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
USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER’S FEATURES
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WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
To see information such as available capacity and the date and time of the oldest, latest, and
next backup, select Open Time Machine Preferences on the Time Machine drop-down
menu:
Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC)
The WD Sentinel server provides two options for recovering lost or corrupted data:
Restore a Computer—Restores all data and settings of a Windows PC
computer or a storage device connected to the WD Sentinel server.
Recover File/Folders —Recovers individual files or folders.
Note: For information on recovering/restoring data on your Mac using Time Machine, See
“Recovering/Restoring (Mac)” on page 69.
Restoring Windows PC Computers
Use the following steps to restore files, versions of files, or your entire system for your
Windows PC.
1. Click Devices on the navigation bar.
2. Select the computer that was backed up.
3. In the panel on the right, click Restore files or folders for the computer
.