User`s guide

Chapter One : Introduction
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Features, Continued
Feature Description
file system protocol
support
z CIFS (Common Internet File System): is the file sharing protocol used in Microsoft®
Windows® based networks. With this support, the shared storage in the NAS box is
seamlessly accessible from Microsoft® Windows® based client systems.
z NFS™ (Network File System): the most common file sharing protocol used in
various UNIX® systems, supports the sharing of storage as NFS™ shares so other
UNIX® system-based clients can access the storage.
z HTTP
z FTP
share management z Mixed Protocol Security: StorTrends NAS software makes it possible to share the
storage across operating system platforms like Microsoft® Windows® and UNIX®.
When more than one user is trying to modify the shared data, it prevents the data
from being corrupted by locking the shared file, preventing multiple writes from
different users.
z Quota: StorTrends NAS software provides quota support on a per volume basis. This
quota can be set for every individual user. If the quota is set to zero, it means the user
has unlimited storage access. If the quota is set to a particular size it means the user
has only that much amount of storage at his/her access in that volume.
Domain integration Microsoft® Windows® Domain Integration: StorTrends NAS software supports user
authentication from a Microsoft® Windows® domain controller. The software can be
configured to interact with the domain controller in the Microsoft® Windows® network, so
the password authentication can be completed by the domain controller instead of the NAS
server.
disk functionality z RAID level 0 (striping, for performance)
z RAID level 1 (mirroring, for reliability)
z RAID level 5 (parity, for performance and reliability)
backup and recovery NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol): is the industry standard network based tape
backup protocol. The data can be backed up and restored using any NDMP compatible
backup software.
Note: Incremental backup is supported.
hardware health
monitoring
StorTrends NAS software monitors the hardware health in American Megatrends
backplanes and alerts the administrator of their status. Health monitoring includes the
following:
z ambient temperature
z system voltages
z fan speed
General Events includes the following:
z unexpected shutdown
z insertion and removal of add-on devices
z volume related event (created/deleted)
z disk related event (inserted/removed)
z backup event (backup successful/end of tape reached)
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