Virtual Server Appliance 3

Server Installation

• No installation required, ready-to-deploy virtual machine image

Client Installation

• No client software needed. Windows and Mac clients use native file server protocols

Server Protocols

• NFS Server (UNIX clients)
• AFP 3.3 (Mac clients)
• SMB1/CIFS (Windows clients)
• HTTP (WebShare clients)
• mDNS (“Bonjour”)
• DHCP (primary and backup server)
• SSH server
• HELIOS Admin server
• Remote LPR
• HELIOS TCP Printer for Macs

Authentication Server

• Central authentication for local users, LDAP, and Windows AD/PDC users 

Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

• Volume pools spanning multiple disks
• No file system/pool size limitation
• BTRFS file system
• Grow file systems on-the-fly
• Automatic file system snapshots (hourly/daily/weekly/monthly – configurable). Previous data remains accessible via standard HELIOS volumes
• Add or remove disks from the pool without service downtime

Remote GUI Administration

• Remote server administration from Mac, Windows, and UNIX via HELIOS Admin
• Manages local users, volumes, printers, server settings, logs, and more

HELIOS Configuration Assistant
Terminal-based via console or SSH. Handles initial password and network configuration, HELIOS updates, system and data storage pools, and file server services, including NFS.

Security via Dedicated Linux OS
Only the necessary network protocols are installed in the HELIOS Virtual Server Appliance. Additional Linux services or third-party solutions are not supported on this appliance and must run in a separate VM. HELIOS provides full support for the complete server appliance, including maintenance and security updates.

HELIOS Base Benefits
The HELIOS Virtual Server Appliance is built on HELIOS Base, delivering core technologies such as server fail-safety, Unicode support, advanced networking, and more.

HELIOS File Server Benefits
The solution is founded on HELIOS EtherShare, HELIOS PCShare, HELIOS WebShare, Document Hub, and HELIOS IT Monitor Server.
Details

Flexible Licensing Scheme
The HELIOS Universal File Server is licensed per virtual machine for a defined number of users. Available with 10- or 30-user licenses, plus optional expansions in increments of 10, 50, and 100 users. See the HELIOS price list for products and add-ons. Optional maintenance agreements include Software Upgrade Service and cold-spare licenses. The Linux OS included in the HELIOS Virtual Server Appliance is free of charge.