Netgear Readynas 526x 6 Bays With Up To 60tb Total Storage Hardware Manual

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS 716X
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS 716X and includes the following
sections:
•Front and Side Panels on page 102
•Drive Bays on page 102
•Rear Panel on page 103
•Status Information on page 104
•Power On and Shut Down on page 106
•Boot Menu on page 107
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Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS 716X.
Figure 37. ReadyNAS 716X front and side panels
1.Status and menu display screen
2.Infrared remote receiver
3.Drive bay door
4.Touch pad and backlight
5.OK button
Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of ReadyNAS 716X.
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Figure 38. ReadyNAS 716X drive bays
1.Drive bay door
2.Disk tray release latch
3.Recessed disk tray handle lock
4.USB 2.0 port
5.Disk tray handle
6.Power button
7.Disk LED
8.Drive bays
Rear Panel
The following figure shows the rear panel of ReadyNAS 716X.
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Figure 39. ReadyNAS 716X rear panel
1.Exhaust fan
2.Power cable socket
3.Power switch
4.Kensington lock
5.eSATA ports
6.1 Gb LAN ports with LED status indicators
7.HDMI port
8.eSATA port
9.USB 3.0 ports
10.Reset button
11.10 Gb LAN ports with LED status indicators
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 12. ReadyNAS 716X indicator descriptions
DescriptionIndicator
A disk LED next to each drive bay indicates the status of the disk inside.The disk
LEDs indicate these states:
•Solid blue. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
•Blinking blue.The disk is active.
•Solid red.The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing. See the display
screen for details.
•Off. No disk is present.
Disk LEDs
Two LED status indicators are built into this port, one green and one amber.They
indicate port...

Table 12. ReadyNAS 716X indicator descriptions (Continued)
DescriptionIndicator
Two LED status indicators are built into this port.They indicate port speed and activity
as follows:
•LED 1
Off. No link.
Solid green. Linked.
Blinking green. Activity.
•LED 2
Solid green. 10 GbE.
Solid yellow. 1 GbE.
Off. 100 Mbps.
Rear panel Ethernet port
LEDs (10 Gb)
Displays messages about the status of your storage system. Note that the status
display screen goes to sleep to prevent burn-in.To wake the status display...

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 on the front panel of the system.
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 on the front panel of the...

To start the factory default process immediately, press the OK 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...

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NETGEAR EDA 500
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the EDA 500 and includes the following sections:
•Front and Side Panels on page 110
•Drive Bays on page 110
•Rear Panel on page 111
•Status Information on page 112
•Power On and Shut Down on page 113
The EDA 500 disk trays are slightly different from the standard trays. Use only EDA 500 disk
trays with the EDA 500. For more information about the EDA 500 disk trays, see EDA 500
Disk Tray on page 117.
Note
A ReadyNAS cannot...

Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of EDA 500.
Figure 40. EDA 500 front and side panels
1.Power LED
2.eSATA LED
3.Volume LED
4.Alert LED
5.Drive bay door
Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of EDA 500.
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