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--- omv7:new_user_guide [2024/09/02 14:34] – [Data Drive Set Up] crashtest
+++ omv7:new_user_guide [2025/06/21 13:14] (current) – [New User - Server Utilities, Maintenance and Backup for OMV6] crashtest
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-<html><center><b>February 11th, 2024 - Rev 1.0</b></center></html>
+<html><center><b>April 19th, 2025 - Rev 1.2</b></center></html>
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 February 4th, 2024 - Rev 0.2 Various edits and link updates.\\
 February 11th, 2024 - Rev 1.0 Cross link checks and various updates and edits.\\
+November 14th, 2024 - Rev 1.1 Additional note and link RE SMART stat's.\\
+April 19th, 2025 - Rev 1.2 Various minor updates \ edits.\\
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 Users in this category may prefer the information available on
-the [[https://openmediavault.readthedocs.io/en/6.x/|Project's Wiki]].  ((Update to 7.X when available.))
+the [[https://openmediavault.readthedocs.io/en/7.x/|Project's Wiki]].
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 Beginners should download the latest __stable__ version from
 [[https://www.openmediavault.org/download.html|openmedivault.org]] and
-copy the SHA 256 checksum for the ISO.  **OMV7** is, currently the **Testing** version.  ((Edit when OMV7 is released.))  The checksum value will
+copy the SHA 256 checksum for the ISO.  **OMV7** is, currently the Stable version.  The checksum value will
 be used with the MD5 SHA checksum utility.  (Windows Notepad can open MD5 files by
 selecting “**All Files**”, next to the file name drop down.) \\
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 <html><center>When prompted for confirmation, click  <b>Yes</b>, then <b>Quick</b>. Finally, close the “<b>Wiping device</b>” dialog box.</center></html>
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-<html><center>(<b>Note:</b>  Wiping a disk with <b>GPT formatting</b> present may result in an error.  Simply re-run the wipe operation a 2nd time.)</center></html>
+<html><center>(<b>Note:</b>  Wiping a disk with GPT formatting present may result in an error.  Simply re-run the wipe operation a 2nd time.)</center></html>
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 Where spinning drives are concerned, thanks to the ongoing
 [[https://www.backblaze.com/b2/hard-drive-test-data.html|BackBlaze drive study]], a loose
-correlation has been made between impending drive failure and specific SMART stat's. \\
+correlation has been made between impending drive failure and specific SMART stat's.\\
+A synopsis of drive failures, versus the following SMART stat's, is available -> [[https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-smart-stats-indicate-hard-drive-failures/|here]].\\
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-<html><strong><span style="color:black;font-size:125%;">SMART stats loosely related to drive failure:</span></strong></html>\\
+<html><strong><span style="color:black;font-size:125%;">SMART stats loosely related to the failure of spinning drives:</span></strong></html>\\
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 <html><strong>SMART 5 – Reallocated_Sector_Count</strong></html> \\
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-===== New User - Server Utilities, Maintenance and Backup for OMV6 =====
+===== New User - Server Utilities, Maintenance and Backup for OMV7 =====
 The [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:utilities_maint_backup|Utilities, Maintenance and Backup document for OMV7]] can provide users with information on freeware utilities that will allow them to better manage an Openmediavault server.  Other topics covered are maintenance items and easy to understand Operating System and Data backup processes.