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Storage Virtualization
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ALSO CALLED: Virtualization, Storage-based Virtualization, Host-based Virtualization, SV, NAS Virtualization, SAN Virtualization, Block Virtualization, Storage Subsystem Virtualization, File Virtualization, Disk Virtualization, Network-based Virtualization, and Storage Device Virtualization
DEFINITION: File virtualization is the creation of an abstraction layer between file servers and the clients that access those file servers. Once deployed, the file virtualization layer manages files and file systems across servers, allowing administrators
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Simplifying storage management can streamline administrative costs and lower the TCO of storage. Learn about the benefits and solutions associated with storage virtualization to determine if leveraging this technology is a good fit for your organization.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 | Published: 13 Mar 2008
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STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION DEFINITION (continued): … to present clients with one logical file mount for all servers. The file servers continue to host file data and metadata. While this arrangement may seem to add IT overhead unnecessarily, file virtualization provides several key advantages, including a global namespace to index files on network file servers. In addition, this virtual file storage consolidation allows excess storage capacity to be shared between file servers. Data migrations …
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