SMP and JBOD

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Was thinking of buying a JBOD specifically the ICY DOCK MB561US-4SB. I’ve read they work plugged into the SMP, but I was curious if it was still possible to mount the drives on a network connected computer like you can do with a single External HDD plugged into the SMP. I am curious because this makes transferring video files to the unit connected to the SMP much easier than unplugging it and moving it to a computer each time.

If anyone has experience I would love some info! Thanks.

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if you have your smp set to share data

it will share anything attached vis SMB

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I know that, but technically with a JBOD system like that the SMP would show 4 different drives under its list. I was wondering if when mounting as network drive under a PC if you could mount those 4 different drives separately as well.

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depends on how it’s shared by the PC

since it’s JBOD

i assume it will show up a separate entries when you select network shares on the SMP

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The JBOD would he connected to the SMP not the PC. I’m wondering if it allows the PC to add each HDD in the JBOD as a network share.

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Yes. I have a JBOD (Vantec HX4) connected via USB directly to my SMP. The 4 HDD’s in the JBOD are mapped individually to my network. I used the WD Link software.

I know how you feel. Unless someone tries it, no one really knows. So I went and bit the bullet. Luckily, it worked out.

Hope this helps.

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This does help, thanks a lot man!

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Just in case someone else want’s to do this xristianos was right.

I purchased the exact ICY-DOCK in my original post and it works great I have two 3tb drives in it right now that show up as seperate drives and can be mapped to my PC as seperate drives.