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uptown30
Sep 23, 2016Guide
Newbie to ReadyNAS
Hi all, I am new to ReadyNas 314E, firmware 6.5.1 (we can't update to the latest firmware as the cloud service app is not compatible with 6.5.2) and i have some questions regarding maintenance re...
JennC
Sep 24, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello uptown30,
Welcome to the community!
Other than maybe disconnecting the NAS, I do not see disabling the FW update pop up window option from the admin page. Are you referring to ReadyCloud service or another one? Although we do not recommend disabling it, perhaps you can post this request at the idea exchange board.
uptown30 wrote:
RAID 0 NAS - new and not issue but would like to know what needs to be done on a regular basis? do i need to reboot it weekly, how do i run maintenance. Under System, volume, settings I see a menu with Defrag, Scrub, Balance, Export, Destroy, Volume Schedule, Settings. Can you tell me what does Scrub and Balance do and when should I run it? Can I run Defrag, Scrub and Balance while the system is on?
Please see ReadyNAS scheduled maintenance tasks available article.
uptown30 wrote:
RAID 5 NAS - experience performance issue and Iike to know how do I troubleshoot it and how to run File System Check. additionally can I run the file system check while the unit is power on?
RAID 5 write speed is limited by the parity updates. For each written block, its corresponding parity block has to be read, updated, and then written back. I guess you can try doing one of the maintenance tasks first.

Regards,
- uptown30Sep 24, 2016Guide
The update pop I am refering to is when you open up the webportal and if you're not up to date with the firmware then you will see it. The problem is with the Cloud service the company is subscribe to does not recommend that I update yet becuase it is not compatible with their Sync app and so each time i log in, the message will come up and if i really click on YES by accident, gosh know what happen. I think the NetGear OS should be re-written to disable it but put "red hyperlink" so that admin is aware that there is an update rather than a pop up box.
Thank you for the link - i will take time to read it and get an understand of the feature.
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