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We got our hands on one of Thecus' eight-bay N8800PRO storageappliances for the purpose of taking Open-E's Data Storage SoftwareV6 out for a test drive. Read on as we set up, manage, andbenchmark this marriage of storage-oriented hardware and software. Small and medium businesses, government offices, health careproviders, and research institutions generate lots of data everysingle day. All of that information needs to be archived andprotected. As a case in point, the German Electron Synchrotron,DESY, in Hamburg, generates 100 TB of raw data per experiment, anda typical health care provider can generates hundreds of gigabytesper month in patient records. Beyond simply storing data, managing it cost-effectively iscritical, as is delivering the information to users andapplications where and when they need it. Business-class storagedevices are designed to do that over a number of differentinterfaces. Direct-attached and network-attached are two of themost popular, though storage area networks built on Fibre Channelor iSCSI technology are popular as well. Even as enterprise-grade technology increasingly finds its way intoSMB environments, NAS remains a moderate-performance, affordabletechnology for small- and medium-sized businesses. Flexibleprotocol support and provisions for backup technologies like datareplication and synchronization are particularly attractive. There are plenty of network-attached appliances available. However,the selection thins out considerably you filter by reliability,performance, enterprise support, and reasonable cost. Thecus sentover its N8800PRO to demonstrate that a storage server withredundant power supplies, a multi-core host processor, andperformance-oriented networking can be had for about $1600 withouthard drives. Add eight of your own 2 TB nearline SATA disks and theunit's cost hovers around $3600. But an accessible price tag isn't the only interesting aspect ofthis NAS device. You can also install Open-E's Data Storage Software V6 on it, which expands its feature set beyond what Thecus' ownfirmware offers. Some of Open-E DSS 6.0's capabilities includeiSCSI, CIFS, and Fibre Channel support. Installing the third-partyfirmware is relatively easy from a flash drive or CD. As theinstallation process progresses, device drives (needed for thestorage and Ethernet controllers) are automatically configured. In the pages that follow, we'll discuss how Open-E DSS 6.0 andThecus' N8800OPRO interact, with an emphasis on the third-partyoperating environment. There are integrators who offer packagedeals, pre-installing Open-E DSS 6.0 on the Thecus appliance. Thecost of that combination often depends on the features you enableand the storage array installed. I am an expert from lencri.com, while we provides the quality product, such as HTC Digitizer Replacement Manufacturer , China Blackberry Spares, HTC Touch Housing Replacement,and more.
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