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
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Getting Started
This manual describes how to configure and manage your ReadyNAS® storage system.
To configure and manage your ReadyNAS storage system, you can use any of the
following methods:
•
ReadyCLOUD®. Use this online service to discover your ReadyNAS system on your
local area network and access the Admin Page.
•
Admin Page. Use this browser-based interface to configure and manage your
ReadyNAS system.
•
RAIDar application.
•
Insight app.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• 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
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support
website at www.netgear.com/support.
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