ReadyDATA OS 1.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Support Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my.netgear.com. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR web site. For product updates, additional documentation, and support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 202-11025-02 OS 1.1 June 2012 • • • 202-11025-01 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). First publication.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Quick-Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Supported Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network . . . . . . . .
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 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. . . . . . . . .
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. 1 Getting Started This software manual describes how to configure and manage a ReadyDATA system that runs ReadyDATA OS 1.3 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.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Quick-Start Guide This manual provides detailed instructions about using your ReadyDATA system, and NETGEAR’s recommendations about configuring and managing the system and backing up the data and system configuration. The ReadyDATA system relies on the following software applications: • RAIDar. A setup utility to locate the ReadyDATA on the LAN and launch Dashboard. • Dashboard. A browser-based interface to configure and manage the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 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.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: If you have difficulty accessing the ReadyDATA Dashboard, or if you notice unexpected behavior, try using another browser. Install the ReadyDATA in Your Network Install the ReadyDATA as explained in the installation guide that came with your system. LED status information and the boot menu are explained in the hardware manual for your system. Connect the ReadyDATA to your network, and make sure that a DHCP server can reach the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Use RAIDar to Discover the ReadyDATA RAIDar is a software application that you use to discover ReadyDATA systems on the network. RAIDar is included on the Resource CD that came with your system. It includes versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. RAIDar is also available at www.netgear.com/readydata. RAIDar displays the discovered ReadyDATA units with their status LED icons. The volume, disk, UPS, and fan LED icons are not operational for the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. Launch the RAIDar utility. RAIDar displays a screen that lists the systems on the network and provides details about the status of each system it discovers. By default, the virtual NICs (VNICs) of the ReadyDATA are DHCP enabled for IPv4, and the RAIDar utility should be able to discover the ReadyDATA. Note: The ReadyDATA requires a DHCP server for initial discovery.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • As the default password, enter password (case-sensitive). The Dashboard home screen displays: Navigation bar System configuration bar Section heading The Dashboard has two main bars: • Navigation bar. Located across the top of the screen, the navigation bar helps you navigate through Dashboard. You can also configure the language for the system and the administration password, and access help.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Register the ReadyDATA You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. Register the ReadyDATA by accessing the NETGEAR Product Registration website. To register the ReadyDATA: 1. Locate the serial number on the Dashboard home screen or on the chassis label of your product. 2. Using a browser, visit http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. The product registration web page displays. 3.
2. Manage Disks and Volumes 2 This chapter describes how to configure the disks and volumes in the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Supported Disks and Initial Startup The ReadyDATA 5200 supports up to 12 disks. With optional expansion disk arrays that can contain either 12 or 24 disks each, you can increase the total number of supported disks to 60. Figure 2 shows a ReadyDATA 5200 with an optional expansion disk array that supports 24 disks and another array that supports 12 disks. The ReadyDATA 516 supports up to six disks and does not support expansion disk arrays.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Disks do not contain data: These disks are made available as unallocated disks. • Disks do not contain data that is recognized by the ReadyDATA: These disks are made available as unallocated disks. If you attempt to use these disks for another volume, you are not warned of possible data loss. • Disks contain a portion of a ReadyDATA volume: These disks are indicated as being part of a nonoperational volume.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 capacity of the smallest disk in the array. At any given instant, the contents of both disks in the array are identical. • RAID 5 (striped disks with single parity; in a ZFS system also referred to as RAIDz1) combines three or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any one disk; the storage capacity of the array is reduced by one disk. • RAID 6 (striped disks with dual parity; in a ZFS system also referred to as RAIDz2) can recover from the loss of two disks.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Volumes In the most general sense, volumes are data storage devices. Volumes can be either physical or logical. In this manual, the term volume refers to a logical volume with a RAID set, and the terms hard disk drive, disk, and physical volume refer to a physical storage device. The ReadyDATA treats disks and volumes in the following ways: • Each logical volume can correspond to one disk. • A logical volume can be made up of more than one disk.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: When you span a volume across several enclosures, the volume is dependent on the availability of all enclosures. If one enclosure fails, the entire volume goes offline. Graphical Enclosure and Color Coding of the Disks Onscreen The physical disks that are installed in the ReadyDATA and optional expansion disk arrays are represented in a graphical enclosure onscreen: Figure 3. ReadyDATA with optional disk expansion arrays as displayed on Dashboard.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Table 2. Disk color codes (continued) Sample Color Description Orange Read boost disk for the displayed volume. Green Assigned as a global spare disk. The status LED icon on a disk (which is located at the right side) can be off, green, or red: • Off. Indicates that the status of the disk is unknown (for example, see the black and gray disks in the previous table). • Green.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 For example, a RAID 6 set that has been expanded twice by the addition of two RAID groups goes from RAID 6+ to RAID 6+0, 2x, and then to RAID 6+0, 3x. - An expanded RAID 10 set is indicated in the same way as a new RAID 10 set: RAID 1+0. The following table explains the RAID nomenclature. The sequential expansion number is indicated by n, and x just indicates times (for example, 2x is two times). Table 3.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Manage Volumes • Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level • View the Properties of a Volume • Search for a Volume • Expand a Volume • Configure Write and Read Boost Disks to Improve Performance • Export and Import a Volume • Delete a Volume • Scrub a Volume • Configure Global Spare Disks Note: After you make a change on the Storage screen, you might need to click the Refresh button ( ) to update the display.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. In the enclosure, click the disks that you want to select as members of the volume. You can select disks with a black color coding only. If you have an expansion disk array, you can select disks from both the ReadyDATA and the expansion disk array. The selected disks are highlighted and all volume buttons become available, including the New Volume button under the enclosure: 3. Below the enclosure, click New Volume.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • RAID. From the drop-down list, select the RAID level. The RAID level that you can select depends on the number of disks that you selected in Step 2. For more information, see Table 1 on page 18. 5. Click Create. The volume is created. 6. To the left of the enclosure, click the new volume and note the following: • The color of the selected disks in the enclosure turns blue (1). • The name of the new volume displays above the enclosure (2).
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Color Coding Dedupe By default, dedupe is 1.00, indicating that deduplication is enabled and Not applicable that the initial deduplication ratio is set. A number higher than 1.00 indicates that data has been deduplicated and that the deduplication ratio has increased. The deduplication ratio is the data capacity of the volume divided by its usable storage capacity.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 View the Properties of a Volume To view the properties of a volume: 1. Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays. 2. To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to explore. 3. Click the gear icon. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step 4). 4. Select Properties. The properties of the volume display at the right side of the screen in the Summary section (see the figure in Step 7). 5. (Optional) Click I/O Stats. I/O statistics display. 6.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: You can also use a shortcut to display the properties of a volume. Click the screen Expand button ( ) on the top right of the screen to display the properties (see the red oval in the previous figure). Click ) again to the same button (which now shows a reversed arrow hide the properties (see the red oval in the previous figure). The following table explains the properties: Item Description Summary RAID The configured RAID level.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Guid The globally unique identifier (GUID) for the volume. The GUID allows you to use the volume GUID path, for example, “\\?\Volume{17303906860048588325}\”. I/O Stats Operations The number of read operations and the number of write operations on the volume. Bandwidth The volume bandwidth throughput in bytes.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Vertical expansion. Expand the volume by replacing all disks in the volume with higher-capacity disks. Expansion is immediate, independent of the amount of stored data on the volume, and does not affect users. You cannot change the RAID level during the expansion. The only exception is a horizontal expansion of a volume with RAID 1, which becomes RAID 10.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to expand. 4. In the enclosure, click the disk or disks that you want to add to the volume. You can select disks with a black color coding only. The selected disk or disks are highlighted, and to the left of the enclosure, the Expand button displays: Note: The Expand button becomes available only if you select a sufficient number of disks for the configured RAID level of the volume. 5. Click Expand.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Vertical Expansion To vertically expand a volume, you must replace all disks in the volume with larger-capacity disks of the same physical performance level (disk type and speed). You can vertically expand volumes with RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10. For example, you can expand an existing volume in a RAID 6 set that consists of four 500 GB SATA 7,200 rpm disks by replacing all four disks with 750 GB SATA 7,200 rpm disks. To vertically expand a volume: 1.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: For more information about performance, see the white paper Performance Considerations for Configuring the ReadyDATA that is available from the ReadyDATA website at www.netgear.com/readydata. To attach a write or read boost disk to an existing volume: 1. Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays (see the figure in Step 3). 2. To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to expand. 3.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Click Read boost. The selected disk or disks are assigned to the volume for read operations. The color of the selected cache disks in the enclosure turns orange: (You would normally use an SSD as a read boost disk.) Updated information about the volume displays to the left of the enclosure. To detach a write or read boost disk from a volume: 1. Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays (see the figure in Step 3). 2.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Updated information about the volume displays to the left of the enclosure. A detached write or read disk becomes available again for other purposes (the color of the disk turns black). Export and Import a Volume The ReadyDATA lets you export an existing volume by exporting the disks on which the volume resides. You can physically insert the disks in other slots of the chassis, in an optional expansion disk array, or in another ReadyDATA that runs the same firmware version.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 4. Confirm your action. In the graphical enclosure, the slots with the disks that are marked for export are now shown with question mark icons. 5. Remove the disks from the physical enclosure. To import a volume: 1. Insert all disks on which the volume resides in the slots of a ReadyDATA or optional expansion disk array. The following occurs: • If the disks are imported successfully, the color of the imported disks in the enclosure turns blue.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to delete. 3. Click the gear icon. A pop-up menu displays. 4. Select Destroy. A pop-up screen displays. Note: The Destroy option is not available when the ReadyDATA has a single volume only. The Destroy option is available if you have at least two volumes. 5. Type DESTROY (all capital letters) in the field of the screen to confirm your decision. 6. Click Yes. The volume is deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: Scrubbing is not an erase function. To scrub a volume: 1. Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays. 2. To the left of the graphical enclosure, click the volume that you want to scrub. 3. Click the scrub button ( ). Scrubbing starts, and the progress is shown in a progress bar. To stop scrubbing while in it is progress, click X to the right of the progress bar.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 performance characteristics because the replacement is temporary, similar to using a spare tire on a car with a flat tire that needs to be repaired. IMPORTANT: Having a spare disk takes over after a failure is a temporary solution; replace the failed disk as soon as possible. To create a global spare disk: 1. Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays (see the figure in Step 2). 2.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Storage screen displays (see the figure in Step 2). 2. In the graphical enclosure, click the global spare disk or disks that you want to remove. You can select disks with a green color coding only. The selected disks are highlighted and the Remove spare button under the enclosure becomes available: 3. Click Remove spare. The removed spare disk or disks become available again for other purposes (the color of the disks turns black).
3. Configure the System Settings 3 This chapter describes how to configure the basic settings of the ReadyDATA. It contains the following sections: • Customize the Basic System Components • Configure the Network Settings • Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Customize the Basic System Components NETGEAR recommends that you configure the basic system components that are described in the following sections before you use the ReadyDATA: • Set the Clock • Select the Language • Set the Administrator Password • Configure System Alerts • Configure the Host Name • Set the Theme Set the Clock To enable the ReadyDATA to time-stamp files correctly, ensure that the time and date settings are accurate. To set system time and date: 1.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. From the Time Zone drop-down list, select the correct time zone for your location. So that your files are correctly time-stamped, NETGEAR recommends that you select the time zone in which the ReadyDATA is physically located. 4. Select the correct date and time by doing one of the following: • Select the Synchronize clock with an Internet server check box.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Select the Language To make sure that the ReadyDATA correctly displays file names, configure the system to use the appropriate character set. For example, selecting Japanese allows the ReadyDATA to support files with Japanese names in Windows Explorer. To configure language settings: 1. On the navigation bar, at the right, click Profile. The Profile menu displays: 2.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Set the Administrator Password It is important to safeguard the administrator password and to change it regularly to protect your data. Choose an administrator password that is different from the default password and keep it in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this password can change settings or erase data that is stored on the ReadyDATA. To change the administrator password: 1. On the navigation bar, at the right, select Profile. The Profile menu displays (see the figure in Step 2).
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Configure System Alerts If you provide an email address for alert notices, system events such as disk errors and failures, changes in network connectivity, power supply failures, fan speed irregularities and fan failures, and CPU and enclosure temperature violations generate email alert messages. The ReadyDATA divides system events into two categories, mandatory and optional. Mandatory events always generate email alert messages.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description SMTP Port Enter the port number for the outgoing SMTP server. From Enter a name that identifies the sender of the email alert. Use TLS Select this check box to use email encryption over TLS. The storage system uses these credentials to authenticate with the outgoing mail server so that it can send email alerts. 3. (Optional) To determine if you configured the contact information correctly, click the Send Test Message button.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Configure the Host Name The ReadyDATA uses a host name to advertise itself on the network. When you review the network using RAIDar, a computer, or any other interface, you can recognize the ReadyDATA by its host name. The default host name is RES- followed by the last six bytes of the system’s primary MAC address. You can change the host name to one that is easier to remember and recognize. To change the host name: 1. Select System > Overview > Hardware.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Dashboard display adjusts according to your selection. Configure the Network Settings • Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces • Configure the Virtual Network Interface Cards • Automatic Private IP Addressing without a DHCP Server • Configure Channel Bonding The ReadyDATA provides two physical 1-Gb Ethernet interfaces and two physical 10-Gb Ethernet interfaces.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 . Figure 4. These are the default network settings before any configuration has occurred: Table 5.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Configure the Physical Ethernet Interfaces To configure an Ethernet interface: 1. Select Network. The Network screen displays: 2. Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step 3). 3. Select Properties.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 4. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description MTU Enter the MTU in bytes. The default setting is 1500 bytes. Speed (Mbps) Specify the interface speed. Because this setting does not determine the link speed, you can specify any setting between 1 Mbps and the maximum speed that is supported by the interface (either 1,000 Mbps or 10,000 Mbps). Duplex Select the duplex method from the drop-down list: • Auto.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To create and configure a VNIC: 1. Select Network. The Network screen displays: 2. Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step 3). 3. Select Create VNIC. The new VNIC displays next to the Ethernet interface. New VNICs are numbered in sequential and ascending order irrespective of the interface they are attached to.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 A pop-up menu displays: 5. Select Properties. The VNIC Settings pop-up screen displays with the General pane in view. (You can switch back and forth between the VNIC panes by clicking the General, TCP/IP, and DNS tabs.) 6. Configure the general settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name Use the default name or enter a custom name.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID. The default setting ID is 0. Note: If you use VLAN IDs, the switch to which you connect the ReadyDATA needs to support VLAN tagging. Bandwidth Limit (Mbps) Enter the bandwidth limit in Mbps. Depending on the Ethernet interfaces that are installed in the ReadyDATA, the maximum limit is either 1,000 Mbps or 10,000 Mbps. 7. Click the TCP/IP tab. The IP settings display. The IPv4 and IPv6 settings are mutually exclusive. 8.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 9. Configure the IP settings as explained in the following table: Item Description IPv4 settings Configure IPv4 From the drop-down list, select how IPv4 is configured: • Using DHCP. The ReadyDATA functions as a DHCP client, and the IPv4 settings are automatically configured by a DHCP server on your network. • Manually. You need to enter the IPv4 address and subnet mask for the ReadyDATA, and the router through which the ReadyDATA is connected to the network.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Router Enter the IPv6 address for the ReadyDATA. IPv6 Address Enter the prefix length for the ReadyDATA. The default address is ::1 (that is, 0::1). Prefix Length Enter the IPv6 address for the router through which the ReadyDATA connects to your network. The default prefix length is 24.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 15. (Optional) To remove a DNS server, select the server, and click the - button. 16. Click Apply to save the settings on all three VNIC panes. Note: If you change the IP address of the ReadyDATA, your browser loses its connection to Dashboard. To reconnect to the ReadyDATA, launch the RAIDar utility, click the Rescan button to locate the device, and click the Setup button to reconnect. To remove a VNIC: 1. Select Network. The Network screen displays: 2.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Automatic Private IP Addressing without a DHCP Server The ReadyDATA requires an IPv4 DHCP server for initial configuration of the VNICs, which, by default, are configured as DHCP clients. If the ReadyDATA cannot locate a DHCP server, it is assigned an Auto-IP address through Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA). The IP address is in the 169.254.x.x/16 subnet.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Network screen displays: 2. Click the gear icon to the right of an Ethernet interface. A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step 3). 3. Select Bond with. A second pop-up screen displays the Ethernet interfaces and, if already configured, the aggregated interfaces (bonded channels): 4. Select the name of the interface that you want to be member of the bonded channel.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 5. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description LACP Mode Select the LACP mode from the drop-down list: • Off. The aggregation interface does not transmit LACPDUs to other LACP devices or respond to LACPDUs from other LACP devices. Select this mode for a static LAG. This is the default setting. • Active. The aggregation interface actively transmits LACPDUs to other LACP devices to set up a link channel. Select this mode for a dynamic LAG with active LACP.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 9. Configure the general settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name Use the default name or enter a custom name. The default name is aggrX, in which X is a number in sequential and ascending order. MTU Enter the MTU in bytes. The default setting is 1500 bytes. LACP Mode LACP Timer You configured these settings when you set up the aggregation interface. For information about these settings, see the table in Step 5.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols Network access to data stored on the ReadyDATA is managed by file-sharing protocols, which handle the type of access and transfer of data, or for Bonjour and SNMP, discovery and management of the ReadyDATA in a network. For shares, you can select several protocols; for LUNs, the protocol is always iSCSI. (iSCSI is enabled by default.) The global file-sharing protocol settings affect the file-sharing protocols that allow access to shares.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The protocol buttons with a green LED are globally enabled; those with a black LED are globally disabled. Click a protocol button to display the protocol settings screen. 2. Configure the protocol settings one protocol at a time as explained in the following sections. Note: For information about the Replicate button (see the previous figure), see Chapter 7, Backup, Replication, and Recovery.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Configure FTP 1. Click the FTP button. The FTP Settings screen displays: 2. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Enable FTP Select the check box to enable FTP globally; clear the check box to disable FTP globally. Port Enter the number of the port that is used for FTP control traffic on the ReadyDATA. The default port number is 21. Authentication mode Select the authentication mode from the drop-down list: • Anonymous.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. Click Apply. Configure SNMP 1. Click the SNMP button. The SNMP Settings screen displays: 2. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Enable SNMP Select the check box to enable SNMP globally; clear the check box to disable SNMP globally. Community Enter the community. Normally, you would enter public for a read-only community and private for a read-write community.
4. Manage Shares and LUNs This chapter describes how to create, manage, and access shares and LUNs on the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Shares and LUNs The volumes on your ReadyDATA can be divided into shares and logical unit numbers (LUNs), both of which are logical entities on one or more disks. • Shares. Shares are NAS data sets that allow data transfer and storage over SMB, NFS, AFP, and FTP. (For general information about these protocols, see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on page 63). Dashboard displays shares in the following way: Figure 5. Share icon • LUNs.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The configuration settings of a share are stored in the volume (that is, in the pool) in which the share resides. This design allows a share to be portable when a disk is moved from one array to another array. You can specify whether a snapshot is created, and with what frequency it is created. You can specify the size of a share in two ways: • Undefined. The entire nonreserved storage space on the volume is available to the share. Storage space is assigned on demand instead of up front.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 File-Sharing Protocols to Access Shares The availability of a file-sharing protocol for shares depends on the global file-sharing protocol setting. If a protocol is globally disabled, you can configure it for a share, but it does not take effect until you enable the protocol globally. For information about global file-sharing protocols, see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on page 63. Shares are accessed over a LAN or WAN network connection.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Shares screen displays, showing the configured volumes on the left: 3. Click the + button ( ) to the right of the volume to which you want to add a share.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 4. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name A unique name to identify the share. Do not include spaces in the name. Description An optional description to help identify the share. Compression Select the Compression check box to enable data compression. Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers, but the compression and decompression processes require additional resources.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Size If you do not set a size, the share has unlimited access to the storage space on the volume, and the utilization rate of the share is greatly improved (over predefining the size) because storage space is assigned only as data is written to the share. By default, there is no quota and reserve set when you create a share.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 A pop-up menu displays: 5. Select Properties. The Properties pane for the selected share displays at the right of the screen (see the next figure). The properties that are displayed in the Access section depend on the selected file-sharing protocol or protocols. Note: You can also use a shortcut to display the Properties pane of a share.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 6. Change the settings as explained in the following table. Click the flag button ( any changes in a field or drop-down list. Item ) to save Description Summary Size The size is provided for information only. To change the size, see the Size fields in the Properties section of the Properties pane. Path The path is provided for information only. Properties Name A unique name to identify the share. Do not include spaces in the name.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Description An optional description to help identify the share. Logbias Change the logbias setting by making a selection from the Logbias drop-down list: • Latency. Data requests are handled at high priority with a minimum of delay, but data throughput might not be optimum. This is the default setting that is automatically assigned when you create a share. • Throughput.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Allow snapshot access Select the Allow snapshot access check box to allow snapshot access to anyone who has permission to access the share. The default snapshot access folder displays in the Snapshot folder field. When you allow snapshot access, a subfolder with the name snapshot is created on the share to allow users access to data from past snapshots. Users can then access older versions of their files or recover files that were deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The color of the share turns purple: 4. Right-click the share. A pop-up menu displays. 5. Select Migrate To. A second pop-up menu displays the volumes: By default, the volume on which the share resides is flagged. 6. Select the name of the destination volume. 7. Confirm the migration. A progress circle ( ) displays the progress of the migration.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Delete a Share WARNING: Deleting a share permanently removes the data within that share. Note: A share that is the parent of a clone cannot be deleted. To delete the parent share, you must first delete all of its clones. For more information about clones, see Clone a Snapshot on page 165. To delete a share from a volume: 1. Select Shares. 2. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ). The Shares screen displays (see the figure in Step 3). 3. Select a share by clicking it.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 A pop-up screen displays. 5. Confirm the deletion by typing DESTROY into the field. 6. Click Destroy. The share is deleted. Set Up Access Rights to Shares • Configure the Network Access Settings • Configure the Advanced Access Settings • Configure the File and Folder Access Settings A file-sharing protocol determines how you set up access rights to an individual share and grant or restrict access rights to users, groups, hosts, or all of the above.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Active Directory. If you use an external Active Directory, the user and group information is downloaded into the ReadyDATA and displayed in the Access section on the Properties pane of a share. ) indicates that the A button with a red triangle and an exclamation mark (for example, file-sharing protocol is globally disabled. For information about how to enable the protocol, see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols on page 63.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To set up the access rights for a share: 1. Select Shares. 2. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ). The Shares screen displays (see the figure in Step 3). 3. Select the share that you want to explore by clicking it. The color of the share turns purple: 4. Click the screen Expand button ( ) on the top right of the screen.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Properties pane displays: 5. Locate the Access section in the lower half of the Properties pane, and select one of the following buttons, each of which corresponds to a file-sharing protocol: • SMB • NFS • AFP • FTP The pane adjusts to display the access properties for the selected protocol.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 6. Configure the access settings for the selected protocol as explained in the following sections (not all sections apply to all protocols): • Configure the Network Access Settings on page 84 • Configure the Advanced Access Settings on page 87 • Configure the File and Folder Access Settings on page 89 7. Set the On-Off switch for the selected protocol: • To apply the access settings, click the On-Off switch so the switch shows the On position.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The following figure shows the Network section on the Properties pane of a share (in this example, the SMB protocol is shown): Figure 7. Network section of the share properties pane (SMB) User and Group Settings For SMB, AFP, and FTP, you can configure access rights for groups and individual users. User and group settings do not apply to NFS. To configure user and group access settings: 1.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Read/Write. The selected user or group is permitted to read, edit, create, and delete files on the share. Note: If the ReadyDATA uses the local database, you can select the default group Everyone and set read-only or read/write access for everyone. 3. (Optional for SMB and AFP). Allow anonymous access to the share.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To remove a host: 1. Select the host from the table by clicking it. 2. Click the - button ( ). 3. Confirm the removal. Configure the Advanced Access Settings Configure Automatic Permissions By default, a user with read/write access can create a file or folder on a share. Anyone with read/write access can change or delete the newly created file or folder. Anyone with read-only access can view the newly created file or folder.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. Make selections from the drop-down lists as explained in the following table: Item Settings Folder Creation Group Rights Make a selection from the drop-down list: • Disabled. Members of a group cannot create or delete folders. • Read-Only. Members of a group have read-only access to a folder that is created by a member of the group. • Read/Write. Members of a group have read/write access to a folder that is created by a member of the group. This is the default setting.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The following table explains the miscellaneous advanced options for SMB: Table 8. Miscellaneous advanced options for SMB Item Setting Hide this share Select this check box to prevent users from discovering the share unless they explicitly specify the share name in the browse path. By default, this check box is cleared. Enable Recycle Bin You cannot select the recycle bin. This is a feature that is not operational but that will be supported in a future release.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The following figure shows the File and Folder section on the Properties pane of a share: The following table explains the file and folder access settings: Table 9. File and folder access settings Item Setting Folder Owner You can assign a single user or the administrator as the folder owner. By default, the folder owner is set to guest. Folder Group You can assign a single group, a single user, or the administrator as the folder group. By default, the folder group is set to guest.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To set all access rights to the files and folders in an individual share to default settings, click Reset permissions. After you have reset the access rights, owners, groups, and anyone else with access to the share has read/write access to all files and folders on the share.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Thick. All storage space that you specify when you create a thick LUN is also allocated up front, and the storage space is reserved on the volume. Snapshots, other LUNs, and shares on the volume cannot consume storage space that is reserved. The reserved storage space is displayed on the volume icon in orange. The size of the LUN is reported as the total storage space that you specify when you create the LUN.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Shares screen displays, showing the configured volumes on the left: 3. Click the + button ( ) to the right of the volume to which you want to add a LUN. The New LUN pop-up screen displays: 4. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name A unique name to identify the LUN. Do not include spaces in the name. Description An optional description to help identify the LUN.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Compression Select the Compression check box to enable data compression. Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers, but the compression and decompression processes require additional resources. By default, the Compression check box is cleared. Protection Select the Continuous Protection check box to enable data protection through snapshots and configure the frequency at which snapshots are made.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 View and Change the Properties of a LUN, Including Size Expansion To view and change the properties of a LUN: 1. Select Shares. 2. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ). The Shares screen displays (see the figure in Step 4). 3. Select the LUN that you want to explore by clicking it. The color of the LUN turns purple. 4. Right-click the LUN. A pop-up menu displays: 5. Select Properties.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 6. Change the settings as explained in the following table. Click the flag button ( any changes in a field or drop-down list. Item ) to save Description Summary Size The size is provided for information only. For information about how to expand the size of an existing LUN, see Expand the Size of a LUN on page 98. Path The path is provided for information only. Properties Name A unique name to identify the LUN. Do not include spaces in the name.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Compression Select the Compression check box to enable data compression. Compression saves storage space and increases the speed of data transfers, but the compression and decompression processes require additional resources. Dedupe Select the Dedupe check box to enable deduplication, which prevents storage of redundant data on the share.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Expand the Size of a LUN After you create a LUN, you cannot change the provision setting (thin or thick), but you can expand the size of the LUN. Expansion is instant, regardless of the data size, but you first need to disconnect all users that are connected to the LUN. You do this by removing the LUN from the LUN group to which the users have access (see Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 103). To expand the size of a LUN: 1. Select Shares. 2.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 5. Select Expand. The Expand LUN pop-up screen displays: 6. Enter the following settings: • New Size. Specify the new size of the LUN. The maximum size that you can allocate to the LUN is stated above the New Size field. • Unit. Select the unit of measurement from the drop-down list (MB, GB, or TB). 7. Click Expand. The new LUN size takes effect. 8. Add the LUN to the LUN group to which it belonged before the expansion. See Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 103.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Migrate a LUN to Another Volume Migrating a LUN to another volume allows you to reorganize a volume or remove the LUNs from a volume before deleting the volume. WARNING: Migrating a LUN to another volume causes all users to be disconnected from the LUN. Note: A cloned LUN cannot be migrated to a volume that does not contain its parent. For more information about clones, see Clone a Snapshot on page 165. To migrate a LUN to another volume: 1. Select Shares. 2.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 A pop-up menu displays (see the figure in Step 5). 5. Select Migrate To. A second pop-up screen displays the volumes: By default, the volume on which the share resides is flagged. 6. Select the name of the destination volume. 7. Confirm the migration. A progress circle ( ) displays the progress of the migration. Delete a LUN WARNING: Deleting a LUN permanently removes the data within that LUN. Note: A LUN that is the parent of a clone cannot be deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The color of the LUN turns purple: 4. Click the - button ( ) to the right of the LUN. A pop-up screen displays. 5. Confirm the deletion by typing DESTROY into the field. 6. Click Destroy. The LUN is deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights • Assign a LUN to a LUN Group • Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups LUN groups allow you to organize LUNs and manage access rights to LUN groups. Access rights are either open or granted through internal CHAP authentication and apply to LUN groups, not to individual LUNs. However, you can easily assign a LUN to a LUN group, or move a LUN from one LUN group to another LUN group.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The New LUN Group pop-up screen displays: 3. In the Name field, enter a name for the LUN group. The default name is groupX, in which X is a number in sequential and ascending order. The Target field is automatically populated. The target is the string that an iSCSI client needs to be able to connect to the LUN. 4. Click Create. The New LUN group is added to the SAN screen (see the following figure).
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To remove a LUN from a LUN group: 1. Select SAN. The SAN screen displays: 2. Click the - button ( ) to the right of the LUN. 3. Confirm the LUN exclusion from the group. The LUN is returned to the unassigned state.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To remove a LUN group: Note: You cannot remove a LUN group that has a LUN assigned to it. You first need to remove the LUN from the LUN group. 1. Select SAN. The SAN screen displays: 2. Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group. A pop-up menu displays: 3. Select Remove. 4. Confirm the removal.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups To configure client access to a LUN group: 1. Select SAN. The SAN screen displays: 2. Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group. A pop-up menu displays: 3. Select Properties.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The LUN Group Properties pop-up screen displays (the following figure shows examples): 4. Configure the properties as explained in the following table: Item Description Name The name is provided for information only and cannot be changed. Target The target is the address that an iSCSI client (that is, an initiator) needs to access the LUN group.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Allowed Initiators Select one of the following radio buttons: • Any. Access to the LUN group is granted to all initiators that have information about the target address. (If CHAP authentication is enabled, access is dependent on CHAP authentication.) • Selected. Access to the LUN group is granted to iSCSI qualified names (IQNs) only. (If CHAP authentication is enabled, access is dependent on CHAP authentication.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The new LUN group properties take effect immediately. For information about how to set up and access a LUN from a client device, see Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI-Attached Device on page 114.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Access a Share from Network-Attached Device • Use a Windows Device • Use a Mac OS X Device • Use a Linux or Unix Device Users access shares and snapshots on the ReadyDATA from their network-connected devices, using the SMB, AFP, NFS, or FTP file-sharing protocol, depending on their device, the file-sharing protocols that you enabled for share access (see Create a Share on page 70), and the access rights that you granted (see Set Up Access Rights to Shares on page 80).
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 You are prompted to log in to the ReadyDATA: 2. Enter a user name and password. Windows Explorer displays the contents of all available shares on the ReadyDATA: Use a Mac OS X Device Users can access shares on the ReadyDATA using a network-attached OS X device. To access an AFP or SMB share using a network-attached OS X device: 1. In Finder, select Go > Connect to Server. The Connect to Server dialog screen displays. 2. Connect to the ReadyDATA using either AFP or SMB: • AFP.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • SMB. Enter either one of the following commands in the Server Address field: smb:// or smb:// is the IP address of the ReadyDATA. is the host name of the ReadyDATA. 3. Click the Connect button. You are prompted to log in to your ReadyDATA. 4. Enter a user name and password. You are prompted to select a volume. Note: Mac OS X calls ReadyDATA shares volumes. 5. Select a volume or volumes (that is, share or shares on the ReadyDATA). 6.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • and match the user name and password on the ReadyDATA. • is the IP address of the ReadyDATA. • is the name of the share that you want to access. • is the name of an empty folder on the Linux or Unix device.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Access LUN Groups using Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator The following procedure uses the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator, which is freely available online and is integrated in Windows 7. Note: If you use another operating system than Windows, the steps are different, but the basic tasks remain the same. To configure LUN access through an iSCSI initiator: 1. Open the iSCSI initiator and click the Configuration tab. 2. Copy the default name from the Initiator Name field. 3.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The SAN screen displays: 4. Click the gear icon to the right of the LUN group to which you want to connect the server. A pop-up menu displays. 5. Select Properties. The LUN Group Properties pop-up screen displays: 6. Next to Allowed Initiators, select the Selected radio button. 7. Click the + button to the right of the empty table.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The Create initiator pop-up screen displays: 8. Paste the default iSCSI initiator name in the Name field. 9. Click Create. The LUN Group Properties pop-up screen displays again and the initiator is added to the table on the LUN Group Properties pop-up screen. 10. On the LUN Group Properties screen, next to the iSCSI initiator name, select the Allowed check box: 11. Click Apply.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 12. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties screen, click the Targets tab: 13. In the Target field, enter the IP address of the ReadyDATA. 14. Click Quick Connect. The server connects to the LUN group on the ReadyDATA, but the LUNs in the LUN group cannot yet be displayed in Windows Explorer. 15. Open the Windows Disk Management application. Each LUN in the LUN group displays as an unallocated disk that needs to be initialized and formatted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 16. Initialize each new disk by selecting Action > All Tasks > Initialize Disk from the Disk Management menu. 17. Format each new disk. a. Select the disk that you want to format. b. Select Action > All Tasks > New Simple Volume from the Disk Management menu.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The New Simple Volume Wizard pop-up screen displays. c. Follow the default wizard formatting steps. Alternately, you can give the volume label for the new disk that represents the LUN the same name as the LUN. The LUNs are now accessible as hard disk drives (referred to as new volumes if you kept the default volume label) through Windows Explorer.
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5. Manage User Groups and User Accounts 5 This chapter describes how to configure the global security access mode and how to create and manage user accounts. It contains the following sections: • About Security, User Groups, and Users • Configure the Global Security Access Mode • Manage User Groups for the Local Database • Manage User Accounts for the Local Database Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 About Security, User Groups, and Users The security settings determine which users can access a share, and if they have read-only or read/write access to the share. However, before you can set security settings at the share level, you first need to configure the global security settings that determine whether the ReadyDATA uses its local user database or an Active Directory. Note: Access to LUNs is not regulated by the local user database or an Active Directory.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. (Optional) Enter a name for the workgroup. You can keep the default name of VOLUME. 4. Click Apply. To configure the Active Directory settings: 1. Select System > Settings > Security. 2. From the Access type drop-down list, select Active Directory. The name of the Workgroup Name field changes to NetBIOS Domain Name, and all fields become available.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description NetBIOS Domain Name Enter the name of the NetBIOS domain, for example, company. Normally, the NetBIOS domain name is identical to the prefix of the DNS realm name. Note: If the NetBIOS domain name does not properly represent the organizational structure or does not match the prefix naming rules, the name will differ from the prefix of the DNS realm name.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Create a User Group To create a user group: 1. Select Security. The Security screen displays (see the figure in Step 2). 2. Click the Groups button. The following figure shows some examples. If you have not yet created any groups, only the default group with the name users and group ID (GID) 100 displays. 3. At the top right of the screen, click the New Group button ( ). The New Group pop-up screen displays: 4. Configure the following settings: • GID.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: On the Security screen, groups are sorted by group name. You cannot change the sort order. Delete a User Group When you delete a user group that is the primary group for a user, the user is no longer assigned to any group. You need to Edit the user account and assign the user to another primary group. To delete a user group: 1. Select Security. The Security screen displays (see the figure in Step 2). 2. Click the Groups button. The groups display: 3.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The groups display: 3. Highlight the row of the group that you want to edit, or select the group’s check box. If your system has many groups, you can use the search field on the left above the table. 4. At the top right of the screen, click the screen Expand button ( ). The Group Details pane displays. (The following figure contains examples of groups and users.) 5.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 the primary group are dimmed (for more information, see Create a User Account on page 129). 6. Click Apply. 7. Click the screen Expand button (which now appears as a reversed arrow ) again. The Group Details pane is hidden. Note: The members column in the previous screen shows only the users that you manually added to the group as explained in Step 5 of the previous procedure. Members for which the group is the primary group are not shown in the members column.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. Click the New User button ( ). The New User pop-up screen displays: 3. Configure the settings as explained in the following table. With exception of the Email Address field, all field are required. Item Description Name Enter a name to identify the user. User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non-Asian languages. If you use Asian language characters, the limit is lower. You can use most alphanumeric and punctuation characters for a user name.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Primary Group From the drop-down list, select the primary group to which the user is assigned. The default group is called users. For information about creating groups, see Create a User Group on page 126. Note: In addition to belonging to a single primary group, a user can belong to many other groups. You can assign additional groups on the group detail pane (see Edit a User Group on page 127). Email Address As an option, enter the email address of the user.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. Highlight the row of the user account that you want to delete, or select the user account’s check box. If your system has many user accounts, you can use the search field on the left above the table. 3. At the top right of the screen, click the Remove User Account button ( ). 4. Confirm the deletion. Edit a User Account To edit a user account: 1. Select Security. The Security screen displays.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 If your system has many user accounts, you can use the search field on the left above the table. 3. At the top right of the screen, click the screen Expand button ( ). The User Account Details pane displays. (The following figure contains an example.) 4. In the User Account Details pane, change the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name Enter a name to identify the user. User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non-Asian languages.
6. System Maintenance and Monitoring This chapter describes how to manage your ReadyDATA storage system’s configuration, network settings, add-ons, and USB storage devices. It contains the following sections: • System Maintenance • System Monitoring • Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies Note: Without at least one volume, changes are not saved after you reload the ReadyDATA.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 System Maintenance • Update the Firmware • Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults • Shut Down or Restart the System • Recover the Administrator Password Update the Firmware NETGEAR might periodically release firmware updates to improve the ReadyDATA. The firmware on the ReadyDATA is referred to as ReadyDATA OS. You can update the firmware on the ReadyDATA remotely from the NETGEAR website or manually from a local drive.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. Click Check for Updates. The ReadyDATA contacts the NETGEAR update server: If no firmware update is available, you are notified that the system is running the most current firmware. If a firmware update is available, you are prompted to update the system firmware. 3. If a firmware update is available, click Install Firmware. A status bar on the left of the screen shows the progress of the firmware download. After the firmware download completes, you are prompted to reboot the system.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 If you enabled email alerts, the ReadyDATA sends a message when the firmware update finishes. 5. (Optional) Verify that the ReadyDATA runs the new firmware. Select System > Overview > Hardware. The Dashboard home screen displays. Check which firmware version is listed in the Firmware field. Update Firmware Locally If the ReadyDATA is installed at a location that does not have Internet access, you need to update your firmware locally. To update firmware locally: 1.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 4. Click Install Firmware. The Update Firmware pop-up screen displays: 5. Click Browse, navigate to the file containing the updated firmware, and select it. 6. Click Upload. A status progress circle shows the progress of the firmware upload. After the firmware upload is complete, you are prompted to reboot the system.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 7. Click Reboot under the Update heading. If you enabled email alerts, the ReadyDATA sends a message when the firmware update finishes. 8. (Optional) Verify that the ReadyDATA runs the new firmware. Select System > Overview > Hardware. The Dashboard home screen displays. Check which firmware version is listed in the Firmware field. Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults WARNING: Resetting the ReadyDATA to factory defaults deletes not only the configuration but also all stored data.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To reset the ReadyDATA to factory defaults: 1. Select System > Settings > Update. The following figure shows the Settings screen with the firmware options: 2. Click Perform Factory Default. The Perform Factory Default pop-up screen displays: 3. Type FACTORY (all capital letters) in the field. 4. Click OK.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 If you enabled email alerts, the ReadyDATA sends a message when the factory defaults are restored. Shut Down or Restart the System Use the Power icon that is accessible from any Dashboard screen to gracefully shut down or restart the ReadyDATA. To gracefully shut down or restart the system: 1. Click the Power icon in the upper right corner of the navigation bar: 2. Select one of the following options from the drop-down list: • Shut down. Gracefully power down the system. • Restart.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 2. Enter the email address and password recovery answer that you enabled on the ReadyDATA. See Set the Administrator Password on page 45. 3. Click Recover. NETGEAR resets the administrator password and sends an email message with the new password to the password recovery email address.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To display and configure the system status graphics: Select System > Overview. The Dashboard home screen displays. The following status monitoring graphics are located below the Hardware section (if a graphic does not display, click the associated heading on the left of the screen): • Volume. The Volume throughput graphic shows either the number of read and write operations per second or the bandwidth consumed per second: - Operations.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Update. Select how often the information in the graphic is updated. You can select from 5 to 50 seconds. Network. The Network throughput table shows the network usage for Tx and Rx traffic in bytes per second. The range is flexible and depends on your selections from the drop-down lists above the graphic. For example, the range can be 0 to 60 bytes or from 0 to 40 KB. The upper part of the graphic indicates the Rx traffic; the lower part of the graphic indicates the Tx traffic.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 From the drop-down lists above the graphic, you can adjust the following settings: • - Volume. Select all volumes or individual volumes. - Period. Select the period over which the utilization is measured. You can select from five minutes to one year. - Update. Select how often the information in the table is updated. You can select from 5 to 50 seconds. Temperature. The Temperature graphic shows the system temperatures in degrees Celsius.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Disk Status and Health Information The ReadyDATA provides disk status and health information for each disk that is installed in its enclosure and expansion units. To view disk status and health information for an individual disk: 1. Select System > Storage. The Storage screen displays: 2. Hover your cursor over a disk in the graphical enclosure.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Most fields are self-explanatory. The following fields, however, require some explanation: • Volume State. NEW, ACTIVE, EXPORTED, or DESTROYED. • Disk State. AVAIL (available), ONLINE, OFFLINE, UNKNOWN, or FAULTED. • Channel. The slot in which the disk is installed. (On the ReadyDATA, slots are numbered in sequential and ascending order from the bottom to the top of the enclosure, starting with 1 at the bottom left and ending with 12 at the top right.
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ReadyDATA OS 1.3 - Message levels. By default, the Errors, Warnings, and Info check boxes are selected, causing errors, warnings, and informational messages to be logged. You can clear any check boxes. - Message categories. By default, messages for all categories are logged. From the drop-down list, you can select to log individual categories only: System, Disk, Volume, Share, Account, or Miscellaneous. Use the navigation box in the lower left of the screen to view additional messages onscreen.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 expansion disk array shuts down ungracefully, but data has already been saved and is therefore safe. Both the ReadyDATA and expansion disk arrays have dual power supplies. For full power protection, all power supplies should be connected to UPS devices. UPS Configurations The ReadyDATA supports UPS devices managed over SNMP and UPS devices managed over a remote connection. UPS Devices Managed over SNMP An SNMP UPS lets the ReadyDATA query the manufacturer-specific MIB.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 ReadyDATA 5200 Switch Network SNMP UPS UPS power input SNMP UPS UPS power input Ethernet Power Figure 9. ReadyDATA with dual UPS devices managed over SNMP Expansion disk array Switch Network SNMP UPS ReadyDATA 5200 UPS power input Ethernet Power Expansion Figure 10.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 UPS Devices Managed Over a Remote Connection A remote UPS is attached to a remote server, such as a ReadyNAS or a Linux server that is running Network UPS Tools (NUT). The ReadyDATA monitors and manages the UPS over the remote connection. The Ethernet connection between the UPS and the ReadyDATA passes through a switch. The following figures show scenarios that include a UPS that is managed over a remote connection.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 ReadyDATA 5200 Switch Network Remote UPS ReadyNAS UPS power input Ethernet Power USB Figure 12. ReadyDATA with a UPS managed remotely over a remote ReadyNAS Add and Monitor UPS Devices You can add up to three UPS devices to Dashboard. To add a UPS device to Dashboard and monitor the UPS device: 1. Select System > Settings > UPS. The following figure shows the UPS screen with one UPS device already added: 2. Click the + button ( ) to the left of the UPS table.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. Configure the settings as explained in the following table: Item Description Name Enter a name to identify the UPS: • For an SNMP UPS, enter any name. • For a remote, UPS you do not have any options: you need to enter UPS. Description An optional description to help identify the UPS. Type From the drop-down list, select one of the following options: • SNMP UPS. An SNMP UPS lets the ReadyDATA query the manufacturer-specific MIB.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Address Enter the IP address of the SNMP UPS. Community Enter public or private, depending on the manufacturer’s requirement or the UPS’s configuration.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The following table explains the columns of the UPS table: Item Description Status The status of the UPS. These are the options: • On line power • On battery • Low battery • On battery and Low battery • On line power and Low battery • Unknown Name The name of the UPS. For a remote UPS, the name is always UPS. Description The description that you gave to the UPS. Serial The detected serial number of the UPS. Model The detected model of the UPS.
7. Backup, Replication, and Recovery This chapter describes how to configure snapshots for backup and recovery and how to configure replication between two ReadyDATA storage systems. It contains the following sections: • Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs • Recover Data from a ReadyDATA to an Attached Device • Manage Replication and Recovery between Two or More Systems Note: Without a volume, you cannot configure any shares or LUNs. Without shares or LUNs, you cannot configure any snapshots.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Manage Snapshots for Shares and LUNs • Basic Snapshot Concepts • Automatic and Manual Snapshots • Roll Back to a Snapshot • Clone a Snapshot • Delete a Snapshot Basic Snapshot Concepts The ReadyDATA can provide protection of shares and LUNs through snapshots. Snapshots contain references to data on a share or LUN. Strictly speaking, snapshots are not backups, but they function as backups because you can recover data from snapshots. You can only take snapshots of folders or LUNs.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Note: For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network-attached device, you need to select the Allow snapshot access check box in the Protection section of the Properties pane of a share. For more information, see View and Change the Properties of a Share on page 73. Rolling back You can replace a folder or LUN with an earlier version by rolling back to a snapshot. When you roll back to a snapshot, the entire folder or LUN is replaced with the version captured by the snapshot.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Manually Take a Snapshot You can take a manual snapshot either from the Shares screen or from the Snapshot screen. To take a snapshot of a share or LUN manually from the Shares screen: 1. Select Shares. 2. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ). The Shares screen displays: 3. Select the share or LUN for which you want to take a manual snapshot by clicking it. The color of the share or LUN turns purple. 4. Right-click a share or LUN. A pop-up menu displays.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 6. Enter a name for the snapshot. 7. Click Create. The snapshot is created. To take a snapshot of a share or LUN manually from the Snapshot screen: 1. Select Shares. 2. Click the Snapshot button (with a clock, ). The Snapshot screen displays: 3. On the left side of the screen, select the share or LUN for which you want to take a manual snapshot by clicking it.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The color of the share or LUN turns purple. 4. Right-click a share or LUN. 5. Select Take Snapshot. The New Snapshot pop-up screen displays: 6. Enter a name for the snapshot. 7. Click Create. The snapshot is created. Roll Back to a Snapshot You can replace a share or LUN with an earlier version by rolling back to a snapshot of that share or LUN. WARNING: Rolling back is a destructive process. All snapshots that were taken after the selected snapshot are deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen. 3. Select the share or LUN whose snapshots you want to view. 4. Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline. Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline. • The timeline centers on the zoom icon ( ) as you zoom in and out. You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline. Moving the zoom icon establishes a new center of focus when you zoom in and out.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed. To expand the timeline to years, click the + button. To limit the timeline to hours, click the - button. • Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time (right arrow button) or back in time (left arrow button) in time. Note: The snapshot is not shown in the previous screen because it was not taken in the 2:00 AM–2:50 AM timespan.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Tip: Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN. A calendar pop-up screen displays, allowing you to jump to a desired month and date. 5. Right-click the snapshot that you want to roll back to. 6. From the pop-up menu that displays, select Rollback. 7. Confirm your decision by clicking Yes. The share or LUN is rolled back to the snapshot that you selected.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The shares and LUNs are displayed on the left of the screen. 3. Select the share or LUN whose snapshots you want to view. 4. Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline. Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline. • The timeline centers on the zoom icon ( ) as you zoom in and out. You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline. Moving the zoom icon establishes a new center of focus when you zoom in and out.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 • Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed. To expand the timeline to years, click the + button. To limit the timeline to hours, click the - button. • Use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the timeline as needed to move forward in time (right arrow button) or back in time (left arrow button) in time. Note: The snapshot is not shown in the previous screen because it was not taken in the 2:00 AM–2:50 AM timespan.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Tip: Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN. A calendar pop-up screen displays, allowing you to jump to a desired month and date. 5. Right-click the snapshot that you want to clone. 6. From the pop-up menu that displays, select Clone. A pop-up screen displays: 7. In the Name field, enter a new name for the share or LUN. 8. Click Apply. A cloned snapshot is added to the Shares screen as a new share or LUN.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 way to reduce the total number of historical snapshots per share or LUN. When enabled, this feature automatically deletes older hourly and daily snapshots so that hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours, daily snapshots are kept for 4 weeks, weekly snapshots are kept for 8 weeks, and monthly snapshots are kept indefinitely. • For information about enabling Smart Snapshot Management for a share, see Create a Share on page 70.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 4. Locate the snapshot using the controls on the timeline. Snapshots are displayed as purple marker icons along the timeline. • The timeline centers on the zoom icon ( ) as you zoom in and out. You can move the zoom icon by clicking anywhere along the timeline. Moving the zoom icon establishes a new center of focus when you zoom in and out. • Adjust the vertical slider on the right of the timeline as needed. To expand the timeline to years, click the + button.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Tip: Click the clock icon that is located in the middle of the Snapshot screen under the name of the selected share or LUN. A calendar pop-up screen displays, allowing you to jump to a desired month and date. 5. Right-click the snapshot that you want to delete. 6. From the pop-up menu that displays, select Remove. A pop-up screen displays: 7. Confirm your decision by clicking Yes. The selected snapshot is deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Recover Data from a ReadyDATA to an Attached Device • Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network-Attached Device • Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI-Attached Device Users can employ any back-up application to back up data from their network-attached device to a share or from their iSCSI-attached device to a LUN on the ReadyDATA, and simply access the backed-up data on the share or LUN.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Recovering data from a snapshot to an iSCSI-attached device involves the following high-level steps: 1. Clone a snapshot of a LUN. See Clone a Snapshot on page 165. Cloning a snapshot of a LUN creates a new independent LUN. 2. Assign the LUN clone to a LUN group that the users can access. See Assign a LUN to a LUN Group on page 103. The LUN clone appears on the iSCSI-attached device as a virtual block device, The iSCSI-attache device treats LUNs in the LUN group as locally-attached disks.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 use its centralized management console to configure the replication settings (see Access ReadyDATA Replicate and Register Systems on page 174). ReadyDATA Replicate supports two types of replication: • Periodic replication This type of replication is driven by the clock. Data is replicated periodically, from once per hour to once per month, based on how you schedule replication.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 replication and restore tasks that operate across ReadyDATA systems from multiple locations. The ReadyDATA provides replication functionality, that is, you do not need to install anything on the ReadyDATA for replication to function. However, you do need to create a ReadyDATA remote ID before you can access ReadyDATA Replicate. Note: You do not need a license to access ReadyDATA Replicate. To access ReadyDATA Replicate and register systems: 1. Go to https://readydata.netgear.com.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 4. On a ReadyDATA that you want to register for replication, open Dashboard. 5. Select System > Settings > Services to display the Services section with the file-sharing protocols on the Settings screen. The following figure shows the top of the Settings screen only: 6. Click Replicate. The Replicate Settings pop-up screen displays: 7. Select the Enable Replicate check box.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 8. Enter the following settings: • In the Username field, enter the remote ID that you used to access the ReadyDATA Replicate application in Step 3. • In the Password field, enter the password that you used to access the ReadyDATA Replicate application in Step 3. 9. Click Apply. 10. To register another ReadyDATA for replication, repeat Step 4 to Step 9. After you have registered one or more ReadyDATA systems, the systems display on the ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 WARNING: If you disable replication on a registered ReadyDATA, the system is deregistered from ReadyDATA Replicate, and the replication job is deleted. Make sure that replication remains enabled on a registered ReadyDATA that is part of a replication job. To schedule periodic replication of a share or LUN: 1. Go to https://readydata.netgear.com. The access screen displays: 2. Sign in using your remote ID and password.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 3. From the Tools menu on the left, select Scheduled Replicate. The first Scheduled Replicate screen displays: 4. Configure the settings on the first screen as explained in the following table: Item Description Name Keep the default name for the replication configuration, or overwrite the default name with another name. Replicate From From the Replicate From drop-down list, select the ReadyDATA from which you want to replicate a share or LUN, that is, select the source system.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The second Scheduled Replicate screen displays: 6. Configure the settings on the second screen as explained in the following table: Item Description New data set name Enter a name for the share or LUN on the destination system. Advanced Settings for Data Transmission Compression Select the check box to enable data compression during the data transfer. Then configure the compression rate. By default, compression is disabled.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Deduplication Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer. Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer. Note: After the data has been transferred, the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 8. Configure the settings on the third screen as explained in the following table: Item Description Effective from This field is for information only. It states the date as of which the replication schedule is effective. Repeat From the Repeat drop-down list, select how replication is repeated: • Hourly. From the Starting at menu, select the time within the hour. • Daily. From the Starting at menu, select the hour and the time within the hour. • Every weekday.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 This screen provides an overview of the configured replication schedule. If you need to change the schedule, click Back. 10. Click Apply. The Jobs screen displays, showing the replication configuration: Configure Continuous Replication Note: For full disaster recovery, configure continuous replication for each individual share and LUN. WARNING: If you disable replication on a registered ReadyDATA, the system is deregistered from ReadyDATA Replicate, and the replication job is deleted.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The access screen displays: 2. Sign in using your remote ID and password. The ReadyDATA Replicate Network screen displays: 3. From the Tools menu on the left, select Continuous Replicate.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The first Continuous Replicate screen displays: 4. Configure the settings on the first screen as explained in the following table: Item Description Name Keep the default name for the replication schedule, or overwrite the default name with another name. Replicate From From the Replicate From drop-down list, select the ReadyDATA from which you want to replicate a share or LUN, that is, select the source system. Then make the following selections: 1.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 The second Continuous Replicate screen displays: 6. Configure the settings on the second screen as explained in the following table: Item Description New data set name Enter a name for the share or LUN on the destination system. Advanced Settings for Data Transmission Compression Select the check box to enable data compression during the data transfer. Then configure the compression rate. By default, compression is disabled.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Item Description Deduplication Select the check box to enable deduplication during the data transfer. Deduplication prevents transfer of redundant data and increases the speed of the data transfer. Note: After the data has been transferred, the data is not stored in a deduplicated format unless it was already deduplicated on the source share or LUN.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 This screen provides an overview of the replication configuration. If you need to change the schedule, click Back. 8. Click Apply. The Jobs screen displays, showing the replication configurations: Recover Data In a continuous replication configuration, after data has been lost at the source system, or after the source system has been compromised, there are no special steps to recover data.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 View the Network The Network screen graphically displays all the systems that are registered for replication and their status. Double-click a system to display the host name and the volumes on the system. Double-click a volume to display the shares and LUNs on the volume. The bottom panel of the Network screen displays the following information: • Host name • ReadyDATA firmware version if the system is online. If the system is offline, Offline is stated.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 View the Jobs The Jobs screen displays the configured replication jobs, and lets you disable and delete jobs. To disable or reenable a job: Click the red icon (the stop sign) to the left of the job. To reenable the job, click the red icon again. To delete a job: Click the blue icon (the X) to the left of the job. To reorganize the table with jobs and group the jobs: To the right of a column heading in the table, click the drop-down list.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Monitor the Jobs The Monitor screen displays the status of pending and active jobs. Active jobs are currently running; pending jobs are the next occurrence of a scheduled replication job. You can also run a scheduled replication job immediately, and cancel an active job. Continuous replication jobs are always active jobs. To run a job immediately: Click the blue icon (the arrow) to the left of the job.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To cancel a job that is running: To the right of the status bar, click Cancel. To reorganize the table with jobs and group the jobs: To the right of a column heading in the table, click the drop-down list. You can do the following: • Sort the jobs in ascending order • Sort the jobs in descending order • Add or remove columns from the table Click Refresh to update the information in the table.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 To reorganize the table with reports and group the reports: To the right of a column heading in a table, click the drop-down list. You can do the following: • Sort the reports in ascending order • Sort the report in descending order • Add or remove columns from the table • Group the reports by a field • Show the reports in a group (you can also click the Grouping button above the table) Click Refresh to update the information in the table.
A. A Factory Default Settings This appendix provides the factory default settings of the ReadyDATA. To reset all settings to their factory defaults, use the procedure that is explained in Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults on page 139, or press the Reset button on the front panel of the ReadyDATA s explained in the ReadyDATA Hardware Manual. The ReadyDATA returns to the factory configuration settings that are shown in the following table: Table 11.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Table 11.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Table 11.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 Table 11.
B. Notification of Compliance N E T GEAR Wired Prod uc t s B Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority.
ReadyDATA OS 1.3 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings & Instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Index A cloning snapshots 165 community, SNMP 66 compliance 198 compression, configuring LUNs 94, 97 replication 180, 186 shares 72, 76 continuous protection, configuring LUNs 97 shares 72, 76, 94, 97 continuous replication 174 CPU status 145 access modes 123 access rights LUNs 107 shares 80–91 ACL changes, restricting 89 Active Directory (AD) enabling 124 setting permissions 80–86 address mask, FTP 65 administrator password recovering 141 setting 45 AFP (Apple File Protocol) settings 63–64, 83 aggregatio
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