shared DASD

shared DASD definition - computer

A disk subsystem accessed by two or more mainframes. A "shared disk array" is the same type of system in the non-mainframe world. Disks shared in a LAN are called "file servers" or "database servers" and are not subsystems, but complete computer systems with attached disk drives. See SAN.



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