Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

The Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System is a powerful and versatile storage solution designed to meet the growing demands of unstructured data management. This advanced appliance is specifically engineered for high-capacity workloads, making it the ideal choice for businesses looking to stream, store, and protect large volumes of file-based data. With a focus on simplicity, reliability, and scalability, the 3340 consolidates NAS and DAS capabilities in a single, future-proof platform that grows as your data footprint expands. Whether you are managing media libraries, large user shares, backups, archives, or data-intensive workloads, the Veritas Access 3340 delivers the performance and resilience needed to keep your enterprise workflows uninterrupted. Engineered for enterprise-grade reliability, it combines streamlined administration with flexible data access to help organizations reduce storage complexity while accelerating time-to-value across the data lifecycle.

• Unmatched scalability for growing data: The Veritas Access 3340 is designed to scale with your business, enabling incremental capacity expansion as workloads increase. This architecture supports expanding from initial capacity to larger footprints without disruptive migrations, ensuring you can align storage growth with business demand. Through intelligent data placement and adaptive caching, you maximize usable capacity while preserving consistent performance for unstructured data such as media libraries, file shares, backups, and archives. Administrators benefit from a future-ready platform that minimizes downtime during growth and reduces total cost of ownership over time.
• Unified NAS and DAS architecture: This appliance provides a cohesive storage solution that blends file-based (NAS) and block-based (DAS) access in one scalable system. By consolidating NAS and DAS workloads, organizations simplify administration, reduce hardware sprawl, and streamline data workflows. Users gain seamless access to data via standard protocols (NFS, SMB/ CIFS) while IT teams enjoy centralized management, policy-based data protection, and consistent performance across both storage paradigms.
• Enterprise-grade data protection and resilience: Built to safeguard critical workloads, the Veritas Access 3340 integrates with Veritas data protection and disaster recovery capabilities. Features such as snapshots, replication, and policy-driven protection help defend against data loss, ensure recoverability, and support compliant data retention. This protection stack is designed to minimize RPO/RTO impact during outages, assess data integrity, and enable rapid restore of files, folders, and volumes across sites.
• Performance-optimized for unstructured data: Engineered to deliver high-throughput streaming and concurrent access, the 3340 supports media streaming, analytics on large datasets, and multi-user collaboration without bottlenecks. The system leverages intelligent tiering and caching to accelerate access to hot data while maintaining cost-efficient storage for colder data. This balance translates into faster backups, reduced latency for content delivery, and improved user experience across demanding workloads.
• Intuitive management and seamless integration: Deploying and operating the Veritas Access 3340 is designed to be straightforward for administrators and IT teams. Centralized monitoring, policy automation, and integration with existing Veritas software and cloud storage options simplify day-to-day management. The platform supports scalable administration, simplifies provisioning, and enables consistent governance across on-premises and hybrid environments, helping organizations accelerate time-to-value from day one.

Technical Details of Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

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How to install Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

Installing the Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System is designed to be a straightforward process for enterprise deployments. Below are high-level steps to guide a typical deployment, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and seamless integration with existing infrastructure:

• Prepare the physical environment: Ensure proper rack space, ventilation, and cable management. Verify power supply requirements and provide redundant power where possible to maximize availability. Confirm network connectivity and switch configurations to support the intended NAS/DAS access patterns and future expansion.
• Unpack and rack the appliance: Mount the Veritas Access 3340 in a suitable rack location. Connect power and data interfaces, following the manufacturer’s guidelines for cabling and labeling. Verify all fans and indicators are functioning correctly before powering on the system.
• Initial hardware verification: Power up the unit and perform a basic hardware health check. Confirm disk presence, drive health, and firmware versions. Run any required post-installation diagnostics to ensure drives are healthy and the system is recognized by the management interface.
• Connect to the management interface: Access the management console via the recommended network path. Authenticate with administrator credentials and configure initial networking parameters, including IP addressing, DNS, NTP, and gateway settings, to ensure reliable time synchronization and network reachability.
• Create storage pools and volumes: Based on your deployment strategy, create storage pools that leverage the NAS and DAS capabilities. Define data protection policies, replication targets, and tiering rules to optimize performance and cost. Allocate quotas and access controls to protect sensitive data while enabling legitimate user access.
• Configure data access and protocols: Enable NFS, SMB/CIFS, or other required file sharing protocols. Set up user and group permissions, ACLs, and share-level security policies to ensure appropriate access control. Integrate with authentication services (such as LDAP/AD) if needed for centralized identity management.
• Enable data protection policies: Activate snapshots, replication, and backup policies as appropriate for your recovery objectives. Validate protection against a test restore to confirm the recovery workflow meets your RPO/RTO targets and that data restoration is reliable across sites.
• Integrate with Veritas software and cloud storage: If you use Veritas Data Protection or cloud tiering, configure connectors or gateways to ensure seamless data movement, protection, and disaster recovery across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Perform performance tuning and validation: Run workload tests to confirm I/O performance aligns with expectations for your use case. Fine-tune cache settings, tiering policies, and network configurations to optimize throughput, latency, and efficiency for unstructured data workloads.
• Establish ongoing management practices: Set up alerting, monitoring dashboards, and automated maintenance schedules. Document hardware configurations, firmware levels, and data protection policies to ensure repeatable deployments and consistent governance across environments.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: Is the Veritas Access 3340 a NAS or DAS?

  A: It is designed as a unified NAS/DAS storage system, offering flexible access for file-based (NAS) and block-based (DAS) workloads depending on configuration and deployment needs.

• Q: What workloads is the Veritas Access 3340 best suited for?

  A: It is well-suited for unstructured data management, media libraries, large file shares, backups, archives, and data-intensive collaboration. The system emphasizes scalable capacity, reliable performance, and integrated data protection for enterprise environments.

• Q: Can the system scale as data grows?

  A: Yes. The Veritas Access 3340 is designed to scale with business needs, enabling capacity expansion and performance tuning as workloads evolve, while maintaining governance and protection policies.

• Q: Does it integrate with cloud storage?

  A: The platform is designed to integrate with Veritas software and can be configured to work with hybrid or cloud storage workflows, supporting data movement, protection, and disaster recovery across on-premises and cloud environments.

• Q: What management capabilities are included?

  A: The system includes centralized management for provisioning, monitoring, data protection, and policy automation. It emphasizes ease of administration, consistency across NAS/DAS workloads, and integration with existing Veritas tools.

• Q: What protocols are supported for data access?

  A: Standard file access protocols such as NFS and SMB/CIFS are supported, enabling broad compatibility with diverse operating systems and clients while ensuring secure, controlled data sharing.