NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro

A six bay NAS system by NETGEAR, the ReadyNAS Pro is one of the latest in NETGEAR's ReadyNAS product lineup, and as indicated is intended largely for professional use, marketed mostly toward small and medium businesses.  The ReadyNAS Pro can be purchased in one of three varieties, new.  Varying solely by beginning storage capacity, the three models available offer 1.5 TB, 3 TB, and 6 TB storage capacity on arrival.  Powered by an Intel multi-core processor and 1GB RAM, as well as 128 MB Flash.  The ReadyNAS Pro also supports RAM upgrades with a second slot arriving vacant, allowing RAM to be potentially upgraded to 4 GB total.

For more information on performance and a full hardware listing, please scroll down.

The ReadyNAS Pro performs admirably, achieving around 70 MB/s read speeds and 60 MB/s write speeds during independent testing with a gigabit connection.

As with virtually all NAS systems, and definitely all arrays of this size, the ReadyNAS Pro supports a variety of RAID systems to backup important data.  RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6 all come supported.  Hotswapping is also available, so drives that have failed or need to be upgraded can be removed and replaced while the array as a whole remains online and the data stored within remains available through the procedure.

Hardware spefications follow, taken from the NETGEAR official website.

Technical Specifications

• Intel multi-core processor
• 1 GB DDR2 DIMM (expandable with additional slot, supports up to 4GB)
• Embedded 128 MB Flash Memory for OS
• 6 Serial ATA II channels
• Hot-swappable trays
• Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports with load balancing and failover
• OLED display
• 3 USB 2.0 ports
• Supports Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX Clients
• DHCP server and print server
• Setup Wizard and easy browser-based interface

RAID

• X-RAID2 single volume auto expansion
• Multiple volume support for hardware-accelerated RAID 0, 1, 5, 6
• Hot swap support
• Hot spare support

Volumes

• Single volume auto expansion (X-RAID2)
• Advanced volume management (Flex-RAID)
• iSCSI target
• Journaled file system
• User and group quotas

Network File Services

• CIFS/SMB for Windows
• AFP 3.1 for Mac OS 9/X
• NFS v2/v3 for Linux and UNIX
• HTTP/S for web browsers
• FTP/S support
• Rsync

Network Streaming Services

• UPnP AV
• Logitech Squeeze Center
• Apple iTunes® Server

Media Streaming

• Windows MCE compatible
• Sonos® music player
• SONY PlayStation®3
• Microsoft Xbox®, Xbox 360®
• NETGEAR Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000 Series
• Network DVD player compatible

Network Security

• Selectable, user, domain/ADS modes
• Windows ACL
• Encrypted network logins
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Open Platform

• FrontView with open SDK
• Root SSH access

Network Options

• DHCP or static IP
• WINS
• NTP

System Management

• Performance options
• Device status
• System configuration backup and restore
• Email alerts and event logs
• SNMP

Backup

• Integrated Backup Manager
• Programmable backup button
• Remote backup over CIFS/NFS/FTP/HTTP & Rsync
• Backup to/from USB disks
• CDP (continuous data protection) backup software for Windows and Macintosh clients

USB Device Supported

• Printers
• USB HDD
• Flash devices with camera auto-copy
• UPS with monitoring and auto-shutdown

Power-saving Options

• Disk spin-down
• Power-on schedule
• Wake-on-LAN

Web Browsers Supported

• Internet Explorer 7.0+
• Opera 7.0+; Safari 2.0+
• Mozilla Firefox® 2.0+

Languages

• Management UI: English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian
• File name: Unicode

Electrical

• 300W server-rated AC power supply
• Input: 100 – 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption

• 115W typical (With 6 x 1 TB disks)
• Lowers with power-saving modes

Thermal

• Software-controlled 120 mm chassis cooling fan
• Software-controlled 90 mm CPU cooling fan
• Fan failure alert
• High temperature email alert with auto-shutdown option

Operating Environment

• 0° - 40° C
• 20% – 80% humidity (non-condensing)
• FCC, UL, CE, C-Tick, MIC, VCCI, RoHS compliance

Physical

• Kensington lock security hole
• Dimensions: (h x w x d) 250 x 170 x 285 mm (10.0 x 6.7 x 11.2 in)
• Weight: 7.5 kg (16.5 lb) without disks

Optional Spare Parts

• Hot-swappable SATA disk tray
• 120 mm chassis fan