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
Snapshot technologies provide protection against accidental deletion or corruption
but by themselves cannot protect against disk loss or site loss.
ReadyNAS OS allows you to use five different types of protection simultaneously:
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RAID. Protects against disk failure.
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Snapshot technology. Protects against accidental data deletion or corruption by
providing point-in-time recovery.
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Real-time antivirus. Protects against loss or corruption from viruses. (Not available
on ReadyNAS 100 systems.)
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Bit rot protection. Protects against the degradation of data from disk aging.
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Offsite backup. Protects against site loss.
The ReadyNAS Community
The ReadyNAS Community is part of the NETGEAR Community. The NETGEAR
community is a place where users and experts can come together to share tips and
ideas, solve problems, and talk about everything NETGEAR products can do. The Admin
Page includes a link to the ReadyNAS Community.
Safe Mode
For normal operation, ReadyNAS OS requires access to the disks on the ReadyNAS
system. If for any reason, and at any time, the disks are not available, ReadyNAS OS
enters safe mode. While in safe mode, ReadyNAS OS displays messages showing the
problem. The most common reasons for the disks not being available are that no disks
are installed, disks are present (but not formatted), or disks are present, but the disks
are formatted for another type of system. If the disk is correctly formatted and still
experiences a disk failure, refrain from reformatting. Investigate the condition of the
disk, The system also enters safe mode if hardware problems occur, or the OS itself is
corrupted.
When the problem is resolved, for example after you add disks or reformat them,
ReadyNAS OS resumes normal operation.
Software Manual22Getting Started
ReadyNAS OS 6.10