LaCie 5Big Office + Installation

September 9, 2012 by 3 Comments

I installed the connector on Windows 8 and the unit itself was populated with Seagate ST2000DL001 5900RPM 2TB hard drives in a RAID5 configuration.  Now, here is the installation process!

Select the LaCie installation disc.

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Run LaCie.EXE. Select Server Setup.

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The Office Installer starts. Select Next.

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Of course, you need to make sure that the server you are setting up is connected to the same network via ethernet. Click Next once you are sure.

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Make sure the power source is connected and click Next.

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  • http://twitter.com/Dieharder Dieharder

    Excellent Jim.

    I have a demo of the Western Digital’s DX4000 and I can see right off, that the LaCie box has a VGA port, 5 drive bays instead of 4, and it supports multiple drives. Western Digital will only support their own Enterprise 2TB & 3TB drives.

    Please let me know if it handles a server backup. Due to the 2TB VHD backup limit of SS2008R2E, WD’s DX4000 disables the server backup function, is this the same with LaCie ?

    • jam3ohio

      John this is using the same OS as the WD, so I expect the same type of issue will pertain. However, I plan on testing ISCSI nas-nas backup to a QNAP that I have around and will do a post on that. Please keep an eye out for that post.

    • http://twitter.com/jam3ohio Jim McCarthy

      John, confirming that this 2TB limit pertains to this product. If you install all of these drives in one RAID, you will have to find other backup solutions. Otherwise, this is a stellar product and I recommend it.