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Review the information on the screen, and when the power LED on the Select your WD My Cloud Mirror screen. The software discovers your device and displays it on your device is solid blue, click Next. Note: If your WD My Cloud Mirror device is not detected, follow the on-screen directions. Click Next to display the Getting powered up and connected screen. 4. GETTING STARTED 3. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 14 USER MANUAL
Review the information on the screen, and when the power LED on the Select your WD My Cloud Mirror screen. The software discovers your device and displays it on your device is solid blue, click Next. Note: If your WD My Cloud Mirror device is not detected, follow the on-screen directions. Click Next to display the Getting powered up and connected screen. 4. GETTING STARTED 3. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 14 USER MANUAL
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WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 68 USER MANUAL When an alert occurs, the alert message displays the Alert icon dashboard. and window within the Dismissing an Alert 1. THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE 2. From the Alert list, click the arrow next to the alert you 'd like to view, or click View All to dismiss. On the dashboard, click the Alert icon in the upper right corner. 2. To close the alert message, click Close. To dismiss all of your alerts. Select the delete icon next to the alert you 'd like to review details for all alerts, click View All and Dismiss All.
WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 68 USER MANUAL When an alert occurs, the alert message displays the Alert icon dashboard. and window within the Dismissing an Alert 1. THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE 2. From the Alert list, click the arrow next to the alert you 'd like to view, or click View All to dismiss. On the dashboard, click the Alert icon in the upper right corner. 2. To close the alert message, click Close. To dismiss all of your alerts. Select the delete icon next to the alert you 'd like to review details for all alerts, click View All and Dismiss All.
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...link. To discuss your WD My Cloud Mirror device with the WD My Cloud Mirror device, WD Technical Support will need information about your computer. 2. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 69 USER MANUAL Click the Help icon ...on any page to troubleshoot and determine the best solution. Click Support to display the following page: If a problem occurs with other users, click the Forum link. To see answers to WD Technical Support. Click the Privacy Policy link to review...
...link. To discuss your WD My Cloud Mirror device with the WD My Cloud Mirror device, WD Technical Support will need information about your computer. 2. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 69 USER MANUAL Click the Help icon ...on any page to troubleshoot and determine the best solution. Click Support to display the following page: If a problem occurs with other users, click the Forum link. To see answers to WD Technical Support. Click the Privacy Policy link to review...
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Viewing the Details of the backup displays in the USB Backup Jobs area. On the USB Backups screen, under USB Backup Jobs, select the job you'd like to begin your backup. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the arrow to modify and click the Edit Job button . 2. The progress of a USB Backup Job 1. Review the USB Details screen and click Close to close the screen. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 73 USER MANUAL BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES 5.
Viewing the Details of the backup displays in the USB Backup Jobs area. On the USB Backups screen, under USB Backup Jobs, select the job you'd like to begin your backup. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the arrow to modify and click the Edit Job button . 2. The progress of a USB Backup Job 1. Review the USB Details screen and click Close to close the screen. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 73 USER MANUAL BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES 5.
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WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 76 USER MANUAL Select the check box next to the share where you'd like to back up your Remote Backup job and click Finish. Enter the following information to begin your backup. Click the toggle button to create a remote backup job for your remote backup now. Review the details of your data and click Next. 8. Click Yes to create a Remote backup job and click Next: Job Name Auto Update Backup Now Enter a Job Name for future backup. 9. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES 7. Click No to enable the Autoupdate feature.
WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 76 USER MANUAL Select the check box next to the share where you'd like to back up your Remote Backup job and click Finish. Enter the following information to begin your backup. Click the toggle button to create a remote backup job for your remote backup now. Review the details of your data and click Next. 8. Click Yes to create a Remote backup job and click Next: Job Name Auto Update Backup Now Enter a Job Name for future backup. 9. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES 7. Click No to enable the Autoupdate feature.
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.... On the Recover screen, click OK. This process recovers the data you saved on the remote server to view. 2. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 77 USER MANUAL Recovering a Remote Backup Use the following steps to view. 2. On the Remote Backup screen, under Remote Backup Jobs..., click the Details icon next to the job you'd like to recover the data you saved on your local server. 1. Your data recovery begins. Review...
.... On the Recover screen, click OK. This process recovers the data you saved on the remote server to view. 2. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 77 USER MANUAL Recovering a Remote Backup Use the following steps to view. 2. On the Remote Backup screen, under Remote Backup Jobs..., click the Details icon next to the job you'd like to recover the data you saved on your local server. 1. Your data recovery begins. Review...
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... Internal Backup On the Internal Backups screen, under Internal Backup Queue, select the job you 'd like this job to be an incremental backup. 5. Review the details of the backup: Daily, Weekly, Monthly. 3. Select a time (hour and minutes) from the drop-down menu. 4. Click the check box... area and will begin backing up at the indicated time. to your Internal Backup job and click Close. Click Create. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 79 USER MANUAL On the Internal Backups screen, under Internal Backup Queue, select the job you 'd like to use the Recurring...
... Internal Backup On the Internal Backups screen, under Internal Backup Queue, select the job you 'd like this job to be an incremental backup. 5. Review the details of the backup: Daily, Weekly, Monthly. 3. Select a time (hour and minutes) from the drop-down menu. 4. Click the check box... area and will begin backing up at the indicated time. to your Internal Backup job and click Close. Click Create. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 79 USER MANUAL On the Internal Backups screen, under Internal Backup Queue, select the job you 'd like to use the Recurring...
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... Autoupdate Date and Time from the drop-down menus (Weekly or Monthly option). 11. Click Next. 13. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 84 USER MANUAL Access your Amazon S3 Cloud backup bucket to begin the backup now. Select Yes to view your device backups. Review your backup now. 12. Your Amazon S3...
... Autoupdate Date and Time from the drop-down menus (Weekly or Monthly option). 11. Click Next. 13. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 84 USER MANUAL Access your Amazon S3 Cloud backup bucket to begin the backup now. Select Yes to view your device backups. Review your backup now. 12. Your Amazon S3...
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... combining the work of drives in a RAID configuration but managed as separate logical volumes. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 91 USER MANUAL Select the RAID mode you'd like to increase performance. Review the Warning message and click OK. 5. Combination of two or more drives not in a linear ... are recorded on separate hard drives so if one of them fails, other(s) continue to check box and click Next. 7. Review the status of the screen. 4. Data is replaced. 6. MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD MIRROR 3. Click Change RAID Mode at the bottom of your WD My...
... combining the work of drives in a RAID configuration but managed as separate logical volumes. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 91 USER MANUAL Select the RAID mode you'd like to increase performance. Review the Warning message and click OK. 5. Combination of two or more drives not in a linear ... are recorded on separate hard drives so if one of them fails, other(s) continue to check box and click Next. 7. Review the status of the screen. 4. Data is replaced. 6. MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD MIRROR 3. Click Change RAID Mode at the bottom of your WD My...
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WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 92 USER MANUAL Click Next. MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD MIRROR 8. The Volume slider displays for RAID1 (default). If you choose not to the selected RAID mode. If the Volume slider displays, select the amount of your RAID selection, you 'd like to dedicate to use the entire volume for your volumes and click Next. 9. Review the status of space you can configure the remaining disk space as Spanning by selecting the Configure the remaining disk space as Spanning check box. 10.
WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 92 USER MANUAL Click Next. MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD MIRROR 8. The Volume slider displays for RAID1 (default). If you choose not to the selected RAID mode. If the Volume slider displays, select the amount of your RAID selection, you 'd like to dedicate to use the entire volume for your volumes and click Next. 9. Review the status of space you can configure the remaining disk space as Spanning by selecting the Configure the remaining disk space as Spanning check box. 10.
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... not turn off your selections and click Next. 12. When the process is complete, click Finish again. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 93 USER MANUAL Review the summary of your WD My Cloud Mirror device while these changes are in case of drive corruption. On the navigation bar, click Storage to enable the auto... option. 1. Click RAID, if not already selected. Auto-Rebuilding RAID The Auto-Rebuilding option allows you to automatically rebuild the RAID for your WD My Cloud Mirror device in progress. 14. The requested hard drive changes begin.
... not turn off your selections and click Next. 12. When the process is complete, click Finish again. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 93 USER MANUAL Review the summary of your WD My Cloud Mirror device while these changes are in case of drive corruption. On the navigation bar, click Storage to enable the auto... option. 1. Click RAID, if not already selected. Auto-Rebuilding RAID The Auto-Rebuilding option allows you to automatically rebuild the RAID for your WD My Cloud Mirror device in progress. 14. The requested hard drive changes begin.
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Review the Auto-Rebuild field to determine whether your WD My Cloud Mirror device. Disk Status The Disk Status screen identifies the health of the disk ...the disk drives on your device. System Disks: This area identifies the drives on that drive. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 94 USER MANUAL Note: If a drive is not supported, the status is OFF (default), click the toggle ... area displays the general status of all of each drive used in your WD My Cloud Mirror device is currently set up for auto-rebuild. If Auto-Rebuild is not compatible. MANAGING STORAGE ON WD...
Review the Auto-Rebuild field to determine whether your WD My Cloud Mirror device. Disk Status The Disk Status screen identifies the health of the disk ...the disk drives on your device. System Disks: This area identifies the drives on that drive. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 94 USER MANUAL Note: If a drive is not supported, the status is OFF (default), click the toggle ... area displays the general status of all of each drive used in your WD My Cloud Mirror device is currently set up for auto-rebuild. If Auto-Rebuild is not compatible. MANAGING STORAGE ON WD...
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...Review the hard drive information and click Close. The Hard Drive Information screen displays the following steps to view information. 3. The model number of the hard drive selected. The serial number of the disks on the drive selected. The current firmware version used on your WD My Cloud Mirror device. 1. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD... STORAGE 95 USER MANUAL MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD MIRROR Viewing Hard Drive Information Use the following data: Vendor ...
...Review the hard drive information and click Close. The Hard Drive Information screen displays the following steps to view information. 3. The model number of the hard drive selected. The serial number of the disks on the drive selected. The current firmware version used on your WD My Cloud Mirror device. 1. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD... STORAGE 95 USER MANUAL MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD MIRROR Viewing Hard Drive Information Use the following data: Vendor ...
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... and reenter a password for your device: http://:5040. CONFIGURING SETTINGS 5. In the Dashboard Cloud Access field, click the toggle button access to perform administrator functions remotely. 7. Review the information on remote Note: Selecting this option allows you will have to run your WD My Cloud Mirror device. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 109 USER MANUAL
... and reenter a password for your device: http://:5040. CONFIGURING SETTINGS 5. In the Dashboard Cloud Access field, click the toggle button access to perform administrator functions remotely. 7. Review the information on remote Note: Selecting this option allows you will have to run your WD My Cloud Mirror device. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 109 USER MANUAL
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... Windows File History in order to obtain an IP address and associated settings automatically from the drop-down menu and click Save. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 114 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING SETTINGS 1. Select this option in Windows 8. • To enable/disable SMB2, click the toggle button . ... lets you enable SMB2, read/write performance will not be impacted. Note: If you set to increase performance over supported networks. Review or update the following: IPv4 Network Mode By default, the network mode is entered into the WD My Cloud Mirror server.
... Windows File History in order to obtain an IP address and associated settings automatically from the drop-down menu and click Save. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 114 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING SETTINGS 1. Select this option in Windows 8. • To enable/disable SMB2, click the toggle button . ... lets you enable SMB2, read/write performance will not be impacted. Note: If you set to increase performance over supported networks. Review or update the following: IPv4 Network Mode By default, the network mode is entered into the WD My Cloud Mirror server.
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... up shares from another WD My Cloud Mirror on page 119). CONFIGURING SETTINGS Remote Server The Remote Server section of the Network screen allows you to enable your WD My Cloud Mirror device over the Internet, ensure that you to ON. 2. Review the SSH information and click the... I accept check box. 6. Create a password for this device to a remote server. 4. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 118 USER MANUAL In the Password ...
... up shares from another WD My Cloud Mirror on page 119). CONFIGURING SETTINGS Remote Server The Remote Server section of the Network screen allows you to enable your WD My Cloud Mirror device over the Internet, ensure that you to ON. 2. Review the SSH information and click the... I accept check box. 6. Create a password for this device to a remote server. 4. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 118 USER MANUAL In the Password ...
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... The system restore allows the Administrator to get assistance. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 121 USER MANUAL A progress bar displays, indicating test progress and whether the device passed or failed the test. 2. Review the test results and click Close. If the device ...drives. System Test: The system test reviews the health of your device's current configuration. Important: Before doing a factory restore or a system update, you can take hours to complete, depending on the WD My Cloud Mirror device. Keep in mind that importing a configuration after...
... The system restore allows the Administrator to get assistance. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 121 USER MANUAL A progress bar displays, indicating test progress and whether the device passed or failed the test. 2. Review the test results and click Close. If the device ...drives. System Test: The system test reviews the health of your device's current configuration. Important: Before doing a factory restore or a system update, you can take hours to complete, depending on the WD My Cloud Mirror device. Keep in mind that importing a configuration after...
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.... 2. Don't unplug the device during this rebooting process. Rebooting the Device 1. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 122 USER MANUAL The configuration file is complete, launch the dashboard. Review the confirmation message and then click OK. In the Device Maintenance area, click Reboot. 2. Device... File Use the following steps to shut down and reboot your WD My Cloud Mirror device. The device reboots. This area also displays the amount of your saved configuration file and select it. Review the confirmation message and then click OK. This is useful if you perform...
.... 2. Don't unplug the device during this rebooting process. Rebooting the Device 1. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 122 USER MANUAL The configuration file is complete, launch the dashboard. Review the confirmation message and then click OK. In the Device Maintenance area, click Reboot. 2. Device... File Use the following steps to shut down and reboot your WD My Cloud Mirror device. The device reboots. This area also displays the amount of your saved configuration file and select it. Review the confirmation message and then click OK. This is useful if you perform...
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... Disk area, select the volume you 'd like to restore data; Review the confirmation message and click OK. The Format Disk option erases all user data and shares are permanently deleted. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 123 USER MANUAL Format Disk The Format Disk area allows you to... the volume you 'd like to format the disks on your disk will take several hours to format your WD My Cloud Mirror device. 1. Formatting Your Disk WARNING! Formatting your WD My Cloud Mirror device. 1. Review the confirmation message, select the check box, and click OK.
... Disk area, select the volume you 'd like to restore data; Review the confirmation message and click OK. The Format Disk option erases all user data and shares are permanently deleted. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 123 USER MANUAL Format Disk The Format Disk area allows you to... the volume you 'd like to format the disks on your disk will take several hours to format your WD My Cloud Mirror device. 1. Formatting Your Disk WARNING! Formatting your WD My Cloud Mirror device. 1. Review the confirmation message, select the check box, and click OK.
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... is configured (for which you 'd like to five users who will be notified WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 127 USER MANUAL Make any necessary changes and click Save. Review the ISO Share details and click Close. Notifications display in the Alert area at the top of... firmware installations, and system shutdowns. Notifications The WD My Cloud Mirror device provides notifications about various events, such as ...
... is configured (for which you 'd like to five users who will be notified WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 127 USER MANUAL Make any necessary changes and click Save. Review the ISO Share details and click Close. Notifications display in the Alert area at the top of... firmware installations, and system shutdowns. Notifications The WD My Cloud Mirror device provides notifications about various events, such as ...