Storage server 2003 R2 and NAS box

[Guest Robert Vilhelmsen]

Hi,

 

I am considering buying a cheap Dell poweredge 840 storage server 2003 R2

workgroup edt. for my remote office plus a Thecus N5200 NAS box.

 

The specs. for the Thecus NAS box says it supports Active Directory.

 

Does Windows storage server 2003 R2 support shares on a NAS appliance not

directly attached as DAS/SAN to use with DFS?

 

I am planning to use DFS to replicate data between the above setup and main

office DAS system.

 

Regards

Robert Vilhelmsen

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Storage server 2003 R2 and NAS box

 

Robert Vilhelmsen <robert-at-rovi.dk> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I am considering buying a cheap Dell poweredge 840 storage server

> 2003 R2 workgroup edt. for my remote office plus a Thecus N5200 NAS

> box.

> The specs. for the Thecus NAS box says it supports Active Directory.

 

What exactly does that mean? What OS does it run? Why would you need WSS if

you had this device, anyway? WSS itself is designed to *be* network attached

storage.

>

> Does Windows storage server 2003 R2 support shares on a NAS appliance

> not directly attached as DAS/SAN to use with DFS?

 

Highly doubtful (iscsi maybe!). I don't even think you could do this with

regular old Windows server, but Windows Storage Server is a cheaper &

OEM-only version of Windows server, really -- and is hence probably fairly

crippled. I'm not sure there's a newsgroup for it, either - the vendors are

supposed to supply support.

 

If Dell can't help you out, you might see whether there's any help from

your preferred reseller - perhaps they have insider info.

>

> I am planning to use DFS to replicate data between the above setup

> and main office DAS system.

 

NAS, you mean?

>

> Regards

> Robert Vilhelmsen

[Guest Chris M]

Re: Storage server 2003 R2 and NAS box

 

Robert Vilhelmsen wrote:

> Does Windows storage server 2003 R2 support shares on a NAS appliance not

> directly attached as DAS/SAN to use with DFS?

 

No idea myself, but if you don't get an answer from this group you might

want to ask at microsoft.public.windows.server.dfs_frs

 

--

Chris.

[Guest Robert Vilhelmsen]

Re: Storage server 2003 R2 and NAS box

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

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> Robert Vilhelmsen <robert-at-rovi.dk> wrote:

>> Hi,

>>

>

> What exactly does that mean? What OS does it run?

I guess it runs Linux.

 

Why would you need WSS if

> you had this device, anyway? WSS itself is designed to *be* network

> attached storage.

Well mostly because I need some cheap storage in the remote office. And Dell

has this WSS box really cheap. Cheaper than buying the CAL´s I need here.

>>

>> Does Windows storage server 2003 R2 support shares on a NAS appliance

>> not directly attached as DAS/SAN to use with DFS?

>

> Highly doubtful (iscsi maybe!). I don't even think you could do this with

> regular old Windows server, but Windows Storage Server is a cheaper &

> OEM-only version of Windows server, really -- and is hence probably fairly

> crippled. I'm not sure there's a newsgroup for it, either - the vendors

> are supposed to supply support.

>

> If Dell can't help you out, you might see whether there's any help from

> your preferred reseller - perhaps they have insider info.

>>

>> I am planning to use DFS to replicate data between the above setup

>> and main office DAS system.

>

> NAS, you mean?

 

No DAS, Direct Attached System via SCSI interface.

 

But anyway I dont think it will be supported either, as I guess WSS need

direct access and control over the volume and this can only be done via

iSCSI or fibre SAN.

 

Robert

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Storage server 2003 R2 and NAS box

 

Robert Vilhelmsen <robert-at-rovi.dk> wrote:

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> skrev i en

> meddelelse news:euxjj$8HIHA.4808@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Robert Vilhelmsen <robert-at-rovi.dk> wrote:

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>

>> What exactly does that mean? What OS does it run?

> I guess it runs Linux.

>

> Why would you need WSS if

>> you had this device, anyway? WSS itself is designed to *be* network

>> attached storage.

> Well mostly because I need some cheap storage in the remote office.

 

Then why not just buy your *nix NAS box and install *that* on its own?

> And Dell has this WSS box really cheap. Cheaper than buying the CAL´s

> I need here.

>>>

>>> Does Windows storage server 2003 R2 support shares on a NAS

>>> appliance not directly attached as DAS/SAN to use with DFS?

>>

>> Highly doubtful (iscsi maybe!). I don't even think you could do this

>> with regular old Windows server, but Windows Storage Server is a

>> cheaper & OEM-only version of Windows server, really -- and is hence

>> probably fairly crippled. I'm not sure there's a newsgroup for it,

>> either - the vendors are supposed to supply support.

>>

>> If Dell can't help you out, you might see whether there's any help

>> from your preferred reseller - perhaps they have insider info.

>>>

>>> I am planning to use DFS to replicate data between the above setup

>>> and main office DAS system.

>>

>> NAS, you mean?

>

> No DAS, Direct Attached System via SCSI interface.

 

Sorry, my bad;. I see typos everywhere. I would just have called it "local

storage" or "external SCSI array" or something, I guess. Too many d__d

abbreviations in this industry.

 

I suspect you're out of luck, but again, WSS is its own beast.

>

> But anyway I dont think it will be supported either, as I guess WSS

> need direct access and control over the volume and this can only be

> done via iSCSI or fibre SAN.

 

Hmmm. Again, I'd call Dell for presales tech support with this - OEM stuff

is supposed to be supported by the OEM guy. :)

>

> Robert