Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System

The Veritas Access 3340 Appliance delivers a turnkey, software-defined scale-out NAS solution expertly tuned for unstructured data workloads. Built for simplicity, reliability, and growth, the 3340 enables rapid deployment of Veritas’ data services while providing a cost-optimized path to high-capacity storage. Designed to support long-term retention and archival use cases, this appliance combines robust performance with centralized management to streamline data availability across on-premises and hybrid environments. If your organization needs an enterprise-grade, cloud-ready storage platform that scales with your data needs, the Veritas Access 3340 is engineered to accelerate your workloads without compromising control, security, or cost.

• Turnkey deployment of Veritas Access software-defined storage as a single, ready-to-operate solution that minimizes setup time and accelerates time-to-value for scale-out NAS deployments.
• Optimized for unstructured data workloads
• Cost-optimized hardware paired with high-capacity storage designed to support long-term retention (LT) and archival use cases.
• Robust data protection and availability with policy-driven management, snapshots, and disaster-recovery readiness built into the turnkey platform.
• Flexible configuration and centralized management for simple administration, scalable growth, and seamless integration with Veritas software ecosystems and cloud-ready workflows.

Technical Details of Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System

• Architecture — Software-defined, scale-out NAS architecture optimized for unstructured data with a distributed metadata model and parallel data paths to maximize throughput and scalability.
• Storage scalability — High-capacity storage designed to grow across multiple nodes, enabling seamless expansion to meet increasing retention and archive requirements.
• Core capabilities — Unified access to data through standard file protocols with policy-based data management, enabling efficient tiering, retention policies, and lifecycle automation for unstructured content.
• Data protection — Built-in protection features that help guard data integrity and availability, including configurable replication and snapshot capabilities within the Veritas Access framework.
• Management and deployment — A turnkey hardware-and-software package with centralized, policy-driven administration to reduce complexity and accelerate day-to-day operations.

How to install Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System

• Prepare your environment with appropriate rack space, cooling, power, and network connectivity. Confirm compatibility with your Veritas software roadmap and collateral.
• Unpack the appliance, mount it in a suitable rack, connect power, and connect network interfaces to your data center fabric.
• Power on the system and run the initial setup wizard to configure network settings, IP addressing, and licensing for Veritas Access.
• Install or upgrade the Veritas Access software on the appliance and apply the correct license key to unlock the full feature set for your deployment.
• Create storage pools, configure access protocols (NFS, SMB, and related file services), and integrate with your existing Veritas protection workflows and archival policies to enable immediate data access and governance.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Veritas Access 3340 NAS Storage System? A turnkey, software-defined scale-out NAS appliance optimized for unstructured data with strong retention and archiving capabilities, designed to simplify deployment and scale with your data needs.
• What workloads is it best suited for? Primary use for unstructured data workloads such as file shares, media libraries, scientific data, and archival content that require long-term retention, rapid recovery, and scalable capacity.
• Which access protocols are supported? Standard file access protocols common to enterprise NAS environments (e.g., NFS and SMB) as part of the Veritas Access ecosystem, with compatibility for policy-based data management and lifecycle automation.
• Can I scale out storage with additional nodes? Yes. The 3340 is designed as a scale-out NAS solution, enabling you to add capacity and performance as your LT retention and workload requirements grow.
• Does it integrate with cloud and on-prem workflows? The appliance is built to be cloud-ready and integrates with Veritas software for hybrid workflows, data protection, and archival strategies across on-premises and cloud environments.