network attached storage

Standalone Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers provide file level storage to heterogeneous clients, enabling shared storage.

This article presents the basics of NAS units (NFS servers) and how you can create one from an existing system.

Linux Devices: "Enhance Technology announced an eight-disk, Linux-based network-attached storage (NAS) device, offering up to 16TB of SATA storage.

The UltraShare NAS8000-P4 incorporates an Intel Xeon (Nehalem) CPU clocked at 2.0GHz, four gigabit Ethernet ports, and an optional gateway for expanding to up to 176TB."

LinuxDevices: "EMC subsidiary Iomega is readying a WiFi-enabled, Linux-based network-attached storage (NAS) device that costs $100.

The Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station has no storage of its own, but acts as a wireless hub that shares data stored on devices hooked up to its four USB 2.0 ports."

LinuxDevices: "Envive, Inc. announced a Linux-based, HD-ready media server that offers up to 14TB of network-attached storage (NAS) capacity."

LinuxDevices: "Addonics announced a low-cost, six-ounce network-attached storage (NAS) device for the SOHO market. The Linux-based Addonics Mini NAS offers a single 2.5-inch storage bay, an Ethernet port, a USB port, and multiple servers, including UPnP, and supports both SMB and open source Samba network protocols, says the company."

ServerWatch: "FreeNAS is one of those surprising projects that not only saves you a huge amount of money but is so simple to use that you'll wonder why there's so much mystery surrounding network-attached storage(NAS)."

If you’re unfamiliar with FON, it’s a service that interconnects home WiFi connections into a network; members share their bandwidth with others, and in turn they can also connect to other Foneros, as the members are called.

We examine four very different NAS devices to see which one is just right for the heavy home network users.

LinuxDevices: "Qnap Systems announced a network-attached storage (NAS) device, aimed at SMB/SOHO users, that supports two 2TB hard drives.

The Linux-based TS-239 Pro Turbo NAS is notable for its iSCSI (Internet SCSI) target service, enabling the NAS to be configured for expansion or backup for other servers."

The National Security Agency is leading an effort to extend its access control work into the arena of network file storage.

The effort involves integrating NSA's Flask mandatory access control (MAC) architecture -- now the basis of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) -- into the Network File System (NFS) protocol widely used for network-attached storage devices.