Storage and network convergence using FCoE and iSCSI / Sangam Racherla ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Racherla, Sangam, author.

Contributor:

Racherla, Sangam.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storage area networks (Computer networks).

Convergence (Telecommunication).

Computer network architectures.

Ethernet (Local area network system).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Storage and network convergence using Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Internet Small Computer System Interface

Place of Publication:

[Poughkeepsie, NY : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Along with servers and networking infrastructure, networked storage is one of the fundamental components of a modern data center. Because storage networking has evolved over the past two decades, the industry has settled on the basic storage networking technologies. These technologies are Fibre Channel (FC) storage area networks (SANs), Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)-based Ethernet attachment, and Ethernet-based network-attached storage (NAS). Today, lossless, low-latency, high-speed FC SANs are viewed as the high-performance option for networked storage. iSCSI and NAS are viewed as lower cost, lower performance technologies. The advent of the 100 Gbps Ethernet and Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards for lossless Ethernet give Ethernet technology many of the desirable characteristics that make FC the preferred storage networking technology. These characteristics include comparable speed, low latency, and lossless behavior. Coupled with an ongoing industry drive toward better asset utilization and lower total cost of ownership, these advances open the door for organizations to consider consolidating and converging their networked storage infrastructures with their Ethernet data networks. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is one approach to this convergence, but 10-Gbps-enabled iSCSI also offers compelling options for many organizations with the hope that their performance can now rival that of FC. This IBM® Redbooks® publication is written for experienced systems, storage, and network administrators who want to integrate the IBM System Networking and Storage technology successfully into new and existing networks. This book provides an overview of today's options for storage networking convergence. It reviews the technology background for each of these options and then examines detailed scenarios for them by using IBM and IBM Business Partner convergence products.

Notes:

Number on resource description page: SG24-7986-01.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed Apr. 8, 2014).

ISBN:

9780738438993

0738438995

OCLC:

877885248