Installation manual

Adapting Storage to User Demands
CLI Storage-Management Guide 2-9
Consider a site with several tiers of storage: a gold tier of expensive file servers, a
silver tier of more-plentiful (perhaps slower) filers, and a bronze tier of
least-expensive filers. Initially, administrators distribute files among their filers based
on best guesses at the usage of the various files. Periodically, files in the bronze tier
become unexpectedly “hot,” impacting performance on that tier of the storage
network.
gold
clients
LAN/WAN
bronze
silver
switch