Computer Hardware Terms, Glossary and Dictionary

Storage server is high-capacity disk storage device or a computer that hosts files so that they may be accessed or retrieved by other computers on the same network. A network attached storage (NAS) device is a true storage server because it is dedicated to data access and nothing else. However, a file server, database server or video server could also be classified as a storage server if it is dedicated to storage and retrieval and performs no other functions. Storage servers often come in RAID configurations for performance and fault tolerance.

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