ReadyNAS Duo v2
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ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2
Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your unit by reviewing the indicators listed in
the following table.
Indicator Description
Power button and LED Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS. The LED has these states:
• Blinking. Booting or shutting down
• On. Powered on
• Off. Powered off
Disk LEDs (1, 2) Each disk bay has an LED associated with it on the front panel of the unit. The
disk LEDs have these states:
• On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
• Blinking. The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing.
• Off. The disk bay is empty.
Disk activity LED The disk activity LED has these states:
• Blinking. A disk is active.
• Off. No disks are active.
Rear panel Ethernet port
LEDs
Two LED status indicators are built into this port, one green and one amber.
They indicate port speed and activity as follows:
• Green on, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, no activity
• Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity
• Green off, amber on. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no activity
• Green off, amber blinking. 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection speed, no
activity
• Green off, amber off. No connection
System Shutdown
You can shut down your unit in these ways:
• Using the Power button:
• Preferred shutdown. Press the Power button twice to initiate a graceful shutdown.
• Forced shutdown. If the unit is not responding, unplug it.
• Using the ReadyNAS Dashboard. For information about using the ReadyNAS
Dashboard to shut down your Duo v2, see the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 5.3 for Home
Software Manual, which is available at http://www.readynas.com/documentation.