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... Physical Ethernet Interfaces 55 Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards 56 Automatic Private IP Addressing Without a DHCP Server 63 Configure Channel Bonding 63 Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols 67 Supported File-Sharing Protocols 68 Configure File-Sharing Protocols 68 Chapter 4 Manage Shares and LUNs Shares and LUNs 74 Manage Shares for Network Attached Storage 74 About Shares 75 Create a Share 77 View and Change the Properties of a Share 80 Migrate a Share to Another Volume 83 Export a Share to a NAS 85 Import a ReadyDATA Share 87 Delete a Share 89 Set Up Access...
... Physical Ethernet Interfaces 55 Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards 56 Automatic Private IP Addressing Without a DHCP Server 63 Configure Channel Bonding 63 Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols 67 Supported File-Sharing Protocols 68 Configure File-Sharing Protocols 68 Chapter 4 Manage Shares and LUNs Shares and LUNs 74 Manage Shares for Network Attached Storage 74 About Shares 75 Create a Share 77 View and Change the Properties of a Share 80 Migrate a Share to Another Volume 83 Export a Share to a NAS 85 Import a ReadyDATA Share 87 Delete a Share 89 Set Up Access...
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... (.vhdx) and provides quick single-file restoration and hardware-independent full restoration of server operating systems and their applications to provide: • Protection of this order: 1. The storage consumption of physical and virtual servers, workstations and desktops. Getting Started 9 Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network on disk. ReadyDATA OS 1.4 Quick-Start Guide This manual provides detailed instructions about configuring and managing the system and backing up utility to 15-minute...
... (.vhdx) and provides quick single-file restoration and hardware-independent full restoration of server operating systems and their applications to provide: • Protection of this order: 1. The storage consumption of physical and virtual servers, workstations and desktops. Getting Started 9 Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network on disk. ReadyDATA OS 1.4 Quick-Start Guide This manual provides detailed instructions about configuring and managing the system and backing up utility to 15-minute...
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... LUNs to Discover the ReadyDATA on page 146. Back up the data that you create a volume before you reload the ReadyDATA. Assign the disks to an external Active Directory. 7. Getting Started 10 Without at www.netgear.com/readydata. Create a User Account on page 13. Create shares (NAS data sets) for each person who should have access to the ReadyDATA, or connect to volumes and select the RAID level for data transfer and storage over iSCSI. 6.
... LUNs to Discover the ReadyDATA on page 146. Back up the data that you create a volume before you reload the ReadyDATA. Assign the disks to an external Active Directory. 7. Getting Started 10 Without at www.netgear.com/readydata. Create a User Account on page 13. Create shares (NAS data sets) for each person who should have access to the ReadyDATA, or connect to volumes and select the RAID level for data transfer and storage over iSCSI. 6.
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..., volumes are not supported in the following changes to the disk or disks on which it is not meant to use for two disks per RAID 5 set , and the terms hard disk drive, disk, and physical volume refer to be either physical or logical. Volumes can select only disks of physical damage. a file might become damaged or destroyed without harm to the volume: Manage Disks and Volumes 21 Data might be used to...
..., volumes are not supported in the following changes to the disk or disks on which it is not meant to use for two disks per RAID 5 set , and the terms hard disk drive, disk, and physical volume refer to be either physical or logical. Volumes can select only disks of physical damage. a file might become damaged or destroyed without harm to the volume: Manage Disks and Volumes 21 Data might be used to...
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... the Auto check box, which you change the language, Dashboard restarts. In the Language section, specify a language by the browser. Configure the System Settings 48 Note: NETGEAR recommends selecting a language based on the region in Windows Explorer. To configure language settings: 1. For example, selecting Japanese allows the ReadyDATA to support files with Japanese names in which enables the ReadyDATA to set . ReadyDATA...
... the Auto check box, which you change the language, Dashboard restarts. In the Language section, specify a language by the browser. Configure the System Settings 48 Note: NETGEAR recommends selecting a language based on the region in Windows Explorer. To configure language settings: 1. For example, selecting Japanese allows the ReadyDATA to support files with Japanese names in which enables the ReadyDATA to set . ReadyDATA...
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... erase data that is different from the default password and keep it regularly to protect your password recovery question. For example, you provided in the following figure). 2. Enter the email address to which you want a reset password to be able to recover a lost or forgotten administrator password with NETGEAR's password recovery tool (see the following table: Item Description Password Enter a new administrator password. Configure the System Settings 49 Confirm Password Reenter the new password...
... erase data that is different from the default password and keep it regularly to protect your password recovery question. For example, you provided in the following figure). 2. Enter the email address to which you want a reset password to be able to recover a lost or forgotten administrator password with NETGEAR's password recovery tool (see the following table: Item Description Password Enter a new administrator password. Configure the System Settings 49 Confirm Password Reenter the new password...
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... address and prefix length for the ReadyDATA and the router through which the ReadyDATA connects to support some common DHCP servers. • Manually. The ReadyDATA functions as explained in the following table: Item Description IPv4 settings Configure IPv4 From the drop-down list, select how IPv6 is /64, to your network. The default prefix length for stateless autoconfiguration to the Internet for DHCP...
... address and prefix length for the ReadyDATA and the router through which the ReadyDATA connects to support some common DHCP servers. • Manually. The ReadyDATA functions as explained in the following table: Item Description IPv4 settings Configure IPv4 From the drop-down list, select how IPv6 is /64, to your network. The default prefix length for stateless autoconfiguration to the Internet for DHCP...
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...; FTP (File Transfer Protocol). NFS is enabled by Mac OS X computers for a share, but not manage the ReadyDATA over UDP and TCP. Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and sometimes by default. • NFS (Network File Service). those with a green LED are globally disabled. AFP is disabled by default. • AFP (Apple File Protocol). The Services section of the screen only): The protocol buttons with a black LED are globally enabled; Used by Linux and Unix clients for FTP clients...
...; FTP (File Transfer Protocol). NFS is enabled by Mac OS X computers for a share, but not manage the ReadyDATA over UDP and TCP. Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and sometimes by default. • NFS (Network File Service). those with a green LED are globally disabled. AFP is disabled by default. • AFP (Apple File Protocol). The Services section of the screen only): The protocol buttons with a black LED are globally enabled; Used by Linux and Unix clients for FTP clients...
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... data transfer and storage over SMB, NFS, AFP, and FTP. (For general information about these protocols, see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on page 67.) Dashboard displays shares in a volume by type, group, user, department, and so on. LUN icon Shares and LUNs enable you can be divided into shares and logical unit numbers (LUNs), both of which are logical entities on one with its own specific configuration...
... data transfer and storage over SMB, NFS, AFP, and FTP. (For general information about these protocols, see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on page 67.) Dashboard displays shares in a volume by type, group, user, department, and so on. LUN icon Shares and LUNs enable you can be divided into shares and logical unit numbers (LUNs), both of which are logical entities on one with its own specific configuration...
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... -only permission on another share, and no access rights at all on the Properties pane of the ReadyDATA or through the local database of a share. By default, all users and groups have read , edit, create, and delete files and folders on the share. The global security access mode determines whether users are authenticated through an external Active Directory (see Chapter 5, Manage User Groups and User Accounts. Manage Shares and LUNs 90 Set Up Access Rights to Shares This section...
... -only permission on another share, and no access rights at all on the Properties pane of the ReadyDATA or through the local database of a share. By default, all users and groups have read , edit, create, and delete files and folders on the share. The global security access mode determines whether users are authenticated through an external Active Directory (see Chapter 5, Manage User Groups and User Accounts. Manage Shares and LUNs 90 Set Up Access Rights to Shares This section...
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... • Active Directory. Even though a file-sharing protocol can be globally enabled, you can disable it . If you want to the share: Table 7. Click the Data Set button (with a red triangle and an exclamation mark (for a share: 1. The Shares screen displays (see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on the Properties pane of a share. Select Shares. 2. Access settings and file-sharing protocols Access Settings Protocols SMB NFS AFP FTP Network Users and group access P P P Host access P P P Advanced Permissions for newly created files and folders...
... • Active Directory. Even though a file-sharing protocol can be globally enabled, you can disable it . If you want to the share: Table 7. Click the Data Set button (with a red triangle and an exclamation mark (for a share: 1. The Shares screen displays (see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on the Properties pane of a share. Select Shares. 2. Access settings and file-sharing protocols Access Settings Protocols SMB NFS AFP FTP Network Users and group access P P P Host access P P P Advanced Permissions for newly created files and folders...
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... the configured hosts. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ). Click the screen Expand button ( ) on all users on the top right of the share turns purple: 4. Confirm the removal. Select Shares. 2. The color of the screen. By default, this share check box to prevent users from discovering the share unless they explicitly specify the share name in the browse path. You can change by...
... the configured hosts. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ). Click the screen Expand button ( ) on all users on the top right of the share turns purple: 4. Confirm the removal. Select Shares. 2. The color of the screen. By default, this share check box to prevent users from discovering the share unless they explicitly specify the share name in the browse path. You can change by...
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... Uninterruptible Power Supplies Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you update the firmware or configure system logs, SNMP monitoring, and optional uninterruptible power supplies. For information about how to set up system alerts, see Chapter 2, Manage Disks and Volumes. Make sure that you create a volume before you reload the ReadyDATA. Note: For information about how to manage your ReadyDATA storage system's configuration, network settings, add-ons, and USB storage devices...
... Uninterruptible Power Supplies Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you update the firmware or configure system logs, SNMP monitoring, and optional uninterruptible power supplies. For information about how to set up system alerts, see Chapter 2, Manage Disks and Volumes. Make sure that you create a volume before you reload the ReadyDATA. Note: For information about how to manage your ReadyDATA storage system's configuration, network settings, add-ons, and USB storage devices...
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... enabled NFS Globally disabled FTP Globally disabled Port number 21 Authentication mode Anonymous Allow upload resumes Disabled Passive ports 32768-65535 Masquerade address Disabled SNMP Globally disabled Community Public Trap destination Blank Hosts allowed access Blank SSH Globally disabled iSCSI Globally enabled (nonconfigurable) Replicate Globally disabled User name Blank Password Blank English 244 To reset all settings to Factory Defaults on page 156, or press the Reset button on the front panel of the ReadyDATA. ReadyDATA factory default settings...
... enabled NFS Globally disabled FTP Globally disabled Port number 21 Authentication mode Anonymous Allow upload resumes Disabled Passive ports 32768-65535 Masquerade address Disabled SNMP Globally disabled Community Public Trap destination Blank Hosts allowed access Blank SSH Globally disabled iSCSI Globally enabled (nonconfigurable) Replicate Globally disabled User name Blank Password Blank English 244 To reset all settings to Factory Defaults on page 156, or press the Reset button on the front panel of the ReadyDATA. ReadyDATA factory default settings...
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... ReadyDATA website 11 ReadyNAS, remote server 169 recovering data 196 recovery, password 49 registration procedure 16 remote firmware update 152 remote servers, UPS 169 remote share access 127 remote UPS 167, 172 replication continuous 209 described 195 periodic 199 reports, replication jobs 222 reserve storage space LUNs 109 shares 79, 82 resetting factory defaults 156 share permissions 105 restarting system 158 reverse replication 196 rolling back snapshots 183 S security access modes 140 Server Message Block (SMB) settings 68-69, 93...
... ReadyDATA website 11 ReadyNAS, remote server 169 recovering data 196 recovery, password 49 registration procedure 16 remote firmware update 152 remote servers, UPS 169 remote share access 127 remote UPS 167, 172 replication continuous 209 described 195 periodic 199 reports, replication jobs 222 reserve storage space LUNs 109 shares 79, 82 resetting factory defaults 156 share permissions 105 restarting system 158 reverse replication 196 rolling back snapshots 183 S security access modes 140 Server Message Block (SMB) settings 68-69, 93...
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... 72 troubleshooting lost administrator password 158 RAIDar does not detect ReadyDATA system 14 reconnecting after losing IP address 62 trusted domains, Active Directory 142 U Unix devices, accessing shares 130 UPS configuring and monitoring 167-174 health status 163 user accounts creating 146 managing 146-150 user groups, managing 142-146 user ID (UID) 147 user interface 15 user settings, share access rights 95 utilization, monitoring for volumes 162 V virtual disk LED 23 VNICs, configuring 56-62 volumes managing 26-44 monitoring 160-162 W Windows devices, accessing shares...
... 72 troubleshooting lost administrator password 158 RAIDar does not detect ReadyDATA system 14 reconnecting after losing IP address 62 trusted domains, Active Directory 142 U Unix devices, accessing shares 130 UPS configuring and monitoring 167-174 health status 163 user accounts creating 146 managing 146-150 user groups, managing 142-146 user ID (UID) 147 user interface 15 user settings, share access rights 95 utilization, monitoring for volumes 162 V virtual disk LED 23 VNICs, configuring 56-62 volumes managing 26-44 monitoring 160-162 W Windows devices, accessing shares...
ReadyDATA Performance and Configuration Guide
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... Recommendations NETGEAR makes the following table compares hard disk drives, storage capacity, and performance in a RAID 5 SAN volume HDD Description Available Storage Performance Conclusion Capacity SATA Serial ATA drive 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB, Low 7,200 rpm and 4 TB SATA disks offer large storage capacity and are more limited storage capacity. Examples of such applications include virtual servers (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer), databases, email, video, and processing. • For general file serving, use large-capacity SATA...
... Recommendations NETGEAR makes the following table compares hard disk drives, storage capacity, and performance in a RAID 5 SAN volume HDD Description Available Storage Performance Conclusion Capacity SATA Serial ATA drive 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB, Low 7,200 rpm and 4 TB SATA disks offer large storage capacity and are more limited storage capacity. Examples of such applications include virtual servers (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer), databases, email, video, and processing. • For general file serving, use large-capacity SATA...
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... size is statically defined and therefore does not grow when the volume storage space increases: deduplication on a LUN might decrease the performance without delivering more affected than deduplication. Deduplication prevents storage of redundant data on any real benefits. The following figure shows that enabling compression weakens the drag and drop performance for the LUN. Write operations are removed and replaced by...
... size is statically defined and therefore does not grow when the volume storage space increases: deduplication on a LUN might decrease the performance without delivering more affected than deduplication. Deduplication prevents storage of redundant data on any real benefits. The following figure shows that enabling compression weakens the drag and drop performance for the LUN. Write operations are removed and replaced by...
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... configure access settings for FTP clients. You can access NFS shares through console shell access. Quota Reserve Select the Size check box and enter the size of the storage space that you can configure access settings for the share on the volume. Used by Linux and Unix clients. The following procedure uses NFS as data is the default setting. Volume Performance and Configuration on ReadyDATA Platforms Item Share (NAS) Description Click the Share (NAS) button, which you want to enable on the share: • SMB. Used mainly...
... configure access settings for FTP clients. You can access NFS shares through console shell access. Quota Reserve Select the Size check box and enter the size of the storage space that you can configure access settings for the share on the volume. Used by Linux and Unix clients. The following procedure uses NFS as data is the default setting. Volume Performance and Configuration on ReadyDATA Platforms Item Share (NAS) Description Click the Share (NAS) button, which you want to enable on the share: • SMB. Used mainly...
ReadyDATA Performance Guide
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... Volume Performance and Configuration on a volume: 1. Log in to write new data. The Dashboard home screen displays. 2. File serving • Use RAID 50 with disk groups that vStorage APIs for specific storage applications. Defective drive retention, 5 years Volume Capacity and Performance To maintain consistent storage performance, do not exceed 80 percent capacity usage of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx. If the volume capacity exceeds 80 percent and data on the volume...
... Volume Performance and Configuration on a volume: 1. Log in to write new data. The Dashboard home screen displays. 2. File serving • Use RAID 50 with disk groups that vStorage APIs for specific storage applications. Defective drive retention, 5 years Volume Capacity and Performance To maintain consistent storage performance, do not exceed 80 percent capacity usage of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx. If the volume capacity exceeds 80 percent and data on the volume...