Network Attached Storage
Network Attached Storage (NAS), is a dedicated file storage device that provides local area network (LAN) users with storage services through a standard Ethernet connection.
Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports adding external NFS and CIFS shares as its storage repositories, the supported NAS protocol versions are as below:
If you are planning to use NAS device as Vinchin storage, please consider using Enterprise Grade NAS storages, because using Consumer Grade or Small Business Grade NAS devices as backup and backup copy storages might result in slow backup and restore speed, which might eventually effect on the RTOs of the business-critical services.