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Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM TotalStorage NAS Gateway 500 provides network file serving. It allows
client computer systems residing on a traditional IP communications network to
access disk storage residing on a fibre channel storage area network (SAN). It does
this by supporting network file protocols such as Network File System (NFS),
Common Internet File System (CIFS), Hypertext Transmission Protocol (HTTP), and
File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The NAS Gateway 500 receives file requests from
client computer systems on the communications network using these network file
protocols and satisfies these requests by accessing the disk storage on the SAN.
This guide contains information about these topics:
v Initial configuration of the NAS Gateway 500 including its optional software
v Using the NAS Gateway 500 user interfaces including:
v Management of the NAS Gateway 500 (for day-to-day operations) including:
v Advanced topics for the NAS Gateway 500 including:
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features:
– Clustering
– Remote Mirroring
– Common Internet File System (CIFS)
To perform the initial configuration of the NAS Gateway 500, see Part 2, "Initial
configuration," on page 11.
– Using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)
– Using the Web Based System Manager (WebSM)
– Using the command line interface (CLI)
To learn about the available user interfaces to manage the NAS Gateway 500,
see Part 3, "User interfaces," on page 75.
– NAS administrator common tasks
– NAS administrator management tasks including:
- Managing administrators
- Managing applications
- Managing client access
- Managing clustered systems
- Managing remote mirrored systems
- Managing devices
- Managing file serving
- Managing networking
- Managing security
- Managing the system
- Managing volumes and snapshots
For information about the tasks to be performed for the day-to-day operations,
see Part 4, "Managing the NAS Gateway 500," on page 87.
– System backup and recovery
– Call home
– Inventory scout
– Uninterruptible power supply
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