Dell S4148U-ON EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise Edition Storage Overview - Page 3

Table of contents Revisions...2 1 Introduction...5 2 Storage formats ...6 2.1 Block ...6 2.2 File ...6 2.3 Object ...6 3 Storage foundation ...7 3.1 Direct attached storage ...7 3.2 Network attached storage...7 3.3 Storage area network ...7 3.4 Object storage ...8 3.5 Software-defined storage ...8 4 Storage benefits and limitations ...9 4.1 Direct attached storage ...9 4.2 Network attached storage...9 4.3 Storage area network ...9 4.4 Object storage ...10 4.5 Software-defined storage ...10 5 Dell EMC product sets...11 5.1 PowerMax...11 5.2 VxRail appliance ...11 5.3 ECS ...11 5.4 VPLEX ...11 5.5 Isilon ...11 5.6 VMAX...12 5.7 XtremIO ...12 5.8 Unity...12 5.9 PowerVault MD series ...12 5.10 PowerVault ME series ...12 5.11 SC series ...12 5.12 NX series ...13 6 Storage protocols ...14 6.1 iSCSI...14 6.2 FC ...14 6.3 FCoE...14 3 Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise Edition Storage Overview