Storage Area Network Essential
The inside scoop on a leading-edge data storage technology\ The rapid growth of e-commerce and the need to have all kinds of applications operating at top speed at the same time, all on a 24/7 basis while connected to the Internet, is overwhelming traditional data storage methods. The solution? Storage Area Networks (SANs)--the data communications technology that's expected to revolutionize distributed computing. Written by top technology experts at VERITAS Software Global Corporation, this...
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A comprehensive guide to designing and implementing Storage Area NetworksStorage Area Network EssentialsElectronic commerce has made traditional data storage methods obsolete. The need for full-time data access, as well as the sharing of storage and data by multiple applications, has given rise to a completely new data storage paradigm — the Storage Area Network (SAN). SANs are already revolutionizing distributed computing. In this comprehensive book, two top technology experts from VERITAS Software Corporation take you through all facets of storage networking. They first show you how a SAN can help consolidate conventional server storage onto networks. Then they explain how a SAN can help make applications highly available no matter how much data is being stored, which, in turn, makes data access and management faster and easier. Along the way, they provide you with invaluable advice on the design and deployment of the technology and how it works to make your decision to adopt storage networking easier, and give you an appreciation of the benefits that you are likely to realize.With this book, you'll find detailed, up-to-date coverage on:* The evolution of computing in data centers and how it has led to SANs* Killer applications for SANs* Storage networking and what it means to an enterprise information processing architecture* The storage, network, and software components required for storage networking* Issues in SAN implementation and managementWiley Computer Publishing has teamed up with VERITAS Software Corporation to deliver a series of books for the enterprise storage management community. These titles will provide system and network administrators, server application developers, and storage engineers with in-depth, hands-on information on how to build scalable, quick, and highly available storage area networks. Key books in the series, including this one, are designed to help CIOs make the decisions as to when and how to embark on investing in new technology.Wiley Computer PublishingTimely. Practical. Reliable.Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/Visit the VERITAS Web site at www.veritas.com
AcknowledgmentsForewordIntroductionPt. 1Understanding Storage Networking1Ch. 1What Storage Networking Is and What It Can Mean to You3Ch. 2Benefits: What to Expect from SANs21Ch. 3Leading Up to SANs: One View of Data Center Evolution49Ch. 4Killer Apps for SANs67Pt. 2The Parts: What's in a SAN125Ch. 5Storage Networking Architecture127Ch. 6The Storage in Storage Networking149Ch. 7The Network in Storage Networking171Ch. 8Basic Software for Storage Networking193Ch. 9Advanced Software for Storage Networking231Ch. 10Enterprise Backup Software for Storage Area Networks271Pt. 3SAN Implementation Strategies297Ch. 11Adopting Storage Networking299Ch. 12Managing SANs331Afterword: Speculations on the Future of SAN373AppStorage Networking Organizations381Dictionary of Storage Networking Terminology389Index485
