NAS overview
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    NAS overview

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    Available in Classic and VPC

    NAS refers to a storage space connected on 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.

    Various features provided by NAS

    Please see below for detailed descriptions about the various features that NAS offers.

    • Convenient data sharing between servers: The data stored on the NAS can be shared 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 10 TB. Therefore, you can create a NAS volume with various capacities. 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 since 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 using the monitoring feature. If you set disk usage threshold for the NAS volume and those who will be notified, 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 feature. 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, since you can create a snapshot immediately whenever you need it. You can restore data immediately by selecting an archived snapshot and requesting recovery.

    Information on NAS User Guide

    NAS provides services in Korea, U.S., Singapore, Japan, and Germany regions. Since services provided vary in each region, different guides with their own contents are provided as follows.

    Korea region

    Please see the following table of contents and their details for smooth use of NAS in the Korea region.

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

    Check the following table of contents and their details for smooth use of NAS in the U.S. Singapore, Japan, and Germany regions.

    NAVER Cloud Platform provides a variety of related resources as well as the guide to help customers 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 resources below.

    Check FAQs first.

    You can get your questions answered quickly by referring to the answers in the FAQ before reading the guide. If you haven't found the answer to your question in the FAQ below, then search the guide for what you'd like 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 the NAS?
    A. The procedure for using the NAS consists of three 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 user needs).

    • Step 1-Access to Console: Connect to NAVER Cloud Platform console {target="_blank"}
    • Step 2 - NAS volume creation and setting: Create a NAS volume after setting the volume name, volume capacity, and access control list(ACL).
      • Snapshot settings: Copies and archives changes of the desired period 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 - Mounting on the server: Mount 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 NAS on a server?

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

    Q. Do all NAS volumes support the encryption feature in the NAVER Cloud Platform NAS?
    A. You can use the data encryption feature only when you select Applying encryption to the volume item when creating a volume. The encryption cannot be applied or cancelled after volume creation.

    Q. What is the difference between the general volume and encrypted volume?
    A. When using an encrypted volume, you can rely on strong security features 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 feature on an encrypted volume, the data stored in the snapshot is also encrypted.


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