- Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS: Data Center Layer 2 Interconnect
- Jun 24, 2009
- This chapter provides an overview of high availability (HA) clusters, legacy deployment models for interconnecting data centers, and problems related to extending Layer 2 networks.
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- Introduction to Storage Virtualization
- May 27, 2005
- Storage virtualization is an emerging technology that creates logical abstractions of physical storage systems. Storage virtualization has tremendous potential for simplifying storage administration and reducing costs for managing diverse storage assets. Find out all about this new technology in this sample chapter.
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- Jiro Storage Networks
- Nov 9, 2001
- William Connor and Paul Monday discuss Storage Networks in this sample chapter from their book The Jiro Technology™ Programmer's Guide and Federated Management Architecture.
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- Managing Data Centers With Sun Management Center Change Manager
- Jan 24, 2003
- This article presents techniques and best practices for using Sun Management Center Change Manager software.
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- Managing Shared Storage in a Sun Cluster 3.0 Environment With Solaris Volume Manager Software
- May 23, 2003
- This article explores Solaris Volume Manager, a free and easy-to-use alternative to VERITAS Volume Manager, which is part of the Solaris 9 Operating Environment. It offers similar functionality to VxVM and is tightly integrated into the Sun Cluster 3.0 software framework. Find out why you should consider it as your volume manager of choice for shared storage.
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- Network Storage Evaluations Using Reliability Calculations
- Aug 16, 2002
- This article uses a case study to introduce concepts and calculations for systematically comparing redundancy and reliability factors as they apply to network storage configurations.
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- Overview of Modern SCSI Networking Protocols
- Aug 4, 2006
- The goal of this chapter is to quickly acclimate readers to the standard upper-layer storage protocols currently being deployed. To that end, it provides a conceptual description and brief procedural overview for each ULP.
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- Practical Storage Area Networking: Project Modeling
- Jan 17, 2003
- Daniel Pollack discusses the tools you need in order to complete I/O analysis and determine the Storage Area Network project type.
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- Reaping Value from Storage Networks
- Dec 31, 2003
- This chapter from "IP Storage Networking" covers the cost component of the storage networking layer by looking at the strategic reasons to combine both defensive and offensive measures and the value achieved by doing so across a common networking platform.
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- Retrieving Data Using the MySQL SELECT Statement
- Aug 18, 2006
- Chris Newman explains how to use a SELECT statement to fetch records from a MySQL database.
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- SAN Installation and Deployment
- Jan 25, 2002
- Methods for implementing storage area networks (SANs) differ, but most network professionals offer the same recipe for installation and deployment: Start small and think globally. John Vacca explores SAN installation in this article.
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- SANs Fundamentals
- Jul 5, 2002
- Storage Area Networks (SANs) offer a solution to the increasing annual costs of network and server downtime coupled with magnified issues of storage and management of information. Learn why this specialized network is called the network behind the server, and how this technology is influencing today’s IT landscape.
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- Securing Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) with Cisco TrustSec (CTS)
- Apr 25, 2013
- Ron Fuller shows just how easy it is to take advantage of MACSEC and AES-128 bit encryption on your Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches.
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- Setting Up FreeNAS for a Central File Server: Part 1
- Aug 26, 2009
- Eric Geier shows how to set up a NAS or network drive for free by using the open source FreeNAS program.
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- Solaris OE Storage Resource Management: A Practitioner's Approach
- May 24, 2002
- Storage resource management best practices are presented, with a particular focus on the positive impact that SRM can have on controlling costs by increasing operational efficiency.
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- Storage Networking Building Blocks
- Mar 8, 2002
- This sample chapter discusses the major building blocks of storage networks and highlights the technical aspects that differentiate them.
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- Storage Networking Fundamentals: Storage Devices
- Mar 4, 2005
- This chapter examines the pros and cons of various storage devices to help you decide which storage devices are appropriate for your storage network.
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- The Art of the Data Center: Bahnhof - Stockholm, Sweden
- Oct 9, 2012
- Doug Alger takes a fascinating look at one of the most amazing data centers in the world in this chapter from his book The Art of the Data Center.
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- The Business Case for Storage Networks
- Nov 18, 2004
- This chapter covers the copious reasons for preferring storage networks, from the legal implications of Sarbanes-Oxley to the economy of scale created by their usage. Discover the other advantages storage networks could provide to your business within.
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- The Changing Face of Data Protection
- Dec 9, 2005
- The explosion of corporate data in the 1990s, coupled with new data storage technology such as networked storage, has made the accumulation and management of large amounts of data a corporate priority. The ability to protect this data is paramount, and this chapter will give you an idea of how data protection has changed and grown in the past few years.
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