User Manual

Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Quick-Start Guide..................................................................................................9
Additional Documentation......................................................................................9
Supported ReadyNAS Systems.............................................................................9
Supported Operating Systems.............................................................................10
Supported Browsers............................................................................................11
Diskless Systems.................................................................................................11
Basic Installation..................................................................................................11
Upgrade Pre-6.2 ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD...................12
Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS Using ReadyCLOUD...............................14
Local Setup Wizard..............................................................................................15
Local Admin Page................................................................................................16
Access the Local Admin Page.............................................................................18
Register Your System...........................................................................................18
Five Levels of Protection......................................................................................19
The ReadyNAS Community.................................................................................20
Safe Mode............................................................................................................20
Chapter 2 Volume Configuration
Basic Volume and RAID Concepts.......................................................................22
Volumes...........................................................................................................22
RAID................................................................................................................22
ReadyTIER, Tiers, and Metadata.........................................................................25
Manage Volumes.................................................................................................26
Change RAID Mode........................................................................................26
View the Status of a Volume............................................................................28
Configure the Checksum Function..................................................................30
Create and Encrypt a Volume.........................................................................31
Delete a Volume..............................................................................................33
Expand Storage Capacity................................................................................34
Add Protection to a Volume.............................................................................37
Add Protection to a Flex-RAID Volume...........................................................38
Add a Group to a Flex-RAID Volume...............................................................39
Remove A RAID Group...................................................................................39
Use the Volume Management Wizard to Create a Volume..............................41
Add a Tier to a Volume....................................................................................42
Enable or Disable Quotas on Volumes............................................................44
Maintain Volumes.................................................................................................45
Balance a Volume............................................................................................47
Trim a Volume..................................................................................................48
Export a Volume..............................................................................................48
Schedule Volume Maintenance.......................................................................49
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