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1. One volume technology but supports volume expansion either with the addition of more disks or the replacement of an existing disk with larger capacity disks You can start out with one disk and add more disks as you need them or can afford them Volume management is automatic Add a second disk and it becomes a mirror to the first Add a third disk and your capacity doubles add a fourth and your capacity triples and so on up to a fifth the expansion occurring while redundancy is maintained In the future you will be able to replace disks one at a time have each one finish rebuilding and after new redundant space becomes available your volume will automatically expand to utilize the new capacity Volume Management for Flex RAID If you want to reconfigure the default volume C split it into multiple volumes or specify a different RAID level you need to reconfigure your volume The first step is to delete the existing volume you want to replace Deleting a Volume To delete a volume select the Volume tab of the volume you wish to delete if there are multiple volumes and click Delete Volume in this case only Volume C is configured Warning Make sure that you back up the files you wish to keep before deleting a volume All shares files residing on that volume will be deleted are non recoverable RAID Configuration d o000 1 Y Y Y Y de Figure 2 15 You are asked to confirm your intentio
2. Single disk 0 of 227 GE used e ec000 Figure 1 5 Use the wizard to perform the initial configuration of the unit The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to all the available settings NE TGEA R ReadyNAS Pro You are in Advanced Control mode In Advanced Control mode you have access to additional options not available in the Setup Wizard mode Some of these options can be destructive sn care should be taken in tus made If you are performing the setup for Hie hrat bme rs feghly recommended Hat you fret follo Oe Setup Wizard to complrbion Hostname meig l A Hodel ReadyH As Pro Siral 001454018037 Firmware R lliator 4 2 1 Memory 1LO2d MB 6 5 6 16 IF address 1 10 1 10 41 IP addr re 3 Met Corm ded ERA volume Dilime RAID Single dak 0 of 227 Gl used Advanced Control e0000 Figure 1 6 Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide In this mode you see the menus on the left that allow you to quickly jump to the screen you want The bar at the top provides options to return to the Home screen refresh the browser window display Help where available or to log out of this session Network Figure 1 7 At the bottom of the screen is the status bar including the date button on the left which when clicked takes you to the Clock screen The status lights to the right give a quick glimpse of the system device status Advanced
3. the ReadyNAS Pro provides up to 9TB of network attached storage that can easily be expanded as larger capacity drives become available The ReadyNAS Pro enables users across the LAN WAN or over the Internet to back up and share data from Windows Macintosh and Linux systems ReadyNAS Pro offers extensible robust high availability data protection Its fail safe features include dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports and support for RAID 0 1 5 RAID 5 plus hot spare RAID 6 and NETGEAR s proprietary X RAID2 for automatic volume expansion In addition to a Web based graphical user interface GUI and setup wizard for ease of use and setup ReadyNAS Pro features an LCD display that provides quick and intuitive system status readings and incorporates an active system monitoring capability which continually monitors the Getting Acquainted a v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide entire system for abnormal situations or part failures and e mails system alerts to the network administrator In addition the Frontview Add on SDK provides developers the tools for uniquely extending ReadyNAS capabilities For a full list of what is new compared with existing ReadyNAS systems see ReadyNAS Specifications on ReadyNAS com What Are the Benefits of X RAID and X RAID2 Shipping in volume since 2004 X RAID 1s a proven patent pending technology that is available only on ReadyNAS ReadyNAS Pro introduces X RAID2 the 2n4 generat
4. which is sent to the e mail address you enter on this screen Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 7 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Selecting Services for Share Access ReadyNAS Pro ee0000 Figure 2 11 The Services screen allows you to manage various services for share access This in effect controls the type of clients you wish to allow access to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition Three types of services are available Standard File Protocols Streaming Services and Discovery Services These different services are explained in the following sections Standard File Protocols The standard file protocols are common file sharing services that allow your workstation clients to transfer files to and from the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition using built in file manager over network file protocols supported by the client operating system The available services are e CIFS Common Internet File Service Sometimes referred to as SMB This protocol is used mainly by Microsoft Windows clients and sometimes by Mac OS X clients Under Windows when you click on My Network Places Network Neighborhood you are going across CIFS This service is enabled by default and cannot be disabled e NFS Network File Service NFS is used by Linux and Unix clients Mac OS 9 X users can access NFS shares as well through console shell access The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports NFS v3 over UDP and TCP 2 8 Set
5. 2 30 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 Chapter 3 Managing User Access Setting up and managing the ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition in your network is described in this chapter This chapter contains the following sections e Understanding Disk Share Security Access e Setting Up User and Group Accounts e Changing User Passwords e Managing Your Shares e Web Browser e ETP FTPS e Rsync e Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters Understanding Disk Share Security Access The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition allows you to limit user and group accounts share access Network i f by Select the Windows file security mode you wish to deploy This mode will be applied to other file Security services if possible Admin Password Security Mode o User Fit for medium size office or workgroup Select this option if you would like to control EE RR eat access to shares based on user or group accounts and your network does not utilize a domain User amp Group Accounts controller for authentication If you select this option you will need to create a user account for gt Services anyone accessing this device This option supports setting disk quotas on a per user or per group basis gt Volumes gt Shares gt Backup Workgroup WORKGROUP gt Printers gt System Figure 3 1 Access to shares requires proper login authenti
6. AB Securing Your Data v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Securing Your Data 4 9 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 4 10 v1 0 December 2008 Securing Your Data Chapter 5 Optimizing Performance This chapter discuses how to optimize ReadyNAS performance e Performance e Power Management Performance If you wish to tweak the system performance select Performance from the main menu Note that some of the settings suggest that you utilize an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS before enabling that option e NETGEAR recommends that you select the Disable journaling only if the NAS has UPS protection Without battery backup there is a small chance that parity written to a disk ina RAID set might become out of sync with the data disks if a power failure suddenly occurs possibly causing incorrect data to be recovered if one disk fails Without full data journaling disk write performance increases substantially Perlormoance Options Clock oe aa dee le od om ie NO Ho ds to tune your system for better pi kr e keep m mind that vill inEre af Lght msk of data corruption an case of a power failur 0 a UPS is haghlr Alerts Meco ite e Performance Enable disk write cache Disk write a he allows disk write requests to be acknowledged by disk be for e data E Whitten out to be riper This can Give a big boost to write parto MAN tha dra
7. Control Setup Wizard lt lt Back Ned 22 Apply im oct oa 13 06 00 2008 Prat ssoo0o ee ee sal Figure 1 8 Move the mouse pointer over the status light to display device information or click a status light to display the status in more detail Above the status lights is the Apply button which you use to save any changes on the current screen NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community web site is http readynas com Find previews and reviews of new features tutorials and information you won t get anywhere else Well maybe you will but not easily and not in one happy place like this Do give us feedback on the ReadyN AS Community Forum and let us know 1f you would like to see topics not covered here T1000 Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro Setting up and managing the ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition in your network is described in this chapter This chapter contains the following sections e Customizing Network Settings e Updating the Admin Password e Selecting Services for Share Access e Understanding Volume Management e Setting Up Printers e Adjusting System Settings e Configuration Backup Customizing Network Settings Access network settings by clicking the Advanced Control button and selecting Network gt from the main
8. Guide Share Name Orochures Advanced Share Permission Figure 3 16 Advanced Share Permission The Advanced Share Permission section offers the options to override the default ownership and permission of the share folder on the embedded file system and to permeate these settings to all files and folders residing on the selected share The Set ownership and permission for existing files and folders option performs a one time change Depending on the size of the share this can take a while to finish You can also grant rename and delete privilege to non owners of the files option In a collaborative environment you might want to enable this option In a more security conscious environment disable this option Web Browser To access the same share using a Web browser enter http lt ipaddr gt in the browser address bar You can use https if you want a secure encrypted connection You will be prompted to log in Connect in 192 168 1668 168 E bai Remember my passord Figure 3 17 3 12 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Log in with a valid user name and password Figure 3 18 If the Share access is read only only the file manager displays Index of backup Dis mei NIS ole 5 ean ER dl yarn ae eed DUS AE e A iat Ed ME E AAA amp _ Note Files created under the Web file manager can be deleted only under this file manager The only
9. Ma LIEB shares exist Plug m 2 USA storage dover ood cick Refresh to deploy a LIEB share Figure 3 8 Adding Shares To add a share 1 From the main menu select Volumes gt Volume Settings If more than one volume is configured click on the volume you wish to add the share 2 Select Add Shares Enter the share name and description GES Share Listing Enter the share names and desert you wrih to add Deselect the Publxe Access dreckbar d rou wish to enable user authentrcaton for access bo this share via CFS and AFP protocols Add Shares besenphi n Publ Atrea 4 Printers ochre Marketing Brochures Enger Drasirgs gt System gt Status Finance Reports Figure 3 9 Note Enabling Public Access means the Guest account has access to the share Once you finish adding the shares refer to Chapter 5 Accessing Shares from Your Operating System for instructions on how to access them from different client interfaces Managing User Access 3 7 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing Shares Once you have added shares you can manually fine tune share access by selecting Share List Share Listing Shares on RAID Yolomes Add Shares Click on the access icon to customize the access control Place the mouse cursor over the icon to gt Backup display the currant access level in the status bar For instruction on how to access the shares ky Printers Share Nace Cha d
10. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition is not interrupted Others may claim that they have online RAID expansion just like X RAID2 but take a closer look and you ll see it s just not that simple Unlike X RAID2 not only will there be complex RAID migration steps but they cannot recover from a power loss during the process With X RAID2 you can turn off the power as many times as you want during the expansion and itll continue where it left off Getting Acquainted 1 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Introducing the Status Displays Ports and Drive Bay This section introduces the ReadyNAS Pro display ports and drive bay Front and Side Panel NETGEAR O oa 0 Figure 1 1 1 OLED display including the disk activity status light ma Note The OLED goes to sleep to prevent burn in press the power button to wake it When reporting an abnormal status it stays on CPU exhaust vent Power button power status USB backup status light Backup button Front USB port Drive bay door See eS ee 1400 Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Drive Bay Figure 1 2 Drive bay door Six disk bays Disk tray pop out button Disk tray pop out latch Disk tray Disk tray lock oe eS SS YP SS Recessed disk tray latch lock release EL e av TN NY Y N 77 JAY A Note If you set the tray lock you will need to use a push pin or
11. Users will need an account configured on the ReadyNAS e Allow upload resumes This allows users to finish uploading a file to the FTP share if the connection had been previously interrupted Without this option enabled if the connection is dropped at 50 completion the file upload must restart from the beginning e Passive ports This port range is required to enable remote access to the ReadyNAS from over the Internet This port range should be adjusted to the maximum number of concurrent sessions the user expects to run at one time If you expect frequent concurrent access from many users double this number as each FTP user will consume a passive port e Masquerade as This field is for adjusting the hostname that the FTP server reports to an FTP client Managing User Access 3 17 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 2 Configure the FTP share access options v Services Standard File Protoco A Streaming Services Discovery Services Installed Add ons Share Name backup Share Access Restrictions Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access list s below CC Read onty hosts Read only users Read only groups fi Write enabled hosts Write enabled users Write enabled groups Figure 3 25 Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow FTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require Remote HTTP Access 1 Go to Service
12. access the full NETGEAR Inc online knowledge base for the product model e Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters How to Print This Manual To print this manual you can choose one of the following options according to your needs e Printing a page from HTML Each page in the HTML version of the manual is dedicated to a major topic Select File gt Print from the browser menu to print the page contents e Printing from PDF Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for you to view and print PDF files The Acrobat Reader is available on the Adobe website at http www adobe com Printing a PDF chapter Use the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page e Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page in the chapter you want to print The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window e Click the print icon in the upper left corner of your browser window About This Manual v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Printing a PDF version of the complete manual Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page e Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in the manual The PDF version of the complete manual opens in a browser window e Click the print icon in the upper left corner of your browser window Tip If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sh
13. an update is available If you select the Download updates automatically check box the update image is downloaded and you are notified by e mail to reboot the device to perform the update Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 27 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Restoring the Factory Default Settings The Factory Default tab allows you to reset the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device back to its factory default state Choose this option carefully as All Data Will Be Lost unless you back up any data that you wish to keep prior to clicking Perform Factory Default Remote Local Settings Factory Default Click on Perform Factory Default button below if you wish to reset this device to the factory default state This option clears ALL data and configuration on this device with no recovery option Backup any data you wish to save before selecting this option Perform Factory Default Figure 2 35 If you select this option you are asked to confirm the command by typing FACTORY Warning Resetting to Factory Default erases everything including data shares volume s user and group accounts and configuration information There is no way to recover after you confirm this command Configuration Backup Backup and restore ReadyNAS configurations to preserve settings to safeguard the configurations or to replicate settings onto other ReadyNAS devices ReadyNAS Pro Backup and restor
14. another NAS device Select the Enable monitoring of UPS physically attached to a remote ReadyNAS check box and enter the IP Address in the Remote IP field NETGEAR recommends that you enable this feature if you have enabled the Disk Spin Down option If you use this option the ReadyNAS is shut down automatically when a battery low condition is detected on a UPS connected to another ReadyNAS This is useful when a UPS is shared by multiple ReadyNAS units even though only one ReadyNAS is monitoring the battery status As an option the ReadyNAS can remotely monitor the UPS when connected to a PC running Network UPS Tools NUT For more information about NUT see http www networkupstools org Wake On LAN You can power on this device remotely by sending it a WOL Magic Packet if the WOL service is enabled 1 Please refer to the Release Notes for RAIDiator 4 on the NETGEAR Support site for more information 5 4 Optimizing Performance v1 0 December 2008 Chapter 6 Managing Levels of Service This chapter presents system status alerts replacing failed disks and scheduling topics e Viewing System Status e Replacing a Failed Disk e Using the System Diagnostic Menu Viewing System Status The Status menu contains links to the Health screen and Logs screen that provide system status information Health The Health screen displays the status of each disk and the fan temperature and UPS status in detail When av
15. il leida cla EE AP fa fa Recycle Din TET ESO Gaile I E UT NS Sare weld De Gurpegi E KEL E 1 PO of the share where it will be kept up to the number of days and capacity speofied Figure 3 13 Recycle Bin The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition can have a Recycle Bin for each share for Windows users The Enable Recycle Bin option is shown at the bottom of the CIFS screen When this check box is selected whenever you delete a file the file gets inserted into the Recycle Bin folder in the share rather than being permanently deleted This allows for a grace period during which users can restore deleted files 3 10 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ERA ie Bin Be Ed View Farortes Toot Help Ga f saad EE Fes vas CO LSE 128 6 24S backup Re Bin Hana Soa 1 351 KB ME KB LOTZ ED 1 070 EG 1 Ha KB 1 830 KB Tp Eolo Barcel Der Soot drol Do Hoobe Acrobat OT Banke Acrobat ne Ate Aroha Doz dbe Acrobat Do Adobe Acrobst Doc Abs Acrobat Dig ate Haddad Af 10 33 PM AIDS SEA PM 64 2005 3 12 FA 141208 3 54 EH SAS ITS 11 25 AH 112712006 10 05 PA Aa 2005 11 17 0H ARE 10 90 Pm ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide barto Figure 3 14 You can specify how long to keep the files in the Recycle Bin and how large the Recycle Bin can get before files get permanently erased Advanced CIFS Permission The Advanced CIFS Permission section offers options for setting the default permissio
16. matching group sec unte on Oth servo Gtherwite awe the 610 fold blink Quote value of 0 diablos disk quote ontorcom nt Group Name 510 Dota MB Marbatng 6 Sales Engir Figure 3 2 After adding your groups you can view or change your groups by clicking the alphabetical index tab or click All to list all groups The curont scurt mado rs des usir w Group dourne for shk WEES You con allow 3 user bo belong to multiple groups by adding the user bo the Secondary Members ist separated hy commas ar one user per line ABC DEF GMI mL MNO Pop smul vwevz aa add Group Manage groups Hame 610 Used duets MB Secondary Members alaba Eager 1 U ME i o Marketing 12 ME ol Sales Wi UM y O uba Figure 3 3 If you wish to add a large number of groups select Import group list from the pull down menu i P ij fr n ri E Ag gt Vou ca upload a COW Drama delimicd formatted file bo simplify adding A Import group lt Ee ket Ol groups Shek Helo tor format 2pcohcabon and examples Figure 3 4 You can upload a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file containing the group account information The format of the file is namel gidl quotal memberll memberl2 member13 name2 gid2 quota2 member21 member22 member23 name3 gid3 quota3 member31 member32 member33 Please note the following e Spaces around commas are ignored Managing User Access 3 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide The na
17. order that you want them run and click Apply Pressing the Backup Button once starts the job s Securing Your Data 4 7 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Viewing the Backup Log You can view the backup log while the job is in progress or after it has finished fat KAR nds lt gt Barkup Book IAR ie ds b OO datas Baaka FEB Ordas Ratku Booka FEB ord ls Figure 4 6 The log format might differ depending on the backup source and destination type that was selected but you can see when the job was started and finished and whether it was completed successfully or with errors Editing a Backup Job To edit a backup job you can either click the 3 digit job number button in the Backup Jobs screen or you can click the Edit Backup Job link while viewing that job log You can then make appropriate changes or adjustments to the job Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive The following sections describe how to back up and remove disks from the ReadyNAS systems On the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition the Backup button is associated with the USB Port at the front of the system By default the Backup button copies the data from the Backup share onto the USB disk connected to the USB port at the front of the device You can program backups for one or more predefined backup jobs Warning Make sure that you have a USB hard drive attached to the front USB Port before pressing the Backup button
18. provides redundancy by striping data across three or more disks and keeping the parity information on one of the disks in each stripe In case of disk failure the surviving disks and the parity disk are used to reconstruct the lost data providing data transparently to the user application When the failed disk has been replaced with a good disk the reconstructed data is written out to the new disk when the reconstruction or sometimes referred as RES YNC process is complete the volume returns to a redundant state The capacity of a RAID 5 volume is the 2 12 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide smallest disk in the RAID set multiplied by one less than the number of disks in the RAID set For example a four disk RAID 5 set provides the capacity of three disks assuming all four disks are identical in size RAID 6 RAID 6 striped disks with dual distributed parity provides fault tolerance from two drive failures This makes larger RAID groups more practical especially for high availability systems This becomes increasingly important because large capacity drives lengthen the time needed to recover from the failure of a single drive Single parity RAID levels are vulnerable to data loss until the failed drive is rebuilt the larger the drive the longer the rebuild will take Dual parity gives time to rebuild the array without the data being at risk if one drive but no more f
19. site Select this if you wish to back up an FTP site or a path from that site e NES server Select this option if you wish to back up from a Linux or UNIX server across NFS Mac OS X users can also use this option by setting up a NFS share from the console terminal e Rsync server Select this if you wish to perform backups from a rsync server Rsync was originally available for Linux and other flavors of UNIX but has lately become popular under Windows and Mac for its efficient use of incremental file transfers This is the preferred backup method between two ReadyNAS devices Once you have selected a backup source you can enter the path from that source If you selected a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share you can either leave the path blank to backup the entire share or enter a folder path Note that you should use forward slashes in place of back slashes If you selected a remote source each remote protocol uses a slightly different notation for the path If the path field is empty selecting the remote source in the pull down menu shows an example format of the path BI Securing Your Data v1 0 December 2008 Following are some examples Examples of an FTP path ftp myserver mypath mydir ftp myserver mypath mydir myfile Examples of a website path http www mywebsite com http 192 168 0 101 mypath mydir Examples of a Windows or remote NAS path myserver myshare myserver myshare myfolder 192 168
20. step procedure STEP 1 Select backup source Backup Jobs Speedy what pou wnt to backup The path you want to harkup con bi ind Shane on this divine fa USE dick attached Lo Gres deere will show up 45 4 share or located remobely At least one of backup Add a New Backup Job source of destination path must be local to this device Printers bla saved As with the back on a remote PC ar devica Figure 4 1 4 1 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Step 1 Select Backup Source The backup source can be located remotely or 1t can be a public or a private home share or all home shares on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition A USB device appears as a share so if you want to back up a USB device select a share name If you want to back up data from a remote source select from one of the following e Windows NAS Timestamp Select this if you wish to back up a share from a Windows PC Incremental backups use timestamps to determine whether files should be backed up e Windows NAS Archive Bit Select this if you wish to back up a share from a Windows PC Incremental backups use the archive bit of files similar to Windows to determine whether they should be backed up e Website Select this if you wish to back up a website or a website directory The backed up files include files in the default index file and all associated files as well as all index file links to web page image files e FTP
21. system It typically takes about 1 minute before you are notified to reboot After rebooting you are notified by e mail when the volume has been added Use RAIDar to reconnect to the NAS device RAID Settings After you have added a volume you can return to the Volume tab and click the RAID Settings tab to display the current RAID information and configuration options for the volume Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 15 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Notice that the disk on Channel 4 that we did not configure 1s listed in the Available Disks section We can add this disk as a hot spare by clicking Make hot spare RATO Contegerstion Figure 2 18 We can also remove a disk from the volume by clicking Remove The volume will still be available but in a non redundant state An additional disk failure would render this volume unusable _ Note The Remove operation is a maintenance feature NETGEAR recommends that you do not use it in a live environment Its function is equivalent to hot removing the disk or simulating a disk failure The Locate option is a way to verify that a disk is correctly situated in the expected disk slot Clicking Locate causes disk LED to blink for 15 seconds Volume Management for X RAID2 Most people want to either add redundancy or expand their data volume X RAID2 enables this without the headaches usually associated with doing so Adding a Second Disk f
22. this section you can the Enable jumbo frames option allows you to optimize the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition for large data transfers such as multiple streams of video playback Performance Settings Use these options to tweak network performance Enable jumbo frames Jumbo frames allows combining of multiple packets into one large packet reducing network overhead and increasing large packet transfer performance When a jumbo frame capable switch is used and client systems have jumbo frame capable network controllers you can enable this option Make sure the client network driver is set up for jumbo frame support Figure 2 5 Note Use this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports a 9000 byte frame size For optimal performance a switch capable of this frame size or larger should be used Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Global Network Settings Del ault Gateyray ONS Settings a n m n La 2 3 Figure 2 6 Hostname The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition on your network You can use the hostname to address the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition from Windows or over OS X using SMB This is also the name that appears in the RAIDar scan list The defaul
23. tray back in Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk bay when you reassemble the disk Resynchronizing the Volume If you had to power off to replace the failed disk turn on the power on the ReadyNAS The RAID volume automatically resynchronizes with the new disk in the background The process takes several hours depending on disk size During the resync process the ReadyNAS can be used as normal although access will be slower until the volume is finished resynchronizing You will be notified by e mail when the resync process is complete Using the System Diagnostic Menu The recessed reset switch on the back of the unit see the illustration Rear Panel on page 1 6 allows you to perform six functions Managing Levels of Service 6 5 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 1 Normal Bypass the diagnostic menu and perform a normal boot 2 Factory Default Reset the ReadyNAS back to factory default state erasing all data on the disks This option can be used to change between X RAID2 and Flex RAID mode Warning This process reinstalls the firmware and resets all disk configurations wiping out any data you might have on the NAS 3 OS Reinstall While keeping the data volume in tact re install the RAIDiator firmware on the ReadyNAS reset the admin password and change the DHCP assignment to DHCP client This is helpful if you have lost your admin password and want to s
24. 0 101 myshare myfolder Examples of an NES path myserver mypath 192 168 0 101 mypath myfolder Examples of a Rsync path myserver mymodule mypath 192 168 0 101 mymodule mypath Examples of a local path myfolder media Videos My Folder My Documents My Pictures Step 2 Select Backup Destination Securing Your Data ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide To make sure that you have proper access to the backup source click Test Connection before continuing The Step 2 process is almost identical to Step 1 except that you are now specifying the backup destination If you selected a remote backup source you need to select a public or a private home share on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition either the source or destination must be local to the 4 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition If you selected a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share for the source you can either enter another local ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share for the destination or you can specify a remote backup destination STEP 1 Select backup source Spear what you want to backup The path pou wank to backup can be m a share on kus dente la usb disk attached to this devica wil show up as a share or located remotely At least one of backup sources or destination path must ha lacal bo this dawira Share backup IE Patt Lam STEP 2 Select backup destination Specty where you want your backup d
25. 2 Pistas log cir rd Job button 2 Euecers aby aprisa eri petting Fira aard verily die ond cor AG 0 Orieang addled vih dell atea 2 Prochurss a ded eh DA cida 2 papig succes pd baken Einki dak 3 2 Brit chek 2 2 Debiti applied iuri Setting Leer succesfully deleted jisai Llar Sak up mekderd inai User HEESE IE Add mat 2 U apts RR added pda EER y majo z Figure 6 3 The Download All Logs link is available in case you need to analyze low level log information If you click this link a zip of all the logs is provided 6 2 Managing Levels of Service v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Replacing a Failed Disk _ Note Be sure to check the Hardware Compatibility list on the NETGEAR support site for a list of disks that have been qualified for the ReadyNAS Pro to assure that you use a suitable disk When a disk fails in your ReadyNAS device you are notified of the failure by e mail The failed disk location can be seen in the FrontView status bar at the bottom by selecting Status gt Health status Health Logs 00000000 Figure 6 4 On the front of the ReadyNAS device a failed disk is identified by an amber LED The left most LED is disk channel 1 the next one is disk channel 2 and so on Take note of the failed channel Choosing a Replacement Disk On the main menu select Status gt Health Take note of the disk vendor and model used in your Re
26. 4 5410 maD 10 4 40 57 bt w tu ka 4 0051 pi T195 E 00 00 42 0155 F1 Bead AS Hie SAID oped 10 1 10 10 we iw 1 4 1 4 CMS HAAS Duo Peal hab 10 1 10 48 m EN m 214 g DOC A 01 0 00 tias A Exe Tie rd 10 14 40 ie SO ul y La 4 0Lci p2 E 00 00 42 10 51 D5 SAAS 1100 RAM 10i Do LE L51 1 15 15 3 flee TLE we Dee AT OS fans 1100 phai 10 07 n 00 1 10 2 15 15 5 3 011 117 E D0cLA DA 01530 14 aS Pro D Le 0 1 10 i p amp td ta 4 2 E Oe 1A 04 01 20 KHAS Pen er DOE O 0 1 10 7 Lp 7 42 Y Oban Aaa Pra Em TERTE m a v m m aa me Bett ech AI MAS Cuo t PA ps ale 10 1 40 100 Es ka w 4 Dlcl pz Figure 1 4 It discovers the units in the network and makes it easy to see the status of the units and connect to the FrontView management console you use to manage any unit 1800 Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide The FrontView Management Console The FrontView management console operates in two modes Setup Wizard mode and Advanced Control mode When the unit is in its factory default state FrontView is in Setup Wizard mode A ReadyNAS Pro Thee Setup Wizard wil guide you step by step through the configuration process assisting you in quickly integrating this Ready into your mebwork Hostname ruis d s2 Readynas Pro 0014040160323 R lCustor 4 2 1 1024 MB 6 6 6 18 IF address 1 10 1 10 41 IP addres 2 t nected plume C Onine 2ARAIDZ
27. A II paper clip to open the tray VON uy Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Rear Panel 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 mi Y 8 Figure 1 3 1 Disk exhaust fan 2 System exhaust fan 3 Two USB ports 4 Recessed button which provides access to the diagnostic startup menu Normal Factory Restore which erases all data OS Reinstall Tech Support remote diagnostics Skip Volume Check Memory Test 5 LANI and LAN gigabit Ethernet ports 6 Kensington lock to prevent unauthorized removal of the unit 7 Power switch 8 Power cable socket 1 6 Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro The ReadyNAS Pro is suitable for use in an office environment where it can be free standing located in a wiring closet or equipment room When deciding where to locate the unite ensure that e Itis accessible and cables can be connected easily e If it will be protected by an uninterruptable power supply UPS its power cable can be securely and safely connected to the UPS e Water or moisture cannot enter the case of the unit e Airflow around the unit and through the vents in the side of the case 1s not restricted e The air is as free of dust as possible e Temperature operating limits are not likely to be exceeded Initial Setup Follow the instructions in the NETGEAR Installation Guide that came with your uni
28. EAR advises that you set the lease time on the DHCP server router to a value of at least a day Otherwise you might notice that the IP address of the unit changes even when it has been powered down for only a few minutes Most DHCP servers allow you to assign a static IP address for specified MAC addresses If you have this option this would be a good way to ensure your ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition maintains the same IP address even in DHCP mode Ifyou assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below be aware that the browser will lose connection to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device after the IP address has been changed To reconnect after assigning a static IP address open RAIDar and click Rescan to locate the device and then reconnect e Speed Duplex Mode Only applies to 10 100 connections If you have a managed switch that works best if the devices are forced to a particular speed or duplex mode you can select 2 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide the setting you want NETGEAR advises that you keep the setting in an Auto negotiation mode otherwise Speed Duplex mode Autoren egotiatio n Figure 2 3 e MTU In some network environments changing the default MTU value can fix throughput problems NETGEAR advises that you leave the default setting otherwise MTO 1500 Speed Duplex mode MAREA El Figure 2 4 Performance Settings In
29. Edition system The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and networking skills Conventions Formats and Scope The conventions formats and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs e Typographical Conventions This manual uses the following typographical conventions Emphasis books CDs file and server names extensions User input IP addresses GUI screen text Command prompts CLI text code e Formats This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages Note This note highlights information of importance or special interest Tip This note highlights a procedure that will save time or resources Warning This note warns against a malfunction or damage to the equipment Danger This safety warning warns against personal injury or death v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide e Scope This manual is written for the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition according to these specifications Manual Publication Date December 2008 How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this manual includes the following e Buttons and for browsing forward or backward through the manual one page at a time e A a button that displays the table of contents and a button that displays an index Double click on a link in the table of contents or index to navigate directly to where the topic 1s described in the manual e A button to
30. Figure 4 4 A summary of the backup jobs that have been scheduled are shown jobs are numbered beginning at 001 To manage your backup jobs 46 Securing Your Data v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 1 Click the Job number icon to modify the selected backup job 2 Enable or disable job scheduling by selecting clearing the Enable check box Disabling the job does not delete the job but removes it from the automatic scheduling queue 3 Click Delete to permanently remove the job Click Go to manually start the backup job The status changes when the backup starts when an error 1s encountered or when the job has finished Select the View Log link to check a detailed status of the backup Click Clear Logs to clear the current log detail Programming the Backup Button You can program the backup button see the illustration at page 1 4 to execute one or more pre defined backup jobs see Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive on page 4 8 for more information Backup Button Setup You can program the Backup button on the Fr you have defined above The jobs will be axe button is pressed If na jobs are selected for af the backup hart bo Hur storage dier 0 nt of ths device to execube ane or more backups pis that ar that you specify hera when the Backup apraseing the button will backup the content ont E LI T GJEST Hs bir 1 Figure 4 5 Simply select the backup jobs in the
31. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide NETGEAR NETGEAR NETGEAR Inc 350 E Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA 202 10456 01 V December 2008 2008 by NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Technical Support Registration on the website or over the phone is required before you can use our telephone support service The phone numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers are on the Warranty and Support Information card that came with your product Go to http kbserver netgear com for product updates and Web support Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo ReadyNAS X RAID X RAID2 FrontView RAIDar RAIDiator Network Storage Processor and NSP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Certificate of the Manufacturer Importer It is hereby certified that the ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition has been suppressed in accordance wi
32. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition attempts to remember the name as long as there is a unique ID associated with the USB device so that the next time the device is connected the same share name s will be available Share access restrictions are not saved across disconnects however Shares on USE Storage Devices Chek on Hur 40075 mon bo custormoo the 00 control Place theo muse cursor ower Ut room to deplay th purrent access level m the status har Por instrucbon on has bo access the shares cick Help Share Marre Corpora Parera GIFS NFS AFP HI CRISS SEE ERa RA E Figure 2 21 Note Even when access authorization is based on user login files on a USB device are saved with UID 0 regardless of the user account This is to allow easy sharing of the USB device with other ReadyNAS and PC systems Setting Up Printers The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device supports automatic recognition of USB printers If you have not already done so you can connect a printer now wait a few seconds and click Refresh to display detected printers The print share name automatically reflects the manufacturer and model of your printer and is listed in the USB Printers section of the Print Queue service screen The folga US printer f pnn Te printers appear as print shares to Windows and i E coe VOU ra Mar uiers inters over Bonjour in Discovery Services you can P Internal Printing Protocol Quaid print jobs will ba ue bonjour i d
33. a space will not be used until all disks are at least that size X RAID supports replacing disks with larger capacity ones while keeping the volume data intact Simply replace each of your disks one by one with a larger disk After the init process the disk will be synchronized to restore data redundancy Again this process can take 30 minutes to several hours Both processes occur in the background so you can continue using the ReadyNAS as usual Once you have done this for all disks in the system just reboot the ReadyNAS to start the volume expansion which occurs in the background When the process completes your data will remain intact but your data volume capacity will have expanded to a multiple of the your smallest capacity disk That multiple is the total number of disks minus 1 for redundancy For example if your system now has 3 disks and the smallest is 500 GB then the volume capacity is 1TB The beauty with vertical expansion is that you can keep expanding your volume repeatedly with larger capacity disks a definite future proof advantage that you can count on with the ReadyNAS X RAID2 Is Even More Flexible Now X RAID2 will automatically expand when as little as two of your disks have extra capacity Your data volume can keep growing every time you add a larger disk after that X RAID2 lets you do this without reformatting your disks and shuffling your data back and forth The process occurs in the background so access to the
34. able disk spin down after check box and specify the minutes of inactivity before spin up Clock Alerts Pertormance TOU ran gi E H CEAT your eo ARSE fH 1 fr 3 Ai NISEN i E Language fuitemahbcally a needed Note hal ena J druk apo era all ai ls journal mode si the Performa hab You wal nead lo manual retel the ral moda dd yen alle t BET S Update Contig Backup F ower Shutdown Bower Timer Figure 5 3 Note Enabling disk spin down disables journal mode Once enabled if you decide to disable disk spin down you need to manually re enable journal mode if desired NETGEAR recommends UPS if you utilize this option Optimizing Performance 5 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Power Timer The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition can be scheduled to power off and power back on on certain models automatically see Figure 5 3 Select the Enable power timer check box and enter the action and time The Power ON option is available on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition NV through an add on package The Power ON option does not appear if the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition hardware does not support this feature Note When the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition is powered off any file transfers and backup jobs are interrupted and backup jobs scheduled during the power off state do not run UPS Configuration If this device is not connected to a UPS device you may elect to enable a UPS connection to
35. abled by default and cannot be disabled Access to FrontView is strictly through HTTPS for this reason If you want remote Web access to FrontView or your HTTPS shares you can specify a nonstandard port default is 443 that you can forward on your router for better security You can also regenerate the SSL key based on the hostname or IP address that users will use to address the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition This allows you to bypass the default dummy certificate warnings whenever users access the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition over HTTPS e Rsync An extremely popular and efficient form of incremental backup made popular in the Linux platform but now available for various other Unix systems as well as Windows and Mac Enabling rsync service on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition allows clients to use rsync to initiate backups to and from the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 9 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Streaming Services The built in streaming services on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition allow you to stream multi media content directly from the ReadyNAS without the need to have your PC or Mac powered on ReadyNAS Pro Services 420000 vo Figure 2 12 e SqueezeCenter provides music streaming to the popular Squeezebox music players from Slim Devices You can click the http setup link for more detailed configuration options e Tunes Streaming Server enable
36. adyNAS It is best to replace a failed disk with the same disk model Contact the disk vendor and arrange to have the disk replaced if the disk 1s still under warranty A disk RMA from the vendor requires that you provide the serial number of the disk To locate the serial number open the case and take out the failed disk see the following sections for replacement instructions for your disk model If the disk 1s no longer under warranty you can obtain a disk of the same capacity or larger from your ReadyNAS retailer Replacing a Failed Disk When a Disk Status LED blinks slowly it is an indication of a failed disk ReadyNAS supports hot swap bays so there is no need to power down the device To replace the disk 1 Open the disk bay door Managing Levels of Service 6 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 2 Press the button under the failed disk The latch pops out Figure 6 5 3 Pull out the disk tray and remove the screws ee mere oe Figure 6 6 6 4 Managing Levels of Service v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 4 If you want to prevent easy removal of the disk from the tray set the tray lock up is locked down is unlocked Locking mechanism OER f z Figure 6 7 Note If you set the tray lock you will need to use a push pin or paper clip to open the tray 5 Replace the failed disk reassemble and slide the disk
37. ailable normal expected values are provided Health Logs Demi Ceacrietian EMART o Er F Wp Pei ca braia a T E fr o Figure 6 1 For each disk you can click SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology to display the content of the internal disk log A v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide SMART Information for Disk 2 Model Maxtor 6V200E0 Serial V40M94JG Firmware VA111900 SMART Attribute Spin Up Time 9167 Start Stop Count 202 Reallocated Sector Count 0 Seek Error Rate 0 Seek Time Performance 33034 Power On Hours 1001 Spin Retry Count 0 Calibration Retry Count 0 Power Cycle Count 224 High Fly Writes 0 Airflow Temperature Cel 22 Power Off Retract Count 0 Load Cycle Count 0 Temperature Celsius 22 Hardware ECC Recovered 813 Reallocated Event Count 0 Current Pending Sector 0 Offline Uncorrectable 0 UDMA CRC Error Count 0 Multi Zone Error Rate 0 Soft Read Error Rate 12 TA Increase Count 0 Run Out Cancel 0 Shock Count Write Operation 0 Shock Rate Write Operation 0 Spin High Current 0 Spin Buzz 0 ATA Error Count 0 Figure 6 2 To recalibrate the fan click Recalibrate Logs Select Status gt Logs to access the Clear Logs screen The Clear Logs screen provides information about the status of management tasks including a timestamp Status Health NETTIE Dowrdsad All Loge Logs Severity Data Message 2 Becky keg clear edd ob bier
38. ails before the rebuild is complete X RAID2 X RAID2 is similar to RAID level 5 as it is optimized for large sequential access for the best possible media streaming performance With a one disk X RAID2 volume the volume is non redundant and has the capacity of the single disk By adding a second disk the capacity remains the same but the data is now mirrored between the two disks X RAID2 will automatically expand when as little as two of your disks have extra capacity Your data volume can keep growing every time you add a larger disk after that It s as simple as that X RAID2 lets you do this without reformatting your disks and shuffling your data back and forth The process occurs in the background so access to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition is not interrupted There are advantages to both technologies e Flex RAID The default volume can be deleted and re created Hot spare disk is supported Full volume management is available You can create RAID level 0 1 5 or 6 volumes specify the volume size delete a disk from a volume assign a hot spare and so on Multiple volumes are supported each with a different RAID level Each disk can be replaced one by one then rebuilt after the last disk is replaced another data volume using the newly added capacity can be configured Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 13 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide e X RAID2
39. ame and Password iese ee see ee ee ee EE ee Ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee 1 8 IDERA SSI EUA AE N HA AE N AE EE ER IE 1 8 The FrontView Management Console ees ee ee EE ee ee ee ee RE ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ede ee ee 1 9 NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community sooo asses isis eds 1 10 Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro CATION IG Nelwork SUING sara a 2 1 Si DERS A Ee ee ee Ee ee ee ie ie 2 2 Global Network Settings ee EE ee EE Ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee EE ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee EE ee 2 4 EE eo N ee Di EG N A 2 5 Hg EE EE e ER OE Er 2 5 Route A Manual Routing Table aint 2 6 v1 0 December 2008 Updaino me Admini PSS tii Sn Ee EN ee EE N ee oa eg 2 6 Selecting Services for Share ACCESS ee ee EE Ee ee ee EE ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 8 eed al o EO OE EE N EE HE OE AN AE 2 8 a o ORE o RO Ee N OO 2 10 no Ego MA ER EEN EE N EE EE EE 2 11 Understanding Volume Management cccscccccccsseeceeceesececceeeeeeeseaeeeeecuaneeeesaneeeessaaaes 2 11 Overview of RAID Levels and X RAID2 occccconccccccconcccccconcnncocononoconononnnonononononanonos 2 12 Volume Management for Flex RAID ees ees ee ee EE RR AE ee ee Re ee ee ee Ee ee AE ee 2 14 Volume Management for X RAID2 issie ss seen ik Eed SR KS Ek SN Nek Ge Ne 2 16 Volume eg MM O e e PO E In OE EE naria 2 17 Working with USB VOTOS sa 2 18 A A elavieiel en ee de ania 2 20 FUE iseer GIE ME ana 2 20 SE FO N Mk EE ee ee E N ee De OD ed 2 21 Managing Pr
40. anagement to handle this Simply select the USB Printers tab or click Refresh to display the printers and the jobs queued up for any stuck printers USB Printers Tha followin pri are connactad The printe dele cas pl nt shares bo ode anel ls USES Altern nativ el vau har elec seg it advert gt Printer r Bon jaur n Di ye e re youc e Bo to dico nd tub the e par E ow er IPP dre emi rt rd ng Proboctal d pr int jobs ibe dis Scape a alar 6 wath 4 acti n bo delet bed bis ee jleb Sibu Liner Sire Tiree Delete Print Job y 1 wd DEA O sd oO O Figure 2 24 Select the radio button next to the print job and click Delete Print Job to remove a job or all jobs from the print queue Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 21 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adjusting System Settings NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro 60000 Figure 2 25 System settings include clock alert performance language firmware update configuration backup restore power and shutdown settings Clock System Time and NTP Options An accurate time setting on the Clock screen is required to ensure proper file timestamps You can access the Clock screen by selecting System gt Clock from the main menu The Select Timezone section and the Select Current Time section of the Clock screen allow you to set the Timezone and the Date and Time You can elect to synchronize the system time on the device w
41. ata saved As with tee backup source the destination path tan be a share n this device ar a path an a remote PC or dawita Rerebe Windows NAS Timestamp Path Example host share path Log adnan Password se a a Figure 4 2 The remote backup destination can be a Windows PC ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition system an NFS server or a rsync server Note that you can select rsync for a remote ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition if it is configured to serve data over rsync Step 3 Choose Backup Schedule You can select a backup schedule as frequently as once every 4 hours daily or just once a week Note Backup jobs cannot go past midnight to the next day Set a backup job start stop time that does not traverse midnight If you wish you can elect not to schedule the backup job so that you can invoke it manually instead by clearing deselecting the Perform backup every check box You might want to do this if your ReadyNAS has a backup button AAD Securing Your Data v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide STEP 2 Choose backup schedule Select when you want the backup performed E Perform hatkup avery 24 hours between 00 05 w and 23 05 w Select th decir En I Figure 4 3 Step 4 Choose Backup Options In this last step you can set up how you want backups to be performed To set up a backup schedule 1 Schedule a full backup Select when you want full backups to be performe
42. cation and you can specify which users and or groups you wish to offer access For example you might want to restrict company financial data to just users belonging to one particular group The administrator needs to set up and maintain user and group accounts on the network storage device itself In addition each user account is automatically set up with a private home share on the network storage 3 1 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide You specify a workgroup name and create user and group accounts You have control over how much disk space is allocated for each user or group Each user is given a home share on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device that the user can use to keep private data such as backups of the user s PC This home share 1s accessible only by that user and the administrator in order to perform backups of the private shares The option to automatically generate the private home share is controlled in the Accounts Preferences tab and you can disable it if you wish Note Private user shares are accessible only by users using CIFS Windows or AppleTalk file protocols Setting Up User and Group Accounts In User amp Group Accounts the Accounts tab screen allows you to manage user and group accounts on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition Managing Groups To add a new group 1 Select Manage Groups from the drop down menu in the upper right corner 2 Select the Add Group tab if it
43. d You can elect to do this just the first time every week every 2 weeks every 3 weeks every 4 weeks or every time this backup job is invoked The first full backup is performed at the next scheduled occurrence of the backup depending on the schedule you specify and the next full backup is performed at the weekly interval you choose calculated from this first backup Incremental backup is performed between the full backup cycles Backups of a Web or FTP site only have the option to do a full backup every time 2 Send a backup log Backup logs can be sent to the users on the Alert contact list when the backup is complete It is a good idea to select this option to make sure that files are backed up as expected You can elect to send only errors encountered during backup full backup logs consisting of file listings can be large or status and errors status refers to completion status _ Note Backup log e mails are restricted to approximately 10K lines To view the full backup log regardless of length select Status gt Logs and click the Download All Logs link 3 Remove files from backup destination Select if you want to erase the destination path contents before the backup is performed Be careful not to reverse your backup source and Securing Your Data 4 5 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide destination as doing so can delete your source files for good It is safer to not select this option u
44. device mainly from Linux systems or ReadyNAS devices The advantage of EXT3 over FAT32 is that file ownership and mode information can be retained using this format whereas this capability is not there with FAT32 Although not natively present in the base operating system Ext3 support for Windows and OS X can be added The installation images can be downloaded from the Web When the USB device is unmounted you have the option of renaming it The next time the same device is connected it will use the new name rather than the default U B FLASH n or USB_HDD_n naming scheme The USB storage shares are listed in the Share screen and access restrictions can be specified there The share names reflect the USB device names USB Flash Device Option Toward the lower portion of the USB Storage screen 1s the USB Flash Device Option section see Figure 2 20 on page 2 18 There you can elect to copy the content of a USB flash device automatically on connection to a specified share Files are copied into a unique timestamp folder to prevent overwriting previous contents This is useful for uploading pictures from digital cameras and music from MP3 players without needing to power on a PC An additional option to set the ownership of the copied files is available Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 19 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide USB Volume Name and Access Rights Persistence Across Mount Dismounts The
45. e of a problem and wish to temporarily disable it At the bottom of the screen in the Other Alert Settings section there are a couple of additional options of note Selecting the Power off NAS when a disk fails or no longer responds option gracefully powers off the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition if a disk failure or a disk remove event is Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 23 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide detected Selecting the Power off NAS when disk temperature exceeds safe level gracefully powers off the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition when the disk temperature exceeds the nominal range SMTP The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device has a built in e mail message transfer agent MTA that is set up to send alert e mail messages from the device Some corporate environments however might have a firewall that blocks untrusted MTAs from sending out messages If you were unable to receive the test message from the Alerts Settings tab it might have been blocked by the firewall In that case specify an appropriate SMTP server in this tab If your firewall Gatti prevente alert mestages fram being sant by A ary if your JSP blocks SMTP port 23 enter A remok SMTP server that alert orl m s ago Gin be routed through Same SMTP servers el dully qualhed bostrames 20 piu m change the hostname of this device bo j in the Network tab ie use myhostdonmain com stead of mphos r it l repect FODH Format Fi
46. e Reed yas configurabi na lo preserve sette after factory defaults or do replicate patanga ante other ResdyMAsS devices at abhith cate GE aurton files t M CREDO Ce OC UBA we button to downicsd a zap archive g Everything Save all the configuratior af data in the date volumes Share Access 3 wa es Chat central whe Gan sooees each i probocols thay Gan ume Gp NFS BEE And haw Try CAN Access it Ear hig Weke sp REST ATIE Head only eer Power Servers Save the eoeiqguration files far the vangus services available on the Ready HAS Thus meludes the witbicrar FTP greir sreamng SEER tem ur ahan str EL uera User and Groupe Saws the information Hor uiers aed giup created on the Ready HAZ 0000 Figure 2 36 2 28 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Click Backup then Select which category of configuration files to backup then click the Download configuration archive button to download a zip archive of the requested files Tip Use the configuration backup to save your configuration so that if you ever have to reset the unit to its factory default settings you can simply restore all your settings from the configuration backup Use the Restore tab to brows for a configuration backup you would like to restore Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 29 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide
47. e contains multiple partitions the partitions are listed beneath the main device entry USE Storage Devices The following USB storage devices ara connected Figure 2 20 Partitions on the storage devices must be one of the following file system formats FAT32 NTFS Ext2 or Ext3 2 18 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide To the right of the access icons are command options The following commands are available This option prepares the USB partition for disconnection by correctly unmounting the file system In most cases you can safely disconnect the device without first unmounting however the Disconnect command ensures that any data still in the write cache is written out to the disks and that the file system is properly closed The Disconnect option unmounts all partitions on the device Once disconnected physically remove and re connect to the ReadyNAS to regain access the USB device Locate In cases where you attach multiple storage devices and wish to determine which device corresponds to the device listing the Locate command causes the device LED to blink if present Format FAT32 This option formats the device as a FAT32 file system FAT32 format is easily recognizable by most newer Windows Linux and Unix operating systems Format EXT3 This option formats the device as an EXT3 file system Select this option if you will be accessing the USB
48. ed 3 16 E Enable WebDAV support 3 20 EXT3 2 19 E Factory Default Settings 2 28 failed disk ordering replacement disks 6 3 replacing on NV 6 3 replacing how to 6 3 FAT32 2 19 File Transfer Protocol See FTP Flex RAID 2 13 2 14 adding a volume 2 15 deleting a volume 2 14 frame size 2 3 FrontView accessing 1 9 FTP 2 9 backup jobs 4 2 G groups accounts creating 3 2 managing 3 2 H health status of ReadyNAS 6 1 Home Media Streaming Server 2 10 home share Index 2 accounts preference creating 3 2 user 3 2 Hostname 2 4 default 2 4 setting 2 4 hot spare 2 16 Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP HTTP 2 9 HTTPS with SSL encryption 2 9 import users user accounts 3 5 IP address setting 2 2 static setting 2 2 iTunes Streaming Server 2 10 J jumbo frames performance settings 2 3 L Language settings 2 24 Unicode 2 25 Linux Unix accessing shares A 7 Logs 6 2 MAC address host name use 2 4 MAC OS 9 accessing shares A 5 MAC OS X accessing shares A 1 MTU 2 3 multi media 2 10 v1 0 December 2008 SlimServer 2 10 streaming services 2 10 N Network File Service See NES networking DVD players 3 16 UPnP AV Media Adapters 3 16 NFS 2 8 NFS server backup jobs 4 2 NTP clock 2 22 NV replacing disk 6 3 P password changing 3 6 recovery of 2 7 setting admin user 2 6 performance fine tuning 5 1 settings jumbo frames 2 3 Power Managem
49. ed so that the failure of one sometimes more disks in the array will not result in loss of data A RAID level determines how data is kept redundant The most popular ones being levels O 1 5 and 6 RAID 0 does not provide redundancy Also RAID arrays can be faster to write to and read from than a single disk These various approaches entail different trade offs of protection against data loss capacity and speed RAID 0 RAID 0 striped disks distributes data across several disks in a way that gives improved speed and full capacity but all data on all disks will be lost if any one disk fails RAID 1 RAID 1 mirrored disks could be described as a backup solution using two or more disks that each store the same data so that data is not lost as long as one disk survives For example a two disk RAID 1 volume can sustain a one disk failure and continue running A three disk RAID volume can sustain up to two disk failures If a disk fails the data is retrieved from the surviving disk Unfortunately RAID 1 capacity utilization is not optimal in a configuration of three or more disks The capacity is limited to the size of the smallest disk in the RAID set RAID 5 RAID 5 striped disks with parity provides the best balance of capacity and performance while providing data redundancy It 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 5
50. eet of paper you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature Revision History Version Part Number Number Date Description 202 10456 01 1 0 December First publication 2008 About This Manual Xi v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide xii About This Manual v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted This chapter provides an overview of the features and capabilities of the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition It also covers the unit s physical features main software and initial setup steps Topics discussed in this chapter include e What is the ReadyNAS Pro e What Are the Benefits of X RAID and X RAID2 e Introducing the Status Displays Ports and Drive Bay e Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro e Initial Setup e The RAlDar Setup Utility e The FrontView Management Console e NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community What is the ReadyNAS Pro NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro gigabit network storage products provide small and medium sized businesses with easy to use high performance network attached storage solutions to share and protect critical data Housed in a compact desktop form factor the ReadyNAS Pro products support up to six SATA I or SATA II hard drives via six lockable hot swappable disk trays Three USB 2 0 ports enable the connection of USB drives or printers Based on current drive capacities
51. elieves the administrator from this task and encourages users to change their passwords on a more regular basis for enhanced security Users can use the Web browser and their existing password to log in to https lt ip_addr gt to access the Web share listing page Then select the Password tab and follow the prompts to set a new password Managing Your Shares Shares enable you to organize the information stored on a volume and administer who has access to that information For example generic policies and forms like blank expense reports everyone 3 6 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide should be able to access compared with sensitive data like financial information only the finance group should be able to access The Shares menu provides all the options pertaining to share services for the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device This entails share management including data and print shares volume management and share service management fs snares Share Listing Add Shares Shares on RAID Volumes Chick on the access iter bo customize the access control Plate the mouse cursor over the mon bo F Printers display the current access level in the stabus har For metruction on how bo access the shares gt System z Share Hamis DatEriptsan il AFP HTTP ie Caleta gt Status backup Backup Share lz Eii LI m dia Media Server Share Fi EJ Shares on USA Storage Devices
52. ent 5 3 Power Timer 5 4 print queues managing 2 21 Printers setting up 2 20 USB 2 20 Printing CIFS SMB 2 20 IPP 2 21 R RAID setup reconfiguring 6 7 RAID Level X RAID 2 13 RAID Level 0 2 12 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide RAID Level 1 2 12 RAID Level 5 2 12 RAID Settings 2 15 ReadyNAS health 6 1 updating 2 25 viewing Logs 6 2 replacement disks ordering 6 3 resynchronizing volume 6 5 Rsync 2 9 server backup jobs 4 2 S shares access restriction domain mode 3 9 adding 3 7 advanced CIFS permission 3 9 display option domain mode 3 9 fine tuning 3 8 managing 3 7 selecting services 2 8 setting access in Domain Mode 3 9 Shutdown 6 8 SlimServer 2 10 SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology See SMART SMB 2 8 SMTP 2 24 Speed Duplex Mode 2 2 Squeezebox 2 10 Standard File Protocols 2 8 streaming services 2 8 Home Media Streaming Server 2 10 iTunes Stream Server 2 10 multi media 2 10 SlimServer 2 10 UPnP AV 2 10 Support 1 11 Index 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide U UBB 1100 backup 4 8 Unicode 2 25 HTTP 2 25 WebDAV 2 25 updating remote method 2 26 updating ReadyNAS 2 25 UPnP 2 11 UPnP AV 2 10 UPnP AV Media Adapters networked 3 16 UPS configuration of 5 4 performance adding 5 2 USB 2 19 backing up to 4 8 flash device 2 19 formats EXT3 2 19 formats FAT32 2 19 shares 2 18 storage 2 18 USB storage partiti
53. et it back to default if errors in your network settings has made it impossible to connect to the ReadyNAS or if you suspect that the operating system on your disk may somehow be corrupt Tip If possible use the configuration backup see Configuration Backup on page 2 28 to save your configuration so that if you have to reset the unit to its factory default settings you can simply restore all your settings from the configuration backup 4 Tech Support Enable the remote diagnostic function 5 Skip Volume Check Boot the system but bypass the volume check 6 Memory Test Perform a memory diagnostic Typically if you find that a configuration change makes the unit inaccessible you can use option 3 to set the unit back to a factory default state Use the OS REINSTALL Option to Re install the Firmware To Re install the RAIDiator firmware on the ReadyNAS without touching the data volume follow these steps 1 Power off the device 2 While using a paper clip or push pin to press in the reset switch power on the unit and hold the reset switch for a few seconds until the boot menu appears then release the reset switch The OLED will display the reset menu 3 Push the Backup button the front panel to scroll through the menu to the OS Reinstall option 6 6 Managing Levels of Service v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 4 Press the recessed reset button at the back to confirm the me
54. ew over Bonjour Advertise printers over Bonjour Advertise AFP service over Bonjour UPnP allows other UPnP enabled devices on the network to automatically detect the NAS Figure 2 13 e Bonjour service provides a simple way of discovering various services on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition Bonjour currently provides an easy way to connect to FrontView IPP printing and AFP services OS X has built in Bonjour support and you can download Bonjour for Windows from Apple s website e UPnP provides a means for UPnP enabled clients to discover the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition on your LAN Understanding Volume Management ReadyNAS Pro RAID Sets Snapehor Volume Harte arca RATO Configuration veo0000 Figure 2 14 The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition family offers two RAID volume technologies Flex RAID utilizing the industry standard RAID levels 0 1 5 and 6 and X RAID2 NETGEAR patented v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide expandable RAID technology Your system comes preconfigured with X RAID2 However you can switch between the two modes through a factory default reset process described in Configuring RAID on page 6 7 Overview of RAID Levels and X RAID2 This section provides a basic overview of RAID and X RAID2 RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks It can store data in a way that writes extra data derived from the original data across the array organiz
55. exception is for the admin user the admin user can change or delete any files created through the web Files not created from this file manager can be modified within the file manager but cannot be deleted here If the Share is also writable the file manager displays options for creating modifying and deleting files as follows Managing User Access 3 13 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide N backup nas HE 10 40 192 168 2 109 File Manager Microsoft Internet Explorer Laat DO backup O LI Entertainment Cerber PSD 10 11 01 13 09 pm 1 14 M O IM meckdex 1 F12 08 11 50 pm 105 ke O MM ue conta de OUENS 1 09 pm 15 50 i a E UC Kitchen doc 01 04 02 1 34 pm 109 56 i O MY window Bench 2 doc 10 37 01 11 39 pm 57 50 k a Figure 3 20 One useful application for a Web share is to set up an internal company website You can copy HTML files to the Web share using Windows Mac NFS or HTTP When you set HTTP access to read only html files including index htm and index html can be viewed using any web browser FTP FTPS To access the share use the appropriate user login and password used to access the ReadyNAS For better security use an FTPS FTP SSL client to connect to the ReadyNAS FTP service With FTPS both the password and data are encrypted or noma Put ly Figure 3 21 3 14 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Rsync If you specified a u
56. fault Read only e Write enabled users fred e Write enabled groups engr If you wish to limit this access only to hosts 192 168 2 101 and 192 168 2 102 set the following e Default Read only Managing User Access 3 9 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide e Hosts allowed access 192 168 2 101 192 168 2 102 e Write enabled users fred e Write enabled groups engr If you wish to specify some users and groups for read only access and some for read write access and disallow all other users and groups enter the following e Default Disabled e Hosts allowed access 192 168 2 101 192 168 2 102 e Read only users mary joe e Read only groups marketing finance e Write enabled users fred e Write enabled groups engr If you wish to guests access to this share check the Allow guest access checkbox Share Display Option Restricting access to a share does not prevent users from seeing the share in the browse list In certain instances you might not want this such as for backup shares that you might want to prevent users from seeing To hide a share select the Hide this share check box Users who have access to this share must specify the path explicitly For example to access a hidden share enter Whostishare in the Windows Explorer address bar Share Display Option You tan elect bo hide tha share trom brawimg by selerting the option below If enabled user not cee tha share n tebe o A saassh
57. from other subnets Speci n a WINS Server WINS Or PIO borne Karre Servi o Ces n 4 aire Andes Subrot te browse this deca IF you wish to enable cross subnet browsing enter the IF address of the semer pr ding a WING terr r Figure 2 7 If you do not have an existing WINS server you can designate the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition to be one Simply select the Become a WINS server check box and configure your Windows PC to specify the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition IP address as the WINS server This can be useful if you wish to browse by hostname across multiple subnets for example over VPN DHCP The DHCP tab allows you to specify this device as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server DHCP service simplifies management of a network by dynamically assigning IP addresses to new clients on the network DHCP ar Dy H t oor chord Service provides a way for mdradual computers an the IF network to automati I 8 aleng with other network parameters ta help redute network administrar pa add 14 E g De adder 19 im 5 Figure 2 8 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 5 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Select the Enable DHCP service check box if you want the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device to act as a DHCP server This is convenient in networks where DHCP service is not already available _____ Note These options are available only if this device is not already usi
58. gure 2 28 Internet Service Providers ISPs for home might also block untrusted MTAs Furthermore they might allow you to specify their SMTP server but requires that you enter a user login and password to send out e mail this is common with most DSL services If this is the case simply enter the user name and password in the fields provided Language Settings The Language Setting screen offers the option of setting the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device to the appropriate character set for file names Figure 2 29 2 24 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide For example selecting Japanese allows you to share files with Japanese names in Windows Explorer E mee N TE LEES TE ARE Figure 2 30 It is best to select the appropriate language based on the region where the device will be operated Note This option does not set the web browser language display browser settings must be done using the browser language option If you wish you can select the Allow Unicode for user group and share names check box to allow for greater flexibility in non English speaking regions This option once selected cannot be reversed ma Note HTTP and WebDAV access do not work with Unicode user names Other restrictions might exist If your FTP client uses different character encoding from the NAS character encoding specified in Unicode the NAS FTP ser
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61. interference in such residential areas When used near a radio or TV receiver it may become the cause of radio interference Read instructions for correct handling v1 0 December 2008 Product and Publication Details Model Number Publication Date December 2008 Product Family Network Storage Product Name ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition Home or Business Product Home Language English Publication Part Number 202 10456 01 Publication Version Number 1 0 v1 0 December 2008 v1 0 December 2008 Contents About This Manual Conventions Formats and Scope andan IX mow o Use TMS EN RE OE RR N aan a x How to Frnt This A a ES X Fi HIStory A N ke Ge Ge ee ed GR GN De xi Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted what is the Real NAS aie N OE RR AA 1 1 What Are the Benefits of X RAID and X RAID2 1 occoocccccccocccocccocococcoconocanocanocanocononononos 1 2 X RAID Is Expandable RAID ooocccccoccnccccccccnnononconononncnnnononnnnonnnncnnnononnnnonnnnencnnnnnnnnoss 1 2 X RAID2 Is Even More Flexible es sessie EE n ee Re Ge ge ei pe dee AE 1 3 Introducing the Status Displays Ports and Drive Bay ccccocccccccnnccconcnccncnnccnncononanononos 1 4 Fon er actrees hie eer apse cae eee 1 4 A ide 1 5 ls AAA eee EE N ER tree a 1 6 Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro cccccconcnccnncccccncccnncncnnoncnnnnnnononononnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnns 1 7 LS A EE N EE EER IG IE OE OER re OE Te 1 7 Default IP Address Login N
62. ion version of X RAID X RAID Is Expandable RAID RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks which is a way of protecting your data in case of a disk failure The X in X RAID stands for expandable X RAID is expandable RAID X RAID technology simplifies volume management What most people want to do with their data volumes over time is either add redundancy or expand them without the headaches usually associated with doing so By using simple rules X RAID hides the complexities yet still provides volume management features previously available only in enterprise level storage solutions X RAID Simplifies Redundancy To maintain redundancy from disk failure X RAID requires a one disk overhead In a two disk X RAID volume the usable capacity is one disk in a three disk volume the usable capacity is two disks in a four disk volume the usable capacity is three disks etc No Redundancy with a Single Disk but Easy to Add Disks with X RAID Even with RAID there is no data redundancy with one disk if that disk fails your data is lost If you have a one disk ReadyNAS and want protection from disk failure you have to add a 2nd disk that is at least as large as the first It can be hot added while the ReadyNAS is running Whenever you add or replace a disk the ReadyNAS will initialize it scanning to make sure the disk is good Once added your 2nd disk will synch with the Ist disk Depending on the disk size the synch
63. iragian EIFE AFP HTTP Delete System Brochures Marketing Brochures Ei Fij 1 Ta Status Civa Ersgineering Drawings Fi er CJ Finance Computers Finance Ei l backup Backup Share Ei Fi ui PAR Media Server Share i 1 rT Shares on USE Storage Devices Ma WS shares exist Plug im USA storage device and dick Refresh bo display USA share Figure 3 10 If you want to delete a share select the check box on the far right of the share listing and click Delete The columns to the left of the Delete check box represent the services that are currently available The access icons in those columns summarize the status of the service and the access rights to the share for each of the services Move the mouse pointer over the access icons to view the access settings Disabled Read only Access ig Read Wiite Access Read Access with excepuons ET Winte Access with exceptions Figure 3 11 The settings are as follows e Disabled Access to this share is disabled e Read only Access Access to this share is read only e Read Write Access Access to this share is read write e Read Access with exceptions Either 1 access to this share is read only and allowed only for specified hosts 2 access is read only except for one or more users or groups that are granted 3 8 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide read write permission or 3 access is disabled except for one or more
64. is not already selected You can add up to five groups at a time If you expect to have just one big set of users for one group you can forego adding a new group and accept the default users group 3 Click Apply to save your settings If you want a user can belong to multiple groups Once you have created user accounts you can specify secondary groups that the user can belong to This allows for finer grain settings for share access For instance you can have user Joe in the Marketing group also belong to the Sales group so Joe can access shares restricted to only the Marketing and Sales groups While adding a new group you can specify the amount of disk space you wish to allocate that group by setting a disk quota A value of O denotes no limit You can also set the Group ID or GID of the group that you are adding You can leave this field blank and let the system automatically assign this value unless you wish to match your GID to your NFS clients 3 2 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Encuiy re Tr Ermey Meda Tha rarr otr mode requir s User and group Accounts for shane ars You can allow 3 user to be eo groups by adding the poss dora to if mm la Sage groups user to the Secondary Members list separated by commas or one user per i E lin lane ABC DEF GHI JEL MNO PORI STU VAWT AN Add Group Enter group aburite TOU wish to add HES groups typically will want Gs
65. ith a remote NTP Network Time Protocol server You can elect to keep the default servers or enter up to two NTP servers closer to your locale You can find an available public NTP servers by searching the Web 2 22 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Alerts Alert Contacts Alert Settings and SMTP Figure 2 26 In the event of a device or an enclosure failure a quota violation low disk space warning and other system events requiring your attention e mail alerts are sent The Alerts screen is accessed by selecting System gt Alerts from the main menu Contacts The Contacts tab allows you to specify up to three e mail addresses where system alerts will be sent The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device has a robust system monitoring feature and sends e mail alerts if something appears to be wrong or when a device has failed Make sure to enter a primary e mail address and a backup one if possible Some e mail addresses can be tied to a mobile phone This is a great way to monitor the device when you are away from your desk Settings This ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device has been preconfigured with mandatory and optional alerts for various system device warnings and failures The Settings tab allows you to control the settings for the optional alerts Figure 2 27 You should keep all alerts enabled however you might choose to disable an alert 1f you are awar
66. itplayed along with an option to delete Ha Jable Share Hare Deconpbon CLP 500 Figure 2 22 Print Shares over CIFS SMB The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition can act as a print server for up to two USB printers for your Windows or Mac clients To set up a printer in Windows 1 Click Browse in RAIDar or simply enter Whostname in the Windows Explorer address bar to list all data and printer shares on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition 2 20 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide 2 Double click the printer icon to assign a Windows driver Figure 2 23 IPP Printing The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition also supports the IETF standard Internet Printing Protocol IPP over HTTP Any client supporting IPP printing IPP is available natively on the latest Windows XP OS and OS X can now use this protocol to utilize printers connected to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition The simplest way to utilize IPP printing is to use Bonjour to discover and set up the print queue Bonjour is built into OS X and can be installed on Windows computers Bonjour for Windows is available for download from the Apple website at http www apple com macosx features bonjour Managing Print Queues From time to time printers might run out of ink or paper or simply jam up forcing you to deal with the print jobs stuck in a queue The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition has a built in print queue m
67. je Home Media Streaming Server enables playback of videos music and pictures from network OVO and media players Media share Media folder Figure 3 23 Consult the Device Compatibility list for information about which DVD players and media adapters work with the ReadyNAS Remote Access You can remotely access your ReadyNAS Pro from the Internet via FTP and HTTP Follow these instructions to enable remote access to your ReadyNAS Pro 1 Consult the player manual for information on the file formats that it supports 3 16 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Remote FTP Access 1 Go to Services gt Standard File Protocols and enable FTP Standard File Protocols Streaming Servi Te aa Vi FTP or File Transfer Protocol used extensively for basic file upload and downloads If you A ii will be making FTP service available to this device outside the firewall you can specify a Installed Add ons custom port for added security Port laa 7 Authentication mode Anonymous Allow upload resumes Disabled Passive ports fio24 65535 Masquerade as nas B7 BC A9 Figure 3 24 e Port The TCP IP port that the FTP service will be using The default is 21 this port will need to be forwarded through the router Refer to the port forwarding instructions provided with your router e Authentication mode Anonymous No login information required for FTP users User
68. late NIS information with CIFS logins In mixed environments where you want CIFS and NFS integration you can set the security to User mode and manually specify the UID and GID of the user and group accounts to match your NIS or other Linux Unix server settings The ReadyNAS can import a comma delimited file containing the user and group information to coordinate Linux Unix login settings Refer to Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems for instructions on accessing shares from various versions of the MAC OS Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems A 7 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide A 8 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Appendix B Related Documents This appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product Document Link Internet Networking and TCP IP http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Addressing Wireless Communications http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm Preparing a Computer for http documentation netgear com reference enu wsdhcp index htm Network Access Virtual Private Networking http documentation netgear com reference enu vpn index htm VPN Glossary http documentation netgear com reference enu glossary index htm Support http kbserver netgea
69. llow disk write requests to be acknowledged by the disk before data 1s written out to the platter This can give a big boost to write 5 1 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide performance with a drawback that there is a slight chance that unwritten data in the write cache will be lost in the event of a power failure e Select Disable journaling if you understand the consequences of this action and you do not mind a long file system check only after unexpected power failures File system journaling allows disk checks of only a few seconds verses possibly an hour or longer without journaling Disabling journaling improves disk write performance slightly e The Optimize for OS X option provides the best performance in Mac OS X environments when connected to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition through the SMB CIES protocol This option however introduces compatibility issues with Windows NT 4 0 do not enable this option if this device will be accessed by Windows NT 4 0 clients e The Enable fast CIFS writes option allows for fast write performance by enabling aggressive write back caching over CIFS Do not enable this option in multi user application environments such as Quick Books where synchronized writes are necessary to keep files in sync e The Enable fast USB disk writes option speeds up USB write access by allowing access to the USB device in asynchronous mode If you enable this option do not remove the USB de
70. may take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours The sync occurs in the background so you can still keep on working with the ReadyNAS during this time After the sync completes your data volume is now redundant meaning if one of the disks fails the other disk still contains the data and thus your data is now fully protected from a disk failure 120 Getting Acquainted v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide The X RAID Data Volume X RAID has one data volume This volume uses the capacity of the smallest disk from each disk For instance if you had one 80 GB disk and two 250 GB disks only 80 GB from each disk is used in the volume The leftover space on the 250 GB disks is reclaimed only when the 80 GB disk is replaced with a 250 GB or greater capacity disk However as you will see below X RAID2 is more flexible in how it handles volume expansion Horizontal Expansion More Disks vs Vertical Expansion Larger Disks The process of expanding the number of disks we call horizontal expansion X RAID also supports vertical expansion by adding larger disks With first generation X RAID horizontal expansion the capacity is limited to a multiple of your original disk As larger or more affordable disks become available you take advantage of vertical expansion to grow the size of your volume You can add additional disks of at least the size of the 1st disk You can add a larger disk but with the original X RAID extr
71. me field is required Quota is set to default if not specified GID is automatically generated if not specified Empty fields are replaced with account defaults Group members are optional Examples of acceptable formats are as follows note that you can omit follow on commas and fields if you wish to accept the system defaults for those fields or you can leave the fields empty Flintstones In this example the group flintstones is created with an automatically assigned GID and default quota rubble 1007 5000 barney betty In this example the group rubble has a GID of 1007 a quota of 5000 MB with members barney and betty Managing Users cumant secunty mode requires user and group accounts for share and group a hun for each usar here and allow the Manage usar e 55 VOU Lan jn a Drumary q vr to belong t other groups in thet Group BERGIE pago BAC DEFI GHI BL MNO POR STU VANES all Add Laer Shire bi er erte Ou wW sel o add 5 apaci y amail ad ES if you wis dim inform Users me tha r newly ti eed a unt a Hota warrings and AL uote fel feiat ORE ET deta value af O disables disk guata torcer Ie awe the UIN held blank unless Lola E user intends t to E i ries na HFE NFS pene La a cal Sil want LOs matching Hair acc n other sare Emai UID Group Password Quota HE Ups ubers ier UPers Uber a Figure 3 5 To manage user accounts 1 2 3 4 Select Manage Users from the drop down menu Click
72. menu From the Network menu you can then navigate to your basic network settings screens such as Interfaces Gateway DNS WINS DHCP and Route options ReadyNAS Pro MTL 2080000 eo Figure 2 1 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 1 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Ethernet Interfaces Select Network gt Interfaces gt Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2 tab pages to specify network interface specific settings for Standard Settings and Performance Settings Standard Setting In this section you can specify the IP address network mask speed duplex mode and MTU settings In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled you can simply specify the Use values from a DHCP server option to automatically set the IP address and network mask Standard Setting Enter the IP address for this network interface If your network utilizes a DHCP server to hand out IP addresses select the DHCP option for your IP assignment method Otherwise enter the IP address netmask and gateway values accordingly MAC address 00 1A D4 01 80 32 Status online 1000 Mbit Full Duplex Show errors IP assignment Use values from a DHCP server w Renew now IP address Netmask Speed Duplex mode Auto negotiation X MTU 1500 Figure 2 2 e IP Assignment Select either Use values from a DHCP server or Use values below If you elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server NETG
73. n by typing DELETE VOLUME Figure 2 16 2 14 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adding a Volume After deleting the volume Add Volume tab displays listing the available configurable space on the hard disks All the disks are selected by default You can elect to specify a hot spare disk if you wish A hot spare remains in standby mode and automatically regenerates the data from a failed disk from the volume A hot spare disk is available for RAID level 1 and RAID level 5 only if there are enough disks to fulfill the required minimum plus one Figure 2 17 To add a volume 1 Select the hard disks In this example we select the first three disks and elect not to specify any of them as a hot spare 2 Select the RAID level RAID level determines how the redundancy capacity utilization and performance are implemented for the volume Typically in a configuration of three or more disks RAID level 5 is recommended In our example we selected RAID level 5 for the three selected disks 3 Specify the desired volume size After you specify the volume parameters enter the appropriate volume size if you wish to configure a smaller volume size than the maximum displayed The resulting volume will be approximately the size that is specified In our example we kept the maximum size that was calculated 4 Click Apply and wait for the instruction to reboot the
74. n of new files and folders created through CIFS The default permission of newly created files is read write for the owner and owner s group and read only for others that is everyone Permission for newly created folders is read write for everyone If the default does not satisfy your security requirement you can change it here Opportunistic locking often referred to as oplocks enhances CIFS performance by allowing files residing on the NAS to be cached locally on the Windows client thus eliminating network latency when the files are constantly accessed Adeanced CIFS Hermissinn Automabcally sat permisstans an new fies and folders kar Di rae amp Ae MAW wes Te Are tr ata coer HEMS are Galt Hon Ated ower CIPS t file parmiszion at folowk Groug for if Th OP Ur fie Dnr s Group Forr n refers to the hie Ginter al other uiers no Group mars Enadvrits E 1 E Ewerpone rigrits faad keriok F WEN ma PS ed over CIF der jj rights are pe ar mert e folde a t pr Lit In Brit fe Group raiti Anadir Enaria rights teadfwrite Figure 3 15 Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab offers advanced low level file manipulation options that can affect remote file access through all file protocol interfaces Care should be taken before you use these options as anything that changes ownership and permissions might not be easily reversible Managing User Access sm v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User
75. ng a DHCP address Enabling DHCP service on a network already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts If you wish to use this device as a DHCP server make sure to specify static addresses in the Ethernet and DNS tabs Route A Manual Routing Table The Route tab allows you to specify a manual routing table for each Ethernet interface You can use this option to optimize performance For example you could configure a manual routing table to assure that these Ethernet interfaces were directly routed over a fiber backbone to assure that the unit would not experience the traffic congestion that can build up on a gigabit segment With multiple network interfaces network traffic can be optimized by manually setting up a routing table If you with route tables it is advised that you do not change the defaults Network Netmask Gateway Interface 10 di O 255 255 0 O 10 1 10 Ethernet 1 y Add Figure 2 9 Updating the Admin Password The Security tab allows you to set the administrator password administer security and set up the password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS Note The RAIDar utility includes a discovery mechanism that enables it to find any ReadyNAS on the network without needing to know its IP address Also RAIDar does not require a user name and password to monitor a ReadyNAS The Admin Password tab allows you to change the administrator user password The administrator user is the only user
76. nless your device is running low on space Do experiment with a test share to make sure you understand this option 4 Remove deleted files on backup target for rsync By default files deleted in the backup source will not get deleted in the backup destination With rsync you have the option of simulating mirror mode by removing files in the backup destination deleted from the backup source since the last backup Select this option if you wish to do this Experiment with a test share to make sure that you understand this option 5 Change ownership of backup files The Backup Manager attempts to maintain original file ownership whenever possible To work around this you have the option of automatically changing the ownership of the backed up files to match the ownership of the share This allows anyone who can access the backup share to have full access to the backed up files 6 Click Apply to save your settings Before trusting your backup job to a schedule it is a good practice to manually perform the backup to make sure that access to the remote backup source or destination is granted and that the backup job can be done within the backup frequency you selected This can be done after you save the backup job Viewing the Backup Schedule After saving the backup job a new job appears in the Backup Schedule section of the Backup Jobs screen Backup Jobs Add a Hem Backup Job Backup Schedule Printers System gt Status
77. nu selection and proceed to that option The system will boot reset to the factory default settings Configuring RAID You can switch between the X RAID2 Expandable Volume mode and the RAID 0 1 5 6 Flexible Volume mode only 1f you want to change the default configuration It is not necessary to perform this procedure every time you boot up the system The device remains in the selected mode until explicitly changed Warning Performing a Factory Default will erase all your data on the hard disks To preserve you data do a full backup before using the Factory default option To reconfigure your RAID setup 1 Power off the device 2 While using a paper clip or push pin to press in the reset switch power on the unit and hold the reset switch for a few seconds until the boot menu appears then release the reset switch 3 Push the Backup button on the front panel to scroll through the menu to the Factory Default option 4 Press the recessed reset button at the back to confirm the menu selection and proceed to that option The system will reset to the factory default settings and erase all the data on the disks 5 Open RAIDar RAIDar will prompt you to click Setup The ReadyNAS Volume Setup screen displays 6 Select either the Expandable Volume X RAID 2 or the Volume RAID 0 1 5 6 radio button and click Create Volume Now The volume and initialization process begins Warning If no action is taken within 10 minutes the sy
78. ons 2 18 user accounts creating 3 2 user accounts import users 3 5 managing 3 4 V Volume Management 2 11 X RAID 2 14 Flex RAID 2 13 X RAID 2 16 VPN setting WINS server 2 5 Index 4 W Web browser accessing shares 3 12 WINS 2 5 workgroup name 3 2 X RAID 2 14 adding a second disk 2 16 adding more disks 2 16 RAID Level X 2 13 redundancy overhead 1 3 using hot swap trays 2 17 volume management 2 16 v1 0 December 2008
79. or Redundancy A one disk X RAID2 device has no redundancy and provides no protection from a disk failure However if and when you feel the need for redundancy simply add a new disk with at least the capacity of the first disk Depending on the size of the disk within a few hours your data volume will be fully redundant The process occurs in the background so access to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition is not interrupted Adding More Disks At acertain point you will want more capacity With typical RAID volumes you have to back up your data to another system with enough space add a new disk reformat your RAID volume and restore your data back to the new RAID volume 2 16 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Not so with X RAID2 Simply add the third disk using the ReadyNAS hot swap trays If you are adding multiple disks at the same time or if your ReadyNAS is not hot swap capable power down the ReadyNAS add the disk s and power back on The X RAID2 device initializes and scans the newly added disk s for bad sectors in the background You can continue working normally without any lag in performance When the process finishes you will be alerted by e mail to reboot the device During the boot process your data volume will be expanded This process typically takes about 15 to 30 minutes per disk to several hours or longer depending on the size of your disks or
80. ount and password and click Connect 3 Connect to the file server nas O00 10 40 as Guest Registered User Name backug Password C opion Cancel EA Figure A 9 If no share password is set in Share mode you can select the Guest radio button and leave the password field blank If your login is successful are given a listing of one or more shares Select the share you wish to connect to and click OK Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems A 5 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide gt nas 00 10 40 Select the volumes you wish to mount backup Figure A 10 You should see the same files in the share that you do in Windows Explorer oos 8 backup Fo MY VY A E Computer Home Favorites Applications Back View items 202 76 GR available g var Imagel git Entertainment Center PSD Exterior Paint doc kitchen gif Nook doc UC Costs xls Window Bench doc UC Kitchen doc Figure A 11 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems A 6 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Accessing Shares from Linux Unix To access this share from a Linux or Unix client where backup is the share name you will need to mount the share over NFS by entering mount lt ipaddr gt lt backup backup gt Running the Is command in the mounted path displays the share content Figure A 12 The ReadyNAS does not support NIS as itis unable to corre
81. ount defaults Examples of acceptable formats are as follows note that you can omit follow on commas and fields if you wish to accept the system defaults for those fields or you can leave the fields empty tred nhellolZs In this example user fred has a password set to hello123 belongs to the default group receives no e mail notification has a UID assigned automatically and has a default quota Managing User Access 3 5 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide barney 23stone barney bedrock com In this example user barney has a password set to 23stone belongs to the default group receives e mail notification sent to barney bedrock com has a UID assigned automatically and has a default quota wilma imhiswif ourgroup wilma bedrock com 225 50 In this example user wilma has a password imhiswif belongs to the group ourgroup receives e mail notification sent to wilma bedrock com has a UID set to 225 and a quota set to 50 MB Setting Accounts Preferences You can set various account defaults by selecting Preferences option from the pull down menu Figure 3 7 Changing User Passwords There are two ways in which user passwords can be changed The first way is for the administrator to change the passwords by selecting Security gt User amp Group Accounts and then selecting Manage Users from the pull down menu The other and preferred way is to allow users to change their own passwords This r
82. r 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow HTTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require 3 Enable WebDAV support WebDAV is an HTTP connection method that can allow drag and drop file transfers similar to what users may experience with their standard Windows or Mac OSX computer See ReadyNAS com for a how to explanation of how to set up WebDAV http www readynas com p 126 3 20 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 Chapter 4 Securing Your Data This chapter explains how to back up the data from your ReadyNAS e Configuring Backup Jobs e Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive Configuring Backup Jobs The Backup Manager integrated with the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition allows the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition to act as a powerful backup appliance Backup tasks can be controlled directly from the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition without the need for a client based backup application With the flexibility to support incremental backups over CIFS SMB NES and rsync protocols and full backups over FTP and HTTP protocols the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition can act as a simple central repository for both home and office environments And with multiple ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition systems you can set up one ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition to back up another directly Adding a New Backup Job To create a new backup job select Add a New Backup Job and follow the 4
83. r ReadyNAS Pro 2 17 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix This option can detect and correct potential data corruption Schedule this feature to run in off peak usage periods RAID Settings Snapshot Volume Maintenance Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix can detect and correct potential data corruption by actively searching disks for unreadable and mismatched blocks This procedure should be scheduled for off peak usage periods Scrub disks and fix parity Every week at 00 00 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Figure 2 19 You can switch between X RAID2 and Flex X RAID modes The process involves setting the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition to the factory default and using RAIDar to configure the volume during a 10 minute delay window during boot See Configuring RAID on page 6 7 for more information Working with USB Volumes USB storage devices are shared using the name of the device appended with the partition number You can change the base device name in Volumes gt USB Storage if you want The USB tab displays the USB disk and flash devices connected to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition and offers various options for these devices A flash device appears as USB_FLASH_1 and a disk device appears as USB_HDD_1 If you have multiple devices they appear appended by an increasing device number for example USB_HDD_2 If the devic
84. r com ReadyNAS Forum http www readynas com Hardware Compatibility List http www readynas com page_id 76 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide B 2 Related Documents v1 0 December 2008 Numerics 1100 backup USB 4 8 A accessing shares Linux Unix A 7 MAC OS X A 1 over MAC OS 9 A 5 Web browser 3 12 account preferernces settings 3 6 Adding a Volume Flex RAID 2 15 admin user password setting of 2 6 Advanced Options 3 11 AFP 2 9 over AppleTalk A 3 over Bonjour A 2 share A 1 alerts general settings 2 23 setting contacts 2 23 Apple File Protocol See AFP AppleTalk AFP A 3 B Backup Button programming 4 7 Backup Jobs adding new 4 1 configuring 4 1 Index editing 4 8 options 4 5 scheduling 4 4 4 6 Backup Log 4 8 Backup Manager 4 1 Bonjour 2 11 AFP A 2 C changing between X RAID and Flex RAID 6 6 changing modes 2 18 CIFS 2 8 CIFS permission 3 9 Clock NTP 2 22 Comma Separated Value See CSV Common Internet File Service See CIFS CSV 3 5 format of 3 3 D Default Gateway 2 4 Deleting a Volume Flex RAID 2 14 deployment location 1 7 DHCP 2 5 enabling disabiling 2 6 settings 2 2 Digital Living Network See DLNA Discovery Services 2 8 UPnP 2 11 Index 1 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide discovery services Bonjour 2 11 Disk Spin Down 5 3 DLNA 2 10 DNS Settings 2 4 DVD Players network
85. s gt Standard File Protocols and enable FTP Pe serves DRA ELS joa Y HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol used everywhere web browsers exist Default Streaming Servi r j gt are access to the ReadyNAS over HTTP will show a share list If you want to use the ReadyNAS ii as a web server you can specify a share where access will be redirected and you can Installed Add ons enable or disable login authentication to that share Please keep in mind that you will only be allowed to redirect to a share that is set up for read only access over HTTP Redirect default web access to this share None selected w Login authentication on this share Disabled w HTTPS or HTTP with SSL encryption used where secure web access is desired If you will be making HTTPS service available to this device outside the firewall you can specify an additional port for this purpose for added security Port 1 443 Port 2 SSL key host 192 168 125 60 Generate new key Figure 3 26 Note HTTPS cannot be disabled Frontview requires it 3 18 Managing User Access v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide e HTTP Redirect default web access to this share Advanced configuration option allowing hosting of user created HTTP web page on the ReadyNAS Login authentication on this share Configures the above mentioned share for whether or not authentication is required if users are browsing to the u
86. s iTunes clients to stream media files straight from the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition You can click the http setup link for more detailed configuration options e UPnP AV provides media streaming service to stand alone networked home media adapters and networked DVD players that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA standard compliant The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition comes with a reserved media share that is advertised and recognized by the players Simply copy your media files to the Videos Music and Pictures folders in that share to display them on your player If you wish you can specify a different media path where your files reside e Home Media Streaming Server provides streaming of videos music and pictures to popular networked DVD players The streaming players often utilize the streaming client developed by Syabas Similar to UPnP AV this service is used to stream videos music and pictures from the reserved media share to these adapters If you wish to change the location where the media files are stored you can specify a different share and folder path Note that this path is shared between the UPnP AV and this service 2 10 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Discovery Services Bonjour service allows Mac OS X and Windows clients running Bonjour to automatically detect services advertised by the NAS Advertise FrontVi
87. ser created web content e HTTPS Port 1 This field cannot be modified it is reserved for the ReadyNAS Port 2 This field can be used to allow https connections over a port other than the standard 443 Doing so will require enabling port forwarding of this port on the router SSL key host This field lets you configure the hostname used for the ReadyNAS to generate its SSL certificate and then create a new SSL certificate It is advised users update this field to match the current IP address of the ReadyNAS and then generate a new SSL certificate to avoid future certificate errors from their web browser _ Note In this scenario it is best to have a fixed IP configuration for the ReadyNAS so that the certificate will remain valid Also if the WAN IP address configuration is DHCP then it is advisable to use a Dynamic DNS service to access the ReadyNAS via a persistent fully qualified domain name a DDNS service provides rather than via an IP address 2 Configure the HTTP S share access options Streaming Se CIFS AFP FTP S HTTP S Advanced Options Discovery Serv r installed Add Share Name backup Default Access f Read write y gt Volumes Share Access Restrictions Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access list s below a Hosts allowed access Users alowed access Groups allowed access Enable WebDAV support Figure 3 27 Managing User Access 3 19 v1 0 Decembe
88. ser or password in the rsync share access tab you will need to specify this when accessing the rsync share Unlike other protocols rsync uses arbitrary user name and password that is specific only for rsync access The user account you specify does not need to exist on the ReadyNAS Shares rer login 2 Figure 3 22 Here is an example of a way for a Linux client to list the content of a ReadyNAS rsync share with no user name and password defined rsync lt ipaddr gt backup To recursively copy the content of a share to tmp rsync a lt ipaddr gt backup tmp To do the same except with a login user and password hello enter rsync a user lt ipaddr gt backup tmp Password Note The ReadyNAS does not support Rsync over SSH Managing User Access 3 15 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters Networked DVD players and UPnP AV Media adapters detect the ReadyNAS if either the Home Media Streaming Server or the UPnP AV services are enabled The content of the Streaming Services media share on the ReadyNAS is available to these players for playback Multiple players can be connected to the ReadyNAS and can play the media files concurrently Make sure that you enable the appropriate service in the Services tab before invoking the service O UPnP AV enables playback of videos music and pictures from UPnP Ak Media share Media folder
89. stem defaults to X RAID 2 Managing Levels of Service 6 7 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Shutdown The Shutdown Options screen offers the option to either power off or reboot the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device You also have the option of performing either a full file system check or a quota check on the next boot Both these options can take several minutes to several hours depending on the size of your volume and the number of files in the volume You do not need to select these options unless you suspect there might be data or quota integrity problems Clock Alerts gt Performance Language O Shutdown and tum off device Update Shutdown and reboot diie Contig Backup F omer O po am depend O le CD o Shutdown Figure 6 8 When you reboot or shut down the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition you must close the browser window and use RAIDar to reconnect to FrontView 6 8 v1 0 December 2008 Managing Levels of Service ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems This appendix presents examples of how shares on the ReadyNAS device can be accessed by the various MAC operating systems MAC OS X To access the same share over AFP with OS X select Network from the Finder Go gt Network menu Finder File Edit View WA Window Help Back Forward Enclosing Folder E Computer Home amp Network iDisk A Applications gt U
90. t hostname is nas followed by the last three bytes of your primary MAC address Default Gateway The Default Gateway specifies the IP address of the system where your network traffic is routed 1f the destination is outside your subnet In most homes and smaller offices this is the IP address of the router connected to the cable modem or your DSL service If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab the Default Gateway field is automatically populated with the setting from your DHCP server If you selected the Static option you can manually specify the IP addresses of the default gateway server here DNS Settings The DNS area allows you to specify up to three Domain Name Service servers for hostname resolution The DNS service translates host names into IP addresses If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab the Domain Name Server fields are automatically populated with the DNS settings from your DHCP server If you selected the 2 4 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Static option you can manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and the domain name here WINS The WINS option allows you to specify the IP address of the WINS Windows Internet Naming Service server A WINS server is typically a Windows server on the network that allows the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition or other devices on the network to be browsed
91. t to install your NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro An electronic copy of the installation guide is on the product CD on the NETGEAR web site and on http readynas com The initial setup estimated completion time is 20 minutes _ Note A diskless unit requires installing disks and initializing RAID before proceeding Go to http kbserver netgear com for a list of supported disks Refer to Configuring RAID on page 6 7 for instructions on installing disks and configuring RAID Refer to Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems for instructions on accessing shares from Linux and various versions of the MAC OS Getting Acquainted 1 7 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Default IP Address Login Name and Password The default IP configuration is set to DHCP if the unit does not get an IP address it defaults to 192 168 168 168 The default administrator user name is admin with the default password being netgearl case sensitive Note The RAIDar utility includes a discovery mechanism that enables it to find any ReadyNAS on the network without needing to know its IP address Also RAIDar does not require a user name and password to access a ReadyNAS The RAIDar Setup Utility The RAIDar utility enables easy setup and management of all your ReadyNAS units Ai 13 MAS dev I tup MAC Address hyre F Address 1 F 1 4 5 E Trg y DOOP ARO sk 10 1 20 18 w ewe mm EE LERTIE DOOD AOI 2
92. th the conditions set out in the BMPT Amtsbl Vfg 243 1991 and Vfg 46 1992 The operation of some equipment for example test transmitters in accordance with the regulations may however be subject to certain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions The Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for compliance with the regulations Bestatigung des Herstellers Importeurs Es wird hiermit best tigt dal dasReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition gem der im BMPT AmtsblVfg 243 1991 und Vfg 46 1992 aufgef hrten Bestimmungen entst rt ist Das vorschriftsmalsige Betreiben einiger Ger te z B Testsender kann jedoch gewissen Beschrinkungen unterliegen Lesen Sie dazu bitte die Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung Das Bundesamt fiir Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde davon unterrichtet daB dieses Gerat auf den Markt gebracht wurde und es ist berechtigt die Serie auf die Erf llung der Vorschriften hin zu berpr fen Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI Statement This equipment is in the Class B category information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio
93. that can access Front View and this user has administrative privileges when accessing shares Be sure to set a password different from the default password and make sure that 2 6 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide this password is kept in a safe place Anyone who obtains this password can change or erase the data on the ReadyNAS Security Admin Fasamord To change the admin password you will need to additionally specify a password recovery question the expected answer and an email address In case you forget the admin password you can reset the password by answering the password recovery question correctly and specifying the email address where the new admin password will be sent There is no other way to recover a lost password without setting the device back to factory default or reinstalling the firmware New admin password Retype admin password Password recovery question nephew s middle name kent Password recovery answer bduvalld abcd com Password recovery email address Figure 2 10 As a safeguard you are requested to enter a password recovery question the expected answer and an e mail address If in the future you forget the password you can go to https lt ReadyNAS ip_address gt password_recovery Successfully answering the questions there resets the Admin Password
94. the quantity of data on your volume A 250 GB disk takes approximately 30 minutes Access to the ReadyNAS is not permitted during this time You will be notified by e mail when the process is complete After you receive your e mail the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition will have been expanded with the capacity from your new disk s Replacing All Your Disks for More Capacity When you need more disk space and 2 TB disks are available at an attractive price you can expand your volume capacity by replacing the existing disks Keep in mind that you must power down several times to replace out your old disks First power down the ReadyNAS Pro replace the first disk with the large capacity disk and then reboot If your ReadyNAS supports hot swapping you can hot swap the disk without powering down The ReadyNAS Pro will detect that a new disk was put in place and resynchronizes the disk with data from the removed disk This process takes an hour or longer depending on disk capacity and you can use the ReadyNAS while the new disk synchronizes Upon completion replace the second disk with another large capacity disk allow that disk to sync and reboot You can expand to additional disks by doing the same thing as the 2nd disk replace with a larger disk allow the disk to sync and reboot Volume Maintenance ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition includes a volume maintenance features called disk scrubbing with auto parity fix Setting Up and Managing You
95. the Add User tab to add a new user You can add up to five users at a time For each user add the following information User name E mail address User ID Select a group from the Group pull down menu v1 0 December 2008 Managing User Access ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide e Password e Disk quota 3 Click Apply to save your settings Only the user name and password fields are required however you should specify a user e mail address if you intend to set up disk quotas Without an e mail address the user will not be warned when disk usage approaches the specified disk quota limit If you do not wish to assign a disk quota enter 0 If you wish to add a large number of users select Import user list from the pull down menu Figure 3 6 Here you can upload a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file containing the user account information The format of the file is namel passwordl groupl emaill uidl quotal name2 password2 group2 email2 uid2 quota2 name3 password3 group3 email3 uid3 guota3 Please note the following e Spaces around commas are ignored e The name and password fields are required e Ifa listed group account does not exist it is automatically created e Group and quota are set to the defaults if not specified e E mail notification is not sent to the user if the field is omitted or left blank e UID is automatically generated if not specified e Empty fields are replaced with acc
96. tilities Recent Folders Go to Folder OG Connect to Server MK Figure A 1 From here there are two ways to access your AFP share depending on how you have chosen to advertise your AFP share Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems A 1 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide AFP over Bonjour To access the AFP share advertised over Bonjour on Mac OS X select Network from the Finder Go menu to see a listing of available networks Fad Library Firefox a HE Desktop e 1 o t awin tw Servers item A Applications fia Movies 6 Music fa Pictures wes 1 of 5 selected Zero KB available Figure A 2 Workgroup No items Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS hostname 3 Connect Lo Server fa Network j A Macintosh HD onsec co the file server X 00 5d Ab Firefon Connect as 5 Guest O Registered User Figure A 3 Enter the user name and password you wish to use to connect to the ReadyNAS A 2 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide js iDisk Network a Macintecn HD A Applications est Movies de wa GE E From the Volumes field select the share you want to access and click OK AFP over AppleTalk If you chose to advertise your AFP service over AppleTalk a listing of available networks is displayed Figure A 5 Open the My Network folder to displa
97. ting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide e AFP Apple File Protocol Mac OS 9 and OS X works best using this protocol as it handles an extensive character set However in mixed PC and Mac environments it is advisable to use CIFS SMB unless enhanced character set support is necessary on the Mac The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports AFP 3 1 e FTP File Transfer Protocol Widely used in public file upload and download sites ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients If you wish you can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports for better security when accessing files over the Internet e HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol Used by Web browsers ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports HTTP file manager allowing Web browsers to read and write to shares using the Web browser This service can be disabled in lieu of HTTPS to allow for a more secure transmission of passwords and data With the option to redirect default Web access to a specified share you can transparently force access to http readynas_ip to http readynas_ip share This is useful if you do not want to expose your default share listing page to outsiders All you need in the target share is an index file such as index htm or index html You have the option of enabling or disabling login authentication to this share e HTTPS HTTP with SSL encryption This service is en
98. u wish to proceed with the update anyway Name RAIDiator Version 4 00b5 p1 T1 Date Fri Sep 21 19 12 35 2007 Size 52442624 Reason Beta 1 T1 Figure 2 32 Updating from a Local Drive When the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device is not connected to the Internet or Internet access 1s blocked you can download an update file from the Support site and upload that file to the 2 26 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition by selecting the Local update tab The update file can be a RAIDiator firmware image or an add on package Factory Default L Browse Figure 2 33 Click Browse to select the update file and then click Upload and verify image The process takes several minutes after which you are requested to reboot the system and proceed with the upgrade Warning Do not click the browser Refresh button during the update process Configuring Automatic Update Settings If you do have a reliable Internet connection you can enable the automatic update check and download options in the Settings tab Remote Local Settings Factory Default Configure the automatic update settings Automatically check for updates Download updates automatically Figure 2 34 If you select the Automatically check for updates check box the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition does not download the actual firmware update but notifies you when
99. users or groups that are granted read only privilege e Write Access with exceptions Either 1 access to this share is read write and allowed only for specified hosts 2 access is read write except for one or more users or groups that are restricted to read only access or 3 access is disabled except for one or more users or groups that are granted read write privilege You can click on the access icons to display the Share Options screen where you can set the access rules for each file protocol Keep in mind that access options differ between protocols Setting Share Access Access the CIFS Share Access Restrictions screen by clicking on the file system icon os Shares me Share Listing arri ba BAID Volume Add Shares gt Backup CIPS AFP HTTP Advani Options tes hara Deserts fa Arp ATTE zin gt Printers Share Mane Brochures Detaukt scoters Furari ser be I gt System gt Status Share Access Restrictlons Figure 3 12 Share Access Restriction If you wish to limit share access to particular users and or groups you can enter their names in the Read only users Read only groups Write enabled users and Write enabled group fields The names must be valid accounts on the ReadyNAS Pro Note that access control differs slightly from service to service For instance if you wish to allow read only access to all and read write access only user fred and group engr you would set the following e De
100. ver will convert it if you select the Enable character encoding conversion for FTP clients check box Updating ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device offers the option of upgrading the operating firmware either automatically using the Remote Update option or by manually loading an update image downloaded from the NETGEAR Support website Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2 25 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Updating from the NETGEAR Web Site The preferred and quicker method if the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition has Internet access is the Remote update option Select Update from the main menu and then select the Remote tab Click Check for Updates to check for updates on the NETGEAR update server Chock Alerts Performance Language Remote Local Settings Factory Default Update Contig Backup Power Click Check for Update to check if a remote update image is available Shutdown Check for Update Figure 2 31 If you wish to continue click Perform System Update After the update image has been downloaded you will be asked to reboot the system The update process updates only the firmware image and does not modify your data volume However it is always a good idea to back up your important data whenever you perform an update Remote Local Settings Factory Default The system is already running the latest firmware Click Perform System Update if yo
101. vice without properly unmounting it Failure to do so can compromise data integrity on the device Adding a UPS to Protect Against Power Failures Adding a UPS to the NAS is an easy way to protect against power failures Simply connect the ReadyNAS power cable to the UPS and connect the UPS USB monitoring cable between the UPS and the ReadyNAS The UPS is detected automatically and shows up in the Status bar Move the mouse pointer over the status light to display device information or click a status light to display the status in more detail e eeoooo eo ee o Figure 5 2 You get e mail alerts about changes in the UPS status for example upon a power failure or if the battery is low When the battery is low the NAS device automatically shuts down safely Tip Remember that when monitoring an attached UPS with the ReadyNAS you can disable Journaling in the Optimization settings to increase performance 5 2 Optimizing Performance v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Power Management The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition offers disk spin down power timer time off time on UPS event and wake on LAN power management options to reduce system power consumption both while the system is in use and when it is not in use Disk Spin Down Option You can elect to spin down your ReadyNAS disks after a specified time of inactivity The disks will spin up as needed To enable spin down mode select the En
102. wback that t ha ft a Sli ight e thance Ghat inventen data an th winti cache w be lost nthe event of ower A Language Update F Dirabie foll date journaling Ful da La 1ourrakng makes a backup of da tak mig Ha data out ta na intended locaton pro ins EA an extra la el el ad E pr ai n neede a Lo prevent data corruption for RAJD ape ari mang Config Backup volume tthe expe ra of dist F ouer Disable RSL Journaling allows ver ck file system check in the event of srartendad chutdowne such as 3 pi vaP Fa T s Winte parftormane with iman enabled Shutdown Shoe slower han without A seg for OS X Enable this oon for best performance in Mac DE E emnronments hen ae sap je Ready AS grar SMEVECIFS Ths opben miroduces compsbbity mass ah Windows HT sa disable on if this device will be accessed by Windows NT pil CIFS ue dn s option alk s for opti ss Rade mance by enabling appressal inte back Cachan ng fort IFS trans Ms DA Na aie able this optic n shares on this de will be ug aby user 300 nati ors fi Gu dba oks whe horme WINtes ak essary Se tes n SYE Enable in bess a writes This option s ceda up p USE write access by acre erm the USE device n a oe OUE moda Fy you enable this om ao na it ramon re the USA device who E property nn ng it Failure to da s 10 En Panes se data integrity ont the device E Figure 5 1 e Select Enable disk write cache if you want to a
103. y the ReadyNAS hostname Select the one that has the hostname only You are prompted with a connection box Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems A 3 v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide a Cis E wesen APP on as 2060 03 al gat fb H EE oes pe A sen Fe nieas HE vires Marii E Aces Figure A 6 Select Guest and click Connect Then select the share you want to connect to and click OK Connect to Server Connect to the file server nas 00 60 63 nas 00 60 6 3 Connect as Guest O Registered User Select the volumes to mount mac_share A E p Cancel Cancel OK Figure A 7 If you have not set up a user name enter the share name in place of the user name You should see the same file listing as you would in Windows Explorer A 4 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1 0 December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide MAC OS 9 To access the same share under Mac OS 9 select Connect to Server from the Finder menu choose the NAS device entry from the AppleTalk section and click Connect Connect to Server Choose a server fram he list or enter a server acdress Ar ffinas C00 10 40 9 fa AppleTalk gt 4d nas 00 10 40 Local Network afp at nas 00 10 40 l item Searching Address afp at nas 00 10 40 Add to Favorites f Cancel f Connect N Figure A 8 Enter a valid user acc

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