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Sun StorEdge N8200 Filer Installation, Configuration, and Service Guide • August 2000
Reference Documentation
Product Overview
A network attached storage (NAS) device is an appliance that supplies disk storage
to users over a network. Moving storage from the user’s desktop to the network
maximizes data availability and security. The Sun StorEdge N8200 Filer (hereafter
referred to as “the filer”) is a NAS that consists of a controller and one or more disk
storage systems (hereafter referred to as “disk storage unit”).
The filer contains features that are designed to minimize down time, including:
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Mirrored system disks in the controller
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Hardware redundant array of independent disks (RAID)-5 storage system
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Redundant power supplies in both the controller and disk storage units
Access to the filer’s disk storage is through the following industry standard file
access protocols:
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NFS™ file system
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Common Internet File System (CIFS)
Document TItle
Part Number
Sun StorEdge A1000 and D1000 Installation, Operations, and Service
Manual
805-2624
Sun StorEdge A1000 and D1000 Rackmount Installation Guide
805-2626
Sun Enterprise 220R Server Setup and Rackmounting Guide
806-1087
Sun StorEdge N8000 Filer Series Administrator’s Guide
806-4669
Product Support Document (PSD) for Sun DNS
N/A
Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide
806-1390
Sun Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 User’s Guide
805-5961
