Adding a NAS Volume

Add a NAS volume to allocate storage that can be shared on the network. When a NAS volume is added, default values are applied for some settings. To change the defaults, you must modify the NAS volume.

1.Click the NAS Volumes tab on the left.

2.Click the All NAS Volumes tab on the top.

3.In the All NAS Volumes pane, click .

4.Click New NAS Volume.

The New NAS Volume dialog box appears.

5.In the NAS volume name field, type a name for the NAS volume.

6.In the Size field, type a size for the NAS volume in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).

NOTE: A NAS volume must have a minimum size of 20MB.

7.Click OK.

Renaming a NAS Volume

Rename a NAS volume.

1.Click the NAS Volumes tab on the left.

2.Click the All NAS Volumes tab on the top.

3.In the All NAS Volumes pane, for the NAS volume that you want to rename, click .

4.Click Rename.

The Rename NAS Volume dialog box appears.

5.In the New name field, type a new name for the NAS volume.

6.Click OK.

Changing Access Time Granularity for a NAS Volume

Change the access time granularity settings of a NAS volume to change the interval at which fileaccess time stamps are updated.

1.Click the NAS Volumes tab on the left.

2.Click the All NAS Volumes tab on the top.

3.In the All NAS Volumes pane, click in the row of the volume you want to modify.

4.Click View Details.

The Space view is displayed for the selected volume.

5.In the NAS Volume Advanced Settings pane, click .

6.Click Modify File Access Time Granularity.

The Modify File Access Time Granularity for NAS Volume dialog is displayed.

7.Select one of the available options:

Never

Once (every 5 minutes/an hour/a day)

Always

8.Click OK.

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