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News Release from: LapiStor | Subject: NAS-5100
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 13 January 2006

New RAID Network Attached Storage
controller

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LapiStor provides greater business continuity with new RAID Network Attached Storage controller

To provide enterprise networks with enhanced RAID data storage protection and business continuity, LapiStor launched the NAS-5100, a Network Attached Storage controller in a compact 1U form factor Tony Howard, managing director of LapiStor said "The ability to attach a Datapac RAID to a network through the NAS-5100 controller is an important benefit - our customers have asked for this and we have delivered." Based around an Intel Pentium III Tualatin CPU, the NAS-5100 features a built-in 1GB ECC DRAM and Dual Gigabit Ethernet, for fail-over and load balancing, as well as Dual Ultra 320 SCSI ports - for SCSI HDD/ External RAID Subsystem / Tape Drive

Features include real time Remote Replication, real time Local Replication and Snapshot facilities.

It also includes a 32MB Flash Memory.

With an embedded Linux Operating System, it uses a number of Network File Protocols, including Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB), Apple (AFP), UNIX (NFS v3), Novell Netware (NCP), Internet (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Network Transfer Protocols include TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Apple Talk and IPX.

Network Security is provided by Microsoft NT Domain Controller (PDC) Authentication.

Network Client Types include Microsoft Windows 95 /98 /ME /NT4.0 /2000 / XP, Macintosh OS 7.5 / 8.X / 9.XMac OS X, Linux / Unix, Novell Netware 3.x / 4.x / 5.x.

Up to 32TB of RAID protection storage can be connected to the network by attaching Datapac RAID solutions to the NAS-500 external U320 SCSi ports.

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