User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Getting Started
- Start Using Your ReadyNAS System
- Additional Documentation
- Supported ReadyNAS Systems
- Supported Operating Systems
- Supported Browsers
- Diskless Systems
- Basic Installation
- Upgrade Pre-6.2 ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD
- Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS Using ReadyCLOUD
- Local Setup Wizard
- Admin Page
- Access the Local Admin Page
- Register Your System
- Five Levels of Protection
- The ReadyNAS Community
- Safe Mode
- 2. Volume Configuration
- Basic Volume and RAID Concepts
- ReadyTIER, Tiers, Data, and Metadata
- Manage Volumes
- Change RAID Mode
- View the Status of a Volume
- Configure the Checksum Function
- Format Disks
- Create and Encrypt a Volume
- Delete a Volume
- Name a USB Drive
- Expand Storage Capacity
- Add Protection to a Volume
- Add Protection to a Flex-RAID Volume
- Add a Group to a Flex-RAID Volume
- Delete a RAID Group
- Use the Volume Management Wizard to Create a Volume
- Add a Tier to a Volume
- Enable or Disable Quotas on Volumes
- Maintain Volumes
- 3. Shares
- 4. LUNs
- 5. Snapshots
- 6. Users and Groups
- 7. Use Cloud Services
- 8. System Settings
- 9. System Power
- 10. Install and Manage Apps
- 11. System Monitoring
- 12. System Maintenance
- 13. Backup and Recovery
Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Start Using Your ReadyNAS System.................................................10
Additional Documentation................................................................10
Supported ReadyNAS Systems.........................................................11
Supported Operating Systems.........................................................12
Supported Browsers...........................................................................12
Diskless Systems.................................................................................13
Basic Installation.................................................................................13
Upgrade Pre-6.2 ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With
ReadyCLOUD......................................................................................14
Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS Using ReadyCLOUD.........16
Local Setup Wizard.............................................................................17
Admin Page.........................................................................................18
Access the Local Admin Page...........................................................20
Register Your System.........................................................................20
Five Levels of Protection....................................................................21
The ReadyNAS Community...............................................................22
Safe Mode...........................................................................................22
Chapter 2 Volume Configuration
Basic Volume and RAID Concepts...................................................24
Volumes...........................................................................................24
RAID.................................................................................................24
ReadyTIER, Tiers, Data, and Metadata.............................................28
Manage Volumes................................................................................29
Change RAID Mode.......................................................................29
View the Status of a Volume.........................................................31
Configure the Checksum Function..............................................33
Format Disks...................................................................................34
Create and Encrypt a Volume......................................................35
Delete a Volume.............................................................................36
Name a USB Drive..........................................................................38
Expand Storage Capacity.............................................................39
Add Protection to a Volume.........................................................42
Add Protection to a Flex-RAID Volume.......................................43
Add a Group to a Flex-RAID Volume..........................................44
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