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
High-capacity disks can produce considerable heat. It is important to ensure that
the fan exhausts are unobstructed.
For a complete list of placement considerations, see the hardware manual for your
system.
3. Connect the power adapter to the power cord.
4. Connect the power adapter to the back of the system and plug the power cord into
a wall outlet, a PDU connected to a UPS device, or a power strip.
5. Use an Ethernet cable to connect an Ethernet port on the storage system to your
network.
6. If necessary, press the Power button to turn on the system.
7. Wait for the Power LED to turn solid blue or for the status display screen to display
the system’s IP address, if equipped.
8. Use ReadyCLOUD to discover and set up your system on the network.
See Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS on page 16.
Upgrade Pre-6.2 ReadyNAS Firmware for
Use With ReadyCLOUD
On some models of ReadyNAS running releases prior to ReadyNAS OS 6.2, you need
to upgrade to RN OS 6.2 before upgrading to later releases. If you log in to
ReadyCLOUD, you see a message about needing to upgrade the ReadyNAS system
firmware.
The models are:
•
ReadyNAS 102
•
ReadyNAS 104
•
ReadyNAS 202
•
ReadyNAS 204
•
ReadyNAS 212
•
ReadyNAS 214
•
ReadyNAS 2120
•
ReadyNAS 2120 v2
If your ReadyNAS is one of these models, and is connected to ReadyCLOUD, when you
log in to ReadyCLOUD, are prompted to upgrade your system software. Follow the
onscreen instructions to download and upgrade your software.
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