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ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Software Manual x86 Models: 1500 2100 3100 3200 4200 Pro 2 Pro 4 Pro 6 NVX Pro Business 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA June 2011 202-10629-06
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Software Manual x86 Models: 1500 2100 3100 3200 4200 Pro 2 Pro 4 Pro 6 NVX Pro Business 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA June 2011 202-10629-06
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... document without notice. Technical Support Thank you for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 © 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. No part of Conditions To improve internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to change without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. ReadyNAS for choosing NETGEAR. Information is subject to the products described in...
... document without notice. Technical Support Thank you for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 © 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. No part of Conditions To improve internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to change without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. ReadyNAS for choosing NETGEAR. Information is subject to the products described in...
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 7 ReadyNAS Community Website 7 ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup 8 Initial Setup and Default Login 12 RAIDar Utility 12 RAIDar Commands 14 RAIDar LED Descriptions 15 FrontView Management Console 16 Chapter 2 Managing Your ReadyNAS System Customizing Network Settings 20 Ethernet Interfaces 21 Global Network Settings 26 WINS 27 DHCP...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 7 ReadyNAS Community Website 7 ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup 8 Initial Setup and Default Login 12 RAIDar Utility 12 RAIDar Commands 14 RAIDar LED Descriptions 15 FrontView Management Console 16 Chapter 2 Managing Your ReadyNAS System Customizing Network Settings 20 Ethernet Interfaces 21 Global Network Settings 26 WINS 27 DHCP...
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ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Understanding Volume Management 44 X-RAID2 44 Flex-RAID 46 Changing between X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID Modes 51 USB Volumes 53 iSCSI Volumes 55 ... AFP over AppleTalk 80 Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9 82 Accessing Shares through FTP/FTPS 84 Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix 85 Remote Access 86 ReadyNAS Remote 86 Remote FTP Access 88 Remote HTTP/HTTPS Access 89 4
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Understanding Volume Management 44 X-RAID2 44 Flex-RAID 46 Changing between X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID Modes 51 USB Volumes 53 iSCSI Volumes 55 ... AFP over AppleTalk 80 Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9 82 Accessing Shares through FTP/FTPS 84 Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix 85 Remote Access 86 ReadyNAS Remote 86 Remote FTP Access 88 Remote HTTP/HTTPS Access 89 4
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ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Chapter 5 Backing Up Your Data Configuring Backup Jobs 92 Adding a New Backup Job 92 Viewing the Backup Schedule 98 Viewing the Backup Log 99 Editing a Backup Job 99 Time Machine Backup 100 Snapshots 101 Taking and Scheduling Snapshots 101 Resizing Snapshot Space 104 ReadyNAS... Status 116 Health 116 Logs 117 System Shutdown and File System Check 118 Volume Maintenance 119 Updating ReadyNAS Firmware 120 Updating Direct from the NETGEAR Web Site 120 Updating from a Local Drive 121 Settings 122 Restoring the Factory Default Settings 123 ...
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Chapter 5 Backing Up Your Data Configuring Backup Jobs 92 Adding a New Backup Job 92 Viewing the Backup Schedule 98 Viewing the Backup Log 99 Editing a Backup Job 99 Time Machine Backup 100 Snapshots 101 Taking and Scheduling Snapshots 101 Resizing Snapshot Space 104 ReadyNAS... Status 116 Health 116 Logs 117 System Shutdown and File System Check 118 Volume Maintenance 119 Updating ReadyNAS Firmware 120 Updating Direct from the NETGEAR Web Site 120 Updating from a Local Drive 121 Settings 122 Restoring the Factory Default Settings 123 ...
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1. Getting Acquainted 1 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 This NETGEAR® ReadyNAS® for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyNAS system. Variations per model are noted, as necessary. 6 This chapter contains the following sections: • What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS? • ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup • Initial Setup and Default Login • RAIDar Utility • FrontView...
1. Getting Acquainted 1 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 This NETGEAR® ReadyNAS® for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyNAS system. Variations per model are noted, as necessary. 6 This chapter contains the following sections: • What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS? • ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup • Initial Setup and Default Login • RAIDar Utility • FrontView...
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..., 4200) • Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6, plus hot spare (RAID 6 on Pro, 3200, and 4200) • Dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports • NETGEAR's proprietary X-RAID2TM for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 network storage products provide businesses and home users with a wealth of add-on selected ReadyNAS units you will find reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documentation...
..., 4200) • Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6, plus hot spare (RAID 6 on Pro, 3200, and 4200) • Dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports • NETGEAR's proprietary X-RAID2TM for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 network storage products provide businesses and home users with a wealth of add-on selected ReadyNAS units you will find reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documentation...
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... memory Ethernet teaming 10Gb Ethernet The compact rack-mount chassis makes the ReadyNAS 1500 perfect for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup NETGEAR offers a complete lineup of network attached storage that enables businesses to -disk backup problems without sacrificing reliability or performance. You can easily be expanded as larger capacity...
... memory Ethernet teaming 10Gb Ethernet The compact rack-mount chassis makes the ReadyNAS 1500 perfect for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup NETGEAR offers a complete lineup of network attached storage that enables businesses to -disk backup problems without sacrificing reliability or performance. You can easily be expanded as larger capacity...
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... RN3200 has two USB 2.0 ports, and supports up to 12 TB of storage. Designed for larger businesses. To ensure high availability to stored data, the ReadyNAS Pro 6 also features dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports for data protection against disk failure, system monitoring capabilities, ... Acquainted 9 With up to 500 users, the powerful ReadyNAS 4200 is an ideal primary storage solution for mid-range enterprises, and a high-performance secondary solution for small and medium businesses, workgroups and home offices, ReadyNAS Pro 6 delivers class-leading performance, ease-of-use, and...
... RN3200 has two USB 2.0 ports, and supports up to 12 TB of storage. Designed for larger businesses. To ensure high availability to stored data, the ReadyNAS Pro 6 also features dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports for data protection against disk failure, system monitoring capabilities, ... Acquainted 9 With up to 500 users, the powerful ReadyNAS 4200 is an ideal primary storage solution for mid-range enterprises, and a high-performance secondary solution for small and medium businesses, workgroups and home offices, ReadyNAS Pro 6 delivers class-leading performance, ease-of-use, and...
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The ReadyNAS Pro Business edition supports iSCSI, snapshots with scheduling, selectable security modes, and other small IT environments. Getting Acquainted 10 With the best-in-class performance, enterprise class drives and fully loaded features for small business users, the Pro 2 is a cost effective and versatile solution for data protection. ReadyNAS Pro 2 is NETGEAR's 2-bay desktop storage system with X-RAID2TM automatic...
The ReadyNAS Pro Business edition supports iSCSI, snapshots with scheduling, selectable security modes, and other small IT environments. Getting Acquainted 10 With the best-in-class performance, enterprise class drives and fully loaded features for small business users, the Pro 2 is a cost effective and versatile solution for data protection. ReadyNAS Pro 2 is NETGEAR's 2-bay desktop storage system with X-RAID2TM automatic...
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...easy to move between home and office, should the need arise. The chrome curved handle in a single device. Additionally, for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS NVX iSCSI Redundant power supply ECC memory Ethernet teaming ...61472;10Gb Ethernet Sporting a charcoal black exterior, the ReadyNAS NVX is the most capable four-bay desktop NAS system in the world, and comes with a 1GHz Intel CPU and 1GB of ...
...easy to move between home and office, should the need arise. The chrome curved handle in a single device. Additionally, for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS NVX iSCSI Redundant power supply ECC memory Ethernet teaming ...61472;10Gb Ethernet Sporting a charcoal black exterior, the ReadyNAS NVX is the most capable four-bay desktop NAS system in the world, and comes with a 1GHz Intel CPU and 1GB of ...
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...the network without needing their IP addresses, and makes it defaults to DHCP; If you have a diskless ReadyNAS unit, you can also find it on the NETGEAR website, and on your network and enables easy setup and management of the installation guide is set to ... ReadyNAS Ultra, Ultra Plus, and Pro Series Hardware Manual • ReadyNAS Rack-Mount Hardware Manual These manuals are available on the ReadyNAS Installation Guide that came with your ReadyNAS device or devices listed. if the unit does not get an IP address, it easy to install your units. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator...
...the network without needing their IP addresses, and makes it defaults to DHCP; If you have a diskless ReadyNAS unit, you can also find it on the NETGEAR website, and on your network and enables easy setup and management of the installation guide is set to ... ReadyNAS Ultra, Ultra Plus, and Pro Series Hardware Manual • ReadyNAS Rack-Mount Hardware Manual These manuals are available on the ReadyNAS Installation Guide that came with your ReadyNAS device or devices listed. if the unit does not get an IP address, it easy to install your units. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator...
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...• Make sure the ReadyNAS device has power and is on Windows XP before SP2, disable the Internet connection firewall. You are prompted for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Note: If you are running RAIDar is connected to the selected ReadyNAS. RAIDar opens your default browser... and connects you are in FrontView. ReadyNAS for your user name and password. • Default ...
...• Make sure the ReadyNAS device has power and is on Windows XP before SP2, disable the Internet connection firewall. You are prompted for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Note: If you are running RAIDar is connected to the selected ReadyNAS. RAIDar opens your default browser... and connects you are in FrontView. ReadyNAS for your user name and password. • Default ...
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...manage your devices. About Help Exit This menu option displays information about RAIDar. FrontView is useful if you have multiple ReadyNAS devices and you can configure the device. This menu option launches the help screen. Click Browse to see the shares available on ... the LEDs on the highlighted device. Getting Acquainted 14 RAIDar Utility Commands Command Setup Browse Description Setup launches the FrontView Management Console for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 RAIDar Commands Table 1. If this is a first-time installation, or the device has been reset to factory default, the...
...manage your devices. About Help Exit This menu option displays information about RAIDar. FrontView is useful if you have multiple ReadyNAS devices and you can configure the device. This menu option launches the help screen. Click Browse to see the shares available on ... the LEDs on the highlighted device. Getting Acquainted 14 RAIDar Utility Commands Command Setup Browse Description Setup launches the FrontView Management Console for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 RAIDar Commands Table 1. If this is a first-time installation, or the device has been reset to factory default, the...
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...background task, such as a newly added disk and you reconnect the disk during runtime. However, the ReadyNAS has blocked it dead. If the wrong disk was pulled out, shut down the ReadyNAS immediately, reconnect the disk, and power on standby. If a disk fails, this disk will mark it... Inactive spare Awaiting resync Life support mode Background task active Amber: The device has failed or is a spare disk on the ReadyNAS. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 RAIDar LED Descriptions The first LED column represents the global error status informing you to the RAID volume. This disk...
...background task, such as a newly added disk and you reconnect the disk during runtime. However, the ReadyNAS has blocked it dead. If the wrong disk was pulled out, shut down the ReadyNAS immediately, reconnect the disk, and power on standby. If a disk fails, this disk will mark it... Inactive spare Awaiting resync Life support mode Background task active Amber: The device has failed or is a spare disk on the ReadyNAS. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 RAIDar LED Descriptions The first LED column represents the global error status informing you to the RAID volume. This disk...
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... default state, FrontView opens in quickly integrating the ReadyNAS unit into your unit. The Home screen provides detailed information about your network. ReadyNAS for the first time, or is installed for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 FrontView Management Console After RAIDar discovers your ReadyNAS unit, highlight the unit and click the Setup ... will automatically switch to switch between the Smart Wizard and the Advanced Control modes Getting Acquainted 16 Note: For the initial setup, NETGEAR recommends using the Setup Wizard to ensure that all the necessary settings are configured.
... default state, FrontView opens in quickly integrating the ReadyNAS unit into your unit. The Home screen provides detailed information about your network. ReadyNAS for the first time, or is installed for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 FrontView Management Console After RAIDar discovers your ReadyNAS unit, highlight the unit and click the Setup ... will automatically switch to switch between the Smart Wizard and the Advanced Control modes Getting Acquainted 16 Note: For the initial setup, NETGEAR recommends using the Setup Wizard to ensure that all the necessary settings are configured.
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Advanced Control Main Menu options Top buttons Click here to return to securely log out of a session. The bar at the top provides options to return to the Home screen, refresh the browser window with the Refresh button, display help where available, and use the Logout button to Wizard mode Status bar Getting Acquainted 17 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Advanced Control Mode The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to the screen you to quickly jump to all available settings. In this mode, the menu on the left allows you want.
Advanced Control Main Menu options Top buttons Click here to return to securely log out of a session. The bar at the top provides options to return to the Home screen, refresh the browser window with the Refresh button, display help where available, and use the Logout button to Wizard mode Status bar Getting Acquainted 17 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Advanced Control Mode The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to the screen you to quickly jump to all available settings. In this mode, the menu on the left allows you want.
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... and size of one or more power supplies. • UPS. Indicates volume information. • Disks. Indicates the status of the installed disks. • Fan. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the screen gives a quick glimpse of the system status and provides access to open...
... and size of one or more power supplies. • UPS. Indicates volume information. • Disks. Indicates the status of the installed disks. • Fan. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the screen gives a quick glimpse of the system status and provides access to open...
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2. Managing Your ReadyNAS System 2 This chapter describes how to set up and manage the ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage system on your network, and contains the following sections: • Customizing Network Settings • Setting Up Security • Selecting Services for Share Access • Add-Ons • Adjusting System Settings • Understanding Volume Management 19
2. Managing Your ReadyNAS System 2 This chapter describes how to set up and manage the ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage system on your network, and contains the following sections: • Customizing Network Settings • Setting Up Security • Selecting Services for Share Access • Add-Ons • Adjusting System Settings • Understanding Volume Management 19
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... 20 Main menu Click here to switch to access the network settings configuration pages. Depending on page 28. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Customizing Network Settings To access network settings, click the Advanced Control button on the bottom of the Smart Wizard Home screen to open ...
... 20 Main menu Click here to switch to access the network settings configuration pages. Depending on page 28. ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Customizing Network Settings To access network settings, click the Advanced Control button on the bottom of the Smart Wizard Home screen to open ...