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1. Name Share2 Vol2 x Vol2 r6 O Available 3678 Description 0 Consumed 0 Logbias Latency x Protocol NAS 5MB me Snapshots 53 0 KB Syne Writes Allowed v Share4 volt Protection 5 days 5 Enabled _ Compression Data m0 amp Snapshots W 0 _ Dedupe Reserved W 0 Available 3 678 Free W 3 5 TB Consumed 0 Size O Quota Type RAID 6 A Protocol NAS a Dedupe 1 00 4 Boupenois g Resena Share2 Vol2 Protection M Continuous Protection Smart Snapshot Management Interval Hourly v Allow Snapshot Access Snapshot Folder Network Access Locate the Network Access section and select one of the following buttons each of which corresponds to a file sharing protocol SMB NFS AFP FTP The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol From the All drop down list make one of the following selections to specify the information that you want to display onscreen Manage Shares and LUNs 96 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 All The default group Everyone and all groups that you configured on the Security screen or that were downloaded from the AD server are displayed the default setting e Users Only the individual users that you configured on the Security screen or that were downloaded from the AD server are displayed e Groups Only the groups that you configured on the Security screen or that were downloaded from the
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3. Password Register ReadyDATA Replicate Portal Cancel Backup Replication and Recovery 198 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 7 Click the Service button 8 Enter the following settings e Inthe Username field enter the remote ID that you used to access the ReadyDATA Replicate application in Step 3 e Inthe Password field enter the password that you used to access the ReadyDATA Replicate application in Step 3 9 Click the Apply button 10 To register another ReadyDATA for replication repeat Step 4 to Step 9 After you have registered one or more ReadyDATA systems the systems display on the ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen To display the Replicate Network screen from the Views menu on the left select Network Note For the ReadyDATA systems to be displayed you might need to click the Refresh button in the upper right corner of the Replicate Network screen a Views Network D Retresh res Sb aa4b res b4 29 e2 fond Scheduled Replicate le Continuous Replicate Schedule or Resume Periodic Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate After you have registered at least two ReadyDATA systems for ReadyDATA Replicate you can schedule the replication of a share or LUN from one ReadyDATA to another Backup Replication and Recovery 199 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If a job is no longer running for example because you stopped it or because of a system loss you can resume the job If the source share
4. 10 175 210 18 Name ign 1994 11 com netgear res docu 76f0a78d group 1 To connect using advanced options select a target and then dick Connect To completely disconnect a target select the target and then dick Disconnect For target properties induding configuration of sessions select the target and dick Properties For configuration of devices associated with a target select the target and then dick Devices 13 In the Target field enter the IP address of the ReadyDATA 14 Click the Quick Connect button The server connects to the LUN group on the ReadyDATA but the LUNs in the LUN group cannot yet be displayed in Windows Explorer 15 Open the Windows Disk Management application Each LUN in the LUN group displays as an unallocated disk that needs to be initialized and formatted Tip If the disks do not display from the Disk Management menu select Action gt Refresh Manage Shares and LUNs 135 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Healthy P SystemDi LS 400 GB NTFS Healthy Page File Primary Partition T InternalDisk 19 MB NTFS Healthy Primary Partit E Unallocated I Primary partition 16 Initialize each new disk by selecting Action gt All Tasks gt Initialize Disk from the Disk Management menu Use the following partition style for the selected disks MBR Master Boot Record GPT GUID Partition Table Note The GF T pantiion stye ie not recognized by ail previo
5. Manage Shares and LUNs 129 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Select the volumes you want to mount on 192 168 1 2 Se 5 Select a volume or volumes that is share or shares on the ReadyDATA 6 Click the OK button Finder displays the contents of the share or shares in a window Use a Linux or Unix Device You can access shares on the ReadyDATA using a network attached Linux or Unix device that supports the SMB or NFS file sharing protocol gt To access an SMB share using a network attached Linux or Unix device Using a terminal program enter the following command mount t smb o username lt user name gt password lt password gt lt ReadyDATA IP address gt lt share name gt lt mount point gt Where e lt user name gt and lt password gt match the user name and password on the ReadyDATA e lt ReadyDATA IP address gt is the IP address of the ReadyDATA e lt share name gt is the name of the share that you want to access e lt mount point gt is the name of an empty folder on the Linux or Unix device gt To access an NFS share using a network attached Linux or Unix device Using a terminal program enter the following command mount t nfs o username lt user name gt password lt password gt lt ReadyDATA IP address gt lt volume name gt lt share name gt lt mount point gt Where e lt user name gt and lt password gt match the user name and password on the ReadyDATA e lt ReadyDATA IP a
6. 0 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Snap 0 oo e ww Res SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB 6G Volt y Dedupe 1 00 Compression SATA 470 GB Q Data W 0 SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved 0 SATA 470 GB Free W 900 GB Volz e RAID 6 vee 1 00 BB RAD RAID 6 BE Log W Cache W Spare a sc 20d SVS Manage Disks and Volumes 40 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 2 To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume that you want to delete 3 Click the gear icon A pop up menu displays Data W 0 shots 0 erved W 0 Free W 900 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Select Destroy A pop up screen displays Note The Destroy option is not available when the ReadyDATA has a single volume only The Destroy option is available if you have at least two volumes 5 Type DESTROY all capital letters in the field of the screen to confirm your decision 6 Click the Yes button The volume is deleted The disks that were part of the volume become available again for other purposes the color of the disks turns black Scrub a Volume Scrubbing cleans and validates all data on a volume and checks the volume for errors No data is deleted and shares LUNs and snapshots on the volume remain intact Note Scrubbing is not an erase function gt To scrub a volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays Manage Disks and V
7. Backup Replication and Recovery 239 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 17 Click the Next button The first screen in the scheduling procedure displays Scheduling Select a pattern Select a pattem Back Next Cancel Backup Replication and Recovery 240 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 18 Select Continuously or Periodically from the drop down list and click the Next button If you select Continuously the screen displays with a message about continuous replication New Job Scheduling Continuously x Continuous replication jobs transfer data in real time between two systems for the best possible protection Cancel Backup Replication and Recovery 241 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If you select Periodically a plot of the hours in a week displays Scheduling Periodically v Please select which hour s you would like a replication cycle to occur B1i44444414444440888 B idddd ddd ddd do sadad Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 4 4213 14 15 16 47 48 49 20 2225 23 E On E Day Off MI Night Off Start at fo Bl minute s past the hour 19 If you selected Periodically select the times you would like the replication to occur Any combination of hours is allowed Selected times are green Select a row by clicking the day or a column by clicking the hour You can also adjust when after the start of the hour replication starts 20 Click the Next button The screen updates to show a summary of
8. IPv4 Address 172 18 201 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router 172 18 201 1 Primary Router Configure IPv6 Off v Router IPv6 Link Local IPv6 Address Apply Cancel Configure the System Settings 59 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 vnic3 Settings x General DNS Configure IPv4 Off v IPv4 Address Subnet Mask Router Primary Router Configure IPv6 Static Router x IPv6 Link Local IPv6 Address Si x 9 Configure the IP settings as explained in the following table Description IPv4 settings From the drop down list select how IPv4 is configured e Using DHCP The ReadyDATA functions as a DHCP client and the IPv4 settings are automatically configured by a DHCP server on your network e Manually You must enter the IPv4 address and subnet mask for the ReadyDATA and the router through which the ReadyDATA is connected to the network Configure IPv4 IPv4 Address Enter the IPv4 address for the ReadyDATA Manual configuration only Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the ReadyDATA Enter the IPv4 address for the router through which the ReadyDATA connects to your network The default setting is 192 168 1 1 Router IPv6 settings From the drop down list select how IPv6 is configured e Automatically The ReadyDATA is configured with an IPv6 ad
9. A progress circle displays the progress of the migration Export a LUN to a NAS Exporting a LUN to a network attached server and then importing it allows you to easily and more quickly transfer a share by transporting the server or associated media to another location You can use the exported LUN to seed replication between distant sites and to more quickly and simply resume in a disaster recovery scenario The export bundles all of the data from the LUN including all snap shots into a single file on the NFS server gt To export a LUN to another volume i 2 Select Shares Click the Data Set button with four cubes DESEE The Shares screen displays Select a LUN by clicking it The color of the LUN turns purple Manage Shares and LUNs 116 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Right click the share A pop up menu displays Size 1 GB Consumed 16 KB Dratanal CAM GCOC Migrate To Expand Take Snapshot Import Snapshots Disconnect from iSCSI Properties 5 Select Export to NAS A pop up screen displays Export Share LUN over NFS x Later you can import to the other system This can be ion used for Replicate initial seeding You can export Share LUN to file on the NFS server Data 0 NFS Server Address P Address or Name Force UDP transfer V NFS Path Exported Path x Fie Name Fie Name eo teplcateseed Export Cancel 6 Enter the appropriate valu
10. 81 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Properties Name You can enter a new name to identify the share Names must be unique Do not include spaces in the name Description Enter an optional description to help identify the share Logbias Change the logbias setting by making a selection from the Logbias drop down list e Latency Data requests are handled at high priority with a minimum of delay but data throughput might not be optimum This is the default setting that is automatically assigned when you create a share e Throughput Data requests are handled with high data throughput but delays in response to requests might occur Sync Writes Change the setting by making a selection from the drop down list Compression Dedupe e Allowed An application can use synchronous writes but they are not required e Forced Synchronous writes are required e Disabled Synchronous writes are not used The setting applies to both application writes and snapshot writes between ReadyDATAs Select the Compression check box to enable data compression Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers but the compression and decompression processes require more resources Select the Dedupe check box to enable deduplication which prevents storage of redundant data on the share Unique data is stored only once on the share and other instances of the identical data are removed and replaced by a pointer to th
11. If you enabled email alerts the ReadyDATA sends a message after it restarts Recover the Administrator Password You can recover a lost or forgotten administrator password in two ways e Use NETGEAR s password recovery tool This web based tool requires that you enable administrator password recovery on your ReadyDATA before you can use it For more information see Set the Administrator Password on page 49 e Perform an OS reinstall reboot This process reinstalls the firmware on the ReadyDATA and resets the administrator user name and password to factory defaults La all the Administrator Password Using NETGEAR s Password Recovery 00 This procedure is an option only if you enabled password recovery by providing a password recovery question answer and email address as described in Set the Administrator Password on page 49 If you lost the password but did not enable administrator password recovery see Recover the Administrator Password Using an OS Reinstall Reboot on page 159 gt To recover your administrator password using NETGEAR s password recovery tool 1 Go to https lt ReadyDATA_IP_address gt password_recovery lt ReadyDATA_IP_address gt is the IP address of the ReadyDATA The ReadyDATA Password Recovery screen displays System Maintenance and Monitoring 158 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Password Recovery 2 Enter the email address and password recovery answer that you enabled on the ReadyDATA See Set the
12. 167 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The following figures show scenarios that include a UPS that is managed over SNMP Although dual power supplies and dual UPS devices are not shown in all figures for full power protection each power supply should be connected to a UPS ReadyDATA 5200 Switch 0 Network Ethernet UPS power input Power Figure 8 ReadyDATA with a UPS managed over SNMP ReadyDATA 5200 Network SNMP UPS UPS power input UPS power input Ethernet Power Figure 9 ReadyDATA with dual UPS devices managed over SNMP System Maintenance and Monitoring 168 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Expansion disk array Switch Network SNMP UPS ReadyDATA 5200 UPS power input Ethernet Power Expansion Figure 10 ReadyDATA and expansion disk array with a UPS managed over SNMP UPS Devices Managed Over a Remote Connection A remote UPS is attached to a remote server such as a ReadyNAS or a Linux server that is running Network UPS Tools NUT The ReadyDATA monitors and manages the UPS over the remote connection The Ethernet connection between the UPS and the ReadyDATA passes through a switch The following figures show scenarios that include a UPS that is managed over a remote connection Although dual power supplies and dual UPS devices are not shown in these figures for full power protection each power supply should be connected to a UPS System Maintenance and Monitoring 169 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Ready
13. Clone a snapshot of a LUN See Clone a Snapshot on page 186 Cloning a snapshot of a LUN creates a new independent LUN Assign the LUN clone to a LUN group that the users can access See Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 121 The LUN clone appears on the iSCSl attached device as a virtual block device The iSCSl attached device treats LUNs in the LUN group as locally attached disks Now users can access the LUN clone from the iSCSl attached device Locate the snapshot data on the LUN clone from the iSCSl attached device Users can access data on the LUN clone according to their access rights Users who have read write access to the LUNs in the LUN group can explore the snapshot data in the LUN clone and recover any desired data Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Windows Server ReadyDATA snapshots for shares are accessible directly from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 when SMB is used to connect the server to the ReadyDATA You can view and select snapshots from the Previous Versions tab of a file s Properties dialog Note that there are some differences between using the ReadyDATA snapshots and a local Windows Server snapshot such as a Windows Restore does not delete the later snapshots on the ReadyDATA access is over the network so performance might be slower than expected a user with write permission can modify the actual snapshot Manage Replication and Recovery Between Two or More Systems This section discusse
14. Configure the System Settings 50 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description SMTP Server Enter the address of the outgoing SMTP server SMTP Port Enter the port number for the outgoing SMTP server From Enter a name that identifies the sender of the email alert Use TLS Select this check box to use email encryption over TLS The storage system uses these credentials to authenticate with the outgoing mail server so that it can send email alerts 3 Optional To determine if you configured the contact information correctly click the Send Test Message button Alert Event Settings The ReadyDATA is preconfigured to generate email alert messages when system events occur You can determine which optional system events generate alerts NETGEAR recommends that you keep all alerts enabled however if you are aware of a problem you could disable an alert temporarily gt To manage alert event settings 1 Select System gt Settings gt Alerts The Settings screen displays the alert events settings UPS Authentication Update 2 In the Alert Events section select or clear any event check boxes You can clear any nondimmed event check boxes Disk Full Fan and Disk Temperature Events represented by dimmed check boxes Disk Failure Volume Power and UPS always trigger email alerts Configure the System Settings 51 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 Click Apply Configure the Host Name The ReadyDATA
15. Dedupe Aailable 3 6 78 Consumed 0 Protocol NAS _ Quota Snapshots 0 Dedupe 1 00 Reserve Protection WV Continuous Protection mart Snapshot Management Interval Hourly x _ Allow Snapshot Access Snapshot Folder Network Access 5 Locate the Network Access section and select one of the following buttons each of which corresponds to a file sharing protocol SMB NFS FTP The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol 6 To add the IP address of a host from which access can be granted click the button E The Add Host pop up screen displays Manage Shares and LUNs 99 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 7 Enter the host IP address in the IP address field You can specify a range of IP addresses using CIDR notation for example 126 254 1 0 24 which includes every host on the 126 254 1 subnet 8 Click the Add button The host is added to the table Note For NFS only you can set access rights for AnyHost which is a default entry in the host table You cannot grant root access to AnyHost 9 For each host to which you want to grant access to the share select one of the following check boxes e Read Only The users on the selected host are permitted to only read files on the share e Read Write The users on the selected host are permitted to read edit create and delete files on the share 10 Optional for NFS For each h
16. that is available to the share MB Reserve Select the Reserve check box to GB the default unit of reserve guaranteed storage space measurement for the share on the volume TB 5 Click the Create button The ReadyDATA confirms the creation of a share with the message Data Set successfully created The new share is added to the Shares screen Basic information is displayed to the right of the share Manage Shares and LUNs 79 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 View and Change the Properties of a Share To view and change the properties of a share 1 2 Select Shares Click the Data Set button with four cubes EES The Shares screen displays see the following figure Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Right click the share A pop up menu displays z Size 200 GB Consumed 0 1 NAS SMB SalesEMEA SalesRemote Snapshots 47 Protection 2 days Select Properties The Properties pane for the selected share displays at the right of the screen see the next figure The properties that are displayed in the Access section depend on the selected file sharing protocol or protocols Note You can also use a shortcut to display the Properties pane of a share Click the screen Expand button fo on the top right of the screen to display the Properties pane see the red oval on the top right of the previous figure Click the same button which no
17. 5 Locate the Network Access section and select one of the following buttons each of which corresponds to a file sharing protocol SMB NFS AFP FTP The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol 6 Configure the access settings for the selected protocol as explained in the following sections not all sections apply to all protocols e Configure the Network Access Settings on page 94 Manage Shares and LUNs 93 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Configure the File and Folder Access Settings on page 104 7 Set the On Off switch for the selected protocol e To apply the access settings click the On Off switch so that the switch shows the On position e To save the configured access settings but prevent them from taking effect click the On Off switch so that the switch shows the Off position Note The settings take effect immediately that is no Apply button exists to confirm the changes Configure the Network Access Settings The user and group access settings let you set access rights to an individual share for groups and users The host access settings let you set access rights to an individual share for users on a host The table in the Network section displays either the groups and users that you defined in the local database or the ones that are downloaded from the Active Directory server For information about the local database and an Active Directory connection see Chapter 5 Manage User G
18. Click the gear icon to the right of the UPS table The UPS Settings screen displays The fields on this screen are identical to those on the Add UPS screen see the figures in Step 2 of To add a UPS device to Dashboard and monitor the UPS device on page 171 4 Modify the settings as required You cannot change the type settings 5 Click Apply The modified UPS settings are displayed in the UPS table gt To remove a UPS device from the UPS table 1 Select System gt Settings gt UPS The following figure shows the UPS screen with one UPS device System Maintenance and Monitoring 174 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Services oo Status Name Description Serial Model Address Q On line power apcrack 3000 va rack 381029005352 Smart UPS 300 192 168 8 11 UPS Authentication Update Alerts In the UPS table highlight the UPS device that you want to remove Click the button on the right above the table Confirm the removal The UPS device is removed from the UPS table System Maintenance and Monitoring 175 Backup Replication and Recovery This chapter describes how to configure snapshots for backup and recovery and how to configure replication between two ReadyDATA storage systems It contains the following sections e Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs e Recover Data from a ReadyDATA to an Attached Device Manage Replication and Recovery Between Two or More Systems Note Without a volume you cannot c
19. Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer Note After the data has been transferred the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN Select the check box to enable point to point data transmission This check box is selected by default If P2P is not selected data is transmitted to the ReadyDATA Replicate site from the source and then transmitted to the destination site If the check box is selected transmission is from the source to the destination without going through the ReadyDATA replicate site Explicit IP Address Explicit Domain Name P2P FallBack ReadyDATA Replicate automatically selects the physical Ethernet interfaces and VNICs for communication between the source and destination systems If you want to use a specific interface on the destination system you can specify its IP address To specify a specific interface enter the IP address of the interface on the destination system The address is automatically appended with port number 6819 Note You must set up port forwarding if the source and destination are behind a firewall Note If you use an explicit destination IP address data that is replicated over the Internet is not automatically encrypted You must select the Encryption check box to enable encryption ReadyDATA Re
20. The following table explains the properties Item Description Summary RAID The configured RAID level Data The storage space filled with data in MB GB or TB Snapshots The number of snapshots that have been taken Reserved The storage space that is reserved in MB GB or TB Free The storage space that is available in MB GB or TB and in a percentage Health The health of the volume The options are as follows e Online The volume is healthy e Degraded The volume is degraded Manage Disks and Volumes 32 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description GUID The globally unique identifier GUID for the volume The GUID allows you to use the volume GUID path for example Volume 17303906860048588325 I O Stats Operations The number of read operations and the number of write operations on the volume Bandwidth The volume bandwidth throughput in bytes Disks For information about health and status information that is displayed for each disk that is member of the volume see Disk Status and Health Information on page 163 Search for a Volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays a SATA 700 GB H SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Ded Compression SATA 470 GB Data W 0 SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved m0 SATA 470 GB Free W 900 GB e RAID 6
21. You can change these settings when you create or change the share Table 6 Share default settings Item Default State Logbias Latency Compression Disabled Dedupe Disabled Protection Continuous Sync Writes Allowed Interval Daily Size No limitation Access Denied until you set permissions a You can change the logbias only when you change the properties of a share File Sharing Protocols to Access Shares The availability of a file sharing protocol for shares depends on the global file sharing protocol setting If a protocol is globally disabled you can configure it for a share but it does not take effect until you enable the protocol globally For information about global file sharing protocols see Configure Global File Sharing Protocols on page 67 Shares are accessed over a LAN or WAN network connection Network access to data stored on the ReadyDATA is managed by file sharing protocols which also handle the transfer of data You can enable multiple protocols for an individual share allowing users to access the share through various methods The ReadyDATA supports the following file sharing protocols for share access e SMB Server Message Block Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and sometimes by Mac OS X computers SMB uses TCP IP AFP Apple File Protocol Used by Mac OS X computers NFS Network File Service Used by Linux and Unix clients Mac OS X users can access NFS shares t
22. oases 1 00 BB RAD RAD 6 I Log W Cache W Spare s L M 2 Below the navigation bar select your search criteria in one of the following ways From the All Volumes drop down list select a volume Inthe Filter by name field enter a volume name you can enter the initial letters of the name If needed to the right of the field click the magnifier glass button to search for the volume Expand a Volume You can expand an existing volume in two ways e Horizontal expansion Expand the volume by adding more disks to the volume Manage Disks and Volumes 33 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Vertical expansion Expand the volume by replacing all disks in the volume with higher capacity disks Expansion is immediate independent of the amount of stored data on the volume and does not affect users You cannot change the RAID level during the expansion The only exception is a horizontal expansion of a volume with RAID 1 which becomes RAID 10 Horizontal Expansion Horizontal expansion requires that you add the correct number of disks for the selected RAID level and that the disks are of the same physical performance level disk type speed and size For example you can expand an existing volume that consists of four disks ina RAID 6 set by adding four more disks The following table explains the minimum number of disks required to expand a volume horizontally Table 4 Disks required for horizontal volume expansion RAID
23. 0 Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Note The Expand button becomes available only if you select enough disks for the configured RAID level of the volume Click the Expand button A pop up screen displays asking you to confirm the expansion Click the Yes label The volume is expanded and updated information about the volume displays to the left of the enclosure Manage Disks and Volumes 35 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Vertical Expansion To vertically expand a volume you must replace all disks in the volume with larger capacity disks of the same physical performance level disk type and speed You can vertically expand volumes with RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 For example you can expand an existing volume in a RAID 6 set that consists of four 500 GB SATA 7 200 rpm disks by replacing all four disks with 750 GB SATA 7 200 rpm disks To vertically expand a volume 1 Replace one disk in the volume with a larger capacity disk For more information about how to add a disk to your system see the hardware manual for your system which is available at www netgear com readyaata Note You must use supported disks in your ReadyDATA system For more information see Supported Disks and Initial Startup on page 18 2 Wait for the volume to resync your data You can continue to use your ReadyDATA system while the volume is resyncing Resyncing can take several hours The start and completion of the
24. 0 fan C Protocol NAS SMB EME j eee NFSP i _ Snapshots 1 SalesRemote PR SalesEMEA Free Type Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Size 898 968 Vol2 Consumed 0 oa Protocol NAS SMB PA NFS Snapshots 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days Data E 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the screen Expand button on the top right of the screen Manage Shares and LUNs 92 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Properties pane displays 5 GAN Network Replicate aiVolumes v al 0a Gis Share2 Vol2 Vol1 Summary Size Used 0 0 of 3 6 TB Path Vol2 r6 Share2 Vol2 Data m0 Compression 1 00x Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 903 GB Type RAID 0 Properties Dedupe 1 00 Replication Status Disabled Name Share2 Vol2 Vol2 r6 e Available 3 678 AEA Consumed 0 Logbias Latency Protocol NAS SMB N Snapshots 53 0 KB Syne Writes Allowed TEN Protection 5 days Share1 vol1 Data m0 z Snapshots W 0 _ Dedupe Aailable 3 6 78 Reserved W 0 Free I 3 5 T8 Consumed 0 Type RAID 6 Protocol NAS C Quota Enabled Compression Snapshots 0 Dedupe 1 00 Reserve Protection M Continuous Protection mart Snapshot Management T Interval Hourly xj _ Allow Snapshot Access Snapshot Folder Network Access
25. 1 4 These documents are available at www netgear com readydata Connect the ReadyDATA to a DHCP server Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA on page 13 Use RAIDar to locate the ReadyDATA on the network Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level on page 26 Assign the disks to volumes and select the RAID level for each volume Without at least one volume changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA Make sure that you create a volume before you configure any other settings Chapter 3 Configure the System Settings Configure the basic system components network settings and global file sharing protocols Create a Share on page 77 and Create a LUN on page 107 Create shares NAS data sets for data transfer and storage over SMB NFS AFP and FTP Create LUNs SAN data sets for data transfer and storage over iSCSI Create a User Account on page 146 Create a user account for each person who should have access to the ReadyDATA or connect to an external Active Directory Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 90 and Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights on page 121 Set the access right for the shares and LUNs Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 Back up the data that is stored in the shares and LUNs by creating snapshots Getting Started 10 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Additional Documentation NETGEAR maintains a website that supports ReadyDATA products Visit www netgear com readydata for revie
26. 14 21 11 Q Volume Volume Vol2 has been added to the system Tue Apr 17 2012 14 59 53 Q Share Share TEST has been added Tue Apr 17 2012 3 07 21 Q System ReadyDATAOS background service started v Wamings Tue Apr 17 2012 3 03 47 System ReadyDATAOS background service started W Info Tue Apr 3 2012 0 45 14 System System is shutting down Tue Apr 3 2012 0 43 51 F System ReadyDATAOS background service started Tue Apr 3 2012 0 35 38 Q System ReadyDATAOS background service started Tue Apr 3 2012 0 33 05 Q System ReadyDATAOS background service started Tue Apr 3 2012 0 30 52 Q System ReadyDATAOS background service started Records V Errors All categories v Last record Wed Apr 18 2012 20 34 30 Total records 14 Page 1 amp jlof1 2 Do any of the following e Download the logs Click the Download Logs button to download a zipped file with all log files to your browser s default download location The default name of the zipped file is System_log_ lt host name gt zip in which lt host name gt is the host name of the ReadyDATA see Configure the Host Name on page 52 e Clear the logs Click the Clear Logs button The log entries onscreen are cleared but the log files remain intact e Configure the logs Under Records select which message levels and categories are logged These selections affect the system logs alerts SNMP traps and onscreen messages Message levels By default the Errors Warnings and Inf
27. 158 users accounts 148 150 performance improving 36 38 periodic continuous 209 periodic replication 195 199 permissions LUNs 124 shares 90 105 port number FTP 70 power failures UPS 167 power supplies status 163 prefix length IPv6 61 primary group user accounts 148 150 product registration 16 protection configuring LUNs 112 shares 79 83 108 112 protocols configuring for shares 76 79 globally 67 72 provision storage space LUNS 109 Q quick start guide 9 quota configuring for shares 79 82 R RAID levels 20 RAIDar utility 13 read operations 36 read only and read write shares 90 97 ReadyDATA Replicate registering systems 197 ReadyDATA website 11 ReadyNAS remote server 169 recovering data 196 recovery password 49 registration procedure 16 remote firmware update 152 remote servers UPS 169 remote share access 127 remote UPS 167 172 replication continuous 209 described 195 periodic 199 reports replication jobs 222 reserve storage space LUNs 109 shares 79 82 resetting factory defaults 156 share permissions 105 restarting system 158 reverse replication 196 rolling back snapshots 183 S security access modes 140 Server Message Block SMB settings 68 69 93 96 99 101 103 shares accessing remotely 127 configuring 74 105 shutting down system 158 size configuring LUNs 109 shares 79 82 Smart Snapshot Management 189 SMB Server Message Block settings 68 69 93 96
28. 91 3c Vol2 r5 Rep_S oe Scheduled Replicate je Continuous Replicate View the Network Using ReadyDATA Replicate The Network screen graphically displays all the systems that are registered for replication and their status gt To view the Network screen Click the Network label The Network screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 217 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 NETGEAR READY DATA z Views a Views Network S Retresh 2 Jobs uit Reports res 3b aa4b res b4 29 e2 amp Network Tools ond Scheduled Replicate je Continuous Replicate E 1043b 3 4b Model Ready ATA 5200 Ready DA 0 1 7 2 tree 0 Double click a system to display the host name and the volumes on the system Double click a volume to display the shares and LUNs on the volume The bottom panel of the Network screen displays the following information Host name ReadyDATA firmware version if the system is online If the system is offline Offline is stated Device model Free space on the device Total size of all volumes on the device Total space used on all volumes on the device To update the information onscreen click the Refresh icon View the Jobs Using ReadyDATA Replicate The Jobs screen displays the configured replication jobs and lets you disable edit and delete jobs To view the Jobs screen Click the Jobs label Backup Replication and Recovery 218 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Jobs screen displays
29. Administrator Password on page 49 Click the Recover button NETGEAR resets the administrator password and sends an email message with the new password to the password recovery email address Recover the Administrator Password Using an OS Reinstall Reboot This process does not remove data from the system but resets the administrator user name and password to the factory defaults which are admin and password For information about how to perform an OS reinstall reboot on the ReadyDATA see the ReadyDATA Hardware Manual System Monitoring This section discusses the following topics System Real Time and Historical Monitoring System Health Information Disk Status and Health Information System Logs SNMP Monitoring Add and Monitor UPS Devices System Real Time and Historical Monitoring The ReadyDATA provides status graphics for volume throughput network throughput cache usage and effectiveness ZFS ARC volume utilization and system temperatures System Maintenance and Monitoring 159 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 gt To display and configure the system status graphics select System gt Overview The Dashboard home screen displays The status monitoring graphics are located below the Hardware section if a graphic does not display click the associated heading on the left of the screen e Volume Volume ReadyDATA 5200 Operations per second ime Trot at s 400 mo 200 100 o 200 200 300 400 3
30. All SYS CPU and AUX Period 5 minutes Update 5 seconds Factory Default Settings 247 Index A access modes 140 access rights LUNs 124 shares 90 105 Active Directory AD enabling 141 setting permissions 90 97 address mask FTP 71 administrator password recovering 158 setting 49 AFP Apple File Protocol settings 68 69 93 96 aggregation links 63 alerts configuring 50 allocating storage space LUNs 109 shares 79 82 anonymous share access 97 Apple File Protocol AFP settings 68 69 93 96 authentication mode FTP 70 automatic snapshots LUNs 112 shares 79 83 108 112 auxiliary temperature 163 bandwidth limit configuring 59 bandwidth monitoring volumes 160 bidirectional CHAP authentication LUNs 127 bonded channel 63 boosting I O operations 36 browsers supported 11 C cache operations 36 channel bonding configuring 63 CHAP authentication LUNs 126 clearing system logs 166 clock settings 46 cloning snapshots 186 community SNMP 72 compression configuring LUNs 108 112 replication 205 214 229 shares 78 82 continuous protection configuring LUNs 112 shares 79 83 108 112 continuous replication 195 CPU status 163 D Dashboard described 15 data recovery 196 date settings 46 deduplication configuring LUNs 112 replication 206 215 230 shares 78 82 default settings 244 defaults resetting 156 DHCPv6 client and server 60 disks color codes 23
31. Bonding None VNIC One attached to each interface for example vnicO to ethO and vnic1 to eth1 Virtual NICs vnicO and vnic1 MTU 1500 VLAN ID 0 Bandwidth limit None TCP IP IPv4 with DHCP enabled and IPv6 disabled DNS No server Configure the System Settings 54 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces gt To configure an Ethernet interface 1 Select Network The Network screen displays 2 Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface A pop up menu displays see the following figure 3 Select Properties The Ethernet Properties screen displays for the selected interface eth0 Settings Configure the System Settings 55 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description Enter the MTU in bytes The default setting is 1500 bytes Speed Mbps Specify the interface speed Because this setting does not determine the link speed you can specify any setting between 1 Mbps and the maximum speed supported by the interface either 1 000 Mbps or 10 000 Mbps Duplex Select the duplex method from the drop down list Auto The ReadyDATA autosenses the type of duplex connection Full Full duplex the default setting Half Half duplex 5 Click the Apply button Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards By default each physical Ethernet interface has one virtual NIC VNIC that has the follow
32. Ethernet interfaces and if already configured the aggregated interfaces bonded channels 4 Select the name of the interface that you want to be member of the bonded channel The New Bonded Adaptor pop up screen displays Configure the System Settings 64 New Bonded Adapter LACP Mode LACP Timer ReadyDATA OS 1 4 5 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description LACP Mode Select the LACP mode from the drop down list e Off The aggregation interface does not transmit LACPDUs to other LACP devices or respond to LACPDUs from other LACP devices Select this mode for a static LAG This is the default setting Active The aggregation interface actively transmits LACPDUs to other LACP devices to set up a link channel Select this mode for a dynamic LAG with active LACP e Passive The aggregation interface responds only to LACPDUs from other LACP devices Select this mode for a dynamic LAG with passive LACP Note Both the ReadyDATA and the device with which the channel link is established must support the same mode LACP Timer If the LACP mode is set to Active select a value for the LACP timer from the drop down list e Short LACPDUs are sent frequently with a short interval between LACPDU transmissions This is the default setting Long LACPDUs are sent infrequently with a long interval between LACPDU transmissions Hash Type Select one or more check boxes to s
33. Globally enabled NFS Globally disabled FTP Globally disabled Port number 21 Authentication mode Anonymous Allow upload resumes Disabled Passive ports 32768 65535 Masquerade address Disabled SNMP Globally disabled Community Public Trap destination Blank Hosts allowed access Blank SSH Globally disabled iSCSI Globally enabled nonconfigurable Replicate Globally disabled User name Blank Password Blank Language English 244 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Table 10 ReadyDATA factory default settings continued Item Default Setting Host name RES followed by the last 6 bytes of the system s primary MAC address Network settings Ethernet interface settings MTU Speed Mbps Duplex Bonding None VNIC One attached to each interface for example vnicO to ethO and vnic1 to eth1 VNIC settings MTU 1500 wave Bandwidth limit None TCP IP IPv4 with DHCP enabled and IPv6 disabled DNS Storage settings Volumes No default volumes Compression Enabled nonconfigurable Enabled nonconfigurable Shares No default shares Logbias Latency Compression Disabled configurable Deduplication Disabled configurable Protection Continuous Protection interval Daily Size Unlimited access to the storage space on the volume assigned on demand Access Denied until you set permissions Factory Default Settings 245 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Table 10 ReadyDATA factory
34. LUN manually from the Shares screen 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERR The Shares screen displays 3 Select the share or LUN for which you want to take a manual snapshot by clicking it The color of the share or LUN turns purple 4 Right click a share or LUN A pop up menu displays In the following figure the share pop up menu is shown on the left the LUN pop up menu is shown on the right Backup Replication and Recovery 179 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Size 200 GB c Size 200 GB Consumed 0 Consumed 16 KB Protocol hA 1R Protocol SAN iSCSI Migrate To Expand Take Snapshot Properties 5 Select Take Snapshot The New Snapshot pop up screen displays New Snapshot 6 Enter a name for the snapshot 7 Click the Create button The snapshot is created gt To take a snapshot of a share or LUN manually from the Snapshot screen 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Snapshot button with a clock JES The Snapshot screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 180 Shares All Volumes 9 Rep_Rep_Share1 Available 2 7 TB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS Snapshots 49 Protection 7 days b g ShareOneDisk Available 900 4 GB Consumed 0 NV Protocol NAS Snapshots 22 Protection 3 weeks E Sun Dec 01 2013 LUN1 Size 1 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAN Snapshots 22 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 SAN Network Replicate Rep_Rep_
35. LUNs 114 gt ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Migrate a LUN to Another Volume Migrating a LUN to another volume allows you to reorganize a volume or remove the LUNs from a volume before deleting the volume WARNING Migrating a LUN to another volume causes all users to be disconnected from the LUN Note You cannot migrate a cloned LUN to a volume that does not contain its parent For more information about clones see Clone a Snapshot on page 186 To migrate a LUN to another volume 1 2 Select Shares Click the Data Set button with four cubes EERE The Shares screen displays see the following figure Select a LUN by clicking it The color of the LUN turns purple Size 200 GB Consumed 16 KB p S SM AS SMB Protocol SAN iSCSD S s Snapshots 0 SalesAmeri SalesEMEA Data W 16 KB Snapshots W 0 Jedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Vol2 Size 898 9 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB es Ns Snapshots 48 VARaccess Protection 2 days Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Manage Shares and LUNs 115 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Right click the share A pop up menu displays see the following figure Select Migrate To A second pop up screen displays the volumes Size 200 GB Consumed 16 KB By default the volume on which the share resides is flagged Select the name of the destination volume Confirm the migration
36. Manage Shares and LUNs 87 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description NFS Path Enter the path to the directory for the file containing the exported share File Name Enter the file name for the exported share 5 Confirm the import The ReadyDATA sends an alert email when the import finishes Manage Shares and LUNs 88 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Delete a Share WARNING Deleting a share permanently removes the data within that share Note You cannot delete a share that is the parent of a clone To delete the parent share you must first delete all of its clones For more information about clones see Clone a Snapshot on page 186 gt To delete a share from a volume 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes IER The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select a share by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Q SalesEMEA SalesRemote Data W 16 KB rots Protocol NAS SMB NFS Snapshots 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved M0 Free W 8939 6B Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the button to the right of the share Manage Shares and LUNs 89 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 A pop up screen displays Destroy Data Set 5 Confirm the deletion by typing DESTROY into the field 6 Click the Destroy button The share is deleted Set Up Access Rights to Shares This section discusses the fol
37. NETGEAR Ravo Views a Views Jobs Refresh Name H source H Destination Jobs Iz Xx Data Replicate 2014 01 14 10 40 AM res c7 91 3c Vol2 r5 Rep_S res c7 91 18 Vol2 r6 Share Scheduled Monitor Data Replicate 2014 01 14 10 51 AM res c7 91 18 Vol2 r6 Share res c7 91 3c Vol2 r5 Rep_S Hl Reports x Continuous nework Tools Oo Scheduled Replicate je Continuous Replicate gt To disable a job 1 Click the Jobs label 2 Click the red icon the stop sign to the left of the job gt To reenable a disabled job 1 Click the Jobs label 2 Click the red icon gt To edit a job 1 Click the Jobs label 2 Click the edit icon to the left of the job Backup Replication and Recovery 219 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The edit window displays the current job configuration Edit Data Backup Data Replicate 2014 01 14 10 40 AM i B res C7 91 3c Name von 4 vo Rep_Share1 vol1 Rep_Share2 Vol2 Share1 vol2 Share2 vol2 E 7s Name vo 4 voi2 r6 Share1 vol1 Share2 vol2 Cancel Next amp Apply 3 Each time you click Next you see the next window in the job creation wizard Most job parameters cannot be edited and are shown in gray 4 To finish click Apply gt To delete a job Click the blue icon the X to the left of the job gt To reorganize the table with jobs and group the jobs To the right o
38. Rights Make a selection from the drop down list e Disabled Members of a group have no access to a folder owned by a member of the group e Read Only Members of a group have read only access to a folder owned by a member of the group Read Write Members of a group have read write access to a folder owned by a member of the group the default setting Folder EveryOne Rights Make a selection from the drop down list e Disabled No one outside the group in which a group member owns a folder has access rights to the folder e Read Only Anyone outside the group in which a group member owns a folder has read only access to the folder e Read Write Anyone outside the group in which a group member owns a folder has read write access to the folder the default setting Reset Security Settings To set all access rights to the files and folders in an individual share to default settings click Reset permissions After you have reset the access rights owners groups and anyone else with access to the share has read write access to all files and folders on the share Manage LUNs for Storage Area Networks This section describes the following topics e About LUNs e Create a LUN e View and Change the Properties of a LUN Including Size Expansion e Migrate a LUN to Another Volume e Export a LUN toa NAS Import a ReadyDATA Share e Delete a LUN About LUNs Each LUN has a configuration that is independent of other LU
39. System gt Settings gt Update The following figure shows the Settings screen with the firmware options System Maintenance and Monitoring 152 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Services UPS Authentication Update Check for Updates k the Check for Updates butto ble for J ter Check for Updates Update Settings click the Install Firmware button and follow the prompts to select e update sequence Install Firmware Return system to its factory default settings Click the Perform Factory Default bution be ting th Perform Factory Default 2 Click the Check for Updates button The ReadyDATA contacts the NETGEAR update server If no firmware update is available you are notified that the system is running the most current firmware If a firmware update is available you are prompted to update the system firmware 3 If a firmware update is available click the Install Firmware button A status bar on the left of the screen shows the progress of the firmware download After the firmware download completes you are prompted to reboot the system Update Update Download Q Firmware 1 0 0 T47 download complete and will be installed after reboot Reboot 4 Click the Reboot button under the Update heading If you enabled email alerts the ReadyDATA sends a message when the firmware update finishes System Maintenance and Monitoring 153 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 5 You can verify that the ReadyDATA runs the new firmware b
40. To specify a specific interface enter the IP address of the interface on the destination system The address is automatically appended with port number 6819 Note You must set up port forwarding if the source and destination are behind a firewall Note If you use an explicit destination IP address data that is replicated over the Internet is not automatically encrypted You must select the Encryption check box to enable encryption ReadyDATA Replicate automatically selects the physical Ethernet interfaces and VNICs for communication between the source and destination systems If instead you want to use a specific domain name for the destination system you can specify it here The name is automatically appended with port number 6819 Note You must set up port forwarding if the source and destination are behind a firewall Note If you use an explicit destination domain name data that is replicated over the Internet is not automatically encrypted You must select the Encryption check box to enable encryption Backup Replication and Recovery 230 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 13 Click the Next button The first screen in the scheduling procedure displays New Job Scheduling Select a pattern Select a pattern 14 Select Continuously or Periodically from the drop down list and click the Next button Backup Replication and Recovery 231 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If you select Continuously the screen displa
41. To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume that you want to export 3 Click the Export button 5 Note The Export button is not displayed when the ReadyDATA has a single volume only There must be at least two volumes 4 Confirm your action In the graphical enclosure the slots with the disks that are marked for export are now shown with question mark icons Manage Disks and Volumes 39 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 5 Remove the disks from the physical enclosure gt To import a volume 1 Insert all disks on which the volume resides in the slots of a ReadyDATA or optional expansion disk array The following occurs e Ifthe disks are imported successfully the color of the imported disks in the enclosure turns blue e The volume is mounted on the ReadyDATA 2 If an Active Directory is not integrated reconfigure user permissions for shares See Configure the Network Access Settings on page 94 3 Reconfigure iSCSI targets and initiator permissions for LUNs See Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 121 and Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups on page 124 Delete a Volume Before you delete a volume migrate the data shares and LUNs to another volume or another storage device see Migrate a Share to Another Volume on page 83 and Migrate a LUN to Another Volume on page 115 gt To delete a volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB
42. add up to three UPS devices to the Dashboard to enable the ReadyDATA to monitor and manage them The ReadyDATA supports SNMP UPS devices and remote UPS devices If you enable email alerts the ReadyDATA sends a message if a UPS status changes For example if a power failure forces a UPS into battery mode or when a battery is low you receive an email message When any UPS battery is low or when a power failure occurs the ReadyDATA automatically shuts down gracefully In a configuration with an optional expansion disk array that is also connected to a UPS before the ReadyDATA shuts down it saves data to disks in the expansion disk array However the expansion disk array does not automatically shut down If the batteries in the UPS to which the expansion disk array is connected become low the expansion disk array shuts down ungracefully but data has already been saved and is therefore safe Both the ReadyDATA and expansion disk arrays have dual power supplies For full power protection all power supplies should be connected to UPS devices UPS Configurations The ReadyDATA supports UPS devices managed over SNMP and UPS devices managed over a remote connection UPS Devices Managed over SNMP An SNMP UPS lets the ReadyDATA query the manufacturer specific MIB The ReadyDATA monitors and manages the UPS through SNMP The Ethernet connection between the UPS and the ReadyDATA passes through a switch System Maintenance and Monitoring
43. at htto support netgear com Note Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time on downloadcenter netgear com Some products can regularly check the site and download new firmware or you can check for and download new firmware manually If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide you might need to update your firmware Note In this manual the term volume refers to a logical volume with a RAID configuration and the terms hard disk drive and disk refer to a physical storage device ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Quick Start Guide This manual provides detailed instructions about using your ReadyDATA system and the NETGEAR recommendations about configuring and managing the system and backing up the data and system configuration Note If you are using your ReadyDATA system with ReadyRECOVER after installing the ReadyDATA system and connecting it to your network see the ReadyRECOVER Software User Manual You can use a ReadyDATA system using ReadyRECOVER for applications alongside ReadyRECOVER but ReadyRECOVER requires a dedicated disk volume in the system ReadyRECOVER on your ReadyDATA system works with ShadowProtect agents on your supported Windows systems to provide Protection of physical and virtual servers workstations and desktops These include the following e Windows physical servers e VMware Hyper V and Xen servers Windows guest ope
44. button To refresh the user accounts from the Active Directory server click Refresh ADS accounts label Manage User Groups for the Local Database This section discusses the following topics e Create a User Group e Delete a User Group e Edit a User Group Management of user groups applies to the local user database only If you select an Active Directory groups are pulled into the ReadyDATA from the Active Directory server Manage User Groups and User Accounts 142 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Create a User Group gt To create a user group 1 Select Security The Security screen displays see the following figure Click the Groups button The following figure shows some examples If you have not yet created any groups only the default group with the name users and group ID GID 7100 displays Name G Members Marketing Sales PeterBrown TechSupport 3 At the top right of the screen click the New Group button E The New Group pop up screen displays New Group 4 Configure the following settings e GID Either leave the assignment of the group ID GID as Automatic or enter a custom GID If you leave automatic assignment GIDs are assigned in increments of 2 starting with 102 That is GIDs are assigned as 102 104 106 and so on e Name Enter a name to identify the group 5 Click the Create button The group is added to the table on the Security screen Manage User Groups and User Ac
45. can do so with or without disks installed If you start with disks installed several scenarios are possible each of which affects the way that the disks are displayed in the graphical enclosure of Dashboard e Disks do not contain data These disks are made available as unallocated disks Manage Disks and Volumes 18 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Disks do not contain data that is recognized by the ReadyDATA These disks are made available as unallocated disks If you attempt to use these disks for another volume you are not warned of possible data loss Disks contain a portion of a ReadyDATA volume These disks are indicated as being part of a non operational volume If you attempt to use these disks for another volume you are warned of possible data loss Disks contain a complete volume from a foreign ReadyDATA storage system If the disks were imported successfully the virtual disk LEDs in the graphical enclosure in the Dashboard provide a visual indication The volume is mounted on the ReadyDATA Any shares and LUNs on the volume are configurable through Dashboard Clients can access the shares through the configured file sharing protocols but you must reconfigure the LUN settings see Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups on page 124 About RAID Levels Volumes and Disk Representation This section includes the following topics RAID Levels Volumes Overview Optional Expansion Disk Arrays and Volumes Graphical En
46. has been transferred the data is not stored compressed unless it was already compressed on the source share or LUN Compression Level Set the compression level by clicking the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the level You can select from 1 through 9 For example 5 indicates that data is compressed five times Backup Replication and Recovery 229 Item ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Description Encryption Deduplication Explicit IP Address Explicit Domain Name Select the check box to enable encryption By default encryption is disabled Note NETGEAR recommends that you encrypt sensitive data Note If you do not use an explicit destination IP address data that is replicated over the Internet is automatically encrypted for increased safety When you select the Encryption check box data that is replicated over the Internet is encrypted twice Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer Note After the data has been transferred the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN ReadyDATA Replicate automatically selects the physical Ethernet interfaces and VNICs for communication between the source and destination systems If you want to use a specific interface on the destination system you can specify its IP address
47. icon 2 Select a job from the Report drop down list The report runs automatically and generates a detailed progress report see the following figure Backup Replication and Recovery 222 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 Click the button to the left of a job to display the details of the job If a job fails the report indicates where the problem occurred NETGEAR a Views Reports Cate Replication 2012 06 26 03 28 PM Stus Data Replication 2012 06 26 03 28 PM sey fal PFO Start job Date Repheation 2012 06 26 0228 PMT INFO Start retry 1 from 3 NFO Drect destination address is not provided FOJ P2P connect to res t4 29 42_OC 28M 2962 ERROR P2P unatia to connect 400 Unable to resolve peer stess INFO Retry tated INFO Start retry 2 from 3 rect destination gt To reorganize the table with reports and group the reports 1 In the Views pane click the Reports icon 2 To the right of a column heading in a table click the drop down list You can select from the following Sort the reports in ascending order Sort the report in descending order Add or remove columns from the table Group the reports by a field Show the reports in a group you can also click the Grouping button above the table 3 To update the information in the table click the Refresh button Exchange Certificates for Local Replication Before creating a local replication job between two ReadyDATAs you must copy eac
48. is available to the share Storage space is assigned on demand instead of up front This method greatly improves the utilization rate of the share because storage space is assigned only as data is written to the share The size of the share is reported as the entire nonreserved storage space on the volume As data is written to the share the used storage space is displayed on the volume icon in purple e Quota You set a quota for the share All storage space that you specify when you create the share is also allocated up front The share size cannot grow beyond the quota but you can increase the quota The size of the share is reported as the quota that you specify As data is written to the share the used storage space is displayed on the volume icon in purple Although the quota of an individual share cannot exceed the size of the volume a volume allows oversubscription The aggregate quota of the shares on a volume can exceed the size of the volume Taking reserved storage space into account storage space is assigned on demand In addition whether you set a quota or not you can reserve share storage space to guarantee that storage space is available on the volume Snapshots other shares and LUNs on the volume cannot consume storage space that is reserved The reserved storage space is displayed on the volume icon in orange Manage Shares and LUNs 75 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The following table explains the default settings of a share
49. is bad or faulty For more information about disk status and disk health see Disk Status and Health Information on page 163 and the hardware manual RAID and Volume Implementation The ReadyDATA supports a new proprietary RAID architecture that is both flexible and easy to administer This new architecture is based on the Zettabyte File System ZFS allowing you to configure different RAID levels for different volumes on the same platform Volume and RAID level are tied together on the ReadyDATA in the following ways You can select the RAID level for a volume only when you create the volume After you create a volume you cannot change the RAID level When you create a volume you select the disks that participate in the RAID set You can select from the following RAID levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 You can add more disks to a volume but in the process of doing so you cannot change the RAID level A single exception exists When you expand a RAID 1 volume the RAID level is automatically upgraded to RAID 10 RAID levels are indicated onscreen as follows New RAID sets A new RAID set is indicated with a plus sign RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 6 The exception is RAID 10 which is indicated with a plus sign and a zero RAID 1 0 Expanded RAID sets An expanded RAID 0 set is indicated in the same way as a new RAID set RAID 0 Anexpanded RAID 1 set is indicated with a plus sign and a zero and beco
50. of 31 8 GB 1 95 GB free of 3 99 GB nd 988 MB free of 0 99 GB di New Volume H Marketing ae ae ee SLITET SETTEN Documents d Mus 4 Devices with Removable Storage 3 B A Floppy Disk Drive A a DVD Drive D BD ROM Drive G 1 Computer amp Local Disk C ca SystemDisposabl a New Volume F ca New Volume H a Marketing LABACCESS_1 Domain NETGEAR lab Memory 200 GB Processor Intel R Xeon R CPU Manage Shares and LUNs 138 Manage User Groups and User Accounts This chapter describes how to configure the global security access mode and how to create and manage user accounts It contains the following sections e About Security User Groups and Users e Configure the Global Security Access Mode e Manage User Groups for the Local Database e Manage User Accounts for the Local Database Note Without at least one volume changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA Make sure that you create a volume before you configure users groups and users accounts For information about how to configure volumes see Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes 139 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 About Security User Groups and Users The security settings determine which users can access a share and if they have read only or read write access to the share However before you can set security settings at the share level you must first configure the global security settings that determine whether the
51. on the destination is fully current If the configuration is one of periodic replication the data on the destination is current as of the last snapshot Once you have configured replication for each individual share and LUN on the source system all data is available at the secondary location on the destination system You only must provide users access to their share or LUN on the destination system After the source system has been repaired and brought back online you have the option to configure reverse replication to replicate data from the destination system back to the source system If a significant amount of data is on the original destination site the first job after starting reverse replication can take a long time You can substantially shorten this time by seeding the reverse replication For information about seeding replication see Seed or Reseed Replication on page 196 Seed or Reseed Replication When a share or LUN has a large amount of data and you want to replicate that data to another ReadyDATA the initial replication job can take a significant amount of time because all of the data must be moved to the destination system If the amount of data is large enough and the connection between systems is slow for example over a WAN you can start up much more quickly by seeding the destination system with the complete initial state of the source This speed up can be especially valuable when you are reestablishing the original
52. pop up screen displays Remove Snapshot x py Are you sure you want to remove this snapshot Confirm your decision by clicking the Yes button The selected snapshot is deleted Backup Replication and Recovery 192 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Recover Data from a ReadyDATA to an Attached Device This section discusses the following topics e Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network Attached Device e Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI Attached Device e Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Windows Server Users can employ any back up application to back up data from their network attached device to a share or from their iSCSI attached device to a LUN on the ReadyDATA and simplify access the backed up data on the share or LUN Users who do not back up their data can still be protected from data loss if you provide them access to data that is available in a snapshot on the ReadyDATA Access to snapshots differs according to the type of attached device that a user employs Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network Attached Device For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network attached device you must select the Allow snapshot access check box in the Protection section of the Properties pane of a share For more information see View and Change the Properties of a Share on page 80 After you make snapshots available users with a network attached device have access to the snapshots that reside on a share on the ReadyDATA a
53. resyncing process is recorded in the system log see System Logs on page 165 If you set up email notifications for your system you receive an email message when the process finishes For more information about alert notifications see Configure System Alerts on page 50 3 Repeat Step 7 and Step 2 until you have replaced each disk in the volume with a larger capacity disk Configure Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance To enhance the performance of an existing volume and improve I O operations you can add one or more high performance disks such as SSDs to unload write log or read cache operations or both You can easily remove write and read disks from a volume For write and read operations you would not need to select disks with very large storage capacities You can attach both write and read disks to a volume Write boost Assign one or more separate write disks to improve the write performance of the array NETGEAR recommends that you use SSDs that are optimized for writing e Read boost Assign one or more separate cache disks to accelerate read operations in the array NETGEAR recommends that you use SSDs that are optimized for reading Manage Disks and Volumes 36 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Note For more information about performance see the white paper Performance Considerations for Configuring the ReadyDATA that is available from the ReadyDATA website at www netgear com readydata gt To attach a wr
54. see Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 Smart Select the Smart Snapshot Management check box to enable automatic Snapshot snapshot pruning When enabled the ReadyDATA deletes older snapshots Management so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours daily snapshots are kept for four weeks weekly snapshots are kept for eight weeks and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely Note For shares or LUNs that were created before the release of this feature Smart Snapshot Management is disabled by default Interval The interval specifies how often a snapshot is made Make a selection from the drop down list e Hourly A snapshot is taken every hour on the hour e Daily A snapshot is taken every day at midnight the default setting e Weekly A snapshot is taken every week on Friday at midnight Manage Shares and LUNs 112 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Note The changes that you make on the Properties pane take effect immediately that is no Apply button exists to confirm the changes For information about how to set access right for a LUN see Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights on page 121 Expand the Size of a LUN After you create a LUN you cannot change the provision setting thin or thick but you can expand the size of the LUN Expansion is instant regardless of the data size but you must first disconnect all users that are connected to the LUN Disconnect the users by removing the LUN f
55. source during disaster recovery following the loss of the original source system gt To seed replication 1 Create the seed by exporting the source share or LUN Use the appropriate procedure See Export a Share to a NAS on page 85 or Export a LUN to a NAS on page 116 2 Move the NAS with exported share or LUN to the same LAN as the destination system 3 Import the share or LUN using the appropriate procedure See Import a ReadyDATA Share on page 87 or Import a ReadyDATA LUN on page 118 Backup Replication and Recovery 196 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Follow the appropriate procedure Schedule or Resume Periodic Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate on page 199 Configure or Resume Continuous Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate on page 209 or Resume Local Replication on page 233 Access ReadyDATA Replicate and Register Systems NETGEAR ReadyDATA Replicate is an online application that provides a simplified reliable replication solution to protect business data against downtime and disasters ReadyDATA Replicate allows data from one ReadyDATA to be replicated to and restored from another ReadyDATA Using a centralized web portal you create manage and monitor replication and restore tasks that operate across ReadyDATA systems from multiple locations The ReadyDATA provides replication functionality that is you do not need to install anything on the ReadyDATA for replication to function However you do need to create a ReadyD
56. the job 21 Click Finish The New Job wizard closes and the replication job starts Backup Replication and Recovery 242 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Monitor and Manage Local Replication From the Jobs section of the Replicate screen you can view the status logs and properties of all jobs with data sources on that system You can manually trigger a job stop a running job and disable reenable and delete a job Corutcates Data Replicate 2013 12 20 11 20 AM Also from the Replicate screen you can determine any jobs using the system as a target and disconnect the destination from the job leaving the job configured on the source system but with broken status Data Replicate 2013 12 20 11 20 AM Backup Replication and Recovery 243 Factory Default Settings This appendix provides the factory default settings of the ReadyDATA To reset all settings to their factory defaults use the procedure that is explained in Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults on page 156 or press the Reset button on the front panel of the ReadyDATA as explained in the ReadyDATA Hardware Manual The ReadyDATA returns to the factory configuration settings that are shown in the following table Table 10 ReadyDATA factory default settings Item Default Setting System settings Device Time GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana Services SMB Globally enabled AFP
57. uses a host name to advertise itself on the network When you review the network using RAIDar a computer or any other interface you can recognize the ReadyDATA by its host name The default host name is RES followed by the last 6 bytes of the system s primary MAC address You can change the host name to one that is easier to remember and recognize gt To change the host name 1 Select System gt Overview gt Hardware The Dashboard home screen displays the system information ReadyDATA 5200 it 0123456789 7 ReadyDATAOS 1 0 0 T170 May 10 2012 6 53 56 PM amp Volume 2 Click the gear icon to the right of the Name field The New Hostname pop up screen displays New Hostname 3 Inthe Name field enter a new host name The host name can have a maximum of 14 characters Only the following characters can be used A Z a z 0 9 and minus 4 Click the Apply button Set the Theme Changing the Dashboard theme is optional gt To change the Dashboard theme 1 On the navigation bar at the right select Profile Configure the System Settings 52 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 2 Inthe Theme section select either the Black check box which is the default selection or the Silver check box Profley I H Change Admin Password The Dashboard display adjusts according to your selection Configure the Network Settings This section includes the following topics e Configure the Physical Ethernet In
58. writes are required e Disabled Synchronous writes are not used Compression Select the Compression check box to enable data compression Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers but the compression and decompression processes require more resources Select the Dedupe check box to enable deduplication which prevents storage of redundant data on the share Unique data is stored only once on the share and other instances of the identical data are removed and replaced by a pointer to the unique data This storage method saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers By default the Dedupe check box is cleared Note You can enable deduplication for a thin LUN but not for a thick LUN Note NETGEAR does not recommend enabling deduplication for performance sensitive data on applications such as virtual machines and databases Provision Select Convert to change the provisioning thick to thin or thin to thick When you select Convert a confirmation screen opens Click the Yes button to confirm Size For information about how to expand the size of an existing LUN see Expand the Size of a LUN on page 113 Protection Continuous Select the Continuous Protection check box to enable data protection through snapshots Protection and configure the frequency at which snapshots are made By default the Continuous Protection check box is selected For more information about snapshots
59. 00 6004 Vol2 Read E Vol2 write BD Voli Read O Voli write The Volume throughput graphic shows either the number of read and write operations per second or the bandwidth consumed per second Operations The range is flexible and depends on your selections from the drop down lists above the graphic For example the range can be from 0 to 200 operations The upper part of the graphic indicates the number of read operations indicated by positive numbers the lower part of the graphic indicates the number of write operations indicated by negative numbers Bandwidth The range is flexible and depends on your selections from the drop down lists above the graphic For example the range can be from 0 to 4 Mbps The upper part of the graphic indicates the bandwidth consumed for read operations indicated by positive numbers the lower part of the graphic indicates the bandwidth consumed for write operations indicated by negative numbers From the drop down lists above the graphic you can adjust the following settings Volume Select all volumes or individual volumes Operations Select the number of operations per second or the bandwidth consumed per second Period Select the period over which the operations or bandwidth is measured You can select from five minutes to one year System Maintenance and Monitoring 160 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Update Select how often the information in the graphic is updated You can select fr
60. 6 Supported File Sharing Protocols The ReadyDATA supports the following file sharing protocols SMB Server Message Block Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and sometimes by Mac OS X computers for share access SMB uses TCP IP SMB is enabled by default AFP Apple File Protocol Used by Mac OS X computers for share access AFP is enabled by default NFS Network File Service Used by Linux and Unix clients for share access Mac OS X users can access NFS shares through console shell access The ReadyDATA supports NFS over UDP and TCP NFS is disabled by default FTP File Transfer Protocol The ReadyDATA supports anonymous and controlled user access for FTP clients You can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports for better security when you access files over the Internet FTP is disabled by default SNMP Lets you monitor but not manage the ReadyDATA over a network management system SNMP is disabled by default SSH Lets you remotely manage the ReadyDATA over an SSH connection SSH is disabled by default By default SMB and AFP are enabled FTP NFS SSH and SNMP are disabled Configure File Sharing Protocols gt To view and globally configure file sharing protocols 1 Select System gt Settings gt Services The Services section of the Setting screen displays the following figure shows the top of the screen only Services The protocol buttons with a green LED are globally enabl
61. 7 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 You would normally use an SSD as a read boost disk Updated information about the volume displays to the left of the enclosure gt To detach a write or read boost disk from a volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays see the following figure To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume from which you want to remove write or read disks Perform one or both of the following actions in the enclosure e Click the write boost disk or disks that you want to remove from the volume You can select disks with a yellow color coding only e Click the read boost disk or disks that you want to remove from the volume You can select disks with an orange color coding only The selected disk or disks are highlighted and to the left of the enclosure the Detach button displays SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB RDS2XXXXX e SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB x rot x x lt a uod SVS Data BO Snapshots MO SATA 470 GB SAS 70GB SAS 70 GB SAS 70 GB Reserved W 0 Free W 899 68 Type RAID 6 BE RAD RAID 6 BE Log W Cache W Spare S E M Compression 1 00 Note The previous figure shows SAS disks that are used as write boost and read boost disks However you would normally use SSDs for such purposes Cli
62. 7 PM Destination IP address or domain Access key gt S NewRaid5 z OneDiskVol ShareOneDisk E LUN1 g LUN2 172 18 201 4 9 6819 res c7 91 3c x Connect gt res c7 91 3c 10 Click the icon for The volumes on 11 Click the Resum the ReadyDATA the destination display e button 12 Double click the destination volume The shares and LUNs on the volume display Backup Replication and Recovery 236 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 13 Click the share or LUN that contains a replica of the source Data Replicate 2013 12 20 04 59 PM res c7 91 3c 6 DataR10 e Rep Share1 oO Rep_ShareOneDisk Destination IP address or domain 192 168 50 130 6819 Access key res c7 91 18 Connect New W res c7 91 18 y NewRaid5 C Rep Rep Share1 gt OneDiskVol Backup Replication and Recovery 237 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 14 Click Next The screen displays the available snapshots New Job Select one of the common snapshots below to use as a base for the first replication cycle Data Path Mon 16 Dec 2013 23 00 02 UTC NewRaid5 Rep_Rep_Share1 Fri 20 Dec 2013 21 00 02 UTC NewRaid5 Rep_Rep_Share1 Backup Replication and Recovery 238 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 15 Select the appropriate snapshot usually the most recent 16 Click the Next button The screen updates showing various job parameters
63. 99 101 103 250 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 snapshots configuring LUNs 112 shares 79 83 108 112 snapshots managing 177 192 SNMP monitoring 166 settings 68 72 SNMP UPS 167 172 spare disks 42 speed configuring for interfaces 56 SSH settings 68 69 storage space reserved LUNs 109 shares 79 82 striped disks 20 support technical 2 system monitoring 159 167 shutting down 158 system alerts configuring 50 system configuration alert event settings 51 clock 46 time and date 46 system configuration bar Dashboard 15 T targets iSCSI initiator 132 LUN groups 122 126 technical support 2 temperatures system monitoring 162 thin and thick provisioning LUNs 109 time settings 46 timeline snapshots 177 192 trademarks 2 trap destination address SNMP 72 troubleshooting lost administrator password 158 RAIDar does not detect ReadyDATA system 14 reconnecting after losing IP address 62 trusted domains Active Directory 142 U Unix devices accessing shares 130 UPS configuring and monitoring 167 174 health status 163 user accounts creating 146 managing 146 150 user groups managing 142 146 user ID UID 147 user interface 15 user settings share access rights 95 utilization monitoring for volumes 162 V virtual disk LED 23 VNICs configuring 56 62 volumes managing 26 44 monitoring 160 162 W Windows devices accessing shares 128 write operations boosting 36 251
64. A e Set the Clock e Select the Language e Set the Administrator Password e Configure System Alerts e Configure the Host Name e Set the Theme Set the Clock To enable the ReadyDATA to time stamp files correctly ensure that the time and date settings are accurate gt To set the system time and date 1 Select System gt Overview gt Hardware The Dashboard home screen displays the system information Hardware Model ReadyDATA 5200 rial 0123456789 G U 5200 ne May 10 2012 6 53 56 nE Volume lume pe Operations riod 5 Min Update 5 Sec lv 2 To the right of the Device Time field with the date and time click the clock icon The Date and Time Settings screen displays Configure the System Settings 46 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Date and Time Settings From the Time Zone drop down list select the correct time zone for your location So that your files are correctly time stamped NETGEAR recommends that you select the time zone in which the ReadyDATA is physically located Select the correct date and time by doing one of the following e Select the Synchronize clock with an Internet server check box When you select this check box the calendar and time drop down lists dim and the system s date and time are synchronized with a NETGEAR NTP server e Clear the Synchronize clock with an Internet server check box and use the calendar and time drop down lists to set the date and time manually
65. AD server are displayed To search for a particular user or group use the search field on the right To update the user and group information click the Refresh button EA For each group and individual user to which you want to grant access to the share select one of the following check boxes e Read Only The selected user or group is permitted to only read files on the share e Read Write The selected user or group is permitted to read edit create and delete files on the share Note If the ReadyDATA uses the local database you can select the default group Everyone and set read only or read write access for everyone Optional for SMB and AFP Allow anonymous access to the share If the ReadyDATA uses the local database and you have granted the default group Everyone access you can select the Anonymous check box to allow anonymous access to the share In this situation users are not required to provide access credentials Host Settings For SMB NFS and FTP you can configure access rights for users on hosts The access rights that you configure for one host apply to all users on the host For NFS you can also configure the access rights that apply to any host and for individual hosts you can configure whether root access is granted Host settings do not apply to AFP If the table contains many hosts use the search field on the right to search for a particular host gt To add a host and configure host access settin
66. AID Level gt To create a volume and select the RAID level 1 On the ReadyDATA screen select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays The following figure shows one optional expansion disk array and one volume A new system does not have any volumes Manage Disks and Volumes 26 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Data W 0 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Snapshots 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Free 675 68 Type RAID 1 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Dedupe 1 00 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Zod SVS SATA 470 GB E RAID RAD 1 BE Log W Cache W Spare 2 In the enclosure click the disks that you want to select as members of the volume You can select disks with a black color coding only If you have an expansion disk array you can select disks from both the ReadyDATA and the expansion disk array The selected disks are highlighted and all volume buttons become available including the New Volume button under the enclosure Data W 0 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Free W 67568 Type RAID 1 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB ee Se SATA 470 GB Vod SVS E RAID RAJO 1 S Log E Cache Spare 3 Below the enclosure click New Volume button The New Volume pop up screen displays Manage Disks and Volumes 27 Rea
67. ATA remote ID before you can access ReadyDATA Replicate Note You do not need a license to access ReadyDATA Replicate gt To access ReadyDATA Replicate and register systems 1 Visit https readydata netgear com The access screen displays Sign in with your NETGEAR ReadyDATA Replicate ID Enter your ReadyDATA Replicate ID and Password i 6 To continue you must be registered as a Replicate ID ReadyNAS Remote user Password Join Now Reset Account Need Help Forums 2 Optional Click the Join Now link to create a remote ID and password if you do not yet have them 3 Sign in using your remote ID and password The ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 197 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 a Views HMetwork D Retresh No device s is are attached to this account PP Scheded Regicate Please regster your device s to this account from the ReadyNAS Replicate Add on management le page ke Continuous Replicate 4 Ona ReadyDATA that you want to register for replication open the Dashboard 5 Select System gt Settings gt Services The Services section with the file sharing protocols on the Settings screen displays The following figure shows the top of the Settings screen only Services A NFS Replicate 6 Click the Replicate button The Replicate settings pop up screen displays ReadyNAS Replicate Service ON Online Portal Optional Username
68. ATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved 0 SATA 470 GB Free W 900 GB Z Hod SVS Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 a RAID RAID 6 Ba Log a Cache E Spare am tad 2 To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume that you want to explore 3 Click the gear icon A pop up menu displays 4 Select Properties Data 0 shots 0 erved 0 Free W 900 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 The properties of the volume display at the right side of the screen in the Summary section see the following figure 5 Optional Click the I O Stats label I O statistics display 6 Optional Click the Disks label 7 Status and health information about the disks that are members of the volume displays Manage Disks and Volumes 31 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Summary SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB x fe 7 fe x A lt Ss i Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 SATA 470 GB Reserved W 0 Free W 899 68 Type RAID 6 BB RAD RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 VO Stats Disks Disk 2x1 Disk 2x2 Disk 2x3 Disk 3x1 Note You can also use a shortcut to display the properties of a volume Click the screen Expand button ho on the top right of the screen to display the properties see the red oval in the previous figure Click the same button which now shows a reversed arrow A again to hide the properties see the red oval in the previous figure
69. Click the Apply button If you change the time zone you must restart the ReadyDATA as follows a Click the power icon in the upper right corner of the navigation bar Profley H Shut down gt Restart b From the drop down list select Restart Confirm your selection The ReadyDATA shuts down gracefully and then restarts If you enabled email alerts the ReadyDATA sends a message after it restarts Configure the System Settings 47 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Select the Language To make sure that the ReadyDATA correctly displays file names configure the system to use the appropriate character set For example selecting Japanese allows the ReadyDATA to support files with Japanese names in Windows Explorer gt To configure language settings 1 On the navigation bar at the right select Profile The Profile menu displays Sen od MO Change Admin Password 2 Inthe Language section specify a language by selecting a check box or select the Auto check box which enables the ReadyDATA to set the language automatically to the one used by the browser After you change the language Dashboard restarts Note NETGEAR recommends selecting a language based on the region in which you use the ReadyDATA Configure the System Settings 48 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Set the Administrator Password It is important to safeguard the administrator password and to change it regularly to protect your data Choose an admi
70. D cOts000CS5000CF2D1BFd0 9i Model T3500320NS Serial 5QM1X9B2 Firmware Version SNO5 RPM 7200 Sectors 976773168 Capacity 465 8 GB Temperature 28 ATA Error 0 Slot Name 2x3 vare Interface SATA Volume Name Vol2 Volume State ACTIVE Volume Ho 906391be Disk State ONLINE Channel 4 _ Most fields are self explanatory The following fields however require some explanation Volume State NEW ACTIVE EXPORTED or DESTROYED Disk State AVAIL available ONLINE OFFLINE UNKNOWN or FAULTED Channel The slot in which the disk is installed On the ReadyDATA slots are numbered in sequential and ascending order from the bottom to the top of the enclosure starting with 1 at the bottom left and ending with 12 at the top right System Maintenance and Monitoring 164 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Note If a disk fails it is shown with a cross icon in the graphical enclosure see Figure 2 on page 23 which does not include a failed disk System Logs You can view system log messages onscreen download the complete system logs to a local computer or USB drive and receive system alerts System logs provide information about the status of various system management tasks including a time stamp These logs are used primarily to troubleshoot problems If you call NETGEAR technical support the representative might ask you to send your system logs Depending on the settings the system logs record events such as the following e
71. DATA 5200 Switch Remote UPS Linux NUT server _ Ethernet Power USB UPS power input Figure 11 ReadyDATA with a UPS managed remotely over a Linux NUT server ReadyDATA 5200 Switch Remote UPS ReadyNAS UPS power input Ethernet Power USB Figure 12 ReadyDATA with a UPS managed remotely over a remote ReadyNAS System Maintenance and Monitoring 170 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Add and Monitor UPS Devices You can add up to three UPS devices to Dashboard To add a UPS device to Dashboard and monitor the UPS device 1 Select System gt Settings gt UPS The following figure shows the UPS screen with one UPS device already added Status Name Description Serial Model Address Q On line power apcrack 3000 va rack 3581029005352 Smart UPS 300 192 168 8 11 Authentication Update Alerts 2 Click the button on the left above the UPS table The Add UPS screen displays The first figure shows the settings for adding an SNMP UPS the second figure shows the settings for adding a remote UPS Add UPS System Maintenance and Monitoring 171 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Add UPS 3 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Description Enter a name to identify the UPS e For an SNMP UPS enter any name e For a remote UPS you do not have any options You must enter UPS Description An optional description to help identify the UPS Type From the drop down list sel
72. DATA OS 1 4 Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights This section discusses the following topics e Assign a LUN to a LUN Group e Remove a LUN from a LUN Group e Remove a LUN Group e Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups LUN groups allow you to organize LUNs and manage access rights to LUN groups Access rights are either open or granted through internal CHAP authentication and apply to LUN groups not to individual LUNs However you can easily assign a LUN to a LUN group or move a LUN from one LUN group to another LUN group Each LUN group has an iSCSI target address for example iqn 1994 11 com netgear f2f2fdd4 that allows iSCSI clients to access the LUN group For more information see Access a Share from Network Attached Device on page 127 Assign a LUN to a LUN Group gt To create a LUN group and assign a LUN to it 1 Select SAN The SAN screen displays the LUNs that you have created see Create a LUN on page 107 Unassigned LUNs When you create a LUN the LUN is unassigned You need to create a LUN group and assign one or more LUNs to the LUN group 2 To create a LUN group click the button in the upper right of the screen Manage Shares and LUNs 121 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The New LUN Group pop up screen displays New LUN Group Name Grou Target In the Name field enter a name for the LUN group The default name is groupX in which X is a number in sequential and ascending ord
73. DATA status LED icon Not operational i j J NETGEAR ReadyNAS RAIDar roe mea MAC Address Model Host Name IP Address 00 0d a2 c7 91 18 ReadyDATA 5200 res c7 91 18 192 168 50 106 00 0d a2 c7 91 3c ReadyDATA 5200 res c 7 91 3c 192 168 50 130 l Setup Browse Rescan Locate Format About Jf Help Exit You can use the following buttons to learn more about the ReadyDATA units on the network e Setup Launches Dashboard for the highlighted ReadyDATA e Browse Displays the shares available on the highlighted system LUNs are not displayed This feature works on a Windows platform only e Rescan Updates the list of ReadyDATA systems on the network and updates the status of each system that is discovered e Locate Nonfunctional button e About Displays RAIDar information e Help Displays the help screen e Exit Closes RAIDar gt To discover the ReadyDATA system and launch the Dashboard 1 Install the appropriate version of RAIDar on a computer that is connected to the same LAN as the ReadyDATA Note If you are using Windows XP before SP2 disable the Internet connection firewall 2 Launch the RAIDar utility Getting Started 13 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 RAIDar displays a screen that lists the systems on the network and provides details about the status of each system it discovers AR ReadyNAS RAIDar MAC Address Model Host Name I
74. IB see SNMP Monitoring on page 166 Configure the System Settings 72 Manage Shares and LUNs This chapter describes how to create manage and access shares and LUNs on the ReadyDATA This chapter includes the following sections Shares and LUNs Manage Shares for Network Attached Storage Set Up Access Rights to Shares Manage LUNs for Storage Area Networks Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights Access a Share from Network Attached Device Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI Attached Device Note Without a volume you cannot configure any shares or LUNs For information about how to configure volumes see Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes 73 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Shares and LUNs The volumes on your ReadyDATA can be divided into shares and logical unit numbers LUNs both of which are logical entities on one or more disks Shares Shares are NAS data sets that allow data transfer and storage over SMB NFS AFP and FTP For general information about these protocols see Configure Global File Sharing Protocols on page 67 Dashboard displays shares in the following way Figure 4 Share icon LUNs LUNs are SAN data sets that allow data transfer and storage over iSCSI and Fiber Channel devices The ReadyDATA supports iSCSI devices only Dashboard displays LUNs in the following way Figure 5 LUN icon Shares and LUNs enable you to organize data in a volume by type group user department and so o
75. Level Number of Disks Required for Expansion RAID 0 Any RAID 1 Even number RAID level automatically upgrades to RAID 10 3 or a multiple of 3 RAID 6 4 or a multiple of 4 RAID 10 4 or more but an even number An expanded RAID 5 volume is a RAID 50 RAID 5 0 volume An expanded RAID 6 volume is a RAID 60 RAID 6 0 volume gt To expand an existing volume horizontally 1 Add the required number of disks to your storage system as indicated in Table 4 For more information about how to add a disk to your system see the hardware manual for your system which is available at www netgear com readyaata 2 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays Manage Disks and Volumes 34 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 SATA 470 GB Data m0 SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 470 GB Free W 900 GB e RAID 6 es 1 00 BB RAD RAD 6 BE Log W Cache W Spare SW YOR i To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume that you want to expand In the enclosure click the disk or disks that you want to add to the volume You can select disks with a black color coding only The selected disk or disks are highlighted and to the left of the enclosure the Expand button displays Data W 0 Snapshots Wi 0 Reserved W
76. NETGEAR ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Software Manual Models ReadyDATA 516 ReadyDATA 5200 October 2014 202 11025 09 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Support Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product After installing your device locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https my netgear com You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR web site For product updates additional documentation and support visit http support netgear com Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR Phone Other Countries Check the list of phone numbers at http support netgear com general contact default aspx NETGEAR recommends that you use only the official NETGEAR support resources Compliance For regulatory compliance information visit http www netgear com about regulatory 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 Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Revision History Publication Version Publish Month Comments Part Number 202 11025 09 OS 1 4 Oct
77. NFS server When this check box is selected the default only UDP transfers are used Enter the path to the directory for the file containing the exported share Enter a file name for the exported share The export saves all of the data from the share including the snapshots and related information in a single file Manage Shares and LUNs 86 7 Confirm the export ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The ReadyDATA sends an alert email when the export finishes Import a ReadyDATA Share If you have exported a share to a network attached server you can import it to the ReadyDATA For large data sets exporting a share moving the NAS or media with the exported file to the same LAN as the destination ReadyDATA and then importing is much quicker than replicating the share over a WAN Use this process for seeding replication from a share to a remote share and for speeding disaster recovery To import a share from another volume 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes EARS The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Click the Import Share LUN from NFS icon next to the destination volume The Import Share LUN from NFS Server screen opens 4 Enter the appropriate values for the source Item Description NFS Server Address Enter the address of the NFS Force UDP transfer server When this check box is selected the default only UDP transfers are used
78. Ns that reside on the same volume A LUN configuration includes settings such as logbias compression deduplication referred to as dedupe protection file sharing protocols provisioning LUN size and access rights The configuration settings of a LUN are stored in the volume that is in the pool in which the LUN resides This design allows a LUN to be portable when a disk is moved from one array Manage Shares and LUNs 105 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 to another array However iSCSI settings are not moved when you migrate a LUN from one volume to another volume or when you move the disk or disks on which the volume with the LUN resides to another array For information about how to configure the iSCSI settings see Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups on page 124 You can specify whether a snapshot is created and with what frequency it is created You can specify the size of a LUN in two ways e Thin Even though you specify the size of a thin LUN when you create it storage space is assigned on demand instead of up front This method greatly improves the utilization rate of the LUN because storage space is assigned only as data is written to the LUN However the size of the LUN is reported as the total storage space that you specify when you create the LUN As data is written to the LUN the used storage space is displayed on the volume icon in purple A thin LUN lets you over allocate its size that is you can assign a LUN size that is
79. P Address H a bi te a g 00 0d a2 c7 91 18 ReadyDATA 5200 res c7 91 18 192 168 50 106 00 0d a2 c7 91 3c ReadyDATA 5200 res c7 91 3c 192 168 50 130 Setup Browse Rescan Locate Format About Help Ext By default the virtual NICs VNICs of the ReadyDATA are DHCP enabled for IPv4 and the RAIDar utility should be able to discover the ReadyDATA Note The ReadyDATA requires a DHCP server for initial discovery If the ReadyDATA is not detected check the following and click the Rescan button to try again e Make sure that the ReadyDATA is turned on and is connected to your network e Make sure that the client computer that is running RAIDar is on the same subnet as the ReadyDATA e Ifyou are running RAIDar on Windows XP before SP2 disable the Internet connection firewall Highlight the ReadyDATA and click the Setup button RAIDar opens your default browser and prompts you to log in to the ReadyDATA Authentication Required The server 192 168 50 107 443 requires a username and password The server says ReadyDATAOS User Name Password cance Log in to the ReadyDATA using the default login credentials e As the default user name enter admin case sensitive e As the default password enter password case sensitive Getting Started 14 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Dashboard home screen displays Navigation bar M ReadyDATA 5200 0123456799 Re
80. ReadyDATA uses its local user database or an Active Directory Note Access to LUNs is not regulated by the local user database or an Active Directory For information about LUN access options see Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights on page 121 The local database lets you manage up to 60 000 users and up to 60 000 user groups You must create and maintain the user groups and accounts on the ReadyDATA A ReadyDATA in an Active Directory environment can serve up to 65 535 users Accounts for these users are created and maintained in the Active Directory and are pulled into the ReadyDATA Configure the Global Security Access Mode The ReadyDATA lets you use its local user database or an Active Directory for authentication of user and group access to shares You configure either one or the other e Local user database The local user database lets you create user groups and accounts on the ReadyDATA You set access rights to shares at the share level see Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 90 NETGEAR recommends that you first create user groups and then create user accounts so you can assign users to groups e Active Directory If your network includes a centralized Windows based Active Directory server this option is available to you The ReadyDATA forms a trusted relationship with the Active Directory server and allows all user authentications to occur there Users and groups are displayed in the Access section of the P
81. Replication Status Disabled Properties Name Description Logbias Latency Sync Writes Allowed Enabled _ Compression Provision Thick Convert Size 1 GB Expand Size Block size 64 KB Protection V Continuous Protection V Smart Snapshot Management Change the settings as explained in the following table Click the flag button J to save any changes in a field or drop down list Item Description Summary Size The size is provided for information only For information about how to expand the size of an existing LUN see Expand the Size of a LUN on page 113 Path The path is provided for information only Properties Name A unique name to identify the LUN Do not include spaces in the name Description An optional description to help identify the LUN Manage Shares and LUNs 111 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 tem __ Description Logbias Change the logbias setting by making a selection from the Logbias drop down list e Latency Data requests are handled at high priority with a minimum of delay but data throughput might not be optimum the default setting that is automatically assigned when you create a share e Throughput Data requests are handled with high data throughput but there might be delay in response to requests Sync Writes Change the setting by making a selection from the drop down list Allowed e Forced Synchronous
82. Reserved Data W 0 snapshots W 0 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 D pression 1 00 SATA 470 GB Free W 900GB Type RAID 6 edupe 1 00 a Gj raos Log a Cache Spare SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Z Hod SVS Information about the volume displays to the left of the enclosure and is explained in the following table The color coding refers to the colors in the volume icon that is the circle and the information that is displayed to the right of it The volume icons are black in the previous figure but can display colored slices Item Description Color Coding Information to the right of the volume icon Data The volume storage space that filled by data in MB GB or TB Purple Snapshots The number of snapshots that have been taken Green Reserved The volume storage space that is reserved in MB GB or TB Orange Free The volume storage space that is available in MB GB or TB Black or gray Type The configured RAID level Not applicable Dedupe By default dedupe is 1 00 indicating that deduplication is enabled and Not applicable Compression that the initial deduplication ratio is set A number higher than 1 00 indicates that data has been deduplicated and that the deduplication ratio has increased The deduplication ratio is th
83. SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Snapshots v Reserved SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Volt RDS2XXXXX SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Dedupe 1 00 SSS Compression 1 00 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB fei fes 2 a Hod SVS Data W 0 Snapshots m 0 SATA 470 GB SAS 70GB SAS 70GB SAS 70 GB Reserved E 0 Free W 899 GB RAID 6 BB RAID RAID 6 BB Log W Cache W Spare Type Vole Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 i tan Click the Remove spare button The removed spare disk or disks become available again for other purposes the color of the disks turns black Manage Disks and Volumes 44 Configure the System Settings This chapter describes how to configure the basic settings of the ReadyDATA It contains the following sections e Customize the Basic System Components e Configure the Network Settings e Configure Global File Sharing Protocols Note Without at least one volume changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA Make sure that you create a volume before you configure the system network and global file sharing protocol settings and before you update the firmware For information about how to configure volumes see Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes 45 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Customize the Basic System Components NETGEAR recommends that you configure the basic system components that are described in the following sections before you use the ReadyDAT
84. Share1 c 4 00 AM 8 00 AM Profley 9 Wy l 8 00 PM Tue Dec 31 2013 Replicate Manual Protection 3 On the left side of the screen select the share or LUN for which you want to take a manual snapshot by clicking it The color of the share or LUN turns purple 4 Right click a share or LUN 5 Select Take Snapshot The New Snapshot pop up screen displays New Snapshot 6 Enter a name for the snapshot 7 Click the Create button The snapshot is created 181 Backup Replication and Recovery ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Importing Snapshots A volume can contain snapshots that are not listed in the snapshot timeline for example after you import a share or LUN from a NAS You can import these snapshots into the timeline using the Import Snapshots command gt To import snapshots 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERS The Shares screen displays 3 Select the share or LUN into which you want to import snapshots The color of the share or LUN turns purple 4 Right click a share or LUN A pop up menu displays In the following figure the share pop up menu is shown on the left the LUN pop up menu is shown on the right Backup Replication and Recovery 182 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Available 900 5 GB Size 1 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAM GSCSI Migrate To i Migrate To Take Snapshot JN Expand Export to NAS Take Snapshot port Snapshots Export to NAS P
85. Shares screen Basic information is displayed to the right of the LUN View and Change the Properties of a LUN Including Size Expansion To view and change the properties of a LUN 1 2 Select Shares Click the Data Set button with four cubes DESEEN The Shares screen displays see the following figure Select the LUN that you want to explore by clicking it The color of the LUN turns purple Right click the LUN A pop up menu displays Manage Shares and LUNs 109 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Size 200 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocot SAN iSCSI Snapst ots 1 SalesAmeti SalesEMEA e 1 00 Compression 1 00 Vol2 Size 898 9 G Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB w NFS Snapshots 48 VARaccess Protection 2 days data 0 Snapshots M0 Reserved 0 Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Select Properties The Properties pane for the selected LUN displays at the right of the screen see the next figure Note You can also use a shortcut to display the Properties pane of a LUN Click the screen Expand button i on the top right of the screen to display the Properties pane see the red oval on the top right of the previous figure Click the same button which now displays as a reversed arrow o again to hide the Properties pane Manage Shares and LUNs 110 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 LUN1 Summary Size Used 16 KB 0 of 1 GB Path OneDiskVol LUN1 Compression 1 00x
86. System events such as the creation or deletion of a share LUN or snapshot or quota violations or low disk space e Addition and removal of hot swappable disks e Detection of disk types and hardware statistics e Removal and addition of SAS attached expansion enclosures e Removal and addition of SSDs e Removal and addition of power supplies e Removal and addition of a UPS e Connection and disconnection of external USB devices In addition to a record in the system logs the following events also generate alerts see Configure System Alerts on page 50 and SNMP traps see SNMP Monitoring on page 166 and are displayed onscreen e Disk errors and failures e Changes in network connectivity e Power supply failures e UPS failures e Fan speed irregularities and fan failures e CPU and enclosure temperature violations To display and manage the system logs 1 Select System gt Info gt Logs The following figure shows only the Logs section on the Info screen System Maintenance and Monitoring 165 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Lo gs Wed Apr 18 2012 20 34 30 Q System ReadyDATAOS background service started Wed Apr 18 2012 18 02 39 Q System The system is rebooting Download Logs Wed Apr 18 2012 14 41 12 Volume Volume vol3 creation has been failed cieecheee Wed Apr 18 2012 14 40 54 Q Volume Volume Vol3 has been added to the system Vaaa Wed Apr 18 2012 14 32 27 Q Volume Volume vol3 creation has been failed Wed Apr 18 2012
87. Target iqn 1994 11 Allowed Initiator nitiator iqn 1n 2012 04 ssword fort Contirr Ord eeecsee Manage Shares and LUNs 125 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Configure the properties as explained in the following table Item Description Name The name is provided for information only and cannot be changed The target is the address that an iSCSI client that is an initiator needs to access the LUN group The Target field is automatically populated but you can delete the content by clicking the cross at the right of the field and then replace the content with a custom target address Require initiators to identify By default access to the LUN group is open to the themselves using CHAP initiators that you add to the table onscreen Select this check box to enable CHAP authentication and to allow only authenticated initiators access to the LUN group Allowed Initiators Select one of the following radio buttons e Any Access to the LUN group is granted to all initiators that have information about the target address If CHAP authentication is enabled access is dependent on CHAP authentication e Selected Access to the LUN group is granted to iSCSI qualified names IQNs only If CHAP authentication is enabled access is dependent on CHAP authentication To add an IQN to the table and allow access to the LUN group 1 Click the button above and on the right of the empty table of initiators The Cr
88. adyOATAOS 1 0 0 T16 System configuration bar Section heading Operations per second Vol2 Read GB Vol2 Write D Voll Read D Voll write The Dashboard has two main bars e Navigation bar Located across the top of the screen the navigation bar helps you navigate through Dashboard You can also configure the language for the system and the administration password and access help To return to the Dashboard home screen select System or if you are in a system configuration screen select Overview e System configuration bar Located below the navigation bar the system configuration bar helps you to navigate through the four configuration screens that you access from the System menu To return to the Dashboard home screen select Overview Some screens show section headings on the left side When you select a section heading settings are displayed that let you configure the ReadyDATA The configuration procedures in this manual indicate the selection from the navigation bar and if applicable the selection from the system configuration bar and the section heading on a screen For example to configure the global file sharing protocols select System gt Settings gt Services System is the selection from the navigation bar Settings is the selection from the system configuration bar and Services is the section heading on the Settings screen Getting Started 15 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Register the ReadyDATA You must reg
89. and so on Manage User Groups and User Accounts 147 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 tem Description S O Primary Group From the drop down list select the primary group to which the user is assigned The default group is called users For information about creating groups see Create a User Group on page 143 Note In addition to belonging to a single primary group a user can belong to many other groups You can assign more groups on the group detail pane see Edit a User Group on page 144 Email Address Optional Enter the email address of the user Password Enter a password Each user password can have a maximum of 255 characters Re enter Password Reenter the user password 4 Click the Create button The user is added to the table on the Security screen Note On the Security screen users are sorted by user name You cannot change the sort order Delete a User Account WARNING Files on the ReadyDATA that are owned by a user for which you delete the user account might become inaccessible When you delete a user account the ReadyDATA deletes the associated home share and its contents gt To delete a user account 1 Select Security The Security screen displays Make sure that the Users button is highlighted it is by default if it is not click the Users button Manage User Groups and User Accounts 148 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Name Email Address Primary group GaryStringer gstringer netgearc
90. art 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 the entire array is at risk of physical damage Volumes Overview In the most general sense volumes are data storage devices Volumes can be either physical or logical In this manual the term volume refers to a logical volume with a RAID set and the terms hard disk drive disk and physical volume refer to a physical storage device The ReadyDATA treats disks and volumes in the following ways e Each logical volume can correspond to one disk e A logical volume can be made up of more than one disk e You cannot divide a single disk among two or more volumes e Although you can install different types of disks within the ReadyDATA you can select only disks of the same physical performance characteristics to be members of one volume For example you cannot mix nearline SATA 7 200 rpm disks with SAS 15 000 rpm disks within one volume After you create a volume see Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level on page 26 you can make the following changes to the volume Manage Disks and Volumes 21 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Expand the volume by adding more disks see Expand a Volume on page 33 e Attach write cache and read cache SSD disks to boost the performance of volumes that contain slower disks such as SATA 7 200 rpm or nearline SAS 7 200 rpm disks see Configur
91. ata if you intend to use it again gt To reset the ReadyDATA to factory defaults 1 Select System gt Settings gt Update The following figure shows the Settings screen with the firmware options System Maintenance and Monitoring 156 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Services UPS Authentication U pd ate Check for Updates k the Check for Updates butt ef j ter Check for Updates Update Settings k the Install Firmware button a Install Firmware Return system to its factory default settings k the Perform Factory Default ton be Perform Factory Default Click the Perform Factory Default button The Perform Factory Default pop up screen displays Perform Factory Default Type FACTORY all capital letters in the field Click the OK button If you enabled email alerts the ReadyDATA sends a message when the factory defaults are restored System Maintenance and Monitoring 157 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Shut Down or Restart the System Use the Power icon that is accessible from any Dashboard screen to gracefully shut down or restart the ReadyDATA gt To gracefully shut down or restart the system 1 Click the Power icon in the upper right corner of the navigation bar Profley J v Shut down 2 Restart 2 Select one of the following options from the drop down list e Shut down Gracefully power down the system e Restart Gracefully power down the system and restart it 3 Confirm your selection
92. ccess a LUN from a client device see Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI Attached Device on page 131 Access a Share from Network Attached Device This section discusses the following topics Use a Windows Device e Use a Mac OS X Device e Use a Linux or Unix Device Users access shares and snapshots on the ReadyDATA from their network attached devices using the SMB AFP NFS or FTP file sharing protocol depending on their device the file sharing protocols that you enabled for share access see Create a Share on page 77 and the access rights that you granted see Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 90 Manage Shares and LUNs 127 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Users can employ any backup application to back up local data from their network attached device to a share on the ReadyDATA Note For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network attached devices you need to select the Allow snapshot access check box in the Protection section of the Properties pane of a share For more information see View and Change the Properties of a Share on page 80 Use a Windows Device Users can access shares on the ReadyDATA using a network attached Windows based device gt To access an SMB share using a network attached Windows device 1 In the Windows Explorer address bar enter the IP address or host name of the ReadyDATA G Ga Network RES B3 15 54 v You are prompted to log in to the ReadyDATA Windows Security ches
93. ccording to their access rights For those users with read write access to the share recovering data is a simple process They click the snapshot subfolder in a share and then have access to all snapshots that are available on that share Users can explore the data that is available in a snapshot and recover any desired file or folder For information about how to access a share see Access a Share from Network Attached Device on page 127 Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI Attached Device Strictly speaking users who access the ReadyDATA through an iSCSI attached device do not have access to snapshots However you can clone a snapshot of a LUN to become a new independent LUN and assign that LUN clone to a LUN group that the users can access Cloning a snapshot to become a LUN is an instantaneous process that does not consume additional storage space unless more data is written to the clone Because no additional storage space is consumed cloning snapshots is very efficient To recover data from the LUN clone users must access the LUN clone from the same type of iSCSl attached device that was used to format the parent of the clone For example if the parent LUN was formatted using a Windows device users must access the LUN clone using a Windows device Recovering data from a snapshot to an iSCSI attached device involves the following high level steps Backup Replication and Recovery 193 1 2 ReadyDATA OS 1 4
94. ck the Detach button Updated information about the volume displays to the left of the enclosure A detached write or read disk becomes available again for other purposes the color of the disk turns black Manage Disks and Volumes 38 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Export and Import a Volume The ReadyDATA lets you export an existing volume by exporting the disks on which the volume resides You can physically insert the disks in other slots of the chassis in an optional expansion disk array or in another ReadyDATA that runs the same firmware version The share names and all share data the LUN names and all LUN data and all snapshots on the shares and LUNs are migrated to the new location but you need to redefine the following settings e For shares User permissions if an Active Directory is not integrated e For LUNs iSCSI targets and initiator permissions Other than a minimal downtime during the export and import process users are not affected if you redefine these settings gt To export a volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays d SATA 700 GB i SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB pe 1 00 m 1 00 SATA 470 GB Data W 0 SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 470 GB z uod SVS Free W 900 GB e RAID vege 1 00 a RAID RAID 6 a Log a Cache a Spare Chen MM 2
95. closure and Color Coding of the Disks Onscreen RAID and Volume Implementation Manage Disks and Volumes 19 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 RAID Levels Redundant array of independent disks RAID is a storage technology that balances data protection system performance and storage space by determining how the storage system distributes data Many different ways of distributing data have been standardized into various RAID levels Each RAID level offers a trade off of data protection system performance and storage space For example one RAID level might improve data protection but reduce storage space Another RAID level might increase storage space but also reduce system performance Various RAID combinations provide different levels of protection against data loss capacity and speed The ReadyDATA supports the following RAID levels 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 is lost if any one disk fails Although such an array has no actual redundancy it is customary to call it RAID 0 RAID 1 mirrored disks duplicates data across two disks in the array providing full redundancy Two 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 both disks in the a
96. counts 143 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Note On the Security screen groups are sorted by group name You cannot change the sort order Delete a User Group When you delete a user group that is the primary group for a user the user is no longer assigned to any group You need to edit the user account and assign the user to another primary group 5 To delete a user group 1 Select Security The Security screen displays see the following figure Click the Groups button The groups display Members PeterBrown SuzanLaPorte Highlight the row of the group that you want to delete or select the group s check box If your system has many groups you can use the search field on the left above the table At the top right of the screen click the Remove Group button EJ Confirm the deletion Edit a User Group gt To edit a user group 1 Select Security The Security screen displays see the following figure Click the Groups button The groups display Manage User Groups and User Accounts 144 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Name GID Members Marketing M Sales PeterBrown TechSupport 3 Highlight the row of the group that you want to edit or select the group s check box If your system has many groups you can use the search field on the left above the table 4 At the top right of the screen click the screen Expand button The Group details pane displays The following figure contains exa
97. d For information about how to roll back to a snapshot see Roll Back to a Snapshot on page 183 Clones You can copy a snapshot to become a new independent data set that is a new share or LUN Changes made to the clone do not affect the parent origin and changes made to the parent do not affect the clone To handle storage in an efficient way common blocks of data between the parent and the clone are shared Because the clone is linked to the parent in this way the parent cannot be deleted when a clone exists Additionally the clone cannot be migrated to a volume that does not contain the parent For information about how to clone snapshots see Clone a Snapshot on page 186 Automatic and Manual Snapshots You can configure the system to take snapshots according to a schedule that you specify or you can manually take snapshots Automatic Snapshots When you create a share or LUN or when you change the properties of a share or LUN you can select continuous and automatic protection with hourly daily or weekly snapshots Backup Replication and Recovery 178 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Forinformation about configuring automatic snapshots of a share see Create a Share on page 77 e For information about configuring automatic snapshots of a LUN see Create a LUN on page 107 Manually Take a Snapshot You can take a manual snapshot either from the Shares screen or from the Snapshot screen To take a snapshot of a share or
98. ddress gt is the IP address of the ReadyDATA Manage Shares and LUNs 130 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e lt volume name gt is the name of the volume on which the share resides e lt share name gt is the name of the share that you want to access e lt mount point gt is the name of an empty folder on the Linux or Unix device Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI Attached Device An iSCSI initiator application lets you set up a connection from a server to a LUN group and therefore to individual LUNs Normally users would not initiate such a LUN connection the network administrator would provide access to a LUN group through a server The iSCSI targets that is the LUNs in the LUN group on the ReadyDATA present themselves on the client system as virtual block devices and can be treated as locally attached disks Windows for example can run FAT32 or NTFS on the iSCSI target device and treat the devices as though they are locally attached When they have access to a LUN group users can employ any backup application to back up local data from their iSCSl attached device to a LUN Note Unlike snapshots that reside on a share snapshots that reside on a LUN are not visible to users For information about how to recover data using a snapshot on a LUN see Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI Attached Device on page 193 Manage Shares and LUNs 131 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Access LUN Groups Using Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator The foll
99. de an email address for alert notices system events such as disk errors and failures changes in network connectivity power supply failures fan speed irregularities and fan failures and CPU and enclosure temperature violations generate email alert messages The ReadyDATA divides system events into two categories mandatory and optional Mandatory events always generate email alert messages You can control which optional system events generate email alert messages Email Alert Contacts To receive an email message alerting you if a system event that requires your attention occurs provide one or more email addresses for alert messages You can use an email address that is accessible from a smartphone to help you monitor the ReadyDATA when you are away from it gt To manage alert email contacts 1 Select System gt Settings gt Alerts The Settings screen displays the alerts settings Authentication Update Alerts Alert Events 2 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description Alert Contacts Click the plus button to add a contact email addresses Click the plus button to add more contact email addresses Select an address and then click the gear icon to edit an existing alert contact or click the minus button to delete it User Enter the user name that is associated with the email address Password Enter the password that is associated with the email address
100. default settings continued Item Default Setting Compression Disabled configurable Deduplication Disabled configurable Protection interval Provisioning Access Denied until you set permissions Snapshots On the hour At midnight Weekly At midnight on Friday Administrative settings User name Password password Password recovery Security settings Authentication Access type Local users Workgroup name VOLUME Default groups users with GUID 100 Default users SAN settings LUN groups No default group Automatically issued CHAP Disabled authentication Initiators None Bidirectional CHAP Disabled authentication System monitoring Alerts Disabled email user and server information is blank Event types All event types are enabled Factory Default Settings 246 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Table 10 ReadyDATA factory default settings continued Default Setting Records Errors enabled Warnings enabled Info enabled Categories All System Disk Volume Share Account and Miscellaneous Volume Status graphics Volume All volumes Type Operations Update 5 seconds Network Network All Ethernet interfaces and VNICs Protocol All SMB NFS AFP HTTP SSH iSCSI and SNMP Period 5 minutes Update 5 seconds Utilization Volume All volumes Period 5 minutes Update 5 seconds Temperature Temperature
101. dress through stateless autoconfiguration without the requirement of a DHCPv6 server on your network The ReadyDATA does need to be connected to the Internet for stateless autoconfiguration to function e Using DHCP The ReadyDATA functions as a DHCPV6 client and the IPv6 settings are automatically configured by a DHCPv6 server on your network The default prefix length for DHCP is 64 to support some common DHCP servers e Manually You must enter the IPv6 address and prefix length for the ReadyDATA and the router through which the ReadyDATA is connected to the network Configure IPv6 Configure the System Settings 60 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Router Enter the IPv6 address for the ReadyDATA IPv6 Address Enter the prefix length for the ReadyDATA The default address is 1 that is 0 1 Manual configuration Prefix Length Enter the IPv6 address for the router through which the ReadyDATA only connects to your network The default prefix length is 128 You can specify a prefix length by appending prefix length for example 64 when you specify the IP address Note NETGEAR recommends that you use DHCP address reservation to make sure that the DHCP server always assigns the same IP address to the interfaces of the ReadyDATA The MAC addresses of the physical interfaces and VNICs are shown on the Network screen 10 For IPv4 settings you can select or clear the Primary Router check box to
102. dyDATA OS 1 4 New Volume The RAID levels that are displayed depend on the number of disks that you selected Configure the following settings e Name Enter a name for the volume The volume name must begin with a letter and can contain only alphanumeric characters underscores _ hyphens periods and colons The volume names mirror logs and spare are reserved and cannot be used as are all names that begin with the c O 9 pattern However you can use names that begin with the C a z0 9 or c a z pattern e RAID From the drop down list select the RAID level The RAID level that you can select depends on the number of disks that you selected in Step 2 For more information see Table 7 on page 21 If you select RAID 5 and six or more disks or RAID 6 and eight or more disks a screen opens letting you select RAID 5 0 instead of RAID 5 or RAID 6 0 instead of RAID 6 Click the Create button The volume is created To the left of the enclosure click the new volume and note the following e The color of the selected disks in the enclosure turns blue 1 e The name of the new volume displays above the enclosure 2 e The selected RAID level for the new volume displays below the enclosure 3 e Information about the new volume displays to the left of the enclosure 4 e The virtual LED indicates the health status of the volume 5 Manage Disks and Volumes 28 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Volume icon
103. e Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance on page 36 e Export the volume see Export and Import a Volume on page 39 e Delete the volume see Delete a Volume on page 40 You can configure any disk that is not allocated to a volume as a hot spare for any volume in case of failure see Configure Global Spare Disks on page 42 Because the hot spare provides only a temporary solution it can be of any physical performance characteristics that is it does not need to match the physical performance characteristics of the disks in the volumes Note ReadyRECOVER requires its own volume If you use ReadyRECOVER include this requirement in your space and volume planning The ShadowProtect agent can create this volume for you See the ReadyRECOVER Software User Manual for more information Optional Expansion Disk Arrays and Volumes You can create a volume that spans more than one enclosure by using one or more optional expansion disk arrays EDA2000 and EDA4000 The number of volumes that you can create within a ReadyDATA is limited only by the total number of disks in the ReadyDATA and expansion disk arrays With several expansion disk arrays the ReadyDATA supports up to 60 disks and volumes Note When you span a volume across several enclosures the volume is dependent on the availability of all enclosures If one enclosure fails the entire volume goes offline Manage Disks and Volumes 22 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Graphical Enc
104. e data capacity of the volume divided by its usable storage capacity Note You cannot disable deduplication on a volume but you can do so ona share or LUN that resides on the volume By default compression is 0 00 indicating that compression is enabled but that data has not yet been compressed A number higher than 0 00 indicates the number of times that data has been compressed For example 5 00 indicates that data has been compressed five times Virtual health LED to the left of the volume icon Not applicable Green The volume is healthy Manage Disks and Volumes 29 Item Description ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Color Coding Yellow Red The volume is degraded Note Even though the health LED might be yellow and not red the volume might actually be bad or faulty if the number in the Free field to the right of the volume icon is a strange or negative number and if the numbers in the Data Snapshots and Reserved fields also to the right of the volume icon are zero The volume is bad or faulty Manage Disks and Volumes 30 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 View the Properties of a Volume gt To view the properties of a volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB i SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB 1 00 SATA 470 GB Data W 0 S
105. e gear icon to the right of the LUN group to which you want to connect the server A pop up menu displays 5 Select Properties The LUN Group Properties pop up screen displays LUN Group Properties Sales C00 Chap Secret Allowed Cancel 6 Next to Allowed Initiators select the Selected radio button 7 Click the button on the right above the empty table of initiators Manage Shares and LUNs 133 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Create initiator pop up screen displays Create initiator 8 Paste the default iSCSI initiator name in the Name field 9 Click the Create button The LUN Group Properties pop up screen displays again and the initiator is added to the table on the LUN Group Properties pop up screen 10 On the LUN Group Properties screen next to the iSCSI initiator name select the Allowed check box LUN Group Properties Name Sales Target ian 1994 11 com netgear da lab 5200 fe2b66 Require initiators to identif Initiator qn iqn 201 2 01 com microsfotiab netgearlab or bidirectional CHAP authentication 11 Click the Apply button Manage Shares and LUNs 134 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 12 On the iSCSI Initiator Properties screen click the Targets tab Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Quick Connect To discover and log on to a target using a basic connection type the IP address or DNS name of the target and then click Quick Connec
106. e unique data This storage method saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers Size You can increase the quota or reservation of an existing share without affecting or disconnecting any users Expansion is instant regardless of the data size Quota Select the Size check box and Select the unit of measurement enter the size of the storage from the drop down list space that is available to the MB share lt GB Reserve Select the Reserve check box to TB reserve guaranteed storage space for the share on the volume Manage Shares and LUNs 82 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Protection Continuous Select the Continuous Protection check box to enable data protection through Protection snapshots and configure the frequency at which snapshots are made By default the Continuous Protection check box is selected For more information about snapshots see Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 Smart Snapshot Management Select the Smart Snapshot Management check box to enable automatic snapshot pruning When enabled the ReadyDATA deletes older snapshots so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours daily snapshots are kept for four weeks weekly snapshots are kept for eight weeks and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely Note For shares or LUNs that were created before the release of this feature Smart Snapshot Management is disabled by default Int
107. e volume on which the share or LUN resides 2 Double click the volume 3 Select the share or LUN Do one of the following e To configure a new job from the Destination drop down list select the ReadyDATA to which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the destination system Then select the volume to which you want to replicate the share or LUN e To resume an existing job from the Destination drop down list select the ReadyDATA to which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the destination system Double click the volume containing the share or LUN assigned when the job was first configured and then select the share or LUN e To configure a new job but use a seed from the Destination drop down list select the ReadyDATA to which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the destination system Double click the volume containing the share or LUN containing the replication seed and then select the share or LUN Note Inthe previous figure the name of the volume to which the share or LUN is replicated is identical to the name of the volume from which the share or LUN is replicated This is not a typical situation 5 At the bottom right of the screen click the Next button The next Continuous Replicate screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 211 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e If you did not select a share or LUN you are configuring a new job without a seed the screen
108. eate initiator pop up screen displays Create initiator Sonfirm Pass Manage Shares and LUNs 126 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Allowed Initiators Inthe Name field enter an IQN in the format as defined by RFC3720 for example continued iqn 2012 04 com netgear sj tst 5200 a123b456 Enter a CHAP password with a length of at least 12 characters Confirm the CHAP password Click the Create button The IQN is added to the table on the LUN Group Properties pop up screen Inthe Allowed column of the table select that is flag the check box to allow the initiator access to the LUN group To remove an IQN from the table 1 Select the IQN by clicking it in the table 2 Click the button 3 Confirm the removal To edit the CHAP password for an IQN in the table 1 Select the IQN by clicking it in the table Click the wheel button Make the password changes Click the Apply button By default access to an initiator by a LUN in the LUN group is open To require a LUN in the LUN group to be authenticated before accessing an initiator set a password for Password for bidirectional CHAP authentication bidirectional CHAP authentication Password Enter a CHAP password with a length of at least 12 characters Confirm Password Confirm the CHAP password 5 Click the Apply button The new LUN group properties take effect immediately For information about how to set up and a
109. ece eee eee 167 About Uninterruptible Power Supplies 0 0 c ee ee eee eee 167 UPS CONMGUESONS 14 1 2 aye s nanen bemoaning a dea naionaigrecoceeis 167 Add and Monitor UPS Devices 222t2 catovotcawewawandededaseenes 171 Chapter 7 Backup Replication and Recovery Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNS 0 00 cece eee eee eee 177 Basic Snapshot Concepts cicsisircoricscaridtebenetriadacidanedti 177 Automatic and Manual Snapshots 0 0 eee cece eee eee 178 importing SMAPSHOUS 4 4 4 0 0 eas onanwe 8ST EA Goo Gn aeremredde sais 182 Roll Back toa Snapshot vccuso craved asaxanavarianeredardesuoussenee 183 Clone aSnapshOticccssscs sereacasacwiaaainn wer PEPERELET EREA 186 Delete a Snapshot cceu cron gu aashsdasnededeekwateeeneaauerebacsd 189 Recover Data from a ReadyDATA to an Attached Device 193 Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network Attached Device 193 Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI Attached Device 193 Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Windows Server 0 194 Manage Replication and Recovery Between Two or More Systems 194 About REDICAUON 3 s 5 4 0 2 04 0022Ged2drceddecdantaemnes cadets adriana 195 Recover Replicated Data dcncccrrcckarvavaiynavee kere kens nse owsde ea 196 Seed or Reseed Replication 0 eee eee eee eee eee 196 Access ReadyDATA Replicate and Register Systems 197 Schedule or Resume Period
110. ect one of the following options SNMP UPS An SNMP UPS lets the ReadyDATA query the manufacturer specific MIB The ReadyDATA monitors and manages the UPS through SNMP Remote UPS A remote UPS is attached to a remote server such as a ReadyNAS or a Linux server that is running Network UPS Tools NUT The ReadyDATA monitors and manages the UPS over the remote connection Address Enter the IP address of the SNMP UPS Community Enter public or private depending on the manufacturer s requirement or the UPS s configuration From the drop down list select the MIB for one of the following manufacturers MGE UPS Systems American Power Conversion APC SOCOMEC Powerware Eaton Powerware Monitored Eaton Powerware Managed Raritan BayTech HP Compac AF401A Cyberpower RMCARD201 RMCARD100 RMCARD202 SNMP UPS System Maintenance and Monitoring 172 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Address Enter the IP address of the remote UPS User For a remote UPS that is attached to a Linux server that is running NUT enter the user name to access the remote UPS For aremote UPS that is attached to a ReadyNAS enter monuser This user name is required for the ReadyDATA to access the remote UPS do not enter Remote UPS another user name Password For a remote UPS that is attached to a Linux server that is running NUT enter the password to access the remote UPS For a remote UPS that is attached to a ReadyNAS en
111. ecurity Access Mode 00 e cece 140 Manage User Groups for the Local Database 00000 ee aes 142 Create a User GlOUD va cdcncnisu duet eea on a oneaeeuad ee 143 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Delete a User Group eee eet teeter nnnee 144 Edit aUSEr GrOUD cos cura cece n saccade ahane cGleece snals s 144 Manage User Accounts for the Local Database 0000 146 Greate a User ACCOUNT s c5 0 3 00352 otacueulialemeimeureia es 6 bene oe Hee 146 Deletea User ACCOUNT 2 46604 e50d connnapeneeeeeeederddeeedoegats 148 Edita USerACCOUNE cactaretadedastoiosdaaddan ren NE ANEA 149 Chapter 6 System Maintenance and Monitoring System MaintenaNE E esre deteta daana a a E aaa a 152 Update the Firmware ccccederyevev enceatenaeawasauasandaceeaaaes 152 Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults 0 0 eee eee eee 156 Shut Down or Restart the System 2 0 cee eee 158 Recover the Administrator Password e cece eee eee eee eee 158 System MONItONNG lt ssceveusese eve des svtvtioireieiekerswensws Es 159 System Real Time and Historical Monitoring 0005 159 System Health Information se sajc ued eeduulersawe edawmawerdaaneaade ees 163 Disk Status and Health Information 0 00 cee cece eee eens 163 SVEM lOG seenen 09 5 Sal Saracens aan oer nadine RRR A 165 SNMPE MONMOMNG csi ccncceicethontaaaniniinnidick thee ET 166 Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies cc c
112. ed those with a black LED are globally disabled Click a protocol button to display the protocol settings screen Configure the System Settings 68 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 2 Configure the protocol settings one protocol at a time Setting the protocols is explained in the following e Configure SMB AFP NFS or SSH e Configure FTP e Configure SNMP Note For information about the Replicate button see the previous figure see Chapter 7 Backup Replication and Recovery Configure SMB AFP NFS or SSH The only option for these protocols is to enable or disable the protocol globally gt To enable or disable any of these protocols i Select System gt Settings gt Services The Services section of the Setting screen displays the following figure shows the top of the screen only Services AFP NFS Replicate Click the protocol button SMB AFP NFS or SSH Select the Enable check box to enable the protocol clear the Enable check box to disable the protocol Click the Apply button A WARNING For SSH if you enable SSH root access NETGEAR might deny you technical support If you do enable SSH root access the SSH root password is identical to the administrator password that you have configured Configure FTP gt To configure FTP 1 Select System gt Settings gt Services The Services section of the Setting screen displays the following figure shows the top of the screen only Co
113. ee Clone a Snapshot on page 186 gt To migrate a share to another volume 1 2 Select Shares Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERS The Shares screen displays see the following figure Select a share by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Size 200 GB S 8G Size 200 GB Consumed 0 Ca e Cons Protocol NAS SMB toco SMB Protocol SAN iSCSI NFS FTP caret Sna 0 Snapshots 0 Snapshots 1 SalesEMEA SalesRemote Dedupe ompression Vol2 Size 898 968 j Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB NF Snapshots 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Right click the share A pop up menu displays Select Migrate To A second pop up menu displays the volumes m gt Size 200GB Consumed 0 Manage Shares and LUNs 84 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 By default the volume on which the share resides is flagged 6 Select the name of the destination volume 7 Confirm the migration A progress circle displays the progress of the migration Export a Share to a NAS Exporting a share to a network attached server and then importing it allows you to easily and more quickly transfer a share by transporting the server or associated media to another location You can use the exported share to seed replication between distant sites to more quickly and simply resume operation in a disaster recovery scenario The export bundles al
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115. eight weeks and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely Interval The interval specifies how often a snapshot is made Make a selection from the drop down list e Hourly A snapshot is taken every hour on the hour e Daily A snapshot is taken every day at midnight This is the default setting e Weekly A snapshot is taken every week on Friday at midnight Share NAS Click the Share NAS button which is the default setting Clicking the LUN SAN button creates a LUN see Create a LUN on page 107 Type Select the check boxes for the file sharing protocols that you want to enable on the share SMB NFS AFP e FTP For information about these protocols see File Sharing Protocols to Access Shares on page 76 Note If the New Share pop up screen displays a red triangle with an exclamation mark for a protocol for example EM the protocol is globally disabled For information about how to enable the protocol globally see Configure Global File Sharing Protocols on page 67 Size If you do not set a size the share has unlimited access to the storage space on the volume and the utilization rate of the share is greatly improved over predefining the size because storage space is assigned only as data is written to the share By default when you create a share no quota or reserve is set Quota Select the Size check box and Select the unit of measurement from enter the size of the storage space the drop down list
116. ents oS BREEETES nol x Vol2 capacity Last 3 s Avg E Voli capacity Last s 1 0 1 0 The Volume utilization graphic shows the percentage that an individual volume or all volumes are used The range is from 0 to 100 percent From the drop down lists above the graphic you can adjust the following settings Volume Select all volumes or individual volumes Period Select the period over which the utilization is measured You can select from five minutes to one year Update Select how often the information in the table is updated You can select from 5 to 50 seconds Temperature Temperature 2 2 a 2 c v g System Tesperature Last Ocu Temperature Last B aux Temperature Last The Temperature graphic shows the system temperatures in degrees Celsius The range is flexible and depends on your selections from the drop down lists above the graphic and the temperatures that are measured For example the range can be from 0 to 50 degrees Celsius From the drop down lists above the graphic you can adjust the following settings Temperature Select all temperatures the system SYS temperature the CPU temperature or the auxiliary AUX temperature System Maintenance and Monitoring 162 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Period Select the period over which the temperatures are measured You can select from five minutes to one year Update Select how often the information in the
117. er The Target field is automatically populated The target is the string that an iSCSI client needs to be able to connect to the LUN Click the Create button The New LUN group is added to the SAN screen see the following figure By default CHAP is disabled and no client is allowed to access the LUN group for more information see Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups on page 124 To assign a LUN to the newly created LUN group click the button to the right of an unassigned LUN The Assign to pop up menu displays Select Assign to or point to Assign to and select a LUN group from the submenu Unassigned LUNs Sales Target iqn 1994 11 com netgearda lab 5200 3d18 551 sales Security amp Access CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients None https nsbutm readynas com The LUN is now assigned to the selected LUN group Manage Shares and LUNs 122 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Unassigned LUNs Sales Target m iqn 1994 11 com netgear dg lab 5200 3d18 551 sales SalesRemot Secutity amp Access e CHAP Disabled u Allowed Clients None Remove a LUN from a LUN Group To remove a LUN from a LUN group 1 Select SAN The SAN screen displays Unassigned LUNs Target iqn 1994 11 com netgear dg lab 5200 3d18 551 sales Secwity amp CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients None 2 Click the button to the right of the LUN 3 Confirm the LUN exclusion from the gr
118. erval The interval specifies how often a snapshot is made Make a selection from the drop down list e Hourly A snapshot is taken every hour on the hour e Daily A snapshot is taken every day at midnight the default setting e Weekly A snapshot is taken every week on Friday at midnight Allow snapshot Select the Allow snapshot access check box to allow snapshot access to anyone access who has permission to access the share The default snapshot access folder displays in the Snapshot folder field When you allow snapshot access a subfolder with the name snapshot is created on the share to allow users access to data from past snapshots Users can then access older versions of their files or recover files that were deleted Access For information about how to provide share access to users and groups see Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 90 Note The changes that you make on the Properties pane take effect immediately that is no Apply button exists to confirm the changes Migrate a Share to Another Volume Migrating a share to another volume allows you to reorganize a volume or remove the shares from a volume before deleting the volume WARNING Migrating a share to another volume causes all users to be disconnected from the share Manage Shares and LUNs 83 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Note You cannot migrate a cloned share to a volume that does not contain its parent For more information about clones s
119. es an overview of the configured replication schedule If you want to change the schedule click the Back button 11 Click the Apply button The Jobs screen displays showing the replication configuration NETGEAR Views Views Jobs Refresh Name H source H Destination Jobs Monitor it Reports Network Tools S 7 x Data Replicate 2014 01 14 10 40 AM res c7 91 3c Vol2 r5 Rep_S res c7 91 18 Vol2 r Share J Scheduled rnd Scheduled Replicate fe Continuous Replicate Backup Replication and Recovery 208 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Configure or Resume Continuous Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate Note For full disaster recovery configure continuous replication for each individual share and LUN After you have registered at least two ReadyDATA systems for ReadyDATA Replicate you can schedule the replication of a share or LUN from one ReadyDATA to another If a job is no longer running for example because you stopped it or because of a system loss you can resume the job If the source share or LUN is large the initial replication transfer takes a substantial amount of time particularly if the source and destination ReadyDATAs are connected by a WAN You can shorten this time by seeding the destination site For information about seeding replication see Seed or Reseed Replication on page 236 gt To schedule or resume continuous replication of a share or LUN 1 Visit https readydata netgea
120. es for the destination Item Description NFS Server Address Enter the address of the NFS server Force UDP transfer Check to require that only UDP transfers are used This is the default Manage Shares and LUNs 117 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description File Name 7 Confirm the export Enter the path to the directory for the file containing the exported share Enter a file name for the exported share The export saves all of the data from the LUN including the snap shots and related information in a single file The ReadyDATA sends an alert email when the export finishes Import a ReadyDATA LUN If you have exported a LUN to a network attached server you can import the LUN to the ReadyDATA For large data sets exporting a LUN moving the NAS or media with the exported file to the same LAN as the destination ReadyDATA and then importing is much quicker than replicating the LUN over a WAN Use this process for seeding replication from a share to a remote LUN and for speeding disaster recovery gt To import a LUN from another volume 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ER The LUN screen displays see the following figure 3 Click the Import Share LUN from NFS icon next to the destination volume The Import Share LUN from NFS Server screen opens Manage Shares and LUNs 118 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Enter the appropriate values for t
121. ess Then configure the IP address Note You must set up port forwarding if the source and destination are behind a firewall Note If you use an explicit destination IP address data that is replicated over the Internet is not automatically encrypted You must select the Encryption check box to enable encryption IP Address Enter the IP address of the interface on the destination system The address is automatically appended with port number 6819 Backup Replication and Recovery 215 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 8 At the bottom right of the screen click the Next button The final Continuous Replicate screen displays Continuous Replicate Data Replication 2012 06 25 12 43 PM o a res 3b aa 4b_0C2938AA48B res b4 29 e2_0C298429E2 Schedule Preview A job will be running continuously This screen provides an overview of the replication configuration If you must change the schedule click the Back button 9 Click the Apply button The Jobs screen displays showing the replication configurations Backup Replication and Recovery 216 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 NETGEAR Views a Views Jobs Refresh 22 500s Name a H source H Destination ta Replicate 2014 01 14 10 40 AM res c7 91 3c Vol2 r5 Rep_S res c7 91 18 Vol2 r6 Share w Da montor j Z X Scneauea Data Replicate 2014 01 14 10 51 AM ull Reports 7 x Continuous lt 4 Network Tools res c7 91 18 Vol2 r6 Sharez res c7
122. ession Select the Compression check box to enable data compression Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers but the compression and decompression processes require more resources By default the Compression check box is cleared Protection Select the Continuous Protection check box to enable data protection through snapshots and configure the frequency at which snapshots are made By default the Continuous Protection check box is selected For more information about snapshots see Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 Smart Snapshot Management Select the Smart Snapshot Management check box to enable automatic snapshot pruning When enabled the ReadyDATA deletes older snapshots so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours daily snapshots are kept for four weeks weekly snapshots are kept for eight weeks and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely Interval The interval specifies how often a snapshot is made Make a selection from the drop down list e Hourly A snapshot is taken every hour on the hour e Daily A snapshot is taken every day at midnight This is the default setting e Weekly A snapshot is taken every week on Friday at midnight LUN SAN Click the LUN SAN button Clicking the Share NAS button creates a share see Create a Share on page 77 Manage Shares and LUNs 108 5 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Provisio
123. ession processes require more resources By default the Compression check box is cleared Select the Dedupe check box to enable deduplication which prevents storage of redundant data on the share Unique data is stored only once on the share and other instances of the identical data are removed and replaced by a pointer to the unique data This storage method saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers By default the Dedupe check box is cleared Note In order to find duplicated data the ReadyDATA creates and manages a table of data to compare to If this table gets too large deduplication is disabled If this happens the ReadyDATA issues an alert and makes a log entry If you look at the property settings the dedupe check box will no longer be set Manage Shares and LUNs 78 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Protection Select the Continuous Protection check box to enable data protection through snapshots and configure the frequency at which snapshots are made By default the Continuous Protection check box is selected For more information about snapshots see Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 Smart Select the Smart Snapshot Management check box to enable automatic Snapshot snapshot pruning When enabled the ReadyDATA deletes snapshots as Management necessary so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours daily snapshots are kept for four weeks weekly snapshots are kept for
124. esume the replication instead of creating a new job see Seed or Reseed Replication on page 196 for more information gt To resume a replication job 1 On the source ReadyDATA select Replicate Backup Replication and Recovery 233 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 2 Click the Jobs button The Jobs screen displays 3 Click the New Job button The New Job wizard opens New Job Destination IP address or domain Access key Data Replicate 2013 12 18 03 07 PM j fes c7 91 18 Select access key Backup Replication and Recovery 234 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Click the icon for the ReadyDATA The volumes display New Job Destination IP address or domain Access key 5 Double click the volume containing the share or LUN you want to replicate Data Replicate 2013 12 18 03 07 PM res c7 91 18 gt NewRaid5 gt OneDiskVol Select access key 6 Select the share or LUN you want to replicate 7 Inthe IP address or domain field enter the IP address or domain name of the destination ReadyDATA 8 In the Access key field select the previously added access key for the destination ReadyDATA 9 Click the Connect button Backup Replication and Recovery 235 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If the ReadyDATA can be reached and the access key is valid an icon for the system displays New Job Data Replicate 2013 12 18 03 0
125. ettings on the first screen as explained in the following table Item Description Name Keep the default name for the replication configuration or overwrite the default name with another name Backup Replication and Recovery 201 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Source From the Source drop down list select the ReadyDATA from which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the source system Then do the following 1 Select the volume on which the share or LUN resides 2 Double click the volume 3 Select the share or LUN Do one of the following e To configure a new job from the Destination drop down list select the ReadyDATA to which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the destination system Then select the volume to which you want to replicate the share or LUN e To resume an existing job from the Destination drop down list select the ReadyDATA to which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the destination system Double click the volume containing the share or LUN assigned when the job was first configured and then select the share or LUN e To configure a new job but use a seed from the Destination drop down list select the ReadyDATA to which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the destination system Double click the volume containing the share or LUN containing the replication seed and then select the share or LUN De
126. f a column heading in the table click the drop down list You can do the following e Sort the jobs in ascending order e Sort the jobs in descending order e Add or remove columns from the table Note To update the information in the table Click the Refresh icon Monitor the Jobs Using ReadyDATA Replicate The Monitor screen displays the status of pending and active jobs Active jobs are currently running pending jobs are the next occurrence of a scheduled replication job You can also Backup Replication and Recovery 220 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 run a scheduled replication job immediately and cancel an active job Continuous replication jobs are always active jobs NETGEAR READY DATA Views Views Monitor Refresh ee Hobs Name Status Hi source H Destination Delta Started Finished Speed Transfe p DataReplicat Pending res c7 91 3c V res c7 91 18 V 39 min s 7 sec Tue 14 Jan 20 Tue 14 Jan 20 No Cha No Cha a Scheduled T Data Replicat Active res C7 91 18 V res c7 91 3c V 5 sec s Tue 14 Jan 20 Tue 14 Jan 20 No Cha No Cha Reports Continuous Network Tools red Scheduled Replicate fe Continuous Replicate gt Torun a job immediately 1 In the Views pane click the Monitor icon 2 Click the blue icon the arrow to the left of the job gt To display details about a job that is running 1 In the Views pane click the Monitor icon 2 On the s
127. ge space on a volume decreases below 200 GB or the consumed space is greater than 75 percent of total capacity the oldest automatic snapshots are automatically deleted to bring the available storage space back to 200 GB or higher and 25 percent available space or higher Manual snapshots are never automatically deleted Once protection is available the shares and LUNs on the Shares screen indicate the number of snapshots and the number of days with protection a share with daily protection is shown on the left a LUN with hourly protection is shown on the right Backup Replication and Recovery 177 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Size 898 9 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB Size 200 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB Snapshots 66 Protection 3 d ays Shared folder with daily snapshots Shared folder with hourly snapshots Figure 13 Shares with snapshots Note For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network attached device you must select the Allow snapshot access check box in the Protection section of the Properties pane of a share For more information see View and Change the Properties of a Share on page 80 Rolling Back You can replace a folder or LUN with an earlier version by rolling back to a snapshot When you roll back to a snapshot the entire folder or LUN is replaced with the version captured by the snapshot All snapshots that were taken after the snapshot that was used for rolling back are delete
128. gh a pop up screen during the creation of a RAID 6 volume with eight or more disks A RAID set with redundancy continues to function without interruption when one or possibly more depending on the selected RAID level disk of the array fails although the array is then vulnerable to further failures When you replace a bad disk with a new one the array is rebuilt while the ReadyDATA continues to operate normally The ReadyDATA supports high availability allowing you to hot swap disks without powering down Manage Disks and Volumes 20 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Select the RAID level based on the number of disks and protection level that you want to use for the volume Table 1 RAID level and required number of disks RAID Level Number of Required Disks Redundancy RAID 0 1 or more None RAID 1 2 only more disks are not supported in RAID 1 Supported RAID 5 3 or more Supported for one disk RAID 6 4 or more Supported for two disks RAID 10 4 or more but an even number Supported for all disks RAID 50 6 or more but an even number Supported for one disk per RAID 5 set RAID 60 8 or more but an even number Supported for two disks per RAID 6 set Note Although a RAID system can be used to back up data from other disks or another array RAID is not meant to be an alternative or substitute for backing up data Data might become damaged or destroyed without harm to the disk or disks on which it is stored For example p
129. global spares 42 mirroring 20 mixing types 21 42 status and health 33 163 supported numbers and types 18 DNS realm name Active Directory 142 DNS servers configuring 61 documentation 11 downloading firmware 154 system logs 166 duplex setting configuring 56 E email contact alerts 50 encryption configuring replication 215 Ethernet interfaces 53 events monitoring 165 expanding LUNs 113 shares 82 volumes 33 expansion disk arrays 22 exporting volumes 39 F factory defaults resetting 156 settings 244 failures monitoring 165 fans status 163 files and folders share access rights 104 file sharing protocols configuring for shares 76 79 globally 67 72 firmware updating 152 156 FTP settings 68 71 93 96 99 101 103 G global spare disks configuring 42 group ID GID 143 group settings share access rights 95 groups LUNs 121 GUI 15 H hash types configuring LACP 63 66 health information system 163 host name configuring 52 host settings share access rights 97 hosts SNMP 72 I O operations improving 36 1 0 statistics 33 importing volumes 39 importing See also migrating initiators configuring for LUNs 126 interface speed configuring 56 IP addresses AD server 142 DNS servers 61 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 explicit destination replication 206 215 230 IPv4 and IPv6 60 masking for FTP 71 network router 60 IQNs iSCSI qualified names 126 iSCSI initiator 131 J jobs replicati
130. gs 2 Select Shares Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERR The Shares screen displays see the following figure Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it Manage Shares and LUNs 97 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The color of the share turns purple Size 200 6B Sie 267 86 fn Consumed 0 fan C Protocol NAS SMB EME j eee NFSP i _ Snapshots 1 SalesRemote PR SalesEMEA Free Type Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Size 898 968 Vol2 Consumed 0 oa Protocol NAS SMB PA NFS Snapshots 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days Data E 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the screen Expand button on the top right of the screen Manage Shares and LUNs 98 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Properties pane displays All Volumes lv al Volt Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 903 GB Type RAID 0 Dedupe 1 00 Vol2 r6 OW Available 3 6 TB Consumed 0 Summary Size Used 0 0 of 3 6 TB Path Vol2 r6 Share2 Vol2 Compression 1 00 Replication Status Disabled Properties Name Share2 Vol2 Description Logbias Latency Protocol NAS SMB h Snapshots 53 0 KB Syne Writes Allowed Sharet volt Protection 5 days a Enabled Data m0 Snapshots m0 Reserved W 0 Free I 3 5 TB Type RAID 6 Compression
131. h systems local certificate to the other This is not necessary if the replication job is managed by ReadyDATA Replicate gt To access and exchange certificates between ReadyDATAs 1 Log in to both ReadyDATAs 2 On the first ReadyDATA select Replicate Backup Replication and Recovery 223 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 Click Certificates 4 Inthe Local Certificate section click the Copy To Clipboard button The Copy Certificate screen opens displaying the certificate Press Ctrl C to copy selected key into the buffer Key WVsXSTcbuqxXfG6yW7jMoHfPjaInZ3Pa66LKWpAdIXA Close Press Ctrl C Click the Close button On the second ReadyDATA select Replicate Click the Certificates button The Certificates screen displays ONon Local Certificate Certificates Name res c7 91 3e WVsXSTebuqxXiG6yW7 MoH PjainZ3Pa66L KWpAdIXA LOCALHOST OltCiloZ2cVejmwulR KoZcH ZeomibRM3CScEigyA 9 Click the add icon Backup Replication and Recovery 224 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The New Certificate screen displays New Certificate Name Key Add Cancel Nannini Saminin 10 Type the first ReadyDATA s name into the Name field 11 In the Key field type Ctrl V 12 Click the Add button 13 Repeat the process exchanging the roles of the ReadyDATAs Schedule Replication for Local Replication You create replication jobs on the source ReadyDATA If the source share or LUN
132. hares and LUNs 103 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Configure the File and Folder Access Settings The file and folder access settings let you change the default rights for access to folders and their files on an individual SMB AFP NFS or FTP share The following figure shows the File and Folder Permissions section on the Properties pane of a share File and Folders Permissions Folder Owner guest Folder Group guest Folder Owner Rights Read Write Folder Group Rights Read Write Folder Everyone Rights Read Write Figure 7 File and Folder Permissions Section The following table explains the file and folder access settings Table 8 File and folder access settings Item Seiting Folder Owner You can assign a single user or the administrator as the folder owner By default the folder owner is set to guest Folder Group You can assign a single group a single user or the administrator as the folder group By default the folder group is set to guest Folder Owner Rights Make a selection from the drop down list e Disabled The folder owner does not have access rights to a folder e Read Only The folder owner has read only access to a folder e Read Write The folder owner has read write access to a folder the default setting Manage Shares and LUNs 104 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Table 8 File and folder access settings Item Setting Folder Groups
133. he source Item Description NFS Server Address Enter the address of the NFS server Force UDP transfer Check to require only UDP transfers are used This is the default NFS Path Enter the path to the directory for the file containing the exported share File Name Enter the file name for the exported share 5 Confirm the import The ReadyDATA sends an alert email when the import finishes Delete a LUN WARNING Deleting a LUN permanently removes the data within that LUN Note You cannot delete a LUN that is the parent of a clone To delete the parent LUN you must first delete all of its clones For more information about clones see Clone a Snapshot on page 186 gt To delete a LUN from a volume 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ER The Shares screen displays see the following figure Manage Shares and LUNs 119 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 Select a LUN by clicking it The color of the LUN turns purple Size 200 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAN SCS Snapshots 0 SalesEMEA Co 0 Protocol NAS SMB NFS Snapshots 48 Protection 2 days Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the button to the right of the LUN A pop up screen displays Destroy Data Set 5 Confirm the deletion by typing DESTROY in the field 6 Click the Destroy button The LUN is deleted Manage Shares and LUNs 120 Ready
134. hrough console shell access The ReadyDATA supports NFS over UDP and TCP e FTP The ReadyDATA supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients You can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports for passive FTP allowing clients to initiate a connection to the ReadyDATA Manage Shares and LUNs 76 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Create a Share After you create a volume see Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level on page 26 you can create shares on that volume gt To create a share 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ER The Shares screen displays showing the configured volumes on the left Compression 0 00 3 Click the button to the right of the volume to which you want to add a share The New Share pop up screen displays Manage Shares and LUNs 77 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 New Share Name Description Enabled Dedupe Protection Continuous Protection Smart Snapshot Management Interval Share NAS LUN SAN Protocol NFS AFP Size Create Cancel Configure the settings as explained in the following table em Desoripton O Name A unique name to identify the share Do not include spaces in the name Description An optional description to help identify the share Compression Select the Compression check box to enable data compression Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers but the compression and decompr
135. ic Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate 199 Configure or Resume Continuous Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate 209 View the Network Using ReadyDATA Replicate 004 217 View the Jobs Using ReadyDATA Replicate 000008 218 Monitor the Jobs Using ReadyDATA Replicate 00000 220 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Run Job Reports Using ReadyDATA Replicate 0005 222 Exchange Certificates for Local Replication 0 000 223 Schedule Replication for Local Replication 000000e 225 Resume Local ReplicatiOn s o sarserscressssserirrerectri tarida enii 233 Monitor and Manage Local Replication 0000 243 Appendix A Factory Default Settings Index Getting Started This software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyDATA system that runs ReadyDATA OS 1 4 for production storage backup storage and disaster recovery Because this product is intended for business use this manual is written for network and data center administrators who are familiar with RAID networking concepts This chapter includes the following sections Quick Start Guide Additional Documentation Supported Operating Systems Supported Browsers Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA Register the ReadyDATA Note For more information about the topics covered in this manual visit the support website
136. ing configuration e A name that is based on the number of the associated Ethernet interface For example vnicO is associated with etho e DHCP enabled for IPv4 e No VLAN membership The default VNIC has the same numbering as the Ethernet interface that it is associated with ethO has vnicO eth1 has vnic1 You can add multiple VNICs to each single physical Ethernet interface and channel interface Configure the System Settings 56 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 gt To create and configure a VNIC 1 Select Network The Network screen displays ethoO wic1 00 00 A2 63 91 8F 1500 AN 0 DHCP IPy4 192 168 1 156 th 1 Gbps 00 25 90 63 91 BF plex full ed 1 Gbps 2 Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface A pop up menu displays see the following figure 3 Select Create VNIC The new VNIC displays next to the Ethernet interface New VNICs are numbered in sequential and ascending order irrespective of the interface they are attached to For example in a system with two Ethernet interfaces ethO with default vnicO and eth1 with default vnic1 anew VNIC is numbered vnic2 irrespective of whether you attach it to ethO or eth1 Configure the System Settings 57 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Click the gear icon to the right of the VNIC that you just created A pop up menu displays Select Properties The VNIC Settings pop up screen displays with the General pane in view You can switch back and for
137. is large the initial replication transfer takes a substantial amount of time particularly if the source and destination ReadyDATAs are connected by a WAN You can shorten this time by seeding the destination site For information about seeding replication see Seed or Reseed Replication on page 196 If you seed a destination use the resume job procedure Resume Local Replication on page 233 gt To create a replication job 1 On the source ReadyDATA select Replicate 2 Click the Jobs button Backup Replication and Recovery 225 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Jobs screen displays 3 Click the New Job button The New Job wizard opens New Job Destination IP address or domain Access key Data Replicate 2013 12 18 03 07 PM gt res c7 91 18 Select access key Backup Replication and Recovery 226 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Click the icon for the ReadyDATA The volumes display New Job Name Data Replicate 2013 12 18 03 07 PM Source res c7 91 18 gt NewRaid5 gt Q oasa Destination IP address or domain Access key Select access key 5 Double click the volume containing the share or LUN you want to replicate 6 Select the share or LUN you want to replicate 7 Inthe IP address or domain field enter the IP address or domain name of the destination ReadyDATA 8 In the Access key field select the previous
138. is similar to the following Backup Replication and Recovery 212 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If you selected a share or LUN you are resuming a job or seeding a new job the next screen displays the snapshots on the share or LUN Data Path Tue 14 Jan 2014 19 06 22 GMT Vol2 r5 Rep_Share2 Vol2 Tue 14 Jan 2014 19 06 26 GMT Vol2 r5 Rep_Share2 Vol2 Wed 15 Jan 2014 01 24 05 GMT Vol2 r5 Rep_Share2 Vol2 Backup Replication and Recovery 213 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If you are configuring a new job without a seed skip this step otherwise select the snapshot to use as a base for replication and click Next The next Continuous Replicate screen displays Scheduled Replicate New Share LUN Name Advanced Settings for Data Transmission Show Progress Compression Compression Level Encryption Deduplication Use P2P Service Explicit IP Address Explicit Domain Name P2P FallBack Cancel Back Next J Configure the settings on the screen as explained in the following table Item Description New data set name Enter a name for the share or LUN on the destination system Advanced Settings for Data Transmission Compression Select the check box to enable data compression during the data transfer Then configure the compression rate By default compression is disabled Note After the data has been transferred the data is not stored compressed unless it was already compressed on the
139. isks and Volumes This chapter describes how to configure the disks and volumes in the ReadyDATA It contains the following sections e Supported Disks and Initial Startup e About RAID Levels Volumes and Disk Representation e Manage Volumes 17 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Supported Disks and Initial Startup The ReadyDATA 5200 supports up to 12 disks With optional expansion disk arrays that can contain either 12 or 24 disks each you can increase the total number of supported disks to 60 The following figure shows a ReadyDATA 5200 with an optional expansion disk array that supports 24 disks and another array that supports 12 disks The ReadyDATA 516 supports up to 6 disks and does not support expansion disk arrays Note ReadyDATA systems do not recognize non NETGEAR disks When you insert a non NETGEAR disk Dashboard displays the error message Disk is not signed by NETGEAR ReadyDATA systems recognize only disks that you obtain through NETGEAR or a NETGEAR authorized reseller For information about adding and removing disks see the hardware manual for your system SAS 100 GB g SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB i SAS 100 GB Frrr BS SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB H SAS 100 GB RD52XXXXX SAS 100 GB E SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB n gt N v g EDA2XXXXX z Hod SVS Figure 1 ReadyDATA 5200 with optional disk expansion arrays as displayed on Dashboard The first time that you start your ReadyDATA storage system you
140. ister your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support Register the ReadyDATA by accessing the NETGEAR Product Registration website gt To register the ReadyDATA 1 Locate the serial number on the Dashboard home screen or on the chassis label of your product 2 Using a browser visit htto www NETGEAR com register The product registration web page displays NETGEAR Change Language Products Registration Customer Service Service Offerings Discussion Forums Support Home NETGEAR com Home gt Service Portal NETGEAR Product Registration Thank you for buying a NETGEAR product By registering your product ve can help you have a better experience using our products First time registration Returning users There are several benefits to registering your NETGEAR products If you already registered a product with NETGEAR log in to your which includes Access to telephone support for your NETGEAR products E mail address Special offers from NETGEAR only for registered customers Password gt An online list of all of your registered NETGEAR products Activate your support contract s 3 Take one of the following actions e If you have never registered a NETGEAR product click the Continue button e If you have registered a NETGEAR product in the past enter your email address and password and click the Log in button 4 Follow the prompts The ReadyDATA is registered Getting Started 16 Manage D
141. ite or read boost disk to an existing volume 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays see the following figure 2 To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume that you want to expand 3 In the enclosure click the disk or disks that you want to configure as write or read disks for the volume You can select disks with a black color coding only The selected disk or disks are highlighted f SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB x 8 3 a lt gt amp vod SVS Snapshots W 0 SATA 470 GB SAS 70GB SAS 70GB SAS 70GB Reserved m0 Free 899 6B Type RAID 6 BB RAD RAD 6 W Log W Cache W Spare A new veme T Giobel spare Compression 1 00 Note The previous figure shows SAS disks as write boost and read boost disks However you would normally use SSDs for such purposes 4 Perform one of the following actions e Click the Write boost button The selected disk or disks are assigned to the volume for write operations The color of the selected log disks in the enclosure turns yellow You would normally use an SSD as a write boost disk e Click the Read boost button The selected disk or disks are assigned to the volume for read operations The color of the selected cache disks in the enclosure turns orange Manage Disks and Volumes 3
142. l of the data from the share including all snapshots into a single file on the NFS server gt To export a share to another volume 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERR The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select a share by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Size 200 GB Size 267 86 Size 200 GB Consumed 0 Con ed Consumed 16 KB SAN iSCSI Protocol NAS SMB rot AS SMB Protocol SAN NFS FTP e Snapshots _ Snapshots 0 Snapshots 1 SalesEMEA SalesRemote VARaccess Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved M0 Free W 899 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Right click the share Manage Shares and LUNs 85 A pop up menu displays al Take Snapshot Export to NAS Available 1 8 TB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS Migrate To Import Snapshots Properties 5 Select Export to NAS A pop up screen displays Export Share LUN over NFS ReadyDATA OS 1 4 You can export Share LUN to file on the NFS server Later you can import to the other system This can be a used for Replicate initial seeding Data 0 NFS Server Address P Address or Force UDP transfer V NFS Path Ex File Name i ile N Export Cancel 6 Enter the appropriate values for the destination Item NFS Server Address Force UDP transfer NFS Path File Name Description Enter the address of the
143. larger than the size of the volume You can then expand the volume as needed if necessary adding disks in the process without expanding the size of the LUN and therefore without disconnecting users Make sure that you watch the volume capacity of the volume on which the over allocated LUN resides so that you do not run out of storage space unexpectedly Note NETGEAR recommends that you do not use an over allocated LUN for storage of critical data Instead use a thick LUN e Thick All storage space that you specify when you create a thick LUN is also allocated up front and the storage space is reserved on the volume Snapshots other LUNs and shares on the volume cannot consume storage space that is reserved The reserved storage space is displayed on the volume icon in orange The size of the LUN is reported as the total storage space that you specify when you create the LUN You cannot assign more storage space than the available nonreserved storage space on the volume As data is written to the share the used storage space is displayed on the volume icon in purple The following table explains the default settings of a LUN You can change these settings when you create or change the LUN Table 9 LUN default settings Default State Logbias Latency Compression Disabled Dedupe Disabled Protection Continuous Interval Daily Provision Thick Manage Shares and LUNs 106 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Tab
144. le 9 LUN default settings continued Item Default State Size No limitation Access Denied until you set permissions a You can change the logbias only when you change the properties of a share Create a LUN After you create a volume see Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level on page 26 you can create LUNs on that volume gt Tocreate a LUN 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ER The Shares screen displays showing the configured volumes on the left Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Vol2 Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 900 Type D6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 0 00 3 Click the button amp to the right of the volume to which you want to add a LUN The New LUN pop up screen displays Manage Shares and LUNs 107 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 New LUN Name r Description Enabled _ Compression Protection V Continuous Protection V Smart Snapshot Management Interval Daily Provision Thick Size x c Maximum Size 2624 716 GB Block size 64KB recommended NTFS Note be sure to format the file system with blocks or greater Create Cancel 4 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Description Name A unique name to identify the LUN Do not include spaces in the name Description An optional description to help identify the LUN Compr
145. lm name Note If the NetBIOS domain name does not properly represent the organizational structure or does not match the prefix naming rules the name differs from the prefix of the DNS realm name DNS Realm Name Enter the DNS realm name which is normally the DNS domain name or the Active Directory domain name for example company community com In this example company is the prefix and community is the suffix of the name Include trusted domains Select this check box to enable the ReadyDATA to automatically include the users of domains that have a trust relationship with the primary domain Note If the total number of users does not exceed 65 535 including trusted domains does not affect the responsiveness of the Dashboard Organizational Unit Specify the location of the computer account of the ReadyDATA in the Active Directory By default the computer account for the ReadyDATA is placed in the users organizational unit OU but you can use the Organizational Unit field to specify another OU Note The name of the computer account also referred to as machine account is the same as the host name of the ReadyDATA see Configure the Host Name on page 52 Administrator Name Enter the name of the administrator of the Active Directory Administrator Password Enter the password of the administrator of the Active Directory Server address Enter the IP address of the Active Directory server 4 Click the Apply
146. losure and Color Coding of the Disks Onscreen The physical disks that are installed in the ReadyDATA and optional expansion disk arrays are represented in a graphical enclosure onscreen RDS2XXXXX EDA2XXXXX SAS 100 GB g SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB z SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB E SAS 100 GB SAS 100 GB 1 Lid SVS z Hod SVS Figure 2 ReadyDATA with optional disk expansion arrays as displayed on Dashboard The disks in the graphical enclosure are color coded The meaning of the colors is explained in the following table Table 2 Disk color codes Description Black Not assigned to a volume Available for selection Gray Assigned to a volume Not available for selection Gray no label SAS 100 G8 The disk is not signed by NETGEAR Not available for use with ReadyDATA Blue Member of the displayed volume Write boost disk for the displayed volume SAS 100 GB Read boost disk for the displayed volume Green Assigned as a global spare disk The status LED icon on a disk icon on the right side can be off green or red e Off Indicates that the status of the disk is unknown for example see the black and gray disks in the previous table Manage Disks and Volumes 23 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Green Indicates that the disk is online for example see the blue yellow orange and green disks in the previous table Red Emme nf Indicates that the disk
147. lowing topics e Configure the Network Access Settings Configure the File and Folder Access Settings e Reset Security Settings A file sharing protocol determines how you set up access rights to an individual share and grant or restrict access rights to users groups hosts or all of these For example you might want to grant a user read write permission on one share read only permission on another share and no access rights at all on a third share The following access rights options are available e Read Only This permission allows a user or group or users or groups on a host to read files on the share but prevents the editing creation and deletion of files and folders on the share e Read Write This permission allows a user or group or users or groups on a host to read edit create and delete files and folders on the share By default all users and groups have read write access The global security access mode determines whether users are authenticated through the local database of the ReadyDATA or through an external Active Directory see Configure the Global Security Access Mode on page 140 e Local user database If you use the local database first create user groups and user accounts before you set up share access rights The groups and users are displayed in the Access section on the Properties pane of a share For more information about creating and managing groups and user accounts see Chapter 5 Manage User Gro
148. ly added access key for the destination ReadyDATA 9 Click the Connect button Backup Replication and Recovery 227 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If the ReadyDATA can be reached and the access key is valid an icon for the system displays New Job Data Replicate 2013 12 18 03 07 PM gt S NewRaid5 z OneDiskVol e ShareOneDisk E LUN1 E LUN2 Destination IP address or domain 172 18 201 4 6819 Access key res c7 91 3c x Connect gt res c7 91 3c 10 Click the icon for the ReadyDATA The volumes on the destination display 11 Select the destination volume Backup Replication and Recovery 228 12 Click the Next button The window updates ReadyDATA OS 1 4 showing various job parameters Only the name for the new share or LUN and the IP address are required New Job New share LUN name Rep_ShareOneDisk Advanced Settings Optional Show Job Progress Compression Compression level Encryption Deduplication Explicit IP 172 18 201 4 Explicit domain Optional Configure the following advanced settings Item Description Show Progress Compression Select the check box to view the progress of the data transfer Select the check box to enable data compression during the data transfer Then configure the compression rate By default compression is disabled Note After the data
149. m icon establishes a new center of focus when you zoom in and out Backup Replication and Recovery 184 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed The button zooms in the button zooms out Thu Mar 01 2012 e Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time right arrow button or back in time left arrow button in time Y 2 00 AM 2 10 AM 2 20 AM 2 AN 2 40 AM LJ ee 0 el Lc Thu Mar 01 2012 Sat Mar 31 2012 Note The snapshot is not shown in the previous screen because it was not taken in the 2 00 AM 2 50 AM timespan Backup Replication and Recovery 185 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Tip Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN A calendar pop up screen displays allowing you to jump to a desired month and date ne ra 4 5 6 7 alo Mal 14 12 13 14 15 1 18 19 20 24 22 2 54 25 26 271 281 29 3 F 5 Right click the snapshot that you want to roll back to 6 From the pop up menu that displays select Rollback 7 Confirm your decision by clicking the Yes button The share or LUN is rolled back to the snapshot that you selected Clone a Snapshot You can copy a snapshot to become a new independent data set that is a new share or LUN Changes made to the clone do not affect the parent origin and changes
150. made to the parent do not affect the clone To handle storage in an efficient way common blocks of data between the parent and the clone are shared Because the clone is linked to the parent in this way the parent cannot be deleted when a clone exists Additionally the clone cannot be migrated to a volume that does not contain the parent gt To select and clone a snapshot using the snapshot timeline 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Snapshot button with a clock EE The Snapshot screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 186 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen All Volumes Rep_Rep_Sharet Rep_Rep_Sharet Available 2 7 TB 9 Consumed 0 ShareOneDisk Available 900 4 GB Consumed 0 NW Protocol NAS Snapshots 22 1200AM 4 00 AM 4 00PM Protection 3 weeks Sun Dee 01 2013 Tue Dec 31 2013 Replicate Manual Protection LUNI Size 1 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAN Snapshots 22 Select the share or LUN whose snapshots you want to view Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline e The timeline centers on the zoom icon lt gt as you zoom in and out You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline Moving the zoom icon establishes a new center of focus when you zoom in and out Backup Replication and Recovery 187 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Adjust
151. make this VNIC the primary route for data to and from the ReadyDATA 11 Click the DNS tab The DNS settings display New DNS IP Address vnicO Settings General DNS Servers 12 To add a DNS server click the button 13 Enter an IP address 14 Click the Add button Configure the System Settings 61 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 15 If you want to add more DNS servers repeat Step 12 through Step 14 You can configure multiple DNS servers 16 If you want to remove a DNS server select the server and click the button 17 To save the settings on all three VNIC panes click the Apply button Note If you change the IP address of the ReadyDATA your browser loses its connection to Dashboard To reconnect to the ReadyDATA launch the RAIDar utility click the Rescan button to locate the device and click the Setup button to reconnect gt To remove a VNIC 1 Select Network The Network screen displays ethO wic1 00 00 A2 63 91 BF 00 25 90 63 91 BF ex full ed 1 Gbps 2 Click the gear icon to the right of the VNIC that you want to remove A pop up menu displays Configure the System Settings 62 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 Select the Remove icon 4 Confirm the removal Automatic Private IP Addressing Without a DHCP Server The ReadyDATA requires an IPv4 DHCP server for initial configuration of the VNICs which by default are configured as DHCP clients If the ReadyDATA cannot locate a DHCP
152. mes in fact a RAID 10 set RAID 1 0 Expanded RAID 5 and RAID 6 set indicated with a plus sign a zero and an expansion sequence number that indicates the number of RAID groups that have been added e RAID 5 0 nx e RAID 6 0 nx For example a RAID 6 set expanded twice by the addition of two RAID groups goes from RAID 6 to RAID 6 0 2x and then to RAID 6 0 3x An expanded RAID 10 set is indicated in the same way as a new RAID 10 set RAID 1 0 Manage Disks and Volumes 24 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The following table explains the RAID nomenclature The sequential expansion number is indicated by n and x indicates times for example 2x is two times Table 3 RAID nomenclature on the ReadyDATA RAID Level New RAID Expanded RAID RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1 RAID 1 0 nx RAID 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 0 nx RAID 6 RAID 6 RAID 6 0 nx RAID 10 RAID 1 0 RAID 1 0 Manage Disks and Volumes 25 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Manage Volumes This section includes the following topics Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level View the Properties of a Volume Search for a Volume Expand a Volume Configure Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance Export and Import a Volume Delete a Volume Scrub a Volume Configure Global Spare Disks Note After you make a change on the Storage screen you might need to click the Refresh button A to update the display Create a Volume and Select the R
153. mples of groups and users Members 5 Make changes as required using the following guidelines You can change the name that identifies the group in the Name field You cannot change the GID You can add one or more members to the group by selecting the check box that is associated with each member The check boxes for members for which the group is the primary group are dimmed for more information see Create a User Account on page 146 Manage User Groups and User Accounts 145 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 6 Click the Apply button 7 Click the screen Expand button which now shows as a reversed arrow B again The Group details pane is hidden Note The members column in the previous screen shows only the users that you manually added to the group as explained in Step 5 Members for which the group is the primary group are not shown in the members column Manage User Accounts for the Local Database This section discusses the following topics e Create a User Account e Delete a User Account e Edit a User Account Except for administrative accounts management of user accounts applies to the local user database only If you select an Active Directory user accounts are pulled into the ReadyDATA from the Active Directory server Tip NETGEAR recommends that you first create groups then set new user account preferences and then create user accounts so you can assign users to groups Create a User Account You ca
154. n Within one volume you can create multiple shares and LUNs each one with its own specific configuration This chapter explains the configuration and use of shares and LUNs in detail Manage Shares for Network Attached Storage This section describes the following topics About Shares Create a Share View and Change the Properties of a Share Migrate a Share to Another Volume Export a Share to a NAS Import a ReadyDATA Share Delete a Share Manage Shares and LUNs 74 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 About Shares Each share has a configuration that is independent of other shares that reside on the same volume A share configuration includes settings such as logbias compression deduplication referred to as dedupe protection file sharing protocols and access rights The configuration settings of a share are stored in the volume that is in the pool in which the share resides This design allows a share to be portable when a disk is moved from one array to another array You can specify whether a snapshot is created and with what frequency it is created Note ReadyRECOVER creates and manages its own shares within the volume dedicated to ReadyRECOVER Do not make changes to these shares Do not create non ReadyRECOVER shares within a ReadyRECOVER volume For more information see the ReadyRECOVER Software User Manual You can specify the size of a share in two ways e Undefined The entire nonreserved storage space on the volume
155. n Select how storage space is provisioned Make a selection from the drop down list e Thin Even though you specify the size of the LUN when you create it storage space is assigned on demand instead of up front The size of the LUN is reported as the total storage space that you specify when you create the LUN e Thick All storage space that you specify when you create the LUN is also allocated up front The size of the LUN is reported as the total storage space that you specify when you create the LUN the default method Note Make sure that you watch the volume capacity of the volume on which the over allocated LUN resides so you do not run out of storage space unexpectedly Note NETGEAR recommends that you do not use an over allocated thin LUN for storage of critical data Instead use a thick LUN Size Specify the size of the LUN The maximum size that you can allocate to the LUN is stated at the bottom of the screen Unit Select the unit of measurement from the drop down list e MB e GB the default unit of measurement e TB Block size Select the block size from the drop down list 4 KB block size is the default when you create an NTFS on a server but 64 KB is recommended The block size for the NTFS must be equal or larger than the block size selected here Click the Create button The ReadyDATA confirms the creation of a LUN with the message Data Set successfully created The new LUN is added to the
156. n create up to 65 535 user accounts on the ReadyDATA gt To create a user account 1 Select Security Make sure that the Users button is highlighted it is by default if it is not click the Users button The Security screen displays If you have not yet created any user accounts none are shown that is no default user accounts exist Manage User Groups and User Accounts 146 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Name Email Address Primary group GaryStringer gstringer netgearcom Sales JohnBaker jbaker netgear com 105 Marketing MarySmith msmi tge 106 Marketing PeterBrown pbrown netgear com 07 Marketing SuzanLaPone slporte netgearcom 108 TechSupport Click the New User button EJ The New User pop up screen displays New User Name UID Primary group Marketing Email Address Password Re enter P d Cancel Configure the settings as explained in the following table With exception of the Email Address field all fields are required Item Description Name Enter a name to identify the user User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non Asian languages If you use Asian language characters the limit is lower You can use most alphanumeric and punctuation characters for a user name UID Either leave the assignment of the user ID UID as Automatic or enter a custom UID If you leave automatic assignment UIDs are assigned in increments of 1 starting with 100 That is UIDs are assigned as 100 101 102
157. n displays see the following figure 2 In the graphical enclosure click the disk or disks that you want to assign as global spare disks You can select disks with a black color coding only The selected disks are highlighted and all volume buttons become available including the Global spare button under the enclosure SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Snapshots Y v Reserved SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Free Volt Type RA SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB ol Dedupe 1 an RDSZ2XXXXX Compression 1 00 SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 SATA 470 GB SAS 70 GB SAS 70 GB SAS 70 GB Reserved W 0 Free W 899 G8 i AID 6 MB Log W Cache I Spare G Vol2 i 2 Zod SVS Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 taaa a n 3 Click the Global spare button The color of the selected disk or disks in the enclosure turns green The disk or disks are now available as global spare disks gt To remove a global spare disk 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays see the following figure 2 In the graphical enclosure click the global spare disk or disks that you want to remove You can select disks with a green color coding only The selected disks are highlighted and the Remove spare button under the enclosure becomes available Manage Disks and Volumes 43 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 5 Data SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB
158. n system to its factory default settings k the Perform Factory Default ton be gt factory d Perform Factory Default Click the Install Firmware button The Update Firmware pop up screen displays Update Firmware File Name Click the Browse button navigate to the file containing the updated firmware and select it Click the Upload button A progress circle shows the progress of the firmware upload After the firmware upload is complete you are prompted to reboot the system Update P Firmware 1 0 0 T47 download complete and will be installed after reboot Reboot System Maintenance and Monitoring 155 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 7 Click the Reboot button under the Update heading If you enabled email alerts the ReadyDATA sends a message when the firmware update finishes 8 You can verify that the ReadyDATA runs the new firmware by selecting System gt Overview gt Hardware The Dashboard home screen displays The firmware version is listed in the Firmware field Volume Operations per second 14 05 14 06 14 07 14 08 14 09 E Vol2 Read Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 Max 0 0 Min 0 0 Vol2 Write Last 80 9 Avg 19 3 Max 80 9 Min 0 0 D Voll Read Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 Max 0 0 Min 0 0 DO Voli Write 0 90 Avg 0 0 Max 9 0 0 0 Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults A WARNING Resetting the ReadyDATA to factory defaults deletes not only the configuration but also all stored data Back up the stored d
159. n the hour e Every weekday This option excludes Saturdays and Sundays From the Starting at list select the hour and the time within the hour Monthly From the Starting at menu select the hour and the time within the hour and select the day of the month e Custom Customize the replication pattern with hourly daily weekly and monthly options The screen adjusts according to the option that you select Starting at From the Starting at list select the time at which replication starts The options depend on your selection from the Repeat drop down list e For the Hourly option select on the quarter hour on the half hour or on the three quarters of an hour e For the Daily Every Weekday and Monthly options select on the quarter hour on the half hour or on the three quarters of an hour from 1 through 23 on For the Monthly option of the Repeat drop down list only select the day from 1 through 30 on which replication starts 10 At the bottom right of the screen click the Next button Backup Replication and Recovery 207 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The final Scheduled Replicate screen displays Scheduled Replicate Data Replication 2012 06 25 12 23 PM res 3b aa 4b_OC293BAA4B res b4 29 82_0C29B429E2 Schedule Preview Occurs every hour at 45 minutes every day every month Effective Mon Jun 25 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 25 26 27 28 29 30 22 23 1 4 29 30 This screen provid
160. nfigure the System Settings 69 Services ReadyDATA OS 1 4 NFS Replicate 2 Click the FTP button The FTP Settings screen displays 3 FTP Settings v Enable FTP Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description Enable FTP Port Select the check box to enable FTP globally clear the check box to disable FTP globally Enter the number of the port that is used for FTP control traffic on the ReadyDATA The default port number is 21 Authentication mode Allow upload resumes Select the authentication mode from the drop down list Anonymous Users can connect anonymously This is the default setting e User Users are authenticated through the local database Select whether users are allowed to resume a paused or stalled upload by making a selection from the drop down list e Disabled Resuming an upload is disabled This is the default setting e Enabled Resuming an upload is enabled Passive ports Enter the beginning port and ending port of the passive port range This is the port range on the ReadyDATA that is available to clients who initiate a connection to the ReadyDATA The default range is 32768 65535 Configure the System Settings 70 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Use Masquerade Select whether the ReadyDATA displays its real IP address or masks this with Address another IP address or DNS name by making a selection fr
161. nistrator password that is different from the default password and keep it ina safe place Anyone who obtains this password can change settings or erase data that is stored on the ReadyDATA gt To change the administrator password 1 On the navigation bar at the right select Profile The Profile menu displays see the following figure 2 Select Change Admin Password The Change Admin Password pop up screen displays Profile Hv Change Admin Password Change Admin Password Vv Black Cancel 3 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description Password Enter a new administrator password Confirm Password Reenter the new password Password Recovery Choose a question that few people can answer Question For example you might enter First dog s name or Best friend in Kindergarten as your password recovery question Complete these fields to be able to recover a lost or forgotten administrator password with NETGEAR s password recovery Password Recovery Enter the answer to the question you provided in tool see Recover the Answer the Password Recovery field Administrator Password Using NN NETGEARs Password Recovery Email Enter the email address to which you want a reset Recovery Tool on page 158 Address password to be sent 4 Click the Apply button Configure the System Settings 49 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Configure System Alerts If you provi
162. ntation 0 e eee eee eee 24 Manage VOIUMESi a sucicd eG dans tid teeta diudohesweolti en rro 26 Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level 00 cece eee eee 26 View the Properties of a Volume 0c cece eee ee eee eens 31 Seanch tora Volume cxcccccconcdoadenngnanawrasaverarsusgouse eaeees 33 Expand a VOIMME a iasodd dct ot etavacatuatGadioumivete son tiedededas 33 Configure Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance 36 Export and Importa VOIUMEG 2 i 02 005 c20a0saneseeetareadcaadae aes 39 Pelete a VOIWMEC yw iiaciowsveweu onde raaetarinnaveneawneauawauewederasies 40 Schubia VOIMIMES ESERE SATAS EE EA AE A ETTE T 41 Configure Global Spare Disks sr occas odcuicuiniacaeaeemeseacreaeudew awe 42 Chapter 3 Configure the System Settings Customize the Basic System Components 0 0 eee eee eee 46 SCE TNE Clock gisind etd wedwie ag a aE E EEEN NE 46 Select the Language a icti2cai aaa nand AEI ns tacaassatnaide 48 Set the Administrator Password oso ccctanddantesor ee seusescasear ene ks 49 Configure System Alerts 25 21 0x00 oop duguedenassuncuideneienebene wee 50 Configure the Host NaMe 05 4556 0cnseinavaceee bed ws eeee eee oene nes 52 Set the THEME 4is c cciietetsngeeedcnewenedeeddaddaetdds dealt nadcne nes 52 Configure the Network Settings 0 0 0 0eiienineseeeetiobcuswawawedaun ves 53 Table of Contents 4 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces
163. o check boxes are selected causing errors warnings and informational messages to be logged You can clear any check boxes Message categories By default messages for all categories are logged From the drop down list you can select to log individual categories only System Disk Volume Share Account or Miscellaneous 3 To view more messages onscreen use the navigation box in the lower left of the screen SNMP Monitoring Use SNMP management systems such as HP OpenView or CA UniCenter for remote monitoring of the ReadyDATA Management over SNMP is not supported For information about the types of messages that the ReadyDATA can send to SNMP hosts see System Logs on page 165 For information about how to configure SNMP and SNMP hosts see Configure SNMP on page 71 System Maintenance and Monitoring 166 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 You can import the NETGEAR SNMP MIB to your SNMP client applications This MIB is on the installation CD included with your unit You can also download the MIB from http support netgear com Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies This section discusses the following topics e About Uninterruptible Power Supplies e UPS Configurations e Add and Monitor UPS Devices About Uninterruptible Power Supplies NETGEAR recommends that you connect the ReadyDATA physically to one or more uninterruptible power supply UPS devices to protect against data loss due to power failures Once connected you can
164. ober 2014 Updated manual for ReadyRECOVER and some corrections 202 11025 08 OS 1 4 January 2014 Updated manual to support OS 1 4 and OS 1 4 1 202 11025 07 OS 1 3 May 2013 Updated manual to support ReadyDATA 516 202 11025 06 OS 1 2 March 2013 Updated information about File and Folder permissions See Configure the File and Folder Access Settings on page 104 e Added information about Smart Snapshot Management for shares and LUNs See Smart Snapshot Management on page 189 e Changed name of lock period icon to zoom icon and updated description For an example of how to use this icon see Roll Back to a Snapshot on page 183 202 11025 05 OS 1 1 December 2012 Revised information about cloned shares and LUNs See Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 202 11025 04 OS 1 1 November 2012 Moved the chapter about managing disks and volumes ahead of the chapter about configuring the system network and global file sharing protocol settings ReadyDATA OS 1 4 202 11025 03 OS 1 1 September 2012 Revised Supported Browsers e Added Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies e Revised multiple screens to remove the Language menu that is now included in the Profile menu e Removed information about setting up share quotas for users and groups This information might be added back for a later release e Where applicable added a note to explain that without at least one volume changes are not
165. olumes 41 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Compression SATA 470 GB Data W 0 SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 470 GB Free W 900 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 BB RAD RAD 6 I Log BE Cache W Spare we a mda Z uod SVS 2 To the left of the graphical enclosure click the volume that you want to scrub 3 Click the scrub icon Scrubbing starts and the progress is shown in a progress bar To stop scrubbing while in it is progress click the X button to the right of the progress bar Q Data W 16 KB Q Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 206 GB q Free W 463 OB 3 Type RAID 1 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 Scrubbing in progress 18 98 Configure Global Spare Disks A global spare disk is a redundant disk that can automatically take the place of a failed disk in any volume A failed disk and a spare disk taking over do not need to have the same physical performance characteristics because the replacement is temporary similar to using a spare tire on a car with a flat tire that needs to be repaired IMPORTANT Having a spare disk take over after a failure is a temporary solution replace the failed disk as soon as possible Manage Disks and Volumes 42 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 gt To create a global spare disk 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage scree
166. om 5 to 50 seconds Network FEEEEEEE The Network throughput table shows the network usage for Tx and Rx traffic in bytes per second The range is flexible and depends on your selections from the drop down lists above the graphic For example the range can be from 0 to 60 bytes or from 0 to 40 KB The upper part of the graphic indicates the Rx traffic the lower part of the graphic indicates the Tx traffic From the drop down lists above the graphic you can adjust the following settings Network Select all network interfaces individual interfaces individual VNICs or individual aggregation links Protocol Select all protocols or individual protocols SMB NFS AFP HTTP SSH iSCSI or SNMP Period Select the period over which the network usage is measured You can select from five minutes to one year Update Select how often the information in the table is updated You can select from 5 to 50 seconds ZFS ARC Cache ZFS ARC The ZFS ARC table and graph shows various metrics for the cache such as hits misses l2 hits and I2 misses The ZFS ARC drop down list at the top of the graph selects from System Maintenance and Monitoring 161 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 several cache effectiveness measures You can also adjust the time range displayed Period and the frequency of updates Utilization Utilization youre a e Peroa Sin Tv Update Fee v Volume utilization d Perc
167. om Sales JohnBaker jbaker netgearcom 105 Marketing MarySmith msmith2 netgearcom 106 Marketing PeterBrown pbrown netgearcom 7 Marketing SuzanLaPone slporte netgearcom 8 TechSupport 2 Highlight the row of the user account that you want to delete or select the user account s check box If your system has many user accounts you can use the search field on the left above the table 3 At the top right of the screen click the Remove User Account button J 4 Confirm the deletion Edit a User Account gt To edit a user account 1 Select Security The Security screen displays Make sure that the Users button is highlighted it is by default if it is not click the Users button Name Email Address Primary group GaryStringer gstringer netgearcom Sales JohnBaker jbaker netgear com 105 Marketing MarySmith msmith2 netgearcom Marketing PeterBrown ab itgearcom 7 Marketing SuzanLaPore slpore netgearcom 8 TechSupport 2 Highlight the row of the user account that you want to edit or select the user account s check box Manage User Groups and User Accounts 149 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If your system has many user accounts you can use the search field on the left above the table 3 At the top right of the screen click the screen Expand button fj The User account details pane displays The following figure contains an example User SuzanLaPorte sporte netgear com TechSupport 4 In the User accoun
168. om the drop down list e Disabled The real IP address is displayed Enabled The real IP address is masked Use the Masquerade as field to specify an IP address or DNS name Masquerade as Enter a public IP address or DNS name 4 Click the Apply button Configure SNMP 1 Select System gt Settings gt Services The Services section of the Setting screen displays the following figure shows the top of the screen only Services SM we ws 1 Click the SNMP button The SNMP Settings screen displays Configure the System Settings 71 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 2 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description Enable SNMP Select the check box to enable SNMP globally clear the check box to disable SNMP globally Community Enter the community Normally you would enter public for a read only community and private for a read write community You can leave the Community field set to public which is the default setting or specify a private name if you have a more segregated monitoring scheme Trap destination Enter the IP address to which the ReadyDATA sends the traps that it generates For information about the types of messages that can be sent see System Logs on page 165 Hosts allowed access Enter a network address that specifies the hosts that are allowed to access the ReadyDATA 3 Click the Apply button Note For information about the NETGEAR SNMP M
169. on 218 222 L LACP and LAG configuring 63 66 language settings 48 layer 2 3 and 4 hash types 63 66 LED virtual 23 levels RAID 20 links aggregation 63 Linux devices accessing shares 130 local database enabling 140 managing 142 150 setting permissions 90 97 local firmware update 154 log operations boosting 36 logical volume 21 logs system configuring 165 166 lost administrator password recovering 158 LUNs accessing remotely 131 managing 105 127 M Mac OS X devices accessing shares 129 manual snapshots shares and LUNs 178 181 mask address FTP 71 message levels and categories logging 166 MIBs NETGEAR SNMP 167 UPS manufacturer SNMP 172 migrating LUNs 115 shares 83 85 87 116 118 mirrored disks 20 MTU configuring aggregation channel 66 Ethernet interface 56 VNIC 58 249 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 N navigation bar Dashboard 15 NetBIOS domain name Active Directory 142 NETGEAR SNMP MIB 167 Network File Service NFS settings 68 69 93 96 99 101 103 network settings DHCP server 60 host name 52 Network UPS Tools NUT 169 NFS Network File Service settings 68 69 93 96 99 101 103 NTP server 47 NUT Network UPS Tools 169 O operating systems supported 11 operations monitoring for volumes 160 OS X devices accessing shares 129 OU organization unit Active Directory 142 P passive ports FTP 70 passwords administrator 49 recovering administrator s
170. one volume changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA Make sure that you create a volume before you update the firmware or configure system logs SNMP monitoring and optional uninterruptible power supplies For information about how to configure volumes see Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes Note For information about how to set up system alerts see Configure System Alerts on page 50 151 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 System Maintenance This section discusses the following topics e Update the Firmware Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults e Shut Down or Restart the System e Recover the Administrator Password Update the Firmware NETGEAR might periodically release firmware updates to improve the ReadyDATA The firmware on the ReadyDATA is referred to as ReadyDATA OS You can update the firmware on the ReadyDATA remotely from the NETGEAR website or manually from a local drive When you update the firmware the stored data on the ReadyDATA is not affected However as a security measure NETGEAR recommends that you back up the stored data especially data that cannot be replaced before you perform a firmware update WARNING You cannot update the firmware if there are no volumes on the ReadyDATA To update the firmware create at least one volume Update Firmware Remotely If the ReadyDATA has an Internet connection updating firmware remotely is the easiest method gt To update firmware remotely 1 Select
171. onfigure any shares or LUNs Without shares or LUNs you cannot configure any snapshots For information about how to configure volumes see Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes For information about how to configure shares and LUNs see Chapter 4 Manage Shares and LUNs 176 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs This section discusses the following topics e Basic Snapshot Concepts e Automatic and Manual Snapshots e Importing Snapshots e Roll Back to a Snapshot e Clone a Snapshot e Delete a Snapshot Basic Snapshot Concepts The ReadyDATA can provide protection of shares and LUNs through snapshots Snapshots contain references to data on a share or LUN Strictly speaking snapshots are not backups but they function as backups because you can recover data from snapshots You can take snapshots only of folders or LUNs You cannot take a snapshot of a volume Snapshots reside on the same volume as the folder or LUN from which they were created The ReadyDATA can automatically take snapshots of a folder or LUN according to a schedule that you specify You can also manually take or delete individual snapshots at any time Depending on available storage space you can keep an unlimited number of snapshots If you configure both snapshots and continuous replication see Manage Replication and Recovery Between Two or More Systems on page 194 you have continuous protection A WARNING When the available stora
172. onnect the ReadyDATA to your network and make sure that a DHCP server can reach the ReadyDATA By default the ReadyDATA is configured to receive an IPv4 IP address from a DHCP server Note If the ReadyDATA cannot locate a DHCP server it is assigned an IP address through Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA For more information see Automatic Private IP Addressing Without a DHCP Server on page 63 If you want to use the ReadyDATA with an IPv6 address first access the ReadyDATA through the IPv4 address assigned by the DHCP server and then configure the IPv6 setting as explained in Configure the Network Settings on page 53 Note For information about the default system settings see Appendix A Factory Default Settings Note If an unexpected condition or failure prevents the ReadyDATA from booting after you complete an initial set up procedure see the LED status information in the hardware manual for your system Getting Started 12 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA RAIDar is a software application that you use to discover ReadyDATA systems on the network RAIDar is included on the resource CD that came with your system It includes versions for Windows Mac and Linux operating systems RAIDar is also available at www netgear com readydata RAIDar displays the discovered ReadyDATA units with their status LED icons The volume disk UPS and fan LED icons are not operational for the ReadyDATA Ready
173. or LUN is large the initial replication transfer takes a substantial amount of time particularly if the source and destination ReadyDATAs are connected by a WAN You can shorten this time by seeding the destination site For information about seeding replication see Seed or Reseed Replication on page 196 gt To schedule or resume periodic replication of a share or LUN 1 Visit https readydata netgear com The access screen displays Sign in with your NETGEAR ReadyDATA Replicate ID Enter your ReadyDATA Replicate ID and Password To continue you must be registered as a Replicate ID ReadyNAS Remote user Password Join Now Reset Account Need Help Forums 2 Sign in using your remote ID and password The ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen displays READYDATA a Views Network D Retresh One E ull reports res Sb aa4b res b4 29 82 reer Tools ond Scheduled Replicate fe Continuous Replicate E 1443b 3 4b m Ready 0AA 5200 Backup Replication and Recovery 200 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 From the Tools menu on the left select Scheduled Replicate The first Scheduled Replicate screen displays Scheduled Replicate Name Data Replicate 2014 01 14 05 31 PM Source BBB res c7 91 3c Name vo a voz r5 Rep_Share1 vol1 Rep_Share2 Vol2 Share1 vol2 Share2 vol2 Destination W res c7 91 18 Name vo 4 voi2 r6 Share1 vol1 Share2 vol2 Cancel 4 Configure the s
174. or router to which the ReadyDATA is attached for channel bonding Configure the System Settings 66 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 gt To remove an aggregation link and reestablish separate Ethernet interfaces 1 Select Network The Network screen displays etho wici 00 0D A2 63 91 BF 1500 0 DHCP IPy4 s 192 168 1 156 th 1 Gbps 00 25 90 63 91 BF ex full eed 1 Gbps 2 Click the gear icon to the right of the aggregation interface that you want to remove A pop up menu displays aggro 3 Select Remove 4 Confirm the removal 5 Reconfigure the switch or router to which the ReadyDATA is attached for single interfaces Configure Global File Sharing Protocols Network access to data stored on the ReadyDATA is through file sharing protocols which handle the type of access and transfer of data or for Bonjour and SNMP discovery and management of the ReadyDATA in a network For shares you can select several protocols for LUNs the protocol is always iSCSI iSCSI is enabled by default Configure the System Settings 67 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The global file sharing protocol settings affect the file sharing protocols that allow access to shares If a protocol is globally disabled you can configure it for a share but it does not take effect until you enable the protocol globally For information about how to configure and enable file sharing protocols for shares see File Sharing Protocols to Access Shares on page 7
175. ost for which you want to grant the users root access select the Root Access check box gt To remove a host 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERR The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Size 200 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB NFS FTP ee Snapshots 1 SalesEMEA SalesRemote Snap s 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved M0 Free W 899 G8 Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the screen Expand button E on the top right of the screen Manage Shares and LUNs 100 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Properties pane displays SAI Network Replicate aiVolumes v al 0a Gis Share2 Vol2 Vol4 Summary Size Used 0 0 of 3 6 TB Path Vol2 r6 Share2 Vol2 Data m0 Compression 1 00x Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 903 GB Type RAID 0 Properties Dedupe 1 00 Replication Status Disabled Name Share2 Vol2 Vol2 r6 e Available 3 678 AEA Consumed 0 Logbias Latency Protocol NAS SMB ha Snapshots 53 0 KB Syne Writes Allowed Shara 0 volt Protection 5 days i Enabled _ Compression Data m0 z Snapshots W 0 _ Dedupe Available 3 6 TB Reserved W 0 Free I 3 5 T8 Consumed 0 Type RAID 6 Protocol NAS C Quota Dedupe 1 00 Snapshot
176. oup The LUN is returned to the unassigned state Manage Shares and LUNs 123 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Remove a LUN Group Note You cannot remove a LUN group that has a LUN assigned to it You must first remove the LUN from the LUN group gt To remove a LUN group 1 Select SAN The SAN screen displays Unassigned LUNs Sales Target iqn 1994 11 com_netgeardg lab 5200 3d18 551 sales a Secwity amp Access CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients 2 Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group A pop up menu displays Sales Q Target ign 1994 11 com netgear dg lab 5200 fc2b66c2 sales Security amp Access CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients None 3 Select Remove 4 Confirm the removal Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups gt To configure client access to a LUN group 1 Select SAN Manage Shares and LUNs 124 The SAN screen displays UI igned LUNs Sales a 94 11 com netgeardg 200 3d18 551 sales Secutity amp Access CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients None ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group A pop up menu displays Sales Target iqn 1994 11 com netgeardg lab 5200 fc2b66c2 sales Security amp Access CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients None Select Properties The LUN Group Properties pop up screen displays the following figure shows examples LUN Group Properties Name Sales
177. owing procedure uses the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator which is freely available online and is integrated into Windows 7 Note If you use an operating systema other than Windows the steps are different but the basic tasks remain the same gt To configure LUN access through an iSCSI initiator 1 Open the iSCSI initiator and click the Configuration tab 2 Copy the default name from the Initiator Name field You need the name in a later step Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Configuration settings here are global and will affect any future connections made with the initiator Any existing connections may continue to work but can fai if the system restarts or the initiator otherwise tries to reconnect to a target When connecting to a target advanced connection features allow specific control of a partoulsr connection Initiator Name ign 199 1 05 com microsoft labaccess 1 netgear lab To modify the initiator name dick Change To set the initiator CHAP secret for use with mutual CHAP dick CHAP To set up the IPsec tunnel mode addresses for the initiator dick IPsec To generate a report of all connected targets and devices on the system dick Report 3 On the ReadyDATA Dashboard select SAN Manage Shares and LUNs 132 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The SAN screen displays Unassigned LUNs Sales CHAP Disabled Allowed Clients 4 Click th
178. pe RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the screen Expand button E on the top right of the screen Manage Shares and LUNs 102 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Properties pane displays 5 GAN Network Replicate aiVolumes v al 0a Gis Share2 Vol2 Vol1 Summary Size Used 0 0 of 3 6 TB Path Vol2 r6 Share2 Vol2 Data m0 Compression 1 00x Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 903 GB Type RAID 0 Properties Dedupe 1 00 Replication Status Disabled Name Share2 Vol2 Vol2 r6 e Available 3 678 AEA Consumed 0 Logbias Latency Protocol NAS SMB ha Snapshots 53 0 KB Syne Writes Allowed TEN Protection 5 days Share1 vol1 Data m0 z Snapshots W 0 _ Dedupe Available 3 6 TB Reserved W 0 Free I 3 5 T8 Consumed 0 Type RAID 6 Protocol NAS _ Quota Enabled Compression Snapshots 0 Dedupe 1 00 Reserve Protection M Continuous Protection mart Snapshot Management T Interval Hourly xj _ Allow Snapshot Access Snapshot Folder Network Access Locate the Network Access section and select one of the following buttons each of which corresponds to a file sharing protocol SMB NFS FTP The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol Under the Advanced section select the Hide this share check box Click the Apply button Manage S
179. pecify the hash types to be used e Layer 2 The channel link that is established is based on the source and destination MAC addresses e Layer 3 The channel link that is established is based on the source and destination IP addresses e Layer 4 The channel link that is established is based on the source and destination port numbers 6 Select the Create button The new bonded channel displays as an aggregation interface aggrX in which X is a number in sequential and ascending order on the Network screen 7 To configure the new aggregation interface further click the gear icon to the right of the aggregation interface A pop up menu displays Configure the System Settings 65 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 8 Select Properties The aggregation settings pop up screen displays aggro Settings Name MTI LACP Mode LACP Timer Hash Type V Layer 2 Cancel 9 Configure the general settings as explained in the following table Item Description Use the default name or enter a custom name The default name is aggrX in which X is a number in sequential and ascending order Enter the MTU in bytes The default setting is 1500 bytes LACP Mode You configured these settings when you set up the aggregation interface For LACP Timer information about these settings see the table in Step 5 Make changes on the aggregation settings pop up screen 10 Click the Apply button 11 Configure the switch
180. plicate automatically selects the physical Ethernet interfaces and VNICs for communication between the source and destination systems If instead you want to use a specific domain name for the destination system you can specify it here The name is automatically appended with port number 6819 Note You must set up port forwarding if the source and destination are behind a firewall Note If you use an explicit destination domain name data that is replicated over the Internet is not automatically encrypted You must select the Encryption check box to enable encryption Select the check box to enable use of transmission through the ReadyDATA Replicate site if communication problems with P2P transmission occur Backup Replication and Recovery 206 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 8 At the bottom right of the screen click the Next button The next Scheduled Replicate screen displays Scheduled Replicate Schedule Effective from Repeat m Starting at 00 45 Cancel Back Next J 9 Configure the settings on the third screen as explained in the following table Item Description Effective from This field is for information only It states the date as of which the replication schedule is effective Repeat From the Repeat drop down list select how replication is repeated Hourly From the Starting at list select the time within the hour e Daily From the Starting at list select the hour and the time withi
181. ports two types of replication e Periodic replication This type of replication is driven by the clock Data is replicated periodically from once per hour to once per month based on how you schedule replication This configuration collects changes that occur over the selected time period and replicates them in line with the replication schedule e Continuous replication This type of replication is driven by activity at the source system Data is replicated to the destination device constantly Whenever new blocks are written on the source system they are immediately sent to the destination system If a disaster occurs the most current data possible is in a secondary location For optimum protection use continuous replication rather than periodic replication You can configure replication only per individual share or LUN that is you cannot configure replication at the system level You select a share or LUN as the source of the replication and a volume on the remote system as the destination for the replication The replication process leverages the information that is contained in special hidden snapshots to minimize the time it takes to determine what block based data needs to be moved between the systems These hidden snapshots are not the same as the regular snapshots that you create manually or set up to be created automatically Replication of an incomplete hidden snapshot resumes from the point where it failed that is if a 200 MB
182. properties of a share or LUN you can enable Smart Snapshot Management Smart Snapshot Management provides an easy Backup Replication and Recovery 189 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 way to reduce the total number of historical snapshots per share or LUN When this feature is enabled ReadyDATA automatically deletes older hourly and daily snapshots so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours daily snapshots are kept for four weeks weekly snapshots are kept for eight weeks and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely For information about enabling Smart Snapshot Management for a share see Create a Share on page 77 For information about enabling Smart Snapshot Management for a LUN see Create a LUN on page 107 Manually Delete a Snapshot You can manually delete snapshots from the Snapshots screen gt To manually delete a snapshot 1 2 Select Shares Click the Snapshot button with a clock EE The Snapshot screen displays All Volumes Rep_Rep_Share Available 2 7 TB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS ShareOneDisk Available 900 4 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS Protection 3 weeks see LUN Size 1 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAN Snapshots 22 Snapshots 22 12 00 AM Sun Dec 01 2013 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen Rep_Rep_ Share Q 400 AM 8 00 AM 12 00 PM 4 00 PM am Tue Dec 31 2013 Replicate Manual Protection 3 Select the share or LUN
183. r com The access screen displays Sign in with your NETGEAR ReadyDATA Replicate ID Enter your ReadyDATA Replicate ID and Password To continue you must be registered as a Replicate ID ReadyNAS Remote user Password Join Now Reset Account Need Help Forums 2 Sign in using your remote ID and password The ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 209 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Views Hetwork D Retresh Reports res Sb aa4b res b4 29 e2 verve Tools i Scheduled Replicate je Continuous Replicate E 1es3b aa 4d Model Ready OATA 200 Ready DATA LT pace tree 8 3 From the Tools menu on the left select Continuous Replicate The first Continuous Replicate screen displays Continuous Replicate Name Data Replicate 2014 01 14 05 55 PM Source BBB res c7 91 3c Name vo vo2 r5 Destination BB res c7 91 18 Name vo voi2 r6 Cancel gt Next Backup Replication and Recovery 210 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 4 Configure the settings on the first screen as explained in the following table Item Description Name Keep the default name for the replication schedule or overwrite the default name with another name Source Destination From the Source drop down list select the ReadyDATA from which you want to replicate a share or LUN that is select the source system Then do one of the following 1 Select th
184. rating systems e Windows workstations and desktops Synthetic full backups Every backup is represented as a full image vhdx and provides quick single file restoration and hardware independent full restoration of server operating systems and their applications to any supported platform physical servers virtualization platforms workstations desktops e Fifteen minute recovery points Backups can be set to 15 minute intervals regardless of the total capacity of the server 64 TB maximum per logical drive e Storage efficiency The storage consumption of this solution is highly efficient because all data is compressed when it is written and only unique blocks of ongoing backups must be stored on disk The more backups that are stored the larger the savings become WAN efficiency For customers replicating backup sets offsite only incremental block changes are replicated with ReadyDATA replicate The ReadyDATA system relies on the following software applications RAIDar A set up utility to locate the ReadyDATA on the LAN and launch Dashboard Dashboard A browser based interface to configure and manage the ReadyDATA To start using the ReadyDATA system quickly review the following sections and chapters in this order 1 Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network on page 12 Follow the instructions in the installation guide that came with your system and the hardware manual for your system Getting Started 9 ReadyDATA OS
185. rom the LUN group to which the users have access see Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 121 To expand the size of a LUN 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes EER The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select the LUN for which you want to expand the size The color of the LUN turns purple Size 200 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAN SCS Snapshots 0 SalesEMEA VARaccess Protection 2 days Data W 0 Snapshots W 0 Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Right click a share or LUN Manage Shares and LUNs 113 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 A pop up menu displays Size 200 GB Consumed 16 KB Migrate To 5 Select Expand The Expand LUN pop up screen displays Expand LUN yy Please disconnect all initiators of this targe before starting the expansior 6 Enter the following settings e New Size Specify the new size of the LUN The maximum size that you can allocate to the LUN is stated above the New Size field e Unit Select the unit of measurement from the drop down list MB GB or TB 7 Click the Expand button The new LUN size takes effect 8 Add the LUN to the LUN group to which it belonged before the expansion See Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 121 User access to the LUN is restored Note You can also expand a LUN from the Properties pane by clicking the Expand size link on the Properties pane Manage Shares and
186. roperties Disconnect from iSCSI Properties The message Snapshots successfully imported shows in a new screen when the import succeeds 5 Click the OK button to close the message screen Roll Back to a Snapshot You can replace a share or LUN with an earlier version by rolling back to a snapshot of that share or LUN WARNING Rolling back is a destructive process All snapshots that were taken after the selected snapshot are deleted gt To rollback a snapshot using the snapshot timeline 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Snapshot button with a clock EEE The Snapshot screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 183 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen Rep Rep_Sharet Rep_Rep_ Share Available 2 7 TB Consumed 0 3 Protocol NAS Snapshots 49 ShareOneDisk Available 900 4 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS Snapshots 22 12 00 AM 400 AM 8 00 AM 12 00 PM 4 00 PM 8 00 PM Protection 3 weeks Sun Dee 01 2013 Tue Dec 31 2013 Js a lc Replicate Manuali Protection LUNA Size 1 GB Consumed 16 KB Protocol SAN 3 Select the share or LUN whose snapshots you want to view 4 Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline Snapshots are displayed as marker icons along the timeline e The timeline centers on the zoom icon gt as you zoom in and out You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline Moving the zoo
187. roperties pane on the Shares screen You set access rights to shares at the share level see Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 90 gt To configure the local user database settings 1 Select System gt Settings gt Security 2 From the Access type drop down list select Local users Except for the Workgroup Name field all fields are dimmed The following figure shows only the upper part of the Settings screen with the local database settings Manage User Groups and User Accounts 140 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Services UPS Authentication Update Alerts 3 Optional Enter a name for the workgroup You can keep the default name of VOLUME 4 Click the Apply button gt To configure the Active Directory settings 1 Select System gt Settings gt Security 2 From the Access type drop down list select Active Directory The name of the Workgroup Name field changes to NetBIOS Domain Name and all fields become available The following figure shows only the upper part of the Settings screen with the Active Directory settings Services Replicate UPS Authentication JOLUME x Update Alerts Manage User Groups and User Accounts 141 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 3 Configure the settings as explained in the following table Item Description NetBIOS Domain Name Enter the name of the NetBIOS domain for example company Normally the NetBIOS domain name is identical to the prefix of the DNS rea
188. roups and User Accounts The following figure shows the Network section on the Properties pane of a share in this example the SMB protocol is shown Access Network B i011 10 112 47 198 v Advanced Figure 6 Network section of the share properties pane SMB Manage Shares and LUNs 94 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 User and Group Settings For SMB AFP and FTP you can configure access rights for groups and individual users User and group settings do not apply to NFS gt To configure user and group access settings 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERR The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Size 200 GB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB i NFS FTP Snapshots 0 Snapshots 0 Snapshots 1 SalesRemote S 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days 99 GB Type RAID 6 Dedupe 1 00 Compression 1 00 4 Click the screen Expand button on the top right of the screen Manage Shares and LUNs 95 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The Properties pane displays SAN Neti Gc Share2 Vol2 Ai Voumes v Al Bi 0a Vol1 O ie Summary Size Used 0 0 of 3 678 Path Mol2 r6 Share2 Vol2 Data I 0 Compression 1 00x Snapshots W 0 oe Reserved ll 0 Replication Status Disabled Free M903 GB Type RAID 0 Properties Dedupe 1 00
189. rray are identical RAID 5 striped disks with single parity in a ZFS system also referred to as RAIDz1 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 RAID 6 striped disks with dual parity in a ZFS system also referred to as RAIDz2 can recover from the loss of two disks 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 50 or 5 0 combines multiple RAID 5 sets providing RAID 5 reliability with improved write performance for larger configurations The striping of disks in RAID 5 improves write performance but the incremental improvement decreases as the number of disks increases In RAID 50 striping across the RAID 5 sets provides improved performance RAID 50 is provided as an option through a pop up screen during the creation of a RAID 5 volume with six or more disks RAID 60 or 6 0 combines multiple RAID 6 sets providing RAID 6 reliability with improved write performance for larger configurations The striping of disks in RAID 6 improves write performance but the incremental improvement decreases as the number of disks increases In RAID 60 striping across the RAID 6 sets provides improved performance RAID 60 is provided as an option throu
190. s 0 Reserve Protection M Continuous Protection mart Snapshot Management T Interval Hourly xj _ Allow Snapshot Access Snapshot Folder Network Access 5 Locate the Network Access section and select one of the following buttons each of which corresponds to a file sharing protocol SMB NFS AFP FTP The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol 6 Select the host from the table by clicking it 7 Click the button EJ Manage Shares and LUNs 101 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 8 Confirm the removal Configure Advanced Access Settings By default a share is visible to all users on all of the configured hosts You can change by selecting the Hide this share check box to prevent users from discovering the share unless they explicitly specify the share name in the browse path By default this check box is cleared To hide a share 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes ERR The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it The color of the share turns purple Size 200 68 Consumed 0 C Protocol NAS SMB SME NFS FTP airtel Sna 0 Snapshots 0 Snapshots 1 SalesEMEA SalesRemote Size 898 9 08 Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB NFS Snapshots 47 VARaccess Protection 2 days Snapshots M0 Reserved W 0 Free W 899 GB Ty
191. s the following topics About Replication Recover Replicated Data Seed or Reseed Replication Access ReadyDATA Replicate and Register Systems Schedule or Resume Periodic Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate Configure or Resume Continuous Replication Using ReadyDATA Replicate View the Network Using ReadyDATA Replicate View the Jobs Using ReadyDATA Replicate Monitor the Jobs Using ReadyDATA Replicate Run Job Reports Using ReadyDATA Replicate Exchange Certificates for Local Replication Schedule Replication for Local Replication Backup Replication and Recovery 194 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Resume Local Replication e Monitor and Manage Local Replication The ReadyDATA supports backup and recovery operations through its advanced snapshot functionality For information about snapshots see Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 177 Replication is specifically between two ReadyDATA storage systems on which shares and LUN can be mirrored About Replication Replication capabilities are integrated into the ReadyDATA and you do not need to install a replication add on You can enable replication with the simple click of a button You have the choice of managing replication locally or accessing the NETGEAR ReadyDATA Replicate software application so that you can use its centralized management console to configure the replication settings see Access ReadyDATA Replicate and Register Systems on page 197 ReadyDATA replication sup
192. saved after you reload the ReadyDATA 202 11025 02 OS 1 1 June 2012 e Revised and added information to Manage Replication and Recovery Between Two or More Systems e Added information about share quotas to View and Change the Properties of a Share e Changed the Language selection see Select the Language on page 48 202 11025 01 OS 1 1 June 2012 First publication Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started OUIEKS Start Guilde esere wales cared ocduniuuenizediwsbeeune Dare eee bod oa eRe 9 Additional DOCUMENtALION 45 60c0cecrrrananaew oo be dws Seeeesoogawees 11 Supported Operating SYStEMS a 005500cccdddaddarer reer eesaaaatawaseaas 11 Supported BIOWSEIS 02cccccccoercaradynaNAee PEPERIT EESTE OR eR ERE 11 Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network 00 ccc e eee eee eee 12 Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA o ueneueususrerserererrrrrere 13 Register the ReadyDATA soseer ncgaecc deed dened era ad tot aiani igini 16 Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes Supported Disks and Initial Startup oonan eee eee 18 About RAID Levels Volumes and Disk Representation 19 RAID LEVelSi cs gihags tea teees Shee eseceacadhebhabetes 260600050604 20 Volumes OVE VIEW i4 26 3525 65 0545 46 eqlugaaapersonperereersoeensaoass 21 Optional Expansion Disk Arrays and Volumes 0 e seer eee 22 Graphical Enclosure and Color Coding of the Disks Onscreen 23 RAID and Volume Impleme
193. se P2P Service Explicit IP Address Explicit Domain Name P2P FallBack Back Next J Optional Configure the settings on the screen as explained in the following table Item Description New Share LUN Name Advanced Settings for Show Progress Lists the name of the share or LUN selected earlier Data Transmission Select the check box to view the progress of the data transfer Compression Select the check box to enable data compression during the data transfer Then configure the compression rate By default compression is disabled Note After the data has been transferred the data is not stored compressed unless it was already compressed on the source share or LUN Compression Level Set the compression level by clicking the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the level You can select from 1 through 9 For example 5 indicates that data is compressed five times Encryption Select the check box to enable encryption By default encryption is disabled Note NETGEAR recommends that you encrypt sensitive data Note If you do not use an explicit destination IP address data that is replicated over the Internet is automatically encrypted for increased safety When you select the Encryption check box data that is replicated over the Internet is encrypted twice Backup Replication and Recovery 205 Item ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Description Deduplication Use P2P Service
194. server it is assigned an IP address through Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA The IP address is in the 169 254 x x 16 subnet The last two octets of the address are based on the MAC address of the physical interface which is printed on a label next to the physical interface You need to convert the hexadecimal MAC address to decimal numbers to determine the last two octets of the IP address In the unlikely situation that another device with the same IP address is on the subnet the ReadyDATA attempts to use the next IP address 169 254 x x 1 For example if the MAC address is 00 25 90 63 91 be the IP address is 169 254 145 190 16 The fifth octet of the MAC address is 91 which translates to 145 in decimal notation The sixth octet of the MAC address is be which translates to 190 in decimal notation Configure Channel Bonding Channel bonding is optional A bonded channel combines two Ethernet interfaces into a single logical link or link aggregation group LAG Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link which increases fault tolerance and provides load sharing The ReadyDATA supports a static LAG and a dynamic LAG with active or passive LACP for automatic configuration of a channel link with another device Both the ReadyDATA and the device with which the channel link is established must support the same mode static LAG or dynamic LAG On the ReadyDATA LAGs are implemented with three hash types e La
195. snapshot fails to replicate at 90 percent completion replication resumes at 90 percent completion to replicate the remaining 20 MB If you use the ReadyDATA Replicate software application you do not use an explicit destination IP address Data that is replicated over the Internet is automatically encrypted for increased safety If you manage replication locally you must establish the destination by using an IP address or domain name and you must exchange access keys between both systems Backup Replication and Recovery 195 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The replication status is reported at both the source and the destination systems in a replication relationship and includes the age of the snapshot that is transferred and the size of the data that is transferred For example if a 50 MB snapshot was created 20 seconds before being transferred to a remote system as part of replication the status that is reported is Target is 50 MB 20 seconds behind source or a similar status message For more information see the white paper Building Backup to Disk and Disaster Recovery Solutions with the ReadyDATA 5200 that is available from the ReadyDATA website at www netgear com readyaata Recover Replicated Data In a replication configuration after data has been lost at the source system or after the source system has been compromised no special steps are required to recover data If the configuration is one of continuous replication the data
196. source share or LUN Compression Ratio Select the compression rate by making a selection from the drop down list You can select from 1 through 10 and unlimited For example 5 indicates that data is compressed five times Backup Replication and Recovery 214 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description Encryption Select the check box to enable encryption By default encryption is disabled Note NETGEAR recommends that you encrypt sensitive data Note If you do not use an explicit destination IP address data that is replicated over the Internet is automatically encrypted for increased safety When you select the Encryption check box data that is replicated over the Internet is encrypted twice Deduplication Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer Note After the data has been transferred the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN Explicit Destination IP Address ReadyDATA Replicate automatically selects the physical Ethernet interfaces and VNICs for communication between the source and destination systems If you want to use a specific interface on the destination system you must specify its IP address To specify a specific interface select the check box to enable an explicit destination IP addr
197. stination Note Inthe previous figure the name of the volume to which the share or LUN is replicated is identical to the name of the volume from which the share or LUN is replicated This is not a typical situation 5 At the bottom right of the screen click the Next button The next Scheduled Replicate screen displays Backup Replication and Recovery 202 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If you did not select a share or LUN you are configuring a new job without a seed the screen is similar to the following Backup Replication and Recovery 203 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e If you selected a share or LUN you are resuming a job or seeding a new job the next screen displays the snapshots on the share or LUN Scheduled Replicate Select one of the common snapshots below to use as a base for the first replication cycle Data Path Mon 16 Dec 2013 23 00 02 GMT NewRaid5 Rep_Rep_Share1 Fri 20 Dec 2013 21 00 02 GMT NewRaid5 Rep_Rep_Share1 Cancel Back Next A If you are configuring a new job without a seed skip this step otherwise select the snapshot to use as a base for replication and click the Next button Backup Replication and Recovery 204 7 The next Scheduled Scheduled Replicate ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Replicate screen displays New Share LUN Name Advanced Settings for Data Transmission Cancel Show Progress Compression Compression Level Encryption Deduplication U
198. t details pane change the settings as explained in the following table tem Description S O Enter a name to identify the user User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non Asian languages If you use Asian language characters the limit is lower You can use most alphanumeric and punctuation characters for a user name Primary Group From the drop down list select the primary group to which the user is assigned For information about creating groups see Create a User Group on page 143 Note In addition to belonging to a single primary group a user can belong to many other groups You can assign more groups on the group detail pane see Edit a User Group on page 144 Email Address Optional Enter the email address of the user Password Enter a password Each user password can have a maximum of 255 characters Re enter Password Reenter the user password Note You cannot change the UID 5 Click the Apply button 6 Click the screen Expand button which now shows as a reversed arrow a again The User account details pane is hidden Manage User Groups and User Accounts 150 System Maintenance and Monitoring This chapter describes how to manage your ReadyDATA storage system s configuration network settings add ons and USB storage devices It contains the following sections e System Maintenance e System Monitoring e Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies Note Without at least
199. table is updated You can select from 5 to 50 seconds System Health Information The ReadyDATA provides basic system health information about the fans temperatures power supplies and optional UPS on the internal enclosure and optional expansion disk arrays To view system health information Select System gt Info gt Health The following figure shows only the Health section on the Info screen The messages are self explanatory UPS ancrack Sman uPs 3000 RM ups Back UPS ES 350 Cou Tem 37 Aux Temperature Q 30 su1 psu2 SAS Port2 ant 5100 RPM an2 5340 RPM an3 5460 RPM Disk Status and Health Information The ReadyDATA provides disk status and health information for each disk that is installed in its enclosure and expansion units To view disk status and health information for an individual disk 1 Select System gt Storage The Storage screen displays System Maintenance and Monitoring 163 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 700 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB SATA 470 GB Data W 0 SATA 470 GB Snapshots W 0 Reserved W 0 SATA 470 GB Free W 900 GB e RAID 6 aes 1 00 BB RAD RAD 6 BB Log W Cache W Spare a mda Z uod SVS Point to a disk in the graphical enclosure Disk status and health information displays in a pop up screen SATA 470 GB 2 SATA 470 GB I
200. tatus bar to the right of the job click the Expand icon The status bar expands to displays details about the job Backup Replication and Recovery 221 NETGEAR READY DATA Views hu Montor Network Tools Pod Scheduled Replicate fe Continuous Replicate ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Views Monitor Nome Meron Bw 3 Pending 1 Item p gt Data Replication 2012 06 25 12 23 PM res Sb 88 4b_0C235 res b4 23 e2_0C296 Scheduled 3 Active 1 Item gt Data Replication 2012 06 25 12 43 PM res 3 9e 4b_0C29G_ res b4 29 e2_00296 Continuous To cancel a job that is running 1 Inthe Views pane click the Monitor icon 2 To the right of the status bar click the Cancel button To reorganize the table with jobs and group the jobs 1 Inthe Views pane click the Monitor icon 2 To the right of a column heading in the table click the drop down list 3 Select in the list to do one of the following e Sort the jobs in ascending order e Sort the jobs in descending order e Add or remove columns from the table iv Difference between Repicates intial Syne Running Last Succeed Replicate Stated undefined Last Succeed Replicate Finished undefined Oversat 4 To update the information in the table click the Refresh button Run Job Reports Using ReadyDATA Replicate You can generate a report that shows the outcome of a scheduled replication job To run a report 1 In the Views pane click the Reports
201. ter pass This password is required for the ReadyDATA to access the remote UPS do not enter another password 4 Click the Add button The UPS device is added to the UPS table oo Status Name Description Modal Address Vv On line power apcrack 3000 va rack JS1029005352 Smart UPS 300 192 168 8 11 Q On line power UPS UPS remote 380722X23388 Back UPS ES 350 PC 192168 8 51 Authentication Update Alerts The following table explains the columns of the UPS table Item Description Status The status of the UPS The options are as follows e On line power e On battery e Low battery e On battery and Low battery e On line power and Low battery e Unknown Name The name of the UPS For a remote UPS the name is always UPS Description The description that you gave to the UPS Serial The detected serial number of the UPS Model The detected model of the UPS System Maintenance and Monitoring 173 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Description The detected manufacturer of the UPS The IP address of the UPS gt To edit a UPS device in the UPS table 1 Select System gt Settings gt UPS The following figure shows the UPS screen with one UPS device oo Status Name Description Serial Model Address O on tine power apcrack 3000 va rack 4381029005352 Smart UPS 300 192 168 8 11 Authentication Update Alerts 2 Inthe UPS table highlight the UPS device that you want to modify 3
202. terfaces e Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards e Automatic Private IP Addressing Without a DHCP Server e Configure Channel Bonding The ReadyDATA provides two physical 1 Gb Ethernet interfaces and two physical 10 Gb Ethernet interfaces The Ethernet interfaces can be used independently as individual interfaces or combined in a channel bonded configuration using LACP and hash types 2 through 4 Channel bonding provides redundancy or increased throughput You can create and attach virtual NICs VNICs to individual and bonded interfaces The primary benefit of virtual networking is that it allows the ReadyDATA to service many separate networks and to control how much bandwidth is used for each storage related task For each VNIC you can configure the following settings e VLAN membership e Bandwidth limits IPv4 or IPv6 settings e DNS servers The following figure illustrates the use of VNICs in a ReadyDATA network configuration Throttle refers to the bandwidth limit Configure the System Settings 53 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 z Physical Interfaces ReadyDATA 5200 terfaces Unique IP MAC VLAN MTU Throttle MB s Figure 3 VNICs in a ReadyDATA Network Configuration The following table lists the default network settings before any configuration has occurred Table 5 Default network settings Item Default Setting Physical Ethernet interface eth1 and eth2 MTU 1500 Speed Mbps 1000
203. th between the VNIC panes by clicking the General TCP IP and DNS tabs vnicO Settings General 1000 Configure the general settings as explained in the following table Item Description Name Lists the VNIC name The name is vnicX in which X is a number in sequential and ascending order irrespective of the interface the VNIC is attached to The VNICs in a system with two interfaces are vnicO and vnic1 MTU Enter the MTU in bytes The default setting is 1500 bytes Configure the System Settings 58 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Item Description VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID The default setting ID is 0 Note If you use VLAN IDs the switch to which you connect the ReadyDATA must support VLAN tagging Bandwidth Limit Mbps Enter the bandwidth limit in Mbps Depending on the Ethernet interfaces that are installed in the ReadyDATA the maximum limit is either 1 000 Mbps or 10 000 Mbps 7 Click the TCP IP tab The IP settings display The IPv4 and IPv6 settings are mutually exclusive 8 Select whether to use IPv4 or IPv6 When you select a configuration method from the Configure IPv4 drop down list the IPv6 settings are dimmed when you select a configuration method from the Configure IPv6 drop down list the IPv4 settings are dimmed The following figure shows the IPv4 settings the next figure shows the IPv6 settings vnic3 Settings x General DNS Configure IPv4 Static v
204. the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed The button zooms in the button zooms out Thu Mar 01 2012 Sat Mar 31 2012 e Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time right arrow button or back in time left arrow button in time 2 10 AM 2 20 AM 2 30 AM 2 40 AM a ee e a Thu Mar 01 2012 Sat Mar 31 2012 Note The snapshot is not shown in the previous screen because it was not taken in the 2 00 AM 2 50 AM timespan Backup Replication and Recovery 188 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Tip Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN A calendar pop up screen displays allowing you to jump to a desired month and date 5 Right click the snapshot that you want to clone 6 From the pop up menu that displays select Clone A pop up screen displays Clone Snapshot 7 In the Name field enter a new name for the share or LUN 8 Click the Apply button A cloned snapshot is added to the Shares screen as a new share or LUN A new share is immediately accessible to users A new LUN first must be added to a LUN group before users Can gain access to it Delete a Snapshot You can enable Smart Snapshot Management to automatically prune older snapshots and you can manually delete snapshots Smart Snapshot Management When you create a share or LUN or when you change the
205. ups and User Accounts Manage Shares and LUNs 90 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 e Active Directory If you use an external Active Directory the user and group information is downloaded into the ReadyDATA and displayed in the Access section on the Properties pane of a share A button with a red triangle and an exclamation mark for example img indicates that the file sharing protocol is globally disabled For information about how to enable the protocol see Configure Global File Sharing Protocols on page 67 Even though a file sharing protocol can be globally enabled you can disable it for an individual share The access settings that you can configure for an individual share depend on the file sharing protocol that is assigned to the share Table 7 Access settings and file sharing protocols Access Settings Protocols SMB NFS AFP FTP Network Users and group access P P P Host access P P P Advanced Permissions for newly created files and folders P P P P Miscellaneous advanced settings P File and folder File and folder access P P P P gt To set up the access rights for a share 1 Select Shares 2 Click the Data Set button with four cubes EER The Shares screen displays see the following figure 3 Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it Manage Shares and LUNs 91 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The color of the share turns purple Size 200 6B Sie 267 86 fn Consumed
206. us venions of Windows is recommended for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on htanium based computers 17 Format each new disk a Select the disk that you want to format b From the Disk Management menu select Action gt All Tasks gt New Simple Volume Manage Shares and LUNs 136 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 mlO X E Sag 31 90 G8 NTFS Healthy System Active F Healthy Boot Crash Dump Primary Partition E Ss SystemDisposableDisk E 4 00 GB NTFS Healthy Page File Primary Partition ind InternalDisk 19 M8 NTFS Healthy Primary Partitic New Volume F 1021 MB NTFS Healthy Primary Partition BB Unallocated I Primary partition The New Simple Volume Wizard pop up screen displays Follow the default wizard formatting steps Alternately you can give the volume label for the new disk that represents the LUN the same name as the LUN The LUNs are now accessible as hard disk drives referred to as new volumes if you kept the default volume label through Windows Explorer Manage Shares and LUNs 137 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 The following figure shows three LUNs New Volume F New Volume H and Marketing I Organize v System properties Uninstall or change a program Map network drive Open Control Panel We Favorites 4 Hard Disk Drives 5 BE Desktop Local Disk C New Volume F Downloads eal 19 2 GB free
207. w displays as a reversed arrow B again to hide the Properties pane Manage Shares and LUNs 80 AllVolumes All ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Replicate Volt O ie Data W 0 Snapshots Wi 0 Reserved W 0 Free W 903 GB Type RAID 0 Dedupe 1 00 Vol2 r6 O e Share1 vol1 Data m0 Snapshots W 0 Reserved m0 Free 3 578 Type RAID 6 Q Share2 vol2 Summary Size Used 0 0 of 3 6 TB Path Vol2 r6 Share2 Vol2 Compression 1 00x Replication Status Disabled Properties Name Share2 Vol2 Available 3 6 TB Description Consumed 0 Protocol NAS SMB Snapshots 53 0 KB Syne Writes Allowed Protection 5 days Logblas Latency Enabled _ Compression _ Dedupe Available 3 6 TB Consumed 0 Protocol NAS _ Quota Reserve Dedupe 1 00 pae Snapshots 0 Share2 Vol2 Protection V Continuous Protection V Smart Snapshot Management Interval Hourly x l Allow Snapshot Access Snapshot Folder Network Access Read Only ReadiWrite Change the settings as explained in the following table Click the Flag button J to save any changes in a field or drop down list Item Description Summary Size The size is provided for information only To change the size see the Size fields in the Properties section of the Properties pane Path The path is provided for information only Manage Shares and LUNs
208. whose snapshots you want to view Backup Replication and Recovery 190 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline The timeline centers on the zoom icon lt gt as you zoom in and out You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline Moving the zoom icon establishes a new center of focus when you zoom in and out e Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed The button zooms in the button zooms out Thu Mar 01 2012 e Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time right arrow button or back in time left arrow button in time amp 2 20 AM 2 30 AM LJ a t Thu Mar 01 2012 Sat Mar 31 2012 Note The snapshot is not shown in the previous screen because it was not taken in the 2 00 AM 2 50 AM timespan Backup Replication and Recovery 191 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Tip Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN A calendar pop up screen displays allowing you to jump to a desired month and date Today Mar 18 2013 Uday ala al al si Gl alala Fal 14 12 tal 14 15 1c a 18 19 20212212 gt a 25 26 27 28 29 2 Er Right click the snapshot that you want to delete From the pop up menu that displays select Remove A
209. ws tutorials comparison charts software updates documentation an active user forum and much more The following documentation is available at www netgear com readydata e Hardware manual e Installation guide e Data sheet e White papers e ReadyRECOVER Software User Manual Supported Operating Systems The ReadyDATA is supported on the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Vista 7 and 8 e Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 all editions x86 and x64 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 2008R2 and 2012 all editions x86 and x64 e Apple Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard or later e VMware ESX 3 5 e VMware vSphere ESX and ESXi Server 4 4 1 e VMware vSphere ESXi 5 x e Citrix XenServer 6 e RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4 7 5 2 or later e SUSE Linux Server 10 1 10 2 or later x86 and x64 e Fedora 8 or later e HP UX 11 e Solaris 10 or later Supported Browsers The ReadyDATA Dashboard supports the following browsers e Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 0 e Apple Safari 2 0 e Google Chrome 18 e Mozilla Firefox 14 e Opera 9 5 Getting Started 11 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Note If you have difficulty accessing the ReadyDATA Dashboard or if you notice unexpected behavior try using another browser Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network Install the ReadyDATA as explained in the installation guide that came with your system LED status information and the boot menu are explained in the hardware manual for your system C
210. x Enter Network Password Enter your password to connect to Password Domain E Remember my credentials x Logon failure unknown user name or bad password aD Gea 2 Enter a user name and password Windows Explorer displays the contents of all available shares on the ReadyDATA Manage Shares and LUNs 128 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Go gt Network RES B3 15 54 v 9 Search RES 83 15 54 Organize v Network and Sharing Center View remote printers backup media Share a Share s A 2 items Use a Mac OS X Device Users can access shares on the ReadyDATA using a network attached OS X device gt To access an AFP or SMB share using a network attached OS X device 1 In Finder select Go gt Connect to Server The Connect to Server screen displays Connect to the ReadyDATA using either AFP or SMB AFP Enter either one of the following commands in the Server Address field afp lt ip address gt or afp lt host name gt SMB Enter either one of the following commands in the Server Address field smb lt ip address gt or smb lt host name gt lt ip address gt is the IP address of the ReadyDATA lt host_name gt is the host name of the ReadyDATA Click the Connect button You are prompted to log in to your ReadyDATA Enter a user name and password You are prompted to select a volume Note Mac OS X calls ReadyDATA shares volumes
211. y selecting System gt Overview gt Hardware The Dashboard home screen displays The firmware version is listed in the Firmware field Hardware Volume me A x Operatons 5 Mir me thn put s0 z 60 S tA 4 20 a 20 L p 2 40 80 SS SS ee SS SS SS gt gt 14 05 14 06 14 07 14 08 14 09 E Vol2 Read Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 Max 0 0 Min 0 0 Vol2 write Last 80 9 Avg 19 3 Max 80 9 Min 0 0 D Voll Read Last 0 0 Avg 0 0 M x 0 0 Min 0 0 O Voli Write 0 0 Avg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Update Firmware Locally If the ReadyDATA is installed at a location that does not have Internet access you need to update your firmware locally gt To update firmware locally 1 Using a computer that has Internet access download the latest firmware for the ReadyDATA from htto downloadcenter netgear com to a USB drive or connected computer 2 Connect the USB drive with the updated firmware file to your ReadyDATA For more information about the USB ports on the ReadyDATA see the ReadyDATA Hardware Manual 3 Select System gt Settings gt Update The following figure shows the Settings screen with the firmware options System Maintenance and Monitoring 154 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 Services UPS Authentication U pd ate Check for Updates the Check for Updates f j ter Check for Updates Update Settings k the Install Firmware button a Install Firmware Retur
212. yer 2 Based on the source and destination MAC addresses All traffic between the ReadyDATA and a particular device is transmitted on the same physical link e Layer 3 Based on the source and destination IP addresses Here too all traffic between the ReadyDATA and a particular device is transmitted on the same physical link e Layer 4 Based on the source and destination port numbers Traffic between the ReadyDATA and a particular device can be spread across multiple links You can select to use combinations of hash types in which case the hash types are used simultaneously and the connection might be more secure but slightly slower After you create an aggregation link you can expand the link with yet another interface three Ethernet interfaces or even another aggregation link four Ethernet interfaces Alternately with four Ethernet interfaces you can create two aggregation links and then aggregate these two links into one double aggregation link that consists of all four Ethernet interfaces Configure the System Settings 63 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 gt To configure a bonded channel 1 Select Network The Network screen displays ethod vnict 00 00 A2 63 91 BF J 1500 10 DHCP IPy4 192 168 1 156 th 1 Gbps 00 25 90 63 91 BF ex full ed 1 Gbps 2 Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface A pop up menu displays see the following figure 3 Select Bond with A second pop up screen displays the
213. ys with a message about continuous replication Scheduling Continuously v Continuous replication jobs transfer data in real time between two systems for the best possible protection Backup Replication and Recovery 232 ReadyDATA OS 1 4 If you select Periodically a plot of the hours in a week displays Scheduling Periodically sr Please select which hour s you would like a replication cycle to occur 8 21411411 Bids ddd PPPPPrPrrrrrrr PPREPERPPEREE PETERRRRTEETEEE id444444444508808 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 47 18 19 20 21 22 23 E On H Day Off IB Night Off Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa a 15 If you selected Periodically select the times you would like the replication to occur Any combination of hours is allowed Selected times are green Select a row by clicking the day or a column by clicking the hour You can also adjust when after the start of the hour replication starts 16 Click the Next button The screen updates to show a summary of the job 17 Click Finish The New Job wizard closes and the replication job starts Resume Local Replication If a replication job is blocked for example because of a network or system failure or if you manually stop or remove a replication job you can resume it If you seed a new replication job to speed the initial transfer or reseed an existing job as part of disaster recovery you use this procedure to r

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