CHAPTER 4

Storage Hardware

In this chapter, you will learn how to

•   Classify storage networking devices

•   Differentiate between the types of cables used for storage

•   Select removable storage options that best fit a business scenario

The previous chapters covered disks and their operation as well as the function of RAID groups. This was followed by technologies that utilize the capacity and speed of many disks together to provide storage to direct attached or networked hosts over a storage area network (SAN). Next, the methods for communicating over storage networks, called protocols, were discussed. This chapter builds on the previous chapters by introducing the hardware that storage networks are built upon.

Cables

Cables of all shapes, ...

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