Rather than store data on internal disks,servers forward files onto SAN,where network devices such as directors or multiplexers,optimized to handle storage tasks,direct files to appropriate storage device.

• 服务器不是把数据存储在内部的磁盘上，而把文件转发给存储区域网，诸如定向器和多路转换器等网络设备优化存储任务的处理，把文件送到合适的存储设备上。