System Overview; Figure 1-1 Sgi Modular Infinitestorage Nas Enclosure Example - Silicon Graphics NAS MIS Setup Manual

1: Introduction

System Overview

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Figure 1-1 SGI Modular InfiniteStorage NAS Enclosure Example
The SGI Modular IS network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level compute data storage
connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. The
MIS NAS system not only operates as a file server but is specialized for this task by its hardware,
software, and configurations of those elements.
SGI NAS is a software-based storage appliance based on the Zetta File System (ZFS) from
OpenSolaris. SGI NAS supports file and block storage and a variety of advanced storage features
such as replication between various storage systems and virtually unlimited snapshots and file
sizes. The SGI MIS NAS supports direct-attached SCSI, SAS, and SATA disks.
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