Compaq NAS B3000 manual Overview, Maximized Return on Storage Investment, Unlimited Scalability

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StorageWorks NAS B3000 by Compaq

Overview

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Product Highlights

Compaq, the leader in Network Storage, delivers the StorageWorks™ NAS B3000 by Compaq – the entry-point into NAS/SAN fusion solutions bringing enterprise-level availability, scalability and performance in a turnkey package

Entry-point to the fusion of NAS and SAN – Universal Network Storage – provides the best utilization of storage investment. Consolidate NAS and SAN into a single, managed storage infrastructure

Enterprise level scalability – to 27 TB

Highly available solution – including clustering, RAID ADG, fully integrated software packages, no-single- point-of-failure configurations available

Turnkey package – configurations include all of the components to provide high performance block- and file-serving

Key Benefits

Maximized Return on Storage Investment

Multi-protocol file serving – support for MicrosoftWindows(CIFS), UNIX/Linux(NFS), NovellNetWare(NCP), Apple (AppleTalk), HTTP and FTP

Minimize ongoing operational expenses associated with file serving

Enable clients and applications to easily access data over the existing network, while also reducing the cost of accessing SAN based storage

Save money and resources with centralized storage and system management

Unlimited Scalability

Grow your storage capacity as your business grows- without downtime and without compromising performance

Up to 27 TB capacity scalability, higher capacity can be reached with external switches

The B3000 supports both 1 Gb/sec and 2 Gb/sec Fibre channel fabrics to ensure that your investment in infrastructure is protected.

DAS to SAN means file data that is currently stored on 1Universal disk drives using newer Compaq Smart Array controllers, as well as file data on an RA4100 can easily be migrated to the B3000. Simply remove the drives from the older systems and insert them into the B3000. All configuration information and data will be preserved allowing migration to be completed in minutes, not hours or days.

Continuous Data Availability

Ensure that data is always available enabling business continuance through:

Cluster Configurations

Advanced Data Guarding

Hardware redundancy

File replication

Backup support

Antivirus support

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