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We assessed the Netgear ReadyNAS 3100 RNRP4420 in terms of usability, features, and NFS and iSCSI I/O performance.
Usability and features testing consisted of setting up the device on Network Test's production, first to function as an NFS server, and then again as an iSCSI network-attached storage (NAS) device. In the NAS case, we created Windows and Linux virtual machines using VMware vSphere 4 on VMware ESX 4.0 hosts, and used the ReadyNAS as the datastore.
We also assessed the ReadyNAS device's ability to conduct other common management tasks, such as configuration of administrator rights; software upgrades; and connection to uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems.
For performance testing, we again used NFS and iSCSI, but this time on an isolated test...