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The IBM Total Storage Network Attached Storage 300G and Tivoli SANergy The first NAS to Address the Network Congestion Problem
Overview Network Attached Storage (NAS) is used to provide additional storage for computers connected to a LAN. NAS provides cross-platform storage sharing, is regarded as easy to install, easy to configure, and competitively priced with other storage options. But NAS does not eliminates network congestion. On the contrary, as NAS is connected directly to the network, adding NAS often increases network congestion. To eliminate this problem, many people install NAS on a separate network devoted exclusively for computers that need the storage that the NAS provides. But, for some businesses, even a separate network can't provide the levels of bandwidth that their computers require. Therefore, while NAS has been attractive, it hasn't been practical for businesses moving large data files. This is not because of the limitations of NAS technology, but due to the limitations of LAN technologies. The IBM NAS 300G is a new type of NAS that combines best of both traditional NAS ease of use, cross-platform heterogeneous storage sharing and cost effectiveness with the best of Storage Area Networks high bandwidth, low latency, block I/O and proper CPU utilization. With the 300G, computers that need to access large data files can use the NAS. By connecting large file users directly to the same storage used by the NAS 300G, large data files bypass the LAN. Taking large file movements off the LAN frees up the LAN.
| Publisher | IBM | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | November 2001 | Downloads | 1 |
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