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NAS Versus SAN: An Analysis: An Industry Overview of Today's Storage Technology

This document compares and contrasts network attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SAN). It discusses the key differences in their technologies, target environments and audiences. NAS uses standard network protocols and infrastructure while SAN uses dedicated high-speed Fibre Channel networks. NAS is generally best for small block sizes and bursty workloads, while SAN performs better with large block sizes and write-intensive applications. The future of storage networking may involve hybrid approaches that utilize both NAS and SAN technologies. Major industry players in each area are also outlined.

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NAS Versus SAN: An Analysis: An Industry Overview of Today's Storage Technology

This document compares and contrasts network attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SAN). It discusses the key differences in their technologies, target environments and audiences. NAS uses standard network protocols and infrastructure while SAN uses dedicated high-speed Fibre Channel networks. NAS is generally best for small block sizes and bursty workloads, while SAN performs better with large block sizes and write-intensive applications. The future of storage networking may involve hybrid approaches that utilize both NAS and SAN technologies. Major industry players in each area are also outlined.

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NAS versus SAN:

An Analysis

An Industry Overview of Today’s


Storage Technology
Table of Contents
! Introduction
! Technology Comparison
! Target Audience Comparison
! Future of Storage Networking
! Industry Solution Providers
Introduction

Section I
Storage Key Issues
! Scalability
! Interoperability
! Performance
! High availability
! Ease of use
! Administration and monitoring
! Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Storage Networking (SN)
! Goal
! Separate Data Server from Application
Server
! Major Benefits
! Consolidation
! Centralized data management
! Scalability
! Fault Tolerance
Traditional Storage Model

Application Server #1 Storage #1

Application Server #2 Storage #2

Application Server #3 Storage #3


Storage Networking Model

Application Server #1

Storage Network

Application Server #2

Shared Storage

Application Server #3
SAN Definition
! Storage Area Network (SAN)
! A shared dedicated high-speed network
connecting storage elements and the back
end of the servers
! Protocol: Encapsulated SCSI
! Interconnect: Dedicated high-speed Fibre-based,
ESCON, SSA, SCSI topologies including switches
and hubs
! Storage Medium: Disk/RAID
NAS Definition
! Network Attached Storage (NAS)
! A special purpose server with its own
embedded software that offers cross-
platform file sharing across the network
! Protocol: NFS, CIFS, HTTP, etc.
! Interconnect: Existing network infrastructure
such as FDDI, gigabit Ethernet topologies
! Storage Medium: Disk/RAID, Magneto/Optical,
Tape/RAIT
Market Size Forecast
! NAS Growth:
From $900M in 1998 to $10B in 2003

! SAN Growth:
From $370M in 1998 to $1.7B in 2002

Source: Gartner Group/Dataquest


Technology Comparison

Section III
Similarity and Difference
Application Server #1

LAN FS NAS
Application Server #2

Application Server
#1 FS
SAN RAID
Application Server
#2 FS
SAN: Shared Pool of Disks
Sun FS

NT FS

HP FS

Clustered App
NAS: Shared File Data
Sun

NT

FS
HP

Clustered App
SAN Key Features
! Pros ! Cons
! Lower physical layer ! Heterogeneity
overhead ! Non-existent
! Traditionally, high speed interconnect
! Homogeneous server infrastructure
consolidation ! Low distance spans
! Manageability standards
! Enterprise backup
formats
NAS Key Features
! Pros ! Cons
! Heterogeneous platform ! Higher application layer
support overhead
! Existing interconnect ! Traditionally, lower
infrastructure speed
! Standard Web-based ! Enterprise backup
admin tools formats
Target Audience

Section IV
Target Environments
! NAS ! SAN
! Small blk sizes ! Large blk sizes
! High IOPS ! High throughput
! Burst activity ! Write intensive
SAN Target Audience
! Database systems
! Data warehousing
! Graphics
! Video editing
! Post production environments
NAS Target Audience
! ISPs, search engines
! Web, e-mail servers
! Data warehousing
! CAD environments
! Graphics/Imaging
! Medical libraries
Future of Storage Networking

Section V
Disk vs Network Throughput
Year Disk Network Ratio

1992 10MB 0.1MB 100-to-1


SCSI 10bT Shared
1994 20MB 1MB 20-to-1
Fast SCSI FDDI Shared
1996 40MB 10MB 4-to-1
UW SCSI 100bT Swtchd
1998 100MB 100MB 1-to-1
Fibre Channel Gigabit Swtchd
NAS v. SAN?
?
TCP/IP Fibre Channel

! Desktop Machines Rely on TCP/IP


! SAN on desktop is not acceptable

! Disks Rely on Fibre Channel

! Plugging disk drives directly into the TCP/IP

network is not acceptable


Utilizing NAS in SAN!
Clients Fibre Channel Maturity
Servers Hybrid Approach
Storage

Storage Network
Area Attached
Network Storage
Industry Offerings

Section VI
Industry Players
! NAS ! SAN
! Auspex ! EMC
! NetApp ! Compaq
! Procom ! IBM
! EMC ! HP
Procom Value Proposition
! High Performance
! Sub 8000 NFS IOPS Sub 10msec access
! Low TCO
! As low as 8 C/MB
! High Availability
! Dual A-A components with no SPF
! High Scalability
! Up to 5TB
! Ease of Installation
! As low as few minutes
Hardware Features
! Intel-based server implementation
! UW SCSI storage implementation
upgrade path to Fibre
! RAID Level 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 support
! HA servers and RAID controllers
! Fast Eth, Gbit Eth, FDDI topologies
! Redundant fans/cables/PS
! Optional UPS support
Software Features
! Journaling file system
! Dynamic growth
! Cross connectivity/file locking
! Consistency spots
! Backup
! Web-based admin GUI
! SMTP monitoring

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