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- Page 1 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Software Manual x86 Models: 1500 2100 3100 3200 4200 Pro 2 Pro 4 Pro 6 Pro Business 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 June 2011 202-10629-06...
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Page 2: Technical Support
NETGEAR, Inc. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support.netgear.com. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS? ......7 ReadyNAS Community Website. - Page 4 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Understanding Volume Management......44 X-RAID2 ..........44 Flex-RAID .
- Page 5 Updating ReadyNAS Firmware ....... .120 Updating Direct from the NETGEAR Web Site....120 Updating from a Local Drive .
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted
Getting Acquainted ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 This NETGEAR® ReadyNAS® for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyNAS system. This chapter contains the following sections: • What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS? • ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup •... -
Page 7: What Is The Netgear Readynas
Status indicators provide quick hardware and software status readings, and email alerts inform you about critical events in the system. Additionally, with the FrontView Management Console, the ReadyNAS can be customized with a wealth of add-on features developed by NETGEAR, NETGEAR’s partners, and the ReadyNAS development community. ReadyNAS Community Website... -
Page 8: Readynas Business Product Lineup
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS Business Product Lineup NETGEAR offers a complete lineup of ReadyNAS home and business 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. - Page 9 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS 3200 The ReadyNAS 3200 is ideal for small to medium businesses that want high-end features at an SMB price. It features redundant power supplies and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports. It enables growing businesses to securely share, store, and protect business-critical data across the network in the most efficient manner.
- Page 10 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS Pro 4 ReadyNAS Pro 4 is NETGEAR’s 4-bay desktop storage system with both NAS and iSCSI SAN support for business users in small offices, departments, and other small IT environments. It's a perfect solution for backup, serving files, and iSCSI SAN applications.
- Page 11 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS NVX Sporting a charcoal black exterior, the ReadyNAS NVX is the most capable four-bay desktop NAS system in the world, and comes with a 1GHz Intel CPU and 1GB of fast SO-DIMM, to give you a system capable of hitting 85MB/sec. The chrome curved handle in the back makes it easy to move between home and office, should the need arise.
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Page 12: Initial Setup And Default Login
Follow the instructions on the ReadyNAS Installation Guide that came with your unit to install your ReadyNAS system. An electronic copy of the installation guide is located on the product CD. You can also find it on the NETGEAR website, and on the ReadyNAS Community support page at http://readynas.com/documentation. - Page 13 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Note: If you are running RAIDar on Windows XP before SP2, disable the Internet connection firewall. Rescan button Setup button If no ReadyNAS device is detected, check the following and click Rescan to try again: •...
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Page 14: Raidar Commands
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 RAIDar Commands Table 1. RAIDar Utility Commands Command Description Setup Setup launches the FrontView Management Console for the selected device. FrontView is a Web-based utility used to set up, configure and manage your devices. If this is a first-time installation, or the device has been reset to factory default, the setup wizard launches so you can configure the device. -
Page 15: Raidar Led Descriptions
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 RAIDar LED Descriptions The first LED column represents the global error status informing you if the ReadyNAS device is in normal operating mode, or if it is in a warning or failure condition. The other column displays device-specific information, allowing you to view exactly what devices might need attention. -
Page 16: Frontview Management Console
ReadyNAS unit into your network. Note: For the initial setup, NETGEAR recommends using the Setup Wizard to ensure that all the necessary settings are configured. FrontView will automatically switch to the Advanced Control mode once the Setup Wizard has finished. - Page 17 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Advanced Control Mode The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to all available settings. In this mode, the menu on the left allows you to quickly jump to the screen you want. The bar at the top provides options to return to the Home screen, refresh the browser window with the Refresh button, display help where available, and use the Logout button to securely log out of a session.
- Page 18 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the screen gives a quick glimpse of the system status and provides access to the following information: • Date and Time. When clicked, the date button opens the Clock screen. •...
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Page 19: Chapter 2 Managing Your Readynas System
Managing Your ReadyNAS System This chapter describes how to set up and manage the ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage system on your network, and contains the following sections: • Customizing Network Settings • Setting Up Security • Selecting Services for Share Access •... -
Page 20: Customizing Network Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Customizing Network Settings To access network settings, click the Advanced Control button on the bottom of the Smart Wizard Home screen to open advanced control features, and display the main menu. Then select Network to access the network settings configuration pages. You can access ReadyNAS Network functionality from these screens, as described in the following sections: •... -
Page 21: Ethernet Interfaces
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Ethernet Interfaces To configure Ethernet interfaces, select Network > Interfaces. The default screen is the Ethernet 1 screen. Use this screen to specify network interface-specific settings. Standard Settings Use this area to specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex mode, and MTU settings. - Page 22 IP address automatically, values are obtained from a DHCP server. In this case, NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time on the DHCP server or router to a value of at least 1 day. Otherwise, you might notice that the IP address of the unit changes even when it has been turned off for only a few minutes.
- Page 23 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Speed/Duplex Mode NETGEAR advises that you keep the setting in an Auto-negotiation mode; however, if you have a managed switch that works best when the devices are forced to a particular speed or mode, you can select either the full-duplex or half-duplex setting as needed.
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Page 24: Vlan Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 ReadyNAS offers several options for teaming. Note that the option you select might affect ReadyNAS network performance. On ReadyNAS systems that support both 1GbE and 10GbE interfaces, avoid mixing different speeds within a team to prevent performance fluctuation. •... -
Page 25: Performance Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 If you want to use the ReadyNAS in a VLAN environment, select the Enable VLAN support check box, and enter a numeric VLAN ID. This requires a reboot of the ReadyNAS for the VLAN function to take effect. WARNING! Do not enable VLAN support unless you are sure that your clients also support VLAN. -
Page 26: Global Network Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Global Network Settings Hostname The hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS on your network. You can use the hostname to address the ReadyNAS in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS from Windows, or over OS X using SMB. -
Page 27: Wins
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 WINS A Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server allows the ReadyNAS or other devices on the network to be browsed from other subnets. This is useful if you want to browse by hostname across multiple subnets (for example, over VPN. You can specify the WINS server IP address, or make the ReadyNAS your WINS server. -
Page 28: Route
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Route Use the Route screen to specify a manual routing table for each Ethernet interface and to optimize performance. For example, you could configure a manual routing table to assure that these Ethernet interfaces are directly routed over a fiber backbone and assure the unit does not experience the traffic congestion that can build up on a gigabit segment. -
Page 29: Setting Up Security
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Setting Up Security Use the Security screen to set the administrator password, administer security, and set up the password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS. Access ReadyNAS Security functionality from these tabs: • Updating the Admin Password on page 29. -
Page 30: Security Access Modes
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 As a safeguard, you are requested to enter a password recovery question, the expected answer, and an email address. If, in the future, you forget the password, go to https://<readynas ip_address>/password_recovery. Successfully answering the questions resets the admin password, which is then sent to the email address you enter on this screen. -
Page 31: Selecting Services For Share Access
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Selecting Services for Share Access Access ReadyNAS Services functionality from these tabs: • Standard File Protocols on page 31. • Discovery Services on page 33. • Add-Ons on page 34. Standard File Protocols Standard file protocols are common file-sharing services that allow your workstation clients to transfer files to and from the ReadyNAS. - Page 32 Mac OS 9 and OS X work best using this protocol because it handles an extensive character set. However, in a mixed PC and Mac environment, NETGEAR recommends CIFS/SMB over AFP, unless enhanced character set support is necessary for the Mac. ReadyNAS supports AFP 3.2.
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Page 33: Discovery Services
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Mac. Enabling Rsync service on the ReadyNAS allows clients to use Rsync to initiate backups to and from the ReadyNAS. Discovery Services Bonjour and UPnP discovery services are included with the ReadyNAS. You can download and install additional services from the Add-ons page at http://readynas.com. -
Page 34: Add-Ons
NETGEAR, NETGEAR’s partners, and community developers. You can use FrontView to view add-ons that are currently installed on your ReadyNAS, to browse for and install add-ons that are available through NETGEAR, and to install add-ons that you downloaded from other sources. -
Page 35: Available
Click the Manage ReadyNAS Remote button to allow remote access to the ReadyNAS. Available To view and install add-ons that are available through NETGEAR, select Add-ons > Available. A screen displays showing all add-ons available through NETGEAR. To install an add-on, click the Install button. A download progress bar displays and you are notified when the installation process is complete. -
Page 36: Adjusting System Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Adjusting System Settings Use the System menu to adjust system settings and access ReadyNAS system functionality described in the following sections: • Clock on page 36. • Alerts on page 37. • Performance Settings on page 41. •... -
Page 37: Alerts
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Alerts If you have specified email address in the contact list, you receive an email alert when a system event that requires attention occurs. For example, a device or enclosure failure, a quota violation, or low disk space warning will generate an email alert. To access the Alerts screen select System >... - Page 38 Use the Settings screen to control the settings for optional alerts. NETGEAR recommends that you keep all alerts enabled; however, you might choose to disable an alert if you are aware of a problem and want to temporarily disable it.
- Page 39 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 At the bottom of the screen in the Other Alert Settings section, there are additional options. • Select the Power-off NAS when a disk fails or no longer responds option to gracefully power off the ReadyNAS if a disk failure or disk remove event is detected. •...
- Page 40 Click Apply to save your settings. When you have saved the SNMP settings on the ReadyNAS, you can import the NETGEAR SNMP MIB to your SNMP client application. The NETGEAR MIB can be obtained from the installation CD included with your unit, or downloaded from http://readynas.com/download.
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Page 41: Performance Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Performance Settings You can select from several options to tune your system for better performance. Keep in mind that these options will introduce a slight risk of data corruption in case of a power failure, so using a USP is highly recommended. -
Page 42: Update
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 For example, selecting Japanese allows the ReadyNAS to support file names with Japanese names in Windows Explorer. It is best to select the appropriate language based on the region where the device will be operated. Note: This option does not affect the FrontView display. -
Page 43: Configure Backup
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Configure Backup Use this to set up a system configuration backup for replication purposes. See http://readynas.com/configbackup for more detailed information. See also, Configuring Backup Jobs on page 92. Power Power Management on page 111. Shutdown System Shutdown and File System Check on page 118. -
Page 44: Understanding Volume Management
55. X-RAID2 X-RAID2 is the NETGEAR auto-expandable RAID technology that allows you to expand your ReadyNAS capacity by adding additional disks, or replacing existing disks with higher capacity disks. With X-RAID2, you do not need to know intricate details about RAID, except that as you need more space, your volume can grow without the need to reformat your drives or move your data to another location. - Page 45 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Depending on the size of the disk, within a few hours, your data volume will be fully redundant. Since the process occurs in the background, you can continue to use the ReadyNAS without interruption. Adding More Disks At a certain point, you will want more capacity.
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Page 46: Flex-Raid
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Flex-RAID Flex-RAID technology utilizes the industry-standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6 (on units with at least 6 drive bays), and 10 (on units with at least 4 drive bays). Flex-RAID advantages include: • The default volume can be deleted and re-created, with or without snapshot reserved space. - Page 47 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Click the Apply button. A pop-up window displays advising you to reboot your unit. Click the OK button. The pop-up window closes. Select System > Shutdown. The Shutdown Options screen displays. Select the Shutdown and reboot device radio button and click Apply. Your unit begins to reboot.
- Page 48 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 To delete a volume: Select the Volume screen of the volume you want to delete (if there are multiple volumes). Click Delete Volume (in this case only Volume C is configured). You are asked to confirm your intention by typing DELETE VOLUME. WARNING! Make sure that you back up the files you want to keep before deleting a volume.
- Page 49 Select the RAID level. This will determine how the redundancy, capacity utilization, and performance are implemented for the volume. Typically in a configuration of three or more disks, NETGEAR recommends RAID level 5. In the example, RAID level 5 is selected for the disks.
- Page 50 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 To remove a disk from the volume, click Remove. The volume will still be available but in a non-redundant state. An additional disk failure would render this volume unusable. Note: The Remove operation is a maintenance feature. Do not use it in a live environment.
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Page 51: Changing Between X-Raid2 And Flex-Raid Modes
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Changing between X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID Modes RAID 0, 1, and 5 are part of the Flex-RAID RAID levels. To switch from Flex-RAID mode to X-RAID2 (expandable RAID), you need to backup your data first, and then reset your ReadyNAS back to factory default. - Page 52 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Once that's done, you should be able to select which type of RAID array you wish to create, as well as which drives it should be created on: After creating the volume, you will be prompted to restart the device before the volume is added: If you have already put data on it, and the RAID level is X-RAID2, you will need to backup your data and start again.
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Page 53: Usb Volumes
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 USB Volumes The USB screen displays the USB disk and flash devices connected to the ReadyNAS, and offers various options for these devices. A flash device appears as USB_FLASH_1, and a disk device appears as USB_HDD_1. - Page 54 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 When the USB device is unmounted, you have the option of renaming it. The next time the same device is connected, it uses the new name rather than the default USB_FLASH_n or USB_HDD_n naming scheme. The USB storage shares are listed on the Share screen, and access restrictions can be specified there.
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Page 55: Iscsi Volumes
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 iSCSI Volumes Use the iSCSI service to create one or more iSCSI volumes on the ReadyNAS. Note: iSCSI is not available on the ReadyNAS 1500. The iSCSI (Internet SCSI) protocol allows clients called initiators to send SCSI commands to SCSI storage devices called targets on remote servers. -
Page 56: Chapter 3 Manage User Accounts
Manage User Accounts The topics in this chapter cover the setup and management of the ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage System in your network. This chapter contains the following sections: • Setting Security Access Modes • Setting Up User and Group Accounts •... -
Page 57: Setting Security Access Modes
User NETGEAR recommends user security mode for the small and medium-size office or workgroup environments. User mode allows you to set share access restrictions based on user and group accounts. In this security mode, the administrator must set and maintain user and group accounts on the ReadyNAS device itself. -
Page 58: User Security Mode
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 User Security Mode This mode is ideal for small and medium-size offices or workgroups. Select the User security option to control access to shares based on user or group accounts and if your network does not utilize a domain controller for authentication. -
Page 59: Domain Security Mode
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Domain Security Mode For the Domain security option, you need to create a trusted relationship with the domain controller or the active directory server (ADS) that will act as the authentication server for the ReadyNAS device. At this time ReadyNAS can be used in a domain environment that serves up to 32,000 users. - Page 60 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 You can elect to have the ReadyNAS automatically auto-detect the domain controller, or you can specify the IP address. If the auto-detection fails, you need to supply the IP address of the domain controller to join the domain. Note: If there are a large number of users in your domain, the FrontView management system might slow to an unusable state.
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Page 61: Setting Up User And Group Accounts
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Setting Up User and Group Accounts Access to shares requires the correct login authentication. Each user and group can be set to the specific access required. For example, company financial data can be restricted to individual users, or users belonging to one particular group. -
Page 62: Managing Users
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Managing Users To manage user accounts: Select Manage Users from the pull-down menu. Click the Add User screen to add a new user. You can add up to five users at a time. For each user, add the following information: •... -
Page 63: Managing Groups
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Managing Groups To add a new group: Select Manage Groups from the pull-down menu in the upper right corner. Select the Add Group screen. You can add up to five groups at a time. If you expect to have just one large set of users for one group, you can forego adding a new group, and accept the default users group. - Page 64 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Examples of acceptable formats are as follows. Note that you can omit follow-on commas and fields if you want to accept the system defaults for those fields, or you can leave the fields empty: fred,hello123 In this example, user fred has a password set to hello123.
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Page 65: Importing Group Lists
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Importing Group Lists A user can belong to multiple groups. Once user accounts are created, you can place users in secondary groups. This allows for finer-grain settings for share access. For instance, you can have user Joe in the Marketing group also belong to the Sales group so Joe can access shares restricted to the Marketing and Sales groups. - Page 66 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 To import a group list: Use this option to upload a CSV (comma-separated values) formatted file to simplify adding a list of users. Click Help for format specification and examples Select Security > User and Group Accounts. Select Import group list from the pull-down menu in the upper right corner.
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Page 67: Exporting User Lists
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Exporting User Lists You can export the user account list on the device into a CSV (comma-separated values) formatted file and have it sent by email. The file will also be backed up in the admin user home directory. -
Page 68: Preferences
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Preferences Use the Preferences option to set default parameters for new accounts. To set account preferences: Select Preferences from the pull-down menu in the upper right corner. Set the parameters on the screen. Click Apply to save your settings. Manage User Accounts... -
Page 69: Changing User Passwords
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Changing User Passwords In User security mode there are two ways user passwords can be changed. The preferred method is to allow users to change their own passwords. a. Open a Web browser and use your existing password to log in to access the Web share listing screen at https://<ip_addr>/. -
Page 70: Chapter 4 Manage & Access Shares
Manage & Access Shares This chapter discusses managing and accessing data from the following operating systems and protocols, and contains the following sections: • Managing Shares • Accessing Shares from a Web Browser • Accessing Shares from Windows • Accessing Shares from Mac OS X •... -
Page 71: Managing Shares
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Managing Shares Shares enable you to organize the information stored on a volume. The administrator has access to that information and sets permissions for other users and groups. For example, for generic policies and forms, like blank expense reports, everyone should be able to access them. -
Page 72: Fine-Tuning Share Access
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Fine-Tuning Share Access To manually fine-tune share access, select Share Listing once the shares are added. Icon Legend The columns to the left of the Delete check box represent the services that are currently available. The access icons in those columns summarize the status of the service and the access rights to the share for each of the services. -
Page 73: Setting Share Access
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Setting Share Access Access the CIFS Share Access Restrictions screen by clicking the file system icon. Share Access Restriction To limit share access to particular users or groups, enter their names in the Read-only users, Read-only groups, Write-enabled users, and Write-enabled group fields. - Page 74 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Share Display Option Restricting access to a share does not prevent users from seeing the share in the browse list. In certain instances, such as backup shares, you might want to prevent users from seeing it. To hide a share, select the Hide this share check box.
- Page 75 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Advanced CIFS Permission The Advanced CIFS Permission section offers options for setting the default permission of new files and folders created through CIFS. The default permission for newly created files is read/write for the owner, and owner’s group, and read-only for others (that is, everyone). Permission for newly created folders is read/write for everyone.
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Page 76: Advanced Options
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Advanced Options Clicking the access icons on the Share LIst screen opens the Advanced Options screen, which offers advanced low-level file manipulation options that can affect file access through all file protocol interfaces. Care should be taken before these options are used, as anything that changes ownership and permissions might not be easily reversible. -
Page 77: Accessing Shares From A Web Browser
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Accessing Shares from a Web Browser To see the share listings and access a share using a Web browser, click either Browse on the RAIDar utility, or enter http://<ipaddr> or http://<hostname> in the Microsoft Explorer browser address bar. -
Page 78: Accessing Shares From Windows
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Accessing Shares from Windows To access Shares from a PC To see a list of shares in Windows, either click the Browse button in RAIDar or enter \\<ip_address> or \\<hostname> in the address bar. When prompted, enter your user name and password to connect to the ReadyNAS. Windows Explorer will display the contents of the ReadyNAS share. -
Page 79: Accessing Shares From Mac Os X
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Accessing Shares from Mac OS X To access the same share over AFP with OS X, In Finder, select the Go > Network menu. From here, access to the AFP share can be over Bonjour or over AppleTalk, depending on how you have chosen to advertise your AFP share. -
Page 80: Afp Over Appletalk
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Enter the user name and password you want to use to connect to the ReadyNAS. From the Volumes field, select the share you want to access and click OK. AFP over AppleTalk To advertise your AFP service over AppleTalk, A list of available networks displays. - Page 81 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Select Guest and click Connect. Then, select the share you want to connect to and click In Share security mode, if you have set up a password for your share, you need to specify only the user name and password. If you have not set up a user name, enter the share name in place of the user name.
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Page 82: Accessing Shares From Mac Os 9
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9 To access the same share under Mac OS 9: select Connect to Server from the Finder menu, choose the ReadyNAS device entry from the AppleTalk section, and click Connect. When prompted to log in, enter the share name and password if the ReadyNAS is configured for Share security mode;... - Page 83 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 If no share password is set in Share mode, you can select the Guest radio button and leave the Password field blank. A successful login shows a list of one or more shares. Select the share that you want to connect to and click OK.
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Page 84: Accessing Shares Through Ftp/Ftps
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Accessing Shares through FTP/FTPS To access the share using FTP in Share security mode: Log in as anonymous and use your email address for the password. To access the share, use the appropriate user login and password used to access the ReadyNAS. -
Page 85: Accessing Shares From Linux/Unix
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix To access this share from a Linux or Unix client: Mount the share over NFS by entering: mount <ipaddr>:/<backup /backup> where backup is the share name. Running the ls command in the mounted path displays the share content. To access this share from a Linux or Unix client where backup is the share name Mount the share over NFS by entering: mount <ipaddr>:/<backup /backup>... -
Page 86: Remote Access
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Remote Access You can remotely access your ReadyNAS from the Internet from the ReadyNAS remote feature, or through the FTP and HTTP protocols. This section provides instructions for enabling remote access to your ReadyNAS. ReadyNAS Remote ReadyNAS Remote is a Web-based add-on service that enables drag and drop file transfers from the Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder over CIFS/SMB. - Page 87 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Use FrontView to enable the ReadyNAS Remote feature, and identify the ReadyNAS Remote accounts that you will permit to access your ReadyNAS shares. Use the ReadyNAS Remote client to log in to the ReadyNAS. You can now drag and drop files between your desktop and the ReadyNAS as though you were on the ReadyNAS LAN.
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Page 88: Remote Ftp Access
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Remote FTP Access Select Services > Standard File Protocols, and select the FTP check box. a. Port. Defines the TCP/IP port that the FTP service will be using. The default port is 21. This port needs to be forwarded through the router. Refer to the port forwarding instructions provided with your router. -
Page 89: Remote Http/Https Access
SSL key host. Use this field to configure the hostname used for the ReadyNAS to generate its SSL certificate, and then create a new SSL certificate. NETGEAR recommends that you update this field to match the current IP address of the ReadyNAS and then generate a new SSL certificate to avoid future certificate errors from your Web browser. - Page 90 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Configure the HTTP/S share access options. Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow HTTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require. Enable WebDAV support WebDAV is an HTTP connection method that allows drag and drop file transfers similar to what you might experience with a standard Windows or Mac OSX computer.
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Page 91: Chapter 5 Backing Up Your Data
Backing Up Your Data This chapter explains how to back up the data from your ReadyNAS, and contains the following sections: • Configuring Backup Jobs • Time Machine Backup • Snapshots • ReadyNAS Vault Service • Enabling Rsync and Specifying Rsync Rights... -
Page 92: Configuring Backup Jobs
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Configuring Backup Jobs The Backup Manager integrated with the ReadyNAS allows the ReadyNAS to act as a powerful backup appliance. Backup tasks can be controlled directly from the ReadyNAS without the need for a client-based backup application. With the flexibility to support incremental backups over CIFS/SMB, NFS, and Rsync protocols, and full backups over FTP and HTTP protocols, the ReadyNAS can act as a simple central repository for both home and office environments. - Page 93 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 If you select a share or a USB device on the ReadyNAS, you can leave the path blank to back up the entire share or device or enter a folder path to back up just the content of that folder.
- Page 94 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 • Remote Rsync Server. Backs up from a Rsync server. Rsync was originally available for Linux and other UNIX-based operating systems, but is also popular under Windows and Mac for its efficient use of incremental file transfers. This is the preferred backup method between two ReadyNAS devices.
- Page 95 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Select a backup destination. This step is similar to Step 1 except you are now specifying the backup destination. If you selected a remote backup source, you need to select a destination on the ReadyNAS. The list of backup destination options is dependent on how your unit is configured.
- Page 96 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 If you want, you can elect not to schedule the backup job so that you can invoke it manually instead by clearing the Perform backup every check box. You might want to do this if your ReadyNAS has a backup button, and if you prefer to tie the job to the button. Choose backup options.
- Page 97 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 • Send a backup log. Backup logs can be sent to the users on the Alert contact list when the backup is complete. It is a good idea to select this option to make sure that files are backed up as expected.
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Page 98: Viewing The Backup Schedule
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Viewing the Backup Schedule After saving the backup job, a new job appears in the Backup Schedule section of the Backup Jobs screen. A summary of scheduled backup jobs displays; jobs are numbered beginning at 001. To manage your backup jobs: Click the Job number icon to modify the selected backup job. -
Page 99: Viewing The Backup Log
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Viewing the Backup Log You can view the backup log while the job is in progress or after it has finished. The log format might differ depending on the backup source and destination type that was selected, but you can see when the job was started and finished, and whether it was completed successfully or with errors. -
Page 100: Time Machine Backup
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Time Machine Backup The ReadyNAS can be used as a backup destination for your Mac OS X Time Machine. After enabling the Time Machine option, use the Change Disk option from Time Machine Preferences to select this ReadyNAS. You need to enter the user name and password specified in the ReadyNAS when prompted by the MAC for authentication. -
Page 101: Snapshots
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Snapshots The Volume screen allows you to schedule and take snapshots. Think of a snapshot as a frozen image of a volume at the time you take the snapshot. Snapshots are typically used for backups, during which time the original volume continues to operate normally. As primary storage becomes larger, offline backups tend to become increasingly difficult because backup time increases beyond offline hours. - Page 102 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Specify the frequency and the days that you want to schedule a snapshot: When start and end times are set to 00:00, ReadyNAS takes one snapshot at midnight. A start time of 00:00 and an end time of 23:00 sets snapshots to be taken between midnight and 11 p.m.
- Page 103 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 When a snapshot is taken, a duplicate snapshot appears in the browse list alongside the original share, except the duplicate share name has -snap appended to the original share name. For example, a snapshot taken of the share music is available as music-snap. You can traverse a snapshot share just as you would a normal share except the snapshot share is read-only.
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Page 104: Resizing Snapshot Space
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Resizing Snapshot Space If you constantly get snapshot invalidation alerts, consider either increasing the frequency of the snapshot or increasing the reserved snapshot space. To do this, or to eliminate your existing snapshot space (thus increasing your usable volume space), you can specify the snapshot space you want in the Snapshot Space section. -
Page 105: Readynas Vault Service
FrontView that gives you the option to sign up for a free trial of the ReadyNAS Vault service. Select the Enable ReadyNAS Vault check box, and a share called vault is automatically created. Anything dragged to this share is automatically backed up to the NETGEAR secure vault data center. Backing Up Your Data... -
Page 106: Enabling Rsync And Specifying Rsync Rights
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Enabling Rsync and Specifying Rsync Rights Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool. It is famous for its delta-transfer algorithm. This tool reduces the amount of data sent over the network by sending only the differences between the source files and the existing files in the destination. - Page 107 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 To enable Rsync access to a share or change access restrictions: Click the Rsync icon on the Share Listing screen. Examples List ReadyNAS Rsync content for a Linux client: To list the content of a ReadyNAS Rsync share with no user name and password defined for a Linux client: # rsync <ipaddr>::backup To recursively copy the content of a share to /tmp:...
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Page 108: Chapter 6 Optimization And Maintenance
Optimization and Maintenance This chapter discuses how to optimize performance and maintain your ReadyNAS system, and contains the following sections. • Performance • Adding a UPS • Power Management • Viewing System Status • System Shutdown and File System Check •... -
Page 109: Performance
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Performance Select System > Performance from the main menu to configure system preferences. Note: Some settings suggest that you utilize an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) before enabling that option. See Adding a UPS page 110. •... -
Page 110: Adding A Ups
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Adding a UPS Adding an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to the ReadyNAS is an easy way to protect against power failures. Simply connect the ReadyNAS power cable to the UPS, and connect the UPS USB monitoring cable back to the ReadyNAS. The UPS is detected automatically and shows up on the status bar. -
Page 111: Power Management
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Power Management The ReadyNAS offers power timer (time off/time on), UPS event, and Wake-on-LAN power management options to reduce system power consumption, both while the system is in use and when it is not in use. To display the power management options, select System >... -
Page 112: Disk Spin-Down Option
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Disk Spin-Down Option To reduce power consumption, set the ReadyNAS to spin down the disks after a specified time of inactivity. The disks will spin up as needed. To enable spin-down mode: In the ReadyNAS Power Saving Option section, select the Enable disk spin-down after check box. -
Page 113: Power Timer
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Power Timer Your ReadyNAS unit can power itself off automatically according to a schedule that you set using the Power Timer. Note: If you schedule your unit to power off, any file transfers and backup jobs are interrupted, and backup jobs scheduled during the power off state do not run. -
Page 114: Configuring Ups
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Configuring UPS If this device is not connected to a UPS device, you can elect to enable a UPS connection to another ReadyNAS device. Select the Enable monitoring of UPS physically attached to a remote ReadyNAS check box and enter the IP address in the Remote IP address field. If you use this option, the ReadyNAS is shut down automatically when a battery-low condition is detected on a UPS connected to another ReadyNAS. -
Page 115: Wake-On-Lan
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Wake-on-LAN You can power on this device remotely by sending it a WOL Magic Packet if the WOL service is enabled. The ReadyNAS supports Wake-on-LAN on the first Ethernet interface (LAN 1) only. Optimization and Maintenance... -
Page 116: Viewing System Status
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Viewing System Status The Status menu contains links to the Health and Logs screens. Health The Health screen displays status details for each disk, the fan, the temperature, and the UPS. When available, normal expected values are provided. For each disk, click SMART+ (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) to display the content of the internal disk log. -
Page 117: Logs
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Logs Select Status > Logs to access the Logs screen that provides information about the status of management tasks, including a timestamp. The Download All Logs link is available so you can analyze low-level log information. When clicked, a .zip file of all logs in the file is created, which is used mainly by Technical Support.. -
Page 118: System Shutdown And File System Check
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 System Shutdown and File System Check Use the Shutdown Options feature to turn off or reboot the ReadyNAS device. It performs either a full file system check or a quota check on the next boot. Both these options can take several minutes to several hours depending on the size of your volume and the number of files in the volume. -
Page 119: Volume Maintenance
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Volume Maintenance Use the Volume Maintenance options on the Volume Settings screen to set a rigorous high availability level of service, or if you suspect disk errors are impacting performance or just reflecting age of use. These two options are available: •... -
Page 120: Updating Readynas Firmware
To use the Remote option: Select Update from the main menu and then click the Remote screen. Click Check for Updates to check for updates on the NETGEAR update server. When prompted, click Perform System Update. After the download completes, you are prompted to reboot the system. -
Page 121: Updating From A Local Drive
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Updating from a Local Drive When the ReadyNAS is not connected to the Internet, or Internet access is blocked, find a computer with internet access and download the RAIDiator firmware update image from http://readynas.com to a USB drive, or other transfer medium. Once downloaded, you can then upload that file to the ReadyNAS and perform the upgrade. -
Page 122: Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Settings Select Update > Settings to configure automatic update settings. • Automatically check for updates • Download updates automatically Note: If an alert contact is configured, the administrator will get an email alert about available updates. See Alerts on page 37. -
Page 123: Restoring The Factory Default Settings
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Restoring the Factory Default Settings Use the Factory Default screen to reset the ReadyNAS device back to its factory default state. Back up the data and configuration information that you want to keep prior to using this option. -
Page 124: Appendix A Understanding Raid
Understanding RAID This appendix introduces the main benefits of X-RAID2, and provides an overview of RAID. It contains the following sections: • Understanding RAID • The Benefits of X-RAID2 • Flex-RAID... -
Page 125: Understanding Raid
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Understanding RAID RAID is a well-established technology, and stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, which is a way of protecting your data in case of a disk failure. High-quality reference material about RAID is widely available on the Internet at sites like Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID), which is the source of the following information. - Page 126 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 • RAID 5 (striped disks with parity) combines three or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any one disk; the storage capacity of the array is reduced by one disk. •...
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Page 127: The Benefits Of X-Raid2
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 The Benefits of X-RAID2 X-RAID2 is a proven, NETGEAR technology for protecting your data, and is available only on NETGEAR ReadyNAS systems. Managing RAID volumes can be a complex chore, but X-RAID2 eliminates the complexity of volume management. X-RAID2 mode is an auto-expandable RAID technology and is the default configuration on most ReadyNAS units. -
Page 128: Easy Volume Expansion
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Once synchronization completes, the data volume is redundant. This means that if one disk fails, the other disk contains all the data, so your are protected from a disk failure. Furthermore, X-RAID2supports multiple parity, which provides protection against two simultaneous disk failures. -
Page 129: Flex-Raid
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Flex-RAID Flex-RAID technology utilizes the industry-standard RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6. To reconfigure the default Flex-RAID Volume C, split it into multiple volumes, specify a different RAID level, or specify a larger reserved space for snapshots, and reconfigure your volume. See Flex-RAID on page 46 for more information about volumes. -
Page 130: Appendix B Notification Of Compliance
Notification of Compliance Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority. -
Page 131: San Jose, Ca
ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 FCC Declaration Of Conformity We, NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that these products comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: •... - Page 132 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 European Union These products comply with essential requirements of EU EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC as supported by applying the following test methods and standards: • EN55022: 2006 / A1: 2007 • EN55024: 1998 / A1: 2001 / A2 : 2003 •...
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Page 133: Index
Index access modes data security add disks default gateway add new add-ons default login add-ons DHCP add-ons, add new DHCP server add-ons, available discovery services add-ons, installed display shares admin password DNS settings advanced control domain security mode advanced options duplex mode over AppleTalk over Bonjour... - Page 134 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 global network settings network mask group network settings, customize accounts group list export import groups managing optimization health status partitions hostname password HTTP recovery update HTTPS remote access password recovery HTTPS passwords, changing performance performance settings power management installed add-ons Power Timer...
- Page 135 ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 route routing table teaming Rsync technical support enable Time Machine remote timezone trademarks security security access modes unicode security mode Unix domain update user firmware services password settings tab UPnP Setup setup wizard adding battery setup, initial event share access...