systems support files over a cluster of servers, but also provide for
concurrent file access across the cluster. NAS aggregators group together
multiple NAS boxes under one single management point, aggregating
disparate file-server products under one umbrella.
NAS gateways
Gateways are good for organizations that have SAN infrastructures and
want to consolidate their NAS data onto SAN storage. All of the major NAS
vendors provide tools for data migration from their NAS storage to their
gateway products. Furthermore, support is available for all NAS protocols
and most OS environments. Although gateway performance and capacity
is very good, it falls short compared to some of the available non-traditional
alternatives. Gateways provide more flexibility and scalability compared to
integrated NAS boxes. For example, if you just want to upgrade back-end
storage performance, you can do that separately from the NAS front end
with NAS gateways.
Traditional approaches to NAS consolidation
EMC NAS gateways: EMC recently added the NSX blade server to its
NS700G/NS500G gateway product lines. The NSX is configured using
NAS blades in a chassis, with each blade supporting one or more file
systems. However, files can't be shared across blades. The NSX product
can be configured with a maximum of eight blades supporting 16TB of
storage each for up to 112TB of storage (at least one blade with 16TB
should be configured as a passive standby for failover). NSX has virtual X-
blades useful for physical consolidation without having to change logical
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