TABLE OF CONTENTS – ii
WD SENTINEL RX4100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Monitoring System Health and Alerts ......................35
Updating Software.....................................39
Managing Server Settings ...............................43
Shutting Down the Server ...............................45
5 Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server....46
WD Sentinel Server RAID Storage .........................46
Using USB Storage ....................................47
6 Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features .......49
Using the Launchpad (Internal Users).......................49
Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network................56
Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely...........57
Backing up (Windows PC) ...............................58
Backing up with Time Machine (Mac).......................61
Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC) .......................64
Recovering/Restoring (Mac) ..............................65
Backing up your WD Sentinel Server .......................66
Recovering the WD Sentinel Server to Factory Defaults .........66
7 Best Practices ..............................81
Setting up the WD Sentinel RX4100........................81
Setting up Client Computers .............................81
Using the WD Sentinel RX4100 Efficiently ...................81
Replacing Drives ......................................82
Sharing Files with External Users ..........................82
Shutting Down........................................82
8 Troubleshooting ............................83
First Steps Checklist ...................................83
Specific Problems and Corrective Actions ...................83
9 Managing iSCSI Storage .....................85
iSCSI Overview .......................................85
iSCSI Roles ..........................................85
Managing iSCSI Targets.................................85
10 Regulatory and Warranty Information...........90
Regulatory Compliance .................................90