NETGEAR RND2210-100NAS - Readynas Duo 2TB Desktop... User manual

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December 2011
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ReadyNAS Duo and
NV+
Hardware Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Additional Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Diskless Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter 2 ReadyNAS Duo
Front and Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Drive Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 3 ReadyNAS NV+
Front and Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Drive Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Chapter 4 Disks
Previously Formatted Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Adding a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Failed Disk Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Replacing a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications
Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Duo Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
NV+ Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Appendix B Compliance Notification
Index

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1. Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS®storage system. This ReadyNAS
Duo and NV+ Hardware Manual describes the physical features of the Duo and NV+ storage
systems.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Additional Documentation
• Setup Location
• System Requirements
• Diskless Units

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Additional Documentation
For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS Duo or NV+
storage system, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit
http://readynas.com for reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documentation,
an active user forum, and much more.
Setup Location
Your ReadyNAS Duo or NV+ is suitable for use in a home or small office environment where
it can be freestanding. The small, compact size makes it suitable for sitting on a desk or on a
closet shelf.
Choose a location for your system that meets these criteria:
• Cables can be connected easily.
• Water or moisture cannot enter the case.
• Airflow around the system 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 you are using an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for protection, the power cable
can be securely and safely connected to the UPS.
System Requirements
Your ReadyNAS Duo or ReadyNAS NV+ requires the following:
• Ethernet connection
• A computer with Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux
operating system
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+, Apple Safari, 2.0+, Mozilla Firefox 2.0+, Opera 9.5+,
or Google Chrome 10+ browser
• Hard disk drive or drives from the NETGEAR Hardware Compatibility List; see
http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.

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Diskless Units
If you purchased a ReadyNAS storage system without a preinstalled hard disk drive or
drives, follow this procedure before you use your system. This procedure is illustrated with a
Duo, but the same steps apply for an NV+.
This procedure configures the disk or disk you install as X-RAID®. If you want to use
Flex-RAID, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual.
To prepare a diskless system for first use:
1. Obtain at least one hard disk drive that appears on the NETGEAR Hardware
Compatibility List.
See http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.
Note: If you use a formatted disk, the disk will be reformatted, erasing all
the data on it. If you want to save the data, copy it to another disk.
For more information, see Previously Formatted Disks on page 26.
2. With the system turned off, insert a disk into a drive bay, as follows:
a. Press the disk tray release latch.
The tray handle pops out.

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b. Pull out the disk tray, place the new disk on the tray, and assemble the disk and tray
with the screws that came with your system.
Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk bay.
c. Slide the disk tray back into the system and press the handle to secure the disk.
3. If you are using unformatted disks, turn the system on.
If you are using previously formatted disks, perform a factory reset.
a. WIth a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button.
b. Press and release the Power button to power on the system.
c. Do one of the following:
• If you have a ReadyNAS Duo, continue to hold the Reset button until the disk
LEDs flash twice (once at 5 seconds and then 25 seconds later), and then release
the button.
• If you have a ReadyNAS NV+, continue to hold the Reset button until “Factory
Reset” appears in the status display screen (after about 30 seconds), and then
release the Reset button.
The factory reset takes up to 30 minutes. It tests and formats the disks, installs the
operating system, and creates a new volume. You can follow the progress in RAIDar.
For more information about RAIDar, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software
Manual.
If you are installing multiple disks, your ReadyNAS system synchronizes them next.
This might take several hours, depending on the disk size. You can continue to set up
and use your ReadyNAS system as it synchronizes the disks.
Follow the instructions in ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation, to finish setting up the ReadyNAS system.

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2. ReadyNAS Duo
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS Duo and includes
the following sections:
• Front and Side Panels
• Drive Bays
• Rear Panel
• Status Information
• System Shutdown
• Boot Menu

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Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS Duo.
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Figure 1. ReadyNAS Duo front and side panels
1. Power button and LED
2. Disk Activity LED
3. Exhaust vent
4. USB 2.0 port
5. Backup button
6. USB and Backup status LED
7. Disk 1 and Disk 2 LEDs
8. Drive bay door

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Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS Duo. Note that the tray design on
your system might vary from the design pictured.
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Figure 2. ReadyNAS Duo drive bay
1. Drive bay door
2. Disk tray handle
3. Recessed drive tray locking mechanism
4. Drive tray release latch
5. Drive bays

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The following figure shows a ReadyNAS Duo disk tray. Note that the tray design on your
system might vary from the design pictured.
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Figure 3. ReadyNAS Duo disk tray
1. Hard drive
2. Disk tray
3. Disk tray handle
4. Recessed disk tray locking mechanism
5. Disk tray release latch

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Rear Panel
The following figure shows the rear panel of ReadyNAS Duo.
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Figure 4. ReadyNAS Duo rear panel
1. Exhaust fan
2. Kensington lock
3. Reset button
4. USB 2.0 ports
5. 1-gigabit Ethernet port with LED status indicators
6. Power adapter socket

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Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your system by reviewing the indicators listed
in the following table.
Indicator Description
Power button and LED Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS. The LED has these states:
• Blinking. Booting or shutting down
• On. Powered on
• Off. Powered off
Disk LEDs (1, 2) Each disk bay has an LED associated with it on the front panel of the system.
The Disk LEDs have these states:
• On. Power is on, and the disk is operating normally.
• Blinking. The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing.
• Off. The disk bay is empty.
Disk Activity LED The Disk Activity LED has these states:
• Blinking. A disk is active.
• Off. No disks are active.
Rear panel Ethernet port
LEDs Two LED status indicators are built into this port, one green and one amber. They indicate port speed and activity as follows:
• Green on, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, no activity
• Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity
• Green off, amber on. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no activity
• Green off, amber blinking. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no
activity
• Green off, amber off. No connection
System Shutdown
You can shut down your system in these ways:
• To shut down the system gracefully, press and hold the Power button until the Power
button LED flashes (about 5 seconds).
• To force the system to shut down when it is not responding, unplug it.
• To shut down your system from your computer, use FrontView. For more information, see
the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.

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Boot Menu
Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyNAS system. The ReadyNAS Duo
has the following boot modes:
• Factory reset. Performs a short disk test and then allows you to reset your system to the
factory defaults or switch between X-RAID and Flex-RAID. The system performs the disk
test, which takes about 5 minutes, waits 10 minutes, and then restores the system to its
factory settings. During the 10-minute window, you can shut down the system to avoid
erasing its settings and files, or you can use RAIDar to format the system’s disks as
Flex-RAID instead of X-RAID. If you do not shut down the system or use RAIDar to
reformat the system, the system is reset to factory settings, all files on the system are
erased, and the disks are formatted using the same disk configuration that was
previously used. (For more information about X-RAID and Flex-RAID, see the ReadyNAS
RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual, which is available at
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.)
• OS reinstall. Reinstalls the firmware from the system’s internal flash to its disks. Use the
OS reinstall boot mode when the system crashes and corrupts some configuration files.
OS reinstall boot mode also resets some settings on your system, such as Internet
protocol settings and the administrator password, to defaults.
• Tech support. Boots into a low-level diagnostic mode. Use the tech support boot mode
only when instructed to do so by a NETGEAR technical support representative.
• Skip volume check. Bypasses file system checks. After a system crash, the system
tries to scan and fix the volume using a file system check. If several problems are found
on a disk, this process can stall, causing the system not to boot. Use this option to skip
the scan and let the system boot. Use this boot mode only if instructed to do so by a
NETGEAR technical support representative. Otherwise, you might lose data.
• Memory test. Performs a memory test. The pass or fail result is reported using the
system’s LEDs. Contact a NETGEAR technical support representative to interpret
memory test results.
• Disk test. Performs an offline full disk test that can take 4 hours or more, depending on
the size of your disks. To view the results of the test, use the RAIDar discovery tool.
• TFTP boot. Replaces the firmware on your system with an image from your computer.
Use this boot mode only if instructed to do so by a NETGEAR technical support
representative.
• USB boot. Replaces the firmware on your system with an image from a USB flash drive
connected to the system. Use this boot mode only if instructed to do so by a NETGEAR
technical support representative.

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To perform an OS reinstall or factory reset:
1. Power off your system.
2. Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button.
3. Press and release the Power button to power on the system.
4. To perform an OS reinstall, continue to hold the Reset button until all Disk LEDs flash once,
after about 5 seconds, and then release the button.
To perform a factory reset, continue to hold the Reset button until all Disk LEDs flash
twice (once at 5 seconds and then 25 seconds later), and then release the button.
To perform a skip volume check, tech support mode, or memory test, TFTP boot, or
USB boot:
1. Power off your system.
2. Press and hold the Power button until all Disk LEDs flash the correct number of times, and
then release the button.
Boot menu mode Action to select
Skip volume check Press the Power button and continue to press it for 5 seconds; release after all
Disk LEDs flash 1 time.
TFTP boot Press the Power button and continue to press it for 10 seconds; release after
all Disk LEDs flash 2 times.
Tech support mode Press the Power button and continue to press it for 15 seconds; release after
all Disk LEDs flash 3 times.
USB boot Press the Power button and continue to press it for 20 seconds; release after
all Disk LEDs flash 4 times.
Memory test Press the Power button and continue to press it for 25 seconds; release after
all Disk LEDs flash 5 times.
For example, to perform a skip volume check, press and hold the Power button until all
Disk LEDs flash once, after 5 seconds. To perform a TFTP boot, press and hold the
Power button until all Disk LEDs flash twice, once after 5 seconds and then 5 seconds
later.

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3. ReadyNAS NV+
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS NV+ and includes
the following sections:
• Front and Side Panels
• Drive Bays
• Rear Panel
• Status Information
• System Shutdown
• Boot Menu

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Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS NV+. Note that the
tray design on your system might vary from the design pictured.
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Figure 5. ReadyNAS NV+ front and side panels
1. Exhaust vents
2. USB 2.0 port
3. Backup button and Backup LED
4. Disk LEDs
5. Disk Activity LED
6. Power button and LED
7. Drive bay door
8. Status display screen

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Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS NV+.
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Note that the tray design
on your system might vary from the design pictured.
Figure 6. ReadyNAS NV+ drive bay
1. Drive bay door
2. Disk tray handle
3. Recessed drive tray locking mechanism
4. Drive tray release latch
5. Drive bays

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The following figure shows a ReadyNAS NV+ disk tray.
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Figure 7. ReadyNAS NV+ disk tray
1. Hard drive
2. Disk tray
3. Disk tray handle
4. Recessed disk tray locking mechanism
5. Disk tray release latch