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Changing Job Settings ..........................................................................142

Synchronizing with Microsoft OneDrive ................................... 144

Configuring a New Job ..........................................................................144
Changing Job Settings ..........................................................................151
Corrective Actions for in Case of Error .................................................154

Chapter 7 Advanced Features .................................. 156

Encrypting Settings Data ......................................................................170
Encrypting FTP Transfer Data ...............................................................170
SSL Keys ..................................................................................................170

SNMP ............................................................................................ 171
Saving and Applying Settings .................................................... 172

Saving Settings ......................................................................................172
Applying Settings ..................................................................................173

Transferring Another TeraStation’s Settings ............................. 174

Creating a Config File (.nas_config) ......................................................174
Transferring Settings .............................................................................175

Restoring Factory Defaults ......................................................... 176

Initializing from Settings ......................................................................176

Summary of Contents for TeraStation 6000 Series

Page 1: ...04 Please make sure to read this manual before using and follow the procedures If you have any inquiries about the product contact the number on the warranty statement or the packing box Do not discar...

Page 2: ...e Warning This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may be cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures This product may cause inter...

Page 3: ...so do not use USB cables that are 3 meters or longer to connect USB devices 6 The device can only be used in a fixed location such as a telecommunication center or a dedicated computer room When you i...

Page 4: ...pment is not to be used as a shelf or a work space 11 Caution Be careful not to injure fingers when handling Do not remove the cover 12 Caution Do not replace the battery There is risk of explosion if...

Page 5: ...tation On and Off 14 Creating an Initialization Drive 16 Chapter 2 Configuration 17 Running the Setup Wizard 17 Setting Up Through Setup Wizard 17 Opening Setup Wizard 20 Opening Settings 21 Checking...

Page 6: ...Chapter 4 Storage Management 42 RAID Modes 42 Working with RAID Arrays 43 Using JBOD 43 Changing RAID Mode 44 Shutting Down the TeraStation Automatically If Error Occurs 45 Configuring Actions for If...

Page 7: ...sconnecting Volumes 65 Using with Multiple Computers 66 Configuring Access Restrictions 66 Expanding Volume Sizes 69 Deleting Volumes 70 Advanced Settings 71 Chapter 5 Backup 72 Using Snapshots 72 Ove...

Page 8: ...ailover 109 Usage Restrictions 110 Configuring Failover 111 Replacing to the Backup TeraStation Manually 113 Reconfiguring After Failover Occurs 113 Synchronizing Between Main and Backup TeraStations...

Page 9: ...e Power Supply 161 Port Trunking 163 Offline Files for Windows 164 Accessing from an NFS Client 165 Encrypting Data Transmission 170 Encrypting Settings Data 170 Encrypting FTP Transfer Data 170 SSL K...

Page 10: ...Manually 183 Updating Automatically 184 Configuring Update Notification 185 Name Date Time and Language 187 Beep Alerts 189 LCD and LEDs 190 Proxy Server 190 Jumbo Frames 191 Changing the IP Address 1...

Page 11: ...work Drive 211 Changing the IP Address 212 NAS Navigator2 for macOS 212 Mounting as a Network Drive 214 Changing the IP Address 214 NovaBACKUP 214 Chapter 10 Appendix 215 TeraStation Does Not Work Pro...

Page 12: ...e unit the model name will be different Check the sticker on the packing box for your unit s model name TS6200DN 11 24 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 13 27 25 26 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 TS6400DN 11 15 16 17...

Page 13: ...When LAN port 1 is connected this LED glows green It blinks when the connection is active 6 LAN2 LED When LAN port 2 is connected this LED glows green It blinks when the connection is active 7 LAN3 L...

Page 14: ...10 GbE Connect an Ethernet cable to use this port for your network It is available for communicating at max 10 Gbps if using the included Ethernet or category 6A cable Note To communicate at up to 10...

Page 15: ...rn it on To turn off the TeraStation press and hold the power button for three seconds Don t unplug the power cable without turning the TeraStation off first You can also shut down or restart the Tera...

Page 16: ...3 Enter the username and password then click OK Note The default username and password are admin and password 4 Settings will open 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started...

Page 17: ...s is completed Creating an Initialization Drive We recommend creating an initialization drive as soon as possible This USB drive can be used to initialize the TeraStation s settings to its factory def...

Page 18: ...settings configure the exception settings for Settings or disable the proxy server With Internet Explorer set security to Local intranet On Windows Server operating systems higher level security is c...

Page 19: ...f you click Skip the administrator password will not change from the default value password 4 The time zone settings page will be displayed If you need to change the time zone from that which is curre...

Page 20: ...Click Next 6 The RAID settings page will be displayed To change the RAID mode from the default mode select the desired RAID mode and click Next then click Start on the next page The Confirm Operation...

Page 21: ...raStations 7 The folder path to access shared folders will be displayed and setup will finish Opening Setup Wizard You may run the setup wizard even after the initial setup or initialization To launch...

Page 22: ...the procedure on the screen and finish the setup wizard Opening Settings 1 Double click the NAS Navigator2 icon to start NAS Navigator2 2 Right click your TeraStation s icon and select Settings For ma...

Page 23: ...g an encrypted connection 4 Settings will open Notes Username Password Combinations Username Password Settings Available admin default password default All guest blank Guest user information Your user...

Page 24: ...ves LVM volumes iSCSI volumes etc CPU and system memory usage Network information such as IP address link speed sent and received rates etc Notes If the number of files on the TeraStation increases it...

Page 25: ...folders on the TeraStation and configure access restrictions to limit access to key data Configuring Shared Folders Adding a Shared Folder 1 From Settings click File Sharing 2 Click the settings icon...

Page 26: ...ia AFP and FTP connections contain multibyte characters configure the client language in Management Name Time Language to match the characters If the setting does not match the shared folder name will...

Page 27: ...uch as the TeraStation name users and groups may be erased An incomplete file may be copied and the file can no longer be deleted If this happens restart the TeraStation delete the file and perform th...

Page 28: ...within Windows is not supported and may cause unexpected behavior To access a hidden folder open File Explorer in your computer and enter TeraStation name shared folder name into the address bar For e...

Page 29: ...d to use and click OK Configuring Users Adding a User Note The TeraStation can register a maximum 300 of users which include the default users admin and guest 1 From Settings click File Sharing 2 Clic...

Page 30: ...res _ spaces commas periods semicolons tildes and the symbols The first character should not be a symbol unless it is an underscore Use the same username and password for both Windows and the TeraStat...

Page 31: ...o not put spaces before or after commas If you don t want user descriptions use a comma after the password at the end If a line is in an incorrect format the username entered on that line will not be...

Page 32: ...3 Click Add Group 31 Chapter 3 File Sharing...

Page 33: ...ly your own password If you re logged in as an administrator you can change any setting including other users passwords If you are logged in as a member of the power users group you can create and edi...

Page 34: ...or groups the attribute will become as below Group with read and write access Group with read only access Group with no access User with read and write access R W R R W User with read only access R W...

Page 35: ...n controller to set access restrictions for TeraStation s shared folders There is no need to perform individual account management for the TeraStation If multiple TeraStations are installed on the net...

Page 36: ...y Or enter the settings manually 6 If there is a difference of more than five minutes between the TeraStation s clock and the domain controller s clock joining the domain or authenticating domain user...

Page 37: ...ame of Active Directory domains should be identical To use the TeraStation as a member server in an Active Directory domain the TeraStation should be logged in to the domain and accessed from a comput...

Page 38: ...ermissions from your computer using Windows File Explorer Notes Depending on the environment the function may not work properly even if it s enabled We recommend verifying the functionality before usi...

Page 39: ...6 Enable Access Restrictions for Subfolders Note If Hide Non Access Permitted Files and Folders is enabled non access permitted sub files and folders will not be displayed in shared folders 7 Click OK...

Page 40: ...ions and then clear the Read execute checkbox under Allow on File Explorer for users or groups access permissions these users or groups cannot be allowed to read and execute even if subfolders access...

Page 41: ...2 Click the settings icon to the right of Folder Setup 3 Click Advanced Settings for Subfolders 40 Chapter 3 File Sharing...

Page 42: ...ed folder from the tree the action will not be run to the recycle bin To run the action select the recycle bin instead 5 Select actions and action range to run then click OK 6 The Confirm Operation sc...

Page 43: ...ays are available for TeraStations with four or more drives RAID 6 combines four or more drives into a single array The usable space is equal to the sum of the capacity of all drives minus the capacit...

Page 44: ...ter performance than RAID modes that include parity If a single drive in the array fails then all data in the array is lost JBOD This mode uses the drives inside the TeraStation as individual drives T...

Page 45: ...pleted Next create a shared folder by referring to the Adding a Shared Folder section in chapter 3 Changing RAID Mode To change the RAID mode first put the drives into JBOD by referring to the Using J...

Page 46: ...7 Click OK when completed Next create a shared folder by referring to the Adding a Shared Folder section in chapter 3 Shutting Down the TeraStation Automatically If Error Occurs This function will sh...

Page 47: ...1 From Settings click Storage 2 Click the settings icon to the right of RAID 3 Click Options 4 Click Edit 46 Chapter 4 Storage Management...

Page 48: ...mounted when booting Displaying or Hiding the Confirmation Screen Configure to display or hide the confirmation screen for selecting actions for if a drive used for the RAID array cannot be mounted w...

Page 49: ...3 Click Options 4 Click Edit 5 Change the Drive Detection Action Settings option to Don t prompt when a drive could not be detected and click OK 48 Chapter 4 Storage Management...

Page 50: ...n Screen When the confirmation screen is displayed the following screen will appear after logging in to Settings if the drive used for the RAID array could not be mounted Select the action to run when...

Page 51: ...oesn t appear Multiple arrays have been configured Configuring a Hot Spare If you have a hot spare configured and an array fails the TeraStation immediately switches over to the hot spare To use a hot...

Page 52: ...city Without Deleting Data You can create or expand a RAID array without erasing data on the drive by using RMM RAID Mode Manager Drives Are Currently in JBOD If the drives are currently in JBOD not i...

Page 53: ...a will be preserved checkbox 6 Select the drive whose data will be saved from the drop down list 7 Select the drive to add to the RAID array 8 Click Create RAID Array 9 The Confirm Operation screen wi...

Page 54: ...array by only one drive per operation To expand by two or more drives RMM must be activated multiple times For example if you want to create a RAID 6 array by adding two drives change the RAID mode t...

Page 55: ...rmation number then click OK 7 Click OK when completed RAID Scanning A RAID scan checks your RAID array for bad sectors and if it finds any it automatically repairs them Arrays other than RAID 0 are s...

Page 56: ...mended Situation Btrfs Connecting to this TeraStation XFS Connecting to another Buffalo NAS device Ext3 Connecting to another Buffalo NAS device that is a TS X or older model NTFS Connecting to Window...

Page 57: ...ny drive from Settings If the TeraStation is off then all drives are already dismounted and may be unplugged safely Note Do not dismount internal drives while a RAID array is rebuilding or RMM is bein...

Page 58: ...Checking Drives A drive check tests the data on a drive in the TeraStation or one that is connected via USB for integrity Errors are fixed automatically With large drives a drive check may run for man...

Page 59: ...s indicators of reliability in the hope of anticipating failures When a failure is anticipated by S M A R T the user may choose to replace the drive to avoid outages and data loss Follow the procedure...

Page 60: ...s in your TeraStation Critical attributes are displayed in bold Checking Drive Condition Attributes with the worst value that is equal to or less than the threshold value may be significant If an attr...

Page 61: ...n Completely section below After a drive is formatted the Used and Amount Used in Settings will not be 0 This is because some drive space is used for the system area 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Se...

Page 62: ...ay clear the Encryption checkbox and format it again Erasing Data on the TeraStation Completely Under some circumstances data from formatted drives can be recovered The drive erasure process in this s...

Page 63: ...such as Active Directory can be used normally As a NAS the TeraStation is a server and computers including other servers on the network can access shared folders on it directly A separate server is no...

Page 64: ...size and multiple volumes can be created on one drive or RAID array This also allows you to expand the volume size after the volume is created and data has been stored Snapshots can create on the iSC...

Page 65: ...ize Click OK when completed If you enabled LVM for the target drive or array or selected File I O for the Backstore option the volume size that you specify here can be changed later To change the volu...

Page 66: ...llow the procedure below Note Do not shut down the TeraStation while connecting to an iSCSI volume It may cause unexpected data erasure Make sure all connections are disconnected before shutdown 1 Fro...

Page 67: ...ing the TeraStation as an iSCSI device it should only connect to a single initiator unless the computer running the initiator also has clustering enabled and configured on its operating system To avoi...

Page 68: ...are configured for the entire iSCSI volume that volume will not be detected by Microsoft iSCSI Initiator To connect that volume the target CHAP name and secret should be authenticated 1 Open the Micr...

Page 69: ...elected volume is displayed as Connected the connection is established properly Configuring Access Restrictions for Individual Volumes If access restrictions are configured for a volume that volume ca...

Page 70: ...click Connect 6 Click Advanced 7 Select the Enable CHAP log on checkbox and enter the target CHAP name into the Name field and the target CHAP secret into the Target secret field If mutual authentica...

Page 71: ...olumes To delete an existing volume follow the procedure below Note Deleting a volume will erase all data on the volume Back up the data before deleting the volume 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Clic...

Page 72: ...her the initiator and target have agreed to support immediate data on this session MaxRecvDataSegmentLength Maximum data segment length in bytes the initiator and target can receive in an iSCSI Protoc...

Page 73: ...e environment where the iSCSI volumes on the TeraStation are connected using a virtual machine we recommend using the Buffalo offered Windows Server application Snapshot Agent for TeraStation availabl...

Page 74: ...3 Click the number under Snapshot for the shared folder on the shared folder list 4 Click Create 73 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 75: ...ared folder Note Up to 1024 snapshots can be created for a shared folder We recommend keeping no more than 65 536 snapshots total on a TeraStation If you have created more than 65 536 snapshots it may...

Page 76: ...napshot will be created on the iSCSI volume Note Up to 1024 snapshots can be created for an iSCSI volume We recommend keeping no more than 65 536 snapshots total on a TeraStation If you have created m...

Page 77: ...click File Sharing 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Folder Setup 3 Click the shared folder to access snapshots from the computer 4 Click the Option 2 tab 5 Enable shadow copy and click OK 76...

Page 78: ...eated snapshots will appear Select the snapshot and the action to be taken for the snapshot Restoring Snapshots To restore the created snapshots to the shared folder or the iSCSI volume follow the pro...

Page 79: ...1 From Settings click File Sharing 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Folder Setup 3 Click the number under Snapshot for the shared folder on the shared folder list 78 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 80: ...be created before restoring the snapshot Select or clear the Lock checkbox to determine whether the created snapshot will be locked or unlocked and enter a short description then click OK A locked sna...

Page 81: ...able to connect temporarily If you have saved the virtual machine to the iSCSI volume shut down the virtual machine before restoring 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Click the settings icon to the righ...

Page 82: ...created snapshot will be locked or unlocked and enter a short description then click OK A locked snapshot cannot be deleted due to auto archiving 6 Click OK when completed If you have saved the virtu...

Page 83: ...he purpose of regular backups follow the procedure below For Shared Folders 1 From Settings click File Sharing 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Folder Setup 3 Click the number under Snapshot...

Page 84: ...d Settings at the lower left corner of the window 5 Click the Schedule tab 6 Enable schedule snapshot 7 Select the day of the week and time for when to automatically create a snapshot 8 Click OK 83 Ch...

Page 85: ...For iSCSI Volumes 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Click the settings icon to the right of iSCSI 3 Select the checkbox for the target iSCSI volume and click Show Snapshot List 84 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 86: ...ced Settings at the lower left corner of the window 5 Click the Schedule tab 6 Enable schedule snapshot 7 Select the day of the week and time when to automatically create a snapshot 8 Click OK 85 Chap...

Page 87: ...atically deleting older snapshots You can set either a version based or a timeline based rule to delete snapshots Note The locked snapshots will be kept even if archive settings are in effect For Shar...

Page 88: ...4 Click Advanced Settings at the lower left corner of the window 5 Click the Auto Archive tab 87 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 89: ...ts For more detailed information on archiving snapshots refer to the Archive Rule for Snapshots section below 7 Click OK For iSCSI Volumes 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Click the settings icon to th...

Page 90: ...3 Select the checkbox for the target iSCSI volume and click Show Snapshot List 4 Click Advanced Settings at the lower left corner of the window 89 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 91: ...Archive Rule for Snapshots section below 7 Click OK Archive Rule for Snapshots Version Based If you enter specific versions the snapshots created from the latest up to the entered versions will be kep...

Page 92: ...rrent time 31st 11 59 p m Mon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 12 00 a m 12 00 a m 12 00 a m 12 00 a m 12...

Page 93: ...d as backup sources and backup destinations Folders Available as Backup Sources Folder Type Full backup Overwrite incremental Overwrite differential Management backup Snapshot backup iSCSI backup Shar...

Page 94: ...up job use Btrfs XFS or ext3 file systems 6 If the Inherit subfolders access restrictions option is selected when creating a backup job the device should be the Buffalo NAS device whose subfolders acc...

Page 95: ...ation when configuring a backup job on another Buffalo NAS device unless it s entered You may create multiple folders using different backup device access keys for backup and replication but only one...

Page 96: ...backup device access key for the backup source folder on another Buffalo NAS device or the backup destination folder click Set If you hadn t skip to step 5 4 Enter the backup device access key and cli...

Page 97: ...5 Click Add 6 Select backup settings such as date and time to run Refer to the differences between the backup modes in the following Backup Modes section 96 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 98: ...efore selecting the backup folders a Click List of Servers b Click Add select the Add Buffalo NAS device option enter the IP address or hostname of the destination Buffalo NAS device then click OK c C...

Page 99: ...etwork using jumbo frames make sure that both devices are configured to use identical or similar MTU sizes If MTU sizes are significantly different the backup job may not be properly performed In such...

Page 100: ...ve is full If a specific number of backup versions is specified the backup destination folder should be on the same TeraStation that the backup job is configured from or on an external USB drive attac...

Page 101: ...ll be reduced to the latest configured versions Note If you want to see the history of snapshots on the backup destination folder use shadow copy or click the Restore button in Settings Refer to the U...

Page 102: ...the file system to one other than FAT32 Refer to the Adding an External Drive section in chapter 4 for compatible file systems rsync write failed on filename File too large 27 Code 12 Could not commu...

Page 103: ...e same file or folder To back up properly using Btrfs XFS or ext3 is recommended Code 24 The backup destination files were updated while the backup job was running Do not overwrite the backup destinat...

Page 104: ...patible NAS device were not found Try adding the rsync compatible NAS device from the server list again Replication Replication copies all data from a share to a share on a different TeraStation This...

Page 105: ...e device should be the Buffalo NAS device whose subfolders access restrictions is available Preparing a Replication Destination First configure a folder as a replication destination Follow the procedu...

Page 106: ...on destination when configuring a replication job on another Buffalo NAS device unless it s entered You may create multiple folders using different backup device access keys for backup and replication...

Page 107: ...or the replication destination folder click Set If you hadn t skip to step 6 5 Enter the backup device access key and click OK 6 Click Add 7 Select the shared folder that will be the replication sourc...

Page 108: ...s or hostname of the destination Buffalo NAS device then click OK c Click Close when completed d Click Refresh and make sure the desired Buffalo NAS device has been added to the list 8 Click OK then Y...

Page 109: ...ions Periodically To copy files that are saved via other file sharing protocols such as AFP or FTP to the replication destination regularly configure Periodic Sync in Settings Follow the procedure bel...

Page 110: ...ure E14 cannot mount RAID array E16 drive not found E22 cannot mount drive E30 drive failure This triggers when the drive is configured in JBOD Notes Only use identical model and capacity TeraStations...

Page 111: ...any of the following functions are enabled Replication sleep mode encrypted drive volume LVM volume iSCSI volume port trunking Dropbox Sync Microsoft Azure Storage Sync Microsoft OneDrive Sync hot sp...

Page 112: ...raStation Make a note of the original settings so that they can be configured manually if a failover error occurs IP address hostname WebAccess UPS synchronization the backup job settings either if sp...

Page 113: ...port you can access the TeraStation for sharing files as well as open Settings using the virtual IP address This IP address will be inherited to the backup TeraStation when failover occurs so you can...

Page 114: ...s part of the failover configuration process This is expected behavior and not an error Replacing to the Backup TeraStation Manually If Switch to backup unit manually is selected on the Advanced Setti...

Page 115: ...in TeraStation 7 Turn the backup TeraStation on 8 Log in to Settings for the backup TeraStation then rename the TeraStation s hostname and configure the IP address so that it has a new static IP addre...

Page 116: ...ng Failover section above Synchronizing Between Main and Backup TeraStations Periodically To copy files that are saved via other file sharing protocols such as AFP or FTP to the backup TeraStation reg...

Page 117: ...the sync period If Weekly is selected specify the weekdays and the sync period 6 When the configuration is completed click OK Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program in...

Page 118: ...f Folder Setup 4 Choose a shared folder as your backup destination for Time Machine 5 Under LAN Protocol Support select the AFP Mac checkbox on the Basic tab and click OK 6 Click Close 2 Configuring a...

Page 119: ...P for in the previous steps then click OK 6 Click OK then click OK again 7 Move the Time Machine switch to the position to enable Time Machine 3 Configuring Time Machine on macOS 1 From the Apple menu...

Page 120: ...2 Click Time Machine 119 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 121: ...3 Click Select Backup Disk 4 Select the TeraStation then click Use Disk 120 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 122: ...ect Note If access restrictions are not configured on the destination share log in with the administrator account The default username and password for the administrator account are admin and password...

Page 123: ...7 Time Machine will count down from 120 seconds then backup will begin 122 Chapter 5 Backup...

Page 124: ...WebAccess Certain settings can make the files in the shared folder available to anyone on the Internet without any access restrictions Note WebAccess supports downloading up to 10 000 files at a time...

Page 125: ...ast login will be active Enter a time in minutes 1 to 120 or Unlimited before inactive users are logged out of WebAccess 5 Move the WebAccess switch to the position to enable WebAccess 6 Click the set...

Page 126: ...ons R R W R W Read and write R Read only No access 11Click OK There are many ways to access WebAccess folders depending on your device From a computer supported browsers include Microsoft Edge Firefox...

Page 127: ...ns a domain domain and anonymous users cannot remote access via FTP Domain users will be able to access remotely using SFTP Shared folders connected by FTP are available from the mnt folder The exampl...

Page 128: ...a New Job 1 From Settings click Cloud Storage 2 Move the Dropbox Sync switch to the position to enable Dropbox Sync 3 Click the settings icon to the right of Dropbox Sync 4 Click Add 127 Chapter 6 Re...

Page 129: ...n click Allow 7 The authentication code will be displayed Copy the authentication code and return to Settings Authentication code reregistration should be finished within three minutes 8 Paste the aut...

Page 130: ...et the password delete the old job first then create a new job using the same Dropbox account 10Click OK Note Up to eight Dropbox jobs can be configured at a time Changing Job Settings Follow the proc...

Page 131: ...3 From the job list click the job whose settings you want to change 4 Click the Options tab 130 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 132: ...5 Click Edit 131 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 133: ...recreate it again The following are the specific circumstances when files may not be synchronized Uploading or downloading fails File extensions are removed from filtering The sync direction is change...

Page 134: ...the TeraStation and Microsoft Azure data on the TeraStation will not be bidirectionally synchronized between the TeraStation and an Azure container Notes Depending on the services you have purchased...

Page 135: ...k the settings icon to the right of Microsoft Azure Storage Sync 5 Click Add 6 The job setup wizard will open Enter your Azure Storage account name and access key then click Next 134 Chapter 6 Remote...

Page 136: ...7 Enter the desired job name and click Next 8 Select Backup and click Next 135 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 137: ...e desired shared folder on the TeraStation as the backup source folder and enter the container name for the backup destination then click Next 10Specify the sync period and click Next 136 Chapter 6 Re...

Page 138: ...n the backup source after they are deleted then click Next 12Configure whether to filter the backup target files The following screen is available to configure file filtering by file size and whether...

Page 139: ...mbols Files whose filename ends with either a space or period Files whose filename starts with either or Files whose filename starts with and have the file extension tmp Do not copy files that are 10...

Page 140: ...the Microsoft Azure Storage Sync switch to the position to enable Microsoft Azure Storage Sync 4 Click the settings icon to the right of Microsoft Azure Storage Sync 5 Click Add 139 Chapter 6 Remote...

Page 141: ...6 The job setup wizard will open Enter your Azure Storage account name and access key then click Next 7 Enter the desired job name and click Next 140 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 142: ...e and select the desired shared folder on the TeraStation as the restore destination then click Next 10Select either to restore data into the first level folder root folder or the second level subfold...

Page 143: ...will automatically move to the first level If there are files with the same filename in the first level folder those files will be overwritten Changing Job Settings Follow the procedure below to chan...

Page 144: ...4 Click the Options tab 5 Click Edit 143 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 145: ...aStation To link your TeraStation with your Microsoft account follow the procedure below Note To use Microsoft OneDrive Sync you need a Microsoft account and an available empty OneDrive folder If you...

Page 146: ...3 Click to the right of Microsoft OneDrive Sync 4 Click Add 5 The sign in window will open Enter the username and password of your Microsoft account then sign in 145 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 147: ...for when files with the same name are already in the target folder The behavior for when files with the same name already exist will work when the files that have the same name on both the TeraStation...

Page 148: ...click Browse under Folder on TeraStation then click Create Folder on the selecting folder window that appears Click Next after selecting the folders Note The 6th level and deeper of shared and OneDriv...

Page 149: ...configured sync period select Always sync within the sync period for Frequency Click Next after configuring 11Select whether to encrypt the files using a password When encryption is enabled uploaded f...

Page 150: ...le consistency If an inconsistency occurs with a file between the TeraStation and OneDrive that file will be updated using the latest file version even if it hasn t been changed Click Next after selec...

Page 151: ...g will work only for the upload process The available maximum size is up to 15360 MB 15 GB Hidden files refer to files whose filename starts with a period Configure the desired filtering settings and...

Page 152: ...ferent ones that don t contain these symbols Depending on your network environment you may fail to download larger files To prevent this issue divide the file into smaller files or compress the files...

Page 153: ...4 Click the Options tab 152 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 154: ...5 Click Edit 153 Chapter 6 Remote Access...

Page 155: ...ed Access denied for the requested information To link with OneDrive please consent the request from OneDrive server_error The authentication server encountered a temporary error Please try again late...

Page 156: ...n or Microsoft applications This error may be resolved by reducing the maximum number of threads per job on the window that appears by navigating to the job list and then clicking Common network_error...

Page 157: ...xtual help in Settings for more detailed information such as when the notification email will be sent or the differences between the notification categories 1 From Settings click Management 2 Move the...

Page 158: ...he drop down list you can enter the sender email address and credentials of the email server 6 To change the events of email reports click Advanced Report Settings On the displayed screen select or cl...

Page 159: ...ailed but the function or unit can continue operating as usual It is recommended to do the corrective action for the notice as soon as possible Error Sends a notification email if a critical error occ...

Page 160: ...p job within five minutes of the current time the TeraStation will not change to standby mode when the configured time is reached If scheduled times in the timer overlap the operation is performed usi...

Page 161: ...f 10 00 a m Wednesday Timer 1 Daily 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Wednesday 7 30 22 00 Timer 3 Not used On days other than Wednesday normal operation begins at 9 00 a m and the unit goes into sleep mode at 6 00...

Page 162: ...rt using Wake on LAN and port trunking at the same time You may use either feature but not both at the same time If the TeraStation is connected to a Buffalo wireless router configured for remote acce...

Page 163: ...a power supply failure occurs If Use last state at AC Power Recovery is selected the TeraStation will revert to the state before the power supply failure occurs If Stay off is selected the TeraStatio...

Page 164: ...ncoming and outgoing network packet traffic is distributed according to the current load on each network interface slave The receive load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation Note If the TeraStati...

Page 165: ...nected from the network When you next connect to the network the updated files are written and synchronized Follow the procedure below to configure offline files 1 From Settings click File Sharing 2 C...

Page 166: ...re the data was saved Notes If you cannot access offline files try the following procedure 1 Reconnect the computer to the network 2 From Control Panel change the view to the icon view and click Sync...

Page 167: ...er LAN Protocol Support select the NFS checkbox on the Basic tab and click OK Note the NFS path It will be used later for accessing data from an NFS client 5 Click Close 6 Move the NFS switch to the p...

Page 168: ...ent select the checkboxes of the clients from the lists and click Delete 10Enter the hostname and IP address of the NFS client then click OK You should add all NFS clients to access the shared folder...

Page 169: ...11Click the NFS Rules tab 12Click Add 168 Chapter 7 Advanced Features...

Page 170: ...and the public subnet mask then access to the NFS share will not be restricted If you configure Guest Permission to Forced on the screen navigating to NFS Rules Add user ID and group ID should be 6553...

Page 171: ...he private key to decrypt the data In SSL this key contains the server certificate and depending on your computer environment a check may be performed to determine the trustworthiness of the certifica...

Page 172: ...ement software 1 From Settings click Network 2 Click the settings icon to the right of SNMP 3 Click Edit 4 Select whether to use SNMP version 2 or version 3 5 Configure the desired settings then click...

Page 173: ...on whose settings were saved Make sure that any TeraStations that you apply these settings to have exactly the same drive configuration before you apply the settings If the drive configuration is diff...

Page 174: ...k OK Troubleshooting If the settings are not saved to the USB drive successfully you may receive an error message such as The specified operation cannot be executed Verify The USB drive has a capacity...

Page 175: ...settings can be transferred Shared folders which are created from File Sharing Folder Setup Access restrictions Users Groups Note This feature currently supports the following TeraStation series as of...

Page 176: ...ferring access restrictions with Active Directory domain users make sure the migration target TeraStations are joined to the same domain controller To have the unit join the domain network refer to th...

Page 177: ...ement 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Restore Erase 3 Click Initialize TeraStation 4 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK 5 The TeraStation will...

Page 178: ...nitializing with the USB Drive To initialize the settings on your TeraStation with the USB drive as created above follow the procedure below Note If using the initialization drive to initialize the un...

Page 179: ...set the admin username and password IP address settings other than Wake on LAN port trunking SSL and security port settings to their factory default values This button can be disabled in Settings to d...

Page 180: ...8 format To show them correctly change the software encoding to UTF 8 Transferring Logs to the Syslog Server 1 From Settings click Management 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Logs 3 Click Edi...

Page 181: ...ou want to transfer the logs to 6 Select the type of log that you want to transfer from Logs to Transfer 7 Click OK Creating a Link to the Logs in the Shared Folder 1 From Settings click Management 2...

Page 182: ...to Logs 5 Click Browse and select the shared folder where the link will be created in Target Shared Folder Click OK Under the selected shared folder a folder named system_log will now contain the logs...

Page 183: ...ion to save logs to the right of Archive Rule for File Access Logs For example if you select Month for the unit and enter 7 for the version the file access logs for the next 7 months will be saved on...

Page 184: ...f no free space is available elsewhere older logs will automatically be deleted Updating the Firmware If new firmware is available a message is displayed when the TeraStation boots You can update the...

Page 185: ...e firmware is completed refresh the browser and log in to Settings again You can also download the latest firmware from the Buffalo website Updating Automatically 1 From Settings click Management 2 Cl...

Page 186: ...e to schedule updates for a specific time of day Configuring Update Notification Configure whether or not to receive a notification when new firmware becomes available 1 From Settings click Management...

Page 187: ...ility improvements Buffalo may ask you to send your usage and environment information such as a number of shared folders and client computers and or S M A R T information The collected information wil...

Page 188: ...raStation is being used as an iSCSI drive to change the settings navigate to Storage iSCSI in Settings and move the iSCSI switch to the off position temporarily before changing settings 1 From Setting...

Page 189: ...for the TeraStation Note The internal clocks of the TeraStation and other devices on your network may run at slightly different speeds Over a long period of time your network devices may show somewhat...

Page 190: ...are completed click OK Beep Alerts You can set the TeraStation to beep if certain errors occur 1 From Settings click Management 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Notifications 3 Click Edit 4 C...

Page 191: ...otifications 3 Click Edit 4 Click the Front Panel tab 5 Configure your settings then click OK Proxy Server If you place the TeraStation on a network that passes through a proxy server configuring the...

Page 192: ...you configure the proxy server settings you may use the settings for other cloud storage services such as Dropbox by selecting the Configured settings option on each settings page Jumbo Frames If you...

Page 193: ...3 Click Edit 4 Select or enter the desired MTU size and click OK 192 Chapter 7 Advanced Features...

Page 194: ...MTU sizes may not transfer the data to the TeraStation correctly Changing the IP Address Normally the TeraStation s IP address is set automatically from a DHCP server on your network If you prefer yo...

Page 195: ...the desired IP address and its subnet mask 5 Select User static for both Gateway Owner and DNS Owner options from the drop down list then enter the desired default gateway address and DNS server addr...

Page 196: ...ccurs You can specify the time to delay the restart at the Services Restarted After option Mapping IP Address and Hostname The TeraStation allows you to map an IP address and a hostname FQDN of anothe...

Page 197: ...to authenticate the TeraStation while it s booting and also prevents the TeraStation from being used in an unauthorized or unexpected manner such as in cases of theft If authentication fails the Tera...

Page 198: ...ion section in chapter 5 and then create a settings initialization drive by referring to the Creating an Initialization Drive subsection above With these preparations a TeraStation that is unusable ma...

Page 199: ...the port number that is used on the application to the right of Specific local ports and click Next The default port number on the application is 7010 The port number can be confirmed on the Options...

Page 200: ...mmunicating with the authentication server If the TeraStation Cannot Be Accessed If the TeraStation cannot communicate with the authentication server or vice versa such as in a case of network failure...

Page 201: ...er forward the decryption key to the authentication server administrator 2 Open Boot Authentication Tool on the authentication server 3 From Boot Authentication Tool right click the target TeraStation...

Page 202: ...Send the passcode to the user 6 The user can then enter the 20 digit passcode into Settings and click OK If the passcode is authenticated the TeraStation will become available The user can click OK to...

Page 203: ...e If you remove the drive without properly dismounting it data may be lost or the TeraStation may malfunction For the replacement drive of other series TeraStations use a Buffalo OP HDN series drive T...

Page 204: ...drive If one or more drives fail during the drive replacement data can no longer be retrieved from the TeraStation 1 Open the front cover with the included key 2 The failed drive s status LED will be...

Page 205: ...on Do not unplug or remove them 3 Pull out the drive cartridge and remove it from the TeraStation 4 Insert the new drive into the empty slot Slide the drive in with the locking mechanism open Push he...

Page 206: ...or more arrays are in degraded mode you will have to rebuild the RAID array from Settings Log in to Settings and navigate to Storage RAID then select the replaced drive and click Recover RAID Array Th...

Page 207: ...d drive was being used and click Delete RAID Array 12The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK 13From Storage Drives select the replaced drive and click Format...

Page 208: ...ed drive with a new drive follow the procedure below to configure a hot spare as a new drive 1 Open the front cover with the included key 2 The failed drive s status LED will be glowing red Push its u...

Page 209: ...All data on the RAID array will be deleted after replacing the drive You will not be able to use the TeraStation until you delete and rebuild the RAID array with the new drive Operating in JBOD All d...

Page 210: ...installer from http d buffalo jp TS6000 NAS Navigator2 will run in the system tray when the computer is on Double click the NAS Navigator2 icon to start NAS Navigator2 Click a Buffalo NAS device s ic...

Page 211: ...by If you have multiple Buffalo NAS devices on the network you may choose to display them in order of hostname product name workgroup IP address subnet mask or default gateway Browse Opens the Buffal...

Page 212: ...e Buffalo NAS devices on the network again Open NAS Navigator2 Opens the NAS Navigator2 window Exit Exits NAS Navigator2 The following menus may be accessed from the Buffalo NAS device s properties pa...

Page 213: ...ername and password prompt appears enter the admin username and password NAS Navigator2 for macOS NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it easy to display Settings change the Buffalo NAS devi...

Page 214: ...s the Buffalo NAS device s shared folders Settings Opens Settings for the Buffalo NAS device Configure Opens the properties page that lets you configure the Buffalo NAS device s IP address or open Set...

Page 215: ...Buffalo NAS device s icon while holding down the control key then select Configure IP Address 3 Clear the Use DHCP checkbox enter the desired settings and the administrator password then click Apply...

Page 216: ...rgency Mode section below The LCD panel lights up in red with the Invalid Firmware message follow the procedure at the Booting the TeraStation in Emergency Mode section below If one or the above occur...

Page 217: ...ery process will start When the process is completed the TeraStation will shut down automatically Press the power button to turn it on The TeraStation will be recovered from the malfunction that is ke...

Page 218: ...the TeraStation is no longer in emergency mode Note If the TeraStation does not shut down properly due to a power outage or the power cable getting disconnected while the TeraStation is on data on the...

Page 219: ...hile holding the hook downward 3 Remove the dustproof filter from the front cover and clear any dust such as by using a vacuum cleaner 4 When cleaning is completed return the filter and the front cove...

Page 220: ...plex LANx Half Duplex 100 Mbps Connected at 100 Mbps half duplex LANx Full Duplex 100 Mbps Connected at 100 Mbps full duplex LANx 1000 Mbps Connected at 1000 Mbps LANx 2 5 Gbps Connected at 2 5 Gbps L...

Page 221: ...ted to this TeraStation has been configured the UPS cable may be disconnected Verify that the UPS cable or LAN cable is connected properly If the setting to use the UPS connected to another TeraStatio...

Page 222: ...ebuilding System Array Checking the system area I10 System Is Overheating A rise in the system temperature may have exceeded the allowable safety value Move the TeraStation to a cool location Do not p...

Page 223: ...s initialization in progress I38 Recovery Finished Settings initialization is completed I40 All Data Will Be Deleted Beginning settings initialization All data on the drive 1 will be deleted I41 Push...

Page 224: ...61 Drive Setup Mode The unit is in drive setup mode Recover from drive setup mode by referring to the Power LED Keeps Blinking section I64 Cloud Sync Failure Connecting to the cloud storage service fa...

Page 225: ...e for the latest product information and specifications 1GbE LAN Interface Standards Compliance IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3 10BASE T Data Transfer Rates 10 100 1000 Mbps...

Page 226: ...0 240 V 2 5 1 25 A 50 60 Hz Dimensions W H D excluding protruding parts TS6200DN 170 170 230 mm 6 7 6 7 9 1 in TS6400DN 170 215 230 mm 6 7 8 5 9 1 in TS6400RN 430 44 3 430 mm 16 9 1 7 16 9 in Weight T...

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