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Advanced Configuration, Create/Manage drives

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Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration There are a variety of ways you can configure your Storage Central SC101. For information about using the Wizard Setup Configuration Options, see "Using the Wizard Setup Mode" on page 5-2. This chapter describes how to use Advanced Configuration to set up your SC101. You can use Advanced Configuration to complete the following tasks: • Status: Use the Check Central Storage Status button to check the status of the SC101. • Create/Manage drives: Create new drives or manage existing drives that you already created. See "Creating or Managing Drives" on page 6-4. • Change hard disk name: Change the name of the hard disk. • View/attach available drive: View available drives, and attach a drive if one is available. See "View/Attach Available Drive" on page 6-5. • Change admin password: Change the password for the admin login. The admin login and password are required to access sensitive areas of the SC101 Configuration Utility. • Firmware Upgrade: Upgrade the firmware for the Storage Central SC101. See "Firmware Upgrade" on page 6-5. • Manage Broken Mirror: If you created a mirrored drive, and one of the hard disks installed in the SC101 fails or is removed, then a broken mirror message is displayed. For more information, see the help in the SC101 Configuration Utility. • Manage Broken Drive: If there is a problem while a drive is being created, such as losing the network connection, then the drive can be broken. If this happens, use this feature to delete the broken drive. If a PC is creating a shared drive, then it will appear to be broken to other PCs until the creation process is complete. 6-1 v1.0, September 2005

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6-1
v1.0, September 2005
Chapter 6
Advanced Configuration
There are a variety of ways you can configure your Storage Central SC101. For information about
using the Wizard Setup Configuration Options, see
“Using the Wizard Setup Mode” on page 5-2
.
This chapter describes how to use Advanced Configuration to set up your SC101.
You can use Advanced Configuration to complete the following tasks:
Status:
Use the Check Central Storage Status button to check the status of the SC101.
Create/Manage drives:
Create new drives or manage existing drives that you already created.
See
“Creating or Managing Drives” on page 6-4
.
Change hard disk name:
Change the name of the hard disk.
View/attach available drive:
View available drives, and attach a drive if one is available. See
“View/Attach Available Drive” on page 6-5
.
Change admin password:
Change the password for the admin login. The admin login and
password are required to access sensitive areas of the SC101 Configuration Utility.
Firmware Upgrade:
Upgrade the firmware for the Storage Central SC101. See
“Firmware
Upgrade” on page 6-5
.
Manage Broken Mirror:
If you created a mirrored drive, and one of the hard disks installed
in the SC101 fails or is removed, then a broken mirror message is displayed. For more
information, see the help in the SC101 Configuration Utility.
Manage Broken Drive:
If there is a problem while a drive is being created, such as losing the
network connection, then the drive can be broken. If this happens, use this feature to delete the
broken drive.
If a PC is creating a shared drive, then it will appear to be broken to other PCs until the
creation process is complete.