Question

Difference between block level and file level storage virtualization ques10

Answer 1

Answer:

Virtualisation on block level means that storage capacity is made available to the operating system or the applications in the form of virtual disks

In virtualisation on block level the task of file system management is the responsibility of the operating system or the applications

The task of the virtualisation entity is to map these virtual blocks to the physical blocks of the real storage devices

Virtualisation on file level means that the virtualisation entity provides virtual storage to the operating systems or applications in the form of files and directories.

Answer 2

...... Another key difference between block-level storage and file-level storage is that while individual files and folders can be accessed and managed by the storage system in file-level storage, these storage systems are unable to directly control the smaller storage blocks that make up the files and folders............