Storageflex 3945N manual Region, Reiser File System, Remote Appliance, Security, Share

Administrator Guide

through the hardware RAID controller. There are several different levels of RAID, each offering a different set of advantages and disadvantages.

Region

An ordered set of logically contiguous sectors. (Note that in general they are not supposed to be physically contiguous).

Reiser File System

Reiser File System is a new journaling file system that is included with this release of Storageflex . Since Reiser is a journaling file system, following a system crash or power failure, the administrator does not have to wait long periods of time before the appliance becomes available. Instead, a record of file operations is written to a journal that can be checked in the background after the appliance becomes available. In addition, Reiser File System is faster, and supports larger file sizes than many traditional file systems.

Remote Appliance

A Remote Appliance is an Storageflex Appliance that is outside of the Local Area Network (LAN). If your LAN has a router that is able access to the network you are trying to reach, ApplianceView can be configured to view and manage remote appliances.

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Security

See User Authentication Types

Server Message Block (SMB)

Server Message Block is a file sharing protocol used for Microsoft DOS and Windows computers. Through SMB, users on the Local Area Network who have been given access may manipulate the shared files and folders on another computer as if it was their local computer. Storageflex supports SMB connections.

Share

A share is a folder that has been shared for use on the Network. Shares must be 12 characters or less, and may not contain any of the following characters \ / : * ? “ < > # . %. Shares on the Appliance can be created either in ApplianceView, Microsoft Windows, or Macintosh’s OS.

Single Drive Appliance

An appliance that uses a single hard drive as the storage medium. All information that is stored on the appliance will be contained on the single hard drive.

Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)

The Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) is a hardware interface for connecting peripherals, such as hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and printers. In order to utilize SCSI, a SCSI controller is required, as well as SCSI cables and SCSI compatible peripherals. While the majority of desktops PCs use the Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface, servers often utilize SCSI since it offers many

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