Unable to Select newly created LUN

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I cannot select my newly created LUN called SP2, like in the screenshot below.

HBS3 cannot select it, but the FileStation can show it properly.

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Storage & Snapshots shows the LUN is ready, but as a Thin Volume:

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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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Hi,

HBS is a file-based backup and sync application. It is designed to back up shared folders and files from the NAS.

A LUN, however, is block-based storage used by iSCSI/FC hosts. Because it is not handled as normal file/folder data, HBS does not support selecting or backing up a LUN directly.

For LUN protection, we recommend using Snapshot Replica instead. This is the appropriate method for replicating LUN snapshots to another QNAP NAS and provides a safer recovery option for block-based storage. https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/tutorial/article/save-snapshots-to-other-qnap-nas-with-snapshot-replica

In short:

  • Shared folders / files → use HBS

  • LUNs → use Snapshot Replica

Thanks.

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@JackWang ,
Thank you for the clarification.

May I know how I can reconfigure this newly created RAID-1 to be used by HBS3?

Because the goal here is to use for backing to OnPremise from a cloud SaaS storage.

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Recreate it as a regular volume and not a LUN.

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In File Station, click the three-dot menu next to “Your Volume.”

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Select “Create a Shared Folder.”

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After the folder is created, you will be able to select the corresponding folder in HBS.

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That’s right, thank you so much, @JackWang and @NA9D