WD Sentinel RX4100 includes the hardware and software needed to centralize your business files. Once its set up, administration is easy because it intelligently manages drive and network status, reducing maintenance time so you can focus on your business.
Unified storage solution.
WD Sentinel RX4100 is a highly affordable and reliable integrated Network Attached Storage, iSCSI SAN and backup server in a 1U rack mount enclosure, thus reducing hardware requirements and providing lower cost of ownership for small to medium-sized businesses.
Complete data protection for your business.
WD Sentinel includes Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials software, providing enterprise-class data protection for up to 25 client computers in your network. There's no need to purchase additional backup software licenses.
Did you know...
Did you know that with a RAID-enabled storage system you can connect two or more drives so they act like one big fast drive? Or, you can set them up to be mirrored so one drive in the system is used to automatically and instantaneously duplicate your data for real-time backup.
Features
Easy installation
The easy setup process allows you to integrate WD Sentinel RX4100 into your office network like a pro. The administration dashboard quickly guides you through the process including adding users, setting up data access, creating shared folders and scheduling backups.
Real-time system status through the administration Dashboard or email alerts
Receive critical system updates via the built-in email alerts functionality or view real-time updates for the system and network status through WD Sentinel’s Dashboard. The Dashboard includes easy-to-use task wizards that allow you to perform administrative tasks such as creating and managing user accounts, setting backup schedules and access privileges to shared folders, and monitoring the WD Sentinel's system health and alerts. The Dashboard's "Health" tab allows you to monitor the status of the storage drives, RAID configuration and power supplies, as well as temperatures, fans, CPU and network connections.
Easy administration
WD Sentinel RX4100 is the ideal rack mount storage server for small businesses. Its easy administration features include four drive bays with hot swappable design; redundant user-serviceable power supplies; user-serviceable fans and email alerts. In the event that an IT professionals assistance is needed, the WD Sentinel RX4100 allows them to manage the server remotely. Now thats easy!
Virtualize WD Sentinel storage using iSCSI Target
WD Sentinel RX4100 offers built-in iSCSI target functionality integrated within the Dashboard to easily manage the setup, administration and deployment of iSCSI SAN Storage. IT Pros and advanced users have the ability to partition their WD Sentinel RX4100 for both NAS File-based storage as well as iSCSI-SAN with the iSCSI Target solution powered by StarWind. This capability enables the administrator to create multiple iSCSI targets to meet the specific needs of their dynamic IT environments.
Protect
Protecting your data is critical to the long-term success of your business because recreating lost data can take hundreds of hours and cost thousands of dollars. WD Sentinel RX4100 offers a complete data protection solution and helps safeguard your business against data loss.
The drives inside
Pre-configured with four hard drives optimized for reliability, quality and performance.
Performance and data protection with RAID
Pre-configured with RAID 5 for added data protection and drive redundancy.
Easy data retention policy implementation for Windows clients
Implement your companys data retention policy with ease to ensure regulatory compliance.
Optional off-site disaster recovery service
Every small business should have a plan to protect its data from an unforeseen disaster (fire, flood, earthquake, etc.). KeepVault is an off-site, cloud-based data backup and disaster recovery solution that’s integrated within WD Sentinel RX4100’s administration dashboard. It’s easy to use and cost-effective and provides built-in support for data encryption and compression for secure and faster data transfer.
Automatic backup and restore for Windows clients
The included backup software saves time and space by performing a full Bare Metal Backup the first time and then automatically backing up only the data that has changed since the previous backup, using block-level deduplication technology. In the event of a data loss or a drive failure on a client computer, the WD Sentinel RX4100’s fast and easy restore function finds your files or lets you restore an entire system to get you up and running again quickly.
Dual Ethernet ports
Comes configured in Adaptive Fault Tolerance, which keeps your network available by automatically switching to the second Ethernet port if the first one should fail.
Optional dual power supply
WD Sentinel RX4100 offers the small business owner the option of adding an external power supply that will take over should a power surge or other failure damage the internal power supply. With the optional external power supply you have the added peace of mind knowing that your server will remain operational.
Secure remote access
WD Sentinel RX4100 is perfect for businesses with employees working remotely or in home offices. You have the security of knowing all your business files are safely stored on your WD Sentinel RX4100 small business storage server. With built-in secure remote access, remote employees with access permissions can securely access business data from any computer with an Internet connection.
A total solution with industry-leading technology partners
We combined hardware and software from industry leaders to deliver a reliable, secure and easy-to-manage storage server designed specifically for small business environments. WD Sentinel RX4100 features:
