NAS
Northern Storage Suite supports all CIFS compliant NAS devices - managing volumes where CIFS and mixed-mode protocol support is configured. NFS data cannot be managed. Northern Storage Suite works with object ACLs, this security model is used in CIFS and CIFS/NFS mixed mode configurations, it is not present in NFS only configurations
No installation on the NAS device is required, instead an installation should be made on a Windows host [virtual or physical] and then processes on the NAS device[s] are managed remotely from that Windows host. A single managing host can control processes on multiple NAS devices.
The specific hardware and operating system requirements for management of NAS environments are detailed below:
| FOR MANAGING HOST: |
| Hardware: |
600-megahertz Pentium III-compatible or faster
512 megabytes of RAM
80 megabytes of free disk space |
| Server OS: |
Windows 2000 Servers or later [excluding Data Center editions] |
| Client OS: |
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Servers or later [excluding Data Center editions]
Internet Explorer 5.1 SP2 or later |
| Database: |
MS SQL 2000 SP2 or later
MSDE 2000 or later [evaluation only] |
| FOR THE NAS DEVICE: |
| Configuration: |
Configured to deliver file service to CIFS users
CIFS or CIFS/NFS protocol support on managed paths |
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