| Hitachi Base Operating System F (Entry version) | Feature Description |
|---|---|
| File element manager (SMU) | Hardware accelerated operating and file system providing file based storage via NFS, CIFS and iSCSI access protocols. |
| File system Snapshot | File system data protection using differential snapshot technology |
| Quick Snapshot Restore | Enables quick file level recovery from the latest snapshot. Supports Windows versioning and right click user file restore. |
| File System Rollback | Allows whole file systems to be rolled back to the latest snapshot for instant file system recovery. |
| Storage Pools | Aggregates LUNs into a single virtual pool of storage. Supports different tiers of storage across multiple storage pools. |
| Dynamic Provisioning | More efficient storage utilization at the file level. Allows file systems to start small and dynamically grow as needed. Additionally, at the file level, only blocks with data are written to disk, empty blocks are not pre-allocated. |
| Enterprise Virtual Server (2 EVSs) | Enables the creation and management of file controller hosted virtual NAS servers in support multitenancy environments. |
| File System Protocols (contains CIFS/NFS) | Standard NAS protocols required by Windows and Unix/Linux clients |
| NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) | Network Data Management Protocol; interface for leading backup solutions |
| Antivirus support | Enables 3rd party virus scanning products to scan file systems |
