Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 - Manual (Page 33)

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Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares, and Storage
Setting Grace Time for Exceeded Quotas
As a BlackArmor administrator, you can set a grace time limit, which allows a quota to exceed its
storage limitations for a period of time. If the quota is reached, you can temporarily allow an addi-
tional 100 megabytes (MB) of storage space to be used. You might do this to ensure users have
time to identify what files to keep or to preserve usable storage space.
Once the grace date is reached, no additional files can be added until space is made available.
To set the grace time for stored files, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). The grace time
limit is set on the Quota page, which is in the Storage menu. See the BlackArmor Manager online
Help for more information.
Controlling Web File Downloads to the BlackArmor Server
BlackArmor Manager includes a special tool for downloading large files directly to the server from
FTP and other sites on the Web. This tool is called the Downloader, and it allows BlackArmor
administrators to manage when large Web downloads take place so that the server isn’t over-
whelmed.
The Downloader places Web download jobs in a queue, and jobs take place automatically in the
order in which they appear in the queue. If a job isn’t first in line, it won’t start right away. As a
BlackArmor administrator, you can adjust the queue to re-prioritize download jobs.
You can also impose limits on when Web download jobs can take place and how many can take
place simultaneously (never more than three). You can limit Web downloads to evenings, week-
ends, or other slow times in the week.
Consider how much bandwidth your BlackArmor server has and how much of it you want con-
sumed by lengthy downloads, then set limits to prevent multiple large files from being down-
loaded simultaneously or during peak times when your BlackArmor server is busy with other
tasks.
To adjust the Downloader settings for your BlackArmor server, or to check the Downloader
queue and re-prioritize existing jobs, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). Downloader
Management is in the Storage menu. For step-by-step instructions for using BlackArmor Man-
ager, refer to the online Help.