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
Table 3. Flex-RAID levels and data protection (Continued)
Can I add a disk to for data protection?RAID
Level
Number of Disks per Volume
No. (Volume protection is already
redundant.)
RAID 104 or more (even number)
No. (Volume is already protected with
dual redundancy.)
RAID 64 or more
Add Protection to a Flex-RAID Volume
To add protection to a Flex-RAID volume:
1.
Add disks to the ReadyNAS, if necessary.
For more information about how to add a disk to your ReadyNAS system, see the
hardware manual for your system, which is available at
http://www.netgear.com/support/product/ReadyNAS_OS_6.
2. Log in to the Admin Page.
3. Select System > Volumes.
4. Select the volume.
5. Select the unallocated disks to add to the volume.
When you select disks additional buttons appear on the volume. The active buttons
change as you add disks.
6. Select the Add Parity button.
Note: Which buttons are active depends on the volume and the number of disks
selected.
The Add Parity window opens.
7. Select the Yes button.
The volume expands immediately, but requires a resync, which starts immediately.
The volume display includes a resync progress bar.
Software Manual43Volume Configuration
ReadyNAS OS 6.10