o The consultative approach ……...............……………… 12 o Addressing key issues ……….......……………………… 16
• Assessment and Design …...................………………………. 51
o The solution-oriented approach …...........……………… 52 o The storage networking project cycle …..……………… 58 o Assessment practices …..........................……………… 62 o Designing SAN solutions ….....................……………… 84 o Pre-deployment testing …........................……………… 99
• Introduction to Storage Networking ……………………………. 109
o What is Storage Networking About? …………………… 110 o Evolution or Revolution? ………………………………… 114 o Business Needs ………………………………………….. 121 o The New Datacenter …………………………………….. 126 o Storage Consolidation …………………………………… 130 o Server Clustering ………………………………………… 134 o Storage Networking Applications ………………………. 137
o Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) …………………………. 150 o Network-Attached Storage (NAS) ………………………. 154 o Storage Area Network (SAN) …………………………… 158 o Comparing Solutions ……………………………………. 162 o Storage Transport Protocols …………………………….. 172