Quick Start Guide
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...introduction to scroll up your network get started by installing BlackArmor Discovery and BlackArmor Backup. Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server 2. Installation CD 5. Admin and Guest • Preconfigured shared folders...or status, information about currently displayed information. Check the LAN port and disk drive LEDs to your BlackArmor server displays current server settings and status ...status and network activity, as described in your BlackArmor server and open BlackArmor Manager. No action required. c. c. Install both BlackArmor Discovery and BlackArmor Backup ...
...introduction to scroll up your network get started by installing BlackArmor Discovery and BlackArmor Backup. Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server 2. Installation CD 5. Admin and Guest • Preconfigured shared folders...or status, information about currently displayed information. Check the LAN port and disk drive LEDs to your BlackArmor server displays current server settings and status ...status and network activity, as described in your BlackArmor server and open BlackArmor Manager. No action required. c. c. Install both BlackArmor Discovery and BlackArmor Backup ...
User Guide
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... Backups 37 Setting up Aggregation Failover 38 Setting Your BlackArmor Server as a BlackArmor Administrator 28 Your BlackArmor Server's Default Settings 29 Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage 30 Understanding Volumes and Shares 30 Working with Volumes 31 Working with the Server's LEDs 39 Using... Email Alerts to Monitor Server Status 40 Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART 41 Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings 41 Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) Settings 42 File Protocol...
... Backups 37 Setting up Aggregation Failover 38 Setting Your BlackArmor Server as a BlackArmor Administrator 28 Your BlackArmor Server's Default Settings 29 Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage 30 Understanding Volumes and Shares 30 Working with Volumes 31 Working with the Server's LEDs 39 Using... Email Alerts to Monitor Server Status 40 Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART 41 Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings 41 Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) Settings 42 File Protocol...
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... I can't connect to the server over the local network 53 I can't connect to the server over the Web 53 I can't open BlackArmor Manager 54 I can't log in to BlackArmor Manager 54 I can't access a share 54 I can't access a file on a share 54 I can't get streaming music from the BlackArmor server 54 A volume is... Quotas 49 File Protocol Support on Shares 49 Accessing Shares and Files on a share because its volume is in degraded mode 54 Removing and Replacing a Disk Drive 55 WARNING: ESD Precautions 55 Removing a Hard Drive 55 Replacing a Hard Drive 57 7.
... I can't connect to the server over the local network 53 I can't connect to the server over the Web 53 I can't open BlackArmor Manager 54 I can't log in to BlackArmor Manager 54 I can't access a share 54 I can't access a file on a share 54 I can't get streaming music from the BlackArmor server 54 A volume is... Quotas 49 File Protocol Support on Shares 49 Accessing Shares and Files on a share because its volume is in degraded mode 54 Removing and Replacing a Disk Drive 55 WARNING: ESD Precautions 55 Removing a Hard Drive 55 Replacing a Hard Drive 57 7.
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...indicate activity and status. See page 39. You can use , or connect an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). • LEDs representing the ports, disk drives, and server that helps you back up files, applications, and even operating systems to your network at the same time for details. See ... a USB printer that everyone on page 11. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 10 About the BlackArmor Server • BlackArmor Manager-A tool embedded in the server that helps you set up archive backup, where an exact copy of the BlackArmor Server Note: The features described in...
...indicate activity and status. See page 39. You can use , or connect an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). • LEDs representing the ports, disk drives, and server that helps you back up files, applications, and even operating systems to your network at the same time for details. See ... a USB printer that everyone on page 11. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 10 About the BlackArmor Server • BlackArmor Manager-A tool embedded in the server that helps you set up archive backup, where an exact copy of the BlackArmor Server Note: The features described in...
User Guide
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...how to change them and use other server features to build the data storage solution that incoming network traffic reaches its destination by using BlackArmor Manager to set up Dynamic DNS (see page 38). • Set up link aggregation, where you can stream music directly to a network ...re not in use (see page 42). • Connect your BlackArmor server running smoothly by updating its disk drives (see page 39). • Keep your BlackArmor server running smoothly by creating and managing BlackArmor user accounts (see page 36). • Keep your BlackArmor server to a UPS, which will ...
...how to change them and use other server features to build the data storage solution that incoming network traffic reaches its destination by using BlackArmor Manager to set up Dynamic DNS (see page 38). • Set up link aggregation, where you can stream music directly to a network ...re not in use (see page 42). • Connect your BlackArmor server running smoothly by updating its disk drives (see page 39). • Keep your BlackArmor server running smoothly by creating and managing BlackArmor user accounts (see page 36). • Keep your BlackArmor server to a UPS, which will ...
User Guide
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...mode requires that all the systems on your BlackArmor server. You can change the administrator password by selecting Admin Password from disk drive failures and other catastrophes. For stepby-step instructions for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and is basically a method of Independent... admin password: admin You are appropriate for typical use, so that you can transfer data at a faster rate. Additionally, Seagate recommends that it again, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 29 You can modify the features of RAID protection...
...mode requires that all the systems on your BlackArmor server. You can change the administrator password by selecting Admin Password from disk drive failures and other catastrophes. For stepby-step instructions for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and is basically a method of Independent... admin password: admin You are appropriate for typical use, so that you can transfer data at a faster rate. Additionally, Seagate recommends that it again, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 29 You can modify the features of RAID protection...
User Guide
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...a media server. A share is preconfigured to specific days and times using BlackArmor Manager (see page 22). Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage This section discusses: • Understanding Volumes and Shares... folder. For instance, you could create three volumes to a network computer with one or more disk drives, or of only part of information: • Volume A: Business Files • Volume ... protecting your files right away. Shares are appropriate for different uses. Enable Seagate Global Access if you can limit the size and number of simultaneous Web downloads...
...a media server. A share is preconfigured to specific days and times using BlackArmor Manager (see page 22). Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage This section discusses: • Understanding Volumes and Shares... folder. For instance, you could create three volumes to a network computer with one or more disk drives, or of only part of information: • Volume A: Business Files • Volume ... protecting your files right away. Shares are appropriate for different uses. Enable Seagate Global Access if you can limit the size and number of simultaneous Web downloads...
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... and other catastrophes. RAID comes in many levels, which stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks and is a technology that 's protected by RAID 5. Understanding RAID RAID stands for Just a Bunch of Disks). Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage • Volume C: Media Files You could then create one...information called parity, which is data that's used to reconstruct your files if one volume that builds redundancy into one of the disk drives in the server fails. By default, your BlackArmor server is preconfigured with Volumes By default, the available storage space in ...
... and other catastrophes. RAID comes in many levels, which stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks and is a technology that 's protected by RAID 5. Understanding RAID RAID stands for Just a Bunch of Disks). Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage • Volume C: Media Files You could then create one...information called parity, which is data that's used to reconstruct your files if one volume that builds redundancy into one of the disk drives in the server fails. By default, your BlackArmor server is preconfigured with Volumes By default, the available storage space in ...
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... does not maintain redundant data, and so offers no data protection. Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage This table explains the different levels of RAID supported by RAID. RAID 1 2 A volume where one disk drive is stored on volumes, including deleting and modifying volumes, see ..., you want in equal-sized sections. Seagate recommends that 's used to create Volume B. RAID 5 3 - 4 A volume with RAID technology make changes to provide redundancy. (Parity is available space on the same disk drives to re-create data if a disk drive fails. When you create a volume...
... does not maintain redundant data, and so offers no data protection. Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage This table explains the different levels of RAID supported by RAID. RAID 1 2 A volume where one disk drive is stored on volumes, including deleting and modifying volumes, see ..., you want in equal-sized sections. Seagate recommends that 's used to create Volume B. RAID 5 3 - 4 A volume with RAID technology make changes to provide redundancy. (Parity is available space on the same disk drives to re-create data if a disk drive fails. When you create a volume...
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Use the LCD screen navigation buttons beside the screen to view more detail. Monitoring Your BlackArmor Server Monitoring Your BlackArmor Server BlackArmor Manager and the BlackArmor server itself provide many ways to monitor the server's activity and status: • Monitoring Status with the ...Server's LCD Screen • Monitoring Status with the Server's LEDs • Using Email Alerts to Monitor Server Status • Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART Monitoring Status with the Server's LEDs Your BlackArmor server has eight LEDs to help you change a setting on the server...
Use the LCD screen navigation buttons beside the screen to view more detail. Monitoring Your BlackArmor Server Monitoring Your BlackArmor Server BlackArmor Manager and the BlackArmor server itself provide many ways to monitor the server's activity and status: • Monitoring Status with the ...Server's LCD Screen • Monitoring Status with the Server's LEDs • Using Email Alerts to Monitor Server Status • Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART Monitoring Status with the Server's LEDs Your BlackArmor server has eight LEDs to help you change a setting on the server...
User Guide
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...® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 40 When it's blue, the server and its components are in color, that disk drive may have a Seagate Global Access account to locate the source of the server changes or when a server setting is modified. If the System Status LED turns...to Monitor Server Status Note: Only BlackArmor administrators can set BlackArmor Manager to send email alerts to up to Monitor the Server 1. You can use BlackArmor Manager to the online Help. You can set up email alerts, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). The System Status LED will indicate when ...
...® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 40 When it's blue, the server and its components are in color, that disk drive may have a Seagate Global Access account to locate the source of the server changes or when a server setting is modified. If the System Status LED turns...to Monitor Server Status Note: Only BlackArmor administrators can set BlackArmor Manager to send email alerts to up to Monitor the Server 1. You can use BlackArmor Manager to the online Help. You can set up email alerts, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). The System Status LED will indicate when ...
User Guide
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... describes some of the server settings that you may want to modify to the online Help. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART Note: Only BlackArmor administrators can use SMART disk drives in the System menu. SMART stands for using BlackArmor Manager, refer to meet your current needs.
... describes some of the server settings that you may want to modify to the online Help. Changing the BlackArmor Server's Advanced Settings Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART Note: Only BlackArmor administrators can use SMART disk drives in the System menu. SMART stands for using BlackArmor Manager, refer to meet your current needs.
User Guide
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...See the Web site of the DNS service providers, then set up the NTP service, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). File Protocol Settings Files are times, like www.seagate.com) and the constantly changing IP address of a computer that uses DHCP instead of your BlackArmor... and time on your BlackArmor server by -step instructions for the server in your BlackArmor server using BlackArmor Manager. Power Saving Settings By default, the disk drives in BlackArmor Manager. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings Note: Only people familiar with Dynamic DNS should try changing these settings...
...See the Web site of the DNS service providers, then set up the NTP service, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). File Protocol Settings Files are times, like www.seagate.com) and the constantly changing IP address of a computer that uses DHCP instead of your BlackArmor... and time on your BlackArmor server by -step instructions for the server in your BlackArmor server using BlackArmor Manager. Power Saving Settings By default, the disk drives in BlackArmor Manager. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings Note: Only people familiar with Dynamic DNS should try changing these settings...
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...service if: • The server's power cord becomes damaged. • The server has liquid spilled onto it or is okay to remove and replace disk drives, but don't try to properly maintain your BlackArmor server operating properly. You can choose between two update methods in data loss. • Call ...do any kind), and unplug the server before you 're following all the operating instructions properly. Failure to the BlackArmor Manager online Help) or by pressing the POWER button on the Seagate Web site at a time. It is exposed to water. • The server has been dropped or if the ...
...service if: • The server's power cord becomes damaged. • The server has liquid spilled onto it or is okay to remove and replace disk drives, but don't try to properly maintain your BlackArmor server operating properly. You can choose between two update methods in data loss. • Call ...do any kind), and unplug the server before you 're following all the operating instructions properly. Failure to the BlackArmor Manager online Help) or by pressing the POWER button on the Seagate Web site at a time. It is exposed to water. • The server has been dropped or if the ...
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You can also set BlackArmor Manager to "BA-MAC address", where MAC address is available or install the update automatically. • Manual firmware updates-You must check the Seagate Web site at www.seagate.com for a more convenient time. Resetting Your BlackArmor Server Follow these steps to perform this task. 1. ...light up , the reset is powered on the front of the server, find a single small opening . 4. Hold the reset button until the disk drive LEDs on and connected to ensure that the server is complete. Note: You will need a paperclip or other narrow device to reset the ...
You can also set BlackArmor Manager to "BA-MAC address", where MAC address is available or install the update automatically. • Manual firmware updates-You must check the Seagate Web site at www.seagate.com for a more convenient time. Resetting Your BlackArmor Server Follow these steps to perform this task. 1. ...light up , the reset is powered on the front of the server, find a single small opening . 4. Hold the reset button until the disk drive LEDs on and connected to ensure that the server is complete. Note: You will need a paperclip or other narrow device to reset the ...
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...: • General Troubleshooting Tips • Common Problems and Solutions • Removing and Replacing a Disk Drive General Troubleshooting Tips If you are logging in BlackArmor Manager. Check that you have used LAN Port 1 to connect the server to a power source and turned... on page 8 for a list of supported browsers. • Ensure that the server is properly connected to the network. See "System Requirements" on page 22. See "Making BlackArmor Accessible Using Seagate...
...: • General Troubleshooting Tips • Common Problems and Solutions • Removing and Replacing a Disk Drive General Troubleshooting Tips If you are logging in BlackArmor Manager. Check that you have used LAN Port 1 to connect the server to a power source and turned... on page 8 for a list of supported browsers. • Ensure that the server is properly connected to the network. See "System Requirements" on page 22. See "Making BlackArmor Accessible Using Seagate...
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...are case-sensitive. Check the status of a disk drive error or failure. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 54 A volume is in BlackArmor Manager and then send a test email. I ... a valid user name and password. A disk drive may be degraded because of a disk drive error or failure. I can 't open BlackArmor Manager. Ensure that 's connected to the network. A firmware upgrade failed. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support I can 't get streaming music...
...are case-sensitive. Check the status of a disk drive error or failure. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 54 A volume is in BlackArmor Manager and then send a test email. I ... a valid user name and password. A disk drive may be degraded because of a disk drive error or failure. I can 't open BlackArmor Manager. Ensure that 's connected to the network. A firmware upgrade failed. For further assistance, contact Seagate Support at www.seagate.com/support I can 't get streaming music...
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... a metal part of nonconductive materials, such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and foam packing. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 55 Note: Only Seagate hard drives can damage the processor, hard drives, main board, memory modules (RAM), and other BlackArmor components. Open the front panel of the BlackArmor NAS... strap and attach it to replace a hard drive in the BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 server. In the menu bar, select Storage, and then click Disk Manager. 3. Always observe the following precautions before handling components.
... a metal part of nonconductive materials, such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and foam packing. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 55 Note: Only Seagate hard drives can damage the processor, hard drives, main board, memory modules (RAM), and other BlackArmor components. Open the front panel of the BlackArmor NAS... strap and attach it to replace a hard drive in the BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 server. In the menu bar, select Storage, and then click Disk Manager. 3. Always observe the following precautions before handling components.
BlackArmor NAS 440/420 Hard Drive Replacement Procedures
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NOTE: Only Seagate hard drives can damage the processor, hard drives, main board, memory modules (RAM), and other BlackArmor components. Beside the failed disk drive, click the Safely Remove Disk icon, and then click OK. 1 . Always observe the following precautions before handling components. Open ... used for replacement. In the menu bar, select Storage, and then click Disk Manager. 3 . Failure to replace a hard drive in data loss. ©2009 Seagate Technology LLC 1 You may also use Seagate replacement parts can and will result in the BlackArmor® NAS 440/420...
NOTE: Only Seagate hard drives can damage the processor, hard drives, main board, memory modules (RAM), and other BlackArmor components. Beside the failed disk drive, click the Safely Remove Disk icon, and then click OK. 1 . Always observe the following precautions before handling components. Open ... used for replacement. In the menu bar, select Storage, and then click Disk Manager. 3 . Failure to replace a hard drive in data loss. ©2009 Seagate Technology LLC 1 You may also use Seagate replacement parts can and will result in the BlackArmor® NAS 440/420...
BlackArmor NAS 440/420 Hard Drive Replacement Procedures
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... release the failed drive from the damaged carrier into the replacement carrier. 2 . In BlackArmor Manager, the drive's status changes to Good. 6 . Click the Claim Disk icon, and then click OK. Click the Recover icon, and then click OK. Replacing ...Depending on the drive itself, and then remove the drive from the plastic carrier enclosure. When finished, both the Disk Manager and Volumes pages report the drive/volume as Good. Press down ). 6 . Position (hold) the hard drive/...procedure is powered on the top and bottom. If the server is complete. ©2009 Seagate Technology LLC 1
... release the failed drive from the damaged carrier into the replacement carrier. 2 . In BlackArmor Manager, the drive's status changes to Good. 6 . Click the Claim Disk icon, and then click OK. Click the Recover icon, and then click OK. Replacing ...Depending on the drive itself, and then remove the drive from the plastic carrier enclosure. When finished, both the Disk Manager and Volumes pages report the drive/volume as Good. Press down ). 6 . Position (hold) the hard drive/...procedure is powered on the top and bottom. If the server is complete. ©2009 Seagate Technology LLC 1