IBM TotalStorage® SAN File System
The IBM TotalStorage® SAN File System (based on IBM Storage Tank™ technology) is designed to help minimize the complexity of managing files within SANs. The SAN File System is designed as a highly available file system for SAN-attached storage — one that is designed to provide a network-based heterogeneous file system for data sharing and centralized policy-based storage management in an open environment. Furthermore, it is designed to enable host systems to plug-in to a common SAN-wide file structure. With the SAN File System, files and file systems are no longer managed by individual computers — they are viewed and managed as a centralized IT resource with a single point of administrative control.
The SAN File System provides a common file system for UNIX®, Windows® and Linux® servers, with a single global namespace to help provide data sharing across servers. It is designed as a highly scalable solution supporting both very large files and very large numbers of files without the limitations normally associated with Network File System (NFS) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) implementations.
The SAN File System is designed to help lower the cost of storage management and enhance productivity by providing centralized and policy-based storage and data management for supported heterogeneous server, OS and storage platforms.
The IBM TotalStorage SAN File System has been designed to help:
- Simplify file and database management and improve administrator productivity through policy-based data management
- Enhance data sharing and collaboration through a single global name space across heterogeneous server platforms, with high performance and full locking support
- Reduce storage needs by pooling available and temporary filespace across heterogeneous servers and storage platforms and reducing the need to maintain duplicate data for sharing
- Improve application and data availability, and lower failover costs by reducing or eliminating application downtime for storage and data management tasks
- Simplify and lower the cost of data backups through application server free backup and leveraging built in file-based FlashCopy Functions
- Provide an on demand storage environment for fast and simple deployment through file level virtualization, policy-based automation, and support of open standards
 IBM TotalStorage SAN File System datasheet (303k PDF file)
 IBM TotalStorage SAN File System security considerations (347k PDF file)
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