Remember SAN
Full name: Storage Area Network
Memory aid: Storage has its own Area of the Network.
A SAN is not simply a shared folder.
Study area: Storage & interfaces · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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SAN — Storage Area Network
Provides a dedicated storage network, often exposing block devices.
Why learn SAN — Storage Area Network?
Provides a dedicated storage network, often exposing block devices.
Where it came from
A SAN is not simply a shared folder.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Storage has its own Area of the Network.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SAN: Storage Area Network.
- Recall this memory aid: Storage has its own Area of the Network.
- Explain the practical use: Provides a dedicated storage network, often exposing block devices.
- Explain this distinction: A SAN is not simply a shared folder.
- Identify SAN in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NVM Express specifications (nvmexpress.org)
- SNIA dictionary (www.snia.org)