Health tasks – Western Digital WD Sentinel RX4100 User Manual User Manual

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MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD)

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WD SENTINEL RX4100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE

Health Tasks

Find compatible hard drives

To view a list of WD drives that can be used in the WD Sentinel server:

1. Click Compatible Hard Drives in the Task pane. A pop-up screen lists each drive with

its model number, description, and maximum capacity.

2. If desired, click the WD Store button to view or buy additional drives.

3. To exit, click OK.

Request Support

The Request Support function collects information about your WD Sentinel and sends a
diagnostic report to the WD Support server. It then opens the WD Support website, where
you can enter a few details regarding the problem to route it to the appropriate support
team.

Note:

If you do not want to submit the diagnostic logs, use the regular
WD Support page at

http://support.wd.com

.

To access WD Customer Support automatically:

1. Click Request Support in the Tasks pane. The Request Support window displays.

2. After reading the information on the screen, click the “I agree and would like to proceed.”

checkbox, then click Proceed. The WD Support Ask a Question page displays.

Note: The first time you do this, an Internet Explorer Security Screen displays. Clear

the check box and click Close.

System Temperature

Enclosure: The temperature within the server enclosure.

CPUs 1 & 2: The status, temperature, and status description for each
CPU. (The server does not have two physical CPUs but instead uses a
dual core CPU. CPU 1 and CPU 2 represent the details for each core.)
The status may be:

Normal

Warm

Hot

Cooling Fans

The status of the server’s cooling fan may be:

Active

Inactive

Indicates the speed of revolutions in RPMs.

Power Supplies
1 & 2

The server has two power supplies. If you use both and one fails, the
other takes over and the WD Sentinel server remains operational. The
status may be:

Active

Inactive

Settings

Description

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