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ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4.2.17 Software Manual

1. IP address 1 IP address 2 Not Connected 192 168 1 101 Volume C Online X RAID2 Single disk 0 of 64 GB used Switch to Wizard Mode Register E r 5 MEUM 2 NN Click here to return to Wizard mode Status bar Getting Acquainted 14 ReadyNAS for Home 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 e Date and time When clicked the date button opens the Clock screen e Volume e Disks e Fan e Temperature e UPS Move your mouse over the status light to display device information or click a status light to open the related FrontView screen channel 1 Seagate ST380013A5 74 GB Ochannel 2 not present Ochannel 3 not present OcChannel 4 not present O UPS 1 Not present remp t 44 C 111F Temp 2 16C 60F Date and Time p Volurne C RAID Level X2 Unprotected A Gran svS 1674 RPM disk failure will render this volume dead 210 MB 0 of 54 56 used Getting Acquainted 15 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 Add Ons Adjusting System Settin
2. ReadyNAS tor Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Software Manual x86 Models Ultra Series 2 4 6 Ultra Plus Series 2 4 6 Pro Pioneer NVX Pioneer ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 2011 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of 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 Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR Phone Other Countries See Support information card Trademarks 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 2011 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Statement of Conditions To improve internal design operational function and or reliability NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 0 000 ce eee ee eee 7
3. e Make sure the ReadyNAS device is turned on and is connected to your network e Make sure your client PC running RAlDar is on the same subnet as the ReadyNAS device When you select a unit from the list and click the Setup button RAlDar opens your default browser and connects you to the selected ReadyNAS You are prompted for the user name and password you will use to log in to FrontView Connect to 10 0 0 4 The server 10 0 0 4 at Control Panel requires a username and password e Default administrator user name admin e Default password netgear1 Ed pem Both user name and password are case sensitive Remember my password When you are logged in the RAIDar utility connects to the FrontView Management Console which you use to configure and manage your ReadyNAS systems RAIDar Commands The RAIDar interface includes the following buttons e Setup Launches the FrontView Management Console for the highlighted 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 settings the setup wizard launches so you can configure the device e Browse Displays the shares available on the highlighted device This feature works on the Windows platform only e Rescan Updates the ReadyNAS device list and status e Locate Causes the LEDs on the ReadyNAS device to blink This is useful if you
4. Backup i z Printers he System Shares on USB Storage Devices E Status Ho USE shares exist Plug in USE storage dese and click Refresh te display USE share The Shares screen provides share service options that includes share management including data and print shares volume management and share service management Adding Shares To add a share 1 From the main list select Shares Add Shares If more than one volume is configured click the volume where you want to add the share 2 Enter the share name and description Once you finish adding the shares they will be accessible from different client operating systems as described later in this chapter Network Enter the share names and descriptions you wish to add Deselect the Public Access checkbox if you gt Security gt Services gt Volumes Shares Share Listing gt Backup gt Printers gt System gt Status wish to enable user authentication for access to this share via CIFS and AFP protocols Name Brochures Description Marketing Collateral Drawings Finance Mechanical Specs Finance Reports i Public Access Note Enabling public access means anyone on the network with or without a user account on the ReadyNAS can access the share Managing amp Accessing Shares 60 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Fine Tuning Share Access
5. If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet screen the default gateway field is automatically populated with the setting from your DHCP server If you selected the static option you can manually specify the IP address of the default gateway server here DNS Settings The DNS area allows you to specify up to three domain name service servers for hostname resolution The DNS service translates host names into IP addresses If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet screen the Domain Name Server fields are automatically populated with the DNS settings from your DHCP server If you selected the static option you can manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and the domain name here 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 Specify a WINS Server Interfaces WINS or Windows Internet Name Service enables clients on a different Windows subnet to browse Global Settings this device If you wish to enable cross subnet browsing enter the IP address of the server providing WINS here i DHCP WIMS server l Security Services gt Volumes Make this device a WINS Server gt Shares gt Backup This devi
6. Jr Disable full data journaling Full data journakng makes a backup of data before wring the data out to the intended location providing an extra level of data protection needed to prevent data corruption for RAID volumes at the expensa of dick write perfomance Optimize for OS X Enable this option for best performance in Mac QS X environmente when piesang thue Remis ower SMB CEFS This option introduces compati resuies with Windows NT 0 disable thes opbon d thes dewce will be accessed by V edows NT clients Enable fast CIPS writes This option allows for optimal write performance by enabling aggressive write back caching for CIFS transactions Do mot enable this option if shares on thes d will bas used by multi user applications ne Quickbooks where synchronized writes are necessary to keep bles m sync Enable last USB disk writes This opbon speeds up USE wite access by accessamg the USB device in asynchronous made If you enable this option do not remove the USB device Switch to Wizard Mode l Note Some settings suggest that you utilize an uninterruptible power supply UPS before enabling that option See Power Management on page 96 Optimization and Maintenance 99 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Select Enable disk write cache to allow disk write requests to be acknowledged by the disk before data is written out to the platter This can give a big boost to
7. e NAS e NAS e NAS e iSCSI SAN e iSCSI SAN e iSCSI SAN e X RAID2 e X RAID2 e X RAID2 e Flex RAID e Flex RAID e Flex RAID e RAID O 1 e RAID 0 1 5 e RAID 0 1 5 6 Getting Acquainted 8 ReadyNAS Ultra Plus Series ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 For higher performance the Ultra Plus multimedia desktop storage products offer maximum performance for advanced home users and media enthusiasts with large media libraries The Ultra series offers blazing fast performance for cutting edge applications ReadyNAS Remote Secure drag and drop remote access and the ReadyNAS Vault embedded online backup service Welcome to the Reaches World ReadyNAS Ultra 2 e High performance e 2 bay e NAS iSCSI SAN e X RAID2 e Flex RAID e RAID O 1 ReadyNAS Ultra 4 e High performance e 4 bay e NAS e iSCSI SAN e X RAID2 e Flex RAID e RAID 0 1 5 9 ReadyNAS Ultra 6 e High performance e 6 bay e NAS e iSCSI SAN e X RAID2 e Flex RAID e RAID O 1 5 6 Getting Acquainted ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Initial Setup and Default Login Follow the instructions in 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 If you have a diskless ReadyNAS unit you must f
8. 4 From the Volumes field select the share you want to access and click OK X 0 54 AE Select the volumes ta mownt AFP over AppleTalk To advertise your AFP service over AppleTalk 1 Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS hostname A list of available networks displays 2 Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS hostname Select the one with the hostname only You are prompted with a connection box o o Nr Na n AF nn 7as Oo bll 63 3 Select Guest and click Connect Then select the share you want to connect to and click OK Enter the user name and password you want to use to connect to the ReadyNAS You should see the same file list as you would in Windows Explorer Managing amp Accessing Shares 69 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Connect to ha 3 Connect to the file server nas 00 60 63 Connect as Guest Registered User Cancer ema Managing amp Accessing Shares 70 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9 To access the same share under Mac OS 9 From the Finder list select Connect to Server select the ReadyNAS device entry from the AppleTalk section and click Connect Connect to Server Choose a server fram the list ar enter a server acdress Ar Kinac C0 10 40 1 EB AppleTalk F nas 0C 10 40 Local Network p afp at nas 00 10 40 1 item Searching Address
9. commands 11 LED descriptions 12 ReadyNAS community website 7 ReadyNAS Remote 29 75 ReadyNAS Vault 55 ReadyNAS about 7 recover password 24 recycle bin 63 redundancy 36 reinstall firmware 24 remote access 75 replace disks 37 routing table 22 Rsync 26 enable 56 remote 50 S security 23 services 25 settings tab 33 setup wizard 13 setup initial 10 share access browser 66 FTP FTPS 73 Linux Unix 74 Mac OS 9 71 Mac OS X 68 restriction 62 set 62 Windows 67 share list 61 shares adding 60 fine tuning 61 managing 60 shutdown 103 speed mode 19 speed duplex mode 18 spin down 97 115 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 standard file protocols 25 W status health 101 Wake on LAN 96 98 log 102 WebDAV 79 status bar 15 WINS 21 Status lights 15 system settings adjusting 31 X X RAID2 36 108 T technical support 2 Time Machine 58 timezone 31 trademarks 2 U unicode 35 Unix 74 update firmware 92 password 23 UPnP 28 UPS adding 99 APC brand 98 battery 98 event 96 USB volumes 44 user accounts 81 user list export 88 import 84 users managing 82 utility RAlDar 10 V volume adding 40 deleting 40 maintenance 104 management 36 volume expansion Flex RAID 38 116
10. 2 17 To delete a volume 1 Select the Volume tab of the volume you want to delete if there are multiple volumes 2 Click Delete Volume in this case only Volume C is configured 3 You are asked to confirm your intention by typing DELETE VOLUME A WARNING Make sure that you back up the files you want to keep before deleting a volume All shares and files residing on that volume will be deleted and are nonrecoverable Volume i Add Volume Lr Dok since 356 MB of 141 G8 u ad Oe RAID Setting Sms hot Explorer User Prompt Scnpt Prompt OK To proceed typi DELETE VOLLE RAID Contiquratken ee oe Se T8 O64 pEppTE VOLUME Ch DES hn Ach TE O09 Je MOSTRO Jin TE C Se Uy PG Cbr Adding a Volume After deleting the volume the Add Volume screen shows the available configurable space on the physical disks All disks are selected by default and you can specify a hot spare disk if you want A hot spare remains in standby mode and automatically regenerates the data from a failed disk from the volume A hot spare disk is available for RAID level 1 and RAID level 5 only if there are enough disks to fulfill the required minimum plus one Add waume USE msg dis to iride is the piis one n vadah Ket Soar fel c 1 H szz2Bngnea3g8n TA os TA013NMa T
11. 55 12 PDT 2010 Successfully enabled root SSH access The root password is now the same as your admin password Mon May 10 13 54 28 PDT 2010 Rebooting device Mon May 10 13 54 28 PDT 2010 Please close this browser session and use RAIDar to reconnect to the device System rebooting Optimization and Maintenance 102 ReadyNAS for Home 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 You do not need to select these options unless you suspect there might be data or quota integrity problems When you reboot you must close the browser window and use RAIDar to reconnect to FrontView gt Network gt Security Services gt Volumes z Shares gt Backup gt Printers System Clock Alerts rubis Shutdown Options Language Update Config Backup Power Shutdown and turn off device Shutdown and reboot device gt Status l Perform volume scan on next boot This process can take several minutes to more than an hour depending on disk capacity and volume content Check and fix quotas on next boot This process can take several minutes to more than an hour depending on disk capacity and the number of file
12. Internet This port range should be adjusted to the maximum number of concurrent sessions you expect to run at one time If you expect frequent concurrent access from many users double this number as each FTP user will consume a passive port e Masquerade as This field adjusts the hostname that the FTP server reports to an FTP client 2 Configure the FTP share access options Change Share Access Restrictions to allow FTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require CIFS AFP FIP S HITP S Advanced Options Share Name backup Share Access Restrictions Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access list s below FEES ELI gt Status E Read only hosts Read only users Read only groups ee eee ui Write enabled hosts Write enabled users Write enabled groups Managing amp Accessing Shares 77 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Remote HTTP HTTPS Access 1 Select Services gt Standard File Protocols and select the HTTP check box HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol used everywhere web browsers Default access to the ReadyNAS over HTTP will show a share list If you want to use the ReadyNAS as a web server you can specify a share where access will be at soe and you can enable or disable login authentication to that share Please keep in mind that you will only be allowed to redirect to a share that is set up for read only
13. Lopate Ej Ch 2 Ha872BDBOPcA380 76 GE T0135 Me C Lo at Bf cn 3 H s87228n08 09 A380 7E GB TASS ME Locate E Ch 4 HOB722580VC5ABU0 76 GB 75013 MB T Locate 2g mz PRAID level 5 ow Space rersr gddrscnazehab LG x Bhpsieal capapty zelecbed MB Urlumz overhead RAID Snapa hobr HB Vinxirmaim vzlames cite PH Oeared slome supe LFADTE HB To add a volume 1 Select the disks The example shows that the first three disks are selected and none of them are specified as a hot spare Managing Your ReadyNAS System 40 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 2 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 3 Specify the volume size After you specify the volume parameters enter the appropriate volume size if you want to configure a smaller volume size than the maximum displayed The resulting volume will be approximately the size that is specified 4 Click Apply and wait for the instruction to reboot the system It typically takes about 1 minute before you are notified to reboot After you reboot an email notification is sent when the volume has been added Use the RAIDar utility to reconnect to the ReadyNAS device RAID Settings After a volume is added return to the Volume screen
14. NTP Network Time Protocol server You can elect to keep the default servers or enter up to two NTP servers closer to your locale You can find available public NTP servers by searching online For an accurate clock sync point the NTP server to the Domain IP address Accurate clock setting is required to ensure proper file timestamps Select Timezone Timezone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana y Select Current Time Date Time NTP Option You can use a local or public NTP Network Time Protocol server to update the clock automatically Deselect the checkbox if you wish to set the time manually above Synchronize clock with the following NTP server s Managing Your ReadyNAS System 31 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Alerts If you have specified an 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 Alerts from the main list This contains three additional configuration areas described in the following sections e Contacts on page 32 e Settings on page 33 Contacts Use the Contacts screen to specify up to three email addresses where system alerts will be sent The ReadyNAS device has a robust system monitoring feature and sends email alerts anytime someth
15. Port USB Device Rear Top Port _ USB Device Rear Bottom Port Login Password l If the source is the ReadyNAS you can enter a ReadyNAS destination or you can specify a remote backup destination The remote backup destination can be a remote Windows PC with a ReadyNAS system a remote FTP site a remote NFS server a remote Rsync server a ReadyNAS share ora USB device Note You can select Rsync for a remote ReadyNAS if it is configured to serve data over Rsync Set a backup schedule You can select a backup schedule as frequently as once every 4 hours daily or just once a week The backup schedule is offset by 5 minutes from the hour to allow you to schedule snapshots on the hour snapshots are almost instantaneous and perform backups of those snapshots If you want you can choose 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 STEP 3 Choose backup schedule Select when you want the backup performed Perform backup every 24 hours between 00 05 and 23 05 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fi Sat Select All Days Backing Up Your Data 51 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 5 Choose backup options STEP 4 Choose backup options Select the desired options when backup is performed A full backup
16. RAIDiator 4 2 17 Managing Users To manage user accounts 1 Select Manage Users from the drop down list 2 Click the Add User screen to add a new user You can add up to five users at a time User and group accounts are required for share access if the share is added without public access You can assign a primary group for each user here and allow the user to belong to other groups in the Group Management page A quota value of 0 disables disk quota enforcement ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO POR STU VWXYZ All Add User Enter user accounts you wish to add Specify email address if you wish to inform users of their newly activated account quota warnings and quota violations A quota value of 0 disables disk quota enforcement You can leave the UID field blank unless the user intends to access this device via NFS NFS users typically will want UIDs matching their accounts on other servers User Email UID Primary Group Password Quota MB donna herdomain steveghisdomain E B9 Dj E NEP NN Dn p j _ A ee LJ For each user add the following information e Username e Email address e User ID e Group association from the Primary Group drop down list e Password e Disk quota 3 Click Apply to save your settings Only the Username and Password fields are required however you should specify a user email address if you intend to set up disk quotas Without an email address the user will not be warned when d
17. Redundant Next added drive will be used to expand volume will be used to add dual redundancy In addition if your Ultra 6 or Ultra 6 Plus unit is in X RAID2 mode you can configure it to use added disks to expand storage space or to increase data protection To expand storage space when adding drives in the Next added drive section select the Will be used to expand volume radio button To increase data protection when adding drives select the Will be used to add dual redundancy radio button The Next added drive section displays only for ReadyNAS Ultra 6 and Ultra 6 Plus units Adding a Second Disk for Redundancy With only one disk in your ReadyNAS the X RAID2 volume has no redundancy and provides no protection from disk failure However if and when you feel the need for redundancy adda new disk with at least the same the capacity as the first disk You can elect to power off the ReadyNAS and add the disk or you can hot swap the disk while the ReadyNAS is online 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 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 36 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Adding More Disks At a certain point you might want more capacity With typical RAID volumes you have to back up the data to another system with enough space add a new disk reformat the RAI
18. Windows and OS X can be added Does not impose a file size limitation 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 nor USB HDD n naming scheme The USB storage shares are listed on the Share screen and access restrictions can be specified there The share names reflect the USB device names USB storage devices are shared using the name of the device appended with the partition number To change the base device name select Volumes USB Storage USB Flash Device Option Toward the lower portion of the USB Storage screen is the USB Flash Device Option section where you can elect to copy the content of a USB flash device to a specified share on connection Files are copied to a unique timestamp folder to prevent existing data from being overwritten This is useful for uploading pictures from digital cameras and music from MP3 players without a PC In User Security mode an additional option to set the ownership of the copied files is available Managing Your ReadyNAS System 45 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 USB Volume Name and Access Rights USB volume name and share access settings are persistent across mounts The ReadyNAS attempts to remember the name as long as there is a unique ID associated with the USB device so that the next time the device is connected the same share name or names will be availab
19. 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 To view and download additional ReadyNAS add ons visit http readynas com addons and http readynas com community addons Installed To view installed add ons select Add ons Installed A screen displays listing all add ons currently installed on your unit To learn more about an installed add on click the link in the add on description A detailed description of the add on displays To remove an add on select the check box for the add on you want to remove click the Remove button and follow the prompts ReadyNAS comes preinstalled with the ReadyNAS Remote add on ReadyNAS Remote allows secure remote access to shares on the ReadyNAS O without complicated router or VPN setup Access from Windows and Mac are over File Explorer and Finder so you can easily drag amp drop files like you would normally do in your LAN environment To use ReadyNAS Remote you will need to enable this option here and install a small client on your PC or Mac For more information on ReadyNAS Remote click here Manage ReadyNAS Remote v1 0 9 30 Remove This add on allows secure remote access to shares on your ReadyNAS without complicated router or VPN setup After you access your shares from Windows using File Explorer or from a Ma
20. a DHCP server make sure to specify static addresses in the Ethernet and DNS tabs 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 that the unit does not experience the traffic congestion that can build up on a gigabit segment With multiple network interfaces network traffic can be optimized by manually setting up a routing table If you are unfamiliar with route tables it is advised that you do not change the defaults fo ass 255 fo e fic J Erene i C dew route Network Netmask Gateway Interface Managing Your ReadyNAS System 22 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Updating the Admin Password The Admin Password screen allows you to change the administrator user password The administrator user is the only user who can access the FrontView Management Console and has administrative privileges when accessing shares Note Be sure to set a password different from the default password and keep it in a safe place Anyone who obtains this password can change settings or erase data
21. 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 Speed Duplex mode Auto negotation t MTU Auta neqatiatian i 100Mb Full duplex 100Mb Half duplex MTU NETGEAR advises that you leave the default setting however in some network environments changing the default MTU value can fix throughput problems Speed Duplex mode EJhOEIEPEEEBPUME MTU 1500 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 19 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Performance Settings The Enable jumbo frames option allows you to optimize the ReadyNAS for large data transfers Use this option only if your network interface card NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames The ReadyNAS supports up to a 9000 byte frame size For optimal performance a switch capable of this frame size or larger should be used Performance Settings Use these options to tweak network performance Enable jumbo frames Jumbo frames allows combining of multiple packets into one large packet reducing network overhead and increasing large packet transfer performance When a jumbo frame capable switch is used and client systems have jumbo frame capable network controllers vou can enable this option Make sure the client network driver is set up for jumbo frame support Global Network Settings Network Hostname Interfaces The hostname for this device
22. a share where access will be redirected and you can enable or disable login authentication to that share Please keep in mind that you will only be allowed to redirect to a share that is set up for read only access over HTTP Redirect default web access to this share None selected v Login authentication on this share Disabled v HTTPS or HTTP with SSL encryption used where secure web access is desired If you will be making HTTPS service available to this device outside the firewall you can specify an additional port for this purpose for added security Port 1 443 Port 2 SSL key host 192 168 1 143 Generate new key Rsync a popular incremental backup protocol used in Unix and Linux environments Managing Your ReadyNAS System 25 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 CIFS Common Internet File Service sometimes referred to as SMB CIFS is used mainly by Microsoft Windows clients and sometimes by Mac OS X clients Under Windows My Network Places and Network Neighborhood use CIFS This service is enabled by default NFS Network File Service NFS is used by Linux and Unix clients Mac OS 9 X users can access NFS shares through console shell access ReadyNAS supports NFS v3 over UDP and TCP AFP Apple File Protocol 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 reco
23. and click the RAID Settings tab to display the current RAID information and configuration options for the volume Notice that the disk on Channel 4 that was not configured in the example is listed in the Available Disks section To add this disk as a hot spare click Make hot spare Weluma c Peck Volum LIGB Dak sacs 33 MB of 131 CE peed 0 RAID Conlsseratinn Ccanfiguratin SAID Lave 5 3 dits Shans pirri RAICH Cocke ak cni Ae eee rs c T4 GO icc Renora Leor ak chn2 Aes 74 cH T4 GB seerd Remove Locate Ch Hz ene RTI rd GH T4 CB ikem Remove 1 Leak Aveta he Cirka a ona coer aem 26 cnr T4 CES iran 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 Its function is equivalent to hot removing the disk or simulating a disk failure The Locate option is a way to verify that a disk is correctly situated in the expected disk slot When clicked it causes the disk LED to blink for 15 seconds This is useful to identify a specific disk Managing Your ReadyNAS System 41 ReadyNAS for Home 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
24. can be used in place of the IP address when accessing this device ec over CIFS SMB This name will also be used in various alerts that this device will send out WINS Hostname nas BC 55 SE DHCP Security Services Default Gateway The default gateway specifies the IP address of the system router that network requests out of the Volumes current subnet will get routed to Shares E Backup Default gateway 10 1 16 15 Printers System Status DNS Settings DNS or Domain Name Service provides a means to translate hostnames to IP addresses Enter the DNS IP addresses here Domain name server 1 192 168 1 1 Domain name server 2 Domain name server 3 Domain name 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 This name also appears in the RAlDar scan list The default hostname is nas followed by the last 3 bytes of its primary MAC address Managing Your ReadyNAS System 20 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Default Gateway The default gateway specifies the IP address of the system where your network traffic is routed if the destination is outside your subnet In most homes and smaller offices this is the IP address of the router connected to the cable modem or your DSL service
25. in the upper Manage users right corner Manage groups Import user list 3 Click Browse to locate the file containing the group list and Import group list upload a CSV comma separated values file containing the i xa orig are group account information 4 Click Apply to save your settings Export group list Preferences Managing User Accounts 87 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Exporting User Lists You can export the user account list on the device into a CSV comma separated values file and have it sent by email The file will also be backed up in the admin user home directory To export a user list 1 Select Security gt User and Group Accounts 2 Select Export user list from the drop down list in the upper Export user list right corner Manage users Manage groups 3 Enter an email address and click the Send user list button Import user list Import group list Click Apply to save your settings Export user list Export group list Preferences Exporting Group Lists You can export the group list on this device into a CSV comma separated values file and have it sent by email The file will also be backed up in the admin user home directory To export a group list 1 Select Security User and Group Accounts T Export group list 2 Select Export group list from the drop down list in the upper Manage users right corner Manage groups Import user list 3 Enter an email address and click th
26. n t be user accounts on th ReadyNAS Fable awed preteen Rsync user 1 Password Reyne uber d Password Boyne Over SSH R amp yric Gan run over Secure Shell 85H bo provsde enerypbed transmission Of data ower public reebw rks without Eh need For VPN routers To do this you will need to forward part 22 on your router bo this R eadyMas Ip address and import the eients public SSH key To manage 55H keys on this ReadyNas cick below l Manage SSH Kaya You will see Rsync setting icons on the Share Listing screen if the Rsync service is enabled on the ReadyNAS To enable the Rsync service 1 Select Services gt Standard File Protocols 2 Select the default access rights 3 Assign a user name and password You need to specify this when doing an Rsync backup To enable Rsync access to a share or change access restrictions 1 On the Share Listing screen click the Rsync icon Backing Up Your Data 56 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 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 enter rsync lt ipaddr gt backup To recursively copy the content of a share to tmp enter rsync a lt ipaddr gt backup tmp To do the same except with a login user and password hello enter rsync a user lt ipaddrs gt backup tmp Password For instructions on setting up an Rsync backup job
27. protect against disk failure In a two disk X RAID2 volume the usable Capacity is one disk in a three disk volume the usable capacity is two disks in a four disk volume the usable capacity is three disks and so on Even with RAID there is no data redundancy with one disk if that disk fails your data is lost If you have a one disk ReadyNAS and want protection from disk failure you need to add a second disk that is at least as large as the first It can be hot added while the ReadyNAS is running Whenever you add or replace a disk the ReadyNAS initializes and scans it to make sure the disk is good Once added ReadyNAS synchronizes the new disk with the original disk Depending on the disk size the synchronization could take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours Synchronization occurs in the background so you can keep on working with the ReadyNAS during this time Understanding RAID 108 ReadyNAS for Home RAlDiator 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 RAID2 supports multiple parity which provides protection against two simultaneous disk failures available on 6 bay or greater ReadyNAS systems Note X RAID2 does not replace backups See the article Preventing Catastrophic Data Loss at http www readynas com pz31 583 Easy Volume Expansion X RAID2 supports both
28. see Configuring Backup Jobs on page 48 Backing Up Your Data 57 ReadyNAS for Home 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 For information about ReadyNAS support for Time Machine see the article Easy Time Machine Setup with the ReadyNAS at hito readynas com TimeMachine NETGEAR Connect with Innovation Backup gt Network gt Security gt Services gt Volumes gt Shares Backup Backup Jobs Add a New Backup Job Time Machine ReadyNAS Vault gt System gt Status ReadyNAS 4200 Backup Listing Add a New Backup Job Biftmubledhies ReadyNAS Vault Refresh B RE Logout The ReadyNAS can be used as a backup destination for your OS X Time Machine After enabling the option below use the Change Disk option from Time Machine Preferences to select this ReadyNAS You will need to enter the user name and password specified below when prompted for authentication Click here for more information on ReadyNAS support for Time Machine Enable Time Machine support Capacity for Time Machine will be limited by the lesser of available disk space and the capacity value be
29. server SMTP port From Use TLS Managing Your ReadyNAS System 32 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Settings ReadyNAS devices are preconfigured with mandatory and optional alerts for various system warnings and failures Use the Settings screen to control the settings for optional alerts NETGEAR recommends that you keep all alerts enabled however you might choose to temporarily disable an alert if you are aware of a problem In the event of device or enclosure failure quota violation low disk space and other system events requiring attention email alerts will be sent Please be aware that some email providers may filter alert emails as spam be sure to check the appropriate folder Contacts Settings Alert Events Select the system warnings you wish to have alerts enabled Unless you receive constant spurious alerts do not disable any warnings Disabling Disk Temperature option will disable SMART temperature monitoring which may alleviate certain disks that are prone to locking up on SMART commands Board Temperature Disk Failure Disk Full Disk Temperature Fan Power Quota Exceeded UPS Volume PSU Other Alert Settings Power off ReadyNAS when a disk fails or no longer responds Power off ReadyNAS when disk temperature exceeds safe levels At the bottom of the screen in the Other Alert Settings section there are additional options e Select the Power off NAS when a disk fails or no
30. stored on the ReadyNAS gt Network To change the admin password you will need to additionally specify a password recovery question the expected answer and an email address In case you forget the admin password you can reset the password by answering the password recovery question correctly and specifying the email address where the new admin password will be sent There is no other way to recover a lost User amp Group Accounts password without setting the device back to factory default or reinstalling the firmware Security gt Services gt Volumes New admin password Shares Retype admin password Backup Password recovery question Printers Password recovery answer System Password recovery email address gt Status Note In User security mode you can use the admin account to log in to a Windows share and perform maintenance on any file or folder in that share The admin user also has permission to access all shares to perform backups Managing Your ReadyNAS System 23 ReadyNAS for Home 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 httos lt readynas ip_address gt password_recovery Successfully answering the questions resets the admin password which is then sent to the email address you enter on this screen Password Recovery
31. the dual redundant default technology used by ReadyNAS systems However for a more flexible option you can set your ReadyNAS to Flex RAID mode This option allows you to assign a standard RAID level so you can specify a hot spare and create multiple volumes The process involves setting the ReadyNAS back to factory default settings and using RAIDar to configure the volume during a 10 minute delay during boot WARNING Setting the ReadyNAS to the factory defaults will erase all data For instruction on how to change RAID modes see Changing between X RAID2 and Flex RAID Modes on page 42 For more about RAID X RAID2 and Flex RAID see Understanding RAID on page 105 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 37 ReadyNAS for Home 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 e The default volume can be deleted and re created with or without snapshot reserved space e Hot spare disk is supported e Volume expansion without data loss is supported e Full volume management is available You can create RAID level 0 1 5 or 6 volumes specify the volume size delete a disk from a volume assign a hot spare and so on e Multiple volumes are supported each with a different RAID level snapshot schedule and disk quota definition e Each disk can be replaced on
32. the job 4 Click Go to manually start the backup job The status changes when the backup starts when an error is encountered or when the job has finished 5 Click the View Log link to check a detailed status of the backup 6 Click Clear Log to clear the current log detail 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 up finished Mon Aug 7 19 09 20 PDT 2006 Jab 001 Protocol cits Source 192 168 6 157 Competition datas nestinatian Backup job OO 1 dataS Book1 april7 inv xls gt Backup Book1 april inv xls job DO 1 dataS Book1 april7 ord xls gt Backup Book1 april7 ord xls jab OO 1 dataS Book1 april7 bck xls gt Backup Book1 april7 bck xls job DO 1 dataS Book1 april14 inv xls gt Backup Book1 april14 inv xls job DO 1 datas Booki april14 ord xls gt Backup Book1 april14 ord xls job OO01 dataS Booki1 aprili4 bck xls gt Backup Book1 aprill4 bck xls job OO1 dataS Booki aprl21 inv xls gt Backup Book1 aprnl21 inv xls job G 1i dataS Booki1 april21 bck xls gt Backup Book1 april21 bck xls job ODn1 dataS Booki1 april21 aord xls gt Backup Book1
33. the setup link for more detailed configuration options iTunes Streaming Server iTunes Streaming Server enables iTunes clients to stream media files straight from the ReadyNAS You can click the setup link for more detailed configuration options ReadyDLNA ReadyDLNA provides media streaming service to stand alone networked home media adapters and networked DVD players that are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant The ReadyNAS comes with a reserved media share that is advertised and recognized by the players Simply copy your media files to the Videos Music and Pictures folders in that share to display them on your player If you wish you can specify a different media path where your files reside Managing Your ReadyNAS System 27 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 e Home Media Streaming Server Home Media Streaming Server provides streaming of videos music and pictures to popular networked DVD players The streaming players often utilize the streaming client developed by Syabas Similar to UPnP AV this service is used to stream videos music and pictures from the reserved media share to these adapters If you wish to change the location where the media files are stored you can specify a different share and folder path Note that this path is shared between the UPnP AV and this service e Additional Streaming Services Other streaming services might be available as well including TiVo Skifta and Orb
34. to back up your data first and then reset your ReadyNAS to factory defaults During the factory default process you have a 10 minute window during the boot process to click the Setup button in RAIDar and select the radio button for the RAID mode you want Flex RAID or X RAID2 The RAIDar utility sends a prompt to click Setup during this 10 minute time frame Welcome to the ReadyNAS Volume Setup The Ready HAS is currently not configured with a volume Please select From the options below bo change the default settings and click Create volume now to start the initialization Select the desired volume seting Expandable Volume X RAID2 Your volume wil be automatically configured using Z RAID2 which provides the easiest way ba expand your volume in the Future This is the recommended setting Far most environment _ Utilize an additional disk 2 disk capacity overhead bo protect the data volume From a 2 desk Failure If you select this option 4 disk RAID volume wil have Z disk probected capacky a 5 disk volume will have 3 disk protected capacky and a disk volume will have a 4 disk protected capacity This option requires a minimum of 4 disks Flexible Volume Flex RAID ium Your volume wil be automatically configured using 4 standard PAID level depending on Ehe number of disks in the ReadvMAS You can override the default RAID level by selecting the desired option below Select the desired RAID bevek Select I
35. to the group ourgroup receives email notification sent to wiima bedrock com has a user ID set to 225 and a quota set to 50MD Managing User Accounts 84 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 To import a user list Manage users xv 1 Select Security User and Group Accounts Bom users anade t 2 Select Import User List from the drop down list in the upper right corner Import group list l l Export user list 3 Click Browse to select the file Export group list Preferences 4 Click Apply to save your settings Managing User Accounts 85 ReadyNAS for Home 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 While adding a new group specify the amount of disk space you want to allocate to that group by setting a disk quota A value of 0 denotes no limit You can also set the Group ID GID of the group that you are adding You can leave this field blank and let the system automatically assign this value unless you want to match your GID to your NFS clients You can view or change your groups by clicking the alphabetical index screen or click All to list all groups To add a large number of groups 1 Sele
36. vertical and horizontal expansion Horizontal expansion is the process of adding more disks to a ReadyNAS Vertical expansion increases the volume capacity when higher capacity disks are installed in the ReadyNAS You can take advantage of higher capacity or more affordable disks to grow the size of a ReadyNAS volume by replacing a disk with a larger one adding more disks or both as they become available After the initialization process the ReadyNAS synchronizes the new disk or disks and assures data redundancy This process can take 30 minutes to several hours and occurs in the background so you can continue using the ReadyNAS Also the synchronization process can also traverse system shutdowns If you need to shut the system down while it is performing a synchronization you can do so freely when you restart the ReadyNAS it resumes the synchronization Once the synchronization is complete and there are a minimum of two disks with more capacity in the system reboot the ReadyNAS to start the volume expansion which occurs in the background When the process completes the data stored on the volume remains intact but the volume capacity will have expanded to include the capacity of the new disk less any additional overhead needed to assure the redundancy of the data on the volume You can expand the ReadyNAS volume repeatedly with additional disks and higher capacity disks adding to the value of your investment in a ReadyNAS For
37. write performance with the drawback that there is a slight chance that unwritten data in the write cache will be lost in the event of a power failure The Disable full data journaling improves disk performance at the expense of data protection Full data journaling makes a backup of data before writing the data out to the intended location which provides the extra level of data protection needed to prevent data corruption for RAID volumes at the expense of disk write performance The Optimize for OS X option provides the best performance in Mac OS X environments when connected to the ReadyNAS through the SMB CIFS protocol This option however introduces compatibility issues with Windows NT 4 0 do not enable this option if this device will be accessed by Windows NT 4 0 clients The Enable fast CIFS writes option speeds write performance by enabling aggressive write back caching over CIFS Do not enable this option in multiuser application environments such as QuickBooks where synchronized writes are necessary to keep files in sync The Enable fast USB disk writes option speeds up USB write access by accessing the USB device in asynchronous mode If you enable this option do not remove the USB device without correctly unmounting it Failure to do so can compromise data integrity on the device Optimization and Maintenance 100 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Viewing System Status The Status list contains links to the Health and L
38. 17 Table 1 Discovery multi unit status RAIDar for Windows Mac and Linux available from monitoring and RAID formatting htto readynas com downloads utility LAN Connections MAC address Default address Ports Note This setting is hardware specific and will vary depending on the ReadyNAS system LAN IP address DHCP acquired Optimization and Maintenance 95 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Power gt Network gt Security ReadyNAS Power Saving Option gt Services You can elect to spin down your disks after a specified period of inactivity The disks will spin up Volumes automatically as needed A UPS is recommended if you enable this option to prevent loss of data in TUE cache due to power failure z Backup gt Printers Enable disk spin down after 5 minutes of inactivity System Power Timer This device can power itself on and off automatically on a schedule Note that if you schedule this device to power off data transfers will be interrupted and pending backup jobs will not run Also note that some devices will not support scheduled power ON and you will not see this option in the Action list Enable power t
39. 17 To the right of the access icons are command options The following commands are available Table 2 Disconnect This option prepares the USB partition for disconnection by correctly unmounting the file system In most cases you can safely disconnect the device without first unmounting however the Disconnect command ensures that any data still in the write cache is written to the disks and that the file system is correctly closed The Disconnect option unmounts all partitions on the device Once the device is disconnected physically remove and re connect to the network storage to regain access to the USB device Locate In cases where you attach multiple storage devices and want to determine which device corresponds to the device listing the Locate command causes the device LED to blink if the device is present Format FAT32 This option formats the device as a FAT32 file system FAT32 format is easily recognizable by most newer Windows Linux and Unix operating systems FAT32 imposes a 4 GB limitation per file Format EXT3 This option formats the device as an EXT3 file system Select this option if you will be accessing the USB device mainly from Linux systems or network storage devices The advantage of EXT3 over FAT32 is that file ownership and mode information can be retained using this format whereas this capability is not there with FAT32 Although not natively present in the base operating system EXT3 support for
40. 2005 10 33 PrA 4721506 255 PM G 14 2005 3 12 FH amp f Tap zs 3 33 FH 2515 2405 11 25 AM d zz 2005 I5 PO JAA 11 L7 Areas 10 40 Pr You can specify the grace period by setting how long to keep the files in the Recycle Bin and how large the Recycle Bin can get before the files are permanently erased Managing amp Accessing Shares 63 ReadyNAS for Home 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 The default permission can be changed to meet additional security requirements Advanced CIFS Permission C Automatically set permissions on new files and folders Do not allow ACL changes to be more restrictive than this When new files are created over CIFS set file permission as follows Group rights are permission for members of the file owner s group Everyone refers to all other users not in the file owner s group Group rights Everyone rights oan When new folders are created over CIFS set folder permission as follows Group rights are permission for members of the folder owner s group Everyone refers to all other users not in the folder owner s group Group
41. D volume and restore the data back to the new RAID volume With X RAID2 add the third disk using the ReadyNAS hot swap disk tray When adding multiple disks at the same time power down the ReadyNAS add the disk or disks and turn the unit back on The X RAID2 device initializes and scans the newly added disks for bad sectors This is done in the background so you can continue using the ReadyNAS while the expansion proceeds An email notice is sent when the volume has completed the expansion Replacing Disks for More Capacity When more space is needed but you are unable to install additional disks you can still expand the volume capacity by replacing the existing disks with higher capacity disks The ReadyNAS supports hot swapping so you can swap disks without turning off the unit Simply replace the first disk and the ReadyNAS synchronizes the disk with data from the removed disk This process can take 30 minutes or longer depending on disk capacity but you can continue to use the ReadyNAS while the new disk synchronizes Upon completion replace the second disk with another higher capacity disk and allow that disk to synchronize X RAID2 expands the volume when a minimum of two disks are replaced When you have replaced the number of disks you want to replace minimum of two reboot the ReadyNAS to initiate the background expansion An email notice is sent when the volume has completed the expansion Changing RAID Modes X RAID2 is
42. 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 tto readynas com gt Network Bonjour service allows Mac OS X and Windows clients running Bonjour to automatically detect services advertised by the ReadyNAS gt Security Services Standard File Protocols Steaming Services Advertise FrontView over Bonjour Installed Add ons Advertise AFP service over Bonjour Advertise printers over Bonjour z Volumes Shares 7 Backup gt Printers gt System UPnP allows other UPnP enabled devices on the network to automatically detect gt Status the ReadyNAS e Bonjour Bonjour service lets you discover various services on the ReadyNAS and provides a way to connect to FrontView IPP printing and AFP services OS X has built in Bonjour support and you can download Bonjour for Windows from Apple s website e UPnP UPnP Universal Plug n Play provides a means for UPnP enabled clients to discover the ReadyNAS on your LAN Managing Your ReadyNAS System 28 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Add Ons You can access an array of new features and services by installing add ons developed by NETGEAR NETGEAR s partners and community developers Hetwork gt Security gt Services gt Volumes gt Shares gt Backup gt Printers gt System gt Status Installed Available
43. Enter the password recovery email address and answer the question below If the input is correct the admin password will be reset and the new password will be sent to the admin email address on file Password recovery email address miked abed com Password recovery question what s your nephew s middle name Password FecoyvYery answer Keenan Reset password and email Password Recovery To recover a forgotten password There are two options for recovering or resetting a lost or compromised password 1 In a Web browser enter https readynas ip address password recovery You are prompted for the email address and security question entered when you first set up the system A new password will be sent to you at that email 2 Optionally you can reinstall the firmware which does not remove data from the system but resets the admin user name and password to the factory defaults admin and netgear1 In a Web browser enter http readynas com forum faq php How do 1 re install the firmware 68F Managing Your ReadyNAS System 24 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Selecting Services for Share Access Access ReadyNAS Services functionality from the screens described in these sections e Standard File Protocols on page 25 e Streaming Services on page 27 e Discovery Services on page 28 e Add Ons on page 29 Standard File Protocols Standard file protocols are common file sharing services that allow your workstatio
44. L key based on the hostname or IP address that users use to address ReadyNAS This allows you to bypass the default dummy certificate warnings whenever users access the ReadyNAS over HTTPS Rsync Rsync is an efficient form of incremental backup made popular on the Linux platform but is now available for other Unix systems as well as Windows and Mac Enabling Rsync service on the ReadyNAS allows clients to use Rsync to initiate backups to and from the ReadyNAS Managing Your ReadyNAS System 26 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Streaming Services The built in streaming services on the ReadyNAS allow you to stream multimedia content directly from the ReadyNAS without the need to have your PC or Mac powered on gt Network gt Security Services Standard File Protocols Discovery Services Installed Add ons SqueezeCenter enables streaming of music to SqueezeBox digital music players Remove gt Volumes iTunes Streaming Server enables iTunes clients to stream media files from the gt Shares ReadyNAS z Backup gt Printers System Status ReadyDLNA enables playback of videos music and pictures from DLNA UPnP AV network media players Share Folder Content Types TP Automatically update database Enable Tivo support Click here for more info SqueezeCenter oqueezeCenter provides music streaming to the popular Squeezebox music players from Logitech You can click
45. ReadyNAS Community Website llle l ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup 055 8 Initial Setup and Default Login 0 0 ee 10 RAIDar Setup WN cc bene ee dores medo hte eee Enn en dead 10 MAID ar Commands sc uu cae paged owen oc ER RO dox d ode ea 11 RAIDar LED Descriptions i aa dcbet doa Roe ieee ed ROW Redes aed a 12 FrontView Management Console 000 eee eee eee 13 Chapter 2 Managing Your ReadyNAS System Customizing Network SettingS 0 0 0 00 cee ees 17 Ethernet Interfaces 6 cu eio de d e og e CR C RACE e e ea 18 Global Network Settings llle 20 WM E r E 21 De P V 22 EDD a uad t2 PIE S Ra E dos sys 1383 3 gu sewed eeu es aes 22 ese 26s dh ea es eens oe eek eee S ad EEG Pd PEE RU 23 Updating the Admin Password 0 0 cece eee eee 29 Selecting Services for Share Access llli 25 Standard File Protocols nanana naaa aana 25 Streaming Services un d asa worse dud rd Ve Ra tedadi hasi dnni 27 Discovery Services 226 csc nnana ee ded eet hveepee Rus Pe RR DER 28 u o dea MMC 29 Installed ou ob aby Prae aas empsgassad geb vguat 29 nin CT T HNIC sae 30 AGA NEW P 30 Adjusting System Settings ecce kemzaReeiearereeee x4 hne 31 fos dq C 31 PS E C TL T E
46. T OT TEL LT EEEE E EEEE EET 32 Performance Settings n naana naaa aa 34 Language Oe u 3 5 anh han remidi d eai a 34 Deae e E E E E E E E E E TE 35 Comigure BSOKUE 412 o0cd20e0es eaeds dc S ous dob Roe eurer 35 iic MN E oo6ee eee ee coe eee E en eee neee cone do SOW es oct rere pu Roden jr dab RUPEE we EG a hee ee 35 Table of Contents 3 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Understanding Volume Management 000 cence eee eee 36 X RAID2 o amp ap ba oo ee Rb bok be ah a A ye ek we ed 36 2 92 15 TC 38 Changing between X RAID2 and Flex RAID Modes 42 USB VOUMES ua hanes ped op pee a ree Ev elegy PIDE 44 Chapter 3 Backing Up Your Data Configuring Backup Jobs 2cccugieduogecedactoavtaoteaniescaeed 48 Adding a New Backup Job 2 es 48 Viewing the Backup Schedule 00 cc eee ees 53 VIEWING the Backup Log 0248046654694 m eR dew deed OR EEE XS 54 Editing a BaACKUD JOD cs uci acies 208 qr oh RCEE 6 0565s diode eda bees 54 ReadyNAS Vault Service llli llle 55 Enabling Rsync and Specifying Rsync Rights 05 56 Time Machine Backup ci65 o cn ae eed eee ed EEE ERED OG ERD EE 58 Chapter 4 Managing amp Accessing Shares Managing Shnales uaa sesso uebroes khe beeed SE dob RS RURurachn P dos ds ees 60 Adding Shares is aos eno im OR RR awe aap aed Raa 60 Fine Tuning Share Access llle eese 61 Setting Share ACCESS 1 ele 62 Advanced Opt
47. To manually fine tune share access select Share Listing once the shares are added gt Network gt Security T Services Volumes Shares Add Shares gt Backup Kung Shares on RAID Volumes gt System 7 Click on the access icon to customize the access control Place the mouse cursor over the icon to Icon Legend Status display the current access level in the status bar For instruction on how to access the shares Share Name Description a Disabled Read only Access ej Read X nte Access Read Access with exceptions Eil Write Access with exceptions Brochures Marketing Brochures Drawings Engineering Drawings Finance Computers Finance backup Backup Share d d d O d n rJ fon pow un media Media Server Share Shares on USB Storage Devices No USB shares exist Plug in a USB storage device and click Refresh to display a USB share 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 Move the mouse pointer over the access icons to view the access settings The settings are as follows e Disabled Access to this share is disabled e Read only Access Access to this share is read only e Read Write Access Access to this share is read write e Read Access w
48. able to access this device You will be notified by email when the volume add process is complete If you have already put data on it and the RAID level is X RAID2 you need to back up your data and start again Managing Your ReadyNAS System 43 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 USB Volumes The USB screen lists 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 When no USB is attached the No USB storage devices detected message displays USB Storage Devices The following USB storage devices are connected Device Part Description Disk Used Capacity FS Speed Q usB_FLASH_3 1 USB 2 0 Flash Disk Partition 1 15 MB 3GB FAT32 480 Options D Disconnect Locate Check Filesystem Format FAT32 USB Flash Device Option Format EXT3 When a USB flash device is detected automatically copy the content to Share testing Path Pictures When multiple devices are attached they are appended by an increasing device number for example USB HDD 2 When the device contains multiple partitions the partitions are listed beneath the main device entry Partitions Partitions on the storage devices must be one of the following file system formats e FAT32 e NTFS e EXI2 e EXT3 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 44 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2
49. access over Redirect default web access to this share None sel ecte dw Login authentication on this share Disabled v HTTPS or HTTP with SSL encryption used where secure web access is desired If you will be making HTTPS service available to this device outside the firewall you can specify an additional port for this purpose for added security Port 1 Port 2 SSL key host 192 168 1 143 Generate new key HTTP e Redirect default Web access to this share Advanced configuration option allowing hosting of user created HTTP Web pages on the ReadyNAS e Login authentication on this share Configures the share for whether or not authentication is required if users are browsing to the user created Web content HTTPS HTTPS cannot be disabled FrontView requires it e Port1 This field cannot be modified it is reserved for the ReadyNAS e Port 2 This field can be used to allow HTTPS connections over a port other than the standard 443 Note Changing the default HTTPS port requires enabling port forwarding of the port you choose on the router Refer to the port forwarding instructions provided with your router e 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 c
50. adyNAS however it is important to understand that any accidental deletion of data on the ReadyNAS cannot be recovered e File and directory exclusion list Specify any files and directories that you want to exclude from the backup Enter the files and directories as a comma separated list e iSCSI Backs up from an iSCSI source 3 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 Backing Up Your Data 50 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 For example you must set up an iSCSI target on your unit before iSCSI appears on the backup destination drop down menu The iSCSI option for backup destinations is available only on Ultra and Ultra Plus series units Note that either the source or destination must be theReadyNAS STEP 2 Select backup destination Specify where you want your backup data saved As with the backup source the destination path can be a share on this device or a path on a remote PC or device Select this ReadyNAS or remote wl Host Select this ReadyNAS or remote h Remote Windows NAS Timestamp Path Remote Website Remote FTP Site Remote NFS Server Remote Rsync Server Sha re ELC Share backup Share media j iSCSI Volume c STEUSB Device Front
51. afp at na s 00 10 40 f Add to Favorites 3 i Cancel Connect to the file server nas 00 10 40 as Guest Registered User Name Password f Options Cancel i t Managing amp Accessing Shares 71 3 4 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 You can also 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 nas 00 10 40 Select the volumes you wish to mount backup 2 3 SEEE 12 gt mmi M Ay A Back View Computer Home Favorites Applications amp items 2027 7h GR awailahle Entertainment Center PSD Exterior Paint doc Image1 git a SF kitchen gif Nook doc UC Costs xls UC Kitchen doc Window Bench doc Managing amp Accessing Shares 72 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Accessing Shares through FTP FTPS To access the share using FTP in Share security mode 1 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 Note For better security use an FTPS FTP SSL client to connect to the ReadyNAS FTP service With FTPS both the password and data are encrypted Also when using FTPS only Explicit mode also known as FTPES or AUTH TLS is supported Managing amp Accessing Shares 73 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Accessing S
52. april21 ord xls job aBni1 dataS Baok3 J amp N ord xls gt Backup Book3 JAM ord xls job OB01 dataS Booki april28 bck xls gt Backup Book1 april28 bck xls job DO1 dataS Boank2 APR inv xls gt fBackup Bonok2 APR inv xlIs jab D1 dataS Baook1 april28 inv xls gt fBackup Book1 april28 inv xls job ODi1 dataS Bookil aprl28_ord xls gt Backup Book1l april28 ord xls job DO1 dataS Bonk2 FEB invw xls gt fBackup Book2 FEB inw xls job B 01 datas Book3 2A amp PR ard xls gt Backup Book3 APR ord xls fob D i dataS Boank2 J amp NM inv xls fBackup Book2 JAN inv xls job D O1 dataS Boank2 MR inv xle gt Backup Book2Z MAR inw xls job Di datas Baok3 FEB ord xls gt Backup Book3 FEB aord xls Editing a Backup Job To edit a backup job either click the three digit job number button on the Backup Jobs screen or click the Edit Backup Job link while viewing that job log Make appropriate changes or adjustments to the job as needed Backing Up Your Data 54 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 ReadyNAS Vault Service You can back up data to the Web using ReadyNAS Vault which allows continuous and scheduled backups of your ReadyNAS data to a secure online data center For convenience the backup data can be managed and accessed wherever you have Internet access To enable the ReadyNAS Vault service 1 Click the link on the ReadyNAS Vault screen in FrontVi
53. are image and does not modify your data volume Note lt is always a good practice to backup data especially data that cannot be replaced before you perform a firmware update To use the Remote option 1 Select Update from the main list and then click the Remote tab 2 Click Check for Updates to check for updates on the NETGEAR update server 3 When prompted click Perform System Update After the download completes you are prompted to reboot the system WARNING Do not click the browser Refresh button during the update process 5 Network Security gt Services z Volumes gt Shares gt Backup gt Printers System Performance Language Config Backup Power Shutdown Select the Remote option if this device is connected to the Internet Local option to upload an update image from your system or Factory Default if you wish to destructively clear the device Ldcal Settings Factory Default Click Check for Update to check if a remote update image is available Check for Update Optimization and Maintenance 92 ReadyNAS for Home 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 htto readynas com to a USB drive or other transfer medium Once the firmware is downloaded you can then upload that file to the Rea
54. atched blocks This procedure should be scheduled for off peak usage periods e Online File System Consistency Check Select this option to detect file system problems without making the data volume inaccessible If file system issues are found an offline file system check will be required This procedure should be scheduled for off peak usage periods For more information about volumes see Understanding Volume Management on page 36 Optimization and Maintenance 104 Understanding RAID This appendix introduces the main benefits of X RAID2 and provides an overview of RAID It contains the following sections e Understanding RAID e he Benefits of X RAID2 e Flex RAID 105 ReadyNAS for Home 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 RAID is used as an umbrella term for computer data storage schemes that can combine and replicate data among multiple hard disk drives The different schemes and architectures are named by the word RAID followed by a number as in RAID 0 RAID 1 and so on RAID is designed to meet one of two key goals increased data reliability or increased I O performance Wh
55. ated value file containing the user account information The file format is name password1 group1 emaili uid1 quotat name2 password2 group2 email2 uid2 quota2 name3 password3 group3 email3 uid3 quota3 Note the following e Spaces around commas are ignored e he name and password fields are required e Ifa listed group account does not exist it is automatically created e Group and quota are set to the defaults if not specified Set the default using the Preferences option Preferences on page 89 e Email notification is not sent to the user if the field is omitted or left blank e UID is automatically generated if not specified e Empty fields are replaced with account defaults 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 He belongs to the default group receives no email notification has a user ID assigned automatically and has a default quota barney 23stone barney bedrock com In this example user barney has a password set to 23stone He belongs to the default group receives email notification sent to barney bedrock com has a user ID assigned automatically and has a default quota wilma imhiswif ourgroup wilma bedrock com 225 50 In this example user wilma has a password imhiswif She belongs
56. ator 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 If you select this option you must confirm the command by typing FACTORY You can also reset all settings to their factory defaults using the Reset button on the ReadyNAS chassis according to the instructions in the ReadyNAS Hardware Manual Remote Local Settings Factory Default Click on Perform Factory Default button below if you wish to reset this device to the factory default state This option clears ALL data and configuration on this device with no recovery option Backup any data you wish to save before selecting this option Perform Factory Default AN WARNING Resetting to factory default erases everything including data shares volumes configuration information and user and group accounts There is no way to recover after you confirm this command ReadyNAS Default Configuration Settings Table 1 User login URL when the https 192 168 168 168 ReadyNAS is not connected to a DHCP server Admin user name case sensitive admin Admin login password netgear case sensitive System configuration FrontView Web based configuration and status monitoring built in to the ReadyNAS RAlIDiator firmware Optimization and Maintenance 94 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2
57. c using Finder you can easily drag and drop files into your LAN environment Managing Your ReadyNAS System 29 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 On Windows you can map a ReadyNAS share to a drive letter and access the share just as you would any typical local drive on your PC To use ReadyNAS Remote you need to enable the functionality and install a small client on your Mac or PC For more information about enabling remote access see ReadyNAS Remote on page 75 or go to http readynas com remote To enable ReadyNAS Remote 1 Select the ReadyNAS Remote check box and click Save 2 Click the Manage ReadyNAS Remote button Remote access to the ReadyNAS is enabled Available To view and install add ons that are available through NETGEAR select Add ons gt Available A screen displays showing all add ons available through NETGEAR Name ReadyNAS Replicate m Description ReadyNAS Replicate is a simple cost effective data Plesduwas Protection solution designed for the ReadyNAS that helps minimize Coria dawntime and avoid disaster by easily recovering data files complete systems or even virtual environments in minutes The solution can be deployed on any business class ReadyNAS devices and allows data or complete systems of one ReadyNAS to be backed up to and restored from another Managing these tasks is accomplished through a centralized web portal where you can easily create and monitor backup and restore tasks that op
58. ce can provide WINS service by enabling the option below Make sure that there are no other WINS server on the network before doing this This option is not available in Domain or Active Directory security modes gt Printers gt System Status Become a WINS server Managing Your ReadyNAS System 21 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 DHCP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service simplifies management of a network by dynamically assigning IP addresses to new clients on the network The DHCP screen allows you to specify your ReadyNAS as a DHCP server Select the Enable DHCP service check box to make the ReadyNAS device act as a DHCP server This is convenient in networks where DHCP service is not already available Network Interfaces DHCP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service provides a way for individual computers on the IP network Global Settings EN obtain an IP address along with other network parameters to help reduce network administration WINS gt Securi 5 68 6 1 ty Starting IP Address 192 168 6 1 E Ending IP Address 192 168 6 167 Volumes Lease Time min 15 gt Shares gt Backup gt Printers gt System gt Status A WARNING These options are available only if the device is not already using a DHCP address Enabling DHCP service on a network already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts If you want to use this device as
59. ct Import group list from the drop down list and browse to locate the file containing the group list You can upload a CSV comma separated values file containing the group account information The file format is name1 gid1 quotal member1 1 member12 member13 name2 gid2 quota2 member21 member22 member23 name3 gid3 quota3 member31 member32 member33 Note the following e Spaces around commas are ignored e The name field is required e Quota is set to the default if not specified e GID is automatically generated if not specified e Empty fields are replaced with account defaults e Group members are optional 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 flintstones In this example the group flintstones is created with an automatically assigned GID and default quota rubble 1007 5000 barney betty In this example the group rubble has a GID of 1007 a quota of 5000Mb with members barney and betty Managing User Accounts 86 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 To import a group list Use the User and Group Accounts option to upload a CSV comma separated values file to simplify adding a list of users Click Help for format specification and examples 1 Select Security gt User and Group Accounts Import group list 2 Select Import group list from the drop down list
60. d software status readings and email alerts inform you about critical events in the system And with the easily available 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 For more information about NETGEAR ReadyNAS products visit the dedicated ReadyNAS Community website at htto readynas com where you will find reviews tutorials a comparison chart software updates documentation an active user forum and much more Getting Acquainted 7 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup For work and play NETGEAR offers a complete lineup of Ultra multimedia desktop storage products offering superior performance for advanced home users and media enthusiasts with large media libraries Each model comes with its own unique characteristics to fit your specific requirements As with all ReadyNAS products the embedded operating system and easy to configure software make installation and upgrades a breeze ReadyNAS Ultra Series The Ultra series supports both NAS and iSCSI SAN and provides X RAID2 automatic volume expansion technology Flex RAID secure drag and drop remote access and RAID data protection HETGEAR NETGEAR Melcome to the ReacduMRS World ReadyNAS Ultra 2 ReadyNAS Ultra 4 ReadyNAS Ultra 6 e 2 bay e 4 bay e 6 bay
61. dir myfile e Remote NFS Server Backs up from a Linux or UNIX server across NFS Mac OS X users can also use this option by setting up an NFS share from the console terminal Examples of an NFS path e mypath e mypath myfolder Backing Up Your Data 49 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 e 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 For more information see Enabling Hsync and Specifying Hsync Hights on page 56 STEP 1 Select backup source Specify what you want to backup The path you want to backup can be in a share on this device a USB disk attached to this device will show up as a share or located remotely The backup source and destination cannot both be remote shares Remate Rsync Server Host Path Login Password E Enable Compression Remove deleted files on source Test connection When you select the Remote Rsync Server as your backup source you are presented with additional options e Enable Compression Compresses data before transferring This option is especially useful for slower network connections such as when transferring data over a WAN e Remove deleted files from target Ensures that the destination has exactly the same image as the Re
62. down and File System Check on page 116 After your unit restarts a pop up window displays advising you that the volume expansion process is under way Ensure that your unit is not interrupted during this process Click the OK button The pop up window closes The RAID Configuration pane advises you of the volume expansion process s progress RAID Settings Snapshot Volume Maintenance iSCSI RAID Configuration Copfguration RAID Level 5 4 disks Status Restriping 1 complete Time to finish 3 hr 35 min Speed 36 0 MB sec RAID Disks Q ch 1 WDC wn5002ABYS 02B1B0 465 GB 461 GB allocated ch 2 WDC wn5002ABYS 0281B0 465 GB 481 GB allocated ch 3 Seagate 5T3750528A5 698 GB 461 GB allocated ch 4 Seagate ST3750330A5 698 GB 461 GB allocated The volume expansion process can take several hours If you set up email notifications for your unit you will receive an email message when the expansion process completes Reconfigure Volume C If you want 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 you need to reconfigure your volume The process involves these high level steps Delete the volume that you want to reconfigure 2 Add a volume 3 Specify RAID settings These steps are explained in more detail in the following sections Managing Your ReadyNAS System 39 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4
63. dyNAS and perform the upgrade The process takes several minutes after which you need to reboot the system You can then proceed with the upgrade To use the Local option Select Update from the main list and then click the Local screen Click Browse to select the firmware image Click Upload and verify image When prompted click Perform System Update oe dE T gt Network z Security gt Services Select the Remote option if this device is connected to the Internet Local option to upload an update image from your system or Factory Default if you wish to destructively clear the device gt Volumes gt Shares Remotd Local Jettinas Factorv Default z Backup gt Printers Select the firmware or Add on image System Clock Po Browse Alerts c Upload and verify image Performance Language Contig Backup Power Shutdown Settings Select Update gt Settings to configure automatic update settings e Automatically check for updates e Download updates automatically Select the Remote option if this device is connected to the Internet Local option to upload an Update image from your system or Factory Default if you wish to destructively clear the device Remote Local Settings Factory Default Configure the automatic update settings Automatically check for updates Download updates automatically Optimization and Maintenance 93 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDi
64. e 101 Logs ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Select Status gt Logs to access the Logs screen which 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 the link is clicked a zip file of all logs in the file is created Network Security Services Volumes Shares 7 Backup gt Printers System Status Clear logs Download All Logs Severity Date Message Tue May 25 15 37 13 PDT 2010 Finance added with default access Please review the share access restrictions in the Share Listing page to fine tune any default settings Tue May 25 15 37 13 PDT 2010 Drawings added with default access Please review the share access restrictions in the Share Listing page to fine tune any default settings Tue May 25 15 37 13 PDT 2010 Brochures added with default access Please review the share access restrictions in the Share Listing page to fine tune any default settings Tue May 25 14 34 02 PDT 2010 Blinking disk 1 Mon May 24 10 15 04 PDT 2010 System is up Mon May 24 10 14 59 PDT 2010 Your ReadyNAS device has been updated with a new firmware image RAIDiator x85 4 2 11 Mon May 24 10 13 01 PDT 2010 Rebooting device Mon May 24 10 13 01 PDT 2010 Please close this browser session and use RAIDar to reconnect to the device System rebooting Mon May 10 13 55 23 PDT 2010 System is up Mon May 10 13
65. e Manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyNAS system This chapter discussed the following topics e What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS e ReadyNAS Community Website e Initial Setup and Default Login e HAlDar Setup Utility e FrontView Management Console Note This manual documents common software features of most ReadyNAS product models Variations per model are noted as necessary ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS NETGEAR ReadyNAS network storage products provide businesses and home users with easy to use high performance gigabit network attached storage NAS solutions used to share and protect data ReadyNAS systems enable users across the LAN WAN or over the Internet to back up and share data from Windows Macintosh and Linux systems Offering extensible high availability data protection ReadyNAS systems come with robust fail safe features that can include e Support for RAID O 1 and 5 plus hot spare In addition RAID 6 is available on all units with 6 drive bays e Dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports e NETGEAR s proprietary X RAID2 for automatic volume expansion On selected ReadyNAS units you can set up iSCSI volumes so that the ReadyNAS can simultaneously act as a SAN storage area network in addition to providing NAS functionality Your ReadyNAS continually monitors the entire system for abnormal situations or failures Status indicators provide quick hardware an
66. e Send user list button Import group list l l Export user list 4 Click Apply to save your settings Export group list Preferences Managing User Accounts 88 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Preferences Use the Preferences option to set default parameters for new accounts To set account preferences 1 Select Preferences from the drop down list in the upper right corner Manage groups Manage users Manage groups Import user list Import group list Export user list Export group list Preferences 2 Set the parameters on the screen Set default parameters for new accounts Default group for new users t 1 Lr 4 Private home shares for users Enabled Default home volume for new users Export home shares over NFS Disabled Make home shares available over FTP Disabled Recycle Bin for private home shares Disabled Remove Recycle Bin files older than this many days Limit Recycle Bin to this many MB Allow users to change their passwords Enabled Warn user when disk usage is 80 x of quota 3 Click Apply to save your settings Managing User Accounts 89 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Changing User Passwords There are two ways user passwords can be changed 1 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
67. e by one then rebuilt after the last disk is replaced another data volume using the newly added capacity can be configured Volume Expansion You can expand volumes in Flex RAID mode without losing data To expand Flex RAID volumes 1 Select Volume gt Volume Settings The Volume Settings screen displays RAID Settings Snapshot Volume Maintenance iSCSI Configuration RAID Level 5 3 disks Status Redundant RAID Disks Ch 1 WDC WOS500248YS 0281B0 485 GB 481 GB allocated Q cn2 WDC WD5002ABY 5 025150 465 GB 461 GB allocated Locate cn3 Seagate 5137505285 698 GB 461 GB allocated Locate Available Disks Add To Volume Make Hot Spare Q Ch 4 Seagate ST3750330AS E98 GB 694 GB free O FI 2 In the Available Disks pane select the Add To Volume check box for the disk where you want to expand the volume A pop up window displays advising you that the disk will be used for volume expansion after you reboot your unit 3 Click the OK button The pop up window closes Managing Your ReadyNAS System 38 ReadyNAS for Home 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 gt Shutdown The Shutdown Options screen displays Select the Shutdown and reboot device radio button and click Apply Your unit begins to reboot For more information about gracefully powering down your unit see System Shut
68. e environments And with multiple ReadyNAS systems you can set up one ReadyNAS to directly back up another Adding a New Backup Job You can use the following backup sources e A public or a private home share e AniSCSl individually addressable logical SCSI device a logical unit number or LUN e All home shares on the ReadyNAS Backup sources can be local or remote To create a new backup job 1 From the main menu select Backup gt Add a New Backup The Add a New Backup Job screen displays 2 Select a backup source The backup source can be a share or a path located locally on the ReadyNAS or remotely on another ReadyNAS or a computer If the source is local you can select any share on the ReadyNAS or a USB device attached to the ReadyNAS or you can back up the entire data volume STEP 1 Select backup source Specify what you want to backup The path you want to backup can be in a share on this device a USB disk attached to this device will show up as a share or located remotely The backup source and destination cannot both be remote shares Select this ReadyNAS or remote w Host Path Login Password Backing Up Your Data 48 ReadyNAS for Home 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 If you want to back up a
69. either on the network storage or on the domain controller Note that access control differs slightly from service to service For instance to allow read only access to all and read write access only to user fred and group engr set the following e Default Read only e Write enabled users fred e Write enabled groups engr To limit this access only to hosts 192 168 2 101 and 192 168 2 102 set the following e Default Read only e Hosts allowed access 192 168 2 101 192 168 2 102 e Write enabled users fred e Write enabled groups engr To specify some users and groups for read only access and some for read write access and disallow all other users and groups enter the following e Default Disabled e Hosts allowed access 192 168 2 101 192 168 2 102 e Read only users mary joe e Read only groups marketing finance e Write enabled users fred e Write enabled groups engr To grant guests access to this share select the Allow guest access check box Managing amp Accessing Shares 62 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Users with access to this share must specify the path explicitly For example to access a hidden share enter host share in the Windo
70. en multiple physical disks are set to use RAID technology they are said to be in a RAID array This array distributes data across multiple disks but the array is seen by the operating system and computer user as one single disk RAID Basics RAID redundancy is achieved by either writing the same data to multiple drives known as mirroring or writing extra data known as parity data across the array calculated such that the failure of one or more depending on the type of RAID disks in the array will not result in loss of data A failed disk can be replaced by a new one and the lost data can be reconstructed from the remaining data and the parity data Organizing disks into a redundant array decreases the usable storage capacity For instance e 2 disk RAID 1 array loses half of the total capacity that would have otherwise been available using both disks independently e RAID 5 array with several disks loses the capacity of one disk Other types of RAID arrays are arranged so they are faster to write to and read from than a single disk RAID Levels There are various RAID combinations that give various levels of protection against data loss capacity and speed RAID levels 0 1 and 5 are the most commonly found and cover most requirements RAID 0 striped disks distributes data across several disks in a way that gives improved speed and no lost capacity but all data on all disks will be lost if any one disk fails Although s
71. encoding conversion for FTP clients check box Update See Updating ReadyNAS Firmware on page 92 Configure Backup Use this to set up a system configuration backup for replication purposes See http readynas com configbackup for more detailed information oee also Configuring Backup Jobs on page 48 Power see Power Management on page 96 Shutdown See System Shutdown and File System Check on page 103 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 35 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Understanding Volume Management The ReadyNAS family offers the volume technologies described in Network these sections Security e X RAID2 on page 36 Services Volumes e Flex HAID on page 38 e USB Volumes on page 44 USB Storage gt Shares gt Backup X RAI D2 Printers System X RAID2 is the NETGEAR auto expandable RAID technology that gt Status 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 Because the expansion happens online you can continue to use the ReadyNAS while the underlying volume capacity increases RAID Settings Snapshot Volume Maintenance iSCSI RAID Configuration Configuration RAID Level X RAID2 4 disks Status
72. ent Use values from a DHCP server Renew now Shares IF address z Backup Subnet mask y Speed Duplex mode Auto negotiation bal gt Status MTU 1500 gt Printers gt System Performance Settings Use these options to tweak network performance Enable jumbo frames Jumbo frames allows combining of multiple packets into one large packet reducing network overhead and increasing large packet transfer performance When a jumbo frame capable switch is used and client systems have jumbo frame capable network controllers you can enable this option Make sure the client network driver is set up for jumbo frame support Standard Settings Use this area to specify the IP address network mask speed duplex mode and MTU settings Standard Setting Enter the IP address for this network interface If your network utilizes a DHCP server to hand out IP addresses select the DHCP option for your IP assignment method Otherwise enter the IP address netmask and gateway values accordingly MAC address 00 22 3F AA 23 93 Status e online 1 Gbit Full Duplex Speed Duplex mode MTU IPv4 assignment IPv4 address Subnet mask Default gateway IPv6 assignment OFF V Managing Your ReadyNAS System 18 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 IP Assignment From the drop down list select Use values from a DHCP server or Use values below In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled y
73. er contains the following sections e Getting Up User and Group Accounts e Changing User Passwords 80 ReadyNAS for Home 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 LESE example company financial data can be restricted to individual iia users or users belonging to one particular group To manage user and group accounts select Security User amp gt Services Group Accounts gt Volumes gt Shares The drop down list provides access to several options as gt Backup described in the following sections Printers 2 System Status e Managing Users on page 82 e Managing Groups on page 83 e Importing User Lists on page 84 e Importing Group Lists on page 86 e Exporting User Lists on page 88 e Exporting Group Lists on page 88 e Preferences on page 89 User and group accounts are required for share access if the share is added without Manage users public access You can assign a primary group for each user here and allow the user MANAGE eee to belong to other groups in the Group Management page A quota value of 0 Manage groups disables disk quota enforcement Import user list Import group list ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PoR sTU vwxvz All Add User Export user list Export group list Preferences User accounts not found Managing User Accounts 81 ReadyNAS for Home
74. erate across your ReadyNAS devices from multiple locations More Author NETGEAR Inc To install an add on click the Install button A download progress bar displays and you are notified when the installation process is complete The new add on appears on the Installed Screen Add New To install add ons that you previously downloaded to your computer on your ReadyNAS unit select Add ons Add New Browse to the add on you want to upload and click the Upload and verify image button Managing Your ReadyNAS System 30 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Adjusting System Settings Use the System list to adjust system settings and access ReadyNAS system functionality described in the following sections e Clock on page 31 e Alerts on page 32 e Performance Settings on page 34 e Language Settings on page 34 e Update on page 35 e Configure Backup on page 35 e Power on page 35 e Shutdown on page 35 Clock Network Security gt Services Volumes gt Shares gt Backup Printers System Alerts Performance Language Update Config Backup Power Shutdown An accurate time setting is required to ensure correct file time stamps To access the clock screen select System gt Clock from the main list Select Timezone amp Current Time Use these two sections to set your time zone and the correct date and time NTP Option You can synchronize the system time on the ReadyNAS with a remote
75. ermissions and share security settings are retained as if you were on the LAN All data are transmitted securely over an encrypted tunnel The setup and use of ReadyNAS Remote is intuitive and easy See Add Ons on page 29 for more information about add on features To enable ReadyNAS Remote 1 Install the ReadyNAS Remote client software for Mac or PC The following screenshots are from a PC however the Mac steps are nearly identical ReadyNAS Remote allows secure remote access to shares on the ReadyNAS Oo without complicated router or VPN setup Access from Windows and Mac are over Link to File Explorer and Finder so you can easily drag amp drop files like you would o in your LAN environment To use ReadyNAS Remote you will need to ReadyNAS i ia on your PC or Mac For more i C here Remote desktop client and tutorial Remove Save a Login to FrontView and select Services Installed Add ons ReadyNAS Remote b Click the here link on the screen or go to http readynas com download to download the client software from ReadyNAS com and view the setup tutorial c Install the ReadyNAS Remote client software Note Desktop firewall software can block the ReadyNAS Remote client If the PC or Mac is running firewall software like Norton Zone Alarm or Kaspersky you need to configure your desktop firewall to give permission to the ReadyNAS Remote client software Managing amp Accessing Shares 75 Read
76. ertificate errors from your Web browser In this scenario it is best to have a fixed IP configuration for the ReadyNAS so that the certificate remains valid Also if the WAN IP address configuration is DHCP NETGEAR recommends that you use a Dynamic DNS service to access the ReadyNAS through a persistent fully qualified domain name provided by a DDNS service provider rather than through an IP address Managing amp Accessing Shares 78 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Share Name backup Default Access Read write Share Access Restrictions Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access list s below separate entries with cc 3 Hosts allowed access Users allowed access Groups allowed access C Enable WebDAV support 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 OS X computer See the article Accessing ReadyNAS remotely with WebDAV at http readynas com pz126 for instructions on how to set up WebDAV Managing amp Accessing Shares 79 Managing User Accounts The topics in this chapter cover the setup and management of the ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage System in your network This chapt
77. ettings Note Before trusting your backup job to a schedule it is a good practice to manually perform the backup to make sure that access to the remote backup source or destination is granted and that the backup job can be done within the backup frequency you selected This can be done after you save the backup job 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 Backup 5chedule The fallawing backup jobs are currently scheduled Source Enable Jab Destinatian When Status Every 24 hr oor Backup 54 OReady i 221 192 168 1 4 dacumentation Between 00 23 view log Clear log Delete Weekdays Backup Button Setup View Clear default backup button job logs You can program the Backup button on the front of this device to execute one or more backup jobs that you have defined above The jobs will be executed in the order that you specify here when the Backup button is pressed 1l w Backing Up Your Data 53 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 To manage your backup jobs 1 Click the Job number icon to modify the selected backup job 2 Enable or disable job scheduling by selecting or clearing the Enable check box Disabling the job does not delete the job but removes it from the automatic scheduling queue 3 Click Delete to permanently remove
78. ew For additional instructions read the article Online Backups with ReadyNAS Vault at htto readynas com vault gt Network gt Security ReadyNAS Vault IPSINS ReadyNAS Vault allows continuous and scheduled backups of your ReadyNAS data to a secure gt Volumes online Vault For convenience the backup data can be managed and accessed wherever you have a ae Internet access For more information on ReadyNAS Vault please click here Backup Backup Jobs Enable ReadyNAS Vault support Add a New Backup Job Time Machine Login gt Status For convenience if you have not already enrolled for the ReadyNAS Vault Service a window appears in 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 ReadyNAS vault f Did you know that your ReadyNAS comes with a built in online backup system designed to protect your irreplaceable ReadyNAS data from disasters and theft It s called ReadyNAS Vault and you can try it FREE for 30 days no strings attached Just select the checkbox below and a share called vault will be created Anything you drag to this share will be automatically backed up to our secure data center Enable ReadyNAS Vault I agree to Terms and Conditions Cl Check here if you prefe
79. f vnu Want TO reseree space for snapshots You can visualize 4 snapshok as a frozen image of a volume ak the time you bake the snapshot Snapshots are typically used For backups during which time the original volumes can continue L operate narmal Select the desired snapshot reserved space ug xw 3B Managing Your ReadyNAS System 42 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 After you select Flex RAID the system creates a RAID 1 volume automatically You need to delete the existing volume first ReadyNAS NVX 188 MB 0 of 100 GB used Delete volume RAID Settings Snapshot Volume Maintenance iSCSI RAID Configuration Configuration RAID Level 1 2 disks Status Redundant RAID Disks Ch 2 Seagate ST3500320NS 465 G8 Remove Locate o Ch 3 Seagate ST3500320NS 465 GS Remove Locate Available Disks Ch 1 Seagate ST3500320NS 465 GB Make hot spare J eco 8 0000S Once that is 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 ReadyNAS NVX v Channel 1 Seagate ST3S00320NS 465 GB _ Channel 2 Seagate ST3500320NS 465 GB STEP 2 Select RAID level and snapshot space pacity selected Volume overhead RAID Snapshot FS volume size The volume will not be added until you restart this device This process can take 30 minutes or more depending on your volume size during which you will not be
80. figure 48 log 54 schedule 53 Time Machine 58 Bonjour 28 68 C CIFS 26 64 clock 31 compliance 111 configuration settings default 94 contacts 32 D data security 47 default gateway 21 default login 10 DHCP 22 DHCP server 19 discovery services 28 display shares 63 DNS settings 21 duplex mode 19 E email setup 32 Ethernet interfaces 18 factory default 94 file system check 103 firmware reinstall 24 updating 92 flash device 45 Flex RAID 37 38 changing modes 42 technology 110 FrontView 13 FIP 26 FTPS 73 remote access 77 G global network settings 20 group accounts 81 group list export 88 import 86 groups managing 83 H health status 101 hostname 20 HTTP 26 78 HTTP HTTPS remote access 78 HTTPS 26 installed add ons 29 IP address 18 IP assignment 19 J jumbo frames 20 L language setting 34 LEDs 12 Linux 74 login default 10 logs 54 102 M Mac OS 9 71 Mac OS X 68 maintenance 91 management console 13 managing groups 83 Masquerade as setting 77 MTU 18 19 N network mask 18 network settings customize 17 NFS 26 notice of compliance 111 NTP 31 O optimization 91 P partitions 44 password changing 90 recovery 24 update 23 performance 99 performance settings 20 34 power management 96 power timer 96 97 preferences 89 ReadyNAS for Home RAlDiator 4 2 17 R RAID changing modes 37 settings 41 understanding 106 RAIDar 10
81. g in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 111 ReadyNAS for Home 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 e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings amp Instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Co
82. gs Understanding Volume Management 16 ReadyNAS for Home 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 list Then select Network to access the network settings configuration screens You can access ReadyNAS Network functionality from these screens as described in the following sections e Ethernet Interfaces on page 18 e Global Network Settings on page 20 e WINS on page 21 e DHCP on page 22 e Route on page 22 Depending on your ReadyNAS model the interface shows fewer or more Ethernet tabs NETGEAR Hostname Do LAB FENEX LI4 Model FesdyN sS Utra 4 OO223FA9EERF RalLeator 4 2 11 1024 MB DpR2 hot Connected 197 158 1 1041 IF address 2 Online X FAICT2 Click here to switch to Advanced Control mode Tha Satup Wizard will guide you step by ctep through the configuration process assisting you m quickly inbegratmsg thus Aena inte your network Sangha dick 0 of 64 GB uted ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Refresh M Main list ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Standard Setting Global Settings Enter the IP address for thus network mtertace T your network utilizes DHCP server to hand out IP addresses select the DHCP option for your IP assignment method Otherwise enter the IP address netmask and gateway values accord
83. hare Utilities Use this option to adjust the timestamps of the contents of the share This can be used to fix issues with incremental backups and sources or destinations that change local timestamps when daylight savings time changes In the Shift share content timestamps by field enter a positive number to push timestamps ahead a negative number to push them back Managing amp Accessing Shares 65 ReadyNAS for Home 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 lt ipaddr gt or http lt hostnames gt in the Microsoft Explorer browser address bar Hostname is the ReadyNAS hostname assigned in the Network screen The default hostname starts with nas followed by the last three hex bytes of the device MAC address To access a specific share 1 Add the name of the share to the address For example enter http lt hostname gt backup For a secure encrypted connection use HTTPS You are prompted to log in NETGEAR ReadyNAS NVX The server nas a9 eb 84 at My Shares requires a username and password This server is requesting that your usern Warning ame and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure conn E ection Log in with a valid user name and password If the share access is read only only the file manager displays If the share is also wri
84. hares from Linux Unix To access this share from a Linux or Unix client 1 Mount the share over NFS by entering mount lt ipaddr gt lt backup backup gt where backup is the share name Running the Is 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 1 Mount the share over NFS by entering mount lt ipaddr gt lt backup backup gt Running the Is command in the mounted path displays the share content Note The ReadyNAS does not support NIS as it is unable to correlate NIS information with CIFS user accounts In mixed environments where you want CIFS and NFS integration manually specify the User ID and Group ID of the user and group accounts to match your NIS or other Linux Unix server settings The ReadyNAS can import a comma delimited file containing the user and group information to coordinate Linux Unix login settings See Managing Users on page 82 for more information Managing amp Accessing Shares 74 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder over CIFS SMB All file p
85. have multiple ReadyNAS devices and you need to correlate the RAIDar entries to physical devices e About Displays RAIDar info e Help Displays the help screen e Exit Closes RAlDar Getting Acquainted 11 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 RAIDar LED Descriptions The LED column lists the global error status informing you if the ReadyNAS device is in normal operating mode or if it is in some form or warning or failure condition The other columns display device specific status allowing you to view exactly what devices may need attention Note Some LEDs are valid only for disk and volume Table 1 Not present No disk or device attached Device in normal operating mode eu or Dead The device has failed or needs attention Inactive spare Awaiting resync k 3 g y a Life support mode This disk is a spare disk on standby lf a disk fails this disk will take over automatically This disk is waiting to resync to the RAID volume If the LED is blinking this disk is currently resyncing During the resync process the volume is in degraded mode performance is affected by the resync process and another disk failure in the volume will render it dead The volume has encountered multiple disk failures and is marked dead However the ReadyNAS has blocked it from being marked dead if someone has accidentally pulled out the wrong disk during runtime If the wrong disk was pulled out shut down the ReadyNAS im
86. ights t Read write v Share folder everyone rights Read write v Set ownership and permission for existing files and folders in this share to the above settings This option is useful in cases where you are changing security levels and need to workaround file access problems Grant rename and delete privileges to non owner of files Advanced Share Lltilities The fallowing options provide miscellaneous share and share content functionality Use this option to adjust the timestamps of the contents of the share This can be used to fix issues with incremental backups and sources destinations that change local timestamps on Daylight Savings changes Enter a positive number to push timestamps ahead negative numbers to push them back Shift share content timestamps by minutes Advanced Share Permission The Advanced Share Permission section offers the options to override the default ownership and permission of the share folder on the embedded file system and to permeate these settings to all files and folders residing on the selected share The Set ownership and permission for existing files and folders option performs a one time change Depending on the size of the share this can take a while to finish You can also select the Grant rename and delete privilege to non owners check box In a collaborative environment you might want to enable this option In a more security conscious environment disable this option Advanced S
87. imer Action Time Action Time sun Mon Tue OF 00 Wed Thu Fri Sat iw oo UPS Configuration This device is not physically monitoring a UPS You may choose to monitor a UPS connected to a remote ReadyNAS On receiving a low battery event this ReadyNAS will shutdown gracefully Enable monitoring of UPS physically attached to a remote ReadyNAS Remote IP address Wake on LAN You can power on this device remotely by sending it a WOL Magic Packet if the WOL service is enabled Enable Wake on LAN service Optimization and Maintenance 96 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Power Saver 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 1 In the ReadyNAS Power Saving Option section select the Enable disk spin down after check box 2 Specify the minutes of inactivity before spin down The ReadyNAS can be scheduled to turn off and turn back on automatically Select the Enable power timer check box and enter the action and time Note The Power ON option does not appear if the ReadyNAS hardware does not support this feature When the ReadyNAS is powered off any file transfers and backup jobs are interrupted and backup jobs scheduled during the power off state do not run ReadyNAS Power Saving Option You can elect to spin down your disks after a specified period
88. ing appears to be wrong or when a device has failed Make sure to enter a primary address and a backup address if possible Use an email address tied to a mobile phone to monitor the device when you are away from your desk To set up an email contact 1 Select an option from a list of popular email providers 2 Add the user name and password needed to authenticate with the SMTP server In cases where the provider is not listed click the button to customize the SMTP setting for your provider In the event of device or enclosure failure quota violation low disk space and other system events requiring attention email alerts will be sent Please be aware that some email providers may filter alert emails as spam be sure to check the appropriate folder Contacts Settinas SNMP Alert Contact 1 Alert Contact 2 In the event of device or enclosure failure quota violation low disk space and other system events requiring attention email alerts will be sent Please be aware that some email providers may filter alert Alert Contact 3 emails as spam be sure to check the appropriate folder Email Provider Internal 7 Contacts Settings SNMP User Password J here to view advanced of Alert Contact 1 Alert Contact 2 Alert Contact 3 Email Provider Internal v User Access additional SMTP options Password k 7 Click here to hide advanced options SMTP
89. ingly MAC address 00 22 3F A9 EE BE Status online 100 Mbit Full Duplex Shaw errors IP assignment Use values from a DHCP server Renew now IP address Subnet mask Speed Ouplex mode Auto negotisbon w MTU 1500 Performance Settings Use these options to tweak network performance Enable jumbo frames Jumbo frames allows combsning of multiple packets into one large packet reducing network overhead and increasing large packet transfer performance When a jumbo frame capable switch is used and client systems have jumbo frame capable network controllers you can enable thes option Make sure the chent network driver is set up for jumbo frame support Swach to Wizard Mode Managing Your ReadyNAS System 17 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Ethernet Interfaces To configure Ethernet interfaces select Network gt Interfaces The default screen is the Ethernet 1 screen Use this screen to specify network interface specific settings Network O Interfaces 0000000 Standard Setting Global Settings Enter the IP address for this network interface If your network utilizes a DHCP server to hand out WINS IP addresses select the DHCP option for your IP assignment method Otherwise enter the IP address netmask and gateway values accordingly F ee MAC address 00 22 3F A9 EE BE Services Status 6 Online 100 Mbit Full Duplex Show errors C Volumes IP assignm
90. ions uude ad om eom a e HECRCEOR deba eus s b OC Ooe d dae 65 Accessing Shares from a Web Browser 0000 eee ee nn 66 Accessing Shares from Windows cee eee eee eee eee 67 Accessing Shares from Mac OS X 0 ee ee 68 AFP Ovar BONIOU s ot 2 957992 7 2 2 38 409 ee E 1 roa ak Eq de aa ER 68 AFP over AppleTalk vai ees ic dene seu ond eee dees ee ede 69 Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9 1 6 ee ee 71 Accessing Shares through FTP FTPS eller T3 Accessing Shares from Linux Unix 0 00000 eee 74 HOmole ACOBSS 46 44 acid E d o 4743 9 4 CX eda hese XC Ad 75 ReadyNAS Remote 2 00 eee eee teens 75 Remote FTP Access oe ceu dou dopo 6 e eo eee eee 77 Remote HTTP HTTPS Access 00 cece ee eens 78 Chapter 5 Managing User Accounts Setting Up User and Group Accounts 0 00 ee eee eee 81 Managing USGS ced ue ewe Sb ule bos TTE TO T 82 Managing OEOUDS s cece nceeaeeanebewatteed poke eae eee gos 83 importing User LISIS at oat be wre ee eae Hew a A E E A 84 DOMINO Group LISTS 5 os erh 5 eds cme ohn hehe hese daoneried 86 ExpOrUng US r LISIS 4 0455 heehee eh 573 de 0 9 e EO don Te esie eee E a 88 Exporting Group SEL e aci ae au pikea ea R9 pie eher hod Rb 88 Preferences Cr 89 Changing User PasswordS caes remm dene 90 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Chapter 6 Optimization and Maintenance Updating ReadyNAS Firmware llle 92 Updating D
91. irect from the NETGEAR website 92 Updating from a Local Drive llle 93 ONS o sous oa ae ah eh eGo Re TER EEPE RS Fro d RE MEE Rt RC T E RE 93 Restoring the Factory Default Settings 0005 94 Power Management llle 96 POWe GWE 6648s 5s CUu 90999 9138 eee pa eb eae ae ea 97 xs dn w 97 Configuring UPS Battery Low Shutdown 000 00a 98 Wake on LAN 0 rn 98 PEO Ae m 98 POGOe UP Soe suse warn oca acu d do wur beta eines anes 99 Pooma 23 242 bees ua eh ou TITRE 99 Viewing System Status 0 ee ene 101 HOAT oe eG a Cx 101 WIoL eee eee Nene Re eae a 102 System Shutdown and File System Check 00000 00s 103 Volume Maintenance xs see ERE ESTER RES oon essd ood oad i 104 Appendix A Understanding RAID Understanding RAID rrr 106 RAID BASICS esere pist adore karrer EEEa ERED ERAP EEE RERE 106 RAID LEV osc curosos tarma ie ees eee dee ee hues oe ee rm 106 The Benefits of X RAID2 0 0 ces 108 X RAID2 Is Auto expandable RAID 2 0 00 cece eee 108 Simplified Redundancy ac 04 6 die pe 33 bd dos EEO ee ER CR HEY 108 Easy Volume EXPANSION ss tweed ded rb d woe 6 eek boss Prec ee deni 109 3 Qi DM EP 110 Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index Getting Acquainted ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 The NETGEAR ReadyNAS for Home RAlbDiator 4 2 17 Softwar
92. irst install and format at least one disk before you can use the RAI Dar setup utility or FrontView Management Console For more information see the ReadyNAS Ultra Ultra Plus and Pro Series Hardware Manual For a list of supported disks see hitto www readynas com hard_disk_hcl RAIDar Setup Utility RAIDar is a discovery tool for the ReadyNAS devices on your network and enables easy setup and management of all your ReadyNAS units Install it on a computer that is connected to the same local area network LAN as your ReadyNAS unit The RAlDar utility is included on the Resource CD that came with your unit It includes versions for Windows Mac and Linux operating systems It is also available at htip readynas con start Launch the RAlDar utility It automatically discovers the device or devices in the network without needing their IP addresses and makes it easy to see the status of your units You should see your ReadyNAS device or devices listed The default IP configuration is set to DHCP if the unit does not get an IP address it defaults to 192 168 168 168 Note If you are running RAlDar on Windows XP before SP2 disable the Internet connection firewall mH l ami MAC Address Model Host Name IP Address E ud il it 00 22 3F A9 EB 34 ReadyNAS NVX nas A9 EB 84 10 0 0 2 e e Getting Acquainted 10 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 If no ReadyNAS device is detected check the following and click Rescan to try again
93. isk usage approaches the specified disk quota limit Message from webpage A User successfully added Donna Steve If you do not want to assign a disk quota enter 0 If you want to add a large number of users select Import user list from the drop down list and browse to locate the file containing the group list Managing User Accounts 82 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Managing Groups To add a new group 1 Select Manage Groups from the drop down list in the upper right corner The current security mode requires user and group accounts for share access You can allow a user to belong to multiple groups by adding the Mansusdrsuus NN user ta the Secondary Members list separated by commas ar one user per line zx ESTEE ES su sS TES PT c EAR sso vwxYz All Add Group Enter group accounts you wish to add NFS groups typically will want GIDs matching group accounts an other servers otherwise leave the GID field blank Quota value af O disables disk quota enforcement 7 Group Mame Quota MB Marketing Sales Engineer ll aniol iii 2 Select the Add Group tab 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 3 Click Apply to save your settings Managing User Accounts 83 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Importing User Lists You can upload a CSV comma separ
94. ith exceptions Either 1 access to this share is read only and allowed only for specified hosts 2 access is read only except for one or more users or groups that are granted read write permission or 3 access is disabled except for one or more users or groups that are granted read only privilege e Write Access with exceptions Either 1 access to this share is read write and allowed only for specified hosts 2 access is read write except for one or more users or groups that are restricted to read only access or 3 access is disabled except for one or more users or groups that are granted read write privilege To set the access rules for each file protocol click the access icons to display the Share Options screen Keep in mind that access options differ between protocols To delete a share select the check box on the far right of the share listing and click Delete Managing amp Accessing Shares 61 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Setting Share Access Access the CIFS Share Access Restrictions screen by clicking the file system icon gt Network gt Security gt Services gt Volumes le ib E ie Shares Add Shares T Backup Printers gt System Status 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 The names must be valid accounts
95. kup hes d media eile 11 17AM You can now drag and drop files between your desktop and the ReadyNAS as though you were on the ReadyNAS LAN Managing amp Accessing Shares 76 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Remote FIP Access 1 Select Services gt Standard File Protocols and select the FTP check box vi FTP or File Transfer Protocol used extensively for basic file upload and downloads If you will be making FTP service available to this device outside the firewall you can specify a custom port for added security Port 3 Authentication mode Anonymous Prinbera Allow upload resumes Disabled riesi Passive ports 1024 65535 gt Status Masquerade as nas B7 BC A9 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 b Authentication mode e User Users need an account configured on the ReadyNAS from either User or Domain security mode c Allow upload resumes This option allows users to finish uploading a file to the FTP share if the connection had been previously interrupted Without this option enabled if the connection is dropped at 50 percent completion the file upload must restart from the beginning d Passive ports This port range is required to enable remote access to the ReadyNAS from over the
96. l Firmware Memory IF address 1 IF addrezs 2 Volume C DG LAB RNDX U4 ReadyNAS Ultra 4 0022 3FA9EEBF RAIDiator 4 2 11 1024 MB DDR2 Not Connected 192 168 1 101 Online X RAID2 Single disk 095 of 64 GB used Click here to switch to Advanced Control mode Getting Acquainted 13 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Advanced Control Mode The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to all available settings In this mode the lists on the left allow 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 display help where available or to log out of the session To securely log out of a session use the Logout button Advanced Control Top buttons main list options v AR ReadyN As uta Connect with Innofation a You are in Advanced Control mode In Advanced Control mode you have access to additional options not Security available in the Setup Wizard mode Some of these options can be destructive so care should be taken in Services this mode If you are performing the setup for the first time it is highly recommended that you first follow the Setup Wizard to completion gt Volumes gt Shares gt Backup Hostname DG LAB RNDX U4 gt Printers gt System Model ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Status Serial 00223FASEEBF Firmware RAIDiator 4 2 11 Memory 1024 MB DDR2
97. le Share access restrictions are saved even after the unit is disconnected Shares on USB Storage Devices Click on the access icon to customize the access control Place the mouse cursor over the icon to display the current access level in the status bar For instruction on how to access the shares click Help Share Name Description Password CIFS NFS AFP HTTP S Rsync Delete USB HDD 1 USB HS SAMSUNG SP1203N la zi zi C Note Even when access authorization is based on user login files on a USB device are saved with User D 0 regardless of the user account This allows easy sharing of the USB device with other network storage and PC systems Managing Your ReadyNAS System 46 Backing Up Your Data This chapter explains how to back up the data from your ReadyNAS and contains the following sections e Configuring Backup Jobs e ReadyNAS Vault Service e Enabling Rsync and Specifying Rsync Rights e ime Machine Backup 47 ReadyNAS for Home 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 small offic
98. longer responds check box to gracefully power off the ReadyNAS if a disk failure or disk remove event is detected e Select the Power off NAS when disk temperature exceeds safe level to gracefully power off the ReadyNAS when the disk temperature exceeds the nominal range Managing Your ReadyNAS System 33 ReadyNAS for Home 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 an uninterruptible power supply UPS is highly recommended For information about Performance seitings see Optimization and Maintenance on page 91 Performance Options You can select from the following 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 a UPS is highly recommended Enable disk write cache Disk write cache allows disk write requests to be acknowledged by disk before data is written out to the platter This can give a big boost to write performance with a drawback that there is a slight chance that unwritten data in the write cache will be lost in the event of a power failure Disable full data journaling Full data journaling makes a backup of data before writing the data out to the intended location providing an extra level of data protection needed to preve
99. low Please note that AFP Service is required and will be automatically enabled if not already Password User Name eadyNAS Capacity GB Max 8 Mon Mar 29 16 18 00 20 cu 10 Backing Up Your Data 58 Managing amp Accessing Shares This chapter discusses managing and accessing data from the following operating systems and protocols discussed the following sections Managing Shares Accessing Shares from a Web Browser Accessing Shares from Windows Accessing Shares from Mac OS X Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9 Accessing Shares through FTP FTPS Accessing Shares from Linux Unix Remote Access 59 ReadyNAS for Home 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 everyone should be able to access information like photos and music For sensitive data like financial information you should restrict access gt Network Shanes on RAID Velunus gt Security 2 Services Click en the antes kon to cusbamize the access c ntral Place tht mouse cursor ower thet icon bo deploy thee corren access hewel ei the status bar For instruction on how bo access the Volumes shares click Help Shares Share Hame Denirpiarn CIFR AFP HTTPS EL e Li Add Shares backup Backup Share ley BI r1 3 m dia M dia Server Share Fij Ei O
100. lt ip_addr gt b Select the Password tab and follow the prompts to set a new password This encourages users to change their passwords on a more regular basis for enhanced security and relieves the administrator from this task Name Email UID Primary Group Password Used Quota MB Message from webpage E AN Successfully changed password OK 2 Optionally the administrator can change the passwords a Select Security User amp Group Accounts Select Manage users from the drop down list Select the user whose password needs to be reset Enter a new password in the Password field e295 Click Apply to save changes Managing User Accounts 90 Optimization and Maintenance This chapter discuses how to optimize performance and maintain your ReadyNAS system and contains the following sections e Updating ReadyNAS Firmware e Power Management e Adding a UPS e Performance e Viewing System Status e System Shutdown and File System Check e Volume Maintenance 91 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Updating ReadyNAS Firmware The ReadyNAS device offers the option to upgrade the operating firmware either automatically using the Remote Update option or by manually loading an update image that has been downloaded from the NETGEAR website Updating Direct from the NETGEAR website If the ReadyNAS has Internet access the easiest update option is the Remote option The update process updates only the firmw
101. mediately reconnect the disk and power on the ReadyNAS If you reconnect the disk during runtime the ReadyNAS will mark it as a newly added disk and you will no longer be able to access the data on it 7 Background task active A lengthy background task such as a system update is in progress Getting Acquainted 12 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 FrontView Management Console After RAIDar discovers your ReadyNAS unit highlight the unit and click the Setup button to launch the FrontView Management Console FrontView operates in two modes e Setup Wizard mode e Advanced Control mode When the unit is installed for the first time or is in its factory default state FrontView opens in oetup Wizard mode The Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the configuration process assisting you in quickly integrating the ReadyNAS unit into your network Note For the initial setup NETGEAR strongly recommends using the Setup Wizard so that all of the necessary settings are configured correctly FrontView automatically switches to the Advanced Control mode after the Setup Wizard is complete Setup Wizard Mode The Home screen provides detailed information about your unit NETGEAR Connect with Innavatian ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Paetresh poe E Logout The Setup Wizard will guide you step by step through the configuration process assisting you in quickly integrating this ReadyNAS into your network Hostname Model Seria
102. mmends CIFS SMB over AFP unless enhanced character set support is necessary for the Mac ReadyNAS supports AFP 3 2 FTP FTPS File Transfer Protocol and FTP with SSL encryption Widely used in public file upload and download sites ReadyNAS supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients regardless of the security mode selected You can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports for better security when you access files over the Internet Alternately use an FTPS client for secure and encrypted login and data transfers HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol ReadyNAS supports HTTP file manager allowing read write access to shares using the browser This service can be disabled in lieu of HTTPS to allow for a more secure transmission of passwords and data With the redirect option access to hitp readynas_ip can be automatically redirected to a share This is useful if you do not want to expose your default share listing to outsiders To redirect to a share create an index file such as index htm or index html in your target share You can also enable or disable login authentication to this share HTTPS HTTP with SSL encryption This service is enabled by default and cannot be disabled Access to FrontView is strictly through HTTPS If you want remote Web access to FrontView or your HTTPS shares specify a nonstandard port the default is 443 that you can forward on your router for better security You can also regenerate the SS
103. more information see the articles X RA D2 in Action at http www readynas com p 656 and X RAID RAID for the Rest of Us at htto www readynas com cat 54 oee Changing between X HAID2 and Flex RAID Modes on page 42 for more information Understanding RAID 109 ReadyNAS for Home 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 and reconfigure your volume See Understanding Volume Management on page 36 for more information about volumes Flex RAID has these advantages e The default volume can be deleted and re created e Hot spare disk is supported e Volume expansion without data loss is supported e Full volume management is available You can create RAID level 0 1 5 or 6 volumes specify the volume size delete a disk from a volume assign a hot spare and so on Note RAID 6 is only available on the Ultra 6 Ultra 6 Plus and Pro Pioneer models e Multiple volumes are supported each with a different RAID level schedule and disk quota definition e Each disk can be replaced one by one then rebuilt after the last disk is replaced another data volume using the newly added capacity can be configured See Changing between X RAID2 and Flex RAID Modes on page 42 for more information Understanding RAID 110 Notification of Compliance Regulator
104. n and Maintenance 98 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Hover over the status light to display more detail You are notified by email whenever the UPS status changes for example when a power failure forces the UPS into battery mode or when the battery is low When the battery is low the ReadyNAS automatically shuts down safely See Configuring UPS Battery Low Shutdown on page 98 Performance Select System gt Performance from the main list to configure system preferences ReadyNAS 3200 eme NITE NUT EL EU Performance Options kl wee i i OF Tou tan select from the following opens bo tune your system for better performance Keep m rund that gt Volumes these options will intreduce a sight risk af data corruption in case of a power failure oo a UPS is highly E recommended gt Sheree gt Backup System x Enable disk write cache Disk write cache allows disk write requests to be acknowledged by disk before data is wntten out to the platter This can gne a big Boost bo write performance with a drawback that there i 3 zbghk dance that unwrilben data m the write tache will ba lost in the event of a power fadure
105. n clients to transfer files to and from the ReadyNAS gt TOK ne Select the file sharing protocol you wish to enable In general disable the protocols you do not intend to use You can always enable them later Click Help for more information gt Security Services CIFS or Common Internet File System used predominantly by Windows Mac OS X also supports this protocol though it may be referred to as SMB Streaming Services NFS or Network File System widely used in Unix or Linux environments Mac OS X also Dis NO SOME supports this protocol Select number of nfs threads 1 gt Volumes gt Shares AFP or Apple Filing Protocol popular in Mac environments AFP provides better support Backup for a larger range of characters in filenames and is preferred where this is important z Printers Advertise AFP service over Bonjour System gt Status FTP or File Transfer Protocol used extensively for basic file upload and downloads If you will be making FTP service available to this device outside the firewall you can specify a custom port for added security Port Authentication mode Allow upload resumes Passive ports Masquerade as HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol used everywhere web browsers exist Default access to the ReadyNAS over HTTP will show a share list If you want to use the ReadyNAS as a web server you can specify
106. nnect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the radio receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications made to the product unless expressly approved by NETGEAR Inc could void the user s right to operate the equipment Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations These digital apparatus ReadyNAS Ultra 2 Ultra 4 Ultra 6 Ultra 2 Plus Ultra 4 Plus Ultra 6 Plus Pro Pioneer and NVX Pioneer do 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 Notification of Compliance 112 ReadyNAS for Home RAlDiator 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 EN60950 1 2005 2nd Edition EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 61000 3 3 1995 w A1 2001 A2 2005 Notification of Compliance 113 Index A add disks 37 add new add ons 30 add ons 29 add ons add new 30 add ons available 30 add ons installed 29 admin password 23 advanced control 14 advanced options 65 AFP 26 over AppleTalk 69 over Bonjour 68 alerts 32 AppleTalk 69 available add ons 30 B backup 47 con
107. nt data corruption for RAID volumes at the expense of disk write performance Enable fast CIFS writes This option allows for optimal write performance by enabling aggressive write back caching for CIFS transactions Do not enable this option if shares on this device will be used by multi user applications i e Quickbooks where synchronized writes are necessary to keep files in sync Enable fast USB disk writes This option speeds up USB write access by accessing the USB device in asynchronous mode If you enable this option do not remove the USB device without properly unmounting it Failure to do so can compromise data integrity on the device Language Settings To ensure correct display of file names use the Language Setting screen to set the ReadyNAS to the character set you want to use For example selecting Japanese allows the ReadyNAS to support file names with Japanese names in Windows Explorer Language Setting Select the the language that will be predominantly used by users of this device This setting is important to ensure proper filename listing in shares and proper handling of email messages Please note that this option does not affect the web browser language display of this management hackep on lnpendebiat 197 168 6 178 system use the browser or operating system language setting to do this 4 y p g sy guag g fe EX kee Fyertes fos Hels T Back j PA isaac frim 3 BHG English Unicode
108. of inactivity The disks will spin up automatically as needed A UPS is recommended if you enable this option to prevent loss of data in cache due to power failure Enable disk spin down after minutes of inactivity Power Timer The ReadyNAS device can power itself on and off automatically on a schedule Note that if you schedule this device to power off data transfers will be interrupted and pending backup jobs will not run Power Timer This device can power itself on and off automatically on a schedule Note that if you schedule this device to power off data transfers will be interrupted and pending backup jobs will not run Also note that some devices will not support scheduled power ON and you will not see this option in the Action list Enable power timer Action Time Action Time Optimization and Maintenance 97 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Configuring UPS Battery Low Shutdown 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 This is useful when a UPS is shared by multiple ReadyNAS units even though only one ReadyNAS is monitoring the battery status UPS C
109. ogs 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 To recalibrate the fan click Recalibrate gt Network gt Security Services gt Volumes Device Description Status Disk 1 Hitachi HUAT22020ALA330 1853 GB 28 C 82 F Write cache ON SMART _ OK gt Shares gt Backup Disk 2 Hitachi HULATZ20204A1LA330 18653 GB 26 C 82 F Wrie cache ON SMART OK Printers Disk 3 Hitachi HUAT22020ALA330 1863 GB Z8 C 82 F Write cache ON SMART OK gt System Status Disk 4 Hitachi HUATZ20204L4330 1853 GB 28 C 82 F Write cache ON SMART OK Fan SY52 3113 RPM OK Fan CPU 2909 RPM OK Fan SY 81 4821 RPM OK Fan SYS3 5113 RPM OK 0e0c000000 00090 Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 SMART Information for Disk 1 Temp 1 31 C 87 F Normal 0 60 C 32 140 Temp 2 32 C 89F Normal 0 50 C 32 14 Model ST380013AS UPS 1 Not present Serial 3JV3MF55 Firmware 3 05 SMART Attribute Spin Up Time Start Stop Count Reallocated Sector Count Power On Hours Spin Retry Count Power Cycle Count Temperature Celsius Current Pending Sector Offline Uncorrectable UDMA CRC Error Count Multi Zone Error Rate TA Increase Count ATA Error Count Optimization and Maintenanc
110. onfiguration This device is not physically monitoring a UPS You may choose to monitor a UPS connected to a remote ReadyNAS On receiving a low battery event this ReadyNAS will shutdown aracefully Enable monitoring of UPS physically attached to a remote ReadyNAS Remote IP address As an option the ReadyNAS can remotely monitor the UPS when connected to a PC running Network UPS Tools NUT For more information about NUT visit htto networkupstools org Wake on LAN You can power on this device F remotely by sending It a WOL You can power on this device remotely by sending it a WOL Magic Packet if the WOL service is enabled Magic Packet if the WOL service is enabled The ReadyNAS supports Enable Wake on LAN service Wake on LAN on the first Ethernet interface LAN 1 only APC When an APC brand UPS is connected a shutdown on the threshold drop down list is available See Using the ReadyNAS to create a Network UPS for PCs at htto readynas com forum viewtopic php f 1 1 amp t 16744 UPS Configuration This device is connected to a UPS You may choose to configure the device to be shutdown switched off when the power level reaches a predetermined threshold Also you can control shutdown of other ReadyNAS units which receive power from this UPS Enable network sharma of attached UP 9s b apis DD shal Jor Aarrac ed UP 27 Tt H F dU we mm FA Hosts allowed access 192 168 7 0 2 Optimizatio
111. ou can specify the Use values from a DHCP server option to automatically set the IP address and network mask e Use values from a DHCP server If you elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time on the DHCP server or router to a value of at least one 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 Most DHCP servers allow you to map a static IP address to a MAC address If you have this option this ensures that your ReadyNAS maintains the same IP address even in DHCP mode e Use values below If you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below be aware that the browser will lose connection to the ReadyNAS device after the IP address has been changed To reconnect after assigning a static IP address open the RAIDar utility and click Rescan to locate the device and then reconnect Also note that you must take care to correctly enter the IP address If you enter an incorrect IP address you will not be able to connect to your ReadyNAS system To recover from an incorrectly entered IP address you must perform an OS reinstall reboot For more information see the ReadyNAS Ultra Ultra Plus and Pro Series Hardware Manual which is available at htto readynas com documentation Speed Duplex Mode NETGEAR recommends that you keep the setting in Auto negotiation mode however if you have
112. r not be reminded about ReadyNAS Vault Backing Up Your Data 55 ReadyNAS for Home 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 Rsync is widely used for backups and mirroring Unlike other protocols Rsync uses an arbitrary user name and password that are used only for Rsync access Access to the share through Rsync is identical regardless of the security mode The user account you specify does not need to exist on the ReadyNAS or a domain controller GIFS AFP HTTE S Remme ERES Shares on RAID Volumes Share Name backup Default Access Dus abled Click on the access icon to customize the access control Place the mouse cursor over the icon to Share Access Restrictions display the current access level in the status bar For instruction on how to access the shares click Help Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access istia below Share Name Description CIFS AFP HTTP S rx Powis Mame acu backup Backup Share zy zy media Media Server Share zy zy z Reyne Password Cplian You can elect to set one or more login users and passwords for rayne access to this share The user s names are speohc t rsync and mend
113. remote source to the ReadyNAS enter the remote host name the folder path and any login credential required to access that path To ensure that you have the right access to the remote backup source click Test Connection after entering the source parameters Each file protocol uses a slightly different path notification so refer to the following list for the correct form Notice that a forward slash is used instead of a backslash in all instances Depending on how your unit is configured you are presented with several backup source options e Remote Windows NAS Timestamp Backs up a share from a Windows PC Incremental backups use time stamps to determine whether files should be backed up Examples of a Windows or remote ReadyNAS path e myshare e myshare myfolder e Remote Windows NAS Archive Bit Backs up a share from a Windows PC Incremental backups use the archive bit of files similar to Windows to determine if they should be backed up Examples of a Windows or remote ReadyNAS path e myshare e myshare myfolder e Remote Website Backs up a website or a website directory The backed up files include files in the default index file and all associated files as well as all index file links to web page image files Examples of a web site path e myshare e myshare myfolder e Remote FTP Site Backs up an FIP site or a path from that site Examples of an FTP path e myserver mypath mydir e myserver mypath my
114. rights Everyone rights D eac Opportunistic locking often referred to as oplocks enhances CIFS performance by allowing files residing on the ReadyNAS to be cached locally on the Windows client with the file or files opened thus eliminating network latency when the files are constantly accessed When another client attempts to open the same file or files the cached data is written to the ReadyNAS and the oplock is released Opportunistic Locking Opportunistic locking oplocks can enhance CIFS performance by allowing files residing on this ReadyNAS to be cached locally on the Windows client eliminating network latency when files are repeatedly accessed Enable oplocks for this share Managing amp Accessing Shares 64 ReadyNAS for Home 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 fr LN CIFS AFP HTTP S Advanced Options Share Name backup Advanced Share Permission The following options are provided to override the default settings for shares and should be used with caution Share folder owner nobody Share folder group nogroup Share folder owner rights Share folder group r
115. s Organize Network and Sharing Center View remote printers backup media n Share Share A 2 items Managing amp Accessing Shares 67 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Accessing Shares from Mac OS X To access the same share over AFP with OS X 1 In Finder select Go gt Network list 2 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 Enclosing Folder Computer T Home amp iDisk 74 Applications OMA Utilities ratu Recent Folders Lg Go to Folder ixa Connect to Server 2K AFP over Bonjour To access the AFP share advertised over Bonjour on Mac OS X 1 In Finder select Go gt Network to see a listing of available networks 2 Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS hostname He two EN LE TL c Lo EDH s gt us ar q re ere n iDisk qn Com Connect to Server Network E Macinresh HD cm Connec to the file server X 00 64 45 fFiefox S l Connect as E Guest EEE teskto CO Registered User i Ime qm zB Anplications p Applications E Mowied B Sy Movies 6 M usi i dugie Workgroup Music Ei Pictures P Picpures aren Kio E 1 at telnet sd Tara KR available le kt ee Managing amp Accessing Shares 68 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 3 Enter the user name and password you want to use to connect to the ReadyNAS
116. s an auto expandable RAID technology and is the default configuration on most ReadyNAS units The ReadyNAS supports both X RAID2 the second generation X RAID and Flex RAID RAID 0 1 5 6 mode Flex RAID mode enables a more standard RAID configuration See Flex RAID on page 110 X RAID2 Is Auto expandable RAID Over time chances are that you will need to expand volume capacity to either add redundancy or add more file storage space In typical RAID systems data loss can happen because the steps required to expand volumes can be complex and error prone A major X RAID2 advantage is its ability to automatically expand to include the full space of new disks X RAID2 enables volume expansion without the need to reformat your disks or shuffle data back and forth X RAID2 automates these complex tasks and provides volume management features previously available only in enterprise level storage solutions When as few as two of your disks have extra capacity the data volume automatically expands its capacity The data volume capacity increases every time a larger disk is added regardless of the capacity of the other disks in the system The process occurs in the background so access to the ReadyNAS is not interrupted Furthermore X RAID2 supports multiple parity which provides protection against two simultaneous disk failures Simplified Redundancy X RAID2 requires one data volume of a minimum of one disk overhead to provide redundancy and
117. s on your volume Optimization and Maintenance 103 ReadyNAS for Home 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 gt Network gt Security 192 MB 0 of 4584 GB use Additiona pshots gt Services Volumes Volume Settings RAID Settings Snapshot Volume Maintenance iSCSI USB Storage gt Shares Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix gt Backup Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix can detect and correct potential data corruption by actively gt System searching disks for unreadable and mismatched blocks This procedure should be scheduled for off peak usage periods gt Status m E Scrub disks and fix parity Every week at 00 00 J Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Online File System Consistency Check Online Filesystem Consistency Checks can be used to detect filesystem problems without making the data volume inaccessible If filesystem issues are found an offline filesystem check will be required This procedure should be scheduled for off peak usage periods E Check file system consistency Every week at 00 00 These two options are available e Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix Select this option to detect and correct potential data corruption by actively searching disks for unreadable and mism
118. sive tasks Simpler RAID controllers might provide only levels 0 and 1 which require less processing RAID systems with redundancy continue working without interruption when one or possibly more depending on the type of RAID disks of the array fail although they are then vulnerable to further failures When the bad disk is replaced by a new one the array is rebuilt while the system continues to operate normally Some systems have to be powered down when you remove or add a drive others support hot swapping allowing you to replace drives without powering down RAID with hot swapping is often used in high availability systems where it is important that the system remains running as much of the time as possible Note RAID is not meant to be an alternative or substitute for backing up data Data might become damaged or destroyed without harm to the drive or drives on which they are stored For example part of the data might be overwritten by a system malfunction a file might be damaged or deleted by user error or malice and not noticed for days or weeks and of course the entire array is at risk of physical damage Understanding RAID 107 ReadyNAS for Home 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 i
119. table options for creating modifying and deleting files are displayed in the file manager One useful application for a Web share is to set an internal company website You can copy HTML files to DIL the Web share using Windows Mac C S reca i130 11 50 pm NFS or HTTP When you set HTTP ve tenn Tr access to read only HTML files pent vimm including index htm and index html E on the website can be viewed from any Web browser Location E3 fbackup Note Files created under the Web file manager can be deleted only under this file manager The only exception is for the admin user The admin user can change or delete any files created over the Web using any protocol Files not created from the file manager can be modified within the file manager but cannot be deleted here Managing amp Accessing Shares 66 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Accessing Shares from Windows To access shares from a PC 1 To see alist of shares in Windows either click the Browse button in RAIDar or enter lt ip_address gt or lt hostname gt in the address bar GO im sos 2 When prompted enter your user name and password to connect to the ReadyNAS Windows Explorer will display the contents of the ReadyNAS share Windows Security aa Enter Network Password Enter your password to connect to Ln Password Domain Remember my credentials x Logon failure unknown user name or bad password Gre
120. uch an array has no actual redundancy it is customary to call it RAID O e RAID 1 mirrored settings disks duplicates data across every disk in the array providing full redundancy Two or more disks each store exactly the same data at the same time and at all times Data is not lost as long as one disk survives Total capacity of the array equals the capacity of the smallest disk in the array At any given instant the contents of each disk in the array are identical to those of every other disk in the array Understanding RAID 106 ReadyNAS for Home RAlDiator 4 2 17 e 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 e RAID 6 striped disks with dual parity less common can recover from the loss of two disks e RAID 10 or 1 0 uses both striping and mirroring 01 or 0 1 is sometimes distinguished from 10 or 1 0 a striped set of mirrored subsets and a mirrored set of striped subsets are both valid but distinct configurations RAID can involve significant computation when reading and writing information With traditional real RAID hardware a separate controller does this computation In other cases the operating system or simpler and less expensive controllers require the host computer s processor to do the computing which reduces the computer s performance on processor inten
121. 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 You can elect to send only errors encountered during backup full backup logs consisting of file listings can be large or status and errors status refers to completion status Note Backup log emails are restricted to approximately 10 000 lines To view the full backup log regardless of length select Status gt Logs and click the Download All Logs link Backing Up Your Data 52 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 e Remove files from backup destination Select this option if you want to erase the destination path contents before the backup is performed Be careful not to reverse your backup source and destination because doing so can delete your source files for good It is safer to not select this option unless your device is running low on space Do an experiment with a test share to make sure you understand this option e Change ownership of backup files The Backup Manager attempts to maintain original file ownership whenever possible however this might cause problems in Share Security mode when backup files are accessed To work around this you have the option of automatically changing the ownership of the backed up files to match the ownership of the share This allows anyone who can access the backup share to have full access to the backed up files 6 Click Apply to save your s
122. v 9 2 d e x pn ajeran e ige 160 6 Leap ge cet bd aeka el ieee toad aoe If you select Unicode for above language setting you can optionally use Unicode for user group and share names This option cannot be disabled once you enable this option Please note that a P TT HTTP WebDAV cannot use user names using Unicode Also some other restrictions may apply lege kehti EA E i FEZ i L HE AAA C Allow Unicode for user group and share names cl 178 AQ ee I 1 Yl D lx If your FTP client uses a different character encoding than your ReadyNAS s character encoding a Ld specified above the FTP server on ReadyNAS can convert it when you check the box below Enable character encoding conversion for FTP clients It is best to select the appropriate language based on the region where the device will operate Managing Your ReadyNAS System 34 ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 Note This option does not affect the FrontView display To change the language in FrontView adjust the browser language option If you want select the Allow Unicode for user group and share names check box for greater flexibility in non English speaking regions This option once selected cannot be reversed Note that HTTP and WebDAV access do not work with Unicode user names Other restrictions might exist To convert the ReadyNAS character encoding specified in Unicode to the character encoding used by your FTP client select the Enable character
123. will copy all data from the backup source Incremental backup where only changed data are copied occurs between scheduled full backups unless Every time is selected Schedule full backup First time v On backup completion send errors only iv to the alert email address Remove the contents of the backup destination before a full backup is performed This will clean the backup destination of files which were removed in the backup source Warning This will delete all files and folders in the backup destination After backup is complete change ownership of files in the backup destination to the share owner if the destination is a ReadyNAS share Warning Do not use this option if any files or directories should retain their current ownership oet how you want the backups to be performed Schedule a full backup To set the frequency with which full backups are performed select from these options e First time Every week e Every 2 weeks e Every 3 weeks Every 4 weeks e Every time this backup job is invoked The first full backup is performed at the next scheduled occurrence of the backup depending on the schedule you specify The next full backup is performed at the interval you choose calculated from this first backup Incremental backups are performed between the full backup cycles Backups of a Web or FTP site only have the option to do a full backup every time Send a backup log Backup logs can be sent to the
124. ws Explorer address bar Share Display Option You can hide this share from browsing by selecting the option below If enabled users will not see the share unless they explicitly specify the share name in the browse path Please note that enabling this option will disable access to the share from other file protocols C Hide this share when a user browses the ReadyNAS for available shares Recycle Bin When enabled deleted files from this share will be dumped in the Recycle Bin folder in the root of the share where it will be kept up to the number of days and capacity specified Enable Recycle Bin Remove files older than Limit Recycle Bin to Recycle Bin A Recycle Bin can be enabled for each share for Windows users Select the Enable Recycle Bin check box at the bottom of the CIFS screen When this check box is selected whenever a file is deleted the file gets inserted into the Recycle Bin folder in the share rather than being permanently deleted This allows for a grace period during which users can restore deleted files Recycle Bin gt Be Ed Wee Favorites Took Hep E Bak 29 EF j search W082 158 6 24 backup ecyde Bin Sum L 324 kB H5 KB L O72 KB LHJH kh L 348 KB LJA KB 3 725 Kn E 59 kB Tope Peo Arb Duc Soobe Acrobat Dus Adobe Acrobst Doc Adobe Acrobat Duc obe Acrobat Duc Ecobe Arobs Ds Adobe Acrobst Dc feline Acrobat Dii Das Helle Azo
125. y Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating these products 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 These products firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country Therefore all options described in this user s guide may not be available in your version of the product FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to User These products do not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operatin
126. yNAS for Home RAIDiator 4 2 17 2 Click the link in the ReadyNAS Remote client software to create a ReadyNAS Remote account A popup notice displays upon successful registration with the ReadyNAS Remote Web service 4 First Name All Z Last Name Sallette j User ID sallette D For ex john smith j smith jsmith01 0 O Password uos U E Re enter Password 77 a ReadyNAS Remote p Email sallette mail com 2 e PO 2 vice 12 14PM 3 Use FrontView to enable the ReadyNAS Remote feature and identify the ReadyNAS Remote accounts that you will permit to access your ReadyNAS shares e BusadyNMA S Remote allows secure remote access to shares on the Readynas o without complicated router or VPN setup Access from Windows and Mac are over Fila Explorer and Finder so you can easily drag amp drap files like you would normally de in your LAN enuaranment To whe ReadyNAS Remote you will naad t enable the agir here aed anstall a small dient anm pour PC or Mac Far more irit ormation on Reads Remote cack here Remote Access Select remote users to give share access Enter the Email address of the ReadyNAS Remate user whe you would like ta grant access te this davica After granting remote access t the ReadyNAS any File rights or restrictions will be handled with the local ReadyNAS user acocunt s Lookup Click here to send an email invite Found Allowed User Name Lier Name Add gt Mare Type Corners bac

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