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4.2 Storage Manager
Based on QNAP Flexible Volume Architecture, the Storage Manager provides a secure,
flexible and comprehensive approach to manage data on your Turbo NAS and offers a
number of great features such as storage pool, multiple RAID groups, thin provisioned
volume, space reclaim, and online capacity expansion, etc. Those features can
effectively protect your storage system and your valuable data.
QNAP Flexible Volume Architecture
The QNAP Flexible Volume Architecture consists of the following four layers: HDD
Management, Storage Pool, Volume and Shared Folders, as shown below: