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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Software Manual

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ReadyDATA OS 1.2
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March 2013
202-11025-06
350 East Plumeria Drive
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  • Page 1 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 So ftware Manual Models: R e a d yDATA 520 0 March 2013 202-11025-06 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134...
  • Page 2 NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change without notice. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 202-11025-02 OS 1.1 June 2012 • Revised and added information to Manage Replication and Recovery between Two or More Systems. • Added information about share quotas to View and Change the Properties of a Share. • Changed the Language selection (see Select the Language on page 44).

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA 5200 ....10 Register the ReadyDATA 5200 ....... . . 14 Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes Supported Disks and Initial Startup .
  • Page 5 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces ..... .51 Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards ....52 Automatic Private IP Addressing without a DHCP Server .
  • Page 6 Delete a Snapshot ........168 Recover Data from a ReadyDATA 5200 to an Attached Device ..172 Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network-Attached Device .

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Getting Started This software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyDATA 5200 that runs the ReadyDATA OS 1.2 for production storage, backup storage, and disaster recovery. Because this product is intended for business use, this manual is written for network and data center administrators who are familiar with RAID networking concepts.

  • Page 8: Quick-Start Guide

    The ReadyDATA 5200 relies on the following software applications: • RAIDar. A setup utility to locate the ReadyDATA 5200 on the LAN and launch Dashboard. • Dashboard. A browser-based interface to configure and manage the ReadyDATA 5200.

  • Page 9: Supported Operating Systems

    Install the ReadyDATA 5200 in Your Network Install the ReadyDATA 5200 as explained in the ReadyDATA 5200 Installation Guide. LED status information and the boot menu are explained in the ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual.

  • Page 10: Use Raidar To Discover The Readydata 5200

    DHCP Server on page 59. If you want to use the ReadyDATA 5200 with an IPv6 address, first access the ReadyDATA 5200 through the IPv4 address assigned by the DHCP server, and then configure the IPv6 setting as explained in Configure the Network Settings on page 49.
  • Page 11 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Not operational ReadyDATA status LED icon Figure 1. You can use the following buttons to learn more about the ReadyDATA 5200 units on the network: • Setup. Launches Dashboard for the highlighted ReadyDATA 5200. • Browse. Displays the shares available on the highlighted system (LUNs are not displayed).
  • Page 12 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 BY default, the virtual NICs (VNICs) of the ReadyDATA 5200 are DHCP enabled for IPv4, and the RAIDar utility should be able to discover the ReadyDATA 5200. Note: The ReadyDATA 5200 requires a DHCP server for initial discovery.
  • Page 13 System menu. To return to the Dashboard home screen, select Overview. Some screens show section headings on the left side. When you select a section heading, settings are displayed that let you configure the ReadyDATA 5200. The configuration procedures in this manual indicate the selection from the navigation bar, and, if applicable, the selection from the system configuration bar and the section heading on a screen.

  • Page 14: Register The Readydata 5200

    • If you have never registered a NETGEAR product, click the Continue button. • If you have registered a NETGEAR product in the past, enter your email address and password and click the Log in button. Follow the prompts. The ReadyDATA 5200 is registered.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Manage Disks And Volumes

    Manage Disks and Volumes This chapter describes how to configure the disks and volumes in the ReadyDATA 5200. It contains the following sections: • Supported Disks and Initial Startup • About RAID Levels, Volumes, and Disk Representation • Manage Volumes...

  • Page 16: Supported Disks And Initial Startup

    ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual. Figure 2. ReadyDATA 5200 with optional disk expansion arrays as displayed on Dashboard. The first time that you start the ReadyDATA 5200, you can do so with or without disks installed. If you start with disks installed, several scenarios are possible, each of which affects the way...

  • Page 17: About Raid Levels, Volumes, And Disk Representation

    These disks are made available as unallocated disks. • Disks do not contain data that is recognized by the ReadyDATA 5200: These disks are made available as unallocated disks. If you attempt to use these disks for another volume, you are not warned of possible data loss.
  • Page 18 When you replace a bad disk by a new one, the array is rebuilt while the ReadyDATA 5200 continues to operate normally. The ReadyDATA 5200 supports high availability, allowing you to hot-swap disks without powering down.

  • Page 19: Volumes

    You can create a volume that spans more than one enclosure by using one or more optional expansion disk arrays (EDA2000 and EDA4000). The number of volumes that you can create within a ReadyDATA 5200 is limited only by the total number of disks in the ReadyDATA 5200 and expansion disk arrays. With several expansion disk arrays, the ReadyDATA 5200 supports up to 60 disks and volumes.

  • Page 20: Graphical Enclosure And Color Coding Of The Disks Onscreen

    Graphical Enclosure and Color Coding of the Disks Onscreen The physical disks that are installed in the ReadyDATA 5200 and optional expansion disk arrays are represented in a graphical enclosure onscreen: Figure 3. ReadyDATA 5200 with optional disk expansion arrays as displayed on Dashboard.

  • Page 21: Raid And Volume Implementation

    146 and the hardware manual. RAID and Volume Implementation The ReadyDATA 5200 supports a new, proprietary RAID architecture that is both flexible and very easy to administer. This new architecture is based on the Zettabyte File System (ZFS), allowing you to configure different RAID levels for different volumes on the same platform.
  • Page 22 RAID 1+0. The following table explains the RAID nomenclature. The sequential expansion number is indicated by n, and x just indicates times (for example, 2x is two times). Table 3. RAID nomenclature on the ReadyDATA 5200 RAID Level New RAID...

  • Page 23: Manage Volumes

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Manage Volumes • Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level • View the Properties of a Volume • Search for a Volume • Expand a Volume • Configure Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance •...
  • Page 24 You can select disks with a black color coding only. If you have an expansion disk array, you can select disks from both the ReadyDATA 5200 and the expansion disk array. The selected disks are highlighted and all volume buttons become available, including the New Volume button under the enclosure: Below the enclosure, click New Volume.
  • Page 25 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 • RAID. From the drop-down list, select the RAID level. The RAID level that you can select depends on the number of disks that you selected in Step 2. For more information, see Table 1 on page 18. Click Create.
  • Page 26 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Item Description Color Coding Dedupe By default, dedupe is 1.00, indicating that deduplication is enabled and Not applicable that the initial deduplication ratio is set. A number higher than 1.00 indicates that data has been deduplicated and that the deduplication ratio has increased.

  • Page 27: View The Properties Of A Volume

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 View the Properties of a Volume  To view the properties of a volume: Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays: To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to explore. Click the gear icon.
  • Page 28 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Note: You can also use a shortcut to display the properties of a volume. Click the screen Expand button ( ) on the top right of the screen to display the properties (see the red oval in the previous figure). Click the same button (which now shows a reversed arrow ) again to hide the properties (see the red oval in the previous figure).

  • Page 29: Search For A Volume

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Item Description Guid The globally unique identifier (GUID) for the volume. The GUID allows you to use the volume GUID path, for example, “\\?\Volume{17303906860048588325}\”. I/O Stats Operations The number of read operations and the number of write operations on the volume. Bandwidth The volume bandwidth throughput in bytes.
  • Page 30 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 • Vertical expansion. Expand the volume by replacing all disks in the volume with higher-capacity disks. Expansion is immediate, independent of the amount of stored data on the volume, and does not affect users. You cannot change the RAID level during the expansion. The only exception is a horizontal expansion of a volume with RAID 1, which becomes RAID 10.
  • Page 31 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to expand. In the enclosure, click the disk or disks that you want to add to the volume. You can select disks with a black color coding only. The selected disk or disks are highlighted, and to the left of the enclosure, the Expand button displays: Note: The Expand button becomes available only if you have selected a...

  • Page 32: Configure Write And Read Boost Disks To Improve Performance

    • Write boost. Assign one or more separate write disks to improve the write performance of the array. NETGEAR recommends that you use SSDs that are optimized for writing. • Read boost. Assign one or more separate cache disks to accelerate read operations in the array.
  • Page 33 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Note: The previous figure shows SAS disks that are used as write boost and read boost disks. However, you would normally use SSDs for such purposes. Perform one of the following actions: • Click Write boost. The selected disk or disks are assigned to the volume for write operations.

  • Page 34: Export And Import A Volume

    Export and Import a Volume The ReadyDATA 5200 lets you export an existing volume by exporting the disks on which the volume resides. You can physically insert the disks in other slots of the chassis, in an optional expansion disk array, or in another ReadyDATA 5200 that runs the same firmware version.
  • Page 35 Remove the disks from the physical enclosure.  To import a volume: Insert all disks on which the volume resides in the slots of a ReadyDATA 5200 or optional expansion disk array. The following occurs: •...

  • Page 36: Delete A Volume

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the Network Access Settings on page 84. Reconfigure iSCSI targets and initiator permissions for LUNs. Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 103 and Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups on page 107. Delete a Volume Before you delete a volume, migrate the data (shares and LUNs) to another volume or another storage device (see Migrate a Share to Another Volume...

  • Page 37: Scrub A Volume

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 A pop-up screen displays. Note: The Destroy option is not available when the ReadyDATA 5200 has a single volume only. The Destroy option is available if you have at least two volumes. Type DESTROY (all capital letters) in the field of the screen to confirm your decision.

  • Page 38: Configure Global Spare Disks

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Scrubbing starts, and the progress is shown in a progress bar. To stop scrubbing while in it is progress, click X to the right of the progress bar. Configure Global Spare Disks A global spare disk is a redundant disk that can automatically take the place of a failed disk in any volume.
  • Page 39 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click Global spare. The color of the selected disk or disks in the enclosure turns green: The disk or disks are now available as global spare disks.  To remove a global spare disk: Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays (see the figure in Step In the graphical enclosure, click the global spare disk or disks that you want to remove.
  • Page 40 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click Remove spare. The removed spare disk or disks become available again for other purposes (the color of the disks turns black). Manage Disks and Volumes...

  • Page 41: Chapter 3 Configure The System Settings

    Configure the System Settings This chapter describes how to configure the basic settings of the ReadyDATA 5200. It contains the following sections: • Customize the Basic System Components • Configure the Network Settings • Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA 5200.

  • Page 42: Customize The Basic System Components

    Configure the Host Name • Set the Theme Set the Clock To enable the ReadyDATA 5200 to time-stamp files correctly, ensure that the time and date settings are accurate.  To set system time and date: Select System > Overview > Hardware.
  • Page 43 Click Apply. If you change the time zone, you need to restart the ReadyDATA 5200, as follows: a. Click the Power icon in the upper right corner of the navigation bar: b.

  • Page 44: Select The Language

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Select the Language To make sure that the ReadyDATA 5200 correctly displays file names, configure the system to use the appropriate character set. For example, selecting Japanese allows the ReadyDATA 5200 to support files with Japanese names in Windows Explorer.

  • Page 45: Set The Administrator Password

    Choose an administrator password that is different from the default password and keep it in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this password can change settings or erase data that is stored on the ReadyDATA 5200.  To change the administrator password: On the navigation bar, at the right, select Profile.

  • Page 46: Configure System Alerts

    To receive an email message alerting you if a system event that requires your attention occurs, provide an email address for alert messages. You can use an email address that is accessible from a smartphone to help you monitor the ReadyDATA 5200 when you are away from it.
  • Page 47 Test Message button. Alert Event Settings The ReadyDATA 5200 is preconfigured to generate email alert messages when system events occur. You can determine which optional system events generate alerts. NETGEAR recommends that you keep all alerts enabled; however, if you are aware of a problem, you could disable an alert temporarily.

  • Page 48: Configure The Host Name

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the Host Name The ReadyDATA 5200 uses a host name to advertise itself on the network. When you review the network using RAIDar, a computer, or any other interface, you can recognize the ReadyDATA 5200 by its host name.

  • Page 49: Configure The Network Settings

    You can create and attach virtual NICs (VNICs) to individual and bonded interfaces. The primary benefit of virtual networking is that it allows the ReadyDATA 5200 to service many separate networks and to control how much bandwidth is used for each storage-related task.
  • Page 50 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Figure 4. These are the default network settings before any configuration has occurred: Table 5. Default network settings Item Default Setting Physical Ethernet interface (eth1 and eth2) 1500 Speed (Mbps) 1000 Duplex Full Bonding None VNIC One attached to each interface (for example, vnic0 to eth0 and vnic1 to eth1) Virtual NICs (vnic0 and vnic1) 1500 VLAN ID...

  • Page 51: Configure The Physical Ethernet Interfaces

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces  To configure an Ethernet interface: Select Network. The Network screen displays: Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step Select Properties.

  • Page 52: Configure The Virtual Network Interface Cards

    (either 1,000 Mbps or 10,000 Mbps). Duplex Select the duplex method from the drop-down list: • Auto. The ReadyDATA 5200 autosenses the type of duplex connection. • Full. Full duplex. This is the default setting. • Half. Half duplex.
  • Page 53 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To create and configure a VNIC: Select Network. The Network screen displays: Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step Select Create VNIC. The new VNIC displays next to the Ethernet interface. New VNICs are numbered in sequential and ascending order irrespective of the interface they are attached to.
  • Page 54 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 A pop-up menu displays: Select Properties. The VNIC Settings pop-up screen displays with the General pane in view. (You can switch back and forth between the VNIC panes by clicking the General, TCP/IP, and DNS tabs.) Configure the general settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name...
  • Page 55 5200 needs to support VLAN tagging. Bandwidth Limit (Mbps) Enter the bandwidth limit in Mbps. Depending on the Ethernet interfaces that are installed in the ReadyDATA 5200, the maximum limit is either 1,000 Mbps or 10,000 Mbps. Click the TCP/IP tab.
  • Page 56 Configure IPv4 From the drop-down list, select how IPv4 is configured: • Using DHCP. The ReadyDATA 5200 functions as a DHCP client, and the IPv4 settings are automatically configured by a DHCP server on your network. • Manually. You need to enter the IPv4 address and subnet mask for the ReadyDATA 5200, and the router through which the ReadyDATA 5200 is connected to the network.
  • Page 57 Description Router Enter the IPv6 address for the ReadyDATA 5200. Manual IPv6 Address Enter the prefix length for the ReadyDATA 5200. The default address configuration is ::1 (that is, 0::1). only Prefix Length Enter the IPv6 address for the router through which the ReadyDATA 5200 connects to your network.
  • Page 58 Click Apply to save the settings on all three VNIC panes. Note: If you change the IP address of the ReadyDATA 5200, your browser loses its connection to Dashboard. To reconnect to the ReadyDATA 5200, launch the RAIDar utility, click the Rescan button to locate the device, and click the Setup button to reconnect.

  • Page 59: Automatic Private Ip Addressing Without A Dhcp Server

    The ReadyDATA 5200 requires an IPv4 DHCP server for initial configuration of the VNICs, which, by default, are configured as DHCP clients. If the ReadyDATA 5200 cannot locate a DHCP server, it is assigned an Auto-IP address through Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA). The IP address is in the 169.254.x.x/16 subnet.
  • Page 60 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The Network screen displays: Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step Select Bond with. A second pop-up screen displays the Ethernet interfaces and, if already configured, the aggregated interfaces (bonded channels): Select the name of the interface that you want to be member of the bonded channel.
  • Page 61 Passive. The aggregation interface responds only to LACPDUs from other LACP devices. Select this mode for a dynamic LAG with passive LACP. Note: Both the ReadyDATA 5200 and the device with which the channel link is established need to support the same mode. LACP Timer...
  • Page 62 LACP Timer on the aggregation settings pop-up screen.) Hash Type Click Apply. Configure the switch or router to which the ReadyDATA 5200 is attached for channel bonding.  To remove an aggregation link and reestablish separate Ethernet interfaces: Click the gear icon to the right of the aggregation interface that you want to remove.

  • Page 63: Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols

    Bonjour and SNMP, discovery and management of the ReadyDATA 5200 in a network. For shares, you can select several protocols; for LUNs, the protocol is always iSCSI. (iSCSI is enabled by default.) The global file-sharing protocol settings affect the file-sharing protocols that allow access to shares.
  • Page 64 Click Apply. WARNING: For SSH, if you enable SSH root access, NETGEAR might deny you technical support. If you do enable SSH root access, the SSH root password is identical to the administrator password that you have configured.
  • Page 65 Passive ports Enter the beginning port and ending port of the passive port range. This is the port range on the ReadyDATA 5200 that is available to clients who initiate a connection to the ReadyDATA 5200. The default range is 32768–65535.
  • Page 66 (which is the default setting), or specify a private name if you have a more segregated monitoring scheme. Trap destination Enter the IP address to which the ReadyDATA 5200 sends the traps that it generates. For information about the types of messages that can be sent, see System Logs on page 147.

  • Page 67: Chapter 4 Manage Shares And Luns

    Manage Shares and LUNs This chapter describes how to create, manage, and access shares and LUNs on the ReadyDATA 5200. This chapter includes the following sections: • Shares and LUNs • Manage Shares For Network Attached Storage • Set Up Access Rights to Shares •...

  • Page 68: Shares And Luns

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Shares and LUNs The volumes on your ReadyDATA 5200 can be divided into shares and logical unit numbers (LUNs), both of which are logical entities on one or more disks. • Shares. Shares are NAS data sets that allow data transfer and storage over SMB, NFS, AFP, and FTP.
  • Page 69 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The configuration settings of a share are stored in the volume (that is, in the pool) in which the share resides. This design allows a share to be portable when a disk is moved from one array to another array. You can specify whether a snapshot is created, and with what frequency it is created.

  • Page 70: Create A Share

    Shares are accessed over a LAN or WAN network connection. Network access to data stored on the ReadyDATA 5200 is managed by file-sharing protocols, which also handle the transfer of data. You can enable multiple protocols for an individual share, allowing users to access the share through various methods.
  • Page 71 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The Shares screen displays, showing the configured volumes on the left: Click the + button ( ) to the right of the volume to which you want to add a share. The New Share pop-up screen displays: Manage Shares and LUNs...
  • Page 72 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name A unique name to identify the share. Do not include spaces in the name. Description An optional description to help identify the share. Compression Select the Compression check box to enable data compression. Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers, but the compression and decompression processes require additional resources.

  • Page 73: View And Change The Properties Of A Share

    Click Create. The ReadyDATA 5200 confirms the creation of a share with the message “Data Set successfully created.” The new share is added to the Shares screen. Basic information is displayed to the right of the share.
  • Page 74 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 A pop-up menu displays: Select Properties. The Properties pane for the selected share displays at the right of the screen (see the next figure). The properties that are displayed in the Access section depend on the selected file-sharing protocol or protocols. Note: You can also use a shortcut to display the Properties pane of a share.
  • Page 75 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Change the settings as explained in the following table. Click the flag button ( ) to save any changes in a field or drop-down list. Item Description Summary The size is provided for information only. To change the size, see the Size fields in the Size Properties section of the Properties pane.
  • Page 76 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Item Description Description An optional description to help identify the share. Logbias Change the logbias setting by making a selection from the Logbias drop-down list: • Latency. Data requests are handled at high priority with a minimum of delay, but data throughput might not be optimum.

  • Page 77: Migrate A Share To Another Volume

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Item Description Allow snapshot Select the Allow snapshot access check box to allow snapshot access to anyone access who has permission to access the share. The default snapshot access folder displays in the Snapshot folder field. When you allow snapshot access, a subfolder with the name snapshot is created on the share to allow users access to data from past snapshots.
  • Page 78 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The color of the share turns purple: Right-click the share. A pop-up menu displays. Select Migrate To. A second pop-up menu displays the volumes: By default, the volume on which the share resides is flagged. Select the name of the destination volume. Confirm the migration.

  • Page 79: Delete A Share

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Delete a Share WARNING: Deleting a share permanently removes the data within that share. Note: A share that is the parent of a clone cannot be deleted. To delete the parent share, you must first delete all of its clones. For more information about clones, see Clone a Snapshot on page 165.

  • Page 80: Set Up Access Rights To Shares

    By default, all users and groups have read/write access. The global security access mode determines whether users are authenticated through the local database of the ReadyDATA 5200 or through an external Active Directory (see Configure the Global Security Access Mode on page 123): •...
  • Page 81 • Active Directory. If you use an external Active Directory, the user and group information is downloaded into the ReadyDATA 5200 and displayed in the Access section on the Properties pane of a share. A button with a red triangle and an exclamation mark (for example, ) indicates that the file-sharing protocol is globally disabled.
  • Page 82 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To set up the access rights for a share: Select Shares. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, The Shares screen displays (see the figure in Step Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it. The color of the share turns purple: Click the screen Expand button ( ) on the top right of the screen.
  • Page 83 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The Properties pane displays: Locate the Access section in the lower half of the Properties pane, and select one of the following buttons, each of which corresponds to a file-sharing protocol: • • • • The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol. Manage Shares and LUNs...

  • Page 84: Configure The Network Access Settings

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the access settings for the selected protocol as explained in the following sections (not all sections apply to all protocols): • Configure the Network Access Settings on page 84 • Configure the Advanced Access Settings on page 87 •...
  • Page 85 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The following figure shows the Network section on the Properties pane of a share (in this example, the SMB protocol is shown): Figure 7. Network section of the share properties pane (SMB) User and Group Settings For SMB, AFP, and FTP, you can configure access rights for groups and individual users. User and group settings do not apply to NFS.
  • Page 86 Everyone and set read-only or read/write access for everyone. (Optional for SMB and AFP). Allow anonymous access to the share. If the ReadyDATA 5200 uses the local database and you have granted the default group Everyone access, you can select the Anonymous check box to allow anonymous access to the share.

  • Page 87: Configure The Advanced Access Settings

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To remove a host: Select the host from the table by clicking it. Click the - button ( Confirm the removal. Configure the Advanced Access Settings Configure Automatic Permissions By default, a user with read/write access can create a file or folder on a share. Anyone with read/write access can change or delete the newly created file or folder.
  • Page 88 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Make selections from the drop-down lists as explained in the following table: Item Settings Folder Creation Group Rights Make a selection from the drop-down list: • Disabled. Members of a group cannot create or delete folders. • Read-Only.

  • Page 89: Configure The File And Folder Access Settings

    By default, this check box is selected. Note: For shares on which both critical data transmissions and shared-file operations occur, NETGEAR recommends that you disable oplocks. Automatic Permissions Select this check box to enable the drop-down lists in the Advanced section. By default, this check box is cleared, and the default access rights are automatically assigned to newly created folders and files.
  • Page 90 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The following figure shows the File and Folder section on the Properties pane of a share: The following table explains the file and folder access settings: Table 9. File and folder access settings Item Setting Folder Owner You can assign a single user or the administrator as the folder owner.

  • Page 91: Manage Luns For Storage Area Networks

    LUN resides so you do not run out of storage space unexpectedly. Note: NETGEAR recommends that you do not use an overallocated LUN for storage of critical data. Instead, use a thick LUN. Manage Shares and LUNs...

  • Page 92: Create A Lun

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 • Thick. All storage space that you specify when you create a thick LUN is also allocated up front, and the storage space is reserved on the volume. Snapshots, other LUNs, and shares on the volume cannot consume storage space that is reserved. The reserved storage space is displayed on the volume icon in orange.
  • Page 93 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The Shares screen displays, showing the configured volumes on the left: Click the + button ( ) to the right of the volume to which you want to add a LUN. The New LUN pop-up screen displays: Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description...
  • Page 94 Make sure that you watch the volume capacity of the volume on which the overallocated LUN resides so you do not run out of storage space unexpectedly. Note: NETGEAR recommends that you do not use an overallocated thin LUN for storage of critical data. Instead, use a thick LUN. Size Specify the size of the LUN.

  • Page 95: View And Change The Properties Of A Lun, Including Size Expansion

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The ReadyDATA 5200 confirms the creation of a LUN with the message “Data Set successfully created.” The new LUN is added to the Shares screen. Basic information is displayed to the right of the LUN. View and Change the Properties of a LUN, Including Size Expansion ...
  • Page 96 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Note: You can also use a shortcut to display the Properties pane of a LUN. Click the screen Expand button ( ) on the top right of the screen to display the Properties pane (see the red oval on the top right of the previous figure).
  • Page 97 Note: You can enable deduplication for a thin LUN but not for a thick LUN. Note: NETGEAR does not recommend enabling deduplication for performance-sensitive data on applications such as virtual machines and databases. Provision The provision setting is provided for information only. You cannot change the provision setting of an existing LUN.
  • Page 98 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 For information about how to set access right for a LUN, see Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights on page 103. Expand the Size of a LUN After you create a LUN, you cannot change the provision setting (thin or thick), but you can expand the size of the LUN.
  • Page 99 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 A pop-up menu displays: Select Expand. The Expand LUN pop-up screen displays: Enter the following settings: • New Size. Specify the new size of the LUN. The maximum size that you can allocate to the LUN is stated above the New Size field. •...

  • Page 100: Migrate A Lun To Another Volume

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Migrate a LUN to Another Volume Migrating a LUN to another volume allows you to reorganize a volume or remove the LUNs from a volume before deleting the volume. WARNING: Migrating a LUN to another volume causes all users to be disconnected from the LUN.

  • Page 101: Delete A Lun

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step Select Migrate To. A second pop-up screen displays the volumes: By default, the volume on which the share resides is flagged. Select the name of the destination volume. Confirm the migration.
  • Page 102 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The color of the LUN turns purple: Click the - button ( ) to the right of the LUN. A pop-up screen displays. Confirm the deletion by typing DESTROY into the field. Click Destroy. The LUN is deleted. Manage Shares and LUNs...

  • Page 103: Assign Luns To Lun Groups And Manage Access Rights

    LUN from one LUN group to another LUN group. Each LUN group has an iSCSI target address (for example, iqn.1994-11.com.netgear:f2f2fdd4) that allows iSCSI clients to access the LUN group. For more information, see Access a Share from Network-Attached Device on page 111.
  • Page 104 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The New LUN Group pop-up screen displays: In the Name field, enter a name for the LUN group. The default name is groupX, in which X is a number in sequential and ascending order. The Target field is automatically populated. The target is the string that an iSCSI client needs to be able to connect to the LUN.
  • Page 105 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To remove a LUN from a LUN group: Select SAN. The SAN screen displays: Click the - button ( ) to the right of the LUN. Confirm the LUN exclusion from the group. The LUN is returned to the unassigned state. Manage Shares and LUNs...
  • Page 106 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To remove a LUN group: Note: You cannot remove a LUN group that has a LUN assigned to it. You first need to remove the LUN from the LUN group. Select SAN. The SAN screen displays: Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group.

  • Page 107: Manage Access Rights For Lun Groups

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups  To configure client access to a LUN group: Select SAN. The SAN screen displays: Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group. A pop-up menu displays: Select Properties. Manage Shares and LUNs...
  • Page 108 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The LUN Group Properties pop-up screen displays (the following figure shows examples): Configure the properties as explained in the following table: Item Description Name The name is provided for information only and cannot be changed. Target The target is the address that an iSCSI client (that is, an initiator) needs to access the LUN group.
  • Page 109 The Create initiator pop-up screen displays: 2. In the Name field, enter an IQN in the format as defined by RFC3720. Allowed Initiators For example, iqn.2012-04.com.netgear:sj-tst-5200:a123b456. (continued) 3. Enter a CHAP password with a length of at least 12 characters.
  • Page 110 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click Apply. The new LUN group properties take effect immediately. For information about how to set up and access a LUN from a client device, see Use an iSCSI Initiator to Set Up Access for an iSCSI-Attached Device on page 114.

  • Page 111: Access A Share From Network-Attached Device

    • Use a Linux or Unix Device Users access shares and snapshots on the ReadyDATA 5200 from their network-connected devices, using the SMB, AFP, NFS, or FTP file-sharing protocol, depending on their device, the file-sharing protocols that you enabled for share access (see...

  • Page 112: Use A Mac Os X Device

    Windows Explorer displays the contents of all available shares on the ReadyDATA 5200: Use a Mac OS X Device Users can access shares on the ReadyDATA 5200 using a network-attached OS X device.  To access an AFP or SMB share using a network-attached OS X device: In Finder, select Go >...

  • Page 113: Use A Linux Or Unix Device

    You are prompted to select a volume. Note: Mac OS X calls ReadyDATA 5200 shares volumes. Select a volume or volumes (that is, share or shares on the ReadyDATA 5200). Click the OK button. Finder displays the contents of the share or shares in a window.

  • Page 114: Use An Iscsi Initiator To Set Up Access For An Iscsi-Attached Device

    LUN group through a server. The iSCSI targets (that is, the LUNs in the LUN group on the ReadyDATA 5200) present themselves on the client system as virtual block devices and can be treated as a locally attached disks.
  • Page 115 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To configure LUN access through an iSCSI initiator: Open the iSCSI initiator and click the Configuration tab: Copy the default name from the Initiator Name field. On the ReadyDATA 5200 Dashboard, click SAN. Manage Shares and LUNs...
  • Page 116 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The SAN screen displays: Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group to which you want to connect the server. A pop-up menu displays. Select Properties. The LUN Group Properties pop-up screen displays: Next to Allowed Initiators, select the Selected radio button. Click the + button to the right of the empty table.
  • Page 117 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The Create initiator pop-up screen displays: Paste the default iSCSI initiator name in the Name field. Click Create. The LUN Group Properties pop-up screen displays again. On the LUN Group Properties screen, next to the iSCSI initiator name, select the Allowed check box: Click Apply.
  • Page 118 In the Target field, enter the IP address of the ReadyDATA 5200. Click Quick Connect. The server connects to the LUN group on the ReadyDATA 5200, but the LUNs in the LUN group cannot yet be displayed in Windows Explorer.
  • Page 119 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Initialize each new disk. If the Initialize Disk pop-screen does not display automatically, highlight the disk on the left of the screen, and select Action > All Tasks > Initialize Disk from the Disk Management menu. Format each new disk, as follows: a.
  • Page 120 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The New Simple Volume Wizard pop-up screen displays. b. Follow the default wizard formatting steps. Alternately, you can give the volume label for the new disk that represents the LUN the same name as the LUN. Manage Shares and LUNs...
  • Page 121 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The LUNs are now accessible as hard disk drives (referred to as new volumes if you kept the default volume label) through Windows Explorer. The following figure shows three LUNs: New Volume (F:), New Volume (H:), and Marketing (I:): Note: If you use another operating system than Windows, the steps are different, but the basic tasks remain the same.

  • Page 122: Chapter 5 Manage User Groups And User Accounts

    Manage User Accounts for the Local Database Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA 5200. Make sure that you create a volume before you configure users groups and users accounts. For information about how to configure volumes, see Chapter 2, Manage Disks and Volumes.

  • Page 123: About Security, User Groups, And Users

    The local database lets you manage up to 60,000 users and up to 60,000 user groups. You need to create and maintain the user groups and accounts on the ReadyDATA 5200. A ReadyDATA 5200 in an Active Directory environment can serve up to 65,535 users.
  • Page 124 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 (Optional) Enter a name for the workgroup. You can keep the default name of VOLUME. Click Apply.  To configure the Active Directory settings: Select System > Settings > Security. From the Access type drop-down list, select Active Directory. The name of the Workgroup Name field changes to NetBIOS Domain Name, and all fields become available.

  • Page 125: Manage User Groups For The Local Database

    Include trusted domains Select this check box to enable the ReadyDATA 5200 to automatically include the users of domains that have a trust relationship with the primary domain.

  • Page 126: Create A User Group

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Create a User Group  To create a user group: Select Security. The Security screen displays (see the figure in Step Click the Groups button. The following figure shows some examples. If you have not yet created any groups, only the default group with the name users and group ID (GID) 100 displays.

  • Page 127: Delete A User Group

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Note: On the Security screen, groups are sorted by group name. You cannot change the sort order. Delete a User Group When you delete a user group that is the primary group for a user, the user is no longer assigned to any group.
  • Page 128 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The groups display: Highlight the row of the group that you want to edit, or select the group’s check box. If your system has many groups, you can use the search field on the left above the table. At the top right of the screen, click the screen Expand button ( The Group Details pane displays.

  • Page 129: Manage User Accounts For The Local Database

    NETGEAR recommends that you first create groups, then set new user account preferences, and then create user accounts, so you can assign users to groups. Create a User Account You can create up to 65,535 user accounts on the ReadyDATA 5200.  To create a user account: Select Security.
  • Page 130 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click the New User button ( The New User pop-up screen displays: Configure the settings as explained in the following table. With exception of the Email Address field, all field are required. Item Description Name Enter a name to identify the user. User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non-Asian languages.

  • Page 131: Delete A User Account

    Delete a User Account WARNING: Files on the ReadyDATA 5200 that are owned by a user for which you delete the user account might become inaccessible. When you delete a user account, the ReadyDATA 5200 deletes the associated home share and its contents.

  • Page 132: Edit A User Account

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Highlight the row of the user account that you want to delete, or select the user account’s check box. If your system has many user accounts, you can use the search field on the left above the table.
  • Page 133 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 If your system has many user accounts, you can use the search field on the left above the table. At the top right of the screen, click the screen Expand button ( The User Account Details pane displays. (The following figure contains an example.) In the User Account Details pane, change the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description...

  • Page 134: Chapter 6 System Maintenance And Monitoring

    System Maintenance and Monitoring This chapter describes how to manage your ReadyDATA 5200 storage system’s configuration, network settings, add-ons, and USB storage devices. It contains the following sections: • System Maintenance • System Monitoring • Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA 5200.

  • Page 135: System Maintenance

    NETGEAR might periodically release firmware updates to improve the ReadyDATA 5200. The firmware on the ReadyDATA 5200 is referred to as ReadyDATA OS. You can update the firmware on the ReadyDATA 5200 remotely from the NETGEAR website or manually from a local drive.
  • Page 136 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click Check for Updates. The ReadyDATA 5200 contacts the NETGEAR update server: If no firmware update is available, you are notified that the system is running the most current firmware. If a firmware update is available, you are prompted to update the system firmware.
  • Page 137 Select System > Overview > Hardware. The Dashboard home screen displays. Check which firmware version is listed in the Firmware field. Update Firmware Locally If the ReadyDATA 5200 is installed at a location that does not have Internet access, you need to update your firmware locally. ...
  • Page 138 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click Install Firmware. The Update Firmware pop-up screen displays: Click Browse, navigate to the file containing the updated firmware, and select it. Click Upload. A status progress circle shows the progress of the firmware upload. After the firmware upload is complete, you are prompted to reboot the system.

  • Page 139: Reset The Firmware To Factory Defaults

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Click Reboot under the Update heading. If you enabled email alerts, the ReadyDATA 5200 sends a message when the firmware update finishes. (Optional) Verify that the ReadyDATA 5200 runs the new firmware. Select System > Overview > Hardware. The Dashboard home screen displays.
  • Page 140 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To reset the ReadyDATA 5200 to factory defaults: Select System > Settings > Update. The following figure shows the Settings screen with the firmware options: Click Perform Factory Default. The Perform Factory Default pop-up screen displays: Type FACTORY (all capital letters) in the field.

  • Page 141: Shut Down Or Restart The System

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 If you enabled email alerts, the ReadyDATA 5200 sends a message when the factory defaults are restored. Shut Down or Restart the System Use the Power icon that is accessible from any Dashboard screen to gracefully shut down or restart the ReadyDATA 5200.

  • Page 142: System Monitoring

    This process does not remove data from the system, but resets the administrator user name and password to the factory defaults, which are admin and password. For information about how to perform an OS reinstall reboot on the ReadyDATA 5200, see the ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual.
  • Page 143 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To display and configure the system status graphics: Select System > Overview. The Dashboard home screen displays. The following status monitoring graphics are located below the Hardware section (if a graphic does not display, click the associated heading on the left of the screen): •...
  • Page 144 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Update. Select how often the information in the graphic is updated. You can select from 5 to 50 seconds. • Network. The Network throughput table shows the network usage for Tx and Rx traffic in bytes per second.

  • Page 145: System Health Information

    Update. Select how often the information in the table is updated. You can select from 5 to 50 seconds. System Health Information The ReadyDATA 5200 provides basic system health information about the fans, temperatures, power supplies, and optional UPS on the internal enclosure and optional expansion disk arrays.

  • Page 146: Disk Status And Health Information

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Disk Status and Health Information The ReadyDATA 5200 provides disk status and health information for each disk that is installed in its enclosure and expansion units.  To view disk status and health information for an individual disk: Select System >...

  • Page 147: System Logs

    Disk State. AVAIL (available), ONLINE, OFFLINE, UNKNOWN, or FAULTED. • Channel. The slot in which the disk is installed. (On the ReadyDATA 5200, slots are numbered in sequential and ascending order from the bottom to the top of the enclosure, starting with 1 at the bottom left and ending with 12 at the top right.)
  • Page 148 Download the logs. Click the Download Logs button to download a zipped file with all log files to your browser’s default download location. The default name of the zipped file is System_log_<host name>.zip, in which <host name> is the host name of the ReadyDATA 5200 (see Configure the Host Name on page 48).

  • Page 149: Snmp Monitoring

    In a configuration with an optional expansion disk array that is also connected to a UPS, before the ReadyDATA 5200 shuts down, it saves data to disks in the expansion disk array. However, the expansion disk array does not automatically shut down.

  • Page 150: Ups Configurations

    Both the ReadyDATA 5200 and expansion disk arrays have dual power supplies. For full power protection, all power supplies should be connected to UPS devices.
  • Page 151 Figure 9. ReadyDATA 5200 with dual UPS devices managed over SNMP Expansion disk array Switch Network SNMP UPS ReadyDATA 5200 UPS power input Ethernet Power Expansion Figure 10. ReadyDATA 5200 and expansion disk array with a UPS managed over SNMP System Maintenance and Monitoring...
  • Page 152 UPS. ReadyDATA 5200 Switch Network Remote UPS Linux NUT server Ethernet UPS power input Power Figure 11. ReadyDATA 5200 with a UPS managed remotely over a Linux NUT server System Maintenance and Monitoring...

  • Page 153: Add And Monitor Ups Devices

    ReadyNAS Ethernet UPS power input Power Figure 12. ReadyDATA 5200 with a UPS managed remotely over a remote ReadyNAS Add and Monitor UPS Devices You can add up to three UPS devices to Dashboard.  To add a UPS device to Dashboard and monitor the UPS device: Select System >...
  • Page 154 • Remote UPS. A remote UPS is attached to a remote server, such as a ReadyNAS or a Linux server that is running Network UPS Tools (NUT). The ReadyDATA 5200 monitors and manages the UPS over the remote connection. System Maintenance and Monitoring...
  • Page 155 UPS. For a remote UPS that is attached to a ReadyNAS, enter monuser. This user name is required for the ReadyDATA 5200 to access the remote UPS; do not Remote UPS enter another user name.
  • Page 156 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The following table explains the columns of the UPS table: Item Description Status The status of the UPS. These are the options: • On line power • On battery • Low battery • On battery and Low battery •...

  • Page 157: Chapter 7 Backup, Replication, And Recovery

    Backup, Replication, and Recovery This chapter describes how to configure snapshots for backup and recovery and how to configure replication between two ReadyDATA 5200 storage systems. It contains the following sections: • Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs • Recover Data from a ReadyDATA 5200 to an Attached Device •...

  • Page 158: Manage Snapshots For Shares And Luns

    Delete a Snapshot Basic Snapshot Concepts The ReadyDATA 5200 can provide protection of shares and LUNs through snapshots. Snapshots contain references to data on a share or LUN. Strictly speaking, snapshots are not backups, but they function as backups because you can recover data from snapshots.

  • Page 159: Automatic And Manual Snapshots

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Note: For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network-attached device, you need to select the Allow snapshot access check box in the Protection section of the Properties pane of a share. For more information, see View and Change the Properties of a Share page 73.
  • Page 160 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Manually Take a Snapshot You can take a manual snapshot either from the Shares screen or from the Snapshot screen.  To take a snapshot of a share or LUN manually from the Shares screen: Select Shares. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, The Shares screen displays: Select the share or LUN for which you want to take a manual snapshot by clicking it.
  • Page 161 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Enter a name for the snapshot. Click Create. The snapshot is created.  To take a snapshot of a share or LUN manually from the Snapshot screen: Select Shares. Click the Snapshot button (with a clock, The Snapshot screen displays: On the left side of the screen, select the share or LUN for which you want to take a manual snapshot by clicking it.

  • Page 162: Roll Back To A Snapshot

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The color of the share or LUN turns purple. Right-click a share or LUN. Select Take Snapshot. The New Snapshot pop-up screen displays: Enter a name for the snapshot. Click Create. The snapshot is created. Roll Back to a Snapshot You can replace a share or LUN with an earlier version by rolling back to a snapshot of that share or LUN.
  • Page 163 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen. Select the share or LUN whose snapshots you want to view. Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline. Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline. •...
  • Page 164 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 • Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed. To expand the timeline to years, click the + button. To limit the timeline to hours, click the - button. • Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time (right arrow button) or back in time (left arrow button) in time.

  • Page 165: Clone A Snapshot

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Tip: Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN. A calendar pop-up screen displays, allowing you to jump to a desired month and date. Right-click the snapshot that you want to roll back to.
  • Page 166 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen. Select the share or LUN whose snapshots you want to view. Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline. Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline. •...
  • Page 167 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 • Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed. To expand the timeline to years, click the + button. To limit the timeline to hours, click the - button. • Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time (right arrow button) or back in time (left arrow button) in time.

  • Page 168: Delete A Snapshot

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Tip: Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN. A calendar pop-up screen displays, allowing you to jump to a desired month and date. Right-click the snapshot that you want to clone.
  • Page 169 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 way to reduce the total number of historical snapshots per share or LUN. When enabled, this feature automatically deletes older hourly and daily snapshots so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours, weekly snapshots are kept for 8 weeks, and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely.
  • Page 170 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline. Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline. • The timeline centers on the zoom icon ( ) as you zoom in and out. You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline.
  • Page 171 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Tip: Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN. A calendar pop-up screen displays, allowing you to jump to a desired month and date. Right-click the snapshot that you want to delete.

  • Page 172: Recover Data From A Readydata 5200 To An Attached Device

    Users can employ any back-up application to back up data from their network-attached device to a share or from their iSCSI-attached device to a LUN on the ReadyDATA 5200, and simply access the backed-up data on the share or LUN.

  • Page 173: Manage Replication And Recovery Between Two Or More Systems

    LUN can be mirrored. About Replication Replication capabilities are integrated into the ReadyDATA 5200, and you do not need to install a replication add-on. You can enable replication with the simple click of a button.

  • Page 174: Access Readydata Replicate And Register Systems

    The ReadyDATA 5200 provides replication functionality, that is, you do not need to install anything on the ReadyDATA 5200 for replication to function. However, you do need to create a ReadyDATA remote ID before you can access ReadyDATA Replicate.
  • Page 175 You do not need a license to access ReadyDATA Replicate.  To access ReadyDATA Replicate and register systems: Go to https://readydata.netgear.com. The access screen displays: (Optional) Click the Join Now link to create a remote ID and password, if you do not yet have these.
  • Page 176 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 On a ReadyDATA 5200 that you want to register for replication, open Dashboard. Select System > Settings > Services to display the Services section with the file-sharing protocols on the Settings screen. The following figure shows the top of the Settings screen only: Click Replicate.

  • Page 177: Schedule Periodic Replication

    Schedule Periodic Replication After you have registered at least two ReadyDATA 5200 systems for ReadyDATA Replicate, you can schedule the replication of a share or LUN from one ReadyDATA 5200 to another. WARNING: If you disable replication on a registered ReadyDATA 5200, the system is deregistered from ReadyDATA Replicate, and the replication job is deleted.
  • Page 178 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Sign in using your remote ID and password. The ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen displays: From the Tools menu on the left, select Scheduled Replicate. Backup, Replication, and Recovery...
  • Page 179 1. Select the volume on which the share or LUN resides. 2. Double-click the volume. 3. Select the share or LUN. From the Save To drop-down list, select the ReadyDATA 5200 to which you want Save To to replicate a share or LUN, that is, select the destination system.
  • Page 180 Encryption Select the check box to enable encryption. By default, encryption is disabled. Note: NETGEAR recommends that you encrypt sensitive data. Note: If you do not use an explicit destination IP address, data that is replicated over the Internet is automatically encrypted for increased safety. When you select the Encryption check box, data that is replicated over the Internet is encrypted twice.
  • Page 181 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Item Description Deduplication Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer. Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer. Note: After the data has been transferred, the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN.
  • Page 182 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Configure the settings on the third screen as explained in the following table: Item Description Effective from This field is for information only. It states the date as of which the replication schedule is effective. Repeat From the Repeat drop-down list, select how replication is repeated: •...

  • Page 183: Configure Continuous Replication

    ReadyDATA 5200 that is part of a replication job. After you have registered at least two ReadyDATA 5200 systems for ReadyDATA Replicate, you can schedule the replication of a share or LUN from one ReadyDATA 5200 to another. Backup, Replication, and Recovery...
  • Page 184 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To schedule continuous replication of a share or LUN: Go to https://readydata.netgear.com. The access screen displays: Sign in using your remote ID and password. The ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen displays: From the Tools menu on the left, select Continuous Replicate.
  • Page 185 1. Select the volume on which the share or LUN resides. 2. Double-click the volume. 3. Select the share or LUN. From the Save To drop-down list, select the ReadyDATA 5200 to which you want Save To to replicate a share or LUN, that is, select the destination system.
  • Page 186 Encryption Select the check box to enable encryption. By default, encryption is disabled. Note: NETGEAR recommends that you encrypt sensitive data. Note: If you do not use an explicit destination IP address, data that is replicated over the Internet is automatically encrypted for increased safety. When you select the Encryption check box, data that is replicated over the Internet is encrypted twice.
  • Page 187 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Item Description Deduplication Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer. Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer. Note: After the data has been transferred, the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN.

  • Page 188: Recover Data

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 This screen provides an overview of the replication configuration. If you need to change the schedule, click Back. Click Apply. The Jobs screen displays, showing the replication configurations: Recover Data In a continuous replication configuration, after data has been lost at the source system, or after the source system has been compromised, there are no special steps to recover data.

  • Page 189: View The Network

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 View the Network The Network screen graphically displays all the systems that are registered for replication and their status. Double-click a system to display the host name and the volumes on the system. Double-click a volume to display the shares and LUNs on the volume. The bottom panel of the Network screen displays the following information: •...

  • Page 190: View The Jobs

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 View the Jobs The Jobs screen displays the configured replication jobs, and lets you disable and delete jobs.  To disable or reenable a job: Click the red icon (the stop sign) to the left of the job. To reenable the job, click the red icon again.

  • Page 191: Monitor The Jobs

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Monitor the Jobs The Monitor screen displays the status of pending and active jobs. Active jobs are currently running; pending jobs are the next occurrence of a scheduled replication job. You can also run a scheduled replication job immediately, and cancel an active job. Continuous replication jobs are always active jobs.

  • Page 192: Run Job Reports

    ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To cancel a job that is running: To the right of the status bar, click Cancel.  To reorganize the table with jobs and group the jobs: To the right of a column heading in the table, click the drop-down list. You can do the following: •...
  • Page 193 ReadyDATA OS 1.2  To reorganize the table with reports and group the reports: To the right of a column heading in a table, click the drop-down list. You can do the following: • Sort the reports in ascending order •...

  • Page 194: Appendix A Factory Default Settings

    139, or press the Reset button on the front panel of the ReadyDATA 5200 s explained in the ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual. The ReadyDATA 5200 returns to the factory configuration settings that are shown in the following table: Table 11.
  • Page 195 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Table 11. ReadyDATA 5200 factory default settings (continued) Item Default Setting Host name RES- followed by the last 6 bytes of the system’s primary MAC address Network settings Ethernet interface settings MTU 1500 Speed (Mbps) 1000 Duplex...
  • Page 196 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Table 11. ReadyDATA 5200 factory default settings (continued) Item Default Setting LUNs No default LUNs Logbias Latency Compression Disabled (configurable) Deduplication Disabled (configurable) Protection Continuous Protection interval Daily Provisioning Thick Access Denied until you set permissions Snapshots...
  • Page 197 ReadyDATA OS 1.2 Table 11. ReadyDATA 5200 factory default settings (continued) Item Default Setting Logs Records Errors enabled Warnings enabled Info enabled Categories All (System, Disk, Volume, Share, Account, and Miscellaneous) Status graphics Volume Volume All volumes Type Operations Period...

  • Page 198: Appendix B Notification Of Compliance

    This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Declaration Of Conformity We, NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that the ReadyDATA 5200 complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
  • Page 199 Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus, ReadyDATA 5200, does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

  • Page 200: Index

    Index clearing system logs clock settings access modes cloning snapshots access rights community, SNMP LUNs compliance – shares compression, configuring ACL changes, restricting LUNs Active Directory (AD) replication enabling shares – setting permissions continuous protection, configuring address mask, FTP LUNs administrator password shares recovering...
  • Page 201 AD server DNS servers Ethernet interfaces explicit destination, replication events, monitoring masking for FTP expanding network router LUNs ReadyDATA 5200 (IPv4 and IPv6) shares IQNs (iSCSI qualified names) volumes iSCSI initiator expansion disk arrays exporting volumes – jobs, replication factory defaults...
  • Page 202 Ethernet interface provision storage space, LUNS VNIC quick-start guide navigation bar, Dashboard quota, configuring for shares NetBIOS domain name, Active Directory NETGEAR SNMP MIB – Network File Service (NFS) settings RAID levels network settings RAIDar utility DHCP server host name read operations –...
  • Page 203 LUN groups technical support temperatures, system monitoring thin and thick provisioning, LUNs time settings – timeline, snapshots trademarks trap destination address, SNMP troubleshooting lost administrator password RAIDar does not detect ReadyDATA 5200 reconnecting after losing IP address trusted domains, Active Directory...

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