Newbie - install a ReadyNAS 4 ULTRA

[Rabi]

Hi There 

I got a Readynas ultra 4000 from my work because they do not need it. There is two disk in it. and two empty slots. 

I only have apple devices here at home, my router is a Time Machine from apple. I tried to connect it it doen´t work. 

All my computers are full and i need to move data to another divice ..... i thougth that maybe i can use this Readynas. 

Can I use it as an extra HD, but it does not show up in my finder. 

I really need help to set this up .... is there a tutourial on the web? 

Plz respond 

Thx 

Rabi 

[cpu8088]

u can download the manual. it will show u steps to do a factory default reset. this should wipe out previous configurations and give u a fresh start

[Rabi]

i will try that 

but is it hard to install ... ? after 

[StephenB]

The hardware manual is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/documentation/HM/ReadyNAS_Ultra_UltraPlus_Pro_HW_13April11.pdf

The software manual is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/documentation/UM/ReadyNAS_Home_SW_6June11.pdf

Your NAS ships with OS 4 (the firmware should be 4.2.x).  It can be converted to OS 6 - not sure if that has advantages for using TimeMachine backup or not.   Hopefully a mac user will chime in.

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@Rabi wrote:

but is it hard to install ... ? after 

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Well, that depends in part on what skills you have.  We can provide advice if you get stuck.

One piece of advice up front:  RAID is not enough to keep your data safe.  The best way to do that is to have more than one copy on different devices.  After you are up and running, you should also think about your backup plan.

[mdgm-ntgr]

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@StephenB wrote:
Your NAS ships with OS 4 (the firmware should be 4.2.x).  It can be converted to OS 6 - not sure if that has advantages for using TimeMachine backup or not.   Hopefully a mac user will chime in.

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OS6 has a newer version of netatalk (the package used for AFP/Time Machine support) and has per user Time Machine. So there are some advantages, but Time Machine backups work fine with RAIDiator-x86 4.2.x at this time.