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ReadyDATA 5200
Hardware Manual
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
December 2012
202-11024-03
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my.netgear.com. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. For product updates and web support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR. Phone (Other
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Status and Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Factory Setti
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1. Getting Started 1 TM Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR® ReadyDATA 5200. This ReadyDATA 5200 Hardware Manual describes the physical features of the ReadyDATA 5200. This chapter includes the following sections: • Front Panel • Rear Panel • Status and Shutdown • Boot Menu • Factory Settings • Technical Specifications This manual assumes that your ReadyDATA 5200 has been installed in a rack according to the instructions in the NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Installation Guide. For
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Front Panel The following figure shows the front panel of the ReadyDATA 5200 with the optional front bezel removed. 1 2 Figure 1. ReadyDATA 5200 front panel 1. Drive bays with disk status LEDs 2. Control panel The following figure shows the control panel in more detail. 1 2 3 6 4 7 5 8 Figure 2. ReadyDATA 5200 control panel 1. Power button 2. Reset button 3. Power LED 4. Ethernet LED 5. Power diagnostic LED 6. Disk activity LED 7. Ethernet LED 8. Inform
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Each drive bay features a latch that releases the pop-out tray handle, as shown in the following figure. 1 2 Figure 3. 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. For more information about adding and replacing disk drives, see Add a Disk on page 23 and Replace a Disk on page 27.
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Rear Panel The following figure shows the rear panel of the ReadyDATA 5200. 9 1 8 7 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 5. ReadyDATA 5200 rear panel 1. Power supplies 2. PS2 keyboard and mouse ports 3. USB ports 4. RS232 console port 5. VGA monitor port 6. 1-gigabit Ethernet ports with status LED status indicators 7. 10-gigabit Ethernet ports with status LED status indicators 8. SAS output port 9. Maintenance port Status and Shutdown You can obtain information about the sta
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Table 1. Status indicators (continued) Indicator Description Information LED The LED has these states: • On. Overheating or fan failure • Off. Normal operation Disk LEDs on disk tray with The top LED indicates disk activity as follows: SAS drives or SSD with • Blinking. The disk in the bay is active. SAS interface • On. The disk in the bay is inactive. The bottom LED indicates disk failure, as follows: • Off. Normal operation • On. Disk failure Disk LEDs on disk tray w
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Boot Menu Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyDATA 5200. It has the following boot modes: • Normal. Initiates a normal boot process, just like booting using the Power button. • Factory default. Initiates a reboot process that resets the system to factory settings and clears all data. WARNING: This boot mode erases all data. If your system has data that you want to save, back it up to another storage device before performing a factory default reboot
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 7. Press and release the Reset button to scroll through the boot menu options. Watch the blink pattern of the power diagnostic LED and the information LED. The following table shows the how the system displays the current option using the power diagnostic LED and information LED. Boot Mode Power Diagnostic LED and Information LED Blink Pattern Normal Factory default OS reinstall Tech support Memory test
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Factory Settings The following table lists factory settings for the ReadyDATA 5200. Table 2. Factory settings Feature Default Login User login URL when the ReadyDATA https://169.254.x.x 5200 is not connected to a DHCP server The last two octets are randomly generated based on the system’s MAC address. Admin user name (case sensitive) admin Admin login password (case sensitive) password Management System configuration Dashboard web-based configuration and status moni
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Technical Specifications The following table lists the technical specifications for the ReadyDATA 5200. Table 3. ReadyDATA 5200 technical specifications Feature Specification Electrical Power supplies (PSU) Two 700W server-rated AC power supplies Input 100–240V AC, 50/60Hz Power consumption 170 W typical with six1 TB disks Thermal Cooling fans Three 80-mm dual ball-bearing chassis cooling fans Fan failure alerts Hardware LED, software using Dashboard and high temperat
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2. Expansion Disk Arrays 2 This chapter describes physical features of the EDA2000 and EDA4000, which are optional expansion disk arrays you can use with the ReadyDATA 5200. This manual assumes that your expansion disk array has been installed in a rack according to the instructions in the NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Installation Guide. The disk expansion arrays do not work independently; instead, they must be connected to a ReadyDATA 5200. For information about how to connect an expansion dis
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Front Panel The following figure shows the front panel of the EDA2000 (2U expansion disk array), top, and EDA4000 (4U expansion disk array), bottom, with the optional front bezel removed. 2 1 2 Figure 6. EDA2000 front panel and EDA4000 front panel 1. Drive bays with disk status LEDs 2. Control panel Expansion Disk Arrays 14
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 The following figure shows the control panels in more detail. 1 1 2 2 3 6 3 6 7 4 4 7 8 5 8 5 Figure 7. EDA2000 and EDA4000 control panels 1. Power button 2. Reset button 3. Power LED 4. Ethernet LED 5. Power diagnostic LED 6. Disk activity LED 7. Ethernet LED 8. Information LED Each drive bay features a latch that releases the pop-out tray handle, as shown in the following figure. 1 2 Figure 8. Disk tray handle and release latch 1. Disk tray handle 2. D
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 For more information about adding and replacing disk drives, see Add a Disk on page 23 and Replace a Disk on page 27. The EDA 2000 and EDA 4000 come with an front bezel that protects the drive bays with a lockable cover. You can operate the EDA2000 and EDA4000 with or without the front bezel. For more information about installing and removing the front bezel, see Front Bezel on page 20. Rear Panel The following figure shows the rear panel of the EDA2000 (2U expansion
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Status Information The status indicators on the EDA2000 and EDA4000 are the same as on the ReadyDATA 5200. For more information, see Table 1, Status indicators on page 7. Technical Specifications The following table lists the technical specifications for the EDA2000. Table 4. EDA2000 technical specifications Feature Specification Electrical Power supplies (PSU) Two 700W server-rated AC power supplies Input 100–240V AC, 50/60Hz Power consumption 170W typical with six 1-
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 The following table lists the technical specifications for the EDA4000. Table 5. EDA4000 technical specifications Feature Specification Electrical Power supplies (PSU) Two 700W server-rated AC power supplies Input 100–240V AC, 50/60Hz Power consumption 170W typical with six 1-TB disks Thermal Cooling fans Five 80-mm dual ball-bearing chassis cooling fans Fan failure alerts Hardware LED, software using Dashboard and high temperature email alert with auto-shutdown option
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3. Maintenance 3 This chapter describes how to perform maintenance activities like adding disks and replacing disks and system components. It includes the following topics: • Front Bezel • Disks • System Components 19
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NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Front Bezel The ReadyDATA 5200, EDA2000, and EDA4000 come with a front bezel that protects the drive bays with a lockable cover. You can operate these systems with or without the bezel. To install the front bezel: 1. Hold the bezel in front of the ReadyDATA 5200, EDA2000, or EDA4000 chassis. Ensure that the bezel is parallel to the chassis. 2. Insert the tabs on the right side of the bezel into the holes on the right bezel brace. 3. Push the bezel to the right and ins
