NETGEAR 104, 312, 314 User Manual
ReadyNAS OS 6.0
Software Manual
Models:
104
312
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350 East Plumeria Drive
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March 2013
202-11207-01
ReadyNAS OS 6.0
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Quick-start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Additional Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Supported Browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Diskless Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
ReadyCLOUD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Setup Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Local Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The Local Admin Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Access the Local Admin Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Register Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 2 Volume Configuration
Basic Volume and RAID Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Manage Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Change RAID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
View the Status of a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Configure the Checksum Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Create a Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Delete a Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Expand Storage Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Add Protection to a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Maintain Volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 3 Shared Folders
Basic Shared Folder Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Data Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Shared Folder Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
File and Folder Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
File-Sharing Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Access Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Manage Shared Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Create a Shared Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
View and Change the Properties of a Shared Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Delete a Shared Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
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Browse a Shared Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Shared Folder Access Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Access Rights to Shared Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
User and Group Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Set Up Access Rights to Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Access Shared Folders from a Network-Attached Device . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Use a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Use a Windows Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Use a Mac OS X Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Use a Linux or Unix Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Use FTP and FTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Use Rsync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Access Shared Folders Using Cloud Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Use ReadyCLOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Use ReadyNAS Remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Use ReadyDROP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Chapter 4 LUNs
Basic LUN Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Thin vs. Thick Provisioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Default LUN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Manage LUNs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Create a LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
View and Change the Properties of a LUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Delete a LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
LUN Groups and Access Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Create a LUN Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Assign a LUN to a LUN Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Remove a LUN from a LUN Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Delete a LUN Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI-Attached Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Access LUN Groups Using Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. . . . . . .104
Chapter 5 Snapshots
Basic Snapshot Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Rolling back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Clones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Manually Take a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Browse Snapshots Using Recovery Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Roll Back to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Roll Back to a Snapshot Using Recovery Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Roll Back to a Snapshot Using the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Clone Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Delete Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Delete Snapshots Using Recovery Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
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Delete Snapshots Using the Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Recover Data from a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network-Attached Device . . . . . .134
Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI-Attached Device . . . . . . .134
Chapter 6 Users and Groups
Basic User and Group Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
User and Group Account Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
User and Group Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Create User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Edit User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Delete User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Group Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Create Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Edit Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Delete Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Cloud Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Add Cloud Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Remove Cloud Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Chapter 7 System Settings
Customize the Basic System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Set the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Select the Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Set the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Configure System Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Configure the Hostname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Enable Antivirus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Configure the Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Network Basic Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Configure the Ethernet Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Configure Bonded Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Basic File-Sharing Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Supported File-Sharing Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Configure File-Sharing Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Configure Media Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
ReadyDLNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
iTunes Streaming Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Manage genie Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Enable the NETGEAR genie Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Create a NETGEAR genie+ Marketplace Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Manage genie Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Discovery Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Chapter 8 System Maintenance
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System Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
System and Disk Health Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
System Real-Time and Historical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
System Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
SNMP Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Update Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Recover the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Shut Down or Restart the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Manage Power Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
UPS Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Manage UPS Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Chapter 9 Backup and Recovery
Back Up or Restore System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Backup Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Recovery Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Secure Cloud Backups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Backup Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Backup Job Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Manage Backup and Recovery Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Create a Backup Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Create a Recovery Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Configure a Backup or Recovery Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Manually Start a Backup or Recovery Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Delete a Backup or Recovery Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
View or Clear a Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Configure the Backup Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Time Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
ReadyNAS Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Appendix A Notification of Compliance
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1. Getting Started
This manual describes how to configure and manage your ReadyNAS® storage system.
Your ReadyNAS storage system relies on the following applications:
• ReadyCLOUD. Use this online service to discover your ReadyNAS system on your local
area network and access the local admin page.
• Local admin page. Use this browser-based interface to configure and manage your
ReadyNAS system.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Quick-start Guide
• Additional Documentation
• Supported Operating Systems
• Supported Browsers
• Diskless Systems
• ReadyCLOUD
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• Local Setup Wizard
• The Local Admin Page
• Register Your System
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Quick-start Guide
This manual provides conceptual information about storage systems, detailed instructions
about using your system, and NETGEAR’s recommendations about configuring, managing,
and backing up your system. NETGEAR recommends that you read this manual to make the
best use of your storage system.
To quickly start using your system, review the following sections in this order:
1. Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS on page 10. You use ReadyCLOUD to discover
your storage system on your network.
2. Create a Sh ared Folder on page 41. Shared folders are the way you organize the data you
store on your ReadyNAS system.
3. Create a LUN on page 84. LUNs are SAN data sets that allow data transfer and storage
over iSCSI.
4. Basic Snapshot Concepts on page 112. Protect the data that is stored in folders and LUNs
by creating snapshots.
5. Create User Accounts on page 140. You create a user account for each person that you
want to allow to access your ReadyNAS system.
6. Configure Global Settings for File-Sh aring Protocols on page 179. File-sharing protocols
enable you to transfer files across a network.
7. Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts on page 221. You can back up the data that
you store on your ReadyNAS system and you can use your ReadyNAS system to back up
data that you store on other devices.
Additional Documentation
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit
http://www.netgear.com/readynas for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software
updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more.
For information about your system’s hardware, see the hardware manual for your system,
which is available at
http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
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Supported Operating Systems
The ReadyNAS supports the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows 8
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Apple Macintosh OS X
• Linux, Unix, Solaris
• Apple iOS
• Google Android
Supported Browsers
The ReadyNAS local admin page supports the following browsers:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0+
• Apple Safari 5.0+
• Google Chrome 20+
• Mozilla Firefox 14+
If you have difficulty accessing the local admin p age or if you notice unexpected behavior, try
using another browser.
Diskless Systems
If you have a diskless ReadyNAS storage system, you must first install and format at least
one disk before you can use ReadyCLOUD or the local admin page. For more information,
see the hardware manual for your system, which is available at
http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
You must use supported disks in your ReadyNAS system. For a list of supported disks, visit
http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl.
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ReadyCLOUD
ReadyCLOUD is an online service that you use to discover and set up ReadyNAS storage
systems on your network. You can also use ReadyCLOUD to access and manage data on
your ReadyNAS systems. In order to use ReadyCLOUD, your computer and storage system
must have Internet access.
Note: If your computer and storage system do not have Internet access, install
nd run the RAIDar utility instead. RAIDar is on the resource CD that came with
a
your system. It includes versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating
systems. It is also available at http://www.netgear.com/raidar.
Setup Modes
After you discover your device using ReadyCLOUD, you can choose between two setup
modes: ReadyCLOUD Mode and Offline Mode.
• Re
• Offl
adyCLOUD Mode. This setup mode allows you to securely access and manage your
ReadyNAS system from anywhere that has an Internet connection. If you select
ReadyCLOUD mode, you must create a free ReadyCLOUD account or sign in using your
existing ReadyCLOUD account.
ine Mode. This setup mode makes your ReadyNAS data available only inside your
home or office network. Selecting this setup mode takes you directly to the local admin
page for your ReadyNAS system.
Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS
To discover and set up your ReadyNAS system:
sit http://readycloud.netgear.com on a computer that uses the same LAN and Internet
1. Vi
connection as your ReadyNAS system.
2. Click the Discover button to a utomatically detect your ReadyNAS system on the network.
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Your new ReadyNAS system is marked with a NEW label.
3. Click the Setup button.
4. Select
• Opt
the mode that you want to use to set up your system.
ion 1. Select ReadyCLOUD Mode.
a. Sign in to
Tip: If
you have a ReadyNAS Remote account, you can sign in to
ReadyCLOUD or create a user account.
ReadyCLOUD using your ReadyNAS Remote credentials.
ollow the prompts to set up your ReadyNAS system.
b. F
The ReadyCLOUD login page displays when setup is complete. You can access
he local admin page for your system by signing in to ReadyCLOUD.
t
For more information about ReadyCLOUD, see Use ReadyCLOUD on p
• Opt
ion 2. Select Offline Mode.
age 66.
An SSL certificate security warning displays. This warning ensures an encrypted
uthentication and secure access to the ReadyNAS local admin page for your storage
a
system.
a. Accep
t the certificate.
A login prompt displays.
b. Enter admin fo
r the user name, enter
password for the password, and click the
OK button.
Both user name and password are
ase-sensitive.
c
You can change these cred entials when you
configure your system. NETGEAR
recommends that you change your
password as soon as possible.
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c. Follow the prompts of the setup wizard that launches in your browser.
When you complete the setup wizard, the local admin page displays.
Local Setup Wizard
The first time you access the local admin page, a setup wizard prompts you to configure the
basic settings of your ReadyNAS storage system.
Note: The local setup wizard is for users who choose to set up their
ReadyNAS system using Offline mode. If you set up your system
using ReadyCLOUD mode and the ReadyCLOUD setup wizard, the
local setup wizard does not display.
Figure 1. Setup wizard (Welcome screen)
You can change the language setting for the setup wizard by clicking Language at the top
left corner of the screen and selecting a language from the drop-down list.
The setup wizard guides you through the initial configuration process to help you quickly
integra
prompts to configure the following settings:
• T
• Alert Cont
• Host nam
• Administrato
When you complete the setup wizard, the local admin page displays.
te your ReadyNAS storage system into your network. Follow the setup wizard’s
ime and date. For more information, see Set the Clock on page 152.
act. For more information, see Configure System Alerts on page 155.
e. For more information, see Configure the Hostname on page 158.
r password and password recovery. For more information, see Set the
Administrator Password on
page 154.
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The Local Admin Page
The local admin page is a browser-based interface that you use to configure and manage
your ReadyNAS system. When you visit the local admin page, the Overview screen displays,
as shown in the following figure.
Figure 2. Local admin page (Overview screen)
• To navigate through the local admin page, use the navigation bar across the top of the
screen and the navigation icons below it.
• Some scre
the screen by clicking the triangle icons (
• T
o refresh the screen, click the Refresh icon ( ) in the top right corner below the
navigation bar.
• Fore more informatio
clicking the Support icon (
• T
o log out of the local admin page, click the Logout icon ( ) in the top right corner of
the screen.
Other features of the local admin page are described in the following chapters.
In this manual, instructions for navigating through the local admin page begin by specifying
he selection from the navigation bar and then, if necessary, specifying the selections from
t
the row of navigation icons and section headings. For example, to configure the global
file-sharing protocols, select System > Settings > Services. System is th
the navigation bar. Settings is the selection from the row of navigation icons. Services is the
selection from the section headings on the Settings screen.
ens are divided into multiple sections. You can collapse or expand sections of
) next to each section heading.
n about your product, visit an official NETGEAR support page by
) in the top right corner of the screen.
e selection from
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Access the Local Admin Page
You can access the local admin page at any time by launching a web browser and visiting
https://<hostname>. <hostname> is the name that you assigned to your ReadyNAS system
or the default hostname if you did not change it. You can also access the local admin page
from ReadyCLOUD (see
ReadyCLOUD on page 66).
The default credentials to log in to the local admin page are:
• User name: admin
• Password: password
Both user name and password are case-sensitive.
Note: If you cannot access the local admin page using its hostname, try
entering https://<ReadyNAS IP address> instead, where <ReadyNAS IP
address> is the IP address of the ReadyNAS.
Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS on page 10 and Use
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Register Your System
You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. Register
your ReadyNAS system at the NETGEAR Product Registration website.
To register your ReadyNAS system:
1. L
ocate the serial number of the system.
You can find the serial number on the Overview screen of local admin page or on the
chassis la
bel of your product.
2. Ope
3. Take one of the following actions:
n a web browser and visit http://www.netgear .com/register.
The product registration web page displays.
• I
f you have never registered a NETGEAR product, click the Continue button.
• I
f you have registered a NETGEAR product in the past, enter your email address and
password and click the Log in button.
4. Follow t
The ReadyNAS is registered.
he prompts.
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2. Volume Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure and manage the volumes in your ReadyNAS storage
system. It includes the following sections:
• Basic Volume and RAID Concepts
• Manage Volumes
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Basic Volume and RAID Concepts
To get the most out of your ReadyNAS storage system, it is helpful to understand the basics
of volumes and RAID. Understanding these concepts is the first step to making good
decisions about how to configure, manage, and use your ReadyNAS storage system.
Volumes
In the most general sense, volumes are data storage devices. Your computer treats an
internal hard drive as a volume. It also treats a portable USB thumb drive as a volume.
Volumes can be either physical or logical. Usually, the term physical volume refers to a hard
disk drive. When this term is used in this way, a two-bay storage system can have up to two
physical volumes (hard disk drives). A four-bay storage system can have up to four physical
volumes (hard disk drives). A six-bay storage system can have up to six physical volumes.
The term logical volume refers to the way that you divide, or partition, your storage space.
For example:
• Each logical volume can correspond to a hard disk drive.
• A logical volume can be made up of more than one hard disk drive.
In this manual, the term volume refers to a logical volume. The terms hard disk drive and disk
refer to a physical volume.
RAID
Your ReadyNAS storage system allows you to configure your hard disks using one of the
many RAID technologies.
RAID is short for redundant array of independent disks. RAID is a storage technology that
balances data protection, system performance, and storage space by determining how the
storage system distributes data. Many different ways of distributing data have been
standardized into various RAID levels. Each RAID level offers a tradeoff of data protection,
system performance, and storage space. For example, one RAID level might improve data
protection but reduce storage space. Another RAID level might increase storage space but
also reduce system performance.
Your ReadyNAS storage system supports X-RAID2TM mode, a proprietary single-volume
RAID architecture that is easy to administer, and Flex-RAID mode, which allows you to
format your disks in a variety of industry-standard RAID levels. Both RAID modes allow you
to hot-swap disks without powering down and automatically expand your volumes to
accommodate larger-capacity disks when you replace smaller-capacity disks.
When you power on your system for the first time or if you reset your system to its factory
default settings, the optimal RAID mode and level are automatically selected for you based
on the number of disks that are installed. You can also configure the RAID settings manually
(see
Change RAID Mode on page 21).
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X-RAID2
X-RAID2 is an auto-expandable RAID technology that is available only on ReadyNAS
systems. With X-RAID2, you do not need to know intricate details about RAID to administer
your system. X-RAID2 allows you to add storage space without reformatting your drives or
moving your data to another location. Because the expansion happens online, you can
continue to use your ReadyNAS system while the volume capacity increases.
Because X-RAID2 is a single-volume architecture, if you configure your hard disk drives to
use X-RAID2, your storage system has only one volume that is made up of all installed hard
disk drives. X-RAID2’s single-volume architecture has two major advantages:
• Easy system management
• Auto-expansion
With Flex-RAID formatting, if you want to add disks to expand your storage capacity, you
must back up the data to another system, add a disk, reformat the RAID volume, and restore
the data to the new RAID volume. With X-RAID2, none of those administrative tasks are
required. Instead, with X-RAID2, your volume automatically expands to accommodate
additional disks or larger-capacity disks.
With X-RAID2, you can start out with one hard disk, add a second disk for data protection,
and add more disks for additional storage capacity. X-RAID2 accommodates the new disks
automatically. You can replace existing disks with larger-capacity disks and X-RAID2
automatically accommodates the new disks.
X-RAID2 requires a minimum of two hard disks to provide protection against disk failure. If
you have a one-disk ReadyNAS storage system and want protection from disk failure, you
need to add a second disk that is at least as large as the first. It can be added while the
system is running.
X-RAID2 uses the capacity of one disk for data storage and reserves the capacity of a
second disk for data protection, which allows the volume to recreate data if a disk fails. In a
two-disk system, the usable storage space is one disk. In a three-disk system, the usable
storage space is two disks. In general, the total capacity of your storage system equals the
capacity of all your disks minus the capacity of one disk.
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a
b
c
The following figure illustrates how X-RAID2 uses new disks.
Figure 3. X-RAID2 disk usage
a. The first disk that you install is used for initial (unprotected) storage space.
b. T
he second disk that you install is reserved for data protection (parity information).
c. I
nstalling additional disks increases your storage space.
Note: X-RAID2 reserves the capacity of one disk for data protection. The
actual space reserved for data protection is distributed across all
disks.
Flex-RAID
NETGEAR’s Flex-RAID technology allows you to choose from among several
industry-standard RAID levels:
• RA
ID 0. This most basic RAID level does not protect your data from loss in the event that
one of your drives fails. RAID 0 distributes data across multiple disks, resulting in
improved disk performance compared to systems that do not use RAID formatting. The
total capacity of your storage system equals the capacity of all of your disk drives.
Note: After you create a RAID 0 volume, you cannot expand the volume,
e the RAID level, or switch RAID modes.
chang
across multiple disks. Exactly the same data is stored on two or more disks at all times.
• RAID 1.
This RAID level provides full redundancy of your data, because it duplicates data
RAID 1 protects your data from loss if one disk fails. The total capacity of your storage
system equals the capacity of your smallest disk.
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• RAID 5. This RAID level also provides data redundancy, but it requires at least three
disks. RAID 5 uses the capacity of one disk to protect you from data loss if one disk fails.
Your data is distributed across multiple disks to improve disk performance. The total
capacity of your storage system equals the capacity of all your disks minus the capacity
of one disk. It is supported on systems with at least four drive bays.
• RAID 6. This RAID level can recove
r from the loss of two disks. Your data is distributed
across multiple disks to improve disk performance. The total capacity of your storage
system equals the capacity of all your disks minus the capacity of two disks. It is
supported on systems with at least four drive bays.
• RAID 10
(or 1+0). This RAID level uses both RAID 1 and RAID 0 technology. First, your
data is duplicated so that exactly the same data is stored on two or more disks. Then, the
data is distributed across additional disks to improve disk performance. It is supported on
systems with at least four drive bays.
The Flex-RAID levels that you can select depend o
n the number of disks included in the
volume. The following table describes the Flex-RAID levels that are available for a given
number of disks. It also indicates whether adding a disk for data protection is possible for
each configuration.
Table 1. Flex-RAID levels and data protection
Number of Disks
per Volume
1 RAID 1 Yes. (Additional disk provides redundancy.)
2 RAID 1 No. (Volume protection is already redundant.)
2 or more RAID 0 No. (RAID 0 does not offer protection.)
3 or more RAID 5 Yes. (Additional disk provides dual redundancy and converts the volume to
4 RAID 10 No. (Volume protection is already redundant.)
RAID Level Can I add a disk to for data protection?
.)
RAID 6
4 or more RAID 6 No. (Volume is already protected with dual redundancy.)
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Manage Volumes
Change RAID Mode
You can change the RAID mode that your ReadyNAS storage system uses. By default, your
system’s hard disks are configured into a single X-RAID2 volume.
Change from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID
Y our ReadyNAS system can e asily change a volume from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID mode. Data
on the X-RAID2 volume is preserved when you switch to Flex-RAID. The RAID level of the
resulting Flex-RAID volume is automatically assigned based on the number of disks that are
installed.
To change from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID:
1. Select Sy
2. Click the X-
3. Confirm that you want to switch from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID.
The volume switches from X-RAID2 mode to Flex-RAID mode and the indicator on the
X-RAID butt
stem > Volumes.
RAID button at the right side of the screen.
on turns gray.
The RAID level is automatically assigned based o
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Change from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2
If your system contains only one volume, you can easily switch from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2.
Data on the Flex-RAID volume is preserved when you switch to X-RAID2.
If your system contains multiple volumes, you must first reconfigure your disks into a single
e.
volum
Note: When you switch to X-RAID2 mode, any extra disks installed in your
system are automatically reformatted and used for storage
expansion.
You cannot change the RAID mode of a RAID 0 or RAID 10 volume.
To change from Flex-RAID to X-RAID2 on a single-volume system:
1. Select Sy
stem > Volumes.
2. Click the X-RAID button at the rig ht side of the screen.
3. Confirm that you want to switch from X-RAID2 to Flex-RAID.
The volume switches from Flex-RAID mode to X-RAID2 mode and the indicator on the
X-RAID butt
on turns green.
Any available drives are automatically used for storage expansion.
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Change to a Different RAID Level
In Flex-RAID mode, you assign one of several RAID levels to your volume. Available RAID
levels depend on the number of disks that you want the volume to include. For more
information, see Flex-RAID on p
RAID level.
Note: Changing the RAID level of a volume erases all data. If data is
stored on your system, you must back up the data to another
storage device before changing the RAID level.
You cannot change the RAID level of a RAID 0 volume.
To change to RAID levels:
f any data is stored on the volumes that you want to reconfigure, back up your data.
1. I
2. Delet
e the volumes that you want to reconfigure (see Delete a Volume on page 28).
age 19. You can reconfigure your volumes to use a different
The disks that were part of the volumes become available
color of the disks turns black).
3. Create a new volume from
Volume on
The volume is formatted according to your specification
while, depending on the size of your hard disk drives.
page 27).
the available disks and select the RAID level (see Create a
View the Status of a Volume
To view a summary of the volume status:
Select System >
The volumes are listed at the left side of the screen.
Volumes.
again for other purposes (the
s. Formatting can take quite a
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The following summary information is displayed next to each volume.
Item Description
Data The storage space that is consumed by data in MB, GB, or TB.
Free The storage space that is available in MB, GB, or TB.
Type The configured RAID level.
Health indicator The color of the indicator to the right of the vo
• Green. T
• Ye
• Red. The volu me is bad or faulty.
he volume is healthy.
llow. The volume is degraded.
To view the I/O stats and disk status:
1. Select Sy
2. Select
3. From the pop-up menu that
stem > Volumes.
the volume from the list on the left.
displays, select Settings.
lume icon indicates the health of the volume.
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A pop-up screen displays the I/O stats in the Summary tab.
4. Select the Disks tab.
5. F
rom the Disk drop-down list, select one of the disks in the volume to view its status.
Note: The disks are listed by their position in the enclosure: <column>x<row>.
For example, Disk 3X1 is the third disk from the left in the top row of the
enclosure.
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Configure the Checksum Function
Checksum functions help detect data transmission errors. The ReadyNAS uses a checksum
function to improve accuracy and consistency when writing data to a volume. You can enable
or disable the checksum function on each volume. Enabling the checksum function improves
the integrity of your data but reduces performance speeds.
Enable or disable the checksum function:
1. Select Sy
2. Select
3. From the pop-up menu that
A pop-up screen displays.
stem > Volumes.
one of the volumes listed on the left side of the screen.
displays, select Settings.
4. In the Summary tab, select or clear the Checksum check box.
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5. Click Apply.
6. Click OK.
Your changes are saved.
Create a Volume
To create a volume and select the RAID level:
1. Select Sy
2. From the enclosure graphic,
Available disks are colored black.
3. Click the New V
The New Volume pop-up screen displays.
stem > Volumes.
select the disks that you want to include in the new volume.
olume button at the right of the screen.
4. Configure the following settings:
• Name. Ent
folder in the root folder system. The volume names home, apps, and job_ are
reserved and cannot be used.
• Protec
available options depend on the number of disks that you selected in step 2.
5. Click Create.
The new volume is created and appears in the list of volumes at the left of the screen.
er a name for the volume. The volume must not have the same name as a
tion Level. From the drop-down list, select the RAID mode or RAID level. The
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Delete a Volume
Before you delete a volume, make sure that you back up any data (folders and LUNs) that
you want to save to another volume or another storage device.
To delete a volume:
1. Select Sy
2. Select
3. From the pop-up menu that
Note: The Destroy option is not available when the ReadyNAS has a single
volume only. The Destroy option is available if you have at least two volumes.
stem > Volumes.
the volume that you want to delete.
displays, select Destroy .
A pop-up screen displays.
4. Type DESTROY to confirm your decision.
5. Click Destroy.
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The volume is deleted. The disks that were part of the volume become available ag ain for
other purposes (the color of the disks turns black).
Expand Storage Capacity
You can expand the storage capacity of an existing volume in two ways:
• Horizontal expansion. Expand the volume by adding more disks to the volume.
• Vertical expansion. Expand the volume by replacing disks in the volume with
larger-capacity disks.
X-RAID2 makes horizontal volume expansion easy. If your X-RAID2 volume includes two or
more disks, the volume expands automatically when you add disks.
If you want to horizontally expand a Flex-RAID volume, you must switch to X-RAID2 mo de or
manually reformat the volume. Switching to X-RAID2 mode is only possible on single-volume
systems.
Vertical expansion is available for X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID volumes.
You can continue to use your ReadyNAS system while the new disks are incorporated in the
background. The process of volume expansion can take several hours. If you set up email
notifications for your system, you receive an email message when the process finishes. For
more information about alert notifications, see
Configure System Alerts on page 155.
Horizontally Expand an X-RAID2 Volume
Horizontal expansion is available for X-RAID2 volumes only.
To horizontally expand an X-RAID2 volume:
Add a disk to an X-RAID2 volume that includes two or more disks.
For more information about how to add a disk to your ReadyNAS system, see the hardware
manual for your system, which is available at
http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
The system automatically determines whether the new disk is used for protection or storage.
When you add a second disk, the new disk is used for data protection. When you add a third
or fourth disk, the new disk is used to increase your storage capacity. For more information,
see
X-RAID2 on page 18. New disks are incorporated in the background while you continue
to use your storage system.
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IMPORTANT:
Vertically Expand a Volume
Both X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID volumes support vertical expansion.
When you vertically expand a Flex-RAID volume, you must re
place all disks in the volume
with larger-capacity disks.
Note: Vertical expansion is not available for RAID 0 volumes.
When you vertically expand an X-RAID2 volume, you must replace disks in the volume
according to the following table.
Table 2.
RAID Level Disk Replacements Required for Vertical Expansion
RAID 1 Replace 2 or more disks with larger-capacity disks.
RAID 5 Replace 2 or more disks with larger-capacity disks.
RAID 6 Replace 4 or more disks with lar
X-RAID2 vertical expansion requirements
ger-capacity disks.
If you replace fewer disks than required for vertical expansion, the disks are reserved for dat a
protection. Your available storage capacity does not increase to accommodate the reserved
disks until you replace the required number of disks.
To reduce the risk of data loss, NETGEAR recommends that you
back up your data before vertically expanding a volume.
To vertically expand an X-RAID2 volume:
1. Rep
lace one disk in the volume with a larger-capacity disk.
For more information about how to add a disk to
for your system, which is available at
http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
Note: You must use supported disks in your ReadyNAS system. For a list
of supported disks, visit http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl.
2. W
ait for the volume to resync your data.
your system, see the hardware manual
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