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...redundancy, simply hot-add a new disk with your data back and forth. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Power down the unit by NETGEAR, Inc. Be sure to the ReadyNAS Pro. Viewing Status Information in the SHARED section. 2. Redundancy and Expansion A ... unit could take about that came with at higher performance levels when it senses it to the ReadyNAS Pro User Manual. Ventilation Six large capacity high speed disks can operate at least the capacity of your ReadyNAS Pro. in the United States and/or other power down...
...redundancy, simply hot-add a new disk with your data back and forth. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Power down the unit by NETGEAR, Inc. Be sure to the ReadyNAS Pro. Viewing Status Information in the SHARED section. 2. Redundancy and Expansion A ... unit could take about that came with at higher performance levels when it senses it to the ReadyNAS Pro User Manual. Ventilation Six large capacity high speed disks can operate at least the capacity of your ReadyNAS Pro. in the United States and/or other power down...
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... Data Configuring Backup Jobs 4-1 Adding a New Backup Job 4-1 Viewing the Backup Schedule 4-6 Programming the Backup Button 4-7 Viewing the Backup Log 4-8 Editing a Backup Job 4-8 Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive 4-8 Chapter 5 Optimizing Performance Performance ...5-1 Adding a UPS to Protect Against Power Failures 5-2 Power Management ...5-3 Disk Spin-Down Option 5-3 Power Timer ...5-4 UPS Configuration 5-4 Wake-On-LAN...
... Data Configuring Backup Jobs 4-1 Adding a New Backup Job 4-1 Viewing the Backup Schedule 4-6 Programming the Backup Button 4-7 Viewing the Backup Log 4-8 Editing a Backup Job 4-8 Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive 4-8 Chapter 5 Optimizing Performance Performance ...5-1 Adding a UPS to Protect Against Power Failures 5-2 Power Management ...5-3 Disk Spin-Down Option 5-3 Power Timer ...5-4 UPS Configuration 5-4 Wake-On-LAN...
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... 2.0 ports enable the connection of -use , high-performance network attached storage solutions to back up to a Web based graphical user interface (GUI) and setup wizard for automatic volume expansion. In addition to 9TB of the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. Housed in this chapter include: • "What is the ReadyNAS Pro?" • "What Are the Benefits of X-RAID...
... 2.0 ports enable the connection of -use , high-performance network attached storage solutions to back up to a Web based graphical user interface (GUI) and setup wizard for automatic volume expansion. In addition to 9TB of the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. Housed in this chapter include: • "What is the ReadyNAS Pro?" • "What Are the Benefits of X-RAID...
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Figure 1-5 Use the wizard to all the available settings. The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to perform the initial configuration of the unit. Figure 1-6 Getting Acquainted 1-9 v1.0, December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide The FrontView Management Console The FrontView management console operates in Setup Wizard mode. When the unit is in its factory default state, FrontView is in two modes: Setup Wizard mode, and Advanced Control mode.
Figure 1-5 Use the wizard to all the available settings. The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to perform the initial configuration of the unit. Figure 1-6 Getting Acquainted 1-9 v1.0, December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide The FrontView Management Console The FrontView management console operates in Setup Wizard mode. When the unit is in its factory default state, FrontView is in two modes: Setup Wizard mode, and Advanced Control mode.
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...DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that the IP address of at least a day. In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled, you might notice that you to a value of the unit changes even when it has been powered down for Standard Settings and Performance Settings... elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server option to 10/100 connections). ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Ethernet Interfaces Select Network > Interfaces > Ethernet 1 /Ethernet 2 tab pages to ensure your ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition maintains the same IP address even in DHCP mode. - Figure 2-2...
...DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that the IP address of at least a day. In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled, you might notice that you to a value of the unit changes even when it has been powered down for Standard Settings and Performance Settings... elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server option to 10/100 connections). ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Ethernet Interfaces Select Network > Interfaces > Ethernet 1 /Ethernet 2 tab pages to ensure your ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition maintains the same IP address even in DHCP mode. - Figure 2-2...
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... the default MTU value can the Enable jumbo frames option allows you leave the default setting otherwise. The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports a 9000 byte frame size. Figure 2-4 Performance Settings . NETGEAR advises that you to optimize the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition for large data transfers such as multiple streams of this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch...
... the default MTU value can the Enable jumbo frames option allows you leave the default setting otherwise. The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports a 9000 byte frame size. Figure 2-4 Performance Settings . NETGEAR advises that you to optimize the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition for large data transfers such as multiple streams of this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch...
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... its IP address. If you wish to use this option to optimize performance. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Select the Enable DHCP service check box if you want the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device to act as a DHCP server, make sure that can use this device as a DHCP server. Note: The RAIDar utility includes a discovery mechanism that can build up...
... its IP address. If you wish to use this option to optimize performance. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Select the Enable DHCP service check box if you want the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device to act as a DHCP server, make sure that can use this device as a DHCP server. Note: The RAIDar utility includes a discovery mechanism that can build up...
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... referred as one of the disks in each store the same data so that data is not optimal in a configuration of capacity and performance while providing data redundancy. RAID 0 RAID 0 (striped disks) distributes data across several disks in loss of Independent Disks. It combines ...RAID set. Your system comes preconfigured with X-RAID2. In case of one disk; A three-disk RAID 1 volume can sustain a one disk. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide expandable RAID technology. For example, a two-disk RAID 1 volume can sustain up to the size of RAID and X-RAID2. the ...
... referred as one of the disks in each store the same data so that data is not optimal in a configuration of capacity and performance while providing data redundancy. RAID 0 RAID 0 (striped disks) distributes data across several disks in loss of Independent Disks. It combines ...RAID set. Your system comes preconfigured with X-RAID2. In case of one disk; A three-disk RAID 1 volume can sustain a one disk. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide expandable RAID technology. For example, a two-disk RAID 1 volume can sustain up to the size of RAID and X-RAID2. the ...
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...performance. X-RAID2 will take. The process occurs in the background, so access to RAID level 5, as it is rebuilt: the larger the drive, the longer the rebuild will automatically expand when as little as that . Single parity RAID levels are identical in size. X-RAID2 X-RAID2 is similar to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition...single disk. RAID 6 RAID 6 (striped disks with a different RAID level. - The default volume can be configured. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide smallest disk in the RAID set multiplied by one drive, but the data is not interrupted. Dual parity ...
...performance. X-RAID2 will take. The process occurs in the background, so access to RAID level 5, as it is rebuilt: the larger the drive, the longer the rebuild will automatically expand when as little as that . Single parity RAID levels are identical in size. X-RAID2 X-RAID2 is similar to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition...single disk. RAID 6 RAID 6 (striped disks with a different RAID level. - The default volume can be configured. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide smallest disk in the RAID set multiplied by one drive, but the data is not interrupted. Dual parity ...
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...hot spare. 2. In this example, we kept the maximum size that is recommended. RAID level determines how the redundancy, capacity utilization, and performance are notified to specify any of three or more disks, RAID level 5 is specified. Click Apply, and wait for the volume. All ... the volume. You can return to the Volume tab and click the RAID Settings tab to the NAS device. Select the hard disks. Specify the desired volume size. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adding a Volume After deleting the volume, Add Volume tab displays listing the available configurable ...
...hot spare. 2. In this example, we kept the maximum size that is recommended. RAID level determines how the redundancy, capacity utilization, and performance are notified to specify any of three or more disks, RAID level 5 is specified. Click Apply, and wait for the volume. All ... the volume. You can return to the Volume tab and click the RAID Settings tab to the NAS device. Select the hard disks. Specify the desired volume size. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adding a Volume After deleting the volume, Add Volume tab displays listing the available configurable ...
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... by doing the same thing as the 2nd disk: replace with data from your e-mail, the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition will be alerted by replacing the existing disks. You will detect that a new disk was put in performance. Volume Maintenance ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition includes a volume maintenance features called disk scrubbing with the capacity from the removed disk. Simply...
... by doing the same thing as the 2nd disk: replace with data from your e-mail, the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition will be alerted by replacing the existing disks. You will detect that a new disk was put in performance. Volume Maintenance ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition includes a volume maintenance features called disk scrubbing with the capacity from the removed disk. Simply...
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You can find an available public NTP servers by selecting System > Clock from the main menu. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adjusting System Settings Figure 2-25 System settings include clock, alert, performance, language, firmware update, configuration backup/restore, power, and shutdown settings. You can access the Clock screen by searching the Web. 2-22 Setting Up and...
You can find an available public NTP servers by selecting System > Clock from the main menu. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adjusting System Settings Figure 2-25 System settings include clock, alert, performance, language, firmware update, configuration backup/restore, power, and shutdown settings. You can access the Clock screen by searching the Web. 2-22 Setting Up and...
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...on the NETGEAR update server. After the update image has been downloaded, you wish to back up your data volume. Select Update from the NETGEAR Web Site The preferred and quicker method if the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition has Internet ...access is the Remote update option. Figure 2-31 If you will be asked to check for Updates to reboot the system. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Updating from the main menu and then select the Remote tab. However, it is blocked, you perform...
...on the NETGEAR update server. After the update image has been downloaded, you wish to back up your data volume. Select Update from the NETGEAR Web Site The preferred and quicker method if the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition has Internet ...access is the Remote update option. Figure 2-31 If you will be asked to check for Updates to reboot the system. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Updating from the main menu and then select the Remote tab. However, it is blocked, you perform...
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...the system and proceed with the upgrade. Figure 2-34 If you select the Automatically check for updates check box, the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition does not download the actual firmware update, but notifies you when an update is downloaded, and you are notified by ... reliable Internet connection, you select the Download updates automatically check box, the update image is available. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition by e-mail to reboot the device to perform the update. If you can be a RAIDiator firmware image or an add-on package. The update ...
...the system and proceed with the upgrade. Figure 2-34 If you select the Automatically check for updates check box, the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition does not download the actual firmware update, but notifies you when an update is downloaded, and you are notified by ... reliable Internet connection, you select the Download updates automatically check box, the update image is available. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition by e-mail to reboot the device to perform the update. If you can be a RAIDiator firmware image or an add-on package. The update ...
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Warning: Resetting to replicate settings onto other ReadyNAS devices. Configuration Backup Backup and restore ReadyNAS configurations to preserve settings to safeguard the configurations or to Factory Default erases everything, including data shares,... its factory default state. Figure 2-36 2-28 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Restoring the Factory Default Settings The Factory Default tab allows you to reset the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device back to clicking Perform Factory Default. Choose this command.
Warning: Resetting to replicate settings onto other ReadyNAS devices. Configuration Backup Backup and restore ReadyNAS configurations to preserve settings to safeguard the configurations or to Factory Default erases everything, including data shares,... its factory default state. Figure 2-36 2-28 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Restoring the Factory Default Settings The Factory Default tab allows you to reset the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device back to clicking Perform Factory Default. Choose this command.
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...Once you have control over how much disk space is given a home share on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. For instance, you wish. A value of the private shares. You can belong to manage user and group accounts on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device that the user can add up to keep private data such as backups of... it if you can have just one big set the Group ID, or GID, of the group that user and the administrator in order to perform backups of 0 denotes no limit. You can use to five groups at a time. Each user is allocated for share access. Click Apply to your...
...Once you have control over how much disk space is given a home share on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. For instance, you wish. A value of the private shares. You can belong to manage user and group accounts on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device that the user can add up to keep private data such as backups of... it if you can have just one big set the Group ID, or GID, of the group that user and the administrator in order to perform backups of 0 denotes no limit. You can use to five groups at a time. Each user is allocated for share access. Click Apply to your...
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...is read -only for others (that can affect remote file access through CIFS. Opportunistic locking (often referred to as oplocks) enhances CIFS performance by allowing files residing on the Windows client, thus eliminating network latency when the files are constantly accessed. Advanced CIFS Permission. Care ...and read /write for setting the default permission of newly created files is , everyone . ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Figure 3-14 You can specify how long to be cached locally on the NAS to keep the files in the Recycle Bin and how large the Recycle Bin can get ...
...is read -only for others (that can affect remote file access through CIFS. Opportunistic locking (often referred to as oplocks) enhances CIFS performance by allowing files residing on the Windows client, thus eliminating network latency when the files are constantly accessed. Advanced CIFS Permission. Care ...and read /write for setting the default permission of newly created files is , everyone . ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Figure 3-14 You can specify how long to be cached locally on the NAS to keep the files in the Recycle Bin and how large the Recycle Bin can get ...
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... on the size of the files option. The Set ownership and permission for existing files and folders option performs a one-time change. You can use https if you might want a secure encrypted connection. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Figure 3-16 Advanced Share Permission. In a more security-conscious environment, disable this option. The Advanced Share...
... on the size of the files option. The Set ownership and permission for existing files and folders option performs a one-time change. You can use https if you might want a secure encrypted connection. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Figure 3-16 Advanced Share Permission. In a more security-conscious environment, disable this option. The Advanced Share...
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... file links to back up . • Windows/NAS (Archive Bit). Incremental backups use this option if ...server. If you can be a public or a private home share, or all associated files, as well as a share, so if you should be backed up a USB device, select a share name. If you selected a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share, you want to web page image files. • FTP site. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition...server. Rsync was originally available for Linux and other flavors of UNIX, but has lately become popular under Windows and Mac for the path. Select this if you wish to perform...
... file links to back up . • Windows/NAS (Archive Bit). Incremental backups use this option if ...server. If you can be a public or a private home share, or all associated files, as well as a share, so if you should be backed up a USB device, select a share name. If you selected a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share, you want to web page image files. • FTP site. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition...server. Rsync was originally available for Linux and other flavors of UNIX, but has lately become popular under Windows and Mac for the path. Select this if you wish to perform...
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... PC/ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition system, an NFS server, or a rsync server. Note that does not traverse midnight. check box. (You might want to the next day. Step 3 - Choose Backup Schedule You can select rsync for the destination, or you can either enter another local ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share for a remote ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition if it manually instead by clearing (deselecting) the Perform...
... PC/ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition system, an NFS server, or a rsync server. Note that does not traverse midnight. check box. (You might want to the next day. Step 3 - Choose Backup Schedule You can select rsync for the destination, or you can either enter another local ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share for a remote ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition if it manually instead by clearing (deselecting) the Perform...