GuardianOS
Operating system for Snap Server storage systems for the distributed enterprise
The award-winning GuardianOS™ operating system combines file-level (NAS) with block-level (IP SAN) data on a single device to provide a simple and flexible solution ideal for any storage infrastructure. In addition to its unified storage architecture, GuardianOS offers seamless scalability, centralized storage management, and a comprehensive suite of data protection tools ideal for consolidating data and simplifying management to reduce storage total cost of ownership (TCO).
Highlights
Integrates BakBone NetVault: Backup WorkGroup Edition including free upgrade to 500GB virtual tape library (VTL) license
Easy system setup and management, RAID set changes, volume management, and share creation
Simplest migration of large amounts of data, including security permissions, from file servers to a Snap Server
Instant Capacity Expansion (I.C.E.) dynamically scales Snap Servers to meet growing storage needs
Create volumes up to 16TB each
Unified Storage Architecture: simultaneous iSCSI (block) and NAS (file) support
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Technical Specifications
Customer Needs
High-performance storage solution that simplifies storage management and protection with exceptional scalability.
Benefits
Simplicity, proven reliability, security, centralized management, seamless integration into existing environments, cross-platform support, simple data migration, print server functionality, Microsoft Vista support, non-disruptive scalability and provisioning, comprehensive data protection.
Key Differentiators
Price/performance, unified block and file storage in a single device significantly lowers capital costs and long-term TCO.
Operating System Basis
Derived from Linux
Journaling File System
Yes - Asynchronous
File System Type
XFS with Enhancements
Block Size Variability
512 Bytes to 64 KB
Max File Size
Client/Protocol Dependent
RAID-Levels Supported
0,1,5,6 & 10
Network File Protocols
Microsoft Networks SMB (1.0)/CIFS (NTLM); CIFS via OSX NFS v2/3/4 (UDP/TCP); Apple AFP + TCP; FTP; HTTP/HTTPS (1.1)
Network Transport Protocols
TCP/IP; UDP; AppleTalk
Network Clients Supported
Windows: 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista
Mac OS 9.x, Xv10.2/3/5; AFPV2/V3
UNIX: Solaris 7, 8, 9; HP-UX 11; AIX 4.3.3, 5.3
Linux: Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.2, 8.0, 9.0; Red Hat Enterprise 3.x, 4.x
Fedora 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Novell SuSE Pro 9.x
Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.x, 9.x, 10.x
Server Emulation Types
Windows 2003 Client
Appleshare
Microsoft Active Directory support
Operates in both native and mixed domains.
Dynamic DNS name resolution.
Block Protocol Support
iSCSI - Draft 20 compliant
iSCSI Software Initiators Supported
Microsoft Initiator v2.03, v2.04, v2.05, v2.06, v2.07 (win2k3, XP, Vista); RHEL 5 / SLES 10 iSCSI Initiator; SmallTree abcSAN iSCSI Initiator Version 1.0; CentOS v5.0 iSCSI Initiator; VMWare ESX 3.01, v3.02 & 3.5; Solaris 10 (x86) update 3 & 4 iSCSI Initiator; Novell NetWare v6.5 SP7 iSCSI Initiator; Emboot, netBoot 1.2 & 2.0, Winboot 2.5
iSCSI Hardware Initiators Supported
Qlogic 4010, 4050/52 4060/62 for Win2k3 and Linux
Management Interface
Both Browser based and command line via SSH
UPS support
APC UPS (USB & Network Management card)
Backup 3rd Party Agent Support (For network backup support)
File data Only
Symantec/Veritas Backup Exec v10, v11 & v12d
Symantec/Veritas NetBackup v6.5
EMC/Legato NetWorker 7.3 & 7.4
EMC Retrospect for Windows 7.0, 7.5
EMC Retrospect for MAC 5.1,6.0
CA Brightstor Enterprise Backup v11.5, 12.0
Replication Support File Data only
Supports Snap EDR 5.2.2 1195 or later for GOS 5.0
Supports Snap EDR 7.2
Support for local Tape Backup
Yes- including tape libraries using BakBone NetVault: Backup Workgroup Edition 每 connection is platform dependent through either USB SCSI U160 or SCSI U320.
Anti-Virus Support
Yes - CA eTrust Anti-Virus software
Volume-based Quotas
User & NIS Groups
Simple Network Mgmt Protocol (SNMP) support
V2, MIB II (RFC 1213)
Host Resources MIB (RFC 1514)
UNIX NIS Security
Yes
Windows Security
NTLMv2
Samba 每 Modified V3
Share/ File- Level security
Both Share-level and File-level permission including UNIX file permissions and specific NT ACLs
Microsoft Kerberos Support
Yes v5
File/Directory Ownership
User, Group, Other
Unix/NFS Permission ACE Support
Read (R), Write (W), Execute (X)
Windows/CIFS Permission ACE Support
All
Microsoft Inheritance Levels Supported
All
Maximum number of Volumes
255 每 (# of Shares + Snapshots + SnapShot Shares)
Maximum number of Snapshots
254 每 (# of active volumes + # of active snapshots)
Maximum number of Quota entries through browser
Default Quota - up to the maximum users
546 entries (exception to the Default Quota)
Maximum Volume Size
16 Terabytes
Maximum number of iSCSI LUNS
256
Default RAID Chuck Size
64KB
Maximum iSCSI Disk Size
2TB
Maximum Number of Home Directories
Limited to the Maximum number of Users
Maximum Share Name Size
27 characters
Maximum Local Users
2,000
Maximum Microsoft Windows Domain Users
46,535
Maximum NIS Users
16,900
Maximum Total Users
65,436
Maximum Home Directories
65,436
Maximum Number of Shares
255 for AFP only; all other protocols 500 excluding Home Directory Share, which are virtual -limited to the max number of total number of Users
Maximum Disk Drives per RAID set
8 recommended / 24 maximum (all except RAID 6)
12 max recommended (RAID 6)
Recommended Active Concurrent Users Served - Up to:
(Where each user is presenting a significant file access demand)
Note that ※Practical Concurrent§ is not the same as ※Concurrent connections§. The Snap Server can handle many more connections.
Snap Server 110/210 - 50 users
Snap Server 410 - 75 users
Snap Server 510 - 125 users
Snap Server 520 - 125 users
Snap Server 550 - 200 users
Snap Server 620 - 300 users
Snap Server 650 - 300 users
Configurations
The following Snap Servers are built on and following software options support the GuardianOS platform:
| Snap Server 650 | |
| Snap Server 650, 1.2TB | 5325301995 |
Snap Server 620 |
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| Snap Server 620, 4TB SATA | 5325302238 |
| Snap Server 620, 3TB SATA | 5325302236 |
| Snap Server 620, 2TB SATA | 5325302234 |
| Snap Server 620, 1TB SATA | 5325302232 |
Snap Server 520 |
|
| Snap Server 520, 4TB | 5325302178 |
| Snap Server 520, 3TB | 5325302032 |
| Snap Server 520, 2TB | 2196200 |
| Snap Server 520, 1TB | 2196100 |
Snap Server 410 |
|
| Snap Server 410, 4TB | 5325302223 |
| Snap Server 410, 3TB | 5325302071 |
| Snap Server 410, 2TB | 5325302029 |
| Snap Server 410, 1TB | 5325301983 |
Snap Server 210 |
|
| Snap Server 210, 1.5TB | 5325302069 |
| Snap Server 210, 1TB | 5325301981 |
| Snap Server 210, 500GB | 5325301980 |
Snap Server 110 |
|
| Snap Server 110, 750GB | 5325302068 |
| Snap Server 110, 500GB | 5325301979 |
| Snap Server 110, 250GB | 5325301978 |
Snap Server Manager, Multi-Server Administration (All Snap Server Systems) |
|
| Snap Server Manager, Multi-Server Admin | 5325301955 |
GuardianOS Options for Snap Server 110, 210 and 410 systems |
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| GuardianOS iSCSI Target - Workgroup | 5325302027 |
| GuardianOS Snapshot - Workgroup | 5325302025 |
| CA eTrust AV - Workgroup | 5325302024 |
| (note: the above options are included with Snap Server 520, 620 and 650 systems) | |
Snap Enterprise Data Replicator (Snap EDR) |
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| For Snap Server 650, 620 and 520 systems | |
| Snap EDR Express - Department | 5325301953 |
| Snap EDR Standard - Department | 5325301879 | For Snap Server 110, 210 and 410 systems |
| Snap EDR Express - Workgroup | 5325302015 |
| Snap EDR Standard - Workgroup | 5325302018 | For Snap Server 14000, 15000 and 18000 systems |
| Snap EDR Express - Enterprise | 5325301954 |
| Snap EDR Standard - Enterprise | 5325301880 | For non-Snap Server systems |
| Snap EDR Standard - Windows / Linux / Mac OSX | 5325301881 |
| Snap EDR Standard - UNIX | 5325301882 |
Snap EDR Upgrades |
|
| Snap EDR Exp/Snap EDR Std Upg-Workgroup | 5325302021 |
| Snap EDR Exp/Snap EDR Std Upg-Department | 5325301947 |
| Snap EDR Exp/Snap EDR Std Upg-Enterprise | 5325301948 |
| S2Sv2/Snap EDR Exp Upg-Workgroup | 5325302016 |
| S2Sv2/Snap EDR Standard Upg-Workgroup | 5325302019 |
| S2Sv2/Snap EDR Express Upg-Department | 5325302017 |
| S2Sv2/Snap EDR Standard Upg-Department | 5325301883 |
| S2Sv2/Snap EDR Standard Upg-Enterprise | 5325301884 |
BakBone NetVault: Backup Workgroup Edition |
|
| For Snap Server 110 and 210 systems | |
| BakBone NetVault - Workgroup | 5325302023 |
| BakBone NetVault Bundle - 110/210 | 5325302259 |
For Snap Server 410 systems |
|
| BakBone NetVault Bundle - 410 | 5325302260 |
For Snap Server 520, 620 and 650 systems |
|
| BakBone NetVault Bundle - 500/600 | 5325302261 |
BakBone NetVault: Backup Options for All Snap Server systems |
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| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 1 | 5325302182 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 5 | 5325302263 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 10 | 5325302264 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 20 | 5325302265 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 30 | 5325302266 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 40 | 5325302267 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 50 | 5325302268 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 75 | 5325302269 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -100 | 5325302270 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -250 | 5325302271 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -400 | 5325302272 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -500 | 5325302273 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -750 | 5325302274 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upg Unltd | 5325302275 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 500GB | 5325302187 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 1TB | 5325302188 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 5TB | 5325302278 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 10TB | 5325302279 |
| BakBone NetVault Heterogeneous Client- 1 | 5325302189 |
| BakBone NetVault Heterogeneous Client- 5 | 5325302190 |
| BakBone NetVault Heterogeneous Client-25 | 5325302282 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient - 1 | 5325302283 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient - 3 | 5325302284 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient - 5 | 5325302285 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient 每 25 | 5325302286 |
| BakBone NetVault Client Encryption | 5325302195 |
| BakBone NetVault Open File Win 2000 | 5325302196 |
| BakBone NetVault VSS Open File Win 2003 | 5325302197 |
| BakBone NetVault MySQL Windows | 5325302290 |
| BakBone NetVault MySQL Linux | 5325302291 |
| BakBone NetVault Microsoft SQL Workgroup | 5325302200 |
| BakBone NetVault Microsoft SQL Standard | 5325302201 |
| BakBone NetVault MS SQL Enterprise | 5325302294 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard Windows | 5325302295 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle STD Solaris x86 | 5325302296 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle STD SPARC | 5325302297 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard AIX | 5325302298 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard HP-UX | 5325302299 |
| BakBone NetVault ORCL STD Linux Itanium | 5325302300 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard Linux | 5325302301 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT Windows | 5325302302 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT Solaris x86 | 5325302303 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT SPARC | 5325302304 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT AIX | 5325302305 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT HP-UX | 5325302306 |
| BakBone NetVault ORCL ENT Linux Itanium | 5325302307 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT Linux | 5325302308 |
| BakBone NetVault Exchange Standard | 5325302202 |
| BakBone NetVault Exchange Enterprise | 5325302310 |
BakBone NetVault: Backup Upgrades for Snap Server 410, 520, 620 and 650 systems |
|
| BakBone NetVault WRK-DC Upgrade | 5325302311 |
| BakBone NetVault WRK-ENT Upgrade | 5325302312 |
| BakBone NetVault DC-ENT Upgrade | 5325302313 |
Applications
No brand gives you more value than Snap Servers, which integrate performance and server management software at no additional cost to you, and offers try-before-you-buy data protection software.
GuardianOS
Operating system for Snap Server storage systems for the distributed enterprise Award-winning, high-performance operating system for next-generation data management for the distributed enterprise
Powers the Snap Server 110, 210, 410, 510, 520, 550, 620, 650, 4200, 4500, 18000
GuardianOS Data Sheet
GuardianOS - Snap Server Manager
Centralized storage management software for managing multiple GuardianOS-powered Snap Server systems in an enterprise. Included with every Snap Server.
Optional Snap Server Manager, Multi-Server Administration allows software distribution and multiple simultaneous configuration changes across Snap Server systems.
Snap Server Manger Datasheet
GuardianOS - CA eTrust AntiVirus Option
Comprehensive Virus Management - Protecting Your Storage
Award-winning comprehensive antiviral defense solution
Included with Snap Server 650, 620 and 520; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110
GuardianOS - iSCSI Option
Secure, manage, store, and distribute block data across your Ethernet network using industry-standard iSCSI initiators.
Included with Snap Server 650, 620 and 520; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110.
GuardianOS - Snapshot Option
Enables immediate or scheduled point-in-time images of the file system. Snapshot technology integrated into GuardianOS enables users to take instant, disk-based point-in-time images of any volume on a GuardianOS-powered Snap Server. Take immediate or scheduled images of the file system without disrupting users. To restore files, copy the data from the snapshot back into the live volume.
Included with Snap Server 650, 620 and 520; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110.
BakBone NetVault: Backup
Simple, powerful, scalable backup software
WorkGroup Edition including support for up to 5 clients, 4 tape drives and free upgrade to 500GB Virtual Tape Library license integrated into GuardianOS. Optional licenses for clients, tape library slots, application plug-in modules and upgrades to DataCenter and Enterprise Editions. Options also available in value-based bundles.
Included with Snap Server 650, 620, 520 and 410; optional for Snap Server 210 and 110
BakBone NetVault: Backup Data Sheet
Snap EDR Standard
Powerful, high-performance data replication and protection solution with comprehensive data management, movement and backup capabilities. Includes remote backup as well as one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-one replication.
Snap EDR Data Sheet
Snap EDR Express
Value-based replication-only suite for two-node, one-to-one replication between any two Snap Server systems.
Snap EDR Express Datasheet
StorAssure Personal Edition
Easy-to-use, robust solution for automatically and continuously protecting valuable information on desktop and laptop systems. It can back up data to any network mounted drive, and, when combined with award-winning Snap Servers, provides an ideal data protection solution for small and medium businesses.
StorAssure Personal Edition Datasheet