Netgear Readynas Ultra 6 Manual

							350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
July 2011
202-10846-03
ReadyNAS Ultra, Ultra Plus, 
NVX, and Pro Series
Hardware Manual
Models:  
Ultra 2 
Ultra 4 
Ultra 6
Ultra 2 Plus 
Ultra 4 Plus 
Ultra 6 Plus
NVX Pioneer 
NVX (Business Edition) 
Pro 2 
Pro 4 
Pro 6 
Pro Pioneer 
Pro (Business Edition) 
						

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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. 
						

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Additional Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Choosing a Setup Location  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
System Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Diskless Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2 ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus, Pro 2
Front and Side Panels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Drive Bay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Status Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Boot Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3 ReadyNAS Ultra 4, Ultra 4 Plus, Pro 4, NVX Pioneer, 
NVX (Business Edition)
Front and Side Panels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Bay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Status Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Boot Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 4 ReadyNAS Ultra 6, Ultra 6 Plus, Pro 6, Pro Pioneer,  
Pro (Business Edition)
Front and Side Panels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Drive Bay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Status Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Boot Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5 Disks
Previously Formatted Disks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adding a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Failed Disk Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing a Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 
						

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Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications
Two-Bay Systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Four-Bay Systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Six-Bay Systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electrical Safety Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix B Compliance Notification
Index 
						

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1.   Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS® storage system. This ReadyNAS 
Ultra, Ultra Plus, NVX, and Pro Series Hardware Manual describes the physical features of these 
storage systems.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•     Additional Documentation 
•     Choosing a Setup Location 
•     System Requirements 
•     Diskless Units  
						

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Additional Documentation
For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your sto\
rage system, see the 
appropriate software manual for your unit, as listed in the following ta\
ble.
ModelSoftware Manual
Ultra Series: Ultra 2, Ultra 4, Ultra 6  ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4.2.17 Software Manual
Ultra Plus Series: Ultra 2 Plus, Ultra 4 
Plus, Ultra 6 Plus
NVX Pioneer
Pro Pioneer
NVX (Business Edition) ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17 Software Manual
Pro 2
Pro 4
Pro 6
Pro (Business Edition)
Both documents are available at http://www.readynas.com/documentation.
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. V\
isit 
http://readynas.com for reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software updates, documenta\
tion, 
an active user forum, and much more.
Choosing a Setup Location
Your ReadyNAS desktop unit is suitable for use in a home or small office\
 environment where 
it can be freestanding. The small, compact size makes it suitable for si\
tting 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. 
						

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System Requirements
Your ReadyNAS desktop unit requires the following:
•     Ethernet connection 
•     Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux operating s\
ystem
•     Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+, Apple Safari, 2.0+, Mozilla Firefox 2.\
0+, or Opera 9.5+ browser
•     Hard disk drive or drives from the NETGEAR Hardware Compatibility List; \
see  http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl. 
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 2-bay ReadyNAS storage system, but the same steps app\
ly to 4-bay and 
6-bay models.
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.  
						

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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. 
c.  Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk ba\
y. 
d. Slide the disk tray back into the unit and press the handle to secure th\
e disk.
3.  Turn the unit on and perform a factory reboot.
e.  See  Boot Menu  on page  15.
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 software manual for your unit, 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. 
						

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2.   ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus, Pro 2
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 
Plus, and Pro 2 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 2, Ul\
tra 2 Plus, and Pro 2 
units. Your unit’s color might vary from the color shown in this manu\
al.
1
2 3
6
8
4
57
Figure 1. ReadyNAS Ultra 2, Ultra 2 Plus, and Pro 2 front and side panel\
s
1. Exhaust vents
2. Power button and LED
3. Disk activity LED
4. Disk 1 and disk 2 LEDs
5. USB 3.0 port
6. Backup button
7. USB and backup status LED
8. Drive bay door