Volume

Volumes are basic storage spaces on which the user may create shared folders, iSCSI LUN (regular file), save data, or install packages. Before creating any volumes, please make sure you have already created a RAID Group. For more information regarding RAID Groups, please refer to RAID Group.

To create a volume:

1. Make sure your Synology NAS has an existing RAID Group with allocatable space.
2. Click the Create button.
3. Choose a RAID Group on which to create the volume.
4. Modify desired settings.
5. Set the size allocation for the volume. (Setting size allocation is unavailable with volumes created on RAID Group for Single Volumes or iSCSI LUN)

To remove a volume:

1. Select the volume you want to remove.
2. Click the Remove button and follow the wizard to complete the process.

Note: Removing a volume will erase all existing data on said volume.

To repair a volume:

If volume status reads Degraded, please go to the RAID Group tab, and find the appropriate RAID Group. Then follow the suggested instructions to repair it.

To expand the size of a volume

• For volumes created on a RAID Group for Multiple Volumes or iSCSI LUNs (Block-Level).
  1. Select the volume you want to expand.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Enter the new size and click OK to expand.
• For volumes created on a RAID Group for Single Volume or iSCSI LUN (Block-Level), please refer to the section To expand the size of a RAID Group of RAID Group, volume size will be expanded after underlying RAID Group has expanded.