Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and File Systems (Vol 1)

   
  
• Table of Contents
• Index
Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and Filing Systems
By Marc Farley
 
Publisher: Cisco Press
Pub Date: December 09, 2004
ISBN: 1-58705-162-1
Pages: 480
   

   Copyright
   About the Author
   About the Technical Editors
   Acknowledgments
   Introduction
      Who Should Read This Book?
      How This Book Is Organized
   Part I.  The Big Picture of Storage Networking
         Chapter 1.  Data Access in the Internet Era
      Availability Requirements for Network Storage
      Traditional Client/Server Computing with Direct Attached Storage
      Network Storage Architectures That Overcome DAS Limitations
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 2.  Establishing a Context for Understanding Storage Networks
      The Three Primary Functions of Storage Networking
      Connecting
      Storing
      Filing, File Systems, and Operating Systems
      SAN and NAS as Storing and Filing Applications
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 3.  Getting Down with Storage I/O
      Requirements for Storage I/O
      The I/O Path
      Summary
      Q & A
   Part II.  Working with Devices and Subsystems in Storage Networks
         Chapter 4.  Storage Devices
      Disk Drives
      Tape Drives
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 5.  Storage Subsystems
      Subsystem Architecture
      Common Functions of Storage Subsystems
      JBOD
      Tape Subsystems and Disk Subsystems for Backup
      Summary
      Q&A
         Chapter 6.  SCSI Storage Fundamentals and SAN Adapters
      The Architecture and Logic of SCSI
      SCSI Command Basics
      HBAs and Network Storage Interfaces
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 7.  Device Interconnect Technologies for Storage Networks
      Fundamental Concepts in Storage Interconnects
      Legacy DAS Interconnects
      Serial Storage Interconnects
      Summary
      Q & A
   Part III.  Applications for Data Redundancy
         Chapter 8.  An Introduction to Data Redundancy and Mirroring
      The Necessity of Redundancy in Storage Networks
      Mirroring
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 9.  Bigger, Faster, More Reliable Storage with RAID
      RAID History
      RAID Fundamentals
      Parity Redundancy in RAID
      Strips and Stripes Stripe Depth
      RAID 5
      Avoiding Parity Limitations of RAID with RAID 10
      RAID Product Options
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 10.  Redundancy Over Distance with Remote Copy
      Fundamentals of Remote Copy
      Remote Copy Application Processing
      Remote Copy Implementation Options
      Examples of Remote Copy Architectures
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 11.  Connection Redundancy in Storage Networks and Dynamic Multipathing
      Redundant I/O Path Elements
      Dynamic Multipathing
      Summary
      Q & A
   Part IV.  The Foundations of Storage and Data Management
         Chapter 12.  Storage Virtualization: The Power in Volume Management Software and SAN Virtualization Systems
      The Concept of Storage Virtualization
      A Review of Technologies Used in Storage Virtualization
      Virtualization Products: Volume Managers and SAN Virtualization Systems
      Performance of SAN Virtualization
      Scaling Storage with Virtualization
      Address Space Manipulation Techniques
      Storage Pooling
      Extending Management Functions in Volume Management and SAN Virtualization Systems
      Reliability and Risk Considerations
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 13.  Network Backup: The Foundation of Storage Management
      Fundamentals of Backup and Recovery
      Backup Operations
      Backup Applications in Storage Networks
      Disk-Based Backup
      Summary
      Q & A
   Part V.  Filing Systems and Data Management in Networks
         Chapter 14.  File System Fundamentals
      The Strange and Wonderful Relationship Between File Systems and Operating Systems
      File System Structures
      File System Constructs and Functions
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 15.  Network File Systems and Network Attached Storage
      Fundamentals of Network File Systems
      The Complete I/O Process for File I/O in a Network
      NFS and CIFS Protocols for Network File Systems
      Applications for Network File Storage
      Extended Features of Network File Systems
      Network Attached Storage (NAS)
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 16.  New Directions in Network Filing: Clustered File Systems, Distributed File Systems, and Network Storage for Databases
      Cluster File Systems
      Super-Scaling Network File Systems with SAN-Based Distributed File Systems
      Network Storage for Databases
      Summary
      Q & A
         Chapter 17.  Data Management
      Managing Data in Time
      Historical Versions of Files
      Storing Data in Compliance with Government Regulations
      Capacity Management
      Tiered Storage
      Information Life Cycle Management
      Summary
      Q & A
   Part VI.  Appendixes
         Appendix A.  Q & A Answers
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16
      Chapter 17
         Appendix B.  INCITS Storage Standards
      T10 SCSI Storage Interfaces
      T11 Device Level Interfaces
      T13 AT Attachment
         Glossary
   Index

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