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SAN Storage & 3PAR Utility File Services
Consolidated File and Block Services on 3PAR Utility Storage
The ChallengeWith traditional technologies, NAS, Fibre Channel SAN, and IP-based SAN services are often deployed through proliferating silos of capacity. Associated problems with this approach include:
- Poor capacity utilization and overprovisioning of capacity to meet service levels.
- Inability to move capacity to/from block and file pools as needed.
- Significant administration to manage across multiple distributed storage pools.
Unique Solution Benefits3PAR® offers a compelling alternative called Utility File Services. This solution is built on consolidating capacity and direct block access (via both Fibre Channel and iSCSI) onto the 3PAR InServ® Storage Server—a single, massively scalable, tiered-storage array—and enabling file services deployed with proven NAS gateway partners.
Together with NAS gateway partners, 3PAR Utility File Services deliver unique solution benefits that include:
- Reducing IT capital costs through consolidation and flexible utilization of capacity.
- Simplifying administration with automatic management of finely virtualized capacity.
- Ability to adjust service levels easily, precisely, and on demand using 3PAR Dynamic Optimization.
3PAR's NAS gateway partners include: Exanet, ONStor, NetApp, HP PolyServe, and IBRIX.
