Can I connect 2 QNAP together?

Re: Connecting two Qnaps nas together You can connect them via Ethernet (better than gigabit if supported on both NASes) and use Virtual JBOD to do that though.

How do I add more drives to my QNAP?

How to expand a Storage Pool by adding a drive to a RAID Group:

1. Go to Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots.
2. Select the pool and click on “Manage”
3. Click on “Expand Pool” > “Expand Pool”
4. Select “Add new disk(s) to an existing RAID group”
5. Select the RAID Group to expand.
6. Select the disk and click on “Next”

Can I mix hard drives in QNAP?

Yes, with Qnap you do not get combined storage capacity like on Synology or Drobo, but you can still add drives. Qnap will allow you to add additional drives to an existing RAID.

Is QNAP a SAN or NAS?

QNAP NAS supports Fibre Channel SAN. A reliable, scalable and budget-friendly SAN storage solution. By installing a Fibre Channel card in your QNAP NAS, you can easily add the NAS to an existing SAN environment at an affordable price point.

Can you link 2 NAS together?

Make sure you have the same IP range as the original NAS. If both NAS have only one LAN port this means you have no access to DHCP and you need to set the IP manually on both NASes. Make sure one IP has last digit different.

What is hybrid backup sync?

Hybrid Backup Sync (HBS 3) is a comprehensive data backup and disaster recovery solution. Integrating backup, restoration, and synchronization functions, HBS 3 supports a wide range of local, remote server, and cloud storage services.

How do I expand my NAS drive?

Storage capacity in today’s NASes can usually be expanded in two ways:

1. Backing up the NAS, shutting it down, replacing all drives with larger ones and copying back the original data.
2. Replacing drives one-by-one with larger ones and letting the RAID volume rebuild between each disk swap.

How do I add more storage to my NAS?

Power on your Synology NAS and launch Storage Manager. Go to the Storage Pool page and select the storage pool you want to expand. Click Add Drive from the Action drop-down menu. Select the drive you want to add from the list.

Is 4TB enough for NAS?

To put it into perspective, if you are using NAS for personal storage, you can typically get away with 1 to 2 TB. If you are using NAS for business or something that requires a lot of media storage, you would most likely need about 4 TB or more.