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Step Four: Configure NAS Volume
This section allows you to configure a NAS Volume and a NAS Share on to
the StorTrends® iTX Storage Appliance. If you only want to configure this
storage appliance as a SAN Only unit, SKIP THIS STEP by clicking the
SKIP button and go to Step Five: SAN Volume.
The next page allows you to Create NAS Volume and Share.
Thin or Exact Provisioning
Select the type of provisioning that you want to use.
If you select Thin, the volume can be assigned a size greater than the actual physical size
of the storage device. For example, if the storage device has an actual physical size of
500 GB, the user can assign a size of up to 8 TB per box. Based on the consumption of
the storage device's physical capacity, more physical drive capacity can later be added.
If you select Exact, the volume size cannot exceed the actual physical space available in
the storage device.
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