Book description
Evaluating, planning, and migrating to SAN storage architectures
SAN concepts, components, and applications—in depth
Management, backup, disaster recovery, and day-to-day administration
Includes an overview of Fibre Channel, the SAN enabler
The complete guide to SAN technology for every implementer and manager!
Every month, enterprises require more information, delivered faster, with greater reliability—and traditional data storage methods no longer suffice. Enter the Storage Area Network (SAN), which can store enormous amounts of data, serve it at lightning speed, scale to meet accelerating growth, and deliver unprecedented reliability. Now, there's a complete guide to SAN technology for every IT professional and decision-maker. Storage Area Networks covers it all: key concepts, components, applications, implementation examples, management, and much more. Coverage includes:
What SANs are, what they can do, and how they overcome the critical limitations of earlier data storage systems
Evolving to SANs: best practices for building SANs from your legacy storage topologies
An overview of Fibre Channel, the key enabling technology for SANs
SAN configuration, device, and connectivity options—in depth
Well-managed SANs: day-to-day administration, backup, restore, and disaster recovery
A detailed review of Hewlett-Packard's market-leading SAN product line: Fibre Channel chips, host bus adapters, hubs, arrays, tape libraries, bridges, switches, and more
Storage Area Networks also previews the future of SAN technology: policy-based SANs, emerging applications, and more. Whether you're considering a SAN for the first time, or you want a comprehensive management reference for the SAN you've already invested in, this book offers the insights, techniques, and guidance you need right now.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- List of Figures
- Foreword
- Preface
- About the Authors
- The Storage Area Network
- A Brief History of Storage
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A Brief Review of Fibre Channel
- Current Mass Storage Architectures
- How Does Fibre Channel Help?
- Advantages of Fibre Channel for Mass Storage
- Fibre Channel Basics
- Topologies
- Fibre Channel Functional Levels and Protocols
- Functional Levels
- FC-0: The Physical Layer
- FC-1: The Transmission Protocol Level
- FC-2: Framing Protocol
- FC-3: Common Services
- FC-4: Mapping
- Upper Level Protocols
- Classes of Service
- FC-AL Characteristics
- Operation of the FC-AL
- Hubs
- Hub Topologies
- The SAN in Detail
- Managing the SAN
- Backup and Restore
- Industry Implementations
- HP SAN Hardware Products
- An Interview with Duane Zitzner
- Future Developments
- Glossary
- Bibliography
Product information
- Title: Storage Area Networks: Designing and Implementing a Mass Storage System
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2000
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 0130279595
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