Storage Area Networks For Dummies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poelker, Christopher.

Contributor:

Nikitin, Alex.

Series:

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storage area networks (Computer networks).

Local Subjects:

Storage area networks (Computer networks).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you've been charged with setting up storage area networks for your company, learning how SANs work and managing data storage problems might seem challenging. Storage Area Networks For Dummies, 2nd Edition comes to the rescue with just what you need to know. Whether you already a bit SAN savvy or you're a complete novice, here's the scoop on how SANs save money, how to implement new technologies like data de-duplication, iScsi, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, how to develop SANs that will aid your company's disaster recovery plan, and much more. For example, you can:<ul

Contents:

Storage Area Networks for Dummies, 2nd Edition; About the Authors; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Conventions Used in This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Part I: SAN 101; Chapter 1: The Storage Area Network; Defining a SAN; Fiber versus Fibre; How a SAN Makes Computing Different; Understanding the Benefits of a SAN; Finding Out Whether a SAN Is Right for You; Dissecting a SAN (The Four Ps); The Parts of a SAN; The SAN Protocols; The SAN Players; The SAN Platforms

Chapter 2: SAN Building BlocksSAN Components and How They're Used; The Host Layer; The Fabric Layer; The Storage Layer; Chapter 3: What Makes a SAN Go; Networking Basics; Moving Data at the Speed of Light; Bandwidth; Fibre Channel Protocols; The Switched Fabric; Chapter 4: What Makes a SAN Stop; Discovering What Causes SAN Problems; Preventing Poor SAN Design; Using the Right Cables in the Right Way; Part II: Designing and Building a SAN; Chapter 5: Designing the SAN; Basic SAN Designs: Understanding the Layers; Point-to-Point Topology; Arbitrated Loop Topology; Switched Fabric Topology

Basic Fabric TopologiesUnderstanding Zoning; Initial Switch Setup; Best Practices - Tips from the Trenches; Chapter 6: SANs and Disaster Recovery; How Much Downtime Can You Afford?; Recognizing the Importance of Distance, Bandwidth, and Latency; Choosing the Recovery Site; Choosing Where to Run the Data Replication Process; The Importance of Testing; Chapter 7: Putting It All Together; Building a SAN by Hand; The SAN Plan; Setting Up the SAN; Preparing the Servers; Configuring the Array; Plugging Things In; Configuring the Zones; Back to the Servers: Did It Work?; iSCSI, You SCSI, We All SCSI

Data MigrationPart III: Using Advanced SAN Features; Chapter 8: Networking SANs; Defining a SAN Island; Connecting SAN Islands; The Storage WAN, MAN, and SWAN; Choosing and Using SAN Extenders; Choosing the Correct Link for the Job; Reducing Costs with Compression, Data De-duplication and WAN Tuners; SAN Connection Protocols; Stretching the SAN (The Rubber-Band Approach); Using Connected SAN Islands (The Two-Rubber-Bands Approach); Using a SAN as Network Attached Storage; iSCSI: An Alternative Method; Chapter 9: SAN-Based Backup; Understanding Backup; Understanding SAN Backup

Choosing a Backup SolutionDetermining How Long a Backup Will Take; Chapter 10: Mirror, Mirror: Point-in-Time Copies; The Uses of Point-in-Time Technology; Complete versus Metadata Copies; Which PiT Type Should You Use?; Creating a PiT Copy; Managing Your Point-in-Time Copies; The Finer Points of PiT; Part IV: SAN Management and Troubleshooting; Chapter 11: Approaches to SAN Management; Management: From Simple Networking to SANs; SAN Management from the Ground Up; Cable Management: Spaghetti, Anyone?; Labeling Your Cables; Using a SAN Management Framework; What SAN Management Gives You

Streamlining SAN Administration

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780470471302

0470471301

OCLC:

318540554