Key Features; Powervault Nx3500 Views - Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual

Key Features

The PowerVault NX3500:
– Has a distributed file system, which creates a single interface to the
data
– Uses a quad core processor per controller
– Is capable of storing terabytes in a single file system
– Allows for dynamic increase in capacity
– Has a centralized easy-to-use web-based NAS management console
– Has on-demand virtual storage provisioning
– Has granular disk space management
– Is capable of providing user-accessible Point-In-Time snapshots
– Is capable of sharing files with Microsoft Windows, Linux/UNIX users
– Offers Flexible, automated online replication and disaster recovery
– Features built-in performance monitoring and capacity planning

PowerVault NX3500 Views

Client View
To the client, the PowerVault NX3500 presents itself as a single file-server
with a single file system, IP address, and name. The PowerVault NX3500's
global file system has the ability to serve all users concurrently without
performance constraints. It offers end users the freedom to connect to the
PowerVault NX3500 using their respective operating system's NAS protocols.
• NFS protocol for UNIX users.
• CIFS protocol for Windows users.
Administrator View
As an administrator, you can use either the command line interface (CLI) or
the NAS Manager to configure or modify system settings, such as configuring
protocols, adding users, and setting permissions through the NAS Manager or
the CLI.
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