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NAS4RM
internal GigaNAS adapter
Overview
Share as many as 16 hard drives over the LAN As large as one exbibyte per drive volume
85MB/sec transfer speed over 1G network Enterprise NAS at a fraction of the cost
This internal GigaNAS adapter is a simple solution for custom build your own high capacity Gigabit Network Attached Storage appliance. Come with all the necessary mounting brackets, this internal GigaNAS adapter can be mounted into any computer chassis with a standard PCI slot or Storage chassis such as the Addonics Storage Tower IV and larger that has a centronic 50-in (SCSI-I) cut out.
The internal GigaNAS adapter is built basing on the same electronic and firmware of the NAS 4.0 adapter. There are two SATA ports and one USB port to support connecting up to a total of 16 drives or RAID volume. By connecting drives to the SATA port of this GigaNAS adapter and onto the Gigabit network, data transfer rate can exceed 85 MB/sec., out performing many expensive NAS solution in the market.
The internal GigaNAS adapter supports storage devices with multiple partitions, with each partition appearing as a share folder on the network. The supported file system includes XFS, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4. NTFS and FAT32. A very large storage in excess of hundreds or thousands of Terabytes storage capacity can be easily built by attaching multiple drives or RAID volume via Port Multipliers or USB hubs. A storage farm with enough storage capacity for commercial data center can be easily put together at just a fraction of the cost of an enterprise storage system. More storage can be added to the Internal GigaNas adapter in many years to come without ever reaching the capacity limitation. Folders in an yof the attached storage can be set up to share both over the LAN or the WAN via the built-in FTP server, making this adapter a great solution for setting up private Cloud storage application.
New powerful features have been added to the internal GigaNAS adapter beginning 6/16/2014 via a new firmware release. There are now full disk sharing and existing folder sharing from drives created by other systems. Shares can be applied to both FTP and SMB for different users and with different READ/WRITE privileges. These new features allows quick set up of sharing information on existing drives through LAN and WAN, making it an ideal tool for setting up a private Cloud storage. It is also a great tool for sharing information on existing drive on a private network such as at home or a temporary LAN without any elaborate administrative set up.
Shown with PCI mounting bracket
Shown without the PCI bracket for installing into Centronic 50 or SCSI - I cut out
Rear view
Network Connection illustration
Features:
- A powerful tool for creating a custom Network Attached Storage appliance
- Install into any computer chassis via PCI slot
- Can be mounted inside storage chassis or Addonics family storage tower via the Centronic 50-pin (SCSI - I) cut out
- Two SATA ports for connecting up to two SATA hard drives or RAID Volume created by a Port Multiplier
- One external USB 2.0 ports for attaching additional USB storage
- Great for setting up a private Cloud storage or quick drive sharing (these new feature requires the latest firmware V98a.5 released on 6/16/2014)
- Support full disk sharing of drive with existing data in SMB and FTP
- Support selecting existing foldersthat are already on the drive for sharing in SMB and FTP
- Full Disk or Folder sharing can be assigned to authorized users with different READ/WRITE privileges
- Up to 16 storage devices can be connected to the LAN with the following additional accessories:
- USB Hub
- Port Multiplier (PM) via USB connection such as the Addonics PM model AD5HPMREU. Please review using the PM in the Q&A section for more detail
- Support Up to 15 partitions per storage device - giving a maximum 240 drive volumes on the network
- Built-In SMB / Samba server for file sharing over LAN
- Built-in FTP server for file access over the internet
- Same folder can be shared using SMB on LAN or FTP over WAN, great for setting up your private Cloud storage
- Support any eSATA or USB storage with XFS, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, NTFS or FAT32 file system
- Maximum partition size or drive volume capacity:
- XFS - 16 tebibyte (TiB)
- EXT3 - 16 tebibyte (TiB)
- EXT4 -16tebibyte(TiB)
- NTFS - 16 TB
- FAT32 - 2TB
- Storage device with existing data can be attached to the NAS adapter(the folder name must be in large CAP to be sharable). See Q&A section on folder and file security setting.
- Built-in file formatting utility for XFS and EXT3
- Support 10/100/1000 Mbps network
- Maximum data transfer over Gigabit LAN:
| |
SATA storage |
USB storage |
| read |
write |
read |
write |
| XFS |
up to 85 MB/sec |
up to 45 MB/sec |
up to 30 MB/sec |
up to 30 MB/sec |
| EXT3 or EXT4 |
up to 50 MB/sec |
up to 35 MB/sec |
up to 30 MB/sec |
Up to 30 MB/sec |
| NTFS |
up to 16 MB/sec |
up to 5 MB/sec |
up to 16 MB/sec |
up to 5 MB/sec |
| FAT32 |
up to 18 MB/sec |
up to 8 MB/sec |
up to 18 MB/sec |
up to 8 MB/sec |
- Built-in MLDonkey client for direct download to the attached storage device
- Web GUI administration
- User management to allow read only or read/write access to folders
- USB port can be used to power most 2.5" USB hard drives or any low power USB storage device
- Simple to install
- Small and light weight. Size of a cigarette pack. Can be installed practically anywhere
- Rugged metal enclosure for use in wide range of application environments
- Compatible with all Windows OS, Mac OS X, Linux 2.6.x and above
*USB hard drives over 2TB from Western Digital and Seagate such as the GoFlex series are not compatible, please see detail explanation inQ&A section
Note
1. These new features are available on the latest firmware V98a.5. Products that are shipped after 6/15/2014 are loaded with the latest firmware. You may upgrade to the new firmware on your unit by going to the Support tab on this page and follow the firmware upgrade procedure.
2. Only folder name containing no space can be shared
Application note:
When a hard drive is attached to this NAS adapter, a unique mount point is created in the NAS adapter to track this drive. This mount point is associated with the volume serial number (VSN) of the drive. The VSN is a unique # created by the OS when the drive is formatted. The SHARE configuration for each drive follows the mount point of the drive. So in situation where you want to switch out to a different hard drive and use the same share set up, the new hard drive must have the same mount point or VSN as the hard drive being replaced. You may use RAID 1 to duplicate the VSN on both drives or you may use this free software utility https://www.xboxharddrive.com/freeware.htmlto change the VSN on the drive.
Please note that you cannot mount two or more drives with the same VSN to the NAS adapter, doing so may cause the NAS adapter to crash, unpredictable data loss or other problems. DO NOT use two drives from a mirror set or a clone set as these drives most likely have the same VSN. If you see drives with duplicate mount points under the VIEW DRIVE INFORMATION screen or during the SHARE set up, you should remove one of the drives with the same mount point ASAP.
Specifications:
- Two SATA connectors
- One external USB 2.0 type B female connector
- USB port can supply power up to 1.5A at 5V
- One RJ45 socket for 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet connection
- File systems support: XFS, EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT16, FAT32
- Support connecting up to sixteen (16) storage devices to the LAN by expanding via the USB connection (requires combination of USB hubs or Addonics 5-port HPM-XU Port Multiplier)
- Maximum # of partition per storage device - 15
- Maximum user accounts:
- Maximum # of concurrent connections:
- Samba and FTP server combined - 32,000*
- LED for power, status and LAN activity
- Power consumption: 2 watts @ idle, 2.5 watts average during operation
- Dimensions (L x W x H): ~ (105 x 90 x 23) mm or (4.13 x 3.54 x 0.91) in.
- Weight: ~169g (6 Oz) including the PCI bracket
- Operation Temperature: 0 C ~ 70 C
- Operation Humidity: 10 ~ 90 %RH
- Storage Temperature: -20 C ~ 70 C
- Storage Humidity: 5~ 95 %RH
* These are the theoretical limits in the kernel. As # of concurrent connections increase, performance starts to decline depending on the drive access activity from the concurrent connections.
