Table of Contents

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Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and Filing Systems
By Marc Farley
Publisher	: Cisco Press
Pub Date	: December 09, 2004
ISBN	: 1-58705-162-1
Pages	: 480

		Copyright
		About the Author
		About the Technical Editors
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			Who Should Read This Book?
			How This Book Is Organized
		Part I.  The Big Picture of Storage Networking
			Chapter 1.  Data Access in the Internet Era
				Availability Requirements for Network Storage
				Traditional Client/Server Computing with Direct Attached Storage
				Network Storage Architectures That Overcome DAS Limitations
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 2.  Establishing a Context for Understanding Storage Networks
				The Three Primary Functions of Storage Networking
				Connecting
				Storing
				Filing, File Systems, and Operating Systems
				SAN and NAS as Storing and Filing Applications
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 3.  Getting Down with Storage I/O
				Requirements for Storage I/O
				The I/O Path
				Summary
				Q & A
		Part II.  Working with Devices and Subsystems in Storage Networks
			Chapter 4.  Storage Devices
				Disk Drives
				Tape Drives
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 5.  Storage Subsystems
				Subsystem Architecture
				Common Functions of Storage Subsystems
				JBOD
				Tape Subsystems and Disk Subsystems for Backup
				Summary
				Q&A
			Chapter 6.  SCSI Storage Fundamentals and SAN Adapters
				The Architecture and Logic of SCSI
				SCSI Command Basics
				HBAs and Network Storage Interfaces
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 7.  Device Interconnect Technologies for Storage Networks
				Fundamental Concepts in Storage Interconnects
				Legacy DAS Interconnects
				Serial Storage Interconnects
				Summary
				Q & A
		Part III.  Applications for Data Redundancy
			Chapter 8.  An Introduction to Data Redundancy and Mirroring
				The Necessity of Redundancy in Storage Networks
				Mirroring
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 9.  Bigger, Faster, More Reliable Storage with RAID
				RAID History
				RAID Fundamentals
				Parity Redundancy in RAID
				Strips and Stripes Stripe Depth
				RAID 5
				Avoiding Parity Limitations of RAID with RAID 10
				RAID Product Options
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 10.  Redundancy Over Distance with Remote Copy
				Fundamentals of Remote Copy
				Remote Copy Application Processing
				Remote Copy Implementation Options
				Examples of Remote Copy Architectures
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 11.  Connection Redundancy in Storage Networks and Dynamic Multipathing
				Redundant I/O Path Elements
				Dynamic Multipathing
				Summary
				Q & A
		Part IV.  The Foundations of Storage and Data Management
			Chapter 12.  Storage Virtualization: The Power in Volume Management Software and SAN Virtualization Systems
				The Concept of Storage Virtualization
				A Review of Technologies Used in Storage Virtualization
				Virtualization Products: Volume Managers and SAN Virtualization Systems
				Performance of SAN Virtualization
				Scaling Storage with Virtualization
				Address Space Manipulation Techniques
				Storage Pooling
				Extending Management Functions in Volume Management and SAN Virtualization Systems
				Reliability and Risk Considerations
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 13.  Network Backup: The Foundation of Storage Management
				Fundamentals of Backup and Recovery
				Backup Operations
				Backup Applications in Storage Networks
				Disk-Based Backup
				Summary
				Q & A
		Part V.  Filing Systems and Data Management in Networks
			Chapter 14.  File System Fundamentals
				The Strange and Wonderful Relationship Between File Systems and Operating Systems
				File System Structures
				File System Constructs and Functions
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 15.  Network File Systems and Network Attached Storage
				Fundamentals of Network File Systems
				The Complete I/O Process for File I/O in a Network
				NFS and CIFS Protocols for Network File Systems
				Applications for Network File Storage
				Extended Features of Network File Systems
				Network Attached Storage (NAS)
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 16.  New Directions in Network Filing: Clustered File Systems, Distributed File Systems, and Network Storage for Databases
				Cluster File Systems
				Super-Scaling Network File Systems with SAN-Based Distributed File Systems
				Network Storage for Databases
				Summary
				Q & A
			Chapter 17.  Data Management
				Managing Data in Time
				Historical Versions of Files
				Storing Data in Compliance with Government Regulations
				Capacity Management
				Tiered Storage
				Information Life Cycle Management
				Summary
				Q & A
		Part VI.  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  Q & A Answers
				Chapter 1
				Chapter 2
				Chapter 3
				Chapter 4
				Chapter 5
				Chapter 6
				Chapter 7
				Chapter 8
				Chapter 9
				Chapter 10
				Chapter 11
				Chapter 12
				Chapter 13
				Chapter 14
				Chapter 15
				Chapter 16
				Chapter 17
			Appendix B.  INCITS Storage Standards
				T10 SCSI Storage Interfaces
				T11 Device Level Interfaces
				T13 AT Attachment
			Glossary
		Index