A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated, independent high-speed network that interconnects and delivers shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. Each server can access shared storage as if it were a drive directly attached to the server. A SAN is typically assembled with cabling, host bus adapters, and SAN switches attached to storage arrays and servers. Each switch and storage system on the SAN must be interconnected.
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a network of storage devices that can be accessed by multiple servers or computers, providing a shared pool of storage space. Each computer on the network can access storage on the SAN as though they were local disks connected directly to the computer.
A SAN and network-attached storage (NAS) are two different types of shared networked storage solutions. While a SAN is a local network composed of multiple devices, NAS is a single storage device that connects to a local area network (LAN).
A SAN switch is hardware that connects servers to shared pools of storage devices. It is dedicated to moving storage traffic in a SAN.
Storage Area Network (SAN) ni mtandao wa kasi wa kasi, wa kujitegemea, na wa kujitolea ambao unashiriki na kutoa mabwawa ya pamoja ya vifaa vya kuhifadhi kwa seva nyingi. Kila seva inaweza kupata kuhifadhi pamoja kama kama ilikuwa gari moja kwa moja kushikamana na seva. SAN ni kawaida wamekusanyika na cabling, mwenyeji bus adapters, na SAN swichi kushikamana na safu ya kuhifadhi na seva. Kila kubadili na mfumo wa kuhifadhi juu ya SAN lazima kuunganishwa. Storage Area Network (SAN) ni mtandao wa vifaa vya kuhifadhi ambavyo vinaweza kufikiwa na seva nyingi au kompyuta, kutoa dimbwi la pamoja la nafasi ya kuhifadhi. Kila kompyuta kwenye mtandao inaweza kupata kuhifadhi juu ya SAN kama kama walikuwa disks ndani kushikamana moja kwa moja na kompyuta. SAN na Storage ya Mtandao (NAS) ni aina mbili tofauti za ufumbuzi wa kuhifadhi wa mtandao ulioshirikiwa. Wakati SAN ni mtandao wa ndani ulioundwa na vifaa vingi, NAS ni kifaa kimoja cha kuhifadhi ambacho huunganisha na mtandao wa eneo la ndani (LAN). San switch ni vifaa kwamba unaunganisha seva kwa mabwawa ya pamoja ya vifaa vya kuhifadhi. Ni wakfu kwa kuhamisha trafiki ya kuhifadhi katika SAN.