Storage Server is designed for LAN to SAN storage.
Press Release Summary:
TotalStorage® Enterprise NAS Gateway 500 provides access to storage resources on direct-attached or SAN-attached Fibre Channel storage disk subsystems for end-user clients and servers on Ethernet LAN. It also enables users to allocate storage on approved, predefined storage devices. NAS storage device, optimized for file serving, accepts file I/O requests from clients utilizing file protocols such as CIFS, NFS, HTTP, and FTP.
Original Press Release:
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise NAS Gateway 500: Designed to be a High-Performance Cost-Effective Solution for LAN to SAN Storage
Overview
The IBM TotalStorage® Enterprise NAS Gateway 500 is a new member of the IBM family of NAS storage products. This product is a specialized storage server that is designed to provide end-user clients and servers on an Ethernet LAN, access to storage resources on direct-attached or SAN-attached Fibre Channel storage disk subsystems and allocate storage on their behalf, on approved, predefined storage devices. The NAS Gateway 500 is designed to appear to clients on the LAN as a standard Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and behave as an efficient conduit between the clients and Fibre Channel storage systems such as the IBM FAStT product line, the IBM Enterprise Storage Server(TM), the IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, and the IBM TotalStorage SAN Integration Server.
The NAS Gateway 500 is an enterprise-class NAS storage device optimized for file serving and accepts file I/O requests from clients utilizing file protocols that include CIFS, NFS (V2 and V3), HTTP, and FTP. It is designed to be directly connected to Fibre Channel storage or the SAN infrastructure to allow connectivity to multiple storage devices on a SAN.
Employing the NAS Gateway 500 is designed to extend the value of your SAN network by combining enterprise-class reliability and availability, and by helping lower administrative cost through storage consolidation. The NAS Gateway 500 is designed to help meet the high performance and scalability demands of the largest corporate networks for NAS file sharing in UNIX®, Linux, AIX®, and Microsoft(TM) environments.
Key prerequisites
· The NAS Gateway 500 comes preloaded with the NAS Gateway 500 System Software (5729-NS1). This software must be ordered concurrently with the hardware on an initial order.
· A minimum of one processor book, #5127, must be ordered with each system.
· A minimum of 4 gigabytes (GB) of memory per processor book must be ordered with each system.
· A minimum of one Ethernet adapter must be ordered with each system for connections to the Ethernet LAN.
- A minimum of two Ethernet adapters must be ordered with each Gateway 500 that is part of a dual-node clustered configuration.
· A minimum of one Fibre Channel adapter must be ordered with each system for connections to Fibre Channel storage or the SAN.
· Country- or region-specific power cords must be specified with each system.
Planned availability date
February 6, 2004
At a glance
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise NAS Gateway 500, optimized to perform the file server function in LAN to SAN/Fibre Channel storage applications, is based on the highly successful IBM eserver pSeries® product line and designed to offer the same levels of performance, reliability, and availability.
The NAS Gateway 500 has the following features:
· Configurable as a single-node or dual-node server
- 2-way or 4-way processor in each node
· Preloaded with the NAS Gateway 500 System Software (5729-NS1) that provides OS, NAS Gateway functionality, and optional software features
· Optional redundant OS HDD Mirroring feature for high availability
· Six hot-swap slots for Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters
· Choice of single- or dual-port high-performance Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters
· Built-in redundant, hot-swap power supplies and cooling fans
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
