“存储资源是网络上的一种公用设施,它就象蓄水池那样,可以在整个网络中为每个应用环境提供先进的存储性能及无限的存储容量。”这个形象的比喻出自康柏大中国区存储及选件业务总监黄纪新先生。蓄水池当然不是取之下竭、用之不尽的。就象设计蓄水池要考虑其蓄水量、供多少人饮用一样,选购存储系统也必须考虑存储的容量、使用的时间等。自1998年3月宣布推出距离存储产品StorageWorks RA4000存储服务器以来,康柏在存 “Storage resources are a type of utility on the network that acts like a reservoir to provide advanced storage performance and unlimited storage capacity for each application environment across the network.” The metaphor for this image is taken from Compaq Mr. Huang Jixin, Director of Storage and Options Business in China. Of course, the reservoir is not exhausted, endless use. Just as designing reservoirs has to consider how much water they have and how many people they drink, storage systems must also consider storage capacity, time spent, and so on. Since its announcement in March 1998 of the StorageWorks RA4000 Storage Appliance, a range of storage products, Compaq has in stock