Purchasing ReadyNas Pro 6 Diskless

One other note. When reading your first post asking about the software "and what I need to make it run", my first impression was that you were asking about the operating system. The operating system (called RAIDiator) is included on each machine in a flash memory chip. When you install the first drive and turn it on (it has to have at least one drive to operate) it will initialize the drives and then start a 10 minute countdown. During that countdown you have the opportunity to access the unit via RAIDar (the discovery program included on the enclosed CD) and decide if you want to use the default X-Raid2 system (recommended) or Flex-Raid where you manually set up the raid. After the 10 minutes window has expired (or when you manually choose the system) it will then install the operating system (referred to as firmware since it is on flash and not a CD/DVD) and do the default setup.

There are three terms we use heavily and it might help when you are reading other posts to explain them. RAIDar is a program that is run on the client machine (PC) to a) discover any and all ReadyNAS units on a network and b) start the setup and configuration application that runs in a browser window from the ReadyNAS. This configuration application is called Frontview. The actual operating system/firmware that make the unit run and includes the RAID control software is called RAIDiator. This is the ReadyNAS equivalent of Windows, MAC OS or Linux depending on which flavor you use in your office environment.

Another way the lead attorney and indeed all other attorneys can access their files from home is thorough ReadyNAS Remote. This enables remote access to the NAS from a PC outside the physical location of the device. I cannot explain it further since I have never used it.