QNAP TVS-472XT 4-Bay NAS Enclosure - Manual (Page 104)

A confirmation message appears.
17. Click OK.
QTS creates and initializes the volume, and then creates the optional shared folder.
Creating a Static Volume on a Drive Adapter
1. Set the drive adapter to the RAID mode that you want using the device's hardware Mode switch.
2. Install the drive adapter in the NAS.
For details, see the drive adapter's hardware user guide.
3. Go to Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots .
4. Perform one of the following actions.
NAS State Action
No volumes or storage pools Click New Volume.
One or more volumes or storage pools Click Create > New Volume .
The Volume Creation Wizard window opens.
5. Select Static Volume.
6. Click Next.
7. Under Enclosure Unit, select NAS Host.
8. In the list of disks, select the drive adapter.
9. Under RAID Type, select Single.
10. Click Next.
11. Optional: Specify an alias for the volume.
The alias must consist of 1 to 64 characters from any of the following groups:
• Letters: A to Z, a to z
• Numbers: 0 to 9
• Special characters: Hyphen (-), underscore (_)
12. Optional: Configure SSD over-provisioning.
Over-provisioning reserves a percentage of SSD storage space on each disk in the RAID group to
improve write performance and extend the disk's lifespan. You can decrease the amount of space
reserved for over-provisioning after QTS has created the RAID group.
Tip
To determine the optimal amount of over-provisioning for your SSDs, download and run SSD
Profiling Tool from App Center.
13. Optional: Specify the number of bytes per inode.
The number of bytes per inode determines the maximum volume size and the number of files and
folders that the volume can store. Increasing the number of bytes per inode results in a larger
maximum volume size, but a lower maximum number of files and folders.
14. Optional: Configure advanced settings.
QTS 4.4.x User Guide
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