For my scenario, the automatic choice was identical to what I wanted to do anyway, so I was impressed. This choice allows the LaCie to essentially set itself up with no further user intervention required. There is also a choice for “Automatic,” which lets the LaCie decide the best drive setup. I left my setup overnight and it was complete in the morning. The setup could take a very long time-many hours to a day or so depending on the drives you installed. Once you configure the drives and apply the configuration, walk away and pursue other endeavors.
#LACIE NETWORK ASSISTANT MANUAL INSTALL#
You get the best, most efficient results and use of drive space when you install more than one drive, all the same size. The dashboard will give you the setup options available depending on the number and sizes of drives you installed. You can put in anywhere from 1 to 5 drives, and they don’t have to be the same size. The web dashboard is fairly self-explanatory and will walk you thru setting up the drives. Make sure you are patient and wait for the sequence to complete before trying to do anything (i.e., don’t turn it off and back on during boot up). There is a specific sequence the unit goes thru while booting up, before it is ready to be accessed (signified by flashing lights) and it can take as long as 5-10 minutes to go thru this. One caveat: read the instructions carefully regarding boot-up. If you need to set it up some other way, just read the instructions, as there are alternate methods. It obtains an IP address from DHCP by default, which was perfect for my home network setup. When the LaCie boots up, you can access the setup via a web browser. You simply attach the drives to the caddies and insert the caddies into the unit. I put a 2 TB hard drive in each bay and set up a RAID 5 array with 4 drives, and one as a spare. Readers should note that all testing and use was done with Macs, so I don’t know whether anything presented here would be different under Windows. However, depending on how you wish to use it, your mileage may vary (either up or down). I gave the LaCie 3 out of a possible 5 Low End Macs. I waited 3 months after initially putting the LaCie 5big Network 2 through its paces to write a review because I wanted to be as balanced as possible. The diskless version ($375 MSRP) was tested. It is available in 15 GB, 10 GB, and 0 GB (diskless) versions. LaCie markets the drive as being flexible and easy to set up and use.
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