Magnitude SSG Features & Benefits
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Unmatched Ease of Use
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Easy Setup
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A single configuration utility starts at logon and guides you through the initial setup.
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Integrated Data Storage Management
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The management console provides a familiar interface to easily deploy, configure, and manage all storage technologies from a single location.
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Unified Share and Storage Management
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The Share and Storage Management MMC snap-in simplifies management of shares and volumes. It unifies SMB and NFS share provisioning, integrates share and storage provisioning, and provides an overview of both shares and storage.
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Simplified Resource Management
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The File Server Resource Manager enables you to easily generate reports detailing storage use, set quotas for folders and volumes, and control the types of data stored.
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Seamless Integration
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Integration with Existing IT Infrastructure
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The Magnitude SSG enables you to share data among different platforms, with support for protocols such as SMB, NFS, AppleTalk, and NetWare.
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NAS-SAN Integration
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The solution serves as a gateway to Emprise or Magnitude 3D storage, including boot from SAN capabilities and flexible volume mounting.
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iSCSI Support
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Microsoft's iSCSI Target feature combines file, print, and block storage services on a single platform. Wizards help you easily create and manage iSCSI targets and disks for storage, as well as implement backup and recovery using snapshots.
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Increased Productivity
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File Sharing across Operating Systems
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The Magnitude SSG provides Linux/UNIX/Windows interoperability. The solution also authenticates users and shares files and data across platforms.
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Efficient Management of Distributed Files
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Distributed File System (DFS) enables you to organize distributed file shares for more efficient management. Remote Data Compression (RDC) optimizes WAN traffic, so you can access storage from anywhere and replicate data among branches.
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Efficient Printer Management
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With the Print Management Console, you can manage multiple printers-even those in branch office locations-from a single interface.
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Unmatched Reliability
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High Availability via Clustering and MPIO
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Clustering of gateway nodes, along with MPIO, ensures continued availability in the case of node or path failure. Combining these features with DFS helps ensure availability at the file and physical device level.
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File Replication and Recovery
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Leveraging Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service, you can store up to 64 pointin-time copies per volume and recover previous versions of files in minutes, including transportable snapshots.
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Low TCO
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Server Consolidation
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Consolidating multiple file servers onto a single Magnitude SSG device reduces server costs as well as associated manage ment costs.
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Deduplication
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The Single Instance Storage (SIS) feature reduces storage requirements by eliminating duplicate files. After locating identical files, SIS saves one copy to a central repository and replaces other copies with pointers to the stored version.
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