Seagate 8-BAY RACKMOUNT NAS User manual

Seagate Business Storage 8-bay Rackmount NAS Reviewer’s Guide

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Purpose of this guide
Experience the most common use cases for the product, learn about the innovative design elements and
navigate the new Seagate NAS OS interface.
Design
The 8-bay Rackmount NAS is the first 1U rackmount NAS to feature eight 3.5’’ hot-swappable drives. Our
custom designed chassis is also unique in that it optimizes drive cooling
and features a cable-free design, making drive installation a snap.
We continued the theme of easy
swap-ability with other parts on this
enterprise-class NAS as well. The three
40mm fans on the device simply pop out
with no tools and indicator LEDs highlight the
particular fan in need of service. The fans are
also managed by the Seagate NAS OS to deliver
proper cooling without excess noise and if a fan should
fail, the other two automatically increase their airflow to
maintain proper system temperature. In addition, the unique
chassis features layered ventilation channels, allowing just three small fans to cool all eight drives, the powerful
Intel processor and other system components.
The 8-bay rackmount NAS includes redundant power supplies to
keep your business up running. If you ever need to change a
power supply, it’s as simple as depressing a tab and sliding it out
– no tools required.
Included with the 8-bay Rackmount NAS is a sliding rail kit and cable management arm to keep everything
organized and prevent cable snags when servicing the NAS.

Seagate Network Assistant
On the provided flash key, we include software for discovering the NAS on your local network. The software also
allows you to see the shares created on the NAS, launch the web-based management interface and WOL (wake
on LAN) functionality.
To wake a Seagate NAS that is turned off, but is still connected to a live Ethernet port on your router, right-click
on the Seagate Network Assistant icon in your taskbar and select “Wake Up a Device”. Type in the MAC
address for the device you want to wake up. The MAC address can be found on the slide out plastic tab on the
front of the NAS, by connecting a VGA monitor to the NAS and viewing the on-screen text or by going to the
network settings in the web management interface. The software will remember the MAC address for the next
time you want to wake the device. Simply use the drop-down menu and click the “Wake Up” button for future
use.

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Seagate NAS OS and Web Management Interface
Seagate has developed a new Linux-based operating system for our NAS products called Seagate NAS OS.
The OS has been tuned for performance and features a clean, intuitive UI that is
lightning fast to navigate. The next few sections will
highlight the capabilities of the NAS OS and popular
settings for getting the most out of the 8-bay
Rackmount NAS.
Web Management Interface: Dashboard
Once logged into the Seagate NAS OS, you
will be presented with the dashboard
screen. Here you will see a status overview
of what’s going on with the NAS. You can
click on any of the large boxes to navigate
directly to the particular setting or correct an
issue if a warning is present. The boxes on
the dashboard can be re-arranged by
dragging the dark grey bar on top of a box
and dropping to a new location on the
screen.

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Web Management Interface: Firmware Updates & Support
From the dashboard, click on “Support” under “maintenance” on the left nav. In the support section, you can
view the current Firmware version number, check for new Firmware, enable email notifications and view system
logs.
Product reviewers, please use this
page to check for the latest Firmware
before proceeding with your review.
Web Management Interface: Services
From the dashboard, click on “General”
under “settings” on the left nav and then
switch to the “Services” tab. Here you
can enable key software features and
protocols to make the 8-bay Rackmount
NAS compatible with the devices on your
network and to customize the NAS for
your particular needs. Highlighting your
mouse over an item gives you an option
to enable/disable the service and edit its
advanced settings.

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Web Management Interface: Network
The “network” tab allows you to
configure how your NAS connects to
your local network and the Internet.
The 8-bay Rackmount NAS features
dual Gigabit Ethernet ports and they
can be combined together for
redundancy or load balancing, which
can increase file transfer performance.
Simply click on the “Link” button to
enable load balancing. Note: you will
need a compatible network switch to
utilize this function. Network switches
often advertise this feature as
“teaming”, “link aggregation” or
“802.3ad”.
Web Management Interface: Monitoring
From the dashboard, click on “Monitoring” under “maintenance” on the left nav. Here you will find critical info
about how the NAS is operating, such as:
system temperature, fan speed, CPU load,
memory usage, power supply status and a
network traffic graph.
Click on “Details” to view timeline charts.

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In the same menu under the “Drive” tab, you will see the
status of each drive installed in the system. When you
click on a drive number or other info in the list, an image
below will highlight where the drive is installed in the
system.
Web Management Interface: Storage Volumes
From the dashboard, click on “Volume 1”
under “Storage” on the left nav. Here you will
see how the drives are combined together to
form a volume. By default, the drives should
be configured with SimplyRAID technology
and have 1 drive failure protection. You can
click on the “Manage” button to change to a
traditional RAID format or add 2 drive failure
protection with SimplyRAID.
SimplyRAID is a software RAID system that
makes it easy to configure your drives based
on your goals such as maximum capacity or
drive failure protection. SimplyRAID supports
volumes with mixed capacity drives,
upgrading to larger drives without having to
move data from the volume and offers a
performance benefit over other supported
RAID options (with the exception of RAID 0).
Another benefit of SimplyRAID is that you can
begin storing and accessing data immediately
after configuring a volume, compared to
traditional RAID configuration which needs to
go through a lengthy build process before the volume is usable. Note: full file transfer performance will be
available once the SimplyRAID volume has completed its “Synchronization” process.

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On the bottom of the page, you have the
option to add an iSCSI target. There is an
option for “Multiple sessions”, select this
option only if your iSCSI target will be
managed within a SAN cluster
environment. The SAN cluster allows
multiple iSCSI initiators to access the
iSCSI target at once.
Web Management Interface: Eco – Deep Sleep
From the dashboard, click on “Eco” under
“Settings” on the left nav. On the bottom of
the page, you have the option to enable
“Deep Sleep” for the device. When deep
sleep is enabled, you can set a schedule for
when the NAS turns on and off to save power
during non-business hours. At any time, the
NAS can be turned on manually with the
power button or by using the remote wake
feature mentioned above in the Seagate
Network Assistant section. Note: to use the
remote wake function while outside of the
LAN, you will need to configure port
forwarding on your router or VPN into your
office network.

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Web Management Interface: Backup
From the dashboard, click on “Backup” under
“Data Management” on the left nav. The
Backup menu is where you can configure
backup jobs. Jobs are one time or scheduled
backup tasks that copy data from one or more
chosen shares to an external drive, other
Seagate rackmount NAS product or
compatible Rsync backup server. When
backing up to an external drive, you also have
the benefit of the drive being ejected once the
backup is complete and for the backup task to
begin the next time the drive is plugged into
the system.
Web Management Interface: File Browser
On the top right of the screen, click on the
folder icon. This will open up a web-based
file browser, which can be used to access
files in and out of the office directly from
the NAS. The file browser gives you the
option to upload and download files and
view select file types in the web browser.
Popular video and audio formats stream
directly from the browser, photos can be
viewed in a slideshow and select photos
can be edited with the built-in Pixlr image
editor.

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Web Management Interface: Wuala
From the dashboard, click on “General”
under “Settings” on the left nav and switch to
the “Services” tab. Scroll down to “Wuala
Hybrid Cloud”. If not enabled, click on the
“Edit” button that appears when hovering
over the status icon. Once enabled, click on
the “learn more” link to download the Wuala
desktop app for PC or Mac. After installing
the Wuala application, create a new account
or login with an existing account. Then
navigate to “Devices” on the left side nav. If
you are on the same local network (wired or
wireless) as the Rackmount NAS, the device
will be displayed in the window. Select a
device and login with your Rackmount NAS
credentials. This will link your Rackmount
NAS account with your Wuala account,
enabling remote access and syncing
capabilities to the Rackmount NAS.
Wuala: Desktop App
After the Wuala service is enabled on your
NAS device and the desktop app for PC or
Mac is installed, you can use the desktop app
to view, download, upload and sync files
stored on your NAS or Wuala cloud storage
and manage remote access privileges.
Begin by selecting “Device” from the drop
down menu labeled “Add” on the left side of
the app window. If you are on the same local
network as your NAS device, Wuala should
find your NAS on the network, allowing you to
add it to your Wuala account by typing in your
NAS device credentials.
Once your device is added, you can access
its contents from anywhere, including outside
of your local network.

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By double-clicking on the NAS device icon, you
can view the shared folders you have access to.
Note this access is controlled by the share
settings from the NAS OS management interface.
You can click on a file to open it with the default app on
your PC or Mac. For instance, if you open a PDF it will
open in your computer’s default program, such as
Adobe Acrobat. If you chose to edit and save a file that
you opened from Wuala, it saves the changes directly
to the file stored on the NAS. To add a new file, simply
drag and drop into the app window and the file will
upload to the designated folder on your NAS or Wuala
cloud storage.
Additionally, you can use the “W” drive feature to
manage files with a familiar Windows file folder view
or Mac Finder view. Navigate to the “Computer”
folder on your PC or open a Finder window on your
Mac. You should see a new drive labeled “W:” or
“Wuala”. Inside the drive you will find two folders,
one named after your Wuala login (this is your cloud
storage) and the other labeled “Devices” (inside are
the NAS devices associated with your account).
The W drive feature works inside and outside of your
local network. When traveling, all you need is an
Internet connection to stay connected to your files.
The W drive offers the most intuitive experience for
remotely accessing files since you can navigate
through your content just like any other folder stored
on your computer.

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Finally, the Wuala desktop app gives you the
option to automatically sync files between your PC
and NAS (or Wuala cloud storage). Begin by
selecting “Sync” from the drop down menu labeled
“Add” on the left side of the app window. Select
the folder on your PC or Mac you would like to
sync, and then select a folder on the NAS or
Wuala Cloud. Hit OK and your files will begin to
sync. Syncing is two-way, so if you make a change
in either folder, it will sync to the other.
Wuala: Mobile App
The Wuala mobile app can be installed from the
Apple app store or Google Play store. Once
installed, you can login with your Wuala account
to access files and manage your NAS device
remotely.
From the home screen of the app, tap on the “Devices” icon to view the NAS devices
accessible by your Wuala account. Tap on a device to see the shared folders you
have access to. Before tapping on one of the shared folders, you also have the option
of tapping on the wrench icon on the bottom center of the screen. This will take you to
the NAS OS management interface.
By tapping on one of the shared folders, you can navigate through the files
you have access to with your Wuala account. When tapping on a photo, it
opens full screen and introduces options at the bottom of the screen for
additional tasks. Swipe the photo left or right to advance to the next photo in
the folder. Tap on the Pin icon to save the photo within the Wuala app for
easy access in the future or for when you want offline access to the photo.
Tap on the camera icon to save the photo to your camera roll. Tap on the
share icon (Square with an arrow coming out of it) to open the photo with
another app on your device or to share with various methods using the
options built into your devices OS.

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Finally, tap on the paperclip icon to send
the photo as an email attachment. Opening
other document types gives you similar
options at the bottom of the screen. If you
open items such as music or videos, note
that the entire file must first be downloaded
and decrypted before it can be opened.
Although this is less convenient than
streaming a file, it offers enhanced security
for business users.