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Chapter 13: Perform Advanced Management Tasks
Synology DiskStation Manager comes with a variety of management functions, allowing you to check system
information, monitor system resources, receive notification, restore or upgrade DSM, and more.
This chapter explains how to comprehend those management functions to make sure your USB Station 2 is
providing the best performance.
Manage Multimedia Database
USB Station 2 uses a multimedia database to keep track of multimedia files and log entries stored on the media
source (shared folders created on your external storage devices, such as usbshare1).
If you want DSM's multimedia services (such as Media Server, iTunes, Audio Station, and Download Station) to
access multimedia files stored on the external storage devices connected to the USB port of your USB Station 2,
or if you want to enable DSM's log services and see the log records listed at Main Menu > System
Information > Log, the multimedia database has to be enabled first. Otherwise, all related services will be
deactivated.
Note: For more information about DSM’s log services, see "Log" on Page 111.
To enable the multimedia database:
1 Tick Enable multimedia database.
2 Do any of the following:
Choose Automatic configuration if you want to have DSM automatically select a shared folder for storing
the multimedia database. If the external storage device which contains the share folder is removed, DSM
will automatically select any other shared folder for storing the database.
Choose Please select a shared folder to store your database, and then choose from the drop-down
menu to manually select a shared folder for storing the database.
3 Click OK.
Warning: To prevent the database from being corrupted, make sure you have ejected its storage device at Main
Menu > Control Panel > External Devices before removing it from USB Station 2.
To include or exclude shared folders from the multimedia source:
1 Click Multimedia Source.
2 Tick or uncheck the checkboxes next to the shared folder(s) to make your selection.