Storage Area Networks for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 1st Edition February 17, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764524801
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764524806
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Book Description
In case you weren’t sure, a storage area network, or SAN, is a collection of computers and storage devices connected over a high-speed optical network and dedicated to the task of storing and protecting data. SANs solve many of the data storage and management problems that have long bedeviled enterprise networks, and they save companies who use them a bundle. Which is why SAN administration is one of the highest-paid jobs in IT today. Add storage area networking to your resume and your phone will ring off the hook with calls by head-hunters promising of six-figure salaries.

Bored with in your current IT job and looking for a change of pace—and bigger bucks? Then Storage Area Networks For Dummies is for you. Have you been tasked with designing, implementing, or troubleshooting your company’s SAN and need to play catch-up in a hurry? Look no further. In no time, this book gets you on track with the know-how and confidence you need to:

• Choose the right hardware for the job
• Design state-of-the-art SANs
• Implement a SAN and get it running like a well-oiled machine
• Configure, manage and troubleshoot SANs
• Seamlessly integrate two or more SANs
• Become a SAN sage and give your career a major boost

From the ABCs of SANs to making the most of advanced SAN features, Storage Area Networks For Dummies covers all the bases in plain English and with loads of real-life examples. Key topics covered include:

• What are SANs, how they work, and who requirements them
• SAN protocols, components, and common problems
• Designing and building a SAN
• SANs and disaster recovery
• Networking SANs
• Understanding, choosing, and using SAN backup solutions
• Making the most of Point-in-Time technology
• Outsourcing SANs
• Managing and troubleshooting SANs

The solution to so many enterprise data storage problems, SANs equal heightened efficiency and productivity for organizations and greater prosperity for those who build and manage them. Let Storage Area Networks For Dummies help you get in on the ground floor of one of today’s hottest IT growth areas.

Book Info
Find out how to build a storage area network (SAN), what it does, who requirements one, how to tie SANs together, back up data, and more. Includes a tear-out cheat sheet; icons and other navigational aids; top-ten lists; and index. Softcover.

Reader Reviews
This is the first book that I have seen that gives a clear and concise over view of SAN. I have looked at several books, and while they may be very good and detailed, they usually assume that the reader has has previous experiece with SAN servers. In essence they describe their speciality and not how the system works as a whole. You could say that they describe a tree or particular plant and not the ecology of the whole forest. This book begins at a high level explaining how the system works as a whole and then works down to the detail level with examples of installing switches and servers, with command line entry examples. If you are getting started in system adminiatration and storage servers, I highly recommend this book as one of your first reads. This books covers using both Windows and UNIX. Comment | | (Report this)