minimal requirements for a NAS

[petit_verbindt]

hello guys,

we are planning to buy a NAS to use for back-ups (b2d folder). so far i know the nas needs to support cifs/smb.

but are there any other requiremts? performance? speed?

thnx

[ZeRoC00L]

See this technote:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO22748

Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices

If a NAS device is emulating a Windows operating system, contact the NAS manufacturer for assistance before creating backup-to-disk folders on the NAS device. Symantec does not certify NAS devices. If the operating system is a proprietary operating system and not a true Windows operating system, Symantec cannot properly troubleshoot the device.

[CraigV]

Hi petit,

Your first check should be to see whether or not the NAS is supported as a basic B2D for your version.

Since you've chose 12.x, here are the HCLs for BE 12.0 and BE 12.5:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH55640

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH62114

If the NAS isn't listed as a basic B2D, chances aren't good yours will work. In this case it might also be worth upgrading to BE 2010 R3 as there are a number of devices now supported as basic B2D.

Thanks!

[Colin_Weaver]

if you cna get hold of a NAS on evaluation - then you can try runnign teh B2Dtest tool against it which might help confirm if it should work.