VERSION CONTROL

[Jempy]

I’d like to enable version control in all my folders and not only in the Qsync folders...
This sould be a must have for a NAS!!!...

[dolbyman]

how about snapshots?

[Don]

Open a ticket with QNAP. This is a community forum and nothing we can do.

[Jempy]

Open a ticket with QNAP. This is a community forum and nothing we can do.

Yes i know,but i thought was in-topic for this forum’s section...

[Jempy]

how about snapshots?

how can i use that function to use versioning?

[dolbyman]

how about snapshots?

how can i use that function to use versioning?

in the abscense of actual versioning support,several snapshot per day/week would be better than nothing and only if your data actually changed, will it take space (vs. full backups)

[Jempy]

how about snapshots?

how can i use that function to use versioning?

in the abscense of actual versioning support,several snapshot per day/week would be better than nothing and only if your data actually changed, will it take space (vs. full backups)

Ok thank you!
So,now,i am creating snapshot but i have a little problem.
Actually i’m in RAID 1,with only 1 storage pool for the entire available space (with my data all in here)

So, I have no more space available to create another storage pool to configure snapshot and write them in it.

-1) Is it possible to reduce the space of my actual “storage pool 1” to create “storage pool 2” to use it for snapshot?

-2)Either,alternatively,can i write snapshot in the same storage pool 1 or it could be dangerous?

PS TYVM and sorry for my bad english,i wish you’ll undestand me!

[dolbyman]

here is a guide
https://www.qnap.com/hu-hu/how-to/tutor ... -qts-4-3-4

not sure if there is a way now to convert thick to thin (or was it the other way around?) but if you would manage to convert to a a thin volume, you could reclaim unused space on the pool and then have space for snapshots

The alternative is to delete the volume recreate a smaller tick or thin volume and restore from backups

[Jempy]

here is a guide
https://www.qnap.com/hu-hu/how-to/tutor ... -qts-4-3-4

not sure if there is a way now to convert thick to thin (or was it the other way around?) but if you would manage to convert to a a thin volume, you could reclaim unused space on the pool and then have space for snapshots

The alternative is to delete the volume recreate a smaller tick or thin volume and restore from backups

My problem is the storage pool (occupyng now the entire space of the disk),not the volume in it...

[dolbyman]

if the volume is smaller than the pool, you should have free space

[Jempy]

if the volume is smaller than the pool, you should have free space

Sure,but creating a snapshot,qts advises me that creating it in the same storage pool of the data,it cold be dangerous in case of problems.

To create another storage pool in the disk i need space,but actually the entire space is occupied by storage pool 1.

So,i don’t know if i can reduce space of storage pool 1 to create a storage pool 2 to allocate snapshots.

Example.
-2 hhd, 1tb each.
-configuration RAID 1
-storage pool 1 = 1 tb
...storage pool 2 —> no available space!

#possible solution?

reduce space for storage pool 1,so:
-storage pool 1=600 gb
-storage pool 2=400 gb

[dolbyman]

can you post a screenshot of your storage manager ?

[Jempy]

can you post a screenshot of your storage manager ?

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[dolbyman]

it says 246GB are available on the pool, so snapshots should work