Multiple choice technology architecture

Difference between NAS and SAN

  1. NAS is traditionally used for server consolidation whereas SAN is used for storage consloidation

  2. NAS uses block level I/O protocols, SAN uses file level I/O protocols

  3. NAS devices uses FC protocols to connect storage devices, SAN devices relies on TCP / IP suite of protocols

  4. SAN provides multipathing capability for business continuity whereas NAS cannot support multipathing

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Explanation

NAS primarily enables server consolidation through file-level data sharing across networks, while SAN focuses on storage consolidation using block-level protocols. NAS typically uses TCP/IP, whereas SAN employs Fibre Channel.