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Dell PowerVault NX3200
Network-Attached Storage
The Dell
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PowerVault
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NX3200 is a capacity-dense, dedicated NAS solution integrated with advanced file-
sharing software designed to help smaller offices stay efficient and productive. It’s also flexible enough to
support applications (block data) to make sure people with limited resources can save time and don’t have
to manage separate types of storage.
support applications (block data) to make sure people with limited resources can save time and don’t have
to manage separate types of storage.
Share Files and Applications in Your
Office
Office
The PowerVault NX3200 is a dense capacity system
designed for information-sharing of file and block data. It
packs up to 36TB of internal capacity in a 2U chassis using
the available 12 hard drive bays, with the capacity to
expand using Dell PowerVault storage arrays.
Network File System (NFS) consolidates all of your file-
Network File System (NFS) consolidates all of your file-
sharing resources to help improve productivity. Users can
now easily collaborate because they can share data across
Windows
®
and non-Windows clients. Through NFS, data
can be replicated through Distributed File System (DFS),
protected by Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) backup solutions
and reported and monitored by File System Resource
Manager (FSRM).
Put the Latest Storage Technology to Work
for You
for You
The PowerVault NX3200 offers the right levels of
capacity and storage software to keep you efficient.
Choose from high-capacity near-line SAS drives up to
3TB each or higher-performance SAS drives up to 600GB
to customize your NX3200 for your environment. Plus,
you can expand externally with fast, 6 GB SAS arrays, like
Dell’s PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220, to dynamically
grow your valuable sharing space without compromising
performance.
Stay focused on your business with advanced storage
features in Microsoft’s proven Windows® Storage Server
features in Microsoft’s proven Windows® Storage Server
2008 software. Single-instance storage (SIS) is file-level
deduplication that improves file performance and
optimizes disk capacity by actively comparing and
eliminating identical files. This process is transparent to
end users and applications and requires no user
intervention.
deduplication that improves file performance and
optimizes disk capacity by actively comparing and
eliminating identical files. This process is transparent to
end users and applications and requires no user
intervention.
Ide Setup and Manage Your Information
with Ease
with Ease
Don’t waste time building file servers from scratch. The
PowerVault NX3200 arrives with everything you need to
easily share information, saving you valuable time. Dell
integrates Microsoft’s Windows® Storage Server 2008 R2
with convenient setup wizards, like the Initial Configuration
Task tool, to get your NAS up and running quickly with few
steps. It seamlessly fits into your current Windows®
environment, allowing you to leverage the same
management and protection tools already deployed. In
fact, Windows® Storage Server 2008 includes unlimited
Client Access Licenses (CALs), so you won’t have to worry
about keeping pace with additional users.
Set quotas, run reports and get visibility to your files and
storage statistics with File Services Resource Manager
(FSRM). This will help improve compliance and control
over your file services. It also helps in planning and
implementing future policy changes and the addition of
storage capacity to meet your businesses growth. By
combining storage allocation, share management for
CIFS/SMB, as well as NFS, you gain a single view for your
entire file serving responsibilities.
PowerVault NX3200 arrives with everything you need to
easily share information, saving you valuable time. Dell
integrates Microsoft’s Windows® Storage Server 2008 R2
with convenient setup wizards, like the Initial Configuration
Task tool, to get your NAS up and running quickly with few
steps. It seamlessly fits into your current Windows®
environment, allowing you to leverage the same
management and protection tools already deployed. In
fact, Windows® Storage Server 2008 includes unlimited
Client Access Licenses (CALs), so you won’t have to worry
about keeping pace with additional users.
Set quotas, run reports and get visibility to your files and
storage statistics with File Services Resource Manager
(FSRM). This will help improve compliance and control
over your file services. It also helps in planning and
implementing future policy changes and the addition of
storage capacity to meet your businesses growth. By
combining storage allocation, share management for
CIFS/SMB, as well as NFS, you gain a single view for your
entire file serving responsibilities.