Abstract

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 different technologies including ATM, DWDM, FCIP, Fibre Channel, FICON, iFCP, InfiniBand, IP, iSCSI, Life Cycle Management, NAS, Object Based Storage, RAID, RDMA, Remote Mirroring, Replication, SAN, SCSI, SMI-S, SONET/SDH, Storage Services, Tape, Virtualization, and Volume Managers.
*Important information is clarified and put into context to separate myths and realities *Covers storage networking technologies (hardware, software, networks) and practices
*Numerous tips and recommendations allow the reader to quickly understand best practices
*Checklists, templates and examples show potential solutions
"Greg Schulz has written the most authoritative and definitive book on storage networking. It is must reading..." -- Peter Doob – Storage Professional
"'Resilient Storage Networks' is the most thorough exposition of the subject I've seen to date." --Paul Massiglia – Author & Technical Director, Veritas Software
"[This book] is an excellent choice for the unexercised as an education tool and for the very experienced as a reference source." -- Greg Brunton – EDS Australia
"Greg’s vast knowledge, his clear concise writing style and excellent use of diagrams, makes it easy to comprehend the complex topics of storage networking."
--Tom Becchetti – Blue Cross Blue Shield
"Schultz’s book is an excellent primer for network administrators who need a concise yet thorough entry into the field of storage, and should be a must-have on any storage administrator’s library shelf." – Storage Networks Industry Association, April 2006