Netgear Readydata 5200 Mounting instructions

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March 2013

202-11025-06

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

Software Manual

Models:

ReadyDATA 5200

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

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Revision History

Publication

Part Number Version Publish Month Comments

202-11025-06 OS 1.2 March 2013 • Updated information about File and Folder permissions.

(See Configure the File and Folder Access Settings on

page 89.)

• Added information about Smart Snapshot Management

for shares and LUNs. (See Smart Snapshot Management

on page 168.)

• Changed name of ‘lock period’ icon to ‘zoom’ icon and

updated description. For an example of how to use this

icon, see Roll Back to a Snapshot on page 162.

202-11025-05 OS 1.1 December 2012 • Revised information about cloned shares and LUNs. (See

Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 158.)

202-11025-04 OS 1.1 November 2012 • Moved the chapter about managing disks and volumes

ahead of the chapter about configuring the system,

network, and global file-sharing protocol settings.

202-11025-03 OS 1.1 September 2012 • Revised Supported Browsers.

• Added Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies.

• Revised multiple screens to remove the Language menu

that is now included in the Profile menu.

• Removed information about setting up share quotas for

users and groups. This information might be added back

for a later release.

• Where applicable, added a note to explain that without at

least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload

the ReadyDATA 5200.

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

202-11025-02 OS 1.1 June 2012 • Revised and added information to Manage Replication

and Recovery between Two or More Systems.

• Added information about share quotas to View and

Change the Properties of a Share.

• Changed the Language selection (see Select the

Language on page 44).

202-11025-01 OS 1.1 June 2012 First publication.

Table of Contents |4

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Quick-Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Supported Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Install the ReadyDATA 5200 in Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA 5200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 2 Manage Disks and Volumes

Supported Disks and Initial Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

About RAID Levels, Volumes, and Disk Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

RAID Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Optional Expansion Disk Arrays and Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Graphical Enclosure and Color Coding of the Disks Onscreen. . . . . . . 20

RAID and Volume Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Manage Volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

View the Properties of a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Search for a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Expand a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Configure Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance . . . . . 32

Export and Import a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Delete a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Scrub a Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Configure Global Spare Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 3 Configure the System Settings

Customize the Basic System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Set the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Select the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Set the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configure System Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configure the Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Set the Theme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Configure the Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Automatic Private IP Addressing without a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . .59

Configure Channel Bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Supported File-Sharing Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Configure File-Sharing Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Chapter 4 Manage Shares and LUNs

Shares and LUNs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Manage Shares For Network Attached Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

About Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Create a Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

View and Change the Properties of a Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Migrate a Share to Another Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Delete a Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Set Up Access Rights to Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Configure the Network Access Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Configure the Advanced Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Configure the File and Folder Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Manage LUNs For Storage Area Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

About LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Create a LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

View and Change the Properties of a LUN, Including Size Expansion. .95

Migrate a LUN to Another Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Delete a LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights. . . . . . . . . . . .103

Assign a LUN to a LUN Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Access a Share from Network-Attached Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Use a Windows Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Use a Mac OS X Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Use a Linux or Unix Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Use an iSCSI Initiator to Set Up Access for an iSCSI-Attached Device. .114

Chapter 5 Manage User Groups and User Accounts

About Security, User Groups, and Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Configure the Global Security Access Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Manage User Groups for the Local Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Create a User Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Delete a User Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Edit a User Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Manage User Accounts for the Local Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Create a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Delete a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Edit a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

Chapter 6 System Maintenance and Monitoring

System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Update the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Shut Down or Restart the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Recover the Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

System Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

System Real-Time and Historical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

System Health Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Disk Status and Health Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

System Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

SNMP Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

About Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

UPS Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Add and Monitor UPS Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Chapter 7 Backup, Replication, and Recovery

Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Basic Snapshot Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Automatic and Manual Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Roll Back to a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Clone a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Delete a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Recover Data from a ReadyDATA 5200 to an Attached Device . . . . . . .172

Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network-Attached Device . . . . . .172

Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI-Attached Device . . . . . . .172

Manage Replication and Recovery between Two or More Systems . . . .173

About Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Access ReadyDATA Replicate and Register Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Schedule Periodic Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Configure Continuous Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Recover Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

View the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

View the Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Monitor the Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Run Job Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Appendix A Factory Default Settings

Appendix B Notification of Compliance

Index

1. Getting Started

This software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyDATA 5200 that runs the

ReadyDATA OS 1.2 for production storage, backup storage, and disaster recovery.

Because this product is intended for business use, this manual is written for network and data

center administrators who are familiar with RAID networking concepts.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•Quick-Start Guide

•Additional Documentation

•Supported Operating Systems

•Supported Browsers

•Install the ReadyDATA 5200 in Your Network

•Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA 5200

•Register the ReadyDATA 5200

Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit

the Support website at http://support.netgear.com.

Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made

available from time-to-time on downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some

products can regularly check the site and download new firmware,

or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the

features or behavior of your product do not match what is described

in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.

Note: In this manual, the term volume refers to a logical volume with a

RAID configuration, and the terms hard disk drive and disk refer to a

physical storage device.

Getting Started

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

Quick-Start Guide

This manual provides detailed instructions about using the ReadyDATA 5200, and

NETGEAR’s recommendations about configuring and managing the system and backing up

the data and system configuration.

The ReadyDATA 5200 relies on the following software applications:

•RAIDar. A setup utility to locate the ReadyDATA 5200 on the LAN and launch

Dashboard.

•Dashboard. A browser-based interface to configure and manage the ReadyDATA 5200.

To start using the ReadyDATA 5200 quickly, review the following sections and chapters in

this order:

1. Install the ReadyDATA 5200 in Your Network on page 9. Follow the instructions in the

ReadyDATA 5200 Installation Guide and ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual, and connect

the ReadyDATA 5200 to a DHCP server.

2. Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA 5200 on page 10. Use RAIDar to locate the

ReadyDATA 5200 on the network.

3. Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level on page 23. Assign the disks to volumes and

select the RAID level for each volume. Without at least one volume, changes are not

saved after you reload the ReadyDATA 5200. Make sure that you create a volume

before you configure any other settings.

4. Chapter 3, Configure the System Settings. Configure the basic system components, network

settings, and global file-sharing protocols.

5. Create a Share on page 70 and Create a LUN on page 92. Create shares (NAS data sets)

for data transfer and storage over SMB, NFS, AFP, and FTP. Create LUNs (SAN data

sets) for data transfer and storage over iSCSI.

6. Create a User Account on page 129. Create a user account for each person who should

have access to the ReadyDATA 5200, or connect to an external Active Directory.

7. Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 80 and Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage

Access Rights on page 103. Set the access right for the shares and LUNs.

8. Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs on page 158. Back up the data that is stored in the

shares and LUNs by creating snapshots.

Additional Documentation

NETGEAR maintains a website that supports ReadyDATA products. Visit

www.netgear.com/readydata for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software updates,

documentation, an active user forum, and much more.

The following documentation is available at www.netgear.com/readydata:

•Hardware manual

•Installation guide

•Data sheet

Getting Started

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

•White papers

Supported Operating Systems

The ReadyDATA 5200 is supported on the following operating systems:

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, all editions, x86/x64

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2008R2, all editions, X84/x64

•VMware ESX / ESXi 3.5

•VMware vSphere ESX / ESXi Server 4/4.1

•VMware ESX 5.0

•Citrix XenServer 5/5.5

•RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4.7/5.2

•SUSE Linux Server 10.1/10.2, x86/x64

•Fedora 8/9/10

•HP-UX 11

•Apple OS X Leopard 10.5.x

Supported Browsers

The ReadyDATA 5200 Dashboard supports the following browsers:

•Google Chrome 18 and later versions

•Mozilla Firefox 14 and later versions

•Internet Explorer 9

•Opera 9.5 and later versions

•Safari 2 and later versions

Note: If you have difficulty accessing the ReadyDATA 5200 Dashboard, or

if you notice unexpected behavior, try using another browser.

Install the ReadyDATA 5200 in Your Network

Install the ReadyDATA 5200 as explained in the ReadyDATA 5200 Installation Guide. LED

status information and the boot menu are explained in the ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware

Manual.

Getting Started

ReadyDATA OS 1.2

Connect the ReadyDATA 5200 to your network, and make sure that a DHCP server can

reach the ReadyDATA 5200. By default, the ReadyDATA 5200 is configured to receive an

IPv4 IP address from a DHCP server.

Note: If the ReadyDATA 5200 cannot locate a DHCP server, it is assigned

an Auto-IP address through Automatic Private IP Addressing

(APIPA). For more information, see Automatic Private IPAddressing

without a DHCP Server on page 59.

If you want to use the ReadyDATA 5200 with an IPv6 address, first access the ReadyDATA

5200 through the IPv4 address assigned by the DHCP server, and then configure the IPv6

setting as explained in Configure the Network Settings on page 49.

Note: For information about the default system settings, see Appendix A,

Factory Default Settings.

Note: If an unexpected condition or failure prevents the ReadyDATA 5200

from booting after you complete an initial setup procedure, see the

LED status information in the ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual.

Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA 5200

RAIDar is a software application that you use to discover ReadyDATA 5200 systems on the

network. RAIDar version 4.3.0 is included on the Resource CD that came with the product. It

includes versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. RAIDar is also available

at www.netgear.com/readydata.

RAIDar displays the discovered ReadyDATA 5200 units with their status LED icons. The

volume, disk, UPS, and fan LED icons are not operational for the ReadyDATA 5200.

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