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NAS & SAN: What Are the Differences? | |
1. The Wires. --NAS uses TCP/IP Networks: Ethernet, FDDI, ATM (perhaps TCP/IP over Fibre Channel someday) --SAN uses Fibre Channel.2. The Protocols. --NAS uses File Server Protocols: NFS, CIFS, HTTP. --SAN uses Encapsulated SCSI. Difference #2 is more important.
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