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ALSO CALLED: SAN Architecture, Storage Network, Server Area Networks, Storage SANs, Storage Area Networks
DEFINITION: A SAN file system (that is, a storage area network file system) is programming that enables the sharing of the same copies of files stored on common storage media among multiple servers that may have different operating systems. Without a SAN file system, although different servers may share common storage media (using virtualization approaches), they cannot share the same files. A SAN file system  … 
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SAN White Papers (View All Report Types)
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Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 5 and Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to properly configure VMware iSCSI Software Initiator and connect it to iSCSI SAN in this comprehensive, illustrated guide. Access the many advanced features for shared storage by following these steps to enable them in your vSphere environment.
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

Dell and VMware

Data Sheet: File Migration for Windows and NetApp
sponsored by Peer Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a new data migration solution designed specifically to ensure a smooth transition when bringing new storage online. In this paper, you'll learn today's best practices and key questions to consider before implementing new storage, and discover how this emerging migration solution can help your organization.
Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

Peer Software

Cloud: The Relevance & Value of a Storage Hypervisor
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the relevance and value of a Storage Hypervisor, and focuses on what users need to get started building and implementing a storage hypervisor vision. It summarizes market dynamics which are driving to more organizations implementing a Storage Hypervisor strategy.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

IBM

Managing Virtualized Storage Environment with IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This document provides a summary of how IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center supports the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller, and provides an in-depth description of the management capabilities that Tivoli Storage Productivity Center provides in a virtualized storage configuration.
Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

IBM

NAS Modernization: Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this IT Briefing, introduced by independent enterprise storage expert Stephen Foskett and Oracle’s Group Manager for NAS Storage Product Management Alex North, talk about the current state of NAS storage, and point out specific technologies that Oracle is leveraging in its new ZFS NAS platform. View now to learn more.
Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

Oracle Corporation

The Main Components of a Unified Fabric
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: A Unified Fabric is the merging of the SAN / LAN and infiniband capabilities into one wire and switch. Though this change will save businesses money, it's important to get all the administrators on the same page. In this exclusive resource, learn how a Unified Fabric works and who should manage it.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

Global Knowledge

Storage Switzerland Briefing Report: Coraid EtherDrive SRX-Series Storage Systems - Ethernet SAN Arrives in the Enterprise
sponsored by Coraid
WHITE PAPER: This white paper from storage expert George Crump introduces a new category of Ethernet SAN solutions that can deliver an unprecedented price-performance ratio while maintaining easy installation and simplified management. Read on to learn more about this technology and its benefits.
Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 07 Dec 2011

Coraid

Coraid EtherDrive Storage is ESG Lab Proven
sponsored by Coraid
WHITE PAPER: This ESG lab review explores the results from hands-on testing of an emerging SAN solution designed to meet today's growing storage challenges. In this paper, learn how this integrated technology can deliver an unprecedented price-performance ratio while maintaining easy installation and simplified management.
Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 07 Dec 2011

Coraid

Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage: System Overview and Architecture
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle’s Pillar Axiom 600 storage system delivers unmatched capacity utilization, ease of use and an integrated dynamic management of I/O prioritization to make sure critical applications perform optimally under any load condition. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

Oracle Corporation

Delivering Storage Quality of Service with Oracle Pillar Axiom 600
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The Pillar Axiom 600 system delivers business-critical, deterministic Quality of Service consistent with the business value of the application and its data. It eliminates the requirement to overbuy and under-utilize storage to buffer against application interference in a multi-tenancy shared storage system. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

Oracle Corporation

Enhance Virtualization With Multi-Port Server Adapters
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Intel Ethernet controllers and network adapters are optimized to meet the needs of virtualized data centers. Read this whitepaper to learn more about Multi-Port Intel Ethernet Server Adapters and how they can help you optimize server virtualization.
Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel

Upgrading Data Center Network Architecture to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: To accommodate increasing demands that data center growth places on networks, it is important to think of converting data center network architecture to 10GbE connections.
Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel

Deliver Dynamic Business Continuity for the Enterprise with Dell Compellent Live Volume
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides solutions to help avoid downtime from planned outages, balance workloads on demand, and easily shift resources across the cloud.
Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc.

Scalability & Deployment Best Practices for the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 NAS System as a File Share Solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This technical whitepaper provides performance and scalability metrics of the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 storage system as a file sharing solution in different operational scenarios.
Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc.

Protecting Vital Business Interests with a Simplified Storage Solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Data growth and regulatory requirements have made backup, recovery, and archiving critical aspects of enterprise operations. Dell Services experts can assess how effectively an information infrastructure is getting the job done and deploy integrated, best-of-breed storage solutions to help ensure the safety and recoverability of critical data.
Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc.

Controlled Explosion
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Storing and managing ever-increasing amount of data presents a formidable business challenge. Midsized companies are particularly challenged, because they typically lack the resources to handle the deluge. You can’t stop the massivegrowth in data, but you can doa better job of managing it.
Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc.

Efficient Storage Strategies for Virtualized Data Centers
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper considers current data center storage challenges and outlines features of Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN arrays that meet the demands of increasingly virtualized IT environments while optimizing investments.
Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011

Dell, Inc.

Deliver Dynamic Business Continuity for the Enterprise with Dell Compellent Live Volume
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about an innovative platform that can help your business minimize downtime, balance workloads, and easily shift resources across the cloud.
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011

Dell Compellent

Dell Fluid Data Technology Heals ZGT's Rapid Patient Data Growth Ills
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: ZGT needed the fl exibility to meet the demands of rapid patient data growth while lowering the cost of scaling its storage infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn how ZGT successfully migrated to a Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN with Dell Fluid Data.
Posted: 09 Sep 2011 | Published: 09 Sep 2011

Dell Compellent

Minnesota Wild Names Dell Compellent SAN "Most Valuable Player"
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: The Minnesota Wild’s six-month old iSCSI storage solution could no longer keep up with the growing data needs of concession vendors. Read this white paper to learn how the Wild successfully implemented Fluid Data technology to solve the problem.
Posted: 09 Sep 2011 | Published: 09 Sep 2011

Dell Compellent

Bank Reduces Management Time and Avoids External Consultancy Costs with Dell Fluid Data Technology
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: Bankadati wanted to support rapid business growth by installing a more agile, manageable data storage platform that would help avoid unnecessary downtime. Read this white paper to learn how they successfully implemented Fluid Data technology.
Posted: 09 Sep 2011 | Published: 09 Sep 2011

Dell Compellent

Appleby Improves Stroage Utlization, Simplifies Storage Management and Gains Reliable Disaster Recovery at 50% Lower Cost
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, needed a disaster recovery solution that would replicate data among its geographically dispersed offices. Read this white paper to learn how they successfully implemented Fluid Data technology.
Posted: 09 Sep 2011 | Published: 09 Sep 2011

Dell Compellent

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Citrix XenDesktop 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: Dell tested a sample of 1,000 virtual desktops and simulated real-world workloads using a Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN in a Citrix XenDesktop VDI environment with Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 as the hypervisor.
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

Dell Compellent

7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses 7 ways that using VMware and the Dell Compellent SAN together can compound the benefits of virtualization.
Posted: 19 Aug 2011 | Published: 19 Aug 2011

Dell Compellent

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Vmware View 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: An efficient storage solution is integral to a successful VDI implementation. With a Fluid Data architecture and integrated software features such as Automated Tiered Storage, Thin Provisioning, Continuous Snapshots and Remote Replication, the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN proves to be a highly effective storage option for VMware View.
Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 2011

Dell Compellent
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SAN DEFINITION (continued): …  simplifies and streamlines SAN management, minimizes storage and retrieval time, optimizes the use of storage resources, allows network components to be scaled individually, and eliminates the need for storage redundancy.The SAN programming consists of a client on each server that is written especially for the operating platform used by that server. To create or write to a file, the client makes a request to a common metadata server which controls traffic in the SAN. Once access is granted, a server can access the file without having to go through the metadata server, ensuring that most I/O … 
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