Question:
what is the meaning of NAS IN THE NETWORK FIELD.?
vasu
2006-04-22 03:21:50 UTC
what is the meaning of NAS IN THE NETWORK FIELD.?
Six answers:
Isis
2006-04-22 03:24:05 UTC
Network Attached Storage



Like traditional file servers, NAS follows a client/server design. A single hardware device, often called the NAS box or NAS head, acts as the interface between the NAS and network clients. These NAS devices require no monitor, keyboard or mouse. They generally run an embedded operating system rather than a full-featured NOS. One or more disk (and possibly tape) drives can be attached to many NAS systems to increase total capacity. Clients always connect to the NAS head, however, rather than to the individual storage devices.
Drow
2006-04-22 03:35:36 UTC
NAS(NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE)

Well,if you want to know what is NAS,then HERE IS YOUR ANSWER!



WHAT IS NAS?



NAS challenges the traditional file server approach by creating systems designed specifically for data storage. Instead of starting with a general-purpose computer and configuring or removing features from that base, NAS designs begin with the bare-bones components necessary to support file transfers and add features "from the bottom up."



Like traditional file servers, NAS follows a client/server design. A single hardware device, often called the NAS box or NAS head, acts as the interface between the NAS and network clients. These NAS devices require no monitor, keyboard or mouse. They generally run an embedded operating system rather than a full-featured NOS. One or more disk (and possibly tape) drives can be attached to many NAS systems to increase total capacity. Clients always connect to the NAS head, however, rather than to the individual storage devices.



Clients generally access a NAS over an Ethernet connection. The NAS appears on the network as a single "node" that is the IP address of the head device.



A NAS can store any data that appears in the form of files, such as email boxes, Web content, remote system backups, and so on. Overall, the uses of a NAS parallel those of traditional file servers.



NAS systems strive for reliable operation and easy administration. They often include built-in features such as disk space quotas, secure authentication, or the automatic sending of email alerts should an error be detected.
cool cucumber
2006-04-22 03:25:19 UTC
Network Access to Storage
rockang
2006-04-22 03:24:22 UTC
network attached storage

CONTEXT [Network] [Storage System]



A term used to refer to storage elements that connect to a network and provide file access services to computer systems. Abbreviated NAS. A NAS Storage Element consists of an engine, which implements the file services, and one or more devices, on which data is stored. NAS elements may be attached to any type of network. When attached to SANs, NAS elements may be considered to be members of the SAS class of storage elements.

A class of systems that provide file services to host computers. A host system that uses network attached storage uses a file system device driver to access data using file access protocols such as NFS or CIFS. NAS systems interpret these commands and perform the internal file and device I/O operations necessary to execute them. cf. storage area network.
anonymous
2016-03-14 04:34:02 UTC
Usually network admistration. CCNA is like setting up and troubleshooting routers and switches.
moni
2006-04-22 03:23:49 UTC
nas


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