Sans Demystified
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.
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* 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.
Ch. 1Understanding Storage Area Networks1Ch. 2Understanding How a SAN Works7Ch. 3SAN Setup25Ch. 4Configuring SANs: Dos and Don'ts33Ch. 5Fibre Channel79Ch. 6Case Studies115Glossary151App. A: Quick Reference Card265Index269
\ From Barnes & NobleThe Barnes & Noble Review\ This book serves up basic SAN concepts and is an excellent overview of the technology, delivering several listings of SAN and fiber channel terminology, as well as some discussion of how to plan a SAN implementation. If you are currently working in storage networking, the descriptions on fiber channel technology might be of interest, but this book is geared toward the novice rather than the experienced reader. \ The first chapter, "Understanding Storage Area Networks," is a very brief and excellent overview of what SANs really are. Nevertheless, the following chapters provide some insight on how to design, implement, evaluate, configure, and manage a SAN. For example: Chapter 2 is a high-level look at how SANs work, as well as a discussion of fibre channel protocols. Chapter 3, "SAN Setup," is an outstanding, very brief discussion on how to set up a SAN and an explanation of the difference between SANs and network attached storage (NAS).\ There are a few specific tips in the "Configuring SANs: Dos and Don'ts" chapter, and there's a nice chapter on fibre channel technology that addresses architecture, service channels, and topologies. There is also a very good collection of case studies reprinted with permission from "Storage Networking World On-Line." The addition of a "concepts and terminology" section at the end of each chapter is an added benefit to the reader. Finally, the book contains an excellent glossary reprinted with permission from the "Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)" web site. John Vacca\ John Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written 38 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.\ \ \
