Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a NAS OS?
A NAS OS is a specialized operating system meant to provide a turnkey network
attached storage server appliance. The Darma NAS OS is a collection of commercial
programs and services on top of the Linux kernel and several outstanding
open source packages.
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What hardware is supported by the Darma NAS
OS?
The current version of the Darma NAS OS as of April 2003 only supports the
platforms produced by our OEM customers. A future product will be packaged
with an installer to allow system builders more flexibility. Darma is committed
to supporting all common network adapters and SCSI controllers and is continually
adding support for new devices and third party agents. We also provide fee-based
development for additional hardware support and added product functionality.
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Can I add my own
device drivers / agents / applications?
The whole purpose of appliance style servers is to reduce cost and complexity.
We are able keep our product affordable by maintaining one version only and
constantly improving it.
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When will you offer iSCSI?
We are currently evaluating several iSCSI implementations from the open
source community and third party vendors. We plan to offer a software based
iSCSI target mode solution that will not require additional hardware.
When we release our target mode iSCSI package will be able to export block
level storage with our integrated volume manager. All standards compliant
iSCSI initiators will be able to connect to our target device. This will
be an add-on product with pricing to be determined.
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Last revised: Date August 1, 2003
