Storage area networks (SANs) help reduce network performance issues caused due to storage latency. A high-performing SAN also ensures an exceptional user experience as it helps load applications faster and supports faster data transfer.
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Start 30-day free trialTry now, sign up in 30 secondsA single storage device malfunction might make your organization unable to access essential data correctly. So, monitoring your SAN is vital to ensure that your business continues delivering incredible user experiences without compromise.
Site24x7, an SNMP-based SAN monitoring tool, provides several essential features that make monitoring and managing storage simple and secure.
Manage storage devices from any vendor using prebuilt or custom templates.
View all your storage devices and their metrics from a single, centralized dashboard.
Visualize your entire storage environment with mapped views of device status, health, and connectivity.
View performance insights as detailed reports and receive them in the channel of your choice.
Site24x7 offers agentless, SNMP-based SAN monitoring for devices across vendors and technologies. Add custom SNMP devices using out-of-the-box or custom templates for any of your devices.
Device Type | Examples |
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RAID storage | NetApp FAS2200, EMC Clariion CX3, Hitachi Thunder |
NAS | Synology, QNAP, Dell EMC Isilon |
Tape libraries | IBM TS4500, Quantum Scalar |
Fabric switches | Cisco MDS, Brocade |
Storage arrays | HPE 3PAR, Pure Storage, IBM FlashSystem |
Site24x7 is more than just a SAN monitoring tool. It offers a complete suite for end-to-end network management:
Monitor the availability, health, and performance of routers, switches, and firewalls.
Track configuration changes, ensure compliance, and identify firmware vulnerabilities.
Some storage devices used that can share data with several devices in a network are:
SAN monitoring involves tracking and monitoring devices within the storage network to simplify capacity planning and also take proactive actions for alerts related to the health, performance, and availability of storage devices.
Suppose a single storage device is not running or has reached full capacity. In that case, the user experience might get affected as it takes more time to load an application and store or retrieve data. Here's where SAN monitoring helps.
A SAN monitoring tool alerts you if a device is in trouble or is close to its storage capacity, enabling you to take the appropriate action quickly before the event impairs network operations. Additionally, a SAN monitoring tool like Site24x7 also analyzes capacity trends and helps forecast capacity needs.
Site24x7 provides a unified dashboard with detailed information regarding the storage devices in your network. It also helps with capacity planning by letting you know when your storage devices are approaching full capacity, and it also analyzes consumption trends to accurately predict when you'll need more storage. With proactive alerting and detailed reports that help with analytics, Site24x7 remains the best choice for SAN monitoring.
Storage devices form the backbone of any enterprise, and monitoring them is essential to ensure no unexpected outages. Apart from tracking device status and health, there are many more benefits to having a SAN monitoring tool.
A SAN is a collection of storage devices and computers connected over high-speed cables that stores and protects your organization's data. When you use a separate network for storage, activities such as data transfer, backup, restoration, archival, and retrieval become faster, giving you an edge over competitors and helping you deliver fabulous user experiences. To ensure that your storage network continues to deliver top-notch experiences, you must monitor your SANs.
Site24x7's cloud-based SAN monitoring involves the following steps: