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... streaming • Drag and drop photos for easy saving and sharing • Free mobile app for anywhere cloud access 5 Levels of File Protection • Automatic RAID protects against disk failure • Exclusive snapshot technology for file recovery • Realtime anti-virus software protects against viruses and malware • Bit rot protection...
... streaming • Drag and drop photos for easy saving and sharing • Free mobile app for anywhere cloud access 5 Levels of File Protection • Automatic RAID protects against disk failure • Exclusive snapshot technology for file recovery • Realtime anti-virus software protects against viruses and malware • Bit rot protection...
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... required for ReadyNAS OS 6 devices • AES 256-bit volume based encryption • X-RAID2 (automatic single volume online expansion) • Single Disk, JBOD • RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (RAID level support depends on -write filesystem • Microsoft Network (CIFS/SMB) • Apple OS X (AFP 3.3) • Linux/Unix (NFS v3) • Internet (HTTP) •...; Secure Internet (HTTPS) • File Transfer Protocol (FTP) • FTP over 85 brands and 2000 models of drives/bays) • RAID Global Hot Spare • Backup to ReadyNAS).
... required for ReadyNAS OS 6 devices • AES 256-bit volume based encryption • X-RAID2 (automatic single volume online expansion) • Single Disk, JBOD • RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (RAID level support depends on -write filesystem • Microsoft Network (CIFS/SMB) • Apple OS X (AFP 3.3) • Linux/Unix (NFS v3) • Internet (HTTP) •...; Secure Internet (HTTPS) • File Transfer Protocol (FTP) • FTP over 85 brands and 2000 models of drives/bays) • RAID Global Hot Spare • Backup to ReadyNAS).
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... Applications • One click installation of add-on applications directly through local GUI • Applications available for productivity, media, backup, surveillance, and many others • NETGEAR applications include Surveillance, Photo Sharing, Advanced configuration tools • Partner applications include BitTorrent Sync, Plex, Memeo, DVBlink • Community applications include Transmission, ownCloud, Qbittorrent, mySQL...
... Applications • One click installation of add-on applications directly through local GUI • Applications available for productivity, media, backup, surveillance, and many others • NETGEAR applications include Surveillance, Photo Sharing, Advanced configuration tools • Partner applications include BitTorrent Sync, Plex, Memeo, DVBlink • Community applications include Transmission, ownCloud, Qbittorrent, mySQL...
Hardware Manual
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...local admin page to a diskless system, gracefully shut down the system. Determine whether you continue to use . For information about X-RAID2, Flex-RAID, and using the local admin page, see the Preferred Shutdown section of the chapter that describes your system. • If your system by pressing.... • If you can add disks while the system is correctly oriented before inserting it latches closed. The disk tray is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. To add a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) or 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD): 1. For more disks...
...local admin page to a diskless system, gracefully shut down the system. Determine whether you continue to use . For information about X-RAID2, Flex-RAID, and using the local admin page, see the Preferred Shutdown section of the chapter that describes your system. • If your system by pressing.... • If you can add disks while the system is correctly oriented before inserting it latches closed. The disk tray is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. To add a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) or 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD): 1. For more disks...
Hardware Manual
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... volume is lost. Press down your storage system when replacing a disk. For more than one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. For information about RAID configurations, setting up email alerts that notify you are adding the disk to resynchronize your data before replacing another disk.... determines whether the disk is used for protection or storage. Disks 83 The new disk is incorporated in one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. If necessary, turn on your system by pressing the Power button. If the disk that you added was ...
... volume is lost. Press down your storage system when replacing a disk. For more than one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. For information about RAID configurations, setting up email alerts that notify you are adding the disk to resynchronize your data before replacing another disk.... determines whether the disk is used for protection or storage. Disks 83 The new disk is incorporated in one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. If necessary, turn on your system by pressing the Power button. If the disk that you added was ...
Hardware Manual
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... latch is on the left side of the system. 10. You can continue to the unlocked position. 2. The disk tray is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. To replace a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) or 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD): 1. The tray handle pops out. 3.... Replace the 2.5-inch HDD or SSD: Disks 87 For more information about RAID configurations, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is secured in the drive bay. Press the disk tray release latch. Insert the disk tray back...
... latch is on the left side of the system. 10. You can continue to the unlocked position. 2. The disk tray is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. To replace a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) or 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD): 1. The tray handle pops out. 3.... Replace the 2.5-inch HDD or SSD: Disks 87 For more information about RAID configurations, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is secured in the drive bay. Press the disk tray release latch. Insert the disk tray back...
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... Storage Systems Make sure that the HDD or SSD is installed on the disk size. The disk tray is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. You can continue to your storage system, although access is on the disk tray handle until the volume resynchronization...• For 6-bay systems, insert the disk tray so that contained the failed disk uses a protected RAID configuration, the system automatically resynchronizes the volume using the new disk. For more information about RAID configurations, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is secured in the drive bay.
... Storage Systems Make sure that the HDD or SSD is installed on the disk size. The disk tray is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. You can continue to your storage system, although access is on the disk tray handle until the volume resynchronization...• For 6-bay systems, insert the disk tray so that contained the failed disk uses a protected RAID configuration, the system automatically resynchronizes the volume using the new disk. For more information about RAID configurations, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is secured in the drive bay.
ReadyNAS OS 6 Installation Guide
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..., you must back up the data to preserve the data on page 9. 2. For information about installing disks, see the Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl. Press the Power button. Reformat Disks If you are using the disks in your ReadyNAS system. If your system. 3. The system powers...
..., you must back up the data to preserve the data on page 9. 2. For information about installing disks, see the Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl. Press the Power button. Reformat Disks If you are using the disks in your ReadyNAS system. If your system. 3. The system powers...
Software Manual
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... 14 Local Admin Page 15 Access the Local Admin Page 16 Register Your System 16 Chapter 2 Volume Configuration Basic Volume and RAID Concepts 19 Volumes 19 RAID 19 Manage Volumes 22 Change RAID Mode 23 View the Status of a Volume 25 Configure the Checksum Function 27 Create and Encrypt a Volume 29 Delete a Volume...
... 14 Local Admin Page 15 Access the Local Admin Page 16 Register Your System 16 Chapter 2 Volume Configuration Basic Volume and RAID Concepts 19 Volumes 19 RAID 19 Manage Volumes 22 Change RAID Mode 23 View the Status of a Volume 25 Configure the Checksum Function 27 Create and Encrypt a Volume 29 Delete a Volume...
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2. It includes the following sections: • Basic Volume and RAID Concepts • Manage Volumes 18 Volume Configuration 2 This chapter describes how to configure and manage the volumes in your ReadyNAS storage system.
2. It includes the following sections: • Basic Volume and RAID Concepts • Manage Volumes 18 Volume Configuration 2 This chapter describes how to configure and manage the volumes in your ReadyNAS storage system.
Software Manual
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... Volumes can be either physical or logical. Usually, the term physical volume refers to understand the basics of industry-standard RAID levels. Another RAID level might improve data protection but also reduce system performance. Volume Configuration 19 Your computer treats an internal hard drive as... a volume. Many different ways of data protection, system performance, and storage space. Each RAID level offers a tradeoff of distributing data have up of disks that is helpful to a hard disk drive. Your ReadyNAS storage system ...
... Volumes can be either physical or logical. Usually, the term physical volume refers to understand the basics of industry-standard RAID levels. Another RAID level might improve data protection but also reduce system performance. Volume Configuration 19 Your computer treats an internal hard drive as... a volume. Many different ways of data protection, system performance, and storage space. Each RAID level offers a tradeoff of distributing data have up of disks that is helpful to a hard disk drive. Your ReadyNAS storage system ...
Software Manual
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...accommodates the new disks. X-RAID2's single-volume architecture has two major advantages: • Easy system management • Auto-expansion With Flex-RAID formatting, if you want protection from disk failure, you must back up of all your disks minus the capacity of one hard disk, ...at least as large as the first. X-RAID2 accommodates the new disks automatically. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 X-RAID2 X-RAID2 is an auto-expandable RAID technology that is a single-volume architecture, if you configure your hard disk drives to use your ReadyNAS system while the volume capacity increases...
...accommodates the new disks. X-RAID2's single-volume architecture has two major advantages: • Easy system management • Auto-expansion With Flex-RAID formatting, if you want protection from disk failure, you must back up of all your disks minus the capacity of one hard disk, ...at least as large as the first. X-RAID2 accommodates the new disks automatically. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 X-RAID2 X-RAID2 is an auto-expandable RAID technology that is a single-volume architecture, if you configure your hard disk drives to use your ReadyNAS system while the volume capacity increases...
Software Manual
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...reserved for data protection is reserved for data protection (parity information). Flex-RAID NETGEAR's Flex-RAID technology allows you install is stored on volumes consisting of two or more disks at all times. RAID 1 protects your data from loss if one of your data, because it... duplicates data across multiple disks. JBOD is available on volumes consisting of a single hard disk. • RAID 0. RAID 0 is available only on two or more hard disks. • RAID 1. The total capacity of your smallest disk. b. Volume Configuration 21 X-RAID2 disk usage a. The second ...
...reserved for data protection is reserved for data protection (parity information). Flex-RAID NETGEAR's Flex-RAID technology allows you install is stored on volumes consisting of two or more disks at all times. RAID 1 protects your data from loss if one of your data, because it... duplicates data across multiple disks. JBOD is available on volumes consisting of a single hard disk. • RAID 0. RAID 0 is available only on two or more hard disks. • RAID 1. The total capacity of your smallest disk. b. Volume Configuration 21 X-RAID2 disk usage a. The second ...
Software Manual
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...of all your data is duplicated so that exactly the same data is stored on systems with at least four drive bays. • RAID 10 (or 1+0). First, your disks minus the capacity of all your ReadyNAS system. It also indicates whether adding a disk for ... Table 1. In addition to improve disk performance. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 • RAID 5. This RAID level uses both RAID 1 and RAID 0 technology. Volume Configuration 22 It is already protected with at least three disks. The Flex-RAID levels that are available for each configuration. Your data is possible for a given...
...of all your data is duplicated so that exactly the same data is stored on systems with at least four drive bays. • RAID 10 (or 1+0). First, your disks minus the capacity of all your ReadyNAS system. It also indicates whether adding a disk for ... Table 1. In addition to improve disk performance. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 • RAID 5. This RAID level uses both RAID 1 and RAID 0 technology. Volume Configuration 22 It is already protected with at least three disks. The Flex-RAID levels that are available for each configuration. Your data is possible for a given...
Software Manual
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... configured into a single X-RAID2 volume. Confirm that are installed. Volume Configuration 23 The RAID level of disks that you switch to Flex-RAID. Change from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID Your ReadyNAS system can change the RAID mode that are installed. To change from X-RAID2 mode to Flex...-RAID mode and the indicator on the number of the resulting Flex-RAID volume is automatically assigned based ...
... configured into a single X-RAID2 volume. Confirm that are installed. Volume Configuration 23 The RAID level of disks that you switch to Flex-RAID. Change from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID Your ReadyNAS system can change the RAID mode that are installed. To change from X-RAID2 mode to Flex...-RAID mode and the indicator on the number of the resulting Flex-RAID volume is automatically assigned based ...
Software Manual
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Select System > Volumes. 2. Data on the Flex-RAID volume is preserved when you switch to Flex-RAID. Click the X-RAID button at the right side of a RAID 0 or RAID 10 volume. To change from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2 mode and the indicator on a single-volume system: 1. If your system contains ...Note: When you switch to X-RAID2. You cannot change the RAID mode of the screen. 3. The volume switches from Flex-RAID mode to X-RAID2 on the X-RAID button turns green. Volume Configuration 24 ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Change from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2 If your system contains only one volume, you ...
Select System > Volumes. 2. Data on the Flex-RAID volume is preserved when you switch to Flex-RAID. Click the X-RAID button at the right side of a RAID 0 or RAID 10 volume. To change from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2 mode and the indicator on a single-volume system: 1. If your system contains ...Note: When you switch to X-RAID2. You cannot change the RAID mode of the screen. 3. The volume switches from Flex-RAID mode to X-RAID2 on the X-RAID button turns green. Volume Configuration 24 ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Change from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2 If your system contains only one volume, you ...
Software Manual
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...The volume is formatted according to your volumes to use a different RAID level. View the Status of a Volume To view a summary of a RAID 0 volume. To change to RAID levels: 1. Volume Configuration 25 You cannot change the RAID level of the volume status: Select System > Volumes. The volumes ...are listed at the left side of a volume erases all data. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Change to a Different Flex-RAID Level In Flex-RAID mode, you assign one of several RAID levels to your data. 2. If data is stored on the volumes that were part of the volumes become available again...
...The volume is formatted according to your volumes to use a different RAID level. View the Status of a Volume To view a summary of a RAID 0 volume. To change to RAID levels: 1. Volume Configuration 25 You cannot change the RAID level of the volume status: Select System > Volumes. The volumes ...are listed at the left side of a volume erases all data. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Change to a Different Flex-RAID Level In Flex-RAID mode, you assign one of several RAID levels to your data. 2. If data is stored on the volumes that were part of the volumes become available again...
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... that displays, select Settings. Volume Configuration 26 ReadyNAS OS 6.1 The following summary information is consumed by data in MB, GB, or TB. Type The configured RAID level.
... that displays, select Settings. Volume Configuration 26 ReadyNAS OS 6.1 The following summary information is consumed by data in MB, GB, or TB. Type The configured RAID level.
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You can also have the encryption key emailed to include in the new volume. NETGEAR recommends storing the USB drive with the encryption key in a safe and secure location when not in real time as it is possible only when ... 29 Encryption is written to be unlocked and accessible. From the enclosure graphic, select the disks that is irrecoverable. To create a volume, select the RAID level and enable encryption: 1. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Create and Encrypt a Volume During volume creation you can load the emailed encryption key onto another USB drive. You...
You can also have the encryption key emailed to include in the new volume. NETGEAR recommends storing the USB drive with the encryption key in a safe and secure location when not in real time as it is possible only when ... 29 Encryption is written to be unlocked and accessible. From the enclosure graphic, select the disks that is irrecoverable. To create a volume, select the RAID level and enable encryption: 1. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Create and Encrypt a Volume During volume creation you can load the emailed encryption key onto another USB drive. You...
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...in the background. When you receive an email message when the process finishes. Vertically Expand a Volume Both X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID volumes support vertical expansion. Note: Vertical expansion is available for your storage system. You can take several hours. Volume Configuration... 32 The system automatically determines whether the new disk is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. Horizontally Expand an X-RAID2 Volume Horizontal expansion is used for RAID 0 volumes. Vertical expansion is not available for protection or storage. The process of...
...in the background. When you receive an email message when the process finishes. Vertically Expand a Volume Both X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID volumes support vertical expansion. Note: Vertical expansion is available for your storage system. You can take several hours. Volume Configuration... 32 The system automatically determines whether the new disk is available at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. Horizontally Expand an X-RAID2 Volume Horizontal expansion is used for RAID 0 volumes. Vertical expansion is not available for protection or storage. The process of...