Setup guide

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1: Introduction
Figure 1-1 SGI ISS3124-RP2 NAS Enclosure Example (Top View)
System Overview
The SGI ISS3124-RP2 network-attached storage (NAS) server is a file-level compute data storage
system connected to a computer network and providing data access to a heterogeneous group of
clients. The ISS3124-RP2 NAS system not only operates as a file server but is specialized for this
task by its hardware, software, and configurations of those elements.
SGI NAS is a software-based storage appliance based on the Zetta File System (ZFS) from
OpenSolaris. SGI NAS supports file and block storage and a variety of advanced storage features
such as replication between various storage systems and virtually unlimited snapshots and file
sizes. The SGI ISS3124-RP2 NAS server supports direct-attached SAS, and SSD disks.