NAS virtualization switches are able to move data without affecting user access.
Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit
NAS Jacksonville, FL
It consisted of classroom modules on a variety of topics designed to increase the knowledge and skill of the
NAs and help accomplish the established goals.
NAS become performance bottlenecks, when you compare the
NAS peak speed (typically 12.5MBps) with the speed even a single drive is capable of providing (50-60MBps).
The Freedom
NAS product will be available in 1U, 2U, and 6U rack-mount enclosures which fit in the standard 19" racks, for immediate delivery.
The advent of network-centric appliances to address the management of
NAS installations will bring about a new and powerful tool for storage managers to extend enterprise file services to their users.
Air stations receiving the award included
NAS North Island, Calif.;
NAS Point Mugu, Calif.; and
NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
Microsoft's conclusion (and Domino/Lotus Notes bears it out) is that the disk system that is used to store messaging data must have all the features of locally attached block storage (Microsoft will support
NAS devices that handle both files and blocks, such as hybrid
NAS appliances or
NAS gateways, as long as the logical unit is exposed to the network using an FC or parallel SCSI interface instead of as a file system.
NAS devices do not usually provide business continuance features, except in the expensive high-end products.
The Storage Works
NAS 1000s includes integrated software designed to support a multi-protocol environment, snapshot capability, replication and volume expansion.
In terms of simplicity and manageability,
NAS servers are the dream solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
This often means storage area networks, but direct-attached storage (DAS) and network-attached storage (
NAS) are very much in the picture.