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If you’ve been charged with setting up storage area networks for your company, learning how SANs work and managing data storage problems might seem challenging. Storage Area Networks For Dummies, 2nd Edition comes to the rescue with just what you need to know.

Whether you already a bit SAN savvy or you’re a complete novice, here’s the scoop on how SANs save money, how to implement new technologies like data de-duplication, iScsi, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, how to develop SANs that will aid your company’s disaster recovery plan, and much more. For example, you can:

Understand what SANs are, whether you need one, and what you need to build one;

Learn to use loops, switches, and fabric, and design your SAN for peak performance ;

Create a disaster recovery plan with the appropriate guidelines, remote site, and data copy techniques ;

Discover how to connect or extend SANs and how compression can reduce costs ;

Compare tape and disk backups and network vs. SAN backup to choose the solution you need ;

Find out how data de-duplication makes sense for backup, replication, and retention ;

Follow great troubleshooting tips to help you find and fix a problem ;

Benefit from a glossary of all those pesky acronyms.

From the basics for beginners to advanced features like snapshot copies, storage virtualization, and heading off problems before they happen, here’s what you need to do the job with confidence!

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Conventions Used in This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Part 1: SAN 101

Part 2: Designing and Building a SAN

Part 3: Using Advanced SAN Features

Part 4: SAN Management and Troubleshooting

Part 5: Understanding the Cool Stuff

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Part 1: SAN 101

Chapter 1: The Storage Area Network

Defining a SAN

Fiber versus Fibre

How a SAN Makes Computing Different

Understanding the Benefits of a SAN

Finding Out Whether a SAN Is Right for You

Who should use a SAN?

Who should not use a SAN?

Dissecting a SAN (The Four Ps)

The Parts of a SAN

The host layer

The fabric layer

The storage layer

Storage arrays

The SAN Protocols

The SAN Players

The SAN Platforms

Applications that benefit from a SAN

Applications that require a SAN

Chapter 2: SAN Building Blocks

SAN Components and How They're Used

The Host Layer

Host bus adapters

Gigabit gadgets: GBICs and GLMs

The Fabric Layer

Understanding storage fabrics

SAN hubs

SAN switches

Data routers

Cables

Cable-connector types

SAN ports and port naming

Basic SAN port modes of operation

Protocols used in a Fibre Channel SAN

The Storage Layer

Storage arrays: Storing your data

Explaining Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)

RAID benefits

RAID types

Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs)

Understanding storage-array classification

Modular versus monolithic

Monolithic (Enterprise)

Modular (Departmental)

Why Cache memory makes a difference

Chapter 3: What Makes a SAN Go

Networking Basics

Moving Data at the Speed of Light

Bandwidth

Fibre Channel Protocols

The arbitrated loop

Loop addressing

The Switched Fabric

The fabric protocol

Fabric addressing

Chapter 4: What Makes a SAN Stop

Discovering What Causes SAN Problems

Preventing Poor SAN Design

Bandwidth

Too much distance between components

Excess latency

Congestion

Over-subscription

Using the Right Cables in the Right Way

Avoiding connection issues

Macro- and micro-bends, and the patch panel pain

Cable labeling

Choosing the right host bus adapter for your computer

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Part 2: Designing and Building a SAN

Part 3：Using Advanced SAN Features

Part 4: SAN Management and Troubleshooting

Part 5: Understanding the Cool Stuff

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Index

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作者简介：

Christopher Poelker is Vice President of Enterprise Solutions for FalconStor Software, Inc. He spends most of his time with Fortune 1000 companies defining strategy for virtualization and business continuity solutions. Chris is also in great demand as a conference speaker.