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* [http://www.snia.org/education/ SNIA education WEB. Lots of god stuff]
 
* [http://www.snia.org/education/ SNIA education WEB. Lots of god stuff]
 
*[[Storage Area Network|Cisco CCDP Storage Area Network]]
 
*[[Storage Area Network|Cisco CCDP Storage Area Network]]
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En vigtig parameter ved designet af et SAN er antallet af porte. For eksempel vil et SAN med 100 porte være meget anderledes end et SAN med 1.500 porte. Stil disse spørgsmål før SAN'et designes
 
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*Hvor mange porte er nødvendige nu?
 
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*Hvor mange porte vil være nødvendige i fremtiden?
 
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*Hvad er den forventede levetid af SAN'et
 
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*Design netværket for fremtiden, men installer kun det antal porte der er nødvendige nu.
 
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*Beregn en overkapacitet fra Storage enhederne mod serverne i foholdet 7:1 til 15:1 (Afhængig af platforme og applikationer)
 
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== Single-Switch Collapsed Core Design ==
 
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SAN Extensions refererer til at transportere Storage trafik over MAN eller WAN's. SAN Extensions kan fx. køre over [[ISCSI]].
 
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For eksempel [[FCIP]] - Fiber Channel Over IP.
 
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I forbindelse med SAN extension kan benyttes
 
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*'''Tape Acceleration:''' Nedsæt Remote backup tid.
 
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*'''FCIP Write Acceleration:''' Gør I/O transaktioner mellem Servere og Storage Devices.
 
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*'''Hardware-assisted Data Compresion over FCIP:''' Komprimer data over WAN-links.
 
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Revision as of 05:25, 15 August 2009

Definition

1. A network whose primary purpose is the transfer of data between computer systems and storage elements and among storage elements.

A SAN consists of a communication infrastructure, which provides physical connections, and a management layer, which organizes the connections, storage elements, and computer systems so that data transfer is secure and robust. The term SAN is usually (but not necessarily) identified with block I/O services rather than file access services.

2. A storage system consisting of storage elements, storage devices, computer systems, and/or appliances, plus all control software, communicating over a network.

The SNIA definition specifically does not identify the term SAN with Fibre Channel technology. When the term SAN is used in connection with Fibre Channel technology, use of a qualified phrase such as "Fibre Channel SAN" is encouraged. According to this definition, an Ethernet-based network whose primary purpose is to provide access to storage elements would be considered a SAN. SANs are sometimes also used for system interconnection in clusters.

See also

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Differences between a SAN and a NAS

How the terms DAS NAS and SAN are used by the storage industri
A NAS is defined by SNIA as
systems that provide file services to host computers using file access protocols
A SAN is is defined by SNIA as
The term SAN is usually (but not necessarily) identified with block I/O services rather than file access services.

Conclusion

  • A NAS can always be called a SAN
  • A SAN can not necessarily be called a NAS unless it offers File Services via a network.

A NAS using a SAN backend

It is possible for a NAS to use a SAN backend as displayed in picture 2.

picture 2: A NAS with a SAN backend

Additional reading

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