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Definition: shared storage array


A storage subsystem connected to two or more computers, typically via the SCSI interface. When storage subsystems are connected with Fibre Channel switches, they are called "storage area networks." In the past, the mainframe terminology for a shared storage array was a shared "DASD" (direct access storage device). See SAN.