What is the minimum investment you can make to create a SAN? All SANs have three common elements:
If you simplify it to just those items, they can form the basis of a nascent SAN. Indeed, it is possible to buy products such as QLogic's SAN-in-a-Box, which is currently packaged under the name SAN Connectivity Kit (see Figure 12.2). The 2GB SAN Connectivity Kit 3000 (see www.qlogic.com/simplify/sck3000.asp) bundles the following:
Figure 12.2. QLogic's SAN Connectivity Kit 3000 is the successor to a product called SAN-in-a-Box.
Mix in your own storage server with the QLogic kit, and you have all the ingredients needed to create a small fabric SAN at an attractive price. QLogic bundles this package with instructions that allow an IT professional, even one unfamiliar with these technologies, an easy entry into this technology. |