Network Attached Storage (NAS) Services

Network File System (NFS) services, for Unix clients, are provided by SBG's own clustered file servers. The WebFiles, bSpace, and WebFarm environments, among others, use SBG's NFS servers. The following tiers of storage are available for this service, premium, enhanced and standard.

Common Internet File System (CIFS) services, for MS Windows clients, are provided by the IST Windows Group's file servers.

Both the NFS and CIFS file servers use the IST SAN to provide highly available, easily expandable shared file systems for clients anywhere on the campus LAN. SBG's pricing is the same as for SAN-allocated capacity, based on the tier and number of blocks, so customers can the match the performance and cost of storage to their application and capacity requirements.