Cisco NSS3000

    Though Cisco normally markets most of its products for larger businesses and massive corporations, the NSS3000 is a relatively lighter model, primarily aimed at small businesses.  A 4 bay bring your own drive system, the NSS3000 is intended to be a 4 terabyte server, including 128 MB RAM and 256 MB Flash.  Considering the wide array of other types of Cisco hardware available on the market, one of the NSS3000's biggest features is that it is intentionally designed to work well with other Cisco devices.

    For more details on performance and features, plus a full hardware listing, please scroll down.

    The NSS3000 provides a variety of RAID options, supporting configurations for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, plus of course JBOD use.  On the whole we found the RAID support to be fairly good, though there have been some consumer supports of data lost when hard drives not officially supported by the system were used in a RAID capacity, so do be sure to check compatibility before adding anything absolutely vital to this particular NAS.  As with many other modern NAS models, the NSS3000 does support hot-swapping of drives, allowing an ailing drive in a RAID arrangement to be swapped out for another without taking the device offline for maintenance.

    Security is also a primary feature for the NSS3000, as Cisco bills file encryption support as one of the core features of the model.  Also, the physical security of the device is a bit higher than most NASs available on the market today, as the hard drives can all be sealed within the unit by a lock on the chassis itself.

    Hardware specifications follow:

    General
    Device Type NAS server
    Host Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet
    Total Storage Capacity 0 TB
    Max Supported Capacity 4 TB
    Installed Devices / Modules Qty 0 (installed) / 4 (max)
    Width 3.2 in
    Depth 9.2 in
    Height 11.4 in
    Weight 7.3 lbs
    Built-in Devices Status LCD
    Processor / Memory
    RAM Installed DRAM 128 MB
    Flash Memory Installed 256 MB flash
    Storage Controller
    Type RAID - integrated
    Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-150
    Supported Devices Hard drive, disk array (RAID)
    RAID Level RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, JBOD
    Hard Drive
    Type Hot-swap - 3.5" x 1/3H
    Interface Type Serial ATA-150
    Networking
    Type Network adapter - integrated
    Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
    Remote Management Protocol SNMP 3, HTTP, HTTPS
    Network Services Compatibility DFS, Microsoft CIFS, Network File System (NFS), FTP, FTPS, Server Message Block (SMB), XFS
    Features VLAN support, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), MAC address filtering, IP address filtering, 256-bit encryption, Access Control List (ACL) support, Jumbo Frames support
    Compliant Standards IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
    Expansion / Connectivity
    Expansion Bays Total (Free) 4 ( 4 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" x 1/3H
    Interfaces 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
    1 x USB ( management ) - 4 pin USB Type A
    3 x USB - power AUX
    Miscellaneous
    MTBF 300,000 hour(s)
    Features Temperature sensor
    Compliant Standards FCC Class B certified
    Power
    Power Device Power supply - internal
    Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
    Power Provided 150 Watt
    Software / System Requirements
    Storage Operating System Linux 2.6
    Manufacturer Warranty
    Service & Support 3 years warranty
    Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
    Limited warranty - hardware replacement and software application support - 90 days
    Environmental Parameters
    Min Operating Temperature 41 F
    Max Operating Temperature 104 F
    Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%