Detecting, Troubleshooting, and Preventing Congestion in Storage Networks

Chapter 1

Introduction to Congestion in Storage Networks

This chapter provides a high-level overview of the types of storage, storage protocols, their transports, and networks in a data center. This chapter also provides some frequently asked questions and a high-level overview of the causes and sources of congestion in storage networks. These details are expanded for various network types in the following chapters. For those who have working experience, this chapter brings more clarity. For others, this chapter provides enough information to pave the way for the following chapters. This book assumes that you already know about storage networks and have enough experience with them to have witnessed congestion event or to be working toward preventing ...