Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual - Page 8

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Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual
Share and storage management includes the following tabs for managing
shared folders and volumes:
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Volumes — This tab displays all volumes available to the server and
information about each volume. You can track and manage volumes
using this tab.
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Shares — This tab displays all shared folders created using share and
storage management, and information about each shared folder.
You can track and manage shared folders using this tab.
Share and storage management includes support for configuring single
instance storage (SIS). SIS recovers disk space by reducing the amount of
redundant data stored on a volume and identifies identical files and stores
only a single copy of the file in the SIS common store. SIS replaces the
files with pointers to the file in the SIS common store.
Share and storage management also incorporates other snap-ins that can
be used to manage specific functionality and provide advanced
management capabilities. These snap-ins include:
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File server resource manager, which includes quota management, file
screening management, and storage reports management
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Storage manager for SANs
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Disk defragmenter
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Disk management
File Server Resource Manager
File server resource manager is an PowerVault NX1950 Management
Console snap-in that provides a suite of tools for administrators to
understand, control, and manage the quantity and type of data stored on
their servers. The administrator can also perform advanced tasks such as
generating comprehensive reports on storage usage.
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