Manage Storage: Storage Spaces; Storage Pools - Seagate SRPS20 Administration Manual

Set date and timezone–The default timezone is Pacific Standard Time (PST). Click this option to change
the timezone for your region.
Change language–The default language is English. Click this option to change the language for your
environment.
Change network name or join domain–The WSS NAS's default network name is seagate-nas-wss. Click
this option to change the network name. If applicable, you can also join your WSS NAS to a domain on
your network.
Required steps
Change password–A second administration account must be created when running the Windows Server
Essentials wizard (see Setup dashboard below). However, the password for the default user,
Administrator, remains admin unless it is changed. For security reasons, change the password.
Manage storage–Models sold with hard drives can skip this step. For diskless models, choose this option
to create a storage pool and choose the best storage space to protect your data. For further explanation
and step-by-step instruction, see
Set up dashboard–Perform this step last. Click the link to launch the Server Manager and review the
instructions at Dashboard setup: Configure Windows Server
configuration wizard walks you through creating a new domain for the WSS NAS. The domain is required
to use the dashboard.

Manage storage: storage spaces

Windows Server 2012 introduced storage spaces to better optimize hard drive capacity and performance.
Hard drives in your WSS NAS are collected into one or more storage pools that work together to manage and
protect data. For further information on storage pools/spaces, see the
Review the instructions below to create one or more:
Storage pools–Combine the WSS NAS hard drives into one or more groups.
Virtual disks–Use the storage pool's available capacity to create virtual disks for the storage pool.
Volumes–A volume appears on your WSS NAS as a disk. Add server folders to a volume to store and
access data on the network.

Storage pools

You can create one or more storage pools using the hard drives in the WSS NAS. For enhanced storage
capacity, Seagate recommends combining all the hard drives into a single storage pool.
Create a storage pool
1. From the Seagate WSS NAS Setup Assistant, click the link Manage storage.
2. In the Storage Pools window, right click Primordial below Storage Spaces.
3. Choose New Storage Pool.
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