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Huawei Symantec N8500 Clustered NAS Storage System Achieves Leading Position in SPECsfs(R) Test: Page 2 of 3

Secondly, the Huawei Symantec N8500 NAS system utilizes the design for clustered file system which enables every NAS engine node to share the same storage pool simultaneously. Meanwhile, every node can work either independently or cooperatively. The N8500 product also provides file-lock that makes many NAS engines read and write the same document simultaneously. This feature improves the response time and performance of the NAS system when there are many clients accessing.

Lastly, Huawei Symantec N8500 product offers more ethernet interfaces than the traditional NAS system. There will be four to six ethernet interfaces for every N8500 engine. The maximum number of engines can reach up to 16 while the ethernet interfaces can be increased to 96, which fulfills the bandwidth demands for the entire NAS system.

The unique clustered infrastructure design, clustered file system and extra interfaces gave Huawei Symantec N8500 the ability to obtain the highest OPS rating in the SPEC test. This achievement showcases Huawei Symantec's leading position in the NAS field.
About SPECsfs2008 Benchmarks
SPECsfs2008 measures the throughput and response time of NFS and CIFS servers based on workloads that represent the activity of large-scale servers in real customer environments. Reflecting the capabilities and cost index of software and hardware platforms, it is chosen as the authorized IT system index by the financial, telecom and securities industries.

Competitive benchmark results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/ as of October 9th, 2009. The performance comparison referenced above is based on the speed and request-handling capabilities of file servers utilizing the NFSv3 protocols. For the latest SPECsfs(R) benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/sfs2008 .
About SPEC Test
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) is an authorized organization that evaluates the standard and performance of computer systems, aiming to build, modify and identify series of standards for evaluating the application of capability of servers. Currently, it has eight 8 test specifications and 26 test models.

As a third-party test organization formed by well-known universities and research institutes like Stanford University, Qinghua (Tsinghua) University, Microsoft, etc, SPEC was founded in 1988 and is (has been) widely recognized by many users around the world after years of development efforts.
About Huawei Symantec
Huawei Symantec Technologies Co. Ltd. (abbreviated to Huawei Symantec) is a company devoted to R&D, sales, and services of network security and information storage. Huawei Symantec focuses on providing the best solutions for customers. These solutions strengthen customers' confidence in the availability and security of information.