Netgear RD5200 (ReadyDATA 5200) – ReadyDATA 5200 System Empty Chassis with 10G (2 port SFP+ card) 소프트웨어 가이드
Manage Shares and LUNs
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ReadyDATA OS 1.4
5.
Click the Create button.
The ReadyDATA confirms the creation of a LUN with the message “Data Set successfully
created.” The new LUN is added to the Shares screen. Basic information is displayed to
the right of the LUN.
created.” The new LUN is added to the Shares screen. Basic information is displayed to
the right of the LUN.
View and Change the Properties of a LUN, Including Size
Expansion
Expansion
To view and change the properties of a LUN:
1.
Select Shares.
2.
Click the Data Set button (with four cubes,
).
The Shares screen displays (see the following figure).
3.
Select the LUN that you want to explore by clicking it.
The color of the LUN turns purple.
4.
Right-click the LUN.
A pop-up menu displays:
Provision
Select how storage space is provisioned. Make a selection from the drop-down list:
•
Thin. Even though you specify the size of the LUN when you create it, storage space
is assigned on demand instead of up front. The size of the LUN is reported as the total
storage space that you specify when you create the LUN.
is assigned on demand instead of up front. The size of the LUN is reported as the total
storage space that you specify when you create the LUN.
•
Thick. All storage space that you specify when you create the LUN is also allocated
up
up
front. The size of the LUN is reported as the total storage space that you specify
when you create the LUN, the default method.
Note:
Make sure that you watch the volume capacity of the volume on which the over
allocated LUN resides so you do not run out of storage space unexpectedly.
Note:
NETGEAR recommends that you do not use an over allocated thin LUN for storage
of critical data. Instead, use a thick LUN.
Size
Specify the size of the LUN. The maximum size that you can allocate to the LUN is stated
at the bottom of the screen.
at the bottom of the screen.
Unit
Select the unit of measurement from the drop-down list:
•
MB.
•
GB, the default unit of measurement.
•
TB.
Block size
Select the block size from the drop-down list. 4 KB block size is the default when you create
an NTFS on a server, but 64 KB is recommended. The block size for the NTFS must be
equal or larger than the block size selected here.
an NTFS on a server, but 64 KB is recommended. The block size for the NTFS must be
equal or larger than the block size selected here.
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