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- Page 1 Ethernet Disk RAID Network RAID Storage System user manual manuel utilisateur guída utente handbuch ユーザー マニュアル manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Manual page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Introduction to the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 2. About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 2.1. Package Content 2.2. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Views of the System 3. - Page 3 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Table of Contents (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.6. Managing Backups 5.6.1. Changing the Recovery Password 5.6.2. Configuring Remote Boot 5.6.3. Deleting a Backup 5.6.4. Deleting a Client 5.7. Advanced Management 5.7.1. Alerts 5.7.2. Firmware 5.7.3.
- Page 4 10. Understanding RAID and Storage Policies 10.1. RAID 0 10.2. RAID 1 10.3. RAID 5 10.4. RAID 5 + Spare 10.5. RAID 10 (RAID 1 + 0) 11. Contacting Customer Support 11.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 12. Warranty Information Glossary...
- Page 5 Ethernet let on a circuit different from that to With FCC standards Disk RAID on LaCie website, 2) you which the receiver is connected. For Home or Office Use may re-use, re-distribute and modify Consult the dealer or an experienced ❖...
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Page 6: Health And Safety Precautions
Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho- Do not open your LaCie Ethernet ernet Disk RAID, as they may spill ❖ rized to carry out maintenance on this Disk RAID or attempt to disas- into its openings. - Page 7 Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the ImpOrTANT INfO: user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep copies of your data;...
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Page 8: Introduction To The Lacie Ethernet Disk Raid
Introduction (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 1. Introduction to the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID The LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID is an intelligent network storage solution for small and medium-sized offices and home network environments. It provides hard disk space for both shared files and backups of your computer hard disks, offering an ideal way to distribute and protect important data. -
Page 9: About Your Lacie Ethernet Disk Raid
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 2. About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID 2.1. Package Content LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID tower with 4 removable drive trays and hard drives Ethernet cable... -
Page 10: Minimum System Requirements
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 2.2. Minimum System Requirements Component Requirement ■ ■ Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, Firefox 1.06 or above Web Browser TCP/IP networking environment with smb and ftp protocols (no AFP) -
Page 11: Views Of The System
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 2.2. Views of the System Front View ■ Hard Disk Activity LEDs – Network Connection 1 Activity LED– Blink- ing green indicates Ethernet activity. - Page 12 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Front View (continued) ■ Global Disk Status LED – System Status LED – Continuous GREEN indicates hard disk health Continuous GREEN indicates the system is ❖...
- Page 13 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID About Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Rear View ■ System Fan Reset Button – Press the Reset Button for three seconds to revert the unit to the system defaults.
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Page 14: Installing Your Lacie Ethernet Disk Raid
(Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 3. Installing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Installation of the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID is easy, just follow the steps below to install it: Step 1 Connecting the Ethernet Disk RAID to the network... -
Page 15: Turning On The Ethernet Disk Raid
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Installing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 3.2. Turning On the Ethernet Disk RAID Insert the power cable into the power outlet on the back of the unit and plug the other end into a power socket. -
Page 16: Configuring Your Lacie Ethernet Disk Raid
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4. Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Follow the steps below to configure your Ethernet Disk RAID: Step 1 Installing the Ethernet Disk RAID... -
Page 17: Installing The Ethernet Disk Raid Console
Mac, please see section 5.1, Accessing the Disk RAID, insert the installation CD into a CD- Manager. ROM drive. Your default browser will open a LaCie Ethernet To access the Ether- TeChNICAl NOTe: Disk RAID page. Select Applications... -
Page 18: Starting The Console
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4.2. Starting the Console Once you have installed the Console (as described in section 4.1. Installing the Console), use the following procedure to start it:... -
Page 19: Initializing The Disks
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4.3. Initializing the Disks Once you have installed the Console (as described in If not all the hard disks have been detected, or if you section 5.2. -
Page 20: Configuring With The First Use Wizard
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4.4. Configuring with the First Use Wizard Once your Ethernet Disk RAID has been initialized (as described in section 4.3. Initializing the Ethernet Disk... - Page 21 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 Click Next to accept the default name (Storage), or enter a name you prefer and then click Next. The name can be up to 15 characters long and can include letters, numbers, and hyphens.
- Page 22 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page When you click Next, the Disk Space Distribution page appears (Fig. 4.4.F.). Capacity in your storage system is divided into par- titions: one for a shared public folder, one for user home folders, and one for backups.
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Page 23: Usb Devices
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Configuring Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4.5. USB Devices 4.5.1. Attaching USB Devices ■ If you purchased optional USB external storage de- vices, you can attach them to the USB ports on the back of the unit (see in Fig. -
Page 24: Managing Your Lacie Ethernet Disk Raid
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5. Managing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID – Change the system The Web-based Manager enables you perform a Changing the System Settings ❖ number of tasks to help you get the most from your... -
Page 25: Accessing The Web Manager
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.1. Accessing the Web Manager 5.1.1. Windows Users ■ To access the Manager using the Console: To access the Manager using a Web browser:... -
Page 26: Mac Users Without Dhcp Server
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Method 2: Hostname By default, the Ethernet Disk RAID has a hostname corresponding to the identification number (MAC ad- dress) of Gigabit Ethernet LAN Port 1. This is a 12- digit number located on the label on the back panel. -
Page 27: Logging In To The Manager
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.2. Logging In to the Manager To ensure that your connection to the Ethernet Disk RAID is secure, the HTTPS protocol is used, and only... -
Page 28: Navigating The Manager
Advanced Contact Us Provides access to advanced Ethernet Disk RAID Provides a link to the LaCie technical support web site. configuration options, such as setting up e-mail alerts; upgrading the firmware; removing USB devices; chang- ing the system, network, or disk configuration settings;... -
Page 29: Storage Status Tab
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.3.1. Storage Status Tab ■ The Storage Status view displays information about the total storage capacity on the Ethernet Disk RAID, how much disk space is allocated for shared folders, how much is currently used by backups, and how much is available for either. -
Page 30: Managing Users
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.4. Managing Users When you click Users in the navigation bar, the ers & Computers page appears. This page displays a list of all currently configured Windows and Mac OS X us- ers, as well as all Linux and other Mac computers. - Page 31 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 To add a user: In the navigation bar, click Users. The Users & Com- puters page appears (see Fig. 5.4.1.A.). Click Add. Select the type of user you want to add, and then click Next.
- Page 32 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Enter the requested user information and click Done. Windows/Mac OS X Users (CIFS) ■ Enter the user name and password for accessing the If the user name and TeChNICAl NOTe: shared folders.
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Page 33: Modifying Users
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.4.2. Modifying Users ■ For Windows and Mac OS X users, you can change To change the user TeChNICAl NOTe: the password used to access the shared folders, but not name or computer description, you must remove the user name. -
Page 34: Removing Users
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Linux/Other Mac Users (NFS) ■ Enter the computer’s IP address or the actual com- TeChNICAl NOTe: If the user is currently puter name in the computer’s system configuration. -
Page 35: Working With Groups
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.4.4. Working with Groups ■ Windows and Mac OS X users can be put into groups, which makes it easier to give several users access to the same shared folder at once. - Page 36 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Specify which users should belong to this group, and TeChNICAl NOTe: To select multiple, con- then click OK. See the table, below. tiguous users, hold down the...
- Page 37 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.4.4.2. Changing the Group Membership In local authentication mode, you can change which shared folder, while the Executives group might have users are members of each group at any time. When you read/write access.
- Page 38 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Group Options ■ To accomplish this Do this Add all users to the group Click Add All Users. All users move from the Available users...
- Page 39 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.4.4.3. Removing a Group In local authentication mode, removing a group does Removing a group does TeChNICAl NOTe: not remove the users that are members of that group; it...
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Page 40: Authentication Mode
User Manual page 5.4.5. Authentication Mode ■ 5.4.5.1. Changing Authentication Mode Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID can operate in users). By default, the Ethernet Disk RAID uses local one of two modes: authentication mode. • Local authentication mode In Active Directory authentication mode, the Active Directory server authenticates all Windows users who •... - Page 41 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 To change the authentication mode: In the navigation bar, click Users. In the left pane, click Authentication Mode. The Authentication Mode page displays the current au- thentication mode.
- Page 42 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page In the Password text box, enter the password associ- TeChNICAl NOTe: The name of the organi- ated with the specified user name. zational unit cannot contain a slash. For example,...
- Page 43 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page In the User name text box, enter an administrator user name for accessing the Active Directory server. This account will be used to automatically configure...
- Page 44 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.4.5.2. Modifying the Active Directory Properties If your storage system is currently using Active If you add a new user or group to the Active Direc-...
- Page 45 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Make the desired changes, if any, and click Apply: To change this Do this The IP address of the primary In the Primary server IP address text box, enter the IP address of your primary Ac- Active Directory server tive Directory server.
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Page 46: Managing Shared Folders
5.5.2. 5.5.1. Creating Shared Folders ■ By default, the LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID includes want to create a shared folder for company policies that a shared folder named public. In local authentication everyone can only view, and separate shared folders for... - Page 47 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page In the Shared folder name text box, enter a unique name for the shared folder (see Fig. 5.5.1.B). This name can be up to 64 characters long and can contain letters, numbers, hyphens, underlines, and spaces.
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Page 48: Changing User Access To Shared Folders
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.5.2. Changing User Access to Shared Folders ■ When you add a user to the list of authorized users You can change which users can access any folder or for a shared folder or USB disk, that change takes ef- USB disk and what level of access they have. - Page 49 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page The page that appears next varies, depending on what type of users can access the shared folder you selected. Windows/Mac OS X User (CIFS) Linux/Other Mac User (NFS) ■...
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Page 50: Deleting A Shared Folder
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page TeChNICAl NOTe: If you created groups (as described in section 5.4.4.1. Adding a Group), you can perform this step with groups as ❖ well. -
Page 51: Managing Backups
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 5.6. Managing Backups Once the users have used Windows Backup Soft- about recovering a disk using the recovery CD, refer ware to back up their computer hard disks to the Eth- to section 7.9.3. -
Page 52: Configuring Remote Boot
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.6.2. Configuring Remote Boot ■ Normally, when you enable remote boot for a cli- of Computer2’s backups and recover that disk to Com- ent computer (as described in section 7.8.1. -
Page 53: Deleting A Backup
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.6.3. Deleting a Backup ■ You can delete all backups of a given disk, but you ImpOrTANT INfO: If you delete all back- cannot delete just an individual backup from a specific ups of all disks for a particular computer, that date and time. -
Page 54: Deleting A Client
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.6.4. Deleting a Client ■ If you remove the Windows Backup Software soft- TeChNICAl NOTe: If you delete a client ware from a particular computer, or if you change the... -
Page 55: Advanced Management
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7. Advanced Management 5.7.1. Alerts ■ Alerts page allows you to set up the Ethernet Disk RAID to notify up to three people via email if a problem occurs—for example, if one of the disks fails, or... - Page 56 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page tion, no authentication will be performed. 6. If your e-mail server cannot use the default sender e- mail address (root@localhost), or if you want the in-...
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Page 57: Firmware
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.2. Firmware ■ Firmware page displays the current version of the firmware that is installed on your Ethernet Disk RAID. It also allows you to upgrade it if newer firmware becomes available. -
Page 58: Usb
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.3. USB ■ The USB page displays a list of all USB devices that are currently attached to the Ethernet Disk RAID. USB disks are identified by the names usbdisk1 and usbdisk2. -
Page 59: System
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.4. System ■ System page displays the settings that you spec- ified when you initially configured the Ethernet Disk RAID, such as the system name, and the current date and time. - Page 60 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Make the desired changes: System Settings Options ■ To change this Do this The system name In the Storage system name text box, enter the new name to use for the Ethernet Disk RAID.
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Page 61: Network
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 5.7.5. Network ■ Network page (Fig. 5.7.5) displays the network settings that were set when you initially configured the Ethernet Disk RAID. (Only the first Ethernet port was configured during setup. - Page 62 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page To change any of the network settings: In the navigation bar, click Advanced. In the left pane, click Network. Make the desired changes: Network Settings Options ■...
- Page 63 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Network Settings Options ■ To change this Do this The IP address(es) used by the Ethernet Disk In the Port 1 group box, either select Get an IP address automatically...
- Page 64 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Network Settings Options ■ To change this Do this The packet size for transferring Specify whether or not to transfer larger data packets between the...
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Page 65: Reconfiguring The Disks
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.6. Reconfiguring the Disks ■ Disks page displays information about all the hard disks that are currently installed in your Ethernet Disk RAID. This page includes the following details: The disk configuration (that is, whether the disks use ❖... - Page 66 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.6.1. Expanding the Shared Storage The disk space on your Ethernet Disk RAID is di- vided into two portions. One portion is for shared fold- ers;...
- Page 67 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.6.2. Reconfiguring the Disks Changing the disk configuration CAUTION: will delete all user information and all data on all the disks. Before you do this, have all the users disconnect from all shared folders (as described in section 5.3.
- Page 68 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page configuration is used for a single hard disk, RAID 1 is used for two hard disks, and RAID 5 is used for three or four hard disks.
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Page 69: System Status
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.7. System Status ■ When you click Advanced in the navigation bar and click System Status in the left pane, you can view many of the operational parameters of your Ethernet... -
Page 70: System Log
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 5.7.8. System Log ■ System Log page displays a list of events that have occurred on the Ethernet Disk RAID. Reviewing this list can help you identify and resolve any problems that you might encounter. -
Page 71: Shut Down
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 5.7.9. Shut Down ■ To shut down the Ethernet Disk RAID, you can press the power button on the unit itself, or you can shut the system down remotely using the Manager. -
Page 72: Working With Shared Folders
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6. Working With Shared Folders 6.1. Accessing Shared Folders Once you have added users and created shared fold- If you change the IP ImpOrTANT INfO: ers (as described in section 5.4.1. - Page 73 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.1.1.1. Using My Computer or Windows Explorer To access a shared folder using My Computer or Windows Explorer: Open My Computer Windows Explorer. From the...
- Page 74 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.1.1.2. Using the Console To access a shared folder using the Console: Install the Console (as described in section 3.2.1. In- stalling the Console). Click...
- Page 75 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page In the left pane, double-click the name of the Ether- net Disk RAID that contains the shared folders that you want to access. If your Ethernet Disk RAID uses both available ports to connect to the network, you can double- click either name.
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Page 76: Linux Users
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.1.2. Linux Users ■ 6.1.2.1. Using NFS To access a shared folder on a computer running Linux: Create a directory by entering the following com-... - Page 77 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.1.2.2. Using SMBFS On Linux, the SMBFS file system along with smb- mount and smbclient tools can be used to mount remote samba shares onto a local Linux file system. Most of the Linux distributions include SMBFS support by default.
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Page 78: Mac Users
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.1.3. Mac Users ■ The procedure for accessing a shared folder on a Mac varies, depending on whether the Mac is running OS X or an older operating system. (Macs running OS X can access the same shared CIFS folders as Windows users. -
Page 79: Accessing Shared Folders Using Ftp
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.2. Accessing Shared Folders Using FTP If you enabled the Ethernet Disk RAID to act as an Even if you changed the TeChNICAl NOTe: FTP server (as described in section 5.7.5. -
Page 80: Disconnecting From Shared Folders
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6.3. Disconnecting from Shared Folders If you need to reconfigure the disks in your Ether- change will not take effect until the user shuts down the net Disk RAID or shut it down for any reason, all us- computer. -
Page 81: Linux Users
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Working with Shared Folders (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 6.3.2. Linux Users ■ Unmount the desired shared folder by entering the fol- lowing command: umount /my_directory where my_directory is the name of the local directory. -
Page 82: Protecting Local Disks
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7. Protecting Local Disks Even if most of your data is stored and protected on your Ethernet Disk RAID, your operating system files, applications, and many other files still reside on each individual computer in your network. -
Page 83: Getting Started
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.1. Getting Started 7.1.1. System Requirements ■ Each computer where Windows Backup Software is installed must have the following: TeChNICAl NOTe: A CD-ROM drive is Windows Users ■... -
Page 84: Additional Requirements
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.1.2. Additional Requirements ■ In addition to the system requirements, the follow- Previous releases al- ImpOrTANT INfO: ing criteria must be met: lowed the use of underscores (_) in the computer You must be logged on as an administrator to install ❖... -
Page 85: Installing Windows Backup Software
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4. On the first page of the installation wizard, click TeChNICAl NOTe: You do not have to con- Next. figure the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. Windows Backup Software will configure it for you auto- 5. - Page 86 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Click to go to the Microsoft website and then click to cancel the installation of Windows Backup Software. On the Microsoft website, click iSCSI Software Initiator v2.0, and follow the instructions in section...
- Page 87 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10. On the welcome page, click Next. The license agree- ment appears. See Fig. 7.4.1.E. 11. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement,...
- Page 88 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 13. To complete the installation and restart your com- puter, click Finish. If you do not want to restart your computer at this time, select No, I will restart my computer later then click Finish.
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Page 89: Starting Windows Backup Software
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.1.5. Starting Windows Backup Software ■ To start Windows Backup Software, do either of the following: Click Start Programs Client Backup and ❖ Recovery If the Windows Backup Software Agent is running ❖... -
Page 90: Activating Your License
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.1.6. Activating Your License ■ When you install Windows Backup Software and restart your computer, you are prompted to license the product. If your computer has an Internet connection, the license is activated automatically. -
Page 91: Activating Your License With An Internet Connection
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.1.7. Activating Your License with an Internet Connection ■ If your license wasn’t activated because your com- puter has no Internet connection, you must obtain an activation code using another computer that does have both an Internet connection and e-mail. -
Page 92: Protecting Your Disks
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.2. Protecting Your Disks After you install Windows Backup Software and Before you protect a disk, it is recommended that restart your computer, the Protect a Disk wizard runs you confirm that sufficient space is available on the Eth- automatically. - Page 93 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Recommendations: If your computer has only one disk with one parti- ❖ wizard. Then run the wizard again and protect the tion, select the disk. other partition. This provides complete protection with maximum flexibility.
- Page 94 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 4. If no Ethernet Disk RAIDs are automatically dis- TeChNICAl NOTe: If an authentication er- covered, or if you want to back up your disk to a dif-...
- Page 95 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 6. If you previously protected this disk and removed pro- tection, specify whether or not you want to re-use the existing backup or create a new one. See Fig. 7.2.D.
- Page 96 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Specify when you want backups to occur. For example, if you want backups to occur every day, select Daily from the Recurrence list. If you want back-...
- Page 97 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 8. If you ever need to recover your disk using the re- covery CD or remotely boot from a backup on the Ethernet Disk RAID, you’ll be prompted for a pass- word.
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Page 98: Manually Backing Up Your Disk
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.3. Manually Backing Up Your Disk Once you protect a disk, it is automatically backed up at regular intervals (unless you chose Not Sched- uled from the... -
Page 99: Stopping A Backup Or Recovery In Progress
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.4. Stopping a Backup or Recovery in Progress Once a backup or recovery starts, you can stop it at any time – for example, if you notice that your system is not responding as quickly as you’... -
Page 100: Changing The Backup Schedule
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.5. Changing the Backup Schedule When you protect a disk, you specify when you want backups to occur. However, you can change this sched- ule at any time as long as the Status page indicates that the Status is Normal. -
Page 101: Receiving Event Notifications
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 00 7.6. Receiving Event Notifications When you install Windows Backup Software, the To close the Agent: Client Backup and Recovery Event Viewer is also in- In the system tray, right-click the Agent icon ( stalled. -
Page 102: Changing The Recovery Password
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.7. Changing the Recovery Password The same password is TeChNICAl NOTe: When you protect a disk, you specify what password used for all disks backed up to the same Ether- to use for recovering the disk using the recovery CD or net Disk RAID. -
Page 103: Enabling Or Disabling Remote Boot
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.8. Enabling or Disabling Remote Boot If you need to recover your system disk or partition, CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that using the recovery CD is recommended (as described... -
Page 104: Enabling Remote Boot
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.8.1. Enabling Remote Boot ■ To enable remote boot: In the Protected disk list on any page, select your system disk or partition. If you protected multiple system disks or partitions, select the first system disk or partition on your computer (typically Disk 0). -
Page 105: Disabling Remote Boot
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 6. When a message appears, advising you that drivers will be installed, click OK. 7. When the drivers are installed, one or more mes- If remote boot was suc-... -
Page 106: Recovering Data
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.9. Recovering Data With Windows Backup Software, there are sev- You can continue to use your computer for other eral ways to recover data from your backups. The best... -
Page 107: Recovering Files Or Folders
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.9.1. Recovering Files or Folders ■ To recover selected folders, files, or sections of files from a backup: Click Restore. In the Protected disks list, select the disk that con- tains the folders or files that you want to recover. -
Page 108: Technical Notes
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 TeChNICAl NOTes: If the first drive letter after your local disks is mapped to a shared network folder, you must use Disk Management ❖ to change the drive letter assigned to the backup view so that you can access it. -
Page 109: Recovering A Data Disk
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.9.2. Recovering a Data Disk ■ You can recover a data disk or partition only as long When you recover a data disk or CAUTION: as Windows Backup Software is not installed on that... - Page 110 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7. If any backup views are open (including backup views TeChNICAl NOTe: You can cancel this of disks other than the one you are recovering), click...
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Page 111: Recovering A System Disk Using The Recovery Cd
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.9.3. Recovering a System Disk Using the Recovery CD ■ Although the recovery CD is used primarily for re- When you use the recovery CD, you boot your com-... - Page 112 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page mation about your computer and send it to Techni- cal Support to see if an updated recovery CD or an appropriate driver is available. To do this, select Save,...
- Page 113 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page and then select Disable to change the Status to Dis- abled. Repeat this procedure for each NIC that you do not want to use. Then select Next.
- Page 114 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page tion, and S for system disk). For example, if you pro tected both a system partition and a data partition, the system partition will be labeled PS, and the data partition will be labeled simply P.
- Page 115 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 13. If you’re simply overwriting corrupted data on the same disk that you protected previously, select this option. Only the data that differs between the backup and the local disk will be copied to the local disk.
- Page 116 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 19. When the completion screen appears, review the re- sults and do one of the following: Recovery Options ■ To accomplish this Do this Recover another disk or Select Recover Another Disk.
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Page 117: Recovering A System Disk Using While Booting Remotely
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 7.9.4. Recovering a System Disk Using While Booting Remotely ■ If your computer meets the necessary prerequisites, If you replaced the ImpOrTANT INfO: you can remotely boot it from a backup on your Ether-... - Page 118 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Recovering the Disk ■ Start your computer. Use the appropriate procedure for your system to configure it to boot from the NIC. For example, you might press F12 when the boot menu appears.
- Page 119 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10. Click Restore. Protected disk list displays the disk or parti- tion that you are currently booting from. See Fig. 7.9.3.1-A. Fig. 7.9.4.A 11. In the Backups list, select the most recent backup.
- Page 120 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 12. Click Restore Disk. The Restore dialog box ap- pears. See Fig. 6.9.3.1-B. 13. Specify whether you are recovering to the original disk or a new disk. If you are recovering to a new disk, select the desired disk from the list.
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Page 121: Removing Protection
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Protecting Local Disks (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 0 7.9.5. Removing Protection ■ If you no longer want to back up a particular disk or partition, you can remove protection as long as a recov- ery is not currently in progress for that disk or partition. -
Page 122: Troubleshooting
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 8. Troubleshooting This section provides general information about common problems that you might have with your Ethernet Disk RAID and Windows Backup Software and steps you can take to resolve them. - Page 123 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Problem Solution ■ ■ The users can’t Make sure the Ethernet Disk RAID is powered on, connected to the network, and operating ❖ access the shared properly. folders.
- Page 124 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Problem Solution ■ ■ The users cannot Make sure that Enable FTP server is selected on the Network page (as described in section 5.7.5. access the Ethernet Network...
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Page 125: Troubleshooting Windows Backup Software
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 8.2. Troubleshooting Windows Backup Software Problem Solution ■ ■ The disk that I Windows Backup Software does not support dynamic disks. These types of disks are automati- want to protect isn’t cally filtered from the list of disks that you can protect. - Page 126 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Problem Solution ■ ■ The Status page Make sure the storage system is powered on. ❖ indicates that the Check the network connection to the storage system. ❖...
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Page 127: Creating A Diagnostic File
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Problem Solution ■ ■ I forgot my recovery Reset the password using the storage system (see section 5.6, Managing Backups). Once you password. reset it on the storage system, you can use the new password with the recovery CD or for booting remotely from the storage system. -
Page 128: Resetting The Recovery Password In The Microsoft Iscsi Initiator
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Troubleshooting (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 8.4. Resetting the Recovery Password in the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator The recovery password used by the recovery CD and disks at all. for booting remotely is actually the Microsoft iSCSI This problem can also occur if you change the recov- Initiator* CHAP secret. -
Page 129: Technical Specifications
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Technical Specifications (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 9. Technical Specifications 9.1. Hardware Specification Component Specification ■ ■ Processor 400-MHz Intel® IOP80219 Memory 256 MB 32-bit DDR SDRAM Flash 32-MB NOR Flash Hard Drive Supports up to four 3.5-in SATA-I hard drives from 80 GB to 500 GB... -
Page 130: Software Specification
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Technical Specifications (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 9.2. Software Specification Component Specification ■ ■ Operating System Linux Kernel 2.6.10 Network Service DHCP client/server (default IP address for Port 1 is 192.168.0.101) Supported Web Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0*... -
Page 131: Understanding Raid And Storage Policies
User Manual page 0 10. Understanding RAID and Storage Policies Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID supports several different RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 5+spare, and 10 (1+0). This section will help you decide which RAID level is right for your application. -
Page 132: Raid
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID RAID and Storage Policies (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10.1. RAID 0 Striped Disk Array Without Fault Tolerance Characteristics and Advantages ■ Also called striping, this level offers high transfer rates and is ideal for large blocks of data where speed is Data is broken down into blocks and each block ❖... - Page 133 LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID RAID and Storage Policies (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10.2. RAID 1 Mirroring and Duplexing Characteristics and Advantages ■ Also called mirroring, this level makes a duplicate Can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures ❖...
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Page 134: Raid 5
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID RAID and Storage Policies (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10.3. RAID 5 Data Striping with Striped Parity Like RAID 0, RAID 5 offers increased performance Characteristics and Advantages ■ by distributing the data across multiple disks. But unlike RAID 0, RAID 5 also offers data protection. -
Page 135: Raid 5 + Spare
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID RAID and Storage Policies (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10.4. RAID 5 + Spare In a RAID 5 + spare configuration, three of the disks use RAID 5, and the fourth is empty. If any of the... -
Page 136: Raid 10 (Raid 1 + 0)
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID RAID and Storage Policies (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 10.5. RAID 10 (RAID 1 + 0) RAID 10 is similar to RAID 1, but rather than hav- Characteristics and Advantages ing one disk mirror to one other disk, two disks mirror ■... -
Page 137: Contacting Customer Support
If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques- computer, including CD/DVD burners tions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the contacts in chapter 12.1 Bef ore contacting us, make Information to Include in Email Correspondence ■... -
Page 138: Lacie Technical Support Contacts
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID RAID and Storage Policies (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page 11.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada... -
Page 139: Warranty Information
Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while us- ❖ maintenance conditions; ing a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for The drive is repaired, modified or altered, unless such ❖... -
Page 140: Glossary
LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID Glossary (Firmware version 1.4) User Manual page Glossary backup view – A backup that has been assigned a drive remote boot – The process of booting your computer letter and can be opened and explored using My Com-...