Western Digital Sentinel DS5100 Administrator and Maintenance Guide - Page 43
Updating Software, Manual Updates of WD Software
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MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) 3. Click Save. Your audible alarm has been set. When an alert of the type you selected occurs, an audible sound will emit from your WD Sentinel server. Updating Software Periodically, WD issues software updates for your WD Sentinel server. The Software Update tab within the Monitor module allows you to update WD Sentinel device software automatically or manually. Please note that this tab only allows you to apply software updates issued by WD. To manage or apply Microsoft software updates, go to Server Settings on the Dashboard. A best practice to ensure that your system software stays current is to enable automatic updates on your WD Sentinel server (See "Automatic Updates of WD Software" on page 38.) Manual Updates of WD Software To check for software updates and update the software: 1. Click the Software Updates tab. 2. You have two options. You may check for updates online or update from a file: To use the online update: a. Click Check for Updates. b. If an update is available, click Download and Install to update your WD Sentinel server. To update from a file: a. The software update files can also be downloaded from the WD Support site at http://support.wd.com. Once you download the available firmware updates for the WD Sentinel server, copy the file to a shared folder such as the Documents share on the server and select the file to update. b. Click Update from file and then locate and select the update file you copied to your server. c. Click Open. The system applies the software update. The system automatically restarts the server if a reboot is required to complete the software update. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 37 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE