Does Empower support Network Attached Storage (NAS) - WKB208866
Article number: 208866
ENVIRONMENT
- Empower Enterprise
- Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- Raw Data Share
ANSWER
No
Empower only supports direct attached storage or Storage Area Network (SAN). refer to the Empower ICUG.
- SAN storage is the tested storage solution
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- NAS storage is not OS persistent. NAS storage needs to be mounted as a drive letter and this is done after the OS has booted. This is commonly done when a user logs in for example. When the user logs off, the connection to the storage is lost.
- SAN storage is mounted by the PC in a persistent state and does not require the storage to be mounted separately. (In other words, the storage is available to the server regardless of the OS status)
- Waters are not aware and have not tested ways to technically make NAS work. Waters do not support this approach.
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