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ReadyNAS OS 6.1
Basic Shared Folder Concepts
The volumes on your ReadyNAS can be divided into shared folders and logical unit numbers
(LUNs), both of which are logical entities on one or more disks. Shared folders and LUNs
enable you to organize data in a volume by type, group, user, department, and so on. A
single volume can contain multiple shared folders and LUNs.
Shared folders are NAS data sets that allow data transfer and storage over a network. You
can create a maximum of 1,024 shared folders on the ReadyNAS.
The local admin page
displays shared folders in the following way:
Figure 4. Shared folder with file-sharing protocols enabled
Figure 5. Shared folder with file-sharing protocols disabled
Shared folders are configured independently of one another, even though multiple shared
folders can reside on the same volume. You can configure properties of a shared folder,
including compression, protection, file-sharing protocols, and access rights. You can also
specify whether and how often a snapshot is created. These properties are explained in this
chapter.
Data Organization
Shared folders are the way that you group your data. You might want to group your data by
type, for example:
• Documents
• Music
• Pictures
• V
ideos
Another option is to group your data by user:
• To
m
• Rick
• Mary
Organizations might choose to group data by department:
• Accounting