NETGEAR RN12P0610 - ReadyNAS 3200 Mounting instructions

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Product and Publication Details
Model Number: 3200
Publication Date: June 2009
Product Family: Network Storage
Product Name: ReadyNAS 3200 Network Attached Storage System
Home or Business Product: Business
Language: English
Publication Part Number: 202-10551-01
Publication Version Number: 1.0

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Contents
About This Manual
Conventions and Formats ................................................................................................vii
Software Manual Revision History ...................................................................................viii
Chapter 1
Getting Acquainted
What is the ReadyNAS 3200? ........................................................................................1-1
The Benefits of X-RAID2 ................................................................................................1-2
Initial Setup and Default Login ........................................................................................1-2
The RAIDar Setup Utility ................................................................................................1-3
The FrontView Management Console ............................................................................1-4
Chapter 2
Managing Your ReadyNAS 3200
Customizing Network Settings ........................................................................................2-1
Ethernet Interfaces ...................................................................................................2-2
Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................2-6
WINS ........................................................................................................................2-7
DHCP .......................................................................................................................2-7
Route: A Manual Routing Table ...............................................................................2-8
Updating the Admin Password .......................................................................................2-8
Selecting Services for Share Access ............................................................................2-10
Standard File Protocols ..........................................................................................2-10
Discovery Services .................................................................................................2-12
Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................2-13
Advantages of X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID ................................................................2-13
Volume Management for Flex-RAID ......................................................................2-14
Volume Management for X-RAID2 .........................................................................2-17
iSCSI Target Volumes ............................................................................................2-19
USB Volumes .........................................................................................................2-20
Adjusting System Settings ............................................................................................2-22

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Clock, System Time, and NTP Options ..................................................................2-23
Alerts, Alert Contacts, Alert Settings, SNMP, and SMTP .......................................2-23
Language Settings .................................................................................................2-27
Updating ReadyNAS 3200 Firmware .....................................................................2-28
Configuration Backup ...................................................................................................2-29
Chapter 3
Managing User Access
Understanding Share Security Access Modes ...............................................................3-1
User Security Mode ..................................................................................................3-2
Domain Security Mode .............................................................................................3-4
Setting Up User and Group Accounts ............................................................................3-5
Managing Groups .....................................................................................................3-6
Managing Users .......................................................................................................3-8
Setting Accounts Preferences ................................................................................3-10
Changing User Passwords ...........................................................................................3-10
Managing Shares .........................................................................................................3-11
Adding Shares ........................................................................................................3-11
Managing Shares ...................................................................................................3-12
Share Access from a Web Browser ..............................................................................3-18
Share Access via FTP/FTPS ........................................................................................3-19
Remote Access ............................................................................................................3-20
ReadyNAS Remote ................................................................................................3-20
Remote FTP Access ..............................................................................................3-22
Remote HTTP Access ............................................................................................3-24
Enabling Rsync and Specifying Rsync Rights ..............................................................3-26
Chapter 4
Securing Your Data
Configuring Backup Jobs ................................................................................................4-1
Adding a New Backup Job .......................................................................................4-1
Viewing the Backup Schedule ..................................................................................4-7
Viewing the Backup Log ...........................................................................................4-8
Editing a Backup Job ...............................................................................................4-8
MAC OS X Time Machine Backup ..................................................................................4-9
Snapshots .......................................................................................................................4-9
Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive ..................................................................4-13

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Backing Up to the Web with the ReadyNAS Vault Service ...........................................4-14
Chapter 5
Optimizing Performance and
Maintaining the System
Performance ...................................................................................................................5-1
Adding a UPS .................................................................................................................5-2
Power Management .......................................................................................................5-3
Power Timer .............................................................................................................5-3
Configuring UPS Battery Low Shutdown .................................................................5-3
Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................................5-3
Viewing System Status ...................................................................................................5-4
Health .......................................................................................................................5-4
Logs .........................................................................................................................5-5
System Shutdown and File System Check .....................................................................5-6
Volume Maintenance ......................................................................................................5-6
Appendix A
Default Settings
Appendix B
Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems
MAC OS X ..................................................................................................................... B-1
AFP over Bonjour .................................................................................................... B-2
AFP over AppleTalk ................................................................................................. B-3
MAC OS 9 ..................................................................................................................... B-5
Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix ................................................................................ B-7
Appendix C
X-RAID2 and RAID
The Benefits of X-RAID2 ...............................................................................................C-1
X-RAID2 Is Auto-Expandable RAID ........................................................................C-1
Simplified Redundancy ...........................................................................................C-1
Easy Volume Expansion .........................................................................................C-2
Overview of RAID ..........................................................................................................C-2
RAID Basics ............................................................................................................C-3
RAID Levels ............................................................................................................C-3
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About This Manual
The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS 3200 Software Manual describes how to configure and manage a
ReadyNAS 3200 system. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate
computer and networking skills.
Conventions and Formats
The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs:
•Typographical Conventions. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
•Formats. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:
Italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions
Bold User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text
Fixed Command prompts, CLI text, code
italic URL links
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.

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Chapter 1
Getting Acquainted
This chapter provides an overview of the features and capabilities of the ReadyNAS 3200. It also
covers the unit’s physical features, main software, and initial setup steps.
Topics discussed in this chapter include:
•“What is the ReadyNAS 3200?”
•“The Benefits of X-RAID2”
•“Initial Setup and Default Login”
•“The RAIDar Setup Utility”
•“The FrontView Management Console”
What is the ReadyNAS 3200?
NETGEAR ReadyNAS 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 rack mount form factor, the ReadyNAS 3200 supports
up to 12 SATA I or SATA II hard drives via hot-swappable disk trays. Two USB 2.0 ports enable
the connection of USB drives. Based on current drive capacities, the ReadyNAS provides up to
24TB of network attached storage that can easily be expanded as larger capacity drives become
available.
The ReadyNAS enables users across the LAN, WAN, or over the Internet to back up and share
data from Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. ReadyNAS offers extensible robust high-
availability data protection. Its fail-safe features include dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports,
support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6 plus hot spare, and NETGEAR’s proprietary X-RAID2TM for
automatic volume expansion. You can also allocate iSCSI target volumes on a ReadyNAS 3200.
ReadyNAS includes the built-in FrontView Web based graphical user interface and setup wizard
for ease-of-use and setup. ReadyNAS continually monitors the entire system for abnormal
situations or part failures. Status indicators in the hardware and software provide quick system
status readings. It e-mails the network administrator alerts about critical changes in the system.
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The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community web site is http://readynas.com, where you will find
reviews of new features, tutorials, software updates, documentation, an active user forum and
much more. For a full list of what is new compared with existing ReadyNAS systems, see
ReadyNAS Specifications on ReadyNAS.com.
The Benefits of X-RAID2
X-RAID2 is a proven patent-pending technology that is available only on ReadyNAS. The
ReadyNAS 3200 supports both X-RAID2, the second generation version of X-RAID, and
RAID 0/1/5/6.
A major advantage of X-RAID2 is its ability to automatically expand to include the full space of
new disks. When as little as two of your disks have extra capacity, the data volume will
automatically expand its capacity. The capacity of the data volume increases every time you add a
larger disk, regardless of the capacity of the other disks in the system. 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 3200 is not interrupted. Furthermore, X-RAID2 supports
multiple parity which provides protection against two simultaneous disk failures. For more on
X-RAID2 and RAID, see Appendix C, “X-RAID2 and RAID”.
Initial Setup and Default Login
Follow the instructions in the NETGEAR Installation Guide that came with your unit to install it.
An electronic copy of the installation guide is on the product CD, on the NETGEAR web site, and
on http://readynas.com. For a list of supported disks, go to http://www.readynas.com/hcl.
Refer to Appendix B, “Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems” for instructions on accessing
shares from Linux and various versions of the MAC OS.
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
netgear1 (case sensitive).
Note: The RAIDar utility can discover any ReadyNAS on the network without needing
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The RAIDar Setup Utility
The RAIDar utility enables easy setup and management of all your ReadyNAS units.
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 ReadyNAS. When you select a
ReadyNAS from the list and click the Setup button, RAIDar opens your default browser, connects
you to the selected ReadyNAS, which prompts you for the user name and password you will use to
log in to FrontView. The default administrator user name is admin with the default password
being netgear1 (case sensitive).
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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 opens in Setup Wizard
mode.
Use the wizard to perform the initial configuration of the unit. The FrontView Advanced Control
mode provides access to all the available settings. 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.
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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 status.
Move the mouse pointer over the status light to display device information, or click a status light to
open the related FrontView screen.
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Chapter 2
Managing Your ReadyNAS 3200
Setting up and managing the ReadyNAS 3200 Network Attached Storage System in your network
is described in this chapter. This chapter contains the following sections:
•“Customizing Network Settings”
•“Updating the Admin Password”
•“Selecting Services for Share Access”
•“Understanding Volume Management”
•“Adjusting System Settings”
•“Configuration Backup”
Customizing Network Settings
To access network settings, click a the Advanced Control button to display the main menu, then
select Network >. From the Network menu, you can access the configuration pages for network
settings.
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Ethernet Interfaces
Select Network > Interfaces > Ethernet 1 /Ethernet 2 tab pages to specify network interface-
specific settings for Standard Settings, Teaming/Failover, VLAN, 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.
• 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, NETGEAR
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 3200 maintains the same IP address even in DHCP mode.
– If you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below, be aware that the browser
will lose connection to the ReadyNAS 3200 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.
Figure 2-2
Tip: Reserve an IP address for the MAC address of this Ethernet interface in
your DHCP server (or router). This will give you the stability of a fixed IP
address without the effort of maintaining static addresses.

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•MTU. In some network environments, changing the default MTU value can fix throughput
problems. NETGEAR advises that you leave the default setting otherwise.
Teaming/Failover
In this section, you can select the desired bonding mode. Network teaming provides a way to
aggregate the two network interfaces into a single logical teamed, or bonded, interface. The
teamed interface can provide for enhanced aggregate performance over a logical single interface
while allowing for fail-over support that reduces the number of single points of failure in the
network.
If you plan to use the Teaming/Failover option, connect both interfaces, configure the
Teaming/Failover options on the Ethernet 1 tab page, then configure the other options for Ethernet
1 and Ethernet 2 accordingly.
The following teaming/fail over options are available.
Figure 2-3
Note: If you plan to reserve an IP address in your DHCP server for the ReadyNAS and
will use the Teaming/Failover option, complete the ReadyNAS bonding of the
Ethernet interfaces before updating the DHCP server address reservation table.
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•Round-Robin: Transmit packets in sequential order from the first available interface to the
next. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
•Active Backup: Only one interface in the bond is active. A different interface becomes active
if, and only if, the active interface fails. The MAC address of the bonded interface is externally
visible on only one port to avoid confusing the switch.
•XOR: Transmit based on the default simple transmit hash policy (one, or the other but not
both). This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
•Broadcast: Transmit everything on all slave interfaces. This mode provides fault tolerance.
•IEEE 802.3ad LACP: Creates aggregation groups that share the same speed and duplex
settings. Utilizes all interfaces in the active aggregator according to the 802.3ad specification.
•Transmit Load Balancing: Channel bonding that does not require any special switch support.
The outgoing traffic is distributed according to the current load (computed relative to the
speed) on each interface. Incoming traffic is received by the current interface. If the receiving
interface fails, another interface takes over the MAC address of the failed receiving interface.
•Adaptive Load Balancing: Includes Transmit Load Balancing plus Receive Load Balancing
for IPV4 traffic, and does not require any special switch support. The receive load balancing is
achieved by ARP negotiation.
Note: To get the full performance benefit of an option, provision servers with dual
Ethernet interfaces, and verify that the LAN switch supports the feature that a
ReadyNAS teaming option may require. A mismatch between the LAN switch and
a ReadyNAS teaming option could degrade the throughput of the ReadyNAS.
Note: To use this option, the switch to which the ReadyNAS connects must support
IEEE 802.3ad LACP dynamic link aggregation. If the switch supports this
feature, this is the recommended option.

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VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network)
In this section, you can specify whether to allow devices residing on different segments of a LAN
to appear in the same segment or, conversely, to allow devices on the same switch to behave as
through they belong to a different LAN.
If you wish to use the ReadyNAS 3200 in a VLAN environment, select the Enable VLAN
support check box, and enter a numeric VLAN ID. You need to reboot the ReadyNAS 3200 for
the VLAN function to take effect.
Performance Settings
In this section, you can the Enable jumbo frames option allows you to optimize the ReadyNAS
3200 for large data transfers.
Figure 2-5
Warning: Do not enable VLAN support unless you are sure that your clients also
support VLAN. Otherwise, you can lose network access to the unit, and you
might need to reinstall the firmware to disable the VLAN setting.
Figure 2-6
Note: Use this option only if your NICs and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames.
The ReadyNAS 3200 supports a 9000 byte frame size. For optimal performance, a
switch capable of this frame size or larger should be used.

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Global Network Settings
Hostname
The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS 3200 on your network. You can use
the hostname to address the ReadyNAS 3200 in place of the IP address when accessing the
ReadyNAS 3200 from Windows, or over OS X using SMB. This is also the name that appears in
the RAIDar scan list.
The default hostname is nas- followed by the last three bytes of its primary MAC address.
Default Gateway
The Default Gateway specifies the IP address of the system where your network traffic is routed if
the destination is outside your subnet. In most homes and smaller offices, this is the IP address of
the router connected to the cable modem or your DSL service.
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.
Figure 2-7