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Expansion of base unit
Posted: 28 Dec 2021, 01:19
by DMD
Good evening.
I ask if there is the possibility of connecting to the base unit (F4-210) plus expansion units (D4-300) that I should add over time.
Is it possible to connect them in series or is there any expansion card?
Thank you
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 28 Dec 2021, 16:48
by TMSupport
Hi! You can connect D4-300 to the NAS via a USB cable as an external storage device.
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 28 Dec 2021, 17:49
by DMD
Hello.
thank you for your reply, but I ask if you can connect multiple expansion units.
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 28 Dec 2021, 22:43
by TMRyan
The SATA interface of TNAS (F4-210) can only connect to one hard disk, and cannot be converted to multiple SATA interfaces. You can only use TNAS (D4-300) as an external storage device, and it is not recommended to use multiple external hard disk enclosures at the same time .
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 11 Dec 2023, 02:55
by TinPants
I have a similar question:
if I add the D4-300 to my F2-233, will all 4 bays of the D4-300 be available or just one?
Can I add another D4-300?
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 11 Dec 2023, 13:01
by TMroy
TinPants wrote: ↑11 Dec 2023, 02:55
I have a similar question:
if I add the D4-300 to my F2-233, will all 4 bays of the D4-300 be available or just one?
Can I add another D4-300?
Depends what do you want. If You format the D4-300 just as external USB device(like USB drive),in this case, your will have four folders mounted to the system for each drive. On the other hand, with TOS's USB storage pool expansion feature, you can create a new storage pool with your D4-300 to expand your TNAS storage space, this storage pool can be RAID 1, RAID 0, RAID 5 or RAID 6, then your D4-300 will be part of TNAS storage.
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 14 Dec 2023, 08:18
by TinPants
Ah, I see. If I expand the TNAS, I will have to reformat the drives on the d4-300?
Thanks for your advice!
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 14 Dec 2023, 16:14
by TMzethar
Yes.
Additionally, it should be noted that in the current TOS version, when starting TNAS, you need to first start D4-300.
Re: Expansion of base unit
Posted: 18 Dec 2023, 06:03
by TinPants
Thanks buddy, I started the D4-300 first and it's picked it up.