Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System

The Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System is engineered for organizations that demand reliable, scalable, and efficient storage optimized for unstructured data. This appliance delivers a turnkey deployment of Veritas' software-defined Access, providing a true scale-out NAS experience that grows with your data needs. Built for enterprises that manage vast multimedia libraries, research datasets, backups, file shares, and collaboration repositories, the Veritas Access 3340 combines simplicity with power—allowing IT teams to deploy, manage, and protect large volumes of unstructured content across on-premises infrastructure and hybrid environments. It’s designed to reduce administrative overhead through policy-driven automation, intelligent tiering, and integrated data protection, while delivering predictable performance and seamless access for users and applications across the organization. By consolidating file services, object storage interfaces, and data management in a single, resilient platform, the 3340 helps organizations accelerate workflows, improve collaboration, and maintain compliance in a cost-effective, future-ready framework.

• Turnkey deployment of Veritas Access software-defined scale-out NAS: The 3340 delivers a ready-to-use appliance that brings the power of Veritas Access to your environment with minimal setup steps, enabling rapid time-to-value and consistent, enterprise-grade storage performance.
• Optimized for unstructured data with policy-driven automation: It is purpose-built to manage large volumes of unstructured content—photos, videos, logs, backups, and documents—through automated tiering, lifecycle policies, and intelligent data placement across storage tiers.
• Scalable, future-proof architecture: The system is designed to grow as data volumes expand, supporting modular expansion and scale-out capabilities that maintain performance while increasing capacity and throughput for demanding workloads.
• Enterprise-grade data protection and security: Built-in snapshots, replication, and robust access controls help defend against data loss and ransomware, while policy-based protection ensures consistent recovery objectives across sites.
• Seamless cloud and virtualization integration: The 3340 integrates with cloud storage for tiering and DR, supports familiar virtualization environments, and aligns with modern backup ecosystems to simplify hybrid data management.

Technical Details of Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System

• Appliance-based form factor designed for standard 19-inch racks, with options for high-availability configurations and redundant power.
• Software: Veritas Access software-defined storage platform optimized for scale-out NAS workloads and unified data services.
• Access methods: Supports common file and object interfaces to enable broad interoperability across users and applications, including multi-protocol access for mixed environments.
• Data protection: Integrated snapshotting, replication, policy-driven data management, and ransomware-resilience features to safeguard critical assets.
• Scalability: Modular growth model that allows adding nodes to increase capacity and performance while preserving data integrity and management simplicity.

How to install Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System

Installing the Veritas Access 3340 is designed to be straightforward for IT teams familiar with enterprise storage. The following guidelines outline a typical deployment workflow to help you achieve a rapid, successful rollout while maintaining best practices for performance, security, and reliability.

• Prepare the data center footprint: mount the appliance in a standard 19-inch rack, ensure proper ventilation, verify redundant power connections, and confirm network cabling and switch configurations align with your VLAN and QoS policies.
• Access the management interface: connect a management workstation to the appliance’s management port, power on the system, and use the initial setup wizard to establish administrative credentials and basic network settings.
• Install software and licenses: verify firmware compatibility, apply the latest Veritas Access software image, and register the appliance with your Veritas licensing portal to enable features and support.
• Configure storage and protection policies: define storage pools or volumes, assign access protocols, and implement snapshots, replication, and disaster recovery policies tailored to your RPO and RTO requirements.
• Set up access and integration: create user accounts, configure directory services (e.g., LDAP/Active Directory), define share permissions (NFS/SMB), and connect object interfaces if needed for hybrid workloads.
• Validate and optimize: perform connectivity tests, run a pilot data transfer, verify data protection jobs, and document the configuration to support ongoing maintenance and audits.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What is the Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System? A: It is a turnkey, appliance-based NAS platform designed for scalable storage of unstructured data, leveraging Veritas Access software-defined capabilities to provide a scale-out architecture with integrated data protection and cloud integration.
• Q: What workloads are best suited for the 3340? A: It is ideal for large media libraries, scientific and research datasets, backups, file collaboration repositories, and other file-based workloads that require reliable performance, multi-protocol access, and robust protection at scale.
• Q: How does data protection work on this system? A: The platform includes built-in snapshots, cross-site replication, and policy-driven protection to guard against data loss and ransomware, with options for automated DR workflows and offline or cloud-based tiering.
• Q: Can it integrate with cloud and virtualization environments? A: Yes. The Veritas Access 3340 supports hybrid configurations by integrating with public cloud storage for tiering and DR, as well as common virtualization platforms to streamline access and data management.
• Q: What maintenance and support options are available? A: Enterprise-grade support typically includes firmware updates, security patches, and access to Veritas technical resources, with service levels chosen to align with organizational SLAs and compliance needs.