SNFS

Configure File System Server

The StorNext FS server can be configured as either a dedicated or shared setup.

Dedicated Setup

In a dedicated setup, the StorNext FS server has TCP/IP connectivity to all StorNext FS clients, but it does not have Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity to the Storage Area Network (SAN).

NOTE

Failover cannot be used in a dedicated setup. To use failover, the StorNext FS

 

must have a Fibre Channel connection.

Figure 2-1illustrates a dedicated setup.

Dedicated StorNext

FS server

TCP/IP

StorNext FS clients

Fibre Channel Switch

Storage Area Network

 

(SAN)

Disk Array

Disk Drives

Figure 2-1StorNext FS server - dedicated setup

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