NETGEAR Ultra 4, Ultra 6 Hardware Manual

ReadyNAS® Ultra

Hardware Manual

Models:  Ultra 4  Ultra 6

350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA

July 2010 202-10692-02 v1.1

ReadyNAS Ultra Hardware Manual

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Trademarks

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Statement of Conditions

To improve internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use, or application of, the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.

Revision History

Publication Part Number Version Publish Date Comments

202-10692-01 v1.0 July 2010 First publication. 202-10692-02 v1.1 July 2010 Technical updates.

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Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted

What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ReadyNAS Community Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Choosing a Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Initial Setup and Default Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Default Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Diskless Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The RAIDar Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

RAIDar Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

RAIDar Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

RAIDar LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

FrontView Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setup Wizard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Advanced Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 2 ReadyNAS Ultra 4

ReadyNAS Ultra 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Front and Side Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

LED and Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

System Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Power Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the FrontView Browser User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 3 ReadyNAS Ultra 6

ReadyNAS Ultra 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Front and Side Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

LED and Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

System Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Using the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Using the FrontView Browser User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Chapter 4 Disks and Disk Replacements

Failed Disk Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Choosing a Replacement Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Hardware Compatibility List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Adding or Replacing Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Adding a New Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Replacing a Failed Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications

Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

ReadyNAS Ultra 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

ReadyNAS Ultra 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

ReadyNAS Ultra 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

ReadyNAS Ultra 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Safety Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index

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Getting Acquainted

NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra

Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra storage unit. The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra family provides advanced home users with an easy-to-use,

high-performance, gigabit multimedia desktop storage system with iSCSI support. This ReadyNAS Ultra Hardware Manual describes the physical features and attributes of

ReadyNAS Ultra products. This chapter contains the following sections:

• What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra?

• ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup

• Choosing a Setup Location

• Initial Setup and Default Login

• The RAIDar Setup Utility

• FrontView Management Console

For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS Ultra, refer to the ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual, which is available at

http://www.readynas.com/documentation.

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What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra?

The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra series deliver the power you need to run bleeding-edge applications, and the flexibility you want to store, share, and protect your prized multimedia collections.

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports deliver ultra-fast connections, while three USB ports offer the flexibility to connect other devices using a USB connection, like printer servers, external USB storage devices, or digital cameras.

These multimedia desktop storages are ideal for media enthusiasts with large digital media libraries who want to take their media files wherever they go, and enable users across the LAN, or WAN, or over the Internet to back up and share data from Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems.

Offering extensible, high-availability data protection, ReadyNAS Ultra systems come with robust, fail-safe features that can include:

• X-RAID2TM — Manage volume expansion automatically as you add new hard drives

or replace existing drives with larger-capacity drives. Multiple volume support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 (varies by product model).

• ReadyNAS Remote — Get secure drag-and-drop remote access without complicated

network setups.

• ReadyNAS V ault — Back up critical files of f-site for added security and peace of mind,

then access and restore them remotely online.

• Rsync — Replicate and synchronize files between two ReadyNAS devices.

• TiVo®-compatible — Store your favorite television programs and play them back to

any TiVo

DVR in your home.

• Media shifting with Skifta — Access multimedia content from your ReadyNAS while

you’re away from home on connected DLNA

devices.

• Transcoding with Orb — Convert multimedia content for optimal streaming on mobile

devices.

• Automatic backups — Back up three computers (PC or Mac) continuously using

Memeo

Premium Backup, and restore any previous version of a file with a simple

right-click.

• iSCSI — Built-in iSCSI target service.

• Journaling mode, and user, group, and share-level quotas.

Storage Protocols

• CIFS/SMB for Windows

• AFP for Mac® OS

• NFS for Linux® and UNIX

• HTTP/S for Web browsers

• FTP/S support

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Multimedia Streaming

ReadyNAS is DLNA Certified® and can stream to:

• Media players (see www.dlna.org for latest information)

- NETGEAR Digital Entertainers

- Network DVD/Blu-ray players

- Game consoles, like Sony® PlayStation® 3

• Nintendo® Wii and Microsoft® Xbox®, Xbox 360

- Music players, like Sonos and Squeezebox

- TiVo® DVRs

- Skifta™ clients

• Orb™ and Air Video transcoding

• Apple® iTunes® server

Network Security

• Encrypted network logins

• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Power-Saving Features

• Disk spin-down mode

• Power On/Off Scheduler

• Wake-on-LAN

ReadyNAS Community Website

For more information about NETGEAR ReadyNAS products visit the dedicated ReadyNAS Community website at http://readynas.com, where you will find reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more.

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ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup

NETGEAR offers a complete lineup of ReadyNAS home storage products, each with its own unique characteristics to fit your specific requirements. With all ReadyNAS products, the embedded operating system and easy-to-configure software makes installation, and upgrades a breeze.

The ReadyNAS Ultra series offers:

• Blazing-fast performances for bleeding-edge applications

• Best software partnerships in the industry

• X-RAID2TM automatic volume expansion technology

• ReadyNAS Remote Secure drag-and-drop remote access

• ReadyNAS Vault embedded online backup service

ReadyNAS Ultra 6

ReadyNAS Ultra 6 is NETGEAR’s first 6-bay multimedia desktop storage system that supports both NAS and iSCSI SAN for advanced home users. Ultra 6 provides up to three times the performance of the Duo (over 90 MBps), X-RAID2 automatic volume expansion technology, secure drag-and-drop remote access (ReadyNAS Remote), optional online backup solution (ReadyNAS Vault), replication (Rsync), and RAID 0/1/5/6 for data protection.

ReadyNAS Ultra 4

ReadyNAS Ultra 4 is NETGEAR’s first 4-bay multimedia desktop storage system with both NAS and iSCSI SAN support. Ultra 4 provides two times the performance of the current NV+ (over 80 MBps), X-RAID2 automatic volume management, secure drag-and-drop remote access (ReadyNAS Remote), optional online backup solution (ReadyNAS Vault), replication (Rsync), and RAID 0/1/5 for data protection.

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Choosing a Setup Location

The ReadyNAS Ultra is suitable for use in a home or small offi ce environment where it can be free-standing. The small, compact size makes it suitable for sit ting on a desk, or on shelf in a closet.

When deciding where to locate the unite, ensure that:

• It is accessible and cables can be connected easily.

• Water or moisture cannot enter the case of the unit.

• Airflow around the unit 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 using an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for protection, the power cable can be

securely and safely connected to the UPS.

System Requirements

• For LAN setup: An Ethernet connection

• Microsoft® Windows® 7, Vista™, XP, 2000, Mac OS®, UNIX®, or Linux®

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0+, Apple® Safari®, 2.0+, Mozilla Firefox® 2.0+,

Opera® 9.5+

• Hard Disk Drive(s) — NETGEAR recommends the HDD from the NETGEAR HDD

Compatibility List only. See

http://www.readynas.com/hcl.

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Initial Setup and Default Login

Installation

To install your ReadyNAS Ultra, follow the instructions in the NETGEAR ReadyNAS for Home Installation Guide that came with your unit.

An electronic copy of the installation guide is located on the product CD. You can also find it on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community support page at

http://readynas.com/documentation.

Estimated setup time is about 20 minutes.

Default Login

To log in to your unit:

1. Open a web browser and enter the following URL in the address field:

The default IP configuration is set to DHCP; if the unit does not automatically get an IP address, it defaults to 192.168.168.168.

2. At the login pro mpt, enter the authentication information:

a. Default administrator user name: admin b. Default password: netgear1

Both the user name and password are case-sensitive.

For information about using ReadyNAS RAIDar and FrontView software to log in, configure, and manage your system, see the ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual.

Diskless Units

If your unit did not come with disks already installed (a diskless unit) you will need to install the disks and then install and configure RAID before proceeding.

Go to http://www.readynas.com/hcl for a list of supported disks. Refer to the ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual for instructions on installing disks and configuring RAID.

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The RAIDar Setup Utility

The RAIDar utility acts as a discovery tool for the ReadyNAS device or devices on your network, and enables easy setup and management of all your ReadyNAS units.

RAIDar Installation

To install RAIDar:

1. If not already installed, install the RAIDar utility from your product Resource CD.

RAIDar installation options are provided for Windows, MAC, and Linux.

2. Once installed, connect your ReadyNAS to the network and launch the RAIDar Setup Utility.

RAIDar automatically locates the units in the network with out needing it s IP ad dress, and makes it easy to see the status of your units. You should see one or more of your ReadyNAS devices listed.

The default IP configuration is set to DHCP; if the unit does not get an IP address, it defaults to 192.168.168.168.

Note: If you are running RAIDar on Windows XP before SP2, disable the

Internet connection firewall.

If no ReadyNAS device is detected, check the following and click the Rescan button to try again.

• Make sure the ReadyNAS device is powered up and is connected to your network.

• Make sure that the PC in which you have installed RAIDar is on the same subnet as

the ReadyNAS device.

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RAIDar Commands

Use the following RAIDar commands to monitor your devices.

Setup

Clicking the Setup button launches the FrontView Management Console for the highlighted device. FrontView is a web-based utility used to set up, co nfigure, and manage your device s. If this is a first-time installation, or the device has been reset to the factory default settings, the Setup Wizard launches so that you can configure the device.

Browse

Click Browse to see the shares available on the highlighted device. This only works with Windows operating systems.

Rescan

Click Rescan to update the ReadyNAS device list and status.

Locate

Click Locate to cause the LEDs on the ReadyNAS device to blink. This is useful if you have multiple ReadyNAS devices and you need to correlate the RAIDar entries to physical devices.

About

Click About to display RAIDar info.

Help

Click the Help button to shows the Help screen.

Exit

Click the Exit button to exit the RAIDar utility.

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RAIDar LED Descriptions

The first column (LED) lists the status that informs you if the ReadyNAS device is in normal operating mode, or if it is in a warning or failure condition.

The other columns display device-specific status, wh ich tells you exactly what devi ces mig ht need attention.

LED Description

Not present No disk or device is attached.

Normal Device is in normal operating mode.

Warning or Dead The device has failed or needs attention.

Inactive spare This disk is a spare disk on standby. If a disk fails, this disk will take

over automatically.

Awaiting resync This disk is waiting to resync to the RAID volume.

If the LED is blinking, this disk is currently resyncing. During the resync process, volume is in degraded mode; performance

is affected by the resync process, and another disk failure in the volume will render it dead.

Life support mode The volume has encountered multiple disk failures and marked dead.

However, the ReadyNAS has blocked it from being marked dead if someone accidentally pulled out the wrong disk during runtime.

If the wrong disk was pulled out, shut down the ReadyNAS immediately, reconnect the disk, and power on the ReadyNAS. If you reconnect the disk during runtime, the ReadyNAS marks it as a newly added disk and you will no longer be able to access the data on it.

Background task active A lengthy background task such as a system update is in progress.

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