Buffalo Tech TeraStation 5000, User Manual

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Unlock the failed drive by pushing the unlock button and swinging the lock mechanism out.
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Pull out the hard drive cartridge and remove it from the TeraStation.
8
Insert the new hard drive (sold separately) into the empty slot. Slide the drive in with the locking mechanism open.
Swing the lock back down until it clicks into place.
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When the replacement drive is recognized, the status LED will flash red.
Select the RAID array from
Drives - RAID in Settings and click Delete RAID Array . In Drives - Drives , click Format Disk to
format the new drive. In Drives - RAID , choose the type of RAID array desired. Enter the confirmation number and
click OK . Create a shared folder before use.
Drive Replacement (using a redundant RAID mode such as RAID 1, 5, or 6 with a hot
spare configured)
If your TeraStation’s drives are in a redundant RAID mode, and you have a hot spare enabled, a malfunctioning drive in
the array is replaced by the spare disk and the RAID array is rebuilt automatically. The status LED will continue to glow
red for the failed drive even after the RAID array is rebuilt with the hot spare. This section describes the replacement
process for a hard drive while
the TeraStation is still on .
1
Open the front cover with the included key.
2
The failed drive’s status LED will be glowing red. Push its unlock button and swing the lock mechanism out.
3
Pull out the drive cartridge and remove it from the TeraStation.
4
Insert the new drive in the empty slot. Slide the drive in with the locking mechanism open. Swing the lock back
down until it clicks into place.
5
When the replacement drive is recognized, the status LED will flash red and the message “Press FuncSW I31 New
Disk x ready” will be displayed on the LCD panel.
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Hold down the function button on the front of the TeraStation for 3 seconds until it beeps. The replacement hard
drive is automatically registered as a hot spare.
To use the replacement disk as a normal drive rather than a hot spare, navigate to
Drives - RAID and click the RAID
array, select the new drive, and click Set as a normal disk .
Replacing a Media Cartridge
Drives configured as media cartridges may be removed and moved to a different TeraStation for use. Before unplugging
the drive, dismount it in Settings or shut down the TeraStation.