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Storage virtualization



Chapter 2 of the Data Storage Management All-in-One Guide explains the basic ideas of storage virtualization, covers implementation strategies, examines the popular practices that have emerged and highlights some important cost/purchase considerations.

BROWSE SUBCATEGORIES:  Storage virtualization overview (1),  Types of storage virtualization (3),  Storage virtualization best practices (3),  Storage virtualization cost considerations (4),  Storage virtualization product/buying advice (4) 
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Data storage management overview: Chapter 2 - Storage virtualization
Storage virtualization is emerging as a practical solution to many storage problems, primarily wasted storage and disk management.
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Switch-level storage virtualization
Virtualization allows administrators to gather, organize, allocate and manage storage hardware without regard for the applications or servers that use it. When properly implemented, storage virtualization eliminates...
Tech Report: Virtualization
This Tech Report helps you learn what you need to know about virtualization.
Virtualization delivers replication, mirroring
New virtualization products offer more than unified storage access. Currently, virtualiztion is about delivering data services, such as replication, mirroring and data migration.
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Integrating storage and server virtualization
This tip offers practical advice for integrating storage and server virtualization products.
Where do virtualization devices live and what do they do?
Not necessarily, but there could be. There are virtualization devices like the IBM SAN Volume Controller (just one example) that could sit between the server and the block storage device to provide added function at the...
Is storage virtualization here at last?
New methods of transferring data at the file and block level are offering simpler and more flexible SAN management.
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How to purchase storage virtualization products
This buying guide can help you understand the criteria involved in selecting storage virtualization products.
Approaching storage-virtualization products
You know you want to implement some sort of storage virtualization, but where do you start? Tony Asaro lays out a number of...
Storage virtualization -- V is for victory
Virtualization gives you the ability to utilize the total capacity of all of your storage systems despite their locations or dedication specifications. Read why Tony Asaro says that moving away from discrete storage...
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Virtual SAN product specifications
Virtual SANs can improve manageability, maintain security, improve utilization, simplify troubleshooting and ease disruptions during upgrades or changes. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications...
Storage switch growth spurred by new features
A switch separates a network into segments. This helps to manage network traffic by passing traffic at wire speeds to only the segment(s) that host destination nodes. But, network needs vary dramatically, and switches...
Virtualization: Choosing the right platform
This tip outlines the process of one administrator's virtualization project, so you can learn how to choose a platform that works well in your environment.
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