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NETGEAR ReadyNAS 104
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS 104 and includes the following
sections:
•Front and Side Panels on page 22
•Drive Bays on page 22
•Rear Panel on page 23
•Status Information on page 24
•Power On and Shut Down on page 25
•Boot Menu on page 27
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							Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS 104.
Figure 4. ReadyNAS 104 front and side panels
1.Exhaust vents
2.USB 2.0 port
3.Backup button and LED
4.Disk LEDs
5.Disk activity LED
6.Power button and LED
7.Drive bay door
8.Status display screen
Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS 104.
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							Figure 5. ReadyNAS 104 drive bays
1.Drive bay door
2.Disk tray handle
3.Recessed disk tray handle lock
4.Disk tray release latch
5.Drive bays
Rear Panel
The following figure shows the rear panel of the ReadyNAS 104.
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							Figure 6. ReadyNAS 104 rear panel
1.eSATA port
2.Reset button
3.USB 3.0 ports
4.GbE ports with LED status indicators
The two GbE ports are equivalent.They can be used as two separate Ethernet
connections, or can be configured as a single, bonded port with a 2 Gbps potential
speed. For information about how to configure a bonded port, and the network
configuration requirements needed to support 2 Gbps, see the ReadyNAS OS 6
Software Manual, which is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
Note
5.Power cable socket
6.Exhaust fan
7.Kensington lock
Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your storage system by reviewing the indicators listed in the
following table.
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							Table 2. ReadyNAS 104 indicator descriptions
DescriptionIndicator
Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS.The LED indicates these states:
•On. Powered on.
•Blinking. Booting or shutting down.
•Off. Powered off.
Power button and LED
An LED on the top of the front panel is associated with each drive bay. LEDs are in
numerical order from left to right.The disk LEDs indicate these states:
•On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
•Blinking.The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing. See the display
screen for details.
•Off.The drive bay is empty.
Disk LEDs (1, 2, 3, 4)
The disk activity LED indicates these states:
•On. At least one disk is present.
•Blinking. A disk is active.
•Off. No disks are present.
Disk activity LED
Two LED status indicators are built into this port, one green and one amber.They
indicate port speed and activity as follows:
•Green on, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, no activity.
•Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity.
•Green off, amber on. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no activity.
•Green off, amber blinking. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, activity.
•Green off, amber off. No connection.
Rear panel Ethernet port
LEDs
Displays messages about the status of your storage system. Note that the status
display screen goes to sleep to prevent burn-in.To wake it, press the Power button
once. If the storage system reports an abnormal operation or error, the status display
screen stays on.
Status display screen
Power On and Shut Down
This section describes how to power on and shut down your system. If you need to shut down the system,
use one of the preferred shutdown methods whenever possible.
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							Power On
To power on the system:
1.Connect the system to a power supply.
Depending on the system's last power state, the system might power on automatically.
For more information, see Power State on page 27.
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2.If necessary, press the Power button.
The system powers on.
Preferred Shutdown
You can gracefully shut down your system by using the Power button or the ReadyNAS local admin page.
For information about how to gracefully shut down your system using the ReadyNAS local admin page, see
the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
To gracefully shut down your system using the Power button:
1.If the status display screen is not lit, do the following:
a.Press the Power button.
The status display screen wakes.
b.Press the Power button a second time.
Instructions for graceful shutdown display on the status display screen.
c.Press the Power button a third time.
The system shuts down gracefully.
2.If the status display screen is lit, do the following:
a.Press the Power button.
Instructions for graceful shutdown display on the status display screen.
b.Press the Power button again.
The system shuts down gracefully.
Forced Shutdown
Perform a forced shutdown only if the storage system is not responding.
To perform a forced shutdown:
•Unplug the system from the power supply.
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							Power State
If the power supply is interrupted due to a power failure, the system returns to its last state when the power
supply is restored:
•If the system was powered on at the time of the power failure, the system powers on when the power
supply is restored.
•If the system was powered off at the time of the power failure, the system remains off when the power
supply is restored.
Boot Menu
Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyNAS storage system.Your storage system has the
following boot modes:
•Normal. Initiates a normal boot process, just like booting using the Power button.
•Factory default. Initiates a short disk test that takes approximately 5 minutes. After the disk test, a
10-minute time-out period begins.
WARNING:
The factory default reboot process resets the storage system to factory
settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats the disk to X-RAID.
-If you want to cancel the factory default process, power off the storage system before the 10-minute
time-out ends.The system powers down safely without causing any data loss.
-If you want to reset the system to factory default settings, do not power off your system. After the
10-minute time-out period, the factory default process begins.
To start the factory default process immediately, press the Backup button during the
10-minute time-out period.
Tip
•OS reinstall. Reinstalls the firmware from the internal flash to the disks. Use the OS reinstall boot mode
when the system crashes and corrupts some configuration files. OS reinstall boot mode also resets
some settings on your storage system, such as Internet protocol settings and the administrator password,
to defaults.
•Tech support. Boots into a low-level diagnostic mode. Use the tech support boot mode only when a
NETGEAR technical support representative instructs you to do so.
•Volume read only. Mounts a volume as read-only. Use this option when you are attempting to rescue
data off a disk during a disaster recovery.
•Memory test. Performs a memory test.The pass or fail result is reported on the status display screen.
•Test disk. Performs an offline full disk test.This process can take four hours or more, depending on
the size of your disks. Any problems are reported in the system logs. For more information about viewing
the system logs, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is available at
support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
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							To access the boot menu:
1.Power off your storage system.
2.Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button.
3.Press the Power button.
The system powers on.
4.Continue to press the Reset button until the status display screen shows a boot menu message.
5.Press the Backup button to scroll through boot mode options.
The status display screen shows the current boot mode option.
6.When the status display screen shows the boot mode that you need, press and release the Reset button
to confirm your boot menu selection.
The system boots in the selected boot mode.
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS 202
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS 202 and includes the following
sections:
•Front and Side Panels on page 30
•Drive Bays on page 30
•Rear Panel on page 31
•Status Information on page 32
•Power On and Shut Down on page 33
•Boot Menu on page 35
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							Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS 202.
Figure 7. ReadyNAS 202 front and side panels
1.Power button and LED
2.Disk activity LED
3.Exhaust vent
4.USB 3.0 port
5.Backup button
6.USB and backup status LED
7.Disk 1 and Disk 2 LEDs
8.Drive bay door
Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS 202.
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