Introduction to Storage Networking
Storage Consolidation
Storage Consolidation
• Technology objectives:
– Reduce number of supported storage platforms
– Centralized management of storage
– Easier to provision storage
– Possible to monitor storage utilization
• Solution requirements:
– Disk consolidation
– Tape consolidation
– Data sharing
– Management
– Connectivity
Storage consolidation technology objectives typically include the following:
Reduce the number of supported storage platforms
Centralize management of storage resources
Make it easier and faster to provision storage
Make it possible to monitor storage utilization in real-time, across the
entire enterprise
A storage consolidation solution usually requires several elements:
Disk consolidation solutions
Tape consolidation solutions
Data sharing solutions
Management solutions
Connectivity solutions