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Adding a Volume

After deleting the volume, Add Volume tab displays listing the available configurable space on the hard disks. All the disks are selected by default. You can elect to specify a hot spare disk if you wish. A hot spare remains in standby mode and automatically regenerates the data from a failed disk from the volume. A hot spare disk is available for RAID level 1 and RAID level 5 only if there are enough disks to fulfill the required minimum plus one.

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To add a volume:

1.Select the hard disks. In this example, we select the first three disks and elect not to specify any of them as a hot spare.

2.Select the RAID level. RAID level determines how the redundancy, capacity utilization, and performance are implemented for the volume. Typically in a configuration of three or more disks, RAID level 5 is recommended.

In our example, we selected RAID level 5 for the three selected disks.

3.Specify the desired volume size. After you specify the volume parameters, enter the appropriate volume size—if you wish to configure a smaller volume size than the maximum displayed. The resulting volume will be approximately the size that is specified.

In our example, we kept the maximum size that was calculated.

4.Click Apply, and wait for the instruction to reboot the system. It typically takes about 1 minute before you are notified to reboot.

After rebooting, you are notified by e-mail when the volume has been added. Use RAIDar to reconnect to the NAS device.

RAID Settings

After you have added a volume, you can return to the Volume tab and click the RAID Settings tab to display the current RAID information and configuration options for the volume.

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Contents ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Trademarks Technical SupportStatement of Conditions Certificate of the Manufacturer/ImporterProduct and Publication Details V1.0, December Contents Chapter Managing User Access Chapter Securing Your Data Appendix a Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems Conventions, Formats, and Scope About This ManualHow to Print This Manual How to Use This ManualRevision History Xii About This Manual Chapter Getting Acquainted What is the ReadyNAS Pro?RAID Is Expandable RAID What Are the Benefits of X-RAID and X-RAID2?RAID Simplifies Redundancy RAID2 Is Even More Flexible X-RAID Data VolumeFront and Side Panel Introducing the Status Displays, Ports, and Drive BayDrive Bay Rear Panel Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro Initial SetupDefault IP Address, Login Name, and Password RAIDar Setup UtilityFrontView Management Console Netgear ReadyNAS Community Customizing Network Settings Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS ProEthernet Interfaces ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Default Gateway Global Network SettingsDNS Settings HostnameWins Route a Manual Routing Table Updating the Admin PasswordReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Standard File Protocols Selecting Services for Share AccessReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Streaming Services Discovery Services Understanding Volume ManagementRAID Overview of RAID Levels and X-RAID2RAID2 Deleting a Volume Volume Management for Flex-RAIDRAID Settings Adding a VolumeAdding a Second Disk for Redundancy Volume Management for X-RAID2Adding More Disks Replacing All Your Disks for More Capacity Volume MaintenanceDisk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix Working with USB VolumesDisconnect USB Flash Device OptionPrint Shares over CIFS/SMB Setting Up PrintersIPP Printing Managing Print Queues Clock, System Time, and NTP Options Adjusting System SettingsAlerts, Alert Contacts, Alert Settings, and Smtp Language Settings Updating ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition Updating from a Local Drive Updating from the Netgear Web SiteConfiguring Automatic Update Settings Restoring the Factory Default Settings Configuration BackupReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Understanding Disk Share Security Access Chapter Managing User AccessManaging Groups Setting Up User and Group AccountsPlease note the following Spaces around commas are ignored Managing Users Fred,hello123 Setting Accounts Preferences Changing User PasswordsManaging Your Shares Adding Shares Managing Shares Setting Share Access Hosts allowed access 192.168.2.101 Advanced Options Web Browser ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide FTP/FTPS Rsync # rsync -a ipaddrbackup /tmpNetworked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters Remote AccessGo to Services Standard File Protocols and enable FTP Remote FTP AccessRemote Http Access Http ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Adding a New Backup Job Configuring Backup JobsChapter Securing Your Data Select Backup Source Myfolder media/Videos My Folder My Documents/My Pictures Select Backup DestinationChoose Backup Schedule All Logs link Choose Backup OptionsViewing the Backup Schedule Programming the Backup Button Editing a Backup Job Viewing the Backup LogBacking Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Performance Chapter Optimizing PerformanceAdding a UPS to Protect Against Power Failures Disk Spin-Down Option Power ManagementUPS Configuration Power TimerWake-On-LAN Viewing System Status Chapter Managing Levels of ServiceHealth Logs Replacing a Failed Disk Choosing a Replacement DiskReplacing a Failed Disk ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Resynchronizing the Volume Using the System Diagnostic MenuUse the OS Reinstall Option to Re-install the Firmware Configuring RAID Shutdown MAC OS Appendix a Share Access from MAC and Linux SystemsFigure A-2 AFP over BonjourFigure A-4 AFP over AppleTalkFigure A-6 Enter a valid user account and password, and click Connect Figure A-10 Figure A-12 Accessing Shares from Linux/UnixReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Document Link Appendix B Related DocumentsReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Numerics IndexIndex-2 Index-3 Index-4