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
5. Click the Settings button on the pop-up menu.
6. Select or clear the Checksum check box.
7. Click the Apply button.
8. Click the OK button.
Your settings are saved.
Format Disks
Before you can use disks formatted on another system in your ReadyNAS system, you
must reformat them. Blank disks are automatically formatted.
To format disks:
1. Insert the disks into the ReadyNAS.
For information about how to add a disk to your ReadyNAS system, see the hardware
manual for your system, which is available at
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.aspx.
2. Log in to your ReadyNAS.
3. Select System > Volumes.
4.
Select one of the new disks.
Unformatted disks are shown in red.
5. Click the Format button.
The Format window opens.
Software Manual34Volume Configuration
ReadyNAS OS 6.10