Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Storage 911: How to troubleshoot your storage
This guide outlines steps you can take to prevent a storage shutdown, and offers troubleshooting tips for recovery. Tip
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SMI-S: Customers want it, so what's the problem?
SMI-S is gaining acceptance among users, but until vendors offer products with complete capabilities, full-scale adoption could be a way off. Tip
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Checklist: Zone your SAN in five steps
Learn how to develop an effective zoning plan and implement it with a minimum of hassle. Tip
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Are SATA drives ready for the enterprise?
SATA drives are great low-cost alternatives to expensive Fibre Channel (FC) and drives, and new technologies are bringing SATA up to enterprise-class standards. Tip
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How to select disk drives for DBMS
This tip offers suggestions about what to take into account when choosing disks for database management systems. Tip
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Checklist: How to troubleshoot your LUN
LUN issues are difficult to diagnose, because they usually arise from specific features of a specific system's hardware and software. Tip
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Managing disks on Itanium-based servers
Learn how to install server clusters on GPT disks in Windows 2003 Server. Tip
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Switch partitions gain steam
If you're looking to consolidate SANs, without giving up the benefits of keeping your sites physically separate, the new switch partitioning capabilities might be for you. Tip
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Checklist: Fight these storage fires -- automatically
Learn how to identify storage events and resolve them programmatically. Tip
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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. Tip