Smart Storage requires hard drives before configuration

(From Davin Oishi)
Issue/Question: Unit powers up, but can't login to web administration GUI
Resolution: The Cisco Smart Storage products require at least one hard drive to be installed in the system before configuration is allowed
Issue/Question: Why does the Smart Storage require a hard drive to be installed when my previous NSS3000 did not require a hard drive before configuration could be made
Resolution: The architecture for both product families is different. While configuring a device without drives does provide the ability to configure basic settings before deployment. The actual usefulness is still limited to when the device has drives. Smart Storage takes advantage of the drives by placing configuration and applications on the hard drives. If additional drives are installed after initial setup, configuration information is striped across the additional drives as you add them. This allows for better utilization of Smart Storage memory, improves system performance, and allows for higher scalability.

With eSata not going to be an option for all 3 drives. I'll use eSATA for the 2 TB and daisy-chain the other 2 with FW800
I'll use the 500GB for Time Machine, but which would be the better plan?
A) Put stills on the 1TB and use the 2TB for FCE scratch drive and back up the compressed camera data on DVD's
B) Use the 1 TB for camera data and then either folders or partition the 2TB for camera imports and FCE scratch drives,
In either plan the AVCHD files get converted at log and transfer and the h264 data gets converted via 3rd party conversion software. In both cases the converted files end up on the scratch drive.
I should also mention that I plan to use QT not self contained exports and keep them on the internal drive. I am currently keeping disk images of finished projects on an external hard drive, unsure what to do with them. maybe I need an other drive or not bother with saving disk images ?

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Hi ezzrider,
I am sorry to hear your computer buying experience at Best Buy is a bad one. Unfortunately the configuration of the computer was a possible mistake at Dell and not a intentional misleading in the Best Buy store you completed your purchase at.
Did you know that the Dell Computer Corporation has their own community forums to participate in?
Their community is located here: http://en.community.dell.com/forums/
Please be aware that a seperate account login is required but its free without having to purchase anything.
I advise you to check on support.dell.com for any service bulletins regarding your problem ,and the dell community forums regarding your issues with the hard drive configuration.
If you require further assistance beyond this problem , please post on the appropriate customer issues forums toward the bottom of the page.
Thank you for your understanding.
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I think you'll need to find a Retail 10.5 Disc.
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http://lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/unsupported.html
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Ciao.

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Format is found in the Erase Tab:
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Don't worry -- they are used to people shipping laptops without the hard drive. They just stick their own hard disk in to test that everything is working.
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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I need to know how to zero out my hard drive before selling my Mac Book Air.

Click here and follow the instructions. If the computer originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.8 or earlier, when you reach step 5, connect its original thumbdrive, restart with the C or Option key held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive, and install a fresh OS.
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I would wait until after updgrading the OS to install the desktop applications that come with the Creative Cloud.
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Hello, I replaced a hard drive before deactivating my software. What I should now do?

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-http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/error-maxium-acitvation-exceeded.html

No clear explanation on multiple hard drive software configuration?

Sorry if there is already a thread on this, but I couldn't find a clear answer on it. I just put a 60GB SSD in my bay 1 and put my 1TB in bay 2. I want to use the SSD for apps and the OS and of course the 1TB for files. Putting the apps on the SSD is already done, the only problem is none of the files are showing up when opening them. I can still open the 1TB and all my files are there, but if I launch an application from it it still doesn't have the files. I'm guessing I'm going to have to reference the other drive somehow (this is the part that wasn't explained clearly at all).
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Most apps have a preference for their media library.
Alias and symbolic links work
you could relocate the home account.
60GB is small and cutting it short, even though you only used say 25GB
you willl need to use TRIM Enabler of course. 10% should be allocated to over provisioning also.
the free space should equal how much is written in the course of a month.
and be ready to erase and restore as needed, always have another drive with TRIM Enabler and have a disk image or restore image of the SSD handy.
Using Cloning as a Backup Strategy
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
http://www.bombich.com/software/updates/ccc-3.5.html
Create an OS X Lion Install disc
OS X Lion Install to Different Drive
How to create an OS X Lion installation disc MacFixIt
Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20080989-263/how-to-create-an-os-x-lion-ins tallation-disc
http://www.coolestguyplanettech.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-osx-10-8-mountain-lio n-disc-or-drive-from-the-downloaded-mountain-lion-app/
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http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone-backup.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
http://www.macperformanceguide.com/blog/2012/20120711_2-MacPro-internal-clone-ba ckup.html
Before you clone, install TRIM Enabler!
And after you clone, run Disk Utility's REPAIR DISK on the SSD -- just to be on the safest side.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37852/trim-enabler
SSD Maintenance
How to relocate system and user data to another drive:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4337
http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-move-the-home-folder-in-os-x-and-why/
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The destination storage device (SSD drive or hard drive) you are migrating to should be physically located in the same computer. Moving operating system files from one computer to another computer using software not specifically designed for that computer can cause issues due to software, hardware, and firmware version mismatches.
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How do I delete photos from an external hard drive before downloading to my new Mac?

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Don't touch that one !
I was hoping that in addition to that there should be another device listed, namely the USB External HD you've got plugged into the USB port. It should show up something like this:

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Smart Storage requires hard drives before configuration

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