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
Update Firmware
Firmware is the software that operates your ReadyNAS storage system. It is written
directly to your system’s onboard flash memory. NETGEAR periodically releases firmware
updates to improve your storage system. Because firmware is stored in flash memory,
updating the firmware requires a special process.
Updates are numbered chronologically, for example:
•
ReadyNAS OS 6.0.1
•
ReadyNAS OS 6.0.2
You can update the firmware on your ReadyNAS system remotely from the NETGEAR
website or manually from a local drive. The update process changes only the firmware;
it does not modify your data.
Note: Firmware update requires either HTTP or HTTPS to be configured. Your network
environment might restrict whether HTTP or HTTPS is actually used.
We recommend that you back up your data, especially data that cannot be replaced,
before you perform a firmware update.
Update Firmware Directly From the NETGEAR Website
If your ReadyNAS system can access the Internet, the remote method is easiest way to
update your firmware.
To update firmware remotely:
1. Log in to your ReadyNAS.
2. Select System > Settings > Update.
3. Click the Check for Updates button.
Software Manual254System Maintenance
ReadyNAS OS 6.10