NAS Questions


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?

Answer Question   |  November 14, 2008  7:56 PM
AXUS Microsystems, DAS, NAS
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215 pts.

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  November 14, 2008  7:51 PM
NAS, Network storage, USB Flash drives
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215 pts.

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.

Answer Question   |  September 6, 2008  1:54 PM
Compliance products, Hardware, Monitoring software, NAS, Research Assistant, Storage management
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855 pts.

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2008  7:20 PM
AFP, CIFS, Linux, Mac, NAS, NFS, SAN, SMB, Storage management, Unix, Windows
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5 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  2:29 PM
Backup, NAS, SAN, Storage management
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300 pts.

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 right [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2008  1:56 PM
Dell Poweredge 2950, Dell Storage, Event ID 1030, Event ID 1058, NAS, Windows Storage Server R2
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0 pts.

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.

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2008  6:22 PM
AS/400 backup, NAS, NAS (network attached storage), StoreVault S500
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275 pts.

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  3:37 PM
Backup, File transfers, NAS, NTFS, Samba
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5 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  May 21, 2008  10:06 PM
NAS, NDMP, NetBackup, NetBackup SSO, Veritas NetBackup
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15 pts.

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 we want to migrate to [...]

Answer Question   |  July 24, 2008  6:44 PM
DR, HBA, iSCSI, NAS, NFS, RAID 5, SAN, Virtual Machines, Xen
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20 pts.

EVA vs FAS3000
looking for performance and adminstration comparisons between eva and fas3040..

Answer Question   |  October 3, 2007  2:00 PM
NAS, Network Appliance, SAN, Storage
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0 pts.

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2010  3:27 PM
Backup & recovery, iSCSI, NAS, Online Backup, SAN, Storage management, Storage products and equipment, Storage servers, Windows storage
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0 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2007  12:03 PM
NAS, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Storage servers, Veritas
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15 pts.

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 knows [...]

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2008  9:27 AM
NAS, NAS appliances, Storage servers, Windows Server 2003
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15 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2008  9:53 AM
DNS, NAS, Storage
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0 pts.

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 appreciated. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2008  5:17 PM
Backup & recovery, IBM Tivoli, NAS, Open file backups, SAN, Storage management, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003
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0 pts.

Oracle Data Guard Replication between SAN and NAS
Is it possible to replicate data (using Oracle Data Guard) between Oracle Database which is on SAN at primary site and on NAS at the DR site?

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2008  5:46 AM
Data Replication, NAS, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle database security, SAN
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0 pts.

NAS General questions
I have several questions regarding NAS. First is what type of OS is the more reliable on a NAS? what is a NAS Filer? How are group permissions and permissions in general handled?

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2008  5:06 PM
NAS, NAS filers, NAS hardware, NAS software
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0 pts.

storage
Hi , I am mahesh.j a fresher , i would like build my carrier on storage .where i am familer to storage hardware now i would like expertise on it.My question is that how to be expertise on it, so i would request u all help me on it by ur guidlines. what are platform [...]

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2012  9:05 AM
Arrays, Backup & recovery, Commvault, Computer Associates, Disk drives, EMC, Fibre channel, HP, IBM, NAS, Optical, RAID, SAN, SCSI, Storage, Storage management, Storage products and equipment, Tape drives/Libraries, Veritas
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0 pts.

Data from UNIX Server to Windows NAS
Being less familiar with UNIX/NFS, what would be the best method/protocol/command to move a large amount of user data from a UNIX Server to a Windows 2003 based NAS. Is there anything I should lookout for? Thank you

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2008  10:51 AM
NAS, NFS, Server migration, Unix, Unix Servers, Windows Server 2003
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0 pts.