storage area network (SAN)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:abbreviation	SAN
gptkbp:canBe	all-flash SAN cloud-based SAN disk-based SAN hybrid SAN
gptkbp:component	gptkb:host_bus_adapter_(HBA) cabling storage array SAN switch management software
gptkbp:connects	servers storage devices
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:network-attached_storage_(NAS)
gptkbp:enables	disaster recovery data deduplication business continuity data migration data backup snapshotting storage virtualization thin provisioning database storage centralized storage management server clustering virtual machine storage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	storage area network (SAN)
gptkbp:introducedIn	1990s
gptkbp:marketedAs	gptkb:Hitachi_Data_Systems gptkb:Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise gptkb:IBM gptkb:Dell_EMC gptkb:NetApp
gptkbp:provides	redundancy scalability data availability
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:direct-attached_storage_(DAS) gptkb:network-attached_storage_(NAS)
gptkbp:requires	dedicated network infrastructure specialized hardware
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:LUN_masking high-speed data transfer zoning multipathing
gptkbp:supportsProtocol	gptkb:Fibre_Channel gptkb:InfiniBand gptkb:FCoE gptkb:iSCSI
gptkbp:usedFor	block-level data storage
gptkbp:usedIn	enterprise data centers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:direct-attached_storage_(DAS) gptkb:network-attached_storage_(NAS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7