Let me start by saying that I really like the Netgear ReadyNAS line of Network Attached Storage (NAS).
But those who know me know I’m very good at finding fault.
I installed 4 – 1T (1 terabyte) hard drives in a Netgear ReadyNAS RND4000 bare bones unit on Friday. Since I didn’t have time to set it up then I didn’t turn it on. Mistake.
I turned it on this morning to configure the volume and make some other configuration changes. Much to my dismay, 20 minutes later the unit still shows “configuring volume” on the LCD display.
Problem is, it is likely configuring all 4 drives in an XRaid configuration. That’s not what I want. I want 3 drives in a 2T RAID 5 with 1 hot spare. So after it FINALLY finishes, I get to login and undo what it did, then wait some more while it carries out MY instructions.
I know the manufacturers want to make these units so even an idiot can set them up, but try not to torque off the professionals that actually sell the units for you.
A wizard, which the unit utilizes, could do the same initialization but wait for the “Ok” from the person setting it up. When I flip on the power switch I want 1 of 2 things withing a minute or two:
- A functional unit that I can log into
- An error message that I can troubleshoot
Are you listening Netgear?
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