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System Overview: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual
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System Overview: Dell™ PowerVault™ 735N Systems Service
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Overview
The Dell PowerVault 735N is an easy-to-install midrange network attached storage (NAS) appliance that is
optimized to provide platform-independent storage resources to multiple servers and clients in a mixed
networked environment. The system installs directly to an existing local area network (LAN) without
disrupting other servers and requires no additional server or client software. The system uses the Microsoft®
Windows® Powered operating system and provides support for the Windows Active Directory. Additional
features include Dell ActiveArchive™ for system directory snapshots and support for Windows, UNIX®,
Novell® NetWare®, and Apple network clients.
The system also provides support for the following components and technologies:
Redundant array of independent disks (RAID) technology
Multiple LAN adapters
Disk hot-swapping
Hot spare disks
Advanced small computer serial interface (SCSI) hard-disk drives
Self-monitoring and report tool (SMART) (monitors the system for hard-disk drive failures)
File encryption
File compression
Dell ActiveArchive is a snapshot utility that allows you to create up to 250 scheduled or unscheduled
snapshots of the entire file system. You can recover deleted files and/or entire directories without accessing
your most recent full or incremental backup, which minimizes the time and effort necessary to recover
accidentally deleted files. Unlike conventional volumes where the data can change every second, snapshots
record an electronic "picture" of the data for a specific moment in time. Each snapshot is mounted as a
volume on the file system and can be scheduled through the Web user interface (UI). Once created, a
snapshot appears as a directory on the original volume. If the file system is damaged or corrupted, the
system administrator can access the snapshot directory on the root directory of each volume and restore the
file system as needed.
Storage resource management is managed and monitored through the PowerVault 735N NAS Manager, a
customized Web UI. Using a compatible Web browser, the system can be managed remotely from any client
computer attached to the network running the Windows operating system. Because the system uses the
Windows Powered operating system that is based on the same code base as Microsoft Windows 2000, any
remote management methods available on the Windows 2000 platform can also be used to manage the
system.