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Apple Training Series Xsan 2 Administration: A Guide to Designing, Deploying, and Maintaining Xsan
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Apple Training Series Xsan 2 Administration: A Guide to Designing, Deploying, and Maintaining Xsan

by Ph.D. Robert Kite
December 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
312 pages
6h 17m
English
Peachpit Press
Content preview from Apple Training Series Xsan 2 Administration: A Guide to Designing, Deploying, and Maintaining Xsan

Chapter 1. Concepts: Understanding Storage Area Networks

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Time

This chapter takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

Goals

Understand the three main networked storage architectures

Describe the benefits, components, and underlying technology of storage networking

Define a cluster file system and describe how it takes advantage of SAN storage architecture

Recognize the benefits and key features of a SAN, including its components and their distinguishing characteristics

Describe the underlying technology required for Fibre Channel to function in a SAN environment

Understand the importance of dedicating an Ethernet network solely to SAN traffic

Gain an understanding of the Xsan-specific implementation of a SAN

Describe the basic structure of an ...

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