QSM 3.1.3 PART 1

The main screen of the QSAN Storage Management (QSM) looks very similar to what we see from other manufacturers like QNAP and ASUSTOR.

You can access a rather basic system monitor from the top right corner while the system basic commands can be accessed from the top left corner.

Just like with every other NAS in the market the control panel is the cornerstone of the QSM.

From within the system tab you can change the password, adjust the time/date, enable auto logout (after X minutes) and login lock (single login), check the various interfaces (keep in mind that TB3 acts like Ethernet so you may need to set it up manually), enable link aggregation, create static routes, use ping and trace route, adjust access control and firewall, use an SSL certificate, enable SED authentication (requires a compatible drive), enable the DDNS and UPNP services, configure notifications, adjust the power settings (like auto shutdown, hibernation and WOL), access the status of the UPS (if you have one attached to the NAS), check available logs, perform firmware updates and system recovery and finally you can import/export all of your NAS settings.

As expected, everything related to drives including volumes (remote volumes as well), drive information, storage pools, SSD caching and SSD Trim is placed under the Storage tab (we've included a picture of the SSD caching page after we concluded all our single disk 10GbE tests).