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Manual updates of wd software, Automatic updates of wd software – Western Digital WD Sentinel DS6100 Administrator and Maintenance Guide User Manual

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MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD)

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WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE

Manual Updates of WD Software

To check for software updates and update the software:

1.

Click the Software Updates tab.

2.

You have two options. You may check for updates online or update from a file:

To use the online update:

a.

Click Check for Updates.

b.

If an update is available, click Download and Install to update your

WD Sentinel server.

To update from a file:

a.

The software update files can also be downloaded from the WD Support site at

http://support.wd.com

.

Once you download the available firmware updates for the

WD Sentinel server, copy the file to a shared folder such as the Documents share
on the server and select the file to update.

b.

Click Update from file and then locate and select the update file you copied to

your server.

c.

Click Open. The system applies the software update. The system automatically

restarts the server if a reboot is required to complete the software update.

Automatic Updates of WD Software

Enabling Automatic Updates on your WD Sentinel server causes the server to check for
available software updates from WD on a scheduled basis and apply the updates
automatically.

To set a schedule for automatic updates:

1.

In the Automatic Updates section, click Enable.

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