Western Digital WD Sentinel DS5100 Maintenance Manual

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD)

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WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE

2.    Click the Change link and select the day and time you want the WD Sentinel server to 

check for updates every week, and if an update is available, install it. (Example: every 
Sunday at 3:00 AM) 

3.    Click Apply.

Updating Microsoft Software

You can update the Microsoft software for the WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 using the 
Server Settings page. See “Managing Server Settings,” below.

1.  Click 

Settings on the icon bar to enable, set up, and control WD Sentinel server 

settings.

2.    The General page displays. The left panel contains links to the rest of the Server 

Settings pages.

Following is a summary of the purpose of each of the Server Settings pages. 

General



Shutdown or restart the server—This is the safest method to shut down or 

restart the server. It insures that the RAID system shuts down cleanly. See 
“Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server” on page 40 for instructions.



Change the date, time, and location of the server—You can change the 

settings you established at initialization.



Change the behavior of the Windows update—You can change the settings 

for updating the Microsoft software.

 provides complete 

instructions for using these pages.