Virtual Disks

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

Management and Operations

Through the function configuration buttons, you can perform the following operations:

Mount: Mount a virtual disk.

Disconnect: Disconnect the virtual disk connection.

Reconnect: Re-establish the virtual disk connection.

Edit: Modify the settings of the virtual disk.

Delete: Cancel the system's mount of the virtual disk.

Disable: Disable the virtual disk function.

Enable: Only after enabling this function can you create a virtual disk connection.

Format: Format the iSCSI LUN into EXT4 or NTFS file system.

Mount: Mount an iSCSI LUN with an existing file system to TNAS.

Unmount: Unmount the mounted virtual disk.

How to Mount a Virtual Disk to TNAS?

1. First, create the iSCSI Target and iSCSI LUN on the NAS device or server.
 How to use the iSCSI Manager app to create iSCSI Target and iSCSI LUN on TNAS?
2. Go to Storage Management > Virtual Disks, then click "Mount".
3. Enter the following information:
 • IP address of the iSCSI Target server, and fill in the communication port (default: 3260).
 • Click "Retrieve iSCSI LUNs".
 • If authentication is required: Enter the username and password.
 • Optional: Enable "Data Digest" or "Header Digest" verification.
 • Click "Confirm".
4. After successfully mounting the virtual disk:
 • iSCSI LUNs with an existing file system in the virtual disk will be automatically mounted.
 • When an iSCSI LUN without a file system is detected, formatting is required. Mounting is allowed only after successful formatting.

Note

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