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problems and execute policy-based actions to help prevent or resolve storage
issues without the need for manual intervention. Self-configuring capabilities
identify and load appropriate device drivers, while self-protecting capabilities
automate back-up across heterogeneous environments.
1.4 Storage Area Networks
As information continues to grow, new methods of accessing, sharing, and
backing up large amounts of data have been devised to keep up with the growth
trend. The invention of the storage area network was necessary to meet these
requirements.
1.4.1 Storage topologies
The storage topology stands for the way the storage and the servers are
interconnected with each other. Over the ...