Abstract: In some examples, a client device receives, from a network-attached storage (NAS) system, installer code. Executing the installer code at the client device causes display of a user interface at the client device. Questions are presented in the user interface at the client device. Responsive to answers to the questions received in the user interface, the installer code executing at the client device installs a subset of software components relating to the NAS system the client device.

Abstract: In some examples, a client device receives, from a network-attached storage (NAS) system, installer code. Executing the installer code at the client device causes display of a user interface at the client device. Questions are presented in the user interface at the client device. Responsive to answers to the questions received in the user interface, the installer code executing at the client device installs a subset of software components relating to the NAS system the client device.

Abstract: Installer code is received from a network attached storage (NAS) system at a client device. The installer code executing at the client device performs a selected subset of administrative tasks at the client device, where the administrative tasks are tasks associated with the NAS system. The selected subset of administrative tasks includes installing a backup software component.

Abstract: In one embodiment a network attached storage device comprises at least one input/output port, at least one storage media, and a network caching module to receive, in the network attached storage device, a backup request from a computing device communicatively coupled to the network attached storage device, wherein the backup request identifies at least a first file, determine, in the network attached storage device, whether the at least a first file associated with the backup request resides on a storage media in the network attached storage device; and in response to a determination that the at least a first file associated with the backup request resides on a storage media in the network attached storage device executes the backup request against the at least a first file associated with the backup request which reside on a storage media in the network attached storage device, and initiates a remote backup operation to a remote network-based storage device coupled to the network attached storage device.

Abstract: Installer code is received from a network-attached storage (NAS) system at a client device. The installer code executing at the client device performs a selected subset of administrative tasks at the client device, where the administrative tasks are tasks associated with the NAS system.

Abstract: A network attached storage (NAS) device 104 for multimedia file 110 distribution, the device 104 comprising: a processing device 202; a network interface 106 connected with the processing device 202; and a storage device 210 connected with the processing device 202. The storage device 210 comprising: a set of predetermined multimedia file requests 112; a set of multimedia files 110; and a set of executable instructions 212. The executable instructions 212 cause the processing device 202 to: transmit a request 112 from the set of multimedia file requests 112 to a media server 102 via the network interface 106; receive multimedia files 110 responsive to a transmitted request 112; transmit a multimedia file 110 from the set of multimedia files 110 to a controller 116, 120 via the network interface 106 for display to a user via a display 118, 122 connected with the controller 116, 120; and remove a multimedia file 110 from the set of multimedia files 110 responsive to a predetermined file removal process.

Abstract: An initiating engine is instantiated on a first machine to initiate a request for diagnostic information about one or more managed node machines. The request includes an expression to be evaluated and is received by at least one expression engine, each of which can be located on the first machine, on the managed node machine, or on another machine. Each expression engine processes the request by periodically evaluating the expression, obtaining the data required for the expression from one or more managed node machines, and transmitting the results back to the initiating engine. The expression engine can be configured to transmit the results only when the results are different than a previous evaluation of the expression. Furthermore, to detect a failed connection to the expression engine, the initiating engine maintains a heartbeat function to monitor the activities of the expression engine.