HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays, Reference Manual

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17 Network Attached Storage
This chapter describes the HP ProLiant Storage Server family of NAS products. It describes the following
topics:
• Storage server and SAN integration , page 395
• HP ProLiant Storage Servers , page 396
NOTE:
The HP ProLiant Storage Server family was formerly called the HP StorageWorks NAS family. Legacy
NAS products use the HP StorageWorks NAS brand.
NOTE:
See “ HP ProLiant Storage Server iSCSI Feature Pack support ” on page 390 for information about iSCSI
NAS configurations.
Storage server and SAN integration
Storage servers combine NAS and SAN in a common, networked storage pool that allows you to
choose file-level (NAS) or block-level (SAN) access. Storage server integration in a heterogeneous
SAN environment provides:
• Support for multiple operating systems
• Data centralization and consolidation
• Cost reduction through improved disk utilization
• Increased storage capacity and efficiency
• Integration of storage networks with existing hardware
• Improved manageability
• Less interruption to production systems
• Reliable application integration
• Reduction in total cost of ownership
• Enterprise-wide file sharing
• Reduction in file duplication
• Increased storage capacity
• Reliable and efficient access to centrally managed data
• Uninterrupted business operations
• Single application server interface
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