Description: A storage node is a server that provides storage resources to a cluster or network. These nodes are fundamental in distributed storage architectures, where data is spread across multiple servers to enhance availability, scalability, and redundancy. Each node can contain hard drives or solid-state drives, and its primary function is to manage and store data, allowing other systems or applications to access it efficiently. Storage nodes can work together to form a larger and more robust storage system, where the workload is evenly distributed among them. This not only optimizes performance but also provides greater fault tolerance, as if one node fails, data can be retrieved from other nodes in the cluster. In various computing environments, storage nodes are essential for managing resources and dynamically provisioning storage. Additionally, technologies like GlusterFS and Ceph utilize storage nodes to create distributed file systems that allow concurrent access to data from multiple locations, thus facilitating collaboration and access to large volumes of information.
