Netgear Switch READYNAS 2120 User manual

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September 2013

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS OS 6

Rack-Mount Storage Systems

Hardware Manual

Models:

ReadyNAS 2120

ReadyNAS 3220

ReadyNAS 4220

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Support

Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product.

After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product

at

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NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. For product updates, additional

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http://support.netgear.com.

Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR.

Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at

http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Additional Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Supported Browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Diskless Storage System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Chapter 2 ReadyNAS 2120

Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Power On and Shut Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Preferred Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Forced Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Power State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Chapter 3 ReadyNAS 3220 and 4220

Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3220 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

4220 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Rack-Mount Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Chapter 4 Disks

Disk Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Supported Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Previously Formatted Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Reformat Previously Formatted Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Migrate a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Add a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Replace a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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Chapter 5 Maintenance

Access the Inside of the Storage System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replace a Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Replace the On-board Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Appendix A Defaults and Technical Specifications

Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

ReadyNAS 2120 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

ReadyNAS 3220 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

ReadyNAS 4220 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Rack-Mount Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Appendix B Notification of Compliance

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1. Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ReadyNAS

®

storage system. This manual

describes the physical features of the ReadyNAS OS 6 rack-mount storage systems.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Additional Documentation

• Setup Location

• Supported Operating Systems

• Supported Browsers

• Diskless Storage System

Getting Started

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Additional Documentation

For detailed information about configuring, managing, and using your ReadyNAS storage

system, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is available at

http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.

NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit

http://www.netgear.com/readynas for reviews, tutorials, a comparison chart, software

updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more.

Setup Location

Your ReadyNAS storage system is intended for installation in a restricted access location

(dedicated equipment rooms, service closets, and the like) only.

Keep the following considerations in mind as you install your system:

• Ambient operating temperature. If the system is installed in a closed or multiunit rack

assembly, the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment might be greater

than the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in

an environment compatible with the maximum rated ambient temperature. See

Appendix

A, Defaults and Technical Specifications.

• Reduced airflow. Mount the equipment into a rack so that the amount of airflow required

for safe operation is not compromised.

• Mechanical loading. Mount the equipment into a rack so that a hazardous condition

does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading.

• Circuit overloading. Consider the equipment’s connection to the power supply circuitry

and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent

protection and power supply wiring. Consider equipment nameplate ratings when

addressing this concern.

• Reliable grounding. This product requires reliable grounding to be maintained at all

times. To ensure this, ground the rack itself. Pay particular attention to power supply

connections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, the use

of power strips).

• Clearance. Leave enough clearance in front of the rack (about 25 inches) to enable you

to open the front door completely and in the back of the rack (about 30 inches) to allow for

sufficient airflow and ease in servicing.

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Supported Operating Systems

The ReadyNAS storage system is supported on the following systems:

• Microsoft Windows 8

• Microsoft Windows 7

• Microsoft Windows Vista

• Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later

• Linux, UNIX, Solaris

• Apple iOS

• Google Android

Supported Browsers

The ReadyNAS local admin page supports the following browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0+

• Apple Safari, 5.0+

• Google Chrome 20+

• Mozilla Firefox 14+

If you have difficulty accessing the local admin page or if you notice unexpected behavior, try

using another browser. For more information about the ReadyNAS local admin page, see the

ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual.

Diskless Storage System

If you purchased a ReadyNAS storage system without a preinstalled disk drive or drives, you

must add at least one disk to your system before you use the system. You can add a 3.5-inch

hard disk drive, a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, or a 2.5-inch solid-state drive to an empty disk bay.

For information about how to install a disk, see

Add a Disk on page 29.

Use only supported SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) in your

ReadyNAS storage system. If you use disks that are not supported, NETGEAR technical

support will not provide assistance. For a list of supported disks, see the NETGEAR

Hardware Compatibility List at

http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl.

If you are adding a previously formatted disk to your storage system, see the instructions in

Previously Formatted Disks on page 27.

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2. ReadyNAS 2120

This chapter describes the physical features of the ReadyNAS 2120. It includes the following

sections:

• Front Panel

• Rear Panel

• Status Information

• Power On and Shut Down

• Boot Menu

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Front Panel

The following figure shows the front panel of the ReadyNAS 2120.

1

2

33

5

4

6

Figure 1. Front panel

1. Drive bays

2. Control panel

3. Mounting bracket

4. Fault LED

5. Disk Activity LED

6. Disk tray (For more information, see Disk Tray on page 26.)

The following figure shows the control panel in more detail.

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Figure 2. Control panel

1. USB 2.0 port

2. Reset button

3. Error LED

4. LAN 1 and LAN 2 LEDs

5. Power LED

6. Power button

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Rear Panel

The following figure shows the rear panel of the ReadyNAS 2120.

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Figure 3. Rear panel

1. Power cable socket

2. Power switch

3. Disk exhaust fans

4. E-SATA ports

5. USB 3.0 ports

6. LAN ports with LED status indicators

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Status Information

You can obtain information about the status of your ReadyNAS 2120 by reviewing the LEDs

listed in the following table.

Table 1. Status information

Indicator Description

Disk Activity LED (disk tray,

top)

The Disk Activity LEDs have these states:

• Solid blue. A

disk is present.

• Blinking. The disk is active.

• Off. No disk is present.

Fault LED (disk tray,

bottom)

The Fault LEDs have these states:

• Solid red.

The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing.

• Off. No disk is active.

Error LED (front panel) The Error LED has these states:

• Solid red.

The system needs attention. Use the local admin page to

determine the problem. For more information, see the ReadyNAS OS 6

Software Manual, which is available at

http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.

• Off. The

system is healthy.

LAN 1 and LAN 2 LEDs

(front panel)

The LAN LEDs have these states:

• Solid blue. An

Ethernet cable is connected.

• Blinking. The

Ethernet link is active.

• Off.

There is no Ethernet connection.

LAN port LEDs (rear panel) Two LED status indicators are built into each LAN port. One LED is green and one

is amber

. They indicate port speed and activity as follows:

• Green on, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, no activity

.

• Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity

.

• Green off, amber on. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no activity

.

• Green off, amber blinking. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, activity.

• Green off, amber off. No connection.

Power LED (front panel) The Power LED has these states:

• Solid green.

The system is powered on.

• Blinking.

The system is powering on or powering off.

• Off. Power is not supplied to the system.

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Power On and Shut Down

This section describes how to power on and shut down your system. If you must shut down

the system, use one of the preferred shutdown methods whenever possible.

Power On

 To power on the system:

1. Connect the system to a power supply.

2. Flip the Power switch to the On position.

The Power switch is located on the back panel of the system.

Note: Depending on the system’s last power state, the system might power on

automatically. For more information, see

Power State on page 13.

3. If necessary, press the Power button on the front panel of the system.

The system powers on.

Preferred Shutdown

You can gracefully shut down your system by using the Power button or the ReadyNAS local

admin page.

For information about how to gracefully shut down your system using the ReadyNAS local

admin page, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is available at

http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.

 To gracefully shut down your system using the Power button:

1. Press the Power button on the front panel of the system.

The Power LED blinks, prompting you to confirm the shutdown.

2. Press the Power button again.

The system shuts down gracefully.

Forced Shutdown

Perform a forced shutdown only if the storage system is not responding.

 To perform a forced shutdown:

Flip the Power switch to the Off position.

The Power switch is located on the back panel of the system.

The system shuts down.

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Power State

If the power supply is interrupted due to a power failure, the system returns to its last state

once the power supply is restored:

• If the system was powered on at the time of the power failure, the system powers on

when the power supply is restored.

• If the system was powered off at the time of the power failure, the system remains off

when the power supply is restored.

Boot Menu

Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyNAS storage system. Your storage

system 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. After the

disk test, a 10-minute time-out period begins. During the 10-minute time-out period, you

can choose to power off the storage system without causing any data loss, and the

factory default process is canceled. If you choose not to power off the storage system,

after the 10-minute time-out period, the factory default process begins.

WARNING:

The factory default reboot process resets the storage system to

factory settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats

the disk to X-RAID2.

Note: To start the factory default process immediately, press the Reset

button during the 10-minute time-out period.

• 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 storage system, 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 a NETGEAR technical support representative instructs you to do so.

• Volume read only. Mounts a volume as read-only. Use this option when you are

attempting to rescue data off a disk during a disaster recovery.

• Memory test. Performs a memory test. The pass or fail result is reported using the

storage system’s LEDs. Contact a NETGEAR technical support representative to

interpret memory test results.

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• Test disk. Performs an offline full disk test. This process can take four hours or more,

depending on the size of your disks. Any problems are reported in the system logs, which

you can view using the local admin page. For more information about viewing the system

logs, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual.

 To access the boot menu:

1. Power of

f your system.

2. Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button.

3. Press the Power button on the front panel of the system.

The system powers on.

4. Continue to press the Reset button until the Power button is solid green and the Error LED,

LAN 1 LED, and LAN 2 LED are blinking.

5. Press and release the Reset button to scroll through the boot menu modes.

The storage system shows the boot mode options using the LEDs, as described in the

following table:

Boot Mode Status Indicator

Description Error

LED

LAN 1

LED

LAN 2

LED

Power

LED

Boot menu Error LED and both LAN LEDs blink. Power

LED lights.

Normal LAN 2 and Power LEDs light.

Factory default LAN 1 and Power LEDs light.

OS reinstall Both LAN LEDs and the Power LED light.

Tech support Error and Power LEDs light.

Volume read only Error, LAN 2, and Power LEDs light.

Memory test Error, LAN 1, and Power LEDs light.

Test disk All four LEDs light.

Legend:

• Solid:



• Blinking: 

• Off: 

6. Press and hold the Reset button to confirm your boot menu selection.

The system boots in the selected boot mode.









  



 



 



  



  



 



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3. ReadyNAS 3220 and 4220

This chapter describes the physical features of the ReadyNAS 3220 and ReadyNAS 4220. It

includes the following sections:

• Front Panel

• 3220 Rear Panel

• 4220 Rear Panel

• Status Information

• Boot Menu

• Rack-Mount Setup

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Front Panel

The following figure shows the front panel of the 3220 and 4220.

RN3220

1

2

Figure 4. Front panel

1. Drive bays with disk status LEDs

2. Control panel

The following figure shows the control panel in more detail.

RN3220

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

8

9

10

Figure 5. Control panel

1. Power LED

2. Power button

3. Unit Identifier button

4. Reset button

5. Unit Identifier LED

6. Health LED

7. Ethernet LEDs

8. Disk Drive Power LED

9. Disk Drive Activity LED

10. USB 2.0 ports

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Each drive bay features a latch that releases the pop-out tray handle, as shown in the

following figure.

2

1

Figure 6. Disk tray handle and release latch

1. Disk tray handle

2. Disk tray release latch

WARNING:

No matter how many hard drives are installed in your system,

ensure that all drive trays remain in the drive bays to maintain

proper airflow.

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3220 Rear Panel

This following figure shows the rear panel of the 3220.

USB

eS ATA1

eS ATA2

LAN4

LAN2

LAN3LAN1

UID

CONSOLE

PSU 1 PSU 2

3

4

6

5

1

2

7

Figure 7. 3220 rear panel

1. Power supplies

2. Power supply status LEDs

3. Unit Identifier LED

4. SATA ports

5. 1-gigabit Ethernet ports with LED status indicators

6. VGA monitor port

7. USB 2.0 ports

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4220 Rear Panel

This following figure shows the rear panel of the 4220.

USB

LAN4

LAN2

LAN3LAN1

CONSOLE

eS ATA1

eS ATA2

UID

PSU 1 PSU 2

3

4

6

5

1

2

7

8

Figure 8. 4220 rear panel

1. Power supplies

2. Power supply status LEDs

3. Unit Identifier LED

4. SATA ports

5. 1-gigabit Ethernet ports with status LED status indicators

6. VGA port

7. USB 2.0 ports

8. 10-gigabit Ethernet ports with status LED status indicators

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Status Information

You can obtain information about the status of your system by reviewing the indicators listed

in the following table.

Table 2. Status indicators

Indicator Description

Power LED (control panel) The Power LED has these states:

• Green. The system is powered on.

• Amber. The

system is in standby mode.

• Off.

The system is powered off.

UI LED (control panel) The UI LED has these states:

• Blue.

The system is identified: the UI button was pressed and the UID

LED on the rear panel is lit.

• Off. The

system is not identified.

Health LED (control panel) The Health LED has these states:

• Red.

The system needs attention. Use the local admin page to determine

the problem. For more information, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software

Manual, which is available at

http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.

• Off. The

system is healthy.

LAN LEDs (control panel) The LAN LEDs have these states:

• Green. An

Ethernet cable is connected.

• Blinking. The

Ethernet link is active.

• Off.

There is no Ethernet activity.

Disk LEDs (disk trays) The top LED indicates disk status, as follows:

• On. A

disk is present.

• Off. No disk is present.

The bottom LED indicates disk activity as follows:

• Blinking. The

disk is active.

• Off. No disk activity

.

• Blinking on/off/on/off pattern. The

disk has failed or is faulty.

UI LED (rear panel) The UI LED has these states:

• On. The

system is identified: the UI button was pressed.

• Off. The

system is not identified.

Ethernet port LEDs (rear panel) Two LED status indicators are built into each LAN port. One LED is green and

one is amber

. They indicate port speed and activity as follows:

• Green on, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, no activity

.

• Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity

.

• Green off, amber on. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no

activity

.

• Green off, amber blinking. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection

speed, activity.

• Green off, amber off. No connection.

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