NETENGINE STORAGE SOLUTION Features and Benefits

Storage Data Consolidation
Unified Storage iSCSI (IP/SAN) and NAS	iSCSI (IP/SAN) volumes for application servers and NAS File-system based volumes support heterogeneous clients such as Linux/Unix, Microsoft, Apple, Web, FTP, all accessible from the same system.
Single Point of Management	Offers web-based GUI to manage storage volumes for both Integrated and Modular Storage Types. Modular Storage Head supports external storage expansion via iSCSI, FC and SCSI.
Heterogeneous Storage Consolidation and Maximized Capacity Utilization	Consolidates SAS, SCSI, FC, SATA and iSCSI volumes in any combination of network accessible NFS, CFS, AFP and iSCSI IP/SAN Block Device.
Storage Expansion	Allows capacity scale up via external volumes using external storage array, supports Fibre, SAS, SCSI and iSCSI.
Storage Capacity Aggregation	Network volumes spread out in multiple locations can be aggregated into a single, large volume via Linear RAID or RAID-on-RAID implementation.
Large Volume Support	Support up to 16TB per Logical Volume (32bit), and 8EB per Logical Volume (64bit)

Storage Data High-Availability
SFM: Server to Server Failure & Mirroring. High Availability for Storage Heads Server and Storage Pool	Two storage server units are paired to provide continuous service during system, power, NIC, storage volume, OS and network path failure. SFM mirrors data on to second storage pool in real-time and gives instant access to data upon primary server storage pool failure. * SFM may also be configured for pair of iSCSI target units.
Hardware RAID for Internal Disks	Storage volume is protected by various types of hardware RAID and hot spare support. Battery Backup Unit (BBU) ensures data write operation in case of system failure.
RAID-on-RAID	Software RAID 0, 0+1, and 1 (Synchronized Mirroring) over multiple storage volumes (internal or external storage arrays), on top of already hardware-RAID protected volumes. It allows extra data redundancy and high-availability, and high storage performance enhancement.
High-Availability for Network Link, Network Path Fail-Over/Redundancy	Seven modes of NIC port bonding offers bandwidth aggregation and continuous access during NIC port or network path failure.
Fail-Safe OS Volume	Appliance OS is stored on to Flash Disk. OS partition mirroring is optional.

Storage Data Recovery
Data Replication	Folder Replication via LAN and WAN connectivity between source and target storage pool. Folder Replication can be configured to be Full-Replication or Differential-Replication. Folder Replication can be scheduled-based or on demand. Folder Replication supports compression, throttling, revision control.
Schedule-based Snapshot Volume	Protects data loss due to accidental deletion and/or file corruption due to virus-attack. Multiple schedules are supported to provide overlapping coverage in data recoverability.
RAID-on-RAID	Software RAID 0, 0+1, and 1 (Synchronized Mirroring) over multiple storage volumes (internal or external storage arrays), on top of already hardware-RAID protected volumes. It allows extra data redundancy and high-availability, and high storage performance enhancement.

Storage Data Backup
Supports Linux-based Backup Agents	Linux agents for various backup software (Veritas, Legato, BRU, Amanda, Areka) can be installed to the OS partition, allowing X6 NSS to be seamlessly managed by backup server as a target or source unit.
System and Storage Volume Configuration Backup & Restore	System configuration and volume configuration can be saved and used for recovery in the case of a complete system failure.
Data Replication to Local or Remote Site	Schedule-based data replication (Folder Replication) supports LAN and WAN connectivity between source and target storage pool. Folder Replication supports compression, throttling, revision control, and change only backup.

Performance Optimization & Reliability
Optimized Appliance OS.	Highly tuned, embedded Linux OS, enabling it to outperform competition that has much superior hardware configuration.
NIC Aggregation	Multiple NIC port aggregation and port bonding. Total seven modes to help optimize network performance and availability.
Hardware Optimization	Supports up to eight physical CPUs per storage unit for serving very large number of clients and data processing.
RAID on RAID for Enhanced Disk I/O	Software RAID 0, 0+1, and 1 over multiple storage volumes to added high-availability or performance enhancement.

Security & Storage-Space Allocation
ACL for Local, Microsoft, Apple and NFS	Highly granular ACL for local users/groups, Microsoft clients (ADS/PDC), and NFS clients (NIS). Apple clients’ ACL controlled as Local User/Group.
User/Group-based Quota	User and Group-based quota can be assigned for local, Microsoft, Linux/UNIX, and Apple clients.
LDAP and IP Sec Support	LDAP and IP Sec support for enhanced security and manageability.