Promise Technology Smartstor NS4600 User Manual

Contents
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Setting up a Snapshot Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Scheduling a Snapshot Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Recovering Snapshot Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Viewing the NAS Replication Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Setting up NAS Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Enabling One Touch Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Setting USB Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Setting eSATA Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Managing the Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Viewing Network Setup Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Making Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Working with Jumbo Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Working with DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Making DDNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Making Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Viewing the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Setting up SMTP Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
Sending a Test Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Viewing the Email Alert List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Adding an Email Alert Recipient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Deleting an Email Alert Recipient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Upgrading the System Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Adding Application Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Removing Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Enabling and Disabling the Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Enabling and Disabling the LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Viewing UPS Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Setting up a UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Setting up System Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Enabling and Disabling the Power On LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
Power On/Off Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Managing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Setting System Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Adjusting for Daylight Saving Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Running the Network Time Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Viewing the Results of NTP Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Rebooting the SmartStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Shutting Down the SmartStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Using PASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Restarting the SmartStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Promise Technology Smartstor NS4600 Specifications

General

RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes
Storage drive capacity	0 GB
Supported file systems	EXT3, FAT32
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA II
Total installed storage capacity	0 TB
Number of storage drives installed	4
Internal memory	0.25 GB
Processor model	-
Processor frequency	0.6 GHz
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols	FTP, DHCP, NTP
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Certification	RoHS, CE, FCC, UL, TUV
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)	152.5 x 229.6 x 188.2 mm
Power requirements	100 - 230 V/50-60 Hz
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac x 10.4 + Linux
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	90 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 85 %

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	2500 g