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Monitoring and Managing Your Seagate® NAS
5. Monitoring and Managing Your
Seagate
Monitoring and managing your Seagate NAS are important tasks for an administrator. If
you've set up email notifications, you'll automatically receive information to help you monitor
your NAS. Additionally, the NAS Manager Dashboard (Home > Dashboard) provides a quick
status of available disk space, firmware updates, and system details.
This chapter is separated into two sections:
• "Monitoring Your Seagate NAS" on page 27
• "Managing Your Seagate NAS" on page 31

Monitoring Your Seagate NAS

As your users access the NAS to back up data and stream videos and music, you may want
to proactively monitor the health of the NAS and its disk drives.

Basic Hardware Safety and Maintenance

Follow these guidelines to keep your Seagate NAS operating properly. Failure to do so may
result in slower performance or loss of data.
• Always shut down and restart the server using the NAS Manager application (go to
System > Administration) or by pressing the POWER button.
Warning: Do not unplug the NAS or shut it down from a power outlet strip.
• Keep the server on a flat, level, stable horizontal surface. Keep it cool, keep it dry, and
don't put anything on it or beside it that might block its vents and allow it to overheat.
• Clean the outside surfaces of the server with a damp cloth only (don't use cleansers of
any kind), and unplug the server before you clean it to avoid possible electric shock.
• Don't try to open or remove the outer case that houses the server. Contact Seagate
Support at www.seagate.com/support
• Never remove more than one drive at a time. Failure to do so will result in data loss.
• Call for professional service if:
• The NAS's power cord becomes damaged.
• The NAS has liquid spilled onto it or is exposed to water.
• The NAS has been dropped or if the outer case becomes damaged.
Seagate Business Storage NAS Administrator Guide
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