System area network

Short description: Networks for cluster computing

System area networks (SAN) are high-performance, connection-oriented networks that link computer clusters. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 uses it for high-performance connectivity through Virtual Interface Adapter (VIA).^[1]^[2] This technology is used since the advent of Windows 2000.^[3]

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↑ "System Area Networks (SAN)". Microsoft. 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/san.mspx. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
↑ "Description of System Area Networks". Microsoft. 2007. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260176. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
↑ "Differences Between a System Area Network and a Storage Area Network". Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264135/en-us. Retrieved 2011-03-24. "Windows 2000 includes two technologies that use the same acronym, System Area Network (SAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN). This article provides a description of these two technologies, including their differences."

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[1] "System Area Networks (SAN)". Microsoft. 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/san.mspx. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

[2] "Description of System Area Networks". Microsoft. 2007. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260176. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

[3] "Differences Between a System Area Network and a Storage Area Network". Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264135/en-us. Retrieved 2011-03-24. "Windows 2000 includes two technologies that use the same acronym, System Area Network (SAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN). This article provides a description of these two technologies, including their differences."

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