Storage Networks: The Complete Reference
Storage Networks: The Complete Reference
ISBN: 0072224762
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
Authors: Robert Spalding
- Table of Contents
- Back Cover
- Storage Networks : The Complete Reference
- Introduction
- Foreword
- Storage Management
- Application Recoverability
- Data and Media Center of Excellence
- Actionable Items
- Outsourcing
- Conclusions
- Part I: Concepts of Storage Networking
- Chapter 1: The Data Storage and Data Access Problem
- The Challenge of Designing Applications
- Chapter 2: The Battle for Size and Access
- Why Storage Networking Makes Sense
- Business Applications Defined for Storage
- Building the Business Application
- The Benefits of Storage Networks on Business Applications
- The Effects of Storage Networks on IT Organizations
- Chapter 3: Decoupling the Storage Component: Putting Storage on the Network
- The NAS Idea
- NAS Evolution and Development
- An Operational Overview of NAS
- NAS Caveats
- Chapter 4: Decoupling the Storage Component: Creating a Network for Storage
- The Data-centric World
- Distributing Computer Processing
- Distributing IO Processing
- The SAN Idea
- SAN Evolution and Development
- An Operational Overview of SAN
- The Caveats for SAN
- Part II: Storage Fundamentals
- Chapter 5: Storage Architectures
- Storage Systems
- Chapter 6: Device Overviews
- Peripheral Connectivity Components and Concepts
- The Host Adapter
- The Controller
- Magnetic Disk Storage
- Disk Systems
- Magnetic Tape Storage
- Chapter 7: Connectivity Options
- Connections: Getting on the Bus
- Bus Evolution
- Bus Operations
- Differences in Bus and Network Architectures
- Fibre Channel
- Other IO Buses
- Chapter 8: Data Organizational Methods
- Interrelationships of Performance
- Requirements for Enterprise-Class File Systems
- File Systems
- Types of File Systems
- Databases
- Part III: Network Attached Storage
- Chapter 9: Putting Storage on the Network: A Detailed Discussion
- The NAS Hardware Architecture
- The NAS Software Architecture
- Network Connectivity
- NAS as a Storage System
- Chapter 10: NAS Hardware Devices
- NAS Hardware as the IO Manager
- The NAS Processing Models
- Chapter 11: NAS Software Components
- A Remote File System with Attached Storage
- NAS Software as an IO Manager
- Chapter 12: NAS Connectivity Options
- Putting Storage on the Network
- NAS Connectivity Architecture: Hardware
- NAS Connectivity Architecture: Software
- Part IV: Storage Area Networks
- Chapter 13: Architecture Overview
- Creating a Network for Storage
- Chapter 14: Hardware Devices
- The Fibre Channel Switch
- Host Bus Adaptors
- Putting the Storage in Storage Area Networks
- Fabric Operation from a Hardware Perspective
- SAN Hardware Considerations
- Chapter 15: Software Components
- The Switchs Operating System
- Device Drivers
- The Supporting Components
- Considerations for SAN Software
- Chapter 16: Configuration Options for SANs
- Connecting into the Data Center
- The Evolving Network Connections
- The Evolving Device Connections
- Connecting to the Future
- SAN Configuration Guidelines
- Part V: Application-Putting It Together
- Chapter 17: Defining the IO Workload
- Storage Planning and Capacity Planning
- The Definition and Characterization ofWorkloads
- The Business Application
- IO Content and Workloads
- Considerations for IO Workloads in Storage Networking
- Chapter 18: Applying the SAN Solution
- SAN Workload Characterization
- Applying the SAN to OLTP Workloads
- Applying the SAN to Web Transactional Workloads
- Applying the SAN to Data Warehouse Workloads
- Conclusions on Applying SAN Solutions
- Chapter 19: Applying the NAS Solution
- NAS Workload Characterization
- Applying the NAS to Departmental Workloads
- Applying the NAS to Enterprise Web Workloads
- Applying the NAS to Specialized Workloads
- Conclusions on Applying NAS Solutions
- Chapter 20: Considerations When Integrating SAN and NAS
- The Differences
- The Similarities
- The Need to Integrate
- Future Storage Connectivity
- Storage Integration
- Part VI: Management : Keeping It Running
- Chapter 21: Planning Business Continuity
- Defining the Environment (Putting Storage in Context)
- The Role of Storage Networking in Business Continuity
- How Much Insurance Do You Need?
- Storage Design and Implementation of the Business Continuity Plan
- Chapter 22: Managing Availability
- Availability Metrics
- Implementing the Plan
- Finding the Holes
- Closing the Loop
- Chapter 23: Maintaining Serviceability
- Tracking the Configurations
- Investigating the Changes
- Closing the Loop on Serviceability
- Chapter 24: Capacity Planning
- Developing a Plan for Storage
- The Storage Analysis
- Modeling Performance and Capacity Requirements
- Implementing the Plan
- Closing the Loop
- Chapter 25: Security Considerations
- Overview of Information Security
- Security Methods
- Storage Security Technology
- Storage Security Challenges
- Fibre Channel SAN Security
- NAS Security
- Best Practices
- Part VII: Appendixes
- Appendix A: NAS Case Study: The International Image Processing Company
- The Situation Analysis
- IIP Storage Solutions
- Appendix B: SAN Case Study: The Import Auto Industry
- The Situation Analysis
- Available Alternatives
- Solution Acquisition and Implementation
- Appendix C: SANNAS Management Case Study: The Southwestern CD Company
- The Deferred Responsibility Scenario or Whos Doing What to Which Data?
- The Problem
- Glossary A-B
- Glossary C
- Glossary D
- Glossary E-F
- Glossary G-H
- Glossary L-N
- Glossary P-Z
- index_A
- index_B
- index_C
- index_D
- index_E
- index_F
- index_G
- index_H
- index_I
- index_J
- index_K
- index_L
- index_M
- index_N
- index_O
- index_P
- index_Q
- index_R
- index_S
- index_T
- index_U
- index_V
- index_W
- index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Sidebars
Storage Networks: The Complete Reference
ISBN: 0072224762
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
Authors: Robert Spalding