Administrator Guide

Internal Storage
Each NAS controller has an internal storage device that is used only for the FluidFS images and for a cache storage ooad location in the
event of a power failure. The internal hard drive does not provide the NAS storage capacity.
Internal Cache
Each NAS controller has an internal cache that provides fast reads and reliable writes.
Overview of the FS8600 Architecture
Scale-out NAS consists of these components:
• Hardware
– FluidFS cluster
– Storage Center
• NAS appliance network interface connections
– SAN network
– Internal network
– LAN/client network
The following gure shows an overview of the scale-out FS8600 architecture.
Figure 45. FS8600 Architecture
FluidFS Administration
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