expanding iSCSI volume

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Yeroon
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expanding iSCSI volume

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On my new QNAP i'm playing around to get used to it possibilities. For now i equipped it with only 1 400GB Harddisk to start with.

i created an iSCSI volume of 100GB on my TS509pro. It works fine, i can access it with Windows XP.
Now i like to expand the size of this volume with 50GB without losing or moving any data on it. I've still diskspace left.
I was wondering if this is possible with my current firmware (Current firmware version: 3.1.1 Build 0815T), because i can't find an option to do this. Or is this simply impossible on a QNAP device?

(at work we have a EMC SAN and we can extend LUN's very easily.)
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Hi Yeroon,
i like to expand the size of this volume with 50GB without losing or moving any data on it. I've still diskspace left.
I was wondering if this is possible
This function is not supported right now but will be added in the future.

BR,
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Thanks for answering my question. I will look forward to this feature.
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will this functionality be included in the 3.2.0 firmware?
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Hi Yeroon,
iSCSI LUN size expansion is not supported in the 3.2 firmware.
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When will it be supported ????

This feature is very essential to me...
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I have a TS-809U-RP on Firmware version 3.2.2 Build 0128T. I created some LUN's. When I attempted to resize the LUN regardless if it was a thin provisioned LUN or instant allocation the slide bar for resizing the LUN is grayed out. If I understand this thread this feature is not supported so it has been disabled? Am I understanding what you are saying correct? This is a very important feature to my company also. Is there any ETA on ISCSI LUN expansion? Any talk of adding the ability to change a LUN from thin provisioned to instant allocation and the opposite? This is a handy feature to have for many reasons.
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Are there any news on this topic ?????

Otherwise I will concider another vendor for my new NAS box.
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Yes, what is the ETA for this feature? Or is this feature still even being considered for future updates?
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Hi rvandewa and Mountainman,
We have finished iSCSI LUN expansion feature and will be available in the v3.4 firmware.
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Cool, it's a usefull function to have. i'll look forward to it.
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Any date known yet as to when the new version of firmware will be available ?
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Hi,

The schedule of 3.4.0 will be a bit delayed, but we'll try to release it in two months.
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TS809. If I had set the LUN Allocation to 'Instant Allocation', can I still be able to expand the volume size?
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Anyone from QNAP can reply this?
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