Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
- Christopher Poelker is the vice president of enterprise solutions at Falconstor Software. Prior to working at Falconstor he was a storage architect at Hitachi Data Systems. Also, Chris has worked as a lead storage architect/senior systems architect for Compaq Computer, Inc., in New York. While at Compaq, Chris built the sales/service engagement model for Compaq StorageWorks, and trained most of the company's VAR's, Channel's and Compaq ES/PS contacts on StorageWorks. Chris' certifications include: MCSE, MCT (Microsoft Trainer), MASE (Compaq Master ASE Storage Architect), and A+ certified (PC Technician).
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Contributions from Christopher Poelker
- What is the format of WWN?
- How is FC-AL implemented in loop switch?
- What's the basic difference between a fabric and a loop switch?
- What is masking?
- Why port zoning is more important
- How to change a core switch to a principle switch
- Which switches to use for iSCSI SANs
- SCSI/FC disk vs. IDE/ATA disk
- Who's winning the SATA/ATA race?
- How LUN zoning comes into play
- The difference between volume and a LUN
- What hard and soft port zoning means
- Moving from a modular array to an enterprise array
- It's always better to mirror disks first
- How FC-AL and FC-SW switches are implemented
- An expert's recommendation for a SAN failover method
- How SATA drives hook up to a SAN
- Digital to optical switch conversion
- SAN vs. NAS file sharing
- What switches to use when implementing an iSCSI SAN