Best Practices Value map

Storage Area Network (SAN/NAS)

Approved

Manufacturer: Dell PowerVault, HPE.
Age: Less than 5 years old.
Production SAN/NAS needs to be under hardware warranty from manufacturer.

Supported

Manufacturer: IBM, Lenovo, Qnap, Synology.
Age: Less than 5 years old.
Production SAN/NAS needs to be under hardware warranty from manufacturer.

Unsupported

Manufacturer: Consumer Grade.
Age: Greater than 5 years.
No hardware warranty.