Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and Filing Systems

Table of contents

1. Copyright
2. About the Author
3. About the Technical Editors
4. Acknowledgments
5. Introduction
6. The Big Picture of Storage Networking
   1. Data Access in the Internet Era
      1. Availability Requirements for Network Storage
      2. Traditional Client/Server Computing with Direct Attached Storage
      3. Network Storage Architectures That Overcome DAS Limitations
      4. Summary
      5. Q & A
   2. Establishing a Context for Understanding Storage Networks
      1. The Three Primary Functions of Storage Networking
      2. Connecting
      3. Storing
      4. Filing, File Systems, and Operating Systems
      5. SAN and NAS as Storing and Filing Applications
      6. Summary
      7. Q & A
   3. Getting Down with Storage I/O
      1. Requirements for Storage I/O
      2. The I/O Path
      3. Summary
      4. Q & A
7. Working with Devices and Subsystems in Storage Networks
   1. Storage Devices
      1. Disk Drives
      2. Tape Drives
      3. Summary
      4. Q & A
   2. Storage Subsystems
      1. Subsystem Architecture
      2. Common Functions of Storage Subsystems
      3. JBOD
      4. Tape Subsystems and Disk Subsystems for Backup
      5. Summary
      6. Q&A
   3. SCSI Storage Fundamentals and SAN Adapters
      1. The Architecture and Logic of SCSI
      2. SCSI Command Basics
      3. HBAs and Network Storage Interfaces
      4. Summary
      5. Q & A
   4. Device Interconnect Technologies for Storage Networks
      1. Fundamental Concepts in Storage Interconnects
      2. Legacy DAS Interconnects
      3. Serial Storage Interconnects
      4. Summary
      5. Q & A
8. Applications for Data Redundancy
   1. An Introduction to Data Redundancy and Mirroring
      1. The Necessity of Redundancy in Storage Networks
      2. Mirroring
      3. Summary
      4. Q & A
   2. Bigger, Faster, More Reliable Storage with RAID
      1. RAID History
      2. RAID Fundamentals
      3. Parity Redundancy in RAID
      4. Strips and Stripes Stripe Depth
      5. RAID 5
      6. Avoiding Parity Limitations of RAID with RAID 10
      7. RAID Product Options
      8. Summary
      9. Q & A
   3. Redundancy Over Distance with Remote Copy
      1. Fundamentals of Remote Copy
      2. Remote Copy Application Processing
      3. Remote Copy Implementation Options
      4. Examples of Remote Copy Architectures
      5. Summary
      6. Q & A
   4. Connection Redundancy in Storage Networks and Dynamic Multipathing
      1. Redundant I/O Path Elements
      2. Dynamic Multipathing
      3. Summary
      4. Q & A
9. The Foundations of Storage and Data Management
   1. Storage Virtualization: The Power in Volume Management Software and SAN Virtualization Systems
      1. The Concept of Storage Virtualization
      2. A Review of Technologies Used in Storage Virtualization
      3. Virtualization Products: Volume Managers and SAN Virtualization Systems
      4. Performance of SAN Virtualization
      5. Scaling Storage with Virtualization
      6. Address Space Manipulation Techniques
      7. Storage Pooling
      8. Extending Management Functions in Volume Management and SAN Virtualization Systems
      9. Reliability and Risk Considerations
      10. Summary
      11. Q & A
   2. Network Backup: The Foundation of Storage Management
      1. Fundamentals of Backup and Recovery
      2. Backup Operations
      3. Backup Applications in Storage Networks
      4. Disk-Based Backup
      5. Summary
      6. Q & A
10. Filing Systems and Data Management in Networks
    1. File System Fundamentals
       1. The Strange and Wonderful Relationship Between File Systems and Operating Systems
       2. File System Structures
       3. File System Constructs and Functions
       4. Summary
       5. Q & A
    2. Network File Systems and Network Attached Storage
       1. Fundamentals of Network File Systems
       2. The Complete I/O Process for File I/O in a Network
       3. NFS and CIFS Protocols for Network File Systems
       4. Applications for Network File Storage
       5. Extended Features of Network File Systems
       6. Network Attached Storage (NAS)
       7. Summary
       8. Q & A
    3. New Directions in Network Filing: Clustered File Systems, Distributed File Systems, and Network Storage for Databases
       1. Cluster File Systems
       2. Super-Scaling Network File Systems with SAN-Based Distributed File Systems
       3. Network Storage for Databases
       4. Summary
       5. Q & A
    4. Data Management
       1. Managing Data in Time
       2. Historical Versions of Files
       3. Storing Data in Compliance with Government Regulations
       4. Capacity Management
       5. Tiered Storage
       6. Information Life Cycle Management
       7. Summary
       8. Q & A
11. Appendixes
    1. Q & A Answers
       1. Chapter 1
       2. Chapter 2
       3. Chapter 3
       4. Chapter 4
       5. Chapter 5
       6. Chapter 6
       7. Chapter 7
       8. Chapter 8
       9. Chapter 9
       10. Chapter 10
       11. Chapter 11
       12. Chapter 12
       13. Chapter 13
       14. Chapter 14
       15. Chapter 15
       16. Chapter 16
       17. Chapter 17
    2. INCITS Storage Standards
       1. T10 SCSI Storage Interfaces
       2. T11 Device Level Interfaces
       3. T13 AT Attachment
    3. Glossary
12. Index