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iii 10 Appendix 79 Hardware Replacement Procedures 79 Before You Begin 79 Replacing a Hard Drive 80 Replacing a Server Fan 82 Removing the Unit Cover 84 Replacing the SODIMM Memory Module 85 Adding a Boot Drive 87 WD RAID Storage Utility 89 WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Administrator Reference Sheet . . . . 96 11 Index 97 WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iii 10 Appendix 79 Hardware Replacement Procedures 79 Before You Begin 79 Replacing a Hard Drive 80 Replacing a Server Fan 82 Removing the Unit Cover 84 Replacing the SODIMM Memory Module 85 Adding a Boot Drive 87 WD RAID Storage Utility 89 WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Administrator Reference Sheet . . . . 96 11 Index 97 WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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...on individual business needs and provides highly secure access to be "plug and play," the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 includes pre-installed hard-drives, an operating system and all of the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Ultra-compact Storage Plus Server. When your business. WD SENTINEL DS5100... needs exceed the limit, you need their first business server to data and line of business applications, even when working remotely. Featuring hard drives optimized for reliability, quality and performance, an Intel® Xeon™ processor and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Essentials...
...on individual business needs and provides highly secure access to be "plug and play," the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 includes pre-installed hard-drives, an operating system and all of the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Ultra-compact Storage Plus Server. When your business. WD SENTINEL DS5100... needs exceed the limit, you need their first business server to data and line of business applications, even when working remotely. Featuring hard drives optimized for reliability, quality and performance, an Intel® Xeon™ processor and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Essentials...
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... Built with an Intel Xeon processor inside the local network, the server provides an "always on your data on the 3.5" WD hard drives with either RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) or Windows Storage Spaces depending on the network. Data can be able to restrict user access to it... server for up , administration is able to purchase additional backup software. The WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 features: Pre-configured Datacenter-class hard drives optimized for performance, quality and reliability. Protect your business. In addition to being able to 25 users and 50 computers: WD ...
... Built with an Intel Xeon processor inside the local network, the server provides an "always on your data on the 3.5" WD hard drives with either RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) or Windows Storage Spaces depending on the network. Data can be able to restrict user access to it... server for up , administration is able to purchase additional backup software. The WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 features: Pre-configured Datacenter-class hard drives optimized for performance, quality and reliability. Protect your business. In addition to being able to 25 users and 50 computers: WD ...
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... of WD Guardian Pro, which will be user serviceable, with a variety of their business data is secure. We know how to build drives to install online. WD Guardian Services offers flexible, affordable and hasslefree technical support and extended warranty plans with the ability to buy 2 TB... client computer, the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100's fast and easy restore function finds your business success. Why WD?: WD has been making hard drives for both Windows and Mac OS® clients. This allows small businesses to partition their WD Sentinel for over , providing small businesses ...
... of WD Guardian Pro, which will be user serviceable, with a variety of their business data is secure. We know how to build drives to install online. WD Guardian Services offers flexible, affordable and hasslefree technical support and extended warranty plans with the ability to buy 2 TB... client computer, the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100's fast and easy restore function finds your business success. Why WD?: WD has been making hard drives for both Windows and Mac OS® clients. This allows small businesses to partition their WD Sentinel for over , providing small businesses ...
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... • WD Sentinel DS5100: 2 - 4 GBytes SODIMM DDR3-1600 • WD Sentinel DS6100: 2 - 8 GBytes SODIMM DDR3-1600 • 4 3.5 inch hard drive bays • Hot swap capable • Trayless design • Redundant Storage supported • Windows Storage Spaces • RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10 • ... supply • 1 external power port for Answer ID 9443 in Class hard drives with RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER) Pioneered by WD, this feature prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to 158 °F) • Power • ...
... • WD Sentinel DS5100: 2 - 4 GBytes SODIMM DDR3-1600 • WD Sentinel DS6100: 2 - 8 GBytes SODIMM DDR3-1600 • 4 3.5 inch hard drive bays • Hot swap capable • Trayless design • Redundant Storage supported • Windows Storage Spaces • RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10 • ... supply • 1 external power port for Answer ID 9443 in Class hard drives with RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER) Pioneered by WD, this feature prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to 158 °F) • Power • ...
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...; The Server Folders tab allows you to view and check the health of the drives that are attached to your boot drive), See "Moving a Server Folder" on page 48. to move these files to your data drives. The Hard Drives tab allows you to open and add server folders. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 32...
...; The Server Folders tab allows you to view and check the health of the drives that are attached to your boot drive), See "Moving a Server Folder" on page 48. to move these files to your data drives. The Hard Drives tab allows you to open and add server folders. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 32...
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...to submit the diagnostic logs, use the regular WD Support page at http://support.wd.com. Please replace this hard drive immediately. Status of Data Drives 1-4: The status of WD drives that can enter a few details regarding the problem to route it to set Audible Alerts (See "Set audible ...alerts" on page 42.) Health Tasks Find compatible hard drives To view a list of a drive may be : • Normal • Failed!: Visit WD Store to replace. • CAUTION: Imminent failure detected. A pop-up ...
...to submit the diagnostic logs, use the regular WD Support page at http://support.wd.com. Please replace this hard drive immediately. Status of Data Drives 1-4: The status of WD drives that can enter a few details regarding the problem to route it to set Audible Alerts (See "Set audible ...alerts" on page 42.) Health Tasks Find compatible hard drives To view a list of a drive may be : • Normal • Failed!: Visit WD Store to replace. • CAUTION: Imminent failure detected. A pop-up ...
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... Alert is the acronym for the WD Sentinel server (see "Find compatible hard drives" on page 33.) To recover from a failed drive, simply replace the drive (the one bad drive, the server operates normally. The WD Sentinel server lets you know when a drive fails in the array fails, the data and operating system are protected by...
... Alert is the acronym for the WD Sentinel server (see "Find compatible hard drives" on page 33.) To recover from a failed drive, simply replace the drive (the one bad drive, the server operates normally. The WD Sentinel server lets you know when a drive fails in the array fails, the data and operating system are protected by...
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..., continue to "Setting up Storage Spaces" on page 43 For RAID, continue to "Setting Up RAID Storage" on multiple hard drives, providing necessary redundancy, greater performance, and data integrity. 4. Select the drive(s) you to set up Storage Spaces 1. On the Storage Spaces screen, click Create a new pool and storage space. 2. At the...
..., continue to "Setting up Storage Spaces" on page 43 For RAID, continue to "Setting Up RAID Storage" on multiple hard drives, providing necessary redundancy, greater performance, and data integrity. 4. Select the drive(s) you to set up Storage Spaces 1. On the Storage Spaces screen, click Create a new pool and storage space. 2. At the...
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... to your operating system and its updates. Instead creating the folder on a USB drive: 1. Moving a Server Folder It is recommended. When you may have on the USB drive. Click Browse and select a folder on your server boot drive (C:) to an external hard drive. Once moved, you perform this task, ensure that a shared folder cannot be...
... to your operating system and its updates. Instead creating the folder on a USB drive: 1. Moving a Server Folder It is recommended. When you may have on the USB drive. Click Browse and select a folder on your server boot drive (C:) to an external hard drive. Once moved, you perform this task, ensure that a shared folder cannot be...
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...'ve backed up your device (See "Backing up your WD Sentinel Server" on page 68.). None of these locations is selected for a move: a hard drive that is located under Device with the NTFS or ReFS file system. the %windir% folder. a mapped network...
...'ve backed up your device (See "Backing up your WD Sentinel Server" on page 68.). None of these locations is selected for a move: a hard drive that is located under Device with the NTFS or ReFS file system. the %windir% folder. a mapped network...
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...external users, just provide them . To avoid this vulnerable time, a good practice is degraded and unrecoverable failure will occur should another drive ready to create a shared folder for them with your WD Sentinel server and their user name and password. Shutting Down Unclean shutdowns ...are hard on files and data not only among your employees but subject to exchange data with External Users Create Employee-Specific Private ...
...external users, just provide them . To avoid this vulnerable time, a good practice is degraded and unrecoverable failure will occur should another drive ready to create a shared folder for them with your WD Sentinel server and their user name and password. Shutting Down Unclean shutdowns ...are hard on files and data not only among your employees but subject to exchange data with External Users Create Employee-Specific Private ...
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... Procedures WD RAID Storage Utility WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Administrator Reference Sheet Hardware Replacement Procedures Before You Begin Replacing a Hard Drive Removing the Unit Cover Replacing the SODIMM Memory Module Adding a Boot Drive This chapter provides the steps necessary to replace the following components designed for replacement for the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100...
... Procedures WD RAID Storage Utility WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Administrator Reference Sheet Hardware Replacement Procedures Before You Begin Replacing a Hard Drive Removing the Unit Cover Replacing the SODIMM Memory Module Adding a Boot Drive This chapter provides the steps necessary to replace the following components designed for replacement for the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100...
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... server. Unlock and open , pull the hard drive toward you replace the drive. When it . (Figure 2). Remove hard drive WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 80 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Open drive door 2. For a complete list of the hard drive toward you 'll Need: Replacement hard drive Replacing a Hard Drive Use the following steps to replace a drive in the WD Sentinel server are "hot...
... server. Unlock and open , pull the hard drive toward you replace the drive. When it . (Figure 2). Remove hard drive WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 80 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Open drive door 2. For a complete list of the hard drive toward you 'll Need: Replacement hard drive Replacing a Hard Drive Use the following steps to replace a drive in the WD Sentinel server are "hot...
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Slide the approved replacement drive into the drive bay, making sure it is properly seated and is complete. Using some force, snap the drive handle shut. 7. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 81 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Close and lock the door on the LCD. Figure 3. The LED remains blank until the rebuild is facing the correct direction. Replace hard drive 6. APPENDIX 5. The rebuild percentage displays on the front of the server, making sure that it snaps shut. 8.
Slide the approved replacement drive into the drive bay, making sure it is properly seated and is complete. Using some force, snap the drive handle shut. 7. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 81 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Close and lock the door on the LCD. Figure 3. The LED remains blank until the rebuild is facing the correct direction. Replace hard drive 6. APPENDIX 5. The rebuild percentage displays on the front of the server, making sure that it snaps shut. 8.
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...computers 69 setting up WD Sentinel DS5100/ DS6100 69 sharing files with external users 70 shutting down 70 using efficiently 69 Boot Drive adding 87 C China RoHS 77 compliance 76 regulatory 76 safety 76 computers connecting 25 Remote Web Access 57 computers and backups ...ethernet ports 12 external users' tasks 14 F factory defaults returning the boot drives to 68 fan replacing 82 FCC Class B information 76 files and folders recovering 65, 67 G GNU general public license 78 H handling precautions 2 hard drive managing 32 WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 97 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
...computers 69 setting up WD Sentinel DS5100/ DS6100 69 sharing files with external users 70 shutting down 70 using efficiently 69 Boot Drive adding 87 C China RoHS 77 compliance 76 regulatory 76 safety 76 computers connecting 25 Remote Web Access 57 computers and backups ...ethernet ports 12 external users' tasks 14 F factory defaults returning the boot drives to 68 fan replacing 82 FCC Class B information 76 files and folders recovering 65, 67 G GNU general public license 78 H handling precautions 2 hard drive managing 32 WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 97 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
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... compliance 76 icon Add-ins 33 alerts 30 Computer and Backups 31 Computers and Backups 59 Launchpad 50, 51 Monitor 33 Server Folders and Hard Drives 32 Trash 55 indicators 12 Initialization 90 pausing 91 stopping 91 internal users' tasks 14 K Kensington security slot 12 L Launchpad accessing on ...setting up 44 RAID storage 41 rebooting the WD Sentinel server 40 recovering data PC 65 recovering the WD Sentinel server 68 recovery boot drive 68 server image 68 recovery button 12 reference resources 12 registration, online iii regulatory compliance 76 Remote Web Access accessing computers and shared...
... compliance 76 icon Add-ins 33 alerts 30 Computer and Backups 31 Computers and Backups 59 Launchpad 50, 51 Monitor 33 Server Folders and Hard Drives 32 Trash 55 indicators 12 Initialization 90 pausing 91 stopping 91 internal users' tasks 14 K Kensington security slot 12 L Launchpad accessing on ...setting up 44 RAID storage 41 rebooting the WD Sentinel server 40 recovering data PC 65 recovering the WD Sentinel server 68 recovery boot drive 68 server image 68 recovery button 12 reference resources 12 registration, online iii regulatory compliance 76 Remote Web Access accessing computers and shared...
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... integrates seamlessly into your Windows environment. Reliable: Enterprise-class storage The WD Sentinel S-Series includes WD 3.5" datacenter-class hard drives for 50 computers or devices. By combining a single solution for both storage and server requirements, the WD Sentinel S-...-Compact Storage Plus Servers Proven. Affordable. Affordable: Backup for up to simplify management. S-Series Features • WD Se™ Enterprise-class hard drives • Intel® Xeon™ processor • Runs Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Essentials • An ultra-compact ...
... integrates seamlessly into your Windows environment. Reliable: Enterprise-class storage The WD Sentinel S-Series includes WD 3.5" datacenter-class hard drives for 50 computers or devices. By combining a single solution for both storage and server requirements, the WD Sentinel S-...-Compact Storage Plus Servers Proven. Affordable. Affordable: Backup for up to simplify management. S-Series Features • WD Se™ Enterprise-class hard drives • Intel® Xeon™ processor • Runs Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Essentials • An ultra-compact ...