Netgear Readynas Duo 2 Manual

							350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
March 2012
202-10895-04
ReadyNAS Duo v2 and  
NV+ v2 Hardware Manual 
						

							2 ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 
© NETGEAR, Inc.  All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated 
into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of 
NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change 
without notice. © NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
Technical Support
Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, 
visit us at http://support.netgear.com.  
Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR
Phone (Other Countries): See support information card.
Statement of Conditions
To improve internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes 
to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur 
due to the use, or application of, the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein. 
						

							3
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Additional Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Diskless Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2 ReadyNAS Duo v2
Front and Side Panels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Drive Bays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Status Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Boot Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 3 ReadyNAS NV+ v2
Front and Side Panels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Bays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Boot Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4 Disks
Previously Formatted Disks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adding a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Failed Disk Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacing a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 
						

							4 ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2
Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Duo v2 Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
NV+ v2 Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electrical Safety Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Appendix B Compliance Notification
Index 
						

							5
1
1.   Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS® storage system. This ReadyNAS 
Duo v2 and NV+ v2 Hardware Manual describes the physical features of the Duo v2 and NV+ v2 
storage systems.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•     Additional Documentation 
•     Setup Location 
•     System Requirements 
•     Diskless Units  
						

							Getting Started
6 ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 
Additional Documentation
For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS Duo v2 or NV+ 
v2 storage system, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 5.3 for Home Software Manual, which is 
available at 
http://www.readynas.com/documentation.
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit 
http://readynas.com for reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documentation, 
an active user forum, and much more. 
						

							Getting Started
7  ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2
Setup Location
Your ReadyNAS Duo v2 or NV+ v2 is suitable for use in a home or small office environment 
where it can be freestanding. The small, compact size makes it suitable for sitting on a desk 
or on a closet shelf.
Choose a location for your unit that meets these criteria:
•     Cables can be connected easily.
•     Water or moisture cannot enter the case. 
•     Airflow around the unit and through the vents in the side of the case is not restricted. 
•     The air is as free of dust as possible.
•     Temperature operating limits are not likely to be exceeded. 
•     If you are using an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for protection, the power 
cable can be securely and safely connected to the UPS.
System Requirements
Your ReadyNAS Duo v2 or NV+ v2 requires the following:
•     Ethernet connection 
•     Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux operating system
•     Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+, Apple Safari, 2.0+, Mozilla Firefox 2.0+, Opera 9.5+, 
or Google Chrome 10+ browser
•     Hard disk drive or drives from the NETGEAR Hardware Compatibility List; see 
http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl.  
						

							Getting Started8
ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 
Diskless Units
If you purchased a ReadyNAS storage system without a pre-installed hard \
disk drive or 
drives, you must follow this procedure before you use your unit. The fol\
lowing procedure is 
illustrated with a Duo v2, but the same steps apply for an NV+ v2.
To prepare a diskless unit for first use:
1. 
Obtain at least one hard disk drive that appears on the NETGEAR Hardware\
 
Compatibility List.
See http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl .
If you are using a previously formatted disk, see the precautions listed\
 in Previously 
Formatted Disks on page  27.
2.  With the unit turned off, insert a disk into a drive bay, as follows:
a. Press the disk tray release latch. 
The tray handle pops out.  
						

							Getting Started9
 ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2
b. 
Pull out the disk tray, place the new disk on the tray, and assemble the\
 disk and tray 
with the screws that came with your unit. 
Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk ba\
y. 
c.  Slide the disk tray back into the unit and press the handle to secure th\
e disk.
3.  Turn the unit on.
4.  If you are using previously formatted disks, perform a factory reboot.
For more information, see Boot Menu on page  16 and Previously Formatted Disks on 
page   27.
Note:   Note: This process erases all data and formats the disk as 
X-RAID2
TM. If you are using a previously formatted disk that contains 
data you want to preserve, you must move the data to an external 
drive before using the previously formatted disk in your ReadyNAS 
unit.
The factory reboot process can take up to 30 minutes while your unit tes\
ts and formats 
the disk, installs the operating system, and creates a volume. This proc\
ess can take up to 
30 minutes; you can follow the progress in RAIDar. For more information \
about RAIDar, 
see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 5.3 for Home Software Manual, which is available at 
http://www.readynas.com/documentation. 
If you are installing multiple disks at the same time, they must synchro\
nize. This might 
take several hours, depending on the disk size. You can continue to use \
your ReadyNAS, 
although access is slower until the volume synchronization finishes. 
						

							10
2
2.   ReadyNAS Duo v2
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS Duo v2 and 
includes the following sections:
•     Front and Side Panels 
•     Drive Bays 
•     Rear Panel 
•     Status Information 
•     System Shutdown 
•     Boot Menu