Datasheet
Data Sheet
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Out-of-the-box compatibility with other business applications: The Cisco Small
Business NSS2000 Series is designed to fully integrate with other Cisco Small Business
Series products in a single, easy-to-manage network environment. For example, the
solution provides the ideal data storage foundation for Cisco Small Business IP video
surveillance and CDP applications.
Product Specifications
Table 1 gives the specifications for the Cisco Small Business NSS2000. Table 2 gives the
specifications for the Cisco Small Business NSS2050.
Table 1. Cisco NSS2000 Specifications
Specifications
Model NSS2000 2-Bay Gigabit Network Storage System Chassis
System memory 128 MB synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
Flash memory 256 MB internal flash memory
Encryption AES 256
Power supply 60W, 12V external AC power
Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment (SATA) drive bays
Support for up to 2 internal SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) with hot-swap capability
LAN ports One 10/100/1000 Mbps auto medium dependent interface (MDI) and MDI crossover
(MDI-X)
Ports 2 AUX ports (supports USB flash disk for configuration backup only)
1 UPS-USB port (APC Smart-UPS only)
Temperature Internal thermal temperature sensors for automatic fan control
Buttons Power, System Reset/Network Default Settings Restore
LEDs Unit Power, LAN Link, System Error, Hard Disk Drive Activity (2), Hard Disk Drive Error (2)
Operating system Linux 2.6
Mean time between failures
(MTBF)
Calculated 300,000 hours
Power consumption 16W with no hard disk drives; 38W with two 250-GB SATA hard disk drives
(Power consumption varies depending on the number and type of hard disk drives installed.)
Form factor Desktop form factor
Product Warranty 3-year limited hardware warranty with return to factory replacement and 90-day limited
software warranty
Network Attached Storage Features
Supported RAID levels RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring)
JBOD Independent disk linear concatenation
Intelligent drive Intelligent SATA HDD spin-up/spin-down with built-in hysteresis to avoid HDD power
up/down “flapping”
File and Storage System Support
Server Message Blocks
(SMB)/Common Internet File
System (CIFS)
File sharing for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Unix/Linux (using Samba client)
systems using SMB or CIFS
Network File System (NFS) File sharing for Unix/Linux systems via NFS v3
FTP/Secure FTP (FTPS) File sharing via FTP. Secure sessions supported via FTP over SSL.
Journaled file system XFS
Unified file locking Provides common file-locking mechanism that allows simultaneous, multiprotocol access to
common shares by Windows/Max (CIFS), Unix/Linux (NFS), and FTP.
Virtualization Supports virtualization of RAID sets across multiple chassis (requires at least 1
NSS6000/NSS6100 on the same network). Supports up to 4 exported RAID sets per master
unit.