FW Depot unveils NAS Pro storage
updated 06:45 pm EST, Thu March 16, 2006
FW Depot unveils NAS Pro
FireWire Depot today unveiled the NAS Pro, its Network Attached Storage server based on Intel technologies. The NAS Pro supports up to eight hot swap SATA drives for storage that can be configured as RAID 0, 1, 5, or JBOD, and transport data through two gigabit Ethernet ports. Key features of the network attached storage device include expandability with an optional extended module, lightweight aluminum construction, a quiet power supply, and background RAID creation. The device supports insertion detection/automatic RAID set rebuilding, features fully hot swappable disk mechanisms, and offers simple Web browser-based administration. Additional features key features of the NAS Pro include "Snap-Shot" to create a read-only copy of the contents of a NAS server; volume aggregation; hard drive roaming; a built-in optical recorder; hot expansion; integrated network disc server & data archiving; smart sync; virus protection; and email notification. The NAS Pro is available for $3,300.
