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Microsoft Windows Storage Server


EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SANs matched with Microsoft Windows® Storage Server™ 2003 R2 powered gateways deliver seamless interoperability, solid reliability and simple to manage file and print services at a compelling total cost of ownership. The combination provides customers with a powerful, yet flexible and easy to use Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution that will automatically scale as their storage capacity requirements increase over time.

The PS Series products deliver a robust platform for local and remote data protection. As part of the all inclusive software package that only EqualLogic offers to its customers, storage managers can set up local snapshots and remote recovery sites directly from the management interface in a few simple steps. The PS Series family of storage arrays is the storage platform of choice for Microsoft Windows Storage Server. Customers now have a file and print services solution that integrates easily and seamlessly within a wide range of client environments.

Together, EqualLogic and Microsoft Windows Storage Server provide industry leading NAS features, including:
  • Multi-protocol NAS connectivity (NFS, CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, HTTP)
  • Single Instance Storage (SIS)
  • Distributed file system support (DFS-N and DFS-R)
  • Complete and seamless Active Directory (AD) support including all GPOs
  • Ability to cluster Windows Storage Server gateways for scaling and high reliable NAS services
  • Choice in gateway iSCSI connectivity – Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator or EqualLogic certified hardware offload solutions
  • On-line scalability of storage by adding EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays
  • EqualLogic’s Host Integration Tools (HIT) kit to allow out of the box Simple SAN integration
    • Microsoft iSCSI software initiator
    • Microsoft MPIO
    • Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) snapshots, enabling server-less backups with popular backup products including Symantec, CommVault, Computer Associates
    • Virtual Disk Service (VDS) integration with Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs
  • Easy boot-from-SAN capability
  • Instant previous versions file recovery by users on Windows client systems, Windows XP and Windows Vista via Shadow Copies for Shared folders
  • Ability to install backup and anti-virus software on the gateway
  • No client software license keys or per-server charges for NAS or SAN features
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AMS Storage– Provides a Microsoft Windows Storage Server network attached storage gateway specifically for the EqualLogic PS Series arrays to value added resellers.