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Chapter 14. IBM TotalStorage m-type
family solutions
Routers provide access to data that is located in a different fabric. The principal
uses for storage routing are:
Storage area network (SAN) extension over IP networks
Lowering connection costs using Small Computer System Interface over IP
(iSCSI)
Achieving isolation and interoperability between different business units
Managing scalability as your SAN environment grows
Migrating from an older storage environment to a newer one
There are two IBM m-type OEM products to accommodate these features: the
SAN04M-R and the SAN16M-R. The former ...