Buffalo TeraStation WS5400 manuale d’uso

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2 C onten ts Chapter 1 Installa tion ........................................................ 5 Installation ............................................................................................ 5 T urning the T er aStation On and O ff.................................................... 9 Installing Antivirus Software .......................[...]

3 Crea ting Simple V olumes ( JBOD ) ................................................................. 21 Hard Driv e Replacemen t Proc edure .................................................24 Hard Driv e Replacement Examples .............................................................25 Chapter 6 Settings ........................................[...]

4 Notes ...................................................................................................65 C ompliance Inf ormation ....................................................................65 FC C W arning ..................................................................................................65 CE Mark W arning ............[...]

5 Chapter 1 Installa tion Installation If using OS X 10.4 or later , download and install “Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2” from www .microsoft. com. F or OS X 10.3.9, use version 1.0.3 instead. 1 Connect the supplied USB device to your c omputer . Open the USB device and double -click T SNavi.exe . T eraNavigator will launch. Notes:[...]

6 5 Click Finish . NAS Navigator2 will open . Y ou can also open it by clicking icon on the Windows desktop or icon in the Dock on Mac OS. 6 In NAS Navigator2, right-click on your T eraStation ’ s icon, then select Proper ties . On the Mac, click the T eraStation ’ s icon while holding down the contr ol key , then selec t Configure . 7 Click th[...]

7 Notes: • If the message “ The publisher of this remote connection cannot be identified. Do you want t o connect anyway?” is displayed , click Connect . • If “ The identity of the remote computer cannot be verified. Do y ou want to connect anyway?” is displa yed, click Y es or Continue . 9 Enter the username and passwor d, then click O[...]

8 11 In Ser ver Manager , click Loc al Ser ver to set the date and time . Under “PROPERTIES” , click the item shown in “ Time zone ” . I n the “Date and Time” tab, click Change date and time . Select the current date and time, then click OK . Note: In the Internet Time tab , click Change settings , then select Synchronize with an Intern[...]

9 See “Creating a Shar ed F older ” section in chapter 6 for details. 13 Change the T eraStation ’ s password. See the “Changing the P assword” section in chapter 6 for details. 14 In NAS Navigator2, double- click your T eraStation’ s icon. F or Mac OS, the T eraStation is mounted as a driv e icon on the desktop , or it is displayed in [...]

10 Installing Antivirus Software Installing antivirus soft ware on the T eraStation is strongly recommended . Connect a USB CD/DVD drive to the T eraStation ’ s USB por t, load the antivirus software CD into the CD/DVD drive , and install the software.[...]

11 Chapter 2 Opening W indow s Stor age Ser v er Opening W indow s Storage Ser v er If using OS X 10.4 or later , download and install “Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2” from www .microsoft. com. If using OS X 10.3.9, use version 1.0.3 instead. 1 Double -click the icon on the desktop . NAS Navigator2 will start. F or Mac OS, click the[...]

12 The default username and password ar e “ Administrator” and “passw ord” . Note: Make sure that the same language is configur ed in “Display language ” , “ Welcome scr een and system accounts ” , and system locale. C onfiguring differen t languages for these settings may cause unexpected behavior .[...]

13 Chapter 3 W indow s Up dat e W indows Upda te F or best results, Windows S torage Ser ver should be updat ed regularly . Use W indows Updat e as described below . Note: The T eraStation must be connected to the Internet. 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , click Control Panel - S ystem and Security - Windows Update . 2 Click Check for updates . 3 Cl[...]

14 Chapter 4 Sof tware RAID Builder RAID Builder is used to modify the RAID arrays. See chapter 5 f or details. Note: T o launch RAID Builder , you must be logged in as the Administrator in Windows St orage Ser ver .[...]

15 Chapter 5 Managing Y our St orage Crea ting V olumes V olume T ypes The featur es of each volume type are explained below . Notes: • RAID Builder will be used to create a v olume, not the Disk Management options in Windows Stor age Ser ver . • When volumes ar e deleted or formatt ed, or the RAID mode is changed, all data stor ed in that volu[...]

16 Spanned V olumes The unallocated ar eas of multiple hard drives are joined t o create a single logical v olume. This allows various drive spaces to be combined efficiently . Howev er , data cannot be recover ed if even a single drive fails . Simple V olumes ( JBOD) The internal hard driv es of the T eraStation are each used as individual drives [...]

17 F ormatting V olumes 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , open Administrative T ools , then double - click Computer Management . 2 Click Disk Management . 3 Right-click the volume that you want to f ormat and then select Format .[...]

18 Crea ting a RAID 5 V olume 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , click Launch RAID Builder . 2 Select “Create RAID array” from the drop-down menu and “RAID 5” under “RAID structure” . 3 Select at least three drives to creat e a RAID 5 array . 4 Click OK . Examples: • F or a configuration with drive 1 (50 GB), driv e 2 (80 GB), drive 3 (5[...]

19 • F or “n (1 to 4)” identical hard drives in a RAID 5 array , the available space is (n-1)/n times the total drive space . A RAID 5 volume will be created . Next, create a shar ed folder on the volume as described in chapter 6. Crea ting a Mirrored V olume (R AID 1) 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , click Launch RAID Builder . 2 Select “Cr[...]

20 Example: F or a configuration with drive 1 (50 GB), driv e 2 (80 GB), drive 3 (58 GB), and drive 4 (100 GB), the usable space on the mirrored v olume will be 50 GB x 4 drives = 200 GB. A striped volume will be creat ed. Next, create a shar ed folder on the volume as described in chapter 6. Crea ting a Spanned V olume 1 In Windows S torage Ser ve[...]

21 Example: F or a configuration with drive 1 (50 GB), driv e 2 (80 GB), drive 3 (58 GB), and drive 4 (100 GB), the usable space on the RAID volume will be 50 GB + 80 GB + 58 GB + 100 GB = 288 GB. A spanned volume will be creat ed. Next, create a shar ed folder on the volume as described in chapter 6. Crea ting Simple V olumes (JBOD) 1 In Windows S[...]

22 3 Right-click the unallocated area, then select New Simple Volume . 4 Click Next . 5 Enter the volume siz e that you want to cr eate, then click Next .[...]

23 6 Select Assign the following drive letter , then click Next . 7 Select Format this volume with the follo wing settings and Perform a quick format , then click Next .[...]

24 A simple volume will be creat ed. Next, create a shar ed folder on the volume as described in chapter 6. Hard Driv e Replacemen t Proc edure Hard drives in the T eraStation show a green status LED during normal operation. When a drive fails, its error LED will glow red .[...]

25 1. Error LED Glows red if a driv e has failed. 2. Status LEDs Green: Normal operation. Flashing red: If you need to remov e a drive whose status LED is flashing red , either shut down the T eraStation, or dismount the drive in RAID Builder . Once the T eraStation is shut down, or the drive is dismounted , then it is safe to r eplace the drive. G[...]

26 F ollow the procedur e below . Hard Drive Replac ement in Case of Disk F ailure Other Than Drive 1 or Driv e 2 1 Double -click the icon on the desktop to start NAS Navigator2. F or Mac OS, click the icon in the Dock . 2 Right-click on your T eraStation ’ s icon, then click Open Remote D esktop . F or M ac OS, click the T eraStation ’ s icon [...]

27 5 Select Dismount drive , selec t the hard drive to be r emoved , and click OK . 6 When the message “ The drive is ready to r emove . ” is displayed, click OK . The status LED will stop flashing and glow st eadily . 7 WS5600D , WS5400D, WS5200D: Open the front cover with the included key . 8 Push the unlock button of the failed har d drive a[...]

28 9 Pull out the hard driv e car tridge and remov e it from the T eraStation.[...]

29 10 Inser t the new hard drive (sold separ ately) into the empty slot. Slide the drive in with the locking mechanism open.[...]

30 11 Swing the lock back down un til it clicks into place.[...]

31 12 Replace the front c over . If the hard drive was replac ed while the T eraStation power was turned off , press the power button on the T eraStation to turn on the power and start RAID Builder by per forming steps 1 to 4 on the fr ont page. 13 Select Detect drives , selec t the new drive, and click OK . Pr eviously detected drives are gra yed [...]

32 14 When “Drive detected” is display ed, click OK . 15 In Window s Storage Server , open Administrative T ools , then double - click Computer Management . 16 Click Disk Management . 17 Right-click the new drive, then select Initialize Disk .[...]

33 18 Right-click the initialized hard drive, then select Conv er t to Dynamic Disk . A RAID array cannot be built unless the hard drive is c onverted to a dynamic disk. 19 Select the step depending on your purpose for a crea ted volume. T o create a new v olume: (a) Right-click the new dynamic disk and selec t New V olume . (b) F ollow the instruc[...]

34 T o restore a Mirrored v olume (R AID resynchronization): (a) Right-click the volume labeled “F ailed Redundancy ” and click Remove Mirror . (b) When “Remove Mirror ” is displayed, select the drive with its status missing and click OK . Note: P er form steps (a) and (b) f or each volume that requir es RAID resynchronization. (c) Select t[...]

35 13 When “When Drive X will be initialized. Continue?” is displayed, click OK . It will take about an hour for the mirrored volume t o be repaired . Y ou can check the progress of the r epair in “Disk Management” . 14 Select the step depending on your purpose for a crea ted volume. T o create a new v olume: (a) Right-click the new dynamic[...]

36 Chapter 6 Settings Date and T ime 1 Click the time in the system tray of Window s Storage Server . 2 Click Change date and time settings - Change date and time , select the current date and time , and click OK . Note: In the Internet Time tab , click Change settings , then select Synchronize with an Internet time server . The date and time can b[...]

37 4 Enter the computer name , choose domain or workgroup , and click OK .[...]

38 Note: The comput er name should have 16 characters or less. If more than 16 characters ar e entered , all characters from the 17th character on are ignor ed. Changing the P assword The default passwor d for the T eraStation ’ s administrator account is “ password” . T his is public knowledge, so for security , you should change it immediat[...]

39 4 Click Proceed . 5 Enter a new passwor d (twice).[...]

40 A dding a User 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , open Administrative T ools , then double - click Computer Management . 2 Click L ocal Users and Groups . 3 Right-click Users , then click New User . 4 Enter the desired settings , then click Create .[...]

41 Note: Acc ounts not belonging to the A dministrators group cannot be c onnected by the remote desktop . A dding a Group 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , open Administrative T ools , then double - click Computer Management . 2 Click L ocal Users and Groups . 3 Right-click Groups and choose New Group .[...]

42 4 Enter the desired settings , then click Create .[...]

43 5 Click Adv anced . 6 Click Find No w .[...]

44 7 Select the users to be registered t o the group , then click OK .[...]

45 8 Click OK .[...]

46 9 Click Close . Crea ting a Shar ed F older No shared folders ar e configured by default . Before using the T eraStation, follow the proc edure below to cr eate one or more shared f olders. 1 In Windows S torage Ser ver , open Administrative T ools , then double - click Computer Management . 2 Click Shared F olders .[...]

47 3 Right-click Shares , then click New Share . 4 Click Next . 5 Enter the path of an existing f older or a new folder , then click Nex t .[...]

48 Notes: • Enter “D:Share ” in folder path to create the shar ed folder f or the first time. • If the message “ The system cannot find the specified path. Do you want to cr eate it?” is display ed, click Y es . 6 Enter a name for the shar e and a description (optional), then click Next .[...]

49 7 Check Customize permissions , then click Custom . 8 Choose Everyone , then check Allow for “Change” .[...]

50 9 In the Securit y tab, click E dit - Add .[...]

51 10 Enter “Ev er yone ” under “Enter the object names to select ” , then click OK . 11 Choose “Everyone ” , then check Allow for Modify .[...]

52 12 Click OK - OK - F inish - Finish . 13 Click L ocal Users and Groups in C omputer Management . 14 Double- click Users - Guest . 15 In the General tab , uncheck Acc ount is disabled , then click OK . Notes: Enable a guest account: (1) In Windows S torage Ser ver , open Administrative T ools , then double - click Computer Management . (2) Click [...]

53 Changing the IP A ddress Note: If the T eraStation is being used in a domain environment , the IP address cannot be changed by NAS Navigator2. T o change the IP address, the domain envir onment administrator must change it at the domain server . 1 Right-click on your T eraStation ’ s icon, then click Properties . F or Mac OS, click the T eraSt[...]

54 Chapter 7 NAS Na vigator2 NAS Navigator2 is a utility prog ram that makes it easy to display Windows St orage Ser ver , change T eraStation ’ s IP address, or check its har d drive in remote deskt op. If you installed the T eraStation with the T eraNavigator CD , NAS Navigator2 was installed aut omatically . NAS Navigator2 will run in the syst[...]

55 Name Description Menu Map Share * Not available for this pr oduct (grayed out). Disconnect Share * Not available for this pr oduct (grayed out). Map All Remote Shares to Drive Letters Assigns all the T eraStation’ s shared f olders as network drives. This is available only when a shar ed folder has been created . Create Desktop Shortcut * Crea[...]

56 T eraStation Name Browse Shar es Opens the T eraStation ’ s shared folder . Open Remote Desktop Opens Windo ws Storage Server in remote desktop . Pr oper ties Opens the T eraStation ’ s proper ties page. Create Desktop Shortcut Creates a shortcut icon to the T eraStation ’ s shared folder “ share” on the desktop . I’ m here Causes yo[...]

57 Chapter 8 A ppendix Diagrams WS5600D WS5400D WS5200D[...]

58 WS5400R 1 Po wer Button T o power on, connect the power cable and wait f or 10 seconds. Then press the pow er button. T o power off , follow the instructions in chapter 1. Do not disconnect the power cable without shutting down the T eraStation. 2 Info LED If there is a status message, the amber inf o LED is lit. Check the L CD panel. 3 Error LE[...]

59 Leav e the switch in the HDD position during normal operation. T o recov er settings, insert the recovery USB drive into a USB 2.0 port, move the boot switch to the USB position, and pr ess the power button. 14 UPS P ort Connect to a UPS. 15 USB 3.0 P ort Compatible Buffalo USB 3.0 hard driv es can be connected. USB hubs are not supported. 16 US[...]

60 LINK SPEED Note: When an Ethernet cable is connected to LAN P or t 2, “LINK SPEED 2” is displayed . LINK SPEED No LINK Not connected to network. LINK SPEED 10Mbps Connected at 10 Mbps. LINK SPEED 100Mbps Connected at 100 Mbps. LINK SPEED 1000Mbps Connected at 1000 Mbps full duplex. Disk Space Used HDD USED Bar graphs are sho wn to indicate t[...]

61 SYSTEM I10 T OO HOT ! A rise in the system temperatur e may hav e exceeded the allo wable safety value. Move the T eraStation to a cool location. Do not place objects in the area around the T eraStation. Operation I12 DEGRADE MODE Operating in degraded mode . - RAID I18 ARRA Yx Rebuilding Rebuilding RAID array X. Note: T ransfer speeds are slow [...]

62 LAN Port Inter face IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE- T ) IEEE 802.3u (100BASE- T X) IEEE 802.3 (10BASE- T ) T ransfer speed 1000 Mbps F ull duplex (auto-negotiation) 100 Mbps F ull duplex/Half duplex (auto-negotiation) 10 Mbps F ull duplex/Half duplex (auto-negotiation) Number of ports 2 ports (suppor ts Auto-MDIX) Connector type RJ-45 8-pin USB Port WS5[...]

63 T roubleshooting If you can ’t acc ess your T eraSta tion: T ypical problems and when you are unable to search using NAS Na vigator2 and when the Remote Desktop screen does not open are described below . Cause 1. The cables are not connected correctly . The cables are not ph ysically connected, or there ma y be a contact defect. Reconnect the [...]

64 Cause 10. “Remote Desktop C onnection Client for Mac” is not installed on your Mac. If using OS X 10.4 or later , download and install “Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2” from www .microsoft. com. If using OS X 10.3.9, use version 1.0.3 instead. When T er aStation shar ed folders suddenly do not open If the T eraStation shared f[...]

65 After the reco ver proc ess is completed, the T eraStation is set to the sta te below when used at the default settings. • Drive 1 100 MB (EFI System partition) 100 GB (Basic Disk/Simple) The remaining space is an unalloca ted area. • Drives 2 to 4 The data on the drives cannot be view ed. They appear as a “For eign ” in “Disk Manageme[...]

66 En vironmen tal Information • The equipment that you have pur chased required the e xtrac tion and use of natural resour ces for its pr oduction. • The equipment may contain hazardous substanc es that could impact health and the environment. • I n order to a void the dissemination of those substances in our en vironment and to diminish the[...]

67 WS5400R, WS5400R0804, WS5400R1604 WS5600D , WS5600D1206, WS5600D2406[...]