LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
(Firmware version 1.4)
User Manual
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Protecting Local Disks
7.2. Protecting Your Disks
After you install Windows Backup Software and
restart your computer, the Protect a Disk wizard runs
automatically. Using this wizard, you can specify which
disk or partition you want to back up, where the back-
ups should be stored, when automatic backups (if any)
should occur, and what password you want to use for
the recovery CD or booting remotely. If you cancel this
wizard, you can start it again at any time using the fol-
lowing procedure.
To protect a disk:
Click
Protect a Disk
. The
Protect a Disk
wizard
runs.
In the
Available disks
list, select the disk or partition
that you want to protect. See Fig. 7.2.A.
Even if your computer has only one hard disk, two
items appear in this list. The first item represents the
entire hard disk, and the second item represents the
partition on that disk. (If there’s only one partition
on the disk, the partition is the same as the entire
disk.)
If your hard disk is divided into multiple partitions,
this list displays one item for the entire hard disk,
and one item for each partition. If your computer has
multiple hard disks, this list displays an item for each
entire disk and an item for each partition on each
disk. Each partition is identified by its drive letter.
If you select an entire disk, all the partitions on that
disk are protected as a single entity. This means that
you can’t later recover only one partition; you have to
recover the entire disk. If you select just a partition,
you can subsequently recover just that partition.
In addition, you can recover a data disk or partition
using Windows Backup Software, but you can recov-
er a system disk or partition only using the recovery
CD or when booting remotely from a backup on the
Ethernet Disk RAID. Therefore, if you have separate
partitions for your system information and your data,
you might want to protect each one separately.
1.
2.
Fig. 7.2.A
Before you protect a disk, it is recommended that
you confirm that sufficient space is available on the Eth-
ernet Disk RAID. At least an additional 20% of the disk
size is required for changed data. For example, if the
disk that you want to protect is 15 GB, at least 18 GB
of space must be available on the Ethernet Disk RAID.
The Home page in the Manager (described in section
3.5. Navigating the Manager
) displays the amount of
available space.
TeChNICAl NOTe:
Dynamic disks are not
supported.
