Netgear Readynas Ultra 6 Manual

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Drive Bay
This section describes the drive bay of ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus, \
and Pro 2 units.
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Figure 2. ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus, and Pro 2 drive bay
1. Drive bay door
2. Disk bays
3. Recessed disk tray locking mechanism
4. Disk release latch
5. Disk tray latch handle
6. Disk tray 
						

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Rear Panel
This section describes the rear panel of ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus,\
 and Pro 2 units.
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Figure 3. ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus, and Pro 2 rear panel
1. Exhaust fan
2. Kensington lock 
3. Reset button
4. LAN2 gigabit Ethernet port with LED status indicators
5. USB 2.0 port
6. LAN1 gigabit Ethernet port with LED status indicators
7. USB 2.0 port
8. Power cable socket 
						

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Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your unit by reviewing th\
e indicators listed in 
the following table.
IndicatorDescription
Power button and LED Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS. The LED has these states:
• Blinking . Booting
•  Blue . Powered on
•  Off. Powered off
Disk LEDs (1, 2) Each disk bay has an LED associated with it on the front panel of the un\
it. The 
disk LEDs have these states:
• On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
•  Blinking . The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing. 
•  Off. The disk bay is empty.
Disk activity LED The disk activity LED has these states:
• Blinking green . A disk is active.
•  Off. No disks are active.
Rear panel Ethernet ports Two LED status indicators are built into these ports. One LED indicates \
port 
activity. The other LED indicates connection speed as follows:
• Green. The port is operating at 1,000 Mbps.
•  Amber . The port is operating at 100 Mbps.
•  Off.  The port is operating at 10 Mbps.
System Shutdown
You can shut down your unit in these ways:
•     Using the Power button : 
•     Preferred shutdown. Press the Power button twice initiate a graceful shutdown.
•      Forced shutdown. If the unit is hung, press the Power button and hold for 5 seconds 
to force shutdown.
•     Using FrontView . For information about using FrontView to shut down your storage 
system, see the software manual for your unit, which is available at 
http://www.readynas.com/documentation. 
						

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Boot Menu
Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyNAS unit. Your unit 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 5 minutes, then 
begins a 10-minute time-out period waiting for RAIDar. During the 10-minute time-out 
period, the system can be powered off safely without causing any data loss. After 10 
minutes, or if you select the factory default option with RAIDar during the time-out period, 
the factory default process begins. 
WARNING!
The factory default reboot process resets the unit to factory 
settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats the disk 
to X-RAID2.
•     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 unit, 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.
•     Skip volume check. After a system crash, the system tries to scan and fix the volume 
using a file system check. If several problems are found on a disk, this process can stall, 
causing the system not to boot. Use this option to skip the scan and let the system boot. 
WARNING!
Use the skip volume check boot mode only when instructed to do 
so by a NETGEAR Technical Support representative, otherwise 
data loss might occur.
•     Memory test. Performs a memory test. The pass or fail result is reported using the unit’s 
LEDs. Contact a NETGEAR technical support representative to interpret memory test 
results.
•     Disk test. Performs an offline full disk test. This can take 4 hours or more, depending on 
the size of your disks. Any problems are reported in the RAIDar discovery tool. 
						

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To access the boot menu:
1. 
Power off your unit.
2.  Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the  Reset button.
3.  Press the  Power button to power on the unit.
4.  Continue to press the  Reset button until the Power button LED, USB and backup status 
LED, disk 1 LED, and disk 2 LED illuminate.
5.  Press the  Backup button to scroll through boot mode options. 
The unit shows the boot mode options using the LEDs, as described in the\
 following 
table:
Boot ModeStatus Indicator
DescriptionPower 
LED
Disk 1 
LED
Disk 2 
LED
USB & 
Backup 
LED
Normal Power LED illuminates.
Factory default Disk 1 LED illuminates.
OS reinstall Disk 2 LED illuminates.
Tech support USB and backup status LED illuminates.
Skip volume check Power LED and disk 1 LED illuminate.
Memory test Power LED and disk 2 LED illuminate.
Disk test Power LED and USB and backup status 
LED illuminate.
 
Legend:
•     On: 
•     Off: 
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6.  Press and release the Reset  button to confirm your boot menu selection.
The system boots in the selected boot mode.
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3.   ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus, Pro 4, 
NVX Pioneer, NVX (Business Edition)
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 
Plus, Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, and NVX (Business Edition) and includes the following sections:
•     Front and Side Panels 
•     Drive Bay 
•     Rear Panel 
•     Status Information 
•     System Shutdown 
•     Boot Menu  
						

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Front and Side Panels
This section describes the front and side panels of ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ul\
tra 4 Plus, Pro 4, 
NVX Pioneer, and NVX (Business Edition) units. Your unit’s color mi\
ght vary from the color 
shown in this manual.
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Figure 4. ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus, Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, and NVX (\
Business Edition) front 
and side panels
1. Exhaust vents
2. USB 2.0 port
3. Backup button and backup LED
4. Disk LEDs
5. Disk activity LED
6. Power button and LED
7. Drive bay door
8. Status display screen 
						

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ReadyNAS Desktop Storage Systems 
Drive Bay
This section describes the drive bay of ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus, \
Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, 
and NVX (Business Edition) units.
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Figure 5. ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus, Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, and NVX (\
Business Edition) drive 
bay
1. Drive bay door
2. Disk bays
3. Recessed disk tray locking mechanism
4. Disk release latch
5. Disk tray latch handle
6. Disk tray 
						

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Rear Panel
This section describes the rear panel of ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus,\
 Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, 
and NVX (Business Edition) units.
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6
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Figure 6. ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus, Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, and NVX (\
Business Edition) rear 
panel
1. Exhaust fan
2. Power cable socket
3. Reset button
4. LAN1 and LAN2 gigabit Ethernet ports with LED status indicators
5. USB 2.0 ports
6. Kensington lock 
						

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ReadyNAS Desktop Storage Systems 
Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your unit by reviewing th\
e indicators listed in 
the following table.
ItemDescription
Power button and LED Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS. The LED has these states:
• Blinking . Booting
•  Blue. Powered on
•  Off . Powered off
Disk LEDs (1, 2, 3, 4) Each disk bay has an LED associated with it, in numerical order from lef\
t to right, 
along the top of the front panel of the unit. The disk LEDs have these s\
tates:
• On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
•  Blinking . The disk failed or is resynchronizing. See the status display screen 
for details.
•  Off . The disk bay is empty.
Disk activity LED The disk activity LED has these states:
•  Blinking green . A disk is active.
•  Off . No disks are active.
Rear panel Ethernet port 
LEDs Two LED status indicators are built into these ports. One LED indicates \
port 
activity. The other LED indicates connection speed as follows:
•  Green. The port is operating at 1,000 Mbps.
•  Amber. The port is operating at 100 Mbps.
•  Off .  The port is operating at 10 Mbps.
Status display screen Displays messages about the status of your unit. Note that the status di\
splay 
screen goes to sleep to prevent burn-in; to wake it, press the  Power button. If the 
unit reports an abnormal operation or error, the status display screen s\
tays on.