Dell PowerVault NX1950 Installation Manual

Also see for PowerVault NX1950: Deployment guide Important information Getting started Deployment guide Installation and troubleshooting guide

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6 Installation GuideSupported EditionsDell supports the following editions of the Windows Unified Data StorageSystem 2003 operating system:• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64 EditionNOTE: The x64 editions support only x64-based versions of PowerVault NX1950management console snap-ins, not 32-bit versions.What's New in This ReleaseWindows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 provides the followingfeatures and functionality:• Efficient and unified file management by extending and consolidatingthe management interface.• Initial Configuration Tasks user interface and command line interface (CLI)support through the special administration console (SAC) simplifysetting up the storage server.• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console integratesmultiple snap-ins for file server management.• File Server Management provides support for performing additionaladministration tasks.• Share and Storage Management is a new snap-in, that includestwo new wizards, for provisioning shares and storage.• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, including the new iSCSI SoftwareTarget snap-in and wizards for creating and managing iSCSI targets,virtual disks, and snapshots.• NFS provides an identity mapping interface and wizard.• Remote Desktop for Administration provides a new Microsoft RemoteAdministration applet that enables browser-based remote access to themanagement console from client systems running Linux operatingsystems.These features and functionality provide significant improvements overprevious operating systems from Microsoft.