Using Sans and NAS: Help for Storage Administrators (Paperback)

Preface

1. What Are SANs and NAS?
From SCSI to SANs
What Is a SAN?
Backup and Recovery: Before SANs
From NFS and SMB to NAS
SAN Versus NAS: A Summary
Which Is Right for You?

2. Fibre Channel Architecture
Fibre Channel: An Overview
Fibre Channel Ports
Fibre Channel Topologies
SAN Building Blocks
Fibre Channel and SANs: A Summary

3. Managing a SAN
The Different Uses for SANs
SAN Issues to Be Managed
Access to Storage Resources
Ongoing Maintenance
Using SANS to Maximize Your Storage
Summary

4. SAN Backup and Recovery
Overview
LAN-Free Backups
Client-Free Backups
Server-Free Backups
LAN-Free, Client-Free, or Server-Free?

5. NAS Architecture
What's Wrong with Standard NFS and CIFS?
NFS and CIFS Advances
System Architecture Advances
High Availability and Scalability
Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Ease of Maintenance
Ease of Use

6. Managing NAS
The Different Uses for NAS
Installing a Filer
Configuring a Filer
Applications
Data Migration
Maintenance
Monitoring, Analyzing, and Reporting
Performance Tuning

7. NAS Backup and Recovery
Snapshots and Mirroring
Native Utilities
NFS/CIFS
Push Agent Software
NDMP
What About LAN-Free, Client-Free, and Server-Free Backup?
Database Backup and Recovery
Benefits Summary

A. Disruptive Technologies

B. RAID Levels

Index