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Do you use 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s switches?

This article is part of the Storage magazine issue of Vol. 1 No. 9 November 2002
1. What speed Fibre Channel switches do you use? 2. Why are you running 1Gb/s equipment? 3. When did you upgrade from 1Gb/s to 2Gb/s? Judging from our survey, FC switch vendors aren't being bowled over with requests to upgrade existing 1Gb/s equipment. A sizeable majority (56%) of respondents still run 1Gb/s SANs, compared to a measly 13% running pure 2Gb/s environments. Migration to 2Gb/s will be gradual, largely because there isn't a pressing need (62% of respondents say that 1Gb/s is sufficient), and because of budgetary constraints (25%). As one user puts it, "The 2Gb/s switches have other advantages besides speed that would make an upgrade worth it ... if we had the money."
Features in this issue
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Storage industry index
May followed April's dramatic decline.
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API Swaps: Only Skin Deep
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Microsoft Scales Data Center Wall with MPIO
Microsoft is exhausting data center managers' objections to running Windows in the data center.
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Bocada clarifies backup picture
Bocada's latest version of BackupReport could make your life easier if you have to track multiple backup servers.
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Virtualize the right way
Here are some guidelines for designing virtualized systems.
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Migrating Data No Picnic - and No Bargain
To describe data migration as complex is an understatement and tools to assist in data migration, meanwhile, are few and far between,
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How to make your budget case
Justify yourself to the budget committee - here's how.
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Network appliance raises the bar for NAS/SAN convergence
The FAS900 series breaks new ground in bringing together file and block storage.
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The Whys and Wherefores of Failed Backups
Despite all the effort storage administrators pour into backup, backups fail about 40% of the time.
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Storage Manager Profile
NAS vs. SAN? Who Cares?
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Get top performance from database storage
Taking your SAN beyond backup to run production databases requires the right layout, good practices and better integration. The benefits: high performance, floor-space savings and streamlined operations.
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Towards the new data center
Modular servers, separate storage and networked storage all add up to flexibility and efficiency unprecedented in the glass house.
Columns in this issue
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It still comes down to good old backup and restore
Storage Bin: After all these years, it still comes down to good old backup and restore.
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Guidelines to troubleshooting your SAN.
Guidelines to troubleshooting your SAN.
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Do you use 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s switches?
Do you use 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s switches?
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Pick the right database backup option
Pick the right database backup option.
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