MAXDATA SN 40 M1 User Guide Rev. 1.1 2 Contents Contents 1 Safety and Warnings 7 Important Safety Instructions ..................................................................................................................7 Warnings .................................................................................................................................................7 Heed safety instructions ....................................................................................................................7 System power on/off..........................................................................................................................7 Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions ...............................................................................................7 2 Storage System Features 9 Key Features and Benefits ......................................................................................................................9 Front Panel .........................................................................................................................................9 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................11 System Requirements ...........................................................................................................................12 3 Getting Started 13 Setting up the Storage System .............................................................................................................14 Attaching the Storage System to the Network ................................................................................14 Powering Up the Storage System ....................................................................................................14 Powering Down the Storage System ...............................................................................................14 Accessing the Manager .........................................................................................................................15 Accessing the Manager Using a Web Browser ...............................................................................15 Accessing the Manager Using the Console .....................................................................................16 Logging in to the Manager ....................................................................................................................18 Navigating the Manager ........................................................................................................................18 Adding Users .........................................................................................................................................19 Creating Shared Folders ........................................................................................................................23 Accessing Shared Folders .....................................................................................................................27 Microsoft® Windows® Users ............................................................................................................27 Linux® Users .....................................................................................................................................30 Mac® Users ......................................................................................................................................30 Attaching USB Devices (Optional) .........................................................................................................31 4 Managing Your Storage System 33 Managing Users ....................................................................................................................................34 Adding Users ....................................................................................................................................34 Modifying Users ...............................................................................................................................35 Removing Users ...............................................................................................................................37 Working with Groups .......................................................................................................................37 Managing Shared Folders ......................................................................................................................40 Adding Shared Resources ................................................................................................................41 Changing User Access to Shared Folders ........................................................................................41 Deleting a Shared Folder ..................................................................................................................44 Managing Backups ................................................................................................................................45 Changing the Password for Restoring Hard Disks ...........................................................................45 Deleting a Backup ............................................................................................................................46 Deleting a Client ...............................................................................................................................46 Setting Up E-Mail Alerts ........................................................................................................................47 Disconnecting USB Devices ..................................................................................................................48 Changing the System Settings ..............................................................................................................49 Changing the Network Settings ............................................................................................................51 Accessing the Storage System Using FTP ............................................................................................54 Storage System Disk Status ..................................................................................................................54 Logging Out of the Manager .................................................................................................................55 Shutting Down the Storage System ......................................................................................................56 MAXDATA SN 40 M1 ­ User Guide 3 Removing Hard Disks or Responding to Disk Failure ............................................................................56 Responding to RAID Degradation ....................................................................................................58 Responding to RAID Failure .............................................................................................................59 Replacing a Hard Disk ......................................................................................................................60 5 Protecting Local Disks 63 Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................63 System Requirements......................................................................................................................63 Installing the Microsoft® iSCSI Initiator .................................................................................................64 Installing Intel® Client Backup and Recovery .........................................................................................64 Starting Intel® Client Backup and Recovery...........................................................................................66 Activating Your License .........................................................................................................................67 Activating Your License Without an Internet Connection .....................................................................67 Replacing Your Existing License ...........................................................................................................68 Protecting Your Disks ............................................................................................................................68 Manually Backing up Your Disk .............................................................................................................72 Stopping a Backup or Recovery in Progress .........................................................................................72 Changing the Backup Schedule .............................................................................................................73 Changing the Recovery CD Password or Password for Restoring Hard Disks .....................................73 Recovering Data ....................................................................................................................................74 Recovering Files from a Backup ............................................................................................................75 Recovering a Non-system Disk or Partition ...........................................................................................76 Recovering a System Disk or Partition ..................................................................................................77 Removing Protection .............................................................................................................................80 6 Troubleshooting 81 Viewing the System Log .......................................................................................................................81 Disconnecting from Shared Folders ......................................................................................................81 Troubleshooting the Storage System ....................................................................................................81 The System Status LED is yellow. ...................................................................................................81 The Disk Activity LED is blinking yellow...........................................................................................82 One of the Global Disk Status LED lights is yellow..........................................................................82 7 Technical Specifications 83 Hardware Specification .........................................................................................................................83 Software Specification ..........................................................................................................................83 8 Regulatory and Compliance Information 85 Intended Application ..............................................................................................................................85 Product Safety Compliance ...................................................................................................................85 Product EMC Compliance - Class B Compliance ..................................................................................85 Certifications / Registrations / Declarations ...........................................................................................85 Product Regulatory Compliance Marking ..............................................................................................85 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notice ...................................................................................................85 Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity) ............................................................................................85 End of Life / Product Recycling .............................................................................................................85 4 Contents Figures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Front Panel LEDs and Components ..................................................................................................9 Rear Panel Components .................................................................................................................11 Storage System Console .................................................................................................................17 Users & Computers ­ Main Page ....................................................................................................20 Users & Computers ­ User Type Selection.....................................................................................20 ...