QNAP TVS-472XT 4-Bay NAS Enclosure - Manual (Page 2)

Contents
1. Overview
NAS Access..................................................................................................................................................................9
Accessing the NAS Using a Browser................................................................................................................... 9
Accessing the NAS Using Qfinder Pro.............................................................................................................. 10
Accessing the NAS Using Qmanager................................................................................................................10
2-step Verification............................................................................................................................................... 11
About QTS................................................................................................................................................................. 12
What's New in QTS 4.4.x..........................................................................................................................................13
QTS Navigation.........................................................................................................................................................13
Task Bar................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Main Menu...........................................................................................................................................................21
Desktop................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Getting Started.........................................................................................................................................................27
2. Storage & Snapshots
QTS Flexible Volume Architecture..........................................................................................................................29
Global Settings......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Storage Global Settings......................................................................................................................................30
Disk / Device Global Settings............................................................................................................................. 31
Snapshot Global Settings................................................................................................................................... 32
Storage......................................................................................................................................................................33
Disks......................................................................................................................................................................33
Volumes................................................................................................................................................................39
Storage Pools.......................................................................................................................................................54
RAID...................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs).............................................................................................................................71
Expansion Units...................................................................................................................................................77
Expansion Units....................................................................................................................................................... 96
Expansion Unit Actions.......................................................................................................................................96
Expansion Unit Automatic Recovery.................................................................................................................96
QNAP External RAID Devices............................................................................................................................. 97
QNAP JBOD Enclosures.....................................................................................................................................113
Qtier.........................................................................................................................................................................114
Qtier Benefits.....................................................................................................................................................114
Qtier Requirements.......................................................................................................................................... 115
Qtier Creation....................................................................................................................................................116
Qtier Management........................................................................................................................................... 119
Tiering On Demand.......................................................................................................................................... 123
Snapshots............................................................................................................................................................... 123
Snapshot Storage Limitations......................................................................................................................... 124
Snapshot Creation............................................................................................................................................ 124
Snapshot Management....................................................................................................................................126
Snapshot Data Recovery.................................................................................................................................. 128
Snapshot Clone................................................................................................................................................. 131
Snapshot Replica...............................................................................................................................................132
Cache Acceleration................................................................................................................................................ 143
Cache Acceleration Requirements.................................................................................................................. 144
Creating the SSD Cache....................................................................................................................................144
Expanding the SSD Cache................................................................................................................................ 146
Configuring SSD Cache Settings..................................................................................................................... 147
Cache Missing....................................................................................................................................................147
QTS 4.4.x User Guide
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