Annotation Plan, implement, manage, and use SANs to increase the efficiency of your network infrastructure. An in-depth coverage of SAN fundamentals, topologies, implementation and management techniques, and products. Scenario based questions and hands-on exercises facilitate real-life problem solving Post-chapter assessment questions to test the reader's understanding. Storage Area Network Fundamentals looks at the various areas and technologies associated with SANs, the available SAN technology, its limitations, expenditures and ways to minimize them, and the forthcoming technology, so that organizations can deploy real operational storage in data centers without further delay. Designed as an introduction to SANs, Storage Area Network Fundamentals develops an understanding of SAN basics and how to plan, implement, and manage a storage area network. The book covers the different topologies, protocols, and products required to implement and manage efficient SANs, as well as questions to test the knowledge imparted to the reader. Raman Nagpal, is an Engineer in Computer Science from Delhi Institute of Technology(DIT), Delhi, India. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in International Business from AIMA, Delhi. He also holds a certificate in PSP (Personal Software Process) from SEI, Carnegie Mellon University. Raman has over 6 years of industry experience, with the last two years working extensively on SAN technologies. Raman is currently working on Windows 2000 enablement of the Celestra technology, a pioneering SAN-enabled offering from Legato Systems India as manager. Prior to this, he worked on Middleware for Legato's storage management products

Gupta, Meeta

Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press

Cisco Systems

United States, United States of America

Indianapolis, Old Tappan, April 2002

1st edition, April 18, 2002

1 online resource (xix, 301 pages) :
Plan, implement, manage, and use SANs to increase the efficiency of your network infrastructure. An in-depth coverage of SAN fundamentals, topologies, implementation and management techniques, and products. Scenario based questions and hands-on exercises facilitate real-life problem solving Post-chapter assessment questions to test the reader's understanding. Storage Area Network Fundamentals looks at the various areas and technologies associated with SANs, the available SAN technology, its limitations, expenditures and ways to minimize them, and the forthcoming technology, so that organizations can deploy real operational storage in data centers without further delay. Designed as an introduction to SANs, Storage Area Network Fundamentals develops an understanding of SAN basics and how to plan, implement, and manage a storage area network. The book covers the different topologies, protocols, and products required to implement and manage efficient SANs, as well as questions to test the knowledge imparted to the reader. Raman Nagpal, is an Engineer in Computer Science from Delhi Institute of Technology(DIT), Delhi, India. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in International Business from AIMA, Delhi. He also holds a certificate in PSP (Personal Software Process) from SEI, Carnegie Mellon University. Raman has over 6 years of industry experience, with the last two years working extensively on SAN technologies. Raman is currently working on Windows 2000 enablement of the Celestra technology, a pioneering SAN-enabled offering from Legato Systems India as manager. Prior to this, he worked on Middleware for Legato's storage management products
Includes index
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Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Networking and Storage Concepts 3 -- Chapter 2 Introduction to Storage Area Networks 33 -- Chapter 3 Fibre Channel Basics 49 -- Chapter 4 Fibre Channel Products 81 -- Chapter 5 Fibre Channel Cabling 107 -- Chapter 6 SAN Topologies 127 -- Chapter 7 Designing and Building a SAN 153 -- Chapter 8 Implementing SAN Security 179 -- Chapter 9 Problem Isolation and Management of SANs 197 -- Chapter 10 iSCSI Technology 215 -- Chapter 11 Future of SANs 239 -- Appendix A RAID Technology and Fibre Channel Vendors 261 -- Glossary 273 -- Index 289
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During the last decade, a multitude of changes in computing technology and the globalization of business through the Internet have resulted in a tremendous growth in storage requirements. This has forced many organizations around the world to reassess the way they view their storage environment. Many applications, such as e-commerce, imaging, data warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), fill storage media quickly. Data accessibility and availability for these applications has to be fast and efficient. Clearly, the ever-increasing information access requirements have had a profound effect on most data centers. As a result, many organizations are searching for cost-effective ways to ensure high data availability and reliability.Storage Area Network Fundamentals presents the benefits of storage area networks (SANs) to corporate users and enables them to deploy SAN technology effectively. Designed as an introduction to SANs, Storage Area Network Fundamentals develops an understanding of SAN basics and shows how to plan, implement, and manage a SAN. This book covers the topologies, protocols, and products required to implement and manage efficient SANs.

A guide to planning, implementing, managing, and using storage area networks to increase the efficiency of your network infrastructure

2023-06-28