The Sun StorageTek 5310 NAS Gateway system is the newest addition to the Sun StorageTek 5000 NAS family. The Sun StorageTek 5310 NAS Gateway system provides purpose-built, enterprise-class dedicated file-sharing services to storage area networks for a unified block and file storage consolidation solution. The Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Gateway system utilizes allocated storage LUNs from a Storage Area Network (SAN) subsystem to provide file services over the IP network.Designed for multi protocol IT environments seeking to reap the benefits of storage consolidation and centralized backup, the Sun StorageTek 5310 NAS Gateway system supports UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows clients, simplifying file sharing between disparate platforms. To protect your data and keep your business running smoothly, the Sun StorageTek 5310 NAS Gateway system combines advanced business-continuity functions such as file system journaling, checkpointing, remote mirroring, clustering, and full system redundancy.The StorEdge 5310g is a NAS gateway product capable of accessing storage capacity in a Fiber Channel SAN and acting as a file server repository to LAN based clients. The gateway product allows a FC-SAN to provide both block-based and file-based storage access from a single storage network. Clearly, Sun's family of NAS solutions is designed to assist clients in meeting the full range of data management requirements.