https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431662#M3149 Hi,<BR /><BR />What is file virtualization ?<BR />I am hearing a lot about this nowadays.<BR /><BR />Does NAS filer perform file virtualization ?<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Shiv Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:35:43 GMT Shivkumar 2009-06-02T21:35:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431662#M3149 Hi,<BR /><BR />What is file virtualization ?<BR />I am hearing a lot about this nowadays.<BR /><BR />Does NAS filer perform file virtualization ?<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Shiv Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:35:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431662#M3149 Shivkumar 2009-06-02T21:35:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431663#M3150 Hello Shiv,<BR /><BR />file virtualization is often some kind of Distributed File System (DFS). You know it maybe from Microsoft Windows Server. The user doesn't access the fileserver directly, but they access a single namespace (often a DNS name).<BR /><BR />AFAIK Brocades File Area Network is based on DFS.<BR /><BR />Best regards,<BR />Patrick Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:58:06 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431663#M3150 Patrick Terlisten 2009-06-03T03:58:06Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431664#M3151 Hello,<BR /><BR />don't forget to assign points to helpful answers.<BR /><BR />Best regards,<BR />Patrick Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:01:25 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeeasy-storage/file-virtualization/m-p/4431664#M3151 Patrick Terlisten 2009-06-04T05:01:25Z