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Definition Storage Area Network (SAN)

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Glossary Storage Area Network (SAN)

Definition

Storage area network (SAN) is a network of storage devices which are shared by servers. It is used to offer storage blocks which can be accessed by the applications running on networked servers. Typically, the deployment of failover clusters requires SAN.

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