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- Identify and manage Fibre Channel SAN security risks
- The critical issues associated with SANs, combined with the lack of communication concerning defenses, has created a security gap in storage.This sample chapter from Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security discusses Fibre Channel SAN security risks. The chapter covers the following topics:SAN risksRisks of Fibre ChannelFibre...
- Download resources 2006-05-05
- Identify and manage Fibre Channel SAN security risks
- This sample chapter, taken from Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security, discusses Fibre Channel SAN security risks. The critical issues associated with SANs, combined with the lack of communication concerning defenses, has created a security gap in storage.This sample chapter from Securing Storage:...
- Book chapters 2006-05-05
- Designing Routed Fibre Channel SANs Using the HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router and HP MP Router Blade White Paper
- This paper reviewed enabling technologies for routed Storage Area Networks SAN solutions. By adding hierarchical networking to Fibre Channel FC, HP has combined the flexibility and scalability of data networks with the performance and reliability of FC fabrics. The FCR brings unprecedented reliability, manageability, security, flexibility, and scalability to SANs,...
- White papers 2006-08-01
- SAN Fundamentals: How Fibre Channel SANs Are Built, Secured and Managed
- This paper discusses the core technologies that are used to build and secure Fibre Channel based Storage Area Networks. Fibre Channel is a flexible standards based networking architecture that can be used as a transport mechanism for a number of Upper Level Protocols. The most common Upper Level Protocols are...
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Virtual server SAN connectivity: Why blade server virtualistaion and Fibre Channel SAN connectivity are rapidly becoming adopted
- Server virtualisation is rapidly gaining market acceptance for server provisioning. The introduction of virtual HBA technology will allow users to combine and leverage virtual servers and storage networks into flexible, secure and reliable solutions. The early generations of blades offered little synergy with virtualisation, but the convergence of blades and...
- White papers 2007-06-05
- Oracle Gitto Save U.S. $2 Million With Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control and NetApp Fibre Channel SAN
- Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company, specializing in database, middleware, and business applications for managing and automating processes and other critical business infrastructure software. The company wanted to maximize asset utilization and increase storage availability. The company also wanted to decrease management overhead and improve storage TCO. Recognizing...
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- Oracle GIT to Save U.S. $2 Million With Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control and NetApp Fibre Channel SAN
- The world's largest enterprise software company, Oracle develops software for data management, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, Customer Relationship Management CRM, and supply chain planning. Oracle has offices in more than 145 countries around the world and 68,000 employees. The company needed much more I/O bandwidth. Log data comes in fast....
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- Case Study: Clackamas County Oregon's Outdated Fibre Channel Infrastructure Runs Out of Capacity
- Learn how one county government in the state of Oregon solved the problem of an aging Fibre Channel SAN that could not scale to meet growing needs. This case study discusses how Clackamas County's IT Department replaced an old Fibre Channel SAN with a modular iSCSI SAN solution for central...
- Case studies 2008-01-18
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- Choosing iSCSI over fibre channel: Deciding factors
- For the last 10 months, I've worked as the IT Director for Elmira College,a small liberal-arts college located in Elmira, NY, in the midst of the Finger Lakes.One of the areas that immediately caught my eye was the storage situation inour data center. With 35 servers, we have no central...
- Technical articles 2005-03-15
- Getting enough fibre? Why fibre channel rules in the most rigorous storage environments
- In this lastpart of my series on the different types of storage hard drives and controllers(Parallel ATAand SATA 1, SATAII, SCSI,SAS), Iwill present information about the current Grand Poobah of magnetic storage:fibre channel. The specification for fibre channel was ANSI-approved in 1994.When youthink of "fibre channel," you probably think about...
- Technical articles 2006-02-09
- Foundations of Network Storage, Lesson One: SAN
- Foundations ofNetwork Storage: Lesson 1 of 5.In this lesson, we'llexplore the storage area network SAN. Topics include how to decide if a SANis best for your organization, your choices regarding SANs, and the tools you need to support a SAN.A Storage Area Network is the most expensive storage option available,as...
- Technical articles 2005-08-22
- Choosing iSCSI over fibre channel: Deciding factors
- Choosing iSCSI over fibre channel: Deciding factorsarticle rootChoosing iSCSI over fibre channel: Deciding factorshttp://www.mcdata.com/products/hardware/iswitch/index.htmlhttp://www.emc.com/products/systems/clariion/ax100/index.jspA good ideaI'd recommende IP Storage Router from McData see first URLand EMC AX100i second URLSlavaISCSI Vs Fibre ChannelIf the enterprise can live with bandwidths allowed by GigE and TCP/IP, ISCSI's moderate performance and low price are...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-16
- Foundations of Network Storage, Lesson Three: Fibre channel and iSCSI
- Foundations ofNetwork Storage: Lesson 3 of 5.In this lesson, wewill explore Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Topics include how to decide which is thebest option for your organization, the advantages and disadvantages of bot, andwhat you need to know to support the technologies.SAN options: Fibre channel and iSCSIThere are two methods...
- Technical articles 2005-08-22
- First 8Gbps Fibre Channel products are out
- It appears that the first 8Gbps Fibre Channel storage networking products are out, as reported by The Register. Still, the sentiment is that it will be unlikely that this new technology will do much to stem the drift to iSCSI over 10Gbps Ethernet, although it might perhaps slow it...
- Blog posts 2007-08-12
- Fibre Channel and Ethernet starting to converge
- Ethernet, the longtime standard for LAN traffic, is seeing another upgrade on the horizon, with 10 Gbps Ethernet beginning to explode onto the market. The speed upgrade will help Ethernet and Fibre Channel, the longtime standard for SAN traffic, converge onto one high speed network, linking servers in large...
- Blog posts 2007-12-28
- Army Corps of Engineers Uses iSCSI SAN to Meet Critical Storage Challenges
- Despite having owned a fibre channel Storage Area Network SAN for six years, the Huntington District Army Corps of Engineers was still using Direct Attached Storage DAS for the bulk of their data, which includes critical engineering files, congressional files, and public records. But the Fibre channel SAN proved too...
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- Converging SAN and LAN Infrastructure With Fibre Channel Over Ethernet for Efficient, Cost-Effective Data Centers
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE is an emerging data transport technology that simplifies the network fabric by converging both Storage Area Network SAN and LAN connectivity onto a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet link. As the use of SANs in the data center continues to grow, FCoE can decrease the cost...
- White papers 2008-04-22
- Booting Servers Directly From a Storage Area Network: The Benefits of SAN Fibre Channel and FCoE Connectivity
- This paper discusses the capability of booting servers directly from OS images located on the SAN through a Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter HBA or a Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Converged Network Adapter CNA. It describes the Emulex "Boot from SAN" implementation, and how it delivers a markedly enhanced...
- White papers 2008-07-01
- Cut Costs by Upgrading Your EMC Connectrix MDS SAN to 8 G Fibre Channel and FCoE
- Is the existing SAN ready for greater performance while lowering Total Cost of Ownership TCO by using 8 Gbps Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel Over Ethernet FCoE By upgrading the EMC Connectrix MDS SAN infrastructure, one can take advantage of the higher speeds and improved reliability to not only reduce...
- Webcasts 2009-03-13
- Discovering Fibre Channel Topology Through WBEM
- A Fibre Channel FC Storage Area Network SAN is usually viewed as a central pool of FC storage that is accessible from many servers. However, FC SANs have many additional interoperating components such as servers and FC Host Bus Adapters HBAs, switches, and hubs. A SAN administrator can find it...
- White papers 2006-03-02
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