Netgear Readynas 528x Premium Performance Business Data Storage 8 Bay Hardware Manual

							Figure 41. EDA 500 drive bays
1.Drive bay door
2.Disk tray release latch
3.Recessed disk tray handle lock
4.Disk tray handle
5.Power button
6.Disk LED
7.Disk label
8.Active drive bays
9.Cold spare drive bay
Rear Panel
The following figure shows the rear panel of EDA 500.
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							Figure 42. EDA 500 rear panel
1.Exhaust fan
2.Kensington lock
3.Power switch
4.Power cable socket
5.eSATA port
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 13. EDA 500 indicator descriptions
DescriptionIndicator
The Power LED indicates these states:
•On. Powered on.
•Off. Powered off.
Power LED
The eSATA LED indicates these states:
•On.The SATA link is established between the EDA 500 and a host.
•Off.The SATA link is not established.
eSATA LED
The Volume LED indicates these states:
•On.The data volume or volumes are mounted by a host.
•Off.The data volume or volumes are not mounted.You can safely disconnect
the eSATA cable.
Volume LED
The Alert LED indicates these states:
•On.The system needs attention. Use the local admin page to determine the
problem. For more information, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual,
which is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
•Off.The system is healthy.
Alert LED
A disk LED next to each active drive bay indicates the status of the disk inside.
(The cold spare drive bay has no LED.) 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
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
the preferred shutdown method 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.
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							When connected to a host that is powered on, the EDA 500 automatically powers on.The EDA 500 detects
a powered-on host through the eSATA link.
You can also power on the system by pressing the Power button on the front panel of the system.
Preferred Shutdown
If possible, always unmount the EDA 500 volumes from the host before shutting down the EDA 500.
Use the ReadyNAS local admin page to gracefully shut down the EDA 500. For information about how to
gracefully shut down the EDA 500 using the ReadyNAS local admin page, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software
Manual, which is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
Forced Shutdown
Perform a forced shutdown only if the storage system is not responding.
To perform a forced shutdown:
•Flip the Power switch on the back panel of the system to the Off position.
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Disks
This chapter describes how to reformat, add, and replace disks in your ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system.
For information about configuring disks on your storage system, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual,
which is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
This chapter includes the following topics:
•Disk Trays on page 116
•Supported Disks on page 117
•Previously Formatted Disks on page 118
•Add a Disk on page 119
•Replace a Disk on page 128
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							Disk Trays
All systems except the EDA 500 use standard disk trays.The EDA 500 comes with its own special disk
trays.This section describes both the standard and EDA 500 disk trays.
Standard Disk Tray
The following figure shows the features of the standard disk tray.This disk tray is used in all systems except
the EDA 500. For information about the EDA 500 disk tray, see EDA 500 Disk Tray on page 117.
Figure 43. Standard disk tray
1.Disk tray
2.Disk tray release latch
3.Recessed disk tray handle lock
4.Disk tray handle
5.Disk screw holes
6.Mounting bracket
7.Bracket lock
IMPORTANT:
To maintain adequate airflow, make sure that all disk trays remain in the drive
bays, even if no disk is installed in the tray. Do not use standard disk trays
with the EDA 500. Use only EDA 500 disk trays with the EDA 500.
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							EDA 500 Disk Tray
The following figure shows the features of the EDA 500 disk tray.The EDA 500 disk tray and the standard
disk tray are the same, except for the EMI shielding on the EDA 500 disk tray. For this reason, use only
EDA 500 disk trays with the EDA 500.
Figure 44. EDA 500 disk tray
1.Disk tray
2.Disk tray release latch
3.Recessed disk tray handle lock
4.Disk tray handle
5.Disk screw holes
6.Mounting bracket
7.Bracket lock
8.EMI shielding
IMPORTANT:
Use only EDA 500 disk trays with the EDA 500. Do not use standard disk trays
with the EDA 500.
To maintain adequate airflow, make sure that all disk trays remain in the drive
bays, even if no disk is installed in the tray.
Supported Disks
Use only supported SATA hard disk drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD) in your ReadyNAS storage
system. If you use disks that are not supported, NETGEAR technical support will not provide assistance.
For a list of supported disks, see the NETGEAR Hardware Compatibility List at netgear.com/readynas-hcl.
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							Previously Formatted Disks
This section describes how to use previously formatted disks with your ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system.
Previously formatted disks must appear on the NETGEAR Hardware Compatibility List, which is available
at netgear.com/readynas-hcl.
Reformat Previously Formatted Disks
If you want to use disks that were previously formatted for an operating system other than ReadyNAS OS
6 (for example, Windows or RAIDiator), you must reformat the disks.
If you want to use disks from another ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system, see Migrate a Volume on page 119.
If you try to use previously formatted disks in a system that does not contain any other
disks, the system does not boot and ReadyCLOUD does not discover your device. If
you use RAIDar to discover your device, RAIDar displays a "Corrupt Root" error
message.
If you try to use previously formatted disks in a system that already contains usable
disks, the system does not reformat or use the previously formatted disks. Any data
on the previously formatted disk remains intact.
Note
The following instructions describe how to reformat previously formatted disks in a ReadyNAS OS 6 system.
This procedure assumes that the system does not contain any other disks.
To reformat previously formatted disks with a diskless ReadyNAS OS 6 system:
1.Gracefully shut down the storage system.
For information about how to gracefully shut down your system, see the Preferred Shutdown section of
the chapter that describes your system.
2.Install the disks.
For more information, see Add a Disk on page 119.
3.Reset the system to its factory default settings.
WARNING:
This process erases all data and reformats all disks into a single X-RAID
volume. If you want to preserve the data on the disks, you must back up the
data to an external drive before using the disks in your ReadyNAS storage
system.
For information about how to reset the system to its factory default settings, see the Boot Menu section
of the chapter that describes your system.
The disk is reformatted and becomes available for use with your ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system.
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							Migrate a Volume
You can migrate a volume from one ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system to another, as long as you migrate
every disk in the volume. For example, if you want to migrate a volume that contains two disks, you must
add both disks to the new system. If you add only part of a volume to the new system, the system recognizes
the disk as a degraded volume.
If your ReadyNAS storage system is operating with one or more disks, you can add disks while the system
is running.The new system recognizes the migrated volume and its data. For more information about adding
a disk while the system is running, see Add a Disk on page 119.
If your ReadyNAS storage system does not have any disks installed, perform the following procedure.
To migrate a volume to a diskless ReadyNAS OS 6 system:
1.Gracefully shut down the new (diskless) storage system.
For information about how to gracefully shut down your system, see the Preferred Shutdown section of
the chapter that describes your system.
2.Remove each disk in the volume from the old system.
3.Install each disk in the volume into the new storage system.
For more information, see Add a Disk on page 119.
4.Turn on the new system by pressing the Power button.
The new system recognizes the migrated volume and its data.
Add a Disk
You can add a 3.5-inch hard disk drive, a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, or a 2.5-inch solid state drive to an empty
drive bay.
If you want to add a previously formatted disk to your storage system, see the instructions in Previously
Formatted Disks on page 118.
Add a 3.5-Inch Disk
To add a 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD):
1.Determine whether you must shut down your system:
•If you are adding disks to a diskless system, gracefully shut down the system.
For information about how to gracefully shut down your system, see the Preferred Shutdown section
of the chapter that describes your system.
•If your system is operating with one or more disks, you can add disks while the system is running.
You do not need to shut down the system.
2.If necessary, slide the recessed handle lock to the unlocked position.
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							3.Press the disk tray release latch.
The disk tray handle pops out.
4.Pull out the disk tray.
5.Separate the mounting bracket from the disk tray:
a.Press and hold the disk tray release latch.
b.While holding the release latch, use your other hand to pull out one end of the mounting bracket
and then the other until the ends extend slightly past the disk tray.
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