Chapter 6: Manage Storage Space With Raid Groups; Manage Raid Groups - Synology DiskStation DS216j Quick Installation Manual

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Manage Storage Space with RAID
Chapter 6:
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Groups
Before using features or services on your Synology NAS, you need to create RAID Groups and manage storage
spaces. This chapter explains how to create and manage RAID Groups, volumes, and iSCSI LUNs and iSCSI
Targets, as well as access external disks and manage hard disks or cache. For more detailed information or
instructions, please refer to DSM Help.

Manage RAID Groups

With your Synology NAS, you may combine multiple hard disks into a single storage unit called a RAID Group.
Volumes (up to 200 TB) or iSCSI LUNs (Block-Level) can be created on top of RAID Groups. Before creating a
RAID Group, please confirm sufficient hard disks are installed in your Synology NAS (refer to your Synology NAS
Quick Installation Guide for instructions regarding hard disk installation).
Create RAID Groups
RAID Groups can be created by going to Storage Manager > RAID Group, and clicking Create. For detailed
instructions regarding RAID Group creation, please see DSM Help.
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