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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10442-01 v1.1 February 2009
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    support service. The phone numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers are on the Warranty and Support Information card that came with your product. Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR the operating instructions. The
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    Product and Publication Details Model Number: Publication Date: Product Family: Product Name: Home or Business Product: Language: Publication Part Number: Publication Version Number: February 2009 Network Storage ReadyNAS NVX Network Attached Storage System Business Edition Business English 202-
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    iv v1.1, February 2009
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    Trays 1-5 Rear Panel ...1-6 Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS NVX 1-7 Initial Setup ...1-7 Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password 1-8 The RAIDar Setup Utility 1-8 The FrontView Management Console 1-9 NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community 1-10 Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS NVX
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    Standard File Protocols 2-10 Streaming Services 2-12 Discovery Services 2-14 Understanding Volume Management 2-15 Overview of RAID Levels and X-RAID2 2-15 Volume Management for Flex-RAID 2-17 Volume Management for X-RAID2 2-20 Working with
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    ...5-3 Disk Spin-Down Option 5-3 Power Timer ...5-4 UPS Configuration 5-4 Wake-On-LAN ...5-4 Chapter 6 Managing Levels of Service Viewing System Status 6-1 Health ...6-1 Logs ...6-2 Replacing a Failed Disk 6-3 Choosing a Replacement Disk 6-3 Replacing a Failed Disk 6-3 Resynchronizing
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    Configuring RAID ...6-8 Shutdown ...6-8 Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems MAC OS X ...A-1 AFP over Bonjour ...A-2 AFP over AppleTalk A-3 MAC OS 9 ...A-5 Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix A-7 Appendix B Related Documents Index viii Contents v1.1, February 2009
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    Manual The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual describes how to configure and troubleshoot a ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition system. The information in this manual User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text Command prompts, CLI text, code URL links • Formats. This manual uses the
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual User Manual Revision History Part Number Version Publication Number Date Description 202-10442-01 1.0 202-10442-01 1.1 February 2009 First publication February 2009 Correct description of how
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted This chapter provides an overview of the -safe features include dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports, support for RAID 0, 1, 5, RAID 5 plus hot spare, and NETGEAR's proprietary X-RAID2TM for automatic volume expansion. You
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual and incorporates an active system monitoring capability which continually monitors the entire system for abnormal situations or part failures and e-mails system alerts to the
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual The X-RAID Data Volume X-RAID has one data original X-RAID extra space will not be used until all disks are at least that size. X-RAID supports replacing disks with larger capacity ones while keeping the volume data intact. Simply replace each of your disks
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual RAID2, you can turn off the power as many times as you want during the expansion, and it'll continue where it left off. Introducing
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    Drive Bay and Disk Trays ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 4 12 3 Figure 1-2 1. Drive bay door. 2. Four disk bays. 3. Disk tray pop-out release and recessed disk tray latch lock. Figure 1-3 4. Disk tray. Getting Acquainted 1-5 v1.1, February 2009
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Rear Panel 1 5 2 3 4 6 Figure 1-4 1. Recessed button which provides access to the diagnostic startup menu: Normal, Factory Restore (which erases all data), OS Reinstall, Tech Support remote diagnostics, Skip Volume Check, Memory Test. 2. LAN1 and LAN2
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    Edition User Manual Choosing a Location data sheet on the NETGEAR website. Initial Setup Follow the instructions in the NETGEAR Installation Guide that came with your http://kbserver.netgear.com for a list of supported disks. Refer to "Configuring RAID" on page 6-8 for instructions on installing
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password The default IP configuration is set to DHCP; if the unit does not get an IP address, it defaults to 192.168.168.168. The default administrator user name is admin with the default password being netgear1 (case
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual The FrontView Management Console The FrontView management console operates in two modes: Setup Wizard mode, and Advanced Control mode. When the unit is in its
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual In this mode, you see the menus on the left that is the Apply button, which you use to save any changes on the current screen. NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community web site is http://readynas.com. Find previews and reviews of new features,
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS NVX Setting following sections: • "Customizing Network Settings" • "Updating the Admin Password" • "Selecting Services for Share Access" • "Understanding Volume Management" • "Setting Up Printers" • "Adjusting
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    or Use values below. - If you elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time on the DHCP server/router to a value of at least a day. Otherwise, you might notice that the IP address of the unit changes even when it has been powered down
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    Manual • Speed/Duplex Mode (Only applies to 10/100 connections). If you have a managed switch that works best if the devices are forced to a particular speed or duplex mode, you can select the setting you want. NETGEAR throughput problems. NETGEAR advises plan to reserve an IP address in your DHCP
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    Manual Network teaming provides a way to aggregate the two network interfaces into a single logical teamed, or bonded, interface. The teamed interface allows for fail-over support only if, the active interface fails. The bond's MAC address is externally visible on only one port to avoid confusing the
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network) In this If you wish to use the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition in a VLAN environment, select the Enable VLAN support check box, and enter a numeric VLAN ID. You need to reboot the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition for
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    IP address of the router connected to the cable modem or your DSL service. If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Default Gateway field is automatically populated with the setting from your DHCP server. If you selected the Static option, you can manually specify the IP
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Static option, you can manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and the domain name here. WINS The WINS option allows you to specify the IP address of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server. A WINS server is typically a Windows server
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    address. Enabling DHCP service on a network already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts. If you wish to use this device as a DHCP server, make sure to specify static addresses in the Ethernet and DNS tabs. Route: A Manual needing to know its IP address. Also, RAIDar does not
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual this password is kept in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this , you are requested to enter a password recovery question, the expected answer, and an e-mail address. If, in the future, you forget the password, you can go to https://
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    and from the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition using built-in file manager-overnetwork file protocols supported by the client operating system. The available services are: • CIFS (Common Internet File Service). Sometimes referred to as SMB. This protocol is used mainly by Microsoft Windows clients, and
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    the option of enabling or disabling login authentication to this share. • HTTPS (HTTP with SSL encryption). This service is enabled by default and cannot be your router for better security. You can also regenerate the SSL key based on the hostname or IP address that users will use to address the
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Streaming Services The built-in streaming services on the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition allow you to stream multi-media content directly from the ReadyNAS, without the need to have your PC or
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    to access the Firefly media server configuration options. Figure 2-16 • UPnP AV provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters and networked DVD players that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard compliant. Figure 2-17
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    Manual • Home Media Streaming Server provides streaming of videos, music, and pictures to popular networked DVD players. Figure 2-18 The streaming players often utilize the streaming client developed by Syabas. Similar to UPnP AV, this service and AFP services. OS X has built-in Bonjour support, and
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual • UPnP provides a means for UPnP-enabled clients to discover Flex-RAID, utilizing the industry-standard RAID levels 0, 1, and 5; and X-RAID2, NETGEAR-patented expandable RAID technology. Your system comes preconfigured with X-RAID2. However, you can switch
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual RAID 0 RAID 0 (striped disks) distributes data across several disks in a way that gives improved speed and full capacity, but all data on all disks will
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Advantages of X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID There are advantages to both technologies. • Flex-RAID: - The default volume can be deleted and re-created, with or without snapshot reserved space. - Hot spare disk is supported. - Full volume management is available.
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure 2-21 You are asked to confirm your intention by typing DELETE VOLUME. Figure 2-22 Adding a Volume After deleting the volume, Add Volume tab displays
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 3. Specify the reserve space for a snapshot. Next, select our example, we kept the maximum size that was calculated. 5. Click Apply, and wait for the instruction to reboot the system. It typically takes about 1 minute before you are notified to reboot. After
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    Business Edition User Manual We can also remove a disk from the volume by clicking Remove. The volume will still be available but in a non-redundant state. An additional disk failure would render this volume unusable. Note: The Remove operation is a maintenance feature. NETGEAR recommends that you
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    Manual large-capacity disk, and then reboot. If your ReadyNAS supports hot-swapping, you can hot-swap the disk without powering Working with iSCSI Target Volumes The iSCSI target service enables you to create one or more iSCSI initiator sends SCSI commands over an IP network to an iSCSI target.
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    User Manual To configure an iSCSI target volume on the ReadyNAS, go to Volumes > Volume Settings > iSCSI. Figure 2-25 Enable iSCSI support, click least 12 characters long. Go to this link on ReadyNAS.com for instructions on setting up iSCSI access via initiators in various operating systems. Working
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual an increasing device number; for example, USB_HDD_2. If the capability is not there with FAT32. Although not natively present in the base operating system, Ext3 support for Windows and OS X can be added. The installation images can be downloaded from the Web
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    User Manual USB Figure 2-27 Note: Even when access authorization is based on user login, files on a USB device, are saved with UID 0 regardless and PC systems. Setting Up Printers The ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition device supports automatic recognition of USB printers. If you have not already done so
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    enter \\hostname in the Windows Explorer address bar to list all data and printer shares on the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition. 2. Double-click the printer icon to assign a Windows driver.. Figure 2-29 IPP Printing The ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition also supports the IETF standard Internet Printing
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Managing Print Queues From time to time, printers might run out of ink or paper, or simply jam up, forcing you to deal with the
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Clock, System Time, and NTP Options An accurate be wrong or when a device has failed. Make sure to enter a primary e-mail address and a backup one if possible. Some e-mail addresses can be tied to a mobile phone. This is a great way to monitor the device
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    Business Edition User Manual Settings This ReadyNAS enabled; however, you might choose to disable an alert if you are aware of a problem and wish to temporarily disable it. At the bottom of the screen in the Other up SNMP service: 2-28 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS NVX v1.1, February 2009
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    Edition User Manual 1. Select the SNMP tab to display the SNMP settings. 2. Select the Enable SNMP service check box. You can leave the Community field set to public, or specify a private name if you have opted for a more segregated monitoring scheme. 3. Enter a host name or an IP address in the
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    Manual If you were unable to receive the test message from the Alerts Settings tab, it might have been blocked by the firewall. In that case, specify an appropriate SMTP server in this tab. Figure 2-35 Internet Service user login and password to send out e-mail-this is common with most DSL services.
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    The ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition device offers the option of upgrading the operating firmware either automatically using the Remote Update option or by manually loading an update image downloaded from the NETGEAR Support website. Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS NVX v1.1, February 2009 2-31
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Updating from the NETGEAR Web Site The preferred and quicker method the Internet, or Internet access is blocked, you can download an update file from the Support site and upload that file to the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition by selecting the Local update
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Click Browse to select the update file and then click Upload and verify image. The process takes several minutes after which you are requested to
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Configuration Backup Backup and restore ReadyNAS configurations to preserve settings to safeguard the configurations or to replicate settings onto other ReadyNAS devices. Figure 2-43 Click
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    Chapter 3 Managing User Access Setting up and managing the ReadyNAS NVX Network Attached Storage System Business Edition in your network is described in this chapter. This chapter contains the following sections: • "Understanding Disk Share Security Access Modes" • "Setting Up User and Group
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    Edition User Manual Select the more specific share access restrictions. Access to shares requires proper login authentication, and you can specify which users and/or groups you account for anyone accessing this device. This option supports setting disk quotas on a per-user or per-group basis
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual In User security mode, you specify a workgroup name, to create (for example, Marketing, Sales, Engineering) • User names you wish to create (plus e-mail addresses if you will be setting disk quotas) • Amount of disk space you want to allocate to users and
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    User Manual Domain Security You need the following information: • Domain name • Domain administrator login • Domain administrator password • If using ADS: - DNS name or you can specify the IP address. Sometimes auto-detect fails, and you need to supply the IP address of the domain controller to
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    Manual If you have a large number of users in your domain, you may want to clear the Display users from trusted domains... check box. The FrontView management system might slow down to an unusable state. Note: NETGEAR users and groups. If e-mail addresses are specified, users are automatically
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual GID, of the group that you are adding. You can leave this field blank and let the system automatically assign this value unless you wish
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Please note the following: • Spaces around commas are ignored. • The name field is required. • Quota is up to five users at a time. For each user, add the following information: • User name, • E-mail address Managing User Access 3-7 v1.1, February 2009
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual • User ID • Select a group from the Group pull-down menu. • Password • Disk quota. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Only the user name and password fields are required; however, you should specify a user e-mail address if you intend to set up disk
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual In this example, user fred has a password set to hello123, belongs to the default group, receives no e-mail notification, has a UID assigned automatically, and has a
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual . Figure 3-10 In Share and Domain security mode, the Password tab should be able to access. The Shares menu provides all the options pertaining to share services for the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition device. This entails share management (including data and
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    "" for instructions on how to access them from different client interfaces. Managing Shares Once you have added shares, you can manually fine-tune box represent the services that are currently available. The access icons in those columns summarize the status of the service and the access rights
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual share for each of the services. Move the mouse pointer over the access icons to view the access settings. Figure 3-14 The settings are as follows: • Disabled. Access to this share
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Setting Share Access Access the CIFS Share Access either on the network storage or on the domain controller. Note that access control differs slightly from service to service. For instance, if you wish to allow read-only access to all and read/write access
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual If you wish to specify some users and groups the path explicitly. For example, to access a hidden share, enter \\host\share in the Windows Explorer address bar. Figure 3-16 Recycle Bin. The ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition can have a Recycle Bin for each share
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure 3-17 You can specify how long to keep the files in the Recycle Bin and how large the Recycle Bin can get before files
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure 3-19 Advanced Share Permission. The Advanced Share . Web Browser To access the same share using a Web browser, enter http:// in the browser address bar. You can use https if you want a secure encrypted connection. You will be prompted to log
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Log in with a valid user name and password. Figure 3-21 If the Share access is read-only, only the file manager displays. Figure 3-22 Note:
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    User Manual Figure " and use your e-mail address for the password. Figure 3-24 To access the share, use the appropriate user login and password used to access the ReadyNAS. For better security, use an FTPS (FTP-SSL) client to connect to the ReadyNAS FTP service
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    Rsync ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Access to the share through rsync is identical tmp To do the same except with a login user and password hello, enter: # rsync -a user@::backup /tmp Password: ***** Note: The ReadyNAS does not support Rsync over SSH. Managing User Access v1
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    Make sure that you enable the appropriate service in the Services tab before invoking the service. Figure 3-26 Consult the Device Compatibility these instructions to enable remote access to your ReadyNAS NVX. 1. Consult the player manual for information on the file formats that it supports. 3-
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    Figure 3-27 • Port: The TCP/IP port that the FTP service will be using. The default is 21, this port will need to be forwarded through the router. Refer to the port forwarding instructions provided with your router. • Authentication mode: Anonymous: No login information required for FTP users. User
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 2. Configure the FTP share access options. Figure 3-28 Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow FTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require. Remote HTTP Access 1. Go to Services > Standard File Protocols and enable FTP. Figure
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    will remain valid. Also, if the WAN IP address configuration is DHCP, then it is advisable to use a Dynamic DNS service to access the ReadyNAS via a persistent fully qualified domain name a DDNS service provides rather than via an IP address. 2. Configure the HTTP/S share access options. Figure
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow HTTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require. 3. Enable WebDAV support: WebDAV is an HTTP connection method that can allow drag and drop file transfers similar to what users may
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    tasks can be controlled directly from the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition without the need for a client-based backup application. With the flexibility to support incremental backups over CIFS/SMB, NFS, and rsync protocols, and full backups over FTP and HTTP protocols, the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Step 1 - Select Backup Source The backup source can be located remotely, or it can be a public or a private home share, or all home shares on
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Following are some examples: • Examples of an FTP path: ftp:// Business Edition server configured for Share security mode, enter the name of the share name for login. To make sure that you have proper access to the backup source, click Test Connection before
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    stop time that does not traverse midnight. If you wish, you can elect not to schedule the backup job so that you can invoke it manually instead by clearing (deselecting) the Perform backup every... check box. (You might want to do this if your ReadyNAS has a backup button.) 4-4 Securing Your Data
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure 4-3 Step 4 - Choose Backup Options In this last step, you can set up how you want backups to be performed. To set up a backup schedule: 1.
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    original file ownership whenever possible; however, this might cause problems in Share Security mode when backup files are accessed. To Before trusting your backup job to a schedule, it is a good practice to manually perform the backup to make sure that access to the remote backup source or
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    the job does not delete the job, but removes it from the automatic scheduling queue. 3. Click Delete to permanently remove the job. 4. Click Go to manually start the backup job. The status changes when the backup starts, when an error is encountered, or when the job has finished. 5. Select the View
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual The log format might differ depending on the backup when prompted by the MAC for authentication. Figure 4-7 Click here for more information on ReadyNAS support for Time Machine. Snapshots The Volume screen allows you to schedule and take snapshots. You can
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Taking and Scheduling Snapshots To take or schedule a snapshot: 1. Click the Snapshot , the previous one is replaced. Figure 4-8 • If you prefer, you can manually take a snapshot by clicking Take Snapshot Now. Securing Your Data 4-9 v1.1, February 2009
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure 4-9 You can also specify how long a snapshot should last. If you will be using snapshots for backups, you can schedule the snapshot to last
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Disk space utilization field on the Volume screen shows how much space has been reserved for snapshots. Figure 4-11 After the snapshot is taken, if
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Resizing the snapshot space will occur offline and can take a while depending on your data volume size and the number of files in your volume.
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    Chapter 5 Optimizing Performance This chapter discuses how to optimize ReadyNAS performance • "Performance" • "Power Management" Performance If you wish to tweak the system performance, select Performance from the main menu. Note that some of the settings suggest that you utilize an Uninterruptible
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual • Select Enable disk write cache if you want to allow disk write requests to be acknowledged by the disk before data is written out to
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    Power Management ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual The ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition offers disk spin- if you decide to disable disk spin-down, you need to manually re-enable journal mode if desired. NETGEAR recommends UPS if you utilize this option. Optimizing Performance 5-3 v1.1,
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    User Manual Power a remote ReadyNAS check box and enter the IP Address in the Remote IP field. NETGEAR recommends that you enable this feature if you have sending it a "WOL Magic Packet" if the WOL service is enabled. Note: The ReadyNAS NVX supports Wake-On-LAN on the first Ethernet interface (LAN
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    Chapter 6 Managing Levels of Service This chapter includes topics on system status, alerts, replacing failed disks, and scheduling. • "Viewing System Status" • "Replacing a Failed Disk" • "Using the System Diagnostic Menu" Viewing
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure 6-2 To recalibrate the fan, click Recalibrate. Logs Select Status > Logs to access the Clear Logs screen. The -level log information. If you click this link, a zip of all the logs is provided. 6-2 Managing Levels of Service v1.1, February 2009
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    Manual Note: Be sure to check the Hardware Compatibility list on the NETGEAR support site failed disk (see the following sections for replacement instructions for your disk model). If the disk is it is an indication of a failed disk. ReadyNAS supports hotswap bays, so there is no need to power
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    Edition User Manual 2. Press the button under the failed disk. The latch pops out. Figure 6-5 3. Pull out the disk tray and remove the screws. Figure 6-6 Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk bay when you reassemble the disk. 6-4 Managing Levels of Service v1
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 4. If you want to prevent easy removal of the disk from the drive bay, set the tray lock: to the reinstalls the firmware and resets all disk configurations, wiping out any data you might have on the NAS. Managing Levels of Service 6-5 v1.1, February 2009
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 3. OS Reinstall: While keeping settings, you can simply restore all your settings from the configuration backup. 4. Tech Support: Enable the remote diagnostic function. 5. Skip Volume Check: Boot the system but v1.1, February 2009 Managing Levels of Service
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 3. Push the Backup button on the front panel to scroll through the menu to the OS Reinstall option. Figure 6-9 with that option. Figure 6-10 The system will reboot reset to the factory default settings. Managing Levels of Service 6-7 v1.1, February 2009
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Configuring RAID You can switch between the X-RAID2 Expandable Volume mode and the RAID 0/1/5 Flexible Volume mode only device. You also have the option of performing either a full file system check or 6-8 Managing Levels of Service v1.1, February 2009
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    to select these options unless you suspect there might be data or quota integrity problems. Figure 6-11 When you reboot or shut down the ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition, you must close the browser window and use RAIDar to reconnect to FrontView. Managing Levels of Service 6-9 v1.1, February 2009
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual 6-10 v1.1, February 2009 Managing Levels of Service
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems This appendix presents examples of how shares on the ReadyNAS device can be accessed by the various
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual AFP over Bonjour To access the AFP share advertised over Bonjour on Mac OS X, select Network from the Finder Go menu to see a listing of
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure A-4 From the Volumes field, select the share you want to access and click OK. AFP over AppleTalk If you chose to advertise your AFP service over AppleTalk, a listing of available networks is displayed. Figure A-5 Open the My Network folder to
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure A-6 Select Guest and click Connect. Then, select the share you want to connect to and click OK. Figure A-7 In Share security mode, you need
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    MAC OS 9 ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual To access the same share under Mac OS 9, select in Share mode, you can select the Guest radio button and leave the password field blank. If your login is successful, are given a listing of one or more shares. Select the share you wish to connect
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Figure A-10 You should see the same files in the share that you do in Windows Explorer. Figure A-11 A-6 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1.1, February 2009
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    not support NIS as it is unable to correlate NIS information with CIFS logins. In mixed environments where you want CIFS and NFS integration, you can set the security to User mode and manually login settings. Refer to Appendix A, "Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems for instructions
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual A-8 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1.1, February 2009
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    of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Addressing: Wireless Communications: http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/wireless/index.htm Preparing a Computer for Network
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.1, February 2009
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    -RAID 6-5 changing modes 2-21 CIFS 2-10 CIFS permission 3-13 Clock NTP 2-27 Comma Separated Value. See CSV Common Internet File Service. See CIFS. CSV 3-8 format of 3-6 D Default Gateway 2-6 Deleting a Volume Flex-RAID 2-17 deployment location 1-7 DHCP 2-7 enabling/disabling 2-8 v1.1, February 2009
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    Manual settings 2-2 Digital Living Network. See DLNA. Discovery Services 2-10 UPnP 2-15 discovery services Bonjour 2-14 Disk Spin-Down 5-3 DLNA 2-13 DNS Settings 2-6 domain security mode 3-4 security options 3-2 DVD Players networked 3-20 E Enable WebDAV support accounts 3-8 IP address setting 2-2
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    address host name use 2-6 MAC OS 9 accessing shares A-5 MAC OS X accessing shares A-1 MTU 2-3 multi-media 2-13 SlimServer 2-12 streaming services 2-12 N netgear1 1-8 Network File Service jumbo frames 2-5 ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Power Management 5-3 Power Timer 5-4 print queues
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    manually 4-9 temporary backups 4-8 SNMP 2-28 CA UniCenter 2-28 HP OpenView 2-28 setting up 2-28 Speed/Duplex Mode 2-3 Squeezebox 2-12 Standard File Protocols 2-10 streaming services 2-10 Home Media Streaming Server 2-14 iTunes Stream Server 2-13 multi-media 2-12 SlimServer 2-12 UPnP AV 2-13 Support
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    accessing shares 3-16 WINS 2-7 workgroup name 3-3 setup 3-3 X X-RAID 2-17 adding a second disk 2-20 adding more disks 2-20 RAID Level X 2-16 redundancy overhead 1-3 using hot-swap trays 2-20 volume management 2-20 ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual v1.1, February 2009 Index-5
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual v1.1, February 2009 Index-7
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    ReadyNAS NVX Business Edition User Manual Index-8 v1.1, February 2009
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NETGEAR
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ReadyNAS NVX
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Manual