DAS, NAS, SAN的区别

转载出处：http://serverfault.com/questions/81723/what-is-the-difference-between-san-nas-and-das

First it is best to define the difference between a block device and filesystem. This is easier grasped if you are familiar with UNIX because it makes an objective distinction between the two things. Still the same applies to Windows.

• A block device is a handle to the raw disk.
  • Such as /dev/sda for a disk or /dev/sda1 for a partition on that disk.
• A filesystem is layered on top of the block device in order to store data. You can then mount this.
  • Such as mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/somepath.

With those terms in mind it's then easier to see the distinction between the following.

• DAS is a block device from a disk which is physically [directly] attached to the host machine.
  • You must place a filesystem upon it before it can be used.
  • Technologies to do this include IDE, SCSI, SATA, etc.
• SAN is a block device which is delivered over the network.
  • Like DAS you must still place a filesystem upon it before it can used.
  • Technologies to do this include FibreChannel, iSCSI, FoE, etc.
• NAS is a filesystem delivered over the network.
  • It is ready to mount and use.
  • Technologies to do this include NFS, CIFS, AFS, etc.