. The letter designation of your PC or MAC drive under the second dropdown menu. 5.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Check the Backup My Data box – Selects the My Documents, Favorites, and Desktop folders with all their contents. Click the Add to Backup icon – Opens the My Documents folder. Click a folder you want to backup, and then click the Choose button. Repeat for additional folders.
Drag and drop the folders you want to backup to the Backup your data from window.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 6. Click the Schedule button. 7. Click an option button for: ․ Hour ․ Day ․ Day of the week 8.
9. Click the Add button. The newly created schedule appears in the Schedule List.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual The backed up files will appear on the NAS in a folder named BACKUPDATA_your username. You can also click the Start button to run a scheduled backup immediately. 4.2.3 Viewing Backup Schedules To view the list of current schedules: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. 3. Click the Schedule List button. The list of all backup schedules appears. 4.2.4 Changing a Scheduled Backup You can schedule backups by the hour, day, or week.
4. Click the schedule you want to change. (C) 5. Click the Modify button. (D) A C D B 6. Click the folder whose contents you want to backup.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Click the Add to Backup choices. icon to expand the tree and narrow your 7. Click the Schedule button. 8. Click an option button for: ․ Hour ․ Day ․ Day of the week 9. Choose the corresponding values from the dropdown menus: ․ Number of hours ․ Time of day in hours and minutes ․ Time of day and day of the week 10. Click the Add button.
The modified schedule appears in the Schedule List. You can also click the Start button to run a scheduled backup immediately. 4.2.5 Deleting a Scheduled Backup Deleting a scheduled backup has no effect upon any files previously backed-up to the NAS system (ShareCenter® NAVI). To delete a scheduled backup: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. (A) 3. Click the Schedule List button. (B) 4. Click the schedule you want to delete.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 5. Click the Delete button. (D) A C D B 6. 4.2.6 Click the Yes button in the confirmation box. Restoring Backed-up Files You can restore all or any portion of the files in the BACKUPDATA_your username folder on the NAS system (ShareCenter® NAVI).
The original file structure is maintained during backup and restoration. Caution If you restore to the original folders on your PC, the restore function will overwrite the files in those folders. Be careful which files you restore and where on your PC you direct the backup files. To restore your backed-up files from the NAS system to your PC: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. (A) 3. Click the Restore button. (B) 4. Click the folder whose contents you want to restore.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual ․ Type the name of an existing folder in the field Provided ․ Type the name of an new folder in the field Provided ․ Click the Folder icon - Opens the My Documents folder. (F) Click a folder you want to use for a target, then click the Open button (G) 7. Click the Restore button. (H) 8. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box. The restoration begins immediately.
The amount of time required depends on the size and number of files being restored. 4.2.7 Viewing the Backup Event Log Backup events report on backups, schedules, and file transfers. Events are reported by date, time, severity (information or error) and description. To view Backup Event Log: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. (A) 3. Click the Event Log button. (B) 4. Optional.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Note For NAS system events, see “Viewing the System Event Log” on page 129. 4.2.8 Saving the Event Log This function saves a copy of the Backup Event Log as a text file onto your PC. The text file records the events displayed in the Event Log window. Set the Event Filter dropdown menu to display: All events Information events only Error events only Click the arrow on the Date/Time header to reverse the chronological order.
5. Optional. Change the file name or save to a different location. 6. Click the Save button in the Save dialog box.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.2.9 Clearing the Event Log Note Before you clear the Backup Event Log, consider saving a copy for future reference. See “Saving the Event Log” on page 111. To clear the Backup Event Log: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. 3. Click the Event Log button. 4. Click the Clear All button. 5. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.
4.2.10 Setting the Port By using port setting, the public services like a WWW server or an FTP server, and others running on your private network may become accessible from the Internet. To set the Port: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon. (A) 3. Click the Setting button. (B) 4. Type the Port number in the field Provided. The default number is 873. (C) 5. Click the OK button. (D) The setting begins immediately. 6. Click the OK button in the confirmation box.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.3 Managing Share Folders 4.3.1 Opening a Share Folder This feature opens share folders in the file browser. From the Device List: 1. Right-click the system in the Device List whose share folders you want to open. 2. Choose the Share Folders item. All share folders open in your PC’s file browser.
1. Click the Share Folder icon. 2. Double-click the folder in the Share Folder List that you want to open. The share folder opens in your PC’s file browser. From the Tray Icon: 1. Right-click the ShareCenter® NAVI icon in the application tray. 2. Choose Share Folder in the popup menu. All share folders open in your PC’s file browser. 4.3.2 Viewing a List of Share Folders To view a list of Share Folders: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the Share Folder icon. 3.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual The Share Folder List appears. 4. Double-click the individual share folder to view its contents.
4.3.3 Mounting a Share Folder /Creating a Network Drive To mount a share folder or create a network drive (Windows): 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the Share Folder icon. (A) 3. Click the Mount Share Folder button. (B) Click the share folder you want to mount or make a network drive. (C) 4. The folder name will become highlighted. 5. Choose a device name (drive letter) from the dropdown menu. (D) 6. Click the Mount button.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.3.4 Un-mounting a Share Folder /Disconnecting a Network Drive To un-mount a share folder or disconnect a network drive (Windows): 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the Share Folder icon. (A) 3. Click the Mount Share Folder button. (B) 4. Click the share folder you want to un-mount or delete as a network drive. (C) The folder name will become highlighted. 5. Click the Un-Mount button. (D) A C D B 6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.
4.3.5 Setting up a Share Folder for Time Machine Time Machine is a backup utility included with Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard” or more. Before you begin, be sure your Mac is running and connected to the same network as the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04. On ShareCenter® NAVI To set up a ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 folder for Time Machine backups: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the Share Folder icon. 3. Click the Mount Share Folder button. 4.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Pre-existing Time Machine Configuration on the Mac Follow this Procedure if you currently have a Time Machine configuration. To set up the Mac for backups with ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. On the desktop, go to the Dock and click the Time Machine icon. The Time Machine dialog box appears. 2. In the Time Machine dialog box, click the Change Disk... button. 3.
4.4 Making Management Settings 4.4.1 Configuring a NAS System The Setup Wizard has two modes: One Click Setup - Loads a collection of default settings. Recommended for most users. Advanced Setup - Enables you to make your own settings. Recommended for advanced users. Caution Do NOT run the Setup Wizard on a NAS system that is already configured! That action will delete your data and network drives! One Click Setup To configure your NAS system using One Click Setup: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 5. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box. The NAS reboots. Then your RAID volume is ready. Advanced Setup To configure your NAS system using Advanced Setup: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the Setup Wizard icon. (A) 3. Click the Advanced Setup button. (B) 4. Choose Automatic (DHCP) or Manual network settings.
A C D E B 5. Choose the following values from their respective dropdown menus: ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ Timezone Year Month Day Time in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds Click the Next button to continue.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 6. Choose Automatic or Manual RAID Volume creation. If you chose Manual, choose the type of RAID Volume you want: ․ Maximum Capacity and performance - RAID 0, using all disk drives ․ Data Protection - RAID 5, using all disk drives Click the Next button to continue. 7. Choose a network drive letter from the dropdown menu. This drive will be mapped as a network drive on your PC. The list begins with S and goes in reverse alphabetical order. Click the Next button to continue.
8. Review your parameters. To make changes, click the Previous button. To accept the parameters and configure your NAS system, click the OK button. 9. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 10. The NAS reboots. Then your RAID volume is ready. 4.4.2 Locating the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 This feature helps you to physically locate a NAS system. To locate a ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Right-click the system in the Device List that you want to locate. 3. Choose the Locate NAS item.
4.4.3 Wake-on-LAN This feature allows you to turn on or wake up the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 by means of the Locate NAS feature. To wake up a ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Right-click the system in the Device List that you want to wake up. 3. Choose the Locate NAS item. It takes about a minute to boot the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04. When fully booted: The System Status LED turns blue. The buzzer beeps one time. 4.4.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual The default NAS is highlighted in the Device List. 4.4.5 Viewing the System Event Log NAS events report functions and status of the NAS system. The Event Log displays the 20 most recent events. Events are reported by date, time, severity (information or warning) and description. To view the NAS system is Event Log: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the Smart SYNC icon. 3. Click the Event Log button.
Click the arrow on the Date/Time header to reverse the chronological order. Note For backup system events, see “Viewing the Backup Event Log” on page 110. Warning Do not disconnect the power or shut down the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 while the plug-in installation is running! 4. Click the Configure Plugin button. The newly added plug-in appears in the list. Its Service Status is OFF. 5. Click the plug-in to choose it. The plug-in’s name will become highlighted.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 6. Click the Enable button. After a moment, the Service Status changes to ON. The plug-in is now installed ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04.
4.4.6 Viewing a List of Plug-ins To view a list of installed plug-ins: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the NAS Management icon. 3. Click the Configuration Plug-in button. Currently installed plug-ins appear in the Configuration Plug-in list. 4.4.7 Viewing Plug-in Version Numbers To view plug-in version numbers: 1. Right-click the ShareCenter® NAVI icon in the application tray.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 2. Choose About from the popup menu. The About window appears. The About window includes a list of installed plug-ins and their version numbers. When you are done with the About window, click the Close button. 4.4.8 Enabling and Disabling Plug-ins Enabling Plug-ins You must add a plug-in to the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 before you can use this function. To enable a plug-in: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the NAS Management icon. (A) 3.
5. Click the Enable button. (D) A C D B After a moment, the Service Status changes to ON. The plug-in is now enabled on ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Disabling Plug-ins Disabling a plug-in saves memory space and Processing time on the ShareCenter Pro DNS-1550-04. If you do not use a feature, consider disabling its plug-in. To disable a plug-in: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the NAS Management icon (A). 3. Click the Configuration Plug-in button (B). 4. Click the Plug-in you want to disable (C). The plug-ins name will become highlighted. 5. Click the Disable button (D).
4.4.9 Removing Plug-ins There are two reasons to remove a plug-in: ․ To replace the old plug-in with a new one ․ You know that you will never use the plug-in To remove a plug-in: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the NAS Management icon. (A) 3. Click the Configuration Plugin button. (B) 4. Click the Plug-in you want to remove. (C) The plug-ins name will become highlighted. 5. Click the Remove button. (D) A C D B 6. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.4.10 Rebooting the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 Normally you will only need to reboot the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 is after a firmware upgrade or a plug-in installation. During the reboot, none of your folders will be accessible from your networked PCs. To reboot the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the NAS Management icon. (A) 3. Click the Shutdown button. (B) 4. Click the Restart option (C) 5. Click the OK button.
6. The reboot runs automatically.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual 4.4.11 Shutting Down the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 The only time you need to shut down the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 is to replace the disk drive cooling fan or the power supply. During and after the shutdown, none of your folders will be accessible from your networked PCs. Using ShareCenter® NAVI To shut down the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04: 1. Go to the Main Window. 2. Click the NAS Management icon. (A) 3. Click the Shutdown button. (B) 4.
6. The shutdown runs automatically.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 5.
Event Log Event log buffer is cleared in RAM Event log buffer is cleared in NVRAM Corrective Action The event log was cleared. Front End Driver Host interface link is up Host interface link is down Host interface controller settings have changed Corrective Action Normal. Check network cable/switch. Result of settings or user action. Normal. Host Interface Controller Host-interface controller has detected bus reset Corrective Action The initiator sent a reset command.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Logical Drive Logical drive initialization has started Logical drive initialization has completed Logical drive initialization has paused Logical drive initialization has resumed Logical drive initialization has stopped Logical drive initialization marks the logical drive offline Logical drive initialization is aborted due to an internal error.
Media patrol is aborted due to an internal error. Media patrol is queued Media patrol is stopped internally Online Capacity Expansion Online capacity expansion has started Online capacity expansion has completed Online capacity expansion has paused Online capacity expansion has resumed Online capacity expansion has stopped Online capacity expansion has encountered a physical disk error Online capacity expansion is aborted due to an internal error.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual PDM is switched to rebuild. PDM is stopped internally Physical Disk Physical disk is marked online Physical disk is marked as dead. Physical disk is marked as dead after it was removed and reinserted by the user.
A physical disk has encountered an unknown (non-ECC) media error.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual again. If array is offline, delete and recreate array. Rebuild Rebuild is started Rebuild is completed Rebuild is paused Rebuild is resumed Rebuild is stopped Rebuild stopped internally Rebuild is aborted due to an internal error.
Redundancy Check encountered inconsistent block(s) Redundancy Check task is queued Redundancy Check task is stopped internally Check the logical drive’s inconsistent block table. Rebuild the disk array if necessary. Redundancy Check has been set manually or by schedule. The logical drive is offline. Spare Check Spare check started on the given spare drive Spare check completed successfully on the given spare drive Corrective Action Result of settings or user action. Normal.
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Synchronization is stopped Synchronization is aborted due to an internal error.
removed A NAS sharing folder has been modified NFS setting has been changed CIFS setting has been changed FTP setting has been changed A NAS volume has been created A NAS volume has been deleted File system expansion Start File system expansion Failure File system expansion Done Remote synchronization start Remote synchronization complete Remote synchronization failure Remote synchronization configuration changed NAS mounting points conflict during array transportation Create a Snapshot Delete a Snapshot C
ShareCenter Pro User Manual Transition was switched to rebuild intervention or the logical drive was deleted. Transition changed to rebuild because the logical drive went critical. Watermark Migration has detected stale NV Watermark Migration has cleared stale NV Watermark Corrective Action Watermarks are Progress markers left as the result of interrupted RAID migrations. If the watermark was cleared, migration should finish.
5.2 How to use USB Retrieval to export system information With the USB Retrieval application, you can easily export the system information to the log file. 1. Download the ShareCenter® Pro DNS-1550-04 USB Retrieval application from CD. 2. Copy “OPAS_general.zip” to your USB Pen Drive. 3. Insert the USB Pen Drive into the USB port on the front panel of NAS. 4. When done, you will be Prompted by a “beep” sound by the system. 5. Remove the USB Pen Drive.
