Storage Center with NAS
Storage Server-Based Unified Storage
Based on Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, Storage Center with NAS is a unified SAN/NAS solution that is ideal for Windows CIFS environments. The solution extends the
benefits of storage
consolidation across the enterprise by combining file-level access with
block-level efficiencies. It enables administrators with file-level
requirements
to utilize all of the enterprise features of Compellent
storage, including Thin
Provisioning, Storage
Virtualization, Automated
Tiered Storage, Replays
(continuous snapshots) and Remote
Replication.
How Storage Center with NAS Empowers IT Admins with File-Level Needs
- Cut server costs, improve performance and increase manageability by consolidating file servers with NAS
- Reduce connectivity costs by connecting servers to the SAN via Ethernet instead of costly Fibre Channel
- Implement heterogeneous file sharing out of the box with built-in support for CIFS, NFS and HTTP/HTTPS protocols
- Simplify volume setup and mapping with embedded Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Manager
- De-duplicate at the file level to save more than 35 percent of disk space with Single Instance Storage (SIS)
- Increase availability, reliability and performance with MPIO failover support