NETGEAR RNDP6310 - ReadyNAS Pro NAS Server User manual

202-10406-01
v1.2
October 2008
NETGEAR, Inc.
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ReadyNAS Pro
Business Edition User
Guide

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Product and Publication Details
Model Number:
Publication Date: October 2008
Product Family: Network Storage
Product Name: ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Business Edition
Home or Business Product: Business
Language: English
Publication Part Number: 202-10406-01
Publication Version Number: 1.2

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Contents
About This Manual
Conventions, Formats, and Scope ................................................................................... ix
How to Use This Manual ...................................................................................................x
How to Print This Manual ..................................................................................................x
Revision History ................................................................................................................ xi
Chapter 1
Getting Acquainted
What is the ReadyNAS Pro? ..........................................................................................1-1
What Are the Benefits of X-RAID and X-RAID2? ...........................................................1-2
X-RAID Is Expandable RAID ....................................................................................1-2
X-RAID2 Is Even More Flexible ...............................................................................1-3
Introducing the Status Displays, Ports, and Drive Bay ...................................................1-4
Front and Side Panel ...............................................................................................1-4
Drive Bay ..................................................................................................................1-5
Rear Panel ...............................................................................................................1-6
Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro .....................................................................1-7
Initial Setup .....................................................................................................................1-7
Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password .....................................................1-8
The RAIDar Setup Utility ................................................................................................1-8
The FrontView Management Console ............................................................................1-9
NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community ..............................................................................1-10
Chapter 2
Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro
Customizing Network Settings ........................................................................................2-1
Ethernet Interfaces ...................................................................................................2-2
Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................2-5
WINS ........................................................................................................................2-6
DHCP .......................................................................................................................2-7
Route: A Manual Routing Table ...............................................................................2-7

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Updating the Admin Password .......................................................................................2-8
Selecting Services for Share Access ..............................................................................2-9
Standard File Protocols ............................................................................................2-9
Streaming Services ................................................................................................2-11
Discovery Services .................................................................................................2-12
Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................2-12
Overview of RAID Levels and X-RAID2 .................................................................2-13
Volume Management for Flex-RAID ......................................................................2-15
Volume Management for X-RAID2 .........................................................................2-18
Volume Maintenance ..............................................................................................2-19
Changing between X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID Modes ..............................................2-20
Working with USB Volumes ...................................................................................2-20
Setting Up Printers .......................................................................................................2-22
Print Shares over CIFS/SMB .................................................................................2-22
IPP Printing ............................................................................................................2-22
Managing Print Queues .........................................................................................2-23
Adjusting System Settings ............................................................................................2-24
Clock, System Time, and NTP Options ..................................................................2-24
Alerts, Alert Contacts, Alert Settings, SNMP, and SMTP .......................................2-25
Language Settings .................................................................................................2-27
Updating ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition ............................................................2-28
Configuration Backup ...................................................................................................2-31
Chapter 3
Managing User Access
Understanding Disk Share Security Access Modes .......................................................3-2
User Security Mode ..................................................................................................3-3
Domain Security Mode .............................................................................................3-4
Setting Up User and Group Accounts ............................................................................3-5
Changing User Passwords .............................................................................................3-9
Managing Your Shares .................................................................................................3-10
Adding Shares ........................................................................................................3-11
Managing Shares ...................................................................................................3-11
Web Browser ................................................................................................................3-16
FTP/FTPS .....................................................................................................................3-18
Rsync ............................................................................................................................3-19

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Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters ..............................................3-20
Remote Access ............................................................................................................3-20
Remote FTP Access ..............................................................................................3-21
Remote HTTP Access ............................................................................................3-22
Chapter 4
Securing Your Data
Configuring Backup Jobs ................................................................................................4-1
Adding a New Backup Job .......................................................................................4-1
Viewing the Backup Schedule ..................................................................................4-6
Programming the Backup Button .............................................................................4-7
Viewing the Backup Log ...........................................................................................4-8
Editing a Backup Job ...............................................................................................4-8
Snapshots .......................................................................................................................4-8
Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive ..................................................................4-12
Chapter 5
Optimizing Performance
Performance ...................................................................................................................5-1
Adding a UPS for Performance ......................................................................................5-2
Power Management .......................................................................................................5-3
Disk Spin-Down Option ............................................................................................5-3
Power Timer .............................................................................................................5-4
UPS Configuration ...................................................................................................5-4
Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................................5-4
Chapter 6
Managing Levels of Service
Viewing System Status ...................................................................................................6-1
Health .......................................................................................................................6-1
Logs .........................................................................................................................6-2
Replacing a Failed Disk ..................................................................................................6-3
Choosing a Replacement Disk .................................................................................6-3
Replacing a Failed Disk ...........................................................................................6-3
Resynchronizing the Volume ....................................................................................6-5
Using the System Diagnostic Menu ................................................................................6-5
Use the OS REINSTALL Option to Re-install the Firmware .....................................6-6
Configuring RAID ............................................................................................................6-7

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Shutdown ........................................................................................................................6-8
Appendix A
Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems
MAC OS X ..................................................................................................................... A-1
AFP over Bonjour .................................................................................................... A-2
AFP over AppleTalk ................................................................................................. A-3
MAC OS 9 ..................................................................................................................... A-5
Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix ................................................................................ A-7
Appendix B
Related Documents
Index

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About This Manual
The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition User Guide describes how to configure and
troubleshoot a ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition system. The information in this manual is
intended for readers with intermediate computer and networking skills.
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