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Data center fundamentals : understand data center network design and infrastructure architecture, including load balancing, SSL, and security / Mauricio Arregoces, Maurizio Portolani ; contributor, Martin Pueblas ; technical reviewers, Mario Baldi ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arregoces, Mauricio.
- Portolani, Maurizio., Author.
- Series:
- Fundamentals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Data warehousing.
- Data centers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 1064 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Other Title:
- Sub-title on cover: Understand Data Center network design and infrastructure architecture, including load balancing, SSL, and security
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis, Ind. : Cisco Press, c2004 (Norwood, Mass. : Books24x7.com [generator])
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Data Center Fundamentals helps you understand the basic concepts behind the design and scaling of server farms using data center and content switching technologies. It addresses the principles and concepts needed to take on the most common challenges encountered during planning, implementing, and managing Internet and intranet IP-based server farms. An in-depth analysis of the data center technology with real-life scenarios make Data Center Fundamentals an ideal reference for understanding, planning, and designing Web hosting and e-commerce environments"--Resource description page.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: An Introduction to Server Farms
- Chapter 1 Overview of Data Centers
- Data Centers Defined
- Application Architecture Models
- Data Center Architecture
- Data Center Services
- Summary
- Chapter 2 Server Architecture Overview
- Network Attachment
- Client and Server Packet Processing
- TCP and Server Applications
- UDP and Server Applications
- Server Availability
- Configuring a Web Server
- Network Architecture Design Options
- For Further Reading
- Chapter 3 Application Architectures Overview
- Taxonomy of Applications and Hosted Servers
- Integration of Applications
- Multitier Applications
- Network Architecture Considerations
- Multitier Design Case Study
- Chapter 4 Data Center Design Overview
- Types of Server Farms and Data Centers
- Data Center Topologies
- Fully Redundant Layer 2 and Layer 3 Designs
- Fully Redundant Layer 2 and Layer 3 Designs with Services
- Chapter 5 Data Center Security Overview
- The Need for a Secure Data Center
- Vulnerabilities and Common Attacks
- Network Security Infrastructure
- Security Fundamentals
- Data Center Security Framework
- Chapter 6 Server Load-Balancing Overview
- Load Balancing Defined
- Key Concepts of Load Balancing
- High Availability Considerations
- Generic Load Balancer Architecture
- Part II: Server Farm Protocols
- Chapter 7 IP, TCP, and UDP
- Layers and Protocols
- IP
- TCP
- UDP
- References
- Chapter 8 HTTP and Related Concepts
- Resources and Messages
- HTTP Overview
- HTTP General Header
- Request Header
- Response Header
- Entity Header
- Chapter 9 SSL and TLS
- SSL Overview
- SSL Operations
- Performance Implications of SSL
- Authentication and Digital Certificates.
- SSL Ciphersuites
- Analyzing SSL Traces
- Chapter 10 DNS Essentials and Site-Selection Considerations
- DNS Architecture
- DNS Components
- DNS Resolution Process
- Redundant Name Servers
- Transport Protocols
- DNS Caching
- Distribution of Multiple Records
- DNS Server Placement
- Site-Selection Considerations
- Chapter 11 Streaming Protocols Overview
- Download-and-Play, HTTP Streaming, and Real-Time Streaming
- UDP Versus TCP
- Analog and Digital Video
- Codecs
- Packetization
- Transport Formats
- Control Protocols
- Unicast, Multicast, and Stream Splitting
- Streaming Products
- Part III: Infrastructure Protocols
- Chapter 12 Layer 2 Protocol Essentials
- IEEE 802
- Ethernet
- Ethernet Switching
- Layer 2 Protocols
- VLANs and Trunks
- EtherChannels
- STP
- Chapter 13 Layer 3 Protocol Essentials
- ARP Protocol and Tables
- HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP
- OSPF
- EIGRP
- NAT
- Chapter 14 IBM Data Center Technology
- Mainframes
- IBM Data Center Components
- Mainframe Attachment Options
- IBM Networking
- SNA over TCP/IP
- Sysplex and Parallel Sysplex
- IBM Data Centers Today
- Part IV: Security and Server Load Balancing
- Chapter 15 Security Protocols and Technologies
- Cryptography
- U.S. Government and Cryptography
- PKI
- Transport Security
- Authentication Protocols and Technologies
- Network Management Security
- Chapter 16 Load-Balancing Modes and Predictors
- Modes of Operation
- Load-Balancing Algorithms
- Chapter 17 Server Health Management
- Load-Balancing Terminology
- Server Management
- Server Management Interface
- Server Failure Detection
- Probe Types
- Out-of-Band Probes.
- Case Study: Server Health for Virtual Hosting
- Case Study: HTTP and HTTPS
- Chapter 18 Session Tracking and Cookies
- What a Session Is and Why It Matters
- Cookies
- How Servers Track User Sessions
- Session Persistence for Server Clusters
- Chapter 19 Persistence Mechanisms on Load Balancers
- The Concept of Session Persistence
- Persistence Considerations for Clients Using Proxy Servers
- Persistence Using Session Sharing Servers
- Session Persistence Mechanisms
- Source IP Sticky
- Cookie Sticky
- URL Sticky
- HTTP Redirection Sticky
- SSL Sticky
- Case Study
- Part V: Data Center Design
- Chapter 20 Designing the Data Center Infrastructure
- Topology Overview
- Switching Paths
- Using VLANs to Virtualize the Physical Data Center Infrastructure
- Link Redundancy and Load Distribution
- Spanning-Tree Considerations
- Internal Redundancy Considerations
- Layer 2 Data Center Design
- Layer 3 Data Center Design
- Chapter 21 Integrating Security into the Infrastructure
- Defining Security Zones
- Internet Edge
- Campus Core
- Intranet Server Farms
- Server-Farm Design Alternatives
- Management Network
- Chapter 22 Performance Metrics of Data Center Devices
- Traffic Patterns Overview
- Performance Metrics Overview
- Load Balancer and SSL Offloader Metrics
- Testing Performance Metrics
- Part VI: Appendixes
- Appendix A: Character Sets
- Appendix B: HTTP Header Fields
- Appendix C: Video Encoding Mechanisms
- Appendix D: Loopback Interface Configuration Procedures
- Appendix E: Configuring Servers to Insert Cookies
- Appendix F: Client-Side and Server-Side Programming
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen.
- Includes index.
- Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612563065
- 9781587140747
- 1587140748
- 9781282563063
- 1282563068
- 9781587052873
- 1587052873
- OCLC:
- 1024257669
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