Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 5)

Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
NOTE: If another domain controller is not available on the network, you can configure a NAS cluster node as a domain
controller for the NAS cluster. However, client systems outside of the NAS cluster cannot be included as members of
the NAS cluster domain.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server
Domain Name System (DNS) server
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) server
Network Information Service (NIS) server
NAS Cluster Features
The PowerVault NAS cluster solution provides a high level of availability that is not available in nonclustered PowerVault NAS
systems. Because of the differences between clustered and nonclustered systems, compare the features in the clustered
PowerVault NAS systems to ensure that they meet your specific needs.
Table 1-2 provides a comparison of the features in both clustered and nonclustered PowerVault NAS systems.
Table 1-2. NAS Cluster Features
Features Clustered PowerVault
NAS Systems
Nonclustered PowerVault
NAS Systems
Failover capability Yes No
Server Message Block (SMB) Yes Yes
SMB share failover Yes No
Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager
management
Yes Yes
Monitor and keyboard required Yes No
Failover SCSI storage Yes No
Snapshot functionality Yes Yes
Optional Directory Quotas Yes Yes
Network File System (NFS) shares failover Yes No
Failover internal SCSI storage No No
Novell NetWare share failover No No
Apple shares failover No No
Simplified disk and volume management No Yes
Online volume expansion Yes Yes
NAS Cluster Components