Event 19. September 2001
SAN in real life - What is possible today?

• pdf-Slides: san-ch-open.zip (2,1Mb)
• Links:
  • http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/Portals/Storage
  • http://www.borg.umn.edu/fc/
  • http://www.fibrechannel.com
  • http://www.sanacademy.com/
  • http://www.unixreview.com/columns/preston/
  • http://www.t11.org (http://209.26.30.186 home page for FC)
  • http://www.snia.org
  • http://www.searchstorage.com
  • http://www.brocade.com/san/sansolutions.jhtml
  • http://www.snia.org/English/Overview/Technical_Council/Shared_Storage_Model.html
• BOOKS REFERENCS:
  • Robert W. Kembel: The Fibre Channel Consultant Series
    To be read instead or before the Fibre Channel standards from T11, e.g. very detailed.
  • Tom Clark: The Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel SANs
    A very good introduction to SANs, good as first reading or introduction but is missing in technical depth.
  • Marc Farley: Building Storage Networks
    Overview reading, not interested for the technically minded.
  • Ralph H. Thornburgh et al: Storage Area Networks - Designing and Implementing a Mass Storage System
    Technically good, but very focused on HP-UX and does not goes into enough depth.
  • Alan F. Brenner: Fibre Channel for SANs
    A good second read after the Tom Clark's introduction, with more technical details for SANs.
  • Chris Beauchamp et al: Building SANs with Brocade Fibre Channel Fabric Switches
    Not read, but looks very promising especially for those using Brocade switches in their SANs. Can possible replace the the Brenner book, but cover also design and trouble- shooting.
  • Björn Robbe, SAN Storage Area Network: Technologie und Konzepte komplexer Speicherumgebungen
    Have not read it yet, but look very promissing - on the level of the Brenner book (at least) but in German.

The Talk will be held in English.