Storage Area Network Design: A Practical Guide to Implementing Fiber Channel and IP SAN (Second Edition)

Author: Clark
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book comprehensively and systematically introduces the design methods for Storage Area Networks (SANs) based on Fibre Channel and IP technologies. It begins with foundational introductions to storage and networking concepts, then explains the working modes within the Fibre Channel structure, and introduces Fibre Channel SAN topologies and some products. Subsequently, it analyzes IPSAN technology and presents several IPSAN products. The book discusses the hardware and software of various SANs, SAN fault isolation, SAN management, storage virtualization, and more, providing multiple SAN application examples for analysis. Finally, it briefly discusses future trends in SAN technology. The appendix includes SAN resources, vendors, the SNIA Shared Storage Model, and the SNIA Storage Network Terminology Dictionary. The content is concise and practical, enabling readers to quickly master SAN design methods after understanding the basic technologies of Fibre Channel and IPSAN. This book is suitable for network design engineers, storage system designers, network administrators, and other technical professionals, as well as readers interested in the SAN field.