Storage Area Networks for Dummies

Name: Storage Area Networks for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780470385135

ISBN-10: 0470385138

ISBN-13: 9780470385135

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Christopher Poelker, Alex Nikitin

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In case you weren't sure, a storage area network, or SAN, is a collection of computers and storage devices connected over a high-speed optical network and dedicated to the task of storing and protecting data. SANs solve many of the data storage and management problems that have long bedeviled enterprise networks, and they save companies who use them a bundle. Which is why SAN administration is one of the highest-paid jobs in IT today. Add storage area networking to your resume and your phone will ring off the hook with calls by head-hunters promising of six-figure salaries. The second edition of Storage Area Networks For Dummies covers the hot, new technologies that are revolutionizing SANs…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.20" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction



SAN 101



The Storage Area Network



SAN Building Blocks



What Makes a SAN Go



What Makes a SAN Stop



Designing and Building a SAN



Designing the SAN



SANs and Disaster Recovery



Putting It All Together



Using Advanced SAN Features



Networking SANs



SAN-Based Backup



Mirror, Mirror Point-in-Time Copies



SAN Management and Troubleshooting



Approaches to SAN Management



Troubleshooting SANs



Understanding the Cool Stuff



Using Data De-Duplication to Lighten the Load



Continuous Data Protection



Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Virtualization



The Par t of Tens



Ten Reasons to Use a SAN



Ten Reasons NOT to Use a SAN


Index