IBM 86596ry - Servers Netfinity Pentium 3, Setup Manual

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SAN with partitioned storage
The following illustration shows a SAN with partitioned storage. SANs with
partitioned storage are separate, centrally managed, high-speed storage networks
which consist of a variety of storage hardware, storage management software, and
interconnect devices. SANs with partitioned storage can be configured to provide
hundreds of terabytes of shared storage across an enterprise. This configuration
heightens the level of availability and business continuity and optimizes use of
corporate LANs by providing a storage infrastructure designed specifically for
managing corporate information.
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