Managing The Wd Sentinel Server (Dashboard); Setting Up Wd Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers; Accessing The Dashboard - Western Digital WDBWVL0080KBK Maintenance Manual

Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard)

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Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers

Accessing the Dashboard

Adding a User Account
Performing Dashboard Tasks
Using the Home Page
Managing User Accounts
Managing Devices
Managing Storage
Monitoring Applications
Monitoring System Health and Alerts
Updating Software
Managing Server Settings
Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server
Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers
This chapter assumes you have followed the Administrator's Basic Install Guide to initialize
the WD Sentinel server and have connected at least one computer to the server. To review
the setup steps See "Connecting the Server and Getting Started" on page 14. of this
manual.
Important: As a best practice, perform the tasks outlined in this guide using a client
Accessing the Dashboard
To access the Dashboard:
Note:
If your operating systems
is...
Windows 8
Windows 7
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computer on which you've installed the connector software, not directly
from the WD Sentinel server.
The Dashboard cannot be access from a Mac computer.
Then...
• On your keyboard, click the Windows button
• On the Start page, right-click in a blank area of the screen.
• Select All apps
• Under Windows Server Essentials, click Windows Server
Essentials Dashboard.
• Click
Server Essentials Dashboard
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>All Programs >Windows Server Essentials>Windows
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