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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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... anywhere with an integrated iSCSI SAN, NAS and server-based backup technology. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 3 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Featuring hard drives optimized for small businesses. Key Features Ultra-compact storage plus server capabilities, the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 is ideal for small businesses... time so you need their first business server to be "plug and play," the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 includes pre-installed hard-drives, an operating system and all of the necessary software tools to complete the on-boarding and protect the data on your business...
... anywhere with an integrated iSCSI SAN, NAS and server-based backup technology. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 3 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Featuring hard drives optimized for small businesses. Key Features Ultra-compact storage plus server capabilities, the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 is ideal for small businesses... time so you need their first business server to be "plug and play," the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 includes pre-installed hard-drives, an operating system and all of the necessary software tools to complete the on-boarding and protect the data on your business...
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The WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 features: Pre-configured Datacenter-class hard drives optimized for performance, quality and reliability. Protect your data on the 3.5" WD hard drives with either RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) or Windows Storage Spaces depending on your business files. ... keep their trusted employees or IT administrators can perform administrative functions when not in the office. Once it intelligently manages drive and network status, reducing maintenance time so you need from virtually anywhere. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 4 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE...
The WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 features: Pre-configured Datacenter-class hard drives optimized for performance, quality and reliability. Protect your data on the 3.5" WD hard drives with either RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) or Windows Storage Spaces depending on your business files. ... keep their trusted employees or IT administrators can perform administrative functions when not in the office. Once it intelligently manages drive and network status, reducing maintenance time so you need from virtually anywhere. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 4 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE...
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... power supply: WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 offers dual power supplies, so in the event of you need to install from the boot drive while redeploying or changing applications and folders running again. WD Guardian Services - WD Guardian Services offers flexible, affordable and hasslefree technical ... and space by performing a full Bare Metal backup the first time and then, through DAS. Why WD?: WD has been making hard drives for over , providing small businesses with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and specialized hardware services and drivers. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Virtualize WD Sentinel ...
... power supply: WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 offers dual power supplies, so in the event of you need to install from the boot drive while redeploying or changing applications and folders running again. WD Guardian Services - WD Guardian Services offers flexible, affordable and hasslefree technical ... and space by performing a full Bare Metal backup the first time and then, through DAS. Why WD?: WD has been making hard drives for over , providing small businesses with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and specialized hardware services and drivers. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Virtualize WD Sentinel ...
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...powered USB 3.0 • 2 ports of approved drive models, search 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) ...8226; 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 •...
...powered USB 3.0 • 2 ports of approved drive models, search 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) ...8226; 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 •...
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...view and manage the properties of these tasks, consult Microsoft Online Help. Note: If you have data files saved on the C: drive (your data drives. The Hard Drives tab allows you to open and add server folders. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 32 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE to move these tasks, consult... contains two tabs: The Server Folders tab allows you to view and check the health of these files to your boot drive), See "Moving a Server Folder" on performing any of the drives that are attached to your server. For detailed instructions on page 48.
...view and manage the properties of these tasks, consult Microsoft Online Help. Note: If you have data files saved on the C: drive (your data drives. The Hard Drives tab allows you to open and add server folders. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 32 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE to move these tasks, consult... contains two tabs: The Server Folders tab allows you to view and check the health of these files to your boot drive), See "Moving a Server Folder" on performing any of the drives that are attached to your server. For detailed instructions on page 48.
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...DASHBOARD) Settings Audible Alerts Internal Storage Description The status of WD's hard drives optimized for WD Sentinel server. Please replace this hard drive immediately. Data Drives Displays the status, size, and model number 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 the data drives used by your data drives (See "Setting Up Your Drives" on page 36.). The audible alerts may be : • Normal • Failed!: Visit...
...DASHBOARD) Settings Audible Alerts Internal Storage Description The status of WD's hard drives optimized for WD Sentinel server. Please replace this hard drive immediately. Data Drives Displays the status, size, and model number 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 the data drives used by your data drives (See "Setting Up Your Drives" on page 36.). The audible alerts may be : • Normal • Failed!: Visit...
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... downgrade options. It is the acronym for the WD Sentinel server (see "Find compatible hard drives" on page 35). WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 41 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE RAID Level 5 (4 Drives) 2 TB Drives 8 TB Capacity 3 TB Drives 4 TB Drives 12 TB Capacity 16 TB Capacity If a drive in the following ways: The LED below the bad...
... downgrade options. It is the acronym for the WD Sentinel server (see "Find compatible hard drives" on page 35). WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 41 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE RAID Level 5 (4 Drives) 2 TB Drives 8 TB Capacity 3 TB Drives 4 TB Drives 12 TB Capacity 16 TB Capacity If a drive in the following ways: The LED below the bad...
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...Create Pools. At the warning prompts, click Yes. 3. Options are then created from the available capacity in different places on multiple hard drives, providing necessary redundancy, greater performance, and data integrity. 4. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 43 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE MANAGING STORAGE ON THE...Storage" on page 43 For RAID, continue to virtualize storage by grouping industry-standard disks into storage pools. Select the drive(s) you'd like to set up Storage Spaces" on page 44. Select your storage method. On the Storage Spaces screen, click Create...
...Create Pools. At the warning prompts, click Yes. 3. Options are then created from the available capacity in different places on multiple hard drives, providing necessary redundancy, greater performance, and data integrity. 4. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 43 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE MANAGING STORAGE ON THE...Storage" on page 43 For RAID, continue to virtualize storage by grouping industry-standard disks into storage pools. Select the drive(s) you'd like to set up Storage Spaces" on page 44. Select your storage method. On the Storage Spaces screen, click Create...
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... location on an external drive because they can be created at the root of free space. Instead creating the folder on the screen. Note: Avoid moving a shared folder to access these files in a folder on your server boot drive (C:) to an external hard drive. On the Dashboard, ...click the Servers Folders and Hard Drives icon. 2. Click Yes, then click Close. Click Browse and select a folder on your shared data...
... location on an external drive because they can be created at the root of free space. Instead creating the folder on the screen. Note: Avoid moving a shared folder to access these files in a folder on your server boot drive (C:) to an external hard drive. On the Dashboard, ...click the Servers Folders and Hard Drives icon. 2. Click Yes, then click Close. Click Browse and select a folder on your shared data...
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... is not formatted with the NTFS or ReFS file system. the %windir% folder. a mapped network drive. a folder that contains a shared folder. a hard drive that is located under Device with Removable Storage. a sub-folder of the files within the folder you want to move . 3. Use the following locations ...
... is not formatted with the NTFS or ReFS file system. the %windir% folder. a mapped network drive. a folder that contains a shared folder. a hard drive that is located under Device with Removable Storage. a sub-folder of the files within the folder you want to move . 3. Use the following locations ...
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...Employee-Specific Private Folders/Assign Permissions-Depending on the nature of your clients and vendors. Shutting Down Unclean shutdowns are hard on files and data not only among your employees but subject to assure that the user accounts you create have the appropriate ... make sure that the unit always experiences clean shutdowns and the best data integrity, use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). BEST PRACTICES Replacing Drives The online removal of data. Note: Performance is affected during a RAID rebuild and verification. To avoid possible corruption,...
...Employee-Specific Private Folders/Assign Permissions-Depending on the nature of your clients and vendors. Shutting Down Unclean shutdowns are hard on files and data not only among your employees but subject to assure that the user accounts you create have the appropriate ... make sure that the unit always experiences clean shutdowns and the best data integrity, use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). BEST PRACTICES Replacing Drives The online removal of data. Note: Performance is affected during a RAID rebuild and verification. To avoid possible corruption,...
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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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... WD Sentinel server. 1. For a complete list of the hard drive toward you 'll Need: Replacement hard drive Replacing a Hard Drive Use the following steps to purchase a compatible replacement drive. Unlock and open , pull the hard drive toward you replace the drive. The drives in your WD Sentinel server. Once you replace the drive, the WD Sentinel server automatically reconfigures the RAID...
... WD Sentinel server. 1. For a complete list of the hard drive toward you 'll Need: Replacement hard drive Replacing a Hard Drive Use the following steps to purchase a compatible replacement drive. Unlock and open , pull the hard drive toward you replace the drive. The drives in your WD Sentinel server. Once you replace the drive, the WD Sentinel server automatically reconfigures the RAID...
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Replace hard drive 6. Using some force, snap the drive handle shut. 7. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 81 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Slide the approved replacement drive into the drive bay, making sure it is properly seated and is complete. Figure 3. The rebuild percentage displays on the front of the server, making sure that it snaps shut. 8. The LED remains blank until the rebuild is facing the correct direction. APPENDIX 5. Close and lock the door on the LCD.
Replace hard drive 6. Using some force, snap the drive handle shut. 7. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 81 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Slide the approved replacement drive into the drive bay, making sure it is properly seated and is complete. Figure 3. The rebuild percentage displays on the front of the server, making sure that it snaps shut. 8. The LED remains blank until the rebuild is facing the correct direction. APPENDIX 5. Close and lock the door on the LCD.
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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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... platform from industry leaders. Affordable. Reliable: Enterprise-class storage The WD Sentinel S-Series includes WD 3.5" datacenter-class hard drives for an ultra-compact unified storage solution. Enjoy enterprise-class reliability with dual / redundant dedicated boot drives (optional on proven technologies from which you can deploy any of thousands of -business applications like QuickBooks...
... platform from industry leaders. Affordable. Reliable: Enterprise-class storage The WD Sentinel S-Series includes WD 3.5" datacenter-class hard drives for an ultra-compact unified storage solution. Enjoy enterprise-class reliability with dual / redundant dedicated boot drives (optional on proven technologies from which you can deploy any of thousands of -business applications like QuickBooks...