Netgear RND2000 Installation Manual

ReadyNAS Duo and NV+

Hardware Manual
350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
December 2011 202-10925-02
ReadyNAS Duo and NV+
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started
Additional Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Diskless Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter 2 ReadyNAS Duo
Front and Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Drive Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 3 ReadyNAS NV+
Front and Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Drive Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Chapter 4 Disks
Previously Formatted Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Adding a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Failed Disk Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Replacing a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
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Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications
Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Duo Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
NV+ Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Appendix B Compliance Notification Index

1. Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS® storage system. This ReadyNAS Duo and NV+ Hardware Manual describes the physical features of the Duo and NV+ storage systems.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Additional Documentation
Setup Location
System Requirements
Diskless Units
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Additional Documentation

For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS Duo or NV+ storage system, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit
http://readynas.com for reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documentation,
an active user forum, and much more.

Setup Location

Your ReadyNAS Duo or NV+ is suitable for use in a home or small office environment where it can be freestanding. The small, compact size makes it suitable for sitting on a desk or on a closet shelf.
Choose a location for your system that meets these criteria:
Cables can be connected easily.
Water or moisture cannot enter the case.
Airflow around the system and through the vents in the side of the case is not
restricted.
The air is as free of dust as possible.
Temperature operating limits are not likely to be exceeded.
If you are using an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for protection, the power cable
can be securely and safely connected to the UPS.

System Requirements

Your ReadyNAS Duo or ReadyNAS NV+ requires the following:
Ethernet connection
A computer with Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux
operating system
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+, Apple Safari, 2.0+, Mozilla Firefox 2.0+, Opera 9.5+,
or Google Chrome 10+ browser
Hard disk drive or drives from the NETGEAR Hardware Compatibility List; see
http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.
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Diskless Units

If you purchased a ReadyNAS storage system without a preinstalled hard disk drive or drives, follow this procedure before you use your system. This procedure is illustrated with a Duo, but the same steps apply for an NV+.
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This procedure configures the disk or disk you install as X-RAID Flex-RAID, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual.
To prepare a diskless system for first use:
1. Obtain at least one hard disk drive that appears on the NETGEAR Hardware
Compatibility List. See http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.
Note: If you use a formatted disk, the disk will be reformatted, erasing all
the data on it. If you want to save the data, copy it to another disk. For more information, see Previously Formatted Disks on page 26.
. If you want to use
2. With the system turned off, insert a disk into a drive bay, as follows:
a. Press the disk tray release latch.
The tray handle pops out.
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ReadyNAS Duo and NV+
b. Pull out the disk tray, place the new disk on the tray, and assemble the disk and tray
with the screws that came with your system. Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk bay.
c. Slide the disk tray back into the system and press the handle to secure the disk.
3. If you are using unformatted disks, turn the system on.
If you are using previously formatted disks, perform a factory reset.
a. WIth a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button. b. Press and release the Power button to power on the system. c. Do one of the following:
If you have a ReadyNAS Duo, continue to hold the Reset button until the disk
LEDs flash twice (once at 5 seconds and then 25 seconds later), and then release the button.
If you have a ReadyNAS NV+, continue to hold the Reset button until “Factory
Reset” appears in the status display screen (after about 30 seconds), and then release the Reset button.
The factory reset takes up to 30 minutes. It tests and formats the disks, installs the operating system, and creates a new volume. You can follow the progress in RAIDar. For more information about RAIDar, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual.
If you are installing multiple disks, your ReadyNAS system synchronizes them next. This might take several hours, depending on the disk size. You can continue to set up and use your ReadyNAS system as it synchronizes the disks.
Follow the instructions in ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation, to finish setting up the ReadyNAS system.
Getting Started

2. ReadyNAS Duo

This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS Duo and includes the following sections:
Front and Side Panels
Drive Bays
Rear Panel
Status Information
System Shutdown
Boot Menu
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Front and Side Panels

The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS Duo.
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Figure 1. ReadyNAS Duo front and side panels
1. Power button and LED
2. Disk Activity LED
3. Exhaust vent
4. USB 2.0 port
5. Backup button
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6. USB and Backup status LED
7. Disk 1 and Disk 2 LEDs
8. Drive bay door
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Drive Bays

The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS Duo. Note that the tray design on your system might vary from the design pictured.
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Figure 2. ReadyNAS Duo drive bay
1. Drive bay door
2. Disk tray handle
3. Recessed drive tray locking mechanism
4. Drive tray release latch
5. Drive bays
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The following figure shows a ReadyNAS Duo disk tray. Note that the tray design on your system might vary from the design pictured.
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Figure 3. ReadyNAS Duo disk tray
1. Hard drive
2. Disk tray
3. Disk tray handle
4. Recessed disk tray locking mechanism
5. Disk tray release latch
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Rear Panel

The following figure shows the rear panel of ReadyNAS Duo.
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Figure 4. ReadyNAS Duo rear panel
1. Exhaust fan
2. Kensington lock
3. Reset button
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4. USB 2.0 ports
5. 1-gigabit Ethernet port with LED status indicators
6. Power adapter socket
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