NETGEAR RN12P1210-100NAS - ReadyNAS 3200 RN12P1210 NAS... User manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
June 2011
202-10848-02
ReadyNAS Rack-Mount
Storage Systems
Hardware Manual
Models:
1500
2100
3100
3200
4200 v1
4200 v2

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Rack-Mount Storage Systems
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 2 ReadyNAS 1500 and 2100
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Rack-Mount Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 3 ReadyNAS 3100
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Rack-Mount Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 4 ReadyNAS 3200, 4200 v1, 4200 v2
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
3200 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
4200 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Rack-Mount Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

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Chapter 5 Maintenance
Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Previously Formatted Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Failed Disk Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Adding a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Replacing a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
X-Change System Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Individual Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Appendix A Warnings and Precautions
Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Rack-Mount Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Appendix B Notification of Compliance
Index

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1. Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR® ReadyNAS® rack-mount storage unit.
ReadyNAS Rack-Mount Storage Systems Hardware Manual describes the physical features of
ReadyNAS rack-mount storage products. This chapter includes the following sections:
• System Shutdown
• Factory Settings
For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS rack-mount
storage system, see the ReadyNAS for Business Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.
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