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GUI
ADMINISTRATION
New & Improved!
Powerful and Intuitive Web-based User
Interface.
The web-based Graphical User Interface
(GUI) of the Open-E Data Storage
Software V6 (DSS V6) software makes
remote management of the storage device
a simple task. By using a web-browser,
the DSS can be easily managed from
anywhere within the network.
Secured Administration Access.
Open-E’s DSS V6 is accessed and
configured through a web-based,
password-protected GUI over Secured
Socket Layer (SSL) administration
access.
Console Tool. Open-E’s DSS V6 can
be managed by using the console tool.
For security reasons some advanced and
critical administrator tasks like
“removing and restoring volumes” and
“checking and repairing the file
system”, can only be managed from the
console. Through the console tool, an
administrator monitors the status of the
network and memory usage, install
drivers and hardware and perform other
tasks.
Tuning Tools. The performance of
the DSS V6 server can be increased by
changing the settings of disk, network,
file system or network using “Tuning
Tools”.
Multiple Management Levels. The
Open-E DSS V6 supports three levels of
administrative rights: Full Access,
Maintenance and Administration.
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Standard Network Gateway
Support. The
Open-E DSS V6 can be used with
structured networks in business
environments and has an optional data
access via Intranet or Internet.
DHCP Client. Assigning IP
addresses in a network can be centrally
managed and automated through using
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Multiple Network Interface Card (NIC)
Support. The Open-E DSS V6
supports usage of two or more network
cards to access separate sub-networks or
to increase the bandwidth and allows
administrators to select services to be
enabled on a specified NIC.
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT). AFT
assures greater reliability by providing
a secondary network adapter which
automatically takes over, should the
primary network adapter fails.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB). ALB
enhances data throughput by
automatically routing data through
alternative paths as the application
changes.
IP-Sec. The Open-E DSS V6 supports
the Secure Internet Protocol (IPsec).
STORAGE MANAGEMENT
New & Improved!
Automatic Failover for iSCSI Volumes
Open-E DSS V6 provides fault tolerance
via iSCSI Volume Replication. Data is
copied in real time to the primary
server and every change is immediately
mirrored to a secondary server and in
the event of a failure of the primary
server Open-E DSS V6 automatically
switches operations to the secondary
server.
New & Improved!
Volume Replication.
DSS V6 provides both Synchronous and
Asynchronous Volume Replication.
Asynchronous Volume Replication is also
supported over a WAN with both pair to
pair support and multiple sources
support.
New & Improved!
SCSI-3 Persistent Reservation.
Support for persistent
reservation commands. This enables
support for Windows 2008 and Windows
Cluster.
New & Improved!
Sys check.
Enables you to check the performance of
your system.
Hardware and Software iSCSI Initiator.
Open-E DSS V6 supports hardware
iSCSI Initiators and has a software
iSCSI Initiator for easily expanding the
storage capacity of the NAS server. New
units and logical volumes can be added
by connecting an iSCSI storage system to
the NAS server.
Snapshot.
Snapshot is an immediate point-in-time
image of the logical volume. The
snapshot image can be used for both
consistent and temporary backup, while
users still have uninterrupted and
complete access to the LV. Files can be
recovered from previous snapshots should
a file be accidentally deleted or
modified.
Multiple Snapshots with Scheduling
Function. The Open-E DSS V6
supports “Multiple Snapshot with
Scheduling” to create snapshots at
predefined points in time (e.g.
automatically every hour).
Multiple Logical Volume & Groups.
Logical volume groups allow storage
administrators to create logical storage
pools that span multiple physical disk
drives. With its support of multiple
logical volume groups, the Open-E DSS V6
makes it easier to meet the changing
needs of users and applications while
making the maximum use of available
physical disk space.
MONITORING
Hardware Monitoring.
Open-E DSS V6 monitors hardware status
such as temperature, voltage and fan
speed provided by the motherboard's
sensors.
Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) (v2 & v3). The DSS V6 uses
SNMP for monitoring data throughput,
Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Random
Access Memory (RAM) usage to name a few.
Email Notification. In the event
of a technical failure of the storage
device, administrators are alerted by
Email.
Log Function. The Open-E log file
is an effective instrument in analyzing
and solving technical issues.
SPECIFIC NETWORK ATTACHED
STORAGE (NAS) FUNCTIONALITY
Windows Active Directory
/ Primary Domain Controller Support.
Open-E DSS V6 supports Windows Active
Directory (AD), Primary Domain
Controller (PDC), Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP) and AD & NIS
User-/Group ID synchronization to
leverage information about users,
groups, systems and other resources
stored in the Active Directory. The
support of Access Control List (ACL)
ensures that access rights of users are
automatically taken over from the
Domain.
Support for Network Information Service
(NIS). The Open-E DSS V6 supports
NIS for easier and consistent access of
information stored on any other data
storage server using NIS directory
service protocol by enabling
distribution of system configuration
data such as user and host names between
computers on a computer network.
File System with Journaling Support.
Journaling support makes the file system
more reliable and allows easier, faster
recovery from unexpected shutdowns.
User and Group Quota Control.
Administrators can control users with
large disk requirements by assigning a
dedicated share or by restricting their
individual usage through individual user
quotas or to assign a quota to a group
to which the user belongs.
USB Storage Support for Dynamic Disk.
USB Units connected to DSS V6 can be
used as a Dynamic Units – which can be
easily used for local backups.
Backup-Agents (Veritas, EMC Dantz, CA
BrightStor) Support. Open-E DSS
V6 backup agents help administrators to
backup and protect data on NAS servers
with backup software from Veritas, Dantz,
or CA BrightStor ARCserve thus improving
data transfer, network security and
real-time directory browsing, monitoring
tasks and supporting cross-platform
backup support.
Supported Network Clients and Network
File Protocol. Open-E DSS V6
supports the file based protocols CIFS
(Common Internet File System)/SMB, NFS
(Network File System), FTP (File
Transfer Protocol), FTPS and Apple Talk
enabling Windows, Linux, Unix and
Macintosh clients to share data on the
same server.
External Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP). The Open-E DSS V6
supports external LDAP enabling
administrators to configure and manage
multiple DSS V6 systems from one single
point (either an Open-E software with a
LDAP database or any other LDAP server).
SPECIFIC iSCSI
FUNCTIONALITY
Multiple Challenge
Handshake Authentication Protocols
(CHAP) per Target
In Open-E DSS V6,
CHAP users can be assigned to a specific
iSCSI target. CHAP is an authentication
schema, managed by user name and
password, to validate the identity of
users to manage the access rights of
users to targets.
MPIO Support. The Open-E DSS V6
allows set multiple connections to one
target increasing performance and
reliability.
BACKUP FUNCTIONALITY
Task Mechanism with
Scheduling.
Management of all the tasks is much
easier and convenient using the unified
task mechanism with scheduling for data
and volume replication, backup and
snapshot. Tasks are scheduled as to when
to activate and may have many schedules.
Virtual Tapes. Configure tape
drive emulation on share or Dynamic
Volume (e.g. dynamically attached hard
drive) backup for tape drives is the
same as backup on virtual tapes.
Worm. Worm provides Write Once
Read Many functionality for data
archiving.
New & Improved!
NDMP 4.0.
Network Data Management Protocol defines
a network-based mechanism and protocol
for controlling backup, recovery, and
other data transfers between primary and
secondary storage devices.
Tape Library Support. Automate
backups with use of tape drive
libraries.
Internal Database. Maintain all
backup files including backup history.
Tape Retention Time. Set schedule
for tapes to be rewritten for new
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