Acer Altos EasyStore Manuals

Table of Contents

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    Table of Contents
  • 6

    Related Documentation

• 8

  Chapter 1 Introducing Your Storage System

• 10

  Chapter 2 Getting Started

  • 12

    Initializing Your Storage System
    • 12

      Installing the Console
    • 16

      Starting the Console
    • 18

      Initializing the Disks
  • 20

    Configuring Your Storage System
  • 26

    Accessing the Manager
    • 26

      Accessing the Manager Using the Console
    • 27

      Accessing the Manager Using a Web Browser
  • 28

    Logging in to the Manager
  • 29

    Navigating the Manager
    • 31

      Viewing Information about Your Storage System
  • 33

    Adding Users
  • 37

    Creating Shared Folders
  • 40

    Managing Shared Folders
    • 40

      Deleting a Shared Folder
    • 42

      Assigning Users to Shared Folders

• 43

  Chapter 3 Managing Your Storage System

  • 44

    Managing Users
    • 44

      Adding Users
    • 45

      Modifying Users
    • 47

      Removing Users
    • 48

      Working With Groups
    • 52

      Changing the Authentication Mode
  • 61

    Managing Shared Folders
    • 61

      Creating Shared Folders
    • 62

      Assigning Users to Shared Folders
    • 65

      Deleting a Shared Folder
  • 66

    Managing Backups
    • 67

      Changing the Recovery Password
    • 67

      Configuring Remote Boot
    • 69

      Deleting a Backup
    • 69

      Deleting a Client
  • 71

    Setting Up E-Mail Alerts
  • 74

    Upgrading the Firmware
  • 76

    Disconnecting USB Devices
  • 77

    Changing the System Settings
  • 79

    Changing the Network Settings
  • 83

    Reconfiguring Your Storage System Disks
  • 84

    Expanding the Shared Storage
  • 85

    Reconfiguring the Disks
  • 89

    Viewing System Status Information
  • 90

    Logging Out of the Manager
  • 91

    Shutting Down the Storage System

• 92

  Chapter 4 Working With Shared Folders

  • 92

    Windows Users
  • 97

    Linux Users
  • 98

    Mac Users
  • 100

    Accessing Shared Folders Using FTP
  • 101

    Disconnecting From Shared Folders
    • 101

      Windows Users
    • 102

      Linux Users
    • 102

      Mac Users

• 103

  Chapter 5 Protecting Local Disks

  • 105

    Getting Started
    • 105

      System Requirements
    • 106

      Additional Prerequisites
    • 106

      Installing the Microsoft Iscsi Initiator
    • 107

      Installing Disksafe Express
    • 111

      Starting Disksafe Express
    • 113

      Activating Your License
  • 115

    Protecting Your Disks
  • 123

    Manually Backing Up Your Disk
  • 124

    Stopping a Backup or Recovery in Progress
  • 125

    Changing the Backup Schedule
  • 127

    Receiving Event Notifications
  • 128

    Changing the Recovery Password
  • 130

    Enabling or Disabling Remote Boot
    • 131

      Enabling Remote Boot
    • 133

      Disabling Remote Boot
  • 134

    Recovering Data
    • 136

      Recovering Files or Folders
    • 138

      Recovering a Data Disk
    • 140

      Recovering a System Disk Using the Recovery CD
  • 146

    Recovering a System Disk While Booting Remotely
  • 150

    Removing Protection
  • 151

    Software Specifications
  • 154

    Adding Hard Disks
    • 155

      To a Linear or Normal RAID Configuration
    • 157

      To a Degraded RAID Configuration
  • 158

    Removing Hard Disks or Responding to Disk Failure
    • 159

      Responding to RAID Degradation
    • 160

      Responding to RAID Failure
    • 164

      Hardware Specifications