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Chapter3
Advanced Configuration
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Network Storage System wth 2 Bays
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
(S.M.A.R.T.) can warn you of impending drive problems
before the drive fails.
Dsk -2, LVM, RAID , or RAID 0
The S.M.A.R.T. status
of the drive is displayed. Click
Test Now
to begin the
S.M.A.R.T. check.
Standby
The drive(s) go into standby mode after the specified
period of idle time. During standby mode, the Network
Storage System uses less energy and emits less heat. If the
fan powers off, then noise is also reduced.
Set Hard Dsk to Standby Mode after
Keep the default,
Idle 0 mnutes
, if you want the period of idle time to be
30 minutes. Select
Idle 0 mnutes
, if you want the period
of idle time to be 10 minutes.
Power off the fan after All Hard Drves are n Standby
Mode
The fan of the Network Storage System powers
off when the drive(s) are idle for a period of time. Keep
the default,
20 Mnutes
, if you want the fan to power off
after 20 minutes of inactivity. Select
40 Mnutes
if you
want the fan to power off after 40 minutes of inactivity.
Select
0 Mnutes
if you want the fan to power off after
10 minutes of inactivity. Select
Never
if you want the fan
to always be powered on as long as the Network Storage
System is powered on.
NOTE:
During standby mode, the hard drive(s)
and fan may activate for a capacity check or
other network activity. When there is no more
activity, the hard drive(s) will return to standby
mode, and then the fan will stop.
Disk Full
When drive capacity is nearly full, the Network Storage
System will log it and send an e-mail alert.
Send E-Mal Alert when Dsk Avalable Capacty s Less
than
Keep the default,
2%
, if you want to be alerted
when less than 2% of the total drive capacity is available.
Select
2GB
, if you want to be alerted when less than 2 GB
is available. Select
5GB
, if you want to be alerted when
less than 5 GB is available. (After you have finished making
changes to the
Disk Utility
screen, click
System Optons
to
enter e-mail address(es) in the E-Mail Alert section.)
Click
Save
to save your changes, or click
Cancel
to clear all
changes. (Clicking Cancel does not affect any operations
in progress, including drive formatting, the Scandisk
program, and the S.M.A.R.T. check.)
Click
Dsk Log
to view a list of disk activities, including
Scandisk and S.M.A.R.T. results. The
Disk Log
screen
appears.
Disk Log
Click
Refresh
to update the on-screen information.
Click
Close
to exit this window.
Disk Configuration
Use this screen to change the configuration of your
installed drive(s), which are initially configured during the
Setup Wizard. If you change the configuration, then the
drive(s) must be reformatted; make sure you back up all
data on the drive(s) before they are reformatted.
Administration > Disk Configuration
Volume Mode
Select the appropriate configuration for your drive usage.
WARNING:
Before you format drive(s), back
up pre-existing data because all data on
your drive(s) will be erased when they are
formatted.
Maximum Storage
Separate Dsks
Disk 1 and Disk 2 work separately.
Multple Dsks (JBOD/LVM)
Disk 1 and Disk 2 are bound
into one logical volume. Total capacity is equal to the
capacity of the existing disk(s). If this configuration is
selected with only one disk installed, then the second disk
will be configured to extend the capacity of the logical
volume when it is installed.