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2nd Edition
So you need to set up a SAN? Making Everything Easier!
Here’s how to design, 2nd Edition
Storage works
implement, and manage one! Open the book and find:
Whether you’re plete novice or you already have a • What RAID is and why it’s
bit of knowledge about storage works, this book is important
almost guaranteed to make your job easier. From the basics
• Issues to consider when planning Storage Area
for beginners to advanced features like snapshot copies, your SAN
storage virtualization, and heading off problems before
• A translation of all those pesky
they happen, here’s what you need to do the job with acronyms
confidence!
• What to do when your server works
• Getting started — understand what SANs are, whether you need the ups
one, and what you need to build one
• How to use CDP and CDR
• Design basics — learn to use loops, switches, and the fabric
layer, and design your SAN for peak performance • What you should beware of with
storage virtualization
• No surprises — create a disaster-recovery plan with the
appropriate guidelines and choose a remote site and data • Hardware- and software-based
replication method copy solutions
• SANs united — see how to connect or extend SANs and how • SAN best practices
compression can reduce costs
• Wait, back up — compare tape, disk, network, and SAN backup
methods to choose the solution you need
• What if it breaks? — follow great troubleshooting tips to help Learn to:
you find and fix a problem Go to ® • Implement new technologies such as data
• De-dupe, de-dupe — find out how data de-duplication makes for more! de-duplication, iSCSI, and Continuous
sense for backup, replication, and retention Data Protection
• It’s virtual — explore different types of virtualization and what
they offer • Design storage works that meet
specific needs
• Maintain and troubleshoot SANs
• Develop SANs that will aid