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Advanced Features
Dell™PowerVault™725NNASSystemsAdministrator'sGuide
ThissectionincludesdescriptionsofadvancedfeaturesthatcannotbeperformedfromtheDell™PowerVault™NASManager.
To perform the procedures in this section, you must use the Terminal Services Advanced Client. To access the Terminal Services Advanced Client, perform the
following steps:
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. From the NAS Manager, click Maintenance.
3. Click Terminal Services.
4. Log on as an administrator.
Updating the BIOS
To update the BIOS, you must first copy the BIOS file to the NAS system and then update it using Terminal Services.
Copying the BIOS to the NAS System
1. Using a Web browser, connect to the PowerVault NAS Manager and create a shared folder on the NAS system. See "Adding a Share" in the "NAS
Manager" section of this guide.
2. From a client system running the Microsoft®Windows®2000 operating system, map the share you created in step 1.
a. Right-click My Computer and select Map Network Drive.
b. Specify the drive letter and folder for the connection and click OK.
c. EnterthenameoftheNASsystemandthenameoftheshareyoucreatedinstep1andclickOK.
d. In the Map Network Drive window, click a different user name.
e. In the Connect As window, enter a user name and password to connect to the NAS system with administrator privileges, and then click OK.
f. Click Finish.
3. Download the latest BIOS file from support.dell.com and copy it to the share.
4. Disconnect the share from the client system.
a. Right-click My Computer and select Disconnect Network Drive.
b. Select the share that you want to disconnect and click OK.
Running the BIOS Update Utility
1. Log into the NAS Manager.
2. On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Maintenance.
3. Click Terminal Services.
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