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In [[computing]], '''Filefile Virtualizationvirtualization''', alsois callinga Storagefield Virtualization,of [[storage virtualization]] operating on [[computer file]] level. It involves uniting multiple storage devices into a single logical pool. Aof primaryfile. driver behind virtualizationIt is thea desirevital to shield users and administrators from the complexitypart of theboth underlying'''file storagearea environment.network''' Other(FAN) goalsand includenetwork simplifiedfile management, more efficient capacity usage and allocation, and reduced management(NFM) costsconcepts.

As with most other virtualization designs, "a primary driver behind file virtualization is the desire to shield users and administrators from the complexity of the underlying storage environment. Other goals include simplified management, more efficient capacity usage and allocation, and reduced management costs<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.callcentermagazine.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=10300147 |title=ICMI - Storage Virtualization<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-08-17 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929012145/http://www.callcentermagazine.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=10300147 |url-status=dead }}</ref>".

''Network file management'' (''NFM'') is a data storage management-related category. The term is used interchangeably with '''NAS virtualization''' and '''file virtualization''' among data storage industry press, analysts and system administrators.

The basic idea of NFM is that the rapid, ongoing growth of file data capacity on enterprise networks has led to massive management complexity and accelerating operating costs. NFM is the concept of creating a virtualization layer between the clients and the file servers (or [[network-attached storage|NAS]] devices). By creating this abstraction layer, System Administrators may simplify the management of multiple storage devices, including non-disruptive movement of data between servers, preserving the client access path (pathname), policies for automating the placement of data according to its changing needs, and the ability to discover, analyze and report on server and file usage.

==References==

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==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213546/http://www.infostor.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Archi&Subsection=Display&P=23&ARTICLE_ID=214701&pc=ENL_ID Taneja Group category definition: "Network file management solves NAS problems"]

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213624/http://infostor.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&ARTICLE_ID=239637 Enterprise Storage Group category definition: "NAS virtualization simplifies file management"]

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BRZ/is_11_24/ai_n9525315 Network file virtualization]

* [http://www.callcentermagazine.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=10300147 Storage virtualization] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929012145/http://www.callcentermagazine.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=10300147 |date=2007-09-29 }}

* [http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3621421 File Virtualization Heats Up on InternetNews.com]

== See also ==

{{Storage virtualization}}

* [[File Area Networking]]

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