Freedom9 4020 user manual System Requirements

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DiskSafe Express can automatically perform a backup at regularly scheduled intervals – either once a day or once a week. (You can also disable automatic backups and just perform backups manually at a time of your choosing.) Up to four backups are saved on the storage system for each computer; each time a new backup is performed, the oldest backup is automatically deleted.

To ensure that valuable storage space isn’t used up by duplicate data, when DiskSafe Express performs each subsequent backup, it copies only the data that has changed since the last time a backup was performed. This also minimizes the impact on your network. Yet through unique technology on the storage system, each backup is a complete point-in-time image. You can view or recover the entire disk or partition exactly as it existed at a particular date and time.

Whenever you want to recover data from the storage system, you can do so quickly and easily. If you need to recover just a few folders or files, you can access the desired backup and copy what you need back to your local disk. If the protected disk isn’t your system disk (that is, the disk that contains the Windows operating system files that the computer uses when it runs), and you need to recover the whole disk, you can do so using DiskSafe Express. And if the protected disk is your system disk, and you need to recover the whole disk, you can do so using the recovery CD included with the freeStor 4020. Recovering the whole disk restores the disk with exactly the same data that it contained at the time the backup was performed – you don’t have to reinstall or reconfigure the operating system or applications.

4.2.1System Requirements

Each computer where DiskSafe Express is installed must meet the following system requirements:

•One of the following operating systems:

o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or higher o Microsoft Windows Server 2003

o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 or higher

•Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0

•20 MB free hard disk space

For information about downloading and installing the iSCSI Initiator 2.0, refer to the next section.

Note: DiskSafe Express requires the Intelligent Management Agent (IMA),

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Contents Rev N0042000 FreeStorCopyright and Trademark Information Table of Contents Stopping a Backup or Recovery in Progress List of Figures 102 Terminology System Benefits and Key FeaturesProduct Specifications Package Contents Front Panel Requirements Rear PanelLAN port Serial ATA hard diskHard Drive Installation Installation and SetupAttaching the Hard Drive to the Tray Welcome Storage System Console InstallationReview your selections and click Next to proceed Figure To complete the installation, click Finish Figure Storage System Console System Setup10 System Initialization Screen 11 Welcome Screen Numbers, and hyphens. To proceed, click Next 15 Network Settings Page 17 Backup Calculator 18 Disk Space Distribution Web Management Interface Home Main MenuHome Connections UsersTo add a new user Add User NFS Add User Groups To edit an existing userTo remove an existing user Groups To add a new group10 Add Group To edit an existing groupRemoving an existing group 11 Shared Folders Shared FoldersTo add a new shared folder 12 Add Shared Folder 14 NFS Add Shared Folder 15 Cifs Define Folder Permissions 16 NFS Define Folder Permissions To edit an existing shared folder To delete an existing shared folder 17 Backups Managing BackupsDeleting backups To change the recovery CD passwordDeleting a client Email Alerts18 Alerts Firmware Upgrades 19 Firmware USB Devices20 USB System Settings 21 System Network Settings 22 Network FreeStor 4020 User’s Manual 23 Disks Disk ConfigurationFreeStor 4020 User’s Manual 24 Disk Configuration 25 Disks to Back Up 26 Disk Space Distribution Shutting Down Logging Out29 Shut Down Using My Computer or Windows Explorer File SharingWindows Clients Using the Storage System Console Linux Clients Macintosh Clients FTP ClientsOther Mac operating systems System Backups with DiskSafe Express System Requirements Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator ISCSI Initiator Warning Installing DiskSafe ExpressNET Framework License Agreement DiskSafe Express License Agreement DiskSafe Express Installation Completed Activating Your License Key Starting DiskSafe ExpressActivating your license without an Internet connection Replacing your existing license 11 DiskSafe Express Disk Selection Protecting Your Disks12 Add Storage System Recommendations13 Storage System Selection 14 Previously Backed Up Page 16 Recover CD Password Manually Backing Up Your Disk Stopping a Backup or Recovery in ProgressChanging the Recovery CD Password Changing the Backup ScheduleSystem Restoration with DiskSafe Express 18 Changing Recovery CD Password DialogRecovering Files From a Backup Page Recovering a Non-System Disk or Partition Recovering a System Disk or Partition Page Page Page Removing Protection Appendix ADisk Configurations Adding Hard Disks Adding hard disks to a linear or normal RAID configuration Figure B-1 Disk Change Notification Take the desired action 100 Removing or Replacing Hard DisksResponding to RAID degradation 102 Figure B-5 Disk Change Notification Page RAID Failure Swapping hard disksTransferring hard disks to a new storage system 105 Viewing the system log Appendix BTroubleshootingWindows users Disconnecting from Shared FoldersLinux users Mac users108 Troubleshooting the DeviceResolution 110 Troubleshooting DiskSafe ExpressProblem The Status page indicates that the backup is offline Using DiskSafe Express Creating a Diagnostic FileUsing the recovery CD Appendix CGlossary 115