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  1. questionIs RAID the only backup solution that I need? Is it even a backup solution?
    NO! - RAID0 only provides speed by striping data across two or more drives. There is no redundancy in this configuration. If one drive becomes degraded, all data can be lost. - RAID1 provides redundancy in that two or more drives can be mirrors of each other. This is slower than RAID0, but i ...

  2. questionAccessing the NAS or lockbox from a remote workstation.
    Softlayer does not allow connections to the NAS or lockbox via the VPN connection. You will need to log into your server and mount the NAS/lockbox and then transfer the data to the NAS/lockbox via the mount. More information can be found in the customer portal under Private Network -> Storag ...

  3. questionMounting a NAS with FreeBSD
    To mount a NAS on FreeBSD, you will need to do the following. You will need your NAS or Lockbox username as well as the IP address for the NAS. The username can be located in the portal under “private network” => “storagelayer”. Select either “LOCKBOX” ...

  4. questionHow to Connect to a LockBox Volume using FTP.
    ftp hostname Example: ftp lockbox0X.service.softlayer.com FTP Username: {Username} FTP Password: {Password}

  5. questionHow to Connect to a LockBox Volume in Windows.
    Method 1 - Command Prompt (batch file) net use driveletter \\Hostname\Username /u:username password Example: net use z: \\lockbox0X.service.softlayer.com\{Username} /u:{Username} {password} Method 2 - Windows Explorer Open Windows Explorer and go to 'tools' -> 'map network drive' Select driv ...

  6. questionHow to Mount a NAS Volume in Linux.
    Method 1 - mount If you have not already done so, create the directory you want the NAS account mapped to Example: mkdir /mnt/test mount -t cifs //Hostname/Username -o username=username,password=password /local/mountpoint Example: mount -t cifs //nas0X.service.softlayer.com/{Username} -o usernam ...

  7. questionHow to Connect to a NAS Volume using FTP.
    FTP ftp hostname Example: ftp nas0X.service.softlayer.com FTP Username: {Username} FTP Password: {Password}

  8. questionHow to Connect to a LockBox Volume in Linux.
    Method 1 - mount If you have not already done so, create the directory you want the NAS account mapped to Example: mkdir /mnt/test mount -t cifs //Hostname/Username -o username=username,password=password /local/mountpoint Example: mount -t cifs //lockbox0X.service.softlayer.com/{Username} -o use ...

  9. questionHow to Connect to a NAS Volume in Windows.
    Method 1 - Command Prompt (batch file) net use driveletter \\Hostname\Username /u:username password Example: net use z: \\nas0X.service.softlayer.com\{Username} /u:{Username} {Password} Method 2 - Windows Explorer Open Windows Explorer and go to 'tools' -> 'map network drive' Select drive let ...

  10. questionWhat is NAS Storage?
    NAS Storage is our backup feature. It is a separate backup server, to which you will backup your important files via FTP. It is $.50 per GB and comes in increments of 20GB, 40GB, 80GB, 100GB, or 250GB. The best part is, unlike other hosting companies, our NAS servers are located on the Priva ...

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