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step 1: mounting hard disks into the NAS #hardware #networking
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@mk step 2: connect power & network cable, and power on the NAS (thanks to the new switch a lot easier than running a long cable overhead)
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@mk step 3: software installation. the manual suggests using the display & button at the top but this corresponds to "1-click setup" which supposedly sets up RAID 5 (and ends with showing the IP address on the display; since I already know the IP address I'll try going straight to the internal web page - and this works: the UI loads and I get a choice between 1-click setup and Custom setup; since I want RAID 10 (not 5) I'll choose Custom setup and see how that goes...
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@mk that goes very well so far, stepping through a Wizard; initialization had now started and Disk LEDs are flashing...
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@mk Disks still flashing (that will take some time) but all other setup is completed, and I can now register for an ASUSTOR ID which will enable downloading apps etc.
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@mk oh interesting: the NAS Web UI is now fully functional - it starts with a nice little intro - and there's an activity monitor with a "Process" tab which tells me what's loaded - and that it's apparently using lighttpd as a web server, samba (smbd) is also loaded, as well as sshd and nginx. a load of other stuff, too - most of it 'sleeping' but some raid-related processes are active.
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@mk I'm pleased to find the NAS box is *very* quiet - it makes less noise than what's sitting on my desk - I really have to put my ear close to hear anything at all.
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@mk step 2: hardware installation complete! http://oracle.skilledtests.com/attachment/44478
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