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...RAID 5 (BlackArmor NAS 440) and RAID 1 (BlackArmor NAS 420) 4. Select the System tab, then click Admin Password. Setting Up Your BlackArmor® Server 2. To mange or change , without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate Technology LLC 920...BlackArmor Backup license supports up and down through the available information. Refer to scroll up to 15 alphanumeric characters long and are trademarks or registered trademarks of discovered servers, select your computer. Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server 2. a. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and BlackArmor...
...RAID 5 (BlackArmor NAS 440) and RAID 1 (BlackArmor NAS 420) 4. Select the System tab, then click Admin Password. Setting Up Your BlackArmor® Server 2. To mange or change , without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate Technology LLC 920...BlackArmor Backup license supports up and down through the available information. Refer to scroll up to 15 alphanumeric characters long and are trademarks or registered trademarks of discovered servers, select your computer. Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server 2. a. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and BlackArmor...
User Guide
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... functions, and thus will vary based on various factors including file size, file format, features, and application software. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Open Source and License Source Information For information about the open source and ... applications are trademarks or registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used with Seagate products, please see the Seagate Web site at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide © 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. Actual quantities will not be available for illustrative purposes. All ...
... functions, and thus will vary based on various factors including file size, file format, features, and application software. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Open Source and License Source Information For information about the open source and ... applications are trademarks or registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used with Seagate products, please see the Seagate Web site at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide © 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. Actual quantities will not be available for illustrative purposes. All ...
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... Deleted Files from the Recycle Bin 52 6. Glossary 61 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 5 Contents Understanding Your BlackArmor User Account 47 Access Limitations 47 Storage Space Limitations 48 Automatic Sorting for Media Files 48 Grace Time Limits for Quotas 49 File Protocol Support on Shares 49 Accessing Shares and Files on a share...
... Deleted Files from the Recycle Bin 52 6. Glossary 61 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 5 Contents Understanding Your BlackArmor User Account 47 Access Limitations 47 Storage Space Limitations 48 Automatic Sorting for Media Files 48 Grace Time Limits for Quotas 49 File Protocol Support on Shares 49 Accessing Shares and Files on a share...
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BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 8 System Requirements System Requirements Any computer that will be used to access your BlackArmor server must meet these requirements: • A Microsoft Windows® or Apple Macintosh® computer running one... For more information about your BlackArmor server, see: • BlackArmor Quick Start Guide (printed) • BlackArmor Manager Help • BlackArmor Discovery Help • BlackArmor Backup User Guide • BlackArmor Backup Help • Readme file For more information, please refer to the Seagate Web site at www...
BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 8 System Requirements System Requirements Any computer that will be used to access your BlackArmor server must meet these requirements: • A Microsoft Windows® or Apple Macintosh® computer running one... For more information about your BlackArmor server, see: • BlackArmor Quick Start Guide (printed) • BlackArmor Manager Help • BlackArmor Discovery Help • BlackArmor Backup User Guide • BlackArmor Backup Help • Readme file For more information, please refer to the Seagate Web site at www...
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...one volume on your local network. Click Submit. Creating User Accounts Your BlackArmor server comes with people on your BlackArmor server to this new share. Your next step is more information. 11. Click the Add icon. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 19 Enter a description of creating user accounts... of files into default folders-for Share Access to go to the page on the server, give it a name that's descriptive and easy to support (see page 34). 6. To add a recycle bin, beside Recycle Bin Service, click Enable. 8. The share is assigning each user access to...
...one volume on your local network. Click Submit. Creating User Accounts Your BlackArmor server comes with people on your BlackArmor server to this new share. Your next step is more information. 11. Click the Add icon. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 19 Enter a description of creating user accounts... of files into default folders-for Share Access to go to the page on the server, give it a name that's descriptive and easy to support (see page 34). 6. To add a recycle bin, beside Recycle Bin Service, click Enable. 8. The share is assigning each user access to...
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..., for instance-if any • Create User Private Share: Whether or not BlackArmor Manager should create a new private share for individuals or entire groups from www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 20 See page 36 for Administrators 3. Distributing BlackArmor User Information Once you need from a single window. Customize the account as...
..., for instance-if any • Create User Private Share: Whether or not BlackArmor Manager should create a new private share for individuals or entire groups from www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 20 See page 36 for Administrators 3. Distributing BlackArmor User Information Once you need from a single window. Customize the account as...
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... server setup. You can use your BlackArmor server, the server will support two simultaneous LAN connections so that it again, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). However, RAID 5 is highly recommended as its network mode. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 29 ...addition to RAID 5, both LAN ports to your BlackArmor server. Additionally, Seagate recommends that only users familiar and comfortable with RAID 5 protection when using BlackArmor Manager (see page 36). • Shares-The BlackArmor server includes two preconfigured shares: Download and Public. ...
... server setup. You can use your BlackArmor server, the server will support two simultaneous LAN connections so that it again, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). However, RAID 5 is highly recommended as its network mode. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 29 ...addition to RAID 5, both LAN ports to your BlackArmor server. Additionally, Seagate recommends that only users familiar and comfortable with RAID 5 protection when using BlackArmor Manager (see page 36). • Shares-The BlackArmor server includes two preconfigured shares: Download and Public. ...
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BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 31 RAID comes in many levels, which stands for Just... of disk drives they provide it provides the best level of protection available on your BlackArmor server. Understanding RAID RAID stands for your volumes-your BlackArmor server supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD (which vary according to the amount of... protection they provide (and how they support. Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage • Volume C: Media Files You could then create one or more folders ...
BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 31 RAID comes in many levels, which stands for Just... of disk drives they provide it provides the best level of protection available on your BlackArmor server. Understanding RAID RAID stands for your volumes-your BlackArmor server supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD (which vary according to the amount of... protection they provide (and how they support. Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage • Volume C: Media Files You could then create one or more folders ...
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...BlackArmor Manager (see the online Help. In volumes with RAID technology make changes to the server's RAID protection. For instance, you want to re-create data if a disk drive fails. For more information on those drives. Seagate... the disk drives in multiple volumes providing there is stored on each disk drive). BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 32 Provides data protection. A striped volume does not...the space on the same disk drives to create Volume B. Table 1: Supported RAID Levels for Volumes RAID Level of Volume Number of disk drives in...
...BlackArmor Manager (see the online Help. In volumes with RAID technology make changes to the server's RAID protection. For instance, you want to re-create data if a disk drive fails. For more information on those drives. Seagate... the disk drives in multiple volumes providing there is stored on each disk drive). BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 32 Provides data protection. A striped volume does not...the space on the same disk drives to create Volume B. Table 1: Supported RAID Levels for Volumes RAID Level of Volume Number of disk drives in...
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... must be placed in the Storage menu. To set storage space limits on any share. For step-by a BlackArmor administrator to the online Help. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 34 To enable or disable any or all of files being downloaded. You can enable... of Shares These features are available on any user account or share. Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage Special Features of the share: • File Protocol Support-Files are shared between your BlackArmor server imposes no limits on a user's storage space (except for the volume...
... must be placed in the Storage menu. To set storage space limits on any share. For step-by a BlackArmor administrator to the online Help. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 34 To enable or disable any or all of files being downloaded. You can enable... of Shares These features are available on any user account or share. Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage Special Features of the share: • File Protocol Support-Files are shared between your BlackArmor server imposes no limits on a user's storage space (except for the volume...
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...Power Supply (UPS) Settings • Web Access Protocol Settings • Workgroup and Domain Settings BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 41 Because only disk drives that you always use BlackArmor Manager to perform SMART diagnoses on a regular basis can help prevent disk drive failure by ...to modify to meet your current needs. SMART tests are in the server. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings This section describes some of the server settings that support SMART can complete a SMART diagnosis. For step-by catching potential problems early. You ...
...Power Supply (UPS) Settings • Web Access Protocol Settings • Workgroup and Domain Settings BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 41 Because only disk drives that you always use BlackArmor Manager to perform SMART diagnoses on a regular basis can help prevent disk drive failure by ...to modify to meet your current needs. SMART tests are in the server. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings This section describes some of the server settings that support SMART can complete a SMART diagnosis. For step-by catching potential problems early. You ...
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... an unchanging domain name (like www.seagate.com) and the constantly changing IP address of a computer that uses DHCP instead of your BlackArmor server using BlackArmor Manager, refer to protect data being sent...with SSL should try adding SSL support to whatever the current IP address is. Power Saving Settings By default, the disk drives in BlackArmor Manager. Enable power save from the...the online Help for the server in your BlackArmor server. See "Web Access Protocol Settings" on the NTP time server clock. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 42 Network...
... an unchanging domain name (like www.seagate.com) and the constantly changing IP address of a computer that uses DHCP instead of your BlackArmor server using BlackArmor Manager, refer to protect data being sent...with SSL should try adding SSL support to whatever the current IP address is. Power Saving Settings By default, the disk drives in BlackArmor Manager. Enable power save from the...the online Help for the server in your BlackArmor server. See "Web Access Protocol Settings" on the NTP time server clock. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 42 Network...
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...failure began. (You can add the server to an existing workgroup. A domain is a group of computers administered as a domain member. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 43 A UPS is the most common way that share resources. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol and is... as a domain member, it is a number of computers on adding the server as a workgroup. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings You add SSL support to your BlackArmor server by a Windows domain controller, which provides another level of security when users attempt to access the server. ...
...failure began. (You can add the server to an existing workgroup. A domain is a group of computers administered as a domain member. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 43 A UPS is the most common way that share resources. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol and is... as a domain member, it is a number of computers on adding the server as a workgroup. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings You add SSL support to your BlackArmor server by a Windows domain controller, which provides another level of security when users attempt to access the server. ...
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... must have the same log on credentials. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 49 See Special Features of time. See your BlackArmor administrator for help mounting/mapping shares to mount/ map more information about the supported protocols. See page 24 for help getting access... and uploading permissions. Accessing Shares and Files on the BlackArmor Server After you would access any grace time limits for stored files. File Protocol Support on Shares Files are accessed by computers on a network using Seagate Global Access (if your computer (for instance, using Windows...
... must have the same log on credentials. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 49 See Special Features of time. See your BlackArmor administrator for help mounting/mapping shares to mount/ map more information about the supported protocols. See page 24 for help getting access... and uploading permissions. Accessing Shares and Files on the BlackArmor Server After you would access any grace time limits for stored files. File Protocol Support on Shares Files are accessed by computers on a network using Seagate Global Access (if your computer (for instance, using Windows...
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...to the server from a different computer. Try connecting to the server over the Web. Ensure that your computer is running a supported Web browser. Check that the server is properly connected to the network. Check that may encounter while setting up and using a... network. See "Making BlackArmor Accessible Using Seagate Global Access" on and connected to your network is functioning properly. • Ensure that the server is powered on page 22. Check that the Ethernet cable(s) are logging in BlackArmor Manager. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version...
...to the server from a different computer. Try connecting to the server over the Web. Ensure that your computer is running a supported Web browser. Check that the server is properly connected to the network. Check that may encounter while setting up and using a... network. See "Making BlackArmor Accessible Using Seagate Global Access" on and connected to your network is functioning properly. • Ensure that the server is powered on page 22. Check that the Ethernet cable(s) are logging in BlackArmor Manager. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version...
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... 't store any more files on page 39 for more information. I can 't get streaming music from the BlackArmor server. Ensure that you are case-sensitive. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 54 Ensure that file. Ensure that you are a user, see your computer...that user names and passwords are an administrator, consider removing some of your server's disk drives; For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support I can 't open BlackArmor Manager.
... 't store any more files on page 39 for more information. I can 't get streaming music from the BlackArmor server. Ensure that you are case-sensitive. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 54 Ensure that file. Ensure that you are a user, see your computer...that user names and passwords are an administrator, consider removing some of your server's disk drives; For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support I can 't open BlackArmor Manager.
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... Also known as JBOD. UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply. server A computer or device on possible problems. Not all disk drives have SMART support. spin down Referring to disk drives, a term that means to an equal-sized group of independent disks, a striped volume provides faster...can also be accessed by RAID. See also RAID. The BlackArmor server is a file server, a storage appliance that's dedicated to provide enough BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 64 share A folder on your BlackArmor server. Seagate Global Access A service that you can use Global Access to...
... Also known as JBOD. UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply. server A computer or device on possible problems. Not all disk drives have SMART support. spin down Referring to disk drives, a term that means to an equal-sized group of independent disks, a striped volume provides faster...can also be accessed by RAID. See also RAID. The BlackArmor server is a file server, a storage appliance that's dedicated to provide enough BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 64 share A folder on your BlackArmor server. Seagate Global Access A service that you can use Global Access to...
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...SMART diagnosis 41 specifications 59 troubleshooting 53 updating the firmware 44 BlackArmor Backup 10 BlackArmor Discovery 9 BlackArmor Manager 10 C connecting to server 17 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) D default administrator password 17 ...default server settings 29 default settings resetting the server 45 Discovery Tool 9 disk drives 10 SMART diagnosis 41 domains 43 door of server 11 drag&sort 34 Dynamic DNS 42 E email alerts 40 Ethernet ports 10 events 40 F file service support...
...SMART diagnosis 41 specifications 59 troubleshooting 53 updating the firmware 44 BlackArmor Backup 10 BlackArmor Discovery 9 BlackArmor Manager 10 C connecting to server 17 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) D default administrator password 17 ...default server settings 29 default settings resetting the server 45 Discovery Tool 9 disk drives 10 SMART diagnosis 41 domains 43 door of server 11 drag&sort 34 Dynamic DNS 42 E email alerts 40 Ethernet ports 10 events 40 F file service support...
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... operating system support 8 P power 42 Power button 11 Power port 11 protection RAID 31 R RAID 31 default settings 29 recycle bin 34 requirements 8 Reset button 11 resetting the server 45 S safety 44 SATA 10 saving power 42 server default settings 29 disk drives 10 door 11 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User ...11 troubleshooting 53 updating the firmware 44 USB ports 10, 11 setup wizard 18 shares default settings 29 drag&sort service 34 file service support 34 limiting storage space 34 recycle bin service 34 time limits 49 SMART diagnosis 41 sorting files 34 specifications 59 SSL 42 status email...
... operating system support 8 P power 42 Power button 11 Power port 11 protection RAID 31 R RAID 31 default settings 29 recycle bin 34 requirements 8 Reset button 11 resetting the server 45 S safety 44 SATA 10 saving power 42 server default settings 29 disk drives 10 door 11 BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User ...11 troubleshooting 53 updating the firmware 44 USB ports 10, 11 setup wizard 18 shares default settings 29 drag&sort service 34 file service support 34 limiting storage space 34 recycle bin service 34 time limits 49 SMART diagnosis 41 sorting files 34 specifications 59 SSL 42 status email...