NAS storage network is a solution to meet the low-cost storage needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. Among them, NAS storage refers to network-attached storage, which is a device for storing data. It takes data as the center, completely separates storage devices and servers, and centrally manages data, thereby freeing up bandwidth, improving performance, reducing total cost of ownership, and protecting investment. Next, ETU-LINK will introduce the solution for building a 10G NAS storage network.

First of all, we need to understand what equipment is needed to build a 10 Gigabit NAS storage network. In order for the NAS storage network to be used by end users to store and read data, we need to connect the storage devices to the Internet. Therefore, we need to prepare NAS storage, 10 Gigabit Ethernet network card, transmission carrier (copper cable/optical cable/optical module/optical patch cord), switch and router.

Specifically, routers are mainly connected to external networks, and switches are intermediate devices that help NAS storage and terminal devices (such as computers) to achieve data transmission. Besides, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet card helps NAS storage to achieve networking, and allows authorized end users to store and read data in the NAS through the network card. Its transmission carrier is mainly to realize data transmission. 10G optical communication products mainly include 10G high-speed copper cable (applicable link length is less than 15 meters), 10G active optical cable (applicable link length is less than 300 meters), 10G optical module (applicable link length is between 300 meters and 160 kilometers) use with single/multimode fiber patch cords. The following is a schematic diagram of 10 Gigabit NAS storage network networking.

The operation steps of the above figure are as follows:

First of all, we can connect the LAN port of the router with the network port of the NAS storage with a Cat6 network cable, and set up a dynamic IP for Internet access.

Then, we should insert the SFP optical port of the switch into the 10 Gigabit SFP+ multi-mode optical module, insert the 10 Gigabit Ethernet card into the bus CPIE interface of the server, and then insert the optical module, and then use the duplex LC multi-mode OM3 optical fiber patch cord to connect the optical fiber at both ends.

Finally, connect terminal equipment (take a computer as an example) to the switch.

Well, the above is the 10 Gigabit NAS storage network construction plan introduced by ETU-LINK. In fact, the application of 10 Gigabit NAS storage networks in actual storage networks is very common, which can help users improve network performance, which is a cost-effective solution for storage networks for small and medium-sized enterprises.