NAS

Looking for NAS solution

I have a number of IDE drives (between 250GB - 500GB) that I have out grown over the years. I was curious whether anyone is aware of a NAS (100/GB Int) device or similar chasis / enclosure (USB/Firewire) that accepts IDE drives and is affordable? I would prefer to have all three connections. I...

How to backup all the shared folders from NAS storage to tape drive?

I have one NAS storage in my LAN network. It is UNIX os & it is on the Workgroup not domain. I created for each employee his own folder on the storage to backup his critical files. I have more than 500 employees in my company. Currentlly, I bought one server (Windows 2003 ) with LTO4 tape drive....

Need new backup solution for 1TB of data

We are looking for a new type of backup for our server. We currently are using a tape drive but the tapes are worn and do not meet our storage needs. We have received some quotes on different products and we aren't sure what is the best way to go. Right now our options are a NAS storage unit, a...

How do I make this AXUS DAS work as NAS?

I have a DAS from AXUS company which could be attached to any PC using FC channel 4GB/s. Is there any way to make this DAS work as NAS? What should I do to be able to have NAS instead of DAS?

Is there a network storage system that can be connected to a non networked PC?

I use a PC to control machinery at a factory. The PC is not on the network and that is how I want to keep it. I would like to be able to access the data that is saved and could easily change the application to save the data to a USB hard drive. Is there a network storage system (NAS NDAS) that...

How to measure performance of any storage disk

I would like carry out performance evaluation between sun's StoreEdge SE3320 against EMC's CLAiiRON AX4-5 storage. Please let me know the best to ways to perform this job.

Monitoring software for hardware usage

Need to determine the best real-time monitoring software for hardware. Would like non-vendor specfic information on usage and suggestions for data placement in Raids and NAS type of storage,along with SOX. This request for help was originally submitted to the Research Assistant on WhatIs.com.

Mac, Linux, Windows, Storage

What or how is the best way to present a single pool of storage to Mac clients using AFP, Windows using SMB/CIFS, and Linux/Unix using NFS? The ideal solution would be users to access all of their data whether they bounced from a Mac to a Linux workstation and then to a Windows system. Basically a...

i am trying to backup of a 80GB database on a network (SAN via NAS) and its taking 10 HRS

i am trying to backup of a 80GB database on a network (SAN via NAS)and its taking 10 HRS but when i backup up the same database on a local drive it only takes 40 minutes. can anyone help me troubleshoot what the possible issue could be? Thanks

Why are users losing connection to NAS with event ID 1030 and 1058?

Recently I deployed a new NAS with Dell PowerEdge 2950. My NAS is running Windows Storage Server R2 and my AD server is still running Windows 2000. My problem is users are suddenly losing connection and are unable to access the NAS. The event viewer shows event ID 1030 and 1058. The only solution...

Backup AS400 to external NAS drive.

We have recently purchased a StoreVault S500 NAS drive and would like our AS400 to backup directly to this. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so how we go about doing it.

Trouble copying large files to NAS - very slow, and often fails

Hi all, I'm not an IT expert sadly, but am nevertheless lumbered with trying to manage our small company's half a dozen PCs networked over wired and wireless LAN. A couple of weeks ago one of them (the newest one, less than two weeks out of warranty!) had a massive hard disk failure and all data...

NDMP backups in Netbackup environment

Explain how NDMP backups work for NAS backups w/ Netbackup 6.0. using SSO. Limitations, best practice configs

NAS or SAN?

We have a need to run numerous virtual servers from a NAS/SAN. The questions is, which should we choose? THe product we support (Citrix XenServer) supports either for backend virtual system storage and can run VM's from either. Currently, our needs are small. We have about 10 virtual servers that...

EVA vs FAS3000

looking for performance and adminstration comparisons between eva and fas3040..

Type of storage/backup solution

Hey everyone, I just started with a medium sized business doing IT work, and they have asked me to research types of backup solutions. At this point we are running a server that holds about 350 GB of data, and we have 2 remote offsite locations which they would also like to back up as well. The...

Backup Exec 9.1 to WIndows Storage 2003

I've just gotten a Dell NAS running Windows Storage 2003 64...I am trying to load a Backup Exec v9.1 remote server agent on it but unable to get it installed. Can someone help me with this...Thanks Santiago

Windows Storage 2003 Server

Good morning All, I need help, I am considering about getting a Dell NAS appliance running Windows Storage 2003 Server. I am wondering if anyone can tell me or point me, where I can find info about this like admin, printer sharing, etc. The Windows Storage site is not much help. Also, if someone...

DNS on a NAS

Does Anyone know if you could configure a NAS to be able to have a stand alone DNS server?

Open File Backups

Can anyone recommend an open file backup program (other than St. Bernard Open File Manager) that will work with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager? The environment is Windows 2000/2003 clusters using SAN, NAS, DAS with basic/dynamic disks and simple and spanned volumes. Any input will be greatly...