Storage Networks: The Complete Reference

Storage Networks: The Complete Reference
Robert Spalding | 2003-03-04 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | 564 | Osborne-McGraw-Hill
Keep tabs on the vast array of storage network technologies, including SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel, file systems, virtualization, database storage, and snapshots. Plus, discover emerging technology standards such as iSCSI, InfiniBand, and storage provisioning. A profoundly useful resource for troubleshooting and coping with legacy issues such as interoperability and storage resource management.
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I picked this up in a remainder bookshop, and I can see why. The useful content could be summarised in two sheets of A4. It is littered with diagrams, each virtually identical to the last. The text, in explaining diagrams, refers to labels that do not exist. It appears not to have been proof-read (revised paragraphs can appear after the version they were presumably intended to replace). The first 200 pages are irrelevant, offering vague generalisations repeated ad nauseam. Then SANs are introduced and treated dismissively. Altogether the worst book on any topic that I've ever read.
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The book explains the concept of Storage Network very well.



Firstly, it tells you why the enterprise need a storage network by discussing the current storage problem. Then, it introduces how storage network can help. The explaination is both descriptive and quantitative, which is helpful when you explain to your customer how good storage is.



Next, the components of storage network are introduced. It let you understand the features of the building block of storage network.



SAN and NAS, the two different storage network, are explained in details later. This part tells several userful architecture of using SAN and NAS.





After this, Design of Storage Network is explained to the reader. It tells you how to go through the cycle of capacity planning, performance monitoring, change management and problem handling.



Appendix include several real world case that shows how people analyzed the storage problem, decision they made to use storage network. It's particularly useful for technical consultant.



Diagram of architecture and calculation of storage network performance are always available when they are needed.



Overall, it's a great book that let you understand Storage Network and how to design, implement and maintain it.
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Try wrapping your brain around this sentence:



"Unless the hardware and firmware release levels are inventoried and tracked in conjunction with the network, the NAS systems become unassociated storage servers unbound to the confines of the network in which they operate."



Or this:



"The corollary, or trade-off to this condition, is the economics of speed and capacity to price."



I'm sure the contributors worked very hard to fill up the 526 pages of this book, but oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.....

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