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NAS & Applications ?

  • 23-06-2004 11:03am
    #1
    ThreadKiller
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    Guys & girls,

    I suspect the answer is no to this question but I need independent verification.

    My company are on the verge of acquiring a shiny new 1TB NAS box (iomega)... which is nice...

    However I'm still in need of a replacement mail server & they want to know can they use this NAS as mail server as well.

    i.e. They want to buy the NAS for file storage & also install exchange 2003 to it, for use as a mail server ?

    Anyone know ?

    TIA


Comments

  • #2
    Mr. Fancypants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭Mr. Fancypants


    As far as i know it's not supported. In fact.....here's an article about it that suggests that some Nas boxes will work and has a link in it to a compatability checker.

    http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/38359/38359.html


  • #3
    Mac daddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    NAS= network Attached storage- i would recommend separate exchange server instead of sharing the two on the nas- i think mbroaders is right i have not come across one with a exchange on it.

    I was you i would check with iomega first to see what they support- you might have to call them to get support and i you tell them you have a exchange on the box- they could tell you it is not supported you sort it out


  • #4
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    According to the MS Eula, you can't legally use the bundled software to run application software, so you'd have to provide at the very least a new copy of Windows 2000 Server and purchase file sharing CALs for any machines that'll have to share this box, wiping off the provided server software.


    http://download.iomega.com/english/manuals/english/nas_ms_eula.pdf
    Page 4. You can't even run word processing software off it without rejecting the MS EULA and reformatting without another OS.

    Sounds like a non-legal piece of .... of the usual sort that gives MS a bad name and has half of the servers here switched to linux, but I'm not a lawyer.


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