Storage area networks for dummies

Discusses who needs a storage area network, what they do, how to build one, and how to tie SANs together

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poelker, Christopher
Other Authors: Nikitin, Alex
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley 2009
Edition:2nd ed
Series:--For dummies
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. San 101
  • Ch. 1. The Storage Area Network
  • Ch. 2. SAN Building Blocks
  • Ch. 3. What Makes a SAN Go
  • Ch. 4. What Makes a SAN Stop
  • pt. II. Designing and Building a SAN
  • Ch. 5. Designing the SAN
  • Ch. 6. SANs and Disaster Recovery
  • Ch. 7. Putting It All Together
  • pt. III. Using Advanced SAN Features
  • Ch. 8. Networking SANs
  • Ch. 9. SAN-Based Backup
  • Ch. 10. Mirror, Mirror: Point-in-Time Copies
  • pt. IV. SAN Management and Troubleshooting
  • Ch. 11. Approaches to SAN Management
  • Ch. 12. Troubleshooting SANs
  • pt. V. Understanding the Cool Stuff
  • Ch. 13. Using Data De-Duplication to Lighten the Load
  • Ch. 14. Continuous Data Protection
  • Ch. 15. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Virtualization
  • pt. VI. The Part of Tens
  • Ch. 16. Ten Reasons to Use a SAN
  • Ch. 17. Ten Reasons NOT to Use a SAN.