Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

The Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System is a high-performance, software-defined appliance purpose-built for organizations that manage vast amounts of unstructured data. Designed to bridge NAS and DAS workloads, it delivers the reliability and scalability required for modern data environments, from long-term retention and backup archiving to seamless data migration across on‑premises, edge, and hybrid cloud deployments. With policy-driven data management, automated tiering, and robust protection features, the Veritas Access 3340 helps you simplify storage operations while controlling costs and reducing risk. This system is engineered to grow with your business, enabling you to start small and scale capacity and performance as data volumes rise, without sacrificing governance or access speed.

• Unified NAS/DAS architecture that supports diverse file workloads with a single management plane
• Software-defined design for flexible deployment and scalable capacity as needs evolve
• Integrated data protection, including snapshots, replication, and policy-based archiving
• Automated data lifecycle management and tiering to optimize storage costs and performance
• Enterprise-grade security controls, RBAC, encryption in transit and at rest, and compliance-ready features

Technical Details of Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

• Product line: Veritas Access family
• Model: 3340, designed as a versatile software-defined appliance for NAS and DAS workloads
• Deployment model: software-defined storage stack deployed on compatible hardware or virtualized environments
• Storage management: centralized, policy-driven management for unstructured data across multiple sites
• Data protection: built-in snapshotting, replication, archiving, and recovery options to safeguard critical files
• Data lifecycle: automated lifecycle policies, tiering, and retention controls to optimize capacity and costs
• Security: role-based access, authentication integrations, encryption in motion and at rest, and compliance features
• Scalability: scale-out capabilities that allow increasing capacity and performance with growing data footprints
• Interoperability: supports multi-protocol access, enabling seamless file sharing and collaboration across various environments
• Administration: centralized dashboards, reporting, and operational visibility to simplify day-to-day storage tasks

How to install Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

• Plan and assess your deployment: determine data growth projections, access patterns, and retention requirements to design an efficient NAS/DAS topology.
• Prepare the hardware or virtual environment: ensure the hardware platform, networking, and storage media meet compatible specifications for the Veritas Access software-defined stack.
• Install the software-defined storage layer: deploy the Veritas Access software on the chosen hardware or virtualization platform following the vendor’s installer
• Configure namespaces and storage pools: create unified namespaces, allocate storage pools, and define performance tiers aligned with your workloads
• Set up data protection and archiving policies: enable snapshots, replication targets, and archival rules to secure data lifecycle objectives
• Enable access and authentication: integrate with directory services, set RBAC roles, and configure network access controls for secure file access
• Perform initial data migrations: plan and execute staged migrations from existing NAS/DAS systems to minimize downtime and risk
• Validate performance and protection: run sanity checks, verify data integrity, and confirm that restoration processes work as expected
• Monitor and optimize: establish monitoring dashboards, alerts, and capacity planning to sustain performance over time

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System best suited for?

  It is designed for organizations managing large volumes of unstructured data, offering a unified NAS and DAS solution with software-defined flexibility, robust data protection, and scalable growth across on‑premises and hybrid cloud environments.

• How does the 3340 handle data protection and archiving?

  The system includes integrated snapshots, cross-site replication, and policy‑driven archiving to safeguard data, simplify recovery, and maintain compliance with retention requirements.

• Can it scale with increasing data workloads?

  Yes. The Veritas Access 3340 is designed for scale-out expansion, allowing capacity and performance to grow as your unstructured data footprint expands without disrupting ongoing operations.

• Does it provide cloud integration and tiering?

  Convergent with hybrid cloud strategies, the platform supports tiering and data movement between on‑premises storage and cloud targets to optimize costs and accessibility.

• What kind of security features are included?

  RBAC, authentication integrations, encryption in transit and at rest, and compliance-oriented controls are built into the architecture to protect sensitive data and support regulatory requirements.