Contents
Getting the Most from Your BlackArmor® Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Your Role as a BlackArmor Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Your BlackArmor Server’s Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares, and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Understanding Volumes and Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Working with Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Working with Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Setting Storage Space Limits for BlackArmor Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setting Grace Time for Exceeded Quotas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Controlling Web File Downloads to the BlackArmor Server . . . . . . . . . 35
Managing BlackArmor Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Working with User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Creating and Modifying User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Protecting Your BlackArmor Files with Archive Backups | 37 |
Improving Performance with Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting Your BlackArmor Server as a Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Monitoring Your BlackArmor Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Monitoring Status with the Server’s LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Monitoring Status with the Server’s LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using Email Alerts to Monitor Server Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Checking Disk Drive Status Using SMART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing the BlackArmor Server’s Advanced Settings | 41 |
Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) Settings | 42 |
File Protocol Settings | 42 |
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Settings | 42 |
Power Saving Settings | 42 |
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Settings | 42 |
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Settings | 43 |
Web Access Protocol Settings | 43 |
Workgroup and Domain Settings | 43 |
Maintaining Your BlackArmor Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Basic Hardware Safety and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Keeping the Server’s Firmware Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Resetting Your BlackArmor Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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