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Sylink
Apr 17, 2004

I'm trying to learn more about enterprise storage and the difference between a NAS and a SAN is hurting my brain more than it really should.

I get that a SAN is block level and a NAS is not, that makes sense.

But they are used in difference situations right?

Like typically a SAN would be plugged directly into a server or a few and used directly by the processes on said server(s), whereas a NAS is more like general storage (that could be used by a server) but is simply made available to users and programs via shares over the network while being managed by a server. Is that right?

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Sylink
Apr 17, 2004

Thanks for the explanations, very helpful guys.

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