Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs (2nd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321136500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Written for network developers, IT consultants, administrators, and managers, this updated and greatly expanded edition of the best-selling Designing Storage Area Networks goes far beyond a straight description of technical specifications and standards. The new Fibre Channel, IP, and virtualization initiatives covered in this work will enable customers to implement comprehensive shared storage solutions that reduce management overhead and cost." —John Webster, Founder and SeniorAnalyst, Data Mobility GroupStorage Area Networks (SANs) are now recognized as the preferred solution for fulfilling institutions' and enterprises' critical data-storage needs. Tom Clark's works are helping to educate the IT community to the benefits and chall
During his 15-year career in system engineering, he has gained extensive experience in data communications and internetworking, has published numerous articles on Fibre Channel technology, and has presented papers at several conferences, including Fibre Channel Technologies Conference and Expo. Tom Clark is Director of Technical Marketing for Vixel C
This guide introduces the different types of SAN technology and demonstrates how each can best be used to address specific application challenges; from server clustering to ISP hosting, server-free tape backup to full-motion video editing.. Written for network developers, IT consultants, administrators, and managers, this updated and expanded edition offers practical guidelines for using diverse SAN technologies to solve existing networking problems in large-scale corporate networks
Understand technology behind without reading T11 standards V. G. Done This book is quite dry, no question about that, but not as dry as the standards published by organizations in charge with Fibre Channel standards. Yet, as a SAN designer or SAN administrator you can find in it all the information you need to understand the inner details of a Loop Insertion Primitive or how an Alternate buffer-. Very detailed description of SAN technology This was a very good overview of the many varied components and technologies that make up a storage area network. It goes into a lot of detail about things like standards, protocols, speeds, etc. If you want to understand the differences between iSCSI and FCIP, for example, this is the book for you. The word "Reference" in the. madc said Detailed and well written yet still consice and compact. This is the kind of book that will give a solid foundation on storage concepts like iSCSI, iFCP, FCIP, SAN. It's not super detailed like reading standards documents. What I really liked on this book is the way it was written, it is very clear and easy to understand especially for a beginner or an IP network guy like me.