Netgear RD521210 – ReadyDATA 5200 12TB SATA Bundle includes RD5200 with 2 x RD5D6LT01 Disk Packs Quick Setup Guide
Configure Volumes, LUNS, Shares, and Security
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Volume Performance and Configuration on ReadyDATA Platforms
6.
Click Create.
The ReadyDATA platform confirms the creation of a share with the message “Data Set
successfully created.” The new share is added to the Shares & LUNs screen. Basic
information is displayed to the right of the share.
successfully created.” The new share is added to the Shares & LUNs screen. Basic
information is displayed to the right of the share.
Configure Access Settings for an NFS Share
For more information about access settings for shares, see “Set Up Access Rights to Shares”
in Chapter 4, “Manage Shares and LUNs,” of the ReadyDATA OS Software Manual, which
you can download from
in Chapter 4, “Manage Shares and LUNs,” of the ReadyDATA OS Software Manual, which
you can download from
.
In addition to NFS, you can configure access settings for SMB, AFP, or FTP, or a combination
of the file-sharing protocols. The following procedure uses NFS as an example.
of the file-sharing protocols. The following procedure uses NFS as an example.
To configure access settings for an NFS share:
1.
Log in to the ReadyDATA platform using the default or your personalized login
credentials.
credentials.
Share (NAS)
Click the Share (NAS) button, which is the default setting.
Type
Select the check boxes for the file-sharing protocols that you want to enable
on the share:
on the share:
•
SMB. Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and sometimes by
Mac OS X computers. SMB uses TCP/IP.
Mac OS X computers. SMB uses TCP/IP.
•
NFS. Used by Linux and Unix clients. Mac OS X users can access NFS
shares through console shell access. The ReadyDATA platform supports
NFS over UDP and TCP.
shares through console shell access. The ReadyDATA platform supports
NFS over UDP and TCP.
•
AFP. Used by Mac OS X computers.
•
FTP. The ReadyDATA platform supports anonymous or user access for
FTP clients. You can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports
for passive FTP, allowing clients to initiate a connection to the
ReadyDATA platform.
FTP clients. You can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports
for passive FTP, allowing clients to initiate a connection to the
ReadyDATA platform.
Note:
If the New Share pop-up screen displays a red triangle with an
exclamation mark for a protocol (for example,
), the protocol is
globally disabled.
Size
If you do not set a size, the share has unlimited access to the storage space on the
volume, and the utilization rate of the share is greatly improved (over predefining the
size) because storage space is assigned only as data is written to the share.
volume, and the utilization rate of the share is greatly improved (over predefining the
size) because storage space is assigned only as data is written to the share.
By default, quota and reserve are not set when you create a share.
Quota
Select the Size check box and enter
the size of the storage space that is
available to the share.
the size of the storage space that is
available to the share.
Select the unit of measurement from
the drop-down list:
the drop-down list:
•
MB.
•
GB. This is the default unit of
measurement.
measurement.
•
TB.
Reserve
Select the Reserve check box to
reserve guaranteed storage space
for the share on the volume.
reserve guaranteed storage space
for the share on the volume.
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