Storage Virtualization

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Benefits of Storage Virtualization

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File System for Managing VM Files Storage Virtualization at Different Layers

 Hypervisor’s native file system called Virtual

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Compute • Storage provisioning for VMs

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Network
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Storage
• Automated Storage Tiering

Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) Storage for Virtual Machines

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Network File System Dynamic Expansion of VMFS
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Block-level and File-level Virtualization – Overview Raw Device Mapping

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SAN vs NAS Storage Area Network

http://www.allsan.com/sanvendors.php3

Block-level Storage Virtualization Network Attached Storage

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NAS_manufacturers
File-level Storage Virtualization – Global
Physical to Virtual Volume Mapping
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Virtual Provisioning (Thin Provisioning) File-level Storage Virtualization

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Thin Pool Traditional Provisioning vs. Virtual Provisioning
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Thin Pool Rebalancing Thin LUN

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Virtual Provisioning Best Practices Virtual Provisioning at Compute
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Virtual Provisioning Benefits

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