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fIle SyStem
CreAte File SyStem
iF Any pArt or All oF A logiCAl drive will ACt AS A nAS, tHe drive muSt FirSt
HAve A File SyStem. Follow tHe StepS below to CreAte A File SyStem.
1. From the Storage tab, click the File System menu item. The File
System panel will appear. This panel will display information about
the Volume, Device ID, RAID Level, Capacity, Operational Status,
File System, and whether the File System is Mounted.
2. Click on the row below these headings to view these additional
options:
✴ Quota—Sets restrictions on user and group access
✴ Defragmentation—Rearranges data into contiguous blocks; can
be scheduled
✴ View—Shows Volume, RAID Level, Operational Status, Capacity,
Free Capacity, Used Capacity, and Usage; also lets administrator
assign capacity or expand file system (if capacity allows)
✴ Delete—Allows administrator to delete all data on the selected
file system
File SyStem optionS
• In the File System menu, set the capacity for the logical drive.
The default capacity is 90% of the total available capacity. This is
to allow adequate spare capacity for Snapshot Backups.
• If you decide to use encryption, you must provide the key when
mounting the drive. To enable encryption on the logical drive,
click to select the Enable Encryption option, enter and retype the
Encryption Key.
• When Mount Automatically is enabled, the logical drive will be
mounted after rebooting the device with the file system intact.
If this feature is disabled, you will need to mount the logical disk
manually.
• Use the Check File System button to check and correct file system
errors.
• The Recycle Bin contains files deleted by users or the
administrator. The Recycle Bin appears as a shared folder when
enabled. Click the Empty button to clear the Recycle Bin.
deFrAgmentAtion
To perform or schedule defragmentation of the drives, do the following:
From the Storage tab, click File System. Move your pointer over row of
the listed File System to reveal the Defragmentation option. Click the
link to view the Volume Defragmentation menu.
1. To begin defragmentation, click the Defragment button. To
schedule a defragmenting routine, choose the schedule option and
configure the desired schedule. The options for scheduling are:
2. Disable—No defragmentation schedule
• Daily—Defragmentation is scheduled each day at the time
chosen from the drop-down menus.
• Weekly—Defragmentation is scheduled each week at the day
and time chosen from the drop-down menus.
• Monthly—Defragmentation is scheduled each month at the day
and time chosen from the drop-down menus.
uSer QuotAS
An administrator can configure user quotas for the available data
storage space on each logical drive.
1. From the Storage tab, click the File System menu. Move your
pointer to expand the row for the logical drive you want to
configure, and click on the Quota icon.
2. Enter an amount in Megabytes as the assigned data storage limit
for each user in the corresponding Quota entry field. A value of 0
(the default value) means there will be no limit for that user. If the
total available limit of storage is exceeded, an error message
is displayed.
An additional option is available to set a “soft” quota for each user.
The soft quota is set as a percentage of the total assigned quota for
the user, when the set percentage of the quota is exceeded, an email
alert is sent to the administrator.
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