QuTS hero 4.5.0 User Guide Document Version: 1 16/04/2020 QTuS hero User Guide Contents 1. Preface Audience.......................................................................................................................................................9 Document Conventions................................................................................................................................ 9 2. Overview About QuTS hero........................................................................................................................................10 What's New in QuTS hero 4.5.0................................................................................................................. 10 Support and Other Resources.................................................................................................................... 10 NAS Access................................................................................................................................................ 11 Accessing the NAS Using a Browser......................................................................................................11 Accessing the NAS Using Qfinder Pro................................................................................................... 12 Accessing the NAS Using Qmanager.....................................................................................................12 2-step Verification...................................................................................................................................13 QuTS hero Navigation................................................................................................................................ 15 Task Bar..................................................................................................................................................15 Main Menu..............................................................................................................................................23 Desktop.................................................................................................................................................. 25 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................29 3. Storage & Snapshots QNAP Flexible Storage Architecture.......................................................................................................... 31 Global Settings........................................................................................................................................... 32 Storage Global Settings..........................................................................................................................32 Disk Health Global Settings....................................................................................................................32 Snapshot Global Settings.......................................................................................................................33 Storage....................................................................................................................................................... 33 Disks.......................................................................................................................................................33 Storage Pools.........................................................................................................................................40 Shared Folders.......................................................................................................................................48 RAID.......................................................................................................................................................55 Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs)............................................................................................................... 60 Expansion Units..........................................................................................................................................63 Expansion Unit Actions...........................................................................................................................63 Expansion Unit Automatic Recovery...................................................................................................... 64 QNAP External RAID Devices................................................................................................................64 Snapshots...................................................................................................................................................77 Snapshot Storage Limitations.................................................................................................................77 Snapshot Creation..................................................................................................................................77 Snapshot Management.......................................................................................................................... 79 Snapshot Data Recovery........................................................................................................................81 Snapshot Clone......................................................................................................................................84 Snapshot Replica................................................................................................................................... 85 Cache Acceleration.....................................................................................................................................96 Cache Acceleration Requirements.........................................................................................................97 Creating the SSD Cache........................................................................................................................ 97 Configuring SSD Cache Disks................................................................................................................98 Configuring Cached Storage.................................................................................................................. 98 Removing the SSD Cache......................................................................................................................99 External Storage......................................................................................................................................... 99 External Storage Device Actions..........................................................................................................100 External Storage Disk Actions..............................................................................................................100 1 External Storage Partition Actions........................................................................................................100 Formatting an External Storage Partition............................................................................................. 101 VJBOD (Virtual JBOD)..............................................................................................................................102 VJBOD Requirements.......................................................................................................................... 103 VJBOD Limitations............................................................................................................................... 103 VJBOD Automatic Reconnection..........................................................................................................103 VJBOD Creation...................................................................................................................................103 VJBOD Management............................................................................................................................108 4. System Settings General Settings........................................................................................................................................111 Configuring System Administration Settings.........................................................................................111 Configuring Time Settings.....................................................................................................................112 Configuring Daylight Saving Time.........................................................................................................113 Configuring Codepage Settings............................................................................................................114 Configuring Region Settings.................................................................................................................114 Configuring the Login Screen............................................................................................................... 114 Security..................................................................................................................................................... 114 Configuring the Allow/Deny List............................................................................................................115 Configuring IP Access Protection........................................................................................................