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Introduction of basic
concepts
Antonella Corno – CCIE
Storage CM
Summary
• What is a SAN
• Basic Building Blocks of a SAN
• A zoom into the Storage Architectures
• SAN elements and architecture
• Basic Protocols and Mechanisms
• Who is who: Standardization Bodies and
Industry Organizations
Summary
• What is a SAN
• Basic Building Blocks of a SAN
• A zoom into the Storage Architectures
• SAN elements and architecture
• Basic Protocols and Mechanisms
• Who is who: Standardization Bodies and
Industry Organizations
Definition
• A SAN (Storage Area Network) is a network
designed to transfer data from servers to
targets, and it is alternative to a directly
attached target architecture, or to a DAS
architecture, where the storage is connected
to the servers on general purpose networks
• Additional definitions of a SAN imply that the
SAN should also be highly performing, and
should be such to enable storage devices to
communicate with one another and with
computer systems
Different technologies
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Application
Servers
NAS Appliances
or
Tape
NAS Head Ends
Direct Attached
Storage
SAN architecture
• Storage is accessed Clients