| Q1. |
What's the most compelling reason to consider the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software? |
| A1. |
The Scalable NAS File Serving Software is an excellent NAS solution to consider when you need scalable file serving and cannot have any downtime for your business-critical applications at an affordable price and with room to add more capacity or more services. |
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| Q2. |
Why is the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software better than traditional single file servers? |
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File server and NAS appliances have a single file server controller performance limit. As demand for files being delivered reaches the performance limit of the file server controller, it takes longer for files to be served. Most file servers and NAS appliances also suffer from a single point of failure. The Scalable NAS File Serving Software enables you to build a multi-headed file server cluster and therefore does not have a single file server controller performance limit or a single point of failure. The Scalable NAS File Serving Software enables file serving protocols, such as CIFS and NFS, to be scaled in a near linear fashion to unprecedented I/O throughput and performance, with integrated fault tolerance. |
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| Q3. |
How much storage capacity can the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software support? |
| A3. |
The Scalable NAS File Serving Software supports up to 2 PB per cluster. |
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| Q4. |
What file serving protocols are supported on the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software? |
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The Scalable NAS File Serving Software can support the CIFS, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP file serving protocols. |
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| Q5. |
Does the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software support 3rd-party storage arrays? |
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Yes. The Scalable NAS File Serving Software supports all HP storage arrays and arrays from IBM, EMC, Apple, and SUN. |
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| Q6. |
Is CIFS file serving supported on the Linux version of the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software? |
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Yes. The Scalable NAS for Linux File Serving Software does support CIFS file serving. |
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| Q7. |
What operating systems does the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software support? |
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The Scalable NAS File Serving Software supports Windows Server 2003 R3, RedHat and SUSE Linux. |
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| Q8. |
Is NFS file serving supported on the Windows version of HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software? |
| A8. |
Yes. But the Scalable NAS for Windows File Serving Software does not currently include a NFS solution. HP recommends the Hummingbird Maestro product for this functionality. |
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| Q9. |
Is Oracle Direct NFS supported on the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software? |
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Yes. |
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| Q10. |
Is file-based replication supported on the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software? |
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Yes. File-based replication is supported on the Linux version of the Scalable NAS File Serving Software. |
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| Q11. |
Does the HP StorageWorks Scalable NAS File Serving Software support the HP BladeSystem families? |
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Yes. All C-Class and P-Class BladeSystems families are supported. |
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