* Get Up To Speed Quickly On Storage Area Networks (sans) In The Real World
* What They Are, What They Do, How To Get One
* Essentials On Backup, Recovery, Disaster Avoidance no-hype Sans With Plain Words But Impressive Authority, Storage Area Network (san) Consultant Denise Colon Explains How Sans Use Fibre Channel To Store Vast Amounts Of Data, Move It At Lightning Speed, Scale To Meet Accelerating Growth, And Offer Unprecedented Reliability. Her sans Demystified Then Gives You The Tools To Build, Configure, And Manage Your Own San Without Mishaps. you Must Read This Book If—
* People Look To You For Answers On Networks, Systems Administration, Or Data Management
* How A San Fits With Your System—practically And Technically—is Need-to-know Info
* Evaluating, Implementing, Configuring, Or Managing Sans May Be In Your Future
* You Want A Solutions Kit For San Issues From Buildout To Backup
* Impartial Comparisons Of Off-the-shelf Sans Could Save Your Company Money
* Right Answers On Recovery And Disaster Avoidance Are More Than A Pass/fail Issue To You
* You Need To Be Knowledgeable On The Next Steps For Networks
* Your Job Involves Network Training, Security, Administration, Management, Assessment, Implementation, Or Configuration
* Your Business Is Growing Globally—or You Want It To faster Than A Speeding Bullet, Capable Of Storing And Moving Massive Quantities Of Data, Reliable And Scalable, Sans Are In The Future Of Many Networks—and This Is The Book That Brings The Future Home.

Colon, Denise

McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing ; McGraw-Hill Companies, The Distributor

Irwin Professional Publishing

New York: McGraw-Hill

Oracle Press

McGraw-Hill networking professional, New York, ©2003

Demystified Ser, New York, Blacklick, Sept. 2002

United States, United States of America

McGraw-Hill telecom, New York, 2002

1 edition, September 28, 2002

The original book is printed faintly.

[curator]lenscriv@archive.org[/curator][date]20180716185323[/date]

xi, 290 pages : 24 cm
Includes index
Understanding Storage Area Networks -- What is a SAN? -- Who Needs a SAN? -- What Should Every Good SAN Do? -- Designing a SAN -- The Preferred Technology That Powers a SAN -- Understanding How a SAN Works -- The Basics -- How Fibre Channel Works -- Protocol Basics to SAN Services -- Fibre Channel Topologies -- Fibre Channel Architectures by Design -- Other Emerging Technologies -- SAN Setup -- Combining Switch Access and Shared Media -- Managing a SAN -- Common SAN Terminology and Organizations -- Understanding the Difference Between NAS and SAN -- Configuring SANs: Dos and Don't's -- Configuring From Existing Legacy Systems -- SAN Configuration -- Return on Investments -- Interoperability Issues -- SAN Gateways -- Project Management -- Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) -- Wide Area Networks (WANs) -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) -- Fibre Channel -- Fibre Channel Overview -- Concepts and Terminology -- Fibre Channel Architecture -- Ports -- Fibre Channel Service Classes
Fibre Channel Topologies -- More Concepts and Terminology -- Transmission Hierarchy -- Case Studies -- SAN Implementation Saves Money and Boosts Network -- R & B Group Adds Redundancy and Speed -- Forest Products Manufacturer Takes Control of its Storage -- Risk-Averse Users Tread Cautiously During SAN Development -- Law Firm Backs Up Data to "EVaults" -- Global Provider Relies on Flexible Storage -- Data Restoration Package One-Ups Lovebug and Anna Kournikova -- Euroconex Turns to MTI for High-Availability Data Storage -- What $100 Trillion in the Balance, DTCC Plays it Close to the Vest -- SAN-Bound A.B. Watley on Migration Path with Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays -- New SNIA Technology Center Opened for Interoperability Testing -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Quick Reference Card -- Index

Annotation The rapid rise of e-commerce, data-heavy websites, and globalization has increased the demand for data storage space--and Storage Area Networks (SANs) are the best way to solve the problem. This resource "demystifies" SAN technology and functions, showing how to manage, configure, and build your own SAN for a wide variety of applications.* Explains the basics and architecture of Fibre Channel* Discusses key administration issues, such as backup, restoration, and disaster recovery* Includes a Quick Reference Card for easy access to common issues* Provides a review of current SAN manufacturers and approximate costs of implementation

2023-06-28