>>>>Hi,
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>>>>A prospective customer is asking if he can store my VFP 9 application on NAS (Windows Storage Server 2012). I just read about this NAS online which seems to me should work. But my question is, if anybody used NAS, how do local PCs "see" this NAS? As a server drive?
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>>>Yes.
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>>>>For example, does NAS have C: drive where I can create a folder (e.g. MyApp) and copy application files to it? Will then local PCs have access to this folder as e.g. \\NasServerName\MyApp?
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>>>Yes, assuming your folder MyApp has been shared with a share name "MyApp" and permissions have been set appropriately.
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>>These are two very helpful Yeses (sp?). Thank you. I am wondering, whey did the customer say that he needs an 8 foot rack for this NAS. Did I misunderstood? He said, otherwise this NAS would have to be sitting on the floor.
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>Some NASs for home or very small office use are small-form-factor boxes. For mid-size business and up they are often rack-mount. If he's out of space on his current rack(s) or doesn't have any at all, he'll need to put in another one, or have it lying around somewhere like a pizza box.
But why 8 foot? He does not have a rack. I didn't realize that these racks are so big. Thank you.
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