Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

The Veritas Access 3340 Appliance delivers a turnkey, software-defined scale-out NAS/storage solution purpose-built for unstructured data. Designed to simplify deployment and accelerate time to value, this cost-optimized appliance combines high-capacity storage with intelligent data management, protection, and lifecycle policies. It’s engineered to handle modern data workloads—from media libraries and archives to large-scale backups—while keeping total cost of ownership in check. With Veritas Access 3340, you gain a unified storage platform that integrates seamlessly into enterprise data infrastructures, enabling efficient long-term retention, compliance, and rapid access to data when it matters most.

• Turnkey, software-defined scale-out NAS for unstructured data: The 3340 provides a ready-to-deploy, software-defined Access environment that scales horizontally as data grows. This means you can start small and expand capacity and performance by adding nodes, all while preserving a consistent software stack, governance policies, and data protection capabilities across the cluster. The appliance design streamlines deployment, reduces operational complexity, and accelerates time to value for large-scale unstructured workloads.
• Cost-optimized high-capacity architecture: Engineered to balance dense storage with performance, the 3340 maximizes usable capacity per rack unit and minimizes the total cost of ownership. It’s optimized for long-term retention workloads and archival use cases, delivering predictable, cost-efficient storage growth even as data volumes soar. This makes it an ideal choice for organizations building extensive data lakes and retention-enabled archives without compromising reliability or access speed.
• Software-defined data management with policy-driven control: At the heart of Veritas Access is a robust software-defined layer that delivers policy-driven data placement, tiering, and lifecycle management. Administrators can define retention windows, automated archival rules, and access controls that apply consistently across the entire scale-out fabric. This ensures unstructured data remains organized, searchable, and compliant, while reducing manual administration and human error.
• Comprehensive data protection and availability: The 3340 integrates advanced data protection features such as snapshots, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities. These protections are designed to safeguard data across failures, site outages, or accidental deletions. With centralized policy enforcement and automated recovery workflows, you can recover quickly with minimal impact to users and applications, even in multi-site environments.
• Flexible integration with cloud, backup, and hybrid environments: The appliance supports hybrid storage architectures, including cloud-tiering and movement of data to public cloud targets for archival or DR purposes. By enabling seamless data mobility between on-premises storage and cloud resources, Veritas Access 3340 helps organizations implement scalable, cost-effective storage strategies that meet evolving business needs without sacrificing performance or governance.

Technical Details of Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

• Deployment model: Appliance-based, software-defined Access scale-out NAS designed for unstructured data workloads.
• Storage approach: Unified NAS/DAS storage system with scale-out capabilities to accommodate growing data volumes and performance demands.
• Data protection: Built-in snapshots, replication, and policy-driven retention to ensure resilience, rapid recovery, and regulatory compliance across the cluster.
• Scalability: Horizontal expansion by adding nodes or upgrading drive configurations while maintaining consistent software governance and lifecycle policies.
• Management integration: Centralized management for storage governance, data lifecycle, and integration with Veritas backup and cloud workflows to simplify operations across hybrid environments.

How to install Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System

Installing the Veritas Access 3340 is designed to be straightforward for IT teams familiar with enterprise storage appliances. The process emphasizes speed, reliability, and consistency of configuration to ensure the environment behaves predictably from day one. Below is a high-level guide to get you from rack to reliable operation, with best practices to maximize performance and data protection.

• Prepare the data center: Ensure proper rack space, cooling, power redundancy, and network connectivity. Verify that your environment meets hardware prerequisites and has the necessary licenses for Veritas Access software and any required modules or integrations.
• Unbox and rack the appliance: Install the 3340 in a secure, well-ventilated rack. Connect power, management network, and data network interfaces as specified by your deployment plan. Confirm the hardware health indicators and cabling integrity before powering on.
• Initial hardware and network configuration: Power up the appliance and perform the initial hardware checks via the on-device console. Assign a management IP, configure administrative access, and set up essential network settings (DNS, NTP, and gateway) to ensure time-synchronized operations and proper name resolution.
• Install Veritas Access software and licenses: Deploy the software-defined Access stack on the appliance and apply the appropriate licenses. Validate that the management interface is accessible and that the software components initialize correctly, including any required connectors to backup, cloud, or DR targets.
• Configure storage pools and namespaces: Create storage pools that align with your retention policies and performance goals. Establish namespaces or shared folders, define quotas, and implement tiering rules if cloud or secondary storage is part of the strategy. Set policy-driven data lifecycle rules to automate movement, retention, and deletion as needed.
• Enable data protection and DR workflows: Configure snapshots, replication, and disaster recovery settings across the cluster or between sites. Validate recovery workflows by performing a test restore in a controlled window to confirm readiness, and ensure that recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) align with business requirements.
• Integrate with existing ecosystem: Connect Veritas Access to your backup solutions (such as Veritas NetBackup or other compatible tools), identity providers, and monitoring systems. Establish alerting, logging, and health checks so operations teams can respond quickly to issues.
• Validate performance and commence data loads: Run baseline performance tests to ensure expected throughput and latency meet requirements for your unstructured workloads. Begin migrating data volumes, monitoring for anomalies, and tuning as necessary to optimize cache usage, tiering, and resource allocation.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Veritas Access 3340 NAS/DAS Storage System? It is a turnkey appliance that delivers software-defined, scale-out NAS storage optimized for unstructured data and long-term retention workloads. It combines centralized management, data governance, and protective capabilities in a single, scalable platform.
• What workloads is it best suited for? It excels with unstructured data such as media libraries, research files, archives, backups, and large file repositories. It is particularly advantageous for organizations that require efficient retention, compliance, and rapid access to vast data stores.
• How scalable is the system? The architecture is designed for scale-out growth. You can expand capacity and performance by adding additional 3340 nodes or by increasing drive configurations, all while preserving a consistent software stack and policy framework across the cluster.
• Does it integrate with cloud services? Yes. The 3340 supports cloud tiering and integration with public cloud storage for archival, long-term retention, and disaster recovery workflows, enabling hybrid storage strategies that balance cost and performance.
• What kind of data protection features are included? The system includes snapshots, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities, along with policy-driven retention and lifecycle management. These features help protect data against loss and simplify recovery operations across sites and environments.