Storage Networks [Paperback]

Storage Networks will appeal to any systems administrator, architect, or manager with large data resources to manage, rather than being based on a specific vendor offering.

This book stresses the application of the technology to non-traditional IT buyers such as video and music production studios and medical diagnostic imaging technicians. With the rapid adoption of digital processing for images and sound, storage networks have a great use outside of the data center. At the same time, the benefits of recoverability, performance, and manageability will benefit any storage network user. This book appeals to both sets of readers.

1 A Walk Around the Technology.- 2 Hard Disk Technology.- 3 Networks.- 4 SCSI: The Specification, Architecture, and Command Set.- 5 RAID Levels and Logical Volumes.- 6 File Systems and Network Protocols.- 7 SAN Backup and Recovery.- 8 Storage Security.- 9 Storage Networks Software.- 10 Do-It-Yourself Network Storage Components.- 11 Vendor Offerings.- 12 Making the Business Case for Storage Networks.- 13 Future Directions for Storage Networks.- Afterword.Dan J. Worden is the author of Big Blue Java, Sybase Developer's Guide, Platinum Edge SQL Backup and Recovery, and other books.

Rather than being based on a specific vendor offering, Storage Networks will appeal to any systems administrator, architect or manager with large data resources to manage.

Applicability of the technology to non-traditional IT buyers such as video and music production studios, medical diagnostic imaging and GIS applications is stressed. With the rapid adoption of digital processing for images and sound, storage networks have a great use outside of the data center. At the same time, the benefits of recoverability, performance and manageability required by the large glass house operation will benefit any storage network user. This book will appeal to both sets of readerlC$