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Benefits
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Support for iSCSI
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Microsoft’s iSCSI support for Windows client and server environments, helping organizations of all sizes to capitalize on their existing IP infrastructure to deliver block storage on the network.
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Virtual Disk Service (VDS)
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Virtual Disk Service (VDS) provides an effective tool for provisioning and managing storage resources, thereby reducing management complexity.
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Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
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Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) implements highly effective data protection and recovery solutions for large databases and other applications.
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Distributed File System (DFS)
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The Distributed File System (DFS)allows an organization to display its shared information into a single hierarchy of folders, readily located and accessible to the users that need them.
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File Replication Service (FRS)
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The File Replication Service (FRS) is used to replicate and synchronize information shared across servers. Using FRS to replicate DFS shares allows for both load balancing and client redirection in the event of a server failure.
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Support SMB,NFS,AppleTalk, Netware
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Data can be shared among different platforms through the integration of SMB, NFS, AppleTalk, and Netware protocols.
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NAS-SAN Integration
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The storage server utilizes the enhanced support for SAN in Windows Server 2003: remote boot, flexible volume mounting, and an enhanced driver model to support SAN devices.
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Volume Shadow Copy Service
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Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) enables IT professionals to implement highly effective data protection and recovery solutions for large databases and other applications
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Storport
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Storport improves manageability and offers better performance in hardware RAID and storage area network environments than was previously possible.
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Support for Multi-Path IO
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With support for multi-path IO (MPIO) from host to storage, highly available solutions at the data transport level (up to 32 paths to storage supported) can be implemented.
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Web User Interface
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It is easy to deploy and manage Windows Storage Server 2003 through a Web user interface.
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