Hello Thomas, On Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 6:17:00 AM you [TF] wrote (at least in part):
TF> What is SAN Storage Disk? 'Storage Area Network' in opposition to 'NAS' = 'Network attached Storage'. The former is a (part of a) network that provides a lot of storage space. It'S not connected as 'hard disk' or something similar, but really as 'Network intended to move data to'. It's usually connected via really high speed, like fibre optics or other giga bit connections. The latter is a storage solution, connected to hosts _via network_ but using ISCSI (IIRC) and similar methods for the hosts storing 'remotely'. Imagine it as a 'hard disk accessible through network'. Both methods are used to provide external storage space, often shared by several hosts. But while the former usually is a complex of several machines and RAIDs, connected, maintained with internal mechanisms the latter usually is one or more RAIDs, accessed by the hosts as 'RAID storage'. Means: with NAS the host has (a bit) to care, where and how to store data, while with 'SAN' you just put it 'there' (strongly simplified). HTH Pit -- Regards Peter Palmreuther mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Bat! v1.60q on Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 1) THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH! Aaa..er..if it's okay with you... _________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbbeta.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bugs/Wishes: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
