NETGEAR ReadyNASUltra 6 User manual

July 2010
202-10692-01
v1.0
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
ReadyNAS® Ultra
Hardware Manual
Models: 
Ultra 6
Ultra 4

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ReadyNAS Ultra Hardware Manual
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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
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Statement of Conditions
To improve internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes
to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur
due to the use, or application of, the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
Revision History
Publication Part Number Version Publish Date Comments
202-10692-01 v1.0 July 2010

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted
What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ReadyNAS Community Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Choosing a Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Initial Setup and Default Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Default Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Diskless Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The RAIDar Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RAIDar Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RAIDar Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RAIDar LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Log in to Your ReadyNAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FrontView Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setup Wizard Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Advanced Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 2 ReadyNAS Ultra 4
ReadyNAS Ultra 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front and Side Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
LED and Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
System Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Power Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the FrontView Browser User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 3 ReadyNAS Ultra 6
ReadyNAS Ultra 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front and Side Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LED and Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
System Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Using the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using the FrontView Browser User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Chapter 4 Disks and Disk Replacements
Failed Disk Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Choosing a Replacement Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Hardware Compatibility List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Adding or Replacing Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Adding a New Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Replacing a Failed Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
ReadyNAS Ultra 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
ReadyNAS Ultra 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
ReadyNAS Ultra 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
ReadyNAS Ultra 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Safety Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Appendix B Notification of Compliance
Index

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1. Getting Acquainted
NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra
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Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra storage unit.
The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra family provides advanced home users with an easy-to-use,
high-performance, gigabit multimedia desktop storage system with iSCSI support.
This ReadyNAS Ultra Hardware Manual describes the physical features and attributes of
ReadyNAS Ultra products.
This chapter contains the following sections:®
• What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra?
• ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup
• Choosing a Setup Location
• Initial Setup and Default Login
• The RAIDar Setup Utility
• FrontView Management Console
For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS Ultra, refer to
the ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.

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What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra?
The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra series deliver the power you need to run bleeding-edge
applications, and the flexibility you want to store, share, and protect your prized multimedia
collections.
Two Gigabit Ethernet ports deliver ultra-fast connections, while three USB ports offer the
flexibility to connect other devices using a USB connection, like printer servers, external USB
storage devices, or digital cameras.
These multimedia desktop storages are ideal for media enthusiasts with large digital media
libraries who want to take their media files wherever they go, and enable users across the
LAN, or WAN, or over the Internet to back up and share data from Windows, Macintosh, and
Linux systems.
Offering extensible, high-availability data protection, ReadyNAS Ultra systems come with
robust, fail-safe features that can include:
• X-RAID2TM — Manage volume expansion automatically as you add new hard drives
or replace existing drives with larger-capacity drives. Multiple volume support for
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 (varies by product model).
• ReadyNAS Remote — Get secure drag-and-drop remote access without complicated
network setups.
• ReadyNAS Vault — Back up critical files off-site for added security and peace of
mind, then access and restore them remotely online.
• Rsync — Replicate and synchronize files between two ReadyNAS devices.
• TiVo®-compatible — Store your favorite television programs and play them back to
any TiVo®DVR in your home.
• Media shifting with Skifta — Access multimedia content from your ReadyNAS while
you’re away from home on connected DLNA®devices.
• Transcoding with Orb — Convert multimedia content for optimal streaming on mobile
devices.
• Automatic backups — Back up three computers (PC or Mac) continuously using
Memeo®Premium Backup, and restore any previous version of a file with a simple
right-click.
• iSCSI — Built-in iSCSI target service.
• Journaling mode, and user, group, and share-level quotas.
Storage Protocols
• CIFS/SMB for Windows®
• AFP for Mac®OS
• NFS for Linux®and UNIX®
• HTTP/S for Web browsers
• FTP/S support

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Multimedia Streaming
ReadyNAS is DLNA Certified®and can stream to:
• Media players (see www.dlna.org for latest information)
- NETGEAR Digital Entertainers
- Network DVD/Blu-ray players
- Game consoles, like Sony®PlayStation®3
• Nintendo®Wii and Microsoft®Xbox®, Xbox 360®
- Music players, like Sonos and Squeezebox
- TiVo®DVRs
- Skifta™ clients
• Orb™ and Air Video transcoding
• Apple®iTunes®server
Network Security
• Encrypted network logins
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Power-Saving Features
• Disk spin-down mode
• Power On/Off Scheduler
• Wake-on-LAN
ReadyNAS Community Website
For more information about NETGEAR ReadyNAS products visit the dedicated ReadyNAS
Community website at http://readynas.com, where you will find reviews, tutorials, a
comparison chart, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more.

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ReadyNAS for Home Storage Product Lineup
NETGEAR offers a complete lineup of ReadyNAS home storage products, each with its own
unique characteristics to fit your specific requirements. With all ReadyNAS products, the
embedded operating system and easy-to-configure software makes installation, and
upgrades a breeze.
The ReadyNAS Ultra series offers:
• Blazing-fast performances for bleeding-edge applications
• Best software partnerships in the industry
• X-RAID2TM automatic volume expansion technology
• ReadyNAS Remote Secure drag-and-drop remote access
• ReadyNAS Vault embedded online backup service
ReadyNAS Ultra 6
ReadyNAS Ultra 6 is NETGEAR’s first 6-bay multimedia desktop
storage system that supports both NAS and iSCSI SAN for advanced
home users. Ultra 6 provides up to two times the performance of the
Duo (over 90 MBps), X-RAID2 automatic volume expansion
technology, secure drag-and-drop remote access (ReadyNAS
Remote), optional online backup solution (ReadyNAS Vault),
replication (Rsync), and RAID 0/1/5/6 for data protection.
ReadyNAS Ultra 4
ReadyNAS Ultra 4 is NETGEAR’s first 4-bay multimedia desktop
storage system with both NAS and iSCSISAN support. Ultra4 provides
two times the performance of the current NV+ (over 80 MBps),
X-RAID2 automatic volume management, secure drag-and-drop
remote access (ReadyNAS Remote), optional online backup solution
(ReadyNAS Vault), replication (Rsync), and RAID 0/1/5 for data
protection.

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Choosing a Setup Location
The ReadyNAS Ultra is suitable for use in a home or small office environment where it can be
free-standing. The small, compact size makes it suitable for sitting on a desk, or on shelf in a
closet.
When deciding where to locate the unite, ensure that:
• It is accessible and cables can be connected easily.
• Water or moisture cannot enter the case of the unit.
• Airflow around the unit and through the vents in the side of the case is not restricted.
• The air is as free of dust as possible.
• Temperature operating limits are not likely to be exceeded.
• If using an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for protection, the power cable can be
securely and safely connected to the UPS.
System Requirements
• For LAN setup: An Ethernet connection
• Microsoft® Windows® 7, Vista™, XP, 2000, Mac OS®, UNIX®, or Linux®
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0+, Apple® Safari®, 2.0+, Mozilla Firefox® 2.0+,
Opera® 9.5+
• Hard Disk Drive(s) — NETGEAR recommends the HDD from the NETGEAR HDD
Compatibility List only. See http://www.readynas.com/hcl.

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Initial Setup and Default Login
Installation
To install your ReadyNAS Ultra, follow the instructions in the NETGEAR ReadyNAS for
Home Installation Guide that came with your unit.
An electronic copy of the installation guide is located on the product CD.
You can also find it on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community support page at
http://readynas.com/documentation.
Estimated setup time is about 20 minutes.
Default Login
To log in to your unit:
1. Open a web browser and enter the following URL in the address field:
The default IP configuration is set to DHCP; if the unit does not automatically get an IP
address, it defaults to 192.168.168.168.
2. At the login prompt, enter the authentication information:
a. Default administrator user name: admin
b. Default password: netgear1
Both the user name and password are case-sensitive.
For information about using ReadyNAS RAIDar and FrontView software to log in, configure,
and manage your system, see the ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual.
Diskless Units
If your unit did not come with disks already installed (a diskless unit) you will need to install
the disks and then install and configure RAID before proceeding.
Go to http://www.readynas.com/hcl for a list of supported disks. Refer to the ReadyNAS for
Home Software Manual for instructions on installing disks and configuring RAID.

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The RAIDar Setup Utility
The RAIDar utility acts as a discovery tool for the ReadyNAS device or devices on your
network, and enables easy setup and management of all your ReadyNAS units.
RAIDar Installation
To install RAIDar:
1. If not already installed, install the RAIDar utility from your product Resource CD.
RAIDar installation options are provided for Windows, MAC, and Linux.
2. Once installed, connect your ReadyNAS to the network and launch the RAIDar Setup Utility.
RAIDar automatically locates the units in the network without needing its IP address, and
makes it easy to see the status of your units. You should see one or more of your
ReadyNAS devices listed.
The default IP configuration is set to DHCP; if the unit does not get an IP address, it
defaults to 192.168.168.168.
Note: If you are running RAIDar on Windows XP before SP2, disable the
Internet connection firewall.
If no ReadyNAS device is detected, check the following and click the Rescan button to try
again.
• Make sure the ReadyNAS device is powered up and is connected to your network.
• Make sure that the PC in which you have installed RAIDar is on the same subnet as
the ReadyNAS device.

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RAIDar Commands
Use the following RAIDar commands to monitor your devices.
Setup
Clicking the Setup button launches the FrontView Management Console for the highlighted
device. FrontView is a web-based utility used to set up, configure, and manage your devices.
If this is a first-time installation, or the device has been reset to the factory default settings,
the Setup Wizard launches so that you can configure the device.
Browse
Click Browse to see the shares available on the highlighted device. This only works with
Windows operating systems.
Rescan
Click Rescan to update the ReadyNAS device list and status.
Locate
Click Locate to cause the LEDs on the ReadyNAS device to blink. This is useful if you have
multiple ReadyNAS devices and you need to correlate the RAIDar entries to physical
devices.
About
Click About to display RAIDar info.
Help
Click the Help button to shows the Help screen.
Exit
Click the Exit button to exit the RAIDar utility.

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RAIDar LED Descriptions
The first column (LED) lists the status that informs you if the ReadyNAS device is in normal
operating mode, or if it is in a warning or failure condition.
The other columns display device-specific status, which tells you exactly what devices might
need attention.
LED Description
Not present No disk or device is attached.
Normal Device is in normal operating mode.
Warning or Dead The device has failed or needs attention.
Inactive spare This disk is a spare disk on standby. If a disk fails, this disk will take
over automatically.
Awaiting resync This disk is waiting to resync to the RAID volume.
If the LED is blinking, this disk is currently resyncing.
During the resync process, volume is in degraded mode; performance
is affected by the resync process, and another disk failure in the
volume will render it dead.
Life support mode The volume has encountered multiple disk failures and marked dead.
However, the ReadyNAS has blocked it from being marked dead if
someone accidentally pulled out the wrong disk during runtime.
If the wrong disk was pulled out, shut down the ReadyNAS
immediately, reconnect the disk, and power on the ReadyNAS. If you
reconnect the disk during runtime, the ReadyNAS marks it as a newly
added disk and you will no longer be able to access the data on it.
Background task active A lengthy background task such as a system update is in progress.

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Log in to Your ReadyNAS
To use RAIDar to log in to the unit:
1. Select a unit from the list on RAIDar, and click the Setup button.
RAIDar opens your default browser and
connects you to the selected ReadyNAS.
You are prompted for the user name and
password you will use to log in to FrontView.
2. Enter the default authentication:
a. Default administrator user name: admin
b. Default password: netgear1
Both user name and password are
case-sensitive.
When you are logged in, the RAIDar utility
connects to the FrontView Management
Console, which is used to configure and
manage your ReadyNAS systems.

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FrontView Management Console
Once logged in using the RAIDar utility, the FrontView Management Console appears.
FrontView operates in two modes:
• Setup Wizard mode
• Advanced Control mode
When the unit is installed for the first time, or is in its factory default state, FrontView opens in
Setup Wizard mode. The Setup Wizard guides you step-by-step through the configuration
process, assisting you in quickly integrating the ReadyNAS unit into your network.
Note: For the initial setup, NETGEAR strongly recommends using the
Setup Wizard so that all of the necessary settings are configured.
FrontView automatically switches to the Advanced Control mode
once the Setup Wizard is complete.
Setup Wizard Mode
The Home screen provides detailed information about your unit.
Click here to switch to
Advanced Control mode

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Advanced Control Mode
The FrontView Advanced Control mode provides access to all available settings. In this
mode, the menus on the left allow you to quickly jump to the screen you want.
The bar at the top provides options to return to the Home screen, refresh the browser
window, display Help where available, or to log out of the session. To securely log out of a
session, use the Logout button.
Advanced Control
main menu options
Click here to return
to Wizard mode
Top buttons
Status bar

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Status Bar
The status bar at the bottom of the screen gives a quick glimpse of the system status and
provides access to the following information:
• Data and time. When clicked, the date button opens the Clock screen.
• Volume
• Disks
• Fan
• Temperature
• UPS
Move your mouse over the status light to display device information, or click a status light to
open the related FrontView screen.
Date and time

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2. ReadyNAS Ultra 4
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This chapter provides an overview of the unit’s physical features and includes the following
sections:
• Front and Side Panel
• Drive Bay
• Rear Panel
• LED and Status
Information
• System Shutdown

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ReadyNAS Ultra 4
This section introduces the physical attributes of the ReadyNAS Ultra 4.
Front and Side Panel
1. Air flow exhaust vents
2. Front USB port
3. Backup button/backup LED
4. Disk LEDs
5. Disk activity light
6. Power button/power LED
7. Drive bay door
8. Status display screen
Note: The status display screen goes to sleep to prevent burn-in; to wake
it, press the power button. When the unit is reporting an abnormal
operation or error, the status display screen stays on.
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Drive Bay
1. Drive bay door
2. Four disk bays
3. Recessed disk tray locking mechanism; slide button to lock/unlock
4. Disk release latch; press down to release disk tray
5. Disk tray latch handle; pops open when disk release latch is pressed
6. Disk tray
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