Posts Tagged ‘NAS’

QNAP Updates NAS Server Software on Current and Legacy Models

July 2nd, 2010

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New! Support for QMobile app (compatible with OS3 & latest iOS4) for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch users, allows music, photos, and videos stored on QNAP Turbo NAS servers to be remotely streamed and played directly on the Apple devices anywhere there is access to a WiFi or 3G network, eliminating the need to store the content physically on the device;

New! Firmware Live Update feature allows QNAP Turbo NAS servers to automatically check for and download new NAS management software updates;

New! ISO Mount feature allows mounting/accessing of archived CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc ISO images instead of burning a physical disc;
New! Web Server Virtual Hosting now allows multiple websites (up to 32) to be virtually hosted on a QNAP Turbo NAS server with HTTPS and SSL certificate import;

New! HFS+ support allows Mac HFS+ external drives to be connected to a Turbo NAS for easy file sharing;

New! Built-in SFTP server via SSH for secure administrator access and file transfers;

New! New QPKG plug-ins from Mono, Vtiger CRM, Magento, PS3 Media Server, OpenLDAP, iStat, PostgreSQL, and eyeOS;

Also New! System Migration, allowing easier migration of data when NAS are upgraded, and new Network UPS support;

Enhanced! Easier monitoring and management of existing Apple Time Machine backups;

Enhanced! Resource Monitor has been enhanced to provide more detailed information for network administrators on CPU usage, bandwidth statistics, disk space, and more.

The update is now available for the following models:

TS-110, TS-119, TS-210, TS-219/219P, TS-410, TS-419P, TS-410U, TS-419U
TS-239 Pro/ TS-439 Pro/ TS-639 Pro/ TS-439U-SP/ TS-439U-RP/ SS-439 Pro/ SS-839 Pro
TS-509 Pro/ TS-809 Pro/ TS-809U-RP
TS-239 Pro II/ TS-259 Pro/ TS-439 Pro II/ TS-459 Pro/ TS-559 Pro/ TS-659 Pro/ TS-859 Pro/ TS-459U-RP/ TS-859U-RP

Source:http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/02/qnap-updates-nas-server-software-current-legacy-models/

SAN, NAS and the Future of Virtualization

May 17th, 2010

The future of the data center clearly rests on virtualization. Without breaking the ties between hardware and software, there is no rapid scalability, no data flexibility, no cloud.

But it seems that few people are giving thought to the infrastructure implications of this transition. A key question at this point is: What’s to become of the Storage Area Network (SAN)?

Those of you who are already pushing the virtual envelope might be wondering how your current SAN will be able to cope in an increasingly complex environment. As Anand Perisamy of storage software developer Gluster points out, non-virtual architectures were able to cope with one server having one Logical Unit Number (LUN). But increasing numbers of VMs, each with their own LUN, quickly overloads most SANs. VMware’s Virtual Machine File System helps somewhat, but it still does not address the fundamental issue of scalability on the actual SAN.

Source:http://www.dabcc.com/article.aspx?id=14594

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