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This About ApplianceWare NAS OS

The ApplianceWare NAS OS “OptiNAS”, is available in a range of configurations from single processor embedded systems to multiprocessor enterprise class storage arrays.

OptiNAS is based on the Linux operating system and includes the ApplianceView™ management system. ApplianceView complies with the Common Information Model (CIM) standard for maximum ease of use and interoperability.

Specification and Features:

Protocol Support

  • TCP/IP
  • TCP/IP offload (TOE)
  • AppleTalk
  • UPnP

Client Support

  • Microsoft Windows (SMB/CIFS)
  • Apple (AFP)
  • UNIX (NFS) V2&3 over TCP/IP
  • Web Browser (HTTP)
  • Anonymous FTP
  • CIM client
  • SMI compliant

Security

  • Share Level Permissions
  • File Level Permissions
  • Windows NT Domain Participation
  • UNIX NIS authentication
  • Network Logon (Netlogon) client
  • Multiple Master Domain (MMD) support
  • Access control lists (ACLs)
  • Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACL) files & directories
  • NTFS streams
  • Unicode (full)
  • Windows 2000 Active Directory Service (ADS) support Native
  • Secure Control and Data path

Data Integrity

  • Journaling file system
  • JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5
  • Hot Spare (w H/W controller)
  • Hot Swap (w H/W controller)
  • Auto-Rebuild
  • Logical Volume Management
  • Enterprise Volume Management

Network Support

  • DHCP Client
  • WINS Server
  • Multi Fast Ethernet Ports
  • Multi Gigabit Ethernet Support
  • Multi NIC Load Balancing
  • Multi NIC Failover
  • TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) support
  • Fibre Channel Support
  • NIC teaming/trunking

Management

  • Client UI management console
  • Windows Client Admin
    Mac Client Admin
  • Web Browser Admin
  • LCD Support
  • Email Alarm Notification
  • System monitoring and reporting
  • CIM compliant
  • Policy based management
  • Preset policy-based scripts, add new UI page with presets
  • User and Group level quotas

Others

  • Self-Recovering OS (includes OS, swap space redundancy)
  • SMP Support
  • UPS Support
  • OS upgradeable via Web download
  • Client UI upgradeable via Web download
  • Flash Boot Support
  • Fiber Channel Support

Internationalization

  • Client UI, OS, all documentation
  • Chinese - Simplified & Traditional
  • English, French, German & Japanese