Download ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual

ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual
What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS?
NETGEAR ReadyNAS network storage products provide businesses and home users with
easy-to-use, high-performance gigabit network attached storage (NAS) solutions used to
share and protect data.
ReadyNAS systems enable users across the LAN, WAN, or over the Internet to back up and
share data from Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems.
Offering extensible, high-availability data protection, ReadyNAS systems come with robust,
fail-safe features that can include:
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Support for RAID 0, 1, and 5, plus hot spare. In addition, RAID 6 is available on the
Ultra 6, Ultra 6 Plus, and Pro Pioneer models.
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Dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet ports.
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NETGEAR’s proprietary X-RAID2TM for automatic volume expansion.
On selected ReadyNAS units, you can set up iSCSI volumes so that the ReadyNAS can
simultaneously act as a SAN (storage area network) in addition to providing NAS
functionality.
Your ReadyNAS continually monitors the entire system for abnormal situations or failures.
Status indicators provide quick hardware and software status readings, and e-mails alerts
inform you about critical events in the system.
And with the easily available FrontView Management system, the ReadyNAS can be
customized with a wealth of add-on features developed by NETGEAR, NETGEAR’s partners,
and the ReadyNAS development community.
ReadyNAS Community Website
For more information about NETGEAR ReadyNAS products visit the dedicated ReadyNAS
Community website at http://readynas.com where you will find reviews, tutorials, a
comparison chart, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more.
8 | Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted