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- Storage Virtualization - Part IV: A SNIA Technical Tutorial
- This paper series presents one of three Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA booklet tutorials and is reproduced hereunder special arrangement and the expressed permission of SNIA. This series provides an introduction to storage virtualization. This fourth and final paper in the series discusses Storage Virtualization and the SNIA Storage Management...
- Tags: Storage Virtualization, Storage Networking Industry Association, Virtualization, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2005-12-02
- Storage Virtualization - Part II: A SNIA Technical Tutorial
- This paper series presents one of three Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA booklet tutorials and is reproduced hereunder special arrangement and the expressed permission of SNIA. This series provides an introduction to storage virtualization. This second paper in the series discusses Host-Based, Storage-Based, and Network-Based, In-Band, and Out-of-Band Virtualization, as...
- Tags: Storage Virtualization, Symantec Corp., Storage Networking Industry Association, Virtualization, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2005-11-04
- Storage Networking Security - Part I: A SNIA Technical Tutorial
- This paper series presents one of three Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA booklet tutorials and is reproduced hereunder special arrangement and the expressed permission of SNIA. This series provides an introduction to storage virtualization. This second paper in the series discusses Host-Based, Storage-Based, and Network-Based, In-Band, and Out-of-Band Virtualization, as...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Symantec Corp., Storage Networking Industry Association, Series, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-10-21
- Storage Network Management - Part III
- This paper provides a basic grounding in the history of network management interfaces and interface definitions as a background and introduction to the work being performed by the Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA as part of the Storage Management Initiative. The paper contrasts the characteristics of predecessor definitions with the...
- Tags: Storage Networking Industry Association, Definition, Network Management, Storage, Network Administration, Networking, Hardware
- White papers 2005-10-21
- Cost + Growth + Complexity + Inoperability = Storage Pain
- Storage NetworkingIndustry Association's SNIA survey identifies the main challenges facingtodayÂ’s storage environments.SNIA conducted a survey in which Storage Networking Worldconference attendees voiced their concerns and frustrations with implementingstorage technologies in their organizations. The survey was headed up byLaurence Whittaker, vice chair of the Storage Networking Industry Association'sSNIA End User Council...
- Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), storage
- Technical articles 2005-01-12
- Storage group seeks CIO participation
- As a CIO, you're likely responsible for mapping out storage strategies within your enterprise. If you'd like to network with other tech leaders and vendors in the storage solutions marketplace, we'll tell you about a group that's looking for your input.By Tom ClarkIf you are a CIO or VP of...
- Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Guest Contributor, Storage Group, Storage Networking Industry Association, storage, storage networking
- Technical articles 2002-03-08
Additional Resources
- Managing IBM TotalStorage DS300 / DS400 With IBM Director
- IBM Director Version 5.10 added support for managing the IBM TotalStorage DS300 iSCSI and DS400 Fibre storage subsystems as SMI-S Storage Management Initiative Specification storage devices. SMI-S is a standard developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA for storage devices. The SNIA's Storage Management Initiative SMI was created to...
- Tags: Storage Management, IBM Director, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., SMI-S, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2006-09-26
- Storage Networking Security - Part II
- This paper provides an introduction to the theory of cryptography from a historical perspective, and gives an overview of the different types of cryptography that are employed today and their applications. A general risk assessment process, which can be used to assess the security requirements of a number of different...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Symantec Corp., Cryptography, Digital Security, Security, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-08-19
- Storage Network Management - Part I
- Storage networks have now become so pervasive, and their configurations so extensive that it is somewhat difficult to remember their rather humble beginnings as loops of fewer than 100 devices. These difficulties caused several members of the Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA to meet in private session in 2000 to...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Network Management, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-09-26
- Storage Networking 101
- This document describes storage networking methods, including history, concepts, and designs, from a high-level introductory stance. The primary objective of this paper is to provide the reader with a baseline understanding of storage networking as preparation for more advanced storage concepts.
- Tags: Storage Networking, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2001-04-23
- ACAL Storage Networking Launches Bundle With Cisco and Emulex
- ACAL Storage Networking is Europe's leading independent storage networking distributor. ACAL Storage Networking wanted to offer customers cost-effective, 4 Gbit/s SAN performance. ACAL Storage Networking along with Fibre Channel Storage Area Network SAN solutions comprising the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch and the LP1150-F4 HBA from Emulex. Available to Cisco...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Emulex Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., ACAL Storage Networking, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- Case studies 2006-04-27
- Storage Networking: Back to Basics
- Rarely has there been a more confusing topic than storage networking. I get confused and this is what I do for a living, so I can only imagine the mind-numbing blather that the poor end-users — who have real jobs — have to deal with. This paper will help make...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Network, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2001-04-09
- Why SMI-S Compliance Is Key to Efficient Storage Management
- The rapid rise of storage networking has improved the effectiveness of managing storage assets. The downside has been increased complexity from trying to manage numerous heterogeneous storage networking components. Point storage management tools do not have a comprehensive enough view to allow them to address all of the resulting inefficiencies....
- Tags: Storage Networking, Downside, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2006-04-28
- Troubleshooting HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System Networking Problems
- The HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Systems are designed to help manage storage complexity end-to-end, meaning from the application all the way to the disk spindles. While this paradigm provides a powerful solution in environments where storage expertise is limited, the solution does come with a few caveats regarding its use....
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, HP StorageWorks, All-in-One, Storage System, Storage, Networking, Hardware
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Investigate the SNIA Shared Storage Model: Key to designing the right storage networking solution
- Designing storage area networks requires an understanding of the upper-layer applications that depend on storage resources as well as the storage architectures available to satisfy them. This sample chapter from Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition focuses on the Storage Networking Industry Association's SNIA Shared Storage Model SSM...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Network, Storage, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-07-11
- The Clustered Storage Revolution
- The purpose of this whitepaper is to introduce one to a new paradigm shift that is currently taking place in the data storage industry: the movement toward Clustered Storage architectures. Distributed storage clustering for the data storage industry is in much the same position that IBM was in 1981, poised...
- Tags: Isilon Systems, Data Storage, Industry, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2006-09-01
- Demystifying Storage Networking DAS, SAN, NAS, NAS Gateways, Fiber Channel, and iSCSI
- Options for connecting computers to storage have increased in a short time. Variations and associated acronyms for storage networking seem to be materializing faster than they can be tracked. Storage networking offers capabilities and flexibilities not previously available, and understanding the technology basics is essential to making the best choices....
- Tags: Storage Networking, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, Fiber, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Hardware
- White papers 2001-07-19
- Storage Management Initiative gets rebooted
- Aperi Vs the rest : Proprietory storage Vs Industry standard storageThe data storage standards battle between the IBM Aperi data storage consortium and the BIG 5 consortium is rather interesting. While IBM is part of a smaller data storage consortium and will be expected to push its own proprietory data...
- Tags: data storage, storage, aperi, data recovery reviews, storage api, data security, http://www.data-recovery-reviews.com, hardware, consortium, storage management, Storage Management Initiative
- Discussion threads 2006-06-27
- Upstart could shake up networked storage
- The good and bad of ATA over EthernetCompared to its predecessors, ATA over Ethernet provides a cheaper, simpler way to network servers with a large pool of storage. However, ATA over Ethernet has its downsides: It's not an industry standard, networking abilities are limited, and some storage heavyweights aren't on...
- Tags: ATA, ATA over Ethernet
- Discussion threads 2006-07-25
- Introduction to Modern SCSI Networking Protocols
- This sample chapter from Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals provides a high-level overview of the Internet Small Computer System iSCSI protocol commonly deployed in modern storage networks. This sample chapter from Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals offers a simplified introduction aimed at quickly familiarizing users to the standard upper-layer...
- Tags: Chapter, Storage Networking, SCSI, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-05-23
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