Netgear Readynas 628x Ultimate 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...

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...

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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...

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....

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...

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...

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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