NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10320-01 v1.0 October 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical Support Registration on the website or over the phone is required before you can use our telephone support service. The phone numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers are on the Warranty and Support Information card that came with your product. Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS, X-RAID, FrontView, RAIDar, RAIDiator, Network Storage Processor, and NSP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein. Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions. The Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for compliance with the regulations. Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß dasReadyNAS Network Attached Storage gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. Testsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unterliegen. Lesen Sie dazu bitte die Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung. Das Bundesamt für Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde davon unterrichtet, daß dieses Gerät auf den Markt gebracht wurde und es ist berechtigt, die Serie auf die Erfüllung der Vorschriften hin zu überprüfen. Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement This equipment is in the Class B category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas. When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read instructions for correct handling. ii v1.0, October 2007 Product and Publication Details Model Number: Publication Date: Product Family: Product Name: Home or Business Product: Language: Publication Part Number: Publication Version Number: October 2007 Network Storage ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage Business English 202-10320-01 1.0 iii v1.0, October 2007 iv v1.0, October 2007 Contents NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope .................................................................................... x How to Use This Manual .................................................................................................. xi How to Print This Manual ................................................................................................. xi Revision History ................................................................................................................xii Chapter 1 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Specifying Your Ethernet Connection Settings ...............................................................1-2 Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................1-5 WINS ........................................................................................................................1-6 DHCP .......................................................................................................................1-7 Setting Up Security .........................................................................................................1-7 Admin Password ......................................................................................................1-7 Security Mode ..........................................................................................................1-8 Setting Up User and Group Accounts ....................................................................1-13 Selecting Services for Share Access ............................................................................1-17 Standard File Protocols ..........................................................................................1-18 Streaming Services ................................................................................................1-19 Discovery Services .................................................................................................1-21 Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................1-21 Volume Management for Flex-RAID ......................................................................1-22 Volume Management for X-RAID ...........................................................................1-26 Changing between X-RAID and Flex-RAID Modes ................................................1-28 Snapshots ..............................................................................................................1-28 USB Storage ..........................................................................................................1-31 Managing Your Shares .................................................................................................1-33 Adding Shares ........................................................................................................1-34 Managing Shares ...................................................................................................1-35 v v1.0, October 2007 USB Shares ...........................................................................................................1-41 Configuring Backup Jobs ..............................................................................................1-42 Adding a New Backup Job .....................................................................................1-43 Viewing the Backup Schedule ................................................................................1-48 Programming the Backup Button ...........................................................................1-49 Viewing the Backup Log .........................................................................................1-49 Editing a Backup Job .............................................................................................1-50 Setting Up Printers .......................................................................................................1-50 Print Shares over CIFS/SMB .................................................................................1-50 IPP Printing ............................................................................................................1-51 Managing Print Queues .........................................................................................1-51 Managing Your ReadyNAS System ..............................................................................1-52 Clock ......................................................................................................................1-52 Alerts ......................................................................................................................1-53 Performance ...........................................................................................................1-56 Language ...............................................................................................................1-59 Updating ReadyNAS ..............................................................................................1-60 Power Management ...............................................................................................1-62 Shutdown ...............................................................................................................1-64 Chapter 2 Accessing Shares from Your Operating System Windows .........................................................................................................................2-1 MAC OS X ......................................................................................................................2-2 AFP over Bonjour .....................................................................................................2-3 AFP over AppleTalk ..................................................................................................2-4 MAC OS 9 ......................................................................................................................2-6 Linux/Unix .......................................................................................................................2-7 Web Browser ..................................................................................................................2-8 FTP/FTPS ..................................................................................................................... 2-11 Rsync ............................................................................................................................2-12 Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters ..............................................2-13 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Administration Viewing System Status ...................................................................................................3-1 Health .......................................................................................................................3-1 vi v1.0, October 2007 Contents Logs .........................................................................................................................3-2 Replacing a Failed Disk ..................................................................................................3-3 Ordering a Replacement Disk ..................................................................................3-3 Replacing a Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS NV+ .....................................................3-3 Replacing the Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS 1100 ..................................................3-4 Replacing the Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS 600/X6 ..............................................3-5 Resynchronizing the Volume ..........................................................................................3-6 Resetting Your System (System Switch) ........................................................................3-6 Configuring RAID on the ReadyNAS 1100 and NV+ ......................................................3-7 Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive ....................................................................3-9 ReadyNAS1100 Backup .........................................................................................3-10 ReadyNAS NV+ Backup ........................................................................................3-10 Removing the System Module from the ReadyNAS 1100 ............................................ 3-11 Changing User Passwords ........................................................................................... 3-11 Appendix A RAID Levels Simplified RAID Level 0 ................................................................................................................. A-1 RAID Level 1 ................................................................................................................. A-1 RAID Level 5 ................................................................................................................. A-2 RAID Level X (X-RAID) ................................................................................................. A-2 Appendix B Input Field Format Appendix C Glossary Index Contents v1.0, October 2007 vii viii v1.0, October 2007 Contents About This Manual Congratulations on your purchase of a ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage system from NETGEAR, Inc. If you have not already done so, please read the printed Installation Guide provided with your product and the ReadyNAS Setup Manual on the Installation CD. The ReadyNAS Setup Manual takes you step-by-step through the FrontView Setup Wizard and ...