Use our ArcaNAS™ IP storage appliances to efficiently manage, organize and consolidate your files across all your companies divisions, regardless of the file systems used or their location. With our cascading technology, you can scale from 2TB all the way up to 120TB with maximum utilization and a single point of management … you decide your current capacity needs, and simply add more storage when needed. Not only share your files, but also manage and guard that data with our advanced functionality and robust toolset that allows on-the-fly provisioning, snapshot & replication, with many other practical and protective services. Operate our appliances locally or remotely from any popular web browser over either Fibre Channel or Ethernet connections.
Really, it’s that simple with the ArcaNAS™ IP storage appliance.
Features
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Simple, Potent and Secure Browser based GUI
The powerful Graphical User Interface allows system management from any local or remote web browser within your network, secured with SSL (Secured Socket Layer) and several different management, user, and group rights levels. Administrators can also access the ArcaNAS directly via the console if desired to control volumes, install drivers, monitor status, etc.
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Network Managemnt
Networking capabilities include fault tolerant port teaming of multiple Ethernet ports; DHCP, Proxy, or Manual configuration; Gateway support; Adaptive Load Balancing; and connections through Gb and 10Gb Ethernet (with TOE support), Fibre Channel, and Infiniband.
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NAS Functionality
In mere seconds, simply create and/or resize any number of Virtual Volumes with a simple click of your mouse button whenever needed for any division or department in your company. Protect your data with scheduled automatic Snapshots to create regular point-in-time backups of your volumes. A myriad of additional NAS functionalities include Windows Active Directory (WAD), Primary Domain Controller (PDC), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Access Control List (ACL), Network Information Service (NIS), External Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and protocols such as Common Internet File System (CIFS), Network File System (NFS). The ArcaNAS even includes iSCSI initiators to allow connections to any SAN.
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Storage management
Storage array is also configured and managed directly through any local or remote web browser, as well as directly from the console. Migrate RAID levels or add hard drives to expand LUN’s as needed, all without ever powering down. Dual point notification via email is standard of any potential RAID issues such as a pending (via SMART) or failed drive. SNMP monitoring of critical system components are standard features. There are no 2TB volume size limitations by the use of 64-bit LBA technology.
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Backup Needs
The ArcaNAS appliance can be configured to backup to physical tape libraries or as a Virtual Tape Library (VTL) for use with most major backup agents, such as Veritas Backup Exec, CA ARCserve, EMC Dantz. Alternately, you can synchronize files or volumes at the block level to another ArcaNAS appliance in a half-duplex or full duplex manner to satisfy your disaster recovery requirements.