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Storage Management Overview
This section provides an overview of the components that make
up the NAS storage structure. A complete discussion of the
components and their relationships is available in the
administration guide.
Storage Management Elements
Storage is broken up into five major divisions:
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Logical storage elements
Persistent Storage Manager Elements
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File system elements
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File sharing elements
Each of these elements is composed of the previous level's
elements.
Logical Storage Elements
The NAS 1000s utilizes the Microsoft Logical Disk Manager
(LDM) for managing the various types of disk presented to the
file system. Logical Disk Manager has two types of disk
presentations: basic disk and dynamic disk. Each of these types of
disk has special features that enable different types of
management. The NAS 1000s uses a dynamic RAID5 volume to
ensure maximum data protection. This volume can then be
assigned a drive letter or mount point, formatted, and the
presented to the operating system for use.
NAS 1000s Quick Start Guide
Caution:
This section on storage management and Windows
LDM is required reading material for the NAS administrator.
This section develops the concepts and requirements that
serve as the basis for successfully using an HP StorageWorks
NAS device. Failure to read this section and the appropriate
sections on storage management in the administration guide
may lead to data loss or file corruption.
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