Introducing Linksys Network Attached Storage March 21, 2007 10am PST AUDIO available by PHONE ONLY: Please dial Toll Free 1-800-591-6942 Alternate 1-617-614-4909 Enter Passcode: 254 490 73 Provide Operator with your Name and Company Webinar will be posted to www.linksys.com/partners in 3-5 days 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Agenda Linksys Strategy towards SMB Network Attached Storage 101 Linksys NAS Strategy Network Storage System Product Overview Competitive Overview Network Storage Tools and Information Linksys Partner Promotions Q&A 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2
The Connected Office Product Vision Solutions for growing small businesses Connected Office Standalone Simple Routing Simple Switching Simple Wireless Business Series Infrastructure Routing Switching Wireless NAS Cameras LVS Business Series Linksys One Ready Solutions Service Node Phones Voice Gateways Applications Linksys One Managed Service + Premise Network One Bill, Support Number, Solution Easy installation, upgrades, administration Plug n Play 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3
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Agenda Linksys Strategy towards SMB Network Attached Storage 101 Linksys NAS Strategy Network Storage System Product Overview Competitive Overview 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5
Storage Terms DAS = Directed Attached Storage Examples: USB Flash Disk, USB Hard Disk, ESATA/Firewire Hard Disk Targets: Consumer/Pro-Consumer NAS = Network Attached Storage Examples: Buffalo Terastation, Intel Based Product Running Windows Storage Server 2003 Targets: SMB/SMEs SANS = Storage Area Networks Examples: EMC and IBM Fiber Channel Solutions Targets: Enterprise 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6
Terms PATA = Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment Legacy IDE Devices SATA = Serial Advanced Technology Attachment Benefits Include Faster Transfer Rates And Improved Cable Technology SATA1 vs. SATA2 SATA 1 Is Rated At 150MBytes/Sec Transfer SATA 2 Is Rated At 300MBytes/Sec Transfer No Drive Today Can Support Even 150MBytes/Sec Sustained Transfer Approved Vendor List Why Do We Have One? Not All Drives Are Created Equal Many Consumer Drives That You Would Purchase Through Traditional Retail Channels Are Not Rated For 24x7 High Duty Cycle Applications Also, They Tend To Have More Aggressive Error Correction Routines, Which Can We Incompatible With RAIDs 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7
Terms CIFS = Common Internet File System Protocol For Remote Access Of Files In A Client-Server Model CIFS Runs Over TCP/IP and Uses Server Message Block For File Access CIFS Is Used By Windows, Macintosh (OSX with SAMBA), Unix (With SAMBA) For Client Access To Remote Shares Like the NAS NFS = Network File System Invented By Sun Microsystems, This Protocol Is Used By Linux and Unix Systems And Servers For Remote File Share Access File Journaling- XFS A Data Integrity Mechanism Whereby Data Is Serially Written To A Journal Before Actual Disk Updates Are Performed 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8
What Is RAID? RAID = Original Definition Was Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Disks Today RAID = Redundant Array Of Independent Disks Depending On The RAID Type The Benefit Of RAID Can Be Capacity Data Integrity Fault-Tolerance And/Or Throughput 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9
RAID 0 Minimum 2 Disks RAID 0 Striped Array Without Fault Tolerance A B C D Data A B C D Looks Like Single Volume Ideal For Higher Performance Read or Write No Disk Tax, Can Use 100% Of Storage Capacity 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10
RAID 1 Minimum 2 Disks RAID 1 Mirrored Array Redundancy 1 2 3 4 Data 1 2 3 4 = 1 2 3 4 Volume 1 Ideal For Single Disk Performance Read or Write High Disk Tax, Can Use 50% Of Storage Capacity 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11
RAID 1 + Spare Minimum 3 Disks RAID 1 Mirrored Array + Spare Redundancy 1 2 3 4 Data 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 = = 1 2 3 4 Volume 1 Single Disk Performance Read or Write Very High Disk Tax, Can Use 33% Of Storage Capacity Can Survive 2 Disk Failure 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12
RAID 5 Minimum 3 Disks RAID 5 Striping With Distributed Parity Blocks X Y Z 4 5 6 A B C 1 2 3 Data Data Data Data 1 2 3 Parity A B Parity C 4 Parity 5 6 Parity X Y Z Looks Like Single Volume Best Combination Of Storage Capacity and Performance Performance Read Of RAID 0 Medium Disk Tax, Can Use ~75% Of Storage Capacity 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13
RAID 5 + Spare Minimum 4 Disks RAID 5 Striping With Distributed Parity Blocks X Y Data 4 5 Data A B Data 1 2 Data 1 2 Parity A Parity B Parity 4 5 X Y Parity Looks Like Single Volume Best Combination Of Storage Capacity and Performance Performance Read Of RAID 0 High Disk Tax, Can Use Due To Spare Tire 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14
RAID 10 or 1+0 Minimum 4 Disks RAID 1+0 Mirrored and Striped Array High Performance With Redundancy 1 2 3 4 Data A B C D Data A A C C 1 1 3 3 B B D D 2 2 4 4 = = Looks Like Single Volume Faster Write Performance Than RAID 5 (No Parity Calc) Faster Rebuild Time High Disk Tax, Can Use ~50% Of Storage Capacity 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15
Agenda Linksys Strategy towards SMB Network Attached Storage 101 Linksys NAS Strategy Network Storage System Product Overview Competitive Overview 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16
Linksys NAS Strategy Objective: Establish Linksys As A Credible SMB Storage Brand Linksys Business Series and Linksys One NAS Product Firsts: (Establish Quality and Innovation) First To Market With A Complete Purpose Built NAS Family Of Products First Major Brand To Ship Drive-Less NAS Chassis That Do Not Require Complex CD Based Software Installation First SMB Class NAS Products With RPSU Options First SMB Class NAS Products That Support Aggregation Across The Family of Products First SMB Family Of NAS Products To Support Data Encryption Across The Product Family Lead With Highest End Product Into The Market First (NSS4000 & NSS6000) 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 17
Key Marketing Messages Product Positioning & Sample Deployments Storage System Of Products Key System Focus High Data Integrity Features (Journaling, Hot Spares, RAID Set Failure Handling, RPSU) High Data Protection Features (On Disk File Encryption) Unmatched Expansion Options Drive Set Migration (RAID & Volume Encryption/Expansion) Network Virtualization of Volume Between Devices Drive-less Solution Option For Lower Costs & Greater Revenue Opportunities For VARs Optimize For Performance Price Reliability Linksys One Ready Part of Linksys Connected Office 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 18
Selling Messages The Linksys Network Storage System Family of Products Was Designed With User Data Protection and Expansion In Mind Excellent Sales Lead And Portfolio Differentiator No Competitive Solution From 3COM, D-Link or Netgear Pulls Through Sales Of Gigabit Managed Switches Gigabit Security Routers 802.11n Wireless Solutions Linksys One Products 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 19
Agenda Linksys Strategy towards SMB Network Attached Storage 101 Linksys NAS Strategy Network Storage System Product Overview Competitive Overview 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 20
Network Attached Storage NAS 4 Drives Offices, High Performance Workgroups & Aggregated NAS Networks NSS6000 Chassis Only / 6100 (Includes 4 x 250GB Disks) (4) Drive SATA Chassis (2) Port 10/100/1000 +RPSU Option On Disk Encryption Hot Swap & Virtualization Master RAID 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10 VLANs/802.1q HTTP and SNMP Management Workgroups & Small Offices NSS4000 Chassis /4100 (Includes 4 x 250GB Disks) (4) Drive SATA Chassis (2) Port 10/100/1000 + RPSU Option On Disk Encryption Hot Swap & Virtualization Target RAID 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10 VLANs/802.1q/ HTTP and SNMP Management 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 21
NSS4000 4 Drive SATA NAS NSS4000 (4) Bay Gigabit Network Storage System 4 Drive SATA Chassis + (2) 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Key Features: Drive-Less Chassis RAID 0/1/+Spare/5/5+Spare/10/JBOD SMART Disk Protection/File Journaling 256Bit (AES) On Disk File Encryption Virtualization Across Devices (Requires NSS6000 Series) Hot Swap Drives MS Distributed File System Volume Set Virtualization Across Devices Advanced LAN Functions 802.1Q/802.1p Intelligent HD Spin Up/Down Control SNMP Monitoring & Web Management Target Street Price Without Hard Disks $999.99 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 22
NSS4100 4 Drive SATA NAS NSS4100 (4) Bay Gb Network Storage System w/ Drives 4 Drive SATA Chassis + (2) 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Key Features: Chassis + (4) 250GB Hard Disks Drives Are 7200RPM & High Duty Cycle (Rated 24x7 Operation) RAID 0/1/+Spare/5/5+Spare/10/JBOD SMART Disk Protection/File Journaling 256Bit (AES) On Disk File Encryption Virtualization Across Devices (Requires Requires NSS6000 Series) Hot Swap Drives MS Distributed File System Volume Set Virtualization Across Devices Advanced LAN Functions 802.1Q/802.1p Intelligent HD Spin Up/Down Control SNMP Monitoring & Web Management Target Street Price With Hard Disks $1999 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 23
NSS6000 4 Drive SATA NAS NSS6000- (4) Bay Adv. Gigabit Network Storage System 4 Drive SATA Chassis + (2) 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Key Features: Drive-Less Chassis RAID 0/1/+Spare/5/5+Spare/10/JBOD SMART Disk Protection/File Journaling 256Bit (AES) On Disk File Encryption Hot Swap Drives MS Distributed File System Volume Set Virtualization Across Devices Advanced LAN Functions 802.1Q/802.1p Intelligent HD Spin Up/Down Control SNMP Monitoring & Web Management RPSU Support Target Street Price Without Hard Disks $1399 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 24
NSS6100 4 Drive SATA NAS NSS6000- (4) Bay Adv. Gigabit Network Storage System w/ Drives 4 Drive SATA Chassis + (2) 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Key Features: Chassis + (4) 250GB Hard Disks Drives Are 7200RPM & High Duty Cycle (Rated 24x7 Operation) RAID 0/1/+Spare/5/5+Spare/10/JBOD SMART Disk Protection/File Journaling 256Bit (AES) On Disk File Encryption Hot Swap Drives MS Distributed File System Volume Set Virtualization Across Devices Advanced LAN Functions 802.1Q/802.1p Intelligent HD Spin Up/Down Control SNMP Monitoring & Web Management RPSU Support Target Street Price With Hard Disks $2499 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25
Approved Vendor List Of Hard Drives 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 26
Key Feature Sets For NAS Family Hardware & Software Highlights NSS4000 Series NSS6000 Series Hardware Features: Number Disks/Type Units With Hard Disk Diskless Chassis Based Design Hot Swap Drives RPSU Support UPS Support LAN Connections Jumbo Ethernet Frame Support SMART Support Hardware Monitoring Cable Diagnostics Per Disk LEDs Disk Failure Locator LED Staggered Disk Spin Up Disk Spin-Up/Spin-Down Control USB Flash Disk Config Backup Warranty (4) Bays SATA WD 250 GB RAID Edition SATA2 7200RPM 24x7 Duty Cycle /RPS1000 /APC (2) 10/100/1000Mbps / Up to 9K Per Disk Temp, System Temp, Voltage, Fans, Fans Speed 2 Years Product / 1 Year Power/Fans (4) Bays SATA WD 250 GB RAID Edition SATA2 7200RPM 24x7 Duty Cycle /RPS1000 /APC (2) 10/100/1000Mbps / Up to 9K Per Disk Temp, System Temp, Voltage, Fans, Fans Speed 2 Years Product / 1 Year Power/Fans 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 27
Key Feature Sets For NAS Family Hardware & Software Highlights NSS4000 NSS6000 Software NAS Features: RAID Types RAID Set Reordering RAID Degraded Mode Management RAID Rebuild Priority Management RAID Set Migration Between Chassis Client Support Universal File Locking Unlimited Client License Windows Like File Access Control FTP/FTPS Anonymous FTP Public Shares User Disk Quota Server Emulations External Directory Authentication Simultaneous Director Support File System Encryption Microsoft Distributed File System File System Virtualization 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10/JBOD Windows/MAC(CIFS) & Unix/Linux (NFS) Hard and Soft Quotas Windows/NFS/FTP/HTTP (Active Directory/NT Domains) Local, NIS (Linux) & Windows Domain AES 256bit Requires NSS6XXX 0/1/1+Spare/5/5+Spare/10/JBOD Windows/MAC(CIFS) & Unix/Linux (NFS) Hard and Soft Quotas Windows/NFS/FTP/HTTP (Active Directory/NT Domains) Local, NIS (Linux) & Windows Domain AES 256bit 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 28
Key Feature Sets For NAS Family Hardware & Software Highlights NSS4000 NSS6000 Software NAS Features: Idle Connection Disconnect CIFS/FTP Snap Shot Dynamic Volume Expansion Backup To Windows Servers Or Other NSS Systems Software Networking Features: 802.1q (VLANS) Active Stand By Link Back Up QoS MAC/IP Address Based ACL Software Management Features: Web Management SNMP Monitoring (SNMPv3) Syslog DHCP/Ping/Trace Route UPnP and Bonjour Discovery Protocol Windows Discovery Tool Linksys One Ready No HTTP/HTTPS HTTP/HTTPS 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 29
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Agenda Linksys Strategy towards SMB Network Attached Storage 101 Linksys NAS Strategy Network Storage System Product Overview Competitive Overview 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 31
Mid Range NAS Solutions TeraStation+ Performance With Advanced NAS Features NSS6000/NSS6100 HP ProLiant DL100G2 1.0TB Windows SS 2003 (250GB x 4) NSS4000/NSS4100 Dell PowerVault 745N 1.0TB Windows SS2003 (200GB x 4) Features Buffalo TeraStation NAS (400GB x 4) 1.6TB Buffalo TeraStation NAS (250GB x 4) 1.0TB Price 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 32
Supported RAID Types 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 33
Virtualization Example 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 34
Encryption Examples Diskless Chassis-Based Design With Encryption Enables Migration of RAID Sets Between Systems Enables Secure Offsite Backup/Archiving of Data Vertical Market Opportunities: Health Care Legal Accounting 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 35
Distributed File System Example Source: Microsoft DFS Doc 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 36
Other Key Differentiators NSS Series Competitive Embedded Linux Windows Server 2003 Benefits 150Watt Power Supply Advantage Advantage Weakness Intel Based System Typically Use 400+ Watt Power Supplies, Increasing Operation Costs Integrated Cable Diags Advantage Weakness Weakness Eliminates Expensive Cable Testing Equipment, Improves Trouble Shooting Active Directory and Local Directory Support Advantage Weakness Weakness Supports Both Local Database Directory As Well As AD Systems Configurable Degraded Management Mode Advantage Weakness? Allows For Defined Period Of Time The RAID Is Allowed To Function After A Drive Failure To Prevent Data Loss Unified File Locking Advantage Weakness Advantage Allows For Multiple File Share Access Among CIFS/FTP, Without Synch Problems Advanced Hardware Monitoring Advantage - - We Monitor HD Smart State, System Temp, Fan speed, Voltage, HD Temp Error LEDs Advantage?? Allows For Identification Of Failed Drive, Prevent Accidental RAID Set Failure By Remove Wrong Disk Data Encryption (AES 256 on Disk, and FTPS The Wire) Advantage?? Allows Completely Secure Data Transmission and Storage of Data 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 37
FAQ Unit Replacement RAID Setup Times (4) x 250 RAID 5 Build Takes 12 Hours on NSS6000 RAID 0 Mirror of (1) 250GB Drive To (1) 250GB Drive Takes 4 Hours on NSS6000 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 38
Network Storage Tools and Information Linksys Partner Promotions Q&A 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 39
Network Storage Partner Tools Product Data Sheets NSS Product Brief: 28 Pages! Other Tools: Approved Vendor Hard Drive List Network Attached Storage Guide NAS Technology Presentation Linksys NSS Product Family Presentation Available on the Linksys Partner Portal at www.linksys.com/partners 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 40
Partner Promotions on NSS 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 41
Partner Promotions on Business Wireless 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 42
Linksys Partner Connection (LPC) Program Benefits Partner only promotions Access to special Linksys solutions via Product Authorization Including: Linksys One LVS 9000 Linksys Voice System Authorized Partner Logo Ability to earn up to 5% upfront discounts on select Linksys Business Series products when you purchase from an Authorized Linksys Distributor Dedicated Sales Support Partner Only Technology Webinars Monthly Partner Newsletter Partner Locator Placement Online RMA process, firmware and software downloads from the web all available FREE of Charge Discounted demo units Priority Pre- and Post-Sales Support To register for the Linksys Partner Connection Program Visit www.linksys.com/partners 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 43
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