NAS overview

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Available in Classic and VPC

NAS refers to a storage space connected to the network. This service is suitable for sharing data among multiple users. If you create a NAS volume and mount it on the server, you can reliably share data across multiple servers.

NAS features

NAS provides the following features:

  • Convenient data sharing between servers: you can share the data stored on the NAS with multiple servers connected to the NAS volume. You can share and use data in a specific service composed of multiple servers, and multiple users can use the data together.
  • Efficient data storage and expense management: if the default storage capacity is not enough, you can expand the storage capacity up to 20 TB, so you can create a NAS volume with various capacities depending on user environment. You can quickly create and delete a NAS volume of any scale to save unnecessary storage maintenance expenses.
  • Stable storage configuration: the storage providing the NAS service offers high durability and availability because it is composed of redundant controllers and disk array RAIDs, and it guarantees service continuity even when a failure occurs in a specific area of the storage device. In addition, security can be strengthened by performing access control and CIFS authentication after mounting the NAS volume on the server.
  • Convenient data management: you can monitor the disk usage of the created volume and set the event for the disk usage based on the monitoring function. If you set the disk usage threshold for the NAS volume and notification recipients, the event situation will be notified to them by SMS or email when the threshold is exceeded.
  • Data loss prevention: you can copy, archive, and restore data using the snapshot function. You can set the size of snapshot in consideration of the NAS volume capacity you created, and set the automatic creation cycle. In addition, you can archive data changes conveniently, because you can create a snapshot immediately whenever you need it. You can recover data immediately by selecting an archived snapshot and requesting recovery.

NAS user guide

NAS is available in Korea, U.S., Singapore, Japan, and Germany Regions. Because services provided vary in each Region, different user guides with their own contents are provided by Region as follows:

Korea Region

This guide covers the following topics to help you with using NAS in Korea Region:

U.S., Singapore, Japan, and Germany Regions

This guide covers the following topics to help you with using NAS in the U.S. Singapore, Japan, and Germany Regions:

NAS related resources

NAVER Cloud Platform provides a variety of related resources as well as the user guide to help you better understand NAS. If you are a developer or marketer in need of detailed information while you are considering adopting NAS or establishing data related policies, then make good use of the following resources:

Check FAQs first.

You can have your questions answered quickly by referring to the answers in the FAQs before reading the user guide. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the following FAQs, search the user guide for what you want to know.

Q. Which server supports NAS of NAVER Cloud Platform?
A. NAS of NAVER Cloud Platform can be mounted and used on both Linux and Windows servers. You can mount NAS volumes based on the NFS protocol on Linux servers and NAS volumes based on the CIFS protocol on Windows servers.

Q. How do I use NAS?
A. The procedure for using the NAS consists of 3 steps: console access, NAS volume creation and setup, and server mounting. (the NAS setup process, including snapshot and event settings, can be selected according to your needs.)

  • Step 1-Console access: access NAVER Cloud Platform console
  • Step 2-NAS volume creation and setting: set the volume name, volume capacity, network access control list (ACL), and then create a NAS volume
    • Snapshot settings: copies and archives changes of the desired cycle or copy them immediately at a specific point of time
    • Event settings: sets the volume usage limits and receives a notification when the limit is reached
  • Step 3-Server mounting: mounts and uses the volume on the server using the mount information of the created volume

Q. What procedure is required when mounting NAVER Cloud Platform's NAS on a server?

Q. How can I copy the snapshot and conduct recovery?
A. You can copy the snapshot and conduct recovery in i_menu > Services > Storage > Nas > Snapshot on NAVER Cloud Platform console. For more information on the snapshot, see Using and managing snapshots in VPC environment or Using and managing snapshots in Classic environment.

Q. Do all NAS volumes support the encryption function in NAVER Cloud Platform's NAS?
A. You can use the data encryption function only when you select Applying encryption to the volume item when creating a volume. The encryption cannot be added or canceled once the volume is created.

Q. What is the difference between the general volume and encrypted volume?
A. When you use an encrypted volume, you can rely on strong security functions through encryption and decryption, which are automatically performed when writing and reading data. However, you cannot experience any difference in usage on the server connected with the NFS or CIFS protocol.

Q. Can I encrypt snapshots as well?
A. If you use the snapshot function on an encrypted volume, the data stored in the snapshot is also encrypted.