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{{Short description|Networks for cluster computing}}
'''System area networks''' ('''SAN''') are [[High-performance computing|high-performance]], connection-oriented networks that link computer clusters. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 uses it for high-performance connectivity through [[Virtual Interface Adapter]] (VIA).<ref>{{Cite web
| accessdate = 2009-10-08
| publisher = Microsoft 
| title = System Area Networks (SAN) 
| url = http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/san.mspx 
| year = 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| accessdate = 2009-10-08
| publisher = Microsoft 
| title = Description of System Area Networks 
| url = http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260176 
| year = 2007}}</ref> This technology is used since the advent of [[Software:Windows 2000|Windows 2000]].<ref>{{cite web
| accessdate = 2011-03-24
| publisher = Microsoft 
| title = Differences Between a System Area Network and a Storage Area Network
| quote = Windows 2000 includes two technologies that use the same acronym, System Area Network (SAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN). This article provides a description of these two technologies, including their differences.
| url = http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264135/en-us}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Storage area network]]
*[[Virtual Interface Adapter]]

==References==
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