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Virtual Disk

You can mount the iSCSI Target from a NAS device or server to TNAS as a Virtual Disk to expand TNAS storage capacity.


Management and Operations​

Using the feature buttons, you can perform the following operations:

  • Mount: Mount a virtual disk.
  • Disconnect: Disconnect the virtual disk.
  • Online: Re-establish the virtual disk connection.
  • Edit: Modify the virtual disk settings.
  • Delete: Unmount the virtual disk from the system.
  • Disable: Disable the virtual disk function.
  • Enable: Enable this function to allow creating virtual disk connections.
  • Format: Format the iSCSI LUN into EXT4 or NTFS file systems.
  • Mount: Mount an existing iSCSI LUN with a file system to TNAS.
  • Unmount: Unmount an already mounted virtual disk.


    • How to Mount a Virtual Disk to TNAS?​

    1. First, create the iSCSI Target and iSCSI LUN on the TNAS device or server.
     How to use iSCSI Manager to create iSCSI Target and iSCSI LUN on TNAS?
    2. Go to Storage Management > Virtual Disk and click "Mount".
    3. Enter the following information:
     • IP address of the iSCSI Target server and communication port (default 3260).
     • Click "Get iSCSI LUN".
     • If authentication is required: enter username and password.
     • Optional: enable "Data Digest" or "Header Digest" verification.
     • Click "Confirm".
    4. After successfully mounting the virtual disk:
     • iSCSI LUNs with existing file systems will be automatically mounted.
     • iSCSI LUNs without a file system must be formatted first; only after successful formatting can they be mounted.


    Note

    An iSCSI Target can only be connected to one host at a time.