User guide

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After clicking “Yes, I'm sure,” the format utility will create and prepare one partition
on the selected drive, using all space on the disk. A page will load next confirming
the format is in progress. This page updates once every minute. Once formatting
is complete, the page will change to state it is done. Click any of the tabs above
the message to perform other tasks. If desired, this can be done before formatting
is complete; however, the drive being formatted cannot be used until formatting is
done and there will be no further notifications.
Safely Remove Drive
Closes all pending I/O to a specified drive then “unmounts” it for removal.
Caution: best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before
proceeding to prevent data loss. Abruptly removing a physical drive without
notifying users or using the Safely Remove Drive function may cause file system
corruption and loss of data.
Backup Internal System Configuration Information
Saves or restores all of the Secure NAS unit's settings using a specified drive.
Select the volume desired for backups. If backups exist on that volume they will be
listed under Backups, with comments if present.
To create a backup, add a backup comment if desired then click Create Backup.
To restore an existing backup, select the desired backup and click Restore
Selected. The currently selected backup may also be deleted using the Delete
Selected button. All three functions will request confirmation before proceeding.
Reboot
Restarts the Secure NAS unit.
Caution: best practice is to notify any and all users this will be done before proceeding
Upgrade the System Firmware
In the case of a firmware update release, this utility applies the update.
Update will not proceed unless only one volume (one partition on one drive) is
present. Instructions on updating firmware are provided with the firmware
update.
Caution: All of the Secure NAS unit's settings will be lost in the process of applying
firmware. Make sure to notify any and all users this will be done to prevent data
loss and use the Backup Internal System Configuration Information utility before
proceeding.