Failed Disk Notification; Choosing A Replacement Disk; Replacing A Failed Disk - NETGEAR ReadyNAS 3100 Hardware Manual

ReadyNAS 3100 Hardware Manual

Failed Disk Notification

When a disk fails in your ReadyNAS, you are notified of the failure by e-mail. The FrontView
Health screen provides information about the failed disk. The disk tray of the ReadyNAS
3100 includes a failed disk LED that turns amber when its disk fails.

Choosing a Replacement Disk

On the FrontView main menu, select Status > Health.
Take note of the disk vendor and model used in your ReadyNAS. It is best to replace a failed
disk with the same disk model. Contact the disk vendor, and arrange to have the disk or disks
replaced if the disk is still under warranty. A disk RMA from the vendor requires that you
provide the serial number of the disk. To locate the serial number, open the disk tray and take
out the failed disk.

Replacing a Failed Disk

ReadyNAS supports hot-swap bays, so there is no
need to power it down when a disk fails.
To replace the failed disk:
View the disk tray failed disk LED to identify
1.
which disk has failed.
Pull the disk tray release pull switch. The disk tray
2.
handle pops out.
Pull out the disk tray, and replace the failed disk.
3.
Make sure the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk bay when you
reassemble the disk.
Slide the disk tray back into the ReadyNAS and secure the handle.
4.
The volume automatically synchronizes with the new disk in the background. The
process takes several hours depending on the disk size. During this process, the
ReadyNAS can be used, although access will be slower until the volume finishes
synchronizing. You are notified by e-mail when the process is complete.
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