P/N: 900-10004-00 REV 02 USER GUIDE, IOSAFE R4
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About This Guide
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an ioSafe disaster proof backup and storage system
from ioSafe Inc. This ioSafe system represents the latest technology in disaster-proof computer
hardware.
Chapter 1
, “FrontView Advanced Control”, describes all the menus and tabs available in the
Advanced Control mode.
If you have already configured the ioSafe R4 and you need help in accessing the shares on the ioSafe
R4, skip to
Chapter 2
, “Accessing Shares”.
In the event of a disk failure, the proper procedure for replacing the failed disk is in
Chapter 3
,
“Replacing a Failed Disk”.
Sometimes it may be necessary to re-install the firmware or reset the system back to the factory
default configuration.
Chapter 4
, “System Reset Switch”, explains the process for doing both.
Chapter 5
, “Changing User Passwords”, covers how non-admin users can access FrontView to
change their password.
For an explanation of the RAID levels that the ioSafe R4 supports, please refer to
Appendix A
,
“RAID Levels Simplified”.
If you have questions on what constitutes a valid input for host name, workgroup, or password,
Appendix B
, “Input Field Format”, describes these and more.
Appendix C
, “Glossary”, provides definitions for some of the technical terminologies used in this
document.
If you need help during setup, refer to
Appendix D
, “If You Need Help…”.