NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Manuale utente

202-10456-01

v1.0

December 2008

NETGEAR, Inc.

350 E Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134 USA

ReadyNAS Pro

Pioneer Edition User

Guide

v1.0, December 2008

Technical Support

Registration on the website or over the phone is required before you can use our telephone support service. The phone

numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers are on the Warranty and Support Information card that came

with your product.

Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support.

Trademarks

NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS, X-RAID, X-RAID2, FrontView, RAIDar, RAIDiator, Network Storage

Processor, and NSP 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

trademarks of their respective holders.

Statement of Conditions

In the interest of improving 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.

Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer

It is hereby certified that the ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition has been suppressed

in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some

equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain

restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.

The Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market

and has been granted the right to test the series for compliance with the regulations.

Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs

Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß dasReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition gemäß der im

BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige

Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. Testsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unterliegen. Lesen Sie dazu bitte die

Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung.

Das Bundesamt für Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde davon unterrichtet, daß dieses Gerät auf den Markt

gebracht wurde und es ist berechtigt, die Serie auf die Erfüllung der Vorschriften hin zu überprüfen.

Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement

This equipment is in the Class B category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area

thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing

Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas. When used

near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read instructions for correct handling.

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Product and Publication Details

Model Number:

Publication Date: December 2008

Product Family: Network Storage

Product Name: ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached Storage System Pioneer Edition

Home or Business Product: Home

Language: English

Publication Part Number: 202-10456-01

Publication Version Number: 1.0

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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 ...........................................................................................2-4

WINS ........................................................................................................................2-5

DHCP .......................................................................................................................2-5

Route: A Manual Routing Table ...............................................................................2-6

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Updating the Admin Password .......................................................................................2-6

Selecting Services for Share Access ..............................................................................2-8

Standard File Protocols ............................................................................................2-8

Streaming Services ................................................................................................2-10

Discovery Services .................................................................................................2-11

Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................2-11

Overview of RAID Levels and X-RAID2 .................................................................2-12

Volume Management for Flex-RAID ......................................................................2-14

Volume Management for X-RAID2 .........................................................................2-16

Volume Maintenance ..............................................................................................2-17

Working with USB Volumes ...................................................................................2-18

Setting Up Printers .......................................................................................................2-20

Print Shares over CIFS/SMB .................................................................................2-20

IPP Printing ............................................................................................................2-21

Managing Print Queues .........................................................................................2-21

Adjusting System Settings ............................................................................................2-22

Clock, System Time, and NTP Options ..................................................................2-22

Alerts, Alert Contacts, Alert Settings, and SMTP ...................................................2-23

Language Settings .................................................................................................2-24

Updating ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition ..............................................................2-25

Configuration Backup ...................................................................................................2-28

Chapter 3

Managing User Access

Understanding Disk Share Security Access ...................................................................3-1

Setting Up User and Group Accounts ............................................................................3-2

Managing Groups .....................................................................................................3-2

Managing Users .......................................................................................................3-4

Setting Accounts Preferences ..................................................................................3-6

Changing User Passwords .............................................................................................3-6

Managing Your Shares ...................................................................................................3-6

Adding Shares ..........................................................................................................3-7

Managing Shares .....................................................................................................3-8

Web Browser ................................................................................................................3-12

FTP/FTPS .....................................................................................................................3-14

Rsync ............................................................................................................................3-15

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Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters ..............................................3-16

Remote Access ............................................................................................................3-16

Remote FTP Access ..............................................................................................3-17

Remote HTTP Access ............................................................................................3-18

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

Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive ....................................................................4-8

Chapter 5

Optimizing Performance

Performance ...................................................................................................................5-1

Adding a UPS to Protect Against Power Failures ...........................................................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

Shutdown ........................................................................................................................6-8

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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 Pioneer Edition User Guide describes how to configure and

troubleshoot a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition system. The information in this manual is intended

for readers with intermediate computer and networking skills.

Conventions, Formats, and Scope

The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs:

•Typographical Conventions. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:

•Formats. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

Italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions

Bold User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text

Fixed Command prompts, CLI text, code

italic URL links

Note: This note highlights information of importance or special interest.

Tip: This note highlights a procedure that will save time or resources.

Warning: This note warns against a malfunction or damage to the equipment.

Danger: This safety warning warns against personal injury or death.

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide

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•Scope. This manual is written for the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition according to these

specifications:

How to Use This Manual

The HTML version of this manual includes the following:

• Buttons, and , for browsing forward or backward through the manual one page

at a time.

• A button that displays the table of contents and a button that displays an index.

Double-click on a link in the table of contents or index to navigate directly to where the topic

is described in the manual.

• A button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. online knowledge base for the product

model.

• Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters.

How to Print This Manual

To print this manual, you can choose one of the following options, according to your needs.

•Printing a page from HTML. Each page in the HTML version of the manual is dedicated to

a major topic. Select File > Print from the browser menu to print the page contents.

•Printing from PDF. Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for

you to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat Reader is available on the Adobe website at

http://www.adobe.com.

– Printing a PDF chapter. Use the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page.

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to print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser

window.

• Click the print icon in the upper left corner of your browser window.

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