QNAP TVS-EC880-E3-8G User Manual

Table of Contents

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1. Notice

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1.1 Legal Notice and Disclaimer

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1.2 Regulatory Notice

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1.3 Document Annotation

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1.4 Safety Information and Precautions

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2. Getting Started

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2.1 Hardware Installation

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2.1.1 Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List

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2.1.2 Checking System Status

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2.2 Software Installation

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2.2.1 Online Installation

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2.2.2 Cloud Installation

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2.2.3 CD Installation

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2.3 Getting Utilities

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2.4 Connecting to NAS Shared Folders

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2.4.1 Windows

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2.4.2 Mac or Linux

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2.5 Connecting to NAS by Web Browser

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2.6 Migrating from Old NAS

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3. QTS Basics and Desktop

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3.1 Introducing QTS

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3.2 Using QTS Desktop

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4. System Settings

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4.1 General Settings

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4.2 Storage Manager

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4.2.1 Dashboard

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4.2.2 Storage

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4.2.2.1 Disks

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4.2.2.2 Volumes

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4.2.2.3 Storage Pools

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4.2.2.4 C ache Acceleration

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4.2.3 iSCSI

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4.2.3.1 iSC SI Storage

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4.2.3.2 LUN Backup

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4.2.4 Virtual Disk

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4.3 Network

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4.4 Security