Netgear RD521210 – ReadyDATA 5200 12TB SATA Bundle includes RD5200 with 2 x RD5D6LT01 Disk Packs Software Guide
Manage Shares and LUNs
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ReadyDATA OS 1.4
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<volume name>
is the name of the volume on which the share resides.
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<share name>
is the name of the share that you want to access.
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<mount point>
is the name of an empty folder on the Linux or Unix device.
Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI-Attached Device
An iSCSI initiator application lets you set up a connection from a server to a LUN group (and
therefore to individual LUNs). Normally, users would not initiate such a LUN connection; the
network administrator would provide access to a LUN group through a server.
network administrator would provide access to a LUN group through a server.
The iSCSI targets (that is, the LUNs in the LUN group on the ReadyDATA) present
themselves on the client system as virtual block devices and can be treated as locally
attached disks. Windows, for example, can run FAT32 or NTFS on the iSCSI target device
and treat the devices as though they are locally attached.
themselves on the client system as virtual block devices and can be treated as locally
attached disks. Windows, for example, can run FAT32 or NTFS on the iSCSI target device
and treat the devices as though they are locally attached.
When they have access to a LUN group, users can employ any backup application to back
up local data from their iSCSI-attached device to a LUN.
up local data from their iSCSI-attached device to a LUN.
Note:
Unlike snapshots that reside on a share, snapshots that reside on a
LUN are not visible to users. For information about how to recover
data using a snapshot on a LUN, see
LUN are not visible to users. For information about how to recover
data using a snapshot on a LUN, see