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Network attached storage



This chapter will get you started learning about network attached storage (NAS), covering such topics as NAS backup, hardware and architecture, protocols and more.

BROWSE SUBCATEGORIES:  Overview (1),  Network attached storage hardware and architecture (12),  Network attached storage backup (7),  Network attached storage management (12) 
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Introduction to network attached storage (NAS)
NAS offers accessibility and performance that falls between server storage and SAN storage. Multiple NAS boxes can be added to the LAN as needed for additional network storage but every NAS box will require some amount...
  Network attached storage hardware and architecture: 1 - 3 of 12

NAS vs. DAS
NAS expert Randy Kerns offers advice to a SearchStorage.com reader who is considering whether to use NAS or DAS.
SAN vs. NAS: A diagram of the differences
NAS expert Randy Kerns outlines the differences in SAN and NAS using diagrams that illustrate each type of storage system.
Creating NAS partitions
NAS expert Randy Kerns offers important advice about creating partitions in a NetApp NAS system.
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NAS backup: What are my options?
This advice explains how NAS can simplify your backups.
NAS and disk-to-disk backup
Randy Kerns discusses using a Promise SX8000 disk array for backup.
NAS and DB backups
Using a NAS for backup shouldn't be a problem, assuming your backup server has enough horsepower, and you have the necessary available network bandwidth. Usually most companies end up putting NAS on a separate network or...
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NAS: How does a client access files?
NAS expert Randy Kerns offers advice to a reader who asked: "How does NAS appear to machines accessing files from it?"
CIFS benchmarks, please
Learn more about why there isn't a good benchmark tool to measure CIFS performance in a meaningful manner like IOPS over the network and what currently is being done to develop CIFS benchmarks.
Four ways to consolidate NAS boxes
The first NAS box installs without a hitch, but the more filers you install the more your problems grow. Consolidating NAS brings huge benefits to your storage environment.
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