Storage Area Network

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:abbreviation SAN
gptkbp:advantage data redundancy
scalability
high availability
improved performance
gptkbp:component cabling
storage array
SAN switch
host bus adapter
gptkbp:connects servers
storage devices
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Direct_Attached_Storage
Network Attached Storage
gptkbp:enables high-speed data transfer
centralized storage management
gptkbp:features unauthorized access
data breaches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Storage Area Network
gptkbp:introducedIn 1990s
gptkbp:marketLeaders gptkb:Hitachi_Data_Systems
gptkb:Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Dell_EMC
gptkb:NetApp
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:RAID
cloud storage
disaster recovery
data deduplication
data migration
backup
storage virtualization
data center infrastructure
storage tiering
gptkbp:relatedStandard gptkb:SCSI
gptkb:NVMe_over_Fabrics
gptkbp:requires dedicated network infrastructure
specialized hardware
gptkbp:software SAN management software
gptkbp:supports disaster recovery
virtualization
backup and recovery
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:Fibre_Channel
gptkb:InfiniBand
gptkb:FCoE
gptkb:iSCSI
gptkbp:usedFor block-level data storage
gptkbp:usedIn data centers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Datacenter_Server
gptkb:Redundant_Array_of_Independent_Disks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6