User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- WD® Service and Support
- WD Guardian Services
- Important User Information
- Product Overview
- Connecting the Server and Getting Started
- Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard)
- Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers
- Accessing the Dashboard
- Tips for Performing Dashboard Tasks
- Adding a User Account
- Performing Dashboard Tasks
- Using the Home Page
- Managing User Accounts
- Managing Devices
- Managing Storage
- Monitoring Applications
- Monitoring System Health and Alerts
- Updating Software
- Managing Server Settings
- Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server
- Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server
- Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features
- Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)
- Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network
- Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely
- Backing up (Windows PC)
- Backing up with Time Machine (Mac)
- Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC)
- Recovering/Restoring (Mac)
- Backing up your WD Sentinel Server
- Recovering a WD Sentinel Server Image or Resetting the Boot Drives to Factory Defaults
- Best Practices
- Troubleshooting
- Regulatory and Warranty Information
- Appendix
- Index

INDEX
103
WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
removing the unit back cover 87
replacement drives 36
requirements
operating systems 7
restoring data and settings 67
, 69
RoHS 79
S
safe shutdown 40
safety compliance 78
safety instructions 1
scheduling Automatic Backups
Dashboard 61
PC 61
Time Machine 65
scheduling WD software updates 38
server
setting up 25
shutting down 40
server fan
replacing 85
server folders
managing 32
moving 50
server recovery 70
server settings
general 39
managing 39
media 40
service
obtaining 79
setting up your server 17
shared folders
accessing over the network 58
accessing remotely 59
Remote Web Access 59
sharing data
USB 48
shutting down safely 40
shutting down the server 40
software updates
Microsoft 39
WD 38
specifications 8
storage 34
, 48
managing 42
RAID 42
Storage Spaces 43
setting up 44
system health 33
monitoring 33
system temperature 34
T
tabs
Home page 30
Updating Software 37
tasks
Health 34
technical specifications 8
Technical Support contacts list iii
temperature 34
Time Machine
backing up 64
Trash icon 57
troubleshooting
cannot access Windows PCs via Re-
mote Access 74
checklist 73
drive not connecting to network 73
LEDs do not light up 73
U
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) 79
unsupported drives
enabling 82
updating Microsoft software 39
updating WD Software 38
USB
sharing data 48
storage 48
USB storage 48
USB ports 12
user account
adding 27
user accounts 15
managing 31
user assistance 13
user roles and responsibilities 14
users
external 14
internal 14
using 48
using Time Machine 64
using USB storage 48
V
VGA port 12
virtual drive
deleting 98
W
warning