Linksys NSS2000 Cisco NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Admini - Page 63

Configuring your Storage Expanding a Volume 4 NOTE Once the volume is created, you can expand the volume but you cannot reduce its size. STEP 3 To encrypt the volume, select Encrypted. To create an unencrypted volume, go to Step 6. NOTE You can encrypt the volume only when the volume is first created. After a volume is created, you cannot change whether it is encrypted or unencrypted. File transfer performance to encrypted volumes is generally lower than to non-encrypted volumes. STEP 4 Enter a password in the Password field using a minimum of eight alphanumeric characters. The password must consist of at least three of the following: lowercase character, upper-case character, number (0-9), or a special character (such as #@*&^). The password must be entered to unlock an encrypted volume when the NSS is started up following a power interruption, shutdown, or rebooted, or, if the volume was manually locked through the NSS configuration interface. ! CAUTION Because you need the password to decrypt a locked volume, keep a secure backup of the password to ensure that it is accessible when required. There is no way to unlock the volume without the password. If you forget the password, the only way to retrieve is if the password was saved in a configuration file. See Restoring a Configuration File, page 137. STEP 5 Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field. STEP 6 Click Add. Expanding a Volume After a volume is created, you can increase its size, provided there is available space on the array. Note: You cannot grow a volume if it is the target of a snapshot. If you want to grow such a volume, delete the snapshots first and then expand the volume. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 55