2Table of Contents................................................................................................................51. Notice.............................................................................................................. 61.1 Legal Notice and Disclaimer.............................................................................................................. 81.2 Regulatory Notice.............................................................................................................. 121.3 Document Annotation.............................................................................................................. 131.4 Safety Information and Precautions................................................................................................................142. Getting Started.............................................................................................................. 152.1 Hardware Installation................................................................................................................................ 162.1.1 Hard Disk Drive Compatibility List................................................................................................................................ 172.1.2 Checking System Status.............................................................................................................. 202.2 Software Installation................................................................................................................................ 212.2.1 Online Installation................................................................................................................................ 222.2.2 Cloud Installation................................................................................................................................ 232.2.3 CD Installation.............................................................................................................. 242.3 Getting Utilities.............................................................................................................. 252.4 Connecting to NAS Shared Folders................................................................................................................................ 262.4.1 Connecting to NAS shared folders in Windows................................................................................................................................ 272.4.2 Connecting to NAS shared folders in Mac or Linux.............................................................................................................. 282.5 Connecting to NAS by Web Browser.............................................................................................................. 292.6 Migrating from Old NAS................................................................................................................323. QTS Basics and Desktop.............................................................................................................. 333.1 Introducing QTS.............................................................................................................. 363.2 Using QTS Desktop................................................................................................................404. System Settings.............................................................................................................. 414.1 General Settings.............................................................................................................. 444.2 Storage Manager................................................................................................................................ 464.2.1 Dashboard................................................................................................................................ 484.2.2 Storage........................................................................................................................ 494.2.2.1 Volumes........................................................................................................................ 514.2.2.2 Storage Pools........................................................................................................................ 594.2.2.3 Disks........................................................................................................................ 644.2.2.4 Encryption........................................................................................................................ 674.2.2.5 C ache Acceleration................................................................................................................................ 704.2.3 iSCSI........................................................................................................................ 714.2.3.1 iSC SI Storage........................................................................................................................ 824.2.3.2 Advanced AC L........................................................................................................................ 834.2.3.3 LUN Backup................................................................................................................................ 874.2.4 Virtual Disk