System Overview; System Features - Sun Microsystems StorageTek 5320 Getting Started Manual

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C H A P T E R

System Overview

This chapter describes the components and terminology of the Sun StorageTek 5320
NAS Appliance, the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance, the Sun
StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System, and the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway
Cluster System. It includes the following sections:
"System Features" on page 1
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"Hardware Overview" on page 4
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"Software Overview" on page 9
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System Features

The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance is the Sun Microsystems modular, scalable,
network-attached storage (NAS) solution and is available in several configurations:
Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance single server, with controller enclosure and
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optional expansion enclosures available for back-end storage
Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance with two NAS servers for high
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availability and failover protection, with controller enclosure and optional
expansion enclosures available for back-end storage
Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System single server that shares storage with
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other servers in a storage area network (SAN)
Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway Cluster System with two servers in a cluster
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configuration (for high availability and failover protection) that share storage
with other servers in a SAN
Note – For the most current support information, contact your Sun sales
representative.
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