Thecus N4100 - Chapter 3: Installing & Connecting; Installing Hard Drives; Making Connections; Checking System Status

Thecus N4100 IP Storage Appliance
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Hard Drive Replacement ......................................................................................50
Hard Drive Damage ..........................................................................................50
Replacing a Hard Drive..................................................................................... 50
RAID 5 Auto-Rebuild......................................................................................... 51
Appendix B: Setting IP Addresses....................................................................... 52
Windows XP......................................................................................................... 52
Mac OS X............................................................................................................. 54
Appendix C: RAID Basics...................................................................................... 55
RAID Introduction................................................................................................. 55
Benefits............................................................................................................. 55
Improved Performance ..................................................................................... 55
Data Security .................................................................................................... 55
RAID Overview..................................................................................................... 56
Stripe Size ........................................................................................................56
Choosing a RAID Level........................................................................................ 57
RAID 0.................................................................................................................. 58
RAID 1.................................................................................................................. 59
RAID 5.................................................................................................................. 60
Appendix D: Active Directory ...............................................................................61
What is Active Directory? ..................................................................................... 61
ADS Benefits........................................................................................................ 61
Appendix E: Specifications................................................................................... 62