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
In most environments, your ReadyNAS storage system’s default network settings allow
you to connect and communicate with your ReadyNAS storage system over your local
area network and the Internet. However, you can adjust these settings to accommodate
your needs.
MAC Addresses
Every device that uses Ethernet technology is assigned a unique MAC (Media Access
Control) address that is used to identify the source device and the destination device.
MAC addresses are assigned when a device is manufactured. Your ReadyNAS storage
system’s MAC address is listed on the system’s label. You can also view it by selecting
Network on the Admin Page.
IP Addresses
IP (Internet Protocol) addresses are another key component for sharing data over a
network. A unique IP address is assigned to every network-connected device. IP
addresses come in two varieties: static and dynamic. Static IP addresses do not change,
but dynamic IP addresses do change.
Unlike MAC addresses, IP addresses are not assigned by the device’s manufacturer.
Static IP addresses are assigned by your ISP (Internet service provider) or network
administrator. Dynamic IP addresses are assigned by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Control
Protocol) server. In most cases, the DHCP server belongs to an ISP, but a router or other
device can also act as a DHCP server.
Ethernet
Your ReadyNAS storage system uses Ethernet technology to transfer information on
your local area network. Ethernet technology divides data into smaller pieces, called
packets or frames, before transmitting it on your network. Ethernet technology includes
methods to check for data transmission errors.
MTU
You can also configure the maximum size of packets that are sent across a network. This
setting is called MTU (maximum transmission unit). A large MTU can help speed data
transmission in some circumstances. However, using a large packet size becomes
inefficient if an error occurs during transmission. That is because if any part of a large
packet is corrupt, the entire large packet must be resent. If you use a smaller MTU,
smaller packets are resent if a communication error occurs.
Your ReadyNAS system supports at least a maximum MTU size of 9214 bytes. (Some
models support 9216 bytes.) Use this MTU size only if all components of your network,
for example, network interface cards (NICs), hosts, and your switch, support packets of
this size or larger. Also MTU sizes greater than the default can affect services such as
ReadyCLOUD, ReadyNAS Replicate, and potentially Amazon Cloud.
DNS
DNS is short for Domain Name System. Because IP addresses are strings of numbers,
they are hard to remember. It is easier to remember a name (for example,
Software Manual192System Settings
ReadyNAS OS 6.10