UID:
almahu_9948026643402882
Format:
1 online resource (467 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-02019-2
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9786611020194
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0-08-049225-8
Series Statement:
Digital Press storage technology series
Content:
A resilient storage network is an environment where data is always available for the needs of the business. This book explains the components, as well as how to design and implement a resilient storage network for workgroup, departmental, and enterprise environments. Storage networks are an enabling capability combining technology and best practices to provide the foundation to support information technology systems and applications. Storage networks can be of various sizes, shapes, and technologies. This book shows you how to implement a resilient storage network infrastructure using differen
Note:
Includes index.
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Front Cover; Resilient Storage Networking; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Why Build Resilient Networks?; Chapter 1. Importance of Information; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Importance and reliability of information; 1.3 Types of information and data; 1.4 Information, data, and storage life-cycle management (xLM); 1.5 Threats and requirements for data protection; 1.6 Maintaining information accessibility; 1.7 Chapter summary; Chapter 2. Data Storage Fundamentals; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 How data is accessed and organized; 2.3 Chapter summary
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Part II: Networking with Your StorageChapter 3. Networking with Your Storage; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Networks and I/O channels; 3.3 Relationships between enterprise communications and the data center; 3.4 Enterprise messaging network usage; 3.5 Deterministic behavior; 3.6 I/O busses and paths; 3.7 Data access infrastructures; 3.8 Accessing storage networks; 3.9 Network storage interfaces; 3.10 Networks for storage; 3.11 Storage and data sharing; 3.12 Storage networking access models; 3.13 Chapter summary; Chapter 4. Storage and I/O Networks; 4.1 Overview; 4.2 Storage networking interfaces
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4.3 Performance and bandwidth4.4 Storage and I/O interface; 4.5 Upper-level protocols for storage networking; 4.6 Storage and networking interfaces; 4.7 Chapter summary; Chapter 5. Fiber-Optic Essentials; 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Fiber-optic essentials; 5.3 Fiber-optic basics; 5.4 Fiber-optic cabling types; 5.5 A word about wavelengths; 5.6 Fiber-optic connectors and transceivers; 5.7 Fiber-optic distance and performance topics; 5.8 Link loss and power budgets (db loss); 5.9 Protocol droop; 5.10 Chapter summary; Chapter 6. Metropolitan and Wide Area Storage Networks; 6.1 Overview
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6.2 Metropolitan and wide area networking6.3 Storage over IP for distance; 6.4 Wave division multiplexing; 6.5 Time division multiplexing; 6.6 When to utilize multiplexing; 6.7 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM); 6.8 SONET/SDH; 6.9 Public switched telephone network; 6.10 Inverse multiplexing; 6.11 Free space optics and wireless communication; 6.12 Chapter summary; Chapter 7. Storage Networking Devices; 7.1 Overview; 7.2 Storage networking devices; 7.3 Networking components; 7.4 Chapter summary; Part III: Resilient Storage Networks; Chapte 8. Storage Network Design; 8.1 Overview
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8.2 Getting started8.3 Storage networking design influences; 8.4 Which type of storage network is right for you?; 8.5 Know your objectives and requirements; 8.6 Storage network design; 8.7 The design process; 8.8 Chapter summary; Chapte 9. Storage Networking Topologies; 9.1 Overview; 9.2 Storage networking topologies; 9.3 Storage network and fabric network; 9.4 ISL performance topics; 9.5 Chapter summary; Chapter 10. Performance and Capacity Planning for Storage Networks; 10.1 Overview; 10.2 Performance and availability for storage networks; 10.3 Performance and capacity planning overview
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10.4 Assessment-determining how what you have is being used
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-55558-311-3
Language:
English
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