IBM Builds Bridge From Internet To Slorage Area Network.With two new offerings, the TotalStorage NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular 300G and IP Storage 200i, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) expects to make a significant contribution to the industry's rapid migration to open storage networking. The NAS 300G is a highly tuned file, server that resides between the local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) and a SAN, converging Ethernet/IP networks and SANs. From the client/server side of the LAN, it appears as a NAS device, serving multi-protocol files, yet its storage resides on the SAN. This capability, enables customers to leverage their investments in SAN infrastructure, skills, and tools, and reap the benefits of NAS, including simplicity, quick deployment cycles, reduced cost of access, and heterogeneous data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. . The IP Storage 200i is an iSCSI storage; appliance that connects users to pooled storage on a network using Internet protocols Refers to all the standards that keep the Internet running. The foundation protocol is TCP/IP, which provides the basic communications mechanism as well as ways to copy files (FTP) and send e-mail (SMTP). . It enables users to select client and' server systems tied directly to storage resources, using industry standard: (TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. ) Internet protocols. It also delivers complete storage functionality for departments/workgroups, mid-market customers, and service providers. "As e-business and the Internet move storage from the back room to the heart of the IT network, customers are looking to take the islands of storage they have built and create interoperable, open storage networks, be it within a single department or a worldwide enterprise," said Linda Sanford, senior vice president & group executive, IBM Storage Systems Group. "With customers increasingly moving to storage networking, IBM is better positioned than ever to lead the industry and expedite this significant business transformation." |
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