User ManualTable of ContentsWD® Service and Support2WD Guardian Services2Accessing Online Support2Contacting WD Technical Support3Registering Your WD Product3Important User Information7Important Safety Instructions7Handling Precautions8Recording Your WD Product Information8About This Guide8Product Overview9Getting to Know Your WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Server9Key Features9Package Contents12System Requirements and Compatibility Information13Technical Specifications14Product Views16Indicators18LEDs18Where to Find Help19Connecting the Server and Getting Started20User Roles and Responsibilities20How the WD Sentinel Fits into Your Office21Connecting the WD Sentinel Server to Your Network22Setting up your WD Sentinel Server (one time only)23Connecting your Computers27Important Steps27Connecting a Windows PC27Connecting a Mac29Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard)31Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers31Accessing the Dashboard31To access the Dashboard:31Tips for Performing Dashboard Tasks33Adding a User Account33Performing Dashboard Tasks35Using the Home Page35Home Page Category Pane36Home Page Tasks Pane36Home Page Action Pane37Managing User Accounts37Managing Devices37Managing Storage38Monitoring Applications39Monitoring System Health and Alerts39Health Tab39Health Tasks42Updating Software43Manual Updates of WD Software44Automatic Updates of WD Software44Updating Microsoft Software45Managing Server Settings45General45Anywhere Access46Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server46Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server48WD Sentinel Server RAID Storage48Storage Spaces49Setting Up Your Drives49Setting up Storage Spaces50Setting Up RAID Storage51Recovering from a Failed Drive54Using USB Storage54Back View54Moving a Server Folder56Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features58Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)58Accessing the Launchpad58Selecting Launchpad Options (Windows PC or Mac Computer)61Managing the Launchpad61Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network64Launchpad (Windows)64Launchpad (Mac)64Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely65Remote Web Access Home Page66Backing up (Windows PC)66Scheduling Automatic Backups (Dashboard only)67Initiating Backups69Backing up with Time Machine (Mac)70Scheduling Automatic Backups (Time Machine)71Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC)73Restoring Windows PC Computers73Recovering/Restoring (Mac)75Backing up your WD Sentinel Server76Recovering a WD Sentinel Server Image or Resetting the Boot Drives to Factory Defaults76Best Practices77Setting up the WD Sentinel Server77Setting up Client Computers77Using the WD Sentinel Server Efficiently77Replacing Drives78Sharing Files with External Users78Shutting Down78Troubleshooting79First Steps Checklist79Specific Problems and Corrective Actions79LEDs do not light up79Connecting to Shared Folders on a WD Sentinel server from a Windows PC on which Launchpad is not installed79Cannot access Windows PCs via Remote Access80LCD Messages81Regulatory and Warranty Information84Regulatory Compliance84FCC Class B Information84ICES/NMB-003 Compliance84Safety Compliance85CE Compliance for Europe85Environmental Compliance (China)85Obtaining Service85Limited Warranty85GNU General Public License (“GPL”)86Appendix87Hardware Replacement Procedures87Before You Begin87Replacing a Hard Drive88Drive Types88Replacing a Hard Drive89Replacing a Server Fan91Replacing a Server Fan91Removing the Unit Cover93Removing the Unit Cover93Replacing the SODIMM Memory Module94Replacing a SODIMM Memory Module94Adding a Boot Drive97Adding a Boot Drive97WD RAID Storage Utility99Using the Home Page99Operations Tab Tasks100WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Administrator Reference Sheet106Index107Size: 3.57 MBPages: 111Language: EnglishOpen manual