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OUR NAS HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS
NAS1:
- 2 Crucial M500 960GB SATA III 2.5" SSD (new)
- 2 Icy Dock EZConvert Pro MB982SP-1S 2.5" SSD to 3.5" SATA Adapter Case
RAID0 - DLNA Media Server
NAS2:
- 2 Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB HHD (pulled from computer)
JBOD – Drive 1 – Church and home business
JBOD – Drive 2 – Personal file and software storage
NAS3:
- 1 Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB HHD (pulled from computer)
- 1 Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB HHD (pulled from computer)
JBOD – Drive 1 (2TB) – NAS1 backup
JBOD – Drive 2 (1TB) – NAS2 backup
GENERAL PREPARATION
1) Go to Buffalo web-site, buffalotech.com, download the following:
- firmware update, comes with LSupdater program
- unzip file
Note: At the time of this writing, our NAS came with firmware version 1.01. The
update is version 1.31. To the best of my understanding, the drive(s) installed in
the NAS stores the firmware data, it is not written to the hardware. LSupdater
writes the firmware to the hardware and the drive. LSupdater also forces drive
initialization and formatting. There are options to turn on or off formatting.
2) Use a WIRED computer on your network, not wireless
3) Enable DHCP on Router, if disabled
3) Install Buffalo Navigator software from CD that came with NAS
BUFFALO LS421DE NAS
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Summary of Contents for Buffalo LS421DE
- Page 1 There are options to turn on or off formatting. 2) Use a WIRED computer on your network, not wireless 3) Enable DHCP on Router, if disabled 3) Install Buffalo Navigator software from CD that came with NAS...
- Page 2 PREPARING PREVIOUSLY USED DRIVE(S) – Windows Environment This process will destroy all data – make a backup if you need to retain data 1) Install drive on to a computer via SATA or USB, power up computer 2) Right click My Computer > Manage > Disk Management - Note the drive disk number for the NAS disk drive you are preparing (example, Disk 2) - Close Disk Management program...
- Page 3 NAS HARDWARE PREPARATION 1) Mount drives on supplied NAS drive racks, install drives in NAS 2) Connect network cable 3) Connect power supply 4) Turn on NAS, rear switch above network connector. Fan turns on. Wait, observe LED’s 5) Front panel LED sequence after power up Wait a few seconds - White LED flashing / Red LED off Wait a few minutes, then...
- Page 4 THIS PROCESS WILL RE-FORMAT DRIVES IN NAS If you want to update firmware using LSUPDATER.EXE and have data on working drives in NAS, go to EDITING AND RUNNING LSUPDATER PROGRAM – WORKING DRIVES WITH DATA EDITING AND RUNNING LSUPDATER PROGRAM –...
- Page 5 1) It is strongly suggested to turn off all other Link/Tera-Stations on network 2) On computer, Run LSUPDATER.EXE 3) Choose Link/Tera-Station to update 4) Right click on Title Bar. Edit following options: Update Config [x] Update boot [x] Do not check version [x] Update kernel [x] Rebuild partition table [x] Update initrd...
- Page 6 THIS PROCESS WILL NOT RE-FORMAT DRIVES IN NAS This process is for updating the firmware only on an operational NAS. EDITING AND RUNNING LSUPDATER PROGRAM – WORKING DRIVES WITH DATA This program will force update the NAS with the firmware packed in the zip file only.
- Page 7 1) It is strongly suggested to turn off all other Link/Tera-Stations on network 2) On computer, Run LSUPDATER.EXE 3) Choose Link/Tera-Station to update 4) Right click on Title Bar. Edit following options: Update Config [x] Update boot [x] Do not check version [x] Update kernel [ ] Rebuild partition table [BLANK] [x] Update initrd...
- Page 8 Cold Boot NAS: Turn OFF, LED’s and fan turn off, wait, Turn ON, what happens? Can computer connect to NAS via Navigator program? 1) Confirm on Buffalo’s web-site the compatibility of drive(s) you use 2) Confirm DHCP is enabled and active on router...
- Page 9 A NOTE ABOUT USING “BACKUP” FEATURE – NAS TO NAS Folders in BACKUP NAS need to marked for “Backup” in folder creation screen BACKUP process is initialized by the NAS storage station that has the data to go to backup NAS. In other words, example, NAS1 has data to backup to NAS3…...
- Page 10 PS: OUR NETWORK – NAS SYSTEM – AND SOLUTIONS There were many problems we had before introducing NAS Stations to our network. Data was everywhere on mainly four computers with large hard drives. Accounting software data files were on one computer and accessible computer to computer.