Fast Guide: Advanced SAN

SAN configuration

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• Which switches to consider for iSCSI SANs
  Thinking about switches and iSCSI SANs? Take a look at the Ask the Expert Q&A and let Chris Poelker helps you determine the options.


• Tying your SANs together
  To form a more powerful network and utilize SANs most effectively, you have to begin to create a connected environment that allows you to share and protect data seamlessly.


• SAN road map: How to scale beyond a single fabric
  Determine whether you need to scale your SAN beyond a single fabric or device, and which technology to use for the job.


• Zone your SAN in five steps
  Learn how to develop an effective zoning plan and implement it with a minimum of hassle.


• How to design a core/edge SAN
  Use the SPICE algorithm to simplify the process of designing a large core/edge SAN.


• How to design a scalable SAN
  If you want your SAN to scale up as your enterprise grows, you'll need to think carefully about your choices during the planning phase.


• Expand your SAN
  Despite vendors' efforts to simplify SAN implementation and management, they remain difficult to build, maintain and manage.

Managing the SAN

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• SAN-in-a-box: Fibre Channel performance at iSCSI prices?
  SAN kits for SMBs may provide a viable alternative to IP-based technologies ... provided that they can deliver FC performance at something approaching iSCSI ease-of-use.


• Using point-in-time copies
  Find some real-world examples of where point-in-time copies should be used in a SAN.


• Managing iSCSI/FCIP SANs with SRM/HSM products
  Storage expert Randy Kerns explains the ins and outs of using SRM/HSM devices.


• Test your SAN cool with an infrared scanner
  Infrared scanners can help you troubleshoot your SAN quickly and cheaply.


• SAN consolidation reduces costs, boosts performance
  Early SAN adopters are now leading another technology charge; this time to consolidate multiple SANs into one.


• Expand your SAN: No-sweat SAN design tools
  Despite vendors' efforts to simplify SAN implementation and management, they remain difficult to build, maintain and manage.

Strategies

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• How is FC-AL implemented in loop switch?
  This is a Q&A from SAN School Lesson 5 addressing the question, "how is FC-AL implemented in loop switch?"


• Which switches to consider for iSCSI SANs
  Which switch is best for an iSCSI SAN? Chris Poelker helps you determine the options.


• How to choose the best switch for your SAN and LAN
  Looking to buy a switch for your LAN or SAN? Keep these differences in mind.


• Migrating from DAS to a SAN
  SAN expert Chris Poelker puts forth several solutions when trying to move DAS to a SAN.


• Ten best practices for moving data files to a SAN
  In a nutshell, this expert Q&A lists the 10 best ways to move data files to a SAN. Very handy.


• Keep your SANs from crashing
  Learn how to configure SANs for high availability.


• How to keep your SAN cool
  Infrared scanners can help you troubleshoot your SAN quickly and cheaply.

Troubleshooting the SAN

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• Managing iSCSI/FCIP SANS with SRM/HSM products
  Take a look here and find out which SRM/HSM products can be used to manage an iSCSI/FCIP SAN.


• Troubleshooting your SAN (more or less) painlessly
  This tip offers a number of suggestions on how to solve the most common SAN problems: Connectivity and performance.


• Troubleshooting your SAN
  This tip offers a number of suggestions on how to solve the most common SAN problems: Connectivity and performance.


• Ten steps to troubleshooting SAN/NAS performance problems
  Learn how to isolate the cause of performance problems in your storage system, fix what's broken and learn from your mistakes.

More SAN resources

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• Where Fibre Channel is headed
  The near future will see a lot of confusion in Fibre Channel bandwidth options, with 4, 8 and ultimately 10 GB coming on the market. At the same time, host bust adapter (HBA) prices are under pressure. Find out what's being done to improve HBA manageability and interoperability.


• Learning Guide: SAN
  It doesn't matter if you're a SAN beginner or a veteran. Our SAN Learning Guide has all the latest information. Find out if a SAN is right for you.


• Learning Guide: SAN management
  Take a look here for advice, tips and articles on tools, techniques and concepts that will help you plan a SAN, increase utilization and keep your networks humming 24/7.


• SAN predictions for 2005: The year of programmable storage
  Last year, our SAN expert Christopher Poelker predicted the arrival of the year of programmable storage. That year is coming, he now says: It just wasn't going to happen in 2004. This year, however, might be the year, thanks to advances in object model data management, fabric-based intelligence and other technologies.


• SAN School
  What is a storage area network? What are the benefits and pitfalls of installation? How can a SAN fit into your organization? These questions and more are answered SAN School.

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