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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 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 (1 Gb)
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							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 screen,
activate the proximity sensor, press the touch pad, press the OK button, or 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 must shut down the system, use
one of the preferred shutdown methods whenever possible.
Power On
When the system is connected to a power supply and the Power switch is in the On position, the system
automatically powers on.
You can also power on the system by pressing the Power button on the front panel of the system.
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.
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							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 system.
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:
•Press and hold the Power button on the front panel of the system for five seconds.
The LEDs blink quickly and simultaneously to warn that power will be cut off forcibly.
The system shuts down.
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 2 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.
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							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 support boot mode only when
instructed to do so by a NETGEAR technical support representative.
•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.
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 on the front panel of the system.
The system powers on.
4.Continue to press the Reset button until the status display screen shows a boot menu message.
5.Use the arrows on the touch pad 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 the OK button to confirm
your boot menu selection.
The system boots in the selected boot mode.
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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 boot using the disks in an EDA 500. All disks in a RAID volume must be either in a ReadyNAS
or in an EDA 500. A RAID volume cannot combine disks in a ReadyNAS with disks in an EDA 500.
You can add an EDA 500 to a ReadyNAS while the ReadyNAS is running, but you cannot remove the EDA
while the ReadyNAS is running.
You can add and remove disks while an EDA 500 is in operation (hot swap). If an added disk has data on it, the
data shows as an inactive volume.You need to destroy inactive volumes, which destroys all data in the volume,
and create new volumes, before the space is available for use by the ReadyNAS.
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							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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