NAS b2000 - Quick Start Guide
Table Of Contents
- StorageWorks by Compaq NAS B2000 Quick Start Guide
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1: Product Overview
- Chapter 2: Before You Begin
- Chapter 3: Configuration Setup
- Index
Product Overview
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Storage Management Overview
This section provides an overview of the components that make up the NAS storage
structure. A complete discussion of the components and their relationships is
available in the administration guide.
CAUTION: This section on storage management and VR is required reading
material for the NAS administrator. This section develops the concepts and
requirements that serve as the basis for successfully using a StorageWorks NAS
device. Failure to read this section and the appropriate sections on storage
management in the administration guide may lead to data loss or file corruption.
Storage Management Elements
Figure 1-3 provides an illustration of the various storage components of the
NAS B2000. Storage is broken up into four major divisions:
• Storage elements
• Virtual storage elements
• File system elements
• File sharing elements
Each of these elements is composed of the previous level’s elements.