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CONTENTS Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage 1 Setup Overview 2 About the px12-450r Device Components 3 Front Panel 3 Drive Bay Detail 4 Rear Panel 5 Default Settings 5 Connecting the px12-450r Network Storage to Your Network 6 Check Package Contents 6 Connecting the px12-450r 7 Important Rackmount Instructions 7 Safety Information Accessing Your Device If It's Not Discovered 9 10 Direct Access Using the Device IP Address or Model Name 10 Discovery Using LenovoEMC Storage Ma
Tracing Events on Your px12-450r Network Storage Downloading the complete event log file Obtaining System Status for Your px12-450r Network Storage 28 29 Space Usage 29 Control Panel 29 Device Information 29 Using Your px12-450r Network Storage in Various Time Zones 31 Setting the Display Language for Your px12-450r Network Storage 32 Printing Documents 33 Securing Your px12-450r Network Storage and Contents 34 How Do I Secure My px12-450r Network Storage? 35 Security Settings 36 Users a
Setting Quotas 48 Deleting an Active Directory User or Group 48 Managing Your px12-450r Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users 49 Enabling Active Directory after Creating Users in Workgroup Mode 49 Logging in to Your px12-450r 49 Creating Local Users and Groups in Active Directory Mode 49 Creating Share Permissions for AD Users and Local Users 50 Switching to Workgroup Mode from Active Directory 50 Sharing Files Sharing Overview Interfaces for Sharing Shares 51 52 52 53 What
Transferring Content to and from Your px12-450r Network Storage with Copy Jobs Copy Jobs Limitations Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device Safely removing external storage 69 70 70 Drive Management 71 Managing Drives 72 Write Caching 72 Global Drive Management Settings 72 Storage Pool Information 73 Drive Status 73 Adding New Drives to Your px12-450r Network Storage Storage Pool Management Understanding How Your Content Is Stored 74 76 77 Storage Pools 77 Volumes 77 Adding
Enabling iSCSI Drives 90 Connecting to iSCSI Drives 90 Managing iSCSI Drives Adding CHAP User Access to an iSCSI Drive Deleting iSCSI Drives Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backup and Restore Overview Backup of Data through RAID Protection Backing up to and Restoring from Your px12-450r Network Storage 91 91 92 93 94 94 95 Backing up Macs with Time Machine 95 Copy Jobs Overview 95 Backing up Your px12-450r Network Storage Copy Jobs 96 96 From: Settings 97 To: Settings 98 Setting a Sc
Disconnecting Trusted Devices 111 Deleting Trusted Devices 111 Using Copy Jobs with a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 112 Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 113 Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 114 Informing Users What to Do with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 115 Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview 117 Facebook 118 Flickr 119 YouTube 120 Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud 121 Media Management Media Manage
Streaming Movies Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage 132 133 Application Overview 134 Application Installation 135 Application Manager 136 Starting or stopping an application 136 Adding applications 136 Removing applications 136 Software Updates 137 Auto-update process: installing a device software update 137 Manual update process: installing a device software update 137 Backing up and Recovering Your px12-450r Network Storage Settings 139 Backing Up Your px12-450r
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CHAPTER 1 Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage 1
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Setup Overview It's easy to set up your px12-450r Network Storage: ● Remove it from the box, connect it to your network switch or hub, and then power it up. ● Launch a web browser and either enter the Setup URL, http://setup.lenovoemc.com, or use the device IP address or model name to access the device directly.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage About the px12-450r Device Components Front Panel Status Indicators, Buttons and Ports 1. Power button — Press and release to power the px12-450r on or off. When the px12-450r is powered up, pressing the power button for less than 4 seconds will result in a graceful system shutdown. Holding the power button for 4 seconds will result in a forced shutdown and could cause data loss if data transfers are in process. 2.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Drive Bay Detail 1. Drive Sled Release Latch — Press the release button and pull the latch to release the drive sled. Refer to the list of qualified hard disks on the LenovoEMC support site at www.iomega.com/nasdisks before adding new drives. 2. Drive Status Indicator — ● Solid blue — drive is functioning normally; no faults ● Flashing blue — drive is in RAID rebuild mode ● Solid red — drive failure. 3.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Rear Panel 1. AC Power Connectors — Connect both AC power connectors to an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to provide redundant power for your px12-450r. The AC power supply will automatically switch to the correct voltage for your region. 2. Power Supply — The px12-450r has redundant hot-swappable power supplies. If one power supply fails, the other power supply will immediately take over.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Connecting the px12-450r Network Storage to Your Network Check Package Contents Verify that the box contains the following items: 1. px12-450r (models may vary) 2. Power Cables 3. Quick Start Guide 4. Ethernet Cable 5. Rail Kit (models may vary) Package contents may vary.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Connecting the px12-450r If you have purchased more than one px12-450r, complete all steps on one device before setting up additional devices. 1. Make sure at least one hard drive is installed in the px12-450r. Refer to http://support.lenovoemc.com for a list of drives approved for use with the px12-450r. 2. Use the included network cable to connect the px12-450r to a network hub or switch. 3.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage 8 ● Elevated Operating Ambient - The operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Ensure the installation environment does not exceed the maximum ambient temperature specified for the px12-450r. ● Reduced Air Flow - Installation of the px12-450r in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Safety Information Observe the following guidelines when using your px12-450r Network Storage: ● Follow all instructions marked on the px12-450r and in the documentation. ● Use only the power supply cables provided with the px12-450r. Always use the appropriate power supply cables for your country. ● Unplug the px12-450r before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. ● Do not use the px12-450r near water.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Accessing Your Device If It's Not Discovered If your px12-450r is not discovered when you enter the Setup URL, you can use one of the following options to access it. Device Setup will launch automatically the first time you access your device. Direct Access Using the Device IP Address or Model Name You can access the device management interface directly using your computer's web browser by entering either the device IP address or the model name in the URL bar.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Windows XP: 1. If you have not enabled UPnP Discovery, click Start > Help and Support. 2. In the Help and Support browser, search for UPnP and follow the steps from “Install the UPnP framework”. 3. After UPnP is enabled, open Windows Explorer and in the Folders view, expand My Network Places. 4. You should see your px12-450r listed. 5. Double-click the device icon to access the px12-450r device management console. Mac: 1. Open a new Finder window. 2. Select All...
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Setting Up Favorite Features After you complete device setup, the px12-450r management console will open and display default Favorite Features based on options you selected during setup. Select All Features to see additional features available on your px12-450r. If you want to add any of these to your Favorites, just click and drag the icon from the All Features screen to the Favorite Features tab.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Setting Up Additional Features After completing device setup, you may want to configure additional features of your px12-450r. Refer to the sections under Device Configuration Options for information on configuring many basic features. More complex features are covered by other sections of this manual. LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can set up a Personal Cloud to allow invited users access to content on your px12-450r.
Setting up Your px12-450r Network Storage Device Setup Device Setup runs automatically when you first access the px12-450r and steps you through configuring basic device options. If you want to change these configuration settings later on, you can run setup again by selecting the Device Setup icon under All Features in the px12-450r device management console. You can also manually configure options for any feature on your px12-450r by selecting that feature's icon.
CHAPTER 2 Device Configuration Options Device Configuration Options 15
Device Configuration Options Network Settings The Network feature enables you to view and change the network configuration settings on your px12450r. You can use Network to identify your DNS servers and WINS servers and how your system's IP address is determined. Most system IP addresses and other network settings can normally be configured automatically. If you want to change the default network settings for your px12-450r, refer to Manually Configuring Network Settings.
Device Configuration Options Manually Configuring Network Settings Changing Network Configuration Settings 1. Click the Network icon to open the Network feature. 2. Click Modify network settings to manually configure settings that apply to all network interfaces. 3. To manually set static IP addresses, remove the check mark for Automatically configure DNS, WINS, and all IP addresses (DHCP). DNS Servers — enter the IP addresses of the DNS (Domain Name System) servers.
Device Configuration Options Bonding NICs Bonding network interface cards (NICs) is a way to provide redundancy for your px12-450r on the network. If one NIC should fail, your px12-450r will remain accessible on the network if that NIC is bonded to others. Depending on the bonding mode selected, it can also increase bandwidth. You can bond two or more network interface cards (NICs) in your px12-450r. Use the following procedure to bond NICs: 1. Open the Network feature and click Modify network settings.
Device Configuration Options VLAN Settings A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a network of devices that are joined into one broadcast domain, even if the devices are not physically connected to each other. VLANs are useful for creating smaller networks within a larger LAN; for example, a legal department in a company might be on its own VLAN because it has sensitive documents that only certain personnel should have access to.
Device Configuration Options Adding NICs to Your px12-450r Network Storage You can add an accessory high performance (10GbE) network interface card to your px12-450r, which provides two additional NICs. This provides more ports you can connect to different physical networks and increases flexibility when connecting to a single network or multiple networks. The additional external NICs can be bonded with each other or with internal NIC ports.
Device Configuration Options ● The primary interface for the Failover bonded NIC will be determined as described in the previous section. ● The highest priority NIC in the routing table will control the network speed for the px12-450r. With LifeLine 4.1, routing priority will be given to the Failover bonded NIC is the 10GbE port is the primary interface.
Device Configuration Options Naming Your px12-450r Network Storage You can provide a meaningful name for your px12-450r using the Device Identification feature. This feature enables you to change the Storage Device Name, the Storage Device Descriptive Name, and the Workgroup Name. Change any of these by editing the text fields. Click Apply to save your changes. ● Device Name: Enter a name for the px12-450r device. Use a name that will help you identify it on your network.
Device Configuration Options Configuring Your px12-450r Network Storage to Use Active Directory If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the px12-450r device management interface. Your px12-450r can work in a high availability environment, which means it can work with multiple AD servers should one server fail or go offline. Follow the instructions below to configure your px12-450r to use Active Directory. 1.
Device Configuration Options Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains By enabling Active Directory trusted domains on your px12-450r, you enable the importing of users and groups from other trusted domains to your px12-450r device. Those users and groups from other domains will then have access to features on your px12-450r, including accessing folders and documents in Shares.
Device Configuration Options Customizing Access to Features on Your px12-450r Network Storage Feature Selection (FS) enables an administrator user to customize the device management console for non-admin users. Using FS, an admin can enable the display of certain features and disable others. In addition, an admin can provide non-administrator users access to certain features by setting permissions for those users.
Device Configuration Options Non-Administrator User Log In Non-administrator users can log in to a px12-450r with feature access enabled. When these non-admin users access the device, they first see the Login screen where they enter their login credentials. After logging in, the device management console displays with those features to which the non-admin user has access.
Device Configuration Options Obtaining Alerts About Your px12-450r Network Storage You can configure your px12-450r to send email alerts when problems are detected. This is done through the Email notification feature, which enables you to set up a destination for emails sent by the px12-450r when problems are detected. Click the Email icon to open the Email notification feature.
Device Configuration Options Tracing Events on Your px12-450r Network Storage The Event Logs feature displays only the 1000 most recent events logged to the px12-450r. A complete event log, however, is available for download. The following icons indicate the severity of each status message: ● INFORMATION Identifies that a change has been made to the state of your px12-450r device, usually by a user, such as attaching a peripheral.
Device Configuration Options Obtaining System Status for Your px12-450r Network Storage The device management console displays overall system health and space usage information. The System Status feature provides additional status details and a control panel that enables you to: ● Blink the lights ● Restart ● Shut down Click the System Status icon to open the feature page. Space Usage The Space Usage section graphically represents the amount of space used by Shares on the px12-450r.
Device Configuration Options Status The Status Information section displays changes to or issues with your px12-450r. If an issue requires user action to resolve, such as a warning or error message, the px12-450r management console displays a link in the status message. The following types of messages can display: INFORMATION Identifies that a change has been made to the state of your px12-450r, usually by a user, such as attaching a peripheral.
Device Configuration Options Using Your px12-450r Network Storage in Various Time Zones You can set the date and time used on your px12-450r, so that it can appear to be in one time zone, when it actually may be in a different one. This can help your users have the correct date and time if they live and work in a location different from your px12-450r. You can set the date, time, and time zone through the Date & Time feature.
Device Configuration Options Setting the Display Language for Your px12-450r Network Storage You can set the display language for your px12-450r through the Languages feature. The Languages page allows you to change the language used in email notification messages. The language used by the px12-450r management interface is based on the preferences configured in your browser. You can change the language used in this program by modifying your browser's preferred language settings.
Device Configuration Options Printing Documents Printing documents from your px12-450r is simple after you have attached a compatible printer. The Printers feature displays a table of printers that are attached to the px12-450r. For each attached printer, the table shows the name, model, status, and number of documents waiting. To attach a printer, simply plug a supported printer's USB cable to a USB port on the px12-450r. Once attached, the printer will appear in the table.
CHAPTER 3 Securing Your px12-450r Network Storage and Contents Securing Your px12-450r Network Storage and Contents 34
Securing Your px12-450r Network Storage and Contents How Do I Secure My px12-450r Network Storage? Your px12-450r is automatically secured during Device Setup. This creates an administrator user login, secures all Shares to protect content stored on your device from unauthorized access, and encrypts communications when using the web-based device management interface. The administrator has full access to the device management interface and can create additional admin users as desired.
Securing Your px12-450r Network Storage and Contents Security Settings Only administrator users can view or change settings on the px12-450r, To change any security settings, you must login to the device management interface as an admin user. 1. Click the Security icon to open the Security settings page. 2. Set the encryption options you want to use. Local Encryption enforces encryption on your local network.
CHAPTER 4 Users and Groups Users and Groups 37
Users and Groups Users and Groups Overview The Users & Groups feature displays all users and groups on the px12-450r and enables administrators to add and modify users and groups. Users Non-administrator users can be added to enable controlled access to Share content. Additional administrator users can be added to allow specific users to configure the px12-450r. The table on the Users & Groups interface page displays the Username and Descriptive Name for each user and group.
Users and Groups Adding Users To add a user on your px12-450r: 1. Click the Users & Groups icon to open the feature page. 2. Click 3. Enter the following information: Add a user. ● Username — enter the username of the user to be created. This is the username for logging into the px12-450r. There is a maximum of 32 characters, and spaces are not allowed.
Users and Groups Managing Users The section describes how to: ● Change User Information ● Change User Access Permissions ● Set Quotas ● Delete a User Changing User Information You can change user information for existing users on the px12-450r, but you cannot change the username. If you want to change a username, delete the existing user and create a new user with the new username. 1. 2.
Users and Groups Changing User Access Permissions 1. Expand Access Permissions to change Share access permissions for the selected user. 2. To give this user access to a specific set of Shares, click Add access permissions. 3. In the Add Access Permissions pop-up window, select which Shares this user can access, and click Apply. 4. Uncheck Read or Read/Write to limit access permission to each Share for this user. 5. Click Apply to save your changes.
Users and Groups Adding Groups 42 1. Click the Users & Groups icon to add or manage groups on the px12-450r. 2. Click 3. From the Information section, give the new group a name. 4. To add users to the group, click Add users. Select a user or users to include in the group. Select the checkbox in the title bar to add all listed users. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Add a group. The Information section opens.
Users and Groups Managing Groups This section describes how to: ● Remove a User from a Group ● Change Group Access Permissions ● Delete a Group Removing a User from the Group 1. Open a group to display the users belonging to it. 2. To remove a user from the group, click the next to that user. When the Remove user pop-up window appears, click Yes to remove the user. Changing Group Access Permissions 1. To refresh the list of users, click above the table. 2.
Users and Groups Deleting Groups To delete an existing group: 44 1. Click the Users & Groups icon. 2. Click the group name to expand the group. 3. In the Information section, click Delete to delete the group. 4. In the Delete Group confirmation pop-up window, click Yes. 5. If you do not wish to delete the group, click Cancel to return to the Groups page.
CHAPTER 5 Using Active Directory Domain Using Active Directory Domain 45
Using Active Directory Domain Active Directory Users and Groups Overview When the px12-450r is connected to an Active Directory domain, administrator users can import users and groups from an Active Directory (AD) server and grant them access rights to Shares on the px12-450r. You can have both local and AD users on your px12-450r. See Managing Your px12-450r Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users for more information.
Using Active Directory Domain Managing Active Directory Users and Groups The section describes how to: ● Import Users and Groups from Active Directory ● Synchronize with the Active Directory Controller ● Change Access Permissions for AD Users or Group ● Set Quotas ● Delete an AD User or Group Importing Users and Groups from Active Directory 1. Click the Domain Management icon to join your px12-450r to an Active Directory domain.
Using Active Directory Domain Changing Access Permissions Expand Access Permissions to change user or group permissions to a secured Share. When the px12450r is in AD mode, AD and local users can have access to a secured Share. See Managing Your Device with Local and Active Directory Users. 1. To add permissions to a Share, click Add access permissions. 2. From the Add Access Permissions pop-up window, select a Share or Shares for the user or group to access.
Using Active Directory Domain Managing Your px12-450r Network Storage with Local and Active Directory Users You can configure your px12-450r to allow both local users and groups and Active Directory (AD) users and groups on the device simultaneously. While in AD mode, you can have existing local users and groups and also create new ones. In addition, both AD and local administrator users can log into and manage the px12-450r.
Using Active Directory Domain Creating Share Permissions for AD Users and Local Users You can create access permissions for both AD and local users on any new or existing Shares on your px12-450r. For more information, see adding Shares and managing Shares. Switching to Workgroup Mode from Active Directory Switching your px12-450r from AD mode to Workgroup mode will remove all AD users and groups, including AD admin users, from the px12-450r. 1.
CHAPTER 6 Sharing Files Sharing Files 51
Sharing Files Sharing Overview Your px12-450r Network Storage is set up for storing, retrieving, and accessing files among users, client computers, and applications. File sharing is accomplished by: ● Creating Shares ● Creating users and groups and setting access permissions ● Setting up media services ● Configuring Active Folders This section on Sharing Files also provides information on advanced file sharing options, including network protocols and customizing the device home page.
Sharing Files Shares What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content with Them? Shares are folders that contain all types of content, including documents, pictures, and music files. Shares are secured by default, which means access to content in them is limited to users and groups with specified privileges.
Sharing Files Active Folders Follow the link to the Active Folder options for information on configuring each: ● Email Distribution ● Facebook ● Flickr ● Photo Resize ● YouTube Adding Shares 1. Click the Shares icon to open the feature management page. 2. To add a new Share, click Add a Share. Type a name for the Share. All Shares must have a name. Names cannot exceed 32 characters. The following are not valid Share names: global, homes, printers. 3. Click Create.
Sharing Files Managing Shares You can change Share information, change access permissions, make a Share an Active Folder, use Share volumes, and modify a Share volume. If available, you can also enable NFS secured access. The Application Data share is created automatically when you install an application that requires data storage on the px12-450r network storage device. Do not change or delete this share. Changing Share Information 1. Modify the existing name for the Share. 2.
Sharing Files group permissions. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Enabling NFS Secured Access 1. To enable NFS, first click the switch on from the Protocols page. 2. On the Shares page, select a secure Share and expand the NFS section. You cannot apply a rule to an unsecured Share. 3. Click Add an NFS rule to add a Host Name for the rule. Rules are added to specify the hosts that are allowed to access Shares using NFS. Use this table to add NFS rules to specify access for hosts. For example, *.cs.foo.
Sharing Files Using Share Volumes When you create a Share, you can use an existing volume or create a new one for that Share. After that Share is created, you cannot move it to a different volume. You can modify the volume by changing its size. 1. To set the volume for a Share as you are creating it, click Information section. Change volume allocation in the 2. Choose whether to use an existing volume or to create a new one. For more information on existing volumes, refer to Adding and Managing Volumes.
Sharing Files Using Protocols to Share Files What Are Protocols and How Do I Use Them to Share Files? Your px12-450r Network Storage uses communication protocols to mount file systems and allow files to be transferred between client computers and the px12-450r.
Sharing Files FTP File Sharing On the Protocols page, click the switch to turn on FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and allow access to your px12-450r Network Storage. Click to select either FTP or secure FTP (SFTP) or both. If you select and enable SFTP, you cannot have the secure rsync protocol enabled. When you turn on FTP, you can send files to your px12-450r. TFTP On the Protocols page, click the switch to turn on TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) and allow access to your px12-450r Network Storage.
Sharing Files Access to Shares through NFS and User Permissions When you access your px12-450r through NFS, the access permissions to content on the px12-450r are controlled by Host-Based Access Control rules on your client computer, not by user access permissions on your px12-450r. This means that any valid user on the Linux computer who has access to the host (the storage device) can access Shares on the px12-450r, even if not given specific user permission to those Shares on the device.
Sharing Files Monitoring Your Device with an SNMP Management Tool SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) provides information about the state of the px12-450r Network Storageto various administrative computers, known as managers. When the SNMP protocol is enabled on a device, SNMP agent software on the device reports information to the managers, and an administrator user can perform some configuration of the px12-450r through the manager. Information that comes from the px12-450r is called a trap.
Sharing Files Managing File Sharing with Web Access (http/https) The Web Access protocol enables or disables the link to the Content Viewer from the Shares page. When the Content Viewer is disabled, you cannot browse any Share content from the px12-450r management interface. If you disable the Web Access protocol, you also disable the display of the home page on your px12-450r. Refer to Sharing Your Content with the World for additional information on displaying the home page for your px12-450r.
Sharing Files 4. Click Apply to save your settings, or click Cancel to discard your changes. Windows File Sharing Windows File Sharing allows you to work in Workgroup mode, using the px12-450r device management console to create users and manage access. To enable Windows File Sharing, click the switch on.
Sharing Files Sharing Content through the Home Page Sharing Your Content with the World When you set up the Home Page for your px12-450r Network Storage, you are presenting content to anyone who accesses your px12-450r from an internet browser. That content includes a slideshow and Shares where you have set access permissions for Everyone. You can manage the look of the Home Page by using the Home Page Settings feature.
Sharing Files Applying the Customized Home Page 1. Click the Home Page Settings icon to access the feature settings. 2. Select Customized home page settings. 3. In the Home Page Name field, enter the name of the start page of your custom home page. By default, the name is index.html. 4. Specify the destination Share where the start page and your html content exists on your px12450r by clicking and navigating to the Share. You cannot access the destination Share through the WebDAV interface.
Sharing Files Automatically Sending Content to Multiple People at Once You can send content to multiple people at once using an email distribution active folder. You can configure a Share as an Email Active Folder so that when you add files to that Share, they are automatically sent to the recipients on the email distribution list.
Sharing Files Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your px12-450r Network Storage with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called Active Folders, and connect each Active Folder with a social media account. Refer to the help topic links below for more information on these procedures.
Sharing Files Managing Your Content You manage content on your px12-450r Network Storage using the Content Viewer. The Content Viewer is a graphical file browser that lets you view and manage content in the Shares on your px12-450r from the device management console or the LenovoEMC Storage Manager. The Content Viewer is divided into two panes. The left pane lists the Shares on the px12-450r and allows you to delete or add a Share.
Sharing Files Transferring Content to and from Your px12-450r Network Storage with Copy Jobs You can transfer content to and from your px12-450r using the Copy Jobs feature. Copy Jobs copies files from one storage device to another, either by a set schedule or immediately by the user. An example of a Copy Job scenario is if you keep pictures from your digital camera on a separate USB drive, but you also want to maintain a backup of these pictures on your px12-450r.
Sharing Files Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device You can transfer content to your px12-450r Network Storage from external USB storage devices. The External Storage page displays a list of externally connected storage devices. You can connect supported external storage to your px12-450r using one of the provided USB ports. When you connect external storage to your px12-450r, that device content is accessible from the Shares page.
CHAPTER 7 Drive Management Drive Management 71
Drive Management Managing Drives The Drive Management feature provides settings for managing storage and lets you apply global settings for drives on your px12-450r Network Storage. The Drive Management feature also enables you to add and manage Storage Pools on your px12-450r. Write Caching Write Caching is a global setting that applies to all drives in your px12-450r. To set the disk write caching value, click the Settings icon and select an option from the drop-down menu.
Drive Management 4. Check Use available drives as hot spares to allow unused drives to become part of a RAIDprotected storage pool. If a drive in a Storage Pool fails, all the data on that drive can be mirrored to the hot spare drive. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Storage Pool Information The Drive Management page displays a table that provides the following information about existing Storage Pools. ● Name — The name of the Storage Pool.
Drive Management Adding New Drives to Your px12-450r Network Storage The px12-450r can be powered on or off when installing or replacing hard drives. If you have purchased a diskless device, you might want to install all of the hard drives at once (steps 1-4 below). In this case, it is recommended that you power off the px12-450r while installing the drives. If you are replacing a drive that has failed, it will be easiest to do so while the px12-450r is powered up.
Drive Management The image will vary depending on the specific network storage device and the installed drives. 11. Allow a few minutes for the RAID array and Storage Pool to build.
CHAPTER 8 Storage Pool Management Storage Pool Management 76
Storage Pool Management Understanding How Your Content Is Stored Content on your px12-450r Network Storage is stored in Shares and iSCSI volumes. To access content in Shares, your client computer uses network protocols, such as AFP and Windows File Sharing. The px12450r's file system maintains the physical location of content that resides in volumes used for Shares. Block-level data is stored in iSCSI drives.
Storage Pool Management Adding and Managing Storage Pools A Storage Pool is a grouping of drives with a certain storage size and an assigned data protection. A Storage Pool has a minimum of one drive. By default, your px12-450r Network Storage has one Storage Pool. If you add drives to your px12-450r, you can create additional Storage Pools.
Storage Pool Management 7. If your px12-450r includes one or more SSD drives that are not already incorporated into a Storage Pool, you will see the option Use for SSD Cache. See Creating a Cache Pool for more information. You cannot create commonly used Shares on an SSD Cache Pool. 79 8. Click Create to add the new Storage Pool. 9. Click Cancel to discard any changes.
Storage Pool Management Improving Performance with a Cache Storage Pool A cache Storage Pool is a pool of solid-state drives designed to increase read and write performance on your px12-450r Network Storage. You create a cache Storage Pool and then associate a volume on a data Storage Pool to the cache pool. You can create only one cache Storage Pool on your px12-450r. You can associate a cache pool with multiple data storage volumes and allocate specific portions of the cache to each storage volume.
Storage Pool Management 5. Check Enable periodic consistency check to enable a monthly parity or mirror consistency check. The check helps to prevent a single drive failure from becoming a two-drive failure. The check runs for several hours and can affect performance of the px12-450r. If you do not want to run the check on your cache pool, remove the check mark for this option. 6. Check Use for SSD Cache. 7. Click Create to add the cache Storage Pool. 8. Click Cancel to discard any changes.
Storage Pool Management Volumes Snapshots Snapshots Overview A snapshot is a backup of a source volume at a certain point in time. The snapshot can be taken while the px12-450r is actively writing to the source volume, which means you do not have to stop your px12-450r from writing to the volume. After a snapshot is taken, you have the option of restoring it to the source volume and reverting the source volume to its state at the time the snapshot was taken.
Storage Pool Management ● Enter a start time, or click to use the sliders. ● Select the days you want to take a snapshot, or select All Days to take a snapshot every day. ● Enter the number of snapshots to save. ● Enter a size for the snapshots as a percentage of the source volume. ● Choose whether to expose or unexpose the snapshot. ● If you do not want to write any content to the snapshot, check Make snapshot read-only. ● If you unexpose the snapshot, you can make it read-only.
Storage Pool Management Adding and Managing Volumes A volume is a single accessible storage area with an allocated size. You can create volumes after creating Storage Pools. Shares in Volumes All Shares on the px12-450r Network Storage are added to volumes, and the size of the Share is limited by the free space of the volume. When you create a Share, you can add it to a volume at the same time. This is the simplest method for adding a Share to a volume.
Storage Pool Management your passphrase, you can reset it using the backed-up master key. Click Back up master key to back up the master key file. To reset the passphrase, click Reset passphrase with master key, then enter a new passphrase and verify it. 85 5. If you are adding a volume in a cache pool, there is an option to associate the volume with a cache pool. Check Use a SSD cache for this Volume. 6. Click Create to save your changes. 7. Click Cancel to discard any changes.
Storage Pool Management Deleting a Storage Pool 1. On the Drive Management page, expand the Information section of the Storage Pool you want to delete. 2. Click Delete. 3. The Delete Storage Pool window displays. 4. Select Check this box if you want to delete the Storage Pools. 5. Click Yes to delete the Storage Pool. 6. Click No to cancel the operation and retain the Storage Pool. Deleting a Storage Pool deletes all Shares and data contained within the Storage Pool.
Storage Pool Management Changing RAID Protection Types You can change the RAID protection of existing Storage Pools. You can also set the RAID protection type when you add drives to your px12-450r Network Storage and create new Storage Pools. Protection type can be changed only when the Storage Pool is in a normal (healthy) state. If you are unfamiliar with RAID protection, it is recommended that you do not change this setting. Most changes to protection type will delete all data on the Storage Pool.
CHAPTER 9 iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) 88
iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) iSCSI Overview The iSCSI page allows you to create iSCSI drives on your px12-450r Network Storage and allows the LenovoEMC Storage Manager to communicate with those drives over a network. An iSCSI drive provides a single place for all your storage, which you can divide as needed to support all computers in your enterprise business. iSCSI is useful for transmitting large blocks of data over a network at a high speed.
iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Adding iSCSI Drives To add an iSCSI drive: 1. Click the iSCSI icon to open the feature management page. 2. When the iSCSI page opens, click the switch to enable the feature. 3. Click 4. If your px12-450r has multiple Storage Pools, select the desired Storage Pool from the drop-down menu. 5. Enter a name for the iSCSI drive. 6. Enter a size for the iSCSI drive. The size must be smaller than the free space available on your px12-450r. 7.
iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Managing iSCSI Drives Adding CHAP User Access to an iSCSI Drive After you add an iSCSI drive, you create a list of CHAP users that have access to an iSCSI drive. These users are independent from the users you create on your px12-450r. 91 1. On the iSCSI page, expand an iSCSI drive, and expand iSCSI CHAP Users to add user access to an iSCSI drive. 2. Click 3. Click Create. Continue adding as many users as needed to access the drive. 4.
iSCSI: Creating IP-Based Storage Area Networks (SAN) Deleting iSCSI Drives To delete an iSCSI drive: 1. Click the iSCSI icon to open the feature management page. 2. Click the iSCSI name to expand the iSCSI drive. 3. In the iSCSI Information section, click Delete to delete the iSCSI drive. 4. Click Yes in the confirmation pop-up window. 5. If you do not wish to delete the iSCSI drive, click Cancel to return to the iSCSI page.
CHAPTER 10 Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up and Restoring Your Content 93
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backup and Restore Overview Your px12-450r Network Storage provides many ways to back up and restore content.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up to and Restoring from Your px12-450r Network Storage Backing up Macs with Time Machine You can use Time Machine to back up a Mac client computer to the px12-450r network storage device. Follow the instructions below to set up Time Machine backups to your px12-450r: 1. Connect your Mac to your px12-450r using Apple File Protocol (AFP). You can do this using LenovoEMC Storage Manager for Mac or Bonjour. 2.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up Your px12-450r Network Storage Copy Jobs Transferring Content to and from Your px12-450r Network Storage with Copy Jobs You can transfer content to and from your px12-450r using the Copy Jobs feature. Copy Jobs copies files from one storage device to another, either by a set schedule or immediately by the user.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Adding Copy Jobs 1. On the Copy Jobs page, click section displays. . A Copy Job is added to the top of the list and the Information 2. Enter a name for the Copy Job. 3. The Overwrite Setting determines what happens to files in the destination location if they have the same name as those in the source location.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content ● Only the contents of the selected folder — copies the contents of the selected folder; not the folder itself. If the destination is a folder, the files and folders in the selected folder are copied directly to it (the source folder name is not copied). If the destination is Top Level, a new top-level folder is created on the destination device for each folder in the source folder. 6.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Managing Copy Jobs From the Copy Jobs page, you can add, start, stop, delete, or monitor Copy Jobs. After you have added Copy Jobs, the Copy Jobs page displays a list of Copy Jobs. The information section includes the name of each Copy Job, date and time it last ran, and its next scheduled time. From the Copy Jobs list, you can perform the following actions: Modifying Copy Jobs 1.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Registering with Avamar for Backup and Restore Avamar is backup and recovery server software that uses deduplication to eliminate redundant copies of data, reducing the required storage space. For example, your px12-450r Network Storage might have 100 email messages with the same 1 MB attachment. If all those emails are backed up, that same attachment is backed up 100 times, requiring 100 MB of storage space.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up with Amazon S3 The Amazon S3 online storage service allows you to back up your px12-450r Network Storage to the cloud. Enabling the Amazon S3 Feature 1. On the Amazon S3 page, click the switch on. If you do not have an Amazon S3 account, click the link to create an account. 2. Enter a valid access key, secret key, and bucket name from your Amazon S3 account information.
Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can back up content on your px12-450r Network Storage by creating a Copy Job from the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud hosted on the device to another LifeLine-based network storage device that is a member of the same Personal Cloud. Refer to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud help for additional information.
CHAPTER 11 Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World 103
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World What Is LenovoEMC Personal Cloud ? LenovoEMC Personal Cloud turns your px12-450r Network Storage into a hub for sharing files and backing up data among computers anywhere in the world. A Personal Cloud can exist on your px12-450r Network Storage, or on another LenovoEMC network device. When you create a Personal Cloud, you gain access to your px12-450r from anywhere on the internet.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Is My Content Secure? Your content is always secure using LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Each user on a Personal Cloud is required to enter a valid username and password when accessing your px12-450r. You can use your Personal Cloud to share content with the people you choose. For example, you have photos of your new baby you want to share with your sister, your brother, and your sister-in-law.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Creating a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud Before you can work with your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud, you first create a Personal Cloud and configure the settings. 1. Click the Personal Cloud icon to open the feature page. 2. Expand the Configure section. 3. Click the button for My Personal Cloud to open the portal that lets you create your Personal Cloud. 4.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Configuring Router Port Forwarding for Personal Cloud In most cases, your px12-450r attempts to automatically configure your router. However, if it cannot, a message displays that your router is not configured for port forwarding, and you must manually configure your router to forward a specific port to your px12-450r. Most routers refer to this as port forwarding, application access, or virtual server.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Configuring Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud As a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud administrator, you can manage various settings on your Personal Cloud to ensure that it functions as efficiently as possible. Settings include specifying an email address when sending invitations. When data is traveling through the Personal Cloud, you can control the security of that information by specifying a Secure Communication level.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Inviting People onto Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you invite people to join your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud, you are actually selecting from existing users on your px12-450r, or adding people as users on your px12-450r. In addition, you are optionally allowing them to join a trusted device to your Personal Cloud. Computers are added as trusted devices through LenovoEMC Storage Manager.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Joining a Trusted Device to LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can join your px12-450r as a trusted device on the Personal Cloud hosted on another LenovoEMC network storage device if you have been given permission by the Personal Cloud administrator. You cannot join your trusted device to a Personal Cloud if you have not been added as a user on the Personal Cloud. 1. Click the Personal Cloud icon to open the feature page. 2.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Managing Trusted Devices on a Personal Cloud As administrator of a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud hosted on your px12-450r, you can manage trusted devices on your Personal Cloud. Trusted devices can be disconnected, or you can completely delete a trusted device from the Personal Cloud. Disconnecting Trusted Devices 1. Click the Personal Cloud icon to open the feature page. 2.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Using Copy Jobs with a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can create Copy Jobs that can transfer data from one trusted device to another through the Personal Cloud. When you add a trusted device to your Personal Cloud, a Copy Jobs icon displays next to that device in the trusted device table.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Disabling or Deleting Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud When you disable your Personal Cloud, you eliminate access to your Personal Cloud without deleting the account information you created when you set up the Personal Cloud. Later, if you want to re-enable your Personal Cloud, you can do so without re-entering all the account information.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Accessing Content Using Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share content on your px12-450r through your Personal Cloud. You can set access permissions to Shares on your px12-450r to make content accessible to all users of your Personal Cloud, or you can restrict access to specific users or groups.
Personal Cloud: Accessing Your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud From Anywhere in the World Informing Users What to Do with LenovoEMC Personal Cloud LenovoEMC Personal Cloud enables invited users to access your px12-450r from the web. They enter the Personal Cloud URL, myCloudName.mylenovoemc.com, in a web browser, using the name of your Personal Cloud in place of "myCloudName", and when prompted, enter a valid username and password for your px12-450r.
CHAPTER 12 Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media 116
Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media: Overview If you have an account with social media services such as Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube, you can share content on your px12-450r Network Storage with your friends and family using one or more of these social media sites. To share your content using social media sites, create Shares called Active Folders, and connect each Active Folder with a social media account.
Sharing Content Using Social Media Facebook Facebook is a social network to connect with friends and family. You can configure a Share as a Facebook Active Folder so that photos and movies added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Facebook account. Refer to Managing Shares on page 55 for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders. If you do not have a Facebook account, go to the Facebook website to open an account. Configuring a Facebook Active Folder 1. Click the Shares icon.
Sharing Content Using Social Media Flickr Flickr is a photo sharing network for sharing photos with friends and family. You can configure a Share as a Flickr Active Folder so that images and albums added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your Flickr account. Refer to Managing Shares on page 55 for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders. If you do not have a Flickr account, go to the Flickr website to open an account. Configuring a Flickr Active Folder 119 1.
Sharing Content Using Social Media YouTube YouTube is a social media site to share video content. You can configure a Share as a YouTube Active Folder so that videos added to that Share are automatically uploaded to your YouTube account. Refer to Managing Shares on page 55 for more information on managing Shares and Active Folders. If you do not have a YouTube account, go to the YouTube website to open an account. Configuring a YouTube Active Folder 1. Click the Shares icon. 2.
Sharing Content Using Social Media Share Content through LenovoEMC Personal Cloud You can share your multimedia content with friends and family through a LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Refer to the LenovoEMC Personal Cloud section for more information.
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Media Management Media Management Overview The px12-450r has a built-in Media Server feature. When this feature is turned on, the Media Server scans for media content in all Shares that have media sharing enabled. Media content contained in these Shares is then accessible from the px12-450r to any media player on your network, even if the Share is secured. For information on enabling media sharing, refer to Managing Shares on page 55.
Media Management Media Services Capabilities and Limitations One important consideration when using the Media Server feature is that it can share media content on your px12-450r with anyone on the internet. When media sharing is enabled, internet users, including those users on mobile devices running the LenovoEMC Link, can access media content on your px12-450r.
Media Management Sharing Media Content over the Internet There are two methods for sharing media content on your px12-450r with anyone on the internet. You can enable internet access on the Media Server page. Alternatively, you can enable internet access by configuring your LenovoEMC Personal Cloud. Enabling Internet Access from the Media Server Page You can only enable internet access from the Media Server page if you have already created and configured a Personal Cloud.
Media Management Media Aggregation If you have multiple Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) servers in your network that have media content, you can combine all media content into one view by enabling aggregation on your px12-450r. When you enable aggregation, all media content on DLNA servers is available for playback using a DLNA player, such as Playstation®, Windows Media Player®, or Xbox®. In addition, you can optionally copy all media content from your network servers to your px12-450r.
Media Management Social Media Sharing You can share media content, such as movies and pictures, using social media sites like Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube. Refer to the Sharing Content Using Social Media section for more information.
Media Management Streaming Music, Movies, and Pictures The Media Server supports playback of videos, music and pictures from any UPnP AV (Universal Plug and Play Audio Visual) network media players, such as Playstation, Windows Media Player, or Xbox. You can play back all your media files from your individual home computers by enabling media aggregation on your px12-450r.
Media Management Photos Photos Overview Your px12-450r has multiple ways to manage your pictures.
Media Management Configuring a Photo Resize Active Folder 1. Click the Shares icon. 2. Select a Share to use as a Photo Resize Active Folder, and click to expand the Active Folder section. 3. Check Enable. 4. Select Photo Resize from the drop-down menu. 5. You can set a size for your pictures. Select 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, or enter a Custom Resolution for resizing images. The resized photos are saved to a folder on the Share named by the photo size you choose, such as 800x600. 6.
Media Management Music Music Overview If you have music files in media-sharing enabled folders on your px12-450r, those music files can be streamed by a DLNA player running on a computer on the network. Streaming Music The px12-450r has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for music in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any music contained in these specific folders is then accessible to any user on your network with a media player.
Media Management Videos Video Capabilities Overview Your px12-450r Network Storage has multiple ways to manage your videos. Your px12-450r can: ● Stream movies that are in Shares with media sharing enabled ● Upload videos that are added to Shares associated with social media sites Streaming Movies The px12-450r Network Storage has a built-in media server that, when turned on, scans for movies in specific folders that have media sharing enabled.
CHAPTER 14 Adding Applications to Your px12450r Network Storage Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage 133
Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage Application Overview You can install supported applications on your px12-450r using the Application Manager page. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application.
Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage Application Installation Certain applications on your px12-450r must be installed before you can use them. When you click on an uninstalled application in the px12-450r management console, you open the feature page of the application. To install the application, click the install link. The application is downloaded to the px12-450r, and you can start the application from the Application Manager page. You can also download applications from www.
Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage Application Manager The Application Manager page allows you to add applications to your px12-450r from an installation file located on your computer. For each application installed you may have the option to uninstall, start, and stop the application. This page shows the applications which came preinstalled with your px12-450r; as well as applications that you have manually installed.
Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage Software Updates The Software Updates page identifies the px12-450r software status and provides the ability to update the software for the px12-450r. Auto-update process: installing a device software update 1. In the table listing the current software installed on your px12-450r, click column to check for updates. 2. The Status column will state whether the software is up to date or if an update is available.
Adding Applications to Your px12-450r Network Storage The px12-450r will be temporarily inaccessible during the software update. Be sure no critical files are being accessed.
CHAPTER 15 Backing up and Recovering Your px12-450r Network Storage Settings Backing up and Recovering Your px12-450r Network Storage Settings 139
Backing up and Recovering Your px12-450r Network Storage Settings Backing Up Your px12-450r Network Storage Settings The Configuration Backup and Restore page allows you to back up and restore system configuration information. Backing up a configuration saves various system properties, including users, groups, device identification, and Share names and permissions. Configuration information is saved to a file, and you can save as many versions of the file as you want.
CHAPTER 16 Hardware Management Hardware Management 141
Hardware Management Energy Saving The Energy Saving feature provides power settings for the px12-450r. Power Down Drives Click the Power Down Drives drop-down menu to select how much idle time should be allowed to elapse before the px12-450r powers down the drives. Drives automatically power back up when the px12-450r accesses them. You may notice a slight delay when the drives are accessed. Wake On LAN Wake On LAN powers on your px12-450r when a specific signal is sent over the network.
Hardware Management Factory Reset Factory Reset returns the px12-450r to its original state. This feature is useful if you give your px12-450r to someone else. Factory Reset provides two options for returning your px12-450r to its original state: ● Quickly delete all data — permanently deletes all record of existing or deleted data, users, and passwords.
Hardware Management UPS Management The LenovoEMC UPS Management page allows you to monitor the status of an attached Uninterruptible Power Supply. If your px12-450r is connected to a UPS battery backup unit, it is listed on this page. The battery status of the backup unit is also indicated, displaying how much of a charge is left in the battery. To monitor the battery status of your UPS unit, connect your px12-450r to it with a USB cable.
Hardware Management Troubleshooting Routers If you encounter a problem while connecting or using your px12-450r, check the topics listed below for possible solutions. If you have properly set port forwarding on your router and remote access still does not work, you may have multiple routers on your network. In this situation, you will most likely have two NAT (Network Address Translation) firewalls. 1.
Hardware Management Configuring Port Forwarding on Double NAT Networks If for some reason the network configuration cannot be changed and your setup requires the double NAT, you must perform the port forwarding steps twice. On the primary router, set the port forwarding to the cascaded router's external IP address. On the cascaded router, set the port forwarding to the px12-450r's IP address.
Hardware Management 1. Log in to your router and write down the DHCP range it is using. 2. Refer to your router's documentation for more information on configuring DHCP settings. 3. Navigate to the IP address settings interface page on your px12-450r . For more information, check the Network Settings section of this manual. 4. Enter a new IP address that is outside of your router's DHCP range. For example, if your router is distributing IP addresses in the range of 192.168.14.2 through 192.168.14.
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Additional Support How to Get Help LenovoEMC is committed to providing excellent customer support. To meet this goal, Lenovo Customer Support offers a variety of support options designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users. For complete information on the support options available for your product, visit the web support site at http://support.lenovoemc.com.
Additional Support Support The Support feature opens the LenovoEMC web site where you can get more information about your px12450r. The Support page provides access to content for learning more about using and supporting your px12-450r. Refer to the LenovoEMC Support site for more information.
CHAPTER 18 Legal Legal 151
Legal Open Source The software included in this product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under open source agreements. Components of this software covered under GPL or other open source licenses are fully documented as to license and redistribution requirements in the ReadMe file available with the source code. The corresponding source code package is available for download from the LenovoEMC web site at http://support.lenovoemc.com.
Legal Warranty Information Limited Warranty Notice Lenovo Network Storage products are covered by the terms of the Lenovo Limited Warranty, version L5050010-02 08/2011. Read the Lenovo Limited Warranty (LLW) at http://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02/. You can view the LLW in a number of languages from this Web site. If you cannot view the LLW from the Web site, contact your local Lenovo office or reseller to obtain a printed version of the LLW.
Legal Regulatory Information This topic provides regulatory information for various countries. Manufacturer/Responsible Party LenovoEMC, Ltd., 4059 South 1900 West, Roy, UT 84067 EU Representative Lenovo, Einsteinova 21, 851 01 Bratislava, Slovakia Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Legal Important WEEE Information The WEEE marking on Lenovo products applies to countries with WEEE and e-waste regulations (for example, European Directive 2002/96/EC, India E-Waste Management & Handling Rules, 2011) . Appliances are labeled in accordance with local regulations concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These regulations determine the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable within each geography .
Legal Recycling and environmental information Lenovo encourages owners of information technology (IT) equipment to responsibly recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed. Lenovo offers a variety of programs and services to assist equipment owners in recycling their IT products. For information on recycling Lenovo and LenovoEMC products, go to: www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/product_recycling_program.
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