Features And Benefits - HP J3278B - SureStore CD-ROM Server/Tower 7 NAS Server User Manual

Internet/Intranet
Networks
Apple Macintosh
Networks
Complete Solution
for the Task
File Server
Independence
Ease of Use
Location Flexibility
Up-to-Date Data
Broad Compatibility
and Flexibility
Now and Later
The server is accessible from a web browser in environments
that can use HTTP over TCP/IP (Internet Protocol).
The Macintosh requires the NFS protocol (Network File
System).

Features and Benefits

The HP CD-ROM server/tower can be installed on the network
in minutes, versus hours for other solutions (such as towers
attached to file servers).
The server is pre-installed with all the network functionality
required. It does not rely on intermediate communications with
a file server.
HP CD-ROM server/towers are designed to be easy to install and
use.
Software on disks or tapes is not needed to install the server.
The server uses standard networking protocols (HTTP, NCP,
SMB, and NFS), so there is no need to learn any special software
to access it.
Users find their data by mapping individual CD drives or the
entire server (with a subdirectory for each CD) to be a logical
network drive, or by using their browser to access the built-in
web server.
As a network node, the server/tower can be located anywhere on
the network, such as in the workgroup where users can update
new CD content as it arrives. It can be rack or floor mounted.
Since all users share a common set of CDs, they are assured of
using the correct set of data.
As a multi-protocol device, the server/tower simultaneously
supports various network operating environments, including
Novell NetWare, Microsoft and IBM network operating systems
(Windows 95/98, Windows NT, OS/2), UNIX, and Internet/intra-
nets. Or it can function with only one protocol enabled. New net-
work operating systems are supportable by downloading new
firmware to Flash memory.
The backplane allows easy installation of CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM drives or CD changers. It automatically assigns SCSI IDs
to HP drives. SCSI-2 drives from vendors others than Hewlett-
Packard Company are easily adapted to the HP server/tower.
Introduction 1-3