8.3Auspex NeTservices
Auspex markets a NAS server called 4Front NetServer 2000. Auspex is an Advanced Server for UNIX OEM customer of AT&T, and their version of Advanced Server is the NeTservices UNIX/Windows consolidation product, running on UNIX on the 4Front NS 2000 server. AT&T Advanced Server is also the OEM source for HP’s AS/9000 product.
NeTservices runs on a UNIX operating system, but like NetApps and EMC, appears to be a
Advanced Server for UNIX also enables oplocks, but for
Based upon Auspex and Advanced Server documentation, NeTservices provides the following file locking ability:
Mandatory Share Mode (Open Mode) |
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Lock Windows |
| Yes |
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Lock UNIX – no advisory locking |
| Not Applicable |
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Lock UNIX – advisory locking |
| Not Applicable |
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Lock UNIX/NFS – no advisory locking |
| No |
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Lock UNIX/NFS – advisory locking |
| No |
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Lock |
| No |
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Byte Range Locking |
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Lock Windows |
| Yes |
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Lock UNIX – no advisory locking |
| Not Applicable |
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Lock UNIX – advisory locking |
| Not Applicable |
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Lock UNIX/NFS – no advisory locking |
| No |
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Lock UNIX/NFS – advisory locking |
| Yes |
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Lock |
| No |
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Oplocks |
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Break Oplock for Windows access |
| Yes |
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Break Oplock for UNIX access – no |
| Not Applicable |
advisory |
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Break Oplock for UNIX access - advisory |
| Not Applicable |
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Break Oplock for UNIX/NFS – no advisory |
| No |
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Break Oplock for UNIX/NFS – advisory |
| No |
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Break Oplock for |
| No |
Auspex NeTservices provides Mandatory Share Mode (open mode) locking for Windows clients only. CIFS/9000 has a planned enhancement to interoperate Windows Mandatory Share Mode (open mode) locking with UNIX, UNIX/NFS, and
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