File Server and Storage Consolidation Optimizing IT Resources for the Agile Enterprise

File Server and Storage File Server and Storage ConsolidationConsolidationOptimizing IT Resources for the Agile EnterpriseOptimizing IT Resources for the Agile Enterprise

AgendaAgenda

Key business and IT concerns Key business and IT concerns Why file server consolidation?Why file server consolidation? Benefits of optimizing file and Benefits of optimizing file and

infrastructure servicesinfrastructure services The Microsoft approachThe Microsoft approach Roadmap to file and Roadmap to file and

infrastructure consolidationinfrastructure consolidation ResourcesResources

Consolidation: An Industry-Wide IssueConsolidation: An Industry-Wide Issue

Research indicates:Research indicates:

30% of global 2000 organizations have already 30% of global 2000 organizations have already embarked on server and storage consolidation embarked on server and storage consolidation programsprograms

Up to 40% of organizations will deploy dedicated Up to 40% of organizations will deploy dedicated consolidation competency teams during the next consolidation competency teams during the next five yearsfive years

– – Meta Research, 2001Meta Research, 2001

File Server and Storage Consolidation: File Server and Storage Consolidation: Key Business ConcernsKey Business Concerns

Capacity requirements are increasingCapacity requirements are increasing Costs and overhead are escalatingCosts and overhead are escalating Service level objectives not being metService level objectives not being met Difficult to respond quickly to Difficult to respond quickly to

changing capacity requirementschanging capacity requirements

Result:Result: Reduced responsiveness Reduced responsiveness to business needsto business needs

Server Consolidation: Server Consolidation: Key IT ConcernsKey IT Concerns

““I I can’t access can’t access and store my and store my critical filescritical files when I need to”when I need to”(End User)(End User)

““It’s It’s too too expensive expensive to house such a large to house such a large and growing number and growing number of servers” (CFO)of servers” (CFO)

““It takes It takes too much too much overheadoverhead to apply to apply patches to all my patches to all my servers, and they all servers, and they all have different OS have different OS builds” (IT Director)builds” (IT Director)

““I have seven times as I have seven times as many servers as I did two many servers as I did two years ago, and every time years ago, and every time I have to touch them it I have to touch them it

costs me time and costs me time and moneymoney” (CIO)” (CIO)

Sound familiar?Sound familiar?

Optimize use of resourcesOptimize use of resources Increase manageability of data and Increase manageability of data and

hardwarehardware Increase efficiency of human and Increase efficiency of human and

physical resourcesphysical resources

Increase reliability by Increase reliability by reducing points of failurereducing points of failure

Reduce costs by simplifying Reduce costs by simplifying managementmanagement

Enable infrastructure to Enable infrastructure to respond quickly to changing respond quickly to changing capacity requirementscapacity requirements

Why File Server Consolidation?Why File Server Consolidation?

Two Approaches to File Two Approaches to File Server ConsolidationServer Consolidation

Goal: Define standards for Goal: Define standards for planning and deployment planning and deployment of new serversof new servers

Description:Description: Develop Develop standardized methodology standardized methodology for adding capacity, with for adding capacity, with standardized platform standardized platform buildsbuilds

FORWARD

Goal: Reduce existing Goal: Reduce existing complexitycomplexity

Description: Description: Consolidate existing Consolidate existing infrastructure onto fewer infrastructure onto fewer serversservers

BACKWARD

File Server and Storage Consolidation File Server and Storage Consolidation Increases Business AgilityIncreases Business Agility

ProductiveProductive ConnectedConnected

Return Return On PeopleOn People

Return Return On ProcessesOn Processes

Increase Value to Your CustomerIncrease Value to Your Customer

Increase Value to Your BusinessIncrease Value to Your BusinessReturn On RelationshipsReturn On Relationships

Business AgilityBusiness Agility

DependableDependable

Best Best EconomicsEconomics

Return Return On ITOn IT

Reduce IT costsReduce IT costs Reduce required management and Reduce required management and

administrative overhead for:administrative overhead for: Upgrades, patch distribution, and Upgrades, patch distribution, and

maintenancemaintenance Hardware deployment and Hardware deployment and

managementmanagement Backup and restore operationsBackup and restore operations

Increase reliability, scalability, Increase reliability, scalability, availability, performance, securityavailability, performance, security

Develop systematic methodology Develop systematic methodology for adding capacityfor adding capacity

Consolidation Reduces Costs Consolidation Reduces Costs and Improves Capabilitiesand Improves Capabilities

Return Return On ITOn IT

Return On Processes

Return On People

Return On Relationships

Case StudyCase Study

Founded in 1964Founded in 1964

Employs 320 Employs 320 people at regional people at regional offices in 9 states offices in 9 states

$40 million in $40 million in revenue for 2000revenue for 2000

Business Business challengeschallenges

Reduce IT TCOReduce IT TCO Must eliminate Must eliminate

redundanciesredundancies Must optimize on Must optimize on

existing existing investmentinvestment

ResultsResults

Consolidating Consolidating file and print file and print with with messaging messaging servers to servers to save $840,000 save $840,000 in one yearin one year

Trimmed Trimmed IT budget IT budget by 40%by 40%

Reduced Reduced hardware hardware from 80 from 80 Netware 5 Netware 5 servers to 40 servers to 40 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 serversservers

IT TCO IT TCO down down

Customer FeedbackCustomer Feedback

““Our strategy is toOur strategy is to optimize technologyoptimize technology by utilizing by utilizing suites of tools andsuites of tools and platforms from one vendor platforms from one vendor. . We can We can no longer afford to integrate Novell's solutions. no longer afford to integrate Novell's solutions. Microsoft has a better solution offering than Novell.Microsoft has a better solution offering than Novell. We'reWe're lowering our total cost of ownershiplowering our total cost of ownership by by eliminating duplicate licensing fees, hardware, eliminating duplicate licensing fees, hardware, personnel and training. This isn't rocket science, but it personnel and training. This isn't rocket science, but it directly affects our cash-flow anddirectly affects our cash-flow and our bottom line.”our bottom line.”

““Our strategy is toOur strategy is to optimize technologyoptimize technology by utilizing by utilizing suites of tools andsuites of tools and platforms from one vendor platforms from one vendor. . We can We can no longer afford to integrate Novell's solutions. no longer afford to integrate Novell's solutions. Microsoft has a better solution offering than Novell.Microsoft has a better solution offering than Novell. We'reWe're lowering our total cost of ownershiplowering our total cost of ownership by by eliminating duplicate licensing fees, hardware, eliminating duplicate licensing fees, hardware, personnel and training. This isn't rocket science, but it personnel and training. This isn't rocket science, but it directly affects our cash-flow anddirectly affects our cash-flow and our bottom line.”our bottom line.”

Chris FranceChris FranceChief Information OfficerChief Information OfficerLittle Diversified Little Diversified Architectural ConsultingArchitectural Consulting

Consolidation Improves Consolidation Improves Business ProcessesBusiness Processes

Centralized controlCentralized control Standardized backup, restore, and Standardized backup, restore, and

maintenance proceduresmaintenance procedures Fewer points of failureFewer points of failure Improved securityImproved security

Shorter, more efficient upgrade and Shorter, more efficient upgrade and maintenance procedures with maintenance procedures with standard configurationsstandard configurations

Increased scalability and headroom Increased scalability and headroom minimizes impact of IT incidentsminimizes impact of IT incidents

Simplified network backup / restore Simplified network backup / restore processesprocesses

Return On Processes

Return On IT

Return On Return On ProcessesProcesses

Return On People


Consolidation Increases Consolidation Increases Employee SatisfactionEmployee Satisfaction

Increase IT staff productivity and Increase IT staff productivity and efficiencyefficiency

Enable strategic realignment of Enable strategic realignment of resourcesresources

Increase IT job satisfactionIncrease IT job satisfaction Fewer “fire drills”Fewer “fire drills” Reduced routine burdens on ITReduced routine burdens on IT

Improve overall employee Improve overall employee confidence in systemsconfidence in systems

Improve business agility and Improve business agility and responsiveness by increasing file responsiveness by increasing file storage headroomstorage headroom

Return On Return On PeoplePeople

Return On Processes


Return On IT

Consolidation Improves Internal Consolidation Improves Internal Customer RelationshipsCustomer Relationships

Align IT more closely with key Align IT more closely with key business initiativesbusiness initiatives

Enable IT to meet changing demands Enable IT to meet changing demands for file storage capacity and satisfy for file storage capacity and satisfy user needsuser needs

Improve performance and reliability Improve performance and reliability of internal systemsof internal systems

Meet service level agreements; Meet service level agreements; improve internal customer improve internal customer confidenceconfidence

Return On Processes

Return On People

Return On IT

Return On Return On RelationshipsRelationships

File Server and Storage Consolidation: File Server and Storage Consolidation: Two Solutions to Address Your NeedsTwo Solutions to Address Your Needs

Full-function, robust infrastructureFull-function, robust infrastructure Windows 2000 Server family–based deploymentWindows 2000 Server family–based deployment File and storage consolidation with a full-function server File and storage consolidation with a full-function server

operating environmentoperating environment Offers application support, supports range of Offers application support, supports range of

management toolsmanagement tools

Optimized File Server Optimized File Server Windows Powered NAS–based deploymentWindows Powered NAS–based deployment Optimized for high availability, disaster recovery and Optimized for high availability, disaster recovery and

ease of managementease of management High performance and heterogeneous file serving High performance and heterogeneous file serving Low total cost of ownership (TCO)Low total cost of ownership (TCO)

Microsoft Solutions That Enable File Microsoft Solutions That Enable File Server / Storage ConsolidationServer / Storage Consolidation

Microsoft Microsoft Servers and Servers and

SolutionsSolutions

Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows®® 2000 Advanced Server 2000 Advanced Server and Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter and Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Server Highly manageable infrastructure with Active Highly manageable infrastructure with Active

DirectoryDirectory Secure single sign-onSecure single sign-on Clustering supportClustering support Scale: 32 processors, 64GB memoryScale: 32 processors, 64GB memory 99.999% availability from OEMs99.999% availability from OEMs

Windows Powered Network Attached Storage Windows Powered Network Attached Storage Very low per-GB storage costVery low per-GB storage cost Optimized for file serving, scalability and Optimized for file serving, scalability and

availabilityavailability Clustering and replication supportClustering and replication support Simple network Plug-n-Play deploymentSimple network Plug-n-Play deployment Browser-based management toolsBrowser-based management tools Integrates with Active DirectoryIntegrates with Active Directory Operates in heterogeneous networksOperates in heterogeneous networks Available from multiple OEMsAvailable from multiple OEMs

Under utilized NT 4.0 File ServersUnder utilized NT 4.0 File Servers

31%47%

72% 28%

54%

UnixUnixFile ServerFile Server

Novell Novell File ServerFile Server

Scenario 1: Performance and Simplicity: Scenario 1: Performance and Simplicity: Consolidating File Servers on Windows Powered NASConsolidating File Servers on Windows Powered NAS

Integrates with Active DirectoryIntegrates with Active Directory

Very low per GB storage costVery low per GB storage costOptimized for file serving, scalability Optimized for file serving, scalability

and availabilityand availabilitySimple Network Plug-n-Play Simple Network Plug-n-Play

deployment (less than 15 minutes to deployment (less than 15 minutes to setup)setup)

Clustering and replication supportClustering and replication supportBrowser-based management toolsBrowser-based management toolsOperates in heterogeneous networksOperates in heterogeneous networksAvailable from multiple OEMsAvailable from multiple OEMsSignificantly lowers TCOSignificantly lowers TCO

Windows Powered NAS

Windows Powered NASWindows Powered NAS

Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Advanced ServersAdvanced Servers

Under-utilized NT 4.0 File ServersUnder-utilized NT 4.0 File Servers

31%31%47%47%

72%72% 28%28%

54%54%

UnixUnixFile ServerFile Server

Novell Novell File ServerFile Server

Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Application ServersApplication Servers

Scenario 2: Flexibility and Versatility: Scenario 2: Flexibility and Versatility: Consolidating on Windows 2000 Advanced ServerConsolidating on Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Flexibility of application and file serversFlexibility of application and file serversDirectory integration and synchronizationDirectory integration and synchronizationSecure single sign-onSecure single sign-onClustering supportClustering supportSupport for 8 partitionsSupport for 8 partitionsScale: 32 processors, 64GB memory Scale: 32 processors, 64GB memory

(Data Center)(Data Center)Workload management (Aurema)Workload management (Aurema)99.999% availability from OEMs (Data 99.999% availability from OEMs (Data

Center)Center)

Sample Enterprise ScenarioSample Enterprise Scenario

Number of users = 10,000Number of users = 10,000 Number of file servers = 100 (each with 50 GB)Number of file servers = 100 (each with 50 GB) Number of servers per administrator = 20Number of servers per administrator = 20 Number of administrators = 5Number of administrators = 5 Allocated cost per administrator = $75,000Allocated cost per administrator = $75,000

Source: Meta; Microsoft estimates

Total human cost of Total human cost of managing file servers = $375Kmanaging file servers = $375K

Consolidation With Windows Consolidation With Windows Powered NAS: Sample ScenarioPowered NAS: Sample Scenario

Number of appliances = 3 x 2 node clustersNumber of appliances = 3 x 2 node clusters Active / Active with 2.0 TB per nodeActive / Active with 2.0 TB per node

Number of users / cluster = 3333Number of users / cluster = 3333 Number of administrators required = 1 => $75,000Number of administrators required = 1 => $75,000


Clustered for added reliabilityClustered for added reliability Snapshot and replication Snapshot and replication

increases data availabilityincreases data availability DFS for storage scalabilityDFS for storage scalability Authentication and user Authentication and user

management with Active management with Active DirectoryDirectory

Anti-virus supportAnti-virus support Ease of managementEase of management

Costs savings = $ 300,000Costs savings = $ 300,000


Windows-Powered NAS Optimizes IT ResourcesWindows-Powered NAS Optimizes IT Resources

Fifth largest airline Fifth largest airline in the USin the US

Approx 44,000 Approx 44,000 employeesemployees

Storage Storage requirements for requirements for traditional users traditional users grows 21% per grows 21% per yearyear

Expect 2000 users Expect 2000 users on each server on each server with 500mb/userwith 500mb/user

Business Business challengeschallenges

Increase network Increase network storage capacity to storage capacity to accommodate growing accommodate growing volume of user files volume of user files and dataand data

Reduce costsReduce costs

http://www.continental.com/

ResultsResults

Doubled Doubled network storage network storage spacespace

Reduced Reduced number of file number of file servers by more servers by more than 70%than 70%

Administration Administration costs reducedcosts reduced

Network Network storage storage

capacity upcapacity up

Costs Costs down down

Performance Performance improved improved

Greatly Greatly increased file increased file server server performanceperformance


Customer FeedbackCustomer Feedback

““With Network Attached Storage With Network Attached Storage appliances powered by Windows, appliances powered by Windows, we were able to add a great deal of we were able to add a great deal of storage to the network with a very storage to the network with a very small footprint and at a very small footprint and at a very reasonable price.”reasonable price.”

““With Network Attached Storage With Network Attached Storage appliances powered by Windows, appliances powered by Windows, we were able to add a great deal of we were able to add a great deal of storage to the network with a very storage to the network with a very small footprint and at a very small footprint and at a very reasonable price.”reasonable price.” Eric CraigEric Craig

Director, Network and Director, Network and Systems Engineering,Systems Engineering,Continental AirlinesContinental Airlines


Why Consolidate on Microsoft Platform?Why Consolidate on Microsoft Platform?

DependableDependable

Best Best EconomicsEconomics

ConnectedConnected

46% overall cost advantage with Windows 2000 46% overall cost advantage with Windows 2000 Servers over Unix/RISC *Servers over Unix/RISC *

Flexibility of Windows Development ModelFlexibility of Windows Development Model Wide choice of Microsoft partners and Wide choice of Microsoft partners and

applicationsapplications

Interoperability with legacy systemsInteroperability with legacy systems Integrates with existing infrastructureIntegrates with existing infrastructure Connectivity to business units and partnersConnectivity to business units and partners

World-class scalabilityWorld-class scalability Up to 99.999Up to 99.999%% reliabilityreliability System resource managementSystem resource management Cluster services for redundancyCluster services for redundancy

ProductiveProductive Leverage existing knowledge and skill setsLeverage existing knowledge and skill sets High availability of critical files and resourcesHigh availability of critical files and resources Decrease burden on IT staffDecrease burden on IT staff Increase storage headroom for usersIncrease storage headroom for users

More Customer FeedbackMore Customer Feedback

““With the flexibility to consolidate multiple Windows-based With the flexibility to consolidate multiple Windows-based applications onto a single platform, Microsoft Windows 2000 applications onto a single platform, Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server is expected to Datacenter Server is expected to increase the reliability, increase the reliability, scalability, and manageabilityscalability, and manageability of the Abbey National IT of the Abbey National IT environment. Abbey National is looking to operate environment. Abbey National is looking to operate Windows 2000 Datacenter Server as if it were a mainframe.”Windows 2000 Datacenter Server as if it were a mainframe.”

““Not only have we been able to implement a great Not only have we been able to implement a great deal deal more functionalitymore functionality, but the Microsoft platform , but the Microsoft platform has been much has been much easier to administer and maintaineasier to administer and maintain, , requiring almost no effort at all.”requiring almost no effort at all.”

““The primary benefit of this solution is that we canThe primary benefit of this solution is that we can add a lot of file spaceadd a lot of file space to the network at a relativelyto the network at a relatively low price point.low price point. Plus, thePlus, the increased reliabilityincreased reliability of of Windows 2000, combined with its clustering Windows 2000, combined with its clustering capability, will enable us tocapability, will enable us to avoid outagesavoid outages for for scheduled maintenance and will helpscheduled maintenance and will help lower our lower our operational costs.”operational costs.”

http://www.abbeynational.com/


Consolidation ProcessConsolidation ProcessServer consolidation requires attention Server consolidation requires attention to planning and processto planning and process

Assess Assess SituationSituation

Identify Identify TargetsTargets

Design New Design New InfrastructureInfrastructure

Plan Plan MigrationMigration

Plan User /Plan User /Data Data

MigrationMigration

Build, Test, Build, Test, ImplementImplement

Implement Implement ProductionProduction

Migrate Users / Migrate Users / DataData

Review and Review and RecycleRecycle

Microsoft QuickStart Service for ConsolidationMicrosoft QuickStart Service for Consolidation

Microsoft QuickStart service for consolidationMicrosoft QuickStart service for consolidation Fixed length, price, deliverable engagementsFixed length, price, deliverable engagements Organize deployment process using MCS best practices Organize deployment process using MCS best practices

and lessons learned and lessons learned First pass deployment designFirst pass deployment design Knowledge transferKnowledge transfer Focus on core decisionsFocus on core decisions Identify the project risksIdentify the project risks

www.microsoft.com/business/services/quickstartwww.microsoft.com/business/services/quickstart

EvaluateEvaluate PlanPlan BuildBuild DeployDeploy OperateOperate

Prescriptive GuidancePrescriptive Guidance

Enterprise architectureEnterprise architecture Infrastructure deploymentInfrastructure deployment Application developmentApplication development Consulting (e.g., Consulting (e.g.,

Windows 2000 Windows 2000 architecture and architecture and deployment)deployment)

MSF Essentials TrainingMSF Essentials Training

Best IT practices: Best IT practices: operations, processes, operations, processes, peoplepeople

Operations guides for:Operations guides for: WindowsWindows ExchangeExchange SQL ServerSQL Server

Operations assessment to Operations assessment to help you identify and help you identify and prioritize improvementsprioritize improvements

MOF Essentials TrainingMOF Essentials Training

Prescriptive guidance for the process of designing Prescriptive guidance for the process of designing and operating mission-critical infrastructureand operating mission-critical infrastructure

Build IT Right: Build IT Right: Microsoft Solutions Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)Framework (MSF)

www.microsoft.com/msfwww.microsoft.com/msf

Run IT Right: Run IT Right: Microsoft Operations Microsoft Operations

Framework (MOF)Framework (MOF)www.microsoft.com/mofwww.microsoft.com/mof

Roadmap to File Server and Roadmap to File Server and Storage ConsolidationStorage Consolidation Quantify business valueQuantify business value

Consolidation Business Value Analyzer Consolidation Business Value Analyzer Kick off pilot consolidation project Kick off pilot consolidation project

Identify targets Identify targets Evaluate Windows Powered NASEvaluate Windows Powered NAS Engage with MCS or partners for the Microsoft Engage with MCS or partners for the Microsoft

QuickStart QuickStart for Consolidationfor Consolidation

Conduct MOF assessmentConduct MOF assessment Learn about MSA prescriptive guidanceLearn about MSA prescriptive guidance

Work with Microsoft and partners to build a Work with Microsoft and partners to build a team that is right for youteam that is right for you

Windows Powered NAS Is Windows Powered NAS Is Available From…Available From…

And many more…

Tools and Services Tools and Services Available From…Available From…

Quest SoftwareQuest Software provides tools and products which help automate provides tools and products which help automate the consolidation and migration of data, security and printersthe consolidation and migration of data, security and printers

BMC BMC provides products and services which help with capacity provides products and services which help with capacity planning and server consolidation; BMC offers services for planning and server consolidation; BMC offers services for consolidating Exchange environmentsconsolidating Exchange environments

CommVault CommVault provides products for migrating data and files during provides products for migrating data and files during the consolidation process; CommVault products can help with the consolidation process; CommVault products can help with migrating from Unix/Linux to Windowsmigrating from Unix/Linux to Windows

Hewlett Packard Hewlett Packard offers proven formula for a successful server offers proven formula for a successful server consolidation effort with industry-leading servers, superior system consolidation effort with industry-leading servers, superior system management tools, world-class service organization, and tens of management tools, world-class service organization, and tens of thousands of global business partners thousands of global business partners

Dell Dell provides products, consulting and implementation services provides products, consulting and implementation services focused on the Microsoft Server platform, including Dell focused on the Microsoft Server platform, including Dell Professional Services, Dell PowerEdge Servers, and Dell Professional Services, Dell PowerEdge Servers, and Dell PowerVault storage productsPowerVault storage products

UnisysUnisys provides services via its Global Network Services teams, provides services via its Global Network Services teams, and highly scalable hardware via their ES7000 Server, which boasts and highly scalable hardware via their ES7000 Server, which boasts up to 32 processors for supporting large workloadsup to 32 processors for supporting large workloads

File Server and Storage File Server and Storage Consolidation ResourcesConsolidation Resources

To locate a Microsoft Certified Partner:To locate a Microsoft Certified Partner:

mcspreferral.microsoft.commcspreferral.microsoft.com

For technical information:For technical information:www.microsoft.com/storage

For information on the Microsoft solution for Systems For information on the Microsoft solution for Systems Architecture (MSA):Architecture (MSA):www.microsoft.com/business/reducecosts/efficiency/consolidate/www.microsoft.com/business/reducecosts/efficiency/consolidate/msa.mspxmsa.mspx

For information on the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF):For information on the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF):www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/techguide/mof/default.mspxwww.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/techguide/mof/default.mspx

For more information about file For more information about file server and storage consolidation:server and storage consolidation:

www.microsoft.com/storagewww.microsoft.com/windowspowerednas

http://www.microsoft.com/storage

http://www.microsoft.com/storage

http://www.microsoft.com/windowspowerednas

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AppendixAppendix

Reliability, scalability, Reliability, scalability, manageabilitymanageability Optimized for file serving Optimized for file serving

and reliabilityand reliability Native 2-node clustering Native 2-node clustering

with MSCSwith MSCS

Availability of dataAvailability of data Persistent storage managerPersistent storage manager

Up to 250 snapshots per volumeUp to 250 snapshots per volume Recover data in secondsRecover data in seconds

Maintain data replicas with Maintain data replicas with Distributed File System (DFS) Distributed File System (DFS)

Deployment Deployment and and

ManagementManagement

Reliability and Reliability and AvailabilityAvailability

Enterprise Enterprise IntegrationIntegration

Windows Powered NAS Windows Powered NAS Optimized file server based on Windows technology that is designed for Optimized file server based on Windows technology that is designed for high reliability, availability and ease of managementhigh reliability, availability and ease of management


Rapid deployment Rapid deployment Pre-configured solutionPre-configured solution Browser-based installationBrowser-based installation Plug ’n Play with networkPlug ’n Play with network

Data Management Data Management Storage ManagerStorage Manager

Disk quota management at volume, user and Disk quota management at volume, user and directory levelsdirectory levels

Content filtering for disk resource optimizationContent filtering for disk resource optimization Appliance ManagementAppliance Management

Multiple Device Manager (MDM)Multiple Device Manager (MDM) Auto discovery of new devices Auto discovery of new devices Manage multiple devices from single console - Manage multiple devices from single console -

command line or Web UIcommand line or Web UI Use predefined scripts or create custom scriptsUse predefined scripts or create custom scripts Auto configuration using scriptsAuto configuration using scripts Audit and Track server updatesAudit and Track server updates

Web UI for managementWeb UI for management Terminal ServicesTerminal Services






Interoperate in a heterogeneous Interoperate in a heterogeneous environmentenvironment Windows (CIFS), Unix/Linux (NFS), Windows (CIFS), Unix/Linux (NFS),

Novell (Netware)Novell (Netware) Integrate into existing infrastructure Integrate into existing infrastructure

with Active Directorywith Active Directory Kerberos AuthenticationKerberos Authentication Group Policy ObjectsGroup Policy Objects IP Security (IPSec)IP Security (IPSec) Encrypted File System (EFS)Encrypted File System (EFS)

Leverage current IT investmentsLeverage current IT investments Management Tools – Systems Management Tools – Systems

Management Server, Tivoli, HP Management Server, Tivoli, HP OpenView etc.OpenView etc.

Utilities - Anti-virus, backup, Utilities - Anti-virus, backup, replication, defragreplication, defrag





Microsoft Solutions That Enable File Microsoft Solutions That Enable File Server / Storage ConsolidationServer / Storage Consolidation

Windows Powered Network Windows Powered Network Attached StorageAttached Storage Very low per-GB storage costVery low per-GB storage costOptimized for file serving, Optimized for file serving,

scalability and availabilityscalability and availabilitySimple network Plug-n-Play Simple network Plug-n-Play

deploymentdeploymentBrowser-based management Browser-based management

toolstoolsIntegrates with Active DirectoryIntegrates with Active DirectoryOperates in heterogeneous Operates in heterogeneous

networksnetworksAvailable from multiple OEMsAvailable from multiple OEMs

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