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  • Page 1 Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 2 © 2014 Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and Seagate Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 3 Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models. The above function is for non-US models only. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 4 Do not mix cells of different manufacture, capacity, size or type within a device. • Seek medical advice immediately if a cell or a battery has been swallowed. • Do not subject cells or batteries to mechanical shock. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 5 Retain the original product literature for future reference. • Use only the cell or battery in the application for which it was intended. • Dispose of properly. The Seagate Wireless Plus device is not intended for office use. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 6 Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    USM Drives ..........13 Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 8 Add a replication group ........28 Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 9 10. Seagate System Monitor ....... . . 29 Launch Seagate system monitor ....... . . 29 11.

  • Page 10: Setup

    Seagate server can join active directories, replicate data across LANs and WAN, and configure hard drives using advanced storage pools. To set up your Seagate server, you must connect directly to the server with a keyboard, display, and mouse. After the initial setup, you can connect to the server using Remote Desktop from a network-connected Windows or Mac computer or a compatible mobile device.

  • Page 11: Connecting Remotely

    Click Show Options. On the General tab, select your NAS from the Computer list. If necessary, enter Administrator as the user name. To save these settings for the next connection, click Save. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 12: Remote Desktop Via Other Platforms

    For details on using other clients, go to the Microsoft support website and search for “Microsoft remote desktop clients.” You also might be able to establish a remote desktop connection using a Windows emulation application on Mac or Linux. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 13: Administrators And Users

    To create a user account, you must be logged in to the server as an administrator. In the upper right of the Server Manager Dashboard, select Tools > Computer Management. Under Computer Management, select System Tools > Local Users and Groups. Select the Users folder. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 14: Modify User Properties

    Click Create, and then click Close. Modify group properties In the Server Manager center panel, select the group to modify. In the Actions panel, select [Group name] > More Actions > Properties. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 15 2. Administrators and Users In the Properties dialog box, make the changes and click OK. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 16: Managing Storage

    3. Managing Storage 3. Managing Storage Your Seagate server has predefined volumes. One volume is used for the Windows system software, and another is for data. You cannot modify the system volume, but you can reconfigure the data volume. RAID Versus Storage Pools With WSS 2012, you can group physical hard drives into storage pools or RAID configurations.

  • Page 17: Virtual Disks

    Right-click the disk you want to use and select Convert to Dynamic Disk. Repeat for each unallocated volume to be used. There must be a minimum of three on three separate hard drives. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 18: Create A Virtual Disk

    In Server Manager, select Storage Pools under Volumes. Select the storage pool that contains the virtual disk. The list of virtual disks displays. Right-click the virtual disk that you want to expand and select Extend Virtual Disk. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 19: Volumes

    After Server Manager has polled the server storage, in the left menu, select File and Storage Service. Select Disks to display the virtual disks and unallocated physical disks. Select the disk for the new volume. The system displays the volumes already defined on the disk. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 20: Bitlocker Drive Encryption

    BitLocker is added as a feature to the target server. After restart, the Control Panel includes BitLocker Drive Encryption under the heading System and Security. Enable BitLocker drive encryption on a data volume. You can enable encryption on a volume if BitLocker is installed. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 21: Enable Bitlocker Drive Encryption On The System Volume

    Enable BitLocker data encryption for the system volume using the same steps provided for a data volume. Unlock a volume After a volume is encrypted, it must be unlocked after rebooting. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 22: Usb And Usm Drives

    USB and USM Drives USB Drives If your Seagate server includes USB ports, USB hard drives and flash drives can be managed with the same tools as conventional disk drives. It is strongly recommended that you do not add USB drives to volumes associated with internal drives.

  • Page 23: Shares

    If you do not specify a directory, the share is added to the \Shares directory on the selected volume. To complete the share creation, specify permissions for the folder and which users or groups can access it. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 24: Install The File Server Resource Manager

    Under Maximum Size, specify the amount of space to allocate for shadow copies. Click the Schedule button. In the Schedule dialog box select the days and times to create the shadow copies. Click OK. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...
  • Page 25 If they do not match, shadow copies fail. For example, if %SystemRoot% is C:\Windows on one system and C:\Win on the other, the service that runs the shadow copy task can fail in the event of a system failover. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 26: Nic Teaming

    NIC Teaming Seagate servers with more than one Ethernet port can take advantage of port aggregation, also known as NIC teaming. Three configurations are available for NIC teaming: •...
  • Page 27 Specify the teaming mode, the load-balancing mode, and whether both adapters are active. Click OK. The new team appears the team table. The team may take a few seconds to resolve and become active. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 28: Iscsi

    The WSS 2012 feature that manages iSCSI targets is called Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS). Your Seagate server can manage the naming for iSCSI targets created on its own pool of storage as well as other Windows and Linux servers on the network.

  • Page 29: Add An Internet Storage Name Server

    Register an iSCSI target with an iSNS server Make sure that the iSNS service has been added as a feature WSS 2012. Launch the PowerShell on the iSCSI target server. Type: Set-WmiInstance -Namespace root\wmi -Class WT_iSNSServer -Arguments @{ServerName="Your_iSNS_ServerName"} Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 30: Register An Iscsi Initiator With An Isns Server (Windows Only)

    Important: Third-party or compatible NAS devices can have specific settings to join an iSCSI target to an iSNS server. Seagate NAS OS devices have a setting to join its iSCSI targets to an iSNS server. Register an iSCSI initiator with an iSNS server (Windows only) Make sure that the iSNS service has been added as a feature WSS 2012.

  • Page 31: Backup

    In the left navigation panel, select Local Backup. In the right panel, select Backup Schedule. Use the Backup Schedule wizard to set up the backup. For the backup destination, a local disk gives you the best performance. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 32: Confirm A Backup

    In the left navigation panel, select Local Backup. In the right panel, select Recover. Use the Recovery wizard to recover files, folders, a Hyper-V machine state, a volume, an application, or a system state. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 33: Active Directory

    Your Seagate device can host an AD Lightweight Directory Services (LDS) service. Install Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services To use your Seagate device as an AD LDS server, you must first install AD LDS. In the Server Manager, select File and Storage Services.

  • Page 34: Using Active Directory With A Domain Controller

    8. Active Directory Using Active Directory with a Domain Controller Your Seagate server can join an Active Directory domain controller as a member. To add your server to an existing AD domain, you need the following information: • Domain name •...

  • Page 35: Distributed File Systems

    Windows DFS Namespace (DFS-N) allows you to create a single virtual space that simplifies access for everyone. Although you configure DFS-N on the Seagate server, the shares can come from any server on the network.

  • Page 36: Add A Namespace

    In Server Manager, select Tools > DFS Management. Select New Namespace on the right. In the New Namespace wizard, enter the name of your Seagate server—the host server for the namespace. It could be any server, because the namespace can include shares from multiple servers on the LAN or WAN.

  • Page 37: Dfs Replication

    When the installation is complete, restart the system. Add a replication group In Server Manager, select Tools > DFS Management. Right-click Replication and select New Replication Group. Use the wizard to complete adding the group. Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

  • Page 38: Seagate System Monitor

    10. Seagate System Monitor 10. Seagate System Monitor Seagate System monitor is a convenient tool for maintaining the health of your Seagate server. You can track the server's software, hardware, and hard drives. Launch Seagate system monitor In the Windows tool bar, click the Seagate icon.

  • Page 39: Windows Recovery And Reset To Defaults

    Power down the server. Connect a keyboard, video display, and mouse to the server. Connect the USB key included with the your Seagate server. On the rear of the unit, press the Recovery button (the recessed button marked with a pair of arrows) with a pointed object.

  • Page 40: Reset Windows System Hard Drive And Factory Settings

    Power down the server. Connect a keyboard, video display, and mouse to the server. Connect the USB key included with the your Seagate server. On the rear of the unit, press the Recovery button (the recessed button marked with a pair of arrows) with a pointed object.

  • Page 41: Changing System Settings

    Click Change settings. Under Important updates, select the update setting. Seagate recommends that you select Download updates but let me choose whether to install them. If you do not control when the updates are installed, the WSS might reboot at an inopportune moment.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    Why can't I use this product with terminal services? Windows licensing requires separate user licenses for each user accessing the system through terminal service. Seagate Support Contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Guide...

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