Microsoft’s NAS OS, Windows Storage Server 2003, is the leading Network Attached Storage (NAS) OS on the market today. Windows Storage Server 2003 enables systems and storage administrators to do more with less by providing expanded storage capacity to users on the network in less than 15 minutes. Microsoft’s NAS OS, combined with dual Intel Xeon 3.6GHz, large ECC 333MHz DDR2 memory, in 4 bay SATA (or Ultra320 SCSI) Hardware RAID are the core of the IQ NAS 104, one of the best value storage appliance for small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises.

Highlights

• Expandable to 1.6TB in a 1U rack
• Intel Xeon Dual-processors up to 3.6GHz
• 800MHz Front Side Bus
• High-bandwidth I/O system
• 4 convenient Serial ATA (SATA) or Ultra320 SCSI hot swap front-load removable drives
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD plus hot spare options
• Up to 12GB ECC DDR2 RAM memory and caching
• Dual 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• Rich NAS capabilities based on Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 (see right sidebar)
• New and enhanced features in Windows Storage Server 2003:
  • Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for Effective Data Protection, open file backups and data integrity
  • Virtual Disk Service (VDS) for easier management and disks maintenance
  • Remote Replication (FRS)
  • Automated System Recovery (ASR) for Rapid Disaster Recovery
  • Multipath I/O (MPIO) for Highly Available Data
  • Distributed File System (DFS) Increasing the Effectiveness of File Sharing
  • Shadow Copies for Shared Folders (SCSF) for easy data restoration
  • Encrypted File System (EFS) for Secure Data
• Microsoft Active Directory Services support
• Data security with Disaster Recovery utilities
• Web based storage management
• Convenient redundant hot plug cooling and power supplies
• Snapshot Backup/restore, Data Replicator & Server-to-Server Replicator
• Third-party backup software supported; VERITAS, CA Brightstor, and EMC Dantz
• 3 years limited warranty