OT: can you use a NAS device to host pc application

[Otto]

Does someone have experience?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Otto

We have a proprietary accounting application that allows the client to run over the network. It opens the program from the server (running w2k) on the local PC. File locking seems to be handled by w2k share, and the program itself. We tried to run directly from our Buffalo Terastation, and the program seems to run, even with multiple individuals opening the program, and looking at same data base. We are not sure why it works, and are wondering if it would be safe to use, instead of our w2k machine, or a windows 2003 server, since it is very fast. Our problem is we don't know if the Terastation handles the locks, or if the windows PC opening the files is handling the locks. Can anyone help? Our application is a topspeed data base created in Clarion

[Adolfo]

Otto

Buffalo Terastation is a very good NAS, we wanted to buy one some months ago, but we finally decided to use part of our LINUX server and SAMBA, just to avoid having too many "servers" in the office.

terastaton is fully compatible with these file sharing protocols

CIFS/SMB, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP/FTPS, NFS

That means, It adopts the protocol from which you are accessing it. ( very clever indeed )

Apart from that, being fully SMB compatible, there will be no problemas with CLARION files and locks.

Hope it helps...

PD: We wanted to use it with a XHARBOUR/DBF application, and after talking to a vendor, we were completely sure about buying it.