POOL YOUR RESOURCES

摘要

Fast, cheap, and out of control: That's an accurate description for many enterprise storage environments, which are stuffed full of file servers and network-attached storage appliances. As the cost of disk comes down and the amount of data to store goes up, it's tempting to simply throw more NAS appliances into the mix to keep up with growing storage demands. But that's a poor excuse for a strategy. For one, file servers and NAS appliances can only serve the clients and applications attached to them. This can lead to unbalanced storage utilization. Workgroup As appliance may be near to bursting while workgroup B's sits half empty.